Su Clan

Biodata

Background / History

Founding and Decline

The Su Clan maintained its position among Capital City’s foremost clans for centuries. Its founding ancestor had reached the Divine Domain, but no subsequent member attained that realm. By Su Wanqian’s lifetime, the clan’s standing depended heavily on his strength as a Half-Step Divine Domain expert 111 169.

Su Wuya, the clan’s former “God of War,” was considered its most outstanding talent in generations. He died while attempting to comprehend the power of rules through a mysterious finger bone. The clan publicly attributed his death to cultivation deviation, while Su Wanqian sealed the bone in the Forbidden Grounds 146 152.

As Su Wanqian’s vitality declined, the clan lacked a successor capable of replacing him. Its leaders feared losing their top-clan status—and the power, resources, and protection attached to it—after his death 64 65 112.

The Zhao Marriage Alliance

Su Wanqian arranged for Su Qianxue to marry Zhao Ming in exchange for the Zhao Clan’s protection for one hundred years. The bargain also involved the finger bone once studied by Su Wuya. The Zhao Clan valued the Su Clan’s influence within the state and its intelligence network 110 147 152 153.

Su Qianxue rejected the engagement and spent three years in Jiangcheng. Her father, clan head Su Qishan, supported her freedom to choose, while Grand Elder Su Boyong and several influential branches insisted that preserving the alliance took priority 64 65 112.

Divisions over Lin Jin

The clan monitored Lin Jin as his connection with Su Qianxue developed. Su Qishan initially ordered discreet protection for him if necessary and later argued that his potential friendship could benefit the clan. Su Boyong instead ordered clan agents to watch Su Qianxue and prevent her from becoming too close to Lin Jin 14 32 65.

Even after Zhao Ming accepted Su Qianxue’s rejection, neither clan formally abandoned the engagement. At a family assembly attended by more than forty representatives, over seventy percent voted to preserve it. Su Boyong announced that Su Qianxue would be brought home and threatened removal proceedings against Su Qishan if he resisted 103 111 112.

Removal of Su Qishan

Su Qianxue eventually returned, intending to demonstrate her value through the Clan Tournament rather than accept a political marriage. When the assembly rejected her appeal, Su Qishan relinquished his office and declared that his branch would sever ties with the clan 143 146.

Su Wanqian intervened personally. He sealed Su Qishan’s cultivation, formally removed him as clan head, and appointed Su Boyong acting head. He also sealed Su Qianxue’s spatial power and confined her until the wedding. Her communication devices were confiscated, leaving her unable to contact anyone outside 147 150.

Wedding Crisis and Destruction

The Su and Zhao patriarchs scheduled the wedding for three days later at Su Clan Manor. They also planned to capture Lin Jin if he interfered and share the results of research into his bloodline. Su Wanqian intended to restore Su Qishan’s position after the wedding, once he accepted the primacy of clan interests 152 153.

Lin Jin broke through the outer defenses, defeated the deployed retainers, and overcame Su Boyong. Attempts by national authorities to restrain or negotiate with him failed, and the manor’s six-layer defensive formation was destroyed during his clash with Chen Cangsheng 156 158 162 164 166.

Following Su Qianxue’s death, Lin Jin unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, reducing the estate and surrounding area to ruins nearly one hundred li across. Clan members, servants, retainers, soldiers, and wedding guests suffered catastrophic casualties 169.

Lin Jin subsequently killed Su Wanqian and Su Zhenchuan, followed by Su Boyong. He spared Su Qishan and restored his sealed power. He later described both the Su and Zhao Clans as destroyed 173 174 181.

Organization and Leadership

The clan was divided into direct-line and collateral branches. Although the clan head managed its affairs, Su Qishan’s authority was constrained by Su Boyong’s entrenched faction. Su Wanqian held ultimate authority and could override the assembly, remove the clan head, and punish members personally 64 112 147.

• Family assembly: Representatives of the principal branches voted on major affairs under clan rules. The engagement assembly included more than forty members 112.
• Grand Elder: Su Boyong coordinated the pro-alliance faction and used the ancestral hall as a center for political deliberation 65 111.
• Collateral leadership: Su Zhenhai led the collateral branches and supported the engagement to protect their collective position 64 112.
• Retainers: High-ranking retainers ordinarily stayed out of domestic disputes but could be mobilized when major clan interests were involved 113.
• Clan-head insignia: A thumb ring represented the office. Su Qishan surrendered it when announcing his departure 146.

Notable Members and Retainers

Influence and Defenses

Political and Military Connections

• Capital City Garrison: Commanders of three regiments were descendants of the clan’s collateral branches 151.
• Demon Suppression Bureau: Two section heads in headquarters’ Operations Division were Awakened trained by the clan 151.
• Intelligence network: Its state connections and intelligence apparatus were major incentives for the Zhao alliance 110.
• Special operations forces: The clan invested heavily in two Special Operations Battalions and purchased specialized weapons from the Demon Suppression Bureau 156.
• Domain Realm personnel: More than half of the fifteen Domain Realm Awakened deployed against Lin Jin were talents the Su Clan had nurtured or recruited 156.

Manor Defenses

Techniques and Treasures

Ancestral Earth Techniques

Su Dingshan used a dark-gold warhammer formed from earth-type power and inscribed with the Su Clan’s ancestral Earth Release Techniques Runes 129.

• The runes glowed as he infused the weapon with his superpower 129.

Finger Bone

• A mysterious relic associated with comprehending the power of rules required for the Divine Domain 152 153.
• Su Wuya’s attempt to study it ended in fatal backlash; Su Wanqian subsequently sealed it in the deepest part of the Forbidden Grounds 152.
• Su Wanqian transferred it to Zhao Yuanzu as part of the bargain securing protection for the clan 152 153.

Other Heirlooms

• Pearl hair ornaments: Century-old clan heirlooms used to adorn Su Qianxue for the wedding 154.
• Ancestral records: Preserved accounts of Divine Domain power, which Su Wanqian had believed exaggerated until witnessing Lin Jin’s strength 169.

External Relationships

• Zhao Clan — Principal ally and prospective protector. The marriage agreement exchanged Su Qianxue’s hand, the finger bone, and access to Su influence for long-term security 110 147 153.
• Tuoba Clan — Rival seeking to displace the weakened Su Clan from the Four Great Top Clans. Its leaders initially planned to undermine the Zhao–Su alliance through Lin Jin 67.
• Lin Jin — Initially monitored as a potential asset, then targeted as an obstacle to the engagement and a subject for bloodline research. His attempt to free Su Qianxue culminated in the clan’s destruction 14 32 152 181.
• Wang Clan — A fellow top clan whose members discreetly passed news of Su Qianxue’s confinement toward Lin Jin 67 147.
• National authorities — Clan representatives demanded that officials treat the wedding confrontation as an internal matter. Tie Wuya opposed sacrificing Lin Jin for the alliance, while Chen Cangsheng and Feng Wuxian intervened to contain the crisis 158 162 164.