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Great Emperor
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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Great Emperor |
| Alias(es) | True Emperor; Emperor Realm cultivator |
| Occupation/Role | Cultivator who has attained the Dao and entered the Emperor Realm |
| First Appearance | Chapter 73 (explicit mention) 73 |
Rank and Cultivation
A Great Emperor is a cultivator who has attained the Dao, surpassed the Quasi-Emperor stage, and entered the Emperor Realm. This ascension transforms the cultivator’s body, soul, Grotto Heaven world, and natal treasures. 338 339
| Rank | Definition | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Quasi-Emperor | Pre-Emperor cultivator progressing toward Dao attainment. | Even high-level Quasi-Emperors are vastly weaker than true Great Emperors. 298 |
| Great Emperor | A cultivator who has attained the Dao and entered the Emperor Realm. | Can forge true Emperor-grade pills and Emperor Weapons. 146 338 |
| Heavenly Emperor | A peak Great Emperor who commands the Divine Forbidden Realm. | Such figures can suppress multiple ordinary Great Emperors and are regarded as the pinnacle of the Emperor Realm. 295 297 |
Divine Forbidden Realm
The Divine Forbidden Realm is the foundation associated with becoming a Heavenly Emperor. Great Emperors who fail to establish it during their Quasi-Emperor stage face extreme difficulty in reaching the Heavenly Emperor level after attaining the Dao. Nearly every Heavenly Emperor stationed at Emperor Pass achieved it before becoming an Emperor. 297
Emperor Ascension
When a cultivator attains the Dao, their life undergoes a qualitative transformation:
- Their flesh, bones, blood, divine soul, and connection to the Great Dao are elevated. 338
- Their Grotto Heaven world can evolve toward a complete miniature universe, with stronger spatial barriers and increasingly complete internal laws. 338
- Their natal treasures may transform into Emperor Weapons by bearing the power of a Great Dao. 338
- Heaven and earth resonate at the moment of ascension; only nine Emperor Lotuses are born alongside a Great Emperor’s attainment of the Dao. 323
Emperor Tribulation
A Great Emperor Tribulation may accompany Dao attainment. Chen Xuan’s tribulation took the form of a Humanoid Heavenly Tribulation matching his own abilities, and overcoming it granted a strand of creation energy that could accelerate the advancement of an Emperor Weapon into an ultimate Emperor Weapon. 338 339
Emperor Weapons
| Type | Great Dao Connection | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor Weapon | Carries a portion or trace of a Great Dao’s power. | A cultivator must master at least one Great Dao to forge one. 330 338 |
| Ultimate Emperor Weapon | Completely carries the Great Dao proven by its owner. | Far surpasses ordinary Emperor Weapons; every Great Emperor is stated to possess one. 330 331 |
| Supreme Emperor Weapon | Term used for exceptionally powerful Emperor Weapons, often bearing complete Great Dao fluctuations. | They possess artifact spirits and can resist a new master due to lingering loyalty to their former owner. 345 347 |
Emperor Weapons possess highly developed artifact spirits. Refining a captured weapon can require erasing the former owner’s imprint, taming its artifact spirit, or destroying the old spirit and allowing a new one to form. 345 347 348
Legacy and Influence
Great Emperors may leave behind Emperor Scriptures, Dao techniques, inheritance sites, restrictions, phantoms, and ancestral grounds. Their legacies remain valuable long after their disappearance. 17 244 291 314
The disappearance of a Great Emperor does not necessarily mean death. Because a vanished Emperor may someday return, the ancestral grounds of fallen Imperial Clans are treated as forbidden territory rather than occupied by outsiders. 244
Great Emperor inheritances can include supreme Dao techniques. The Eternal Great Emperor’s inheritance, Great Dao Returns to Truth, was hidden in the Dao Intent Tower and could only be pursued by reverse-engineering a new Dao Intent Map from existing maps. 314 315
Emperor Pass and Primordial City
Great Emperors defended Emperor Pass against the Evil God Clan. More than one hundred Great Emperors were permanently stationed there during the war, while the strongest were known as Heavenly Emperors. 324 328
During the crisis, the Great Emperors summoned Quasi-Emperors from throughout the realm to operate Emperor Pass’s defensive formations and reinforce its walls. 325 327
After the Evil God Clan’s defeat, Emperor Pass was rebuilt as Primordial City:
- Its slaughter-oriented formations were replaced with defensive and spirit-gathering formations. 366
- Barracks and fortresses gave way to streets, palaces, gardens, pavilions, spirit trees, and immortal herbs. 366
- Forty Great Emperors remained to defend and monitor the restored border region. 354 366
Known Great Emperors
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Great Emperor Ziwei | Began with a Mortal Body, created his own Dao techniques, condensed the Ziwei Saint Body, and eventually attained the Dao. 115 |
| Green Emperor | A physical-cultivation Great Emperor with the Desolate Ancient Saint Body; his punches and kicks can shatter stars and crack the earth. 153 |
| Azure Dragon Great Emperor | Founder connected to the Liu Clan and the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art; left a manifestation within the clan’s ancestral hall. 244 |
| Mysterious Pivot Great Emperor | Also addressed as Lu Heavenly Emperor; left behind the Mysterious Pivot Sacred Land’s inheritance and serves among Emperor Pass’s Heavenly Emperors. 291 295 |
| Great Emperor of Cloud Sea | Yun Xi’s father and Chen Xuan’s grandmaster; a Heavenly Emperor who guards Emperor Pass. 296 297 |
| Azure Emperor | A Great Emperor from the Barbaric Wilderness Star Domain who investigated the Evil God Pearl infiltration with the Great Emperor of Cloud Sea. 296 298 |
| Eternal Great Emperor | Left the Eternal Secret Realm and the Great Dao Returns to Truth inheritance. 314 |
| Primordial Beginning Great Emperor | The oldest known Great Emperor and one of the top three Heavenly Emperors. 328 |
| Heaven-Reaching Great Emperor | A Heavenly Emperor associated with the Heaven-Reaching Realm and the Heaven-Reaching Tower. 325 330 |
| Torch Dragon Great Emperor | The sole Torch Dragon of the Primordial World; a dragon-headed Heavenly Emperor who wields the power of time. 328 |
| Feather Emperor | A Phoenix-clan Heavenly Emperor and the only woman among the seven Heavenly Emperors. 328 |
| Ancient Emperor | A qilin-like Heavenly Emperor naturally gestated within a strange region of the starry sky. 328 |
| Chen Heavenly Emperor | Chen Xuan’s title after attaining the Dao through the Dual Divine Forbidden Realm; recognized as a newly advanced Heavenly Emperor. 340 |
Trivia
- Great Emperors vary greatly in strength; the gap between an ordinary Great Emperor and a Heavenly Emperor is described as comparable to that between clouds and mud. 295
- Great Emperors and Heavenly Emperors continue cultivating in pursuit of immortality, though no reliable path to immortality is known. 363
- A Longevity Source can extend a Great Emperor’s lifespan by 100,000 years. 328