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 809: The Eight Lord Gods!

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In the resplendent and magnificent Light Dimension, the first thing countless believers did after getting up in the morning was to pray to the great God of Light. Countless people prayed devoutly in their hearts for the great God of Light to bring them good luck.

"O Great God of Light, I pray that you'll send miracles and ensure the peace of the village, and that it won't be invaded by wild beasts."

"O Great God of Light, I pray for you to save my wife. I'll dedicate all my faith to the God of Light for the rest of my life…"

Many prayers were continuously gathered in the Shrine of Light.

"Swoosh."

The Lord God of Light in the Shrine of Light suddenly opened his eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to be enjoying himself and said emotionally, "It's indeed the most comfortable in the shrine. The endless power of faith has almost formed a trace of divinity."

Sitting in the middle of the temple was the Lord God of Light who had withdrawn from the Spell Caster battlefield. It had been several days since he returned to the Light Dimension.

"I've already sounded the God Bell. According to the agreement when the alliance was founded, no matter what the situation is, as long as the God Bell is rung, the Lord Gods of the eight god organizations must gather."

The Lord God of Light's eyes seemed to penetrate through the Shrine of Light and look beyond the dimension. He was waiting for the arrival of the other seven Lord Gods from the God Alliance.

This time, the Lord God of Light had a "heavy responsibility". Although he coveted the divinity of these Lord Gods, he also knew that he could not lose a lot just to save a little. He would first entice the seven other Lord Gods, and then finally get all the divinities in the Atlan civilization's hands.

After all, the Lord God of Light had never believed in anyone else. Whether it was Atlan civilization, the Rock Tribe or the God Alliance, they all had their own plans. It was just that everyone tacitly understood the threat of the Spell Caster civilization and did not erupt.

"Crack."

Suddenly, the ground of the shrine froze with a layer of ice, and the temperature plummeted in an instant.

The Lord God of Light's expression darkened as he said coldly, "Lord God of Frost, it's not the first time we've met. There's no need for that!"

After saying this, the Lord God of Light dissolved all the ice crystals in the temple with a wave of his hand, leaving no trace of damage at all. It was very magical.

"Whoosh."

A blue-robed figure, seemingly a woman with a graceful figure, walked leisurely and sat down on the large chair in the shrine.

"Lord God of Light, you rang the God Bell this time. If you don't come up with a satisfactory statement, I won't be courteous to you!"

The lithe and graceful woman spoke coldly. Her body seemed to be haunted by an eternal breath of ice, causing others to tremble all over. She was the Lord God of Frost, one of the eight Lord Gods in the God Alliance.

The Lord God of Light did not get angry either. He had some disagreements with the Lord God of Frost before but it was nothing major. There was no real harmony among the eight Lord Gods in the God Alliance.

"Haha, I seem to have arrived quite early."

Soon, a big and burly man with flames wrapped around his body appeared, and spread heat to the surroundings. This was the Lord God of Flame.

The Lord God of Flame quickly saw the Lord God of Light and the Lord God of Frost. He greeted them warmly but the Lord God of Frost kept her face cold, and ignored him.

"Lord God of Light, what happened for you to ring the God Bell?"

The Lord God of Flame asked directly.

The Lord God of said calmly, "Lord God of Flame, please wait a little while for the other Lord Gods to arrive. I'll explain in detail then."

"Alright, then I'll wait!"

The Lord God of Flame laughed, sat on a chair, and fell silent.

Then, the Lord God of Storm, Lord God of Earth, Lord God of Thunder, Lord God of Water, and Lord God of Darkness appeared. Coupled with the Lord God of Light, Lord God of Frost, and Lord God of Flame, there were a total of eight Lord Gods. This was the full strength of the God Alliance.

The Lord God of Light stood up, and glanced at the other Lord Gods below. He smiled and said, "How many years has it been since we eight Lord Gods gathered?"

The other Lord Gods did not reply. Perhaps it had been a thousand years. The conflicting views within the God Alliance were well known, and they would not gather during ordinary times.

"Lord God of Light, you've rung the God Bell and awakened me from a deep sleep. If there's no good reason for it, then we won't let you off easy!"

The Lord God of Darkness said sinisterly. He was the Lord God who controlled Darkness, so there was naturally some discord with the Lord God of Light who controlled Light. However, they were not irreconcilable. The dimensions they controlled were mostly far away from each other, and there were no major conflicts.

However, everyone knew the Lord God of Darkness' character. He had been sleeping but was awakened up by the Lord God of Light. He must be very displeased.

The Lord God of Light seemed indifferent. He held out his hand and began to gather holy light. All sorts of thoughts flashed through the hearts of the Lord Gods. They did not know what the Lord God of Light was doing.

"Hum."

Suddenly, there was a strange fluctuation in the Lord God of Light's hands. All the Gods gathered here were great Lord Gods who had created god organizations, so they naturally understood what this fluctuation represented.

"Divinity?"

"It's not any ordinary divinity. Is that a Lord God-level divinity?"

Even the sinister Lord God of Darkness kept his eyes firmly fixed on the Lord God of Light's hands. It was indeed divinity, and it was a Lord God's divinity.

The breaths of the seven Lord Gods quickened. As Lord Gods, they were all clear about the importance of divinity. If not for the fact that they were all Lord Gods and were mostly evenly matched, making it impossible to kill each other, these Lord Gods would want nothing more than to kill each other to obtain divinity.

This Lord God-level divinity was too important to Lord Gods. It was the only way that they could improve their strength.

"I'm sure everyone can clearly see that this is a Lord God-level divinity. This is the reason why I rang the God Bell and summoned everyone here!"

The Lord God of Light was very satisfied with the pin-drop silence in the hall. It seemed that everyone was shocked at the Lord God-level divinity. When he saw the Atlans bring out the Lord God-level divinity for him, this was his reaction as well.

A Lord God-level divinity was a Lord God's fatal temptation!

After a long moment, it was the Lord God of Flame who spoke, "Lord God of Light, I heard that you've joined the Rock Tribe and went to war with the Spell Caster civilization. Is this divinity related to that war?"

Although the eight god organizations of the God Alliance were not harmonious, they all watched each other closely, and naturally knew the Lord God of Light's most recent movements.

After all, the Spell Caster civilization was also a powerful civilization. The war with the Rock Tribe startled many civilizations, so they naturally knew about it.

"Indeed, I participated in the war, and this divinity is related to the war as well. The truth is, I was entrusted by someone to ask for your help to destroy the Spell Caster civilization together. As for the reward, I believe you've already seen it. It's this Lord God-level divinity before your eyes."

The Lord God of Light saw that the time was ripe and did not conceal anything. He directly spoke about the situation of the Atlan civilization, the Rock Tribe, and the Spell Caster civilization.

In particular, he explained the Atlan civilization's might and the "large amount" of Lord God-level divinity they possessed.

Sure enough, the seven Lord Gods expressed their desires. In any other place, these Lord Gods would do whatever it took to obtain a Lord God-level divinity.

"Haha, the Atlans sure came up with a great idea. They want to use us to destroy the Spell Caster civilization but they're only willing to hand over a small amount of Lord God-level divinity. Lord God of Light, don't you have any thoughts about that? This isn't like your style."

The Lord God of Darkness laughed coldly. He was naturally very tempted by the divinity but he did not want to share such a small amount of divinity between so many people.

A smile appeared on the Lord God of Light's lips but his expression became extremely cold. He said icily, "Haha, a puny Atlan civilization wants to coerce us with divinity? That's ridiculous. We're the ultimate Lord Gods and rulers of hundreds of millions of creatures. What's the Atlan civilization? I called everyone together this time to discuss some things. We'll temporarily agree to the Atlan civilization and stabilize them. After we destroy the Spell Caster civilization, we'll simply destroy the Atlan civilization as well. Although they have that so-called void-level warship, who can stand up to us if we, eight Lord Gods join hands?"

It turned out that this was the Lord God of Light's true intention.

Previously, the Lord God of Light might have cooperated with the Atlan civilization temporarily because he hated the Spell Caster civilization. However, after the Atlan civilization had created the void-level warship and revealed that they had a large amount of divinity, the Lord God of Light's heart changed.

Destroying the Spell Caster civilization would certainly be pleasurable but if the Atlan civilization was destroyed as well, then they would obtain a large amount of Lord God-level divinity. This was a real and true benefit, so he was naturally very tempted.

Therefore, the reason he returned to the Light Dimension this time was to call the seven Lord Gods together to discuss this matter. After all, it was impossible for the Lord God of Light to deal with the Atlan civilization alone.

"Haha, not bad. We're great Lord Gods. How can we be blackmailed? I don't know where that Atlan civilization obtained so much Lord God-level divinity but they'll have to hand it all over now. We'll just destroy the Atlan civilization and seize the Lord God-level divinity."

The Lord God of Darkness could not wait to storm into the Atlan Dimension.

"Lord God of Darkness, you can give it a try. In the Atlan Dimension, you can't sense the natural order. At that time, why don't we see if you still have the might of a Lord God? What's more, not long ago, the Spell Caster civilization's Arcane Wizard Setoh was killed in one shot by the Atlan civilization's void-level warship."

The Lord God of Light's tone was somewhat cold. Although he was ambitious for the Atlan civilization's Lord God-level divinity, he could not rashly seize it.

That was because the Atlan civilization was not a civilization that was easy to deal with. If they wanted to obtain the divinity, they would have to plan well.

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Chapter 810: Sealing the Atlan Dimension!

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After a series of discussions, the eight Lord Gods finally decided to accept the Atlan civilization's invitation. They would first obtain a part of the divinity and receive the remaining portion after the war had ended.

Nonetheless, the actual plan these Lord Gods were thinking of was not known to anyone. Furthermore, the Atlan civilization had other plans as well. Both sides only concealed their inner thoughts because they had to face the Spell Caster civilization first.

"Alright, everyone. Since we're done with this discussion, let's start out now!"

After delaying for so long, who knew what changes had happened in the war? Therefore, the Lord God of Light rapidly started out with the other Lord Gods, flying toward the battlefield.In the icy blackness of the Void Zone, a concealed flying ship slowly stopped, undiscovered by anyone.

"There are so many warships and puppets. The Atlan civilization is on such a strict guard!"

This was Roman's stealth flying ship. Currently, in the ship, Merlin was coldly glaring at the warships ahead. He knew that this was the exit of the Atlan Dimension for the Atlan civilization, and it was securely protected.

"So, what should we do now?"

With the place so heavily guarded, they could not cross over even with the stealth flying ship. After all, even the most covert ship was not truly invisible. Once they approached, they would be easily discovered.

"We came here to reseal the Atlan Dimension, cutting off its link to the Void Zone. Now that there isn't a single ultimate existence here, what do we need to be afraid of? Naturally, we'll force our way through but we must be quick. Otherwise, when the Atlan civilization gets the news, they would hurry here as soon as they can."

Merlin said with narrowed eyes.

"That's right, force our way through. I'll handle this."

A smile tugged at the corner of Roman's mouth. When faced with non-ultimate existences, his gravitational field was the most suitable.

"Swoosh."

Soon, Roman had quietly released the gravitational field. Gradually, the gravitational field started to extend, and one warship after another was enveloped in the unseen field.

"Alright, destroy everything!"

A cruel smirk flitted over Roman's lips, following which the gravitational field suddenly erupted.

"Rumble."

The warships and puppets near the Atlan Dimension were crushed into a ball by a colossal force at once, smashed into smithereens, and turned into a pile of scraps. In the pitch-black Void Zone, this looked exceptionally beautiful like fireworks.

However, these were not cheap fireworks but the powerful warships of the Atlan civilization which were crushed to bits!

Chronos and the Avian Monarch, who had not seen Roman using the gravitational field, now wore solemn expressions. Naturally, they knew what this terrifying power represented.

In other words, the function of the gravitational field was even greater than the incomparably rare Greatest Lord of the myths. This was the strength of the Vestigial Tribe. Each dimension was set up with a gravitational field. Think about how formidable that was. Only those ultimate existences would dare to attack in the gravitational field.

This was the biggest reason the Thirty-six Emperors, despite leading the countless tribes of the Void Zone, had to spend an exhaustive period to finally defeat the Vestigial Tribe.

"Alright, the warships and puppets of the Atlan civilization have been removed. Let's hurry over to seal the Atlan Dimension."

Thereafter, Roman steered the stealth flying ship, swiftly flying into the Atlan Dimension.

"Swish swish swish."

Merlin and the rest disembarked from the flying ship, and came to the Atlan Dimension. The entire Atlan Dimension only had one exit that looked like a massive cloud layer which whirled constantly as if there was something inside rushing toward the outside.

"Is this the Atlan Dimension?"

It was Merlin's first time seeing the Atlan Dimension. Previously, it had always been Arcane Wizard Ceci who had watched over this place. It had been a thousand years but this time, with the help of the Rock Tribe and the Lord God of Light, the Atlan civilization broke the seal in the end, breaking free from the dimension into the Void Zone, causing this ruthless war.

"Hum."

Suddenly, a black warship raced out from within the whirling cloud layer. This must be the most recent warship from the Atlan Dimension to enter the Void Zone, ready to support the war.

"Humph!"

The Titan Giant Chronos moved his tremendous bulk slightly, following which he brandished a fist and brought it down.

"Boom."

This warship was instantly smashed. It was merely an empire-level warship, so how could it withstand a blow from the Titan Giant, His Majesty Chronos?

Furthermore, the force of this punch was not used up yet. It rushed into the cloud layer, and they could hear faint bursts of explosions. It looked like there were many warships within that were waiting to enter the Void Zone.

Upon seeing this warship racing out from the cloud layer, Merlin and the rest no longer had any doubts. This had confirmed that this was the Atlan Dimension's exit.

"This is the Atlan Dimension. There's no mistake. Dear ultimate existences, seal this as fast as you can. As long as we seal the Atlan Dimension, and handle those Atlans who had entered the Void Zone, things will be much easier. We would've won more than half of this war!"

Merlin had no way of sealing this place because this required the power of the natural order. Otherwise, the Atlans within the Atlan Dimension would easily break the seal.

"The Atlan Dimension is too huge, and we're unable to destroy it. What a shame. We can only seal it for now!"

Roman was curious about the Atlan Dimension. He even wished to enter the dimension. However, there was a full, powerful civilization within. If he had entered the Atlan Dimension and could not sense any natural order, his chances would not be good even with the gravitational field and the stealth flying ship. It would only make things easy for the Atlan civilization.

Therefore, even though it was a shame, Roman would not risk entering the Atlan Dimension.

"Let's seal it together!"

Roman, the Avian Monarch, Chronos, and Augustus – these four ultimate existences began to mobilize the power of the natural order. Instantly, the surrounding Void Zone was caught in a windstorm as the natural order formed into an ocean of clouds, flocking around the Atlan Dimension.

They had expected to cause such a huge disturbance, so the four ultimate existences did not panic. They started to guide the power of the natural order to slowly cover the Atlan Dimension.

"Bang bang bang."

It seemed like the Atlans in the Atlan Dimension had sensed the danger, so they started up their warships frantically, surrounding the dimension's exit. Among these were dimension-level warships.

However, these dimension-level warships might be formidable against most Lords, even able to kill them directly, but these four who were sealing the Atlan Dimension were ultimate existences using the power of the natural order. This was something these dimension-level warships could not wreck at all.

"Seal!"

The four ultimate existences each wore a solemn look. In that instant, an unseen seal started to cover the exit of the Atlan Dimension.

To thoroughly seal a dimension, especially such a formidable dimension like the Atlan Dimension, would take a very long period.

"The Atlans should've discovered us. We need to be ready!"

Merlin's Mind Power mightily enveloped the surrounding of the Void Zone. He would immediately sense any fluctuations. Furthermore, he could release the Slothful Beast in his ring at any time.

Merlin could predict that the Atlan civilization would be frantic in their wish to destroy the seal. All they could do now was seal the Atlan Dimension at the greatest speed."Oh no!"

In the splendid foyer, the mysterious Marshall's face changed abruptly as he stood up.

"Marshall, what happened?"

The two Rock Progenitors asked hurriedly. Together with the mysterious Marshall, they had been quietly waiting in the main foyer for news from the Lord God of Light. Unexpectedly, the enigmatic Marshall seemed to have obtained some news.

The Marshall lightly shut his eyes before taking out a transparent piece of crystal. Before long, the transparent crystal projected a screen that displayed some images.

In these images, countless warships exploded, and were instantly crushed to fragments. This was the same as the gravitational field that they had previously encountered.

"A gravitational field! It's the Spell Caster civilization."

The two Progenitors were able to infer that this was a technique belonging only to that mysterious ultimate existence invited by the Spell Caster civilization. Anything below ultimate-level would be unable to withstand this.

However, as the images progressed, from a flying ship out came Merlin, Roman, Augustus, and more importantly, two other strangers. Based on their appearances, they were not that simple.

"The Avian Monarch? Chronos? Have the Giant Tribe and the Avian Tribe been recruited by the Spell Caster civilization?

The mysterious Marshall did not know those two but as Rock Progenitors, they were naturally familiar with the ultimate existences of surrounding civilizations. Therefore, they recognized at once the Avian Monarch of the Avian Tribe and the Titan Giant Chronos of the Giant Tribe.

Soon, the Atlan Dimension appeared in the image. These four ultimate existences were working together to seal the Atlan Dimension.

The mysterious Marshall's face was ashen. He wanted to rush out at once but on second thought, he realized that even if he went there, with the Atlan civilization's capabilities, they could not handle these four ultimate existences.

"Progenitors, most of the ultimate existences from the Spell Caster civilization have gone to seal my dimension, trying to cut off our link. Still, I suspect that it isn't just Arcane Wizard Ceci who is guarding the Spell Caster civilization. We need specific updates."

Naturally, the Marshall would not believe that the Spell Caster civilization would put all their eggs into one basket. They must have made thorough preparations.

"Very well, I'll send someone to take a look."

The Rock Progenitors immediately sent someone for a look. After a moment, this person returned. As expected, the Spell Caster civilization had undergone a great change and was shielded by large trees, forming into a stretch of forest that looked extremely peculiar.

"Large trees? Could it be the Mother Tree of the Tree Tribe?"

Upon hearing this report, the expressions of the two Rock Progenitors turned even more downcast. This time, without them realizing it, the Spell Caster civilization had gathered so many powerful forces. There was no more suspense in this war.

"The Avian Tribe, the Giant Tribe, and the Tree Tribe! In addition to that mysterious ultimate existence Roman, Augustus, and Ceci. Oh right, the Spell Caster civilization's Legend Glory also controls a formidable Slothful Beast. That's six ultimate existences plus one Slothful Beast. We're done for…"

The Rock Progenitors had turned deathly pale. This time, they felt the threat of extermination at last. Before this, even if it was a war, they were not so pessimistic. At the very least, the Spell Caster civilization's abilities could not kill them. At most, the Rock Progenitors could just hole up in a few dimensions and slowly expand.

However, with the support of so many ultimate existences now, the situation of the two Rock Progenitors had turned precarious. Just like Arcane Wizard Setoh, ultimate existences could still fall.

"No, we still have a chance!"

The enigmatic Marshall had been dealt a heavy double blow. Sealing off the Atlan Dimension was like cutting off the head of the snake. Still, he retained his confidence or perhaps it was insanity.

They were not completely without hope.

"The God Alliance?"

The Rock Progenitors immediately thought of this, their eyes shining with a trace of hope.

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Chapter 811: Taking Things Seriously

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"The God Alliance… I just don't know if the Lord God of Light will succeed?"

The Rock Progenitors could now only hope that the Lord God of Light would be able to persuade the other seven god organizations of the God Alliance. However, on further thought, the two Rock Progenitors felt somewhat despondent.

At the moment, the Rock Tribe's position was rather embarrassing. Although they had formed an alliance with the Lord God of Light and the Atlan civilization, in truth, the Rock Tribe's forces were increasingly worn down, and by now, it was only supported by the two ultimate existences.

Previously, the Lord God of Light was merely one ultimate existence but now, if the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance arrived in person, the Rock Tribe would be completely sidelined. Even if the Spell Caster civilization was wiped out in the future, the benefits obtained by the Rock Tribe would be very limited. If the God Alliance became greedy, the Rock Tribe might even be in danger.

Moreover, the Atlan civilization was not that simple as well. They possessed a warship that could kill an ultimate existence along with those endless warships and puppets. They were further supported by a dimension as wondrous as the Atlan Dimension. The Atlan civilization was not afraid of anyone at all.

Only the Rock Tribe was the weakest force. In addition, they had no more aces up their sleeves.

Nevertheless, the Rock Tribe was unable to back down now. Even if they backed out, the Spell Caster civilization would not spare them. Therefore, they could only put on a bold face and continue the fight.

"It's a disaster brought about by greed…"

The two Rock Progenitors could only sigh inwardly. Back then, they had a momentary slip in judgment, thinking that they had to fight for a bigger living space for the Rock Tribe. However, this resulted in the current outcome. If they had known that things would develop in this manner, they would never have started a war with the Spell Caster civilization.

The two Rock Progenitors had hearts weighed with worries. They felt powerless in the face of this war. This was no longer the result they wanted. As for the mysterious Marshall of the Atlan civilization, he stared steadily at the images, his face turning gloomier as Merlin and the rest worked unceasingly to seal the Atlan Dimension.

He knew that based on their current abilities, they had no way to contend against Merlin and the rest. If their dimension was sealed, the forces of the Atlan civilization which entered the Void Zone would suffer a grievous loss.

Nonetheless, the Marshall had other plans as well. He did not care about the sealing. What he was concerned about was whether the Spell Caster civilization could preserve the seal. This was a crucial point. Otherwise, even if it was momentarily sealed, they would just need some time to easily break it.

"Lord God-level divinity – I believe those Lord Gods of the God Alliance will surely be tempted!"

A strange glint flashed across the Marshall's eyes.

"Haha…"

Suddenly, a beam of light appeared within the foyer, following which wave after wave of terrifying pressure descended, almost causing everyone in the dimension to feel suffocated.

"Swoosh."

The two Rock Progenitors and the mysterious Marshall quickly turned their gazes toward the foyer where a familiar figure – the Lord God of Light – slowly walked out from the holy light.

It was not just the Lord God of Light for there were other unfamiliar ultimate existences. One, two, three… Including the Lord God of Light, there were eight ultimate existences. These were the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance!

"The eight Lord Gods… Lord God of Light, you've managed to persuade the God Alliance?"

The Rock Progenitors' eyes were filled with astonishment. The eight Lord Gods were the strongest force in this area. As the God Alliance was too loosely organized, they did not continue to expand. Even so, the God Alliance was like a boulder that pressed down upon all civilizations.

Now, the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance had assembled!

Upon seeing the Rock Progenitors' stunned expressions, the Lord God of Light laughed, feeling pleased. "That's right, I've invited the other seven Lord Gods of the God Alliance. I believe that with the power of the God Alliance, the puny Spell Caster civilization would be nothing much. Marshall, what about the divinity you promised?"

The Lord God of Light's gaze turned toward the mysterious, gray-armored Marshall. It was not just the Lord God of Light for the other seven Lord Gods were also sizing up the Marshall, their eyes glimmering with an eager light.

"Divinity? Of course. I won't go back on what I've promised."

With that, the Marshall immediately took out some divinity, tossed it to the Lord God of Light. However, although this divinity was abundant, it was too little when split between eight of them.

"That's not right. The divinity you promised before is more than this small amount!"

The Lord God of Light frowned. At the same time, the gazes of the other seven Lord Gods turned slightly hostile. Their main objective in coming here was to obtain the Lord God-level divinity.

If this divinity did not satisfy their demands, they would immediately explode.

The Marshall's expression was calm, appearing unperturbed as he said evenly, "Everyone, initially the divinity was sufficient but some developments have occurred. Have a look, please."

Following that, the Marshall displayed once more, before everyone, the images of what happened at the Atlan Dimension.

"The Avian Monarch, Chronos, Augustus, and Roman who controls a gravitational field along with the Slothful Beast. Since when did the Spell Caster civilization gather such powerful forces?"

The Lord God of Light's eyes dimmed slightly as he spoke icily.

"Not just these. Earlier, we've discovered that the Mother Tree of the Tree Tribe and the Spell Caster civilization's Arcane Wizard Ceci are guarding the Spell Caster civilization. Which is to say, in addition to the Slothful Beast, the Spell Caster civilization currently has equivalent to seven ultimate existences!"

Seven ultimate existences – even the seven Lord Gods of the God Alliance, who were insufferably arrogant and did not take the war seriously, now looked increasingly serious.

"How can a mere Spell Caster civilization gather such powerful forces?"

Only then did the Lord Gods of the God Alliance thought about it carefully, realizing that this war was not what they imagined, an event that would not concern them.

If in this war, the Spell Caster civilization defeated the Rock Tribe and the Atlan civilization, having gathered so much frightening power, they would turn to the God Alliance.

After all, the current Spell Caster civilization, solely in terms of the number of ultimate existences, was merely behind the God Alliance by one. This was an immense threat to the entire God Alliance.

"The Spell Caster civilization, the Giant Tribe, the Tree Tribe, and the Avian Tribe – all four civilizations have joined forces. This is something that's never happened. Our God Alliance has been too arrogant!"

After a long moment, the Lord God of Flame spoke ruefully. Without them realizing, the Spell Caster civilization had gathered this powerful group, second only to the God Alliance. If the eight god organizations were as loosely consolidated as before, they would be in danger. For the first time, the Lord Gods of the God Alliance started to take this war with the Spell Caster civilization seriously.

"Dear Lord Gods, I believe that you've witnessed the Spell Caster civilization's present strength. They wish to seal the Atlan Dimension, cutting off our link to the Atlan Dimension. Therefore, the divinity that all of you require can't be delivered."

The Marshall did not say anything else after this as for the entire foyer was filled with a somber mood. Although the eight god organizations of the God Alliance were usually not very harmonious, being rather disorderly, as they witnessed the strength gathered by the Spell Caster civilization, they felt a vague sense of pressure.

"Sealing the Atlan Dimension… With these people, even if they've sealed it, we'll be able to break it! I'm sure they don't know that we've arrived. Very well. This will be our chance. If we can corner and kill one or two of them, our chances of victory are greater!"

The Lord God of Darkness was sinister and vicious, at once thinking of immediately killing the ultimate existences of the Spell Caster civilization. These were ultimate existences, so before the Atlan civilization's void-level warship appeared, the only way an ultimate existence could be killed off suddenly was by a group attack.

Now, since they had gathered eight Lord Gods in addition to two Rock Progenitors, they had ten ultimate existences in total. Furthermore, the void-level warship that could kill an ultimate existence at any time was hidden in the dark.

This fearsome force was enough to overwhelm and kill an ultimate existence.

Lord God of Darkness' words made everyone's eyes brightened. This was a good plan indeed. Still, the Rock Progenitor was somewhat hesitant, saying softly, "If we want to overwhelm an ultimate existence, wouldn't the best option be Arcane Wizard Ceci and the Mother Tree who are guarding the Spell Caster civilization?"

Nonetheless, the mysterious Marshall replied, "It may look like the Mother Tree and Ceci are the weakest links, and that we should kill them. However, according to my data, the Mother Tree isn't easily defeated. He excels in defense in the first place. Usually, he can hold on for very long even with three to five ultimate existences attacking. Moreover, he's already prepared in advance and must've made some preparations. If we attack them hastily, the Mother Tree and Arcane Wizard Ceci will surely allow the other ultimate existences to hurry back. At that point, we'll be trapped by enemies on both sides and lose our chance."

The Marshall's analysis was thorough. Everyone also had an understanding of the Mother Tree, knowing his specialty. It was rather difficult indeed to surround and kill the Mother Tree.

"That's right. Surrounding and killing the Mother Tree and Arcane Wizard Ceci isn't the best choice."

The Lord God of Light nodded as well, agreeing with the Marshall's analysis.

The two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe had harbored some apprehensions, considering it for a moment before saying, "If we all go, who will guard this place?"

"Guard? There's no need to guard this place at all. How many dimensions does the Rock Tribe have left? If you lose them, you lose them. It's nothing much. As long as we annihilate the Spell Caster civilization, anything can be regained."

The Lord God of Light spoke with a cold laugh. He understood the Rock Progenitors' reasoning. This place was the Rock Tribe's foundation, and the Rock Tribe had suffered the greatest loss in this war. Others did not care about these dimensions at all but the Rock Tribe could not afford to be indifferent.

This was because this was the Rock Tribe's foundation!

"This is the foundation of our Rock Tribe. Nothing must happen to this place! Thus, someone must stay behind to guard this. Hanra, you follow them. Nine ultimate existences are enough to deal with those people!"

In the end, the Rock Tribe left behind one Progenitor to stand guard. Even if Ceci and the Mother Tree attacked together, that Progenitor could hold on for a long time. After all, the Mother Tree excelled in defense, thus his attack was average, even slightly weaker than Arcane Wizard Ceci.

"Alright, there's no time to lose. Let's hurry over now!"

The Lord God of Light looked murderous from head to toe. Nine ultimate existences – this time, they must completely wipe out all of the Spell Caster civilization's hope!

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Chapter 812: The Lord Gods Unite!

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Outside the Atlan Dimension, Augustus, Chronos, the Avian Monarch, and Roman – these four ultimate existences were mobilizing the natural order to seal the Atlan Dimension. Moreover, they had a certain degree of success.

In the Void Zone, streaks of the natural order wildly surged into the Atlan Dimension. From within, they could occasionally sense a powerful pushing force. It must be the people inside the Atlan Dimension who were trying to break the seal, wishing to get out once more. However, how could they break through a seal created by the power of the natural order?

Soon, the seal was fortified bit by bit. Without external assistance, the Atlan civilization was unlikely to escape from their dimension.

"This Atlan Dimension is peculiar indeed, being able to block the power of the natural order. Otherwise, so what if this dimension is colossal? It would've been destroyed by an ultimate existence long ago."

Merlin knew that the Atlan Dimension was not special due to its massive size. It was a humongous dimension, unique indeed. Until now, Merlin had never seen another dimension that could compare to the Atlan Dimension. However, what made the Atlan Dimension special was its ability to cut off the natural order.

This was the actual reason the Atlan Dimension was secure in itself. The natural order was supreme in the Void Zone. It was the strongest power, and no one could go against it.

It was just like a small kingdom that could not be controlled within a massive empire. Naturally, it was very unusual. This abnormality was the root of calamity and chaos. They might be able to seal it off for now and thus defeat the Atlan civilization, the Rock Tribe, and the Light God Organization.

Even so, in the future, the Atlan civilization might still stir up trouble and break the seal, entering the Void Zone once more.

"I'm overthinking it. So what if it's the root of the Void Zone's calamity? As long as it's not a threat to the Spell Caster civilization, that's fine. We'll resolve this in our own time in the future."

Merlin knew that currently, the most crucial thing was to defeat the Atlan civilization, the Rock Tribe, and the Light God Organization. As long as they sealed the dimension, the Atlan civilization would not be able to receive endless warships and puppets. They even needed the support of some precious materials unique to the Atlan Dimension. In that case, the Atlan civilization that was stranded in the Void Zone was not that scary.

With the current Avian Monarch, Chronos, Roman, and the rest – six ultimate existences altogether in addition to a powerful Slothful Beast, it was enough to destroy everything.

"Hum hum hum."

The sealing of the Atlan Dimension became even faster. They could sense that the attacks from within were weakening. Those who were inside must know by now that they were incapable of breaking the seal and have given up.

"Just keep this up for a moment, and the seal would be completely stabilized!"

Merlin's duty was to observe the surrounding situation.

"Whoosh…"

Merlin's omnipresent Mind Power suddenly detected a fluctuation in the Void Zone. A foreign power of the natural order surged up in rings of ripples. Moreover, a familiar presence was contained within.

"The Lord God of Light? Take note, everyone. They've finally come!"

Merlin's face was gripped by a wary look. Although he had predicted this, he did not expect that the Lord God of Light would dare to come here despite knowing they had such an immense force.

"Slothful Beast."

Merlin did not hesitate at all, immediately releasing the Slothful Beast. Instantly, the gigantic Slothful Beast snarled fiercely, opening its huge mouth to suck in the space in front.

"Hoo hoo hoo…"

A tornado appeared in the Void Zone, accompanied by tremendous suction. Among these strange ripples, a few figures appeared suddenly. Nonetheless, they were currently in a bind. They were enclosed in the natural order, evidently using full effort to withstand the Slothful Beast's swallowing.

"D*mn it, it's the Slothful Beast. We've been discovered!"

Among these figures were the Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra. Admittedly, the Slothful Beast's swallowing power was formidable, even able to immediately swallow dimensions but ultimate existences like the Lord God of Light and Hanra were able to do their best to withstand this. They would not be swallowed by the Slothful Beast in just one gulp.

"Lord God of Light, Progenitor Hanra, you still dare to come?"

Merlin's gaze trembled. He stood atop the Slothful Beast, staring down at the Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra from above.

The Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra's expressions sank slightly. Since when was a mere Lord able to look down at them? Nonetheless, the present Merlin was no longer as before. He was a Lord yet he was qualified to speak equally with ultimate existences.

The Slothful Beast below Merlin had stopped its swallowing for now. Its eyes were fixed upon the Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra as if it would strike at any moment. This made the two ultimate existences especially vigilant.

"Dare? Why shouldn't we dare to come? Merlin, your Spell Caster civilization is about to face a catastrophe, on the brink of destruction. Today, all of you must die!"

An evil grin spread across the Lord God of Light's face, which made Merlin faintly more alert. The Lord God of Light was matchlessly cunning. He could not possibly be ignorant of their great power here with four ultimate existences, coming here to seek his own doom.

There was only one possibility. The Lord God of Light was confident in some trump card, hiding an even stronger power.

"Hum hum hum."

Suddenly, rings of ripples appeared once again. These ripples reverberated incessantly across the Void Zone, and the mighty presences were exuded without any restraint.

Waves of oppressive forces wreaked havoc across the Void Zone. There were no fewer than seven ultimate forces, entirely different from the Lord God of Light, appeared in the Void Zone.

"A Slothful Beast? It's a Slothful Beast, how wondrous! Haha, we'll capture Merlin first. Who knows, we might find a way to control this Slothful Beast."

As soon as a gale emerged from the ripples, it swept toward the gigantic Slothful Beast. Within the gale, there was a tall, indistinct human figure who wore a green robe.

"The God Alliance, the eight Lord Gods?"

At this moment, Merlin finally understood what his intense foreboding was pointing toward. It was the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance.

It should be known that despite having considered that the God Alliance would intervene, he imagined it as a simple involvement. At most, the Lord God of Light would recruit one or two Lord Gods, which was troublesome enough.

However, now it was the entire God Alliance, no fewer than eight god organizations that had come out. This was very abnormal. Ever since the God Alliance was established, nothing had induced the eight Lord Gods to act in unison. This was the first time!

"Why would the eight Lord Gods all join together?"

It was not just Merlin. Augustus, the Avian Monarch, Chronos, and the rest of the ultimate existences, all experienced a great shift in their manner. This had far exceeded their expectations. The eight Lord Gods had never joined forces to act. How could they set aside their differences in such a short time and come here together?

The destruction of the Spell Caster civilization, other than allowing the Lord God of Light to vent his anger somewhat, what purpose would it serve the other seven Lord Gods?

The Lord God of Storm's gale rushed forward instantly. The Slothful Beast gave a furious cry. Although it did not excel in fighting, any tiny movement, based on its size, carried incomparably frightening power.

"Bang."

The Slothful Beast's colossal body moved suddenly. Just like a surging flood, it directly pressed down the Lord God of Storm's gale. The Lord God of Storm's face paled slightly and he immediately retreated.

In that moment of contact, he knew that he was no match for the Slothful Beast.

Nonetheless, the Slothful Beast's weakness was revealed to everyone. It was too slow. Even if these Lord Gods could not injure the Slothful Beast, likewise, the Slothful Beast would find it difficult to harm these ultimate existences. However, the Slothful Beast was like a barrier, blocking off the Atlan Dimension. Even Augustus, the Avian Monarch, Chronos, and Roman were obstructed behind it.

"The Slothful Beast isn't a concern. Two of us are enough to pin it down. The rest shall rush forward, and annihilate any ultimate existence that you can!"

The Lord God of Light had solemnly become the head of these ultimate existences. Of course, this was merely temporary only because he was familiar with the situation.

Therefore, the Lord God of Light shone all over with holy light, mobilizing the power of the natural order to weave a gigantic net, shrouding the Slothful Beast. As for the Rock Tribe's Progenitor Hanra, he had turned into the Progenitor's True Body. This was the actual Progenitor's True Body, roaring as he thundered toward the Slothful Beast.

"Boom."

The Progenitor's True Body's strength was formidable indeed, even close to the Giant Tribe's Titan Giant Chronos. However, the Rock Tribe's Progenitor's True Body had another trait, which was his unparalleled defensive strength.

This was the characteristic the Rock Tribe was proud of. Progenitor Hanra wished to rely on this advantage to restrain the Slothful Beast, together with the Lord God of Light.

As the Slothful Beast watched the Progenitor's True Body barreled forward aggressively, it slowly raised its incomparably massive leg. Many people might have forgotten that the Slothful Beast had legs, just that compared to its enormous presence, its legs appeared quite "short". Sometimes they were even hidden within its immense body.

However, currently, Merlin was controlling the Slothful Beast. It abruptly swung its leg forward, heavily crashing into Progenitor Hanra's True Body. Instantly, the Progenitor's True Body broke out in a web of cracks. Progenitor Hanra's face was unprecedentedly pale, and his body swiftly retreated.

"In terms of strength, who can compare to the Slothful Beast?"

Merlin shook his head powerlessly. The Slothful Beast's battle prowess was very formidable. Merlin was currently exploring slowly, gaining a faint idea.

However, he was not truly controlling the Slothful Beast after all. Therefore, Merlin was unable to exhibit the Slothful Beast's full strength. Moreover, through his steering of the Slothful Beast, he was merely able to guide the Slothful Beast to carry out those movements.

For instance, swallowing and reaching out a leg were not due to Mind Control, which could completely control the Slothful Beast. In the present, Merlin was able to utilize twenty to thirty percent of the Slothful Beast's strength at most.

However, to control the Slothful Beast's mind was far too difficult. Merlin even attempted it privately countless times but had never succeeded.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."

In the short moment Merlin was occupied by the Lord God of Light and the Progenitor Hanra, the other seven Lord Gods had already passed the Slothful Beast, hurtling directly toward Augustus and the rest who were sealing the Atlan Dimension.

All at once, the decisive battle had arrived ahead of time!

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Chapter 813: Plans

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Seven Lord Gods – how terrifying was their power? The power of the natural order, a nearly unstoppable force filled the air, thundering ruthlessly toward Augustus and the rest.

"Retreat. We can't resist by force."

At this point, Augustus and the rest knew that they must not resist by force or their advantage would not be put to use at all.

"Everyone, go on Merlin's Slothful Beast."

Augustus eyed Merlin, knowing that only with the Slothful Beast could they gather their strength for one final push. Otherwise, they were clearly at a disadvantage and in an unfavorable position.

"Swish."

The fastest was the Avian Monarch. The Avian Tribe's forte was their speed. The Avian Monarch's body flashed with a golden light, following which he disappeared without a trace. One could not capture the Avian Monarch at all unless one had laid out an inescapable net, sealing off all possible exits.

While the seven Lord Gods still had not surrounded them completely, Roman yelled, "Augustus, Chronos, quickly come into my stealth flying ship. I'll bring you to Merlin."

Augustus and Chronos both knew that now was not the time to show off. Faced with seven Lord Gods, they could not resist at all. Therefore, without hesitation, they instantly flew into Roman's stealth flying ship.

"Gravitational field!"

Roman glanced at the seven Lord Gods with a cold smirk on his lips. The gravitational field erupted at once. Waves of gravity pressed down upon the seven Lord Gods. Although they could withstand this with the natural order, they were still affected and their speed was greatly diminished.

This was Roman's chance. His stealth flying ship vanished instantly without any trace, only behind the Avian Monarch by one step. They flew atop the Slothful Beast, joining Merlin once more.

"Boom."

The seven Lord Gods used the power of the natural order to viciously smash the seal over the Atlan Dimension. The seal shattered at once, and one warship after another zipped out from within.

"The seal has been broken… However, we didn't waste our efforts. At least we learned that the God Alliance has joined the fray, and it's all eight Lord Gods without exception!"

Merlin previously thought of sealing the Atlan Dimension to cut off the Atlan civilization's power. Now, it looked like this was useless because with the God Alliance intervention, they had become the biggest threat of the Spell Caster civilization.

"We'll return to the Spell Caster civilization before thinking of a new plan."

Merlin glanced at the Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra, then steered the Slothful Beast to crash forward heavily. That massive bulk of the Slothful Beast had no qualms in the first place, completely unafraid of any attacks, so it ruthlessly knocked the Lord God of Light and Progenitor Hanra to one side before flying into the distance.

"Whiz."

Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light. Everyone atop the Slothful Beast felt their hearts skipping a beat deep in their chests. That was a power strong enough to threaten ultimate existences – the Atlan civilization's void-level warship!

"The void-level warship! Slothful Beast, block it!"

Merlin roared out furiously. His Mind Power frantically urged the Slothful Beast to immediately rolled its enormous body over, blocking that dazzling beam of light.

"Bang."

The merciless hit and its massive power blew a bloody hole in the Slothful Beast's body. The Slothful Beast reacted as before, being in incomparable agony, almost about to awaken.

"The void-level warship is hidden somewhere. We have to leave as fast as possible. Sir Roman, let's enter your stealth flying ship. The void-level warship will be unable to target us."

As Merlin observed the Slothful Beast's irritable manner, he knew he could not hold on much longer. If the Slothful Beast had awakened, there would be trouble. Fortunately, Roman's stealth flying ship could not be targeted even by the void-level warships for its quick speed had it secured.

After using the Slothful Beast to break out of the cornering attack, Merlin and the rest immediately boarded Roman's stealth flying ship. Merlin kept the Slothful Beast and started to pacify the creature.

"Go."

The stealth flying ship flashed with a subtle glint and vanished without a trace. No matter how many ultimate existences there were, it was useless. They were unable to track down and chase after the stealth flying ship.

"D*mn it, we've let them escape."

"The Slothful Beast is powerful indeed. No matter how we attacked, we couldn't harm it."

"Roman's stealth flying ship is scary as well. The peak prowess of the Vestigial Tribe is mystical indeed."

It was the first time the seven Lord Gods had exchanged blows with Merlin and the rest. Although they did not manage to trap their targets and not even injure them significantly, it was only because they did not have a thorough understanding of the abilities of Merlin and the rest.

Regardless of whether it was the Slothful Beast or the stealth flying ship or even the gravitational field, these were all unknown. Without experiencing them, one would not know how impressive they were.

"Nonetheless, the Atlan Dimension is no longer sealed by them. This is a good thing as well. Our divinity is assured now."

The Lord God of Darkness fixed his steady gaze on that immense dimension that looked like a cloud layer. They believed in general that there was Lord God-level divinity in the Atlan Dimension.

It was just that the Lord God-level divinity promised by the Marshall had not been given to them. Now that the Atlan Dimension was opened once again, it was time for the Marshall to fulfill his promise.

"Everyone, I'll bring you the divinity myself."

Aboard a warship, the Marshall flew out along with some gray-armored guards, directly heading into the Atlan Dimension. Thereafter, the Atlan Dimension whirled continuously, and a massive warship flew out from within.

"Swoosh."

The Marshall flew out once more. This time, in his hand, he held a large amount of Lord God-level divinity that exuded a powerful presence. Even those who were not gods could feel it.

"Everyone, this is the Lord God-level divinity I promised you. After destroying the Spell Caster civilization, I'll hand over the other half of the Lord God-level divinity."

The eight Lord Gods' eyes brightened, and they hurriedly reached out to take the divinity. They carefully observed it to discern its authenticity.

"It's true, it's the real deal – Lord God-level divinity!"

The Lord God of Darkness exclaimed, following which he raised his gaze, staring with burning eyes at that massive Atlan Dimension behind the Marshall.

If it were not for how he heard the Atlan Dimension had various mysterious aspects as well as that terrifying beam of light from the void-level warship earlier which made him apprehensive, he would have raced into the Atlan Dimension to seize the Lord God-level divinity.

It was not just the Lord God of Darkness. The other Lord Gods were the same, their eyes widening in desire. Naturally, the Marshall was well aware of this but maintained his composure without flaring up.

However, the Marshall was laughing coldly to himself. "Humph, greedy stupid gods, you dare to call yourselves gods? Just wait until the void-level warship is completely stabilized and we've mastered the technique to create even more void-level warships. By then, we'll get back from you all the divinity that we've lost!"

Both sides had their own agendas but for now, due to certain common interests, they had joined forces. They would each take what they need. The day the Spell Caster civilization was destroyed, their conflicting desires would come to a head.

"Let's go. We'll return to the front lines. Otherwise, this time we've let them escape. Next time, it won't be so easy."

The Lord God of Light spoke full of confidence. This time, the seven Lord Gods had learned about the techniques of Merlin and the rest. Next time, they would surely be more focused, no longer as muddled as they were this time.In the Void Zone, the stealth flying ship appeared before in the area enclosed by the Mother Tree. The Mother Tree soon noticed the stealth flying ship and allowed them to enter.

Augustus, the Avian Monarch, Chronos, and the rest descended from the stealth flying ship one by one but they looked rather grim. All it took was one glance and everyone knew things did not go smoothly.

"How is it? Did the sealing not go well?"

The Mother Tree asked, mystified.

Merlin hesitated before saying, "Sealing the Atlan Dimension was easy enough but we didn't expect that the God Alliance has joined the fray. It's not their usual interference but all eight god organizations had turned out in full force."

"Turned out in full force? How is that possible? Aren't the eight god organizations rife with conflict? How come they're working together, showing up in full force?"

The Mother Tree and Wizard Ceci were incredulous. According to their understanding of the God Alliance, the eight god organizations had never joined forces before.

The present mood was rather solemn, and everyone fell silent. They were at a loss as to what caused the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance to join forces.

Merlin was ruminating on this as well. Each of the eight god organizations of the God Alliance was independent. They were barely able to form an alliance and had never joined forces before.

If they had united, there was only one reason – a common benefit! Merlin could not imagine what significant benefits the other Lord Gods of the God Alliance might obtain through the destruction of the Spell Caster civilization?

Even though the Spell Caster civilization was relatively formidable, it was not much of a threat to the God Alliance. At most, the Lord God of Light would be nervous but he would have no way of convincing the other seven Lord Gods to join with him.

"What's the greatest temptation to a god? It's divinity in particular!"

This insight flashed across Merlin's mind. He suddenly remembered that the Lord God of Light initially had to hibernate for a long time but unexpectedly, he had awakened prematurely. Only then was he able to break the Atlan Dimension's seal and stir up this war.

The key factor in all this was the Atlan civilization!

Only the Atlan civilization was able to hand over Lord God-level divinity, causing the eight Lord Gods of the God Alliance to discard their biases and conflicts to unite momentarily.

"Lord God-level divinity – it's most likely to be this…"

Merlin briefly explained his hypothesis. The ultimate existences immediately saw the light. Naturally, they had heard of Lord God-level divinity before. Not only was it helpful to gods but also other ultimate existences could receive great advantages if they obtained Lord God-level divinity.

It was not surprising that the eight Lord Gods who had never joined forces were now able to unite. It must be for the sake of the Lord God-level divinity in the Atlan civilization's hands.

"The Atlan civilization is impressive indeed, able to use Lord God-level divinity to rope in the entire God Alliance!"

Merlin's expression was somber. He knitted his brow. Purely in terms of the number of ultimate existences, the God Alliance was clearly at a great advantage. The eight Lord Gods in addition to two Rock Progenitors equaled to ten ultimate existences.

Moreover, there was the void-level warship that had momentous power and mysterious appearances, hiding in the darkness. This was a massive threat.

Conversely, it was the Spell Caster civilization that was losing ground, being in an unfavorable position. They had merely six ultimate existences plus a Slothful Beast, and were much fewer in number.

Nonetheless, they had the upper hand in some respects. The Mother Tree and the Slothful Beast both excelled in defense. If they could hold the fort, the Spell Caster civilization might have a chance. Roman simply needed to use his stealth flying ship to stealthily approach the hidden void-level warship, then destroy it in one blow. In that manner, they would surely inflict serious damage the God Alliance's morale.

However, the prerequisite was, could they hold the fort?

"Everyone, this is a good plan. I believe that the Rock Tribe and the God Alliance along with the Atlan civilization will act against us as fast as they can. After all, they have the upper hand, trying to wipe us out in one fell swoop. In that case, we'll just focus purely on defense, and find a chance for Roman to use his stealth flying ship to destroy the warship."

Augustus agreed with this plan. In terms of defense, they had the Mother Tree and the Slothful Beast. Their defense was already rather formidable at least equivalent to five or six ultimate existences.

The remaining four ultimate existences, not including Roman, would be able to handle the other ultimate existences of the God Alliance.

Everyone discussed this matter and had agreed this was a good plan. It was somewhat impractical for them to rush out directly to confront the God Alliance. Therefore, they could only wait for the God Alliance's attack.

Furthermore, Roman had the stealth flying ship, which was the ship the Vestigial Tribe had used to escape. Now, it was perfect for a sneak attack as well. Even if the sneak attack did not work, Roman could still return safely without any harm.

However, there were only two points of concern. The first was whether the defenses of the Mother Tree and the Slothful Beast were sufficient to withstand the God Alliance's attack.

The second was, even if Roman had located the Atlan civilization's void-level warship, if the warship was difficult to destroy, then this plan was essentially useless.

After all, although the void-level warship had killed Arcane Wizard Setoh, and many of them had witnessed its power, there were only a few who had seen it up close and understood it.

Thus, they were all plagued by uncertainty.

"I suppose there's someone who has a rough understanding of the void-level warship."

Merlin mulled this over and thought of someone.

Roman raised his head, seeming to hit upon the same idea. He said softly, "Wizard Merlin, you mean Flarite?"

"That's right, I mean Flarite!"

Following that, Merlin had Augustus invite Flarite into the foyer. This was where the ultimate existences were holding their discussion, and not even Flarite had been qualified to join them.

Soon, Flarite entered the foyer. When he looked at all these ultimate existences, his expression remained placid, making everyone somewhat puzzled.

After all, even a Great Lord would be astounded to see so many ultimate existences at once. Nonetheless, after they had observed more closely and realized what was so special about Flarite, it was they who were surprised.

"A quasi-ultimate existence?"

"He's already capable of merging with the natural order?"

At this time, many ultimate existences had discovered Flarite's unique attribute. He already had one foot on the threshold of the ultimate level. He could merge with the natural order any time he wished to.

Of course, whether he would succeed was difficult to tell. A quasi-ultimate existence like this did not exist whether in the Tree Tribe, the Avian Tribe, the Giant Tribe, and the Spell Caster civilization or anything else.

Therefore, the ultimate existences no longer looked at Flarite as below them but rather as an equal. When faced with any quasi-ultimate existences, true ultimate existences would not be too arrogant.

"Flarite, this time, we've invited you because there's something we need to ask you."

Merlin said with a smile.

"Oh? Whatever it is, go ahead."

Flarite already noticed the tense atmosphere, and thought it must be about the Vestigial Tribe or the Atlan civilization. After all, he understood the Vestigial Tribe the most.

"Here's the thing. The current situation of the war has changed. The God Alliance has joined in completely, and our opponents have the upper hand. We wish to destroy the void-level warship that is a great threat to us. However, we don't know the characteristics of the void-level warship, so we thought of asking you to explain in detail."

Merlin quickly summarized the issue, and Flarite understood the general situation. It was true that the void-level warship was an immense threat, especially toward ultimate existences. Without the void-level warship, killing an ultimate existence could only be achieved through a group attack that was difficult to carry out, unless one reached the level of the Thirty-six Emperors where there was a great disparity in power.

However, with the void-level warship, a moment of carelessness could lead to a fatal shot killing an ultimate existence. It would be disastrous for the Spell Caster civilization.

"Everyone, regarding the void-level warship, I merely know about a warship of the Vestigial Tribe that could kill ultimate existences back then. However, it wasn't called the void-level warship. Still, the Atlan civilization must be imitating the Vestigial Tribe's warship, so they would be largely similar. A warship that can kill ultimate existences is relatively fearsome itself. No matter in terms of speed or defense, it's more powerful.

"Nonetheless, even the strongest can't withstand an ultimate existence's attack! The Vestigial Tribe's previous warship was able to progress unhindered because it was managed by a Black Star Warrior. The strongest warship of the Vestigial Tribe was overseen by a Black Star Warrior. With a warship like that, even in encountering an ultimate existence, the Black Star Warrior could attack, preventing their opponent from wrecking the warship. However, based on the Atlan civilization's present progress, they should be a long way from creating a Black Star Warrior. Otherwise, it wouldn't merely be a void-level warship that will greet all of you but powerful Black Star Warriors."

After Flarite's explanation, everyone slowly learned that the void-level warship itself was simply comparatively powerful. Its concealment and speed were emphasized but the real trump card was the main cannon that could kill an ultimate existence.

Of course, its speed and concealment were unable to reach the standard of the stealth flying ship. As to why the warship's defense could not withstand an ultimate existence's attack, this was something not even the Vestigial Tribe could solve. Otherwise, would the Vestigial Tribe not be an unrivaled race?

After all, a warship was too large compared to a set of armor. Only armors like the Black Star and above could withstand an ultimate existence's attack.

Thus, the void-level warship itself was not scary. If an ultimate existence was able to get near the warship, they would certainly have a chance of destroying it.

"Phew…"

Merlin heaved a long sigh of relief. He knew that Roman who had the stealth flying ship had a chance of destroying the Atlan civilization's void-level warship. After all, Black Star Warriors could only be created by putting on the Black Star Armor.

Regardless of whether it was the Black Star Armor or the Black Star Warrior, they involved a fundamental component of the Vestigial Tribe – the Brain of Life. At the end of the day, the Atlan civilization was not the Vestigial Tribe, having no way to manufacture the Brain of Life. This was the real reason the Atlan civilization could not compare to the Vestigial Tribe by far.

If the Atlan civilization had the Brain of Life, they would not need to join forces with the God Alliance. The Atlan civilization itself would already be able to take over countless civilizations and tribes. Other than beings like the Thirty-six Emperors, there was no one at all that could contend against any power approaching the Vestigial Tribe who once swept over the Void Zone.

"Everyone, Flarite has already explained that the void-level warship is nothing to be afraid of. Its concealment and speed, although more formidable, are still lacking much compared to Sir Roman's stealth flying ship. Sir Roman is surely able to track down the void-level warship and destroy it. Nonetheless, we must give Sir Roman some time. We must withstand the God Alliance's attack."

The Titan Giant Chronos laughed. "Haha, so what if it's the God Alliance? It might be difficult if we're talking about defeating them but shouldn't defending be a breeze?"

Everyone chortled as well. They had confidence in the Mother Tree and the Slothful Beast.

"I've already used my trees to link up the nearest hundreds of dimensions of the Spell Caster civilization. They can form an even stronger defense. Nonetheless, if their attack is too strong, some of these dimensions will collapse."

The Mother Tree spoke frankly.

Augustus shook his head, replying calmly, "At the crucial moment of the Spell Caster civilization's life and death, what is the loss of a few hundred or even a few thousand dimensions?"

They discussed this further, and finally settled on a plan. Still, they needed some time to prepare. Moreover, the God Alliance would not advance so quickly.

Merlin returned to his residence. He hurriedly entered the ring that Wizard Augustus had given him. In that colossal space, the Slothful Beast appeared irritable and uneasy.

Fortunately, the Slothful Beast's temperament was rather mild. Otherwise, after suffering the void-level warship's attack which injured it, that agony would instantly turn it insane, even if the wound was healed.

"My Mind Power is still rather lacking. Steering the Slothful Beast is already my limit!"

Merlin also knew that he had no way to control the Slothful Beast, only being able to immerse it in an illusion. In truth, this was not that stable. If the Atlans found out about this, they only had to attack the Slothful Beast forcefully to prevent Merlin from manipulating the Slothful Beast.

At that time, if the Slothful Beast went wild, the side that suffered the greatest loss would be the Spell Caster civilization. Thus, a situation like this must be remedied.

"If I'm able to fuse with Titus' Illusory World, I can make the Slothful Beast stay in the Illusory World forever. No matter what, it won't wake up."

Merlin knew that merging with the Illusory World would resolve his current predicament. However, it had not been a long time since he forcibly attempted to fuse with the Illusory World. Even if Merlin's Mind Power had increased at a great pace, it was far from being adequate to fuse with the Illusory World.

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Chapter 814: Victory or Failure Depends on This Step!

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Merlin inspected his current Mind Heart. To other people, it was already extremely colossal, even to an inconceivable degree.

However, for Merlin, the Mind Heart was still not large enough by far. Forget about accommodating the Illusory World, it would even be difficult to take in a massive subspace.

"Titus!"

Merlin's Mind Power immediately extended into the Illusory World, and called out for Titus.

"Whoosh."

Titus appeared before Merlin but he seemed to guess what Merlin wanted to say, and shook his head. "I'm at my wits end with your current situation. You've already progressed at lightning speed. Although you had much luck, it must be said that you do have talent in the Mind Power system. Perhaps not as talented as I am but you're pretty good indeed."

From the Illusory World in the illusion bead, Titus was able to observe everything happening outside. It was as if he could see everything Merlin saw.

Therefore, Titus knew of the Spell Caster civilization's present situation. Things did not look very hopeful but he had no solutions. He was merely a strand of Mind Power in the Illusory World, unable to be of any use.

"Titus, you've previously mentioned that to merge with the Illusory World, I'd need sufficient Mind Power. At the moment, my Mind Heart is still not big enough. Accumulating it daily would take who-knows-how-long. I'm running out of time. Tell me about the second method – enlightenment. How do I gain that enlightenment? Or can you tell me specifically what constitutes this enlightenment?"

Merlin's current realm of the Illusory Heart had in fact essentially reached its peak. To condense the Illusory World, he would need to rely on enlightenment, not just cultivate diligently.

Merlin's luck was somewhat good since he had Titus' ready-made Illusory World. Therefore, he simply needed to merge with the Illusory World. He could rely on daily, gradual progress to merge with the Illusory World, not having to condense an Illusory World through enlightenment.

Nonetheless, Merlin was lacking time most of all. Thus, he could only rely on using enlightenment to greatly boost his Mind Power and merge with the Illusory World.

"Enlightenment? In truth, enlightenment is neither easy nor difficult. Merlin, you should know how ordinary Great Wizards become Legendary Wizards, right? They were enlightened about the Essence of Elements."

Merlin nodded. Of course, he knew that feeling well because he had consolidated two ultimate Maxims, which turned him into a Great Lord.

That sort of enlightenment was neither easy nor difficult. If one could not be enlightened, one would never be able to condense a Maxim.

"Since you're familiar with that feeling, you should know that is enlightenment. As for the enlightenment of Mind Power Masters, naturally, it has its differences, being more focused on a comprehension of the mind's world. For instance, I once had a realization, finding that Mind Power is without form or substance, able to encompass everything as if it's omnipotent. In that case, could I or could I not create a world comparable to an actual world? Therefore, through this realization, I later extrapolated the Mind Power system toward the stage of the Illusory World."

Titus spoke of his past enlightenment. It turned out that Titus back then, due to this realization, was able to refine the Mind Power system and came up with the Illusory World.

Following that, Titus vanished. In terms of this enlightenment, Titus could not help Merlin much.

Over this, Merlin spent a few days in strenuous contemplation but did not ultimately gain any insights. He knew that a realization would not come just because he wanted it to. Moreover, the more he tried to gain enlightenment, the more he was unable to do so.

In the end, Merlin gave up. Since he could not gain any insights, he might as well use his Mind Power to create Hallucinating spells, immersing the Slothful Beast deeper into the illusions.

Time passed by day after day. The God Alliance's attack was slow in coming, yet when the scout they sent reported back, their opponents still had not moved. This meant that the Lord Gods of the God Alliance were still in the Rock Tribe's dimension.

Perhaps, just like the Spell Caster civilization, they were planning something.

"Rumble."

The entire Void Zone, especially the area within the dimensions under the Spell Caster civilization's control, and the dimensions nearby the battlefield started to change. Initially, the Mother Tree had used offshoot trees to control around one hundred dimensions.

However, later on, he felt that this was not enough, so he continued using offshoot trees to exert control over more than four hundred dimensions. His offshoot trees had taken root deeply in all of these four hundred dimensions, practically becoming one with the dimension.

Furthermore, the canopies of the trees had spread to form a firm protective web along with the trees of other dimensions. The Mother Tree had spent so much effort to further fortify his protective layer.

Merlin came to the Mother Tree's side and looked at him controlling all these offshoot trees. Although they had become one with the dimensions, they never harmed the dimension. In addition, as these trees grew, they would also give back certain things.

For instance, the Elements in the Spell Caster civilization's dimensions seemed to grow along with the offshoot trees. They did not need to consume much of the Elements, and instead would channel back huge amounts of Elements. This was a stark contrast to the Rock Tribe.

Any dimension controlled by the Rock Tribe was immediately turned to rock. Every tribe and civilization of living creatures had no way to live in the Rock Tribe's dimensions. After all, it was solid rock all over.

"Mother Tree, your Tree Tribe is wondrous indeed. Is this one of your abilities to improve a dimension?"

Merlin was now a Great Lord. Naturally, he could sense that as the offshoot trees grew constantly, the environments of these dimensions were also gradually improving, becoming better and more full of life.

The Mother Tree smiled and said, "That's right. Our Tree Tribe nurtures life itself. Anything we absorb from the dimension, we'll repay in double in the future. Even in the vilest environment, as long as our Tree Tribe hold on every day, even the dimension will slowly improve."

The Tree Tribe was a tender civilization indeed. The dimensions occupied by the Tree Tribe were once extremely barren but afterward, they were gradually remolded by the Tree Tribe into dimensions suitable for life form tribes.

"Oh? What about the rock dimensions transformed by the Rock Tribe? Can your Tree Tribe improve that as well?"

Merlin's heart leaped. Having witnessed the Tree Tribe's gallant ability, he instantly thought of the dimensions seized by the Rock Tribe. These were all useless rock dimensions. Tribes of living beings were unable to live in these dimensions at all.

"Rock dimensions?"

The Mother Tree looked at Merlin with a rueful smile. He could tell that Merlin was already starting to consider after defeating the Rock Tribe, how they could take over the Rock Tribe's territory. If those dimensions were reformed, the Spell Casters' influence would reach unprecedented heights.

"If there's enough time, with the persistence of our Tree Tribe over a long time, we can remold the rock dimensions."

The Mother Tree gave an affirmative answer. The Rock Tribe was in fact in conflict with other civilizations of life forms. After all, every dimension occupied by the Rock Tribe would be turned to rock. In that case, other life form tribes had no way to survive there.

Even if they had seized back the dimensions in the end, it was useless.

However, one thing always defeated another. No matter how horrible the environment of the rock dimensions, with the Tree Tribe, they would slowly modify the place into a dimension habitable to life form tribes.

"The Tree Tribe is amazing indeed!"

Merlin's thoughts went even further. Such a huge swathe of dimensions was now controlled by the Mother Tree. Moreover, these dimensions were being improved. Of course, if they suffered a powerful onslaught, these dimensions would be damaged too.

This was because the dimensions had already fused completely with these offshoot trees. Currently, the Mother Tree merely had to exert slight control over the trees to defend against attacks from multiple ultimate existences.

If it was a dimension controlled by the Tree Tribe, the Tree Tribe would manage the dimension with unparalleled stability. Even a few ultimate existences would find it difficult to shake up the Tree Tribe's dimensions.

This was the Tree Tribe's strength. Therefore, although the Tree Tribe was relatively mild in temperament, no one would provoke them without reason.

"If you were given enough dimensions, could you improve them until they're incomparably sturdy? Able to withstand ultimate existences?"

Merlin found it difficult to imagine one such dimension other than a peculiar one like the Atlan Dimension that could withstand ultimate existences. This was because the Atlan Dimension was the product of the Vestigial Tribe. It was even used expressly for war against the countless civilizations of the Void Zone and served as a carefully planned route of retreat for the Vestigial Tribe.

However, for some unknown reason, the Vestigial Tribe had all died later on.

Other than the Atlan Dimension, other dimensions, no matter how massive, could not withstand ultimate existences. The power of the natural order was able to immediately shatter colossal dimensions.

In front of ultimate existences, dimensions were so puny that it was pitiful.

Nonetheless, the Mother Tree said with profound meaning, "Although dimensions are fragile seemingly unable to retaliate, when they are joined together, they possess boundless power. Just like ants – ants that work together can even carry off a morsel of food countless times heavier than their body weight. Our Tree Tribe can link up these individual, fragile dimensions. Through the power of the trees, they are all united. Theoretically, with enough dimensions, no one can even defeat us. Quantity is sometimes vital as well, especially when quantity is amassed to a certain degree."

"Quantity has such a function? Countless fragile dimensions all joined together…"

Merlin was somewhat stunned. It was as if there was a brilliant flash racing across his mind. No matter how he tried, he could not capture it. This sensation of something close at hand, yet seemingly far into the horizon was insufferable for Merlin.

"Countless dimensions, put together through the Tree Tribe's power. When joined together, no one can break them… Does the size of the Mind Heart determine the size of the world it can hold?"

Flashes of inspiration glimmered continuously in Merlin's mind. He was caught in a bizarre sensation, standing stock-still, yet his face was shifting unpredictably.

"Enlightenment? Do I have to condense the third Maxim?"

The Mother Tree noticed Merlin's manner and naturally knew that Merlin was caught up in a realization. However, he did not know what this realization was exactly. Based merely on his understanding of Spell Casters, he had guessed that Merlin might have comprehended something about consolidating Maxims. Perhaps he was about to create a third Maxim.

Thus, the Mother Tree did not disturb Merlin but instead waved one hand, causing the immense canopy to lower down, protecting Merlin within and preventing him from being disturbed.

Merlin was realizing something indeed. Moreover, this enlightenment was not an ordinary one for it lasted a long time. Merlin had never once experienced such enlightenment. Many people were unable to experience this even in their entire lives.

Merlin had been enlightened about the ultimate Maxim back then. Whether it was the Darkness Maxim or the Flame Maxim, they had their own enlightenment, but it was definitely unlike this time which was an enlightenment that persisted a long time.

Moreover, the longer the period of enlightenment, the greater the benefit.

Presently, this image had emerged in Merlin's mind; countless dimensions filled with lush, green, gigantic, skyscraping trees, sprouting from the dimensions to form a continuous stretch. This image alone was incomparably astounding.

Small dimensions, one by one, could join together to form such a spectacular, awe-inspiring image.

"As long as I can think of it, it can become a possibility…"

One thought after another flashed across Merlin's mind. He recalled Titus' previous enlightenment. It was merely a notion that gave birth to the Illusory World. That was enlightenment.

"Rumble."

At the moment, Merlin's Mind Heart was wildly expanding at an extremely frightening pace. It was like the birth of a mountain range. The Mind Heart that was like a brook instantly turned into a lake, then finally an enormous river, and it still continued to expand, on its way to becoming a boundless ocean.

The Mind Heart's expansion, according to the usual method of daily accumulation, would take an unknown, extensive period. However, in the process of enlightenment, there were no obstructions. Merlin's Mind Heart expanded a hundred or thousand times over in an instant, becoming matchlessly spacious. Even Merlin himself could not help but be shocked.

This had happened. As long as he dared to imagine, there was nothing he could not do.

"Hoo…"

A cold wind passed by. Merlin shivered slightly all over, following which he awakened from this strange state of mind.

"Earlier – was that enlightenment?"

Merlin dimly recalled what had just happened. He only sensed that any problem, no matter how big, was not a problem at all. As long as he dared to imagine, he could surely turn it into reality and accomplish it.

Currently, this conviction, this understanding, was imprinted deep into Merlin's mind.

At this point, Merlin examined his Mind Heart. When he saw his Mind Heart of mind-boggling proportions, he was taken aback. He found it difficult to picture that in such a short time, his Mind Heart could grow a hundred, thousand times over.

"Is this the power of enlightenment?"

Merlin recalled that previous sensation of immersion. It was peculiar indeed as if anything he could think of was achievable.

This was the reality as well. He was thinking of expanding his Mind Heart to merge with the Illusory World, and now his Mind Heart had grown to an unbelievable stage.

It should be known that a few days ago, Merlin was discouraged and forlorn, not knowing how to be enlightened. Nonetheless, now that he observed the Mother Tree establishing the defenses of the dimensions, he had a realization. It was truly wondrous.

"Merlin, have you experienced enlightenment earlier?"

At this time, a familiar voice rang out. It was Titus in the Illusory World but currently, his voice seemed to carry a faint tremble.

Merlin drew in a deep breath, following which his Mind Power exploded fully. After the growth of his Mind Heart, his Mind Power had likewise flourished significantly. Instantly, Merlin's Mind Power turned into a terrifying windstorm in the Illusory World, able to wreak havoc in the entire Illusory World.

The previous Merlin, despite attaining the realm of the Illusory Heart, would be lacking by far if he wanted to wreak havoc in Titus' Illusory World using his Mind Power.

However, currently, the windstorm formed by Merlin's Mind Power was devastating the Illusory World, having a tremendous effect on the entire Illusory World. This directly indicated that Merlin's Mind Power had increased many times over.

"Alright, you can stop. If you go on, my Illusory World will be ruined! Not bad, Merlin, now you should know what enlightenment is, right? If you can experience that feeling once more, who knows, you might be able to complete the Illusory World. Nonetheless, enlightenment like that can only be encountered by luck. Back then, I was only enlightened once."

Titus was truly happy for Merlin. Having one such enlightenment was not only beneficial to the present but it was also even more beneficial to the future. This would slowly become apparent in the future.

"That's right, an opportunity like this can only be encountered by luck. Titus, I can merge with the Illusory World now, right?"

Merlin's face was full of anticipation to merge with the Illusory World. Relying on the Illusory World's strength, Merlin's extent of controlling minds would be even more fearsome, able to even control Lords.

At that point, Merlin would even become the First Lord of the Spell Caster civilization, not inferior to the Greatest Lord!

Moreover, the standard mark of a Greatest Lord was being unafraid of ultimate existences, able to go a few rounds against them. Whether Merlin's own abilities, supported by the Illusory World, could contend against ultimate existences, Merlin did not know as well. Perhaps he could or perhaps not or maybe he could only do so in the future when he had completely perfected the Illusory World.

However, this was merely Merlin's own strength. If he had relied upon the Slothful Beast, Merlin was comparable to a Greatest Lord long ago or he might be even more fearsome.

Moreover, after merging with the Illusory World, the Slothful Beast could be immersed in the Illusory World at any time, forever unable to wake up. In this case, even if he did not control the Slothful Beast's mind, Merlin did not have to worry that the Slothful Beast would wake up due to being hit by the void-level warship.

In short, Merlin's merging with the Illusory World would bring many benefits but whether he could succeed, he had to try first to find out.

"Merlin, give it a shot. In fact, I've waited for this day for a very long time. The sooner you're able to merge with the Illusory World, the sooner you can perfect it, and remedy my past regret."

Although the Illusory World was created by Titus, the Illusory World he deduced by himself did not look like this. Titus had not refined the Illusory World.

In other words, Titus had not reached the accomplished stage of the Illusory World. Therefore, it was natural that he would place all his hopes on Merlin. After all, the current Titus was merely a wisp of Mind Power, unable to leave the Illusory World. Only Merlin had a chance of perfecting the Illusory World.

This was also a test as to whether Titus' original deduction was correct.

"If I can fuse with the Illusory World, I'll work diligently to refine the Illusory World."

Merlin knew that this was Titus' greatest wish that would rectify his past regret.

"Merlin, after fusing with the Illusory World, I also wish to see if I had deduced wrongly or if I had not reached an accomplished stage. If my past deductions were incorrect, you can now redevise a path, not necessarily following mine."

Titus hesitated for a moment before finally reminding Merlin. In fact, after reaching the current realm of the Illusory Heart, Merlin had nowhere else to go in the Mind Power system.

The only path left had been taken by Titus, but he did not succeed. Not even Titus knew whether this was the right path – to create an Illusory World!

If Merlin wished to go down this path, once he had stepped in and it turned out to be wrong, Merlin's Illusory World could never possibly be perfected.

If Merlin did not follow Titus' previous path, he could only slowly deduce for himself. Perhaps in a thousand years or ten thousand, he still might not be able to derive a path.

After all, even Merlin would admit that Titus' talent in the Mind Power system was unparalleled. He was the founder of the Mind Power system.

Merlin did not even need to consider this before shaking his head. "I've thought about it. I'll merge with the Illusory World."

There was nothing much for Merlin to consider. Even if he had spent a thousand, ten thousand years to deduce a path, he dared not guarantee that it would be more refined than Titus' path.

Moreover, what he lacked the most now was time. Where would he get a thousand, ten thousand years? Currently, his most pressing task was to fuse with the Illusory World.

"Alright, since you've made a decision, I'll lend you a hand this time!"

Titus' expression turned very serious. This was different from the last time. The previous time, he knew Merlin would surely fail. There was no chance of success. It was only to let Merlin have a taste of the process of fusing with the Illusory World.

However, it was different now. Merlin's Mind Heart had expanded countless times over. This time, his chances of merging with the Illusory World were very high so if he was aided by Titus, his chances of success would be even higher.

Merlin drew in a deep breath, and slowly stabilized his emotions, allowing them to calm down. Following that, he took out the illusion bead.

Since he had a taste of merging with the Illusory World the last time, Merlin was not very nervous. He knew that whether it was condensing or fusing with the Illusory World, he would need to place the Illusory World within his Mind Heart.

The only difference was, condensing an Illusory World would not take up much space in the Mind Heart. Nonetheless, Titus' Illusory World was incomparably gigantic, so the Mind Heart had to be gigantic too.

Fortunately, because of Merlin's enlightenment this time, he had saved himself countless years of slow progress. The Mind Heart had already grown to an immense size, just right for him to try whether he could immediately fuse with the Illusory World.

"Alright, merge then!"

Merlin's Mind Power immediately enveloped the illusion bead like a tidal wave, entering the Illusory World directly.

"Boom."

The Illusory World started to quake as well, gradually moving out of the illusion bead by Merlin's Mind Power. It started to shift into Merlin's Mind Heart.

As for Merlin's Mind Heart, it was like a huge open mouth, about to swallow the Illusory World in one gulp. This was the first step of merging with the Illusory World, and it was the most crucial step as well. Victory or failure depended on this step!

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Chapter 815: A Brand New Path!

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"Boom."

The immense Illusory World was like an enormous star, bearing down upon Merlin's Mind Heart. At this point, Merlin's Mind Heart had expanded to its limit. That "giant mouth" seemed able to swallow any colossal world.

Huge amounts of Mind Power forcefully dragged in the Illusory World like a multitude of limbs. Merlin's Mind Heart also experienced a sense of heaviness.

He had sensed this heaviness previously but at that point, he was unable to withstand even one percent of the Illusory World. However, his Mind Heart had completely swallowed the Illusory World.

Currently, everything depended on whether Merlin could merge the Illusory World with his Mind Heart fully. Thereafter, the Mind Heart would be the Illusory World and the Illusory World would be the Mind Heart. They would become a unified whole without any distinctions.

If this was an Illusory World he had condensed himself, he could disregard this process because it would be the same thing in the first place. Why would merging be necessary?

Nonetheless, Merlin's current Illusory World was first created by Titus. It was a relatively massive and mature Illusory World so it must be merged fully with Merlin's Mind Heart. Otherwise, not only would it be of no help but it would also be a burden instead, exhausting Merlin's energy.

To fuse completely with the Illusory World, Merlin had to understand the entire Illusory World thoroughly. After all, this was Titus' ideal world.

Merlin's Mind Power started to permeate through the Illusory World. Fortunately, he had some previous understanding of the Illusory World, so he could quickly familiarize himself.

Compared to when Merlin had entered the Illusory World previously, this current situation where he regarded the Illusory World from a certain elevated perspective was significantly different.

This Illusory World was just as Merlin had imagined. After all, this was Titus' world. No matter how familiar Merlin was with this, it was still a world created by Titus based on his own framework.

In fact, this world mostly used the Slothful Beast world as a blueprint, in addition to some aspects of the Void Zone. Still, when Titus was in the Void Zone back then, he was only a nobody, and was ignorant of many things in the Void Zone. His experience was not extensive enough, so his Illusory World was mainly created with the Slothful Beast world as a blueprint.

The original Slothful Beast world was large but it had great limitations. This was an imperfect world, and even Titus had felt this.

"A world like this isn't my world. I'll never be able to merge with it!"

Merlin drew in a deep breath. He knew what the problem was. Merging with an Illusory World must be based on one's own ideas – an Illusory World built based on inner enlightenment.

Otherwise, he would never be able to merge fully. It would become a heavy burden for Merlin, not an aid.

"Titus, I need to reshape the Illusory World. Thereafter, I'm afraid your Illusory World will be gone, replaced by my world!"

Merlin had already made a decision but still had to inform Titus. After all, the Illusory World was Titus' life work. Back then, Titus had spent an unknown amount of effort and energy to refine the Illusory World.

After a long moment, Titus gave a faint sigh. "The Illusory World belongs to you now. It doesn't matter how you wish to alter it. After all, back then, my Illusory World was a failed Illusory World. I hope that the Illusory World can be perfected in your hands!"

Titus' tone revealed a trace of sorrow but he was clear-headed. The Illusory World he had created back then was unable to be perfected for it was flawed.

Now, if Merlin were to merge with the Illusory World and completely unify it with his Mind Heart, it had to be Merlin's own Illusory World. He must be able to control that Illusory World.

Merlin nodded, then immersed his consciousness in the Illusory World. This world used the Slothful Beast world as a blueprint and was thus more restricted.

If in the future, the Illusory World was truly materialized as reality, the entire Illusory World would become an actual world. At that point, could that world function?

The Void Zone was undoubtedly a real world. The supreme natural order controlled everything. Countless dimensions constituted the entire Void Zone along with the vast, borderless dark territory. This was a complete, mature world.

Therefore, there should be no problems if the Void Zone was used as a blueprint to construct an Illusory World. Nonetheless, Merlin did not understand the Void Zone's core. It was best if the Illusory World was a world one understood intimately. It was best to create a world one could control completely, which meant a world from one's heart.

"A dimension merely has a continent, a sun, and a moon but no universe or stars… Perhaps there's a huge difference between the Void Zone and the home of my previous life, and that's the dimensions."

Merlin thought about the world of his past life. It consisted of giant planets and was called a universe. However, at that time, humanity's power was still puny. They merely knew about some planets nearby and they never had been able to explore the universe comprehensively.

"Universe…"

Merlin lightly shut his eyes. He realized that until now, despite being in the Void Zone for a long time, his understanding of the Void Zone was still half-baked. Conversely, he understood the universe of his past life much better.

"Perhaps that universe isn't a bad choice. First, one planet. When I have sufficient Mind Power in the future, I'll develop this into innumerable planets, spanning infinite space and time, giving birth to various celestial bodies. That's right, giving birth to a universe. Maybe my Illusory World can be perfected one day?"

In truth, Merlin was not certain but he knew that following Titus' reasoning and using the Slothful Beast world as a blueprint was sure to fail. Would the Void Zone work as a blueprint then?

Moreover, Titus had augmented his Illusory World with some parts of the Void Zone, yet he was never able to refine the Illusory World, let alone become accomplished.

Therefore, Merlin's current Illusory World must switch to a different way of thinking, a brand new world, unlike the Void Zone. First of all, this involved a different natural order.

However, Merlin was unclear about the natural order's structure. He had only applied some principles of his previous life's universe such as gravity, black holes, the Big Bang theory, and so on, using this superficial knowledge on the Illusory World he was constructing.

According to Titus' theory, for an Illusory World to be perfect, it must be self-developed perfectly. It must not rely on outsiders or even the Mind Power Master themselves. At most, the Mind Power Master could only act as a catalyst.

Thus, Merlin began to reshape Titus' Illusory World according to the theories of his past life's universe.

In truth, the extent of modification was not that drastic. He only had to slowly remold a dimension into a planet. Moreover, a Void Zone was not needed outside but a vast boundless universe of stars instead.

"Rumble."

Merlin's Mind Power began a comprehensive process of modification. Instantly, vigorous fluctuations appeared in the Illusory World. The life forms within, which were virtual creatures in the Illusory World Titus had created back then, were illusory. Thus, after Merlin's alterations, they all vanished.

In its place was a comparatively barren planet. Surrounding this planet was the vast, endless universe and stars. It was just that Merlin's Mind Power was limited. He did not plan to construct a complete universe as he could not do so.

All that Merlin could provide was merely a general structure, a single planet. He could help the planet produce life forms but these life forms would turn out weak, and Merlin did not want them to be like his past life's home planet. He thought of the Vestigial Tribe. If they had lived in his past world, only then would they become truly powerful, right?

Thus, Merlin started to create life according to the characteristics of the Vestigial Tribe. After the Vestigial Tribe had mastered some technological capabilities and begun to learn that there was an even bigger universe beyond their planet, Merlin stopped.

"How tiring!"

This was Merlin's first impression. He was practically about to collapse. He had been engrossed in creating the Illusory World earlier and did not expect that his Mind Power had been consumed to such an extent.

It should be known that Merlin's previous Mind Power was infinite. Even Merlin would find it difficult to imagine something that could exhaust his Mind Power.

Currently, after merely creating a small planet and prompting a civilization's development on the planet, without even expanding past the planet, his Mind Power was already exhausted.

"It looks like advancing the progress of the planet's civilization would require even greater Mind Power. I'll have to name them as something other than the Vestigial Tribe. You're a brand new civilization, able to explore the universe, a civilization that can help me perfect the Illusory World. If someday the Illusory World is materialized, you'll even become a truly formidable civilization… It will be called the Illusory Tribe! Your civilization shall be called the Illusory Civilization!"

Merlin was the creator of the entire Illusory World, so with that single thought, the Illusory Tribe and the Illusory Civilization were imprinted into the depths of these people's minds as if these were innate concepts that were beyond suspicion.

"If someday the Illusory World is transformed from illusion into reality, becoming an enormous Latitude Cosmo comparable to the Void Zone, then how powerful would I be, being in control of this world?"

Merlin suddenly recalled that Aruba had also mentioned that surpassing the ultimate level would reverse and break through the natural order, no longer being restricted by it.

Nonetheless, the path Merlin was taking would not shatter the Void Zone's natural order at all but instead, produce a Latitude Cosmo comparable to the Void Zone. Moreover, he would control this world.

This was a path that not even Aruba had seen…

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Chapter 816: Rudiment!

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Amid the dazzling light, a blue planet was undergoing a tremendous change. Merlin looked at the galaxy, staring at the blue planet below the starry skies. He felt a bond with it as if it were his very own child.

No, it was perhaps a bond even more intimate than that between a child and parent. In the Glorious Land, Merlin had also left his offspring but that could never be compared to a planet, and the Illusory Tribe Civilization that he had and oh-so meticulously created with his own sweat and blood.

This could be Merlin's hope for the future!

"This is the world of my dreams!"

Merlin abruptly opened his eyes, and his consciousness left the Mind Heart. At this moment, he felt the rate of fusion of the Mind Heart and the Illusory World had been greatly accelerated, and soon, the two were completely fused. Merlin had gained complete control over the Illusory World.

The World of Illusory now was entirely under Merlin's control; putting it to use at its fullest extent, even a Lord would lose themselves in the Illusory World. If Merlin so wished, he was fully capable of Mind Controlling Lord-level existences. Except for the ultimate existence, as of right now, there was no other force that could pose a threat to Merlin.

"Rumble."

At that moment, sounds of rumbling akin to thunder sounded across the Void Zone. An intangible force of pressure shrouded Merlin's body, affecting even the surrounding areas.

"What's going on?"

Merlin had no idea what had happened.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

At that moment, the Mother Tree, Augustus, Ceci, Roman, the Avian Monarch, Chronos, the ultimate existences, and others seemed to have sensed something, and instantly appeared by Merlin's side.

"Wizard Merlin, what's going on? How could such amount of the power of the natural order had suddenly appeared out of nowhere? Even we could feel the sense overbearing pressure. Could it be that Flarite is about to integrate himself into the natural order and become an ultimate existence?"

Wizard Augustus asked in confusion.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, Flarite arrived at the scene. As the quasi-ultimate existence, naturally, he was able to sense the power of the natural order. Such an invisible force of pressure was the most powerful force of the Void Zone – the power of the natural order.

"Wizard Augustus, I have no intention of incorporating the natural order. These movements were not caused by me."

In saying so, Flarite glanced over to Merlin, the meaning in his eyes could not be clearer. Such a large scale of events was caused by Merlin.

"Wizard Merlin, did you cause this?"

Augustus was shocked, and it was not only him but the other ultimate existences were too. They could all see that Merlin was still only the Lord of two ultimate Maxims. He might not even be able to sense the natural order, much less invoke it, so how could he have possibly evoked such a drastic reaction from the natural order of the Void Zone?

Merlin furrowed his brows as he looked up to the sky, a trace of doubt flashed across his eyes. "I don't know what has caused the reaction of the power of the natural order in the Void Zone. Perhaps, it's just an accident."

As the last of Merlin's words fell, the concentrated power of natural order had gradually dissipated and disappeared without a trace as if it had never appeared.

Although these ultimate existences were wholly unconvinced that this was an accident, they were unable to find the cause of such a scale of activity. They could only give up and return to their respective residences.

Only the Mother Tree gave a deep stare, and said with a smile, "Wizard Merlin, I sense an uncomfortable feeling from you. Have no doubt, us Tree Folk Tribe have a very close bond with the power of the natural order. However, regardless of good or bad, the fact that you can evoke such a great reaction from the power of the natural order of the Void Zone, Wizard Merlin, you can certainly be proud of yourself!"

The Mother Tree, too, took his leave; leaving Merlin to stand alone calmly in the Void Zone.

"Was that the power of the natural order earlier? Was it because I had merged the Illusory World?"

Merlin could only think of the Illusory World now as he had integrated the Illusory World and had officially advanced from the Illusory Heart into the realm of the Illusory World. He had become a Tenth-level Mind Power Master; the one and only Tenth-level Mind Power Master in the entire Void Zone.

"Even if you had consolidated the Illusory World, it wouldn't have had such a reaction. Merlin, it's time I congratulated you!"

Titus' voice echoed. He was no longer in the illusion bead but in the new Illusory World built by Merlin. As a residual of Titus' Mind Power, his status and position in the Illusory World remained aloof.

However, Titus' former Mind Power may still have been able to affect the Illusory World but now his Illusory World was pretty much non-existent, replaced by the brand new Illusory World created and exclusively belonged to Merlin alone, and thus void of all ties to Titus.

As such, Titus' Mind Power now only granted him a slightly more transcendent position but he was no longer able to interfere with the Illusory World.

Titus was ultimately the genius who had pioneered the Mind Power system. Without him, perhaps the Mind Power system would still be created but no one knew how many years that would have taken. Perhaps by that time, the Spell Caster civilization would have ceased to exist.

"Titus, do you know what's going on?"

Merlin had sensed that there was a deeper meaning in Titus' words, and his tone seemed to have been laced with a tinge of excitement, which was very different from the usual Titus.

Titus could not conceal his inner excitement as he said in a deep voice, "Merlin, if I have not guessed wrongly, the power of the natural order earlier was directed toward you. More specifically, the Illusory World created by you! In the beginning, when I've created the Illusory World, there was no such reaction from the power of the natural order of the Void Zone. This means that the Illusory World that you have created, especially the natural order that you have formulated in the Illusory World, has caused a slight resistance from the Void Zone. Only when there exists a threat to the Void Zone will it resist. Now, do you know how terrifying the natural order that you have created in the Illusory World is? I have reason to believe that you're capable of perfecting the Illusory World, and even take the final step!"

Titus was genuinely thrilled with excitement. While he cannot comprehend the brand new Illusory World that Merlin had created, that did not prevent him from seeing the potential of this Illusory World.

That never-ending space alone had let Titus felt like he was faced against the Void Zone. This was vastly different from his original Illusory World.

This is the true Illusory World!

If Merlin could perfect the Illusory World, then Titus would be immensely pleased. After all, the Mind Power system had been his life's work. If Merlin could successfully perfect the Illusory World, then that would prove that he was right to have founded the Mind Power system.

So much so that Titus could even further study the reason why his Illusory World had failed when Merlin's had succeeded.

"Perhaps, the point of the shift from the Mind Heart into the Illusory World is the most challenging obstacle for a Mind Power Master. If something goes wrong in the consolidated world, then there will never be the possibility for further improvement."

Titus had gotten a clue from the earlier Illusory World Merlin had consolidated. Despite having just integrated with the Illusory World, Merlin, was far more fortunate than Titus.

"I have created the natural order? Is that not the fundamental law of the previous universe?"

Merlin was shocked. If what Titus was saying was true, then the Void Zone was indeed a different world from that of the previous universe or better yet, as Aruba said, they were two different Latitude Cosmoses.

"The former universe may have been a Latitude Comos that was comparable to the Void Zone, then, the law of the universe must be the natural order! So, that means that I've at least succeeded in the first step of creating the Illusory World, and there's a hope of perfecting it? Or, the Illusory World that I have created was the prototype of another Latitude Cosmos?"

Merlin felt a confidence surge inside of him like never before. He had passed the most difficult challenge of the Illusory World. Now, it only needed the passing of time for the Illusory World to be perfected.

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Chapter 817: Besiege!

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The never-ending Void Zone appeared quiescent.

However, as the shadows of several figures appeared among the Void Zone, a fearsome power of the natural order rose to the sky, seemingly forming a cloud atop the Void Zone.

"They're here!"

By the Mother Tree's side, once again gathered the ultimate existences – Augustus, Ceci, the Avian Monarch, Roman, and Chronos. After so many days had passed, the God Alliance had once again emerged.

The Eight Great Lord Gods along with two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe formed a total of ten ultimate existences. Perhaps in the other places in the Void Zone, such a terrifying force existed in a scale larger than this. However, within the surroundings of the God Alliance in the known history, there had never been a great war of such a scale and size today.

Ten ultimate existences along with the Void-level warship hidden behind were a devastating force of power to be reckoned but the Spell Caster civilization was ready for this.

"I'll first reveal my true form. Everyone, follow the plan."

"Voom."

When the Mother Tree had finished his words, he instantly transformed into a colossal tree that reached the skies, its form larger than the average dimension. It grew rapidly, and its thick root systems planted into the dimensions of the Spell Caster civilization, merging with the offshoot trees that he had laid out earlier. This was the defensive force field that the Mother Tree had meticulously arranged.

"Roar…"

Suddenly, a giant beast of a size beyond comparison slowly appeared before everyone's eyes. It was the Slothful Beast, and it had appeared right within Mother Tree's defense circle. Between the two, regardless of which, had formidable defenses.

"Mother Tree, does the Tree Folk Tribe intend to oppose the God Alliance?"

The Lord God of Light had an affected air and disdainful look as he spoke condescendingly. The forces of the Eight Great God Organizations of the God Alliance were the most powerful of all among the civilizations around them. As such, they had the right to be arrogant.

The Mother Tree did not answer but Merlin sneered. "Lord God of Light, do you even have the right to speak for the God Alliance? Or has the God Alliance elected you as their leader?"

Merlin glanced at the other seven great god organizations, none of which took the Lord God of Light's words of seriously. However, Merlin's clear attempt at "provocation," too, had no effects upon them. The seven Lord Gods were not fools. Of course, they could see through Merlin's intentions to sow discord.

"The God Alliance hasn't deal with all of you for so many years but all of you seem to have become increasingly unbridled and insolent – Giant Tribe, Avian Tribe, Tree Folk Tribe, and Spell Caster civilization. It's just as well that we deal with all of you at once this time."

The Lord God of Darkness appeared even more arrogant than the Lord God of Light although these Lord Gods were not as "foolish" as they seemed on the surface. They only intended to provoke and lure Merlin and the others to come out. After all, everyone knew that the Mother Tree's defenses were not something that could be easily broken through.

Nevertheless, their little stratagem had been ineffective.

"There's no need for more nonsense, attack! All Eight Great Lord Gods have descended, what else is there that we cannot destroy?"

The Lord God of Frost scoffed, her tone blunt as strands of the power of the natural order swiftly appeared on her body, and a chill immediately manifested in the Void Zone.

"Do it, for the first time, the God Alliance have come together. Us Eight Great Lord Gods cannot allow ourselves to be made light of. Attack!"

The other Lord Gods too acted, and all Eight Great Lord Gods attacked. That might of power was indeed terrifying as strands of the power of the natural order shone brightly in an array of colors, seemingly consolidating like a "giant" that had been awakened as it forcefully blasted toward the crown of the Mother Tree.

"Bam."

The colossal tree visibly trembled slightly. Then, the numerous tree crowns of the offshoot trees began to fluctuate constantly, forming a wave of ripples.

Furthermore, these ripples had caused hundreds of dimensions to vibrate. However, in the end, in addition to the ripples and the vibrations of the dimensions, the Eight Great Lord Gods' attack had not destroyed the Mother Tree's defensive force field.

"What?"

The Eight Great Lord Gods were shocked. Even though they had known that the Mother Tree's defenses were strong but it was impossible that it could not be defeated even by the joint forces of the Eight Great Lord Gods.

"Numbers… could also have such an effect."

Merlin stared contemplatively at the fight between the Mother Tree and the Eight Great Lord Gods. In reality, the one that had defeated the Eight Great Lord Gods' blow was not the Mother Tree but the blow had been transferred by the Mother Tree into the other overshoot trees that he had prepared in advance. The overshoot trees then transferred the power into their combined dimension.

However, Merlin knew that even after layers of weakening, the Mother Tree alone would not be able to withstand the Eight Great Lord Gods' continuous attacks.

The reason they were able to withstand it this time was because the Mother Tree had also taken a share of the damage despite his adept defenses. He had probably sustained a significant blow as well.

"Everyone, take action."

Merlin's eyes were cold, and unknowingly, his Illusionary World had been unleashed for the first time.

"Boom."

No one had noticed that the surrounding had changed. It was eminently dark, and while it looked like the Void Zone, in reality, it was the cosmic galaxy, an entirely foreign world.

"Slothful Beast, swallow."

Merlin gently patted the Slothful Beast's head, and suddenly, the Slothful Beast raised its giant head and let out a deafening roar. A terrifying sound wave echoed toward all directions.

There was no time and space in the Void Zone. However, the Slothful Beast's power had surpassed the limits of the space, and even the ultimate existences would suffer the effects.

At first, it was only discomfort but next, the Slothful Beast opened its mouth wide and sucked in sharply. Suddenly, several Lord Gods were fumbling and unsteady as if they were about to be swallowed by the Slothful Beast.

"Look out!"

As this was the first time the Eight Great Lord Gods had gone up against the combined siege of Merlin's Illusory World and the Slothful Beast, they had faltered, unsure of how to handle the situation, and thus suffered a minor loss.

Fortunately, Merlin's Illusory World had yet to be perfected, and Merlin's impact upon them was extremely limited. Soon, they recovered and mobilized the power of the natural order to resist the Slothful Beast's swallow.

"Was that an illusion earlier? What an incredible illusion. Rumor has it that an existence called the Mind Power Masters had appeared among the Spell Caster civilization. Mind Power was boundless in power and could create realistic illusions even controlling the Heart. It appears that its powers are truly something to behold. Had it been any stronger and we would've fallen into the illusion, and the consequences would be unimaginable."

The Lord God of Darkness controlled Darkness and possessed some understanding of hallucinations. Therefore, he knew the terrors of hallucinations. If even the ultimate existences were pulled into them, they would be in grave danger.

"If it's powerful enough to affect the Minds of us ultimate existences, then it mustn't remain!"

The Lord God of Light was also secretly shaken. He knew Merlin's true powers. In the past, even though he was able to control the Heart, it was already to a terrifying extent. However, he had never expected for him to make such progress in such a short amount of time that he was already able to affect an ultimate existence's Heart.

After more time had passed, and once he became an ultimate existence, was he to ultimately become invincible?

The Lord God of Light had never felt such fear before. He was genuinely afraid of Merlin's potential. He had the Slothful Beast, founded the Mind Power system, and could affect even the ultimate existence's Heart. Yet now, Merlin was only a mere Lord.

Anyone would be fearful of such terrifying potential!

"Lord God of Frost, Lord God of Flame along with the two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe, and I, a total of five ultimate existences will attack Merlin. He controls the Slothful Beast. As long as he's eliminated, the Slothful Beast will immediately awaken and go berserk, causing the Spell Caster civilization to fall into disarray!"

The more the Lord God of Light thought about it, the more anxious he grew. His gaze locked onto Merlin; a Lord to be besieged by five ultimate existences, and Merlin was probably the first one.

Of course, they had targeted their attacks mostly toward the Slothful Beast but the ultimate target was Merlin.

"Holy Light Purification!"

The Lord God of Light waved his hand, and an all-encompassing holy light enshrouded the Slothful Beast. The Slothful Beast suffered in agony but Merlin had maneuvered the Slothful Beast. Instead of rushing out, they had withdrawn back into the Mother Tree's field of protection.

Here, the lush tree crowns were the Spell Caster civilization's aid, providing them with advantages. However, to the God Alliance, the place within was like a maze. If the Mother Tree was not defeated, then they would be dragged along by their pace.

However, the Lord God of Light had secured Merlin's force since the Slothful Beast was such a huge target, making it impossible to stay hidden.

"The Slothful Beast is formidable; it can't swallow us. On the contrary, we're able to seek you out, Merlin. You have endless potential but now, you're merely just a Lord, die!"

The Lord God of Light, with the help of the other Lord Gods, had finally seized the Slothful Beast, and flew onto its back as he confronted Merlin.

"Lord God of Light, your opponent is us!"

Suddenly, a grim voice sounded. The Lord God of Light instantly turned his head and looked over. Under the cover of the lush canopy were Wizards Augustus and Ceci.

"I've forgotten about you guys. Nevertheless, the Mother Tree will soon be defeated. Even at the cost of suffering injury, today, I will kill Merlin!"

The Lord God of Light had long intended to get rid of Merlin. He had made several attempts in the past but Merlin had ultimately escaped. Now, he had begun to fear Merlin's potential. As such, he would dispose of Merlin at all costs. He would not hesitate even if he had to pay a hefty price.

"Whoosh."

Thus, the Lord God of Light emitted a vast holy light like white flames capable of burning everything into ashes. This was the Lord God of Light's "purification".

Merlin, however, remained unfazed. Instead, his eyes let slip a hint of "taunt."

"Don't you think you're missing something?"

Merlin sneered.

The Lord God of Light came to a sudden realization, and lifted his head. The surrounding area had all been obscured by the crown canopy of the tree. The Lord God of Frost, the Lord God of Flame, and the two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe, without noticing, were nowhere to be seen. Even the Lord God of Light could not sense them.

"No!"

The Lord God of Light was startled. He knew that this was a means of the Mother Tree. The Mother Tree's True Body form was immaculate. Once trapped inside, everywhere was like a maze, and it was tremendously difficult to escape.

The Mother Tree was adept at defenses. While his attack may be weak, his defenses were terrifying to the extent of abnormal as it was far more durable than the Slothful Beast's defenses.

"Whiz."

Without warning, a beam of golden light appeared within the Lord God of Light's boundless holy light. It was unusually conspicuous that even the Lord God of Light had sensed it.

However, the speed was too fast. So fast that even the Lord God of Light had been unable to react.

"Hehe, Lord God of Light, the great Lord God, we're your opponents!"

The piercing gaze sent even the Lord God of Light's heart to palpitate. As a ray of golden light flashed through, his body had already been entangled by a strand of the power of the natural order.

His movement had been staggeringly delayed, and then the golden light flashed again in multiple rounds. All the power of the natural order incessantly enshrouded the Lord God of Light's body.

As the speed was too fast that even the Lord God of Light could not evade, Wizards Augustus and Ceci approached quickly, and immediately mobilized the power of the natural order and blasted forward in full force and vigor toward the Lord God of Light.

"Lord God of Light, back then, we had exiled you without killing you, and that remained our greatest regret. Now, we're making up for that!".

Both Wizards Augustus and Ceci had mobilized the greatest power of the natural order. For a time, all that power had been blasted toward Lord God of Light's body. The golden light, being the Avian Monarch, could render the Lord God of Light without time to react.

Three ultimate existences besieged the Lord God of Light. It was due to the Lord God of Light's carelessness that he had been lured into the Mother Tree's maze, and created such an opportunity.

Every step and every move was carefully planned to utterly annihilate the Lord God of Light!

Everything had gone perfectly until now; there had been almost no mistakes. Even the Lord God of Light could not hold up against three the siege of three ultimate existences.

"Wizard Merlin, quick, I cannot hold on for much longer!"

The Mother Tree's voice sounded. To siege the Lord God of Light, the Mother Tree had consumed significant power and even used the maze to trap the Lord God of Frost, the Lord God of Flame, and others.

The Mother Tree had almost single-handedly taken on that, along with several other Lord Gods. To seize the Eight Great Lord Gods, even when their powers were dispersed, was not something that even the Mother Tree could manage. It was a miracle itself to be able to have persisted for so long.

Only, the Lord God of Light was still alive. At best, they had only managed to wound him severely. Relying on just three ultimate instances alone to kill the Lord God of Light was beyond difficult, and would take a long time.

"Mother Tree, since you can't hold on much longer, then don't. Detonate the dimensions but at the very last moment, tell Chronos and Roman to come forth for the final blow, finish off the Lord God of Light once and for all!"

A hint of madness veiled Merlin's gaze. They had come to this point. The Mother Tree was injured, and because of this, they had lost four hundred dimensions. If they were still unable to kill the Lord God of Light after all of this, then everything would have failed!

"As you wish!"

Following the sound of the Mother Tree's voice, the huge canopy began to tremble slightly. Then, a gigantic figure appeared. It was the Titan Giant Chronos, and by his side was the one who had been keeping watch of the activities of the Atlan civilization's void-level warship, Roman.

However, now, they had both been sent here by the Mother Tree to deliver the final blow to the Lord God of Light.

"Die!"

Titan Giant Chronos' body inflated, instantly expanding innumerable times, and a giant of incomparable size appeared, and swung a fist toward the Lord God of Light.

When it came to brute strength, no one could beat the Titan Giant. Currently, the Lord God of Light was already barely hanging by a thread, heavily wounded by the ultimate existences, Avian Monarch, and Wizards Augustus and Ceci.

Now, the Titan Giant Chronos would deliver the final blow, ultimately annihilating the Lord God of Light, an ultimate existence!

Sensing the magnitude of the Chronos' punch as if it carried the force of death, for the first time ever, the Lord God of Light felt death as if his end was near.

"I am the Lord God, my divinity cannot be destroyed, and gods cannot die. Who can annihilate me? Haha…"

The Lord God of Light began to laugh maniacally. Without noticing, an enormous force had formed in his hands, causing the hearts of Merlin, Augustus, the Avian Monarch, and the other surrounding ones, to sink.

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Chapter 818: Out of Control

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"Divinity?"

Merlin's expression changed dramatically. He had thought of everything except he had forgotten that the Atlan civilization had given the Eight Great Lord Gods, Lord God-level divinity.

These divinities may have usually been insignificant but at such a critical moment when the Lord God of Light was already severely wounded, and with just a little bit more, they would be able to devastatingly wound the Lord God of Light, and even kill him.

However, with divinity, everything Merlin had done before had been rendered useless. The reason why the gods claimed that divinity was indestructible, and gods were immortal was precisely because divinity was the fundamental source of power for the gods.

"Haha, trying to kill me? Not enough, that's not enough! Burn it, unleash it. It was a pity to have used divinity so soon…"

The Lord God of Light had waited until the last moment before he pulled out the divinity. He was truly reluctant because to the Lord Gods, these Lord God-level divinities' greatest purpose was neither to restore and heal their injuries nor were they for battle. It was for them to comprehend the power of the natural order and increase their own true powers.

However, given the Lord God of Light's current situation, the only thing he could do was to consume the divinity, otherwise, what awaited him would be death.

"Boom."

A dazzling holy light shot into the sky like a beam of light directly piercing through the Mother Tree's dense canopy. In the darkness of the Void Zone, it appeared to shine so brightly.

"Look, it's the Lord God of Light's holy light!"

"He had used divinity. Looks like he must be in a critical situation. Everyone, we'll unleash the power of the natural order together and destroy the Mother Tree!"

After seeing the holy light piercing through the sky, the Lord Gods from the other Great God Organizations naturally had their speculations of what had occurred knowing that the Lord God of Light would have only used the Lord God-level divinity at his most dangerous, critical time.

For a time, these Lord Gods no longer dared to be arrogant, and instead, focused all their might into bombarding the Mother Tree's defenses.

"Ka-cha."

As the dimensions shattered, the hundreds of millions of creatures above it had followed suit, in the blink of an eye, fissured into pieces as their grim ire rose to the skies.

However, this was only the beginning. One dimension, two dimensions, three dimensions…

The Mother Tree could no longer withstand as the assault from the Seven Great Lord Gods and the Progenitors of the Rock Tribe continued. One by one, the dimensions were shattered and torn apart. In a flash, hundreds of dimensions were entirely shattered.

Merlin's gaze froze. These dimensions were the foundations of the Spell Caster civilization!

"Whoosh."

The Mother Tree returned to his original form. His face paled as he flew to where Merlin and the others had gathered. The fact that he had been able to withstand the attacks for such a long time was already a remarkable feat.

One should know that the ones he had gone up against were the Eight Great Lord Gods in addition to the two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe. The Mother Tree and the Slothful Beast aside, no one else present stood a chance of going up against them.

"Lord God of Light, you've been forced to use divinity. Looks like you're in a pinch. Tsk, tsk, you've finally had a taste of what it's like to be on the brink of death, Lord God of Light."

Having seen the state of which the Lord God of Light was in, the Lord God of Darkness had naturally pieced together what had happened as the Avian Monarch, Chronos, Roman, Augustus, and Ceci were in a distance away. The Lord God of Light had been under siege by at least five of the members of the Spell Caster civilization.

Had it not been for the Lord God-level divinity, the Lord God of Light would have died!

This time, the Lord God of Light had not refuted the Lord God of Darkness. His gaze was fixated on Merlin and the others. His expression darkened as he utterly despised and hated Merlin and the others. This resentment would last till death.

"Boom."

No one had noticed that in the distant Void Zone, a dazzling beam of light, no, two or even three flashed!

A total of three luminous beams had caught everyone off guard as they instantly locked onto Augustus, Chronos, and Roman. That was the Atlan civilization's void-level warship which carried the aura of death, soaring forward. Its speed was too fast, and since the few of them had been targeted, even the ultimate existences would not be able to escape.

"Three luminous beams… Has the void-level warship become stronger? Or have they finally mastered the workings of the void-level warship?"

Merlin did not hesitate. Now, the Illusory World had surrounded the nearby area, and everyone was already inside the Illusory World. The minute he shifted his thoughts, the

Slothful Beast would act accordingly.

"Roar…"

In an instant, the Slothful Beast's body became bigger than ever. Its huge body expanded rapidly as its colossal body shielded Roman, Chronos, and the others. Even in the Void Zone, all that could be seen was a gigantic shadow.

"Pom-pom-pom."

Three luminous beams exploded right onto the Slothful Beast's body. This time, the impact had been more painful than previous times. In the past, the Slothful Beast would have probably awakened immediately.

However, Merlin had consolidated the Illusory World. Now, he was currently casting the Illusory World, keeping the Slothful Beast asleep in the illusion. That was why even though the three luminous beams had exploded onto the Slothful Beast's body and created three bloody holes on it, the Slothful Beast seemed to remain unaffected.

Moreover, because of the Slothful Beast's super-regenerative strength, the Slothful Beast soon recovered.

Apart from the Slothful Beast and the Thirty-six Emperors existences, no other force was capable of annihilating it!

"It's the Atlan civilization's void-level warship again. D*mn it!"

Augustus' gaze was cold but he was powerless to do anything. The void-level warship was lurking in the dark, and the Eight Great Lord Gods and the two Progenitors from the Rock Tribe were still eyeing them covetously. There was no way to destroy the void-level warship.

Only the edge of Merlin's lips had tilted into a wry smile as he cast his gaze somewhere toward the vast Void Zone. There, Roman, who had still been around earlier had disappeared without a trace.Hidden in the rear of the densely packed warships, only the head of the mysterious Marshal clad in the Gray Light Armor were seen from within the command ship.

"Not bad, the energy problem of the void-level warship has been resolved. Although its energy consumption remains to be hefty, at least it's capable of launching three consecutive attacks now! That would be enough to kill an ultimate existence! The void-level warship is the basis of which the Atlan civilization will be able to stand firm in the Void Zone, and it could even be our foundation to conquering the entire Void Zone in the future!

The Marshal was immensely pleased with the current void-level warship. After going through an extended period of continuous development and research, the Atlan civilization was finally able to control the alarming amount of energy consumed by the void-level warship. Now, it was no longer limited to a single blast although recharging it would take a long time and even needed more than a dozen dimensions to fully recharge it.

Now, there was no longer any need for such hassles, and the void-level warship was even more concealed, faster, and more difficult to be found.

With the void-level warship, the Marshal could almost see the complete collapse of the Spell Caster civilization.

"Marshal, the assault was unsuccessful. The other party had once again used the Slothful Beast to defend against our attack."

A Gray Light Armor guard reported to the Marshal, and suddenly, the atmosphere grew dense and heavy. Everyone knew that the Marshal had a temper. They had ascertained the timing this time yet, they had failed to dispose of an ultimate existence, unlike before with Arcane Wizard Setoh.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Marshal had not flown into a rage but instead, appeared oddly calm.

"It was unsuccessful? The Slothful Beast is indeed peculiar but no matter, we have plenty of opportunities. Let the Eight Great Lord Gods and the Progenitors of the Rock Tribe hurry up and move into action. Once they do that, we'll have our chance! The Slothful Beast cannot possibly protect those ultimate existences at all times."

As for bombarding the ultimate existences, the Marshal appeared fully confident as the void-level warship was more than just the addition of one or two ultimate existences.

The void-level warship which was hidden in the dark may serve an even greater purpose than the ultimate existences.

"Lock onto Roman, Augustus, and the Avian Monarch. Especially Roman, this man possesses some of the Vestigial Tribe's top techniques. He poses a great threat to us."

The Marshal quickly issued the order.

"Marshal, we're unable to lock onto Roman. We're unable to locate him."

"Unable to find him?"

The Marshal turned pensive for a moment, then seeming to have thought of something, his expression changed dramatically as he shouted, "Quick, evacuate the void-level warship. Move it immediately at the fastest speed possible!"

The Marshal was overwrought as he just remembered that Roman had a stealth flying ship. That was something that even the Atlan civilization's most advanced warship to date would not be able to keep up in speed, and it could not be locked on or identified.

The stealth flying ship may not have posed a threat to the ultimate existences but Roman, who possessed the stealth flying ship, was the biggest threat to the void-level warship.

"Beep beep beep. Alert. Void-level warship alert. An unidentified flying object had been discovered. Suspected threat."

"Kill Roman at all costs! Guards, put on the Gray Light Armor. Stop Roman from destroying the void-level warship at all costs!"

The Marshal was now immensely regretting his actions. He had always felt that the entire course of the battle had been within his grasp. He had originally thought that by bringing in the God Alliance coupled with the void-level warship, there would be no doubts about the outcome of the battle as it was sure to end swiftly.

Now, however, things appeared more complicated than he had thought, and it looked like things were not about to end soon. Rather, even the Atlan civilization was in danger as without the void-level warship, the Atlan civilization had practically lost its say in this war.

With the greed of the Gods from the God Alliance, the Marshal knew very well that without the void-level warship, they would be the ones in the most dangerous position.

Even if they had possessed the technology to create the void-level warship, rebuilding it from the Atlan Dimension now would still take considerable time.

Throughout a long time, the course of the war may take a different turn. Moreover, even if the God Alliance had annihilated the Spell Caster civilization, the Atlan civilization would still be in danger.

"D*mn it, we can't let Roman destroy the void-level warship!"

To save the void-level warship, the Marshal had even sent out a team of Gray Light Armor guards. Without the Brain of Life, the power of the Gray Light Armor created by the Atlan civilization could never compare to the Vestigial Tribe's Gray Light Armor.

However, this was the only thing that was more powerful than the dimension-level warship that the Atlan civilization could dish out.

Only, even the Marshal was unsure whether it was enough to stop Roman! Moreover, the Marshal had only just realized that the situation on the battlefield had gone out of his control…

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Chapter 819: Destroy the Void-level Warship!

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In the pitch-black darkness of the Void Zone, a massive warship had begun to flash a glimmer of light. This warship's hull was built of great stealth. Even the ultimate existences would not be able to discover it lest they did a thorough search.

"Beep. Captain, we have received orders from the Marshal to immediately evacuate from the battle zone – the farther, the better as there's a possibility of danger."

A soldier in the warship conveyed the Marshal's command.

The man addressed as Captain was clad in the Gray Light Armor – an armor that was highly prized and valued even in the Atlan civilization. To be able to become captain of the void-level warship, one must be of a certain stature and was thus qualified to don the Gray Light Armor.

"Danger? What a pity, our warship has been ambushing for such a long time. Three devastating cannon beams blasted, yet not a single ultimate existence dead. It's most disappointing."

While the Captain was reluctant, the Marshal's orders were not to be disobeyed. Thus, the Captain immediately issued the orders as the void-level warship began to move.

"Attention. Warning. The Marshal has instructed us to stay on high alert and be vigilant. There ultimate existences in the Void Zone may be flying our way."

The Captain was also very cautious even though he was not entirely convinced. Would the ultimate existences be able to find them relying on those three beams of light alone? That was simply ridiculous, not to mention that they were located so far away. No one would be able to find them in such a short time.

However, some things exceeded everyone's expectations. The moment when the void-level warship had just begun to move, a flying ship had appeared right before it. They had been able to detect it earlier, only when it had gotten close, did they finally detect its presence.

"Beep, beep, beep. Danger. Please evacuate immediately."

The mechanical, electronic voice sounded the alert, and the entire void-level warship descended into chaos.

"Finally found it… Hehe, enjoy the gravitational fields."

In an unassuming flying ship, Roman was tacitly releasing the gravitational fields. Suddenly, the entire void-level warship was in a standstill, no longer able to move forward.

It was fortunate that the void-level warship was made of extraordinary materials. Otherwise, such a powerful gravitational field would have destroyed it entirely.

"It's the gravitational field. The Marshal wanted us to keep an eye out for the ultimate existence?"

The Captain realized immediately. Earlier, he was still thinking that there were absolutely no dangers but now, the other party had already reached the front of the void-level warship.

As the Captain of the void-level warship, he was fully aware of the void-level warship's weakness. It was its weak defense or better put, its relatively weaker defenses compared to the ultimate existences but stronger than some dimension-level warships. Otherwise, it would not be capable of resisting the gravitational fields released by Roman.

Nonetheless, that was all it could do. Then, Roman flew out of the stealth flying ship.

"I still have to do it myself. Go to hell!"

Both of Roman's hands were enshrouded in the power of the natural order. In an instant, Roman had consolidated the power to form a giant hand. The giant hand easily grabbed the massive void-level warship. Then, it gave a light squeeze.

"Ka-chak."

The entire void-level warship was virtually defenseless as it was instantly crushed and shattered into parts and pieces. The powerful explosive blast dispersed into various directions; appearing all the more discernible in the dark Void Zone.

"Tsk, tsk, the void-level warship has been destroyed, what a pity…"

Roman stared at the void-level warship which was now in flames as he shook his head feebly. Although he had very much wanted to study this void-level warship himself, it was a critical component in this war; and since it could not be controlled, then it must be destroyed.

Thereafter, Roman headed back into the stealth flying ship. Steering the ship, he quickly returned to the Spell Caster civilization."Beep, beep, beep…"

In the warship, the sound of the alarms carried on as everyone stared blankly at the screen. On the screen, flames enshrouded the skies. If one had looked closer, they would find that it was the void-level warship – the Atlan civilization's one and only void-level warship.

The warship was silent as everyone looked to the Marshal. The destruction of the void-level warship was by far the biggest challenge faced by the Atlan civilization since they had broken through the dimension.

"The void-level warship is destroyed. It was the hope of our entire Atlan civilization…"

The mysterious Marshal seemed to have suddenly had years put on him as his entire spirit momentarily collapsed. The void-level warship was the foundation of which the Atlan civilization had built itself upon. Without it, how could he have sought the Eight Great Lord Gods of the God Alliance?

These Gods were far more formidable the Spell Casters, and greedier. Conspiring with them was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin 1. However, the Marshal had thought by having the void-level warship, they would have nothing to fear from the God Alliance.

Only, the void-level warship had been destroyed, and the only thing that he was able to depend on was now lost. If only the Atlan civilization remained in this war, then he had already lost.

"Marshal, even though the void-level warship has been destroyed, we can still build another one. The war is still in a state of standstill, and we did not use such a valuable thing as the Lord God-level divinity to mobilize the God Alliance just for them to stand around and look pretty. The war is currently deadlocked. There's enough time for us to build another or even more void-level warships."

The Gray Light Armored guard beside the Marshal said in a low voice.

"Yes, we do still have a chance. We can build more void-level warships! Quick, send the message back to the dimension at once. Report to the Senate and have them spare no expense to mobilize all resources and manpower there is into building the void-level warship at all costs. As for the energy resources, there's nothing to worry as we're in the Void Zone. There are plenty of dimensions here – hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of dimensions. We must build the void-level warship even if we have to drain all of them!"

The Marshal's gaze was frighteningly imposing with a trace of madness in them. He knew what the Atlan civilization needed the most right now was time. A single void-level warship, even at the fastest speed, would take a long time to build.

However, the war was still raging, and the God Alliance must not be defeated. Of course, they could not let the God Alliance win the battle too soon either as that would mean that the Atlan civilization had to face the greedy Eight Great Lord Gods.

Therefore, a stalemate was the best solution for the Atlan civilization!

"Go, inform the Rock Tribe and the Eight Great Lord Gods, have them retreat here. Even if we continue to attack, it's likely that we won't be able to destroy the Spell Caster civilization. We need to formulate a better plan."

The mysterious Marshal returned to his former state. At this very moment, he was the final person who wanted to witness the outcome of the battle between the Spell Caster civilization and the God Alliance. What he needed was time, and a lot of it to gain valuable time for the Atlan civilization to build the void-level warship."Whoosh."

The stealth flying ship discreetly returned to the Spell Caster civilization.

"Roman? Back so soon? How are things on your side?"

In the first instance, Merlin hurriedly asked Roman. One should know that the Mother Tree was no longer capable of resisting against the God Alliance as it would be a difficult fight. If the Atlan civilization's void-level warship was still lurking in the dark, then it was an almost fatal threat to the many ultimate existences of the Spell Caster civilization.

Hence, Roman's success or failure would determine the course of the war.

"Hehe, oh the void-level warship. I thought how powerful it was after it had killed Arcane Wizard Setoh. I didn't expect to crush it into pieces with a single blow…"

A trace of a smile appeared on the corner of Roman's mouth. Then, he showed them the image of how he had destroyed the void-level warship earlier. The firelight that shot into the sky had undoubtedly indicated that the fearsome void-level warship of the Atlan civilization had now been completely and utterly destroyed.

"Haha, Setoh, we've finally avenged you!"

Wizards Augustus and Ceci were especially emotional. They would never forget how the former Arcane Wizard Setoh was killed by the Atlan civilization's void-level warship. Now that the void-level warship was destroyed, it meant they had also indirectly avenged Setoh.

However, the real culprit was the Atlan civilization!

"Wonderful. Without the void-level warship, what could they do even if they have ten ultimate existences? No, there should only be nine left. Even though the Lord God of Light isn't dead yet, he's been severely injured and temporarily down for the count. We only need to deal

with the rest of the nine ultimate existences."

At this time, Merlin also appeared to be more confident. So, what if the numbers of ultimate existences were higher in the God Alliance? He had the Slothful Beast coupled with his Illusory World, enough to contain three or more ultimate existences.

As for the rest, there was still Roman with his stealth flying ship coming and going like a shadow with an even more impressive speed, resembling an elusive ghost that haunted the battlefield, which was more than enough to get those Lord Gods in a pinch.

Chronos, the Avian Monarch, and the others, too, were not to be underestimated.

"Haha, the God Alliance? Do you dare to think of destroying the Spell Caster civilization?

The power of the natural order in Augustus slowly formed a layer of clouds. Meanwhile, Chronos had revealed his True Body of the Titan Giant. Its colossal body filled with an oppressive force, and an even more powerful will to fight, surging toward the Lord Gods.

The Giant Tribe were natural-born warriors, and when they fought, they go berserk. Although the God Alliance and the Giant Tribe were allies and they had never clashed before, only now did the Lord Gods finally realize the terrors of Titan Giant Chronos.

"Slothful Beast, swallow them."

Merlin commanded the Slothful Beast that had long since been immersed in the illusion as it opened its mouth wide and continuously swallowed. Even if he could not suck the Lord Gods into its mouth, it was still enough to affect them.

The Avian Monarch's speed was like a beam of golden light, constantly swerving around the Lord Gods, posing a threat to them.

On the other hand, Roman's stealth flying ship made the Lord Gods even warier as a terrifying power could potentially erupt at any given moment in the least expected ways.

For a time, all the nine ultimate existences were in a state of hard-pressed plight. They had initially held the advantage in numbers. The God Alliance which had been fully convinced that they would be able to annihilate the Spell Caster civilization, had only now realized just how difficult the task proved to be.

"Sh*t, what is the Atlan civilization doing? Why is their void-level warship not doing anything?"

At that moment, the Lord Gods recalled the void-level warship that had feared them so. In such a chaotic situation like this, a single blast from the void-level warship could even kill an ultimate existence, was that not what the Atlan civilization had wanted?

However, regardless of the Lord Gods' complaints, the Atlan civilization seemed to have vanished into thin air. There never came another luminous beam to blast away the ultimate existences.

"Everyone, I've just received a message from the Atlan civilization's Marshal. There's been a change in the situation, and he wants us to retreat immediately."

Progenitor Hanra suddenly frowned, and said to the Great Eight Lord Gods.

"Retreat now?"

The Eight Great Lord Gods were somewhat reluctant as they had gone all out in full force and had the advantage in numbers. Yet, they were still unable to handle the ultimate existences of the Spell Caster civilization, and it was difficult for them to swallow this.

That said, regardless of their reluctance, they knew well that there was little point to them carrying on like this, and it would be better for them to withdraw first.

"Let's go!"

The Eight Great Lord Gods immediately turned around and headed back toward the Rock Tribe Dimension.

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Chapter 820: Temporary Calm

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On the Rock Tribe Dimension, all the Lord Gods of the God Alliance were seated in the hall; everyone's expressions were heavy. Although the outcome was yet to be decided, in reality, they were the ones who had gone up ready to bite but in the end, they could do nothing to the Spell Caster civilization. The God Alliance had failed.

The Lord God of Light's expression was dark. He had almost died in the hands of Merlin and his lot, and he had even wasted a lot of his precious Lord God-level divinity, hence the long face.

"Marshal, what exactly is going on that you wanted us to retreat? With our powers, even if it would take some time, we would definitely be able to eliminate the Spell Caster civilization!"

The Lord God of Darkness did not feel like he was exaggerating at all. Even if they had more time, what could they do to the Spell Caster civilization? Of course, the Marshal would not say that outright, he only gave a slight smile. "Everyone, the Spell Caster civilization's powers aren't to be underestimated. If we charge in recklessly, I'm afraid everyone will also suffer the damage. That's why I've summoned everyone back to discuss a better way to deal with it."

"You Atlans never used the void-level warship. It was a great opportunity earlier. If you had used the void-level warship, you would've been able to kill at least one or two ultimate existences. At that time, the situation would've been reversed immediately. Hehe, this war wasn't fought for our sake!"

Still, the Lord God of Flame had grasped the key to the situation. The God Alliance had indeed failed. They could not defeat the Spell Caster civilization by themselves alone and needed to rely on the Atlan civilization's void-level warship.

All the Lord God's eyes fell onto the Marshal. If they were not given a reasonable explanation, there would probably be a fall out at once.

The Marshal took a deep breath as his face gradually turned serious as he said coldly, "Everyone, this is the main reason why I have called all of you back. The despicable Spell Caster civilization had sent Roman with his stealth flying ship, and destroyed the void-level warship! That is why, during the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity earlier, the Spell Caster civilization had already known that the void-level warship had been destroyed. That's why they were so fearless and unbridled."

"What, your void-level warship was destroyed?"

The faces of the Eight Great Lord Gods expressed a hint of shock. They had always held some degree of disdain toward the Atlan civilization but over time, they slowly discovered that the Atlan civilization was indeed quite powerful especially the void-level warship. After so long, the fact remained that even the Eight Great Lord Gods knew not of its locations.

The void-level warship's ability to remain hidden was very impressive to the point that it could not even be discovered by the average ultimate existence.

"Roman, stealth flying ship? Is it that sneaky, ghosting in and out ultimate existence whose presence even we cannot sense? The one that would sometimes unleash a powerful

gravitational force and tries to confine us?"

The Lord God of Frost, who had been silent for the most part, suddenly asked.

"Yes, it's Roman! He possesses the stealth flying ship, and I believe everyone here has experienced his elusiveness!"

All the Lord Gods turned silent. Indeed, when they had fought with the Spell Caster civilization, they had often been subjected to the harassment of that ghost-like, presence-less, yet who possessed incredible speed Roman who would often throw the Lord Gods into critical situations.

Therefore, the Lord Gods would understand that it had been Roman's doing. After all, that soundless ability was downright terrifying, and the most feared part of the stealth flying ship.

"Without the void-level warship, who knows how long the war will continue. The Atlan civilization must bring out all your divinity, otherwise, is there even a meaning to us God Alliance fighting for you?"

At this time, the Lord God of Darkness put out a request, demanding for more divinity.

The Marshal's face was strained. In his view, these Lord Gods were all simply a pack of greedy, hungry wolves. All that Lord God-level divinity was something that the Atlan civilization had accidentally stumbled across during their search for the remains of the Vestigial Tribe and was limited. This time, they had already taken out a significant amount in exchange for the God Alliance's help.

"Everyone, since we have promised to each of you Lord God-level divinity, we'll not go back on our word. Once the Spell Caster civilization is destroyed, we'll certainly offer the Lord God-level divinity with both of our hands. What's more, our Atlan civilization is still able to continue building more void-level warships. During this time, we only need you to hold the fort; there's no need for you to destroy the Spell Caster civilization immediately."

The Marshal had retained his calm although he was fuming inside. He knew that they still needed these Lord Gods. Otherwise, they would not be able to withstand it should the Spell Caster civilization attacked them.

Seeing that the Marshal was reluctant to bring out more divinity, the Lord Gods turned to one another. They refused to leave now, seeing as they had already been given a taste of it, and they had yet to receive the other half of the promised divinity, so how could they possibly be willing to leave?

However, it was pointless to coerce the Marshal now. They dared not charge into the Atlan civilization thus, the few of them exchanged glances, evidently having reached an agreement. If it was only to defend and not to attack, then they believed that the Spell Caster civilization would not dare to take the initiative and attack either.

"Hmph, alright. I hope that the Atlan civilization will be able to create the void-level warship soon and ultimately annihilating the Spell Caster civilization."

The Lord God of Darkness said as the other Lord Gods nodded along in agreement as the Marshal let out a sigh of great relief as if a heavyweight had been lifted. At last, he had finally managed to appease these Gods from the God Alliance.

As for the Spell Caster civilization, he was convinced that unless they were mad, they would not be so insane as to make the first move and attack God Alliance. Thus, there would be a temporary time of peace, and this temporary calm was the opportunity for the Atlan civilization to put all their effort into building the void-level warship.

"I have to arrange the matters of building the void-level warship. I shall take my leave first."

Then, the Marshal took his guards, and swiftly left the Rock Tribe Dimension.

Only the Eight Great Lord Gods and the two Progenitors of the Rock Tribe remained in the entire hall. With the Marshal's departure, the two Progenitors from the Rock Tribe also took their leave. At this moment, except for the Spell Caster civilization, they were the ones who had suffered the biggest loss, and as such, there were many other things they needed to attend to in order to stabilize the situation.

As for the Eight Great Lord Gods, they sat quietly in the hall in dead silence.

"Everyone, I believe that you have all seen the destructive powers of the Atlan civilization's void-level warship. If we let them build it, would that not pose a threat to us in the future?"

After a pregnant while, the Lord God of Storm voiced his doubts.

It was not only the Lord God of Storm who held such doubts but all the other Lord Gods shared the same concerns as well. The void-level warship was so powerful that it was even able to destroy an ultimate existence. Then, it would naturally be able to destroy them as well.

"The void-level warship may be powerful but it has also been destroyed. As long as we can locate the void-level warship, then it won't pose a threat to us. Hmph, this Atlan civilization thinks that just because they have external forces, they no longer have to fear us, the God Alliance? How laughable. Anything that Roman could do, we can do it as well. From now on, we'll each send people to monitor the Atlans' every act secretly. Be sure to find out all information regarding the creation of the void-level warship. By that time, even if they have built the void-level warship, its locations will be within our grasp, and they'll always be no match for us."

The Lord God of Frost said confidently. What she had pointed out was the weakness of the Atlan civilization's void-level warship. It was its weak defense that was unable to withstand the attack of the ultimate existence's power of the natural order.

Therefore, if they were able to grab hold of the void-level warship's location, then destroying the void-level warship would be easy.

"That's right; if we could grab hold of Roman's stealth flying ship and destroy the Spell Caster civilization, then we'll have even less to worry about that Atlan civilization!"

Although many of the Lord Gods knew of the dangers of the Atlan civilization, they still believed that they could handle them. They did not mind waiting until the Atlan civilization had once rebuilt the void-level warship and destroyed the Spell Caster civilization, and gained more divinity before they dealt with the Atlan civilization.

"Then we shall wait…"

The hall descended into silence once again.In the dimension of the Spell Caster civilization, however, was the time of celebration as everyone had a smile on their faces.

At this time, in the Void Zone, the area controlled by the Spell Caster civilization was empty and vast. Only in a place far from the front line could a dimension filled with life be seen.

"Four hundred dimensions destroyed…"

Smiles adorned the faces of many but only Merlin's silent gaze fell onto the empty dimensions. They had won big this time not only against the attack of the God Alliance but Roman had also destroyed the devastating threat of the void-level warship.

However, the cost of winning was high for the Spell Caster civilization. Over four hundred dimensions, all connected to the Mother Tree had withstood the attacks of the God Alliance and was shattered into pieces.

Such was the price!

"Whoosh, whoosh."

Soon, two ultimate existences, Augustus and Ceci appeared by Merlin's side. They took a glance at the desolate Void Zone, sharing a sense of affected sentiment. After all, they had led the Spell Caster civilization step by step until it had grown into its glory today. This was the first time that they had ever lost four hundred dimensions at once.

"Glory Lord, there's only the weak and the strong in the Void Zone. The weak civilizations will never stand a chance to last, and it'll perish along with the many other civilizations…"

The Spell Caster civilization had once flourished as well. Had it not been for Merlin's capability to control the Slothful Beast, and if they had not requested for Wizard Setoh's avatar to go with Merlin and sought out the Giant Tribe's Chronos, then the Spell Caster civilization would have likely been completely annihilated during this crisis, and joined the ranks of the perished civilizations.

"Wizard Augustus, Wizard Ceci, the God Alliance is different from the Atlan civilization. They only want the Lord God-level divinity. Otherwise, they would have never fought to the death with us but the Atlan civilization is different. What they want are resources and countless dimensions and we, the Spell Caster civilization have all of this. That's why the calm will be temporary. The Atlan civilization will find another way to rebuild the void-level

warship. That's why we must strike first."

After a pause, Merlin glanced at the vast Void Zone in the distant, and spoke in a deep, low voice, "I'm going to take the Slothful Beast and the Black Cat Didimoss with me into the Atlan Dimension!"

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Chapter 821: Agreement

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"What? You want to go into the Atlan Dimension?"

Augustus and Ceci were shocked. Even though they had gone into war with the Atlan civilization, they never had once thought of going into the Atlan Dimension.

That was because everyone knew that the Atlan Dimension was a peculiar place that could isolate the powers of the natural order. Even if an ultimate existence was to enter, their powers would be no more than a powerful Lord.

An ultimate existence without the power of the natural order would be vulnerable to even a dimension-level warship. In addition, it was the Atlan civilization's old nest, who knew what terrifying powers it held in it.

Merlin shook his head, and said with a firm expression, "If we don't enter the Atlan civilization, we'll never know the extent of the powers of the Atlan civilization. Even if we manage to defeat them and seal the Atlan Dimension, there's still a chance of them reopening the seal. Don't forget, they're already capable of building the void-level warship. This is our biggest threat. I have to go in!"

Indeed, Merlin's line of thought was clear. The Atlan civilization was their greatest threat, and unless they possessed a thorough understanding of the Atlan civilization, destroy or even control it, the Spell Caster civilization would never rest in peace.

If they do not do that, then the Spell Caster civilization would have to consider migrating but while the Void Zone may be vast, there were little spaces that would be able to accommodate a civilization as large as the Spell Caster civilization. If they were to migrate, there would be chances clashing with the other civilizations, which was also not ideal. Since moving was not an option, then they would have to find a way to destroy the Atlan civilization.

"Not to mention that I'm not an ultimate existence. I have the Slothful beast, and it's a gigantic, natural-born beast that has no power of the natural order whatsoever. Even the void-level warship doesn't pose a threat against it so my safety is guaranteed. Also, I have the black cat Didimoss accompanying me. I'm sure the two Arcane Wizards know very well its powers and that no other force besides the ultimate existences holds a candle to it. Plus, my Mind Power has improved again, and I can even control Lords. It's the perfect time tenter the Atlan civilization."

Merlin had thought even further. The void-level warship had just been destroyed, and the Atlan civilization would not be able to build another one in a short period, so it was a relatively safer time.

This was the best time to enter the Atlan civilization to maximize the outcome!

Both Augustus and Ceci turned silent. As Ultimate Arcane Wizards, of course, they knew that regardless of how easy Merlin had made it sound, in reality, the situation harbored great dangers.

If the void-level warship was built ahead of time, then there would probably be more than one void-level warship. While it may be difficult to kill the Slothful Beast, they could still ambush or use other tactics to get rid of Merlin. After all, Merlin was not a true Greatest Lord as of yet, and he could not compete against a void-level warship which was able to kill ultimate existences.

Moreover, the Atlan civilization occupied such a wide dimension, a dimension that was left behind by the Vestigial Tribe even, who knew what terrifying powers it had? There could have been many reasons why it could not be moved into the Void Zone but things would get dangerous the minute they entered the Atlan Dimension.

Nonetheless, even if it was known to be dangerous, Augustus and Ceci knew that it was just as Merlin had said – this may be their best shot. As long as the Atlan civilization remained undestroyed or uncontrolled, then there would always be constituted risks to the Spell Caster civilization.

"Glory Lord, do we inform Chronos, the Avian Monarch, and the others about this?"

After a long moment, Augustus lifted his head. He knew that Merlin could not be stopped as he had made up his mind to enter the Atlan Dimension.

"Of course. The period while I'm inside the Atlan civilization will be the most crucial moment for everyone else because without the Slothful Beast, the burden will fall on all of you to defend against the God Alliance's attack."

Merlin's expression also turned serious. He had intended to enter the Atlan civilization to search for a way to deal with them but what if the Spell Caster civilization was not able to withstand the attack of the God Alliance and fell apart, leading to the Spell Caster civilization's demise? Then what use would it be even if he found a way to deal with the Atlan civilization?

"Alright, we'll discuss it with them at once."

With that, the three flew back to the dimension.The atmosphere was thick with tension inside a newly built palace in the dimension. A heavy expression was plastered on the faces of the Avian Monarch, Chronos, Roman, and the Mother Tree, the four ultimate existences invited by the Spell Caster civilization as their eyes constantly swept over Merlin's body.

"Wizard Merlin, do you intend to enter the Atlan Dimension?"

Titan Giant Chronos was the first to ask.

"With our powers now, it's not a problem for us even if we were to defend against the God Alliance's attack. Why the need to risk entering the Atlan Dimension?"

That was not only Chronos' opinion alone but also the thoughts of the other ultimate existences as well. With the Mother Tree, Roman, and Merlin's Slothful Beast, even if the ultimate existences of the God Alliance had the advantage in numbers, it was impossible for them to destroy the Spell Caster civilization.

"It may not be a problem now but what if the Atlan civilization built even more void-level warships?"

Merlin's words had Chronos and the others momentarily waver. Indeed, they may be able to resist the God Alliance for now but what if the Atlan civilization had two, three or even more void-level warships, would they still be able to hold the fort then?

Even Chronos, who was a Titan Giant of the Giant Tribe had begun to realize that he may have miscalculated the severity of the war. He had thought that with so many ultimate existences, going up against the Atlan civilization would have been an easy task. Never would he had expected it to be so dangerous, and they were only still at the early stages of defense.

"If Wizard Merlin were to enter the Atlan civilization, then, if the God Alliance strikes again, will we be able to resist?"

Chronos asked in a low voice. That was the most important thing; without the Slothful Beast, the pressure on them would be intensified.

"That's why I've asked everyone to gather here to discuss."

Merlin glanced over at the Mother Tree and Roman. He knew it was ultimately up to these two to determine whether they would be able to withstand the siege.

Roman was seemingly unaffected as he smilingly said, "I can set up some gravitational fields on some of the Spell Caster civilization's dimensions. This way, aside from the ultimate existences, no one else would be able to invade, not even the Atlan civilization's all-powerful warship."

Merlin nodded in approval. The gravitational fields would certainly give them a strategic advantage, and he still had a Maxim avatar that would remain in the Spell Caster civilization. As such, even if the Atlan civilization were to invade, they would only be able to send in puppets. They would not even be able to dispatch the warship. The puppets would not last long, faced against the gravitational fields either way, and no amount of them would change the situation.

The Mother Tree was silent for a long time before he finally nodded as well. "I can re-establish the defensive force field but I need a significant number of dimensions. As long as there are enough dimensions, even the God Alliance would have a hard time to invade."

To that, Augustus instantly responded, "A thousand dimensions. I'll be in charge of moving the Spell Casters in those dimensions to other dimensions. Prepare a thousand dimensions, even if they are all destroyed, then so be it!"

Another thousand dimensions. This was the sacrifice made by the Spell Caster civilization for the sake of victory of the war. One should know that some civilizations such as the Golden Light Tribe were still struggling to acquire a second dimension. A thousand dimensions were more than enough for some young, burgeoning civilizations to establish the foundations for development.

"A thousand dimensions along with Sir Roman's stealth flying ship ghosting in and out, had already made the God Alliance suffer a good deal previously. Therefore, even if the God Alliance were to attack again, it would be impossible for them to get ahead in a short amount of time. What's more, seeing as they've had a tough lesson previously, they wouldn't recklessly attack unless they were sure of their chances."

Merlin had roughly caught onto the minds of the God Alliance and the people of the Atlan civilization. The only certain way for them to have a chance at winning was for them to wait until the Atlan civilization had rebuilt a sufficient number of void-level warships. It was highly likely that this would be a period of temporary calm, and there would be no significant dangers.

"Does anyone else still have any issues? You may raise them now, and we, the Spell Caster civilization, will do our best to satisfy all of them!"

Merlin was currently in a high-standing position of status. To a certain extent, he was even able to replace the position of the late Arcane Wizard Setoh not only because he was the inaugurator of the Mind Power Masters but also because he had with him the Slothful Beast. His powers were already on par with any of the ultimate existences.

Augustus and Ceci, too, had come to regard Merlin as the third Arcane Wizard.

Merlin knew that during his time of absence, he must make arrangements for all future matters, to satisfy all the ultimate existences' requests so that they would devote themselves to protecting the Spell Caster civilization. Otherwise, with any of them gone, then it would surely be a fatal blow to the Spell Caster civilization's overall defenses.

"Hehe, Wizard Merlin, I have a small request. When you enter the Atlan Dimension, try to gather some intel on their technology. They've developed and mastered their means of technology from the things left behind by the Vestigial Tribe, and I'm very interested in those. Of course, if you can manage to get your hands on intel about the void-level warship, that would be even better."

Roman was only interested in things related to the Vestigial Tribe. The only things that kept him so dedicated were, apart from the ancestral land of the Giant Tribe, the similarities between the Atlan civilization and the Vestigial Tribe. He had expected to acquire some of the items left behind by the Vestigial Tribe after they had defeated the Atlan civilization.

Merlin gave a small smile. "That's easy. I once controlled an empire-level warship in the Atlan Dimension. There's some data information inside that I believe will be of interest to Sir Roman, I can give them to you now."

Then, Merlin ordered the Matrix to copy the information related to Atlan civilization in the empire-level warship and handed them over directly to Roman.

Roman was proficient in some of the Vestigial Tribe's techniques, and could interpret the knowledge and information inside.

"Haha, not bad, Wizard Merlin. Don't you worry, I'll do all I can to make sure that the Spell Caster civilization isn't destroyed by the God Alliance."

Elated after receiving the information, Roman immediately promised.

"If there's information on the void-level warship, we want it too!"

There was a glint in the Avian Monarch's eyes. After all, he was still the ultimate existence of the Avian Tribe, and he needed to consider the interests of the Avian Tribe. If they were indeed able to get their hands on information on the void-level warship or other related information for that matter, then they would also want a share of it.

"That's not a problem. I'll do my best to acquire them in the Atlan Dimension."

Merlin had practically promised everything, and the ultimate existences were most pleased. These ultimate existences had initially come together because of shared interests. It was natural that they would need to be bound together by mutual benefits.

"Alright, then it's settled. I'll try my best to enter the Atlan Dimension discreetly."

Merlin knew that if the news about his entrance was leaked, then it would probably lead to unnecessary troubles. Therefore, he had opted not to inform any of the ultimate existences in the Spell Caster civilization, and quietly slipped into the Atlan Dimension alone.

This may be an impossible task for others but for Merlin who was able to control minds, sneaking inside the Atlan Dimension soundlessly was not a difficult task.

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Chapter 822: Anticipation

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In the icy darkness of the Void Zone, the continuous war had wrecked countless dimensions. Nonetheless, to the immense Void Zone, this was merely a drop in the ocean, not affecting it at all.

"Swoosh."

A black-robed figure flew in the Void Zone silently. Although he was slow, he still maintained his pace. On his shoulder was a peculiar pitch-black cat.

"Merlin, will we run into danger during this trip to the Atlan Dimension?"

The black cat Didimoss asked softly.

"If we're careful, there's not a huge risk. However, since we're going deep into the Atlan civilization, we're sure to run into some danger. Didimoss, your swallowing ability is formidable. On some level, you're even catching up to the Slothful Beast, so you don't have to worry."

Merlin glanced at Didimoss. This fat cat had an astonishing capability but his courage had shrunk.

The black cat Didimoss shook his head. "I'm not worried. Currently, I've reached a bottleneck. It seems like no matter how I swallow, my strength can't increase anymore. I can't even contend against ultimate existences. How can I compare to the Slothful Beast? In truth, sometimes I quite envy that huge fellow, the Slothful Beast. It has low intelligence so even if you're controlling it, it won't have any trouble."

The black cat Didimoss faced a bottleneck as well. He was a mystical creature which had reversed the natural order, gradually transforming from a spirit into a living being. In the boundless Void Zone, this was very rare. Moreover, a life form like this had terrifying potential. No one could even predict the level this life form would finally attain.

"Bottleneck? Didimoss, what do you know?"

Merlin felt that there was something off with the black cat Didimoss throughout this journey. The black cat Didimoss was unlike the Slothful Beast. He had high intelligence, no different from ordinary people.

Moreover, he had come out of the Glorious Land together with Merlin, and their affections ran deep.

"Merlin, the last time when you weren't around, I implored Arcane Wizard Setoh to search for Master. After a long search, he still couldn't be found. Someone who can't be found by Arcane Wizard Setoh is most likely dead. I'm a spirit of the stone carved by Master himself but even Master has died…"

The black cat Didimoss' tone revealed a trace of sorrow. It turned out he had been searching for the Great Wizard Fidel. After all, back then, Great Wizard Fidel had created the Runic Magic Circle that gave birth to the consciousness of the black cat Didimoss.

The Great Wizard Fidel had created the black cat Didimoss by himself. However, not even the Great Wizard Fidel would have thought that Didimoss would have such a destiny. Through this destiny, the spirit of the stone he created in passing had transformed into a life form which had reversed the natural order.

It was just that the black cat Didimoss could no longer find the Great Wizard Fidel. Back then, the Great Wizard Fidel was very impressive in the Glorious Land, establishing the Dark Magic Region by himself, becoming a peak existence in the Glorious Land through his Runic Magic Circles.

Nonetheless, he was still just a Great Wizard. Between Great Wizards and Legends, there was an essential gap. If one could not surmount that, one was nothing much in the glorious Spell Caster civilization of the immense Void Zone. Perhaps he had died during his travels.

One example was the recent war with the God Alliance. The Mother Tree had controlled four hundred dimensions which were annihilated in one day. There were still millions of Spell Casters in those dimensions. Of course, there were no Legends but the number of Great Wizards must have been immeasurable. All of them died in an instant. In such a war of the vast Void Zone, Great Wizards were very puny.

"Didimoss, what are you hiding from me?"

Merlin felt that the black cat Didimoss was acting fishy. Other than being invigorated after recently waking up, Didimoss at other times would be rather lazy, even dispirited.

After a long moment, the black cat Didimoss said hesitantly, "When I woke up, Augustus came to me and told me that as a creature that reverses the natural order, the biggest challenge is to withstand the pressure of the Void Zone's power of the natural order! The current me is still a long way from that stage but one day, I'll reach that point. Anyone who reverses the natural order, who fantasizes about progressing further, becoming on par with ultimate existences or even stronger, would have to face the natural order of the entire Void Zone! However, although one would be powerful after crossing that point, Augustus said that according to legend, no one who reverses the natural order could survive past that point…"

It turned out that the black cat Didimoss was thinking of his future. It was true that life forms that reversed the natural order were wondrous but at the same time, they bore a tremendous pressure. Their growth was not all smooth sailing, and was even a dead end!

"There's still one such dead end?"

Merlin frowned. He truly did not understand creatures that had reversed the natural order but Augustus should not be wrong. Otherwise, no matter how rare they were in the Void Zone, it was impossible that none of the foreign civilizations had any life forms that reversed the natural order.

The only explanation was that most of them had died due to the natural order. It made sense upon consideration. Life forms that had reversed the natural order would go against it, naturally, being punished and suppressed by the natural order.

"The black cat Didimoss who reverses the natural order due to coincidental circumstances already faces this dead end. If my Illusory World is successful in the future, won't materializing illusions as reality be even scarier? Do I have no hope of success?"

Merlin immediately realized that he was facing the same situation as Didimoss. Moreover, at that point, the power of the natural order he confronted would be even greater. After all, he was creating a brand new world, an entirely new natural order.

"Hehe, Merlin, you're different from Didimoss. If you can gain enlightenment and materialize the Illusory World, you might not be in any danger."

Suddenly, Titus' voice rang out.

"Titus, are you awake?"

Ever since Merlin's Mind Heart had merged with the Illusory World, Titus had later fallen completely silent besides saying a few words in the beginning. It was as if he was calculating the Illusory World's future development.

Now, it looked like Titus was finally awake.

"I've been awake for the past few days. You're going to the Atlan Dimension. How can I not wake up? That's a truly wondrous dimension, a wondrous civilization…"

Although Titus was in the Illusory World, Merlin did not restrain him. Therefore, Titus could observe everything outside through Merlin's Mind Heart, similar to the illusion bead.

"Oh right, Titus. You said earlier that if I materialize reality from illusions, there won't be any danger. How so?"

Currently, materializing the Illusory World did not seem so far-off to Merlin. According to Titus, his Illusory World might be perfected, reaching a high level of accomplishment.

Once the Illusory World was highly accomplished, in the following period, Merlin could start on materializing the Illusory World. This was something Merlin had to face.

"This is what I calculated recently. I've thought about the possible risk you might face, which is the natural order's power! The Void Zone is a type of natural order. It's like an instrument of precise operation. The occasional errors won't affect it. It simply had to rectify those errors slowly. Just like Didimoss who reverses the natural order. His dead end is the natural order's rectification of a previous error.

"However, you're different, Merlin. Your Illusory World, once it starts to materialize, will be comparable to another natural order. The natural order of the Void Zone would obstruct you frantically. Of course, your Illusory World would erupt with even more formidable strength. If the Illusory World shatters, you'll die as well. If you succeed, the Void Zone will be powerless against you. It's just like two countries waging war. If you've really reached that point, you'll be on equal footing with the Void Zone."

Through Titus' detailed explanation, Merlin vaguely understood the matter. A creature that had reversed the natural order like the black cat Didimoss, although having done so by coincidence, would never be like Aruba, growing to a point where they could threaten the Void Zone, let alone shatter the natural order.

This was because their strength was too minuscule. In other words, the black cat Didimoss was formed by a part of the Void Zone's natural order, just that there had been some error.

Nonetheless, Merlin was different. It was as if he was stocking up his strength now, a nation that was stealthily expanding. Once there was a conflict, which was when the Illusory World was materialized, it would be too late for the Void Zone to try stopping him. At that point, it depended on who was mightier.

Thus, if he had reached that stage, Merlin was not in much danger, having at least the capability to retaliate.

Upon learning of the black cat Didimoss' worry, Merlin consoled him. "Didimoss, you don't have to worry. Has it been that long since you've reversed the natural order to become a living creature? Even if it's a dead end, it's still far into the future. Who knows, there might be a turning point."

"Turning point?"

The black cat Didimoss did not know what turning point could there be. Still, Merlin believed this. If his Illusory World could be materialized, would he still worry about being unable to protect the black cat Didimoss?

Even if Merlin could not materialize the Illusory World as reality, that was no concern. This time, they were heading to the Atlan Dimension. Merlin had great ambitions, harboring the intention to thoroughly resolve the Atlan civilization.

If there came a day when the black cat Didimoss could not avoid his dead end, he could enter the Atlan Dimension. In there, he would not detect any power of the natural order. Even if the Void Zone's natural order was formidable, so what?

Merlin suddenly had a feeling that back when the Vestigial Tribe took over the Void Zone, were they doing what Merlin was doing now to escape the natural order's restraints? It was just that they had used a different method.

All at once, Merlin was filled with anticipation toward this mission of entering the Atlan Dimension.

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Chapter 823: A Universe of Stars?

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"Look quickly. That's the Atlan Dimension, right?"

After Merlin's counsel, the black cat Didimoss no longer worried over his dead end, especially after Merlin pointed out that when they had controlled the Atlan Dimension in the future, the black cat Didimoss could still hide inside the Atlan Dimension if he faced a dead end.

Therefore, Didimoss was now more interested in the Atlan Dimension. During this trip to the Atlan Dimension, he would spare no effort in helping Merlin control the Atlan Dimension.

Although it would be difficult, the black cat Didimoss did not fear much other than the void-level warship.

"Tight security? As long as there's no ultimate existence, there's no problem."

Merlin noticed the rows of countless warships at the entrance of the Atlan Dimension including a few dimension-level warships. Nonetheless, to him, even the heaviest guard would be useless if there were no ultimate existences unless this was completely guarded by puppets. In that case, his Mind Control would not be of any use.

However, in terms of ultimate existences, who among those Eight Lord Gods would be willing to guard the Atlan Dimension? It was impossible, so this was Merlin's opportunity.

Merlin's gaze swept across these warships. He realized that most of the warships had entered the Void Zone from the Atlan Dimension. Conversely, the Void Zone's warships seldom returned to the Atlan Dimension.

Merlin did not panic. He knew that he was now on a secret mission and must never panic. Otherwise, if he was discovered, the Atlan civilization would likely prepare relevant countermeasures. This might even induce the God Alliance's attack against the Spell Caster civilization.

After all, if they found out that the Slothful Beast was not around, who knew if the God Alliance would try attacking again. To ensure that the Atlan civilization remained in the dark, Merlin's every step must be careful and calculated.

Thus, Merlin waited outside the Atlan Dimension for no less than a few months. He conscientiously observed the warships that entered and exited the Atlan Dimension.

Finally, he saw a few empire-level warships returning to the Atlan Dimension. He had generally figured out a pattern. These empire-level warships were surely transporting some resources unique to the Void Zone, delivering them to the Atlan Dimension.

"Merlin, it's been so long. When are we heading into the Atlan Dimension?"

The black cat Didimoss was asking this for the third time. Having hidden here for a few months without making a single move, the black cat Didimoss had gotten impatient long ago.

Merlin smiled. His eyes fixed onto the empire-level warships in front, which were still a distance away from the Atlan Dimension.

"Alright, these are the ones. They'll surely return to the Atlan Dimension. Didimoss, let's go!"

Merlin had not been observing without purpose these few months. He had kept a constant watch. He was now certain that these empire-level warships were returning to the Atlan Dimension, so he immediately led the black cat Didimoss and flew directly toward those warships.

"Haha, we're finally leaving this place and entering the Atlan Dimension!"

The black cat Didimoss appeared overjoyed. He sprawled quietly on Merlin's shoulder. Merlin wore a serene expression but in truth, he had already unleashed the Illusory World.

The enormous Illusory World swiftly enveloped the empire-level warships in front. Those in it did not even notice Merlin's presence as their minds were already under his control.

"Whoosh."

Merlin had controlled the Atlans in the warship to open the hatch. He carried Didimoss, and entered the empire-level warship directly.

It was warm in the warship. There were not many people, fewer than a hundred who were controlling the warship, progressing toward the Atlan Dimension.

"Captain!"

Merlin directly went to the control center, seemingly unnoticed by those within. In truth, it was not that he was unnoticed but their minds were already under Merlin's control, so they were helpless.

Before Merlin was a middle-aged man who wore a gray-green uniform. He appeared rather dignified but currently, he was incomparably obedient before Merlin.

"Master."

This middle-aged captain cried out respectfully. Those who were controlled were not much different from puppets.

Merlin asked mildly, "Where are you heading now?"

"Master, we're now transporting from the Delma Metal Mine, returning to the Atlan Dimension for it to be refined. This mineral has wide applications but it's very rare in the Atlan Dimension. Although it's rare in the Void Zone too, the Void Zone is large, so we can accumulate much more Delma Metal than there is in the Atlan Dimension. Thus, we're sending these metal ores to the Atlan Dimension."

The captain explained the situation in detail. Merlin nodded wordlessly. Although the Atlan Dimension was immense, it was not worth a mention in comparison to the Void Zone. There was no way to compare.

After so many years of development, the Atlan Dimension's abundant resources were nearly exhausted, even on the brink of total extinction. Thus, entering the Void Zone to search for resources was one of the Atlan Dimension's most urgent priorities.

"Very well. Carry on as usual, and enter the Atlan Dimension. Don't pay any attention to us."

After Merlin commanded the captain, he sat in an inconspicuous spot in the control center and waited silently. Soon, the screen was showing that gigantic, unique cloud layer of the Atlan Dimension.

"We've reached the Atlan Dimension's entrance."

Merlin looked steadily at the screen. If there was the slightest oddity, he would immediately control the warship to barge into the Atlan Dimension directly. Nonetheless, it turned out he was overthinking. It was not the first time this warship had come in and out like this. Therefore, after a brief inspection, they were allowed entry.

"Merlin, finally we're about to enter the Atlan Dimension!"

The black cat Didimoss was rather excited and nervous at this moment, staring at the screen as the warship rapidly penetrated the cloud layer. Soon, the screen showed only black, and the entire warship started to shake.

They were entering the Atlan Dimension. This tremor only lasted for a short moment, and the screen soon brightened once more. Nevertheless, Merlin's eyes were wide with astonishment.

"This… Is this a universe? There are stars?"

Merlin stared at everything on the screen in utter shock. Even his Mind Power could not help but extended out from the warship, examining his surroundings. After entering the Atlan Dimension, there were still rows of warships packed together, waiting at the entrance of the Atlan Dimension as if they were going to enter the Void Zone.

However, Merlin was not stunned by these rows of warships but the distant space above. There were numerous stars of unparalleled size or to use a term from his past life, they were planets!

In the pitch-black stretch above, beautiful massive stars emitted a soft glow, silently hanging in the sky. Along with the tightly packed rows of warships, they formed a breathtaking, majestic sight.

Especially since this sight was like déjà vu to Merlin.

"No, these aren't planets. They're not moving, and there are no stars either. This isn't a universe at all."

Merlin frowned. Initially, he was astounded and did not look closely. Now, upon closer inspection, he had discovered many divergences from his previous life's universe and planets.

To start with, these "planets" did not move. Moreover, there was still powerful gravity here, so it was not like the universe at all.

Still, when Merlin looked down, he saw that in the dusky light, there were dim flashes of storm and fire, wreaking havoc. He thought carefully – was this not the land of the dimension? However, who knew how many layers of this current land had been excavated, revealing the Dimension Core within.

Every dimension had a Dimension Core. The thing that was giving off tremendous energy below must be the Dimension Core. This was ultimately a dimension, only it was slightly different from the dimensions of the Void Zone. After all, it was created by the Vestigial Tribe.

However, Merlin had never seen such a colossal Dimension Core. Furthermore, the "planets" that hung suspended in mid-air unmoving were filled with life. They were the place where many Atlans lived.

"What are those things of gorgeous colors?"

Merlin asked the captain of the warship directly.

"Master, these are the starships in which we Atlans live. Our Atlan civilization lives in warships. The starships are much larger than dimension-level warships, and more terrifying as well. In war, they can even become the most fearsome warships in an instant! However, in so many years, the Atlan Dimension has been peaceful overall. No wide-scale war has broken out, so these starships aren't used much at all, and had been turned into places of residence."

After the captain's explanation, Merlin and the black cat Didimoss were both shocked, feeling rather incredulous. It turned out that these "planets" that looked as large as dimensions were warships.

All Atlans were living in warships.

As for the reason this happened, after further inquiries, Merlin found that a long time ago, a war had erupted in the Atlan Dimension. Every side required huge amounts of resources, and even the land was treated as a form of resources.

In the end, after extensive consumption, the land of the Atlan Dimension was nearly used up. Finally, they had noticed the Dimension Core buried deep within the land, which was the impressive aspect of the Atlan Dimension created by the Vestigial Tribe.

It was because of this Dimension Core that the Atlan civilization no longer had to worry about their energy source. Thus, even though they lived in warships, the Atlans could still live a good life and continue expanding their civilization.

Currently, the Atlan civilization had already been developed to the point that they could transmute energy into any material. Food, water, light, and so on, could all be transmuted from energy.

This was frightening. In this aspect, the Atlan civilization had nearly caught up to the Vestigial Tribe that had taken over the entire Void Zone.

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Chapter 824: The Senate and the Army

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"The Atlan civilization… Who's your ruler?"

Since Merlin had entered the Atlan civilization, naturally, he wanted to figure out the structure of this civilization. The Spell Caster civilization knew very little about the Atlan civilization. Their knowledge was limited, not even knowing who the highest ruler was.

The captain replied immediately, "None of us is the highest ruler. The institutions with the highest authority are the Senate and the military. Initially, it was just the Senate but this recent foray the Void Zone has always been advocated by the military. Therefore, the influence of the army has now reached a point where it's comparable to the Senate. These warships, puppets, and so on belong to the army. Even the Marshall who has led us into the Void Zone is a military man as well. However, he has links to the Senate too, which is why he's the best choice."

After the captain's explanation, Merlin gradually learned that in the Atlan civilization, it was the Senate that held the supreme authority. It consisted of merely nine Senators. The Senate controlled each department of the entire Atlan civilization, allowing systematic development.

At first, the Senate controlled the army as well but after the military had proposed to exit the dimension and enter the Void Zone, the army's influence had expanded. Currently, they had grown to a point nearly equal to the Senate. This was the current situation of the entire Atlan civilization.

"You're now returning to the army?"

"That's right, we're returning to the army."

Merlin fell into silent contemplation. He knew that he must never let this warship return to the army or there would be trouble. However, he could not let them go. Without his Mind Control, when these people had regained consciousness, they would recall this incident of Merlin's Mind Control.

In that case, the only option was to completely destroy this warship!

Nonetheless, even so, he could not just destroy it rashly. If the warship was suddenly destroyed, it was sure to attract much attention. In the end, the ensuing investigation might notice some abnormalities or detect Merlin, considering the Atlan civilization's technology.

Therefore, he must destroy this warship without attracting too much attention.

After a long moment, Merlin asked the captain, "Would an empire-level warship self-destruct due to some malfunction? In a way that neither the Senate nor the army would find out the cause?"

The captain's mind was now under full control, so he would not object even to their own suicides. Thus, he thought carefully. "There's a way indeed. Most empire-level warships might suffer from engine failure. Plus, it just so happens we're now passing the energy storm zone. This is where the Dimension Core's energy runs wild, and even dimension-level warships might be destroyed. If we're swept into this zone, there'd be no way to find out the cause at all."

Merlin thought it over. This was a viable plan indeed, so he nodded. "Very well. You're now to send a distress signal to the army immediately, saying that there's some problem with your engine and you're unable to control your warship. Then, quickly head toward the energy storm zone."

The captain followed Merlin's orders and started to send a distress signal. Following that, he intentionally headed toward the energy storm zone. Soon, Merlin could see the gusts of terrifying storms before him, inducing a sense of threat in him.

"It's all energy… This dimension created by the Vestigial Time is truly unusual!"

Merlin knew that this was merely a trickle of energy discharged by the Dimension Core. It was able to stir up such a mighty storm. Even if the Atlan civilization were to exploit this for countless years or a hundred million years, it would not make a dent.

What the Atlan civilization lacked was certain resources, especially some precious minerals. Although energy could be transmuted into many materials, a warship could not be transmuted solely from energy. Only by relying on the Void Zone's resources, constantly delivering them back here, could they manufacture endless warships and puppets.

"Very well, go on. Head toward the energy storm!"

Merlin's eyes were icy without a trace of mercy. He knew that this was the best plan. It would not reveal his tracks, plus he could leave safely. His only recourse was to let this empire-level warship self-destruct.

"Didimoss, let's go!"

From the warship, Merlin piloted a small spaceship. This sort of small spaceship had no fighting power and was tiny, able to accommodate a few dozen people at most. Moreover, it bore no special mark and could be found anywhere in the Atlan civilization. Most Atlans used this small-sized spaceship to travel around.

Therefore, even if Merlin piloted this small spaceship, he would not arouse suspicion.

"Rumble."

After the empire-level warship moved ceaselessly into the energy storm zone, the frightening crushing force of the energy immediately tore the warship into pieces. There was no trace of life left.

Merlin knew that this warship was utterly annihilated. Not even the Atlan civilization would be able to find the true cause, and they could only treat it as a regular "warship accident".

"Didimoss, we can't stay here. The army's warships will be here soon, so we have to leave."

After Merlin had ascertained that no one had survived, he immediately steered the spaceship into the distance. With this spaceship, Merlin could disguise himself as an actual Atlan for now. The only trouble was his identification.

Each Atlan had their own identification. To enter any starship, one must have identification. Otherwise, if he was unable to be identified, he would be treated as a "terrorist".

Therefore, Merlin would try his best to avoid entering the starships.

"Merlin, where are we going now? I have to say, there are no ultimate existences, so let me have my fill. I'll gobble up all of these Atlans."

The black cat Didimoss said lazily. He had been by Merlin's side for so long and had nothing to do. Plus, these Atlans looked puny and pitiful.

Merlin laughed in response. "Didimoss, can you swallow the entire herd? With such a massive dimension, even if you keep on eating, you'll never finish."

"Even if I can't, there's still the Slothful Beast. It has a huge appetite, able to swallow gigantic dimensions. Even if this dimension is bigger, we'll just eat the Atlans. Soon, we'll polish them off."

As he stared at the black cat Didimoss' plump body, Merlin shook his head powerlessly. If he truly went this route, based on the Atlan civilization's immensity, it would take a few hundred or thousand years to eat up all of the Atlans.

Furthermore, he still had not determined if the Atlan civilization possessed some terrifying items. Acting hastily might lead them to danger. Even with the Slothful Beast, Merlin had to be cautious.

"We'll understand the situation first, then look for clues regarding the void-level warship. Once we do that, and there's really nothing of any threat to us, we'll strike."

Merlin's thinking was different from Didimoss'. The black cat Didimoss wanted to swallow everything but Merlin wanted to learn how to fully control the Atlan civilization.

Even if he could not control, he would have to destroy the Atlan civilization utterly. He must not be trapped here in the Atlan Dimension without end. Otherwise, as time dragged on, when his opponents had manufactured their void-level warship, the Spell Caster civilization would be at risk.

The black cat Didimoss did not say anything else but sprawled across Merlin's shoulder, choosing to take a snoring nap. Meanwhile, Merlin controlled the small spaceship, keeping his distance from the starships as he moved along casually.In the peaceful air, three enormous warships were chasing after a small spaceship.

Although the spaceship was tiny, it seemed to have been modified. Its speed was not inferior to the three warships at all. Furthermore, it had an offensive system as well, only it appeared rather weak against those three warships.

Within the small spaceship, there were currently ten or so men and women, dressed in black armor. This was ordinary protective armor. Of course, it was not the most classified Gray Light Armor found in the Atlan civilization's internal factions.

"D*mn it, we still can't shake off these three tails. What do we do? If we continue running, the three city-level warships are enough to wipe us out."

A woman with long, blonde hair stared at the screen anxiously. Behind them, the three city-level warships were pursuing them relentlessly.

"They won't destroy us. They want us alive. Otherwise, with their warships' attacking power, they'd have destroyed us long ago. They must want us alive."

A muscular man with a scar on his face spoke in gravelly tones.

"That's right, they want to capture us alive. After all, we're worth a lot of money in their eyes. Thus, we can simply keep running without worrying about anything. The only concern is, how much energy do we have left?"

At the mention of energy, everyone in the spaceship fell silent. This spaceship had been modified, boasting great speed and attacking powers, and could be considered an armed spaceship.

Nonetheless, a spaceship was still a spaceship. Even though it was armed, it had no way to compare with a real warship. It must be known that these were city-level warships. One shot was enough to wipe them out. Even though the warships were not firing at them, wishing to capture these people alive, their power source could easily outlast the spaceship's power, finally capturing them.

The three warships behind them planned on exhausting their energy before capturing them alive. Although everyone knew this was their opponents' plan, it was a solid plan. Plus, the spaceship could not retaliate.

"What do we do? Are we just going to wait for our doom? We don't want them to capture us alive."

"If we don't want to be captured alive, there are many solutions. If we really reach the moment where our energy's run out, and have no other options, then we can only choose self-destruction! At that point, we'll make them pay even if we have to die!"

The scar-faced man said brusquely, his words revealing a hint of determination.

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Chapter 825: Rescue

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The three city-level warships continued to chase after that small spaceship relentlessly. Finally, the small spaceship's power source was nearly used up, and it slowed down.

Those on the warships started to cheer. It should be known that those in the small spaceship were not ordinary targets. They were members of the "Rebellion Army" that had been elusive.

"Haha, we've finally captured the Rebellion Army alive. These people are extremely despicable, instigating Atlans everywhere. I heard that some places were instigated by this Rebellion Army, erupting chaos. Capturing them is a great merit. However, we must be careful in case they put up a last-ditch struggle."

The Atlans in the warships appeared cautious as well. Although they were excited, they remained vigilant against the "Rebellion Army", not daring to approach them lightly.

After determining that the spaceship had no power left and truly could not move anymore, the three city-level warships gradually approached.

"Rebellion Army in the spaceship, turn off your engine at once and set up a communication link. We want to see everything going on in your spaceship. We'll give you some time to consider. If you don't do as we say, we'll attack immediately!"

The three city-level warships did not act rashly, not even going too near. As long as the spaceship shut down its engine and establish a communication link, they could use this link to monitor every movement of the spaceship, even accessing the spaceship's control directly. In that case, any the Rebellion Army's plans would be useless.

The three warships were cautious but there was only silence in the spaceship.

"Originally, we wanted to self-destruct to affect those three warships. Now, it looks like they're too careful. Our self-destruction wouldn't harm them. I suggest that we initiate the self-destruct sequence."

The scar-faced man said in a determined voice.

Everyone else became quiet. Although they were the Rebellion Army, no one wanted to die. Even if there was the slightest hope, they would not choose to self-destruct.

However, now they truly had no other way out, surrounded by the three city-level warships. This armed spaceship that had just a little power left was not of much use.

"I agree. Let's initiate the self-destruct sequence."

Finally, someone else agreed. Soon, the rest agreed as well.

"Self-destruct sequence initiated. The countdown begins now. Ten, nine, eight…"

As the cold electronic voice rang out, they watched as the countdown of the self-destruct sequence approached the end. Although it was merely ten seconds, it seemed an eternity of agony to them.

It was not pleasant to slowly wait for the taste of death…In the dark icy space, no one noticed that a small spaceship was hidden at a great distance.

"Should I rescue them? They're from the Atlan civilization but enemies of these warships."

It was Merlin in this spaceship. A few days ago, he had discovered this spaceship which was hunted by the three warships. He had followed it at a great distance without revealing himself. Although the distance was immense, avoiding the warships' sensors, Merlin's Mind Power was rather tremendous, able to observe everything clearly.

He knew that those on the spaceship were now at the end of their rope.

"Currently, I urgently need to understand the Atlan civilization – the more detailed, the better. As identification is a problem, I can't enter the starships. Even so, these people seem to be in conflict with the authorities of the Atlan civilization. Just right for me to blend in."

Merlin considered and ultimately decided to act. Nonetheless, this was the Atlan civilization. Before he ascertained the situation thoroughly, it was unwise to use a power foreign to the Atlan civilization.

However, his tiny spaceship was useless against these three city-level warships.

"Oh right, I have an empire-level warship. It doesn't even need to be manned for the Matrix is controlling it."

Merlin's eyes brightened. The empire-level warship was much more powerful than a city-level warship. Even in the Void Zone, it was a force comparable to an Honored Legend, a warship of high-ranking in the Atlan civilization.

With this in mind, Merlin immediately whipped out the empire-level warship, then kept the small spaceship before entering the warship.

"Honored Master, what are your orders?"

Although the Matrix controlled the empire-level warship, it was inextricably linked to Merlin hence he had control over it.

"Matrix, destroy those three city-level warships!"

Merlin instantly commanded the Matrix. Immediately, the empire-level warship's cannon started to aim, locking onto the three city-level warships swiftly.

"Fire!"

"Boom!"

Three fearsome beams of light shot by in a flash, thundering toward the three city-level warships.

"What? A danger alert?"

"D*mn it, we've been targeted. What's going on?"

"It's an empire-level warship. My heavens, have they misunderstood? The army has equipped our warships with a special identification system. How can there be a mistake? Could it be the Rebellion Army's warship?"

"I heard that the Rebellion Army has seized empire-level warships but only a few to think that we've encountered one. Ask for assistance quickly. We're under attack from the Rebellion Army's empire-level warship…"

The three city-level warships directed all their energy into their defensive energy shields at once. If they were faced with a common city-level warship, doing this might be useful in blocking the attack.

Nonetheless, they were up against an empire-level warship comparable to an Honored Legend. Thus, their efforts were useless.

"Bang bang bang."

Three deafening explosions sounded as the three city-level warships blew up like fireworks in the cold dark empty space, reduced to fragments.

At this sight, the Rebellion Army of the armed spaceship watched with mouths agape.

"Countdown for self-destruct sequence – three, two, one…"

The armed spaceship's self-destruct sequence had nearly reached the final second. Fortunately, someone in the Rebellion Army had managed to respond in time, yelling, "Stop the self-destruct sequence."

"Beep. Self-destruct sequence stopped!"

"Phew…"

Everyone sighed softly in relief. The spaceship had nearly self-destructed. No one would have imagined that the tide would turn at this point.

"What's going on? Why would that empire-level warship destroy the three city-level warships?"

"It doesn't bear the logo of the Rebellion Army, so it shouldn't be our empire-level warship. Moreover, no matter how impressive the Rebellion Army's warships are, it can't possibly appear here out of the blue."

"We must be careful. There might be something fishy about this warship."

These members of the Rebellion Army appeared prudent and cautious, staring attentively at the screen at that colossal warship which appeared in the distance. Just the body of the ship alone gave them a sense of pressure.

This was one of the high-level warships of the Atlan civilization – the empire-level warship. It could not possibly be stationed there for the sake of the average starships. Only strongholds directly under the army might be stationed with an empire-level warship but even then, it would be in small numbers such as one or two.

Now that an empire-level warship had popped up here, it was suspicious indeed.

As the enormous warship approached, the Rebellion Army became nervous. They did not know whether they had gotten out of the frying pan into the fire.

"Beep. Unknown communication request. Accept request?"

The mechanical female voice in the spaceship rang out suddenly.

Those on the spaceship exchanged dismayed glances. Finally, an armored man who was the head made the call, saying hoarsely, "Accept communication request."

Soon, an unfamiliar face appeared on the screen, looking rather excessively young. Nevertheless, the Atlan civilization's technology was very advanced, even able to extend lives to a significant extent. It was easy to live to a few hundred or a thousand years. Thus, almost every Atlan appeared youthful and beautiful.

However, as the average lifespan increased sharply, the population numbers shot up as well. The entire Atlan Dimension was huge in the first place but their population numbered in the millions and billions. Luckily, the Atlan civilization had come up with the crucial technology for transmuting energy into materials. Otherwise, having to feed so many mouths would be a gargantuan problem.

"Who are you? What do you really want?"

The Rebellion Army's leader, upon seeing Merlin, shot out a string of questions.

As for the young man on the screen, he smiled calmly. "I think first, you have to thank me for rescuing all of you!"

The spaceship was dead silent. It was true, this young man had rescued them.

"I'm just like you. After seeing how I destroyed the three city-level warships, you should stop being so wary. Now, this place is unsafe. Before they were annihilated, they must've sent out a distress signal. If we stay here, none of us will be able to leave. Bring your spaceship into my warship."

Following that, the communication ended. Soon, the colossal empire-level warship began to open its rear cabin, which could accommodate a few hundred small spaceships.

"Bellio, this person is odd. However, he's seasoned and careful as well, so we must be the same."

Merlin's tactic of cutting off the communication immediately was an old trick. This made sense. Someone who could pilot an empire-level warship to destroy city-level warships – how could they be that simple?

This group's leader was named Bellio. Of course, he knew that there was something fishy about their savior but what choice did they have now?

"Staying here is dangerous indeed. No matter what, he destroyed the city-level warships. The Senate and the army will never let him off the hook. Even if he doesn't belong to our Rebellion Army for now, we can request for him to join us in the future!"

Bellio's face broke out into a smile. If they could persuade this person who possessed an empire-level warship to join the Rebellion Army, his position in the Rebellion Army would become much higher.

Thus, these ten or so members of the Rebellion Army did not hesitate, immediately steering their spaceship into the cabin of the warship.

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Chapter 826: The Rebellion Army

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"Huh? There's no one here? A full-intelligence system – how's that possible?"

When Bellio's group stepped into the empire-level warship, their eyes were filled with astonishment. In the enormous empire-level warship, no one who was controlling the ship for it was a full-intelligence system.

"Any questions?"

An unfamiliar voice spoke, following which they watched as a young man with eyes abstruse eyes walked out from the warship, staring at them serenely.

Everyone exchanged a glance. Of course, they had questions, major ones at that. According to their understanding, even the dimension-level warship had not been fully automated. After all, a warship was not just operating an engine. There were the cannon system, the life system, the navigation system, and so on, even the ability to traverse space.

Therefore, intelligent systems were always only able to assist but not fully control the warship. All the warships of the Atlan civilization that Merlin saw were still controlled by Atlans.

"A full-intelligence warship – we've never seen one before. Can it be the army's newest technological breakthrough? If that's the case, how come you're controlling it?"

Bellio's expression was aloof but his voice was unusually steady.

Merlin's heart leaped. He had overlooked this issue. He had always relied on the Matrix to control the empire-level warship. Previously, he did not think much of it, even feeling that it was ordinary. However, now that he was interrogated by Bellio, he felt that the Matrix was unusual indeed. It was no longer a common intelligent system as it was able to control such a huge warship.

Although he was caught off guard, Merlin soon thought of a response, saying softly, "You're the Rebellion Army, so do you know that the army is recently advocating for war?"

"Of course we do. The army's influence had swelled because they claimed that they could lead us out of this dimension, entering the vast Void Zone. This incessant war had caused countless deaths. This isn't what we want so we rebel against the army, the Senate, and the Atlan Federation!"

Bellio and the rest of the Rebellion Army seemed to turn proud at this moment as if they were carrying out an incomparably sacred duty.

In truth, the Rebellion Army felt this way. What they were undertaking was a sacred endeavor, opposing the military presence in the Void Zone, opposing the war.

'I didn't expect that the Atlan civilization would be internally divided… However, it's not that surprising. Even the Spell Caster civilization, at the start, had parties who wanted to reconcile with the Atlan civilization. Only the three Great Arcane Wizards knew that this was impossible. So, they did not bother. However, these people have established a Rebellion Army. I can use them to conceal my identity!'

Many thoughts flashed in Merlin's mind but he quickly responded, "Since you know of the army's wicked acts, they're not necessarily unrivaled in the Void Zone. Otherwise, there won't be so many deaths. I'm one of those who entered the Void Zone. The Void Zone is too formidable. There are tyrannical forces that can easily wipe out thousands of warships. The dimension-level warships that we think are the strongest aren't even worth mentioning before those overwhelming forces. The army has run into trouble. You must've received reports that the army has gathered more warships lately?"

Bellio and the rest were shocked, their faces shifting uncertainly. Following that, he nodded. "That's right. We've received such news indeed. The army has mobilized warships on a wide scale lately, even starting to expand their forces. This time, we came here to investigate what's happening in the Federation – we didn't expect they'd been defeated in the Void Zone. Humph, this foolish army and the passive Senate that are suppressed by the army. That army sees only war. Once they have the authority, they would surely start a large-scale war. Our dimension has been destroyed by war."

The Rebellion Army was opposed to war and marching into the Void Zone. Even if they marched in, it must be in a peaceful manner, not starting a war.

Merlin silently disapproved of this. The Rebellion Army was so naïve, it was almost cute. Although the Void Zone was large, which area was not occupied by foreign civilizations? If a new civilization rose, it would surely cause a war. Back when the Spell Caster civilization rose, they had wiped out countless weak civilizations as well before finally expanding to their current glorious state.

Merlin did not care how the Rebellion Army had acted. Now, he needed to earn their trust, and must thus justify this "intelligent system" issue.

"Since they ran into problems in the Void Zone, the army brought some incomplete technology, which is this full-intelligence system. As to how I operate this warship to return to the Atlan Dimension, I believe this is none of your concern, eh?"

"Hehe, indeed it's not our business. Still, you drove this warship back to the Atlan Dimension on your own, a deserter through and through in the eyes of the army. You also destroyed three city-level warships. By now, you've become the Federation's enemy. Where can you go? Why don't you follow us back to the Rebellion Army? We can protect you. Similarly, you can enhance our Rebellion Army's strength. There'll come a day when we'll overthrow the army and the Senate, establishing a peaceful, just world!"

Bellio's words made everyone's eyes shone. Nonetheless, Merlin shook his head helplessly. These people were idealists. After they survived in the Void Zone for a while, they would change their minds.

"Join your Rebellion Army? Your Rebellion Army has always been suppressed by the Federation. What future is there in joining you?"

Merlin would not agree at once, which might arouse suspicion. After all, the Federation's power was still the greatest in the Atlan civilization, and it was a complete institution. Joining the Rebellion Army, in the eyes of many, was rather insane.

Most who joined the Rebellion Army were criminals, rogues or perhaps adventurers and idealists, and so on. A Rebellion Army like this would not accomplish much.

Unless there was a miracle.

"Miracle? Am I not the bringer of miracles to them?"

A smirk flitted over Merlin's lips as he stared evenly at Bellio and the rest.

Still, Bellio was able to recognize reality, laying things out orderly. "Our Rebellion Army is indeed somewhat disorganized now, and we're rather weak in power. However, it's the only place that can protect you. After all, you steering such a massive warship is too easily noticed. If you're blocked, I'm afraid you'd be greeted with dimension-level warships."

As if he was considering Bellio's words, Merlin finally spoke with "great reluctance", "Alright, then I shall follow you to take a look at the Rebellion Army first, and see how it's like?"

"Haha, you'll grow to like the place."

Bellio and the rest cheered. Although they had encountered danger, they had roped in an empire-level warship, one equipped with the army's secretly researched, full-intelligence system. Such an advanced warship was undoubtedly the number one asset even in the Rebellion Army.

The Rebellion Army had only one dimension-level warship. This was the fundamental reason the Rebellion Army could survive up until now. As for the other warships, they were too rare. Even city-level warships were few, much less empire-level warships. Mostly, they only had armed spaceships that were modified.

Nevertheless, against the Federation's warships, these were useless.

Following that, everyone sat in the warship, flying toward the Rebellion Army. On the way, the members of the Rebellion Army seemed curious about this empire-level warship. They were not high-level members of the Rebellion Army. Otherwise, they would not be sent to such a hazardous investigation mission. It was their first time setting foot in an empire-level warship.

Meanwhile, Merlin stood by one side, finding out about the Atlan civilization, especially the major issues. Currently, Merlin still had some reservations such as the void-level warship. It definitely could not be easily created in the Void Zone, and must be manufactured in advance in the Atlan Dimension, so where was this place? It must be the biggest secret. Only a few people would know, and Merlin was using his inquiries to speculate about some possible locations.

Other than the void-level warship which made Merlin apprehensive, Merlin's mind was lingering over a stubborn uneasiness. Ever since he entered the Atlan Dimension, this uneasiness had stayed with him.

After some consideration, he realized that the Atlan Dimension was left behind by the Vestigial Tribe. Its most mystical aspect was its ability to cut off the natural order. What did the Vestigial Tribe use to cut off the natural order?

This was something Merlin had to find out urgently. Only after resolving both of these inquiries to a reasonable extent would Merlin act with swift tremendous force to annihilate the Atlan civilization.

Only after he had an absolute guarantee would Merlin act.

"Merlin, I'm awake. These people are so weak. Why don't you act? I'm rather ravenous now. This place is filled with energy, it's wonderful…"

The black cat Didimoss had woken up. He stared at the starships beyond the warship, and the Dimension Core below, his eyes gleaming with desire.

Due to the Dimension Core left by the Vestigial Tribe, this place was filled with energy everywhere. This was where Didimoss had the best advantage. Moreover, without the natural order, could Didimoss break past the critical point?

In that case, the black cat Didimoss would forever be unable to leave the Atlan Dimension. Otherwise, if he went out, he would suffer the onslaught of the Void Zone's natural order.

"These people are weak indeed but they ultimately received a large part of knowledge and technology left by the Vestigial Tribe. The Vestigial Tribe could even kill powerful beings like the Thirty-six Emperors. Didimoss, we'd better be careful, and only act when we're certain of success."

Merlin pacified the black cat Didimoss. Merlin dared not underestimate the Vestigial Tribe in the slightest.

"Beep. Danger alert. A few small spaceships are approaching from the front. Destroy them?"

After an unknown period, the piercing warning rang out, startling awake everyone in the warship.

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Chapter 827: The Three Battalions

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"Spaceships?"

Indeed, more than ten spaceships had appeared onscreen. Moreover, they were all modified armed warships. Even so, these spaceships were no threat at all against Merlin's empire-level warship. An auxiliary laser cannon was enough to easily destroy these armed spaceships.

"Don't, Merlin. These are the armed spaceships of the Rebellion Army, only they belonged to the Second Battalion."

As Bellio stared at the spaceships onscreen that were approaching without stopping, he looked uncomfortable. Merlin looked at the rest, whose expressions were stiff as well as if they disliked these armed spaceships.

"They're the armed spaceships of the Rebellion Army?"

In the end, Merlin did not fire, merely maintaining the warship's defensive shield.

"Beep. Unknown communication request. Accept request?"

"Accept!"

Merlin immediately accepted the other party's communication request, following which a well-built man's face appeared onscreen.

"Stop. This is the Rebellion Army Headquarters. Who are you?"

They were still a long distance away from the Rebellion Army Headquarters. These spaceships must be here on patrol, coming across this empire-level warship by coincidence.

Of course, they were unafraid as well. After all, if this warship was sent by the Federation, it would not be just one empire-level warship. Furthermore, this warship still had not activated its cannons.

"Humph, we're the First Battalion. I'm Bellio!"

Bellio immediately replied in gravelly tones when he saw this man.

"The First Battalion? I didn't know that the First Battalion had an empire-level warship to spare."

The well-built man's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. The First Battalion and their Second Battalion were not on peaceful terms. If it were not for their leader's control, they would have erupted in conflict long ago.

"You can check with His Excellency Commander Keno of the First Battalion. The mission we're carrying out is personally ordered by the Commander himself!"

Bellio spoke coldly.

Thereafter, the face onscreen became silent, contacting the First Battalion's Commander Keno.

"Beep. Unknown communication request. Accept request?"

"Accept!"

Another man who looked like he belonged to the military appeared onscreen. He glanced at Bellio and the rest, his face revealing his astonishment. "Bellio, it's really you guys? How come you're piloting an empire-level warship?"

Commander Keno was stunned. He had sent Bellio and the rest to find out some information but did not ask them to hijack an empire-level warship. Even if he had, they could not possibly have succeeded.

"Your Excellency, during our mission, we were hunted by the Federation's warships. Luckily, Merlin saved us, and the empire-level warship is his. The specifics of the matter are more complicated. We'll report to Your Excellency when we return."

Commander Keno who was onscreen noticed Merlin's unfamiliar face. Merlin was not a member of the Rebellion Army.

"Your Excellency Merlin, welcome on board the First Battalion of our Rebellion Army! Please be rest assured, we're very safe here. I'll ask them to let your warship pass."

After a pause, Commander Keno seemed to recall something, saying to Bellio softly, "Bellio, I'll immediately send someone from the First Battalion to meet you. Before that, you mustn't let anyone on board the warship. Remember, not anyone!"

Bellio seemed to connect this with something, and nodded solemnly.

Following that, Commander Keno vanished, and that previous well-built man appeared once more.

"Commander Keno has already confirmed your identities. You may pass. Let's go, my spaceship will escort you to headquarters."

Following that, Merlin's warship trailed behind the spaceships and continued on its way.

In the small spaceship, that well-built man was hurriedly reporting to his superiors. This time, he was directly reporting to the Second Battalion's Commander Lombass.

"Your Excellency Commander Lombass, we've just discovered that a scouting group of the First Battalion has returned with an empire-level warship. What are your instructions?"

The face onscreen was handsome and very young. Nonetheless, based on his abstruse, cold eyes, one knew that he had lived for a long time.

In the Atlan civilization, one's age could not be guessed based on appearance.

"What? The group from the First Battalion had brought back an empire-level warship? This won't do. Keno's First Battalion already has a few empire-level warships. With one more, our Second Battalion will be suppressed completely. Where are you now?"

Commander Lombass immediately raised his head, and spoke seriously.

"Your Excellency, we're escorting the warship back to headquarters," answered the well-built man candidly.

"Returning to headquarters? That's good. Now, you must immediately ask to gain entry into the warship. No matter what you do, gain entry. You must control everyone from the First Battalion in the warship, then bring the warship safely back to the Second Battalion. Remember, bring it back to the Second Battalion. Humph, you're much closer to the station of the Second Battalion. The fleet Keno sent can't catch up to us at all."

An apprehensive look had gripped the well-built man's face. He knew that by "snatching" the First Battalion's warship in broad daylight, although it might not affect Lombass in the end, he would be out of luck.

"Your Excellency, this… If the leader assigns blame, I'm afraid…"

The well-built man spoke awkwardly.

"Humph, what are you scared of? As long as you bring the warship back to the Second Battalion, I'll make you the captain of a city-level warship. Even Keno won't be able to do anything to you. Got it?"

Lombass spoke full of indifference.

The well-built man felt a burst of glee. To become captain of an actual warship, his position would be much higher than his current post as the leader of this scouting group with their armed spaceships. These positions were poles apart with no way of comparison.

Due to the warship's immense power, in addition to the scarce number of warships in the Rebellion Army, any captain of a warship would enjoy a high status, considered a real figure of power within the Rebellion Army.

Lombass immediately promoted an unknown leader of a small group to a warship captain, a figure of real power. Naturally, the well-built man was endlessly delighted.

Still, he knew that what Lombass wanted was this empire-level warship. Only when the empire-level warship was sent to the Second Battalion would he become the captain of a warship.

"Link up to the empire-level warship's communication right now."

"Beep, unknown communication request. Accept request?"

In Merlin's warship, another request for communication sounded.

"Accept."

Merlin saw that the well-built man had appeared onscreen once more, and he frowned. "What do you want?"

The well-built man remained placid, saying lowly, "Our spaceships are too slow. Why don't you open your hatch and let us in? Then we'll be much faster, reaching headquarters even sooner."

"Open the hatch?"

Merlin was rather tempted. These spaceships were slow indeed, not even a tenth of his empire-level warship's speed. This agonizing pace would take who-knew-how-long to reach the Rebellion Army Headquarters.

"Hold on, Your Excellency Merlin. Don't open the cabin at all costs. They're from the Second Battalion. Earlier, Commander Keno has already commanded us not to let anyone enter."

Bellio immediately yelled out loud, stopping Merlin.

Merlin knitted his brow. He now saw the first signs of division within the Rebellion Army. It looked like they were rather disorganized, split into the First Battalion and the Second Battalion.

Moreover, the First Battalion and the Second Battalion did not get along. His empire-level warship was now the target of their struggles.

"This is my warship! In addition, I'm not under Commander Keno yet. I can freely choose which battalion to join, right?"

Merlin said with a humorless smile but his tone had become icy. He could not care less about the bickering between the two battalions. Joining whichever side would not affect Merlin. Anyway, he did not have plans to join the Rebellion Army.

Bellio was slightly taken aback but then recovered. He seemed to have panicked, and his previous "command" seemed to arouse Merlin's antipathy.

With that, Bellio drew in a deep breath and said softly, "Merlin, maybe you're still unclear about some matters within the Rebellion Army. To you, joining the First or the Second Battalion makes a huge difference because our First Battalion is the true Rebellion Army. We've joined the Rebellion Army for the same goal. Those who join the First Battalion want to establish a just, fair world without war. Everyone in the First Battalion is silently fighting for this goal but the other two battalions, humph, they're not as simple.

"First, the Second Battalion is a group of scoundrels, bandits, and rogues. In general, those in the Second Battalion are criminals, a majority of whom were on the death row. They had escaped the Federation and attached themselves to our Rebellion Army. As our Rebellion Army is still weak, we can't turn away anyone. These vagrants, criminals, and scoundrels thus formed the Second Battalion on their own. They're scum. They don't care about any ideal society. After our Rebellion Army has won, we'll clear them away sooner or later.

"As for the Third Battalion, they comprise of captives of Federation army members from successive battles. Due to various reasons like coercion or fear of penalty upon return to the Federation, they joined our Rebellion Army. However, they're extremely disloyal, so they only control some transport ships, having no authority to control warships. Only the First and Second Battalion possess many warships, making up the Rebellion Army's primary forces!

"Your Excellency Merlin, have you come all the way to the Rebellion Army only to join that group of scum and scoundrels?"

Bellio was righteously indignant as he rebuked the Second Battalion before Merlin, allowing Merlin to learn about the power divides within the Rebellion Army. On the surface, they had three battalions but only the First and Second Battalions had actual fighting power.

It was just that the First Battalion comprised true idealists who willingly became the Rebellion Army whereas the Second Battalion was formed by criminals who had no other recourse. Naturally, they were loathed by the First Battalion of idealists.

Merlin shook his head softly. With a Rebellion Army of such complex factions, success was only possible through a miracle…

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Chapter 828: Open Fire I

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Merlin thought about it for a moment, and finally did not agree to the well-built man's request, keeping the hatch closed.

"Your Excellency Merlin, please be rest assured. After joining our First Battalion, you won't regret joining the Rebellion Army. Only the First Battalion is the hope and future of the Rebellion Army!"

Bellio seemed to value Merlin highly or to be more accurate, he valued the full-intelligence empire-level warship. An ordinary empire-level warship was already a formidable military force in the Rebellion Army. Moreover, Merlin's warship was not an average one, equipped with a full-intelligence system. A powerful warship like this did not require anyone to operate it. This was highly useful to the Rebellion Army who did not have many people.

If they could decode this full-intelligence system, the Rebellion Army would not need to worry about nurturing talents to control the warships. After all, a warship could not be controlled by just anyone. Only an expert who had long hours of training would be able to control it.

"Where's the station of the First Battalion?"

Merlin asked immediately. He no longer wished to follow behind those armed spaceships.

Bellio answered right away, "The First Battalion's station is further away but with this warship's speed, we can still reach there quickly. There's no need to be courteous to these scoundrels of the Second Battalion. Just shake them off directly."

Bellio did not like those from the Second Battalion, making a disdainful expression each time he mentioned them. One could well imagine how deep the conflict was between the First and Second Battalion.

With such deep conflict, they could still live alongside each other. It must be due to the intimidation from that dimension-level warship owned by the leader of the Rebellion Army, Medrick.

If ever the First or the Second Battalion obtained a dimension-level warship or Medrick died due to some accident, disturbing the balance of power, the First and Second Battalion would start fighting at once. The Rebellion Army had expanded blindly to reinforce its strength, causing an irreconcilable internal conflict.

In the pitch-dark space, the massive warship started to speed up, paying no mind to those armed spaceships in front, barging forward in a straight line.

How would these armed spaceships dare to clash against this enormous warship? Therefore, they quickly dodged to one side. They could not match the warship's speed at all, and could only watch helplessly as the warship drew further away.

"Leader, the warship had flown away. What do we do?"

These armed spaceships were flown by the Second Battalion. They were rather stupefied when they saw the warship leaving suddenly. Without the warship, Lombass' previous promise was null.

"D*mn it. It must be the instigation of Bellio and the rest in the warship. We must quickly report this to His Excellency the Commander."

Thus, the well-built man hurriedly contacted Lombass.

"Your Excellency Commander Lombass, things don't look good. That empire-level warship, thanks to the poison words of Bellio from the First Battalion, had left us behind. The warship is too fast, and we can't catch up at all. I'm afraid they're heading directly for the First Battalion's station."

The well-built man swiftly reported the situation in detail to Lombass, the Commander of the Second Battalion.

Lombass was somewhat irritable, bellowing furiously, "You trash, what are you waiting for? Forget it, there's no point in you chasing after them. I'll send a warship to intercept this empire-level warship. Humph, being in the territory of my Second Battalion, you wish to slip away to Keno's hands? How delusional!"

After Lombass' enraged rant, the communication was cut off. Everyone exchanged dismayed looks. Their leader's dream had been shattered. He could forget about becoming the captain of a warship.

"D*mn that Bellio, ruining my good fortune. D*mn the First Battalion…"

This lowly group leader's resentment encompassed the First Battalion but he was powerless as he stared at the receding empire-level warship.In a black warship, the First Battalion's Commander Keno was wearing a gray-green military outfit. He was slim but he appeared full of vitality, standing ramrod straight, looking just like a military officer.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to greet Bellio yourself. Although an empire-level warship is valuable, it's enough to send us. Why the big fanfare?"

The adjutant asked, puzzled. Greeting an empire-level warship was still justified. After all, empire-level warships were the main forces of the First Battalion. In the entire First Battalion, there were only eighteen empire-level warships.

However, Keno was now bringing no fewer than nine empire-level warships in addition to over twenty city-level warships. Such a gigantic fleet was nearly enough to form an attack fleet. Was this just to receive an empire-level warship? An outsider might think that a war was starting…

Commander Keno's expression did not shift, his eyes appearing quite inscrutable. Before this, he had communicated with Bellio. Although Bellio did not say anything, Keno had keenly discerned that this empire-level warship was something else.

Of course, he could send some warships to receive them without such great fanfare but it must not be forgotten – this time, Bellio and the rest were passing through an area controlled by the Second Battalion after the guard had been switched.

Based on the behavior of that scoundrel Lombass, he might act to seize a captive empire-level warship directly. After all, it would not be the first time he had snatched a warship.

"I'll go myself. Lombass won't dare to cross the line!"

Commander Keno spoke concisely but everyone could feel the steel in his voice. No one in the First Battalion did not loathe the Second Battalion. Those were an absolute bunch of criminals, scum, and scoundrels, unfit to join the Rebellion Army at all.

Only the First Battalion could represent the Rebellion Army. Nonetheless, although they despised the Second Battalion, it did not mean they would take the Second Battalion lightly. The First Battalion possessed eighteen empire-level warships, and though the Second Battalion was slightly weaker, they had sixteen empire-level warships too, which was not a huge disparity.

If Lombass were to gain this empire-level warship, the Second Battalion would have seventeen empire-level warships. That would be nearly no different from the First Battalion. Would the Second Battalion not act even more arrogantly?

"Your Excellency, we understand. However, we've just received some bad news."

"What is it? Speak."

Commander Keno knitted his brow.

"We've just received news that the Second Battalion's station had sent out three empire-level warships. Moreover, Lombass had ordered various stations to mobilize warships to intercept Bellio and the rest."

The adjutant reported nervously.

The furrow on Commander Keno's forehead deepened, and he said coldly, "Speed up instantly. Don't care about energy consumption and move at the greatest speed. We must reach before Lombass. Otherwise, if any clashes occur, that lunatic Lombass might do something foolish."

After Commander Keno gave the order, nine empire-level warships and more than twenty city-level warships formed a massive fleet. They poured on speed mightily, heading outside the headquarters."Hmm? Isn't that the warship His Excellency the Commander has asked us to look out for? Quick, report this to the Commander."

At a station of the Second Battalion, someone noticed a colossal empire-level warship in the air. This was the Second Battalion's defense area. Naturally, such a large warship could not be concealed no matter what.

Soon, the station had contacted Commander Lombass.

"Your Excellency, we at Station Eight have discovered that empire-level warship. Please instruct us on the next step."

Lombass felt a burst of delight, and said in a low voice, "Station Eight, you have eight city-level warships there, right? Send out all of them and surround that empire-level warship tightly."

"What, surround the warship? Your Excellency, that's an empire-level warship, and we're just small-sized city-level warships, this…"

The person in charge was in an awkward position. Anyone would know the disparity between a city-level and an empire-level warship. Even the defensive shield of the latter could not be defeated. If they started fighting, their eight city-level warships were no match for that huge empire-level warship at all.

"Humph, they want to join the Rebellion Army, so why would they attack? Besides, I'm bringing three empire-level warships. You'll be safe. How about this – if they want to pass your checkpoint, tell them you want to board the warship for inspection. If they don't obey, then stall them momentarily and don't allow them to pass. Got it?"

"Your Excellency, we understand."

The person in charge at Station Eight nodded. It looked like Commander Lombass attached great importance to this empire-level warship. Nonetheless, if one thought about it, if the empire-level warship joined the First Battalion, it would have nineteen empire-level warships while the Second Battalion only had sixteen. Under this trend, the Second Battalion's capability would grow weaker.

Therefore, of course, Lombass would use any means to hold on to this empire-level warship.

Currently, in the empire-level warship, Merlin and the rest were faced with a dilemma. On the large screen, there was a military checkpoint, asking them to open the hatch to allow inspection of the warship's interior.

This was a defensive checkpoint. An inspection was justifiable but the problem was the people at this checkpoint were from the Second Battalion. Of course, Bellio knew that they wanted to seize this chance to enter the warship and gain control.

"Your Excellency Merlin, we mustn't open the hatch. They won't dare to do anything to us."

Bellio said hoarsely.

"If we don't let them inspect, we can't get past this checkpoint. Don't you want to return to the First Battalion?"

Naturally, Merlin had figured out the Second Battalion's plan. They did not force their way on board the warship, merely using the eight city-level warships to surround Merlin's warship tightly. They were waiting for others from the Second Battalion to arrive.

"Commander Keno is sure to send someone from the First Battalion to receive us."

"How far away is the First Battalion? How about the Second Battalion? Look at these people. They've surrounded us, and are waiting for reinforcements from the Second Battalion."

Merlin shook his head powerlessly. If it were up to him, he might as well force his way through.

Bellio's face paled. He knew that what Merlin said made sense. If they were continually delayed here, those from the Second Battalion would surely arrive first. At that point, with a few empire-level warships cornering them, they would not be as "friendly" as they were now.

However, barging through the checkpoint would cause huge trouble. That would be an act of war. Even if it were brought before the leader Medrick, the First Battalion would be penalized.

Merlin shook his head. These people were too indecisive. He ordered the Matrix curtly, "Barge through the checkpoint!"

"Boom."

The gigantic warship started to move with complete disregard for this fortress checkpoint. It should be known that although city-level warships could not compare to an empire-level warship, this was still a fortress checkpoint, equipped with a fortress cannon.

A fortress cannon was quite a threat to an empire-level warship. To activate the fortress cannon, one must obtain permission from the battalion's highest commander.

"They're forcing their way through. Report to the Commander!"

Those from the Second Battalion who were at this station dared not fire. They had no authority to activate the fortress cannon, so they could only report to Lombass.

"What? Do they dare to force their way through? It looks like this warship is already controlled by the First Battalion, even disregarding the checkpoint to return to the First Battalion. In that case, I won't hold back. They ignored the checkpoint first. Even if we bring this to the leader, it's the First Battalion who will be punished. Send out an alert, saying there's an invasion by an enemy warship. I'll enable access to Station Eight's fortress cannon immediately. You can use the fortress cannon to destroy the invading enemy warship!"

Activating the fortress cannon to destroy the empire-level warship, one that was ready to join the Rebellion Army – this was truly an internal conflict.

Nonetheless, being part of the Second Battalion, naturally, they knew that the relationship between the First and Second Battalion was basically like fire and water. The conflict ran deep, and could not be resolved.

They must not let the First Battalion's forces increased. Furthermore, even Lombass had given the order. These people who were defending the fortress checkpoint dared not disobey.

"Activate the fortress cannon, lock onto the target."

"Beep, beep, beep. Warning, warning. Targeted by fortress cannon, danger, extreme danger. Destroy fortress cannon?"

In Merlin's warship, everyone's heart was pounding. Earlier, Merlin had easily barged forward, and they were still considering the possible penalty. However, they were now frightened by the words "fortress cannon" from the warning.

"What? Fortress cannon? My heavens, has Lombass gone insane? Has the Second Battalion lost their minds? Are they trying to start a full-on war with our First Battalion?"

Bellio could only scold furiously but this did not improve things.

As for Merlin, his expression was serene. He knew about the fortress cannon's fearsome power. It was certainly a threat to the empire-level warship. The empire-level warship he was in now was just an ordinary empire-level warship. It must not be hit by the fortress cannon. Otherwise, Merlin could not hide any longer, and could only reveal his true strength to resolve the crisis.

"Matrix, fire immediately. Destroy the fortress cannon and the surrounding warships!"

Merlin's gaze was icy. He would not wait helplessly to experience being blown up. He immediately struck first to gain the upper hand, ordering the Matrix to fire.

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Chapter 829: Open Fire II

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"Lock, fire!"

The Matrix's voice remained as unfeeling as ever. Nevertheless, the moment its voice subsided, Merlin's empire-level warship blasted more than a dozen dazzling beams of light.

The huge light beams lit up the sky in a spectacular display. It actually hit the fortress cannon first. The combined impact of more than a dozen light beams was pure terror.

"Boom."

Before the fortress cannon could even fire, it was blown into pieces. The warship attack system controlled by the Matrix seemed to be much faster than the average warship.

Merlin realized with a jolt. Apparently, with an intelligence system like the Matrix, the warship would undergo some changes.

"City-level warships?"

Merlin looked at the screen. There were a few city-level warships that were preparing to flee. Regardless, Merlin had no intention of sparing them. He immediately commanded the Matrix to open fire and destroy these city-level warships completely.

"A fortress destroyed, just like that?"

Bellio watched the destruction on the screen with his mouth agape. It was important to note that the fortresses built by the Rebellion Army were extraordinary. Even faced against an empire-level warship, it had the ability to intercept and destroy the empire-level warship.

However, this fortress, including the fortress cannon, was blown into pieces. The entire fortress was destroyed by Merlin's empire-level warship. Nevertheless, when Bellio thought carefully, he realized how Merlin had emerged as the victor.

"Speed, it's the warship attack system's speed. Even though the fortress cannon was the first to lock down the warship, the full-intelligence system onboard is able to open fire upon command. Hence, the fortress cannon was shot down before it could launch an attack."

After the initial shock, Bellio eventually calmed down. He looked at this empire-level warship in amazement. Merlin had displayed too many surprises. Such a fast response speed coupled with a fully-intelligent warship. Despite the fact that there were no component upgrades whatsoever, the combat power of the warship was massively enhanced.

"The military's secret research on full-intelligence systems is truly powerful. If the entire fleet of the First Battalion is equipped with this full-intelligence system, then the battalion's strength would be enhanced by unknown proportions."

While Bellio was speculating the benefits of the full-intelligence system on the warships, the rest of the people from the First Battalion were utterly stunned, expressions of incredible disbelief were plastered all over their faces.

A fortress destroyed, this was equivalent to a declaration of war!

"We're dead. If the warships of the Second Battalion get here, they can kill us with proper justification because the fortress was destroyed. Currently, we're not too far from the Second Battalion's base."

Everyone realized that the severity of the situation at hand increased significantly. If the Second Battalion managed to arrive at the scene, all of them would be in grave danger.

Thinking of this, Bellio spoke to Merlin gravely. "Merlin, we must leave now and hurry towards the base of the First Battalion as fast as we can. Only then, with the help of Commander Keno, we might be able to smooth this matter over."

Honestly, Bellion was not sure whether this matter could be smoothed over, but in the current circumstances, he had no choice but to say that. Moreover, a fully-intelligent system empire-level warship like this would greatly increase the overall strength of the Rebellion Army. Therefore, should the leader decide on a punishment, it most probably would not inconvenience Merlin too much.

Merlin nodded. Naturally, he anticipated the consequences of his actions. However, since the other side had activated the fortress cannon, he could not afford to hesitate and struck first.

"Let's go!"

Activating the empire-level warship, they left the fortress as quickly as possible.

Shortly after the warship departed, three empire-level warships and a dozen city-level warships rushed to the fortress. Lombass looked at the ruins of No. 8 Fortress with a dark expression.

"Great, marvelous, they even dare to destroy a fortress. Hehe, but this is good too. Now we can justify destroying this warship. Alert all the fortress checkpoints, anyone who spots this empire-level warship, destroy it immediately. Activate the first level warfare alarm right now. Every fortress cannon should be charged to their highest limits. In addition, mobilize another ten empire-level warships and surround that warship!"

A ruthless sneer appeared on the corner of Lombass' mouth. Since the Second Battalion could not obtain this warship, he would not allow the First Battalion to obtain it either.

"Merlin, can the warship go any faster?"

Bellio asked with a sense of urgency. In fact, he was not the only one who was nervous. The rest of his men were also very anxious because along the way, they had been locked down by several warships.

Fortunately, the empire-level warship was fast enough, coupled with the Matrix's full-intelligence system. With a single command from Merlin, the warship could respond accordingly, so they had been able to prevent another violent battle so far.

However, they could surmise that the Second Battalion must have issued a siege order. Otherwise, the warships that they encountered would not have chosen to target and open fire at Merlin's warship as soon as they spotted it.

"Beep beep beep. Warning, warning, extreme danger, we've been locked down as target!"

"Locked down again? Matrix, retreat backward."

Merlin made a decisive call. They encountered too many target locks within this period of time but he had been able to handle it flawlessly thanks to the Matrix's near-perfect control of the empire-level warship. This linkage allowed the warship to be a lot more responsive compared to the other empire-level warships.

"There is a fortress in front? No wonder we were locked down. Is there any other way around here?"

Merlin asked with a frown. A fortress lied ahead of them, obviously guarded by the Second Battalion as well. The extreme threat detected earlier was definitely due to them being locked down by a fortress cannon.

It was impossible to activate the full limit of the fortress cannon in such a short time, so the only reasonable explanation was that Lombass had already raised the alarm to the first level, which was in preparation for war.

In other words, Lombass' Second Battalion was now dead set on destroying Merlin's empire-level warship.

"Damn it, how can they be so despicable? Lombass has gone crazy. Is he trying to pick a fight between the First and Second Battalions?"

Bellio was furious but helpless all the same.

"It's a war now!"

Merlin also felt slightly helpless. He did not expect that just as he was about to infiltrate the Rebellion Army and slowly understand the situation of the entire Atlan civilization, he would encounter such a crisis.

If the Second Battalion managed to catch up to them, he could not rely on this empire-level warship alone to escape. So, when that time comes, Merlin could only wield his true abilities. Despite being able to Mind Control the Rebellion Army, it was troublesome.

After all, Mind Control was not a perpetual control. Once the person leaves the effective range of Merlin's Mind Power, they would recover. Thus, Merlin's tracks would be uncovered.

Bellio said helplessly, "We don't have an escape route anymore. It's possible to circle around the fortress, but it is still within the firing range of the fortress cannon. As soon as we advance a little further, we will be locked down immediately."

Merlin had no desire to test the power of the fortress cannon. One strike could strip the defensive layer of the warship and lose 50-60% of its energy, whereas two or three strikes could destroy the warship.

The fortress cannons had been specifically designed to deal with empire-level warships. These fortress cannons were still considered harmless compared to the fortress cannons installed on the important starships. Those were true horror. Even dimension-level warships were unable to withstand more than a few hits.

"Warning, warning; large number of warships detected!"

Just as Merlin was caught in a dilemma, the Matrix blared out a piercing alarm. At some unknown point of time, a huge fleet of warships had appeared behind the warship.

"Tsss."

Seeing this huge fleet of warships, everyone inhaled sharply. This was a massive force composed of twelve empire-level warships and almost thirty city-level warships.

Looking at the insignias, they were obviously warships that belonged to Lombass from the Second Battalion!

"We've been surrounded…"

Bellio clenched his fist tightly but he was powerless to react. Under the siege of twelve empire-level warships and the fortress cannon, there was simply no way for them to escape.

Merlin stared at the fleet coldly. If they really dared to destroy his warship, he would not spare any thought to show his true abilities and crush all of them to dust.

However, Merlin's identity would be revealed.In the Second Battalion's fleet, Lombass was seated inside the commanding ship. Looking at the empire-level warship, a grin broke out across his face. "Hehe, we've finally caught up to you. Let's see where else you can escape to this time."

"Sir Commander, do you want us to destroy it now?"

"Stupid!"

Lombass sneered. "I allowed you to destroy it earlier on to prevent this empire-level warship from falling into the hands of the First Battalion, but now that it has been surrounded by us, it will become the main warship of the Second Battalion. Are we going to destroy our own main warship? No matter what, this is an empire-level warship. Recently, the Federation has been imposing a stricter restriction on us, we can't even transport some key spare parts. Replacing warship spare parts is already problematic enough, let alone building new warships."

Lombass looked at the warship greedily. Thus, he ordered ten empire-level warships to slowly surround it. However, he was extremely cautious and kept the commanding ship far away, outside the firing range of an empire-level warship. The rest of the warships locked down Merlin's empire-level warship securely.

If there were any peculiarities, all the warships would open fire at once.

"Tell them, take the spaceship and leave the warship immediately. No one must be left behind on the warship. Otherwise, we will open fire and destroy the entire empire-level warship!"

Lombass' tone was indifferent, but his eyes portrayed a malicious glint.

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Chapter 830: The First Battalion

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On Merlin's body, no one could see waves of Mind Power fluctuating around him. Moreover, Merlin was a Great Lord who had consolidated two ultimate Maxims; the Flame Maxim and Darkness Maxim respectively.

Since the Atlan Dimension did not contain the power of natural order, the power of Maxims was also significantly weakened and could not draw power from the outside world. So, Merlin could only depend on his own Maxim power and magic power.

Nonetheless, despite being slightly weakened, he still possessed the fighting ability of a Lord. Hence, defeating these empire-level warships was merely a walk in the park. In addition, he also had the Illusory World. He shrouded them gradually without being detected. If his opponents were to open fire, he would be able to control the minds of everyone inside the warships.

Silently and invisibly, his Mind Power permeated all the warships. Even Lombass was entrapped by Merlin. Under the cover of the Illusory World, they were unknowingly trapped in Merlin's Illusory World. It was completely undetectable.

"Illusory World is really amazing. It is able to transform into any illusion, which allows anyone to enter it unaware and allows the Mind Power Master to control minds!"

Merlin became more and more aware of the uniqueness of the Illusory World. Previously, the invisible Mind Power of the Illusory Heart realm could still be detected by some strong contenders.

On the other hand, the Illusory World could materialize with just a single thought from Merlin and mimic any kind of environment. For example, this empty sky had already been replaced by Merlin's Illusory World. Any warship that entered this space could be controlled by Merlin and destroyed easily.

"The minds of the Atlans are just too weak…"

The Atlans appeared to have only developed the knowledge system of the Vestigial Tribe and did not improve their own bodies. Therefore, they were very weak. Without the warships, puppets and armors, their bodies were extremely fragile.

Under the influence of Merlin's Illusory World, he could easily control their minds and also kill them without warning.

As the warship gradually approached nearer, the atmosphere became tenser. Inside the commanding ship, Lombass was watching Merlin's motionless warship with glee. He sneered. "Open the hatch, or immediately open fire!"

"Beep beep beep, there is an unknown call incoming, accept?"

Inside Merlin's warship, the warning sound blared, causing everyone to become more nervous.

"Accept."

Soon, a military officer-like person appeared on the screen. He spoke in a grim and straightforward tone. "The commander of the Second Battalion orders you to open your hatch and submit for inspection. Otherwise, we will regard you as an enemy vessel and destroy you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the military officer quietly waited for Merlin's decision.

"I guess we have no choice but to allow them to enter the warship…"

Regardless of how much Bellio hated the people from the Second Battalion, he understood the severity of the situation. If they continued to resist, they would most probably be destroyed.

"Turn it off."

Instead, Merlin turned off the screen and his lips quirked into a smile.

At this time, he was already ready to wield his Mind Control. At most, he would just enter the Rebellion Army headquarters by force and gain control over a part of the Rebellion Army. Afterward, he could simply take his time to interrogate them about the Atlan Dimension.

It was just that such an act was too rash and prone to be exposed. If he attracted the attention of the Atlan Federation Army and Senate, it would be potentially disastrous.

"Sir Commander, they ended the call and did not open the hatch until now."

Lombass looked murderous inside the commanding ship. He did not expect that despite being surrounded by twelve warships, they still refused to surrender.

"Hmph, in that case, destroy them!"

Lombass did not hesitate and immediately ordered them to open fire.

"Boom".

Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light exploded from the distant void and slammed violently into Lombass' commanding ship. In an instant, the energy level of the commanding ship plummeted more than fifty percent. With just one more strike, the whole commanding ship would be destroyed.

"Damn it, an empire-level warship. Who dares to attack my commanding ship?"

Lombass was incredibly incensed. Just now, when the dazzling light glowed bright, he could almost sense the aura of death. Ever since becoming the commander of the Second Battalion, he had not felt such a critical life-and-death moment for a long time. Even when they were under siege by the Federation's warships, he merely gave instructions from a faraway and safe location. He did not feel this horrible feeling of brushing with death.

However, right now, that cannon was fired by a real empire-level warship. If he had not propped up the defensive shield of the warship, perhaps they would have been blown to pieces with just a single hit.

"Sir Commander, it seems like the people of the First Battalion have arrived!"

The deputy commander seemed to have received some news. He pointed towards the screen. Amidst the pitch-black void, a huge fleet came into view. The insignia on the warships was unmistakable. It was Commander Keno of the First Battalion.

"The First Battalion? Damn it, why have they come here? Pay no attention to them. Open fire and destroy this empire-level warship first!"

Lombass' face darkened. It was supposed to be a guaranteed victory, but the First Battalion arrived unexpectedly with such a huge fleet.

"Beep, unknown call incoming, accept?"

Lombass' face shifted with uncertainty. Finally, he decided to accept it. Subsequently, a well-built officer appeared on the screen. Upon seeing this familiar figure, Lombass' expression soured even more.

"Lombass, I will be reporting all your actions to the Leader. At the same time, you better tell your warships not to act rashly. All of you have been locked as targets. Perhaps you have a few more empire-level warships, but don't forget that your commanding ship has already been hit once. I wonder if it can survive a second hit?"

This officer was Commander Keno from the First Battalion.

Lombass wanted to go on a rampage, but upon thinking about the commanding ship that had been locked down by the First Battalion, he had no choice but to suppress his urge. That feeling of having a close brush with death was not something he would like to repeat.

"Cease fire. Everyone, retreat."

Helpless, Lombass could only issue such an order. Nevertheless, he stared unblinkingly at Keno and sneered. "Keno, this is my defense region, plus this warship destroyed my No. 8 Fortress. I suspect there is a Federation spy onboard. Even if you escalate this to the Leader, you won't escape unscathed."

"This empire-level warship had already agreed to join the First Battalion. If not for the obstruction from the Second Battalion, why would it destroy your No. 8 Fortress for no reason? Moreover, an empire-level warship was able to destroy your fortress, what does it say about your defenses if the Federation Army actually arrived? Your extreme incompetence is truly embarrassing to the Rebellion Army. I'm sure our Leader would be severely disappointed in the Second Battalion."

Commander Keno was unruffled, instead there was a hint of ridicule in his eyes. The purpose of a fortress was to defend against warships, especially empire-level warships. By right, it should be able to intercept at least two to three warships.

However, it was destroyed by just one empire-level warship. Although there were many contributing factors, such as the fact that No. 8 Fortress was not fully prepared, it was undeniable that a fortress had been destroyed.

If they were to report such an incident to the Leader, then Merlin's act of destroying the fortress would not be the biggest sin. Instead, the Second Battalion would be punished.

Now that his commanding ship had been hit and would not be replenished in a short time, if they were to go against the nine warships of the First Battalion, the outcome would be difficult to ascertain. Nonetheless, Lombass knew that he would die for sure.

After a long while, Lombass finally gritted his teeth and withdrew all his warships. The only ship left in the void with the First Battalion warships was Merlin's empire-level warship.

"Haha, it's the First Battalion. It's Commander Keno!"

Watching the scene inside the screen, Bellio and the others were overjoyed. The First Battalion had come to pick them up.

"Beep. Unknown call incoming. Accept?"

"Accept!"

Merlin saw that on the screen, a burly officer with a keen personality appeared. This was the living definition of a military officer – strict, imposing, authoritative!

When Bellio saw this officer, his expression turned serious. Immediately, he said, "Commander Keno, this is Captain Merlin. He would like to join the Rebellion Army but encountered the Second Battalion's obstructions."

This imposing officer was, of course, Commander Keno. His stern expression gradually relaxed and spoke calmly. "I'm aware of the Second Battalion's obstruction, they won't dare to harm you anymore. Captain Merlin, please steer your warship behind the First Battalion. We will protect you until we get to the First Battalion's base."

Merlin nodded and did not say anything. Due to the timely intervention of the First Battalion at the most critical moment, he did not have to reveal his real identity and abilities, which was a good thing.

Therefore, he immediately commanded the Matrix to start the warship and flew behind the First Battalion.

Lombass was cautious, so he dared not open fire. Thus, he could only watch the First Battalion depart quickly before his eyes. This time, not only did he lose a fortress, but the First Battalion obtained another warship. Now, the First Battalion had obviously surpassed the Second Battalion.

"Keno… Hmph, go back. There's still a lot of time. As long as the Leader needs us and our sixteen empire-level warships, I will still be the Commander of the Second Battalion!"

Although Lombass' heart was seething with rage, he had no choice but to issue orders for the fleet to return to base.

Inside Merlin's warship, Bellio and the others sighed a breath of relief and showed a faint smile.

"Merlin, don't worry, Commander Keno will surely think highly of you. Once you arrive at the First Battalion, you'll be safe."

Bellio patted Merlin's shoulder.

"Safe?"

Merlin did not reply. Joining the First Battalion of the Rebellion Army was merely the beginning of his foray into the Atlan civilization!

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Chapter 831: Hope

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Soon, the warships began to slow down as they approached a sprawling mass of land.

Merlin knew that this was not real land but a starship, just like everywhere else in the Atlan Dimension.

"Actually, this is also the headquarters of the Rebellion Army."

Bellio explained to Merlin.

"Headquarters? The First Battalion's station is situated at the headquarters?"

Merlin's heart flickered upon seeing Bellio nod. He was beginning to understand the situation now. Although the Rebellion Army was divided into three battalions, in reality, the Leader still trusted the First Battalion the most. Otherwise, he would not allow the First Battalion to be stationed so close-by, almost to the point of guarding the headquarters, whereas the Second and Third Battalion were dispatched far away.

"Boom".

The hatch opened and a ray of sunshine shone into the warship. Merlin squinted his eyes. Immediately, he realized that this was not natural sunshine.

The sunshine was gentler in comparison. It was not at all irritating. Despite its warmth, there was no 'hot' sensation. It was distinct from all the sunshine he had encountered in numerous dimensions.

With Merlin's Mind Power, he began to investigate the source of this sunshine. Soon, he solved the mystery. High in the sky above, there was a gigantic star. Despite the light that radiated from this star, it was not natural, but a glowing energy source. Merlin could even see the metallic components of this artificial star clearly.

"Constructing a star… I wonder if this was done by the Vestigial Tribe or the Atlan civilization."

Merlin was not too bothered. In the Void Zone, as long as one became an ultimate existence, it was possible to construct an entire dimension, so this was not a great deal.

"Captain Merlin, welcome to the Rebellion Army and the First Battalion!"

A familiar figure approached Merlin. It was Commander Keno from the First Battalion. His gaze was extremely penetrative, characteristic of a man who had occupied a high position for a long time.

However, to an esteemed Lord like Merlin, this aura was inconsequential. Merlin's expression was unperturbed as he replied calmly, "I'm yet to thank Your Excellency Commander for the timely assistance."

Commander Keno shook his head. "We've truly embarrassed ourselves earlier. There is indeed some conflict between the First Battalion and the Second Battalion, but the Leader knows what to do. He'll make a fair adjudication."

With that, he made arrangements for Merlin to rest.

Merlin did not object. He was not worried about the other party trying to enter his warship, because his empire-level warship was controlled by the Matrix. Without his command, no one would be able to enter the warship.

As soon as Merlin left, Commander Keno's face turned stern. He questioned Bellio gruffly, "Bellio, what happened actually?"

Bellio took a deep breath and reported. "Your Majesty Commander, we accidentally ran into a siege by the Federation's city-level warships. Fortunately, we met Captain Merlin, who steered his empire-level warship to save us. Moreover, Your Excellency Commander, I'm sure you haven't been informed about the peculiarity of this warship? This warship was part of the Federation Army's fleet that is currently at war against the foreign tribe civilizations in the Void Zone. However due to some reason, Merlin was dissatisfied with the Army, so he commandeered this brand-new warship back to the Federation. Moreover, the warship is equipped with the military's secret research, a full-intelligence system. As you may already have guessed, the reason we were able to destroy the Second Battalion's No. 8 Fortress was thanks to the speedy response of this full-intelligence system."

"Full-intelligence system? Bellio, tell me in detail!"

Keno's eyes glinted. As a soldier, he knew for certain the benefits of having a full-intelligence system. The response speed alone outstripped any person.

Subsequently, Bellio explained the details with Commander Keno. After a long while, Commander Keno closed his eyes gently. He discovered some inconsistencies.

"He returned from the Void Zone battlefield without being discovered by the Federation Army? What more, an advanced empire-level warship equipped with the full-intelligence system? Something is fishy. Nevertheless, the warship has arrived at our dock, so we must decrypt this full-intelligence system as much as possible. I'm going to report to the Leader."

Commander Keno realized the severity of the matter. He had to report to the Leader immediately.In a spacious room with white walls, everything was automatic. The surroundings were breathtakingly beautiful as if an imaginary paradise.

However, Merlin knew that this was not paradise, but the Atlan Dimension. He was now nestled deep within the Rebellion Army of the Atlan Dimension.

"My so-called intelligence system might not be able to fool them for a long time. Surely, they will request to decrypt the intelligence system."

Merlin did not know whether the Atlan civilization could decrypt the Matrix, but he would not allow them to try.

Right now, Merlin had learned the basic structure of the Atlan civilization. First, there was the Atlan Federation, which was a united body. Then, there was the Rebellion, which was not recognized and only had one dimension-level warship. If the Atlan Federation truly desired, they could easily exterminate the Rebellion Army.

Of course, perhaps due to various reasons, the Federation was not in a hurry to deal with the Rebellion Army. However, this did not mean that the Rebellion Army had the capacity to defy the Federation.

On the other hand, the Federation was controlled by the Senate, as well as the Army. Both factions were the real core powers of the Atlan civilization.

The Atlans lived on starships. It was generally peaceful in the dimension. Although the Army was currently involved in a large-scale war, news of defeat would never be transmitted back to the Atlan Dimension. Therefore, all the Atlans were under the impression that their warships were slowly winning one battle after another, completely unaware of any crisis.

At the same time, inside the Atlan Dimension, it was not merely the dimension-level warships that could threaten a Great Lord. There were also some fortress cannons that could possibly pose a risk. Not only could a single hit from the fortress cannon kill a Lord, but the number of fortress cannons also outnumbered the dimension-level warships.

Even if an ultimate existence were to enter the Atlan Dimension, he might be killed by the numerous fortresses. After all, an ultimate existence could not sense the power of natural order inside here, so they were only equivalent to a powerful Lord at most.

"Fortress cannons and starships. If there was an emergency, the entire Atlan civilization is prepared to be armed. It would be truly difficult to destroy them completely…"

Merlin's mind was reeling as he explored his options. Forcibly destroying them was too challenging. Even if he had the Slothful Beast and the black cat Didimoss, the Atlan Dimension was simply too huge. The Slothful Beast would not be able to swallow such a huge dimension.

Furthermore, he did not know whether the void-level warship's main cannon which was capable of killing an ultimate existence, also existed in the Atlan Dimension. Perhaps it existed, but merely could not be installed onto a fighting warship.

For example, the fortress cannon. Although it contained tremendous power, it could not be installed on a warship.

The more Merlin thought about it, the more likely such a possibility existed. Therefore, unless desperate times called for desperate measures, he should not act rashly. It would be best if he could pinpoint the secret location where the Atlan civilization built their void-level warship.

"The Rebellion Army is an ideal identity cover. However, trouble seems to be brewing. I guess I have to go meet the mysterious Leader of the Rebellion Army."

Merlin pondered and hoped that he would be able to meet the leader of the Rebellion Army as soon as possible. If he could control the leader, then many of his plans would come to fruition. Moreover, it would not attract any suspicion from the Atlan Federation.

Thus, Merlin extended his Mind Power slowly and searched for the Rebellion Army's headquarters…At the Rebellion Army headquarters, a flurry of hurried steps resounded. Commander Keno was rushing towards a spacious great hall.

This was where the leader of the Rebellion Army usually held discussions.

"Clap".

The guard outside the door saluted Keno. Commander Keno quickly stepped into the great hall. Before an oval glass table, there was already a middle-aged man clad in black who was waiting quietly.

"Leader!"

"Oh, it's Keno. Come on in, Lombass will be here soon."

This man dressed in black was the mysterious Rebellion Army leader, Medrick.

"Lombass? Hmph, Leader, is Lombass trying to cry foul again?"

Keno was very close to the Leader. It was not an ordinary subordinate relationship. After all, when the Rebellion Army was founded, Keno was one of its members, so he could be considered one of its founders.

Medrick waved his hand lightly. "Keno, I know how much you hate Lombass and his gang, but we really need them. We are too weak, even a bunch of villains, criminals, and human scums are useful to help us resist the Federation. Back then, there were eight of us when we founded the Rebellion Army, but how many of us survived to this day? Only you and I…"

These words had been uttered by Medrick more than once. He of course trusted and valued Keno the most. On the other hand, due to their shortage of men, Lombass was only useful as cannon fodder against the Federation Army.

Perhaps Lombass also knew that; hence his attempt to enhance his strength at all cost, to be at least as powerful as the First Battalion. This was to ensure that if the Rebellion Army grew stronger in the future, then the Second Battalion would also be safe.

Keno spoke firmly. "Leader, the Rebellion Army cannot continue like this anymore. Currently, the Federation is preoccupied with the war in the Void Zone, that's why they tolerate our existence, but we cannot stay as we are right now. I'm sure Lombass has mentioned to you that a new empire-level warship has joined the First Battalion?"

Medrick nodded. For some unknown reason, Keno was extremely spirited, to the point of excitement. Keno had not been this enthusiastic for a very long time.

"Hope, that warship is the hope of the Rebellion Army!"

Commander Keno could no longer subdue his excitement as he spoke with a tremble.

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Chapter 832: Controlled!

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Inside the discussion room, the Rebellion Army Leader Medrick was silent. The atmosphere appeared tense, while Commander Keno from the First Battalion appeared enthusiastic, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Intelligence system… We must get it at all cost! However, this Merlin seems suspicious. Let's do it this way. You summon him here, and I will make him accept a memory scan."

Medrick's heart was also thumping but he remained calm. Naturally, he understood the significance of a full-intelligence system. If his dimension-level warship could be fitted with an intelligence system, then it would be almost comparable to a few ordinary dimension-level warships.

In fact, they could leverage on this period while the Army was preoccupied and hijack a few starships to expand their force and become comparable to the Federation's force.

However, the first priority was to obtain the intelligence system. The key to this was the suspicious Merlin.

"Memory scan? I'm afraid Merlin would not agree."

Keno shook his head. Although he too wanted to obtain details of the intelligence system from Merlin, he never considered a memory scan. Usually, only the vilest criminal would be subjected to a memory scan, as a last resort. The entire Federation had strict rules about memory scanning.

Medrick smirked faintly. "It doesn't matter whether Merlin agrees to it or not. We are the Rebellion Army, it doesn't matter if we use some questionable tactics. Moreover, Merlin is a person with a mysterious background who possesses a full-intelligence system. He is a key person. Once we scan his memory, everything would be made clear. Anyway, it's decided. You must send someone to bring Merlin here at once."

The discussion hall had several guards. An Atlan who had left his warship and did not have any armor would not pose any threat, so just a few guards would suffice.

Keno ruminated for a moment and finally nodded. "I'll get Bellio to inform Merlin right away."Merlin was inside his room ruminating about how to approach the Rebellion Leader Medrick when he received Bellio's message.

"Beep".

Merlin pressed on the message button. This was a temporary identity chip that was issued to him when he joined the First Battalion. Although it was merely an identity chip, it was equipped with various functions. Transmitting messages was only one of these functions.

"Captain Merlin, His Excellency Commander just ordered me to inform you that Leader Medrick would like to see you. Please go to the discussion hall as soon as possible."

"The Leader wants to see me?"

Merlin was taken aback and looked stunned. Just as he was trying to hatch a plan to approach the Rebellion Leader Medrick, such an opportunity came along. Nonetheless, as an esteemed Great Lord, he quickly calmed himself down.

"Roger, I will be there soon."

Upon ending the message transmission, a series of thoughts flashed across Merlin's head.

"Medrick must have found out about the intelligence system in the warship. This intelligence system seems to hold a lot of weight to the Atlans. All the better, this is my opportunity."

Merlin stood up and initiated the navigation function on the identity chip. The identity chip held various functions in a single device, so it was extremely convenient. Even in a completely unfamiliar place, as long as detailed information was provided, one would not get lost.

Following the identity chip's navigation guide, Merlin soon arrived at the door of the discussion hall. The guards at the door seemed to have received instructions, so upon checking Merlin's identity chip, he was allowed to enter.

Merlin pushed open the door with a mighty heft. Entering the discussion hall, he saw a black-clad man with the slender Commander Keno beside him.

"Your Excellency Commander, this must be Leader Medrick?"

Merlin gazed at the black-clad man beside Keno steadily.

Keno nodded. "This is our Leader. Captain Merlin, the reason our Leader has summoned you is to meet you in person. After all, you are the first Captain who willingly joined the Rebellion Army in a very long time, and commands an empire-level warship to boot."

"Captain Merlin, the empire-level warship that you command is very useful to the Rebellion Army. You've just joined the Rebellion Army, yet you've contributed so much. In return, I'll appoint you as the Sergeant Major of a fleet under the Third Battalion, what do you think?"

Minutes into their first meeting, Medrick had already bestowed Merlin a tremendous benefit. A single fleet contained at least five empire-level warships and close to twenty city-level warships. Hence, it could be considered a position of high authority.

"Thank you, Leader, and also Commander Keno!"

Merlin could see the irregularity in Commander Keno's expression.

"However, Captain Merlin, there are some questions that I must first ask you. I heard that you've slipped back to the Atlan Dimension from the Void Zone battlefield and that your warship is equipped with the military's secret research intelligence system. Can you describe for us in detail, the full-intelligence system? Even better if you can decrypt it so that the First and Second Battalion can also install this full-intelligence system. When that happens, everyone in the Rebellion Army would be indebted to you."

Merlin wrinkled his forehead and replied, "I don't know anything about the full-intelligence system. My warship came pre-installed with the system. Please forgive me."

"Oh? It's okay if you don't know. We have a memory scanner, so we would like Captain Merlin to cooperate with us and allow us to scan your memories. Even the insignificant details that Captain Merlin might have overlooked will be displayed on the memory scanner. Perhaps, then, we can find a way to decrypt the full-intelligence system."

Medrick's face still showed a smile, but his tone was considerably less warm, even to the point of coldness.

Merlin, on the other hand, raised his head to look at Commander Keno and deadpanned, "Commander Keno, do you acquiesce to this as well?"

Commander Keno gazed at Merlin with a complex expression but did not say anything. His silence was an admission of guilt in itself.

"Slam".

The doors of the discussion hall swung open. Immediately, a dozen armored and armed guards entered the discussion hall and stared intently at Merlin.

A legion of guards in full uniform against an armor-less Merlin, an ordinary Atlan, was not at all considered a challenge. Any single guard should be able to dominate Merlin easily.

"Anyway, Captain Merlin, please cooperate. After the memory scan, if there are no issues, you will still be an important member of the Rebellion Army. Escort him there!"

As soon as Medrick issued the command, all the guards around Merlin snapped into motion and walked towards Merlin.

"Captain Merlin, the reason Leader is doing this is for the sake of the Rebellion Army. Your background is truly suspicious, and the full-intelligence system is too crucial for us…" Commander Keno's tone was filled with remorse, but before he could finish speaking, the dozen or so guards had stepped past Merlin and advanced towards the two of them instead.

Furthermore, the guards had the weapons in their hands aimed directly at Keno and Medrick. Although Commander Medrick had his armor on, he would not be able to evade such a large number of guards.

"What's happening? I'm asking you to capture Merlin!"

Leader Medrick's eyes were filled with incomprehension as he roared at the guards. However, no matter how loudly he roared, the guards were unmoved. All of them appeared to be like puppets.

A smile quirked up on the corner of Merlin's lips. Leisurely, he came before Medrick. His gaze swept across Keno and Medrick as he said calmly, "There's no need to yell, all of them have been controlled by me."

"Controlled by you? Merlin, who are you really? Are you a spy sent by the Federation?"

Commander Keno responded immediately. Nevertheless, he did not act rashly. He was very well-acquainted with the prowess of the weapons in the hands of these guards. Perhaps his armor could withstand a few hits, but would not be able to hold off so many guards.

"The Federation? Commander Keno, Your Excellency Leader, I think it's time for a proper introduction. I indeed came from the Void Zone but I'm not an Atlan. I'm from the Spell Caster civilization who is on the other side of the war. The Marshal whom the Army sent to the frontline should not be unfamiliar with me."

Merlin had silently shrouded the entire discussion hall inside the Illusory World beforehand, hence he was able to control the minds of the guards. Currently, they were basically Merlin's puppets who would obey his every command.

"You're a foreign tribe member?"

Keno and Medrick were taken aback. Although they often heard the updates announced by the Federation about the war that was ongoing with some foreign tribes in the Void Zone, in reality, very few people had actually seen a real foreign tribe member. Unexpectantly, this Merlin standing before their eyes, who looked no different from them, was actually a foreign tribe member. To add salt to the wound, Merlin also possessed such a powerful and manipulative ability that allowed him to control these guards silently.

"So, what do you want?"

Medrick asked gruffly after he calmed down. Since he was completely uninformed regarding foreign tribe civilizations, he did not know how to respond.

"Very simple, I just need to borrow the Rebellion Army's force!"

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, he did not allow Medrick to reply. Instead, he activated his Mind Power to control both their minds. The entire discussion hall descended into silence.

"Hmm? Someone's coming?"

Merlin was alerted. Wherever his Illusory World enfolded, any movement would not escape his attention.

"Lombass? It's him? That's even better. The Leader, the Commander of the First Battalion and the Commander of the Second Battalion will be controlled by me. There's also the Commander of the Third Battalion, who I can summon using Medrick's name. With that, I will control all of them and carry out my plan."

As long as Merlin's first step succeeded, he would basically be able to control the entire Rebellion Army. Using the force of the Rebellion Army, he would be able to find out all kinds of information. This was far more effective than revealing his identity and destroying the Atlan Dimension by force.

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Chapter 833: Illusory Tribe Civilization I

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Inside the discussion hall, Merlin had used Medrick's authority to summon Commander Callen from the Third Battalion and controlled him as well.

The Rebellion Army Leader Medrick, First Battalion Commander Keno, Second Battalion Commander Lombass and Third Battalion Commander Callen were all subjected to Merlin's Mind Control. Hence, Merlin could now commence the second step of his plan.

"Medrick, tell me, do you know about the Army and the Senate's plans regarding the void-level warships?"

This was the question that Merlin was most concerned about. As the void-level warship was capable of killing an ultimate existence, Merlin's priority was to destroy either the void-level warship or the place where the void-level warships were constructed. Either way, it would deal a heavy blow to the Atlan civilization.

"Void-level warship? We've only heard about such rumors, but whether or not the Army and the Senate actually attempted it, we do not know."

Medrick was being Mind Controlled, so he would answer any question directed to him.

"All of you don't know about it?"

Merlin frowned. If even the Rebellion Army did not know whether the void-level warship plan had been attempted, obviously the Army and Senate kept it under tight wraps. Moreover, they had more than attempted the plan. They had already succeeded in building a powerful void-level warship. However, it was destroyed by Roman.

"So, the Federation doesn't have any weapons more powerful than the dimension-level warships?"

This was another point of concern for Merlin.

"There are some fortress cannons that can blow up a dimension-level warship. Besides that, unless it's some secret research by the Army, there's no other weapon."

Medrick replied in detail.

"Fortress cannons? Looks like I have to be careful. If they can blow up a dimension-level warship, they can definitely pose a threat to a Great Lord. If I'm not careful, it would be dangerous. Nonetheless, I don't think they are capable of disintegrating natural order or remotely comparable to the ultimate existences."

Merlin could only speculate because he had never seen such a fortress cannon. Fortress cannons that were capable of blowing up a dimension-level warship were only fitted on very important starships. Ordinary starships would not have this type of fortress cannons.

At most, they would have fortress cannons similar to the Rebellion Army, capable of blowing up an empire-level warship.

"One more thing, you Atlans call yourself the descendants of the Vestigial Tribe. So, which place is the most significant site left behind by the Vestigial Tribe?"

Since this dimension was left behind by the Vestigial Tribe, Merlin erred on the side of caution towards everything relating to the Vestigial Tribe.

"This is common knowledge. The Vestigial Tribe left behind all sorts of knowledge in the dimension. However, the most important knowledge must be on the crystal wall."

"The crystal wall?"

"That's right, on the crystal wall. Various knowledge of the Vestigial Tribe is contained in the wall. For example, our civilization's energy transmutation methods, warships, puppets and so on, most of these techniques consist of knowledge that was extracted from the crystal wall. Furthermore, according to rumors, the crystal wall also contains some important relic from the Vestigial Tribe, but no one has ever seen it."

Medrick revealed all the information he knew. Naturally, Merlin's interest was piqued.

"Where is this crystal wall?"

Amidst the relics left behind by the Vestigial Tribe, he might be able to find some clues relating to the void-level warship. After all, there was a huge possibility that the knowledge of void-level warships was also contained inside the crystal wall.

"The crystal wall is situated on the starship where the Senate and the Army Headquarters is located. It is called the hopeship, symbolizing the hope of the entire Atlan civilization. This hopeship is extremely frightening. It is completely decked out in fortress cannons. Various new technologies are installed on the hopeship, as well as all sorts of dimension-level warships and powerful puppets. In other words, this is the most fortified fortress in the entire dimension!"

Merlin shut his eyes briefly. It was understandable that the crystal wall was guarded so securely. It was an important relic that should be well-protected.

The hopeship also contained the Senate and the Army, as well as scores of important department headquarters. It was not only the symbol of the entire Atlan civilization but also an indispensable place.

"Looks like we have to pay a visit to that starship. However, let's investigate the void-level warship plan first. Once we've gotten all the important information, we will decide."

Merlin dared not assume that the void-level warship building site was also located on that starship. However, it was a distinct possibility. Therefore, he needed the Rebellion Army's intelligence to carefully investigate news relating to the void-level warship.

Therefore, during this period, Merlin controlled Medrick and the three Battalion Commanders inside the discussion hall. Using these men, Merlin mobilized the Rebellion Army's intelligence and began to investigate every piece of information relating to the void-level warship.Under a vast starry sky, in the darkness, almost every household was glued to their television to watch today's news. This was because on this day, 8 October 3188 of the Illusory Tribe civilization calendar, more than one hundred and eighty countries over the globe finally united as one Illusory Tribe Alliance and formed a united governing body.

This was the day that would change the Illusory Tribe civilization's history.

On the next day, the newly-formed Illusory Tribe Alliance announced that in three days' time, it would launch the Hope Spaceship with three of the most outstanding astronauts, to land on the planet nearest to the Illusory Planet, which was the Geta Planet.

This was the first time that the Illusory Tribe civilization was going to land on a planet other than their own. Every Illusory Being was ecstatic and all eyes were focused on the spaceship that was due to launch in three days.

The decision to first establish the Illusory Tribe Alliance, then announce the launch of the spaceship to Geta Planet as its first 'achievement' was deliberate. The intention was to further unite the hearts of people under the new Alliance.

The three astronauts did not undergo further training at this point. They had already proven themselves to be a cut above numerous other astronauts and became the most outstanding astronauts who would land on a foreign planet.

They were currently very relaxed. For the next three days, what they needed to do was to calm their hearts and minds, so that they would be in prime condition to embark on the spaceship three days later.

Of course, this Geta Planet landing was not a simple feat. All three of them were also entrusted with a secret mission, which was to establish a stronghold so that the Alliance's spaceships could land on Geta Planet in the future. In fact, this was their most important mission. If the stronghold was continuously maintained, soon it could be developed into a base, which was the first step for the Illusory Beings to conquer the universe!

The leader of the three astronauts was a thirty-one-year-old astronaut named Freddy. He was an experienced astronaut who had embarked on three spaceship journeys into outer space prior to this mission. He was also the captain of the three of them.

Soon, three days had passed. The highly-anticipated launch event of the Illusory Beings was about to begin. All three astronauts had entered the spaceship.

"Captain, do you think we'll run into anything when we get to Geta Planet?" Another astronaut asked casually.

"Andar, don't sprout nonsense. Geta Planet has been photographed countless times and various analyses have been carried out. It's impossible for any life form to exist on it, so there's nothing to worry about."

Freddy's expression was noticeably reserved.

"Hehe, although I know it's impossible to have any living creatures, I'm still very excited. We're the first beings to ever land on a foreign planet!"

Truth to be told, despite already completed a few launch missions, Freddy's heart was also filled with anticipation. He recalled a childhood memory when he looked up into the stars and the pitch-black sky. His sister asked him before, what was beyond the gentle stars.

At that time, Freddy could not answer but from that moment on, his little heart desired to explore the planets in outer space. Thus, he joined the space armada, and was finally chosen as an astronaut.

The previous missions had been in outer space but did not land anywhere. This time, there would be a real landing. Perhaps, when he returned, he would be able to answer the question posed by his sister a long time ago.

"Sister, don't worry. I will be back and tell you in person, what lies beyond the gentle stars…"

Freddy's heart was even more determined. The other two astronauts did not know of this, but Freddy's sister was only twenty years old and was severely ill. Currently, she was lying in the hospital on her deathbed. All Freddy could do right now, was to help fulfil an innocent childhood dream of his sister.

"3, 2, 1, lift-off!"

"Boom."

With the ignition command, the rocket carrying the three astronauts blasted through the air and sped towards the outer space. Their moods quietened and their expressions calmed.

Soon enough, they were in the pitch-black outer space. Everything was proceeding smoothly. They activated the power system of the spaceship. At this point in time, it did not require the three astronauts' maneuvering.

Outside the spaceship was the pitch-black outer space, On the controlling screen, they could see Geta Planet getting nearer and nearer. Usually, it looked bright and shiny, but from such a close distance, they realized that the planet was actually pitch-black and extremely desolate.

"Beep. Attention, astronauts. We have arrived at the predetermined spot above Geta Planet. Now, you must manually maneuver the spaceship to land safely!"

An order from the command center on earth sent the three astronauts into a slight shiver.

"This is it, the Geta Planet landing. This is the shared dream of billions of Illusory Beings. We desire to understand the universe!" Freddy said softly.

Together with the other astronauts, he began to manually maneuver the spaceship towards the predetermined landing point. Upon descending, history would be created. Their names would be attached to the Illusory Tribe civilization history, forever and ever…

"Fuh…"

It was almost like a sigh, yet also sounded like a gust of wind. No one noticed that in the vast outer space, there was a figure standing quietly amidst the universe.

If the Illusory Tribe's Department of Space had spotted it, an unimaginable ruckus would have ensued.

"In just a few thousand years, the Illusory World's civilization had already stepped out of their planet. This step would mark the beginning of their understanding of the universe, and similarly, the beginning of perfecting my Illusory World!"

An icy voice resounded with a tinge of delight, yet no one could hear it.

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Chapter 834: Illusory Tribe Civilization II

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Through the live broadcast, everyone in the Illusory Tribe civilization could see the blurry scene which contained the spaceship, the symbol of hope for the entire Illusory Being population, slowly landing on Geta Planet.

"Creak".

The hatch of the spaceship opened. With Freddy at the lead, the three astronauts carefully exited the hatch. They wore thick astronaut suits and stepped on the incomparably solid rocks. Looking at the vast desolate terrain, their emotions were undoubtedly thrilled.

At this moment, all the Illusory Beings were elated. This was their civilization's first step on the soil of a foreign planet. This represented that they have begun to venture beyond the mother planet and gradually understand as well as conquer other planets in the universe.

"Captain, it's truly beautiful. We've never seen such a beautiful night view from our mother planet."

The spirited Andar stared at the orange skyline with amazement.

"Sister, can you see it? I'm standing on Geta Planet. This is one of those shining stars… This step I make will be a great leap in the history of Illusory Beings!"

Freddy and the other astronauts were not aware that a pair of eyes were watching them silently. The moment they took their first step onto Geta Planet with reverence in their hearts, in the depths of the universe, dramatic changes were unfolding.

"Time in the Illusory World moves so much faster than reality. The Illusory Tribe civilization has taken the first step, and I can feel the strong desire emanating from the Illusory World – to expand the world!"

There was a glimmer of hope in Merlin's eyes. At the exact moment the Illusory Tribe civilization ventured beyond their mother star, the Illusory World finally began to change, namely the strong 'desire' to expand.

Originally, according to Titus' vision, the Illusory World was able to develop independently, or the ability to self-expand. This was similar to the Void Zone. A very long time ago, the Void Zone was relatively small, but it expanded and expanded and expanded continuously.

Due to the existence of natural order, this was the characteristic of a real world.

On the other hand, a dimension could not accomplish such a feat. For example, the Atlan Dimension had weathered countless years, but without human intervention, it was impossible to expand. Even among the countless dimensions in the Void Zone, no one had ever come across a dimension that could self-expand.

The ultimate goal of Titus' Illusory World was to convert illusion into reality and to control a world that was comparable to the Void Zone. Naturally, his Illusory World was modeled after a real world. Everything was almost completely identical, except that one was real and the other was merely illusory.

However, Titus' Illusory World appeared to have started off on the wrong path. The Illusory World that he consolidated based on the blueprint of the Slothful Beast world did not contain a united and comprehensive natural order, so it could not be perfected. Basically, it would not be able to self-expand.

On the other hand, Merlin used his past life's universe as a blueprint and transformed Titus' Illusory World completely. Even Merlin did not know whether this Illusory World would be able to achieve perfection.

Nevertheless, as the Illusory Tribe civilization that he created ventured beyond the mother star, he sensed a strong 'desire' emanating from the entire Illusory World, as if the Illusory World had suddenly 'come to life'.

Merlin immediately knew that he had chosen the right path. There was hope for his Illusory World to achieve perfection.

"Haha, Merlin, your Illusory World is yearning. This is as per the natural order you set. It can now operate on its own. If it continues to grow, then it will simply be a matter of time before the Illusory World is perfected and actually succeeds!"

A familiar figure appeared in the sky. It was none other than Titus.

Currently, Titus' position in Merlin's Illusory World was quite unusual. He was not able to interfere with the Illusory World, but he could live in it. Inside the Illusory World, he was practically immortal, so he could slowly witness the growth of the Illusory World.

Merlin did not have such an ability yet, but one day if he actually managed to convert the Illusory World into reality, then he could make Titus the overseer of the entire world. There was no one who was more well-suited for this role than Titus.

However, this was merely an idea in Merlin's head. Converting an illusion into reality was too difficult and too far away from his current abilities.

"That's right, we finally have a glimmer of hope. But if we wait for the Illusory World to develop at its pace, it would be too slow."

Merlin shook his head. He did not want to wait for the Illusory World to develop so slowly. Considering the current size of the Illusory World, it was less than a billionth the size of the Void Zone. How could it be classified as a world?

Even if he could transform illusion into reality, the Void Zone would crush the Illusory World in an instant.

The strength of a world could be determined easily, which was to look at its size. The more powerful a world, the more extensive it was inside.

"Merlin, you shouldn't help the Illusory World grow faster. With enough time, it will gradually develop and eventually bear fruit. Conversely, if you arbitrarily speed up the process and make some mistakes, you won't be able to mend it."

Titus hurriedly persuaded Merlin. The Illusory World was something that even Titus did not manage to perfect. Therefore, Titus was very anxious and hoped that Merlin would proceed step-by-step. After all, the Illusory World had exhibited a strong desire, as well as a, 'come alive' natural order. This natural order would, in turn, slowly expand the Illusory World to the point of perfection.

However, it would take a very long time.

Merlin shook his head. "Step-by-step progress is good, but it will take too much time. Perhaps ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, or a trillion years? The Spell Caster civilization entered the Void Zone just three thousand years ago, far less compared to the Tree Tribe and the Giant Tribe. Moreover, what I lack the most now is time. The sooner the Illusory World is perfected, the sooner I will possess a stronger ability! What's more, I have absolute confidence that there would not be any problems."

Currently, Merlin lacked time most of all. Perhaps after a trillion years, the Illusory World would be perfected and form the semblance of a complete world, but it would take too much time.

In addition, Merlin had confidence in his initiative to accelerate the expansion of the Illusory World. He relied on some memories of his past life and expanded it according to some celestial bodies in the universe. Thus, accelerating the expansion of the Illusory World would not result in any problems. There was nothing to worry about.

Titus did not continue to object. The current Merlin was no longer the same Merlin who had just been exposed to the Mind Power system. The current realm that Merlin was at was something that even Titus failed to achieve. He had already surpassed Titus' original Illusory World.

Merlin closed his eyes slightly and activated his Mind Power. The Illusory World began to quake, and a wild storm swept through the universe.

Nonetheless, it did not affect the areas which contained the Illusory Tribe civilization, including Geta Planet where they had just landed. In the depths of their unobservable universe, there were neither celestial bodies nor planets, only darkness. This was not a real universe and not a complete world.

Whereas what Merlin wanted to do was to speed up this process. His former world already formed a mature theory, which was the cosmic explosion theory. According to this theory, the universe was formed due to a Big Bang, or perhaps a long-term heating and cooling process that was equivalent to a drawn-out explosion.

Continuous explosion and continuous expansion. Eventually, a vast universe was formed.

Merlin's goal was to recreate the Big Bang in the Illusory World. Only through this method, he could encourage the Illusory World to grow without waiting another hundred of thousands or even trillion years.

"Boom".

Under the guidance of Merlin's tremendous Mind Power, suddenly, a raging explosion erupted amidst the endless darkness. The whole piece of darkness was torn apart, like the first beam of sunlight that slices through the night.

The bright spot in the center of the explosion expanded rapidly, accompanied by horrific storms that unleashed destruction in every direction.

Under the impact of this horrifying explosion, the mother planet, as well as the rest of its galaxy, was reduced to nothingness. However, as the master of the Illusory World, Merlin was able to preserve the mother planet with ease.

Titus watched the scene before him with a stunned expression. After the massive explosion rippled through, the broken space began to recover slowly and formed complicated shapes consisting of all sorts of celestial bodies and different stars.

Although this process was still quite time-consuming, it was not as slow as waiting for the explosion to happen, then forming the celestial bodies, stars and so on. This was a few times faster, especially since Merlin divided up some of his Mind Power to speed up the formation of large stars and celestial bodies.

"Explosion. I see, at the limit of destruction, new life is born… Merlin, your Illusory World seems to be further perfected now. I really don't know how you came up with it. If it was me in the past, I would never imagine using such a method to accelerate the progress of the Illusory World."

Titus was astonished. He felt like Merlin had just opened a window. The ultimate destruction birthed new life. This would be highly beneficial to future Mind Power Masters who wanted to perfect the Illusory World.

Merlin smiled and did not explain himself. Titus interpreted it as a natural order, which was not wrong in itself. After all, this theory had been tried and tested in his past life. Therefore, Merlin was confident that he could employ this method to accelerate the Illusory World's progress.

It would be truly bizarre if Titus managed to conceive such a method.

Merlin looked at the Illusory World in silence. After the Big Bang, some of the stars and celestial bodies began to take shape, which in turn stirred up some ripples in his heart.

This was a world that he controlled. With just a single thought, he could change the entire system!

Surely, by the time the Illusory Tribe civilization controlled Geta Planet completely and explorer deeper into the universe, the Illusory World would have been gradually perfected into a world comparable to the Void Zone.

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Chapter 835: Target, Hopeship!

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"Phew…"

Merlin retracted his consciousness from the Illusory World. He sensed that his Mind Power had grown even bigger than before, especially after the Big Bang in the Illusory World. Then, when the Illusory World developed a strong 'desire' for expansion, Merlin's Mind Power underwent another major enhancement.

Following the continuous expansion of the Illusory World, Merlin's Mind Power would also increase correspondingly.

An increase in Mind Power was naturally beneficial, such as increasing the strength of Hallucinating spells. Even the supremely powerful Lords would now be susceptible to Merlin's Illusory World and allow Merlin to control their minds.

Of course, most importantly, the greater his Mind Power, the greater his ability to interfere with the tangible world. Although the Illusory World was still unable to convert illusion into reality, as his Mind Power grew bigger, his ability to interfere with the tangible world would also be more powerful.

"Maybe, I've reached the point of being able to tear apart a single Maxim?"

Of course, attempting to interfere with the tangible world using Mind Power alone was severely restricted. At the moment, he could only use it to tear apart an ordinary Maxim. As for an ultimate Maxim, he would be powerless.

Nevertheless, as the Illusory World become more perfect over time, Merlin's Mind Power would increase leaps and bounds in a similar manner. Eventually, he would be able to tear apart an ultimate Maxim with ease. When that time comes, Merlin's Mind Power would be able to interact with the tangible world, on par with an Honored Legend or a Lord.

Of course, the true strength of the Illusory World still lies in the Hallucinating spells and Mind Control. If the Illusory World continued to strengthen and finally be perfected, it could possibly affect even an ultimate existence. This would become Merlin's real trump card to face-off against an ultimate existence.Three months passed by in a flash. The intelligence personnel whom Merlin had dispatched to gather intelligence regarding the void-level warships using Rebellion Leader Medrick's authority had returned with news.

Although the Rebellion Army force was not very powerful, their intelligence system was quite well-established. It was just that they had never carried out an investigation regarding the void-level warships.

Currently, under Leader Medrick's orders, every personnel of the intelligence system was mobilized. Hence, every secret intelligence personnel stationed in the Atlan Federation began to collect information about this.

However, there was very little truly useful information. Moreover, all of them seemed to point in one direction – the hopeship!

"There is very little news about the void-level warships. The intelligence system of the Rebellion Army can only find out this much, and all of them point towards the hopeship. Looks like my previous guess was not wrong. If there was a place that was researching or building a void-level warship, it must be located on the hopeship."

Merlin previously speculated as much. The hopeship was the Atlan Dimension's governing center as well as the symbol of the Atlan Federation. Furthermore, armed with various rigorous defenses, it was a fear-inspiring fortress which was very safe.

Coupled with the mysterious crystal wall left behind by the Vestigial Tribe, what other place was more suitable to research the void-level warships, if not the hopeship?

"If it's on the hopeship, then we're in trouble."

Merlin frowned as numerous thoughts flitted through his head. If he led the black cat Didimoss and the Slothful Beast there by force, he would become a public target. Perhaps, his presence would even cause the entire Atlan Dimension to 'unite as one' and mobilize all their resources.

Obviously, this method would not be able to inflict the greatest amount of damage to the Atlan civilization.

"Looks like, I still have to make use of the Rebellion Army's strength! Even with the Rebellion Army's strength, the target is still a little daunting. However, this move will create chaos for the entire Atlan Dimension. The Rebellion Army conquering the hopeship would inflict far greater psychological damage than if the hopeship was destroyed by a foreign tribe creature like me. Moreover, I can wield the Illusory World quietly to control all the Atlans on the hopeship. Even if I can't find the void-level warship, I can hide my identity and continue my search."

After long deliberation, Merlin decided not to reveal his identity easily, but instead make use of the Rebellion Army to launch a 'civil war' within the Atlan civilization.

"Medrick and Your Excellencies the three Commanders, you will now order for the three main battalions to gather all warships and transport ships. We will be initiating an attack."

Merlin then controlled Medrick and the three Battalion Commanders to issue the respective orders. Instantly, the Rebellion Army was caught in a frenzy.

Although some people were shocked, most of them were doubtful. They did not understand why the Commanders and the Leader would issue such an order out of the blue. Previously, the Rebellion Army had always been sieged by the Federation Army, but they had never initiated an attack on a starship.

Of course, Merlin did not tell them that they would be attacking the hopeship. This was a matter of highest-level confidentiality. After all, how could the objective of a military operation be revealed to just anyone? Regardless, no one would imagine that the Rebellion Army would dare to initiate an attack on the hopeship because it would be equivalent to a death wish.

Although many were confused, they had to obey those orders. Therefore, countless warships began to gather at the headquarters, leaving only a few armed spaceships to guard the Rebellion Army headquarters. Under the orders of the three Commanders, all the other warships set-off towards the hopeship.

This included the only dimension-level warship belonging to the Rebellion Army, which was the warship controlled by Leader Medrick. Merlin brought Medrick and the three Battalion Commanders onboard the dimension-level warship so that it would act as the temporary commanding ship of the Rebellion Army for the enormous fleet.

It was a large-scale operation. Even with Merlin's empire-level warship stowed inside his spatial ring, the First and Second Battalion combined had thirty-four empire-level warships, along with countless city-level warships and transport ships.

Such a warship fleet naturally attracted the attention of Federation Army warships along the way. Hence, news quickly spread to the Senate and the Army in the Federation.

"Chief of Staff, this is a report sent by the heads of a few starships. All of them said that the Rebellion Army had initiated a large-scale operation. They've sent one dimension-level warship, thirty-four empire-level warship and a large number of city-level warships from the Rebellion Army headquarters in a fearless manner, their specific goal is not yet clear."

A man in military uniform frowned as he listened to his subordinate's report.

"Why would the Rebellion Army initiate such a large-scale operation at such a time, this must be almost all their strength, right? It's a little troublesome, but not a major problem. They must be itching for action since we have not attacked them for some time. Anyway, order Fortress Yamei to dispatch three dimension-level warships and thirty empire-level warships now, and get rid of the Rebellion Army's warship fleet thoroughly!"

The Chief of Staff quickly made a decision. This matter did not need to be reported to other officers in the Army. He had the authority to respond in such a manner.

After all, the Rebellion Army's ability was simply too weak. Their strength was so weak that they could not even defeat a slightly stronger fortress. Fortress Yamei was simply a slightly more fortified fortress, but more than five dimension-level warships were stationed in it. Such an ability was far more powerful than the Rebellion Army, so it was enough to deal with their warships.

Hence, the Chief of Staff no longer paid any attention to the Rebellion Army. In his view, the outcome was already determined. Currently, the entire Army and even the Senate was completely transfixed with the situation in the Void Zone. According to news transmitted from the Void Zone, the situation was not favorable, even the newly-built void-level warship was destroyed. This was an urgent crisis that threatened the entire Atlan civilization.Amidst the pitch-black void, the one and only dimension-level warship of the Rebellion Army had already received news from the reconnaissance ships sent ahead. A powerful troop had been dispatched from Fortress Yamei consisting of three dimension-level warships.

The entire Rebellion Army fleet grew tense. This was a real ability gap. Just a random fortress belonging to the Federation was able to dispatch three dimension-level warships, whereas the Rebellion Army only had one dimension-level warship.

Soon, Merlin saw the large troop of warships heading towards them on the screen.

"Three dimension-level warships? This is a powerful force, I shouldn't let it go to waste…"

A smile appeared between Merlin's lips. Subsequently, an invisible Mind Power broadcasted outwards. The Illusory World had already shrouded the vast sky, so the three dimension-level warships in a distance were unconsciously shrouded by the Illusory World as well.

Merlin easily controlled the troop which was supposed to be their enemy, causing the other Rebellion Army warships to be astonished. At this moment, they seemed to understand why their Leader and three main Commanders would announce an attack on the Federation.

Apparently, they had gained a powerful tactic.

"It is a network virus? Or some other virus that can erode the warship's system and seize control over these warships? Otherwise, it cannot explain how three dimension-level warships came under our control so easily."

Rumors began to fly within the Rebellion Army about the new technology. In fact, not just the Rebellion Army, but the other Federation warships which witnessed the situation were also perplexed. Finally, they encrypted a message and quickly reported it to the Army.

"Even without using the black cat Didimoss, or any powers of a Lord, I've given the Army and the Senate a massive headache. Surely for some time, before finding out the exact reason, they wouldn't send any more warships to us. This way, we will have less trouble and arrive at the hopeship faster."

Merlin paid no attention to the three newly-attained dimension-level warships. Basically, even all the warships of the Rebellion Army had no use to him, except as a means to cover his identity and preventing his identity of a foreign tribe creature from being exposed.

His goal was still the most important place in the Atlan civilization, the symbol of all the Atlans – the hopeship!

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Chapter 836: War I

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"Thump thump thump."

The urgent and hurried knocks on the door made the army's Chief of Staff feel somewhat annoyed.

"Come in."

The Chief of Staff also did not know what the matter was that caused his subordinate to be so anxious.

"Chief of Staff, I have bad news. The Rebellion Army seems to have gained new means. The three dimension-level warships we've sent from Yamei Fortress to encircle and suppress the Rebellion Army are now under their control by unknown means. Now, they have four dimension-level warships. Their strength has greatly increased!"

"What? The dimension-level warships are under their control?"

The Chief of Staff was dumbfounded. He found it difficult to understand how the dimension-level warships were controlled, so the adjutant handed the information in his hands to the Chief of Staff.

After reading it, the Chief of Staff's expression finally became grim.

"They had controlled the three dimension-level warships without any damage. There weren't any traces of a battle. The situation is quite strange. It wasn't surprising that the Rebellion Army still dared to fight us with what little strength they had. Could it be some new network or communication virus that can control all of the warships' systems at one go?"

The Chief of Staff immediately thought of that method. It seemed that it was the only possible explanation for the Rebellion Army to quietly control the three dimension-level warships without opening fire.

"Chief of Staff, our analysis also believes that the three dimension-level warships and those empire-level warships were attacked by new viruses, which led to the warship system to be completely controlled."

This was an extremely serious matter. The Chief of Staff was evaluating if the Rebellion Army could be eliminated by other means. Now, it seemed that mobilizing more warships would only strengthen the Rebellion Army instead.

"Immediately order all fortresses to be on alert. It's best if they cut off all network and communication links. Fortresses have a manual mode, right? Cut off the system immediately and let the soldiers operate the fortress cannon manually."

The Chief of Staff immediately issued an order. These were just remedial measures. He also knew that the Atlan civilization had been systematized a long time ago. Everything relied on systems to operate. Although the fortresses could be operated manually, there were only a few soldiers who could operate the fortress cannon.

Furthermore, there was no comparison to be made between manual operation and system operation. Neither reaction speed nor attack precision could be compared to when operated by a system.

"Right, where did the Rebellion Army go, and what's their target?"

The Chief of Staff asked a very critical question.

"Uh… We've also analyzed and found that the Rebellion Army's direction is toward our hopeship. Therefore, we made a bold guess that their objective might be the hopeship."

"The hopeship?"

The Chief of Staff laughed. The Atlan civilization had been fighting for a long time. The battles had been severe but there was nothing that could threaten the hopeship.

Now, the Rebellion Army's target was the hopeship?

"No matter what their goal is, we can't take it lightly. This matter isn't something that I can solve myself anymore. I'll report this to the army immediately!"

The Chief of Staff immediately stood up and walked toward the military conference room. Along the way, he also got in touch with several leaders in the army.

Soon, some people gathered outside the military conference room. There were more than a dozen people, and were all powerful figures in all aspects of the army, and controlled the forces of the entire Atlan Federation Army.

Furthermore, as the war was ongoing in the Void Zone, even the military department had the right to mobilize for war. They were already faintly equal to the Senate, and in some aspects, even the Senate would have to give in.

"Chief of Staff, what exactly happened for you to call us so urgently?"

Unless there was a very important military situation, the military conference would not be held easily.

"It's something very important. A few days ago, I heard the news that the Rebellion Army was moving, so I sent three dimension-level warships which took several empire-level warships to encircle and suppress them. However, I didn't expect that the Rebellion army would easily control the three dimension-level warships without even opening fire. As of now, the Rebellion Army has four dimension-level warships, and are currently heading toward our hopeship."

The Chief of Staff spoke simply regarding the Rebellion Army. These military leaders were overwhelmed by the matters in the Void Zone but now, there was another problem regarding the Rebellion Army.

"Perhaps those rebels have obtained some advanced technology. Could it be the technology left behind by the Vestigial Tribe? If that's the case, then it'll be troublesome."

One of the marshals said with a frown.

In the Atlan Dimension, the Vestigial Tribe left something everywhere. Maybe someone had accidentally met with the remnants of the Vestigial Tribe and obtained some benefits. The crystal wall recorded most of the knowledge regarding the Vestigial Tribe but that did not mean that there was nothing left in other places.

Maybe this time, the Rebellion Army had obtained some advanced Vestigial Tribe technology by accident. There was no other way to explain how they could silently control three dimension-level warships.

"It's indeed somewhat troublesome but they should never be allowed to approach the hopeship. I also think that for now, we shouldn't send warships to encircle and suppress them because no matter how many we send, they'll be gone forever and used to enhance their strength. If they want to come to the hopeship, why would we be afraid of them with the defenses we have? Moreover, we can even capture them alive, and the advanced technology of the Vestigial Tribe that they acquired might be beneficial to manufacture our void-level warship."

These army Marshals appeared very confident. They did not worry about the Rebellion Army attacking the hopeship at all. With the Rebellion Army's strength, no matter how many dimension-level warships they had, it was no threat to the hopeship at all.

"Indeed, we don't have to worry. Even the fortresses along the way won't need to care about them. If they dare to approach the hopeship, it's a good thing."

Many army Marshals all supported this approach.

The Chief of Staff also smiled. He shared the same sentiment in his heart. Besides the army and the Senate, no one truly knew how terrible the hopeship was.The mighty Rebellion Army fleet was now quickly approaching the hopeship. Strangely, there were no Federation warships that stopped them.

Merlin had expected such a situation. As long as the Federation could not crack the method Merlin had used to silently control the warships, they would not send any more warships because that would only increase the strength of the Rebellion Army.

"How far is it from the hopeship?"

Merlin asked softly.

"Not far."

Before the words were spoken, a light flashed from the screen, layering and overlapping together. It was incomparably huge, and almost several hundreds of times larger than an ordinary starship.

"Is this the hopeship?"

Merlin was also shocked. His Mind Power had extended out. Different from what could be seen on the screen, Merlin's Mind Power saw a huge cannon muzzle hidden within the layers of light. It was full of the stench of death.

This was a fortress cannon that could crush a dimension-level warship with one shot. Furthermore, it was not just one or two. There were tens of thousands of cannons densely packed that surrounded the entire hopeship.

Besides the fortress cannons, the countess dimension-level warships that were stationed outside the hopeship had disappeared without a trace.

It seemed that the army on the hopeship had already known about the arrival of the Rebellion Army, and had concealed the dimension-level warships in advance. After all, they still could not deal with the methods that the Rebellion Army had to easily control dimension-level warships, so they could only hide the warships.

Even so, Merlin did not dare to let the fleet continue onward. Otherwise, they would enter the fortress cannon's attack range.

"Halt!"

Merlin stopped the warships in the name of Leader Medrick and the three Commanders. Immediately, the Void Zone seem to grow quiet.

Merlin's Mind Power could already see the densely packed fortress cannon muzzles aiming at the Rebellion Army warships. Once they had entered their attack range, the other party would not hesitate to open fire.

"Fortress cannons? Isn't there anything else they can do?"

Merlin frowned. These fortress cannons were controlled by systems, unlike warships. There were many Atlans inside, so they could be easily controlled by Merlin.

Moreover, even if there were people in the fortress, they did not operate the fortress cannons but some other weapons instead. Even if it was controlled, it would have little effect.

"In any case, it'll cause confusion. Only by causing confusion can I seize the opportunity to secretly control the entire hopeship. Now, I can only sacrifice a few warships."

Many ideas flashed in Merlin's mind. A confrontation would not do him any good, so he could only cause some chaos. At least it would seem like a large battle.

Thus, Merlin immediately ordered the three captured dimension-level warships as well as hundreds of empire-level warships to open fire at the hopeship without locking it in.

"Boom boom boom."

Suddenly, a huge beam of light began to shine. The three dimension-level warships in the lead slowly moved forward, and the huge beam of light mercilessly collided with the hopeship.

However, a huge defensive energy shield appeared on the hopeship, and easily deter the dimension-level warships' attacks.

As the Rebellion Army opened fire, the fortress cannons on the hopeship also roared. Although they could not be locked in a specific position, they could be fired at a general position.

As a result, all the cannons were fired, and beams of light shone brilliantly, illuminating the Void Zone as if it was day. Even Merlin felt palpitations from that terrifying force.

"Black cat Didimoss, now! Remember, it's best to be quiet and not make too much noise."

On Merlin's shoulder, the black cat Didimoss' eyes flashed with excitement. It was finally time to act after such a long time. Even Merlin was afraid of these fortress cannons that could easily kill a Lord. However, Didimoss was not afraid. To it, that was all energy that it could devour.

"Gulp gulp gulp. Haha, there's too much energy…"

The black cat Didimoss flew out of the warship. It did not show its true body but instead, fused into the darkness. The many beams of light that hit it all eerily disappeared and were devoured by the black cat Didimoss.

Under Didimoss' cover, Merlin finally flew close to the hopeship. His Illusory World completely shrouded the hopeship.

"Illusory World!"

Merlin pointed lightly, and immediately, the vast Illusory World silently surrounded the hopeship. Even such a large hopeship was easily enveloped by Merlin's expanded Illusory World.

Once shrouded, Merlin's control over the Atlans on board the hopeship would no longer be difficult.

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Chapter 837: War II

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"Hum."

No one noticed that the Illusory World had already enveloped the entire hopeship. Merlin was just about to exert more effort to control everything when there was a sudden change.

A light went up to the sky, and then there was a powerful force in the hopeship, trying hard to repel Merlin's Illusory World.

Moreover, this force was so powerful that even Merlin could not resist it.

It was the first time such a situation had occurred since Merlin had merged the Illusory World.

"What's going on? How could the hopeship manage to stop the Illusory World?"

Merlin was shocked. Even the dimension-level warships of the Atlan civilization did not have the technology to block Mind Power. However, this extremely huge hopeship had a mysterious power that made it impossible for Merlin's Illusory World to descend.

Now, this mysterious force had enveloped the hopeship, preventing Merlin's Mind Power penetration.

Besides Merlin, even the military marshals were stunned to see the glittering and translucent white light hanging over the hopeship, looking incredibly stunning.

"This… Is this the power of the crystal wall? We've never been able to decipher or even excite that force. How did the power of the crystal wall suddenly be activated?"

All the military marshals were dumbstruck. The greatest secret of their hopeship was not making void-level warships but the crystal wall.

The crystal wall was not only engraved with the countless knowledge left of the Vestigial Tribe but also the mysterious powers left behind. However, after so many years, it was still impossible to find out the power on the crystal wall no matter what methods the Atlan civilization had used.

It was the first time that the power on the crystal wall was activated.

"What is your army doing?"

Suddenly, several solemn-looking elders holding scepters in their hands appeared on the huge screen of the military conference room. Seeing these elders, even all the mighty and grand marshals of the army stood up to show respect. That was because they were the Senators who had held power in the Atlan civilization for countless years.

Although at present, the army was almost as powerful as the Senate in the war in the Void Zone, only the Grand Marshals knew that this was only because the Senators were also determined to start the war. Therefore, it was for their own benefit to push the military out.

Otherwise, without the cooperation of the Senate, the army would not be able to mobilize any resources. The Senate had accumulated power for countless years, and even these Grand Marshals were afraid of them.

"Honorable Senator, we also don't know why the power on the crystal wall was suddenly activated. We were just dealing with the hateful Rebellion Army. The rebels had acquired advanced technology from the Vestigial Tribe through unknown means and could quietly control warships, so…"

Before the words were finished, the Senator on the screen waved his scepter fiercely, and said with a hoarse voice, "Hmph, what Vestigial Tribe advanced technology? Your brains are filled with war, war, and more war. Do you think those civilizations in the Void Zone are ignorant? Why don't you look at this?"

The Senator waved his scepter and immediately, several smaller screens appeared on the screen. In these small screens, a strange figure appeared clearly. He did not wear any armor but could stand in the air, and beside him was a black cat hidden in the darkness.

This strange combination made the army marshals shocked.

"He's not an Atlan. Is he from a foreign tribe in the Void Zone?"

All the marshals stared at the Senator.

"Besides the foreign tribes of the Void Zone, who else has such powerful strength?"

The scepter-wielding Senator seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with these people from the army. In the beginning, the Senate also wanted to launch a war and leave the Atlan Dimension. After all, they had spent enough time in the Atlan Dimension for many years. The development of the Atlan civilization also seemed to be limited.

Later, with the support of the Senate, the military department had successfully started the war, and the Senate supported the army behind the scenes. They had even created an illusion on the surface that the army's power had been able to suppress the Senate. That way, the Senate's position would be stable whether the war was defeated or won.

However, now, the Senators were increasingly dissatisfied with the army. Originally, they had promised to deal with the Spell Caster civilization in a very short time but it had dragged on for much longer.

The key technology of the void-level warship had made a breakthrough in the war. After successfully manufacturing the first void-level warship, the situation should have been reversed.

However, news had reached the Senate that the void-level warship had been destroyed, and they had to win over the God Alliance using the extremely precious Lord God-level divinity in the Atlan civilization.

What was even more outrageous now was that a foreign tribe had infiltrated the Atlan Dimension and controlled the Rebellion Army but the army had no idea about it. This completely disappointed the Senate.

The army marshals were also very nervous. They knew that without the support of the Senate, the army would be unsustainable in the war. Therefore, these marshals immediately thought of ways to redeem themselves.

"Dear Senators, the war launched by our army didn't go smoothly, and we didn't pay enough attention to these foreign tribes either. We didn't think that they would dare to enter the Atlan Dimension. However, this foreign tribe isn't a big deal. What's more, every cloud has a silver lining. The foreign person had activated the power of the crystal wall. With this activation, we'll certainly be able to study the mysterious force on the crystal wall and turn it into a powerful force that we can control."

Activating the power of the crystal wall was also a blessing in misfortune. Both the army and the Senate did not realize the danger they had faced earlier.

Without the protection of the crystal wall, they would have been enveloped by Merlin's Illusory World and be controlled by Merlin. At that time, there would be no use for their fortress cannons or any other powerful weapons.

The Senators hesitated for a moment before saying coldly, "The trouble your army caused should be solved as soon as possible. The hopeship mustn't be disturbed, and that foreign person should be killed as soon as possible!"

Then, the Senators disappeared, leaving behind the gloomy faces of the army Grand Marshals.

"Everyone, since we know that it's a foreign tribe, it'll be easy to handle. Control all the fortress cannons immediately, and then start the high-energy power grid to surround millions of miles around the hopeship. We mustn't let that foreigner escape."

With the military command, the hopeship mobilized quickly. One by one, the fortress cannons began to aim at Merlin. More horrifyingly, a power grid had appeared around the hopeship, surrounding millions of miles.

If a dimension-level warship had encountered these high-energy power grids, it would be paralyzed instantly. In worse scenarios, it might even directly explode. Merlin carefully observed these high-energy power grids, and saw that they could rival the strength of Lords.

"We've been discovered…"

Merlin glanced at the hopeship and saw the densely packed fortress cannon muzzles aiming at his direction. Although they could not be accurately locked on Merlin because of the distance, even if they were not locked, Merlin would still be unable to escape with so many cannons aimed at him.

"Didimoss, since we've been discovered, then we'll use brute force. Today, you can eat as much as you want."

Merlin's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. He had used the Rebellion Army to hide but had failed because of the mysterious power on the hopeship.

However, Merlin did not give up as they already reached the hopeship. Since their identities had been discovered, then they would just charge!

"Haha, I can finally eat my fill…"

The black cat Didimoss was extremely happy, and a huge black cat soon appeared in the void. Thousands of fortress cannons fired, and dazzling white lights lit up the night.

"Gulp!"

The black cat Didimoss had opened its mouth wide and seemed to turn into a bottomless black vortex even larger than an average warship. It was full of suction force, and the fortress cannons' attack was swallowed by Didimoss.

Then, the black cat Didimoss revealed a slight expression of pain on its face. After all, how powerful would the attack of tens of thousands of fortress cannons be?

However, it was all swallowed by the black cat Didimoss. It naturally could not "digest" and could only be transformed.

"Merlin, I feel so miserable!"

The black cat Didimoss revealed a typical "overeat" expression.

"Then break this protective shroud!"

At this moment, Merlin's body was wrapped in Darkness Maxim and Flame Maxim. With formidable might, he stepped closer to the hopeship.

"Alright, I'll give them back their energy."

The black cat Didimoss showed a pained expression. In its view, the beam from the fortress cannons tasted too horrible and could not be "digested" either. Thus, it could only be transformed into an attack and be "returned" to the hopeship.

"Boom."

A huge mass of energy like a blazing sun was spat out from the black cat Didimoss' mouth. It roared directly toward the hopeship, full of terror and destruction.

This time, the expressions of both the army marshals and the Senate changed greatly. This ball of fiery energy was a fusion of all the attacks of the fortress cannons.

That force had exceeded the limit of the starship's defensive ability.

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Chapter 838: War III

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"Quick, release the void-level warship's main cannon!"

The Senators immediately ordered but the army men only looked at each other. It was already too late. Since the void-level warship had not been rebuilt, even if there was a main cannon, it could not be moved.

Originally, the army did not intend on using the void-level warship's main cannon. However, who would have thought that not only would someone from a foreign tribe appear but also be so powerful that even tens of thousands of fortress cannons would not be able to deal with him?

"Boom."

A bright light instantly flashed, causing everyone to be blind to the hopeship. After the explosion, the terrible energy impact did not disperse but instead, turned into clouds of flames, burning wildly, turning the hopeship into a sea of fire.

However, the hopeship had not been destroyed nor was it even affected. A layer of protection, like a crystal, only slightly rippled in the face of the black cat Didimoss' terrifying attack. The frightening blast wave was successfully split off.

The hopeship was still undamaged!

"Merlin, what's that thing? I'm afraid that even ultimate existences won't dare to face that terrifying power head-on."

The black cat Didimoss saw that the hopeship was still untouched and did not suffer any damage after the smoke dissipated, and felt somewhat incredulous.

Merlin's expression gradually became solemn, and he said with a heavy voice, "The Atlan civilization has some tricks up their sleeve. It's not surprising this hopeship is a symbol of the Atlan civilization. It's not that easy to destroy."

Merlin also did not know that this was the power of the crystal wall left behind by the Vestigial Tribe. Even the Atlan civilization did not grasp it yet.

"However, no matter how strong the protective shield, there'll a time where the energy consumption is exhausted. Didimoss, guard the perimeter for me. If anyone or any warship dares to approach, swallow them directly. I'll let the Slothful Beast deal with this protective shield!"

Merlin also grew ruthless. He would not leave just like this. Since his identity had been exposed, he must conquer the hopeship by any means possible. Otherwise, Merlin could only leave the Atlan Dimension with his tail between his legs.

"Merlin, don't worry, you can release the big guy. Hehe, with me around, I'll swallow whoever dares to approach."

The black cat Didimoss' huge body sent out an oppressive aura. Its talent was enormous, and it could even directly devour the fortress cannons' attack. Besides ultimate existences or void-level warships, there was nothing that could threaten the black cat Didimoss.

This was the real reason why Merlin wanted to bring the black cat Didimoss into the Atlan Dimension. With Didimoss' protection, Merlin could successfully deal with other powerful enemies on the Atlan Dimension.

"Roar…"

A loud roar sounded, and everyone was shocked as they saw an unimaginably huge beast appear. This beast was almost the same size as a starship. In the beast's eyes, even dimension-level warships looked as small as mosquitoes.

"What's that monster?"

"Is our hopeship facing destruction?"

"Where's the Federation? Where's the army? Where's the Senate? What the hell is that terrifying monster? Is our Atlan civilization going to be destroyed?"

Before the war, many people living on the hopeship had already been startled awake. At first, they only received news that the Rebellion Army was approaching.

Many ordinary people of the Atlan civilization had some understanding about the rebels, and did not think much about them. They believed that with the hopeship's defenses, the rebels would be destroyed before long.

However, the black cat Didimoss' attack greatly shocked many Atlans, and they had not even recovered when a larger shock appeared. A monster as large as a starship completely baffled them. It had never appeared in the Atlan civilization before.

"The Void Zone's Slothful Beast?"

Seeing this huge monster, the Senate and the army immediately knew what it was. The Atlan civilization had collected a lot of information since it had entered the Void Zone.

Among them, the Slothful Beast was such a huge monster, and naturally, it became the focus of everyone's attention. This was especially true during the war with the Spell Caster civilization where news that a Slothful Beast suddenly appeared was sent back to the Atlan civilization. That was how the army and Senate learned about the Slothful Beast.

"That's Slothful Beast. In other words, that foreigner is Glory Lord from the Spell Caster civilization, Merlin?"

Seeing this huge Slothful Beast, the army and Senate suddenly realized that the person who had infiltrated the Atlan Dimension was the key figure that had changed the battlefield on the Void Zone. He was the Glory Lord from the Spell Caster civilization – the founder of the Mind Power System, and the person who could drive the Slothful Beast – Wizard Merlin.

"It's Merlin. He can control the Slothfuol Beast, and his strength is very strong as well. Is the main cannon of the void-level warship ready?"

The Senators had obtained Merlin's information and knew about his key role in the war. The war between the Spell Caster civilization and the Atlan civilization was completely reversed because of Merlin.

"It's ready. Although it can't be moved, it's still possible to lock onto Merlin. Hmph, it's not surprising the rebels could quietly control the dimension-level warships. According to the information sent back from the Void Zone, Merlin is rumored to have mysterious means to control minds. Now, it seems that it's indeed the case. However, we have the protection of the crystal wall and the main cannon of the void-level warship. Even if it's Merlin, he has run out of options."

The marshals of the army finally understood why the Rebellion Army could control the dimension-level warships. It was all because of Merlin, who could directly control the minds of the Atlans on the warship.

The army had completely misunderstood and thought that it was because of advanced technology the Rebellion Army had obtained from the Vestigial Tribe.

"Fire at will. Merlin must never leave the Atlan Dimension alive!"

The Senator pointed his scepter at Merlin fiercely. Merlin's current actions had caused quite a stir among the Atlan civilization.

Originally, only a few people in the Atlan Federation Army knew about the Void Zone but now that Merlin had made such a fuss, this matter could no longer be concealed. No one would be able to predict what changes would take place.

The culprit of all this was Merlin!

"Boom."

Suddenly, the entire hopeship seemed to shake. Then, a foreboding feeling of extreme danger gripped Merlin's heart.

"A void-level warship?"

Merlin felt a terrible light, and an intense feeling welled in his heart. He had seen the Atlan civilization's void-level warships many times, and naturally recognized one at a glance. This was the most powerful force that the void-level warship could muster, and it was a force enough to kill an ultimate existence.

However, Merlin was not surprised but instead rejoiced. He was extremely excited and said in a low voice, "I've finally found it. The place where void-level warships are manufactured is indeed the hopeship! No matter what, I have to control the hopeship. If I can't control it, then I'll have to destroy it as well as the place where void-level warships are built!"

Countless thoughts flashed in Merlin's mind. He naturally knew what void-level warships meant. They were the greatest threat to the Spell Caster civilization and must be destroyed.

"Slothful Beast!"

Merlin shouted loudly, driving the Slothful Beast swiftly toward the terrifying beam of light. Immediately, the dazzling beam of light mercilessly blasted on the Slothful Beast's back. Blood spattered everywhere, and a bloody hole appeared on the beast's back.

However, that was all. The Slothful Beast's recovery rate was incredible, and the bloody hole was soon recovered. The void-level warship's main cannon did not harm Merlin either.

"Haha, it's my turn now!"

Merlin's eyes were fixed on the glittering and translucent light. He knew that to control or destroy the hopeship, the layer of light had to be broken first.

"Slothful Beast, go. Rip it apart!"

Merlin's Illusory World had completely plunged the Slothful Beast into an illusion. Therefore, Merlin's voice constantly reverberated in the Slothful Beast's mind.

"Roar…"

The Slothful Beast fiercely raised its head as its huge body began to move. It did not launch any special attack but simply moved toward the hopeship.

"Rumble."

With a simple bump, the hopeship shook uncontrollably, and even the unbreakable light veil seemed to ripple like water. Light flashed brightly as if it would burst at any moment.

"What? The protective shield of the crystal wall can't withstand the Slothful Beast?"

Seeing the changes in the light veil, the army and the Senate immediately began to get nervous. Although they did not know how powerful the mysterious force on the crystal wall was, even void-level warships could not break that mysterious force. However, with just the Slothful Beast's simple bump, it began to fluctuate.

"No, it's not that the power on the crystal wall can't withstand it. It's just a normal fluctuation. According to our tests, the crystal wall has always been connected to the Dimension Core. Unless the Slothful Beast can destroy the Dimension Core, it's impossible to break the crystal light veil."

The army marshals finally breathed in relief after analyzing the changes on the crystal wall.

They were not afraid of consuming the crystal wall's energy because it was connected to the Dimension Core of the entire Atlan Dimension. The Dimension Core that the Vestigial Tribe had left behind had almost endless power, so even if the Slothful Beast continued to hit, it would not have any effect.

"Boom boom boom."

With each impact, the light veil flashed constantly but soon returned to normal. Merlin carefully felt it with Mind Power and obtained some clues.

"The power of the light veil is constantly being replenished, and the fluctuation is directly transmitted into the Dimension Core. Unless the Dimension Core is destroyed, the light veil can't be broken at all… This isn't something that the Atlan civilization can do at all. It's something left behind by the Vestigial Tribe!"

Merlin finally understood that the Atlan civilization did not possess this power at all. The light veil was left behind by the Vestigial Tribe.

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Chapter 839: War IV

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The Vestigial Tribe. It was a civilization that could never be forgotten no matter what era it was. Its powerful strength had set a catastrophe sweeping through the Void Zone. It was only after hundreds of millions of tribes and civilizations worked together that they finally won miserably.

Would the power left behind by such a powerful civilization be average?

"This light veil is connected to the Dimension Core. D*mn it! Unless the force is strong enough to destroy the light veil in an instant, it's impossible to rely on the light veil exhausting its energy."

Merlin let the Slothful Beast stop. He also knew that it would have little effect even if it continued attacking. Unexpectedly, Merlin encountered difficulty right from the start.

Although he knew that this trip to the Atlan Dimension would not be that smooth, he did not expect that he would be helpless to this point.

"Merlin, why don't you just let me eat these warships? I don't believe that I can't break that light veil."

The black cat Didimoss glanced at the Rebellion Army warships. With Didimoss' ability, he naturally would be able to swallow all of them but even if Didimoss had transformed that power, it would still not be able to break through the light veil.

"No, if we don't come up with a solution, we won't be able to break this light veil."

"Hum hum hum."

Suddenly, a series of dazzling lights flashed. It was three huge beams of light that caused Merlin and Didimoss to have a feeling of extreme danger.

The main cannon of the void-level warship! Although the void-level warship had not been successfully manufactured, the main cannon seemed to have always been on the hopeship but was kept a secret. Only the army and some of the Senators knew about it.

However, now, this void-level warship's main cannon had fired three shots in succession. Merlin had also noticed the difference. It was not fired by the same main cannon but by three different main cannons.

"If the Atlan civilization manufactures the void-level warship, it won't be as few as one…"

Merlin's heart sank, and further strengthened his plan to destroy the Atlan civilization from manufacturing void-level warships.

Merlin directly urged the Slothful Beast, and its huge body blocked the three attacks from the void-level warship's main cannons. The Slothful Beast's body shook, and a few bloody holes appeared but with the Slothful Beast's recovery rate, these injuries were not a big deal and were quickly healed.

It was also fortunate that Merlin's Illusory World could make the Slothful Beast fall into a deep sleep. Otherwise, the frantic attacks by the void-level warship's main cannon would have awoken the beast and made it go on a rampage.

"This light veil won't be broken through brute force. I just don't know how to enter that light veil. Otherwise, it'll be easy to control the army and Senators inside."

Merlin carefully looked at the light veil, glittering and translucent, occasionally rippling like water. It did not look like a special light veil but it could continuously withstand the Slothful Beast's hits.

"If I want to enter the Vestigial Tribe's light veil, I have to use the Vestigial Tribe's power. Unfortunately, I didn't bring Roman along this time. Otherwise, with his understanding of the Vestigial Tribe, he might know of some ways to enter."

Merlin only had a general understanding of the Vestigial Tribe. When it came to the understanding of the Vestigial Tribe's power system, Merlin was far inferior to Roman. After all, Roman had been obsessed with the Vestigial Tribe for many years.

"The Vestigial Tribe's power…"

Just as Merlin was pondering, the army and Senate had already issued a message for the mobilization of the Federation to send out all dimension-level warships.

The dimension-level warships gathered were a considerable force. Merlin was under attack from both sides, and would not be able to hold out for too long. After all, the Slothful Beast would not be able to block attacks from all directions. At that time, Merlin would be forced to retreat.

Therefore, there was not much time left for Merlin.

At this point, some Senators were extremely disappointed with the military.

"I think we've made the wrong decision in the beginning to support the army in starting a war with the Spell Caster civilization in the Void Zone. It simply did more harm than good. Now, Merlin has entered our Atlan Dimension. Maybe we'll manage to kill him but how much will we lose? Besides, we might not be able to kill him. Don't forget that he possesses the terrifying power of controlling minds."

The Senators gathered together to discuss countermeasures. The Atlan civilization was ultimately controlled by the Senate, and even the army was supported by them. Their power was immense. Since they were able to support the army, they could also abandon the army now.

"Our best people are carefully studying the light veil on the crystal wall now. If they can study it thoroughly, they'll be able to apply it on the warships. Which foreign civilization in the Void Zone would be able to resist?"

"It's too early to say these now. Our biggest challenge is to get rid of Merlin first. What happens outside the hopeship has passed through the network and spread to the entire Atlan civilization. The Senate has always been passive. If we don't calm things down as soon as possible, I'm afraid…"

"Yes, we have to deal with Merlin first. If the dimension-level warships we've assembled can't kill him, should we consider activating the ultimate weapon left behind by the Vestigial Tribe in the crystal wall?"

"What? The ultimate weapon of the Vestigial Tribe can't be activated. Even we can't control it. If it's activated, it'll destroy our entire Federation…"

When it came to the "ultimate weapon" of the Vestigial Tribe, the Senators became very cautious and seemed to be extremely terrified.

After a long moment, a Senator said, "We mustn't use the ultimate weapon unless necessary. We cannot use power beyond our control. If we can't deal with Merlin and can't waste a long time on him, then it can be used as a last resort…"

All the Senators fell silent. Indeed, if even a large number of dimension-level warships could not deal with Merlin or if Merlin did not leave, then they would just let the Atlan Dimension be greatly damaged. If it came to the point where the Atlan civilization had no other choice, they would have to give it a try even if there were risks.

"Merlin can control minds. For the sake of safety, all the Senators will withdraw to the crystal wall now. The mysterious power left behind will ensure that Merlin can't easily control our minds."

The other Senators also nodded. As for the military, in their view, as long as this crisis was over, they would consider whether to suppress the army or not later. If they continued to suffer defeat in the battlefield, the Atlan civilization would not support and endless war either.

Furthermore, even if they withdrew from the Atlan Dimension, times had changed. They now could manufacture void-level warships. They could slowly accumulate strength after returning to the Atlan Dimension.

When more void-level warships were manufactured in the future, it would be easy to re-enter the Void Zone. The Senate would not gamble on the fate of the entire Atlan civilization on war, like how the army did.Only when the Atlan Federation Army had entered a state of emergency would this powerful civilization mobilize terrifying forces.

Void-level warships were urgently mobilized, and all flew toward the hopeship.

Merlin's expression also became serious. His Illusory World shrouded the surrounding area. As long as there were changes, he would be aware. Therefore, when these warships flew over in groups, even he felt threatened.

"These dimension-level warships are a slight threat to me. Although I have the Slothful Beast, I can't be too careless. Didimoss, go ahead and stop those dimension-level warships from approaching. Don't you want to devour them? You can eat as much as you want and play however you want. Just don't let those warships near here."

Merlin told the black cat Didimoss on his shoulder. Since the manufacturing point of the void-level warships was in the hopeship, Merlin was relieved. With the black cat Didimoss' terrifying talent of devouring and transforming, there was nothing in the Atlan civilization that could threaten it.

Letting the black cat Didimoss devour heartily would also enhance its strength.

"Haha, Merlin, I've been waiting for you to say that. These warships are all delicious, much more so than the taste of those fortress cannon's attacks. I'm going now…"

The black cat Didimoss could no longer wait, and immediately jumped off Merlin's shoulder. It disappeared into the dark void in the blink of an eye, and then a roar of an explosion sounded. Merlin shook his head slightly. He did not have to worry about Didimoss. It would certainly cause some threat to the warships.

Now, he would concentrate on studying this light veil and come up with a way to break it.

"If it's the Vestigial Tribe, then they'll be able to break this light veil, but Vestigial Tribe isn't around anymore."

Merlin once again drove the Slothful Beast to viciously hit the light veil. Although its strength was very powerful, the light veil did not display any signs of breaking. Even the hopeship did not shake at all.

"The Vestigial Tribe's power… Right, I still have the Black Star Armor. I wonder if it's useful?"

Merlin recalled the Black Star Armor he had obtained from the Giant Tribe's ancestral land. It was the Vestigial Tribe's second most powerful war armor, and possessed great power.

Unfortunately, Merlin did not have the Brain of Life, so he could not don the Black Star Armor and become a true Black Star Warrior.

"Swoosh."

The Black Star Armor appeared in Merlin's hands, black as ink. Although it could not be worn, it was Merlin's only treasure from the Vestigial Tribe. In any case, he had to give it a try.

Therefore, Merlin grabbed the Black Star Armor and flew toward the hopeship.

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Chapter 840: The Ultimate Weapon I

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"Be careful. He's flying toward the hopeship again."

"Even the Slothful Beast can't destroy the light veil. How could that person think of a way to destroy the light veil himself?"

In the depths of the crystal wall, the Senators were currently paying attention to every move happening outside. At first, they saw the black cat Didimoss destroy dimension-level warships one after another, and felt incredibly pained. However, now they saw that Merlin was approaching the hopeship, they could not help but feel alarmed.

What they feared most was the light veil getting destroyed. If that happened, the hopeship would no longer have a defensive barrier. How would it withstand the Slothful Beast's fierce impact then?

"It's impossible. He won't be able to break the crystal wall's light veil because even we can't turn it off. Unless the crystal wall's light veil's mysterious force is researched thoroughly…"

The Senators' opinions were at odds but most of them were still very confident about the light veil because they knew very well how powerful the mysterious force on the crystal wall was. They had studied it for a long time without any results, so how would Merlin be able to easily destroy it?

However, when Merlin took out the Black Star Armor which was as dark as ink, the Senators' expressions immediately froze.

"That… That's the ultimate weapon?"

All the Senators gasped sharply. They had never thought that the Vestigial Tribe's ultimate weapon would be a foreigner's hands.

In the beginning, they had accidentally discovered that there was an ultimate weapon inside the crystal wall. The most powerful one was called the Golden Ray Armor, followed by the Black Star Armor, and finally the Gray Light Armor.

For the Gray Light Armor, the Atlan civilization had already developed a substitute armor but its strength was naturally far from being comparable to the genuine Gray Light Armor of the Vestigial Tribe.

However, the Atlan civilization was still unable to imitate the Black Star Armor and the Golden Ray Armor. Presently, they were still in the crystal wall.

"It's the Black Star Armor, the ultimate weapon of the Vestigial Tribe! He possesses an ultimate weapon but he's the same as us. He isn't able to use the ultimate weapon, so there should be nothing to worry about."

Seeing Merlin merely holding the Black Star Armor without putting it on, the Senators breathed a sigh of relief. They had discovered complete ultimate weapons in the crystal wall. One of them was a Golden Ray Armor that was exceedingly rare even during the Vestigial Tribe's era.

This was the true ultimate weapon, the powerful force that could compete with the Thirty-six Emperors! However, they simply could not crack the Golden Ray Armor. Only some mechanisms left behind by the Vestigial Tribe would temporarily activate this Golden Ray Armor.

However, even these Senators did not know what would happen after it was activated, so they still had many apprehensions about activating this ultimate weapon and kept it a secret.

At this point, Merlin had already approached the light veil and stopped.

"Power of the Vestigial Tribe!"

Merlin looked at the Black Star Armor in his hands. Without the Vestigial Tribe's Brain of Life, Merlin could not control this Black Star Armor either. Appearance-wise, this armor looked just like any ordinary airtight armor and did not possess any special features

"Go."

After a long moment, Merlin took a deep breath. He used his two ultimate Maims and directly wrapped around the Black Star Armor, and fiercely smashed it against the light veil.

"Bang."

A dull noise sounded. Just like the previous attacks, the light veil merely rippled slightly like water. The ripple spread in all directions and disappeared.

However, just when Merlin thought that it was futile, a faint ring of light appeared on the Black Star Armor. The place where the light veil was hit also began to swirl around like a whirlpool.

"Crack."

A tiny gap appeared in front of Merlin without warning.

"This…"

Merlin was also somewhat stunned but he reacted quickly, and swiftly flew into the gap.

"Swoosh."

As if there was no obstruction, Merlin smoothly crossed the gap and could no longer feel the obstruction of the light veil. When he turned to glance at the light veil again, he saw that it was beginning to repair itself slowly.

"The Black Star Armor can enter the light veil. This light veil must've been used for defense by the Vestigial Tribe. So, the Black Star Armor, as well as the other armors, would be automatically recognized by the light veil and be allowed to pass."

Many thoughts flashed in Merlin's mind but his guess was already mostly correct. There must be a relationship between the Black Star Armor and the light veil left behind by the Vestigial Tribe. However, there was no point in figuring out what that relationship was now. The most important thing was that Merlin was on board the hopeship now.

"The hopeship…"

Merlin revealed a smile, and his Mind Power began to emerge grandiosely. His Illusory World also silently enveloped the entire hopeship.

From Merlin's Mind Power sensing, he found that the hopeship was incredibly large, almost equivalent to several dimensions. Fortunately, Merlin's Illusory World expanded again, shrouding the entire hopeship.

"Control!"

Merlin began to control the minds of all the Atlans on board the hopeship. For these ordinary Atlans, they simply had no way of resisting Merlin's mind control.

Even the military hiding in the fortress was helpless and was controlled by his Mind Power. In a moment, the entire hopeship had fallen under Merlin's control.

"Void-level warships!"

Merlin's eyes gleamed with excitement. His Mind Power had finally found the place where void-level warships were manufactured. It was a completely sealed place, hidden thousands of meters underground.

If not for the fact that Merlin's Mind Power was unique, he would not have found it. There was a huge research base thousands of meters underground, and at least one hundred thousand researchers were manufacturing void-level warships around the clock.

However, these researchers were now under Merlin's control, and the void-level warships' main cannons no longer posed a threat to Merlin.

The biggest threat had been removed but Merlin did not plan to destroy the void-level warship's secret research base immediately. Although he could control the hopeship, there was still a mysterious place that could not be controlled in any way.

Even his Mind Power could not enter.

"The crystal wall left behind by the Vestigial Tribe…"

Merlin quickly recalled the information he had learned earlier. On the hopeship was the crystal wall that was left behind by the Vestigial Tribe. Under Merlin's Mind Power's probing, the only thing that could stop Merlin's Mind Power was that glittering and translucent crystal wall.

"I haven't found the Senators yet. They must be hiding in the crystal wall."

Merlin sneered. He knew that the Senate was the key institution in charge of the entire Atlan civilization. As long as the Senate was in existence, the Atlan Federation Army would be able to operate normally. Therefore, it was necessary to find those Senators.

"Whoosh."

Merlin flew toward the crystal wall without hesitation. Apart from the hiding Senators, there might still be some hidden secrets of the Vestigial Tribe."The ultimate weapon – the Black Star Armor – let Merlin into the hopeship. What do we do now?"

"Oh no, his speed is too fast. His invisible power has already controlled everyone on the hopeship."

"It's a unique power that allows him to control minds. Now, apart from us, the entire hopeship is under his control. Let's vote. At the last moment, do we activate the ultimate weapon?"

Through their unique techniques, the Senators had learned about the situation on the hopeship. Almost everyone was being controlled. The Senators who had lived for countless years felt fear toward that unknown power.

They knew that this was the final moment. They had no other options left other than activating the ultimate weapon.

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