With the Fifth Tier demons in retreat, the demonic tide began to crumble. Before long, the three gods had cleared out most of it.
Isaac nodded in satisfaction, then slowly faded from view. He needed somewhere to study the Symbiote Demons and see whether they could provide the missing piece for Lapis Lazuli's advancement.
After becoming a Demigod, Isaac had not gained much in terms of raw power. But with the aid of the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the God of Gourmet, his perspective on all things had undergone an unprecedented transformation, fully reaching the standard of an ordinary Demigod wizard.
As a result, his ambitions for Lapis Lazuli's future had grown even grander. Since Lapis Lazuli herself also wanted to pursue the ultimate in power, her original foundation was beginning to fall short.
Lapis Lazuli had been born from Isaac's self legend, [Godstealer], and her power had originally come from the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood. This had established her initial form. Later, to avoid being constrained by the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood's path—and to prevent him from taking control of her in turn—Isaac had stolen power from more gods during subsequent Promotion Rituals.
Thus, Lapis Lazuli's current rank was not particularly low. Compared with the gods, however, she still had a long way to go.
Theft was still just theft, after all.
Even incorporating the power of multiple gods could only lower the threshold for attaining godhood somewhat. Going any further would be extraordinarily difficult.
With the Symbiote Demons' power, however, things might be different. Given the potential they had shown so far, perhaps they could even form symbiotic relationships with gods!
Of course, Isaac wanted genuine symbiosis, not their current trait, which was called symbiosis but was actually