Jiang Yan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Jiang Yan (江颜)
Alias(es)	Young Master; Boss; Big Brother 3 18 22
Species/Race	Human transmigrator 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Pagoda 24
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Spirit Pagoda prodigy; Peak Level 6 Blacksmith; Level 6 mecha manufacturer, designer, and repairman 24
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 10 Soul Scholar	2	Awakened with innate full soul power alongside the Dragon God bloodline.
Rank 12 Battle Soul Master	7	Absorbed the Tyrannosaurus Rex soul spirit and obtained his first soul skill, Dragon Descends Upon the World.
Rank 33 Soul Elder	24	Graduated from East Sea Junior Academy with three purple soul rings, three documented soul skills, and an eight-thousand-year soul spirit.

Background / History

Jiang Yan is a transmigrator who arrived in the era of Legend of the Dragon King. Before awakening his Martial Soul, he trained daily and studied forging under Mang Tian from the age of five, treating the profession as both a practical safeguard and a route to connections in East Sea City. 1

On Martial Soul Awakening Day, Jiang Yan awakened a nine-element dragon Martial Soul. Although its true bloodline was the Dragon God, he initially named it the Holy Dragon King, believing he was not yet strong enough to openly bear the Dragon God name. His Martial Soul possesses ultimate ice, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, life, and destruction, and he awakened with innate full soul power. 1 2

A system then granted him five max-level traits and summoned Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong as personal protectors. During his first cultivation session, Jiang Yan entered deep meditation, prompting Jiang Luochuan to report his potential to the Spirit Pagoda. 2 4

Leng Yaozhu personally visited Aolai City, accepted him as her first and only disciple, and oversaw his first soul-spirit absorption. Jiang Yan absorbed a Tyrannosaurus Rex soul spirit in only two and a half minutes, advancing directly to Rank 12. 7

Appearance

Jiang Yan is a black-haired boy with an exceptionally refined, flawless appearance. By age nine, he retained some childishness but carried an intimidating presence that made him stand apart from his peers. 12 15 24

• Possesses the Peerless Immortal Beauty trait; the system states he was naturally born with this appearance. 15
• His Martial Soul manifests as a colossal, nine-colored Dragon God phantom. 1 7
• His presence exerts instinctive pressure on dragon bloodlines and other bloodline bearers. 2 7

Personality

Jiang Yan is ambitious and unusually forward-thinking. As a transmigrator, he plans around his knowledge of the era and pursues both cultivation and forging rather than relying on a single path. He aims to become the finest Soul Master while believing that surviving long enough will lead to invincibility. 1 17

He is protective toward those he accepts as family, particularly Na'er. He rescued her from abductors, welcomed her as his younger sister, and repeatedly promised that he would remain by her side. 12 23

Although generally polite to family, teachers, and allies, Jiang Yan can be cold and guarded toward perceived threats. He rejected Tang Wulin's attempt at friendship, recognizing the danger posed by Tang Wulin's connection to the Tang family and Golden Dragon King bloodline. 15

Abilities & Skills

Dragon God Martial Soul

Jiang Yan's Martial Soul is recorded as the Dragon God, though he initially presented it publicly as the Holy Dragon King. It contains nine ultimate elements and possesses a bloodline hierarchy that overwhelms dragons and other bloodline-based Martial Souls. 1 2 24

• Ultimate elemental control over ice, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, life, and destruction. 1 7
• His elemental control strengthens every ten soul-power ranks. 2
• A Tyrannosaurus Rex soul spirit immediately submitted and knelt before his Dragon God aura. 7
• His Martial Soul pressure forced Xie Xie's Light Dragon and Shadow Dragon Daggers to withdraw during their spar. 21

Dragon God Bloodline Abilities

• Sovereign Over All Under Heaven — Inflicts more than 50% intimidation on bloodline bearers, inducing instinctive fear. 2
• Ruler of All Living Beings — Deals more than 50% additional damage to bloodline bearers; this effect can stack with other abilities. 2
• Lord of Elements — Grants affinity and control over every elemental attribute. All nine of Jiang Yan's elements are ultimate-grade. 2
• Divine Power Nature — Attracts divine power exceeding First-Class Godhood, allowing it to nourish Jiang Yan and be converted into power under his control. At its discovery, he possessed no divine power. 2

Max-Level Traits

Jiang Yan possesses five max-level traits granted by the system. 2

• Peerless Immortal Beauty — Enhances an appearance the system says was already naturally exceptional. 15
• Unrivaled Under Heaven 2
• Unbreakable Defense — Described as defense that cannot be broken. 2
• Heaven-Defying Comprehension 2
• Golden Branch and Jade Leaf 2

Soul Skills

• Dragon Descends Upon the World — Raises all of Jiang Yan's attributes by 100% and reduces the attributes of beast Martial Soul possessors and soul-bearing tool Martial Souls by 30% within a 100-meter radius. It can stack with domain abilities. 7 8
• Archaic Dragon Body — Second soul skill; its effects have not been detailed. 24
• Dragon God's Prison-Shattering Strike — Third soul skill; its effects have not been detailed. 24

During his battle with Xie Xie, Jiang Yan invoked a first-soul-skill technique called Sovereign Over the World, releasing Dragon God pressure across the academy. 21

Soul Spirit

Jiang Yan's soul spirit is Xiao Ba, originally a Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit soul that he absorbed for his first soul ring. By his graduation, Xiao Ba had developed into an eight-thousand-year Nine-Colored Tyrannosaurus Rex. 7 13 24

Physical and Spiritual Aptitude

At age six, Jiang Yan displayed extraordinary physical and spiritual measurements even without releasing his Martial Soul. 10

• Left-hand strength: 15,200 jin. 10
• Right-hand strength: 18,800 jin. 10
• Spiritual power: 326, reaching the Spirit Connection Realm. 10
• Entered deep meditation during his first cultivation session. 4

Forging and Mecha Professions

Jiang Yan's forging aptitude developed alongside his cultivation. He can sense the responsiveness and loyalty of metal after receiving increased Metal Affinity from the system. 19

Profession Level	Chapter	Achievement
Level 3 Forger	9	Completed Thousand-Forged Spirit Ascension and became a Level Three Forging Master at age six.
Level 4 Blacksmith	19	Certified by Blacksmith Association president Mu Chen as the continent's youngest Level Four Blacksmith.
Peak Level 6 Blacksmith	24	Also reached Level 6 in mecha manufacturing, design, and repair by age nine.

Equipment / Items

• Forging hammer — Carried in a soul tool and used for Jiang Yan's forging work. 9
• Four-star blacksmith badge — Personally awarded by Mu Chen upon Jiang Yan's Level Four certification. 19
• Heavenly Phoenix Token — Stored in his system space by the time of his junior-academy graduation. 24

Relationships

• Jiang Luochuan — Adoptive grandfather, Aolai City Spirit Pagoda branch tower master, and former Blood God Legion commander. He raised Jiang Yan and continually supports his cultivation and forging ambitions. 1 16
• Jiang Lingli — Uncle and East Sea City Spirit Pagoda tower master. He helps arrange Jiang Yan's move to East Sea City and supports his education and certification. 13 16 19
• Leng Yaozhu — Teacher and Spirit Pagoda Deputy Tower Master. She accepted Jiang Yan as her first and only disciple and supports his pursuit of forging alongside cultivation. 7 8
• Qian Renxue — Personal protector generated by the system; a former first-rank Angel God who addresses Jiang Yan as Young Master. 2 3
• Bibi Dong — Personal protector generated alongside Qian Renxue; a former first-rank Rakshasa God loyal to Jiang Yan. 2 3
• Na'er / Gu Yuena — Adopted younger sister and the human-form Silver Dragon King. Jiang Yan rescued her, accepted her as family, and supports her decision to remain with him rather than return to the beast clan. 12 13 26
• Di Tian — Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. After learning Jiang Yan possesses the complete Dragon God bloodline, Di Tian kneels and recognizes him as his master. 27
• Mang Tian — Early forging instructor and workshop owner who recognizes Jiang Yan's potential and permits him to continue training. 1 8
• Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi — East Sea Academy classmates who acknowledge Jiang Yan as their Big Brother. 17 18
• Xie Xie — Initially challenged Jiang Yan with his twin dragon-dagger Martial Souls, but was decisively suppressed and later joined Jiang Yan's group as a subordinate. 21 22
• Tang Wulin — Jiang Yan rejected his attempt to befriend Na'er and him; Jiang Yan's bloodline suppression left Tang Wulin unable to resist. 15

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Martial Soul Awakening Arc — Awakens the nine-element Dragon God bloodline, gains innate full soul power, and receives the system's traits and divine protectors. 1 2
• Spirit Pagoda Disciple Arc — Enters deep meditation, becomes Leng Yaozhu's disciple, obtains Xiao Ba, and gains his first soul skill. 4 7
• Forging Prodigy Arc — Demonstrates Thousand Forging, earns Level Four certification, and becomes the youngest certified Level Four Blacksmith on the continent. 9 19
• Na'er Rescue Arc — Saves Na'er from abductors, accepts her as his younger sister, and brings her into the Jiang family. 12 13
• East Sea Academy Arc — Enrolls at East Sea Academy, gathers Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie around him, and graduates three years later as a Rank 33 Soul Elder. 17 22 24
• Dragon Clan Arc — Supports Gu Yuena's choice to remain with him, receives Di Tian's submission, and promises to help revive the dragon clan. 26 27

Notable Quotes

“Just call me Brother.” 12

“I'll always be there.” 23