Xu Jiujiu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Abduction and Soul-Ring Hunt

Xu Jiujiu travels into the Star Dou Great Forest with three Soul Douluo escorts and three fellow academy students to obtain her fifth Soul Ring. When the apparently ringless Huo Yuhao joins their camp, she focuses on his unusual confidence, possible allegiance, and recruitment value rather than merely his appearance 10 11.

Huo Yuhao abducts her during a lapse in the camp’s watch and takes her far from the escorts. Although she initially pretends to panic, she quickly drops the act and negotiates: she will identify a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for him if he helps obtain her fifth ring. Heavenly Fiend Douluo secretly protects her and sends the academy party home without reporting the incident 11 12.

The pair discover a Seven-Colored Star Deer, a supposedly extinct beast whose stellar power is an exceptional match for her Star Crown lineage. During the fight, she strengthens Huo Yuhao and attempts to block the deer’s stellar attack. Her barrier breaks, but Huo Yuhao intercepts the remaining blast. After recovering, she delivers the killing blow and absorbs the ring 12 13 14.

She then purchases the deer’s matching Head Soul Bone from Huo Yuhao for five million Gold Soul Coins and the Spirit-Devouring Blood Blade. She signs an IOU and leaves her imperial identification token as collateral. After absorbing the bone, she helps him locate a ten-thousand-year Ghost Leopard 14.

Return to the Empire

While Huo Yuhao absorbs the Ghost Leopard’s ring, Xu Jiujiu and Huang Jinxu discover that he possesses twin Martial Souls and is younger than twelve. She rejects Huang’s proposal to capture him, reasoning that his clothing and accent identify him as a Star Luo native and that their agreement already gives him a reason to visit her. She leaves to ease his concern about her hidden protector 15.

Her belief that he trusts her is only partly accurate. Huo Yuhao has continued monitoring them throughout his absorption and deliberately presented himself as an unaffiliated Star Luo talent. He also reveals that drawing her into danger and rescuing her formed part of his strategy to secure cooperation 15.

Cooperation with Zero

Several months later, Zero brings Huo Yuhao’s IOU and token to the Starlight Auction House. Xu Jiujiu honors the agreement, supplies the money and engraving knife, and warmly receives Zero despite privately resenting her beauty and closeness to Huo Yuhao 46.

At Huo Yuhao’s request, she helps Zero take control of the Evil Dragon Cult, publicly renamed the Holy Dragon Cult. She recognizes the achievement of a Soul Ancestor commanding Soul Emperors and Soul Saints, while maintaining informants within the organization and searching for news of Huo Yuhao 46.

Betrayal and Imperial Negotiations

After barely more than a year apart, Xu Jiujiu is delighted to see Huo Yuhao arrive with Zero and Zhang Lexuan. Zhang Lexuan’s beauty and imposing bearing make her feel threatened, but she still approaches him with an affectionate greeting. Huo Yuhao abruptly seizes her by the throat and lifts her from the ground. Huang Jinxu intervenes, only to be effortlessly defeated and restrained as well 69.

Xu Jiujiu does not summon her Martial Soul or attempt to resist. Her emotional distress outweighs her physical suffering, and she tearfully asks why he is treating her this way. Huo Yuhao tells her that their earlier encounter, including his rescue of her, was a calculated performance. Although he considers her a good working partner, he intends to use her life as leverage against her brother, Emperor Xu Jiawei. He also cites his grievances against Xu Jiawei and his blood debt with her sister, the White Tiger Duchess, as reasons that a romantic relationship cannot begin 69.

Huo Yuhao subsequently interrogates Xu Jiujiu and Huang Jinxu, obtaining information about the imperial family and the empire’s internal affairs. During his confrontation with Xu Jiawei, he presents Xu Jiujiu and the subdued palace defenders as bargaining chips. Their lives, together with the emperor’s own, are made dependent on Xu Jiawei’s decision 70 72.

The resulting negotiations secure recognition of the Undead Holy Magic Cult as the empire’s state religion and Huo Yuhao’s appointment as Imperial Preceptor. His additional requests concern military authority and the elevation of his mother’s noble status. Xu Jiujiu is a captive used to enable this agreement rather than a voluntary participant in the negotiations 72 73.

Premier Auction

During the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, Xu Jiujiu presides over the Starlight Auction House’s premier auction as its gold-medal auctioneer. She announces eighteen lots, presented in ascending order of value, and explains their properties through the auction’s Soul Tool screens 184 186.

The first lot, the Heaven-Opening Cannon, sells for ten million Gold Soul Coins. As the auction’s prices escalate, she changes into a golden court ensemble to indicate that each remaining lot is expected to sell for at least one hundred million Gold Soul Coins 184.

For the final prize, she introduces the Snow Empress Embryo, explaining that the Snow Empress was captured during her transformation into a human and confined within the Level 9 God-Sealing Platform. Her presentation emphasizes the item’s extraordinary rarity while building anticipation among the bidders 186.

Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament

Xu Jiujiu competes for the Star Luo Imperial Soul Master Academy. Before its match against the Body Sect, competing under the Heaven Dou Imperial Soul Master Academy’s name, she learns that her ancestor Xu Changsheng will not openly compete in person. He instead arranges for his Soul Saint clone, Xu Sansheng, to participate, reassuring her that their team has a powerful reserve 224.

She and Long Aocheng draw the 2-2-3 format, and Xu Jiujiu enters the first match with Huang Heyun against the Soul Emperors Qingfeng and Wang He. The Star Luo pair deploy mobile Soul Tools around the platform. When Qingfeng attacks one, the devices release dense white mist that reduces visibility to almost zero. Xu Jiujiu then activates her first Soul Skill, Star Guidance Technique, allowing her side to act despite the obscured battlefield 224.

Using starlight to guide their aim, Xu Jiujiu and Huang Heyun fire Fixed-Installation Soul Cannons at their opponents, inflicting minor injuries. When the fight becomes more dangerous, she draws on the stellar power she has stockpiled for the tournament and on the Star Deer’s Head Soul Bone 225 226.

Huang Heyun deliberately lures both opponents into a straight line, following a plan agreed upon with Xu Jiujiu. She activates Brilliant Star Path, turning Qingfeng, Wang He, and Huang Heyun into silver-gold statues and sealing their Martial Souls. At the same time, her charged Head Soul Bone skill finishes preparing. Star Luo wins the match, but her immense expenditure leaves her deathly pale, and Huang Heyun helps her offstage 226 227.

Watching the Body Sect dominate the second match, she recognizes that her own victory depended on her exceptional sealing skill. Her academy ultimately places third after losing to Shrek Academy 227 253.

At the grand finals, Xu Jiujiu sees Zhang Lexuan again and reacts with jealousy. Despite Huo Yuhao’s earlier rejection, she has never forgotten him, and her feelings have continued to deepen. She tells Xu Changsheng that Lexuan had been only a Soul Douluo when she previously accompanied Huo Yuhao, prompting his interest in her rapid advancement 254.

When Wang Xian’er strikes the White Tiger Duchess during the final’s aftermath, Xu Jiujiu objects that the Duchess is still an imperial princess. Xu Changsheng counters by pointing to Xu Jiawei’s helplessness and Huo Yuhao’s overwhelming influence. Xu Jiujiu wants to dispute him but finds the empire’s public display of allegiance to Huo Yuhao difficult to deny 273.

Accession as Empress

After Xu Jiawei kills Dai Hao, his mental state deteriorates. Xu Changsheng subdues him and installs Xu Jiujiu as empress. His backing secures her authority, and she becomes the only female sovereign in the Star Luo Empire’s history. By the time Huo Yuhao returns after his absence, she has ruled for three years 277 331.

Her first act after ascending the throne is to grant the Undead Holy Magic Cult its greatest privileges and broad authority within the empire, explicitly demonstrating her position toward Huo Yuhao. Xu Changsheng supports this policy, viewing their role as managing the empire without violating Huo Yuhao’s principles 331.

Following Xu Tianran’s defeat, ministers urge her to exploit the weakened Sun Moon Empire and conquer its territory. Xu Jiujiu refuses because Huo Yuhao has already appointed a new Sun Moon Emperor and Imperial Preceptor. When the chancellor persists, she orders his execution, declaring that defying Huo Yuhao’s arrangements would endanger the Star Luo Empire 331.

Reunion and the Soul-Ring Crisis

After a morning court session, Xu Jiujiu senses a spatial disturbance in her Imperial Carriage and recognizes it as Huo Yuhao’s arrival. She dismisses her attendants so they can speak privately. Initially awed by his changed appearance and overwhelming presence, she relaxes as they exchange familiar teasing remarks 332.

She asks about his destruction of the Sun Moon Empire’s million-strong army. Huo Yuhao tells her that he is now the ruler of the Divine Realm and far surpasses the gods of the ancient Three Gods War. Although stunned, she regains her composure and turns the conversation toward the purpose of his visit 332 333.

Huo Yuhao takes Xu Jiujiu and Xu Changsheng to the Undead Demiplane to demonstrate his proposed solution to the continent’s shortage of Soul Rings. The scale of the developed realm and its undead population astonishes her. Xu Changsheng tests the undead Soul Beasts and confirms that they yield absorbable rings 333.

Huo Yuhao claims to possess several billion undead Soul Beasts, enough to supply Soul Masters for generations. He proposes providing the technology while Xu Changsheng and the Star Luo Empire organize its use and share the profits. Xu Jiujiu thus participates in a renewed political partnership centered on Soul Ring distribution rather than military conquest 333.

Appearance

• Bearing: Beautiful, with a conspicuous noble air and confident manner 11.
• Academy clothing: Wears the luxurious platinum-standard uniform shared by her student group 10.
• After absorbing the stellar ring and bone: Gains an ethereal grace and is described as becoming even more beautiful 14.
• Later attire: A long golden gown with openwork gold detailing at the Starlight Auction House 46.
• Premier auction attire: Changes into a golden court ensemble as the auction enters its highest-value portion 184.
• Tournament attire: Wears a luxurious gold-filigree cloak over a neat combat outfit; removes the cloak before taking the platform 224.
• As empress: Wears an exquisite dragon robe and possesses a deeply imposing imperial bearing after three years on the throne. Nevertheless, Huo Yuhao’s presence eclipses hers during their private reunion 331 332.

Personality

Xu Jiujiu is composed, observant, and politically minded. She turns an abduction into a reciprocal bargain, stops questioning Huo Yuhao when she notices his irritation, and prefers cultivating a promising relationship over forcibly seizing talent 11 12 15.

Her usual shrewdness can falter when something matters deeply to her. The Starlight Head Soul Bone’s value to her lineage makes her unusually eager, allowing Huo Yuhao to secure a much higher price than she later suspects he expected 14.

She expresses sincere gratitude for her gains and develops strong feelings for Huo Yuhao. By her later appearance, she misses him intensely and is jealous of Zero. Nevertheless, she separates those emotions from practical cooperation, honoring his agreement and supporting Zero’s mission 12 14 46.

Her attachment exposes a pronounced emotional vulnerability when Huo Yuhao reveals his manipulation. She offers no resistance to his assault and is devastated by his confession. Although she temporarily abandons her romantic fantasies, later chapters establish that she never truly forgets him and continues to regard Zhang Lexuan as a romantic rival 69 254.

In competition, she favors preparation and coordinated tactics over relying solely on cultivation. She stockpiles stellar power, combines Soul Tools with her Martial Soul’s guidance, and uses an agreed-upon formation to maximize her sealing ability. She also acknowledges when an exceptional Soul Skill, rather than ordinary tactics, is responsible for her victory 224 225 226 227.

As empress, she is decisive and willing to impose severe punishment. Her refusal to invade the weakened Sun Moon Empire reflects both loyalty to Huo Yuhao’s arrangements and recognition that disregarding his overwhelming power would imperil her own state. Her execution of the persistent chancellor demonstrates the uncompromising authority she exercises in defense of that policy 331.

Despite her enduring attachment and awareness of the gap between them, she can resume comfortable, teasing conversation with Huo Yuhao. When presented with his divine status, she quickly recovers enough to direct the meeting toward practical business 332 333.

Abilities & Skills

Star Crown

A Martial Soul belonging to a lineage closely associated with stellar power 12 13.

• Manifests as a dazzling, starlit crown 13.
• Is exceptionally compatible with the Seven-Colored Star Deer’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone 12 14.
• Xu Jiujiu possesses eighteen guardian stars; their mechanics are not explained in the provided passages 12.
• Can draw on stellar power accumulated in advance, which she stockpiles for the tournament 226.

Star Guidance Technique

Her first Soul Skill, activated through her first yellow Soul Ring during the match against Qingfeng and Wang He 224.

• Allows her to act effectively when dense mist obscures ordinary vision 224.
• Provides starlight indications that she and Huang Heyun use to aim their Fixed-Installation Soul Cannons at concealed opponents 225.

Star Radiance Technique

Her third Soul Skill, used to enhance Huo Yuhao during the Star Deer battle 13.

• Strengthens an ally’s combat capabilities.
• Becomes twice as powerful under the overhead starlight during that encounter 13.
• She also enhances Huang Heyun during the tournament, although the boost is insufficient to overcome his large cultivation gap with Wang He 226.

Star Guard

A defensive barrier used against the Seven-Colored Star Deer’s stellar beam 13.

• Can be charged before interception.
• Cannot withstand the deer’s full lethal attack; its destruction causes backlash and briefly leaves her vulnerable 13.

Brilliant Star Path

Her fifth Soul Skill, acquired from the Seven-Colored Star Deer 14.

• Seals enemies caught in the star path for three seconds 14.
• Can affect opponents up to three major ranks above her 14.
• Has no stated numerical limit on targets, but its tournament application requires them to stand in a straight line 14 226.
• Seals the affected Soul Masters’ Martial Souls as well as immobilizing their bodies, turning them into silver-gold statues 226.
• Can catch an ally in its effect: Huang Heyun is sealed together with Qingfeng and Wang He during their planned maneuver 226.
• Its sealing duration can be extended through cultivation under starlight 14.
• Proves decisive against two Soul Emperors, who compare its immobilizing effect to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill previously used by Huo Xingling and Wang Dong 227.

Starlight Head Soul Bone

The matching Head Soul Bone from the Seven-Colored Star Deer supplies a substantial reserve of stellar power 14 226.

• Releases powerful stellar energy from her head, which she gathers at her forehead 226.
• Forms a diamond-like point of light that expands as stellar power is poured into it 226.
• Grants an unnamed Soul Bone skill that she charges alongside Brilliant Star Path during the tournament. Its complete mechanics are not specified in the provided passages 226.
• The combined expenditure of the tournament maneuver leaves her severely drained 227.

Soul-Beast Knowledge and Political Resources

• Identifies the Star Deer’s age and compatibility, then guides Huo Yuhao toward a suitable Ghost Leopard 12 14.
• Teaches him enough general Soul-Beast knowledge to continue hunting independently 15.
• Can authorize the transfer of the Spirit-Devouring Blood Blade through the Starlight Auction House 14.
• Provides assistance and intelligence resources for Zero’s takeover of the Holy Dragon Cult 46.
• Presents rare Soul Tools and the Snow Empress Embryo as the Starlight Auction House’s gold-medal auctioneer 184 186.
• As empress, can confer privileges on the Undead Holy Magic Cult, reject proposed military campaigns, and order the execution of officials 331.
• Participates in discussions to organize the Star Luo Empire’s use of Huo Yuhao’s undead-generated Soul Rings 333.

Soul-Tool Tactics

• Coordinates the deployment of numerous mobile Soul Tools combined with Milk Bottles around the tournament platform 224.
• Uses the devices’ dense mist to deny the enemy ordinary vision while retaining an advantage through Star Guidance Technique 224 225.
• Operates Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon launchers drawn from Storage Soul Tools and uses starlight-guided fire against concealed targets 225.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Starlight Head Soul Bone — Obtained from the Seven-Colored Star Deer and absorbed after purchasing it from Huo Yuhao. Later supplies stellar energy and an unnamed charged Soul Bone skill during the tournament 14 226.
• Imperial identification token — A golden token, one of only two in the Star Luo Empire. Given to Huo Yuhao as collateral and later presented by Zero to redeem the IOU 14 46.
• Storage Soul Tool — Used to carry her identification token; later used to hold tournament weapons 14 225.
• Blade — Used to deliver the final blow to the disabled Star Deer 13.
• Mobile mist-producing Soul Tools and Milk Bottles — Deployed with Huang Heyun to obscure the competition platform 224.
• Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon launchers — Used with starlight-guided aiming during the match against Qingfeng and Wang He 225.
• Imperial Carriage — Used while reviewing memorials after court; becomes the setting for her private reunion with Huo Yuhao 332.

Relationships

• Huo Yuhao — Abductor turned hunting partner, trading partner, and political collaborator. She falls for him, while he initially approaches their relationship through calculated exchanges and later considers her a promising future partner 11 14 15 16 46. He subsequently assaults her, reveals that his rescue was staged, rejects a romantic future, and uses her life as leverage against Xu Jiawei 69 72. Her feelings nevertheless persist, and after becoming empress she supports his arrangements and grants his cult extensive privileges 254 331. Their later reunion is friendly and teasing; Huo Yuhao regards her as at least a possible friend and a partner in addressing the Soul Ring shortage, without any confirmed reciprocal romance 332 333.
• Huang Jinxu / Heavenly Fiend Douluo — Hidden protector during the forest expedition. She persuades him not to capture Huo Yuhao and leaves the forest with him 12 15. He later attacks Huo Yuhao to protect her, but is defeated and restrained alongside her 69.
• Zero — Collaborator in consolidating the Holy Dragon Cult. Xu Jiujiu respects her leadership ability but resents her apparent closeness to Huo Yuhao 46. Zero accompanies Huo Yuhao during the reunion that ends in Xu Jiujiu’s capture 69.
• Xu Jiawei — Her brother and the former Star Luo Emperor. Huo Yuhao uses her life as leverage against him during their negotiations 69 72. After Xu Jiawei kills Dai Hao and goes mad, Xu Changsheng subdues him and installs Xu Jiujiu in his place 331.
• White Tiger Duchess — Her sister. The Duchess’s blood debt to Huo Yuhao contributes to his rejection of a romantic relationship with Xu Jiujiu 69. Xu Jiujiu objects when Wang Xian’er publicly strikes the Duchess, emphasizing her imperial status 273.
• Xu Changsheng — Her ancestor and the master of the Judgment Hall. Reassures her during the tournament and supplies his Soul Saint clone, Xu Sansheng, as a competitor 224. Later installs her as empress, supports her rule and favorable treatment of the Undead Holy Magic Cult, and joins her in examining Huo Yuhao’s proposed Soul Ring supply system 331 333.
• Zhang Lexuan — A perceived romantic rival. Xu Jiujiu is unsettled by her beauty and status when she accompanies Huo Yuhao, and later reacts jealously to seeing her at the tournament final 69 254.
• Huang Heyun — Academy teammate and tournament partner. Coordinates Soul-Tool deployment and the straight-line lure needed for Brilliant Star Path, then helps the exhausted Xu Jiujiu off the platform after their victory 224 225 226 227.
• Qingfeng and Wang He — Body Sect opponents defeated by Xu Jiujiu and Huang Heyun. Her sealing skill shakes their confidence despite their superior cultivation 224 226 227.
• Huang Shuangping, Zhang Xuanyi, and Zhao Yushan — Soul Douluo escorts responsible for protecting her academy group; their search fails after her abduction 11 12.
• Wang Shiying — Academy teammate whose interest in Huo Yuhao’s looks contrasts with Xu Jiujiu’s attention to his talent and allegiance 11.

Notable Quotes

“Hey, my name isn't Hey. It's Xu Jiujiu.” 11

“I came here to obtain my fifth Soul Ring, but now you've abducted me to serve as your guide. You owe me a suitable Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as compensation.” 11

“Huo Yuhao, oh, Huo Yuhao, just who are you? What is Zero to you? How strong are you now? Have you already forgotten me?” 46

“Did I come at a bad time?” 69

“The Star Luo Marshal has already appointed a new Sun Moon Emperor and Imperial Preceptor. Do you wish to defy his will?” 331

“Huo Yuhao, you didn't come looking for me just to chat, did you?” 333

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