Chapter 120: Tracing the Origin of Demons
"Isn't it different?"
The gentleman asked rhetorically, and then said, "The wizard line of the North Side opened up by Colmar consumes the life of a frog for every magic he casts...... They will 'eat' frogs, but they can't 'eat' the lives of other wizards. β
Zheng Qing opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered what happened to him and Jiang Yu after they left the Sakura Tavern a few weeks ago. The wizard of the Northern District, who lost control, grabbed the charmer with the blood of the bearman next to him, and drained his life force with his magic power.
Right in front of him and Jiang Yu.
The gentleman took a sip of tea, glanced sideways at the blue-faced young public scholarship student, seemed to see the picture in his mind, and paused before speaking again:
"A little earlier...... The tricksters of the North End. The Wizarding League has legalized their wizarding status. But what do you think of their lives? Profit-seeking merchants can drive them into the Silent Forest and trade their lives for a few scarce potions, and wizards by name will put them on the test bench and smear their test reports with blood. β
"The demons' straightforward killings may seem ferocious and terrifying, but the sorcerers' own damage and ruthlessness are no less than those of the demons. β
The words were poisonous, the smile was knife, and Bai Sensen's teeth were open, spitting out bloody dregs...... It's not cannibalism, what is it?"
"The wizarding world is a world where wizards eat wizards, and the history of the wizarding world is a history of wizards eating and eating each other...... This statement is not an exaggeration at all. β
Sir's words do sound terrible.
It's just that Zheng Qing unexpectedly didn't have the feeling of fear he had beforeβit wasn't the first time he had come into contact with similar views. In a society where people eat people, he once heard a certain Zhou surnamed Lu Sheng say in his diary.
But.
"It's different. The young student muttered, and whispered in front of his husband to insist on his opinion: "The demons eat wizards, it is a physiological need...... What happened to the wizards of the North District was a social factor...... What the hell is a demon, sir!"
He repeated the previous question.
But apparently, he wasn't hoping for the broad answer he had had before.
Mr. Wu threw the small teapot in his hand into the air, and the teapot disappeared into the void. Then he raised his hand and patted Zheng Qing on the shoulder.
"What do you think is a demon?" Mr. asked rhetorically, but without waiting for the boy's answer, he added: "To answer this question, you need a more comprehensive and far-reaching perspective. β
As he spoke, Zheng Qing's eyes suddenly darkened.
When he saw the light again, he and his husband were already sitting in a void, with the infinite universe and starry sky in front of them, without the distinction between the upper and lower sides, and without the slightest sound.
The silence allowed him to hear every beat of his heart, even the gurgling of blood pumping into his veins.
"Look there!"
Zheng Qing looked in the direction of his husband's finger, at first he thought it was a bright starry sky, but soon, he noticed that it was just billions of brilliant spheres, like salmon eggs stacked together.
The moment he sensed the brilliance emanating from those spheres, Zheng Qing felt that his eyes were covered with a layer of blood, and endless knowledge poured into his eyes from the void.
And in the depths of his own soul, there is a seed that sprouts and joints in the throbbing.
Yes, he clearly felt the growth of that seed of 'order'.
A green halo bloomed from Zheng Qing's side.
Mr. used an enchantment to block Zheng Qing's line of sight with the billions of glorious spheres.
The throbbing around the seeds of 'order' quietly dissipated.
Zheng Qing felt his soul breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
"Yogo Sothos," Mister's voice rang in the young wizard's ears, calm but unusually clear, "the Lord of All-Knowing, All-Seeing One...... It is the same rank as Gauze Nikolas, and is somewhere between a legendary wizard and an ancient wizard. They transcend this universe and known dimensions, and their true bodies span countless planes and planes. β
"They are wizards. β
Zheng Qing nodded.
Needless to say, while the Wizarding Alliance does not like these beings in the depths of the stars, their wizarding status will be marked on any book published by the Alliance that can access their information.
β...... Nicholas and Yogo Sotos, when they surpassed the rank of Great Wizard, did not choose to control their true bodies, but stepped into the starry sky with their true bodies, and converged the endless brilliance in the depths of the starry sky as food for their further growth. From that moment on, they embarked on a very different path from the orthodox wizards. β
"They will not restrain the slightest splendor of their true bodies, and ordinary wizards will be overwhelmed by the endless knowledge that their true bodies carry with them. A little better, turn out to be a madman. Those who are unlucky will be reduced to ashes. β
"Who do you think is more terrible than the demons?"
Zheng Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth - this is not the existence of the same dimension at all, how can it be comparable! This is like comparing the Third German Reich with a bandit who is blocking the road and robbing!
Compared to the existence in the depths of the starry sky, those demons who eat some meat and drink some blood are as cute as fluffy gray wolves.
"Back to that question you just asked...... What is a demon?"
"Demons are a group of monsters struggling in the abyss and hell. There are very few true primordial demons, and the demons you know of β Nikita, Faceless, and so on β are actually the dependents of the real demons. β
"A real demon has no form, no face, and no concept of existence. They steal the identities of the living, distort the actions of the living, whisper in the ears of believers, and taunt every sane being. β
"That's why wizards fall when they're bitten by those who want them. β
"That's a conceptual erosion. β
"In fact, biting transmission is only the mildest form of 'erosion'...... Many times, demons will attach themselves to all sorts of inconspicuous objects. All it takes is a wizard to touch, and after certain conditions are met, the demon will leave a seed on them. Then sprout and grow at the right time. β
"Does it sound familiar?"
Zheng Qing nodded frantically, not only familiar, but also undoubted.
Those beings in the depths of the starry sky, whether it was Gauze Nikolas, or Yogo Sotos, or Satogua, who had the most dealings with Zheng Qing, all of them had the act of gathering their families and spreading their existence by whispering in the ears of believers.
"Them," the young public student whispered in a hoarse voice, subconsciously glancing at the bright light, "they, are the ancestors of the rumored demons?"
The gentleman shook his head.
"No," he held up a finger, "they are not Demon Ancestors, but Demon Ancestors are one of them. β