Wei Fan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wei Fan (卫凡)
Gender	Male
Age	Twelve when he won the previous Elite Tournament; not yet fifteen during Qian Daoliu’s discussion of his abilities 8 43.
Affiliation	Elephant Armor Academy; formerly a student at Moonlight Pavilion. Maintains ties with Spirit Hall figures without accepting membership 1 17 47.
Occupation/Role	Captain of the Elephant Armor Team; Soul Master; defending Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament champion 1 2.
Martial Souls	Water and Trident 6 24.
Residence	A private house in Elephant Armor City, rather than the academy dormitories 41.
Status	Alive; active with the Elephant Armor Team 49 50.
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1.

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 39 Soul Elder, publicly displayed	1	Had already reached this level two years earlier. His Water martial soul displays two yellow rings and one purple ring, creating the impression that his cultivation has stalled.
Fifth Soul Ring: +100 years	1	Receives a meal-system reward after feeding his academy teammates.
Fifth Soul Ring: +50 years	2	Earned by treating Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to an enormous rice meal.
Soul Ring age: +300 years; spiritual rank 55	3	Feeding Huyan Zhen grants ring-age and spiritual-power rewards. The spiritual rank is separate from his Soul Power level.
Concealed Soul King strength revealed	6	Manifests his Trident with five ten-thousand-year rings against Ge Long. He had stopped adding rings to Water and redirected system rewards to his second martial soul.
Fifth Soul Ring: +100 years	9	Obtained after Huo Wushuang finishes a large serving of fried rice.
Level 52 Soul King	24	Absorbs the 5,000-year Purple Ice Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone, advancing one level and gaining Ice Armor. His Trident’s fifth ring is recorded at 80,000 years.
Soul Bone age: +100 years	26	Huyan Shan’s bone-marrow dish establishes that meals can also increase Soul Bone age.
Self-created bubble technique	29	Reveals a new technique that launches multiple bubbles while defeating Feng Xiaotian again.
Fifth Soul Ring exceeds 100,000 years	30	Yue Guan and Gui Mei each produce a 10,000-year ring-age reward after eating immortal-herb fried rice. The upgraded ring grants Sea Shield.
Level 54; both martial souls gain extreme cold	35	Consumes purified Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. All three existing Water skills change, and the Trident becomes icy blue with an eight-pointed mark.
Sleep Bubble duration: +1 second; Soul Bone age: +2,000 years	44	Receives separate rewards for feeding Qian Daoliu stir-fried dragon tendons and bones.
Martial-soul toxicity increased	45	Three system notifications reward him for serving poisonous medicinal-herb dishes to Porcupinefish Douluo.
Fourth Water ring; level 53 reported	48	Absorbs a ten-thousand-year Mirrorwater Flying Fox ring in roughly half an hour, gaining flight. The chapter reports a one-level increase to level 53, despite the earlier level-54 report.

• Level inconsistency: The text reports level 54 after the Ice Grass transformation, but later reports level 53 after the Flying Fox ring absorption; no explanation for the discrepancy is given 35 48.

Background / History

Tournament Champion and Apparent Stagnation

Wei Fan led Elephant Armor Academy to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament championship at twelve. Two years later, he still publicly appeared to be a level-39 Soul Elder, yet his combat strength continued to grow. The apparent stagnation resulted from his decision to leave Water at three rings while developing his concealed Trident martial soul through system rewards 1 6 8.

His success made him a recruitment target for rival academies. Blazing Fire Academy offered resources and valuable ginseng, while Huyan Zhen promised to match its terms to keep him at Elephant Armor Academy. Wei Fan accepted the ginseng but rejected the transfer 2 3.

Moonlight Pavilion and the Palace Theft

At Moonlight Pavilion, Wei Fan introduced square dancing while neglecting Tang Yuehua’s formal performance preparations. He used his acquaintance with Princess Xue Ke to obtain directions to the palace’s Swan Tower, but her poor sense of direction led his first infiltration astray. Ge Long intercepted him, forcing him to reveal the Trident and retreat into the Crown Prince’s quarters 5 6 8.

There, he encountered Qian Renxue in her true appearance. Both concealed themselves to prevent the guards from discovering them, and Wei Fan escaped the following morning without revealing his identity 6 7.

He returned during the imperial celebration under cover of Moonlight Pavilion’s ensemble. After coercing Ning Rongrong into guiding him, he saved her from a fall and gained her cooperation in the Swan Tower. They escaped detection using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Wei Fan obtained during the theft 10 11 12.

Ge Long later confronted him and recognized the stolen national treasure. Wei Fan used its attack and concealment abilities to escape, then rejoined the celebration in his Pavilion uniform. His square-dance performance won imperial recognition 13 14 15.

When Ge Long publicly accused him, Wei Fan agreed to a search on the condition that the marshal pay three years’ salary if nothing was found. The Shroud was concealed between his brows rather than inside his Storage Soul Tool, so the search failed. Wei Fan received compensation and subsequently left Moonlight Pavilion, having accomplished his goal 16 17 18.

Sunset Forest and Immortal Herbs

Learning that Dugu Bo was away, Wei Fan entered Sunset Forest and took a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He left unfamiliar herbs untouched until he could obtain expert guidance. Nearby, he killed a Purple Ice Dragon that Feng Xiaotian’s team had weakened, defeated several of the protesting Godwind students, and claimed the dragon’s Left Arm Soul Bone 22 23 24.

He later cooked the chrysanthemum into fried rice for Yue Guan and Gui Mei. The meal upgraded his fifth Trident ring beyond 100,000 years and secured their help obtaining more herbs. Before leading them to Dugu Bo’s territory, he stipulated that every collected herb would belong to him 30 31.

After receiving Yue Guan’s herb notes, Wei Fan used the Shroud to purify Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and consumed it under the artifact’s protection. The resulting transformation gave both martial souls extreme cold and caused a severe cold snap across Elephant Armor City 34 35.

Imperial Fighting Team Rematch

The Elephant Armor Team lost to the Imperial Fighting Team while Wei Fan was absent. For the rematch, he took his teammates out to eat all day and dismissed tactical discussion in favor of planning their next meal 37 38.

During the fight, he neutralized Ye Lingling, broke the opposing defensive line, and overwhelmed most of the enemy team with his transformed Water skills. Huyan Li and the others finished Yu Tianheng, securing victory in under a minute. Heaven Dou Royal Academy responded by sending Qin Ming to recruit him; Wei Fan accepted Qin Ming’s Mystic Water Pill but refused the invitation 38 39 40 41.

Qian Renxue’s Discovery

A visit arranged through Xue Ke allowed Wei Fan and Qian Renxue to recognize each other from their earlier palace encounter. Qian Renxue subsequently attacked him, discovering his twin martial souls and hundred-thousand-year ring firsthand. Wei Fan defeated her, then carried her away before arriving guards could expose her identity 41 42 43.

Qian Daoliu negotiated Wei Fan’s silence about her undercover mission. Wei Fan agreed, provided she did not cause trouble for him, but refused to explain his extraordinary rings. He later turned Porcupinefish Douluo’s interest in medicinal meals into an information-for-food arrangement and declined to commit to joining the Elder Hall 44 45 46 47.

Star Dou Great Forest Expedition

Six months after his private meal with Qian Renxue, Wei Fan accompanied his academy teammates into the Star Dou Great Forest. He sought a fourth Water ring partly because continuing to display only Soul Elder rings would make his hidden strength increasingly conspicuous 47.

His cannon killed a ten-thousand-year Mirrorwater Flying Fox but injured a nearby young woman. He carried her to safety, administered healing pills, and absorbed the ring to obtain flight. His teammates trusted his perception when he subsequently detected movement they had missed 48 49 50.

Appearance

• Face: Handsome, with refined features 1.
• Build: Looks scrawny beside the burly, nearly two-meter-tall Huyan Li 1.
• Infiltration attire: Black stealth clothing and a mask conceal his identity during palace intrusions 6 10.
• Transformed Trident: Changes from bright silver to icy blue and acquires a distinct eight-pointed mark after he consumes Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass 35.
• Flight manifestation: His fourth Water skill produces pure white wings 50.

Personality

Wei Fan is confident, irreverent, and openly transactional. He readily accepts recruitment gifts without accepting the attached invitation, and a valuable Soul Bone changes his response to Tang Yuehua’s request for dance lessons. Money matters to him primarily because it finances more meals and therefore more system rewards 2 16 25 26 41.

His hospitality is frequently coercive: teammates and visitors must finish basins of food before he will discuss their business. He also experiments with ingredients, treating meals as a way to strengthen himself, negotiate favors, and obtain information 1 25 44 45 46.

Despite his swagger, he recognizes dangerous limits. He retreats rather than prolong his first palace fight with Ge Long, avoids harvesting unidentified herbs, and acknowledges that the Shroud’s strongest attacks could leave him helpless if they fail. He is protective of his secrets and reluctant to become dependent on a faction 6 18 23 47.

His teasing can become intimidating or unwanted: he threatens Ning Rongrong to secure her cooperation and repeatedly takes liberties with Qian Renxue despite her anger. He also rescues Rongrong, prevents Qian Renxue’s exposure, and assists the woman accidentally injured by his cannon 10 11 42 48.

Abilities & Skills

Meal-Reward System

Wei Fan gains supernatural rewards by treating others to food. Stronger diners produce better rewards, encouraging him to feed both his teammates and high-ranking Soul Masters 1 30.

• Soul Ring age: Rice, dumplings, and immortal-herb dishes yield ring-age increases 1 2 3 30.
• Spiritual power: Coffee raises his spiritual power 3.
• Soul Bone age: Bone marrow and bones produce Soul Bone age rewards 26 44.
• Skill improvement: Dragon tendons increase Sleep Bubble’s control duration 44.
• Attribute improvement: Poisonous-herb meals increase his martial soul’s toxicity 45.
• Benefits to diners: His teammates receive physical improvements, while Porcupinefish Douluo notices benefits to his own Soul Power 1 45.
• Secrecy: Wei Fan refuses to disclose the mechanism to Qian Daoliu. When he truthfully attributes his red ring to a meal reward, Qian Renxue disbelieves him 44 47.

Water Martial Soul

Water combines control, ranged attack, and area suppression. Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass adds extreme cold without changing the martial soul itself into ice 8 35.

Soul Skill	Position	Effects and Applications
Sleep Bubble	First	Encloses an opponent in a water bubble and puts them to sleep. Its documented earlier control duration is three seconds; later upgrades allow freezing the bubble into a durable prison 8 38 44.
Water Gathering Cannon	Second	Forms a cannon for concentrated ranged attacks. Its early stated range is slightly over 200 meters and increases with strength. After the cold transformation, its shot can become a pointed ice projectile capable of piercing the Black Tortoise defenders’ barrier 9 38.
Heaven-Pouring River	Third	A broad, powerful water attack that slows enemies. Later applications include a freezing, Soul-Power-draining ring followed by a massive impact 8 29 39.
My Will Soars to the Clouds	Fourth	A flight skill obtained from the ten-thousand-year Mirrorwater Flying Fox; manifests white wings 48 50.

• Recorded ring ages before the fourth ring: 600 years, 950 years, and 2,000 years 24.
• Self-created technique: Uses multiple bubbles to surround and trap an opponent, overcoming Feng Xiaotian’s expectations of his established attacks 29.
• Water manipulation: Freezes water beneath his feet to climb a high palace wall while carrying Ning Rongrong 10.
• Cold suppression: His transformed Water can slow movement and Soul Power circulation, as demonstrated against Yu Tianheng 38.

Trident Martial Soul

His concealed second martial soul accounts for much of the strength hidden behind his publicly displayed Soul Elder rings. Its initial documented configuration consists entirely of ten-thousand-year rings 6.

Soul Skill	Position	Documented Function
Tide	First	Listed among the Trident’s skills 24.
Annihilation Halberd	Second	Listed among the Trident’s skills 24.
Tide of Perdition	Third	Creates towering seawater waves that sweep toward an opponent 42.
Unyielding Will	Fourth	Boosts his attributes, aura, and fighting spirit 42.
Tidal Dragon-Tornado Slash	Fifth	Produces a destructive seawater tornado; used together with Unyielding Will against Ge Long 12.
Sea Shield	Additional skill from the upgraded fifth ring	Obtained when the fifth ring exceeds 100,000 years 30.

• Recorded ring ages at level 52: 12,000, 18,000, 30,000, 55,000, and 80,000 years 24.
• Later configuration: Four black rings and one red hundred-thousand-year ring 43.
• Attribute transformation: Gains extreme cold alongside Water after the Ice Grass is consumed 35.
• Combined tactics: Conceals an ice projectile behind Tide of Perdition’s waves to break Qian Renxue’s Angel Shield 42.

Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

The stolen Heaven Dou national treasure supplies protection, concealment, control, and high-powered attacks. Wei Fan stores it between his brows and finds its use instinctive, though this does not establish that he has inherited the Sea God’s godhood 17 18.

Ability	Function	Limit
Vast Sea Protective Shroud	Blocks attacks and conceals those inside; hides Wei Fan and Ning Rongrong from Ge Long’s search 18.	Invisibility does not allow passage through walls or prevent visible ice footprints 12.
Cosmic Spirit-Binding Shroud	Briefly immobilizes opponents 18.	Applies to enemies whose spiritual power is less than three times his own 18.
Vast Sea Raging Waves	Offensive skill 18.	Requires all his Soul Power 18.
Cosmic Demon-Breaking	Releases a powerful blue attack that blasts Ge Long through a wall 13 18.	Requires all his Soul Power 18.

• Aura concealment: Prevents Chen Xin from locating him through spiritual detection during his escape 13 14.
• Purification: Its divine light removes the Ice Grass’s deadly poison over three hours 35.
• Consumption protection: Shields him from the purified herb’s still-dangerous extreme cold 35.

Soul Bone Skill

• Ice Armor: A defensive skill granted by the Purple Ice Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone 24.

Other Skills

• Combat improvisation: Uses feints, rapid movement, support-target isolation, and concealed follow-up attacks against stronger individuals and coordinated teams 39 42.
• Cooking and experimentation: Develops unusual dishes using immortal herbs, poisonous plants, bone marrow, and dragon tendons 26 30 44 45.
• Square dancing: Introduces a dance that becomes fashionable among Heaven Dou nobles and teaches it to Tang Yuehua for payment 15 25 26 29.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Purple Ice Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone: Originally 5,000 years old; absorbed to gain Ice Armor and advance to level 52 24.
• Ice Phoenix Right Leg Soul Bone: A 20,000-year bone received from Tang Yuehua in exchange for square-dance instruction 26 29.
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud: Concealed between his brows, allowing it to escape discovery during the search of his belongings 16 18.
• Silver bracelet Storage Soul Tool: Holds supplies including rice, flour, and noodles; searched publicly by Ge Long 16.
• Gemlike Storage Soul Tool: Given by Xue Ke with ingredients she selected from the Imperial Kitchen 41.
• Mystic Water Pill: Accepted from Qin Ming despite refusing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s recruitment offer 41.
• Yue Guan’s immortal-herb notes: Provide descriptions and properties that help him use unfamiliar herbs more safely 34.
• Healing pills: Administered to the woman injured by his cannon blast 48.

Relationships

• Huyan Li — Teammate and vice-captain. His attempts to challenge Wei Fan end in defeat; he nevertheless trusts Wei Fan’s strength and leadership 1 35 39 49.
• Huyan Zhen — Academy supporter and protector. Tries to retain Wei Fan with matching recruitment benefits and rejects Feng Yi’s accusations against him 3 27.
• Huo Wu — Girlfriend. Her initial defeat sparks attraction; she publicly kisses him and declares their relationship, which Wei Fan subsequently acknowledges 2 29 30.
• Huo Wushuang — Huo Wu’s brother and a recurring dinner guest. Often becomes the target of Wei Fan’s oversized meals and recruitment-gift maneuvers 2 9 30.
• Xue Ke — Former Moonlight Pavilion classmate and admirer. Defends him at court, supplies ingredients, and competes with Huo Wu and Ye Lingling for his attention 8 16 37 41.
• Tang Yuehua — Former Pavilion instructor and later dance pupil. Her frustration with his indiscipline gives way to a paid request for square-dance lessons 5 17 25 26.
• Ning Rongrong — Palace-theft accomplice. After he saves her, she helps him, accepts a green-gem hairpin, and distracts Chen Xin to protect his escape 11 12.
• Qian Renxue — Rival and secret-holder. Discovers his twin martial souls after losing to him; Wei Fan agrees to protect her undercover identity. Her grandfather proposes a future match, but no relationship is established 42 43 44 47.
• Qian Daoliu — Trusted acquaintance and powerful dinner guest. Believes Wei Fan will keep Qian Renxue’s secret and considers him a suitable future partner for her 43 44.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei — Powerful allies obtained through immortal-herb meals. Assist him in Sunset Forest, while Yue Guan also supplies herb research notes 30 31 34.
• Porcupinefish Douluo — Poison-resistant diner and information source. Accepts medicinal meals in exchange for useful intelligence 45 46.
• Ye Lingling — Opposing support Soul Master and admirer. Her defeat does not diminish her interest; she later accepts Wei Fan’s invitation to eat 37 40 41.
• Feng Xiaotian — Repeatedly defeated rival whose jealousy over Huo Wu drives further confrontations. Losing the Purple Ice Dragon and its Soul Bone intensifies his resentment 19 23 24 29.
• Ge Long — Palace pursuer. Correctly suspects Wei Fan stole the Shroud but cannot prove it, ultimately apologizing and paying compensation 6 13 16 17.
• Dugu Bo — Owner of the herb garden Wei Fan raids. Eventually avoids investigating Wei Fan because of his possible protection by Yue Guan and Gui Mei 23 31 34.
• Yu Xiaogang — Rejected would-be teacher. After Wei Fan dismisses his theories, he makes defeating Wei Fan a goal for Tang San 9 21.
• Tang San — Prospective tournament rival. Accepts Yu Xiaogang’s instruction to treat Wei Fan as his opponent 21.

Notable Quotes

“To celebrate this memorable occasion, I've decided to treat everyone to a simple meal.” 1

“Looks like I can't use these two skills lightly. If the enemy doesn't go down, I will.” 18

“Too bad you're an object, or I'd definitely treat you to a meal!”
— To the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud 35