Chapter 377 - 279: New Love and Old Love

Chapter 377: Chapter 279: New Love and Old Love

In a laboratory within the Mage Tower, Isaac, dressed in a black Wizard Robe, stood in the center of a wicked and twisted Magic Array. He held out his pale hands. His left was wreathed in profound, dark-red Divine Power, while his right blazed with a ghastly green Flame. The first was the Divine Power of the Dimensional Demon God, Purgatory, and the second was the Flame of the Evil God, Asaphis.

Above his head, Demon Claw Harmon opened its five wicked claws. In its palm floated a blood-red eyeball whose pupil constantly shifted and twisted—the Divine Power of the Evil God, the Master of Thousand Eyes.

These three sources of evil god power were the materials Isaac planned to use to construct a Virtual Divinity. At present, his Miracle wasn’t yet that powerful, so the Virtual Divinity he was building was only Tier Four.

Of course, if he were to pour in Divine Power without regard for cost, he might even be able to forge a Tier Five, or perhaps even a Tier Six, True God!

’But that would be too risky. If it were too powerful, I’m worried my Miracle wouldn’t be able to control it. It’s best to wait until I’ve studied such an Existence further before attempting to create one.’

’For now, Tier Four is enough. It’s just for practice, anyway.’

However, even if it was just for practice, that didn’t mean the Divine Power of any random Deity would do. For example, Isaac wouldn’t use the Divine Power of a True God—not that he was afraid of offending them.

Miracle·Divine Sealing was very similar to his Legend, "God-Usurper." Both allowed a mortal to obtain the magnificent power of a Deity.

The difference was that "God-Usurper," as its name suggested, essentially stole a Deity’s power, which would inevitably provoke a backlash from the Deity. Miracle·Divine Sealing, however, was fundamentally about reorganizing and remaking Divine Power to form a completely new Divine Power!

Therefore, the Divine Power it utilized was, in essence, the same as a Knight’s Battle Qi or a Wizard’s Magic Power—a renewable resource. In fact, because the amount taken was so minuscule, the Deity themselves might not even notice that a little bit of their Divine Power was missing.

Thus, Miracle·Divine Sealing was an incredibly heaven-defying Magic. Of course, if it weren’t so heaven-defying, it wouldn’t have been dignified with the name "Miracle."

To get back on track, although using the power of these Deities wouldn’t draw their enmity, Isaac still didn’t plan to use the Divine Power of a True God. At least, not right now. This was because the tier of the Virtual Divinity he could weave was limited. And predictably, many battles awaited him in the Endless Tower. If his tier was insufficient, he would have to make up for it with raw combat power.

And under normal circumstances, most True Gods couldn’t win a one-on-one fight against an Outer God of the same level!

Although those who succeed at Becoming a God are generally not useless, as the saying goes, there are still differences between geniuses. The environment is simply too harsh; those without real ability would have long been eliminated by Wizards or their own peers. This was especially true now, with the rapid development of the Path of Wizardry.

After all, those Great Creations didn’t just appear out of thin air...

HISS... HAAAH...

Standing in the center of the Magic Array, struggling to restrain the three types of Divine Power, Isaac took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. The anticipation in his eyes quickly gave way to calm. With a thought, starlike motes of miraculous light appeared.

Miracle·Divine Sealing activated!

Drawn by the Miracle Magic, the three types of Divine Power began to tremble and break down before converging toward a central point.

Seeing this, a faint light flashed in Isaac’s eyes as his "Analysis" Authority activated. At the same time, a small, dark fissure opened behind his head. An intangible, formless ribbon extended from it, connecting to Isaac’s brain.

Having previously analyzed a Deity, Isaac’s preparatory measures for related experiments were now quite thorough.

Soon, under the guidance of the Miracle, the three strands of Divine Power perfectly reorganized and reformed into a new Divine Power—a slightly illusory eyeball with a green pupil.

The gaze of this eyeball was very calm, or rather, vacant. This was because it was currently just a mass of ownerless Divine Power. Only when Isaac bestowed it upon another living being would it begin to look around erratically like the previous eyeball.

Of course, it wouldn’t necessarily look around erratically. Its specific behavior would depend on the personality of its new owner.

The eyeball floated silently in mid-air. A ring of faint red Flame wreathed its surface, lending it a terrifying aura.

At this point, the Virtual Divinity was...

Of course not complete. How could a mere three strands of pathetically weak Divine Power possibly create a Tier Four Divine Species?

Even a Miracle couldn’t violate the law of conservation of energy.

Of course, the reason a Miracle was a Miracle was because it was, by its very nature, incredible!

So, all Isaac had to do now was supply this somewhat illusory eyeball with enough energy, and it would become a genuine Virtual Divinity!

The Virtual Divinity wasn’t picky about energy; even Ordinary Magic Power would suffice. In theory, if he were to toss it into a Dimension World, it would rapidly absorb enough Magic Power on its own to become a true Virtual Divinity, even without Isaac’s intervention.

However, Isaac didn’t do that. Firstly, while any energy could be used, there were still high and low grades of energy. For a Virtual Divinity, Divine Power was naturally the most suitable. Different types of energy didn’t affect the Divinity’s strength or power type, but they did affect how long the Virtual Divinity would last.

A Virtual Divinity filled with Divine Power would, in theory, last for an Infinite amount of time!

It could be said that other than being unable to increase its own power, it was no different from a real Divinity.

Secondly, while there was no limit to the number of times Miracle·Divine Sealing could be used, there was a limit to the number of Virtual Divinities he could control. He could, at most, control three Virtual Divinities of the same tier simultaneously. He would lose control over any additional ones.

Therefore, while using a Dimension to charge it was convenient, it wasn’t necessary. After all, it’s not like he could mass-produce Soldiers with them. Charging it manually would also provide more data, which would be very beneficial for his future research.

Thus, Isaac first glanced around cautiously. After confirming Shushu was nowhere in sight, he waved his hand. A large pile of miscellaneous Divine Fragments appeared in the air, instantly dissolving into pure Divine Power and merging completely into the illusory Virtual Divinity.

These were all snacks Isaac had prepared for Shushu. As Shushu’s power grew, its need for Divine Fragments had decreased. It wasn’t that they were useless, but the "experience points" a single fragment provided were simply too low. And since Shushu’s appetite was limited, a good number of them had accumulated.

Of course, even so, Divine Fragments were still Shushu’s favorite food. That was why Isaac had observed his surroundings before acting—he was afraid Shushu would be unhappy if it saw.

Fortunately, he had confirmed beforehand that Shushu wouldn’t be coming over, so by the time all the Divine Fragments had merged into the Virtual Divinity, Shushu still hadn’t appeared.

Shushu: "Achoo!"

"Squeak?" Shushu sniffled, its brow furrowing slightly. It curled its tail in front of itself and adjusted the small glasses on its long snout, turning its attention back to the scroll before it. Written on it were its notes on the use of Divine Arts and Divine Authority.

’Although the Virtual Divinity’s Power Level is higher than mine, it might not be as skilled in applying its power. This scroll is definitely necessary. I have to finish it before the Endless Tower opens; there isn’t much time left.’