Ji Ruo

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Ruo (计若)
Alias(es)	Stove God; Bright Red Scarf; Bull Warrior; “Lord Yama” (undercover identity) 105 201 313 394
Species/Race	Human; can assume a divine Stove God state 278 313
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Xia; founder of the Human World Fireworks Sequence 144 408
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, achievement-user, Stove God, inventor, and adventurer 262 278 386
Status	Alive 507

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Pulse Realm	40	Broke through amid the emotional shock of learning the truth behind the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Martial Exam and the human–demon agreement.
Qi Vessel Realm — peak	244	Reached the peak of the Body Martial Dao’s Qi Vessel Realm and prepared to condense a first Star Vortex.
Star Vortex Realm — first Star Vortex	248	Condensed martial true essence before opening his first Star Vortex, reversing the usual cultivation order through the Body Martial Dao’s immense blood-and-qi reserves.
Star Vortex Realm — five Star Vortices	336	Broke through again after using Taiji Fist to reshape a volcanic landscape.
Star Vortex Realm — theoretical limit	397	His Star Vortices reached the realm’s theoretical limit, forming an internal “Thirty-Three Heavens” and a complete Star Realm.
Golden Body Realm	442	Advanced his Martial Dao artistic conception through cooking Martial Beasts and entered the Golden Body Realm.
Golden Body Realm — limit	460 490	Reached the Golden Body Realm’s limit and mastered three rules, including the Dao of Blade and Sword and dream rules; declined to enter the Celestial Realm prematurely.

A later reform merged the Martial Apprentice and Qi Pulse Realms into the Qi Refinement Realm and renamed later stages, though the supplied records do not provide a full equivalence table 386.

Background & History

Ji Ruo lost both parents while young and lived alone, yet remained notably positive, optimistic, and approachable 436. During the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Martial Exam, he uncovered the century-old agreement that confined humans to the foothills and restricted high-level demons from leaving the secret realm. The realization drove his breakthrough into the Qi Pulse Realm 40.

Following the exam, he used his vacation to train achievement-derived abilities and martial arts rather than slack off 75 79. At First Martial School, he endured Chen Zai’s punishing, personality-driven instruction, passed the final examination, and graduated alongside Liang Shixian 173 175 177.

Appearance

Ji Ruo is most commonly associated with white hair, a consequence of his Soul Singer title. His hair can change when affected by other powers: Chen Mo turns it black while residing on his head, while the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art has been used to dye it gold 76 190 286 448.

• Wears a Bright Red Scarf, an achievement item with protective heroic-spirit traits 105 409.
• Uses colored contacts that project a chosen emotion to anyone meeting his gaze 109.
• Often carries a pencil case and schoolbag despite his combat capability 109 198.
• His fused battle armor can develop feline features, including cat ears, whisker markings, claws, fur, and silent boots 202.

Personality

Ji Ruo is playful, carefree, and conspicuously childlike even in dangerous situations; Liang Shixian has repeatedly noted that Ji Ruo’s behavior breaks tension others would normally feel 46. He treats martial cultivation as something to explore creatively, developing techniques through everyday activities such as cooking, hopscotch, and bathing 102 139 442.

He is also compassionate and practical. He helps the residents of Eight Treasures Stronghold, ensures their dead are buried, aids rescued slaves through the Adventurers’ Guild, and prefers allowing specialists to handle work within their expertise 244 366 401. His curiosity extends to uncertain futures and unfamiliar worlds; when Charles offered him a scroll showing a simulated life, Ji Ruo refused because he found the unknown more interesting 348.

Despite his cheerful demeanor, Ji Ruo can be ruthless when necessary. He used Relative Time Stop to make the god Kairis experience three days of confinement in a moment outside the domain 271.

Abilities & Skills

Blade and Sword Arts

Ji Ruo’s signature martial foundation is his Dual Mastery of Blade and Sword, which developed from an achievement buff into martial divine powers.

• Mastered Sword Qi early, giving him mid-range as well as close-range offense 139.
• Later comprehended Sword Control Technique, enabling high-speed flight 390.
• His blade technique, Pig Slaying, destroyed Go Sword Peak and forced a path for the Blade Dao into the laws of Heaven and Earth 460.
• Can learn from opponents’ martial arts in battle, particularly their Star Vortex methods and artistic-conception landscapes 451 464.

Iron Sand Palm and Taiji Fist

Ji Ruo combines destructive palm techniques with cooking and environmental manipulation.

• Iron Sand Palm concentrates extreme heat in his palms; he uses it to cook, pulverize obstacles, and precisely prepare food in combat conditions 102 198.
• Taiji Fist reached Superb Mastery and developed elemental attributes; its Fire Trigram let him stir lava, trigger an eruption, and permanently change terrain 336.
• His Taiji practice can refine excessive medicinal power and stabilize surging blood and qi 239.

Soul Singer and Body Martial Dao

The Soul Singer title affects Ji Ruo’s body, cultivation, and martial applications.

• Turns his hair white after use 76.
• Can branch his Qi Vessels, greatly expanding his potential blood-and-qi capacity 242.
• Combines with Lion’s Roar to produce area-of-effect attacks 139.
• His innate talent More Is Better, Bigger Is Stronger gives him no theoretical limit on developing Qi Vessels, though the resource demand is immense 239.

Shadow Martial Dao and Star Realm

Ji Ruo can manipulate shadows, fuse with them, and create independent combat bodies.

• Uses shadow fusion and Shadow Step for mobility, infiltration, and attacks from an enemy’s shadow 242.
• Three Lives Dust Dream: Awakening produces three shadow clones equal in strength to his original body 293.
• Shadow-clone self-destruction can seriously drain his blood, qi, and soul, leaving him vulnerable afterward 221.
• With Star Realm true essence, Hundred Gods Aid Me: Fairy Severance can theoretically create unlimited clones as long as he has sufficient true essence 460.
• His completed Star Realm contains a “Thirty-Three Heavens” structure beneath divine-seat grotto-heavens 397.

Divine Authority

Ji Ruo received worship in Ruang Town and condensed an incense-and-faith divine position.

• Can switch between “human Ji Ruo” and a more complete divine state 278.
• His divine authority includes protecting believers; the mass death of his followers inflicted severe backlash on him 279.
• His divine-path cultivation is comparatively shallow, limiting the strength of divine-path techniques against established incense-offering gods 394.
• As the Stove God, he can create banquets and apply divine authority to dismantle Fantasy Creations 474.

Transformation and Fusion

Ji Ruo’s transformation device accepts unusually broad “materials.”

• Can use Rosie as transformation material, temporarily inheriting her traits and Talent Library 201.
• Turned Rosie, White Cat, and Chen Mo into cards, allowing their traits to be used together in battle armor form 202.
• His armor can inherit Rosie's Talent Library, White Cat’s regal feline characteristics, and Chen Mo’s powers 202.
• Has merged martial artists and Mountain God Wood’s avatar into giants; this ability later scaled to a fusion involving three hundred million people 254 380.

Time, Perception, and Utility Techniques

• Relative Time Stop creates a temporary time-stop domain in which targets can experience vastly more time than passes outside 271.
• Wind-Listening Ears lets him hear distant sounds, construct locations within his sea of consciousness, and command responsive particles through spoken instructions 414.
• Camouflage and Sense of Immersion can make observers accept him as an expected colleague or participant 401.
• Foresight can reveal the likelihood of a plan succeeding, including a dungeon strategy with a 100% success rate when he is included 286.

Equipment & Items

• Bright Red Scarf — His chosen champion title and a protective achievement artifact capable of separating White Cat from Rosie and manifesting guardian-heroic-spirit effects 105 194 409.
• All-Encompassing Mirror — Summoned from his Card Collection Album and used to store or retrieve cards and objects 46 221.
• Transformation device / metal pencil case — Enables fusion transformations using living beings or mundane objects as materials 198 201.
• Truth Glasses — Displays information on anything observed; Ji Ruo created them and later lent them to Liang Shixian 313 353.
• Colored contacts — Force viewers to perceive a customized emotion in his eyes 109.
• Four-Dimensional Pocket — Stores supplies, Red Scarves, artifacts, and even secured objects or terrain 293 376.
• Myriad Souls Banner — Designed by Ji Ruo and Ji Xiaoxiao from Mountain God Wood’s core and clothing scraps from 10,086 deceased people; later mass-produced for Great Xia’s development of Ten Thousand Beast Mountain 258 262.

Relationships

• Rosie — His pet, closest combat partner, and frequent transformation material; Ji Ruo supports her evolutions and shares power with her 157 201 202.
• Liang Shixian — Classmate and closest friend. They survived the Martial Exam together, attended First Martial School, and repeatedly support one another’s breakthroughs 40 313 464.
• Ji Xiaoxiao — Ji Ruo’s Martial Dao Inner Demon, treated as a brother and collaborator in inventions, investigations, filmmaking, and combat 177 395 490.
• Gu Xingzhou — Teacher and mentor figure who protects Ji Ruo, recognizes his potential, and later wishes to accompany him on his travels 58 105 469.
• Chen Mo — Chen Zai’s Inner Demon; became Ji Ruo’s companion, hair dye, card-based transformation partner, and occasional speech-bubble commentator 202 252 448.
• White Cat — Rosie's former co-occupant of the same body, later an incense-and-faith deity who addresses Ji Ruo as her master 194 228.
• Emily — Life Goddess who openly likes Ji Ruo because of the unpredictable adventures and kindness he offers; later supports him in Great Xia 327 464.
• Hila — Death Goddess who competes with Emily for Ji Ruo’s affection while also considering him vital to opposing Charles 327 463.
• Qu Fei — Openly confessed her feelings for Ji Ruo, though he questioned whether her emotions were being influenced by Ji Xiaoxiao’s unleashed nature 439.
• Yu Hongzhuang — Sword Sect Master who became determined to marry Ji Ruo after witnessing his peerless blade-and-sword mastery 460 463.

Major Arcs

• Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Martial Exam — Learns of the human–demon agreement, reaches the Qi Pulse Realm, and forms bonds with demons including the Wind God Falcon 40.
• First Martial School — Enrolls armed with achievement items, develops Eight-Step Cicada Chase through hopscotch, survives Chen Zai’s extreme training, and graduates 109 139 175 177.
• Eight Treasures Stronghold and Netherworld Crisis — Captures the thief Josie, confronts Gu Shaoxuan, enters the Star Vortex Realm, and helps create the Myriad Souls Banner 186 248 258.
• Earthmother Continent — Gains a Stove God divine position, explores dungeons, films Armor Hero, and becomes an unpredictable factor in the conflict with Charles 276 303 327.
• Conflict with Charles — Battles Charles despite his life-simulation foresight, loses Star Vortices to Hand of Spell Theft, and later restores his power 370 374 376.
• Martial Dao Secret Realm and Nine Sects — Enters the Golden Body Realm, defeats the Nine Sects, develops the Scripture of Burning Mountains and Boiling Seas, and reaches the Golden Body Realm’s limit 442 451 460 464.
• Cloud Foothills Heaven — Travels into the ascended realm, discovers its airspace restrictions, and contracts a Purple-Scaled Eagle after defeating it 490 491.

Notable Quotes

“If I want something, I can earn it myself!” 105

“My standards for choosing a mate are simple: dragon race, Light attribute, three thousand attack points, and twenty-five hundred defense points.” 327

Trivia

• Ji Ruo personally requested that his champion title be changed from “Dual Mastery of Blade and Sword” to Bright Red Scarf 105.
• He has appeared inside a coffin during cross-dimensional travel at least three times 414.
• His usual answer to difficult problems is often to experiment first, whether with martial arts, cooking, transformations, or new rules 201 239 262.