Jiang Nannan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiang Nannan (江楠楠)
Alias(es)	Nannan; Senior Jiang; described as the Outer Academy’s greatest beauty 23 24
Gender	Female
Age	15 116
Affiliation	Shrek Academy, Outer Academy 23 116
Occupation/Role	Fourth-year student; soul master 116
Social Background	Commoner with limited financial resources 44 71
Martial Soul	Soft Bone Rabbit 119
Highest Confirmed Realm	Soul Ancestor, after obtaining her fourth soul ring 71 121 133
First Appearance	Recognizes Yang Lin among the spectators at his entrance assessment 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 40 — Soul Ancestor threshold	71	Absorbs a compatible right leg soul bone obtained from Shrek’s Treasure Vault. Breaks through to rank forty but still needs her fourth soul ring to enter the Soul Ancestor realm.
Four-ring Soul Ancestor	119 121	Absorbs a black, ten-thousand-year soul ring from a lightning rabbit created by Yang Lin. Her soul bone’s improvement to her physique allows her to withstand the ring. Absorption begins in Chapter 119 and is completed by Chapter 121.

Background / History

Her Mother’s Illness

Three years before Yang Lin enrolled at Shrek, Jiang Nannan was struggling with her mother’s illness and nearly sold herself in desperation. Yang Lin helped her through that crisis, and she developed lasting feelings for him. By their reunion, her mother’s condition had become stable 24.

Reunion at Shrek

Jiang Nannan recognizes Yang Lin during his entrance assessment, rebukes Xu Sanshi for mocking him, and quietly encourages him. After the match, Tang Ya brings her forward to meet him, recognizing him as the person her best friend had repeatedly spoken about 20 23.

She thanks Yang Lin for his earlier help and invites him to a meal. Their subsequent outings develop into open affection: she feeds him snacks, embraces him outside her dormitory, and later initiates a kiss during a lakeside barbecue 24 37 38 73.

Treasure Vault and Fourth Soul Ring

After Ma Xiaotao’s evil-fire outbreak threatens the group near Sea God Lake, Yang Lin secures permission for Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong to select soul bones from Shrek’s Treasure Vault. Jiang Nannan chooses a ten-thousand-year right leg bone that suits her, then absorbs it and reaches rank forty 42 44 51 71 119.

After spending several days adjusting to the bone, she travels to the Star Dou Great Forest with Yang Lin and Wang Dong. Their search fails to locate a suitable ten-thousand-year beast, so Yang Lin creates a lightning rabbit that deliberately knocks itself unconscious. Unaware of its origin, Jiang Nannan kills it and absorbs its soul ring 116 119 121.

During the trip, she hears Vina’s account of Wei Zhongxian’s takeover. Jiang Nannan argues that, despite oppressive taxation, the new administration has improved commoners’ prospects by allowing them to awaken their martial souls. Vina’s subsequent promises of reform make her reconsider her low opinion of the royal family 121 122.

Return Journey and Dai Huabin’s Ambush

The group stays an extra day in the forest to test Jiang Nannan’s new soul skill. During that delay, Wang Dong’er’s concealed identity and relationship with Yang Lin come to light. Jiang Nannan explains that her objection is to the secrecy rather than the relationship, and the two reconcile as “big sister” and “little sister” 131 132.

On the road to Shrek City, masked attackers attempt to kill the trio. Jiang Nannan fights four Soul Ancestors alongside Wang Dong, defeats three, and withdraws so Wang Dong can finish the last opponent with her Clear Sky Hammer 132 133 134.

After learning that Dai Huabin ordered the attack, Jiang Nannan accompanies Yang Lin back to Shrek, explains the attempted murder to his classmates, and joins the retaliation by kicking Dai Huabin after Yang Lin cripples him 135 137.

Appearance

• Hair: Long, golden, and wavy, falling over her shoulders 37.
• Face: Fair cheeks, cherry-red lips, and eyes with softly tapered corners 37 74 131.
• Reputation: Known as the Outer Academy’s greatest beauty 23.
• Expressions: Frequently blushes around Yang Lin; her smiling eyes give her a playful appearance 24 37 38.

Personality

Jiang Nannan is usually aloof, but becomes shy, attentive, and increasingly assertive around Yang Lin. Her gratitude for his help develops into devoted affection: she offers him water after his assessment, seeks opportunities to spend time with him, and takes the initiative in their relationship 20 24 37 73 74.

Although generally good-tempered, she is protective of Yang Lin and readily confronts people who disparage him. She initially resents Wang Dong’s constant presence on their outings, but accepts Wang Dong’er’s relationship with him once the secrecy ends. Her exaggerated anger during their reconciliation is partly intended to establish herself as the elder of the two 20 32 131 132.

Her judgments about politics reflect her commoner upbringing. Rather than evaluating Wei Zhongxian’s rule solely through the royal family’s losses, she emphasizes whether ordinary people gain opportunities to improve their lives 121 122.

Abilities & Skills

Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul

• Her martial soul is compatible with the ten-thousand-year lightning rabbit selected for her fourth soul ring 119.
• Obtaining that ring grants her a new soul skill, which she tests during an additional day in the forest; its name and effects are not specified in the supplied passages 131.

Close-Quarters Combat

• Uses kicks effectively in lethal combat, killing one ambusher with a strike to the neck 133.
• Remains composed against four Soul Ancestors while Wang Dong provides aerial support 133.
• Defeats three of those opponents in less than ten minutes 133 134.
• After absorbing her soul bone, has virtually no rivals among Shrek’s fourth-year students apart from Bei Bei 116.

Soul Bone–Enhanced Physique

• Her ten-thousand-year right leg bone considerably strengthens her body 119.
• The improvement makes absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring physically manageable 119.
• She requires several days to adjust to the newly acquired bone before setting out to hunt 116.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ten-thousand-year right leg soul bone — Selected from Shrek’s Treasure Vault through Yang Lin’s intervention. Suits her well, strengthens her physique, and helps her reach rank forty; its specific soul-bone skill is not identified 44 51 71 119.
• Fourth soul ring — A black, ten-thousand-year ring from a lightning rabbit. Yang Lin creates the beast as an unconscious shell capable of producing a ring, avoiding the need for an ordinary hunt 119 121.

Relationships

• Yang Lin — Benefactor and boyfriend. Helps her mother three years before their reunion, later supports her cultivation, and becomes the focus of her affection; she calls him “my darling Lin” 24 71 131.
• Her mother — Her illness places Jiang Nannan in desperate circumstances. Her condition is stable by Jiang Nannan’s reunion with Yang Lin 24.
• Tang Ya — Best friend and roommate. Arranges the reunion with Yang Lin and encourages their romance, while hoping Jiang Nannan can persuade him to join the Tang Sect 23 38.
• Wang Dong / Wang Dong’er — Romantic rival who becomes a sister-like companion. Jiang Nannan initially believes Yang Lin’s male-presenting roommate is a boy attracted to him, later suspects her true identity, and reconciles with her after the truth emerges 37 117 131 132.
• Xu Sanshi — Unrequited admirer. Jiang Nannan rejects his attentions, rebukes him for mocking Yang Lin, and refuses his participation in the barbecue 20 24 71.
• Bei Bei — Fellow Shrek student and companion at social gatherings. The principal fourth-year exception to Jiang Nannan’s post-soul-bone dominance 71 116.
• Vina — Princess encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest. Jiang Nannan challenges her view of the empire’s political changes but responds more favorably to her reform commitments 121 122.
• Dai Huabin — Enemy who orders the trio’s ambush. Jiang Nannan publicly exposes his involvement and participates in his punishment 135 137.

Notable Quotes

“Get lost! Don’t let me hear you talking about that new student behind his back again...” 20

“I’m not angry about your relationship with my darling Lin.” 131

“Dong’er is so pretty. No wonder my darling Lin likes her.” 132