Fang Xiong
Star Martial Pinnacle
Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Fang Xiong (方雄) |
| Alias(es) | Red River Blade Maniac 56 |
| Species/Race | Biohuman 6 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Jiangcheng No. 2 High School Martial Arts Class; former Huaying Martial University student; former Divine Weapons Valley disciple 1 60 295 |
| Occupation/Role | Martial arts instructor; Chen Yu's teacher and mentor 1 59 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Limit Break Fourth Turn | 49 | Reached this realm in his youth through the Invincible Path; despite spending another two years attempting it, he failed to attain Limit Break Fifth Turn. 97 |
| Star Sea Realm | 295 | Reached the Star Sea Realm 235 years after joining Divine Weapons Valley, an advancement recorded in his Blade Stele imprint. 295 |
Background / History
Fang Xiong is a Biohuman who overcame the limited resources and discrimination associated with his background to leave Crimson Radiance Star and establish a name for himself in the Demon Mountain Starfield. There, he earned the title Red River Blade Maniac through decades of combat. 6 56 59
At the height of his rise, Fang Xiong provoked a powerful force within the Demon Mountain Starfield. According to Huaying principal Mo Peifeng, the consequences effectively turned Crimson Radiance Star into Fang Xiong's prison; his enemies could potentially determine the planet's fate with a single decision. 56 59 The Wang Family serves an unnamed lord as a watchdog against Fang Xiong, making the family one of the threats connected to his past. 127
Despite this confinement, Fang Xiong became an instructor at Jiangcheng No. 2 High School. He repeatedly selected Chen Yu as a sparring partner for individual instruction, recognizing potential in the impoverished Biohuman student before Chen Yu's rise. 1 2 After Chen Yu defeated Xiao Feng, Fang Xiong became increasingly invested in his development, offering cultivation resources, employment connections, practical guidance, and protection from the Enforcement Bureau. 6 13 18 19
Fang Xiong initially avoided becoming Chen Yu's official mentor because their similar backgrounds and saber talent risked drawing the attention of his enemies. When Huaying Martial University refused to assign Chen Yu a mentor over those fears, Fang Xiong accepted responsibility and formally took Chen Yu as his student. 56 59
Fang Xiong was formerly a disciple of Divine Weapons Valley. A blade-technique imprint he left in the sect's Blade Stele records that he entered the Star Sea Realm in 235 years, only several decades slower than the sect's record-holder Gu Changtian. 295 The imprint also reveals the ruthless, battle-hardened side of Fang Xiong's past: after roaming the Starsea, he developed a blade path centered upon killing. 295 296
Although he was believed to have fallen to the Aperture Opening Realm, Fang Xiong has concealed far more of his strength and circumstances than he reveals publicly. 97 153 After Chen Yu departed with Divine Weapons Valley, Fang Xiong privately resolved to advance to the Star Lord realm as quickly as possible, intending to draw the attention of his enemies away from Chen Yu. 204 As Chen Yu's reputation and the danger around his impending challenge to He Suo grow, Fang Xiong continues preparing to divert attention from his student. 299
Personality
Fang Xiong is blunt, observant, and deeply protective of talented Biohumans. His own experience makes him especially sympathetic to Chen Yu's lack of resources, while Xiao Feng's open discrimination against Biohumans earns Fang Xiong's clear dislike. 1 6
He combines a casual, teasing manner with serious caution. Fang Xiong regularly deflates Chen Yu's confidence by stressing the vastness of the starry sky, but his warnings are rooted in concern: he repeatedly advises Chen Yu not to overreach in Limit-Breaking cultivation or bind himself to exploitative factions for short-term gain. 28 48 107 152
Fang Xiong deliberately respects Chen Yu's secrets, refusing to force explanations for the latter's extraordinary growth. He expects the same discretion in return and openly maintains secrets of his own. 27 108 184 Beneath his restraint, he remains proud of his former reputation and hopes Chen Yu can surpass the limits that stopped him. 59 97
Despite being overwhelmed by Chen Yu's Ninefold Limit Break and other impossible advancements, Fang Xiong ultimately chooses to trust his disciple rather than investigate the source of those secrets. 184 He accepts responsibility for the dangers Chen Yu faces because of their association and is willing to risk his own future to protect him from the enemies of his past. 204 299
Abilities & Skills
Blade Technique Grandmaster
Fang Xiong possesses the Blade Technique Grandmaster talent, which grants extraordinary saber comprehension and the special ability Blade Eye. Chen Yu's replicated version of the talent amplified blade-technique comprehension two hundredfold and allowed him to perceive the flow of force. 1 3
- Earned the title Red River Blade Maniac through his saber arts in the Demon Mountain Starfield. 56 59
- Can identify flaws in a student's techniques and provide combat-specific corrections during sparring. 1
- Recognizes the signs of an Innate Blade Bone and can teach methods to suppress its visible blade-like aura. 183 185 186
Blood Battle Nine Transformations
Fang Xiong possesses and teaches the Blood Battle Nine Transformations, a Limit-Breaking cultivation technique whose ultimate limit is Ninefold Limit Break. 36 50
- Taught the technique to Chen Yu after warning him of its risks and requiring secrecy. 36
- Understands the escalating difficulty and resource demands of each additional Limit Break turn. 48
- Repeatedly cautions Chen Yu that pursuing Ninefold Limit Break without sufficient prospects can waste a martial artist's best years. 48 152
Blood Thunder Three Slashes
After formally accepting Chen Yu as his student, Fang Xiong passed down the blood-and-qi saber art Blood Thunder Three Slashes. 59
- Thunderous Fury — the first slash taught to Chen Yu upon his formal apprenticeship. 59
- Flash Thunder — the second slash; a faster, more concealed attack that can be used for silent assassination, but requires substantial qi and blood. 97
- Blood Thunder — the final slash and its associated Martial Intent; Fang Xiong explains that its core insight cannot be conveyed through words alone. 108
- Warned Chen Yu that cultivating incompatible blood-and-qi martial arts could require comprehending mutually repelling Martial Intents. 98
Ten Thousand Kills
Fang Xiong created the blade technique Ten Thousand Kills, which is preserved as a blade-technique divine essence in Divine Weapons Valley's Blade Stele. 295
- The technique embodies Fang Xiong's single-minded realization of “kill” after his years roaming the Starsea. 295
- Its killing intent is sufficiently intense to endanger practitioners with weak resolve and continued to influence Chen Yu even after the Blade Stele imprint dissipated. 295 296
- Chen Yu assessed the imprint as proof that Fang Xiong had been an exceptionally powerful Star Sea Realm martial artist. 296
Cultivation Insight
Fang Xiong has extensive knowledge of cultivation methods, martial realms, talent, and the wider starry sky. He can perceive Chen Yu's concealed cultivation foundation through physical contact and claims that no one else on Crimson Radiance or New Moon can see through Chen Yu's disguise. 96 107 108
- Recognized Chen Yu's Limit-Breaking progress and advised him to conceal any advancement beyond the publicly known Fourth Turn. 107 108
- Passed on the Heavenly Circuit Stellar Aperture Guide, an inheritance capable of opening up to 10,800 Stellar Apertures. 150 151
- Retained the guide's Inheritance Jade for nearly a century while attempting to fulfill its previous owner's condition of finding someone with a Heavenly Circuit Body. 151
- Explained the existence and hierarchy of Mortal Weapons, Spirit Treasures, Mystic Treasures, and Grand Treasures. 185
- Instructed Chen Yu to conceal his Ninefold Limit Break until Fang Xiong resolves his enemies or Chen Yu enters the Battle of Myriad Stars. 186
- Identified Divine Weapons Valley's Weapon Mound as a major opportunity and advised Chen Yu to display an appropriate degree of talent to secure the sect's protection and resources. 185
Invincible Path
Fang Xiong previously walked the Invincible Path himself, using its accumulated momentum to reach Limit Break Fourth Turn. 97 107
- Devised the same route for Chen Yu as a way to accelerate his breakthrough. 97
- Personally sought approval from Scarlet Radiance's thirty-six Martial Universities. 98 99
- Persuaded thirty-one universities to support Chen Yu by emphasizing the threat posed by Xiang Longyin and the strategic value of controlling the Star Realm. 99
Equipment / Items
- Dragon-Tiger Grand Pill — A rare New Moon medicinal treasure Fang Xiong received from Luo Tianming after doing him a major favor; he gifted it to Chen Yu when Chen Yu publicly reached Limit Break Fourth Turn. 107
- Heavenly Circuit Inheritance Jade — A single-use jade containing the complete Heavenly Circuit Stellar Aperture Guide, which Fang Xiong retained for decades before passing it to Chen Yu. 151
Relationships
- Chen Yu — Student and eventual formal disciple. Fang Xiong supports his cultivation, shields him from political dangers, and entrusts him with multiple high-level techniques and inheritances. 6 59 150 185 Fang Xiong regards Chen Yu's rapid rise with pride and intends to become strong enough to protect him from the consequences of Fang Xiong's past conflicts. 204 299
- Xiao Feng — Former student. Fang Xiong openly disciplines Xiao Feng and is pleased when his discriminatory behavior toward Biohumans results in humiliation. 1 6
- Mo Peifeng — Huaying Martial University's principal. Mo Peifeng assisted Fang Xiong in convening the meeting needed to establish Chen Yu's Invincible Path. 56 98
- Luo Tianming — New Moon's Luo Ming's father. Fang Xiong once did him a major favor, for which Luo Tianming gave him a Dragon-Tiger Grand Pill. 107
- Wang Beixuan — Adversarial connection through the Wang Family, which serves a mysterious lord assigned to monitor Fang Xiong. 127 Chen Yu later leaves the Wang Family's matter for Fang Xiong to handle, wary of disrupting Fang Xiong's plans. 236
- Divine Weapons Valley — Fang Xiong was once a disciple of the sect and left behind a Star Sea Realm blade-technique imprint in its Blade Stele. 295
Notable Quotes
“This starry sky is vast enough to accommodate every genius and every secret.” 108
“You can be arrogant, but at crucial moments, you must know what to give up.” 48
Trivia
- Fang Xiong considers Red River Blade Maniac an impressive title, while Chen Yu finds it overly foolish-sounding. 59
- Chen Yu's Talent Insight failed to assess Fang Xiong's talent quality, leading Chen Yu to infer that Fang Xiong possesses at least one talent above Red quality. 204
- Chen Yu later speculates that Fang Xiong's unidentifiable talent may be a fortune-related talent and that Fang Xiong could be the “Son of Fortune” of the Demon Mountain Starfield; this remains unconfirmed. 296