You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 447 - 40. Origin of the Demon Clan_2

He paused and asked, "Your Highness, do you know where the Demon Clan comes from?"

"The Demon Clan?" Lin Yue said, "Isn't it said that the Demon Clan are humans who have become beast-like?"

"Yes, but Your Highness, do you know why the Demon Clan came to be?" the Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute asked.

"This I do not know." Lin Yue shook his head slightly.

This was obviously a secret; not only had he never found any related information, but the Innate Divine Power also had not provided any clue. Perhaps this secret came from the Eternal Night?

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute pondered for a moment and said,

"In ancient times, the Human Ancestor founded the Martial Arts and single-handedly saved the entire Human Clan.

"He was the first of the Human Clan to break through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, and also the first to break through the Four Symbols Heavenly Barrier, the Three Talents Heaven Barrier, and the Liangyi Heavenly Pass. He was even the first to achieve perfect induction on the martial path, without any guidance from ancestors, thus pioneering a path of martial arts.

"Although he was an innovator, it is said that the Human Ancestor also mastered two extremely heavenly-reversing paths.

"But at that time, the human race did not have the complex cultivation system of today and could only rely on martial arts, so their strength was much weaker than that of today's cultivators."

He sighed softly, "Aside from the Human Ancestor, who amazingly harmonized and became a Saint, compensating for the innate flaws of the Human Clan, other human martial arts practitioners found it very difficult to fight strong mutant beasts of the same level."

Lin Yue also understood this principle.

Martial arts focused on developing the human body and combat techniques, but pure martial arts were not that strong.

After all, the human race was innately much weaker than the mutant beasts.

For example, he himself primarily cultivated the Ancient God's Way, advancing routes of the physical body and primordial power in parallel, fundamentally much stronger than pure martial cultivation.

Additionally, he practiced Xiahou Shou's "Three Thousand Hell Body" body refining technique, so his physical foundation could match that of a martial arts grandmaster at the perfect level of the Three Talents Heaven Barrier even at the Four Symbols Perfect level.

By relying on the Ancient God's Way and the body refining technique, he spanned a huge gap across a major realm.

For him, martial arts were purely a technique.

If it were pure martial arts, his strength would have dropped from the seventh layer of five consecutive victories in Tianxia Building to the fifth layer at least.

The importance of cultivating multiple paths simultaneously was self-evident.

Looking across the ages, the human race in this era was undoubtedly at its strongest precisely because various paths of cultivation were extremely perfect, and many paths could be practiced simultaneously.

In the ancient period, only pure martial arts were available, and one can imagine how difficult it was for human martial artists to deal with mutant beasts.

Only after achieving harmonization and becoming a Saint, mainly relying on the power of the Inner Heaven and Earth to enhance, could the gap be narrowed.

"But by the time the Human Ancestor was about to prove himself, the human race had not produced a second Martial Saint."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute sighed, "After all, that was a martial path created purely based on the Human Ancestor himself. Even if taught to others, cultivation would be very difficult."

"But among the ancient humans, there were many incredibly exceptional talents who attempted to create other cultivation paths like the Human Ancestor.

"For example, the Human Emperor!

"The Human Emperor, from the You Xia clan, believed that the human race already had the martial path for the physical body, but people like him were naturally weak and not suitable for martial practice, which is why he founded the Heart Phase path.

"When the Human Ancestor searched throughout the human race, he also found two disciples with extraordinary talent and eminence, both suitable for the martial path.

"One was named 'Tian,' and the other was named 'Qi.'

"At that time, the two disciples also realized the issue of the human race's physical frailty and turned their attention to the mutant beasts.

"They believed that mutant beasts were born with strong physiques, and if the human race could possess bodies close to those of mutant beasts, combined with martial skills, they could easily defeat the mutant beasts, greatly increasing the survival prospects of the human race in the endless night.

"So, Tian and Qi, the two brothers, began researching how to beast-transform the human race.

"After untold years, by the time Tian and Qi both harmonized and became Saints, the Human Ancestor proved himself perfect, and the Human Emperor also proved himself perfect. After receiving their guidance, it was only then that Tian and Qi devised a method to beast-transform the human race.

"This cultivation method allowed for the refinement of the mutant beast's bloodline talents into the human body, although only a fraction of the mutant beast's ability, but it was a tremendous help to the human race at the time.

"Tian and Qi continued to perfect this cultivation method.

"Until one day, Tian discovered that the key to perfecting beast transformation lay in the Eternal Night. As long as they absorbed the Power of Eternal Night, they could truly approach, or even match, the mutant beasts.

"But Qi felt this was wrong. The human race was incompatible with Eternal Night; only mutant beasts absorbed the Power of Eternal Night, so if that were the case, what difference would there be between humans and mutant beasts?

"Qi disagreed, but Tian was obstinate.

"Later... the human race discovered that beast transformation was indeed the wrong path. Tian, who absorbed the Power of Eternal Night, began to feed on the essence Qi of the Human Clan, as if by instinct. No one knew why this instinct appeared.

"The human race wanted to capture Tian, but he escaped, and even the mutant beasts who were hostile to the human race did not attack him, but instead showed him favor!

"By the time Tian returned to the human race, he had become a mortal enemy, far more terrifying in strength than in the past.

"Not only did he lead a large number of mutant beasts to attack the human race, but he could also control the Power of Eternal Night to transform those who cultivated the beast transformation method of the human race into beings like him, who fed on the essence Qi of the Human Clan."

At this point, the Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute looked at Lin Yue and said, "Your Highness must now understand... Tian was actually the first demon in the world."

Lin Yue was enlightened.

So this was the origin of the Demon Clan?

Tian and Qi created this method that beast-transformed or demonized the human race.

"What happened next?" Lin Yue asked.

"After that..."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute said, "According to the records, after that battle, the human race suffered heavy losses. If not for the intervention of the Human Ancestor and the Human Emperor, the human race would have nearly faced extinction. From then on, the human race destroyed all demonization cultivation methods and forbade anyone from engaging with them again."

"But surely some still practiced it?" Lin Yue said.

Otherwise, there would not be so many members of the Demon Clan in the world.

"Yes, at that time, the demonization method was a huge temptation."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute said, "Once demonized, not only did one's strength significantly increase, but one's talents would also be enhanced. They would even be viewed by mutant beasts as allies, much safer than before, and the only cost was betraying the human race."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

It was like a strong country fighting a weaker one, holding on desperately with no hope in sight. When long oppressed, if one found that betraying their country would allow them to live well, how many would be willing to hold on?

Those who endured were undoubtedly all truly admirable people without exception.

"Tian was the first among the twelve Demon Ancestors of the current Demon Clan, known as the Heavenly Demon Ancestor."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute continued softly, "The other eleven Demon Clan ancestors were also exceptional talents chosen by the Heavenly Demon Ancestor from the human race. By using the bloodlines and divine souls of divine beasts, they transformed into demon ancestors with the strongest bloodline and talent, capable even of passing down the Demon Clan bloodline through generations, thus developing into the scale it is today."

Lin Yue was enlightened.

Even though he was just listening to the records' story, he could imagine the dangerous, great upheaval during the ancient period.

"So what I want to tell Your Highness is..."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute spoke in a solemn voice, "Even today's humans can transform into the Demon Clan through demonization cultivation methods. Whether it be lifespan, talent, physical body, divine soul, and so on, all would become stronger, and after the divine soul changes, they might even comprehend new paths!"

Lin Yue understood immediately.

"The Dean means... Duanmu Yan has transformed into the Demon Clan, which allowed him to comprehend new paths and even merge out the Heavenly Reversal Path, transforming his strength to such an extent?" Lin Yue asked.

"Exactly."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute said, "Moreover, his current dream cultivation method is more exquisite and peculiar than before. It's likely that he transformed into a member of the Dream Demon Clan, which shares lineage with the Dream Demon Ancestor!"

"Dream Demon Ancestor..." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

He had been on the Dawn Platform for many years, so he naturally knew that among the highest clans of the Demon Clan, there was the Dream Demon Clan.

"Is the demonization method that easy?" Lin Yue asked.

"As long as one has high talent and some degree of compatibility with the mutant beast, success is inevitable." The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute replied.

Lin Yue could not help but sigh in his heart.

Xiahou Shou back then was likely also transformed into the Demon Clan. It was just unknown which Demon Clan he transformed into...

"By the way." Lin Yue suddenly said, "It's said that the Blood Demon Ancestor has a technique similar to the demonization cultivation method? It can also refine the bloodline and divine soul of mutant beasts?"

He had wanted to say earlier that this demonization method was almost identical to the Wanling Blood Jade.

"Yes, it is very similar."

The Dean of the Divine Pivot Institute nodded, "The difference is that the Blood Demon Ancestor can achieve it using the essence of the world in Great Yong, while the demonization method employs the Power of Eternal Night, making it much easier. This is the essential difference."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and said, "The reason you are telling me all this is that you want me to be careful of Duanmu Yan, right?"