The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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He remained calm under the golden light that was imperceptible to everyone.

It was as if the one about to die wasn't themselves.

"Your Majesty! (Father!)"

The moment this figure appeared, the six people in the inner hall immediately stood up, knelt on the ground, and respectfully bowed.

Yes, the one who appeared at this moment was the strongest person in the Terra Empire—the Terra Emperor!

His power was extremely strong, so strong that, despite being a knight, he was able to step into the mysterious realm of wizards and hide his true name. As a result, although he was a demigod who had only recently risen to power, no one remembered his real name; they only knew him as the emperor of the Terra Empire...

However, the more powerful the emperor, the greater the impact of his fall on the Terra Empire...

"Get up, there's no need to worry so much. Just let things take their course. Believe in yourself, believe in the Empire," the Emperor said with a smile, his hands behind his back as he looked out the window.

Upon hearing this, the group hesitated before standing up, their eyes still showing a hint of worry as they looked at the Emperor.

Clearly, their worries could not be dispelled by just a few words.

Although the emperor did not turn to look at them, he could understand what they were thinking, so he could only smile helplessly, turn around, and look calmly at the eldest prince and princess Filo.

"I'm not trying to comfort you. The Empire isn't so incapable of functioning without me. Perhaps my presence is so strong that you've forgotten that while it's true that only those possessing demigods can be called an Empire, the Empire existed long before me."

"But..." However, the eldest prince and Philo showed no joy at the emperor's advice. Instead, they looked sad, because the man in front of them was their father!

In a world where power resides within oneself, most kings and emperors maintain harmonious relationships with their children, because a very clear standard governs whether one can ascend to the throne—strength.

If someone isn't capable enough to be promoted, they'll only fail even faster.

So their relationship was actually quite good, especially Philo, whose eyes were filled with even deeper sadness.

Although rumors circulate that she and the Emperor have a strained relationship, it's just a smokescreen. After all, if their relationship were truly bad, why would the Emperor have given her the Imperial Decree?

However, it was precisely the Emperor's decree that made Philo feel even more guilty, because no matter how you looked at the current situation, it seemed that the Emperor's death was closely related to her...

If the Emperor were to die in this siege by billions of flesh and blood beings, then in terms of the division of responsibility, Philo would at least be credited with the greatest merit!

There's no way around it. While the Imperial Decree is convenient, it generates far too much buzz. Once it's used, the other party knows who it is, and everything in this world has already had its price secretly set. Now, it's time to pay the price...

Moreover, the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood may be able to find not only those Outer Gods who used the Emperor's Decree to withstand the backlash, but also those Outer Gods who did not use the Emperor's Decree, or even trade with her, but traded with other mad witches, such as a certain mad witch named Solomon, who may also be involved.

It's quite simple. Normal mad witch rituals are protected by the Gate of Legends, and the personal information of mad witches is generally difficult for Outer Gods and their churches to notice.

However, this protection is limited to the two parties involved in the transaction.

Although the Outer Gods who were tricked by Isaac cannot find or detect Isaac's information, Philo's information is unaffected. If they knew this, there is a high probability that they would join the billions of flesh and blood lords in besieging the Emperor!

If I can't handle Isaac, I can handle you, right?

It's fair to say that the more enjoyable it was to use the Emperor's Decree back then, the more regretful it is now.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in life. By the time she realized the price of the Emperor's Decree, it was too late.

"Alright, you are my proudest son and daughter, how can you show such expressions?" The Emperor looked at the eldest prince and admonished him, "Although you have completely merged with [Boundless], you must remember that you must not slack off in your cultivation. You and Caesar will have a battle sooner or later, and no one can stop it."

At this point, the Emperor glanced at Mensa and the others. Their expressions turned serious, and they all nodded, putting away their little schemes.

"Yes, I will definitely not let you down, Father!" The eldest prince nodded earnestly.

The emperor didn't say anything, just shook his head. If he was only thinking about not letting him down, he might not be a match for Caesar. After all, that child, even after being stripped of his power, still managed to reach the third tier ahead of others despite having fewer resources.

He could take away Caesar's power, but he could not take away Caesar's talent.

Unfortunately, his destined death left him far too little time; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone down this extreme path, needlessly planting a major hidden danger for the empire...

He was not the kind of incompetent and tyrannical emperor who lacked any tolerance for others!

pity……

After speaking of the eldest prince, the emperor's gaze fell on Philo, who was deeply mired in self-blame, and he sighed inwardly.

If he had to admit who he felt most sorry for, it would definitely be his eldest daughter…

“You don’t need to blame yourself so much. I saw your destined death long before you were born. I also arranged for you to become a mad witch. I foresaw today’s situation, and it is the result of my choice. Philo, you must remember that the most terrifying thing in this world is always the unknown. So compared to the completely unknown destined death, at least I have the ability to resist the future of being besieged and killed by the Outer Gods!”

As he spoke, the Emperor reached out and patted Philo's head.

"Could it be that you?!" Philo looked up at the Emperor in surprise, then gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Indeed, how could a true powerhouse willingly bow to fate? Compared to a true powerhouse, I am indeed far inferior..."

Seeing Philo's renewed emotional state, a hint of helplessness flashed in the Emperor's eyes. This was perhaps the only thing he couldn't let go of at the moment...

To be born in the same era and country as Isaac, this mad witch, is undoubtedly a very tragic thing...

"Take your time, don't be impatient. Remember, if I fail to survive this destined death, then give up the path of the Mad Witch completely. You are no longer suited for this path."

Although saying this would be even more devastating for Philo, the Emperor said it anyway, because it was harsh, but it was the truth.

In this series of events, Philo's spirits have been completely shattered. In this state, if she were to make a deal with those old foxes from the Outer Gods, she would only be devoured without a trace!

In any case, with her current foundation, she already has the potential to become a demigod, so there's no need for her to continue risking her life.

"Okay, Father."

As the Emperor had predicted, Philo showed no resentment at the arrangement; instead, he nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Mensa, witnessing this scene, sighed inwardly. It was truly a pity; time hadn't been on their side after all. Under his guidance, Philo was almost free from Isaac's influence and had become a true mad witch, but alas…

"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. I'm going to prepare for war. You all go about your business. Don't worry, if I die, the empire will definitely be in chaos for a while, but it won't collapse. Have more faith in the empire."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle breeze suddenly stirred in the inner hall, and the emperor's figure vanished without a trace.

Chapter 239 Half a Year Later

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed. During this time, the Emperor fought several battles with billions of flesh and blood beings outside the world, but he was on the winning side in all of them. Therefore, although the rumors about the Empire's precarious state spread more and more widely, the morale of the Empire's people actually stabilized.

All this, because the Emperor remains invincible!

However, all of this had nothing to do with Isaac. Over the past six months, he had completely analyzed the data in the body parts of the gods and, based on this data, successfully created the first version of the god-making spell—the Ritual of the Birth of Gods.

The Ritual of the Birth of a God, with a third-tier quality artificial divine core as its core, the faith of at least ten years of the people of a medium-sized kingdom, and the concept that constitutes the divine power, has a certain possibility of creating a god of at least the sixth tier!

Of course, as the first version of the deification ceremony, it had many imperfections, such as its relatively low cost-effectiveness.

It sounds wonderful, but in reality, if a third-tier deity can gain the faith of a mid-level kingdom, ten years is enough time for it to become a true deity.

Moreover, the success rate is much higher than that of the Ceremony of the Birth of the Gods, since this ceremony is only the first version and has a success rate of only 10%.

But this ritual isn't entirely useless; at least it can shorten the time from ten years to just a few minutes!

Furthermore, it is not very picky about the power of faith. You should know that the normal path to godhood is not to absorb just any power of faith. It requires genuine faith in oneself in order to strengthen one's divine status.

Furthermore, if this ritual were in Isaac's hands, he could use his "golden finger" to increase the success rate, although the cost would be a bit high. A fanatic's faith power for a year would only increase the success rate by one in a thousand. But for this kind of ritual, Isaac didn't need to push it to a thousand percent; two hundred percent would be enough.

After all, no one would tamper with it.

However, Isaac did not intend to use this ritual for two reasons. First, the cost was still too high. Not only was the basic success rate low, but the faith power of a fanatic for a year was something that could not be bought on the market at all. No god would be so foolish as to put it out for sale.

Only wizarding organizations that keep deities as pets can produce this stuff, but the yield is extremely low. To achieve a success rate of at least 200%, money becomes a significant factor...

In comparison, it's easier to obtain ten years' worth of faith power from a medium-sized kingdom, because this thing is simply expensive, and it's often produced in some ruins or small worlds.

Gods are generally not interested in these things, since they are not produced by their own followers and can only be sold to wizards for research. But even in the current wizarding world, to be honest, there aren't many who dare to study gods.

So if you really want to buy them, you can still collect them all.

But there's no need for that; this is only the first version, and it can be further optimized.

Furthermore, in this study, creating a god is not the most important step; the most crucial issue is how to get along with him after he is created.

If the goal is simply to create a god, there's no need to go to such great lengths. You can simply exchange for ready-made spells within the sect. Two high-ranking wizards working together, even if it's just about taking on missions and earning contribution points, would be more than enough.

But what they want is to get along amicably, so we'll have to figure that out ourselves.

In the past six months, in addition to the Ritual of the Birth of the Gods, Isaac has also developed a series of secret techniques that can make use of the massive amount of junk data. For him, these techniques are not very useful, at most they just make his tactics more varied.

But it's a completely different story for dimensional apostles; their combat power can be described as skyrocketing!

While the skill ceiling for this type of arcane technique isn't as high as that of a magic cannon, its floor is low. Unlike a magic cannon, it doesn't require an extremely high level of magic control, making it just right for the current dimensional apostles.

However, there was little improvement in other aspects. The study of imaginary magic has not yet begun, and the transformation of all spirits is temporarily stalled. He has only cultivated three more transformations: the Flame Dragon Transformation, the Ice Demon Transformation, and the Wild Spirit Deer Transformation.

Pureblood dragons, demons, and gods.

The three transformations of the three higher beings, similarly, do not enhance Isaac's strength, nor do they improve his tactical choices. This is because transformation magic is something that cannot be learned by simply studying it; you also need to learn the fighting style of the corresponding species.

However, Isaac didn't learn these three transformations for combat. He wanted to personally experience the life forms of these three higher beings in order to further study the All-Spirit Transformation.

Of course, it would be inaccurate to say that Isaac has not improved at all in the past six months. Before he was promoted to a high wizard, Isaac had already begun to promote the story of Snow White.

Although he was vaguely hindered by various forces during this process, it seemed that some people did not want his wizarding path to be so smooth, but unfortunately, Isaac had a wider network of dimensional apostles with eyes and ears everywhere.

Isaac's dimensional apostles expand every now and then. Although most of them are weak and useless, they are very convenient for laying out intelligence networks.

Because weakness means abundance!

Isaac's intelligence network has now spread beyond the empire!

Although their average strength is too low, making it impossible to gather any useful information, they are excellent at spreading stories to Isaac!

Furthermore, this intelligence network didn't just spread Isaac's story; it also spread the stories of other wizards, thus concealing itself very well.

Anyway, the faith power required by wizards is different from that of gods. It is not as exclusive. As long as you read the story, you will have the corresponding faith power. How much you read is irrelevant.

Therefore, he has already drawn a power from the story of Snow White—[True Love]!

It stems from readers' yearning for the beautiful love story of the prince and Snow White. Although Isaac thinks the so-called love between the prince and Snow White is ridiculous, since the two had no interaction before.

But that's just how fairy tales are; they don't follow logic.

Fortunately, the legendary wizard doesn't follow logic either. Since the readers believe this is true love, then Isaac can gather the power of "true love".

Of course, just like in the previous story, Isaac can choose from several abilities, including the evil queen's dark magic and the magical dwarf summoning spell.

However, Isaac ultimately chose the power of true love and proactively upgraded it to an authority.

Because the power of "True Love" may be useless in combat, but it is very useful for him to advance to the fourth rank. Don't forget that, according to legend, in order for a wizard to advance to the fourth rank, in addition to writing three legends of the high wizard stage, he also needs to leave three miracles for the world.

The [True Love] power might have a remarkable effect on this.

Anyway, the other two aren't very useful to Isaac, so he might as well take a gamble.

After all, it's a fantasy legend from the Great Wizard stage. Even if you lose the bet, it's not a complete loss!

Yes, Snow White was just a work from Isaac's early days as a great wizard, and it's only now that it has truly blossomed and borne fruit...

Unfortunately, Isaac progressed too quickly on the path to becoming a wizard, and the story of Snow White was indeed more complex than Cinderella's, so the power of faith he gained was relatively more dispersed. In addition, the abilities of a great wizard and a formal wizard are different, so Isaac advanced to the rank of high wizard.