Chen Ci

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Ci (陈辞)
Alias(es)	Lord of Soul Beasts — recognized as such by Ah Yin and Xiao Wu 4 21
Species/Race	Human transmigrator possessing Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines 1 3
Gender	Male 7 15
Age	Six years old during his visit to Holy Soul Village 3
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; formerly Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, Dorm Seven 11 14 21
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Spirit Hall Core Disciple; Bibi Dong’s last disciple and chosen prospective successor 11 20
Martial Souls	Gold-patterned and silver-patterned Blue Silver Emperor, evolved from twin mutated Blue Silver Grass 1 4
Innate Soul Power	Full soul power 1 10
Status	Alive; level-twenty Soul Grandmaster at the latest documented point 22
First Appearance	Yu Xiaogang’s office at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full soul power; twin mutated Blue Silver Grass	1	Possesses the Lan Xuanyu template. His two martial souls carry the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines.
Level-ten Soul Scholar	3	His initial dragon bloodline concentration is insufficient to condense soul rings independently.
Twin Blue Silver Emperor martial souls	4	Ah Yin merges her Seed of Life into his martial souls, evolving both plants and supplying immense vitality.
Hundred-thousand-year right-leg soul bone absorbed	4	Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone clears his meridians and grants Flight. His soul power cannot increase until he obtains a soul ring.
Soul Master; first ring of the gold-patterned martial soul	6	Absorbs the ring of an eleven-hundred-year Shatterrock Heavy Armor Dragon. Gains Golden Dragon Body and further unlocks his Golden Dragon King bloodline.
First ring of the silver-patterned martial soul	12 13	Kills a thousand-year Water Dragon weakened by Bibi Dong. Gains Water Element Control.
Level-twenty Soul Grandmaster; thousand-year self-condensation unlocked	22	Absorbs Xiao Wu’s soul-beast essence and hundred-thousand-year ring as power rather than attaching the ring directly. Increased dragon bloodline concentration produces a second purple ring for each martial soul, granting Golden Dragon Tyrant Body and Fire Element Control.
Hundred-thousand-year left-arm soul bone absorbed	22	Absorbs Xiao Wu’s complete Softbone Enchanting Rabbit Left Arm Bone, gaining Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.

Background / History

Chen Ci is a transmigrator whose knowledge includes the original story’s characters, future developments, and hidden motives. After acquiring the Lan Xuanyu template, he awakens twin Blue Silver Grass martial souls containing the two Dragon Kings’ bloodlines. Unlike Lan Xuanyu, he remains human and initially lacks the bloodline concentration needed for self-condensed soul rings 1 3.

He attends Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy chiefly to obtain a cultivation meditation method. Yu Xiaogang forcibly takes him as a disciple, intending to test theories on him before applying them to Tang San. Chen Ci recognizes this exploitation and refuses the subordinate role Yu assigns him 1.

When seeking Bibi Dong’s patronage, Chen Ci presents himself and Gu Yuena as orphans from Soul Douluo Village. Their supposed sibling relationship is a cover arranged after their meeting in the Star Dou Great Forest, not a biological connection 7 9.

Appearance

• Black hair and a well-proportioned physique: His arrival at the academy duel immediately attracts the spectators’ attention 15.
• Handsome features: Both Gu Yuena and Hu Liena compare his appearance favorably with Yu Xiaogang’s 12 14.
• Unusually tall for his age: Further activation of his dragon bloodlines triggers a growth spurt, making him taller than many senior students at the junior academy 15.
• Golden dragon scales: Golden Dragon Body spreads dragon markings across his body as illusory scales 19.
• Silver dragon patterns: Activating his silver-patterned martial soul’s first skill causes its markings to spread over his physique 13.
• Draconic eyes: His eyes display a draconic appearance when enraged by Tang San’s hidden-weapon attack 20.

Personality

Chen Ci is skeptical of authority and insists that cultivation advice account for his individual martial souls. He publicly challenges Yu Xiaogang’s assumptions and later rejects Bibi Dong’s proposed cultivation sequence, even after accepting her as his teacher. His confidence extends to negotiating directly with the Pope without submitting to her intimidation 1 10 11.

He is calculating in his pursuit of opportunities. He waits until Tang Hao leaves before approaching Ah Yin’s relics, recognizes the political value of rescuing Hu Liena, and presents simultaneous cultivation as a sacrifice for future Soul Masters to win Bibi Dong’s approval. He also conceals his foreknowledge when helping her uncover Qian Xunji’s manipulation 3 8 11 12.

His protectiveness coexists with possessiveness and self-interest. He secures Gu Yuena’s place beside him and hopes to spare her from using power while injured, but demands that Ah Yin confront Tang San as proof of loyalty. He initially values Xiao Wu primarily for her soul bone and encourages her willingness to sacrifice herself 9 10 18 21 22.

Although often composed and mocking, Chen Ci becomes genuinely murderous when Tang San uses a lethal hidden weapon during their spar. His confidence is not entirely reckless: he avoids direct attacks from a thousand-year dragon while still at level ten and remains wary of Gu Yuena’s overwhelming strength 6 7 19 20.

Abilities & Skills

Golden and Silver Dragon King Bloodlines

The Lan Xuanyu template gives Chen Ci complementary dragon bloodlines: the Golden Dragon King governs bloodline power and destruction, while the Silver Dragon King governs creation and elemental power 1 8.

• The Golden Dragon King bloodline supplies exceptional physical strength; the Silver Dragon King bloodline provides elemental resistance 4.
• Their pressure suppresses soul beasts and causes Luo Sanpao to submit instinctively, even overriding Yu Xiaogang’s commands 2 6.
• Activating both bloodlines lets Chen Ci resist much of Tang Hao’s Titled Douluo pressure, but does not prevent Tang Hao from rescuing Tang San 20.
• Greater bloodline concentration enables self-condensed soul rings. Becoming the Dragon God remains a future possibility requiring stronger sources of dragon origin 3 22.

Blue Silver Emperor Sovereignty

Both martial souls evolve into Blue Silver Emperor through Ah Yin’s Seed of Life 4.

• Sensory network: Nearby Blue Silver Grass acts as his eyes, detecting creatures and warning him of danger 6 8.
• Plant hierarchy: His imperial aura overwhelms Tang San’s Blue Silver King, making it tremble and bow outside Tang San’s control 16 17.
• Vitality: The inheritance supplies abundant life force alongside his dragon-derived physical advantages 4.
• Assistance through Ah Yin: She projects distant events through Blue Silver Grass and binds Tang San with vines without Chen Ci activating a binding soul skill 6 18.

Golden Dragon Body

The gold-patterned Blue Silver Emperor’s first soul skill is a sustained physical enhancement with very low soul-power consumption 6 7.

• Increases strength, physical defense, explosive speed, and bodily resilience 7.
• Activates Golden Dragon King blood and vital energy to nourish his body and accelerate injury recovery 7.
• Its scales repel Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow during the academy duel 19.
• Chen Ci believes it could eventually evolve into Dragon God Indestructible Body; this evolution has not occurred in the documented chapters 7.

Water Element Control

The silver-patterned Blue Silver Emperor’s first soul skill allows Chen Ci to command water elements and condense water from soul power 12 13.

• Forms projectile spears, flowing shields, and cutting blades 13.
• Produces a high-pressure blade capable of cutting hard ore cleanly in half 13.
• Floods the academy square to impede Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track 18.
• Ordinary manipulation costs little power; the demonstrated high-pressure blade consumes roughly 10% of his total soul power 13.

Self-Condensed Soul Rings

Absorbing Xiao Wu’s essence raises both Dragon King bloodlines enough for Chen Ci to create rings independently 22.

• Begins directly at the thousand-year level, bypassing ten-year and hundred-year self-condensation 22.
• Produces a new purple ring for each martial soul 22.
• Grants Golden Dragon Tyrant Body to the gold-patterned martial soul and Fire Element Control to the silver-patterned martial soul; their specific applications are not demonstrated 22.
• Chen Ci suspects subsequent ring growth depends on bloodline concentration rather than soul-power level, but has not confirmed this 22.

Soul-Bone Skills

• Flight: Granted by Ah Yin’s right-leg bone. Its extremely low cost lets him travel long distances and attack earthbound enemies from beyond their reach 4 5 6.
• Teleportation: Granted by Xiao Wu’s left-arm bone; acquired but not demonstrated in the supplied chapters 22.
• Invincible Golden Body: The left-arm bone’s second skill; its duration, restrictions, and precise defensive limits are not established 22.

Combat Approach

• Combines flight, spear attacks, and vitality absorption to defeat the Shatterrock Heavy Armor Dragon without taking a direct hit 6.
• Uses water control for ranged offense and battlefield obstruction, complementing his physical close-combat strength 13 18 19.
• Overpowers Tang San through raw strength despite fighting with comparatively crude technique 19.
• His low soul-power rank initially limits how much of his extraordinary potential he can apply in combat 6.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden Dragon Spear: A Super Divine Artifact that cuts through the Shatterrock Heavy Armor Dragon’s defenses and absorbs its vitality to replenish Chen Ci’s stamina and soul power. It also blocks Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer 4 6 19.
• Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone: Ah Yin’s complete hundred-thousand-year right-leg bone. Absorption clears his meridians and grants Flight 4.
• Softbone Enchanting Rabbit Left Arm Bone: Xiao Wu’s complete hundred-thousand-year left-arm bone. Its willing bestowal and Chen Ci’s adaptable dragon bloodlines make absorption straightforward 22.
• Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life: Ah Yin’s inheritance, merged into his twin martial souls to evolve them into Blue Silver Emperor 4.
• Pope Token: Given by Bibi Dong and used to settle his academy paperwork before studying in Spirit City 14.

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — Teacher and patron. She names him her last disciple and a Spirit Hall Core Disciple, then chooses him as a prospective successor. She abandons an attack on Tang Hao rather than risk his safety 10 11 20.
• Gu Yuena — Companion posing as his younger sister. Chen Ci knows her identity but conceals that knowledge; she initially plans to protect him until his Golden Dragon King bloodline becomes strong enough to consume. Their companionship develops into affection, teasing, and possessiveness 7 10 14 21.
• Ah Yin — Devoted subordinate who recognizes him as the Lord of Soul Beasts. She gives him her inheritance and accompanies him in a Soul Spirit-like state, although confronting her son remains emotionally difficult 3 4 18.
• Hu Liena — Fellow disciple whom he rescues in the forest. She develops feelings for him and resolves to cultivate harder so she can remain beside him 8 11 21.
• Xiao Wu — Former Dorm Seven leader and newly pledged subordinate. With Gu Yuena’s help, she becomes fully human while transferring her soul-beast essence and soul bone to Chen Ci 21 22.
• Yu Xiaogang — Former, involuntary teacher and public antagonist. Chen Ci rejects being used as a test subject and repeatedly undermines Yu’s authority with evidence of his martial souls’ actual abilities 1 2 18.
• Tang San — Rival turned mortal enemy. Tang San blames him for losing Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor inheritance, then attempts to kill him during their duel 6 17 19.
• Tang Hao — Hostile protector of Tang San. He believes Ah Yin was bewitched, urges his son to kill Chen Ci, and later intervenes to save Tang San from Chen Ci’s retaliation 6 20.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Break with Yu Xiaogang

Yu Xiaogang plans to make Chen Ci support Tang San and recommends the same ten-year Solitary Bamboo ring for both boys. Chen Ci exposes the failure to account for his mutation and refuses the plan. When Yu resorts to force, Chen Ci’s bloodline pressure makes Luo Sanpao turn its attack against Yu and Tang San instead 1 2.

Ah Yin’s Inheritance and the Forest Hunt

After confirming that Tang Hao has followed Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest, Chen Ci travels to Holy Soul Village. Ah Yin awakens in response to his sovereign aura and voluntarily opens her concealed chamber. Her decision to serve him deprives Tang Hao and Tang San of the inheritance they expected to preserve 3 4 5.

Chen Ci then hunts in the Star Dou Great Forest, where his newly activated Golden Dragon King power prompts Gu Yuena’s early awakening. Their meeting establishes the false sibling arrangement that lets her accompany him into human society 6 7.

Spirit Hall Recruitment

Rescuing Hu Liena brings Chen Ci to Bibi Dong’s attention. His thousand-year first ring and twin martial souls persuade her to recruit him, while his defense of simultaneous cultivation earns him elevated disciple status 8 9 10 11.

During their journey, he guides Bibi Dong into recognizing Qian Xunji’s mental manipulation. The suggestion collapses, ending her love for Yu Xiaogang. Bibi Dong subsequently arranges his transfer to Spirit Hall Academy 12 13.

Academy Duel and Tang Hao’s Intervention

Returning to Nuoding Academy, Chen Ci accepts a duel intended to validate Yu Xiaogang’s teachings. Instead, his Blue Silver Emperor suppresses Tang San’s Blue Silver King, and his thousand-year ring prompts public scrutiny of Yu’s claimed limits. Yu flees after admitting that his theories came from Spirit Hall 14 15 16 17 18.

Chen Ci defeats Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer with Golden Dragon Body and the Golden Dragon Spear. Tang San’s hidden-weapon attack turns the spar into a lethal confrontation. Tang Hao rescues his son, then escapes by feigning a threat against Chen Ci to divert Bibi Dong 19 20.

Xiao Wu’s Allegiance

Witnessing his Dragon King auras leads Xiao Wu to recognize Chen Ci as the Lord of Soul Beasts. She offers herself to him, but Gu Yuena prevents a fatal sacrifice by removing her soul-beast nature while preserving her life. Chen Ci’s absorption of the resulting essence unlocks self-condensed rings and advances him to level twenty 21 22.

Notable Quotes

“Yet without even determining the direction of that mutation, you want Tang San and me to choose the same soul rings and absorb the same soul skills.” 1

“But someone has to take this step, don’t they?” 11

“A human can still stand with Soul Beasts in their heart.” 22