Shen Yan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Transmigration and the Divine Realm Mission

Shen Yan’s last memory of Blue Star is working overtime on a proposal and falling asleep at his desk. He awakens in the Nine Dragon Tower after it descends into Heaven Dou City’s central square. The tower identifies him as its sole master and places him in year 2644, before Tang San enters the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 1.

The tower assigns him a mission to increase his strength and create a Divine Realm, with no time limit. Success promises godhood; failure—or refusal—means becoming a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. He accepts after discovering that refusing offers no escape from the penalty 1.

His knowledge of the original story immediately shapes his plans. He intends to obtain the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s immortal herbs before Tang San and gradually remove the allies and opportunities that would otherwise support Tang San’s rise 1 6 9.

First Auction and Recruitment

Although initially only level 11, Shen Yan uses the tower’s suppression abilities to present himself as an unfathomable expert. He establishes an anonymous auction, distributes Tower Tokens, and offers the tower’s first monthly reward: a God-bestowed Soul Ring 1 2.

Qian Daoliu ultimately purchases the ring for 100 million Gold Soul Coins and three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. Shen Yan converts the payment into 1,906,250 EMC and announces another auction for the following month 7 9.

Afterward, he offers Ning Fengzhi a path to evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. In exchange, Ning agrees to transfer Ning Rongrong to Skywater Academy, support Shen Yan’s disciple there, and allow that disciple to assist with Rongrong’s evolution. Shen Yan also invites Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to participate in creating his Divine Realm 8.

He separately obtains Dugu Bo’s medicinal herbs by proposing a treatment for his accumulated poison. Once the method begins working, Shen Yan secures Dugu Bo’s allegiance through further help for his granddaughter and the promise of a future seat as the Poison God 8 9 10.

Seclusion and the Second Auction

Shen Yan uses the newly recorded immortal herbs to strengthen his body in accelerated seclusion. When he learns that Tang Hao has gravely injured Dugu Bo, he supplies an eight-petal immortal orchid for his subordinate’s recovery and resolves to remember the grievance 14 16 17 18.

The tower’s next monthly reward is a Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin. Shen Yan records it in the Conversion Table before absorbing a copy himself, gaining his third Martial Soul. He then selects another origin as the second auction’s lot 18 19 20.

During that auction, Tai Tan challenges his claims and rules. Shen Yan makes Tai Tan and two Strength Clan members disappear; the audience cannot determine whether they were expelled or erased. Bidding later reaches five billion Gold Soul Coins from an unidentified participant, with the sale still unresolved 24.

Appearance

• Auction disguise: Wears a loose black robe with a hood concealing his face. The tower alters his voice into a deep, resonant tone 8.
• Tempered physique: Develops well-defined abdominal muscles after his medicinal bath. Refining narcissus jade muscle bone also improves his appearance 17 18.
• Awakened right hand: Golden patterns flow across it following its second awakening 19.
• Supreme Bone: A golden treasure bone in his chest shines through his flesh during the third Martial Soul’s awakening, later dimming to a faint halo 20.

Personality

Shen Yan is calculating about both profit and survival. Aware that his actual strength cannot intimidate the continent’s major powers, he hides his level and exploits the tower’s protections to maintain the image of a powerful senior. During bidding, he suppresses his delight and speaks calmly even as the price vastly exceeds his reproduction costs 2 6 7.

He treats foreknowledge as a strategic resource. Obtaining the immortal herbs and recruiting Tang San’s prospective supporters are deliberate steps toward weakening a future rival, not incidental benefits of his auctions 6 9.

Despite his opportunism, he actively supports those who acknowledge him. He helps Dugu Bo recover from Tang Hao’s attack, supplies herbs to strengthen his poison arts, and gives him permanent access to the tower. His private speech is frequently profane and exuberant, contrasting with his controlled public persona 1 17 20 21.

Abilities & Skills

Equivalent Exchange Conversion Table

His first Martial Soul converts valuable items into EMC, then uses that resource to reproduce recorded items 1 2.

• Selling an item records it permanently, allowing him to purchase unlimited copies as long as he has sufficient EMC 1.
• Accepts currency, Soul Bones, immortal herbs, rare metals, Soul Rings, cultivation methods, and other valuable items 2.
• Has only one self-generated white Soul Ring and cannot receive additional rings 1.
• Provides no direct combat power in Shen Yan’s own assessment 19.

Right-Hand Body Martial Soul

His second Martial Soul manifests in his right hand. The tower identifies Steve’s Hand as its possible second-awakened form 1.

• Undergoes its second awakening during medicinal-pool cultivation 19.
• Displays flowing golden patterns afterward 19.
• No specific combat technique or post-awakening function is demonstrated in the documented chapters.

Desolate Heavenly Emperor

His third Martial Soul comes from a Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin. Its awakening manifests a white-haired youth named Huang, accompanied by a Heavenly Emperor Avatar, before the figure enters Shen Yan’s body 19 20.

• Forces his meridians wider and strengthens his physique severalfold 20.
• Grants the Supreme Bone, which Shen Yan identifies as serving as a torso bone 20.
• Is estimated by Little Tower to generate a full set of Soul Rings; that estimate is not yet shown being fulfilled 21.
• No named combat Soul Skill is demonstrated by the second auction 24.

Nine Dragon Tower Authority

The tower supplies much of Shen Yan’s early security, mobility, and cultivation support 1 2 3.

• Absolute Domain: Seals the strength of entering living beings, reducing them to ordinary mortals; Shen Yan is exempt. Even Qian Daoliu and other powerful visitors lose access to Soul Power and Martial Souls 1 4 5.
• Adjustable suppression: Shen Yan can disable the sealing effect, allowing Dugu Bo to cultivate inside 9.
• Auction administration: Provides private rooms, anonymous bidding, automatic transactions, and Tower Tokens linked to entry 2.
• Monitoring: Lets Shen Yan observe visitors and receive real-time emotional feedback from private rooms 4 5.
• Internal movement: Enables him to appear directly in private rooms and return to the Cultivation Room; Void Gates provide passage for departing guests 8 10.
• Accelerated cultivation: Offers a 10:1 internal-to-external time ratio and abundant Soul Power. Continued use costs 100 EMC per day after inherited cultivation time is exhausted 3 10.
• Monthly reward: Generates one item each month. The first two are the God-bestowed Soul Ring and Random God-Bestowed Martial Soul Origin 1 18.
• Medicinal facilities: Creates a medicinal bath pool for a one-time unlock cost of 10,000 EMC 16.

Poison Treatment and Cultivation Guidance

• Dugu Bo’s detoxification: Proposes compressing Soul Power around his Poison Core into a soul core while channeling bodily toxins into it. Shen Yan initially acknowledges that the method needs testing; Dugu Bo subsequently confirms it works 9 10.
• Dugu Yan’s treatment plan: Distinguishes her inherited poisoned blood from her grandfather’s acquired poisoning. Proposes blood replacement followed by an immortal herb, warning that an ordinary donor could die alongside her 10.
• Herb selection: Chooses external body tempering before attempting the riskier Ice and Fire Golden Body, which he plans to pursue in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well rather than inside the tower 14 22.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Nine Dragon Tower: His base, cultivation site, and auction venue in Heaven Dou City 1 2 3.
• Wishing Treasure Pouch: Receives Dugu Bo’s pouch containing twelve immortal herbs. Later supplies Dugu Bo with a reproduced pouch to preserve gifted herbs 9 21.
• Recorded immortal herbs: Sells ten of the twelve herbs into the Conversion Table, retaining octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot because they require special harvesting methods 9.
• Body-tempering herbs: Personally consumes singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, narcissus jade muscle bone, and eight-petal immortal orchid; supplements them with an eight-herb medicinal bath 14 16 17 18.
• First-auction Soul Bones: Receives a 30,000-Year Ghost Tiger Left Leg Bone, 40,000-Year Cave Demon Spider Right Leg Bone, and 50,000-Year Vajra Bear Torso Bone, then converts all three into EMC 7 9.
• Permanent Tower Token: Gives one to Dugu Bo after the earlier token shatters while returning him to safety 17 21.

Relationships

• Little Tower — The tower’s interface and assistant. Supplies information, analyzes cultivation options, monitors visitors, and executes Shen Yan’s instructions 2 14 18 21.
• Dugu Bo — Sworn subordinate. Shen Yan helps treat his poison, promises him a future Poison God seat, and assigns him to protect his disciple at Skywater Academy 9 10.
• Dugu Yan — Beneficiary of his treatment efforts. Her gifted eight-petal immortal orchid raises her to level 46 and stabilizes her foundation; Shen Yan later promises to eradicate her poison 10 23.
• Ning Fengzhi — Prospective ally. Shen Yan offers Martial Soul evolution and a place in his planned Divine Realm; Ning responds respectfully and agrees to the Skywater Academy arrangements 8.
• Ning Rongrong — Central to his effort to redirect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect away from Tang San. She leaves Shrek Academy to pursue the promised Martial Soul evolution at Skywater Academy 8 16 17.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong — Invited alongside Ning Fengzhi to help establish the Divine Realm; both remain wary of Shen Yan’s apparent power 8.
• Qian Daoliu — Winning bidder in his first auction and a competitor for the second auction’s Martial Soul Origin 7 24.
• Tang San — Anticipated future rival. Shen Yan deliberately takes opportunities and recruits supporters that he knows would otherwise aid Tang San 6 9.
• Tang Hao — Earns Shen Yan’s hostility by severely injuring Dugu Bo. Shen Yan supplies his subordinate with herbs intended to improve his chances in another confrontation 17 21.

Notable Quotes

“My ultimate purpose in coming to this land is to create a Divine Realm.” 8

“If you're injured, focus on recovering. For a gentleman seeking revenge, even ten years isn't too late.” 18

“My rules are the rules. If you don't like them, get out.” 24