Dugu Yan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dugu Yan (独孤雁)
Alias(es)	Yanyan; Yanzi 60
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Royal Primary Soul Master Academy 10 37
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Dugu Bo's granddaughter
Martial Soul	Jade Phosphorus Snake; later evolved into the Jade Phosphorus Jiao 59 60
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 10
Age	Twelve; previously stated to be eleven and approaching twelve 10 37 63

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Grand Soul Master — Level 27	10 37	Possessed poison-infused Soul Power and regularly sparred with academy assistant teachers to gain combat experience.
Level 30	59	Reached the threshold for a Third Soul Ring while refining the Grade Nine Dragon Ganoderma; her visible Soul Power growth paused until she obtained the ring.
Soul Elder — Level 36	62 63	Obtained her Third Soul Ring from a Soul Beast with Dragon Clan bloodlines; her Martial Soul began showing further signs of Dragonification.

Background

Dugu Yan inherited the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul from the Dugu family. Its poison becomes more potent as its wielder cultivates, eventually accumulating inside the user and threatening their life. Her father died after his Martial Soul evolved at the Soul Saint stage and its strengthened venom overwhelmed him; Dugu Bo concealed this history from Yan while searching for a cure. If none could be found by the time she reached Level 50, he intended to cripple her Poison Skill to save her life. 39

While studying at the Heaven Dou Royal Primary Soul Master Academy, Yan and Ye Lingling were targeted by Jin Hao while he impersonated Xue Beng. The impostor drugged them, staged an attempted assault, and provoked Yan into attacking. Snake Spear then placed the unconscious real Xue Beng in the path of her Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom, making her believe she had struck him herself. 10 Yan publicly testified against Xue Beng, and Dugu Bo identified a planted Spirit Hall poison bottle as apparent corroboration. 11 Dugu Bo spared Xue Beng only after Xue Xing exchanged a life-saving favor for his nephew's life, but Yan's attack left the prince severely injured. 12

After Xue Beng's later death, Yan questioned Dugu Bo because he had already removed her venom from Xue Beng and believed the prince should have survived. Dugu Bo concluded that Xue Beng was likely murdered through a Healing Spirit Master, but kept Yan away from the deeper political implications. 17

Jin Hao later approached Yan under his public identity as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, apologized for Xue Beng's conduct, and befriended both Yan and Ye Lingling. 26 27 During one of Yan's training matches, he noticed recurring disruptions in her Soul Power circulation and warned her that her own Martial Soul was poisoning her body. 37 38 His warning led Yan to confront Dugu Bo and learn the truth about her family’s inherited condition. 39

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yan accepted Jin Hao’s proposal to evolve her Martial Soul prematurely with the Grade Nine Dragon Ganoderma. She successfully guided the evolution to form a venom sac, ending the danger of self-poisoning; the process also triggered Dragonification into the Jade Phosphorus Jiao. 59 60 After obtaining her Third Soul Ring, she reached Level 36 and began showing signs of further Dragonification. 62 63

Appearance

Dugu Yan has a green Jade Phosphorus Snake tattoo on her shoulder. 10 When she manifests her evolved Martial Soul, it takes the form of a fully green jiao dragon.

• Newly grown horns on its head. 60
• Three claws extending from its abdomen. 60
• A venom sac that safely stores her toxins. 59 60

Personality

Yan is proud, combative, and determined to improve. Though already among the strongest students at the academy, she repeatedly challenged assistant teachers and explicitly asked Teacher Sun not to suppress her Soul Power during their match. 37

She is protective of her dignity and family, immediately threatening to call Dugu Bo when she believed Xue Beng had attacked her. 10 She also possesses emotional insight: after learning of the dangers facing Dugu Bo’s poison cultivation, she recognized that he was considering sacrificing his future advancement for her safety and urged him to choose without regret. 64

Initially suspicious of Xue Qinghe because of Xue Beng’s actions, Yan gradually came to trust him after his apology and his intervention in her Martial Soul condition. After her successful evolution, she asked him to use the more familiar names “Yanyan” or “Yanzi.” 27 38 60

Abilities & Skills

Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom

Before her evolution, Yan’s Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul gave her poison-infused Soul Power and poisonous attacks.

• Her venom severely poisoned the unprotected Xue Beng after he was placed in the path of her attack. 10
• Her poisonous Soul Power made Teacher Sun reluctant to engage her directly in sparring. 37
• Her original poison created a long-term danger: toxin buildup interfered with her Soul Power circulation and would ultimately have harmed or killed her. 38 39

Jade Phosphorus Red Poison

Yan’s First Soul Skill.

• Used while trapped inside Teacher Sun’s Violent Wind and Rainstorm. 37
• Her Soul Power briefly stalled as she activated the skill, exposing the effects of toxin accumulation in her body. 37

Jade Phosphorus Blue Poison

Yan’s Second Soul Skill.

• Produces a blue poisonous mist. 37
• The mist can be dispersed or weakened by wind and rain-based attacks. 37

Jade Phosphorus Jiao

After consuming the Grade Nine Dragon Ganoderma, Yan’s Martial Soul evolved beyond the Jade Phosphorus Snake.

• Developed a venom sac, freeing her from the risk of being poisoned by her own Martial Soul. 59 60
• Possesses strength nearly comparable to the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor. 60
• May eventually evolve into a true Jade Phosphorus Dragon if she continues obtaining dragon-related Soul Rings. 60 63

Relationships

• Dugu Bo — Her grandfather and fiercely protective guardian. He hid the Dugu family’s poison affliction to spare her pain, sought a cure for her, and ultimately chose the dangerous Poison Pill method after Jin Hao promised to protect Yan if he failed. 39 66 68
• Jin Hao / Xue Qinghe — Jin Hao initially used Yan as part of a scheme while impersonating Xue Beng, but later, as Xue Qinghe, earned her trust by warning her about her condition and directing her successful Martial Soul evolution. Yan considers him close enough to invite informal forms of address. 10 38 59 60
• Ye Lingling — Her academy friend and ally. Lingling was present during the Xue Beng incident, supported Yan’s testimony, and later accepted Xue Qinghe’s apology alongside her. 10 11 26 27
• Xue Beng — Yan believed he drugged and assaulted her and Ye Lingling. She unknowingly dealt the blow that poisoned and critically injured the real Xue Beng after Jin Hao framed him. 10 12
• Teacher Sun — An academy assistant teacher whom Yan regularly challenged for practical combat experience. Teacher Sun’s wind-and-rain Soul Skill countered Yan’s poisonous mist. 37