CHI CHI is a stone of life for the creatures of the world of Chima . The creatures of Chima began fighting over this CHI for power , but in the wrong hands CHI can be very dangerous . The first CHI was discovered by the animals on Mount Cavora . Drinking it and rapidly evolved them into various sentient , bipedal animalian creatures . The few who didn ' t drink of it became the Legend Beasts . Most animal tribe leaders and warriors wear armour with a built - in CHI harness , which can channel its energy to empower the user . Using CHI underage , or using too much , can be very dangerous . In 2014 Fire CHI , which was orange rather than blue , was introduced . Chi in the Chima universe has different properties than Chi in Chinese culture , as Chi in Chinese culture is the life force of a human being . Overview . The creatures of the world of Chima often wear armor with an orb in the center that contains CHI . They can survive without it , though they are much weaker . If enough CHI is obtained , a character ( or ordinary Minifigure ) can become an Ultrabuild . CHI is sometimes formed as water such as that of the CHI that flows on Mount Cavora and in the Sacred Pool of CHI . Most CHI has been guarded by the Lion Tribe for generations and was once shared throughout the land of Chima , but is now the reason of the war between at least eight of the animal tribes . Uses . CHI is used for nearly everything in the land of Chima . It is used to give warriors great might , power vehicles , and power most weapons . However , weapons like the Royal Valious need recharging after use . Animal tribe warriors can place CHI orbs in the harnesses in their armor and become the size of an Ultrabuild . CHI is also used in Speedorz games as both a power source to the vehicles and the prize . Sometimes , Golden CHI is formed . When this happens , the orb is given to the tribe that performs the best in Speedor events . It is extra powerful , and can do things normal CHI can ' t , as it was seen altering the terrain of Lagravis ' Speedor course . In Season 3 it revives the Ice Tribe . It ' s shown that when they don ' t have a CHI orb in their harness , they remain unconscious . Also , since their harnesses are full , they swallow orbs of CHI to gain power . Fire Chi is used the same way as regular CHI . However , if a tribe besides the Eagle tribe tries to use it , the Fire CHI will be blazing hot and the unprepared user will be unable to plug it in until they finish the Trial by Fire . Once the trial has been completed , the user will find it not hot at all . Fire CHI can give the user new armor , however , this only applied to Chima ' s 8 heroes ( minus Bladvic ) and Lagravis , the ability to melt ice created by the Ice Tribes , and an increased power - up even stronger than what they got from regular CHI . It can also give vehicles and Speedorz the ability to blast fire and melt ice and will change their appearance as well . Once the trial has been completed , the user will find it not hot at all . Fire CHI can only be obtained through the Phoenix ' s base on the Crescent or at they ' re city directly . The power of CHI and Fire CHI usually lasts for only a few minutes . However , on one rare occasion , when Vardy and his troops CHI ' ed up and waited for hours , the CHI was still active . This is probable because they were inactive and used up less of the CHI ' s energy then fighting warriors . Fake Chi . In Fake CHI , Real Trouble , Crooler meets with a Raven - Eagle hybrid , alchemist named Reegull who offers her fake CHI . Cragger decides to give out the fake CHI to make up for what he ' s done . When he comes across the Ravens they tell him the CHI is fake , they refer to it as " Reegull ' s Chigull " and if it works they would sell it by the Truckload . After the chi wears out Crug who plugged on in begins to act like a bird . Razar then tells Cragger that the side effect will occur when the CHI is used up on the user . Cragger goes to see Reegull and he tells Cragger that it ' s part of his plan to make everyone in Chima like him . After this , Cragger goes around and collects all of the CHI . When he encounters the lions , Cragger assures them that he collected all of the CHI . The Wolves show up and decide to use the CHI . When they go to attack the lions , the side effect kicks in . At the end Cragger and Laval attach bellow plants to Reegull and pop them as he floats away . This CHI is greener in color , after it ' s used up the user will believe they ' re a bird and will act like a bird . This goes away after a day . Appearance . CHI is mostly crystal , but can take the form of water . It is normally light blue in colour . However , the CHI that powers weapons of the evil animal tribes turns red to signify their evil intentions . CHI orbs are basically crystal balls with CHI crystals inside of them .