Great Abyss

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Great Abyss (大渊)
Type	Imperial state and one of the world’s two hegemonic powers 14
Government	Imperial Court, led by the Yuanming Emperor; Yu Wuji serves as the Emperor’s adviser and tutor 121
Role	Regulates martial artists, maintains national security, and develops technological countermeasures against martial and anomalous threats 77 121
Status	Active
Major cities	Abyss Capital, Sea Capital, and Culture Capital 48
First Appearance	Chapter 6 6

History

Great Abyss was founded nearly two centuries before the events surrounding Chen Xu’s admission to the Inner Academy. Its history includes the destruction of Haoran Dao, once its state religion; surviving members later joined the Martial Alliance and formed the Vast Righteousness Sect. 88 107

Following industrialization, the Imperial Court replaced the old belt-based hierarchy with chest badges: jade for third rank and above, gold for fifth rank and above, silver for seventh rank and above, and stone for lower officials. 39

The state has spent more than 170 years constructing a final sanctuary against the expanding All-Consuming Mist. Yu Wuji regards this plan as a necessary retreat rather than a permanent solution, since its completion may require abandoning citizens outside the protected core. 121 242

Territory and Major Centers

Location	Function
Abyss Capital	National capital and seat of the Eternal Peace Palace; home to Great Abyss National University and its secretive Inner Academy. 77 121
Culture Capital	A leading research center that gathers top talent and develops advanced technology. 48
Sea Capital	An overseas city positioned to guard against the Amos Federation. 48
Heavenly Extremes Province	One of the state’s strongest provinces; ruled by the Heavenly Extremes King, Yu Zhengze, and known for its strong martial culture. 159 180

Great Abyss has thirteen provinces, whose powerful princes are named after their respective territories. Competition for provincial fiefdoms is fierce, particularly for the one province without a resident powerful prince. 67

Government and Institutions

Imperial Court

The Imperial Court directs Great Abyss’s long-term policy toward martial artists, anomalous phenomena, and internal security. Its leadership treats unaffiliated Martial Aspect experts as destabilizing threats; Yu Wuji explicitly concludes that no force outside the Imperial Court should possess Martial Aspects. 193

• Yuanming Emperor — Current emperor; oversees the state’s containment strategy against the All-Consuming Mist. 121
• Yu Wuji — Imperial tutor and Martial Aspect expert; advises the Emperor and acts against rogue Martial Aspects. 121 193
• Thirteen Kings — Provincial rulers and elite figures within the state; Yu Zhengze is the Heavenly Extremes King. 180

Martial Pavilion

The Martial Pavilion is a nationwide martial-administration body with commandery and city branches. Its officials work alongside the Military Department during crises and are frequently targeted by anti-state forces. 32 45 48

• Pavilion personnel administer martial affairs, recruit talent, and issue missions. 32 48
• The Inner Academy is connected to Great Abyss National University and cultivates exceptional martial artists for state service. 77 88
• Professor Mei considers Inner Academy students potential pillars of Great Abyss and evaluates their political background as well as their combat record. 88

Armed Envoys and Bloodline Armaments

Great Abyss develops Bloodline Armaments because conventional urban weapons are often ineffective against high-level martial artists. The state cannot simply eradicate martial artists: they can hide among civilians, while strategic weapons cannot be used freely in populated cities. 77

• Bloodline Armaments are technological weapons with specialized abilities, including enhancements to endurance and combat capability. 51 93
• Research institutions have used martial artists as test subjects while developing Bloodline Armaments intended for martial users. 67 93
• After the Culture Capital terrorist attack, Great Abyss publicly revealed Bloodline Armaments, credited them with ending the crisis, and promoted Armed Envoys as public heroes. 114
• Research facilities also imprison captured martial artists as “Martial Slaves.” 101 122

Martial Arts Policy

Great Abyss restricts martial arts rather than banning them outright. Martial artists remain too dangerous to eliminate through conventional means, yet their cultivation is believed to worsen the spread of the All-Consuming Mist. 77 121

Policy	Purpose
Control martial artist growth	Keep martial artists below levels believed to accelerate the All-Consuming Mist’s expansion. 121 242
Cultivate state-aligned martial artists	Counter hostile martial artists and harvest Aberrant Plant resources that technology cannot effectively destroy. 77 121
Train Inner Academy students	Maintain reserves for the Demon Suppression Bureau and future anomalous-threat operations. 121
Suppress unaffiliated Martial Aspects	Prevent independent experts from threatening the state’s long-term plans and monopoly on top-tier power. 193 202

Major Conflicts

Martial Alliance

The Martial Alliance is Great Abyss’s principal martial opposition. According to Pavilion Master Yan Feng, it was established by martial artists seeking to overthrow Great Abyss and restore a world in which the strong rule the weak. 32

Great Abyss views martial artists who refuse its rules as illegitimate and considers conciliation with the Alliance a failed policy. 88

All-Consuming Mist

The All-Consuming Mist spreads from the Unknown Lands and brings Anomalies into affected territories. It has already consumed smaller border nations and threatens to reach Great Abyss itself. 121 242

Great Abyss’s strategy is containment. The Imperial Court seeks to delay the mist’s advance while completing its sanctuary plan, even though Yu Wuji admits that the state cannot eliminate the threat permanently. 121 242

Mist God Cult

The Mist God Cult is considered a threat severe enough that Great Abyss and the Martial Alliance may temporarily cooperate against it. 174

The cult infiltrated Cangdu State City and attempted to conduct a mass “Purification Ritual” during the Heavenly King Exhibition Match. Its plan targeted nearly one hundred thousand attendees before it was stopped by Chen Xu. 180 181 182

Rogue Martial Aspects

After Chen Xu destroyed the Mist God Cult in Cangdu State City, Yu Wuji identified him as an unaffiliated Martial Aspect. The Imperial Court subsequently treated his existence as a major security breach and ordered efforts to locate and eliminate him. 193 202

Relationships

• Amos Federation — Rival hegemonic power; together with Great Abyss, it controls more than half of the known world. Sea Capital was established to guard against it. 14 48
• Martial Alliance — Insurgent martial organization dedicated to overthrowing Great Abyss. 32
• Haoran Dao — Former state religion destroyed by Great Abyss after its fall from power. 107
• Vast Righteousness Sect — Descended from surviving Haoran Dao members who joined the Martial Alliance. 107
• Mist God Cult — Transnational anomalous cult opposed by Great Abyss; its influence within the country grows under the cover of the Martial Alliance. 174 209
• Chen Xu — Initially cultivated by the Inner Academy as a loyal state asset, later identified as an independent Martial Aspect considered dangerous to Great Abyss’s authority. 88 193 202

Story Role

• Great Abyss provides the political and technological order that restricts martial artists while relying on them to combat threats technology cannot handle. 77 121
• Its conflict with the Martial Alliance frames the early struggle over whether martial power should be controlled by the state or allowed to dominate society. 32
• Culture Capital becomes a major battlefield when Fan Ji attacks it with Martial Aspect power, exposing the limits of Armed Envoys and conventional defenses. 109
• The government responds to the Culture Capital disaster by publicizing Bloodline Armaments and creating Armed Envoy celebrities. 114
• Great Abyss later turns against Chen Xu after discovering that he entered the Inner Academy and Ten Thousand Aspects Grotto while concealing his status as a Martial Aspect. 193 202
• By the Martial Alliance Conference, the state’s destruction of the Guiyuan Upper Sect and conflict with Chen Xu contribute to a wider upheaval in the martial world. 211