Human Race

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Human Race (人族)
Species/Race	Human
Affiliation	Numerous independent human states, sects, armies, communities, and resistance organizations across the Human World and Real Realm, including the Human Race Revitalization Society 133 367 600
Status	Extant; historically diminished, but active resistance movements, human-controlled territories, protected cultivation communities, and covert settlement projects have re-emerged 323 499 520 621
First Appearance	Chapter 34 (first explicit reference) 34

Power Progression

Era	Racial standing and development
Heavenly Emperor Era	The Human Race stood above the myriad races, produced successive Heavenly Emperors, and governed much of the universe while confronting Contamination 528 562
Ancient Era	The Human World was one of the Void Realm's strongest worlds and served as a center for interworld exchange and knowledge from the Real Realm 198 466
Thirty-thousand-year decline	The World War with the Demon World severed human inheritances; subsequent covert suppression by Blood Moon and the Desolate Ancient Remnant People prevented a rapid recovery 198 323
Dragon Person War	Human forces and allied Demon Race forces resisted the Dragon Person Sixth Expeditionary Army. In a simulated outcome, the expeditionary army was annihilated and the Human World was restored 275 301
Real Realm resurgence	The Fortune Star Righteous Army developed from escaped miners into a mass human resistance force, while human communities reclaimed territory in the Feathering Star System 355 483 496
Blaze Star recovery	Human administrators, sects, and the Kindling Society gained space to govern and cultivate under policies that weakened longstanding restrictions on the Human Race 507 514 520
Revitalization Society formation	Human World ascenders, Real Realm resistance members, and allied human powers formed the Human Race Revitalization Society to organize a wider campaign for humanity's recovery 600
Mysterious Maiden Star System expansion	In a later simulated campaign, the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom conquered two Second-Class Stars and five Third-Class Stars. The dispersal of Alien Race garrisons reduced local pressure on human communities throughout the system 603
Holy Wing Star foothold	The Revitalization Society Expeditionary Army entered the Holy Wing Star conflict under the cover of a Human-led mercenary force. Following the Wing Ancestor Kingdom's establishment, millions of humans covertly settled there and gradually gained a secure environment for ordinary life and cultivation 613 620 621

History

Heavenly Emperor Era and Great Uprising

During the Heavenly Emperor Era, the Human Race was the universe's dominant race. Human Heavenly Emperors and the Immortal Court defended the myriad races against Contamination, while human powers either governed subordinate races or allowed independent Alien Race powers to develop on their own 528.

Ancient records state that only the Human Race can produce Heavenly Emperors. The Human Race is known to have produced twenty-four Heavenly Emperors, with the first, the Ancestor Emperor, possibly being the ancient “King” who created Divine Patterns, the Martial Scripture, and the Void Thoroughfare before leading survivors of Earth's cultivation civilization into space 528 562.

The Human Race's former supremacy ended during the Alien Race Great Uprising. Resentful Alien Race powers, believing Human Heavenly Emperors had suppressed their destiny, coordinated a universe-wide assault while the Immortal Court was occupied containing Contamination. Internal human divisions and defections further weakened resistance; the Immortal Court was destroyed, and the Radiant Heavenly Emperor sacrificed his life to suppress Contamination after killing hundreds of Alien Race Immortal Emperors 528.

After seizing power, Alien Race factions continued suppressing humans in order to prevent the emergence of another Heavenly Emperor. This historical legacy underlies the widespread discrimination, cultivation restrictions, and targeting of exceptional human talents in the modern Real Realm 528 529.

Ancient Era and decline

The Human World was once among the strongest worlds in the Void Realm. Human society was open to other races, maintained passages to other worlds, hosted assemblies of myriad races, and possessed extensive knowledge of the Real Realm through the Human Emperor Palace 198 466.

Thirty thousand years ago, the Human Race fought a World War against the Demon World. Its inheritance was severed, much ancient history was lost, and the Human World withdrew from its formerly open posture by closing external passages 198. The collapse of the Human Emperor Palace left the race vulnerable to the Blood Moon Organization, which began covertly curbing the growth of Human Race geniuses 323.

Later testimony from the Dragon Person World identifies the Dragon Person Hall as a former loyal vassal of the Human Emperor Palace. According to the Dragon Person World Lord, the Human Emperor tasked it with eliminating the Demon Race's remnants and ensuring that the World War continued after the Human Emperor's death 467.

The Desolate Ancient Remnant People claim descent from Desolate Soldiers appointed by the Human Ancestor to guard the Ascension Path. However, they later monopolized the path, prevented outsiders from ascending, and were condemned by Hua Wuyan as having betrayed humanity's interests 329.

The post-war Human World was guarded by a succession of Human Dao Protectors:

• Shen Yang — first Dao Protector after the Ancient Era; used the Human Emperor Palace's resources and the Eighteen Dao Paths to protect talented humans from Blood Moon 198 323.
• Li Wentian — Shen Yang's successor; ancestor of Dagan's Li Imperial Clan 198.
• Dongfang Xiaoyao — founder of Xiaoyao Holy Land 198.
• Great Demon — later Dao Protector who preserved the Sun Moon Tower during his lifetime 198 301.
• Hua Wuyan — later Human Race Dao Protector 198 220.

Dragon Person War

The Dragon Person Race manipulated conflict between the Human Race and Demon Race while preparing to invade the Human World. Once this was exposed, the Five Domains and Great Wilderness Demon Race agreed to cooperate against the external threat 159.

The Human World Allied Forces assembled at Cangqiong Ridge under the Empress of the Five Domains and the Sword Master. They defended the ridge with the Immortal Formation: Line of Heaven, a no-fly formation intended to negate the Dragon Person Race's aerial advantage 275 276.

The Dragon Person invasion depended on a planar rift stabilized by an unknown human. Because the expeditionary force and its supplies could only cross in batches, the Dragon Person Sixth Expeditionary Army required roughly forty years to complete its transfer into the Human World 287.

During the war, the awakening of Spiritual Artifacts caused Dragon Person war machines to rebel, greatly disrupting the invading army 282 283. The Sword Master ultimately died from the backlash of using a Divine Ability against the Dragon Person forces, but his sacrifice rallied the Allied Forces to continue fighting 293 294.

In one simulated outcome, the Human World Allied Forces defeated the Dragon Person Sixth Expeditionary Army; Chen Yi then repaired wartime devastation and altered the Human World's coordinates to make future invasions more difficult 301. The Demon Race, which had suffered immense losses fighting alongside humans, subsequently departed the Human World to seek a new homeland, leaving the Great Wilderness to the Human Race 303.

The coordinate alteration did not permanently isolate the Human World. Angel Race visitors later located it through difficult detours, and later records suggest that its coordinates were changed back by an unknown party 306 308.

The Real Realm diaspora

In the Real Realm, the Human Race is broadly treated as the lowest-status intelligent race despite being highly populous. Their treatment differs by planet, but slavery, forced labor, cultural suppression, and restrictions on cultivation are recurring conditions 349 367 380.

Region	Human Race condition
Fortune Star	The Winged God Sect branded humans as sinners and forced them into mining labor under the pretext of “atonement.” Human miners later formed the Righteous Army and launched a planetwide uprising against Winged God Sect rule. 350 355 474
Blaze Star	Human sects survive as weak vassals of larger Alien Race factions; Firewood Sect is regarded as the largest human force in its region. Later, humans were employed as local administrators and received greater cultivation support as the Heavenly Sha Alliance consolidated the planet. 367 376 507 514
Vermilion Purple Star	Human factions possess comparatively greater standing, and humans can work in public institutions, though the Kindling Society remains outlawed. The Ji Family and Jiang Family are major surviving Human Race powers with inheritances dating to the Ancient Era. 404 408
Feathering Star System	In a later simulated campaign, the Righteous Army seized Fortune, Longevity, and Prosperity Stars and secured half of Spirit Micro Star for the Human Race. The fall of the Winged God Sect allowed humans to reclaim part of Spirit Micro Star, though their rebuilding remained dependent on Alien Race technology and expertise. 496 499
Mysterious Maiden Star System	Following the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom's expansion, the destruction of local Alien Race tyrants and dispersal of the kingdom's armies eased pressure on Human Race communities, particularly on Blaze Star. 603
Holy Wing Star	Human forces initially entered as nominal mercenaries supporting the Wing Ancestor Sect. After the Wing Ancestor Kingdom was founded, those forces secretly settled across the planet, joined by further human cultivators. Over time, humans gained the ability to live, cultivate, and pursue their ideals without being collectively treated as inherently guilty. 613 620 621
Kindling Society bases	Hidden bases across the Real Realm shelter human geniuses and ordinary civilians alike. These communities are largely self-sufficient, use local currency systems, and operate without a permanent ruling class. 527
Earth	Earth contains a human population whose origins may lie in descendants of those left behind by the Ancestor Emperor's ancient exodus, or in a later independent evolution of humanity. Its recent Immortal Qi resurgence originated from residual Qi within previously sealed Origin Regions. 562

Human Race Revitalization

The Human Race Revitalization Society was founded by Human World ascenders and allied human powers to coordinate the long-term revival of the Human Race. Chen Yi, acting under the identity Chen Dong, was unanimously elected its first president 600.

The society gathered and cultivated human experts on First-Class Stars near Blaze Star in preparation for a wider struggle. After nearly fifty years of preparation, all participating Human Race cultivators had reached at least the Desolate Realm, while approximately thirty percent of those who had already reached that realm advanced into the Heaven-Reaching Realm 605.

In the 227th year of the relevant simulation, the Revitalization Society Expeditionary Army formally entered the Holy Wing Star war. Six million troops arrived at Walong City Star Harbor to reinforce the Wing Ancestor Sect against Proud Wing Kingdom 613.

The Human Race's settlement on Holy Wing Star remained deliberately covert after the war. By combining concealed migration, abandoned settlements, political propaganda, and Sotuofeiren's advocacy of racial coexistence, the Revitalization Society established the first enduring land of relative peace for the Human Race in the Real Realm 620 621.

Racial Traits

Supreme Mandate of Heaven

The Human Race's native racial talent gives each newborn a chance to randomly manifest a Special Physique or special cultivation talent. The strength of these manifestations has no stated upper limit 244.

• Human Special Physiques are random rather than hereditary.
• A great prodigy's child may be ordinary, while an unremarkable parent may produce an exceptional genius.
• This differs from bloodline inheritances, which are passed down through generations.
• The Dragon Person Race retained the Three-Headed Race's Wise Venerable for research after he manifested a Special Physique identified as a Human Race talent 244.
• The Human Race's unpredictable production of exceptional talents is a major reason Alien Race powers continue to fear, monitor, and suppress human cultivation 511 528.

Heavenly Emperor potential

Only the Human Race is known to have produced Heavenly Emperors. Neither the Human Race nor Alien Races fully understand the reason, but the inability of Alien Races to attain that realm became a central justification for the Great Uprising and the subsequent suppression of humanity 528.

Human Heavenly Emperors historically bore primary responsibility for suppressing Contamination. The Radiant Heavenly Emperor's final sacrifice prevented Contamination from overrunning the universe despite the collapse of the Immortal Court 528.

Records of the Heavenly Emperor's Method of Rebirth describe a “Fated One” connected to a Heavenly Emperor's return. Adou was identified as such a Fated One, while Chen Yue and Ji Wuqing possess souls potentially connected to the Female Heavenly Emperor's reincarnation 515 437.

Language and cultural legacy

Human language remains widely understood in the Real Realm, including by translation Spiritual Artifacts used by visiting Angel Race members 306. This widespread linguistic influence is regarded as evidence that the Human Race once held an overlord position in the wider world 349.

Human culture has also been deliberately suppressed:

• Human cultural books found in Duobao Tonglao's possession were stamped as banned by the Holy Dragon Society 384.
• Human communities rebuilding in the Feathering Star System face a severed culture, collapsed social systems, and technological dependence on Alien Races 496.
• The Human Emperor Palace formerly transmitted information from the Real Realm to the Human World, giving the Human World access to extensive knowledge unavailable to most other Void Realm worlds 466.
• On Holy Wing Star, the Wing Ancestor Kingdom's propaganda has begun challenging inherited anti-human prejudice by publicly crediting Human Race mercenaries with helping overthrow the former royal regime 620 621.

Population

Humans are among the most populous races on Fortune Star and Blaze Star because they face fewer reproductive restrictions than other intelligent races 367.

• This large population has made humans a major source of labor for Alien Race powers.
• It has also provided the foundation for mass resistance movements, including the Fortune Star Righteous Army 355 356.
• Humans can produce a new generation roughly every twenty years, while the Dragon Person Race may require approximately two hundred years for a generation, giving humanity a major long-term demographic advantage where cultivation restrictions are relaxed 519.
• The large human population increases the likelihood of new Special Physiques and exceptional talents appearing over time 511.
• Alien Race powers have deliberately restricted human education, land ownership, city access, and cultivation opportunities, creating the false appearance that humans are naturally weak or incapable 613.

Organizations and Forces

• Human Emperor Palace — ancient Human Race institution that enabled communication with the Real Realm and supported the Human World's former central position among the Ten Thousand Worlds 323 466.
• Human Dao Protectors — guardians selected to protect the Human World across successive eras 198.
• Human World Allied Forces — wartime coalition of Five Domains Martial Artists, major human powers, and allied Demon Race forces formed against the Dragon Person Expeditionary Army 275 276.
• Righteous Army — Human Race uprising force on Fortune Star that grew from escaped miners into a planetwide resistance movement. It later reached thirty thousand members and began equipping its best-trained troops with standardized Dharma Artifacts and Spirit Treasures 355 483.
• Kindling Society — clandestine Human Race organization devoted to locating, protecting, and cultivating outstanding humans until an opportunity for resurgence arrives 506.
• Different Fire Society — Blaze Star organization formed when local human forces severed ties with the Kindling Society and adopted a new name while supporting human administration in conquered territories 507.
• Firewood Sect — impoverished but influential Human Race sect on Blaze Star; its humane administration later attracted widespread human migration 376 391.
• Ji Family and Jiang Family — major Human Race clans on Vermilion Purple Star whose Ancient Era inheritances remain unbroken. The Ji Family controls an ancestral territory of more than one hundred human-populated cities 408.
• Out-of-World Village — a secluded refuge for Human Race cultivators who seal their cultivation to avoid persecution by Alien Race powers 437.
• Human Race Revitalization Society — an interregional human organization formed to pursue the Human Race's revitalization. Chen Yi was elected its first president under his Chen Dong identity 600.
• Revitalization Society Expeditionary Army — the society's large-scale military force, composed primarily of Human Race cultivators and soldiers. It deployed six million troops to Holy Wing Star in support of the Wing Ancestor Sect 613.

Relations with Other Races

• Demon Race — fought the Human Race in the ancient World War, but later entered a ceasefire and cooperation agreement with the Five Domains against the Dragon Person threat 198 159. After the Dragon Person War, the surviving Demon Race departed the Human World because it feared future conflict with the resurgent Human Race 303. Three hundred million Demon Race souls later pledged to answer Chen Yi's call after undergoing conversion into Ghost Cultivators 602.
• Dragon Person Race — invaded the Human World through an expeditionary army and remains a major oppressor of humans in several Real Realm territories. Its leaders claim their race once served as the Human Emperor Palace's most loyal vassals 275 467.
• Winged Race — the Winged God Sect enslaved and exploited humans on Fortune Star, prompting the Righteous Army's uprising 350 355. On Holy Wing Star, the Wing Ancestor Sect and later Wing Ancestor Kingdom became conditional allies of Human Race forces, though popular fear of humanity remained deeply entrenched 613 620 621.
• Desolate Ancient Remnant People — used the Human World as a shield and covertly restricted its development to prevent it from becoming strong enough to threaten them 323. Their claimed Desolate Soldier ancestors later sought to monopolize the Ascension Path despite their original duty to humanity 329.
• Holy Dragon Society — dominant interstellar power whose cultural restrictions include banning Human Race books. Its system of rule supports the broader suppression of human development across the Tianhe Star System 384 557.
• Other Alien Races — many societies follow “bloodline theory,” assigning status based on racial proximity to the local ruling race; humans are generally placed at the bottom of this hierarchy 367. The collective fear of another Human Race Heavenly Emperor has reinforced this discrimination since the Great Uprising 528 529.

Notable Resistance and Recovery

• Human miners on Fortune Star rebelled against the Winged God Sect despite severe persecution and casualties 355 356.
• The Righteous Army grew into a thirty-thousand-strong force and began fielding standardized crossbows, blades, armor, and other Dharma Artifact equipment 483.
• The Human Race formed a planetwide support force on Blaze Star to divert pursuing Alien Race armies, with many mortals choosing to fight and die to protect human survivors 399 400.
• The Kindling Society preserved hidden human sects and local administrations across Blaze Star, creating regions noted for stable governance and prosperity 506 510.
• The hundred thousand soldiers and civilians of Jiangyang City, supported by hidden Human Race sects, defended their city to the last person rather than submit to the Flying Feather Sect 510.
• Human officials and the Kindling Society helped stabilize Blaze Star after unification, allowing human civilians to secure food, clothing, and basic cultivation conditions while avoiding premature conflict with stronger Alien Race powers 520.
• The Feathering Star System was prepared as a stable starting point for ascenders from the Human World, with Spirit Micro Star intended to offer cultivation opportunities free from immediate Alien Race threats 499.
• The Human Race Revitalization Society united Human World ascenders and Real Realm human forces behind the objective of restoring the Human Race's position and security 600.
• Human cultivation communities on First-Class Stars trained in secret for decades; all participating cultivators reached at least the Desolate Realm, and a substantial portion advanced to the Heaven-Reaching Realm 605.
• The six-million-strong Revitalization Society Expeditionary Army entered the Holy Wing Star war under the guise of a Space Mercenary Army and materially reversed the Wing Ancestor Sect's military position 613.
• After the Wing Ancestor Kingdom's founding, Human Race soldiers remained secretly on Holy Wing Star as settlers, while further human cultivators were transferred there over time 620.
• Holy Wing Star became the first demonstrated long-term refuge in which humans could live, cultivate, and pursue personal ideals without their entire race being treated as bearing original sin 621.