The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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Completely clear every dungeon!

As the saying goes, the fewer the words, the bigger the matter. In the Wilderness Palace dimension, the overall power is divided into Wilderness and Palace, just like its name suggests.

The wilderness is home to various religious orders led by evil gods, while the dungeon is home to various demons led by demon gods!

As for humans...

They can only survive in the cracks between the two major powers.

Behind each dungeon stands at least one demon god, which shows how difficult Isaac's mission is.

Although the Wilderness Palace stipulates that the fourth rank is the upper limit of power in this world, the gods can forcibly raise the power of their saints to the fifth rank!

Although it came at the cost of the lives of saints, and although the duration was short, and although the deity would later be retaliated against by the great creation of the Infinite Tower and pay a certain price.

But no matter how severe the cost, one thing is certain—both the underground palace and the cult have the power to overturn the table!

However, it's not to say that it's impossible to succeed. Although they can't compete in terms of absolute strength, they can still win through strategy. After all, overturning the table comes at a high price. Isaac just needs to make the person behind the dungeon weigh the pros and cons, and then, before they have time to overturn the table, he can achieve his goal.

It sounds simple, but how exactly do you do it...?

However, we need to plan carefully, especially when it comes to conquering the dungeon!

"Hey~"

As he pondered, Isaac, who had transformed into a shooting star, drew closer and closer to the ground. He quickly snapped back to reality, his eyes narrowing slightly as he saw the figures on the ground converging towards the landing point.

Bad news, it seems we're about to be besieged as soon as we land.

Good news, their strength isn't that great, the highest being only second tier.

This is fantastic news! Although it's a fourth-tier tower, not everyone inside is at the fourth tier, which increases the chances of passing the trial.

"Power Spell: Arrogant Turtle~"

Just as he was about to touch the ground, Isaac flicked his fingers slightly, and an invisible wave rippled outwards. The people rushing towards him on the ground stopped instantly, as if they had been frozen in place!

As the radiance on Isaac's body faded, he slowly landed on the ground.

"Tear~"

The sound of flesh tearing rang out, and Harmon emerged from behind Isaac's head, his palm eye splitting open. He glanced at the cultists clad in black robes around him, blinking in confusion: "Judging from the background, isn't the wilderness their cult's territory? Why are they wearing black robes and wrapped up so tightly?"

"business attire?"

"A fine business suit." Hamon gave a simple evaluation, then the red light in his palm flashed, and ribbons mixed with black light spots floated out from the bodies of the cultists, gathered under Hamon's claws, and were swallowed in one gulp!

Third-tier magic: Soul Extraction!

Extremely evil black magic!

In the past, using this tactic would have resulted in being hunted down by the Church and major empires!

However, times have changed. Now it has become a universal magic, openly displayed in the libraries of various wizarding organizations. Third-tier wizards can learn it at will, and even second-tier wizards can learn it by spending more money.

Firstly, the status of wizards has undergone a dramatic change and has been greatly elevated. Secondly, this spell is becoming increasingly useful even when not used in combat, as it is exceptionally efficient in both production and intelligence gathering.

As its value increased, the ban on it naturally disappeared. Now, this spell is only prohibited from spreading within the direct sphere of influence of the Holy Kingdom.

Yes, only dissemination is prohibited, but use is not.

There's nothing we can do; it's the age of wizards now.

Getting back to the main point, after Hamon devoured the souls of these cultists, the blood-red eyes in his palm narrowed slightly, and then a message flowed into Isaac's heart, and a look of understanding flashed in Isaac's eyes.

Isaac obtained a lot of useful information from the minds of these cult members—

For example, the humans in this world are really doing very poorly, and their only way out is to become cult members, so that they can have a chance to survive in the face of the out-of-control underground palace.

Yes, it's the only way out!

The humans in the desolate underground palace have no extraordinary heritage!

Or to be more precise, there is no extraordinary inheritance, because in the records of the Terra Empire, although the humans in the Wilderness Palace are not as good as those in the palace and the Wilderness Order, there are still some extraordinary individuals, the strongest of whom can even reach the fourth rank!

But now, the information scavenged from the cult's minds says they have no extraordinary lineage...

“Interesting…” Isaac narrowed his eyes. This should be the biggest gain of this trip. The other information seemed rather ordinary in comparison, since it was all about the surrounding terrain and the distribution of forces. For Isaac now, a simple detection spell could easily figure it out.

After briefly processing the new information in his mind, Isaac put away Hamon and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the nearest human settlement. The next moment, the streak of light also disappeared in an instant, leaving behind only dozens of lifeless corpses lying quietly on the ground.

……

Before long, Isaac arrived at the nearest human settlement, which was built in a cave beneath the sand dunes. It was very well hidden, with the entrance only appearing at certain times and being buried in sand the rest of the time—a truly incredible terrain.

From this perspective alone, it can be considered a miracle.

Unfortunately, even so, they were still discovered by the cult...

Silently entering the cave beneath the sand dunes, Isaac concealed himself and strolled among the seven people who were poorly clothed, pale, emaciated, and with lifeless eyes. A glimmer of light flickered in his eyes, and finally, Isaac stopped in front of the few people whose eyes still held light.

After just one glance, Isaac sighed in disappointment, for these few people who still held onto hope were discussing which evil god they worshipped…

Clearly, they intend to join the cult; they're just deciding which leader to align themselves with.

After all, even evil gods are not all the same. Some are very cruel and want to perform blood sacrifices every few days, while others are relatively kind and only take a certain amount of lifespan, sustainably draining the pond to catch all the fish.

After circling the human settlement, Isaac left.

He wasn't going to save them. First of all, they were already prepared to surrender to the evil god. Although it was a desperate choice, the thought had already taken root. For the god, that was a breakthrough point, and the information might be leaked later.

Secondly, rather than rescuing them or conquering the dungeon, Isaac is more curious about the current state of the wilderness dungeon, which is slightly different from the boundless tower he had imagined...

But what exactly are the differences... we'll need to look into it further...

In Isaac's mind, the definition of the great creation became even clearer...

Chapter 284 The Great Villain Isaac Makes His Debut!

In the days that followed, Isaac did not act rashly. He remained hidden, quietly investigating the situation of this world and analyzing the information of the great creation.

Believe it or not, it took Isaac almost two weeks to quietly travel to five or six human settlements, seven or eight religious orders, and three underground palaces, gaining a new understanding of the great creation.

According to the information Isaac had previously gathered, in order to advance to the rank of Great Wizard, the great creations one makes must make a tremendous contribution to the world, either by expanding the territory of the real world almost infinitely, like the Endless Sea and the Endless Wilderness, and by strengthening the origin of the real world.

Or, like The Cabin in the Woods, the Arcane Mage, and Goblins and Goblin Slayer, they had a profound impact on the path of the extraordinary!

Especially the great creation of Goblins and Goblin Slayer, which is a prime example!

Goblins gained extraordinary reproductive abilities by devouring the world's origin, while Goblin Slayer gained extraordinary power by hunting large numbers of goblins. On the surface, it seems that dead goblins do not become the world's origin again, which is a loss.

However, goblins are just low-ranking monsters. Even if they achieve extraordinary reproduction by devouring the world's origin, how much origin can they consume?

Conversely, Goblin Slayer, who became a superhuman in large numbers by killing goblins, not only expanded the base of superhumans and provided more possibilities for the path of superhumans, especially the path of knights, but also greatly strengthened the world's origin when these superhumans participated in the pioneering!

Therefore, the goblins and Goblin Slayer, these two great creations that spiraled upwards with their left foot stepping on their right, were Isaac's main references.

But now, Isaac has a completely new understanding of the great creation!

It's not that previous understanding was wrong, but rather that it wasn't comprehensive enough. For example—

A great creation is not one that benefits humanity and the real world in which Isaac and his friends live!

The world is not that small!

This can be seen from the Wilderness Palace. Based on Isaac's visits and investigations over this period, he discovered that the loss of human extraordinary heritage in the Wilderness Palace was not because they were weak, but because they were targeted by the world of the Wilderness Palace!

Conversely, the underground palace and the cult gained favor in this world.

This is different from the information Isaac had before entering the tower. The Infinite Tower is not a great creation that only benefits the real world; it faces many worlds, including the real world!

Isaac also verified this. He discovered that every once in a while, fourth-tier powerhouses would suddenly descend upon the Order and the dungeon. Moreover, the timing of their arrival did not coincide with the time when humans entered. However, what they did have in common was that their arrival was also accompanied by a mission. Upon completing the mission, their own power would be greatly enhanced!

However, Isaac also basically confirmed one point: to become a great wizard, one must at least create something that can influence the real world.

Of course, this was still too far off for Isaac, although it was his primary task in entering the Infinite Tower...

Therefore, during this time, in addition to investigating these matters, Isaac also roughly figured out how to proceed next.

First of all, siding with humanity is a dead end; their path to transcendence has been severed. How could ordinary people possibly conquer the dungeon? As for biological modification…

That won't work either. After analyzing the power of [Analysis], Isaac discovered that there is a special factor in the human bodies of this world that forcibly excludes supernatural powers. Only non-humans can remain unaffected by this special factor.

And they must be completely non-human!

A mutation that only involves a bit of demonic blood is completely insufficient to combat that special factor.

What about the humans who join the cult?

Isaac conducted a thorough investigation and concluded that, regardless of the cult, its members were nothing more than followers of an evil god in human skin!

At first, he thought that what he encountered was just a coincidence, but as his investigation deepened, he gradually discovered this terrifying truth!

Therefore, if he wants to complete the trial, there is only one way—to establish his own cult and rely on the power of the cult to conquer the underground palace!

This also effectively eliminates one's own presence, preventing the demon behind the underground palace from resorting to desperate measures and directly creating a fifth-tier demon to self-destruct.

However, although he found a way to conquer the dungeon, unfortunately, he could not study the path of bloodline wizards in this world as he had planned. The influence of that special factor was still quite significant, and even if he succeeded in the research and truly created a completely new path of wizards in this world.

There's no guarantee that you'll succeed back in the real world, because there are too many variables!

Fortunately, as a greedy seeker of truth, Isaac had no shortage of research. Since he couldn't research bloodline wizards, why not focus his energy on research into enslaving gods?

He hadn't forgotten that his miracle of advancing to the fourth rank had two effects. He had already tried the [God Sealing] effect, which weaves divine essence, but he hadn't yet tried the [God-Slaying Whip] effect, which restrains and drives gods.

Of course, the God-Slaying Whip isn't called the God-Slaying Whip anymore. After it became a miracle, it's called the "Book of Gods".

As a force used to restrain deities, its composition is more complex than that of a virtual deity. Unlike the creation of a virtual deity, which requires at least one type of divine power, the creation of a "Book of Deities" requires at least ten types of divine power!

This is because Isaac's current strength is still a bit too low. In order to effectively restrain such a high-ranking being as a god, he must take a shortcut and rely on the power of other gods.

Of course, this applies to virtual deities that restrict other gods or are beyond his control. As long as Isaac maintains a limit of three virtual deities, he can guarantee that he has near-absolute control over them!

However, these experiments are a matter for later. Besides divine power, the materials needed to create the [Book of Gods] are also quite numerous, requiring considerable effort. The most urgent task is to deal with the gods.

Of course, although this is the most urgent matter, Isaac does not intend to decide on the user of the virtual deity too early, even if it will affect the progress of the dungeon raid.

Because, in any case, confirming his control over the virtual deity remains the most important thing!

Therefore, after confirming the next plan, Isaac carefully selected a first-tier goblin that caught his eye from a goblin dungeon filled with all kinds of goblins and directly integrated the virtual godhood into its body!

Chapter 285 A Secret Rendezvous in the Dark Underground Palace

In fact, the best target for this experiment is the dimensional apostles. Since neither of them can be integrated into the real world, they can only use a portion of their power after becoming stronger. They are even stronger than gods, at least fourth- or fifth-order gods, who can be integrated into the world.