Chapter 523: True Demon Aspect

"Time and Causality Interference, if conceptualized, would very likely become something to do with the concept of time."

In many works of fiction, there is a saying like "When time doesn't appear, space reigns supreme," symbolizing the immense power of time.

Realistically speaking, it's somewhat similar. Even though "Time and Causality Interference" (from Kurono) doesn't directly control time itself, it's remarkably convenient, adaptable, and powerful.

If it were conceptualized, Rei Ao could imagine that power becoming even more dazzling. Yet after some thought, he still chose to pass on that option, because the strength of a conceptual power ultimately depends on oneself.

Even a time-based concept wouldn't make him truly invincible. Instead, he selected "Demon King" as the ability to conceptualize with his Divine Soul.

It wasn't for any complicated reason; this ability was just extremely special.

The Demon King rank had always let him inherit that world's demon king status in any setting where a "Demon King" role existed, making him the strongest, peak holder of that position. It already had a faint feeling of conceptual power.

Be it in Kasuga Hijiri's world or Izawa Shizue's world, he could surpass his own limits to become the strongest Demon King under that world's rules.

Backed by this power, he'd accomplished feats otherwise unattainable at his level. One could say this ability had helped him greatly, so Rei Ao was quite curious about what would happen if it were further sublimated and turned conceptual.

He saw no reason to hesitate. At worst, it might just fail to meet his expectations. So Rei Ao activated his Divine Soul power at once.

"W-what's going on?"

The Ice Empress, who'd been licking a lollipop, suddenly reacted, her expression changing. The others rushed over anxiously. An inexplicable and unfathomable force now surrounded Rei Ao, whose eyes had just closed.

Frowning, Bibi Dong kept her composure. "Rei Ao hasn't said anything, so it should be fine. Let's wait."

Indeed, this phenomenon was simply the anomaly produced by Rei Ao's activation of Divine Soul. Subjectively, he felt no special sensation—only an incomparably pure surge of spiritual energy rushing into his soul.

Before long, the anomaly disappeared. Rei Ao opened his eyes and found himself the focus of dozens of beautiful women, all scantily clad in white, looking worried or solemn.

Though they'd been brought to the God Realm as part of the Only God's harem quite abruptly, they had indeed become true gods, something countless people had only dreamed of. And they had each fully given themselves to Rei Ao, so many times they'd lost count by now.

For most of them, coming from Douluo's mortal world, they'd had rather traditional mindsets. Naturally, Rei Ao was now their one and only.

Besides, having gone through their first time with someone of his inhuman stamina, they were completely molded to him. Hence, it was perfectly normal that they'd fret about his well-being.

Rei Ao was pleased—he rather enjoyed their concern. He spoke up,

"All right, no need to stare at me like that. My body's not in any trouble."

Hearing his reassurance, they relaxed.

"Rei Ao-nii, what was that just now? I sensed a force even stronger than god power," Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously, still shaken by the spectacle.

"I powered up again, in a sense," Rei Ao replied. "I triggered an ability, and that caused the phenomenon you saw."

"What— you got even stronger?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed. She'd already come to understand that, as the Only God, Rei Ao was the pinnacle of power. She couldn't imagine what "stronger" would even look like.

"Haha. My strength didn't go up much in absolute terms, but I did gain an interesting new power."

He couldn't help smiling at his accomplishment. The conceptualization of "Demon King" was complete, producing something called the "True Demon Aspect."

[True Demon Aspect]: You gain the "true demon" rank, becoming the Demon of demons in a conceptual sense! In any world that contains "demonic" power or a "demon" role, you shall possess the True Demon Aspect, ascending to the apex of that rank.

In the past, the Demon King rank only applied to a special "demon king" role in worlds that recognized it. If a world had no concept of a demon king, then the power simply meant he had a "demon king's" strength at his own level.

Now, that power had changed. Possessing the True Demon Aspect allowed him to become the summit of everything "demonic." And "demon" here didn't just mean "Demon King" or "Devil," but could extend to any concept of "ma" ("magic," "magus," "demon," "devil," etc.). Whether it was demon lords, devils, magicians, demon gods—anything tied to that "ma" concept could be encompassed.

So, if he entered any world containing a "demon" concept, he could use True Demon Aspect to become the absolute apex of all demon-related ranks.

Put simply, the "ma" part of the word had a broad but also quite straightforward meaning. He was beyond excited by how powerful it seemed.

His first thought was "magicians." Or more precisely, the Magic Gods in Mikoto Misaka's world.

That world had "magic," and the so-called Magic Gods were effectively "gods of magic," quite in line with the "demon" concept. He was curious to see if he could manifest his True Demon Aspect there.

Of course, to go to Mikoto's world, he'd need a chat group trade. He couldn't go on a whim. It was just an idea for now, and there were more urgent matters at hand.

Thinking about it got him worked up, which showed in the most direct way possible. Even more…impressive…than usual, you might say.

Seeing that, Qian Renxue and the others instinctively tried to back away—but it was already too late.

"Trying to run? That's not happening. We still have time. Let's keep going!"

His magic flared into invisible arms, dragging them all back. The first to be grabbed by her bunny ears was Xiao Wu, tears brimming in her eyes.

"Uuuuu, wh-when will these torturous days ever end~?"

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