Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Demon Race |
| Original Name | 妖 |
| Alias(es) | Demons; Great Wilderness Demon Race |
| Species/Race | Intelligent Void Realm race |
| Affiliation | Demon World (historical and later resettlement destination); Great Wilderness in the Human World (former homeland); Chen Yi's forces in the Real Realm |
| Status | Extant; the remaining Demon Race in the Human World departed for the Demon World, and Hu Tiangong later rallied the surviving clansmen to follow Chen Yi into the Real Realm. The race also has surviving members native to or scattered throughout the Real Realm. 303 470 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 35 35 |
Characteristics
Physiology
The Demon Race are intelligent beings rather than Exotic Beasts, though their habits resemble those of wild animals and they can organize collectively under powerful leaders 35.
- They generally possess physiques far stronger than humans of the same realm; Demon Race Body Refining is regarded as their greatest specialty. 122 205
- Their natural toughness and vitality allow high-level demons to survive injuries that would be fatal to humans. The Four Great Demon Ancestors remained alive after being pierced through by Chen Yi, though their combat ability was badly reduced. 158
- They commonly live in caves, trees, or water. Their stone-built “cities” are primarily used as palaces for sacrifices and other solemn occasions rather than ordinary housing. 120
- Demon Race members can speak human language, and some can assume humanoid or hybrid forms. They also possess their own native language, which remained in use among Demon World survivors. 35 120 204
- Their reproductive capacity is poor: producing a single egg can take more than a century, and the egg may not hatch. 148
- During outbreaks of certain forbidden zones, only Demon Race members at the Martial King Realm or above can endure the encroaching darkness unaided. 205
- Like other non-human intelligent Void Realm races, Demon Race members do not naturally possess human Special physiques. Their inherited bloodlines are a distinct racial mechanism rather than a form of Special physique. 244
- The Demon Race, Human Race, Dragon Person Race, and Dragon Scale Horse Race are classified within the broader Humanoid Race grouping. 401
Cultivation and Bloodlines
All Demon Race members can cultivate and do not possess Root Bone. Their advancement is generally slow, relying on long lifespans and sustained cultivation rather than innate cultivation speed. 72
The absence of an active Dao Protector severely weakens the race's fortune and adversely affects the cultivation of its members. This condition persisted while the Qilin Dao Protector remained imprisoned and unable to appoint a successor. 125
| Trait | Details |
|---|---|
| Bloodline | Determines combat potential. A purer bloodline does not necessarily accelerate cultivation, but it produces greater battle strength and can preserve ancestral memories. 72 261 |
| Bloodline purity | Most demons have bloodline purity below 1%; the Four Great Demon Ancestors possess approximately 20%. 153 |
| Transformation | Demons whose bloodline purity reaches a sufficient threshold can switch between beast and human forms. 153 |
| Bloodline berserk state | High-bloodline demons can enter a berserk state in battle to become stronger. 153 |
| Natural Respiration | A documented Demon Race racial talent. When copied by Chen Yi, it increased his available talent/Entry capacity. 232 |
Power Progression
| Period / Event | Development |
|---|---|
| Demon World's height | The Demon Emperor was a World Master and could employ five Great Dao Immortal Artifacts to open a passage between worlds and dispatch a Demon Race army to the Human World. 117 122 |
| Post-World War decline | The destruction and delisting of the Demon World scattered its surviving clansmen across other worlds and left the race without an active Dao Protector, diminishing its collective fortune. 117 125 |
| Great Wilderness resurgence | The Four Great Demon Ancestors emerged as the race's foremost Human World combatants. Their pure bloodlines allowed them to briefly wield strength beyond the peak of the Martial Saint Realm. 148 153 |
| Human World alliance | Following the Cangqiong Ridge ceasefire, the Great Wilderness Demon Race joined the Human World Allied Forces against the Dragon Person Race. 159 267 |
| Demon World exodus | After the Dragon Person war, Hu Tiangong led the remaining Human World demons away to seek a new homeland and rebuild their people. 303 |
| Real Realm revival | Chen Yi freed the Qilin Beast and offered Hu Tiangong's surviving clansmen a renewed future in the Real Realm; both leaders accepted and the Demon Race again gained a cause for which to fight. 470 |
| Dao Protector restoration | The Qilin Beast confirmed that it remains the Dao Protector of the Demon Race rather than solely of the destroyed Demon World. Its racial authority, including the cultivation benefits associated with a Dao Protector, continues to function in the Real Realm. 470 |
Leadership and Ranks
| Position / Group | Known details |
|---|---|
| Demon Emperor | Former ruler and a World Master capable of opening a gate between worlds with five Great Dao Immortal Artifacts and sending a Demon Race army to the Human World. 117 122 |
| Dao Protector | The Demon Race's spiritual guardian: a race born from a world's fortune and an external manifestation of its will. The Qilin Dao Protector was imprisoned by the Dragon Person Race, preventing normal succession; the Qilin Soul later spent its remaining power to open Chen Yi's path to the Human World, while Chen Yi subsequently freed the Qilin Beast identified as the Demon Race's Dao Protector. Its authority remains effective in the Real Realm despite the Demon World's destruction. 125 158 470 |
| Four Great Demon Ancestors | Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. They possess the race's purest known bloodlines and Martial Saint-level strength. 148 153 261 |
| Ten Great Demon Sages | High-level Demon Race combatants serving beneath the Demon Ancestors during the Cangqiong Ridge war. 148 |
| Hundred Great Demon Kings | Major Demon Race elites present during the war against the Five Domains. 148 |
| Demon Kings | Powerful demon leaders such as the Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey, Golden-Eyed Bull-Horn King, Silver-Scaled Pangolin King, and Morning Poison Flood Dragon King. 150 151 |
History
Thirty thousand years before the main conflict, the Human Race and Demon Race fought a World War so destructive that both sides lost much of their inheritance. The Demon World ultimately suffered the greater loss, being destroyed and delisted from the Void Realm, while surviving demons became scattered drifters across other worlds. 117 154 198
The Lord of the Dragon Person World later revealed that the Dragon Person Race had originally served as the Human Emperor Palace's loyal vassals. After the Human Emperor's death, the Dragon Person Hall was tasked with eliminating the Demon Race's remaining forces and ensuring the wider World War continued. 467
The Demon Emperor eventually used five Great Dao Immortal Artifacts to open a passage from the Demon World and send a Demon Race army into the Human World. The Demon Race later established itself in the Great Wilderness, which Azure Dragon regarded as their “second home.” 117 155
The Dragon Person Race devastated the Demon Race and imprisoned its Dao Protector beneath an ancient Demon Race city. The Qilin Soul retained a hatred spanning thirty thousand years and used his last strength to help Chen Yi return to the Human World. 123 125
After fighting alongside the Human Race against the Dragon Person invasion, Hu Tiangong concluded that lasting coexistence in the Human World could not be guaranteed. He therefore led the remaining Human World demons through a passage opened by Chen Yi, leaving the Great Wilderness to the Human Race and seeking a place where the Demon Race could rebuild. 303
Chen Yi later encountered Hu Tiangong and surviving Demon Race members in the Demon World, freed the Qilin Beast, and persuaded both leaders to enter the Real Realm with him. The Qilin Beast further confirmed that the destruction of the Demon World did not end its status as the Demon Race's Dao Protector, as Demon Race members remain throughout the Real Realm. 470
Human Race Relations
The Human Race and Demon Race were ancestral enemies, but they previously maintained a non-aggression pact. Martial King Realm and higher experts from both sides were barred from killing the other race or launching large-scale invasions; conflicts below that level, including human demon-hunting and demons consuming humans for cultivation, were left to individual survival. 59
Five years before the large-scale war, the Demon Race broke the agreement. A Demon Monkey Great Vanguard led one hundred thousand demons from the Great Wilderness, followed by a million-strong elite force commanded by the Four Great Demon Ancestors and Azure Dragon. 59
Azure Dragon cited the Egg-Swapping Incident as the immediate cause of the war, accusing humans of attempting to sever the Demon Race's descendants. 154
Human martial artists had stolen Demon Race eggs and replaced them with similar-looking Exotic Beast eggs, which Demon Race members could not hatch. The scheme exploited the race's already poor reproductive capacity to sustain production of Demon Origin Pills; nearly half of the Five Domains' factions were implicated, though many participants were unaware of the full scheme. 154
The Demon Origin Pill formula was ultimately identified as a Dragon Person Race plant intended to instigate a war between humans and demons. 186
At Cangqiong Ridge, the Demon Race's forces included the Four Demon Ancestors, Ten Great Demon Sages, and Hundred Great Demon Kings. Although individually stronger than human martial artists of equal realm, they were outnumbered by the Five Domains' forces. 148 151
Chen Yi defeated the Four Great Demon Ancestors and returned captured Demon Kings, then disclosed the Dao Protector's sacrifice and the Dragon Person Race threat. This led to a ceasefire and an alliance between the Five Domains and the Great Wilderness Demon Race against the Dragon Person Race. 158 159
The alliance endured through the Dragon Person invasion, with the Demon Race fighting alongside the Human World Allied Forces. After the war, however, Hu Tiangong withdrew his people from the Human World to prevent a future renewal of racial conflict. 267 303
Dragon Person Race Relations
The Dragon Person Race is the Demon Race's most deeply hated enemy. It destroyed the Demon Race's homeland, imprisoned its Dao Protector, and manipulated conflict between demons and humans to weaken both races. 123 159 186
- Dragon Person Race — historical destroyers of the Demon Race and occupiers of the ruined Demon World; their past atrocities remain central to Demon Race hostility. The Dragon Person Hall was later revealed to have been charged by the Human Emperor Palace with eliminating the Demon Race's remaining forces. 120 123 467
- Human World Allied Forces — allies following the ceasefire, united against the Dragon Person invasion. 159 267
- Chen Yi — brokered the ceasefire, revealed the Dao Protector's fate, and became sworn brothers with Azure Dragon. He later assisted the Demon Race's departure from the Human World and recruited Hu Tiangong and the Qilin Beast into the Real Realm. 158 159 303 470
Notable Members
- Azure Dragon — One of the Four Great Demon Ancestors; led the Demon Race's assault on the Five Domains and later agreed to cooperate against the Dragon Person Race. 155 159
- Vermilion Bird — One of the Four Great Demon Ancestors; parent of Hongluan and a keeper of Demon Race Body Refining methods. 205 261
- White Tiger — One of the Four Great Demon Ancestors, recognized Hu Tiangong through inherited bloodline memories. 261
- Black Tortoise — One of the Four Great Demon Ancestors, recognized Hu Tiangong through inherited bloodline memories. 261
- Qilin Soul / Qilin Beast — The Demon Race Dao Protector who was imprisoned by the Dragon Person Race. The Qilin Soul sacrificed its remaining power to open Chen Yi's path back to the Human World, and Chen Yi later freed the Qilin Beast and gained its support for the Demon Race's renewed future. Its authority as the race's Dao Protector persists in the Real Realm. 125 470
- Hu Tiangong — Son of the Demon Emperor and an ancient figure remembered by the Four Great Demon Ancestors. He led the Demon Race's departure from the Human World and later rallied surviving clansmen to follow Chen Yi into the Real Realm. 122 261 303 470
- Hongluan — Vermilion Bird's youngest daughter; a half-human, half-bird Demon Race member who was rescued by Chen Yi and later departed the Human World with her people. 204 303
- Four-Eyed Spirit Monkey — A Demon King with an innate immortal body; was repeatedly sealed within the Demon Refining Pot before Chen Yi sent him toward the Real Realm through the Ascension Path. 150 233 336