DEFYING HEAVEN14 planets to explore
From your home world Crimson Sparrow Star all the way to the Great Dao Origin Realm. The farther the planet, the stronger the beasts — and the more cultivation you earn, up to ×15.
Online pixel cultivation game
DEFYING HEAVEN
PATH OF SLAUGHTER
Defy the heavens and rewrite fate on a road soaked in blood. Adventure across the planets, hunt ancient bosses, team up to break the Azure Dragon's seal, ride spirit beasts and fight cultivators everywhere for fortune — right in your browser, no download needed.
4Characters
14Planets
28Bosses
30Realms
32Techniques
4Spirit Beasts
In-game screenshots
A living world
Every frame below was captured straight from the game: sect members surrounding a boss, parties breaking the Azure Dragon's seal, techniques unleashed, and big attacks telegraphed by red zones on the ground.
What's inside Defying Heaven
The path against heaven
28 ancient bosses
Every boss has its own moveset, and big attacks are always telegraphed by red zones on the ground. Below half HP they attack faster; near death they go berserk.
Open PvP
Any cultivator outside your sect and friends list can be a rival. Defeat them to gain cultivation; fall, and you drop one stage — unless you've taken a Protection Pill.
Sects & friends
Found a sect and appoint Elders and Enforcers; add friends by Dao name or ID. Sect mates and friends can never fight each other, and they share a private chat and coordinates.
Your own cave abode
A healing bed, a meditation cushion, a spirit-tea table, a technique library and a teleportation array. Your cave abode grows more beautiful as your realm rises.
Play anywhere
Play instantly in your browser on desktop or phone. Install it like an app on Android, Windows and iPhone for quick, full-screen launch.
8 grades of gear
Beasts and bosses drop weapons, armor, boots, pills and spirit herbs — from Mortal Grade up to Supreme Treasure. Refine items of the same grade into a higher one, and brew pills from spirit herbs.
Immortal Treasures & enhancement
Rings boost critical hits, jade pendants boost cultivation. Enhance all 5 gear slots from +1 to +10 with Enhancement Stones, and use a Protection Talisman to keep your level when an attempt fails.
Soul-Binding Banner
Raise the banner and it draws in the soul of every enemy you slay. Gather enough souls and it levels up — 10 levels from Remnant Soul to Boundless Venerable Soul, with more damage and ever more stunning effects.
Garrison
Sit down and hold your ground: a bagua spins beneath you, nearby beasts and bosses are pulled toward you, and allies inside the circle are backed by your lightning.
The Fifth Heaven
Surpass the Supreme realm to enter nine new worlds with 9 realms up to Dao Ancestor — each realm brings a new body aura and a finer cave abode, plus 18 new bosses and 18 new beast species.
Newbie quests
New cultivators are guided step by step: slay beasts, defeat your first boss, and earn cultivation and Spirit Stones at every step. A protective aura shields you until you finish.
Choose your path
Four characters
Each character has its own techniques, playstyle and separate cultivation — but Spirit Stones are shared.
Gu Han
Nameless Wanderer
A mortal who defies heaven, bearing the Crystal Ring. Balanced in every way, with the most techniques: flying swords, sword rain, lightning arts and a protective killing aura.
Extinction FingerRain into SwordsGreat Thunder Source ArtSlaughter Sword Qi+6
Song Qingyi
Fifth-Grade Alchemist
Gu Han's Dao companion and master of the Spirit Cloud Sect. Low HP but blazing-fast recovery; a master of pills and formations who heals the whole team.
Nine-Fire Pill CauldronOrigin Return PillDragon Abyss Killing ArrayVerdant Dragon Jade Slip+2
True Body
Primal God · Mystic Frame Inheritance
Gu Han's original body, reborn as a Primal God: huge HP, raw power and flesh as hard as refined iron (12% damage reduction). Realm is counted by star marks on the brow.
Divine FistGod-Slaying SpearPrimal God BodyVoid Art+4
Nightslayer
Slaughter Clone · Punishment
Gu Han's most powerful clone. Massive damage, lightning speed. Deathless and Undying: when struck down, the body dissolves into black mist and reforms with 35% HP.
Slaughter AuraNether AnnihilationSealing RestrictionSlaughter Nether Annihilation+4
Scale-Armored Sea Soldiers
Bone Dragon HatchlingsSpirit mounts
Companions on the blood road
Tame them with a Beast-Taming Ring from the Old Beastherder in your cave abode, and refine them up to level 10. Ride one to travel three times faster; spirit beasts also fight at their master's side, growing bigger and flashier with every level.
Blood-Devouring Worm
Lifesteal · poison stingers
Drains blood to heal its master, sprays poison stingers, and strikes from stealth. Final form: Blood-Devouring Worm King.
Thunder Qilin
Thunder horn · heavenly lightning
Lightning orbs, a chain-lightning net that jumps between enemies, and calls down heavenly lightning. Final form: Seal Breaker.
Crystal Butterfly
Follows its master · time and space
Not for riding: it flutters at its master's shoulder, slows time around enemies, and shifts through all seven colors.
Azure Dragon
Event exclusive
Fuse 10 Azure Dragon Shards with a Blood Dragon Pill. Water-dragon orbs and floods; at level 10 it becomes a true dragon.
Crimson Fang Wolf King
Netherworld Black Dragon
Pan Kui
Master Fatethread
Old Man Witherbloom
Golden Crow Crown Prince
Genesis Ancestral DragonHow to play
Enter the cultivation world
No download, no install — all you need is a browser.
Create an account
Go to play.tiennghich.world, sign up and choose your Dao name — the name everyone will see above your head.
Pick a character
Gu Han, Song Qingyi, True Body or Nightslayer. Each one cultivates separately, and you can play all four.
Ask Liu Yan
You start in your cave abode. Talk to Liu Yan to learn about the world, cultivation, Spirit Stones and techniques.
Set out to train
Step onto the teleportation array and choose a planet. Complete newbie quests, slay beasts and hunt bosses for cultivation, Spirit Stones, gear and techniques.
Break through
Every stage raises your HP and damage; each realm breakthrough unlocks new planets. 30 realms, from Qi Refining to Dao Ancestor.
Desktop
WASDMove (or arrow keys, or click on the ground)
1…90Cast techniques
SpaceJMain attack
TAuto-cast when an enemy is in range
HMBReturn to cave abode · Star Map · Shop
CIQGear · Inventory · Take a pill
RVGRide spirit beast · Raise Soul-Binding Banner · Garrison
EnterEChat · Use items, talk — rebind keys in Settings → Shortcuts
Mobile
HoldShow a joystick anywhere; release to stop
TapWalk to the spot you tapped
ButtonsTechnique buttons in the right corner; the big one is your main attack
AutoTurn on auto-attack to keep your hands free for dodging
InstallAdd to your home screen to play full screen
Playstyles
What is your Dao?
There is no single path. The strongest cultivators often walk all four.
Boss hunting
Best for: any character · in groups
Surround bosses with your sect mates, read the red zones to dodge, and time the final blow for Spirit Stones and techniques. Higher planets, bigger rewards.
Slaughter
Best for: Nightslayer, True Body
Hunt other cultivators on the road. Defeat a rival to gain cultivation — but fall, and you drop one stage. Only the skilled survive.
Sect
Best for: Song Qingyi (heals the whole team)
Found a sect, recruit members, share boss coordinates in sect chat, and form parties for the Land of the Primal Gods. Sect mates never fight each other.
Cultivation
Best for: players who like a slower pace
Meditate on the cushion for Calm Mind (+20% cultivation for 5 minutes), heal up, sip spirit tea and comprehend techniques in the library.
Spirit Stones
The currency of cultivators
Spirit Stones are shared across all characters and all servers. Earn them by hunting bosses, completing quests and joining events — spend them to buy and upgrade techniques and to enter party events.
Earning and spending Spirit Stones
- Hunt bosses: bosses drop Spirit Stones for whoever lands the final blow — the stronger the boss and the higher the planet, the more you get.
- Buy and upgrade techniques at the Library / Shop — each technique has up to 8 levels.
- Land of the Primal Gods event: the Azure Dragon drops Spirit Stones for every member of the party.
Fight for the final blow
Bosses drop Spirit Stones for whoever lands the final blow. Surround the boss with your sect mates and read the red zones to survive until the kill.
Do newbie quests
Every quest step — slaying beasts, defeating your first boss — rewards cultivation and Spirit Stones.
Reach higher planets
The farther the planet, the more Spirit Stones bosses drop. The eighteen Fifth Heaven bosses drop the most.
Team up against the Azure Dragon
Enter the Land of the Primal Gods with your party: when the Azure Dragon falls, every member receives their own share of Spirit Stones.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to download the game?
No. Defying Heaven runs right in your browser on desktop and mobile. If you like, you can install it as an app (Android, Windows, iPhone) for quick, full-screen launch. It's also available on Android through Google Play.
What happens when I fall?
Whether you're defeated by a beast, a boss or another cultivator, you drop one stage and respawn a few seconds later with a few seconds of protection — unless you're using a Protection Pill (Shop → Treasures). In the Land of the Primal Gods you lose no cultivation: use a Revival Ticket to rejoin the fight. Low on HP? Press “Cave Abode” (H key) to head home and rest at any time. Friends and sect mates can't attack you.
Does each character cultivate separately?
Yes. Cultivation, realm and techniques belong to each character; playing one won't level up another. Spirit Stones, however, are shared across the whole account.
How do I get new techniques?
Defeat bosses: whoever lands the final blow receives a technique for their own character (a new one, or +1 level if you already have it). Or spend Spirit Stones to buy and upgrade them at the Library / Shop.
How do I play with friends?
Open “Friends & Sect”: add friends by Dao name or ID, found a sect or join an existing one. Send your coordinates in chat so friends can find you instantly, or form a party and enter the Land of the Primal Gods together.
Can I do the event solo?
Yes, if that Azure Dragon tier allows a party of 1. The entry fee is the party's fee, split evenly among everyone who enters — go solo and you pay it all; bring fellow Daoists and each pays less and clears faster.
Defy heaven,
starting today
Cultivators everywhere are already on the road. Your cave abode is ready.
Enter the game