Great Xia

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Great Xia (大夏)
Species/Race	Human civilization / nation
Affiliation	Era Council; later recognized among the Dark Realm's Imperial Cities 398 462
Occupation/Role	Civilization-state, military power, and human stronghold spanning Blue Star and Dark Realm territories
Status	Active; established as an Imperial City with its own frontier armies and territorial system 462 519
First Appearance	Chapter 164

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
National crisis mobilization	165–166	Accepts Zhang Qing's warning of the Dark Realm invasion; establishes the top-secret Great Xia Crisis Response Group and redirects national development toward troops, fortified cities, and food reserves.
Mega-City Era and technological buildup	179, 243–244	Begins constructing super-large cities, restructures the technology sector, and launches the South Heaven Gate Plan around energy, food, space exploration, and controllable nuclear fusion.
Dark Realm military foothold	254, 285–286	Coordinates military entry into the Dark Realm, forms the Blood Dragon Army, and wins the Battle of Mountain City through Zhang Qing's Kinship Pseudo-Authority.
Authority-backed real-world deterrence	369–370	Brings Dark Realm power into reality; the Blood Dragon Army employs the Trample Authority to defeat foreign incursions and suppress external and internal threats.
Blue Star Fall survival and reconstruction	385, 393	Uses the South Heaven Gate Plan and Zhang Qing's Technology Authority in the defense of Blue Star; survives its settlement in the Dark Realm and begins rebuilding its ruined cities.
Closed-loop survival civilization	396, 462	Establishes Spark Perpetual Arrays and linked defenses; its dead can be recorded and revived through Zhang Qing's Spark and Flesh Authorities, making conventional attrition ineffective.
Imperial City recognition	462, 500	Imperial City envoys formally recognize Great Xia as an Imperial City and divide Authority zones with it; its limited high-end foundation is subsequently exposed amid political turmoil.
Frontier-army expansion	479, 519	Opens frontier-army slots and ultimately fields fifteen border army corps along the Star River, exceeding the usual twelve corps of most Imperial Cities.
Venerable-backed civilization	537, 539, 546	Great Xia's people and allied Highnesses make the sacrifices needed for Zhang Qing's advancement; Dragon Venerable emerges to protect Great Xia, and Zhang Qing later becomes a Venerable Lord.

Background / History

Great Xia initially faces growing international hostility while its leadership quietly prepares for a predicted Dark Realm invasion. After Zhang Qing accepts responsibility for the consequences should the warning prove false, Zhang Zhengguo orders the nation to proceed on the assumption that invasion is certain. The resulting policy is summarized as building troops, fortifying cities, and stockpiling grain. Zhang Zhengguo then creates the Crisis Response Group, with himself as leader, Zhang Qing as chief action adviser, and Li Wannian as coordinating deputy leader 165 166.

The Crisis Response Group transforms Great Xia's development strategy. The state begins building megacities, relocating population, concentrating industrial capacity, restructuring technology firms, and reducing foreign dependence. Li Wannian publicly unveils the South Heaven Gate Plan, which promises controllable nuclear fusion, energy agriculture, the Mega-City Era, and eventual expansion into space 179 243 244.

Great Xia's posture becomes increasingly isolationist before Dark Realm's public launch. It recalls overseas personnel, requires non-citizens to leave unless screened for citizenship, and uses White Emperor's maiden flight and victory over the Raptor to establish technological and military deterrence. Public confidence in the government grows sharply, driving Dark Realm helmet preorders beyond six hundred million 247 250 251.

Following Dark Realm's launch, Great Xia turns its population, civilian administration, Think Tank, and military into a coordinated expansion force. Its army establishes itself in An City, fields the Blood Dragon Army, captures surrounding human cities, and develops trade routes that exchange official grain for spirit medicine and ore. The state also begins cultivating high-realm martial artists and Sequence Users to ensure that official forces remain capable of maintaining public order 280 285 286 320 341.

When Dark Realm abilities become usable in reality, Great Xia openly demonstrates its new power. The Blood Dragon Army uses the Trample Authority against foreign forces, while its larger formations project power across Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Pacific. This display removes foreign pressure before Blue Star Fall, though it also establishes Great Xia as a dominant and feared force 369 370.

Blue Star Fall devastates Great Xia's cities but fails to destroy the civilization. Its people, soldiers, players, and leaders fight alongside Zhang Qing's authority-enhanced defenses. After Blue Star settles in the Dark Realm, Great Xia begins reconstructing infrastructure, treating casualties, reconnecting with the Dark Realm, and memorializing those erased by Ultimate Sublimation 385 393 396.

Government and Administration

Institution	Function	Known leadership
Era Council	Highest governing authority; Zhang Qing retains ultimate arbitration authority but normally does not manage daily affairs.	Zhang Qing 398
Civil Affairs Department	Oversees civil administration, including education and commerce.	Li Wannian 398
Technology Department	Manages technological development and industrial advancement.	—
Finance Department	Manages financial affairs.	—
Infrastructure Department	Oversees construction and infrastructure.	—
Martial Affairs Department	Oversees martial development and related institutions.	—
Military Department	Commands Great Xia's official armed forces and giant-city armies.	—
Razor	Enforcement organization tasked with preserving order and preventing corruption.	Guan Yutian 398
Think Tank	Collects intelligence, analyzes Dark Realm conditions, and supports military and Sequence planning.	Li Keming 275 320

Great Xia's twelve giant cities are each governed by a Guardian and protected by newly formed giant-city armies. Territories outside Blue Star are governed through a deliberately divided structure: a powerful individual or Sequence User, government officials, Razor, and military forces each hold part of local authority so that no single faction can establish independent rule 398.

Abilities & Resources

State Mobilization

Great Xia can rapidly redirect national industry, population, administration, and military resources toward a strategic objective.

• Constructed megacities across major economic regions while conducting population relocation 179 199.
• Reorganized technology companies, removed foreign capital, and placed armed police in key enterprises during the South Heaven Gate buildup 244.
• Distributed free Login Nutrient Pods and encouraged citizens to improve their Dark Realm strength before Blue Star Fall 372.
• Mobilized civilians, merchants, and major social groups for the final defense against Sky City 523.

Technology and South Heaven Gate Plan

Great Xia maintains an advanced technological base, strengthened by Zhang Qing's data, Mechanical Heart, and Authority of Technology.

• Developed controllable nuclear fusion, energy agriculture, and a miniaturized fusion energy engine 243 244.
• Operates the White Emperor advanced fighter, which reached Subspace Orbit and defeated the Raptor 250 251.
• Used bunkers, charged city walls, defensive cannons, directed-energy weapons, and other hidden systems during Blue Star Fall 385.
• Bypasses Sky City's technological blockade through Zhang Qing's Mechanical Heart during reconstruction 393.
• Founded a 100,000-person Star Array research institute to study Star Marks and martial-arts amplification 565.

Dark Realm Military System

Great Xia converts Dark Realm progression into organized military power rather than relying solely on individual combatants.

• Blood Dragon Army — Major army originally led by Li Liming; its vanguard became decisive in the Battle of Mountain City through Kinship and kill-based momentum 285 286.
• Dragon Scale Army — Elite army whose core lineage included nine Sequence Users; later becomes a true border army after Li Liming advances to Transcendent 333 470.
• Trample Authority formations — Blood Dragon Army units can receive delegated Trample Authority through Kata, Xi Fang, Zhou Chen, and Luo Hang 333 369.
• Border armies — Great Xia ultimately fields fifteen corps, including Blood Dragon, Dragon Scale, Star Ring, Dawn, Azure, Revival, Dragon Flame, Judgment, and others 519.

Spark Perpetual Arrays

Great Xia's homeland is protected by a revival system derived from Zhang Qing's Survival, Spark, and Flesh Authorities.

• A deceased person's consciousness can be recorded by Zhang Qing and revived in a Spark Perpetual Array 462.
• The system creates a closed survival loop: killing Great Xia citizens does not permanently reduce its population or fighting force 462.
• Spark Authority infrastructure and identity verification make Specter infiltration difficult; minor Specters are readily exposed 396.
• The Spark Giant Gate later serves as the site where Great Xia's dead are restored with their memories 603.

Military and Security

• Crisis Response Group — Top-secret body established to direct the initial national response to the Dark Realm threat 166.
• White Emperor — Advanced aircraft used to establish strategic deterrence and secure Great Xia's international position 250 251.
• Blood Dragon Army — Formed from Great Xia's Dark Realm forces; its soldiers can fight in both Dark Realm and reality after power transfer becomes possible 285 369.
• Dragon Scale Army — Core lineage army and one of Great Xia's strongest frontier formations 333 470.
• Judgment Border Army — Led by Guan Yutian; supports fronts and maintains order among migrants during the Star River migration 519.
• Razor — Internal enforcement force empowered to preserve order and punish collusion with Specters 398 470.
• Ring Star City Wall — Defensive wall constructed from smelted intelligent machines during Sky City's assault 521.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dark Realm Preparation

Great Xia is the institutional force that turns Zhang Qing's knowledge into national action. Its leaders accept extreme economic and diplomatic risk to prepare for an invasion that cannot yet be proven, placing the country on a path toward militarization, city construction, food security, and technological independence 165 166.

Mega-City Era

Great Xia publicly commits to the South Heaven Gate Plan and undertakes industrial restructuring on a national scale. Foreign pressure and domestic skepticism follow, but White Emperor's success gives the public a concrete reason to trust the state's direction 199 243 251.

Dark Realm Expansion

After commercial launch, Great Xia becomes a major human force in the Dark Realm. It creates city-based military formations, trains elite martial artists, organizes player logistics, and expands through An City, Mountain City, War City, and Qi City 254 285 286 341.

Blue Star Fall

Great Xia endures a civilization-level invasion by Ghouls, Specters, Transcendents, and Sky City forces. It activates its hidden technological arsenal, suffers severe destruction and casualties, and survives through collective defense, military sacrifice, and Zhang Qing's support 378 385 393.

Imperial City Era

After reconstruction, Great Xia establishes the Era Council, six departments, giant-city Guardians, Razor, and an external territorial system. It is diplomatically recognized as an Imperial City, though its rapid rise also creates internal tensions around hero worship, Sequence Users, outer-city power blocs, and frontier-army authority 398 462 467 479.

Sky City War and Migration

Sky City's Supreme Decree identifies Great Xia as a target for destruction, prompting a full-scale assault. Great Xia withdraws populations and forces toward its homeland, completes the migration of billions across the Star River, and builds a defensive line with fifteen border army corps 515 519 523.

Dragon Venerable and Venerable Lord Era

Great Xia's population collectively supports Zhang Qing's advancement by striking the Pendulum of Fate, while allied Highnesses sacrifice themselves to complete the required 540 rings. Dragon Venerable's emergence secures Great Xia's position, and Zhang Qing later returns as a Venerable Lord 537 539 546.

Relationships

• Zhang Qing / Azure Venerable / Dragon Venerable — Great Xia's chief protector, strategic architect, and ultimate arbiter; his Survival Authority is tied to the civilization, while his personal ambition repeatedly leads him to separate himself from daily governance 166 393 398 453.
• Li Wannian — Regent, later head of Civil Affairs and Chief Executor; manages Great Xia's day-to-day course, represents it in diplomacy, and repeatedly coordinates its crisis responses 165 166 398 462.
• Zhang Zhengguo — National leader who establishes the Crisis Response Group and repeatedly directs Great Xia's strategic course alongside Li Wannian 166 244 505.
• Guan Yutian — Head of Razor and commander associated with the Judgment Border Army; entrusted with internal order and later transferred to Sea World for enforcement duties 398 519 585.
• Li Liming — Blood Dragon Army commander and later Transcendent leader of the Dragon Scale Army; a key military pillar in Great Xia's expansion and frontier defense 285 286 470 512.
• Zhao Huanhuan — Azure Guild leader and later Sole Highness; her role becomes politically symbolic during the period when Li Wannian and Zhang Zhengguo reunify Great Xia's leadership 500 505.
• The Eleven Imperial Cities — Initially diplomatic partners and later formal recognizers of Great Xia's Imperial City status; they also provide reinforcements against Sky City 462 509 523.
• Sky City — Existential enemy whose Mechanical Authority is weakened within Great Xia's territory and whose Supreme Decree demands Great Xia's destruction 520 521.