Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Ideology
- 6Hierarchy
- 7Capabilities & Warfare
- 7.1Demonic Gene Conversion
- 7.2Resurrection Through Dark Information
- 7.3Wormhole Warfare
- 7.4Specialized Weapons
- 7.5Demon Nests
- 8Major Conflicts
- 8.1War with the Angels
- 8.2Conflict with the Pan-Human Federation
- 8.3Invasion of Lieyang
- 9Key Figures and Factions
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Demons |
| Original Name | 恶魔 |
| Alias(es) | Demon Legion; Demon Civilization |
| Species/Race | Demon race |
| Affiliation | Demon civilization, led by Queen Morgana |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | A demonic claw-shaped starship enters the Solar System 69 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Post-war decline | 70 | Following the Fourth Angel-Demon War, the demons are weakened; Morgana has not yet attained a Fourth Generation Divine Body. |
| Reconstituted legion | 107 | Morgana has reached the fourth generation and commands newly established legions containing numerous high-level demons and elites such as Da Bolun and Suo Dun. |
| Universal expansion | 174 | Demonic genes and the doctrine of “degenerate freedom” are spread across life planets; the legion operates throughout the universe outside God-level civilization territories. |
| Mass-force warfare | 220 239 | The demons field immense numbers of converted troops, upgraded armor and weapons, warships, and true demon warriors capable of overwhelming angel and Alliance forces. |
| Specialized demon development | 308 | Genetic breakthroughs strengthen transformed demons and produce specialized types, including Body Mutation Demons, Civilization Plague Demons, and Self-Destruct Annihilation Demons. |
| Biological armory deployment | 310 315 | Demon nests consume materials, genes, and living beings to manufacture new demon types and biological weapons; at least 3,147 demon types are recorded. |
Background
The demons are an ancient interstellar force that advocates freedom through the abandonment of restraint, moral order, and social norms. They have historically possessed considerable influence and supporting civilizations, but their ideological conflict with the angels led to repeated suppression and destruction. Despite this, the demons repeatedly recovered and returned as one of the few forces capable of directly opposing the Angel Civilization. 70
Morgana—formerly the angel Liang Bing—rules as Demon Queen. Her return to activity brings demons into the Solar System, where she claims an Earth exploration ship and its crew as her property. She subsequently converts humans, including Wang Xudong and others, into demons. 70 75
After angelic suppression weakens, the demon civilization expands across the known universe. It conquers life planets, spreads demonic genes, forcibly converts populations, and strips conquered civilizations of protection or autonomy. Its expansion eventually occupies nearly half of Morgana’s displayed star map. 174 207
Appearance
Demons have no single fixed appearance. Converted demons and native demons vary widely in size, coloration, physiology, equipment, and combat role.
- Many common demons possess grayish-black or bluish-gray skin, fangs, fleshy wings, and visibly ferocious features. 80 209
- Native demons may possess distinctly nonhuman traits, such as red skin, curved horns, and the ability to project fire. 91
- Higher-ranking combat demons commonly wear specialized armor and carry weapons such as curved blades, tridents, halberds, axes, or dark-matter weapons. 192 220 296
- New demon strains include gaunt Blade Demons with keratinized antennae, blade-like fingers, sharp teeth, and red eyes. 310
- Nest-produced demons can inherit traits from consumed materials, genes, and corpses. 310 311
Ideology
Demons frame their doctrine as liberation: individuals are encouraged to obey their impulses, discard restraint, embrace degeneration, and revere Morgana. 174
In practice, demonic rule permits and encourages slaughter, torture, cannibalism, and the exploitation of weaker beings. Wang Xudong, an Earth-born mid-level demon, is horrified by the conduct of demon forces on conquered worlds and rejects it as morally wrong even while serving within their ranks. 174
“Unleash your nature!” 174
Hierarchy
| Rank | Description |
|---|---|
| Cannon fodder demons | Basic converts who have accepted demonic transformation; they are not considered true demon warriors. 174 |
| Low-level demon warriors | The lowest recognized warrior tier. They can serve as combat troops and are vulnerable to sufficiently advanced armor and weapons. 174 191 |
| Mid-level demon warriors | Stronger demons with authority over lesser ranks; Wang Xudong is one after Morgana personally converts him. 174 |
| High-level demon warriors | Elite combatants who command lower ranks and can lead planetary invasions or fleet operations. A high-level demon is compared to a Third Generation Super Soldier. 174 284 |
| Gods / Chess Players | Beings beyond the normal warrior hierarchy. Atuo is identified as a god and a Chess Player due to his power and status. 174 |
Capabilities & Warfare
Demonic Gene Conversion
Demons can spread demonic genes among local populations, creating new followers and replenishing their forces.
- Basic conversion requires an individual to abandon restraints, accept demonic freedom, and revere Morgana. 174
- Individuals with exceptional willpower or intelligence may be elevated into stronger demon ranks. 174
- Conversion is frequently coercive; one demon operation transforms 1,240 people into low-level demons and four into mid-level demons on a single occupied planet. 284
- Morgana advances gene-virus technology to infiltrate enemy societies with hidden demons. 312
Resurrection Through Dark Information
Demons can preserve dark information and restore fallen members when suitable bodies and resources are available.
- Resurrected demons experience a period of weakness, but their numbers allow continuous rotation of forces. 221
- Angels can counter resurrection by sealing, altering, splitting, or otherwise disrupting dark information. 221
- Han Fei seals the dark information of many demons killed around Mars, preventing Morgana from reviving them; only Atuo returns because he deliberately leaves incomplete information behind. 248
Wormhole Warfare
Demon forces employ wormhole technology for mobility, infiltration, and surprise attacks.
- Morgana can use space-time methods and the Wings of the Demon to bypass fleet barriers that would normally block micro-wormhole transport. 192
- Demon forces break through the Alliance’s wormhole blockade to invade Lieyang. 301
- Wormholes allow the demons to reposition forces quickly and limit the effectiveness of Han Fei’s large-scale black-hole attacks. 308
Specialized Weapons
Demon equipment improves substantially as their conquered resources and industrial capacity grow.
- Enhanced demons use upgraded armor and weapons that can allow a mid-tier warrior to contend with veteran angels. 220
- High-level demons and mid-level armored forces can bypass conventional fleet defenses and destroy warships from within. 192 239
- The Dark Matter Blade was developed specifically against Han Fei’s modified corps leaders; it annihilates a portion of the target’s genes. 296
Demon Nests
Demon nests are biological manufacturing structures deployed within enemy territory.
- A nest is a massive purplish-black flesh structure that consumes steel, soil, wave steel, genes, and living bodies. 310 312
- Nests create demons tailored to their environment and available material. 310
- Blade Demons can survive in vacuum, fly, hunt in packs, and consume corpses to evolve. 311
- The Nest uses Caesar’s corpse to produce a stronger armored demon after another Blade Demon consumes his heart. 311
- Mechanical Angels and Female Angels conduct Judgment missions to locate and destroy nests before they can proliferate. 315
Major Conflicts
War with the Angels
The Angel Civilization is the demons’ oldest and most persistent enemy. Their conflict has lasted tens of thousands of years and centers on incompatible ideologies: angelic order and justice against demonic freedom and degeneration. 70 107
After Kaisha’s fall, Angel King Yan rallies allied civilizations to attack the rapidly expanding demons. The resulting war in the Ares Galaxy pits millions of angels against forces that eventually number in the billions, most of them converted demons. 219 220
Demon strategy relies on overwhelming numbers, attrition, repeated resurrection, attacks on angel logistics, and simultaneous pressure on multiple fronts. Morgana commands much of the conflict remotely to avoid direct confrontation with Hexi. 221 223
Conflict with the Pan-Human Federation
Morgana views Han Fei as an ambitious and irreconcilable rival. She sends allied forces to probe Earth’s strength and later directs major assaults against Pan-Human Federation territory. 207 292
Atuo leads a force of roughly one million demons and allied warships against the Dawnlight Fleet. Although the demon army inflicts severe losses, Han Fei traps it with a black hole, absorbs most of the force, and eliminates the remaining demons on Mars. 239 246 247
The Federation later begins retaliatory strikes against demon resource worlds and weapon-production planets, using Dark Information Sealing Devices to deny the demons their resurrection advantage. 296
Invasion of Lieyang
Demons led by Suo Dun and Axin breach Lieyang’s wormhole blockade and massacre Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. Suo Dun kills Tiger Fiend Guardian Yuan Li, while Axin severely injures Crimson Phoenix Guardian Wu Zhao. 301
Key Figures and Factions
- Morgana / Liang Bing — Demon Queen and supreme leader; directs expansion, genetic conversion, resurrection efforts, and demon technological development. 70 174 315
- Atuo — Morgana’s fiercely loyal commander; a god-tier combatant who leads major demon offensives and later receives a gravity-type Void Engine from Karl. 174 239 308
- Da Bolun — Third Generation Super Soldier and demon commander; leads vanguard forces before being decisively repelled by Han Fei. 276
- Suo Dun — Elite demon combatant with a peak beast body; participates in the invasion of Lieyang and kills Yuan Li. 301
- Axin — Demon technical expert; develops new Demon Virus variants and weapons such as the Dark Matter Blade. 297 296
- Angels — Ancient enemies who repeatedly suppressed the demons and later form the core of the Justice Alliance’s war effort. 70 219
- Justice Alliance — Coalition opposing demon expansion; conducts systematic extermination and nest-destruction operations. 281 315