Yang Ming

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Yang Ming transmigrated from Earth to Douluo Continent as an infant. He became the adopted grandson of Holy Soul Village chief Old Jack, who treated him as family and imposed a strict, frugal upbringing. Yang Ming insisted on using his current name rather than the one Old Jack initially gave him. 1

Before awakening a Martial Soul, Yang Ming trained daily despite knowing ordinary exercise was inefficient in a world of Spirit Masters. His resolve to become strong came from his awareness that ordinary people could be killed as collateral damage by powerful fighters. 1 He and Tang San, born only three seconds apart, grew up training together and developed a teasing, sibling-like rivalry. 1

After speaking a line associated with Han Xin, Yang Ming activated the Meme-Making Lottery System. The system awards lottery draws when he delivers classic lines from characters in films, novels, anime, television, or games in an appropriate situation; draws can yield the character's abilities or items. 1 13

Yang Ming awakened the Mysterious Sword Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power during Holy Soul Village's awakening ceremony. His conflict with Spirit Hall Patrol Deacon Cao Mengyun escalated after Cao nearly harmed a pregnant villager, tampered with Yang Ming's certificate, and attempted to block his future as a Spirit Master. 9 12 21

At Spirit Hall, Yang Ming used a system draw to complete his second Martial Soul: the Green Lotus Earth-Core Flame. Though only a Soul Scholar, he fought and defeated the level-29 Great Spirit Master Cao Mengyun, stopping only after exhausting his soul power. Yang Ming demanded that Cao apologize to the pregnant woman he had endangered. 23 25 26

While traveling toward Spirit Hunting Forest, Yang Ming fought bandits and killed those who pursued him and his companions. Later, after finding Tang San severely injured by Li Ren and Wang Zhong, Yang Ming confronted the attackers. Near defeat, he drew Flame Demon King Ragnaros as a Soul Ring, gained Flame Demon Form, and killed Li Ren. 16 17 38 39 40

Following his advancement appraisal, Yang Ming registered as a Spirit Master but refused Bishop Beska's offer to become an exclusive Spirit Hall Spirit Master. He judged that joining would risk exposing the secret of his system. 47 48

During his years at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, Yang Ming continued cultivating, studying Spirit Master knowledge, and refining his spear and sword techniques. His sword practice attracted a following of academy girls, who named him the Moonlit Swordsman. Old Jack visited him each month with food and clothing. 51

Yang Ming later founded the Sky-Blasting Gang as a concealed identity, using a Demon Mask, altered voice, Feng Baobao, and Yu Jin to persuade powerful figures that the organization possessed an independent Qi cultivation system. He publicly introduced himself as its leader while attempting to recruit Tang Hao. 93

His growing strength, connections, and resources eventually allowed the Sky-Blasting Gang to become a continental power comparable to Spirit Hall. Yang Ming led campaigns against hostile sects and empires, absorbed the Blacksmith Association, developed military infrastructure and Battle Armor, and expanded his influence across Douluo Continent. 595 646 894 920

After conquering and stabilizing the Star Luo Empire, Yang Ming returned to Heaven Dou City intending to formally marry Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena. Hu Liena had already borne him a son, Yang Guo. 710 776

Yang Ming's later cultivation brought him beyond the limits of ordinary Spirit Masters and gods. He developed the Six Paths Reincarnation World, destroyed and absorbed the Sun-Moon Continent, reached the Divine King realm, and began preparing to confront the God Realm, the Dragon God, and greater cosmic threats. 1014 1071 1087

Near the end of his journey, Yang Ming learned that Old Jack was not merely his adoptive grandfather, but the Creator God responsible for the world Yang Ming inhabited. This revelation cast doubt on Old Jack's past actions, including the mysterious red fruit Yang Ming received before his Martial Soul awakening. 1014 1095 1096

Appearance

At six years old, Yang Ming is a sturdy boy with an athletic build shaped by relentless training. After three months of weighted exercise, he stood about 1.2 meters tall and had developed visible muscles. 1 14

By age twelve, Yang Ming had grown to approximately 1.8 meters tall. He possessed a muscular, well-defined build, sharply sculpted features, starry eyes, and a strikingly handsome appearance that regularly drew attention from women. 68

• Sharp, starry eyes described as carrying an eagle-like intensity. 14
• Usually wears simple clothing; Old Jack previously kept his food, clothes, and daily necessities modest. 1
• Wields a long spear larger than his own height during his early training. 8
• Activating the Three-Tomoe Sharingan turns his eyes into three-tomoe pupils. 4
• Activating the Green Lotus Earth-Core Flame covers part of his body in blue-green firelight. 23
• The Beautiful Boy (C) trait further improved his appearance according to human standards of beauty. 108
• The Phoenix Seeker skin changes his black hair to white and dresses him in ancient, flame-adorned clothing, giving him the appearance of a sword immortal. 185
• His later Divine Zero-Character Battle Armor is a streamlined black-and-crimson suit marked by blood-red patterns and a crimson forehead crystal. 926
• By the time he visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he commonly wore white robes and waist-length black hair; nearby elemental Soul Power instinctively reacted to his presence. 808

Personality

Yang Ming is disciplined, ambitious, and unwilling to accept weakness as fate. He continues harsh physical training even before gaining supernatural power and openly declares his intention to surpass a Titled Douluo. 1 10 14

He is strongly protective of those he considers family. Cao Mengyun's endangerment of a pregnant villager, his mistreatment of Old Jack, and the torture of Tang San each provoke Yang Ming into direct confrontation. 9 22 38 He values justice, but his willingness to kill enemies—particularly the bandits who attempted to flee—shows a ruthless survival ethic. 17

Yang Ming is also guarded and calculating. He conceals the system, secretly copies Tang San's external techniques, and declines Spirit Hall's benefits rather than risk having his actions monitored. 4 48

As his power grows, Yang Ming becomes increasingly willing to use ruthless methods against those who threaten his companions or obstruct his plans. He annihilates hostile enemies, destroys the Elephant Armor Sect after Huyan Zhen's death, and uses fear as a deterrent against forces that seek to exploit him. 261 392 1009

Despite this ruthlessness, he remains loyal to old friends and sentimental toward those who shared his early life. He accepts Wang Sheng's son as his godson after Wang Sheng's death, continues to treat Yu Tianheng as a friend despite their immense difference in status, and prioritizes the safety of his wives, friends, and subordinates. 734 808 985

Yang Ming is confident to the point of theatrical arrogance, often reciting dramatic lines before overwhelming enemies. However, he later becomes more restrained in his use of the system, preferring to refine his own combat system rather than accumulate random powers without purpose. 93 803

Abilities & Skills

Meme-Making Lottery System

Yang Ming's system grants lottery opportunities for appropriately reciting classic lines from fictional characters before others. Its rewards can include skills, items, and potentially summoned characters. 1 13

• Has gained abilities from Han Xin, Zhao Yun, Li Bai, Cai Wenji, and other characters. 2 7 17 50
• Cannot freely farm rewards by repeating lines without a suitable occasion. 3 13
• Keeps the system secret because its rewards cannot be explained through normal Spirit Master practices. 47 48
• The system can award Martial Souls, Soul Rings, cultivation techniques, weapons, living entities, bloodlines, skins, and one-time techniques. 13 67 108 405
• Powerful living rewards may retain their own will and resist direct system control, as demonstrated by the Black Empress Clan. 67
• Yang Ming later uses the Infinity Gems to influence lottery results, including draws for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Nine Tribulation Sword Technique, and Palm of the Tathagata. 734 992 1056
• In his later years, he frequently declines draws from worlds whose rewards are unnecessary or dangerously excessive, choosing to focus on his existing path. 803

Three-Tomoe Sharingan

Yang Ming obtained the Three-Tomoe Sharingan through a lottery draw. It allows him to perceive and analyze opponents' movements with exceptional detail. 3 24

• Copied Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, Seize Crane, Capture Dragon, and hidden-weapon techniques through observation. 4
• Let him break down Cao Mengyun's rapid claw attacks into readable movements during their battle. 24
• Cannot copy inner cultivation methods such as the Mysterious Heaven Skill or eye-training techniques such as Purple Demon Eyes. 4
• Later evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan and subsequently the Rinnegan/Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan. 184 456 921
• His advanced ocular abilities include Genjutsu, Amaterasu Black Flame, Susanoo, Kamui, Amenominaka, Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, Limbo: Border Jail, and perception capable of analyzing forging and combat techniques. 294 370 456 466 479 851 921
• The Rinnegan's extreme use can damage his eyesight and consume enormous quantities of Soul Power or Divine Power. 392 1046

Mysterious Sword / Killing Blade

Yang Ming's first Weapon Martial Soul is the Mysterious Sword, also called the Killing Blade. It grows stronger through killing; every 20 accumulated stacks raise its attack speed by 1%. 12

• Serves as the foundation for his sword techniques. 24 30
• Was used to wound Cao Mengyun with Green Lotus Sword Song. 24
• Its sharpness can sever Wang Zhong's iron-hard thorns when combined with the Green Lotus Sword Art. 38
• The sword was devoured during its mutation into the Gate of Babylon Martial Soul, but remained preserved within the Gate as its first stored treasure. 108
• Yang Ming continues to summon and wield the Mysterious Sword as his primary sword in later battles. 197 818 992
• It can accumulate slain souls and became increasingly lethal through Yang Ming's continued killing. 261 502

Gate of Babylon

The Gate of Babylon is Yang Ming's mutated Weapon Martial Soul. It replaced the Mysterious Sword's outward form while retaining the sword within its treasure storehouse. 108

• Stores weapons obtained through the system, including the Mysterious Sword. 108
• Can manifest stored weapons through golden spatial ripples. 178
• Has a chance to seize and preserve the Weapon Martial Soul of a Spirit Master Yang Ming has killed. 108
• Successfully stored the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Weapon Martial Soul after defeating its owner. 459
• Later fused with Yang Ming's Supreme Bone to give rise to the Six Paths Reincarnation World. 593

Green Lotus Sword Art

Yang Ming received Sword Immortal Li Bai's sword knowledge alongside Green Lotus Sword Song. He begins training its first stage, Green Lotus Emergence, at the academy. 17 30

• Uses sharp, forceful sword movements built around an attitude of certain victory. 30
• Combines swordplay with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track for mobile close-range combat. 30 38
• Had mastered the first stage by the time he fought Wang Zhong and Li Ren. 38
• Later mastered Green Lotus Seizes Splendor, enabling him to stack twenty-one layers of Sword Qi. 197
• Cultivated Green Lotus Fills the Sky, a large-scale sword-qi technique capable of covering an area hundreds of meters wide. 431
• Uses the art to exploit weak points identified through the Nine Swords of Dugu and his ocular techniques. 184 259

Green Lotus Sword Song

A sword technique that transforms Yang Ming into sword qi and rapidly strikes targets five times. During its execution, he cannot be targeted or attacked. 17

• Used against bandits, Cao Mengyun, and Li Ren. 17 24 38
• Can cut through an enemy's offense with multiple streams of sword qi. 24
• Was ineffective at decisively defeating Li Ren due to the Stone Tortoise Martial Soul's defense. 38
• Defeated level-29 Fang Zheng instantly at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena. 101
• Remained one of Yang Ming's most reliable techniques throughout his Soul Master career. 183 197

Nine Swords of Dugu

Yang Ming obtained the Nine Swords of Dugu together with Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship knowledge, combat experience, training methods, and understanding of the five sword realms. 164

• Includes the Sword-Breaking, Arrow-Breaking, Blade-Breaking, Spear-Breaking, and Palm-Breaking Stances. 191
• Focuses on identifying and attacking the weaknesses in an opponent's technique instead of meeting strength with strength. 164 259
• Used the Palm-Breaking Stance to dismantle Heng and Ha's coordinated claw attack without using Soul Rings. 164
• Yang Ming evolved from mechanically reproducing the forms to comprehending their Sword Intent and fighting without fixed patterns. 164 165
• Integrated the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer into the Nine Swords over a month of training, creating a self-developed technique capable of cleaving a waterfall without Soul Power. 487
• Later combined the art with his broader martial understanding in the self-created Opening Heaven Form. 818

Nine Tribulation Sword Technique

Yang Ming obtained the Nine Tribulation Sword Technique by manipulating a lottery draw with the Infinity Gems while fighting Pope Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi. 992

• Its first form is associated with the verses “A point of cold light, ten thousand zhang of radiance” and “What harm is there in slaughtering all beneath heaven?” 992
• The technique dramatically expanded Yang Ming's understanding of swordsmanship, killing intent, Sword Intent, and the Dao. 992
• Yang Ming used it against the combined divine attacks of Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi. 992

Spear Techniques

Yang Ming inherited Han Xin's and Zhao Yun's spear knowledge, including weapon maintenance, combat methods, and practical training. 2 8

• Ruthless Charge — Charges a target area with a spear, deals physical damage, and launches targets airborne. A second charge may be used within five seconds but does not launch enemies. 2
• Cloud-Piercing Dragon — Delivers three rapid spear thrusts that inflict physical damage and paralyze the target. 7
• Uses spearwork focused on practical killing rather than ornamental forms. 8
• Defeated multiple upperclassmen without using either Martial Soul, relying on movement and spear skill. 44
• Obtained the Arm Sutra, the spear technique of Northern Lands Spear Immortal Wang Xiu, and combined it with Cloud-Piercing Dragon to produce forty-nine increasingly powerful thrusts without Soul Power. 192
• Can perform the Arm Sutra with one hand while simultaneously using the Nine Swords of Dugu with the other through the Mutual Hands Technique. 286

Mutual Hands Technique

The Mutual Hands Technique, also called the Left-Right Mutual Combat, Mind-Dividing Technique, allows Yang Ming to divide his attention and make each hand perform wholly different actions. 286

• Allows him to fight with spear and sword simultaneously. 286
• His demonstrations create the impression that two separate Yang Mings are dueling one another. 286
• Yang Ming acquired the technique in part to help Ning Rongrong improve her Heart Separation Control. 286
• Its principles emphasize emptiness, softness, flexibility, and using the insubstantial to overcome the substantial. 286

Green Lotus Earth-Core Flame

Yang Ming's second Martial Soul is a blue-green Heavenly Flame acquired through a Xiao Yan-themed system draw. 23

• Produces intense heat capable of engulfing opponents in a tornado-like pillar of fire. 25
• Defeated Cao Mengyun after he attempted to take Old Jack hostage. 25
• Was used against Wang Zhong and Li Ren after Tang San was attacked. 38
• Consumes enormous amounts of soul power; one major use left Yang Ming completely depleted. 26
• Grants Yang Ming significant resistance to extreme heat and supports his Flame Demon Form. 238
• Yang Ming can later manipulate Flame Demon Form precisely enough to transform only a limb rather than his entire body. 70

Flame Demon Form

Yang Ming's Soul Skill from Flame Demon King Ragnaros's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. It transforms him into a giant Flame Demon King. 39 40

• Granted after Yang Ming drew and fused with Flame Demon King Ragnaros. 39 40
• Allowed him to overpower and kill Li Ren after his soul power had been exhausted. 40
• The associated Soul Ring is black, denoting a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. 40 47
• Yang Ming later learned partial transformation, such as turning only his right arm into a gigantic flame hand. 70
• Can be fused with Susanoo to create a magma-like Flame Demon-Susanoo combat form. 370

Black Empress Clan Soul Ring

Yang Ming's second Soul Ring originated from the Black Empress Clan, an overwhelmingly powerful and independent dog-like entity drawn through the system. 67

• The Black Empress Clan initially lent only part of its power, producing a white ring without a Soul Skill. 67
• After Yang Ming passed an assessment, it upgraded the ring from white to a Thousand-Year purple ring. 83
• Its full strength depended on Yang Ming earning its recognition. 67
• The Black Empress Clan ultimately fulfilled its promise by becoming a Divine Ring and enabling Yang Ming's breakthrough to Third-Level Deity. 1014

Undead Scourge

Undead Scourge is Yang Ming's fifth Soul Skill. It summons Undead capable of overwhelming weaker opponents and clearing battlefields. 436

• The skill greatly improved Yang Ming's sustained combat capability, which had previously been limited by the immense Soul Power consumption of his abilities. 436
• The Undead are less effective against opponents stronger than Yang Ming, but are devastating against weaker enemies. 436

Eight Gates Released Formation

The Eight Gates Released Formation is a body-enhancement technique that temporarily raises Yang Ming's physical strength, speed, and Soul Power at severe cost. 183 370

• Yang Ming opened four gates while fighting the Emperor Team, dramatically increasing his speed and physical power. 183
• He can open six gates in desperate combat, but prolonged use causes severe bruising and damage that cannot be healed immediately. 370 378
• He avoids opening the Seventh Gate when his body cannot bear the resulting backlash. 370
• Combined with Super Saiyan Mode and other enhancements, the Eight Gates can temporarily elevate him to god-level physical strength. 957

Six Powers and Gale Step

Yang Ming acquired and integrated several movement techniques into his personal combat system. 402 480

• Soru — A Six Powers movement technique that allows explosive bursts of speed. 402
• Sweeping Blade — A Yasuo-derived mobility technique gained through the system. 480
• Gale Step — Yang Ming's fusion of Soru and Sweeping Blade, created after he assimilated Yasuo's swordsmanship insights. 480
• Gale Step, combined with Rinnegan perception, allowed him to evade the coordinated attacks of Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo while weakened. 480

Other Physical and Spiritual Powers

Yang Ming possesses multiple cross-world bloodlines, body-tempering methods, and spiritual techniques that supplement his Soul Master abilities.

• Saiyan Bloodline — Enhances his physical growth, responds to extreme pressure and rage, and later supports his Super Saiyan transformation. 238 370 661
• Super Saiyan Mode — Combined with the Eight Gates, Heaven and Earth Manifestation, and the Indestructible Scripture to temporarily grant god-level physical power. 957
• Indestructible Scripture — A body-refining scripture that transformed his body, branded Dao-like runes on his flesh, and eventually produced Indestructible Glazed Bones and Divine Blood. 867 883 985
• Conqueror's Haki — A spiritual pressure technique that stunned Huyan Zhen long enough for Yang Ming to escape. 370
• Divine Sense — Yang Ming's advanced spiritual perception, later reaching the Third-Level Divine Origin Realm and allowing him to destroy enemies' minds directly. 474 985
• Counterattack Scythe — A passive ability that converts damage dealt or received into increased Soul Power, movement speed, and healing. 282
• Tremor-Tremor Fruit — A modified Devil Fruit whose seawater and Seastone weaknesses were removed with the Infinity Gauntlet; its vibrations touch the level of world laws. 734

Song of Forgetfulness

A healing skill obtained from Cai Wenji through the system. It requires a zither to perform. 50

• Creates a one-meter healing area around the zither's music. 50
• Heals injuries every 0.5 seconds and removes negative effects for five seconds. 50
• Used to treat Tang San's severe injuries. 50

Divine Zero-Character Battle Armor

Yang Ming's personal Divine Zero-Character Battle Armor is living Battle Armor produced through Spirit Forging and bound to him through a spiritual connection. 923 926

• The armor incorporates Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Iron, Heavy Silver, Demon Silver, Blue Nurturing Copper, Kagune, and Yang Ming's Creation Profundity. 921 923
• It forms automatically from Spirit-Forged Metal that fused into Yang Ming's palm. 923
• Its black-and-crimson armor design dramatically amplifies Yang Ming's aura and can merge with his Soul Rings. 926 953
• It endured Ma Hongjun's Soul Saint-level Phoenix attacks and Phoenix Domain without taking visible damage. 926
• It was previously damaged by the God of Voracity, demonstrating that god-level attacks can overcome its protection. 961

Six Paths Reincarnation World

The Six Paths Reincarnation World is Yang Ming's independent inner world, created through the fusion of his Supreme Bone and Gate of Babylon. 593

• It serves as a world, storage realm, battlefield, refuge, and source of power for Yang Ming. 593 1014
• The world contains living lands, a Netherworld, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell. 1071
• Yang Ming can use it to absorb continents, Divine Positions, rule powers, and souls. 1009 1014 1071
• Its evolution transformed it from a demiplane into a medium world and fed immense Divine Power back into Yang Ming. 1071
• The world's continued evolution is central to Yang Ming's plan to eventually annex the God Realm. 1071

Divine Rings and Divine Authority

After becoming a deity, Yang Ming's Soul Ring system developed into a much broader system of Divine Rings and law-based authority. 1014 1071 1087

• The Black Empress Clan became his first Divine Ring during his breakthrough to Third-Level Deity. 1014
• Upon becoming a First-Level God, Yang Ming possessed nine Divine Rings, including Strength, Reality, Mind, and Creation Mystery. 1071
• At the Divine King realm, he possessed thirty-six Divine Rings, including the Fate Rule and Karmic Rule. 1087
• His Fate Rule perception revealed that he stands outside the world's ordinary fate network, likely because he originated from another world. 1087
• His Karmic Rule perception revealed an unknown karmic bond that may determine whether he lives or dies. 1087

Palm of the Tathagata

Yang Ming obtained the Palm of the Tathagata by manipulating a system draw with the Infinity Gauntlet while fighting the Crimson Domain's god-level rulers. 1056

• It is a supreme martial art associated with Tathagata Buddha and possesses extraordinary destructive potential. 1056
• Yang Ming drew it after taunting his enemies by asking whether they had seen a palm technique falling from the sky. 1056

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spear — Yang Ming's principal early weapon; he forged its spearhead himself and uses it with Han Xin's and Zhao Yun's techniques. 4 5
• Nethersea Ring — A high-grade storage ring worn on his right thumb after being bound with his soul imprint. 33 34
• Gender-Change Potion — A lottery item that can change a man's sex, a woman's sex, or render the drinker neither male nor female. 46
• Zither — Required to activate Song of Forgetfulness; Xiao Wu fetched one for Yang Ming when Tang San needed healing. 50
• Demon Mask and black robes — Used to conceal his identity while acting publicly as the Sky-Blasting Gang leader. 93
• Infinity Gauntlet — A system-derived gauntlet embedded with the Infinity Gems. Yang Ming uses it to influence lottery outcomes and alter the properties of acquired items. 734 992
• Dragon God's Sword — A Super Divine Artifact granted after the Dragon God Nine Trials. It possesses Godslaying Power and grants Yang Ming a powerful dragon-bloodline connection. 867
• Godslaying Sword — A Super Divine Artifact capable of killing gods and later used as one of the pillars of the Immortal Execution Sword Formation. 884 1069
• Divine Zero-Character Battle Armor — Yang Ming's Spirit-Forged, living Battle Armor. 923 926
• Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger — A powerful treasure later seized from Yang Ming by Creator God Old Jack. 1096

Relationships

• Old Jack — Adoptive grandfather and Holy Soul Village chief. Old Jack raised Yang Ming under a strict regimen, celebrated his awakening, and repeatedly placed Yang Ming's future above his own pride. 1 12 22 Yang Ming continued to regard him as family even after becoming the Sky-Blasting Gang leader. 776 Old Jack was later revealed to be the Creator God and the architect of Yang Ming's world, making their relationship deeply uncertain and adversarial. 1095 1096
• Tang San — Childhood friend, rival, and sworn brother-like companion. Yang Ming copied several of Tang San's external techniques, while Tang San repeatedly protects him and seeks to surpass him. 4 6 36 40 Their friendship endured despite Tang San's recurring envy of Yang Ming's overwhelming growth. 197 487
• Xiao Wu — Fellow academy student and one of Yang Ming's wives. She repeatedly challenges Yang Ming, becomes emotionally attached to him, and assists him by fetching a zither for Tang San's treatment. 28 31 44 50 She later shows intense anxiety during his seclusion and military campaigns. 590 710
• Ning Rongrong — Shrek Academy companion and one of Yang Ming's wives. She developed romantic feelings for him, invited him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and received the Mutual Hands Technique as Yang Ming attempted to help her improve Heart Separation Control. 281 286 710
• Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek Academy companion and one of Yang Ming's wives. She gradually developed a favorable impression of him after he aided her, later accompanied him during the Star Luo campaign, and became engaged to him after their relationship deepened. 107 710
• Hu Liena — Former Spirit Hall figure and one of Yang Ming's wives. Yang Ming repeatedly teased her, provoking Yan's jealousy, and later acknowledged the need to give her and their son Yang Guo official status through marriage. 474 710
• Yang Guo — Yang Ming's son with Hu Liena. Because Yang Ming gave him a Dragon Ball at birth, Yang Guo could speak and run by one year old. 710 776
• Wang Sheng — Academy dormmate who became Yang Ming's devoted follower after hearing exaggerated stories of his battle with Cao Mengyun. 28 After Wang Sheng's death, Yang Ming accepted Wang Sheng's son Wang Fugui as his godson. 734
• Cao Mengyun — Spirit Hall Patrol Deacon and Yang Ming's early enemy. Cao nearly harmed a villager, sabotaged Yang Ming's certificate, and was ultimately defeated by Yang Ming. 9 21 25
• Ma Xiunuo — Spirit Hall branch manager who initially yielded to Cao Mengyun's influence, then apologized, compensated Yang Ming, and arranged his academy enrollment after witnessing his talent. 21 26 47
• Grandmaster — Tang San's teacher, who repeatedly tried to recruit Yang Ming as a disciple. Yang Ming rejected him as unqualified. 26 30 33
• Bishop Beska — Soto City's Spirit Hall bishop who attempted to recruit Yang Ming with subsidies, teachers, and aid for Holy Soul Village; Yang Ming refused. 48
• Feng Baobao — A powerful companion used by Yang Ming as proof of the Sky-Blasting Gang's Qi cultivation system. She later remained a trusted ally and showed concern for him after difficult battles. 93 392
• Yu Jin — A mysterious armored subordinate or associate summoned through the system. Yang Ming used Yu Jin to reinforce the apparent power and mystery of the Sky-Blasting Gang. 72 93
• Black Empress Clan — An independent, troublesome system-summoned entity that became Yang Ming's conditional second Soul Ring. Though it created dangerous problems for him, it eventually fulfilled its promise by becoming his Divine Ring. 67 83 1014
• Di Tian — The Beast God became one of Yang Ming's most powerful subordinates and a Six Paths Puppet. Yang Ming later rode Di Tian to Yu Tianheng's wedding and protected him during god-level conflict. 808 991
• Yu Tianheng — Former rival and captain of the Emperor Team. Their rivalry evolved into mutual respect and friendship; Yang Ming attended Tianheng's wedding and gifted him Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow. 184 808 809
• Ning Fengzhi — Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master and Yang Ming's future father-in-law. He politically supported Yang Ming for years, though he later feared the Sky-Blasting Gang's unchecked rise. 281 595
• Wang Qiuer — The Three-Eyed Golden Lion and an Auspicious Beast who developed an emotionally complicated attachment to Yang Ming after their soul contact. Yang Ming promised to teach her spear techniques while remaining cautious of Destiny Power. 774 776
• Snow Empress — Former adversary who accepted Yang Ming's victory, ended the Far North Soul Beast invasion, and confessed romantic feelings for him. Yang Ming respectfully refused her offer to remain with him. 803
• Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo — Twin level-99 Spirit Hall Consecrated who pursued Yang Ming as a future threat. Yang Ming escaped their pursuit with Gale Step and humiliated them through an improvised projectile attack. 479 480
• Bibi Dong — Spirit Hall's Pope and a major long-term enemy. Their conflict escalated from mutual hostility into god-level battle, with Bibi Dong eventually requiring Bo Saixi's assistance against Yang Ming. 434 991
• Bo Saixi — Sea God Hall's Grand Consecration who later joined Bibi Dong in a coordinated divine assault against Yang Ming. 991 992

Notable Quotes

“A person must have a reason to live.” 1

“Please believe in me. Believe that I will become someone even stronger than a Titled Douluo.” 10

“Better to make ten thousand people gnash their teeth in hatred than to leave no one to curse me. Look across five thousand years—where has there ever been a hero who did not kill?” 17

“I am no hero, peerless in broad vision; I am a villain, arrogant without limit.” 93

“If Heaven had not birthed me, Yang Ming, Douluo’s eternity would be a long night.” 191

“With the Sun and Moon in Hand, Plucking the Stars: There Is No One Like Me in This World!” 392

“My goal is the stars and the sea.” 803

Trivia

• Yang Ming was born only three seconds before Tang San and uses that narrow difference to call Tang San his “little brother.” 1
• His ordinary training later incorporated Master Roshi-inspired methods, including daily runs while carrying a fifty-pound turtle shell. 14
• His Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring grants far less immediate level growth than expected because it demands far more soul power than a normal Soul Ring. 41 47
• Yang Ming's daily weighted training eventually reached two hundred jin and later five hundred jin. 99 191
• He is capable of treating enemies as live practice partners when testing a newly acquired technique. 164 165
• Yang Ming founded and led the Sky-Blasting Gang for years while concealing that the mysterious masked leader and Yang Ming were the same person. 93 487 595
• His personal ambitions eventually expanded beyond ruling Douluo Continent to reaching the stars, other worlds, and the God Realm. 803 1071