Shi Zhen was indeed a Half-Blood Demon, but hidden within him was a bloodline that belonged neither to demons nor to the native inhabitants.
This special bloodline had created the renowned "Dragon Hunter."
And the origin of this bloodline had to begin with Shi Zhen's background—
If classified, Shi Zhen's father—the demon's race—should have belonged to the Dread Demons.
Dread Demons were among the lowest-ranking Little Demons in the Abyss, yet in the eyes of the Abyss's native inhabitants, they were the most heinous and terrifying demons, without equal. Their appearance was far too similar to that of ordinary native inhabitants, and their demon horns were so small they could be completely concealed beneath hats and hair, allowing them to blend into native crowds. Moreover, the Dread Demons' favorite food was the flesh of native inhabitants. If even one Dread Demon infiltrated a native town, before long, it would eat every last inhabitant.
Dread Demons were also skilled at disguise and learning, and they possessed an innate ability to manipulate people's hearts. It could be said that they came equipped with a Fear Spell at the highest possible level.
Other demons, even if they killed Abyssal native inhabitants, merely found them an eyesore rather than deliberately hunting them. Demons had their own pride. To them, Abyssal native inhabitants were crawling insects—disgusting to look at. They did not mind wiping them out with a casual swipe, but neither would they make a point of pursuing them.
Dread Demons were different. Abyssal native inhabitants were their prey.
That was why Dread Demons were hated and feared by the Abyss's native inhabitants.
Naturally, Half-Blood Demons mixed with Dread Demons fared no better. Among the native inhabitants, they would be despised by all and even burned to death; among demons, the Dread Demon bloodline