Ling Han

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ling Han (凌寒) 1 3
Alias(es)	Ice Emperor; called “Little Monster” by Dugu Bo 15 28
Gender	Male 3
Affiliation	Former honored patron of Nouding Academy; supervising teacher of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team 4 27 28
Occupation/Role	Soul Master and Tang San’s teacher 6 7
Status	Titled Douluo, level 98 27
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	1	Received with the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul and Ultimate Ice upon awakening at age six.
Level 70, Soul Saint candidate	1	Had reached the seventh-ring bottleneck before hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Dragon.
Level 76, Soul Saint	1	Absorbed the Ice Dragon’s seventh Soul Ring and right-arm Soul Bone after defeating its lingering soul.
Peak level 79	15	Reached after nearly a year of steady cultivation.
Level 80 bottleneck broken	16	Absorbed the Ice Dragon King’s torso Soul Bone; still needed an eighth Soul Ring.
Peak level 89	18	Absorbed the Ice Empress’s 380,000-year eighth Soul Ring and left-arm Soul Bone.
Level 90, quasi-Titled Douluo	26	Reached during two years of seclusion; needed a ninth Soul Ring to complete the rank.
Peak level 98, Titled Douluo	26 27	Absorbed the Snow Empress’s 680,000-year ninth Soul Ring and head Soul Bone while forming Spiritual and Ultimate Ice Soul Cores simultaneously.

Background and History

Ling Han arrived on the Douluo Continent from another world as an orphan. At six, his system supplied the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong template, granting him the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ultimate Ice, Innate Full Soul Power, and the Angel Investor trait. Twelve years older than Tang San, he had to build his strength before Tang San was born 1.

After obtaining his seventh ring in the Far North, Ling Han went to Holy Soul Village to find Tang San. He fed and encouraged the undernourished boy, then joined Nouding Academy as an honored patron so he could guide him without approaching Tang Hao directly in the village. Tang San subsequently became his disciple 2 3 4 6.

Ling Han chose Tang San’s first and second Soul Beasts and helped him develop new uses for Blue Silver Grass. He also prepared a medicinal pill for Tang San and supervised his body tempering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang San later entrusted him with the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record 9 12 21 23 24 25.

Seeking his eighth ring, Ling Han compelled the Ice Empress to sacrifice herself by threatening the Snow Empress. He then confronted the Snow Empress, revealed that the Ice Empress’s soul survived, and persuaded her to accompany him. After two years of research, he promised to restore the Snow Empress, accepted her sacrifice, and became a level-98 Titled Douluo 18 19 25 26 27.

Ling Han left Nouding Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu and took charge of the Imperial Fighting Team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He later recruited Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei for a sect he intended to establish, asking them to remain in Spirit Hall until it was ready 27 28 30 41.

Appearance

Ling Han is described as strikingly handsome, with white hair and a youthful appearance 4 5.

• Age at first appearance: Eighteen 1.
• Martial Soul manifestation: A phantom Ice Dragon King appears behind him when he releases it 1 3.

Personality

Ling Han favors direct challenges and takes substantial risks to grow stronger, as shown by his Hundred-Thousand-Year seventh-ring hunt. With Tang San, he is attentive but demanding: he provides food, medicine, and training while expecting his disciple to fight suitable Soul Beasts himself 1 3 9 21 23.

He can also be domineering and calculating. He repeatedly humiliates Yu Xiaogang, coerces the Ice Empress, and uses his strength and gifts to recruit powerful allies. He nonetheless sets limits during his students’ forest training, instructing them not to kill Soul Beasts needlessly 4 13 18 33 41.

Abilities and Skills

Ice Dragon King Martial Soul and Ultimate Ice

Ling Han’s Martial Soul gives him exceptional ice power. His seven-ring configuration was yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, and red; at nine rings, the eighth and ninth were also red 1 30.

• Profound Ice Dragon Soar: Sends nine enormous ice dragons at a target. With the Ice Dragon King’s soul reinforcing it, the dragons can merge into one larger attack 1 19.
• Ice Wings: Allow him to fly and carry a passenger 2 7.
• Ice constructs: He forms spears, swords, shields, and restraining hands from ice 1 9 17 40.
• Environmental control: His ice can freeze a stream or seal poisonous miasma 7 24.

Dragon King Descent

The Ice Dragon King’s remnant soul joined Ling Han after he absorbed its torso Soul Bone. His seventh skill changed from Dragon King Avatar to Dragon King Descent, temporarily letting him wield the soul’s power at Limit Douluo-level combat strength 15 16 17.

• Its dragon aura can suppress powerful Soul Beasts, including the Ice Empress 17.
• Ling Han cannot maintain the skill for long 17.

Dual Soul Cores and Spiritual Power

• Ling Han formed a Spiritual Soul Core and an Ultimate Ice Soul Core simultaneously during his Titled Douluo breakthrough 26 27.
• His spiritual sense detects distant observers and attacks on the soul; he can also block outside perception of a room 7 24 32.
• He states that reaching level 99 would require a third Soul Core 27.

Medicine, Alchemy, and *Angel Investor*

• His system-provided medical knowledge helped him cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. He can refine herbs into pills, including a Tenfold Tonic Pill intended to strengthen Tang San’s body, Soul Power, and mental strength 2 21.
• He is researching pills to restore the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, but still needs ingredients, suitable bodies, and corresponding Soul Rings 25 35.
• The Angel Investor trait rewards him for helping people blessed by fortune; its stated returns are guaranteed, even for small acts of kindness 1.

Equipment and Items

• Soul Bones: An Ice Dragon right-arm bone, Ice Dragon King torso bone, Ice Empress left-arm bone, and Snow Empress head bone 1 15 18 26.
• Spirit Hall Pope Token: Given to him by Tang Hao 16.
• Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Tang San’s gift, containing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Mysterious Jade Hand, Purple Demon Eye, and other techniques 25.
• Aura-concealing sachet: Initially used by the Snow Empress; Ling Han later lends it to Xiao Wu to hide her Soul Beast aura 19 27 28.

Relationships

• Tang San — Disciple. Ling Han guides his cultivation and cares for him; Tang San comes to regard him as a father figure 3 9 14 39.
• Dugu Bo — Close friend. Ling Han cured him and his granddaughter, while Dugu Bo guarded Ling Han during Soul Bone absorption 2 15 39.
• Dugu Yan — Dugu Bo’s granddaughter. Ling Han helped cure her and later trained her on the Imperial Fighting Team 2 28 31.
• Ice Dragon King — Its remnant soul pledges to protect Ling Han after he absorbs its torso Soul Bone 16.
• Ice Empress — Becomes his eighth ring through a coerced sacrifice; her soul remains in his Sea of Consciousness 18.
• Snow Empress — Joins Ling Han after learning the Ice Empress survives. She helps his Soul Core research and later sacrifices herself as his ninth ring, trusting his promise to restore her 19 26.
• Xiao Wu — Tang San’s companion. Ling Han knows she is a Soul Beast, conceals her aura, and promises to help her safely condense future rings 27 28 38.
• Yu Xiaogang — Rival over Tang San’s mentorship. Ling Han rejects his proposed Soul Ring experiment and repeatedly intimidates him 4 8 13.
• Qian Renxue — Meets Ling Han while disguised as Xue Qinghe. He recognizes her identity but does not expose it; they later become friends 32 36.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei — Agree to join Ling Han’s planned sect while remaining undercover in Spirit Hall 40 41.

Notable Quotes

“I killed you once. I can kill you again!” 1

“I am Ling Han. My title is the Ice Emperor!” 28