Above The Sky
Chapter 850 - 850 53 Reaping a Bountiful Harvest and Returning Fully Laden 6000

850: Chapter 53 Reaping a Bountiful Harvest and Returning Fully Laden (6000) 850: Chapter 53 Reaping a Bountiful Harvest and Returning Fully Laden (6000) Subspace Demons, by nature, are a type of spiritual lifeform, broadly classified as ‘Ethereal,’ a unique life that mainly appears in the Domain of Void but is also distributed in the physical world.

According to the data given by the Cradle of Twinkling Light and the Silver Chip, Subspace Demons are just a well-known branch within this outline, like cockroaches among insects.

Although there are countless types of insects, when discussing pests and disliked insects, most people think of cockroaches first.

Subspace Demons are the most infamous category among Ethereals.

Most demons lack a physical body, existing in the form of a Spirit Energy Soul, a conglomerate of thoughts, within the Domain of Void and subspace.

Because they prefer to live in disorder and chaotic, collapsing environments, they are more common in subspace, hence the name.

Demons born from the abyss of the Domain of Void start as extremely weak wormlike creatures, but if parasitized, the host’s life form will be thoroughly corrupted and decayed, both soul and body.

Ultimately, the Complete Form of the demon will hatch from the host’s completely collapsed body.

At that time, the demon will possess normal or even superior intelligence to the parasitized being.

If the physical body remains intact, it will also possess the body.

According to the data, there have even been instances in the universe where an entire race was corrupted and incubated by demons.

At that time, upon the birth of that civilization’s life, it would become the nurturing embryo for demons.

The original intelligence and talents would become nourishment for the demons, creating a vast Demon Empire.

This Demon Empire also launched expeditions against numerous other civilizations, corrupting their societies and capturing their heroes to turn them into their own forces.

This is the demon, a supremely evil parasitic creature of the Domain of Void.

Even the Silver Chip, which is typically mild-mannered and at most adds ‘edible/not edible’ labels, has labeled Subspace Demons as ‘requiring guardianship and handling.’

Even the Brain-Eating Worm Swarm doesn’t get this treatment!

Theoretically speaking, Voidrealm Machine Gods are also a type of Ethereal, but because they lean more toward order, their nature is completely different from that of demons.

In fact, even Machine Gods like the Final Deleter, born from Virtual Realm programs of previous eras, roam the Virtual Realms where humans gather and carry out ‘cleansing work,’ perhaps to eradicate the likelihood of subspace abominations like demons from being born.

If one must say, one is a vaccine of the Domain of Void, the other is a virus of the Domain of Void.

The Mech Deities may seem terrifying, but in fact, they are silent guardians of human civilization.

This is probably why many nations adopt a ‘cautious observation’ approach to the Voidrealm Machine Gods and have not over-researched them.

—When a program that should be a BUG operates effectively, it’s best not to tamper with its code.

As for Sio’s poison…

Clearly, The King of the Mountain had a bloody battle with a demon in some unknown region.

The demon’s corrupting poison even affected the unborn child, causing Sio to be born in the body of a Deformed Dragon.

It’s also fortunate that The King handled it promptly; otherwise, what The King might have given birth to would not have been Sio, but a True Dragon demon.

If that were the case, things would be difficult.

“It seems that the demon that battled with The King of the Mountain was also of a high rank.

I’m not sure where it could have been to have Fourth Level demons in existence…”

Pulling back his thoughts, Ian felt quite reflective: “Terra truly is full of the strange and varied.

I vaguely remember that books like the abyss’s prayer did mention demons, but I thought they were just unique titles for some creatures of the Domain of Void.”

“Is it actually a large group of Virtual Realm Creatures?”

Ian plans to look up related materials later.

There must be records of demons in books related to the Domain of Void.

Adalbert might also know a little bit.

As for now…

Ian doesn’t know whether the existence of demons is a secret in Terra.

With Sio not yet healed and The King probably not in the mood to tell Ian about the poisoning and injuries from that time.

His emotional intelligence is not low; he won’t cling to past mistakes and ask incessantly during such critical moments.

And…

For some reason, Ian suddenly thought of the Huai Guang Church.

The Huai Guang Church’s ‘Rebirth in Death’ for creating Clerics…

If one strips away all the sacred vestments and talks about the essence, it also feels a bit like a demon corrupting life and creating a whole new life form.

Only, the end result is not an incarnation of pure chaos and evil but rather a ‘Angel,’ brimming with kindness and the complete opposite.

Moreover, Embrace Light only selects those close to death and does not forcefully convert a perfectly healthy living person into a Cleric.

—Is it a technique related to demons?

Or are all techniques related to Ethereal Spirit Energy this way, requiring death or near death as a twist and a decisive opportunity?

Ian does not know whether the information he possesses is taboo, so he does not dare to ask rashly.

Knowing too much is also one of the Prophet’s unique troubles.

Sio still needs to continue purification for one to two weeks to recover normally, and the subsequent recovery will depend on the True Dragon physique.

All in all, there’s no point in Ian staying on the Holy Mountain.

With The King, a True Dragon, as guardian, Sio’s safety won’t be a problem.

If really necessary, Ian could remotely control the Cradle of Twinkling Light.