Human Clan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Creation and Ancient Persecution

Nuwa created the Human Clan and benefited from its fortune as it flourished. Taishang Laozi subsequently founded the Human Teaching and used humanity to attain Sagehood, taking a share of the fortune previously enjoyed by Nuwa 9 46.

During the Witch–Demon war, both opposing races slaughtered humans for materials to forge weapons. The Witch Clan used human souls to make the Demon Slaying Sword, while the Demon Clan used human essence blood to make the Witch-Slaying Sword. Humanity nearly became extinct. Other Saints obstructed Nuwa’s attempt to intervene, creating a rift between her and the Human Clan and further diminishing her share of its fortune 9.

Yu the Great’s Flood Control

When floods devastated the Primordial World, Yu the Great obtained divine iron from Taishang Laozi and worked with other experts to forge four sea-stabilizing treasures. Their materials also included divine copper from Shouyang Mountain and iron gathered throughout the world. Placed in the Four Seas, the weapons accumulated immense merit over countless years 20 34.

Renewal under Di Xin

After becoming Di Xin, Ye Xuan identified strengthening Yin Shang, building loyal forces, increasing his own strength, and securing Saint-level allies as essential preparations for the coming tribulation. His subsequent relief measures, agricultural searches, military patrols, and recruitment improved the dynasty’s stability and fortune 10 14 31.

The Dragon Clan’s submission extended this effort beyond humanity. In exchange for service, Di Xin promised protection from Haotian Shangdi, access to human fortune, and authority over the waters on the Primordial World’s land 35.

Sovereignty and Fortune

The Human Emperor

The Human Emperor embodies humanity’s fortune and holds the position of common sovereign of heaven and earth 35 41.

• Standing among the Saints: Di Xin’s identity and status are described as no lower than Yuanshi Tianzun’s, despite the difference in their apparent cultivation 41.
• Protection against direct attack: Killing the Human Emperor risks Great Dao backlash. Taishang Laozi recognizes that Yuanshi could fall from the Saint Realm if he killed Di Xin 41.
• Heavenly Dao restriction: Successive Human Emperors were prevented from cultivating by the Heavenly Dao’s shackles. Ye Xuan breaks this restriction through his system-derived abilities and Ancestral Dragon bloodline 10 21.
• Not a restriction on all humans: Human soldiers can cultivate the Qi Refining Technique, as demonstrated by Yin Shang’s war-elephant cavalry 13.

Human Fortune

Human fortune functions as both a source of authority and an active defensive power 12 33 41.

• Weather correction: Words Followed by Law allows Di Xin to restore rain to drought-stricken regions and clear areas suffering excessive rainfall without relying on dragon gods 12 15.
• Chaoge’s protection: Dense fortune surrounds the capital. Di Xin opens a passage through it so Ao Guang and his party can enter 33.
• Support from living beings: The Human Emperor’s fortune gathers with the will of heaven, earth, and living beings during his confrontation with Yuanshi 38.
• Protection of subordinate races: Di Xin invokes humanity’s fortune to shelter the Dragon Clan and declares that its karmic burdens will be addressed through meritorious deeds 35.

Connection to the Human Dao

• The Great Dao Repository is broadly divided into the Heavenly, Human, and Earthly Dao repositories 21.
• The Human Dao sought a suitable individual with whom to merge; successive Human Emperors were its most promising candidates 21.
• The Heavenly Dao’s cultivation restrictions prevented that merger, leaving the Human Dao the most chaotic of the three 21.
• Hongjun intends to exploit the Investiture of the Gods to scatter living beings’ collective will and enable the Heavenly Dao to devour the Human Dao 21.

Governance and Military

Relief and Administration

Armed Forces

• War-elephant cavalry: Approximately ten thousand soldiers, all trained in the Qi Refining Technique, with more than twenty thousand war elephants held in reserve. The elephants surpass later ordinary elephants in size and ferocity 13.
• Northern army: Grand Tutor Wen Zhong commands a force in the north; Huang Feihu’s operations are intended partly to support it from afar 14.
• Dragon auxiliary forces: At submission, the Four Seas Dragon Clan numbers a little over thirty-five thousand members, approximately thirty thousand of whom can fight. Its oath requires military assistance when humanity needs it 34 35.

Crossbow Designs

Equipment and Resources

• Four sea-stabilizing weapons: Originally human treasures forged under Yu the Great, returned by Ao Guang to Di Xin 20 34.
  • Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron — East Sea; weighs 108,000 jin 34.
  • As-You-Will Iron Rod — West Sea 34.
  • Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar — North Sea 34.
  • Sea-Spanning Purple Gold Beam — South Sea 34.
• Postnatal Spiritual Treasures: Ao Guang supplies numerous spiritual weapons specifically to assist the Human Clan 33.
• Four Seas food supplies: Thousands of chests of preserved food supplement relief stocks, alongside provisions sent from Jizhou 31 33.
• Three Treasures Jade Ruyi: Temporarily held by Di Xin after its suppression. Yuanshi publicly describes the possession as a loan and demands its personal return at Kunlun 41.

Relationships

• Di Xin / Ye Xuan — Reigning Human Emperor and organizer of humanity’s preparations against the tribulation. He rejects the idea that humans, demons, and witches are inherently higher or lower than one another 10 46.
• Empress Nuwa — Creator and Holy Mother. Once estranged from humanity, she considers cooperation with Di Xin a means to restore their relationship and regain human fortune; she later resolves to join his and Tongtian’s camp 9 46.
• Four Seas Dragon Clan / Ao Guang — Oath-bound subordinate race. Its duties include weather regulation and military service; humanity offers protection, territory, and opportunities for revival 35.
• Wushuang and the nine dragon maidens — Sent to Chaoge as hostages and representatives of the Dragon Clan’s allegiance. They remain to serve Di Xin 34 42 43.
• Sect Master Tongtian / Interception Sect — Allied interests: strengthening Yin Shang benefits the Interception Sect. Tongtian directly intercepts Yuanshi’s attack on Di Xin 35 38.
• Su Daji — Renowned as humanity’s greatest beauty. She merges with the Fox Mistress of Qingqiu and enters Di Xin’s palace under Nuwa’s protective decree 22 28 44 45.

Role in the Investiture of the Gods

Human sovereignty and fortune are central prizes of the tribulation, rather than incidental casualties of a struggle between religious lineages 9 21.

• Dynastic overthrow: Yuanshi Tianzun, Taishang Laozi, and the Western Sages support Yin Shang’s overthrow as the means to strip the Human Emperor of his exalted position and seize humanity’s providence 37.
• Reduction of imperial authority: The Heavenly Dao and Hongjun seek to replace the Human Emperor’s “nine and nine” status with “nine and five,” removing his control over humanity’s fate 21.
• Expansion of Heavenly Court: Those who die and enter the Investiture list become members of the Heavenly Court, subject to heaven’s orders 21.
• Haotian’s opposition: Haotian regards the Human Emperor’s claim to common sovereignty as unnecessary competition. After Di Xin corrects the weather and wins the dragons’ allegiance, Haotian sends the Heaven-Supporting Strongman to question Ao Guang 50.