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Ch. 501The final battle arrives!

Chapter Summary: “The Final Battle Arrives!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Demon Wizard abandons his current demon-summoning experiment, accepting that magical research often takes years or centuries and involves extensive trial and error. He regrets not leaving himself a way back to Wizard Civilization but remains bound to the Abyss until his research is complete.
  • While the Demon Wizard and the other powerful figures wait outside, Anjie, Rona, and the knight rapidly conquer the Abyssal Depths’ Small World. Their forces establish Witch Towers along their defensive lines and reach the core in only half a month.
  • In the final battle within the Small World, Anjie summons a Fifth-Tier Symbiote Demon linked to a Sixth-Tier Evil Spirit, Rona summons a Fifth-Tier Golden Dragon, and the knight unleashes overwhelming sword energy. Together, they defeat the Small World’s ruler, which had fused with numerous Constructs, including a Fifth-Tier Emperor Construct.
  • The Abyssal Depths, locked in conflict for thousands of years, is finally unified.
  • Two years later, the Small World begins to fade, signaling that the final battle of the Demigod Hunting Grounds is about to begin. The gathered powers notice strange energy and conceptual forces converging on the Small World.
  • Isaac suspects that the phenomenon may be connected to the possible return of the Terra Emperor or the Sanctuary Emperor. He deliberately avoids investigating too closely, fearing that becoming involved in the Emperor’s scheme could lead to disaster.
  • Isaac instead studies the structure of the surrounding space and realizes that he has barely touched the edge of “Greatness.” The insight gives him both excitement and humility.
  • Isaac summons two enslaved gods through the Divine Tome: the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the God of Gourmet. Both have grown substantially stronger under his control, shocking the other participants.
  • The final battle begins. Francis draws his sword, Filo enters the Floating City, and the city transforms into its ultimate weapon: the Small World version of the Super Firecracker.
  • The opposing forces prepare their own attacks. The Six-Armed Serpent Demon gathers the power of five Abyssal Layers, four of which are strong enough to support Sixth-Tier existence.
  • The Demon Wizard summons a Sixth-Tier Balor Flame Demon. Secretly, he creates an Abyssal vortex as an escape route, hoping to flee if necessary.
  • However, the Balor and the Abyssal Dragon notice Isaac and Francis’s devastating “Firecracker” weapon and instinctively shrink their bodies to reduce their vulnerability, transforming into smaller combat forms without weakening their power.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increasing caution and maturity. Though intensely curious about the conceptual forces surrounding the Small World, he suppresses his research instincts and avoids becoming involved in the Emperor’s possible resurrection scheme.
  • Isaac’s power and reputation continue to grow. His ability to enslave gods frightens the Demon Lords, while his Divine Tome remains an enigmatic and highly effective control medium.
  • The Demon Wizard becomes more regretful and wary. He reflects on the consequences of abandoning Wizard Civilization and begins considering whether contracts could be strengthened by converting them into magical grimoires.
  • The Demon Wizard also shows his survival instincts by secretly preparing an escape route, revealing that he does not intend to fight to the death if he can avoid it.
  • Filo and Francis remain key members of Isaac’s faction. Their familiarity with the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood allows them to recognize how dramatically his condition has improved.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood recovers from a severely weakened Lower Sixth-Tier state to the Middle Sixth Tier in only a few years.
  • The God of Gourmet, previously obscure and underestimated, appears as a powerful Lower Sixth-Tier figure with combat potential approaching the Middle Sixth Tier.
  • Anjie, Rona, and the knight prove capable of conquering and unifying the Abyssal Depths through coordinated Fifth-Tier strength.

Significant Themes

  • The immense scale of magical research: True magical progress requires patience, resources, and repeated failure, often over centuries.
  • Power versus caution: Isaac’s strength allows him to interfere in extraordinary events, but his judgment tells him to avoid dangerous schemes rather than pursue every opportunity.
  • The dangers of hidden plans: The possible return of the Emperor suggests that the apparent reward of the Demigod Hunting Grounds may conceal a larger resurrection or revival plot.
  • Unreasonable advancement and power: Isaac’s ability to enslave gods and rapidly strengthen his servants violates ordinary expectations, making him appear almost impossible to understand or defeat.
  • Greatness and humility: Isaac glimpses the principles behind a higher level of existence but recognizes how little he truly understands.
  • Survival and adaptability: The Demon Wizard prepares an escape, while the Balor and Abyssal Dragon immediately alter their forms to counter Isaac’s weapon.

Important Character Interactions

  • Isaac silently observes Filo, using her connection to the Demigod Hunting Grounds to infer that the Small World may be linked to the Emperors.
  • Filo and Francis react with surprise to the transformed strength of Isaac’s enslaved gods, privately wondering whether serving Isaac is unexpectedly advantageous.
  • The Demon Wizard studies Isaac’s Divine Tome and gains inspiration for improving magical contracts, though he cannot understand the Tome’s true nature.
  • The Demon Wizard’s hidden escape attempt goes unnoticed because the battlefield’s demonic energy masks it.
  • The Balor Flame Demon and Abyssal Dragon recognize the threat posed by Isaac and Francis’s transformed Floating City and shrink themselves before the battle fully begins.
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Ch. 502Sword Saint!

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac and Francis complete their formation and launch their attacks against the Abyssal Dragon and the other demon gods.
  • Isaac’s Floating City Divine Realm technique, “Firecracker,” slowly approaches the Abyssal Dragon. Although it appears easy to evade, it has already frozen the surrounding space-time, making escape impossible. The Abyssal Dragon is destroyed in a single explosion.
  • The God of Gourmet and the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood discuss the Floating City’s power. The Lord reveals that the previous attack that defeated it had been much weaker and lacked the current attack’s binding ability. The Floating City is especially dangerous to demon gods because it can imprison their Dimensional Worlds.
  • Francis attacks the Six-Armed Serpent Demon, which uses its powerful Six-Abyss Sword Art. The technique draws on five Abyss layers and possesses power comparable to the Upper Sixth Tier.
  • Francis counters with his own sword skill, “Seven Times,” creating seven simultaneous sword strikes through pure technique rather than time laws. He shatters all six of the demon’s swords and kills it instantly.
  • Francis avoids severing the Six-Armed Serpent Demon’s Abyss layers, knowing that provoking the Abyss prematurely could cause disastrous consequences.
  • Meanwhile, Isaac, aided by the God of Gourmet and the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, battles the Balor Flame Demon. Rather than kill it, Isaac attempts to capture it.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood binds the Balor Flame Demon with its flesh, preventing the Demon Wizard from reclaiming it through summoning authority.
  • The Demon Wizard realizes that Isaac may be capable of controlling a third god. After witnessing Francis effortlessly kill the Six-Armed Serpent Demon, he abandons the fight and escapes through a dark vortex.

Character Developments

  • Francis demonstrates the overwhelming power of the Sword Saint. Although only Lower Sixth Tier, his swordsmanship allows him to defeat opponents far above his apparent level. His strength comes from “heart,” a power that unifies his body, energy, spirit, will, and technique into a single devastating force.
  • Francis’s philosophy is clarified: every advancement in his cultivation exists to support the growth of his swordsmanship. His Sixth Tier body is not the source of his greatness but the foundation required to bear his perfected technique.
  • The Six-Armed Serpent Demon is portrayed as unusually talented and intelligent for a demon. Its sword technique was born from an old defeat by a knight and represents years of effort and adaptation. Despite its extraordinary power and ability to repeatedly use the technique, it cannot compete with Francis’s purer swordsmanship.
  • Isaac shows strategic restraint and increasing ambition. Rather than simply destroying the Balor Flame Demon, he seeks to capture and control it, potentially adding a third god to those already under his command.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood acts as a vital support for Isaac by physically restraining the Balor Flame Demon. Its earlier humiliation at the Floating City is contrasted with its current cooperation and altered position.
  • The Demon Wizard shifts from confidence to panic. He immediately recognizes the danger created by Francis’s victory and Isaac’s attempt to expand his control, choosing escape over continued resistance.

Significant Themes

  • True mastery versus imitation: The Six-Armed Serpent Demon’s technique is powerful but fundamentally a method of channeling Abyssal force through swords. Francis views it as “staff technique” rather than genuine swordsmanship, emphasizing the difference between using a weapon and mastering its underlying art.
  • Power through specialization: Francis’s development shows that absolute focus on one path can produce extraordinary results. He does not need a higher rank because his swordsmanship already transcends normal limits.
  • Control and containment: The battle is not solely about killing enemies. Isaac’s attempt to capture the Balor Flame Demon highlights the importance of controlling summoning authority and preventing an opponent from reclaiming their servant.
  • The danger of the Abyss: Abyss layers are both sources of immense power and objects of desire among demons. However, directly damaging the Abyss could trigger unpredictable consequences, so even victorious characters must exercise caution.
  • Consequences of past actions: The Floating City’s status as the “Demon God Slayer” reflects the vulnerability built into demon gods’ reliance on their Dimensional Worlds. The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood’s past defeat also shows how earlier actions can eventually produce consequences.
  • The limits of rank: Raw tier does not determine victory. Francis, despite being Lower Sixth Tier, defeats a technique with Upper Sixth Tier power because of his superior mastery and unique abilities.

Character Interactions

  • The God of Gourmet reacts with shock to the Floating City’s destruction of the Abyssal Dragon and silently compares it to the attack that once defeated the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood.
  • Francis and the Six-Armed Serpent Demon clash philosophically as well as physically: the demon relies on accumulated Abyssal power, while Francis relies on refined sword technique.
  • Isaac coordinates with the God of Gourmet and the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood to restrain rather than destroy the Balor Flame Demon.
  • The Demon Wizard observes both battles and recognizes that Francis’s victory and Isaac’s growing control have made the battlefield untenable, prompting his flight.
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Ch. 503Isaac Was a Traditional Wizard

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After the Demon Wizard escapes, the battle ends decisively. The Balor Flame Demon is completely suppressed by the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the God of Gourmet.
  • Isaac reflects on the purpose of the Demigod Hunting Grounds. He concludes that the gathering was designed to ease old tensions and prevent him, Anjie, and others from opposing the Emperor’s eventual return.
  • He reassesses his past conflict with Filo, realizing that their grudges ultimately benefited both of them. His involvement greatly accelerated Filo’s Trinity research and advancement, while Filo’s presence also influenced Isaac’s own growth.
  • Isaac examines the Balor Flame Demon and discovers that it has not followed the usual demonic path of developing an Abyssal Layer. Instead, the Demon Wizard artificially modified its bloodline so that it could reach the Sixth Tier.
  • This discovery excites Isaac because the demon represents a rare example of Wizard Civilization bloodline modification. Its body and bloodline could greatly aid his planned Bloodline Wizard and Demon Tome research.
  • Isaac uses the Sage of the Gods to compel the demon to accept a contract with his Divine Tome. With the assistance of the two gods, he suppresses the demon’s consciousness and successfully records its lengthy true name in the tome.
  • Rather than trusting the demon or using it as a fighter, Isaac seals it inside the Divine Tome as research material, intending to study it after reaching the Fifth Tier.
  • Filo and Francis are astonished by Isaac’s ability to capture a Demon Lord for experimentation. Francis recognizes this as characteristic of the infamous “Madheart Sage.”

Character Developments

  • Isaac: Shows increasing confidence and pragmatism after becoming a Demigod. He views his former conflicts with Filo and Anjie as ultimately productive and treats his relationship with Terra as a legitimate exchange of benefits rather than an unresolved grudge. His ambitions also expand, as he begins preparing serious research into demonology and bloodline evolution.
  • Filo: Has matured from her earlier hostility toward Isaac and now regards him as an ally and friend. She remains impressed—and somewhat bewildered—by his seemingly impossible achievements, especially his control over gods and demons.
  • Francis: Gains a deeper appreciation of Isaac’s dangerous reputation. Though experienced and powerful himself, he is unsettled by Isaac’s casual decision to capture a Demon Lord as experimental material.
  • The Balor Flame Demon: Loses its freedom and becomes Isaac’s sealed research specimen. Its unique artificially enhanced bloodline makes it valuable despite its relatively weak combat ability.
  • The Demon Wizard: Although absent, his expertise remains central. His methods created the Balor Flame Demon’s Sixth Tier bloodline and allowed him to enhance its combat strength far beyond its natural limits.

Significant Themes

  • Conflict transformed into cooperation: Past grudges are reinterpreted as circumstances that eventually enabled mutual growth and friendship.
  • Knowledge over combat power: Isaac values the demon primarily as a source of research, not as a weapon, emphasizing his identity as a scholar and traditional wizard.
  • Artificial evolution and experimentation: The Balor Flame Demon represents the possibility of advancing bloodlines through deliberate magical modification rather than divine power or Abyssal influence.
  • Pragmatism and calculated risk: Isaac avoids relying on the demon’s loyalty, sealing it away even after obtaining its contract because demons are inherently chaotic and unreliable.
  • The limits of control: The passage contrasts the Demon Wizard’s specialized mastery over demons with Isaac’s more forceful, indirect method of control through contracts, commands, and overwhelming power.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac observes the terrifying swordsmanship of the Sword Saint, recognizing that it surpasses his understanding.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the God of Gourmet work together to restrain the Balor Flame Demon and force it to comply with Isaac’s contract.
  • Filo questions Isaac about his ability to control a Demon Lord, warning that demons are notoriously rebellious and dangerous.
  • Isaac calmly explains that he does not need perfect control because the demon will only be used for research.
  • Francis reacts with a mixture of shock and admiration, labeling Isaac “crazy enough” to fit the reputation of the Madheart Sage.
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Ch. 504The language of Outer Gods—I had to learn it!

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After the Small World’s final battle, Isaac, Filo, and Francis collect six demigod treasures:
    • Purple Star Mist, a rare Sixth Tier flower with powerful healing, potion-making, and artifact-forging uses.
    • Thunderstone, another Sixth Tier material with similarly versatile applications.
    • A finished Physical Enhancement Potion, which Isaac chooses because of his interest in strengthening the body.
    • Three incorporeal treasures capable of transforming ordinary items into demigod treasures, divided equally among them.
  • Aili, Lapis Lazuli, and the other survivors emerge from the Small World. Once everyone leaves, the world disappears, confirming Isaac’s suspicion that it was an artificial creation produced through Great Creation, complete with seemingly genuine history, data, and living beings.
  • Isaac returns to his territory and avoids discussing Filo’s likely concerns about the Emperor’s return. He instead enters seclusion to prepare for the Divine Arsenal, whose construction requires capturing suitable gods.
  • Isaac establishes three requirements for potential targets:
    1. Some magical Dominion.
    2. The ability to create flesh and blood.
    3. The capacity to survive after severing or abandoning their Divine Realm—essentially, the dangerous path of severing the Dao.
  • He identifies three possible Outer Gods:
    • Black Wizard Herpo, an immortal Evil God linked to the former God of Wizards and possessing Flesh Mutation.
    • Evil Witch Morgana, a weakened former Seventh Tier being who stole the Moon Beast Magic Codex.
    • Black Wizard Voldemort, an exceptionally powerful Evil God with Analysis Authority, repeatedly exploited by witches and now hiding in self-imposed slumber.
  • Isaac chooses Herpo as his primary target and Voldemort as a backup. Using rituals and his growing demigod power, he awakens and suppresses Voldemort, then captures Herpo with greater effort and contracts both.
  • Isaac learns that modern demigod wizards still practice the Mad Witch Path, trading ritual services and resources with Outer Gods. He jokes that the “language of Outer Gods” must be learned.
  • Six months later, Isaac begins the first practical stage of the Divine Arsenal: constructing a Witch Tower production line inside Herpo’s Divine Realm and observing how it develops.

Character Developments

  • Isaac becomes increasingly strategic and pragmatic. He values the Physical Enhancement Potion not for immediate power but for its potential usefulness to his own research and development.
  • His understanding of Great Creation deepens after witnessing the disappearance of the artificial Small World.
  • Isaac demonstrates greater confidence and authority as a demigod, successfully overpowering powerful Outer Gods and contracting them for his purposes.
  • He continues behaving like a “traditional Mad Witch,” relying on rituals, bargains, coercion, and the exploitation of Outer Gods.
  • Black Wizard Herpo is established as a highly suitable Divine Arsenal component because of his connection to wizardry, magical knowledge, conceptual powers, and experience with the path of severing the Dao.
  • Black Wizard Voldemort is revealed to possess enormous latent potential despite being repeatedly weakened and exploited. His voluntary slumber is a defensive strategy to prevent others from harvesting his Analysis Authority.
  • Morgana is presented as powerful but unreliable due to her severely weakened condition and unstable existence.

Significant Themes

  • Creation and reality: The Small World demonstrates how Great Creation can produce an entire world and convincing living history from nothing, raising questions about what makes existence “real.”
  • Power through preparation and exploitation: Isaac’s success comes from research, planning, ritual knowledge, and selecting beings whose existing abilities can reduce the cost of his projects.
  • The danger of transcendence: The path of severing the Dao offers the possibility of reaching the Eighth Tier but usually ends in death. Isaac’s Golden Finger gives him an advantage by revealing the process’s risks.
  • Knowledge as power: Understanding magical systems, Outer Gods, rituals, and divine Authorities is more valuable than raw strength alone.
  • Cycles of exploitation: Voldemort’s repeated rise and fall, and the witches’ repeated harvesting of his Authority, show how powerful beings can become trapped in systems where their abilities are constantly used by others.
  • Tradition versus innovation: Isaac combines old Mad Witch practices with advanced magical engineering to create the Divine Arsenal.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac, Filo, and Francis cooperate smoothly while dividing the demigod treasures, with Isaac taking the seemingly least desirable item and easing potential tension.
  • Isaac deliberately avoids Filo’s anticipated discussion about the Emperor, prioritizing his own plans instead.
  • Isaac evaluates Herpo, Morgana, and Voldemort not emotionally but as possible resources or “tool gods” for the Divine Arsenal.
  • He uses ritual communication to awaken, suppress, and contract Voldemort, then repeats the process with Herpo using superior materials and his enhanced demigod status.
  • Isaac later works alongside Herpo, the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, and the God of Gourmet while observing the Witch Tower production line, marking the beginning of the Divine Arsenal’s experimental phase.
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Ch. 505Divine Realm Descent Plan! Activate!

Chapter Summary: “Divine Realm Descent Plan! Activate!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac oversees the development of a production line inside the Black Wizard’s Divine Realm. Because gods can only manage technologies they understand, he has redesigned the Floating City using the more comprehensible technology of Legendary Wizards.
  • He orders the Black Wizard to manufacture the first Witch City at maximum speed, even if doing so severely drains the Divine Realm. The Black Wizard estimates that it will take two months.
  • Isaac promises to help the Black Wizard perform Dao Severing after the Witch City is completed, allowing him to sever one aspect of his divinity—his divine power, Godhood, or divine office—while preserving the rest.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood remains behind to help provide the Demonic Creature Blood Meat needed for the Witch City’s construction.
  • Isaac gives the God of Gourmet a customized Dao Severing ritual and spell formula. Unlike ordinary Dao Severing, this method allows him to sever only his least useful Divine Realm while still continuing along his original Divine Authority Path afterward.
  • Isaac explains that the God of Gourmet’s Dao Severing is also an experiment. He wants to determine whether a fallen or severed Divine Realm can become a Great Deed Wonder, and to better understand the connection between Dao Severing, Divine Realms, and Great Creations.
  • After a month of preparation, the God of Gourmet masters the ritual and spell formula. Isaac brings him and the other gods to a ruined Elemental Desert in the Main World to conduct the first Divine Realm Descent Experiment.
  • The descent of the Gourmet Divine Realm is expected to destroy the desert’s existing regional rules and replace them with the Divine Realm’s laws.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increasing confidence and ambition. He is no longer merely constructing the Divine Arsenal; he is using Dao Severing and Divine Realm descent as controlled experiments toward creating Great Deed Wonders and advancing to the Fifth Tier.
  • The Black Wizard shifts from fear and uncertainty to cautious hope after Isaac promises to help him sever part of his divinity. He is willing to work under Isaac despite the risks because Isaac’s achievements—especially the creation of a Fourth Tier Demigod—suggest that the impossible may be achievable.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood remains skeptical but intrigued. His injuries prevent him from attempting Dao Severing himself, so he views the Black Wizard as a test subject who can reveal whether Isaac’s method is viable.
  • The God of Gourmet is delighted by Isaac’s personalized Dao Severing method. His role changes from passive ally to the first god undergoing the experimental process.

Significant Themes

  • Technological comprehension and divine creation: A god’s ability to create depends on understanding the underlying technology, making simpler Legendary Wizard techniques more useful than advanced but incomprehensible systems.
  • Experimentation and risk: Isaac treats Dao Severing and Divine Realm descent as scientific experiments, using the God of Gourmet to gather data before attempting more consequential transformations.
  • Ambition beyond divinity: Isaac seeks to surpass ordinary Great Creations and create a true Great Deed Wonder by completely severing the creator’s connection to the resulting object.
  • Trust, dependence, and manipulation: The gods rely on Isaac’s knowledge and power, even when they do not fully trust his promises. The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood knowingly allows the Black Wizard to test the dangerous path first.
  • Transformation through sacrifice: The Witch City project requires draining the Divine Realm, while Dao Severing requires sacrificing part of a god’s power or identity.

Important Character Interactions

  • Isaac firmly directs the Black Wizard’s work, interrupting his objections and setting the two-month deadline, but tempers his coercion with the promise of Dao Severing.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood reassures the Black Wizard that Isaac’s past accomplishments justify following him, while privately viewing the Black Wizard as a test case.
  • Isaac provides the God of Gourmet with a tailor-made ritual, showing a more collaborative and careful relationship than his command over the Black Wizard.
  • The God of Gourmet eagerly studies the ritual while Isaac prepares the experiment, establishing Isaac as both mentor and researcher and the god as his first experimental participant.
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Ch. 506Dao Severing? Severing the Three Corpses!

Chapter Summary: “Dao Severing? Severing the Three Corpses!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac begins an experiment to help the God of Gourmet achieve a radically improved form of Dao Severing. The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the Black Wizard remain nearby as witnesses and potential protectors.
  • The God of Gourmet manifests his Divine Realm as a golden morning star above the Food Desert, attracting the attention of deities and wizards across the world. Both groups are eager to observe the experiment because successful Dao Severing could provide a new path to power.
  • Isaac’s method consists of two major components:
    1. A ritual inside the Divine Realm that will help it merge with the world and provide a safeguard against failure.
    2. A spell formation that completely severs the God of Gourmet’s connection to his Divine Realm, then establishes a new connection afterward.
  • This method differs from traditional Dao Severing. Existing methods leave behind a thread of connection through which deities secretly continue stealing the world’s power. Isaac regards this as incomplete and fundamentally flawed.
  • Isaac explains that true separation requires the Divine Realm to merge into the world. The challenge is then reconnecting the deity to it without causing death.
  • The God of Gourmet activates the ritual and spell formation. A phantom resembling the legendary Death God’s Scythe appears and cuts the invisible connection between him and his Divine Realm.
  • Dao Severing causes severe damage. The God of Gourmet’s divine body cracks, divine power leaks away, and his aura weakens until he appears nearly dead.
  • Isaac prepares a Divine Power Spell called Recall, enhanced through his Golden Finger. It can forcibly retrieve the God of Gourmet’s divine power and rescue him even from the brink of death, though it is not immediately needed.
  • The Divine Realm descends into the Elemental Desert. Rather than merely maintaining a hidden connection, it fuses directly with the desert and the surrounding world.
  • Isaac reveals that the Elemental Desert was deliberately chosen as a vessel. Its simple structure makes it useful for experimentation, while ritual materials have already created a preliminary connection between it and the God of Gourmet.
  • The experiment succeeds at its crucial stage: the original connection is severed, the Divine Realm merges with the world, and a new connection is successfully established.

Character Developments

  • Isaac is presented as an innovative but extremely cautious experimenter. He has devised a new Dao Severing method, prepared multiple safeguards, and views the God of Gourmet’s survival primarily as a source of valuable research data. His methods further reinforce his reputation as a “Mad Witch,” though his planning reveals considerable confidence and technical mastery.
  • The God of Gourmet displays strong resolve. Despite seeing the phantom of the Death God’s Scythe and suffering catastrophic damage, he does not hesitate. His willingness to risk death reflects his desire to advance and his trust in Isaac’s preparations.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the Black Wizard act as powerful observers and potential deterrents against outside interference. Their presence prevents other factions from interfering with the experiment.
  • The watching deities become increasingly uneasy as the God of Gourmet appears half-dead. They realize that Isaac’s approach resembles dangerous wizard experiments that had previously ended in failure.
  • The watching wizards are excited by the experiment’s possible research value, especially because stronger deity familiars could benefit their own advancement.

Significant Themes

  • Innovation versus tradition: Isaac challenges the established Dao Severing method, arguing that traditional practice is not genuine severing but merely a form of theft from the world.
  • The danger of advancement: Dao Severing is portrayed as a near-suicidal path, requiring the God of Gourmet to endure the destruction of his body, power, and Divine Realm connection.
  • Control over worldly power: The chapter contrasts deities’ theft of power through residual connections with Grand Wizards’ ability to wield power through the willing cooperation of the world and their creations.
  • Experimentation and sacrifice: The God of Gourmet’s life becomes the test case for Isaac’s theory. The chapter explores how great discoveries may require extreme personal risk.
  • Caution behind madness: Isaac’s “mad” methods are balanced by elaborate safeguards, including the ritual, the new connection, and the Recall spell.
  • Transformation and rebirth: The Divine Realm is not simply retained or destroyed; it fuses with the world and returns in a new form, symbolizing the God of Gourmet’s transition into a different state of existence.

Important Character Interactions

  • Isaac directly instructs the God of Gourmet and oversees every stage of the ritual, while the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and the Black Wizard monitor the process.
  • The God of Gourmet accepts Isaac’s plan despite its extreme danger, demonstrating trust and determination.
  • The surrounding deities and wizards observe from afar, speculating about whether Isaac’s method could reshape the future of the divine race or improve wizard research.
  • Isaac’s actions also influence how others perceive him: his willingness to use a True God in a life-threatening experiment strengthens his reputation as a dangerous, unorthodox researcher.
  • The chapter concludes with Isaac recognizing that the central experiment has worked: the God of Gourmet’s Divine Realm has merged with the Elemental Desert, and a new connection has been formed.
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Ch. 507Isaac: Floating City? Fine, It's Yours

Chapter Summary: “Isaac: Floating City? Fine, It’s Yours”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The God of Gourmet’s connection with Isaac is restored, causing his nearly extinguished divine aura to recover explosively. He rises to the peak of Middle Sixth Tier but falls just short of Upper Sixth Tier.
  • Concerned that the God of Gourmet may never easily overcome this narrow gap, Isaac uses the ancient Basic Spell Apotheosis to complete the god’s advancement.
  • Apotheosis, once powerful enough to turn mortals into Sixth Tier True Gods, has long since declined with the fading of the Spell Era. Isaac restores and uses its original power, attracting the attention of gods and wizards observing the event.
  • The God of Gourmet successfully enters Upper Sixth Tier, completing his Dao Severing and becoming much stronger.
  • Isaac reflects on whether the God of Gourmet’s advancement qualifies as a Great Deed or Great Creation. He concludes that Dao Severing alone does not meet the necessary requirements because it lacks sufficient artificial optimization, though the Divine Arsenal may qualify as a Great Deed.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood reveals that, despite still appearing to be Middle Sixth Tier, his combat strength has recovered to Upper Sixth Tier. He has accelerated his recovery through flesh-and-blood sacrifices, Artificial Humans created by Isaac, and power obtained from the imprisoned Black Wizard Voldemort.
  • The newly strengthened God of Gourmet arrogantly challenges the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, only to realize that he remains far weaker in actual combat. He quickly retreats from the confrontation and redirects his boasting toward the Black Wizard.
  • The Black Wizard reports that, because his power is connected to wizardry, he may be able to control the developing Witch City. However, he requires the assistance of other wizards.
  • Isaac casually grants the Black Wizard control of the Witch City and promises to provide whatever assistance is necessary. The chapter ends with the Black Wizard stunned that Isaac agreed so easily.

Character Developments

  • Isaac: Demonstrates his growing power and confidence as a Demigod. He openly uses the restored Apotheosis Spell as both assistance and a warning to onlookers. His willingness to empower dangerous beings under his control shows his extreme confidence in his ability to suppress them.
  • God of Gourmet: Completes Dao Severing and advances to Upper Sixth Tier. His new power causes him to become arrogant, but he is quickly humbled when he realizes that the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood still surpasses him in combat.
  • Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood: Reveals his brutal and efficient recovery methods. His strength has returned far faster than the God of Gourmet expected, and he is beginning to consider Dao Severing himself. He also suspects that severing too much power may be one reason past gods failed to transcend.
  • Black Wizard: Shows ambition and a growing desire for greater power. Though he views himself as subordinate to Isaac, he dares to request control over the Witch City. His potential connection to the city marks a major opportunity for his advancement.

Significant Themes

  • Power versus combat ability: A higher tier does not necessarily guarantee superior fighting strength. The God of Gourmet reaches Upper Sixth Tier but remains inferior to the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, whose combat experience and nature as a Demon God make him far more dangerous.
  • Controlled empowerment: Isaac strengthens beings who could potentially threaten him, highlighting his overwhelming confidence and his practice of turning dangerous powers into useful assets.
  • The decline and restoration of ancient magic: Apotheosis symbolizes the lost greatness of the Spell Era. Isaac’s ability to restore its power reflects the return of ancient knowledge and the growing strength of wizard civilization.
  • Advancement through creation and optimization: Isaac distinguishes between simple growth and true contributions to the world. Great Deeds and Great Creations require meaningful creation or improvement, not merely increased personal power.
  • Ambition and hierarchy: The chapter explores the characters’ desire to rise in status. The God of Gourmet seeks recognition, the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood pursues combat supremacy, and the Black Wizard yearns for the authority represented by a Floating City.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac directly assists the God of Gourmet, completing his breakthrough with Apotheosis.
  • The God of Gourmet attempts to assert dominance over the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, but the latter effortlessly exposes the gap between their true combat abilities.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood’s recovery depends partly on the God of Gourmet’s Holy Communion, showing that their relationship combines cooperation with rivalry.
  • The Black Wizard approaches Isaac cautiously with his discovery about the Witch City, expecting resistance or limited permission.
  • Isaac instead grants him the city outright, leaving the Black Wizard shocked and underscoring Isaac’s unusual trust, confidence, and generosity toward those under his control.
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Ch. 508The Demigod Council and a Way Forward

Chapter Summary: “Demigod Conference and a Way to Break the Deadlock”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac gives the newly created Witch City to the Black Witch, telling her to use it to increase her strength. His generosity deepens her understanding of why the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood willingly serves him, though she still privately wonders whether she can ever escape his control.
  • Isaac continues refining his methods of controlling the three gods, confident that his rapid growth and superior techniques will keep him ahead of any attempt to break their contracts.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood helps the Black Witch construct the Witch City, while the God of Gourmet uses one of Isaac’s Proverbs to better adapt to their newly acquired Divine Realm after Dao Severing.
  • After six months, the Witch City is completed. Though initially inferior to modern Floating Cities, Isaac uses data, blueprints, production-line information, and sample cities supplied by the Flesh Cult and Truth Association to improve it to the level of a first-generation Floating City.
  • Isaac’s Divine Arsenal Project is nearly complete. The Witch City is primarily a carrier for the Divine Arsenal’s production facilities rather than the project’s true core, and its contact with the Divine Domain makes it valuable enough to sell despite its comparatively modest power.
  • The remaining step is to sever the Divine Arsenal from the Dao and bring it down into the Main World, transforming it into a Great Deed.
  • Isaac initially considers placing it in his own territory or the Solomon Empire, but further research reveals that the Divine Arsenal must descend in an area with weak world power and damaged laws for the “Heaven Repair” merit to succeed.
  • Isaac searches maps covering roughly seventy percent of the Main World but cannot find a location that meets all the requirements. Most previously damaged regions have already been repaired by the Wizard Civilization.
  • The remaining possible sites offer only a low success rate and insufficient fault tolerance. Isaac refuses to gamble, especially because the Black Witch—not Isaac himself—will perform the dangerous operation.
  • Isaac decides to investigate whether spells can compensate for the unsuitable locations. Before he begins, a mysterious fluctuation spreads through the Boundless Void, announcing the convening of a Demigod Council.

Character Developments

  • Isaac: Displays both generosity and extreme caution. He is willing to give away a powerful city, but he remains obsessively focused on minimizing risk in the Divine Arsenal Project. His perfectionism and reliance on fault-tolerance calculations reveal how deeply he distrusts apparently high success rates.
  • Black Witch: Becomes more impressed by Isaac’s power, resources, and generosity, while also growing more conscious of her own lack of freedom. She accepts responsibility for building and eventually wielding the Witch City, though she remains uncertain about escaping Isaac’s control.
  • God of Gourmet: Shows willing dependence on Isaac, openly accepting his Proverbs and acknowledging that serving Isaac is preferable to their former life. Their loyalty appears deliberate rather than coerced.
  • Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood: Continues supporting both Isaac and the Black Witch, helping with construction and functioning as part of Isaac’s growing divine faction.
  • The three gods collectively: Have become accustomed to Isaac’s unusual working methods and recognize him as an extraordinarily conservative, methodical “perfectionist,” despite his reputation as a mad and reckless wizard.

Significant Themes

  • Power through generosity and dependence: Isaac’s willingness to share treasures strengthens the gods’ loyalty while increasing their dependence on him.
  • Control versus free will: The Black Witch’s thoughts highlight the difficulty of escaping Isaac’s contracts and the possibility that his growing power makes resistance impossible.
  • Preparation versus gambling: Isaac rejects even a supposedly 98% chance of success, emphasizing that extraordinary projects require safeguards against unknown variables.
  • Progress and accumulated knowledge: The Witch City advances rapidly because Isaac combines his own innovations with the accumulated knowledge of the Flesh Cult, Truth Association, and previous generations of wizards.
  • Civilization’s repair of past damage: The Wizard Civilization has already healed most areas harmed by ancient magic, making it difficult for Isaac to find a suitably damaged region for his Great Deed.
  • Choice and practical loyalty: The God of Gourmet accepts becoming Isaac’s subordinate because their current life is vastly better than their former existence, presenting submission as a rational choice rather than simple defeat.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac reassures the Black Witch that the Witch City is hers, reinforcing both his generosity and his authority over her.
  • The Black Witch silently compares Isaac with the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and begins to understand why the latter serves him willingly.
  • The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood works alongside the Black Witch during the city’s construction.
  • The God of Gourmet relies on Isaac’s Proverbs to improve their cultivation, consciously embracing greater dependence.
  • During the planning meeting, the three gods observe Isaac’s anxiety over the Divine Arsenal’s landing site but cannot identify the problem themselves. Their exchanged looks reveal their shared understanding that Isaac’s standards are far stricter than theirs.
  • The chapter ends with Isaac and the three gods facing a new development: the unexpected call to a Demigod Council, which may provide another route toward solving the Divine Arsenal’s deadlock.
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Ch. 509The Knight King? A sword raised against the Abyss!

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac reflects on the history and structure of the Demigod Council. Although it originally allowed Demigods to make decisions, their rapidly increasing numbers made consensus impossible and risked factionalism. Decision-making authority was therefore transferred to a small group of Great Wizards, while Demigods retained only the right to observe and offer suggestions.
  • Isaac attends the Council for the first time, hoping to meet Great Wizards and learn from their research. He also suspects the meeting may provide a solution to his difficulty in creating powerful Spells.
  • Before entering the Council, Isaac stores the three gods in the Divine Tome as a precaution, showing that he remains cautious despite the Council’s prestige and reputation for safety.
  • He arrives in a star-filled realm where every Demigod appears as a star. More than a thousand Demigods are present, revealing the Main World’s immense strength.
  • Isaac observes the different halos representing each power system: Legendary Wizards have black halos, Arcane Masters white, Witches purple, knights pale gold, and Mad Witches gray. His own gray halo identifies him as a Mad Witch.
  • Five Great Wizards appear as radiant “suns.” Isaac uses his Authority of [Analysis] to study them and recognizes that their power originates from the depths of [Mystery].
  • The first agenda is announced: the Knight King Project will be restarted. The attending Great Wizards approve it almost immediately, indicating that the proposal had been discussed beforehand.
  • The project’s nature is revealed: instead of ordinary forces, Pope Webster of the Church of Light, Jehovah—the strongest knight—and the returning Emperor of the Terra Empire will lead an expedition against the Endless Abyss.
  • The announcement shocks the Council because the selected leaders are extraordinarily powerful and the Abyss is an exceptionally dangerous target.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increased status and confidence as a newly ascended Demigod, but he remains humble and aware that he is still insignificant compared with Great Wizards. His curiosity and analytical nature are emphasized as he studies the Great Wizards rather than merely admiring them.
  • He continues to act cautiously, preserving the three gods as a hidden trump card before attending the meeting.
  • Isaac’s understanding of the Main World expands as he learns more about the Council, the various power systems, and the Great Paths.
  • The Great Wizards are shown to possess immense authority and knowledge. Even the newly advanced Great Wizard who created the Endless Sea is treated as a participant in a much larger institution.
  • The young-looking female Great Wizard acts as the meeting’s leader and presenter, revealing herself to be central to the Knight King Project.
  • The newly advanced Endless Sea creator is portrayed as curious and insufficiently briefed on the project, prompting the explanation of its history.
  • Jehovah is established as a terrifyingly powerful knight who has killed three high-ranking Gods of Light for betraying the Church’s doctrines.
  • Pope Webster and the Terra Empire’s Emperor are positioned as major figures capable of executing a campaign on the scale required by the project.

Significant Themes

  • Power and governance: The Council’s loss of decision-making authority reflects the difficulty of governing an ever-growing population of powerful individuals. Even Demigods must surrender control to prevent political fragmentation.
  • The limits of consensus: The chapter shows that too much equality among powerful figures can make effective decision-making impossible, forcing the Main World to rely on a smaller, more authoritative leadership.
  • Paths to transcendence: The Great Paths cannot simply be copied. Each civilization must discover its own route to greatness, even when earlier paths provide useful models.
  • Conquest versus refinement: The knightly Great Path is based on conquest, domination, and absorbing other worlds, but its repeated failures raise doubts about whether brute-force plunder is sufficient for transcendence.
  • Knowledge and observation: Isaac’s analysis of the Great Wizards reflects the importance of learning from stronger beings while still developing an independent path.
  • Risk and preparation: Isaac’s decision to keep the three gods hidden demonstrates the recurring theme that power requires vigilance, even in supposedly secure institutions.
  • Escalation: Restarting the Knight King Project with an assault on the Endless Abyss signals that the Main World is entering a far more dangerous and ambitious phase.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac primarily observes the other Demigods and Great Wizards rather than directly participating, since only Great Wizards can vote.
  • The Great Wizards tolerate the Demigods’ scrutiny, recognizing that revealing research principles and possible paths forward is part of the compensation for stripping Demigods of political authority.
  • The young female Great Wizard formally opens the Council and announces the Knight King Project.
  • The newly advanced Great Wizard questions how the new project differs from earlier attempts, prompting an explanation of the knights’ failed efforts to reach transcendence.
  • Isaac internally evaluates the competing theories behind the knights’ failures and sympathizes more with the idea that the knights need deeper knowledge and refinement rather than simply stronger forces or larger worlds.
  • The chapter ends with the Council reacting in shock to the decision to target the Endless Abyss and to the appointment of three exceptionally powerful leaders.
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Ch. 510A light at the end of the tunnel—the Divine Arsenal was complete!

Chapter Summary: “A New Village Beyond the Willows—Divine Arsenal Complete!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • During the Demigod Council, Isaac notices that the Great Wizards and other Demigods refer to Terra’s ruler only as “the Emperor,” suggesting that he holds an unusually important or mysterious status.
  • The Council begins reviewing proposals for the Knight King Project, a large-scale plan to invade the Abyss. Because Abyssal Rifts are two-way passages, wizards can use them to enter the Abyss and obtain resources such as demon souls, blood, bones, and slaves.
  • Large Abyssal Rifts damage the laws of the surrounding world and are too costly to repair, so the project plans to open many smaller rifts and send forces through in stages. This is safer for the world but risks the expeditionary groups being destroyed before they can regroup.
  • Isaac recognizes that the Abyssal Rift Restoration Project is perfectly suited to his own Divine Arsenal Project, which requires an area with damaged world laws. He proposes restoring the damaged region while the main army is inside the Abyss, allowing the returning forces to use a World Gate.
  • The Great Wizards quickly approve Isaac’s proposal and add it to the Council’s plans. The Knight King Project is then formally finalized.
  • The Council next proposes the Black-and-White Wizard Project, which would reorganize wizard factions:
    • Legendary Wizards would become “Black Wizards.”
    • Arcane Masters would become “White Wizards.”
    • The system would first be tested on the Phinis Continent.
    • Isaac and Solomon are nominated to lead the Black Wizards, while Gandalf and Soreak would lead the White Wizards.
  • Isaac is surprised by his nomination, since his development has not relied heavily on the traditional Legendary Wizard power, [Legend]. He realizes he was chosen precisely because his growth is based mainly on knowledge and research rather than dependence on Legends.
  • Despite the potential benefits of influence, resources, and access to information, Isaac declines the position. His priority is advancing to Fifth Tier and pursuing his own research, especially his planned investigation into Bloodline Wizards and eventually a Great Creation.
  • The Council discusses many other large-scale projects, including rebuilding a Divine-Grade Golem Legion, studying the diversity of the Seventh Tier Furnace Method, and researching male wizard Bloodlines. Most proposals are rejected because they are too faction-specific, controversial, or dangerous to undertake with the Main World’s collective resources.
  • After six months, the Demigod Council ends. Isaac returns to his mage tower with a map crystal marking a massive Abyssal Rift.
  • To validate his restoration proposal, Isaac must first sever a Divine Realm and repair the surrounding damaged laws. Since he still possesses an Evil God, he has the necessary material and begins preparations.
  • The chapter ends with Isaac bringing three gods to a newly opened canyon in the Endless Wilderness, where the next stage of the Divine Arsenal Project is about to begin.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates strategic insight by immediately recognizing the connection between Abyssal Rift restoration and his Divine Arsenal research. He successfully turns a massive Main World project into an opportunity for his own advancement.
  • He also shows increasing confidence and independence. Rather than accepting a prestigious leadership role, he rejects the Black Wizard position because it would distract him from his carefully established research path.
  • Isaac’s reputation has grown considerably. The Great Wizards view him as an exceptional figure who has completed multiple Great Deeds and may soon achieve a Great Creation.
  • The Great Wizards are shown to understand Isaac’s ambitions and respect his autonomy. They are not offended when he refuses their offer, recognizing that his goals are unusually clear.
  • The Emperor remains enigmatic. His authority is apparent from the way others address him, but the chapter does not reveal the reason for his special status.
  • The unnamed three gods accompanying Isaac are positioned to become participants in the next phase of his experiment.

Significant Themes

  • Knowledge versus inherited power: The Black-and-White Wizard Project seeks to reorganize wizard civilization around more systematic paths of development. Isaac represents a model in which knowledge and research, rather than reliance on [Legend], form the foundation of power.
  • Individual ambition versus collective projects: Isaac cooperates with civilization-wide plans when they support his goals, but refuses positions that would divert him from his personal research.
  • Risk and controlled experimentation: The Abyss is both a valuable source of resources and a serious threat to the world’s laws. The Council must balance potential gains against catastrophic consequences.
  • Institutional reorganization: Wizard civilization is moving toward stricter classification, specialization, and cooperation among factions, signaling major changes in its future development.
  • Preparation for higher advancement: Isaac’s actions are increasingly focused on reaching Fifth Tier and creating a Great Creation rather than merely strengthening his current position.

Important Character Interactions

  • Isaac observes the Great Wizards’ unusual treatment of the Emperor but does not challenge it.
  • He submits the Abyssal Rift Restoration proposal to the Great Wizards, who evaluate it, understand its feasibility, and approve it.
  • The Great Wizards nominate Isaac as a leader of the Black Wizards and ask whether he agrees. Isaac respectfully but firmly declines.
  • The Great Wizards accept his refusal because they understand his long-term ambitions and believe he is already pursuing a path toward Great Creation.
  • Isaac studies the other Demigods’ proposals, learning from the future directions of Wizard Civilization even when he has no intention of participating directly.
  • At the chapter’s conclusion, Isaac begins working with three gods at the newly opened Abyssal Rift, marking the transition from Council deliberation to practical experimentation.
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Ch. 511Heaven Repair!

Chapter Summary: “Heaven Repair!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac surveys a canyon where the world’s laws had been shattered by a massive Abyssal rift. He discovers that, although the local laws remain damaged, the rift itself has completely healed rather than merely being sealed.
  • This marks a major strategic shift: the Abyss can no longer freely invade through that location, meaning the Great Wizards have successfully turned the situation from defense into offense.
  • Isaac reflects that wizards technically know how to repair damaged world laws, having conducted many experiments during the era of Heaven Repair merit. However, such repairs are extremely expensive and yield little or no reward, making them impractical on a large scale.
  • Isaac’s repair of the canyon is only incidental. His true objective is to conduct another Divine Arsenal experiment involving the descent of a Divine Realm.
  • The experiment takes place in an isolated, newly developed region of the Endless Wilderness. This limits the danger: if the experiment fails and the laws cannot be restored, the Demigods can cut the region away from the Main World or allow it to revert to the Dark Wilderness.
  • The Black Wizard begins the Dao Severing and Heavenly Kingdom Descent process while Isaac observes from a safe distance alongside two gods.
  • Isaac prepares every stage of the ritual and keeps the spell God Sacrifice as a final safeguard. The spell would sacrifice everything belonging to the Black Wizard to guarantee the Divine Arsenal’s completion, though Isaac hopes not to use it.
  • The chapter ends as the Black Wizard carefully proceeds with the descent, fully aware that Isaac values the success of the Divine Arsenal above the Black Wizard’s survival.

Character Developments

  • Isaac is shown as highly pragmatic, ambitious, and ruthlessly committed to his objectives. He accepts enormous costs and even the possible sacrifice of an ally—or the loss of major profits—to ensure the Divine Arsenal succeeds.
  • His reputation as an unusually powerful and unconventional Mad Witch is emphasized. Unlike most Legendary Wizards, whose growth depends heavily on [Legend], Isaac abandoned the normal advancement route and used the Evil God Trade Ritual, allowing his power to advance far more rapidly.
  • The Black Wizard demonstrates caution and awareness. He understands Isaac’s priorities and does not mistake Isaac’s meticulous preparations for concern about his personal safety. As an old Evil God, he recognizes that he may be sacrificed if necessary.
  • The chapter also reinforces the importance of the God of Gourmet, whose earlier successful Heavenly Kingdom Descent serves as the procedural model for the Black Wizard’s ritual.

Significant Themes

  • Repair versus destruction: The chapter explores the difficulty of restoring damaged reality. Repair is possible, but its cost and lack of reward make it an inefficient undertaking except as part of a greater experiment.
  • Pragmatism and sacrifice: Isaac’s willingness to sacrifice resources, profits, territory, or even the Black Wizard emphasizes the ruthless logic behind large-scale magical progress.
  • Strategic transformation: The healed Abyssal rift symbolizes a shift in the wider conflict, with the Great Wizards beginning to seize the initiative from the Abyss.
  • Innovation beyond tradition: Isaac’s unusual advancement path suggests the possibility of creating a new Legendary Wizard system that is not dependent on the conventional role of [Legend].
  • Risk and controlled experimentation: The isolated wilderness site shows how powerful forces attempt to manage catastrophic risks while pursuing major breakthroughs.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac works alongside two gods and numerous observing Demigods, but he remains the central authority directing the experiment.
  • The Demigod Council supports the project because it combines three extraordinary achievements: the Divine Arsenal, a Floating City/Witch City, and Divine Severing.
  • The Legendary Wizards support Isaac because the resulting Witch City could greatly strengthen them before the Black-and-White Wizard Experiment, even though Isaac will eventually surrender part of its control or profits.
  • Isaac and the Black Wizard share an uneasy working relationship. Isaac provides detailed guidance and safeguards the ritual’s success, while the Black Wizard understands that this apparent care is secondary to Isaac’s commitment to the Divine Arsenal.
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Ch. 512Heart of Wonders

Chapter Summary: Heart of Wonders

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac’s Black Wizard activates a ritual combining Dao Severing for gods with the creation of a Great Deed Wonder. A dark-purple Morning Star appears overhead as the ritual draws power toward the Abyssal canyon.
  • Numerous Demigod Wizards observe openly, recording data with Isaac’s permission. They recognize that Isaac’s experiment is unprecedented because the gods involved are under his control and constitute usable combat power.
  • The Demigods realize the success could shift the balance of the Main World and potentially provide a way to subdue the hidden True Gods. However, they would need the gods to act first and begin considering how to provoke or manipulate them.
  • The Black Wizard’s Divine Realm descends and transforms into a massive Divine Arsenal, merging with the Abyssal canyon. Its flesh-like exterior absorbs Abyssal Mana while its power repairs the damaged laws of the surrounding world.
  • The experiment succeeds without requiring Isaac’s backup measures. The world’s laws are restored, the Great Deed Wonder is established, and ritual power gathers around Isaac.
  • Isaac receives the Great Deed’s reward: the Heart of Wonders, an ability that allows him to analyze the structures of Wonders. This is exceptionally valuable to a Wizard seeking to explore and advance along the Great Path.
  • The Black Wizard’s power rises to the peak of the Upper Sixth Tier. He briefly considers escaping Isaac’s control while the contract is still adjusting to his enhanced strength.
  • Ultimately, he chooses submission. He returns to Isaac, bows, and presents the multicolored crystal that activates the Divine Arsenal.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates a major technological breakthrough in manipulating and severing divine powers. His confidence reflects his growing mastery of experimental magic and his ability to reduce risks through preparation.
  • He receives a reward ideally suited to his ambitions: the Heart of Wonders will help him study and potentially understand powerful Wonder structures, even if it cannot directly replicate them.
  • The Black Wizard gains immense strength but also confronts the limits of his independence. Although he considers rebellion, he recognizes that Isaac could retaliate, the surrounding Demigods would pursue him, and his bond to the Divine Arsenal makes escape dangerous.
  • His decision to remain loyal is motivated both by fear and pragmatism: Isaac may be his best chance of progressing toward the ultimate path of power.

Significant Themes

  • Power and control: Increased strength does not necessarily bring freedom. The Black Wizard’s advancement only makes his choice about Isaac’s control more consequential.
  • Scientific experimentation and uncertainty: Isaac treats magical rituals as research projects, emphasizing preparation, data collection, fault tolerance, and the difficulty of eliminating outside variables.
  • Knowledge as power: The Heart of Wonders is more valuable to Isaac than a straightforward increase in combat ability because understanding Wonder structures may enable future breakthroughs.
  • Political balance and strategic manipulation: The Demigods see Isaac’s success as a potential weapon against the True Gods, suggesting that the experiment may have consequences far beyond the Abyssal canyon.
  • Ambition versus survival: The Black Wizard’s desire for freedom and greater strength is outweighed by his need to survive and preserve access to Isaac’s potential guidance.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac permits the Demigod Wizards to observe and collect experimental data, establishing a cooperative but controlled relationship with them.
  • The Demigods silently assess Isaac’s achievement and begin considering how it might be used to force the True Gods out of hiding.
  • Isaac and the Black Wizard have no direct confrontation, but their relationship is defined by tension: Isaac waits to see whether the empowered servant will rebel, while the Black Wizard weighs freedom against the risks of defiance.
  • The Black Wizard ultimately reaffirms his submission by respectfully returning to Isaac and handing over the Divine Arsenal’s activation key.
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Ch. 513Break Through the Mindset of the Weak!

Chapter Summary: “Break Through the Mindset of the Weak!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • The Divine Arsenal experiment ends successfully. Isaac receives numerous orders from Witch City and officially joins the Abyss expedition, offering technical support for both projects.
  • He gives the Black Wizard Tower the completed Witch City he had promised them, allowing it to serve as a research template for organizing Legendary Wizard knowledge.
  • Isaac’s main priority becomes completing his Legendary Ascension Ritual, which will allow him to advance from the Fourth Tier to the Fifth Tier.
  • The chapter explains three broad ascension methods:
    • Faith-based ascension, relying on accumulated Faith Power.
    • Magic-based ascension, using advanced magic to force life evolution.
    • Unconventional ascension, which provides the basic advancement while potentially granting additional abilities.
  • Isaac chooses the third method: the Evil God Trade Ritual, inherited through the enlightenment of his soul mentor, Ai Wen.
  • His goal is to acquire not only normal Fifth-Tier abilities and Outer God power, but also partial permissions connected to the Legendary Gate’s Dominion.
  • Isaac rejects trying to recreate or completely seize the Legendary Gate. Replicating it is impossible, while taking it by force would damage the Gate and endanger the Mad Witches. Instead, he plans to obtain limited access to its power for research and practical use.
  • After thoroughly checking the ritual and maximizing its safety, Isaac begins the trade ritual.
  • His trading partner is a powerful Upper Seventh-Tier Evil God seeking to become a False God King. The god possesses several Authorities and part of a Dominion but has been unable to unite them into a breakthrough.
  • Isaac’s intended trade concerns Authority: Familiar Summoning, implying that the powerful Evil God may be forced to give up or lose this Authority.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increasing strategic maturity. Rather than pursuing the most destructive or ambitious option, he carefully chooses a limited seizure of the Legendary Gate’s permissions, balancing personal gain against the survival of the Mad Witches.
  • He recognizes the limitations of his current Fourth-Tier perspective. Even with access to divine information and power, his understanding remains constrained by what the chapter calls the “mindset of the weak.”
  • Isaac also shows confidence in his preparations. He has already resolved the ritual’s major difficulties, selected the necessary materials and target, and approaches the ascension as a calculated experiment rather than a reckless gamble.
  • His ambitions continue to expand: he is no longer merely seeking advancement, but also access to the structure and authority of a Great Creation.

Significant Themes

  • Breaking through limitations: Isaac’s greatest obstacle is not merely his tier, but the restricted perspective imposed by weakness. Advancement requires changing how he understands power and possibility.
  • Power versus responsibility: Isaac could potentially damage the Legendary Gate for greater personal gain, but refuses to sacrifice the Mad Witches and the wider balance of power.
  • Risk and controlled experimentation: The unconventional ritual offers uncertain rewards, yet Isaac reduces the danger through calculation and preparation.
  • The price of survival: The Legendary Gate has protected the Mad Witches and increased their numbers, but it has also stripped away part of their “Madheart” and limited their ability to exploit Outer Gods.
  • Stagnation and opportunity: The Upper Seventh-Tier Evil God represents a being trapped just short of a major breakthrough. Isaac’s ritual may provide the catalyst—or the disruption—that changes its situation.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac maintains a cooperative relationship with Witch City, accepting their orders and joining the Abyss expedition.
  • He works with the Black Wizard Tower, supplying Witch City as a model for their Legendary Wizard research system.
  • His connection to Ai Wen, his soul mentor, remains important because Ai Wen’s enlightenment provided the Evil God Trade Ritual Isaac now uses.
  • Isaac’s interaction with the unnamed Upper Seventh-Tier Evil God is indirect but central: he invokes the ritual to negotiate over Familiar Summoning Authority, seeking access to power far above his current level.
  • His relationship with the Mad Witches is complex. He benefits from studying the Legendary Gate but deliberately avoids damaging it, showing that his goals are not purely self-serving.
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Ch. 514The Evil God Who Wanted Redemption

Chapter Summary: The Evil God Who Wanted Redemption

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kerlais Peiqi Laimo is introduced as an extraordinarily powerful Evil God who began life as a low-ranking, two-winged Angel familiar created by another god.
  • Unlike most Angels, who remain dependent on their creators or merely change masters after developing limited self-awareness, Kerlais escaped divine control and gradually evolved into an independent Peak Seventh Tier existence.
  • He originally possessed the [Angel] Dominion, but publicly appeared to abandon it because it restrained him against gods and prevented advancement to the Eighth Tier.
  • Kerlais later acquired part of the [Summon Familiar] Dominion, despite its apparent incompatibility with his other powers. Because he repeatedly defended and pursued this Dominion, both gods and wizards suspected it held enormous importance.
  • Isaac enters the Mysterious Void to collect part of [Summon Familiar]. There, he discovers that Kerlais’s supposedly discarded [Angel] Dominion is still intact, while [Summon Familiar] is only twenty-three percent complete.
  • Isaac realizes that Kerlais has secretly retained [Angel] as part of a long-term plan: to liberate the Angel race, forge new Divine Authority, reach the Eighth Tier, and possibly transform himself from an Evil God into a True God.
  • Isaac concludes that Kerlais’s idea of “liberation” would probably amount to making all Angels his own dependents rather than granting them genuine independence. Kerlais currently has no viable method for giving Angels true self-awareness.
  • Because Isaac lacks the strength to collect a meaningful portion of the complete [Angel] Dominion, he chooses to harvest [Summon Familiar] instead, believing it will provide greater benefits to the Divine Tome.
  • Kerlais furiously curses Isaac, but Isaac blocks him out and continues the collection.

Character Developments

  • Kerlais: His history establishes him as an unprecedented Angel who achieved true individuality and immense power. His apparent abandonment of [Angel] is revealed to have been a deception. His ambitions are shown to be broader than simple power: he wants to free Angels, overcome his limitations, and erase the stigma of being an Evil God.
  • Isaac: He demonstrates careful calculation and emotional detachment. Although intrigued by the possibility of completing the [Angel] Great Path, he pragmatically chooses [Summon Familiar], prioritizing an achievable gain and the advancement of the Divine Tome over a more ambitious but currently useless fragment of [Angel].

Significant Themes

  • Freedom versus control: Kerlais escaped his creator’s control, yet his proposed liberation of the Angel race may simply replace one master with another.
  • The nature of identity: Angels are created beings with immense potential but little capacity for independent consciousness. Kerlais’s self-evolution is presented as an extraordinary exception.
  • Redemption and legitimacy: Kerlais wants to become a True God not only for greater power but also to escape the universal hostility directed toward Evil Gods.
  • Pragmatism versus ambition: Isaac rejects the grander possibility of pursuing the [Angel] Dominion because he cannot obtain enough of it to make a difference.
  • Hidden power and deception: Kerlais’s secret retention of [Angel] shows that public appearances and accepted history do not reflect the full truth of divine struggles.

Important Character Interactions

  • Isaac and Kerlais: Their encounter is indirect but confrontational. Isaac invades the Mysterious Void to claim part of a Dominion Kerlais considers vital, while Kerlais reacts with furious curses. Isaac ignores him, emphasizing the imbalance between Kerlais’s emotional outrage and Isaac’s calculated purpose.
  • Kerlais and the gods: Kerlais’s existence challenges the gods’ assumptions about Angels and threatens their control over their creations. His goal of taking command of the entire Angel race would effectively undermine every god who created Angels.
  • Kerlais and the Angels: Kerlais views himself as a potential liberator, but Isaac’s analysis suggests that he would merely become their new master, leaving the question of true Angel independence unresolved.
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Ch. 515Fifth Tier, Legendary Wizard Isaac!

Chapter Summary: Fifth Tier, Legendary Wizard Isaac!

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kerlais struggles helplessly as Isaac forcibly siphons away his Dominion of [Summon Familiar] through the Outer God Trading Ritual.
  • Kerlais refuses to accept Isaac’s proposed trade, correctly suspecting that cooperating would accelerate the loss of his Dominion. Instead, he secretly gathers strength, hoping to strike Isaac once the mysterious force restraining him weakens.
  • Isaac remains extremely cautious. He monitors his “margin for error” and ends the ritual the moment it falls to 500%, leaving Kerlais with half of his Dominion intact.
  • Kerlais is enraged that Isaac stops before suffering serious injury, while Isaac celebrates obtaining approximately 10% of the Dominion of [Summon Familiar]—twice what he would have gained if Kerlais had accepted the trade.
  • The ritual’s feedback unexpectedly completes Isaac’s advancement to the Fifth Tier, transforming his Magic Power into Legendary Power.
  • Because Isaac advanced through three Great Deeds, he immediately gains four strands of Legendary Power: one from advancement and one from each Great Deed. This grants him combat strength comparable to a Sixth Tier Holy Spirit Wizard.
  • Isaac gains a partial Dominion of the Legendary Gate, whose most important effect guarantees successful trades with Outer Gods and adds a fixed 100% to his margin for error.
  • He begins using the Heart of Wonders to analyze the structure of the Legendary Gate, marking the beginning of a new stage in his research.
  • Isaac also experiences the expanded perspective of a Legendary Wizard and realizes that his former magical theories and ritual arrays contain many flaws.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates his defining traits: caution, strategic manipulation, and opportunism. He intentionally designs the ritual to mislead Kerlais into making the less favorable choice, then withdraws before risking serious harm.
  • His advancement marks a major transformation. He is no longer merely a powerful Fourth Tier wizard but a true Legendary Wizard with vastly improved magical potential and perception.
  • Isaac’s goals remain focused on research and the pursuit of his “Great Path,” particularly through investigating the Legendary Gate and the Heart of Wonders.
  • Kerlais is shown to be intelligent and calculating, but he underestimates Isaac’s caution and fails to recognize the trap in the ritual’s design. His confidence in eventually defeating Isaac is frustrated when Isaac ends the confrontation prematurely.
  • Isaac also reflects appreciatively on his former mentor, Ai Wen, and considers how his success might benefit him, though he recognizes that Ai Wen is better suited to remain an Arcane Master than become a Legendary Wizard.

Significant Themes

  • Cunning versus overwhelming power: Isaac succeeds not by defeating Kerlais through direct force, but by manipulating his opponent’s calculations and controlling the timing of the ritual.
  • The value of caution: Isaac’s willingness to abandon additional gains prevents Kerlais from landing a counterattack, reinforcing that restraint can be more valuable than greed.
  • Advancement through achievement: Great Deeds are presented as the foundation of a wizard’s evolution, granting not only status but tangible Legendary Power.
  • Knowledge and perspective: Isaac’s greatest gain is not simply stronger magic, but the ability to perceive flaws and possibilities that were previously invisible to him.
  • Contracts, exchange, and exploitation: The chapter continues the story’s emphasis on magical trade, using contracts as weapons and showing how their rules can be manipulated.
  • The risks of power: Although Isaac now possesses extraordinary capabilities, he recognizes that challenging gods without the Golden Finger’s protection could still be dangerous.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac and Kerlais: Their confrontation is primarily a battle of strategy. Kerlais attempts to endure the ritual and prepare a counterattack, while Isaac manipulates the situation, drains Kerlais’s Dominion, and retreats before becoming vulnerable.
  • Isaac and Ai Wen: Isaac remembers Ai Wen as his soul mentor and considers repaying him by improving his standing within the Truth Association, showing gratitude despite his otherwise calculating nature.
  • Isaac and the gods/Outer Gods: The Legendary Gate greatly strengthens Isaac’s ability to bargain with divine beings, guaranteeing successful trades with Outer Gods and potentially allowing him to use them as subjects for testing his abilities.
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Ch. 516Arcane Master? Truth Wizard!

Chapter Summary: “Arcane Master? Truth Wizard!”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac completes his advancement and realizes that becoming a Fifth Tier Wizard does not automatically make one a Legendary Wizard. Legendary Wizards possess a life rank comparable to Sixth Tier deities, explaining why most senior Wizards never advance further.
  • He reviews his future research priorities:
    1. Developing Bloodline Wizards.
    2. Replicating and analyzing the Sixth Tier Physical Enhancement Potion.
    3. Studying the Demon Tome to better understand and guide the evolution of Divine Tomes.
  • After arranging for the necessary resources, Isaac travels to the Truth Association’s headquarters in the City of a Thousand Towers to register his advancement and collect resources.
  • His arrival gives him a deeper insight into Arcane Masters. He realizes that Arcane Masters are essentially Legendary Wizards whose shared [Legend] is Truth, while ordinary Legendary Wizards possess many different individual [Legends].
  • This revelation inspires a new direction for his Bloodline Wizard project: rather than relying solely on a magical item or an abstract Bloodline Concept, Isaac considers creating a shared [Legend] of Bloodline, modeled after the Arcane Masters’ [Truth].

Character Development

  • Isaac’s worldview expands after advancement. He no longer merely borrows higher-level perspectives, such as the God of Gourmet’s, but begins to understand the reasoning and existence of beings near the level of deities.
  • He becomes more confident in organizing large-scale research projects, prioritizing them according to long-term value and feasibility.
  • His scientific and experimental mindset remains central. Isaac is willing to “imitate” or even “plagiarize” existing systems if doing so allows him to understand and improve upon them.
  • His encounter with the City of a Thousand Towers sparks a major conceptual breakthrough regarding the future of Bloodline Wizards.

Significant Themes

  • Advancement and perspective: Greater power brings not only stronger abilities but also a fundamentally broader understanding of reality.
  • Knowledge as power: Isaac’s next stage of growth depends on research, experimentation, and the accumulation of technical understanding rather than combat alone.
  • Imitation and innovation: The chapter presents imitation as a legitimate step toward originality, emphasizing that Isaac can adapt existing principles into a new system.
  • Creation of supernatural systems: Isaac seeks to build an entirely new path by combining the strengths of Knights and Wizards while giving Bloodline Wizards their own innate magic and developmental structure.
  • Truth and identity: The shared [Truth] of Arcane Masters reveals that a collective ideal or [Legend] can define an entire class of beings, suggesting that “Bloodline” could similarly become the foundation of a new race or profession.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac does not engage in extended direct dialogue with other characters in this chapter. His main “interaction” is intellectual:
    • He draws upon the former perspective of the God of Gourmet.
    • He studies the Arcane Masters and Truth Wizards as a model for his own research.
    • He plans to work with his subordinates by having them gather the information and materials required for his experiments.
  • His relationship with the Truth Association is also important: as the elected overlord of the Main World, Isaac expects access to its considerable resources and travels there to formally register his advancement.
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Ch. 517Rights and Obligations of Legendary Wizards

Chapter Summary: “Rights and Obligations of Legendary Wizards”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac travels on foot through the City of a Thousand Towers toward the central mage tower rather than teleporting directly, using his newly expanded understanding of the Legend of [Truth] to perceive the city and magic from a deeper perspective.
  • At the tower, he meets Kael, a white-robed Fifth-Tier Arcane Master and Demigod. Kael’s ability to remain unnoticed among countless powerful spellcasters confirms his extraordinary status.
  • Isaac observes that Kael’s existence challenges accepted beliefs: Fifth-Tier Arcane Masters were generally thought unlikely to reach Demigod strength, suggesting that the Legend of [Truth] may be influencing advancement in unexpected ways.
  • Kael escorts Isaac into the mage tower and explains the rights and responsibilities Isaac gains as a newly advanced Fifth-Tier Legendary Wizard.
  • Isaac learns of two new obligations:
    1. Every thousand years, he must either develop a Small World for the Main World or hunt a non-True-God Sixth-Tier creature.
    2. Every thousand years, he must answer one summons from the Truth Association, involving combat, research, or developing the Endless Wilderness.
  • These obligations are technically voluntary, but refusing them causes Isaac to lose related rights and benefits for the following millennium, with restoration delayed even after he eventually fulfills the requirement.
  • Combat missions are generally preferred because they can satisfy both obligations at once, while research assignments are often avoided because they may not match a wizard’s expertise.
  • Isaac learns that Fifth-Tier wizards gain access to research funding, one freely chosen piece of Sixth-Tier knowledge, and a highly valuable Sixth-Tier resource package.

Character Development

  • Isaac demonstrates increased maturity and insight after advancing to the Legendary realm. He is able to recognize inconsistencies in established magical knowledge and begins suspecting that the Legend of [Truth] may be connected to unusual advancement phenomena.
  • His curiosity remains strong, but he is now more strategic: instead of focusing only on exploration and knowledge, he carefully evaluates the practical benefits attached to his new status.
  • Kael is introduced as a calm, experienced, and unusually powerful Arcane Master. His lack of concern over Isaac’s surprise at his nameless identity suggests humility and familiarity with prejudice surrounding social status.

Significant Themes

  • Truth versus accepted knowledge: Isaac’s advancement allows him to question “common sense,” particularly the supposed limits of Arcane Masters and the relationship between magical paths and the Legend of Truth.
  • Power and responsibility: Greater strength comes with obligations to protect and develop the Main World, emphasizing that elite spellcasters serve a broader civilization.
  • Knowledge as an institution: The Truth Association controls access to advanced knowledge, resources, research funding, and missions, showing how magical progress is organized through institutional systems.
  • Practicality versus idealism: Although wizards are seekers of knowledge, most choose combat summons over research because combat is more efficient and reliably advances their own interests.
  • Social hierarchy: Kael’s apparent commoner background contrasts with his supreme magical status, hinting that intellectual and magical achievement can transcend traditional class distinctions.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac politely apologizes for arriving late, while Kael reassures him that his delay is normal for newly advanced Legendary Wizards who become absorbed in observing the city.
  • Isaac introduces himself and asks for Kael’s name, noticing Kael’s lack of a surname and inferring his low social origins.
  • Kael responds without defensiveness and focuses on guiding Isaac, explaining the institutional rules, benefits, and expectations associated with his new rank.
  • Their interaction establishes a relationship between two powerful seekers of Truth: Isaac is inquisitive and analytical, while Kael is experienced, composed, and familiar with the responsibilities of higher magical advancement.
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Ch. 518Cashing In on the Perks

Chapter Summary: “Cashing In on the Perks”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac registers with the Truth Association and discovers that joining requires only submitting his name; he does not need to prove his strength or sign an initial contract.
  • Rather than claim ordinary resources immediately, Isaac focuses on obtaining knowledge. He initially considers selecting a Sixth Tier Great Arcana, which provides a complete, established system of magical knowledge.
  • After learning more about Arcane Masters and the nature of Great Arcana, Isaac changes his choice. Instead, he requests research materials concerning Legendary [Truth], believing that his Demigod-level intellect will allow him to make valuable discoveries.
  • Arcane Master Kael confirms that such materials can be exchanged, but Isaac must sign a contract forbidding him from privately distributing the information and requiring him to sell any resulting discoveries back to the Truth Association.
  • Isaac receives a Crystal Ball containing completed research, failed experiments, and extensive observational data. He realizes that the Association values even seemingly useless information because of its importance to the study of Truth.
  • After leaving the Truth Association, Isaac visits the Flesh Cult, an organization that supported him during his early development.
  • The Flesh Cult grants him unrestricted access to all of its knowledge, including Potsion, equipment forging, spells, and other magical research.
  • Isaac is offered the position of cult councilor, but declines because it would bring additional authority, examinations, and administrative responsibilities. He prefers to focus on personal research.
  • As a Legendary Wizard, Isaac accepts only two basic obligations: serving as reserve Demigod-level combat strength for the cult and voluntarily helping recruit or cultivate new members.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increasing confidence in his intellectual abilities. He believes that, given access to the proper information, he can successfully exchange for and understand even extremely advanced research.
  • His goals shift from simply acquiring power through Great Arcana to pursuing deeper knowledge of Legendary [Truth].
  • Isaac shows a stronger understanding of institutional politics and responsibility. He recognizes the value of authority but deliberately avoids becoming a councilor so that he can preserve his freedom and concentrate on research.
  • His attitude toward the Flesh Cult reveals gratitude and loyalty. Although the cult gave him fewer benefits than the Outer Gods, its early assistance was crucial when he was still weak.
  • Isaac remains isolated in his Legendary Wizard path and regrets that he currently has little meaningful knowledge or power to give back to the Flesh Cult.

Significant Themes

  • Knowledge versus power: Isaac values research and understanding more than simply collecting resources or established magical systems.
  • The danger and necessity of magical research: Wizards can create miracles but also catastrophic consequences, explaining why powerful magical knowledge is controlled and regulated.
  • Guidance versus restriction: The world cannot completely suppress wizards, so institutions attempt to guide them by controlling access to dangerous knowledge and permitting experimentation outside the Main World.
  • Institutional loyalty and reciprocity: Both the Truth Association and Flesh Cult reward Isaac while attaching different levels of obligation to their benefits.
  • Freedom versus responsibility: Isaac declines a leadership position because greater authority would require greater duties, choosing independence over influence.
  • The importance of early support: Isaac believes assistance received during weakness is more valuable than later rewards given to someone already powerful.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac and Kael: Isaac previously asks Kael about accessing Legendary [Truth] research. Kael provides the necessary information, helping Isaac make an informed decision.
  • Isaac and the Truth Association: The Association gives Isaac access to restricted research under a binding contract. Their relationship is cooperative but carefully regulated because the knowledge could be dangerous.
  • Isaac and the Flesh Cult: A Demigod formally registers Isaac and grants him the cult’s benefits. Isaac feels genuine belonging toward the organization, even though he has not yet been able to repay it.
  • Isaac and the cult leadership: The leadership offers him the prestigious councilor position, but Isaac refuses to avoid administrative obligations and assessments.
  • Isaac and Ai Wen: Isaac mentions his soul mentor to Kael, implying that Ai Wen remains relevant to his affiliations and future interactions, though the mentor does not appear directly in the chapter.
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Ch. 519Returning to Heart Replacement Surgery

Chapter Summary: Resuming the Heart Replacement Surgery

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After receiving the Flesh Cult’s benefits, Isaac concludes that the organization has few treasures useful to Demigods, so he returns to his tower and resumes researching the Bloodline Wizard path.
  • He develops two possible approaches:
    1. Create a wonder similar to the Legendary Gate to support and channel the power of [Bloodline].
    2. Establish a Legend or higher-dimensional concept of [Bloodline], modeled partly on [Truth].
  • Both approaches aim to let humans inherit bloodlines innately, gain spellcasting talent, and awaken the deeper powers and spells contained within their blood.
  • Isaac originally planned to create low-tier Bloodline Wizards first by modifying their hearts. However, after studying bloodline experiments and information related to [Truth], he realizes that the foundation of the entire path—[Bloodline] itself—must be established first.
  • Simply transplanting magic hearts or bloodlines would only imitate the ancient knight system. It could grant spellcasting or physical abilities, but it would not genuinely elevate a person’s life essence or create a true Bloodline Wizard.
  • Existing experiments by the Madheart organization have failed completely: no wizard from the First to Third Tier has successfully completed even a single meaningful bloodline transplantation.
  • Isaac identifies three possible research strategies:
    • Construct the [Bloodline] wonder.
    • Use his Golden Finger to complete initial transplantations and then reverse-engineer the process.
    • Create a Legend [Bloodline], though this would require extensive research into [Truth] and a large accumulation of Faith Power.
  • He decides to begin with the most practical method: use the Golden Finger to successfully transplant several bloodlines, then let other researchers optimize the procedure.
  • Isaac contacts Lapis Lazuli, who quickly gathers the necessary materials and volunteers.
  • Three experimental subjects are prepared, each intended to receive a different bloodline corresponding to one of the major aspects of power:
    • Shaping School: Elemental Arrow, representing magical power.
    • Empowerment School: Magic Blessing, representing the body.
    • Soul School: Soul Pressure, representing the soul.
  • The volunteers are recruited from Isaac and Solomon’s territories rather than being enslaved, reflecting Isaac’s intention to develop Bloodline Wizards as an important and respected force.
  • Each subject is placed beside a living magical creature whose heart will be transplanted. Isaac carefully inspects all materials before beginning the surgery.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates a major shift in understanding. He recognizes that Bloodline Wizards cannot be created merely through physical modification or spellcasting implants; the path must fundamentally transform life essence.
  • He becomes more strategic and pragmatic, separating tasks that require his personal abilities—such as creating wonders and analyzing [Truth]—from technical work that can be delegated.
  • Isaac also shows a long-term vision for Bloodline Wizards. He expects them not only to benefit from [Bloodline], but eventually to spread and strengthen it by generating Faith Power themselves.
  • His treatment of the experimental volunteers reveals a more responsible approach than in earlier experiments involving purchased slaves. He wants the new system to be developed deliberately rather than through disposable subjects.
  • Lapis Lazuli functions as Isaac’s efficient coordinator, rapidly organizing the materials and personnel required for the operation.
  • The three volunteers represent the beginning of a potentially new class of supernatural beings, though their individual personalities are not explored in this chapter.

Significant Themes

  • Creating a new path requires a foundation, not incremental imitation. Isaac realizes that true innovation cannot begin by copying low-level features of existing systems.
  • Life essence versus superficial power. The chapter distinguishes between gaining spells or physical strength and achieving genuine evolution of one’s existence.
  • The relationship between body, magic, and soul. The three planned bloodlines deliberately explore these interconnected dimensions.
  • Research, experimentation, and delegation. Isaac combines theoretical investigation, Golden Finger-assisted breakthroughs, and organized experimentation to overcome problems that ordinary researchers cannot solve.
  • Faith as a source of power. The potential Legend [Bloodline] would require Faith Power, while successful Bloodline Wizards could later help spread and reinforce the concept.
  • Ethics and social development. Recruiting volunteers instead of using slaves suggests that Bloodline Wizards are intended to become a lasting societal institution rather than merely experimental weapons.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac communicates with Lapis Lazuli through the Crystal Ball, ordering her to prepare the transplantation materials. Her swift response highlights her reliability and role in supporting his research.
  • Isaac interacts indirectly with the three volunteers by inspecting their preparations and overseeing the surgery.
  • The chapter also references Isaac’s relationship with Solomon, whose territories provide some of the recruited experimental subjects.
  • Isaac’s research is shaped by the work of the Madheart organization and by his analysis of [Truth], though no direct interaction occurs in the chapter.
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Ch. 520Seed

Chapter Summary: “Seed”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Isaac performs the first Bloodline Transplantation on a man by removing his original heart and replacing it with the heart of an elemental fox.
  • The elemental fox is a weak First Tier magical creature, but it possesses the unusual innate ability Elemental Power, allowing it to convert its magic into different elemental forms.
  • To prevent rejection, Isaac fuses the man’s original heart into the fox heart, enlarging it and making it more compatible with the recipient’s body.
  • He then transforms the fox’s corpse into Bloodline essence and infuses it into the transplanted heart.
  • Isaac inscribes the Elemental Arrow spell formation into the new bloodline, strengthening the fox’s weak innate ability and giving the future Bloodline Wizard a more effective combat spell.
  • The operation succeeds. The recipient’s heart begins spreading blood and magical power through his body, initiating a transformation expected to take several days.
  • Isaac repeats the procedure on two additional subjects, after which Lapis Lazuli takes all three away for observation and further study.
  • Rather than immediately returning to his research into Truth, Isaac begins considering potions as a possible method for developing Bloodline Wizards and creating an alternative advancement path.

Character Developments

  • Isaac demonstrates increasing mastery of magical surgery, Bloodline techniques, spell formations, and biological transformation.
  • His approach reveals that he does not merely want to copy magical creatures’ innate abilities; he intends to improve them through modern spellcraft and structured research.
  • Isaac’s philosophy becomes clearer: Bloodline Wizards should combine inherited power with education, experimentation, and continuous magical optimization.
  • He also begins looking beyond transplantation, Wonder, and Legend, considering potions as a more accessible and scalable way to help Bloodline Wizards advance.
  • The three test subjects become the first experimental Bloodline Wizards created through Isaac’s refined transplantation process, though their final results remain unknown.

Significant Themes

  • Scientific experimentation and innovation: Isaac treats magical surgery as a research process, refining each stage and planning to study the subjects after their bloodlines fully fuse.
  • The fusion of nature and artificial magic: He combines a creature’s innate bloodline with a deliberately inscribed wizard spell, showing how natural abilities can be enhanced through magical engineering.
  • Knowledge as power: Isaac believes Bloodline Wizards should not rely solely on inherited abilities; learning and research are essential to reaching greater strength.
  • Accessibility and scalability: Since transplantation and advanced bloodline techniques are difficult and time-consuming, Isaac searches for potions as a potentially simpler advancement method.
  • Transformation and identity: The transplanted heart, altered bloodline, and gradual bodily and spiritual changes suggest that becoming a Bloodline Wizard is a complete restructuring of the individual.

Character Interactions

  • Isaac works directly on the unnamed recipient, carefully performing the heart transplant and controlling every stage of the procedure.
  • He interacts indirectly with the elemental fox, using its heart, body, and innate power as the foundation for the new bloodline.
  • Lapis Lazuli assists by taking the three transformed subjects away after the operations, allowing Isaac to begin analyzing and refining the process.
  • Isaac’s interaction with the subjects is primarily experimental and clinical, but his careful efforts to minimize rejection and strengthen their abilities show his investment in their successful transformation.
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