Chapter 311: The Perfect Vessel for a Primordial Supreme Demon

Still engaged in battle with Julian, Ruvian was left with no choice but to listen to Morvayne’s explanation while keeping most of his focus on his opponent.

[I’ll explain once you’re in a better position—]

Before Morvayne could finish, Ruvian immediately cut her off.

’—No, it’s fine. Continue. I can multitask... and I’ve already understood his pattern. It’s predictable now, so go on. We don’t have much time.’

Morvayne was left momentarily stunned, but Ruvian wasn’t lying. From what she had observed, Julian was now struggling to find even the slightest opening in his defenses.

[Alright...]

Morvayne calmly sighed before continuing.

[First of all, like I said, the strength that demon is concealing... is at the rank of a Supreme Demon. However, I believe that was merely the surface layer of its true power.]

[I couldn’t pry any deeper, as doing so would risk exposing my presence within you. But if that was truly only the surface layer, then obviously its full strength would surpass the limits of a Supreme Demon.]

’I see...’

There was only one rank above the Supreme Demon Rank...

A rank that no ordinary demon could ever hope to reach. Only demons personally chosen and granted authority by the Demon King could possess such overwhelming strength.

At least, that was what the power scaling of demons established by that damnable author...

Morvayne continued.

[Secondly, if it’s true that he is a Primordial Supreme Demon, then he won’t be able to use his full strength while residing inside that boy’s body. I can sense a slight incompatibility. So if he did use his full power, the connection will be cut.]

[Therefore, he can likely exert only around one-third, or perhaps even one-fifth, of his true strength. But even then, that would still place his current power at the level of a Supreme Demon. That was just how strong Primordial Demon are.]

Ruvian’s expression grew slightly more solemn.

[Third, I haven’t recovered my full strength either. Also, since we are now bonded, whenever I channel my power through you, any spells I use will have to rely on your own mana reserves.]

Morvayne paused briefly.

[I already explained that to you before.]

’Yeah. I remember.’

Ruvian parried another attack from Julian, their blades scraping violently against each other before he twisted his wrist and deflected the strike away.

"What’s the matter? Don’t tell me this is all you’ve got!?"

Julian’s voice carried the same arrogance as before, even though his breathing had already grown noticeably heavier.

Ruvian could only sigh.

’Haa... this guy.’

Even now, Julian still had enough energy to provoke him.

[Anyway, back to your question. If I were to fight the Primordial Supreme Demon right now... I believe it would end in a draw. He cannot use his full strength, and the same applies to me.]

Hearing that, Ruvian quietly took Morvayne’s answer to heart while continuing to exchange blows with Julian.

’A draw, huh?’

That meant relying entirely on Morvayne wasn’t going to solve the problem either.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he began piecing together everything she had told him, trying to construct some kind of solution before things reached that point.

’But why... do I feel like I’m missing something here?’

There was still something bothering him.

Something that didn’t quite fit.

Yet with Julian constantly pressing forward and forcing him into another exchange of blades, Ruvian could barely spare enough attention to think properly.

Clang!

Their swords collided once again.

Ruvian’s irritation finally began to surface.

’Alright... I need some space, and while I’m at that... it’s better to be safe than sorry.’

With that, Ruvian cast [Wind Blast] between them and [Bind] onto a certain object.

Snap!

Ruvian caught the necklace. (+5,000PP)

At the same time, Julian’s eyes widened before the wind slammed into his body and sent him away through the air, creating several meters of distance between them.

Ruvian had deliberately restrained the power behind the spell. His intention wasn’t to injure Julian, much less knock him unconscious.

He couldn’t afford for that to happen.

If Julian lost consciousness now, there was a very real possibility that the demon inside him would immediately take control of his body.

’In the original novel, if this same demon was inhabiting Julian’s body back then, that would mean its full strength should’ve been restrained as well...’

Ruvian’s eyes slowly narrowed.

And if that was the case...

How the hell did Julian go missing?

If the demon’s strength was restrained to roughly Ophelia’s level, then escaping the island without being stopped by Ophelia should have been impossible.

’No... I’ve been thinking about this the wrong way.’

Ruvian inhaled deeply as another possibility began forming in his mind.

’What if Julian hadn’t actually escaped... but was killed by Ophelia because she had no other choice?’

After all, in the original novel, when the Vazrun Test came to an end and Zian was being escorted back to the Leviathan, a massive surge of mana suddenly erupted from the center of the island.

It was so intense that it felt as though two immensely powerful mages were clashing against each other.

So, Ophelia and the Primordial Demon must have clashed.

Then, he asked Morvayne again.

’Morvayne... how exactly do demons inhabit a human body?’

[Inhabit a human body? Honestly, I don’t know much about it either... but from what I’ve observed so far, I wouldn’t say that demon is truly possessing him. After all, he isn’t even physically here.]

’Not physically here?’

Morvayne paused for a moment, as though recalling something from long ago.

[I remember now. Father once told me something about the Primordial Supreme Demons. That they had destroyed most of their bodies, but their souls managed to escape.]

[Afraid of being purged, the seven of them sealed themselves away in a distant realm because they feared of being purged.]

Ruvian frowned as he was confused, but he remained silent and waited for her to continue.

[Listen, this is only a theory. But I suspect the demon is controlling him remotely from wherever his true soul is sealed, perhaps with the assistance of someone else.]

Morvayne’s voice grew slightly more serious.

[Whenever the demon takes control, that person may be helping him switch places with the boy’s consciousness.]

’Well, at least, we removed the medium now. The necklace is with us.’

Ruvian took a look at the necklace in his hand.

[Ah yes... Indeed.]

Hearing that, Ruvian suddenly felt compelled to ask something.

’Hey... this is just a hypothetical question, so if Julian dies while the demon is controlling his body. What would happen to the demon?’

Morvayne remained silent for a moment.

[...All I can say is that perhaps nothing would happen to him. He would simply return to wherever his true soul is sealed.]

Ruvian’s expression stiffened.

That answer made another thought surface in his mind.

’And Morvayne... did demons ever conduct experiments involving the invasion of human souls and bodies during your era? Sorry for asking something so sensitive.’

[No...]

Her response came after a brief pause.

[As far as I know, I was their first successful creation. I may have even been the first subject of such an insane experiment. So they haven’t done any experiment other than that.]

"I see... I think I understand it now."

[Hmm?]

From a distance, Ruvian could see Julian glaring at him with growing frustration, clearly enraged by his lack of progress and the fact that his necklace was stolen.

"I think what they’re doing to Julian right now is also an experiment."

Morvayne sounded curious.

[An experiment?]

"Yes... either they’re trying to find a way to bring those Primordial Supreme Demons back into this realm, or they’re attempting to create temporary vessels using human bodies to house their souls."

Whatever it was, both possibilities were likely connected to the same ultimate goal.

"So that’s why they were so afraid of Zian approaching the Magus Spire back then..." Ruvian mumbled to himself.

After killing so many demons, Zian naturally carried the unmistakable scent of a demon slayer. So allowing someone like him anywhere near the Magus Spire would have been far too dangerous.

[What is the Magus Spire? And what does it have to do with this, Child?]

Ruvian paused for a moment before answering, his voice turning noticeably more serious. "It is a place where demons conduct all kinds of vile and inhumane experiments."

His gaze slowly hardened.

"And I believe that aside from the Devil Fruits... they are also working on something much worse."

[Something much worse?]

Ruvian’s expression gradually turned grim.

With all the information he had gathered so far, he was finally able to piece everything together and deduce that there might be one more experiment they had been secretly working on.

"Yes... which is creating..."

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[Chapter 311: The Perfect Vessel for a Primordial Supreme Demon]

Plot Points= 62,000 PP

A/N: Let me know on Discord if this Chapter was a bit confusing lol. I’ll try my best to answer any questions. I just hope I executed this Chapter well enough, kinda hard too ngl :p