Zhi An

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhi An (执安)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy; Sun Moon Empire tournament team 37 72
Occupation/Role	Soul Master, Soul Engineer, and Xuan Xiao's clone/protector 37 51 130
Martial Soul	Soul-Calming Sword — also called the Soul Suppressor and Guardian Sword 36 112 130
First Appearance	Chapter 36 36

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul King — Rank 51	37	Displayed two purple and three black Soul Rings while applying for special admission to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy. 37
Soul Emperor — six rings	86	Fused a 180,000-year torso bone to break through before the tournament; his sixth Soul Ring was later identified as a hundred-thousand-year Golden Tortoiseshell ring. 86 111
Soul Emperor — Level 61	112	Publicly revealed himself as a Level 61 defense-type Battle Soul Emperor. 112

Background / History

Zhi An is an independently minded clone of Xuan Xiao. Xuan Xiao deliberately retained this personality because Zhi An is more composed and rational, serving as someone who can restrain Xuan Xiao's impulsiveness and identify flaws in his plans. Despite this independence, Xuan Xiao remains the controlling main body due to the Soul-Calming Sword's nature. 51

He first traveled to the abandoned Jialing Pass to retrieve the remnant souls of powerful figures from ten thousand years earlier. Using a compass and the Soul-Calming Sword, he collected the souls associated with the Sword, Bone, Angel, Rakshasa, and Golden Crocodile legacies; five gemstones on his sword subsequently lit up. 36

Following Xuan Xiao's assignment, Zhi An entered Bright Capital and sought enrollment at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy, intending to help deal a critical blow to Shrek Academy. His five-ring cultivation immediately earned him special admission. 36 He convinced Jing Hongchen to accept him by presenting himself as a member of an ancient hidden family and arguing that Soul Tools represented the future beyond the current limits of Soul Master cultivation. 37

Appearance

Zhi An is a black-haired, black-eyed boy who appears around twelve years old. He carries the Soul-Calming Sword on his back and moves with an unusually steady, martial bearing. 36

• Black hair and black eyes. 36
• Usually carries a silver-white sword with a gold-patterned hilt and nine embedded gemstones. 36
• His composed presence has been compared to that of a veteran general rather than an ordinary child. 72

Personality

Zhi An is level-headed, calculating, and notably more cautious than Xuan Xiao. He warns Xuan Xiao about the political consequences of acquiring the Hurricane Giant Tower and is regularly relied upon to manage outside affairs while Xuan Xiao prepares larger schemes. 51 102

He is fiercely protective of Xuan Xiao, viewing that duty as both his mission and destiny. However, he openly admits that protecting Xuan Xiao in danger does not prevent him from wanting to beat him up when no danger is present. 130

His restraint has limits. Zhi An can be blunt, violent-tempered, and prone to extravagant displays, such as threatening Xiao Hongchen over pill use or making an impulsive seven-million-per-bottle wine offer to an audience. 41 114 He is also unafraid to provoke powerful enemies or publicly challenge revered historical narratives. 103 147

Abilities & Skills

Soul-Calming Sword

Zhi An's defense-type Martial Soul is a sword and scabbard combination. The scabbard nurtures the blade while concealing his true strength. 37

• The hilt contains nine gemstones, each serving as an independent space capable of housing and nurturing a soul. 38
• The souls' available strength is restricted by Zhi An's own cultivation; when he was a Soul King, they could only use Soul King-level power. 38
• Zhi An had never fully drawn the sword since awakening it, nurturing its sword intent for six years. 113
• A partial draw released enough sword aura to subdue Aoyu Academy's team without a full strike. 113
• Seven inherent soul skills of the Soul-Calming Sword remained unrevealed during the tournament. 157

Soul Summoning

The souls housed within the sword can be summoned as combatants.

• Qian Renxue — the Angel God; used to demonstrate Zhi An's threat during his academy admission test. 38
• Chen Xin — the Sword Douluo; acts as both a summoned ally and a swordsmanship mentor. 112 113
• Gu Rong — the Bone Douluo; summoned alongside Chen Xin in battle. 96 123
• Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo — identified among the souls represented by the sword's gemstones. 96
• The summons do not count as additional tournament competitors because they are treated as part of Zhi An's Martial Soul. 157

Defensive Swordsmanship

Zhi An specializes in defense, redirection, and precise counterattacks rather than direct offense.

• Deflected a Mighty Vajra Bear strike with his scabbard without moving from his position. 113
• Defeated two Aoyu Academy opponents using only the scabbard. 113
• Controls his strikes precisely enough to punish Xiao Hongchen painfully without causing muscular or skeletal injury. 51

Ring Detonation After Ring Fusion

Zhi An can perform Ring Detonation after Ring Fusion, a technique identified as a Clear Sky Sect secret art.

• Used the technique against Tang Yin before releasing a hundred-meter sword-light strike. 161
• The resulting attack exceeded the power of an ordinary Titled Douluo. 161

Golden Tortoise Escapes Its Shell

A soul bone escape skill granted by Zhi An's Golden Tortoiseshell right leg soul bone. 91

• Allows unrestricted teleportation rather than limiting him to a domain. 91
• Replaced the soul bone's original two abilities with a single escape ability. 91

Sun-Moon Divine Needles

Zhi An uses a customized enhanced version of the Sun God Needle to compensate for his defensive specialization. 130

• Consists of a golden ring and a silver ring used together as a high-output Soul Tool. 130 147
• Has improved charging, endurance, and firing capability over the standard design. 130
• Can fire instantly at close range. 147
• Instantly killed two Titled Douluo during the confrontation over the Dragon Pill. 147

Invocation

Zhi An has invoked powerful external figures through chants and talismans.

• Summoned the God of Wealth, Xuantan, with a talisman, resulting in a flood of gold bricks. 145
• Called Morax during an encirclement by Mu En, Xuan Zi, Niu Tian, and Er Ming; Morax's spear blocked their incoming attacks. 147

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soul-Calming Sword / Soul Suppressor — defensive sword Martial Soul with nine soul-housing gemstones. 36 38
• Golden Tortoiseshell right leg soul bone — grants Golden Tortoise Escapes Its Shell. 91
• Golden Armored Earth Dragon torso bone — 180,000-year soul bone fused before his Soul Emperor breakthrough. 73 86
• Sun-Moon Divine Needles — custom offensive Soul Tool forged from Thousand-Forged Grade One metal. 130
• Soul-searching compass — used to locate high-level remnant souls at Jialing Pass. 36
• Space Talisman — enabled immediate travel from Jialing Pass to Bright Capital. 36

Relationships

• Xuan Xiao — Main body and the person Zhi An is destined to protect; they cooperate closely, though Zhi An frequently complains about handling Xuan Xiao's messes. 51 102 130
• Jing Hongchen — Headmaster who recognized Zhi An's value and welcomed him into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy. 37 38
• Xiao Hongchen — Teammate and frequent target of Zhi An's harsh guidance, especially over his reliance on pills. 41 73
• Meng Hongchen — Teammate who is curious about Zhi An's grudge against Xuan Xiao. 90
• Chen Xin — Summoned Sword Douluo who evaluates and guides Zhi An's swordsmanship. 112 113
• Gu Rong — Summoned Bone Douluo who entrusts Yan Feng to Zhi An. 104 105
• Tang Yin — Hostile rival repeatedly provoked by Zhi An's public revelations and battlefield victories. 103 161
• Morax — Powerful summoned ally who intervened when Zhi An was surrounded by four transformed opponents. 147

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jialing Pass and Sun Moon Enrollment

Zhi An collected five ancient remnant souls at Jialing Pass, then entered the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy under special admission. His summoning of Qian Renxue convinced Jing Hongchen that he was an asset the academy needed to secure. 36 38

Hurricane Giant Tower Preparation

As part of the Sun Moon delegation training at the Hurricane Giant Tower, Zhi An explained its trial structure, cultivated to Soul Emperor, and briefed his team on Xuan Xiao's known capabilities. 72 86

Continental Tournament

Zhi An fought alone against Aoyu Academy to preserve his team's strength for Shrek. He revealed his defensive Soul-Calming Sword, defeated opponents with his scabbard, and exposed the six-year sword-nurturing method that made his partial draw overwhelming. 111 112 113

He later fought Tang Yin using Ring Detonation after Ring Fusion, leaving Tang Yin unable to withstand the resulting sword strike. 161

Conflict with Shrek

Zhi An publicly exposed information about Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Shrek's historical figures, with Di Tian endorsing his claims. The disclosures intensified public hostility toward Shrek Academy. 103 115

Dragon Pill Auction and Encirclement

After winning the Icefire Dragon Pill auction by lighting three Heavenly Lanterns, Zhi An was pursued by Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect. He used the Sun-Moon Divine Needles to kill two Titled Douluo, then summoned Morax against the remaining attackers. 145 146 147

Notable Quotes

“My sword is called Soul-Calming, also known as the Guardian Sword. And the person I must protect is Xuan Xiao. That is my mission, and also my destiny.” 130

“Our family has never worshipped gods, nor have we ever relied on gods. We only believe in ourselves.” 102

“When danger comes, I have to stand in front of him and take the blows for him. That is my responsibility.” 130

Trivia

• Zhi An claimed to rank in his family's “top three,” despite there being only two members in the younger generation. 41
• His boastful offer to pay seven million for every bottle of millennium-aged wine consumed by the audience left him financially responsible when the crowd took him seriously. 114
• He regards Xuan Xiao as both someone he must protect and someone he would like to beat up if he ever becomes strong enough. 130