Gu Qinghan

Biodata

Background / History

“New Soul” Tournament

Gu Qinghan competed for Xiunuocheng alongside her younger twin brother, Gu Sanshui. After Xiao Wu defeated Sanshui, she faced Xiao Yao in the next bout. Her initially cold demeanor softened when Xiao Yao joked that her elegant name showed their father's favoritism compared with her brother's 12.

Her first Soul Skill, Ring of Snow, successfully expelled Xiao Yao's external flames. He then ignited a heart flame inside her body, bypassing that defense and leaving her unable to continue. She conceded, securing Nuoding City's tournament victory 12 13.

Xiao Yao subsequently declined to compete at the next level. His withdrawal gave the Gu siblings an opportunity to advance to a higher-level tournament; they later became auxiliary members of Spirit Hall 13 21.

Reunion in Heaven Dou City

About a year and a half later, Gu Qinghan and Sanshui encountered Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu while queuing to enter Heaven Dou City. Neither sibling initially recognized them because their appearances had changed so dramatically. Xiao Yao briefly activated his heart flame to remind her of their match, then stopped once she recognized him 21.

Gu Qinghan thanked him for the tournament opportunity his withdrawal had created. She and Sanshui had come to visit their older cousins, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, during the holiday, and she helped bring the two groups together 21 22.

When the conversation turned to Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu's abilities, she considered revealing that they were actually only seven or eight years old. She chose not to, reasoning that they might have their own reasons for withholding their ages 22.

Appearance

• At her debut: A pretty, approximately ten-year-old girl with a cold expression that the narration describes as making her look cuter rather than imposing 12.
• At the reunion: Nearly twelve, with physical development comparable to that of a fifteen-year-old. She was approximately Xiao Wu's height at the time—around 1.6 meters 21.

Personality

Despite her aloof first impression, Gu Qinghan is receptive to humor: she nearly laughs at Xiao Yao's teasing about her brother's name. She also expresses gratitude directly, thanking him for the chance to compete beyond the Mo City tournament 12 21.

She shows discretion by keeping Xiao Yao and Xiao Wu's actual ages to herself. Although confident in her own appearance, she becomes self-conscious when comparing her development with Xiao Wu's and asks how Xiao Wu changed so quickly 21 22.

Abilities & Skills

Snowflake Martial Soul

• Identified as a rank-fourteen, one-ring Control-Type Battle Spirit Master during her match against Xiao Yao 12.

First Soul Skill: Ring of Snow

A white halo spreads outward from her body, combining repulsion with the removal of certain negative effects 12.

• Repulsion: Can push people away 12.
• Cleansing: Forces Xiao Yao's external Fallen Heart Flame several meters away, where it dissipates 12.
• Limits: Does not prevent his subsequent internal heart-flame attack. Xiao Yao also judges that increasing his Soul Power would overcome the skill's cleansing effect 12 13.

Relationships

• Gu Sanshui — Younger twin brother and fellow Xiunuocheng contestant. He recognizes Xiao Yao's superior strength and refrains from confronting him during their reunion 12 21.
• Xiao Yao — Tournament opponent. Although his heart-flame attack defeats her, his later withdrawal gives her and Sanshui an opportunity to compete at a higher level 12 13 21.
• Xiao Wu — Friendly acquaintance who links arms with her during their reunion. Gu Qinghan asks her about her rapid physical development 21.
• Shui Bing'er — Older cousin and Skywater Academy student whom Gu Qinghan considers more talented than herself and Sanshui 21 22.
• Shui Yue'er — Older cousin who joins Shui Bing'er in welcoming the siblings to Heaven Dou City for their family visit 21 22.