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Yan Jie

Crown prince and former Yama Devil inheritorYama Realm

Yan Jie is Yan Tianxiao's eldest son and the Yama Crown Prince whose jealousy and opportunism lead him to betray his family.

Biography

The crown prince's betrayal

Yan Jie grows up as the chosen heir and inherits a Yama Devil origin, but Yan Wu's rapid rise to a level ten Divine Master eclipses him. When Yun Che and the Yama Ancestors force a crisis in the imperial hall, Jie decides that the conqueror's victory is certain and attacks his own sister to prove that he is the first member of the royal family willing to submit. (Chapters 1675 and 1686)

Yun Che despises the betrayal rather than rewarding it. He orders the Yama Ancestors to restrain Jie and uses the Yama Devil Nether Crossing Cauldron to strip away his inherited origin power, reducing his aura to the Divine Sovereign Realm before returning him to his family. The Yama Realm subsequently counts him among its losses, confirming that the disgraced crown prince does not survive his sentence. (Chapters 1686–1688)

Appearance and personality

Yan Jie is ambitious, jealous, and calculating enough to mistake opportunism for courage. Years of insecurity toward Yan Wu drive him to attack her at the moment he believes loyalty to his father has become a losing choice. (Chapter 1686)

Abilities and cultivation

With a Yama Devil inheritance, Yan Jie is stronger than an ordinary level-nine Divine Master. The Three Yama Ancestors suppress him effortlessly, and removal of the inheritance returns him to his underlying Divine Sovereign cultivation, exposing his dependence on the origin power. (Chapter 1686)

Relationships

  • Yan Tianxiao: His father and ruler, whom he betrays during Yun Che's takeover. (Chapter 1686)
  • Yan Wu: His younger sister, rival, and the target of his treacherous attack. (Chapter 1686)
  • Yun Che: The conqueror whose approval he seeks and whose contempt destroys his position. (Chapters 1686–1688)

Items

The Yama Devil Nether Crossing Cauldron withdraws Yan Jie's inherited Yama Devil origin power; it belongs to the Yama Realm rather than to him personally. (Chapter 1686)