Old Xiu Nuo

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Education and Service

Xiunuo attended Martial Soul Advanced Academy while Golden Crocodile Douluo served as its dean. Golden Crocodile taught him to imagine a world inside his turtle shell and gave him a means of making contact afterward 20 21.

After reaching the limits of his own cultivation potential, Xiunuo concentrated on teaching. He trained more than a dozen Soul Saints, including youths whose Innate Soul Power had been only level five or six, and sent numerous promising talents to Spirit Hall’s central organization 9 14.

As the longest-serving cardinal of the Vast Sea City main hall, he helped Spirit Hall establish a foothold in a city dominated by Sea God worship. Golden Crocodile Douluo investigated these accomplishments and regarded them as worthy of respect 9 21. Xiunuo also spent his life fighting Sea Soul Beasts and once suppressed a small beast tide single-handedly 7 17.

Supporting Mu Tian’en

When Qiansha brought Mu Tian’en to him after the boy suddenly lost five jin, Xiunuo initially suspected sabotage by infiltrators. He withdrew that suspicion after learning that the weight loss followed the boy’s first use of his Soul Power cultivation method 7 8.

Recognizing the significance of Mu Tian’en’s unusual Martial Soul and cultivation method, Xiunuo reassured him that he would not be expelled for eating too much. He then authorized richer meals using his own ration allotment, despite anticipating resentment from other Soul Masters 9 10.

Xiunuo also saw Mu Tian’en’s discovery as a possible route beyond an otherwise uneventful retirement. He hoped it might earn him a position in Spirit City’s Martial Soul research laboratory or even an elder’s post with limited authority 9.

Conflict with Ma Chengyuan

Xiunuo and Ma Chengyuan jointly directed Mu Tian’en’s early training, but disagreed over the cause of his nutritional depletion. Their argument in front of envoy Jin Huang became heated enough for Jin Huang to suppress both men with his Martial Soul’s presence 14.

When Ma proposed an ambitious First Soul Ring plan, Xiunuo feared that his old friend was treating the child as an experiment. He shielded Mu Tian’en from Ma’s manifested Soul Beast records, asked Jin Huang to protect him, and froze Ma while leaving his nose and mouth exposed so he could breathe 16 17.

Jin Huang subsequently proposed exchanging On the Theory of Soul Power Amplification for the Ice Sea Cave Turtle lineage’s precise-control technique. Xiunuo initially suspected coercion, but examined the book after Jin Huang swore against using force or trickery and returned Mu Tian’en to his side 17.

Reunion with Golden Crocodile Douluo

At the cafeteria, Xiunuo mistook Golden Crocodile Douluo’s sudden pressure for a possible attack on Mu Tian’en and prepared to resist even at the cost of his life. Once he recognized the visitor, he immediately greeted him as Spirit Hall’s Second Worship and identified himself as a former academy student 19 20.

Golden Crocodile discovered dangerous cold Qi throughout Xiunuo’s muscles and bones. Xiunuo explained that he had risked his life condensing a Deep Sea Black Ice Crystal to benefit his clan, Spirit Hall, and future Ice Sea Cave Turtle Soul Masters—especially Qiansha. Golden Crocodile expelled more than half the invasive cold Qi, and Mu Tian’en consumed the cold Qi released nearby 21.

Search in the Sea of Sand

After Golden Crocodile took Mu Tian’en west to hunt a Soul Ring, Xiunuo mobilized trusted subordinates and temple guardian knights to investigate the expanding sands. He also used the deployment as an opportunity to expose spies within Spirit Hall 26 29.

Xiunuo and Ma eventually left the heavily armored knights behind and repeatedly dived into the sea of sand to search for the pair. During the search, Xiunuo’s leaking cold Qi accidentally froze Mu Tian’en beneath the surface without his noticing. Ma shattered the surrounding ice, and Golden Crocodile rescued the boy. Afterward, Xiunuo and Ma observed the unusual depth of Mu Tian’en’s yellow Soul Ring 34.

Appearance

• An elderly man with small eyes, graying eyebrows, a beard, and gray temples 8 9 20.
• Wears the red robes associated with his position as bishop 7.
• Develops glowing blue eyes while exerting his ice abilities 17.
• Manifests a tortoise shell on his back when activating his Martial Soul 16.
• Has become somewhat farsighted with age, contributing to his failure to notice Mu Tian’en beneath the spreading ice 34.

Personality

Xiunuo’s stern expression makes him intimidating to the main hall’s children, but he is gentle and protective toward Mu Tian’en. His concern extends beyond the boy’s value as a talent: he refuses to let Ma gamble with his life and explicitly insists that the child is not a tool for proving theories 9 16.

He combines personal ambition with genuine investment in younger generations. Although he hopes Mu Tian’en’s achievements will improve his own prospects, he spends his ration allotment on the boy and accepts a potentially fatal burden to leave protection for future Ice Sea Cave Turtle users 9 10 21.

As an administrator, Xiunuo is calculating and security-conscious. His first reaction to suspected sabotage is to consider purging infiltrators, and Ma recognizes the search expedition as another means of drawing spies into the open 8 29. Around old friends, however, he is argumentative and easily amused; Mu Tian’en’s innocent misunderstanding of Ma’s questions leaves him unable to suppress his laughter 14 15 16.

Abilities and Skills

Ice Sea Cave Turtle

A defense-and-control Beast Martial Soul used to shape the battlefield through cold, ice, and environmental manipulation 14 17.

• Creates ice walls, floating ice platforms, and an ice-cave battlefield 16 17 34.
• Has a partial water attribute and allows Xiunuo to breathe underwater 29.
• Supports positional combat powerful enough to suppress a small sea-beast tide 7.
• Is susceptible to higher-order Beast Martial Soul pressure: Jin Huang suppresses Xiunuo during an argument, and Mu Tian’en’s whale cry causes his Martial Soul to submit 14 15.

Soul Skills

Cold Air Collection and Precise Control

Xiunuo recovers cold air released during combat, improving his endurance and restoring Soul Power through an application of his Martial Soul Avatar 17 23.

• Controls cold with minimal wasted power and combines multiple Soul Skills to contest an opponent’s control of the terrain 17.
• Uses cold air to draw objects into his hand 17.
• Cannot make his ice cave strong or extensive enough to reliably kill the leaders behind recurring beast tides; their expendable Sea Soul Beasts exhaust him and allow them to escape 17.
• Risks harming nearby people through escaping cold Qi, as demonstrated when he unknowingly freezes Mu Tian’en during the search 34.

Teaching and Administration

Xiunuo’s teaching record draws praise from both Ma Chengyuan and Jin Huang 14.

• Raised youths with level-five or level-six Innate Soul Power into Soul Emperors and Soul Saints 14.
• Personally modified the main hall’s hidden defenses, which respond to his Soul Power fluctuations 7.
• Coordinates deacons, trusted subordinates, and temple guardian knights through his authority as bishop 9 26.

Equipment and Items

• Deep Sea Black Ice Crystal — Condensed inside his body at nearly the cost of his life. It can greatly slow cold Qi’s erosion of an Ice Sea Cave Turtle user’s body; creating it forced Xiunuo to distance himself from his family and younger Soul Masters 21.
• On the Theory of Soul Power Amplification — Offered by Jin Huang in exchange for his lineage’s control technique. Xiunuo recognizes its potential to complement his precise Soul Power manipulation; the provided account does not confirm completion of the exchange 17 19.
• Authority token — Used to issue a secret summons to the main hall’s deacons 9.

Relationships

• Qiansha — His eldest granddaughter. He wants to spare her the cold tide’s bone-devouring pain and names her as a principal reason for creating the Deep Sea Black Ice Crystal 10 21.
• Mu Tian’en — A young Spirit Hall talent under his protection. Xiunuo funds his special diet, helps oversee his training, and defends his safety against both perceived enemies and Ma’s risky proposals 9 10 14 16 19.
• Ma Chengyuan — An old friend and fellow educator. They cooperate in guiding Mu Tian’en but repeatedly clash over theory and the risks Ma is willing to impose on students 14 16 17.
• Old Suolong — A longtime friend with whom he has faced life-and-death danger. Suolong speaks bluntly to him, helps provide Mu Tian’en’s meals, and reassures him when the boy leaves with Golden Crocodile 10 26.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo — His former academy dean and teacher. Xiunuo deeply admires him; Golden Crocodile respects his service to Spirit Hall and treats his dangerous cold-Qi condition 20 21.
• Jin Huang — Spirit Hall’s envoy and a prospective technique-trading partner. Their tense introduction gives way to negotiation after Jin Huang demonstrates good faith 13 17.

Notable Quotes

“Little Tian’en, how could Grandpa possibly send you away just because you eat a lot?” 9

“Old Ma, wake up! This child isn’t a tool for putting your theories into practice. He’s a child of our Vast Sea City.” 16

“Headmaster, I only wanted to leave something for my clan and Spirit Hall after I die.” 21