Ye Kongyao

Biodata

Name	Ye Kongyao (夜空瑶)
Alias(es)	Golden Fairy
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ye Family Consortium; War University; Yang Lie's team
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, financier, lender, and transaction guarantor
First Appearance	68

Appearance

Ye Kongyao is a stunning young woman noted for her sweet smile and gem-like eyes. In combat, she carries a rapier and can manifest an indistinct dragon-shaped presence through her armor. 68 85 100 148

• Sweet, bright smile often retained during negotiations. 68 80
• Gem-like eyes that become central to her Mirage Dragon bloodline techniques. 85 100 101
• Uses a rapier in battle. 100
• Wears the sixth-order Illusion Dragon Armor on missions. 148

Personality

Ye Kongyao is commercially astute, pragmatic, and exceptionally comfortable putting a price on danger, favors, and opportunity. While other candidates treat conflict as a matter of pride, she repeatedly attempts to resolve it with money, from compensating Yang Lie after her ambush to financing examinees who need target beads or cultivation resources. 80 82 88 122

Her financial dealings are calculated rather than charitable. She provides guarantees, charges commissions, sets high-interest loans, and openly considers defaulting borrowers long-term assets for the Ye Family. 68 82 122 136 Nevertheless, her reputation makes her a trusted guarantor during the Grand College Entrance Examination, and her division of captured target beads is accepted by the group as fair. 68 93

In combat, she is cautious and analytical. She observes Yang Lie's techniques, identifies his probable Dragon bloodline, investigates his unusual cultivation methods, and conceals the full extent of her own abilities until necessary. 81 84 96 135

Abilities & Skills

Mirage Dragon Bloodline

Ye Kongyao possesses the bloodline of a Mirage Dragon, expressed through the Mirage Dragon Eyes. The pupil technique creates powerful illusions that can interfere with an opponent's martial intuition and obscure her true position. 100 101

• Creates multiple illusory copies of herself during combat. 100
• Can deceive or disrupt martial arts spiritual sense. 100 101
• Her illusions were powerful enough that Yang Lie considered them far superior to his martial will before countering them with Azure Dragon Roar. 101
• Her physical conditioning was notably weaker than Yang Lie's despite the strength of her bloodline ability. 101

Fallen Divine Butterfly Dance

Ye Kongyao cultivates the Heaven-Grade movement technique Fallen Divine Butterfly Dance, which gives her an ethereal, unpredictable fighting style. 100

• Moves quickly enough to evade repeated spear attacks without her clothing being touched. 96
• Can appear in an opponent's blind spot and end a match with a single sword strike. 96
• Her movement technique was considered among the top three of the National College Entrance Examination. 100
• Yang Lie's Heavenly Dragon Elusive Step ultimately surpassed it in direct speed. 100

Divine Butterfly Thrust

A rapier-based secret technique used alongside her movement and illusion abilities. 100

• Deflects much of an incoming kick's force when Yang Lie strikes the rapier's tip. 100
• Could only barely pierce Yang Lie's skin when used with the examination's standard iron sword. 100 101
• Its lethality was limited by the low-quality weapon mandated for the examination; observers believed a stronger weapon could have defeated Yang Lie. 101

Mirage Dragon Divine Skill

At War University, Ye Kongyao receives and chooses the Mirage Dragon Divine Skill, a Saint-level martial art compatible with her. 119

• Selected it from the illusion-type martial arts offered by the Ten Thousand Martial Arts Monument. 119
• Complements her Mirage Dragon bloodline and illusion specialization. 101 119

Financial Expertise

Ye Kongyao is a highly capable investor, lender, and deal broker.

• Earned 1.1 billion Alliance Coins using Ye Family funds during her three high-school years. 68
• Acts as witness and guarantor for major wagers, charging a 2% handling fee. 68
• Advances payment when either side of a guaranteed wager lacks sufficient funds. 68
• Offers loans at a 20% annual interest rate and seeks labor repayment from debtors unable to pay. 82
• Lends Yang Lie 300 million Alliance Coins to fund his cultivation at War University. 122
• Offers gambling loans to War University students, including those betting on Ou Zilong against Yang Lie. 138
• Purchases Yang Lie's spirit-rice business for 30 billion Alliance Coins. 158

Equipment

• Rapier — her principal weapon during the National College Entrance Examination. 100
• Illusion Dragon Armor — sixth-order armor that surrounds her in mysterious smoke and can affect even Grandmaster Realm opponents despite her lower cultivation. 148
• Necklace — activates the Illusion Dragon Armor. 148

Relationships

• Yang Lie — Initially an opponent after Ye Kongyao's group ambushes his allies; they settle the conflict through payment and become business partners, teammates, rivals, and later lender and borrower. 80 93 117 122
• Zhao Meixian — Fellow elite student and Yang Lie associate. Their interactions carry subtle rivalry, particularly when Zhao Meixian stresses her business relationship with Yang Lie. 119 138
• Han Yingxiu — Her nearly inseparable companion and bodyguard, a spear-wielding fighter with a powerful physique. 79
• Garo — Fellow Grand College Entrance Examination participant and later teammate; both purchase target beads from Yang Lie. 82 93
• Nangong Hui — Teammate in Yang Lie's group at War University. 117 125
• Ye Family Consortium — Her family enterprise and the foundation of her lending and debt-collection network. 68 122

Story Role / Major Arcs

Grand College Entrance Examination

Ye Kongyao first establishes herself as the Golden Fairy by serving as guarantor for Yang Lie and Garo's high-stakes ranking wager. Her reputation and the Ye Family Consortium's backing make her guarantee credible to the participating students. 68

During the first round, Ye Kongyao's group ambushes Yang Lie's allies and eliminates two of them. Rather than fight Yang Lie directly, she negotiates compensation, pays to settle the dispute, and joins his group to compete for target beads. 80

She brokers loans for candidates who cannot afford beads, buys beads herself, and helps calculate the final distribution of the group's proceeds. 82 88 93

National College Entrance Examination

Ye Kongyao advances through the second round largely by relying on her elusive movement technique, keeping her deeper abilities hidden from most observers. 94 96

She faces Yang Lie in the arena and repeatedly attempts to buy his concession before fighting. Her Fallen Divine Butterfly Dance, Divine Butterfly Thrust, and Mirage Dragon Eyes force Yang Lie into a prolonged struggle; the match initially ends with simultaneous hits. 100

In their decisive follow-up, Yang Lie counters her Mirage Dragon Eyes with Azure Dragon Roar. Ye Kongyao withstands the sound waves for two minutes before surrendering. 101

War University

Ye Kongyao joins Yang Lie's team alongside Zhao Meixian, Nangong Hui, and Garo. 117 125 At the Ten Thousand Martial Arts Monument, she receives a Saint-level inheritance and chooses the Mirage Dragon Divine Skill. 119

She continues to operate as a major source of loans and intelligence among War University students. Yang Lie borrows 300 million Alliance Coins from her to accelerate his cultivation, while other students later borrow from her to gamble on major campus battles. 122 138

During a mission against demon insects, Ye Kongyao deploys the Illusion Dragon Armor, giving her the capacity to influence opponents at the Grandmaster Realm despite her Heaven and Human Realm cultivation. 148

Trivia

• Ye Kongyao's title, Golden Fairy, reflects both her wealth and her business achievements. 68
• She considers wild natural treasures exciting precisely because she can normally purchase most treasures through the Human Alliance market. 85
• Although she frequently smiles during negotiations, she regards Yang Lie as a dangerous and unusually secretive cultivator. 84 135
• Her family possesses only two eighth-order armors despite being one of the Human Alliance's strongest business families. 267