A Wizard's Secret

by Stayrr

Anyone who could construct a stable Spell Model could become a Wizard — that was the Wizards’ ultimate secret! Having been given a new life as the son of an aristocrat and armed with a super quantum computer from his past life, Spell Models came as easily as breathing to Merlin. With this overwhelmingly huge advantage, would Merlin become the greatest Grand Wizard of all time?

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Chapter 521: The God-binding Disc

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What did Arcane City really have? Why would countless genius Spell Casters wish to enter Arcane City?

Ever since Merlin had attempted the Mind Tower, he had a dim understanding of why generations after generations of genius Wizards would come to Arcane City by any means possible.

One would have everything that one needed, for instance, Merlin's Mind Power which had been troubling him. He was able to challenge the Mind Tower, each floor offered Merlin some stimulation, expanding his Mind Power in that manner.

Now, Merlin was training to fuse his Mind Power with his instincts. Once he had done so, Merlin's Mind Power would flourish swiftly, and might even break through to an Eighth-level Mind Heart instantly. In addition, he would then be able to complete the ninth floor of the Mind Tower.

Moreover, Arcane City had many other great items such as casting tools. Arcane City was known to be a place where one could find any casting tool.

Merlin gave it a try. As of now, he had only used very few casting tools because most casting tools were not worth his while.

The only exception was the Assembled casting tool, which was still incomplete. Merlin had not paid the Bell Space any attention for a long time.

As for Wizard Bell, Merlin had even deliberately looked him up in Arcane City. There was a very comprehensive set of information regarding powerful Wizards in Arcane City, which was free to access. Only Arcane City could have something like this.

From this information, Merlin found out some facts about Wizard Bell at last. Wizard Bell was previously a Great Alchemist of the Molta Empire royal family. At that time, he was a Great Legend and was reputed to be the foremost Great Alchemist in the Molta Empire.

As for the Assembled casting tool, it was first created by Wizard Bell. In the field of alchemy, Wizard Bell had always been a pioneer. In general, a large portion of alchemy was gradually developed and refined thanks to Wizard Bell.

However, during the war between the mysterious dimension and the civilization of Spell Casters, the fires of war burned the Glorious Land, and the Great Alchemist Wizard Bell died there.

These were details about Wizard Bell. Merlin was deeply moved when he learned this. Back when he had obtained the components of the Bell Space, he had vaguely sensed that these casting tools were not that simple.

This turned out to be true. Although Wizard Bell was the first to create Assembled casting tools, the one which he was proudest of throughout his life was the God-Binding Disc. It was assembled from nine casting components, and each component was an individual casting tool. They could become various sorts of new casting tools when combined in different ways.

This was the unique characteristic of Assembled casting tools.

Merlin became excited when he learned about the God-Binding Disc, so he looked up descriptions of it. The God-Binding Disc was the most powerful casting tool transfigured by Wizard Bell, one with supreme might, and was formed from nine individual casting tools in total.

Back then, Wizard Bell had become a Great Legend by consolidating a Fire-type Maxim, and ultimately that was the only Maxim he created. However, he focused all his efforts into alchemy and transfigured the God-Binding Disc. Thereafter, he was able to use the God-Binding Disc to suppress natural gods.

Even if some natural gods were stronger than Wizard Bell himself, possessing divinity transformed from the endless power of faith and being nearly immortal, once the God-Binding Disc was wielded, the formidable natural gods were subdued one after another.

It was because of such prowess that Wizard Bell was unreservedly recognized as the foremost Great Alchemist, even in the Molta Empire which was brimming with talent.

Other than Wizard Bell, there were no Great Alchemists who had such splendid results in battle. The God-Binding Disc, as wielded by Wizard Bell, was able to suppress six natural gods in all.

"God-Binding Disc?"

Merlin's heart leaped. He had acquired three casting components which formed the Bell Space. This Bell Space was marvelous as well, possessing some mystical powers.

Therefore, Merlin wondered if the three casting components he had were components of the God-Binding Disc?

Thus, Merlin continued inquiring about the God-Binding Disc. In Wizard Bell's hands, the God-Binding Disc had exploded with terrifying strength. However, after a great war erupted between the Glorious Land and the mysterious dimension, not only did Wizard Bell die but even the God-Binding Disc was lost.

According to rumors, the God-Binding Disc had been broken up into nine most basic casting components, scattered throughout the lands.

"God-Binding Disc!"

There was a feverous fire in Merlin's heart. He increasingly believed that his Bell Space was, in fact, three of the casting components making up the God-Binding Disc.

Arcane City reputedly had the richest supply of casting tools and other alchemy products, along with some rare, strange treasures. Merlin began his inquiries, actively seeking out the casting tools of Wizard Bell.

As the leading Great Alchemist of the Spell Caster's most glorious era, Wizard Bell had many casting tools which were widely circulated. After a brief search, Merlin figured he might as well ask about the components of the God-Binding Disc.

As a sacred place created by the Ultimate Arcane Wizards, Arcane City was the hub of the entire Spell Caster civilization. The three great Arcane Cities were the most secure fort of the Spell Caster civilization, and the places which would preserve the spark of civilization if the Spell Caster civilization was ever endangered.

Therefore, the three great Arcane Cities had everything one would ever need.

As Merlin enquired about the God-Binding Disc, the Great Legends who watched over the countless casting tools and alchemy products of Arcane City did not find his questions strange. There were many Spell Casters who, like Merlin, had previously looked into legendary casting tools with powerful might such as the God-Binding Disc.

"There are only four casting components of the God-Binding Disc in Arcane City."

"Four?"

Merlin was slightly stupefied before his heart burst with elation. Initially, he had not hoped for four more components for it was too challenging to assemble the complete God-Binding Disc all at once. It was uncertain if he could assemble it as a few of those components might even have been completely destroyed.

Therefore, four components were already beyond Merlin's expectations.

"How many Adventure points would the four casting tools cost?"

Merlin asked immediately.

He was curious as to why not many Spell Casters were willing to purchase the renowned God-Binding Disc. Otherwise, these components would no longer be in Arcane City.

The Great Legends raised their head and eyed Merlin, then said calmly, "Each component of the God-Binding Disc requires five hundred Adventure points, so four components cost two thousand Adventure points in total!"

"What? Five hundred Adventure points?"

Merlin's mouth fell wide open. Five hundred points in addition to five hundred more would make a thousand Adventure points. That was enough to exchange for a first-rate casting tool in Arcane City.

Merlin's Aurora Ship, for example, specialized in speed. In truth, there were similar alchemy products in Arcane City, which merely required a little more than one thousand Adventure points.

Spell Casters with so many Adventure points would have purchased other first-rate casting tools. Who would waste their energy on four individual components?

The God-Binding Disc had a great reputation indeed but if it was just four components, they could not compare to other first-rate casting tools or alchemy products.

Moreover, these four components were damaged to different degrees and were not in perfect condition. With such defects, in addition to their costly price, it was natural that not many Wizards were willing to exchange for these four components of the God-Binding Disc.

Merlin was silent for a moment, then drew in a deep breath, and turned to leave right away.

These four components were costly indeed and were even "defective", not worthy of such a huge sum of Adventure points at all. Merlin had only been in Arcane City for a few days but he already understood how difficult it was to obtain Adventure points. In general, each mission might take months or even years, and one would only receive a few dozen Adventure points in return.

This was to say nothing of Adventure points above hundreds and thousands. In the eyes of most Potential Wizards, this was a huge fortune.

Nonetheless, Merlin had secretly made up his mind to acquire the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc. When combined, the four components might not be formidable, and might not even compare to Merlin's Aurora Ship, but Merlin also possessed three casting components that were very likely to be part of the God-Binding Disc.

With these three components, Merlin would have seven casting components of the God-Binding Disc. Although these seven parts might not form a complete God-Binding Disc, and would not have the full, mystical powers of the God-Binding Disc, they would surely surpass most first-rate casting tools. It was something only obtainable by sheer chance.

Therefore, Merlin was determined to get the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc in Arcane City!

"Oh, Adventure points. Without Adventure points, one's cultivation in Arcane City would surely suffer a great blow."

Merlin already understood the significance of Adventure points in Arcane City. The Mind Tower, the force field area, and so on, all required Adventure points to be used.

One must complete an adventure mission to gain Adventure points, which would only be awarded after the mission is completed.

Merlin was already familiar with many places in Arcane City. Of course, he knew about the Mission Tower too. The fat Wizard Arrot had previously introduced Merlin to most of the places in Arcane City, and the Mission Tower was one which Arrot had emphasized.

There was a considerable number of Spell Casters in Arcane City but because Arcane City was too big, it looked as if it was sparsely populated by Spell Casters. The only exception was the Mission Tower.

People came and went in the Mission Tower, and each day, there were many Spell Casters who went there. Among them, there were not just Spell Casters below the Seventh-level. Spell Casters above the Seventh-level and even Great Wizards were more common.

In Arcane City, anyone below the level of Legends could be considered a Potential Wizard, each of whom had a time limit of one thousand years in Arcane City.

Once those thousand years had passed, if one had not become a Great Legend, one would be sent by Arcane City to assist Great Legends in standing guard over other dimensions. After all, there were plenty of dimensions directly controlled by Arcane City, requiring the supervision of many powerful Wizards.

Of course, there were those who stood guard willingly. As long as a Potential Wizard had become a Great Wizard, they would usually be top-notch Great Wizards among the tens of thousands of dimensions. Great Wizards like these were able to voluntarily apply to guard the dimensions.

Moreover, based on how disorderly the dimension was, and how long one stood guard, Arcane City might give a great sum of Adventure points. This method was generally not very risky. One would just need to spend some time to obtain a lot of Adventure points.

Nevertheless, Merlin could not apply for missions like this as he was not a Great Wizard. He was not qualified at all to apply to guard dimensions, and could only take on other missions.

After stepping into the Mission Tower, Merlin glanced around casually. There were mostly difficult missions which would take a long time with only a few Adventure points as a reward such as capturing a foreign tribe.

Other than that, one could choose to enter the front lines and fight against foreign tribes directly. Missions of this sort were very hazardous, and even most Great Wizards would be at risk of dying.

If the resulting Adventure points were higher, Merlin would not mind the risk but these missions had comparatively fewer Adventure points. In comparison to the number of Adventure points Merlin would need to purchase the four components of God-Binding Disc, it was far too insufficient.

"There are many missions with over a thousand Adventure points, but those are far too dangerous for me. For instance, hunting down Great Wizards at their peak – I can't possibly succeed…"

Merlin furrowed his brows tightly. After going around the Mission Tower for a long time, he still did not see any mission that was appropriate and would satisfy him.

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Chapter 522: The Strongest Team of Six!

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"Wizard Merlin!"

A clear, cold voice came from behind Merlin. He turned around and saw a familiar figure. It was Wizard Saturn.

"Wizard Saturn? You're about to go on an adventure mission too?"

Upon seeing Wizard Saturn, Merlin naturally thought of how Wizard Saturn had reached the eleventh floor of the Mind Tower. He must have enjoyed the sweet taste of progress, and wished to earn some Adventure points.

However, Wizard Saturn shook his head. "No, I came here expressly to look for you."

"Look for me?"

Saturn glanced around, then said gutturally, "We'll talk outside."

Following that, Merlin tailed behind Saturn, leaving the Mission Tower. When they were outside, Saturn said meaningfully, "Wizard Merlin, Arcane City has assigned a mission to us, the newest batch of Potential Wizards. As long as we complete the mission, we'll get two thousand and five hundred Adventure points."

"Arcane City has actually given us a mission automatically with such a rich prize? It mustn't be that easy."

Merlin was rather tempted indeed, but it was surely not so easy to get two thousand and five hundred Adventure points, so there must be a certain level of risk. Wizard Saturn did not deny this and nodded softly. "This mission is rather special indeed and is only suitable for us. As for the mission itself, there's a level of difficulty, and might possibly be dangerous. Still, with such a huge reward, the risk would be worth it."

Saturn's words really roused Merlin. Indeed, such a generous reward would be worth the risk. Moreover, Merlin had spent half the day wandering around the Mission Tower. Missions with high Adventure points were available but those were too difficult and could not be completed by Merlin at this point.

As for those which were slightly simpler with only a hundred or two Adventure points, Merlin might be confident in completing them but it would still take up a certain amount of time. Furthermore, by relying on these missions to obtain the necessary amount of Adventure points for purchasing the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc would take an unknown period of time.

"Tell me, what's the mission exactly?"

After a long pause, Merlin seemed to arrive at a decision. He was leaning toward accepting the mission. After all, two thousand and five hundred Adventure points was a rich reward that was rarely seen in missions.

Nonetheless, before that, Merlin had to be somewhat cautious, to first understand what the mission was.

Saturn's expression was as aloof as ever as he explained, "This mission is rather complicated to explain. Let's go, I'll bring you to meet the others. It's not just the two of us on this mission."

With that, Saturn brought Merlin to his residence, and as they walked, he told Merlin in detail about this mission.

Saturn mentioned again that the mission was special, only appropriate for Merlin and the rest. Of course, there was a reason behind this. Merlin slowly learned that within the countless dimensions in the Void Zone, besides the Spell Caster civilization, there were foreign tribes of an unknown number.

There were perhaps unique civilizations in each of the dimensions but the majority of these civilizations were confined to one dimension for they did not have the ability to set foot in the Void Zone.

As for the Spell Caster civilization, they had broken free of their dimension and traversed the Void Zone, in addition to controlling tens of thousands of dimensions. As a result, they had become one of the strongest civilizations within the Void Zone.

Of course, in the vast, boundless Void Zone, it was surely not just the Spell Casters who broke free of their dimension. There were other civilizations such as that mysterious dimension which waged an explosive war against Spell Casters, and civilizations whose beings were entirely different from Spell Casters. Their capabilities were on par with the Spell Caster civilization or even stronger.

As the Spell Caster civilization had produced three Ultimate Arcane Wizards and countless Legends, it finally won a place among the vast Void Zone. Nonetheless, it could not be considered the strongest. There were some foreign tribes with inherent differences from the Spell Caster civilization that were more or less at the same level.

When there were differences, there was bound to be conflict. Among the foreign tribes, the one which was currently in tense relations with the rest was the Rock Tribe.

The Rock Tribe was not living beings. They were a relatively formidable foreign civilization which had previously had some conflicts with the Spell Casters. However, after both sides had generally understood their opponent's strength, they no longer carried out wide-scale attacks but instead tried to restrain each other.

Nonetheless, in a few dimensions nearby both civilizations, the two sides were battling through overt and covert means. In one of these dimensions, both sides had agreed that fighters above the level of Great Wizard were not allowed to enter the Seely dimension. This agreement had lasted for a millennium.

However, in recent times, subtle developments had taken place in the Seely Dimension. Arcane City suspected that contenders which were at the level of the Rock Tribe's Great Wizards had infiltrated the Seely Dimension, noticeably plotting something.

In light of security considerations, Arcane City had decided to send Wizards into the Seely Dimension to ascertain whether the Rock Tribe was up to anything. Spell Casters who were Great Wizards or higher were naturally too sensitive hence they were not allowed to enter. As for average Spell Casters, they might not be of much use.

Therefore, only these freakishly, perversely powerful Spell Casters of Arcane City, who did not have high levels or significant influence, and who would go unnoticed would be best suited to investigate the Seely Dimension.

They just had to learn what the Rock Tribe was plotting in the Seely Dimension, then return to Arcane City, and their mission was considered complete.

Merlin listened to Wizard Saturn's explanation wordlessly. He had a more definitive understanding of this mission. It turned out that besides the Spell Caster civilization, there were foreign tribes that were on par with the Spell Casters.

Merlin had not seen such tribes, and while he was curious, he was also analyzing the potential dangers of this mission. In fact, this mission seemed rather simple but contained certain risks as the Seely Dimension laid between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization. Although no Great Wizards from either side would dare to enter the dimension openly, there must have been an unknown number of surreptitious infiltrations throughout the thousand years.

This dimension had become a buffer zone of the covert and overt battle between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Casters. If the Rock Tribe was really plotting something, Merlin and the rest were very likely to be discovered if they went in and investigated. It followed that they would have to confront the fighters who were stealthily hiding in the Seely Dimension, who probably may be comparable to Great Wizards.

At that point, even Merlin, Saturn and the rest, who were each Demonic geniuses, would be in great danger.

"Wizard Saturn, are you confident that we'll come out of the Seely Dimension in one piece?"

Merlin could not help but ask. He saw that Saturn bore an unperturbed manner, his face calm and composed as if he did not think that this mission would be that dangerous.

"There's no guarantee of that but this is why I've gathered all of you. If we really encounter a fighter from the Rock Tribe, the combined abilities of all six of us will surely be enough to contend against them!"

Saturn's tone was firm and decisive and full of certainty. The six individuals he spoke of were Rael and the rest from that past match.

Rael, Seddon, and Olga – these three were Potential Wizards without backgrounds. Adding to this was Merlin, Saturn, and Vic. The six of them were the strongest team of six within this batch of Potential Wizards.

All six were truly geniuses among geniuses. With everyone put together, they were able to take on anyone at the level of a Great Wizard. It was not surprising that Saturn was confident in completing this mission.

After a long moment, Merlin nodded seriously. "For two thousand and five hundred Adventure points, it's worth the risk!"

Merlin had decided. At the same time, the rest nodded as well. Perhaps they had some reservations in their hearts but with two thousand and five hundred Adventure points dangling before them, no one would refuse.

Therefore, the strongest six of the newest batch of Potential Wizards in Arcane City joined forces temporarily for the sake of the mission, forming the strongest team of six.

With Rael and Saturn in the lead, the strongest team of six quickly left Arcane City, flying toward the Seely Dimension in the far distance.

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Chapter 523: The Seely Dimension

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In the icy blackness of the Void Zone, six beams of light whistled as they sped onward.

Merlin and the rest, making up a group of six, had been flying in the dark, chilly Void Zone for more than a month. Yet, they still had not reached the Seely Dimension. This indicated how far it was.

As a dimension that bordered the foreign tribe, it was natural for the Seely Dimension to be rather distant, even with Merlin's Aurora Ship. The ship, which possessed great speed, was the result of Wizard Mogan's request to Wizard Yatho who spent huge costs to abandon certain functions, focusing on its speed before it was transfigured successfully, achieving great speed.

Even so, the flying ship painstakingly transfigured by Wizard Yatho was still slightly inferior to the alchemy products and casting tools of Wizard Saturn and the rest, which were faster. Those tools even exuded a powerful force. It looked as if they were not just faster but were equipped with defensive and offensive abilities too.

Vic and Saturn were Spell Casters with the best backgrounds. They never seemed to run out of trump cards. No one knew what life-saving treasures they were gifted with by the Great Legends who supported them.

Saturn was backed by a top-notch Legend who had condensed four Maxims. In terms of background, Saturn was in the lead. Therefore, his treasure was the best. If he had flown with full speed, he would have left Merlin and the rest behind.

Merlin's Aurora Ship had decent speed, ranking behind Wizard Saturn and Wizard Vic. As for Rael, Olga, and Seddon, they were Spell Casters without backgrounds. Even though they were selected and recruited by Arcane City, they were naturally more than one step behind Saturn and the rest in terms of resources. Their casting tools were standard and the simplest, with a very slow speed of flight which was not even half of the speed of the Aurora Ship.

Nonetheless, in order to accommodate Rael and the rest, the team could only fly at a leisurely pace.

Merlin was rather rueful at the huge disparity between those with and those without backgrounds. Spell Casters backed by Great Legends, even if they did not enter Arcane City, would end up with significant achievements with a great chance of becoming a Legend.

Conversely, Spell Casters without backgrounds might rely on their gifts, and wait for opportunities to become a freakish Great Wizard. However, it was exceedingly difficult for them to become a Great Legend.

Back when Arcane City had not existed, a Great Legend would appear only once every century or so. After the Ultimate Arcane Wizards established the three great Arcane Cities, the Legendary Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization began to shoot up in numbers.

Those genius Wizards who had excellent talents but without good opportunities were absorbed into Arcane City, finally having the chance to become a Great Legend.

Merlin was now in the Aurora Ship with his eyes closed. He was mulling over how to turn Mind Power into a part of his instincts. After reaching the ninth level of the Mind Tower, he had learned a new way to increase Mind Power, which was to turn it into an instinct. In that manner, his Mind Power would grow in leaps and bounds.

Merlin's current Mind Power had reached a limit. He had the faint premonition that once he grasped how to change Mind Power into instinct, he was likely to break through that limit and achieve an Eighth-level Mind Heart.

To this end, Merlin had asked Wizard Saturn for guidance. After all, Arrot had mentioned that Saturn had reached the eleventh floor of the Mind Tower in one go.

Nonetheless, Wizard Saturn's reply was rather disappointing, and also astonishing. Saturn's method was a simple one. He had used his powerful Mind Power – just pure Mind Power – to defeat the mysterious old man in black without any Occult Mind Spells.

A method like this, in fact, did not bring any evident benefits to Saturn.

"Each floor of the Mind Tower must contain a deep meaning for Spell Casters. Only by understanding the function of each floor, would the Mind Tower serve as the best place to hone Mind Power."

Many thoughts spun across Merlin's mind. He knew deep down that forcibly rushing through the Mind Tower did not serve any purpose. One would not achieve the goal of honing Mind Power at all. In the ninth floor of the Mind Tower, what he had learned was to make Mind Power a part of his instincts.

Only then would his Mind Power be truly honed.

Besides honing his Mind Power in the Mind Tower, managing to raise his Mind Power to the limits of the Seventh-level was Merlin's biggest gain, just like how he had successfully cultivated the Occult Mind Spell Nine Hit Strike until Four Hit Strike.

In this manner, Merlin would be able to rely solely on Four Hit Strike to kill most Ninth-level Spell Casters. The Occult Mind Spell Nine Hit Strike and spell fusion – these two techniques were presently Merlin's strongest attacks. They were his aces up his sleeve, and he must not wield them so lightly.

Merlin glanced at Saturn, Vic, Rael, and the rest. These genius freaks were surely like him, each having their own hidden trumps. Once they were all wielded explosively, even a Great Wizard would have to momentarily evade the onslaught.

Saturn, in particular, had always induced a sense of threat in Merlin. Merlin did not know what frightening techniques Saturn was concealing, so although this trip to the Seely Dimension carried a certain degree of danger, the alliance of these six freakish Wizards greatly reduced the risk."Whoosh whoosh whoosh."

The six beams of light continued their flight in the icy darkness of the Void Zone. In the blink of an eye, Merlin and the rest had flown in the Void Zone for three months, and this was with Flying casting tools. If they had solely relied upon spells to fly, it would have taken years.

"Look, there's a dimension!"

Rael's deep, clear voice rang out as he pointed at a source of blinding white light in front, which was covered in thick fog, just like a ball of mist. This was the archetypal appearance of a dimension.

Most dimensions were like these, hidden in a fog. Of course, this was not a fog but the unique dimension energy that each dimension possessed, radiating outside the dimension and protecting it securely.

However, although the overall strength of this dimension energy was formidable, the area in isolation was comparatively weaker. On average, Spell Casters above the Seventh-level were able to break through the dimension energy to enter the dimension.

Saturn took out a map of the dimensions and compared the dimension coordinates, following which he nodded assuredly. "That's the Seely Dimension!"

They had finally reached the Seely Dimension. Besides their joy, they also felt a sense of heaviness. They knew that this dimension was not so simple, and possibly contained endless dangers.

If one went beyond the Seely Dimension, one would be in the territory of the Rock Tribe. It was hazardous for Spell Casters to go there. After all, the Rock Tribe was similar to the Spell Caster civilization in terms of powerful abilities, having occupied countless dimensions. In the vast Void Zone, they were a relatively powerful civilization known as the Rock Tribe civilization.

Wizard Saturn and Wizard Rael stopped in their tracks in front of the Seely Dimension. They stared at the gigantic dimension with solemn expressions.

"Everyone should know about the general situation of the Seely Dimension. In fact, the civilization in the dimension is not primitive, so we must keep a low profile and be careful after we entered the dimension. After all, besides the Seely people of the dimension, there are members of the Rock Tribe hidden among them."

Wizard Rael said to the rest of them in grave tones.

"We'll follow the instructions of Wizard Rael and Wizard Saturn."

Merlin and the rest replied accordingly. This mission had a certain level of danger, and they must not be rowdy and disorganized. Among the six, Saturn and Rael had the greatest capabilities so with two of them in lead, there would not be much trouble.

"Very well, since everyone is ready, we'll enter the dimension."

With that, the group of six headed toward the Seely Dimension.In the Seely Dimension, a horse carriage slowly trundled along a rocky road.

In the carriage, there sat a lady in the prime of her youth, with a graceful figure and beautiful features, accompanied by a female guard who was dressed in the skintight apparel of a warrior.

"Ziwei, do you think that Father will marry me off to the Kingdom of Seeway this time?"

A fatigued look came over the young lady's face as she asked softly.

The female guard who was called Ziwei maintained her poker face. She was holding a blade and shook her head coldly. "This is a matter between His Majesty the King and Your Highness the Princess. I have no right to comment on this. However, His Majesty is furious about Your Highness' secret escape from the palace, and has ordered me to escort Your Highness back to the palace, and to request Your Highness to not do anything like this again."

It turned out that this young lady was a princess, one who had sneaked out from the palace. Now, this female guard was ordered to "capture" the princess and bring her back.

It was not surprising that this carriage was surrounded by knights who were armed to their teeth, enclosing the carriage rightly. Not even a fly would be able to get near.

Her Highness the princess suddenly revealed an unusual fury, yelling in a high-pitched voice, "Ziwei, I don't wish to return to the palace. Once I do, Father will marry me off to that seventy-year-old man from the Kingdom of Seeway. How many more years can that oldie live? One year, two years or three years?"

As she looked at the princess' furious face, Ziwei's cold gaze had involuntarily revealed a hint of warmth, following which she sighed. "Your Highness, His Majesty the King has no other choice. The Kingdom of Seeway has a Holy Knight whereas our Kingdom of Seeden has never produced a Holy Knight even today. If Your Highness isn't married to them, our Kingdom of Seeden would be destroyed imminently…"

"Holy Knight!"

Surprisingly, Her Highness the princess had calmed down. It was all because of that Holy Knight. Ever since the original Seely Empire collapsed and broke off into countless small kingdoms, there had been successive years of war campaigns but also days of peace and serenity.

However, after some kingdoms produced the strongest Holy Knights, everything had changed. Each kingdom was consolidating their power, ready to emulate the Seely Empire of days past, uniting all kingdoms.

"Ziwei, why can't our Kingdom of Seeden produce a Holy Knight? How I wish that the heavens would allow our kingdom to have a Holy Knight too. I'm willing to pay any price…"

Ziwei merely smiled. This was Her Highness the princess' naïve thinking. Holy Knights did not appear so easily. In the past centuries, after the collapse of the Seely Empire, there had been no Holy Knights. It was only in the recent decades that a few kingdoms had begun to produce a few Holy Knights continuously.

If Holy Knights were so easily created, someone would have emulated the Seely Empire and united the countless kingdoms, big and small, a long time ago.

"Your Highness, perhaps we'll be able to fulfill your wish!"

Just at this time, an intangible voice, which somehow sounded close to the ear, came into the horse carriage.

"Swoosh."

The female guard Ziwei immediately drew the long blade at her waist, eyeing her surroundings as watchfully as a tiger. However, besides Ziwei and the princess, there was no one else in the carriage.

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"Who's there?"

It was not just Ziwei but also the recently distressed princess who were on their guard.

There were only the princess and Ziwei in the horse carriage, so Ziwei pulled the curtain to one side and looked around. At this point, the entire convoy stopped, and the heavily clad knights gulped a mouthful of cold air, staring at the sky before them in utter astonishment.

They were faced with a few strangely dressed men who were standing in mid-air, blocking the path of the carriage.

"They can stand in mid-air. Only the powerful Sky Knights have such an ability!"

"Sky Knights, they must be Sky Knights, and there are six of them. Who sent them? Our Kingdom of Seeden only have four Sky Knights in total, and they're all the supreme Captains of their regiments."

"No matter who they are, prepare for battle at once. Even if they're Sky Knights, we must preserve the Royal Knights' glory!"

These heavily clad knights were filled with dread. The six Sky Knights induced in them an incomparable level of shock. These were powerful individuals second only to Holy Knights.

Although they were frightened, these heavily clad knights still guarded the carriage, and no one withdrew.

Ziwei who peered through the curtain was wearing an unpleasant expression. She could not figure out which kingdom would have the capability to dispatch six Sky Knights just to intercept Her Highness the princess?

This was too absurd a notion, and even Ziwei could not believe this.

"Your Highness, I'll try talking to the six powerful Sky Knights first, and ask them their origins."

With that, Ziwei leaped from the carriage suddenly, and a vivid green light surged up around her body like a halo. This was a rather mainstream cultivation method in the Seely Dimension – fighting spirit!

Ziwei was a Great Knight. If she had advanced further, she would become a Sky Knight, and able to walk on air. Ziwei was also the head guard of the royal family. With her escorting the princess, it should be a piece of cake yet, they had unexpectedly encountered these six mysterious Sky Knights in their journey. Even a Great Knight like her could only bow her proud head.

"Honorable Sir Sky Knights, may I ask what instructions you have for stopping us?"

Ziwei's manner was humble. Faced with six Sky Knights, there was nothing for her to be arrogant about. It should be known that in the Kingdom of Seeden, a Sky Knight would serve as Captain for a regiment.

The travelers in the sky were Merlin and Saturn and the rest. This group of six had just arrived in the Seely Dimension, eager to learn about the actual circumstances of this dimension.

Before their eyes was a princess of a kingdom. Naturally, they were the best candidates in terms of understanding the Seely Dimension.

Saturn eyed Merlin, and a rare smile tugged at his mouth. "Wizard Merlin, I'll have to trouble you now to use your Darkness spell and quieten these people for a moment."

Merlin nodded then raised one arm, following which the entire area seemed to darken. Darkness descended instantly and shrouded the entire convoy, and everyone within was caught in a boundless illusion.

"It's done. They're in the illusion. We can ask them anytime we like."

Merlin led Saturn and the rest into the darkness. With one light wave of his hand, Her Highness the princess leaped from the carriage like a puppet. Together with Ziwei, she came before Merlin and the rest.

"Wake up!"

Merlin softly commanded both of them. There was a snap in both their minds, like a clap of thunder, and the boundless illusion vanished instantly. Both of them recovered their senses rapidly.

"What happened to us earlier?"

The princess looked at the surrounding sweep of darkness. Her heavily clad knights had descended into a dream and were unable to hear her at all.

Ziwei, on the other hand, appeared much calmer. She pulled the princess close to her and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, there's no need for panic. These are the Sky Knights."

However, as Ziwei looked around at the darkness, she knew that not even Sky Knights were able to achieve such a peculiar effect. All at once, she did not know how to handle the situation.

Saturn stared at the princess and said coldly, "Your Highness, I've said that we'll be able to fulfill your wish. Are you really willing to pay any price?"

The princess was rather stunned before she remembered her causal words, saying that she was willing to pay any price if only the heavens would allow her Kingdom of Seeden to produce a Holy Knight.

Could these people really be Holy Knights?

"Are you Holy Knights?"

The princess asked somewhat incredulously.

Saturn smiled in response. Of course, they knew about the Holy Knights of the Seely Dimension. Most Sky Knights were equivalent to Seventh-level Wizards, the most ordinary kind of Seventh-level Wizards.

As for Holy Knights, that was a huge step forward. Strictly speaking, Holy Knights themselves were merely on par with average Ninth-level Spell Casters. However, the most important rite of becoming a Holy Knight was that one must tame a giant dragon.

In the Seely Dimension, there were grand creatures called giant dragons. In fact, these giant dragons were similar in some ways to Spell Casters, able to spit fireballs and frost and the like. Nonetheless, these were not spells but the dragons' natural abilities.

A giant dragon had extraordinary strength and an immense body. One giant dragon could easily wreck a sturdy city, so these dragons were considered creatures of the legends.

A few Sky Knights, who were at their peak, had wished to become Holy Knights. Other than having immense strength themselves, most importantly, they had to tame a giant dragon and ride the creature, containing terrifying powers of devastation as it soared across the horizon.

Based on their capacity for destruction alone, Holy Knights had reached the peak of Ninth-level Spell Casters who had fused a few types of Spell Models together.

The strongest Holy Knight in the history of the Seely Dimension was the Seely King who founded the great Seely Empire a thousand years ago. He was a Holy Knight whose powers reached unimaginable heights. The records of Arcane City even clearly indicated that the Seely King's powers were comparable to a Great Wizard.

Nonetheless, this was the sole contender of the Seely Dimension who was on par with Great Wizards. Moreover, if a civilization wished to step beyond their dimension and venture into the Void Zone, they must produce Great Legends.

Although the Seely Dimension had a Holy Knight who was comparable to a Great Wizard, they were unable to transcend their dimension and become a formidable civilization.

After the Seely King had passed away, very few Holy Knights appeared. Even when they did, they could generally only reach the level of Ninth-level Spell Casters at their peak, unable to compare to Great Wizards.

Merlin and the rest were each able to easily kill most Ninth-level Spell Casters. If they resorted to their hidden trumps, they were even comparable to peak Ninth-level Spell Casters who had begun to fuse spells.

Therefore, it was not too far off to say that Merlin's group of six were Holy Knights.

"Whether or not we're Holy Knights isn't important. What's important is that we can help you resist the Holy Knights' threat! You won't have to marry some other king."

Saturn's words spurred the princess' rush of excitement. She eyed Merlin and the rest, then bit her lips and asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"

"Just tell us everything you know."

"It's that easy?"

"That's right, it's that easy!"

Wizard Saturn laughed and the princess laughed as well. Thus, Wizard Saturn began his inquiries, and the princess began replying in full and systematic detail.

The Seely Dimension had a long history, especially a thousand years ago when the Seely Empire had united the entire Seely Dimension. That was their golden age.

However, the Seely Empire had fallen a thousand years ago, breaking up into countless tiny kingdoms. Every kingdom began fighting, leading to a confrontation between the larger kingdoms.

Holy Knights had always been rare in every kingdom, and some kingdoms had not even produced one because Holy Knights were the strongest forces. One Holy Knight was equivalent to a million troops.

Once a kingdom had given birth to a Holy Knight, that kingdom was able to become mighty in one leap. In the past decades, a strange situation had occurred. Among a few kingdoms, Holy Knights began to emerge.

The neighboring kingdom of the Kingdom of Seeden, for instance, which was the Kingdom of Seeway, had produced a Holy Knight. Other kingdoms had even produced two or three Holy Knights. Currently, the number of Holy Knights from all the kingdoms was higher than it was hundreds of years ago.

The Kingdom of Seeway had given birth to a Holy Knight and was already restless, even voicing an intention to make their move against the Kingdom of Seeden. The king, in order to protect the Kingdom of Seeden, at least for a few years, was thus prepared to send the prettiest princess of the royal family, Princess Fleur, to the seventy-year-old king of the Kingdom of Seeway.

As a result, Princess Fleur had escaped from the palace and was now brought back by Ziwei.

"That's not right. This is unusual."

When Saturn and the rest heard about this, they already felt that something was wrong. The main peculiarity was those Holy Knights.

In the past centuries, the number of Holy Knights was small, but in recent decades, their numbers had increased many times over. Furthermore, certain kingdoms were stirring impatiently. Clearly, there was a trend of kingdoms intending to wage war and conquer other kingdoms.

Merlin frowned as well. He carefully recalled the information from Arcane City, especially data regarding Holy Knights. In the Seely Dimension, Holy Knights enjoyed a high status. In fact, the most difficult part of becoming a Holy Knight was the taming of the giant dragon.

Holy Knights themselves were merely a stronger version of Sky Knights. Hence, it was not so easy to tame a giant dragon. Many powerful Sky Knights had tried to do so, only for a majority of them to end up as a tasty snack in the dragon's mouth.

"What's odd about this is the giant dragons."

Merlin suddenly spoke. When Saturn and the rest looked at him, he continued saying in a low voice, "Sky Knights have to tame giant dragons to become Holy Knights. However, if someone was to capture these dragons and tame them in advance, then send them to the powerful Sky Knights, wouldn't they be able to produce Holy Knights on a large scale?"

"Capture the giant dragons?"

Merlin's words immediately cleared the mist before the eyes of Saturn, Rael, and the rest. They already vaguely understood what Merlin was implying. Besides Spell Casters, only the Rock Tribe who were hiding in the Seely Dimension would be able to easily capture giant dragons.

"Only by locating a Holy Knight can we learn whether the Rock Tribe is behind this."

Saturn and the rest had come to investigate the Rock Tribe's schemes in the Seely Dimension. To their surprise, they already had an investigative direction as soon as they arrived. If everything went smoothly, they would soon get to the bottom of the Rock Tribe's plans, and return to present their report.

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Chapter 525: In the Palace

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In the palace of the Kingdom of Seeden, King Roger wore a purple gold crown as he towered above in his throne, his eyes fixed upon Princess Fleur who was kneeling in the foyer below.

King Roger was very fond of this daughter. If it was not for the overbearing manner of the Kingdom of Seeway, he would not have wished to use such a plan to stabilize the situation.

After a long moment, King Roger unleashed a long sigh, and said slowly, "Fleur, the kingdom is now in hard times. Every day, the Kingdom of Seeway becomes more and more insistent in its goal to annex our Kingdom of Seeden. This is detrimental to our Kingdom of Seeden…"

King Roger was about to further persuade Princess Fleur when she suddenly lifted her head, and said with a calm expression, "Father, in my journey, I've met six powerful Sky Knights. They have a plan to defeat the Holy Knight of the Kingdom of Seeway!"

"Huh? Six Sky Knights?"

King Roger was astounded. He promptly shifted his gaze to the six strangers behind Fleur. These six men looked to be rather young but there was a distinct force exuding from them, just like when he was faced with the kingdom's Captains.

King Roger glanced at Ziwei, who nodded gently as well. This proved that what Princess Fleur said was true. Therefore, King Roger immediately smiled. Of course, six Sky Knights who would serve the Kingdom of Seeden were exactly what the king had been lacking.

"Six powerful Sky Knights, welcome to the Kingdom of Seeden. I can dub all of you as Grand Dukes!"

King Roger was not stingy with his titles, immediately conferring the rank of Grand Duke upon Merlin and the rest. Besides the king himself, this was the highest title. The Captains of the Kingdom of Seeden who were similarly Sky Knights were also Grand Dukes.

Merlin and the rest did not decline. They had discussed this beforehand. They must first establish themselves in the Kingdom of Seeden, and it would be best if they could assimilate. Becoming the Grand Dukes of the Kingdom of Seeden was undoubtedly the best way to assimilate into the Kingdom of Seeden.

Following that, Merlin and the rest were put up in the palace. They could stay there for now.

"Ziwei, what's all this about?"

After Merlin and the rest had left, King Roger summoned Ziwei and asked in a low voice.

Ziwei hesitated for a beat but did not cover up the truth. She recounted the appearance of Merlin and the rest in careful detail but she did not know of the subsequent secret plan agreed upon by Merlin's group and Princess Fleur.

"These six strong Sky Knights appeared out of the blue. Fleur said that they can deal with the Holy Knight. I wonder if that's true? Sky Knights defeating a Holy Knight – do you think that's possible?"

King Roger furrowed his brows and was somewhat at a loss of what to do. If Merlin and the rest truly had the ability to defeat the Holy Knight, then the Kingdom of Seeden would not have to bow its head to the Kingdom of Seeway.

As for the origins of Merlin's group, King Roger was not that concerned. In the past decades, Holy Knights had cropped up in various kingdoms which had been nobodies before that. As long as Merlin's group of six would assist the Kingdom of Seeden, it would be good enough. There was no need to learn about their origins.

Conversely, Ziwei appeared calm and collected. She said quietly, "Your Majesty, whether the six Grand Dukes can defeat a Holy Knight – if you summon the Captains and let them give it a shot, you'll find out, right?"

At Ziwei's suggestion, King Roger smacked his own forehead. That was right. The Kingdom of Seeden had four Sky Knights as well. All he had to do was let them try.

"Alright, Ziwei, you'd better go and watch over Princess Fleur. Make sure she won't sneak out of the palace in the meantime. I'll summon the four Captains at once."

With that, King Roger dismissed her with a wave of his hand. The foyer descended into silence once again, and a look of exhaustion washed over King Roger's face.

At this point, King Roger did not notice the ripples in the air which quickly vanished without a trace. In another spacious room nearby, the image of King Roger's recent conversation with Ziwei was displayed before Merlin and the rest.

Rael waved his hand and the image was cut off. This was a small spell of Rael's but it was rather handy when used against most people. If it was a powerful Spell Caster, they would notice the Elemental fluctuations at once, and the spell would be useless.

They saw that King Roger, in the image, had already summoned the four Captains of the regiments, who were all genuine Sky Knights. Evidently, he was planning to test whether Merlin and the rest truly had the power to contend against a Holy Knight.

This was the first step of their plan – to win King Roger's trust and gain a foothold in the Kingdom of Seeden.

"We've already made the first step. We'll establish ourselves in the Kingdom of Seeden. As for the investigation of the Holy Knights, we'll have to think about that after gaining our foothold."

Wizard Saturn spoke slowly. Although it looked like the people in the Seely Dimension did not have the power to be of threat to them, the Rock Tribe was hiding behind the scenes. They must keep a low profile, and being cautious was never a bad thing.

"Wizard Saturn, how are we dealing with those four Captains? They're all Sky Knights of this dimension. Perhaps Ziwei isn't able to tell the difference between us and the real Sky Knights. Even if she has some suspicions, that's all she would have, without any confirmation. However, to the four genuine Sky Knights, they would surely be able to tell that our powers are a world of difference from theirs. We'll have some problems then."

Merlin raised an inquiry.

"That's simple. We'll just use a puppet to fight for us."

Wizard Vic spoke suddenly, following which he promptly retrieved a puppet. This puppet was large and sturdy, but in general, it was shaped like a normal human. Moreover, the puppet was covered in a pitch-black armor, which gave an impression of callousness.

"Use a puppet? That's a good idea! Can this puppet compare to a Ninth-level Spell Caster?"

Puppets were not that different from humans. They did not cast spells but relied on the absolute strength of their bodies. This was similar to the cultivation system of the Seely Dimension. Although it would not have the unique fighting spirit of the Seely Dimension, this was not important. At worst, they could say it was a special cultivation method. Most likely, those Sky Knights would not probe further.

The most important concern was whether this puppet could defeat those Sky Knights. Most Sky Knights in the Seely Dimension were on par with Seventh-level Spell Casters. If they were more powerful Sky Knights, they could even compare to Ninth-level Spell Casters!

However, Vic merely laughed and said mysteriously, "Wizard Merlin, this puppet is my trump card. Before I entered Arcane City, my teacher had spent over a hundred years transfiguring it. When required, the puppet can even explode with the strength of a Great Wizard in a short burst."

Merlin's heart trembled. This was Wizard Vic's trump card. It was just a puppet, yet it concealed alarming strength which could match a Great Wizard in a short burst.

Nonetheless, Merlin could tell that Wizard Vic was being rather modest. This puppet could only be more powerful. At first, Merlin had been worried that they would be in trouble if those Holy Knights were more powerful or if they encountered a contender from the Rock Tribe.

Now, it seemed that the aces up the sleeves of these freakish Wizards far exceeded Merlin's imagination.

"Very well, since we have this puppet, we'll follow the plan."

With that, Merlin and the rest stayed in the palace, keeping a low profile at all times. They did not meet anyone and only walked about casually in the palace.The palace garden was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. Merlin and Wizard Vic, dressed as knights, were sitting quietly on a stone bench, enjoying the scenery of the garden.

The Captains of the Kingdom of Seeden still had not reached the palace for now.

"There are no gods in the Seely Dimension?"

Merlin asked Wizard Vic. He felt that it was rather strange. Most dimensions would give birth to gods but he had not seen any traces left behind by gods in the Kingdom of Seeden nor any records of gods in the books.

Wizard Vic shook his head slightly in response. "Before coming to the Seely Dimension, I've looked up some information in Arcane City in preparation, so I partly know of their situation. In fact, there are gods in the Seely Dimension. Of course, powerful ones. However, a thousand years ago, due to the Seely Dimension's unusual location between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization, each side had sent their best fighters. We've sent an Ultimate Arcane Wizard, and the Rock Tribe sent their most powerful Rock Ancestor. Both sides joined forces to soundlessly wipe out the gods of the Seely Dimension."

Merlin was shaken to his core. The equivalent of two Ultimate Arcane Wizards had attacked, and the gods of the Seely Dimension had been vanquished just like that, with barely a whisper.

Merlin did not say anything else but extended his Mind Power over the entire palace, and even stretched further to cover most of the capital city.

He could clearly perceive the stirring of the people's will in the capital. In great streets and small alleys, people were discussing the Holy Knight produced by the Kingdom of Seeway. Their words revealed their worries for the Kingdom of Seeden.

"Wizard Vic, take a look. These people are worried about the fate of the Kingdom of Seeden. Little do they imagine that their lives are already in our grasp as well as the Rock Tribe's."

Merlin said in a stupefied manner. The entire Seely Dimension was nothing more than a buffer zone between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization. This dimension was totally unable to give birth to contenders who were at the level of Legends, forever incapable of reaching the Void Zone. Naturally, they had no way of escaping the fateful clutches of the two great civilizations.

"That's right. They'll never know that their destinies were controlled long ago. A kingdom may fall or another powerful one may rise. What meaning is there? This is the tragedy of weak civilizations. Ever since Spell Casters had exiled the gods from the Glorious Land and entered the Void Zone, we've witnessed many formidable civilizations. We knew on a profound level that if we don't grow stronger, our civilization would ultimately end up with the same fate as these puny civilizations."

Wizard Vic said ruefully. Merlin had a dim understanding of why the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards had taken the initiative in asking all Great Legends to sign the Legends' Accord as well as established the three great Arcane Cities.

It was to reduce the pointless internal conflict between Spell Casters, to constantly expand the overall strength of the Spell Caster civilization.

"Merlin, Vic, come to the foyer of the palace quickly. The four Captains of the Kingdom of Seeden have arrived."

Wizard Saturn's voice suddenly sounded into their ears. Both of their expressions turned apprehensive and they exchanged a glance, following which they rapidly headed toward the main foyer of the palace.

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Chapter 526: Identity Exposed

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In the main foyer of the palace, four men dressed in polished armor stood still. On his throne, King Roger's eyes crinkled, and a smile lingered on his face.

When Merlin and the rest had reached the foyer, King Roger said hurriedly, "My four Captains, these six are the Grand Dukes I've personally conferred not long ago. They're all powerful Sky Knights!"

"Sky Knights?"

The four Captains' gazes swept across Merlin and the rest constantly. Merlin could sense that these four Captains were different from the rest, even intimidating him slightly.

Although it was a very faint sense of threat, this indicated that the four Captains could pose a certain threat to them. Among them, there must be formidable individuals on par with Ninth-level Spell Casters.

"Grand Duke Saturn, the six of you have mentioned that all of your strength combined is comparable to a Holy Knight. Although I have faith in all six of you Grand Dukes, it's quite an outrageous statement, after all. Therefore, I've invited my four Captains to carry out a demonstration with you six. I wonder what you think about this?"

King Roger looked at his four Captains and Merlin's group, a strange look flashing in his eyes. He had summoned the four Captains in order to see if Merlin and the rest were truly as powerful as a Holy Knight.

Saturn nodded curtly. They had already planned this. They would use Vic's puppet to fight against these four Captains hence there should not be a problem.

"Very well, if there are no problems, please come along to the training grounds. It's spacious there, and we won't have to worry about wreaking havoc."

King Roger appeared to be in buoyant spirits. After all, the Sky Knights were noble Captains, and it was rare to see them in action. Now, he was about to see so many of them in battle.

"Hold on!"

Just then, one of the Captains – a well-built, bearded man, bellowed deeply, following which his sharp gaze passed across Merlin and the rest, one by one.

"Your Majesty, these people aren't Sky Knights but troublemakers!"

With that, the four Captains promptly broke formation and subtly shielded the king behind them, their wary gazes directed unto Merlin and the rest.

Saturn furrowed his brows slightly, still unable to figure out what was happening. That strapping Captain who was at the lead laughed icily, then said, "The six of you aren't Captains but Spell Casters instead. Isn't that right?"

"What?"

On his throne, King Roger did not seem to know what "Spell Casters" signified hence his face flashed a surprised look. Nonetheless, Merlin and the rest felt a jolt in their hearts. These Sky Knights knew about Spell Casters. In that case, their plans were now thwarted.

With this in mind, Wizard Saturn did not hesitate in the slightest and growled, "Move now. Control them first!"

"Whoosh…"

As soon as Wizard Saturn spoke, Merlin was the first to move. His Darkness-type spell instantly covered the entire foyer. Everyone within was trapped in darkness, unable to even see their own hands.

"Crack."

Saturn and the rest each displayed their skills too. Every spell from these freakishly powerful Wizards was comparable to a Ninth-level Spell Caster's. In the blink of an eye, they had restrained those Sky Knights.

The only one who gave them a bit of trouble was the leading Captain, whose strength was in fact on par with a Ninth-level Spell Caster. Faint golden fighting spirit rose from his body, mildly dispersing the ice crystals on his body as well as Merlin's Darkness spell.

Nevertheless, Wizard Vic unleashed his puppet who dealt a blow to this Sky Knight, causing serious injury. Merlin obtained a more direct understanding of Vic's puppet. It was terrifying indeed that a puppet could be transfigured to this level. Even a Great Legendary Wizard would have to spend a lot of effort to do so.

"Alright, Wizard Merlin, cut off your spell."

Soon enough, Merlin and the rest had gained control of the situation. They were genius Wizards of Arcane City, the first-class prodigies among the myriad of dimensions of the Spell Caster civilization. At the Seventh-level, they were able to challenge Ninth-level Spell Casters, so it was a walk in the park to deal with a few Sky Knights.

After the Darkness spell was withdrawn, King Roger awoke. He stared, flabbergasted, at the four Captains who were restrained, and an expression of alarm worked its way across his face. He pointed at Merlin and the rest. "Sir Grand Dukes, what's this about?"

"Your Majesty, they're troublemakers! They're Spell Casters from beyond the heavens, here to annihilate our Kingdom of Seeden…"

The well-built Captain who was restrained now burst with grief and indignation. It looked like he had a certain understanding of Spell Casters, which made Merlin and the rest suspicious.

Spell Casters and the Rock Tribe had mutually agreed back then to not interfere with the matters of the Seely Dimension. Therefore, very few people, or perhaps no one in the Seely Dimension knew of Spell Casters or the Rock Tribe.

However, these Sky Knights evidently knew about Spell Casters. Some major developments must have taken place in the Seely Dimension.

"How do you know of our identities?"

Saturn asked in an icy voice.

"Heh, not just your identities. We also know the identities of the despicable Rock Tribe but their forces are too mighty. They are now capturing great dragons with the support of some puppets to give to certain greedy Sky Knights, making them into Holy Knights. They are brewing up a massive conspiracy."

The words of this sturdy man made Merlin and the rest stunned to their core, for he actually knew so much about the Rock Tribe.

"Your Majesty, we have some information to convey to you and your Captains. Therefore, we'll need to have you give the order to seal off the palace and not allow anyone in."

Saturn's tone carried a subtle threat. King Roger was powerless as well. Even his four strongest Captains were overpowered with barely a fight. What else could he do?

Therefore, Merlin and the rest brought the king and his Captains to a hidden room and began asking careful questions.

"Captain Thunderdragon!"

The burly man at the head of the four Captains was the strongest of them, comparable to most Ninth-level Spell Casters. If he was able to tame a giant dragon, Thunderdragon would become a powerful Holy Knight in an instant.

Thunderdragon was the person with the highest chance of becoming a Holy Knight in the Kingdom of Seeden.

"Speak. How do you know about us?"

Wizard Saturn asked, wearing a calm demeanor.

Thunderdragon was silent in thought and was no longer as incensed as he was before, and instead appeared rather subdued.

After a long moment, he slowly raised his head. "Although you may not have good intentions, only you can resolve this issue. I know of your identities because three years ago, I captured a Spell Caster who was just like you.

"At that time, the Spell Caster was extremely weak, having been injured grievously, and was easily captured by me. After I used my methods, that Spell Caster had no choice but to tell me everything he knew. It turns out that Spell Casters like you and the Rock Tribe are hidden among us. Our fates have been in your grasp from the beginning.

"That Spell Caster was being hunted down by the Rock Tribe, and he mentioned that nearly all of the Spell Casters hiding in the Seely Dimension were wiped out by the Rock Tribe. However, it wasn't the Rock Tribe who killed them but Holy Knights. Those Holy Knights are no more than puppets whom the Rock Tribe controlled from behind the scenes.

"The Rock Tribe is brewing their schemes. In each kingdom, Holy Knights appeared in twos and threes. The number of Holy Knights over the past decades has surpassed the total number of Holy Knights accumulated over a thousand years. This is extremely abnormal. This great number of Holy Knights led to a war between kingdoms. A fearsome battle now hovers above all the kingdoms like a dark cloud.

"I don't know what the Rock Tribe's plan really is but I can sense its danger. Perhaps only you Spell Casters can stop the Rock Tribe's plot."

Thunderdragon's tone was heavy. He had incidentally learned that the Seely people were being manipulated. Their destinies were not in their own hands but the hands of the two more powerful civilizations controlling them.

Even if he wanted to rebel against them, his strength was weak and pitiful. That powerless feeling was a great source of suffering. He could only watch helplessly as the dimension was used as a wrestling ground for two great civilizations. It might even become a battlefield in the future. A sorrow like this was hard to describe.

Merlin looked at Thunderdragon and his downcast face. The other Captains were the same, powerless in the face of everything. That heavy emotion roused some sympathy in Merlin.

This was the price the weak had to pay. If the Spell Caster civilization had not produced Honored Legends in the first place, and had no Honored Legends to lead the charge out of their dimension and into the Void Zone or if the Spell Caster civilization had not produced the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards, their fate would not have been much better than the Seely people's fate.

"Even if we didn't come, you would be under the gods' rule."

Merlin suddenly spoke. Thunderdragon trembled all over at his words as if he knew about the gods as well, and said nothing else. Still, Merlin was able to discern a glint of determination in his eyes.

"This is rather troublesome. The situation is much more serious than we imagined."

Wizard Saturn was not concerned with Thunderdragon and the rest. His face had turned gloomy. After hearing Thunderdragon's narration, he realized how severe the situation was in the Seely Dimension.

The Rock Tribe evidently was plotting something big. They had brazenly attacked the Spell Casters concealed in the Seely Dimension, and had utilized the forces of the Seely people to avoid the detection of Spell Casters.

When the Spell Casters had realized what was happening, it was too late. The Spell Casters who were hidden all over the Seely Dimension were generally wiped out over the past decades. Perhaps some of them had sent a message back but it would be incomplete.

As a result, Arcane City had sent Merlin and the rest to investigate this issue in the Seely Dimension but this was a mission of enormous risk.

"It's not surprising that everyone would obtain at least two thousand and five hundred Adventure points… The state of affairs in the Seely Dimension is so serious. We're in great danger."

Wizard Rael spoke with a solemn face. The most direct threat was naturally the Rock Tribe, who had plotted so actively, very likely to be brewing up some massive conspiracy.

"We still have a chance!'

Merlin suddenly interjected. "Since the Rock Tribe is acting surreptitiously, employing the forces of the Seely people, this means that they wouldn't dare to act hostile openly. At least for now, they wouldn't dare to start a war against Spell Casters! So, we still have a chance to get to the bottom of this issue and seize our moment. This time, it's our mission. If we leave now, we won't even get a single Adventure point."

Saturn and the rest were silent for a moment. It was true that if they returned to Arcane City now, it would mean that they had failed the mission, achieving not a single Adventure point.

After a long silence, Saturn asked, "Wizard Merlin, do you have a plan?"

"It's simple – we'll make the first move. We'll pretend that we agree to Princess Fleur's marriage to the Kingdom of Seeway but we'll request that they send their Holy Knight to escort her. Then, we'll take down the Holy Knight as fast as we can, after which we should be able to learn the Rock Tribe's plans. At that point, we'll return to Arcane City, and our mission would be considered complete. The following developments will be the dealings between the Great Arcane Wizards and the Rock Tribe, nothing to do with us."

"Not bad, a perfect plan!"

Wizard Saturn and Wizard Rael both nodded their approval.

"Your Honorable Majesty, we'll have to trouble you on this matter."

A smile stretched across Saturn's face but his tone indicated that there was no room for bargain.

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Chapter 527: The Ambush

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Ten days later, in the sky above the Kingdom of Seeden, a huge shadow appeared above the capital, accompanied by a loud howling noise. Many people were staring at the sky with their jaws wide open and a mixture of shock and stupor on their faces.

"Giant dragon, a giant dragon is coming!"

"That's a Holy Knight, a formidable existence who's able to tame a giant dragon… Holy Knight Deutz from the Kingdom of Seeway is coming to fetch Princess Fleur."

"Shame, this is a great shame. Our Kingdom of Seeden has no choice but to sacrifice our most beautiful princess in exchange for temporary peace… When will we finally be able to give birth to a Holy Knight?"

The giant dragon in the air was hundreds of meters long, and its huge wings nearly blocked out the sun and the sky. It was incredibly massive. In addition, it looked terrifying vicious, and exuded an invincible aura.

This was the most invincible creature in the Seely Dimension – the giant dragon!

At this moment, on the back of the giant dragon stood a middle-aged man wearing golden armor. His body exuded a powerful aura which was mixed with the aura of the giant dragon, thus forming an even more powerful and strange aura.

This was the Holy Knights' uniqueness. A lone Holy Knight might not be particularly powerful or at least not substantially different from the peak Sky Knights.

However, once they stood on the back of the giant dragons, they would be almost combined with the giant dragon where their abilities would immediately soar to a Great Wizard's level.

"Hoo…"

The giant dragon descended from the sky. The massive gust of wind almost knocked down some of the palace guards. Subsequently, the giant dragon landed on the main foyer and countless guards rushed forward to surround Deutz.

Deutz flew the giant dragon right into the palace, which was basically an act of provocation. The obvious arrogance in Deutz' eyes could be felt by everyone.

However, looking that the giant dragon underneath Deutz, who was able to blow the surrounding guards away with a mild snort as well as the reputation of the Holy Knights, none of the guards dared to take a step forward.

Holy Knight Deutz stayed on top with no signs of jumping off the giant dragon. Instead, he said with bristling arrogance, "I carry the king's orders to fetch Queen Consort Fleur. Quickly, go and summon Fleur. I'll safely deliver the queen consort to the Kingdom of Seeway!"

"Since you're here to fetch Her Majesty the Princess, naturally, you'll have to pay respects to the king first!"

Although the guards were afraid, they still shouted in a loud voice. As the palace guards, their foremost duty was to protect the sovereignty of the king.

"I'm only tasked with fetching the queen consort. As for the king, there'll be another opportunity to pay respects to him in the future."

Holy Knight Deutz frowned but still did not enter the palace. After all, he was a respectable Holy Knight. Even when he saw the king of Seeway, he did not have to salute him, what more to salute the king of Seeden.

Therefore, Deutz would not enter the great hall of the palace and instead waited quietly outside. The giant dragon would periodically shoot out a breath of hot air, causing all the surrounding guards to jitter.

At the moment, seated high up in the great hall, King Roger was looking cautiously at the six strangers below. In a whisper, he asked, "Grand Duke Saturn, that Deutz still refuses to come in. What should we do?"

Saturn also wrinkled his forehead and exchanged a glance with Merlin and the others. "If Deutz refuses to come in, it means that he's being vigilant. Look, he hasn't left the giant dragon at all. In fact, he has been vigilant, which is quite troublesome."

Since the moment Deutz arrived, Merlin and the others had been watching him closely. They could sense a strange aura emanating from Deutz that indeed could rival a Great Wizard.

The giant dragon underneath him, in particular its vicious aura was like a slap in the face. Despite being so far away, they could still sense it. It was not surprising that it was the most vicious creature in the Seely Dimension.

"This is indeed troublesome. Wizard Vic, can your puppet resist that giant dragon?"

Wizard Rael looked at Vic. The great dragon's threat far exceeded that of Deutz. In addition, the combination of the two was comparable to a Great Wizard, so they must think of a way to separate the two.

"The giant dragon's abilities should be equivalent to a peak Ninth-level, so my puppet is able to subdue it. However, we mustn't allow Deutz to combine with the giant dragon at all cost. Otherwise, we'll have to face the equivalent of a Great Wizard, which is very troublesome."

Vic considered it and felt that he could subdue the giant dragon, provided that the giant dragon and Deutz were separated and could not combine.

The reason why the Holy Knights were so powerful was that they were able to combine with the dragon, and instantly become comparable to a Great Wizard.

"Looks like we have to get Princess Fleur to help."

Merlin stepped forward, and stated his plan. Princess Fleur would have to make an appearance to separate Deutz and the giant dragon.

King Roger bit his lip and nodded reluctantly. "I hope you'll be able to fulfill your promise."

"Definitely. Our purpose of coming to the Seely Dimension is to investigate the Rock Tribe's conspiracy. After this incident, you'll be left unharmed and will no longer be subjugated by the Kingdom of Seeway."

After hearing Saturn's assurance, King Roger was finally relieved. He also understood that at this point, he could only obey the arrangements set by Merlin and the others.

"Go get Princess Fleur!"

Subsequent to the king's order, soon, Princess Fleur arrived in the great hall of the palace. She was astonished to see Merlin and the others with King Roger. Until now, she did not know that King Roger had been controlled by Merlin and the others. All she knew was that she had to cooperate with Merlin and the others to defeat Holy Knight Deutz outside.

"Father, what do you need me to do?"

Princess Fleur was somewhat excited.

"Fleur, go outside now and by hook or by crook, get Deutz to enter the palace. You must separate him from the giant dragon!"

King Roger grunted. Right now, Fleur was their last resort. After all, by concession, Fleur was already considered the queen consort of the Kingdom of Seeway. Since Deutz had come to fetch Fleur, he would not publicly reject her request.

Fleur's face was flushed with excitement. Standing up, she picked up her skirt and went outside the great hall. She lifted her head to look at Holy Knight Deutz on the giant dragon.

"Knight Deutz, Father wants to see you. After all, you're a powerful knight, and our Kingdom of Seeden has never yet produced a powerful Holy Knight."

Princess Fleur smiled and said to Deutz.

Deutz hesitated slightly. If the request had come from anyone else, Deutz would not pay attention but Fleur was already considered the queen consort of the Kingdom of Seeway in name. Thus, Deutz would have to regard Fleur's words carefully.

After a long delay, Deutz finally nodded. "Your Majesty Queen Consort, I'll pay respects to His Majesty the King!"

Deutz leaped down from the giant dragon and walked right into the great hall.

The moment Deutz entered the great hall, he heard a dull thud. Immediately, the entire great hall plunged into darkness.

"Not good!"

Deutz yelled, and the giant dragon outside seemed to have sensed the danger he was in. With a loud puff, its huge body began to slam furiously against the great hall. This resulted in a terrifying racket which seemed like the entire great hall was about to be leveled by the giant dragon.

"Wizard Vic, we're counting on you!"

Amidst the darkness, Wizard Saturn's voice revealed a sense of gravity.

"Don't worry. Black-armored Puppet, go and stop the giant dragon!" 1

A beam of black light rapidly grew bigger, and a tall puppet wrapped in black armor appeared before the giant dragon. Its small frame seemed to contain a fearsome power that caused even the giant dragon to tremble.

"Boom!"

The puppet in black armor did not hold back and collided against the giant dragon. Suddenly, the entire palace seemed to quake as an invisible shockwave flattened almost the entire surroundings.

"Such a powerful force!"

Gasps of exclamation abounded from within the darkness. The punch released by the black-gold puppet already packed a truly fearsome force, yet upon collision with the giant dragon, the black-gold puppet was not a worthy opponent. The puppet was sent flying into the air and landed heavily on the ground, forming a huge crater. This spoke volumes of the power of the giant dragon.

"Hmph, the Kingdom of Seedan wants to ambush me? Ambush a noble Holy Knight? Soon, you'll know what a foolish decision it is!"

Holy Knight Deutz remained conscious. A surge of golden fighting spirit enveloped him, and he retreated as fast as possible. Soon, he would be able to jump back onto the giant dragon.

When that happens, Merlin and the other would have to face a Holy Knight equivalent to a Great Wizard!

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Chapter 528: Rock Tribe Gustia I

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"Leaving? Not so fast!"

At this moment, Saturn extended a finger. Immediately, fine strands of windstorm rapidly weaved together into a big net. This big net fell directly onto Holy Knight Deutz's head. The force was so formidable that even an average Ninth-level Spell Caster would not dare to tackle it head-on.

Moreover, Saturn was not the only one who attacked. Merlin's eyes also shined with a strange glow as he affixed his stare on Deutz. Subsequently, invisible Mind Power began to fluctuate.

"Nine Hit Strike!"

"Boom!"

One wave crashed after another. The invisible attacks caused Deutz to pale significantly. The golden fighting spirit around his body seemed almost useless. Although his abilities could rival a Ninth-level Spell Caster, he seemed a little short-handed compared to the joint forces of Merlin and Saturn.

On the other side, Vic's puppet leaped up fiercely. Its body emitted flashes of black light, and a strange power began to fluctuate.

"Foolish creature, get lost!"

A hint of madness appeared in Vic's eyes. Since he had obviously activated the puppet's secret powers, its strength was boosted mightily

"Bang!"

The puppet in the black armor swung another punch, and this time, even space collapsed. This punch had transcended the concept of space. In a flash, it landed on the giant dragon's head.

The giant dragon was covered with huge shiny scales which protected its gargantuan body. However, this one punch directly smashed all the giant dragon's scales. The huge force slammed violently against the giant dragon. With a painful whimper, it fell heavily onto the ground.

"What?"

Deutz was shocked. He had personally perceived the giant dragon's abilities, which was terribly fearsome and far stronger than him. Right now, however, based on the showdown of power, the giant dragon had lost to the "black armored person".

However, Deutz himself was in a precarious situation. After withstanding Merlin's Nine Hit Strike with each strike stronger than the last, at the fourth strike, he could no longer endure it. His face flushed red, and a spray of fresh blood spurted from his mouth. Immediately, he was restrained by Wizards Olga and Seddon in a single move.

"Hoo…"

The door of the great hall had been smashed into pieces. On the ground outside laid a wheezing giant dragon. A gentle breeze stirred and blew away the stench of blood inside the great hall.

After a big battle, Deutz was finally restrained while the giant dragon had been injured and similarly suppressed.

"Who are you?"

Deutz glared at Merlin and the others coldly. He now saw that these six people before him were not the Sky Knights from the Kingdom of Seedan. He knew the four Sky Knights from the Kingdom of Seeden like the back of his hand, and these six people were none of them.

This meant that the Kingdom of Seeden might have produced new Sky Knights, and unbelievably, they were able to defeat a glorified Holy Knight like him.

Deutz tried to crack his brains but he was already a trapped prisoner. His arrogance disappeared and countless considerations to escape ran through his head. However, he took one look at the wheezing dragon on the ground and those hopes were dashed.

Merlin and the others exchanged a look. This battle might have appeared to be easy and lasted only for a short time, but all of them had wielded most of their techniques.

Especially invaluable was Vic's puppet that managed to block the giant dragon from combining with Deutz to become a real Holy Knight. Otherwise, the battle would not have ended so easily.

"Truly despicable. If I didn't leave the giant dragon, you would not have been able to handle me!"

Deutz was currently frustrated to no end. Once a Holy Knight left his giant dragon, his threat level would plummet downward in a straight line. At most, he would only be at par with a powerful Sky Knight.

Initially, he had been very careful and vigilant in the Kingdom of Seeden, but still, he got tricked into leaving the giant dragon. As a result, both of them were captured, which made him feel disgruntled.

Saturn and the others did not pay attention to Deutz's frustrations. Even if he became a real Holy Knight, they would still be able to capture him. At most, it would just cause a bigger spectacle and less favorable odds for them.

"Merlin, you do the interrogation."

Saturn said to Merlin.

Merlin did not evade and came to face Deutz. In a deep voice, he asked, "Holy Knight Deutz, as to how you became a Holy Knight, I'm sure that you know better than we do. Judging from your abilities, it's impossible for you to tame the giant dragon. Tell us, who helped you to tame the giant dragon?"

"Huh? How do you know that?"

Deutz's face blanched and a trace of fear rose up in his eyes. Even when he was captured earlier, he did not wear such a look.

Right now, upon hearing the question about who tamed the giant dragon, Deutz revealed a look of fear and terror. Anyone would know that there was more than met the eye.

Merlin sneered. "You still can't tell? We're not Sky Knights!"

At the same time, Merlin stretched out a hand and a small fireball appeared in his palm, emitting an incredible heat.

"You… You're Spell Casters?"

Deutz sucked in a huge breath of air, and asked in a trembling voice.

"Since you know that we're Spell Casters, we'll be honest with you. This is a matter between the Spell Casters and the Rock Tribe, even you'll not be able to interfere. If you talk to us, you can still go back and continue being a Holy Knight. If not… Well, you probably have witnessed some of the techniques of the Rock Tribe. Since the Rock Tribe is afraid of Spell Casters, naturally, our techniques aren't inferior to them."

Merlin was now certain that there must be a Rock Tribe behind Deutz. Those Holy Knights were most probably secretly controlled by the Rock Knight.

"You really want to find the Rock Tribe?"

After a long silence, Deutz asked slowly.

"Of course. We came here to investigate the Rock Tribe."

Merlin nodded, and Deutz ground his teeth angrily. "I do hope that you manage to clear out all those Rock Tribes. They're truly terrible. The Holy Knights who have appeared in the last few decades generally constitute giant dragons that were captured by the Rock Tribe, and they also control almost all the Holy Knights."

"Control the Holy Knights? How do they control you?"

Merlin and the others were jolted, sensing that they were getting closer to the truth. As long as they could investigate the Rock Tribe's conspiracy, they would be able to return and submit their mission.

"They're not controlling us but our giant dragons! These giant dragons usually obey us and fight alongside us, allowing our abilities to increase substantially and become real Holy Knights. However, when push comes to shove, he can control the giant dragon at any time. Without the giant dragon, our capacities are only on par with some powerful Sky Knights at best, which generally isn't a threat."

Merlin nodded to Deutz's words. Spell Casters also had some techniques that could be used to control a giant dragon, so it must not be too difficult for the Rock Tribe as well.

Although using the giant dragons to control the Holy Knights was a good plan, what was the true motive for the Rock Tribe to do so?

Regarding this, Deutz also shook his head helplessly. "All I know is that in each kingdom, wherever Holy Knights exist, the Rock Tribes would also lurk in the shadows. They're active in various kingdoms and are hidden in the dark. A few of us Holy Knights have met and exchanged messages with each other. We've discovered that the Rock Tribes are afraid of Spell Casters, probably people like you. The people that they instructed us to kill were actually Spell Casters. All the while, they're hidden behind the scenes, so we don't know what they're scheming."

The situation described by Deutz was largely similar to what Captain Thunderdragon had said. Although the Potential Wizards in the Seely Dimension were killed by the hands of the Holy Knights, in reality, the Holy Knights were being controlled by the Rock Tribe.

However, they were still unclear about the conspiracy of the Rock Tribe, so Merlin and the others could not go back to Arcane City to submit their mission yet.

"Deutz, do you know who's the Rock Tribe behind you? How many people are there?"

Merlin asked after some thought.

"How many people? The only Rock Tribe I've met is just one person. He's ever-changing but I can sense his aura. That's right, there's only one person. He calls himself Gustia."

After the interrogation, Merlin shifted his gaze to Saturn, and the six of them gathered to discuss.

"If we want to uncover the conspiracy of the Rock Tribe, I'm afraid we have to go one step further, and directly engage the Rock Tribe."

"How many people from the Rock Tribe has infiltrated the Seely Dimension? What about their abilities? We don't know anything. If we act rashly, it might be dangerous."

Some of them had agreed to engage the Rock Tribe while others had second thoughts.

Both Saturn and Rael did not make any statement. They were the ones who would be able to make the final decision.

The two men stewed in silence for a long time. Then, Saturn spoke suddenly, "Since we've already come this far in this mission, naturally, we cannot abandon it halfway. This so-called Rock Tribe's Gustia is most probably only one person. After all, they operate furtively behind the scenes, so they wouldn't dare to infiltrate too many in. Nevertheless, even though it's just one person, Gustia's abilities must be terribly formidable to be able to easily capture all these giant dragons. His abilities must be at least comparable to the existence of a Great Wizard."

"Yes, and this Gustia isn't like those Holy Knights. He's comparable to the powerful Great Wizards."

Wizard Rael added.

"So now, it's your turn to decide. Are you going or not? If we go, then don't hold anything back. This will be a dangerous mission, after all. We'll have to face the existence of a powerful Great Wizard."

Saturn looked at Rael and the others with a hint of excitement. It was the excitement to battle a powerful enemy.

"Hehe, so what if he's a Great Wizard? The three of us had joined forces and killed a Great Wizard before! This mission has such generous Adventure points as a reward so it would be a great waste to not go. So, what if we have to fight it out with the Rock Tribe?"

Wizard Seddon said with an expression of indifference. Apparently, he, Rael, and the others had joined forces to kill an ordinary Great Wizard before. This was a remarkable battle record.

"I've nothing to say. Saturn, we'll not abort this mission halfway. What about you?"

Rael said with a solemn expression.

"If all of you can go, why wouldn't we dare to go?"

Wizard Vic stood up. He also had a powerful trump card. Even if the opponent could not be defeated, he would not have a problem preserving his life. Hence, he was not afraid.

"If that's the case, we'll all go to meet the Rock Tribe!"

Saturn's words undoubtedly represented the final decision of all six of them. They would fight the Rock Tribe's Gustia, and unearth the conspiracy of the Rock Tribe, before returning to Arcane City to submit their mission.

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Chapter 529: Rock Tribe Gustia II

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"Hoo…."

Out of a sudden, a strong gust of wind whooshed across the barren hillside, and a few figures landed on the hillside. The hillside was unevenly scattered with ragged rocks and shallow ditches. Moreover, it appeared to be plain and unassuming hence there seemed to be nothing special about it.

"Where's the Rock Tribe?"

Saturn frowned. He looked at Deutz beside him. Deutz was currently being controlled, and did not bring his giant dragon. He had led Saturn and the others directly to this hillside.

Deutz looked around and said affirmatively, "This is the place. The last time I met Gustia, it was here. Follow me, just below the hillside, there should be a huge crypt."

Thus, Deutz led them down the hillside to an inconspicuous spot, and then gently pressed a boulder.

"Rumble."

The hillside began to quake. Subsequently, a huge crack appeared, and revealed a pitch-black staircase, which bottom could not be seen.

"This should be the place of the Rock Tribe. According to my information, the Rock Tribes are underground creatures. Regardless of where they are, they would choose to live underground."

Saturn had read some information about the Rock Tribe. Although they had never met the Rock Tribe, they were able to make some basic judgment based on this information.

"Let's go down."

Merlin and the others were just about to descend when suddenly, the entire hillside quaked. Especially near the huge crack, the quake was even more treacherous, like a horrible aura was awakening.

"We've been discovered! Soon, he'l come out… Might as well, saves us the effort to look for it underground. Let's fly up first."

Sensing this strong quake immediately put everyone on guard. The Rock Tribe's Gustia must have discovered Merlin and the others. In any case, Merlin and the others were not surprised because they did not intend to hide in the first place. They wanted to draw Gustia out.

The ground was still quaking but soon, from the staircase behind the crack, a black-robed human figure flew out. With narrowed eyes, it looked very sinister.

"Spell Casters? Where are you from? Don't you know that the Rock Tribe and the Spell Casters have a pact in the Seely Dimension?"

This black-robed figure questioned them upon emerging.

Saturn sneered. "Gustia, how dare you mention the pact? Does the pact allow a Rock Tribe like you who's comparable to a Great Wizard to enter the Seeley Dimension?"

"Oh? It seems like you know some things… However, I'm very curious. What do you actually know?"

Although he saw that Merlin and the others knew its name, Gustia did not panic but appeared to be unruffled.

"We don't have to know anything because once we catch you, we'll naturally find out everything."

"Catch me? Haha, that's ridiculous! Looks like you don't know anything at all but it's okay. Soon, the Seely Dimension will belong to the Rock Tribe. Even when you find out, you won't be able to do anything because the entire dimension will be transformed into a dimension suitable for the survival of Rock Tribe."

Gustia laughed gleefully. At the same time, his figure exploded into chunks of large rocks.

"This is troublesome. So, the conspiracy of the Rock Tribe is to make the first move at all cost in order to transform the Seely Dimension into a rocky dimension!"

The hearts of Merlin and the others sunk. They, of course, knew the meaning of transforming a dimension. The Rock Tribe excelled particularly in transforming dimensions. They were non-living entities so the dimensions that they lived in were nothing but desolate rocks.

Their so-called transformation plan was to transform the entire Seely Dimension into rocks. Anything and everything would be transformed into rocks, just like the rocks scattered around the hillside.

Once the transformation by the Rock Tribe was successful, then the elements on the Seely Dimension would quickly disappear. It would then turn into a place that was unsuitable for Spell Casters to dwell.

"Damn it. That horrible Rock Tribe is making the first move. Originally, the Seely Dimension has elements and is suitable for us, Spell Casters to live here. However, if their transformation is successful, then the Spell Casters will have one less suitable dimension to live in!"

"The Rock Tribe's abilities are similar to us, Spell Casters. If they really succeeded at transforming the dimension, I'm afraid we'll not wage war with the Rock Tribe for a dimension with no elements. Therefore, we mustn't let them succeed. We must pass this message to Arcane City as fast as possible and get the Great Ultimate Arcane Wizards to stop them."

The expressions on Merlin and the others had changed significantly thinking about the distressing implications caused by transforming the dimension.

"Hehe, thinking of leaving? You must be sent by Arcane City to investigate the situation in the Seely Dimension. Arcane City is known as the greatest holy place for you Spell Casters, and all Spell Casters there are prodigies among prodigies. Killing you can also reduce some future threats for the Rock Tribe."

Gustia revealed his true form, which was an incomparably massive Rock Giant, towering over a hundred meters, almost like a small mountain peak. His aura, too, was extremely formidable. Just a slight hint was enough to make Merlin and the others feel suffocated.

"Black-armored Puppet, go!"

Vic immediately released his puppet. Pitted against the Rock Tribe, his puppet should be able to subdue him for a short while.

"Smash!"

Looking the Black-armored Puppet, the Rock Giant merely gave a gentle wave of his hand, and the Black-armored was vehemently pressed into the ground. Then, with a single punch, the Black-armored Puppet was crushed into fine powder.

"How could he be so strong? My Black-armored Puppet had mobilized all its strength, which is basically comparable to a powerful Great Wizard. How was it unable to withstand even one attack?"

Vic was dumbfounded, his eyes filled with incomprehension.

"Haha, you won't be able to escape."

Gustia rumbled in laughter. In an instant, the entire hillside quaked strongly. Countless chunks of large boulders floated into the air and rapidly formed a stone wall which surrounded Merlin and the others securely.

This stone wall was extremely sturdy. Even their spells were unable to break it.

The most common ability of the Rock Tribe was to control rocks. The more powerful the Rock Tribe was, the stronger his ability to control rocks. He could even increase the hardness of the rocks many times over.

Taking into account the formidable defensive power and strength of the Rock Tribe, Spell Casters did not have any special advantage to combat the Rock Tribe. All they could do was to face them head-on.

"Sh*t, Gustia isn't an average Rock Tribe but probably has an existence that's infinitely close to a Great Legend!"

Saturn said with a grave expression. Even without Saturn's reminder, just by looking that the terrifying power that Gustia had demonstrated, and the suffocating aura he had emitted, everyone was well-aware of Gustia's threat level.

Their estimation had been wrong, and the price of being wrong was extremely steep. If he was just an average Great Wizard or even a slightly stronger peak Great Wizard, they would not be completely helpless and would still be able to put up some semblance of resistance.

However, Gustia was an existence infinitely close to a Great Legend. There was not even a trace of hope for them.

"Pathetic Spell Casters."

Gustia gently flicked his fingers, and all the Defensive spells on Vic's body as well as his robes, were immediately broken. Moreover, the immense power even slammed Vic viciously onto the ground until he was treading a thin line between life and death.

"How pathetic."

Gustia cruelly pressed down another palm. Rael's entire body roared, and a column of fire shot up into the sky, seeming to almost melt all the rocks around them. However, following Gustia's palm movement – Rael, Seddon, and Olga were all pressed onto the ground. It was only due to their respective special techniques that they were not immediately killed.

However, they were close. Just another attack from Gustia would surely kill them.

In the blink of an eye, this strongest team of six had lost more than half its force. All that was left was Merlin and Saturn.

"Will you be able to withstand it?"

Merlin glanced at Saturn. Saturn shook his head and said, "My mentor gave me some life preservation techniques, which might be able to resist Gustia temporarily, but still, we can't escape…"

After he spoke, a hexagon-shaped unique casting tool appeared in Saturn's hand. He pressed it firmly, and used his Mind Power to activate the power within it.

A pale white light orb appeared and covered Merlin and Saturn, which faintly contained the aura of a Maxim.

"Bang!"

Gustia used all his strength to hit the light orb but it only quivered slightly and resumed its original form.

"Hmm? This must be the power possessed by the Legends among your Spell Casters. Although all of you Spell Casters are pathetically weak, those Legendary Wizards are quite impressive. Nevertheless, you're not real Legends, so how long can you rely on this turtle shell?"

Gustia guffawed, and madly hit the light orb with consecutive punches.

Merlin and Saturn's expressions turned more and more grievous. They looked around, and there was truly no way out. They had been completely sealed in by Gustia. All they could do was withstand the attacks.

The attacks rained down one after another. Regardless of how strong the light orb was, there was finally a hint of loosening.

"No way, there's not a single way. We miscalculated. We didn't expect that the Rock Tribe sent such a powerful entity into the Seely Dimension. Other than a Legend, there's no way to conquer it."

"Crash."

At last, the light orb shattered. Gustia's large body began to make his way step by step toward Merlin and Saturn.

"Spell fusion, go!"

Merlin's Fire-type spell and Thunder-type spell fused together in an instant and hurled toward Gustia forcefully but Gustia did not even try to evade. He simply allowed the fused spell to land on his body.

The horrible shockwave generated by the explosion of the spell only managed to shake off some dust from Gustia. Regardless of whether it was Mind Occult Spells or spell fusion, none of them had any effect on Gustia.

The gap was simply too astounding!

"Looks like there's no way left. I didn't expect that we'll die at the hands of foreign tribes."

Merlin looked at the fallen Rael, Vic, and the others who were lying motionless on the ground. They had all lost their fighting spirit. Even if they were not injured, they were still powerless against Gustia.

The gap was too huge. There was simply no way out.

"It's over. The Seely Dimension will soon belong to the Rock Tribe. Haha…"

The small mountain-like body of Gustia raised his arm and locked his aim on Merlin and Saturn. Accompanied by the suffocating aura, his arm landed.

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Chapter 530: Is This Still A Cat?

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The gigantic rock arm swung down mercilessly. Merlin gently shut his eyes, no longer putting up any resistance. It was meaningless. Whether it was Darkness Eye, spell fusion or Occult Mind Spells, they were obviously powerless against this terrifying Rock Tribe, who was a powerful existence infinitely close to a Legend.

"Don't worry, when we're killed, the Great Ultimate Arcane Wizards will sense it… Every Spell Caster who enters Arcane City carries a mark on their bodies, which is overseen by the Ultimate Arcane Wizards. If any of us die, the Ultimate Arcane Wizards will be alerted. So, when we die, the Arcane Wizards will realize what had happened here. Perhaps, they'll still be in time to stop the Rock Tribe's conspiracy. This can be considered our last contribution…"

Saturn said with a grimace. At this moment, even he was unable to stay calm.

"Bang!"

A huge sound reverberated. Just the wind effect alone almost suffocated Merlin.

"Huh?"

Merlin waited for a long time but did not feel his body tearing. On the contrary, it seemed like nothing had happened. He hurriedly opened his eyes. Before him, unknown since when, there was a completely pitch-black, lazy-looking cat.

"Didimoss, you're awake?"

Merlin was surprised and overjoyed. Back then, Wizard Yatho had mentioned that Didimoss would require a long time to wake up. Perhaps it would take two to three months, half a year or even decades or centuries. Once awakened, Didimoss would most probably be transformed from a half-spirit into a living being, equipped with powers comparable to a Great Legend!

Right now, almost a year after Didimoss had fallen into his deep slumber, he had finally awakened.

Merlin carefully sensed the aura on Didimoss. He could sense a strong vitality as well as a powerful heartbeat, clearly indicating Didimoss' new status. He was a lively, organic creature that was full of life!

"A cat?"

A strange expression appeared on Gustia's face. Gustia's understanding of Spell Casters ran deep but knew nothing about this black cat. Gustia took another look at the crushed rocks on the ground. It was the appearance of this cat that had easily shattered his palm.

Fortunately, the Rock Tribe was extremely tough to kill, so his hand was restored in an instant.

"Boom!"

This time, Gustia clapped both his palms together. The sight and sound of this movement were several times more frightening than the last. Even Merlin who was isolated far away felt like suffocating.

"Careful!"

Merlin did not know what kind of powers the black cat Didimoss currently had. Though Wizard Yatho had mentioned that as long as a spirit transformed into a living being against the natural order, it would, at the very least, possess powers comparable to a Legend.

If some of the more powerful spirits managed to transform into living beings, then they could even potentially become an existence comparable to the Arcane Wizards. Of course, this was only based on speculation because even Wizard Yatho had never seen a spirit transform into a living being.

Right now, the black cat Didimoss had transformed from a half-spirit into a living being. In addition, taking into consideration his beginnings in the Dark Magic Region, the black cat Didimoss had indeed come a long way. From a spirit, he had transformed gradually, step-by-step, into a living being. After all, he had remained inside the main Runic Magic Circle of the Dark Magic Region for a thousand years.

Faced against the gigantic rock palms which blocked out the sun and sky, the black cat Didimoss' eyes glowed bright green and spoke in human words, "If we're comparing sizes, I'm bigger than you!"

Upon finishing speaking, the black cat Didimoss' body unprecedentedly began to expand. A few breaths later, he had turned into a gargantuan figure spanning hundreds of meters long. At this moment, the Rock Giant was reduced to a child-like existence before the black cat Didimoss.

"What ability is this?"

Gustia was stunned. His palms slammed heavily onto the black cat Didimoss' body but there was no effect. Instead, there was a huge backlash that once again smashed Gustia's palm into pieces.

"Hehe, the feeling of growing big is great! Why don't you also try the feeling of being smashed?"

The black cat Didimoss waved his huge "claws" and ferociously clawed at Gustia. The huge Rock Giant encountered a powerful force. With a swipe from the black cat Didimoss, Gustia had turned into uncountable gravel.

"Rumble."

Soon, Gustia was reassembled into a Rock Giant. It was as if Gustia was unable to die but there was a look of distress on his face. Gustia could sense a strong threat from the black cat Didimoss.

"This is definitely not a Spell Caster technique. What are you, really?"

"After sleeping for so long, I'm actually a little hungry. Since you're so big, you should taste quite good."

The black cat Didimoss uttered some perplexing words, and then everyone witnessed an incredibly mind-boggling scene. The black cat Didimoss opened his mouth, which instantly grew incomparably huge like a giant black hole descending from the sky. Then, with a single gulp, he swallowed the huge Rock Giant.

Even a portion of the hillside appeared to have been bitten off.

"Swish."

The black cat Didimoss rapidly shrunk and resumed his original size. He even licked his scarlet tongue, and gnawed a few times, seemingly unsatisfied.

"The taste is mediocre, quite bad-tasting. Nevertheless, it was quite big so I won't have to eat for a few months, which is nice…"

The black cat Didimoss jumped onto Merlin's shoulder once again with droopy eyes, looking like it would soon fall asleep.

Merlin looked at the black cat Didimoss carefully. He found that after swallowing the Rock Giant Gustia, Didimoss' body seemed to be a lot plumper than before and could pass for a "fat cat".

Although the black cat Didimoss was no longer moving, the entire situation was deathly silent. Even the typically composed Saturn was looking at Merlin with a weird expression.

"Is that still a cat?"

The heavily injured Rael was dumbfounded. Despite his wide knowledge, he had never seen a "cat" so vicious that could swallow a Rock Giant in a single gulp.

Moreover, this was a Rock Giant that was infinitely close to the level of a Great Legend. Even if a real Legend was to battle Gustia, he would have to mobilize a Maxim just to suppress him. Killing him would require even more tedious effort.

"Merlin, we owe you one this time, and of course, this… Sir Didimoss!"

Saturn thought for a moment, and after a reminder from Merlin, called out Didimoss' name. The current Didimoss was no longer the same as before. His abilities rivaled a Great Legend, so no one would dare treat him as just a cat.

"Let's leave quickly, away from the Seely Dimension. We need to report our mission back to Arcane City. The situation here is extremely precarious and will require the involvement of the Great Legendary Wizards. Otherwise, we'll really lose the Seely Dimension."

Rael said solemnly. He must have some incredible techniques because he had suddenly recovered by leaps and bounds. As for Vic, Seddon, and Olga, they were gravely injured.

Luckily for them, all of them had some life preservation techniques, so no one died. As long as they returned to Arcane City to recuperate for a while, they would be fully healed.

"Let's not delay any further. Let's go."

Merlin and the others no longer dithered. In an instant, they took out their casting tools. Each of them turned into beams of light and disappeared on the spot, whooshing out of the Seely Dimension and back to Arcane City.

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Chapter 531: Casting Components in Hand

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Merlin was operating the Aurora Ship alone. He flew at top speed across the pitch-black Void Zone. On Merlin's shoulder, the black cat Didimoss was crouching lazily like he was sleeping.

Merlin looked at the black cat Didimoss, and could not help but ask, "Didimoss, you've really transformed into a living being?"

The black cat Didimoss opened its eyes blearily and nodded. This transformation was truly hard to grasp. A spirit turning into a living being was like a stone-cold rock suddenly having a breath of life. It was unbelievable.

"Didimoss, earlier, you've swallowed the Rock Giant. Are you okay?"

Merlin looked at the black cat Didimoss with concern. Right now, Didimoss obviously looked a lot fatter, and was supporting his protruding belly with a sluggish demeanor. Merlin wondered if swallowing the Rock Giant was causing Didimoss any discomfort.

The black cat Didimoss shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. When I awoke, I felt that I have a special ability, which was to swallow up things. I can swallow up everything, including spells. As long as it's a tangible object, I can swallow it. This ability is probably derived from the Runic Magic Circle arranged by the Great Wizard Fidel.

"I'm originally the spirit of a Runic Magic Circle. Back then, the most unique characteristic of the Runic Magic Circle that protected the Dark Magic Region was its ability to swallow the power of spells. As long as any spell attacks the big runic circle, more than half of its power would be swallowed by the big runic circle so that the spell would not threaten the Dark Magic Region. Now that I've become a living being, this special ability must've been based upon my original ability to swallow spells. Now, I've progressed one step further and have grown to the point that I can swallow everything."

Merlin heard the explanation and nodded silently. Back then, Wizard Yatho also mentioned that once a spirit had transformed into a living being, it would possess a unique ability.

The black cat Didimoss' ability was derived from the Runic Magic Circle, so now it could swallow all kinds of things. An ability like this was indeed impressive. Furthermore, the black cat Didimoss could rely on his swallowing ability to slowly increase his powers. Although the process would be time-consuming, to be able to strengthen himself just by swallowing others was as good as it gets.

Therefore, swallowing the Rock Giant in a single gulp was not harmful to the black cat Didimoss. Instead, it would help strengthen his powers a tad more.

After flying through the endless Void Zone for a few months, Merlin and the others finally returned to Arcane City. It was only upon arrival in Arcane City that the strongest team of six could heave a long sigh of relief.

This time, they had sustained heavy losses. Out of the six strongest prodigy Wizards in the same batch, four of them were gravely injured. Only Merlin and Saturn were unharmed but Saturn had to use his precious life-preserving trump card to save both of them.

This mission could be considered as using up all their nine cat lives. If not for Didimoss finally awakening and possessing powers comparable to a Legend, they would not have been able to return.

"Let's quickly submit the mission. This is a matter that cannot be delayed."

Saturn and the others also knew the importance of this matter. If the Rock Tribe had successfully transformed the dimension, even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards would not be able to do anything.

Hence, they had to quickly submit their mission, and report their findings.

So, despite their extreme fatigue, the six of them rushed toward the Mission Tower. Along the way, many looks were directed at them. After all, quite a number of them were in a bad condition but the most unique sight of all was the black cat perched on Merlin's shoulder. The cat had a regal, arrogant look, which attracted a lot of attention.

In that regard, Merlin was also quite helpless. How could he tell others that this was not a normal cat but a Legendary cat?

After thinking about it, Merlin shook his head. The black cat Didimoss had quite a temper, so he better not stir up trouble and focus on submitting the mission first.

When they had entered the Mission Tower, Saturn found the Great Legend that had allowed them to receive the mission. When the Legend saw some of Saturn's records and understood the danger faced by the Seely Dimension, his expression turned abnormally grave.

"Everyone gets two thousand five hundred Adventure points. You've all done very well. Don't worry, since the Rock Tribe hasn't transformed the Seely Dimension, they'll just have to dream on. Arcane City will handle this matter."

The Great Legend said with a sneer. He had no fondness for the Rock Tribe. Back then, before the ceasefire between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Casters, there were several small-scale battles. Although they did not lose any Legends, many Great Wizards were lost.

After submitting the mission, Saturn turned to look at Merlin and the others. With a smile, he said, "Great, the mission has been submitted. I believe Arcane City will handle the problem in the Seely Dimension properly. We almost ran out of our nine cat lives, but at least it's not for naught. Everyone gets two thousand five hundred Adventure points, enough to do a lot of things in Arcane City."

"Yeah, two thousand five hundred Adventure points is a lot. Even Potential Wizards who had been in Arcane City for tens of years may not have accumulated so many Adventure points."

Upon mentioning the two thousand five hundred Adventure points, a smile appeared on everyone's face. They had risked their lives and traveled to the faraway Seely Dimension to investigate the conspiracy of the Rock Tribe, all for these Adventure points.

This much Adventure points would be highly useful in Arcane City. If they were used to redeem casting tools, then it would be enough to redeem some of the most sophisticated casting tools. Even if they wanted some life-preserving item, it should not be a problem.

If the points were used to enter the Mind Tower, every attempt only required one hundred Adventure points, so there would be enough points to enter the Mind Tower a total of fifteen times. This would allow one's Mind Power to improve significantly.

In short, with so many Adventure points, Merlin and the others would be able to live comfortably in Arcane City for a very long time."You really want to purchase the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc?"

Looking at this unassuming young Potential Wizard before him, the Great Legend guarding the treasure vault could not help but frown. It was such a humongous sum to spend two thousand Adventure points in one go that even he felt heavy-hearted.

The God-Binding Disc was merely a famous item, and its condition was quite shabby. Moreover, with only four casting components, they would only combine to become an ordinary peak-level casting tool.

Spending two thousand Adventure points to redeem these four casting components of the God-Binding Disc was truly too wasteful.

"I've made my decision. I'll redeem the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc!

Merlin did not hesitate and declared firmly. Hearing the resolution in Merlin's tone, the Legendary Wizard did not offer any further advice and directly retrieved the four quaint-looking casting components.

The four casting components had not been combined, and looked like they were broken in some places. There was not a trace of powerful aura on them. They did not resemble the renowned God-Binding Disc that managed to suppress the gods.

Merlin received the God-Binding Disc with a serious expression. He did not examine the casting components of the God-Binding Disc, but quickly kept it inside his spatial ring and left in a hurry."Hum."

Merlin returned to his room. At this time, he quickly took out the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc which had cost him two thousand Adventure points.

Earlier in the treasure vault, the reason that Merlin did not examine them was that he was afraid of revealing some clues. In reality, upon receiving these four casting components, he could sense a strong vibration from the Bell Space in front of his chest.

This was a phenomenon that would occur upon approaching similar types of casting components. This also proved that the Bell Space was indeed a component of the God-Binding Disc.

The God-Binding Disc had a total of nine components, and Merlin's Bell Space was already a combination of three casting components. Added with the four newly-redeemed casting components, Merlin would have seven components of the God-Binding Disc.

Once the seven components of the God-Binding Disc were combined, even with some damage, it would still hold at least half the original power of the God-Binding Disc. Considering the original power of the God-Binding Disc, just half of that formidable power would far exceed any peak-level casting tools.

After all, the God-Binding Disc was able to suppress the gods, and the gods were comparable to the Great Legendary Wizards. With such a powerful God-Binding Disc, even half its power was enough to combat the Great Wizards.

This was also why Merlin was so fervent to redeem the four casting components of the God-Binding Disc. Despite the steep price, they were highly suitable for Merlin, so any price would still be worth it.

Merlin gradually calmed down his excited emotions. He removed the Bell Space from the front of his chest and began trying to combine it with the four casting components that he redeemed.

Assembled casting tools were very easy to assemble. As long as two casting components were close to one another, they would automatically combine with one another.

Merlin took out a casting component and put it with the Bell Space. In an instant, there was a burst of light, and the casting component had rapidly combined with the Bell Space.

"Boom!"

The Bell Space swiftly began to vibrate. Its space began to widen, and it was no longer filled with darkness. There was a faint hint of "life".

"Combine again!"

Seeing the changes occurring in the Bell Space, Merlin could not wait any longer. He put the three remaining casting components next to the Bell Space. Instantly, countless beams of light glowed and intertwined together, gradually encapsulating these few casting components.

The process of combining took a long time. The different beams of light gradually merged together, finally converging into a pale white ray. Merlin reached out and grabbed the newly combined Bell Space in his hands.

At this moment, the Bell Space had vaguely formed a small round disc. However, the small round disc seemed to be missing two corners. It was incomplete, probably lacking the last two casting components. Only with all nine casting components assembled together, it would form the whole God-Binding Disc.

However, on the round disc, the words "God-Binding" could already be seen, proving that it was indeed the legendary God-Binding Disc.

"God-Binding Disc, it truly is the God-Binding Disc! I wonder how the God-Binding Disc which only lacks two casting components look like?"

Merlin was looking forward to seeing the changes in the Bell Space, so he directly mobilized his Mind Power. He extended his Mind Power inside the God-Binding Disc and began to explore the space inside it.

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Chapter 532: The Bloodshed Universe

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When Merlin's Mind Power had entered the space inside the God-Binding Disc, he discovered that there was a substantive difference compared to the former Bell Space. Now, it was no longer pitch-black darkness but a stark white space. Although it was space, it was now immensely large and endless. In addition, there was also a clear sense of the concept of time and space.

In other words, this was a more perfect space that could be occupied by living beings. Even Merlin, if faced with any danger in the future, could hide inside the God-Binding Disc.

The Defensive power of the God-Binding Disc was relatively strong, at least far exceeding an ordinary peak-level casting tool. It could be classified as an extraordinary casting tool. Extraordinary casting tools were those which could only be transfigured by a Great Legend or even an Honored Legend who had achieved the highest understanding in alchemy.

Even Bell, who had achieved an extraordinary understanding of alchemy, was only able to transfigure one God-Binding Disc. This was a testament to how difficult it was to transfigure an extraordinary casting tool.

Instead of the defensive powers of the God-Binding Disc, Merlin was more concerned about its binding powers.

The most important component of the God-Binding Disc was the "binding" component. Back then, the God-Binding Disc had been able to bind several natural gods consecutively. Naturally, it contained some form of uniqueness. Deep inside the God-Binding Disc, Merlin could feel a terrifying force raging. As the owner of the God-Binding Disc, he could distinctly sense that if all its powers were released, even a Great Wizard would not be able to resist it.

"This is truly the God-Binding Disc. Right now, I can even bind an average Great Wizard inside the God-Binding Disc. If I can find the remaining two components and complete all nine casting components, we might even witness the absolute supremacy of the God-Binding Disc."

Merlin muttered in a low voice. The last two casting components of the God-Binding Disc were especially important because they would determine whether the God-Binding Disc would be able to restore its past glory.

However, even Arcane City only had four casting components of the God-Binding Disc, so finding the last two components would certainly be difficult. Perhaps, the final two casting components had already been destroyed.

Fortunately, Merlin was able to own the God-Binding Disc assembled from seven casting components. He was very satisfied to own an extraordinary casting tool as even many Great Legends would not get the chance to own it.

Merlin kept the God-Binding Disc carefully. This was one of his trump cards so it should not be easily revealed. Just like the black cat Didimoss, who should not be used simply.

"Whether it's the God-Binding Disc or the black cat Didimoss, these are all external powers, not my own powers. I still have to quickly improve my own abilities!"

Merlin also felt some pressure. In Arcane City, the Potential Wizards were improving themselves, almost every moment of the day. Especially Saturn and the others who had also received two thousand five hundred Adventure points, they would definitely use the points to improve their abilities.

In the outside world, Merlin was a prodigy among the prodigies. Even in Arcane City, he was considered a demonic genius. However, he did not slack and instead felt pressured because his own abilities were not stronger than Vic or Saturn. Therefore, he still had to work hard to improve his abilities.

At present, Merlin had not yet made up his mind to construct Sixth-level spells. His Mind Heart had achieved the limit of a Seventh-level Mind Heart. After receiving the instructions from the ninth floor of the Mind Tower and training his Mind Power, he would now have to integrate his Mind Power with his instincts.

Currently, Merlin's Mind Power was still far from being integrated into his instincts. Even if he was to enter the Mind Tower, it would be useless as he would not be able to break through to the Eighth-level Mind Heart yet.

Even so, Merlin's Mind Power was generally sufficient for him to construct all the Sixth-level spells. Although he had enough Mind Power, deriving new Sixth-level spells would require huge amounts of Maxim.

Compared to Fifth-level spells, the Sixth-level spells would require consuming even more of the Maxim. Right now, Merlin had only constructed Immense Thunder and Endless Flame. If he was to construct the four remaining spells, he was afraid that he would have to completely deplete the Thunder Maxim to derive them.

The disadvantage of using the Matrix to derive spells was that it required the consumption of precious Maxim power. If it was someone else, who was unable to obtain a single Maxim, what then could be used to derive spells?

Nevertheless, right now, Merlin had reached the same predicament. Even if he managed to derive all the Sixth-level spells now, then for him to become a Seventh-level Spell Caster in the future would not be as simple anymore.

After considering for a long time, Merlin decided to temporarily delay the spell derivation. Especially since he was in Arcane City, there were many more ways to improve his abilities. For now, Merlin had two options at least.

The first option was to deep-dive into researching spell fusion. If he could fuse three or four types of spells together, then his abilities would instantly be increased several folds. However, this was a difficult process, which might take a very long time.

So, he should tackle spell fusion slowly, without rushing into it.

The second option was to level-up Darkness Eye, especially the fifth form of Darkness Eye. For a long time, Merlin's Darkness Eye only had the fourth form, which was cultivated by Wizard Leo. However, Wizard Leo had failed to suppress the fourth form of Darkness Eye and died from its backlash.

Merlin, on the other hand, was different. He was a Mind Power Master and had an extraordinarily large Mind Power. His formidable Seventh-level Mind Heart now contained Mind Power which was comparable to some of the powerful Ninth-level Spell Casters.

Therefore, Merlin could easily suppress the fourth form of Darkness Eye. Even the fifth form of Darkness Eye, Merlin should be able to suppress it, albeit with some effort. Once Merlin had successfully achieved the Eighth-level Mind Heart in the future, then it would be easier for him to suppress the fifth form of Darkness Eye.

Merlin's current plan was to cultivate the fifth form of Darkness Eye in order to improve his abilities.

Although Darkness Eye was already very powerful, once he had cultivated the fifth form of Darkness Eye, he would have a much easier time fighting against a Ninth-level Spell Caster. Even pitted against the peak Ninth-level Spell Casters, Merlin would be able to triumph by relying on Darkness Eye.

"Darkness Eye needs negative emotions, and in large amounts. Only endless bloodshed can produce enough negative emotions to level-up Darkness Eye!"

Merlin knew clearly the way to level-up Darkness Eye, which was both simple and complicated at the same time. It would require large amounts of negative emotions. Bloodshed would give rise to a lot of negative emotions, so it was the best way to cultivate Darkness Eye.

Incidentally in Arcane City, there was exactly a place filled with bloodshed called the Bloodshed Universe. The place had been specially prepared for some unusual Spell Casters. Each entry only required two hundred Adventure points, and one could only stay for ten days.

Ten days later, the Bloodshed Universe would automatically send the person back into Arcane City.

Right now, the place that Merlin was headed was Bloodshed Universe. The Bloodshed Universe was the most suitable place to cultivate Darkness Eye.There was a tall tower in Arcane City which was usually deserted. At most, there would be two or three people walking by. Compared to other places, this place was a lot less frequented.

However, every Spell Caster who came to this place was fierce and bloodthirsty, and their bodies exuded a thick stench of blood. This was the most dangerous place in Arcane City – the Bloodshed Universe with never-ending bloodshed!

When Merlin arrived, he saw two black-robed Spell Casters. Their auras were somewhat undetectable and well-hidden, so it was difficult to gauge them. Merlin had guessed that they were no less than Ninth-level Spell Casters, so they must be Potential Wizards who had been in Arcane City for a long time.

Generally, for Potential Wizards who were new to Arcane City, unless they have previously cultivated some special Pandora Demon Ability which required bloodshed to level-up, they typically would not choose to enter the Bloodshed Universe.

After all, the Bloodshed Universe was dangerous. Anyone who entered the Bloodshed Universe without a strong ability might find themselves killed by their targets instead.

Merlin walked up to the Great Legend who was guarding the entrance to the Bloodshed Universe. There were many Legendary Wizards in Arcane City who stood guard over the important places. Whether it was the Mind Tower, the force fields or the Bloodshed Universe, all of them were guarded by a Legendary Wizard. Thus, if anything was to happen, the Legendary Wizard would be able to deal with it immediately.

The abundance of Legendary Wizards had indirectly demonstrated the deep-rooted foundations of Arcane City. The number of Legendary Wizards here far exceeded any other forces.

"Honorable Great Legend, I wish to enter the Bloodshed Universe."

Merlin came to the Legendary Wizard and requested respectfully.

"Show your identity card."

When the Great Legend took Merlin's identity card, a strange look appeared in his eyes. Most probably, he saw from Merlin's identity card that Merlin had just entered Arcane City a few months ago.

"The foreign tribes in Bloodshed Universe are vicious and savage. Although it may help mold a Spell Caster, if your abilities aren't strong enough, you'll risk being killed by those savage foreign tribes. You should think twice."

"Honorable Great Legend, I've decided to enter the Bloodshed Universe!"

Seeing Merlin's insistence, the Legendary Wizard did not continue to dissuade him. He deducted two hundred Adventure points from Merlin and told him calmly, "You only have ten days. After ten days, you'll be sent back to Arcane City! Of course, if you would like to come back earlier, you only have to recite it in your heart and the Bloodshed Universe will send you back."

Merlin nodded. He took a deep breath and stepped into the brightly glowing entrance.

"Whoosh."

An unknown period of time later, Merlin opened his eyes. Passing through the passage earlier, he felt as if time was stretched abnormally long.

Thereafter, when he opened his eyes, he discovered that he was already inside an unfamiliar world. The sun was shining in the sky, and across a vast field, lush green grass was swaying gently to the breeze. On the plains, there was even a herd of elk. The scenery was extraordinarily mesmerizing, lulling any observer into relaxation.

"This is a complete dimension?"

Merlin was a little taken aback. He had never come to the Bloodshed Universe before, so naturally, he did not know how it looked like. Right now, after stepping into the Bloodshed Universe, Merlin was shocked to discover that the Bloodshed Universe was a completely foreign dimension.

"Is this your first time to the Bloodshed Universe?"

Suddenly, an icy voice resounded in Merlin's ear.

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Chapter 533: The Dora Demon Tribe

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Merlin turned his head and discovered that following behind him was a black-robed Spell Caster from Arcane City. This black-robed Spell Caster's face was deathly pale, and his figure was gaunt but his eyes were vividly alert. There was an aura of blood-spill surrounding his body, so obviously it was not his first visit to the Bloodshed Universe.

"Yeah, it's my first time to the Bloodshed Universe."

Merlin answered truthfully. In the Bloodshed Universe, Spell Casters were forbidden from killing one another, therefore, Merlin did not have to fear the other Wizard's intentions.

"The Bloodshed Universe is riddled with dangers. Many Wizards who enter the Bloodshed Universe end up not killing the foreign tribe but instead be killed by them. You must be a Potential Wizard who has just arrived in Arcane City. Follow behind me, you can pick some of the weaker foreign tribe to kill.

Both the tone and expression of this black-robed Wizard was ice-cold, but judging from his words, he was not a heartless Spell Caster.

Merlin's heart thumped. He was indeed unfamiliar with the Bloodshed Universe. Therefore, having a Spell Caster who was well-versed with the Bloodshed Universe beside him would help him to adapt to the Bloodshed Universe, and understand some happenings here. Hence, he did not hesitate. He nodded in agreement.

"How do I address you?"

Merlin asked with a smile.

"Midnight!"

The black-robed Wizard replied coldly.

It was such a peculiar name. Merlin had some doubts but looking at Wizard Midnight's stony expression, Merlin suppressed his own questions and did not open his mouth. Quietly, he followed behind Wizard Midnight.

Along the way, Wizard Midnight was taciturn, and almost did not speak at all. Since Merlin did not know Wizard Midnight's propensity, he did not simply ask questions. The two of them began to fly in silence for a long while.

The Bloodshed Universe was immensely vast. Below them were rolling fields that sprawled endlessly, their boundaries could not even be seen. The scenery was picturesque, evoking a sense of joy and admiration in its beholders. It appeared to be completely disconnected with any semblance of bloodshed.

Even Merlin began to wonder – were they really in the Bloodshed Universe?

"Danger lurks underneath the calmest waters."

Before him, Wizard Midnight suddenly halted his steps. Casting an unfathomable gaze at the fields below, he uttered those words out of the blue. Merlin was still trying to decipher the meaning of Wizard Midnight's words when the very next moment, the happenings in front of his eyes immediately gave him a deep understanding of Wizard Midnight's words.

"Hurricane, burn!"

"Boom!"

Looking at the endless fields, Wizard Midnight suddenly pointed toward the herd of elk. Instantly, green flames shot up into the air and formed a pillar of flames unlike any other. The flames rapidly spread toward the direction of the herd of elk.

The green flames burned like a hurricane, exploding in an instant. The speed was also incredibly fast as it surged across the fields. Wherever the green flames passed by, the lush green grass was burned into ashes.

Merlin's eyes widened slightly. This green flame was not a type of spell but a fusion of Wind-type and Fire-type spells. However, this was different from Merlin's spell fusion because Wizard Midnight's spell stemmed from the combination of Spell Models. In other words, Wizard Midnight was already half a step into becoming a Great Wizard.

Generally, when Spell Casters reached the Ninth-level, their test was to attempt spell fusion. Once they had successfully combined all their Spell Models into one, they would level-up to become a Great Wizard. Nonetheless, this process was extremely challenging. It was also the step that had the highest rate of casualties.

In the process of spell fusion, many Ninth-level Spell Casters experienced a direct collapse of their Spell Models. So, when their Magic Power exploded, the Spell Casters were blown into smithereens, leading to a high death rate. Therefore, without absolute confidence, a Ninth-level Spell Caster usually would not attempt to combine their Spell Models.

Otherwise, it was those Spell Casters who had reached their limits but still desperately wanted to try to become a Great Wizard. However, for this type of Spell Casters, the success rate is relatively minuscule.

Wizard Midnight in front of him had already successfully fused Wind-type and Fire-type spells, so he could be considered a quasi-Great Wizard.

The raging flames burned wildly, and the temperature of the entire grass field soared. Merlin was curious as Wizard Midnight's actions were so flamboyantly aggressive. Was it just to slaughter these elks?

Soon enough, Merlin realized his big mistake. The creatures which he had initially perceived to be normal elks, upon sensing the green flames raging toward them, began to screech loudly. Then, these elks swiftly transformed into big, burly, single-horned, vicious-looking creatures.

"Foreign tribe! These elks are actually the foreign tribe?"

Merlin was stunned that the foreign tribe was disguised as elks as he had not discovered it at all. The ability of this foreign tribe to conceal their auras was truly startling. Only seasoned Wizards who had visited the Bloodshed Universe before, such as Wizard Midnight, knew the true colors of this foreign tribe.

"It's another abominable Spell Caster. Kill, kill, kill these abominable Spell Casters!

"Despicable Spell Casters, enclosing us in this dimension to provide training for your prodigy Wizards. We, the Dora Demon Tribe, curse you eternally. One day, you'll suffer a fate ten thousand times worse than us!"

Amidst the green sea of flames, the bodies of these foreign tribe members emitted faint glimmers of light that tried to resist the burning of the flames. However, this was Wizard Midnight's fused spell. The spell fusion of a powerful peak Ninth-level Spell Caster far outstripped the force of an average spell, and could not be withstood by the foreign tribe. Wherever the flames spread, the curses also ended abruptly as they turned to ashes.

Soon, hundreds of foreign tribe members were turned into ashes, and peace was restored onto the field. Wizard Midnight's expression was very calm. Only the Darkness Elements on his body were looming in and out of sight as if they were trying to perceive something.

Any Spell Caster who could enter the Bloodshed Universe would not shy away from bloodshed, and instead, use it to enhance their abilities. Merlin's objective was to cultivate Darkness Eye whereas Wizard Midnight's objective seemed to be to gain an understanding of Darkness-type spells.

Wizard Midnight was also a rare Darkness-type Wizard.

"Hum."

Merlin also did not stand around idly. He immediately wielded Darkness Eye, and a huge ghostly face appeared above his head. At the same time, faint traces of cold air began to seep into Darkness Eye in his palm.

These were all negative emotions that were absorbed by Darkness Eye. Merlin could even sense the "excitement" of Darkness Eye.

"The negative emotions are really strong. The grudges held by the foreign tribe are so strong that even after their death, it can excite Darkness Eye to this extent."

Merlin felt the negative emotions left behind by the foreign tribe after their death. It was so vicious that it made Darkness Eye "excited", which was not a simple feat. Earlier, Wizard Midnight's attack had provoked such an unparalleled degree of grudge from the foreign tribe that it could not have accumulated overnight. This amount of grudge must have accumulated over countless years.

Merlin was very unfamiliar with this Bloodshed Universe. All he knew that there was a foreign tribe called the Dora Demon Tribe. Besides that, Merlin knew nothing else.

"Wizard Midnight, how much do you know about the Dora Demon Tribe in the Bloodshed Universe?"

Seeing Wizard Midnight opening his eyes, Merlin immediately asked.

"The Dora Demon Tribe was discovered over two thousand years ago in the Dora Dimension. They were then controlled by the Spell Casters, who even imparted some knowledge to the Dora Demons. Of course, due to their natural disposition, the Dora Demons were unable to construct spells. However, based on the knowledge imparted to them, the Dora Demon Tribe created a set of cultivation system that was suitable for them.

"It was only later when the Spell Casters fought against another civilization that the Dora Demon Tribe revealed their cruel and vicious side. They betrayed the Spell Caster civilization, and helped another foreign civilization to vanquish hundreds and thousands of powerful Wizards. In that war, the Spell Casters suffered massive losses. Thereafter, the enraged Ultimate Arcane Wizards got directly involved and defeated the foreign civilization. Originally, they were about to wipe out the entire Dora Demon Tribe but then, a Legendary Wizard suggested to create a Bloodshed Universe dimension and make the Dora Demon Tribe the training targets of Spell Casters. So, the Dora Demon Tribe cannot leave the Bloodshed Universe forever, until this tribe completely disappears.

"Hehe, but the Dora Demon Tribe is also incredible. Their reproduction rate is extremely fast. Although two thousand years have passed, and Spell Casters have been killing them in succession, the Dora Demon Tribe is yet to be exterminated. In fact, their numbers are growing steadily. In any case, this is good because the Bloodshed Universe is very helpful to some Spell Casters."

Merlin digested this information in silence. He did not expect that the Dora Demon Tribe in the Bloodshed Dimension had such a tragic history. If even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards were enraged, then the damage suffered by the Spell Casters must have been catastrophic.

This was also the cruelest punishment for the Dora Demon Tribe!

"Does this mean that access to the Bloodshed Dimension isn't restricted to Spell Casters from Arcane City only?"

Merlin had heard another meaning in Wizard Midnight's explanation. It sounded like the Bloodshed Universe was not owned by Arcane City.

"Of course. The Bloodshed Universe can be connected to hundreds and thousands of Spell Caster dimensions throughout the Void Zone. However, because there's no time and space in the Void Zone, the special techniques of the Ultimate Arcane Wizards are needed to bridge to the Bloodshed Universe. It's very simple to enter the Bloodshed Universe from Arcane City but if you want to enter the Bloodshed Universe from another place, it will cost you dearly. A Great Legend will have to diminish some Maxim to be able to send a Spell Caster here."

Merlin nodded. It seemed like in this Bloodshed Universe, he might meet with Spell Casters from other dimensions. Moreover, any Spell Caster who could persuade a Great Legend to diminish some of his Maxim's power in order to send him into the Bloodshed Universe would surely be the pride and joy of their respective Spell Caster dimensions. Merlin could not help but hoped that he would encounter some Spell Casters from other dimensions.

"Alright, let's continue walking."

Wizard Midnight straightened himself. He appeared to have gained some understanding. Thus, he led Merlin to continue to wander around the vast Bloodshed Universe.

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Chapter 534: The Grand Alliance Wizards I

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On a sprawling field, there were a group of young men and women dressed in Spell Caster attire. About a dozen of them were currently surrounded by the Dora Demon Tribe.

The Dora Demons were large in number and possessed relatively strong abilities. Each Dora Demon possessed powerful abilities that were at least the Fourth-level and above. The strongest Dora Demon was dark red, and there was a long, sharp horn protruding from his head. He was the Greater Demon among the Dora Demon Tribe. Judging by the length of his single horn, this Greater Demon's ability would be at least comparable to a peak Ninth-level Spell Caster.

At this moment, this Greater Demon was commanding the powerful Dora Demon Tribe to attack the young Spell Casters in the middle. All the Dora Demons appeared to be almost demented with a blood-red glint in their eyes.

"Dora Warriors, go, rip these abominable Spell Casters to shreds. They're the ones who had caused us to be homeless. They're the ones who had caused us to be trapped in this huge bullpen forever. Go on, release your wrath, and tear them into shreds…"

The completely dark-red Dora Demon with a golden horn on his head shouted provokingly. Instantly, the tightly packed Dora Demons in the surroundings became even more demented. It seemed that they could not be killed, looking at their immensely durable bodies and incredible speeds.

Fortunately, the dozen or so young Spell Casters also had their own arsenal of techniques. Basically, they consisted of Sixth- to Seventh-level Spell Casters, so they would be able to withstand for a moment at least.

However, it would be just for a moment. The number of Dora Demons was truly too many. Battling against the continuous attack made them extremely exhausted. If their Magic Power ran out or their Runic Magic Circle was broken, then their situation would turn precarious.

Additionally, the most terrifying Greater Demon had yet to attack. Once he had attacked, even all of them combined would not be a strong enough opponent against the Greater Demon.

"Damn it, how is it that we encountered a Greater Demon? Isn't this the outer realm of Bloodshed Universe? If we continue this way, sooner or later we would be torn into shreds by these demented Dora Demons."

"The Galaxy Grand Alliance's competition is jointly organized by the various Great Legends from tens of dimensions once every hundred years in order to select the most outstanding young Wizard in the Grand Alliance. We've undergone many selection rounds and finally entered the final round. For this reason, we're sent into the Bloodshed Universe to complete our last challenge. Who would have thought that we would be so unlucky? Upon entering the Bloodshed Universe, we've immediately encountered this bloodthirsty Greater Demon. Since it hasn't been ten days, we're unable to leave."

"Even more despicable is that Hugo. He's completely indifferent and doesn't intend to help us at all!"

"Damn that Hugo. Doesn't he know that after we die, he'd have to face this group of Dora Demons by himself?"

Regardless of the curses strewn by this group of young Wizards, another young Spell Caster dressed in sky-blue Wizard robes nearby was staring at this group of Dora Demons with indifference.

Although the dozen or so young Spell Casters were in grave danger, he had no intention of extending a helping hand. Instead, he was silently staring at the Greater Demon behind the demented Dora Demons.

According to the Galaxy Grand Alliance's competition rules, killing a Greater Demon was almost equivalent to killing a thousand ordinary Dora Demons. If Hugo wanted to perform well in this Grand Alliance's competition and fight for first place, then he would have to hunt and kill that Greater Demon.

However, the Greater Demon was also not an easy target that could be easily killed. Hugo was merely a Five-Elemental Spell Caster, so killing a Greater Demon would be quite difficult. Therefore, he would have to preserve his energy until there was an opportunity for him to make his killing shot.

As for the other young Wizards in the same Grand Alliance's competition as him, Wizard Hugo was completely uncaring. Whether they were dead or alive did not affect him. His only concern was whether he would be able to shine in this competition and rank at the top ten.

"Even the top ten isn't reassuring enough. Only the first-place winner would be recommended by the Great Legend into Arcane City. As for the remaining nine Spell Casters, they'll only be recommended by the Grand Alliance to Arcane City. It'll then be up to Arcane City whether to invite these Spell Casters in. Therefore, the safest way to enter Arcane City is still to emerge first place!"

Hugo's heart burned with fervor. He wanted to emerge at first place in order to prove to the Grand Alliance that he was the real number one prodigy among the Alliance. Only he deserved to enter Arcane City.

Hugo was waiting patiently. He did not know why the Greater Demon had not issued any commands to attack him. Perhaps, the Greater Demon was slightly cautious of him. That would be even better because then, Hugo was more confident that once he found a suitable opportunity, he would be able to kill this Greater Demon.

The Greater Demon in a distance had of course, discovered Hugo. This young-looking Spell Caster gave off a very threatening aura, so his abilities must be quite strong.

Nevertheless, the Greater Demon was not afraid. The more talented the Spell Caster was, the higher the sense of accomplishment he would feel upon killing him. The entire Dora Demon Tribe held high esteem of anyone who managed to kill a powerful Spell Caster, so he would be respected by all the Dora Demons.

Before that, however, the Greater Demon wanted to kill most of the other Spell Casters first. Thereafter, he would direct all his strength to attack this young but threatening Spell Caster. Although the Greater Demon did not understand why Hugo did not step forward to rescue the others, he was obviously delighted with Hugo's indifference.

"Foolish Spell Casters. You're atrocious, selfish, and pathetic. I really don't know how you managed to step out of your dimension and entered the Void Zone as well as conquered hundreds and thousands of dimensions?"

Seeing the indifference displayed by Hugo, he snickered in his heart. He focused his attention on the large number of young Spell Casters. The reason he had not attacked them was to guard against Hugo.

Nonetheless, even without his interference, the resistance of this group of Spell Casters was already beginning to shake under the continuous attack from hundreds and thousands of Dora Demons. Not too much longer, they would be ripped into shreds by countless Dora Demons.

Numerous golden glowing runes began to shift about, their lights flashing as if they would soon be destroyed.

"We're done for. The Runic Magic Circle can't hold up anymore."

"We're all going to die here… Damn that Hugo. If we somehow survive this, we must spread the word about his despicable character all over the entire Galaxy Grand Alliance. I didn't expect that he would be so heartless."

"We won't be able to hold on any longer. How unfortunate, we've waded through so many hardships, and multiple layers of competition until we reached the final round that will be observed by the Grand Alliance, but we're going to die at the hands of a foreign tribe…"

Among this group of Spell Casters, there were anger, frustration, and various manifestations. All these emotions reflected the turmoil inside their hearts. Following the destruction of the Runic Magic Circle, they were in a dire situation.

"Crash."

Another Dora Demon slammed viciously onto the Runic Magic Circle. The next instant, the Runic Magic Circle was smashed into smithereens like a piece of fragile glass.

"Dora Warriors, their Runic Magic Circle has collapsed. Go on. Rip all these abominable Spell Casters into shreds…"

A smile appeared on the Greater Demon's face as he ordered the countless Dora Demons to charge dementedly at the dozen Spell Casters.

"Escape, everyone, wield your escape techniques. Even if only one can escape, you'll be the lucky one…"

Once the Runic Magic Circle had collapsed, the Spell Casters could no longer resist the attacks. The leader of the Spell Casters asked everyone to escape but judging by the dense formation of Dora Demon enclosing them, escaping was simply impossible!

"Swish swish."

Suddenly, from a distance away, two rays of light flew toward them at lightning speed.

From within the light, two figures emerged, dressed in Spell Caster attire. Immediately, a look of joy appeared on the faces of the Spell Casters who were trapped, and facing imminent death.

"Sir Wizards, please save us. We're Spell Casters from the Galaxy Grand Alliance…"

These Spell Casters immediately asked for help from the two strangers. Although they did not know whether their pleas would be useful, they were desperate, and this was their last remaining hope.

"The Galaxy Grand Alliance? Sounds like a huge faction from far away."

The more stoic-looking, middle-aged man frowned as he spoke. Just as he was about to step forward, the younger black-robed Wizard beside him stretched out a hand to stop him.

The young Wizard smiled slightly. "Wizard Midnight, you've just killed a Greater Demon. This time, you should let me try. After all, I've been in the Bloodshed Universe for three days and gained a sufficient understanding of these Dora Demons."

These two Wizards were coincidentally Midnight and Merlin who had been wandering around the Bloodshed Universe. The two of them did not have a clear destination or direction, and simply wandered around aimlessly. Whenever they encountered any Dora Demons, the ruthless bloodshed began.

Of course, it was Wizard Midnight who had done most of the attacking. They had also encountered a Greater Demon before but he too, was killed by Wizard Midnight. Wizard Midnight's secret abilities had astounded Merlin. Most probably, Wizard Midnight was already infinitely close to becoming a Great Wizard.

This time, they bumped into the Dora Demons swarming around some Spell Casters in the Bloodshed Universe. This was a fresh situation for Merlin. Moreover, in the past three days, he had gained an understanding of the Dora Demon Tribe. Even without activating the God-Binding Disc, his abilities should be comparable to an average Greater Demon.

Therefore, this time, he was ready to make a move.

Wizard Midnight hesitated for a moment. He glanced at Merlin. Then, he nodded faintly and took a step backward. When he first met Merlin, he only thought of Merlin as an average Potential Wizard. Since they had both came from Arcane City, he decided to give Merlin a leg-up and help familiarize him with the Bloodshed Universe.

Up to this point, Merlin should be relatively familiar with the Bloodshed Universe. Furthermore, Wizard Midnight also wanted to see Merlin's abilities.

Merlin took a deep breath, and swept his gaze across the demented Dora Demons in front of them. Numbers, to him, meant nothing.

"Hoo…"

A cool breeze wheezed by. Merlin stood motionless in the same place but his entire body was emitting an invisible, harrowing fluctuation…

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Chapter 535: The Grand Alliance Wizards II

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"Nine Hit Strike!"

The unseen force was, in fact, Merlin's Mind Power fluctuations. Lately, he had been focused on fusing Mind Power with his instincts. Therefore, no matter what situation he faced, he was ready to unleash his Occult Mind Spell at any time.

Moreover, Mind Power had no shape nor shadow, and was very fast, far beyond anything a spell could match. Thus, when dealing with a sudden, unexpected occurrence, casting an Occult Mind Spell was of utmost suitability.

Wave after wave of Mind Power attacked without sound or shadow. The rest only saw that the dense crowd of Dora Demons shrieked in a blood-curdling manner, following which their bodies seemed to be crushed by an extremely terrifying force, exploding into mists of blood instantly.

Merlin's Occult Mind Spell was now cultivated to Four Hit Strike, which was a fatal threat to most Ninth-level Spell Casters. As a result, these ordinary Dora Demons could not even withstand one blow.

Everyone was ineffably stunned as they watched the sweep of Dora Demons died with barely a whimper. When they looked back at Merlin, their eyes were filled with a trace of fear.

"Phew…"

Merlin let out a long sigh. He had cast his Occult Mind Spell only once, and the majority of the huddled group of Dora Demons had been wiped out. The remaining ones had scattered in all directions out of terror, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Merlin was profiting greatly as well. Darkness Eye in his palm was absorbing more and more of that cold force, and a colossal burst of energy seemed to faintly struggle against the seal.

This was the characteristic of Darkness Eye when it was almost cultivated to its fifth form. As long as it absorbed another great amount of negative energy, the fifth form of Darkness Eye would be cultivated.

"What a powerful Spell Caster. We're saved."

"Impressive, he clearly has the Elemental fluctuations of a Fifth-level Spell Caster, yet he barely broke a sweat in slaying so many Dora Demons. He really is too powerful! However, what he had cast earlier was not a spell. It was a soundless, traceless attack with such formidable might. Could he be an extremely rare Mind Power Master?"

"There's a chance that he's a formidable Mind Power Master. Most Mind Power Masters become one because their Spell Caster level could not advance, and their spells aren't that great. Come to think of it, this Wizard must be a mighty Mind Power Master."

This group of young Wizards who had been entrapped for a long time was able to vaguely surmise Merlin's identity when they saw him kill so many Dora Demons in one blow with such a peculiar attack.

Still, they merely guessed one part of it but Wizard Midnight, who stood at a distance, knew very clearly that Spell Casters who were able to enter Arcane City must be prodigious Wizards with extremely high potential and capabilities.

Merlin's powers as a Mind Power Master might be something he had simply cultivated by himself. Merlin's spells must be even stronger.

"I had thought that he was a Potential Wizard with relatively weaker abilities. I wanted to shield him for some time so that he won't be killed by the foreign tribe in the Bloodshed Universe. To think that I was wrong in my judgment. Even if his powers are no match for mine, he'll be quite safe in the Bloodshed Universe."

A bright look flashed across Wizard Midnight's eyes. He had only taken the initiative to help Merlin in view of how they were both Potential Wizards from Arcane City.

However, it now looked like Merlin did not need his assistance at all. To be able to enter the Bloodshed Universe, Merlin would naturally have such abilities.

"D*mn you, despicable Spell Caster. You dare to kill the brave warriors of my Dora Demon Tribe. I'll swallow you alive."

The Greater Demon which was dark red all over unleashed a roar as he turned into a beam of dark red light, instantly rushing toward Merlin. His speed could not even be discerned by ordinary eyes, and one had to use Mind Power to detect him.

Wizard Midnight perceived the force of this dark red Greater Demon along with the single horn on his forehead, and Wizard Midnight's expression gradually turned grave. He was certain that he could kill this Greater Demon but he was unsure whether Merlin could contend against it.

Therefore, Wizard Midnight secretly prepared himself. If Merlin showed any signs that he could not hold on any longer, Wizard Midnight would step in and eliminate the Greater Demon.

"Be careful!"

The Greater Demon's attack was sudden and fast. The ten or so young Wizards warned Merlin in a panic, but with such speed, it would be rather hard for Merlin to evade.

"Humph, just what I wanted!"

Naturally, Merlin had sensed the Greater Demon coming. Now, he was using an opponent who was evenly matched with him to hone his own Mind Power. It was best if he could, under this pressure, completely fuse his Mind Power into his instincts. In this manner, his Mind Heart would break through to the Eighth-level.

With this in mind, Merlin mobilized his thoughts, and wielded his Occult Mind Spell instantly. Invisible fluctuations wildly surged like a tide toward the Greater Demon.

Currently, Merlin had only cultivated Nine Hit Strike up until Four Hit Strike, but a Mind Power attack had no sound nor shape, and its speed was beyond comparison with any spells. The consecutive attacks were able to reduce the Greater Demon's speed by a little.

By the fourth strike, the dark red Greater Demon could not help but reveal his figure. He no longer rushed forward stubbornly for Merlin's Occult Mind Spell was able to cause him harm.

"Berserk!"

The Greater Demon was filled with endless wrath, and unleashed a deep howl. His entire body turned an even darker shade of red as his body swelled up rapidly. At the same time, the force of his body became even stronger.

"Whoosh."

The Greater Demon bounded toward Merlin once again. This time, whether in terms of speed or strength, he was clearly on another level from before. Merlin's Four Hit Strike only had a limited influence on this Greater Demon, unable to easily prevent him from approaching Merlin.

"A technique unique to the Dora Demon Tribe, Berserk! Their strength would increase many times over instantly. This Greater Demon is now at least on par with the peak attainable by the fusing of two spells, second only to powerful Wizards who had fused three spells!"

Merlin felt a sense of threat. If he had been able to rely on his Occult Mind Spell to contend against his opponent before this, now, his Occult Mind Spell was presently not of much use against a Dora Demon who had used Berserk.

Everyone became anxious. After the Greater Demon became Berserk, Merlin was immediately at a disadvantage, caught in a situation of imminent danger. However, just when Wizard Midnight had decided to step in, Merlin's speed increased somewhat, and his Mind Power began to fluctuate violently. Everyone could feel each wave of fluctuations.

"Haha, I've finally grasped it. My Mind Power is fused with my instincts, and my Occult Mind Spell can be unleashed anytime, anywhere, faster than any spell."

Merlin was wild with joy because earlier, under the threat of the Berserk Greater Demon, Merlin had used Occult Mind Spell to its peak.

At last, the pressure had reached the critical point, and his Mind Power had finally, naturally, fused with his instincts. Thereafter, Mind Power would accompany his every single movement. No matter how swift and sudden the danger was, Merlin's Occult Mind Spell could be cast immediately.

Furthermore, his Mind Heart, which had originally reached the limits of the Seventh-level, had finally advanced to an Eighth-level Mind Heart in a natural and inevitable manner.

"An upgrade in Mind Power? What a cunning little Spell Caster. Hehe, but of what use is that? I'll swallow you in one bite, haha…"

The savage nature of the dark red Greater Demon flared up as he cast aside all concerns, and locked his terrifying momentum onto Merlin. He instantly turned into a dark red light beam, appearing before Merlin in a flash.

Merlin did not dodge, and a cold glint shone in his eyes. Following that, balls of flames and thunder, suppressed to the maximum, appeared in his hands without warning.

"Buzz."

The flames and thunder fused in an instant. Pushing with both hands, Merlin commanded softly, "Explode!"

"Boom!"

In that instant, the flames and thunder wreaked havoc in a frenzied manner. The petrifying shockwaves spread at a visible pace like ripples on water, stretching out to all directions in widening rings.

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Chapter 536: Tagging Along

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Merlin's spell fusion, particularly the fusion of Sixth-level spells, contained terrifying might. Compared to the initial fusion of Fifth-level spells, its power was further augmented, on par with most Ninth-level Spell Casters who had fused two Spell Models.

After the smoke and dust had dispersed completely, the Greater Demon's figure was revealed. At the moment, he had completely crashed down from his Berserk state. The Dora Demon Tribe was a very peculiar civilization. They were able to become Berserk, after which their strength would increase many times over. Once Berserk had faded, they would resume their initial appearance.

This Greater Demon, with Berserk, was at most equivalent to a Spell Caster who had combined two Spell Models. His defensive capabilities were formidable indeed, able to withstand Merlin's spell fusion, only his Berserk state was now nullified.

"Swish."

A smile tugged at the corner of Merlin's mouth once again. His use of spell fusion was not just a one-time thing. He was able to use it ten times.

Thus, he pushed with both hands, and another spell fusion whistled as it flew toward the Greater Demon.

"Boom!"

The insane explosive strength engulfed the Greater Demon in an instant, following which the life force of the Greater Demon vanished quickly. The disappearance of his force meant that this Greater Demon had been thoroughly exterminated.

"Phew…"

Merlin unleashed a long sigh of relief. He was still rather pressured when faced with a Greater Demon.

Following the Greater Demon's death, the remaining ordinary Dora Demons quickly made their escape, scattering in all directions. Merlin's Darkness Eye also absorbed a large supply of powerful negative energy. This was left behind by the Greater Demon which Merlin had killed. The stronger the demon was, the greater the negative energy they had left behind.

Merlin was even already able to vaguely sense that Darkness Eye was not far from its fifth form.

At the moment, the ten or so young Wizards wore surprised expressions, and were even slightly stupefied. The abilities which Merlin had displayed far exceeded their imaginations.

It turned out that Merlin's identity as a Mind Power Master was only secondary. It did not mean that Merlin's Occult Mind Spell was stronger. In fact, his stronger technique was his spell. Moreover, being able to fuse spells at the stage of a Fifth-level Spell Caster was something that could only be accomplished by those genius freaks of the legends.

After a moment, these Wizards all came before Merlin to express their gratitude.

"We thank you both Wizards for coming to our rescue. We're Spell Casters who are taking part in the Galaxy Grand Alliance's competition. Yet, we didn't expect that the minute we entered the Bloodshed Universe, we would encounter this group of Dora Demons and fall into peril."

One of the Spell Casters who was wearing a gray robe stood out and introduced the group to Merlin.

Merlin furrowed his brows. "The Galaxy Grand Alliance? I've never heard of it. It must be rather far away."

"The Galaxy Grand Alliance is a great distance away, of course, separated from Arcane City by an unknown number of dimensions. With a casting tool of average speed, one might need more than a few years to reach there. However, the Galaxy Grand Alliance can be considered a relatively large faction, comprising nearly twenty dimensions controlled by ten or so individuals, forming a colossal faction."

The one who spoke was Wizard Midnight. He had a certain understanding of the Galaxy Grand Alliance.

Nonetheless, Wizard Midnight's words had revealed something. The ten or so young Wizards were not dumb. They immediately grasped the meaning of Wizard Midnight's words.

"You're… You're both Wizards from Arcane City?"

At the mention of "Arcane City", the ten or so young Wizards became solemn even in their breathing. It was not just these ten or so Spell Casters, but even Wizard Hugo at the side, who had been indifferent to the peril of the other Spell Casters, quickly shifted his gaze to Merlin and Midnight.

In the eyes of any Spell Caster, Arcane City was an unsurpassed sacred place. Every single Spell Caster who came from Arcane City was a fearsome genius Wizard.

Even Wizard Hugo had joined the competition of the Galaxy Grand Alliance because of his wholehearted desire to enter Arcane City.

Merlin nodded. "That's right, we came from Arcane City to the Bloodshed Universe to gain experience."

"It's really Arcane City! Haha, to think that we'll meet the genius Wizards of Arcane City in the Bloodshed Universe. In the past, there were merely rumors that one would encounter the genius Wizards of Arcane City in the Bloodshed Universe if one was lucky. I didn't think we'll actually encounter them…"

"The prodigious Wizards of Arcane City are impressive indeed, able to wipe out this group of Dora Demons so casually. Even the Greater Demon was killed. Unlike some Wizards, who wish so badly to join Arcane City, thinking that they're some genius, when in fact, they aren't even worth mentioning in comparison with the genius Spell Casters of Arcane City."

These Wizards were, of course, talking about Hugo, and Wizard Hugo's face turned gloomy. He clenched his fist tightly and said nothing. Instead, he flew off, leaving all of a sudden.

"That's right – back when you were all trapped by these Dora Demons, why didn't you leave the Bloodshed Universe?"

Merlin asked, puzzled. Before he came to the Bloodshed Universe, he was informed that if he was in danger and overpowered by his enemies, all he had to do was to wish for it, and he would immediately leave the Bloodshed Universe and return to Arcane City. There was no need for him to stay on for a full ten days.

"How can we leave so conveniently? Accessing the passage to the Bloodshed Universe alone took up a great amount of energy of the Great Legends in the Grand Alliance. How can they bring us away so easily? Perhaps only the Ultimate Arcane Wizards of the myths are able to pull off such techniques."

These Wizards looked admiringly at Merlin. Arcane City was different indeed. Even if one encountered danger, one could leave at any time.

Merlin gradually understood as well. This was a protective measure for the Spell Casters of Arcane City. After all, the Potential Wizards of Arcane City could be considered the future of the Spell Caster civilization among the countless dimensions.

Therefore, every single Potential Wizard was very valuable. They would not let a Potential Wizard die in the Bloodshed Universe so easily.

"O' Wizards, I wonder if we can follow you both up until the ten days are up before leaving this place? We've thought about it carefully, and realized the Bloodshed Universe is far too dangerous, not something we can handle at all. We don't hope to gain anything else from this competition, only to leave the Bloodshed Universe in one piece."

The ten or so young Wizards shot hopeful looks at Merlin.

Merlin furrowed his brows and looked toward Wizard Midnight, who said calmly, "We've already been in the Bloodshed Universe for three days, and will return to Arcane City in seven days."

"That's alright, you can return after the seven days. We'll tough it out for the remaining three days, and should be able to hold on that long."

After coming to the Bloodshed Universe and encountering the Dora Demon Tribe, these Spell Casters had completely given up on the competition, only wishing to return to the Galaxy Grand Alliance. Following behind two Arcane City Wizards like Merlin and Midnight would provide them with utmost security.

"In that case, all of you can tag along."

Wizard Midnight nodded, following which he, along with Merlin, led the ten or so young Wizards to continue their wanderings in the vast Bloodshed Universe.

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Chapter 537: A Shift in Mindset

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"Crackle."

The thunderbolt and flames in Merlin's hands combined in an instant. However, when he tried fusing the Wind-type spell, his spell fusion became unstable immediately, on the verge of collapse.

Merlin shook his head helplessly. It looked like he was still unable to find the critical point, and thus unable to fuse three spells for a long while now. If he was able to do so, the might of his spell fusion would rapidly flourish. At that point, even those peak Ninth-level Spell Casters who had fused two Spell Models would be no match for Merlin.

It was just that fusing three types of spells was too challenging. Merlin had even decisively used the Wind-type spell as the third spell to be fused. Wind-type spells would not clash with Fire-type and Thunder-type spells. Even so, it was of utmost difficulty to merge a Wind-type spell with the existing spell fusion.

If this was the case for Wind-type spells, Merlin could forget about the other types of spells, which would be even harder to fuse.

"Wizard Merlin, could it be that in Arcane City, there are many like you who fuse spells?"

On their journey, the ten or so young Wizards seemed curious about Merlin and Wizard Midnight but the latter wore such a cold expression that they dared not ask him anything. Conversely, Merlin who also appeared aloof would still answer their questions. Therefore, once they had any inquiries, they would put it to Merlin.

Merlin shook his head. "There aren't many."

Merlin was telling the truth. Spell fusion was difficult. How could it be possibly achieved by everyone? Even if it was in Arcane City, those who could fuse spells were rare indeed.

These Spell Casters admired Merlin's spell fusion very much. Naturally, they heard that one could still fuse spells even without becoming a Ninth-level Spell Caster. Moreover, one's strength would become formidable after spell fusion.

It was just that none of them had seen any Spell Caster below the Ninth-level who could fuse spells. Now, they had finally met a Wizard like Merlin who was able to fuse spells as a Fifth-level Spell Caster. Naturally, they were excited, and their gazes revealed their rapt admiration.

At last, the Spell Caster at the lead could not help but ask Merlin, "Wizard Merlin, is there a trick to spell fusion?"

"Trick? What, you wish to learn it?"

Merlin replied with a question, laughing. In fact, there was no big secret to spell fusion but its difficulty lay in putting it into practice. Even if one had grasped its theoretical basis, it did not matter.

Merlin, for instance, knew very well that he would have to find the critical point in order to fuse the spells successfully. However, he had tried with his Wind-type spell for a very long time yet was still incapable of doing so. This was because he was unable to find the critical point.

The most important aspect of spell fusion was to practice it. It must be fate that had brought these Spell Casters to Merlin, and he did not mind sharing some knowledge with them. After all, spell fusion was not some great secret.

If it was something else like Occult Mind Spells, Merlin naturally would not pass it on. That was secretive to its core, and even if he wanted to teach it to others, he must obtain Wizard Ossais' permission.

"Is Wizard Merlin really willing to teach us the trick to spell fusion?"

In that instant, these Spell Casters were bubbling with excitement. This was spell fusion – how precious was that? Merlin was willing to teach them just like that?

Merlin smiled and said freely, "It's nothing more than a few tips. If you're able to fuse spells because of that, then it's just your luck. Furthermore, these aren't great secrets, and in fact, many Spell Casters know of them."

As soon as they heard that Merlin was going to explain the trick to spell fusion, all at once the ten or so Spell Casters focused their attention onto Merlin. They made not one sound, silently, and attentively listening to Merlin's explanation.

Merlin was not stingy with his knowledge in the slightest, narrating in detail all the methods he had picked up during spell fusion. He would even expound in greater detail when some of the Spell Casters asked questions.

As for Wizard Midnight, he said not a word, sitting quietly at a distance as he watched Merlin teach them the trick to spell fusion. Of course, Wizard Midnight was familiar with these tips for spell fusion, and had attempted it before. Nonetheless, it was far too challenging with a great degree of risk, so he had given it up.

Now, he was already a lofty Ninth-level Spell Caster at the peak, already starting to fuse Spell Models. There was no need for him to fuse spells.

Still, as he watched Merlin explain so generously, he could not help himself from nodding along wordlessly.

Soon enough, more than half of the day had gone by but daylight did not fade. The Bloodshed Universe was different from ordinary dimensions. In here, there was no day or night. The Ultimate Arcane Wizards, in order to punish the Dora Demon Tribe, had placed the Bloodshed Universe in eternal daylight.

"Phew…"

Merlin had finally finished his explanation. He saw that the ten or so young Wizards were in deep thoughts, and some were even making an honest attempt at spell fusion, searching for the critical point that Merlin had mentioned.

Nevertheless, Merlin had warned them that they must be careful. After all, their Spell Models were not that stable, and they did not possess the excellent physical attributes which Merlin had back then. If the spells exploded, their lives might be in danger.

"Wizard Merlin!"

Wizard Midnight, upon seeing that Merlin was finished, called out with a smile.

"Wizard Midnight."

Merlin flew directly to Midnight's side, asking with concern, "Wizard Midnight, what's the matter?"

Wizard Midnight smiled and eyed the ten or so young Wizards behind Merlin, then said serenely, "Wizard Merlin, you're generous indeed to pass on your own experiences to them. Although everyone knows the general facts of spell fusion, what you've explained belongs to your own understanding, to your individual experience of success. Even I have benefitted greatly from listening to you. Ah, I'm afraid they don't know what a precious opportunity this was!"

Merlin wore a calm expression. He knew that what Wizard Midnight said was true. It might be that the general facts of spell fusion were known to all, especially to some Great Legends and Great Wizards. After all, they had slowly leveled up from Ninth-level Spell Casters. Fusing Spell Models and fusing spells, in fact, differed only in a few aspects and shared many similarities.

However, what Merlin had just told them was his personal understanding and experience which had led to success. This could be called something precious indeed.

"Wizard Midnight, fate had brought these Wizards to us in the Bloodshed Universe. All that I've said was nothing more than what I've learned and understood. If they were able to benefit from that, of course, that's a good thing. The might of the Spell Caster civilization would be strengthened by just that much. In addition, this isn't anything to hide. In fact, I hope that my experiences and insights would spread throughout the myriad of dimensions through their words."

Merlin was rather carefree about this. The trick to spell fusion was not a secret. The theory was merely the introductory step to help them ascertain the right direction. What was truly important was practice, to search for the critical point within a Spell Caster's own spells.

If he was able to spread his knowledge, resulting in an occasional Wizard or two succeeding in spell fusion and augmenting their abilities, Merlin would be glad. This was something meaningful to the entire Spell Caster civilization.

In truth, before he had arrived in Arcane City or even before he had come into contact with the Rock Tribe in the Seely Dimension, Merlin would not have such a mindset. Previously, he had been like most Spell Casters, being relatively "selfish". Naturally, he would keep the good stuff and good tips to himself instead of sharing them so freely.

However, in the Seely Dimension, he had witnessed how the Seely people did not hold their own fates in their hands. The Seely people could only seek survival between the gap of the Rock Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization. If the Spell Caster civilization and the Rock Tribe waged an open war one day, as long as contenders at the level of Great Honored Legends were sent forth, the entire Seely Dimension would be wiped out easily.

In the vast boundless Void Zone, there were countless tribes and civilizations. The Spell Caster civilization, under the leadership of the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards and many powerful Honored Legends, had occupied tens of thousands of dimensions and was considered to be a comparatively powerful civilization.

However, it was merely a comparatively powerful civilization and was far from being at the top. At the very least, the Spell Caster civilization was now unable to deal with the Rock Tribe.

In the Void Zone, the Spell Caster civilization was occasionally in unfavorable situations. Every day, there were battles with foreign tribes, and every day, countless Spell Casters would die.

From this, Merlin had discerned a source of "urgency", having come from the Kingdom of Blackmoon to the Void Zone. Before this, the widespread Spell Caster civilization was his most solid foundation. He had thought that in the entire world, Spell Casters were supreme, able to exile even the powerful natural gods.

Nonetheless, after gaining a true understanding of the situation of the Spell Caster civilization, some changes had occurred in Merlin's heart.

Therefore, if this was Merlin of the past, he would not tell these Spell Casters so many things. He might even choose to act like Hugo when he first saw them caught in danger, indifferent and unmoved, only concerned with self-preservation. However, the higher he stood, the further he could see, and subtle transformations had taken place in his heart, shifting Merlin's mentality and behavior in certain ways.

This act of teaching the trick of spell fusion, done in passing, might be seeds of a sort. Perhaps these seeds would take root and sprout in these Spell Casters, and it would not threaten Merlin anyway. Presently, Merlin would not mind doing more of such deeds.

After a long moment, Wizard Midnight drew in a deep breath and spoke leisurely, "It looks like Wizard Merlin has understood the general situation of the entire Spell Caster civilization. Back when I was weak, I thought that standing at the top of a kingdom was the most powerful I can be. Thereafter, I discovered that there was a vast continent beyond the kingdom, and beyond the continent were the endless dimensions. At last, I came to Arcane City and went through a few battles with foreign tribes. Only then did I learn, on a profound level, how much the Spell Caster civilization is struggling.

"Generally, among the entire Spell Caster civilization, only a few Great Wizards and Great Legends, and people like us from Arcane City, would know of these circumstances. This is due to our privileged positions. The stability in the depths of the Spell Caster civilization is built upon the bedrock of battles between countless Great Wizards and Great Legends against foreign tribes.

"In truth, I've already fused four types of spells. The final type left is Darkness-type. I came to the Bloodshed Universe in order to understand the Essence of Darkness through the act of slaughtering. Once I succeed and achieve Five-Elemental spell fusion, I'll instantly become one of the top Great Wizards. At that point, I'll choose to leave Arcane City to the very edges of the Spell Caster civilization. I'll choose a place where we're fighting foreign tribes. There, I'll complete the process of condensing a Maxim or become one of the millions of Wizards who die in battle…"

Wizard Midnight's voice hinted at the adversities of his past. Merlin could dimly sense that Wizard Midnight must surely have a history which he was unwilling to speak about…

"Rumble rumble."

Suddenly, the sky erupted in bursts of deafening thunderclaps. Beams of lightning, each as thick as an arm, streaked across the sky. The Thunder Element in the air seemed to be agitated, appearing to be unusually active.

"What a great commotion. Someone is casting a powerful spell up ahead. Shall we go and see what's happening?"

Wizard Midnight's expression steadied as he stood up promptly.

Merlin roused the ten or so Spell Casters. Together with Wizard Midnight, they quickly flew toward the area with the most intense Elemental fluctuations.

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Chapter 538: Royal Demon Blood

In the open space, the lush and verdant grass had been burned to ashes.

In the black smoke which pervaded the air, a young Spell Caster in a white robe was clashing with a Greater Demon, his body surrounded by fearsome lightning.

However, the white-robed Wizard was now clearly in a situation that did not bode well. He was at a disadvantage as the Greater Demon closed in step by step.

"It's Lebeta. He's a genius Wizard who has the greatest chance of coming in first in this competition of the Galaxy Grand Alliance!"

The ten or so Spell Casters beside Merlin recognized at a glance this young Wizard who was well versed in Thunder-type spells, his body surrounded by fearsome thunder and lightning. He was the foremost genius in the Galaxy Grand Alliance, and would very possibly be recommended by a Legendary Wizard to enter Arcane City directly in the future.

Although Lebeta was losing ground, he would not have any trouble handling most Ninth-level Spell Casters, and he was only a Seventh-level Spell Caster. He was merely inferior to Vic by a shade and was truly qualified to enter Arcane City.

Nevertheless, when faced with a Greater Demon, one which was even stronger than the Greater Demon Merlin had previously encountered, Lebeta was evidently unable to hold on much longer and was at risk.

"Wizard Merlin, Wizard Midnight, please save Wizard Lebeta. Although he's constantly the center of attention in the Galaxy Grand Alliance, and known to be the foremost prodigy there, he isn't arrogant, completely unlike Hugo. His teacher is even a Great Legend but he didn't ask his teacher to recommend him to enter Arcane City. Instead, he joined this competition in hopes of getting first place in an honorable and honest manner, entering Arcane City in that way."

One could see that this Lebeta was highly influential in the Galaxy Grand Alliance. Even these Spell Casters who were not that well acquainted with Lebeta was asking Merlin and Midnight to rescue him.

Merlin looked at that Greater Demon, and was about to strike when Wizard Midnight stopped him. Wizard Midnight looked at his surroundings, then said in a low voice, "Something's not right. There are oddities all around us. Let me attack and settle this Greater Demon as fast as possible, following which we'll leave this place immediately."

Wizard Midnight stretched out his hand and traces of Elemental fluctuations began to appear over his body.

"Whoosh…"

A blanket of crimson light descended suddenly, immediately trapping Merlin and the rest.

"Haha, what a big fish I've caught. So many Spell Casters – I'll have myself a good meal this time."

After the voice appeared, it was followed by a creature with a frail frame, only its body was blood red all over, and there was a faint golden horn in its forehead, which was especially eye-catching.

"It's a Grand Demon!"

Wizard Midnight's voice lowered as his body immediately tensed in vigilance. Upon hearing the words "Grand Demon", Merlin was slightly shocked as well. Naturally, he knew what this meant.

The Grand Demons of the Dora Demon Tribe were beings comparable to Great Wizards.

"Merlin, this is a Grand Demon. It'd be fine if this was just an average Grand Demon, but look at how he's blood red all over, and his single horn is very long. He's different from other Grand Demons. If my guess isn't wrong, this is a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood, comparable to some powerful Great Wizards."

"Royal Demon blood!"

Ever since Merlin had come to the Bloodshed Universe, he had been listening to Wizard Midnight explaining some general knowledge of the Bloodshed Universe. The Dora Demons themselves had comparatively powerful abilities, and the Royal Demons were the strongest among them.

The Royal Demons were equivalent to the Spell Casters' Honored Legends and could be considered very formidable. At the height of the Dora Demon Tribe, they had nine Royal Demons. Any Dora Demon who had Royal Demon blood would hold a high position, and their natural abilities were powerful. In the Dora Demon Tribe, the purer the Royal Demon blood, the greater their strength and potential.

It was just that after the Dora Demon Tribe betrayed the Spell Caster civilization, the Ultimate Arcane Wizard, in a fit of rage, struck out to vanquish the nine Royal Demons of the Dora Demon Tribe before finally imprisoning all of the Dora Demon Tribe in the Bloodshed Universe.

The Bloodshed Universe was in fact just a gigantic dimension cage, confining a powerful tribe. The hatred between the Dora Demon Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization became deeper and deeper, unable to be resolved.

Now, they had bumped into a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood. This was rather troublesome. Merlin was even preparing to use the God-Binding Disc. If that was still not enough, he could only rouse the black cat Didimoss.

The black cat Didimoss had currently transformed into a living state, and in fact, had always been on Merlin's shoulder. However, he had used some unknown method so that besides Merlin, he was seen by no one.

The black cat Didimoss sprawled across Merlin's shoulder and narrowed his eyes in an expression of languor as if completely unconcerned about what was happening in the world outside.

"Merlin, I'll handle this Grand Demon. You go on ahead and kill that Greater Demon."

Wizard Midnight drew in a deep breath as he gazed at the Grand Demon, and in fact, wore a look of excitement.

Merlin frowned and said, "Wizard Midnight, can you hold him off?"

It was not that Merlin was doubtful of Wizard Midnight's abilities but a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood was very terrifying, far beyond the abilities of most Great Wizards.

Wizard Midnight smiled in response. "I've already fused four types of spells, and most Great Wizards are no match for me. Now that I'm faced with a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood, there's certainly a degree of pressure. However, with my current state, this intense pressure is just what I need. I've been in the Bloodshed Universe for so long, and my comprehension is basically sufficient. Now, I require some pressure to completely fuse the Darkness-type spell. With five types combined into one, I'll become a Great Wizard at the peak at last!"

After a pause, Wizard Midnight continued saying, "In addition, even if I don't succeed, I can exit the Bloodshed Universe at any time. Don't forget that we're Potential Wizards of Arcane City. As long as we wish to leave, there's nothing in the Bloodshed Universe which could kill us… However, if I really choose to leave, you'd better leave quickly too. You won't be able to save them just by yourself…"

Merlin nodded. It was true that he and Wizard Midnight could leave at anytime but Lebeta and the rest had no choice but to face the frightening Grand Demon. If so, there was only one ending for them.

Still, if it came to that, Merlin had decided that he would save these Wizards even if he had to wake Didimoss up. Nonetheless, it was not at that point yet.

"Haha, a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood – it's my first-time meeting one! Nevertheless, your Dora Demon Tribe is pitiful indeed. Forget about those who merely have Royal Demon blood, even your nine Royal Demons are dead. In the Bloodshed Universe, you're nothing more than slaves reared in a pen…"

Wizard Midnight laughed uproariously as he spoke. In an instant, the Grand Demon who had been calm immediately changed his tune. His murderous intent overflowed and filled the air like a vicious storm. Even though Merlin was a good distance away, he felt a faint sense of suffocation.

Seeing that Wizard Midnight had gone to stop the Grand Demon, Merlin glanced at Lebeta, and noticed that he was gradually unable to hold on any longer. Therefore, without further delay, he cast his Wind-type spell and promptly rushed at the Greater Demon.

"Nine Hit Strike!"

Merlin immediately wielded the invisible and shapeless Occult Mind Spell. Wave after wave of Mind Power attacks finally halted the Greater Demon.

The Greater Demon turned around and fixed his blood red eyes upon Merlin, laughing coldly. "Another one with a death wish. That's good, I'll eat your first, then eat all of the rest. Hehe!"

A sinister force was exuding from the Greater Demon, and Darkness Eye in Merlin's palm also became excited. Merlin was thinking to himself that after killing this Greater Demon and absorbing his negative energy, Darkness Eye might really undergo a significant boost.

Thus, in the midst of his flight, Merlin promptly fused the wisps of flame and thunderbolt flickering in his hands, before flinging it viciously at the Greater Demon.

"Go!"

The spell fused from flames and thunder quickly sped towards the Greater Demon.

"Boom!"

The spell exploded and the fearsome shockwaves immediately sent the Greater Demon flying backward, before he crashed heavily onto the ground.

"D*mn you, wretched Spell Caster. I'll swallow you alive!"

The Greater Demon unleashed a great roar as his body enlarged rapidly. The stench of blood around his body grew thicker, and Merlin immediately perceived a sense of intense threat.

"Berserk?"

Merlin's heart trembled. This Greater Demon, after becoming Berserk, was even more terrifying than the Greater Demon he had killed previously. No matter in terms of strength, defense or speed, he was much more powerful.

"Bang bang bang."

The Greater Demon was able to forcibly withstand Merlin's spell fusion. Each time the spell exploded, it was able to halt the forward momentum of the Greater Demon but that was all it could do. It was incapable of nullifying the Berserk state of the Greater Demon. Once this Greater Demon had come before Merlin, he would be in an extremely dangerous situation.

"Hahahaha, see how this tastes. This is the first time I'll unleash my spell fusion at full force – go!"

In the distance, Wizard Midnight suddenly broke out into laughter as wisps of intense Wind Element, Fire Element, Ice Element, and Earth Element emerged around his body.

The flames grew fiercer, yet the Ice Element and Fire Element were coexisting in harmony. Following that, under the snarling of the Wind Element, the flames raged more and more, and its forces became increasingly fearsome.

Wizard Midnight had perfectly fused Wind-type spell, Fire-type spell, Earth-type spell, and Ice-type spell. Now, he was only missing Darkness-type spell to completely combine everything, leveling up to become a top-notch Great Wizard.

In comparison to the pandemonium caused by Wizard Midnight and the Grand Demon, Merlin's current battle could not be considered much of a disturbance. However, faced with the Greater Demon, Merlin was forced back step by step. Merlin even considered utilizing the God-Binding Disc. Otherwise, he had no way of dealing with this terrible Greater Demon.

However, the fusion spell that Wizard Midnight had displayed earlier had helped resolve a problem which had been lingering in Merlin's mind for a long time. Sometimes, epiphanies were just that simple.

"Wind reinforces fire… So, the critical point that I've searched for so painstakingly is something so simple!"

Everything suddenly became clear to Merlin. Locating the critical point meant locating a point of similarity. The common point between thunder and flames were obvious enough. As for the common point between wind and flames, it was more obscure. Wind could support fire – that was the critical point.

"It looks like I won't have to use the God-Binding Disc…"

A smile tugged at the corner of Merlin's mouth as he stared at the approaching Greater Demon. His body was gradually surrounded by fluctuations of Wind Element, Fire Element, and Thunder Element.

All at once, three different types of Elements surrounded Merlin, adding a mystical force to him.

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Chapter 539: A Preeminent Great Wizard

"Go!"

Merlin pushed with both hands. The wind howled, and anyone could clearly see that the flames and thunder were in the storm, gradually fusing together.

The three types of spells were finally fused into one!

"Boom!"

The colossal shockwaves immediately sent the Greater Demon flying but this time, he had no way of standing up again. His entire body was fragmented in the blast, and torrents of blood flowed out, and the soil on the ground was stained a deep red.

Merlin appeared abnormally calm. He shut his eyes lightly, still carefully recollecting how it had felt when he had fused three spells earlier. He wanted to hold on to this feeling. It was key to fusing three types of spells.

The fusion of three spells instantly boosted the might of spell fusion. Initially, spell fusion could only handle an average Ninth-level Spell Caster who was slightly stronger. However, with three spells, it was directly able to threaten those Spell Casters who had fused two Spell Models.

Merlin's palm absorbed a cold force once again. He opened his eyes, and discovered that the Greater Demon on the ground no longer had a life force. It was merely one blow from the fusion of three spells, yet it was already able to kill this powerful Greater Demon.

The current Merlin, without having to utilize the God-Binding Disc, was completely on par with those Ninth-level Spell Casters at their peak who had fused two Spell Models.

"Bang."

Just then, a resounding thud sounded. At the same time, a figure crashed into the ground in a straight trajectory, not far from Merlin. It was Wizard Midnight.

Wizard Midnight presently appeared to be in a mess. The robe he was wearing had been torn to tatters. He had just been knocked to the ground by a blow from the Grand Demon but based on his appearance, it was just a physical impact. The spell surrounding his body still had not vanished, meaning that he was not injured.

"Wizard Midnight, how are you doing?"

Merlin asked hurriedly. After all, the disparity between Wizard Midnight and that Grand Demon was too vast. Wizard Midnight might not be afraid of most Great Wizards, for he was a genius of Arcane City, and fighting above his level was something he was used to.

However, the Grand Demon before them was not an average Grand Demon, but one bolstered by Royal Demon blood, whose power could be compared to those Spell Casters at the peak of Great Wizard. The fact that Wizard Midnight was able to hold on until now without being critically injured was already rather impressive.

Still, if he went on like this, Wizard Midnight would no longer be so fortunate.

"Haha, good strike, good strike!"

Wizard Midnight leaped up. If Merlin had not perceived that Wizard Midnight's current Mind Power was extremely lively, meaning that he was not hurt at all, Merlin might have thought that something had gone wrong with Wizard Midnight.

"Whoosh."

Wizard Midnight rushed toward the Grand Demon once more, and the Darkness Element of his body became increasingly intense, seeming to contain faint traces of other spell fusions.

"Could Wizard Midnight be preparing to exploit the enormous pressure exerted by the Grand Demon in battle to forcibly fuse the Spell Models?"

This thought occurred to Merlin. This was a very risky method. Once there was any slight loss of control, the Spell Model would collapse, bringing down the other Spell Models as well. If that happened, the Grand Demon would not even need to attack for Wizard Midnight to instantly die from the backlash of the spells.

"What insanity…"

It was the first time Merlin witnessed Wizard Midnight's insanity. A prodigious Wizard like Wizard Midnight could have peacefully and steadily stayed on in Arcane City for more than a hundred years. By then, no matter how difficult it was to fuse the spells, with Wizard Midnight's talents, he would be able to slowly achieve this over a long period.

He did not have to take such risks to forcibly fuse the spells as he was doing now. Nonetheless, this was Wizard Midnight – as long as there was a sliver of hope, he would advance boldly, no matter how dangerous it was.

Perhaps this was the reason why Wizard Midnight was able to come from a tiny kingdom and advance as the foremost genius of the kingdom, then the continent, then the dimension, finally arriving at Arcane City.

With capabilities like Wizard Midnight's, there would be a place for him even in Arcane City.

Merlin witnessed a dedication that was hard to put into words!

"Bang!"

In the end, when Wizard Midnight had been battered to the ground by the Grand Demon many times over. Merlin could feel that Wizard Midnight's force was slightly weaker. The Grand Demon's immense strength was not something he could withstand.

If this went on, Wizard Midnight would really die!

"Despicable Spell Caster, it looks like you're quite stubborn. However, no matter how stubborn you are, it's useless. This is your final chance!"

The Grand Demon appeared to be rather enraged. The numerous reckless attacks from Wizard Midnight did not cause the Grand Demon any injury but they still caused a certain amount of trouble for him.

Therefore, the Grand Demon had lost his patience, and a trace of the Berserk force began to emerge around him.

"Hum hum hum."

When a Grand Demon with Royal Demon blood became Berserk, his force would be augmented to a terrifying extreme. The air itself was suppressed, and even Merlin could not help but take a few steps back.

The force itself was already so fearsome. Wizard Midnight would surely be unable to withstand it this time!

"Wizard Midnight, hurry back to Arcane City. I have a way of dealing with this Grand Demon!"

Merlin's entire body was silently on guard. The Berserk force of the Grand Demon before him had caused Merlin to lose faith in the God-Binding Disc. He was ready at any moment to awaken the black cat Didimoss.

Wizard Midnight slowly stood up. At this moment, his face was unusually cold and detached. Wisps of Darkness Element surrounded his body, blanketing his entire person.

"The final step is finally completed!"

Wizard Midnight's voice sounded very calm but the words were like a clap of thunder in Merlin's ears, causing him endless astonishment.

"Completed? All the Spell Models have been fused into one?"

Merlin was somewhat incredulous. Even though he admired Wizard Midnight's dedication, having dedication was one thing. Whether one would accomplish one's goal due to that dedication was another thing.

He found it hard to believe that Wizard Midnight was able to fuse all his Spell Models into one under such challenging circumstances.

"Fuse!"

After Wizard Midnight gave a low cry, the dense apparitions of Spell Models appeared over his head. As a Five-Elemental Spell Caster, Wizard Midnight possessed up to fifty spells from Zero-level spells to Ninth-level spells. Anyone could see how difficult it was to fuse such a great number of Spell Models.

The more Spell Models there were, the harder it was to fuse everything thoroughly. If Merlin was to fuse Spell Models in the future, he would have sixty Spell Models in total. That could be said to be even more frightening, and the degree of difficulty in becoming a Great Wizard was difficult to imagine.

Although one could see that the densely packed Spell Models above Wizard Midnight's head consisted of fifty Spell Model apparitions, in fact, Wizard Midnight was only left with the ten Spell Models of Darkness-type spells. The other types of Spell Models had been fused together long ago, and now transformed into a white ball of light.

"Boom!"

As soon as Wizard Midnight spoke, the ten Darkness-type Spell Models were inserted into the white ball of light. These final ten Spell Models were fused into the rest, and the white light shone with blinding rays.

At the same time, Wizard Midnight's force expanded more and more, rising constantly until it broke through a bottleneck. As a Five-Elemental Spell Caster, Wizard Midnight would certainly rise among the preeminent Great Wizards in one move as soon as he became a Great Wizard.

Now, his force kept growing incessantly, rapidly reaching a point that Merlin had never seen before.

"He has really succeeded!"

Merlin's gaze trembled. The force on Wizard Midnight's body had finally stopped growing but Merlin was able to feel a force from Wizard Midnight that was different from any other Great Wizards.

To be accurate, Merlin had never felt such a powerful force from a Great Wizard. In the past, Merlin had met many Great Wizards before but none who was as fearsome as the force coming from Wizard Midnight.

It was rather rare for a Five-Elemental Spell Caster to become a Great Wizard. Most dimensions would seldom witness such a Spell Caster. Only Arcane City would see this happening but it was still very rare.

Merlin was able to personally witness a Five-Elemental Spell Caster fusing all his Spell Models to become a Great Wizard. This was of great benefit to him. At the very least, when he fused spells in the future, he would have a point of reference.

"Great Wizard?"

The Grand Demon, who had always been calm, was now undergoing a change in his manner. He even awakened from his Berserk state for he knew very well how powerful a Great Wizard was.

"That's right. Now that I've become a Great Wizard, you shall be my first blood sacrifice!"

Wizard Midnight's tone was icy, revealing a limitless murderous intent as if he was filled with detest toward foreign tribes.

"Buzz."

A ball of light gradually formed in Wizard Midnight's hand. This light emitted brilliant rays, and one could faintly sense the Wind Element, Fire Element, Ice Element, Earth Element, and Darkness Element within. This was five spells fused into one, a spell unique to Great Wizards, and it appeared strangely beautiful.

However, the more beautiful something was, the more dangerous it was.

"Go!"

After Wizard Midnight pointed with a finger, the ball of light promptly sped toward the Grand Demon. Throughout its flight, the light swelled and expanded rapidly, becoming incomparably gigantic in a flash. Everything within the range of a few hundred meters was engulfed, including the Grand Demon who became Berserk once more.

"Hiss hiss hiss."

With the light swallowing everything, there was no earth-shattering explosion, only bursts of soft hissing noise. Nonetheless, the Grand Demon who was trapped in the light seemed to be experiencing a tremendous amount of pain, and started to howl wildly.

When the Grand Demon was Berserk, his body grew incomparably hard all over, with astounding defensive capabilities. It was on par with Great Wizards at their peak. However, faced with Wizard Midnight who had just become a Great Wizard, there was nothing those defensive capabilities could do.

The Grand Demon's hands were covered in flames, his legs covered and bound by heavy black earth. Moreover, his body was thoroughly frozen…

A Great Wizard's spell comprised all the spells fused together. The might which was displayed was difficult to imagine. Wizard Midnight, who had reached the level of a Great Wizard with Five-Elemental spells, instantly became one of the most formidable Great Wizards. Even the Grand Demon who possessed Royal Demon blood was slowly reduced to ashes in the midst of pitiful wails.

"He's dead?"

Merlin's heart leaped. In his palm, Darkness Eye was so excited that it seemed about to break free from his palm. A colossal gush of cold force surged frantically into Darkness Eye.

Merlin instantly understood that this was the endless negative energy left behind after the Grand Demon died. It was all absorbed by Darkness Eye. Upon taking in such a large amount of negative energy all at once, Darkness Eye, which had been on the brink of evolving long ago, finally began to evolve.

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Chapter 540: Options

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The thick strands of Darkness Element above Merlin's head finally condensed into a gigantic apparition of a ghostly face. The current ghostly face was much more distinct, and it even wore an eerie smile on its lips.

The immense surge of negative emotions was like a flood which rushed into Merlin's mind turbulently, disturbing his emotions.

"Humph, suppress!"

Merlin had been expecting the fifth form of Darkness Eye would surely cause a backlash, so he was already prepared for it. His Mind Heart had broken through to the Eighth-level, so his Mind Power was tremendous, far beyond anything the average Ninth-level Spell Caster could compare to, even approaching the peak of the Ninth-level.

In general, the Mind Power of a Mind Power Master was very frightening. Relying on his massive Mind Power, Merlin suppressed the huge surge of negative emotions totally. The fifth form of Darkness Eye now had no effect on Merlin at all.

Although the fifth form of Darkness Eye did not influence Merlin much, to the Spell Casters beside him, as they stared at the ghostly face above his head, a sense of dread welled up from the depths of their hearts.

The first form of Darkness Eye was delude, followed by exterminate, dispel, and control.

In particular, the fourth form, control, was able to strip away a Spell Caster's link to the Elements, causing them to be incapable of even casting a spell. Thus, it was able to easily suppress Eighth-level Spell Casters at their peak.

Nevertheless, the fourth form of Darkness Eye had its limits, and it had no way of threatening Ninth-level Spell Caster.

Now, the fifth form of Darkness Eye could transform the illusory into reality. Its ability was the combination of the previous four forms. Once the fifth form was wielded, Merlin's opponents would involuntarily fall into an illusion, robbed of their control over the Elements.

Moreover, it could directly bind them or attack them!

In short, the fifth form of Darkness Eye was even more powerful, on par with Ninth-level Spell Casters at the peak. Merlin's Darkness Eye could even forcibly contend against those who had already fused three or even four types of spells.

As for a Five-Elemental spell fusion such as Wizard Midnight's, only a real-life battle could determine whether Darkness Eye would hold up. Darkness Eye had seven forms, and the subsequent sixth and seventh forms would be able to deal with Great Wizards and Great Legends. Cultivating the sixth form of Darkness Eye was not only exceedingly difficult but the force of its backlash was also rather scary. Merlin would not consider further cultivating Darkness Eye, at least for now.

Soon enough, Merlin withdrew Darkness Eye. He had already achieved his goal in coming to the Bloodshed Universe and had even gained something unexpected. His Mind Power had broken through to an Eighth-level Mind Heart, and his Mind Power had been merged with his instincts. When he returned to Arcane City, Merlin could attempt the Mind Tower once again.

"Haha, it looks like Wizard Merlin had profited rather handsomely as well."

Wizard Midnight chortled as he flew toward Merlin. At present, his face was filled with glee. It was extremely challenging to achieve Five-Elemental spell fusion. There were some Five-Elemental Spell Casters in Arcane City too, but the probability of fusing the spells successfully and becoming a top Great Wizard was quite low. Roughly, only thirty to forty percent of Five-Elemental Wizards had succeeded in the end.

Thirty to forty percent might seem very high but Arcane City was a place which gathered first-rate geniuses of the entire Spell Caster civilization. All those who had entered Arcane City were demonic geniuses, and even they only had a thirty to forty percent chance of success, to say nothing of the Spell Casters among the myriad of dimensions, whose chances would be much lower.

Conversely, Spell Casters with only three Elements would find it a little easier to become a Great Wizard. However, such Great Wizards did not have much potential. Even if they became a Great Wizard, they were the most ordinary Great Wizards with the weakest abilities. For instance, even if Wizard Midnight had been a Ninth-level Spell Caster, and even if he had only fused two or three types of spells, he would be able to handle these common Great Wizards.

In order to become a preeminent Great Wizard, one would need to construct enough spells. However, too many spells meant that becoming a Great Wizard in the future would be even difficult. If one was supported by a comprehensive inheritance of resources, one would consider this factor even when one first started to construct Zero-level spells.

Merlin, for example, had not known back then how one would attain the level of a Great Wizard, and constructed spells at random, ending up as a Six-Elemental Spell Caster. He did not know if this was a blessing or a curse.

Even if his capabilities were increased, the level of difficulty for a Six-Elemental Spell Caster to become a Great Wizard was nearly inconceivable.

"Wizard Midnight, congratulations. You've achieved your wish in becoming a top Great Wizard!"

Merlin was sincerely happy for Wizard Midnight. Ever since he had arrived at the Bloodshed Universe and gotten to know Wizard Midnight, Wizard Midnight had assisted him plenty. Moreover, Wizard Midnight was, in fact, warm-hearted, though he might not have the looks for it. His demeanor was aloof but he was willing to help others.

"For the remaining few days, I won't wander around anymore. I'll just stay here, and slowly learn about the complexities of being a Great Wizard."

Although Wizard Midnight said that it was for the sake of understanding the complexities of a Great Wizard, in truth, he was waiting for the full ten days to pass before he left, so that these ten or so young Wizards would not fall into peril. Thus, he would fulfill his previous promise.

Merlin nodded. His Mind Power had broken through by now, and Darkness Eye was cultivated to its fifth form. He no longer needed to slaughter in the Bloodshed Universe, so along with Midnight, he silently watched over the group of young Wizards.

The prodigious Wizard Lebeta expressed his thanks to Merlin and Wizard Midnight. With abilities like his, he was certain to make it to Arcane City in the future. Merlin was very courteous as well, and only after they exchanged a few words did Lebeta take his leave. After all, he still had to compete. He still had to fight for the number one spot.Time hurried by, and soon enough, Merlin and Wizard Midnight had been in the Bloodshed Universe for ten days. During this period, the group of young Wizards had asked for Merlin's guidance on many matters. Merlin gave detailed explanations of everything and was almost like a teacher himself.

After all, Merlin had been in Arcane City for a while now. His experiences were something the young Wizards could not match up to. Their biggest reward in coming to the Bloodshed Universe this time had been to encounter Merlin.

"Wizard Merlin, if you have a chance in the future, you must come to the Galaxy Grand Alliance…"

These Spell Casters seemed reluctant to part ways. Merlin bobbed his head. "If fates allowed, we'll surely meet again."

"Zap."

As soon as Merlin spoke, a white beam of light immediately enfolded Merlin and Wizard Midnight. They had disappeared in a flash and were back in Arcane City.

"Ten days have passed…"

When they had returned to Arcane City, the Great Legend who watched over the Bloodshed Universe cast a surprised look at Wizard Midnight. Naturally, he was able to see that Wizard Midnight had successfully fused all his spells and become a preeminent Great Wizard.

"Congratulations. You're the six thousand, three hundred and fifty-sixth Wizard in Arcane City to have fused your spells in the Bloodshed Universe, and successfully become a top Great Wizard."

The Great Legend's words amazed Merlin and Wizard Midnight. They did not expect that in Arcane City, there were so many who had successfully become a Great Wizard in the Bloodshed Universe as well.

"Wizard Midnight, now that you're a Great Wizard, what are your plans now?"

Merlin fell into silent contemplation for a moment, then asked Wizard Midnight.

"My plans? According to the rules of Arcane City, I have a few options after becoming a Great Wizard. One is to choose to stay in Arcane City though it would be difficult to earn more Adventure points. In addition, staying here is not going to help in consolidating a Maxim. The second option is this – I can be appointed outside, sent by Arcane City to some special dimensions to assist the Great Legends in management. Once the time is up, I'll be able to return to Arcane City and obtain many Adventure points.

"The third option would be to voluntarily head to the frontlines of our battles against foreign tribes. This way, each member of the foreign tribe I kill would earn me a great sum of Adventure points, and I'll be able to return to Arcane City at any time. I've made my decision long ago – I'll voluntarily apply to go to a dimension where the frontlines are."

Arcane City had provided three options, each with its own pros and cons. Still, after hearing that Wizard Midnight was going to willingly apply to the frontlines, Merlin furrowed his brows and said softly, "Wizard Midnight, although fighting against foreign tribes will garner you great sums of Adventure points, it's very dangerous. The deaths of preeminent Great Wizards are common. Why don't you choose the second option? In a hundred years' time, once you've assisted a Great Legend in managing a dimension, you'll obtain plenty of Adventure points as well."

The third option was far too risky, and one could die at any time. Furthermore, if the conflict spread, not even Great Legends would be able to guarantee one's security.

Wizard Midnight shook his head lightly, his eyes filled with a determined glint. He said gruffly, "I've made up my mind about this long ago. Once I've become a Great Wizard, I'll head to the frontlines! In addition, only in a state of constant battle will I be able to locate the Essence of Elements and gradually condense a Maxim to become a Great Legend. That's enough. This is my choice and I've made up my mind. Wizard Merlin, I know you're a Six-Elemental Spell Caster with boundless potential, but fusing Spell Models is far too difficult. It's not something you should rush.

"If you ever come to the Dark Blue Dimension in the future, this rune would immediately react. If I'm not dead by then, I'll immediately sense you, and will come to meet you."

Wizard Midnight waved a hand, and a rune immediately imprinted itself onto Merlin's arm before fading without a trace. It was a type of Reactive Rune. As long as they were in the same dimension, it would react.

"The Dark Blue Dimension. I've memorized it!"

Merlin drew in a deep breath, knowing that Wizard Midnight's mind was made up and would not be easily swayed. He could only wordlessly keep the Dark Blue Dimension in mind. It was a dimension at the foremost frontlines where the battle against the foreign tribe was most violent. Spell Casters died there at every moment.

"Very well, I'll leave Arcane City soon enough. You don't have to send me off, haha…"

Wizard Midnight was frank and turned to leave after he said what he had to say. He quickly disappeared from Merlin's vision.

Merlin let out a long sigh. He knew that Wizard Midnight's determination to battle against the foreign tribe at the frontlines must be due to some secret of his past or something to do with the foreign tribe.

"Everyone has their options…"

Merlin silently wished Wizard Midnight well in his heart, following which he turned to leave too. This time, he was ready to attempt the Mind Tower once more.

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Chapter 541: The Legend Zado

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Merlin came to the Mind Tower. Merlin was filled with confidence this time while he looked at the lofty building.

The Mind Tower was wondrous indeed. Previously, Merlin had merely made it to the ninth floor, and his Mind Power had grown many times over. Thanks to some techniques he had learned on the ninth floor, he was able to break through to an Eighth-level Mind Heart in just a few months. The benefit brought to a Spell Caster's Mind Power by the Mind Tower was hard to imagine.

This was a technique that only the Ultimate Arcane Wizards possessed. Other than Arcane City, other places, even places managed by Honored Legends, would not have something as mystical as the Mind Tower.

It was not surprising that Arcane City was able to assemble countless geniuses from the myriad of dimensions of the Spell Caster civilization. The Mind Tower alone was enough to attract countless Spell Casters, something no other place could compare to. In addition, there were other marvelous places such as the force field area.

Merlin did a quick check. Initially, he was left with five hundred Adventure points but entering the Bloodshed Universe had used up two hundred Adventure points. Now, he had merely three hundred Adventure points.

Nonetheless, attempting the Mind Tower required only a hundred Adventure points so Merlin had enough to attempt the tower.

Just as Merlin was about to enter the Mind Tower, he encountered someone familiar, who came down from the distant sky and landed before the Mind Tower. It was the plump Wizard Arrot.

"Wizard Merlin, you've come out of the Bloodshed Universe at last. I know that you wanted to stay there for a full ten days' time hence, I was prepared to look for you today. However, the Great Legendary Wizard said that you had left already. Thereafter, I found out that you've come to the Mind Tower."

Arrot wore an anxious expression.

"Wizard Arrot, what's going on?"

Merlin stopped in his tracks and asked.

"Sigh…"

Arrot seemed to have a difficult time saying it before he clenched his teeth and said softly, "Wizard Merlin, you've entered the Bloodshed Universe at an inopportune time. Just six days ago, three Great Legends came to our newest batch of Potential Wizards to select disciples."

"Great Legends selected disciples?"

Merlin was slightly stunned. Great Legends were not allowed to stay in Arcane City but there was one exception, which was the Recruiting Wizards of Arcane City.

These Recruiting Wizards were Great Legends with extremely formidable powers, and there were even some of them who were higher-ranked Honored Legends. In Arcane City, if one was noticed by these Great Legends, one might be made a disciple.

Back then, the Legend Mogan had felt that he was merely a Legend with one Maxim. He might not be the best Wizard to guide Merlin. Thus, he hoped that by sending Merlin to Arcane City, Merlin would be taught by a Great Legend or even an Honored Legend.

Now that chance had arrived!

"What's the situation exactly?"

Merlin even felt a trace of regret. He could have gone to the Bloodshed Universe at any time but he would not get another opportunity like this once he had missed it. After all, these Recruiting Legends would only select a disciple occasionally. One might say that it was done on impulse, and it was even harder to encounter an Honored Legend.

Arrot wore a distressed look as he said powerlessly, "Two out of the three Great Legends are Great Honored Legends. At first, they seemed to have a rather good impression of you but upon discovering that you've gone to the Bloodshed Universe, they had selected Wizard Rael and Saturn."

A disappointed look crossed Merlin's face. Those two Great Honored Legends would not have waited just for Merlin's sake. After all, even the most genius Spell Caster would face many difficulties in becoming a Great Wizard, to say nothing of becoming a Great Legend or even an Honored Legend.

"However, there's still the third Great Legend. He has been waiting for you to come out. So, after learning that you're out, I've instantly looked for you to bring you to that Great Legend."

Arrot smiled as he spoke. He was happy for Merlin for the fact that a Great Legend was willing to wait just for Merlin for so many days.

"Oh? Which Legends is that?"

Merlin was extremely curious. It was very rare that a Great Legend would wait just for him. Arcane City was not lacking in geniuses, so it was rather easy for Great Legends to take on any kind of genius disciples they wished to. They would not wait just for someone in particular.

Therefore, this Great Legend had induced an inquisitiveness in Merlin.

"This Great Legend is the Legend Zado! Wizard Merlin, come quickly with me to meet the Legend Zado. It's just a shame that the Legend Zado isn't a Great Honored Legend. If you had been around that day, out of those two Great Legends, one of them would surely pick you. You're far stronger than Rael."

Arrot seemed rather indignant.

Although Merlin was somewhat regretful, it was not so easy to encounter an Honored Legend. Even up until now, after entering Arcane City, Merlin had not seen any Great Honored Legends.

"Come on, we mustn't let Wizard Zado wait any longer."

Therefore, with Arrot leading the way, both of them flew off into the distance."Swish swish."

Two figures landed from the sky before a castle. This was the place where Wizard Zado was staying. He had been waiting here just for Merlin for six full days.

"Wizard Merlin, go in. Wizard Zado had said that when you've arrived, you're to go in and see him immediately."

Arrot pointed toward the castle. He was only bringing Merlin here. Without the Great Legend's permission, he dared not enter the castle.

Merlin nodded. "I'm very thankful to you, Wizard Arrot."

"Haha, it's nothing. I think highly of you. Although I can't be considered much of a genius in Arcane City, I have a good eye. When you've succeeded in the future, you'll surely be stronger than Saturn. At that time, it might be me who would need favors from you."

The rotund Wizard Arrot spoke with a laugh. Merlin bobbed his head. Arrot was straightforward indeed. He had helped Merlin plenty in Arcane City. In terms of Merlin's relationships, Wizard Midnight whom Merlin met in the Bloodshed Universe along with Arrot, Saturn, and the rest, could be considered relatively close to Merlin.

Following that, Merlin slowly walked into the castle. Arrot watched Merlin's disappearing figure from outside the entire time, his eyes filled with admiration. He mumbled to himself, "How I envy him, to have a Great Legend waiting for him… how many years has it been since something like this had happened in Arcane City?"

Arrot shook his head. When he could no longer see Merlin, he turned to leave.At the castle, Merlin gently pushed open the large door. This door appeared to very heavy but it swung open under Merlin's gentle push.

"Is that Wizard Merlin?"

A deep and resounding voice rang out in Merlin's ear. Merlin lifted his head to see a Wizard, well-built and dressed in a golden robe, standing in the hall. He exuded an incomparably suppressive force.

Merlin was familiar with this force. When he had first entered Arcane City, Merlin had felt a similar force from Saturn's teacher, the Legend Blackcloud who had formed four Maxims.

However, this Legend Zado before him had an even more impressive force than the Legend Blackcloud, rousing Merlin's amazement.

"Wizard Zado, you've waited for long!"

Merlin said deferentially.

"Hehe, since you know that I've waited for a long time, you'd better satisfy me! If you do, six days' wait is nothing but if you don't, you'll be punished!"

This Legend Zado had a rather strange temperament. If Merlin did not satisfy his requirements, Merlin would be punished. Merlin understood that the Legend Zado was testing him. One would have to undergo a test in order to become the disciple of the Legend Zado.

"How may I satisfy Wizard Zado?"

"It's simple. I've created a subspace from a Maxim in my grasp. If you can come out from that place in one piece, I'll be very satisfied, and you can be my disciple!"

"A subspace constructed using a Maxim as a foundation?"

Merlin's face shifted. This was no test but a suicide mission. Just as he was about to decline, a cold smile tugged at the corner of the Legend Zado's mouth. "Oh right, you'll have to rely on your own strength to pass the test. As for your Spatial Ring and that peculiar cat with you, they'd better stay with me."

With that, the Legend Zado made a gentle gesture and Merlin's entire body became stiff. On his shoulder, the black cat Didimoss also seemed to detect the danger, and immediately burst out with a mighty roar, his body swelling rapidly in size.

"Bang."

With a soft sound, Legend Zado's large hands flickered with a multi-colored light, and he swiped forward viciously. The black cat Didimoss was immediately entrapped without being able to put up the slightest resistance, caught in the Legend Zado's grasp.

As for Merlin's Spatial Ring, it had appeared in the Legend Zado's hand at an unknown time.

Merlin was utterly dumbstruck. The black cat Didimoss was on par with Great Legends but was caught by the Legend Zado without the slightest resistance. How terrifying was this Legend Zado standing before him?

"Go on in… Oh right, just a reminder – if you can't withstand my Maxim Subspace, you might actually die… At worst, I'll be reprimanded by the Arcane Wizards. Go ahead, enjoy yourself."

Wizard Zado's breezy delivery caused Merlin's face to shift greatly. How was this a proper process of recruiting a disciple?

However, he could not even open his mouth at the moment, and could only watch helplessly as Wizard Zado made a great swipe, hurling him into a deep and dark subspace…

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Chapter 542: Dire Straits

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In the endless depths of the subspace, Merlin fell pitifully through space.

Merlin's face was ashen. At first, he thought this was a great stroke of luck but it had turned out to be his doom. That Legend Zado was totally unreasonable as if unconcerned about the rules of Arcane City. If Merlin died in this subspace, he would have died for nothing.

However, there was no point in complaining now. Even the black cat Didimoss was unable to contend against the Legend Zado as he was caught in his grasp. If Merlin wanted to leave the subspace alive, he would have to be cautious, and do things according to the Legend Zado's "rules".

"I know that this subspace is constructed based on the Legend Zado's Maxim. How come there's nothing strange?"

Merlin carefully extended his Mind Power in all directions but did not seem to sense any Maxim. This was just a subspace, not a dimension. Even a Great Honored Legend would only be able to create subspace but not a dimension. Only the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards could form a dimension!

However, though this was just a subspace, it was endlessly vast. Merlin's Mind Power was unable to detect its end.

"Hehe, young fellow, are you ready? If you are, then first enjoy the Flame Subspace…"

The Legend Zado's voice reverberated across the endless void. After he spoke, Merlin felt that his surroundings were quickly transforming.

"Boom."

Merlin's world was transformed, and he was transported to a subspace filled completely with flames. The raging flames burned on the ground and in the air. The entire space was brimming with a terrifying blaze.

From these flames, Merlin discerned the force of a Maxim. He had previously obtained a Flame Maxim as well, so naturally, he was able to tell that these were very powerful Flame Maxims.

"Hoo…"

Merlin drew in a hot breath of air as if the flames were absorbed into his body. The surrounding temperature was alarming, and his Enervating Halo would not hold on much longer.

Nonetheless, at this point, Merlin calmed down. He thought back carefully to the Legend Zado's words, who had mentioned that after Merlin was sent into the Maxim Subspace, he would have to rely on his own strength to survive.

In fact, Merlin had come across a subspace constructed from a Maxim before. Back then, Wizard Bammou had survived in the Flame Prison on the Ship of Nikola. Moreover, he had gleaned the Essence of Fire-type spells from the flames of the Flame Prison which contained the force of the Maxim. In that manner, he had constructed a new Eighth-level spell, and used that to withstand the scorching of the Flame Prison.

Nonetheless, it was a bitter and arduous process, and Wizard Bammou was nearly unable to hold on at the end.

"To comprehend the Essence of Fire… Perhaps that's the only way, and this might be the Legend Zado's intention."

Merlin eyed the ferocious flames, and countless thoughts occurred to him. The Legend Zado surely had not targeted Merlin without reason. By taking the trouble to hurl Merlin into the Maxim Subspace, he must wish for Merlin to get something out of it.

The road to becoming a Legend was challenging. Even if Merlin had the Matrix, and even if he had constructed Six-Elemental spells, it was of utmost difficulty to become a Great Wizard, let alone a Great Legend. Therefore, understanding the Essence of Elements would increase his chances of becoming a Great Legend in the future.

This was the Legend Zado's true purpose!

Still, it was too extreme to just instantly throw Merlin into the Maxim Subspace. A moment of carelessness might just cause Merlin to be burned to ashes by the flames.

"Endless Flame!"

Merlin cast the Sixth-level spell Endless Flame. The Spell Model of Endless Flame was practically perfect, though this was only thanks to the function of the Matrix.

What Merlin had to do now was to understand the Essence of the Elements, particularly Fire Element. Before this, because Merlin had acquired the Flame Maxim before the rest, he had been immersed in Fire Element for a long time. Thus, he had the deepest understanding of Fire Element and Darkness Element.

Nevertheless, in the face of the surging, spitting Flame Maxims, Merlin's Endless Flame was of no use at all. The moment the soaring Endless Flame appeared, it was immediately suppressed and absorbed by the Flame Maxims, following which it vanished completely.

"The Flame Maxims are too strong. I have no way of blocking them, so my spell must approach the Flame Maxims, hopefully reaching their level."

Merlin's entire being was immersed in his understanding of the Flame Maxims. Although these Flame Maxims were blazing stormily, the strange thing was it did not sweep across Merlin. It was as if in the entire Flame Subspace, only the place where Merlin stood was a safe spot.In the grand, sumptuous hall of the castle, the tall and sturdy Wizard Zado was holding a black cat in his lap, his hands stroking it lightly.

The black cat was like a person, with a "face" that revealed its dissatisfaction. Nonetheless, faced with Wizard Zado, the black cat Didimoss was powerless. It looked like this Great Legend had not reached the level of an Honored Legend yet, he was definitely a preeminent Great Legend below Honored Legends.

Despite the black cat Didimoss' strength, he was unable to withstand even a blow from the Legend Zado. After all, Didimoss was at best comparable to a Legend with one Maxim. The disparity was far too great.

"It's been ten days. Little fellow, do you think Merlin is able to hold on?"

The Legend Zado asked the black cat in his lap with a humorless smile.

The black cat Didimoss looked at the suspended image in the hall. It showed Merlin who was painstakingly hanging on in the Flame Subspace. Ten days was the amount of time in which the Legend Zado had expressly allowed Merlin to gain understanding. Otherwise, Merlin would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Even so, the black cat Didimoss was quite pessimistic and said, "Though Wizard Merlin is a prodigy, Legend Zado, I'm afraid that no Spell Caster would be able to succeed in such extreme measures."

"Is that so? Even you, an extraordinary being who goes against the natural order by transforming into a living entity, can appear by Merlin's side. I'm curious as to whether Merlin would die so easily. A genius like this, no matter his circumstances, will always find a way out of a predicament… In my long life, I was like this as well. No matter what predicament it was, I would always discover something previously unimaginable and obtain incredible benefits in that way. The disciple that I take on must naturally be just like me, and Merlin is really too similar to me."

The Legend Zado glanced at the black cat Didimoss. He was filled with curiosity about how the black cat Didimoss had transformed from a half-spirit into a living state. In the past few days, he had been astutely researching the black cat Didimoss.

Turning into a living form was something not even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards could achieve because this involved the natural order! Not even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards were able to control the power of the natural order for it was the foundation on which the millions of dimensions, and even the Void Zone, existed.

"Your ability is swallowing, and you'll gain a portion of strength from what you swallowed. Although it's a minute portion, by accumulating over decades, centuries or even a millennium, you'll certainly grow rapidly to an inconceivable level… Since you're a lucky one who can reverse the natural order, you can't be predicted based on conventional reasoning. Not even the Arcane Wizards can forecast your future."

The Legend Zado seemed to be highly interested in the black cat Didimoss. With a great swipe of his hand, he retrieved a colossal monster from an unknown subspace. The monster was covered all over in crimson eyes, with a height of dozens of meters, exuding a wild and ferocious force.

"Heh heh, this is a Thousand-Eye Beast that I've captured. It's comparable to some of the top Great Wizards. I've planned on researching it but I'm almost done with it. Here's a gift for you. Swallow it."

When the black cat Didimoss saw the Thousand-Eye Beast before him, his eyes immediately glinted with a green light. It was a look of greed. Just as the Legend Zado had said, the black cat Didimoss, in fact, could still advance further. His ability was to swallow. Only by constantly swallowing powerful forces could Didimoss gradually evolve.

"Swoosh."

The great mouth of the black cat Didimoss immediately became a gigantic pit which gobbled the Thousand-Eye Beast into his stomach in one gulp. Just as it was with the Rock Giant, the black cat Didimoss sprawled across the Legend Zado's shoulder in satisfaction, beginning to close his eyes as he slowly digested. He seemed to have forgotten about Merlin.

Wizard Zado smiled, and paid no more attention to the black cat Didimoss. Looking at Merlin's serene expression in the image, the Legend Zado waved abruptly with one hand, mumbling softly, "You should have gained most of the understanding by now. If you still can't withstand it, then you're not the disciple I want…"

At this point, Wizard Zado's eyes were cold and detached."Hmm?"

In the Flame Subspace, Merlin was comprehending the Essence of Fire. In truth, over the past ten days, he had already gained much. He was even confident that if given one or two more months, he would surely understand even more, and might be able to forcibly contend against the Flame Maxims.

However, the surrounding Flame Maxims suddenly flared up, and waves of heat rolled toward him furiously. He instantly knew that the Legend Zado must not be "protecting" him anymore.

Over the ten days, the Flame Maxims had been of no threat to Merlin. He guessed that this was the Legend Zado's help. However, the Legend Zado seemed to think that he had sufficient time by now, and was no longer aiding Merlin, allowing the Flame Maxims to sweep across him.

The true test is only coming now!

"Boom!"

Boundless flames wrapped around Merlin instantly. Merlin had Enervating Halo as well as Endless Flame. This time around, Endless Flame would not be suppressed and absorbed so easily, but when faced with the Flame Maxims, it still could not put up any effective resistance.

Merlin was crying out in his heart, "Give me more time, I'll surely succeed…"

Nonetheless, the Legend Zado would not give him any more time. Merlin was in a tight situation.

Traces of the Flame Maxims began to burrow into Merlin's body, turning him into ashes from the outside. Even Merlin's Thunder Maxim was powerless when confronted with numerous Flame Maxims.

Ten days were totally insufficient for Merlin to understand the Essence of Fire, to say nothing of coming up with an effective defense.

At this point, Merlin was in dire straits. In moments like this, some people would fall silent, while some would erupt without inhibitions. Merlin was evidently the latter.

"I don't care. Since the Matrix can absorb the power of Maxims to derive spells, it can surely absorb the endless Flame Maxims that fill up this place! It must!"

With anticipation burning in his eyes, Merlin, in this most deadly situation as if at the end of the rope, immediately activated the Matrix!

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Chapter 543: Siphoning Off Frantically

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Absorbing the Maxim and deriving spells was Merlin's absolute final resort as previously, the Maxims in Merlin's Awareness were under his control. Therefore, its absorption of the power of the Maxim would not cause any unusual changes.

However, this Flame Maxim was outside his Awareness, shaped like a gigantic Flame Subspace. The surging, spitting Flame Maxim could not be controlled by Merlin at all.

This was just like how it was easy to refine one's own Magic Power yet, it was of utmost difficulty to refine someone else's Magic Power to cast a spell, which was like a suicide mission.

However, currently, Merlin had no other choice, and could only make a tentative attempt. He hoped that the Matrix was strong enough to absorb the Maxim by force, just like how it had refined the god's divine energy in the past.

In essence, most Legends were equivalent to an average natural god. Only Legends who had consolidated a Maxim were able to fight against those powerful natural gods.

"Splash."

A splashing sound, reminiscent of a river, came into Merlin's ears. Following the appearance of this odd noise, Merlin acutely sensed that the ferocious Flame Maxim did not seem to cause his body any harm. At the moment, his body seemed to have transformed into a bottomless pit, wildly swallowing the Flame Maxim.

Fortunately, this Flame Maxim was not controlled by anyone. If a Great Legend was controlling it, it would promptly attack Merlin. Even if Merlin was a Sixth-level, Seventh-level or Eighth-level Spell Caster and so on, to say nothing of being a Fifth-level Spell Caster, he would be incapable of withstanding it. This was the power of a completely different league.

However, the Maxim Subspace was purely space which was constructed by the Legend Zado using countless years' time and painstaking effort with Maxims as the base. There was nothing else but Maxims in here.

"It can really absorb and refine the Maxim!"

Merlin was wild with joy. He could distinctly sense that the Matrix was currently like a greedy giant beast, gulping down the Flame Maxim frantically, then transforming it into mystical energy that was stored in the Matrix.

Compared to the god's divine energy which it had swallowed, the Matrix seemed to prefer Maxims.

"The Matrix had crossed over along with me. Surely some unknown change must have taken place. Otherwise, a super calculator would not swallow the Maxim so vigorously."

In the past, Merlin's Matrix was only able to perform simple calculations and optimizations of spells. However, thereafter, the spells became more complex, and when Merlin had needed to derive new spells, he found that the Matrix was able to refine Maxims.

From that point onward, the Matrix had become much more enigmatic. Merlin was unable to know exactly what changes had occurred to the Matrix but luckily it was deeply concealed. Even Maxims which he had hidden in his body could be detected by Great legends but no one had ever noticed the Matrix.

Up until now, the Matrix was Merlin's greatest secret. It was the greatest tool in his journey of becoming a powerful Wizard!

The Flame Maxim was diminishing bit by bit. Although the Matrix appeared just like a black hole that swallowed incessantly, the Flame Maxim in the subspace was far too immense. Despite the fervent swallowing of the Matrix, Merlin could not see any difference. Still, this made it easier for him to conceal and disguise the changes that were happening to him.

In a flash, three days had passed. The Matrix had absorbed much of the Flame Maxim. Although the derivation of new Sixth-level spells would require a lot of power from the Maxim, the amount of Flame Maxim absorbed alone was already sufficient to derive the remaining four Sixth-level spells.

Initially, the Legend Zado had decided to let Merlin, under the surrounding pressure of the Maxim, "force out" a rapid understanding of the Essence of Elements. This would be of great help when he had created Maxims as a Great Legend in the future.

However, the Legend Zado did not expect that Merlin would not have an understanding of the Essence of Elements at all. This was far too difficult, and it was impossible to gain this comprehension in a short time. In addition, Merlin was merely a Fifth-level Spell Caster.

Although he had not understood the Essence of Elements, Merlin had reaped a great profit. The Maxim in the subspace was nearly endless. The Legend Zado had spent huge efforts in accumulating his own Maxims for countless years in order to create a Maxim Subspace of this scope. Now, Merlin had simply taken advantage of this, and the Maxim was absorbed and refined, bit by bit, by the Matrix.

"Huh? Still alive? Not bad, not bad. This Merlin is impressive indeed. It looks like I've made the right call. He's mostly gained an understanding of Fire Element. In that case, it's time for the next one. Hehe, it shall be the Windstorm Subspace this time."

Zado did not notice that Merlin was frantically "siphoning off" his Maxim. Conversely, he was very pleased with Merlin, and transferred him to the Windstorm Subspace."Whoosh whoosh whoosh…"

A gale whistled. Merlin's surroundings began to transform rapidly. The initial Flame Maxim was gone, and what appeared now were violent wisps of a Wind Maxim.

Merlin was still safe for now. Based on what had happened in the Flame Subspace, Merlin knew that the Legend Zado would give him a grace period of at least ten days. Within this time, he could work hard to understand the Essence of Wind Element and resist the Wind Maxim in that manner.

However, Merlin knew very well that it was impossible to gain an understanding in just ten days. Instead, he seized this time to activate the Matrix, and began to automatically absorb and refine the surrounding Wind Maxim.

Just the Flame Maxim alone was enough to derive all the Sixth-level spells but Seventh-level spells would require much more power of the Maxim.

Therefore, in such a "good place", Merlin was free to "siphon off" the Maxim. Of course, he would not let this opportunity slip by him. He activated the Matrix, and started to wildly "siphon off" the Maxim.

There was no way that the Legend Zado would imagine that a mere Fifth-level Spell Caster would be able to "siphon off" the Maxim. Sending Merlin to the Maxim Subspace was a complete mistake.

Merlin stayed in the Windstorm Subspace for more than ten days. The Matrix had accumulated more Wind Maxim than Flame Maxim. After all, Merlin had used the ten days of "grace period" to begin absorbing and refining the energy of the Maxim.

After going through the Windstorm Subspace, Merlin was sent to the Ice Subspace, which was filled with Ice Maxim. Merlin repeated his set method of using the Matrix to refine a great portion of the Maxim.

Next was the Thunder Subspace. Merlin had Thunder-type spells as well so he was rather surprised because he had not met many Spell Casters who had constructed Thunder-type spells. Thunder-type spells were too wild, and difficult to control. In particular, when he had become a Great Wizard in the future, and wanted to merge the Spell Models, it would pose numerous problems.

For now, Merlin had already experienced four Maxim Subspaces. This meant that the Legend Zado was a formidable Legend who had created a minimum of four Maxims, and was already on par with the Legend Blackcloud.

Most ordinary Legends had consolidated one Maxim. Two Maxims could be considered a relatively powerful Legendary Wizard. Legends with three Maxims were rarer while four Maxims would practically make one an overlord in control of multiple or even dozens of dimensions.

Merlin's breathing quickened. He could dimly sense that the Legend Zado did not just stop at four Maxims.

Indeed, after ten days or so, he was once more transported to a subspace that was full of a "heavy" force. This place was filled with an Earth-type Maxim, which was called the Terra Maxim.

Moreover, Merlin could evidently feel that the Terra Maxim was obviously more powerful than the other Maxims he had come across in the other subspaces. It was undergoing a subtle evolution.

"A Great Legend with five Maxims! The Legend Zado is surely a Great Legend who had formed five Maxims with the Terra Maxim as his primary Maxim… It's not surprising that he could come along with those Great Honored Legends to recruit disciples. In some ways, the Legend Zado had greater potential. Once he becomes an Honored Legend through the Terra Maxim, he would immediately surpass most Honored Legends, becoming a formidable Honored Legend! There's even a high chance that he would become the foremost Honored Legend!"

Merlin was astounded deep inside. Great Legends who had consolidated five Maxims were even fewer in number than Honored Legends. Most Five-Elemental Spell Casters would find it hard to become a Great Wizard, let alone construct five Maxims.

"The stronger the power of the Maxim, the greater the amount of energy obtained after the Matrix had refined it. This Terra Maxim is far stronger than the Maxims in the other subspaces. The Legend Zado must be preparing to use this Terra Maxim as his foundation to take the lead in becoming an Honored Legend using the Terra Maxim… In that case, Matrix, feel free to absorb and refine."

Merlin glanced at the immense Terra Maxim, and his heart was filled with elation. No matter how powerful a Maxim was, it could serve as "nourishment" for the Matrix and be transformed into special energy. This energy could be used to derive new Sixth-level spells, Seventh-level spells, and so on."Two months. It's almost time… Merlin wasn't at risk in the final Terra Subspace as well. It looks like I got lucky. Merlin is really a Wizard of inconceivable genius. Haha, I really owe Hochi and Jelen a big one – how shall I repay them? It would do no good to fool these two fellows…"

In the castle, the Legend Zado gave a satisfied smirk. Hochi and Jelen, the two Honored Legends, were rare friends of his. As the Legend Zado had formed five Maxims, and the Terra Maxim was about to evolve – ten years if it was quick, a hundred years if slow – the Legend Zado was confident that the Terra Maxim would evolve completely, and he would become a Great Honored Legend with the Terra Maxim as his primary force!

Therefore, the Legend Zado, in fact, enjoyed a high position among Legendary Wizards, and even Honored Legends treated him as a peer. He and the other two Honored Legends – Hochi and Jelen – had come together to select a disciple. In fact, all three of them had taken interest in Merlin but ultimately it was the Legend Zado who had gotten the chance, and Wizard Hochi and Jelen had let Merlin slipped out of their grasp.

Consequently, he owed those two Honored Legends a favor but it now looked like his choice was correct. If Wizard Hochi and Jelen knew that Merlin was able to survive the Legend Zado's Maxim Subspace in two short months, they would surely somewhat regret giving up Merlin to the Legend Zado.

"Alright, it's time to come out."

With a great grasp of his hand, the Legend Zado immediately closed the Maxim Subspace, retrieving Merlin from within in one motion.

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Chapter 544: A Wild and Bold Idea

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Merlin was allowing the Matrix to absorb and refine a large amount of the Terra Maxim when suddenly his surroundings switched, and he was back in the castle once more. Before him stood the Legend Zado.

Merlin still held a huge "grudge" against the Legend Zado but this time, within the Maxim Subspace that the Legend Zado had built up so painstakingly, Merlin had wantonly "siphoned off" the Maxims. This had already caused the Legend Zado a "grievous loss", so his current attitude toward the Legend Zado was more apologetic.

Nonetheless, the Legend Zado was overjoyed as he measured up Merlin, before nodding in satisfaction. "Not bad, Merlin. You're able to survive for two months in the Maxim Subspace and must've obtained a special understanding of the five types of Elements. Essentially, you've established a foundation for becoming a Great Legend in the future. As my disciple, if you're not even able to become a Legend, then don't call yourself my disciple… Thus, although my methods are extreme and dangerous, they truly provided you with a foundation for becoming a Legend. I believe that even those Honored Legends wouldn't have created such a Maxim Subspace purely for the sake of their disciples. The successful creation of this subspace had taken me numerous centuries."

As a Spell Caster with five Maxims, the Legend Zado was naturally very proud. His disciple must become a Legend. Therefore, he had gone to such lengths to create this Maxim Subspace.

It was just that this method was fraught with danger. Out of all the Spell Casters who had entered, only one out of ten would survive. The Legend Zado had previously taken on a few genius Wizards but all who entered the Maxim Subspace, without exception, were incapable of enduring even the first Flame Subspace.

Merlin was the first Spell Caster to have "endured" the entire experience, and had thus passed the Legend Zado's test. Naturally, the Legend Zado was ecstatic.

Nonetheless, Merlin felt rather helpless. He feared that there were no Spell Casters who would be able to survive the Legend Zado's Maxim Subspace. This time, if he had not used the Matrix to absorb the power of the Maxims, he would not have survived either.

Moreover, even though he had come out of the Maxim Subspace in one piece, in truth, he did not gain much understanding and was still a long way from the Legend Zado's expectations.

It was just that Merlin had no way of explaining all this. The Legend Zado smiled, and returned the Spatial Ring to Merlin but the black cat Didimoss remained in his grasp.

"Merlin, this cat is rather significant, being a life form that reverses the natural order. I want to research him properly… Be rest assured, I'll return him to you after my research, and it'll only benefit him!"

The Legend Zado gently stroked the black cat Didimoss while Didimoss gave two disgruntled snorts, "humph humph", after which he closed his eyes and resumed his contented manner.

Merlin was quite powerless when he saw Didimoss' attitude. During the two months he had spent on the Legend Zado's shoulder, Didimoss must have had received many benefits, and had immediately "flung" Merlin to the back of his mind.

Following that, Merlin left the castle. The Legend Zado would stay in Arcane City for a while longer, and Merlin could look for him at any time. In truth, there was a limit to what the Legend Zado could impart to Merlin. Helping him establish a foundation for becoming a Legend was his greatest gift to Merlin. Other Spell Casters, even Great Honored Legends, would have no way of doing the same.

"Swish."

The Legend Zado instantly entered the Maxim Subspace. He came to the Terra Subspace, and examined the heavy Terra Maxim. After a long moment, a puzzled expression came over his face.

"Huh? Why does it feel like the Terra Maxim has diminished somewhat? It's only a few years – has the Terra Maxim really been used up so much? Looks like this Terra Maxim I've consolidated isn't stable enough, and there's still a long way before it reaches its peak for me to become an Honored Legend…"

The Legend Zado thus started to replenish the Terra Maxim of the Terra Subspace. To become an Honored Legend, his Maxim must be comprehended to its peak. When one had a complete understanding of a Maxim, one would become a Great Honored Legend.

The peak Maxim of an Honored Legend was eternally stable, never fading away. Even if it had existed for millions of years, it would remain there if it was not acted upon by external forces. It was even more stable than the divinity of natural gods.

In fact, the Terra Maxim of the Legend Zado was already stable, very close to the peak of a Maxim but how could he possibly know that the Terra Subspace was missing a portion of the Terra Subspace because Merlin's Matrix had absorbed and refined it? No matter what, he would never have thought that a mere Fifth-level Spell Caster could steal his Terra Maxim…After flying out from the Legend Zado's castle, Merlin left the place at the greatest speed possible.

"There are so many Maxims in the Maxim Subspace. Although a part of them was absorbed and refined by the Maxim, it's only a drop in the ocean in terms of their overall volume. It's such a tiny portion – surely the Legend Zado won't realize this?"

The more Merlin thought about it, the more his lingering fear grew. His true secret was the Matrix, something which even the Great Legends were unable to understand. Though Merlin had never met the Ultimate Arcane Wizards, perhaps even they would have no inkling of the miracles of the Matrix.

If the Legend Zado's suspicions were aroused because of this, then Merlin would lose more than he had gained.

It was fortunate that Merlin was merely a Fifth-level Spell Caster. No one would believe that a Fifth-level Spell Caster would be able to steal Maxims. It was a power on a completely different level.

Although it was risky, Merlin's current harvest was huge. He checked on the special energy accumulated by the Matrix. Sixth-level spells would not be a problem, and he could even derive six new Seventh-level spells.

As to whether this energy could derive Eighth-level or Ninth-level spells, Merlin had no way of ascertaining. After all, each increase of a level of meant that the required energy would increase by multiple times.

Previously, Merlin had decided on attempting the Mind Tower but since he had so much energy, he changed his mind and returned to his residence in Arcane City. Following that, he started to derive the remaining four Sixth-level spells.

At present, Merlin already had an Eighth-level Mind Heart, and his Mind Power was more than sufficient, comparable to a Ninth-level Spell Caster at their peak. Constructing four Sixth-level spells was a walk in the park.

Of course, he had to derive first. Now, Merlin had two Sixth-level spells, Endless Flame, and Immense Thunder. Following those two would be Darkness-type, Ice-type, Earth-type, and Wind-type spells.

"Matrix, began derivation of Sixth-level spells!"

Merlin gave the Matrix this command. Instantly, a huge amount of energy was consumed, and the Matrix began deriving the remaining four Sixth-level spells.

"Hum hum hum."

One after another, the Spell Models appeared in Merlin's mind. First, it was Darkness-type spells. As there was enough energy or because he still kept any spell he came across in database though he had stopped focusing on populating it, therefore, there was a greater number of derived Spell Models for Darkness-type spells.

In general, Merlin had ascertained that a Spell Model with a hundred percent compatibility was a Perfect-grade spell. The more stable the Spell Model was, when he fused spells in the future, these Spell Models could withstand any slight tremors through sheer force, and would not simply collapse at a touch.

This would be very helpful when he fused had the Spell Models to become a Great Wizard.

"Begin simulating the Spell Model!"

The Matrix first derived Darkness-type spells. Merlin did not delay and directly picked a Spell Model. He mobilized his immense Mind Power and simulated the Spell Model in his Awareness.

His Mind Power was so tremendous that simulating the Spell Model was much easier. Merlin only had to spend two days to simulate his third Sixth-level spell into his Awareness.

"Not bad, there's not even the slightest tremor. It should be a Perfect-grade spell as well!"

Merlin cast this Sixth-level Darkness-type spell. Instantly, Darkness Element pervaded the air and blanketed the entire room. It looked just like a cage but there were dangers hidden within it. Merlin only had to use his thoughts, and countless attacks would spring out from the darkness.

"This Sixth-level Darkness-type spell shall be named Darkness Cage!"

Merlin was very satisfied with the Darkness-type spell derived by the Matrix. Its might was decent, and it had a hundred percent compatibility. Even without testing it, Merlin knew that this was certainly a Perfect-grade spell.

Merlin found it difficult to imagine what kind of Wizard was able to rely solely on themselves to derive Perfect-grade spells. Wizard Nelar, who did not have the Matrix, and who was still first in the spell ranking, had constructed thirty Perfect-grade spells. What a number of Perfect-grade spells! Even Merlin was taken aback in pure admiration. This was expected of the foremost genius in a thousand years, a rare Seven-Elemental Spell Caster!

After deriving Darkness Cage, Merlin continued to derive the final three Sixth-level Spell Models. Spells which were derived by the Matrix were at least Excellent-grade.

Of course, Merlin had selected those Perfect-grade spells with a hundred percent compatibility. Respectively, they were the Wind-type spell Formless Wind, the Earth-type spell Enervating Loop, and the Ice-type spells Solid Ice.

These spells were basically built upon the Fifth-level spells with further strengthening and consolidation in terms of the spells' might. In short, the Sixth-level spells were not an absolute upgrade. Merlin's abilities were somewhat improved, but not significant.

Only Seventh-level spells could do that. Once he became a Seventh-level Spell Caster, Merlin's six types of Pandora Demon Abilities could be upgraded once more, and their strength would flourish many times over. Many Pandora Demon Abilities could be upgraded to the third stage. Even those with only two stages could be upgraded to their second stage with Seventh-level spells.

Therefore, the Seventh-level was an inherent barrier. Once Merlin had passed it, his capabilities would increase tremendously. The power of his spells alone would be a match for a Great Wizard!

"I should go to the Mind Tower and see if I can expand my Mind Power. Then, I might as well directly construct all the Seventh-level spells, rising to the Seventh-level in one go!"

Merlin was now a Sixth-level Spell Caster. His cultivation pace was very rapid but he was still unfulfilled. With that colossal reserve of energy, the Matrix could immediately construct all Seventh-level spells. What was missing now was Mind Power.

As a Mind Power Master, Merlin's current Mind Power was considered decent. If he could augment it by a bit more, he would be more assured in constructing Seventh-level spells, becoming a powerful Seventh-level Spell Caster in one stroke!

At this moment, a wild and bold idea had formed in Merlin's mind.

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In the Mind Tower, Merlin stepped onto the first floor!

Back in the familiar Mind Tower again, Merlin did not waste any more time. The floors which he had successfully completed were no longer of any help to him. Therefore, he went through them like a hot knife through butter, and quickly reached the ninth floor.

"Hmm? You've come again? It looks like you must have gained an understanding!"

On the ninth floor, the old man in black appeared once again. Evidently, Merlin had made an impression on him. Thus, he was able to recognize Merlin at a glance, and a subtle smile flitted over his lips.

"That's right, I've recently gained a new understanding. Please guide me, old Wizard!"

Merlin was brimming with confidence. Although his Mind Heart was only the Eighth-level now, the Mind Power it contained was equivalent to a peak Ninth-level Spell Caster. However, this old man in black only had the Mind Power of an average Ninth-level Spell Caster, so Merlin had suppressed part of his Mind Power, and only used Mind Power of the average Ninth-level.

"Windstorm!"

A windstorm emerged completely from Mind Power, yet it was not an Occult Mind Spell but purely a technique of control. Merlin had discovered upon fusing his Mind Power with his instincts that using Mind Power to induce a windstorm was an incomparably simple matter.

Back then, the old man in black was able to stir up a storm at will because his Mind Power had been merged with his instincts.

"Haha, good one!"

The old man in black was in exuberant spirits. His Mind Power filled the air as he used various tricks to catch Merlin off guard with an attack. Both sides exchanged blows in this manner. Even the sneakiest attack when confronted with its target, was easily dispelled.

This was the benefit of having Mind Power which was fused with instincts. No attack was as fast as Mind Power, so even the most unexpected attack would be blocked by one's instinct. With Mind Power merged into the instincts, one could fend off any sudden attacks.

Both of them were Spell Casters who had fused their Mind Power into their instincts, so both were unable to get in a single blow.

"Haha, that's enough, that's enough!"

Suddenly, the old man in black retreated, and stood in mid-air, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "In the past, those Spell Casters would use the absolute strength of their Mind Power to instantly defeat me but this method would not bring benefit to the growth of one's Mind Power. They didn't consider why was the Mind Tower erected? Without understanding, how would one profit? I can see that you've got it. What's most precious about the Mind Tower is that every floor provides an opportunity for learning. Each floor would benefit a Spell Caster. Since you're a Mind Power Master, it would aid you even more. I can feel that your Mind Power is formidable, and you've suppressed it to the Ninth-level on purpose. Therefore, I've lost long ago. Go ahead to the tenth floor – you'll obtain even more precious things there…"

After bowing to the old man in black respectfully, Merlin took one step back, and his body was instantly washed in a white light, which wrapped around him. His figure disappeared instantly…On the tenth floor of the Mind Tower, there was already an old man in white when Merlin arrived. The old man was sitting on the floor silently, and a tea set was set out before him.

"You've finally come…"

The old man in white lifted his head to glance at Merlin as he spoke serenely as if he had been waiting here long ago.

"O Wizard, is this the tenth floor?"

"That's right, this is the tenth floor. I've waited for you a long time."

"Waited for me?"

Merlin furrowed his brows but did not know what the old man in white meant. Still, he inquired, "I wonder what test is there on the tenth floor?"

"Test? Don't bring that up first. Will you have a cup of tea with me?"

The old man gestured with one hand, and a cup of tea flew from the floor to Merlin. Merlin accepted it dubiously, and took a small sip.

After coming to this world, Merlin had never drunk any tea. Now that he tasted this familiar flavor once again, he reminisced for a moment.

"Oh? Do you like tea?"

The old man in white asked in astonishment.

"I don't but I've drunk it before, and it brought back some memories."

The old man in white set down his cup, and said with a smile, "Very well. Before you came to the tenth floor, old man Sea has told me about your situation, and have asked me to provide you with some benefits. Oh, that's right, you still don't know who old man Sea is. Old man Sea is the guardian of the ninth floor that you've met."

Merlin was slightly stupefied. It turned out that the old man in black on the ninth floor was so helpful to him, asking the guardian of the tenth floor to give Merlin more benefits. Merlin became more respectful to him because of this. The guardians of the Mind Tower were personally appointed by the Arcane Wizards. In terms of Mind Power, they were exceptional.

"Since old man Sea had already mentioned you to me repeatedly, I'll naturally give you some benefits. However, whether or not you can obtain these benefits still depends on you."

Merlin's expression trembled. He knew that the test of the tenth floor might be coming.

"There's no need to be so nervous. Since you're a Mind Power Master, do you know what Mind Power is?"

The old man in white raised a question that appeared simple but one which Merlin was unable to answer.

What was Mind Power? Even Honored Legends would have no answer. In fact, after becoming a Great Wizard, Mind Power did not appear to be important because for a Great Wizard to become a Great Legend, the main thing was to understand the Essence of Elements, and form a Maxim. There was no need to use Mind Power to simulate the Spell Models to cast spells anymore.

It looked as if upon reaching the level of Great Wizard, Mind Power would be abandoned completely. This was the end result of the cultivation of most Spell Casters.

Nonetheless, Merlin was a Mind Power Master. There was still a group such as the Mind Power Masters in this world. They attempted to forge a path that was different from Spell Casters, further strengthening their Mind Power to the level of a Great Legend!

However, what was Mind Power? Merlin thought about it carefully for a long moment before replying, "Mind Power is intangible and vague. Perhaps it's a type of consciousness."

The expression of the old man in white did not change. He set down his cup gently, and said calmly, "What's Mind Power, really? In truth, even I don't know. Not just me but even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards, who are beginning to be enlightened about the natural order, are unable to completely grasp the Essence of Mind Power… Spell Casters understand the Essence of Elements, and can create Maxims, becoming Great Legends! In that case, by understanding the Essence of Mind Power, can we Mind Power Masters also become as powerful as Great Legends?"

The words of the old man in white set off a spark in Merlin's eyes. Wizard Ossais' lifelong goal was to perfect the system of Mind Power Masters, hoping that this would give rise to a Mind Power Master who was on par with Great Legends. As a result, he had created the formidable Occult Mind Spell Nine Hit Strike.

The old man in white appeared to have expected Merlin's interest, and smiled. He continued saying, "Although no one has discovered the Essence of Mind Power even now, the intangible nature of Mind Power is still evident. Mind Power attacks are most peculiar. Spell Casters can merely feel Mind Power but cannot "see" it which means that Mind Power doesn't exist on the material plane."

Merlin nodded as well. He was thoroughly immersed in the old man's point of view. In terms of his understanding of the system of Mind Power, Merlin was, in fact, an amateur with an incomplete understanding. This was a rare opportunity, and he listened with rapt attention.

"Mind Power doesn't exist on the material plane as it's incorporeal! However, once it had reached the Seventh-level, it'll start to interact with the material world. I believe you've experienced that. Mind Power at the Seventh-level can form a powerful attack, which may directly affect the material plane. This is transformation. In fact, we Mind Power Masters, as we constantly improve our Mind Power, are also uncovering the Essence of Mind Power step by step.

"Still, Mind Power remains shapeless. If Mind Power was to turn from shapeless to corporeal one day, what would change? Mind Power can simulate anything, and once it attains a form, won't we be able to obtain anything we want with a single thought? That is, in fact, a power that only belongs to the grand natural order… The entire Void Zone is operated by the natural order, and even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards have no way of violating the natural order.

"Your Nine Hit Strike merely interacts with the material world through powerful Mind Power. In truth, that's already the wrong path… Interacting with the material world, in the end, can't compare to turning Mind Power itself into something material. That would be a grand, limitless scenario. Think about it. If someone from the Mind Power Masters truly achieved this, what would they become?"

The old man in white was now wearing an expression of unrestrained emotion and excitement.

"Boom."

At the moment, it was as if a thunderclap had rung in Merlin's mind. Everything was turned upside down. Mind Power was intangible but it could transform into anything. What if it really could become something tangible?

Turning something incorporeal into something solid seemed to be a fairy tale but Merlin believed that it could be done because he had personally witnessed this fairy tale. The black cat Didimoss had transformed from a non-living entity to a living being.

It was as if a stone had suddenly gained life. It was inconceivable and outrageous for it had reversed the natural order.

Since the black cat Didimoss could reverse the natural order, why not Mind Power? Moreover, after Mind Power had reached the Seventh-level, was it not able to interact with the material world?

If taken one step further, Mind Power would directly turn into something material from the intangible into the tangible… Perhaps this was the true direction of Mind Power Masters, the road for them to achieve power.

If that day really arrived, and Mind Power could turn the intangible into something material, Merlin was unable to picture how powerful Mind Power Masters would actually be.

At the very least, once Mind Power could turn corporeal, it was something the average Legend or Honored Legend could not compare to.

Merlin became more and more excited, and his gaze toward the old man in white had changed, becoming very respectful.

"Teacher! You're my teacher!"

Merlin bowed deferentially to the old man in white. This discussion did not seem to have brought many benefits to Merlin but in fact, it had illuminated a direction for Merlin, a direction which no one would imagine.

This wonderful gift was even greater than Ossais' teaching of the Occult Mind Spell Nine Hit Strike!

"That's right, perhaps our hopes are really placed on you… You're also my only disciple! Alright, you can go. There's no need to go to the eleventh floor. You won't have to come to the Mind Tower anymore. This tower is no longer of any use to you."

The words of the old man in white caused Merlin's face to shift slightly. He had merely reached the tenth floor. The Mind Tower had sixteen floors in total, how could it be useless to him?

Moreover, the old man in white was only the guardian of the tenth floor. The eleventh floor, twelfth floor, and so on – would those not be even more helpful to Merlin?

Merlin's expression shifted uncertainly as he looked at the old man in white. In that instant, the mood between them turned taciturn.

"Teacher, this Mind Tower is created by the Arcane Wizards, containing endless mysteries, so I still wish to attempt further and gain more understanding."

Merlin spoke cautiously.

"Oh? Merlin, you think you're on the tenth floor?"

The old man in white gave a wooden smile as he looked at Merlin, following which, with a light wave of his hand, the tenth floor of the Mind Tower began to rapidly transform. The familiar surroundings were disappearing at a terrifying speed…

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Chapter 546: The Blackfire King

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"This…"

Merlin stared with mouth agape at his environment. The familiar tenth floor had already vanished, and where he was at now was, in fact, a lavish place, surrounded by transparent veluriyam.

When he looked down below, he could see everything that was beneath him. He was no longer on the tenth floor or to be more accurate, he had never been on the tenth floor.

"Teacher, where have you brought me to?"

Merlin asked softly.

"No, you've been here the entire time – the sixteenth floor. In fact, when you left the ninth floor, you were handed over to me on the sixteenth floor."

"What? The sixteenth floor?"

Merlin's expression changed significantly. He knew that the Mind Tower only had sixteen floors in total, and even now, the number of Spell Casters who had reached the sixteenth floor could be counted on one's fingers. He had directly come to the sixteenth floor from the ninth floor.

"So, everything earlier was a Hallucinating spell?"

Merlin recalled that he had even drunk tea earlier. He could distinctly taste the aroma and bitterness of the tea. His Mind Power was very powerful, and he had experienced many Hallucinating spells in the past but never like this one. He had not the slightest inkling that it was an illusion. This was far too scary.

"What's illusory and what's real – aren't they simply separated by a boundary? It's just a shame that an illusion is still an illusion, and can't become reality… All that I can accomplish now is merely to make an illusion seem real but it's still 'illusory' in the end, and not reality! The Essence of Mind Power is to change the illusory into reality, and I can't do that yet…"

The voice of the old man in white carried a helpless and rueful tone.

However, it was as if a stormy sea had broken out in Merlin's mind. Only now did he sense that the old man in white before him, his new Teacher in Mind Power, was so terrifying in terms of Mind Power. This old man was definitely stronger than Ossais who had taught Merlin Nine Hit Strike.

At the very least, the old man in white had found his way whereas Ossais was still without direction.

After a long moment, Merlin understood that the identity of the old man in white was extraordinary. A powerful master who oversaw the sixteenth floor of the Mind Tower must be someone whom not even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards would overlook.

Therefore, Merlin asked carefully, "May I know who Teacher is?"

The old man in white laughed slightly. "Diss! However, this name isn't commonly used. It's so ancient that even I'm about to forget it…"

"Diss?"

Merlin carefully thought about this name but none of his memories carried an impression of it. It was an unfamiliar name.

"However, most people call me the Blackfire King!"

A strange smile had crawled over the old man's face, and when Merlin heard this name, his face instantly became stiff.

King! This was not a label that most Spell Casters could achieve. Even the Great Honored Legends were not called a King. In simple terms, the label of King was not a definite indicator of one's level but rather a general appraisal of one's power.

To become a King, one must at least be an Honored Legend! Moreover, one must be unrivaled. After achieving the status of Legend, one must not have had any failures, and must also wipe out a foreign tribe's civilization.

To wipe out a civilization by oneself – how awe-inspiring and terrifying was such a feat?

Just like the Dora Demon Tribe who had nine Royal Demons during their golden age who were comparable to Honored Legends. Finally, the Ultimate Arcane Wizard was enraged, and they personally attacked to slay those nine Royal Demons, extinguishing the Dora Demon's civilization with one Wizard's strength.

In truth, it was not just the Ultimate Arcane Wizard who had powers like these. Some formidable Honored Legends had similar abilities. Nonetheless, to fulfill those two conditions, one must at least be an Honored Legend, and exterminate a foreign civilization on one's own. Only Spell Casters like these had the right to be called a King!

The Blackfire King was one such prominent figure. He might not be the strongest among the Honored Legends but news of his feat had definitely spread the furthest. Almost every Spell Caster in Arcane City had heard of him before.

The Blackfire King had cultivated two Maxims to their peak, which were a Darkness-type Maxim, and a Fire-type Maxim. "Blackfire" was thus an honorific, and "King" was an affirmation of his abilities and achievements.

The Blackfire King had previously, with just his own strength, wiped out three foreign civilizations, one of which even had a few powerful Honored Legends. Even so, they were slain by the Blackfire King alone, and thus he had acquired more than ten dimensions!

Thereafter, the Blackfire King had made an astonishing move. He gifted the ten dimensions he had received to Arcane City at no cost, and thus became a Legend-in-residence at Arcane City, staying here ever since.

From that point onward, few had seen the Blackfire King, and most did not know what he had been up to. Now, it looked like the Blackfire King had always been in Arcane City, and was even appointed by the Ultimate Arcane Wizard to oversee the sixteenth floor of the Mind Tower!

What Merlin found hardest to understand was that the Blackfire King's detailed elaboration on the system of Mind Power earlier was definitely not insights he had simply gained overnight. Surely, in terms of Mind Power, he was highly accomplished.

A powerful Great King still wanted to focus on cultivating Mind Power? It should be known that the system of Mind Power Masters was still not refined. There were no Mind Power Masters who could solely rely on Mind Power to be on par with Legends.

Forget about a Great King; even among most Great Wizards or Legends, few would concentrate on cultivating Mind Power.

"There's no need to be puzzled… Although I've grasped two Maxims thoroughly and become a King, there's almost no hope for me to go any further. In truth, having reached this stage of a Great Legend, I don't have to focus on consolidating Maxims anymore because it's practically impossible. Since there's no more hope, most would turn to research other matters. For instance, some Great Kings like to study puppets, focusing their research on puppets which are powerful to the extreme. Or they might research runes. It just so happens that I have an interest in Mind Power, and I think that once the system of Mind Power is perfected, and we discover the Essence of Mind Power, changing the illusory into reality, we would likely reach a level that even an Ultimate Arcane Wizard would find difficult to conceive. Merlin, you're the first one to learn of my theory in full, and you have the best chance to perfect the system of Mind Power Masters, thus fulfilling my theory…"

Countless thoughts flashed across Merlin's mind. Even if he put aside the Blackfire King's guidance in terms of Mind Power, the Blackfire King was still a Legend with a Darkness Maxim. His understanding of Darkness-type spells was not inferior to the Legend of Darkness Oflas in the slightest.

After all, having condensed a Darkness Maxim to its peak, his general power was the same. The only difference was that a Darkness Maxim had a different approach, and most Spell Casters who had cultivated Darkness-type spells would have comparatively stronger Mind Power.

Perhaps this was why the Blackfire King focused on studying Mind Power.

"Teacher, be rest assured that there'll come a day where I'll improve the system of Mind Power Masters, making your theory come true!"

Merlin's voice was solemn, and the Blackfire King smiled before he said slowly, "That's right, what I've achieved for the system of Mind Power Masters is only in theory. All that I can help you with is to simply point you into one direction. However, besides Mind Power, perhaps I can still assist you in other areas."

A mysterious smile crossed the Blackfire King's lips, after which he stretched out a withered hand, and passed it gently over Merlin.

"Buzz."

Merlin's entire body stiffened, following which Darkness Eye in his palm seemed to come under great pressure. The giant ghostly face abruptly formed over Merlin's head, and one could even see the wrath of the ghostly face.

"Whoosh."

The Blackfire King made another vigorous gesture, and the bloodlike Darkness Eye was forcibly extracted from Merlin's palm, coming into the Blackfire King's hand.

"Hehe, Darkness Eye. This is the most notorious technique of the Legend of Darkness Oflas. All who cultivated Darkness Eye are practically Oflas' puppets. Once you've cultivated Darkness Eye to its seventh form, heh, you won't be yourself anymore. Darkness Eye will retaliate completely, turning the Spell Caster into a puppet instantly. Through all these years, under Oflas' hand, there had appeared a dozen or so individuals who had cultivated Darkness Eye to its seventh form, and finally, become Oflas' Legendary puppets!"

"What? Become a puppet?"

Merlin had gone through numerous shocks by now. He had always felt that Darkness Eye was rather odd, thinking that it was because it had absorbed too many negative emotions, resulting in a backlash.

He did not expect that this was simply a trick by the Legend of Darkness Oflas, whose intention was to turn Spell Casters into his puppets.

"Darkness Eye is mystical indeed. Once cultivated to its seventh form, most Great Wizards can explode with the power of a Legend! Therefore, Oflas has relied upon Darkness Eye to establish a troop of relentless and fearless Legendary puppets. He really has his tricks. However, for him to have targeted my disciple, I'll have to teach him a lesson."

An icy glint flashed across the amiable face of the Blackfire King, following which his body emanated wisps of the Darkness Maxim which immediately engulfed Darkness Eye.

"Boom!"

Darkness Eye swelled up frantically, following which an image was projected from Darkness Eye, transforming into a black-caped Spell Caster shrouded in darkness.

"So, it's the Blackfire King! Since this Wizard is connected to the Blackfire King, naturally, I won't disturb him anymore…"

This projection was the Legend of Darkness Oflas. He even gave Merlin a deep look before deciding to leave but the Blackfire King laughed coldly. "Oflas, you dare to touch even a disciple of mine. Heh, it seems like you no longer have any regard for me these days?"

The Legend of Darkness Oflas was rather afraid of the Blackfire King. Even though Oflas was a Great Honored Legend with a longstanding reputation, he was still junior to the Blackfire King.

"Great Blackfire King, surely Merlin wasn't your disciple before this?"

"So what? Oflas, regardless of whether Merlin was my disciple before this, he's my disciple now! I'll keep this Maxim seed of yours as a form of restitution to Merlin. If you're unhappy about that, you can ask the Arcane Wizard to arbitrate!"

With that, the Blackfire King's hand flared up with a surging blaze. The flames were transparent, and one could only feel the fearsome heat.

Under the scorching temperature, Oflas' expression changed quickly, even wailing loudly, "Blackfire King, you're too unreasonable, I'll bring this matter to the Arcane Wizard, argh…"

The projection of Oflas unleashed pitiful cries, following which it was burned to ashes by the flames, leaving only a mystical force. It was a Darkness Maxim cultivated to its peak.

This Darkness Maxim was immediately inserted into Darkness Eye by the Blackfire King, following which he waved his hand and Darkness Eye was embedded once more into Merlin's palm.

"That Maxim of Oflas had cultivated Darkness Eye to its sixth form… This is a small gift to you! Darkness Eye can still be useful. With the seventh form, one can achieve the fighting powers of an ordinary Legend. However, the seventh form isn't easy to cultivate. Oflas had cast a wide net, and who knows how many Spell Casters are cultivating Darkness Eye but only a dozen or so have recently cultivated it to its seventh form."

Merlin was nearly mad with ecstasy. He could feel the immense energy fluctuations of Darkness Eye, which was nearly on par with some Great Wizards at their peak. Even if it could not defeat the top Great Wizards, it was still Merlin's greatest weapon for now.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

Merlin knew that the Blackfire King had no qualms about offending the Legend of Darkness Oflas only for the sake of his disciple.

"Merlin, you mustn't mention to anyone outside that you're my disciple! In truth, that teacher Zado of yours isn't bad as well. Five Maxims – that's an extreme potential. Once he becomes an Honored Legend with the Terra Maxim, his battle prowess would only be second to a King. In addition, he's a Five-Elemental Spell Caster, which is aligned with the spells you constructed, so he's suited to guide you. As for Darkness-type spells, you can ask me… However, what you currently need is your own understanding. Other people, even Honored Legends, can only help you directly to a small extent…"

Merlin bobbed his head. He sensed that even Honored Legends could only guide him in the right direction. For concrete improvements, he would have to rely on his own understanding.

"Alright, it's time to leave. If you want to look me up for anything in the future, just talk to this rune, and I'll know immediately… However, the Void Zone has no space nor time, so this rune is useless there. You can only use it when you're in Arcane City."

Merlin kept the Blackfire King's rune carefully, following which he bowed in respect again. Today, the Blackfire King had done him a huge favor. In his heart, the Blackfire King had risen to a level similar to Wizard Leo, both being teachers who had helped him immensely.

"Go forth! I'll wait for the day when you'll perfect the system of Mind Power Masters…"

The Blackfire King gazed warmly at Merlin before he waved his hand. A white light covered Merlin, and instantly transported him from the Mind Tower

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Chapter 547: Leaving

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After returning, Merlin quickly held out his hand. Darkness Eye in his palm was still emitting traces of crimson light, appearing very peculiar.

However, Merlin could clearly feel that the "backlash" of Darkness Eye from before had disappeared. Darkness Eye had indeed absorbed the negative energy and became stronger. However, there was no backlash whatsoever from the negative emotions. This was all thanks to the Legend of Darkness, Oflas.

Perhaps the conspiracy of Darkness Eye was no longer a secret among some powerful Legends. Back then, when he was cut off from the world in the Glorious Land, he had even thought that the Legend of Darkness, Oflas, was dead. Who would have known that Darkness Eye was hiding such an astonishing secret?

"Fortunately, I met my teacher. Otherwise, I would be digging my own grave if I continued to cultivate Darkness Eye!"

Merlin felt slightly scared thinking about it now.

"The Legend of Darkness, Oflas… One day, I'll definitely repay you with thanks twice over for today!"

A trace of coldness flashed across Merlin's eyes. Although he did not meet the Legend of Darkness, Oflas, Darkness Eye had put him in such danger that Merlin was naturally not comfortable.

"Darkness Eye is now comparable to some peak Great Wizards. Maybe there's still a gap from those top Great Wizards but it shouldn't be that huge!"

Merlin felt the power in Darkness Eye. Although he hated Oflas very much in his heart, he had to admire him for creating such a powerful special Pandora Demon Ability. It could even make a Great Wizard burst with an ordinary Legend's power.

This time, after returning from the Mind Tower, although his Mind Power had not significantly improved, his Mind Heart had already reached the Eight-level. His Mind Power was comparable to some of the more powerful Ninth-level Spell Casters.

Under such a circumstance, Merlin's attempt to construct all Seventh-level spells was not that difficult. However, he still had to start constructing to know whether it could be done.

Of course, Merlin had made up his mind never to construct spells in Arcane City. After all, he had just become a Sixth-level Spell Caster. If he became a Seventh-level Spell Caster in such a short amount of time, it would arouse suspicion even in Arcane City with his numerous talents.

Even if there was just the slightest chance of arousing suspicion, Merlin would not risk it. The secret of the Matrix could only be known by him. Therefore, he planned to leave Arcane City and construct Seventh-level spells in a safe place.

As for the specific place to go, Merlin already had an idea. When he was in the Kingdom of Blackmoon, he had obtained two dimension coordinates. One was for Wizard Saitu where he had obtained the Thunder Maxim. There was a specific dimension coordinate in it but Wizard Saitu might still be inside, so it was not absolutely safe.

The remaining one was naturally Ecuador's dimension. In the mysterious castle in Subzero Snowfield, when Merlin had controlled the puppet in the castle, it also mentioned a specific dimension coordinate.

Furthermore, this Wizard Ecuador had most likely fallen, and this dimension was most likely an unowned dimension. As for what exactly had happened, Merlin had to go and find out for himself. After all, it had been such a long time, so anything could happen.

However, before leaving, Merlin still had to wait for Legend Zado's message as well as the release of the black cat Didimoss into the vast Void Zone. With the black cat Didimoss' accompaniment, safety would naturally be greatly increased.For a month, Merlin had a rare period of quietness. He studied Mind Power every day, and had transformed various things. He even took the initiative to immerse himself in the illusion which he had "weaved".

His illusion was far inferior to the Blackfire King's and did not even seem real. However, Merlin was not discouraged. The path of a Mind Power Master was inevitably tough. Now, he was just like a pioneer, and needed to explore the path slowly and bit by bit.

"Merlin, come to my castle!"

Suddenly, the rune on Merlin's arm twinkled with threads of light, and transmitted Legend Zado's voice.

Merlin's heart rejoiced. He quickly stood up, and went directly to Legend Zado's castle.

"You came quickly."

Seeing Merlin, Legend Zado laughed, and stroked the black cat Didimoss. There seemed to be a trace of sadness but he finally let go of Didimoss.

"Whoosh."

Didimoss jumped onto Merlin's shoulder, and as Merlin took a closer look, Didimoss seemed to have gained some weight. In such a short period of time, Legend Zado had let the black cat Didimoss to eat well for it to have gained weight. Now, the black cat Didimoss had become a "fat cat" not just in name but in reality too.

"Teacher Zado, I want to leave Arcane City and wander into the Void Zone."

Merlin hesitated for a moment before speaking. Now that Legend Zado was his teacher, he naturally had to explain to Legend Zado why he wanted to leave Arcane City.

"To wander?"

Legend Zado was slightly stunned. Then, he looked at Merlin for a moment, and nodded thoughtfully. "So, you've already begun constructing Seventh-level spells. Seventh-level is indeed a threshold hence you can't be careless. You may be able to derive the spells faster if you go out and wander."

Legend Zado's hand grabbed the air, and a ball of multicolored light appeared in his hands. The ball fluctuated between colors constantly, appearing exceptionally beautiful.

"This is the imprint from condensing my five-elemental Maxim. I'll put it in your arm now. You can release it if you've encountered any danger. Even if it's Legends with two or three Maxims, it'll be able to repel them. However, the time will be very short. You'll have to grasp the opportunity and escape. Generally, the moment my Maxim imprint appears, the other party would know it's me. I believe my name still has some effect in the entire Spell Caster civilization…"

After Legend Zado had said that, he hit the multicolored light on Merlin's arm. It looked like a faintly colored birthmark.

Merlin sensed that as long as he willed it, he would be able to unleash this imprint. This was a method that Legend Zado had given Merlin to save him, and also directly showed that Legend Zado attached great importance to his disciple.

"Thank you, Teacher Zado!"

There was a ripple in Merlin's heart. Although Legend Zado was very extreme in his actions, once someone became his disciple, he would be very protective of his disciple.

"Hmm, Merlin, when you go, as my disciple, as long as you don't encounter any Honored Legends, you won't have to worry about anything. I'll bear the brunt of any serious trouble. All you have to do is remember not to disgrace me, understand?"

"Em, I understand!"

Merlin looked at the dignified and high-spirited Legend Zado and felt slightly speechless. Was this not urging his disciple to look for trouble? However, this feeling was indeed quite comfortable…

"However, if you meet an Honored Legend, that'll be quite troublesome. Don't provoke any Honored Legends for now."

Although he "encouraged" Merlin to get into trouble, Legend Zado still knew what he could and could not handle.

Merlin was quite speechless. How would it be that easy to meet an Honored Legend? Even after entering the Void Zone for so long, and arriving at Arcane City, it was only due to coincidence that he had met the Honored Legend, the Blackfire King in the Mind Tower.

Due to occupying hundreds or thousands of dimensions, the entire Spell Caster civilization had many Legendary Wizards. However, Honored Legends were still rare. Even hundreds of dimensions could not give birth to an Honored Legend.

"Teacher, I'll be cautious!"

"Hm, then go and quickly become a Seventh-level Wizard!"

Legend Zado waved Merlin away, and Merlin also respectfully bowed before leaving the castle.

Then, Merlin communicated with the Blackfire King's imprint.

"Teacher, I'm preparing to leave Arcane City to wander into the Void Zone."

"The Void Zone? Come back to the Mind Tower first."

Hence, Merlin went to the Mind Tower. Now that he had the Blackfire King's invitation, he did not need to spend Adventure points, and went directly to the sixteenth floor.

"You want to wander?"

The Blackfire King raised his head and asked calmly.

"Yes, Teacher. No one has walked the path of a Mind Power Master. If I want to perfect it, I can't just stay in one place. Only by wandering around can I perhaps get the opportunity to perfect the Mind Power Master's system! Besides, I'm still a Spell Caster, and I need to construct spells…"

The Blackfire King interrupted Merlin before he could finish. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't have anything to give you but I believe that Legend Zado has already given you something to save yourself with. Some Honored Legends will also give Legend Zado some face. Furthermore, you're also a Potential Wizard of Arcane City. With these two identities as well as that item that Legend Zado had given you, ordinary Spell Casters won't attack you with the intention of bullying the weak, so I can be relieved. However, if you encounter danger and Legend Zado doesn't do anything, you can reveal that you're my disciple! Otherwise, you aren't allowed to tell anyone that you're my disciple, understand?"

Merlin's heart trembled. It seemed that the Blackfire King was very low profile, and was the polar opposite from Legend Zado. Legend Zado wanted everyone to know that Merlin was his disciple while the Blackfire King did not want anyone to know that Merlin was his disciple.

"I understand!"

"Alright, go. I hope the next you return to Arcane City, I'll be able to see your improvement!"

Merlin knew that the "improvement" the Blackfire King wanted to see was an improvement in the Mind Power system. Merlin could only nod, and then he was sent out of the Mind Tower after being wrapped with white light.

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Chapter 548: Devouring Insect Tribe

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In the boundless Void Zone, an extremely fast flying ship was flying at a steady pace. On the flying ship was a black-robed young Wizard currently looking at a map while slightly frowning.

"Wizard Saitu's Dimension is slightly nearer. The Ecuador Dimension is too far. With the speed of the Aurora Ship, it'll only be able to reach after flying for years…"

The Wizard on the flying ship was Merlin, who had just left Arcane City. The map in his hands seemed to cover more than half of the dimensions of the Spell Caster civilization. It could be considered to be an extremely comprehensive map.

However, in the vast Void Zone, the dimensions the Spell Caster civilization controlled was just a drop in the ocean, so there were many places and dimensions that were not indicated on the map.

Merlin's current destination was not Wizard Saitu's Dimension but the Shkedu's Dimension on the way to Wizard Saitu's Dimension.

The Shkedu Dimension, although its name sounded a little awkward, was based on how the Shkedu people in this dimension used to pronounce it. In the Molta language, "Shkedu" meant "center".

The Shkedu Dimension was the center dimension. Just by looking at the name, one would know the importance of the Shkedu Dimension.

This time, Merlin's trip to the Shkedu Dimension was to prepare for Wizard Saitu's Dimension. His Mind Heart had most likely already reached Eighth-level Mind Heart, so his Mind Power should be enough to construct all Seventh-level spells.

However, if Merlin wanted his strength to have a quantitative upgrade after reaching the Seventh-level, he had to cultivate every spell's fused Pandora Demon Ability to their highest stage.

Some fused Pandora Demon Abilities would be able to naturally upgrade their power as long as the spell met the requirements but most fused Pandora Demon Abilities needed certain rare items to cultivate.

In Arcane City, although there were various cultivation facilities, and could be considered as unrivaled, there were no exchanging of rare items. At most, it would be some things like casting tools or robes.

As for rare items, they were usually bought from large-sized dimensions, and the Shkedu Dimension was one of the nearer large-sized dimensions among Wizard Saitu's Dimensions.

Merlin's idea was to buy the rare items first, find a safe place to construct Seventh-level spells, increase the spell's power by fusing a Pandora Demon Ability, and used the qualitative upgrade in the spell's power to finally wander into Wizard Saitu's Dimension and the Ecuador Dimension to see if they were still in good condition or if anything new happened.

"My fused Pandora Demon Abilities are still a little weak!"

Merlin murmured in a low voice. His fused Pandora Demon Abilities were all obtained in the Glorious Land. They were either two or three staged, and some were even forcefully fused into spells, so their quality and power were unevenly matched.

This was an obvious shortcoming of Merlin's spells. If he was like Saturn, and had a grand Honored Legend with four Maxims as his teacher since he was young, then his fused Pandora Demon Abilities would definitely be the best. Adding that to his Perfect-grade spells, his spells' power would be at least thirty percent stronger than it was now.

However, on a Spell Caster's path, not everything went according to one's wishes. Merlin's fused Pandora Demon Abilities were indeed quite far behind when compared to a genius with a good background like Saturn, but he had the Matrix to derive Perfect-grade spells for him, which also made up for it quite a bit.

Thus, if he could purchase the required rare items needed to fuse Pandora Demon Abilities, and raised them to the highest stage, then the spell's power should have a massive increase when Merlin became a Seventh-level Spell Caster.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, Merlin had been on the Aurora Ship for half a year. From Arcane City to the Shkedu Dimension, even if the Aurora Ship flew at full speed, it would take at least half a year to reach.

According to the mark on the dimension map, Merlin was not far away from the Shkedu Dimension. He would be able to reach the Shkedu Dimension after three days at most.

"Phew… This is so tiring!"

Merlin let out a long sigh. In this half year on the Aurora Ship, Merlin had been comprehending the "illusory" ability of Mind Power. If he wanted to make an illusion become real using Mind Power, he first had to make great progress in the "illusion" ability.

Previously, the Blackfire King was able to pass off the false as reality, and Merlin did not even have any suspicion. That was naturally because the Blackfire King's Mind Power was strong, but it also showed that the Blackfire King was very accomplished in "illusions".

Merlin already had some ideas about how to change illusion to reality using Mind Power. First, his Mind Power must be extremely strong. Only a strong enough Mind Power would be able to support the illusion into becoming reality.

Next, one needed to comprehend the essence of Mind Power. By understanding the entire process, it would be equivalent to succeeding half already.

What Merlin was doing now was to understand and comprehend "illusion". Only after he had thoroughly comprehended "illusion" would he be able to change it into reality. This was a very long and difficult process, and even Merlin did not know exactly how much time it would take. Would it be a few years or a few thousand years? Merlin was unsure whether he could even succeed.

He was now a pioneer. Every step forward was an uncharted land which he had opened up, and was of great significance. However, this road was doomed to be solitary, and could only be slowly explored by himself.

Over the past six months, Merlin had not been doing useless work. He had indeed made great progress in "illusion". It was not the illusion that Darkness-type spells brought forward, but an illusion directly woven by Merlin's Mind Power. It was extremely realistic, and even ordinary Spell Casters would not be able to discover it.

Of course, if he wanted to reach the Blackfire King's level where even Merlin's Mind Power could not discover it, he still needed to put in a lot of effort.

"I should reach the Shkedu Dimension in a few days. Then.."

Merlin was planning how he would buy rare items in the Shkedu Dimension step by step when his Aurora Ship lightly trembled. No matter how slight the tremor was, Merlin keenly felt it.

"There's movement up ahead? That was an Elemental fluctuation. Is it a Spell Caster using spells?"

Merlin's eyes narrowed, and he immediately stood up in alert. In the boundless Void Zone, the chances of encountering a Spell Caster was extremely small, even if this area was controlled by Spell Casters.

It was like a vast universe. No matter how large a spaceship was, how low would the probability of encountering someone else?

Thus, in the past six months Merlin was in the Void Zone, this was his first time encountering an Elemental fluctuation. Driven by curiosity, Merlin steered the Aurora Ship and flew rapidly toward the direction of the Elemental fluctuation."Squeak squeak squeak."

A large group of black beetles, almost hundreds of thousands of them, blanketed the scene as if forming a big net, and were whistling toward a source of white light in front.

"It's really those pesky bugs. Why am I unlucky as to encounter the Devouring Insect Tribe?"

In the white light, a figure flew forward while staggering, but the insects were extremely quick, and formed a large net to block the figure in the white light.

Wizard Luce had already somewhat lost hope. To come across the Devouring Insect Tribe in the vast Void Zone was truly "superb" luck.

The Devouring Insect Tribe was also called the Dimension Plague. They were born to live from dimension to dimension. The Tribe's hive mind could live and grow parasitically in a dimension, and finally create countless Devouring Insects that would slowly gnaw at the entire dimension until nothing was left.

Thus, the Devouring Insect Tribe was called the Plague of the Dimensions!

The Devouring Insect Tribe was extremely terrifying but fortunately, their numbers were small. That was because the lifespan of those insects was very short, only a hundred years long. They relied on dimensions to live, so if there were none, they could even starve to death.

The distance between many dimensions was very far, and with the insects' flying speed, it might take hundreds of years to reach a faraway dimension. By then, they would have long starved to death.

It was also precisely because of this that the Devouring Insect Tribe numbers were small. Encountering them in the vast Void Zone really was extremely unlikely.

However, Wizard Luce was precisely that unlucky. He had almost reached the Shkedu Dimension but he ended up encountering the Devouring Insect Tribe. Fortunately, this group was not extremely strong. The hive mind seemed to have just reached the Ninth-level, so the insects would all generally be the Seventh or Eighth-level.

However, under a hive mind's guidance, a large group of insects could exhibit terrifying power. Even some strong Ninth-level Spell Casters would be trapped and surrounded, and finally be devoured.

Wizard Luce had sacrificed a good amount of casting tools as well as some powerful defensive Runic Magic Circles to get to where he was and finally stumbled close to the Shkedu Dimension.

Once in the Shkedu Dimension, those Devouring Insects that seemed to still be in their infancy stage would pose little threat, and be easily destroyed by some Great Wizards.

However, it was a pity that Wizard Luce seemed to have run out of resources, and could no longer break free from the Devouring Insect Tribe.

"Damn it, what do I do? What do I do? Those loathsome bugs will eat me until nothing remains…"

Wizard Luce's expression was full of anxiety.

Suddenly, a golden light in front flew over at breakneck speed.

"Whoosh."

The golden light suddenly stopped, and a black-robed Wizard flew out from the flying ship. Wizard Luce immediately rejoiced. It was as if he found an oasis in the desert.

However, he became disappointed just as quickly. He looked carefully, and discovered that this black-robed Wizard was weak to the point of being pitiful. He was only a Sixth-level Spell Caster.

Luce was slightly disappointed but he quickly adjusted his attitude. He still had an idea, so he shouted toward the black-robed Wizard, "The Wizard over there, I'm Wizard Luce from the Shkedu Dimension. I happened to encounter this hateful Devouring Insect Tribe, but they're currently at their weakest infancy stage! Your flying ship is very fast, and these insects won't be able to keep up. I implore you to hurry into the Shkedu Dimension, and call for a Great Wizard. I'm willing to give you a million elemental crystal stones as a reward!"

A million elemental crystal stones were almost two-thirds of Wizard Luce's wealth that he had accumulated for several hundred years. However, in order to survive, he could only suffer financial losses.

However, after Wizard Luce had finished speaking, he noticed that the black-robed Wizard was indifferent, and showed no signs of leaving. Wizard Luce became worried, and said through gritted teeth, "The Wizard over there, if you're willing to go to the Shkedu Dimension and call for help, I'll give you an additional two hundred thousand elemental crystal stones!"

Wizard Luce gnashed his teeth. In order to live, he was prepared to spend money in large amounts. He had already taken out most of his wealth.

However, the black-robed Wizard still showed no sign of leaving, and instead approached forward.

"If you give me a million and two hundred thousand elemental crystal stones, then I won't have to go to the Shkedu Dimension anymore."

The black-robed Wizard looked at the stupefied Wizard Luce, and revealed a calm smile.

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Chapter 549: Pavilion of Rarities

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The black-robed Wizard was Merlin, who came from afar. He naturally knew how famous the Devouring Insect Tribe in front of him was. However, as the trapped Wizard said, these insects were still in their infancy stage, and were not strong at all.

"Endless Flame!"

Merlin took a step forward, and his body burst into ferocious flames. The might of Merlin's sixth-level spell could already rival a ninth-level spell.

Perhaps it was nothing much before the dense Devouring Insect Tribe, but Merlin still had another move.

"What? Hurry up and go. Those are Devouring Insects. Even if they're in their infancy stage, they're not something that you can handle. Hurry and go to the Shkedu Dimension and call for a Great Wizard."

Luce became very worried when he saw Merlin acted directly. He was anxious that if Merlin died, there would be no hope for him anymore.

"Is that so?"

Merlin looked at the insects that were surrounded by the flames. His Fire-type spell indeed could not do anything against these insects, but very quickly, sounds of thunder started to rumble in the vast Void Zone.

"Boom!"

Countless peals of lightning roared down, turning into an electric net, and mercilessly fell on Endless Fire. The flames and electricity formed a perfect fusion and emitted a dreadful force.

"Explode!"

Merlin shouted softly, and a white light immediately rumbled, almost lighting up several hundred meters of the Void Zone. The terrifying shock wave spread in all directions without restraint.

As for the dense Devouring Insect Tribe, they no longer emitted any sound. They were completely reduced into ash by the fused spell's explosive shock wave…

"Whoosh…"

Merlin cast a Wind-type spell to blow away some of the smoke generated from the explosion. The insects have all but completely disappeared, and all that was left was Wizard Luce's astonished face.

Merlin walked toward Wizard Luce and said calmly, "It's time to honor your promise. One million and two hundred thousand elemental crystal stones!"

"Uh…"

Wizard Luce returned to his senses. He looked at Merlin with flashing eyes and knew that the Wizard before him was a true Spell Caster genius from the legends. The kind of demonic super genius who was able to surpass several challenges!

Merlin was only a sixth-level Spell Caster, but when he handled the horrible Devouring Insect Tribe, he looked relaxed, and dealt with them easily. Only demonic geniuses could have that kind of power.

"Of course, I won't go back on my word!"

After the excitement, Wizard Luce's heart was filled with bitterness. One million and two hundred thousand elemental crystal stones… He had accumulated them over hundreds of years, but now they were all gone.

Although his heart ached, he was already very lucky to preserve his life. Thus, Wizard Luce very willingly gave the one million and two hundred thousand elemental crystal stones over to Merlin.

Merlin kept the elemental crystal stones inside his ring, and revealed a smile. He never thought that he would be able to get such a large sum of "easy money" after almost reaching the Shkedu Dimension. His purpose at the Shkedu Dimension this time was to buy some rare items, and he did have a lot of elemental crystal stones. However, no one knew how much those rare items would cost, so the more elemental crystal stones he had, the better.

Then, when Luce found out that Merlin wanted to go to the Shkedu Dimension, he volunteered to be Merlin's guide. Since Merlin was not familiar with the Shkedu Dimension, having a Wizard as a guide would help him avoid a lot of trouble.

Thus, the two Wizards chatted while flying toward the Shkedu Dimension."It's bustling!"

Merlin stood outside the Shkedu Dimension, and watched the many Spell Casters going to and fro, and said with deep emotion. He had not seen such a lively scene ever since he entered the Void Zone.

The Shkedu Dimension in front of him had countless flying ships constantly entering and exiting. There were also some Spell Casters, but the lowest of them were of the seventh-level, and they were driving some stronger Spell Casters. Otherwise, it would be difficult to enter the dimension.

There was even fewer Spell Caster below the seventh-level like Merlin!

Wizard Luce, who was acting as Merlin's guide, said proudly, "That's natural. I've been in the Shkedu Dimension since I was young, so I know it like the back of my hand! The entire Shkedu Dimension is basically equivalent to a huge trade city. The Spell Casters coming and going into the Shkedu Dimension span from hundreds of dimensions. Even some great Honored Legends sometimes come to the Shkedu Dimension to see if there's anything they need."

Then, the two flew into the Shkedu Dimension together. Although there were many Spell Casters in this huge dimension, there were also many Elements. In fact, it was rich in Elements, and was a very suitable dimension for Spell Casters.

Along the way, Wizard Luce had introduced the Shkedu Dimension in a non-stop babble. He pointed at a group of Spell Casters, and said proudly, "The number of Spell Casters in the Shkedu Dimension are countless. Roughly speaking, there're at least a billion of them!

"In addition to the large amount of Spell Casters, some ordinary Shkedians have completely assimilated into the Spell Caster civilization, and have become no different from us, Spell Casters. Moreover, we even produced three Honored Legends as well as dozens of ordinary Legends!"

Wizard Luce's detailed explanation of the Shkedu Dimension made Merlin wonder. Honored Legends were exceedingly rare, and generally, hundreds of dimensions might not even give birth to an Honored Legend. However, in just one Shkedu Dimension, they had produced two Honored Legends in addition to hundreds of ordinary Legends. That was very strange.

However, it might have something to do with the many Spell Casters gathered in the Shkedu Dimension.

"By the way, Wizard Merlin, you must remember that the Shkedu Dimension doesn't prohibit casting spells. Fighting at close quarters is also allowed, but the buildings here mustn't be damaged! If you enter any building, you can't make any more moves, otherwise, you'll be killed by the Shkedu Dimension's law enforcement department."

Wizard Luce said this with a solemn expression. This law enforcement department was the force that controlled the entire Shkedu Dimension. The strongest among them were nine Honored Legends, and two were Honored Legends from the Shkedu Dimension.

The large Shkedu Dimension had naturally attracted countless resources, and gathered countless Spell Casters. Honored Legends from outside would also naturally wanted to occupy it. Thus, after fighting and compromising, the remaining nine Honored Legends formed the law enforcement department, and recruited some ordinary Legends to jointly maintain the prosperity of the Shkedu Dimension.

Fighting in the Shkedu Dimension did not mean anything but if it involved buildings or entering a shop to kill someone, that would go against the Dimension's rules. Even some Great Legends did not dare to violate the rules.

Once, there were three powerful Legends who killed a Great Wizard in the Shkedu Dimension. In the end, an Honored Legend personally acted, and killed him in one shot.

From then on, even Great Legends had to obey the Shkedu Dimension's rules!

Merlin also nodded. Such rules were reasonable. Without these rules, the Shkedu Dimension would become chaotic, and it would affect its prosperity.

"Wizard Luce, I need to buy some rare items to cultivate fused Pandora Demon Abilities. Do you know where I should look?"

Merlin did not conceal anything, and said he wanted to buy rare items.

"Oh? So, Wizard Merlin is also making plans for constructing seventh-level spells. If you're looking for rare items, then the most suitable place would be the Pavilion of Rarities. That place specializes in selling powerful Pandora Demon Abilities as well as its corresponding rare items. They're very diverse and have almost everything. I believe that Wizard Merlin won't be disappointed."

"Then, I'll have to trouble Wizard Luce to lead the way."

Merlin then followed Wizard Luce and flew toward the Pavilion of Rarities.

Merlin looked closely at his fused Pandora Demon Abilities. Currently, he had Flash Wind, Fiery Collapse, Darkness Heart. Thunder Fury, Binding Ice, and Fuse Earth.

Some of them, such as Fiery Collapse, Thunder Fury, Binding Ice, and Fuse Earth, needed rare items while Flash Wind and Darkness Heart did not. Once he had constructed seventh-level spells, and practiced more, the power of his Pandora Demon Abilities would naturally increase.

As Merlin was carefully coming through his fused Pandora Demon Abilities, they reached the Pavilion of Rarities. Standing in front of the Pavilion were two beautiful Great Wizards.

Majestic Great Wizards were designated as gatekeepers. Merlin shook his head helplessly. It seemed that in this prosperous Dimension, everything could be measured with elemental crystal stones.

Even Luce once joked that he could buy a Great female Legend for a day as long as he could afford it… Of course, that was only a joke. It was difficult to say if there really was something like that. Even if there was, the price would definitely be unimaginable.

"Respected Wizards, is there anything you two need?"

A beautiful female Great Wizard quickly stepped forward, and asked respectfully.

Merlin frowned. If this was anywhere else, a lofty Great Wizard with a grand position would never act like this, and have a respectful attitude toward a low-level Wizard like Merlin.

However, in the prosperous Shkedu Dimension, it seemed like everything changed.

"This is the list of all the rare items I want. Does your Pavilion of Rarities have them?"

Merlin directly made a list of every rare item he needed.

The female Great Wizard revealed a smile after reading the list. "These are all very ordinary rare items. For example, the Bright Thunder Stone is a rare item for cultivating Thunder Fury, and the Millennium Lava Heart is a rare item for cultivating Fuse Earth. Our Pavilion of Rarities has all the rare items in this list. However, with all due respect, these Pandora Demon Abilities aren't strong Pandora Demon Abilities. Their powers are all very mediocre. If you cultivate these fused Pandora Demon Abilities to the seventh-level, there might be a large impact on its strength.

"Hm? What do you mean? Can I re-cultivate Pandora Demon Abilities?"

Merlin frowned, and he coldly looked at the female Wizard in front of him. Merlin's weakness was indeed just his fused Pandora Demon Abilities. Since these Pandora Demon Abilities were all obtained in the Kingdom of Blackmoon, they were completely incomparable to the Spell Casters in the Void Zone.

More importantly, each spell type could only cultivate one fused Pandora Demon Ability. Merlin had no more chance to reconstruct other Pandora Demon Abilities anymore.

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Chapter 550: Advancing to the Seventh-Level!

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The female Wizard looked at Merlin, and laughed softly. "Of course, you can. However, that requires Dispelling Water! Dispelling Water is only produced in a strange dimension and is controlled by a certain Great King. Every bit of Dispelling Water costs a fortune! However, once it's consumed, the fused Pandora Demon Ability in previous spells can be removed, and you can re-cultivate stronger Pandora Demon Abilities!"

Merlin's eyes brightened. He had never imagined that there would be such a miraculous treasure. At present, his most obvious weakness was his fused Pandora Demon Abilities. The fused Pandora Demon Abilities he found in the Kingdom of Blackmoon were generally not that strong. There were some that were not even perfect, and had many defects.

If he had Dispelling Water, he would be able to re-cultivate Pandora Demon Abilities. At that time, this obvious weakness would become an advantage, and he would be no inferior to the genius Wizards who were taught by Great Legends since childhood.

"How many elemental crystal stones does Dispelling Water cost?"

Merlin asked softly. If the price was appropriate, he would not mind using Dispelling Water to re-cultivate Pandora Demon Abilities.

"Dispelling Water is costly but it's extremely worthy. Each type of Dispelling Water only requires ten million elemental crystal stones! If you use Dispelling Water and re-cultivate your Pandora Demon Abilities, I believe that the power of your spells will be greatly improved!"

The female Wizard said enthusiastically. However, no matter how passionate she was, she could not hide the high cost of Dispelling Water.

Ten million elemental crystal stones were only enough to buy one type. If Merlin wanted to dispel the fused Pandora Demon Abilities of his Six-Elemental spells, he would need six bottles of Dispelling Water, which was at least six million elemental crystal stones. That was an astronomical sum.

After all, even those Great Legends only had about ten million elemental crystal stones in their families. Many top Great Wizards would only have ten million elemental crystal stone after accumulating them for hundreds of years. Wizard Luce, as a ninth-level Spell Caster, had only accumulated a million or so elemental crystal stones over hundreds of years, not even two million.

However, one bottle of Dispelling Water cost ten million elemental crystal stones. Who were they selling to?

Great Wizards and above Spell Casters no longer needed Dispelling Water to cultivate their Pandora Demon Abilities. The only Wizards who could afford the price were Honoured Legends above top Great Wizards. However, Dispelling Water was of no use to them.

The Spell Casters who wanted to buy Dispelling Water to re-cultivate their Pandora Demon Abilities were not able to afford it, but it was still being sold at such an exorbitant price. Merlin wondered how Dispelling Water could be sold.

Seeing Merlin still remained unmoved, the female Wizard hurriedly explained, "The price of ten million elemental crystal stones is already quite cheap. After all, the last time we auctioned off Dispelling Water, one bottle fetched twelve million elemental crystal stones. The truth is, most of these bottles are bought by Honoured Legends. If they took a fancy to a disciple, they can buy Dispelling Water to let their disciples re-cultivate stronger fused Pandora Demon Abilities.

Merlin nodded. That was also a possibility. Nevertheless, looking at the price tag, even if his heart was moved, he had no other thoughts. He could not afford such a steep price at all.

"Forget it. Just collect these items for me."

Merlin told the female Wizard. He could still afford these rare items, but Dispelling Water was far beyond Merlin's capability.

"Very well, please wait a moment!"

The female Wizard was slightly disappointed, but she did not hold many expectations in the first place. After all, not everyone could afford Dispelling Water. It would be considered lucky to sell one bottle in ten years.

After a moment, the female Wizard took out a Spatial Ring containing some of the rare items Merlin needed.

"These rare items aren't that expensive, and only cost a total of three hundred thousand elemental crystal stones. As for the remainder, our Pavilion of Rarities has expunged them, so the total is only three hundred thousand elemental crystal stones."

"Three hundred thousand elemental crystal stones? That's not expensive!"

Merlin also knew the approximate price of these rare items, so he happily took out three hundred thousand elemental crystal stones. Before he left, the female Wizard did not forget to make one final push, and said gently, "Dispelling Water can dispel fused Pandora Demon Abilities even before there's a fused Spell Model. If you need it, the price can still be negotiated. The price of every bottle of Dispelling Water can be decreased by one million elemental crystal stones!"

Merlin smiled but said nothing as he knew the steep prices of Dispelling Water. However, no matter how high it was, it would at least be eight million elemental crystal stones. This was not a small sum for any Spell Caster.

As for Merlin, he had dropped that thought long ago.

After leaving the Pavilion of Rarities, Merlin needed to find a safe place to construct spells and try to rise to a seventh-level Spell Caster. Thus, he said to Wizard Luce, "Bring me to a safe residence!"

Wizard Luce nodded and said, "Generally, everywhere in the Shkedu Dimension is safe. No one dares to disobey the rules!"

Thus, Wizard Luce brought Merlin to a secluded courtyard. Merlin temporarily stayed at the place for a month and spent twenty thousand elemental crystal stones. Although it was considered costly, the environment was good.

"Wizard Merlin, I live not far from here. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to find me!"

Wizard Luce had accompanied Merlin for most of the day, so when Merlin had settled down, he quickly turned around, and left.

Merlin returned to the house, appraised the place, and casually sat down.

His current Mind Heart had already reached the Eighth-level, and his Mind Power was also comparable to some ordinary Ninth-level Spell Casters. Logically, it was enough to let him construct all Seventh-level spells.

However, whether he could really construct them, he had to simulate a Seventh-level Spell Model before saying for sure!

Thus, Merlin silently activated the Matrix. Since the Matrix had absorbed too many Maxims in Legend Zado's Maxim Subspace, its storing energy could be said to be terrifying. It would not be a problem to derive all Seventh-level spells.

"Matrix, derive seventh-level Darkness-type spells!"

Merlin let the Matrix derive Seventh-level Darkness-type spells first. After all, Darkness-type spells required the most amount of Mind Power. Merlin was also confident that his current Mind Power would be able to construct all Seventh-level spells.

The Matrix started rapidly deriving the spells, and its storage energy also started to decrease. The special energy needed to derive Seventh-level spells was at least several times more than for Sixth-level spells.

"Beep, derivation completed!"

Very quickly, the Matrix had completed its spell derivation. Merlin quickly looked at them.

Deriving Darkness-type spells have always been more difficult. Perhaps it was because the number of Darkness-type spells in the Matrix's database was lesser hence, the Darkness-type spells derived were also lesser.

However, there were still a couple of perfect-grade spells with one hundred percent compatibility.

Merlin chose one of them. Since he had the Matrix for deriving spells, he did not have to worry about the process at all. What he needed to do now was simulate the Spell Model in his Awareness.

After spending three days, Merlin finally succeeded simulating the first Seventh-level Spell Model. The moment the simulation succeeded, the surrounding Darkness elements seemed to turn into a viscous liquid, and enveloped Merlin.

Merlin clearly felt that the Seventh-level spells were different from the spells from before. It was a faint feeling of a deeper understanding of the Darkness element.

"So, Spell Models have this function as well. It can help in comprehending the essence of Elements?"

Merlin muttered under his breath while thinking carefully.

The Spell Caster system had existed for a long time. Although the Molta Empire collapsed more than three thousand and six hundred years ago, that did not mean that the Spell Casters only had a history of around three thousand years.

The Molta Empire was simply the era where the Spell Casters were at their most brilliant in the Glorious Land. Before that, Spell Casters could have already appeared for ten thousand years.

Over a long period of time, countless Spell Casters had almost completely perfected the Spell Caster system. Merlin had always thought that the purpose of a Spell Model was to absorb and transform Elements into magical power before casting the spell and unleashing great destructive power.

However, it was not until simulating a Seventh-level spell now that Merlin realized the true purpose of a Spell Model was to help Spell Casters slowly comprehend the essence of Elements.

The Spell Casters also slowly formed a system from scratch. If an ordinary Wizard wanted to directly comprehend the essence of Elements, how difficult would that be? It could not be ruled out that such Wizard did not exist, but they were few and far in between, and there might not even be one in ten thousand years.

Therefore, most Wizards had to gradually understand the essence of Elements through constructing Spell Models one step at a time, following the Spell Models as they grew stronger, and construction became more complicated.

By the time they construct Ninth-level Spell Models, most Spell Casters would have a certain understanding of the Elements. Those with slightly stronger comprehension would be able to fuse Spell Models, and become a Great Wizard. Furthermore, they would be able to completely comprehend the essence of the Elements, condense Maxims, and become Great Legends!

Compared with Spell Models below the Seventh-level, Seventh-level Spell Models had a qualitative improvement. Merlin immediately understood the real function of the Spell Models.

Of course, Merlin did not understand much about the Elements. He had just realized the use of Spell Models, and he had to slowly increase his comprehension. However, he roughly measured the Mind Power needed to simulate Seventh-level Darkness-type Spell Models, and found that with his current Mind Power, he could completely simulate six Seventh-level spells.

Thinking of this, Merlin stopped hesitating, and let the Matrix begin to derive the remaining five Seventh-level Spell Models.

Day by day passed, and after around twenty days, Merlin's body trembled, and emitted an intense Elemental fluctuation that carried an "oppressive" force.

Seventh-level… In the Shkedu Dimension, Merlin had finally become a Seventh-level Spell Caster!

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Seventh-level Spell Caster!

Merlin had finally reached the Seventh-level. This was very important to a Spell Caster because only after reaching the Seventh-level could someone be considered a high-level Spell Caster.

It was from the Seventh-level onward that Spell Casters begin to slowly understand the essence of Elements, and embark on the path of becoming a Great Legend. Whether it was the Seventh-level, Eighth-level or Ninth-level Great Wizards, they were mostly comprehending the essence of Elements, and accumulating power to become a Great Legend.

"Phew…"

Merlin let out a long breath of air. His Seventh-level spells had been completely finalized. Almost every spell had its strength increased slightly from the foundations of the previous spells. More importantly, comprehending the essence of Elements was not something that happened overnight. It took a long amount of time.

"Now to start cultivating Pandora Demon Abilities!"

Merlin finally felt the Spell Model before taking out the rare items obtained from the Pavilion of Rarities, and started to cultivate fused Pandora Demon Abilities. Seventh-level spells generally cultivated the final form of fused Pandora Demon Abilities, which were also the strongest form.

Now, with the pure power of the Seventh-level perfect-grade spells, it was already comparable to Ninth-level spells. If amplified with a Pandora Demon Ability, it would reach the degree of an extremely high Ninth-level spell in an instant.

At that time, if three types of spells were fused, it might even match Great Wizards. This would completely be Merlin's own power. It would be his strongest move besides God-Binding Disc and Darkness Eye!

Unfortunately, his fused Pandora Demon Abilities were not the strongest. Otherwise, with three types of spells fused, it might even truly rival Great Wizards!

Merlin's heart was slightly moved. Then, he adjusted his thoughts. and started cultivating Pandora Demon Abilities.

One day, two days…

Each day, Merlin's residence seemed to be enveloped in a layer of light, consisting of seven colors. It was the converging Elements which formed this special phenomenon. When Merlin cultivated his Pandora Demon Ability, the Spell Models also automatically absorbed, and refined Elements into magical power. Thus, such a magical phenomenon occurred.

Cultivating Pandora Demon Abilities were not too complicated or difficult. With rare items, it took half the effort of cultivation to get twice the results. Every time Merlin had completed cultivating a type of Pandora Demon Ability, he felt his spells' powers increase vastly.

"Phew… Finally done!"

A few days later, after Merlin had consumed all the rare items, he held out a hand and a transparent flame immediately appeared in his hand. This was the third form of Fiery Collapse. It became like this after fusing it into a Fire-type spell, and its strength gained a substantial increase in power.

"The further a perfect-grade spell goes, the stronger it gets. It can actually be bursting in such a terrifying power!"

Merlin was also slightly surprised with the effect of the perfect-grade spell. At the Fourth- and Fifth-level, perfect-grade spells were only slightly stronger than excellent-grade spells.

However, after reaching the Seventh-level, the power of a perfect-grade spell increased several times! Coupled with the fused Pandora Demon Abilities, Merlin's spell power had been greatly increased. Currently, he could become a Demonic Wizard just by relying on his spells alone!

Merlin also felt extremely satisfied, and considered leaving the Shkedu Dimension to venture into Wizard Saitu's Dimension.

"Is Wizard Merlin here?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from outside the door.

Merlin used his Mind Power to check, and it was surprisingly the only Wizard he knew in the Shkedu Dimension, Wizard Luce.

"Creak."

Merlin opened the gate and greeted Wizard Luce, "Wizard Luce, please come in. Is there anything you need?"

Merlin was still relatively at ease toward Wizard Luce. Although Wizard Luce looked somewhat weak, he kept his promises, and even helped Merlin to buy items from the Pavilion of Rarities. He was also very warm-hearted.

Merlin was even considering giving Luce some benefits. He had a few casting tools that were of no use to him but they might be very useful to Wizard Luce.

"Wizard Merlin, there's great news."

"Great news?"

Merlin revealed an expression of surprise, and Luce smiled before continuing. "Well, since I was trapped by the Devouring Insect Tribe the previously, my assets have become almost empty. Not only have I lost my casting tools but even the elemental crystal stones I've accumulated were also given to Wizard Merlin as a gesture of thanks! These days, I've been paying attention to things that pay well but aren't too dangerous. Finally, a few days ago, I was introduced to something good by my friend, which is to help a Great Legend conquer a dimension. To be more specific, it's more like cleaning up a battlefield. It's very easy but each Wizard will earn one hundred elemental crystal stones, and I immediately thought of you, Wizard Merlin. How about it? This is a good opportunity that can only be encountered and not sought."

"Help a Great Legend conquer a dimension? There should be some dangers, right?"

Merlin looked at Wizard Luce with a smile that did not seem like a smile. He saw through Wizard Luce's intention at a glance. He was just trying to drag Merlin along with him for his own protection. After all, Wizard Luce was very clear about Merlin's strength which could rival a Great Wizard's. With Merlin by his side, if he encountered any danger, it would be easily dealt with.

Wizard Luce's expression was also slightly awkward. He naturally knew that his "plan" had been seen through by Merlin. However, he took it in stride and nodded. "To be quite honest, there'll be some danger but not much. There's a natural god in that dimension but its strength is relatively weak, only equivalent to a Legend with one Maxim. This time, it's Legend Sith who had formed two Maxims. He's responsible for dealing with those gods, and some strong believers will be dealt with by the Great Wizards he had recruited. We'll be going up against a few of the god's low-level believers, and belong to the clean-up unit. There generally won't be any danger."

Seeing Wizard Luce so eager to obtain the reward of one hundred thousand elemental crystal stones, Merlin considered, and decided to put Saitu Dimension aside for now, and might as well help Luce out.

Besides, he wanted to see what a battle between a Great Legend and a god would be like.

"Alright. When is this?"

Seeing that Merlin had finally agreed, Wizard Luce sighed in relief and said happily, "In three days. I'll come here first, and then go with you."

Merlin nodded, and after chatting for a while, Wizard Luce bade him farewell, and left the residence.

"Invading a dimension? Very well, let's see exactly how Spell Casters occupy a dimension."

If Wizard Saitu had fallen, and the Saitu Dimension had no master now, Merlin planned to enter the Saitu Dimension, and control it. No matter what, it would bring huge benefits to his understanding of the essence of Elements.

For some weaker Spell Casters such as Great Wizards, they might never become Great Legends through conventional means. However, if they took some risks and tried their luck, they might occasionally encounter a masterless dimension that has Elements while wandering the Void Zone. Furthermore, the god might not be born yet, so they would be able to occupy that dimension, and then use the Elemental Origin in the dimension to comprehend the essence of Elements. Occasionally, it would form a Maxim, and they would become a Great Legend.

However, Spell Casters who had succeeded this way was too few in number. Not mentioning whether they could come across a masterless dimension. Even if they did, dimensions that did not have gods were simply just too few.

Most dimensions are secretly occupied by a Great Legend who had fallen unexpectedly, and those who encountered such a masterless dimension would profit greatly.

Merlin also planned to do that. He would first see how Wizard Sith occupied a dimension, so he would be able to occupy dimensions better in the future."Whoosh whoosh."

The figures of two Spell Casters swiftly flew to an area in the Void Zone. In this vast and empty area, there were a dozen or so other Spells Casters gathered, some Great Wizards and some normal Ninth-level Spell Casters.

"Wizard Merlin, we'll wait for a moment. This is the place designated by Legend Sith but it seems he isn't here yet."

The two figures were Merlin and Wizard Luce. The two had arrived at the place designated by Legend Sith, and waited quietly. Some of the other Spell Casters calmly looked at Merlin and Luce when they had arrived but did not say anything.

After a few hours, several Spell Caster arrived again. Merlin glanced over, and saw that there were approximately fifty Spell Casters. Among them, fifteen were Great Wizards, and thirty-five were Eighth- and Ninth-level Spell Casters.

They were all Spell Casters recruited by Legend Sith. Great Wizards would receive five hundred thousand elemental crystal stones each, and those below Great Wizard would receive one hundred thousand elemental crystal stones. The difference was huge.

A Great Legend recruiting many Spell Casters to conquer a dimension was very normal. That was because a dimension without master usually had natural gods, and these gods had some powerful believers. If it was just a Legendary Wizard alone, no one knew how long it would take to completely control the entire dimension.

However, by enlisting a few strong powerful Wizards, they would be able to completely destroy the god's forces in the shortest amount of time, and control the dimension in the quickest way possible. This was the method of many Legends.

Normally, if a Legend discovered a dimension, they would leave behind a unique mark or life force. Besides plunderers, Great Legends who had agreed and signed the Legends' Accord would not be able to enter the dimension even if they had found it.

That was how Wizard Sith was able to boldly recruit Spell Casters in the Shkedu Dimension to conquer a dimension. He must have already left his life force and imprint behind in that dimension without master.

"Come quick, Legend Sith is here!"

The Wizards gradually started to stir up. From afar, a monumental castle-like casting tool slowly flew toward here.

Using such a gigantic casting tool must require an enormous amount of magical energy. An ordinary Great Wizard would be unable to use it. Only Great Legends using the power of Maxims would be able to easily use it.

"Boom."

The monumental castle-like flying object slowly stopped, and a blue-robed Spell Caster flew out, whose body emitted a suffocating and large life force. Traces of the Maxim's power surrounded his body, emitting an aura that he was a Great Legend!

"Looks like everyone's here. Alright, sign the agreement first!"

Legend Sith's cold gaze swept the crowd, and with a wave of his hand, he took out a large black contract from his ring while quietly floating in mid-air.

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"Sign a contract?"

Merlin shot a puzzled look at the large sheet of contract paper. Its contents were simple, generally outlining how those who helped Legend Sith in taking over the dimension must not attack each other during this time, and so on.

"Wizard Merlin must not have seen this before. In the Shkedu Dimension, Great Legends would occasionally stumble across a masterless dimension, and enlist the help of some Spell Casters. For safety reasons, they would naturally have to sign a contract. Otherwise, no one would feel secure."

Wizard Luce explained softly by Merlin's side. The provisions of this contract were comprehensive, even stipulating that after Merlin had completed his tasks, he would receive the contract's protection for a period subsequent to leaving the dimension.

Since he knew that the contract was something that would benefit him, Merlin did not hesitate, and immediately carved his mind imprint upon the contract paper. The contract instantly came into effect.

Many Spell Casters were treating this routinely. It looked like they were already familiar with these procedures.

"Alright, the contracts are signed. According to the rules, I'll pay all of you with elemental crystal stones first!"

With a great wave of Legend Sith's hand, a large number of elemental crystal stones split into fifty portions, flying toward each Wizard. Great Wizards received five hundred thousand elemental crystal stones while those below Great Wizards only received a hundred thousand elemental crystal stones.

Just for recruiting Spell Casters, Legend Sith had paid eleven million elemental crystal stones. This was practically the entire fortune of most Legends. If it was not to seize a dimension, Legend Sith would not have paid such a huge price.

"Hehe, we've got our one hundred thousand elemental crystal stones. Be careful when we're in the dimension, and we should be able to complete things quickly!"

Wizard Luce kept the elemental crystal stones into his Spatial Ring in a pleased manner. Following that, everyone entered Legend Sith's casting tool which was as colossal as a castle, and immediately headed toward a strange new region.After an unknown period of time, Legend Sith stopped, and said in a low voice, "We've arrived. Everyone, disembark and get ready."

The gigantic castle swung open its door, and all fifty Spell Casters flew out, looking at their surroundings curiously. Some Spell Casters even took out their dimension maps, trying to locate their position.

Merlin and Wizard Luce were also referring to a dimension map. On the map, this region was simply a patch of black, which meant that no Spell Casters had set foot here before. If Legend Sith had succeeded, then this location would be carved upon the dimension map.

In other words, most of the areas on the dimension map were in fact pioneered by Great Legends.

"That's the dimension discovered by Legend Sith!"

Wizard Luce pointed at a flat, large dimension before them which was enveloped in an intense radiance. From the looks of it, it was about the same size as the Mogan Dimension.

"Everyone, I'll give you a brief explanation of the situation in this dimension."

Legend Sith continued softly. "In this new dimension, there're a few hundred million people but they're governed by a god. This god calls himself the Satsuma God and has many powerful believers who provide him with a rich source of power through faith. Fortunately, he hasn't been born for long, only two or three thousand years. With such a short time, the amount of divinity he's consolidated must not be much. I'll suppress him myself, and your job is to wipe out those powerful believers under Satsuma God's command!"

Legend Sith's words were met with silent nods from the Spell Casters. Two or three thousand years was a long time to Spell Casters. Most Spell Casters, to start off as an Entrance-level Wizard to become a Great Legend, would only need a few centuries. A millennium was long enough, let alone two or three.

Nonetheless, to the natural gods born in dimensions, two or three thousand years was rather brief. Most powerful gods would use ten thousand years at least, as a single unit of calculation. Those gods were the truly fearsome ones, formidable enough to be a match for Honored Legends.

This Satsuma God of two or three thousand years was at best the lowliest type of god, only comparable to a Great Legend with one Maxim. Legend Sith was rather assured that he could suppress a god like this.

"Very well, follow me into the dimension!"

Presently, Legend Sith stored his castle, and led the fifty powerful Spell Casters to enter the dimension in a bold and direct manner.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."

One by one, these figures appeared in the vast sky. The warm sunshine lighted up the land, turning everything golden. At the moment, it was still early morning in this dimension, and there was a faint chill in the air.

Merlin noticed that this dimension mostly consisted of broad swathes of ocean and forest but cities had also been established in a few places with favorable conditions. Civilization was blooming but this civilization was merely in its beginning stages. In particular, it was ruled by the Satsuma God, and the people had become "slaves" from which the Satsuma God drew his faith.

To the god, the believers were in fact slaves!

"Do you see that massive, floating continent? That's the Satsuma God's shrine. Most of the powerful believers are there. All of you, destroy their shrines, and kill every powerful believer! As for me, I'll personally suppress the Satsuma God!"

An excited look brightened Legend Sith's eyes, following which he pointed forward. Instantly, a massive storm materialized in the sky, whistling as it swept toward the floating continent.

"Haha, this is a masterless dimension. Anything we retrieve from these natives belongs to us. Kill!"

"I haven't seen a dimension without a master for so long. I hope this time I'll find some rare items. These natives are all idiots, using rare items as everyday objects. They don't know how to use them correctly."

After seeing Legend Sith had attacked, these Spell Casters burst with excitement. Although there were dangers in entering a masterless dimension, and waging war alongside a Great Legend, was it not an opportunity for these Spell Casters?

"Wizard Merlin, let's move quickly or the good stuff will be gone… As we're entering a masterless dimension, this is the only way we'll profit besides receiving remuneration from the Great Legend…"

Wizard Luce's eyes were faintly red with desire, and he rushed forward along with the other Spell Casters toward the floating continent.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an imposing shadow abruptly rose up over the continent, endlessly awe-inspiring. From the figure's mouth came a furious cry. "Wicked devils, you'll be purged from this dimension!"

Traces of white light began to exude from the giant figure, spreading voluminously toward the floating continent. However, it was blocked by Legend Sith's Maxim.

At the same time, countless believers emerged in dense crowds on the floating continent. Their eyes were filled with a devout glint, and they each unleashed their mighty attacks, clashing murderously against the fifty Spell Casters.

"Bang!"

With a casual fireball, Merlin killed one believer, then looked around. The disparity between the Satsuma God's followers and the Spell Casters was far too great. Those believers did not have casting tools or fortified bodies. All they had was the power of faith.

How could they be a match for Spell Casters from a powerful faction of the Void Zone? Countless spells filled the air and blanketed the ground as they were cast, nearly shattering the entire continent into pieces.

"You devils, god will punish you, and your souls will suffer eternal anguish…"

The aged believers spat out vicious curses but these were not useful in the slightest. They looked with high hopes toward the Satsuma God, who was now in a huge crisis, being suppressed by Legend Sith using two Maxims, which slowly exhausted the god's divinity.

Once the divinity had run out, it would be the moment when the Satsuma God was completely eliminated!

"Unlucky, I'm so unlucky. I didn't even find a single good thing. Earlier, a Ninth-level Spell Caster incidentally recovered a Scorching Flower from a native's body – how lucky… Wizard Merlin, what are you doing?"

Wizard Luce was vexed that he did not obtain anything good from the Satsuma God's believers. He had realized that Merlin was staring at the piles of corpses on the ground with a wooden expression.

After a long moment, Merlin slowly said, "Wizard Luce, these believers earlier said that we're intruders…"

Wizard Luce was slightly taken aback before he seemed to remember something. Gently, he said, "Wizard Merlin, is this your first time witnessing a scene like this? The civilizations of these dimensions are merely primitive. They're enslaved by a god. What we need is for the entire dimension to be developed as a thriving Spell Caster civilization. We'll spread the knowledge of Spell Casters, allowing them to become Spell Casters… After centuries and centuries, they'll remember only our benevolence. They'll know only that they're Spell Casters who have gained immense strength."

"I suppose this is called assimilation?"

Merlin suddenly interjected.

"Assimilation? Not bad, that's not a bad word. Our Spell Caster civilization has always been doing this. However, sometimes over the centuries, we'll encounter civilizations who can't assimilate. For instance, there was the civilization of the Dora Demon Tribe who had worked with us very closely but they had betrayed the Spell Caster civilization in the end, and were wiped out by the Ultimate Arcane Wizard. This is the fate of weak civilizations. If the Spell Caster civilization hadn't stepped out of the Glorious Land back then, I'm afraid we would be faced with the same fate…"

Wizard Luce did not know that the Dora Demon Tribe was not wiped out only they were trapped in the Bloodshed Universe, which was a fate more tragic than immediate extinction.

"Fate…"

Merlin glanced at the sky and fell into wordless silence. These things happened frequently. Each day, a civilization might vanish. The forces of the Spell Casters grew day by day so that they did not suffer the same fate as those weak civilizations. It had nothing to do with morality.

It was just that it was Merlin's first time learning the "cruelty" in the expansion of the Spell Caster civilization. It was far from how picture perfect it had seemed from a distance. However, he no longer struggled with himself over this matter, and instead, directed his gaze toward the battle between the Satsuma God and Legend Sith.

The shrines on the floating continent had been demolished. The general situation was under the control of the fifty Spell Casters. As the difference in strength was too big, the Spell Casters did not have to exert themselves much.

All Spell Casters knew that the decisive factor was still the battle between the Satsuma God and Legend Sith. Gradually, the outcome became clear. After all, Legend Sith was a Great Legend with two Maxims – Wind-type and Fire-type. With the power of both Maxims, he began to gain an upper hand…"Boom."

After ten days, Legend Sith pressed down with his huge hands, and the two Maxims suppressed the Satsuma God forcefully. This was merely a suppression. The Satsuma God still had divinity, which would need to be erased for the Satsuma God to truly die.

Nonetheless, the outcome had been determined. This dimension basically belonged to Legend Sith now.

"Swish."

Legend Sith flew toward the floating continent, and said to the Spell Casters, "Not bad, all of you have destroyed the shrines so quickly. However, some believers of the Satsuma God are still scattered over this continent. All of you must kill these believers and obliterate their shrines according to the places that I've marked out in three days. This way, we'll effectively defeat his faith, and he won't be able to benefit from the power of faith."

Legend Sith had assigned all Spell Casters their tasks including Merlin and Wizard Luce. Both of them were responsible for cleaning up all of the shrines in the northwestern region.

"The truly dangerous part has come, Wizard Merlin. With Legend Sith around, of course, it's not risky but this task of destroying the shrines by ourselves is most dangerous. After all, this is a foreign dimension, and no one knows what it hides. It's a good thing the areas we're clearing are next to each other, and we can work together!"

Wizard Luce's face grew solemn. The general battle had ended, which was not dangerous but this individually assigned mission of clearing the shrines was the true threat.

Fortunately, the area he was assigned was next to Merlin's. With Merlin around, Wizard Luce felt much safer.

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