Shadow Race

Biodata

Power Progression

The documented advancement concerns the Shadow Ancestor, not the faction as a whole.

Organization and Leadership

The Shadow Race maintains scouts, guards, commanders, combat specialists, and coordinated armies. Its forces include demonic beasts and an armored warship fleet 82 89 99 101 102 106.

Notable Members

History

Dark Tide and the Four Domains War

The Dark Tide's attack in the Northern Domain prompts Ye Lingyun to warn Dean Bing Xin that the entire Star Great Plane is threatened. Bing Xin and the Star Ancestor experts activate the Starlight Trajectory to hold it back, then open the harsh, sparsely powered Four Domains Battlefield for a sustained war against the Shadow Race 81.

The Alliance Army wins repeated victories. Yan Wu burns hundreds of Shadow Race demonic beasts, Liu Yun assassinates a commander, and Yan Po holds the defensive line; their achievements are recorded on the Merit Wall. During this period, a Shadow Race expert pursues Ye Lingyun into an underground cave, where Ye Lingyun awakens the Star-Mystic Coin and destroys his pursuer at the cost of his cultivation 82 83.

After recovering his power, Ye Lingyun returns to a besieged city. He fights alongside Bing Qing'er and Xue Yao until the attacking army retreats 84.

Star Core Pursuit and Ice Soul Star

Shadow Race warriors search the Starfall Ruins for treasure and attack Ye Lingyun near the Star Core. He defeats them and absorbs the Core's power, but stronger experts pursue him specifically to obtain it. He fights off an expert and escapes through the Multiverse Teleportation Array 86 87.

The Shadow Race later sends a fleet to invade Ice Soul Star. Ye Lingyun uses ice law to pierce the warships with ice spears, engulf the battlefield in an Ice Storm, and freeze the warriors. The fleet is completely destroyed, with no survivors 89.

The Seven Star Saints

Ye Lingyun returns to the Four Domains Battlefield and routs the invaders with ice-law attacks. Recognizing his growing potential, the seven Star Saints gather in their black castle and decide to eliminate him personally 92 93.

Ye Lingyun uses spatial law to separate the Saints and kill Ying Sha. He then combines spatial and ice law to trap Blazing Sun, Thunderstorm, and Hurricane inside a frozen spatial vortex. The Four Domains warriors repel the accompanying Shadow Race assault, though Ye Lingyun considers the wider threat unresolved 94 95.

Shadow Race forces continue fighting on Ice Soul Star afterward. Ye Lingyun intervenes there again, using Thousand-Mile Ice Seal and Starstorm to help the human army defeat them 96.

Starshadow Desert Raid

Dean Bing Xin assigns Ye Lingyun a raid against the Shadow Race's supply lines. Alliance intelligence identifies a secret fortress in the Starshadow Desert as an important supply link, making it the Starblade Squad's target 97 100.

The squad breaches the fortress, defeats its defenders, and leaves the base in ruins. Powerful pursuers force the squad to split up during its escape. Ye Lingyun defeats the force pursuing him, then confronts Ying Sha and kills him after breaking through to Star Lord Level 101 102 103.

Shadow Ancestor's Assault

The awakened Shadow Ancestor confronts the Starblade Squad near an ancient desert altar. His power exceeds Star Lord Level, forcing Ye Lingyun to hold him off while the squad escapes 104.

The Ancestor's awakening is part of a long-planned attempt to use battlefield slaughter to reach the Star God Stage and rule the Star Great Plane. Venerable Apocalypse, the Star Sea King, the Wind and Snow Saint, and Huo Yun True Lord interrupt the full breakthrough, but cannot stop him after he becomes a half-step Star God 105.

Seeking humanity's extermination as a catalyst for further advancement, the Ancestor leads his army through the human defensive lines. Jin Yang, Ye Ying, and Xuan Feng fail to halt him. Ye Lingyun then obtains temporary Star God Stage power, defeats the Ancestor, and destroys the invading army with Starfall Sword Strike 105 106 107.

Appearance

Shadow Race warriors are described as tall and dark-skinned, commonly wearing black clothing or armor 86 92 106.

• Masks: Warriors in the Starfall Ruins and scouts in the Northern Domain wear hideous masks that conceal their faces 86 99.
• Robes: Ruins warriors wear long black robes trailing along the ground 86.
• Battle armor: Battlefield troops, scouts, and pursuers wear black armor 92 99 102.
• Shadow Ancestor: His imposing figure is shrouded in black mist, with crimson lights visible through it; his black robe bears mysterious silver patterns 105.

Abilities & Skills

Shadow Transformation and Mobility

Several experts can turn their bodies into black shadows to close distance rapidly 83 87 104.

• The Shadow Ancestor uses this movement to catch the fleeing Starblade Squad 104.
• Scouts move with exceptional speed, while desert pursuers advance in disciplined unison 99 102.
• Warriors specialize in assassination and ambush, moving through ruins like phantoms 86.

Shadow Blade

A recurring sword attack used by warriors and experts 86 87 96.

• Delivered with a black longsword, often aimed directly at an opponent's throat 86 87 96.
• Appears in both the Starfall Ruins encounters and the Ice Soul Star fighting 86 87 96.

Star Saint Powers

The seven Star Saints form the faction's planet-destroying elite 93.

• Ying Sha uses dark power, black mist, and a monstrous transformation 93 94.
• Blazing Sun, Thunderstorm, and Hurricane combine fire, lightning, and storm attacks 95.
• Their dependence on dark power informs Ye Lingyun's strategy of trapping them with spatial law reinforced by ice law 95.

Shadow-Devouring Demon Spell

The Shadow Ancestor's destructive spell manifests as black energy and lightning-like attacks 106 107.

• Overwhelms humanity's defenders and reduces warriors to ashes 106.
• Forms a vast airborne net during his duel with Ye Lingyun 107.
• His cultivation scheme also draws strength from shadow power accumulated through slaughter 105.

Documented Limits

• Ice domains slow warriors, scouts, and even the Shadow Ancestor; ice-law attacks can immobilize entire formations 92 96 99 104.
• The Ice Soul Star fleet's armor, weapons, and spells cannot withstand Ye Lingyun's ice-law power 89.
• Some defeated scouts, fortress defenders, and pursuers dissipate rather than leaving intact bodies 99 101 102.

Equipment and Strongholds

• Weapons: Black longswords, heavy battle-axes, sharp blades, and sinister magical implements 86 92 106.
• Warships: Ink-black armored vessels used in the invasion of Ice Soul Star 89.
• Star Saints' castle: An enormous black castle with cloud-piercing spires, used as the seven Saints' gathering place 93.
• Black Fortress: Secret supply base at the heart of the Starshadow Desert, defended by scouts and guards. Its walls and large underground interior bear Shadow Race runes; the Starblade Squad destroys it 100 101 102.
• Ancient altar: A black-stone, rune-covered structure in the Starshadow Desert where the Shadow Ancestor awakens and attempts his breakthrough 104 105.

Relationships

• Human Race / Alliance Army — Principal enemy in the Star Great Plane; organizes a prolonged defensive war against the invasions 81 82 106.
• Ye Lingyun — Repeatedly defeats the faction's forces and becomes a priority target for its Star Saints 89 93.
• Icewave Academy — Supplies battlefield defenders and organizes the mission against Shadow Race supply lines 84 97.
• Starblade Squad — Raiding force responsible for destroying the Starshadow Desert supply base 100 101 102.

Continuity Notes

• Ying Sha's rank and death differ between appearances: He is introduced as the leader of seven Star Saints and killed in their confrontation, but later appears as a Star Lord Level pursuer and dies again. The provided passages do not explain his return or the rank discrepancy 93 94 103.