Situ Ting

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Situ Ting (司徒霆)
Alias(es)	Principal Situ
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Martial Arts No. 3 High School; Red River Star
Occupation/Role	Principal of Martial Arts No. 3 High School; martial artist
Cultivation	Half-step Dharma Manifestation Realm; actively suppressing a completed breakthrough 67 68
Status	Alive; sentenced to the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield for interfering with the Starry Sky Trial 68
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fleshly Body Realm, Second Tempering	22	Entered the Starry Sky Trial two months late under his teacher Yue Shan; despite his low starting cultivation, he survived and rose among the trial’s prodigies.
Divine Ability Realm	2	Already a Divine Ability Realm martial artist when he became known as Third High School’s principal; he ranked among Red River Star’s strongest martial artists.
Half-step Dharma Manifestation Realm	67	Had reached this threshold more than ten years earlier. His strength was once sufficient to pursue and defeat a Dharma Manifestation Realm martial artist.
Dharma Manifestation breakthrough imminent	68	His divine intent had transformed and his dharma manifestation was nurturing a spirit; he could advance at any time but deliberately restrained the breakthrough.

Background

Situ Ting became principal of Martial Arts No. 3 High School seven years before Su Bo’s enrollment. He overhauled the school’s cultivation system: establishing the Martial Cuisine Cafeteria, hiring the Level Two martial-cuisine chef Lin Bao, waiving martial-meal fees for martial-track students, and making his self-created Wind-Treading Step a foundational technique available to every student. Under his administration, Third High School became a leading school in Crimson Glow City and claimed first place in the martial academy entrance examinations for five consecutive years. 2 12

Before becoming a principal, Situ Ting was Yue Shan’s disciple and entered the Starry Sky Trial two months late at only the Second Tempering of the Fleshly Body Realm. Expected to die, he instead adapted to the trial, slew numerous prodigies—including descendants of Martial Alliance martial artists—and accumulated enough opportunities to rise rapidly. 22

Fifty years before the events surrounding Su Bo, Situ Ting broke through to the Divine Ability Realm before turning thirty. On the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, he killed seven genius martial artists of hostile races in succession and received the Federation Second-Class Military Merit Medal. 46

The Martial Alliance later lured him into rebuilding his foundation with a top-tier martial art suited to his physique. Although the technique itself was genuine, its divine-intent requirement stalled his progress and caused his strength to decline from its former peak. 67

Personality

Situ Ting is fiercely protective of talented students and willing to spend his own limited resources on their development. He recognizes Su Bo’s potential immediately, supports him with cultivation facilities and rare materials, and takes personal risks to ensure Su Bo can gain opportunities beyond Red River Star. 2 7 14 21

He is blunt, domineering, and openly contemptuous of the Martial Alliance. When challenged over Su Bo’s participation in the Starry Sky Trial, he responds with threats rather than concessions; when Kong Ao arranges attacks against Su Bo, Situ Ting cripples him despite the political consequences. 21 46 48 49

His hostility toward the wider system is tied to Red River Star’s status as a Sin Star and martial wasteland. He wants its people to have the chance to escape the limitations imposed on them, though he does not force that burden onto Su Bo. 9

Abilities & Skills

Divine Ability Realm Combat

Situ Ting possesses three divine abilities that can merge into a blazing great sun. Within it manifests the outline of a Three-Legged Golden Crow, an aspect associated with his impending Dharma Manifestation breakthrough. 21

• His solar power melts asteroids and turns sections of the starry sky into a burning domain. 21
• Great Sun True Fire and the Golden Crow Dharma Idol can destroy or suppress another Divine Ability Realm martial artist’s domain. 48 49
• He repeatedly destroyed Kong Ao’s body and divine form, leaving him crippled even after Lin Chen rescued him. 48 49

Martial Insight

Situ Ting cultivated the Bixi Coiling Dragon Stance to the peak of Minor Accomplishment. Witnessing Su Bo’s Major Accomplishment gave him confidence that he could finally advance the stance further. 7

• He can perceive martial divine intent and recognized Su Bo’s Bixi Divine Intent while Wu Bin could not. 7
• Su Bo’s cultivation offered him a possible route to comprehending his own divine intent and entering the fourth martial realm. 7
• His own divine intent later transformed, allowing his dharma manifestation to nurture a spirit. 68

Battlefield Experience

Situ Ting is an experienced interstellar combatant whose achievements extend beyond Red River Star. 22 46

• Survived the Starry Sky Trial despite entering severely behind its other participants. 22
• Killed dozens of hostile trial prodigies during his youth. 22
• Defeated seven genius martial artists of hostile races in consecutive battlefield arena fights. 46
• Has killed numerous hostile beings in the starry skies, including several Divine Ability Realm great demons. 15

Equipment / Resources

• Ten-Thousand-Jun Bloodstone — A Heavy Magnetic Stone that releases absorbed origin blood essence and creates an extreme gravity field; Situ Ting used it to build three Ten-Thousand-Jun Martial Rooms. 15
• Ten-Thousand-Jun Martial Room access — Granted Su Bo a card allowing daily use after his quasi-martial artist breakthrough. 2
• Myriad-Weight Stone — Lent to Su Bo during the Starry Sky Trial to absorb demon-beast essence blood and replenish qi and blood. 21
• Half-dragon essence blood — Prepared for Su Bo’s first Fleshly Body Realm refinement and administered as pale-gold soup. 13 14
• Baxia Coiling Dragon Stance and Blood-Nourishing Pill — Provided to Su Bo as rewards and cultivation support. 2

Relationships

• Su Bo — Principal, benefactor, and mentor. Situ Ting identifies Su Bo as Red River Star’s greatest hope, invests heavily in his cultivation, and violently retaliates against those who target him. 2 7 48
• Wu Bin — Subordinate and fellow instructor at Third High School. Situ Ting relies on Wu Bin to teach Su Bo, but bluntly orders him to break through to the Gang Realm within three days. 8 15
• Yue Shan — Teacher. Yue Shan once sent Situ Ting into the Starry Sky Trial under similarly controversial circumstances. 22
• Mo Ying — Associate with a shared, tense history. They discuss investing in Su Bo, but Situ Ting threatens Mo Ying for speaking carelessly about Red River Star’s status. 9 12
• Lin Chen — Political opponent and later temporary custodian. Lin Chen repeatedly intervenes to prevent Situ Ting from killing Kong Ao, then escorts him while he is imprisoned and judged. 48 49 67
• Kong Ao — Martial Alliance adversary. Situ Ting discovers Kong Ao’s involvement in targeting Su Bo and cripples him with Golden Crow power. 46 48 49
• Martial Alliance — Hostile institution. Its members resent Situ Ting for past killings, restrict his movement, and exploit his cultivation bottleneck; Situ Ting openly rejects its authority. 21 22 67

Story Role / Major Arcs

Reform of Third High School

As principal, Situ Ting transforms Third High School into a major martial institution by expanding access to martial meals, techniques, and cultivation resources. His reforms enable students from poorer families, including Su Bo, to cultivate seriously. 2 12

Sponsorship of Su Bo

After Su Bo becomes Crimson Glow City’s first quasi-martial artist student, Situ Ting grants him access to the Ten-Thousand-Jun Martial Room, a Blood-Nourishing Pill, and the Baxia Coiling Dragon Stance. He later personally supervises Su Bo’s first physical refinement and provides half-dragon essence blood. 2 13 14

Starry Sky Trial Intervention

Believing Su Bo’s talent exceeds that of ordinary prodigies, Situ Ting sends him to Beast Planet and then into the Starry Sky Trial despite the risks and formal restrictions. He treats Su Bo’s late entry as a repeat of his own rise from the same trial. 15 21 22

Conflict with the Martial Alliance

Situ Ting confronts Martial Alliance martial artists in space, revealing his imminent Dharma Manifestation breakthrough. When Kong Ao helps arrange attempts to prevent Su Bo’s advancement, Situ Ting breaks Kong Ao’s divine ability and leaves him crippled. 21 46 48 49

Judgment and Battlefield Sentence

The Federation Judgment Tribunal convicts Situ Ting of interfering with the Starry Sky Trial. He accepts assignment to the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield without resistance, viewing it as a suitable place to restrain his imminent breakthrough and return to combat. 67 68

Notable Quotes

“Only by breaking through to the fifth realm of martial arts can Red River Star change its fate!” 9

“Mere mediocrities. Even if they have three more months than my student, they will still become his stepping stones.” 21

“The Ten Thousand Races Battlefield is where warriors like us belong...” 67