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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Yan (焱) |
| Species/Race | Human 6 10 |
| Gender | Male 6 |
| Affiliation | Spirit Academy 6 10 |
| Occupation/Role | Soul Grandmaster Class One student; level-29, two-ring Battle Soul Grandmaster 10 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 6 6 |
Background and History
Yan meets Qin Yu outside Spirit Academy while accompanying Xie Yue. He is hostile toward the new student from the start, and his resentment grows when Hu Liena discusses Qin Yu’s talent but does not disclose the identity of his Dragon martial soul 6. Yan later pays three students to test Qin Yu. After Qin Yu defeats them, Yan watches from behind a tree without confronting him 7 8.
Seeing Hu Liena eat with Qin Yu, Yan accuses Qin Yu of distracting her and challenges him to a public spar. He hopes to humiliate Qin Yu in front of her, but loses despite holding a thirteen-level cultivation advantage 9 10 11. After feigning defeat, Yan launches a surprise magma attack at Qin Yu’s face. Qin Yu’s counter scatters the magma onto Yan’s own face, badly burning him; a referee carries Yan away for treatment 11. Hu Liena subsequently says she will arrange healing for him but intends to end their friendship 12.
Appearance
Yan is shorter and sturdier than Xie Yue, with short, fiery-red hair and a solid bearing 6.
- During Flame Lord possession, his hair and eyes turn fiery red, and heat radiates from him 10.
- After the arena match, magma badly burns his face; whether it can be fully healed is not established 11.
Personality
Yan’s feelings for Hu Liena make him jealous and possessive. He repeatedly calls her “Nana” despite her requests to use “Liena,” interprets her discretion about Qin Yu as affection for him, and tells Qin Yu to stay away from her 6 9. Hu Liena says Yan previously injured Xie Yue after she asked another boy for directions 9.
He enters the spar confident that his higher level will secure a public victory. As Qin Yu evades and outmatches him, Yan grows enraged; rather than concede, he pretends to be beaten and attacks again at close range 10 11.
Abilities and Skills
Flame Lord
Yan’s fire-and-earth martial soul makes him an attack-type Soul Master. At level 29, he has two yellow Soul Rings 10.
- Hell Magma Rush — First Soul Skill: Fires a column of molten energy from his fist. Yan uses it both to open his match with Qin Yu and in a surprise attack after falling 11.
- Granite Rock — Second Soul Skill: Covers his body in granite armor and boosts his strength and defense 11.
- Limit: Flame Lord lets Yan control magma, but does not make his body immune to its heat 11.
Relationships
- Hu Liena — A friend for whom Yan has romantic feelings. She does not return them, objects to his possessiveness, and decides to end their friendship after his fight with Qin Yu 8 9 12.
- Qin Yu — Yan’s rival at Spirit Academy. Yan arranges for students to test him, then challenges him publicly; their match ends in Yan’s defeat and facial burns 8 9 11.
- Xie Yue — Hu Liena’s brother and Yan’s companion. Hu Liena says Yan once injured Xie Yue in a jealous incident 6 9.