Han Ji

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Han Ji (韩寂)
Gender	Male
Age	Over sixty; initially appears to be in his fifties 80 254
Affiliation	Bell Tower Magic Association; Ancient Capital Academy; Chinese National Team’s mentors 80 110 221
Occupation/Role	President of the Bell Tower Magic Association; honorary dean of Ancient Capital Academy; Healing Mage 80 110 113
Cultivation	Super Level in four elements 110
Known Elements	Healing and Wind; the other two are not identified in the supplied passages 110 165
Standing	Described as China’s finest Healing Mage and one of the few Super Level Healing Mages unaffiliated with the Parthenon Temple 110
Status	Alive; continues supporting Zhou Sining during the World Academy Competition 378
First Appearance	Chapter 80, “Exchange Students (Part Two)” 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Advanced Level	167	Reached at twenty-one, according to his account of his youth.
Super Level	167	Reached at twenty-eight. His confidence led him to travel widely before a near-fatal experience encouraged him to take a government position.
Super Level in four elements	110	Established by his examination of Zhou Sining after the training expedition. Healing is one of his four elements; Wind is subsequently confirmed 165.

Background / History

Early life and career

Han Ji reached the Advanced Level at twenty-one and the Super Level at twenty-eight. Believing himself invincible, he roamed the world and pursued both respectable and reckless adventures. After nearly dying, he became more restrained and accepted a government job 167.

As honorary dean of Ancient Capital Academy, he rarely involved himself in its everyday affairs. Dean Xiao’s report about Zhou Sining’s actions against the Black Vatican brought the student to his attention, and Zhou’s file reached his desk within three days. Han Ji admired his ability, diligence, and willingness to act despite his poor background 80.

Protecting Zhou Sining

Han Ji supplied a soul that Zhou used in preparing the Flame Demon Tiger’s advancement. He also approved Zhou’s participation in the exchange students’ field-training expedition, securing permission for him to flee first if danger arose 86 110.

After Lu Nian’s attack left Zhou unconscious, Han Ji examined his body, soul, and mental world. Finding no detectable injury, he initially attributed the condition to an Inner Demon and believed Zhou would have to overcome it himself. Feeling responsible for allowing him to join the expedition, Han Ji placed him under the Association’s care and demanded answers from the institutions involved. Zhou ultimately received his promised thirty million and another twenty million in compensation 110.

Mu Nujiao later persuaded Han Ji to attempt another examination. This time, he deliberately continued supplying Healing magic after Burning Heaven began absorbing it. The enormous infusion repaid the blade’s energy debt and allowed Zhou to awaken. During the process, Han Ji witnessed a devastated, magma-split world and countless vacant eyes, leaving him deeply concerned about the weapon 113.

When Zhou explained the blade’s sentience and soul contract, Han Ji compared its energy debt to the Demon Element’s dangerous costs. He agreed to investigate an energy-storage vessel and arranged Zhou’s Advanced-level awakening, through which Zhou gained the Space Element 115.

Following Zhou’s intervention in Hangzhou and killing of Luo Mian, Han Ji again supplied the energy needed to revive him. He reprimanded Zhou for exposing Burning Heaven, supported the official account attributing Luo Mian’s death to the Totem Black Snake, and obtained a special ten-million bonus for him 122 123.

Ancient Capital Cataclysm

Han Ji helped formulate the Ancient Capital’s hidden-threat strategy. While encouraging Zhou’s National Team prospects, he also asked whether Burning Heaven could kill a Monarch-level creature and authorized fifteen days of Wild Goose Pagoda training 122 132 133.

Zhou’s rescue of Zhang Xiaohou brought the Black Vatican conspiracy directly to Han Ji. He identified and destroyed the Forget Worm responsible for Zhang’s memory loss, then heard his account of Mu He’s involvement and the planned attack on the city. Han Ji placed Zhang and He Yu under guard when Zhou raised the possibility that the Ancient King was awakening inside Sha Yuan 144 145 146.

Han Ji coordinated Mu He’s arrest and trusted Zhou’s identification of Ling Xi as Salang’s disguise despite Zhu Meng’s objections. He ordered Imperial Mages to locate her and use Soul Imprisonment, and dispatched another squad to obtain village spring water that might counteract the Fountain of Rage. The investigation instead found the real Ling Xi dead and Salang gone 148 150 151.

As the crisis escalated, Han Ji ordered evacuation preparations and kept the plan to kill the Ghost Tyrant in place. When rain and the attack prevented air travel, he sheltered the young mages beneath the Bell Tower. He subsequently approved Fang Gu and Zhang Xiaohou’s attempt to enter Sha Yuan through their possible connection to the Ancient King’s descendants 151 152 155.

During Zhou’s demonized battle, Han Ji ordered the other defenders back to the Inner City, explained Zhou’s use of Blood Lizi, and later requested magic stones and Spirit Essences. When Zhou finally collapsed, Han Ji raced toward him; Zhan Kong reached him first and handed his apparently lifeless body over 158 162 165.

Recovery and public recognition

After Zhou showed signs of life, Han Ji organized discussions about concealing his Demon Element and Burning Heaven to prevent exploitation. He also sought a reward beyond money: accompanied by Zhu Meng, Du Xiao, and Demon Man, he visited the Mu Clan to propose a marriage between Zhou and Mu Nujiao. Their backing persuaded Mu Shan to give his daughter control over her marriage 165 166 167.

Han Ji remained closely involved in Zhou’s recovery and National Team journey. After Lu Yilin’s death, he arrived personally, reprimanded Zhou for endangering his injured soul, and promised to hold the Lu Family accountable. He nevertheless recognized that Zhou’s punishment had to remain a separate formal matter 253 254.

During the World Academy Competition, learning that Burning Heaven had taken human form and reached the Ancient King’s level left Han Ji visibly shaken. Later, he obtained Shao Zheng’s permission to announce the truth about the Ancient Capital Cataclysm during the semifinals, more than a year after the disaster 361 378.

Appearance

• Clothing: Wears an impeccably pressed Zhongshan suit at his first meeting with Zhou 80.
• Apparent age: Looks considerably younger than Dean Xiao, appearing to be in his fifties despite later being identified as over sixty 80 254.
• Expression: His slight smile gives him the appearance of an approachable older gentleman 80.

Personality

Han Ji is especially protective of students whose courage and character earn his respect. He considers Zhou’s care a matter of both institutional duty and personal decency, and refuses to abandon him after the disastrous expedition. His support extends to compensation, cultivation opportunities, medical treatment, and defending Zhou against powerful families 110 133 254.

His warmth often appears through teasing. He jokes about Zhou and Mu Nujiao’s relationship, welcomes Zhou’s unceremonious behavior in his office, and advises Mu Nujiao using stories from his own adventurous youth. He believes travel and experience can help young people discover what they want from life 113 115 167.

That affection does not prevent stern reprimands. Han Ji repeatedly warns Zhou against exposing Burning Heaven or damaging his health, and becomes furious when those warnings are ignored. Even while defending him over Lu Yilin’s actions, he distinguishes personal protection from the National Team’s disciplinary process 122 253 254 301.

Abilities & Skills

Healing Element

A Super Level Healing Mage renowned nationally, Han Ji can investigate injuries far beyond ordinary physical wounds 110.

• Examines a patient’s body, soul, and mental world 110.
• Uses Divine Blessing to destroy Zhang Xiaohou’s Forget Worm, heal his injuries, and restore his memory 144.
• Treats Zhou after his awakening from the post-cataclysm coma 167.
• Cannot resolve every soul-related condition: Zhou’s initial dormancy eludes his diagnosis, and his later Soul Defect remains beyond available treatment 110 253.

Wind Element

Han Ji possesses Super Level Wind magic and uses Wind Wings for rapid flight 165.

• At full exertion, can cover a dozen kilometers in no more than a minute 165.
• Is the fastest mage pursuing the collapsing Zhou at the cataclysm’s conclusion, having not fought on the front lines 165.
• Still cannot match Zhan Kong’s speed or the potential counterattack from the Chaos Hole 165.

Magic Energy Supply

His four Super Level elements give him immense reserves of Magic Energy 113.

• Supplies half a Star Sea’s worth of energy during the treatment that first awakens Zhou 113.
• Replenishes Zhou after Burning Heaven’s use in Hangzhou 122.
• Does not regard those reserves as a safe answer to the blade’s appetite; he repeatedly advises Zhou to avoid using it unnecessarily 115 254 301.

Leadership and Authority

• Commands the Ancient Capital’s Imperial Mages, including the purple-uniformed force assembled during the cataclysm 155.
• Coordinates investigations, arrests, protective custody, and evacuation preparations 146 148 150 151.
• Can arrange awakening facilities and exceptional cultivation access 115 133.
• Cannot simply command independent organizations such as the Hunters’ Alliance 165.

Equipment / Items Provided

• Personal authorization token — Bears Han Ji’s seal; Zhou presents it as authority to be treated as Han Ji’s representative 119.
• Warrior-level soul — Supplied for the Flame Demon Tiger’s advancement preparations 86.
• Strengthening Magic Equipment — Given to Zhou; its specific name is not supplied 186.
• Gaozu’s Imperial Armor — A damaged, exceptionally valuable museum relic entrusted to Zhou after the formalities were completed, with the expectation that it would eventually be returned 223 254.
• Shadow Cloak — Delivered to Zhou alongside warnings about attracting dangerous attention through his exceptional magic and blade 301.

Relationships

• Zhou Sining — Student and protégé. Han Ji provides treatment, resources, political protection, and personal support, calling him the most remarkable student he has taught 110 133 162 254.
• Mu Nujiao — Respects her devotion to Zhou, responds to her pleas for treatment, supports their relationship, and encourages her to seek her own direction in life 113 166 167 253.
• Zhang Xiaohou — Heals his Forget Worm, receives his confidential testimony, and protects him as a crucial witness 144 145 146.
• Zhu Meng — Collaborates on crisis planning and Zhou’s protection, though Zhu Meng questions his unusually strong trust in Zhou 150 151 165 166.
• Mysterious Gray-White Man — Entrusts him with investigating the Black Vatican and the causes of the Ancient Capital Cataclysm 155.
• Pang Lai — Fellow National Team mentor; both recognize the disturbing implications of Burning Heaven’s human form and Emperor-level strength 221 361.
• Shao Zheng — Consults him before publicly revealing the Ancient Capital Cataclysm’s inside story 378.

Notable Quotes

“The Bell Tower Magic Association will look after him. And he is a student of Ancient Capital Academy. As its president, I won't abandon him, whether out of duty or simple decency.” 110

“I trust him.” 150

“That's why I think young people should get out more and see different things. One day, you might find what you want to pursue.” 167