This crazy wizard is quite stable

Chapter 293 Norns' Sichuan Opera Performance
On the other hand, after leaving the underground city, Isaac knew a little about the arms race that the demons were engaged in, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, since it was still news to him.

This means that the demons have not focused their attention on him, which increases the likelihood that the underground palace will be completely conquered, which is a good thing.

In addition, it's also because what Isaac is currently doing is very important—observing the out-of-control virtual gods!

Three years before he went into seclusion, Isaac had scattered eight virtual deities across this wilderness. Now, more than three years later, it's time to test his ability to control these long-lost virtual deities with his [Miracle].

Three years have passed. In Isaac's perception, of the original eight virtual deities, only three remain. Of the five that disappeared, three were defective products. The duration of a virtual deity was only two years, which is considered natural death. The remaining two were killed by killing.

It's unclear who killed him; it could have been someone from the cult, a monster from the dungeon, or even a powerful figure from the real world. There are too many variables.

But that doesn't matter. They're just virtual gods; they're dead if they die. What Isaac really cares about are the three who are still alive.

They are the Lord of Blood, the Lord of Evil Thoughts, and the Staff of Distortion.

The Blood Lord and the Evil Overlord were found by a goblin and a stone dwarf respectively, and they created their own cults. The Staff of Aberration fell into the hands of a human, who disguised himself as a wizard from outside.

Following his intuition, Isaac first found the evil-wielding stone dwarf, because His greatest strength lay in the power of the mind, making Him the most likely to betray him.

Soon, Isaac arrived at the edge of a valley, in a terrain that was extremely rare in the wilderness.

Having arrived silently outside the valley, Isaac, through the special sensory abilities granted by the [Miracle], clearly perceived the situation of the stone dwarf inside, as well as the extent of his control over its virtual divine nature.

The stone dwarf's condition is quite bad; he has been severely injured and is on the verge of death. He is currently devouring his few remaining followers in an attempt to recover from his injuries.

In contrast to the stone dwarves, Isaac's control over the virtual deity remains quite high!

As he had predicted, his absolute control over the virtual godheads was defined by scope. Within a radius of a thousand miles centered on him, the power of the three nearest virtual godheads would be directly withdrawn!
Including unused virtual deities!

Therefore, before this number increases, the safest approach is 2+1, namely two virtual gods and one virtual deity. The former is self-explanatory, maximizing combat power, while the latter is used to enhance Isaac's own magic and can be used as a trump card in emergencies.

Carrying a virtual godhead is equivalent to carrying a fourth-tier powerhouse with you!
Even if He cannot exert His full strength in a moment of haste, He still has the ability to change the course of the battle most of the time!
However, although it was within the recycling range, Isaac did not reclaim the Evil Dominator. The reason was simple: these eight virtual deities were all powered by magic, and their power was time-limited.

Even if these few are relatively well-made, they only have about six months left. Rather than recycling them, it's better to make a new one.

As for this guy...

Hidden in the void, Isaac glanced at both sides of the valley with a strange expression. Perfect, he could also collect some combat data...

Moreover, the people who surrounded and killed the stone dwarfs were old acquaintances, so they should be treated well.
Isaac narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile played on his lips, and with a flick of his finger, a pebble on the ground suddenly flew up and struck the dark helmet with a crisp sound.

"Dang~"

As soon as the crisp sound rang out, everyone's expression changed abruptly. This sudden change made them realize that there was another yellow bird here!

But at this moment they could no longer care about the oriole, because the Lord of Evil Thoughts had discovered them and launched an attack on them!
The master of evil thoughts doesn't care whether there's a bird in the sky or not; whether there is or not, this cicada is almost certainly going to die!

More importantly, the master of evil thoughts had already roughly guessed the identity of that cunning oriole...

Although it was very faint, He still managed to capture that fleeting aura. There was no mistake; it was the gray-robed wizard who had given Him divinity three years ago!

Two and a half years ago, the stone dwarf would have been delighted and offered his loyalty!

But now...

The wildness within the Stone Dwarf's soul has grown unchecked over the past two and a half years, and now He only desires to control His own will!
After all, He is the master of evil thoughts!

"YA!!!!"

The Evil Lord opened its maw toward the enemy, letting out a silent hiss. An invisible wave of mental energy instantly burst out in all directions. In an instant, everyone rushing toward the Evil Lord froze, their expressions twisted in agony.

Divine Power - Evil Thoughts Explosion!

Mind attacks can detonate all the evil thoughts within the hearts of creatures within range!
This divine power has a dual effect. If the invasion of mental power is not blocked, all the dark thoughts deep in one's heart will surge wildly in an instant. In that instant, the person under the spell will lose all moral principles and will be capable of doing any despicable thing.

If you can withstand the invasion of such mental power, then congratulations, you will enjoy the second effect of this divine power—a mental blast comparable to a fourth-tier magic!

After the ultimate mechanism comes the ultimate numerical value!
That's what makes the gods so terrifying!
Although this group had taken some targeted defenses, they had only dealt with the followers developed by the evil thought master. The divine magic they used was just a weakened version of the evil thought explosion. Divine magic launched by the god himself was not so easy to resist!
As a result, chaos ensued among the ambushers. Some deserted their posts, some expressed intense and violent lust towards their female companions, some stabbed their teammates in the back, and some even betrayed their teammates!
It's absolutely disgusting!
Of all those present, only Prince Norns, who was at the forefront, was unaffected by the evil thoughts. However, judging from his slightly pale face, he was not unaffected.

Yes, the group that was preparing to ambush the Evil Lord was none other than Prince Norns and his party, and the one who got hit on the head with a stone was naturally the second brother, Remington Norns, who had died at Isaac's hands and had now been resurrected in construct form!
It was their appearance that made Isaac slightly change his mind. Originally, even if he didn't come to reclaim the divine spark, he wanted to try out the new spells he had developed to complement the [Miracle]. But instead, he encountered them...

That would be fun.

In the arena, Prince Norns, his face ashen, transformed into lightning, wielding a knight's greatsword, and charged into the cult followers like a storm, his purple sword flashing and his limbs flying wildly!

In a single exchange, Prince Norns was right in front of the Lord of Evil Thoughts!
However, the price he paid was enormous. The deep blue gem he wore around his neck had not only become dull and lifeless, but its interior and surface were also riddled with cracks, threatening to shatter at any moment. The Guardian of the Goddess of Tranquility, a miracle-level magical artifact, could withstand fifth-tier mind magic and also offered good defense against other fourth-tier spells. It was one of the highest-grade magical artifacts Prince Norns had prepared for this trip.

This is also why Prince Norns chose the extremely troublesome psychic evil god cult as his second target.

With this thing around, the most troublesome mind-based divine spells are practically non-existent for him!
It should be like this.

But who knew that this evil cult actually had a deity present!
Fourth-order divine power and fourth-order divine magic are two different concepts. Even a fifth-order mental protection type magical item is not so easy to deal with when facing an attack from a fourth-order mental god. It can fight back, but the losses are also considerable.

For example, right now, after fighting for so long, the Evil Lord hasn't been defeated yet, and the gem is already on the verge of shattering...

Fortunately, as long as we kill this fourth-tier god, it will all be worth it!
Kill gods...

The thought of this word made Prince Norns' heart burn with excitement. A god, even if it was only a fourth-order god, although he didn't know why it was only a fourth-order god, its weight was exceptionally sufficient. Killing this one would be equivalent to at least dozens of fourth-order gods in the Blood Battle Ritual!

Moreover, although he is a knight, just like the ongoing blood battle ritual and the shattering gem, he simply doesn't know magic. That doesn't mean he can't enjoy the benefits of magic. In the real world, titles can possess actual power!

Once he gets back, he just needs to make some arrangements and hold a few rituals. He'll definitely get the title of Godslayer, which will bring him even greater power and glory!

However, despite the tempting results, Norns did not become careless. He stared intently at the stone dwarf, purple lightning crackling around his longsword, emitting a dazzling purple glow!

"This time, you can't escape!"

"Bang~"

With a crisp cracking sound, Prince Norns instantly severed the stone dwarf's head. The stone dwarf's head, bearing a slightly mocking smile, flew high into the air, and purple lightning rapidly spread, completely destroying the stone dwarf's chance of survival!
At the same time, the sapphire on his chest was completely shattered. The final counterattack of a god in his death throes became the last straw that broke the sapphire, this magical artifact.

As the ruler of evil thoughts perished, the remaining cultists let out mournful cries and vanished completely in wisps of black smoke. The subordinates behind him, who had been affected by the divine power and were in chaos, slowly regained their senses and stopped what they were doing with extremely ugly expressions.

Those Chengdu people from another world who stabbed their teammates in the back had the most unpleasant expressions!
Fortunately, Prince Norns' battle ended quickly enough that the impact was not significant. No one died; everyone only suffered minor injuries. After all, they already knew the effects of the evil thought explosion, even though their magical artifacts couldn't stop it.

But because they had prepared themselves mentally, they had taken precautions against their teammates before setting off. The only ones they couldn't guard against were a few special cases...

However, despite the exceptionally brilliant victory, Prince Norns's face was extremely grim, his expression somewhat solemn.

Just because...

He had clearly wiped out the cult, even killing the god behind it; the cult was practically dead, but…

The progress of the underground palace trial has not changed at all!
Two more are still missing!

What a joke!
Prince Norns was starting to lose his composure. He had paid such a heavy price to wipe out this cult; one of his third-tier archmages had died, and his fifth-tier magical artifacts were completely destroyed!

And now you're telling me it doesn't count as progress?!
What a joke! ! !
And for some reason, Prince Norns had a feeling that the mocking look on the face of the Evil Lord as he died wasn't about the trial mission, but rather something else, like...

Yellow bird!

Not only Prince Norns, but all the survivors, after a brief moment of calm, instantly tensed up. After all, the reason this battle was so difficult was largely because they had been exposed beforehand and caught off guard.

Otherwise, according to the original plan, they would not only have had a chance to protect the sapphire, but they themselves would not have suffered so many injuries and humiliations!

"Pa bang bang~~"

Just as everyone was on guard, ripples appeared in the void. Isaac, dressed in a gray robe, smiled and clapped his hands lightly as he slowly emerged from the void. "What a wonderful performance, Your Highness. It's a pity we should have recorded that. Ah~"

Isaac glanced at the group of guys, then sighed dramatically, making their veins bulge.

Although they were angry, they did not act rashly, because Isaac was a fourth-tier wizard, a legendary fourth-tier wizard! And a mad wizard at that!

Very scary!
Prince Norns stared at Isaac with a dark expression, glanced at the stone dwarf's corpse on the ground, then looked at Isaac again, and said, barely suppressing his anger, "You did this?!"

Although there was no evidence, Prince Norns' intuition told him that this must be the truth! Isaac glanced at the group of men, gave a mock sigh, which made their veins bulge.

"Tsk~ Don't accuse me wrongly, okay?" Isaac said with some helplessness. "Although this guy is indeed my experimental subject, it seems that you guys started this war yourselves, didn't you?"

Isaac shook his head helplessly, and with a gentle flick of his pale finger, invisible magic emerged. The radiance of divine power appeared on the stone dwarf's corpse, which gradually turned into nothingness, replaced by a slightly illusory gray brain that flew towards Isaac.

Norns' pupils contracted slightly. In that instant, he thought of many things, and everything came together in his mind. Has Isaac become this strong now?
This guy……

Even among the oldest group of mad witches, they would definitely be among the most insane!
Thinking of this, Prince Norns felt a bitter taste in his mouth. Emperor, was it really the right thing to let this guy grow up like this?

(End of this chapter)