Liu Yan

* Phoenix
* Human Form
* Transform Shape
* Firebird Spirit

Liu Yan is a Phoenix companion of Yang Kai's. She first meets Yang Kai in the form of a **Firebird Artifact Spirit** in the Flowing Flame Sand Field of Shadowed Star. Becoming one of his most trusted companions, she is extremely loyal to Yang Kai, and they have developed from a master/servant to an older brother/younger sister relationship as time has passed.

## Appearance

Liu Yan’s appearance has undergone many changes. From Firebird Artifact Spirit, to learning to transform shape into a beautiful young woman, to most recently gaining a true body as an adorable 7 or 8 year old child that looks jade carved after becoming the bearer of a Divine Spirit Source. This cute and harmless appearance belies her terrifying power.

## Personality

Liu Yan projects an indifference that hides a mischievous and playful personality contrasting with her child-like and innocent appearance.

## Background

Upon obtaining the Source of a Fire Phoenix, Liu Yan is extremely young for a Divine Spirit. Likewise, her initial power as a Phoenix is said to be stronger than the general 3rd Order Emperor Realm cultivator, but below that of a Pseudo-Great Emperor.

After strengthening her Phoenix Bloodline in Ancestral Land and receiving the legacy of her Phoenix Nest, Liu Yan develops power comparable to High Rank Open Heaven Realm in addition to gaining significant attainments on the **Dao of Space**.

## Past

Liu Yan was an Artifact Spirit born from an Origin King Grade Artifact Refining Furnace after over 10,000 years of being soaked in a high level flame source of the Flowing Flame Sand Field. As time went on, it became smarter and stronger. Eventually, its strength reached the 1st Order Origin Returning Realm.

## History

### Shadowed Star

The Firebird Artifact Spirit laid in Flowing Flame Sand Field for over 10,000 years until Yang Kai stumbled upon it during the events of Flowing Flame Sand Field. When Yang Kai attempts to take the Origin King Grade Artifact Refining Furnace it is attached to, the Firebird attacks. It fights hard and successfully forces Yang Kai to retreat in their first encounter, but it is eventually subdued through the use of a Soul Brand in a second fight. The Firebird Artifact Spirit eventually enjoys following Yang Kai throughout his adventures on Shadowed Star, and Yang Kai makes sure to confer it some major benefits whenever possible. It grows particularly stronger after swallowing and absorbing some 'Sun's True Essence' that Yang Kai finds in the Grand Burial Valley of Shadowed Star.

### Transform Shape

Later, after Yang Kai and Su Yan kill Star Master Luo Hai and Brilliant Flame Sect’s Supreme Elder, Chi Huo, during an incidental visit to Scarlet Wave Star, the former makes a move to destroy Brilliant Flame Sect alongside Ice Heart Valley. A major purpose of this mission is to acquire Brilliant Flame Sect‘s 'Heavenly Thunder Flame' to help improve the Firebird Artifact Spirit. While Brilliant Flame Sect is being destroyed by the recently healed Supreme Elder of Ice Heart Valley, Yang Kai and the Firebird Artifact Spirit engage in battle with the Heavenly Thunder Flame.

Eventually, the Firebird Artifact Spirit swallows the Heavenly Thunder Flame and gains the ability to Transform Shape into a beautiful young woman with flaming red hair and eyes. Believing this look to be to Yang Kai’s taste, the Spiritual Wisdom of the somewhat mischievous Artifact Spirit proves to have greatly increased, and she is finally able to talk. The woman then asks Yang Kai for a name, with the latter deciding to call her Liu Yan. Liu Yan would continue to carry the ability to switch between her human and Firebird forms for the rest of Yang Kai’s adventures in Heng Luo Star Field. Over time, she even forms a sort of friendship with Xiao Xiao as Yang Kai’s left and right hand companions.

### Starlight Corridor

Later, while travelling in the Starlight Corridor to Star Boundary, Yang Kai ends up getting into a desperate battle with Yin Le Sheng of the Grand Desolation Star Field. Requiring the assistance of Liu Yan and Xiao Xiao in this fight, Yang Kai eventually has other choice but to use Space Force to destroy the Starlight Corridor. Due to this, Liu Yan is unfortunately separated from Yang Kai and Xiao Xiao in this encounter.(Chapter 1929 - 1935).

### Reunited

Having been captured upon arriving in Star Boundary's Southern Territory, Liu Yan ends up as the prize item of a Maplewood City Auction. However, upon being revealed to the crowd, Liu Yan immediately feels a Spiritual Resonance with Yang Kai as his personally refined Artifact. Yang Kai, desperate, bids everything he possibly can to acquire Liu Yan, but her popularity causes her to be acquired by the extremely wealthy Ning Yuan Cheng. As an arrogant Young Master of Flying Saint Palace, Ning Yuan Cheng has many powerful Dao Source Realm bodyguards with him at all times.

Not willing to give up, Yang Kai follows Ning Yuan Cheng's party after the auction with the intention to steal her back. However, Ning Yuan Cheng’s entourage is surprisingly ambushed by Han Leng, a Dao Source Realm fugitive of Star Soul Palace. After Han Leng manages to kill Ning Yuan Cheng's entire entourage through the use of a powerful Spirit Array, Yang Kai approaches him to negotiate the handling of Liu Yan. However, before they manage to discuss anything, Han Leng is suddenly killed when a Wood Demon appears from the corpse of Ning Yuan Cheng and pierces his skull. Yang Kai then quickly frees Liu Yan, and the Wood Demon fortunately proves to be no match for her flames. Overjoyed to be reunited with Yang Kai, Liu Yan re-enters the Sealed World Bead.

### Thousand Leaves Puppet Body

Later, Liu Yan follows Yang Kai into the Secret Boundary of Thousand Leaves Sect, where she helps him to defeat the Emperor Realm Puppet that inhabits it. Afterward, Yang Kai finds one of Thousand Leave Sect's famous Spirit Grade Puppet embryos, with which Liu Yan then successfully combines in order to give her the appearance of a little girl. This body further gives Liu Yan control over the powerful Heaven Grade puppets of Thousand Leaves Sect. She then demonstrates this ability to great effect in completely obliterating an invading alliance of forces that try to attack Thousand Leaves Sect in an attempt to both get revenge against Yang Kai, who rescued his friends from them earlier, and dominate the region.

### Phoenix True Fire

Later, in Shattered Star Sea, Yang Kai acquires the Phoenix True Fire that once belonged to the Martial Flame Great Emperor. After leaving Shattered Star Sea and entering Eastern Territory, Yang Kai runs into Li Wu Yi and Jiu Feng of Spirit Beast Island, who are looking to return Mo Xiao Qi back to her home. Coincidentally, Yang Kai has just allowed Liu Yan to start refining the Phoenix True Fire with hopes that she may one day become a true Divine Spirit. Jiu Feng, who carries Phoenix bloodlines herself, decides it is best to also take Liu Yan back to Spirit Beast Island, where she can more safely attempt to refine the Phoenix True Fire.

### Dragon Island

Liu Yan, having successfully refined the Phoenix True Fire, accompanies Li Wu Yi and Jiu Feng as they invade Dragon Island with the Martial Beast Great Emperor, who is looking to rescue Fu Xuan. Liu Yan is ecstatic as always to once again see Yang Kai, and helps him to fend off multiple Dragons. However, the battle is interrupted when Wu Kuang kills a Dragon Island Clansman before fleeing to a Star Field through a Void Corridor he formed with the power of the Dragon Temple. Yang Kai puts Liu Yan in his Sealed World Bead before pursuing Wu Kuang.

### Returning to the Heng Luo Star Field

In the Ancestral Domain, where martial artist do not exceed the Dao Source Realm, Liu Yan is released from the Sealed World Bead in Red Clouds Sect after they ambush Yang Kai as he comes looking for his wife, Su Yan. Liu Yan, now at least comparable to the 3rd Order Emperor Realm, easily massacres the entire Red Clouds Sect while Yang Kai goes to find Su Yan. After Yang Kai returns, Su Yan first thinks Liu Yan is a new child of Yang Kai’s before learning she is the former Artifact Spirit she knew.

Later, on Monster Emperor Star, which is being invaded by Netherworld Sect, Yang Kai and Liu Yan meet with Shan Qing Luo, now a 3rd Order Origin King Realm master, who is defending Chi Yue’s former territory. Shan Qing Luo is first upset as she believes Liu Yan, who appears as just a little girl due to having recently gained a true body, is Yang Kai’s daughter. Liu Yan, pleased, is unwilling to clear her misunderstanding. After calming her down, Yang Kai takes the opportunity to make love to Shan Qing Luo while an annoyed and bored Liu Yan takes Bi Luo out for a stroll.

Liu Yan goes straight into enemy territory, where all of the Netherworld Sect leaders and Tribal Lords who joined with them are holding a congregation in preparation to launch a final attack on Shan Qing Luo. Bi Luo, horrified, warns Liu Yan not to go any further, but Liu Yan completely ignores her and continues to walk straight into the middle of the enemy meeting. The enemy laughs are quickly quieted as Liu Yan instantly incinerates a 3rd Order Origin King Realm Monster King traitor before completely annihilating all the enemies on Monster Emperor Star in one night.

### High Heaven Palace

Liu Yan spends most of her time in High Heaven Palace where she is treated somewhat as a little sister of Yang Kai. When Yang Kai brings his righteous son, Yang Xiao, to High Heaven Palace Liu Yan bullies him into calling her Aunt. Liu Yan eventually goes with Qiong Qi, Yang Xiao, and Yang Xue to Four Seasons Realm to help them obtain the Flowing Time Great Emperor’s legacy. Liu Yan fights with the forces of High Heaven Palace in the Final Battle of Star Boundary. Yang Kai leaves her behind when he departs for the Outer Universe.

### Void Land

After reuniting with Yang Kai, Liu Yan constantly asks for hugs from him whenever she gets the chance. She stays with the many other Divine Spirits on Void Land due to them all following a different form of cultivation from humans. When Yang Kai returns to Void Land from Ancestral Land, Liu Yan goes with all the other Divine Spirits to improve her bloodlines and potentially become a true Divine Spirit under protection of the Phoenix Clan.

On Ink Battlefield's No-Return Pass, Yang Kai learns that Phoenixes are naturally skilled in the Dao of Space, and acquire mastery at a certain level of growth. During his visit to the Phoenix Clan’s Nirvana Chinese Parasol Tree, he finds the Phoenix Nests that belong to Liu Yan, Jiu Feng, and Su Yan. He intends to take them there one day so they can inherit their complete legacy. Liu Yan, along with Su Yan, would successfully do so at some point after returning from Ancestral Land. This greatly boosts both their attainments in the Dao of Space.

### Yearning Territory

After purifying their bloodlines in Ancestral Land, Liu Yan and Xiao Xiao would achieve 7th Rank Open Heaven Realm equivalent strength. Alongside Bi Xi, Little Red, Little Black, and Qiong Qi, Liu Yan and Xiao Xiao would accompany Yang Xiao, Yang Xue, Zhao Ye Bai, Zhao Ya, and Xu Yi as the youths went on an adventurous expedition during the 3,000 World's War against the Ink Clan. After crossing paths with the now extraordinarily powerful 8th Rank Open Heaven Realm Yang Kai, Liu Yan and Xiao Xiao would assist him in rescuing several wanderers and independent strike teams from a Universe Cave Heaven within the Territory.

### Shifang Wuji

Later, after Yang Kai's strength encourages the Ink Clan to agree in excluding 8th Ranks from all but 6 of the 13 Great Territory battlefields, Liu Yan would join Yang Xiao and Yang Xue in an elite team called Shifang Wuji within Mysterious Nether Territory.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 5816
2. ↑ Chapter 5542
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 4728
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 5606
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 3720
6. ↑ Chapter 5551
7. ↑ Chapter 1245
8. ↑ Chapter 1665
9. ↑ Chapter 1667
10. ↑ Chapter 2034
11. ↑ Chapter 2337
12. ↑ Chapter 2345
13. ↑ Chapter 2448
14. ↑ Chapter 2508
15. ↑ Chapter 3142
16. ↑ Chapter 5302
17. ↑ Chapter 5541
18. ↑ Chapter 1737
19. ↑ Chapter 3061