Old White Ape

Biodata

Power Progression

• The early ranks describe his publicly displayed cultivation, not a confirmed limit on his true strength. He ultimately abandons his white-ape disguise and reveals an ancient identity 1667.

Background / History

Ancient origins

Shen belongs to an ancient era associated with the Heavenly Race. During his final battle, he identifies himself as the being called Mirage Dragon and declares that the Heavenly Race has long since vanished, while he alone has survived into the present 1667.

According to his account to Yu Sheng, he endured a long period of solitude before life appeared in the world again. He watched the new inhabitants grow and taught them fire and civilization. After the Spirit Energy Revival, their descendants called him a beast and turned their weapons against him. He later witnessed—and helped bring about—their destruction 1646.

Rise in Ten Thousand Demon Forest

Old White Ape first appears in a shadowed room, where he confirms the authenticity of material obtained by Yu Sheng and gives the Fourth Awakening human ten minutes to escape. Afterward, he publicly orders a search and denounces the guards’ negligence 250.

When an apparent white ape causes trouble in the Divine Ruins, he argues that the culprit must have been an impostor. By analyzing intelligence reports, discarded fur, and the limits of aura imitation, he identifies Yu Sheng as the likely culprit 314 315.

Seeking control of Ten Thousand Demon Forest, he approaches Ji Hong with a proposal to kill Gu Diao. His initial attempt at leverage fails when Ji Hong proves willing to risk mutual destruction, forcing him to offer further concessions 339. Their subsequent scheme brings Fei into the confrontation with Gu Diao, while Old White Ape presents himself as unexpectedly courageous before the watching demons 362 364.

After the upheaval, he consolidates his authority through restraint rather than celebration. He reprimands his exuberant clansmen and visits the forest’s tribes with fruit wine, reducing resentment toward the new order 366. The Fire Fox Clan later accepts vassalage to the White Ape Clan 428.

Eagle Ravine Mountain and the human war

Old White Ape operates between Ji Hong, Fei, and human contacts. Fei tests his professed loyalty by ordering him to surrender his Demon Core; Old White Ape immediately attempts to stab toward his heart with a rhinoceros horn, stopping only when Fei immobilizes him 514 515.

He also assists Yu Sheng’s covert movements, supplying a Yellow Monkey coat and asking that his contributions be publicized among the Human Race 530. Meanwhile, his battlefield service and strategic criticism earn him access to the Demon Clan’s war council. There, he attributes a defeat to the misjudgment of Sun Yingxiong and Eight-Tailed Fox’s overconfidence 786.

His cooperation with humans includes helping An Xin and Zhao Qingyi advance their Awakening. At the end of their arrangement, he warns that they probably have only about a month left to live and gives An Xin a bloodstained package of lollipops as a farewell gift 877.

Barbarian City and the Demon Domain throne

Old White Ape and Ji Hong select Barbarian City as their first target in a plan to gain influence over three Outer Domain cities 1037. During the ensuing crisis, Old White Ape draws the Black Market’s Fat Old Man into his arrangements, reveals Demon Lord cultivation, and kills a hostile Demon Lord 1107 1108 1115 1117.

He then cripples his cultivation, leaves sealed instructions for Seven-Tailed Fox, and promises that the Black Market will survive regardless of the war’s victor 1119. His apparently desperate departure culminates in a visit to Demon-Suppressing Pass and his first meeting with Yu Mo 1120.

The Demon Gods subsequently appoint him Demon Domain Lord. He returns to Skyvault Ravine and demands Eight-Tailed Fox’s abdication, presenting himself as a more obedient and profitable servant of their masters 1139. As ruler, he maintains an approachable public image while tying powerful clans’ security to his continued rule 1162 1199.

Rule and preparations for the final war

As Demon Domain Lord, Old White Ape attacks the Human Race through political pressure, attrition, and attempts to undermine its institutions. He identifies the Reserve Corps as its greatest strength and argues that it can be weakened from within 1180. He also establishes a Loan System partly to identify adaptable talent among lower-ranking demons, addressing his shortage of capable subordinates 1311.

His public leadership includes personally rescuing Heavenly Dog Clan survivors from a human trap. The rescue and his subsequent reassurance win the survivors’ reverence while deepening their resentment toward their own clan chief 1407 1408.

Privately, his goal extends beyond a Demon Clan victory. He tells Yu Sheng that he wants the entire world to stage a spectacular “film,” with himself as its undisputed protagonist 1466. After a costly confrontation, he persuades Zhu Yan to postpone the war for three years and withdraws the army toward Skyvault Ravine 1479.

He later enters the Sky Dog Demon God’s hidden lair, subdues its guardian snake, and frees the imprisoned Eight-Tailed Fox. He envisions his predecessor’s return and breakthrough as another part of the final battle’s script 1550 1552.

Final confrontation and death

Old White Ape defeats Yu Sheng when the latter attempts to test his strength. He keeps Yu Sheng beside him to witness the seven-day Grand Feast and urges him to reach the Tenth Awakening, promising that killing him would bring the Human Race peace 1641.

During the final battle, he reveals his Mirage Dragon form and confronts an ancient Scroll. Although he continues advancing, its pressure leaves his true body split by repeated wounds 1667.

Yu Sheng finishes him with a previously unused dagger Awakening Object fitted with nine crystal stones. Its speed and shattering effects, insignificant against Old White Ape at his peak, become decisive in his weakened condition. Before dying, Old White Ape laments his failure to purify the world; Yu Sheng states that he hates him for allowing A Tai and Mu Yu to die 1668.

Appearance

• White-ape guise: An aged white ape whose initially clouded eyes become more spirited and whose fur grows smoother as his displayed cultivation improves 250 427.
• Human-style clothing: Favors carefully selected robes and outfits, including a treasured red gown, a pure white casual outfit, and a black robe that conceals all his fur 470 881 1162 1257.
• Expressive bearing: Switches between a stooped, fawning posture and an upright, commanding presence according to his audience 735 1271.
• True form: An enormous creature likened to a mountain; the transformation replaces his white-ape appearance entirely 1667.

Personality

Old White Ape treats identity as a tool. He can shift from dignified strategist to frightened subordinate almost instantly, and Ji Hong recognizes his apparent courage before Gu Diao as a deliberately constructed persona 362 364. He later admits to having tried more than ten personas in an attempt to weaken Ji Hong’s determination to kill him 787.

His friendliness is often calculated rather than harmless. He uses courtesy, gifts, public sacrifice, and sustained familiarity to make others receptive to him. One passage explicitly states that he would exploit even a trace of goodwill until its owner was schemed to death 876. His approachable rule and battlefield speeches apply the same understanding of emotional influence on a larger scale 1162 1280 1285.

His fear of death coexists with a willingness to endure pain and gamble his life. He begs Ji Hong not to pursue mutual destruction, yet later repeatedly injures or cripples himself when doing so advances a plan 339 427 1119 1292. Under Yu Sheng’s relentless attacks, his polished composure gives way to swearing, anger, and the ferocity he displayed while still outwardly weak 1293 1295 1296.

Beneath his political ambitions lies a desire to control the world’s story. He wants a worthy final opponent and an audience capable of appreciating his strength, rather than an effortless victory 1466. His ancient grievances and prolonged loneliness contribute to extreme emotional shifts; Yu Sheng perceives him as having a fractured personality, while Ji Hong argues that his many masks have displaced his original self 1499 1647.

Abilities & Skills

Strategy and intelligence analysis

Old White Ape reconstructs hidden events from incomplete evidence and studies opponents’ motives rather than relying solely on strength.

• Identifies Yu Sheng’s likely involvement in the white-ape impersonation through intelligence reports and the disguise’s physical limitations 315.
• Diagnoses the Demon Clan’s defeat through its mistaken assessment of Sun Yingxiong and Eight-Tailed Fox’s overconfidence 786.
• Remembers Young White Ape’s habitual gestures closely enough to evaluate whether he has been replaced by an impostor 1256.
• Analyzes Yu Sheng after their duel and concludes that his underlying objective matters more than his unpredictable methods 1296.

Acting and psychological manipulation

He tailors posture, language, apparent vulnerability, and emotional displays to individual targets.

• Wins Fei’s approval through conspicuous humility and anticipatory service 514 735.
• Uses public speeches and apparent self-sacrifice to rally demon armies 820 1292.
• Keeps the Black Flood Dragon Clan dependent by preserving its God Race status without making its position secure 1162.
• Limit: His techniques do not reliably secure Ji Hong’s trust, and straightforward physical pressure from Yu Sheng repeatedly disrupts his composure 787 1293 1499.

Combat and demon aura

His early public battles show him fighting above what his unassuming appearance suggests; his later displays reveal a vastly greater reserve of strength.

• Trades injuries directly with a Seventh Awakening Reserve Corps commander 779.
• Kills a Demon Lord with a final aura-empowered punch to the skull 1117.
• Uses a defensive domain of demonic aura against Yu Sheng 1293.
• Blocks Yu Sheng’s combined, full-power Awakening Object attack with a seemingly weak punch 1641.
• Limit: The ancient Scroll severely wounds his revealed true form, leaving him vulnerable to Yu Sheng’s finishing attack 1667 1668.

Disguise and concealed strength

His white-ape identity conceals both his species and the extent of his power.

• Maintains the Old White Ape guise until revealing himself as Shen during the final confrontation 1667.
• Can withdraw his aura until he appears unremarkable even after displaying Demon Lord cultivation 1115.
• Unconfirmed abilities: Rumors credit the White Ape Clan with teleportation and presence concealment, but the account explicitly states that Old White Ape could not perform those feats at that point 1042.

Recovery and deliberate self-injury

He repeatedly uses injury and cultivation loss as strategic costs.

• Injures himself immediately after Ji Hong comments on his rapid growth 427.
• Recovers fully during the journey from Barbarian City to Demon-Suppressing Pass 1120.
• Claims extensive experience injuring himself and healing quickly; uses a strange fruit to restore his condition after lowering his realm 1292.
• Limit: Injuries remain painful and can impair him in combat 1037 1296.

Subjugation

• Immobilizes the giant snake guarding the Sky Dog Demon God’s lair, then changes its response from terror to recognition of him as its new master through sustained contact with its head 1550.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spiked club — Carried when he joins the assault on Demon-Suppressing Pass 820.
• Phone — Connects to the Demon-Suppressing Pass network for communication, television dramas, and bullet comments 594 882.
• Recorder — Offers Ji Hong a recording as evidence of his supposed collusion with humans 428.
• Black Flood Dragon’s scale — Takes possession of it rather than allowing Fire Fox to destroy it 428.
• Bone flute — Secretly retrieves it after Red Fox reports that Yu Sheng displayed power beyond Demon God; its function is not established in the supplied passages 1324.
• Burial shroud and wedding robe — Keeps both garments sold to him by Xiao Nan, who had used Yu Sheng’s name 882 1089.
• Car — Drives through the Demon Domain after briefly learning to operate it; later has a Demon Beast carry it when it breaks down 1138 1139.

Relationships

• Ji Hong — Strategic ally, rival, and the person Old White Ape calls his only friend. Their cooperation enables his rise, but Ji Hong never abandons his loyalty to the Human Race or fully trusts him 364 787 1498 1499.
• Yu Sheng — Initially a covert collaborator, later his intended final opponent and eventual killer. Old White Ape wants him strong enough to make their last battle spectacular 250 530 1466 1668.
• Yu Mo — Rival strategist among the Human Race. They meet at Demon-Suppressing Pass and later exchange probing proposals and deliberately aggravating phone calls 1120 1308.
• Fei — Nominal superior whose confidence he cultivates through loyalty performances. Privately, Old White Ape maintains a seventh-level Demon King capable of betraying Fei at a critical moment 515 731 735.
• Eight-Tailed Fox — Former superior and predecessor as Demon Domain Lord. Old White Ape engineers his replacement, then later frees him from imprisonment for a role in his final script 1139 1552.
• Fat Old Man — Black Market partner. Their hostile first dealings develop into arrangements intended to preserve the Black Market regardless of the war’s outcome 1104 1107 1119.
• Young White Ape — Nephew and subordinate whom he trains, encourages, and manipulates. Their relationship deteriorates into betrayal and confrontation 1184 1256 1438.
• Little Red Dragon — Becomes an efficient, increasingly respectful secretary after Old White Ape protects him and works to win his loyalty 1438 1444 1451.
• Xiao Nan / Sikong Nan — Sells him funerary and wedding clothing under Yu Sheng’s name. Old White Ape investigates the deception for two years before entering a cautious partnership with him 1089 1095.
• An Xin and Zhao Qingyi — Human collaborators whose Awakening he helps advance. He ends their arrangement with Demon Cores, a warning about their remaining lifespan, and lollipops for An Xin 877.
• Vulture King — Target of prolonged torture after Old White Ape accuses him of killing the White Ape Clan’s last younger generation 530 535.

Notable Quotes

“My heart yearns for justice.”
“My body walks toward the abyss.”
“This, perhaps, is the real me.” 875

“Never become emotional because of a few words from someone else.”
“Even someone you trust.” 1184

“I actually don't care whether the Demon Domain or the Human Race wins or loses. I only want... only want this entire world to put on the most spectacular, most exhilarating film for me!” 1466

Trivia

• He proposes a television production titled King of All Demons, featuring authentic Demon Domain locations, demon actors, and paid subscriber access 974.
• He enjoys brewing peach-blossom wine and growing flowers; even visiting Demon Lords avoid approaching his flower garden for fear of damaging it 1162 1532.
• Despite his strategic confidence, he cannot reproduce Ji Hong’s tea and makes a special visit to ask for advice 1532.
• His argument with Yu Mo over telephone charges ends with him angrily announcing that his own plan also includes 1,000 free minutes 1308.