Human Race

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Human Race (人族)
Alias(es)	Humanity; Human Clan
Species/Race	Human
Affiliation	Human Ancestral Land, Kongtong Mountain; Human Emperor Realm; Fire Cloud Cave
Occupation/Role	Protagonist race of the Primordial World
Status	Extant; prosperous, though its dynastic realm is embroiled in the Shang-Xiqi conflict
First Appearance	86

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Newly created race	86 87	Nuwa molded 120,000 humans from Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Three-Lights Divine Water, assisted by Qin Mu's Innate Gourd Vine. The first humans recognized Nuwa as Holy Mother.
Rapid early expansion	91	From 120,000 weak humans, the population grew to tens of millions within a few hundred years. Repeated Heavenly Dao merit descended through human achievements.
Martial Dao foundation	102 137	Huang Tian established a Martial Dao cultivation path suited to humans and transmitted his breakthrough insights through the Three Human Ancestors.
Human-Witch integration	137 139	Contact and intermarriage with the Wu Clan produced powerful Human-Witch descendants.
Unified wartime force	204 205 214	Tens of millions of cultivators assembled at Kongtong Mountain against the Demon Race; the Three Ancestors could contend with Quasi-Saints through merit, while Huang Tian had reached Quasi-Saint level.
Race-wide Human Path unity	237 238	Billions gathered at Kongtong Mountain and their worship concentrated Human Dao power upon Huang Tian; the race memorialized its war dead through the Humanity's Hearth Cauldron.
Independence from Nuwa's fortune	221 239 254	Under Huang Tian, humanity unanimously deposed Nuwa from the position of Holy Mother for abandoning it during the Human-Demon War. The Heavenly Dao subsequently severed Nuwa's fortune bond with the race.
Primordial protagonist race	388 402	After the decline of the Witch and Demon races, humanity became the protagonist of the Primordial World; human tribes occupied roughly seventy percent of the Primordial lands.
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors foundation	573 592	The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors attained their positions and entered the Human Emperor Realm, which became the race's core reserve of high-level cultivators.
Divided sovereign fortune	432 433 461	The Western Teachings created Yan to contest Xuanyuan's position, splitting human fortune between rival Human Emperors. Xuanyuan later abdicated, after which powerful tribes again divided into competing domains before the Five Emperors arose.
Nine Tripods and dynastic fortune	573 587	Da Yu forged the Nine Tripods, defined the nine provinces, and passed the throne to his son Qi. The tripods stabilized human fortune as hereditary dynastic rule began with Xia.
Flourishing contemporary fortune	763	Humanity possesses the greatest population and most flourishing fortune in the Primordial Wilderness and Three Realms.
Human Dao contested in dynastic conflict	795 796 836	Ji Fa and the Nine-Tailed Fox sought to exploit and restrain Human Dao fortune during Xiqi's campaign against Great Shang. Xuanyuan intervened on Great Shang's side and declared that humanity's realm must be decided by humanity itself.
Saintly Imperial Tutor	245 246	Huang Tian appointed Zhen Yuanzi Imperial Tutor and bestowed human fortune and merit upon him. Bound to the race, Zhen Yuanzi attained Heavenly Dao Sainthood and vowed to protect humanity.
Five Emperors reinforce Great Shang	825	Five former Human Emperors, each a Sub-Saint through merit earned for the race, emerged from seclusion and descended upon Chaoge to aid Di Xin during the Shang-Xiqi war.

Background / History

Nuwa created the Human Race after comprehending her path to Sainthood, molding 120,000 humans from Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Three-Lights Divine Water. The humans acknowledged her as their Holy Mother; the merit generated by their creation helped Nuwa attain Sainthood and formed the Human Creation Whip. 86 87

Humanity multiplied extraordinarily quickly. Within several hundred years, its population had reached tens of millions, while practical innovations repeatedly earned Heavenly Dao merit. Under the guidance of Jie Teachings disciples, Suiren Shi created fire, Youchao Shi developed shelters, and Ziyi Shi made clothing; each became a leader among the early tribes. 91

Huang Tian defeated the Three Human Ancestors and declared himself Human Emperor. He later created and spread the Martial Dao so ordinary humans could cultivate, while the Three Ancestors assisted in transmitting it to talented members of the race. 94 102 137 239

The Dragon Race later brought rain to human lands during a prolonged drought, beginning a cooperative relationship between the two races. 117

The Demon Race discovered that human vital blood could be used to create weapons capable of piercing Wu Clan bodies. Demon forces covertly abducted and slaughtered remote human tribes to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword, escalating into the Human-Demon War. 161 163 167 170 198

In response, Huang Tian gathered tens of millions of cultivators at Kongtong Mountain and declared war on the Demon Race. The Human Race received aid from Xuan Du and the Ren Teachings, Xing Tian and the Wu Clan, Zhao Gongming and the Intercepting Sect, and Zhen Yuanzi. Though Suiren Shi and other elites fell in battle, Huang Tian later brought them back from the Underworld with Yin Tianzi's help. 204 205 206 209 214 216

After the war, the entire race migrated to Kongtong Mountain. Their collective worship empowered Huang Tian through the Human Path, and the Humanity's Hearth Cauldron was used to honor the dead and reunite living humans with the spirits of fallen warriors. 236 237 238

The Human-Demon War also permanently altered humanity's relationship with its creator. Citing Nuwa's failure to protect them while the Demon Race slaughtered their people, Huang Tian and the assembled Human Race deposed her as Holy Mother. The Heavenly Dao severed Nuwa's fortune connection to humanity, ending her former status within the race. 221 239 254

When Nuwa moved to destroy humanity, Zhen Yuanzi blocked her attack and declared that he had joined the Human Race. Huang Tian subsequently appointed him Imperial Tutor and granted him human fortune and merit. With their aid and Hongmeng Purple Qi, Zhen Yuanzi attained Sainthood and pledged to protect the race. 242 245 246

Human civilization continued to develop through Cangjie's creation of the Writing Dao, which earned him the title Ancestor of Script. As the Human Race became the Primordial World's protagonist race, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors established successive eras of leadership. Fuxi's Eight Trigrams, solar terms, and zodiac system helped usher in a golden age. 276 277 388 394 573

The third sovereign era was disrupted when the Western Teachings manufactured Yan, a human with Golden Crow origin, to rival Xuanyuan. Yan's emergence split the Human Race's fortune, though Xuanyuan ultimately continued his campaign of unification. After Xuanyuan entered the Human Emperor Realm, tribal fragmentation returned and created the conditions for the Five Emperors' rise. Zhuanxu later defeated Shaohao and inherited his imperial qi, reunifying the race under his rule; Di Ku's calendar further improved agricultural planning and material production. 432 433 431 461 464 499 509

Da Yu's Nine Tripods secured the race's destiny and transitioned humanity from abdicated imperial rule to hereditary dynasties under Qi's Xia Dynasty. Xia later declined under Jie of Xia, allowing Shang Tang to establish Great Shang; in the present era, Great Shang faces Xiqi, whose campaign has drawn intervention from major immortal factions. Following Great Shang's defeat at Three Mountains Pass, five former Human Emperors descended upon Chaoge to aid Di Xin. 573 587 588 592 691 825

Society and Civilization

• Fire — Suiren Shi drilled wood to make fire, providing light, warmth, protection from fierce beasts, and cooked food. 91
• Shelter — Youchao Shi learned from birds' nests and developed thatched huts, protecting humans from the elements and wilderness. 91
• Clothing — Ziyi Shi wove animal hides into clothing, shielding humanity from cold. 91
• Martial Dao — Huang Tian developed a cultivation system specifically suited to humans, allowing the race to build its own cultivator base. Its six realms are Houtian, Xiantian, Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Qi Returning to the Origin, Martial Dao Reaches Divinity, and Shattering the Void. 102 137 239
• Writing Dao — Cangjie created the first human script, causing the race's destiny to surge and earning recognition as Ancestor of Script. 276 277
• Herbal medicine — Shennong spread knowledge of herbs, disease prevention, medicines, and elixirs among afflicted tribes. 397
• Calendars and seasonal planning — Fuxi established the Twelve Solar Terms. Di Ku's calendar later enabled more deliberate agricultural planning, improving grain yields and material reserves. 394 509
• Political unification — Xuanyuan sought to replace fragmented tribal rule with unified commands, systems, laws, and concentrated resources. His unification was contested by Yan, whose creation split human fortune. 431 432 433
• Five Emperors era — Following Xuanyuan's abdication, competing human tribes and kings fought for authority until the Five Emperors re-established successive periods of rule. Zhuanxu's victory over Shaohao brought the race under a single ruler. 461 464 499 509
• Dynastic era — Da Yu abdicated to his son Qi after forging the Nine Tripods, beginning hereditary imperial succession. Xia was the first such dynasty, later succeeded by Great Shang. 573 587 592
• Human self-governance — Human leaders regard the fate of the human realm as an internal matter. Xuanyuan opposed external sects using the Heavenly Mandate to determine the outcome of the Shang-Xiqi war. 836

Powers and Characteristics

• Human Path and collective fortune — Humanity's unified belief, struggle, and destiny form Human Dao power. Huang Tian can draw upon this collective will through the Human Emperor Dao Fruit and River of Fortune. 209 237
• Exceptional reproductive growth — The race expanded from 120,000 members to tens of millions in only several hundred years, ultimately becoming the most populous race of the Three Realms. 86 91 763
• Merit-bearing civilization — Major advances in survival, writing, governance, and cultivation can draw Heavenly Dao merit and strengthen both individual innovators and the race's collective fortune. 91 276 573
• Cultivation adaptability — Humans can follow Huang Tian's Martial Dao, Laozi's Golden Core path, and other suitable cultivation systems, producing cultivators from the Heavenly Immortal level through Grand Luo Golden Immortal and beyond. 102 205 388
• Human-Witch bloodline — Human-Witch descendants inherit unusually powerful bodies through mixed human and Wu Clan ancestry. 137
• Inclusive bloodline recognition — Huang Tian recognizes those carrying human blood as members of the Human Race, including the half-human, half-immortal Yang Jian. Yang Jian later refined his foundation into an Innate Human Body through Three-Lights Divine Water. 763 725 726
• Underworld-backed restoration — With Huang Tian's connection to Yin Tianzi and the Underworld, human elites killed in the Human-Demon War, including Suiren Shi, were restored to life. Huang Tian limited the resurrection to those who had made significant contributions, allowing the other fallen warriors to enter reincarnation rather than disrupting its cycle. 214 215 216
• Saintly and imperial defenders — Imperial Tutor Zhen Yuanzi attained Heavenly Dao Sainthood through human fortune and merit. Five former Human Emperors later attained Sub-Saint status through their merits toward the race. 245 246 825

Major Locations

• Human Ancestral Land / Kongtong Mountain — Humanity's central sacred land, site of the Human Emperor Hall, race-wide assemblies, and the gathering against the Demon Race. 102 204 236 237
• Human Emperor Realm — A separate world opened by Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi. It houses the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, Three Ancestors, Cangjie, and other human powerhouses; Grand Luo Golden Immortal human cultivators may enter it. 388 397 464 592
• Human Emperor Hall — Huang Tian's seat within Kongtong Mountain. A Human Emperor Hall also stands in Chaoge, where Di Xin received the five former Human Emperors during the Shang-Xiqi war. 237 277 825
• Fire Cloud Cave — A sacred human refuge associated with the Three Sovereigns and senior Human Emperors. Xuanyuan is expected to guard it after withdrawing from ordinary worldly affairs; five former Human Emperors later emerged from seclusion there to aid Great Shang. 763 825 836
• Nine Provinces — The human realm defined and stabilized by Da Yu following the forging of the Nine Tripods. 573 587

Leadership

• Nuwa — Creator and former Holy Mother of the Human Race. Humanity later deposed her from the Holy Mother position, and the Heavenly Dao severed her fortune bond with the race. 86 87 239 254
• Huang Tian — First Human Emperor; Qin Mu's avatar. He created the Martial Dao, united humanity in war, embodies its collective Human Path power, and defended Yang Jian's status as a human. 94 102 202 237 763
• Zhen Yuanzi — Humanity's major protector and Imperial Tutor. He assisted Huang Tian in establishing the Human Emperor Realm and safeguards the race's long-term foundation. Appointed Imperial Tutor and granted human fortune and merit, he attained Heavenly Dao Sainthood and vowed to defend humanity. 225 245 246 254 388
• Suiren Shi — Human Ancestor who created fire; later revived after dying in the Human-Demon War. 91 209 216
• Youchao Shi — Human Ancestor who developed shelters. 91
• Ziyi Shi — Human Ancestor who created clothing. 91
• Cangjie — Ancestor of Script and creator of the Writing Dao. 254 276 277
• Fuxi — Heavenly Emperor of humanity and one of the Three Sovereigns. He created the Innate Eight Trigrams and established the Twelve Solar Terms and zodiac system. 394 397 431
• Shennong — Earthly Emperor; developed herbal medicine and treated widespread disease. 397
• Xuanyuan — Yellow Emperor who reunited the fractured tribes and became Co-Lord of Humanity. He later entered the Human Emperor Realm and returned to support Great Shang against Xiqi's externally backed campaign. 431 437 461 836
• Yan — A Western Teachings-created human sovereign with Golden Crow origin who contested Xuanyuan's position and claimed half of the Human Race's fortune. 432 433
• Zhuanxu, Di Ku, Yao, and Shun — Four of the Five Emperors who, alongside Da Yu, form the Human Emperor Realm's reserve of historic human rulers. Zhuanxu reunified humanity after defeating Shaohao, while Di Ku's calendar advanced agricultural planning. 464 499 509 592
• Da Yu — Final Five Emperor; suppressed the East Sea sea eye, forged the Nine Tripods, and initiated the imperial era through his succession to Qi. 573
• Qi — Da Yu's son and the first hereditary ruler of the Human Race's dynastic era, founding the Xia Dynasty. 573 587
• Zi Shou / Di Xin — Current ruler of Great Shang. Qin Mu accepted him as a disciple and began teaching him cultivation, immortal techniques, and spiritual power. The five former Human Emperors acknowledged his efforts as the reigning Human Emperor when they came to aid him. 613 825
• Ji Fa — Xiqi's leader in the current war against Great Shang. He is secretly the Lord of the Human Dao from the 2,741st Epoch and was compelled into the Primordial Heavenly Demon's service. 795 796

Relationships

• Nuwa — Creator and former Holy Mother; her sainthood was attained through the creation of humanity. Her later refusal to defend humanity during the Human-Demon War led the race to depose her and sever its fortune bond with her. She subsequently attempted to destroy humanity, but Zhen Yuanzi blocked her attack. 86 87 221 239 242 254
• Laozi — Supporter of the Human Race who ordered Xuan Du and other human cultivators to reinforce Kongtong Mountain. 204 205
• Qin Mu — Assisted Nuwa in humanity's creation through the Innate Gourd Vine; his avatar Huang Tian later became Human Emperor. Qin Mu also guides Zi Shou and protects humanity's interests through his wider faction. 86 613 763
• Jie Teachings — Guided the early Human Ancestors and benefited from the merit generated by human innovations; later sent Zhao Gongming and the Zhu Xian Sword to aid humanity. Jie Teachings also supports Great Shang against Xiqi's external backers. 91 206 691
• Wu Clan — Intermarried with humans and supported humanity during the Human-Demon War; its Great Witches produced Human-Witch descendants with human tribes. 137 139 206
• Dragon Race — Brought clouds and rain to human territory during a drought. 117
• Demon Race — Primary enemy during the Human-Demon War; abducted and slaughtered humans to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword using human blood. 163 170 198 214
• Zhen Yuanzi — Settled among humanity to protect Hongyun's future reincarnation and became a major defender of the race. He joined humanity, became its Imperial Tutor, and attained Sainthood through human fortune and merit. 206 225 242 245 246
• Clarify Teachings — An external faction that has repeatedly intervened in human political struggles, including through Guangchengzi's support of Xuanyuan and later its military support for Xiqi. 431 435 589 836
• Western Teachings — Created Yan to divide human fortune and later supported forces opposing Great Shang. Its prosperity depends heavily on gaining access to Human Dao faith and fortune. 432 433 586 795
• Yang Jian — A half-human, half-immortal descendant recognized by Huang Tian as a member of the Human Race through his father Yang Tianyou's bloodline. 763

Major Arcs

Creation and Early Growth

Nuwa's creation of humanity immediately established the race as a recipient of Heaven's favor. Its early population growth and the merit gained through fire, shelter, and clothing drew the attention of major Primordial powers. 86 87 91

Rise of the Human Emperor

Huang Tian seized leadership from the Three Ancestors, created the Martial Dao, and shaped humanity into a race capable of independent cultivation and military strength. 94 102 137 239

Human-Demon War

The Demon Race's use of human blood to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword led to mass abductions and slaughter. Humanity answered with a united army at Kongtong Mountain, supported by allies from the Ren Teachings, Wu Clan, Intercepting Sect, and Zhen Yuanzi. The conflict ended under a decree from Dao Ancestor Hongjun. 163 170 204 206 214

Human Path and Ancestral Consolidation

Humanity's migration to Kongtong Mountain demonstrated unmatched race-wide cohesion. Huang Tian used the assembly to honor the fallen, strengthen the Human Path, and establish the Human Emperor Realm as a lasting foundation. 236 237 238 388

Deposition of the Holy Mother

In the aftermath of the Human-Demon War, Huang Tian convened the Human Race to judge Nuwa's conduct. Humanity formally removed her as Holy Mother because she had allowed the Demon Race's slaughter to proceed, and the Heavenly Dao severed her fortune link to the race. When Nuwa attempted to destroy humanity, Zhen Yuanzi intervened; appointed Imperial Tutor, he later attained Sainthood through human fortune and merit. 221 239 241 242 245 246 254

Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, and Dynasties

Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and the Five Emperors guided human civilization through successive periods. Zhuanxu restored unified rule after his victory over Shaohao, and Di Ku's calendar improved agricultural planning. Da Yu's forging of the Nine Tripods and abdication to Qi shifted the race from the era of sovereigns and emperors into dynastic succession. 397 431 437 499 509 573

Contest for Human Sovereignty

The Western Teachings created Yan from Golden Crow origin and human wish power to oppose Xuanyuan, causing human fortune to split. Although Xuanyuan pursued unification, his departure for the Human Emperor Realm was followed by renewed tribal division, which required the Five Emperors to restore order. 432 433 461 464

Shang-Xiqi Dynastic Conflict

The fall of Xia brought Great Shang to power, but the later contest between Great Shang and Xiqi became entangled with Clarify Teachings, Western Teachings, demon forces, and figures from other epochs. Xuanyuan intervened for Great Shang, rejecting the claim that external sects could use the Heavenly Mandate to decide humanity's political future. After Great Shang's defeat at Three Mountains Pass, five former Human Emperors descended upon Di Xin's court in Chaoge to reinforce it. 592 691 795 796 825 836

Notable Quotes

“We, the Human Race, are not ants, nor are we food!” — Huang Tian 205

“Human Race Eternal Prosperity!” 238

“Does he count as a member of my Human Race or not?!” — Huang Tian, defending Yang Jian 763

“The Human Race's realm should be decided by the Human Race itself.” — Xuanyuan 836

Trivia

• The Human Race began with only 120,000 members but grew to tens of millions in a few hundred years. 86 91
• Human vital blood is uniquely effective in weapons designed to penetrate Wu Clan bodies. 161 163
• Humanity's fallen elites can be restored through Huang Tian's connection to the Underworld, though those not selected for resurrection entered reincarnation. 215 216
• Yang Jian is recognized as human by Huang Tian through his father Yang Tianyou's human bloodline, despite his immortal heritage. 763
• Yang Jian later used Three-Lights Divine Water, one of the materials Nuwa used in humanity's creation, to refine himself into an Innate Human Body. 724 725 726
• Despite creating humanity, Nuwa no longer receives Human Race fortune after the race deposed her as Holy Mother. 239 254