Vast Continent
Omniverse ProjectionBiodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Vast Continent (苍茫大陆) |
| Alias(es) | Vastness Continent |
| Occupation/Role | A supremely high-level continent and the central world governing the destinies, cultivation, and conflicts of its myriad resident races |
| Status | Active; continuously expanding 1493 |
| First Appearance | Vast Continent Records! 86 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Above Seven-star, exact rank unknown | 759 | Gu Shaoshang judges it to be unquestionably above Seven-star, though he cannot yet determine whether it is Eight- or Nine-star. |
| Eight-star Great World | 983 | Reincarnators identify it as an Eight-star world; its lowest-level native cultivators are described as capable of shattering stars. |
| Peak below Nine-star | 1257 | The Myriad Heavens Mirror classifies it as being at the absolute peak below Nine-star; its special nature allows a single continent to rival an infinite multiverse. |
| Continuing expansion | 1493 | Its land expands without end at every moment; no later change to its formal classification is stated. |
History
| Era | Recorded events |
|---|---|
| Before recorded history | The Chaos, Archaic, and Ancient eras are largely lost to time. Surviving human records extend back roughly ten million years. 86 492 |
| Cang dominion | The Cang clan, described as powerful Ancient descendants, ruled more than half of the continent and continually expanded until its territory met that of the Human Race. 86 |
| War between Xi and the Cang | Human Emperor Xi initiated a continent-wide war against the Cang that reportedly lasted over one hundred thousand years. After the Cang defeat, their leader sacrificed himself and eighty-one adult clansmen, severed nearly half the continent, and fled with it. Xi seized a portion of Heaven’s authority during the aftermath. 86 730 |
| Archaic Era | The eight Human Emperors ruled during a million-year age in which the Human Race was honored above the myriad races and produced numerous powerful figures. 86 |
| Middle Ancient Era | The Human Race coexisted and exchanged martial arts with other races. Vast Continent martial arts were first established, and over a thousand Innate Divine Saints or Great Divine Ability Users were recorded before wars devastated the races. 86 492 |
| Near Ancient Era | The Old Demon became emperor, defeated the Three Human Sovereigns and great powers of other races, and established Demon Race supremacy. 492 |
| Post-severing expansion | The continent gradually filled the void left by the Cang Continent’s departure, producing new barren land and new races, including the Demon Race. 1052 |
| Human Race resurgence | The Human Emperor reclaimed the marquises’ destiny authority, the Human Race subdued the major races, and the Human Dao merged with the Heavenly Dao. 1619 1620 |
Cosmology and Geography
- The Vast Continent is genuinely endless rather than merely figuratively vast; it expands continuously and is bordered in all eight directions by the Endless Sea. 1493
- Despite countless battles by Great Divine Ability Users over immeasurable years, less than one percent of the continent is said to have been destroyed. 86
- Its ninety-nine heavens are each vaster than the universes Gu Shaoshang encountered in other worlds, while Chaos Heaven lies above them. 764 917
- The continent’s land and Ninth Heaven together are equivalent to countless great universes. 1257
- Even 800,000 years after the Middle Ancient Era, the myriad races occupied less than eighty percent of its territory due to its constant expansion. 1493
- The Human Race once occupied the continent’s center, but after the Cang Continent’s severance, the three human dynasties were displaced toward the eastern edge. 1052
Human Territories
- The Human Race was once listed among the top twenty powerful races and was divided into sixteen states across numerous regions. Great Yan was a southeastern minor state with a population of three hundred million. 86
- Divine Desolate, Imperial Wasteland, and Savage Wasteland formed the core regions of the Human Race; Divine Desolate housed the Human Emperor and the Human Race Ancestral Temple. 492
- After the three dynasties merged, the Divine Desolate Imperial Court centralized Human Race fortune around the Human Emperor City, Desolate Imperial City, and Divine Desolate City. 1506
World Will and Great Dao
The will of the Vast Continent permeates its sky, earth, mountains, rivers, and even individual grains of sand. Damage to land or space is treated as a conversion of matter: shattered terrain and broken space repair themselves without harming the continent’s origin. 597 730
At the Hunyuan level, Gu Shaoshang identifies the Vastness’ “Heavenly Dao” as an avatar of the Supreme Great Dao that encompasses the infinite Multiverse Sea. Unlike an ordinary universe’s Heavenly Dao, this Great Dao governs all worlds, beings, and Daos. 1257
- Self-restoration — Physical destruction and spatial collapse do not permanently damage the continent itself. 597
- Suppression of outsiders — Non-native cultivators are suppressed upon entry; the stronger the visitor, the greater the suppression. An existence at Hunyuan Wuji level would reportedly be reduced below the Innate realm if entering personally. 1498
- Barrier against traversal — Even powerful outsiders struggle to leave or enter freely. Chen Ang’s avatar was suppressed to Five-star, while ordinary Innate Divine Saints could not forcibly resist the World Will to traverse the heavens. 730
- Protection of the world origin — Even powerful beings capable of devastating other worlds are unable to damage the Vast Continent’s origin. 759
- Native destiny authority — The authority seized by Xi became the basis of Human Race destiny. Kings and marquises can use it to resist suppression and travel to other worlds. 730 1273
Cang Continent
The Cang Continent is the severed portion of the Vast Continent taken away by the Cang clan after its defeat by Xi. Its removal damaged the Vastness’ reincarnation and left a lasting connection to the Human Race’s destiny authority. 730 1258
- A vast shadow, smaller than the Vast Continent but larger than any world Gu Shaoshang had previously seen, was observed approaching it. 724
- Gu Shaoshang later senses that the Cang Continent is close to returning. 1257
- The anticipated arrival of the Cang Continent is treated as a major threat, with Wang Yuanshi warning that it possesses at least five Wuji Giants. 1619
- Meng Tian, Fusu, and Hei Fu eventually prepare the Cang Continent for war with the Vast Continent. 1634
Major Events
- Myriad Races Grand Competition — Established by the Old Demon and held every five thousand years to determine the influence of the myriad races. 372
- Human Race’s seizure of Heaven’s authority — Xi’s victory over the Cang enabled the Human Race to retain a portion of the continent’s Heavenly Dao authority as destiny and status. 730
- Human Dao’s ascension — The Human Race recovered its destiny authority, compelled the great races to recognize its supremacy, and merged the Human Dao with the Heavenly Dao; Wang Yuanshi became the Heavenly Emperor. 1620
- Nightmare Lord invasion — The Nightmare Lord’s avatar, formed from the thoughts of Vast Continent beings, invaded Chaos Heaven through the Infinite Nightmare World. Its attack enabled the Demon Emperor to attempt to destroy the continent. 1498 1499
- Epoch of No Saints — Following major conflicts and the approach of a great tribulation, Innate Divine Saints ceased descending upon the continent, beginning an era later known by this name. 1610