Biodata

Feature Details
Name Nezha (哪吒)
Alias(es) Third Prince Nezha
Species/Race Human; transmigrated from another world
Gender Male
Affiliation Notting Junior Soul Master Academy (student) 23
Occupation/Role Soul Master; cultivator
Status Alive
First Appearance Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Three-Headed Six-Armed Dharma Body awakened 2 3 Awakened a top-tier martial soul identical to his own three-headed, six-armed body; can suppress the additional heads and arms to pass as an ordinary human.
Innate Full Soul Power 3 Tested with innate full soul power, an extremely rare starting aptitude.
Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique—introductory cultivation 4 5 6 Extracted the technique’s inheritance from within his martial soul and began absorbing spiritual energy of heaven and earth. One morning of cultivation at least doubled his physical strength.
First Soul Ring — 100,000 years 14 19 A Rou’s sacrifice fused a hundred-thousand-year soul ring into him and unlocked the Qiankun Ring.
Soul Power Level 19 23 Concealed his true level-nineteen soul power and hundred-thousand-year ring when enrolling at Notting Academy.
Soul Power Level 20 27 Reached level twenty after absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone; further accumulated power remains constrained until he obtains a second soul ring.

Background / History

Nezha was originally an ordinary college student who transmigrated into Douluo Continent. He remained in his birth mother’s womb for three years, then emerged with three heads and six arms. Branded a “monster” by his birth family, he was abandoned in Star Dou Forest as a newborn. 1

A Rou found and adopted him despite his appearance. Raised alongside Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming, Nezha learned that A Rou was a transformed hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit. Remembering that Bibi Dong would eventually hunt A Rou, he resolved to change her fate. 1 2

At age six, Nezha awakened the Three-Headed Six-Armed Dharma Body and innate full soul power. Investigating a sealed light within his martial soul, he inherited the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique, a body-tempering cultivation method adapted to his physique and martial soul. 3 4

While A Rou accompanied him to seek his first soul ring, Spirit Hall ambushed them. A Rou ultimately sacrificed herself to save Nezha, leaving him a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone. Her death became the central source of his grief, guilt, and determination to protect Xiao Wu. 9 13 14 22

After Xiao Wu transformed into a human, Nezha helped her enter Notting Junior Soul Master Academy under a concealed identity. He later infiltrated Tang Hao’s waterfall cave, took Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone, and brought the weakened Blue Silver Emperor plant with him to nurture it. 22 23 25 26

Appearance

Nezha’s natural body has three heads, six arms, and six eyes. His martial soul awakening allows him to retract his extra heads and arms, enabling him to appear as an ordinary human boy in public. 1 3

  • Three faces can display distinct expressions: solemn, compassionate, and wrathful. 2 3
  • His martial soul manifests in crimson-gold light and flames. 2
  • In human society, he wears a dark-blue martial outfit. 23
  • His martial soul is accompanied by the Red Armillary Sash and flaming Wind Fire Wheels. 2 3

Personality

Nezha is unusually mature and calculating for his age. He weighs the limits of his body, deliberately conceals his strength at Notting Academy, and refuses Yu Xiaogang’s offer of discipleship in favor of following his own cultivation plan. 8 23 24

His strongest motivation is protecting those he considers family. A Rou’s kindness made him regard her as his mother, and her death drives both his hatred of Bibi Dong and his resolve to ensure Xiao Wu does not suffer the same fate. 1 14 21 22

He is ambitious to the point of seeking risks others consider unreasonable, including a soul beast over five hundred years old for his first ring and a ten-thousand-year soul beast for his second. However, he is not entirely reckless: he promised A Rou he would stop if absorption exceeded his limits. 8 9 29

Abilities & Skills

Three-Headed Six-Armed Dharma Body

Nezha’s martial soul is a three-headed, six-armed crimson-gold dharma body modeled after the Third Prince Nezha. It is regarded as a top-tier martial soul and can function beyond a simple assault-type specialization. 2 3

  • Can manifest or retract his additional two heads and four arms. 3
  • Each soul ring is meant to condense one of the martial soul’s weapon phantoms into a usable treasure. 3
  • Its known weapon and treasure phantoms include the Fire-Tipped Spear, Yin-Yang Swords, Demon-Slaying Saber, Qiankun Ring, Golden Brick, Nine-Dragon Divine Fire Shield, Red Armillary Sash, and Wind Fire Wheels. 2 3

Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique

A supreme cultivation technique inherited from a sealed light within his martial soul. It absorbs spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper his body, bones, meridians, muscles, and blood. 4 5 6

  • Greatly improves physical strength, which increases the age of soul rings he can potentially endure. 5 8
  • Doubled his strength after only one morning of introductory cultivation. 6
  • Has nine turns in total; Nezha had not yet entered the First Turn after his initial cultivation. 6
  • Helped him refine the immense life force of the Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone. 26

Qiankun Ring

The first physical magical treasure unlocked from his martial soul after gaining A Rou’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring. 19

  • Thrown weapon that expands into a massive crimson-gold flaming ring. 19
  • Possesses unerring aim: once locked onto a target, it cannot be dodged or blocked. 19
  • Interrupted Bibi Dong’s use of Eternal Creation and injured her during the battle in Star Dou Forest. 18 19

A Rou’s Soul Ring Skills

A Rou’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring granted Nezha two additional soul skills. 27

  • Void — Makes him intangible for ten seconds; immune to physical attacks and reduces energy damage by fifty to eighty percent. 27
  • Charm — A control skill capable of disrupting an opponent’s rhythm at a crucial moment. 27

A Rou’s Left Arm Soul Bone Skills

A Rou’s hundred-thousand-year soul bone fused into Nezha’s left arm during her sacrifice. 14 27

  • Camouflage — Conceals his soul power level, soul-ring colors, and martial soul form. 26 27
  • Invincible Golden Body — Provides three seconds of absolute defense and immunity to ninety-nine percent of attacks. 27

Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone Skills

After absorbing Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year right leg bone, Nezha gained enhanced bones, meridians, soul-power purity, and two survival-oriented abilities. 26 27

  • Flight — Allows immediate aerial movement with minimal soul-power consumption. 27
  • Wildfire Cannot Burn It All, and Spring Breezes Bring It Back to Life — A top-tier healing skill that can rapidly repair injuries and regenerate severed limbs; healing doubles in areas dense with Blue Silver Grass. 27

Equipment / Weapons / Items

  • Qiankun Ring — His first unlocked martial-soul treasure and primary long-range weapon. 19
  • Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone — Hundred-thousand-year soul bone absorbed into his right leg. 26 27
  • A Rou’s left arm soul bone — Hundred-thousand-year soul bone fused during A Rou’s sacrifice. 14 27
  • Blue Silver Emperor plant — The weakened remnant of Ah Yin, which Nezha removed from Tang Hao’s cave and intends to nurture. 25 27
  • Storage soul tool — Used to carry items including the lead box containing the Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone. 25 26

Relationships

  • A Rou — Adoptive mother and rescuer; Nezha vowed to protect her after she saved him as an abandoned infant. Her sacrifice granted him his first soul ring and left arm soul bone. 1 13 14
  • Xiao Wu — Adoptive sister and closest companion; Nezha supports her human transformation and is determined to protect her after A Rou’s death. 1 21 22 23
  • Da Ming — Azure Bull Python and longtime protector of A Rou and Xiao Wu; assists Nezha’s group and supports his return to Star Dou Forest for a second soul ring. 2 15 28 29
  • Er Ming — Titan Giant Ape and protective ally; saved Nezha from Bibi Dong after A Rou’s sacrifice and searched the forest for an herb to conceal Xiao Wu’s aura. 14 22
  • Bibi Dong — Spirit Hall’s Pope and Nezha’s enemy; led the hunt that caused A Rou’s death and later attempted to kill him. Nezha wounded her with the Qiankun Ring. 9 14 19
  • Yu Xiaogang — Attempted to take Nezha as a disciple to validate his martial-soul theories; Nezha refused. 24
  • Tang San — Fellow Notting Academy student; Nezha’s arrival coincides with Tang San becoming Yu Xiaogang’s disciple. 23 24
  • Ah Yin / Blue Silver Emperor — Nezha took her soul bone and removed her plant form from Tang Hao’s cave, intending to help it grow rather than leave it in darkness. 25 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

Star Dou Forest Childhood

Nezha grows up among hundred-thousand-year soul beasts after A Rou rescues him. His awareness of the original story makes A Rou’s expected death his overriding concern from the beginning. 1 2

Martial Soul Awakening and Cultivation

He awakens the Three-Headed Six-Armed Dharma Body, gains innate full soul power, and discovers the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique hidden in his martial soul. 2 3 4

Spirit Hall Ambush and A Rou’s Sacrifice

Nezha and A Rou are ambushed while hunting his first soul ring. Unable to overcome Spirit Hall’s forces, A Rou sacrifices herself, leaving Nezha with a hundred-thousand-year ring and soul bone. 9 13 14

Battle Against Bibi Dong

Still grieving, Nezha recognizes Bibi Dong’s Eternal Creation and uses the newly unlocked Qiankun Ring to interrupt the attack and strike her, allowing Xiao Wu to counterattack. 18 19

Xiao Wu’s Transformation and Academy Enrollment

Nezha helps Xiao Wu prepare for human society, arranges for an herb to conceal her soul beast aura, and enrolls with her at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy while hiding his true strength. 21 22 23

Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone

Acting alone while Tang Hao is absent, Nezha takes the Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Bone and absorbs it in the Farsino Wasteland, advancing to level twenty and gaining flight and healing abilities. 25 26 27

Return to Star Dou Forest

Nezha and Xiao Wu return to Star Dou Forest to obtain his second soul ring and her first. Nezha requests a ten-thousand-year soul beast, alarming Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming. 28 29

Notable Quotes

“Whoever dared touch her, he would kill.” 1

“I won't gamble with my life.” 9