Xia Shuran

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Martial Arts Upbringing

Xia Shuran grew up in a Haicheng family that had operated a martial arts school for generations. Her grandfather often described its former prestige, including an ancestor who became a top-ranked imperial military examination graduate. By her childhood, that reputation had faded alongside the declining status of traditional martial arts 6 157.

She began practicing martial arts as a child and later enrolled in Haicheng University’s Physical Education College. On the university sports field, she regularly taught and practiced with Gu Qing. His sudden improvement with the Red-Tassel Spear unsettled her enough to make her question the value of her own years of training 16 17 31.

Ancient Inheritance and Awakening

After her family’s long-secluded ancestor returned, Xia Shuran told Gu Qing that he had defeated dozens of fighters at their martial arts school. Xia Wuyuan judged her constitution the finest among his living descendants and implanted a Martial Seed in her body. Footage from this period also showed her defeating three differently built opponents with a single strike each 29 65.

A supernatural reflection subsequently targeted her and dragged her into the Mirror World. The entity intended to imprison her permanently and replace her in the real world. Although terrified, Xia Shuran repeatedly punched the mirror until her hand was mangled. Her Martial Seed awakened during this struggle, healing the injury and granting her enough power to shatter successive mirror copies 99 102 103.

After returning, she remained frightened of reflective glass and asked Gu Qing to hold her hand while she examined her changed appearance. Xia Wuyuan praised the speed and quality of her awakening, arranged personal instruction, and rewarded her with the Dragon Spear and a storage bracelet 104 105 108 109.

Joining the Night Court

Gu Qing invited Xia Shuran to join the Night Court so they could fight monsters and continue spending time together. Xia Wuyuan encouraged her to accept. She entered the Recruitment Test at Fourth Order and secured first place after defeating a Fifth-Order competitor 106 109 151 155.

She joined Zhao Chuan’s squad alongside Gu Qing, Wu Jiahao, and Liu Yue. Her first in-person Martial Soul demonstration astonished both her teammates and Zhao Chuan, who considered her capable of eventually becoming a Night Court Steward if she developed steadily 156 157.

Haicheng University Rat Incident

During the squad’s university assignment, Xia Shuran helped Gu Qing watch a suspicious rat on the sports field. When the rat swarm attacked, she summoned her Dragon Spear and Martial Soul and charged directly into the mutated giant rats 178 181.

She later lost her right little finger to a shock wave while fleeing danger. After Song Anni defeated the Zombie Mouse King, Xia Shuran made sure Gu Qing’s earlier defense of the others was reported rather than overlooked 191 192.

Video of the rat battle went viral, reaching her worried parents and Gu Qing’s family. Gu Yao recognized her as the spear-wielding “goddess of war” from the footage 198 200.

Continued Training and Team Service

Repeated sparring with Gu Qing and Xia Wuyuan helped Xia Shuran reach Sixth Order. During the same visit, she accepted Gu Yao as a beginner martial arts disciple. Her rapid advancement later made Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue worry that she would soon surpass them 235 244.

She subsequently reached Seventh Order and resolved to grow strong enough to enter a later Deputy Captain Election. She also requested a logistics position in Song Anni’s Monster Assault Team, which Song Anni approved 300 334 346.

Appearance

Xia Shuran initially has an athletic appearance and wheat-colored skin; awakening her Martial Soul leaves her noticeably fairer and more refined 6 104 105.

• Hair: Usually wears a high ponytail, though she also wears her long hair loose or in a half-up princess style 20 98.
• Build: Slender, delicate-looking limbs conceal considerable strength 106 147.
• Usual style: Simple, casual clothing and little or no makeup; she is widely regarded as the prettiest girl in her college 17 20 98.
• Dressed-up appearance: Wears a sky-blue dress, carefully applied makeup, a necklace, and a bracelet for an outing with Gu Qing 98.
• After awakening: Her complexion changes from tanned to rosy-fair, with smoother skin and a more polished overall appearance 104 105.

Personality

Xia Shuran is sunny, playful, and affectionate around her peers. She enjoys teasing exchanges with Gu Qing and takes pride in being able to teach him something he has not yet mastered. His extraordinary progress can bruise her confidence, while public praise occasionally brings out her own enjoyment of showing off 8 16 31 147 200.

Her attraction to Gu Qing makes her attentive but sometimes insecure. Seeing him with Huang Xiaoyue leads her to question her looks, and she studies Liu Zhiyi’s appearance after noticing his interest. She also looks for opportunities to grow closer to him, including pretending she cannot ride a motorcycle so she can sit behind him 45 88 169 209.

Fear does not erase her persistence. Childhood ghost films left her afraid of ghosts, and her imprisonment in the Mirror World initially reduced her to tears. Nevertheless, her martial upbringing drives her to keep fighting the mirror despite severe pain. Her Sixth-Order breakthrough further strengthens her willingness to engage in intense combat 102 103 210 235.

She is considerate toward people she trusts. She keeps Gu Qing’s possession of the Magic Mirror secret, defends his contribution during the university crisis, and declines an elaborate celebration rather than impose on his parents 108 192 300.

Abilities and Skills

Ancient Martial Arts and Spearsmanship

Xia Shuran combines childhood training with the ancient martial inheritance implanted by Xia Wuyuan 16 65.

• Practices the Red-Tassel Spear and later uses the Dragon Spear as her main weapon 16 109.
• Coordinates flanking thrusts and sweeping attacks with Gu Qing’s close-range offense 128 134.
• Can defeat opponents with a higher biological level when supported by her Martial Soul and equipment 155 256.
• Teaches beginner movements and assesses weaknesses in speed, strength, coordination, and combat experience 235 360.

Martial Soul

Her Martial Soul is an enormous apparition resembling herself, surrounded by weapons including sabers, swords, spears, bows, and crossbows 103 157.

• Physical reinforcement: Supplies supernatural power and mirrors her attacks, enabling her to shatter mirror manifestations with individual blows 103.
• Heat: Radiates enough heat to distort the surrounding air and overwhelm nearby observers 157 181.
• Weapon defense: Uses its associated qi-and-blood weapons and heat to melt Liu Yue’s incoming alloy weapons 271.
• Growth: Practicing martial arts and controlling the Martial Soul strengthen her body 113.
• Potential: Xia Wuyuan states that mastering its exceptional quality could let her unleash one hundred times her combat power; this is a projected capability, not a demonstrated multiplier 108.
• Cost: Manifestation consumes substantial energy, quickly exhausting her during prolonged training 145 157 235.

Regeneration and Enhanced Constitution

Her awakening improves her physique, stamina, and recovery 103 105 106.

• Heals her torn knuckles within seconds during her awakening, leaving no visible scars 103.
• Can practice intensely for over an hour without sweating shortly after awakening 106.
• At later levels, recovers from severe training fatigue after a night’s sleep 260.
• Is no longer troubled by ordinary summer heat after awakening her Martial Soul 359.
• According to Xia Wuyuan, her Martial Soul can reconstruct flesh and blood and may permit rebirth from a drop of blood while the soul remains intact. Such complete regeneration is not demonstrated in the supplied passages 103 198.

Cooking and Food Preparation

Xia Shuran regularly prepares food for Gu Qing and his family 29 87 285 317.

• Makes homemade cookies and milk tea 29 87.
• Learns to prepare tofu pudding and offers to make it for Gu Qing’s parents and Gu Yao 285.
• Brings cut fruit and prepares meals, including cold cucumber salad 198 317.

Equipment and Items

• Red-Tassel Spear — Her early training weapon, practiced since childhood and used during regular university sessions with Gu Qing 16 29.
• Dragon Spear — A heavy, scorching-hot, snow-white spear forged from a Jiaolong’s spine. Xia Wuyuan gives it to her after her awakening; in battle, it can glow crimson and emit a faint dragon’s cry 109 111 181.
• Storage bracelet — Refined by Xia Wuyuan from Space Rat hide. Stores the Dragon Spear with roughly a bucket’s worth of space remaining for personal belongings. Blood recognition binds access to her, lets her sense its location, and allows thought-controlled storage 109.
• Strength-Recovery Pills — Supplied by Gu Qing during training; restore her stamina within seconds 145.
• Motorcycle — Owns a large motorcycle, though she initially pretends she cannot ride to secure a seat behind Gu Qing 169.

Relationships

• Gu Qing — University senior, regular training partner, Night Court teammate, and romantic interest. She trusts his protection deeply and seeks closeness with him. Their relationship is explicitly described as romantically ambiguous rather than an established boyfriend–girlfriend relationship at that point 106 169 176 181.
• Xia Wuyuan — Ancestor and principal supernatural martial arts teacher. Recognizes her exceptional physique, implants her Martial Seed, trains her, and provides her main equipment 65 108 109.
• Xia Dongsheng — Father and martial arts school proprietor. Has overseen her martial upbringing and encounters Gu Qing helping relieve her post-training muscle soreness 113 131 207.
• Chen Shulan — Mother and homemaker. Regards Gu Qing as a prospective son-in-law and readily permits Xia Shuran to stay overnight at his family’s home 207 217.
• Gu Yao — Close friend and martial arts disciple. Xia Shuran treasures their friendship, hopes to become part of her family, and later teaches and tests her martial arts 228 235 360.
• Wen Wanyi and Gu Mingbo — Gu Qing’s parents. Welcome her warmly and treat her with considerable affection; Xia Shuran develops an especially comfortable relationship with Wen Wanyi 200 204 229 300.
• Zhao Chuan — Night Court squad instructor. Introduces her to the squad and recognizes the formidable potential of her Martial Soul 156 157.
• Wu Jiahao and Liu Yue — Squadmates and frequent sparring partners. Her rapid growth unsettles them, and she repeatedly defeats Liu Yue despite having a lower biological level 244 256 271.
• Song Anni — Leader of the Monster Assault Team. Hears Xia Shuran’s account of Gu Qing’s contribution at the university and later accepts her as a logistics worker 192 346.
• Liu Zhiyi — Night Court acquaintance whom Xia Shuran initially studies as a possible romantic rival, but later resolves to treat like an elder sister after receiving an invitation to join her and Gu Qing 209 334.
• Magic Mirror — Supernatural entity connected to her imprisonment and impersonation. A residual trace of its power later allows it to monitor her; she subsequently helps replenish its power despite finding the process exhausting 99 103 111 221.

Notable Quotes

“You can't trap me!!!”
“I'll get out of this place!!!” 103

“I'm fine, senior. I can still fight!” 134

“Senior, Old Ancestor, I've broken through to the sixth order!” 235