Lin Fan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lin Fan (林凡)
Alias(es)	Pavilion Master; Teacher Lin Fan
Gender	Male
Age	19 5
Affiliation	Shrek Academy (teacher; formerly a student); Hidden Azure Pavilion (founder and master) 11 31
Occupation/Role	Titled Douluo; Level-Nine Soul Engineer; teacher; inventor; researcher 5 13 22
Martial Soul(s)	Spatial Martial Soul; Time Martial Soul 22 47
Cultivation	Level 94 Titled Douluo 5
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Time Martial Soul awakened	4	Awakened when Leng Yaozhu’s eight-meter Black-Rank Mecha vanished upon contact with him.
Level 94 Titled Douluo	5	Revealed to have reached Level 94 at age nineteen; his rank was initially limited by an incomplete Spatial Martial Soul and an unawakened Time Martial Soul.
Initial Time abilities identified	16	Gained Time Acceleration and Time Reversal, initially limited to roughly ten seconds.
Time power strengthened	18	Completing a One-Word Battle Armor blueprint strengthened his time-related power and revealed its link to future technology.
Cultivation bottleneck partially lifted	33	The Time Martial Soul’s awakening removed one of the two flaws preventing further advancement beyond Level 94.
Resource-aging application revealed	47	Can accelerate a plant’s age by roughly five hundred years per day without additional cultivation resources.
Soul Bone aging demonstrated	48	Successfully increased a Ten Thousand Year earth-attribute Soul Bone’s age by about three hundred years.

Background

Elder Zhou discovered Lin Fan, brought him to Shrek Academy, and personally awakened his Martial Soul. Lin Fan remained grateful to Elder Zhou even after becoming disillusioned with the academy. 34

During his first period at Shrek, Lin Fan studied alongside Ling Luochen and other future Inner Court students. His conflict with Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe began after he intervened when Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire endangered others; Lin Fan rejected Yan Shaozhe’s compensation rather than accept a cover-up. Elder Zhou subsequently took him away from Shrek for seven years. 15

Upon returning, Lin Fan immediately resumed his opposition to Yan Shaozhe’s faction. He publicly challenged Shrek’s handling of Ma Xiaotao’s victims, defeated Du Weilun, and later defeated Yan Shaozhe despite the latter’s higher cultivation. 2 8 9

Appearance

Lin Fan is repeatedly noted for his handsome appearance and black eyes. His outwardly youthful appearance contrasts sharply with his status as a nineteen-year-old Level 94 Titled Douluo. 4 5

• Handsome enough that several characters remark upon or react to his appearance. 35 62
• Black eyes, often described as calm or carrying deep confidence. 4 21
• Maintains an unruffled expression even against stronger-ranked opponents. 8

Personality

Lin Fan is extraordinarily self-confident, openly stating that almost no one in the world can threaten him. This confidence is supported by his willingness to confront Shrek’s senior staff, including Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and Du Weilun. 4 21 59

He is blunt and sharp-tongued toward people he considers corrupt, incompetent, or hypocritical. Lin Fan rejects compensation when it is used to excuse harm, refuses unfavorable deals for the sake of appearances, and has little patience for Shrek’s institutional prestige. 2 16 32

Despite his abrasive manner toward authority, Lin Fan is protective of those under his care. He helps Leng Yaozhu establish herself in the past, safeguards her origin, rescues Ling Luochen from an intelligence failure, assists Huo Yuhao’s group against Zhou Yi’s retaliation, and develops a cure for Zhang Peng’s Martial Soul defect. 4 10 38 62

Abilities & Skills

Spatial Martial Soul

Lin Fan’s primary Martial Soul gives him exceptionally refined control over space. His nine soul-ring abilities are attribute enhancements rather than conventional offensive or defensive skills, but he applies the spatial attribute to create his own techniques. 22

• Redirects enemy attacks back at their caster, including Yan Shaozhe’s phoenix techniques. 8
• Creates spatial barriers such as Spatial Shield, which absorbs incoming attacks. 22
• Uses Spatial Movement to exert invisible force and displace opponents. 22
• Opens black spatial gates for long-distance travel and can transport companions through them. 9 10
• Uses a black jade imbued with his aura as a distant spatial anchor, allowing him to locate and travel near it across thousands of miles. 11
• Teleported seventeen Evil Soul Masters from a hidden valley into the open simultaneously. 10
• Can store household objects directly through spatial manipulation. 62
• His Spatial Martial Soul remains incomplete; recovering its missing portion is necessary for his full potential. 33

Black Crescent Slash

Lin Fan can create an enormous black crescent-shaped energy blade through spatial power.

• Defeated Du Weilun, an eight-ring Soul Douluo, with a single slash. 2
• Destroyed Yan Shaozhe’s Bright Phoenix Martial Soul Avatar in one move. 8
• Eliminated sixteen Evil Soul Masters in a single attack after relocating them. 10
• Severed Level 98 Super Douluo Xuan Zi’s arm in one strike. 59

Time Martial Soul

Lin Fan’s second Martial Soul, Time, awakened after his contact with Leng Yaozhu’s Black-Rank Mecha. It does not develop through ordinary soul-ring absorption and appears responsive to future-era objects and technological advancement. 4 16 18

• Time Acceleration — Accelerates the age and growth of plants, including medicinal herbs. 32 47
• Time Reversal — Reverses time over a limited interval; its initial range was roughly ten seconds. 16
• Can age plants from a few years old to five hundred years old in moments. 32
• Can increase a human’s age by up to five years, but only once per individual. 32
• Can age Soul Bones, potentially enabling the creation of higher-grade Soul Bones. 48
• Its current use is energy-intensive; Lin Fan estimates he can use it roughly fifty times per day. 33

Self-Created Soul Skills and Teaching

Lin Fan develops techniques from a Martial Soul’s inherent properties instead of relying solely on skills granted by soul rings. He later becomes a teacher capable of conveying these principles directly to others. 22 23

• Created and demonstrated Spatial Shield and Spatial Movement. 22
• Creates a mental space with spatial power to transmit his understanding of a Self-Created Soul Skill to a student. 23
• Guided Ling Luochen in forming an ice-based Self-Created Soul Skill; while initially fragile, Lin Fan estimated she could complete it within two months. 24
• Defeated multiple Five-Ring Soul Kings while suppressing his strength to their level, identifying their combat weaknesses during the lesson. 24

Soul Engineering and Invention

Lin Fan is a Level-Nine Soul Engineer at nineteen and possesses technological knowledge far ahead of his era. 13

• Invented and operates a high-speed four-wheeled Soul Tool Car that is faster and more energy-efficient than contemporary Flying Soul Tools. 13
• Became a Level Five Mecha Designer after one month of study under Leng Yaozhu. 18
• Designed One-Word Battle Armor capable of raising a Five-Ring Soul King’s combat strength to that of a Seven-Ring Soul Sage. 27
• Collects individualized combat and physical data to tailor Battle Armor to its user. 27
• Provides Huo Yuhao with Soul Tool theory manuals and first- and second-tier Soul Tool blueprints. 46

Forging and Alchemy

Lin Fan applies his Soul Engineering knowledge to related crafts and learns them with exceptional speed.

• Achieved Grade One Thousand Refinement on his first serious forging attempt, a result comparable to a Level-Four Blacksmith. 28
• Studies alchemy to maximize the value of the high-year medicinal herbs produced through Time Acceleration. 47
• Guided Ling Luochen in refining a pill from Purifying Evil Grass that completely cured Zhang Peng’s Martial Soul defect. 62

Spiritual Power and Eye of Life

Lin Fan possesses spiritual power strong enough to astonish Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. 45

• Uses Spiritual Detection to locate Huo Yuhao within Shrek Academy. 44
• Brought Electrolux into his Sea of Spirit to gain his guidance. 45
• With Electrolux’s aid, opened the Eye of Life using the purified Soul-Eating Carving Knife and Gold of Life. 45

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soul Tool Car / Soul Guidance Vehicle — Lin Fan’s advanced four-wheeled transport vehicle; it travels rapidly without the practical limitations of contemporary Flying Soul Tools. 13 62
• Soul-Eating Carving Knife — Acquired at the Starlight Auction; Electrolux purified its evil aura, transforming it into an azure crystal-like blade. 40 45
• Blade of Life’s Watch — The transformed weapon created through the purified knife and Gold of Life. 46
• Hidden Azure Pavilion jade pendants — Emerald identity tokens that also function as communication Soul Tools. 31
• One-Word Battle Armor blueprints — His first completed Battle Armor design strengthened his Time Martial Soul and later appeared mysteriously in the future Leng Family’s storage. 18
• Black-Rank Mecha — A future-era mecha gifted by Leng Yaozhu; it disappeared when it triggered the awakening of his Time Martial Soul. 4

Relationships

• Elder Zhou — Discoverer, Martial Soul awakener, and benefactor. Lin Fan remains at Shrek temporarily out of gratitude and intends to repay his obligations before leaving. 34
• Leng Yaozhu — Future-era companion, student, collaborator, and trusted confidante. Lin Fan arranged her identity and accommodation, protects her time-traveler secret, gave her a fire-attribute soul bone, and promised to help her return home if he becomes a god. 4 16 20 47
• Ling Luochen — Former classmate, student, Hidden Azure Pavilion member, and close ally. She consistently supports Lin Fan against Shrek’s leadership and assists his research, training, and alchemy projects. 12 31 47
• Huo Yuhao — Junior whom Lin Fan saved and mentors in Soul Tool theory. Lin Fan helps arrange Yuhao’s class transfer and later offers him a place in Hidden Azure Pavilion. 14 44 46 61
• Wang Dong — Huo Yuhao’s companion whom Lin Fan saved from Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire; Lin Fan also agrees to help protect her from Zhou Yi’s retaliation. 5 38
• Xiao Xiao — A student Lin Fan helps transfer away from Zhou Yi’s class; she later joins Hidden Azure Pavilion and receives his promise of Soul Master and Soul Tool training. 38 61
• Zhang Peng — Titled Douluo associate who addresses Lin Fan as Pavilion Master. Lin Fan cultivates herbs and develops a pill that cures Zhang Peng’s Scorpion Tiger Martial Soul defect. 30 31 62
• Electrolux — Spiritual mentor residing in Lin Fan’s Sea of Spirit. Electrolux purified the Soul-Eating Carving Knife and helped Lin Fan awaken the Eye of Life. 45
• Mu En — Shrek elder who protects and values Lin Fan, but cannot resolve Lin Fan’s conflict with Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe’s faction. 9 32
• Yan Shaozhe — Long-standing rival whose protection of Ma Xiaotao and retaliatory conduct led to a lasting conflict with Lin Fan. Lin Fan defeated him despite Yan’s Level 95 cultivation. 8 15
• Du Weilun — Hostile Shrek director defeated and repeatedly humiliated by Lin Fan after attempting to cover up Ma Xiaotao’s incident and manipulate compensation. 2 15
• Xuan Zi — Senior Shrek figure Lin Fan holds responsible for intelligence that endangered Ling Luochen. Their conflict culminated in Lin Fan severing Xuan Zi’s arm. 11 59

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to Shrek Academy

Lin Fan returns to Shrek after seven years and immediately opposes the academy’s attempt to silence Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong after Ma Xiaotao’s loss of control. He defeats Du Weilun, assists the stranded Leng Yaozhu, and awakens his Time Martial Soul through her Black-Rank Mecha. 2 4

Conflict with Yan Shaozhe

After revealing his Level 94 cultivation, Lin Fan faces Yan Shaozhe in a duel overseen by Mu En. He redirects Yan’s attacks, shatters the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul Avatar, and wins despite being one level lower. 5 8 9

Protector and Teacher

Lin Fan saves Ling Luochen from a mission compromised by false intelligence, then becomes an Inner Court teacher. He teaches Self-Created Soul Skills, develops a mental-space teaching method, and earns the respect of students who initially doubted him. 10 22 23 24

Technological Advancement

Using knowledge and materials from Leng Yaozhu’s era, Lin Fan develops Soul Tool Cars, studies mecha design, creates One-Word Battle Armor blueprints, and begins forging. His technological work is directly tied to strengthening his Time Martial Soul. 13 18 27 28

Hidden Azure Pavilion

Lin Fan reveals himself as the founder of Hidden Azure Pavilion, an organization dealing in Soul Tools, rare metals, and medicinal herbs. He recruits Ling Luochen and Leng Yaozhu, later offers a place to Huo Yuhao’s group, and accepts Xiao Xiao as a member. 31 61

Break with Shrek

Lin Fan declares that Shrek can only be his home if Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and their associates are removed. As Shrek’s internal conflict escalates, he assists students harmed by Zhou Yi and ultimately clashes with Xuan Zi, severing the Level 98 Super Douluo’s arm before departing. 32 38 59

Hidden Azure Pavilion Headquarters

Lin Fan relocates his closest allies to Hidden Azure Pavilion’s headquarters near the Ming Dou Mountain Range. There, he expands his Battle Armor, alchemy, medicinal-herb, and Soul Spirit research while establishing a stable base beyond Shrek Academy’s influence. 62

Notable Quotes

“That’s naturally because you pose no threat to me. Or rather, there are basically no people in this world who can threaten me.” 4

“Is this so-called honor maintained through concealment and cover-ups?” 2

“If Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and their lot are driven out of Shrek, then this will be my home.” 32

“This is my second Martial Soul. It’s called Time.” 47