The Empire

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	The Empire (帝国)
Status	Active; a supreme power in the Main World 439
First Appearance	Chapter 243

Power Progression

Chapter	Development
439	The Seven Divine Pillars demonstrated their authority over the great families by ordering arrests, frontline deployments of Main Gods, and the recall of the Red Dragon Army. 439
550	The Empire prepared to recall its nine Expeditionary Armies, each associated with Taboo-level command, in response to the approaching Era War. 550
616	The public revelation that the Empire possessed five Taboos alarmed the surrounding nations. 616
661–662	The Empire's Luck Golden Dragon awakened in response to the Void Empress, while the Dao and laws left by past Imperial figures manifested to shelter the nation from threats above the Taboo level. 661 662
720–725	The Expeditionary Armies returned ahead of schedule, revealing nine Taboo legion commanders and nine Half-Step Genesis-level beings among the Empire's expeditionary foundations. Their return enabled a sweeping domestic purge. 720 724 725
775	The Luck Golden Dragon displayed a Genesis-level aura and temporarily elevated Imperial Half-Step Genesis powerhouses close to true Genesis. 775
818–822	Emperor One, the strongest known expert of the Empire's previous era, emerged to defend the Empire against the Ancestors. He used the Two-Life Body and Kindling Fire Formation in a desperate battle. 818 819 821 822

Overview

The Empire is a long-standing, war-forged nation whose authority extends over great families, merchant guilds, military institutions, and a large population of lords. Its system offers ordinary people and lower-tier lords a route to rise, while treating the state itself as permanent and its influential families as replaceable. 273 659

Its overriding domestic priority is stability. The Empire's restraint is directed principally at its own population, whose capacity for conflict is considered dangerous if left unchecked; its external wars, meanwhile, have never truly ceased. 514

The Empire is also one of the oldest and most powerful ancient races in the Heavens and Myriad Worlds. In the previous era, it ruled territory across countless worlds and dimensions, but ultimately suffered defeat after internal strife weakened it amid a wider siege by ancient powers. 752 753 754

Order and Internal Rule

• The Empire enforces rules even against noble families. A god who acted within the Empire in disregard of its laws was buried along with their entire family. 293
• Great families and Great Merchant Guilds are subject to surveillance and can be suppressed by the Empire. 243 439
• Following Ye Xiu's exposure of noble abuses, the Seven Divine Pillars disciplined major families, arrested individuals involved in forbidden practices, and sent a Main God-level powerhouse to the front lines. 439
• The limit on subordinate lords under a Novice Lord was reduced from one hundred to fifty during the same disciplinary action. 439
• The Empire permits commerce, but rejects the use of private influence to override public order or normalize banned drugs. 417
• A public investigation can be paired with covert investigations conducted by Supreme God-level powerhouses; the Empire claims there is nothing it cannot know, only matters it chooses not to know. 608
• The Empire releases godheads through auctions each year to preserve hope for rogue demigods, cultivate reserve deities, and prevent destabilizing concentrations of power. 367 368
• Recipients of certain Imperial opportunities may be bound by Absolute Loyalty and compelled to answer Imperial mobilization orders. 368
• During the crisis involving compromised universities and front lines, the Empire deployed Taboos not merely to discipline offenders, but to purge them and deter further disloyalty. 644
• The Empire's post-recall purge targeted the Gu Family and other offending houses, but it tempered punishments according to past merit and the need to avoid further instability. 721 724
• The Seven Divine Pillars are recognized by the Empire's Luck Beast, which judges their devotion to the Empire rather than merely their personal strength. 726

Society

The Empire is described as both oppressive and opportunity-bearing: it weighs heavily on common people, yet provides them a genuine—if limited—chance to change their circumstances. 273

Its advancement system is not completely closed to lower-tier lords. Talented individuals can rise from the broader population and become part of the Empire's foundation, unlike in nations where such routes are entirely blocked. 659

• The academic faction provides a particularly valuable path for advancement, as capable individuals may gain the protection of powerful ancestors and sects. 243
• Loyalty to the Empire exists across class lines, among both privileged descendants and ordinary citizens; these loyalists are presented as guardians of its order and bottom line. 293
• Families are not regarded as indispensable. When public outrage or serious violations arise, the Empire removes the offending elements rather than preserving established houses. 273
• The Empire retains or creates work for ordinary people partly to reduce social pressure and unrest, and is comparatively willing to continue treating non-lords as people rather than disposable reproductive resources. 306 714
• Following the Main World's rule changes, the Empire began separating ordinary residential areas from lord residential areas to protect civilians from conflicts involving recruitable troops. 736
• The Empire has prepared a separate world within the Main World to preserve ordinary people who failed to become lords, while children who have not yet awakened as lords are assigned instructors and prepared for their future awakening. 749
• The Empire selected ordinary people and military lords rather than family members for early experimentation with a new system, prioritizing loyalty and limiting family influence. 815

Military and Defense

Expeditionary Armies

The Empire maintains numerous Expeditionary Armies partly because it is a nation steeped in warfare and partly to keep powerful forces occupied outside its borders. Allowing such forces to remain idle internally is considered a threat to stability. 514

• Nine Expeditionary Armies were prepared for recall during an approaching Era War crisis. 550
• The Red Dragon Army was recalled amid the discipline of the great families, creating widespread fear among the nobility. 439
• The Seventy-Eight Fire-Inheritance Legion was not mobilized during the initial response to the White Eagle Empire crisis, as the Empire prioritized domestic stability. 550
• The Expeditionary Armies returned ahead of schedule under the command structure of a Half-Step Genesis existence and nine Taboo legion commanders. 720
• Their return revealed nine Half-Step Genesis-level beings as part of the Empire's expeditionary foundation and enabled the Empire to rapidly suppress domestic turmoil. 724 725
• Shen Wuni, supreme commander of the Red Dragon Army, led the force used to punish the Gu Family after the Expeditionary Armies' return. 720 721
• The Seven Divine Pillars later considered recalling expeditionary forces again as the Scarlet Old One's return and the changing Main World made the situation increasingly volatile. 792

Frontlines

The Empire maintains specialized frontlines as controlled battlefields for the training and advancement of lords and troops. These include Abyss, Void, Zerg, Warp, and Starry Sky Frontlines. 484

• Level 3 frontlines cap participants at Gold Rank, Level 2 frontlines permit Legendary existences, and Level 1 frontlines permit entities up to the Demigod level. 484
• The frontlines function as brutal selection grounds for the Empire's younger generation; their widespread collapse could create a generational gap and cripple the Empire's future foundation. 637
• The Empire reinforced its Starry Sky Frontline as changing world rules caused frontlines across several empires to expand. 769
• Noble and family offenders may be sent to the Starry Sky Frontline or other dangerous fronts as punishment. 439 724

Taboos

The Empire possesses at least five Taboos, a revelation that alarmed surrounding nations. 616

• Five Empire Taboos entered a space-time passage to surround and kill the Empress of Nirvana. 616
• During the pursuit, an Empire Taboo's arrow mortally wounded both the Empress of Nirvana and Abaddon. 633
• Empire Taboos coordinated their pursuit of the Void Empress across space-time. 633
• A Taboo holds major influence within the Empire, but is not an absolute authority under the Imperial system. 659
• Two Empire Taboos were dispatched to Jiangcheng University to purge disloyal elements connected to the compromised frontlines. 644
• Nine Taboo legion commanders returned alongside the Expeditionary Armies. 720

Luck Beast

The Empire's Luck Beast is the Luck Golden Dragon, a supreme guardian and manifestation of the Empire's collective fortune and will. 513 775

• The Luck Golden Dragon is described as magnificent and righteous, reflecting the Empire's overall character and strength. 513
• It is capable of detecting hostile intruders within the Empire and is a major reason hostile figures avoid entering Imperial territory personally. 513 692
• The Luck Golden Dragon can empower Imperial powerhouses with the Empire's fortune; during the Scarlet Old One incident, it temporarily raised three Half-Step Genesis figures close to true Genesis. 775
• The Dragon is associated with the heroic spirits, sages, and War Souls of the Empire's past, which can manifest in times of existential crisis. 661 820
• The Empire's upper leadership follows the Luck Beast's warning not to provoke the Scarlet Old One. 792

Teleportation Network

The Imperial Military Department maintains teleportation arrays linked to other empires for rapid reinforcement during external crises. 535

The policy reflects the Empire's distinction between internal conflict and foreign invasion: despite rivalries, the great empires can unite against external threats. 535

History

The Empire's territory was won through bloodshed rather than granted peacefully. Although its history books reportedly summarize this only briefly, each era is described as having involved extensive war and slaughter. 514

At some point in its past, a traitor defected to the Warp, triggering the Empire's greatest known crisis and nearly causing its destruction. The traitor died, and their entire family was buried with them. 535

The Empire has also endured at least two major historical crises: one caused by a Taboo attack and another by the Warp defection. 535

The Empire's inheritance predates the current era and has survived across multiple cycles of destruction and renewal. It retained records of eras after a major temporal discontinuity, though a portion of its deeper history was severed or erased. 718 738 773

In the previous era, the Empire was a vast ancient power whose territory extended through time, dimensions, and innumerable worlds. Its collapse was caused not only by siege from ancient powers but also by catastrophic internal conflict and unchecked ambition among its own factions. 753 754

• The strongest known expert of the Empire's previous era was Emperor One, an Eternal-grade being whose name and deeds endured despite the prior era's destruction. 818 819
• Emperor One awakened to defend the Empire against the Ancestors, drew upon Imperial heroic spirits and the Luck Golden Dragon, and used the Two-Life Body technique to fuse with his past self. 819 820 821
• Emperor One later activated the Kindling Fire Formation with himself as its kindling in an attempt to trap and destroy the attacking Ancestors. 822
• The Empire's rulers have preserved embers of other former empires across eras, both to maintain external pressure against itself and to use those states as shields and test subjects for new systems. 748 749
• The Empire's continuing reluctance to conquer its neighbors outright stems from historical experience: without external pressure, its people are prone to destructive internal conflict. 747 748 754

Foreign Affairs

• White Eagle Empire — Connected to the Empire through Imperial Military Department teleportation arrays; its collaboration with Warp beings became a major concern. 535
• Nearby small nations — The Empire planned to have them hold their own front lines, using them to buy time during the conflict with the Empress of Nirvana. 616
• Other world alliances — Worlds above Diamond Rank may form alliances with the Empire; the Empire tolerates such arrangements. 483
• Surrounding nations — The Empire is regarded as forbidden ground by hostile actors because of its exceptionally deep foundations. 692
• Russia — Though not viewed as a benevolent neighbor, Russia remains strategically useful as a buffer against instability spreading from Europe and White Eagle. 671 672
• Island Country — The Empire exerted pressure after an assassination attempt against Su Ye was linked to the Mitsubishi Group, contributing to conflict between the Abe and Mitsubishi families. 671
• Former-era empires — The Empire has preserved the remnants of lesser empires through past era transitions, regarding them as necessary shields, pressure sources, and potential replacements when existing buffers fail. 748
• Empire Alliance — When the other Main World empires formed an alliance amid the Little Destiny crisis, the Empire remained neutral rather than joining or opposing it, leading to its exclusion from the alliance. 839 840

Major Events

• Discipline of the great families — The Seven Divine Pillars punished noble houses implicated in abusive practices, arrested offenders, deployed a Main God-level ancestor to the front lines, and recalled the Red Dragon Army. 439
• Empire-wide investigation — The Empire launched a public investigation with unrestricted authority while Supreme God-level figures conducted parallel covert inquiries. 608
• Pursuit of the Empress of Nirvana — Five Taboos pursued the Empress of Nirvana, Abaddon, and the Void Empress through a space-time passage. 616 633
• Era War preparations — Facing an ancient Taboo devil in the White Eagle Empire, the Empire prepared to recall its Expeditionary Armies while withholding the Seventy-Eight Fire-Inheritance Legion for internal stability. 550
• University and frontline purge — After widespread infiltration and failures across Imperial academic frontlines, the Empire mobilized Taboos to purge implicated universities and prevent the loss of an entire generation of future lords. 637 644
• Return of the Expeditionary Armies — The nine Expeditionary Armies returned early, exposing the Empire's Half-Step Genesis and Taboo-level expeditionary strength and immediately restoring domestic order. 720 724 725
• Gu Family punishment — The Red Dragon Army annihilated the Gu Family's Third Branch, expelled its Second Branch from the Empire, and compelled the responsible Supreme God to accept death rather than be executed by the Empire. 721
• Scarlet Old One incident — The Scarlet Old One entered Imperial Capital University with three Half-Step Genesis entities and seven Taboos, prompting the Luck Golden Dragon to appear and expose the limits of the Empire's current defenses against primordial threats. 775 776
• Defense against the Ancestors — Emperor One emerged from the previous era to defend the Empire against the Ancestors, using the Two-Life Body and Kindling Fire Formation despite overwhelming opposition. 818 821 822
• Little Destiny response — When Little Destiny was born prematurely in Stick Country, the Empire prioritized domestic safety, a new internal purge, and stability rather than openly competing for it. 838
• Neutrality toward the Empire Alliance — The Empire declined to join the other Main World empires' alliance during the Little Destiny crisis, maintaining a neutral stance focused on its own security. 839 840

Trivia

• The Empire is repeatedly characterized as eternal or enduring, in contrast to the impermanence of individual families and factions. 243 273
• Its system is compared to automatically finding allies once a conflict begins: those who initiate a confrontation may find numerous supporters, including powerful ones. 243 273
• The Empire's foundation is feared even by figures who avoid entering its territory personally. 692
• The Empire's greatest foundation is repeatedly identified as its inheritance rather than solely its Luck Beast, military strength, or present-day institutions. 672 753
• The Empire is capable of preserving and rewriting historical narratives across eras as part of its long-term survival plans. 748 749
• Its central strategic contradiction is that it can withstand external enemies, but must constantly restrain its own people to prevent ambition and internal strife from destroying it. 514 747 754