Xuan Zi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xuan Zi (玄子)
Alias(es)	Taotie Douluo
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Sea God’s Pavilion
Occupation/Role	Rank 98 Super Douluo; senior Shrek elder and combat protector
Martial Soul	Godly Taotie Bull
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 27

Appearance

Xuan Zi is an elderly man with a notably slovenly, unkempt appearance. He commonly wears worn gray robes, carries a large wine gourd, and eats chicken drumsticks while listening to reports or observing events. 27

• Often appears drunk or disheveled, even during serious academy matters. 27 83
• His usual attire is ragged gray clothing. 27 85
• After testing Sharing the Moon, he is left with comically mismatched swollen eyes after Lu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan exploit the fusion skill’s healing effect. 87

Personality

Xuan Zi is blunt, skeptical, and impatient with needlessly complicated explanations. Wang Yan’s report of several exceptional freshmen initially sounds so absurd to him that he suspects his wine is at fault; once he hears the details, however, he gives each student a frank assessment. 27

Though careless in demeanor, he is battle-hungry and readily accepts opportunities to test powerful opponents. He also takes a direct interest in Lu Yuan’s potential, repeatedly evaluating his abilities, providing cultivation resources, and worrying over his disappearance. 31 32 78

His irreverence does not prevent him from acting responsibly during crises. When Di Tian confronts Shrek over Lu Yuan, Xuan Zi personally receives the Beast God’s attack and prevents Yan Shaozhe from escalating the conflict before he can determine Di Tian’s intentions. 66

Abilities & Skills

Rank 98 Super Douluo Cultivation

Xuan Zi is a Rank 98 Super Douluo, placing him among Shrek Academy’s foremost combatants. 27

• Releases nine Soul Rings: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red. 85
• Can remotely observe high-level clashes through spiritual power alongside the other Sea God’s Pavilion elders. 85
• Retained enough strength to withstand Di Tian’s ultimate-darkness Myriad Dragon Flame, though the exchange left him badly injured. 66 78

Godly Taotie Bull

His Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul is a top-tier beast Martial Soul with immense earth-element defensive power. 27 66

• Manifested the Martial Soul as a massive phantom while confronting Di Tian and the gathered Fierce Beasts outside Shrek City. 66
• Its pressure and earthen Soul Power form a major part of Shrek’s defensive response to outside threats. 66
• During his test against Yue Shen, the Martial Soul Avatar physically manifested as the Godly Taotie Bull. 86

Earth Formation Wall

Xuan Zi can raise layered earthen barriers through Earth Formation Wall. 85

• Used it to intercept Yue Shen’s charged Crescent Moon arrow. 85
• The wall was nearly penetrated, forcing Xuan Zi to secretly rely on a hundred-thousand-year Soul Skill to complete the defense. 85

Combat Endurance

Xuan Zi possesses exceptional resilience and adaptability in battle.

• After Moon Gaze reduced his apparent cultivation from Rank 98 to Rank 94, he activated his Martial Soul Avatar and blocked another Crescent Moon arrow. 86
• He can identify dangerous charging attacks and adjust his defense before their release. 85
• His confidence can become overconfidence; Lu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan use this weakness to strike him after he believes their fusion has ended. 87

History

Wang Yan sought Xuan Zi out during the Freshman Assessment to report the unusual number of talented students in the Outer Court. Xuan Zi initially dismissed the report as exaggerated, but became particularly interested after learning that Lu Yuan had absorbed a Thousand-Year second Soul Ring, possessed suspected Ultimate Light, and developed semi-self-created Soul Skills. He decided to attend later matches and inform Mu En about Lu Yuan. 27

Xuan Zi observed Lu Yuan’s developing Eight-Part Light Wheel and personally tested its strength. He caught and neutralized the technique, judging its power to be comparable to that of a high-stage Soul King or Soul Emperor, with the potential to threaten a Soul Sage if Lu Yuan pushed it further. 31 After Mu En accepted Lu Yuan as his final disciple, Xuan Zi congratulated both master and disciple and gifted Lu Yuan Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to support future Soul Ring absorption. 32

When Di Tian and several Fierce Beasts gathered near Shrek City to demand Lu Yuan’s surrender, Xuan Zi led Shrek’s senior members in confronting them. He endured Di Tian’s Myriad Dragon Flame rather than immediately escalate the conflict, but later returned to the academy seriously injured and alarmed by Lu Yuan’s disappearance. 66 78

After Lu Yuan returned with a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and torso Soul Bone, Xuan Zi reacted with disbelief and repeatedly pressed him for a clearer account of the Golden Tortoiseshell’s sacrifice and his Attribute Linkage with the Imperial Auspicious Beast. 82 83 He later served as the principal test opponent for Lu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Yue Shen. 85

Relationships

• Mu En — Senior fellow Shrek powerhouse and Lu Yuan’s master. Xuan Zi urged Mu En to consider taking Lu Yuan as a disciple, then supported Mu En’s decision. 27 31
• Lu Yuan — Junior martial brother and subject of Xuan Zi’s sustained interest. Xuan Zi tested Lu Yuan’s techniques, provided Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, and later worried intensely when Lu Yuan vanished. 31 32 78
• Wang Yan — Theoretical researcher who brought the Freshman Assessment’s exceptional talents to Xuan Zi’s attention. 27
• Di Tian — Opposing force during the Fierce Beasts’ demand for Lu Yuan. Xuan Zi faced Di Tian’s Myriad Dragon Flame and was later badly beaten in their confrontation. 66 78
• Zhang Lexuan — Tested her fusion skill with Lu Yuan against Xuan Zi; she joined Lu Yuan in exploiting the opportunity to punch and embarrass him. 85 87
• Yan Shaozhe — Fellow Shrek leader who wished to assist Xuan Zi against Di Tian and later supervised the Yue Shen test to contain collateral damage. 66 85

Notable Quotes

“Average.” 86

Trivia

• Xuan Zi’s habitual chicken-and-wine routine remains unchanged even when discussing Shrek’s most exceptional students. 27 83
• He privately needed a hundred-thousand-year Soul Skill to block Yue Shen’s first charged arrow, despite outwardly presenting the defense as effortless. 85
• Lu Yuan and Zhang Lexuan’s successful prank leaves him with one healed eye and one severely swollen eye. 87