Eternal Clan
Treading the StarsBiodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Eternal Clan (永恒族) |
| Alias(es) | Eternals |
| Affiliation | Its own inter-space-time power; associated with the New Human Alliance and its Eternal Kingdoms |
| Occupation/Role | Expansionist enemy of humanity and numerous parallel civilizations; creator and commander of Corpse King forces |
| Status | Sealed in the Six Paths Samsara World by the Great Celestial Venerable, though surviving members and related threats remain relevant 3868 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1806: “Current Situation” |
Background / History
The Eternal Clan wages war across parallel Space-Times rather than within a single starry sky. Its forces use the Scarlet Vertical Eye to dispatch Corpse Kings, and Lu Yin concludes from this phenomenon that the clan is likely external to his native starry sky 2412. Its campaigns have devastated or absorbed numerous civilizations, including worlds whose survivors abandoned their bodies and preserved their consciousnesses in game-like meteorites 3008.
Its long-term objective is not simply extermination. The clan prefers to enslave humans, transform them into Corpse Kings, or cultivate turncoats, allowing it to preserve and weaponize conquered populations 2021. This policy underlies the Eternal Kingdom system: settlements where humans and Corpse Kings coexist under Eternal Clan rule.
The clan fought humanity throughout the Tree Starry Sky, the Fifth Continent, and the Boundless Battlefield. It infiltrated human society with Dark Sons and Red Backs, manipulated internal conflicts, and developed Corpse Kings from captives and defeated cultivators 2216 2261 2739. After the Six Directions Meeting and Heavenly Sect began taking the initiative, the conflict escalated into direct invasions of the Eryu territories and the third Divine Command war 3021 3104.
During the decisive conflict around the Black Mother Tree and the Six Paths Samsara World, the remaining Eternal Clan masters withdrew through converging divine-power rivers 3223. The faction was subsequently stated to have been sealed in the Six Paths Samsara World by the Great Celestial Venerable 3868.
Organization
| Level / Group | Known details |
|---|---|
| The Only True God | Supreme figure of the Eternal Clan. His power is compared to an ordinary Beginning Realm expert, though even that level is considered capable of defeating the gathered human masters 3224. |
| Seven Gods Heaven | The clan’s foremost power; described as overlapping with the Three Powers and Six Heavens of the former Heavenly Sect structure 2977. Known members include Ancient God, Corpse God, Wang Xu God, Black Wushen, Bai Wushen, and Undying God. |
| Three Powers and Six Luminaries | A higher-level body referenced among the Eternal Clan’s hidden elites and participants in the Divine Selection War 3021. |
| True God Guard | Elite force led by captains such as Yu Huo and Hui Wu/Marquis Wu. Captains cultivate divine power and are considered unable to betray the clan under normal circumstances 2941 2963. |
| Twelve Marquises | A group of senior Eternal Clan figures. Blue Marquis and Wang Xiaoyu are identified as members 2415 2968. |
| Corpse Kings | The clan’s primary military force and administrators; important Eternal Clan affairs are handled by Corpse Kings rather than humans 3033. |
| Dark Sons and Red Backs | Human infiltrators cultivated to gather intelligence, destabilize societies, and spread internal conflict 2216 2261. |
Territories and Infrastructure
| Location / Asset | Function |
|---|---|
| Eryu | The Eternal Clan possesses six Eryu lands. Each faces separate opponents, creating a wider balance of wars across Space-Times 3021. |
| First Eryu | The primary Eryu targeted by the Six Directions Meeting’s invasion; its repulsion did not mean the entire Eternal Clan had been defeated 3048. |
| Eternal Kingdoms | Clan-controlled settlements built to house humans alongside Corpse Kings and assimilate later generations into loyalty to the Eternal Clan 3009 3046. |
| Eryu Grand Formation | A formation activated during the invasion of Eryu to prevent reinforcements and human traitors from leaving 3021. |
| Divine Power Lake and rivers | Sources and channels of divine power beneath the Black Mother Tree; rivers from other Eryu later converged to extract the clan’s survivors 3223. |
| Bone Boat | The Eternal Clan’s final weapon, intended to descend upon the Six Directions Meeting once the Only True God and Seven Gods Heaven emerged 2956. |
| Scarlet Vertical Eye | A colossal structure from which Corpse Kings emerge; it may serve as a cross-space-time access point or marker of Eternal Clan control 2412 2606. |
Operations and Capabilities
Divine Power
Divine power is the Eternal Clan’s defining combat resource. It can enhance physical strength, counter Sequence Rules, and allow Corpse Kings to operate beyond ordinary cultivator limitations 2946 2968.
- True God Guard captains cultivate divine power and use it as a mark of status and loyalty 2963.
- The clan can use divine power to reinforce True God Guard captains and generate frenzied corpses 2832 2968.
- Divine power can ignore or overcome Sequence Rule effects that would otherwise restrict combatants 2968.
- The clan’s forces draw on divine-power rivers and the Divine Power Lake beneath the Black Mother Tree 3223.
Corpse King Conversion
The Eternal Clan turns humans and other captured cultivators into Corpse Kings, supplying an expendable army while eliminating potential resistance.
- Defeated cultivators can be transformed publicly into Corpse Kings 2947.
- The Twin Space-Time was used as a large-scale site for Corpse King modification 2739.
- Corpse King Transformation can alter a Corpse King’s eyes and sharply increase physical power 3046.
- Frenzied corpses are Ancestor Realm Corpse Kings corrupted by divine power; they act as destructive killing machines without reason or conventional Battle Skills 2968.
- The clan generally accepts humans specifically to transform them into Corpse Kings 2951.
Eternal Kingdom Assimilation
Eternal Kingdoms are not merely military bases. They are designed to raise generations of humans whose identity and loyalty belong to the Eternal Clan.
- Sea King’s Heaven was converted into an Eternal Kingdom divided into a Corpse King-populated West City and human-populated East City 1806.
- Humans in some Eternal Kingdoms can cultivate, travel, and continue ordinary routines, making the occupation appear deceptively benign 1806.
- The clan chiefly values later generations born inside these settlements, whose understanding of the outside world is limited and who see the Eternal Kingdom as home 3046.
- Da Hui, an Ancestor Realm expert raised in an Eternal Kingdom, committed suicide rather than betray the clan, demonstrating the effectiveness of this indoctrination 3009.
- Lu Yin ordered the destruction of Eternal Kingdoms and the monitoring of later-generation residents because their allegiance could not be assumed to lie with humanity 3046.
Infiltration and Psychological Warfare
The Eternal Clan exploits fear, ambition, and human relationships to weaken enemy civilizations before or alongside open warfare.
- Dark Sons and Red Backs are embedded in human societies, including the Backside Battlefield, where they are difficult to investigate without causing backlash 2216.
- Their purpose extends beyond intelligence gathering: even exposure or death can create chaos and destabilize major powers 2261.
- Bai Wushen controls the “Eternal Life” list, which records the clan’s human Dark Sons 3219.
- The clan deliberately manipulates emotional psychology, treating human emotional bonds as exploitable weaknesses 2974.
- It accepts traitors but restrains them with measures such as the Eryu Grand Formation when they attempt to flee a losing battle 3021.
Bone Planting
Bone Planting allows Eternal Clan members to obtain the abilities of other lineages through the bones of powerful experts.
- The method was used to acquire lineage abilities, including those of the Jialan lineage 3238.
- The clan collects and uses experts’ bones to strengthen its forces; Jialan Zhi Luo’s bones were believed to be connected to the Bone Boat 3238.
- Eternal personally demonstrates Bone Planter and Player talents while pursuing Lu Yin and the Progenitor 3746.
Relationships
- Humanity / Heavenly Sect — The Eternal Clan’s principal enemy. Their conflict spans the Fifth Continent, Tree Starry Sky, Six Directions Meeting, and multiple parallel Space-Times 2561 2896.
- Six Directions Meeting — Coalition opposing the clan across the Boundless Battlefield; it eventually launches punitive expeditions and attacks on Eryu 2896 3021.
- New Human Alliance — An Eternal Clan-associated organization on the Fifth Continent, described as almost entirely composed of Corpse Kings 3033.
- White Cloud City — Initially not a direct enemy, but becomes a target after its conflict with the Eternal Clan escalates into full-scale war 2968 2970.
- Five Spirit Clan — Drawn into war after Eternal Clan attacks on the Ice Spirit Clan and releases frenzied corpses into its territories 2968.
- Conquest of Calamity — A civilization allied against the Eternal Clan; its replenishing power becomes a major problem for Eternal Clan forces 3097.
- Outer Realm experts — Potential allies or opportunists rather than dependable partners; beings strong enough to treat the Eternal Clan as equals are regarded as major strategic threats 2841.
- Hui Wu / Marquis Wu — A True God Guard captain who infiltrates the Eternal Clan on behalf of Ancestor Hui and Lu Tianyi 3032.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Occupation of the Fifth Continent — The Eternal Clan invades human territory, converts Sea King’s Heaven into an Eternal Kingdom, and pressures humanity through Corpse Kings and Half Ancestor-level forces 1806 2009.
- Eternal Kingdom strategy — Its settlements normalize coexistence between humans and Corpse Kings while quietly cultivating future generations loyal to the clan 1806 3009.
- Boundless Battlefield conflict — The clan battles the Six Directions Meeting across parallel Space-Times, while its infiltrators and modification sites undermine civilizations from within 2622 2739.
- Lu Yin’s infiltration — Lu Yin enters the Eternal Clan as Ye Bo, becomes a True God Guard captain, undertakes missions, and investigates its command structure and resources 2945 2946 2956.
- War against White Cloud City — The clan deploys frenzied corpses, manipulates the Primordial Thunder Locust crisis, and opens a full-scale front against White Cloud City and allied clans 2968 2969.
- Invasion of Eryu — The Six Directions Meeting attacks the First Eryu to force the Eternal Clan’s hidden reserves and other Eryu forces into the open 3021.
- Third Divine Command war — The clan launches a war of annihilation whose earlier iterations erased humanity’s knowledge of an entire era 3104.
- Battle at the Black Mother Tree — The Eternal Clan’s masters confront humanity’s combined forces, retreating toward the Six Paths Samsara World amid the convergence of divine-power rivers 3206 3223.
- Final weapon and sealing — The Bone Boat is deployed toward Primordial City during the decisive battle; the Eternal Clan is later stated to have been sealed in the Six Paths Samsara World 3255 3868.
Trivia
- The Eternal Clan’s structure is said to mirror that of the former Heavenly Sect, with the Seven Gods Heaven corresponding to the highest tier of power 2977.
- The clan has enemies in more parallel Space-Times than the Six Directions Meeting initially understood, preventing it from simply crushing humanity despite its immense reserves 3004 3021.
- The Eternal Clan’s destruction of civilizations is not always immediate; some conquered populations are preserved, assimilated, or repurposed as Corpse Kings 2021 3008.