102 The Demon

Looking at the noblewoman before him, Yuan Chen's face was full of calm and ease.

Just from her clothing, Yuan Chen could tell that the noblewoman in front of him was not a local of Zaun, but a wealthy merchant's wife from Piltover.

Leaving aside her own clothing, the clothes worn by the fox-like Yordle who came with him alone would be enough for the commoners of Zaun to comfortably exchange for a month's worth of daily necessities.

"Thank you, madam..." The young woman timidly clutched the clothes draped over her body, her delicate face filled with gratitude.

"But this gentleman didn't hurt me, he just..."

"You just want to eat me." Before the courtesan could finish speaking, Yuan Chen shook his head decisively and said:

Where is Evelynn? Here? Or somewhere else?

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, the delicate expression on You Nu's face paused slightly, then quickly transformed into a cold and cruel solemnity. "Who are you?"

"You can call me Yuan Chen, or any other name, it doesn't matter. Anyway, answer my question: Where is Evelynn? I need to find her."

Yuan Chen looked at the courtesan in front of him with cold indifference.

Yuan Chen had always wanted to find some high-ranking demons to better understand his current state, and at the same time, completely sever his connection with Oshirresh and gain control over the true power of Temperance.

And more importantly, to find the source of Temperance... that unknown, Nascent Demon.

Faced with Yuan Chen's answer, the young woman looked at Yuan Chen with slight hesitation. After a moment, she stood up decisively, ignoring the surprised expression on the face of the wealthy merchant's wife beside her, and said:

"What do you want with Lady Evelynn?"

"Some things about demons," Yuan Chen said frankly, "Like... this."

As he spoke, Yuan Chen channeled the Temperance energy within his body.

As this aura belonging to the spiritual realm spread outwards, the wandering maid, who was still hesitant about Yuan Chen 'Yuan Chen existence, nodded in sudden realization.

"Oh! I see! A lost demon... Ha, no wonder you wanted to find Master Evelynn."

Sensing this power belonging to the spiritual realm, the woman's eyes revealed a sense of realization, as well as a hint of subtle excitement.

She patted the water off her clothes and walked towards Yuan Chen with a hint of curiosity in her eyes. Seeing this, the wealthy merchant's wife beside her quickly said, "Don't believe this... Ah!!"

Before the wealthy merchant's wife could finish speaking, the prostitute's eyes flashed with impatience. She grabbed the mature woman by the shoulder and threw her against the wall of the alleyway like trash.

With a dull thud, the mature woman fainted without a sound. Seeing this, the Yordle rushed over in a panic, shouting things like, "Madam! How are you?!"

"Shut up!" The woman's face had lost its previous fragility; her cold eyes looked behind her, sending chills down one's spine.

Upon arriving in front of Yuan Chen, You Nu ignored Qiyana beside her and instead circled Yuan Chen twice with a thoughtful and scrutinizing gaze.

Sensing the aura emanating from Yuan Chen, which was clearly that of a high-ranking Demonic Aura, a suppressed excitement flashed in the You Nu's eyes.

As a lowly familiar, the wandering maiden knew that beneath the human skin of this creature lay a calamity from ancient times...

Especially upon getting closer, the courtesan was certain that this aura was no longer simply approaching or comparable to Lady Evelynn's... but rather a far more ancient and unrecognizable aura.

At least, in her less than a hundred years of memory, there was no Demonic Aura that could compare to that of the one before her.

"I don't know what kind of demon you are... but you must be incredibly ancient. Perhaps you were born long before the Rune Wars."

The courtesan's eyes were filled with a dazed look, her nose twitching as she greedily inhaled the essence emanating from the spiritual realm.

The power of Temperance is incomplete. Even if he completes the inheritance, Yuan Chen can only grasp the nature of Temperance in the spiritual realm, which is the so-called "trait".

Even now, Yuan Chen's control over the power of Temperance is limited to simple self-control. But even with such simple use, it was enough for the wandering maiden to feel the antiquity within this power.

Yuan Chen was not surprised by the woman's words.

In the League of Legends universe, most of the higher demons originated from thousands of years ago in this world. But this ancient origin did not endow them with power. Because at that time they were just some kind of primordial life form, without form, and could not be called "demons".

It is born in the spiritual realm, but possesses only the most vague self-awareness. This level of self-awareness doesn't even qualify as "wisdom"; at best, it's merely instinct.

These beings, born in the spiritual realm, initially existed in a state of simple ignorance, remaining numb and unaware for hundreds of years, unresponsive to any external stimuli.

Later, a catastrophe known as the Rune Wars swept across the entire land.

In this catastrophe that engulfed the entire world, Runeterra was filled with all sorts of hardships, pain, despair, and loss.

This accumulation of negative emotions also disturbed the mental realm of these shadowy beings.

The long-held sense of nothingness in this realm is now filled with the mania and throbbing of a world of suffering, causing even the numb lives within it to tremble with excitement.

As the Rune Wars escalate, the world's suffering becomes increasingly intense, and these consciousnesses revel in the myriad emotions born from the calamities of Runeterra, experiencing boundless pleasure within them.

Gradually, this feeling became something the consciousnesses found sweet. Over time, some of them transformed into something higher because of this desire.

Demon.

Spiritual parasites devour the most primal human emotions.

Among these, only a very few demons are able to grasp their own concept. Evelynn, for example, craves exquisite, delicate, and high-quality pain.

Sensing Yuan Chen's aura, a flicker of struggle crossed the woman's eyes. After a moment, this struggle subsided, and she softly said:

"It's not that you haven't found your master... it's that you haven't mastered this power."

"You don't understand its origin; you only obtained it by chance, because it even contains the Demonic Aura."

"So you want to find Evelynn's master, hoping to complete and possess it, is that right?"

The courtesan's words disappointed Yuan Chen —but there was nothing he could do, because Yuan Chen's Temperance came from Oshirresh, and under the manipulation of the Lord of Joy, the power of Temperance had become damaged.

It could even be said that it is forever one with a part of Oshirresh.

For those in the material realm, this might seem harmless. But for demons, beings born in the spiritual realm, even the slightest incongruity will be easily detected.

This is as easily identifiable as a human deformity.

"So," Yuan Chen said calmly, "You're already preparing to make your move, is that it?"

Demons can grow stronger by devouring each other.

I guess I really can't stay home... I'll go to the study room to write tomorrow.