Di Jun

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Di Jun (帝俊)
Alias(es)	Demon Emperor; Heavenly Emperor 63 91
Species/Race	Three-legged Golden Crow; innate divine being 9 53
Gender	Male 9 147
Affiliation	Sun Star Lineage; Yao Race, also called the Demon Race; Yao Heavenly Court 63 91
Occupation/Role	Sun Star Lord; founder and ruler of the Yao Race; Heavenly Emperor 9 63 91
Status	Deceased; his body and True Spirit were destroyed during the final Witch–Demon War 147
First Appearance	Concealed within a blood cocoon on the Sun Star 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Before manifestation of the Innate Dao Body	9	Cultivates within a blood cocoon alongside Tai Yi. His Primordial Spirit possesses Yang Fire, but his transformation is not yet complete.
Early Quasi-Saint	63	Receives half of the merit awarded for establishing the Yao Race. Uses the River Diagram and Luo Book to sever his Good Corpse.
Peak Early Quasi-Saint	82 91	The merit from founding the Yao Race and completing the Heavenly Marriage brings him to the peak of the early stage.
Mid-stage Quasi-Saint	92	Receives merit for establishing the Heavenly Court and severs another corpse, advancing alongside Tai Yi, Fuxi, and Nuwa.

History

Origins on the Sun Star

Di Jun and his younger brother Tai Yi develop within blood cocoons hidden by an Innate Formation on the Sun Star. When East King Duke takes the Fusang Tree’s origin, Di Jun chooses not to interfere: protecting their imminent manifestation matters more than retaining the spiritual root. He nevertheless senses that East King Duke will become a formidable enemy 9.

The brothers later develop influence on the Sun Star and feel a natural aversion when the Witch Clan emerges. At Purple Heaven Palace, Tai Yi recognizes East King Duke’s aura and attacks him over the earlier loss of the Sun Star’s origin. Di Jun attempts to protect his brother after East King Duke defeats him 39 52 53.

Founding the Yao Race

After Hongjun’s first lecture, Di Jun and Tai Yi approach Kunpeng as a potential recruit. During a later lecture, Di Jun requests permission to establish the Demon Race, initially declaring that all beings with spirits should belong to it. The proposal provokes the assembled cultivators, particularly the Three Pure Ones, and Di Jun quickly exempts the palace’s great powers from his claim 56 62.

Hongjun approves the race’s establishment but appoints East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West as the heads of male and female immortals. This separate authority frustrates Di Jun’s hopes of ruling all primordial beings. Back on the Sun Star, Bai Ze persuades the disappointed brothers to proceed 62 63.

With Bai Ze and nine other transformed exotic beasts forming the Ten Great Demon Sages, Di Jun establishes a territory west of Buzhou Mountain, opposite the Witch Clan. His declaration receives Heavenly Dao merit, enabling him and Tai Yi to become Quasi-Saints 63.

The Heavenly Court and Heavenly Marriage

Hongjun later tells Di Jun that the ruler of the Yao Race cannot become a Saint. Despite this setback, Di Jun continues expanding his faction. A sensed opportunity leads him, Tai Yi, Fuxi, Bai Ze, and others up Buzhou Mountain, where they discover the heavenly staircase leading to the South Heaven Gate 71 76.

Bai Ze recommends the Taiyin Star’s rulers as candidates for Heavenly Empress. Di Jun personally visits Xi He and Chang Xi, discussing the Dao before proposing marriage. Xi He develops affection for him and accepts; Chang Xi refuses and eventually seeks refuge with East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West 78 79.

Nuwa officiates Di Jun and Xi He’s Heavenly Marriage, and the couple receives merit. The Witch Clan then interrupts the celebration with insults and a full-force advance. Di Jun fights Zhu Rong in his Golden Crow form, gaining the upper hand through his Primordial Spirit cultivation and companion treasure before the battle expands 82 83.

Di Jun subsequently establishes the Yao Heavenly Court and proclaims himself Heavenly Emperor, with Xi He as Heavenly Empress. The declaration attracts Heavenly Dao merit but angers both the Three Pure Ones and the Witch Clan 91 92.

War and the Search for Sainthood

During the renewed Witch–Demon War, Di Jun deploys the Myriad Stars Array. The Witches answer with the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array and manifest Pangu’s true body, placing the Yao leadership in mortal danger. Hongjun intervenes, confirms Di Jun’s heaven-ordained position, and forbids further warfare before the appointed calamity 92 93 95.

Di Jun refuses to accept permanent subordination to the Saints. East King Duke’s victories give him hope that proving the Dao through laws could offer an alternative to a Saint position. He also pursues Hongyun’s Primordial Violet Qi through prolonged planning, but the opportunity escapes after Hongyun’s death 88 90 123 138 139.

The loss nearly destabilizes Di Jun’s mind until Tai Yi uses the Chaos Bell to steady him. Di Jun takes Hongyun’s Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd and prepares to withdraw, but Fengdu confronts the Heavenly Court’s forces, repels them, and demands that they leave Hongyun’s remains behind 138 139.

The Human Race Campaign

Facing another inevitable war with the Witches, Di Jun accepts Jiu Ying’s report that human flesh and blood can restrain them. He orders a secret operation to obtain those materials and forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. Fuxi carries the plan to Nuwa 114 115.

Di Jun dispatches four divisions of Heavenly Generals against the Human Race. When Kong Xuan interrupts the slaughter, he sends Tai Yi and Fuxi to remove the obstacle. The campaign ultimately kills tens of millions of humans and supplies the sword’s materials 117 119 147.

East King Duke’s Azure Emperor clone defends the humans, and East King Duke himself attacks the Heavenly Court. Di Jun fears the confrontation despite Nuwa’s protection; Xi He is injured, and Di Jun and other demons are temporarily imprisoned while the Saints intervene 120 121.

Final Battle and Death

In the final Witch–Demon War, Dijiang kills Xi He while she is attacking Hou Yi. Di Jun immediately attacks Dijiang with the River Diagram and Luo Book. When Gou Mang intercepts him, Di Jun unleashes the concealed Witch-Slaying Sword and kills the Wood Ancestral Witch 146 147.

With the Witches’ formation broken, Di Jun joins Tai Yi and Fuxi in a coordinated assault that kills two more Ancestral Witches. Dijiang’s self-destruction devastates the Yao forces, and further Ancestral Witch self-detonations destroy Di Jun’s body and True Spirit. Tai Yi witnesses his brother’s death and subsequently self-destructs as well 147.

Appearance

• True form: A majestic three-legged Golden Crow 9 147.
• Before manifestation: Enclosed in a massive blood cocoon, with a Primordial Spirit phantom floating within his bird form 9.
• Spiritual presence: Radiates Yang Fire and an imperial aura even before completing his Innate Dao Body 9.
• Demeanor: Described as noble during his courtship of the Taiyin Goddesses 78.

Personality

Di Jun combines expansive ambition with practical caution. He sacrifices access to the Fusang Tree rather than endanger his manifestation, warns Tai Yi against criticizing Hongjun, and listens to Bai Ze’s advice after a political setback. His restraint also extends to abandoning plans to annex the Dragon Clan because East King Duke’s Dao field lies in the East Sea 9 63 228.

His imperial pride is inseparable from his pursuit of personal power. He wants the Heavenly Emperor to stand equal to or above the Saints, rather than become their puppet. Failures involving sainthood provoke profound despair, though he eventually regains his composure after losing Hongyun’s Violet Qi. His willingness to order mass human slaughter shows how far he will go to secure victory over the Witches 90 114 138 139 147.

Abilities & Skills

Solar Fire and Golden Crow Form

• Wields Solar True Fire, using it to burn away traces of the battle surrounding Hongyun’s death 139.
• Transforms into his Golden Crow body during combat with Zhu Rong 83.
• Possesses refined Primordial Spirit cultivation, although his physical body is inferior to the Witch Clan’s 83.

Three Corpses Cultivation

• Severs his Good Corpse through the River Diagram and Luo Book after founding the Yao Race 63.
• Uses the Heavenly Court’s establishment merit to sever another corpse and reach mid-stage Quasi-Saint 92.
• Considers proving the Dao through laws as an alternative to the Saint position denied to him; no successful attainment is documented 71 90 147.

Myriad Stars Array

• Commands a formation using 365 star banners, each corresponding to a principal heavenly star 93.
• Amplifies the Yao forces’ power and suppresses or annihilates enemies 93.
• Inflicts devastating losses on the Witch Clan, but cannot protect the Yao leadership from Pangu’s manifested true body 95.

Political Leadership

• Organizes the Yao Race, recruits powerful cultivators, and establishes the Heavenly Court’s hierarchy 63 91 92.
• Uses Heavenly Mandate declarations to obtain recognition and merit for major institutional foundations 63 91 92.
• Compels Kunpeng to surrender a trace of his True Spirit as punishment for desertion 103.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• River Diagram and Luo Book (Hetu Luoshu) — His top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure and companion treasure. Supports combat, Good Corpse severing, and custody of Kunpeng’s surrendered True Spirit. Kunpeng escapes with it after the final war 53 63 83 144 147.
• Witch-Slaying Sword — Forged from slaughtered humans’ flesh and blood to counter Witch bodies. Di Jun uses it to kill Gou Mang. After the war, Hongjun purifies its resentment and entrusts it to East King Duke as a sacred sword of the Human Race 147 152.
• Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd — Hongyun’s top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, taken by Di Jun after the failed attempt to acquire the Primordial Violet Qi 139.

Relationships

• Tai Yi — Younger brother and principal ally. Tai Yi supports his rule, steadies his mind after the loss of the Violet Qi, and goes mad upon witnessing his death 9 138 147.
• Xi He — Wife and Heavenly Empress. Their Heavenly Marriage receives merit; her death prompts Di Jun’s immediate attack on Dijiang 82 146.
• Chang Xi — Intended second empress who rejects his proposal and seeks refuge in the East Sea 78 79.
• Bai Ze — Adviser whose counsel helps him establish the Yao Race and select candidates for Heavenly Empress 63 78.
• Fuxi — Xi Huang of the Yao Race and senior ally. Assists with marriage arrangements, military planning, and the final war 78 114 147.
• Nuwa — Yao affiliate, wedding officiant, and Saint protector. Her attainment preserves a connection to Di Jun’s faction, although her limited involvement leaves him anxious about the Heavenly Court’s independence and security 82 100 121 139.
• Kunpeng — Subordinate whose lower rank and restricted merit foster resentment. Di Jun takes his True Spirit as punishment for desertion; Kunpeng later escapes with Di Jun’s companion treasure 92 103 147.
• East King Duke — Longstanding rival whose power also inspires Di Jun’s hopes of surpassing the limits imposed by Saint positions. Their conflict intensifies over the Human Race’s slaughter 9 90 120 121.
• Hongjun — Authority who approves the Yao Race and confirms Di Jun’s Heavenly Emperor destiny, but denies him a Saint position and restricts Witch–Demon warfare 62 71 95.
• Dijiang — Enemy leader of the Witch Clan. Kills Xi He and triggers the chain of self-destructive attacks that brings down the Yao leadership 146 147.
• Hongyun — Target of Di Jun’s unsuccessful scheme to seize the Primordial Violet Qi 138 139.

Notable Quotes

“All beings in Honghuang with spirits shall be part of the Demon Race, to establish the Honghuang Orthodoxy. I hope the Saint will grant approval.” 62

“Alas, the Dao Ancestor once said that the Primordial Violet Qi goes to those who are fated. Our Yao Race may not be fated with it, nor with sainthood. We should not think of it anymore. Follow me back to the Heavenly Court.” 139