Xiao Yexuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Yexuan (小夜玄)
Alias(es)	Yexuan'er; Xuan'er; “Goddess Xiao Yexuan”
Gender	Male; can assume a female form through the Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit 150
Affiliation	Master of the Ice and Fire Duality Eye; Yexuan Academy; Heavenly Water Academy (as Yexuan'er) 1 142 161
Occupation/Role	Territory master, Soul Master, controller of the Yexuan Seven Saints, and tournament participant 37 142 180
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One-ring Soul Master	3	Absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring after using a Body Strengthening Fruit; also assimilated the Death Spider Emperor Right Arm Bone.
Soul Power Level 20	5	Received ten levels of Soul Power through the punishment-reward System.
Two-ring Soul Master	11	Killed and absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider as his second Soul Ring; both rings of the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul were black.
Soul Power Level 35	21	System reward raised his Soul Power to Level 35 and increased the age of all his Soul Bones by ten thousand years.
Million Year Soul Ring acquired	27	Obtained a God-level Million Year Soul Ring, but deliberately postponed absorption due to the risks of adding rings too quickly to Twin Martial Souls.
Four-ring Ice Dragon user	180	Revealed the Ice Dragon Martial Soul with four purple Soul Rings during Heavenly Water Academy's match against Blazing Fire Academy.

Appearance

In his usual form, Xiao Yexuan is described as an exceptionally handsome young man. After consuming a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit, he can become Yexuan'er: a long-haired, graceful woman whose appearance is repeatedly compared to a goddess or celestial being 50 150 160.

• Male form is noted for an overwhelmingly handsome appearance. 50
• Female form has waist-length hair and a slender, elegant build. 150
• As Yexuan'er, he commonly wears feminine clothing and a veil to conceal his face in public. 150 160
• His female form’s presence captivates onlookers, including Soul Masters and civilians. 160 174
• The Ice Dragon Martial Soul manifests as an Eastern-style divine dragon and sharply lowers the surrounding temperature. 180

Personality

Xiao Yexuan is cruel, controlling, and openly entertained by the fear, resistance, and humiliation of those under his power. He treats punishments as both amusement and a source of System rewards, repeatedly engineering situations that force others into despair or submission 1 38 67.

Despite this sadism, he is patient and calculating in battle. He prefers traps, territory control, poisoned environments, expendable Soul Beast forces, and deception over direct confrontation. He also recognizes threats beyond his current reach and delays dangerous decisions—such as absorbing powerful Soul Rings—until he considers the risk acceptable 24 27 136.

His ambitions expand alongside his territory. After establishing control over the Ice and Fire Duality Eye, he seeks to dominate Sunset Forest and eventually the wider Douluo Continent 37. He can also show selective concern toward those close to him, notably Ah Yin; after witnessing the sale of human women at an auction house, he decides to shut the establishment down 129.

Abilities & Skills

Ice and Fire Duality Eye Dominion

Xiao Yexuan is the master of the Ice and Fire Duality Eye, allowing him to perceive activity within it and wield its Life Energy as a territorial weapon.

• Observes targets inside the Eye and controls the local environment. 1
• Rapidly grows and strengthens vines with Life Energy; vines within his domain can reach the equivalent of roughly seventy to eighty thousand years of cultivation. 1
• Controls the surrounding poison array and can spread toxins through the air. 24
• Is immune to poisons associated with the medicinal herbs of the Ice and Fire Duality Eye. 56
• Expands his domain by carrying Life Energy outward and mutating nearby vegetation into additional Life Energy sources. 37
• Must personally extend Life Energy to accelerate territorial expansion. 37

Punishment-Reward System

Xiao Yexuan gains Punishment Value, Soul Power, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and other rewards when his actions cause designated targets distress.

• Gained ten levels of Soul Power from a punishment reward, reaching Level 20. 5
• Reached Level 35 and increased every Soul Bone’s age by ten thousand years through a System reward. 21
• Received a Million Year Soul Ring after Tang San accumulated 1,000,000 Punishment Value. 27
• Uses the prospect of System rewards as a motive to seek new punishment targets. 38 61

Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul

His original documented Martial Soul is the Death Spider Emperor, enhanced by compatible Soul Rings and Soul Bones.

• First two Soul Rings are black, including the thirty-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider as the second ring. 11
• The Death Spider Emperor Right Arm Bone is highly compatible with this Martial Soul and is said to double his combat power. 3
• Obtained the Eight Spider Lances after killing the Man-Faced Demon Spider. 11
• Possesses four Soul Bones by Chapter 11, including three External Soul Bones. 11

Ice Dragon Martial Soul

Xiao Yexuan later employs the Ice Dragon Martial Soul while operating as Yexuan'er at Heavenly Water Academy.

• Freezes water beneath his steps, creating drifting ice platforms shaped like four-leaf clovers. 166
• Uses Ice Dragons to turn rainfall into snowflakes before it reaches him. 166
• Can unleash an Evil Dragon Roar capable of instantly killing a Titled Douluo, according to his own assessment. 166
• Used his Second Soul Skill to manifest an Ice Dragon that destroyed Huowu’s Fire Dance Blazing Sun. 180
• Followed with another Ice Dragon attack that swept Blazing Fire Academy’s team with ice breath. 180

Ten Thousand Soul Banner

The Ten Thousand Soul Banner stores slain Soul Beasts and combatants as Specters under Xiao Yexuan’s command.

• Absorbed seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast souls during his early hunt in Sunset Forest. 11
• Retains the Soul Rings of stored Soul Beasts, allowing them to use Soul Skills and fight near their former strength. 11
• Added the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape after killing them in the Ice and Fire Duality Eye. 24 27
• Can command stored Soul Beasts to self-destruct without hesitation. 27
• Turned Chen Xin into a Banner Specter with nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and strength close to the god level. 136
• Uses Banner-bound fighters and illusions to mislead stronger opponents before finishing them with coordinated attacks. 136

Yin-Yang Reversal

The Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit changes a consumer’s sex. Xiao Yexuan uses the fruit both as a method of control and to access his Yexuan'er identity.

• Fed a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit to Tang San, transforming her into a woman. 3 9
• Cultivated a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit Tree by investing Life Energy over roughly half a month. 110
• Can transform himself into Yexuan'er by consuming a fruit and later return to his male form through another fruit. 150 171
• Uses the female form to enter Heavenly Water Academy without revealing his identity. 161

Martial Soul Fusion

With the Twin Glazed Lily, Xiao Yexuan attempts a three-person Martial Soul Fusion with Shui Bing'er and Snow Dance.

• Uses the fusion to conceal how much of the resulting combat power is actually his own. 178
• Draws Soul Power from Shui Bing'er and Snow Dance while presenting the attack as a shared technique. 180

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• King Yama’s Post — confiscated from Tang San shortly after their first encounter. 1
• Aromatic Silk Beauty — used to lure powerful Soul Beasts toward the Poison Array around the Ice and Fire Duality Eye. 11
• Ten Thousand Soul Banner — soul-storage weapon that deploys Specters, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and self-destructive Soul Beasts. 11 27
• Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear palm bones — left and right palm bones absorbed to strengthen his body. 11
• Death Spider Emperor Right Arm Bone — compatible Soul Bone that substantially increases combat power. 3
• Eight Spider Lances — External Soul Bone obtained from the Man-Faced Demon Spider. 11
• Rocket Launcher and Handgun — manipulated through vines during the ambush of Da Ming and Er Ming. 24
• Golden bullet — used to kill Chen Xin after the Titan Giant Ape’s self-destruction injured him. 136
• Passive Handcuffs — restraints that remain inactive unless the wearer attempts to harm Xiao Yexuan; he claims even a Titled Douluo cannot remove them. 163 164

Relationships

• Tang San — First major captive and the central source of Xiao Yexuan’s early System rewards. He transformed Tang San with a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit, confines her within his territory, and repeatedly uses her resistance to fuel his growth. 1 3 5 27
• Ah Yin — Initially encountered as a hidden Blue Silver Grass; Xiao Yexuan grants her a human form through Life Energy. She later becomes his devoted partner and accompanies him in Heaven Dou City. 50 51 129
• Xiao Wu — Captured while attempting to rescue Tang San. She later becomes the six-ring captain of the Yexuan Seven Saints under Xiao Yexuan’s authority. 24 146
• Da Ming and Er Ming — Xiao Wu’s protectors, killed through Xiao Yexuan’s poison-and-vine ambush and incorporated into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. 24 27
• God King Tang — Captured after Xiao Yexuan lures her physical body to him. He later acts as her mentor in selecting Soul Rings and developing her Blue Silver Grass abilities. 88 145
• Tang Hao — Captured, transformed by a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit, and made into Xiao Yexuan’s bodyguard. Their relationship remains unstable, marked by Tang Hao’s devotion to Yexuan’er and resentment toward Xiao Yexuan’s male form. 151 152 159
• Chen Xin — Enemy Titled Douluo defeated through illusion, Soul Beast forces, and the Titan Giant Ape’s self-destruction; afterward transformed into one of Xiao Yexuan’s strongest Banner Specters. 136 137
• Shui Bing'er — Heavenly Water Academy student who introduces Yexuan’er to the academy and becomes deeply attached to her female identity. 161 172
• Snow Dance — Heavenly Water Academy student captivated by Yexuan’er; later joins Xiao Yexuan and Shui Bing'er in attempting a three-person Martial Soul Fusion. 166 178
• Shui Yue'er — Heavenly Water Academy student who becomes attentive to Yexuan’er and helps her adapt to the academy. 168 169
• Huowu — Blazing Fire Academy’s sole female contestant. Xiao Yexuan proposes an alliance with her academy to build a force capable of challenging the Yexuan Seven Saints. 179

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ice and Fire Duality Eye

Xiao Yexuan appears as a transmigrator within the Ice and Fire Duality Eye, which he identifies as part of himself. He immediately binds Tang San with Life Energy-enhanced vines, confiscates the King Yama’s Post, and establishes a pattern of gaining power through System-issued punishment rewards 1 5.

He rapidly improves his cultivation by absorbing Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and System rewards. His hunt for a second Soul Ring leads to the acquisition of the Man-Faced Demon Spider’s ring and the Eight Spider Lances 3 11.

Sunset Forest Expansion

After building the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Xiao Yexuan uses the Poison Array, vines, controlled Soul Beasts, and firearms to kill the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. Their souls become some of the Banner’s most dangerous assets 23 24 27.

He then begins expanding the Ice and Fire Duality Eye’s influence through Sunset Forest, aiming to locate Ah Yin and ultimately bring the entire forest under his control 37.

Shrek and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Conflict

Xiao Yexuan extends his control beyond Sunset Forest by targeting figures connected to Shrek Academy, including Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Flender, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong 60 67 69.

When Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi attempt to capture him, Xiao Yexuan turns the ambush into a trap. Chen Xin is killed and remade as a Banner Specter, giving Xiao Yexuan a Titled Douluo-level combatant enhanced with nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings 134 136.

Yexuan'er and Heavenly Water Academy

After consuming a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit, Xiao Yexuan adopts the female persona Yexuan'er and travels to Heavenly Water City. His appearance draws widespread attention, and he joins Heavenly Water Academy through Shui Bing'er 150 160 161.

At the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, he leads Heavenly Water Academy in public while concealing his full strength. He reveals the Ice Dragon Martial Soul against Blazing Fire Academy and defeats Huowu’s team through overwhelming ice-based attacks 178 180.

Notable Quotes

“King Yama’s Post? You think this thing, learned through stealing, can kill me?” 1

“Stopping you? I’ll stop you if I want to~!” 150