Jia Lie Bi
Battle Through the Heavens: Even Without the Flame Mantra, I, Xiao Yan, Will Become an Emperor
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Jia Lie Bi (加列毕) |
| Gender | Male 2 |
| Age | Middle-aged 2 |
| Affiliation | Jia Lie Family of Wutan City 2 |
| Occupation/Role | Leader of the Jia Lie Family 2 |
| Cultivation | Three-Star Da Dou Shi (Great Dou Master) 2 9 |
| Status | Deceased; killed following the Xiao Clan’s funeral ambush 13 14 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Background / History
Plot against Xiao Yan
Jia Lie Bi regarded Xiao Yan’s talent as a threat to the balance between Wutan City’s three great families. He feared that Xiao Yan would eventually grow strong enough for the Xiao Clan to absorb both the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families. He spent three years preparing an assassination, but Xiao Yan’s prolonged seclusion within the Xiao Clan estate prevented him from acting 2.
When a planted informant reported that Xiao Yan had entered Wutan City alone, Jia Lie Bi recruited Oba Pa into the plot. He supplied eleven specially trained death warriors, while Oba Pa contributed six more and five doses of Qi-Sealing Powder. To avoid implicating his family, Jia Lie Bi had trained his fighters in cultivation methods and Dou Techniques not normally associated with the Jia Lie Family. He also offered the Shadow Tower one hundred thousand gold coins to hire a Five-Star Dou Shi assassin as a contingency 2.
Failed assassination
Jia Lie Bi deployed more than two hundred ordinary informants to track Xiao Yan and personally watched Xiao Zhan to prevent him from rescuing his son. Once Xiao Yan entered the Treasure Stall, he ordered the seventeen death warriors to approach through its four entrances 3.
Nalan Yanran intervened, but the attackers incapacitated her with Qi-Sealing Powder. Xiao Yan then revealed his Dou Shi cultivation and defeated them with Great Flame Palm; the surviving attackers committed suicide. The Shadow Tower assassin also failed: Ge Ye severely wounded him, and Ling Ying subsequently killed him 4 5 7.
Funeral trap and death
The Xiao Clan retaliated by staging Xiao Yan’s death and feeding the false news through the informant. Although Jia Lie Bi suspected a trap, he believed that refusing the funeral invitation would strengthen rumors of his involvement in the assassination. He decided to attend with his two brothers and sought Oba Pa’s participation, counting on their combined five Da Dou Shi to deter an attack 9 10.
At the funeral, Jia Lie Bi presented ten thousand gold coins and examined Xiao Yan’s apparently lifeless body from a distance. Oba Pa’s absence unsettled him: Aoba Rui attended instead, claiming that his elder brother was ill. Jia Lie Bi tried to leave, but Demon Steel Walls sealed the venue before his party could withdraw 12.
The Xiao Clan’s ambush immediately dismantled his forces. A Shadow Tower assassin disguised as his son’s guard killed Jia Lie Xiu, while Xiao Ying badly wounded Jia Lie Hu. Jia Lie Bi attempted to rally the other guests, only to discover that they were hired mercenaries. After Xiao Yan emerged alive from the coffin, Jia Lie Bi ordered his concealed Purple Cloud Leopard to kill him as a final act of retaliation. Its attack failed, and Xiao Zhan killed the beast 12 13.
Jia Lie Hu, Aoba Rui, and Jia Lie Ao were also killed, leaving Jia Lie Bi surrounded by five Da Dou Shi. His death is confirmed in the following chapter, though the final killing blow is not described. Within three days, the Xiao Clan had acquired sixty percent of the Jia Lie Family’s businesses 13 14.
Appearance
Jia Lie Bi is a thin, middle-aged man 2.
Personality
Jia Lie Bi is calculating and willing to commit murder to preserve his family’s position. His assassination plan emphasizes secrecy, deniable attackers, surveillance, and backup forces. He deliberately avoids a direct attack because it would openly provoke the Xiao Clan’s vengeance 2 3.
His caution is undermined by his fixation on Xiao Yan. He recognizes warning signs surrounding the funeral but cannot rest without personally confirming the boy’s death. He also envies Xiao Yan’s talent and repeatedly laments the contrast with his own son, Jia Lie Ao 10 12.
When defeat becomes unavoidable, he abandons escape in favor of killing Xiao Yan, hoping to destroy the Xiao Clan’s future even if his own family falls 13.
Abilities & Skills
Cultivation
- Three-Star Da Dou Shi: Jia Lie Bi is one of the Jia Lie Family’s three Great Dou Masters and its highest-ranked documented cultivator 2 9.
- Keen eyesight: He can clearly inspect Xiao Yan’s body inside the ice coffin from approximately one hundred meters away 12.
- Combat limit: After losing his supporting fighters, he cannot withstand the Xiao Clan’s five-against-one encirclement 13.
Surveillance and Covert Operations
- Informant network: Uses more than two hundred ordinary people assigned to separate areas of Wutan City 3.
- Low-profile observation: Chooses informants with almost no Dou Qi because their attention does not produce the energy leakage that can expose a cultivator watching another cultivator 3.
- Coordinated reporting: Funds Messaging Spirit Pearls so observers can report Xiao Yan’s location without following him directly 3.
- Deniable assassins: Trains death warriors with techniques unrelated to his family’s usual repertoire 2.
Purple Cloud Leopard
Jia Lie Bi secretly raised a Purple Cloud Leopard for years and brought it to the funeral as a concealed reserve 12 13.
- Rank: Third-tier, dark-attribute magical beast 13.
- Strength: Comparable to a Two-Star Great Dou Master 13.
- Specialty: Uses a concealment secret art to launch swift surprise attacks 13.
- Limit: Its strike knocks Xiao Yan backward but fails to inflict serious injury through his Dou Qi Veil 13.
Equipment / Items
- Messaging Spirit Pearls — Funded for his surveillance network; each generally costs around twenty gold coins and transmits messages within a limited distance 3.
- Qi-Sealing Powder — Five doses supplied by Oba Pa for the assassination. This first-tier offensive medicine temporarily obstructs Dou Qi circulation and can affect even a Nine-Star Dou Zhe 2 4.
Relationships
- Jia Lie Ao — Son. Jia Lie Bi is disappointed by his limited cultivation and womanizing; Ao is killed during the funeral ambush 10 12 13.
- Jia Lie Hu and Jia Lie Xiu — Brothers and fellow family Great Dou Masters, both at One-Star. They accompany him to the funeral and are killed in the trap 9 10 12 13.
- Oba Pa — Allied Ao Ba Family leader and co-conspirator. His refusal to attend the funeral deprives Jia Lie Bi of an expected Three-Star Da Dou Shi ally 2 10 12.
- Xiao Yan — Assassination target. Jia Lie Bi fears his future growth; Xiao Yan turns that fear into the bait for the funeral trap 2 9 13.
- Xiao Zhan — Rival clan leader. Jia Lie Bi attempts to keep him away during the assassination; Xiao Zhan later declares a fight to the death and kills his spirit pet 3 12 13.
- Shadow Tower — Hired as assassination backup, but two of its assassins later participate in the Xiao Clan’s attack against him 2 10 13.
Notable Quotes
“Xiao Clan, as long as I, Jia Lie Bi, am here, you will never have the chance to rise again!” 2
“Fine, fine, fine! Then even if I die today, I’ll drag a few of you into the grave with me! Kill that brat!” 13