Chiyou

Chiyou is regarded as a leader of the Nine Li tribe (, RPA ) by nearly all sources. In the ancient Zhuolu Town is a statue of Chiyou commemorating him as the original ancestor of the Miao people. The place is regarded as the birthplace of the Sanmiao / Miao people, Chiyou has also been counted as part of the Dongyi. == Allusions and legends ==

The story of Guan Gong being invited by Taoist Zhang Tianshi to kill Chi You. Legend has it that during the reign of Zhenzong of the Song dynasty, the Jiezhou Salt Pond did not produce salt. Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province was summoned to the court to tell the emperor that the lack of salt produced Chi You, and that he could be killed by Guan Gong. After Zhang Tianshi followed the emperor's order, he burned a talisman to summon Guan Gong. Guan Gong showed his power, Chi You was beheaded, the salt pond was restored, and all the people rejoiced. ==Epic battles==

When the Yan emperor was leading his tribe and conflicts with Nine Li tribes led by Chiyou, The battle dragged on for days while the emperor's side was in danger. Only after the Yellow Emperor invented the south-pointing chariot, did he find his way out of the battlefield. Chiyou then conjured up a heavy storm. The Yellow Emperor then called upon the drought demon Nüba (), who blew away the storm clouds and cleared the battlefield. Chiyou and his army could not hold up, and were later killed by the Yellow Emperor. After this defeat, the Yellow Emperor is said to become the ancestor of all Huaxia. His followers were forced to live in the mountains and leave their Li kingdom. After Chiyou's death, it is said that it rained blood for some time. ==Legacy==

According to the Records of the Grand Historian, Qin Shi Huang worshipped Chiyou as the God of War, and Liu Bang worshipped at Chiyou's shrine before his decisive battle against Xiang Yu. The mythical title God of War was given to Chiyou because the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor could not defeat Chiyou alone. Altogether, Chiyou won nine major battles including 80 minor confrontations. On the 10th and final war, both emperors combined their forces and conquered Chiyou. Chiyou remains as a figure of worship today. In one mythical episode, after Chiyou had claimed he could not be conquered, Chiyou is also identified with the Taotie motif present on ritual bronze vessels. The historian , in his work the Lushi, writes of Chiyou that the Yellow Emperor "cut his head off; and for this reason sages later cast his portrait on bronzes to warn the greedy." Luo Bi's son, , then expanded on this, writing that: In Chinese honghuang novels and online literature, Chiyou ranks first among the "Ten Great Demon Gods of Ancient Times", including Xingtian, Kuafu, Gonggong, Feilian, Pingyi, Shentu and Yulei, Houqing, Hanba, and Yinlingzi. The Tale of Heike mentions a comet "of the type called Chiyou's Banner or Red Breath." ==In popular culture==

• Ch'ih-yu (conceptualized as a dragon) is one of the characters in the background story in The Settlers III. • Chi You is a name for an Aragami creature in the PlayStation Portable game, God Eater. • The comic book Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo is partly based on the legends about Chiyou. • The main antagonist of the Shenmue saga, Lan Di is one of the leaders of a group called the Chi You Men, who seek to awake the power of the god Chi You. • A series of South Korean bullion coins minted by KOMSCO feature Chiyou, referred to as the Chiwoo Cheonwang series. • Chi You appears as an antagonist in the TMNT/Ghostbusters miniseries of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW comics continuity. Herein he is a godling or immortal creature who is engaged with others of his kind—including the Rat King and Kitsune—in a "game" for dominion over mankind. • There is a mechanical mod used in the vaping community known as the Chi You. • He is reoccurring demon in the Megami Tensei video game series. • Chi You appears as sub-boss enemy in the video game La-Mulana. • Chi You's clan became a group of priestess/assassin combo in Kingdom, where Qiang Lei was once part of. • In the 1997 South Korean cartoon Mythology of Heaven by Lee Hyun-se, Chiyou appears as the protagonist in book two. • The descendants of Chi You formed a warrior order named Saulabi in the novel of The God of High School. • He is one of the kings represented by the members of the K-pop boy group Kingdom, as one of them is named "Chiwoo". His story is told in the album History of Kingdom: Part II. Chiwoo. • He appears as a man-eating evil deity in the manga Record of Ragnarok. • Chiyou appears in Marvel Comics as a major antagonist of the Chinese superhero Lin Lie and the patron god of Lie's archnemesis brother Lin Feng. • In the mobile game Arknights, Superintendent Ch'en of the Lungmen Guard Department wields a "dragon-slaying" sword named Chi You. • Appears as the primary antagonist of ''Assassin's Creed: Jade''. • In the video game Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the legendary fire/dark type Pokémon Chi-Yu is named after Chiyou, with its fire typing alluding to Chiyu's lineage from the Flame Emperor, and its dark typing reflecting Chiyu's role as an adversary to the Yellow Emperor, in line with his antagonistic depiction in modern media. • Appears as the primary antagonist of Age of Mythology Retold: The Immortal Pillars campaign. • In the chinese cultivation manhua Apotheosis, Chi You appears as the grandfather of the main character, Luo Zheng. • In the video game Nine Sols, Chi You appears as a war machine that achieved consciousness. ==See also==