Chapter 797 – Demons’ Ranking
"Anyways, since the Demon Sealing Clan cannot help you with your demon problem, you’ll have to deal with it yourself. Since you’re already an expert at killing demons and the future Divine Paragon, I’m sure you’ll do fine..." Yan Hara said.
Yuan raised his eyebrows. Just a moment ago, she was telling him how dangerous demons are and that he won’t be able to handle them by himself, yet after learning that he’d killed twice as many demons as her, she has suddenly become supportive and even confident in his abilities.
"How confident are you?" She suddenly asked him.
"Not that confident. I won’t know the demons’ strength until they break out of their seal, and that is my biggest worry. What if I cannot handle the demon? What if the demon is much stronger than me?" Yuan sighed.
"Well... Fortunately, most demons that just break out of their seal are at their weakest state, and it would take them days to weeks to recover their strength." Yan Hara said.
"Do you have any suggestions on how I should prepare?" Yuan then asked.
"Since you’ve already killed 6 demons, you can continue doing whatever you were doing, as it clearly works. Also, I know of a way for you to check a demons’ strength even if they are sealed."
"Really? How?" Yuan’s eyes immediately began flickering with excitement.
"Come with me."
Yan Hara opened the door and walked him to the open area with the artificial demons.
Once there was an available spot, Yan Hara took it and sealed the artificial demon before it could even move.
"Put your hand on this sealed demon and use your spiritual energy to penetrate the seal to analyze the demon’s strength."
"But won’t that risk unsealing the demon?"
"It’ll be fine. If you could unseal a demon so easily, the Demon Sealing Clan would be a laughing stock. Only demon sealing aura could unseal a demon," she said.
Yuan nodded and approached the demon before putting his hands on it, feeling its stone-like texture.
He closed his eyes next and used his spiritual energy to penetrate through the seal to check the artificial demon, and sure enough, he could not only sense the demons’ cultivation, he could also sense its heartbeat and blood flow.
"It works! I can sense their strength! This is great! Thank you, Senior!" Yuan said to her with a bright smile.
She nodded with a slightly rosy face, and she spoke, "Do you have any other questions?"
Yuan pondered for a minute before nodding, "How can I tell the difference between a low-rank demon and a superior demon? And I would like to learn more about demon ranking in general."
Yan Hara nodded, "Alright. Let’s go to the library then."
Sometime later, Yuan sat down in the library while Yan Hara went to fetch a couple of manuals.
When Yan Hara returned, she placed the manuals on the table and began lecturing him about demons.
"There are six ranks of demons. From the lowest— Lower Demon, Elite Demon, Superior Demon, Demon General, Demon Emperor, and Ancient Demon. You can judge a demon’s rank by their appearance. Higher ranking demons will have more unique features and abilities. Their crystals will also be slightly different from each other."
"Lower Demons and Elite Demons will have a red crystal somewhere on their body while Superior Demons will have a black crystal. However, Demon Generals and above do not reveal their crystal so openly, so if you see a demon without their crystal on the outside, there’s a very good chance that they are a Demon Emperor— or even stronger."
"Something else that differentiates them is their control. A higher ranking demon can control their emotions and rage much better than those inferior, so they are usually calmer and not as easy to provoke. However, once provoked, they will be multiple times stronger than usual. If you’re fighting against a Demon General or above, your best chance is to defeat them without provoking them, and you should never openly provoke a demon, as that would only fuel their powers even further."
Yuan began sweating cold sweat after hearing Yan Hara’s advice to not provoke them, as that’s what he has been doing to the demons that he fought. He never thought that he was actually making them harder to fight by provoking them.
"Instead of provoking demons, you should make them scared of you. That is your number one priority. Once a demon fears you, they will no longer be a threat. That’s why the Divine Paragon was undefeated, as all demons feared him to some extent."
"Make them fear me, huh..." Yuan nodded with a serious expression.
"Here are a few examples of demons at each rank." Yan Hara gave him another manual, but there were mostly pictures on this manual.
"Lower Demons look pretty ordinary. Red skin and horns, and they are usually the size of an adult human. Elite Demons to Demon Generals would have special features, such as being larger than normal, having a third eye, having wings, and much more. However, Demon Emperors and above— they can actually lack demon characteristics."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Yuan asked.
"It means that they can appear more like humans than actual demons. There have been demons that did not have their signature red skin and horns. Some demons in the past even looked exactly like humans. Rumor has it that these demons still live amongst us humans even today."
Yuan was left speechless by this information. Demons that look exactly like humans? Then how are they supposed to tell the difference?
Yan Hara smiled and said, "I know what you’re thinking, but the chance of that actually happening is very slim. Even if there are demons living amongst us, they won’t do anything stupid to reveal themselves, and with the Demonic Realm sealed, they are powerless."
"Although humans were dominated by demons back then, things have changed. We’re no longer as weak and vulnerable as our ancestors.. We have the knowledge and techniques to fight back against them if they ever dare to return."