After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 296 - 106: Seizing Primal Maternity and Beauty, The Very Reason to Become a Demon_5
Unlike his journey to this place, after witnessing Ahtal interacting with the Church of Death in person, he became clearly aware of one thing.
That was, Ahtal was an existence completely different from him.
"Come with me," Xi Mu changed direction, walking side by side with Alistair.
The two entered an underwater garden, with colorful corals growing on both sides of the path, and ceilings with water transforming into waterfalls, creating curtains of blue that made one feel as if they were in a dream.
"Ahtal, why are you so confident that you can become a demon?" Alistair asked the doubt in his heart. He had been known as the most talented mage in the past, not only for proposing groundbreaking theories, but his progress speed was unparalleled in his time.
However, someone as brilliantly outstanding as him had never become a demon.
"The God of War himself said that I could become a demon," Xi Mu offhandedly replied, silencing Alistair.
After walking for a while,
"The reason?" Alistair inquired. He had always tried to become a demon but never succeeded; to smoothly become a demon, he had been restraining himself from surpassing human limits, hoping to make the transition directly at the peak of his human state.
"You should ask the God of War," Xi Mu shook his head, "He just said that I could become a demon and expressed his hope to battle me in the future."
Alistair’s manipulation of the tarot cards stopped and he stood still for a long time, silently contemplating before asking:
"I lack nothing in rituals, talent, or strength, but I still can’t turn into a demon."
"..." Xi Mu didn’t answer, quietly listening to Alistair’s words. The man beside him had a talent stronger than that of an average demon, but Alistair was not a primordial soul and could not initiate a qualitative change in his soul at the peak of humanity.
Thus, he had always been stuck at the peak of humanity.
"Do you think I should choose a different path?" Alistair asked calmly, but Xi Mu remained silent, giving no reply.
His silence was not because he couldn’t make decisions for Alistair but simply because he did not want to trigger a side quest.
Exploring the mystery of why Alistair couldn’t become a demon was something he already knew; it held no real value.
Even though this side quest would grant him the magic uniquely developed by Alistair.
"This is for you," Alistair handed a tarot card to Xi Mu.
"This one can enhance your efficiency in using magic," he said before turning and leaving without further interaction.
Unless he could capture a deity to interrogate, it was impossible to know the hidden conditions to become a demon.
Continuing to ask was pointless.
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Back in Fafnir City.
Xi Mu pushed the door open and entered, only to find the White-haired Lolita hugging her knees, sitting at the head of the bed with a delicate face showing a trace of bewilderment and sadness.
"What’s wrong, you look so downhearted?"
"Ahtal, do you think I’m... a dead dragon?" The White-haired Lolita lifted her face, asking Ahtal, who sat beside the bed. Despite being indistinguishable from a living dragon, she had been told that she was a dead dragon.
Xi Mu pondered seriously and said, "If you were a dead dragon, you wouldn’t be able to produce offspring. How about we try it out?"
"Smack!" A pillow hit his face. The White-haired Lolita’s bewilderment and sadness vanished, replaced by anger. At a time like this, this man still thought of teasing her.
Xi Mu removed the pillow from his face and looked at her puffed cheeks, poking them with his finger, eliciting a "puff" sound as if leaking air.
The atmosphere fell silent.
Then.
He was "oww" bitten.
Xi Mu shook his hand, trying to shake off the White-haired Lolita biting his palm tightly, but she was clamped on firmly, impossible to shake off.
He feigned helplessness,
"Let go first. Don’t you want to know if you’re still a living dragon?"
"..." Reluctantly, the White-haired Lolita let go of her bite. Her resentment towards Ahtal hadn’t completely faded, but she indeed wanted to know if she was a living dragon. As the most favored disciple of the Witch of Death, Ahtal should be able to notice some clues, at the very least give her information for reference.
After observing for a moment, Xi Mu pinched the White-haired Lolita’s soft cheek, turning it left and right, before concluding:
"Rather than being a dead dragon, it’s more like you’ve encountered a bug. You should be an entity that didn’t go to the netherworld after death."
The White-haired Lolita inquired, "What does that mean?"
"You haven’t awakened your abilities, have you?" Xi Mu asked, and upon seeing the White-haired Lolita nod, he said, "In this world, any existence with a soul will awaken a unique ability once their strength reaches a certain level."
He ruffled the White-haired Lolita’s hair.
"You’ve met the conditions to awaken your magic power, yet you still haven’t awakened any abilities."
