Huyan Ye

Biodata

History

As class monitor, Huyan Ye challenged Qian Renchuan during a practical lesson, invoking his Elephant Armor Sect heritage and Renchuan’s standing as the Pope’s son. Qian Renxue fought in her brother’s place and defeated Huyan Ye despite having no Soul Ring 13 14.

Before the match, his classmates regarded him as the strongest student in their class and noted that his family had invested considerable effort in obtaining his two century-old Soul Rings. Despite bitterly resenting his defeat, Huyan Ye acknowledged Qian Renxue’s strength and withdrew into the crowd 13 15.

Huyan Ye later accused Renchuan of using his Martial Souls in a private fight, although that accusation was mistaken. After Qian Renxue stopped a classroom confrontation, he gathered more than a dozen students for a nighttime attack on Renchuan’s dormitory. Renchuan defeated the group without using a Martial Soul; Huyan Ye begged for mercy and revealed that the Pope had secretly encouraged them to teach Renchuan a lesson 21 22 25 26.

During the attack, Huyan Ye ordered Wang Meng to drag Renchuan out of bed and instructed the group to fight without using their Martial Souls. After defeating the other attackers, Renchuan singled out Huyan Ye, kicking him down and repeatedly punching him until his face was swollen and bloody 25.

Renchuan forced the attackers to repair the damage before sending them away. Huyan Ye and his companions emerged badly beaten, shocking the girls waiting outside the dormitory, and subsequently received treatment in the infirmary. Huyan Ye told the onlookers that the Pope had tricked them and that Renchuan was no weakling 26 27.

Huyan Ye took an extended leave from the academy and returned to the Elephant Armor Sect. He confessed the attack to his grandfather, Huyan Zhen, fearing its consequences for the sect. Instead of punishment, Spirit Hall sent the sect cultivation resources and Gold Soul Coins. Huyan Zhen interpreted the reward as a request to keep challenging Renchuan and told the reluctant Huyan Ye to enlist his older brother 28 40 41.

His journey back to the sect took nearly half a month, by which time his injuries had mostly healed. Huyan Ye regretted having followed the Pope’s Palace’s hints and recognized that he had been used to spur Renchuan’s growth. When a Red-Robed Archbishop arrived, he feared punishment and knelt in terror, only to hear the envoy praise his actions on the Pope’s behalf 40.

During his absence, Qian Renchuan succeeded him as class monitor and appointed Zhang Meng as deputy. Huyan Ye had considered never returning after realizing that the Pope was using him to pressure Renchuan, but the instructions directed at the Elephant Armor Sect compelled him to resume his role in the scheme 29 59.

Huyan Ye returned to Spirit Academy with Huyan Feng, his seventeen-year-old brother and a level 31 Soul Elder. He discovered that Renchuan had reassigned his window-side seat to Li Yan to care for flowers. Angered by the loss of his seat, he shouted for Renchuan to come out, only to learn that Renchuan had been away hunting Soul Beasts for over a month. Relieved that he would not have to face Renchuan immediately, Huyan Ye pointed out his old seat to his brother. Huyan Feng threw Li Yan aside, destroyed the flowerpots, and intimidated Zhang Meng and the other students with his Soul Power, while Huyan Ye insulted Renchuan from behind his brother’s protection 59 60.

His return also exposed the loss of his former authority: the students no longer obeyed him because he was neither their monitor nor the strongest member of the class 60.

When Renchuan returned, Huyan Ye reluctantly went to the fourth-year classroom to fetch Huyan Feng, reasoning that completing the confrontation would allow him to report back to the Pope. He accompanied his brother into the Second-Level Class, where Huyan Feng admitted destroying Renchuan’s flower and demanded justice for Huyan Ye’s earlier beating. Renchuan challenged Huyan Feng to a duel in the Soul Fighting Arena 68 69.

At the arena, Renchuan’s announcement that he was a level 29 Soul Grandmaster frightened Huyan Ye, who had expected him to be only level 26 or 27. Renchuan then revealed two purple Soul Rings and defeated Huyan Feng with a single decisive attack. Huyan Ye collapsed to his knees in shock before scrambling into the ring to his unconscious, bloodied brother. Crying in fear that Huyan Feng would die, he revealed that the Pope’s Palace had instructed the Elephant Armor Sect to provoke Renchuan. Renchuan mocked him and issued a final warning against targeting him again 70 71 72.

Power Progression

Abilities & Skills

Diamond Mammoth

• His beast Martial Soul enlarges his body and forms a hardened, diamond-like layer over his skin, giving him considerable strength and defense 13 14.
• The Diamond Mammoth is the Elephant Armor Sect’s inherited Martial Soul. Before his defeat by Qian Renxue, his classmates considered him the strongest student in the Second-Level Class 13.
• First Soul Skill — Mammoth Charge: A forceful forward rush 14.
• Second Soul Skill — Diamond Protection: Adds a translucent crystalline layer that strengthens his defenses 14.
• His slow movement and unstable stance leave his joints vulnerable to precise attacks, weaknesses Qian Renxue exploited in their match 14.

Relationships

• Qian Renchuan — Target of Huyan Ye’s challenges and dormitory attack. After Renchuan defeated his group, Huyan Ye became afraid to face him again 13 25 26 41. He nevertheless returned with Huyan Feng under the Pope’s instructions, relying on his brother’s strength to restore his confidence. Huyan Feng’s decisive defeat left him terrified, and Renchuan warned him against further provocations 59 69 71 72.
• Qian Renxue — Defeated Huyan Ye in practical class and later stopped him from confronting Renchuan in the classroom 14 22. Although he resented losing to her, he acknowledged her strength and subsequently did not dare accept her challenge during the classroom confrontation 15 22.
• Huyan Zhen — His grandfather and the Elephant Armor Sect’s leader; heard Huyan Ye’s confession and ordered him to recruit his older brother for a further challenge 40 41. Huyan Zhen regarded him as his favorite grandson, but initially rebuked him for endangering the sect by attacking the Pope’s son 40.
• Huyan Feng — His older brother, a level 31 Soul Elder with the same Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul. Accompanied him back to Spirit Academy and challenged Renchuan to avenge his beating. Huyan Ye relied on his protection but broke down in tears when Renchuan severely wounded him and knocked him unconscious 59 60 69 71 72.
• Qian Xunji — The Pope whose instructions encouraged Huyan Ye’s attacks on Renchuan. Huyan Ye eventually recognized that he was being used to spur Renchuan’s growth, but felt unable to disobey the renewed orders imposed on his sect 26 40 59 68 72.
• Li Yan — Received Huyan Ye’s former seat to tend Renchuan’s flowers. On returning, Huyan Ye identified the seat to Huyan Feng, who forcibly threw Li Yan aside 59 60.
• Zhang Meng — Deputy monitor appointed by Renchuan after Huyan Ye’s departure. Informed Huyan Ye about the reassignment of his seat and Renchuan’s absence, then opposed Huyan Feng’s intimidation of the class 29 59 60.
• Wang Meng — Participated in the dormitory assault under Huyan Ye’s leadership. Huyan Ye ordered him to drag Renchuan out of bed, but Renchuan overpowered him as the confrontation began 25.