Ning Rongrong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ning Rongrong (宁荣荣)
Alias(es)	Rongrong; Lantern Bearer
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Shrek Team; Shrek Special Training Class at Blue Tyrant Academy
Occupation/Role	Support-type Soul Master; battlefield coordinator and tactical commander
Status	Active
First Appearance	14

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mindful Observation — Initial Insight	29	Earned independently through the internet café’s training reward system. It improves an auxiliary Soul Master’s perception of teammates’ movements and battle rhythm, assisting judgment without directly strengthening Soul Skills.
Lantern Bearer / battlefield coordinator	30 39 40	Applied her observational insight in the Black Wind Mountain trial: directed retreats and coverage, selected the crucial sixth lamp in the Old Incense Storehouse, protected the Incense Lamp under attack, and helped Shrek earn the hidden “old incense unbroken” evaluation as Lantern Guardian.
Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda	122	Absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty, raising her Soul Power by six levels and evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the nine-tiered Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Refined nine-tier support	123	Her enhancement beams became purer, faster, and more efficient. The eighth and ninth tiers had no Soul Skills yet, but removed the inherited seven-tier limit of her sect.
Three simultaneous enhancements	132	Maintained strength enhancement for Tang San, speed enhancement for Xiao Wu, and Soul Power enhancement for Ma Hongjun during Yu Tianheng’s Thunder Dragon attack.
Further Soul Power advancement and near-seamless multi-target control	144	Advanced another Soul Power level after her earlier gains stabilized; could rapidly shift Nine Treasure enhancements among all eight teammates with barely visible pauses.

Background & History

Ning Rongrong initially approached Grand Dao Internet Cafe as a curious but easily frustrated customer. A Little Demon repeatedly chased her around a tree during her first experience, leaving her angry at how vulnerable support-type Soul Masters were when separated from protection 14. Although raised with the privileges of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she began confronting the fear, humiliation, and helplessness that accompanied being unable to rely on her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or her teammates 30 33.

Rather than ask her father or sect members for help, she personally purchased an individual training reward to learn what an auxiliary Soul Master could gain from the café. Her reward, Mindful Observation, changed her understanding of support: amplifying others was not enough without knowing when they needed to advance, retreat, receive speed, or be denied a reckless strength boost 29.

Her first major practical growth came in Shrek’s Cooperative Advance trial on the Old Road of Black Wind Mountain. While Tang San led, Xiao Wu guarded the flanks, and Ma Hongjun fought the Little Demons, Rongrong observed their rhythm from the rear and issued warnings that prevented mistakes 30. She later contributed her unique knowledge of the Incense Lamp’s flickers to Ning Fengzhi’s tactical records, recognizing that she possessed battlefield information no one else could provide 34.

Within the Old Incense Storehouse, Rongrong identified the sixth broken lamp as the necessary one to ignite while leaving the seventh and eighth untouched. Tang San immediately trusted her judgment; the decision opened a hidden path to the Land Shrine 39. During the final approach, she endured an ambush, protected the lamp rather than panicking, and completed the offering-table objective. Shrek became the first team on the rankings under the designation Lantern Guardian 40.

Her tactical role carried into the Soto Great Soul Arena. After studying replays and recording positioning errors, she entered Shrek’s first four-person Team Soul Battle against the Iron Horn Team. She positioned herself to draw the enemy agility attacker into Tang San’s prepared control zone, redirected enhancements between Tang San and Xiao Wu, and issued the commands that broke the opposing formation 66 67. The Battle Replay Rankings credited her with three critical-point judgments and ninety-percent support-command effectiveness 67.

Rongrong continued developing from a protected rear-line support into an active commander. She refined Shrek’s shortened command system, called enemy formations and directions in the Blade Team battle, and helped Shrek retake the team-efficiency ranking from Spirit Hall 69. In Yellow Wind Ridge, she moved closer to critical intersections so that her warnings could reach the entire formation, carried the Wind-Calming Lamp, and led Shrek through ambushes, traps, and the Earth Wolf boss 70 71.

Her growth became especially clear against the Imperial Fighting Team. After recognizing that Yu Feng reacted to Shrek’s apparent main offensive direction, she helped devise the feint that created Xiao Wu’s route to Ye Lingling 85. In the actual match, she maintained visible strength support on Tang San until Yu Feng committed, then made a single decisive switch to speed-enhance Xiao Wu and enable the elimination of the Nine-Heart Begonia 88. She later survived Yu Feng’s direct pursuit by using the arena edge, a reserved strand of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and her own rapid decision-making 90.

After Shrek left Heaven Dou Royal Academy rather than submit to Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo’s unfair reassessment, Rongrong entered Blue Tyrant Academy through the same examination as the other applicants 111 115. There, Tang San gave her the Aromatic Silk Beauty, evolving her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and opening a new path for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 122 123. She later took tactical command when Tang San sat out Blue Tyrant Academy’s match against Oakland Academy, proving that the team could function under her leadership 149.

Personality

Ning Rongrong is proud, sharp-tongued, and competitive, but her confidence increasingly rests on competence rather than sect status. She initially reacted defensively to her weaknesses, yet chose to face the dangers support-type Soul Masters usually avoid instead of hiding behind stronger allies 14 33.

She is highly receptive to practical criticism. When replay analysis exposed a delayed enhancement transfer during Blue Tyrant Academy’s match against Oakland Academy, she accepted Tang San’s judgment and drilled the correction twenty times rather than arguing 149. She also values being trusted by her team; commanding from the arena became more meaningful to her than merely analyzing battles from the stands 67.

Her rivalry with Spirit Hall is intense but productive. After Spirit Hall took Shrek’s top ranking, she immediately studied its battle and promised Hu Liena that Shrek would reclaim first place 68. She treats competition as a reason to refine the team’s tactics rather than as an excuse for resentment 69.

Abilities & Skills

Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda

Rongrong’s evolved Martial Soul is a nine-tiered form of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Its enhancements are faster, purer, and less costly than before, while its ninth-tier potential surpasses the inherited limit of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 123.

• Uses enhancement beams to strengthen allies’ strength, speed, and Soul Power in combat 66 132.
• Can redirect buffs quickly during a fight, turning visible support beams into tactical misdirection 67 88.
• Maintained three separate enhancements simultaneously during Shrek’s rematch with the Imperial Fighting Team 132.
• Later shifted enhancements among eight teammates with almost no visible delay 144.
• The eighth and ninth tiers had not yet gained corresponding Soul Skills immediately after her evolution 123.

Mindful Observation and Battlefield Command

Mindful Observation allows Rongrong to read teammates’ rhythm and identify danger before it becomes obvious. It does not increase the raw power of her Soul Skills; its value lies in judgment, timing, and communication 29.

• Predicts attacks, movement patterns, routes, and positioning errors during Cooperative Advance trials 30 70 71.
• Tracks the behavior of objective items such as the Incense Lamp and Wind-Calming Lamp 34 38 39.
• Calls concise commands that synchronize Tang San’s control, Xiao Wu’s movement, and Ma Hongjun’s fire 69 70.
• Recognizes enemy formations and behavioral patterns, including the Blade Team’s four-corner assault and Yu Feng’s response to Shrek’s apparent attack direction 69 85.
• Her decisions are only effective because teammates trust and immediately execute them; delayed communication was initially a weakness Shrek had to train away 69.

Game-Derived Techniques

Rongrong developed survival and defensive tools through the internet café’s trials.

• Gather Form, Disperse Qi — Used to escape a lock-on during the battle against Kangjin Star Lord, causing the enemy to pursue a decoy instead 153.
• Staff Blossom — Clears projectile paths and provides defensive coverage, but sustained use rapidly drains her stamina. During the Lotus Eye battle, twenty breaths of continuous use left her with only ten percent stamina 141.
• Wind-Calming Lamp handling — Uses the lamp for battlefield awareness, route assessment, enemy tracking, and emergency protection in restricted cooperative trials 70 71 107.

Tactical Self-Defense

Although primarily a support Soul Master, Rongrong no longer treats herself as helpless when targeted.

• Evaded a Little Demon while carrying the Incense Lamp and continued the objective despite taking damage 40.
• Deliberately entered a bait position against the Berserker Team, drawing its agility attacker into Tang San’s concealed Blue Silver Grass trap 76.
• Used a self-directed strength enhancement and her pagoda to withstand Yu Feng’s wing blade, losing only three steps of ground 131.
• Uses terrain and movement rather than waiting passively for rescue when isolated 90.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Aromatic Silk Beauty — Immortal Herb used to evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda 122.
• Wind-Calming Lamp / Incense Lamp — Objective tools she carries and monitors during Cooperative Advance trials 40 70.
• Review papers and tactical records — Uses written observations to analyze formations, timing, and battle errors 63 64 75.
• Wooden staff — Standard restricted-game weapon used during Yellow Wind Ridge and other cooperative trials 70 71.

Relationships

• Ning Fengzhi — Her father and the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He recognizes her growth from a sheltered daughter into a battlefield support who can protect others, and later opens sect resources to her training class 30 40 132.
• Chen Xin — “Grandpa Sword” and a protective elder figure. He confirms the legitimacy of her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and praises the precision of her battlefield calculations 76 123.
• Tang San — Shrek teammate and primary tactical partner. He trusts her lamp and battlefield judgments, relies on her enhancement timing, and credits her as the key to Shrek’s first Team Soul Battle victory 39 67 88.
• Xiao Wu — Close teammate who protects Rongrong while also trusting her commands. Xiao Wu’s response to Rongrong’s warnings reinforces Rongrong’s confidence as a commander 40 71.
• Ma Hongjun — Teammate frequently corrected for recklessness. Their teasing persists, but he increasingly follows her fire-control and positioning instructions 67 77.
• Grandmaster — Mentor who pushes her to study battle rhythm, record mistakes, and trust her own judgment as an active support Soul Master 63 66 141.
• Hu Liena — Competitive rival. Their teams repeatedly trade ranking positions, and both analyze the other’s tactics to improve 68 69.
• Liu Erlong — Dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, who accepts Rongrong under equal standards and establishes the Shrek Special Training Class 116.

Notable Quotes

“I want to know what an auxiliary-type Soul Master can learn here.” 29

“Light the sixth lamp. Leave the seventh and eighth alone for now.” 39

“Then I’ll make them hear me.” 44

“Get in front of me first, then talk.” 66