Shingshing

Shingshing is Kang Woojin's principal Phantom Steed and one of the Familiars restored after Woojin's return to Earth. The ghostly horse can gallop through empty air, carrying Woojin and occasional passengers across battlefields, ruined cities, dimensional Domains, and Alphen. Shingshing is primarily a mobility Familiar, but its speed and ability to appear beneath a falling rider also make it part of Woojin's aerial combat style. (Chapters 16, 29, 33, 45, 50, 59, 65–67, 77, 82–83, 87, 90)

Biography

The Phantom Steed's return

Shingshing is first recalled as one of Woojin's sealed companions and later returns when Woojin summons it on Tareut's Plateau. Bibi greets the horse familiarly before riding in front of Woojin, and Shingshing immediately demonstrates the defining Phantom Gallop by creating a ghostly road beyond a cliff. From that point, it carries Woojin through combat lines, launches him above helicopters, and crosses damaged terrain that ordinary vehicles cannot navigate. Its restored presence gives Woojin a fast, terrain-independent mount while his other undead forces follow behind. (Chapters 16, 29, 33, 45, 49–50)

As Woojin's campaigns widen, Shingshing becomes shared transport for people who cannot match his movement. It carries Hong Sunggoo during a dimensional expedition, lifts Woojin and Do Jiwon out of a high-rise window, and moves between rooftops and armies during a meteor crisis. Death Knights ride their own Phantom Steeds, but Shingshing remains Woojin's personal mount and the one he summons whenever speed, aerial access, or immediate extraction matters. (Chapters 54, 59–60, 63–66)

Carrier across worlds

Shingshing continues the same role after Woojin begins moving between Earth, Domains, Jaku, and Alphen. It crosses Colony territory, leaves slower companions behind when Woojin needs to scout alone, and carries Melody during the Alphen campaign despite its obvious discomfort with her Holy Power. Its reactions never override its service: Shingshing snorts and neighs at the Holy Maiden's presence, yet still carries her safely through the sky because Woojin asks it to. (Chapters 67, 70, 75, 77, 81–82)

In later aerial battles, Shingshing races beside Jaenis, carries Woojin through flying monsters, and can be summoned beneath him in mid-fall to evade a pursuing attack. Woojin's acquisition of Thrash's March eventually lets him use Phantom Gallop without mounting the horse, but he still calls Shingshing for silent approaches and coordinated charges with the Death Knights. The mount is last directly used during Woojin's confrontation with the Dimensional Administrator, while Chapter 92 recognizes it again without establishing any destruction or dismissal beyond its normal summoned state. (Chapters 82–83, 85, 87–92)

Appearance and personality

Shingshing is a transparent, ghostly horse and is repeatedly called a Phantom Steed. Its hooves create a spectral road or ramp as it runs through empty air, making flight look like a gallop extended beyond the ground. The narrative distinguishes it from the Death Knights' mounts, including Kiba's much larger wolf-shaped Phantom Steed, but does not supply Shingshing's breed, coloring beneath the transparency, or detailed tack. (Chapters 29, 33, 45, 59, 77, 90)

The horse is loyal and responsive to reins, summons, and dismissals, yet it has visible preferences. It neighs, snorts, and reacts with disgust to Melody's Holy Power, an understandable aversion for an undead Familiar. Even so, it does not endanger her or refuse Woojin's orders. Its characterization is therefore understated but consistent: Shingshing has enough awareness to complain, while its obedience and practiced timing make it a dependable companion rather than merely a vehicle. (Chapters 29, 45, 65, 67, 77, 82, 87)

Abilities and class

Shingshing is a summoned Phantom Steed maintained through Woojin's Familiar system and Control capacity. Its signature ability, Phantom Gallop, creates a path of ghosts beneath its hooves so it can run through the sky. This removes dependence on roads and ground obstacles, allows rapid vertical movement, and makes the horse suitable for both long-distance travel and close battlefield maneuvering. The supplied chapters do not give a numerical speed, summoning cost, endurance limit, or separate level for Shingshing. (Chapters 29, 45, 50, 59, 65–66, 77, 82, 90)

Shingshing can carry Woojin with at least one additional rider and is responsive enough to stop abruptly, dodge while airborne, or appear below Woojin during a fall. It also charges through battle lines while Woojin attacks from the saddle. The horse itself is not shown using a named offensive spell or defeating a major enemy independently; most damage during mounted combat comes from Woojin. Thrash's March later duplicates Phantom Gallop for Woojin, reducing his absolute dependence on the mount without negating Shingshing's value as transport for passengers and a summonable aerial platform. (Chapters 33, 45, 59, 65, 77, 82–83, 87–90)

Relationships

• Kang Woojin: Shingshing is Woojin's personal Phantom Steed and responds immediately to summoning, reins, and dismissal. Their practiced coordination lets Woojin fight from the saddle, change altitude quickly, and recover from falls without interrupting an attack. (Chapters 29, 33, 45, 50, 60, 66, 77, 82–83, 87, 90–91)
• Bibi: Bibi remembers Shingshing from before the sealing, greets it as an old companion, and rides on or near its head when the Familiars are reunited. (Chapters 16, 29, 49)
• Melody: Shingshing dislikes the Holy Maiden's power and makes that aversion audible, but obeys Woojin and transports her safely across Alphen. Their uneasy contact highlights the tension between holy energy and an undead mount. (Chapters 67, 77, 81–82)
• The Death Knights: Shingshing leads or accompanies formations of Phantom Steeds summoned by Woojin's Death Knights. It serves the same mounted-war role for Woojin while remaining his distinct personal Familiar. (Chapters 45, 59, 90)

Items

The scoped inventory assigns Shingshing no individually notable generated item. Reins and a saddle are used or implied when Woojin rides it, but the chapters do not identify either as a named artifact or as equipment with independent powers. (Chapters 29, 45, 77)