Bai Ye was now speaking the strange language that the bird-like demonic creature had just used. After this creature, calling itself the Great Peng Demon King, chattered endlessly, the "Language Genius" skill had made Bai Ye proficient in this tongue.
The Great Peng Demon King had indeed been cursing Lidia, essentially calling her a high-ranking demon from Tates who had defected to a creature from another world. In his view, Earth was a much lower-level world than Tates.
"Wow??" Lidia, standing behind him, was startled. Her master could now speak this bird language? No, this mysterious language!
Gulp~
The Great Peng Demon King swallowed and took a few more steps back, staring intently at Bai Ye, and said in shock,
"Yōubì lèinào dīs wā? (You, how do you know the common tongue of the Tates world?)"
"Is it difficult to learn?" Bai Ye replied in the Tates common tongue. kanshuwù.net
The Great Peng demonic creature was momentarily speechless. Generally, only shapeshifted demons would learn the common tongue; before transforming, they communicated in their own demonic languages.
He himself had taken several months to learn the Tates common tongue after shapeshifting. Yet this creature from another world before him seemed to have learned it after hearing him speak a few sentences?
Impossible! There must be another demon traitor who taught him. Otherwise, he was just a freak…
Also… what was the strength of this freak? Could it be… a Demon King?
The Great Peng demonic creature fell into a fantasy while feeling uneasy, and Bai Ye suddenly spoke again, startling him.
"Are you a Demon King? Or rather, a Calamity-class demon?" Bai Ye asked with some surprise. This guy kept referring to himself as the Great Peng Demon King, and his strength was considerably greater than Lidia's, making Bai Ye suspicious.
However, if this was the strength of a Demon King, Bai Ye would be somewhat disappointed. His strength wasn't even as good as Hou Ying's!
He had also always suspected that Hou Ying was a genuine Demon King, but he lacked proof. He still hadn't figured out the characteristics of a Demon King's strength.
Lidia continued to tilt her small head, like a curious baby.
Demon King? The Great Peng Demon King's expression suddenly became a bit awkward, and he smiled, saying in the Tates common tongue, "Almost, almost a Demon King!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand, pinching his index finger and thumb into a slit, "I'm just a little bit away from promotion!"
"However, I'm still far behind you, sir. With your strength, ordinary Demon Kings probably wouldn't be your match!"
The Great Peng Demon King smiled subserviently, his intention to curry favor evident. His ability to change his tune was remarkable.
Lidia narrowed her eyes, her once clear gaze showing disdain. They were still communicating in the Tates common tongue; although she couldn't understand, she could grasp the general meaning from their expressions.
Bai Ye, having experienced much flattery, remained calm, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"What's the difference between Calamity-class?"
Seeing Bai Ye ask this, the Great Peng Demon King was a little surprised. Aren't you a Demon King yourself? Don't you know this?
Or is it that there's some strange energy in this world? How strange?
"For us demons to advance to the Calamity-class, we must comprehend the Will of Elements." The Great Peng Demon King did not dare to delay and quickly explained. Facing Bai Ye's terrifying strength, he didn't dare to lie.
If you can't beat them, you should bow your head; this is an excellent quality of demons.
No wonder this little snake, despite not being very strong, dared to attack me at the slightest disagreement! The Great Peng Demon King seemed to understand everything.
He cautiously watched Bai Ye's expression. Seeing the confusion on Bai Ye's face upon hearing "Will of Elements," he quickly added:
"The Will of Elements, simply put, is when your affinity with an element reaches 100%, and you gain the element's recognition."
"With the blessing of the Will of Elements, the damage of magic will be multiplied. Furthermore, you can be immune to damage from the same type of element…"
Elemental affinity, elemental damage immunity??
Listening to the Great Peng Demon King explain the Will of Elements, Bai Ye felt a sense of familiarity. The magical abilities granted by the system seemed to have extremely high elemental affinity from the start, as well as immunity to magical damage!
Was I a quasi-Demon King from the very beginning? No, a King-level Mage!
With many questions, Bai Ye asked in his mind, "System, are those magic spells divided into beginner and intermediate levels? Seriously?"
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Bai Ye's tone was as friendly as possible, but the damned system was cold and arrogant. Bai Ye immediately stopped the conversation.
Seeing that Bai Ye was listening attentively, the Great Peng Demon King breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that he understands! It's better to communicate than to fight…
The Great Peng's smile then became much more natural.
"The other side of this passage is the Tates world, right?" Bai Ye asked again.
"No, no, no!" The Great Peng Demon King shook his head repeatedly. "This spatial rift is the connection passage between this world and Tates, or rather, a hub. This description might not be entirely accurate. In short, it's a small world inside."
"Passage small world?"
Bai Ye glanced at Lidia behind him. The little fellow hadn't said it like this last time.
Lidia instinctively shook her small head, her big eyes showing more confusion. "Brother~ Can you change the communication method?" she couldn't hold back any longer. She was the only one present who didn't understand. When her clan faced an extinction crisis, she was too young, still in a daze, and just beginning to awaken her intelligence.
Bai Ye said in Great Xia language, "This is the common tongue of Tates. I'm asking him some questions."
"Hmm~" Lidia's eyes flickered. She indeed didn't know much about the Tates world, and she had blamed herself many times before when Bai Ye asked her about it.
Seeing her look of pitiful grievance, Bai Ye smiled, "Alright, let's try a different method."
Is this the language of this world? This time, it was the Great Peng Demon King's turn to be confused.
Suddenly, the Great Peng Demon King felt a chill run down his spine. He abruptly turned his head and found the terrifying monster, Bai Ye, staring at him.
"Gulp~"
The Great Peng Demon King felt his mouth go dry. He was familiar with the feeling of being stared at by Bai Ye. This was how he used to lock onto prey, with killing intent!
"Let's talk properly, sir, let's talk properly. We don't need to fight." The Great Peng was anxious. He knew he was no match for Bai Ye. Even if he could escape, he would likely be severely injured. Being severely injured in another world was too dangerous!
Looking at the unfathomable Bai Ye, whose expression was neither happy nor angry, he couldn't figure him out at all. He almost wanted to cry.
Didn't they say that as soon as you arrived, you could become king, do as you pleased, and live freely? Why is there such a terrifying guy in this world?
"You have two choices." Bai Ye spoke, using the Great Xia language, and his voice carried magic, transforming into a language similar to that of demons.
"One, death."
"Two, become my slave."