This crazy wizard is quite stable

Chapter 312 The Human-like Demon God and the God of War

The demons weren't actually that averse to mad witches; after all, without these "guides," they would have had to put in a lot of effort to operate in the real world.

But to say I like it...

That's not to be true, especially with the addition of this old-fashioned person who doesn't follow the rules!
Damn it, a perfectly good and safe transaction had to be snatched away by force; that's so uncivilized!
Moreover, times have changed. Long ago, every mad witch was a coveted prize in the eyes of the Outer Gods, because very few could pass the hurdle after reaching the fifth rank. The vast majority of high-ranking mad witches would become their prey, an exceptionally delicious treat!

If you're lucky, you might even find a stepping stone to erode the authority of other Outer Gods—it's incredibly tempting!

But that was before; now...

The wizarding civilization has grown too fast, and that legendary gate is too powerful. Nowadays, mad wizards are very cautious in their dealings with the Outer Gods, never taking more than their share. Therefore, they have relatively few traces of the Outer Gods on them, and naturally, the Outer Gods' gains have decreased.

Conversely, every wizard who can grow to the fifth rank is incredibly powerful, especially the Mad Wizard!
Ordinary wizards, after reaching the fifth rank, pursue a standard combat strength that meets the criteria, namely being able to easily defeat knights, demons, dragons, and the like of the same rank. They are satisfied with this level.

Among the fifth-tier wizards, the more talented ones will seek power beyond the fifth tier, that is, the title of demigod!
It sounds absurd, but normally, the higher you go on the path to transcendence, the harder it should be to fight opponents of a higher level.

But wizards are different.

Wizards at the first or second tier can easily fight opponents of higher tiers, since their spells are indeed overpowered at lower tiers, and it's not impossible for a second-tier wizard to defeat a third-tier knight.

But when it comes to the third and fourth tiers, the situation is reversed, and the difficulty of fighting across levels increases dramatically!
Whether it's a third-tier opponent fighting a fourth-tier opponent, or a fourth-tier opponent fighting a fifth-tier opponent, or any kind of superhuman being, they basically can't win. It's reached a relative balance, except for those from the transformation magic faction.

But things change at the fifth tier. After the fifth tier, the level of resources that wizards can utilize skyrockets, and so does their utilization rate of resources.

The most classic example is the floating city, which can simulate the divine kingdom of gods!

They throw out all sorts of outrageous spells like they're free!
Moreover, it's more convenient than the Divine Kingdom, since the Divine Kingdom can't just run around like the Floating City.

but……

This mad witch in front of us is clearly an exception!

Damn it, you've even set your sights on the realm of the gods?

Although the demon god behind Troll Valley and the demon god of Howling Abyss are not the same, they are adjacent to each other, so He knows more or less about the situation there, especially major events.

The fact that the evil god self-destructed to cover the escape of the two righteous gods was big enough and shocking enough, shocking from every angle.

They could never understand why a god would cut himself to enter the desolate underground palace, why a righteous god would join forces with an evil god, and why an evil god would self-destruct just to cover the escape of a righteous god.

Now, the last two questions have been answered: these were all the work of the mad witch, so this...

That's even more unreasonable!
When did the Mad Witch become so powerful?
The demon was completely baffled and fell into deep thought.

Another figure also lost in thought was the God of War!
At the entrance to the fourth level of Troll Valley, the God of War silently watched Tristia wreak havoc, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Tristia's expression, colder than even that of the Mother Goddess, terrified him, yet her power, far surpassing his own, reassured him, and a mixture of jealousy and...

Of course, there was also a lot of fear.

Unlike Mephisto, the God of War did not have such lofty ideals. Before becoming a god, he wanted to be a leader simply because leaders could enjoy more power and stay away from more danger.

This did not change after they became gods. Isaac's improved initiation rituals only prevented them from having their desires expand too quickly during the process of becoming gods, thus preventing them from being dominated by them.

Simply put, they were the same before they became gods, and they remain the same after they became gods.

However, this change was not completely erased.

People's thoughts naturally change depending on the difference in power; this was true for Him, and it was true for Mephisto as well.

The difference is that Mephisto's change of thought was upward, while His was downward.

Watching Tristia wreak havoc, a shadow crossed the God of War's eyes. The Demon God watching from "heaven" also noticed the fleeting shadow in the God of War's eyes. After a moment of contemplation, He made a decision.

A peculiar message flowed along the magical veins of the underground palace into the heart of the God of War.

The God of War was startled. He looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed. Without much hesitation, he transformed into a beam of light and flew out of the underground palace.

Tristia glanced in the direction the God of War had left, her expression unchanged, still focused on killing the trolls. She had known about the God of War's arrival for a long time, but as long as it didn't interfere with her completing the task assigned by Isaac, she generally wouldn't pay attention to it.

On the other side, after leaving the underground palace, the God of War reported Tristia's situation to Mephisto. Strangely enough, he did not mention the message from the Demon God. Instead, he turned around and left, returning to his temple. After making sure no one would disturb him, he fell into deep thought.

In the blink of an eye, time quietly passed, and Isaac's divine book embryo was completed. When it floated out of the magic cauldron, Isaac nodded in satisfaction.

Reaching out to take the divine book that radiated multicolored light, Isaac stroked the jade-like cover, his eyes filled with curiosity and the shimmering light of his [Analysis] power.

Like the virtual deity, he can only make this thing so far, but he understands its principles very little.

Fortunately, the situation with the Book of Gods is much better than with the unanalyzable Wind and Fire Wheel. Although the information obtained is not as comprehensive, it is still much better than the Wind and Fire Wheel, which yields no data at all.

From this rudimentary data, Isaac gleaned two pieces of news, one good and one bad. The good news was that the Book of Gods had the potential to grow and could be upgraded all the way up to the highest level, the Pantheon!
Although the materials and divine power required are all indispensable, this is indeed good news, since collecting so many materials slowly and collecting them all at once are two different things.

The bad news is that, just like the creation of virtual deities, the deities who sign contracts with the Book of Gods cannot be virtual deities; only real deities can bind real deities!
However, this was not a bad thing, because after mastering the spell of controlling miracles, he could also directly command virtual gods. Although they were not very human-like, they were still very useful as weapons.

Therefore, Isaac quickly moved on to the next stage of the refining process, which was to infuse the Book of Gods with divine power through a ritual!

(End of this chapter)