Han Shuirou

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Rescue in the Star Dou Great Forest

Han Shuirou entered the Star Dou Great Forest with a teacher and several Plant Academy classmates to hunt Soul Rings. While tracking a suitable Soul Beast, the group accidentally entered Gale Demon Wolf territory. She became separated during the attack, escaped the pack, and then encountered an Ironback Wolf 31.

Lin Yan rescued her by pulling her behind a tree and concealing them with Illusory Color Concealment until the wolf left. Exhausted and injured, she accepted water and wound medicine from him. After recovering some Soul Power, she agreed to travel toward the forest’s exit with him 31.

The pair coordinated against Soul Beasts along the way, with Lin Yan restricting their movements and Han Shuirou assisting with attacks. Near a waterfall, she identified a Mysterious Ice Vine as an unusually suitable source for her second Soul Ring. Despite her lingering injuries, they planned and carried out a joint attack: Lin Yan restrained the beast while she weakened its cold field and attacked its roots, eventually delivering the finishing blow 32.

After absorbing the ring under Lin Yan’s protection, she continued traveling with him. Two days later, Teacher Su Ling and several classmates found her near the forest’s outskirts. Before parting, Han Shuirou invited Lin Yan to visit Plant Academy 32.

Reunion at the Exhibition Matches

Years later, Han Shuirou encountered Lin Yan at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena exhibition matches. His changed appearance initially left her with only a vague sense of familiarity. Plant Academy subsequently lost its match against Shrek Academy 95.

After recognizing him, she visited the Imperial Fighting Team’s preparation room to renew their friendship. She invited him to Plant Academy to exchange knowledge about plant-type Martial Souls, an invitation he accepted while considering research for his fourth Soul Ring 97.

Helping Lin Yan at Plant Academy

When Lin Yan arrived at Plant Academy, Han Shuirou welcomed him and showed him around. On learning that he wanted access to the restricted internal library, she introduced him to her mentor, Vice Dean Su Wanqing, hoping to repay his earlier help 104.

Su Wanqing required Lin Yan to defeat three Soul Ancestors before granting access. Han Shuirou openly protested that he had not yet obtained his fourth Soul Ring and would be disadvantaged against them. She became especially concerned when You Lan was selected as his final opponent, then celebrated enthusiastically when he won all three matches 105 106 107.

Han Shuirou helped him locate Soul Beast records and research notes in the library. When he disclosed his intention to obtain a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, she warned him of the danger and offered to ask her teacher for further help 108 109.

After Lin Yan departed to seek the Tree of Eternity, she and Su Wanqing worried about his safety. She greeted him eagerly on his return and accompanied him to a demonstration of his new Living Spirit Domain, expressing astonishment at its battlefield control 110 116.

Appearance

Han Shuirou has delicate, lovely features and a gentle, graceful bearing. At their first meeting, she is described as a few years older than Lin Yan 32.

• Eyes: Large, clear, and expressive 104 116.
• Hairstyle: Wears a ponytail during Lin Yan’s first visit to Plant Academy 104.
• Clothing: Appears in a pale green dress at the exhibition venue and pale green training clothes at the academy 97 104.

Personality

Despite her gentle manner, Han Shuirou is forthright and outspoken. She readily welcomes Lin Yan into the academy and challenges her mentor’s arrangements when she believes his opponents give him an unfair disadvantage 104 105.

She remembers kindness and actively seeks opportunities to repay it. Her gratitude for Lin Yan’s rescue develops into sustained concern for his safety and enthusiastic support for his cultivation. She is also considerate while helping him study, settling quietly nearby rather than interrupting his research 104 109 116.

Han Shuirou shows determination during the painful absorption of her second Soul Ring. She also takes a practical view of its benefits: when Lin Yan criticizes the overlap between her first two skills, she values the ring’s compatibility and the greater freedom it gives her in using her Martial Soul 32.

Abilities & Skills

Mysterious Ice Creeper

Her Martial Soul is an ice-attribute plant capable of releasing cold air and producing vines 32.

• Supports both restraint and direct attacks 32.
• Does not fear the cold air released by the Mysterious Ice Vine 32.
• Can weaken the Mysterious Ice Vine’s surrounding field of cold air 32.

First Soul Skill: Mysterious Ice Vine Tendrils

Instantly releases ice-attribute vines to entangle and attack, with an additional freezing effect 32.

• Provides powerful control over restrained targets 32.
• Reinforces an ally’s bindings, as demonstrated alongside Lin Yan’s Blue Silver Grass 32.
• Can direct vines toward vulnerable points, including the junction between a rooted Soul Beast and its supporting rock 32.

Second Soul Skill: Mysterious Ice Entanglement

Obtained from the eight-hundred-year Mysterious Ice Vine, this skill summons ice-crystal vines carrying extreme cold 32.

• Combines binding control with damage 32.
• Allows freer use of her Martial Soul, according to Han Shuirou 32.
• Substantially overlaps with her first skill’s function, a limitation Lin Yan points out 32.

Plant-Type Soul Beast Knowledge

Han Shuirou can assess suitable Soul Ring targets and navigate Plant Academy’s research collection 32 108.

• Identifies the Mysterious Ice Vine’s approximate age from its color and frost patterns 32.
• Recognizes its shared origin and strong compatibility with her Martial Soul 32.
• Helps locate relevant books, rare Soul Beast records, and cultivation notes for Lin Yan 108 109.

Relationships

• Lin Yan — Rescuer, former traveling companion, and old friend. He saves her life and helps obtain her second Soul Ring; she later helps him access Plant Academy’s expertise and research collection. She displays strong admiration and concern for him, though no romantic relationship is established 31 32 97 104 109.
• Su Wanqing — Mentor and Plant Academy vice dean. Han Shuirou brings Lin Yan to her for help with library access and is comfortable questioning her decisions, including the conditions of his challenge 104 105.
• Su Ling — Teacher who leads her Soul Ring hunting group in Su Wanqing’s absence. She searches for Han Shuirou after the wolf attack and thanks Lin Yan upon finding her safe 32 104.
• You Lan — Senior fellow student whose strength Han Shuirou recognizes. Her selection as Lin Yan’s final opponent immediately worries Han Shuirou 106 108.

Notable Quotes

“Finding a Soul Ring that suits me so well was already extremely difficult. Besides, with Mysterious Ice Entanglement, I can use my Martial Soul more freely. It’s not as though it’s useless.” 32

“This isn’t just a Soul Skill at all. It’s like... like you’ve created a little world of your own!”
— On Lin Yan’s Living Spirit Domain 116