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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ling Luochen (凌落宸) |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 18 at her introduction; six years older than her twelve-year-old brother 42 |
| Affiliation | Shrek Academy, inner court 42 |
| Occupation/Role | Soul Master; member of Shrek Academy’s tournament main team 147 |
| Martial Soul Attribute | Ice; powerful but not Ultimate Ice 149 172 |
| Highest Documented Level | Level 62, Soul Emperor; later cultivation gains are not numerically specified 55 117 |
| Family | Ling Xiao, younger brother 42 |
| Status | Alive in her latest documented appearance 173 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 42 42 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level 55 — Soul King | 45 | Her cultivation level before the Beauty Compendium’s first enhancement. |
| Level 60 — sixth-ring threshold | 45 | Gains five levels through the Beauty Compendium during her first intimate encounter with Huo Yuhao. The effect also heals her injuries and restores nearly all her soul power. |
| Level 62 — Soul Emperor | 55 | Reaches this level after obtaining a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Her breakthrough gives her greater confidence in her rivalry with Ma Xiaotao. |
| Soul Emperor — further gains unspecified | 117 118 | Continued dual cultivation with Huo Yuhao produces smaller but perceptible improvements, faster than refining soul power alone. |
Background / History
Far North expedition
Ling Luochen studies in Shrek Academy’s inner court on Sea God Island. When Ling Xiao visits after reaching Soul Elder at twelve, she enthusiastically agrees to fulfill her promise to accompany him to the Far North for a soul-ring hunt. Their family’s elders also join the expedition 42 44.
While searching near the outer edge of the mixed zone, the group encounters an Ice Wolf Tide. Ling Luochen becomes separated from the elders, and a subsequent blizzard carries her into the core zone. The cold exhausts her soul power and ruptures several meridians, leaving her almost unable to move 44.
Huo Yuhao shelters her in an ice cave using the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s protective shed skin. She initially believes he has taken advantage of her helplessness, but changes her judgment after learning why he removed her frozen clothing and recognizing that he has endangered himself to protect her. She shares her warmth with him and works to restore her soul power 44.
When the protective skin is withdrawn for the Ice Empress’s capture, the pair again face lethal cold. Their relationship becomes intimate, activating the Beauty Compendium’s healing and cultivation benefits. After leaving the shelter, Huo Yuhao promises to take responsibility for their relationship. His ability to teleport makes her realize that he could have escaped earlier but chose to remain with her, deepening her trust. She then leaves to find Ling Xiao 45 46.
Return to Shrek and reunion
Back at Shrek, Ling Luochen accompanies her brother to watch the duel between Molo and a masked Six-Winged Angel user. She finds the masked fighter strikingly familiar and suspects a connection to Huo Yuhao, although his different aura prevents her from being certain 55.
After a prolonged separation, Huo Yuhao visits her tent while using Qian Renhan’s identity. She attacks the intruder before recognizing him. Their reunion reveals that she has missed him throughout the past year and resents his failure to visit. Learning that he studies at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy raises questions about his allegiance, but does not end their relationship 117 118.
Before the coming bandit expedition, Huo Yuhao gives her a powerful defensive soul tool. During the Death Messenger incident, its protection allows her to escape completely unharmed while other Shrek students suffer casualties. She tells Xuan Zi that the shield was prepared by her family, privately regarding Huo Yuhao as both her lover and family 123.
Tournament and divided loyalties
Ling Luochen continues competing for Shrek despite Huo Yuhao representing its rival academy. Seeing him beside another woman provokes an icy, angry reaction, but his overwhelming tournament performance later leaves her sincerely delighted and proud of his growth 145 153.
At the Starlight Auction House, she is strongly interested in the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone because of its potential to lower her martial soul’s temperature. Huo Yuhao considers giving the bone to either her or Meng Hongchen; the supplied events do not establish that Ling Luochen receives or absorbs it 172 173.
Appearance
Ling Luochen is described as exceptionally beautiful, with a slender figure and a noble, icy bearing 45 46.
- Cold expression: Her face and gaze commonly convey reserve or displeasure 44 55.
- Slender waist: Noted during her reunion with Huo Yuhao 117.
- Ice-lotus mark: A noble, pure-looking ice lotus appears on her back when the Beauty Compendium first takes effect 45.
Personality
Ling Luochen is cold and reserved, but explicitly described as highly rational. Even during the crisis in the ice cave, she forces herself to think through what happened. Once she understands Huo Yuhao’s sacrifice, she abandons her hostility and cooperates to keep them both alive 44.
Her younger brother draws out a much warmer side. She is openly excited to see him, praises his cultivation achievement, and readily keeps her promise to help him obtain a soul ring 42.
She values strength in a partner and initially considers Huo Yuhao too weak for a lasting relationship. Nevertheless, his decision to stay with her earns her affection before she fully understands his abilities or character. She remains cautious about judging someone she has known only briefly 45 46.
With Huo Yuhao, her reserve gives way to teasing, longing, and jealousy. She questions his absence and other relationships, but also takes pride in his success—even when his strength threatens Shrek’s tournament prospects 117 145 153.
Abilities & Skills
Ice manipulation
- Surface freezing: Instantly freezes the water beneath her feet, allowing her to run across Sea God Lake without a boat 42.
- Ice attacks: Releases an icy attack immediately upon detecting an intruder in her tent 117.
- Battlefield suppression: Her chilling energy slows Tianling Academy’s opponents and leaves them trembling, opening the way for her teammates’ attacks 149.
- Attribute quality: Her ice is described as second only to Ultimate Ice, but it has not reached the lowest temperature associated with that attribute 149 172.
- Cold-resistance limit: Her own cultivation cannot sustain her safely in the Far North’s core zone when her reserves are depleted 44 45.
Soul Emperor cultivation
- Soul-ring configuration: Two yellow, two purple, and two black rings—the optimal six-ring configuration 148.
- Perception: Detects unusual movement at her tent’s entrance before Huo Yuhao enters 117.
- Intimidation: The pressure from her ten-thousand-year rings visibly unsettles Tianling Academy’s team 148.
Dual cultivation
- Initial enhancement: The Beauty Compendium grants her five levels of soul power and heals her damaged body 45.
- Continuing benefit: Later cultivation with Huo Yuhao provides smaller, steady gains 117 118.
- Compatibility requirement: Huo Yuhao identifies her as one of his flower-language matches; the Compendium’s enhancement does not work indiscriminately with any partner 139.
Equipment / Items
- Single-use Level 8 Soul Tool Shield — An ice-blue spherical defensive tool given by Huo Yuhao, capable of withstanding a Titled Douluo’s full-power strike. It activates instantly without requiring special study and is completely shattered while protecting her during the Death Messenger incident 117 120 123 126.
- Crystal necklaces — Several given alongside the shield; their functions are not specified 117.
- Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s shed skin — Temporary protection used to keep her alive in the Far North. It must touch bare skin to provide its warming effect and is later withdrawn for the Ice Empress’s capture 44 45.
Relationships
- Ling Xiao — Younger brother, six years her junior. She is proud of his talent and personally accompanies his Far North soul-ring expedition 42.
- Huo Yuhao — Rescuer, lover, and dual-cultivation partner. She comes to regard him as family; their affection persists despite their rival academy affiliations 44 46 117 123.
- Ma Xiaotao — Long-standing rival. Their friction is associated with their opposing ice and fire attributes, and Ling Luochen’s Soul Emperor breakthrough makes her more confident around Ma Xiaotao 55.
- Qian Renhan / Six-Winged Angel Clone — A masked junior whom she knows only slightly. She does not realize he is Huo Yuhao’s clone and worries that Huo Yuhao’s use of his identity might be discovered 117 123.
Tournament Role
| Tournament involvement | Details |
|---|---|
| Previous tournament | Participated as a member of Shrek’s preliminary team 147. |
| Current tournament | Promoted to the main team and leads her teammates onto the arena against Tianling Academy 147. |
| Opening display | Reveals her six-ring Soul Emperor cultivation, drawing widespread astonishment 148. |
| Against Tianling Academy | Suppresses opponents with cold while Molo and the Six-Winged Angel Clone launch their coordinated assault 149. |
Trivia
- Ling Luochen is the first flower recorded in Huo Yuhao’s Hundred Flowers Register 68.
- Despite her preference for a powerful partner, she is also explicitly described as attracted to good looks 153.
- She has little interest in soul tools, reflecting Shrek’s Martial Soul Department’s disdain for them, but gladly accepts Huo Yuhao’s gifts 120.