Xuan Zi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xuan Zi (玄子)
Alias(es)	Elder Xuan; falsely reported as Shrek Academy's “Supreme Elder” and the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder/undercover agent 105 113 133
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Sea God's Pavilion; Shrek Supervision Group 82 92
Occupation/Role	Vice Master of Sea God's Pavilion; Deputy Commander of the Supervision Group 82 92
Martial Soul	Godly Taotie Bull 79
Cultivation	Rank 98 Super Douluo 105
Status	Alive 165
First Appearance	Chapter 73

Power Progression

Chapter	Development
79	Manifested his Godly Taotie Bull True Body and survived Ling Xiao's two-colored Thunder Spear through physical strength and durability. 79
105	Demonstrated his Rank 98 Super Douluo pressure by suppressing Titled Douluo referee Cheng Gang and preventing him from examining Huo Yuhao's soul rings. 105
126	Fought his longtime rival Du Busi outside Star Luo City; neither combatant used his full strength, and the exchange ended in a draw. 126
133–134	Activated his Martial Soul True Body against Zhongli Wu and easily repelled two Holy Spirit Cult elders before taking his fight with Zhongli Wu outside Star Luo City. 133 134
165	Captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and negotiated an exchange with Scarlet King, then forcibly connected the Auspicious Beast with Huo Yuhao, resulting in Huo Yuhao's Eye of Destiny evolution. 165

Appearance

Xuan Zi is a scruffy, bearded old man frequently seen carrying a wine gourd and eating chicken legs. 74

• Bearded and unkempt in appearance. 74
• Habitually carries wine and snacks, even while assigned to important duties. 74 77 91
• After his clash with Ling Xiao, he returned to Shrek with tattered clothing and severe heavenly-lightning corrosion. 81 82
• His rage during the Spirit Fighting Tournament becomes visibly extreme when the Holy Spirit Cult's framing leaves him unable to clear his name. 137

Personality

Xuan Zi is notably casual and indulgent, repeatedly prioritizing wine and food over responsibilities. When ordered to covertly protect Yan Shaozhe's expedition, he delayed his departure to finish a chicken leg, then spent days drinking and sampling food on the way to the Extreme North. 74 77 He made the same mistake while supervising Shrek's tournament teams, remaining in a tree with wine and a chicken leg because he underestimated their Evil Soul Master target. 91

Despite this negligence, he shows genuine remorse after people under his protection are harmed. He blamed himself for the Extreme North expedition's losses and later for the tournament team's casualties, twice offering to resign from his positions. 82 92 In direct confrontations, he can act decisively, such as suppressing a Titled Douluo referee without hesitation. 105

Xuan Zi is fiercely protective of Shrek's students and sensitive to attacks on his reputation. He refused to disclose Shrek's secrets to Du Busi, warned Du Busi against targeting Huo Yuhao, and repeatedly tried to oppose Zhongli Wu when the Holy Spirit Cult attempted to seize Shrek students. 126 133 However, his anger is easily exploited: public accusations and staged “confessions” by Holy Spirit Cult elders left him unable to retaliate without making himself appear guilty. 137

Although usually muddleheaded, he can make pragmatic decisions when faced with a serious Soul Beast crisis. After capturing the Emperor Auspicious Beast, he chose to negotiate with Scarlet King rather than kill her and provoke the Great Star Dou Forest. His subsequent decision to force a fate-linked contact between the Auspicious Beast and Huo Yuhao was influenced by Tang San's hidden arrangement, which Xuan Zi himself did not understand. 165

Abilities & Skills

Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul

Xuan Zi can manifest the Godly Taotie Bull martial soul and activate its True Body in battle. 79

• Taotie True Body — unleashed to meet Ling Xiao's incoming two-colored Thunder Spear. 79
• Possesses exceptional physical strength and durability, allowing him to forcibly endure the spear's impact despite heavy damage. 79
• His martial soul is stated to possess a flaw whose side effects can incapacitate or impair him at critical moments. 82 91
• Attached the Godly Taotie Bull True Body to himself when confronting Zhongli Wu during the Spirit Fighting Tournament. 133

Super Douluo Cultivation

As a Rank 98 Super Douluo, Xuan Zi is one of Shrek Academy's foremost combatants. 105

• Suppressed referee Cheng Gang, a Titled Douluo, with a raised hand. 105
• Was considered Shrek's second-strongest individual by Mu En, who hoped he would eventually carry Shrek's leadership. 74
• Could not overcome Ling Xiao's Thunder Domain or withstand repeated heavenly-lightning attacks during the Extreme North conflict. 79 81
• Briefly exchanged blows with fellow Super Douluo Du Busi; their restrained duel ended in a draw. 126
• Easily swatted away two Holy Spirit Cult elders who intervened while he pursued Zhongli Wu. 134
• Recognized from Ling Xiao's later clash with Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao that his previous defeat in the Extreme North had not been an excuse: a Rank 98 Super Douluo could not contend with such Limit Douluo-level power. 143

Capture and Crisis Management

Despite his careless temperament, Xuan Zi can use his superior cultivation to manage threats that would provoke wider conflict.

• Captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after Tang San's manipulation briefly left the Auspicious Beast unconscious. 165
• Declined to kill the Auspicious Beast after learning her importance to the Great Star Dou Forest and arranged to exchange her for a ten-thousand-year mental-type Soul Beast. 165
• Forced contact between the Auspicious Beast and Huo Yuhao, causing them to share memories and intertwine their fates; this directly evolved Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes into the Eye of Destiny. 165

Equipment / Items

• Wine gourd — constantly carried and frequently filled with freshly brewed wine. 74 92
• Chicken legs and travel food — a recurring distraction during his assignments. 73 74 77 91

Relationships

• Mu En — Senior and mentor-like superior. Mu En repeatedly tries to make Xuan Zi more reliable, dispatches him to protect Shrek's personnel, and later brings him back to Shrek for healing. 74 77 81 Mu En also conceals the full extent of Xuan Zi's drunken delay when explaining the Extreme North tragedy to Long Xiaoyao, fearing that Shrek cannot afford to lose Xuan Zi. 123
• Yan Shaozhe — Assigned to protect Yan Shaozhe's expedition to the Extreme North, but arrived too late because of his delays. 74 77
• Qian Duoduo — Comrade who sacrificed himself to save Xuan Zi from Ling Xiao's Thunder Spear. 81
• Huo Yuhao — Led the tournament team that included Huo Yuhao; ultimately rescued him from the Death Messenger after Electrolux created an opening. 91 Later protected him from Du Busi's interest in his Body Martial Soul and helped create the circumstances for Huo Yuhao's Eye of Destiny evolution. 126 165
• Ling Xiao — Enemy responsible for Xuan Zi's near-fatal injuries in the Extreme North. Ling Xiao derided him as merely a Super Douluo during a confrontation between stronger combatants. 79 81 Their later confrontation in Star Luo City reinforced Xuan Zi's awareness of the overwhelming gap between himself and Limit Douluo-level forces. 143
• Sea God's Pavilion elders — Retained Xuan Zi in office after his resignation attempts because Shrek could not afford to lose his strength. 82 92
• Du Busi — Longtime rival and fellow Super Douluo. Du Busi repeatedly mocked Xuan Zi over the Supreme Elder rumors, probed him for Shrek intelligence, and sought to recruit or seize Huo Yuhao for the Body Sect. 126
• Zhongli Wu — Opponent who publicly addressed Xuan Zi as the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder and claimed he was an undercover agent in Shrek, deliberately worsening the rumors framing him. 133
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion — Xuan Zi captured the Emperor Auspicious Beast but avoided killing her due to the likely retaliation from the Great Star Dou Forest. He later forced her forehead against Huo Yuhao's to establish their fate-linked connection. 165
• Scarlet King — Accepted Xuan Zi's proposal to exchange a ten-thousand-year mental-type Soul Beast for the captured Auspicious Beast. 165

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek's Expedition to the Extreme North

During Shrek's discussion of a mission to capture an Ice Jade Scorpion, Xuan Zi is shown distracted by food and only half-listening to the proceedings. 73 Mu En orders him to follow Yan Shaozhe's group to the Extreme North and protect them from the shadows. 74

Xuan Zi delays the mission, drinking and eating along the route instead of traveling directly. By the time Mu En contacts him, he is still drinking in Dragon City while Yan Shaozhe's party is already under attack. 77

He rushes toward the battlefield but is caught outside Ling Xiao's Thunder Domain. When Ling Xiao targets him with a two-colored Thunder Spear, Xuan Zi manifests his Taotie True Body and barely withstands the strike. 79 Qian Duoduo later sacrifices himself to shield Xuan Zi from a further attack, while Mu En uses the Tree of Life's power to extract Xuan Zi from the Extreme North. 81

First Resignation Attempt

After recovering from heavenly-lightning corrosion beneath the Tree of Life, Xuan Zi accepts blame for failing to protect Yan Shaozhe's group. He offers to resign as Vice Master of Sea God's Pavilion, but the other elders persuade him to remain. 81 82

Death Messenger Ambush

Xuan Zi later leads Shrek's official and reserve teams toward the Ming Dou Mountains to eliminate the Death Messenger. Believing the enemy to be only a Soul King, he stays outside the cave drinking wine and eating a chicken leg while the teams enter. 91

The cave is a prepared trap filled with explosive corpses. The official team suffers devastating losses, including Yao Haoxuan's death and permanent injuries to several others. 91 Xuan Zi only acts after Huo Yuhao is taken hostage; aided by Electrolux's interference, he kills the Death Messenger and rescues Huo Yuhao. 91

Second Resignation Attempt and Tournament Duties

Xuan Zi returns to Shrek with injured team members and again offers to resign from his Sea God's Pavilion and Supervision Group posts. The elders refuse, citing Shrek's need for his power. 92

Afterward, Shrek assigns another Sea God's Pavilion elder to accompany him to the Spirit Fighting Tournament, reflecting the academy's reduced trust in his ability to act alone. 93 During the tournament, he intervenes to stop referee Cheng Gang from inspecting Huo Yuhao's unusual soul rings. 105

Xuan Zi later fought Du Busi outside Star Luo City after Du Busi attacked Cheng Gang and disrupted the tournament. The two old rivals concluded their restrained exchange in a draw, after which Xuan Zi returned to protect Shrek's team and explicitly warned Du Busi not to target Huo Yuhao. 126

When Cheng Gang again failed to intervene during the tournament, Xuan Zi entered the arena to save Xu Sanshi from Ma Rulong and Mi Jia's soul-tool attack. He blocked the explosions, but Xu Sanshi was nonetheless left unconscious and severely injured. 128 Xuan Zi also helped suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, yet he and Wang Yan refused to let her withdraw despite recognizing the danger of her worsening condition. 130 131

Reputation Rumors

Rumors spread across the continent falsely identifying Xuan Zi as Shrek Academy's Supreme Elder. The claims anger and humiliate him, particularly because they are mixed with accurate information about Shrek's personnel and internal history. 103 113 He suspects that the Holy Spirit Cult may contain another individual named Xuan Zi, while Shrek becomes increasingly concerned by the exposure of the Golden Ancient Tree's secrets. 113

The Holy Spirit Cult exploits the false reports rather than denying them. Ye Xishui orders her subordinates to treat and address Xuan Zi as the cult's Supreme Elder in the hope of eventually turning him into a genuine asset. 116 This strategy causes even Shrek elders to question his identity, particularly in light of his repeated failures during the Extreme North expedition and the Death Messenger mission. 119

Holy Spirit Cult Framing and the Tournament's End

When Zhongli Wu moved against Shrek during the tournament, he publicly greeted Xuan Zi as the Holy Spirit Cult's Supreme Elder and thanked him for supposedly working as an undercover agent in Shrek. 133 Xuan Zi responded in fury, activated his Martial Soul True Body, and attacked Zhongli Wu in an effort to prove his innocence through action. 133

Two Holy Spirit Cult elders intentionally worsened the situation by pretending that Xuan Zi had deliberately struck them toward the spectator stands. To prevent further destruction within Star Luo City, Xuan Zi took his battle with Zhongli Wu outside the city. 134 He returned only after the tournament had ended and found Shrek's surviving competitors incapacitated. 136

Xuan Zi attempted to blame Wang Yan for Shrek's defeat, ending the academy's ten-thousand-year undefeated record. Wang Yan instead redirected blame toward Xuan Zi and argued that Xuan Zi could have preserved Shrek's title by destroying the tournament arena, thereby halting the remaining matches. 137 When Xuan Zi reacted angrily, Wang Yan and the Holy Spirit Cult elders used his response as supposed proof that he was trying to conceal his identity as their Supreme Elder. 137

Great Star Dou Forest Soul Ring Hunt

After Mu En agreed to join the campaign against the Extreme North, Xuan Zi escorted Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao to the Great Star Dou Forest to obtain their third Soul Rings. 165 He assisted Xiao Xiao in killing a thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear, whose right palm Soul Bone ultimately passed to Huo Yuhao after Xiao Xiao suffered a dangerous backlash. 165

Xuan Zi later captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after Tang San's secret intervention temporarily emptied the Auspicious Beast's consciousness. Recognizing that killing her would invite retaliation from the Great Star Dou Forest, he proposed an exchange with Scarlet King for a ten-thousand-year mental-type Soul Beast. 165

Before Scarlet King returned, Xuan Zi forcibly pressed the Auspicious Beast's forehead against Huo Yuhao's. Their shared memories and intertwined fate caused Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes to evolve into the Eye of Destiny, though Xuan Zi himself did not understand why he had made the decision. 165

Notable Quotes

“Very well, Elder Mu. As soon as I finish this chicken leg, I will follow them immediately.” 74

“You lowly soul beasts think you are worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as us human Soul Masters?!” 79

“I will resign from my position as Vice Pavilion Master!” 82