Shi An

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Shi An (石安)
Alias(es)	Tuofu 29
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team 35 36
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; earth-attribute cultivator; Heaven Dou team captain during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament 78
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Level 20 Soul Power	1	Awakens the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins, later publicly called the Earth Soul. His innate power exceeds the normal level-ten limit.
Rank 20 Quasi-Great Soul Master	3	Kills Rock-Earth Stone Crocodiles, absorbs a century-old ring, and gains Hardening; earth-sense range increases from 100 to roughly 200 meters.
Great Soul Master / Second Soul Ring	4 5	Obtains his second ring from the Stonewall Bird and unlocks Shattered Stone Armor Puppet, allowing him to create earth puppets.
Soul King; nearly Level 52	16	Defeats and absorbs the more-than-30,000-year Earth Wyvern's ring, reaching five rings and nearing level 52.
Soul Emperor, Level 60	65	Absorbs Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year sacrifice, rising directly from level 56 to level 60 and gaining a red sixth ring and right-arm soul bone.
Level 65; threshold of Level 70	81	Fuses the genuine Earth Origin with his martial soul, greatly enhancing his soul power, physique, and spiritual power.
Soul Saint / Seventh Soul Ring	84	Absorbs the Blue Silver King's 85,000-year soul ring after destroying the Blue Silver Forest; his External Soul Bone evolves as a divine-test reward.
Level 74	85	Absorbs the Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year soul bone into his right leg; his strengthened soul power is described as stable.

Background

Shi An is a transmigrant raised in Stone Village. His biological parents died after being caught in a battle involving powerful figures while travelling to Nuoding City. He suspects Tang Hao, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo were involved, though he initially has no emotional attachment to his parents and treats revenge chiefly as motivation to grow stronger 1 13.

At six, he awakens the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins and innate level-twenty soul power. He refuses recruitment by Martial Soul Hall because he fears exposing his suspicions about his parents' killers 1. Rather than use the village quota to quietly attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, he hunts soul rings independently in the Star Dou Great Forest and rapidly develops his earth control 2 3.

After briefly studying at Nuoding, Shi An leaves without farewell. He has already memorized the academy library's contents and is unwilling to remain under Tang Hao's possible observation 12. Over the following six years, he travels, strengthens his body with whale glue, and resolves to discover his own purpose rather than pursue strength solely for revenge 13.

Appearance

By the end of his six-year travels, Shi An has become a tall, handsome, resolute youth with a healthy, wheat-colored complexion 13. He is later described in a dark black robe with a waist belt and a bright, handsome face 18.

• Tall, straight posture 18
• Wheat-colored skin from years of travel and exposure 13
• Often wears dark robes 18
• Possesses brown External Soul Bone wings, later evolved into a halo behind his back 46 84

Personality

Shi An is cautious, calculating, and highly independent. He avoids institutions and routes that may draw unwanted attention, chooses isolated hunting grounds over the regulated Soul Hunting Forest, and uses terrain preparation, traps, and concealment before committing to a fight 1 2 4.

In combat, he is calm and frequently uses provocation to destabilize opponents. He humiliates Yu Tianheng while forcing him to reveal his full strength, and he treats stronger opponents as opportunities to test his own techniques 33 41. He also conceals the true scope of his martial soul whenever possible, preferring unpredictable self-created techniques over fixed soul skills 41.

His pursuit of power can be ruthless. He accepts Xiao Wu's sacrifice despite guilt afterward, kills Shi Nian without mercy, and destroys the Blue Silver King's clan to obtain his seventh soul ring 65 81 83 84. Conversely, he invests heavily in Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling's growth, providing them with soul bones, immortal herbs, guidance, and protection 17 48 60 82.

Abilities & Skills

Origin Stone of Earth's Veins / Earth Soul

Shi An's martial soul is an earth-attribute Origin Stone. It is initially called the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins and later publicly identified as the Earth Soul or Soul of Earth 1 29 41.

• Draws a continuous supply of power from the earth while Shi An stands on it, allowing rapid replenishment of his soul power 1 3.
• Manipulates soil, stone, terrain, and earth-element power for offense, defense, traps, and construction 1 2.
• Can create pits, rotating ground, mud bogs, spikes, stone beds, walls, shelters, and moving terrain 2 3.
• His earth perception expands with cultivation, reaching roughly 200 meters after his first ring, two kilometers by the time of the Heaven Dou incident, and three kilometers after absorbing the Earth Crystal Fruit 3 39 49.
• His earth connection allows him to conceal aura, burrow underground, and evade trackers, including Snake Lance Douluo 19 60.

Soul Skills

• First Soul Skill: Hardening — Reinforces controlled earth and stone while granting Shi An a measure of personal defense 3.
• Second Soul Skill: Shattered Stone Armor Puppet — Creates durable earth puppets in forms such as snakes, wolves, tigers, or humanoids; their complexity is limited by Shi An's ability to divide his attention 5.
• Third Soul Skill: Mountain Collapse — Used in his battle against the Earth Wyvern 16.
• Fourth Soul Skill: Meteor Descent — Used alongside his earlier skills against the Earth Wyvern 16.
• Thunder Domain Explosion — Identified as his fourth soul skill during his victory over a Soul Ancestor; it combines environmental manipulation with a decisive explosive attack 42.
• Teleportation — Obtained through Xiao Wu's sacrifice; enables rapid short-range movement for pursuit or escape 66.
• Eight-Stage Explosive Kill — Summons Xiao Wu's soul to attack; Shi An considers it less useful than allowing her soul to recover 66.
• Martial Soul Avatar — The purpose of his seventh-ring hunt in the Blue Silver Clan Grounds 83.

Self-Created Earth Techniques

Shi An often fights without releasing his martial soul, relying on flexible earth control and self-created techniques rather than predictable ring skills 20 33 41.

• Earthflow Spear — Raises a thick stone pillar to pierce or intercept targets; he hardens it further with his first soul skill 16.
• Giant earth hand — Captures or strikes airborne enemies, notably restraining Dai Mubai 20.
• Earthen walls and chains — Blocks attacks, traps opponents, and restrains Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian 33 58 79.
• Earthen waves — Produces massive waves of soil capable of burying opponents and forcing teams to concede 23 76.
• Gravity-assisted meteor strike — Drags a meteor from the sky and uses its gravity to devastate the Blue Silver Valley 83 84.

Metal Control Technique

After absorbing the Earth Crystal Fruit, Shi An gains the Metal Control Technique and a major increase in perception 49.

• Grants control over metal in addition to his existing earth manipulation 49.
• Increases his perception by approximately fifty percent 49.

God of Earth's Inheritance

Shi An discovers that his original martial soul is incomplete when he encounters the God of Earth, also called the Lord of Earth Veins, within a stone palace in his consciousness 80.

• Fuses the genuine Earth Origin into his martial soul, transforming it into a true god-tier martial soul 80 81.
• Receives simultaneous increases to soul power, spiritual power, body strength, and earth affinity 81.
• Believes the enhancement gives him power comparable to a Title Douluo, or at minimum the ability to avoid defeat against one 81.
• Completes the first divine trial through his seventh-ring advancement; his External Soul Bone mutates into a halo that resonates with the earth and supplies effectively inexhaustible power 81 84.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wishful Hundred-Treasure Pouch — Storage soul tool used to carry herbs, the Blue Silver Emperor, and other items 48 83.
• Brown External Soul Bone wings — Enable flight; later evolve into an earth-resonant halo 46 84.
• Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year right-arm soul bone — Fuses into Shi An during Xiao Wu's sacrifice and grants Teleportation and Eight-Stage Explosive Kill 65 66.
• Blue Silver Emperor's hundred-thousand-year right-leg soul bone — Absorbed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 85.
• Immortal Herb Catalog — Obtained from Qian Renxue; allows Shi An to identify herbs suited to himself and his allies 44 45.

Relationships

• Zhu Zhuqing — His disciple, travelling companion, and romantic partner. Shi An gives her an External Soul Bone, guides her soul-skill development, and provides the Myriad Shadow Heart-Returning Vine to improve her martial soul and cultivation 17 29 48 49.
• Dugu Yan — Ally and romantic partner. Shi An identifies that her condition is caused by Jade Phosphor Serpent poison, arranges a poison-attribute External Soul Bone solution, and helps free her from the toxin issue 43 44 45 48.
• Ye Lingling — Ally and romantic partner. At Dugu Yan's request, Shi An selects an immortal herb to address the Nine-Hearted Begonia lineage restriction and later gives her a spiritual-attribute soul bone 60 66 82.
• Dugu Bo — Initially approaches Shi An over Dugu Yan's condition. Their bargain grants Shi An access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in exchange for a lasting solution to the Dugu family's poison problem 45 46.
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — Begins as a recruiter seeking to bring Shi An under the crown prince's influence. Their relationship becomes increasingly tense after Shi An hides his gains from Sunset Forest; he later discovers her identity and negotiates directly with her 35 55 87.
• Xiao Wu — Shi An purchases her at auction, reveals that he knows her identity as a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and accepts her sacrifice. He feels guilt afterward and promises to revive her and avenge her mother if possible 64 65.
• Yu Tianheng — Repeated rival. Shi An defeats him in the Great Spirit Arena, later restrains him again after Yu Tianheng challenges him following his level-forty breakthrough 33 58.
• Tang San — Shi An regards Tang San as a future obstacle and repeatedly interferes with his opportunities, including preventing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang from entering the Soul Hunting Forest 7 9.
• Shi Qiang — Stone Village chief who offers Shi An the village's work-study quota for Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy after his awakening 1.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Independent Hunting

Shi An awakens the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins in Stone Village, declines Martial Soul Hall's offer, and independently enters the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings. He gains Hardening from a Rock-Earth Stone Crocodile and his second skill, Shattered Stone Armor Puppet, from a Stonewall Bird 1 3 4 5.

Nuoding City and Departure

At Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Shi An encounters Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Xiao Wu. He targets Xiao Wu's future soul ring and bone, obstructs Tang San's Soul Hunting Forest plans, and eventually leaves Nuoding after deciding the academy offers him nothing further 6 7 9 12.

Zhu Zhuqing and Soto City

Shi An acquires an External Soul Bone, takes Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple, and accompanies her to Soto City. He defeats Dai Mubai, clashes with Flender, and later helps Zhu Zhuqing obtain her second and third soul rings 15 17 20 21 27 29.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy

After gaining fame with Zhu Zhuqing as the “Night Hunt Twin Stars,” Shi An joins the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team. He defeats Yu Tianheng, exposes Qin Ming's harmful training plan, and becomes involved with Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling 32 33 35 37 45 60.

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Shi An uses his knowledge of herbs and soul bones to solve Dugu Yan's poison issue, earning Dugu Bo's trust and access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He distributes immortal herbs to Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling while gaining the Earth Crystal Fruit and Metal Control Technique for himself 45 46 48 49 60.

Xiao Wu's Sacrifice

Shi An purchases Xiao Wu at the Heaven Dou Grand Auction, takes her to a concealed underground base, and accepts her hundred-thousand-year sacrifice. The sacrifice advances him to Soul Emperor and grants him a red soul ring and right-arm soul bone 63 64 65.

Tournament, Divine Inheritance, and Soul Saint Breakthrough

Shi An overwhelms Blazing Fire Academy and defeats Feng Xiaotian during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. After Shi Nian's assassination attempt leads him to the God of Earth's inheritance, he completes the Earth Origin fusion, kills Shi Nian, and departs to obtain his seventh ring 76 79 80 81 82.

In the Blue Silver Clan Grounds, Shi An destroys the Blue Silver Forest and kills the Blue Silver King with a meteor strike. Absorbing its 85,000-year ring makes him a Soul Saint and evolves his External Soul Bone into an earth-resonant halo 83 84.

Notable Quotes

“Nothing is impossible. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It only means you're ignorant.” 33

“I can communicate with the earth itself, using it for defense and attack.” 41