Murong Ci

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Murong Ci (慕容辞)
Alias(es)	Yongzhen (Great Soul Arena registration name) 13
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; core student of Blazing Fire Academy 1 3
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; captain and strategist of a Blazing Fire Academy team 3 18 31
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10	1	His spirit power before being expelled from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Level 20	1	The Chaos System upgrades Gray Light into the All-Encompassing martial soul and raises his spirit power.
Level 24	2	Absorbs a 1,100-year Ice Jade Scorpion as his second soul ring; receives a three-level reward.
Level 27	3	Reaches Soul Grand Master rank while travelling to Heaven Dou City; gains admission to Blazing Fire Academy.
Level 28	3	Receives a one-level reward for joining Blazing Fire Academy.
Level 29	5	Advances through dual cultivation with Huo Wu.
Level 30	8	Reaches the threshold for a third soul ring after the Fire Lotus events.
Level 31	14	Holds three rings—two purple and one black—and defeats a level 39 opponent during a seven-win streak.
Level 34	16	His cultivation slows after the early rapid gains.
Level 36	22	Absorbs the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot; ice affinity rises by 30% and wood affinity by 50%.
Level 37	26	Reaches this level after a month cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Background / History

Murong Ci spent six years as a bottom-tier servant disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, accompanying Ning Rongrong. On his twelfth birthday, Ning Fengzhi expelled him from the sect, though he was given a dying 400-year Flame Demon Lion as a parting gift. He absorbed its ring before leaving for the Extreme North. 1

Soon afterward, the Chaos System bound to him, raised him to level 20, and transformed his Gray Light martial soul into the All-Encompassing martial soul, also called Yongzhen. Determined to control his own fate, he travelled north and successfully hunted an Ice Jade Scorpion for his second ring. 1 2

Murong Ci joined Blazing Fire Academy as a core student after defeating Huo Wu in his entrance examination. Their repeated duels developed into cooperation, dual cultivation, and a romantic relationship. 3 5 27

While seeking his third ring in Star Dou Forest, he briefly travelled with the Shrek students. When Xiao Wu was taken by the Titan Giant Ape, the system temporarily took control of his body, allowing him to subdue Er Ming, secure Xiao Wu's safety, and obtain a ten-thousand-year Demon Eye Demon Tree King ring. The exertion left him unconscious after the substitute state ended. 10 11

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Murong Ci treated Dugu Yan's venom, absorbed major immortal herbs, and endured Dugu Bo's three trials. After breaking Medusa's Gaze through combined ice, fire, and wood techniques, he earned Dugu Bo's friendship and access to the treasure land. 21 22 25

Personality

Murong Ci begins as self-deprecating and resentful of his circumstances, but the Chaos System gives him the confidence to pursue strength on his own terms. He explicitly rejects reliance on fate and views becoming stronger as the means to shape his life. 1

In battle, he is calm, adaptive, and fond of provoking opponents—particularly Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian. He combines this confidence with a willingness to protect others, rescuing Xiao Wu despite knowing her soul-beast identity and refusing to kill Er Ming after overpowering him. 4 10 11 15

He has a restrained view of soul-beast hunting: although Yongzhen can raise ring ages by absorbing additional rings, he refuses indiscriminate killing and stresses coexistence between humans and soul beasts. 7

Abilities & Skills

All-Encompassing Martial Soul / Yongzhen

Yongzhen is Murong Ci's evolved Gray Light martial soul. It encompasses numerous attributes and can eventually elevate them into ultimate forms. 1

• Contains fire, ice, wood, force, metal, lightning, time, space, and other elemental attributes. 1
• Possesses unusually high affinity with surrounding elements, allowing him to absorb ambient elemental energy for cultivation. 3
• Can create elemental attacks directly through intent, including fireballs, flame threads, and ice cones. 2
• Its Yongzhen Imprint permits him to reproduce elemental soul skills he has witnessed. 8
• Can simulate martial souls, soul-beast phantoms, and related skills while concealing his true capabilities. 2 10
• Contains a storage space used for items, herbs, soul-beast remains, and Wraith Qi. 22 28 29

Spirit Ring Fusion

Yongzhen can attach later spirit rings to an existing ring, increasing the original ring's age rather than consuming a new ring slot. 7

• Murong Ci fuses the 3,200-year Geocentric Fire Python ring into his original 400-year Flame Demon Lion ring, producing a 3,600-year first ring. 7 11
• The fusion grants him the Fire Python's presence in his sea of consciousness and evolves his fire into Ultimate Fire. 7
• He states that the ability could theoretically raise a ring to one hundred thousand years, but he refuses to hunt soul beasts solely for that purpose. 7

Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire

Murong Ci develops dual ice-and-fire attributes, using ice to suppress poison and fire to overwhelm ice-aligned opponents. 3 7 19

• His Ultimate Ice can neutralize poison, including Dugu Bo's poison-attribute soul power. 19 21
• He forms an ice-and-fire protective spiritual light with partial resistance to both elements. 3
• He uses alternating Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire to weaken petrification before breaking it with wood attribute power. 25

Blazing Sun Scorching Heaven

His first soul skill originates from the Flame Demon Lion. 2

• Releases flames within a five-meter radius centered on Murong Ci. 2
• After fusion with the Geocentric Fire Python, he can use the recovered skill Crimson Flame Pillar. 15

Ice Scorpion Pincer

His second soul skill originates from the 1,100-year Ice Jade Scorpion. 2 5

• Manifests green scales on his right hand and an Ice Jade Scorpion phantom behind him. 5
• Delivers a powerful ice-attribute pincer strike capable of killing the Geocentric Fire Python and the Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard. 7 27
• Can eventually evolve into Ice Empress Pincer after he comprehends the origin of ice. 2

Ice-Fire Polar Domain

A combination soul skill acquired through dual cultivation with Huo Wu. 5

• Creates a ten-meter domain in which ice and fire alternate around Murong Ci. 7
• Can be combined with Ice-Fire Tornado for greater destructive force. 7
• Helps him temper and weaken Dugu Bo's Medusa's Gaze petrification. 25

Hundred Years in an Instant

Murong Ci's third soul skill, derived from the ten-thousand-year Demon Eye Demon Tree King. 13

• Summons the Demon Eye Demon Tree King phantom, vines, and black sap to envelop a target. 13
• Traps victims in a subjective century of time; its maximum duration is ten seconds because of extreme soul-power consumption. 13
• Defeats Luo Sanpao in under three seconds and ends the Imperial Fighting Team match in three seconds. 13 18

System Substitute

The Chaos System can temporarily control Murong Ci's body by stimulating his future potential. 3 10

• The documented substitute state manifests Murong Ci's eighteen-year-old form and lasts up to three hours. 10
• While controlled, he displays advanced simulations including Golden Dragon Bloodlust, Golden Dragon Roar, Golden Dragon Prison-Suppressing Kill, and Ice Empress Pincer. 10 11
• The ability has a one-month cooldown and leaves Murong Ci severely exhausted or unconscious afterward. 3 11 12

Equipment / Items

• Yongzhen Space — internal storage space within his martial soul. 22 28 29
• Immortal herbs — collects the Snow Silkworm, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Bone, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Qiluo Tulip, and others from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 22 23
• Faceless mask — used when registering as “Yongzhen” at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. 13

Relationships

• Huo Wu — academy rival turned dual-cultivation partner and romantic partner; Murong Ci supports her fourth-ring hunt and gives her the Crimson Flame Dragon Lizard's ten-thousand-year right-arm soul bone. 3 5 27 29
• Ning Rongrong — former companion from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; she participated in his dismissal but later regrets her treatment of him and vows to catch up. 1 9
• Ning Fengzhi — former sect master who expelled Murong Ci while providing the Flame Demon Lion as a parting gift. 1
• Feng Xiaotian — former challenger who becomes Murong Ci's sworn younger brother after losing their duel; later works with him in team battles. 15 16 18
• Dugu Yan — initially seeks his help against Jade Phosphorous Serpent toxins; their cooperation becomes more personal during treatment and cultivation. 19 21 23
• Dugu Bo — tests Murong Ci over his use of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then recognizes him as a friend after he passes three trials. 24 25
• Xiao Wu — Murong Ci knows she is a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form, but protects her and refuses to treat her as a soul beast to be hunted. 10 11
• Tang San — an uneasy acquaintance from Star Dou Forest; Murong Ci declines his overture of friendship and expects potential future hostility. 8 9
• Xue Qinghe — the Heaven Dou Crown Prince attempts to recruit Murong Ci; Murong Ci remains cautious but agrees to be his friend. 14 16
• Chaos System — his sentient system partner, adviser, combat analyst, and occasional substitute controller. 1 2 10

Story Role / Major Arcs

Expulsion and Awakening

• Is expelled from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at age twelve. 1
• Binds the Chaos System and receives the All-Encompassing martial soul. 1
• Hunts the Ice Jade Scorpion and gains his second soul ring. 2

Blazing Fire Academy

• Joins Blazing Fire Academy as a core student after defeating Huo Wu. 3
• Repeatedly defeats Huo Wu, then helps her refine her fire through dual cultivation. 4 5
• Explores the Geocentric Fire Cave, kills the Geocentric Fire Python, and fuses its ring into his first ring. 6 7

Star Dou Forest

• Temporarily travels alongside the Shrek students and reveals two purple soul rings. 8 9
• Uses the System Substitute to subdue Er Ming and protect Xiao Wu. 10
• Obtains a ten-thousand-year Demon Eye Demon Tree King as his third soul ring. 11

Heaven Dou City

• Establishes the masked “Yongzhen” identity at the Great Soul Arena and begins a seven-win streak. 13 14
• Defeats Feng Xiaotian in a wagered duel. 15
• Leads a team that overwhelms the Imperial Fighting Team in three seconds. 18

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

• Agrees to suppress Dugu Yan's toxins, earning Dugu Bo's interest. 19 21
• Absorbs the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then gathers immortal herbs. 22 23
• Survives Dugu Bo's trials and gains access to his treasure land. 24 25

Trivia

• Murong Ci is initially registered as a Power Attack System Soul Grand Master despite Yongzhen's broad elemental versatility. 3
• His first three documented soul rings are two purple rings and one black ring. 20
• He intends to visit Martial Soul Hall after graduation. 13
• He has no interest in poison-based abilities and specifically declines Tang San's poison-attributed Eight Spider Lances. 19 20