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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Demon Abyss (魔淵) |
| Type | Ancient battlefield and interrealm frontier |
| Location | Borderland between Great Gan/the Eastern Spirit Domain and the Profound Demon Realm 152 |
| Affiliation | Formerly contested by the Human Race and Demon Race; ultimately sealed and claimed as Human Race territory 310 319 |
| Status | Sealed by the Nine Dragons Swallowing Heaven Great Array; its Origin was adapted to the Human Race 311 319 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 146 |
Background / History
The Demon Abyss is an ancient, long-contested battlefield where Great Gan confronts the Demon Realm. It serves as both humanity's defensive frontier and a proving ground for its elite soldiers, with the Divine Might Army stationed there year-round 152.
The realm faces the Profound Demon Realm, inhabited by the diverse Demon Race. Its ruling Nether Race is noted for its small population, innate combat ability, and unpredictable racial divine abilities; ancient noble-blooded variants are said to be born at Dharma Aspect or even Spirit Connecting Realm 152.
For the Demon Race, the Demon Abyss is also inseparable from the legacy of the Demon Suppressing Prison. The tower once suppressed and killed countless Demon God ancestors, leaving it embedded in the racial memory as humanity's ultimate weapon and the Demon Race's “eternal scar” 240 242.
During the renewed war, the Demon Suppressing Prison manifested above Shenwu Pass, awakening ancient Demon Race powers and drawing armies from throughout the Abyss toward the nine human passes 240 242. The conflict culminated in the Human Race completing the Nine Dragons Swallowing Heaven Great Array, sealing the Demon Abyss and adapting its Origin through the blood and souls shed during the war 310 311.
After Shenwu Marquis Dugu Xin sacrificed himself to close the remaining gap between the Demon Abyss Origin and the Eastern Spirit Domain's Laws, the Abyss ceased to be the Mo Race's rear territory and became Human Race territory 319.
Environment
- The primordial energy is chaotic and mixed with corrosive demonic energy that can erode divine sense 158.
- Its terrain includes hostile regions such as Bone Slope, Ghostly Swamp, Blood Prison, Death Mist Marsh, Wailing Abyss, and the Endless Blood Sea 170 171 176 242.
- Ghostly Swamp contains toxic mist, wraiths, dormant demon lords, and demonic creatures stronger than Black Tooth 171.
- The Blood Prison is a deep region of the Abyss marked by a dark-crimson sky, viscous blood rivers, and the White Bone Demon Hall of Nether Spring Demon Lord 176.
- The realm contains mines of Demonic Fiend Crystals, defended by Demon Race forces such as Minotaur Demons 167.
- The Demon Suppressing Prison exists within the Demon Abyss as a separate suppressive sanctuary and prison for ancient demons that could not be killed 185.
Military Merit System
Military merit is the sole recognized measure of status within the Demon Abyss. Background, sect support, noble rank, and even imperial decrees carry no practical authority there 152 156.
| Military achievement | Recorded value |
|---|---|
| Low-level demon head | 1 Military Merit 156 |
| Mid-level demon head | 100 Military Merit 156 |
| Demon Commander head | 1,000 Military Merit 156 |
Military merit can be exchanged for supplies, cultivation techniques, weapons, elixirs, and qualifications for military advancement or enfeoffment 152 156.
Factions and Inhabitants
| Faction / Group | Role in the Demon Abyss |
|---|---|
| Great Gan Dynasty | Maintained the human frontier and sent elite armies, generals, and cultivators to fight and earn merit 152 |
| Divine Might Army | Great Gan's First Legion, stationed at the Demon Abyss frontier 152 |
| Shenwu Pass defenders | Human garrison led by Shenwu Marquis Dugu Xin; one of the principal defensive forces during the Demon Race offensive 156 240 |
| Demon Race | Collective term for the non-human peoples of the Profound Demon Realm; composed of countless branches 152 |
| Nether Race / Netherworld Royal Clan | Powerful royal lineage of the Demon Race; Black Tooth and Prince You Ye are members or descendants of this ruling class 152 156 310 |
| Twelve Demon Lords | Supreme Demon Abyss rulers; they are externally united but internally compete over territory and resources 246 260 |
| Mo Race | Demon-affiliated force whose control of the Abyss was broken by the completed Nine Dragons Swallowing Heaven Great Array 310 319 |
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Exile frontier — The Qian Emperor sentences the Sword Master and two others to exile in the Demon Abyss, where freedom can only be regained through sufficient military merit 146.
- Lu Shaoyou's deployment — By imperial decree, Lu Shaoyou becomes Demon Abyss Battle Supervisor and enters through a portal opened by his token 153.
- Black Tooth campaign — Shenwu Marquis assigns Lu Shaoyou one month to bring back the head of Black Tooth, a Netherworld Royal Clan outpost commander who had killed three human captains 156.
- Ghostly Swamp purge — Lu Shaoyou provokes the swamp's inhabitants, kills its major demon rulers, and draws the attention of Nether Spring Demon Lord 171 173 174 176.
- Demon Suppressing Prison awakening — The prison emerges as a colossal nine-story tower over Shenwu Pass, suppressing demons and triggering a Demon Race mobilization across the Abyss 240 242.
- War of the Demon Lords — Nether Spring Demon Lord, the Abyssal Demon Dragon, the Lich Lord, and other Demon Lords lead assaults against the human passes; Shenwu Marquis kills the Abyssal Demon Dragon in battle 246 253.
- Nine Dragons Swallowing Heaven — The Human Race seals the entire Demon Abyss, using the war's casualties to adapt its Origin and annex it into the Eastern Spirit Domain's side of the conflict 310 311 319.
Trivia
- The Demon Abyss is described as a “battlefield and whetstone” for Great Gan's strongest soldiers and generals 152.
- The Qian Emperor characterizes it as the “great melting pot” meant to sharpen Lu Shaoyou and disrupt stagnant rules 153.
- Though feared as a battlefield, Lu Shaoyou views the Demon Abyss's monsters and resources as opportunities to gain Slaughter Value and military merit 158 171.