“Sulfur Karma Fire, the eternal flame of the Demon Realm’s memories that can never be extinguished, a fire of sin with no hope of redemption. Even light element itself cannot stand against it.”
Korim’s serious expression at this moment indicated she was not speaking empty words.
“Before awakening, this power can temporarily resist a portion of light element. But after awakening, it will completely break free from light element’s suppression and stand on equal footing with it.”
Upon hearing this, Liyakade felt deep shock and confusion.
‘Such a thing actually exists…’
Since the original story was never told from the Demon Race’s perspective, Liyakade had no deep understanding of demon internal history.
As for those High Demons, Liyakade only knew some of their abilities but not the origins of those powers.
As for this Sulfur Karma Fire, Liyakade had never even heard of it.
“Wait, Korim. Since our clan possesses an inheritance that can contend with light element, shouldn’t other demons be supporting us? Why hasn’t our clan been embraced, and instead our numbers have dwindled to near extinction?”
The question Liyakade raised was very critical.
If in the original story Korim had won and become the Demon King, then Alice’s side would have lost all advantage.
Logically, other demons should have revered Korim as their savior.
“There are many reasons for that.”
Korim extended her jade-like finger and began counting them off.
“On one hand, our clan’s birth rate is quite low—we’ve been in negative growth for a long time. On the other hand, our clan decided long ago not to use this power for aggression. As a result, other demons view our clan as a symbol of weakness and have abandoned us. They wanted to seize this power, so there have been constant conflicts large and small with our clan.”
“However, this power cannot be taken by force. It can only be passed down within the clan. If the owner of this power dies before passing it on, then someone within the clan has a chance to awaken it again.”
“I see…”
Liyakade thought for a moment.
In the final battle, her original self apparently didn’t use any fire-like ability.
It seemed that after Korim died, the original self hadn’t been able to awaken this natural gift.
Liyakade couldn’t imagine how terrifying it would have been if the original self, who already possessed Quadruple Chant, had gained this power.
The original self could already use four types of magic; adding Sulfur Karma Fire that could resist light element would be like adding wings to a tiger.
The battle might have become one-sided, and the Kingdom would surely have been destroyed.
She could only say it was fortunate that in the original story, the original self hadn’t received this inheritance.
“To become the true Demon King, you have to defeat the other Demon King candidates first, right?”
Liyakade suddenly thought of something else.
“That’s right. You must defeat the other Demon King candidates to gain the Demon Realm’s recognition and become the true Demon King.”
Korim nodded, confirming Liyakade’s words.
“Then if this inheritance is currently with me, how would I awaken this power after the true Demon King dies?”
“Either kill the Demon King yourself, or wait for the next round of Demon King selection.”
“I see…”
In that case, the original self probably never gained any part of the inheritance.
Because at the final moment of Minotauros’s life, it was the original self who finished off that Demon King.
If the original self truly possessed the inheritance, she would have fully awakened this terrifying power.
“Ahem… Boss, could this… good stuff be passed on to me? Hehehehe.”
After understanding the origin of this power, Liyakade decided not to overthink it.
She coughed twice, then rubbed her hands together, smiling ingratiatingly as she leaned in, clearly already coveting Korim’s inheritance.
Right now, Liyakade had only one thought: to get the old thing to drop the Burning Art.
“What are you thinking?”
Seeing Liyakade’s eyes shining golden, leaning in with drool nearly dripping from her mouth, Korim rolled her eyes in annoyance and lightly flicked Liyakade’s fair forehead.
“Ow…”
Hurt, Liyakade rubbed her forehead, her tone carrying a hint of regret.
“Sigh… So this good stuff really can’t be given to me. Well, I suppose so. Korim is a Demon King Candidate now, so she definitely needs to prepare properly and use this power to become the Demon King.”
“Heh…”
Korim chuckled lightly, then looked at Liyakade with a suggestive expression.
“Liyakade, who said I’m not giving it to you? I was going to pass it to you anyway. What I meant by ‘what are you thinking’ was—if I don’t pass it to you, who else would I give it to?”
“Huh? Oh, oh! So that’s what you meant!”
Liyakade immediately jumped up excitedly, her two wings fluttering behind her, looking extremely happy.
“Then Boss, pass it to me right now~”
“Hehe, Liyakade, do you really think this level of inheritance can be done within a dream? You’re thinking too simply. This isn’t on the same level as any of the abilities you’ve seen before.”
Korim grinned slyly, extending her index finger and waving it in front of her.
“Sigh, fine. I guess it can’t be solved immediately after all.”
Liyakade couldn’t help but sigh again upon hearing this.
It really wasn’t simple to obtain this level of inheritance.
This meant she still couldn’t fundamentally solve her problem with Alice.
“Oh ho?”
Korim cast a meaningful glance at Liyakade, her eyes full of teasing.
“Does Liyakade-chan love that Light Element Magic User that much? You’re so impatient to gain the inheritance—what for? Don’t tell me you want to do some… very bad things with her?”
“Wh-What?! Of course not!!”
One sentence from Korim was enough to make Liyakade’s brain short-circuit.
Her face instantly flushed bright red, and her voice unconsciously grew louder.
“And what exactly do you mean by ‘very bad things’?!”
“Hehe, Liyakade-chan definitely knows what I mean, right?”
Having said that, Korim’s tone shifted.
“But you know, Liyakade-chan, even if I gave you the inheritance now, it wouldn’t do any good. You haven’t awakened yet. Even if you could resist for a short time, once that girl’s level increases further, your body still won’t be able to handle it.”
“You, you—can’t you use more normal wording?! What do you mean my body won’t be able to handle it?! It sounds like I’m going to get broken or something! I’m telling y—”