Extraterrestrial Evil Clan
The Great Ruler: I, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, Rule the Ages AloneContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Organization and Leadership
- 2.1Supreme Authority
- 2.2Great Clans and Branches
- 2.3Documented Clans
- 3Power Hierarchy
- 4Background and History
- 4.1Origin and Exile
- 4.2Ancient Invasion
- 4.3Continuing War
- 5Territory and Strategy
- 5.1Demonic Domain
- 5.2Lower Plane Occupation
- 5.3Frontier Warfare
- 6Abilities and Traits
- 6.1Evil Aura and Corruption
- 6.2Resurrection and Persistence
- 6.3Elemental Powers
- 7Internal Politics and Long-Term Plans
- 8Major Story Arcs
- 9Enemies and Opposing Factions
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Organization and Leadership
- 2.1Supreme Authority
- 2.2Great Clans and Branches
- 2.3Documented Clans
- 3Power Hierarchy
- 4Background and History
- 4.1Origin and Exile
- 4.2Ancient Invasion
- 4.3Continuing War
- 5Territory and Strategy
- 5.1Demonic Domain
- 5.2Lower Plane Occupation
- 5.3Frontier Warfare
- 6Abilities and Traits
- 6.1Evil Aura and Corruption
- 6.2Resurrection and Persistence
- 6.3Elemental Powers
- 7Internal Politics and Long-Term Plans
- 8Major Story Arcs
- 9Enemies and Opposing Factions
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Extraterrestrial Evil Clan (域外邪族) |
| Alias(es) | Holy Clan — its members’ self-designation 148 |
| Species/Race | Extraterrestrial fiends created by the Holy God 227 |
| Occupation/Role | Invading power seeking to conquer the Great Thousand World and transform it into a Demonic Domain 47 99 |
| Deity / Creator | Heavenly Evil God, revered as the Holy God; a Second Sequence God 148 227 |
| Current Leadership | Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor, supported by second-in-command Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor 231 |
| Organization | Thirty-Two Great Clans and countless subordinate branches 47 |
| Territory | The Demonic Domain, comprising half of the Great Thousand World, alongside occupied Lower Planes 99 141 |
| Status | Active; internally divided while the Heavenly Evil God remains sealed 216 219 |
| First Appearance | Discussed by Luo Li while assessing the Blood Evil Clan 47 |
Organization and Leadership
Supreme Authority
| Figure / Body | Position | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Heavenly Evil God | Creator and worshipped deity | Led the ancient invasion. His return is expected to reunite the competing clans 148 219 227. |
| Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor | Current leader; patriarch of the Saint Demon Clan | First-ranked Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor, ruling over countless demons 231. |
| Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor | Second-in-command; patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Clan | Second-ranked Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor; his strength is described as no less than the current leader’s 231. |
| Holy Clan’s supreme council | Highest council | Requires approval from both the Saint and Dark Heavenly Demon Emperors to convene. It has met only a handful of times over tens of thousands of years 231. |
Great Clans and Branches
- Thirty-Two Great Clans: Each is led by a Heavenly Demon Emperor comparable to a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign 47.
- Top ten clans: Only these clans are qualified to occupy the depths of the Demonic Domain, where Heavenly Demon Emperors are especially concentrated 201.
- Powerful branches: Branches overseen by Demon Emperors form the organization’s backbone 47.
- Weaker branches: Those lacking Heavenly Sovereign-level rulers are commonly used as vanguard cannon fodder. Producing an Emperor or Demon Emperor raises a branch’s standing 47 141.
- Titles: A Heavenly Sovereign-level being from a weak branch may be called an Emperor without qualifying for the higher title of Demon Emperor 141.
Documented Clans
| Clan | Classification | Known Leaders / Members | Notable Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Demon Clan | Clan of the current supreme leader | Saint Heavenly Demon Emperor | Its patriarch heads the wider organization 231. |
| Heavenly Demon Clan | Clan of the second-in-command | Dark Heavenly Demon Emperor | Its patriarch shares authority over convening the supreme council 231. |
| Thunder Demon Clan | One of the Thirty-Two Great Clans | Thunder Heavenly Demon Emperor | Specializes in lightning; its chief was sealed within the Ancient Thunder Palace 169 171. |
| Flame Demon Clan | One of the Thirty-Two Great Clans | Demon Emperor Yan Tian; Heartflame Demon Emperor; Flame Profound Demon Emperor | Yan Tian is a Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor and a member of the organization’s core upper ranks. Heartflame serves as the clan’s second elder 209 216. |
| Sea Demon Clan | Internal faction | Demon Emperor Hai Tian | Hai Tian privately hopes Yan Tian’s death will allow his clan to dominate the Flame Demon Clan 233. |
| Blood Evil Clan | Weaker branch | Blood Demon Kings | Occupied Sacred Dragon Continent and sought to produce a Blood Demon Emperor to escape its cannon-fodder status 141 148. |
| Otherworldly Demon Clan | Branch | Not specified | Fought Martial Ancestor Lin Dong in his Lower Plane before his ascension 47. |
Power Hierarchy
| Rank / Category | Documented Power | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nether Demon Emperor | Comparison not specified in the provided accounts | Distinguished from the higher Profound and Heavenly Demon Emperor ranks 148. |
| Profound Demon Emperor | Comparable to an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign | The Flame Profound Demon Emperor stands at the peak of this rank 208 210. |
| Heavenly Demon Emperor | Comparable to a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign | Extremely difficult to kill; historical defenders often sacrificed themselves to suppress such enemies 47 208 209. |
| Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor | Comparable to peak Saint Grade | The highest level the created Holy Clan can attain; its members cannot enter the Transcendent Saint Stage 171 227. |
| Heavenly Evil God | Beyond the Transcendent Saint Stage | An innate god rather than an ordinary Demon Emperor. The Great Thousand World’s will prevented him from maintaining his full power during the invasion 134 219 220. |
Background and History
Origin and Exile
The Holy Clan was created by the Holy God, later known to the Great Thousand World as the Heavenly Evil God. Its members’ origin places a fixed ceiling on their growth: they cannot surpass their creator or advance beyond Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor 227.
The clan was forced to flee its homeland and wander the sea of stars. During its travels, it passed through numerous great worlds and left contingencies behind. Its invasion of the Great Thousand World sought a new homeland; complete conquest and conversion of that world would also give it a chance to return home 99 232.
Ancient Invasion
Under the Heavenly Evil God, the clan seized half of the Great Thousand World. Resistance exceeded its expectations, and countless defenders died preserving the remaining territory. The Immortal Emperor ultimately sacrificed himself to seal the Heavenly Evil God rather than kill him 98 148 219.
| Battlefield / Faction | Consequence of the Invasion |
|---|---|
| Luo God Clan | Luo God died fighting several Heavenly Demon Emperors, alongside numerous later clan predecessors 47 98. |
| Ancient Heavenly Palace | Destroyed by the invasion. Its intact, unused defensive formation later leads Zhao Chen to infer that an insider leaked its deployment map 98 125. |
| Fourth Hall | The Fourth Hall Master sacrificed himself to suppress an evil fiend; his Sovereign Sea and Star Suppressing Demon Tower remained parts of the seal 98 99. |
| Divine Beast Origin | The Heaven-Swallowing Divine Turtle weakened the invading attack through self-sacrifice. Under the Ancient Three Beast Sovereigns, the region ultimately destroyed itself alongside the invaders 162. |
| Ancient Thunder Palace | Used to suppress powerful demons, including the Thunder Heavenly Demon Emperor. Its defenders later reinforced other battlefields, where most perished 170 171. |
| Ancient Saint Abyss | A principal ancient battlefield where the Four Saint Ancestors and numerous Heavenly Sovereigns and Demon Emperors fell; the fighting left perpetual spacetime storms 202. |
Continuing War
The ancient calamity did not end the conflict. The clan continues border offensives and invasions of Lower Planes, many of which remain unknown or inaccessible to the Great Thousand World’s defenders 99.
Its occupation has strengthened its resource base, but conquest remains constrained by the world will’s rejection and the Heavenly Evil God’s absence. Xiao Yan states that the clan’s overall strength still exceeds the Great Thousand World’s; internal division, rather than military exhaustion, helps prevent another unified invasion 172 216 219 231.
Territory and Strategy
Demonic Domain
- Extent: Occupies half of the Great Thousand World 99 141.
- Environment: Evil aura and demonic power replace spiritual energy. The outskirts retain faint traces of spiritual energy, while the inner regions have virtually none 141 209.
- Military advantage: Great Thousand World cultivators struggle to replenish their power there, while fiends operate in a favorable environment 209 210.
- Reclamation difficulty: Defeating occupying forces does not restore the land. Purification is slow, and cleansed territory can be contaminated again 209 231.
Lower Plane Occupation
- Invaders contaminate a plane’s energy before corroding its Plane Origin and converting it into a demonic nest 141.
- Branches may conceal discoveries of unusual Lower Planes to exploit their resources and produce Heavenly Sovereign-level rulers 141 216.
- The Blood Evil Clan rooted itself on Sacred Dragon Continent rather than pursuing further invasions, hoping to create a Blood Demon Emperor 148.
- Human captives can be confined as blood food. In Bai Susu’s kingdom, the Blood Evil Clan demanded seven million people as tribute 47 143.
Frontier Warfare
- Main offensives: Directed against the Endless Fire Domain, Martial Realm, and Sword Domain 207.
- Western frontier: Personnel from the Thirty-Two Great Clans rotate through the Saint Abyss front, which also serves as a training ground for their younger talents 209.
- Infiltration: Fiends repeatedly attempt to sabotage Saint Abyss City. Capturing its teleportation formation would obstruct reinforcements and create a springboard for invasion 204.
- Ancient Saint Abyss: Younger generations from both sides compete for the inheritances and treasures left by the ancient war 202.
Abilities and Traits
Evil Aura and Corruption
- Evil qi and demonic power corrode spiritual energy, contributing to the fiends’ advantage against cultivators of equal rank 98.
- Residual power can corrupt living beings or turn them into possessed puppets even after its original owner is supposedly dead 97 99.
- The Fourth Hall fiend’s remnants could advance a Lower Earthly Sovereign to Upper Earthly Sovereign, but at the cost of transforming the cultivator into an evil fiend 99.
Resurrection and Persistence
- Fiends can revive through their own corpses, human corpses, powerful cultivators’ bones, or other forms 98 130.
- Apparent death may leave remnant souls, demonic power, or hidden resurrection contingencies 99.
- Sealing does not guarantee inactivity: the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor plotted against the Ancient Heavenly Emperor’s spiritual body over tens of thousands of years 130 173.
- Complete destruction is possible. Zhao Chen annihilates the Fourth Hall remnant with Heavenly Punishment Lightning and later destroys the Thunder Heavenly Demon Emperor’s demonic soul 99 175.
Elemental Powers
- Flame Demon Clan: Patrol members possess fiery-red skin, flame-like hair, concealed black scales, and scorching black flames 209.
- Thunder Demon Clan: Includes lightning-wielding Demon Emperors capable of surviving conditions that naturally suppress other fiends 169 171.
- Predatory cultivation: The Flame Profound Demon Emperor seeks to consume Zhao Chen, believing a Heavenly Sovereign’s flesh and blood could help him advance 210.
Internal Politics and Long-Term Plans
- Factional rivalry: Competition for territory and resources in the Demonic Domain is often fiercer than the clans’ attacks on the Great Thousand World 216.
- Opportunistic violence: A rival Peak Heavenly Demon Emperor might attack a weakened clan member and blame a Great Thousand World expert 216.
- Unequal loyalties: Hai Tian presses for action against the Endless Fire Domain while secretly hoping that Yan Tian dies 233.
- Central objective: Free the Heavenly Evil God. The clan has prepared alternative rescue plans because directly destroying his world-based sealing formation would require Transcendent Saint-level power 232.
- Possible divine strategy: Xiao Yan suspects that the Heavenly Evil God accepted imprisonment to outlive the Immortal Emperor and gradually weaken the world will’s rejection. This is presented as his assessment, not a confirmed event 219.
- Threat response: A Great Thousand World expert transcending Saint Grade could trigger a forced invasion aimed at the Land of Ten Thousand Tombs and the deity’s release 219.
Major Story Arcs
| Chapters | Role in the Story |
|---|---|
| 47 48 | White Dragon Supreme’s request for aid introduces the wider organization behind the Blood Evil Clan. Luo Li promises assistance once she is strong enough, while contacting Martial Ancestor proves difficult. |
| 70 | The Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s remnant entrusts Zhao Chen with destroying the clan; Zhao Chen accepts. |
| 98 99 | Ancient invasion projections reveal the fiends’ corruption and resurrection abilities. Zhao Chen adopts his companions’ vendetta and destroys the Fourth Hall fiend’s surviving power. |
| 125 130 173 | Exploration of the Ancient Heavenly Palace exposes evidence of internal betrayal and the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor’s prolonged attempt to overcome the Heavenly Emperor. |
| 141 143 148 | Zhao Chen’s group reaches Sacred Dragon Continent, attacks the Blood Evil Clan, rescues humans, and disrupts its effort to produce a Demon Emperor. |
| 169 171 175 | The sealed enemy within the Ancient Thunder Palace is identified as the Thunder Heavenly Demon Emperor. Zhao Chen kills him with help from his companions. |
| 204 205 207 | Thunder Palace assumes permanent responsibility for Saint Abyss Continent. Allied factions fund additional Demon-Slaying List rewards to encourage resistance. |
| 208 209 210 216 | Zhao Chen enters the Demonic Domain, destroys a Flame Demon patrol, and deliberately prolongs his confrontation with the Flame Profound Demon Emperor to draw out Heartflame. |
| 232 233 | Hai Tian reports devastating losses, including demons forced to self-destruct without resurrection. The senior leadership debates intervention, while Yan Tian’s cracked throne signals his shattered demonic soul. |
| 235 | Zhao Chen recognizes that his potential to become another Immortal Emperor makes eliminating him a priority alongside rescuing the Heavenly Evil God. |
Enemies and Opposing Factions
- Zhao Chen / Thunder Emperor — Inherits the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor’s mission, kills major demons, and becomes a threat the senior leadership seeks to eliminate 70 175 233 235.
- Great Thousand Palace — Founded by the Immortal Emperor specifically to unite resistance against the clan; its founding rules call for dissolution once that enemy is destroyed 206.
- Immortal Emperor — Sacrificed himself to seal the Heavenly Evil God, buying the world tens of thousands of years 98 220.
- Endless Fire Domain / Xiao Yan — Guards the southern frontier and repeatedly confronts the Flame Demon Clan 210 219 232.
- Martial Realm / Lin Dong — Protects the frontier and aids threatened Lower Planes; Lin Dong previously defeated the Otherworldly Demon Clan 47 141.
- Sword Domain / Sword Saint — One of the three principal permanent frontier defenders and a major obstacle to escalation 207 232.
- Luo God Clan / Luo Li — Carries an ancestral blood feud and joins the defense of Saint Abyss Continent 47 98 205.
- Nine Netherbird Tribe / Jiuyou — Its decline is tied to the Ancient Undying Bird Beast Venerable’s death against an evil clan king; it later commits forces to the western frontier 98 205.
- Mandala — Lost her home, the Ancient Heavenly Palace, to the invasion and helps prevent the Thunder Heavenly Demon Emperor’s escape 98 175.