Nie Li was the greatest Demon Spiritist of his world, killed when Glory City fell to the demon beasts. Thanks to the Book of Time and Space, he wakes up in his thirteen-year-old body, before the catastrophe, with all the memories of his past life.
Personality
Mature, calculating and determined, Nie Li knows what is coming and acts accordingly. Yet he keeps a mischievous humour and great tenderness for those he lost in his past life.
Powers & abilities
He fuses with demon spirits to draw on their abilities. His knowledge from his past life, from techniques to hidden treasures, gives him an incomparable head start.
History
Back at Glory City's school, he recruits his friends, foils the Shengdi family's plots and prepares the city for the invasion he knows is inevitable. Every choice he makes rewrites a future he knows all too well.
Relationships
Ye Ziyun, daughter of Glory City's lord, was his great love in his past life. Xiao Ning'er, his classmate, loves him sincerely. Du Ze and Lu Piao are his best friends.
Key moments
- Waking up in his thirteen-year-old body.
- His reunion with Ye Ziyun, whom he had lost.
- Preparing Glory City against the invasion.
In the adaptations
The donghua, launched in 2017, made the story known, and it was also adapted into a very popular manhua. Mad Snail's novel remains the reference.
Did you know?
- Tales of Demons and Gods (Yao Shen Ji) is by Mad Snail (Fa Kuang De Wo Niu).
- The manhua based on the novel is among the most-read on Chinese webcomic platforms.
Our take
Nie Li is a hero who plays one move ahead, and it is delightful. His mix of maturity and mischief is the charm of Tales of Demons and Gods.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan