Li Zha

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Zha (李咤)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; Spirit Hall Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; academy student
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Li Zha is a six-year-old orphan from Chentang Village. His mother died in childbirth, his father disappeared afterward, and the village elders raised him. He possesses innate full soul power and twin martial souls: the Undying Lotus Root and the Flaming-tipped Spear 2 7.

Yu Xiaogang brought Li Zha to Nuoding Soul Master Academy after learning of his full innate soul power, intending to cultivate him as a food-type support for Tang San. Li Zha rejected the plan, publicly demonstrated both martial souls, and withdrew from the academy after only two days 1 3 4.

He sought reassessment at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch, where Su Yuntao confirmed his twin martial souls and the exceptional quality of the Flaming-tipped Spear. Spirit Hall subsequently reported his case to Pope Bibi Dong, who summoned him to Spirit City for personal evaluation 5 6 7.

After his martial souls and level-ten soul power were verified, Li Zha joined Spirit Hall Academy with core-student privileges. He declined Bibi Dong's offer to become her direct disciple, explaining that he wanted to earn recognition on his own merits and form relationships with peers before accepting formal guidance 13 14.

Appearance

Li Zha is a pale-skinned six-year-old whose physical development exceeds that of other children his age, owing to the constant nourishment of his body martial soul 8 9.

• His skin carries faint pale-red coloration beneath it when the Undying Lotus Root is active 9.
• His body can rapidly repair visible injuries, such as cuts to his hand 9.
• His Flaming-tipped Spear is crimson throughout, with a cold gleam at its blade, a red tassel beneath the spearhead, and a persistent fire-attributed aura 1.

Personality

Li Zha is calm, blunt, and highly self-assured. He openly challenged Yu Xiaogang's assessment rather than accept a cultivation path he believed would waste his potential, and he remained composed even when confronted by stronger soul masters such as Gui Mei and Yan 1 3 10 19.

He is intensely independent about cultivation. His pursuit of a ten-thousand-year first soul ring remains unchanged despite repeated warnings from Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong's circle 9 10 20 25.

Although he can be dismissive toward people he finds troublesome, he does not seek needless conflict. He refuses to become entangled with Xiao Wu because of the danger surrounding her identity, and he rejected Bibi Dong's discipleship partly to avoid status-driven challenges that would interfere with his cultivation 4 14 15.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Li Zha possesses innate full soul power and two independently growing martial souls: the Undying Lotus Root and the Flaming-tipped Spear 2 7 13.

• Both martial souls can be used in conjunction with one another 2.
• His soul power had reached level 10 by the time of his evaluation in Spirit City, qualifying him to obtain his first soul ring 13.
• As of Chapter 25, he has not yet obtained a soul ring 25.

Undying Lotus Root

The Undying Lotus Root is a body martial soul connected to Li Zha's entire body rather than an ordinary food-type martial soul 9.

• Regeneration — Repairs injuries at visible speed; cuts and combat damage to his hands rapidly close 9 19.
• Physical nourishment — Constantly strengthens his flesh, bones, meridians, and overall physique, including while he sleeps 8 12.
• Foreign-energy repulsion — Gradually expels intrusive soul power from his body 12 24.
• Cleansing and resistance — Neutralizes poison before it can spread and weakens negative effects over time, allowing him to break free of Hu Liena's Fox Charm 2 8 14.
• Regrowth potential — Li Zha believes it can regenerate severed limbs and reconstruct a golden body, though he has not tested limb regeneration himself 1 9.
• Second awakening potential — He intends to use the strain of absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring to trigger a second awakening of his body martial soul 8.

Flaming-tipped Spear

The Flaming-tipped Spear is an exceptional fire-attributed weapon martial soul, judged by Spirit Hall to exceed the established top-tier classification 6 7 13.

• Extreme base weight — Weighs 1,530 jin before receiving any soul rings 6.
• Destructive force — Can crack academy walls and stone flooring merely through impact or placement 1 11 25.
• Fire affinity — Radiates scorching fire-attributed soul power and influences other fire-attributed soul masters, including Yan 1 11.
• Durability — Withstood Yan's Hell Lava Charge while bent under opposing pressure without breaking 19.
• Recall — Can return to Li Zha's hand after being thrown or placed elsewhere 11 13.
• Combat strength — Despite lacking soul rings, Li Zha pushed back Yan, a Grand Soul Master above level 20, and threatened to break Yan's defensive soul skill 19.

Mental Fortitude

Li Zha possesses mental strength and judgment beyond that expected of his age 8 10.

• He remained unmoved within Gui Mei's Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, correctly judging that Gui Mei did not intend to harm him 10.
• He can maintain focus while researching even amid distractions and arguments around him 17 18.
• His mental endurance is one of the advantages he expects to rely upon when absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring 8.

Equipment / Items

• Elder Token — Given by Gui Mei; grants Li Zha unrestricted access within Spirit Hall Academy 20.
• Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue — Requested from Gui Mei and absorbed to reinforce his body and meridians for future soul-ring absorption. Its side effects caused intense heat and loss of control before the energy was integrated 21 22 23 24.

Soul Ring Plan

Li Zha insists that his first soul ring must come from a ten-thousand-year soul beast. He seeks enhancements suited to the Flaming-tipped Spear's weight, frontal attack power, and fire affinity 8 9 10.

Priority	Soul Beast	Known Traits
First choice	Crimson Flame Heavy-Armored Beast	Fire-and-earth attributes; immense weight and strength; armor tempered by earthfire; typically 9,000–15,000 years old 17 18 25
Second choice	Blazing-Shadow Explosive-Flame Wolf	Usually around 15,000 years old 18 25
Third choice	Molten-Ridge Rift-Earth Rhino	Cultivation age varies widely, from roughly 6,000 to 20,000 years 18

Relationships

• Gui Mei — Spirit Hall Titled Douluo who escorted Li Zha to Spirit City, tested his resolve, gave him an Elder Token, and supplied Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue 9 10 20 21.
• Hu Liena — Assigned by Bibi Dong as Li Zha's temporary guide at Spirit Hall Academy. She is concerned by his soul-ring plan and repeatedly tries to get him to call her “Sister” 14 15 17 20.
• Bibi Dong — Pope of Spirit Hall. She admitted Li Zha to Spirit Hall Academy with core privileges and offered to accept him as a disciple; he declined without rejecting her qualifications 13 14 25.
• Yue Guan — Spirit Hall Titled Douluo who questions Li Zha's chance of surviving a ten-thousand-year first ring but helps supervise his whale-glue absorption 20 22 24.
• Su Yuntao — Nuoding City branch deacon who reassessed Li Zha's martial souls and helped bring his talent to Spirit Hall's attention 5 6 7.
• Yu Xiaogang — Former would-be mentor whose attempt to steer Li Zha toward a food-type support path prompted Li Zha to leave Nuoding Soul Master Academy 1 3 12.
• Tang San — Yu Xiaogang's disciple, who opposed Li Zha for publicly insulting his teacher 1 2 3.
• Xiao Wu — Former Dorm Seven peer who tried to stop Li Zha from withdrawing from Nuoding Soul Master Academy. Li Zha deliberately lost their contest for dorm boss before leaving 3 4.
• Yan — Hostile Spirit Hall Academy student who resents Li Zha over Hu Liena and repeatedly challenges or provokes him 11 16 18 19.
• Xie Yue — Hu Liena's brother and Yan's teammate; observes the conflict surrounding Li Zha but does not directly confront him 11 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Departure from Nuoding Soul Master Academy

Li Zha exposes Yu Xiaogang's misjudgment of his martial souls, refuses to become Tang San's designated support, and withdraws from the academy despite Xiao Wu's attempts to keep him there 1 3 4.

Spirit Hall Reassessment

At the Nuoding City branch, Li Zha has the Flaming-tipped Spear formally reassessed. Its 1,530-jin base weight and extraordinary quality establish him as a rare twin-martial-soul talent worthy of Spirit Hall's direct attention 5 6 7.

Arrival in Spirit City

Gui Mei escorts Li Zha to Spirit City, where Li Zha reveals his plan to obtain a ten-thousand-year first soul ring. His composure during Gui Mei's test earns the Titled Douluo's respect 9 10.

Spirit Hall Academy Enrollment

Bibi Dong verifies both martial souls, grants Li Zha core-student treatment, and offers him discipleship. Li Zha joins the academy but declines to become her direct disciple, after which Hu Liena becomes his temporary guide 12 13 14.

First Soul Ring Preparation

Li Zha researches ten-thousand-year soul beasts, clashes with Yan, and identifies three potential targets for his Flaming-tipped Spear's first ring. He reinforces his body by absorbing Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, then secures Bibi Dong's agreement to arrange the hunt 17 18 20 21 24 25.

Trivia

• Li Zha regards Spirit Hall more favorably than its reputation suggests, citing its free martial-soul awakenings and soul master subsidies 5.
• His objective is not merely to exceed the conventional first-ring age limit; he considers a ten-thousand-year first ring necessary to keep his resolve intact 10.
• Yan could not lift the Flaming-tipped Spear when Gui Mei secretly increased its weight, deepening Yan's resentment toward Li Zha 11.