Xiao Yang

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Xiao Yang is a transmigrator who entered the body of Xiao Yan’s cousin, a person who did not exist in the original novel. His parents died while acting as the rearguard during the Xiao Household’s relocation to Wu Tan City, leaving him to be raised by Xiao Zhan and his wife. Believing his cultivation talent to be mediocre, he had stayed close to Xiao Yan since childhood with the intention of relying on his cousin’s future success. 1

Before receiving his cheat, Xiao Yang built influence within the Xiao Household through business. He introduced distilled high-proof liquor, expanded the Household’s distillery, and more than doubled the Household’s income. His value to the clan earned him access to the High Yellow-Tier Mountain-Splitting Fist. 1

At his coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yang awakened the Player Panel, an interface identical to one he knew from the Battle Through the Heavens game in his previous life. The panel gave him a way to convert Universal Experience into cultivation and skill proficiency, fundamentally changing his prospects. 1 3

After returning from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yang shared pills, cultivation methods, battle techniques, and self-forged Spirit Artifacts with the Xiao Household. His contributions substantially strengthened the clan and elevated his standing among its elders and ordinary members alike. 54 55 63

Following his defeat of an Eight-Star Dou Ling and the confirmation of his Nine-Star Da Dou Shi cultivation, Xiao Yang became the Xiao Household’s foremost combatant. His reputation spread through Wu Tan City, prompting major factions to send gifts and seek favor with the Household. 70 71

Personality

Xiao Yang is highly pragmatic and game-minded. He studies quests, rewards, experience multipliers, enemy levels, and shop prices before deciding how to act; he deliberately seeks stronger opponents and magical beasts when the system’s cross-tier rewards make the risk worthwhile. 3 15 20 34

He is also loyal to people he considers family or allies. He comforts Xiao Yan after the broken engagement, lends him 5,000 gold coins, accepts Xiao Yan’s gifts with the intention of repaying him, and works to find a solution for Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body. 4 8 13 32

His compassion does not extend to hostile enemies. When Galeo’s group ambushes him, Xiao Yang defeats them without mercy; later, he kills Johnson, Danilo, Chen Jian, and Miga when they attempt to flee. 22 37

Xiao Yang is protective of the Xiao Household and willing to reveal or spend his accumulated strength when its members are threatened. He led the campaign against the Jia Lie Clan, killed Mu She and Boss Yao after they attempted to flee, and forced an early breakthrough to protect his family from an Eight-Star Dou Ling. 52 60 61 69 70

Although often ruthless, he can exercise deliberate restraint when circumstances require it. During Jia Nan Academy’s selection tournament, he severely injured Bai Cheng with a precisely controlled strike without killing or crippling him, remaining within the competition’s rules. 82

Abilities & Skills

Player Panel

Xiao Yang’s primary advantage is a game-like interface that tracks his attributes, cultivation, soul realm, techniques, battle skills, Universal Experience, and Shop Points. 1

• Converts Universal Experience directly into cultivation levels and battle-skill proficiency. 1 6
• Provides quests, side quests, rewards, temporary experience cards, and a shop. 3 4 6
• Restores his Dou Qi to its peak instantly whenever he allocates even one point to cultivation. 15
• Lets him inspect targets’ status information, including Galeo’s cultivation art and combat skills. 11
• Allows him to detect magical beasts by their red names from a distance. 26
• The shop has no player-listed items, and many system items remain locked until he reaches required levels. 3
• Provides Experience and Gold Coin Doubling Cards, which he uses before dangerous magical-beast hunts and major battles to maximize his rewards. 66 91
• Converts major academy milestones into chained quests, including the Inner Academy quests that rewarded him for securing a top-five selection ranking, surviving the Fire Energy Hunting Tournament, and defeating the Black-and-White Fiends. 82 89 93

Soul Power

Xiao Yang began with Mid-stage Mortal Realm soul power, which later advanced to the Late-stage Mortal Realm and subsequently the Spirit Realm. 1 40 77 93

• Detected Galeo and his guards following him before they made their move. 22
• His Mid-stage Mortal Realm soul power is described as comparable to that of ordinary Third- or Fourth-Rank Alchemists. 22
• His Late-stage Mortal Realm breakthrough greatly improves his thought speed and sensing range. 40
• His Spirit Realm soul allows him to rapidly absorb profound battle-skill insights and locate opponents over a much wider area. 93
• Learned and perfected Soul-Congealing Spike, a Low Black-Tier soul skill purchased from the system shop. 77

Flame Manipulation Art

Xiao Yang converted his Dou Qi to a fire attribute after switching to the Flame Manipulation Art. 18

• The upgraded technique is a Low Earth-Tier cultivation method capable of condensing fire-attributed battle qi into tangible flames. 32
• Grants major increases to battle-qi quantity, cultivation speed, battle-qi quality, and experience gains. 32
• Its upgrade substantially increases his overall combat strength. 32
• Upgraded the technique from Low Earth-Tier to Mid Earth-Tier, raising its total Dou Qi and cultivation-speed increase to 450%, experience bonus to 80%, and Dou Qi quality bonus to 240%. 64
• The Mid Earth-Tier technique changes his flames from dark red to purplish-black and increases their temperature by roughly one and a half times, though circulating it too rapidly places painful strain on his meridians and dantian. 64

Mountain-Splitting Fist

A High Yellow-Tier offensive Dou Technique and Xiao Yang’s primary technique before he obtains stronger skills. 1

• Reached Perfection through direct experience allocation before his first assessment. 1
• Its enhanced force allowed him to defeat Seventh-Stage Dou Qi Xiao Mu with a single palm strike. 2
• Xiao Mingtian judges Xiao Yang’s execution superior to his own despite practicing the technique for more than a decade. 6

Snow-Treading Without a Trace

A Black High-Tier movement battle skill gifted by Xun’er. 7 8

• Has a listed base enhancement of 310% and can rival a Low Earth-Tier skill when cultivated to its limit. 7
• Produces extreme speed and afterimages, allowing Xiao Yang to move across roofs, walls, rockeries, and a pond. 8
• Lets him compensate for the mobility weakness exposed by Chen Jiabao’s Four-Sided Step. 7
• Consumes Dou Qi rapidly when used at full speed. 8
• Reached Perfect MAX before Xiao Yang’s admission into Jia Nan Academy. 74

Eight Extremes Collapse

A Black High-Tier offensive battle technique gifted by Xiao Yan. 13

• Has a listed base enhancement of 320% and can rival an Earth-Tier battle technique at mastery. 13
• Xiao Yang invests experience to master its insights and can unleash eight bursts of hidden force. 20
• Remains effective against stronger opponents and is further amplified through the Explosive Flame Gauntlets. 15 45
• Reached Perfect MAX before Xiao Yang’s admission into Jia Nan Academy. 74

Burning Flame Palm

A powerful fire-attributed Earth-Tier battle skill that condenses Xiao Yang’s flames into a gigantic palm strike. 40 44

• At Greater Mastery, Xiao Yang judged it capable of killing relatively powerful Da Dou Shi opponents. 40
• When amplified by the Explosive Flame Gauntlets, it can produce a nearly solid massive flame palm and inflict damage believed capable of instantly killing a Da Dou Shi and seriously injuring a Dou Ling. 44
• Reached Perfect MAX as a Low Earth-Tier battle skill before being upgraded to Mid Earth-Tier. 64 74
• Its gauntlet-amplified use consumes approximately eighty percent of Xiao Yang’s battle qi in a single strike. 44

Violet Cloud Wings

A wing technique obtained from the stone chamber treasure. 28

• Allows independent flight before reaching the Dou Wang realm and can also increase a Dou Wang’s flight speed. 28
• Xiao Yang absorbed a Fifth-Order Magical Beast’s remnant soul through the scroll and immediately manifested purple-black wings. 28
• Upgraded from Black High-Tier to Low Earth-Tier, improving its speed and proficiency benefits. 41
• Improved from Low Earth-Tier to Mid Earth-Tier before Xiao Yang entered Jia Nan Academy. 74
• Its speed allows Xiao Yang to outpace Inner Academy Dou Wang elders and execute sudden aerial attacks beyond the reaction speed of ordinary Dou Ling experts. 70 90
• Zi Yan judges its burst speed faster than that of many Inner Academy Dou Wang elders and sufficient to let Xiao Yang escape an ordinary Dou Wang. 104

Shadowless

A Low Earth-Tier movement battle skill obtained through the Inner Academy quest chain. 82 93

• Reached perfected proficiency after Xiao Yang defeated the Black-and-White Fiends squads during the Fire Energy Hunting Tournament. 93
• Excels at short-range movement, sudden directional changes, stealth, and close-quarters ambushes. 93
• Xiao Yang used it to approach an old-student squad undetected and defeat all five members before they could meaningfully respond. 93

Battle Qi Armor

As a Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, Xiao Yang can manifest a deep crimson Battle Qi Armor. 73

• His armor is exceptionally solid and nearly covers his entire body. 73
• It endured direct attacks from two Da Dou Shi opponents without cracking, with only its outer defensive barrier dimming. 84

Alchemy

Xiao Yang learned alchemy after acquiring a medicine cauldron, formulas, and ingredients. 18

• Successfully refined a First-Grade Elixir and reached the threshold of a First-Rank Alchemist. 18
• Refined five successful batches of Second-Grade Dou Practitioner Pills from ten attempts; two were mid-grade. 23
• Advanced his alchemist profession from Second-Rank to Fourth-Rank through the Player Panel. 41
• Advanced from Fourth-Rank to Fifth-Rank Alchemist through a 20-million-Universal-Experience investment. 74
• Successfully refined a high-grade Fifth-Grade Healing Pill under Fire Elder’s observation; Fire Elder judged Xiao Yang’s fundamentals and methods extraordinary even by his own standards. 96
• Can refine medicinal ingredients directly with his flames without using an alchemy cauldron, as demonstrated while preparing Zi Yan’s Heaven Jade Spirit Fruit and Earth Core Rock Vine. 102

Artifact Refinement

Xiao Yang develops artifact refinement as a second auxiliary profession. 41

• Advanced from Second-Rank to Fourth-Rank alongside his alchemy profession. 41
• Easily bound an ownerless Artifact-Refining Furnace and found its flames more stable and far less demanding of Dou Qi than his medicinal cauldron. 43
• Created the Fourth-Grade Explosive Flame Gauntlets using Explosive Flame Monkey fur and a Magic Core. 43
• Advanced from Fourth-Rank to Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner alongside his alchemy profession. 74
• Repaired and reinforced three Fourth-Order Puppets, though their incomplete souls limited them to roughly Five-Star Dou Spirit combat power. 75
• His artifact-refining inheritance and products are considered exceptionally rare; Medicine Elder notes that even Central Plains artifact refiners cannot readily produce comparable Spirit Artifacts. 57

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Explosive Flame Gauntlets — Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifact that absorbs natural energy, enhances Xiao Yang’s Dou Qi, and dramatically increases the power of his fire-based attacks. 43 44
  • A Burning Flame Palm empowered through the gauntlets creates a massive crater but consumes roughly 80% of his battle qi. 44
  • The gloves allowed Xiao Yang to severely damage an Eight-Star Dou Ling after his breakthrough to Nine-Star Da Dou Shi. 70
• Artifact-Refining Furnace — Bound Spirit Artifact furnace whose stable flames require substantially less Dou Qi to maintain. 43
• System Space — Storage used for important possessions, including the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map. 28
• Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map — Recovered from the stone chamber and retained for future use. 28
• Voice Transmission Token — Given to Xiao Yi Xian so they can communicate while separated. 44
• Foundation-Building Spirit Liquid — Second-Grade spiritual liquid gifted by Xiao Yan; greatly increases cultivation experience during the Dou Qi stage. 13
• Owner-Recognizing Spatial Ring — A high-capacity Spatial Ring forged by Xiao Yang, superior to ordinary storage rings in both capacity and utility. 44
• Fourth-Order Puppets — Xiao Yang used two and later three puppets to restrain and wear down Fourth-Order magical beasts and to delay the Eight-Star Dou Ling attacking the Xiao Household. He later repaired and entrusted all three to Xiao Zhan for the Household’s protection. 66 69 75
• Azure Fire Crystal Card — Received after placing first in the Fire Energy Hunting Tournament; it contains Fire Energy used as currency within the Inner Academy. 93
• Delicious Powder — A seasoning Xiao Yang uses to greatly improve food and refined medicinal ingredients, notably earning Zi Yan’s favor. 56 102

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Cousin and childhood companion. Xiao Yang supports him after the broken engagement, lends him 5,000 gold coins, and receives Foundation-Building Spirit Liquid and Eight Extremes Collapse from him. Xiao Yang later gives him pills and Spirit Artifacts, while Xiao Yan grows determined to cultivate hard enough to help Xiao Yi Xian obtain materials for the Poison Pill Method. 4 8 13 56 57
• Xiao Zhan — Maternal uncle and adoptive guardian who raised Xiao Yang after his parents’ deaths; he treats Xiao Yang like a son and entrusts him with looking after Xiao Yan. Xiao Yang later supplies him with techniques, pills, and Spirit Artifacts, fights beside him during the destruction of the Jia Lie Clan, and gives him three reinforced Fourth-Order Puppets to defend the Xiao Household. 1 4 16 55 61 75
• Gu Xun’er — Close companion and growing love interest. She gives him Snow-Treading Without a Trace, accompanies him on outings, and kisses his cheek before his departure for the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After his return, she openly worries for his safety, helps Xiao Yi Xian settle into the Xiao Household, supports the search for a cure to the Calamity Poison Body, and begins disclosing her true Central Plains origins to him. 7 9 24 53 60 71 75 77
• Xiao Yi Xian / Little Fairy Doctor — Ally and companion in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Xiao Yang saves her from a fall, reveals her Calamity Poison Body, shares the Poison Pill Method, and accepts her care in the small valley. He later brings her to the Xiao Household, provides her with defensive armor and promises to forge her a Flowing Immortal Skirt, while she becomes increasingly close to both him and Xun’er. 29 32 40 56 71
• Zi Yan — Inner Academy resident who moves into Xiao Yang’s pavilion, offers to protect him, and repeatedly supplies rare medicinal ingredients for him to refine. Xiao Yang earns her trust through food and alchemy, while Zi Yan provides him with a map of powerful magical beasts in the Inner Academy forest and becomes concerned for his safety. 102 103 104
• Galeo — Hostile rival whose jealousy of Xiao Yang and Xun’er leads to a duel, defeat, and later an ambush. Xiao Yang defeats him on both occasions; after Galeo joins Liu Xi’s scheme against Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yang destroys his Dou Qi vortex and leaves him poisoned and crippled. 10 12 22 58 60
• Xiao Mu — Clan member whom Xiao Yang challenges during his first coming-of-age test; despite Xiao Mu’s initial attempt to help him pass, Xiao Yang’s strength proves genuine. 2 3
• Ya Fei — Mittel Auction House associate who deals cordially with Xiao Yang and takes interest in his alchemy-related purchases and pill sales. 20 21
• Xiao Lan — Xiao Yi Xian’s Blue Eagle, later a Second-Tier magical beast used to travel back to Qingshan Town and Wu Tan City. 28 50 53
• Instructor Irina — Jia Nan Academy instructor who recognizes Xiao Yang’s extraordinary potential, assists his entry into the Inner Academy selection process, and agrees to care for Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian after he enters the Inner Academy. 74 80
• Fire Elder — A senior Jia Nan Academy alchemist who becomes deeply impressed after witnessing Xiao Yang refine a high-grade Fifth-Grade Healing Pill and seeks to exchange alchemical knowledge with him. 96 97
• Xiao Yu — Elder cousin and Jia Nan Academy student who returns to Wu Tan City to guide Xiao Yang, Xun’er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the other qualified Xiao Household members toward the academy’s recruitment site. 54 71 75

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Household Prodigy

After awakening the Player Panel, Xiao Yang turns his perfected Mountain-Splitting Fist into a passing result at his coming-of-age assessment by defeating Xiao Mu despite being one cultivation stage lower. He then uses repeated spars to rise rapidly from Sixth-Stage to Ninth-Stage Dou Qi and establishes a reputation for defeating stronger opponents. 1 2 6 9 16

Support of Xiao Yan

Xiao Yang witnesses Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement with Xiao Yan and accepts the task of supporting his cousin afterward. He comforts Xiao Yan, lends him money for medicinal ingredients, and later receives valuable cultivation resources in return. 4 8 13

Rise as a Dou Practitioner and Alchemist

Following his breakthrough to Dou Zhe, Xiao Yang adopts the Flame Manipulation Art, begins refining pills, and invests his resources to reach Seven-Star Dou Practitioner. He later refines Dou Practitioner Pills and advances to Nine-Star Dou Practitioner before leaving the Xiao Household. 17 18 20 23

Magical Beast Mountain Range

Xiao Yang enters the Magical Beast Mountain Range to hunt magical beasts and pursue experience. He clears the hidden stone chamber, gains the Violet Cloud Wings and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map, and encounters Xiao Yi Xian after saving her from a cliff fall. 24 28 29

Small Valley and Dou Master Breakthrough

After helping Xiao Yi Xian escape Mu Li and the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, Xiao Yang accepts her offer of access to a herb-filled small valley. He reveals the truth of her Calamity Poison Body, shares the Poison Pill Method, upgrades his cultivation technique, and surges directly to Nine-Star Dou Master. 30 31 32 33

Artifact Refinement and Beast Hunting

Xiao Yang returns from a treasure expedition with higher-grade techniques and resources, raises his soul realm and auxiliary professions, and forges the Explosive Flame Gauntlets. Their power lets him rapidly clear Third-Rank Magical Beasts in the region around the small valley. 40 41 43 45

Return to Qingshan Town

Xiao Yang accompanies Xiao Yi Xian back to Qingshan Town aboard Xiao Lan. He is present when she informs Boss Yao that she intends to leave the town to pursue treatment for her condition. 50

When Mu She arrives to avenge Mu Li, Boss Yao attempts to shift blame onto Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang openly admits to killing Mu Li, defeats Mu She and his mercenaries, kills both Mu She and Boss Yao as they flee, and leaves Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian. 52

Return to the Xiao Household

Xiao Yang returns to Wu Tan City with Xiao Yi Xian and introduces her to Xiao Yan, Xun’er, and Xiao Zhan. His return creates initial romantic tension between Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian, but Xun’er instead helps Xiao Yi Xian settle into the Household and encourages Xiao Yang to treat both women fairly. 53 56

Xiao Yang shares valuable pills, high Black-Tier techniques, cultivation methods, and self-forged Spirit Artifacts with Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Household. He also provides Xiao Yan with cultivation resources and Spirit Artifacts, astonishing both Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder. 54 55 56 57

Destruction of the Jia Lie Clan

After Galeo and Liu Xi target Xun’er and Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yang cripples Galeo and decides that the Jia Lie Clan must be eliminated to prevent further retaliation. Xiao Zhan supports the decision, and Xiao Yang demonstrates his Nine-Star Dou Master cultivation and Explosive Flame Gauntlets by melting a Black Gold Stone with a casual punch. 58 60 61

The Xiao Household launches a nighttime assault on the Jia Lie Clan, with Xiao Yang serving as its decisive spearhead. He helps overwhelm Jia Lie Bi, kills the clan’s remaining Da Dou Shi and Dou Master combatants, and aids in securing the clan’s resources for the Xiao Household. 61 62 63

Fourth-Order Beast Hunt and Da Dou Shi Breakthrough

Before leaving for Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yang upgrades the Flame Manipulation Art to Mid Earth-Tier and raises both Burning Flame Palm and Violet Cloud Wings to Perfect MAX. He then returns to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to target Early Fourth-Order magical beasts, choosing the Wood Spirit Deer for its elemental weakness to fire. 63 64

Using repaired Fourth-Order Puppets, aerial mobility, and Burning Flame Palm, Xiao Yang kills the Wood Spirit Deer and Rock Mountain Roe Deer, gaining enough Universal Experience to surpass 180 million. 66

When an Eight-Star Dou Ling attacks the Xiao Household, Xiao Yang returns and spends 900,000 experience to break through directly to Nine-Star Da Dou Shi. He then uses his wings, flames, gloves, and puppets to kill the Dou Ling, protects the Household, and provides healing pills to its injured members. 69 70 71

Jia Nan Academy and Inner Academy Selection

With Xiao Yu’s guidance, Xiao Yang, Xun’er, Xiao Yi Xian, and other qualified Xiao Household members travel toward Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Yang’s registration as a sixteen-year-old Nine-Star Da Dou Shi shocks Instructor Irina and earns him special eligibility for the Inner Academy selection tournament. 71 73 74 75

Xiao Yang upgrades Violet Cloud Wings and Burning Flame Palm to Mid Earth-Tier and advances both alchemy and artifact refinement to Fifth-Rank before the selection tournament. 74

During the tournament, Xiao Yang overwhelms ordinary contestants, secures one of the fifty Inner Academy places by defeating Bai Cheng with a controlled strike, and pursues a top-five ranking to complete the system’s Inner Academy quest chain. 80 82

Fire Energy Hunting Tournament and Inner Academy Entry

In the Fire Energy Hunting Tournament, Xiao Yang declines to travel with the other freshmen and instead hunts the older students. He confronts the Black-and-White Fiends squads, defeats their members, and takes their Fire Energy while using Experience and Gold Coin Doubling Cards. 89 90 91

After defeating both squads, Xiao Yang gains perfected mastery of Shadowless, counter-hunts another old-student group, and becomes the first freshman to leave the forest. He is awarded an Azure Fire Crystal Card and 300 days of Fire Energy before entering the Inner Academy and receiving a private pavilion. 93

Inner Academy Alchemy and Zi Yan

In the Inner Academy, Xiao Yang’s Fifth-Rank alchemy is formally tested by Fire Elder. He refines a high-grade Fifth-Grade Healing Pill, earning Fire Elder’s respect and recognition as an extraordinary alchemical talent. 96

Zi Yan moves into Xiao Yang’s pavilion and develops a cooperative relationship with him after he refines rare medicinal ingredients into palatable food-like preparations. She supplies medicinal materials and valuable magical-beast locations in exchange, prompting Xiao Yang to regard her as an unusually productive source of system quests and cultivation resources. 102 103

Trivia

• Xiao Yang is one year older than Xiao Yan. 1
• His first major business success was producing distilled high-proof liquor in a region where even strong alcohol was only roughly twenty to thirty percent. 1
• He can restore depleted battle qi by allocating a single experience point to cultivation. 15
• Xiao Yang considers the Fallen Heart Flame more useful than other Heavenly Flames because it could provide cultivation experience continuously. 23
• Unless he cultivates the Flame Mantra or reaches the Dou Ancestor realm, he has only one Heavenly Flame equipment slot. 23
• Although he is only sixteen, he registered at Jia Nan Academy as a Nine-Star Da Dou Shi, stunning Instructor Irina and the other recruits. 73
• Xiao Yang privately refers to Zi Yan as a “peerless NPC” because her requests for alchemy repeatedly trigger profitable system quests. 103