Xie Xie

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Xie Xie is an Eastsea City native from a family with plentiful cultivation resources. His privileged circumstances initially leave him puzzled by Hu Fangyuan’s alarm over Eastsea Academy’s weak standing and limited support for ordinary students 15.

His placement in Class Five is deliberate rather than a simple reflection of his talent. Long Hengxu expects a genius of Xie Xie’s caliber, taught by Wu Changkong in the lowest-ranked class, to pressure the other first-year classes into improving 40.

Appearance

• Black hair, several strands of which are cut away by Gu Yue’s Wind Blades during their first assessment match 10.
• Fine clothing, noted during physical training when it becomes soaked with sweat 21.
• Twin contrasting daggers: a silvery-white Light Dragon Dagger and a pitch-black Shadow Dragon Dagger 11.

Personality

Xie Xie is proud of his talent and quick to take offense when underestimated. He wants another chance to defeat Hu Fangyuan after their assessment loss and resents being kept out of the tournament spotlight. Nevertheless, he can recognize superior performance: he privately admits that he could not reproduce Hu Fangyuan’s effortless victory over four opponents and reluctantly praises him after the Guang Long incident 36 37 40 43.

His loyalty to Tang Wulin repeatedly outweighs his concern with strength or status. Although the two bicker, Xie Xie considers him a friend, objects when his tournament place is questioned, and becomes deeply anxious when he disappears before an important match. Tang Wulin’s return visibly delights him despite his irritated greeting 22 59 61.

He also enjoys teasing his classmates, interpreting Gu Yue’s departure with Hu Fangyuan as a possible romantic development. Gu Yue, however, regards him as immature and less diligent than his peers; she specifically notes his failure to pursue additional dagger-technique training despite his family’s advantages 31 36.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Xie Xie fights with the Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger, releasing both martial souls together to combine direct pressure with concealed attacks 11.

• Light Dragon Blade: Projects a golden blade carrying faint draconic might. During the Class One match, its visible extension reaches three feet 11 62.
• Shadow Dragon Blade: Produces a silent black blade suited to side attacks and exploiting openings 11 62.
• Combined assault: Can launch both first soul skills together, then accelerate into a crossing twin-dagger attack that restricts an opponent’s escape routes 11.
• Defensive use: Spins the Light Dragon Dagger to form a circular screen of golden blades; later uses both daggers to maintain a tight defense against Wei Xiaofeng’s rapid attacks 10 62.

Agility and Close-Range Combat

His fighting style emphasizes explosive movement, rapid dagger exchanges, and attacks from the flank 10 36 54.

• Burst speed: Crosses distance rapidly and changes his approach through leaps and midair adjustments 10.
• Flanking attacks: Roams around Tang Wulin’s frontline pressure to deliver surprise strikes during paired training 36.
• Combat perception: Accurately strikes Wei Xiaofeng’s real body among three apparent figures 62.
• Speed exchanges: Keeps pace with Wei Xiaofeng until their movements fill their side of the arena with afterimages 62.

Limitations

• Endurance: Initially dismisses stamina as less important than explosive power and agility. Wu Changkong rejects that view, and Xie Xie repeatedly struggles to keep up with Tang Wulin during conditioning 10 21.
• Elemental control opponents: Gu Yue’s precisely placed attacks deny him reliable approach routes during their assessment 10 11.
• Restraining defenses: Hu Fangyuan’s water curtain absorbs his dagger strikes, while attached water threads briefly restrict his weapons and expose him to a counterattack 11.
• Technique development: Gu Yue observes that he has not invested enough effort in supplementary dagger techniques, despite dagger martial souls’ disadvantages in direct clashes 36.

Equipment & Items

• Iron training vest — Worn during Wu Changkong’s running drills 10.
• Soul communicator — Used repeatedly to contact Tang Wulin during his unexplained absence 59.
• Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger — His manifested martial-soul weapons, rather than ordinary carried daggers 11.

Relationships

• Tang Wulin — Close friend and regular training partner. Their friendship develops through fighting and bickering; in paired combat, Tang Wulin holds the front while Xie Xie attacks through speed and surprise 22 36.
• Wu Changkong — Teacher and combat instructor. Xie Xie admires his naturally cold, proud bearing, receives private guidance from him, and achieves a breakthrough under his supervision during the typhoon 23 44 59.
• Hu Fangyuan — Teammate and persistent rival. Disputes over resources, Tang Wulin’s place, and the value of companionship strain their relationship, though Xie Xie acknowledges Hu Fangyuan’s strength 16 22 43 59.
• Gu Yue — Teammate and competitive foil. Her superior strength frustrates him, while she criticizes his maturity and work ethic. She nevertheless accompanies him in an attempt to locate Tang Wulin 36 60.
• Wei Xiaofeng — Tournament rival whose contempt for Class Five provokes Xie Xie. Their confrontation develops into a high-speed dagger duel 60 61 62.
• Uncle Li — Xie Xie helps him up and supports him after Guang Long’s attack 41 43.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Combat Assessment and Special Training

• Teams with Tang Wulin against prospective students Gu Yue and Hu Fangyuan. Despite using both martial souls, he cannot overcome their elemental control and coordinated defense 10 11.
• Receives ten extra running laps after the defeat 11.
• Defends Tang Wulin when Wu Changkong questions whether he deserves a tournament place, creating an early split between himself and Hu Fangyuan 22.
• Trains in a fixed pair with Tang Wulin against Hu Fangyuan and Gu Yue. Their rivalry drives increasingly intense practice, while Xie Xie and Tang Wulin develop effective power-and-speed coordination 36.

Class Promotion Tournament

• Objects when Wu Changkong assigns Hu Fangyuan to fight Class Four alone. Wu explains that keeping Xie Xie’s twin martial souls and close-range bursts hidden will preserve tactical options against higher years 37.
• Leaves the arena with Tang Wulin and Gu Yue during the Class Three match, again allowing Hu Fangyuan to fight alone 45.
• Actively helps defeat Class Two in under two minutes while Hu Fangyuan is absent, using rapid flanking attacks alongside Gu Yue’s elemental suppression and Tang Wulin’s restraints 54.
• Tries to locate the missing Tang Wulin before the Class One match, seeking Wu Changkong’s help and then visiting the Blacksmith Association with Gu Yue 59 60.
• Faces Wei Xiaofeng after Tang Wulin returns. Their speed duel forms one of the match’s principal engagements; Class Five ultimately wins after Hu Fangyuan defeats the opposing team’s incomplete Martial Soul Fusion Skill 61 62 63 66.

Selection for Class Zero

• Is selected for Wu Changkong’s new elite First-Year Class Zero after the former Class Five is promoted to First-Year Class One 72.
• Signs an agreement to remain at Eastsea Academy through its junior and senior divisions. After hesitating, he takes confidence from his classmates’ decisions and the prospects of continuing alongside them 74.