Fire Dragon

Biodata

Name	Fire Dragon (火龙)
Alias(es)	Earth Fire Dragon; Eldest; Boss
Species/Race	Fire-attribute, pure-blooded sub-dragon spirit beast
Affiliation	Jiang Bai; first level of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda
Occupation/Role	Jiang Bai’s first spirit ring and summoned dragon beast
Status	Active; its physical body was killed, but its soul essence persists within Jiang Bai’s pagoda
First Appearance	Chapter 16

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Around 400 years (appraised)	16 17	Captured as one of four high-quality spirit beasts. Its ring’s energy was later judged comparable to a 700-year ring.
1,000 years	25	Reached this cultivation after six years within the pagoda’s first-level spirit-beast space.
50,000 years	55 72	Consumed the Infernal Delicate Apricot and cultivated within the pagoda; later revealed as a 50,000-year spirit beast during Jiang Bai’s spar with Jiang Li’er.

Background

Capture, death, and rebirth

The Fire Dragon was delivered to Jiang Bai as one of four captive spirit beasts offered for his first spirit ring. It was badly wounded, with dark-red scales, a bleeding abdominal injury, and only half of its tail remaining. Jiang Bai selected it for its pure-blooded sub-dragon lineage, which offered stronger physical feedback than most spirit beasts of comparable age. 16

Jiang Bai killed the Fire Dragon with a longsword and absorbed its spirit ring. Rather than vanishing completely, its soul appeared inside Jiang Bai’s Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda; when summoned, it manifested as a chibi-sized dragon with its memories, intelligence, and hostility intact. 16 17

Initially believing it had escaped death, the Fire Dragon attempted to attack Jiang Bai. The pagoda forcibly transformed it into a stream of light that possessed Jiang Bai instead, compelling it to address him as “Master.” It ultimately submitted after learning that the pagoda’s underlying rule prohibited it from harming Jiang Bai and imposed absolute loyalty. 17 18

Service to Jiang Bai

The Fire Dragon cultivated in the pagoda for six years, raising its associated spirit ring to the thousand-year level. Alongside the Earth Dragon and Wind Dragon, it became part of Jiang Bai’s core combat force. 25

When Bibi Dong mortally wounded Jiang Bai and cast him into a river, the Fire Dragon helped pursue and recover him. It remained at his side, anxiously guarding him, then joined the other dragons in seeking the Emerald Swans’ healing aid in the Star Dou Forest. 33 35

After Jiang Bai left Spirit Hall, the Fire Dragon assisted him in several practical and hostile tasks: roasting food, melting Whale Glue for body tempering, and setting Yu Xiaogang’s office ablaze on Jiang Bai’s orders. 37 40 44

During the search for Jiang Bai’s fourth spirit ring in the Far North, the Fire Dragon carried him through the snow despite being severely suppressed by the region’s extreme cold. Jiang Bai later gave it the Infernal Delicate Apricot to accelerate its cultivation. 46 48 55

Appearance

The Fire Dragon is a dark-red dragon spirit beast with a distinctly fire-aligned aura. Its original body was wounded and restrained in a cage, while its pagoda manifestation can shift between a small, chibi-like form and a full-sized dragon-beast form. 16 17 33

• Dark-red scales; later described as crimson scales resembling molten lava. 16 40
• Small horn-like protrusions on its head and sharp teeth. 16 17
• Small wings capable of flight. 17
• Red-gold dragon eyes. 40
• Originally had a half-length tail and a severe abdominal wound. 16

Personality

The Fire Dragon was originally fierce, proud, and enraged by Jiang Bai for killing it. Its first response to surviving within the pagoda was ecstatic relief, immediately followed by an attempt to kill Jiang Bai. 17

Its enforced bond gradually developed into genuine loyalty and concern. It visibly worried over Jiang Bai’s near-death condition, endured the Far North’s cold to carry him, and responded eagerly when Jiang Bai promised it greater cultivation opportunities. 33 46 48

It can also be cautious and expressive. Before burning Yu Xiaogang’s office, it questioned whether Jiang Bai was sending it into danger, displaying a notably human-like sense of self-preservation. 40

Abilities & Skills

Pagoda-Bound Existence

The Fire Dragon’s soul essence is housed in an independent space on the first level of Jiang Bai’s pagoda.

• Retains its memories, intelligence, and original abilities despite its physical death. 17
• Can live and cultivate within the pagoda, with its growth feeding back into the age of Jiang Bai’s corresponding spirit ring. 17 19
• Is bound by a master-servant rule: it cannot harm Jiang Bai and must obey him. 18
• Shares a symbiotic fate with Jiang Bai; if he dies, it will dissipate. 34 35

Summoning and Possession

Jiang Bai can summon the Fire Dragon as an independent combatant or have it merge into his body.

• When summoned, it can alter its size, allowing it to move discreetly in a smaller form or travel in its normal dragon-beast form. 33 40
• Possession temporarily boosts Jiang Bai’s strength, speed, reflexes, and sensory acuity; Jiang Bai initially estimated the enhancement at roughly double his normal capability. 17
• Possession grants Jiang Bai fire-element control, allowing him to generate and manipulate flames directly. 17
• It can combine with the Earth Dragon and Wind Dragon for Jiang Bai’s three-dragon possession state. 30

Fire Manipulation

The Fire Dragon can breathe and precisely regulate intense flames.

• Launched a fire attack into Yu Xiaogang’s academy office, causing the room and its contents to burn. 40 41
• Controlled a delicate flame to roast food evenly. 37
• Melted thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Whale Glue without burning it. 44
• Its fire attribute is heavily suppressed by the Far North’s extreme cold, leaving it exhausted after prolonged travel there. 46

Flight and Transport

The Fire Dragon is capable of sustained aerial travel and can carry Jiang Bai.

• Carried Jiang Bai northward from the Icebound Forest into the Far North. 46
• Helped transport the unconscious Jiang Bai toward the Emerald Swan territory after Bibi Dong’s attack. 33

Relationships

• Jiang Bai — Master and symbiotic partner. Jiang Bai killed the Fire Dragon for its first spirit ring, but the pagoda preserved its soul and bound it to him; their relationship later became loyal and cooperative. 16 18 33
• Earth Dragon — Fellow pagoda dragon beast. The two joined the Wind Dragon in rescuing and guarding Jiang Bai after his defeat by Bibi Dong. 33 35
• Wind Dragon — Fellow pagoda dragon beast. The Wind Dragon proposed seeking the Emerald Swans, while the Fire Dragon assisted in transporting Jiang Bai. 33
• Ice Dragon — Later companion and Jiang Bai’s fourth pagoda dragon beast. The Fire Dragon endured the Far North expedition that led to the Ice Dragon’s recruitment. 46 48
• Qian Renxue — Provided the captive Fire Dragon as one of Jiang Bai’s first-ring options and supplied the sword Jiang Bai used to kill it. 16
• Yu Xiaogang — Target of the Fire Dragon’s fire attack at Jiang Bai’s command. 40 41

Notable Quotes

“Master...” 17

“Are there experts guarding that place? Won’t I get hammered then?” 40