Yan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yan (焱)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Hall; Spirit Hall tournament team 3 13
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Douluo Game Hall employee responsible for crowd control and closing security 15 22 24

Appearance

Yan has bronze skin, a broad face, and a heavily muscular build that makes him an intimidating presence at the Game Hall entrance 15 19.

• Clothing: A dark red martial ensemble with Spirit Hall’s emblem embroidered on the chest 15.
• Footwear: Heavy combat boots 20.
• Combat effect: Dark red flames ignite over his fists when he prepares to fight 10.

Personality

Yan is loyal despite fear. When Tang Hao threatens Qin Chuan, he steps forward alongside Hu Liena and Xie Yue even though they know they cannot withstand a Titled Douluo’s attack. His fists tremble, but he does not retreat 10.

He is enthusiastic, competitive, and prone to overconfidence in games. He immediately volunteers to be the first Seeker in Object Hide-and-Seek, considers five minutes ample time to find six opponents, and demands another round after losing. After nearly two hours of play, he still wants to continue 19 20 21.

The Fruit Machine exposes his difficulty accepting losses: near-misses repeatedly convince him to try “one more time,” and Xie Yue eventually has to drag him away. Nevertheless, he takes his work seriously enough to enforce queues and inspect the hall’s doors and windows before leaving 16 18 22 24.

Abilities & Skills

Flame Manifestation

Yan can produce dark red flames over his fists 10.

• Prepares this ability while standing between Tang Hao and Qin Chuan 10.
• Keeps flames flickering over his clenched fists while watching Destiny Roulette 11.
• His strength, even combined with Hu Liena’s and Xie Yue’s, is insufficient to withstand a single attack from Tang Hao 10.

Observation and Searching

During Object Hide-and-Seek, Yan combines broad bursts from the Spray Soul Tool with close inspection of suspicious objects 20 21.

• Recognizes Xie Yue’s disguise from a blade’s distinctive curve 20.
• Notices excessive copies and unnatural placement, exposing Zhu Zhuqing’s cat doll, Xiao Wu’s carrot, and Hu Liena’s flowerpot 20 21.
• Explains that Xue Qinghe’s door-panel disguise has mismatched wood grain and a slightly darker color than its frame 21.
• Misses Qin Chuan’s floor-tile disguise despite passing directly beside it twice 21.

Equipment

• Spray Soul Tool — Temporarily used as the Seeker in Object Hide-and-Seek. Its soul-power blasts expose disguised players; the simulated game registers attacks without causing real injuries or damaging martial souls and Soul Rings 18 20.
• Spirit Hall martial ensemble — Dark red clothing bearing the organization’s emblem, worn for the Game Hall’s opening 15.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tournament and Tang Hao’s Intervention

Yan remains conscious after the Spirit Hall team’s defeat, staying close behind Hu Liena with Xie Yue as Qin Chuan’s Game Domain encloses the arena. Both watch its developments warily 3.

After Qin Chuan secures Spirit Hall’s victory, Yan shares in the celebration. When Tang Hao threatens to kill Qin Chuan, Yan joins Hu Liena and Xie Yue in shielding him. Qin Chuan instead traps Tang Hao in Destiny Roulette; outside its purple-mist barrier, Yan holds Hu Liena back as she tries to reach him 10 11.

Yan later attends Qin Chuan’s appointment as Spirit Hall’s Saint Son and leaves Spirit Hall with him, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue 13.

Douluo Game Hall Employment

• Opening day: Works at the entrance alongside Xie Yue, loudly directing the queue while the pair handle order and payments 15.
• Customer admission: Waves Xue Qinghe inside, assuming he is another wealthy young gentleman 16.
• Queue enforcement: Warns that customers who cut in line will lose membership points 22.
• Closing duties: Removes a customer who refuses to leave, bolts the entrance, helps collect discarded packaging, and checks the first-floor doors and windows before securing the hall 24.

Object Hide-and-Seek

Xue Qinghe pays for seven participants, including Yan, to try the upstairs attraction. Yan volunteers as the first Seeker, who must find all six Hiders within five minutes 18 19.

Order	Hider	Disguise	Result
1	Xie Yue	Blade on a rack	Identified by its curve and eliminated 20.
2	Zhu Zhuqing	Cat doll	Exposed after Yan fires at an unusually large group of matching dolls 20.
3	Xiao Wu	Carrot	Eliminated after Yan notices carrots in the wrong planting area with unusually green leaves 20 21.
4	Hu Liena	Flowerpot	Found when Yan returns to investigate the neatly arranged rows of pots 21.
5	Xue Qinghe	Door panel	Exposed during a burst across the doorway 21.
—	Qin Chuan	Floor tile	Remains hidden until time expires, winning the round for the Hiders 21.

Embarrassed by Qin Chuan’s disguise, Yan demands another round. Xiao Wu becomes the next Seeker, while Yan receives a broom disguise. The group continues playing for nearly two hours 21.

Relationships

• Qin Chuan — Teammate and Game Hall employer. Yan attempts to protect him from Tang Hao and later manages customers at his business; Qin Chuan also defeats him through a floor-tile disguise 10 15 21 22.
• Hu Liena — Spirit Hall teammate and coworker. Yan stays near her during the tournament crisis and restrains her outside Destiny Roulette’s barrier. She later teases him about his Fruit Machine losses 3 11 24.
• Xie Yue — Teammate and coworker who monitors Yan’s spending and forcibly pulls him away from the Fruit Machine. Yan recognizes his blade disguise during Object Hide-and-Seek 16 18 20.
• Xiao Wu — Coworker and friendly gaming rival. They exchange taunts between hide-and-seek rounds, and Yan later helps her clean up the hall 21 24.
• Xue Qinghe — Game Hall visitor whose Fruit Machine success frustrates Yan. Sponsors the group’s first Object Hide-and-Seek session 17 18.

Trivia

• By the accounting in Chapter 24, Yan has spent 320 Gold Soul Coins on the Fruit Machine that month, won twice, and recovered 40, leaving a 280-coin net loss. Xie Yue identifies him as the employee with the greatest losses 24.
• Before Xie Yue drags him away from the machine, Yan has claimed to be just one round from winning nineteen times 18.

Notable Quotes

“Five minutes, six people. Plenty.” 20

“Another round! I refuse to believe I can’t find you!” 21