Yu Tianyao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yu Tianyao (玉天曜)
Alias(es)	Du Lei — used while working near Sunset Forest 113
Gender	Male 54 55
Affiliation	Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan 55 64
Occupation/Role	Assault Combat Soul Master; paid soul-beast hunting guide and materials seller 55 113
Martial Soul	Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon 119
Status	Alive; staying with his father and temporarily avoiding hunting commissions at his latest appearance 124
First Appearance	Appears unnamed as a white-clothed young man 54; introduces himself by name 55

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Elder; Soul Power above level 30	54 55	Introduces himself as an Assault Combat Soul Elder and joins the Silvien Family’s highest-level group of outside recruits.
Rank 40	115	Breaks through after approximately one day of secluded cultivation using An Chen’s medicinal liquid. Reports that his body feels renewed; still needs his fourth soul ring.
Fourth Soul Ring acquired	121 122	Kills the Thundercloud Mane Lion king after An Chen subdues it, then absorbs its purple, thousand-year soul ring. Gains a rudimentary domain-type skill providing several boosts; his exact post-absorption Soul Power is not stated.

Background / History

Yu Tianyao belongs to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but lives with his bedridden father in a secluded courtyard outside Heaven Dou City. His mother is deceased. His father regrets the suffering associated with meeting her and going to the clan to find her, and urges Tianyao to stop sacrificing his cultivation prospects to care for him 114 115.

His father identifies an uncle as someone Tianyao can turn to for help: although the uncle dislikes the father, he has always treated Tianyao well. Tianyao refuses to abandon his father, insisting that he can still manage their situation 115.

An Chen speculates that Tianyao’s father married into the clan, that Tianyao inherited his mother’s surname, and that a family tragedy left his father injured and unsupported. These explanations—including the idea that Tianyao gathers Youxiang Grass to treat his father’s mental injuries—remain An Chen’s deductions, not confirmed history 115.

Appearance

• White robes: Wears white clothing during his first encounter with An Chen and later while operating under the name Du Lei 54 113.
• Clan token: Carries an ancient bronze token at his waist bearing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon 54 55.
• Reserved expression: Usually maintains a cool, impassive face; his professional dealings sometimes require a visibly forced smile 113 115 124.
• Combat transformation: His right arm can become a scaled dragon claw surrounded by blue lightning 117.

Personality

Initially proud and aloof, Tianyao responds curtly when Thorn asks about his clan affiliation and gives little explanation for seeking Youxiang Grass himself. He repeatedly describes his independent work as “gaining experience,” keeping his financial and family difficulties private 55 60 113.

He is observant enough to question An Chen’s account of Edmond’s defeat and later notices signs of instability in An Chen’s behavior. His curiosity becomes less intrusive as their trust develops: after their escape from the blue-robed pursuer, he recognizes that An Chen is withholding a personal secret and chooses not to press him 65 115 119.

His loyalty is clearest when others threaten his father or endanger An Chen. He confronts stronger debt collectors despite being suppressed by their Soul Power, and carries the sealed An Chen away rather than abandoning him. He is also reluctant to accept unearned assistance, initially refusing An Chen’s medicinal liquid 114 115 118.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon

• Transforms his right arm into a lightning-covered dragon claw for close-range attacks 117 118.
• Provides a degree of resistance and immunity to the electrical discharges around Thunder Mountain 119.
• His electrical resistance does not protect him from the sleep-inducing substance used to seal An Chen 118.

Lightning Attacks and Sensing

• Calls down a bolt of lightning that briefly interrupts the star-marked pursuer’s attraction force 117.
• Channels blue and purple lightning through a dragon-claw punch when attempting to break An Chen’s seal; the substance remains undamaged 118.
• Senses the direction of Thunder Mountain when An Chen’s hearing becomes overwhelmed by Babble 119.
• Attempts to shatter An Chen’s petrified legs with lightning, but cannot damage the stone 123.

Fourth Soul Skill: Rudimentary Domain-Type Ability

• Obtained from the Thundercloud Mane Lion king’s purple soul ring 121 122.
• Provides several boosts, though their individual effects are not specified 122.
• Tianyao considers it too undeveloped to qualify even as the beginnings of a true domain. An Chen nevertheless regards it as a promising acquisition 122.

Soul-Beast Hunting and Knowledge

• Arranges hunts for clients seeking first or second soul rings, including ten-year and hundred-year beasts 113.
• Sells recovered soul-beast materials through his camp near Sunset Forest 113.
• Guards Yang Qihao while he absorbs a soul ring and agrees to escort him out before entering more dangerous terrain 116.
• Explains Thunder Wyrm evolution and recognizes that the absence of an expected territorial pressure may indicate something unusual 119 120.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan token — Establishes his affiliation. During Spirit Hall’s investigation of the vanished Fog, the token spares him the Soul Power intimidation imposed on his companions 54 64.
• Storage Soul Tool — Holds hunting spoils and provisions, including the meat later used to restore An Chen’s damaged body 113 123.
• Dagger — Used to deliver the final blow to the Thundercloud Mane Lion king 121.
• Youxiang Grass — Collects it in Xiangshi Valley and seeks additional supplies afterward. Thorn gives him two large sacks without payment 60 64.
• Medicinal liquid — A gift from An Chen that enables his rank-forty breakthrough 115.

Relationships

• An Chen — Expedition companion, eventual friend, and prospective rival. Their relationship develops from suspicion into mutual rescue; An Chen resolves the extortion threat against Tianyao’s family and helps obtain his fourth soul ring, while Tianyao supports An Chen’s recovery and shelters him afterward 65 114 115 118 121 123 124.
• Father — Bedridden parent whom Tianyao continues to care for despite pressure to prioritize cultivation. Threats against him provoke Tianyao’s fiercest confrontation with the debt collectors 113 114 115.
• Mother — Deceased; her loss remains a source of grief and regret within the family 115.
• Uncle — According to Tianyao’s father, has always treated Tianyao well and could provide help 115.
• Thorn — Fellow Xiangshi Valley recruit who gives Tianyao his entire remaining supply of Youxiang Grass 55 64.
• Yang Qihao — Hunting client who knows him as Senior Du Lei. Tianyao brings him on the Sunset Forest trip and protects him during soul-ring absorption 115 116.
• Big Ears — Mimic Fox accompanying the Thunder Mountain journey. Tianyao gives it to An Chen at the forest’s edge 124.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiangshi Valley Expedition

• Joins An Chen, Thorn, and Hawk among the Silvien Family’s four outside recruits above level thirty 54 55.
• Notices Edmond behind the lodging house at night and questions whether An Chen also went outside 60.
• Survives the Fog incident and suspects An Chen caused Edmond’s defeat and the Fog’s disappearance. His evidence includes seeing An Chen enter the shadows before losing consciousness 64 65.
• Leaves without obtaining a confession, but tells An Chen that he can be found near Sunset Forest 65.

Sunset Forest Reunion and Extortion

• Works as Du Lei when An Chen seeks his help verifying reports that Elder Chen was injured. He declines, citing continental turmoil and a shortage of clan personnel 113.
• Faces collectors demanding further interest on a debt he says is already repaid. An Chen intervenes and kills the four extortionists threatening the family 113 114.
• Accepts An Chen’s cultivation aid and sets out to obtain his fourth soul ring 115.

Thunder Mountain Expedition

• Encounters a group connected to the Five Great Heretical Sects while traveling with An Chen. After An Chen is sealed, Tianyao attempts to free him, carries him away, and collapses under the substance’s sleep effect 117 118.
• Resumes the journey after An Chen rescues him, then acquires the Thundercloud Mane Lion king’s soul ring 119 121 122.
• Survives the white-robed pursuer’s attack inside An Chen’s temporary Shadow Space and supplies food for An Chen’s regeneration 122 123.
• Helps hunt beasts to restore An Chen’s body during their escape. Back at the family courtyard, he suspends commissions to spend time with his father; An Chen stays for a month before departing 124.

Notable Quotes

“I can't accept a reward I haven't earned, especially when you just helped me deal with that trouble.” 115

“Never mind how you dealt with him. Let's get moving before they come back.” 119