Chapter 90: The Blind Faith in the Heavenly Demon
The bloodline suppression
Among the beast race, unlike humans, beasts follow a far stricter hierarchy. Their ancestry traces back to the primordial era, with divine beasts as their ancestors. Each generation of beasts is ranked based on the purity and level of their bloodline, which determines their status within the hierarchy.
This is common knowledge. However, for someone’s energy to actually suppress theirs, even causing their energy to react to its mere presence? That was unheard of. No historical record mentioned such an event—where a higher-level energy could exert suppression simply by its presence. They didn’t even know such a thing as ’higher-level’ energy existed, and yet, it was happening now.
Aldrian was only at the Low Earl stage, yet his energy caused an unsettling reaction, a tingling sensation they couldn’t ignore. This wasn’t something trivial. None of those present were below the Low Emperor stage, and the sect leaders had even reached the High Emperor stage, for the Heavenly Demon’s sake! If Aldrian reached the King stage or, worse, the Emperor stage, wouldn’t that mean he could enslave them with just a word?
The thought sent a chill through their hearts, even Kang Doo-Hoon’s mind started weighing whether he should eliminate this young man. The tension grew thick—except for one man who seemed more curious than alarmed, the same man who had remained silent from the start.
Aldrian looked at the man before him, the sect leader of the Piercing Heaven Sect, Ryu Hyuk-Jae. This was the man who had personally invited him. While Aldrian didn’t fully understand his intentions, one thing was certain—Ryu Hyuk-Jae was the strongest living human he had encountered so far.
Though his cultivation was at the High Emperor stage, the thick aura and demonic energy flowing in his body made it clear that his breakthrough to the Peak Emperor stage was not far off. Aldrian watched as Ryu Hyuk-Jae finally opened his mouth to speak.
"To be honest, I’m surprised, though it might not seem like it, my heart trembles at the thought that energy suppression could exist within the human race. This could mark the beginning of a new era of cultivation." Ryu Hyuk-Jae said.
Kang Doo-Hoon interjected, "Ryu Hyuk-Jae, are you still calm after witnessing that? With that kind of power, if he decides to misuse his suppression ability, there’s even a possibility that the human race could be enslaved by him!"
"You’re only focusing on the negative potential," Ryu Hyuk-Jae responded. "I’m thinking about the good he could bring—to us, to the demonic cult. What if, for example, we befriended him?"
Kang Doo-Hoon was stunned. What had happened to this man? Ryu Hyuk-Jae, known for his high pride and as a staunch demonic cultivator, would normally strike down a young man like Aldrian for his arrogance—especially with power that could pose a threat to the demonic cult.