Xiao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Wu (萧武); renamed Jiang Wu after rebirth 343
Alias(es)	Destiny Child; Han'er; Jiang Wu; Martial King 80 123 343
Gender	Male
Status	Reborn through Soul Return as a Great Qi imperial descendant 343
Affiliation	Great Qi Imperial Clan; Dragon Cavalry Army (former training) 216 343
Occupation/Role	Former White Family mine laborer; Destiny Child of Fishing Sea Blessed Land; Great Qi prince and Martial King 80 97 343
Fief	Cangzhou 343
Parents after Rebirth	Yuan Emperor Jiang Yuanyu and Consort Liu, Liu Yao'er 343
First Mention	Chapter 19
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dark Force, mid-stage	97	Opened four of nine apertures after obtaining Ape God Peak’s inheritance; already possessed several perfected and major-achievement martial arts.
Dark Force, late-stage / major accomplishment	134	Opened his seventh aperture while cultivating in the Dragonblood Essence-Infusion Pool. Estimated that opening the final two apertures outside the pool would require several more months.
Dark Force, completion	216	Reached the threshold of Transformative Force but deliberately suppressed his breakthrough after destiny repeatedly warned that advancing would bring death.
Transformative / Transmutation Force	319 321	Breaks through under coercion to open Ape God Peak’s formation. His Divine Ape True Qi grants explosive mobility and limited protection against the Profoundfire Void-Refining Cauldron’s flames.
Soul Return / Rebirth	343	After being refined into pill liquid, Xiao Wu’s soul returns and is reborn as Consort Liu’s second child. He is renamed Jiang Wu and granted the title of Martial King.

Background

Xiao Wu and his younger brother Xiao Wen were once lowly laborers at the White Family’s West Mountain Mine. Years of forced labor left Xiao Wu frail, but he accidentally unearthed a mysterious Jade Disc in the mine and obtained an inherited cultivation method from it. His cultivation then advanced at an extraordinary pace. 80

Before Xiao Wu appeared directly, Xiao Wen described how his elder brother worked in the mine every day and lived frugally to pay for Xiao Wen’s martial apprenticeship. Xiao Wen’s slow progress initially left him feeling that he had disappointed his brother. 19 97

His fortune repeatedly manifests as chance encounters with money, martial manuals, medicinal treasures, and inheritances. After falling unharmed into a mountain cave, he found a deceased sword cultivator’s spirit sword and legacy, then gave both to Ji Ning because Ji Ning used the sword while Xiao Wu used a spear. 80

Han Huiwan identifies Xiao Wu’s traits—opportunities arriving on their own, turning calamity into blessing, survival against the odds, and an innate martial body—as those of a Destiny Child described in an ancient scroll. 80 The Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell later confirms this status, judging that he may reach Divine Descent if he overcomes his destined hardships. 98

Xiao Wu’s rise attracted several factions that had prepared long-term schemes around the Fishing Sea Blessed Land. Wang Zhifan organized the Dragon Cavalry Martial Banquet to identify its Destiny Child, while the Han Clan of Xinyi Prefecture recognized Xiao Wu after his tournament success and investigated his connections to Han Li and Song Huatang. 127 290

Xiao Wu was ultimately captured during the Fishing Sea Blessed Land crisis and refined into pill liquid in the Profoundfire Void-Refining Cauldron. Shen Xiuhan used the system function Soul Return on him, which successfully returned Xiao Wu’s soul to life as Consort Liu’s second child in Great Qi. 324 327 343

Qi Xiao, Great Qi’s founding Emperor Lord, declared that Xiao Wu’s rebirth had occurred through the arrangements of Heavenly-Ren Profound-Hidden Sea-Covering True Lord. Yuan Emperor Jiang Yuanyu subsequently changed his surname to Jiang, named him Jiang Wu, granted him Cangzhou, and invested him as the Martial King. 343

Consort Liu’s personal name is Liu Yao'er; she is the mother of both Jiang Su and the reborn Xiao Wu, rather than another identity of Xiao Wu himself. Before Qi Xiao’s intervention, Jiang Yuanyu had noticed the infant’s unusual nature and intended to use All Under Heaven’s Subjects to investigate his origins and listen to his thoughts. 343

Appearance

Before his death and rebirth, Xiao Wu was a tall, rugged young man whose bearing contrasted sharply with his coarse mine-worker clothing. His firm gaze and naturally heroic presence made a strong impression even when he was dressed plainly. 80 99

• Rugged features and thick, blade-like brows. 80
• Firm, steady eyes and a bold, heroic air. 80
• Slightly dark skin and a lean, sturdy build. 265
• Often wore coarse linen or plain clothing despite his cultivation. 80 99
• His appearance and bearing were compared to a sharpened blade drawn from its sheath. 154
• Resembled Xiao Feng, Sea-Fishing Tower’s founding patriarch, as depicted in the portrait at Old Man Peak. Shen Xiuhan specifically recognized that Xiao Wu resembled the patriarch; the resemblance alone does not establish their exact relationship. 312

His reborn infant appearance has not yet been described. 343

Personality

Xiao Wu is bold, open-minded, and generous in friendship. He readily accepts sincere companions, admires people who respect boundaries, and regards Shen Xiuhan, Han Li, Ji Ning, and Wang Lin as worthy brothers. 97 123

He is fiercely protective of Xiao Wen and takes responsibility for those close to him. When the Wang Family threatens Xiao Wen and Song Huatang, Xiao Wu accepts an unfavorable bargain rather than abandon them. 318

Even while facing a seemingly inevitable death, Xiao Wu remains dignified and selfless. His farewell letter entrusts Xiao Wen and Song Huatang to Shen Xiuhan while warning Shen not to recklessly seek revenge against enemies beyond his strength. 317

His sense of justice is uncompromising. After learning that the White Family and Sunken Sword Dock refine abducted children into human pills, he gathers evidence, rallies allies, and leads a campaign to destroy the White Family’s power. 136 147 170 He can be ruthless toward active enemies, ordering that any White Family members who resist share the perpetrators’ guilt. 170

Despite his outward confidence and extraordinary fortune, Xiao Wu prepares contingencies rather than relying solely on destiny. His apparent compliance at Ape God Peak conceals an escape plan, and he sends Golden Tail away beforehand so it can find his companions and potentially save Xiao Wen. Even after being captured, he retains his composure and takes comfort in the possibility that his preparations may protect others. 319

As a teacher, he is direct and demanding. He bluntly calls Xiao Wen’s progress too slow, but patiently demonstrates the Mystic Eagle Stance and corrects his breathing and intent, helping him overcome longstanding bottlenecks. 80

Abilities & Skills

Destiny Child Fortune

In his former life, Xiao Wu was favored by the Fishing Sea Blessed Land and the Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell, causing opportunities and survivals that defied ordinary probability. 80 97

• Could sense fortune and calamity through fate warnings. 127 319
• Gained chance discoveries of treasure, cultivation manuals, medicinal resources, and ancient inheritances. 80
• Was selected by the Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell, an inheritance ritual artifact that nurtures a Destiny Child every eighty-one years. 98
• The bell could allow its Destiny Child holder to shatter the void and escape up to a thousand li. 273
• His fate sense could be obstructed: Marquis Boyuan’s Fool the Masses divine ability clouded his judgment and prevented him from fully recognizing Luo Tangyin’s hostile intentions. 190 322
• Even after his rebirth, Qi Xiao identifies him as possessing destiny and worthy of special cultivation. 343
• Qi Xiao states that the addition of the Jiang Clan bloodline to his destiny gives him extraordinary future prospects; this is an assessment of his potential, not a confirmed post-rebirth cultivation advancement. 343

Xiao Wu had nevertheless sensed that Luo Tangyin approached him with another purpose from their first meeting aboard the Luo Family’s ship. His initial suspicion did not prevent him from trusting and favoring her, and her participation in his refinement revealed the full extent of her betrayal. 170 190 322

Divine Ape Battle Treading Void Profound Codex

In his former life, Xiao Wu possessed the direct-lineage divine ability art of Sea-Fishing Tower’s Ape God Peak. 97

• Giant Ape Heaven-Shaking Art — a subordinate cultivation art derived from the Profound Codex; reached major achievement by the time he met Shen Xiuhan. 97 321
• Vajra Ape Bone — a body-tempering art derived from the Profound Codex; reached perfection. 97 321
• Lesser Ape Force — cultivated to perfection. 97
• Nine Transformations of the Lesser Ape — cultivated to major achievement. 97
• Divine Ape True Qi — excelled at explosive leaps and bursts of movement; Xiao Wu pushed it beyond its limits while attempting to flee Ape God Peak. 319
• His true qi could temporarily shield him from extreme heat, but it could not provide the complete protective qi available at the middle stage of Transformative Force. 321
• The Jade Disc containing the Profound Codex was later found concealed in the abandoned White Family Mine after Xiao Wu’s death. 345
• Shen Xiuhan’s examination revealed that the Codex originated as a Demon Race technique forcibly extracted from an ancient Ape Demon, rather than a martial scripture originally created by a human expert. 345
• The inheritance’s higher-level path includes the Gang Force-tier Ape Demon Body and ultimately the divine ability Heaven-Dueling Firmament, which combines spell and body cultivation and can evade Destiny Divine Abilities. Xiao Wu is not shown attaining either of these higher abilities. 346

After recovering Xiao Wu’s inheritance, Shen Xiuhan used deduction and Medicine Buddha Glazed Blood to develop the Vajra Wisdom King Technique. This Buddhist-demonic synthesis belongs to Shen Xiuhan’s subsequent cultivation and is not an ability Xiao Wu demonstrated. 346

Mystic Eagle Stance

In his former life, Xiao Wu observed Xiao Wen’s incomplete practice, reverse-engineered its breathing method, and achieved perfected mastery in less than a month. 80

• Reached great mastery in just over ten days and perfected mastery roughly a week later. 80
• Used the stance’s breathing and intent principles to instruct Xiao Wen. 80
• Displayed a sharp, domineering aura likened to a diving eagle when performing the stance. 80

Investigation and Leadership

Xiao Wu combined daring infiltration with decisive organization.

• Used a secret art to infiltrate a fishing island and personally witnessed Bai Jing and Bai Xi'an refining abducted children into human pills. 136
• Obtained detailed records of the White Family’s child-abduction network across several counties. 170
• Presented a booklet obtained from Bai Jixia, head of the White Family’s External Affairs Hall, to his assembled allies as evidence that the recorded transactions concerned living people. 146
• Identified Bai Qingcang’s absence as the opening needed to attack the White Estate and expose its crimes publicly. 147
• Personally executed White Family head Bai Benji, killed Elder Bai Futai and Dong Wu, and then moved to rescue surviving children from Fishing Island. 177
• Severely injured White Family retainer Chen Qiyuan during the same operation. 177
• Exposed the Wang Family’s long-running practice of planting disciples in martial schools and directing promising warriors into the Dragon Cavalry Army as part of its effort to locate and control him. 317

Equipment, Weapons & Companions

• Ancient Jade Disc — Unearthed by Xiao Wu in the White Family mine; granted him an inherited cultivation method and can be activated with force. It was later found concealed in the abandoned mine with the Divine Ape Battle Treading Void Profound Codex, Origin Stones, and a letter from Xiao Wu’s elder brother. 80 170 345
• Spear — Xiao Wu’s preferred weapon in his former life. His use of a spear was one reason he gave the sword cultivator’s spirit sword and legacy to Ji Ning instead of retaining them. 80
• Ape God Peak Master’s Command Token — Opens Ape God Peak’s mountain-protecting formation and reveals Ape God Mountain’s Flying Spring Cave. 319
• Azure Feather Wind-Escape Talisman — A fourth-rank escape talisman Xiao Wu used with Divine Ape True Qi during his attempted flight to Flying Spring Cave. 319
• Four Seas Heartlink Disc — Xiao Wu gave Shen Xiuhan a linked disc for emergency contact, then later entrusted him with its master disc. 98 270
• Golden-Tailed Rat — His intelligent spirit pet and treasure-seeking companion. It alerted him when its stolen treasure was found, detected the Inkbone Black Carp’s aura, and introduced Xiao Wu to Shen Xiuhan. During the Blessed Land crisis, it carried Xiao Wu’s farewell letter to Shen Xiuhan; it later guided Shen to the Jade Disc concealed in the White Family Mine. 80 97 136 317 345
• Concealed Mine Refuge — A formation-protected stone chamber inside the abandoned White Family Mine held his inheritance and Origin Stones. The letter recovered there disclosed an Origin Stone Mine beneath the former iron mine and advised preserving the Xiao family’s bloodline rather than seeking revenge against overwhelming enemies. 345

Golden Tail later demonstrated halting human speech, repeatedly naming the White Family Mine to guide Shen Xiuhan there. It also knew how to pass through the concealed formation at the refuge’s entrance. After Shen recovered the inheritance and completed his body-tempering deduction, the rat departed with him on his shoulder. 345 346

Relationships

• Xiao Wen — Younger brother. Xiao Wu taught him martial arts, funded his apprenticeship through mine labor, and later accepted the Wang Family’s coercive terms to protect him. Before his presumed death, he asked Shen Xiuhan to protect Xiao Wen if he still lived. Xiao Wen later expressed his desire to accompany Shouchong to Yan Kingdom and cultivate Buddhist teachings so he could avenge his brother. 80 97 317 318 339
• Shen Xiuhan — Friend and trusted ally. Xiao Wu values Shen Xiuhan’s discretion, gives him a Four Seas Heartlink Disc, and entrusts Xiao Wen’s future to him before entering the Blessed Land. Shen Xiuhan later uses Soul Return to restore Xiao Wu’s soul after his death. Their friendship also rests on Shen’s earlier generosity toward Xiao Wen: Xiao Wen sometimes brought Shen’s gifted meat flatbreads back to the mine to share with Xiao Wu. Shen subsequently recovers Xiao Wu’s concealed inheritance with Golden Tail’s help. 97 98 270 327 343 345
• Ji Ning — Close friend. Xiao Wu gave Ji Ning a fallen sword cultivator’s spirit sword and inheritance, then later fought alongside him against the White Family. The cave discovery occurred while Xiao Wu and Han Li were returning from a hunt intended to obtain a treasure-beast hide for Ji Ning’s birthday gift. 80 147
• Han Li — Early friend and ally who recounts Xiao Wu’s extraordinary fortune; joins Xiao Wu’s plan against the White Family. 80 147
• Han Huiwan — Recognized the descriptions of Xiao Wu’s fortune and martial constitution as matching the Destiny Children recorded in an ancient scroll she had read in Xinyi Prefecture. 80
• Song Huatang — Ally in the campaign against the White Family. His safety is one of the conditions Xiao Wu demands from the Wang Family. The Han Clan later identifies him as Xiao Wu’s subordinate and seeks to exploit their connection. 147 290 318
• Wang Lin — Friend with Dragon Cavalry Army connections. Xiao Wu seeks Wang Lin’s assistance in finding a temporary refuge after the White Family operation. 145 216
• Luo Tangyin — Initially approached Xiao Wu warmly, but was secretly placed beside him by the Hanging Mirror Office to monitor him. She later helps accelerate his refinement within the pill cauldron. Xiao Wu had previously shared a romantic relationship with her; after his rebirth into the imperial family, she may become his sister-in-law through Jiang Su. He had sensed another purpose behind her approach from their first meeting, but did not fully recognize her hostility. 99 190 322 343
• Wang Xuanliang and Wang Xuanyang — Wang Family adversaries who exploit Xiao Wen and Song Huatang to force Xiao Wu’s breakthrough, then betray him at Ape God Peak. Wang Xuanliang captures Xiao Wu with the Grand Thearch Dragon-Binding Lock, while Wang Xuanyang is trapped alongside him in the Profoundfire Void-Refining Cauldron. 318 319 321
• Wang Zhifan — Eastern Suppression General and a principal architect of the scheme against Xiao Wu. He arranged the Dragon Cavalry Martial Banquet to find the Fishing Sea Blessed Land’s Destiny Child and prepared the trap involving the Grand Thearch Dragon-Binding Lock. 127 316 317
• Blood Ascetic and Shou Bei — Blood Ascetic attempts to convert Xiao Wu on behalf of Subduing Dragon Temple’s long-term scheme; Shou Bei arranged for Xiao Wu to be targeted as a prospective Buddhist convert. 216 287
• Shouchong — Sent by Subduing Dragon Temple under the pretext of capturing Blood Ascetic, but actually tasked with finding an opportunity to convert Xiao Wu and take him to Yan Kingdom. After Xiao Wu’s death, he instead seeks to bring Xiao Wen back for Buddhist cultivation. 216 339
• Jiang Su — Great Qi’s Ninth Prince and one of the forces behind the plan to capture and refine Xiao Wu. Following Xiao Wu’s rebirth as Jiang Wu, Jiang Su becomes his blood-related elder brother. 317 343
• Consort Liu / Liu Yao'er — Mother of Xiao Wu’s reborn body and of Jiang Su. Xiao Wu returns to life as her second child. 343
• Jiang Yuanyu and Qi Xiao — Great Qi’s Yuan Emperor officially renamed and invested Xiao Wu as the Martial King, following Qi Xiao’s decree acknowledging the circumstances and promise of his rebirth. 343
• Xiao Feng — Founding patriarch of Sea-Fishing Tower and creator of the Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell. Xiao Wu bears a striking resemblance to his portrait, though their exact familial relationship has not been established. 273 312
• Situ Bin — Baleful Yin Sect altar master who pursues Xiao Wu toward Ape God Island and contests the Wang Family’s control of the island’s treasures and the Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell. 308 316 321

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dragon Cavalry Martial Banquet

Xiao Wu enters the Dragon Cavalry Martial Banquet seeking the Dragonblood Essence-Infusion Pool. He defeats two renowned Dark Force martial artists in succession, becoming the tournament’s most celebrated competitor and drawing the Wang Family’s attention. 99 123 127

Wang Xuanyang warmly approaches him and offers to host a drinking gathering despite having his own limelight eclipsed. Shen Xiuhan subsequently learns that Wang Zhifan arranged the tournament specifically to locate the Fishing Sea Blessed Land’s Destiny Child, revealing that this apparent friendliness serves a concealed purpose. 123 127

During cultivation in the Dragonblood Essence-Infusion Pool, Xiao Wu opens his seventh aperture and reaches major Dark Force accomplishment. When the pool’s blood qi thins unexpectedly, he laments that it cannot fully support his talent and later congratulates Shen Xiuhan on reaching Dark Force. 134 135

White Family Exposé

After discovering the White Family’s human-pill operation, Xiao Wu gathers allies—including Shen Xiuhan, Xiao Wen, Song Huatang, Ji Ning, Han Li, and Luo Tangyin—and prepares a strike during Bai Qingcang’s absence. 136 147 The operation eliminates White Family leadership and exposes its crimes, but forces Xiao Wu and his companions to leave Longcloud County to avoid retaliation. 177 184

His investigation includes obtaining the External Affairs Hall’s records and presenting them at a gathering in Drunken Immortal Tower. He assigns himself the task of killing Bai Benji and agrees to leave Bai Fufeng to Shen Xiuhan, whose younger sister had previously been targeted by Bai Fufeng. 145 146 147 170

After departing with Xiao Wen, Song Huatang, and the others, Xiao Wu sends Shen Xiuhan a letter explaining that remaining in Longcloud could expose their friends and fellow townsmen to Bai Qingcang’s retaliation. He also asks Shen to return in four months, when a major opportunity—the opening of the Fishing Sea Blessed Land—will await him. 184

Dragon Cavalry Army and Fate Manipulation

Xiao Wu enters the Dragon Cavalry Army with Xiao Wen and Song Huatang, placing himself beneath the Wang Family’s influence. 216 His fate repeatedly warns that advancing into Transformative Force will result in his death, so he suppresses his cultivation despite reaching Dark Force completion. 216 Unknown to him, Fool the Masses has obscured his fate sense and judgment. 190

Subduing Dragon Temple also attempts to draw him into its own scheme. Shou Bei uses the Destiny Mystic Method Heart Stupa Edict to investigate the blessed land and judges Xiao Wu’s bold, decisive temperament suitable for the temple’s Buddhist teachings. Blood Ascetic’s presence at Sunken Sword Dock and Shouchong’s mission to capture him are arranged to create an opportunity to convert Xiao Wu. 216

Fishing Sea Blessed Land

Before entering the Blessed Land, Xiao Wu gives Shen Xiuhan the master Four Seas Heartlink Disc and asks him to care for Xiao Wen if he does not return. 270 The Wang Family later threatens Xiao Wen and Song Huatang, forcing Xiao Wu to break through and use the Ape God Peak Master’s Command Token to open the formation. 318 319

Xiao Wu’s confidence initially rests on reaching the Sea-Fishing Pureheart Bell, whose ability to shatter the void offers a possible escape. Before his capture, he sends Golden Tail away as a contingency for protecting Xiao Wen and delivers a farewell letter through it. Shen Xiuhan resolves to intervene despite intelligence judging Xiao Wu’s predicament to have “ten deaths and no life.” 273 317 319

Xiao Wu refuses to accept verbal promises alone, requiring martial oaths that the Wang Family and its employees will not harm Xiao Wen or Song Huatang. Once the formation opens, he immediately acts on a fate warning, combines his Azure Feather Wind-Escape Talisman with Divine Ape True Qi, and races toward Flying Spring Cave. Overdriving his true qi increases his speed but tears at his meridians. 318 319

Wang Xuanliang immediately betrays him with the Grand Thearch Dragon-Binding Lock, and Xiao Wu is eventually trapped with Wang Xuanyang in the Profoundfire Void-Refining Cauldron. 319 321 Luo Tangyin increases the cauldron’s fire with Fusang Red Sandalwood; Xiao Wu is refined into pill liquid, leaving no body behind. 322 324 Shen Xiuhan subsequently uses his system’s Soul Return function on Xiao Wu, whose successful rebirth is later confirmed. 327 328 343

The Fusang Red Sandalwood reduces the required refinement time from at least one stick of incense to approximately the time needed to drink a cup of tea, leaving Shen Xiuhan unable to prevent Xiao Wu’s physical destruction. 324

Rebirth as Martial King

Xiao Wu’s soul is reborn as Consort Liu’s second child in Great Qi. Qi Xiao declares that his return occurred through the arrangements of Heavenly-Ren Profound-Hidden Sea-Covering True Lord and recognizes his exceptional destiny. 343

Yuan Emperor Jiang Yuanyu changes his surname to Jiang, gives him the name Jiang Wu, grants him Cangzhou as a fief, and bestows the title of Martial King. His rebirth also makes Jiang Su—the prince whose faction helped engineer his death—his blood-related elder brother. 343

Qi Xiao’s decree emphasizes the combination of Xiao Wu’s destiny and his new Jiang Clan bloodline, directing that he receive special attention in cultivation. Luo Tangyin’s association with Jiang Su also creates the possibility that Xiao Wu’s former lover and betrayer will become his sister-in-law. 343

Recovery of the Concealed Inheritance

After the blessed land crisis, Golden Tail leads Shen Xiuhan to the abandoned White Family Mine and reveals a formation-protected chamber containing Origin Stones, a letter, and Xiao Wu’s Jade Disc. The discovery exposes both the hidden Origin Stone Mine beneath the iron mine and the Divine Ape Battle Treading Void Profound Codex left behind there. Shen chooses to keep the mine secret pending further investigation. 345

The recovered inheritance continues to influence Shen Xiuhan’s growth after Xiao Wu’s rebirth. Studying its Demon Race origins and body-tempering methods, Shen deduces a new cultivation path and combines Vajra Ape Bone with Medicine Buddha Glazed Blood to create the Gang Force-tier Vajra Wisdom King Technique. This development extends the legacy of Xiao Wu’s inheritance without establishing any new advancement for Xiao Wu himself. 345 346

Notable Quotes

“Uphold the righteous path! Exterminate the evil fiends!” 147

“Since awakening my destiny, though only a little over a year has passed, Xiao Wu has been honored beyond measure to meet brothers such as you in this brief time. This life may not have been earth-shaking, but I have no regrets.” 317

“Empty words are no proof. Forgive Xiao for not trusting Wang Family people.” 318

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