Chapter 845 - The Demon Empress's Origins
If Duna didn't further awaken her devil soul fragment's memories, she wouldn't have known these things either.
Nevertheless, there was no 'what if,' and the truth is that she knew and he didn't; simple as that.
Even so, it was not a big deal, so he simply accepted the fault without excuses.
However, Duna suddenly closed the gap between them and took him by surprise with a peck on his left cheek.
Although the underwater feeling diminished the sensation somewhat, he could still Duna's soft lips.
"What was this for?" Leon asked.
"Well, it's true that I didn't get to see you for a few days… so—Ah, why do I need to explain this? Idiot," Duna suddenly spat without finishing what she planned to say. "Don't get dickstracted now."
"Anyway, the only way True Divinities can still have descendants in this age is if some of their blood essence or flesh survived the destruction of the Great War. I'm not sure if you know, but some True Divinities can regenerate their entire bodies from a single drop of blood."
"However, it's useless to regenerate if their soul fragmented into countless pieces and scattered across the starry skies; they wouldn't be conscious enough to control their regenerated bodies."
"Thus, their regenerated bodies basically become soulless clones that anyone can use as they please once they get their hands on them."
"In other words, the Eternal Night Demon Empress is an offspring of the Eternal Night Devil Empress's clone?" Leon presumed after listening up to that point.
"Essentially, yes," Duna nodded before saying, "But don't forget that the True Divinities' clones can all be considered the True Divinities' true bodies. So, offspring born from them will—"
"—Will carry the True Divinities' bloodlines," Leon completed her sentence before his eyes flickered with realization.
"Since you're at a stage that requires blood to evolve, you want to use the Eternal Night Demon Empress's blood to improve your Devil Spirit Physique?"
"That's right," Duna nodded.
"I see…" Leon uttered with understanding before suddenly shaking his head. "Unfortunately, I can't let you do that."
"Hm? Why not?" Duna narrowed her eyes with a frown.
"Because one of the realm spirits is the Eternal Night Demon Empress's daughter, and the Eternal Night Demon Empress is still alive," Leon explained.
Although a few drops of blood won't affect the Eternal Night Demon Empress's current condition, Luna will never let anyone harm her mother in any way.
At that moment, Luna was already alerted and wary of Duna.
"The Eternal Night Demon Empress is alive?" Duna was astonished by the news before her eyes widened further.
"Hold on. Did you just mention a realm spirit? There's a realm spirit in this secret realm? And it's even the Eternal Night Demon Empress's daughter?"
Even if her wealth of knowledge, Duna was baffled by the revelation.
"Yeah, this isn't just any normal secret realm; we are inside of a realmship called the Radiant Heaven Realmship," Leon informed her.
However, the piece of information only made Duna even more confused.
"The Radiant Heaven Realmship…? The tool made by the Radiant Heaven God-Emperor? That extremist? How can its realm spirit be the Eternal Night Demon Empress's daughter? It doesn't make any sense…" Duna muttered.
She flashed Leon a suspicious look, thinking he was messing with her, only to receive his wry smile and affirmation.
"It's true. There's a reason for this."
Shortly after, Leon explained how Luna became one with the realm spirit through the Eternal Night Demon Empress's miraculous means, which he has yet to understand.
"So the Eternal Night Demon Empress's blood is off-limits… fine, I promise I won't touch her," Duna nodded compliantly with understanding.
However, she suddenly adds, "But the Eternal Night Demon Empress's daughter's blood should be okay, right?"
"You really want to obtain that Devil Empress's bloodline, huh? Is my True Grandmist Energy not enough for you?" Leon asked wryly.
He isn't sure if it is even possible to extract blood from Luna's true body when it is trapped inside the divine crystal heart.
Damaging the divine crystal heart was the last thing he wanted to happen.
Nevertheless, Duna suddenly paused in silent contemplation for a moment before answering, "It's enough, but are you sure you have enough True Grandmist Energy to cover my Devil Spirit Physique's improvement?"
"You have seen for yourself, so what do you think? I'll give you as many wisps of True Grandmist Energy as you require," Leon replied with a confident smile.
Recalling what happened earlier, Duna had to admit that Leon did have the means to supply her with as many wisps of True Grandmist Energy as required.
"However, I draw too much attention when I'm producing True Grandmist Energy. If you can keep the sea monsters away, I can keep producing True Grandmist Energy without an issue," Leon added.
"My spiritual attacks don't have much effect on Peak Arch Demon-level sea monsters with my present soul strength, but if I make a breakthrough to the next level, I should have no problem keeping them away," Duna stated.
"What do you need for that to happen? What level is your current strength?" Leon asked curiously.
He couldn't see through her strength; it was as if Duna was purposely hiding her cultivation from him.
Nevertheless, Duna casually answered, "My cultivation… I'm not really sure what it is myself, but my soul strength should be equivalent to a Low-rank Arch Demon in physical strength or so… I just need more souls to consume."
When Leon heard that, his lips twitched a few times.
It became apparent to him that all the humans and demons who crossed her path didn't just get their blood sucked, but even their souls weren't spared.
More importantly, her speed of improvement was startling.
'Is this the difference between a person who has awakened a True Divinity's soul fragment and another person who hasn't?' Leon mused.
Recalling Darlene's cultivation leap after her Transcendence, he could help but wonder if it was also possible for him to awaken his soul fragment.
'The stronger a soul fragment is, the earlier and easier it is to awaken… Does this mean I have a weak soul fragment?'
Leon wondered.