Chapter 145 The First Demonologist

This time, Shadow Fiend was really full.

As Aiwas's path of devotion increases, the strength of the flesh and blood he willingly sacrifices also increases.

Maybe it was really full, or maybe it was expressing gratitude... or maybe it was because of the appearance of the Flame-Rebellious Butterfly, which made it a little wary and eager to improve its status in Aiwass's heart.

The Shadow Demon took the initiative to express that it was willing to try the other side of the pastoral care method and gave part of its power source to Lily.

As a demon, Shadow Demon doesn't believe in "love grows over time"; only interests and fear are the absolute connection. So he tries his best to make himself more useful.

——Although he is a higher-level demon, the Shadow Demon feels that he is the weaker one at the moment.

If it were any other demonologist, they would have to worship Shadow Fiend. This is how the concept of "higher demon" came about.

Because the demons themselves were stronger than them, the contract wasn't binding on them. These demons would listen to them when they were in a good mood, but ignore them when they were in a bad mood. Even if the demons wanted to get rid of them, it wouldn't be difficult for them to kill them and find another master, or return to their own territory in the dream world.

But that's okay.

Compared to those demonologists that make Shadow Fiend feel uninterested, it prefers people like Aiwass who have a bright future and make it feel dangerous and exciting.

"Come to think of it," Aiwass asked casually while preparing for the pastoral ritual, "You said your rebirth was probably several decades ago? Have you been summoned by other demonologists?"

"Yes, I have."

The Shadow Demon chuckled in Chloe’s sweet voice, “But I killed them all easily.

"Too weak. No strength, no talent; no desire to rise higher, not even a glimmer of vision. They summon me so rarely, only hoping I can take away their political enemies or protect their safety from the shadows."

It was clearly impatient with the demonologists: "For such a trivial matter as killing someone, wouldn't it be the same if you hired assassins or bodyguards?"

"Huh?"

Lily, standing by, was curious: "So demons don't like killing people?"

"This is common sense that many demonologists don't know—most demons don't like to bully the weak. Demons like to eat people, or rather, all phantoms are interested in souls, because souls, thoughts, and will are the food of phantoms. The shadow demon is also tasting my 'transcendence'."

Aiwass replied, "Demons are simply cruel and tyrannical by nature. Therefore, they are merciless and will choose the quickest and most utilitarian means to obtain food. However, they do not derive pleasure from their cruelty... Humans judge demons based on their own moral values ​​and preferences, and thus conclude that demons enjoy killing."

Lower-level demons favor attacking humans because they are inherently the weakest of the phantom demons. Like the Hook Demon, they aren't transformed demons branded with mortal sin, but rather newly born phantom demons spontaneously born from the concepts of pain, sin, evil, and desire.

These phantom demons have little intelligence and no memories of past lives. They rely solely on instinct and can't even speak clearly.

Apart from living in the Dream World and not leaving behind a complete corpse when they die in the physical world, they are actually not much different from ordinary beasts. In fact, many beasts are smarter than them, such as griffins.

"Demonologists observe the habits of these lower-level demons and determine that their characteristics don't actually fit those of higher-level demons. This is why they encounter significant obstacles when trying to control them."

Aiwass said with a smile, "For these higher-level demons who possess normal human intelligence, or even greater intelligence, these demonologists are accustomed to controlling the lesser demons and treating them as children or mentally retarded. This is a behavior that can easily anger the demons."

"So we don't mind human demonologists distinguishing between 'higher demons' and 'lower demons'."

The Shadow Fiend added from beneath Aiwass: "Let them summon those mindless demons. I might as well rest in the Shadow Realm."

"What does the shadow realm... look like?" Lily asked curiously.

"You'll see it soon."

The Shadow Demon replied, "Although the Shadow Realm is in the Dream Realm, it also partially overlaps with reality. It is also called the Shadow Realm, the Shadow Realm... Although mortals regard the 'Shadow Realm', the 'Heaven Realm', and the 'Underworld' as different 'planes', they are actually all in the Dream Realm. They are just different areas of the Dream Realm."

In the Shadow Realm, Shadow Fiends are actually a minority. There are other Phantom Fiends that possess shadow powers.

The vast majority of them come from the Path of Love, with a few from the Path of Transcendence and the Path of Adaptation. This is because the Celestial Master who controls the shadow realm is not the Fallen Celestial Master, but the Shadow Celestial Master.

"Isn't the dream world the place where we participate in the promotion ceremony?" Lily asked.

"All the extraordinary people who participated in the promotion ceremony actually entered the same area. The area they entered during the ceremony is called the 'Trial Field'."

Aiwass replied, "I heard that in the past, there were no apostles presiding over the Trial Field. At that time, some phantom demons would lurk nearby, intruding into the promotion ceremony and devouring the souls of the extraordinary people participating in the promotion... The candidate was snatched away by a passing wolf.

"Some phantom demons particularly dislike a certain path. Therefore, they will deliberately target the transcendents of that path, causing them to fail in their advancement. Some transcendents also take advantage of this habit, summoning phantom demons and notifying them in advance, seeking off-site cooperation.

“This is undoubtedly cheating.

"The host is here to prevent this kind of situation and guard the ceremony venue from being invaded by outsiders. Although the apostles may not be very powerful, they are the agents of the Nine Pillars. Attacking the apostles is equivalent to attacking the Nine Pillars... Am I right?"

"Absolutely correct, my wise and knowledgeable master. Your knowledge of demons and the dream world surpasses more than 90% of the demonologists in this world."

"Ninety percent? Ten percent!"

Aiwass said bluntly, "Even Fontanel, the founder of the demonologist profession, who has now become a great demon and an apostle of the Fallen Angels, has taken the wrong path."

Only in this field does he have the confidence and courage to surpass all his contemporaries.

Although Demonologist is the most popular profession in the Path of Transcendence today, it is actually a relatively young profession.

The first demonologist was born in the early fifteenth century, less than five hundred years ago. His name was Jean de Fontanelle, and he was the first person in the world to develop a demonic contract.

He was once an alchemist who tried to create a potion that could "bring the dead back to life."

He had clearly failed. But he had only failed halfway, because he had summoned his former friend... who had transformed into a shadow demon. To keep his friend in the world, he developed a demonic contract.

"The world's first demonologist, the demon he contracted was the Shadow Demon. It's rumored that he could summon a demon from his own shadow that would tear others apart... That demon was undoubtedly the Shadow Demon.

"He himself wasn't famous, but he had a student named François Pleurati. He didn't inherit his teacher's alchemy legacy, but instead became interested in demonology. Ultimately, by studying his teacher's teachings, he established a legacy of demonologists.

"He later became a Trapper, and his friend Gilles de Ray, who was also originally interested in alchemy, became a Blood Demon under his deliberate guidance. These were the first three people to advance through the Demonologist program to become Demonic Incarnations. Ultimately, all three of them became Apostles of the Fallen Angels."

For humans with a short lifespan, being able to sublimate into an immortal and extremely powerful demon is extremely tempting.

The result is that all demonologists are going the wrong way.

However, whether this "wrong path" is taken also depends on the times. Before the Tail Ring Ritual was invented, becoming a demon was the only promotion path for demonologists.

But they clearly didn't have a sufficient understanding of demons. They didn't know how to summon higher-level demons, nor did they understand them well enough, and their research on demons themselves wasn't deep enough... Although they had analyzed the birth causes and abilities of some lower-level demons, they knew virtually nothing about demons above the fifth energy level.

"Falling Heaven Division?"

Lily realized something: "Why not Snake Father?"

"Here lies the crux of the matter."

Aiwass just smiled, but didn't elaborate: "Alright, we're almost ready. Let's try the pastoral method... channel the power of the shadow demon into your body."

This is actually why Aiwass is convinced that those demonologists have taken the wrong path.

Because the devil incarnation can only be promoted to an apostle of the Fallen Angels.

Contrary to the impression given by demons, the Snake Father is actually a relatively compassionate, or at least a more detached pillar god.

He abhors blood sacrifices and human sacrifices, and therefore dislikes cruel demonic incarnations. The path of transcendence often gives people the impression of cruelty and evil, actually because demons are louder and have a stronger presence.

Therefore, as long as one becomes the incarnation of the devil, he will definitely be rejected by the snake father.

This is why after they transform into demon incarnations, they can no longer advance on the path to transcendence.

This is a secret unknown to all demonologists, and perhaps even unknown to the vast majority of demons. This is because although demons worship the Snake Father, they cannot even contact him.

So Aiwass chose to keep silent.

Because this is information that he should not know under any circumstances, and he has no legal channels to obtain it!

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(End of this chapter)