Yu Xiaogang

Biodata

Background / History

Yu Xiaogang comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His defective Luo Sanpao Martial Soul earned him a continent-wide reputation as “trash,” a humiliation that remained his deepest personal wound. Despite his reputation as a researcher, he remained a Soul Grandmaster and had not resolved his own Martial Soul’s problems 18 19 25.

He previously researched Martial Souls in Spirit Hall, where his writings on Soul Ring absorption limits and Martial Soul classifications were preserved in its library. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu initially acknowledged him as Douluo Star’s foremost Martial Soul researcher, although Qian Daoliu also regarded him as petty 12 18.

By the beginning of the planetary comparisons, he was teaching at Shrek Academy. After the tournament and the Shrek Seven Devils’ separation, he was considering following Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a comfortable life when the Sky Screen interrupted his plans 2.

Appearance

• Facial hair: A whisker-covered, bearded face 4 9.
• Hands: A bony pointing finger is specifically described during his denial of the offensive Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda 13.
• Build: Physically unimposing beside Frightening Confucius; he privately estimates that even a hundred versions of himself would not stand a chance against the researcher’s muscular physique 21.

Personality

Yu Xiaogang treats his scholarly title as a source of unquestionable authority. When Ning Rongrong challenges his assumptions, he insists that even her father, Ning Fengzhi, lacks the standing to question his theories. He repeatedly dismisses unfamiliar evidence as fabricated, particularly when accepting it would expose his mistakes 4 6 9.

His hostility coexists with intense interest in Martial Soul research. After witnessing genuine evolution, he records observations obsessively and hopes Huaxia Star’s discoveries can repair Luo Sanpao. However, that hope quickly becomes envy when another Luo Sanpao wielder achieves the transformation he has wanted for half his life 15 16 17 25.

He openly defends aristocratic privilege, calling noble institutions and Soul Master families beneficial. Later, his desire to change his circumstances leads him to seek divine patronage: he praises the gods’ authority, dismisses ordinary people as shortsighted, and argues that only the powerful should determine the world’s future 4 45 48.

Abilities & Skills

Luo Sanpao

Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul is Luo Sanpao. Its defects are central to his stalled cultivation and damaged reputation 18 25.

• Poor existing potential: Luo Sanpao is described as useless, and its limitations brought Yu Xiaogang widespread ridicule 25.
• Possible evolution: On the Sky Screen, a different wielder with an identical Martial Soul becomes Dragon God Douluo after Confucius’s Lunyu evolves Luo Sanpao into the Sacred Dragon 25.
• Unrealized potential: This transformation belongs to the other wielder—not Yu Xiaogang. His own evolution remains a hope rather than a documented advancement 25 29.

Martial Soul Theory

Yu Xiaogang’s principal expertise is theoretical research. His work covers Martial Soul classification, innate Soul Power, and Soul Ring absorption, and initially earns recognition from major Douluo factions 12 18 19.

The Sky Screen presents his work as the Ten Ultimate Martial Soul Theories, but the provided passage identifies only the following four 19:

• Local standing: Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and several Spirit Hall leaders initially recognize his research as leading work on Douluo Star 12 18.
• Experimental shortcomings: The Shrek students realize they have served as his test subjects, contrasting his methods with Confucius’s willingness to experiment on himself 21.
• Comparative limitations: Huaxia Star citizens consider his celebrated theories less advanced than their elementary-school lessons 19 20.
• Incorrect predictions: He denies that the pagoda Martial Soul can become offensive and rejects Artificial Soul Ring Technology despite the Sky Screen’s demonstrations 13 23.

Research and Information Gathering

Yu Xiaogang uses the Sky Screen and Virtual World Exchange Forum to collect information about Huaxia Star’s Martial Souls 13 16 17.

• Records the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s characteristics and promises Ning Rongrong that he may help develop it further 13.
• Takes continuous notes on the Shennong Cauldron and Shen Nong Domain, hoping they will provide a breakthrough in his theory 15 16.
• Collects forum information about Martial Souls absent from Douluo Star and the evolution opportunities available on Huaxia Star 17.
• Hopes these discoveries can solve his own Martial Soul’s defects; no successful repair is documented 16 17 25.

Relationships

• Tang San — Disciple and eventual political ally. Tang San publicly supports his research claims, later regards his possible Martial Soul evolution as a valuable investment, and joins him in backing the Divine Realm 12 29 30 48.
• Bibi Dong — Former romantic connection and early defender. She initially endorses his expertise and excuses his unfamiliarity with Huaxia Star, but loses interest after his defeat and explicitly distances herself from him after his later forum conduct 12 13 26 31.
• Liu Erlong — Devoted supporter. She encourages him to continue refining his Martial Soul Theory during his obsessive study of the Shennong Cauldron 15.
• Flender — Fellow Shrek figure and source of comfort. He argues that Yu Xiaogang cannot be blamed entirely for losing to such a formidable opponent, then consoles him during his breakdown 26.
• Ning Rongrong — Student who increasingly challenges his authority. She questions his planetary assumptions, doubts his promises, and eventually confronts his defense of the Divine Realm 4 13 21 49.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Student and persistent critic. She questions why a supposedly outstanding researcher remains a Soul Grandmaster and later argues that evolution requires experiments rather than empty talk 9 25.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun — Students whose early agreement gives way to mockery and disappointment. They warn him about Huaxia Star, criticize his failures, and ultimately stand with the other students against his position 7 11 20 26 49.
• Qian Daoliu — Former detractor who initially acknowledges his research ability despite disliking his pettiness 12.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan — Clan connection marked by disdain and briefly renewed pride. Their hope that he will bring the family glory turns to condemnation after his defeat 19 26.
• Frightening Confucius — Huaxia Star counterpart and rival in the research comparison. His experiments undermine Yu Xiaogang’s theories, while his evolution of another Luo Sanpao wielder causes Yu Xiaogang particular anguish 21 22 25.
• Asura God — Divine patron whom Yu Xiaogang sees as his best remaining opportunity. Yu Xiaogang answers his recruitment, receives an alliance-conference invitation, and publicly defends divine rule; Asura God views him as a useful pawn 45 46 48.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Planetary Comparisons

• Welcoming rewards: Yu Xiaogang abruptly changes from resistance to enthusiasm when he learns the Sky Screen can distribute rewards 2.
• Rejecting Huaxia Star’s lifespan: He calls its average lifespan of 1,458 years fraudulent and insists that universal high-level cultivation would throw society into chaos 4.
• Denying the food revolution: He rejects Giant Wheat as fabricated rather than accept the evidence—and the resulting obligation to eat a wooden house 5 6.
• Dismissing universal Soul Masters: He argues that ordinary people cannot stand alongside Soul Masters and derides sickles and hammers as useless Martial Souls 8 9.
• Shifting to theoretical confidence: After seeing the Everlasting Longevity trait firsthand, he stops disputing the Sky Screen’s authenticity and instead predicts victory in Martial Soul Theory 10.

Support Martial Soul Comparison

• Declares the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda the strongest support Martial Soul, gaining support from Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and Spirit Hall figures 12.
• Rejects Huaxia Star’s pagoda and its offensive possibilities; the Sky Screen directly contradicts him 12 13.
• Begins recording the revealed techniques, then acknowledges the Shennong Cauldron’s extraordinary evolutionary power 13 15.
• Becomes increasingly interested in the Shen Nong Domain as a possible solution to Luo Sanpao’s defects 16 17.

Defeat in Martial Soul Research

• Challenges Huaxia Star on the forum, boasting that its researchers cannot surpass his decades of work 18.
• Mistakes the presentation of his Ten Ultimate Theories for praise, while Huaxia citizens dismiss them as elementary material 19 20.
• Responds to criticism with abuse and dismisses Confucius as a muscular brute before witnessing his experiments 20 21.
• Suffers successive blows from unrestricted Soul Ring absorption, Artificial Soul Ring Technology, and Martial Soul development through teaching 22 23.
• Breaks down after seeing another Luo Sanpao become the Sacred Dragon, spits blood, and cries that the achievement should have been his 25.
• Faces public condemnation and hostility from the Shrek students before Flender comforts him 26.

Alignment with the Divine Realm

• Reconnects with Tang San and sees the Divine Realm’s military display as a source of renewed hope 29.
• Adopts a united front with his disciple, defending the gods and attacking their opponents 30.
• Continues accusing the Sky Screen of bias while struggling to comprehend Huaxia Star’s interstellar combat and warships 32 33 34 42.
• Decides to embrace the gods after witnessing civilization-scale technological rewards, answers Asura God’s approach, and receives a conference invitation 45 46.
• Defends divine authority despite the suffering revealed on Douluo Star. Ning Rongrong and the other Shrek students reject his position, marking a decisive loss of their former respect 48 49.

Notable Quotes

“Who gave you the right to question my theories? Not even Ning Fengzhi has the standing to question them!” 4

“Why? Why wasn’t that person me? Dragon God Douluo! Dragon God Douluo! Dragon God Douluo!” 25

“A world’s development has never been driven by the weak! Only those who command power have the right to decide this world’s future!” 48