Sorcerer’s Handbook
Chapter 680: Coercion and Temptation

“This deity is destined to be mine!”

Even the Specter Seer, who was solely focused on resurrection, couldn’t help but be swayed by the allure of the Virtual Divinity.

Among everyone present, none understood the rarity of deities and the value of Divinity better than he did!

The Virtual Divinity School allows all Demigods to start Godsmithing from scratch, but to develop a complete Virtual Divinity procedure is as challenging as climbing Ruby Mountain!

First, a sorcerer must reach the Demigod Rank in the relevant Sect, which is the basic requirement. Then, they must seize a conceptual Incarnation and spend time understanding it-often measured in years. Finally, they must find the right direction, or they might spend a lifetime researching without any results, or worse, results that cannot be realized!

A deity is unique!

If you aim to create a deity that has appeared in history, there’s a problem: does this deity already exist, perhaps in someone else’s possession, or hidden in the Virtual Realm in a wild form?

It’s possible for a Demigod to spend decades developing a Virtual Divinity procedure, only to repeatedly fail in Godsmithing, finally realizing that the deity they wish to create already exists. Unless the old deity is destroyed, they will never be able to convert their research into results.

The most frightening scenario is when you are certain that the old deity has been destroyed as you begin your research. Yet, during your study, someone else creates the old deity before you, and you remain unaware…

Thus, sorcerers prefer to create new deities from scratch rather than recreate ancient ones.

But new deities have a significant issue-whether the corresponding Virtual Realm laws are complete? Or, can they truly be created?

Like the Oneiros Deity initially envisioned by the Nightmare Angel, due to the slow development of the Dream Sect, he realized after years of attempts that success was impossible, forcing him to shift focus to the Nightmare Deity.

The Specter Seer also once dreamed of Godsmithing, but he never managed to seize a conceptual Incarnation, making it impossible to proceed. He did acquire several Virtual Divinity procedures and even created Virtual Divinities, which made him understand the value of the Golden Hall’s Virtual Divinity.

Virtual Divinities are ranked!

The lowest tier Virtual Divinity has a resonance rate of only 10%. If it fails to resonate with the concept, all spirits will explode, and the process must start anew.

A normal Virtual Divinity has a resonance rate of only 25%. Bad luck can still lead to an explosion.

More terrifying is that a Virtual Divinity with a nascent law form exploding will unleash the Illegal Wind. The Illegal Wind is a destructive force that can obliterate all laws, severely injuring nearby sorcerers, even leading to their death and soul annihilation!

Aside from being extremely dangerous, the Illegal Wind’s currents will sweep through the Virtual Realm, shaking reality. Simply put, once the Illegal Wind rises, other sorcerers will know someone is Godsmithing and what deity is being created!

The Virtual Divinity procedures the Specter Seer obtained in the past mostly hovered around a resonance rate of 10% to 25%, showing that the completeness of Divinity procedures is a major challenge in Godsmithing.

Yet the Virtual Divinity before him was more perfect than any he had ever seen! Even though he no longer possessed the insight of a Demigod Rank, he could judge that the resonance rate was likely over 50%!

In other words, once a concept is embedded into the Virtual Divinity, a deity can essentially be born! And it would be a deity from the Dream Sect!

Every owner of the Dreaming Celestium has mastered the Dream Sect, and the Specter Seer is no exception. Although he doesn’t quite match the prowess of the Nightmare Angel, the creator, his Dream Sect has reached the realm of a Demigod!

If the Specter Seer were to obtain this new deity, he could not only put it to immediate use but also use it as a core to create more divine interventions of dreams!

While everyone was still lost in thought over the Golden Hall and the Virtual Divinity, a soul, shimmering with silver light, suddenly appeared before the Specter Seer. Compared to other Vengeful Souls, this silver soul was not only more solid but also possessed a soul quality so dense that even sanctuary sorcerers felt oppressed!

Five Source Crystals shattered beside the Specter Seer, and the silver soul transformed into a silver torrent, fiercely striking the transparent barrier outside the Golden Hall!

Divine Intervention: Soul Pressure Tide!

Though termed a divine intervention, the Specter Seer was merely commanding Four-winged Spirits, albeit fifty-three in number, and each time he used this technique, five spirits would perish from exhaustion.

The core of this divine intervention, however, was the deity soul under the Specter Seer’s control! It was a Demigod Vengeful Soul left behind after the Specter Seer hunted a Demigod and used thirteen divine interventions in a short span!

Despite never having a deity, the Specter Seer was never short of divine intervention methods. During his life, he could even rival Demigods with deities, thanks to this deity soul!

With the amplification from the deity soul, the power of Soul Pressure Tide was enough to rival genuine divine interventions!

Other sanctuary sorcerers initially planned to seize this opportunity to ambush the Specter Seer, with the Blood Saint sorcerer even using invisibility to sneak closer. However, as they approached the Specter Seer, they found their souls being drawn towards the silver tide-sorcerers lacking sufficient strength might not only be hit by the divine intervention but could also be swept away just by nearing it!

Naturally, they were frightened and scrambled away, only able to attack the Specter Seer from afar. But the Specter Seer had left a bit of silver stream around him when he activated the divine intervention, and sanctuary miracles landing on it could only cause ripples.

Facing the fierce assault of Soul Pressure Tide, the Nightmare calmly opened the treasure chest behind it, causing several Source Crystals inside to quickly shatter, and then dozens of layers of bubbles appeared outside the Golden Hall!

Divine Intervention: Dream Phantom!

The silver tide fell upon the bubbles, which absorbed a layer of water before bursting. After ten layers were pierced, the silver tide was depleted, yet there were still over thirty layers of phantoms remaining.

The Specter Seer’s face darkened; he immediately recognized that this defensive divine intervention was leveraging the power of the Dreaming Celestium. If he wanted to forcefully attack the Golden Hall, he would have to expend Source Crystals in a battle of attrition against the devil inside-he not only lacked enough spellcasting spirits but was also in dire need of Source Crystals!

Thus, he turned to the four black-robed sorcerers within the Golden Hall, clapping his hands and saying, “When I broke out of the prison of death, only to see these mediocre sanctuaries, I was quite disappointed. Yet, I didn’t expect to find such a surprise.”

“Even in my era, achieving a Virtual Divinity with a mortal body was an unheard-of feat. Your existence makes me reevaluate this era with newfound respect.”

“But deities are not a power that sanctuaries can possess. The Divine Sovereigns behind you will definitely take it away, granting you glory for only one lifetime at most. However, if you are willing to hand over the deity to me, the Specter Seer, I am willing to take you as my students. Not to mention entering Ruby Mountain, I will also do my utmost to help you step into the Divine Dominion!”

“Not a single punctuation mark that Specter Seer says can be trusted!”

Abyssalith immediately shouted loudly: “You can see just how deceitful and shameless the Specter Seer is from the ‘Specter Handbook’! Hand the deity over to our Blood Moon Sovereign, and even if you are not from the Blood Moon, the Blood Moon Sovereign will grant you the great lineage of immortality!”

“Is immortality all you Blood Moon people have to offer?” Malgraith immediately said: “Our Deity Lord is willing to guide you to the Celestium of Immortality, no matter which kingdom you are from!”

“Lord of Wonderland, absolutely, generous rewards,” even the typically reticent Mirehex couldn’t help but say: “Lord of Wonderland, definitely not, stingy!”

The sanctuary sorcerer watched these spokespersons for the Divine Sovereigns waving their flags and shouting, as if seeing salespeople vying for customer orders. Just then, an even more impactful voice spread throughout the Dreaming Celestium:

“Stars Sovereign is willing to grant each of you a wish, as long as He can fulfill it.”

The speaker was the sanctuary sorcerer who carried the concept of the Stars!

“He just contacted me and made this promise,” said the calm Stars sanctuary: “Others, because they did not consult the Divine Sovereign, dare not promise too much, and even if you accept, their Divine Sovereigns can easily renounce it.”

“How dare you insult the Sovereign!?”

“How presumptuous!”

Abyssalith, Malgraith, and Mirehex glared at the Stars sanctuary, as if they were about to rush over at any second to let him know the price of insulting a Divine Sovereign.

However, the Stars sanctuary didn’t care and continued speaking to the four in the Golden Hall: “Stars Sovereign told me to first hand over the concept of the Stars to you. This way, even if Stars Sovereign reneges, you can destroy the concept of the Stars-although it’s not as significant as a deity, it would still be a great loss for a Sovereign.”

“As for what wishes can be granted, most mortal wishes are within the Sovereign’s power to fulfill, such as immortality, resurrection, helping you achieve legend, etc., but it doesn’t guarantee that you can step into the Divine Dominion.”

Other sanctuaries were already dumbfounded.

This was a personal promise from a Divine Sovereign! A wish for each person!

Unlike the unattractive invitation from the Specter Seer, no one would doubt the promise of the Stars Sovereign. For a Divine Sovereign, fulfilling the wishes of mortals, though costly, is not impossible.

Although they didn’t know what the concept of the Stars was, even the Specter Seer didn’t stir up trouble, showing that the Stars Sovereign truly had sincere intentions.

At that moment, one black robe sorcerer looked towards another, seemingly seeking advice, showing that they too were tempted!

The Specter Seer then scoffed, “The Stars Sovereign indeed has sincere intentions, but…”

His lips curled up, unmasking his malevolence: “Can you really survive long enough to make a wish from the Stars Sovereign?”

Threatened by a ferocious and shameless demigod, anyone would be terrified.

However, more people were looking towards the Devil in the Golden Hall. It was obvious even to those who think with their toenails that this bizarre upper-body-only devil was the true master of the Golden Hall.

As the deities were about to be handed over by these black robe sorcerers to another, what would it do? Offer bribes, or cause internal strife?

Yet, nothing happened.

The nightmare raised its hand, causing the crystal wall sealing the Into Dreams concept to rise and unlocking the crystal seal, exposing the sleeping fox to the black robe sorcerers.

“Come,” the nightmare said indifferently, as if it didn’t care about the external threats and temptations to the black robe sorcerers: “Complete the final step of Godsmithing-infuse the concept.”