Qin Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Qin Xuan (秦煊)
Alias(es)	Black Dragon; Qian Xuntian (Slaughter City disguise); Second Crowned One; Second Highness 24 30 53 110
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Hall
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; later Pope of Spirit Hall 300
Status	Active; reached Level 100 but had not yet condensed a Godhood 357 480
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 54 Soul King	3	Possessed the Everbright Sword, five Soul Rings, Soul King-level physique and mental power, and S+ talent when the Villain System bound to him.
Level 59 Soul King	21	Absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Spirit-Concentrating Wisdom Skull raised his physique to Soul Emperor level and spiritual power to Soul Douluo level.
Level 60	25 26	Broke through during his first year in Slaughter City, but lacked a sixth Soul Ring; had opened all extraordinary meridians and attained Soul Saint-level physique.
Level 68 Soul Emperor	42 46	Returned from Slaughter City after refining the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core into his sixth Soul Ring.
Level 70	63	Obtained a seventh-ring breakthrough and possessed both Divine Slaughter's Domain and Vermilion Bird Domain.
Level 75 Soul Saint	67	Seventh Soul Ring was a hundred-thousand-year ring; physique and mental power reached Titled Douluo level.
Level 76 Soul Saint	107	Reached the next level through sustained cultivation shortly before the Sect Tournament.
Level 88 Soul Douluo	198	Rose from Level 86 after selecting a Vermilion Bird right-leg Soul Bone and upgrading his sixth Soul Ring to one hundred thousand years.
Level 94 Titled Douluo	200	Absorbed a hundred-thousand-year adaptive ninth Soul Ring and formally became a Titled Douluo.
Level 99 Limit Douluo	201	Refined the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ residual souls; his mental power reached the Divine Level.
Level 100	357	Converted Soul Power into divine essence, though he had not yet condensed a Godhood or become a true god.

Background

Qin Xuan recovered memories of a past life while living within Spirit Hall. At nineteen, he was already one of its foremost young talents, but he recognized that his standing offered little protection against Pope Qian Xunji’s hostility and possessiveness toward Bibi Dong. His initial objective in entering Slaughter City was survival and the power to oppose Qian Xunji on equal terms. 3 19

The awakening of the Villain System changed his path. It granted Emotion Points when hostile figures resented him, while its shop, lotteries, Blind Boxes, recruitment cards, disguises, healing supplies, and revival items gave him resources unavailable to ordinary Soul Masters. 3 4 11

Appearance

Qin Xuan is a tall, slender young man with dark brows and eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and notably refined features. A Youth-Preserving Pill permanently maintained his youthful appearance. 12 34

• Wields the crimson, thunder-and-fire-attributed Everbright Sword. 3 50
• Frequently conceals his identity with black robes, Phoenix Fire, and Thousand Faces. 22
• Can alter his face, aura, apparent Soul Power, Martial Soul, and Soul Rings; he once impersonated a Qian-family member and fabricated a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. 23 29

Personality

Qin Xuan is ambitious, calculating, and intensely self-protective. He habitually assesses people as potential threats, allies, resources, or sources of Emotion Points, and he prefers deception, preparation, and decisive violence over trusting an opponent’s goodwill. 3 30 53

Despite his ruthlessness, he is attentive to those he accepts as companions or subordinates. He invests rare resources in their advancement, protects his family, and can show restraint even when he has a clear opportunity to kill an opponent. 50 81 83 200

He is also vain about his appearance, competitive with exceptional talents such as Bibi Dong and Tang San, and wary of exposing abilities that cannot be safely explained. 12 20 21

Abilities & Skills

Everbright Sword

Qin Xuan’s original Martial Soul is a weapon-type sword with thunder and fire attributes. It initially contained the sealed divine beast Vermilion Bird, which enhanced the sword’s potential and eventually became his usable second Martial Soul. 3 49 200

• Sword Shattering the Firmament — increases Qin Xuan’s attack power and speed by 50%; its first demonstrated slash carved a trench and destroyed a massive boulder. 3 50
• Everbright Sword Song — surrounds him with sword qi that repels nearby enemies or forms a ten-second defensive shield that doubles his defense. He cannot use both functions at once, and the repulsion cannot free him if he is physically restrained. 48 50
• Vermilion Bird Possession — increases Vermilion Bird flames by 50% and manifests fiery wings. Its original loss-of-reason drawback vanished after Qin Xuan refined the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core. 48 50
• Everbright Thrust Formation — creates sword blades from the ground. After mutation, the blades can immediately manifest, track targets, and pursue them; Qin Xuan cannot move while sustaining the formation. 23 49
• Weapon Soul Clone — creates a second Everbright Sword with full offensive power. 49 50
• Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Slash — forms six gigantic fiery serpents from Vermilion Bird flames and sword qi; its power rivals a Soul Douluo’s high-level technique. 50

Vermilion Bird Martial Soul

After reaching Titled Douluo, Qin Xuan released the Vermilion Bird from the Everbright Sword and gained it as a true second Martial Soul. He delayed adding its Soul Rings, intending to first complete its Soul Bone set and eventually equip it with million-year Soul Rings. 200

• Possesses powerful fire-based suppression and destructive potential. 39 40
• Forms part of the Vermilion Bird Domain, which later evolved into the Vermilion Bird Sword Formation. 66
• Can operate alongside the Everbright Sword; before becoming a true second Martial Soul, it already functioned almost like one. 49 200

Domains

Qin Xuan possesses Divine Slaughter’s Domain and the Vermilion Bird Domain. Both exert extreme pressure on opponents, suppress Martial Souls, and interfere with Soul Power circulation. 39 40 63

• Divine Slaughter’s Domain carries overwhelming killing intent gained through Slaughter City and Hell Road. 40 51
• Vermilion Bird Domain evolved into the Vermilion Bird Sword Formation after the influence of his seventh Soul Ring. 66
• His domains were strong enough to suppress Yu Yuanqing’s Fire Flood Dragon Martial Soul and weaken the effectiveness of its Soul Rings. 39 40

Sword Arts

Qin Xuan combines Soul Master combat with swordsmanship and internal cultivation techniques obtained through the system. His technique allows him to threaten opponents far above his nominal rank. 11 15 49

• Ghost Valley Breathing Technique — raises cultivation speed, opens meridians, grants resistance to poisonous gases, and enabled Qin Xuan to develop Body-Protecting Astral Qi after opening all extraordinary meridians. 12 25
• Vertical and Horizontal Sword Techniques — adaptable sword arts used for unpredictable dual-sword combinations, defense, deflection, and high-speed assaults. 11 49 122
• Hundred-Pace Flying Sword — self-created technique merging Qin Xuan, Everbright Sword, and a blue thunder dragon into a devastating flying-sword strike resembling a temporary Martial Soul Fusion state. 20 50
• Sword Flight Technique — allows Qin Xuan to control swords through qi and fly on his Martial Soul after nurturing it with blood. 59

Wushuang Sword Case

The Wushuang Sword Case contains twelve famous swords, with the Daming Vermilion Bird sealed within its inner case. Qin Xuan’s mental power determines how many swords he can control. 30

• Could control up to ten flying swords with Soul Douluo-level spiritual power. 30
• Provides sword-control methods acquired from Wushuang City. 59
• The highest-ranked swords and inner case remained unavailable until his mental power became sufficient. 30

Icefire Dragon Souls

Qin Xuan refined the residual souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings into genuine dragon-soul companions. Each possesses combat power comparable to a Limit Douluo and can continue growing with him. 200 201

• Manifest as white and red dragon souls on his shoulders. 201
• Replaced his earlier imitation of the Black Dragon Sky form with authentic spiritual dragon power. 201
• Qin Xuan considered developing a self Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the dragon souls. 201

Villain System

The Villain System provides Qin Xuan with resources in exchange for Emotion Points generated by hostile characters’ resentment. Dead characters can no longer generate points. 3

• Blind Boxes and lotteries can grant Soul Bones, Immortal Herbs, cultivation techniques, recruitment cards, and other rare items. 3 11
• Happiness Blind Boxes are awarded as a target’s favorability reaches specified thresholds. 4
• Recruitment Cards allow Qin Xuan to recruit figures from other worlds in exchange for missions and loyalty contracts. 11 70
• Revival Coin can revive Qin Xuan or someone dead within the preceding month, with the revived person becoming completely loyal to him. 3 53

Equipment & Items

• Thousand Faces — changes Qin Xuan’s appearance and aura; used for Qian-family and Six-Winged Angel disguises. 22 23 29
• Phoenix Fire — protective clothing that wards off miasma and conceals his Martial Soul and Soul Rings. 12 22
• Wushuang Sword Case — a flying-sword case containing famous swords and the sealed Daming Vermilion Bird. 30
• Spirit-Concentrating Wisdom Skull — a roughly sixty-thousand-year-old head Soul Bone awarded by Qian Xunji; later replaced and enhanced through system rewards. 20 198
• Vermilion Bird Soul Bones — includes million-year Wisdom Skull and hundred-thousand-year leg bones by his Titled Douluo stage. 200
• Flame Dragon King Left Arm Bone and Ice Dragon King Right Arm Bone — contain the residual souls of the two Dragon Kings. 200 221
• Heaven and Earth Mother-and-Child Pouches — paired storage tools capable of holding living creatures. 51

Relationships

• Qian Jun — Teacher and fellow wielder of a related Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul. Their fusion experiments gave Qian Jun hope of reaching Rank 97. 20 42 51
• Jiang Mo — Teacher whose Martial Soul Fusion with Qin Xuan allowed him to touch the Rank 97 bottleneck; later became deeply grateful and loyal. 20 300
• Qian Daoliu — Grand Worship, evaluator, and mentor-like elder. He permitted Qin Xuan’s Slaughter City trial, trained him after his return, and eventually cooperated with him as Pope. 15 51 300
• Qian Xunji — Pope, political rival, and long-standing enemy motivated partly by jealousy over Bibi Dong. Qin Xuan regarded coexistence with him as impossible. 3 19 43
• Jing Ni — Wife and close partner. She helped Qin Xuan escape Hell Road, supported his deceptions, and later became a Level 97 Peak Douluo. 42 87
• Bibi Dong — Began as a rival and emotionally complicated attachment; Qin Xuan defeated but spared her in their duel. She later publicly identifies him as her husband and is among his six wives. 50 150 300
• Ling Yuan — Wife and Spirit Hall ally whose jealousy and competitiveness are balanced by strong loyalty to Qin Xuan. 81 300
• Nong Yu — Wife and former cross-world recruit who became part of Qin Xuan’s household. 70 300
• Ah Yin — Wife and mother of Qin Yingying. Qin Xuan sought to prevent her destined meeting with Tang Hao. 70 198 300
• Liu Erlong — Initially confronted Qin Xuan over a misunderstanding; later became his concubine and a trusted assistant in Spirit Hall reforms. 39 211 301
• Yan Fei — Partner from the Yin-Yang School who risked her life retrieving the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ Soul Bones for him. 177 200 201
• Yu Xiaogang — Bitter adversary and major source of Emotion Points. Qin Xuan considers him an incompetent plagiarist who exploited Spirit Hall knowledge. 4 53 101
• Yue Guan / Chrysanthemum Pass — Spirit Hall elder whom Qin Xuan defeated, later empowered with Immortal Herbs and a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. 15 81 84
• Gui Mei / Ghost Douluo — Spirit Hall elder and dependable subordinate. Qin Xuan rewarded him with an Immortal Herb, Soul Bone, and hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. 23 81 83
• Mo Ya and Bai Feng — Cross-world assassins recruited by Qin Xuan and assigned to locate Ah Yin before Tang Hao could meet her. 11 70
• Qin Yan — His only son, born to Yan Lingji; despite his strength, Qin Yan occupies the lowest position in the household hierarchy. 429
• Qin Yue — Daughter born to Yan Fei, noted for her close bond with Qin Xuan and Qin Yuanyuan. 429

Story Role / Major Arcs

Slaughter City

Qin Xuan prepared for Slaughter City with concealment tools, medicines, Immortal Herbs, and sword techniques. He entered under a fabricated Qian-family identity, accumulated ninety-nine consecutive Hell Slaughter Arena victories, and became feared as the Black Dragon. 22 23 24

He deceived the Slaughter King into opening Hell Road by posing as “Qian Xuntian,” using false Angel-lineage credentials and a deliberately ambiguous oath. He then faced Hell Road’s monsters with the Wushuang Sword Case and specialized anti-poison preparations. 29 30

Return to Spirit Hall

After returning, Qin Xuan displayed Divine Slaughter’s Domain and challenged Bibi Dong. He ultimately defeated her with Hundred-Pace Flying Sword but chose not to deliver the final blow. 46 48 49 50

His rapid growth, hundred-thousand-year seventh Soul Ring, and two domains made Spirit Hall elders consider him a potential successor to the Papacy and a rival to Bibi Dong. 89 110

Building a Personal Faction

Qin Xuan recruited fighters from other worlds, including Mo Ya, Bai Feng, Nong Yu, Yan Fei, Yue Shen, and the Six Sword Slaves. He awakened Martial Souls for many recruits and strengthened allies with Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Immortal Herbs, cultivation manuals, and loyalty contracts. 70 181

He also cultivated Yue Guan and Gui Mei into stronger Titled Douluo, earning their absolute loyalty after personally helping them survive hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring absorption. 81 83 84

Rise to Pope

By the time of the campaign against the Clear Sky Sect, Qin Xuan had become strong enough to assume control of Spirit Hall. He formally held his first imperial meeting as the newly appointed Pope and demonstrated his ability to transform ninth Soul Rings into hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings. 300

As Pope, he initiated broad institutional reforms: bloodline-based recruitment, secret cultivation rewards, orphanage forces drawn from conquered clans, standardized cultivation manuals, practical combat training, and stricter discipline. 300 301 303

Later Expansion

Qin Xuan pursued the political absorption of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect through marriage, deception, and Qin Rongrong’s infiltration mission. 337

After surpassing Level 100, he continued acting beyond the limits of ordinary Soul Masters, including purging Asura God divine power from Gu Yuena and later refining Heaven’s Black Dragon God Core. 357 480

Trivia

• Qin Xuan’s fourth Soul Ring absorption record of 5,120 years was officially preserved in Spirit Hall archives. 53
• He briefly triggered the Villain System’s automatic unbinding protocol by boasting that he could surpass Tang San without it, then immediately canceled the process. 22
• His title Black Dragon originated from his black clothing, hidden identity, and dragon-shaped sword qi in the Hell Slaughter Arena. 24
• Qin Xuan’s household hierarchy places him first, Yan Fei second, then his other wives, followed by Ayan, his daughters, and finally his only son Qin Yan. 429