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 713: The Savage Raptor

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Whoosh!

Merlin was hovering in the air when he saw something that was covered in warts, had a mouth full of sharp teeth, and two wings dotted thickly with spikes.

It was a huge bird, larger than the three-headed dragon, and Merlin could also feel that this beast was even stronger than the three-headed dragon.

The ferocious life force exuding from its body was comparable to Great Wizards'.

Skree!

The savage raptor screeched loudly and spread its wings, charging viciously towards Merlin. Its claws were powerful. It was a ferocious raptor that relied completely on the strength of its body.

"Silencing Ray!"

Merlin spread his hand out, and Darkness Eye appeared. A large crimson eye emerged behind him, and a ray of light shot immediately towards the raptor.

Tss.

The penetrating power of Silencing Ray was incredibly strong, and its power was comparable to those Great Legends who had formed at least one Maxim. If one was not careful, even Maxims could be destroyed by Silencing Ray.

As a result, a bloody hole appeared on the savage raptor right after it was hit by Silencing Ray. The bird went mad with pain, but Merlin realized that the fighting capacity of the creature did not weaken at all. It instead became even more aggressive, and the bloody hole on its body was recovering slowly.

"Interesting. It's not even afraid of Silencing Ray!"

Merlin used Darkness Eye to send out several more Silencing Rays, and the crimson light shot madly towards the savage raptor. However, the raptor seemed to have learned from experience this time. With a sweep of its wings, the incredibly large creature dodged the Silencing Rays one after another.

The savage raptor was getting closer to where Merlinwas, and the strong gales caused by its wings billowed at his direction. While he was observing, Merlin estimated that this raptor was comparable to Great Legends with two Maxims.

Furthermore, it was incredibly swift. It had no way of attacking by using spells and only had terrifying close combat. One could guess how frightening its close combat prowess was just by seeing how it constantly tried to approach Merlin.

"Wind!"

Merlin saw that the savage raptor was getting closer and closer, and a multi-color Wizard Heart appeared behind him. Huge magical energy gushed out and formed a giant hand composed entirely of strong winds.

This giant hand covered almost half of the sky. A sense of terrifying oppressiveness could be felt upon its appearance. Even the menace of the savage raptor seemed to be suppressed.

Boom!

The giant hand made up of strong winds slammed down, and the savage raptor's body was immediately caught. No matter how hard the creature struggled, it was to no avail.

"Ice Seal!"

Merlin pointed again, and the savage raptor's entire body froze, leaving just the head unscathed. That was because Merlin did not want to kill the creature now.

Rumble…

Then, the savage raptor encased in ice smashed to the ground, and a large pit was formed as a consequence.

The multi-colored Wizard Heart behind Merlin also disappeared. He landed on the ground and watched as the savage raptor struggled. If Merlin did not withdraw the multi-colored Wizard Heart, those ice crystal would keep the raptor frozen until it finally died.

This savage raptor seemed to have some intelligence. After struggling for a while and finding it futile, it slowly quieted down and stopped its squirming. It fixed its eyes on Merlin.

It knew that this seemingly 'weak' person before him had defeated it.

Merlin then began to use his Mind Power to study the savage raptor's body. He swept its body and found every inch of it contained explosive power.

It was indeed a ferocious beast at close combat, similar to the Giant Tribe in the Void Zone. Of course, the Giant Tribe was incredibly powerful by nature, and their bodies were extremely robust. This savage raptor seemed to be comparable to a Great Legend Giant.

No matter how he looked at it, it had no connection to Spell Casters. After all, even if the three-headed dragon was comparable to a Great Wizard, it had to rely on releasing terrifying spells to become a fierce beast that everyone feared. It was completely different from this savage raptor.

"Are you willing to submit to me?"

Merlin directly projected his Mind Power into the savage raptor's head. This was the most direct way of communication. Generally, only beings that were above Legend would be able to master it.

Of course, Spell Casters used Mind Power. Other tribes such as the Giant Tribe used their own unique power to communicate in their minds without being bound by language barriers.

The savage raptor seemed to have retained some sort of intelligence. It assessed its current circumstances after having heard Merlin. Finally, it bowed its head to express its willingness to submit.

Merlin waved his hand lightly and removed the spell. The savage raptor immediately regained its freedom, but Merlin was not worried. The gap between the raptor and him was too large.

The savage raptor did not immediately 'turn against' him either. Fierce beasts like it were probably more loyal than anyone of this world, in the Void Zone, or even in the Land of Glory. They would never betray their masters unless they were abandoned once they have submitted.

The savage raptor crawled down and lowered its head to show its obedience to Merlin.

"Very good."

Merlin relied on the three-headed dragon to travel quickly in the Glorious Land and was used to having a fierce beast. This savage raptor was comparable to a Great Legend and was extremely fast. It was just what he needed. Furthermore, it was far stronger than the three-headed dragon.

"Let's go explore this new world!"

Merlin flew onto the back of the savage raptor. Its soft feathers were much more comfortable than the three-headed dragon's back. He grew more and more interested in this new world. It seemed to have endless secrets that needed Merlin to discover little by little.

Swoosh!

The savage raptor spread its wings and flew into the sky with a fierce flap.On the bumpy gravel road, dozens of carriages escorted by hundreds of knights drove by slowly.

In the carriages sat mostly women and children as well as some sundries. It seemed like the entire family was migrating. Occasionally, the soft cries of the women and children could be heard.

Heroic knights guarded the entourage closely. This was the family of Count Mandela. The envoy was also flying the flag of Count Mandela.

However, Count Mandela, who owned a large territory, was sending his family out at the moment. This made everyone feel depressed, and a heavy atmosphere had permeated the air ever since then.

In the middle of the entourage was a luxurious carriage. A beautiful woman sat in the carriage wearing a light blue dress. She looked worried and would lift the blinds in the carriage from time to time to look at the sky behind her.

"The barbarians' attack this time was so fierce that father sent us away. I'm afraid he's preparing for the worst to happen."

Unpleasant thoughts flashed one after another in Mia's mind. The entire city would be reduced to ruins if those barbarians attacked and broke through Mandela City. The savage barbarians were not civilized and only know about wanton destruction and bloody slaughter.

"Sister, don't worry. I'll protect you! I promised father that I'll protect you until we arrive at Lombard City.

The person who had spoken was a boy around twelve to thirteen years old sitting in the carriage, but his body was very strong. There was a huge sword on his back, and a fearsome life force was permeating from his body. If one did not see his immature face, no one would have believed that he was just a teenage boy.

"Yes, my little Kevin has grown up and can protect his elder sister, but Lombard City is still very far away. We have so many families here but only a few hundred knights. It's still very dangerous."

Compared to Kevin, Mia was clearly the one who was controlling the entourage. She had taken a lot of things into consideration. Ruba City was a way out that Count Mandela had arranged for them, and they would only be safe there. There would be no invasions from barbarians and no attacks from fearsome beasts either.

There were even Sanctuary Contenders there. Ruba City was the safest and strongest city for the Mobatans. It was their greatest hope as well.

Barbarians and fierce beasts constantly attacked the cities of the Mobatans. The Mobatans split long ago and all fought on their own. They had to learn to fight barbarians and kill beasts since childhood. Even women had to take up arms to fight.

Being able to live a peaceful life was the wish of every Mobata person.

"Don't worry, elder sister. One day, I'll become a Sanctuary Contender. I'll expel those barbarians and beasts, and protect father, mother, sister, and save all the Mobatans."

Kevin patted his chest. Becoming a Sanctuary Contender and protecting the Mobatans might be the goal of all youngsters, but it was extremely hard to become one. There were only a dozen Sanctuary Contenders in the entire Mobata world. It was precisely because of the ten Sanctuary Contenders that the Mobatans had not been wiped to extinction.

They were the protectors and heroes of all the Mobatans!

"Kevin, you'll definitely have the opportunity to become a Sanctuary Contender as long as you work hard. You'll be able to protect me as well as the Mobata world!"

Mia looked at Kevin with an expression of gratitude. Kevin was only twelve years old, but he was already a stage-four contender. Perhaps he could become a stage-eight contender like his father, Count Mandela, one day.

A stage-eight contender was enough to support an entire clan. The burden of the family's future would eventually fall on Kevin's shoulders. He would become the hope of the clan in the future.

"Halt!"

Suddenly, the entourage was stopped. The sounds of hooves were heard outside, and a knight hurried to Mia's carriage and said in a hushed tone, "Lady Mia, something's wrong. There's a large group of fierce beasts in front of us. They're charging wildly at us for some reason. We're prepared to fight to the death to stop the herd."

"Fierce beasts?"

Mia paled. She quickly lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the dust floating in the air outside. Her greatest worry had indeed come true. With just these few hundred knights, they could not do much even if they came across barbarians or ferocious beasts.

This was especially true when it came to this herd of beasts before their eyes. They rushed over like the tide, and there were even some stage-seven ferocious beasts among them. Those were master-level beasts and were extremely terrifying.

"Run, Kevin. Run away with the knights. Sister will buy some time for you. You're the hope of the family!"

Mia closed her eyes and made a decision quickly. She would stay here and command the troops to block this herd of fierce beasts and try her best to buy Kevin time to escape.

Kevin was the only hope of the clan!

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Chapter 714: Sanctuary Contender?

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"Captain Auron, you're a stage-six contender as well as the strongest contender here. Take Kevin and leave. He's our only hope. You must teach him well…"

Mia waved her hand. Captain Auron gritted his teeth and ignored Kevin's struggles when he picked Kevin up with one hand. He bowed to Mia respectfully and turned away immediately, escaping with Kevin alone.

Without Auron, who was their only stage-six contender, the troops would find it even harder to defeat the ferocious beasts. Nonetheless, some kind of preparations must still be made.

"All knights, form ranks. Arms at the ready. Pledge your life!"

"Pledge our lives!"

There was not a trace of fear in the eyes of these knights. They were all elite knights who had fought barbarians and fierce beasts many times. They would not take a single step back for their honor as knights.

Rumble…

The ground began to shake and a cloud of dust rose from the distant horizon, blocking out the sun. It was enough to show just how terrifying the stampede was.

Mia closed her eyes gently. Her luck had run out at this point.

"I hope Kevin lives on…"

Perhaps that would be Mia's final thought.

"Spears at the ready!"

Mia has despaired. However, as brave knights of the Mandela family, as warriors who climbed out of the corpses of barbarians, they would never just sit and wait for death.

Hundreds of the knights raised their long spears. Their spears seemed to be made of a special kind of metal and were extremely heavy, but in the hands of these knights, it was nothing at all.

The tip of the long spears glinted coldly in the light, silently waiting for the first bloody contact with the herd.

Hoo…

All of a sudden, a gust of wind surged through the area, and the beasts seemed to grow even more frantic as if there was something terrible chasing them. These beasts who were supposed to be mercilessly vicious only looked fearful right now.

"There's something off about these fierce beasts."

That thought flashed in everyone's hearts, but they did not linger on it. No matter the reason, they would not be able to survive the first wave of beasts. These beasts would tear them up completely.

"They're coming!"

They could already envision the pungent and bloody scene…Merlin was sitting on the huge raptor in the sky. Under them were a group of fierce beasts, charging forward and running away desperately.

Moreover, the further the raptor pushed, the more beasts joined the fleeing army. Therefore, Merlin had inadvertently created a stampede of beasts when he made the raptor fly onwards.

Like the creatures living in the water, they were extremely afraid of birds of prey and could not endure even just a little whiff of their life force.

"How interesting. This savage raptor seems to have a very high position. No other fierce beasts dare to challenge its status."

Merlin laughed and said to the savage raptor, "Is your position very high? These fierce beasts are all scared of you."

The savage raptor let of a cry of grievance. It looked at the horde of beasts below and felt wronged. Its status was not just 'high.' It was basically the overlord of this forest. No beasts dared to approach anywhere within a hundred miles from it.

Those beasts were unable to withstand the slightest bit of its life force, but the raptor could not speak and naturally could not tell Merlin about its 'noble identity.'

In reality, Merlin had already guessed that the raptor had a very high status when he saw how much panic it had caused among the fierce beasts. How could a creature comparable to a Great Legend not have a noble status?

Even in the Spell Caster civilization, Great Legends were people admired by countless others. They could occupy a dimension single-handedly and spread the knowledge of Spell Casters.

"Hm? There seem to be people up ahead. Is it a civilization or tribe of this world?"

Merlin's huge Mind Power was constantly spreading all over the surrounding area, so he had easily discovered that there was a 'tribe' similar to him in front.

It might be the dominant civilization of the Mobata world.

However, those people did not seem to be in a good situation. They were unable to resist the tide of beasts at all. Merlin finally found a tribe in the Mobata world after much difficulty, so he naturally would not allow the wave of beasts to destroy them.

"Hurry. That stampede was caused by you. We can't let those people be harmed!"

The savage raptor flapped its wings 'indignantly' and doubled its speed.

Whoosh!

The raptor was like a gust of wind. The howling wind resounded through the sky. All the beasts and the people heard it.

"What's that?"

The hundreds of knights who were prepared to fight to the death with the beasts suddenly looked up and saw a gust of wind in the distance sweeping towards them at a terrifying speed. The beasts charging their way seemed to become even more frenzied. Their expressions revealed a sense of unparalleled fear.

Mia's mouth fell open. Since she was too far away, she could not see what was hidden in the wind.

Soon though, the squall approached near enough for them to see what was hidden behind it. They could see now that it was a huge and terrifying beast covered in hideous warts.

"This beast is unusual. It's as if all the other beasts are afraid of it! Such an oppressive force too! Not even the Earl or the barbarian leader who attacked the city had such a powerful and oppressive force."

"A hideous beast covered in warts, has a pair of wings, and all other beasts are afraid of it… Could this be the king-level beast of the Lobase mountains?"

Everyone could not help but let out a gasp when they heard the words spoken by one of the most experienced knights.

A king-level beast. It would be the most supreme existence among all beasts and the overlord of a forest.

Beasts were divided into ordinary and master-level ones. A master-level beast was at least stage-seven and above, and most of the king-level beasts only existed in legends. Many people may not have the chance to see one their entire life.

King-level beasts of the Mobata world were comparable to the great Sanctuary Contenders. Although Sanctuary Contenders might be slightly stronger for a variety of reasons, they definitely belonged to the same level of existence.

If a king-level beast led the beasts from a whole forest and caused a stampede, no matter how strong the city walls were, it would be useless. Perhaps no other city would be able to withstand it except for Ruba City.

"Oh, heavens. There's always been a rumor about a king-level beast in the Lobase mountains, but it has never been seen for hundreds of years. Could that rumor actually be true? This terrifying stampede was caused by that king-level beast?"

Mia was shocked to the point of no return. She no longer paid attention to the safety of the family. A stampede of beasts led by a king-level beast was enough to destroy most cities.

The entire Mobata world would suffer heavy losses. These beasts were far more terrifying than the barbarians, and all of this was even caused by a king-level beast.

Everyone seemed to believe that the end of the Mobata world was coming. The Mobatans who were barely surviving under the attacks from the beasts and barbarians seemed to have forgotten the glory they once had from ruling over the entire world.

Mobatans today belonged to the weak side of the world. Whether it was barbarians or fierce beasts, their overall strength was far stronger than the Mobatans.

Just one wave of these beasts was enough to cause severe damage to the Mobata World. If they were to attack eight to ten times, the Mobatans might be facing grave destruction then.

The hideous raptor in the sky did not swallow the entourage whole but hovered above them in the sky instead. Then, the terrifying king-level beast turned around, opened its enormous mouth, and roared at the herd.

Boom!

The shrill roar seemed to shake the earth, and the endless tide of beasts suddenly halted in their steps. These fierce beasts prostrated on the ground, trembling and expressing their allegiance to the king-level beast in the sky.

Fierce beasts paid more attention to the difference in their statues. It was impossible for lower rank beasts to challenge high stage beasts. King-level beasts were the kings of the entire forest. No fierce beast would feel unafraid before it.

Seeing the tide of beasts had stopped, the raptor in the sky flapped its wings a few times. Immediately, those beasts stood up again, turned around, and ran back to the forest.

The terrifying stampede had disappeared in an instant.

On the deserted gravel road, the entourage with about ten carriages was unusually silent. There was no sound except for the neighing of the horses. They all looked at the large beast in the sky in horror.

Crash!

The king-level beast that just drove away the tide of beasts landed on the ground in front of the crowd. It slowly retracted its huge wings and stared straight at them with evil eyes. Its huge life force made the atmosphere unusually somber.

Mia's heart was also a mess. She had no idea how to deal with this situation that had already exceeded her understanding. No one would be able to stay calm in the face of a king-level beast comparable to a Sanctuary Contender.

"It seems that you're all uninjured, but you don't seem to be very welcoming to your rescuer."

A cold and unfamiliar voice sounded in their minds out of nowhere.

The crowd widened their eyes and stared at the ugly king-level beast in front of them. Was the raptor talking? It was too unimaginable. After all, there were no records of king-level beasts speaking even in the oldest books.

"No, there's someone on the king-level beast. Heavens, is it a great Sanctuary Contender who had tamed the king-level beast?"

Right then, someone finally saw that there was a small figure standing on the savage raptor's back. Only those who had tamed a king-level beast would be able to do that.

Such a person was, without exception, a great Sanctuary Contender!

All at once, everyone had their eyes fixed on the small figure on the raptor's back.

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Chapter 715: Relief Sculpture and Training Drills

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"You saved us? Great Sanctuary Contender…"

Mia stood up and saluted Merlin.

The others also looked at Merlin with their burning gaze. The fear they were feeling before had disappeared.

Merlin was shocked. He had used Mind Power to speak directly in their minds earlier. Now, he could understand what the noble girl was saying. She spoke in the very familiar Molta language.

"This world was created by the mysterious Aruba and should have some connections to the Glorious Land."

Thoughts flashed in Merlin's mind. Then, he nodded and said, "I saved you."

These people seemed to regard Merlin as a so-called 'Sanctuary Contender.' They all looked at him with expressions of reverence, and Merlin did not correct them either. It seemed that the identity of a Sanctuary Contender was quite a pleasant one. At least he would not have any problems blending in.

Mia's expression overflooded with happiness when she heard Merlin's acknowledgment. This was a great Sanctuary Contender who occupied the peak of the Mobata world. One punch from him could destroy a mountain, one palm could cut off a river, him alone could eradicate countless cities. It was because of these Sanctuary Contenders that the Mobatan civilization still existed to this day. Otherwise, they would have been defeated by barbarians and fierce beasts a long time ago.

"Great Sanctuary Contender, what's your name?"

"Just call me Merlin!"

"Sir Merlin, thank you for helping us, but we have one more thing for you to help us with."

Mia bit her lip and looked at Merlin expectantly. This was her only chance.

"Say it. Your entire family is moving away. Did something happen to you?"

Merlin was still being amiable.

"Sir Merlin, despicable barbarians are attacking our Mandela City. My father, Count Mandela, sent us out of the city, hoping we can reach Ruba City. If you hadn't saved us, I'm afraid we'd all be in danger. Therefore, I implore you to save the people of Mandela City. Once those barbarians break into the city, they won't leave a single survivor."

Mia gently knelt on one knee, and the other knights including the women and children followed suit, kneeling on the ground and lowering their heads, asking Merlin to save Mandela City.

"Sister."

Suddenly, a young voice sounded from behind. Kevin, who had escaped earlier, realized that the stampede seemed to have retreated and had asked the captain to send him back again.

"Kevin, kneel down. Let Sir Merlin save our Mandela City. Sir Merlin is a Sanctuary Contender. He'll definitely be able to defeat those barbarians if we get him involved."

Mia did not have time to ask Kevin why he returned at the moment. She pulled him down onto his knees instead.

"Sanctuary Contender?"

Kevin raised his head sharply, his gaze burning. He puffed out his chest and said loudly, "Sir Merlin, please save Mandela City. Father often teaches us that the Mobata world is in grave danger, and every Mobatan should help each other. One day, we'll defeat those barbarians and drive those beasts out of the forest."

Merlin felt the rare qualities of strength and courage from the gaze of this twelve-year-old boy. He could become a powerful knight in the Glorious Land even if he did not have the qualities of a Spell Caster.

Merlin did not care much about the barbarians, but perhaps he could take this opportunity to understand the Mobata world thoroughly. The human civilization in this world seemed to not be doing so well.

"Do you want to feel what it's like on this big guy?"

Merlin smiled and said to Kevin.

"Sir Merlin, are you agreeing to our request?"

Mia was overjoyed. She never imagined that they would stumbled upon a great Sanctuary Contender half way to their destination. It was a godsend. After all, middle and lower-class nobles like them had absolutely no chance of ever meeting a lofty Sanctuary Contender even in Ruba City.

"You come as well. I need someone to show me the way."

Merlin pointed at Mia. This aristocratic girl looked weak on the outside but was actually very strong on the inside. She reminded Merlin of Charise.

Then, Merlin took Kevin and jumped on the raptor's back. It seemed to be displeased, but since it had already submitted to Merlin, it could only swallow back its dissatisfaction.

Mia regarded the raptor with trepidation. After they found their footing, Merlin patted the raptor's head gently and said, "Alright, let's go."

The raptor slowly stood up and stretch its huge wings. Then, with a flap of its wings, it flew to the skies with three people in tow.

Hoo… hoo…

The howling wind whistled past their ears as the raptor flew up above the clouds. Mia and Kevin were extremely nervous. They laid flat on the raptor's back, gripping its feathers desperately.

Fortunately, the raptor was extremely large. When it stood up, it was taller than a city. Its back was also very broad, so there was no need to worry about losing one's footing at all.

"Sir Merlin, is this a king-level beast you tamed?"

It was the brave Kevin who had asked in an envious tone. His excitement for being be able to sit on the fierce raptor was visible.

Merlin shook his head and said calmly, "I don't know if it's a king-level beast or not."

"What? Sir Merlin, you don't know either? How did you tame it then?"

Mia and Kevin were both curious. This raptor seemed extraordinary. A Sanctuary Contender like Merlin was clueless about its identity..

"Tame? It's not that complicated. I just happened to run into it in the forest and caught it. Maybe it was afraid that I would kill it, so it just submitted to me."

Merlin pondered and affirmed that that was exactly what had happened. He felt a life force so intense it was like a raging fire. Then, he met this raptor who tried to eat him, but was caught by Merlin .

"You just caught it so easily…"

Kevin's eyes were filled with admiration. This was the Sanctuary Contender in his heart. It was such a strong king-level beast, but he had caught it in such a nonchalant manner.

Mia mulled over what she had heard. To be able to catch a king-level beast at will was considered strong even by Sanctuary Contender standards. She could not help but feel relieved. They were very lucky to have met a powerful Sanctuary Contender like Merlin.

"By the way, sister. You've seen many things. Do you know what this beast is?"

Kevin clutched the raptor's feathers tightly, but he seemed less afraid of its huge and ugly warts.

Mia thought carefully before saying with uncertainty, "I've never seen a king-level beast before, but according to its appearance, it seems to be from the Lobase mountains. It should be the legendary king of the skies, the tyrant raptor that has a noble bloodline!"

"Tyrant raptor? That's a strange name…"

Merlin muttered the name carefully. He did not think that such a hideous raptor would have such a dignified name.

When the raptor heard the words 'tyrant raptor', it nodded and let out several cheerful cries.

"Sister, it's responding. It really is the tyrant raptor! According to legends, king-level beasts are as smart as ordinary people. That seems to be true…"

Kevin was very excited as he pointed at the tyrant raptor.

Mia waved her hand and pointed at Merlin. She then whispered to Kevin, "Kevin, haven't you always dreamed about becoming a Sanctuary Contender? This chance is a gift from heaven…"

Kevin was stunned for a moment. Indeed, he had always dreamed of becoming a Sanctuary Contender. Although the path would be very difficult, it was what he had aspired to be since he was young.

Now there was a great Sanctuary Contender right in front of him. How could he forget to ask for guidance?

Kevin prostrated himself before Merlin when he arrived at the thought and said, "Sir Merli, I've always dreamt of becoming a Sanctuary Contender, of becoming a true warrior to help my father, Mandela City, and all Mobatans. I want to defeat the barbarians and expel those beasts. Sir Merlin, please accept me as your disciple."

"Disciple?"

Merlin was taken aback, but he understood roughly what was going on then. Sanctuary Contenders were most likely equivalent to Great Legends. Although he was not inferior to a Sanctuary Contender in terms of strength, he was not a true Sanctuary Contender, so how could he accept a disciple?

Nonetheless, Merlin was curious about everything going on this Mobata world. To understand a civilization, one must first understand its power system.

Perhaps this was an opportunity for him to do so.

Thus, Merlin said right away, "How much have you cultivated? Tell me all the details. Even if I can't accept you as a disciple, I may be able to give you some help."

Mia and Kevin were both on cloud nine. Even Mia felt like the possibility of Merlin accepting Kevin as his disciple was too low, but just being able to receive a few pointers was already extremely fortunate.

Kevin then told Merlin all the details of his exercises as well as all the problems he had encountered.

Merlin did not care much at first, but the more he listened, the more shocked he became. Physical training drills were popular in this world. There were no Elements, no worshippers, and no divinity. Theywere all about the training of the body.

They trained their bodies to the point where they could break mountains with a punch and cut off rivers with a palm.

"Show me your training drill!" Merlin thought of a possibility and said eagerly.

Kevin nodded. It was just a training drill. The training drill he had cultivated might be a secret to others, but Merlin was a Sanctuary Contender. Perhaps Merlin would not be impressed with his training drill at all.

Therefore, Kevin did not think too much and began to demonstrate the training drill he had practiced.

After seeing Kevin's training drill, waves of emotions surged in Merlin's heart. It was familiar, too familiar. Although there were great differences in those movements, the familiarity he felt could not be erased.

Furthermore, what Kevin said about the training drill made Merlin even more convinced that the mysterious relief sculpture posture he had cultivated in the beginning was a kind of training drill from this world.

Moreover, the mysterious relief sculpture posture Merlin had received was an incomplete training drill. It was far from being comparable to Kevin's training drill.

"The relief sculpture was obviously passed down from the period of the Molta Empire. That architectural style is definitely correct. It has a fundamental difference from the Mobata world. How could the training drill be so familiar?"

Countless thoughts dashed past Merlin's mind. Although he had already given up on practicing the posture on the relief sculpture, he had to admit that it was indeed very mystical.

Merlin was not clear about the extent to which the posture in the relief sculpture could reach. After all, he had been unable to find the remaining relief sculpture.

However, Merlin already knew that if the mysterious postures on the relief sculptures were fully collected and assembled into a complete training drill, one could perhaps become stage-eight, stage-nine, or even a Sanctuary Contender, who were right below Legends and could be compared to the Spell Caster system.

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Chapter 716: Barbarians

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Along the way, Merlin kept asking about training drills in a roundabout matter. However, Mia and Kevin were not very clear about the higher-class of this world.

They only knew that the strongest beings in this world were Sanctuary Contenders. They had never seen a Sanctuary Contender before, so they naturally could not tell the difference.

Merlin contemplated carefully. How far would he reach by relying on the training drill? If it was just to Great Legend, then it would not be very remarkable. Merlin was no longer a mere first or second-level Spell Caster. His worldview had widened a lot since then. He had even seen Ultimate Arcane Wizards.

The Spell Caster system, Mind Power system, and this training drill system all had different emphases and advantages. Relatively speaking, the Spell Caster system was the most perfect, and the Mind Power system had the most potential.

As for the training drill system, it was just to strengthen the flesh of the body. Perhaps there would be some advantages before becoming a Great Wizard, but when one began to form a Maxim to become a Great Wizard, it would no longer be advantageous. After all, once a Maxim was formed, a Spell Caster would not die as long as the Maxim was not destroyed.

This was an advantage that the training drill system could not compare to!

"I'll have to get in touch with the higher-ups of this world to learn more…"

Merlin glanced at the sky in the distance. He seemed to caught a looming city in front of him.Outside Mandela City, a mountain of barbarians were fiercely attacking the city.

Mandela City was originally a fortress that had been gradually transformed into a city suitable for people to live in. Nevertheless, if a battle broke out, the city could be quickly transformed back into a fortress. Even a stage-nine contender would have to take a long time to break down the strong city walls.

This was also something unique to the Mobata world. Their city walls were extremely strong to the point of being ridiculous.

"Warriors, charge. Climb the walls, charge into the city, kill each and every one of those despicable Mobatans. Rob them of all their food. Kill them all. Kill, kill kill!"

The barbarian leader who exuded a murderous air was urging the barbarians madly to attack the gate incessantly. They had been attacking for two days and two nights.

"My lord, we can't hold on for much longer. They'll breach the gate before dark…"

A knight dressed in black armor and covered in blood carefully reported. He looked down at the swarm of barbarians that did not seem to be decreasing in numbers. Everyone knew that they would not last for much longer.

Even a strong city like Mandela City would only be able to last for three days without any support. Today was already the third day.

"I know. Tell everyone we're now surrounded by the barbarians on all sides. Even if they want to run now, it's already too late. The barbarians will kill anyone they come across. They must fight until the end even if it's to death!"

Earl Mandela's voice was hoarse. He had been commanding the battle on the ramparts for three days and three nights. Even a grand stage-eight contender like him was bound to be exhausted.

Count Mandela was more mentally exhausted than physically. Although he had already sent his family away early, he still felt helpless when he saw the men who had followed him for many years as well as the ordinary citizens of Mandela City who were about to be slaughtered by the barbarians.

He tried his best to resist, but there were just too many barbarians and there was nothing he could do. The only thing he could do now was to persist a little longer. Just a little longer.

The order was passed down. There were some optimistic people who hoped that they would be able to surrender to the barbarians and survive, but they all sobered up when the order arrived.

Yes, the barbarians only left behind death wherever they went. Once a city was invaded, everyone in the city would be killed. No one would be left alive. Even the corpses would be used as food by the barbarians.

It was precisely because of such savageness and brutality that they were called barbarians. They were fundamentally different from Motabans and were more similar to beasts.

Ka-cak!

Finally, a crack spread across the strong city gate. It was about to break at any moment. Mandela City had reached its final moment.

"Brave warriors of Mandela City, charge with me! Let those barbarians know our prowess!"

Covered in blood, Count Mandela majestically picked up the greatsword and rushed out the damaged gates with the remaining hundreds of knights.

Bang!

Count Mandela was like a beast in human form. No barbarians were his match. His strength was incomparably strong as he pushed forward crazily, cutting out a bloody path wildly with hundreds of knights behind him and temporarily holding the barbarians back.

Nonetheless, this was their final glory. More and more barbarians had surrounded them. Even the barbarian leader, a stage-nine contender, casted his eyes over.

"Count Mandela? It's said that he's a warrior among the Mobatans. I'll tear him up myself, haha!"

The barbarian leader was three-meters tall and extremely strong. He sat on a gorgeous but fierce tiger and suddenly jumped down with enough force that the earth seemed to shake. Then, he charged directly towards Count Mandela. That terrifying aura was enough to make anyone stare.

"My lord, watch out!"

Hearing the knight's warning, Count Mandela turned around to see the barbarian leader charging at him. An expression of determination came over his face.

Bang!

The barbarian's speed was extremely fast. His huge body exuded a powerful pressure. He slammed his fist down, colliding immediately with Count Mandela's greatsword.

The greatsword broke in an instant and even Count Mandela himself was smashed to the ground. The barbarian leader grabbed Count Mandela up and threw him back down again.

Bang! bang! bang!

The knights could not bear listening to the noise. Count Mandela's injuries became worse with each blow. Although he was a stage-eight contender and his body was incredibly strong, the gap between him and the stage-nine barbarian leader contender was too large.

"Father!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice entered Mandela's dizzy ears. His consciousness cleared a little as he looked up at the sky.

At that time, not only Count Mandela, but everyone else on the battlefield including the barbarians also looked up at the sky.There was an extremely ugly and huge beast roaring and charging towards them from the clouds. It then landed on the ground steadily.

It even 'accidentally' trampled several barbarians to death.

Plak!

Many barbarians became agitated. Their nature was extremely savage, so seeing their companions being trampled to death made them prepared to come forward to exact revenge.

Whoosh!

This enormous raptor was not simple though. It seemed to be looking at those barbarians with 'disdain'. It spread out its huge wings and flapped them once. A gale was formed and blew the surrounding barbarians into the sky. Half of them died after falling heavily back to the ground.

None of the barbarians could stop the savage raptor. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of barbarians had been killed.

An ominous glint flashed across the barbarian leader's face when he saw the three small figures on the raptor's back.

"Father, we've come to save you… Sir Merlin, please save father quickly." Mia and Kevin appealed to Merlin deperately.

Merlin looked at the densely packed barbarians on the battlefield and remained nonchalant. He patted the tyrant raptor's head lightly and said, "Since you're the tyrant raptor, the king of beasts, go. Let these barbarians know your prowess and drive them all away."

There was no need for Merlin to deal with these barbarians. The barbarians were nothing when this king-level beast was around.

However, what was more important was that Merlin could not act because once he did, the fact that he was not a Sanctuary Contender would be revealed. He was somewhat lucky to have met this tyrant raptor.

The tyrant raptor seemed to perk up. It raised its head high, and its huge body ran wild like a huge mountain. It was unstoppable. Everywhere the raptor went, the barbarians were sent flying. In the blink of an eye, there was an empty clearing on the ground.

"Where did that beast come from?"

The barbarian leader looked murderous as he tossed Count Mandela away. His huge body took a leap and arrived before the tyrant raptor.

The tyrant raptor spread its wings and swept them down like mountain peaks. Formless pressure descended on him all at once, and the barbarian leader was shocked and forced to release his full power to resist.

Bang!

The barbarian leader was smashed directly into the ground where a large crater was formed. Then, the tyrant raptor grabbed the barbarian leader's body with its sturdy claws and flung him into the sky before letting him fall again.

"King-level. That's a king-level beast. Run, run away…"

The battered and half-dead barbarian leader immediately issued the order to retreat. His eyes were filled with horror. Both the Mobatans and barbarians knew what a king-level beast meant.

If a king-level beast wanted to, it could summon countless fierce beasts from the forest. If that were to happen, all the barbarians here would be torn to pieces by the beasts.

Furthermore, a king-level beast itself was comparable to a Sanctuary Contender. No one here was a match for it.

As a result, the barbarian leader quickly gave the order for retreat, and the barbarians withdrew in the blink of an eye. Only corpses were left behind on the battlefield, showing the intensity of the fight earlier.

"Well done."

Merlin patted the tyrant raptor's head gently. The raptor laid down, and Mia and Kevin jumped down eagerly and ran towards the injured Count Mandela.

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Chapter 717: Count Mandela

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Count Mandela was not seriously injured. He stood up slowly. Seeing that Mia and Kevin had returned, he scolded, "Didn't I send you to Ruba City? Why did you come back?"

"Father, we left Mandela City, but we encountered a hoard of beasts along the way. Fortunately, Sir Merlin saved us in time, otherwise…"

Kevin trailed off, but Mandela already knew that if it were not for this stranger, both Kevin and Mia would be dead.

Count Mandela looked at Merlin who was dressed in strange clothes. He had saved Kevin and Mia from the beasts, and that raptor could even defeat the barbarian leader.

With Mandela's insight, he naturally realized that this was a great Sanctuary Contender!

"Sir Merlin, thank you for your generous help. You saved Mandela City."

Count Mandela himself was very strong. Merlin could also feel a life force burning like fire from him. According to Kevin's introduction, Count Mandela was the strongest stage-eight contender in the world.

Stage-eight was equivalent to eighth-level Wizards among Spell Casters while stage-nine was equivalent to ninth-level Spell Casters. However, there were no 'Great Wizards' in this world, but there were Sanctuary Contenders instead.

Rumor had it that Sanctuary Contenders had all sorts of magical means. Merlin would like to meet one if he had the opportunity to but now was not the time.

"Count Mandela. I think we should clear the battlefield first." Merlin said with a smile.

Right now, Mandela City was looked devastating and cries of grief could be heard all around them. There were too many bodies that needed to be cleaned up. After a huge battle, while celebrating their luck at surviving, there were also many who were unable to hide their sadness.

Mandela ordered people to clean up the battlefield and took Merlin and the huge tyrant raptor into Mandela City. Fortunately, the barbarians had not reached inside the city, so there was no damage inside.

This was also the first time Merlin beheld a city in the Mobata world. At first glance, it did not seem particularly special. However, upon a closer look, he noticed some huge differences especially in the buildings of the city. They all had one thing in common. Without exception, every building had very thick walls.

Even the ramparts were no exception. The walls were much thicker than those in the Glorious Land and the Void Zone. If one thought about it carefully though, they would realize that it probably had something to do with the fact that almost everyone here cultivated training drills, had extraordinary strength, and a strong physique. If an accidental fight occurred and the walls were not strong enough, a large area would be destroyed in an instant.

This was the 'characteristic' of this world.The sky darkened, and the city quieted down gradually, no longer as noisy as before. Although they had achieved a great victory today, many people did not sleep for the past few days. Therefore, it was a rare peaceful night.

Only Count Mandela's castle was brightly lit and very lively.

Count Mandela inquired about the dangers Kevin and Mia encountered on the road. After understanding what had happened thoroughly, he felt extremely fortunate and was even more grateful to Merlin.

"Sir Merlin, please allow me to express my most sincere gratitude on behalf of the Mandela family! Not only have you saved my son and daughter, but you've also saved Mandela City by driving away the barbarians…"

Merlin was not overly courteous and had graciously accepted the bow. He still had many questions regarding this world about the barbarians, the fierce beasts, the training drills and so on. He could not ask any of them right away though. Kevin and Mia were too young, and Count Mandela, who was experienced, would not be as easy to deceive.

Therefore, Merlin did not make any further inquiries.

"Are there many barbarians near Mandela City?"

Merlin hesitated for a moment before asking. This question would not arouse Count Mandela's suspicion.

Count Mandela shook his head helplessly, "Originally, there weren't many barbarians around Mandela City, but these barbarians came from the north. It's extremely cold there, and the barbarians couldn't survive any longer, so they came to Mandela City."

Merlin fell silent. That was not the answer he wanted. He had surveyed the battlefield earlier. The barbarians were no different from other Mobatans besides the fact that they looked more uncivilized.

How did they become such bitter enemies with the Mobatans?

Nevertheless, Merlin had buried these questions deep inside his heart. There would be opportunities to ask them in the future.

"Sir Merlin, did you come from Ruba City?" Count Mandela asked tentatively.

Even a stage-eight contender like himself had never seen a great Sanctuary Contender before. Even now, he felt like he was in a dream.

He would have doubted Merlin's identity if it was not for the violent and fierce tyrant raptor currently in the castle. He could not feel any particularly strong life force from Merlin's body.

Merlin also knew this. In this world, the people's life force was extremely large due to their strong physique. The stronger the person, the more intense their life force was. Count Mandela's life force was like a fire that constantly hung over the entire castle.

After chatting for a while, Merlin inadvertently revealed a hint of 'drowsiness', and Count Mandela finally ended the conversation and left.

Merlin did not sleep in the quiet room. In reality, he did not know how long it had been since he last slept. High-level Spell Casters would not feel tired unless they used up too much Mind Power.

"Merlin, this world is really wonderful. It's a completely different system…"

Titus emerged from the Illusory World. He could see everything going on in this world from the illusion bead. It was a brand new world, and there was also a brand new civilization.

"They're somewhat similar to the Giant Clan," Merlin said with conviction.

"No, no, they're completely different from the Giant Clan. Giants are born powerful, and the stronger their bloodline, the greater the power. They rely on the power of their bloodline and slowly enhance their power over time. It can be said the more than 99% of the Giants' strength is determined since birth. Only some special Giants can break the shackles and achieve a breakthrough.

"This world is completely different. I don't know if you've noticed, but newborns have the same amount of life force as the ordinary people in the Glorious Land. They're different now because they've cultivated the unique training drills that gave them powerful bodies. This kind of system is really amazing. It's completely different from the Spell Caster system and the Mind Power system. I do wonder what the limit of this system is."

Titus's analysis was deeper than Merlin's.

"Limit?"

Merlin shook his head. He did not encounter any higher-ups of this world. It was still unknown if there were contenders who were comparable to Honored Legends here. Therefore, although Merlin knew that there were Sanctuary Contenders in Ruba City, he did not plan to go there himself.

Otherwise, Merlin would have left for Ruba City a long time ago to speak to the Sanctuary Contenders directly in order to understand this world. There were still so many things he did not know, and that was why he had to be very cautious.

"Merlin, you should practice more Hallucinating spells. If you don't comprehend an ultimate Maxim, you can't become an Honored Legend nor would you be able to comprehend a Wizard Heart. It'll be even more difficult if you want to increase your strength."

Titus had 'tactfully' persuaded Merlin to devote more of his attention to Hallucinating spells. After all, once he understood the second main stage of the Illusory Heart, his strength would have gained a qualitative improvement. Not only would he be able to 'control' the hearts of others, but even Honored Legends would also be tricked.

Then, Titus returned to the illusion bead, and the room quieted down again.

Merlin looked out the window in silence. Indeed, he was facing a bottleneck right now. He did not seem to be making any progress in the Spell Caster system nor the Mind Power system.

"I heard the sphinx guardian said before that Aruba had left some things behind in this world. Perhaps they might be helpful to me."

Merlin could only put his hopes on whatever the great existence who could create life had left behind. After all, whether it was comprehending a Wizard Heart or forming an ultimate Maxim, it could not be done in a short period of time.

Perhaps, if there was no special opportunity, it would be impossible to break through even in ten thousand years.

Ha!

Suddenly, Merlin heard a soft cry in his ear. A shadow appeared behind the castle.

Merlin's Mind Power silently extended and discovered that it was Kevin. He was currently secretly practicing training drills behind the castle.

Judging from his expression, practicing training drills could be quite painful.

"He wanted to become a Sanctuary Contender.."

Merlin smiled. This little boy who aspired to become a Sanctuary Contender was very hardworking. With that kind of determination, he would definitely achieve something.

However, this training drill seemed to be capped at stage-nine. Even Count Mandela did not know what was above stage-nine. If he did not encounter any extraordinary fortune, Kevin would never become a Sanctuary Contender in his entire life.

"Kevin!"

Another shadow stepped slowly into the night.

"Father, I…"

Kevin felt scared upon seeing this appearance of the figure and fell speechless.

This figure was Count Mandels. The stern Count Mandela did not rebuke Kevin this time and said calmly instead, "Kevin, Mia already told me everything. You did well. In the future, Mandela City will need your protection. I'm very proud of you for returning without hesitation at the critical moment."

"Father, I'll definitely become a Sanctuary Contender. I'll protect you, sister, and the entire Mandela City." Kevin clenched his fists tightly and said resolutely.

Count Mandela laughed from the bottom of his heart and said gently, "Good. You want to become a Sanctuary Contender, but secretly practicing training drills like this won't do you much good. What's more, your training drill posture isn't right. Our family's training drill should be like this…"

In the room, Merlin could see Count Mandela teaching Kevin meticulously using his Mind Power. The two began to practice the training drills in the quiet night. Merlin could not help the small smile from appearing on his lips.

He remembered his father, Old Wilson…

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Chapter 718: History

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History. What Merlin needed to understand most of all right now was the Mobata world's history.

He had stayed in Mandela City for a few days before finally getting his hands on a book which contained the history of the Mobata world. The book was written in the Molta language, so Merlin could read it effortlessly.

The Mobata world, according to the history book, has existed since a very long time ago. Even the appearance of the Mobatans appeared to be a haphazard occurrence. The historical records began with the establishment of the Mobata Empire.

From the very beginning, their history began with the establishment of the Mobata Empire. The records about history before the Mobata Empire could not be found. There were only rumors.

There was an abundance of records about the history of Mobata Empire though. This gigantic empire once ruled over the entire world, and the term of its reign spanned innumerable years. It was more than ten thousand years, at the very least.

However, no matter how ancient an empire was, there had to be a day when it collasped. In an attempt to escape from this eventuality, the last emperor of the Mobata Empire had used his hefty strength to capture dozens of king-level beasts and transfused their blood together in a brazen bid to break through to a whole new realm.

His plan had ultimately failed. For this reason, he paid an excruciating price. The Mobata Empire collapsed.

After the collapse of the Mobata Empire, chaos reigned, thousands of years of chaos. During this period, many Mobatans had no choice but to flee to the forest and live amongst the beasts.

Over time, this group of people could no longer return to the civilized world. They turned into horrific barbarians instead and were constantly in conflict with the Mobatans.

The beasts and the barbarians. These two forces were the greatest threats faced by the Mobatans. Their entire world was split and divided. The strength of the Mobatans was diminishing. In the end, they could only rely on the protection from Ruba City, the former capital of the Mobata Empire, to defy the beasts and the barbarians.

This was the history of the Mobata world that Merlin managed to piece together.

This was a legendary empire that had existed for tens of thousands of years. Even the Molta Empire in its older days was not as glorious.

Nevertheless, Merlin had also made some significant discoveries. The last emperor of the Mobata Empire had fallen because he tried to break through the limit. At that time, he was the number one contender in the entire world. His fearsomeness could be surmised from his ability to capture dozens of king-level beasts all by himself.

The reason for the last emperor's attempt to break through the limit was to rip open space. He had a feeling that there was a vaster world behind the unknown space.

The scribes of history all painted the last emperor of the Mobata Empire as a lunatic. Otherwise, he would not have tried to attempt a breakthrough so madly and caused the downfall of the Mobata Empire.

It could be said that the current forsaken state that the Mobatans were in was caused by the emperor who had foolishly tried to force a breakthrough.

While others might not comprehend the foolish emperor's decision, Merlin understood him entirely. In any other world, or even in the Void Zone, ripping space was easily achieved by anyone who was near the level of a Great Legend.

However, the space composition in this world was just too sturdy. It was impossible for an ordinary Legend to rip it. According to Merlin's conjecture, only an Honored Legend, at the very least, could influence this space enough to shatter it.

According to this line of thought, he deduced that the most powerful contenders in this world were probably the Sanctuary Contenders, and that they were comparable to Great Legends. Perhaps, among the Sanctuary Contenders, there were also differences in strength. Regardless, no matter how strong they were, probably no one could surpass an Honored Legend.

"Phew…"

Merlin finally released a long breath of relief. He had felt pressured ever since he entered this world. Master Aruba in particular, as told by the sphinx in the secret place, has exerted a persistent pressure on him.

This so-called Aruba person was a fearsome existence who could create life. This was a feat that even the Ultimate Arcane Wizards could not possibly achieve. Since this world was also created by Aruba, Merlin had been extremely cautious and dared not act as brazenly as he did in the Glorious Land.

Right now, however, he finally understood the general workings of this world. At Merlin's current level of abilities, he was the most preeminent existence in this world. Even if he did encounter an existence comparable to an Honored Legend, he still had the Atlan civilization's empire-level warship, so he should be able to escape unscathed.

Thus, he could embark on the next step of his plan, which was to find the item left behind by Aruba in this world. This was Merlin's primary goal.

"Time to leave!"

Merlin put down the book and looked outside the castle. Kevin was still practicing the training drills diligently. Despite his sweat-drenched back, he had no intention of stopping.

This twelve-year-old youth already had a steadfast determination."Sir Merlin, you're really leaving?"

Count Mandela's face was filled with reluctance, but he had long since expected this day to come. Merlin was a Sanctuary Contender. The fact that he could spend a few days in Mandela City was already demanding enough. How could they expect him to stay on?

Merlin smiled and said, "That's right. I'm heading to Ruba City. Thank you for your hospitality over the past few days."

Kevin and Mia were back. Kevin, especially, had a miserable look on his face.

"Come on, Sir Merlin is leaving soon. Let's go and see him off."

Count Mandela, Mia, and Kevin walked out of the castle where the tyrant raptor was already ready to move on. It lowered its proud head and allowed Merlin to jump onto its back when it saw him coming out.

Whoosh!

The tyrant raptor gently flapped its wings and flew into the sky. Merlin's heart rattled. He could feel Kevin's burning gaze on him. The twelve years old youth was giving Merlin a tingling sense of familiarity.

Perhaps, he was just like Merlin years ago!

Hum!

Merlin gathered his Mind Power forcefully and projected it into Kevin's mind. Kevin's expression turned vacant, and his mind turned blank. After a while, unforgettable pictures began to appear in his mind.

The training drills had originally been very hard to remember. Right now, however, every posture and movement played in his mind in a lifelike manner. They would appear at will as soon as he calleed for it.

Many people failed to remember the sequences entirely even after spending a lot of time and effort on them. Kevin was also agonizing about this problem because if he could not remember the complicated training drills, he would not be able to improve on his strength quickly.

Now, on the other hand, the training drills had been seared into his memory. They were so clear that even pictures appeared in his mind. The speed of his training would certainly improve in the future.

"Little guy, since we've already met each other, I'll leave you some benefits. Practice well, remember your dreams and become a great Sanctuary Contender…"

A familiar voice spoke inside Kevin's mind. Then, the voice gradually faded and disappeared.

Kevin whipped his head up, but could only see the tyrant bird turning into a tiny black speck in the sky.

"Sir Merlin, I'll definitely become a Sanctuary Contender. I will!"

Little Kevin clenched his fists tightly. This was the most precious gift a Sanctuary Contender had given to him in order to help him achieve his dream…Merlin did not know that his impulsive action had further strengthened the resolve and determination of the youth. From his perspective, using Mind Power to commit an unforgettable picture to memory was a common feat for Spell Casters.

Most of the Great Wizards could achieve it easily. Merlin, who was a powerful Mind Power Master, was not an exception.

The tyrant raptor flapped its wings happily and flew towards Ruba City. This was probably its first time traveling to such a distant place, but this tyrant raptor who had submitted itself to Merlin still appeared very delighted.

Some of the wild beasts underneath obviously felt a trace of the tyrant bird's aura, so they fled in multiple directions. This reminded Merlin of the animal stampede caused by the tyrant raptor.

"I wonder what would happen if the tyrant bird led all the wild beasts to form a stampede and head towards Ruba City?"

A smile danced on Merlin's lips. Of course, this was just a thought. If he really made it happened, then the Sanctuary Contenders of Ruba City would definitely try to stop Merlin at all cost.

Merlin only wanted to find out about the item left behind by Aruba in the Mobata world. He did not intend to make enemies with the Mobatans.

The tyrant bird's speed was incredibly fast. As a king-level beast that was comparable to a Great Legend, its speed was, needless to say, impressive. Merlin observed the scenary below from above along the way.

He saw some barbarians and beasts, as well as some Mobatan cities. Whenever some of the people saw the tyrant raptor, there would be a flurry of panic. Nevertheless, the tyrant raptor left in a flash and did not pose a threat to anyone.

About two days later, Merlin could finally see a huge city in a distance. Unlike the other cities, Merlin could feel the weight of its history even from afar. This was an ancient city that had existed for tens of thousands of years.

"I've finally arrived. I wonder how will the Sanctuary Contenders treat me?"

Merlin was now quite relaxed and not too worried. His identity as a Sanctuary Contender would surely be exposed upon meeting the real Sanctuary Contenders.

However, what does it matter? Merlin might not be a Sanctuary Contender, but he possessed powers exceeding the Sanctuary Contenders!Inside the watchtower of Ruba City, just as the soldiers were growing drowsy, a black speck appeared in the distant sky.This black speck then grew larger and larger, bringing the rustling of the wind with it.

"Giant… Giant raptor beast?"

The soldiers on the watchtower were no longer feeling drowsy when they saw the black speck for what it was. This was Ruba City, so no beast had ever came to attack this place before.

Nonetheless, just because it never happened before did not mean it would not happen forever. The Mobata world had not been faring well in recent times. People were fearing that the beasts would attack them inside Ruba City.

Hence, the watchtower was built.

"Sound the alarm. There's a ferocious beast!" the soldiers on the watchtower yelled to the people below loudly.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

The crisp alarm sounded for the first time in this ancient city with a ten-thousand-year history…

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Chapter 719: Special Force Field

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"What's happening? The alarm was sounded?"

In a lofty tall tower, all the Contenders who guarded over Ruba City woke up. Only those who were at least a Ninth-level Contender were qualified to enter this tower.

There were even a few real Sanctuary Contenders among them!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three figures flew out of the tower out of nowhere like a single beam of light. These three figures hovered in the air, eyes fixed on the huge tyrant raptor approaching from a distance.

"Tyrant raptor? It's a king-level beast according to the legends."

"Someone had actually tamed the tyrant raptor, but we don't know whether he's a friend or foe yet."

Each of these three figures seemed to be emitting a special kind of force field from their bodies. They stood in the air and stared at the tyrant raptor in the distance with bright eyes.

Only real Sanctuary Contenders like them were able to maintain their composure in the face of a king-level beast.

Swish!

When the tyrant raptor came to a stop, Merlin's gaze also landed on these three figures.

"Sanctuary Contenders?"

Merlin had finally met the real Sanctuary Contenders. Even without any external prompting, Merlin knew immediately that these three people stood at the pinnacle of this world. They were the Sanctuary Contenders.

This was because they were completely different from the ordinary people in the Mobata world. Judging from Merlin's perspective, he could tell at once that there was a special force field around these three people.

Among these force fields, one was chaotic, one was weighty, and one was about speed. This represented the different abilities of each Sanctuary Contender. The 'sanctuary' in Sanctuary Contenders denoted the special force field each of them owned.

Once somebody had been shrouded by a Sanctuary Contender's force field, their abilities would begin to weaken. This was also the most terrifying thing about the Sanctuary Contenders. Almost no one could stand against them under the influence of their sanctuary.

Merlin was observing these three Sanctuary Contenders. In turn, they were also observing Merlin as well. As real Sanctuary Contenders, they had naturally discovered Merlin's peculiarity.

"No, you're not a Sanctuary Contender!"

"But why is he giving off such a strong threat? And even a king-level beast has submitted to him?"

Although these three Sanctuary Contenders could see that Merlin was not a Sanctuary Contender, they were still perplexed as to who this 'uninvited guest' was due to the limitations of their knowledge.

"Who are you? Anyone who could tame a king-level beast is definitely not an average person. What is your purpose of coming to Ruba City?" one of the burly middle-aged Sanctuary Contender asked.

A faint smile appeared on Merlin's lips as he said softly, "Nothing much, but since the Sanctuary Contenders are the pinnacle of your world, I have merely come to take a look at you all. I also want to ask you some questions. That's all."

"Our world?"

There was a significant change in one of the Sanctuary Contenders' expression. He asked with a shocked look and a trembling voice, "So, you're not from the Mobata world?"

"Oh? You also know about the other worlds?"

The Sanctuary Contenders' gazes sharpened considerably when they heard Merlin's reply. A sliver of excitement crept into their terror.

"A foreign world. You're actually from another world… It has long since been speculated that besides there must be a vaster world outside of this world. I can't believe it's actually true."

The Sanctuary Contenders were truly the pinnacle existence of the Mobata world. They were considered powerful even in the outside world. There were also many other civilizations in the Void Zone that could not produce a Great Legend. Hence, they were unable to step into the Void Zone.

On the other hand, these people had achieved the level of a Great Legend but were instead confined by the unusually sturdy space in this world. Therefore, they were unable to leave the Mobata world nor could they enter the Void Zone.

Based on the classification of civilizations in the Void Zone, the Mobata world would not be considered weak but a relatively powerful one. This was because although they had no Honored Legends, they had given birth to many existences that were comparable to a Great Legend.

Of course, they would turn out mediocre if they were compared to the powerful civilizations with ultimate existences. Once a civilization gave birth to an ultimate existence, they could be classified as a powerful civilization.

However, there were just too many civilizations in the Void Zone, maybe up to billions of them. Among these innumerable foreign tribe civilizations, how many powerful civilizations could there be?

Thus, giving birth to an ultimate existence was simply too challenging. The fact that the Spell Caster civilization managed to achieve this feat was considered a miracle among miracles.

"Yes, I belong to a foreign world. I came to your world by accident. This is quite a unique world, but it seems that you're not in a favorable situation at the moment."

Merlin admitted frankly because it would not matter much if he did not do it. These people could definitely see what was wrong. The three men before him were not as easily fooled as those Eighth- or Ninth-level Contenders.

"Someone from the foreign world… So you must know about that vast world outside. We must go out. Only by going out, we'll be able to find our way. You're a guest from afar. You should've been a guest under usual circumstances, but the situation is too critical right now. Sorry about that. Attack!"

The Sanctuary Contenders actually attacked him on the spot. They wanted to break through the barriers of this world and find the vast world outside. All they wanted was to find a viable solution for the situation they were facing in this world.

If this were to persist without any miracles gracing them, then the Mobatans would soon be destroyed by the barbarians and the beasts. They were uncertain whether there was even a foreign world in the beginning, so how would they be willing to search for a solution there?

Nonetheless, Merlin's appearance seemed to have opened a wide window of opportunity for them, a window that they could not refuse.

Boom!

In an instant, a terrifying weight descended. The tyrant raptor underneath Merlin howled pitifully and fell heavily onto the ground. It seemed like an overwhelming power was needed to overcome this tremendous weight.

This was a weighted force field, which was also one of the most common force fields among the Sanctuary Contenders.

"Chaos!"

Another Sanctuary Contender had also released a force field. This chaotic force field of his had shrouded Merlin and the tyrant bird in the speed of light. It was as if an invisible force was tearing Merlin apart from all directions.

The tyrant raptor was suffering horribly.

It growled helplessly.

Nevertheless, the tyrant raptor was still a king-level beast. Although it did not possess any special force field, its physical attributes were no weaker than these Sanctuary Contenders. Therefore, it gathered all its might with a loud roar, stretched out its wings, and flapped them once.

Hoo… Hoo… Hoo…

A strong gale materialized out of thin air and gained momentum instantly. The surrounding buildings were all torn apart by this monstrous gale. Even the sturdy ground was lashed to the extent where spiderweb-like cracks appeared densely across the ground. It was an unbelievable sight.

"Laggard!"

The last Sanctuary Contender performed his special force field. Suddenly, the tyrant bird found it difficult to even walk. This was a force field that could slow everyone under its influence down to the maximum.

"Special force fields, how unique!"

Merlin was not flustered. He wanted to learn more about the uniqueness of this world's most powerful abilities which seemed to only be possessed by the Sanctuary Contenders. Indeed, it was quite astounding.

In fact, the main focus of their cultivation would be on these special force fields once they have become a Sanctuary Contender. A more powerful Sanctuary Contender basically meant a more powerful special force field.

The biggest difference between the Sanctuary Contenders and the king-level beasts was precisely these special force fields. Only the Sanctuary Contenders had special force fields, whereas the king-level beasts did not. Consequently, the king-level beasts were ultimately weaker than the Sanctuary Contenders in this respect.

However, there were just too many king-level beasts in this world, so even the Sanctuary Contenders were quite helpless against them.

"Almost there. Added with the power of these special force fields, they are probably on par with a one- or two-Maxim Legend. There might perhaps be stronger Sanctuary Contenders out there, but these three people certainly aren't them."

Merlin had already learned quite a bit. These Sanctuary Contenders were merely comparable to a one- or two-Maxim Legend at most. They posed zero threat to Merlin.

"Illusion!"

Merlin did not use his spells but had instead employed his Hallucinating spell. With his current achievement in the realm of Hallucinating spells, entrapping an ordinary Legend was a simple feat.

"Huh? Mind control?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders' faces went blank but recovered soon enough. Then, they let out a large roar together. The terrifying sound waves reverberated in every direction and had unleashed destruction of massive proportions.

Regardless, it seemed like they had some special technique to avoid being ensnared by Merlin's illusion.

"Interesting. I see that this world also has Hallucinating abilities like me. This is not the first time these people had come across an illusion."

Merlin was not too surprised. If he mobilized the Illusory World, he could easily trap these three Sanctuary Contenders in an illusion. Nevertheless, he abandoned the idea after some consideration.

Since he was here to search for Aruba's item, then he should let everyone know his true power and flaunt his authority as much as possible!

"Fire!" Merlin whispered.

In an instant, blazing flames appeared out of thin air. These pale white flames did not seem hot at all but contained a chilling aura that made the Sanctuary Contenders gulp in fear.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

The flames burned wildly. The weighty force field, chaotic force field, and laggard force field were all destroyed by the flames completely. Thus, the tyrant bird was freed.

The three Sanctuary Contenders were astonished. Their combined special force fields were actually unable to defeat Merlin. The thought of retreating entered their minds.

Nevertheless, retreating was not as easy as they thought.

"Ice Seal!"

A huge multi-colored Wizard Heart took shape behind Merlin. An overwhelming sense of oppression descended in an instant. The three Sanctuary Contenders could feel the substantive gap in power between themselves and Merlin now.

"Is this the power of the foreign world? Your body is incredibly weak and fragile, yet you possess a powerful ability that was comparable to us Sanctuary Contenders. No, you're even more powerful than Sanctuary Contenders!"

The moment they saw the multi-colored Wizard Heart behind Merlin, these three Sanctuary Contenders knew that they were defeated. The gap between them was simply too pronounced.

Ka-chak!

The three of them were imprisoned by solid layers of ice, and only their heads were left exposed. They were not even able to wield their special force fields. Falling onto the ground, they could only watch as Merlin drew closer.

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Chapter 720: Ruba's Monument I

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"He's too powerful. I'm afraid only Sir Veron will be able to defeat him!"

The three Sanctuary Contenders looked at one another. They had all become Merlin's prisoners and had no way to escape.

"You're all my prisoners now. Anyway, I don't intend to kill you. The reason I came here is to obtain an item left behind by a supreme existence."

"Supreme existence?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders glanced at one another. Then, one of the Sanctuary Contenders spoke up uncertainly, "What is the name of that supreme existence?"

Merlin thought about it. Aruba was not a secret. Not only did he create this world, but they had also named a city after him. That was Ruba City, the ground upon which they were standing on at the moment.

So, he replied calmly, "That supreme existence calls himself Aruba!"

"Aruba? Surely, it would be Ruba's Monument. It was left behind by a great existence. However, many years have passed, but no one had been able to decrypt it."

"Yes, countless powerful contenders had been trying to decrypt it over generations, but all of them had failed. It's surprising that someone from the foreign world would come for Ruba's Monument. What's more, the great Sir Veron is also trying to decrypt Ruba's Monument at the moment."

These people had mentioned Veron a few times. It seemed that Veron was a Sanctuary Contender, and these three people did not even attempt to hide his identity. Apparently, they were all very confident in Veron's abilities.

"Very well, we'll bring you to Ruba's Monument!"

The three Sanctuary Contenders acquiesced to Merlin's request.

"Just like that?"

Merlin was slightly taken aback. He was actually planning to employ some of his special tricks because he did not imagine that they would agree to it so easily. Merlin had grown hesitant all of a sudden.

Nonetheless, they explained by saying: "Ruba's Monument is not really a secret. It has always been there ever since the Kingdom of Mobata was established. There have always been rumors saying that it contains an earth-shattering secret. Once the secret is decrypted, it would be possible to break through our limitations. That's why anyone can go and study Ruba's Monument as soon as someone they become a Sanctuary Contender. But no one had been able to decrypt its unfathomable secret after so many years."

Merlin mulled it over. Perhaps this Ruba's Monument was really left behind by Aruba. In regard to why no one has been able to decrypt it, there might be some mystifying tricks to it.

Merlin wanted to try to decrypt it, as per his nature. However, he also knew that the reason these three had agreed to bring him to Ruba's Monument was not only because it was a widely-known secret, but because there was a powerful Sanctuary Contender at Ruba's Monument right now, which was the Sir Veron they had mentioned.

However, the ever-confident Merlin could not care less about Veron. All he wanted was to get to Ruba's Monument.

Subsequently, Merlin gave a gentle wave of his hand and withdrew the spells on these three men. All of them had returned back to normal. Their gazes on Merlin turned a bit more respectful.

Earlier on, the three of them were unable to put up any resistance before they were trapped by Merlin. Although he did not kill them, they knew that it was simply because he still needed them to lead him to Ruba's Monument.

"How should we acknowledge you?" one of the Sanctuary Contenders asked.

Despite launching an attack on him previously, they did not know their opponent's name.

"Merlin," Merlin replied nonchalantly.

"Sir Merlin, this way, please. Ruba's Monument is not here but somewhere outside Ruba City."

"Outside Ruba City?"

Merlin nodded. The tyrant raptor flew over to him instantly with a wave of his hand. Right now, the tyrant raptor was even more in awe of Merlin. Before this, it had been painfully overpowered by the three Sanctuary Contenders. The effects of the special force fields were eternally etched into its memories.

Now, the tyrant raptor finally realized that it was merely the king of the forest. Once it had left the forest, regardless of how weak the Mobatans might appear to be, they were still a force to be reckoned with.

However, those powerful Sanctuary Contenders were still inferior to its master. They had been defeated easily by Merlin. Therefore, the tyrant raptor was very thrilled about all these as well. With a flap of its wings, it followed the three people and flew out of the city.

Throughout the journey, the three Sanctuary Contenders flew in the front. Their speed was not slower than the tyrant raptor.

Nonetheless, their hearts felt extremely conflicted.

"Are we really bringing this Merlin to Ruba's Monument?"

"Do you have any better ideas besides this? It would not be difficult for him to destroy the entire Ruba City. We might as well fulfill his request. Moreover, Ruba's Monument is truly not a secret. Any random person from Ruba City would know its general location."

"Sir Veron should be at Ruba's Monument, right? When we get there, we'll report this matter to Sir Veron and let him deal with him."

The three Sanctuary Contenders discussed but seemed to have run out of ideas after a while, so all they could do was to lead Merlin towards Ruba's Monument located outside of the city.

Following behind the three of them, Merlin did not use his Mind Power to investigate what they were talking about. The special force fields of the Sanctuary Contenders were truly magnificent. Even the tiniest trace of force entering the periphery of their force fields would be discovered.

This meant that even Merlin's invisible Mind Power could not escape being detected by the special force fields. As such, he might as well leave them alone. He was sure that they would not act recklessly when they were confronted with his absolute power.

After flying for half an hour, Merlin soon spotted a dazzling palace on the top of the hill. However, the most attractive structure was not the palace but the huge stone monument.

It would be difficult for this huge stone monument to escape anyone's attention. Its height spanned up to a hundred meters, even higher than the palace itself. The monument also emitted a silvery-white glow that could be seen from afar.

"That must be Ruba's Monument, right?"

Merlin's eyes flashed with excitement. This stone monument looked unendingly extraordinary. Furthermore, there was also a familiar aura about it. Merlin searched his mind and decided it was similar to the aura on the sphinx back in the secret place.

Merlin would not know whether it had any life force. Nonetheless, it was confirmed that this stone monument was indeed linked to the secret place. It was most probably left behind by the mysterious Aruba.

"Yes, that is Ruba's Monument. It has existed since a very long time ago, perhaps even before the Kingdom of Mobata was established. Moreover, even the most powerful Sanctuary Contender from the days of the Mobata Empire was unable to destroy Ruba's Monument."

These Sanctuary Contenders harbored complicated feelings for this monument. This Ruba's Monument was truly magnificent. It was just that they had studied it before and failed to decrypt it.

They were not the only ones. Throughout their long history, countless powerful Sanctuary Contenders had come to decrypt Ruba's Monument, but none had succeeded. It could be said that every new Sanctuary Contender would first and foremost come to Ruba's Monument.

Swish! Swish!

The entourage landed before the palace on top of the hill. This was a palace specially constructed by the Mobata Empire back in the olden days for the sole purpose of studying Ruba's Monument. Back then, only members of the royal family were allowed to rest here and decrypt Ruba's Monument.

After the Mobata Empire collapsed, this place had been open to the public. Now, anyone could enter.

However, the palace had already been worn down after so many years. They barely managed to maintain the original outlook of the palace after numerous attempts of restoration. This stone monument, on the other hand, maintained its appearance despite the passing of time. There was no change to it whatsoever.

"Sir Veron!"

Upon landing, the three Sanctuary Contenders rushed up about ten meters in front of Ruba's Monument to meet a middle-aged man dressed in plain attire.

Swoosh!

This middle-aged man was Sir Veron mentioned by the three Sanctuary Contenders. He opened his eyes gently and did not look at the three Sanctuary Contenders. Instead, he stared directly at Merlin.

A powerful force shrouded Merlin.

"You're not a Mobatan!"

As soon as Veron spoke, his words caught Merlin by surprise.

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Chapter 721: Ruba's Monument II

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This Veron who stood before him gave Merlin an eerie feeling. He could also detect a trace of dangerous aura from him.

"Who are you?"

Veron took a step forward. His plain-looking demeanor had immediately transformed into a frightening presence, and his special force field shrouded Merlin without warning.

Boom!

An invisible pressure made Merlin feel like his entire body was restrained. He was unable to move forward quickly.

Fortunately, Merlin had already covered himself with spells, and the Wizard Heart had emerged behind him at once. Merlin's expression also turned icy when Veron attacked him without any warning.

"Ice Seal."

Merlin stretched out a finger. The surrounding area was frozen into ice which was extending at high speed towards Veron. The frigid draught had overwhelmed the three Sanctuary Contenders.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Dissimilar to when Merlin was facing off the three Sanctuary Contenders, Merlin's spell did not manage to touch Veron before it seemed to have encountered a powerful and invisible force. The ice crystals shattered and were unable to trap Veron.

At the same time, the surrounding pressure seemed to have turned chaotic. An incredible force was trying to tear apart every layer of defensive spells Merlin had on his body.

"There's not just one special force field?"

Merlin's eyebrows rose. He did not expect Veron to be so powerful. Moreover, Veron did not only have a single type of force field but a combination of force fields each attributing to a different ability. It was unpredictable, and a three- or four-Maxim Legend might not be able to resist his attacks.

Only someone like Merlin, who had consolidated a groundbreakingly powerful Wizard Heart comparable to a six-Maxim Great Legend and was second only to an Honored Legend, was a match for him in combat.

"Darkness Cover!"

Merlin waved his hand again and the sky turned dark. Darkness blocked out the rays of light and turned the entire sky pitch-black. This was no ordinary darkness. Even one's Mind Power could not penetrate it. It was also filled with lethal attacks.

"Chaos!"

Veron's long hair swayed despite the stillness in the air. His special force field covered a vast area, including the sky. Hence, the power of his special force field exploded and blew away the endless darkness forcefully.

"Fire!"

Merlin tried to employ various types of spells, but no matter what spell he used, they were disintegrated easily by Veron. At the same time, Veron's force field could also be easily broken down by Merlin's defensive spell.

The two of them began to fight!

This was the first time Merlin had encountered an opponent who was a match for him in terms of power since he became a Great Wizard. As a Great Wizard who was second only to an Honored Legend, Merlin had thought that he would never encounter a worthy opponent anymore aside from someone who was an Honored Legend.

It was unexpected that Veron he had just met had quite a powerful force field too. These twisted, chaotic, and weighted force fields were powerful enough to shatter any spell attack to dust. There was no doubt that Veron was also a powerful existence second only to an Honored Legend.

"This is troublesome. If I don't mobilize the Illusory World or the empire-level warship, I won't be able to defeat Veron!"

Merlin's gaze flickered with hesitation. The situation right now was very clear on the fact that Veron was equally powerful as Merlin. If they were to compete on the basis of stamina, Merlin was unwilling to waste so much of his Magic Power.

"I'm from a foreign world. I'm here for the Ruba's Monument behind you!"

Since Merlin could not defeat him, they might as well work together. Merlin's objective was to obtain the item left behind by Aruba in this world, not to destroy it.

"Ruba's Monument?"

Veron's eyes lit up with interest. Then, the three Sanctuary Contenders gave him a brief introduction on Merlin's identity. Even Veron, a Sanctuary Contender who had lived for god knows how long, was taken completely by surprise.

After a while, he took the initiative to retract his special force field and showed some goodwill.

"Someone from the foreign world, huh? Our space here was really tough to the point we could not break through it, but I have a vague premonition that behind this space is an endless vast world… True enough, I was right. Do you know how to leave the Mobata world?"

Distinctive from the other Sanctuary Contenders, Veron did not seem astonished by Merlin's origin from a foreign world. However, it was all that surprising if one were to think about it. Based on his abilities, it was not impossible for Veron to discern that there was another world behind this space even though he could not rip open space.

"I'm afraid the secret to leaving the Mobata world lies within the secret of Ruba's Monument. You've been here for a long time, have you discovered the secret of Ruba's Monument?"

Merlin did not continue to elaborate on his identity but redirected the conversation to Ruba's Monument.

"Ruba's Monument. Despite knowing that there are secrets hidden within and have been deciphering it for a long time, I'm still unable to decrypt its mystery. Since you are here for the secret inside Ruba's Monument, perhaps you may have an idea?"

Both of them were well-aware that their abilities were evenly matched. Therefore, Veron treated Merlin as an equal. Although he did not say it outright, Veron's meaning was very clear. Should Merlin managed to decipher the secret of Ruba's Monument, both of them would share it. Together, there was nothing they could not solve.

Merlin nodded. Although he did not have any specific ideas as of now, he was sure that there was something special about this place to warrant the sphinx sending him here.

"I'll try."

Merlin walked up to look at the huge Ruba's Monument. There were some carvings of humans on top which appeared to be a set of training drills.

"This carving on top is a set of training drills?" Merlin asked curiously.

Veron nodded. "Yes, it's a set of training drills, but it's the most common and most primitive training drills, so it's not very useful. Many people have tried cultivating this set of training drills, but its effect is quite appalling."

After all, Ruba's Monument had stood here for a very long time. Due to developments over long periods of time, the training drills were constantly updated and many people had invented more powerful training drills.

However, Merlin froze when he read the moves for the training drills. Were these postures not the same as the mysterious relief sculptures he had in his hand?

There were other pictures besides the training drills. These pictures gave Merlin another jolt of shock. They were exactly the same as the one he had seen in the secret place regarding the development of the Glorious Land. Of course, the Mobatans would not understand what it meant.

Merlin was sure that this Ruba's Monument was definitely linked to the master of the secret place, the ever-mysterious Aruba.

"Have you tried shrouding Ruba's Monument with your force field?" Merlin asked Veron as he examined the stone monument carefully.

"Of course I've tried that, but there seems to be no effect. We've tried everything we can but still couldn't discover its mystery. If not for the fact that Ruba's Monument is too miraculous and indestructible, some people might even think that it's merely a prank."

Veron also appeared quite helpless. Everyone knew that Ruba's Monument contained secrets, but no one could decrypt it.

"If even your special force field is useless, then I'll try using my Mind Power. This is a characteristic unique to Spell Casters. If it's as the sphinx guardian said, that Aruba had left something behind in this world, I don't believe it would be unaffected by a Spell Caster's Mind Power."

Merlin knew very well that Aruba would not leave something behind but forbid them to be taken away. It was because no Spell Casters had been here before, so the prerequisite was not fulfilled. Now that he had fulfilled the prerequisite, Merlin wanted to try again.

Hum…

When the Mind Power projected by Merlin touched Ruba's Monument, the white light on the stone monument changed right away. The carvings on the monument also seemed to come alive and became highly animated.

"It's moving, it's really moving. Does this mean that the secret of Ruba's Monument will soon be revealed?"

Veron and the other three Sanctuary Contenders were unbelievably thrilled.

"There's a change!"

Merlin's heart was also bursting with anticipation. He had spent a lot of effort coming to the Mobata world simply to discover what this mysterious Aruba had left behind.

Boom!

Suddenly, Ruba's Monument shook violently. A dark and unfathomable vortex appeared on top of the huge stone monument. It seemed to lead towards a mysterious place.

New words were forming in the Molta language on the monument itself.

"He who seeks to enter this gate must need a Spell Caster's Mind Power and a Sanctuary Contender's blood."

"The fresh blood of a Sanctuary Contender?"

Merlin glanced at Veron. The other Sanctuary Contenders also seemed eager to participate. With the secret of Ruba's Monument at stake, no one was willing to give up the opportunity.

Chi!

Veron was not slow to point a finger at Ruba's Monument. A drop of blood flew out and was quickly absorbed by Ruba's Monument. Similarly, Merlin projected a strand of his Mind Power into Ruba's Monument.

Hum… Hum… Hum…

Subsequently, the pitch-black vortex emitted an even stronger suction which seemed to be pulling Merlin and Veron into it. Both of them did not resist and allowed this suction power to suck them into the vortex.

Swish!

The two figures disappeared in an instant, leaving behind three astonished Sanctuary Contenders.

"They're both gone?"

"They must have gone to search for the secret of Ruba's Monument. Let's try too."

These three Sanctuary Contenders, of course, did not dare to fight Veron. Now that both Merlin and Veron had gone ahead, they also wanted to explore the secret of Ruba's Monument.

Thus, the three of them dripped their blood onto Ruba's Monument. After a while, they realized that it was utterly useless no matter how many drops of blood they dripped onto Ruba's Monument. Ruba's Monument did not change at all.

"Is our blood useless? Or perhaps it's because we don't have that person from the foreign world?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders were disappointed. This was their best chance to discover the secret of Ruba's Monument, yet they missed it.

"We don't know if Sir Veron will be able to discover the secret of Ruba's Monument. If this secret can help the Mobatans overcome our predicament, then it would be the most helpful."

Although the three of them did not manage to enter, Veron did. The secret of Ruba's Monument had plagued the Mobatans for tens of thousands of years. No one knew what the secret actually contained.

Hence, the three of them could only pray for Veron in their hearts. Then, they stood guard before Ruba's Monument. They believed, surely, Veron would return soon.

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Chapter 722: Secret of Origin I

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Swish! Swish!

Two figures were wrapped in a white ray and flung into an unknown space.

"What is this place?"

Veron, who had a tough body, and Merlin, who had resilient Mind Power, had awoken quickly. They had only lost consciousness for a split second.

Although both of them were powerful existences second only to an Honored Legend, they were rendered completely helpless when the white light wrapped around them.

Merlin's Mind Power seemed to have met an invisible barrier. Even space was being suppressed in a place like this. Veron also could sense the unusual quality of this place.

There was no distinction between day and night in this place. It appeared to be an empty space.

Hum…

Suddenly, the space around them quivered. A ball of dazzling light gradually ascended into the air.

"Finally, someone is here…"

A faint sigh reverberated in this abnormal space. Merlin stared directly at this dazzling ball of light. The voice came from within the light.

"Who are you?" Merlin asked in a deep voice.

"Aren't you looking for me?"

The dazzling light gradually coalesced into a tall figure. He wore a layer of black armor, looking like a powerful knight.

"Are you Aruba?"

Merlin's eyes narrowed a little. Was this person Aruba, the mysterious founder of the secret place, the creator of the Mobota world and was intricately linked to the Glorious Land?

"My real name, even I've forgotten it… But when I traverse the infinite Latitude Cosmos, they call me Aruba!"

This armored man was indeed Aruba. Merlin's breath hitched. He came to the Mobata world just so he could to search for this mysterious Aruba.

"Traverse the infinite Latitude Cosmos? What do you mean?"

Merlin had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he could not help but ask when he heard what Aruba has said in passing.

Aruba glanced at Merlin and waved his hand. The entire space was illuminated, and their surroundings transformed rapidly.

Under Merlin's and Veron's startling gaze, a little gazebo appeared. Surrounding this little gazebo was a huge lake, and on the lake floated countless beautiful lotus leaves. A gentle breeze stirred up ripples of water across the calm surface. It was picturesque.

That was not all. A marble table materialized in the gazebo along with a few cups of hot beverage, giving off a tempting aroma. Merlin used his Mind Power to check his surroundings and could not sense any illusion.

"What a realistic illusion!" Merlin mumbled under his breath. It was impossible for him to create such an illusion even with his current Hallucinating spell realm. This was almost like a real-life illusion.

Beside him, Veron was completely dumbstruck. The shock that rattled through his heart rendered him stricken for a long time.

"Do you think this is an illusion?" Aruba asked, amused.

"Huh? So, it's not an illusion?"

Merlin's heart skipped a beat. He had seen it with his own eyes just now that these things had appeared bit by bit out of thin air. This was a reversal of natural order.

No one could create something out of nothing, even the ultimate existences. This was because natural order that existed everywhere did not allow such occurrence.

"Of course it's not an illusion. Perhaps it may seem unbelievable to you, but really, this is not an illusion. I believe you've seen me give life to the icy statues. If I can give life, what can't I do?" Aruba said calmly.

"Yes, if you can give life to a statue, what is conjuring something out of nothing?"

Merlin looked at Aruba in a daze. Meeting Aruba in person was even more disconcerting than ever and had overturned all his previous cognitions.

Aruba lifted the pristine white cup and took a sip. He appeared to be at ease. After a while, he spoke slowly, "This was one of the amazing Latitude Cosmos that I've visited. This is called tea n their Latitude. I like this. Why don't you try it and tell me what you think about it?"

Merlin wrinkled his forehead. In his previous life, tea was not considered an exotic item. He knew that it was a type of beverage favored by people back in the olden days.

However, it was rarely consumed now in this lifetime of his.

"A little bitter."

Veron had finally regained his composure and tried a sip.

"Yes, a little bitter, but full of flavor."

Aruba smiled.

Merlin pressed on, "The Latitude Cosmos that you mentioned just now, what do you mean?"

"The Latitude Cosmos is not something you can understand right now. Let me simplify it. You should know about the Void Zone, right? The Latitude Cosmos is like another Void Zone, but with millions of Void Zones. Do you understand that?"

Aruba's explanation was very straightforward. How could Merlin not understand?

Nevertheless, it was too astounding. The entire Void Zone was already so incredibly vast that neither Merlin nor the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards could discover its boundaries.

According to Aruba though, there was also an amazing Latitude Cosmos which contained infinite vast universes that were like the Void Zone.

Despite the clarity of Aruba's explanation, Merlin still could not wrap his head around the concept.

"And you can traverse the Latitude Cosmos?" Merlin continued to ask.

"Of course. I've traversed countless Latitude Cosmos to reach the universe you call Void Zone. It's quite an interesting place. The Void Zone actually gave birth to quite a large number of ultimate existences. So I decided to loiter here for some time. According to your measurement of time, it should be around hundreds of thousands of years," Aruba said indifferently.

Merlin gawked. Hundreds of thousands of years. The way Aruba said it sounded like it was inconsequential to him. The Spell Caster civilization had left the Glorious Land and entered the Void Zone around three thousand years ago. Hence, a few hundred thousand years was an inconceivably long time.

"The stone carvings in the secret place were left behind by you?"

Merlin continued to pursue.

"Yes, I left them behind. Back then, I was fascinated by the Void Zone, so I went to a dimension. Unfortunately, that dimension was simply too barren. No life forms had yet to come into existence in the dimension that you now call the Glorious Land. Before coming to the Void Zone, I've traveled around several Latitude Cosmos and was quite tired. I had also learned a lot and had some peculiar ideas in my mind, so I wanted to try to make them come true in the Glorious Land.

"After a while, I kick-started the evolution of life in the Glorious Land and the Normies appeared. Nonetheless, the natural order of the Void Zone is really weird. Apparently, wherever intelligent life appears, the gods will be born. I've studied about gods for many years. My rudimentary inference is that they are a product of the Void Zone's natural order. Every Latitude Cosmos' natural order is strange and unfathomable. They're really special int heir own way.

"It's just that, I was hoping for some change. I've lived for far too long and I'm very lonely. Throughout my endless travels, I've never met anyone who could traverse the Latitude Cosmos freely like me. Therefore, I started a very interesting experiment in the Void Zone. First of all, I used myself as a blueprint. Back then, I've overcome the natural order due to various reasons and received boundless power in return. That's why I can break away from the constraints of natural order and rise above them. I could travel to anywhere I want in the Latitude Cosmos. So, using myself as the blueprint, I trained the people in the Glorious Land to practice some training drills. These training drills were specially designed for their bodies. I hoped that with the strengthening of their physical bodies, they would be able to achieve excellence.

"However, it was a failure. My miracle could not be replicated. The natural order of this world was too constricting. Even after these people cultivated the training drills and become a strong contender, they are unable to break through their own limitations. If we're to say this in terms of the levels of Spell Casters, this bottleneck would be the level of an Honored Legend. No matter how much they've cultivated, they simply could not achieve an existence above an Honored Legend."

Merlin processed it in his head and understood. He responded calmly, "So, these people were failed creations. You then created a world and sent all of them there. You named it the Mobata world and the people Mobatans, meaning imperfect, incomplete, failure, right?"

Merlin had finally understood the meaning of 'Mobata' entirely. It meant that the Mobatans were failed creations.

Aruba smiled and nodded. "Yes, you guessed correctly. The Mobatans are failed creations. They're flawed and imperfect, so I sent them into the Mobata world, but their world is still attached to the Glorious Land by using its Origin as the communication bridge."

Standing beside them, Veron's mind had already gone blank. How could he not understand what Merlin and Aruba were saying? The Mobata world that his people had lived for generations was none other than a failed world.

It seemed that the gravely threatened Mobatans were merely failed creations under Aruba's hand…

Merlin took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He followed his line of thoughts and said calmly, "The Mobatans were failed creations, but you didn't get rid of all the training drills. You left some behind." Merlin spoke emotionlessly.

The relief sculpture Merlin had was probably what the first generation of Mobatans cultivated. Aruba did not erase them though.

"I think that you're not satisfied with your failure. The Spell Casters' appearance after that was your doing too. Am I right?"

"That's right. After my first failure, and after contemplating for a long time, I finally decided not to destroy the natural order of the Void Zone. I'll instead make use of its natural order. Coincidentally, the Glorious Land was filled with some odd energy sources which you call the Elements. So, I followed the characteristics of these Elements and constructed some Spell Models. With that, the Spell Casters were born."

Despite already expecting such an answer, actually hearing that the Spell Casters were created by this Aruba before him had rendered Merlin speechless.

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Chapter 723: Secret of Origin II

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The Spell Caster civilization, which had three ultimate existences and was once glorified in the Void Zone, was actually created by this Aruba before his eyes.

No matter how unbelievable it was to Merlin, it was the truth.

Aruba was unperturbed by Merlin's revelations and continued to speak. "The birth of Spell Casters exceeded my expectations. I merely constructed some simple Spell Models for them based on the characteristics of the Elements. It was at this point that the creativity of intelligent life was manifested. With just a few basic Spell Models, the Spell Caster civilization developed further and further effortlessly. Thereafter, they have developed Spell Models that are much more advanced and complicated as well as alchemy, potions, runology and so on."

"However, the gods were powerful. Although the Spell Caster civilization's development had exceeded my expectations, it had not been a smooth-sailing journey. A product of the Void Zone's natural order still remained–the gods! Naturally, these gods had discovered the Spell Casters in no time. The fact that the Spell Casters were born seemingly without rhyme or reason also puzzled the gods. Nevertheless, similar to all the dimensions in the Void Zone, once the people ruled by the gods gained strength, they would retaliate against the gods. The Glorious Land was no exception!

"Hence, the Spell Casters began to retaliate. Alas, they have only developed so far, so their first and second attempts had been a failure. That, I believe you've already learned from my stone carvings. It was at this juncture that I intervened. Among this bunch of Spell Casters, I've nurtured a few people with strong inherent talents. I can still remember it very clearly. I changed my identity and went to instruct the first Spell Caster, Augustus."

Merlin was shell-shocked. This name was not unfamiliar to any Spell Caster and was especially well-known among the Great Legends. This was because he was the first Ultimate Arcane Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization, Arcane Wizard Augustus!

"The second one was called Ceci. His talents were not lacking compared to Augustus. Under their leadership, the Spell Casters finally overcame the rule of the gods and even began to step foot in the Void Zone. I knew then that the Spell Casters will finally become a powerful civilization. However, this wasn't what I wanted to achieve. Both Augustus and Ceci were very powerful, but they chose to integrate into natural order and be bound by it. They are forever unable to break the bindings of the natural order, and this was not my original intention.

"Subsequently, I chose another few people among the Spell Casters and used different identities to instruct them. You Spell Casters are indeed perfect. You're intelligent, powerful and brimming with potential. In just a short amount of time, you were able to develop into a powerful civilization which was almost beyond my wildest imagination. Nonetheless, you have not been able to give birth to an existence above the ultimate existences. I remember the last two people I instructed were named Diss and Setoh. The talents of these two were probably second only to Augustus and Ceci."

Merlin raised his head abruptly and a strange glint flashed across his eyes. Setoh was obviously Arcane Wizard Setoh. He chose to travel along the same road as Augustus and Ceci, which was to integrate into the natural order. Despite being bound by the natural order, they were able to have incredibly powerful abilities and become ultimate existences.

As for Diss, many people might not know him, but Merlin knew that Diss was the name of the Blackfire Lord. Merlin had been surprised that the Blackfire Lord and Arcane Wizard Setoh had such an intimate relationship with one another. Both of them had shared the same mentor. At that point, Merlin was also curious as to what kind of mentor could nurture an Arcane Wizard as well as a Great Lord.

It turned out that it was Aruba all along. In fact, it appeared that Aruba had single-handedly created the Spell Caster civilization. Even the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards had been instructed by him under different identities. Perhaps even they did not know that they had always been watched by Aruba.

"The Spell Caster civilization is now developed. They don't need me anymore. As for my initial aspirations, they've been in vain… None of them could overcome the natural order or surpass an ultimate existence. I'm still alone. So, I finally decided to leave. After staying in the Void Zone for some time, I finally decided to leave and continue to explore the Latitude Cosmos, but I still felt a little dissatisfied when I was about to leave, so I laid down the secret place.

"This time, I don't need to instruct anyone anymore. The Spell Caster civilization is already powerful enough. However, I must warn you all. If there comes a day when you're qualified to integrate into the natural order, you must remember not to do so. Once you've integrated into the natural order, you'll be bound by it and will never be able to break through your limits. The rest of the Latitude Cosmos is very exciting. The Void Zone is merely one out of billions of Latitude Cosmos. Only by overcoming, reversing and prevailing over the natural order, you'll be able to leave the Void Zone and enter the vaster Latitude Cosmos. Although I'm aware that the chances of this happening are very slim and almost close to null, I still hope that one day I'll encounter someone who can traverse the Latitude Cosmos freely like me. Remember, my name is Aruba, and I'm a traveler in the Latitude Cosmos!"

As soon as Aruba finished speaking, his figure started to fade and was about to disappear completely.

"That's all? You've set up such an elaborate scheme and put me through so much trouble to find you. Don't you have anything for me?"

Merlin looked at Aruba fading away with a sense of speechlessness. Perhaps this Latitude Cosmos traveler had lived for far too long, or his stay at the Void Zone was merely an insignificant speck in his long lifespan. He was just going to disappear after revealing the secret of the Glorious Land's origins?

Despite the fact that Merlin had already received a priceless benefit, Aruba was an existence who has surpassed an ultimate existence. So, this was considered stingy of him. Aruba had left behind so many treasures in the secret place but did not leave them anything.

Aruba, who was yet to disappear completely, smiled. "You were able to find me, of course, you're lucky. Back then, I've really mistreated the Mobata world by sealing them away from the rest of the world. From now on, Ruba's Monument will disappear along with the seal on the Mobata world. You can now enter the Void Zone…

"As for the two of you, I'll leave behind two Soul Medallions. The Mobatans will only need to drip a drop of fresh blood whereas the Spell Casters only need to imprint a strand of their Mind Power. The Soul Medallion can resurrect you three times after you die, and you'll remain in the exact same condition before your death. These Soul Medallions are not easy to make. I've been spending all my free time in the past few hundred thousand years making these two Soul Medallions. Haha, hope you'll be lucky…"

Aruba's figure finally disappeared, and a golden stake appeared in both Merlin's and Veron's hands. This was what Aruba had called Soul Medallion.

"Resurrection…"

Merlin had explored the Void Zone, so he naturally knew that even the god could only triumph over death under specific circumstances. Once their divinity was destroyed, the gods would die.

It was the same for Spell Casters as well. The Great Legends have consolidated Maxims because as long as the Maxims existed, the Legends could not die. In reality, once a Maxim was destroyed, the Spell Caster would die as well.

Once they were dead, even the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards could not be resurrected. This was the constraint of the natural order which even the ultimate existences could not defy.

However, these two Soul Medallions could resurrect a person three times. This was obviously a reversal of the Void Zone's natural order. Only a supreme existence like Aruba who prevailed over the natural order could create such a nature-defying treasure.

Therefore, Merlin and Veron did not hesitate at all and refined the Soul Medallions according to Aruba's instructions. The Soul Medallions were quickly connected to the two of them. Wherever the Soul Medallion was placed, upon their death, they would be resurrected from it.

"Space is collapsing," Veron said to Merlin. Merlin looked around, and true enough, the space around them began to collapse. The beautiful scenery from earlier was destroyed in the blink of an eye.

Hum…

Suddenly, a ray of light wrapped around Merlin and Veron, and they vanished without a trace.It had been half a year since the three Sanctuary Contenders stood guard around Ruba's Monument, but Veron had not returned.

Just as the three of them wavered, Ruba's Monument began to quake furiously.

"The stone monument is moving. I wonder if Sir Veron is coming back?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders stared at the quaking Ruba's Monument without blinking. The last time Ruba's Monument moved was similar to what it was doing now.

Swish, swish!

A dark vortex appeared on top of Ruba's Monument, and two figures flew out. It was really Merlin and Veron.

"Sir Veron, you're finally back!"

"Half a year has passed. Does Sir Veron now know the secret of Ruba's Monument?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders were overjoyed when they saw Veron. Obviously, Veron was the leader and spiritual pillar for these Sanctuary Contenders.

"It has been half a year?"

Veron did not answer these three Sanctuary Contenders. Instead, he looked towards Merlin. Veron still did not understand several parts of what Aruba said, but he believed that Merlin understood it completely.

Hum… Hum… Hum…

Ruba's Monument did not stop quaking after Veron and Merlin had returned. On the contrary, its quivering had gotten even stronger than before.

Ka-chak!

A series of strange noises resounded from Ruba's Monument, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the structure itself. The next moment, the monument crumbled into a pile of dust.

"Why did Ruba's Monument crumble?"

"No power in the world was able to affect Ruba's Monument. How did it crumble so suddenly?"

The three Sanctuary Contenders exchanged looks of bewilderment. However, Veron and Merlin looked calm. They both knew the reason. Aruba had left, so Ruba's Monument naturally crumbled.

Moreover, the movement had not stopped. They could clearly see the surrounding space begin to weaken bit by bit as if the force that kept them imprisoned was rapidly disappearing.

Chi!

Merlin pointed a finger forward, and a flame began to burn. The space around them had collapsed in no time. This would have been completely unimaginable before this. Right now though, it was possible to shatter space even without the power of an Honored Legend.

After a while, the space in this world would be restored to normal. Aruba's seal would also disappear. Any existence comparable to a Great Legend would be able to step into the Void Zone.

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Chapter 724: Master of the Dimension!

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After keeping away their Soul Medallions, Veron gazed at Merlin with an unfathomable expression. He asked slowly, "There's a Glorious Land right beside the Mobata world?"

Although Veron did not understand their conversation entirely, he had learned some information about the Mobata world. There was only one real dimension which was the Glorious Land. The Mobata world was merely attached to the Glorious Land.

"Yes, the Glorious Land. Everyone there is a Spell Caster like me!"

Merlin parted his lips. There were things that he did not say. For example, now that the seal placed on the Mobata world had been opened, the Mobatans would actually be able to come in contact with both the Glorious Land and the Void Zone.

Although the people from the Mobata world and the Glorious Land were considered the same kind, the two civilizations had developed differently from one another. Whoever assumed that one civilization would ever accept and treat a foreign civilization equally was a fool.

Therefore, Merlin could foresee the conflict that would surely erupt when the Mobatans entered the Glorious Land. This was an outcome that Merlin did not want to see.

Unless Merlin could control the Elemental Origin left behind by Aruba and seal off the passage between the two worlds completely. That way, the Mobatans would only be connected to the Void Zone. It would be impossible for them to enter the Glorious Land via the Void Zone due to the seal of the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards. Even an ultimate existence such as the Lord God of Light would not be able to enter the Glorious Land, let alone the Mobata world.

"How big is the Void Zone?" Veron asked out of nowhere after a while.

Merlin smiled. He understood Veron's meaning, so he explained calmly, "The Void Zone is so unimaginably vast that even the ultimate existences don't know the extent of its vastness. There are also countless other dimensions in the Void Zone. The Spell Casters had set foot into the Void Zone long ago, so we owned hundreds of millions of dimensions. This is a good opportunity for the Mobata world to enter the Void Zone. Furthermore, you can choose to enlist yourselves under the Spell Caster civilization."

Enlisting under the Spell Caster civilization was indeed a good way to ensure that the vulnerable Mobata world would not be threatened by the foreign tribe civilizations.

However, Veron shook his head and said, "The fate of the Mobatans should rest in our own hands! Aruba said that we Mobatans cannot break through our limitations, but this is merely his speculation and is not absolute! The Mobatans might have been unable to break through the bottleneck for a very long time, but I won't give up. I'll explore the Void Zone. I might never succeed or perhaps I will. Perhaps, one day, a powerful civilization called the Mobata civilization will rise in the vast Void Zone!"

Veron was unwilling to depend on the Spell Caster civilization. He wanted to explore the Void Zone instead and break through the bottleneck. Merlin knew that the chances of this happening were very slim.

The Mobatans were still facing an internal crisis at the moment. Nevertheless, there was Veron whose existence was second only to an Honored Legend. Thus, the situation would not worsen to the point of no return. If he really managed to break through the bottleneck, then most probably the Mobatans would also become a powerful civilization.

After all, the Mobatans were created with Aruba as a blueprint and had cultivated the training drills. It was a pity that they were bound by the natural order of the Void Zone.

Merlin simply could not imagine how strong Aruba's physical body was. How could he overcome the natural order just by relying on his physical body? Perhaps even the Titan Giants among the Giant tribe had never conceived such a thought.

Nevertheless, this encounter has strengthened Merlin's resolve. He found out that there was actually a supreme existence that had transcended the ultimate existences and could overrule the natural order.

"It's time to leave…"

Merlin pointed gently forward, and space shattered in an instant. He could also sense the aura of the Elemental Origin as he disappeared into the shattered space in a flash.

The Mobatans, from this day onwards, would be starting a brand-new life…Hum…

A figure stepped out from space and into the passage of the secret place. It was none other than Merlin. He had finally returned to the Glorious Land.

The sphinx guardian had noticed him too. He appeared at the mouth of the passage right away and seemed to have sensed something when he saw Merlin. He asked in a deep voice, "Did you obtain the Soul Medallion that Master left behind?"

"You know of the Soul Medallion too?"

Merlin was a little surprised. He did not know why Aruba had given life to these statues.

"Of course. Master had told us back then that all of us here must obey whoever succeeded at obtaining the Soul Medallion he left behind and serve him as our new Master!"

Merlin's heart leaped in joy. He did not expect Aruba to leave behind the guardians of the secret place to him. Each of these guardians was comparable to a Great Legend. Added with the Atlan civilization's empire-level warship and martial art robots, his troop was no less powerful than an above-average civilization in the Void Zone.

After all, the empire-level warship was comparable to an Honored Legend. Many foreign tribe civilizations that relied on the Spell Caster civilization only had one or two existences that were comparable to an Honored Legend.

"Master, what's your command?"

The change in the demeanor of the sphinx guardian was almost instantaneous. Despite being given life, its mentality seemed to remain at the level of a puppet. Perhaps, this was a deliberate action on Aruba's part.

"Can I refine the Elemental Origin now?"

Merlin pointed to the Elemental Origin that connected the Mobata world and the Glorious Land. Although Veron had indicated that he would not enter the Glorious Land, Merlin still felt that it was better to destroy the passage between the two worlds. Prevention was better than cure.

"Since Master has received the Soul Medallion, the seal placed by the old Master has disappeared. Master can refine it now." the sphinx guardian replied truthfully.

"Very well. Assemble all the guardians in the secret place and wait for me outside."

Then, Merlin waved his hand and sent the sphinx guardian outside. He shifted his gaze towards this cluster of Elemental Origin. This was the power source of the Glorious Land that even the three great Arcane Wizards did not manage to control.

Once he had refined the Elemental Origin, it would be equivalent to controlling the entire Glorious Land. Moreover, the Glorious Land had been sealed by the three great Arcane Wizard. Hence, this was a very safe place. Merlin intended to leave his Soul Medallion in the Glorious Land.

With that, should he encounter any danger in the future and die as a result, he would be able to rely on the Soul Medallion to resurrect himself in the Glorious Land as long as no harm had come upon the medallion.

There was no place safer than a dimension controlled by himself.

Merlin began utilizing his Mind Power to examine the Elemental Origin. True enough, the immense surge of power from before was no longer there. He could refine the Elemental Origin without any impediment.

Merlin was more than familiar with refining the Elemental Origin. He was very familiar with the process. After all, he had previously taken hold of dimensions in the Void Zone before. Therefore, the refining this time had proceeded without a hitch.

Coupled with Merlin's unprecedentedly powerful Mind Power, he only had to spend a few days to gain complete control of the Elemental Origin. Merlin could now feel the violence of fire, the magnificence of wind and so on and so forth.

He could also see the whole of Glorious Land with clarity in an instant. He could even see that Bhutto XVII was putting on the sacred golden armor right now and was gradually solidifying his authority in the Blackmoon Empire. The empire would soon begin a glorious era.

However, no matter how authoritative an emperor or how powerful a Spell Caster, all of their fates rested in Merlin's hands now. He was the master of the Glorious Land dimension!

Controlling a dimension allowed for the usage of the Elemental Origin to collect insights for Maxim consolidation. In fact, he could even plunder the Elemental Origin by force to consolidate a new Maxim.

Nonetheless, Merlin had no need for such actions. His current abilities were powerful enough due to the exceptional strength of his Wizard Heart. Right now, he wanted to achieve the greatest feat right away by consolidating an ultimate Maxim.

Therefore, the Elemental Origin of the Glorious Land was not particularly helpful to Merlin. It was still useful to some extent, but it was not a decisive factor in his power. The decisive factor of whether or not Merlin could become and Honored Legend boiled down to his own enlightenment.

Merlin knew that it would likely take a very long time for him to become one unless he encountered some kind of miracles.

Swish!

Merlin returned to the first floor of the secret place. He saw that the sphinx guardian had assembled four guardians. All of them were statues that were given life by Aruba.

Among them were the two guardian statues at the door.

Merlin did not expect that besides there were another two guardians besides them though. He had not discovered them at all in the secret place.

"Master."

The sphinx guardian seemed to know what Merlin was thinking. He pointed at the two other guardians and explained, "They are clandestine guardians, and their abilities are no weaker than mine. Their role is to protect the secret place from the shadows."

Merlin nodded. Adding the sphinx guardians into the equation, there would be a total of five powerful existences each comparable to a Great Legend. This was a powerful force of which he could not just let them be without keeping an eye on them.

This was because even if he returned to the Spell Caster civilization, Merlin desired to amass a huge force that could span across countless dimensions. He needed numerous Legends under him. Relying on the martial art robots from the empire-level warship was simply not enough.

Merlin now had a basic foundation of a large force now that he had these five subordinates that were comparable to Great Legends. All that was left for him to do was to continue expanding his plans back in the Void Zone.

"Okay, I want this secret place to be moved to another secret location. All of you enter the warship first."

Merlin did not hide anything from these subordinates. He took out the Atlan civilization's empire-level warship and allowed the five of them to enter.

Once the five of them had entered, Merlin kept the warship away. This so-called secret place was actually not that secretive because the Blackmoon royal family knew about it. So, if Merlin wanted to leave his Soul Medallion here, he could not allow anyone to know. That was why he had to move the secret place.

Merlin would not have been able to accomplish such a stealthy move in the past, but after refining the Elemental Origin, Merlin was now basically the master of the dimension. Moving a place around silently was, of course, a piece of cake for him.

Once his Mind Power encapsulated the entire secret place, the Wizard Heart behind Merlin released a powerful burst of power. Even the power of the Glorious Land was mobilized by Merlin in order to conceal the movement caused by shifting the secret place.

"Rise!"

Merlin roared once. The secret place was immediately moved using his Magic Power and floated in the air.

"Shift!"

As soon as Merlin spoke, the secret land that was floating in the air vanished without a trace. Merlin also moved a few mountains around silently so that this place seemed unchanged.

It was just that if the Blackmoon royal family were to send someone else here, they would not find the secret place even if they searched several hundred meters around the mountain.Boom!

An inconspicuous mountain range seemed to be experiencing an earthquake as it shook violently.

If someone were to look carefully, they would find that a thick fog has shrouded this place.

After a few days, the thick fog dissipated and the mountain range returned to how it had been before. There seemed to be no changes.

It looked as if nothing has changed, but the secret place had been buried under its ground. Merlin put the Soul Medallion inside the secret place. There was a thoughtful pause before he left behind the sphinx guardian statue to guard the place because he still felt uneasy.

"If someone actually stumbles across the secret place, kill them!"

This was the most crucial order issued by Merlin to the sphinx, assigning him to guard the secret place forever. Although the probability of anyone discovering the secret place again was very slim, the Soul Medallion was simply too important to risk anything. Merlin could not afford to be careless.

Once everything was settled, Merlin looked up at the sky, and a smile danced on his lips.

"I guess it's time to see Bhutto XVII."

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Chapter 725: The Real Lord God of Light!

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In the dazzling palace, Bhutto XVII sat up high above. At the moment, he felt as if everything was in his grasp. Ever since the elder had brought back the sacred golden armor from the secret place, he had tried it out, allowing the Great Wizard elders of the royal family to attack with all their strength. With the protection of the sacred golden armor, the attacks of a Great Wizard were nothing.

This was a treasure even more powerful than the purple gold crown back then. With it, the royal family's rule was more stabilized.

In this respect, Bhutto XVII had even spread this news through various channels. At once, news that the royal family had obtained a treasure more powerful than the purple gold crown spread like wildfire. It also caused a trace of apprehension in Spell Casters who harbored discontentment.

However, Bhutto XVII was afraid as well. As a supreme monarch, the one he was most frightened of was still the titular First Elder of the Spell Caster Alliance, Merlin.

The sacred golden armor was brought to him by Merlin. Merlin could even defeat the Divine Believers of the Church of Light hence the sacred golden armor was nothing to him.

Therefore, Bhutto XVII's sole worry was only Merlin, a worry which cast his heart in a haze.

"Buzz."

Suddenly, in the vast, empty space of the main foyer, Spatial ripples appeared. Soon, a familiar figure stepped out from the space, entering the main foyer.

Bhutto XVII's heart leaped but after he saw this figure, an odd look flashed across his eyes as he said softly, "Wizard Merlin, you've finally returned."

As Merlin looked at the somewhat startled Bhutto XVII, he said calmly, "That's right, I'm finally back. Is Your Majesty happy with the sacred golden armor?"

"I am, I'm perfectly happy with it. This is even more formidable than the royal family's purple gold crown from before. Look at the Spell Casters now. They no longer target the royal family. This is all thanks to you."

Bhutto XVII was deeply satisfied with the sacred golden armor. Ever since he had received it, he had always worn it. Naturally, he could not be more familiar with the might of the sacred golden armor.

"What a relief that you're pleased with it. However, I've lately heard that Your Majesty still have some troubles?"

Merlin asked with the hint of a smile.

Bhutto XVII's expression changed as his heart sank even more. Of course, he knew what Merlin meant. By now, Bhutto XVII had established an enormous empire. This was the second major empire after the Molta Empire.

Thus, Bhutto XVII was anxious about the Spell Caster Alliance. Moreover, there was such a powerful Spell Caster like Merlin who was the First Elder of the Spell Caster Alliance.

Although he had all these misgivings, he could never voice them out.

Therefore, Bhutto XVII could only smile and say, "The beginning of an empire naturally involves many matters, some of which are giving me a headache. Wizard Merlin, this time you should stay in the Imperial City for a longer time, to get a proper look at the empire's new situation."

Bhutto XVII was confident about governing a massive empire. Back then, under his governance, the Kingdom of Blackmoon had prospered day by day until they had encountered the more powerful Holy Light Empire.

During this period, Bhutto XVII's various strategies had alleviated the panic caused by war. After the remaining forces of the Church of Light had vanished, the entire empire gradually headed toward a more favorable future.

Merlin shook his head. There was no longer any need for him to stay in the Glorious Land, so he said directly, "I'm going to leave this place. Perhaps I may never return, in which case I'll have to trouble your Majesty to look after the Wilson clan and the Dark Magic Region."

"Never return?"

Bhutto XVII was flabbergasted. Back then, Merlin had appeared so suddenly, and now he was disappearing again? Perhaps he was going to retire from society completely, just like those Great Wizards in search of the higher possibilities of Spell Casters?

Nonetheless, Bhutto XVII swiftly recovered from his surprise. To him, this was the best news, so he immediately made a decision. He said in a low voice, "Wizard Merlin, please be rest assured. The empire will dub your father, Old Wilson, as a hereditary duke, and the cities surrounding Blackwater City shall be placed under Duke Wilson, becoming the territory of the Wilson clan. As for the Dark Magic Region, the royal family will always keep an eye out for them. You've made an immense contribution to the Spell Caster world, which the royal family will never forget."

Merlin nodded. With his current prestige, no one could be of threat to the Wilson clan. In addition, after he had passed down knowledge from the Void Zone, the Wilson clan and the Dark Magic Region would grow stronger. Merlin was no longer worried.

"Your Majesty, the Spell Caster Alliance will soon dissolve. It was originally founded as a temporary measure to deal with the Church of Light. Now that I'm leaving, the Spell Caster Alliance will naturally dissolve. Your Majesty, I hope that under your leadership, the Spell Caster world may once again witness the true glory of the Molta Empire's era."

Even so, Merlin knew that this was not possible. It was too difficult for the declined Glorious Land to shine once more.

"Whoosh."

After he spoke, Merlin did not wait for Bhutto XVII's response, and instantly tore space apart. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the foyer as if he was never there.

Ten thousand meters in the air, Merlin's figure appeared. His gaze swept across the scene below. This was the Glorious Land he knew so well but now he was going to leave. Furthermore, after he left this time, he was likely to never return.

Merlin was in control of the Glorious Land. His consciousness extended into Blackwater City. There, Wilson Castle was filled with people by now. Old Wilson had brought the members of the Wilson clan and returned to Blackwater City. Being able to return to Wilson Castle in Blackwater City in his later years, Old Wilson's final wish had been fulfilled.

Fat Old Gutt was also quietly enjoying his golden years. That weird little Andie was currently in Gutt's embrace, occasionally making a face that made Gutt laugh heartily.

Merlin's consciousness stretched further. On a broad street, a fleet was hurrying toward Light City. In the carriage sat Charise with a head full of white hair.

She had just started out from Blackwater City. It was as if she could not wait one moment longer to return to Light City, fulfilling her last desire.

"Goodbye, Charise!"

Merlin mumbled softly. He knew that Charise did not have very long to live.

"Hmm?"

In the carriage, Charise seemed to have sensed something. She threw aside the curtains of the carriage. A cold wind invaded the carriage but she saw nothing.

"That's strange. Why did I seem to hear a familiar voice just now?"

The carriage pulled further away, slowly approaching Light City. Charise's heart was filled with emotion for this was her lifelong dream to return to Light City…"There's nothing left to miss."

Through the Elemental Origin, Merlin could observe many people whom he knew, and places he had visited. Whether they were familiar or not, Merlin could see it all.

Nevertheless, at this moment, all this had nothing to do with Merlin.

The Glorious Land was Merlin's beginning but it was surely not his end. He still had to return to the Void Zone.

"Swish."

Without any hesitation, Merlin shot up into the sky of the Glorious Land. He could feel a seal of unparalleled power.

It even bore the obvious force of the three Arcane Wizards. It was practically impossible to break the seal from the outside to enter the Glorious Land.

However, to leave from the inside to enter the Void Zone, all one needed was strength on par with a Legend. Therefore, the multi-colored Wizard Heart appeared behind Merlin. Turbulent Magic Power surged forward, turning into a gigantic fist.

"Boom."

An opening was created in the seal, and Merlin seized this moment to step out instantly.Holy light circled the Light Dimension. The leader of many gods, the Lord God of Light who had founded a god organization by himself, was now communicating with countless believers.

"He's appeared?"

Suddenly, the Lord God of Light seemed to notice something, and a strange look crossed his face. He had constantly monitored the Glorious Land, and would discover any changes instantly.

This time, Merlin, who had destroyed a fragment of his will, was leaving the Glorious Land at last!

"Finally, you've left the Glorious Land. This time, no matter who it is, they can't save you!"

In the next moment, the colossal Lord God of Light's body vanished instantly.

"Hum."

When Merlin had stepped into the Void Zone once more, his entire body relaxed. As he stared at the pitch-black, icy Void Zone, he felt an incomparable sense of familiarity.

"I'm finally back."

His time in the Glorious Land had not been long but he had gone through many experiences, which induced in him a tumultuous sensation. Back in the familiar Void Zone, he was matchlessly relaxed.

"Boom."

However, before Merlin could rejoice, a terrifying pressure descended in the next moment. The Void Zone had no space nor time but a blinding flash of light abruptly appeared.

This light gleamed brilliantly as if an imposing figure had arrived at this place. It was the familiar force of the holy light which caused Merlin to change his manner.

"The Lord God of Light?"

At once, Merlin thought about the Lord God of Light. Back when he had wiped out the Lord God of Light's will, Merlin knew that he might be targeted by the Lord God of Light but had never expected that the Lord God of Light would be constantly monitoring the Glorious Land.

Moreover, the second the Lord God of Light had sensed that Merlin had left the Glorious Land, he had come here himself. This was the Lord God of Light's real body. He had not left the Light Dimension for so many years, and now he had come just to kill Merlin!

Within the dazzling, dreadful light, an enormous figure emerged, exuding endless imposing force. Only the ultimate existences could disregard the space and time of the Void Zone. They only needed to target a place to arrive instantly.

This was mobilizing the power of the natural order!

"Tiny, pesky Spell Caster, die!"

The Lord God of Light could not bear that a mere Spell Caster who was not even a Legend destroyed his will avatar. Therefore, he attacked with resentment. A massive palm formed by holy light shrouded the entire Void Zone, swiping toward Merlin.

This was the ultimate existence, Lord God of Light's fatal attack!

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Chapter 726: Resurrection through the Soul Medallion

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In Setoh Arcane City, everything was calm once again. The civilization war with the Rock Tribe had ended for now, so everything was quiet and peaceful in the entire Setoh Arcane City.

"Swoosh."

In the depths of Setoh Arcane City, however, the great Ultimate Arcane Wizard Setoh opened his eyes furiously. A piercing glint flashed in his eyes, and he growled, "Lord God of Light, how dare you?"

At the same time, in the other two Arcane Cities, two similar cries of rage sounded as well. In an instant, bursts of mystical fluctuations affected the natural order flow of the Void Zone.

The three Great Arcane Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization were enraged, and they hurried to the Glorious Land as quickly as they could. This was because they had just sensed an unexpected situation at the Glorious Land.

The Lord God of Light had reached the Glorious Land! As the origin of the Spell Caster civilization, nothing must happen to the Glorious Land. Therefore, the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards simultaneously hurried toward the Glorious Land without further discussion.Destruction, it was an endless destructive force. Merlin had never felt as powerless as he did now. His Wizard Heart, the Illusory World, and even the empire-level warship of the Atlan civilization – everything he had relied upon was now useless.

Under the Lord God of Light's attack, all of this power appeared so puny, unable to block it at all.

"Bang."

This immense power promptly crushed Merlin to smithereens, without meeting the slightest resistance. The power of an ultimate existence was far from something Merlin could withstand.

At this moment, Merlin's consciousness sank into infinite darkness. There was only darkness and more darkness.

"Maybe this is death…"

Merlin's long sigh came to an end. His body was crushed to bits, turned to ashes, and the multi-colored Wizard Heart disappeared completely. All that was left was a few Spatial Rings, which remained even after such a dreadful blow. Perhaps the Lord God of Light had left them intentionally.

"Lord God of Light, how dare you?"

Suddenly, another dazzling burst of light appeared. The moment Arcane Wizard Setoh appeared, he waved his hand. Terrifying vortexes appeared all around the Void Zone, aimed at the Lord God of Light from every direction.

At a level like theirs, it was just a contest of pure strength from the natural order. After all, they were all ultimate existences who had merged with the natural order. Whoever could mobilize more of the natural order's power would be the stronger one.

"Haha, Setoh, you're no match for me by yourself. A puny Spell Caster dared to destroy my will avatar, so he must be punished."

The Lord God of Light was not afraid of the Arcane Wizard Setoh at all, so he was not troubled in the slightest and immediately turned to leave.

"Leaving so soon? Lord God of Light, do you really think there's no one else in our Spell Caster civilization?"

A cold voice rang out, following which a man with clear, cold eyes appeared in a white robe. He was the one who watched over Ceci Arcane City, Arcane Wizard Ceci.

"Buzz."

Arcane Wizard Ceci acted immediately. He had mobilized the power of the natural order without holding back. Instantly, the entire Void Zone seethed like a storm. Although there was no time nor space, this invisible crushing power of the natural order was majestic, boundless, and terrifying.

This time, a slight change finally came over the Lord God of Light's face. He was not a match for two Arcane Wizards. Nonetheless, faced with their suppression through the power of the natural order, he did not resist but instead, tried his best to return to the Light Dimension.

Once an ultimate existence was bent on leaving, it was difficult to stop him.

"You can't stop me from leaving."

The Lord God of Light's body was ringed with holy light. He had already activated the power of the natural order and would leave in an instant.

"Is that so? Lord God of Light, it's true that no one can stop you from leaving but since you've made a rare visit to the Spell Caster civilization, you should leave something behind…"

A serene voice sounded, and the Lord God of Light, who had been unruffled until now, finally revealed a fearful expression. Before him, a black-robed figure appeared.

This figure was dressed in black, and his hair was black too. He was draped all in black, causing a tremble even in the depths of one's heart.

This was the strongest contender of the Spell Caster civilization – the first Honored Legend, the first Lord, and the first Arcane Wizard – the noble Wizard Augustus!

"Augustus, you came too? You, three Arcane Wizards, are attacking all at once. Are you trying to start a war between the Spell Caster civilization and the God Alliance?"

Maybe the Lord God of Light was unafraid of Setoh or Ceci but if Augustus was in the mix, then things were different. The Lord God of Light might be more or less on the same level as Ceci and Setoh but Augustus was the first Arcane Wizard of the Spell Caster civilization, inducing great apprehension in him.

"You, the Lord God of Light, can represent the God Alliance?"

Augustus' face broke out into a cold smile, then he pointed with one finger.

"Hiss."

Even with layers of holy light as protection, the Lord God of Light was unable to block this blow. A wisp of black smoke appeared on his body, which formed a sharp contrast against the pure holy light.

This meant that the ultimate Lord God of Light was injured!

"Very well! Augustus, after I've recovered from this injury, I won't forget this gesture of yours!"

The Lord God of Light threw out this vicious line, after which the holy light dispersed and his body vanished without a trace. It seemed that this blow had caused him significant harm but it was the limit as well. After all, it was extremely difficult to kill an ultimate existence. It was nearly impossible, even with the power of the Spell Caster civilization's three Great Arcane Wizards.

As he stared at the disappearing Lord God of Light, Augustus looked toward the Glorious Land once more. He stretched out a hand and grabbed the Spatial Ring left by Merlin in the empty space.

"Setoh, is this the Merlin you sent into the Glorious Land? The Lord God of Light was exasperated and bad-tempered, having to lose a will avatar. It looks like Merlin has destroyed the Church of Light in the Glorious Land. He's done very well, it's just a shame that…"

Augustus shook his head, feeling sorry about Merlin's fate. After all, back during the war with the Rock Tribe, Merlin had demonstrated abilities beyond a civilization-level genius.

It was a great thing for the entire Spell Caster civilization, but now, the Lord God of Light had arrived in person and killed Merlin. Not even Augustus, the first Arcane Wizard of the Spell Caster civilization, could do anything.

Setoh glanced at the Glorious Land which was still sealed, a complicated look flitting across his face. He muttered, "We've arrived too late. Who knew that a lofty ultimate existence like the Lord God of Light, who had started a god organization, would come here himself to deal with a Spell Caster who wasn't even a Legend?"

Setoh did not even know how to explain this to the Blackfire Lord.

"Huh? His mind imprint still hasn't vanished. Is he not dead?"

Augustus carefully observed the Spatial Ring in his hand, and a bewildered look emerged on his face.

"Not dead? How's that possible? It was a full-force blow from the ultimate existence, the Lord God of Light. Who could withstand that?"

Setoh and Ceci were both doubtful. They had come here one step before Augustus, and both had felt Merlin's force vanished instantly. This was a sure sign of death.

"Or… Could it be an avatar? I've heard that he's a formidable Mind Power Master!"

Augustus looked at the Glorious Land thoughtfully, and many possibilities flashed across his mind.

Therefore, the three Great Arcane Wizards decided to wait here. If it was an avatar, then Merlin would come out of the Glorious Land."Hum."

In the hidden, underground secret place, the pitch-black Soul Medallion suddenly erupted with dazzling light. Thereafter, this light gradually began to twist together as if an unknown power was reconstructing a body.

The sphinx guardian who had detected the commotion hurried to this place. He had been ordered by Merlin to stay here and guard the Soul Medallion. Upon seeing the changes of the Soul Medallion, the sphinx guardian was slightly taken aback.

Nevertheless, upon seeing the familiar figure emerging from the Soul Medallion, the sphinx guardian hurriedly asked in a deferential manner, "Master, how come you're back again?"

Although it knew of the Soul Medallion's function, the sphinx guardian was still somewhat unclear about what had happened. Could there be someone in this dimension who was a threat to Merlin?

"Phew…"

Merlin appeared once more from the Soul Medallion. His body was completely reconstituted, exactly the same or perhaps even better than before. This time, he had experienced true death, particularly after his consciousness had sunk into the never-ending darkness. If he was not resurrected, that would mean his consciousness would pass into oblivion.

"So that's what death is…"

Merlin still seemed immersed in that moment of his death. As his consciousness sank endlessly throughout the darkness, he knew nothing. In that instant between life and death, Merlin learned what true darkness was.

"Wizard Heart!"

The multi-colored Wizard Heart appeared behind Merlin. Before this, Fire Element and Darkness Element were on par with the other, neck to neck. However, after Merlin's death experience, his Darkness Element was more active.

This meant that Merlin had a deeper understanding of Darkness Element. He could even vaguely feel the ultimate Maxim of Darkness Element.

Before this, Merlin merely had such a goal. As for how he would condense the ultimate Maxim, he did not even have a clear line of reasoning.

However, he now knew that if he wished to consolidate an ultimate Maxim and become an Honored Legend, it was best to start from Darkness Element. This was because his understanding of Darkness Element was more profound now, and he could dimly sense the traits of the ultimate Maxim.

Other than a deepened understanding in terms of the Maxim, Merlin's improvement in the area of Hallucinating spells was also very direct. Initially, Merlin had reached the third step of the first stage, Hallucinating spells, which seemed very close to the realm of the Illusory Heart. Nonetheless, in truth, Merlin did not have the slightest clue nor direction, and he did not know where to start.

However, Merlin currently had a clear direction, vaguely able to touch the realm of the Illusory Heart. Perhaps in the near future, he might break through completely to the Illusory Heart.

In short, it seemed as if Merlin's abilities did not change much but in fact, this was very important to Merlin's future. Still, this did not mean that Merlin should be thankful to the Lord God of Light.

After all, if it was not for the Soul Medallion he received from Aruba, who had left it behind, he really would have died this time!

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Chapter 727: The Matrix Vanishes

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Merlin shot a glance at the Soul Medallion behind him. At the moment, its glow was much dimmer. Merlin knew that this was because the Soul Medallion had been slightly damaged.

If he died two more times, the Soul Medallion would not be of any more use. One Soul Medallion could only resurrect him three times. This was more precious than any treasure.

"The Lord God of Light!"

Merlin looked toward the sky. A lofty Lord God was an ultimate existence of the Void Zone. Now, he had come personally to kill Merlin. This was something Merlin had never expected.

"What a great loss I've suffered. The Atlan civilization's empire-level warship, the martial arts robots, the guardians left by Aruba, the illusion bead, and the rest, everything's gone…"

Merlin was incomparably gloomy. Although he could be resurrected, all the treasures he had on him were gone, especially the Atlan civilization's empire-level warship, which was comparable to an Honored Legend.

There was also the Illusory World within the Illusion Bead. That would have been the foundation for Merlin to create the Illusory World in the future. With a ready-made Illusory World, Merlin could have skipped the most difficult part of condensing an Illusory World.

If these treasures had been destroyed just like that, even Merlin would be filled with boiling resentment.

Having used the Soul Medallion so soon, Merlin was somewhat at a loss. He did not know if the Lord God of Light was still waiting out there. Therefore, he dared not leave the Glorious Land again but instead waited silently.

Merlin could only wait for the Lord God of Light to leave. To block an attack from the Lord God of Light – was there such a treasure in the Void Zone? Perhaps there was but it would be extremely precious, with only a few such items in the Void Zone.

It should be known that the so-called ultimate existences of the Void Zone were not essentially different from Great Lords. Ultimate existences were more powerful because they had begun to make contact with the natural order, devoting their lives to merge with the natural order. Their bodies thus become a part of the Void Zone's natural order. The more powerful the natural order, the greater the power they could mobilize.

Therefore, to fight against ultimate existences, one was directly fighting against the Void Zone's natural order.

Of course, different ultimate existences would master the natural order differently. As for those ultimate existences which were truly powerful, they were rather scary. In a rage, a sweep of the natural order's power was enough to annihilate millions and millions of dimensions.

There was one desolate territory in the Void Zone, which was genuinely a void, containing nothing but empty space. According to rumors, back then, a frightening ultimate existence had created that space in a fit of fury.

There might be a treasure able to withstand the power of the natural order, even if it simply contained a bit of the natural order's power. However, Merlin had never heard of one, much less found one in the Glorious Land.

Thus, Merlin could only wait.

Time passed by bit by bit, and soon, it had been half a month. To powerful Spell Casters, half a month was nothing much, flashing by in the blink of an eye.

However, within this half a month, Merlin had gradually recalled the details of the moment he was killed by the Lord God of Light. At that time, he was truly killed by the Lord God of Light, but at the last moment, he seemed to have heard a familiar voice.

"Arcane Wizard Setoh?"

Merlin carefully thought about it. That voice was similar to Arcane Wizard Setoh's. It was just that Merlin had no way to prove it. According to his deduction, since such a huge commotion had occurred at the Glorious Land, it was indeed likely that Arcane Wizard Setoh, as one of the three Great Arcane Wizards, would appear.

"It's better to wait longer."

Even if he had guessed rightly, Merlin was unwilling to take the risk. If he encountered the Lord God of Light again, he would have to die another time.

Therefore, Merlin continued waiting for another month. It was then that a problem occurred to him.

"The Matrix?"

Merlin thought about a very serious problem. Before he died, the Matrix was fused into his body. Even after it became the intelligent core of the empire-level warship, Merlin was still its owner.

However, after he had died once, was there still the Matrix?

Soon, Merlin got his answer. The Matrix did not respond, which meant that it was truly no longer within Merlin's body. He just did not know if this would affect the Matrix which was on the empire-level warship.

"The Matrix is gone."

Merlin mumbled miserably. He had very special feelings toward the Matrix. It was because of the Matrix that Merlin could reach to where he was today. After Merlin gradually outgrew his use of the Matrix, he felt a hint of worry deep in his heart about the Matrix.

He started to ponder why would his Matrix transform in such a manner? Why was after he became a Great Wizard and his Mind Power was even more terrifying, he was still unable to locate where exactly the Matrix was fused?

Faced with an unknown power, whether a Spell Caster or a Normie would still be frightened and worried. Merlin was no exception. He had begun to worry if the Matrix contained secrets not known to anyone. Could that possibly be of harm to himself?

This was a thought that occasionally occurred to him but now, after he was killed by the Lord God of Light and resurrected by the Soul Medallion, he had parted from the Matrix by accident. Merlin's heart was a complex tangle of emotions, not knowing to rejoice or mourn.

"Phew…"

Merlin finally let out a long sigh, and stared at the sky, whispering, "No matter what, a long time has passed. Maybe the Lord God of Light has left. I should go out and take a look."

Even if there was still a certain risk, he must still go out eventually. Moreover, there was still a slight hope in Merlin's heart. Perhaps his ring was not destroyed. Perhaps the Lord God of Light overlooked those treasures of his, and his ring was still in the Void Zone. Who could tell?

Although this was a slim hope, Merlin still was eager to leave the Glorious Land once more. Nonetheless, for his safety, he did not plan to leave the Glorious Land directly. Instead, he would open a gap in the seal, and allow his Mind Power to investigate the situation outside. After determining it was safe, he would then leave the Glorious Land.

"Break."

Merlin's full Magic Power surged ahead and soon split a gap within the seal. His vast and vigorous Mind Power instantly gushed out of the Glorious Land, starting to inspect the Void Zone.In the pitch-dark, silent Void Zone, the three Great Arcane Wizards had waited for more than a month.

"Augustus, the mind imprint on that ring still hasn't vanished? It's been more than a month."

Wizard Ceci opened his eyes and looked toward Augustus. Merlin's ring was in Augustus' charge. Of course, the three Arcane Wizards would not have any desire toward the Spatial Ring of a young Wizard. It was merely a way to ascertain whether Merlin was still alive.

"The mind imprint is still here. Now I'm more certain that the Lord God of Light had merely killed of an avatar of Merlin. The Lord God of Light has made an error of judgment. He came here himself but only killed an avatar, haha."

Augustus could not help but laugh. They had crossed paths with the Lord God of Light for so long, yet had never seen the Lord God of Light commit such an embarrassing mistake in these thousands of years.

"That's right, that's right. Merlin still has a trick like this, resulting in the Lord God of Light's mistaken killing? However, it's been such a long time. Could his real person still be in the Glorious Land?"

Arcane Wizard Setoh asked rather doubtfully.

"He should still be in the Glorious Land. After all, his avatar was killed by the Lord God of Light, which must've frightened him. He would surely hide for some time before coming out. We'll wait longer."

Wizard Augustus was in no hurry. If the three of them had not joined forces to seal the Glorious Land, it would not be so troublesome. They could just enter the Glorious Land to search for Merlin.

However, if it were not for the seal, the Lord God of Light would have destroyed the Glorious Land long ago.

Therefore, they could only wait.

"I wonder how long will Merlin hide? Huh? Is that a Mind Power investigation?"

Arcane Wizard Setoh's heart leaped, and he shot a look at the Glorious Land. Besides Arcane Wizard Setoh, Ceci and Augustus seemed to notice it as well.

No matter how shapeless or soundless Mind Power was, it could not be concealed from the Ultimate Arcane Wizards, so they would instantly notice it.

It was not just Augustus and the other two who were gleefully surprised. Currently, in the Glorious Land, Merlin, who was stealthily using his Mind Power to observe the situation outside, was also joyful and surprised.

Naturally, his Mind Power had detected Augustus and the rest. He did not recognize the other two but he had the utmost familiarity with Arcane Wizard Setoh.

"It really is Arcane Wizard Setoh. It should be safe!"

Just as Merlin was about to leave the Glorious Land right away, he suddenly thought of another problem.

"They've clearly seen me dying from the Lord God of Light's attack. How do I explain that now?"

This involved the problem of explaining. He must not reveal the Soul Medallion so easily. After all, anyone would wish to get their hands on it. Perhaps Merlin could not seize Veron's Soul Medallion because he had no way to do so.

However, Arcane Wizards were ultimate existences. They might seize the Soul Medallion for their own use. Even though he trusted Arcane Wizard Setoh, when it came to the matter of one's life, he still had to be prudent.

"The matter of the Soul Medallion must not be revealed. Even my resurrection must not be mentioned. After all, even the ultimate Arcane Wizards have no way of resurrecting anyone. This is something that reverses the natural order."

Merlin racked his brains, and thought about it carefully, and his brow gradually loosened.

"It looks like I can only explain it with an avatar, especially since I can use Hallucinating spells to create a simple Mind Avatar."

Merlin thought it over in detail. This was the best plan.

After he had decided how to explain himself, Merlin immediately tore apart the seal and exited in one leap, returning to the Void Zone once more. However, once he left the Glorious Land, unless an Ultimate Arcane Wizard assisted him, Merlin would have to die again to return, relying on the Soul Medallion in the Glorious Land to be resurrected.

Otherwise, he would never be able to return to the Glorious Land.

"Whoosh."

Merlin's figure appeared in the Void Zone. Three pair of eyes immediately turned toward him.

"It really is Merlin. You're not dead! Haha, even the Lord God of Light was fooled by your use of an avatar."

Arcane Wizard Setoh was the happiest. He was the one who sent Merlin into the Glorious Land, so naturally, he did not wish for Merlin to be killed by the Lord God of Light. Now that he saw Merlin was safe and unharmed, he sighed in relief.

"That's right. You're the first one who managed to fool the Lord God of Light. This is your Spatial Ring. It's undamaged. Now, it's time for it to return to its original owner."

A black-robed Spell Caster with an indifferent expression immediately tossed a ring from his hand. Merlin's eyes brightened, his face bursting into an elated look. Naturally, he could tell at a glance that this was his Spatial Ring.

Therefore, he quickly took the ring in his hand and checked the contents within.

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Chapter 728: Return to Arcane City

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Many of Merlin's secrets were hidden in the Spatial Ring, such as the Atlan civilization's empire-level warship, the martial arts robots comparable to Legends, the guardian statues, the illusion bead, and so on.

Although these Arcane Wizards might not even have any regard for these things, Merlin was still very nervous.

Fortunately, after an inspection, Merlin realized that nothing was missing. Everything was untouched.

"Don't worry. After I realized that your mind imprint didn't disappear from your Spatial Ring, I surmised that you hadn't died, so I didn't touch your ring."

Augustus' aloof face seemed as if it would never smile. When Wizard Setoh noticed Merlin's anxious expression, he shook his head. "These two are Wizard Augustus and Wizard Ceci. They had sensed the Lord God of Light arriving at the Glorious Land, so they hurried over. Tell us about the situation in the Glorious Land. Due to the seal, we don't even know what it's like in the Glorious Land."

Merlin thought about it, and concluded that he should tell the three Arcane Wizards of the situation in the Glorious Land. Therefore, he began to explain briefly, "The situation in the Glorious Land is better now. The Church of Light has been destroyed completely, and the Lord God of Light can no longer use the Church of Light to interfere with the matters of the Glorious Land. He can't even possibly ascertain the location of the Glorious Land."

The Church of Light had been the Glorious Land's greatest affliction because it was supported by the Lord God of Light. Through the Church of Light, the Lord God of Light could project some of his strength, locking firmly onto the Glorious Land.

Therefore, no matter how hidden the Glorious Land was, even if it constantly changed its position, it could not escape the scrutiny of the Lord God of Light. However, now that the Lord God of Light had lost the Church of Light and the power of faith, he was no longer able to lock onto the Glorious Land. There was no doubt that this greatly improved the safety of the Glorious Land.

Seeing that Arcane Wizard Setoh's face had broken into a smile, Merlin continued, "After the Church of Light was annihilated, a unified empire called the Blackmoon Empire finally emerged in the Glorious Land once again. It claims to be a continuation of the Molta Empire but it's also an empire controlled by Spell Casters. Moreover, I've passed on some knowledge of the Spell Caster civilization. I'm sure that the entire Glorious Land would prosper once more."

Merlin said everything in one breath and stared at Arcane Wizard Setoh and the rest. These were the three most powerful Arcane Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization, and they were all here now.

"Not bad. The Glorious Land had fallen behind but with your actions, even if it can't recover the glory of the Molta Empire, at least it won't continue to decline. Merlin, you've done well!"

Arcane Wizard Setoh was the first to speak.

"The Lord God of Light will no longer have the chance to meddle with the origin of our Spell Caster civilization."

Arcane Wizard Ceci nodded as well. It could be said that Merlin had removed a significant threat to the Glorious Land. For a long time, the Lord God of Light had been a great threat to the Glorious Land. The Glorious Land was the origin of the Spell Caster civilization. Any civilization would protect their origin more strictly, and the Spell Caster civilization was no exception.

However, the Church of Light was in the Glorious Land. In the past, due to the war with the Atlan civilization, they did not manage to wipe out the Church of Light completely. After they sealed the Glorious Land, not even the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards could enter hence the Church of Light gradually grew and expanded.

The Lord God of Light thus relied upon the Church of Light to begin interfering with the Glorious Land. Now, Merlin had uprooted the Church of Light at last.

Nonetheless, Merlin was targeted by the Lord God of Light because of this. His heart was still beating with lingering fear. After all, he was someone who had "died" once in front of the Lord God of Light.

"Arcane Wizard Setoh, what about the Lord God of Light? He had just slain an avatar of mine. Surely he won't let things go just like that?

Merlin was still very worried about the Lord God of Light. After all, anyone who was scrutinized daily by a great ultimate existence would not feel safe.

"The Lord God of Light?"

Augustus' stern face revealed a smile, and he laughed softly. "I don't know what method you used that the Lord God of Light believed it was the real you that he had killed. However, he might soon learn of his error. Still, at least for a thousand years, you need not worry about him. Earlier, the three of us have heavily injured him. Without hibernating for a thousand years, he can forget about recovering. Therefore, he would surely return to the Light Dimension to hibernate for at least a thousand years."

"A thousand years of hibernation?"

Merlin felt immense relief, finally able to let down his guard. A thousand years might be nothing to an ultimate existence like the Lord God of Light. It might just be the blink of an eye.

However, a thousand years was a lengthy period for Merlin. From when he first arrived in Blackwater City, all the way to where he was now, forget about a thousand years, it had not even been a hundred years. At best, it was merely a few decades.

In a few decades, he had now become an existence second only to an Honored Legend. Even in the Spell Caster civilization, he was classified as someone freakish.

"With a thousand years' time, I won't have to worry about being targeted by the Lord God of Light."

Merlin eyed the three Great Arcane Wizards. It looked like the three Arcane Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization were truly formidable. When all three had joined forces, they could heavily injure the Lord God of Light. It was not surprising that even though the Void Zone had so many powerful civilizations, until now, none of them could really do anything to the Spell Caster civilization.

This was a reflection of how powerful the Spell Caster civilization was.

"Alright, the crisis of the Glorious Land has been resolved. From now on, other than the three of us, no one will know where the Glorious Land is."

After Augustus spoke, his body flashed and he vanished without a trace.

Augustus and Ceci left one after the other. Arcane Wizard Setoh glanced at Merlin and said, "Merlin, take one last look at the Glorious Land. Perhaps you won't be able to see it anymore."

Arcane Wizard Setoh knew about Merlin's real identity. He knew that Merlin came from the Glorious Land. After Merlin left this time, he would have no way of finding the Glorious Land without the permission of the three Great Arcane Wizards.

Therefore, this might be the last time Merlin could see the Glorious Land.

Merlin's gaze turned toward the gigantic dimension below. The Glorious Land was still glistening with radiance. The Glorious Land encompassed so many moments Merlin had gone through – from the very beginning when he first encountered spells in Blackwater City, then escaping to the Kingdom of Blackmoon, entering the Dark Magic Region, and experiencing various events.

This was how the present Merlin was born!

After a long time of silent observation, Merlin turned around decisively, saying calmly, "Arcane Wizard Setoh, let's go."

Arcane Wizard Setoh nodded and brought Merlin along within a mystical fluctuation. It was as if they were encased in invisible energy, and they shuttled away instantly.

Merlin did not feel any Magic Power, Maxims nor any sense of space, but he was in the aforementioned process of shuttling, as if through a Spatial Passage.

He recalled Aruba's previous explanation of ultimate existences. All ultimate existences had merged into a part of the natural order and were able to mobilize some of its power.

Although the Void Zone had no space, time nor Elements, it was covered in the power of the natural order. Ultimate existences were still under no restrictions in the Void Zone. This was the formidable power of ultimate existences.

"Perhaps this is the power of the natural order…"

Such a thought occurred to Merlin, following which he vanished without a trace along with Arcane Wizard Setoh.Merlin finally returned to Setoh Arcane City. In the present, Setoh Arcane City was very peaceful. After going through a war with the Rock Tribe, Setoh Arcane City, as the final Arcane City to be established, received the acknowledgment of many Spell Casters at last. Obviously, those who wanted to join Setoh Arcane City on their own had grown in number.

The three great Arcane Cities were in silent competition. Before this, Setoh Arcane City had always been the weakest force. Nonetheless, after it faced the Rock Tribe and even won the war, Setoh Arcane City naturally was greeted with rapid expansion.

Thus, the current Setoh Arcane City seemed much busier than before.

Merlin made time to visit the Blackfire Lord. Back in the Glorious Land, Merlin had learned from Aruba that the Blackfire Lord and Arcane Wizard Setoh had both received pointers from Aruba.

It was just that Arcane Wizard Setoh became an Ultimate Arcane Wizard in the end while the Blackfire Lord was merely a Lord with two ultimate Maxims. This must have been more than simply an issue of talent. After all, for someone to be picked out by Aruba, would his talent be insufficient?

However, by now, Merlin had already somewhat figured out the reason. Once he returned to Arcane City, he was faced with the Blackfire Lord's urgent inquiries about the development of his Mind Power.

Presumably, after the Blackfire Lord had become a Lord, he had focused all his efforts into cultivating Mind Power, hoping to significantly develop the Mind Power system. Therefore, he was ultimately unable to consolidate more ultimate Maxims.

After all, the energy of even the strongest genius was limited. In addition, an ultimate Maxim was not so easily attained. If one could not focus every single effort, naturally, it was difficult to obtain an ultimate Maxim.

After briefly fielding the Blackfire Lord's questions, Merlin returned to his own room.

"Setoh Arcane City is no longer of much help to me. Following this, I should set up a force that belongs to me and control a great swathe of dimensions. Through controlling these dimensions, I'll command the Elemental Origins and hone a Maxim. Finally, I'll reach a point where I can create an ultimate Maxim!"

Merlin's reasoning was clear, and his plan was reasonable too. Perhaps one or two dimensions would be useless in helping him condense an ultimate Maxim but if it were ten or even dozens of dimensions, things would be different.

Through the accumulation of infinitesimal advancements, and under the ceaseless honing of the Elemental Origins, surely his understanding of the ultimate Maxim would speed up. Finally, he would consolidate an ultimate Maxim and become an Honored Legend!

For now, this was the most effective method.

Merlin had already made up his mind and immediately stood up to walk toward the Mission Hall of Arcane City. There, he could learn of the Spell Caster civilization's situation in various regions. This was an advantage of being a Spell Caster of Arcane City.

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Chapter 729: Capability I

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In Arcane City's Mission Hall, there were still throngs of people. Compared to the first time Merlin came here, the present Merlin did not need contribution points anymore.

"Ah? It's Wizard Merlin."

"It really is him. During the civilization war with the Rock Tribe, he's done us a great service. I hear that he's even stronger than civilization-level geniuses. I really don't know how can he become so impressive."

"Haha, Wizard Merlin is from our Setoh Arcane City. So he's lacking contribution points as well."

When Merlin appeared, the entire Mission Hall became even livelier. Many Spell Casters fought their way forward to get a look at Merlin. After all, Merlin could be said to have made a name for himself in the civilization war with the Rock Tribe. In particular, almost everyone in Setoh Arcane City knew of him.

Merlin smiled and responded to these Spell Casters, following which he finally squeezed his way to those Legendary Wizards.

"Phew…"

Heaving a sigh, Merlin asked the Legendary Wizard, "I need to consult the distribution map of the forces in the entire Spell Caster world."

"One contribution point."

He only needed one contribution point. This was quite cheap that it seemed practically free. Merlin was soon missing one contribution point while at the same time, he was able to consult the distribution map of the Spell Caster civilization's general forces.

This map was very detailed, and it would be revised every ten years. Thus, it could be considered to be rather accurate compared to the actual situation.

On the map, the Spell Caster civilization was too massive, encompassing countless dimensions and spanning innumerable regions. Within this territory, it was difficult to find any masterless dimensions.

As for masterless dimensions, any Great Legend who had signed the Legends' Accord could not violate the agreement and seize the dimensions. Only those plunderers who did not abide by the accord would do so. Nonetheless, there were far too few plunderers, and they were liable to arouse the enmity of Legendary Wizards, so they often acted surreptitiously.

Thus, Merlin did not pay any more attention to the dimensions within the domain of the Spell Caster civilization. Instead, he looked at the borders of the Spell Caster civilization. In fact, there were also many powerful civilizations surrounding the Spell Casters.

For instance, the paths of God Alliance and the Rock Tribe were blocked. The Spell Casters could not expand further. There were also bigger areas like the chaotic territory.

In the past, Merlin had gone to the chaotic territory. Nevertheless, after careful consideration, he gave up on the idea. The reason was simple – it was too chaotic with all kinds of forces from foreign civilizations.

Of course, the main reason was that the Spell Caster faction there was too weak. Merlin wished to occupy not just one or two dimensions but dozens of dimensions, to form a colossal force.

Therefore, he needed the support of a powerful faction from the Spell Caster civilization. In that manner, even after he had occupied those dimensions, there would not be any foreign civilization who dared to retaliate on a large scale. He could even help the Spell Caster civilization expand its territory this way.

A place like this was hard to find. Besides the chaotic territory, there were other places such as the dark territory, the open territory, and so on.

Merlin searched painstakingly. It seemed that at the borders, the forces of Spell Casters were not that strong. In truth, this was understandable. After all, the Spell Casters did not have an extensive heritage, merely having set foot in the Void Zone for three thousand years. One would need to be like the Giant Tribe or the Tree Tribe which foreign civilizations had more than a million years of history, whose territories were incomparably stable.

The Spell Caster civilization was still lacking in this respect. There was a vital reason for this. The Spell Caster civilization was expanding so fast that it did not have much time for thorough administration.

The Spell Caster civilization was able to occupy so many dimensions in over three thousand years, becoming one of the formidable civilizations of the Void Zone in one leap. Although it was not the most preeminent, they could be considered a relatively powerful civilization. Naturally, it was not just because of the three Great Arcane Wizards.

Just the three Arcane Wizards by themselves would merely be like a castle in the air, with not much practical purpose. Other than the ultimate existences that a civilization produced, the strength of a civilization was dependent on the number of Spell Casters above the level of Legends.

This was because existences higher than a Legend were the core strength of a civilization. In this sense, the Spell Caster civilization clearly had an unparalleled advantage. Some Spell Casters could become Great Legends in over a hundred years. Even if they needed more time, they could become a Legend in just a few centuries.

This was different compared to the foreign civilizations, which needed centuries or more than a thousand years or even millennia to become much stronger. Thus, the Spell Caster civilization was able to grow so rapidly.

"I've decided to go to the boundless territory in the north."

After looking at the map for a long time, Merlin ultimately decided on the boundless territory in the north. Although this region was in constant chaos as well, the Spell Caster forces were comparatively stronger. Thus, if Merlin went to the boundless territory and forcefully seized a few dimensions, he could join this territory to the initial area of the Spell Caster forces.

In this way, he could better guard the dimensions he occupied.

Having made up his mind, Merlin said to the Legendary Wizards, "Now I wish to apply for departing to the boundless territory."

Ever since Merlin entered Setoh Arcane City, he had been branded by Setoh Arcane City. Although on the surface it seemed that Arcane City was not concerned about the Spell Casters who had left, the branding of Arcane City was a prestige that smoothened one's passage in any area.

Nonetheless, these benefits came with obligations. One of the Legendary Wizards said, "You're now a Great Wizard, and can leave Arcane City. However, you're still a part of Setoh Arcane City. This is something that'll never change unless you become an Ultimate Arcane Wizard in the future and establish your own Arcane City. Otherwise, the moment Setoh Arcane City summons you, you must obey unconditionally."

Merlin nodded. Establishing an Arcane City was something no one would think about because until now, there were only three Great Arcane Wizards in the Spell Caster civilization. It would not be so easy to become an ultimate existence.

As for Setoh Arcane City summoning him, this would only happen during a civilization war with a foreign tribe. Usually, they would not summon Wizards just like that, so Merlin did not mind that so much.

Even if he did not join Setoh Arcane City, he would still be enlisted by the three Great Arcane Wizards if the Spell Caster civilization was facing a powerful enemy. Not even plunderers were an exception.

"Very well. Can you give me a dimension map of the boundless territory?"

"Ten contribution points."

The Legendary Wizard said calmly. Obviously, this was also an advantage of being a Spell Caster of Setoh Arcane City. If Merlin was an outsider, a dimension map like this would cost an astronomical sum, something he could never obtain for a mere ten contribution points.

After he kept the map in his ring, Merlin turned and left, paying no mind to the gazes of the other Spell Casters. Still, these Spell Casters kept observing Merlin.

After Merlin had left, the hall burst into a hubbub again.

"Wizard Merlin is going to the boundless territory?"

"With his strength, he can occupy some dimensions now. How I envy him. He's just a Great Wizard but he has the ability to start occupying dimensions."

Occupying dimensions and using the Elemental Origins to condense a Maxim – this was accepted as one of the quickest ways to consolidate a Maxim. The actual practice had shown that it was effective indeed.

However, to be able to occupy dimensions at the level of a Great Wizard was something extremely rare. Those preeminent Great Wizards might get to do so if they were lucky enough. Only those civilization-level geniuses would be unafraid of Legends, and thus able to seize a dimension.Soon, Merlin returned to his room. Before he left, he had to make some plans. First, he needed to ascertain how strong he really was now.

Therefore, Merlin took out the Spatial Ring and extended his Mind Power into the ring.

"Buzz."

First, Merlin entered the illusion bead. Luckily, the illusion bead was not damaged and was perfectly fine. The Illusory World was carrying on as usual.

Titus' voice swiftly rang out. Only Titus seemed to be too quiet during this period of time. In the past, Titus would have constantly urged Merlin to focus on his Hallucinating spells.

"Titus, you've been quiet lately. What's wrong?"

Merlin felt that Titus was acting strangely, and asked curiously.

Titus glanced at Merlin, then let out a long sigh. "You've met Aruba, and what he said stunned me to the core. If I was previously not confident that the Mind Power system I came up with would succeed and ultimately be perfected, then after meeting Aruba, I have faith that this Mind Power system of mine can succeed."

Aruba had relied on his powerful physical strength to forcibly go against the natural order. He was not even afraid of the natural order, being able to transcend it. In the Void Zone, there had never been anyone like this.

In the Void Zone, the natural order was supreme. No one could reverse or transcend the natural order.

"Aruba can use his bodily strength to transcend the natural order. In that case, so can Mind Power! Merlin, after completing the Illusory World, the final step in the Mind Power system is to reverse the natural order, turning illusions into reality and truly transcending the natural order. I call this the Immortal Mind!"

At the point, Titus' expression was solemn.

"The Immortal Mind? This is why you've been so silent all this while?"

Merlin mumbled softly. It turned out that during this time, Titus had been inspired. In other words, Aruba had enlightened him, inducing him to refine the final step of the Mind Power system. It would surpass the Illusory World, reaching the stage of the Immortal Mind.

However, that stage was merely Titus' conjecture at this point.

"Merlin, during this time, please don't disturb me. This is merely a recent speculation of mine, and I'll need a long time to refine it. In terms of practical application, that would fall to you in the future. You know, before this, I couldn't make heads or tails of the Immortal Mind…"

One could see that Titus was in fervor. Following that, he vanished.

"He has left so swiftly."

Merlin did not pay further attention to Titus. Titus being silent was exactly what Merlin needed. With that, he extended his Mind Power into that empire-level warship in the Spatial Ring.

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In the empire-level warship, Merlin was most concerned whether the Matrix was still there.

The Matrix had disappeared because Merlin had died once and was resurrected. Back then, the Matrix had become the control core of the empire-level warship. Without the Matrix, it was difficult for Merlin to control the warship. As a result, he would not be able to use this warship which had the fighting power of an Honored Legend.

"Whoosh."

Merlin's Mind Power stretched into the warship. The first thing he saw other than the sphinx statue was the other four guardian statues. Merlin had placed them in the warship previously.

"Master!"

The four guardian statues hurriedly cried out to Merlin respectfully.

Merlin nodded in response, then led these guardian statues into the control room of the warship. The instruments were undamaged and still in operation, meaning that the Matrix might still be controlling this warship.

"Matrix!"

Merlin yelled anxiously.

"Beep. The connection was interrupted for an unknown reason. Bind to your body?"

The control room resounded with the familiar voice of the Matrix. The Matrix was still here indeed, obeying Merlin's order. Merlin let out a long sigh of relief.

"Is it possible to not bind?"

Merlin asked after some thought. He was still rather apprehensive of something like the Matrix with its origin unknown.

"Without binding, this might affect the connection with you, Master."

"If I don't bind, can I still give you orders?"

"Of course. The Matrix has already collected Master's gene. A previous scan has confirmed that you, Master, has the correct gene."

Merlin nodded pensively. Now he had a general understanding that perhaps back then, there was a small portion of the Matrix left in his body, used simply to maintain his connection with the Matrix.

The majority of the Matrix had been transferred to the empire-level warship. Otherwise, he would have no way of controlling this massive warship. Therefore, when the Lord God of Light killed Merlin, the Matrix had escaped disaster.

Even so, this state of separation was Merlin's ideal situation. He could control the empire-level warship, and did not have to allow an unknown power like the Matrix to be bound to his body.

Therefore, Merlin did not hesitate to refuse. "There's no need to bind!"

"Beep. Order received!"

The Matrix still had a robotic voice, sounding incomparably icy. Nonetheless, Merlin was already used to it. He thought to himself that what he needed was martial arts robots, as many as possible.

"With the remaining energy from the Light Tome, how much of the warship's power can be replenished?"

Merlin knew that manufacturing martial arts robots required a tremendous amount of energy, so he first checked on the warship's energy supply.

"The remaining energy of the Light Tome hasn't been broken down, and cannot be confirmed."

Merlin fell into silent contemplation. He must manufacture the martial arts robots. Otherwise, with just four guardian statues, how many dimensions could he occupy?

"Begin manufacturing martial arts robots. At the same time, break down the Light Tome and replenish the ship's power."

"Beep. Order received. Beginning the manufacturing of martial arts robots."

The control room of the warship started to flash with light, and various apparatuses began to move. Merlin could only see that the energy of the warship dropped steeply from a hundred percent to ten percent.

Nonetheless, soon enough, the energy bar began to rise swiftly. It must be the high-powered energy furnace that was breaking down the energy of the Light Tome so that it could replenish the warship.

"Creak."

After a moment, a strange sound rang from within the warship. Following that, a special martial arts robot slowly walked out from the manufacturing room. This martial arts robot was unarmed and defenseless but the icy sensation it exuded created a subtle sense of pressure.

After some thought, Merlin sent forth one of the guardian statues.

"Give it a go."

The guardian statue immediately understood Merlin's meaning. Strength had always been the forte of these statues, similar to the Mobatans. Therefore, it immediately swung a fist at the martial arts robot.

"Swish."

The martial arts robot sidestepped the blow with incredible speed. If Merlin was not using his Mind Power, he would have been unable to perceive it. Following that, the robot appeared behind the guardian statue and brought down a fist.

"Bang."

The guardian statue responded quickly too, turning around to forcefully counter the martial arts robot's blow. The entire warship seemed to be shaking.

"Not bad, equally matched. It's on par with a Great Legend!"

Merlin nodded, satisfied with the martial arts robot's performance. As long as it could match a Great Legend, then it could guard a dimension by itself.

Merlin glanced at the energy of the warship once more, finding that it still had a hundred percent energy. He did not expect the Light Tome to have such abundant power.

"Continue manufacturing martial arts robots."

Under Merlin's command, the warship continued to manufacture martial arts robots. The energy dropped swiftly, then rose up quickly again.

At last, after manufacturing three martial arts robots, the warship's energy, for once, did not rise back to a hundred percent but only eighty percent instead.

Evidently, the energy of the Light Tome had been exhausted. Although Merlin could still use elemental crystal stones to fill it up to a hundred percent, doing so just to manufacture martial arts robots would be too excessive. In addition, the elemental crystal stones had a greater function, and that was to ensure this empire-level warship still had fighting power on par with an Honored Legend.

Therefore, the energy bar must be constantly replenished to a hundred percent. Now that the energy of the Light Tome had been used up, Merlin could not continue manufacturing martial arts robots.

Merlin counted and found that he had manufactured three martial arts robots in total. In addition to the four guardian statues, he had seven beings on par with Great Legends.

This was already a relatively formidable force.

"What a shame about the tyrant raptor. If I could bring it out, it would also be on par with a Great Legend."

Merlin did not bring the tyrant raptor of the Mobata world into the Void Zone. After all, the tyrant raptor was born in the Mobata world. If it was brought to the Glorious Land, Merlin was afraid something might change.

Furthermore, Veron was unwilling to have too much contact with the Glorious Land, not even wishing to be in touch with the Spell Caster civilization. Therefore, after weighing these factors, Merlin did not bring the tyrant raptor with him.

"Seven forces on par with Great Legends. Adding myself, we'll be able to control eight dimensions! That's about it. I can leave now."

Merlin carefully coordinated his capability. He would only leave when he was confident.

Following the dimension map, Merlin immediately left Setoh Arcane City.In the pitch-black, silent Void Zone, a shiny black warship of unparalleled size was flying forward at a terrifying speed.

This warship was Merlin's empire-level warship from the Atlan civilization. Its speed was far superior to the casting tools of the Spell Caster civilization.

Purely in terms of equipment, there was no one among the countless foreign civilizations in the Void Zone who could compare to the Atlan civilization.

Merlin was in the warship, poring over the dimension map. He had already scanned this map for the Matrix so it could maneuver the warship completely, flying to the boundless territory on autopilot.

Merlin shut his eyes. Initially, he wanted to visit Titus to ask about matters regarding Mind Power. However, lately, Titus had been researching the mysteries of the Immortal Mind. Therefore, even when Merlin had entered the Illusory World, Titus did not show himself.

Although Merlin could force Titus to come out, it was not necessary. Since he could not develop his Hallucinating spells further, he could focus on the Maxim.

Of course, Merlin was merely understanding the Maxim for now, not condensing it. Currently, among all of Merlin's spells, the only ones that had reached the stage of condensing a Maxim were the Fire-type and Darkness-type spells.

Out of these two, the Fire-type spell had reached the stage of consolidating a Maxim but this would merely be an average Maxim. Even if he had become a Legend, he would be an ordinary one.

As for the Darkness-type spell, it was nearly at the level of attaining the ultimate Maxim but there was a gap to reach there, and Merlin did not know how long it would take to truly understand it.

Looking at the endless darkness in the Void Zone, Merlin seemed to feel something. He allowed his consciousness to be immersed in understanding the Darkness Maxim, letting the warship speed along in the Void Zone.

The Void Zone was vast and borderless. This time, Merlin was going to the boundless territory, which was a great distance away from Setoh Arcane City. Within the territory of the Spell Caster civilization, it was still relatively safe.

In particular, Merlin was aboard an empire-level warship, which emanated a fearsome force. No one would dare to stir up trouble, thinking that it must be a casting tool of some formidable Legend.

However, if he had reached the boundless territory, Merlin would have to keep the warship. Not only would the warship consume a lot of energy but more than that, it was also very likely to be recognized by someone.

With Merlin's current capability and position, no one would find fault with Merlin over this warship of the Atlan civilization. Still, there would be unnecessary trouble.

"Endless darkness… Endless sinking…"

In the warship, not even Merlin had realized that his body had begun to exude some fluctuations. These fluctuations expanded swiftly and even spread outward. The endless vacuum of the Void Zone was filled with these strange fluctuations.

"Whoosh."

The warship sped by a dimension at an extreme speed. Immediately, a Great Legend flew out from the dimension, staring bewilderedly at the shadow of the departing warship, mumbling to himself, "Which Legend is that? They seem to be condensing a Darkness-type ultimate Maxim?"

It was true. Presently, Merlin was in the process of understanding the Darkness-type ultimate Maxim. He was already slowly consolidating the ultimate Maxim. Once he had attained complete understanding, he would be able to instantly condense the Maxim with a single thought.

Condensing a Maxim required no luck nor elemental crystal stones. All that was needed was an understanding of the Element's Essence.

Therefore, there was an essential disparity between Legends and Spell Casters below Legends. Only by becoming a Legendary Wizard and creating a Maxim could one break free of a dimension's binding. Without needing Elements, one could roam the Void Zone as they liked, traveling past countless dimensions.

"Beep. You've reached the boundless territory. Please prepare yourself, Master."

The Matrix's icy voice rang out. Merlin was roused from the depths of his enlightenment. The mystical fluctuations on his body also vanished quickly without a trace.

"I've reached already?"

Merlin thought about it. Earlier, when he was immersed in understanding the Darkness-type spell, he had a vague sense that he was still missing something. He knew that this was key to attaining the ultimate Maxim.

"Forget about it. There'll be a chance in the future."

Merlin did not linger upon that sensation. He knew that consolidating an ultimate Maxim was not a matter of one or two days. He would need a long time of understanding and bit by bit accumulation for him to succeed. Occasional bouts of enlightenment were not enough to support his consolidation of a complete ultimate Maxim.

Through the warship, Merlin could see the region before him. Dimensions began to crowd together. This was the unique feature of the boundless territory. It had plenty of dimensions.

Of course, with a great number of dimensions, the battles and fights were also exceptionally turbulent.

Merlin exited the warship in one step. After keeping the empire-level warship into his Spatial Ring, he relied on a spell to fly on his own toward the nearest dimension.

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Chapter 731: Employment

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The nearest dimension to Merlin was called the Gerva Dimension, which was easily found on the dimension map. It was a dimension belonging to a Great Legend called Gerva.

Merlin flew to the dimension alone, and soon found a prosperous city. Most of the people who came and went were Spell Casters, and many among them were Legendary Wizards.

This was very different from the chaotic territory from before. Although there were many Legends in the chaotic territory, it was far from the current amount. As this place was in the boundless territory, the Spell Caster civilization was powerful. Once they had occupied a dimension, they were able to keep it easily.

Therefore, many Spell Casters came to the boundless territory one after another.

Great Wizards went to the chaotic territory while Great Legends went to the boundless territory. This was common sense to many Spell Casters.

Merlin arrived at the boundless territory for the first time. He did not know the situation here, and just walked along the street, witnessing the prosperity and liveliness where wonderful casting tools filled the streets.

Merlin watched with great interest. While he was walking around aimlessly, some Spell Casters in front of him suddenly acted lively.

"Someone's hiring again. Tsk tsk, this time it's a big deal. Ten million elemental crystal stones."

"The conditions are good but are you a Legendary Wizard? All others want are Legendary Wizards to help guard a dimension."

Merlin heard some voices, and stepped forward. There was a white wall but he could see some Spell Casters' Mind Power fluctuations. Merlin's heart startled, and he also extended his Mind Power.

"Whoosh."

Through his Mind Power, Merlin quickly saw the content on the white wall.

It was a Great Legend called Franz. He seemed to be hiring some Legendary Wizards. Each Legendary Wizard would get ten million elemental crystal stones.

The purpose of employment was to guard a dimension for three months.

"Guard a dimension?"

Merlin was also curious. This kind of employment was new to him, so he asked other Spell Casters.

After inquiring, Merlin gradually found that this was indeed a common practice in the boundless territory. As the Spell Caster civilization was relatively strong in the boundless territory, once a Spell Caster obtained a dimension, Wizards from the Spell Caster civilization would not compete for it unless they wanted to become a plunderer.

However, plunderers did not have a good reputation among the Spell Caster civilization, and not many were willing to become plunderers.

Therefore, if someone had occupied a dimension, and faced the threat of other powerful foreign civilizations, they could employ some Spell Casters to help with elemental crystal stones or other conditions.

This was very common in the boundless territory.

"This is a quicker way to understand the boundless territory."

Merlin pondered, and felt that experiencing how the boundless territory competed for dimension was better than inquiring all over the place. Thus, he immediately found the address. Before that, he had to send a message. Messages were transmitted very quickly in dimensions.

Then, Merlin flew toward the address.In a castle, there were currently four Spell Casters. Almost each of these Spell Casters had a Maxim that they kept hidden. They were all great Legendary Wizards.

There were three men and one woman. The four Spell Casters seemed to be waiting for something.

"Why hasn't he arrived yet? Wizard Franz, the four of us should be enough. Do we need anyone else?"

The female Wizard seemed to become impatient, and asked coldly.

A middle-aged man sitting on a chair smiled and said, "Wait a little longer. The other party has already sent me a message and should be here soon."

Franz was also somewhat helpless. The employment message had been sent out for so long but only three Wizards had come forward. Although they were all Legendary Wizards, it was not an ordinary foreign tribe that he had encountered this time. Therefore, he was more cautious. If he could hire one more, then he would have more assurance. After all, he had a difficult time trying to occupy that dimension, and did not want to lose it easily.

"Hm? He's here!"

Suddenly, Franz turned toward the door, and the other Spell Casters also did the same. Their Mind Power had already caught the Spell Caster flying outside the castle.

However, they did not feel any force from the Spell Caster but a lot of rich Elemental forces.

"Creak."

The large door was pushed open, and Merlin walked in calmly.

"Which one of you is Wizard Franz?"

Merlin asked bluntly.

"I am. However, I'm hiring Legendary Wizards. You don't seem to have consolidated a Maxim."

Franz frowned. He had written clearly that he wanted Spell Casters who were Legends or above. However, the Spell Caster in front of him had rich Elemental forces that undoubtedly confirmed that he was just a Great Wizard, and had not formed a Maxim yet.

Merlin smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Merlin. I'm from Setoh Arcane City!"

"Merlin? Wait, that name sounds very familiar…"

The female Wizard who was impatient seemed to have heard of the name before and thought hard.

"Haha, you can stop racking your head for now. I'm from Setoh Arcane City as well. Wizard Merlin has rendered great services during the civilization war with the Rock Tribe. He's much stronger than regular civilization-level prodigies."

Franz was uncertain at first but he was completely sure now, and laughed heartily. He was also from Setoh Arcane City, and had experienced the civilization war with the Rock Tribe. Therefore, he naturally had a deep impression on Merlin, a Spell Caster who was in the limelight during the civilization war.

"Wizard Franz is also from Setoh Arcane City? I didn't notice…"

Merlin looked at Franz oddly. He did not notice Franz during the battle back then.

However, Franz was very happy. Although Merlin was not a Legendary Wizard, his strength was extraordinary. Only those who took part in the civilization war with the Rock Tribe would know Merlin's power.

Therefore, Franz said hastily, "Wizard Merlin. Help me guard a dimension for three months, for ten million elemental crystal stones. How does that sound?"

Merlin looked at Merlin carefully before he realized that this was not Franz's real body. It was just a Maxim avatar.

As if aware of Merlin's doubts, Wizard Franz continued, "This is my apparition. My real body is at the dimension. How would I dare to simply leave?"

"Alright, ten million elemental crystal stones! I'll sign the contract first."

Merlin nodded and agreed to Franz's condition. He had originally come to understand the boundless territory. It was naturally a good idea to have these ten million elemental crystal stones as well. It could increase the energy of the warship by ten percent. However, a contract had to be signed. That was the most basic condition.

"Haha, certainly."

Franz smiled and took out a contract, and signed it with Merlin.

"Wizard Merlin, come, come. Let me introduce you. This is Wizard Ducas, Wizard Ford, and Wizard Ansya."

Franz introduced Merlin to the other three Legendary Wizards.

Merlin greeted them with a smile. However, the three Legendary Wizards felt somewhat incredulous that Merlin was a civilization-level prodigy. It was not that they did not believe it. In fact, they trusted Franz very much. After all, they did not just start working with each other recently. Many people knew him for hiring to defend dimensions.

However, civilization-level prodigies were truly too rare. There were only a few of them in the entire Spell Caster civilization.

"Well, we'll leave now. What do you all think?"

Franz seemed to be in a hurry. His dimension might be attacked by foreign tribes at any moment. Therefore, he did not want to delay even for a second.

"Yes, Franz, we're ready."

The others nodded. They flew out of the Gerva Dimension one after another, and headed for the real boundless territory.

Along the way, Wizard Ansya and the others seemed to be very curious about Merlin, and deliberately sped up. However, with the strength of Merlin's multi-colored Wizard Heart, he easily caught up with them by consuming a little Magic Power.

Merlin did not mind either. After all, civilization-level geniuses were too rare. Many people would be skeptical if a Great Wizard wanted to rival a Great Legend.

Flying to the real boundless territory, Merlin realized that in the originally empty territory, the dimensions started to become dense. Some dimensions even exuded a frightening life force. It was the life force of foreign tribe contenders.

"Alright, we're here."

Franz stopped, and Merlin looked behind. The last Spell Caster civilization dimension was very far away. Almost all dimensions here belonged to foreign tribes.

This was the true boundless territory. It almost made Merlin think that he was back at the chaotic territory. However, this boundless territory was also a place where countless foreign tribes competed.

"Look, everyone. The dimension I occupied is right there. It's surrounded by dimensions of foreign tribes."

Franz pointed to a huge dimension in the distance emitting some of Franz's life force, and showing everyone that it was already Franz's dimension.

Almost everyone would do that in the boundless territory. Without any obvious life force, it would be considered a masterless dimension, which would cause a lot of trouble.

"Franz, with your strength, it shouldn't be so difficult to occupy a dimension. Why do you have to employ so many Wizards?"

Wizard Ansya asked doubtfully. After all, forty million elemental crystal stones were not a small amount. Franz must have been very determined to part with that amount.

"Haha, if it were other foreign tribes, it'd be fine but the tribe competing with me for this dimension is the Golden-winged Insect Tribe. You should know how troublesome those insect tribes are, right? Once they're annoyed, many powerful insect tribes will band together to take revenge."

Franz smiled bitterly.

"You actually provoked an insect tribe? It's not surprising that you're so nervous. These insect tribes are quite troublesome, and they are great in number. However, this is the boundless territory where our Spell Casters are the most powerful. No matter how many insect tribes there are, we can defend the dimension."

Wizard Ansya seemed to have absolute confidence.

"By the way, Wizard Merlin, these insect tribes are very troublesome, and great in number. Ordinary spells are useless against them, especially powerful insect tribes. They can only be killed using Maxims."

Wizard Ansya warned carefully. After all, the civilization-level prodigy before him was only a Great Wizard.

"I'll watch out."

Merlin smiled, and nodded. He naturally accepted the other party's goodwill. However, he was also very curious about the insect tribe. Merlin had never encountered an insect tribe before.

Soon, the line of five Wizards led by Franz entered the dimension he had occupied.

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Chapter 732: The Might of a Hallucinating Spell

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The dimension was quiet. Its original name was unimportant now that it was occupied by Franz. Therefore, this dimension was called the Franz Dimension.

Franz had built a huge castle in the dimension. When Merlin and the others approached the castle, Franz's real body came outside to greet them.

"Welcome, everyone!"

Franz said with a gentle smile. Then, he invited Merlin and the others into the castle.

Their Mind Power was investigating this new dimension. There was already life in this dimension but it was low-intelligence life. As long as it was firmly controlled, and in the future could attract Spell Casters and ordinary people, then the dimension could become a Spell Caster dimension.

Merlin also noticed that although the location of this dimension was some distance away from the nearest Spell Cater civilization, the distance was not too huge. If a few dimensions of some foreign tribes between them could be occupied as well, then these dimensions could be connected in a series, and the power of the Spell Caster civilization would be strengthened.

"Perhaps that's how the Spell Caster civilization slowly occupied hundreds of millions of dimensions."

Ideas flashed one after another in Merlin's mind.

"Everyone, the Golden-winged Insect Tribe hasn't arrived yet but I'll explain to you first what caused everything. It's better to make some preparations."

The battle for this dimension did not seem to be that simple, so Merlin listened carefully.

Franz continued. "I believe everyone knows that I'm close to forming a second Fire-type Maxim. Therefore, I came all the way from Setoh Arcane City and stayed here for several decades before the civilization war with the Rock Tribe began. It's been nearly a hundred years since, and I've finally found a masterless dimension.

"However, it's not accurate to say that it's masterless. Its original master was the insect mother of an insect tribe. This insect mother died while competing for another dimension. Due to some workings of fate, I took the lead and refined the Elemental Origin of this dimension, thus controlling this dimension.

"However, I didn't expect trouble to come so soon. The insect mother left a message telling other insect tribe comrades the exact coordinates of this dimension. Therefore, when some insect tribes came and found that it was occupied by me, I believe you can guess what happened next. After a fierce battle, I drove them away but the insect tribe won't let it go. They'll gather some insect mothers to fight again. I don't have the confidence to defend this dimension alone, so I could only invite all of you to help me protect it."

Franz told the entire story of this dimension in detail. It was not special for something like this to happen in the boundless territory as it was common.

Occupying a dimension, then greedily wanting to occupy more dimensions may end up in you being killed by other foreign tribes. Then, the dimension left behind would become masterless again.

Therefore, the trouble caused was not small.

"Haha, those insect tribes have always been an eyesore. So, what if we rob them? Wizard Franz, we'll help you defend this dimension. Let's see how many insect mothers those insect tribes can bring."

The one who spoke was Wizard Duca. He was the stronger one among them, and he was a Legend who had already consolidated two Maxims. Of course, his relationship with Wizard Franz was also the closest, so he would naturally come to help.

Merlin nodded with a thoughtful look. An insect mother was an insect that had reached a certain level of strength comparable to a Great Legend among Spell Casters.

However, these insect mothers had a very powerful ability, which was reproduction. An insect mother could reproduce an entire subspecies in a short amount of time.

If they had occupied a dimension, they would soon be able to populate the entire dimension with their kind. Therefore, there was no doubt the tribe with the most quantity was the insect tribe.

However, insect tribes also had a fatal characteristic – once the insect mother died, the countless other insect tribes bred by the insect mother would also die instantly.

Unless the insect tribes could become a new insect mother, then it would not be affected by other insect mothers.

Therefore, the insect mother was the strongest in an insect tribe. As long as the insect mother was killed, the other insect tribes would be of no threat. The insect mother also relied on the development of insect tribe species to enhance its strength. The more dimensions it occupied, the more insects could be bred, and the stronger they would be.

"When will these Golden-winged Insects arrive?"

After a long time, Merlin asked.

Franz hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure about that either, but many days have passed. According to how the Golden-winged Insect Tribe's style, it'll be very soon."

Merlin glanced around. There was a total of five Spell Casters above Legend, including himself. No matter how strong the insect tribe was, they should be able to hold on. Although many intense battles were happening in the boundless territory, there was no need to fight so fiercely for an ordinary dimension.

Therefore, the insect tribe could only send three to four insect mothers. Like Merlin and the others had guessed, the Golden-winged insect mother finally arrived.

"Buzz buzz buzz."

A golden cloud seemed to appear outside the Franz Dimension. However, there were no clouds in the boundless territory. It was all caused by the Golden-winged Insect Tribe.

It was the first time Merlin saw the Golden-winged Insect Tribe. He had seen the Tree Tribe, the Rock Tribe, the Giant Tribe, and so on but he had never seen an insect tribe. Now that he had finally seen it, it was shocking.

Outside the dimension were Golden-winged Insects densely packed into golden clouds. There was a countless number of them.

Among the Golden-winged Insect Tribe army, four enormous insects could be seen at a glance. They seemed to be of the same size as the tyrant raptor from before.

These four insect mothers were the key, and the densely packed insects were just cannon fodder that the insect mother had bred. Merlin finally realized what "quantity" was, and why the insect tribes were so annoying.

With such a terrifying reproductive ability, if they were not restrained after occupying a dimension, that dimension would be hollowed out by the sheer number of insects.

It was not surprising that the insect tribes were developing everywhere in the Void Zone. They did not care if their forces would be connected. As long as they could occupy a dimension, they would begin to multiply.

"They're here. Be careful, everyone. Don't underestimate those cannon fodder."

Franz warned that the insect mother liked to use numbers to her advantage and make countless insects attack at the same time. These insects looked insignificant but were terrifying. If one got too close, then it would even tear Maxims apart bit by bit.

The insect mother would only act as a final resort. They could continuously reproduce these cannon fodder insects.

"I hate fighting these insect mothers. They're so troublesome."

Wizard Ansya also felt helpless. However, in the face of these densely packed insects, they had no other choice. They could only destroy the cannon fodder to get close to the insect mother.

"Kill."

With Franz's loud growl, the four Great Legends immediately released their Maxims. The terrifying power of those Maxims carried incredible destructive power and surged toward the insect tribe.

"Buzz buzz buzz."

Hundreds of millions of insects were crushed to death by the Maxims, and Franz pushed forward slightly. However, seeing the unending amounts of insects left, they still feel helpless.

Against the insect mother, unless one had the advantage of absolute crushing power, they could only rely on slowly chipping off these cannon fodder to approach the insect mother, where the true battle would start.

"Crash."

Merlin also acted. With a wave of his hand, a large area of insects was immediately frozen and died. These insects were indeed very weak.

However, upon closer inspection, Merlin realized that some insects that did not die, and were slowly nibbling at the spells. He cast a variety of spells – Fire-type, Ice-type, Wind-type and so on, and all of them killed a large number of insects but there was still an endless amount left.

It was purely a waste of Magical Power.

"The insect tribes are indeed strong but they can only deal with ordinary Legendary Wizards. Against Mind Power Masters, numbers won't be of any use."

Merlin took a deep breath. He already found a way to deal with these insects. They had numbers so he would cast Hallucinating spells, the method of a Mind Power Master.

"Everyone, you don't have to deal with these cannon fodder anymore. Let me handle them."

Merlin suddenly said.

"You'll handle it?"

Ansya and the other Legendary Wizards frowned, wondering what trick Merlin had up his sleeve.

Merlin did not mind and smiled. "I'm not a pure Spell Caster. I'm also a Mind Power Master!"

Saying that, Merlin swiftly flew to the insects, and immediately mobilized his Mind Power.

"Illusion!"

The huge Mind Power instantly shrouded the densely packed insects like a large net. These insects only had simplistic minds. Their intelligence would grow as their strength improved.

However, no matter how high it was, they could not resist Merlin's Hallucinating spell. After all, Merlin's Hallucinating spell could confuse even ordinary Legends.

Furthermore, Merlin now had deeper enlightenment of Hallucinating spells after experiencing life and death. He could almost reach the realm of the Illusory Heart.

Therefore, Merlin's Hallucinating Spell caused a strange sight in the Void Zone. No matter how much the insect mother urged, the insects remained frozen. Their expressions were dull.

Franz and the others were doubtful at first but upon seeing the hundreds of millions of terrifying insects in the dull, frozen state, they could not help but expressed shock.

"A Mind Power Master's Hallucinating spell… It's terrifying!"

After a long time, only the female Legend, Wizard Ansya, said with emotion.

However, they also quickly came to their senses. They immediately leaped over to the densely packed insects and targeted the four insect mothers.

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Chapter 733: Seizing I

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The four insect mothers also seemed to be aware of the crisis, and their huge bodies began to give off waves of distorted light. Even Maxims could be broken down by this light.

"Be careful, this is the insect mother's shockwave. It's extremely bizarre and can rival a Maxim formed by a Great Legend.

Wizard Franz warned. It was not his first time dealing with these insects, so he was very familiar with the methods insect mothers used.

"Buzz."

The insect mothers' shockwave collided with the Maxims of the four Legendary Wizards, and both sides were almost equally matched. The insect mother let out a shrill sound to wake up the insect army.

However, those insects were all trapped by Merlin's Hallucinating spell and could not wake up at all. Without the insect army, the insect mother lost a large portion of its forces, and became agitated.

However, Franz and the four other Legendary Wizards seized the opportunity well and immediately gained the upper hand.

Looking at the battlefield situation, he found that things were in their favor, and that he no longer had to act. The four Legendary Wizards were enough to suppress and deal with the four insect mothers.

"Haha, die."

The strongest of them, Wizard Ducas, possessed two Maxims hence his speed was also the quickest. The two Maxims searched over and viciously hit an insect mother.

Immediately, the insect mother was covered in a spider web with cracks spreading across it. Even the insect mother revealed disgusting green blood.

"Bang."

Finally, Ducas used his two Maxims again and continued to attack, finally killing one insect mother. This insert mothers did not have immortal characteristics like gods and Legendary Wizards nor did they have divinity or Maxims. The most important thing to them was their bodies.

Once their bodies were destroyed, it represented their complete death.

Then, Merlin saw a shocking scene. As soon as one insect mother died, a large amount of the insects he trapped suddenly let out anguished wails, and died one after another. They were completely uninjured but they no longer had any life force.

"They all died."

Wizard Ducas' voice sounded again, and Merlin raised his head to see that the remaining three insect mothers had already fled. When one of the insect mothers died, they finally realized that they could not defeat Franz and the others, and chose to leave voluntarily.

"What about all these insects left?"

Merlin frowned. The insect mothers had left but these insects were still here and trapped within his Hallucinating spell.

"Haha, the Golden-winged Insect Tribe bodies are strong. They're considered good. They can be refined into some important materials for potions and casting tools. How about this? I'll buy all these insects here for 20 million elemental crystal stones. How does that sound?"

Merlin was slightly surprised. However, upon further consideration, these were the famous Golden-winged Insects, which were usually very difficult to capture. With the insect mother present, these insects were fearless of death. It was impossible to capture them.

The rarer something was, the greater its value. Such a large amount of insects would certainly fetch a good price, not just 20 million elemental crystal stones. However, Merlin could not be bothered. Including the reward from before, a total of 30 million elemental crystal stones was still very good.

"Alright, I'll leave them to Wizard Franz."

Merlin nodded and agreed. Franz smiled and with a wave of his hand, the numerous insects were all kept into his Spatial Ring.

Returning to the Franz Dimension, Franz handed the elemental crystal stones he had prepared to Wizard Ducas and the others. Merlin received a total of 30 elemental crystal stones for the Golden-winged Insect Tribe from before.

After receiving the elemental crystal stones, the contract was automatically released. Franz smiled and said, "Wizard Merlin, you've just arrived at the boundless territory. What are your plans for today?"

Not only Franz but the others also looked at Merlin. They had originally looked down upon Mind Power Masters.

However, Merlin's Hallucinating spell earlier was just too shocking. Great Legends like them had already lived for hundreds of thousands of years, so they naturally knew what it meant.

If several Wizards worked together and assisted Merlin's Hallucinating spell, its strength would be increased several times. Therefore, they had already discussed with each other and were ready to join forces.

"Does Wizard Franz have any thoughts?"

Merlin did not give a direct answer and instead looked at Franz curiously. The other party seemed to have some ideas.

"Well, we've just discussed with Wizard Ducas and the others, and felt that if we all work together to combine with Wizard Merlin's Hallucinating spell, its power would increase several times in an instant. Naturally, we'll be able to occupy more dimensions and form a powerful force. What are your thoughts about this?"

"Work together?"

Merlin was slightly stunned. He had not considered this possibility. However, the strength of these Wizards was still weak. The strongest among them, Ducas, only had two Maxims.

If Ducas and the others knew what Merlin was currently thinking, they would feel depressed. Great Legendary Wizards like themselves were rejected by Merlin, a Great Wizard, for being too weak.

"Wizard Merlin, you'll have the priority for the first dimension we occupy. How does that sound?"

Franz hurriedly added as if feeling that the conditions were not good enough.

Merlin glanced at Franz. If these Wizards were stronger and were all Spell Casters with three to four Maxims, then teaming up would be quite terrifying. Merlin would not hesitate to team with these Wizards.

However, Merlin's strength now was second only to that of Honored Legends. Teaming up with these Wizards would be a burden and was not beneficial to him at all. Whether it was the Spell Caster civilization or the Void Zone, this was still the real world.

Therefore, Merlin resolutely refused.

"Wizard Franz, I'm afraid I can't agree to that. I'll be wandering alone.

"It's very dangerous to wander alone. Would you like to reconsider?"

There was some disappointment on Franz's face.

"No, I've thought it over. However, I have something to ask of Wizard Franz. In the boundless territory, which areas have more masterless dimensions?"

"Masterless dimensions?"

Although Franz was disappointed, he quickly adjusted his mood. After thinking carefully, he shook his head helplessly. "There are indeed many dimensions in the boundless territory. However, you need to go very deep. Those places aren't like here, where the Spell Caster civilization is nearby. Spell Casters don't have it good there."

Others may not have understood Franz's words but Merlin, who had already experienced the chaotic territory, was perfectly clear. Dimensions in the chaotic territory were like that. Even Great Legends had to be constantly on guard against other contenders coming to seize their dimensions.

Therefore, they would not dare to leave their dimensions even for a moment.

However, in the boundless territory, as long as they were near the Spell Caster civilization, they could still employ Great Legends to defend together.

Furthermore, if they could get closer to the Spell Caster civilization and join forces, then foreign civilizations would have to think twice. Therefore, the bonus territory was very advantageous to Spell Casters.

Going far away from the Spell Caster civilization into the depths of the boundless territory was not in line with Merlin's plan.

Therefore, he frowned and continued. "Are there no masterless dimensions around here which are closer to the Spell Caster civilization?"

"There are many dimensions but they aren't masterless, and are occupied by contenders of foreign tribes. Look at the dimensions around us. Aren't there many dimensions belonging to foreign tribes?"

Franz pointed to the dimensions outside.

Merlin realized that there were many dimensions in the boundless territory, and the distance between them was nearer compared to other dimensions he had encountered before. This was the greatest characteristics of the boundless territory.

Although they were near to each other, the distance was still far.

Moreover, many of these dimensions were occupied by foreign civilizations.

"Foreign civilizations? How many dimensions are there between the Franz Dimension and the Gerva Dimension?"

Merlin asked this question as he wanted to connect these dimensions.

"Oh? There are three dimensions in the middle to connect with the Gerva Dimension."

A trace of suspicion flashed in Franz's eyes. He looked at Merlin's thoughtful expression, and seemed to have a bold guess in his heart.

"Wizard Merlin, you can't be thinking about seizing the dimensions of those foreign civilizations, right?"

Merlin indeed had such a plan. He nodded and said, "At present, it seems that seizing is the only way to connect with the Gerva Dimension."

"Haha, seizing dimensions? We admire Wizard Merlin's ambition. However, I'm afraid Wizard Merlin doesn't understand the boundless territory. It's more difficult to seize a dimension than to defend it. Furthermore, there are many foreign tribes. Spell Caster dimensions could employ help but other Spell Casters could as well. Moreover, once you've seized a dimension, you'll become a plunderer, and might end up getting killed. That'll be very troublesome."

Franz cautioned and told Merlin that dimensions could not be easily seized. Otherwise, several of them had already worked together to seize the dimensions closest to the Gerva Dimension.

Everyone knew that Gerva Dimension was safer but who had taken action?

"I have to give it a try. How could I give up before that?"

Merlin did not explain in detail. He possessed power comparable to Great Legends and was second only to Honored Legends. He also had an empire level warship comparable to an Honored Legend.

Adding all of these together, it would be questionable if he could not seize a dimension instead.

However, Merlin did not need to tell others about these secret trump cards. They should not be revealed easily until the critical moment.

"Franz, which is the nearest foreign tribe dimension?"

Merlin's bright eyes were fixed on Franz. He already generally knew about the situation in the boundless territory. Therefore, he made up his mind to start work as soon as possible.

He was not fighting for masterless dimensions but directly seizing them instead!

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Chapter 734: Seizing II

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"The closest dimension to the Franz Dimension is a dimension belonging to the Avian Tribe, called the Weim Dimension. Weim isn't a simple Wizard. He's very powerful. Once, he had defeated four contenders from foreign tribes alone, which was how he occupied that dimension."

The one who spoke was not Franz but Ansya. The female Wizard's eyes flashed strangely. She seemed to be very interested in Merlin's goal.

"The Weim Dimension?"

Merlin murmured. A small smile gradually emerged on his mouth.

A Wizard who was able to defeat four foreign tribe contenders alone would at least be a Great Wizard, hence, Weim definitely was not simple. He might be comparable to a being with three Maxims.

To be comparable to a Legend with three Maxims was quite frightening. Back then, Blackcloud had four Maxims and possessed more than a dozen dimensions, forming a huge force.

If one was able to form four Maxims, he would already be considered a powerful Legend while those with five Maxims and above were infinitely close to Honored Legends.

Merlin was probably equivalent to a Legend with five or more Maxims. After all, his Hallucinating spell was unique in addition to his unprecedented multi-colored Wizard Heart. Merlin had not encountered a Legend with five Maxims before, so it was difficult for him to know if he really would be stronger than one.

However, it was enough to deal with Weim!

"Alright, the Weim Dimension it is. If Franz doesn't mind, could you give me a dimension map of this territory?"

Merlin smiled and asked Franz. The dimension map he had obtained from Setoh Arcane City was only until the Gerva Dimension. After all, only the Gerva Dimension was under the Spell Caster civilization's sphere of influence. All the others were more chaotic. Therefore, they were not included in Setoh Arcane City's dimension map.

"Of course."

A dimension map was nothing to Franz, so he gave Merlin a relatively detailed dimension map.

It was indeed marked full of dimensions, especially between the Franz Dimension and the Gerva Dimension. There was a total of three dimensions, and the nearest one was the Weim Dimension.

"Wizard Franz, your dimension is too far from the Gerva Dimension. It's not that safe either. Why don't we occupy all three dimensions in the middle and join them together? We'll be able to help each other that way, and other foreign tribes won't dare to act anymore."

Merlin put away the dimension map and proposed his idea.

At that time, Franz could clearly see that Merlin was seriously about seizing the foreign tribes' dimensions. Generally, it was not something that even a Great Legend with two to three Maxims would do.

"Wizard Merlin, if you really want to seize a dimension, the Weim Dimension isn't the best idea."

Wizard Franz still wanted to remind Merlin.

"Wizard Franz, I've already decided."

Saying that, Merlin stood up and left the castle, flying out of the Franz Dimension.

"How interesting, isn't Wizard Merlin just a Great Wizard? This is probably the first time a Great Wizard is trying to seize a dimension in the boundless territory. I have to watch this interesting event. Lady and gentlemen, does anyone want to follow me?"

Ansya's eyes flashed, and the others also seemed to be moved.

"After all, he's a civilization-level prodigy from our Spell Caster civilization, and we've just fought side by side. If not for Wizard Merlin's Hallucinating spell, I'm afraid we wouldn't have defeated four insect mothers so easily. We'll go together and let Wizard Merlin suffer a little. Then, he'll naturally learn that the boundless territory isn't that simple."

Franz's words made the other Legendary Wizards nod. Thus, the four Great Legends also swiftly rose, and caught up with Merlin.It was not the first time Merlin saw the boundless and empty Void Zone.

In the vast Void Zone, Merlin's Mind Power could only cover a small portion of it. At best, it could cover a dimension.

One dimension was just a grain of sand in the desert like the Void Zone, and it was unremarkable. Even ultimate existence did not know how vast the Void Zone was.

"The Void Zone is enormous. There are countless secrets hidden here. So many geniuses and contenders have shined brightly in this Void Zone…"

Merlin had some regrets. He thought of Aruba, who claimed to have broken the natural order and could travel the world alone. Even the natural order was helpless against him. How many large worlds had he seen?

Shaking his head lightly, Merlin tossed all irrelevant thoughts out of his mind. He was a mere Great Wizard, not even a Legend. He still had a long way before he could reverse the natural order.

His current target now was the Weim Dimension!

"Whoosh."

Soon, Merlin saw the Weim Dimension gradually coming into the distance. He seemed to feel a distinct life force from it. It was the Avian Weim's life force. It indicated that this dimension was already occupied by him.

"Stop, Spell Caster!"

Just as Merlin was approaching the Weim Dimension, a huge bird appeared from inside the dimension. It was an Avian Tribe contender.

"This is my dimension. Spell Caster, if you dare to come any closer, you'll be challenging my might!"

Weim's voice was imposing. At the same time, a strong force of oppression slowly enveloped Merlin. This was only a warning.

However, if Merlin did not take heed and continued approaching him, he would take it as an attack.

Merlin glanced at Weim and felt his life force. He was a contender comparable to having three Maxims. It was not surprising that he could occupy the Weim Dimension for so long without anyone causing trouble for him.

A Wizard had to have at least four Maxims to confidently expel a contender with three Maxims from his dimension. In the entire Spell Caster civilization, how many Great Legends had at least four Maxims?

"Whoosh."

Merlin did not stop but instead accelerated.

"Humph!"

Weim scoffed coldly upon seeing Merlin's actions. He had occupied this dimension for many years. It was the first time someone dared to provoke him.

"Boom."

In the dimension, Weim's real body appeared. It was an extremely beautiful and large bird covered with golden light. He gently flapped his wings but his speed was incomparably swift, and charged toward Merlin with a terrifying force.

"Ice Seal!"

Merlin also did not press forward. The other party left the dimension because he did not want to destroy it due to the battle. Thus, he also stopped. Behind him, his huge multi-colored Wizard Heart appeared.

"Crack crack."

The chill was biting. Merlin's spell was incredibly powerful under the support of his multi-colored Wizard Heart. Once it broke out, a terrifying cold squall blew in the Void Zone.

Almost all the places the cold wind blew past were frozen with a thick layer of ice crystals. Even Weim's body hurriedly emitted bursts of golden light, and madly shot toward Merlin's ice crystals like thousands of sharp thorns.

The ice crystals shattered but it could not stop the cold wind at all. Merlin's expression was cold. This was his first battle, and he had to win in the most shocking and quickest way.

"Darkness Cover!"

As Merlin's voice fell, the already pitch-black and silent Void Zone seem to become even darker. It could be scouted with Mind Power before, but now, it was like an invisible dark cage, trapping Weim within.

"Swooz swooz swooz."

Golden light shone brightly. Weim also seemed to feel the danger in the darkness. The golden light on his body was like the sun, and was just about to pierce Merlin's Darkness Cover when endless flames suddenly appeared, turning Weim's surroundings into an inferno of flames and darkness.

"It can't be. Impossible…"

Weim shouted, doing everything he could but to no avail. The flames burned him, and even the golden light protecting his body seemed to be easily burned to ash.

With the Darkness Elements, one would not even be able to distinguish North from South. The speed the Avian Tribe were so proud of was completely useless before Merlin.

Without the opportunity to play out his advantage, Weim gradually despaired.

All this was seen by Ducas, Franz, and the other Legendary Wizards. Their mouths were agape, and they stared at the huge darkness and terrifying inferno.

Particularly, they stared at the multi-colored Wizard Heart behind Merlin, which was casting a faint pressure on them despite aiming at Weim. It could even emit a slight force that oppressed them.

"He's too powerful. How is he just a Great Wizard? He clearly has power comparable to Great Legends with four, no, five Maxims!"

Franz exclaimed with horror. Back then, Merlin did not have such terrifying power during the civilization war with the Rock Tribe civilization.

"A Great Wizard who has power comparable to someone with five Maxims… This is already beyond a civilization-level prodigy!"

Ducas' eyes flashed with a strange light. In the vast Void Zone, civilization-level prodigies were exceedingly rare. They could be called the greatest prodigies in a civilization.

However, prodigies who surpassed civilization-level existed but they were simply too rare. Perhaps one would only be seen once every million years.

The Spell Caster civilization had never seen a prodigy like that before. They were only occasionally heard of when fighting against some foreign tribes, and many did not believe they existed.

However, now, Merlin had easily trapped Weim. This was far beyond the strength of a civilization-level prodigy but Merlin truly was just a Great Wizard.

Just by relying on his Wizard Heart, he could suppress a being who was comparable to having three Maxims. Even civilization-level prodigies could not do that under any circumstances.

"It's over!"

Merlin's Wizard Heart fiercely shook, and the flames seemed to intensify. Weim's true body, a huge golden bird, was drowned in a sea of flames…

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"Dead?"

Franz felt Weim's life force in the dimension gradually dissipating before finally disappearing completely. Even the life force above the dimension disappeared. This meant that Weim was dead.

Right now, this dimension had become a masterless dimension!

Although it was a masterless dimension, neither Franz nor the other Legendary Wizards carried any thoughts at all. Anyone who had seen how easily Merlin killed Weim would never have any ideas about this dimension again.

Merlin's terror was by no means inferior to a Great Legend with five Maxims!

"Phew…"

Merlin also breathed a sigh of relief. At first, he was worried that the Avian Tribe had some desperate measures that could explode in a powerful force. However, it seemed now that he was overly concerned. There was no such method.

With Merlin's strength, he could suppress anyone who was not an Honored Legend. Except them, everyone else could be crushed directly, and would be no match for him.

Therefore, he also easily seized this dimension. Even the Avian Tribe, who prided themselves on their speed, could not escape and was killed by him. This had saved him some trouble.

After all, if they escaped, they might gather some stronger contenders, and Merlin would have to spend more energy to deal with them.

The Weim Dimension had become a masterless dimension. Merlin directly flew into the Weim Dimension, and immediately began to control its Elemental Origin.

Merlin was very familiar with controlling an Elemental Origin. He was not fighting for a dimension but he had killed Weim instead, resulting in a masterless dimension. That was why Merlin could easily control the Weim Dimension.

"The Origin of this dimension is very strong. It's not surprising that Weim wanted to occupy this dimension."

When Merlin took control of the dimension's Origin, he felt the power of the Elemental Origin. There was a Wind Origin, Flame Origin, Ice Origin, and so on.

Of course, the most important ones for Merlin were the Darkness Origin and Flame Origin. These two Origins were the most promising Elements for Merlin to form an ultimate Matrix.

"Wizard Franz, I've taken control of the Dimension Origin. If you'd like, please come in and have a look."

Merlin's Mind Power saw that Franz, Ducas, and the other Legendary Wizards were still outside. Thus, he shouted loudly.

"Haha, alright. We're just about to enter."

Franz did not stand on ceremony, and swiftly flew into the dimension with Ducas and the other Legendary Wizards. They could feel that the Dimension Origin had indeed been controlled by Merlin and glanced at each other. Their faces revealed traces of shock.

"I didn't expect Wizard Merlin to be so powerful. I'm afraid he's only second to Honored Legends."

Ducas said with emotion. They have not had the chance to occupy a dimension for very long since their arrival at the boundless territory. Ducas had occupied one dimension once, but he was expelled by a foreign tribe contender.

This time, Franz, with the help of the others had finally occupied a dimension. However, it was not stable. The Franz Dimension would only become more stable when Merlin had occupied other dimensions, and connected them with the Gerva Dimension.

"Wizard Merlin, defending a dimension isn't easy. We've discussed a little earlier and are willing to help you temporarily to defend this dimension. Seizing the two other dimensions wouldn't go as smoothly but we're willing to help you. However, I hope that Wizard Merlin would give us a dimension when it's convenient to make it our base in the boundless territory. We're not asking for much, just one. What do you think?"

The one who spoke was Ducas. Although he was a Great Legend with two Maxims, and had already fought for a dimension once, in the end, he failed to withstand the attacks of foreign tribes and ultimately lost the dimension.

Therefore, Ducas, Ford, and Ansya were all eager to obtain a dimension. However, with their strength, it was impossible to seize a dimension, and the hope of fighting over a masterless dimension was just too dim.

This time, Franz was considered very lucky to be able to fight for a dimension. The master of the dimension he found had just recently died, plus it was very close to the Gerva Dimension.

This sort of thing could only be encountered and never be sought. Franz was extremely lucky to have come across it. It was impossible for it to happen again.

Previously, they wanted to team up with Merlin but after witnessing Merlin's strength, they no longer had that thought. Therefore, they proposed to help Merlin seize several dimensions in exchange for one dimension each from Merlin.

Hence, Merlin only needed to "pay" them three dimensions in total.

Merlin thought about it carefully while Ducas and the others looked at Merlin expectantly. They knew that this was an opportunity. If Merlin agreed, then it might be possible.

Merlin also thought realistically. He had to establish a huge force that was very likely to include more than ten dimensions. However, in the boundless dimension, even if they were all connected, they were still likely to be some disturbances.

At that time, it was possible to separate some dimensions located at the boundary for these three Wizards. If anything happened in Merlin's absence, these three could still ensure the safety of the dimensions!

However, an alliance had to be formed.

Thinking about this, an idea gradually took shape in Merlin's mind. He asked Franz, "Wizard Franz, what about you? You already have the Franz Dimension. Will you join us?"

"Of course! Without you seizing these three dimensions, it would be impossible to connect to the Gerva Dimension. Even my dimension would be in danger."

Franz was very straightforward.

"Haha, that's right. Then, we can form an alliance to help each other attack and defend. How about that?"

This was Merlin's idea. A small alliance to attack and defend could be formed to ensure that there was a force in the boundless territory. In fact, Merlin had more ideas in his heart. This alliance would be the foundation of this force in the future.

Franz and the others might eventually become Merlin's subordinates. Many Honored Legends or other powerful Wizards all had their own large forces. The core of those forces was the strongest Legends or Honored Legends.

That was what Merlin was thinking.

"An alliance?"

Franz's eyes brightened and he considered further. With this alliance, if anything happened in the future, Merlin would not be able to stand idly by and simply watch. This was equivalent to pulling an existence second only to Honored Legends to his side. How would Franz disagree?"

"I also have the same intention to form an alliance!"

Like that, an alliance with common interest was born in the boundless territory. Although including Wizard Franz's dimension, there were only a total of two dimensions.

However, this was only the beginning!

Merlin was not in a hurry to seize the remaining two dimensions. He had just occupied one dimension, and he still needed to fully explore its potential.

After arranging Ducas and the other Legendary Wizards, Merlin summoned the Atlan civilization empire-level warship from his Spatial Ring.

"Matrix, send some mining robots to explore ores that can be used for the warship's energy source."

Merlin knew that the warship's energy could be derived from means other than elemental crystal stones. Therefore, now that he had a dimension, it was only natural that he explored properly.

Ten days passed quickly, and the Matrix drew out an ore distribution map of the entire dimension.

"Beep, the exploration is completed. This is a barren dimension. There are only thirteen ores that can be used as energy for the warship. It'll take at least one year for the current mining robots to mine everything."

The Matrix's answer made Merlin ponder but he continued to ask, "How much energy can those ores be converted for the warship?"

This was what Merlin was most concerned about.

"It's estimated that after all the ores are mined, it can convert approximately three hundred and sixty percent of the warship's energy."

"Three hundred and sixty percent? It's possible to manufacture three martial arts robots!"

Merlin was shocked by the number.

Even if it was judged to be an infertile dimension, it could support the manufacturing of three martial arts robots. One martial arts robot was comparable to a Great Legend with one Maxim.

Many foreign tribes were unable to produce Great Legends in years, and unable to leave their dimensions to step into the Void Zone. However, just one of this empire-level warship could manufacture three martial arts robots comparable to Legends at once.

This was incredibly amazing. Even the Spell Caster civilization which had rapidly progressed would find it inconceivable that every dimension could produce a Great Legend.

However, the Atlan civilization could do it. It was far beyond their imagination.

Merlin's gaze what somewhat complicated as he looked at the empire-level warship. Besides the Spell Caster civilization, very few foreign civilizations knew about the special Atlan civilization.

This civilization's dimension barrier was broken by the three Ultimate Arcane Wizards but it was like releasing a demon. The Atlan civilization was so powerful that for the first time, the Spell Caster civilization had suffered a heavy blow.

Finally, the Atlan civilization was suppressed by the Three Great Arcane Wizards. Rumor had it that the Atlan civilization did not produce any ultimate existences. Otherwise, Merlin would have found it even more unbelievable.

Under the leadership of ultimate existences, how terrifying would the Atlan civilization be? This was just an empire-level warship. There were still dimension-level warships and even the rumored void-level warships.

What terrifying robots could those warships manufacture?

If there was an empire-level warship full of Atlans, then they only needed one dimension for the power of the Atlan civilization to soar. One warship could carry the knowledge of at Atlans.

Occupying a dimension would allow their strength to skyrocket. If the Atlan civilization developed without being restrained, they would become a dimension more frightening than the insect tribes.

Merlin now understood the terror of the Atlan civilization!

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Chapter 736: Force I

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Merlin stayed in the first dimension that he had obtained in the boundless territory for three months.

In these three months, strange robots appeared throughout the dimension. They were mining robots, exploiting all types of special minerals including some elemental crystal stones.

The continuous loot is then accumulated in the empire-level warship, where Merlin instructed the Matrix to produce martial art robots at full steam. This was because the martial art robots were the foundation for him to control the dimensions.

After uninterrupted manufacturing, three martial art robots had been produced. Currently, Merlin had six martial art robots in addition to four statue guardians. In total, he had ten subordinates who were comparable to Great Legends.

However, bad news ensued.

"The core materials used to produce martial art robots are almost exhausted. We're longer able to support the production of a complete martial arts robot. Master, please find more core materials for the martial arts robots."

The Matrix transmitted this bad news to Merlin. Indeed, the Atlan civilization warship was extremely fearsome. It was able to produce martial art robots that were comparable to Great Legends ceaselessly.

Nonetheless, the materials needed to manufacture such powerful martial arts robots were extraordinary. Besides a huge amount of energy, Merlin also needed to prepare sufficient materials.

Unfortunately, the dimension occupied by Merlin did not have the core materials needed to manufacture martial arts robots.

However, this was not completely unforeseen. How could it be easy to obtain a material that was comparable to a Great Legend? Nevertheless, there was a silver lining. The warship could still produce mining robots, which could help search for the materials necessary to manufacture martial arts robots.

Besides this bit of unexpected news, Merlin spent his remaining time making use of the Dimension Origin to deepen his understanding of Fire Elements and Darkness Elements. His understanding was getting more profound. He could almost "touch" the essence of an ultimate Maxim.

However, he still could not break through this paper-thin barrier. Merlin knew that it was because his accumulation was still far from enough. After all, he was only a Great Wizard. Of course, it would not be easy to accomplish such a massive leap to consolidate an ultimate Maxim.

"Wizard Merlin, can we conquer the second dimension now?"

Wizard Franz, Ducas and the others had been asking a few times but were rejected by Merlin each time.

"Just the second dimension? That's not enough. If we're going to attack, we might as well join all the dimensions together. So, we must also conquer the third dimension. Do you know the specifics of these two dimensions?"

Merlin finally decided to attack. As long as they managed to join the dimensions into one, then the situation would be stabilized temporarily. Moreover, if Merlin had occupied three dimensions and gained further understanding from their Elemental Origins, he might be able to consolidate an ultimate Maxim and become an Honored Legend!

"Wizard Merlin, you want to conquer both dimensions at the same time? Nevertheless, we've collected information about these two dimensions over the past few days."

Wizard Franz was well-prepared, so a smile appeared on his lips.

"The second dimension is occupied by a powerful existence from the Unihorn Tribe. The Unihorn Tribe is unique, and is attached to a powerful civilization. The strongest contenders in their tribe are only comparable to the Honored Legends, and there are only three of them in total. Therefore, the Unihorn Tribe lives a very low-key existence. After occupying the dimension, almost all traces of them had disappeared. They seldom appear in other places. According to our inquiries, their abilities should be around a two- or three-Maxim Legend."

Merlin nodded. He had never heard about the Unihorn Tribe. There were too many foreign tribes in this vast Void Zone hence, it would be impossible for him to know all of them.

"What about the third dimension? Judging from your looks, it seems a little troublesome?"

Merlin gazed at Franz and the others. He could feel that upon mentioning the third dimension, all of them seem reluctant to speak up.

"Allow me to elucidate about the third dimension."

The Wizard who spoke was Ducas. He glanced at Merlin and said, "The third dimension is nearest to the Gerva Dimension. Back then, the master of Gerva Dimension, Legend Gerva, attempted to occupy this dimension but he failed."

"Failed?"

Merlin's expression sobered. He knew that Gerva was a three-Maxim Legend. If even Wizard Gerva had failed, then the third dimension must be harboring someone equivalent to a four-Maxim Legend.

Anyone on par with a four-Maxim Legend would indeed be problematic. A four-Maxim Legend was not to be trifled with. Even in the boundless territory, a Wizard of such capabilities should possess a huge force, not merely occupy a single dimension.

Seemingly reading Merlin's doubts, Ducas continued to speak, "Wizard Merlin, it's not as bad as you may be thinking. The Wizard occupying the third dimension is a strong contender from the Giant Tribe. His name is Bonio, and his ability is comparable to a three-Maxim Legend. Perhaps, he's slightly stronger than that, so Gerva didn't manage to conquer the dimension. After so many years of silence, Bonio's ownership is considered to be acquiesced."

In the boundless territory, a three-Maxim Legend was considered a strong contender. After all, the Void Zone was very vast, and not everyone was in the boundless territory.

"Oh? If he's only on par to a three-Legend Maxim, then it's not such a big problem. I'll go to the third dimension personally."

Merlin thought about it and decided that he had to go to the third dimension himself. Otherwise, no one would be able to defeat Bonio.

"If Wizard Merlin is going to the third dimension, then we'll go to the second dimension."

Ducas said gallantly. They were excited to invade two dimensions at once.

Merlin shook his head. The Unihorn Tribe in the second dimension was still comparable to a two-Maxim Legend, and had the home-ground advantage. Therefore, Merlin was hesitant to leave the mission to just the four of them. Perhaps, the invasion might not be successful.

After some consideration, Merlin summoned the six martial arts robots and four statue guardians from his spatial ring.

Ten formidable auras were unleashed in an instant. Each of them was comparable to a Great Legend.

"Wizard Merlin, what is this?"

Franz and the others were extremely surprised as they witnessed the massive burst of aura. These were ten existences that were comparable to a Great Legend. Considering the boundless territory, this was a relatively big force.

"These are my minion puppets, each possessing the ability of a Great Legend. They'll temporarily take orders from Wizard Ducas. You can bring them with you to the second dimension. Added with their numbers, you'll have a total of fourteen Great Legends. It should be enough to conquer the second dimension."

Merlin declared with confidence. After all, this was the base where he would build his huge force in the boundless territory.

"Haha, with these ten existences comparable to Great Legends, I promise we'll bring back the second dimension."

Ducas replied with equal confidence. There were a total of fourteen Great Legends, and he was a two-Maxim Great Legend. Regardless of what awaited them, they were more than prepared to confront the Unihorn Tribe in the second dimension.

"Good, let's depart now!"

Merlin waved his hand and flew off first. He swiftly left the dimension and flew toward the third dimension. Meanwhile, Ducas and the others flew toward the second dimension."Swish."

Merlin flew to the third dimension. Seeing the size of this dimension, he understood why Bonio, despite being a Giant comparable to a three-Maxim Legend, was dead-set on guarding this dimension.

There were countless dimensions in the Void Zone. Naturally, their sizes differed greatly as well as their characteristics. Every dimension contained distinctive features. Other than the Glorious Land and the Origin Dimension of other civilizations, there were also some special dimensions. However, it required an additional stroke of luck to occupy a dimension with special features.

Special dimensions were very rare. The most commonly seen feature was bigger dimensions. Naturally, the bigger dimensions were stronger than the smaller dimensions.

As a result, some of the powerful Legends would occupy especially big dimensions. This was because the Dimension Origin would be much stronger.

Some dimensions were more than ten times or a hundred times bigger than an average dimension. These kinds of dimensions were considered behemoth. Only existences such as Honored Legends and above were qualified to occupy them.

One example was the Lord God of Light from the Light God Organization. His dimension, the Light Dimension, was a behemoth dimension that was twenty times bigger than an average dimension. The number of living creatures constituted hundreds of billions. Simply by relying on the power of faith from this dimension, the gods in the Light God Organization could become extraordinarily powerful.

The third dimension before Merlin's eyes right now was also very large, though not as big as ten times. It was perhaps three times bigger than an average dimension. Since Bonio managed to occupy this dimension, understandably, he would not want to leave.

"Bonio, come out!"

Merlin was not concerned about politeness. He went straight ahead, and his booming voice reverberated into the dimension.

"Boom."

Suddenly, the dimension shook slightly. Next, a Giant appeared. This was a Giant King, an existence comparable to the Legendary Wizards among the Spell Casters.

Bonio was a relatively powerful lower rank Giant King. Nonetheless, it was very arduous to become a middle rank Giant King, so this dimension might be his only hope.

"Do you want to snatch this dimension?"

Upon seeing Merlin, Bonio seemed to be aware of his intention and asked with a snicker.

Merlin smiled. Giant Bonio was well-informed about the happenings in the other dimensions. Some time ago, Merlin had killed Wiem, and occupied his dimension, so he had not been exactly subtle. All the other nearby dimensions knew about the new developments.

"That's right, Bonio. Your dimension is too near to Gerva Dimension. Back then, Gerva was being cautious, thus he did not snatch it. Now, so many years have passed, do you think you can still continue to occupy this dimension?"

Merlin looked behind Bonio. He could even see the dazzling radiance from Gerva Dimension as well as sense the familiar aura of a Maxim.

That was the Spell Caster civilization!

"Yes, this dimension is too near your Spell Caster civilization… Nevertheless, even after so many years, this dimension still belongs to me. That speaks of the Spell Casters' incompetence! Come on, every Giant is a great warrior. We're not afraid of battle!"

Giant Bonio began to snarl fiercely.

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Chapter 737: Force II

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By nature, the Giant Tribe was a tribe that excelled in combat. Back in the days, the Giant Tribe had once conquered numerous territories. The number of tribes that they had offended exceeded even the Spell Casters'.

Moreover, the Giant Tribe only had one ultimate existence, namely the Titan Giant. However, the Giant Tribe still emerged victorious and struck fear into the hearts of other civilizations.

Their drive was their innate fighting spirit. Hence, no Giant would be afraid of combat.

This was especially true for Giant Bonio before Merlin right now. His terrifying power seemed to form an invisible prison, like circles of ripples that washed over Merlin endlessly.

If Merlin were any lesser than a three-Maxim Legend, most likely he would be easily deterred by this fighting spirit.

"Truly a tribe born to fight…"

This was not the first or second time Merlin had been involved in combat with the Giant Tribe. Merlin was very knowledgeable regarding the special characteristics of the Giant Tribe. The stronger their abilities, the tougher their defense capabilities would be.

Thinking about this, despite knowing that he was much more powerful than Giant Bonio, Merlin did not dare let his guard down. The multi-colored Wizard Heart loomed behind his back, emitting a mighty pressure.

At the same time, his invisible Mind Power also extended outward.

"Hallucinate!"

Merlin went almost all out, and activated his Hallucinating spell. Instantly, it trapped Giant Bonio in an illusion. Nonetheless, Giant Bonio struggled violently. Merlin was able to bind him for a moment but would not be able to control him for a long time.

"Thunder Flame!"

At this moment, Merlin did not hesitate, and unleashed his most powerful abilities – thunder and fire. These two constituted the most violent Elements, so they were Merlin's most powerful Offensive spells.

A huge fireball sparking with thunderbolts the size of an arm slammed viciously onto Giant Bonio's body.

"Roar…"

Giant Bonio's punch sailed across the air. This fearsome punch came from a great distance away without any vibration through space, yet it landed brutally on Merlin's body.

"Bang."

A dull thud sounded. Merlin was completely knocked away. Fortunately, his body was protected by spells. Water-like ripples flashed across his body and dissipated without a trace.

Merlin gazed icily. There was no trace of hesitation as he extended another finger. The multi-colored Wizard Heart behind his back trembled slightly, and the flames and thunder before him seemed to grow stronger.

"Boom."

Finally, Thunder Flame impacted viciously on Bonio's body. The arm-width sparks of thunderbolts blew up Bonio's body, and the flames engulfed him. Bonio was not even able to put up any resistance before he was reduced to ashes.

Merlin's expression was stone-cold as he looked at the dimension before him. There was no longer any imprint on it. Instead, there was a lingering aura of a masterless dimension. Somehow, it was over without fanfare.

A powerful Giant King died just like that. Merlin felt slightly somber. Perhaps, one day, he would end up the same way.

"This is the boundless territory!"

Merlin mumbled under his breath. If Bonia had not died, then Merlin would face many troubles. Therefore, no matter what, he would have to dispose of Bonio forever.

Now, Merlin had succeeded. Everything was going on smoothly!

"Control the Elemental Origin!"

Merlin flew into the dimension, and immediately took control of the Elemental Origin. This dimension was three times bigger than an average dimension, so the minerals inside were also very rich. Merlin dispatched the mining robots to the mining sites while he leveraged on the Elemental Origin to deepen his understanding of the Darkness Elements and Fire Elements.Three days later, Wizard Franz and the others arrived at the third dimension occupied by Merlin. Seeing the huge beam on Franz's face, Merlin immediately knew that they were also successful.

"Wizard Merlin, we bring good news. We've successfully occupied the second dimension, and also killed the strongest contender of the Unihorn Tribe. However, Wizard Ducas seems to have suffered some injuries, so he'll need to recuperate for a while."

"Good job. Then, we'll allow Wizard Ducas to recuperate."

Merlin also nodded. Although he already expected as much, he was still pleased to hear the good news from Franz. This signified that the first step of his plan had succeeded.

These three dimensions finally could be joined together with the Gerva Dimension and the Franz Dimension. As a result, the periphery of the Spell Caster civilization no longer ended at the Gerva Dimension but stretched to the Franz Dimension on the furthest end.

Of course, this was only the beginning. Merlin had only occupied three dimensions so far. With ten subordinates who were comparable to Great Legends under his command, even if each of them controlled just a single dimension, Merlin would need more than ten dimensions.

However, they could take a short break for now. Merlin still needed to sort through the minerals on these two dimensions as well as use the Elemental Origin to refine his understanding of the Darkness Elements and Fire Elements, so that he could consolidate an ultimate Maxim as soon as possible.

All of these required time!In the vast and frigid Void Zone, there was an incomparably huge dimension. Its size was approximately ten times larger than an average dimension, and it was shrouded in a layer of purple light.

This layer of purple light, based on faint wisps of aura, was enough to strike fear in anyone's heart. On the other hand, the mighty existences were able to sense the antiquity and primitiveness contained in this aura. Above all, there was a sense of vexation that was exceptionally vicious. Despite the interminable years that had passed, this sense of vexation refused to subside.

This purple dimension floated quietly in the Void Zone. No one knew where it came from as it simply floated around slowly. Then, gradually, it drifted into chaotic territory.

That was the boundless territory!

"Look, what's that?"

In the Void Zone, two below-average foreign tribe creatures, yet to achieve the level of a Legend, were just about to enter a dimension when they suddenly discovered this purple dimension.

Upon seeing this purple dimension, both were staggered. They had never even seen such an incomparably huge dimension. In addition, a constantly floating dimension was very rare. At the very least, it had never existed in the boundless territory.

What shocked the two of them most was the aura emanating from the dimension. Not only was it very powerful and compelling but there was a sense of irrefutable authority that impacted their innermost heart.

However, this aura was simply too ancient and dated. Furthermore, there was no trace of life at all. The entire dimension was lifeless.

Although this was a lifeless dimension, it was still a masterless dimension. Disregarding the fact that a lifeless dimension had no Origin, just the aura exuded by the purple light alone was enough to determine that this was not an ordinary dimension. Most probably, there was a great existence that once upon a time occupied this dimension.

"Opportunity, this is a golden opportunity! We've spent so much time and effort in the boundless territory without bearing any fruit. Right now, our opportunity has dawned. Let's go inside. Perhaps, there'll be some treasures!"

The two foreign tribe creatures exchanged a look of excitement. They had been staying in the boundless territory for such a long time but were yet to obtain any treasure, let alone occupy a dimension. Such a feat was beyond their abilities.

Even after such a long time had passed, their abilities had not improved by a significant margin.

Now that they had found the purple dimension, this was their golden opportunity. Both were cautious. Once they had determined that there was no danger, they clambered headfirst into the huge purple dimension.

However, after the two men had entered the purple dimension, they did not stop the purple dimension from moving forward. Hence, the purple dimension gradually floated from the more deserted area of the boundless territory to denser areas.

Finally, more people noticed the purple dimension. This time, there were also Legend-level existences. After overcoming their initial shock, they began to enter the purple dimension.

Soon, the entire boundless territory was stirred up by the unanticipated appearance of this purple dimension…"Hum."

In a large dimension, a multi-colored Wizard Heart suddenly appeared in the sky. A spine-tingling pressure seemed to descend upon the entire dimension.

Amid this occurrence, a huge Mind Power swept over the dimension.

"Still a little short…"

Inside a castle, Merlin raised his head, and opened his eyes. At this moment, Merlin could also see the multi-colored Wizard Heart suspended in the air. Although his Wizard Heart was still multi-colored, the Darkness Elements appeared to be more powerful. They had even overshadowed the Fire Elements. Hence, the entire Wizard Heart was faintly darkening.

Merlin retracted the multi-colored Wizard Heart. In the past six months, his expansion could not be said to be slow. Under Ducas' leadership, Merlin had successively snatched another five dimensions.

None of the dimensions could pose a threat to Merlin. Furthermore, Merlin had also erred on the side of caution, and did not spare any of the past controlling forces of the dimensions. Therefore, there was not much trouble.

Nevertheless, the feat of seizing eight dimensions in one shot meant that Merlin could not remain low-key even if he wanted to. All the strong contenders of the nearby dimensions began to heighten their guard and gathered some good friends in their respective dimensions, just like how Franz had hired them before.

Thus, it would be impossible for them to snatch a dimension like the last time. Every time, Merlin had to act personally.

Regardless, the benefits brought by these eight dimensions had been apparent. Merlin's Darkness Elements had been greatly enhanced. Just the tiniest boost would be enough to help him consolidate an ultimate Maxim and become an Honored Legend.

However, it was this tiny gap that Merlin had not been able to bridge. It was as if something was still lacking.

The other Elements had also advanced significantly. Mastering the Elemental Origins of eight dimensions proved to be not futile. On the contrary, the benefits were immense. Nevertheless, the Elemental Origin also had its limitations. For some Elements, Merlin truly had no talent, so consolidating a Maxim would require much more effort than others.

"Swish swish swish."

Suddenly, a few familiar figures appeared in Merlin's dimension. A quick sweep of his Mind Power told him that it was Franz and the others.

"Why are you so anxious? Did something happen?"

Merlin contemplated for a moment, and discontinued his study on the Elemental Origin. He stepped out, and upon pinpointing the location of Franz and the others, he traveled via subspace to reach them.

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"Wizard Merlin!"

Seeing Merlin emerging from subspace, Franz, Ducas, and the others stood up abruptly with an overjoyed expression.

Finally, Merlin had appeared. This was not a matter that Franz and the others could handle.

"Wizard Merlin, we're in deep trouble! Currently, we've occupied a total of eight dimensions. This has raised alarm and heightened fear among the surrounding foreign tribes. It's fine if they are just ordinary foreign tribes. Even a fearsome existence comparable to a four-Maxim Legend could be easily faced-off by Wizard Merlin. However, this time, an extraordinary existence is heading our way."

"What? There's a foreign tribe creature that could spark fear in you?"

Merlin laughed. In this period, he had occupied a total of eight dimensions. Other than the three dimensions that Merlin tackled personally, the remaining five dimensions were snatched by Franz and the others with the help of the six martial arts robots and four guardian puppets.

With Merlin's support, they did not seem to encounter any problem. There was not a single foreign tribe around them that was a worthy opponent to Merlin.

Hence, throughout this time, Franz and the others appeared to be confident.

However, this time they must have caught a snag. Otherwise, all four of them would not have come to see Merlin.

"Wizard Merlin, this foreign tribe creature isn't to be trifled with. He's from the Golden Light Tribe, and his name is Maya."

"The Golden Light Tribe?"

Merlin thought carefully, and finally recalled about this tribe. The Golden Light Tribe was merely a relatively weak civilization.

Of course, compared to civilizations which were yet to step out of their dimensions, they were considered much more powerful. Furthermore, the strongest contender of the Golden Light Tribe was only an Honored Legend.

Why would Franz and the others be so fearful of such a weak civilization?

"The Golden Light Tribe is just a weak civilization. What are you afraid of?"

Franz revealed a bitter smile. "Wizard Merlin, the Golden Light Tribe is indeed a weak civilization but their one and only Honored Legend existence is heading toward us. That's Maya."

Merlin's face paled slightly. An existence comparable to an Honored Legend was rarely seen in the boundless territory. After all, any Honored Legend existence would be able to occupy a large force wherever they were.

Thus, the ordinary Honored Legends would not care to venture into the boundless territory.

"What's up with Maya? Why is he coming here?"

Merlin asked for details. If Maya was heading here, then the matter must not be simple.

"Wizard Merlin, as you know, the Golden Light Tribe is a weak civilization. One of the dimensions that we've seized previously belonged to the Golden Light Tribe. That Golden Light contender managed to escape using his innate ability, which is commonly seen in the boundless territory, so we didn't put much importance to it. Nevertheless, we didn't imagine that the contender from the Golden Light Tribe had managed to persuade Maya. As a result, we received this piece of information and came to discuss with Wizard Merlin."

"Maya…"

Merlin also found the situation to be tricky. After all, his opponent was an Honored Legend. Even though Merlin was considered a strong contender just below an Honored Legend, he still had not become an Honored Legend.

Back then, the will avatar of the Lord God of Light was not considered an Honored Legend either. It was only because of the formidable might of his will that it was almost comparable to an Honored Legend.

Compared to a real Honored Legend, there was still a substantial gap.

Nevertheless, Merlin was not afraid. There was no fear in him but instead, a faint thrill.

"It has been such a long time. I should find someone more powerful to spar with. Hopefully, I can leverage on this spar to consolidate an ultimate Maxim and become an Honored Legend!"

Thinking along these lines, Merlin asked, "This strongest contender from the Golden Light Tribe, which dimension does he occupy? Can you bring me there?"

"Wizard Merlin, he's an Honored Legend, and not just an ordinary Honored Legend. As the top contender of the Golden Light Tribe, Maya is a true prodigy. The ability to lead an entire tribe isn't a simple feat. We better not meet him head-on. If there's no other way, we should relinquish this dimension."

Franz proposed the safest solution.

However, Merlin shook his head. He had already made up his mind. He would not relinquish a dimension regardless of what happened. This was the first step toward building his force. Even if he did not manage to consolidate an ultimate Maxim, the Dimension Origin was still useful to consolidate other Maxims.

Furthermore, he had already intended to use his spar with Maya to break through the final step of consolidating an ultimate Maxim. In the worst-case scenario, he still had the main cannon of the empire-level warship. Therefore, his safety was guaranteed.

Hence, he would not shy away from this battle.

"Someone comparable to an Honored Legend… This will be my first!"

A steely glint of hostility arose in Merlin's eyes. After such a long time, he had never fought a real Honored Legend before. Maya would be the first.In the vast Void Zone, a few figures were flying speedily. Although the distance between the dimensions was relatively near, even a Great Legend would have to fly for a long time.

These few figures were amazingly fast. They had transformed into a golden ray of light and shot straight ahead. If anyone familiar saw them, they would know that only the Golden Light Tribe possessed such a unique characteristic.

The Golden Light Tribe obviously excelled at speed. Once their powers were unleashed, a golden ray would appear around their bodies. However, there was not a single recognition as to whether the Golden Light Tribe or the Feather Tribe was faster.

The Feather Tribe had an ultimate existence, so they were considered a powerful civilization. Due to this reason, they did not care to compete with the Golden Light Tribe. However, the Golden Light Tribe held complete confidence that their speed was much faster than the Feather Tribe.

"Elder Maya, it's just right in front! It wasn't easy for our Golden Light Tribe to occupy a dimension in the boundless territory. We were preparing to use this dimension as our base, and gradually expand to occupy some other dimensions. This is to secure more living spaces for our Golden Light Tribe. However, out of nowhere, a detestable Spell Caster Alliance came into existence, and forcefully exiled us from the dimension…"

Among these few figures, a burly man with a faint golden glow said with a hint of indignation. Everyone knew that the Spell Casters were the most powerful force in the boundless territory.

"The Spell Caster civilization is the most powerful force in the boundless territory. Ordinarily, we wouldn't provoke them, but that dimension is the base for the Golden Light Tribe, so we cannot afford to lose it!"

Their leader was a slender man with bright green eyes and dark green skin. These were attributes exclusive to the Golden Light Tribe.

This being was the number one contender of the Golden Light Tribe, Maya!

Upon hearing that the dimension had been snatched, he was extremely furious. For such a weak civilization like the Golden Light Tribe, snatching a single dimension was truly challenging. Typically, Maya would not leave the Golden Light Tribe. He was the only great existence who was comparable to an Honored Legend. Unless it was important, he would not leave the Golden Light Dimension.

However, this matter at hand was too important. Until this day, the Golden Light Tribe had only occupied a total of two dimensions. The first was the Origin Dimension of the Golden Light civilization, and the second was the dimension in the boundless territory.

From the perspective of a weaker civilization, occupying a dimension was extremely difficult. Hence, upon receiving news that their dimension had been occupied, Maya put everything down and came to the boundless territory.

Nevertheless, despite his fury, Maya was not completely irrational to challenge the Spell Caster civilization. All he wanted was to exile the Spell Casters from the Golden Light Tribe's dimension and teach them a lesson to preserve the second dimension of the Golden Light Tribe. He did not want to cause a big scene.

There was a stark distinction from the powerful civilizations such as the Feather Tribe and the Giant Tribe. These tribes could act freely. They could snatch and seize dimensions as they liked or kill one another without compassion. If someone died, that was all. Their respective civilizations would not retaliate.

On the other hand, things were different for a weak civilization. In the boundless territory where the Spell Caster civilization had such a powerful force, even the death of an ordinary Legend would stir up a huge wave.

If that happened, it would not bode well for the Golden Light Tribe.

That was why, up till now, Maya kept his wits intact. Upon seeing the huge dimension in front, he took a deep breath, and exuded a powerful aura. Then, he swiftly approached the dimension."Hmm? Arrived so soon?"

In the dimension, Merlin opened his eyes abruptly. Currently, he was the only one standing guard in the dimension. As for the other Spell Casters such as Franz, they were in the other dimensions.

Faced against a formidable existence comparable to an Honored Legend such as Maya, Franz, and the others were completely useless. Nonetheless, they were watching the situation closely from the other dimensions.

"Swish."

Merlin stepped out of the dimension. He could succinctly sense that a terrifying aura was being broadcasted outside the dimension. There was no intention to be subtle, instead, the aura was boldly unleashed in all directions.

An existence comparable to an Honored Legend could agitate the Dimension Origin with just his aura. After all, even an ordinary Legend could cause an entire dimension to collapse. Hence, if an Honored Legend so willed, a single strike could destroy the dimension.

Merlin left the dimension and came to the Void Zone. Spotting a figure amid a golden ray, he immediately knew that Maya from the Golden Light Tribe had arrived. Since the other being did not enter the dimension, his intention was clear. Maya did not want to destroy the dimension.

"An Honored Legend!"

Merlin stared hotly at Maya. Both sides did not speak, appearing to engage in an invisible aura battle.

"Maya is the number one contender of the Golden Light Tribe, and is comparable to an Honored Legend. How long could Wizard Merlin hold on?"

"I'm sure Maya wouldn't dare to act rashly. The Golden Light Tribe is merely a weak civilization whereas the boundless territory houses the Spell Caster's most powerful force…"

Franz and the others still felt a little uneasy. Currently, Merlin was the foundation of their alliance. If something were to happen to Merlin, their alliance would naturally fall apart.

Should that happen, then the eight dimensions that they were occupying might be forcibly snatched by the contenders of other foreign tribes. This was an outcome that Franz and the others were unwilling to see.

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Chapter 739: Ultimate Maxim I

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"Maya!"

Merlin shouted on the top of his lungs. No one else would happen to be here at this moment besides Maya from the Golden Light Tribe.

"Merlin!"

Maya's voice showed a trace of disdain. Although he was cautious of the Spell Caster force, it was the entire Spell Caster civilization that he was cautious about and not Merlin alone.

Moreover, as the strongest contender of his tribe, Maya had led the Golden Light Tribe through trials and tribulations in the Void Zone. If not for Maya, perhaps the Golden Light Tribe would have been wiped out a long time ago.

Therefore, the purpose of Maya coming here was to exert pressure with his authority on Merlin so that he would relinquish this dimension. Everything would have been solved after that. However, he knew that the matter would not be solved easily after he had seen Merlin.

This was because Maya could detect the intense fighting spirit rolling off Merlin.

"Very well, I haven't fought in a long time as well!"

Maya actually chuckled when he sensed the fighting spirit from Merlin. He had not fought anyone ever since he became the one and only 'Golden Light-level' existence among the Golden Light Tribe.

Golden Light-level was the most powerful existence among the Golden Light Tribe. Of course, it was founded by Maya. In other words, whatever achievement Maya could unlock, that achievement would then become the legacy of the Golden Light Tribe. Maya was the founder of the Golden Light Tribe.

"Oblivion…"

Merlin extended a finger and the multi-colored Wizard Heart gave a tiny shudder. Subsequently, the already pitch-black Void Zone suddenly turned even darker than before. Even their senses could not be extended.

The all-encompassing Darkness Element frenziedly formed a cage and surrounded Maya. This was the obliviating function of Darkness spells—even the powerful Legendary Wizards could be trapped in this bottomless pit of oblivion.

Nevertheless, Merlin did not employ his Mind Power Hallucinating spells. He knew that faced against an Honored Legend existence, his Hallucinating spells would not be effective at all.

The Darkness-type spell might not necessarily be useful either. Hence, his multi-colored heart quivered again, and frigid air burst forth from within those Darkness Elements.

Ka-chak! Ka-chak!

The frigid air continued to wield Ice Seal. Maya, on the other hand, did not react at all. Merlin's multi-colored Wizard Heart was the manifestation of his Six-Elemental spell combination, so it could transform to any spell at any time.

This was still Merlin's first time wielding so many variances of spells.

"Not bad, your spells are indeed powerful! Even more powerful than the Maxims consolidated by the Spell Caster Legends!"

Maya's voice resounded calmly in the darkness.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Rays of golden light immediately pierced through the darkness. Merlin felt an intense vibration in his Wizard Heart. His previously unstoppable spells were all torn apart.

Boom!

The darkness dissipated. Maya stood unharmed in the middle of the Void Zone. Rays of oppressing golden light shown through his body. Since they were named the Golden Light Tribe, then these golden rays were naturally incredible and were the foundation of the Golden Light Tribe.

Many foreign tribe civilizations possessed some natural talents. The same went for the Golden Light Tribe. The reason they were called the Golden Light Tribe a ball of golden light inside exist in their bodies the moment they were born.

After that, this ball of golden light would also swell in size as they grew stronger. Finally, it could be used to kill an enemy. For example, Maya's body right now was radiating golden light from head to toe, attesting to the extent of his might.

Moreover, this golden light had many uses. It could increase speed to inconceivable levels. It could go even faster than the Feather Tribe. It could also be used for an offensive attack. The power of the golden light was relatively formidable. Just now, Merlin's Ice-type spell and Darkness-type spell were both dispelled by Maya's golden light.

At this moment, Merlin knew that Maya was indeed comparable to an Honored Legend, and was not just an average Honored Legend.

Nevertheless, Merlin was unafraid. The fighting spirit in his body condensed further. At the same time, the multi-colored Wizard Heart behind him began to solidify subtly. Streams of elements began to accumulate around Merlin.

"Suppress!"

Nevertheless, Maya remained unruffled. Since his powers were stronger than Merlin, he utilized the easiest method—suppression.

Boom!

A golden river appeared in the Void Zone. Merlin immediately sensed an unparalleled and brutal force being pressed against him.

He raised his head to look at the golden river above his head. This sizable golden river was the origin of Maya's power. Unless Merlin could tear this river apart, he would never be a worthy contender to Maya and would not be able to escape Maya's suppression.

The multi-colored Wizard Heart behind Merlin was starting to dim. In fact, it was being further suppressed by Maya and seemed like it would collapse at any given moment now.

Maya's staggering display of strength allowed Merlin to come to the realization that although he was very close to the level of an Honored Legend, he was still not an Honored Legend yet. He was still not powerful enough.

"Wizard Merlin, you're not my opponent. This dimension was originally occupied by the Golden Light Tribe."

Maya's voice resounded in Merlin's ear, and the pressure gradually eased. Although Merlin was almost out of breath, the pressure did not continue to suffocate him.

Otherwise, Merlin's Wizard Heart might be crushed.

Merlin was slightly surprised. He was ready to dispatch the empire-level warship because Maya's ability was too powerful for him to withstand. Nonetheless, he realized that Maya did not ramp up his power but instead simply maintained the immense pressure.

It could be said to be unthinkable!

"Wait a minute, so Maya doesn't want me to die? Perhaps, he's afraid that if I die, the Golden Light Tribe might not be able to withstand the pressure from the Spell Caster civilization?"

Countless thoughts flashed past Merlin's mind.

He had nothing to fear from Merlin with his abilities. The could escape easily even if he killed Merlin. In addition, many people were killed daily in boundless territory. The loss of a Great Legend was considered common. The Spell Caster civilization would not be bothered to retaliate.

Nonetheless, Maya was not just thinking about himself, but the entire Golden Light Tribe behind him! Maya might not be afraid of Merlin, but he was afraid of the oppression the Spell Caster civilization might pose on the Golden Light Tribe.

If Maya killed Merlin right now and provoked the Spell Caster civilization, he would still be able to escape unscathed. However, the rest of the Golden Light Tribe would not be able to follow suit. This was the miserable reality for a weak civilization like theirs.

Therefore, Maya did not dare to kill Merlin despite being so much more powerful than him.

Once Merlin had guessed Maya's thoughts, a smile gradually appeared on the corners of his lips. Merlin would not miss this opportunity since he no longer had to worry about his survival.

This was an opponent equivalent to an Honored Legend who had come specifically to spar with Merlin. Such an opportunity was not easy to come by.

Hence, Merlin gave up the idea of using the empire-level Wizard Heart. Instead, he activated the multi-colored Wizard Heart once again, even at the risk of collapsing, to withstand the pressure from Maya.

Furthermore, Merlin also mobilized energy from the dimensions!

Boom!

All around Merlin, he could feel the energy coming from all the eight dimensions he had under his control. At this moment, Merlin decided to unleash his maximum abilities to compete against Maya. He intended to break through the bottleneck that was holding him back. Only by exhausting all his energy and being under the pressure of life and death would he be able to overcome the limitations and achieve enlightenment.

Suddenly, each of the dimensions began to quake. Flares of energy from the Elemental Origins were being wildly absorbed by Merlin's multi-colored Wizard Heart. It almost seemed like the multi-colored Wizard Heart would surpass its limit and gain a mightier power.

"Endless darkness, endless oblivion… Darkness, isolation, solitude…"

Merlin mobilized the Elemental Origins of the eight dimensions, especially the Darkness Elemental Origin. At this moment, Merlin's Wizard Heart had turned almost completely black.

Maya scoffed in derision when he saw Merlin's rebound. The golden river above Merlin's head shone down a golden light and enveloped Merlin. The pressure grew stronger right away.

"The pressure is still insufficient for me to gain enlightenment…"

Merlin glanced at the golden river above his head. It seemed terribly challenging for him to crush it. It was simply impossible with his abilities.

A trace of coldness could be seen from Maya's gaze when he saw that Merlin's will to fight was getting stronger and stronger. Although he did not wish to kill Merlin just so he could prevent the destruction of the Golden Light Tribe, it did not mean that he was unaffected by Merlin's attacks.

He could not kill Merlin, but he could teach him a lesson. Arriving at this thought, he reached out a hand and the water in the river above Merlin's head began to surge and roar in its wake.

An unparalleled pressure descended out of nowhere. Merlin's Wizard Heart was facing the pressure from the golden river directly. Maya was going to crush Merlin's Wizard Heart.

A Wizard Heart was a Spell Caster's roots. Should one's Wizard Heart be destroyed, he would not die, but there would be devastating consequences. It was especially so with Merlin since he had yet to become a Legend yet. Condensing a Wizard Heart again was most likely out of the question.

Ka-chak!

Finally, a fissure appeared on Merlin's Wizard Heart. His entire being became suppressed by tremendous pressure, and the multi-colored Wizard Heart began to collapse.

Merlin already closed his eyes at this point. He had already had them closed from the moment the fissures appeared on the multi-colored Wizard heart. The potential gap between life and death was stretched to its limit.

"Darkness, oblivion and death!"

Merlin's mind recalled the moment he was killed by the Lord God of Light. The feeling of endless darkness and oblivion seemed to gain clarity during this critical moment and lingered in his mind.

Merlin was able to feel the various changes that transpired when he was about to die at that time only at the verge of life and death. It was these changes that triggered the transformation in Merlin's Wizard Heart.

Boom!

A vortex appeared out of the blue on top of the multi-colored Wizard Heart. Endless darkness transformed into a vortex, and a spine-tingling aura seemed to emanate from inside the pitch-black vortex…

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Chapter 740: Ultimate Maxim II

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"Transform…"

"Consolidate…"

"Ultimate Maxim!"

Resounding shouts emerged from Merlin's mouth. The vortex atop the Wizard Heart grew bigger and stirred up a massive hurricane in an instant. It almost seemed as though the entire Wizard Heart would be swept away.

Hum…

The spine-tingling aura was still permeating all around the area. It was dark, lonely and devastating. It was as if this was the most indigenous and most essential aura between heaven and earth.

Spell Casters, upon enlightenment of the Essence of Elements, could consolidate Maxims!

Merlin was consolidating a Maxim right now. Nevertheless, the Maxim he was consolidating was an ultimate Maxim. Strands of black mist gradually coalesced into ropes of black chains suspended in the Void Zone. They wrapped around the golden river above his head in the blink of an eye.

Black chains had constricted the golden river. Gold and black intermingled and battled one another.

"Ultimate Maxim. He actually became an Honored Legend!"

Maya witnessed Merlin's transformation with his own eyes. He clearly saw Merlin's Wizard Heart underwent relentless transformations until it formed threads of an ultimate Maxim. Finally, with Darkness-type spells as his foundation, Merlin became an Honored Legend!

"I've finally transformed…"

Merlin shut his eyes gently. Behind him, thick ropes of black chains appeared. These were all part of the ultimate Maxim he had consolidated, and Merlin looked like he was the embodiment of darkness right then. Everyone felt like they were shrouded in darkness in his presence.

Swish!

Merlin took a step forward. The black chains began to dance in a frenzy and had almost trapped the entire golden river. This was the foundation of Maya's power, and it was currently battling against Merlin's ultimate Maxim.

Both opponents were now Honored Legends. Therefore, the outcome was no longer clear-cut. Merlin was no longer afraid of Maya upon becoming an Honored Legend. After all, his black chains were not any inferior to Maya's golden river.

Boom!

Finally, these two forces collided violently. All the surrounding dimensions in the Void Zone quivered. The aftershock nearly destroyed those dimensions.

Both of them took a few steps back. Merlin's gaze was steely as he stared at Maya and Maya's expression was sinking. That head-on collision just now between him and Merlin had been equally matched.

There was no longer a Wizard Heart behind Merlin. Instead, there was an incomparably huge black vortex that seemed like it could engulf everything in its path. There was complete darkness anywhere near the Darkness Vortex. No one could discern what laid inside.

This was one of the unique characteristics of the Darkness Maxim after he had consolidated the ultimate Maxim—engulfing!

Anything the Darkness Maxim touched would be engulfed entirely and shrouded within the darkness. This was the formidableness of an ultimate Maxim. Even the other Maxims would be dispersed under the influence of the Darkness Maxim.

Maya looked at Merlin with a complicated expression. For a brief moment, even his golden river seemed to have been engulfed. If he was shrouded by the ultimate Darkness Maxim, Maya was not confident that he could escape.

It was also Maya's first time encountering an Honored Legend from the Spell Caster civilization!

"An Honored Legend born in the direst circumstances. No wonder the Spell Caster civilization could become a powerful civilization in such a short time. Regardless, I still won't allow you to occupy the Golden Light Tribe's dimension!"

Maya was ironically inspired when he saw Merlin become an Honored Legend before his eyes. What dangers did he not come across back in the days when he was exploring alone? He was not afraid of anything or anyone at that time. No power or person could make him cower in fear.

Perhaps, it was this kind of attitude, matched with his natural talent, that allowed him to become the strongest contender of the Golden Light Tribe. In the end, he led the Golden Light Tribe to achieve a brand-new height. It was him who helped the Golden Light Tribe grew more powerful.

However, leading a civilization eventually affected him. From then onwards, Maya lost his fearless attitude and impulsiveness. All he had left was cautiousness.

Seeing Merlin's breakthrough in the direst circumstances reminded Maya of his old self. When danger was imminent back then, miracles would often occur to him too. That was the real Maya!

"Maya, now this is a fair battle!"

Merlin narrowed his eyes. Then, his figure flashed and disappeared into the shadows. He was rushing straight at Maya in the blink of an eye.

Splash!

The dazzling golden light that surrounded Maya burst open in every direction. Additionally, a golden river flowed beside him, larger and more terrifying than before.

Merlin's figure appeared amidst the golden river in an instant. However, the Darkness Maxim remained beside him and continued to battle with the golden light.

Black and gold intertwined together. The contrasting radiance was actually quite beautiful.

Soon, these two Honored Legends stirred up a frightful storm in the Void Zone.

"Darkness Engulf!" Merlin roared loudly.

The newly-consolidated Darkness Maxim transformed into chains and coalesced into a huge vortex in the sky.

Boom!

The Darkness Vortex was activated. All the nearby dimensions could see the huge black vortex inside the Void Zone. The Spell Casters were very vigilant. They could tell with a single look that this was not an ordinary Maxim.

"An ultimate Maxim… And a Darkness-type spell too. Where did this Legend of Darkness come from?"

Many Spell Casters left their dimensions and flew towards the Gerva Dimension, which was also the direction in which Merlin and Maya were battling.

Although the Spell Caster civilization was already quite powerful, the birth of a Great Legend was highly celebrated. Even the birth of an ordinary Legend would have been shocking news among the Spell Caster civilization.

Let alone an Honored Legend!

If this news reached Setoh Arcane City, there would certainly be much fanfare.

However, Merlin did not have the mood to think about what a stir he had caused. He might have just consolidated an ultimate Maxim and became an Honored Legend, but he was now fighting all-out against Maya who was also an existence comparable to an Honored Legend.

The Maxim and the natural talent from the two opponents were engaging furiously in confrontation. The black vortex seemed as if it could engulf everything. Added with the constriction of the Maxim Chains, not a single Great Legend would be able to withstand it.

Maya was not an ordinary Legend though. His golden river was also powerful. The river gushed endlessly, and the golden light looked like it could disintegrate everything. Even with the protection of the Maxim Chains, Merlin did not dare to allow the golden light to shine on him.

The massive battle between the two had caused much of a stir in the Void Zone. Many strong contenders of foreign tribes turned their attention this way. After all, Honored Legend existences were relatively few in the boundless territory.

At the moment, no one noticed that a huge purple dimension was slowly approaching in a distance.

The purple dimension was incredibly peculiar. Many foreign tribes had already entered the purple dimension. The appearance of this dimension attracted strife between the foreign tribe civilizations.

Several foreign tribe civilizations had also discovered an earth-shattering secret inside the dimension, but it has not been circulated widely yet. After all, the Void Zone was too vast, and so was the boundless territory. Back then, the purple dimension had only been around the fringes of the boundless territory.

Right now, the purple dimension was floated towards the central region of the boundless territory. Hence, more and more strong contenders from foreign tribes began to take notice of this peculiar dimension.

"Haha, the purple dimension belongs to the Rock Tribe. No one can encroach. Anyone who enters the dimension will die!"

A few Rock Creatures had received news from somewhere and caught up to the purple dimension. Their voices reverberated pompously. Other than one Rock Creature, all the others had entered the purple dimension. They were obviously intending to get rid of the foreign tribes that had entered earlier.

In an instant, a vicious bloodbath unfolded inside the purple dimension. The foreign tribes had also been killing one another before this. This time, though, the Rock Creatures had greater numbers and greater advantages, so they were able to secure the purple dimension.

Nevertheless, they were still unable to stop the purple dimension from floating ahead. All they could do was threaten the strong contenders who attempted to approach the purple dimension. Whoever did not take their advice were immediately slaughtered.

"How? Have we discovered the secret of this dimension?"

Despite the meticulous preparations made by the Rock Tribe contenders, they were still confused when they entered this huge dimension. Up till now, they had not been able to discover the secret of this dimension.

This purple dimension was simply too vast. It was ten times bigger than the average dimensions. The Rock Tribe only gained an advantage because they found out the news early and entered the purple dimension one step ahead of the others. They were able to occupy the purple dimension using brute force.

However, their position might not be secured with the passing of time!

"There seems to be some elemental fluctuation ahead. Hmph, it must be those Spell Casters! Go ahead, get rid of the obstacles in front. We can't allow the purple dimension to fall into the hands of the Spell Casters."

A burly Rock Creature flew out of the purple dimension and headed towards the fluctuation in the front.

Boom!

A terrifying power exploded before the Rock Creature could reach the scene. That was the collision of two mighty forces which were the Maxim Chains and the golden rays respectively. The Rock Creature was unable to put up even the tiniest semblance of resistance before it was crushed into dust by the Maxim Chains.

Moreover, the aftershocks continued to pervade until it struck the purple dimension brutally.

The purple dimension settled down just for a moment. Then, a dazzling purple light spread widely in every direction and shrouded hundreds and thousands of dimensions around it.

At this precise moment, an implausibly ancient aura appeared amid everyone's senses, woven with a faint trace of inexplicable sorrow.

"What dimension is this?"

Merlin and Maya both stopped in their tracks and gazed in disbelief at the purple dimension in the distance. The ancient aura, coupled with the sorrowful sensation, could not be resisted by them. Both of them were plunged into an inexplicable sorrow.

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Chapter 741: The Purple Dimension!

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"When did this dimension appear?"

Merlin and Maya exchanged a look. They had been engrossed in their battle just now, so they did not notice that a floating dimension had appeared.

Most dimensions were stationary inside the Void Zone unless a strong contender employed some special tactics to move a dimension. Alternatively, the dimension could be made to float around like the Glorious Land, which was sealed by the three great Arcane Wizards and was always on the move.

However, in order to make a dimension float around aimlessly, the minimum power level required was of an Honored Legend. In fact, it would be taxing even for an Honored Legend.

Moreover, Merlin and Maya sensed an extraordinary aura emanating from the purple dimension. It had also plunged them into inexplicable sorrow.

"Rock Tribe?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes when he saw the silhouettes of the Rock Creatures inside the purple dimension. The current relations between the Rock Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization were frosty at best. After all, the civilization war had just ended.

"This dimension is peculiar. Let's call for a temporary ceasefire," Maya said with a grave expression.

To be honest, there was no bad blood between him and Merlin. All he wanted was to preserve a living space for the Golden Light Tribe.

A single dimension might be considered insignificant to the Spell Caster civilization, but it held great significance to the Golden Light Tribe. It was their foundation. Since Maya saw that Merlin had become an Honored Legend, he knew it would be impossible to snatch this dimension back. Hence, he might as well try his chance on this purple dimension.

Swish! Swish!

Merlin did not answer, but his actions had conveyed his thoughts clearly. He flew towards the purple dimension.

Two figures flew into the purple dimension at high speed. Once they were inside, the sorrow in their hearts grew even more intense.

"Titus, what is happening? Is there someone whose Mind Power is stronger than mine?"

Merlin could not control this sense of 'sorrow' in his heart. This belonged within the ambit of Mind Power, so Merlin wanted to question Titus who was hiding inside the illusion bead.

Titus still did not answer, and Merlin did not continue to call upon him. Merlin and Maya were still a bit wary of one another. Nevertheless, the first thing they spotted when they were inside the dimension was the Rock Tribe and the contenders from other foreign tribes.

"Rock Tribe!"

Merlin's expression turned icy. He had no good things to say about the Rock Tribe. These few Rock Creatures appeared quite extraordinary, and they were comparable to a three- or four-Maxim Legend.

There was still a considerable gap between them and Merlin.

"Confine!"

Merlin stretched out a finger, and his ultimate Maxim transformed into Maxim Chains and confined these Rock Tribe contenders securely. No matter how much they struggled, it was futile.

"Tell us, how did this dimension appear?" Merlin asked icily.

The Rock Creatures exchanged helpless looks with one another. Whether it was Merlin or Maya, both their auras were bloodcurdling. The Rock Creatures knew that they were not their worthy opponents.

Thus, they told Merlin and Maya everything they knew.

"We don't know how this dimension appeared either. But we received news that a purple dimension had appeared in the boundless territory a few months ago and that it was very mysterious and might contain some secrets. So, a few of us joined forces and came to occupy this dimension by force. But now, we ran into you…"

The faces of these Rock Creatures were filled with bitterness. They were already so close to success. If the purple dimension had not headed in this direction and bumped into Merlin and Maya, they might have even succeeded.

"What did you find?" Merlin continued to interrogate.

"We just entered this dimension. The first thing we did was to get rid of the foreign tribe contenders who had entered this dimension earlier. Hence, we haven't discovered that much… However, there is a very conspicuous tower that definitely looks quite important."

"Tower?"

Merlin looked up and saw a soaring tower in the distance. It was also purple in color. These Rock Creatures were indeed quite unlucky. At first, they thought that they would be able to dominate this peculiar purple dimension for themselves, so they exiled the foreign tribe contenders in order to explore the secrets of this dimension. They did not expect to run into encountered Merlin and Maya these two Honored Legends.

There were plenty of Legends inside the boundless territory, but Honored Legends were relatively rare. They actually encountered two Honored Legends in one go but did not get anything in return.

Merlin and Maya immediately drove the Rock Creatures out of the dimension and began to fly towards the tower.

Soon, both of them came before the tower. There were some tracks left behind by the foreign tribe contenders, but some of them had been turned into dead bodies.

"There's danger here."

Merlin glanced at the dead bodies on the ground. It was evident that they had just died not too long ago. These foreign tribe remains were actually at the level of ordinary Legends but all of them had been unwittingly killed. It showed how dangerous this place was.

In addition, the danger was unknown!

"Maya, let's swear on the Ultimate Order. We can't attack each other before we leave this dimension. We should join forces to investigate this dimension. What do you think?"

Merlin glanced at Maya. Actually, Merlin had not lowered his guard since they entered this dimension and was observing Maya's every move.

Surely, the same was true for Maya. Both of them were wary of each other. Such attitudes were potentially hazardous when faced with a peculiar dimension filled with danger.

Therefore, Maya agreed readily when Merlin made the suggestion to swear an oath.

After they had both sworn an oath on the Ultimate Order, they cast their gazes back to the tower. They were only at the outermost part of the tower right now. The multiple rings of purple light were especially rich.

The dead bodies on the ground were also being bathed in the purple light. Thus, Merlin and Maya were very careful not to step inside the rich purple light.

Hum…

The moment Merlin and Maya stepped inside, the purple light flashed quickly and formed a prison cage, entrapping Merlin and Maya.

"We can't leave?"

Merlin wielded his Maxim Chains and struck the purple light forcefully to no avail. The purple light could not be removed no matter how he attacked with its ultimate Maxim.

At the same time, Maya was faced with a similar situation. No matter how hard he tried to attack the purple light with his golden river and despite his overwhelming suppression powers, the purple light simply grew even richer than before. It was impossible to destroy.

"I guess we can only move forward. This place is indeed bizarre!"

Merlin and Maya exchanged a look. The two of them were still wary of one another before because they did not know of the danger of this place.

They could sense the danger now. They were unable to break open the purple light even with their current abilities. Hence, they decided to set aside their previous grudges. It would not mean anything if they were to join forces now.

"Careful, I can sense danger nearby!"

Merlin's senses were remarkably acute, especially the discernment of his Mind Power. He could sense that danger was looming ahead.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, tiny little sprites emitting a purple light emerged from the door of the tower. They looked humanoid but were the size of insects. They also had wings like insects.

Once the little sprites appeared, even Maya felt the danger and heightened his guard.

Merlin grasped the Maxim Chains in his hands and confined a few little sprites. He tried to use his hand to crush them, but it was useless. These little sprites seemed non-existent.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

The little sprites chirped stridently, causing Merlin to feel like the world was spinning, and he began to feel uncharacteristically exhausted. He immediately regained consciousness, this was almost identical to Hallucinating spells.

"What exactly are these little sprites?"

A look of astonishment appeared on Merlin's face. He realized that Maya was already slightly drowsy. Merlin also finally understood how the dead bodies of foreign tribe contenders underneath their feet got there. Their deaths had most probably been caused by these strange little sprites.

"Maya, wake up, this is an illusion!"

Merlin's Mind Power poked at Maya harshly, and it had proved to be effective. Maya soon regained consciousness, and his face filled with disbelief.

As an Honored Legend existence, Maya almost could not believe that he was suppressed by these little feeble-looking sprites.

"These are Grudge Sprites! They are grudges or grievances that created after the death of a mighty existence. They remain and eventually assume the form of Grudge Sprites!"

It was Maya who decoded the identity of these little sprites in the end. They were Grudge Sprites, a type of spirit being. However, even the death of an Honored Legend would not be able to give birth to such a fearsome cluster of Grudge Sprites.

The fact that such fearsome Grudge Sprites were born in this dimension meant that a truly powerful existence had died in this place.

"Our powers and spells are useless when dealing with Grudge Sprites. We can only use the power of consciousness to attack them."

Maya wrinkled his forehead. He was from the Golden Light Tribe, so he had some sort of consciousness. Nevertheless, his consciousness was not very powerful like most foreign tribes. Faced against such formidable Grudge Sprites, it was already hard enough for him to protect himself, what more to launch an attack.

"Power of consciousness? Isn't that similar to Mind Power?"

Merlin's heart ticked. Power of consciousness was basically the same as Mind Power. The other foreign tribes might not have any distinctive "Mind Power Masters." Only the Spell Caster civilization had given birth to Mind Power Masters.

However, Mind Power was quintessential in order to fight these Grudge Sprites.

Arriving at the thought, Merlin mobilized his tremendous Mind Power and employed the easiest technique.

"Mind Storm!"

A terrifying Mind Storm exploded inside this purple region and swept towards the chirping Grudge Sprites.

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Chapter 742: The Purple Tribe

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Merlin's Mind Storm was merely the crudest usage of Mind Power but appeared to have an unprecedented effect on these Grudge Sprites. Wherever they touched where Merlin's Mind Storm had reached, the Grudge Sprites gave out shrill screams and looked completely terrified.

Splat! Splat!

Scores of Grudge Sprites were crushed by Merlin's Mind Storm. The exterior of the tower finally quietened. Although they were still unable to overcome the purple region, at least the danger had ceased temporarily.

Maya sobered. He gave Merlin a measuring look and said softly, "It's fortunate that you have the Mind Storm. Otherwise, we would've been in trouble."

Although Maya was also an existence comparable to an Honored Legend, he was helpless against these Grudge Sprites. If not for Merlin, he would indeed have been in trouble.

Merlin's expression was solemn. His abilities had undergone a substantive increment. He was only close to the level of an Honored Legend before and was not an Honored Legend yet.

Now, Merlin no longer feared an Honored Legend without using the empire-level warship. In the Spell Caster civilization, an Honored Legend was a highly respected individual that stood at the top of the civilization. After all, he was only a bit weaker than the few Lords and the three great Arcane Wizards.

"Let's go. This purple dimension is truly extraordinary. The Grudge Sprites that were left behind were so powerful. There might be some unexpected loot to be found inside."

Merlin did not let down his guard for a single moment. Although his Mind Storm was coincidentally able to defeat the Grudge Sprites, he still dared not regard this place lightly. After all, even ordinary Legends could not defeat the Grudge Sprites. It might seem easy for Merlin's Mind Storm to sweep these Grudge Sprites away, but that was only because Merlin was one of the most powerful Mind Power Masters in the Spell Caster civilization.

He was also the only Mind Power Master who had broken through the bottleneck of a 'Legend.' An ordinary Mind Power Master who did not achieve the 'Hallucinating spell' realm founded by Titus would not have been able to defeat these Grudge Sprites.

Now that Maya and Merlin had already sworn an oath on the Ultimate Order and would be joining forces inside the purple dimension, he said to Merlin cautiously, "This tower is a bit bizarre. I'm sure these Grudge Sprites are not the only danger here. Be careful."

Merlin smiled and appeared quite relaxed. He still had the Soul Medallion that would be able to revive him twice, so he had nothing to worry about. However, the Soul Medallion was incredibly precious. Merlin even hoped that he would never need to use it again.

No matter what, this purple dimension was indeed peculiar and most probably contained unimaginable benefits. Therefore, he still wanted to try his luck regardless of the danger involved.

At present, Merlin had achieved the level of an Honored Legend, but this was not the end of his journey. In fact, this was merely the beginning of Merlin's journey, but he had gotten himself into trouble just now.

Every Honored Legend had to spend countless years to consolidate more ultimate Maxims slowly until they could become a Great Lord. Currently, the only other ultimate Maxims that Merlin could possibly hope to consolidate was from the Fire-type spells. His understanding of other types of spells was quite insufficient. It would be difficult for him to consolidate a Maxim, let alone an ultimate Maxim.

Therefore, Merlin would not give up any opportunity that could potentially help him enhance his abilities. The prospect for Merlin to upgrade himself right now was unimaginably remote, just like Maya. Despite being the strongest contender among the Golden Light Tribe, Maya had not advanced a single step after a few thousand years.

There were so many Spell Casters in the Spell Caster civilization, yet how many people could become an Honored Legend in the end?

Among the Honored Legends, how many people could condense more than two ultimate Maxims and become a Great Lord?

Merlin was well-aware how tough the journey ahead of him would be. While his ultimate Maxim was slightly superior, the difference was not very pronounced, and definitely not so far superior as to give him an overpowering advantage. Therefore, the present Merlin, besides some special abilities in terms of Mind Power, was merely an ordinary Honored Legend. He was no more powerful than Maya.

Both of them erred on the side of caution as they slowly stepped into this tower. There seemed to be nothing special about this place, and the Grudge Sprites had all disappeared.

Merlin's Mind Power seemed to have encountered a blockade in this place, so he could not investigate the rest of the tower. All he could do was to maintain it within a small area around him.

"Merlin, look at the wall!" Maya suddenly shouted.

Merlin followed Maya's gaze and looked at the walls surrounding them. On the pristine white walls were several murals, just like the religious murals he saw back in the church in Blackwater City.

However, the murals here appeared to be slightly odd. There was a huge purple monster that seemed to be fighting a mightier existence.

All the surrounding walls contained the same odd murals. The style of these murals did not belong to the Spell Caster civilization or any mural drawings that Merlin knew of.

"Maya, do you recognize the style of these murals? Which foreign tribe is it similar to?"

Merlin had only been in the Spell Caster civilization for a short time, but Maya had existed for a long time. He had been leading the Golden Light Tribe for time immaterial, so he must have seen many foreign tribe civilizations.

Nevertheless, Maya also shook his head. "I've never seen the style of these murals before. Surely it belongs to some of the very ancient foreign tribe civilizations?"

Maya also did not know. After all, the Void Zone was simply too vast. Even the ultimate existences dared not claim that they could travel to the ends of the Void Zone, let alone Maya.

Moreover, the Void Zone had a very long history. Countless powerful civilizations had risen and fell for various reasons, and some of them were slowly disappearing. The more ancient tribes like the Tree Tribe and the Giant Tribe had come into existence only a few trillion years ago.

Nonetheless, a few trillion years meant nothing in the Void Zone. Its history spanned over a gazillion years. No one knew how many powerful civilizations had come into being since then.

Perhaps, the God Alliance would know something. The most ancient civilization in the Void Zone now was, of course, the God Alliance. This was assuming that the gods could be classified as a civilization, then they would certainly be the oldest and most ancient.

The reason was that the gods were born together with the Void Zone. According to Aruba, the gods were the product of natural order in the Void Zone. Wherever natural order persisted in the Void Zone, there must be gods.

The gods were scattered though. There was no God Alliance in the past. The God Alliance formed by the eight largest god organizations might have a tremendous force, but it was a very unstable and considered a loose type of alliance.

Although it was a loose alliance, the gods in the God Alliance guarded the secrets of ancient times strictly. So far, nothing had been leaked.

Nevertheless, no matter how many secrets they held, it was an undeniable fact that the gods were beginning to weaken. Many of the civilizations had risen up and occupied the living spaces of the gods.

If one day, every dimension in the Void Zone were populated with various civilizations, that would be the end of the gods.

Perhaps, this was the fundamental reason that the usually scattered gods came together to form the alliance. They had already foreseen the risk.

Both Merlin and Maya did not know which civilization the murals belonged to, but they were about to find out. The next moment, a purple-skinned monster with three heads and six arms emerged from behind the door on the ground floor.

This purple-skinned monster did not contain any living aura, so it was obviously a puppet. Merlin had seen many weird-shaped puppets, so he was not too surprised.

This purple monster came before Merlin and Maya. His gaze swept across the two of them, and his expression changed. A firm voice spoke, "Both of you are trespassers and not from the Purple Tribe! Get out of here. This is the Purple Tribe's place of inheritance. Master has ordered that whoever not from the Purple Tribe must be rid."

"The Purple Tribe's place of inheritance?"

Maya and Merlin looked at one another. This name was very unfamiliar. They had never heard of a Purple Tribe. Perhaps, this was a very ancient civilization.

What about now?

The immense Void Zone had many powerful civilizations, yet they had never heard of such a strange civilization as the Purple Tribe.

"You're a puppet from the Purple Tribe? We just came here by chance. Do you mean that anyone not from the Purple Tribe cannot enter this tower?" Merlin asked softly, though he already knew the answer.

A civilization's place of inheritance, of course, would not permit outsiders to enter. This was left behind for the Purple Tribe's descendants.

However, the reason Merlin asked was to learn more about the Purple Tribe and this tower.

Ultimately, a puppet was just a puppet. Although the master of this dimension might have been powerful, he was not on par with Aruba. Hence, he could not have given life or any modicum of intelligence to the puppet.

Thus, this purple monster immediately began to explain. "Of course not. Back then, the great master destroyed the enemy after the Great War, but he was also gravely injured. Despite master's powers, he would not be able to recover. Therefore, right before his death, master turned his body into this dimension. With his dying breath, he left behind an important inheritance for the Purple Tribe, but this inheritance can only be received by someone with the blood of the Purple Tribe. We are left behind by master to guard the place of inheritance."

Merlin was enthused. He continued to ask after exchanging a look with Maya, "If someone from the Purple Tribe came, how would he receive the inheritance?"

"For a Purple Creature, he would have to attempt three challenges in order to receive the inheritance that was left behind by Master. You would not be able to comprehend the extent of Master's power. Back then, he was the strongest contender of the Purple Tribe and a great ultimate existence. Therefore, even the inheritance left on his deathbed must only be received by the most promising descendant. If you're not from the Purple Tribe, leave now. If you continue to trespass, we won't hold back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple monster puppet got ready to drive Merlin and Maya away.

"An inheritance left behind by an ultimate existence on his deathbed?"

This sentence echoed in Merlin and Maya's ears. This was none other than an ultimate existence, and one who had died.

Such an opportunity was completely unbelievable and inconceivable. After all, the ultimate existences had integrated into the natural order and were notoriously difficult to kill. In fact, they had never heard that an ultimate existence could die before.

Right now, they had just learned that the purple dimension was transfigured from the body of the ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe. That said existence had also left behind an inheritance on his deathbed. The only problem was that no one from the Purple Tribe had ever come to retrieve it after such a long time.

Both of them had their eyes trained on the purple monster puppet, evaluating it. The thought of breaking into this tower by force entered their minds.

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"Should we attempt this or not?"

Both of them were still somewhat uncertain. After all, this tower was left behind by an ultimate existence. There might still be some hidden measures inside which posed a certain degree of danger.

Nonetheless, if they did not try now, they might regret it later on.

"Let's go for it! This is a monumental opportunity. Something left behind by an ultimate existence before they died must be extraordinary!"

At last, Merlin and Maya agreed unanimously to force their way through. This was too great a temptation. A lofty ultimate existence could not possibly die in the Void Zone they have now.

An ordinary Legend would not die if their Maxim was not destroyed, let alone an ultimate existence. Therefore, Merlin and Moya found it hard to imagine what power it was that had managed to kill an ultimate existence.

However, the thing which actually prompted this bold idea was the purple monster puppet on the first floor of the tower. Although its energy was intense, it was merely comparable to an average Legend. It posed no threat to both Merlin and Maya.

"Attack!"

Maya attacked immediately. The golden river crashed forward majestically. He did not hold back at all. The first attack was employed using his greatest strength that was on par with an Honored Legend. It crushed the purple monster puppet thoroughly. Right away, the body of the purple monster puppet, made from an unknown material, was now reduced to smithereens completely.

Ka-chak! Ka-chak!

This purple monster puppet was unable to put up the slightest resistance before it was shattered to bits by Maya. Merlin even used his Mind Power to examine it. There was really no trace left of the purple monster puppet.

"It must be dead. Let's continue upwards."

Merlin drew in a deep breath. Both of them paid no more attention to this purple monster puppet. It was merely on par with most Legends, totally incapable of withstanding a full-force blow from Maya. Thus, both of them grew confident and headed swiftly towards the higher floors of the tower.

This tower was peculiar. Both of them ascended higher, but they did not encounter any puppets until they reached the tenth floor on their way. Finally, there was another ball of purple light. A massive puppet walked out from the purple rays.

It was another puppet, but its appearance made Merlin and Maya's expressions turn solemn. Its body was exuding a dangerous aura.

"Comparable to an Honored Legend?"

Although Merlin and Maya knew that the three obstacles of the tower would not be so easy to pass, and it might become increasingly difficult as they moved on, they were still astonished now that existence on par with an Honored Legend had appeared.

"Could the members of the Purple Tribe really have reached such a formidable stage? And they have a lot of existences on par with Honored Legends?"

This dimension was left behind by an ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe before his death in order to pass on certain things to the Purple Tribe. This should be a relatively easy test for the Purple Tribe, but a being on par with an Honored Legend had unexpectedly appeared.

This was only the second obstacle. Merlin was suspicious. Did this ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe actually want to pass on his inheritance to the members of the Purple Tribe?

All of their thoughts were nothing more than conjecture. This formidable puppet had already opened its eyes. It emitted a raspy voice upon seeing Merlin and Maya, "You're not from the Purple Tribe, you're intruders! Despicable intruders, scram!"

The puppet began to snarl with rage like a thunderstorm as it hurtled towards Merlin and Maya.

"Let me take care of it this time!"

Merlin took a step forward. Although this puppet was comparable to an Honored Legend, he was not afraid.

"Maxim Chains, bind!"

Lengths of black chains appeared beside Merlin. These were chains condensed from Merlin's ultimate Maxim which could restrain the puppet directly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The Maxim Chains formed a giant net that swooped towards the puppet viciously. However, this puppet was not so easily defeated, and its body glowed with rays of purple light.

This purple light shone in one wave after another just like the tide. It crashed towards Merlin ferociously, and even the Honored Legend was taken aback by its strength.

Boom!

The two forces slammed together viciously. Merlin's Maxim Chains were hindered and began to crumble inch by inch. Most of the chains were destroyed.

Nevertheless, there was still a portion of those chains which broke through the seal of the purple light. They tightened ruthlessly around the puppet. Its expression changed immediately as it sensed the danger.

Splash!

Maya could not just stand on the side and not do anything about it anymore. This puppet before them was not easy to handle. The power it had just unleashed was enough to make it a match for an Honored Legend.

He and Merlin had now joined forces to enter the tower. Naturally, they must not be hindered by this puppet before them. Therefore, a mighty golden river tumbled from above Maya's head. Similar to Merlin's Maxim Chains, together they wound tightly around the puppet.

Ka-chak!

At last, through the combined efforts of Merlin and Maya, this puppet was ultimately unable to endure their attacks any longer. The purple light began to disperse gradually until even the puppet's body began to crack.

"Despicable intruders, you'll never be able to pass the third obstacle, haha."

Following the puppet's thunderous laughter, the puppet suddenly exploded. Its sturdy body was reduced to tiny fragments, dropping to the floor.

Both Merlin's and Maya's hearts trembled. If the puppet here was already this powerful, then it would be troublesome. Still, it was fortunate that these were just puppets. Although their strength was like an Honored Legend's, they were still slightly lacking in a real battle.

There was still a gap between them and actual Honored Legends. For instance, this puppet did not know any tricks Honored Legends or gods do. Legends, for instance, relied upon their Maxims. As long as their Maxim was not destroyed, the Legend would not die.

Gods were the same. If their divinity were not wiped out, they would not die.

However, puppets could not do this. Now that it had exploded into smithereens, it had truly "vanished." It could not possibly survive.

"Next would be the third obstacle, which is also the last. I'm afraid it won't be that easy. If we really can't do it, we'll leave!"

Merlin clenched his jaw as he looked at the shattered puppet on the floor. He knew that these puppets were troublesome, but they must still attempt the last obstacle. Otherwise, all their previous efforts would have been wasted.

Thus, no matter how dangerous the final obstacle was, he must attempt the challenge.

With that, Merlin and Maya, determined not to back down, entered the higher floors of the tower.

After climbing an unknown number of floors, they finally met another puppet in a spacious room, but this puppet was rather special.

This puppet spoke when it saw Merlin and Maya, "I've already been waiting for you both for a long while. Thankfully, you've finally come!"

"Waited for us for a long while?"

Merlin and Maya grew wary immediately. Everything they had done in the tower was not favorable towards the Purple Tribe, especially since they were forcing their way through now. Clearly, they were going against the original wishes of the tower's master.

The puppet was undoubtedly the most loyal since it was left behind by the tower's master.

"That's right. I'm the last obstacle! You're both intruders. In fact, back then Master had already made arrangements. It's no big deal if intruders were to come one day. Defeat me, and naturally, you'll be able to get what you want."

The puppet as the third obstacle spoke plainly as if everything was under its control.

"As if it's difficult to defeat you?"

Maya stepped forward. Based on its aura, this puppet was similar to the second puppet. It only exuded an aura on par with an Honored Legend.

Therefore, Maya was unafraid at all. The grand golden river above his head surged mightily.

The puppet narrowed its eyes. Faced with such a grandiose attack, the purple light of its body became incomparably beautiful instead, and a halo appeared behind it.

Boom!

An unseen force shrouded Maya and Merlin instantly. Merlin, at one side, could feel the pressure induced by this invisible force.

"What power is this? It's able to suppress the full display of my strength?"

Maya could feel it now as well. His strength had been suppressed. This was not an ordinary suppression, but one that had suppressed around thirty percent of his power.

This was a terrifying number. If an Honored Legend had had thirty percent of its power suppressed, it was a terrifying thing indeed. Moreover, Maya was unable to break free from this shapeless force.

It was as if he was faced with an ultimate existence whose force alone was enough to suppress his display of power.

"Mind Suppression?"

Although Maya did not know what was happening, Merlin felt a tremble in his heart. This sensation was too familiar. This power was the Mind Power he had been chasing after!

In other words, it was slightly different from Merlin's Mind Power. This Mind Power wielded by the puppet was actually able to suppress Maya, and it was a genuine suppression of his abilities, at least thirty percent of it. If Maya was by himself, he would only end up being crushed.

Merlin was astounded. It was shocking enough that a puppet could utilize Mind Power, but now it was able to suppress it's opponent's power. Not even Merlin, or Titus who had created the Mind Power system, had such an ability.

Which was to say, they could not use Mind Power to the extent that they could suppress an opponent's capabilities.

"The Purple Tribe… What kind of civilization is it really?"

Merlin had always thought that only Mind Power Masters were able to use Mind Power in the Void Zone and they were the ones who had the most thorough research on Mind Power. However, faced with this enigmatic Purple Tribe puppet now, this notion of Merlin's was swayed.

"This is Mind Power's suppression of consciousness, which is an unseen manner, causes one to be incapable of displaying their full strength. It really is a scary trick. But it's useless against me!"

A sharp look glinted in Merlin's eyes. If it was anyone else, they would really be crushed immediately by this puppet because it could suppress nearly thirty percent of its opponents' power.

Faced with a powerful Mind Power Master like Merlin, this suppression would vanish and become totally ineffective.

"Maxim Chains!"

Merlin clenched his fists. Instantly, massive chains that were as thick as arms filled the air as they blanketed the puppet. In addition, along with the Maxim Chains, Merlin also finally mobilized the Illusory World within the illusion bead.

In a flash, the Illusory World had completely enveloped Maya, the puppet, and everything else.

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Chapter 744: The Purple Emperor!

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"Maya, wake up!"

Merlin finally utilized the Illusory World. He knew that it would not affect the puppet much even when he used the Illusory World. He merely wished to awaken Maya.

Maya was currently in a suppressed state. His heart had been gripped by shock, but now Merlin's voice rang beside his ear. At the same time, he felt that the unseen pressure had vanished instantly.

"Merlin?"

Maya soon recalled Merlin and could even differentiate the two types of invisible energy which were furiously clashing now. This caused him to regain his original powers and no longer be under suppression.

After he was no longer suppressed, Maya engaged in an intense battle with the puppet. They were equally matched. After all, even if the puppet was not suppressing Maya, it was still a being on par with Honored Legends, especially since its body was unbelievably solid. It had been hit a few times by Maya's golden light, but it seemed completely fine.

Rattle…

Merlin joined the fray as well. His Maxim Chains that were as thick as arms weaved a huge net. He threw it over the puppet. The Maxim Chains were made of the ultimate Maxim, so it was equivalent to an attack from an Honored Legend.

The Illusory World had prevented the puppet from using "Mind Suppression", so it was two Honored Legends trying to corner a puppet. Therefore, the puppet finally began to feel the strain. Its body was hit repeatedly. If it were not for its body's special material that made it incomparably solid, it would have long been defeated by the joint efforts of Merlin and Maya.

Even so, it was unable to go on like this.

Swish!

The puppet retreated abruptly and yelled, "Stop!"

"Huh?"

Merlin and Maya looked at the puppet distrustfully. They had forced their way into the tower. This was already the third puppet, the final obstacle. If they could win this challenge, they would receive the inheritance.

However, this puppet did not look easy to deal with.

"Although you're not members of the Purple Tribe, you've decided to force your way in. And one of you is able to block my Mind Suppression. Otherwise, no matter how many of you there are, it would be useless. Now I'm unable to stop you. According to the rules left behind by Master, you may enter the tower. Master had also prepared something good for you intruders who had forced your way in. But you're not allowed to touch the inheritance of the Purple Tribe. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, you won't possibly escape this tower."

With that, the puppet waved its hand. A passage appeared behind it. Merlin and Maya exchanged a glance, not knowing whether this puppet was telling the truth.

If it was true, it really was somewhat inconceivable. It turned out that the Master here had actually prepared something for intruders who forced their way in. Perhaps this was to ensure the Purple Tribe's inheritance would not be taken.

The puppet seemed to sense their disbelief and lingering doubt, so it continued, "Before Master died, he was most worried about the Purple Tribe. Although he was powerful back then, very powerful, his Purple Tribe civilization was rather weak. In the entire Purple Tribe, Master was the only ultimate existence. Therefore, Master thought of various possibilities. In fact, he had already left some inheritances in the Purple Tribe, and here he left even more advanced inheritances. You don't have to envy us because there's no way to inherit these gifts without the blood of the Purple Tribe. If you tried to seize these inheritances forcefully, they would be destroyed in an instant. Furthermore, you'll encounter Master's greatest power which he left behind. It's likely that both of you will be killed.

"However, if you don't touch the inheritance of the Purple Tribe, you'll get many benefits. Back then, Master had left behind some good stuff just for people who force their way into the tower. After all, as time passes, someone would bound to accidentally discover this place. If you don't get any benefits, how could you possibly leave quietly?"

The puppet's words made Merlin and Maya nod in silent agreement. This ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe was very insightful. He understood the fundamentals of human behavior, and he had no way of ensuring that no intruders would come to this dimension.

Therefore, it was best to prepare some benefits in advance for them. His only wish was for them not to destroy the inheritance.

Of course, some ultimate beings might immediately resort to punitive measures. In this sense, the ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe was comparatively "gentle", at least he decided to give them some hope.

Merlin hesitated, then he looked towards the puppet and said softly, "The Mind Suppression you used just now–what is that?"

"This is the power Master has given me. Any Mind Power beneath me will be suppressed. The weaker the Mind Power, the more one's capability will be suppressed. Even those who are on par with me would have their Mind Power suppressed for at least thirty percent!"

The puppet spoke candidly. Perhaps it was following the orders of the Purple Tribe's ultimate existence.

Merlin became thoughtful, and a hopeful look flashed across his eyes. He asked quietly, "The method of Mind Suppression—can I learn it?"

"You want to learn Mind Suppression?"

The puppet shot Merlin a startled glance, but after careful consideration, it shook its head. "Master's Purple Tribe has innately powerful Mind Power from the start. This is a unique feature amongst the countless civilization tribes. After Master became an ultimate existence, he gradually created this method, Mind Suppression, that can make can weaken an opponent."

"Although it doesn't affect ultimate existences much, for those who are below them, this technique is rather fearsome. This is one of the most important inheritances of the Purple Tribe. You're not from the Purple Tribe, so you have no way of receiving this inheritance. I don't know the specific cultivation method for this Mind Suppression technique either. Master had only carved an imprint in me, and that's why I can use Mind Suppression."

The words of the puppet disappointed Merlin greatly. He did not think that he would not be able to learn Mind Suppression. He knew clearly that Mind Suppression was far too significant to him.

Perhaps he might find an opportunity to break through to the realm of the Illusory Heart. Even if he could not, it was still a powerful way to use Mind Power. Based on Merlin's current mastery of Mind Power, or even Titus, they would not be able to create Mind Suppression.

At first, Merlin had thought that Mind Power was something unique to Spell Casters, but now it looked like the Purple Tribe was even more frightening. They were born with vigorous Mind Power.

"Did your Master become an ultimate existence through achievements in Mind Power?" Merlin asked in a hurry. He had thought of a crucial inquiry.

"Mind Power? No, no, no. Master was lucky elsewhere. In early years, he was not in the Purple Tribe, and the cultivation methods he learned aren't from the Purple Tribe. Even his transformation into an ultimate existence had nothing to do with the Purple Tribe. It was just because he was a member of the Purple Tribe, so after becoming an ultimate existence, he focused on Mind Power and created a set of cultivation methods for the Purple Tribe. Mind Suppression is among one of the more impressive battle techniques."

Merlin was somewhat rueful. Still, he wanted to take a look at what the ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe had left behind first before making up his mind.

"Alright, we'll follow you. Lead the way."

With that, the puppet led the way for them. Merlin and Maya remained cautious throughout the journey, following behind the puppet carefully. They still dared not believe this puppet entirely.

The purple puppet brought Merlin and Maya directly to the highest floor of the tower. Here, everything was purple, including the thick crystal pillars which looked magnificent.

"Both of you, this is Master's place of inheritance."

Merlin and Maya were wary, but after the puppet opened a part of the transparent crystal wall before them, a wave of boundless Mind Power descended instantly.

Merlin and Maya were suppressed, not even able to exhibit half of their powers.

"What fearsome suppression. What's going on?"

Maya and Merlin gazed closely at this gigantic transparent screen that somehow had invisible Mind Suppression. Merlin had the utmost familiarity with Mind Power. He could sense that this Mind Power was like Titus, nothing more than a Mind Projection.

The ultimate existence of the Purple Tribe had died already, leaving only his Mind Projection behind. In that case, as time progressed, this Mind Projection would gradually disperse as well. After all, even though the Purple Tribe's ultimate existence was powerful, not everyone could perfect the Mind Power system and consolidate a wondrous thing such as the Illusory World.

Only Titus was able to rely upon the Illusory World to have a theoretical hope of "resurrection." Otherwise, even if one was an ultimate existence, dead meant dead, and resurrection was impossible.

"Don't be afraid. This is the Mind Projection left behind by Master. He'll tell you everything!"

After the puppet spoke, an enormous purple figure emerged on the crystal wall before them. He seemed to exude endless dignity, and his gaze was as vast as the boundless Void Zone.

Merlin had encountered ultimate existences before. The three Great Arcane Wizards of the Spell Caster civilization were not strangers to Merlin, and also the Lord God of Light and the Rock Tribe's Progenitor and so on. They were all ultimate existences.

However, no one had inspired such awe in Merlin as this purple figure did. It looked as if it could surpass the three Great Arcane Wizards.

Upon noticing Merlin and Maya's stunned expressions, the puppet said proudly, "Noble Master was one of the Void Zone's Thirty-six Ultimate Existences back then. There are millions and millions of tribes in the Void Zone, producing a significant number of ultimate existences. Even so, there are differences amongst ultimate beings, and the strongest ones were the Thirty-six Ultimate Existences. In the endless Void Zone, they're also called the Thirty-six Emperors!

"Master was born from the weak Purple Tribe civilization. In the end, coinciding with a new epoch, he used only a few centuries to rise and became an ultimate existence. Following that, he grew stronger and stronger and finally became the Purple Emperor, one of the Thirty-six Ultimate Existences! He commanded a vast region in the Void Zone and endless civilization tribes. Master's past achievements could be said as half legend and half myth. It's just too bad that a crisis erupted. Master battled alongside the other thirty-five Emperors against this crisis of the Void Zone, but they all died in the end."

A trace of grief could be detected in the puppet's tone.

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