Chapter 436 - 323: Terrifying Real World

Chapter 436: Chapter 323: Terrifying Real World

After a glance at the battlefield confirmed everything was still under control, Isaac tossed out the Magic Invitation in his hand. Magic Power gathered, and a sapphire-blue portal materialized before him. He retracted the Divine Shadow and Demon Claw behind him, then stepped through the portal, holding the Divine Spirit Book.

In the past three years, although the Fighting God was gone, the combat strength of the Underground Palace City had not diminished. In fact, it had grown. The number of Deities had increased to six. While two of them were non-combat Deities, their power still far exceeded that of most Tier Four Underground Palace Demons.

Furthermore, the Follower Legion had produced seven or eight Tier Three Followers. In terms of native combat strength alone, the current Underground Palace City could definitely rank number one!

Before this, Isaac had been confident they could be number one, even when counting outsiders. But now, a Grand Arcanist had appeared, one who had attempted to prove the path to greatness...

Now, it was hard to say.

’There’s always a bigger fish.’

...

Passing through the sapphire-blue magic portal, Isaac arrived in a spacious conference hall. A massive round table sat in the middle of the hall, with Wizards in robes of various colors sitting sparsely around it.

Looking at the crowd, a flicker of surprise crossed Isaac’s eyes. ’There are this many Tier Four Mages?’

A quick glance revealed at least thirty of them!

And that was before everyone had even arrived. Once they were all here, there would probably be even more.

After scanning the room, Isaac walked straight to Olisti and sat down beside him. Of all the people present, Olisti was the only one he was relatively familiar with. Although he had some contact with the others over the years through his connection with Olisti, their relationships could hardly be called good.

This was mainly because they always held prejudice against Isaac for his Mad Witch origins. This wariness had reached its peak, especially after they learned he could create a Virtual Divinity and the Divine Spirit Book, which could enslave Deities!

After all, not everyone was Olisti. And even Olisti himself was not without his reservations about Isaac.

It was true that he admired Isaac’s attitude toward Knowledge. But at the same time, he utterly detested Isaac’s habit of frequently dealing with Outer Gods. However, Isaac was always very discreet when interacting with him, never revealing a single shred of the Knowledge he obtained from them.

Of course, what was more important was that Isaac’s ideas were incredibly unconventional. Conversing with him usually led to great insights.

Not to mention, Isaac, who had mastered the [Analysis] Authority, was a truly perfect research assistant!

While those guys from the Alchemy Faction could create High-level Alchemy Creatures that possessed the [Analysis] Authority, production was so low that they usually only circulated within their respective Wizard Organizations and were extremely difficult to purchase.

Forget him; even some less-established Tier Five Legendary Wizards might not be able to buy one...

Therefore, even though Isaac didn’t help often, Olisti’s research had still progressed significantly faster.

It was because of these factors that he could accept Isaac, who was hurtling down the Path of the Mad Witch. If it were any other Mad Witch, Olisti’s attitude would be the same as the other Wizards.

However, after taking their seats, the two did not speak. Instead, they silently mulled things over, which was the case for every Wizard in the hall.

Because this concerned the path to greatness, everyone’s mind was filled with numerous questions, and many of these questions were the same...

For instance, the Grand Arcanist was only Tier Four, so why was he able to directly begin the process of attaining greatness?

Did he fail because his tier wasn’t high enough?

It was clearly a change that would benefit the world, so why did it trigger such a massive backlash?

Was this a necessary trial on the path to greatness, a consequence of failure, or was he simply stopped by the Great Wizards behind the Endless Tower?

Questions like these filled the minds of every Wizard present. Other than the Grand Arcanist himself, no one could answer them. Therefore, any discussion at this point would only add to their worries.

Time slowly passed. Isaac and the others didn’t have to wait long. An hour later, the last Wizard entered the hall. Isaac looked around and discovered that there were a hundred and six Tier Four Mages alone!

Including the Grand Arcanist who had yet to appear, the world of the Wilderness Dungeon actually contained one hundred and seven Tier Four Mages!

And that wasn’t even counting the Tier Four Knights.

And this was just one of the many Tier Four worlds under the Endless Tower...

At this thought, Isaac couldn’t help but be stunned. He had a new appreciation for the power of the Real World. ’Generally speaking, the further one goes on the Path of the Extraordinary, the fewer people there are. If there are this many at Tier Four, then what about Tier Five? And Tier Six?’

’No wonder the Wizard Civilization could terrify the Gods so thoroughly. They were just one step away from locking them up as pets!’

As Isaac was lost in his thoughts, a sapphire-blue portal appeared. A Grand Arcanist in a silver robe stepped out. With his white hair and beard, he looked just like Gandalf—a very stereotypical Wizard image. If not for the Arcane Art fluctuations emanating from him, Isaac would have almost mistaken him for a Tier Four Miracle Mage.

It was worth mentioning that because the path of the Arcanist was established relatively recently, it didn’t have as many names for its tiers as Legendary Wizards or Knights, which had nearly one name per level. Arcanists had only two titles in total—Arcanist and Grand Arcanist!

Below Tier Three, they were Arcanists. From Tier Three onward, they were Grand Arcanists.

Isaac wasn’t entirely clear on the specifics of the Arcanist’s path, only that it was related to Magic. It seemed that with each advancement in their realm, they had to inscribe a higher-level Arcane Art. Therefore, Arcanists generally possessed powerful combat abilities on top of their formidable research skills.

After all, unlike the Talent Witchcraft of Legendary Wizards, Arcanists could choose the Arcane Arts for their promotion. Although the upper limit was somewhat lower—making it impossible for heaven-defying Magic like Isaac’s Miracle Magic·God Sealing to appear—the lower limit was set very high.

Moreover, Arcanists could also walk the path to greatness. So, on the whole, the average Arcanist was much stronger than the average Legendary Wizard.

Of course, Mad Witches—a bunch of degenerate gamblers—were the exception.

After the Silver-robed Mage took his seat, he dispensed with the pleasantries. With a wave of his hand, he sent out a ray of light, and a stack of parchments suddenly appeared before everyone. At the same time, he spoke, "The Great Creation... has failed."

"!!!"

His very first words stunned the entire room. Isaac and the others froze, their hands still reaching for the parchments, and stared at the Silver-robed Mage in shock. They hadn’t expected him to be so direct!

Before the stunned crowd could recover and ask any questions, the Silver-robed Mage continued, "There are two reasons for the failure. First, the Law-Breaking Swordsman can currently only break through to Tier Four, and the limit of this Extraordinary Power is also Tier Four. It does not possess infinite potential like the Path of the Knight."

At these words, everyone nodded thoughtfully. They were already aware of this point; after all, they had all studied the path to greatness to some extent. This included the second point the Silver-robed Mage was about to make.

"Second, the Law-Breaking Swordsman can only be awakened by humans within the Wilderness Dungeon."

Hearing this, the crowd nodded again. It made sense. A Great Creation, especially one related to an Extraordinary Power, must satisfy both conditions. Most related experiments in the Wizarding World currently either fulfilled the first condition or the second, but not both. Naturally, they could not be called "great."