Bai Ling'er
Battle Through the Heavens: Winning Over Medusa from the StartContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Wind Spirit Manipulation
- 6.2Divine Phoenix Body
- 6.3Exceptional Speed
- 6.4Wind God Art: Phantom Dance Soaring the Heavens
- 6.5Swordsmanship
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Separation and Life at Jia Nan Academy
- 9.2Defense Against Nine Nether
- 9.3Exploration and Long Xiao’s Confession
- 9.4Acceptance of Medusa
- 9.5Wind Thunder Pavilion and Heavenly World
- 9.6Return and Marriage
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Wind Spirit Manipulation
- 6.2Divine Phoenix Body
- 6.3Exceptional Speed
- 6.4Wind God Art: Phantom Dance Soaring the Heavens
- 6.5Swordsmanship
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Separation and Life at Jia Nan Academy
- 9.2Defense Against Nine Nether
- 9.3Exploration and Long Xiao’s Confession
- 9.4Acceptance of Medusa
- 9.5Wind Thunder Pavilion and Heavenly World
- 9.6Return and Marriage
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Bai Ling'er (白灵儿) |
| Alias(es) | Ling'er; Sister Bai; Goddess Ling'er 93 101 160 |
| Species/Race | Human; a divine maiden of the Heaven Clan 111 168 169 |
| Gender | Female 23 |
| Age | Nineteen, as stated during Long Xiao’s confession 111 |
| Father | Bai Feng, one of the Four Divine Lords 1 |
| Affiliation | Heaven Clan; Wind God Heavenly Palace lineage; Jia Nan Academy; previously attended Myriad Heavens Academy 90 92 103 169 |
| Occupation/Role | Divine maiden; Jia Nan Academy Inner Academy student, ranked second on the Strong Ranking 90 107 111 |
| Special Physique | Divine Phoenix Body 94 165 |
| Status | Alive; married to Long Xiao by the finale 204 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Power Progression
Bai Ling'er cultivates spiritual energy, rather than the Dou Continent’s native Dou Qi. Her cultivation is described using both Dou-system ranks and Sect Tier terminology 23 95 97.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Five-Star Dou Zong | 23 | First disclosed true cultivation. She enters Jia Nan Academy while posing as a gifted Dou Ling. |
| Six-Star Dou Zong | 91 | Reveals her concealed strength during the Nine Nether invasion. Her enhanced combat aura approaches the peak of Dou Zong; this is not her base cultivation. |
| Eighth level of the Sect Tier | 96 97 | Breaks through several times after dual cultivation with Long Xiao. He helps guide the excess energy saturating her spiritual sea. |
| Approaching Dou Zun | 150 | Reaches the threshold of Dou Zun through secluded cultivation while Long Xiao is away rescuing Medusa. |
| Further breakthrough; exact realm unstated | 197 | Confirms a breakthrough after Long Xiao notices substantially stronger power in her body. He attributes the change to advancement of her Divine Phoenix Body. |
Background / History
Bai Ling'er grew up beside Long Xiao and was betrothed to him in childhood. Before descending to the lower realm, they had been almost inseparable and had promised to travel together with swords in hand 1 41 95.
After she, Long Xiao, Chu Yuxuan, and Xia Yun Yun sneaked into the God-Suppressing Tower, the Four Divine Lords sent them to the lower realm for a year of tempering. Their mothers supplied treasure-filled rings, while Bai Feng assigned Xing Yue to protect the group. The chosen destination, the Dou Continent, lay far from the Heaven Realm, where their family identities would carry little influence 1.
Appearance
Bai Ling'er is repeatedly depicted as a white-clad beauty with a celestial, ethereal bearing, distinct from Medusa’s colder and more seductive appearance 95 107 151.
- Clothing: Usually wears white; her combat attire is described as a white battle dress 93 150.
- Complexion: Snow-white skin, compared to lustrous white jade 95 150.
- Eyes: Clear and captivating, likened to pools of autumn water 150.
- Divine manifestations: Illusory phoenix wings, white radiance, and a gigantic white phoenix phantom 91 165 166.
Personality
Bai Ling'er is affectionate, easily embarrassed, and deeply devoted to Long Xiao, but she is not indifferent to betrayal. His attachment to Medusa devastates her; she slaps him during his confession and challenges why their years together seemed outweighed by a few months with another woman. She nevertheless chooses reconciliation and offers to persuade her parents rather than endanger Medusa 94 111.
Her loyalty extends beyond romance. She refuses to abandon Jia Nan Academy because its students and elders have become her friends. After exposing her strength, she is disappointed that their reverence prevents ordinary companionship and insists that she remains a student 90 101.
In battle, her usual sweetness gives way to calm, ruthless resolve. She kills invading fighters without hesitation, yet also rescues weaker allies. Her playful side appears in teasing Long Xiao and conspiring with Medusa to discourage him from pursuing more women 92 151 152.
Abilities & Skills
Wind Spirit Manipulation
Bai Ling'er gathers ambient Wind Spirit Breath to empower her body, wings, and wind techniques 91 166.
- Wind Spirit Protection: Creates a wind-element barrier that rebounds incoming attacks onto their attackers 92.
- Wind Sweeps Away the Clouds: Summons a raging whirlwind that disperses the black mist jointly produced by 108 Nine Nether Dou Zun 92.
- Wind blades: Produces exceptionally fast cutting attacks. Their strength varies: one barrage inflicts small wounds, while a fully powered strike destroys many enemies below Dou Zun 92 93.
Divine Phoenix Body
Her divine physique manifests through white phoenix imagery and grants formidable mobility and defensive power 91 93 165.
- Divine Phoenix Wings: Allow her to maneuver among hundreds of enemies without being caught 92.
- Phoenix phantom: Shields Jia Nan Academy from a concentrated barrage, but absorbing the attacks leaves her critically weakened 93.
- Bloodline pressure: Her aura makes a Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s bloodline tremble; Zhu Kun judges it stronger than the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix aura it resembles 103 165.
- Further development: Long Xiao identifies advancement of this physique as a way to improve her ability to absorb his energy during dual cultivation 97.
Exceptional Speed
The Wind God Heavenly Palace lineage is described as reigning supreme in speed across the heavens 92.
- Moves behind a Nine Nether powerhouse before he can react; he judges her speed slightly greater than that of a Dou Sheng 92.
- Pressures Chu Yuxuan with rapid sword strikes and passes through his lightning field without her true body being hit 165.
- Countermeasure: Xia Yun Yun’s Light Pursuit Sword specifically counters speed and contributes to Bai Ling'er’s defeat during their sparring match 166.
Wind God Art: Phantom Dance Soaring the Heavens
Creates ten identical clones capable of independent combat 92.
- Sends the clones against lower-ranked Nine Nether fighters while confronting the Dou Zun herself 92.
- Directs a clone to ambush a Dou Zong and rescue Curly 92.
- Uses numerous duplicates to evade Xia Yun Yun while blinded by Ten Directions Radiance 165.
Swordsmanship
Bai Ling'er combines the Wind Spirit Sword with high-speed movement and sweeping sword energy 92 165.
- Kills or maims the Black-Corner Region fighters surrounding Xiao Huohuo with a single sweep 92.
- Inflicts wounds containing a lingering force that prevents two Nine Nether Dou Zun from healing 92.
- Can challenge enemies above her cultivation, but cannot sustain her strongest secret art indefinitely. Her major offensive strike against the invasion nearly exhausts her without defeating the surviving Dou Zun 93.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Wind Spirit Sword — A luminous sword carrying powerful Wind Spirit Breath. Its wounds inhibit recovery. Nine Nether fighters speculate that it is at least a high-grade Saint Artifact; its actual grade is not confirmed 91 92.
- World-Breaking Shuttle — A boat-shaped artifact acquired from the Wind God Palace. It can penetrate most barriers and carries her and Long Xiao through the tenth-level Spirit Array surrounding Tou She Ancient God’s cave mansion 103.
- Spatial Teleportation Array — Used for her departure from Jia Nan Academy with Long Xiao 112.
- Divine Phoenix True Feather — A feather she holds while longing for Long Xiao. Its sudden break makes her fear that he has suffered a calamity 69.
- Storage Ring and wealth — Possesses approximately 300 billion spirit stones. She gives Long Xiao her remaining 110,000 Soul-Refining Pills and offers to share all her possessions after marriage 107.
Relationships
- Long Xiao — Childhood companion, fiancé, and eventual husband. She calls him “Brother Long Xiao,” supports him through his crises, and marries him alongside Medusa in the Heaven Realm 1 111 115 204.
- Bai Feng — Father. His concern for her safety prompts him to dispatch Xing Yue as the group’s protector 1.
- Xing Yue / Starmoon Protector — Guardian and intelligence gatherer. Investigates Gu Xun'er’s identity and searches for Long Xiao, but conceals news of his death and resurrection to spare Bai Ling'er distress 23 72 90.
- Medusa / Shasha — Fellow partner of Long Xiao and chosen elder sister. They agree to remain together without forcing either woman to leave him, while presenting a united front against further romantic pursuits 151 152.
- Gu Xun'er — Close friend from Jia Nan Academy. Their reunion at Heavenly World leads Bai Ling'er to introduce her to Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian 23 199.
- Xia Yun Yun — Longtime friend addressed as “Sister Yun Yun.” Their reunion includes a competitive sparring match followed by a warm welcome 152 165 166.
- Chu Yuxuan — Fellow Heaven Realm scion and sparring partner. Her speed forces him to request Xia Yun Yun’s assistance 1 165.
- Xiao Huohuo and Curly — Friends who call her sister-in-law. She rescues both during the invasion; Xiao Huohuo subsequently assists her with his Great Insulting Technique 92 93.
- Zi Yan — Younger friend who calls her “Sister Bai.” Bai Ling'er gives her essence blood for a breakthrough and later helps restore her Dragon Emperor Bloodline alongside Long Xiao and Medusa 101 112 199.
- Life Goddess — Respected Heaven Clan elder who cared for and taught Bai Ling'er and her companions as children; Bai Ling'er describes her as something of a mother to them 169.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Separation and Life at Jia Nan Academy
After arriving in the Black-Corner Region, Bai Ling'er enrolls at Jia Nan Academy to learn about the unfamiliar world while concealing her true cultivation. She befriends Gu Xun'er, defeats her, and eventually holds second place on the Inner Academy’s Strong Ranking. Her position below Zi Yan reflects her lack of interest in competing with her, rather than a demonstrated inferiority 23 90 101.
She spends six months separated from Long Xiao. Xing Yue’s assurances that he will come find her sustain her hopes, although neither Xing Yue nor Xiao Huohuo tells her the full truth about his apparent death 72 90 95.
Defense Against Nine Nether
When Nine Nether surrounds Jia Nan Academy, Bai Ling'er refuses evacuation and reveals her hidden strength. She confronts more than a hundred Dou Zun, rescues Xiao Huohuo and Curly, and exploits Xiao Huohuo’s mental disruption to strike the invading army 90 91 92 93.
The surviving Dou Zun target the academy to negate her advantage in speed. She blocks their barrage with her phoenix phantom and collapses. Long Xiao arrives, stabilizes her injuries, and destroys the invading forces; afterward, he takes her away for further treatment 93 94 95.
Exploration and Long Xiao’s Confession
Following her recovery and breakthroughs, Bai Ling'er returns to the academy with Long Xiao. They explore beneath the Heaven-Burning Qi Refining Tower, use her World-Breaking Shuttle to cross the cave mansion’s array, and meet Zhu Kun. His account of his missing daughter leads them to suspect Zi Yan’s identity 97 101 103.
Before their departure, Long Xiao confesses his love for Shasha. Bai Ling'er reveals that his sleep-talking had already exposed the relationship. Despite her hurt, she agrees to meet Medusa and help protect her from possible retaliation by her parents 111 112.
Acceptance of Medusa
Bai Ling'er witnesses Medusa’s abduction and urges Long Xiao to return to his clan for help. She remains behind because revealing the situation to her own parents could complicate the rescue, then cultivates in seclusion while awaiting his return 115 150.
Their eventual meeting is amicable: Bai Ling'er approaches Medusa first, proposes that they become close sisters, and joins her in teasing Long Xiao. Medusa later grants Bai Ling'er exceptional standing within the Snake-People Tribe, declaring that seeing her is equivalent to seeing the queen herself 151 152 159.
Wind Thunder Pavilion and Heavenly World
At Thunder Mountain, Bai Ling'er joins Long Xiao’s sparring battle against Chu Yuxuan and Xia Yun Yun. The encounter displays all four companions’ divine bodies before Xia Yun Yun’s Light Sword Casket defeats Bai Ling'er and Long Xiao 165 166.
During Long Xiao’s Undead Blood Curse outbreak, he attacks Bai Ling'er. Medusa intervenes and sends her outside before allowing him to drink her blood. Bai Ling'er later reassures Medusa about the Life Goddess’s arrival and her longstanding connection to their families 168 169.
Bai Ling'er performs in Heavenly World’s opening dance with Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xia Yun Yun. After another breakthrough, she helps prepare for its gathering of major factions and reunites with Gu Xun'er at the auction 177 197 199.
Return and Marriage
After the final battle, Bai Ling'er returns to the Heaven Realm with Long Xiao, their companions, and Medusa. Long Xiao fulfills his promise of a publicly witnessed wedding, marrying both Bai Ling'er and Medusa 169 204.
Notable Quotes
“Even if it weren't for Brother Long Xiao, I couldn't let this place be destroyed.” 90
“If slaughter can stop this war, why shouldn't I use force to silence the clash of weapons?” 92
“Whatever else I may be, I'm still a student of Jia Nan Academy.” 101
Trivia
- She is fascinated by Dou Qi materialization: native cultivators can manifest objects from Dou Ling onward, whereas spiritual-power cultivators normally require the Saint Realm unless using divine abilities 95.
- She takes up cooking after experiencing ordinary life on the Dou Continent. Zi Yan, Xiao Huohuo, and their friends praise her meals, though their conspiratorial reactions leave the sincerity of that praise uncertain 101.
- Her favorite literary master is Neither Black nor White, whose work she asks to read together with Long Xiao 162.