Bai Ya

Biodata

Appearance

• Serpent form: An enormous, jet-black serpent with vivid markings, a spiral horn, and cunning triangular eyes. His markings form a crown-like pattern on his head 42.
• Wings: Initially possesses eight wings. By the aftermath of his defeat by Lin Chen, he has lost them and bears eight large wounds that have begun to scab over 42 44.
• Human form: Appears as a bald man after using transformation grass 49.

Personality

Bai Ya initially displays an intimidating, unruly temperament. His arrival frightens Stone Desert City’s mercenaries enough that Lu Man reprimands him for potentially scaring away their target. In an earlier simulation, he refuses to reveal the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s secrets even while held captive 32 42.

After witnessing Lin Chen’s bloodline-evolution method, Bai Ya becomes openly deferential, addressing him as “Master” and seeking opportunities to earn his favor. His enthusiasm is self-interested: he hopes to evolve his own bloodline and eventually achieve seventh-tier human transformation. Nevertheless, he recognizes the practical limits of the method, pointing out that the pills required would make widespread use expensive 44.

His bravado is tempered by calculation. When volunteering to fight Queen Medusa, he privately assumes that his Heavenly Snake Mansion affiliation will prevent her from killing him. He also becomes disgruntled when Lin Chen offers Medusa bloodline evolution before him, prompting another reprimand from Lu Man 44 52.

Abilities & Skills

Sixth-Rank Physique

• Uses his thick tail as a striking weapon, knocking Hua She’er into the city wall with a single blow 51.
• Covers his body in fine energy scales and makes his spiral horn blaze with light before charging an opponent 53.
• Rams the Seven-Star Dou Wang Yan Shi into the city wall, leaving him unconscious 53.

Energy Projection

• Gathers heaven and earth energy in his mouth and releases it as a jet-black pillar 53.
• Yun Zhi’s Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill pierces this attack during the battle against Gu He’s group 53.
• Projects sixth-rank pressure and a thunderous roar when announcing himself above the Snake-People Holy City 49.

Flight and Transformation

• His original eight wings produce tremendous wind and thunder as he flies 42.
• Uses transformation grass to assume human form, but is poorly accustomed to moving in that body. Lu Man has to pull him along with her whip during their journey 49.
• His grass-induced human form is distinct from the seventh-tier human transformation he hopes to attain; no such advancement is documented 44 49.

Limitations

• Lin Chen defeats him and Lu Man using heavenly flame, the Dragon-Elephant Mountain-Subduing Roar, and the Thousand-Leaf Heaven-Burning Palm 42.
• In the earlier simulation, his comparatively weak magical-beast soul leaves him dazed by Heavenly Dragon’s Roar, allowing Ling Ying to capture him 32.
• Cannot refine pills himself, despite having accumulated medicinal ingredients during his travels 44.

Equipment / Items

• Pitch-black Storage Ring — Contains the rare treasures and medicinal ingredients he collected over years of traveling with Lu Man. He expels it from his mouth and gives it to Lin Chen as an apology; its contents include the sand mandala Hai Bodong needs 44.
• Transformation grass — Enables his temporary human form 49.

Relationships

• Lu Man — Fellow Heavenly Snake Mansion expert and longtime traveling companion. She rides on his serpent form, restrains his temper, assists his awkward human-form travel, and prevents him from acting without the Mansion Lord’s approval 42 44 49 52.
• Lin Chen — Initially an enemy obstructing the mission to obtain Qing Lin; later a prospective benefactor whom Bai Ya calls “Master.” Bai Ya offers his wealth and combat assistance in hopes of receiving bloodline evolution 42 44 51 53.
• Qing Lin — Target of his mission because of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. His attempt to obtain her brings him into conflict with Lin Chen 32 42 43.
• Queen Medusa — Previously courted her and was beaten into retreat, according to the Snake-People guards. His return provokes her anger, although he later supports Lin Chen’s offer to evolve her bloodline 49 52.
• Hai Bodong — Fellow combatant under Lin Chen during the confrontation with Gu He’s party; also serves alongside him as outside support in a simulated assault on the Holy City 45 53.

Background / History

Search for Qing Lin

Bai Ya and Lu Man arrive at Stone Desert City seeking the bearer of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. When Lin Chen flies away with Qing Lin, they pursue him into the desert. Lin Chen defeats both experts, immobilizes them, and refuses to recognize the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s claim to the girl 42 43.

Lin Chen then demonstrates his bloodline-evolution method by turning a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into a fifth-rank Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Flood Dragon. He offers to sell the recipe to the Heavenly Snake Mansion and releases the captives. Bai Ya and Lu Man recognize its potential value to their faction, though Bai Ya questions the cost of the required pills 43 44.

Seeking to repair the relationship, Bai Ya surrenders his Storage Ring and promises to gather resources for Lin Chen. He and Lu Man agree to help obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame from Queen Medusa before returning home 44.

Snake-People Holy City

At the Holy City, Bai Ya announces his identity and calls for Queen Medusa. The guards recognize him from his unsuccessful courtship, embarrassing him in front of Lin Chen 49.

During the confrontation, Bai Ya intercepts Hua She’er’s attack on Lin Chen. His intervention provokes accusations from the Snake-People guards that the Heavenly Snake Mansion has betrayed its professed kinship with their tribe. He subsequently confirms that Lin Chen can evolve bloodlines when Medusa questions the proposed deal 51 52.

When Gu He’s group challenges Lin Chen, Bai Ya joins Hai Bodong and Lu Man in attacking them, personally knocking Yan Shi unconscious. After Lin Chen completes a month of secluded cultivation, Bai Ya and Lu Man depart for the Heavenly Snake Mansion, promising to report the proposed deal to their Mansion Lord 53 55.

Simulation Outcomes