Guo Zi Yan

Manhua

Once just a simple Great Commander of Scarlet Star, Guo Zi Yan is later assigned to Yang Kai when the latter takes over as 6th Manager in Great Ruins Boundary.

## Personality

Guo Zi Yan is fiercely loyal and honorable. Even when facing what seems like certain death, he is sure to follow his principles.

## Background

Guo Zi Yan started out as just a 2nd Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivator. However, his strength is very good within the same rank.

## History

### Yuan Magnetic Mountain

Guo Zi Yan would loyally serve Yang Kai after he replaces his former Manager, Poison Lady. Though skeptical of his Emperor Realm cultivation level, Guo Zi Yan unquestionably fulfills his duties and discovers the Gold resource filled Yuan Magnetic Mountain for Yang Kai. At Yuan Magnetic Mountain, Yang Kai and about 30 of his Scarlet Star followers come into conflict with Thunder Light. 20 of Guo Zi Yan's men betray him and Yang Kai by surrendering to the enemy of 300 immediately. After Thunder Light kills the 20 traitors anyway, Guo Zi Yan offers to give his life so that Yang Kai and Yue He can escape.

To his surprise, Yang Kai not only chooses to the face the enemy, but routs them as well. No longer underestimating his strength, Guo Zi Yan chooses to follow his benevolent leader whole-heartedly. Suddenly, before Yang Kai completely finishes off the Thunder Light party, a burst of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light bursts out of the Mountain. Yang Kai is then confronted by Sword Pavilion, whom he uses the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and a friendly Emperor Heaven influence to overcome as well. Guo Zi Yan and his men then harvest greatly from the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain due to Yang Kai's benevolence, further inspiring their admiration and loyalty to him. Before leaving the mountain, Yang Kai would leave Little Black and Little Red to guard Guo Zi Yan and the other men as they continue to collect more resources.

### Captured

Guo Zi Yan, his men, Little Red, and Little Black were all caught off guard by an alliance of Sword Pavilion and Thunder Light at Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain after Yang Kai left. Little Black escapes under ground, but Little Red is heavily injured by Lu Xue and Sword Pavilion. The forces are taken hostage, and 33 of Guo Zi Yan's men are killed on the spot.

### One Man Army

Little Red and Guo Zi Yan are brought before Yang Kai in Scarlet Star's Star City by the alliance. Yang Kai manages to take Sword Pavilion's Lu Xue hostage, and eventually forces Sword Pavilion to release the hostages back to him. Before this happens, Yang Kai promises Guo Zi Yan that he would kill all 3,000 of the enemies if they killed him. Guo Zi Yan doesn't take these words literally, but is soon shocked to see that Yang Kai actually does kill the entirety of the 3,000 man army single-handedly, with the lone exception of his hostage, Lu Xue. Guo Zi Yan and his men would from then on be solely Yang Kai's followers.

### Founding Void Land

Yang Kai would help Guo Zi Yan and the other men loyal to him greatly. He even promises to help Guo Zi Yan's daughter promote to the Middle Rank Open Heaven Realm. Guo Zi Yan would loyally follow Yang Kai for the rest of his time in Great Ruins Boundary, but often is unable to help him as the latter is faced with extremely powerful foes, including the Heavenly Moon Demon Spider, Zhu Jiu Yin. Then again, after escaping Great Ruins, Boundary, Yang Kai is pursued by Scarlet Star. As one of only 3 Open Heaven followers of Yang Kai, Guo Zi Yan would like wise spend time in Yang Kai's Six Fated Paths Bag along with Lu Xue as Yue He and Yang Kai look for a way to deal with the situation.

After Yang Kai, Yue He, and Lu Xue manage to capture Seven Wonders Land, Guo Zi Yan and the others are let out, and eventually become the first members of Void Land.

### Blood Swan Continent

Guo Zi Yan would continue to faithfully serve Yang Kai as a member of Void Land, including when the latter goes and returns from Star Boundary/Demon Territory to plant the World Tree Subtree, where he would also receive a world fruit to reach the 3rd Rank Open Heaven Realm with the future potential of 5th Rank. During this adventure, he significantly assists Yang Kai in fending off and capturing the 5th Rank Open Heaven Realm Hei He, saving the new Demon Realmfrom Black Feather Sect, and escaping the clutches of Flying Flower Boat.

Later, Guo Zi Yan goes to Blood Swan Continent, a weaker 2nd Class influence of Shocking Swan Territory, in order to retrieve his daughter. However, Guo Zi Yan would come to find his daughter, Guo Miao, was mistreated, robbed of the 4th Rank resources he gave her, and was forced to condense a 2nd Rank resource by Gu Zhi Xin, the Elder he entrusted her with many years ago. When he tries to take her away, he is attack by Gu Zhi Xin and many Deacons of Blood Swan Continent. However, Yang Kai and Yue He, now a 6th Rank Open Heaven Realm master, show up to rescue him and his daughter by quickly slaughtering this group, and Blood Swan Continent's newly promoted 4th Rank Open Heaven Realm leader, Yun Xing Hua, is made a slave on Yang Kai's Loyalty List. The rest of Blood Swan Continent is subsequently absorbed into Void Land.

Fearing his daughter is doomed to promote to the 2nd Rank Open Heaven Realm, Guo Zi Yan is dejected. However, he is overjoyed when Yang Kai presents him with Tai Yi Soul Cleansing Water, and is once again extremely thankful to him. Because she only condensed a 2nd Rank Element, Guo Miao very quickly successfully cleanses her Dao Seal, with the future hope of straight promoting to the 4th Rank Open Heaven Realm.

### Trusted Aid

Later, Guo Zi Yan participates in the battle against the Heavenly Sword Union Alliance, and in the war against Zuo Quan Hui. Guo Zi Yan remains a faithful and proud member of Yang Kai's influences.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 4161
2. ↑ Chapter 4011
3. ↑ Chapter 4014
4. ↑ Chapter 4054
5. ↑ Chapter 4126
6. ↑ Chapter 4145
7. ↑ Chapter 4202
8. ↑ Chapter 4201
9. ↑ Chapter 4206
10. ↑ Chapter 4208