Chi Hong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

In his previous life, Chi Hong was a university student who died after playing Pokémon Master obsessively. He transmigrated to Douluo Continent, where his Martial Soul awakened at age six as a game panel and two Poké Balls. Battles award experience to him and his Pokémon, allowing them to grow and evolve 1.

At Shrek Academy, he interrupts Wang Dong's confrontation with Huo Yuhao and wins the resulting battle with Charmeleon, which evolves into Charizard. His habit of challenging students earns him a reputation as a bully. He later disputes homeroom teacher Zhou Yi's punishment-based training, beats her in a race on Charizard, and reaches level 20 1 2 3.

Chi Hong wins the freshman championship and challenges Shrek's approach to nurturing students, arguing that Huo Yuhao deserves support before proving himself. Mu En rewards him with the Flame Plate on the condition that he help Ma Xiaotao control her evil fire. Chi Hong subsequently obtains the Ice Pillar Plate in the Far North and contracts the Ice Empress, initially against her wishes 14 15 18 20.

After winning the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, Chi Hong receives the Path of Legends trials. Accused of conspiring with Soul Beasts, he defends his companions against Heavenly Fiend Douluo and Xuan Zi, then summons Kyurem to defeat both men. He publicly challenges the continent's major factions to defeat him with competitors under thirty 48 49 50 51 52.

His declaration gives the factions five years to defeat him in a direct contest. If any succeeds, his supposed Beast Taming Sect will remain secluded; if all fail, he claims it will emerge to govern the continent. He uses Kyurem's demonstrated strength as a deterrent, while Xiao Hongchen accepts the challenge on behalf of Sun Moon Imperial Academy 52.

Chi Hong then seeks Mew's help to revive the Snow Empress. After strengthening his bonds with his Pokémon and the Ice Empress, he uses Ho-Oh's Sacred Flame in the rescue. The reborn Snow Empress regards him as her father, and he contracts her as his second Martial Soul's second Soul Ring 54 55 56 57.

After subduing the Heaven Dragon and Earth Dragon Sects, he claims the Earth Dragon Sect's Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow for the Snow Empress. He also absorbs the surrounding Ice Extreme Divine Ice before departing for Star Dou Forest to seek additional Soul Beast partners 60 61 62 64.

In Star Dou Forest, Chi Hong negotiates directly with Gu Yuena. He explains that his first Martial Soul communicates with another world and summons its divine beasts, while his second can contract and rapidly strengthen Soul Beasts. He claims that reaching level 99 will allow him to create divine seats and a Divine Realm suitable for Soul Beasts. Gu Yuena gives him the Meadow Plate in exchange for prioritizing Di Tian's ascension as the first Soul Beast god and helping Bi Ji and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion grow stronger 71 72.

Bi Ji becomes his third contracted Soul Beast, raising his Soul Power beyond level 50. He subsequently battles Zi Ji, helps develop the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's bloodline and mental strength, and eventually accepts the latter as his fourth Soul Ring under the name Di Qiu'er. Zi Ji joins as his fifth Soul Ring, and Di Qiu'er later entrusts him with the Dragon Plate 75 76 79 84 91 93 95.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Chi Hong arranges for his companions to guard the area while he helps the Snow Empress replenish her essence. Kyogre's agitation then draws him underground, where he discovers the Earth Plate approaching the planet's core. He stops its movement but initially struggles to extract it against the core's gravitational pull 102 103 104.

While he is underground, Yveltal's Dark Aura spreads across Douluo Star. Sensing the disappearance of Di Qiu'er, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji's life auras, he urgently asks Palkia to return him to the surface. He opposes Yveltal with Xerneas, but their battle threatens the continent, prompting him to consult Professor Oak about creating Zygarde to restore ecological order. His companions later return alive, and he comforts a frightened Di Qiu'er 109 111 115.

Chi Hong resumes collecting Plates and challenging major powers after the crisis. Traveling with an energy-depleted, childlike Gu Yuena, he publicly challenges Mingdu's Illustrious Virtue Hall. The city's cannon barrage escalates the confrontation, and his subsequent victories at Sun Moon Imperial Academy raise him to level 68. When Jing Hongchen personally challenges him, Chi Hong sends the Snow Empress to fight 116 119 121 122 123.

Appearance

Chi Hong is described as a boy who wears a red-and-white cap; he often pulls down its brim before a battle 1 2 37.

• Distinctive clothing — Wears a cap, and later a dark leather glove set with a Key Stone 1 45.
• Dragon Plate transformation — During his initial fusion with the Dragon Plate, his eyes turn scarlet and his body radiates intense heat and a powerful Dragon-type aura 95.

Personality

Chi Hong loves battling and actively seeks strong or significant opponents for the experience they provide. He sees himself as a Pokémon enthusiast, even while classmates fear his challenges. In fights, he uses preparation and timing as readily as overwhelming force 2 6 37.

He is openly defiant toward authority and rejects dangerous work offered without a reward. He also argues that teachers should guide students with difficult powers rather than cast them out. Despite his willingness to provoke opponents, he protects his Pokémon: when the Ice Empress offers to sacrifice herself so he can escape Xuan Zi, he refuses to leave her 25 34 50.

His teasing and opportunism coexist with sincere concern for his companions. He initially refuses the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's request to join him because her destiny is bound to Star Dou Forest and he believes she would be safer there. He also questions whether her willful temperament and lack of trust would suit his team 84 85.

Chi Hong treats the Snow Empress affectionately as his daughter and describes the Ice Empress and Snow Empress as his family. His trust in his partners eventually persuades Bi Ji that their relationship is more than an exchange of benefits 56 64 84.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon-Master Martial Soul

Chi Hong's game-like Martial Soul lets him summon Pokémon, gain experience through battles, and add partners as he advances 1 3 27.

• His primary Martial Soul grants him some of his Pokémon's traits, but does not let him directly use their Soul Skills 20.
• He directs distinct Pokémon in coordinated attacks and uses battles to train their weaknesses and raise their strength 6 28 48.
• Friendship matters to their development: Riolu evolves into Lucario as its bond with Chi Hong grows, while Charizard needs sufficient friendship and cultivation for Mega Evolution 37 38.
• He identifies first victories, tournament matches, and battles against important figures as particularly valuable sources of experience. He uses stronger partners to weaken opponents so that newly acquired Pokémon can gain experience from defeating them 2 9 28.
• His bond with Greninja enables its Bond Phenomenon. He can trigger this transformation and Charizard's Mega Evolution simultaneously through his Key Stone 77 79.
• Darkrai is among his later partners. In Star Dou Forest, he directs it to disable and knock out a four-thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear with Disable and Sucker Punch 64.
• By the Mingdu confrontation, he commands Zygarde's Core, nicknamed Squishy. After reaching thirty thousand years of cultivation, Squishy returns to its 50% Form 116 122.

Contracted Soul Beasts

His second Martial Soul allows him to contract Soul Beasts and use their abilities through Soul Rings 20 57.

• The Ice Empress's contract gives him access to Ultimate Ice, Ice Empress's Pincers, and Ice Empress Protection as their affinity improves 20 21.
• He later binds the Snow Empress, whose listed abilities include Ultimate Ice Snow, Emperor Palm, and Emperor Sword 57.
• A contract does not guarantee loyalty: the Ice Empress initially hates Chi Hong, and her usable strength is limited by their bond and his body 20.
• His third contracted Soul Beast is Bi Ji, whose healing abilities support both him and his Pokémon. Their soul connection strengthens her access to the Meadow Plate's enhancement 75 84.
• His fourth contracted Soul Beast is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Qiu'er. Her contract produces a rose-gold Soul Ring rather than a standard red Hundred-Thousand-Year ring 91 93.
• His fifth contracted Soul Beast is Zi Ji, the Hell Demon Dragon King. Her abilities include darkness, Yin Water, devouring powers, and numerous combat skills 93 94 99.
• Contracting a Soul Beast whose attributes match a Plate deepens his understanding of and integration with that Plate, as demonstrated by Bi Ji and the Meadow Plate 75.
• The contracts provide an alternative to killing Soul Beasts for rings. Chi Hong presents this method to Gu Yuena as part of his proposed future for Soul Beasts 72.

Plate Powers and Personal Combat

The Flame and Ice Pillar Plates merge into Chi Hong's body, giving him direct control over fire and ice 15 18.

• The Flame Plate lets him melt a passage through a pillar of Ultimate Ice and strengthen Charizard's Fire-type moves 15 17.
• The Ice Pillar Plate strengthens his body and makes him immune to ice, including the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice 18.
• He can fight without a summoned partner: he knocks Wang Dong down with a punch and later bats aside Cui Yajie's soul-skill attack 1 11.
• His exceptional physical constitution is described as a “Super Pallet Town” physique. Before Charmander grew strong enough, he personally defeated Soul Beasts beyond its capabilities and later taught Greninja hand-to-hand techniques 1 11.
• The Ice Empress teaches him more precise control of Ultimate Ice through their mental connection. He acts as a medium to help Greninja understand that power 39.
• The Mystery Plate supplies mental and Psychic power. He uses it to soothe Charizard after Outrage and to strengthen the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's soul and mental focus 48 76.
• The Meadow Plate transforms his vitality and makes his presence comparable to a living Lake of Life. Through soul contracts, he can distribute its life force and Law of Life to his Pokémon and contracted Soul Beasts 72 73.
• He combines the Flame Plate's Ultimate Solar Fire with the Mystery Plate's mental power to purify the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's golden dragon bloodline and temper her mind 76.
• The Dragon Plate greatly strengthens his physique and bloodline. He can also enhance Dragon-type companions; the subsequent empowerment awakens spatial capabilities in Charizard, Zi Ji, and Di Qiu'er, although their results differ 95 97 99.
• By Chapter 99, he also absorbs the Fairy Plate, whose power has a strong suppressive effect on dragons 99.
• He uses his fire and ice Plates to withstand the extreme heat beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while descending toward the planet's core 104.

Mental Connection, Destiny, and Space

Chi Hong's contracts allow him to sense his companions' emotions and communicate mentally with them. A sufficiently strong bond permits deeper coordination; the Ice Empress's friendship develops to the point that their hearts and minds are connected 57 102.

• Spiritual fusion with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion exposes fragments of their memories to one another. The lingering connection sometimes allows her to perceive his thoughts when they are close 76 77 84.
• By combining his understanding of her Power of Destiny with the Mystery Plate, he glimpses possible future events. His visions reveal the Iron Plate in a sophisticated Soul Tool laboratory and point him toward the Holy Spirit Cult's connection to another Plate and Giratina 77 78.
• Palkia can transport him through space. Later, it states that he can exercise part of the Authority of Space through it 109 116.

Legendary Pokémon and Godhood

Chi Hong's Plate collection is tied to his Pokémon Master's Path to Godhood. Obtaining the Flame Plate begins the recorded seventeen-Plate progression, while winning the tournament opens a second stage requiring two trials to create the Legend Plate 15 48.

• Ho-Oh and Kyurem initially serve as limited-use legendary trump cards, powerful enough to overcome opponents far beyond his normal cultivation 16 19 22 51.
• He tells Gu Yuena that gathering all seventeen Plates will restore his legendary Pokémon to God King-level power 72.
• He claims that reaching level 99 will allow him to create divine seats and establish a Divine Realm in which Soul Beasts can become gods; this remains a stated future objective 71.
• He commands Xerneas against Yveltal, but learns that their opposing powers can devastate the world rather than safely resolve the crisis 111.
• Professor Oak explains that creating Zygarde requires its Core and cell template, the Dragon and Earth Plates, Mew's gene-weaving ability, and a creation deity from Chi Hong's world 111.
• Palkia warns that other deities whose existence depends on Plates may also regain portions of their power and affect Douluo Star, making continued Plate collection urgent 116.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Poké Balls — Used to summon Pokémon and hold contracted Soul Beasts; his Martial Soul initially takes the form of an ordinary and an Advanced Poké Ball 1 20.
• Flame Plate — Contains primordial fire laws and begins his recorded Path to Godhood 14 15.
• Ice Pillar Plate — Grants ice control and lets him channel its power into the Ice and Snow Empresses 18 21 57.
• Life Orb — Professor Oak's gift; increases a holder's move power by 30% but costs vitality when moves are used. Chi Hong first gives it to Greninja and later lends it to Riolu 9 10 37.
• One-use Legendary Pokémon Balls — Receives Ho-Oh after finding the Flame Plate and Kyurem after obtaining the Ice Pillar Plate. Each requires control of its corresponding Plate and is restricted to fighting one threatening opponent at a time 16 22.
• Rainbow Wing — Received after Ho-Oh's use; may allow him to summon her again 20.
• Key Stone and Charizardite X — Enable Charizard's Mega Evolution once its other requirements are met 38 45.
• Life Candies — Receives 100 from Professor Oak to help Pokémon reach ten-thousand-year cultivation 38.
• Protect TM and wrist device — Sent by Professor Oak and given to Greninja to learn Protect 12.
• Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone — Purchases the seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone for fifteen million Gold Soul Coins using Shrek's auction allowance. He has the Ice Empress refine it and learn Ice Explosion Technique 43 50.
• Mystery Plate — Provides mental and Psychic power, used to calm Charizard, strengthen souls, and assist his perception of future fragments 48 73 76 77.
• Splash Plate — Among the Plates he possesses by his Star Dou Forest negotiations; it enhances the corresponding Pokémon type 73.
• Ho-Oh's Sacred Flame — Stored in his backpack and brought out during the effort to revive the Snow Empress 55.
• Meadow Plate — Given to him by Gu Yuena under their agreement to support Soul Beasts. It grants life-force enhancement and access to the Law of Life; its associated Legendary Pokémon Ball contains Celebi 72 73 95.
• Dragon Plate — Entrusted by Gu Yuena to Di Qiu'er, who initially withholds it until she trusts him. She later hands it over, allowing it to merge into his body 91 95.
• Fairy Plate — Absorbed before his journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; its aura suppresses draconic vitality 99.
• Zygarde Core and cell template — Sent by Professor Oak as the basis for creating Zygarde during the Xerneas–Yveltal crisis 111.

Relationships

• Charizard — His longtime partner, raised from Charmander; Chi Hong defends him against Zhou Yi and later stands between him and Heavenly Fiend Douluo 1 3 4 48. He later arranges a month of training under Di Tian and uses his new powers to help awaken Charizard's spatial talent 95 97.
• Greninja — His second Pokémon, raised from Froakie. Chi Hong builds its trust through food and battle, then trains it alongside Charizard 3 4 6. Their bond eventually enables Greninja's Bond Phenomenon 77 79.
• Lucario — His third Pokémon. Chi Hong earns Riolu's respect in a sparring match and helps it evolve through tournament battles 27 28 38. During Mew's bonding exercise, Lucario prepares with Swords Dance before defeating Chi Hong in a spar, and its Friendship reaches 94 54.
• Ice Empress — A contracted Soul Beast whose initial hatred develops into cooperation and fierce protectiveness. Chi Hong later publicly calls her his wife 20 21 49 50 60. They kiss during the effort to rescue the Snow Empress, raising her Friendship to 95, and she explicitly calls him her husband when rejecting Nan Qiuqiu's proposed place at his side. Their relationship remains affectionate, teasing, and sometimes marked by her jealousy of his newer companions 55 61 87 102.
• Snow Empress / Xiao Xue — His contracted companion, whom he comforts after confinement in a Poké Ball frightens her. She calls him “Daddy” 57 64. He acts as her father after her rebirth, feeds her the Earth Dragon Sect's ice marrow, and later helps replenish her essence at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. She remains attached to him even after temporarily regaining an older appearance 56 62 102 103.
• Huo Yuhao — A fellow student who comes to regard Chi Hong as a mentor. Chi Hong advises him about revenge and publicly defends him when teachers condemn his Necromancer Martial Soul 6 25.
• Mu En — A Shrek elder who recognizes Chi Hong's potential, gives him the Flame Plate, and asks him to help Ma Xiaotao 7 14 15.
• Zhou Yi — His homeroom teacher and frequent adversary after he challenges her teaching methods and beats her in a race 2 3 10.
• Bi Ji — His third contracted Soul Beast and a healer. She is initially attracted by the Meadow Plate's Law of Life and joins through shared interests and Gu Yuena's direction. After witnessing his sincerity toward his partners in battle, she genuinely acknowledges him as her master; her Friendship reaches 72 72 75 84. She also treats him with considerable tenderness and comforts him when he pretends to be despondent 91.
• Di Qiu'er / Three-Eyed Golden Lion — His fourth contracted Soul Beast. Their spiritual fusion lets her witness his companions' growth and inspires her to leave her sheltered life. Although he initially refuses, he eventually contracts and names her. Her growing trust leads her to surrender the Dragon Plate, and he later comforts her after the life-force crisis 76 77 83 84 91 95 115.
• Zi Ji — Initially a powerful opponent who defeats and injures him, later his fifth contracted Soul Beast. His enhancement awakens spatial devouring properties in her Yin Water, and she accepts his commands and carries him in her dragon form 84 93 97 99.
• Gu Yuena — His negotiating partner in the effort to help Soul Beasts attain godhood. She supplies the Meadow Plate and makes Di Tian's future ascension a condition of cooperation. She later travels with Chi Hong in a childlike form caused by energy depletion, but refuses his offer of a contract and insists that they are equals 72 119 123.
• Di Tian — A central figure in Chi Hong's agreement with Gu Yuena and the intended first Soul Beast god under that arrangement. Chi Hong later places Charizard under his instruction for a month 72 95.
• Professor Oak — Provides items, Pokémon-related support, and advice through Chi Hong's game-like system. During the Yveltal crisis, he sends the Core and cell template needed to create Zygarde 9 12 38 111.
• Zygarde / Squishy — His later Pokémon companion, associated with restoring ecological order. Chi Hong rides its 50% Form during the Sun Moon Imperial Academy confrontation 111 116 122.
• Xiao Hongchen — A defeated tournament rival who accepts Chi Hong's challenge on behalf of Sun Moon Imperial Academy. By Chi Hong's later visit, Xiao Hongchen recognizes that the gap between them has become overwhelming 52 122.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Freshman assessment — Wins the championship with Charizard and Greninja, overcoming opponents' Martial Soul Fusion Skills and earning Mu En's Plate reward 9 11 14.
• Far North expedition — Retrieves the Ice Pillar Plate, uses Ho-Oh to defeat the Ice Empress, and forms a contract with her 17 18 19 20.
• All-Continent tournament — Fights team matches alone, develops Riolu into Lucario, and wins the final against Sun Moon Imperial Academy with Charizard, Greninja, and Lucario 35 38 45 48.
• Faction challenges — Announces the Path of Legends challenge, defeats young representatives of the Heaven Dragon and Earth Dragon Sects, and later travels into Star Dou Forest seeking further Soul Beast partners 48 52 59 60 64 65.
• Snow Empress's rebirth — Secures Mew's help and uses Ho-Oh's Sacred Flame to rescue the Snow Empress, who becomes his daughter-like companion and second contracted Soul Beast. He then obtains ice marrow to accelerate her recovery 54 55 56 57 62.
• Star Dou Forest negotiations — Reaches an agreement with Gu Yuena concerning Plates and Soul Beast godhood, receives the Meadow Plate, and contracts Bi Ji 71 72 73 75.
• Dragon companions and empowerment — Battles Zi Ji, develops the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's bloodline, contracts both as Soul Rings, and obtains the Dragon Plate. He arranges Charizard's training with Di Tian and empowers his Dragon-type companions 76 79 84 91 93 95 97 99.
• Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well — Subdues the area's immortal herbs, helps the Snow Empress replenish her essence, and follows Kyogre's agitation underground to discover the Earth Plate near the planet's core 102 103 104.
• Yveltal and the ecological crisis — Returns from underground after sensing his companions' vanished life auras, uses Xerneas against Yveltal, and seeks a way to create Zygarde when the opposing legendary powers threaten the continent 109 111 115 116.
• Mingdu challenge — Arrives with Gu Yuena, withstands Mingdu's initial cannon attack with Mega Charizard X's spatial evasion, and overwhelms Sun Moon Imperial Academy's Soul Masters. He reaches level 68 before sending the Snow Empress against Jing Hongchen. Zhongli Wu observes the confrontation and plans to destroy Mingdu to enable the Evil God Sovereign's descent 119 121 122 123.

Notable Quotes

“I was just a Pokémon enthusiast who loved battling.” 2

“If you want to kill him, you'll have to go through me.” — the Ice Empress defending Chi Hong 50

“I wouldn't have come if I couldn't guarantee our safety. Even if I didn't care about myself, how could I not care about my wife and daughter?” 64

“Once I've collected all seventeen Plates, the legendary Pokémon I have will regain their God King-level power.” 72

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