"So that's what happened."
Seeing the intangible yet invaluable Rank in his hands, Byron immediately understood what had transpired with the Demon Dragon.
The Promotion Ceremonies for Giant Dragons and Night Demons all require the precondition of being a 'Profiteer, exploiter, Bloodthirsty'; the higher one's Rank, the purer the bloodline in the Dragon Vein.
Just as Byron, through multiple 'Crown Prince' Ranks, managed to successfully exchange them for a [Prince of Night Demons] racial template in the Promotion Ceremony, it must have been the same for the former Emperor of the Taya Empire, Itzamna.
As his Rank plummeted, a crucial part of the Ritual Witchcraft was also missing.
The result was that this Incarnation of a [Heavenly God], already devoid of a significant portion of Dragon Blood and corresponding forbidden knowledge, could no longer be sustained.
It devolved into a lizard Demon Monster.
