Ye An

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ye An (叶安)
Alias(es)	Xiao An; Young Sect Master
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Body Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Du Busi's disciple; designated Young Sect Master of the Body Sect; advocate for the Body Sect's Soul Tool development 2 24 138 139
Status	Active; five-ring Soul King; leading the Body Sect's initial Soul Tool modernization efforts 97 138 139
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Twin Body Martial Soul awakening	1	Awakened the White Bone and Heart Martial Souls; the former was initially mistaken for an Evil Martial Soul.
First Soul Ring	13	Absorbed a millennium Razorbone Earth Dragon Soul Ring, accomplishing an unprecedented first millennium ring.
Rank 30 / two-ring cultivation	16 17	Reached Rank 30 before obtaining his third ring. His second ring came from a 6,500-year-old Square-Armored Bone Rhino.
Silver-Tier Second Awakening	18 19	Completed the White Bone Martial Soul's Second Awakening, greatly raising his physical and spiritual strength and granting full skeletal manipulation.
Unity of Heaven and Man	18 31	Reached the Body Sect secret art's initial state, allowing his body and senses to resonate with the environment.
Third Soul Ring	21	Absorbed a 16,000-year Lockbone Black Tortoise Soul Ring and gained Bone Vein Seal.
Fourth Soul Ring and External Soul Bone	51 52	Absorbed a ten-thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear Soul Ring and its right-palm External Soul Bone.
Rank 50	87 91	Reached Rank 50 with two purple and two black Soul Rings; his fifth ring is planned to be roughly fifty thousand years old.
Fifth Soul Ring and Bone-Suppressing Domain	97	Defeated the Zhenyue Bone Dragon with Jin Peng's assistance, absorbed its fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and gained Bone-Suppressing Domain.

Background

Ye An was born in Guler Village on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City. His father died to a wolf while hunting, and his mother died giving birth to him. Village Chief Mike took in the orphaned child, named him Ye An, and raised him as his grandson. Ye An retained memories of a previous life on Earth and recognized the world as the era of the Peerless Tang Clan. 1

At age six, Ye An awakened two Body Martial Souls: a scarlet Heart and White Bone patterns across his body. A visiting Soul Master mistook the latter for an Evil Martial Soul and intended to take Ye An to Heaven Dou City, but Du Busi intervened, correctly identified his exceptional talent, and accepted him as a disciple. 1 2

Du Busi brought Ye An to the Body Sect and began a demanding regimen of medicinal baths, whale glue, physical training, Hurricane Cave tempering, spiritual cultivation, and Martial Soul theory. Ye An was also designated the sect's future Young Sect Master. 5 8 15 24

While traveling with Du Busi, Ye An met Zhang Lexuan after the destruction of her family. He supported bringing her into the Body Sect, where she became his child bride and later fiancée. 3 4 20

After becoming a five-ring Soul King, Ye An traveled through the Sun Moon Empire with Zhang Lexuan to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult and seek a means of resolving the curse on his Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. The journey exposed him to the empire's advanced Soul Tool civilization and strengthened his conviction that the Body Sect had to modernize. 97 109 117 138

During this journey, Ye An rescued Ghost Nana and her family from the Holy Spirit Cult's control, freed Wen Shan and his parents from the Xishui Alliance, and returned to the Body Sect with Wen Shan and the Lan twins as new Body Martial Soul recruits. He subsequently presided over a sect meeting that approved the Body Sect's first Soul Tool development policy. 113 116 132 137 138 139

Appearance

By age nine, Ye An had grown tall and handsome, with a young man's bearing despite still being slightly shorter than Zhang Lexuan. His physique became heavily tempered through years of Body Sect training. 16

• When releasing the Heart Martial Soul, a scarlet heart phantom manifests at his chest, with golden radiance moving through its veins. 1 2
• When releasing the White Bone Martial Soul, jade-white bone patterns and sharp fingertip spikes appear across his body. 1 2
• After his Silver-Tier Second Awakening, his skeleton became lustrous, jade-white, and crystalline. 19
• He later gained sufficient control to release his White Bone Martial Soul without outwardly revealing bone patterns. 88
• The Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bone initially turned his right hand and part of his arm gold. 52

Personality

Ye An is intensely disciplined. During three years at the Body Sect, he maintained a routine of spiritual training, Hurricane Cave tempering, theoretical study, and nightly soul-power cultivation without relaxing for a day. 16

He is compassionate toward vulnerable people despite his pursuit of power. He insisted on burying villagers murdered by an Evil Soul Master, healed Huo Yuhao's injuries, and opposed the Shrek Inspection Corps' demand for Xiao Hu's immediate execution. 33 48 77

Ye An is also pragmatic and strategic. He studies other sects' techniques for ways to adapt them to his own Martial Souls, evaluates dangerous plans critically, and uses his understanding of Du Busi's protective nature to secure action against the Heavenly Dragon Sect. 53 63 67

His cultivation is driven partly by a desire to remain independent of Tang God-King's influence. 76

Ye An treats Body Martial Soul users as family rather than resources. Although Wen Shan offered his life in repayment for rescuing his parents, Ye An refused to accept the pledge and instead welcomed him as a brother in the Body Sect. 130 132

As the Young Sect Master, Ye An has become increasingly politically capable and forward-looking. He concealed the Body Sect's identity while dealing with Sun Moon imperial figures, rejected premature cooperation with Xu Tianzhao, and persuaded the sect to prepare for a future in which Soul Tools and declining Soul Beast populations reshape the continent. 119 133 138 139

Abilities & Skills

White Bone Martial Soul

A top-tier Body Martial Soul centered on Ye An's skeleton. It supports ranged attacks, close combat, control, defense, and the creation of bone weapons. 2 11

• Generates sharp bone spikes from his fingers and palms. 1 14
• After the Silver-Tier Second Awakening, he can manipulate every bone in his body and instantly form new bones as weapons. 19
• Can draw weapons such as bone blades and bone swords directly from his body. 19 37

Heart Martial Soul

Ye An's second Body Martial Soul has no attached Soul Rings as of his cultivation after returning from the Far North. Its defining trait is the production and control of immense blood and vitality. 76 98

• Activated in Hurricane Cave, transforming his heart into a furnace-like source of boiling blood and vitality that strengthened his body against astral winds. 10
• Helped protect his Spirit Sea during the mental pressure of the Silver-Tier Second Awakening. 18 76
• Forms the basis for his blood-and-vitality combat techniques. 76 88

Silver-Tier Second Awakening

Ye An completed a Silver-Tier Second Awakening of the White Bone Martial Soul at age nine, despite the process normally requiring greater preparation and being extremely dangerous. 17 18

• Greatly improved his physical strength, bone quality, and spiritual power. 18 19
• Expanded his Spirit Sea by more than double. 19
• Allowed him to meet the physical and spiritual requirements for a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring. 19

Razor Bone Thorn

First Soul Skill. Ye An releases sharp bone spikes for both long-range and close-range combat. 14

• Fires volleys of bone spikes from his palms at distant opponents. 14
• Grows hard bone spikes from his finger bones for melee combat. 14

White Bone Tempering

Second Soul Skill. Obtained from a 6,500-year-old Square-Armored Bone Rhino. 17

• Tempers the bones throughout Ye An's body. 17
• Raises all of his attributes by 150 percent. 17
• Can be combined with Unity of Heaven and Man for a substantial combat increase. 37

Bone Vein Seal

Third Soul Skill. Obtained from the 16,000-year Lockbone Black Tortoise. 21

• Requires close-range contact with the target. 22
• Seals soul-power circulation and interferes with the use of soul skills. 22
• Is particularly effective against Soul Bone abilities. 22

Bone-Cracking Starshatter

Fourth Soul Skill. A continuous close-combat offensive technique. 53

• Delivers consecutive punches whose power rises with each strike. 53
• Ignores physical defenses and soul-power shields of opponents at the same level. 53
• Retains some suppressive effect against stronger defenses, though with reduced results. 53

Bone-Suppressing Domain

Fifth Soul Skill. A domain-type ability obtained from Ye An's fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring. 97

• Acquired after Ye An absorbed the Soul Ring of the Zhenyue Bone Dragon. 97
• Its emergence established Ye An as a five-ring Soul King with a second domain-type ability alongside Dust in Harmony. 97

Myriad Bone Tremor

A self-created Soul Skill developed from Ye An's understanding of the White Bone Martial Soul and guidance from Body Sect elders. 32

• Releases a powerful vibration through his strikes. 32
• Can throw an opponent's soul power into chaos and interrupt an activated Soul Skill. 32
• Severely injured a five-ring Evil Soul Master before Ye An finished him with a bone blade. 32

Netherbone Purgatory

A terrain-dependent self-created Soul Skill that raises bones from the ground to trap and suppress enemies. 36

• Imprisoned the Star-Moon Twin-Headed Flood Dragon in a bone formation. 36
• Becomes more formidable in suitable terrain. 36
• Its effectiveness is reduced when the environment cannot support large-scale bone growth. 36

Withered Bones Bloom

A self-created healing Soul Skill. 48

• Healed Huo Yuhao's bone injuries after Dai Huabin's guards beat him. 48
• Demonstrates that Ye An's bone manipulation can restore damaged bones as well as create weapons. 48

Unity of Heaven and Man

The Body Sect's supreme secret art, which Ye An initially attained through pressure training and his Second Awakening. 17 18

• Deepens his perception of surrounding sounds, movement, terrain, and vibrations. 37
• Allows his breathing and body to merge with the environment, substantially increasing combat ability. 37
• Can stack with Heart-Stirring Divine Court. 88

Heart-Stirring Divine Court

A blood-and-vitality combat technique Ye An created around the unique strengths of his Heart Martial Soul. 88

• Converts his blood and vitality into enhanced speed, attack power, and defense. 88
• Requires a balance of essence, energy, and spirit. 88
• Its enhancement can be layered with Unity of Heaven and Man. 88

Heart-Stirring Divine Court: Dust in Harmony

An advanced, domain-type form of Heart-Stirring Divine Court. 90

• Creates a liquid crimson blood-energy field with a current radius of roughly five meters. 90
• Protects Ye An while disrupting the blood energy of enemies within the field. 90
• Can draw on affected enemies' blood energy to heal him. 90
• Its limited range is its principal known weakness. 90

White Jade Claw and Heaven-Rending Claw

Ye An's Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bone evolved through fusion with his bones and his study of Mysterious Jade Hand, becoming the White Jade Claw. 52 91

• Combines the Darkgolden Terrorclaw's sharpness and toughness with the regenerative traits of Ye An's bones. 91
• Retains traits of Mysterious Jade Hand. 91
• Heaven-Rending Claw can directly tear apart powerful attacks and may be capable of tearing through domains. 91
• Its extreme soul-power consumption makes it a trump card rather than a technique Ye An can use freely. 91

Soul Tool Strategy

Although not yet identified as a Soul Engineer himself, Ye An has developed a detailed understanding of the Sun Moon Empire's technological superiority and regards Soul Tool research as essential to the Body Sect's future. 117 138

• Recovered Soul Tools, Soul-Guided Metals, blueprints, and five Storage Soul Tools from the Aodu Merchant Association and Evil Soul Master organizations. 133 138
• Recognized Wen Shan's Soul Tool talent and arranged for him to have a dedicated workshop while continuing his Body Martial Soul cultivation. 134 137
• Led the Body Sect in approving Soul Tool development and a plan to recruit certified Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers. 138 139

Soul Rings

Ring	Soul Beast / Age	Soul Skill	Notes
First	Razorbone Earth Dragon; millennium	Razor Bone Thorn	A purple first ring, successfully absorbed without discomfort. 13 14
Second	Square-Armored Bone Rhino; 6,500 years	White Bone Tempering	Strengthens his skeleton and boosts all attributes by 150 percent. 17
Third	Lockbone Black Tortoise; 16,000 years	Bone Vein Seal	A black ring that provides high-level close-range control. 21 22
Fourth	Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear; roughly 30,000 years	Bone-Cracking Starshatter	A black ring acquired alongside an External Soul Bone. 51 53 91
Fifth	Zhenyue Bone Dragon; 50,000 years	Bone-Suppressing Domain	A black fifth ring that grants Ye An a domain-type Soul Skill. 97

Relationships

• Du Busi — Master and Body Sect Sect Master. Du Busi recognized Ye An's Twin Body Martial Souls, trained him personally, and named him the sect's Young Sect Master. He later allowed Ye An to direct the Body Sect's Soul Tool modernization despite his own dislike of Soul Tools. 2 5 24 138 139
• Zhang Lexuan — Child bride, later fiancée, closest companion, and frequent combat partner. They support each other's goals and confessed their feelings before Ye An's third-ring hunt. Ye An also seeks ways to further evolve her Moon-derived Martial Soul and understands that her family carries Sun Moon imperial blood. 4 20 27 37 126
• Village Chief Mike — Adoptive grandfather who raised Ye An in Guler Village. Ye An regularly sent him support and later returned with Zhang Lexuan to visit him. 1 22
• Jin Peng — Golden Body Douluo and Body Sect deputy leader. He has repeatedly protected Ye An during Soul Ring hunts and is addressed by Ye An as “Uncle Peng.” Jin Peng also aided Ye An's fifth-ring hunt and the rescue of Wen Shan's family. 11 33 51 97 132
• Yu Bo — Blood Shadow Douluo and secret protector during Ye An and Zhang Lexuan's travels. Ye An addresses him as “Uncle Yu.” Yu Bo escorted Nana's family to the Heaven Dou Empire and helped eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult branch holding Wen Shan's parents. 31 33 41 117 132
• Long Aotian — Du Busi's final disciple and Ye An's junior brother. Long Aotian seeks Ye An's guidance when Du Busi gives him less attention. 23 65
• Ye Guyi — A Holy Angel Martial Soul genius brought into the Body Sect as Ye An's nominal younger sister. Ye An encourages her to become strong enough to oppose Evil Soul Masters. 64 65
• Huo Yuhao — A child Ye An protected, fed, and healed after witnessing his abuse at the White Tiger Duke's Estate. Huo Yuhao later resolves to repay Ye An's kindness. 48 49 86
• Nana — Daughter of a Ghost Martial Soul wielder rescued from the Holy Spirit Cult. Ye An treated Nana gently, investigated her unusually pure Ghost Martial Soul without prejudice, and supported raising her within the Body Sect's protection. 113 115 116 133
• Wen Shan — White Eyes Body Martial Soul wielder, Soul Tool prodigy, and Mysterious Eye Douluo's disciple. Ye An rescued Wen Shan and his parents from the Xishui Alliance, brought him into the Body Sect, and regards him as family rather than a subordinate. 130 132 137 138
• Mysterious Eye Douluo — Body Sect elder and Wen Shan's master. Ye An specifically considered him a suitable mentor due to Wen Shan's eye-type Body Martial Soul. 135 137
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo — Twin hair-type Body Martial Soul wielders whom Ye An brought to the Body Sect. He arranged for them to stay in his palace while the sect evaluates their potential for synchronized combined abilities. 137
• Xu Tianzhao — The Sun Moon Empire's Third Prince. Xu Tianzhao attempted to recruit Ye An and use him as a bridge to the Body Sect, but Ye An remained guarded and declined direct cooperation while evaluating the prince's ambitions. 118 119 126 133

Story Role / Major Arcs

Guler Village and Body Sect Recruitment

Ye An's awakening draws the attention of a greedy Heaven Dou City Soul Master, but Du Busi intervenes and accepts Ye An into the Body Sect. Ye An's Twin Body Martial Souls immediately mark him as an exceptional prospect for the sect. 1 2

Body Tempering and Early Soul Rings

Under Du Busi's training, Ye An endures medicinal baths, consumes Millennium Whale Glue, trains with a millstone, and enters Hurricane Cave. His Heart Martial Soul first displays its ability to generate overwhelming blood and vitality, allowing him to obtain a millennium first Soul Ring. 6 7 10 13

Silver Awakening and Third Ring

After years of cultivation, Ye An reaches Rank 30 and attempts Unity of Heaven and Man under Du Busi's pressure. This unexpectedly triggers his Silver-Tier Second Awakening, enabling him to obtain a 16,000-year third Soul Ring and the control skill Bone Vein Seal. 16 18 21

Zhang Lexuan's Revenge

Ye An supports Zhang Lexuan's effort to uncover the truth behind the Wangyue Viscount Family's destruction. He stands beside her as Du Busi confronts Earl Xuanye, and Zhang Lexuan ultimately personally kills her enemy. 27 28 30

Evil Soul Master Investigations

While traveling with Zhang Lexuan, Ye An investigates a village massacre, defeats a five-ring Evil Soul Master with Myriad Bone Tremor, and helps bury the victims. 31 32 33

Yu Tianqi Conflict and Fourth Ring

Ye An and Zhang Lexuan uncover Yu Tianqi's identity as an Evil Soul Master. Ye An counters Yu Tianqi's close-combat assault with White Bone Tempering and Bone Vein Seal, survives his Blood Explosion Technique with help from Zhang Lexuan, Jin Peng, and Yu Bo, then later gains his fourth Soul Ring and Darkgolden Terrorclaw External Soul Bone. 40 41 51

Aid to Huo Yuhao

At the White Tiger Duke's Estate, Ye An intervenes when Dai Huabin's guards beat Huo Yuhao. He gives Huo Yuhao food and heals his injuries with Withered Bones Bloom, leaving a lasting impression on the child. 47 48 49

Heart-Stirring Divine Court

After reaching Rank 50, Ye An demonstrates Heart-Stirring Divine Court in a duel against Long Aotian, Vina, Ye Guyi, and Zhang Lexuan. He unveils its domain-type advanced form, Dust in Harmony, and uses Heaven-Rending Claw to defeat Zhang Lexuan's strongest ranged attack. 87 88 90 91

Fifth Ring and Bone-Suppressing Domain

Ye An joins Du Busi, Zhang Lexuan, and the Body Sect's younger generation in the Star Dou Great Forest for his fifth-ring hunt. With Jin Peng's assistance, he defeats the Zhenyue Bone Dragon, absorbs its fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and gains Bone-Suppressing Domain. 93 97

Sun Moon Empire Investigation

Ye An and Zhang Lexuan enter the Sun Moon Empire to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult and search for a solution to the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife's curse. While traveling toward Bright City, Ye An studies the empire's widespread Soul Tool infrastructure, recognizes its technological advantage over the three great empires, and begins considering how to protect the Body Sect and Guler Village during the inevitable future war. 109 117

Bright City and Imperial Intrigue

In Bright City, Ye An encounters Xu Tianzhao, the Sun Moon Empire's Third Prince, who seeks to recruit him as outside support in the imperial succession struggle. Ye An remains cautious, disguises his affiliation as a minor reclusive sect, and instead investigates the Sun Moon imperial family's Sun and Silver Moon Martial Souls for clues about Zhang Lexuan's possible Martial Soul evolution. 118 119 126

Rescue of Nana and Wen Shan

Ye An frees Nana and her mother from the Holy Spirit Cult's control and investigates Nana's unusually pure Ghost Martial Soul. He later recognizes Wen Shan as a fellow Body Martial Soul wielder being coerced by the Xishui Alliance, promises to save his imprisoned parents, and has Jin Peng and Yu Bo destroy the Holy Spirit Cult branch holding them. 113 115 116 129 130 131 132

Return to the Body Sect and Soul Tool Reform

After escaping Bright City with Wen Shan and his parents, Ye An returns to the Heaven Dou Empire, recruits the Lan twins, and brings the new Body Martial Soul wielders to the Body Sect. He presides over a sect meeting, argues that Soul Beast decline makes Soul Tool development necessary, presents recovered tools and blueprints, and secures the sect's approval to recruit qualified Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers. 134 137 138 139