As for the Deep Master, it develops followers over a long period. Since it wants to do this long-term, live sacrifices are unnecessary; beast-head sacrifices are sufficient. However, although it doesn’t directly destroy the world, it does gradually erode it, and from a long-term perspective, its harm might be greater than that of the Otherworld Evil Gods.
However, due to the Extreme Sect’s and the major Witcher Organizations’ continual purges in the Southern Domain Wizard World, the harm of the followers of the Deep Master is no longer a threat, whereas the invasions of the Otherworld Evil Gods produce more direct and significant devastation.
"However, this four-head ritual to call down the deities is missing a skull, so it’s incomplete and likely hasn’t succeeded." said Ironclad Granny.
Angel: "The missing skull is, most likely, little Sam’s if no accidents have occurred."
"You mean this is the altar where the ghost of the farmer wanted to sacrifice little Sam?" The speaker was Nis, as little Sam was Nis’s prospective student, hence he was highly concerned about him.
Angel nodded: "Yes."
"Given that the ritual is incomplete, missing one head, did the Mirror Grudge bring you here intending to use you as a substitute?" After asking, Nis muttered to himself: "Does the Mirror Grudge even have that sort of intelligence?"
Angel: "We’ll find out if we keep watching."
Angel snapped his fingers, causing the figures of everyone to fade into the unknown. The paused Illusionary Realm resumed, and everyone re-entered the first-person perspective of the illusion, continuing to experience the story with an established outcome.
When the Mirror Grudge restarted the unfinished sacrifice and summoned a giant eye, everyone was taken aback.
Even if this ritual failed somewhat, the summoned giant eye’s strength was indeed lacking. But to launch the ritual from the mirrored space using just the altar’s reflection?
It’s said to be a mirrored world, yet some rules are almost real!
However, the most shocking thing wasn’t the summoning of the giant eye but the Mirror Grudge itself.
The Mirror Grudge used its chaotic and ill-intentioned Soul Force to swallow the summoned deity’s divine thought, evolving new abilities. This series of operations stunned everyone, especially Nis and Mandhela; one was an authority in the Soul Sect, while the other was a Special Undead herself. Neither expected the Mirror Grudge to have such tactics.
For a Mirror Grudge that doesn’t have logical thinking abilities to reach this level, it’s indeed rare.
"This Mirror Grudge hasn’t been dead for long, yet it already possesses two Soul Tricks, evolving to a level comparable to an Official Wizard. The speed is terrifying." Nis couldn’t help but sigh. Such a powerful Mirror Grudge could potentially cause regular Wizards to meet their match.
Pity the Mirror Grudge encountered Angel.
Seeing Angel pull out the Samsara Overture and easily force the Mirror Grudge out of the mirror space, everyone fell silent.
Nis stared at the Samsara Overture, his eyes filled with envy.
Mandhela also stared at the Samsara Overture, though her expression was complex, filled with fierce hatred and unspeakable relief.
The illusion ended here, but Angel didn’t close it. Instead, he snapped his fingers again, pausing the illusion at the scene where the giant eye appeared.
Having done all this, the figures of the group began to emerge again, as if soaked in water, accompanied by ripples.
Once Nis revealed his form, he immediately exclaimed, "Such an unparalleled Special Undead, and yet it encountered you. If you had given it to me, I might have..."
Nis muttered some incomprehensible words, growing increasingly excited, until Angel interrupted him directly: "Unfortunately, the Mirror Grudge met me."
"Hmph, whatever, little Sam is my disciple. There will be plenty of opportunities to encounter Special Undead in the future." Nis snorted.
Angel ignored him, instead pointing at the huge eye in the illusion and asking Ironclad Granny, "Granny, do you know what this eye is?"
Ironclad Granny glanced at the giant eye, her expression slightly disdainful: "I thought the deity summoning ritual would have called forth an Evil God from the Chen Chi World, or an Outer God from the Druna Plane. Turns out it’s a Wild God from the Wild Realm."
"So it’s indeed a Wild God?" After battling the giant eye previously, Angel assessed its strength as unworthy of the title deity, hence used the disparaging term Wild God. Unexpectedly, it truly was a Wild God from the Wild Realm.
Ironclad Granny nodded: "Yes, a Wild God. Judging by its form, it’s probably Babbit Hundred-Eyes. In the primitive tribes of the Feran Continent, those with a worship for eyes are mainly followers of this Wild God."
If asked about the Otherworld great powers most antagonistic towards the Southern Domain Wizard World, it’s hard to specify; but in terms of frequency of invasions, it’s undoubtedly the Extraordinary Lives from the Wild Realm.
The Wild Realm is a major world close to the Southern Domain, where the ruling race is Barbarians. The orthodox Barbarians resemble a humanoid race externally. However, Wizards who studied the Barbarians found their origins unrelated to humans, rather akin to some Magical Creatures in the Void.
The Wild Realm also has its own transcendental forces, among which Wild Gods are the peak transcendent combat strength.
Wild Gods covet the Wizards’ Realm, for reasons debated, yet various papers deduce that they are likely attracted by some kind of resource from the Wizards’ Realm.
However, the strength of Wild Gods varies greatly. Called a deity, yet most Wild Gods haven’t even stepped into the Legendary Level.
And it’s mainly these types of Wild Gods that invade the Wizards’ Realm.
Among all the Evil Gods invading the Southern Domain Wizard World, their strength is the lowest. Therefore, many Wizards use the derogatory term for them as Wild Gods.
Of course, the Wild Realm has powerful deities, only restrained by the fear of the Origin World, making them reluctant to act rashly.
"The faith of Wild Gods spreads most widely on the Feran Continent. Hence, this sacrificial event in Dawn Town might have originated from there," said Angel.
Ironclad Granny nodded: "It’s likely as you said. The Feran Continent has some covert Wizards guarding it, yet it still managed to transcend boundaries, suggesting Babbit Hundred-Eyes has some skill."