From Imp to Demon God: Conquering the Demon World With a Succubus-Chapter 35: Crimson Phantom Steps

After a while, when everything settled, Myles closed his eyes, not wanting to communicate with the Commander first out of curiosity about his current status.

"Can I see my status with eyes closed?"

[Certainly. Do you wish to see it now?]

"Yes."

[Understood. Here is your current status.]

[Name: Myles Martin

Demon Name: Vorash Kael Nethrux Zaal’eth Omnigra [Expand]

Race: Half-Incubus Half-Imp

Law Affinity: Blood (Mid)

Rank: Rank 2 Common Demon

Bloodline: Ancient Demon of Gluttony [Expand]

Skills: Energy Drain, Charm, Energy Drain, Burrow Strike, Shadow Lash, Soul Snare, Aroma Bewitch, Crimson Dominion]

"Please expand on the Law of Blood."

[Understood. You want to know the descriptions and effects.]

[Law: Blood (Mid)

Descriptions: having a mid affinity with the law of blood means you are able to control the blood easily from inside to outside of your body, thereby increasing the chances of learning demonic martial arts relating to the law of blood. Furthermore, since you have an innate skill, Crimson Dominion, with the mid affinity of the law of blood, the efficiency of the innate skill has improved multifold. However, the rank is still the same.]

"How about demonic arts?"

[Demonic arts require you to control the demonic energy in the surroundings and that requires high affinity with any laws.]

Myles finally understood why nobles, from the book he read, were the only demons who could learn demonic arts.

"Show me the expanded Ancient Demon of Gluttony bloodline."

[Certainly.]

[Bloodline: Ancient Demon of Gluttony

Effect 1: If others know and utter your full name, it will have reversible effects. They will become affected. You can consume their core and gain their skills. Your demon core restriction from the race is lifted due to your bloodline. Your potential is limitless.

Effect 2: When you conquer a demon, you may digest their existential traits. For instance, a succubus trait is to instigate the lust of others with their charm; if you are able to charm them and conquer them entirely, you may digest their existential traits and acquire a fragment of their racial law. At the same time, your core will mutate to match their existential traits and your physical appearance will greatly be affected.

Effect 3: Race has a certain affinity with specific laws. Their bloodline determined their affinity level. However, you carry the bloodline of the Ancient Demon of Gluttony, and thus, your affinity level can awaken and rise until the peak. In addition, you can gain any law affinity you consume. Consume any law fragments and you can complete it unlike other demon nobles.]

Myles was stunned. He did not expect that the third effect was a passive one. Furthermore, it freed him from the restrictions of reaching a specific level of law affinity.

He asked the voice in his head, "Do you know other means to consume law fragments aside from artifacts?"

The voice in his head instantly replied, [Consume a demonic core of demon nobles.]

Myles frowned. He recalled he consumed the demonic core of the Blood Knight before and was about to ask something when he paused.

Blood Knights are not noble.

As for Violet, I only digested her existential traits, not consumed her demonic core.

After Myles pondered and assimilated the information in his head, he slowly opened his eyes.

However, the voice in his head echoed again.

[The moment you will learn the first demonic martial arts, the information will be updated again. I will inform you soon.]

Myles stared at the Commander, who asked, "How does it feel? Do you feel the blood circulating inside your body coordinating with your demonic energy?"

Myles nodded.

"Yes. In fact, I can feel my demonic energy strengthening the blood circulation, affecting my muscles and nerves."

The Commander replied, "That’s one way to describe it. That’s why having an affinity with laws is important to learn demonic martial arts.

Though, perhaps, that’s why you invented boxing because it doesn’t require law affinity."

"It is." Myles nodded.

He thought. I made a mistake. I thought demonic martial arts are considered as such because it required only demonic energy, to think there’s also law affinity.

The Commander said, "The Crimson Step is a demonic martial art belonging to Stealth & Mobility School. It’s a widely known demonic martial art in our race.

It’s not just fast movement.

It is a blood-based movement art that turns you into a disappearing executioner.

That’s what makes us Blood Knights, not just as guards."

Myles nodded.

The Commander continued, "It consists of four steps. The First Step is called Bloodfade Step. It’s a concealment step.

You disappear between heartbeats."

The Commander suddenly appeared in front of Myles and suddenly reappeared in his previous position.

Myles eyes widened.

So, that’s why I can’t see his movement or even his silhouette every time we duel, huh? And it’s just the first step. No wonder, I can’t defeat him even when I already know his fighting style.

"The Second Step is called Scarlet Slip. It’s an instant relocation step."

Myles’ eyes widened when he noticed the Commander’s armor. It was strangely liquified.

Suddenly, the Commander vanished and reappeared beside him, rubbing his pauldron.

He glanced at his finger and realized there was blood stuck on the surface.

However, Myles was still distracted by the sudden appearance of the Commander.

There were no traces of him compared earlier. No wind was disturbed, no slight afterimages of him, he just appeared beside him.

What was that?

The Commander explained. "I temporarily liquefy my whole body into blood and synchronize it with my nearby blood. Earlier, I left my blood in your left shoulder, and thus you are already marked.

However, I prefer not to use this often. Even when my demonic core mutated into Great Demon rank, and surely its quantity and quality increased, I could only use this step four times before my demonic core was completely depleted.

That’s why I mastered the first step first to the point it actually elevated not simply as concealment but also combined with my swift speed."

Myles was surprised.

I see, so the first step is just concealment. As for him suddenly appearing in front of me, he simply burst his speed towards me with the concealment. It might be difficult to do.