Xiao Huohuo

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Early Life and the Three-Year Agreement

Xiao Huohuo belongs to the Xiao Clan. He was formerly regarded as a “good-for-nothing,” but later recovered his previous talent. When he was fifteen, Nalan Yanran came to his home to break off their engagement, prompting him to establish a three-year agreement with her 38 49.

During his training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he befriended Xiao Yi Xian. He also saved Ling’er and members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, and stole the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s purple crystal source roughly half a year before the Alchemist Tournament 16 30 42 47.

Search for the Green Lotus Core Flame

Accompanied by Yao Lao, Xiao Huohuo reached the Green Lotus Core Flame’s location beneath the Tagor Desert only to find its lotus pedestal empty. A purple snake scale revealed that Queen Medusa had taken the flame, leading the pair to the Snake-People Tribe 12.

He intended to infiltrate the tribe during its conflict with Gu He’s party. Instead, Long Xiao approached him, exposed his Flame Mantra and Yao Lao’s presence, and revealed that his golden flame had already devoured the Heavenly Flame. Long Xiao allowed him to leave and gave him a jade token that could summon him 15.

Although discouraged, Xiao Huohuo accepted Yao Lao’s reassurance that they could search for other flames. He then set out to settle his outstanding business with the Ice Emperor 16.

Chu Yun Empire Expedition

Concerned about the prolonged desert sandstorm, Xiao Huohuo used Long Xiao’s token to check whether he was alive and ask what had happened. Long Xiao rebuked him for spending a potentially lifesaving summons on an inquiry, then invited him and Elder Hai to the Chu Yun Empire 23 26.

The pair witnessed Long Xiao overwhelm the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect and received the defeated leaders’ Storage Rings. They subsequently accompanied him to a hidden mountain, where Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai kicked the restrained Iron Protector after Long Xiao subdued the Soul Hall group 27 28 29.

Inside the mountain, Xiao Huohuo recognized the unconscious Xiao Yi Xian and asked Long Xiao to save her. After the group passed the stone-door trial, a golden soul attack struck them. Yao Lao protected Xiao Huohuo, but he remained inside while Long Xiao evacuated Xiao Yi Xian 30 31 32.

Keyboard Immortal Inheritance

Returning to rescue him, Long Xiao encountered the Evil Keyboard Immortal’s lingering will. The immortal selected Xiao Huohuo because he was the continent’s child of destiny and entrusted Long Xiao with delivering the legacy 33 34.

Xiao Huohuo accepted the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard and entered cultivation. He emerged with three supreme arts, declared himself the Keyboard Immortal’s successor, and told Yao Lao that he no longer needed to search for Heavenly Flames. He nevertheless reaffirmed Yao Lao as his teacher and promised to refine a body for him once he became stronger 34.

His demonstration inflicted brief mental pain on Yao Lao, but his attempts to test the keyboard against Long Xiao were easily repelled. The inheritance redirected his intended destiny from Flame Emperor to Keyboard Immortal 34.

Capture and Return to the Imperial Capital

In Chu Yun Imperial City, Hua Qingcheng forcibly captured Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai after they entered a brothel. Neither Iron Protector nor Xiao Huohuo, even with Yao Lao possessing him, could defeat her. Long Xiao and Xiao Yi Xian eventually found the captives and freed them 36 37.

After leaving the Chu Yun Empire, Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai headed for the imperial capital to prepare for his Three-Year Agreement. Before parting, he promised to meet Xiao Yi Xian again at their usual spot once the agreement was fulfilled 38.

Alchemist Tournament

Competing as the masked “Xiao Yan,” Xiao Huohuo entered the Alchemist Tournament final determined to win and rebuke Nalan Yanran through his success. Yao Lao advised him to attempt the fifth-grade Dragon Strength Pill because he lacked the three flames required for the full Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill 46 47.

He revealed Yao Lao’s Black Demon Cauldron and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then performed the refinement himself without Yao Lao intervening. His completed fifth-grade pill surpassed the Chu Yun contestant’s peak fourth-grade result. When accused of cheating, he demanded evidence and dismissed the unsupported charge 48 49.

Following inspection, Fa Ma officially announced Xiao Yan as the tournament champion. His Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran was scheduled for the following day 49 50.

Appearance

• Youthful appearance: Described as a young man; his age is not explicitly stated in the supplied passages 12 26.
• Oversized ruler: Carries a huge ruler on his back before receiving the Keyboard Immortal inheritance 26 34.
• Tournament disguise: Wears a mask that conceals his aura while competing as Xiao Yan, though Long Xiao recognizes him immediately 47.

Personality

Xiao Huohuo is resilient but not immune to disappointment. Losing his chance at the Green Lotus Core Flame initially shakes him, yet Yao Lao’s encouragement restores his resolve. His ambition becomes especially pronounced when he chooses the Keyboard Immortal inheritance, declaring that he is destined to be extraordinary 16 34.

He is protective of his friends and loyal to his teacher. He urgently seeks help for Xiao Yi Xian and thanks Long Xiao for offering to resolve her poison body. Even after changing cultivation paths, he assures Yao Lao that their master-disciple relationship remains intact 31 34.

His confidence also has a mischievous side: he jokes about adding “extra seasoning” to his dealings with the Ice Emperor and enthusiastically tests his new techniques on Yao Lao and Long Xiao. Against the tournament rival’s provocations, however, he remains composed and lets his refinement answer the boasting 16 34 48 49.

Abilities & Skills

Flame Mantra

A cultivation method that requires devouring Heavenly Flames 15.

• Drives his original search for the Green Lotus Core Flame 12 16.
• Long Xiao identifies it through his examination of Xiao Huohuo 15.
• Xiao Huohuo abandons the need to seek Heavenly Flames after receiving the Keyboard Immortal inheritance; the text does not explicitly state that he stops practicing the method 34.

Keyboard Immortal Arts

The inheritance grants three supreme arts 34:

• Great Insulting Technique: Uses spoken insults to release an invisible wave of mental energy. Its demonstration causes Yao Lao intense but short-lived head pain.
• Thirty-Six Heavenly Stems Keys: Named among the inherited arts; its specific mechanics are not explained.
• One Hundred and Eight Insulting Laws: Named among the inherited arts; its specific mechanics are not explained.

During his testing, pressing the keyboard’s C key launches mental power toward Long Xiao. Long Xiao counters with the Extinction Immortal Eye and knocks him back 34.

Alchemy and Flame Control

Trained by Yao Lao, Xiao Huohuo can independently refine a fifth-grade pill with borrowed equipment and flame 48 49.

• Controls Bone Spirit Cold Flame during the Dragon Strength Pill refinement 48.
• Coordinates soul power with the Black Demon Cauldron’s runes to balance volatile medicinal energy 48.
• Displays both a purple flame and Yao Lao’s white Heavenly Flame at the tournament 48.
• Previously helped Elder Hai refine the sixth-grade Misfortune-Breaking Pill; this does not establish independent sixth-grade proficiency 47.
• Helped Nalan Xiao expel poison and recover from injuries 49.

Flight

• Uses Purple Cloud Wings, a Flying Dou Technique, to travel through the air 16 26.
• Takes a Supreme Windwalk Pill supplied by Long Xiao to increase his travel speed 26.

Yao Lao’s Support

Yao Lao provides power and protection beyond Xiao Huohuo’s own realm.

• Possession enables him to unleash Dou Emperor-level strength 26 36 47.
• Yao Lao’s soul barrier protects him from the mountain sanctuary’s golden soul attack 32 34.
• This assistance is insufficient against Hua Qingcheng 36.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard — Golden, rune-covered inheritance weapon, already aged and cracked when obtained. Can transform into an enormous golden sword and release mental attacks through its keys 34.
• Heavy Xuan Ruler — Oversized weapon carried before the inheritance; identified as a gift from Yao Lao 26 34.
• Storage Ring — Houses Yao Lao’s soul 15 29.
• Summoning jade token — Given by Long Xiao; crushing it summons him. Xiao Huohuo uses it to ask about the desert disturbance 15 26.
• Supreme Windwalk Pills — Sixth-grade pills supplied by Long Xiao, stated to increase speed by one hundred percent 26.
• Looted Storage Rings — Xiao Huohuo and Elder Hai receive Bi Xieyan’s and Xie Shan’s rings to divide between them 28.
• Black Demon Cauldron — Yao Lao’s former cauldron, listed on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking; borrowed for the tournament final 48.
• Bone Spirit Cold Flame — Yao Lao’s Heavenly Flame, ranked eleventh; borrowed for alchemy rather than established as Xiao Huohuo’s own flame 15 48.

Relationships

• Yao Lao — Teacher, protector, and alchemy mentor. Supports his new path despite initial misgivings; Xiao Huohuo promises to refine a body for him 16 32 34 49.
• Long Xiao — Benefactor and elder-brother figure, not an established blood relative. Shares resources, delivers the Keyboard Immortal inheritance, and rescues him from Hua Qingcheng 26 28 34 37 47.
• Elder Hai / Hai Bodong — Friend and traveling companion. Accompanies him through the Chu Yun expedition and onward to the imperial capital 26 38 47.
• Xiao Yi Xian — Close friend from the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He describes himself as her only friend and urgently seeks treatment for her poison body 30 31.
• Evil Keyboard Immortal — Legacy predecessor. Chooses Xiao Huohuo as successor because of his status as the continent’s child of destiny 34.
• Nalan Yanran — Former fiancée and opponent in the Three-Year Agreement. She becomes attracted to his Xiao Yan persona without recognizing him, while he treats her coldly 38 47 49.
• Gu Xun’er — Affectionately calls him “Brother Huohuo” and sends Ling Ying to protect him in the Jia Ma Empire 23.
• Ling’er and Ka Gang — Members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group whom he previously saved 42.
• Curly / Amethyst Winged Lion King — Xiao Huohuo previously stole his purple crystal source. Curly later cheers for him at the tournament, confusing Xiao Huohuo, who worries about retaliation 47.

Notable Quotes

“I choose the second! I, Xiao Huohuo, am destined to be extraordinary!” 34

“Teacher, from now on, I don't need to search for heavenly flames anymore. I have a new path of my own. Don't worry, you're still my teacher. Once I become stronger, I'll definitely refine a body for you!” 34

“Oh? You say I cheated? Do you have evidence?” 49