In the beginning he was a poor entity that only subsisted in the ancient Murim, thanks to his progress in corporal cultivation he managed to transcend the thick barrier of illumination and reached his immortality, together with his omnipotent power he faced the Demonic Gods, who were Lucifer, Satan, Hades and Amadeus. The Dark Monarch did not kill the Demon Gods, he enslaved them to be his generals and thus have more powerful lackeys in the entire universe. His sword is called Crimson.