Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Di Jun (帝俊) |
| Alias(es) | Demon Emperor; Heavenly Emperor |
| Species/Race | Three-legged Golden Crow; stated to have formed from one of Pangu's eyes alongside Emperor Taiyi 364 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Demon Race / Yao Race; Demon Heavenly Court; later the Yao Realm; allied with the Western Teachings during the struggle for new Saint positions and the otherworldly war 582 757 |
| Occupation/Role | Ruler of the Demon Race and former master of the Demon Heavenly Court |
| Status | Active; severely injured after the Yao Realm's otherworldly demon invasion and subsequently assigned a subordinate logistics role in the cross-dimensional war 791 798 799 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 30 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Quasi-Saint (two corpses severed) | 40 | Already had severed two corpses; his cultivation was described as nearly equal to Emperor Taiyi's, though Taiyi's combat strength was greater due to the Chaos Bell. |
| Sub-Saint | 246 | Refined the merit from his Heavenly Marriage, severed his third corpse through the River Diagram and Luo Script, and surpassed the Quasi-Saint realm. |
| Saint | 440 | Refined a Saint Crystal, received Heavenly Dao recognition, and attained the Dao Fruit of a Saint. |
| Sub-Saint (regressed) | 459 | Resurrected through the Heavenly Dao after Niu Ben destroyed his Saintly body and Dao Fruit, but his cultivation fell back to the Sub-Saint realm. |
| Saint (restored) | 471 | Recovered his Saint-level cultivation after years of seclusion in the Yao Realm. |
| Hunyuan Realm | 782 | Had recently condensed a Hunyuan Dao Fruit by the time foreign demon gods invaded the Yao Realm. Despite this advancement, he was initially suppressed by Half-Step Heavenly Dao Realm opponents. |
Background
Di Jun is a Three-legged Golden Crow and the elder brother of Emperor Taiyi. Together, the brothers led the Demon Race from the Demon Heavenly Court, treating the race's fortune, territory, and eventual dominance over the Primordial World as central goals 37 220.
He sought powerful allies rather than relying solely on Demon Race strength. Di Jun personally visited Kunlun Mountain to recruit the Three Pure Ones, offering equal status and a share of Demon Race fortune; after Taishang refused, he attempted to recruit Niu Ben as a Demon God 40. Once Niu Ben's position as Taishang's first disciple became known, Di Jun escalated the offer to the title of third Demon Emperor in exchange for the Ox Clan's allegiance 99.
During the struggle with the Witch Race, Di Jun authorized a covert campaign to harvest human blood and spirits for weapons capable of piercing Witch bodies. The resulting slaughter brought the Human Race, Witch Race, and disciples of the Three Teachings against the Demon Heavenly Court; their war ended under a decree from Dao Ancestor Hongjun 253 256 290 296.
After Niu Ben ended the Witch–Demon conflict, the Demon Race was ordered into the Yao Realm. Di Jun rebuilt the Demon Heavenly Court there, but regarded the appointment of Haotian as the new Heavenly Emperor as the effective loss of the Demon Race's former claim to rule the Primordial World's Heavenly Court 464 478 572.
As the competition for new Saint positions and the threat of otherworldly invasion intensified, Di Jun set aside his hostility toward the Western Teachings and sought cooperation with Jieyin and Zhunti for the Demon Race's survival and Taiyi's future advancement 756 757. Following the devastation of the Yao Realm, he remained resentful that his realm was designated as the cross-dimensional passage and forward base for the Primordial coalition, demanding compensation for the Demon Race's losses 798.
At Purple Firmament Palace, Di Jun demanded thirty percent of the spoils for the Demon Race's role in resisting the invasion. Niu Ben rejected the claim and threatened to expose the Yao Realm to the foreign demons. After Taiyi intervened, Di Jun submitted to Hongjun's decree assigning the Demon Race to supplies, transport, and formation maintenance for the Three Teachings 799.
Appearance
Di Jun commonly manifests as an imposing imperial figure in ceremonial robes and a sun-disc crown. His eyes resemble miniature suns, while True Sun Fire surrounds him and a ten-thousand-zhang Three-legged Golden Crow Dharma form looms behind him 440.
- Imperial robes and sun-disc crown 440
- Majestic, sun-like eyes 440
- True Sun Fire aura 440
- Three-legged Golden Crow Dharma form 440
- Can transform into a colossal Great Sun Golden Crow in battle 550
- At the Hunyuan Realm, can condense an enormous Golden Crow Dharma Image through his Saint Origin Essence 782
Personality
Di Jun is calculating in diplomacy and prefers to keep failed recruitment attempts private; he concealed his aura while approaching potential allies so refusals would not diminish the Demon Heavenly Court's standing 41. He repeatedly sought alliances with the Three Pure Ones, the Ox Clan, and the Western Teachings when they could improve the Demon Race's strategic position 40 444 388.
His ambition is paired with a long memory for humiliation. Niu Ben's protection of Xi He, interference in Demon Race campaigns, and later defeat of Di Jun became lasting sources of resentment 246 459. Di Jun also turned against Kunpeng after believing the Demon Master had exploited the River Diagram and Luo Script to claim merit that should have belonged to the Demon Emperor 311.
Though intensely proud of his position as Demon Emperor, Di Jun can be pragmatic when the Demon Race's future is at stake. He personally sought an alliance with the Western Teachings despite despising them and accepted unfavorable terms because he believed no other faction could aid the Demon Race 756 759. He is also protective of Taiyi, refusing his younger brother's assistance against a Half-Step Heavenly Dao opponent because Taiyi would only have been killed in the attempt 784.
His pride remained a liability after the invasion. Although he was still injured, he demanded a thirty-percent share of the war's benefits; Niu Ben's threat against the Yao Realm forced him to abandon the demand and accept a support role without further protest 798 799.
Abilities & Skills
Three-legged Golden Crow Physiology
Di Jun embodies the essence of the Sun Star and possesses exceptional mastery over fire.
- Transforms into a Great Sun Golden Crow whose wings can blot out the sky 550.
- Wields True Sun Fire powerful enough to overwhelm Burning Heaven Saint, forcing him to retreat 550.
- Used True Sun Fire to counter Haotian's Seven Stars Suppressing Heaven Sword and support his stellar attacks 574.
- His fire-based attack was neutralized when Di Jiang's Ancestor Witch True Body negated the surrounding space and resisted the flames 448.
- At the Hunyuan Realm, poured True Sun Fire and Chaos qi into the Chaos Bell to contend with otherworldly demon emperors 783 784.
Stellar Manipulation
Di Jun channels the power of the heavens' ancient stars and the Sun Star's origin through his innate treasures.
- Invoked the Cascade of the Starry River against Huang Tian 293.
- Compressed stellar power and True Sun Fire into a spear-like Sub-Saint strike that Zhen Yuanzi and Huang Tian only barely withstood together 295.
- Condensed a barrage of meteors and a Starlight Pillar that defeated and drove off Haotian 574.
- Drew upon the full stellar power of the Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens to reinforce his Hunyuan cultivation during the defense of the Yao Realm 784.
Formations
Di Jun employs large-scale formations to control battlefields and amplify celestial power.
- Used the Great Sun Burning Heaven Array to seal space-time and restrict Di Jiang's movement, though Di Jiang broke its containment with his Ancestor Witch True Body 448.
- Deployed the River Luo Formation to suppress Niu Ben; Niu Ben shattered it with one punch 456.
- The Demon Race's Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens was stated to be capable of contending with a Saint when wielded by the race's high-ranking members 322.
- Commanded the Demon Race to contribute all remaining star power from the Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens when confronting Bone Nightmare Demon Emperor 784.
Hunyuan Cultivation and Chaos Bell Arts
After regaining Sainthood, Di Jun advanced into the Hunyuan Realm and became capable of drawing out the Chaos Bell's greater authority when Taiyi entrusted it to him.
- Used the Chaos Bell to suppress Gu Yan Demon Emperor's demonic might after being injured by the Half-Step Heavenly Dao Realm invader 782.
- Rang the bell to manifest three Sun-Moon-Stars Great Wheels, which combined into a golden millstone capable of meeting a world-cleaving demonic blade 783.
- Used the Chaos Bell's Ding Character Art alongside the Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens to freeze time around Bone Nightmare Demon Emperor temporarily 784.
- Suffered catastrophic injuries to his body, primordial spirit, and newly formed Hunyuan Dao Fruit during the invasion; even the Sun True Pill could only prevent his condition from worsening 791.
Saintly Resurrection
As a Heavenly Dao Saint, Di Jun can be restored after death so long as the Heavenly Dao endures.
- Reconstituted after Niu Ben shattered his body, soul, and Saint Dao Fruit 458.
- Resurrection came at a severe cost: his cultivation regressed from Saint to Sub-Saint, and another death risked destabilizing his Saint position further 459.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- River Diagram and Luo Script — Di Jun's accompanying innate treasures. They can form a vast star chart, direct stellar power, support formations, and were used to house his third corpse during his breakthrough to Sub-Saint 246 574.
- Saint Crystal — Refined over ten thousand years to attain Sainthood 439 440.
- Chaos Bell — Emperor Taiyi's innate supreme treasure, temporarily entrusted to Di Jun during the Yao Realm invasion. Di Jun's Hunyuan cultivation allowed him to unleash its time-freezing and suppressive power against Half-Step Heavenly Dao opponents 782 784.
- River Diagram and Luo Script loan — Lent the treasures to Nuwa for Fuxi's enlightenment in return for a promised share of Fuxi's future merit 495 496.
- Three Innate Spiritual Treasures — Selected a starlight sword, a feathered robe bearing True Sun Fire, and a seal engraved with mountains and rivers from the Demon Race's treasury as the price of cooperation with the Western Teachings. Di Jun later told the Western Saints that their escort had been robbed before delivery 759 775.
Relationships
- Emperor Taiyi — His younger brother, closest political and military partner, and fellow ruler of the Demon Race. Di Jun gave Taiyi merit seized from Kunpeng to support his brother's advancement 37 316. Taiyi later entrusted the Chaos Bell to Di Jun during the Yao Realm's invasion and attempted unsuccessfully to sustain Di Jun's injuries afterward 782 791. At Purple Firmament Palace, Taiyi restrained Di Jun and pleaded with Niu Ben to avert his brother's death and the Demon Race's annihilation 799.
- Niu Ben — Initially a highly desired recruit, later Di Jun's foremost personal grievance. Niu Ben disrupted his plans concerning Xi He and ultimately killed him with a single punch after Di Jun attacked first 40 246 456. After the otherworldly invasion, Niu Ben stabilized the Yao Realm but deliberately refused to heal Di Jun because of their unresolved karma and enmity 791. He subsequently rejected Di Jun's demand for a share of war spoils and threatened the Yao Realm, forcing Di Jun to submit 799.
- Tushan Blood Fox — His wife and Demon Race Empress. Their Heavenly Marriage earned vast merit, and she transferred her own share of merit to Di Jun 245 377.
- Xi He — Di Jun's intended Heavenly Marriage partner. He repeatedly pursued her, blockaded the Taiyin Star, and placed Xi He and Chang Xi under surveillance before Xi He escaped to the Ox Clan 158 228 232. Her escape deepened the conflict between the Demon Race and Niu Ben's allies, and she later became Niu Ben's wife 542.
- Kunpeng — Former Demon Master. Their relationship collapsed after Di Jun and Taiyi seized Kunpeng's merit from creating the Demon Script; Kunpeng left the Demon Race and joined the Western Teachings 311 388. Di Jun's later dealings with the Western Teachings repeatedly forced Kunpeng to confront the former master he despised 757.
- Nuwa — Fellow member of the Demon Race who witnessed Di Jun's Heavenly Marriage and received merit as its witness. Di Jun later resented her refusal to intervene directly for the Demon Race 245 473. He later lent her the River Diagram and Luo Script for Fuxi's enlightenment in exchange for merit 495.
- Di Jiang — Saintly leader of the Witch Race and Di Jun's principal rival. Their battle ended without either Saint securing a decisive advantage 447 448. Both later led their respective races into separate realms under the Heavenly Dao's decree 464.
- Haotian — Heavenly Emperor who tried to recruit Demon Race experts. Di Jun rejected him, fought him in the Yao Realm, and forced him to flee wounded 572 574.
- Niu Ba — Leader of the Ox Clan. Di Jun offered him equal status as a Demon Emperor in exchange for an alliance, but Niu Ba rejected the proposal and upheld Ox Clan neutrality 444 445.
- Jieyin and Zhunti — Western Teachings Saints whom Di Jun initially distrusted and later approached for a pragmatic alliance. Di Jun offered cooperation to secure Taiyi's advancement and the Demon Race's interests in the contest for new Saint positions 582 757. Facing the possible destruction of the Yao Realm, he promised that the Demon Race would obey their commands if they saved him, Taiyi, and their people 786.
- Hongjun — Dao Ancestor whose decrees have repeatedly constrained Di Jun's wars. Following Di Jun's failed demand for compensation at Purple Firmament Palace, Hongjun assigned the Demon Race to supply, transport, and formation-maintenance duties for the Three Teachings 296 799.
- Gu Yan Demon Emperor — A Half-Step Heavenly Dao Realm commander from another world who injured and initially overwhelmed Di Jun during the invasion of the Yao Realm 782.
- Bone Nightmare Demon Emperor — An otherworldly Half-Step Heavenly Dao opponent against whom Di Jun fought with the Chaos Bell and the Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens, sustaining grave injuries in the process 783 784.
Major Arcs
- Recruitment of great powers — Sought the Three Pure Ones' backing, approached Taishang personally, and attempted to bring Niu Ben and the Ox Clan into the Demon Heavenly Court 40 99.
- Fall of the Purple Mansion — Allied with Niu Ben against East Prince Gong's Purple Mansion Immortal Court; the Demon Race won after East Prince Gong self-destructed, though the treasure vault had already been emptied 123 145.
- Hong Yun and Kunpeng conflict — Authorized Kunpeng's pursuit of Hong Yun's Primordial Violet Qi while intending to seize it afterward, creating the resentment that later divided the Demon Race 145 352.
- Heavenly Marriage and Sub-Saint breakthrough — After Xi He escaped, married the Tushan Blood Fox under Nuwa's witness, gained Heavenly Dao merit, and entered the Sub-Saint realm 245 246.
- Human–Demon War — Ordered the covert harvesting of humans to forge weapons against the Witch Race. A coalition of humans, witches, and Three Teachings disciples attacked the Demon Heavenly Court; Hongjun's decree ended the fighting 253 290 296.
- Demon Race civil strife — Lent the River Diagram and Luo Script to Kunpeng, then seized the merit Kunpeng gained by creating the Demon Script; Kunpeng defected to the Western Teachings 311 316 388.
- Witch–Demon conflict — Following Da Yi's killing of his ten sons, Di Jun personally slew Da Yi and brought the Demon and Witch races to the brink of total war 360 361.
- Attainment of Sainthood — Refined a Saint Crystal and proclaimed his Saintly Dao Fruit, intending to use his new strength to consolidate the Demon Race before confronting the Witch Race 439 440.
- Defeat by Niu Ben — Attacked Niu Ben during the Witch–Demon crisis, had the River Luo Formation broken, and was killed by a single Chaos-infused punch before resurrecting at reduced cultivation 456 459.
- Fuxi's enlightenment — Loaned the River Diagram and Luo Script to Nuwa for Fuxi's enlightenment, demanding and receiving a share of the merit in return 495 496.
- Rule of the Yao Realm — After the Demon Race was confined to the Yao Realm, defended its independence against Haotian and decisively defeated the new Heavenly Emperor 572 574.
- Cross-realm war — Faced Burning Heaven Saint of the Xuanhuang Realm and overwhelmed his fire techniques with True Sun Fire 550.
- Western Teachings alliance — Personally went to Mount Sumeru to negotiate cooperation with Jieyin and Zhunti, prioritizing Taiyi's path to Sainthood and the Demon Race's future over his own dignity 756 757 759.
- Otherworldly invasion of the Yao Realm — Advanced to the Hunyuan Realm and defended the Yao Realm from Half-Step Heavenly Dao Realm demon emperors with the Chaos Bell and Great Formation of the Stars of the Heavens, but was left critically wounded with his Hunyuan Dao Fruit near collapse 782 784 791.
- Cross-dimensional passage dispute — Objected when the Yao Realm, still ruined from the invasion, was designated as the coalition's cross-dimensional passage and forward base, seeking compensation for the Demon Race 798.
- Purple Firmament Palace confrontation — Demanded thirty percent of the war spoils for the Demon Race. Niu Ben's threat to leave the Yao Realm defenseless forced Di Jun to submit, and Hongjun assigned his forces to logistics and formation maintenance for the Three Teachings instead 799.
Notable Quotes
“My sons... all fallen! Wu Clan! How dare you?” 360
“This Demon Emperor is bullying you. So what can you do about it?” 573
“Second Brother, don't come over! Fall back!!” 784