Xiao Yan

Biodata

Background and History

Xiao Yan arrives in Star Dou Forest after Tang Chuan seals the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm inside himself. Both recognize the other as a transmigrator seeking advantages originally meant for Huo Yuhao. Xiao Yan demands the silkworm, and their negotiation turns into a fight. Neither gains a clear advantage. When Electrolux’s divine-consciousness fragment appears, they abandon their duel and race toward it, but another transmigrator reaches it first 10 11.

Xiao Yan leaves for Shrek City, warning Tang Chuan that he still intends to take the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. At Shrek Academy, he persuades Huo Yuhao to exchange dorm rooms by offering him a Blackwater Pill. The exchange puts Xiao Yan in Room 108 with Wang Dong. Unknown to Huo Yuhao, Xiao Yan has hidden an ember of Fallen Heart Flame inside the pill so he can ignite it if Huo swallows it 11 16 17.

Xiao Yan teases Wang Dong after becoming her roommate and wins a bet that obliges her to sit with him in class and at meals. He later watches Tang Chuan leave the freshman dormitory with Huo Yuhao, smiling coldly as he handles his Heavy Xuan Ruler 19 20 23.

Appearance

Xiao Yan is a black-haired young man dressed in black when he first appears 9 10.

• Carries a Heavy Xuan Ruler strapped to his back 9 10.
• Can manifest multicolored flames and wings of fire 10.

Personality

Xiao Yan is confident in a fight: Tang Chuan’s lightning excites rather than intimidates him, and he boasts that he has never met his match among opponents at his level. He also treats fellow transmigrators as competitors, despite their shared origins 10.

His friendly approach to Huo Yuhao conceals an attempt to control him. Xiao Yan invents a fear-of-the-dark excuse to obtain Room 108 and presents the Blackwater Pill as generous compensation while hiding a dangerous flame inside it 16 17.

Abilities and Skills

Emperor Flame

Xiao Yan’s Emperor Flame Martial Soul produces multicolored fire. Its three visible soul rings are yellow, purple, and black; the third is a ten-thousand-year ring 10.

• Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler — channels flame through the Heavy Xuan Ruler, creating a wave of fire that burns away Tang Chuan’s summoned grove 10.
• Second soul skill: Heavenly Flame Transformation Wings — forms wings of flame that let Xiao Yan fly 10 11.
• Fallen Heart Flame — Xiao Yan hides an ember inside a Blackwater Pill, intending to ignite it after Huo Yuhao swallows the pill 17.

Pill Refining

Xiao Yan possesses a Flame Emperor Template System and can refine pills. He takes a pill that creates a protective green glow, neutralizing the poisonous mist released by Tang Chuan’s trees 10.

Equipment and Items

• Heavy Xuan Ruler — his principal weapon; he uses it in close combat and to deliver Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler 10.
• Blackwater Pill — offered to Huo Yuhao for the dorm exchange. Xiao Yan considers it inferior to pills he can make himself and conceals a Fallen Heart Flame ember inside it 16 17.
• Storage Soul Tool — holds the pill Xiao Yan uses against Tang Chuan’s poison 10.

Relationships

• Tang Chuan — rival transmigrator. They fight over the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, fail to seize Electrolux, and part with threats to meet again 10 11.
• Huo Yuhao — fellow student and intended pawn. Xiao Yan trades him a tampered pill for the key to Room 108; Huo suspects a trap and does not take it 16 17.
• Wang Dong — Room 108 roommate. Xiao Yan teases her and wins a bet requiring her to spend time with him, though she resists his attention 19 20.

Notable Quotes

“I, Xiao Yan, have never met my match among those at my level!” 10

“You can hold on to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for now. I’m only leaving him with you!” 11