Chapter 499 Blessings And Curses
Lenny was not so foolish as to think that he was going to win the tournament by brute force alone. As an assassin, he functioned from the position of strategy and information.
If Riff could kill an unkillable beast that Lenny could not kill, then it naturally meant that he had information that Lenny did not possess.
A lack of information was a sealed death waiting to happen for any assassin.
Lenny had sworn that he would not let himself be the fault of such a clearly avoidable situation. It was how he climbed to become the best in his previous life.
Vine took a look at him and thought he looked cute in his search for knowledge.
"You know, if I had never seen you butcher a man before, then I would say that you would have made a skilled physician." Vine complimented.
"Since you want to know so much, I don't mind telling you...
Most demons in their entire lives will never know this. And that is because most demons are in the Lesser Demon Realm.
Although still called demons, those of the lesser demon ranks are not truly recognized as such. They are more diluted in the bloodlines and are yet to form their core.
Demons have an extremely low birth rate and use other races of the underworld to spread their seeds. The higher one goes in rank and realm, the purer the demon bloodline, shedding away their original bloodline.
Another method of shedding the bloodline of the old race would be by mating with another half-born child.
The child, born of two half-borns, would have a purer bloodline and, therefore, an easier time climbing the ranks of demon power.
Of course, the other races also have their uniqueness, and they are some really powerful ones, but nothing beats the strength of demons.
Once a person reaches the first rank of the deep-level demon realm, the power in their body coagulates to form what is known as a core.
This core is like a backup of pure segmented power from the bloodline. It is concentrated magic from the source of the individual's foundation, gathered from the cosmos itself.
At least, that is the theory around it.
For most, it is sponsored by the acquisition of a true name. Whether it is a false-true name or a true name, it does not matter. Once named, the process can begin.
Across the ranks of the deep demon realm, the core changes form to indicate the growth in rank.
Do you remember when Riff killed the giant mutated octopus in front of the city?"
Lenny nodded.
"Riff had taken in its core, and only after destroying it could he truly kill the creature. Unlike mutated beasts that can devour one another and even eat each other's beast cores to grow in strength, intelligent creatures like us cannot do so.
Like I said before, cores are formed from the foundation of the bloodline. Bloodlines, even from the same mother, are the same but very unique to the individual.
That is just the way it is. It is one of the many mysteries of the universe, and we live by it in this manner.
Nevertheless, a person never dies until their core is destroyed.
That is the reason why the giant octopus was persistent.
It is rumored that a person can be born again if their core remains intact."
Lenny nodded at this. He remembered what happened that day when Riff killed the giant octopus. The beast kept on healing and coming back again and again, frustrating Lenny.
Now he knew why. If he had known before, he would have just aimed at the core.
However, this raised yet another question.
"Where is the core located?" Lenny asked.
"The core is usually located in a central region of the body..." Vine pointed to her chest, "Sometimes it's at other regions like the belly or in the head. Only in extremely rare cases does it rest in the head."
Lenny nodded.
His head made quick calculations, and then he realized that some other questions had not been answered. However, before he could question more, Vine was already willing to answer.
"Yes! It is possible to have a core and not be a deep-level existence. But that is only if the individual is half a step into the deep-level realm. That is because the body must be able to sustain cosmic energy at a basic level.
After all, only with cosmic permission would a person be able to sustain a core. If not, the person would instantly die. The Core would eat the person instead of strengthening them."
Vine placed a hand on her lips as she entered critical thinking, "There are rumors of the Asmodeus royal family having experiments in this field, but that is not something I am the least familiar with. What I do know is that the two methods by which a core can exist in a lesser demon are either by 'Blessings or Curses'."
"Blessings or Curses?" Lenny asked, understanding that the words had a much deeper meaning than he thought they would. Besides, he had never heard of the term 'Curses'.
Vine pointed to the head of Mr. Martin before her, "This is an example of a blessed individual. He has been blessed by the Beelzebub royal family.
Therefore, he can show certain properties of the ever-hungry family.
Trust me when I say this, this is nothing compared to what members of that family are capable of doing.
Among the nine royal families of Hell, they are the most feared. You will be most wise to avoid them!" Vine warned with a stern expression.
Lenny saw that she was serious and nodded accordingly.
He mentioned nothing of the fact that, according to Mr. Martin, he was already on their death list.
Besides, whether he liked it or not, he was still going to get entangled with them.
After all, all demons must pay for what happened to his master.
Lenny raised his head to ask her, "So what is the difference between blessings and curses?"
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