Against The Sky Supreme

逆天至尊 (Ni Tian Zhizun)

7.3(1,011)

MAL Score

Ranked #3250

Popularity #10260

Action
Fantasy
Martial Arts

Episodes: 580
Duration: 10 min per ep
Aired: Jul 16, 2021 to ?
Status: Currently Airing

Synopsis

In a vast cosmos divided between the inner and outer realms, conflict reigns as the demon-controlled outer universe stands in stark opposition to the inner universe. The inner universe is further segmented into three distinct territories: the Realm of Gods, the Eternal Realm, and the Mortal Realm. Within this intricate structure lies the Jiutian Xin Region, populated by numerous mortal worlds, including the notable Tianfa Continent.

Dominating the Jiutian Xin is the authority of nine immortal emperors, who oversee the myriad star fields across the nine layers of existence. Above them looms the realm of immortal gods, a place of purification and transcendence, where the boundaries of power and ambition are continually tested. As tensions rise between the forces of good and evil, the struggle for supremacy in this richly woven tapestry of martial arts and fantasy unfolds.

Otaku Consensus

Against the Sky Supreme has earned modest but durable approval for turning cultivation escalation into a long-form routine, with Feng Gao’s direction favoring rapid serialized momentum over prestige-anime polish. Its appeal is strongest for viewers who enjoy power-system accumulation and martial-arts advancement across hundreds of episodes; the recurring drawback is that Suoyi Technology’s full-CGI presentation and 580-episode commitment make it a niche proposition rather than an easy recommendation.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Against the Sky Supreme if you want the marathon satisfaction of cultivation fantasy without the seasonal stop-start rhythm of most anime. This is built for viewers who like tracking ranks, realms, martial hierarchy, and constant forward motion across an unusually large episode count. It scratches a similar itch to long-running Chinese cultivation donghua such as Battle Through the Heavens or Stellar Transformations: less about one perfectly contained cour, more about the addictive grind of advancement. The appeal is not cinematic novelty; it is consistency, scale, and the pleasure of seeing a martial-fantasy system keep expanding. If full CGI is a dealbreaker, proceed carefully, but if you treat cultivation shows like daily progression arcs, this is exactly that lane.

Key Characters

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Yun Tan
Yun Tan is the central through-line of the series, carrying its appeal as a cultivation lead whose value to fans lies in sustained progression rather than one-arc character fireworks.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The series is produced by Suoyi Technology and is identified on AniList with a Full CGI tag, placing it firmly within the Chinese 3D donghua production mode rather than the 2D TV-anime pipeline most MAL users expect.
2
At 580 episodes and still airing, Against the Sky Supreme is structured less like a seasonal fantasy anime and more like a continuous cultivation serial designed for habitual viewing.
3
AniList tags Cultivation at 60%, making the power-progression framework not just a background element but the defining mode of the show’s appeal.
4
The credited creative core is compact in the available data: Gu Yai Yu Mu is listed for the original story, while Feng Gao is credited as director.
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Its reception profile is niche but stable: a 7.28 MAL score from 1,007 votes contrasts with a low popularity rank of #10259, suggesting a small audience that rates it more warmly than its visibility would imply.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Against the Sky Supreme began airing on July 16, 2021 and is still ongoing, giving it one of the more formidable episode counts among currently listed fantasy donghua on anime databases.
Fun fact 2: The show’s AniList score sits at 64/100 with 73 favourites, while MAL records a higher 7.28/10 average from 1,007 votes.
Fun fact 3: The only main character listed in the provided database data is Yun Tan, and the voice actor is not identified.
Fun fact 4: Its genre labels are compact but precise: Action and Fantasy, with Martial Arts as the theme and Cultivation as the dominant AniList tag.
Fun fact 5: The project is credited to Suoyi Technology as studio, with Feng Gao directing and Gu Yai Yu Mu credited for the original story.