Xuan Jian

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xuan Jian (玄简)
Gender	Male 35
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; founder and commander of Luo Net; disciple of Bibi Dong 35 58
Occupation/Role	Spirit Hall operative, intelligence organizer, assassin, and political enforcer 56 58
Status	Active; departed for Slaughter City to pursue further strength after reaching rank 50 81
First Appearance	Chapter 35

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 42 Soul Ancestor	35	At age twelve, he possesses Innate Full Soul Power and the Black and White Twin Swords; his combat ability lets him defeat opponents several rings above his own level. 35
Rank 50 Soul King	81	Refines a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King together with the roots of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then resolves to train in Slaughter City. 81

Background / History

Xuan Jian was an orphan descended from a Soul Master. Bibi Dong encountered him while hunting a spirit ring and had him placed in Spirit Hall’s orphanage, where he remained for two years. After he awakened his martial souls, she accepted him as her disciple to secure his discovery of Whale Rubber’s uses and prevent the worshipper faction from recruiting him. Although she granted him resources and status, she largely regarded him as a political asset rather than personally teaching him. 35

He awakened Twin Martial Souls, the Black and White Twin Swords, together with Innate Full Soul Power. He is also a transmigrator who inherited Black-White Xuanzhan’s martial souls, cultivation methods, sword techniques, and much of Xuanzhan’s personality. 35 36

At the Blue Silver Emperor treasure cave, Xuan Jian killed Dugu Jue almost instantly, cutting through his poisonous defenses, severing his limbs, and beheading him. He then searched Dugu Jue’s Soul Tool, recovering the Lovesick Heartbreak Red but not the other Immortal Herbs he sought. 36

Appearance

Xuan Jian wears dark, subdued clothing accented with red and carries a pair of black-and-white single-edged swords. His face is ordinary and somewhat rough rather than conventionally handsome, but his bearing is hardened by repeated killing. 36

• Dark robes with red accents. 36
• Ordinary, weathered facial features. 36
• Intimidating killing intent. 36
• Wields the Black and White Twin Swords. 35 36

Personality

Xuan Jian is cold, ruthless, and intensely protective of Bibi Dong. He treats Tang San and other transmigrators as threats to be eliminated, especially if they could endanger Bibi Dong or challenge his standing beside her. His devotion is unreturned: Bibi Dong values him as an asset, while Hu Liena has no romantic attachment to him. 36 58

He is also a calculating political operator. He coerces rather than persuades when he has overwhelming leverage, as shown by his recruitment of Yu Luomian under the threat of annihilating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. 56

Lin Yuan’s near-fatal ambush damages Xuan Jian’s confidence. After failing to kill Lin Yuan and losing both the Lightning Falcon External Soul Bone and Xiao Wu, he becomes fixated on surpassing his rival and chooses the dangerous path of Slaughter City. 70 81

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls: Black and White Twin Swords

Xuan Jian possesses the Black and White Twin Swords, tool-type Twin Martial Souls that he can wield simultaneously. 35 68

• Possesses Innate Full Soul Power. 35
• His documented four-ring configuration is yellow, purple, purple, and black. 67 68
• All four documented soul skills are enhancement-type, strengthening his physical attributes, Soul Power, and defenses. 68 69
• The lack of a powerful area-of-effect soul skill leaves him vulnerable to Lin Yuan’s expanding Bamboo Forest Illusory Sea. 69

Black-White Xuanzhan Inheritance

Upon awakening, Xuan Jian inherited Xuanzhan’s cultivation method, swordsmanship, and personality. 36

• His sword techniques allowed him to kill Dugu Jue before Dugu Jue could properly react. 36
• By his clash with Lin Yuan, he has cultivated his technique to the fifth level and opened the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. 69
• His black-and-white sword aura can contest Lin Yuan’s Golden Lightning Evil-Breaking Spear in direct exchanges. 68
• He endured eighteen full-power exchanges with Lin Yuan, whom he acknowledges as the only opponent below Soul Sage capable of doing so. 68

Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

Xuan Jian possesses the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which gives him exceptional survivability. 68

• Rapidly restores severe injuries, including burns across most of his body. 68
• Grants a flight ability that allowed him to escape Lin Yuan’s converging Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder. 69

Wisdom Skull of Mental Concentration

His head Soul Bone grants Black-and-White Sword Light, an energy-based spiritual technique. 69

• Can devour incoming energy attacks to increase its own destructive power. 69
• Initially absorbs Lin Yuan’s Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder. 69
• Cannot negate the spiritual damage embedded within Lin Yuan’s Evil-Exorcising Divine Light, leaving Xuan Jian briefly disoriented. 69

Luo Net and Covert Warfare

Xuan Jian founded Luo Net, an intelligence organization used to gather information and destabilize Spirit Hall’s enemies. 58

• Discovered and promoted the cultivation-related uses of Whale Rubber. 35 58
• Infiltrated the two great empires, arranged assassinations, and incited internal conflict. 58
• Reformed Spirit Hall’s Soul Master training toward lethal battlefield efficiency. 58
• Organized the ambush that killed two Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo and two rank-89 Soul Douluo. 58

Equipment / Soul Bones

• Lovesick Heartbreak Red — Automatically shielded Xuan Jian from Lin Yuan’s ambush, but was destroyed by Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder; only part of its stem remained. 67 68
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — Provides rapid healing and flight. 68 69
• Wisdom Skull of Mental Concentration — Grants Black-and-White Sword Light. 69
• Lightning Falcon External Soul Bone — Ripped from Tang San, then immediately taken by Lin Yuan during the ambush. 67 68

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — His teacher and the focus of his unwavering, possessive loyalty; she values his utility but is disturbed by his ruthlessness. 35 36 58 81
• Hu Liena — Senior sister. She respects his achievements and suggests recruiting Lin Yuan, but Xuan Jian distrusts her and rejects the proposal. 58 81
• Lin Yuan — Rival transmigrator who nearly kills Xuan Jian, destroys the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, takes the Lightning Falcon External Soul Bone, and rescues Xiao Wu from his forces. 67 70 81
• Dugu Jue — Enemy transmigrator killed by Xuan Jian at the Blue Silver Emperor treasure cave. 36
• Yu Luomian — Coerced into serving Spirit Hall and ordered to destroy Yu Yuanzhen’s branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. 56
• Counterfeit Six Sword Slaves — His personally trained assassination force; they protect him from Lin Yuan’s finishing attack and pursue Lin Yuan on his orders. 69 70
• Qian Renxue — Regards Xuan Jian as the benchmark her own chosen geniuses must surpass in her rivalry with Bibi Dong. 38

Story Role / Major Arcs

Blue Silver Emperor Treasure Conflict

Xuan Jian enters the cave beneath the waterfall ahead of Dugu Jue, takes the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Seed of Life, and kills Dugu Jue when he confronts him. 36

Spirit Hall Expansion

Using five Titled Douluo as leverage, Xuan Jian forces Yu Luomian to become Spirit Hall’s agent and assist in the destruction of his own family branch. His Luo Net operations and assassination reforms significantly strengthen Spirit Hall’s position against the Clear Sky Sect. 56 58

Star Dou Great Forest Operation

Xuan Jian targets Tang San’s External Soul Bone and Xiao Wu. He allows Tang San to absorb the Lightning Falcon soul ring, forcibly removes the newly formed External Soul Bone, and orders the Six Sword Slaves to capture Xiao Wu. 67

Lin Yuan ambushes him, seizes the External Soul Bone, and engages him in a prolonged duel. Xuan Jian survives through the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and intervention by the Six Sword Slaves, but loses both the battle’s rewards and Xiao Wu. 67 70

Decision to Enter Slaughter City

After Spirit Hall’s later Immortal Herb operation, Xuan Jian reaches rank 50. Still haunted by Lin Yuan’s victory, he elects to enter Slaughter City for real combat experience and the possibility of obtaining Divine Slaughter’s Domain or Asura God’s inheritance. 81

Notable Quotes

“Whether it's Tang San or transmigrators, anyone who tries to threaten my teacher must die. You are not the first, and you will not be the last.” 36

“Become Spirit Hall's dog, or die...” 56