Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 187 - 185: Upgrading the Hierarchical Position

Chapter 187: Chapter 185: Upgrading the Hierarchical Position

Is this real luck? No wonder it’s under the authority of the ’God of Victory.’

Yang Qizhou grinned.

The effect of the ’False Road Marker’ is that when a game character dies, they can randomly respawn in another location. Note—randomly. This means respawning outside the ’Gate City’ isn’t out of the question.

Next is heading toward the storyline of the ’Gate.’

Continue the game.

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"Reviving at the foot of the ’Holy Image’ of the Wisdom God is enough to make one marvel at such fortune."

"But as you take a good look at the surrounding scene, your face pales involuntarily."

"Shadowy figures densely packed, a filthy aura covering half the sky like storm clouds—evil, abhorrent, filthy, unclean. This place is akin to the gathering grounds of the ’Polluted Army.’ Looking out across the scene, there must be at least thousands of ’Polluted Gatekeepers.’"

"This is way too many."

"Before you can even react, you’re already swallowed by the power of ’filth’ and ’impurity.’"

"You died."

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Kid, do you have a lot of question marks?

Luck is luck, but this is just insanely lucky. The game character did indeed revive under the ’Holy Image’ of the Wisdom God, but the surroundings were filled with ’Polluted Gatekeepers,’ and you didn’t even have time to react before being suffocated by the filthy aura.

"Alright then, it seems the game character trying to rely on themselves to reach Gate City isn’t happening. No getting past this ’Polluted Army.’"

"Better to respawn somewhere else."

Quickly, Yang Qizhou completed the operation and used another ’False Road Marker.’

The game continues.

"Once again, you seamlessly went through the death-rebirth process, and knowing full well that the foot of the Wisdom God’s Holy Image has endless ’Polluted Gatekeepers,’ you used the ’False Road Marker’ once more."

"You opened your eyes again in a corner of ’Gate City.’"

"Thankfully, there aren’t many ’Polluted Gatekeepers’ here; it doesn’t seem overly dangerous. But to be cautious, you activate the effect of the ’Hidden God’s Clothes.’"

"You entered the ’Hidden’ state, concealing your ’Wizard’ aura."

"You quickly returned to the entrance of ’Gate City.’"

"Kandar is waiting here. Upon seeing you suddenly appear, they were startled, thinking it was an attack from the ’Polluted Gatekeepers.’ They almost used mysticism to blast you, but thankfully stopped in time."

"’Kandar’ complained to you: Respected Wizard, can you try to be less stealthy in the future? You’re going to scare people to death."

"You promptly apologize." fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

"’Kandar’ isn’t the type to hold grudges, quickly brushing the matter off, and instead asked about the results of your exploration."

"You shared the general process, though of course omitting certain unsavory details—for example, raiding the Universal Treasury of the ’All-Knower’ Anreian and taking the ’Battle Maid’s Core.’ You skipped over these to save this simple soul from overthinking."

"When told that the real ’Gate’ is at the very top of the ’Holy Image’ of the Wisdom God, Kandar got excited, ready to set off immediately."

"You rushed to stop him, detailing how tens of thousands of powerful ’Polluted Gatekeepers’ surrounded the area of the Holy Image."

"Kandar was also taken aback, realizing that even one ’Polluted Gatekeeper’ is tricky enough—thousands? No need to fight; just one breath of filth would be enough to drown anyone."

"Respected Wizard, since you’ve returned, you must have a task for me. Just say the word—what do you need me to do?"

"You didn’t waste any time and expressed your thoughts directly: Your plan is to have ’Kandar’ wreak havoc in Gate City, causing a large commotion to draw away all the nearby ’Polluted Gatekeepers’ from the Wisdom God’s Holy Image. This way, you can take advantage of the distraction to climb the grand statue and enter the true ’Gate.’"

"’Kandar’ readily agreed. This proposal wasn’t new to him; he’d suggested it upon arriving at ’Gate City,’ but you’d vetoed it back then. Now that you’re bringing it up again, he certainly won’t refuse."

"You quickly made an agreement—action in one hour."

"You activated the effect of the ’Hidden God’s Clothes,’ entering the ’Hidden’ state."

"Your ’Wizard’ aura was concealed once again."

"Carefully avoiding the ’Polluted Gatekeepers,’ you strived to get as close to the Wisdom God’s Holy Image as possible while ensuring that you were not contaminated by the forces of ’filth’ and ’impurity.’ Even so, you managed to die five times along the way before finally approaching the towering statue."

"By then, half an hour had already passed."

"You couldn’t help but think how much pressure Kandar would face while attracting the attention of all the ’Polluted Gatekeepers’ in Gate City this time. Kandar, I won’t have the Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’s save-and-load power to bail you out—you’d better hold on for dear life."

Yang Qizhou stopped refreshing the text, instead pondering a question.

Should he elevate the ’game character’s’ rank?

Counting the spoils from the Universal Treasury, the sales at the Destiny Exchange, the offerings from the Fire Stealing Village believers, the total Old Sacrifices now exceeded eighty-four thousand. Previously, Yang Qizhou hadn’t consumed Old Sacrifices to digest the Winning God Potion, relying more on the save-and-load power of the Profane Fortune Crow to exploit more benefits in the Destiny Store.

But things were different now—

The existence of the Gate wasn’t just related to the mystery of the Wisdom God’s disappearance; it was also key to ascending the Hidden King Witch Tower and finding the deactivation auxiliary materials of the Hidden God’s Clothes. Elevating the game character’s rank would also bolster confidence for upcoming actions.

"Every 3% of Winning God Potion digested accommodates one minimal unit of destiny symbols, requiring 30,000 Old Sacrifices."

"Alright, let’s digest another 6%."

"With three minimum units of destiny symbols accommodated by the ’God of Victory,’ it should become one of the stronger ones among the ’Star Spirit Gods,’ right?"

Thinking this, Yang Qizhou didn’t hesitate further, quickly completing the necessary operation.

The game continues.

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"Half an hour remains before the operation begins."

"Holding a large number of Old Sacrifices, you feel tempted to digest even more Winning God Potion, thinking a higher-ranked ’God of Victory’ would provide greater assurance for upcoming actions."

"You found a nearby area free of ’Polluted Gatekeepers.’"

"You absorbed 60,000 Old Sacrifices to digest another 6% of Winning God Potion in one go."

"In a blur, your consciousness arrived at a twisted and abstract starry scene, as if drawn by random strokes of a child’s whimsical imagination..."

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The game character’s consciousness descends into the Star Realm again—could it be...?

As this thought crossed Yang Qizhou’s mind, his consciousness blurred, and the scenery before his eyes flashed past like a spinning kaleidoscope, finally stabilizing into a vast, distorted and abstract starry expanse resembling careless strokes in a child’s messy oil sketch.

Indeed,

This is the Star Realm that encompasses every symbol in the universe.

"Almost forgot—each 3% digestion of Winning God Potion accommodates one minimal unit of destiny symbols, necessitating the consciousness to descend into the Star Realm to light up the corresponding stars."

"Digesting 6% this time will accommodate two minimal units of destiny symbols."

"Which means,"

"Two stars will be lit up by me."

As if guided by some mysterious revelation, Yang Qizhou instinctively looked toward a particular direction. In the cold and silent vastness, two stars suddenly emitted light, bright and steady, illuminating his view.

At the same time, an extraordinary sensation swept over Yang Qizhou’s thoughts.

The rank of ’God of Victory’ had increased fivefold compared to before. Its authority over the three domains of ’Gathering Fortune,’ ’Infallibility,’ and ’Miracles’ had grown six- or sevenfold in power.

Moreover, with the addition of two destiny-symbol stars, the God of Victory gained another authority:

Named... ’Reverse Flow.’

Reverse Flow (Winning God Authority—Star Spirit Level): You select a target and reverse their good fortune, distorting the forthcoming benefits into twisted outcomes. Note: This authority is extraordinarily sinister—use it cautiously.

"Distorting forthcoming good deeds into warped realizations? This authority is incredibly malicious."

That said,

Yang Qizhou didn’t feel too burdened—power itself isn’t inherently evil or righteous. The distinction lies in how its wielder uses it.

After completing the symbol-claiming process, Yang Qizhou’s consciousness quickly departed from the Star Realm and returned to the real world.

Eager to continue the game.

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"Accommodating symbols went smoothly. Through mastery of the Winning God authority rooted in the Ancient Roots, you realize your rank is now close to the ’Angel God.’"

"Should you test out your newly acquired ’Reverse Flow’ authority?"

"You’re itching to give it a try."

"But you soon abandon the thought. With only ten minutes left in your agreement with ’Kandar,’ taking time to cause additional disturbances would derail your plan and wouldn’t be worth it."

"You calm your mind and wait."

"You continue waiting."

"Feeling bored, you start speculating on how ’Kandar’ might attract the attention of such an enormous number of ’Polluted Gatekeepers’ in Gate City."

"As time ticks by, tension builds, and your nerves tighten in anticipation of Kandar’s move."

"Countdown: ten seconds."

"Nine seconds."

"..."

"Three seconds."

"Two seconds."

"One second."

"In the next moment, you saw dozens of massive light beams shooting skyward, illuminating all of ’Gate City,’ as if dozens of gods had descended, their presence sweeping across the land..."