Xiao Chen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Xiao Chen originally lived on Blue Star. While he was playing Minecraft and fighting the Wither Storm, his computer exploded. He arrived on the Douluo Continent in his own body, inexplicably reduced to an infant. Leng Yaoyu found him while passing through the area, adopted him, and raised him at the Spirit Transferring Pagoda 1 46.

Having read the original Douluo story, Xiao Chen possesses advance knowledge of its characters, events, and Tang San’s arrangements. He does not initially seek to save the continent; his opposition to Tang San begins with his refusal to accept a predetermined fate controlled by someone else 1.

Appearance

• Build and features: Tall and slender, with an upright posture and refined, handsome features. His composure makes him appear unusually mature even as a child 1 9 16.
• Original eyes: Pitch-black; they also darken during Wither possession 1 20.
• Partial Wither Storm possession: His left eye turns purple and exerts pressure that reaches the soul 135.
• After evolution: Both eyes become deep purple, accompanied by a more imposing, detached presence 160 162.
• Formal clothing: Wears a fitted deep-purple suit and black trousers at the delegation reception 119.

Personality

Xiao Chen is calm, guarded, and strongly protective of his autonomy. Even during childhood, he rarely displays the nervousness expected of his age. He refuses Tang San’s demand to examine his body and Sea of Consciousness, recognizing the proposed “purification” as a threat to his independence 1 29.

He has little interest in socializing, political authority, or maintaining appearances. He draws firm boundaries with strangers and refuses Leng Yaoyu’s request to shoulder her Spirit Pagoda faction’s responsibilities. His confidence in the Command Block eventually leads him to regard even powerful figures as NPCs rather than untouchable authorities 65 74 84.

His warmth is selective. With Na’er, he becomes playful and teasing, while remaining distant from Gu Yue despite years of attention. Nevertheless, he recognizes genuine concern and considers it difficult to repay—or to ruthlessly turn against someone who has become a friend 65 133.

In combat, he favors decisive attacks over prolonged exchanges. He conceals unnecessary trump cards, exploits enemy expectations, and shows little hesitation when destroying or converting hostile Evil Soul Masters 59 60 86 108.

Abilities & Skills

Wither Martial Soul

His first Martial Soul manifests as a black, block-shaped Wither with three skulls, white eyes, and an aura of destruction 2 13.

• Can operate independently as a detached Martial Soul or possess Xiao Chen directly 20.
• Possession supports close combat and flight; detached deployment allows ranged attacks and surprise strikes 20 59.
• Its aura withers nearby vegetation and can devastate broad areas of the Spirit Ascension Platform 2 12.
• Prolonged cultivation gives Xiao Chen the ability to sense nearby malice 18.

First Soul Skill: Wither Head

Creates destructive skull projectiles that can be launched at range or detonated at close quarters 5 59 124.

• Has low Soul Power consumption, explosive area damage, and a weakening effect on affected targets 59.
• Repeated hits stack weakening effects, allowing Xiao Chen to wear down stronger opponents such as Di Tian 92.
• Can be formed inside a pierced enemy’s body and detonated immediately 86.
• Can be combined with Resurrection to attack at point-blank range without suffering the resulting damage 59.

Second Soul Skill: Soul Sand Devour

Summons brownish-yellow Soul Sand that engulfs enemies and reshapes the battlefield into a domain-like environment 20 59.

• Restrains the target’s body and interferes with Soul Power circulation 20.
• Enters through pores and bodily openings to corrode, tear apart, and consume the soul 20.
• Consumes Wang Chen’s consciousness, leaving his body alive but mindless 21.

Third Soul Skill: Resurrection

Grants a period of literal invulnerability, represented by a blue protective light 27 107.

• Allows Xiao Chen to withstand attacks far beyond his cultivation level, including Di Tian’s dragon flame and a sword strike threatening Zhen Hua 92 104 105.
• Can be used five times per day at the stage described during the Inner Court challenges 59.
• Xiao Chen expects its duration to increase with cultivation and Soul Ring age; his estimate of nine seconds at Titled Douluo remains a prediction 27.

Fourth Soul Skill: Wither Conversion

Summons Wither Skeletons or transforms other creatures into them 108.

• Can summon four Wither Skeletons, which require training before serving effectively in battle 108.
• Forced conversion requires the target to be thoroughly eroded by Wither Power and unable to resist 108.
• Converts Luo Xuege into a Wither Skeleton, which Xiao Chen stores in skull form 108.

Fifth Soul Skill: Charged Explosion

Produces a powerful self-centered explosion based on the Wither’s spawning blast in Minecraft. It comes from his orange-gold fifth Soul Ring 60.

• Xiao Chen suffers no damage from his own explosion 60.
• Can instead send the detached Wither toward an enemy to detonate 60.
• Forces a Bright Phoenix Soul Saint to sacrifice his Two-Word Battle Armor and burn life force through Nirvana to survive 60.

Seventh Soul Skill: Wither Storm

His Martial Soul Avatar grants the power of the Wither Storm rather than merely enhancing his existing body and skills 107.

• Erodes Luo Xuege so thoroughly that the Hyper Douluo loses the ability to circulate Soul Power or activate his abilities 107.
• Temporarily prevents Xiao Chen from using the Command Block. He suspects that it participates in forming the avatar 107.
• Partial possession can manifest through his eye and intimidate nearby people with soul-deep pressure 135.
• A Wither Storm presence within his Sea of Consciousness consumes the Radiant Dragon King’s soul and increases Xiao Chen’s Spiritual Power 160.

Command Block Martial Soul

His second Martial Soul possesses rule-altering and devouring powers that initially operate beyond his reliable control 2 6 30.

• Early restrictions: Resists manifestation on the Douluo Continent; Xiao Chen discovers /gamemodesurvival while investigating its sealed commands 6 7 17.
• Removal of divine restraints: Breaks Tang San’s Unfixed Storm and shatters Sea God’s Light 29 30.
• Consumption: Extracts Tang San’s divine consciousness from Tang Wulin. Its later targets include Tang Hao, half of the Douluo Plane’s origin, and the Underworld 31 121.
• Conversion: Changes into a Chain Command Block with a gray Soul Ring; Xiao Chen learns to switch it back, but does not determine the ring’s purpose 75.
• Teleportation and spatial access: Uses TP to intercept an attack on Zhen Hua, opens a stable passage to the Dragon Tomb, and later teleports himself, Gu Yue, and Na’er to Sea God Lake 104 147 169.
• Limits: An attempted Iron Golem construction fails. In Dragon Valley, a teleportation command initially fails before the block opens a spatial rift 102 147.

Spiritual Soul Core and Sea of Consciousness

His Sea of Consciousness initially resembles the Nether from Minecraft. Later examinations reveal darkness, gray mist, purple light, and an oppressive atmosphere 4 129.

• Its defenses prevent Tang San from penetrating his mind and repel Gu Yue’s first examination attempt 29 129.
• His purple-black Spiritual Soul Core nourishes his spiritual origin and stabilizes his Sea of Consciousness 94.
• The core also contains Wither Power and unusual assimilation, erosion, and infection properties 94.
• Condensing it causes severe pain, unconsciousness, and recurring headaches 95 100.
• After the Radiant Dragon King is devoured, Xiao Chen warns the remaining Dragon Kings that entering his Sea of Consciousness would expose them to the same fate 161.

Forging

Xiao Chen chooses forging as his secondary profession. Although others regard him as an extraordinary prodigy, he privately credits the Command Block for much of his practical success 9 37.

Mecha Operation

• Integrates an operating manual’s procedures after reading it once during Shrek’s mecha lessons 101.
• Receives a Black-rank Mecha from Leng Yaoyu and uses it to fly to Heaven Dou City with Gu Yue 102.

Equipment & Items

• Storage Soul Guidance Device — Carries his luggage, metals, and other belongings 37 54.
• Soul Guidance Phone — Used for communication and watching short videos during his downtime 37 65.
• Lifetime Federation-wide train pass — Awarded by Mo Lan for rescuing the train’s passengers; includes free private compartments 21.
• Minecraft diamonds — Forging competition prizes from Tianhai. He plans to use twenty-four to make a Diamond Armor Set 54.
• Black-rank Mecha — A gift from Leng Yaoyu 102.
• Purple Mask — Worn while searching for the Dragon Tomb 147.
• Four Dragon Kings’ Soul Bones — Received before he arranges new bodies for their souls 161.

Relationships

• Leng Yaoyu / Leng Yaozhu — Adoptive guardian and first family on Douluo. She personally raises him, suppresses reports about his unprecedented awakening, and arranges his introduction to Zhen Hua. Xiao Chen calls her “Aunt Leng,” despite her insistence on “big sister” 1 2 37.
• Na’er — Adoptive younger-sister figure and the person he most openly trusts. He feeds her when they first meet, holds back during their sparring, and considers ways to protect her from absorption by Gu Yue. She confesses her long-standing love at Sea God’s Fate; his answer is not given in that chapter 7 21 83 169.
• Gu Yue / Gu Yue Na — A companion whose affection he initially distrusts as purposeful. Her care gradually affects him, but he tries to repay her favors and preserve distance because he anticipates conflict over the soul beasts. Their later cooperation on End Island involves mutual threats and bargaining 73 83 129 133 152.
• Zhen Hua — Forging teacher. Xiao Chen protects him from an assassination attempt and defeats the Evil Soul Master responsible for abducting him and Gu Yue 96 104 108.
• Zhou Ming — Early forging instructor. Xiao Chen’s practical ability eventually surpasses what Zhou Ming can teach, leaving him to provide theoretical guidance 10 16.
• Tang San — Principal enemy. Xiao Chen rejects his control and destroys his possessing divine consciousness through the Command Block, later agreeing to eliminate Tang San himself 29 31 48.
• Plane Spirit — Negotiating partner who rewards Xiao Chen for agreeing to restrain the Command Block and eliminate Tang San. Their agreement does not resolve the block’s continued consumption of the plane 48 121.
• Elder Jin — Provides access to concentrated life energy through the Golden Ancient Tree, enabling Xiao Chen’s Soul Emperor breakthrough 70 72.
• Di Tian — Challenges him to survive two minutes. Xiao Chen wins under the agreed condition by remaining unharmed until time expires 92.
• Qiangu Dongfeng — Enemy implicated in an assassination contract against him. Xiao Chen resolves to settle the debt with the Qiangu Clan 90 91.
• Four Dragon Kings — Entrust their Soul Bones to him. He offers Ender Dragon eggs as replacement bodies when their souls risk dissipating 161.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Early Training

• Awakens Wither and secretly discovers the Command Block. Leng Yaoyu records only a dark-attribute Martial Soul with innate full Soul Power to protect him from headquarters’ investigations and restrictions 2.
• Subdues the unyielding Evil Eye inside his Sea of Consciousness, then develops his Soul Spirit through the Spirit Ascension Platform 4 12 13.
• Brings Na’er into his household after meeting her hungry in Shrek City. The two grow up and train together over the following four years 7 16.

East Sea Assessment and Tang San’s Intervention

• Accompanies Na’er to assess a newcomer he correctly suspects is Gu Yue. En route, he defeats the wanted rank-58 Soul King Wang Chen and saves the train’s passengers 17 20 21.
• Overwhelms Class Zero during the assessment and defeats Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Claw. Tang San’s divine consciousness then takes control of Tang Wulin and confronts him as an anomaly 26 27.
• Escapes divine restraint through the Command Block, which destroys the possessing consciousness. The confrontation also results in his acquisition of the Golden Dragon King Divine Core 29 30 31.

Tianhai Competition and Shrek

• Travels to Skysea City to meet Zhen Hua and enter the forging competition. After his confrontation with Ye Xinglan, he joins Na’er and Gu Yue for a match against Shrek’s team 37 42.
• Learns that the Command Block is draining the plane’s origin and accepts the Plane Spirit’s bargain 46 48.
• At Shrek, wins nine consecutive Inner Court challenges, including a victory over a Bright Phoenix Soul Saint equipped with Two-Word Battle Armor 60.

Assassinations and the Blacksmith Association

• Discovers that Qiangu Dongfeng has arranged an attempt on his life and resolves to retaliate when strong enough 90 91.
• Anticipates the danger surrounding Zhen Hua’s younger-generation forging challenge and travels to Heaven Dou City to intervene 102.
• Blocks the assassination strike, deliberately allows the subsequent abduction scenario to unfold, and converts Luo Xuege into a Wither Skeleton before returning safely with Gu Yue 104 105 107 108.

Oceanic Mutation and Growing Estrangement

• Learns that Tang Hao and the Underworld have been devoured, while only half of the Douluo Plane’s origin remains 121.
• Exploits the invading Guardians’ Experience Orbs to increase his Soul Power 124.
• Accepts Gu Yue’s examination of his worsening headaches, but later seeks to repay her concern and prevent their relationship from deepening 129 133.

Dragon Valley and Three-Year Transformation

• Enters Dragon Valley, absorbs Dragon Cloud energy, and reaches the Dragon Tomb through a Command Block rift. After his passage, The End begins replacing the valley’s terrain with end stone and spawning black figures 147.
• On End Island, tricks Gu Yue Na into drawing the Ender Dragon’s aggression. Their escape negotiations reach a stalemate until he concedes to her leverage 152.
• Following the Radiant Dragon King’s consumption, enters a cocoon for approximately three years. He awakens at rank 89, with the Dark Dragon King judging his evolved existence to exceed the Dragon God’s 160.
• Begins the remaining Dragon Kings’ rebirth in Ender Dragon eggs, then returns to Leng Yaoyu after his three-year disappearance 161 162.
• Attends Sea God’s Fate with Gu Yue and Na’er, where Na’er confesses her love 169.

Notable Quotes

“Don’t worry, Aunt Leng. I can control my own martial soul.” 5

“They’re all enemies anyway. One more or one less makes no difference to me.” 48

“You win.” — Conceding to Gu Yue Na during their confrontation on End Island 152