Chapter 279 - 213: Isaac: Stone? Stone Is Also Flesh and Blood

Chapter 279: Chapter 213: Isaac: Stone? Stone Is Also Flesh and Blood

As the Dimension Apostles and goblins explored wave after wave, a clearer picture of Isman Valley quickly formed in Isaac’s mind.

What troubled Isaac was that the situation in the valley was the worst-case scenario—it checked all the boxes.

Unlike the lush vegetation outside, the valley’s interior was clearly more severely affected. As far as the eye could see, there were only barren, grayish-yellow stone walls covered in traces of elemental distortion. Not a speck of green could be found in the entire valley!

To Isaac’s greater despair, the valley was teeming with wandering Earth Elemental Spirits!

Among them were even six High-level Earth Elemental Spirits!

They were covered in scars, evidence of a fierce battle. Yet, when these few Earth Elementals gathered, they were in perfect harmony. Clearly, the wounds weren’t from fighting each other.

The conclusion, then...

was quite obvious...

’Damn you, Siwal!’

’No wonder he chose this place to test my combat prowess!’

There were six High-Level Elemental Spirits outside the Sub-plane, veritable Blood Bull Demons with high attack and defense. The difficulty was considerable, to say nothing of the powerful Demon within the Sub-plane capable of crippling at least six High-Level Elemental Spirits...

"Sigh..." Isaac sighed, but he had no intention of turning back.

’It’s difficult, but not impossible. I just need to gather more intelligence...’

A glint flashed in Isaac’s eyes as his [Analysis] Authority operated at full capacity. Streams of intelligence from the Dimension Apostles flowed through his mind, where the [Analysis] Authority completely dismantled, reassembled, and then fed the data into the Technique in his mind.

In truth, Earth Elemental Spirits weren’t that difficult for a Wizard to handle. This was especially true for Isaac, whose learning ability was maxed out. If he went back and casually learned some Dissociation Class Magic, he could deal with them easily—even the High-level Earth Elemental Spirits.

That is, unless they possessed an Authority that could resist Dissociation Magic. The probability of that was extremely low, however. After all, even among Transcendents, only Wizards could stably master a specific Authority. Even Knights could only master an Authority with a high probability; it wasn’t a certainty.

Therefore, for Demons, awakening an Authority was almost entirely random.

Of course, even if they had awakened a corresponding Authority, it would still be simple for Isaac. He could just bombard them with the Magic Cannon. After all, when using that move, his Magic Power was Infinite.

However, Isaac didn’t want to do that.

He had a more complex, but more satisfying, approach in mind.

He would use the intelligence gathered by the Dimension Apostles, dismantle it with his [Analysis] Authority, and integrate it into his current Magic System to optimize it and solve this problem.

And wouldn’t you know it, he found just the thing: Flesh Mutation!

This was a Magic he had modified from his own Talent Spell. It could cause an enemy’s flesh to mutate, growing bizarre limbs or causing a piece of their tissue to come to life on its own. It was a very sinister Magic.

However, as Isaac’s power grew rapidly and he faced stronger enemies, this Magic, with its long wind-up time, was quickly phased out.

But now, it seemed its time to shine had come again!

The "seemed" was because the Magic still needed some optimization and upgrades. After all, Flesh Mutation only targeted flesh, and the valley was currently full of Earth Elemental Spirits. They were made of clumps of earth from head to toe, with no flesh for the Magic to mutate.

So!

This Magic needed a small upgrade. For example, he could optimize it by changing its target from the specific substance of "flesh" to the vague Concept of "flesh."

This would drastically increase its range of targets. The clumps of earth that made up the Earth Elemental Spirits’ bodies would then fall under the Concept of "flesh," giving the Magic something to mutate!

But this alone wasn’t a foolproof plan, as the upgrade could fail. After all, incorporating something like a Concept into Magic was not easy.

So Isaac also prepared a Plan B: create a new Magic that could transform other substances into flesh.

This plan had a fairly high chance of success. Because Isaac possessed the Dimension World he had acquired from the Master of Billions of Flesh, achieving this wouldn’t be too difficult.

Therefore, even though the Dimension Apostles had already scouted out the situation inside, Isaac and Liu Li remained hidden in the Phase Space, quietly watching the Apostles charge in wave after wave. They were smashed into meat paste by the Earth Elemental Spirits, only to return from the Dimension World to the Real World and be smashed into meat paste all over again...

During this time, even the Three-eyed Goblin stationed at the valley entrance summoning its goblin minions died several times. Although the Earth Elemental Spirits were made of earthen clumps—even their brains were rocks—they weren’t that stupid.

Enemies were pouring in endlessly from the valley entrance. Though they were all weak, even a constant stream of flies is annoying, so the elementals naturally came out to investigate.

Unfortunately for them, the Dimension Apostles’ lives were bound to Isaac’s Dimension World. They couldn’t be killed by conventional means.

So even though the Dimension Apostles were no match for the elementals, they continuously fed intelligence back to Isaac’s mind. Moreover, the constant harassment made the elementals extremely irritable, which would be beneficial for Isaac’s upcoming battle—a pleasant surprise.

After all, Earth Elemental Spirits were sluggish by nature. Now that they were also enraged, they would become even more so.

Soon, Isaac’s magical optimization was complete. As a Legendary Mage who had profited from multiple deals with the Master of Billions of Flesh and emerged unscathed every time, Isaac already possessed a deep understanding of the Concept of "flesh." With the assistance of his [Analysis] Authority, he successfully integrated the Concept of "flesh" into his Flesh Mutation Magic!

In other words, from this moment on, his Flesh Mutation Magic would now be effective even against Demons like Earth Elemental Spirits, which were made entirely of earthen clumps. The effect might be slightly weaker and take longer to activate, however.

But that didn’t matter. The now-enraged Earth Elemental Spirits had even duller senses, giving Isaac ample time to prepare his Casting.

In fact, this optimization didn’t push the Magic to its limit. On the contrary, it had given it a new lease on life, raising its potential ceiling. It could absolutely be further optimized into Privilege Magic, or even Authority Magic!

Unfortunately...

This Magic was quite complex. To optimize it into Privilege Magic, imitating a single Authority wouldn’t be enough; it would require the coordination of multiple Authorities. The difficulty was immense. Even for Isaac, it would take a great deal of time and experimentation to develop. So for now, he would have to make do with this low-spec version.

Of course, even the low-spec version was enough!

SHRAAAK!

A vicious Demon Claw shot out from behind Isaac’s head, its five sharp fingers spread menacingly. In its palm, a crimson Demon Eye split open, and a bloody radiance of Magic Power began to shower the interior of Isman Valley!

The battle had begun!