Black Wolf

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Black Wolf (黑狼)
Alias(es)	Black Wolf Guest; Lord Black Wolf Guest 60 70 92
Identity	A secret identity used by Duan Xuan; others also impersonate or represent the persona 71 85 88 93
Species/Race	Human martial artist, despite his wolf-like appearance and movements 26 64
Gender	Male; the original identity belongs to Duan Xuan 60 71
Affiliation	Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall and Benevolent Harmony Hall through Duan Xuan; an emerging organization under the Black Wolf Guest name 71 77 93
Occupation/Role	Masked martial artist, covert operative, hidden-weapon inventor, and recruiter 64 71 74 96
Status	Active; his followers continue carrying out assignments under his name 100
Name origin	Chen Jingshu names him Black Wolf Guest after his rescue of martial academy disciples in the mountains 60

Power Progression

The progression below belongs to Duan Xuan, the original Black Wolf Guest—not to impostors or figures appearing in his place.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Broken Mountain Stake Method — Beginner	6	Comprehends the foundational stance while exhausted; the system records 1/300.
Broken Mountain Stake Method — Minor Mastery	17	Recorded at 12/1000 while preparing to defend the medicinal garden.
Bright Force / Ming Force — confirmed	20 22	Defeats Wolf Tian’s force as a Bright Force martial artist. A retrospective account credits three packets of Blood-Qi Powder with enabling his breakthrough at the end of his second month of training.
Azure Wolf Stealth Hunt — Beginner	26	Adapts his existing stance foundation to wolf-style movement and claws; the system records 1/300.
Dark Force — confirmed	36 93	His realm strengthens Frost Wolf Vanishing-Step. Zhou Wei later confirms that he crossed the threshold on his first attempt.
Martial techniques — Great Mastery	71 83	Broken Mountain Stake Method, Broken Mountain Fist, and Azure Wolf Stealth Hunt reach Great Mastery/Great Accomplishment.
Trap and Hunting — Perfection	71	Both skills reach Perfection, supporting his covert hunting and assassination operations.
Hua Force-level qi and blood	91	Refines stored medicinal energy while striking the ancient bell during his fight with Wolf Soul. This is described as Hua Force-level qi and blood, not a completed realm breakthrough.

• Next threshold: Duan Xuan is preparing to attempt a formal Hua Force breakthrough in Chapter 96 96.
• Separate display of power: The Astral Energy used by a Black Wolf Guest figure before the Zhao siblings occurs while Duan Xuan stands beside that figure; it is not evidence of Duan’s own breakthrough 93.

Background / History

Duan Xuan obtains Azure Wolf Stealth Hunt after killing Wolf Tian and the remaining members of Wolf Stronghold. The art combines body-tempering stance work, stealth footwork, and close-range killing strikes. He finds it compatible with his Broken Mountain foundation and begins blending the two methods 22 26.

His wolf-like fighting style initially causes mistaken identification: the Flower Snake Gang’s leader believes he is Wolf Tian’s younger brother, Wolf Soul. Later, Duan rescues martial academy disciples in the mountains through traps and covert intervention. Chen Jingshu gives their mysterious rescuer the name Black Wolf Guest, which the other rescued disciples accept 33 51 60.

Appearance

Black Wolf Guest conceals his identity with a mask and dark clothing. His low posture, claw-shaped hands, and glowing green eyes give him the appearance of a hunting wolf rather than a conventional fist fighter 26 64 74.

• Ghostly green eyes: A distinguishing feature of the version of Azure Wolf Stealth Hunt blended with Broken Mountain techniques 86.
• Crouched movement: Keeps his body low when stalking, circling, or launching sudden attacks 26 73.
• Wolf-like claws: Hardened fingertips deliver gripping, tearing, and piercing strikes 26 70.
• Signature howl: Used to intimidate enemies, announce his presence, and publicly affirm the Black Wolf Guest identity 33 76 92.

Personality

Behind the persona, Duan Xuan is cautious, calculating, and willing to use deception. He presents himself to the Zhao siblings as merely Black Wolf Guest’s intermediary, using the supposed master’s reputation to restrain their independence and secure obedience 70 71.

His ruthlessness serves both protection and secrecy. He rescues his aunt, Duan Xin, but kills her attackers after retrieving his arrowheads to prevent the hidden weapons’ secret from spreading. Against Wolf Soul, he combines physical victory with public exposure rather than treating the conflict as a private duel 74 91.

Abilities & Skills

Azure Wolf Stealth Hunt

A purely external martial art built around lurking, tracking, explosive movement, and bone-breaking attacks 26.

• Crouching Wolf Hide: Strengthens the sinews, skin, claws, and bodily foundation needed for pouncing attacks 26.
• Frost Wolf Vanishing-Step: Enables silent movement, changing stride lengths, sudden acceleration, and attacks from an opponent’s flank or rear 26.
• Wolf-Sweeping Leg: Attacks the enemy’s lower stance and counters cumbersome, wide-ranging movements 26.
• Claw conditioning: Trains the hands to seize weapons and tear through flesh, sinews, and bodily defenses 26.
• Improved endurance: Fusion with Broken Mountain Stake Method compensates for the original art’s poor stamina 86.
• Limit: It remains a low-grade art. Lin Hu and Liu Mingze’s stronger academy techniques allow them to keep pace with and pressure him 92.

Broken Mountain Techniques

Duan Xuan uses Broken Mountain’s rooted stance and concentrated force to strengthen the wolf-style persona 26 86 91.

• Penetrating attacks: Mountain Rift concentrates force against armor and internal defenses 19.
• Force accumulation: His stance foundation stabilizes the body and gathers power for explosive strikes 26 86.
• Concealed technique use: Against Wolf Soul, he incorporates Broken Mountain momentum without openly revealing the style 91.
• Identity constraint: Openly using Broken Mountain Fist risks exposing his connection to Duan Xuan, restricting his options during pursuit 92.

Hunting, Traps, and Covert Operations

His hunting experience supports tracking, ambush preparation, and battlefield manipulation 15 47.

• Circles around enemy trails instead of following directly into possible ambushes 47.
• Uses prepared traps, obscuring dust, and concealed lines to disrupt stronger opponents 64.
• Employs followers as bait and attackers while maintaining a separate public presence 75.
• Insists that operatives remove blood, scent, and other traces that could reveal their identities 77.

Hidden-Weapon Engineering

Black Wolf Guest’s concealed weapons are Duan Xuan’s own inventions, although he attributes them to a separate, powerful patron when dealing with his followers 71 75 91.

• Develops successive sleeve-arrow designs rather than relying on a single mechanism 71 84 96.
• Combines firing mechanisms with close-range martial attacks to reduce an opponent’s reaction time 79.
• Defeats Wolf Soul’s imitation weapons with newer designs, revealing that the copied arrows were already outdated 91.
• Works with Benevolent Harmony Hall to test and reproduce improved equipment 96.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mask and dark clothing — Conceal his face and support the Black Wolf Guest persona 74 90.
• Bamboo blade — Used to sever Wu Zhengzhong’s hand and foot tendons 64.
• Concealed black thread — Looped around Duan Xu’s neck during an ambush 64.
• Fox-musk dust trap — A wall-hidden cloth ball releases choking dust to obstruct Duan Xu’s senses 64.
• Triple-Shot Sleeve Arrows — Fire three arrows in rapid succession; demonstrated piercing thick training slabs and issued to the Zhao siblings for a mission 75 79.
• Controlled-Rhythm Sleeve Arrows — An improved design strapped to both arms before investigating Wolf Soul’s attack on the Golden Leopard Gang 84.
• Six-Link Controllable Sleeve Arrows — Control firing direction and frequency and penetrate heavy armor and shields. Ordinary people can operate them, but their strongest functions require martial force 96.

Relationships

• Duan Xuan — The original Black Wolf Guest; publicly poses as the mysterious master’s subordinate to conceal his identity 71 93.
• Chen Jingshu — Names him after the mountain rescue and develops a strong attachment to her unknown savior. She recognizes an impostor’s different eyes, stance, and aura 60 86.
• Chen Jingyun — Supports the genuine Black Wolf Guest and publicly identifies the green-eyed figure during his confrontation with Wolf Soul 87 91.
• Zhao Bastard — Admiring but suspicious recruit, motivated by revenge for murdered kin. Eventually accepts Duan Xuan’s authority under Black Wolf Guest’s orders 71 93.
• Zhao Hui — Timid but exceptionally perceptive trainee; learns the wolf techniques quickly and participates in covert missions 70 75 100.
• Wolf Soul — Wolf Tian’s younger brother and an enemy seeking revenge. Uses impersonation and murders to ruin Black Wolf Guest’s reputation 84 85 91.
• Jiang Zhongkun — Orders a search for Black Wolf Guest after Wu Zhengzhong and Duan Xu are crippled 73.
• Zhang Zhuanghe — Suspects Duan Xuan’s identity and pursues a Black Wolf Guest figure; the staged operation clears suspicion from Duan 75 76 77.
• Ren Wanqing, Ren Yun, and Zhou Wei — Learn his identity and offer Benevolent Harmony Hall’s backing while promising secrecy 93.
• Chen Feng — Publicly vouches for the genuine Black Wolf Guest after discovering that the recent crimes were committed by an impostor 92.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise of the Masked Rescuer

• The mountain rescue establishes Black Wolf Guest as a mysterious protector of academy disciples 51 60.
• He cripples Wu Zhengzhong and severely injures Duan Xu in a prepared ambush, prompting Scale Python Martial Academy to seek revenge 64 73.
• Storytelling Hall spreads increasingly dramatic accounts of his exploits throughout Yellow Snake County; listeners regard them as a mixture of truth and exaggeration 70.

Recruitment and Clearing Suspicion

• Duan Xuan invokes Black Wolf Guest’s authority to recruit and control the Zhao siblings while planning an organization under the name 70 71.
• He rescues Duan Xin from attackers and deliberately draws the Wang family’s scouts into pursuit 74.
• The Zhao siblings eliminate surveillance personnel while Duan maintains his separate identity, undermining Zhang Zhuanghe’s suspicion 75 76 77.

Wolf Soul’s Impersonation

• Wolf Soul’s campaign turns Black Wolf Guest from a celebrated hero into a hated criminal within five days 85 86.
• Duan saves Chen Jingyun during the attack on the Chen sisters but cannot prevent Chen Jingshu’s kidnapping 87.
• Cooperation with Benevolent Harmony Hall and the Wang family locates Wolf Soul’s inner-city hideout 90.
• At the ancient bell tower, witnesses distinguish the genuine green-eyed Black Wolf Guest from Wolf Soul. Duan defeats him, and Wolf Soul dies by smashing his head against the bell 91.
• Public acclaim and Chen Feng’s endorsement restore the genuine Black Wolf Guest’s reputation 91 92.

Building an Organization

• A separate Hua Force figure appears as Black Wolf Guest before the Zhao siblings, reinforcing their belief that Duan serves a powerful master 93.
• Benevolent Harmony Hall offers resources and institutional backing for the proposed organization; Duan does not immediately accept 93.
• The Zhao siblings later infiltrate Scale Python Martial Academy on an assignment to obtain a precious pill. Their operation also leads to a fire and renewed threats of revenge from Duan Xu 100.

Notable Quotes

“Be my guest!”
— Duan Xuan, answering Wolf Soul’s threat to expose his identity 91.

“Remember a kindness, and a wolf does not look back.
If a wolf does look back, it is for revenge.”
— The figure appearing as Black Wolf Guest before the Zhao siblings 93.