Nannan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiang Nannan
Alias(es)	Nannan (楠楠) 4
Species/Race	Human; explicitly confirmed not to be a transformed Soul Beast 2
Gender	Female 4
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; declares her intention to join the Tang Sect; receives protection from the Clear Sky Sect 31 39 57
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Shrek Academy upper-year student 36 57
Martial Soul	Soft Bone Rabbit 2 5
Family	Jiang Mother; an unnamed father who died during her childhood 7
First Appearance	Detected anonymously by Tang San’s divine sense 2; introduced by name 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	2	Tang San discovers her exceptional innate power despite her ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and lack of Soul Beast Transformation.
Soul Ancestor	58	Confirmed during her confrontation with Tang Ya, who is still a Soul Elder. Nannan demonstrates superior mobility and a golden-body ability; her exact Soul Power rank and advancement process are not given.

Background / History

Nannan grew up in a village on the Dou Ling Empire’s border. After losing her father, she learned to cook and manage housework to help her chronically ill mother. Her beauty and Innate Full Soul Power attracted Xuanming Sect stewards, who sought to select her for Xu Sanshi’s future bloodline ritual 4 7.

Jiang Mother repeatedly refused their demands. The stewards then exploited her serious heart condition to pressure the family. When her mother suffered an attack, Nannan rushed to support her and desperately appealed to the Sea God for help 4.

Tang Qi and Tai Tan intervened, driving the stewards outside. Tang Qi offered to treat Jiang Mother if Nannan became his “little sister,” openly describing the arrangement as an investment in a promising Soul Master. Nannan accepted and reluctantly called him “brother,” despite being older than him 5 7.

Because remaining near the Xuanming Sect was unsafe, Nannan and her mother moved to Clear Sky Castle with Tang Qi. Their carriage journey took seven days. Niu Tian arranged rooms on the castle’s top floor and helped Jiang Mother absorb the Black Tortoise Divine Pill, improving her health. Nannan subsequently received personal training from Tang Qi 8 91.

Appearance

• Hair: Long, golden waves falling over her shoulders 4 36.
• Complexion: Fair skin repeatedly compared to snow 4 36.
• Features and bearing: Delicate features, a tall figure, and a usually cool, gentle manner 4 36.
• Early clothing: White clothes during her village introduction 4.
• Martial Soul Possession: Pinkish-white rabbit ears appear, her eyes become brighter, and a soft pink glow covers her skin 58.

Personality

Nannan is initially quiet, obedient, and deeply concerned for her mother. Although frightened by the stewards and wary of Tang Qi’s conditional offer, she gathers the courage to question him directly when her mother’s future is at stake 4 5.

Her reserve gives way to embarrassment and playful indignation around Tang Qi. She also values money: she eagerly collects his gift of Gold Soul Coins, and years later hesitates over the five-coin price of grilled fish despite receiving living expenses from him 7 36.

Her attachment to Tang Qi combines gratitude, familial affection, admiration, and romantic longing. She remembers him as the person who saved her mother and gave them a home, even comparing his protective role to that of her late father. As other girls grow close to him, she becomes jealous and fears losing her special place in his life 54 55 57.

Nannan can be calculating and forceful when pursuing that closeness. She draws Tang Ya into a private scheme, blocks her attempt to leave, and later warns her not to cross boundaries while accompanying Tang Qi. Nevertheless, she feels guilty when Tang Ya pretends to cry and moves to help her 57 58 72.

Abilities & Skills

Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul

Nannan possesses an ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul with unusually high innate potential 2.

• Tang San cannot explain her Innate Full Soul Power through either Soul Beast Transformation or an apparent higher-quality Martial Soul 2.
• Martial Soul Possession produces rabbit ears and a pink glow 58.
• Tang Qi considers her talented enough to potentially become a Titled Douluo; this is an assessment of her prospects, not a rank she has attained 5.

Mobility and Close-Range Combat

Nannan demonstrates a clear combat advantage over Tang Ya during their dormitory confrontation 58.

• Moves in a golden flash to intercept Tang Ya at the door 58.
• Dodges Tang Ya’s first Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, and knocks her down 58.
• Uses rapid movement to close distance and control the encounter 58.

Golden-Body Ability

Nannan uses a golden-body ability to escape Tang Ya’s poisonous third Soul Skill and reappear in front of her 58.

• Counters the ambush after Tang Ya feigns distress 58.
• Its Soul Ring assignment, duration, and precise defensive limits are not specified 58.

Domestic Skills

• Learned cooking and housework early because of her father’s death and her mother’s poor health 7.
• Helps her mother prepare the meal shared with Tang Qi after their rescue 7.

Equipment / Items

• Gold Soul Coins: Receives coins confiscated from a Xuanming Sect steward as Tang Qi’s sibling-style gift 7.
• Well-worn booklet: Keeps a repeatedly read booklet beneath her bed and gives it to Tang Ya as part of her private guidance 58.

Relationships

• Jiang Mother — Her surviving parent. Nannan helps maintain their household and is desperate to protect her during the Xuanming Sect confrontation 4 7.
• Tang Qi — Rescuer, sworn “big brother,” protector, and trainer. Their sibling-style bond develops into possessive romantic feelings on Nannan’s side, but bystanders’ claims that he is her boyfriend are not confirmation of a formal relationship 5 7 36 57 91.
• Tang Ya — Friend and prospective ally in Nannan’s pursuit of Tang Qi. Nannan invites her to share her dormitory and teaches her suggestive teasing, while trying to control how close she becomes to him 57 58 72 91.
• Xu Sanshi — Unwanted pursuer associated with the Xuanming Sect’s plans for her. Nannan rejects his attention and regards him with open disgust after he confronts Tang Qi 4 37 66.
• Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao — Members of Tang Qi’s close circle whom Nannan privately sees as romantic rivals, particularly because they spend so much time beside him 54 57.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng — Another pairing Nannan assesses as competition for Tang Qi’s attention. Ning Tian’s approach to him contributes to Nannan’s unease 55 57.
• Tang Xue — Rank 91 Titled Douluo stationed in Shrek City partly to protect Nannan 31.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan — Clear Sky Sect protectors who help secure her family’s refuge and her mother’s treatment 5 8.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Chapters	Nannan’s involvement
Tang San’s matchmaking	2 3	Her Martial Soul and innate talent remind Tang San of Xiao Wu. He instructs Tang Qi to take her as a younger sister, dismissing the objection that she is older.
Reunion at the fish stall	36 37	Greets Tang Qi with obvious delight. Their familiarity fuels boyfriend rumors and Xu Sanshi’s jealousy; she checks Tang Qi for injuries after the confrontation.
Tang Sect recruitment	39	Having previously refused Tang Ya’s invitation, immediately wants to join once Tang Qi becomes leader. She disputes his proposed junior-sister position and argues for age-based seniority.
Clear Sky Sect–Shrek conflict	46	Tang Xue escorts her and Tang Qi’s other associates toward the sect’s shop, away from the looming clash.
Private rivalry and scheming	54 55 57 58	Recognizes the growing competition around Tang Qi and tries to recruit Tang Ya into her plans. Their dormitory encounter also establishes Nannan’s Soul Ancestor cultivation.
Freshman assessment	61 62 66 67	Watches Tang Qi’s matches, joins the group’s outings, and exchanges playful teasing with him. She also reins in Tang Ya’s embarrassing dinner jokes.
Departure for Soul Rings	72	Sees Tang Qi off, resents being left behind, and privately warns Tang Ya to watch him without overstepping.
Tang Ya’s accidental disclosure	91	Though absent, becomes the subject of Tang Qi’s questions when Tang Ya reveals that Nannan taught her teasing behavior.

Trivia

• Nannan’s older age does not prevent Tang Qi from insisting she call him “brother.” She later reverses the joke by calling him “Third Brother” during their argument over Tang Sect seniority 7 39.
• Her schoolmates already believe she has a boyfriend before meeting Tang Qi; some had assumed she invented him to discourage Xu Sanshi 36.
• Mu En considers her a potential counterpart to Xiao Wu in a reconstructed Shrek Seven Devils lineup because of her Martial Soul, innate power, and Clear Sky Sect connections 44.