Demons Who Defy the Heavens
A volume on the yao who refused their assigned place beneath heaven—beasts, shapeshifters, mountain kings, and outcasts whose struggle for power, dignity, and survival...
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Bi'an
狴犴（宪章） / Bi'an (Xianzhang) Original Form: Seventh-born of the Dragon's Nine Sons (龙生九子之七), tiger-like in appearance with a natural inclination for...
Bixi
赑屃（霸下） / Bixi (Baxia) Original Form: A giant celestial turtle with the head of a dragon, born as the sixth son of the Dragon King. Draped in a shel...
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Chang Hao
常昊 / Chang Hao Member of the Seven Monsters of Mount Mei (梅山七怪之一) Original Form: Long Serpent (长蛇) Birth Era: Mid-Shang Dynasty, Honghuang aftermat...
Chiwen
螭吻 (Chiwen) / Youngest Son of the Dragon Father Original Form: 龙生九子之末，形似鱼龙 / a fish-dragon hybrid, the last of the Nine Sons of the Dragon Birth Er...
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Dai Li
戴礼 / Dai Li, One of the Seven Monsters of Mount Mei (梅山七怪之一) Original Form: Dog (犬) Original Form (Chinese): 犬 (Quan) — a canine of no specified br...
Demon-Expelling Grand Sage
驱神大圣 / Demon-Expelling Grand Sage Original Form: Ancient Wasteland Beast Variant (上古荒兽变种) Birth Era: Mid-Honghuang Era (late phase, when the confli...
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Golden-Winged Great Roc
金翅大鹏雕 / Golden-Winged Great Roc, also known as 云程万里鹏 / Cloud-Traveling Myriad-Mile Roc. Original Form: 金翅大鹏鸟 / Golden-Winged Garuda. Birth Era: Hon...
Great Sage Equal to Heaven
齐天大圣 (Great Sage Equal to Heaven) / 孙悟空 (Sun Wukong) Original Form: 灵明石猴 (Numinous Stone Monkey, one of the Four Primates of Chaos) Birth Era: Late...
Great Sage Equal to Heaven in Power (Bull Demon King)
平天大圣·牛魔王 (Great Sage Equal to Heaven in Power — the Bull Demon King) Original Form: 通天大力牛魔王 (The Heaven-Reaching Bull Demon King), a colossal bovin...
Great Sage Who Confounds Heaven (Peng Demon King)
混天大圣·鹏魔王 (Great Sage Who Confounds Heaven) Original Form: 金翅大鹏雕 / The Golden-Winged Roc Birth Era: Late Honghuang Era (born of primordial wind and...
Great Sage Who Knows the Winds (Macaque King)
Tong Feng Da Sheng (通风大圣 / Great Sage Who Knows the Winds) / Mi Hou Wang (猕猴王 / Macaque King) Original Form: Spiritual Macaque (通灵猕猴) Birth Era: Ho...
Great Sage Who Moves Mountains (Lion Camel King)
移山大圣·狮驼王 (The Great Sage Who Moves Mountains / Lion Camel King) Original Form: 通天灵狮 (The Spirit Lion of Heaven) Birth Era: Post-Honghuang; likely d...
Great Sage Who Overturns the Seas (Jiao Demon King)
复海大圣·蛟魔王 (Great Sage Who Overturns the Seas, the Jiao Demon King) Original Form: 九头蛟 — The Nine-Headed Flood Dragon. Birth Era: Honghuang Jiyuan (t...
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Prisoner Ox
尊号/本名: 囚牛 / Prisoner Ox (Qiu Niu) 原形: 龙生九子之首，形似黄龙 / First-born of the Dragon’s Nine Sons, resembling a yellow dragon Original Form: Yellow serpent...
Pulou
蒲牢 / Pulou Original Form: Fourth-born of the Dragon's Nine Sons, small-dragon-like with a love for roaring (龙生九子之四，形似小龙而好鸣) Birth Era: Early Honghu...
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Six-Eared Macaque
**六耳猕猴 (Six-Eared Macaque) / 混世四猴之一 (One of the Four Primates of Chaos)** * Original Form: A six-eared macaque born from primordial chaotic residue...
Suanni
狻猊 / Suanni Original Form: Fifth-born of the Dragon’s Nine Sons, lion-like (龙生九子之五，形似狮) Birth Era: Post–Honghuang Era, during the early establishme...
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Taotie
Taotie (饕餮) / The Ravenous Maw of the Abyss Original Form: A goat-bodied, human-faced beast of ravenous greed (羊身人面虎齿人爪的贪婪之兽). Its head is dispropo...
Taowu
尊号/本名：梼杌 Taowu Original Form: A tiger-like beast with dog's fur, a human face, tiger paws, and boar tusks (虎状犬毛、人面虎足猪牙的桀骜之兽) Birth Era: Honghuang E...
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Yang Xian
Yang Xian (杨显) / One of the Seven Monsters of Mount Mei Original Form: Goat (羊) Birth Era: Unknown; believed to have awakened during the late Shang...
Yazi
睚眦 / Yazi Original Form: Jackal-headed Dragon (豺首龙身), the Second-born of the Nine Sons of the Dragon. Birth Era: The Honghuang Era (洪荒纪元) Shapeshif...
Yellow-Tusked Elder Elephant
黄牙老象 (Yellow-Tusked Elder Elephant) Original Form: Six-Tusked White Elephant (六牙白象) Birth Era: Post-Honghuang Era; traditionally associated with th...
Yuan Hong
袁洪 / Yuan Hong, General Yuan of Mount Mei (梅山袁将军) / Four-Waste Star Lord (四废星君) Original Form: White Ape (白猿) Birth Era: Late Honghuang Era, around...