Song Tianqi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Before awakening his ability, Song Tianqi consistently ranked last in examinations at Dawn Academy. His circumstances changed when the Vermilion Bird Token appeared during the awakening ceremony. The guiding teacher recognized its divine-beast bloodline and growth potential, and Song Tianqi was taken to a higher star region to develop his abilities 1 2.

Leikedasi Military Academy specially admitted him, exempting him from the All-Star-Region Joint Examination. He subsequently returned to Dawn Academy for lower-star-region experience alongside Jiang Shiyi, whose assignment there was a disciplinary punishment. Despite his new status, he admitted that Leikedasi’s intense competition and the attention surrounding his talent made him anxious 9 10 28.

Appearance

Song Tianqi changes from a slightly chubby boy into a tall, muscular young man over three years of cultivation 2 314.

• Early appearance: Fleshy, round face 2 70.
• After special training: Noticeably slimmer and taller, with a more defined jawline and straight-backed posture 71.
• Later build: Muscular enough to create a pronounced size contrast with the petite An Yufei 314.

Personality

Song Tianqi is exuberant, boastful, and eager for attention. He repeatedly introduces himself as handsome and charming, strikes poses, and enjoys praise. Shen Mucheng wins him over almost immediately by complimenting his masculine charm, while his sudden Star Network fame prompts him to declare himself a “legend” 10 71 174 310.

His confidence coexists with insecurity about expectations. After years of being ignored as a failing student, he finds the scrutiny attached to his powerful ability stressful. He also resents classmates who only seek him out after learning about his talent, refusing Yao Wenna’s invitation to abandon Xu Jintang and Song Duoduo 10.

He enjoys gaming and sometimes neglects cultivation, but responds seriously when teammates challenge him to improve. After falling behind the others, he cultivates through the night and later gives up games while pursuing the third tier. His loyalty is clearest when Song Duoduo is injured: he insists that their team should fight the final rather than surrender without trying 26 97 103 128.

Abilities & Skills

Vermilion Bird Token

• An ancient magical treasure-type ability containing a divine beast’s bloodline; Song Tianqi describes it as a top-one-hundred ability 2 10.
• Manifests as a miniature bronze token engraved with a Vermilion Bird. At awakening, it floats within a strange blue glow 1.
• Has nine stages, gaining another skill effect whenever Song Tianqi advances a tier 11.
• Its fire-divine-beast bloodline can suppress other fire-type abilities. Song Tianqi extinguishes Wang Tianshuo’s strongest flame attack with a wave of his hand, though he also holds a slight mental-power advantage 309.
• The Vermilion Bird’s bloodline presence frightens Liao Qizheng’s Green Chant Eagle into fleeing 20.

Crimson Flames of the Nine Heavens

• His first-stage area attack creates nine balls of Scarlet Flame for attacking groups 11.
• Scarlet Flame possesses an innate burning effect that makes it more damaging than ordinary flames 11.
• Covers a wide enough area to bombard opponents concealed in mist 14.
• Later appearances use the name Blazing Flames of the Nine Heavens for his nine-fireball attack 224 315.

Blazing Flame Burst / Crimson Flame Burst

• Condenses Scarlet Flame into an explosive fireball; a later demonstration explicitly merges nine flame clusters into one projectile 27 98.
• His first uncontrolled attempt in the simulated battlefield also eliminates his teammates, prompting Xu Jintang to recommend further practice 17.
• In the placement-assessment final, Xu Jintang supplies mental power and secretly adds ice energy. The opposing elemental force increases the fireball’s damage by at least fifty percent 27 28.
• Can also be released at close range: Song Tianqi uses a palm strike with Blazing Flame Burst to expose An Yufei inside her domain 315.

Flame Tongue Breath

• Produces a Vermilion Bird phantom that spreads its wings and breathes a wave of flame 98.
• Slows the advance of Xu Jintang’s ice during a practice match, but does not prevent her from restraining him with ice chains 98.

Withering Fire Feathers

• Summons a Vermilion Bird phantom and a descending shower of fiery feathers 133.
• The feathers release energy into the air; a follow-up rain of fire ignites it to cause wide-area explosions 133.
• Combines with Jiang Shiyi’s explosive shells to blanket a large portion of an arena in bombardment 144.
• Is not immune to elemental counters: Xu Jintang extinguishes its burning rain with ice, while An Yufei’s wind attack scatters its flames 133 315.

Vermilion Bird Bloodline Enhancement

• The awakened bloodline triples all attack damage in his fight against Xiu Delu 163.
• Accelerates the consumption of his mental power while raising his output beyond his normal tier 163.
• Can be stacked with Ability Trait Assimilation for a stronger burst 164.
• Manifests a golden-flamed Vermilion Bird phantom during his battle with An Yufei. His subsequent Vermilion Bird Descends illuminates her darkened arena, briefly restoring his vision and revealing her position 315 316.

Ability Trait Assimilation

• Gathers fire-attribute power inside his body, temporarily granting partial immunity to fire damage and a special enhancement effect 164.
• Combined with his bloodline enhancement, supplies the burst needed to overcome Chu Minmin’s Soft Bone Technique 164.
• Does not remove his endurance limits: after the fight, he exhausts his mental power in the next bout and voluntarily concedes 164.

Close-Quarters Combat

• Uses powerful punches alongside his fire attacks, enhanced by his Star-Shattering Gauntlets 116 163.
• His training includes cross-country runs carrying one hundred kilograms, battles against higher-tier demonic beasts, and nightly beatings from a peak sixth-tier physical-training teacher 71.
• As a second-tier ability user, records an unassisted punching result exceeding five hundred jin 74.
• Can burn away poison gas to expose a concealed opponent, as demonstrated against Xiu Delu 163.
• High temperatures strengthen his firepower but also increase the danger of accidentally starting a widespread fire 221.

Equipment / Items

• Star-Shattering Gauntlets — Carefully selected magical weapons that triple his arm strength and attack power while adding a slight fire-burning effect. Their inscriptions include amplification, heavy-strike, and fire-attribute effects 116 163.
• High-level demonic-beast blood essence — Purchased after his second-tier breakthrough to consolidate his strength 73.
• Myriad Treasures Pavilion free-purchase card — One of three cards Jiang Shiyi gives the placement-assessment team 28.

Relationships

• Xu Jintang — Former class monitor, longtime teammate, and Mask Squad captain. He trusts her combat instructions, accepts her training demands, and frequently loses to her in practice. She supplies mental power for his decisive attack in the placement final 16 27 81 97.
• Song Duoduo — Dawn Academy teammate and friend. Her hallucination ability complements his flames; he refuses to abandon her after her injury and later treats her to a reunion meal 11 26 265.
• Jiang Shiyi — Senior cadet, training companion, and frequent 2v2 partner. He calls her “Sister Shiyi” and becomes unusually well-behaved around her. She also offers to explain Ability Trait Assimilation when he struggles with the lesson 12 115 148 159.
• Zhuang Silin — Supervising teacher and experimental-class instructor. She recognizes his bloodline’s potential but tells him that practicing his ability is more useful than requesting extra funding 21 71 143.
• Xue Zhongqi — Friend, gaming companion, and habitual sparring partner in verbal exchanges. Their gaming sometimes interferes with cultivation, and Xue Zhongqi regularly punctures his boasting 103 152 310.
• Yan Yuting — Experimental-class teammate who frequently teases him. Her apple buns later boost his and the others’ reactions, thinking, and movement speed during a league battle 125 267 323.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“We can be defeated, but we can’t surrender before we’ve even fought.” 26

“Don’t ask who I am, because I’m just a legend.” 310