Sorcerer's Handbook-Chapter 660: The Secret of Deities
To condense a Divinity and create a deity!?
Ash and his companions’ eyes widened in shock.
They realized they were on the brink of unraveling one of the greatest mysteries of the sorcerer world: the birth of deities!
Logically, spirits are special life forms nurtured by sorcerers through virtual realm resonance within their knowledge. Deities should be similar.
Yet, whether Deya consulted the Gospel Book or Sonya investigated within the Stars, the conclusion was always the same: mortals simply cannot nurture deities.
Sonya had a lot to say on this matter. She had researched all legendary sorcerers in the Stars Kingdom over the past 1668 years. Except for three whose whereabouts were unknown, all other legendary sorcerers had stopped at Ruby Mountain, never summoning a deity or reaching the demigod realm.
Even when Sonya made a Pact with Trozan, Professor Sister shook her head, indicating she didn’t know. Trozan also believed that deities and spirits were almost entirely different life forms, and that sorcerers couldn’t nurture deities through virtual realm resonance.
Unlike Sonya, who was new to the Sanctuary social circle, Trozan had been part of it for years. Despite her sharp tongue, she had heard many legendary secrets.
In the legends of the past within the Stars, there must have been those whose Spellcasting Sect realm broke through to the demigod level, but they still couldn’t summon deities. They could only stand atop Ruby Mountain, gazing at the sky, living out their days in solitude.
If virtual realm resonance could summon deities, no matter how difficult, in a nation like the Stars, filled with problem solvers, at least one or two legends would have forcefully cracked the deity mystery. Yet, there were no such records. Everyone had to admit that the legendary level was the end for sorcerers.
Ordinary sorcerers couldn’t even fathom the chasm between mortals and deities. Only a small handful of legendary sorcerers at the pinnacle understood the depth of despair they faced.
This is why the Alchemist King suffered a major setback in the Divine Lord Inheritance.
Was the renowned legend of the Stars, the Alchemist King, who had battled through the Abyss multiple times, a reckless fool? Of course not. The virtual realm’s elimination process was robust. Sorcerers with significant survival flaws were eliminated in the earlier layers. Those who reached the legendary level, no matter how reckless, were taught caution by fate.
But the Alchemist King knew this might be his only chance in life.
Having found no path forward, if he missed this opportunity, he would never reach the Divine Dominion.
With competitors around, he had no choice but to be reckless, to take risks. Only then did he have a chance to win!
He was simply unlucky.
The answer Deya got from the Gospel Book was even more intriguing-only sorcerers who step into the Divine Dominion can uncover the truth about deities.
This was bizarre.
It was well-known that the most straightforward way for a sorcerer to open the Gate of Truth to a higher level was to independently summon a more advanced spirit.
Like Ash, who still couldn’t open the Gate of Truth because he hadn’t summoned a single spirit on his own.
To create a deity, one must first achieve demigod status. But without a deity to open the Gate of Truth to a higher level, how could a sorcerer become a demigod?
When the Witch brought up this intelligence, Ash’s first reaction was-if you need to become a demigod sorcerer to create a deity, but to become a demigod sorcerer you must first create a deity, isn’t this a deadlock?
Not only did Ash and his companions find it odd, but all legendary sorcerers knew something was amiss.
Their only hope lay in the “Angel of Ruby Mountain”-once you gather the colorless wing and find the Angel of Ruby Mountain, it will open the trial to enter the Divine Dominion for you.
But like the Golden Fish, Rainbow Tail, and faded dream, the Angel of Ruby Mountain is also an untouchable, distant legend.
Ash and his companions thought they would have to reach Ruby Mountain before they could unravel the mystery of deity creation.
Unexpectedly, in the Distant Sky Domain, this secret sought them out.
“To create a deity, one must first condense a divinity, and there are two schools for condensing divinity.”
The nightmare generously shared the information that legendary sorcerers craved: “These are the Virtual Divinity School and the Soul Divinity School.”
“The Soul Divinity School is the oldest method of Godsmithing, where sorcerers use their own soul as the base for the divinity, integrating concepts into it. This school is divided into two paths. The first path involves sorcerers performing actions related to certain concepts, infusing them with ideas, beliefs, and will, until the concept breaks through its shell and hatches into a deity.”
“But this path cannot be completed in one or two generations; it may take dozens of generations, hundreds, or even thousands of years to hatch a deity. The advantage is that even ordinary sorcerers can participate in this Godsmithing plan, with no requirement on sorcerer strength.”
Ash and Vesser both thought of the four divine eras of Senlo’s past.
“The second path is where sorcerers possess a complete Godsmithing Ritual Track. As long as they prepare the necessary materials and execute the ritual according to the steps, they can create the corresponding deity. This path also has no requirement on sorcerer strength.”
The nightmare continued, “However, both paths of the Soul Divinity School, whether it’s the hatching method or the ritual method, will ultimately encounter the Virtual Realm curse. In fact, the Virtual Realm curse is the final step of the Soul Divinity School.”
“In the past, many sorcerers who attempted Godsmithing failed because they couldn’t withstand the final step of the Virtual Realm curse, leading to their efforts being in vain, concepts shattering, and even death and soul annihilation. Moreover, the first step of the Soul Divinity School is to integrate the concept into the soul, which alone can take sorcerers years.”
Upon hearing this, Ash and the others understood that the nightmare did not intend for them to pursue the Soul Divinity School. After all, the Specter’s Inheritance was about to explode, and they had at most a few days left, not months.
“Thus, sorcerers invented the safer, more ingenious, yet more complex Virtual Divinity School,” the nightmare explained. “As long as the necessary materials are prepared, a virtual divinity can be constructed using procedures, and finally, the concept is filled in. The concept will then fuse with the materials, transforming into a new deity!”
Ash pondered, “Whether it’s the Virtual Divinity School or the Soul Divinity School, both require the use of concepts… What exactly is a concept?”
Even Sonya and Deya, not to mention Vesser, had heard of their adventures on the Time Continent, and naturally knew that Ash had once acquired a secret concept. They all thought to themselves that this man was quite adept at lying.
Nightmare wasn’t surprised at all by Ash’s question. It replied earnestly, “A concept is simply a concept. You mustn’t know too much, or you’ll be infected by the secret toxin. All you need to know is that a concept is the primary material for deities; all deities are born from concepts.”
Ah, so that’s it!
Ash and the others exchanged glances, realizing this was the secret of the deities!
No wonder legendary sorcerers couldn’t create deities, and no wonder the heroic soul legion valued concepts so much!
Spirits are born from knowledge, while deities are born from concepts! Sorcerers can acquire the former from reality, but the latter can only be obtained in the Virtual Realm!
The problem is, it seems all the concepts in the Virtual Realm are concentrated on the Time Continent, and the concepts of the Time Continent are all in the hands of the heroic soul legion!
Even if a sorcerer reaches Ruby Mountain and finally understands the relationship between deities and concepts, they can’t return to the Time Continent to seize the concepts!
Moreover, the Divine Sovereigns seem to have modified the concepts, embedding them into the soul summoning spirits. Even if Ash hadn’t given the soul summoning spirit to Lise, he probably wouldn’t know how to separate the secret concept from the soul summoning spirit.
From Nightmare’s words, it’s clear that in the past, concepts weren’t exactly abundant, but they could at least be obtained by sorcerers. That’s why sorcerers invented the Virtual Divinity School and Soul Divinity School to nurture deities. But now, sorcerers can’t even get their hands on concepts, and the methods to condense divinity are nearly lost in the Virtual Realm.
As for why this situation has occurred, one term leaps into their minds-Divine Sovereign!
Honestly, Ash isn’t one for conspiracy theories, but given the current ‘desolate’ and ‘bare’ state of the Virtual Realm, even if it’s not the work of the Divine Sovereigns, it’s certainly what they wanted!
Ash even thinks, what wasteland is Senlo? The Virtual Realm is the real wasteland!
At least Senlo can still find divine era heritage, while the Virtual Realm has had its heritage dug up by the Divine Sovereigns! Now that an Angel heritage has appeared, the Divine Sovereigns are eager to intervene and seize it!
“What kind of deity do you want us to create?” Vesser asked, though she already had a suspicion.
Nightmare raised a hand, and the floor of the hall suddenly rose, revealing a hidden crystal wall beneath.
Inside the crystal wall, a pink little fox was curled up, looking incredibly cute.
“This is a concept the originals have mastered for hundreds of years, and it’s the foundation of the Dreaming Celestium-the Into Dreams concept,” Nightmare explained. “I want you to use the Into Dreams concept as material to create a deity-Nightmare!”
“The biggest difference between a concept and a deity is that a concept can only influence related matters, while a deity can control related laws. Therefore, even though the originals mastered the Into Dreams concept, they couldn’t control the Dreaming Celestium, and were attacked and annihilated, leaving only the Nightmare Inheritance.”
“But if you can create the Nightmare deity, besides the deity itself, you can also reconstruct the Dreaming Celestium and even control the Celestium.”
“What benefits do we get from controlling the Celestium?” Ash realized this seemed to be the biggest temptation Nightmare offered, but they were clueless about its value.
Nightmare explained, “The originals were attacked because they leaked the news of creating the Nightmare deity. Several Demigods forcibly invaded the Distant Sky Domain to attack the Dreaming Celestium, and even multiple Divine Sovereigns intervened.”
“The originals controlled part of the Dreaming Celestium, which they could barely tolerate, but creating the Nightmare deity meant taking the Celestium entirely, which no Angel Divine Sovereign could accept.”
“Why?” Vesser asked. “The Dreaming Celestium already belongs to you in name. Is there really such a big difference between that and actually taking it?”
Nightmare replied, “The biggest difference between a Demigod and a Divine Sovereign is whether they hold the Celestium high.”
Deya’s eyes widened. “Then if we reconstruct the Dreaming Celestium, doesn’t that mean-“
Nightmare nodded. “Exactly. Once you create the Nightmare deity and reconstruct the Dreaming Celestium, you’ll already be Divine Sovereign Candidates.”
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