Qin Ming

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Qin Ming (秦明)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qin Family; former Class One practical cultivation class; Beast Legion; Eastern Radiance Academy student 17 61 242
Occupation/Role	Spirit Martial Practitioner; former Class One class monitor; Beast Legion combatant 15 17 61
Status	Active 242
First Appearance	Chapter 11 11

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Black Iron Eight-Star	15	Revealed before his class-monitor duel with Su Wuming; his Earthfury Bear Battle Soul gives him a major advantage while grounded. 15
Black Iron Nine-Star	22	Breaks through after completing 1,500 punches through personal training rather than Beast Crystal absorption. 22
Bronze One-Star	56	Has already reached Bronze rank by the time of his transfer and entrance assessment. 56
Silver Five-Star	201	His cultivation is stated to be Silver Five-Star, despite Su Wuming initially describing him as Silver Two-Star. 201

Background

Qin Ming was Class One's original class monitor and one of the Qin Family's favored future heirs. His Grade-B Earthfury Bear Battle Soul, family resources, and Black Iron Eight-Star cultivation made him the class's acknowledged strongest student before Su Wuming's rise. He treated Li Wencai and Zhao Qiansun as useful dependents rather than equals, openly dismissing the idea that they were anything more than tools attached to the Qin Family. 15

He challenged Su Wuming to defend his position and avenge his followers. Although his earth-based defense initially neutralized Su Wuming's attacks, Su exploited the Battle Soul's dependence on ground contact, launched Qin Ming airborne, and exhausted his spiritual energy until he conceded defeat. Qin Ming lost both the duel and the class-monitor position. 16 17

His family reprimanded him after the loss, instructing him not to turn classmates into enemies and to understand those he wished to surpass. Qin Ming accepted the lesson, trained beside Su Wuming, abandoned his sand armor during basic exercises, and began cultivating the Dao Guidance Method while striking training dummies. 21

Appearance

Qin Ming is a heavily built young man with a handsome face. His hairstyle covers one eye, matching the deliberately stylized look associated with his former subordinate Zhao Qiansun. 11 15 26

• Large, muscular build described as resembling a “beast” beside the much smaller Li Yanan. 26
• Summons an earthy-yellow Earthfury Bear phantom with blood-red eyes. 15
• Uses earth and sand to form protective armor and enlarged fists in combat. 16 21

Personality

Initially, Qin Ming is proud, status-conscious, and possessive of his authority as class monitor. He relies on his family background and superior cultivation, resents Su Wuming's attention from Mo Lan, and frames his challenge as a defense of the class hierarchy. 15 19

His defeat changes him. While he remains intensely competitive and repeatedly declares his intent to surpass Su Wuming, he learns to direct that pride into disciplined training. He becomes willing to imitate Su Wuming's methods, work without Beast Crystals, and acknowledge that effort can stabilize a foundation weakened by external resources. 21 22

Later, Qin Ming develops into a cautious but dependable teammate. He is politically aware enough to warn Su Wuming about the costs of antagonizing major forces, yet repeatedly risks himself for allies during battles. His encounters with Li Yanan and Li Zhihao reveal a volatile emotional side, especially when he realizes they were victims of ghost-slave control. 80 104 113

Abilities & Skills

Earthfury Bear Battle Soul

Qin Ming possesses a Grade-B animal-type Battle Soul, the Earthfury Bear. It grants him immense physical power and earth-element control. 15 16

• Draws on an effectively endless supply of earth power while both feet remain in contact with the ground. 15
• Uses earth for both offense and defense, including sand buffers that absorb the force of incoming strikes. 16
• Loses much of his defensive advantage when forcibly lifted away from the ground. 16
• Can manifest the Earthfury Bear as a large defensive construct. 93

Earth Reversal

Qin Ming drives his palms into the ground to reverse its flow, dragging opponents toward him across the surface. 16

• Forces targets to move with the shifting ground rather than relying solely on direct attacks. 16
• Creates an opening for his close-range earth-element strikes. 16

Sand Fist and Sand Armor

Qin Ming gathers soil around his limbs to form defensive and offensive earth constructs. 16 21

• Sand Fist — Condenses earth around one fist into a bowl-sized striking weapon. 16
• Uses sand and soil as a buffer to disperse the impact of Su Wuming's Armament Haki-coated Rubber Bullet. 16
• Later trains without his sand armor in order to improve his bare-handed combat ability. 21

Floating Dust Thousand-Jin Bind

A restraint technique Qin Ming developed specifically to counter fast opponents. 58

• Spreads earth-element power around him to halt or weigh down a moving target. 58
• Neutralized the concealed tail of Li Yuanba's Earth Dragon Art, though Qin Ming was struck and eliminated in the process. 80

Earthshaking Roar

A shockwave technique inspired by the Snowwhite Thunder Bear's Thunderous Roar. 58

• The Earthfury Bear phantom slams its palms together to send an earthen-yellow shockwave through the ground. 58
• Defeated Zhang Xiaolong after Floating Dust Thousand-Jin Bind stopped his mobility. 58
• Can provide short-lived battlefield protection by interrupting or blocking attacks. 70

Tyrant's Guard

A large-scale defensive technique that creates a hollow stone Earthfury Bear shelter. 93

• Raises rocks and soil into a statue around Qin Ming and his allies. 93
• Can be reinforced with an Armament Haki Super Technique Scroll. 93
• Used to shield Su Wuming during a critical breakthrough. 102

Blood Vitality Burst

Qin Ming can consume Lin Pangpang's Blood Vitality Infusion-enhanced meat to overdraw his own blood vitality and amplify the Earthfury Bear Battle Soul. 70

• Temporarily increases the Battle Soul's output severalfold. 70
• Leaves him unable to use his Battle Soul for three days afterward. 70

Equipment

• Super Technique Scroll — A one-use scroll containing a Silver-tier-or-higher martial technique. Qin Ming sacrifices the precious scroll given by his father for his eighteenth birthday so Brother Li can attack the Snowwhite Thunder Bear. 45
• Beast Crystals — Initially relies on family-provided crystals for cultivation, but later proves capable of advancing through training alone. 15 22

Relationships

• Su Wuming — Began as his rival for the Class One monitor position. After losing, Qin Ming trains alongside him, becomes a trusted battlefield partner, and ultimately treats him as a brother rather than a superior or rival. 16 21 42 80
• Lin Pangpang — Teammate and fellow member of Su Wuming's inner circle. Qin Ming coordinates defenses with him and protects him when Su Wuming becomes unstable during Blood Vitality Overload. 93 113
• Qin Xiao — Father. Qin Xiao is protective of Qin Ming, gives him advice about surpassing opponents through understanding them, and originally gifted him the Super Technique Scroll he later sacrifices. 21 45 51
• Li Yanan — Former intended fiancée. Her family ends their arrangement in favor of a stronger, wealthier match; Qin Ming later faces her as one of Ji Boxiao's ghost slaves. 27 102 104
• Li Zhihao — Li Yanan's brother and a hostile former prospective in-law. Qin Ming later confronts him as a ghost slave and is devastated when Li Zhihao dies after briefly regaining his senses. 25 102 104
• Li Wencai and Zhao Qiansun — Former followers who supported Qin Ming's authority as Class One monitor and joined his protest against Mo Lan's alleged favoritism. 15 19
• Brother Li (Li Bai) — Earth-element ally during the Dry City siege. Qin Ming works with him to collapse tunnel exits and entrusts him with the Super Technique Scroll against the Snowwhite Thunder Bear. 42 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Class One Challenge

Qin Ming steps forward after Su Wuming defeats Zhao Qiansun, using the duel to defend his reputation as Class One's strongest student. His loss exposes the limitations of relying on grounded defense and ends his tenure as class monitor. 15 16 17

Training Rivalry

Following his family's intervention, Qin Ming turns his resentment into a disciplined rivalry. He follows Su Wuming's punch-count training, cultivates while exercising, and reaches Black Iron Nine-Star through hard work rather than Beast Crystals. 21 22

Dry City Siege

During the Snow Demon and Frost Troll crisis, Qin Ming follows Su Wuming's command in destroying tunnel exits, helps manipulate the earth to collapse passages, and remains at the rear during the retreat. He sacrifices his birthday scroll to save the Snowwhite Thunder Bear operation when the original plan fails. 42 45 47

Ji Boxiao Conflict

Qin Ming deduces that Ji Boxiao is seeking a Frost Troll's Golden Heart and recognizes that Dry City is being sacrificed to draw the Frost Empress's retaliation. Later, he protects Su Wuming's breakthrough with Tyrant's Guard while fighting Li Yanan and Li Zhihao, then loses control after their deaths. 47 102 104

Beast Legion Battles

As part of the Beast Legion, Qin Ming defeats Zhang Xiaolong with techniques tailored to speed-types. In the conflict with Li Yuanba, he uses Floating Dust Thousand-Jin Bind to save Su Wuming from the Earth Dragon Art's hidden tail, accepting elimination in exchange for his ally's survival. 58 80

Eastern Radiance Academy

Qin Ming enters Eastern Radiance Academy alongside other Supreme High School elites after reaching Silver rank. He remains part of Su Wuming's established circle as Su takes up an instructor position. 242

Notable Quotes

“I'm not convinced by yesterday's fight. I want to defeat you.” 21

“What I hate most are speed-type fighters like you. So I specifically developed this move and named it: Floating Dust Thousand-Jin Bind!” 58

“You wanted to anger me, and you succeeded. But I'm not angry because of her. Today, it's time to settle my cousin's debt as well!” 102