Chapter 495: The Simpler, The More Terrifying. |
Not to mention the nails, even the demonic horns on Roy's head were gone in this misty state.
It's like a middle-aged human man suddenly experiencing hair loss. Even if he claims not to care about it, in private, he would try all sorts of hair growth products... It's a kind of pain that one couldn't understand when they were young...
And the same applied to demons. Demon horns were the symbol of male demons. When Roy had his demon horns, he couldn't help but touch and caress them, wishing to polish them to perfection. The feeling of touching the demon horns brought unparalleled comfort and a sense of security.
But now, suddenly realizing that the horns were gone, and there was only a wisp of mist above his head, Roy's mood was undoubtedly quite anxious.
With his changing emotions, the mist on Roy's body suddenly became restless, and the churning mist made the surrounding air become heavy in an instant.
Sparda and the others suddenly felt a strong sense of suffocation, and they felt that the flow of magic within their bodies was severely obstructed. The connection with the surrounding elements was almost completely cut off.
As for Benia and Jeanne, it was even worse. Amidst their simultaneous exclamations, the magical halos they used for levitation disappeared at once. They plummeted from mid-air. If it weren't for Dante's quick reaction, transforming into his demon form and flying over to catch them, they might have fallen back to the mortal realm from heaven.
"This is... the Forbidden Demonic Domain?" Sparda's astonishment was almost overwhelming. He knew that Roy didn't do it on purpose, but precisely because of that, it was even scarier. Unconsciously releasing power due to emotional changes could make things incredibly difficult for them. What would happen if he deliberately intended to do it?
The exclamations from Benia and Jeanne made Roy snap out of his reverie. He realized that their current situation was related to him, so he had to calm down and suppress his emotions.
Roy realized that since transforming into this misty state, he seemed to have gained some rather special abilities. However, it wasn't the time to explore these abilities yet; he would have to wait until he returned to the Abyss World.
Julia and Benia, on the other hand, were exceptionally excited. After all, Roy had survived the invasion of the Void and not only that, they noticed that the void crack was slowly closing, and there was no trace of void energy left on Roy's body. This meant that Roy not only overcame the void invasion but also expelled the void power!
This was truly an extraordinary accomplishment...
"My dear, have you really become a Chaos Demon?" Julia wanted to hug Roy, but seeing his ethereal and elusive appearance, she didn't know how to do it and could only curiously ask.
"I don't know if I have..." Roy replied. He didn't have a mouth now, but the language of demons could still be "spoken," and his puzzled tone echoed in the minds of everyone.
"Not sure?" Benia was also very curious. She fluttered her wings and circled around Roy, observing his body. Gradually, she noticed something and exclaimed in astonishment, "Oh my, my dear, these mists on your body, how could they be..."
Benia couldn't continue, because the changes on Roy's body were beyond her understanding.
In fact, Roy also noticed that, considering the information in the system panel about his bloodline change, these mists on his body were actually entirely composed of elements.
But this kind of element is not the conventional sense of elements...
It's often said that when in doubt, turn to quantum mechanics! Since the birth of quantum theory in human science, this phrase has been used to explain some incomprehensible phenomena. After all, for many people, quantum theory is a deeply profound concept, and they believe that it can explain everything.
However, in reality, quantum is not that complicated. If a physical quantity exists in the smallest indivisible basic unit, then that physical quantity is quantized, and the smallest unit is called a quantum.
In other words, a quantum breaks down something into its finest, most fundamental form, from cells, cell nuclei, to atoms, molecules, neutrons, protons, electrons... It keeps breaking down until it can't be further divided, and that particle is what we call a quantum.
This is the scientific understanding, and similarly, there's a similar understanding in the realm of mysticism. They believe that elements are also a kind of particle, and under the influence and catalysis of magic, elemental particles can also be freely combined and separated.
Of course, the elemental particles in the mystical theory are not the same as the scientific concept of molecules and atoms. They can be imagined as various combinations of molecules and atoms to form "elements." Although the terminology is different, the property of being able to be divided is similar to that of atoms and molecules.
So, if elemental particles are continuously divided until they can no longer be divided, can they also be called quantum?
The answer is yes. Roy's current situation is because all the elemental magic circuits in his body have completely fused together, and in order to coexist with each other, they spontaneously broke down into the most basic elemental units! This process also resulted in the transformation of Roy's body...
One could say that Roy's body is now composed of the most fundamental units of elements. These seemingly bizarre and mysterious mists are formed by trillions upon trillions of elemental quanta. The reason they haven't completely escaped from Roy's body is simply because his soul and divinity are tethering them in place.
The system panel refers to Roy's current state as a "Quantum Demon" precisely for this reason. However, in the native terminology of the Abyss Demons, this form is referred to as the "Chaos Demon."
By now, you might have guessed it. Yes, because all the elements now exist in a quantum state within Roy's body, he can indeed use any elemental magic without any hindrance. Elemental quanta can transform into any elemental magic!
Moreover, any elemental magic that Roy uses now automatically gains various elemental extreme effects. In summary, any magic he uses will be destructive!
After briefly explaining his current state, Roy demonstrates it to everyone on the spot.
Extending his index finger, which no longer has nails, Roy lightly points at a distant spot in the air.
"Freeze!"
With these simple words, as Roy's voice falls, the spot he pointed to suddenly turns into a pitch-black cube! The darkness is so pure, and apart from that, there are no other anomalies. Compared to the magic Roy used in the past, this effect appears somewhat simple and plain. There's just a black cube standing there.
"Adoptive father, what did you do?" Sareth asks in confusion.
The others also find it a bit strange, feeling that Roy's attack just now contrasts greatly with his current peculiar appearance.
However, in the eyes of those more knowledgeable, like Sparda and Benia, Roy's seemingly casual gesture just now is terrifying!
"Step back, quickly back away!" Sparda pulls Dante and Vergil, and Benia pulls Julia and Sareth, quickly retreating.
Amidst the confusion of the others, a cracking sound suddenly resounds. The pitch-black cube starts to split apart. This splitting isn't a conventional division; it's the spatial collapse of the area where the pitch-black cube is! This sound is the noise of spatial collapse that doesn't travel through the air but directly appears in the sensory consciousness of everyone present within this contiguous space.
Amidst the horrified expressions of everyone, the collapsed cubic space quickly crushed back together, forming a sphere. It seemed to be continuously compressed, becoming smaller and smaller until it turned into a black dot and disappeared from sight.
"What... what just happened!?" Sareth stared dumbfounded at Benia, hoping that Benia's mother could explain it to him.
But before Benia could speak, Sparda took a deep breath and said with a serious expression, "Your father just... froze that space!"
"Oh, froze it..." Sareth nodded at first, then suddenly realized, "Wait, Uncle Sparda, what did you say? He froze the space!?"
"Yes!" Benia nodded, taking over the conversation. "Not only the space, but even time was frozen. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been that terrifying pitch-black darkness! The Holy Light of the heavens was frozen too, resulting in no movement or propagation of light. Naturally, we can't see anything with our naked eyes!"
"Is it, in the true sense, absolute zero?" Julia also caught on, covering her mouth in astonishment. "Isn't that the effect Osiris has been pursuing? He couldn't achieve it for so long, and now it's done so effortlessly?"
"This is probably the power of the Chaos Demon... It's truly amazing," Benia's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Roy flew over and nodded at both of them, saying, "Indeed, absolute zero, the power to freeze both time and space, the temperature that brings the end to all things. Except for Void Power and Authority Power, in the material world, few can withstand this move... If I hadn't used the Authority Power to restrict the space within that cubic area and, after the space collapsed, allowed the rest of the space to squeeze and discharge it into the Void, the chain reaction could have directly destroyed the entire purgatory space of this realm... I never thought it would be so easy to do..."
Dante, Vergil, Beyonita, and Jeanne were left stunned. They never expected that such a simple attack could cause such terrifying consequences. Fortunately, their Demon King didn't harbor any ill intentions towards this world, or else...
"Adoptive Father, you're amazing, totally awesome!" Sareth couldn't help but cheer.
Julia smiled and couldn't help but feel impressed. Since the first time she met Roy when he became an upper-tier demon, she always felt that he was a bit more powerful than demons of the same rank. Now, as the Demon King, he still displayed even greater power.
Such formidable destructive power, even the other Demon Kings would find it challenging to achieve, right?
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