Li Rong

Biodata

Name	Li Rong (李荣)
Alias(es)	Marshal Li; Commander Li; Eldest Senior Sister
Gender	Masculine
Affiliation	Chaos God Cult (former); Great Wu; Burning Heaven Army Department; Nine Great Army Departments
Occupation/Role	Strategist; Marshal of the Burning Heaven Army Department; martial-arts mentor
Status	Active 835
First Appearance	Chapter 319

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
True Blood Grandmaster	443	One of the Nine Great National Marshals; his Burning Heaven lineage is known for “Burning Heaven Boiling Sea.”
High-ranking Grandmaster	489 490	Can confront Taiyi Secret King and project a powerful Grandmaster Qi Mechanism, but is suppressed when flanked by Taiyi Secret King and Xiao Fuyue.
Illumination limit	835	Reaches the limit of Illumination after ten years of advancement alongside Yuan Du Zi.

Background / History

Li Rong originated from the Yuan Nation’s Chaos God Cult before voluntarily defecting to Great Wu. Disillusioned by Yuan’s decline and internal strife, he advocated centralized control of armed force, the weakening of independent martial power among civilians, and strict rule as the basis for social stability. 319

Following Wu’s conquest of Deer City, Li Rong arrived as a strategist to implement the Public Law System. The policy combined Wu’s True Blood Dao with Yuan’s Jin Li Dao: cultivation methods would be disclosed, martial resources distributed according to talent and merit, and recipients bound to the state by contract. 319

By the time Wei He entered Great Yue under the identity Wang Xuan, Li Rong was the Marshal of the Burning Heaven Army Department and one of the Nine Great National Marshals. Ziyin arranged for Wei He to meet him, leading to their master-disciple relationship. 443 445

Appearance

Li Rong is recognized by vivid red hair, light-red eyes, crimson wings, and an intense, fiery presence. In military action, he wears ornate crimson armor; his bloodline aura is hot enough to frighten weaker Exotic Beasts and True Beasts away. 473 484 489

• Long, vibrant red hair. 489 544 783
• Light-red eyes that appear to contain suppressed flames. 484
• Crimson wings, later accompanied by fiery-red feathers when exerting power. 473 521
• Commonly appears in crimson armor as Marshal of the Burning Heaven Army Department. 484 567

Personality

Li Rong is fiery, domineering, and quick to use force when provoked. Fellow marshals regard him as overly impulsive, prone to trusting his judgment, and liable to leave opponents dead or crippled after a confrontation. 489 490 513

Despite this reputation, he is deeply protective of his disciples and subordinates. He invests heavily in Wei He’s advancement, defends him against powerful political and religious factions, and continues searching for him after his disappearance. 479 484 490 524 565

Li Rong places exceptional faith in personal judgment and loyalty. Though others question Wang Xuan’s background and motives, Li Rong insists that his disciple is loyal, righteous, and capable of repaying kindness. 490 499

Abilities & Skills

Burning Heaven True Skill

The Burning Heaven True Skill is Li Rong’s True Blood cultivation method. It excavates and strengthens a practitioner’s bloodline rather than serving as the department’s primary combat art. 456

• Used to develop and reinforce True Blood bloodlines. 456
• Forms the cultivation foundation of the Burning Heaven Army Department. 443 456
• Li Rong personally teaches the art to Wei He. 456

Seven Phoenix True Martial

Seven Phoenix True Martial is Li Rong’s principal combat inheritance and the culmination of his martial knowledge. He considers it a major art even among Great Yue’s many Grandmasters. 456

• Designed to complement the Burning Heaven True Skill. 456
• Taught directly to Wei He as the Burning Heaven Army Department’s practical combat art. 456
• Wei He uses the art to defeat a Bodhisattva-realm opponent. 502

Grandmaster Combat Power

As a True Blood Grandmaster, Li Rong possesses immense physical power, bloodline pressure, and a scorching Qi Mechanism. 443 489 490

• His aura can drive away nearby predators and weaker True Beasts. 493
• Can rapidly cross dozens of meters and intervene before opponents can react. 484
• Can manifest crimson wings and fiery feathers while fighting. 473 521
• His Dharma Body’s feathers can heal much of the damage he inflicts on his own disciples during training. 450
• Although formidable, he is not among Great Yue’s strongest Grandmasters and is disadvantaged against multiple Grandmaster-level opponents. 490

Strategy and Administration

Li Rong is renowned as a strategist whose calculations are said to be unerring. 319

• Helped establish the Public Law System in conquered Deer City. 319
• Identified wasted resources and internal conflict as fundamental weaknesses in Yuan Nation’s martial system. 319
• Commands coordinated military formations and elite troops in large-scale operations. 473 474

Martial Arts Path Research

After leaving Great Yue, Li Rong continued researching the Martial Arts Path with Yuan Du Zi. They discovered that stronger physical bodies and higher Martial Arts Path realms make practitioners more vulnerable to the will of the Star Abyss. 708

• Reached the limit of Illumination after years of cultivation. 835
• Later serves as Wei He’s remote adviser on Martial Arts Path cultivation. 805
• Remains wary of Star Abyss contamination when Wei He proposes implanting his flesh and blood into others. 815

Equipment / Items

• Crimson armor — Marshal’s armor, worn during confrontations and palace visits. 484 567
• Thirteen True Blood Exotic Treasures access — Li Rong spends favors, resources, and political capital to secure Wei He a place to obtain the treasures. 484
• Xuanzhen Huanxin Powder — Rare Wushi Sect exotic treasure gifted by Li Rong to Wei He. 484
• Thirty-breath enhancement medicine — Given to Wei He for the martial arts competition; raises explosive power, speed, and strength by fifty percent, but leaves the user exhausted afterward. 517

Relationships

• Wei He / Wang Xuan — Master and disciple. Li Rong trains him in True Blood arts, provides extensive resources, protects him from investigation, and places great faith in his character. 456 484 490 517
• Li Chengji — Senior disciple under Li Rong and Wei He’s senior brother. 450 473
• Ling Chongyan — Close friend and former fellow marshal; Ling Chongyan became Empress, reducing the original ten marshals to nine. 501 502
• Yuan Du Zi — Initially an enemy who considers killing Li Rong because of Wei He; they later survive in an unfamiliar universe together and develop a close, complicated bond. 568 708 795
• Bai Shanxin — Strongest of the Nine Great Army Department marshals; initially doubts Li Rong’s judgment of Wei He but later recognizes Wei He’s potential and character. 513
• Xie Qingtong — Marshal of the Duan Ying Army Department. He assists Li Rong against Taiyi Secret King and Xiao Fuyue, but disputes Li Rong’s trust in Wang Xuan. 490
• Taiyi Secret King — Buddhist Grandmaster who investigates Wei He; Li Rong orders him to leave White Elephant City and threatens military retaliation. 484
• Xiao Fuyue — Moonlit Mist Grandmaster who joins Taiyi Secret King in pressuring Li Rong; withdraws after Xie Qingtong intervenes. 489 490

Story Role / Major Arcs

Deer City and the Public Law System

Li Rong appears as Great Wu’s strategist in newly conquered Deer City, explaining the rationale behind martial prohibition and overseeing implementation of the Public Law System. 319

Mentor of Wang Xuan

After Wei He enters Great Yue as Wang Xuan, Li Rong becomes his master in the Burning Heaven Army Department. He instructs Wei He in the Burning Heaven True Skill and Seven Phoenix True Martial while directing major resources toward his development. 445 456 472

Protection and the Thirteen Exotic Treasures

Li Rong shields Wei He from Buddhist Sect scrutiny, secures him access to the Thirteen True Blood Exotic Treasures, and accompanies him across multiple locations to obtain them. 484 491 493

Martial Arts Exhibition

Li Rong supports Wei He through conflicts with the Buddhist Sect and the martial arts exhibition, preparing emergency medicine and publicly taking satisfaction in Wei He’s vindication of his judgment. 517 513

Wei He’s Disappearance and Return

Wei He’s disappearance devastates Li Rong, who personally joins Ju Sha and becomes a faction leader during the search. When Wei He returns, Li Rong immediately embraces him, scolds him for causing worry, and resumes supporting his plans. 524 544

Collapse of Great Yue’s Martial Environment

Li Rong investigates widespread cultivation regression among True Blood martial artists, tracing the crisis to changes in the True Realm and Void Mist. The investigation reveals Wei He’s identity as a Daozi of the Xuanmiao Sect, leaving Li Rong hurt and worried. 565 567 568

Later Years

Li Rong survives into the wider interstellar era, studies the Martial Arts Path with Yuan Du Zi, and concludes that its physical strengthening creates a fatal vulnerability to the Star Abyss will. He later continues mentoring Wei He remotely and reaches the limit of Illumination. 708 805 835

Notable Quotes

“I believe in my own judgment.” 490

“I can see that Xuan'er is loyal and righteous, and knows how to repay kindness. That's enough. Everything else is unimportant.” 490

“A fledgling eagle that hasn't experienced the wind and rain cannot soar in the sky.” 475