Ning Fengzhi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Ning Fengzhi leads the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, described as the richest sect in the world. He also serves as the Heaven Dou crown prince’s teacher. Despite his wealth and political standing, his inability to advance beyond level 79 remained a personal frustration for decades 53 55.

Before gaining Devil Fruit powers, he depended on powerful companions for protection: his support martial soul offered almost no independent combat ability. He was also deeply concerned about the same vulnerability among the sect’s disciples, making weapons that could provide them with self-defense especially valuable to him 63 77.

His hopes for the sect’s future centered on Ning Rongrong. He left her at Shrek Academy to temper her disposition, concealing her unhappiness from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo because he feared their reaction. After discovering Lin Xiao’s jars, he arranged for Sword Douluo to retrieve her and bring her to Spirit City 58.

Appearance

• Age and build impression: A handsome, refined middle-aged man 43.
• Usual expression: A faint, welcoming smile described as resembling a warm spring breeze 43.
• During the bank experiment: Became disheveled and bloodshot-eyed after watching the Compound Interest Bank throughout its eight-hour operation 166.

Personality

Ning Fengzhi is courteous and attentive to those who serve his sect. When helping a longtime guest elder obtain an eighth soul ring, he calls the assistance his duty rather than treating it as a favor. His voice and manner inspire trust 43.

He approaches money as a means to obtain useful results. He willingly spends large sums on cultivation opportunities and tells Rongrong that money gains meaning through being spent and earned again. His enthusiasm for treasures does not eliminate his bargaining discipline: he evaluates their practical value and sets purchasing limits when necessary 54 366 375 381.

His affection for Rongrong includes both discipline and respect for her choices. He warns her against conceit, but supports her refusal to visit Sea God Island and leaves participation in the Continental Soul Master Tournament to her decision 86 337 381.

He is calculating in confrontations, withholding his fighting ability to draw Xue Xing into an ambush. Nevertheless, he openly acknowledges superior support abilities when assessing Ye Lingling’s Ten-Heart Begonia, using the comparison to motivate Rongrong rather than dismissing a rival 242 243 367.

Abilities & Skills

Glazed Tile Pagoda Support

Ning Fengzhi’s martial soul originally takes the form of a small, glasslike, seven-colored pagoda. An Amplifier later evolves it into the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, adding silver as its eighth color 55 284.

• Strength amplification: His first soul skill provides a 90% strength increase after enhancement with an Otherworldly Sacred Aura 55.
• Multiple support effects: His Eight Treasure incantations include strength and speed, with eight beams of support landing almost simultaneously on Sword Douluo 338.
• High-level application: His evolved martial soul raises Sword Douluo’s effective soul power to level 99 during the confrontation with Tang Chen. This is a support effect, not Ning Fengzhi’s own cultivation level 338.
• Original ring configuration: Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black before his martial soul evolved 55.

Heart Separation Control

Ning Fengzhi has cultivated the sect’s secret art to the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart realm 285.

• Reached Four-Aperture Constant Heart after becoming a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor 78.
• Two Proficiency Capsules obtained from jars failed to advance his Heart Separation Control further 285.

Scythe Fruit: Wind Blades

The Scythe Fruit grants invisible cutting attacks, allowing Ning Fengzhi to fight independently of his support martial soul 230.

• Penetrating attacks: His first demonstration defeats Bone Douluo’s unguarded attempt to intercept the attack and leaves a shallow hand wound 230.
• Directional attacks: Fires paired Wind Blades to cut off an opponent’s retreat 242.
• Blade Storm: Counters Xue Xing’s eighth soul skill, Golden Feathers Fill the Sky 243.
• Combat results: Kills two Soul Saints during the auction attack and is subsequently reported to have defeated a Soul Douluo 243 258.
• Fruit restriction: Lin Xiao explains that a person can generally consume only one Devil Fruit 230.
• Experience limitation: After challenging the Tower of Despair, Ning Fengzhi admits that he is still unaccustomed to fighting as a Battle Soul Master 397.

Financial and Strategic Management

• Resource competition: Offers up to five times the original price for metals when Spirit Hall’s purchases obstruct the sect’s equipment-manufacturing plans 227.
• Procurement targets: Sets a price of 200,000 Gold Soul Coins for each Colorless Crystal or Rusty Samurai Sword, with instructions to end the premium-price buying once the sect collects 100 crystals 375.
• Trade expansion: Advises Rongrong to use Golden Wax to acquire Amplifiers, Level-Up Tickets, and other valuable items rather than limiting purchases to Devil Fruits 358.
• Defensive deception: Presents himself without his usual guardians at the auction to induce Xue Xing to attack personally 242 243.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Otherworldly Sacred Aura — Permanently enhances his first soul ring’s strength-boosting effect; obtains another aura after his martial soul evolves 55 285.
• Instant Teleportation Potions — Enables his near-instant return from Spirit City to the sect; acquires additional bottles on later jar-opening visits 63 146.
• Space Soul Tools — Uses more than a dozen to transport coins and other treasury valuables for jar purchases 63.
• Magic Juice — Repeatedly replenishes his Soul Power during the battle against Xue Xing, sustaining his attacks 243.
• Compound Interest Bank / Value-Added Bank — Deposits half the sect’s wealth in Gold Soul Coins and receives a doubled deposit after eight hours; the machine vanishes during withdrawal 166.
• Proficiency Capsules — Obtains two, but they do not improve his already advanced Heart Separation Control 285.
• Level-Up Tickets — Receives two from his final jar in that opening session; their use is not documented in the supplied account 285.
• Colorless Crystals — Rongrong gives him twenty toward the sect’s stockpile. Their temporary, stackable soul-skill amplification makes them valuable defensive supplies 375 381.

Relationships

• Ning Rongrong — Daughter and intended future sect leader. He invests heavily in her development, supports her decisions, and encourages her to seek another Awakening Ticket for further martial soul evolution 58 87 146 337 367.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin — Sect elder, protector, and frequent companion, addressed as “Uncle Jian.” Ning Fengzhi supports him in battle and expresses concern about whether his rapid cultivation could cause hidden problems 44 336 338.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong — Sect elder and protector, usually addressed as “Uncle Long.” Helps transport the treasury’s wealth, supervises the bank experiment, and gives Ning Fengzhi the Scythe Fruit 63 166 230.
• Lin Xiao — Jar-shop owner whom Ning Fengzhi trusts and regards with awe. He credits Lin Xiao’s treasures with transforming the sect’s prospects and acknowledges its growing debt to him 55 106 336.
• Xue Qinghe — Student who becomes Heaven Dou emperor. Ning Fengzhi supports his position and agrees to his request for Rongrong to join the Heaven Dou Royal Team once she consents 227 381.
• Xiao Wu — Backs the sect’s refusal to surrender her to Tang Hao 92.
• Tang Hao — Adversary whose attempt to invoke the Clear Sky Sect’s authority fails to intimidate him 92.
• Tang Chen — Rejects his proposal to send Rongrong to Sea God Island, then supports Sword Douluo when Tang Chen attempts to take her by force 337 338.
• Xue Xing and Xue Beng — Political enemies who plot his assassination to weaken support for Xue Qinghe. Ning Fengzhi turns the attack into a trap for Xue Xing 233 242 243.
• Skywater Academy’s dean — Intervenes during the auction attack. Touched by her assistance, he offers her the auctioned soul bone as a gift should he die 242.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“Helping you hunt a soul ring is simply my duty.” 43

“Money only counts as money once you spend it. When it's gone, you earn more. That's what gives earning money meaning.” 366

“But whether you compete is up to you.” 381