Dugu Yan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Dugu Yan (独孤雁)
Alias(es)	Yan'er 22
Gender	Female
Age	11 at her introduction 21
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, second-year elite class 21
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; student
Martial Soul	Jade-Scaled Snake 21
Status	Alive 44
First Appearance	Chapter 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Soul Master — Level 23	21	Introduces herself as an eleven-year-old Level 23 Soul Master with the Jade-Scaled Snake Martial Soul.
Thousand-Year Plant-Type Left Arm Soul Bone	28	Absorbs Bai Xiao's Soul Bone and gains Soul Storage, an expandable reserve for soul power.
Mutated Poison Soul-Bone Reserve	29	Transfers her body’s toxins into the Soul Bone; its stored power becomes poison-attributed soul power that can reinforce her Soul Ring skills.

Background & History

Dugu Yan is Dugu Bo's granddaughter and the daughter of Dugu Xin, who died from the same inherited venom associated with their family’s Martial Soul. Poison had affected Yan since before birth; without treatment, she was expected to die by age thirty. Her fear of repeating her father’s fate made her deeply insecure about her poisonous nature and the danger it posed to a future spouse or descendants. 23

She studies in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s second-year elite class. After watching Bai Xiao—enrolled under the identity Bai Xinghe—defeat Li Jie, she becomes immediately fascinated by him. She pulls him away from the other students, gives him a blunt marriage-oriented introduction, and drives off rival girls by releasing Jade-Scaled Snake poison mist. 20 21

Dugu Yan regularly accompanies Bai Xinghe to the academy library. When he raises the subject of her green hair and poisonous aura, she mistakenly believes he is rejecting her and confesses the danger posed by her Martial Soul. His claim that he can cure both her and Dugu Bo changes the course of their relationship. 22 23

At the Icefire Yin Yang Well, Bai Xiao develops a treatment that transfers the Jade-Scaled Snake Venom from her body into a Soul Bone. Before giving her the thousand-year plant-type left arm bone needed for the procedure, he formally proposes marriage; Dugu Yan accepts. 27 28 The treatment succeeds, and the stored poison unexpectedly mutates her Soul Bone’s ability into a powerful combat reserve. 29

Appearance

Dugu Yan is distinguished by jade-green hair, a trait Bai Xiao notices alongside the poisonous scent and aura associated with her Martial Soul. 20 22

• Jade-green hair. 20
• Can release green poisonous mist during Martial Soul Possession. 21
• Her appearance and poisonous traits initially reinforce her fear that others will reject her. 22 23

Personality

Dugu Yan is exceptionally direct in romance. On first properly meeting Bai Xinghe, she presents herself as unmarried, identifies Dugu Bo as her grandfather, and effectively claims him before the other academy girls can approach him. 21 She is possessive and protective of him, confronting rivals with poison mist and later scolding Dugu Bo when he deliberately dishevels Bai Xiao during their flight to the medicinal garden. 21 24

Behind her confidence, she is frightened by her inherited poison and her father’s death. She initially interprets Bai Xiao’s recognition of her condition as rejection, then becomes overwhelmed with relief when he promises a cure. 22 23 Her affection is often expressed through practical care and combative embarrassment: she watches over Bai Xiao while he collapses from exhaustion, but shoves his face into the dirt when he mistakes her yawn-induced tears for crying over him. 27

After their betrothal, she openly calls Bai Xiao her husband and takes pride in his accomplishments. 26 37

Abilities & Skills

Jade-Scaled Snake Martial Soul

Dugu Yan possesses a Beast Martial Soul with a potent venom attribute.

• Enters Martial Soul Possession and releases green poisonous mist to intimidate or drive away opponents. 21
• Her venom merges with her body during Martial Soul Possession, causing the inherited poison backlash suffered by the Dugu lineage. 27
• Before treatment, the poison could be passed to descendants and potentially infect a spouse. 22

Soul Storage

Her thousand-year plant-type left arm Soul Bone grants the skill Soul Storage. 28

• Creates a space within the Soul Bone to store soul power. 28
• Storage capacity increases as her cultivation level rises. 28
• Serves as the vessel used to isolate the toxins formerly accumulated in her body. 27 29

Poison-Attributed Soul Power

After transferring her toxins into Soul Storage, the Soul Bone’s stored energy mutates into poisonous soul power. 29

• Can be used to strengthen her existing Soul Ring skills in battle. 29
• When channeled through Bai Xiao’s modified biochemical glove, it produces a large poisonous blast and lingering toxic mist. 29
• Dugu Bo judges the blast to possess the destructive force of a Soul Elder. 29
• The attack is highly draining, consuming nearly all of her soul power. 29

Equipment / Items

• Thousand-year plant-type left arm Soul Bone — Gifted by Bai Xiao as part of his marriage proposal and her detoxification treatment; grants Soul Storage. 28
• Modified biochemical glove — Temporarily used to channel her poisoned soul-power reserve into a destructive ranged blast. 29

Relationships

• Bai Xiao / Bai Xinghe — Fiancé and later the person she openly calls her husband. Dugu Yan first approaches him at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, trusts him with her inherited condition, and accepts his proposal after he offers a cure and a Soul Bone. 21 23 28 37
• Dugu Bo — Grandfather and guardian. He is fiercely protective of her, while she defends Bai Xiao from his anger and fears losing Dugu Bo to the family’s poison curse. 22 23 28
• Dugu Xin — Deceased father. His death from the inherited Martial Soul poison is the source of Dugu Yan’s fear that she will suffer the same fate. 23

Story Role / Major Arcs

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy

Dugu Yan’s attraction to Bai Xinghe begins after his duel against a Level 24 Great Soul Master. She asserts herself over the academy’s other female students and becomes his regular companion at the library. 20 21 22

Detoxification and Betrothal

Her poisonous Martial Soul becomes the means by which Bai Xiao earns Dugu Bo’s trust. Bai Xiao identifies her condition, proposes transferring the venom into a Soul Bone, and becomes formally betrothed to her before she undergoes treatment. 23 27 28

Unexpected Mutation

Rather than merely surviving detoxification, Dugu Yan gains a mutated poisonous soul-power reserve capable of amplifying her Soul Ring techniques. The new ability gives her considerable offensive potential but leaves her depleted after use. 29

Bai Xiao’s Expanding Influence

As Bai Xiao’s cultural and economic projects spread across the continent, Dugu Yan remains an openly devoted partner, repeatedly declaring her pride in him. 37 She later joins Bai Xiao and Dugu Bo among the non-@@REF_ENTITY_16432224@@ Hall listeners present during Bai Xiao’s retelling of Perfect World. 44

Notable Quotes

“Hello, my name is Dugu Yan. My Martial Soul is the Jade-Scaled Snake. I'm eleven years old, with level twenty-three soul power. I currently don't have a boyfriend.” 21

“Grandfather, I don't want you to leave me!” 28