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Chapter 475: The Wicked God II

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"Rumble."

The large temple doors opened, and inside was wrapped in a silver light. The first thing that greeted their eyes was a huge statue with a gigantic snake wrapped around the figure. The snake's head was held high above the figure's head, giving it a monstrous feel.

However, it was not the first time Merlin and Wizard Dara saw this statue. Before they came to the temple, they had already seen it before. This was the "wicked god" that they had wanted to destroy.

This statue was somewhat different because in front of it were several followers kneeling as if they were praying. There were young and old followers and even women among them.

The total number of people occupying the entire hall was almost three to four hundred people. Coupled with the hundred or so wicked god believers that Merlin and Wizard Dara had just killed, these people were enough to form a complete village.

All the people here were believers of the wicked god. They did not know how long they had lived here, and they had been worshipping the wicked god since they were young. It was precisely because they had such stable faith that even after such a long time, the wicked god that had been killed by Wizard Mogan was showing signs of recovery.

Merlin felt faint divinity from the statue. It was indeed genuine divinity. It was the exact divinity that Merlin had obtained in the Glorious Land.

"Divinity really was born!"

A touch of eagerness was revealed in Merlin's eyes. He could not wait to immediately go up to the statue to obtain the divinity. However, when he looked at Wizard Dara beside him, he saw that Wizard Dara was frowning slightly as if he did not discover the divinity and was worried.

"Wizard Dara, is there a problem?"

To Merlin, this was a superb opportunity. As long as the wicked god statue was destroyed and the carrier for belief was lost, the consciousness that was just born would completely become nothingness. Then, the followers of this wicked god would naturally be easy to deal with.

This was a very simple thing. They would be able to easily complete the task from the Glorious Palace.

"Problem? There's a huge problem. Look at those people."

Wizard Dara pointed at the followers in front of them, and Merlin saw that their eyes were full of fanaticism. They seemed not to fear Merlin or Wizard Dara at all. They had zealous faith in their wicked god, and that amount of belief supported the newly born consciousness in the statue of the wicked god. That statue might not be easy to destroy after all.

"Fanatical belief really makes people foolish!"

Merlin's eyes were cold. He had no mercy for these zealous followers.

"Yes, they're ignorant. Only Spell Casters can understand the truth thanks to the grand Wizard Mogan. Otherwise, we would still be ignorant… Wizard Merlin, you should know that the wicked god draws power from his believers' faith, and the faith of hundreds of believers have continued to such a long time. It won't be easy to completely destroy the wicked god."

Wizard Dara seemed to have some misgivings. Merlin frowned and suddenly saw that there were many children in the crowd with fervent eyes as well.

It turned out that Wizard Dara was showing compassion. They were here to deal with the wicked god as well as his followers. The source of the wicked god's powers was from the belief of his followers.

Thus, all the followers of the wicked god had to be killed!

"Wizard Dara, I never expected you to have compassion. However, these fanatical believers are completely under the wicked god's control. They will do whatever it takes to stop us from destroying that statue. That's why we have to act!"

The moment Merlin had finished speaking, he made the first move, and massive thunder and lightning instantly rained down, wreaking havoc throughout the entire temple. Although countless followers had the trace of silver light on their bodies, they were instantly routed after coming into contact with Merlin's thunder and lightning, and could not resist them at all.

This was not a battle but a massacre! These followers were far inferior to the followers outside the temple before. It seemed that the believers outside the temple were the strongest believers in the temple.

Thunder and lightning raged in the temple and the followers fell one by one. However, the rest of the believers had no fear. Their mouths continued to shout, "Haliadora."

"Haliadora!"

"Haliadora!"

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The voices grew more and more passionate. The fanatical wicked god's followers seemed to possess unimaginable worship for their god.

"Hum hum hum."

Finally, the loud incantation sounds seemed to rouse the wicked god. The statue that the followers closely protected began to faintly shake as if in a small earthquake. The entire temple also started to tremble.

However, with the passage of time, the shaking became more and more severe. Merlin's thunder and lightning were still raging, and he had killed more than half of the three hundred or so followers in the temple in the blink of an eye, leaving only around a hundred followers left.

"Swoosh."

Finally, a huge apparition appeared from inside the statue. Its appearance was still unclear but it possessed the rough outline of the wicked god's statue.

With the appearance of this apparition, the small silvery lights rapidly gathered to form a curtain of light that enveloped the remaining hundred or so followers.

Seeing this, the remaining believers became even more fervent, and they all shouted, "Haliadora."

Obviously, this was the "god" that they had believed in, and that "god" had awakened!"

"The wicked god!"

Merlin narrowed his eyes. It was also his first time seeing a real deity. Although this apparition was just the wicked god's consciousness that was just born, the signs of divinity were extremely dense.

Even Merlin could sense that the divinity was hidden in the body of this wicked god's apparition. This directly proved that the wicked god's apparition was the true wicked god as only deities could possess divinity.

However, the wicked god was just born. There were still many wicked god believers that prayed day and night, and that power of belief gradually awoken the previous wicked gods from nothingness or the gods in this dimension.

As long as there was faith, and there were people who continued to believe, gods could be said to be immortal in a sense!

This wicked god's apparition was born only a short while ago, and although it had some consciousness, a true body had not been formed yet. It was just an apparition.

Although that was the case, it was still a god! The prestige and noble aura it exuded made Merlin and Wizard Dara to have a sense of foreboding.

"It's the real wicked god! Wizard Merlin, we're in trouble now. The wicked god is able to leave the statue sustaining the faith…"

Wizard Dara came to Merlin's side and stared wearily at the wicked god's apparition in front of them. Before the deity was born, it needed a carrier to sustain the consciousness of the body.

The carrier of this wicked god was the statue. Only after the consciousness strengthened to a certain extent or was extraordinarily solid, would the deity be able to leave the carrier and survive.

It seemed like the wicked god's apparition could not leave the statue for too long or stray too far from the statue. Even so, it proved that the apparition's consciousness had already been relatively solidified. If this continued, with the passage of time, maybe after a few years, the wicked god would condense a true body. At that time, even Ninth-level Spell Casters would be helpless.

"So, what if it's a real god? Wizard Dara, you've never fought a god before. This is an opportunity."

There were no traces of fear in Merlin's eyes but a burning fighting spirit instead.

"Fighting a god?"

Wizard Dara was startled. Then, he saw Merlin's eyes that were full of fighting spirit, and felt his own heart gradually boil up as well. Yes, a god from the legends, sitting high above and possessing great power that had fought with the great legend Mogan for more than a hundred years. A powerful god such as that, while inspiring fear in people, made people yearn for it at the same time.

Now, this weak wicked god was an opportunity! They would be fighting a god, and once they had succeeded, they would completely destroy the temple and complete the mission issued by the Glorious Palace.

Perhaps there were some dangers, but now that they had reached this step, they could no longer back out!

"Star Flame!"

Wizard Dara narrowed his eyes, and a look of determination flashed past his face. He had already decided to fight with this wicked god's apparition that had just gained consciousness.

Pale golden flames burned on Wizard Dara's body, and at the same time, the disk casting tool above his head shot out a ray of light. The entire temple seemed to be bathed in starlight like a piece of the starry sky.

From this starry sky, streams of starlight descended, making Wizard Dara's flames more turbulent. The terrifying temperature almost burned even space.

"Whoosh…"

The fire of Star Flame grew more vigorous and spread all over, enveloping the silver light in the sky. Even that huge wicked god's apparition was faintly shrouded by the flames.

"Sputter sputter."

Facing the fire of Star Flame, it seemed that even the silver glow the wicked god released was burning. However, the apparition then raised a large hand and lightly pressed down.

"Boom."

The silver light everywhere disappeared and was replaced by a kind of heavy and invisible pressure. This pressure followed after the apparition's palm, and the surging fire of Star Flame were instantly extinguished.

"Bang."

Even Wizard Dara was hit hard. His face paled, and his entire body was viciously slammed on the ground. The defensive spells on his body seemed to have been shattered.

Merlin's heart shivered. This was the power of a wicked god. The power of a natural deity really should not be underestimated. Their power was extremely magical and completely beyond the scope of spells. Even Merlin was unable to understand.

However, at this time, Merlin could not be indifferent. When he saw Wizard Dara being defeated by the apparition, his expression became dignified, and he took a deep breath and raised his palm.

The blood-red demonic-looking eye on his palm once again flashed with traces of blood-red light. It was accompanied by a huge ghostly face that rose and confronted with the wicked god's apparition in the air!

Chapter 476: The Final Blow

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The fourth form of Darkness Eyes continued to consume Merlin's power of the Maxim. Fortunately, Merlin's Thunder Maxim was enormous. Even if it continued to use the fourth form of the Darkness Eye, Thunder Maxim would not be drained.

The huge ghostly face confronted the wicked god which was hovering mid-air. At the same time, Merlin whispered, "Control."

"Whoosh."

A flash of bloody light turned into a blood red net, which instantly enveloped the wicked god's apparition. The wicked god seemed to be a little astonished, as the wicked god's consciousness was just born and was only capable of instinctive action.

The wicked god instinctively felt threatened and it began to struggle fiercely. A deep roar sounded and at that very moment, a trace of silver radiance shrouded the wicked god's apparition. The divine power within the depths of his body was also being released with a hint of force. Merlin's crimson light immediately felt the pressure. It was as if it was going to be broken.

The ghostly face behind Merlin was also constantly changing and twisting. The shrieking sound emitted by it was enough to cause palpitations. Merlin clearly felt that the Darkness Eye was facing tremendous threats and pressure.

This was the first time it had happened. In the past, Merlin's fourth form of Darkness Eyes had always been invincible. It did not matter if the opposition escaped, as that would only be done out of fear. Merlin still held absolute advantage over the situation.

In a sense, Merlin had become accustomed to relying on the Darkness Eye. When there was a threat that cannot be resolved, he would exert the fourth form of the Darkness Eye. Even Merlin himself did not realize his dependence on the Darkness Eye till now.

He finally noticed this because for the first time ever, the Darkness Eye was gravely threatened. The wicked god's apparition seemed to be able to easily break Merlin's Darkness Eye and cause severe damage to the Darkness Eye.

The fourth form of Darkness Eyes could not cause any serious damage to the wicked god. Instead, it was the wicked god's apparition that could easily break the Darkness Eye.

"Rip."

Soon, the crimson light of the Darkness Eye began to shatter. Merlin could only bite his lips and support stubbornly. The Darkness Eye in his palm with its constant swaying turned an even eerier color, as though it had reached its ultimate limit.

"Haliadora!"

The crazed believers of the wicked god began to cheer loudly. Followed by their cheer was faint traces of the power of faith in their bodies which directly merged into the wicked god's apparition. Originally, Merlin's Darkness Eye could still greatly influence the wicked god's apparition and weakened it. However, now with the contribution of the power of faith, the power of the wicked god suddenly became stronger.

Even the "control" of Merlin's fourth form of Darkness Eyes could not isolate the power of faith. This showed that the true power of the wicked god's apparition had surpassed the fourth form of the Darkness Eye.

"No, it can't go on like this. I'm afraid it's difficult for us to even escape! Wizard Dara, I'll hold the wicked god's apparition while you hurry to the east and kill those wicked god's believers. They are constantly fueling more power of faith to the wicked god. Only by killing them, the wicked god will not have a steady stream of power. Only then, will we have hope!"

Merlin also noticed the wicked god was constantly absorbing the power of faith. A god with endless power of faith was horrible. It would be difficult to deal with no matter how weak it was.

Unless, the source of faith was completely cut off so that the wicked god would be depleted of his source of power. Then when he consumes a little power, he would lose that power. At that time, Wizard Merlin and Dara could then join forces to overwhelm the wicked god's apparition.

Wizard Dara had suffered some minor injuries previously from the wicked god but it was nothing serious. He glanced at Merlin, who was deadlocked with the wicked god's apparition, and knew that Merlin was in a very dangerous situation now.

Without further hesitation, Master Dara set his body alight with raging flames.

"Star Fire! "

Master Dala shouted and the disc-shaped casting tool in his hand shot out a white light with some mysterious flickering runes, turning the space into a starry sky.

"Boom"

The surging Star Flame came instantly like a tidal wave. In the blink of an eye, the wicked god's believers were drowned in flames. As Merlin had the wicked god's apparition in containment, these wicked god's believers could no longer receive the wicked god's protection. No one could withstand Wizard Dara's Star Fire with only those shimmering silver lights.

In the raging flames, those wicked god's believers were still shouting, Haliadora!

Unfortunately, the wicked god's apparition could no longer shelter them. The remaining hundred or so wicked god's believers could only be burned to ashes within Star Flame.

As the wicked god's believers reduced one by one, Merlin could clearly feel the power of the wicked god growing weaker and weaker. The longer his Darkness Eyes persist, the weaker the wicked god's power.

Sometime after, Merlin peeked on the flame that was still burning but there was already no life force in it. Moreover, there was not a shred of the power of faith in the body of the wicked god.

All of the wicked god's believers are dead!

"Rip"

Finally, Merlin's Darkness Eyes were broken, the crimson light torn open with a big gaping hole. The huge ghostly face that had risen from the top of Merlin's head also appeared to suffer a heavy injury and it screamed before collapsing instantly.

The crimson light of the Darkness Eyes in Merlin's palm had dimmed greatlyMerlin could clearly tell that the Darkness Eyes had indeed suffered a heavy injury. This was the first time Darkness Eyes suffered a heavy injury ever since Merlin had obtained it.

Once the Darkness Eyes broke, Merlin could finally feel a terrifying omnipresent pressure which had almost suffocated him.

"Enervating Halo! "

Merlin dare not be careless. To be able to break Darkness Eyes showed just how powerful the wicked god was. Although he had worn down a large part of the wicked god's power, Merlin was still not a suitable opponent for the wicked god.

The appearance of the Enervating Halo allowed Merlin to catch his breath but very soon, the wicked god raised its hands again and pressed downwards. Suddenly, Merlin felt an invisible force as if it was trying to crush him into fine powder.

"Snap!"

Even the Enervating Halo could not withstand it!

"That's too powerful. Go, go, go!"

Merlin did not hesitate but his expression had changed. How would he dare to hold on when the Enervating Halo could not even withstand the force? He immediately released Traceless Wind and transformed into a light breeze, quickly drifting afar.

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After moving about a distance of a hundred meters from the wicked god, he felt that the pressure was gradually alleviating and it eventually disappeared completely.

"Huh? A distance of a hundred meters is safe? The wicked god did not chase after us!"

Merlin saw that the wicked god did not chase after them and his face a look of astonishment while Wizard Dara's eyes had a meaningful gleam. He said with a low voice, "Great, it seems that although the wicked god can get out of the carrier, but it could not stray too far. Hence, it did not dare to chase us, which gives us an opportunity!"

What Wizard Dara meant by that was to consume and waste away the wicked god apparition's power as both of their spells could cover a hundred meters effortlessly. .

Perhaps, if the believers of the wicked god were still around, it would not be bothered by the hundred meters distance as it would have the power of faith would constantly increase its power.

However, the believers of the wicked god in the temple were all killed by Wizard Dara. The power of the wicked god lessened the more it used it. So, naturally, it would not dare to leave the statue too far.

This was the opportunity for Wizard Dara and Merlin.

"Thunder Realm!"

"Star Flame!"

Merlin and Wizard Dara casted their most powerful attacking spells. The flames that filled the sky burned wildly and the starlight seemed to integrate into the flame, increasing the power exponentially.

Merlin's Thunder Realm conjured thunders the thickness of an arm bearing a horrible power of destruction. Both thunder and flame possessed incomparable attacking and destructive power were simultaneously unleashed onto the wicked god.

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Soon, the spirit of the wicked god grew weaker and the silver light grew dimmer. This was the sign that the power of the wicked god was being used up, and a sign of weakening.

"Destructive Flame!"

Merlin casted a variety of spells, all the while paying attention to the compatibility between the Fire-type spells and the Thunder-type spells in an effort to fuse the two spells.

However, this was a long process. It required much practice, research, and understanding. Only then can the two spells be temporarily fused. Dealing with the wicked god was an excellent opportunity for said practice. Merlin could take advantage of the opportunity to constantly try and fuse the spells.

On the other hand, Wizard Dara was single-mindedly casting Star Flame, the horrific blast from Star Flame's power was quite horrifying. His disc-shaped casting tool also made Merlin very curious but as it was probably Wizard Dara utmost secret, he would not reveal it easily to other people.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss…"

Under the constant barrage of attack from Merlin and Wizard Dara, the wicked god no longer possessed the power to fight back. Upon seeing this situation, it's instinctively turned into a ray of light and entered the wicked god statue.

This statue of wicked god was the medium that had sustained the power of faith alongside god's power. It was also the "holy object" for the believers of the wicked god. Its surface had also been reinforced by the wicked god's divine power, making it extremely tough and very difficult to break.

However, it was nothing for Merlin and Wizard Dara. The two of them continued to carry out their frantic attack onto the statue which only lasted for about half an hour. Then, a crack appeared on the wicked god statue.

"It's breaking! Come on, let's muster another shot and we will destroy the wicked god, once and for all!"

The spark of Star Flame ignited in the hands of Wizard Dara once again. Gradually, it formed a highly condensed and compressed fireball. With just one blow, the wicked god statue would be completely crushed.

"Hold it!" Merlin shouted, suddenly.

With that, Merlin walked a few steps forward and gently said, "Allow me to deal this final blow."

Wizard Dara stared blankly at Merlin. He had no clue what Merlin had planned.

However, in the end, Wizard Dara still gave a slight nod and took a few steps back as he handed the final blow to Merlin.

Merlin took in a deep breath and his gaze sharpened, staring straight at the wicked god statue.

"Whoosh."

Merlin approached the wicked god statue directly, his palm a blazing flame while his body flickered with lightning, as he ruthlessly smashed onto the wicked god statue.

Chapter 477: The Glorious Palace I

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Boom!"

The statue shattered into pieces and a flash of silver appeared. From inside the statue, out flew a silvery apparition. It was the apparition of the wicked god. However, this apparition was no longer as strong as before. Instead, it appeared to be weakly.

Merlin knew that behind him, Wizard Dara was watching carefully. Wizard Dara did not know of the existence of the divinity, that was why Merlin offered to deliver the last blow. He was hoping to obtain the divinity without raising any flags.

"Bang!"

Both thunder and fire wrapped around the apparition of the wicked god. Unless and until the divinity was snuffed out, the god would not die! Merlin was deeply aware of this unique characteristic of the gods. Therefore, once the wicked god's apparition had been engulfed by the combination of fire and thunder, he waited until the apparition was almost burned down and the divinity's aura was at its thickest. Then, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the divinity.

At that moment, the divinity was very feeble. Given some time, the wicked god could rely on the divinity to recover.

"Divinity, true divinity!"

Merlin was very excited. This was a true divinity, the same as the strand of divinity that he had managed to obtain in the Glorious Land. Moreover, this time, the volume was larger. It was a bundle of divinity, rather than just a single strand of divinity.

Merlin was very fortunate to be able to obtain this divinity successfully. If the wicked god had already managed to coalesce into a real body and relied on this divinity, then Merlin would not be able to hit the body of the wicked god without first exhausting the divinity. That way, he would not have been able to obtain a complete divinity.

Even back then, when the Great Legendary Wizards opposed gods with a large amount of divinity, they had to rely on the power of suppression for infinite periods until the Power of Faith had been cut off and drive the gods into a slow death.

"Whoosh."

Merlin grabbed the divinity and immediately chucked it into his ring. When he turned around, Wizard Dara did not seem to have discovered anything out of the ordinary. Instead, his face was full of excitement.

"Haha, we finally succeeded. Let's go. The wicked god is dead. Let's destroy this shrine completely so that we'll qualify to enter the Glorious Pavilion."

Wizard Dara laughed as he and Merlin left the shrine. Then, he cast Star Flame and set the shrine on fire. The raging fire quickly engulfed the huge shrine. With that, Merlin and Wizard Dara made their way back to Dara City.

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Inside Dara City, Merlin and Wizard Dara met in a secret chamber. Wizard Dara took out some Memory Crystals. These Memory Crystals were very precious but for the sake of this mission, Wizard Dara had prepared some of them.

"Wizard Merlin, this Memory Crystal contains the entire process in which we destroyed the shrine. Don't worry, this will be presented to the Glorious Wizard inside the Glorious Palace, and only one Glorious Wizard will know about it. No matter who we are, the Glorious Palace would not care. My casting tool, for example, would be coveted even by the Great Wizards but the Great Wizard in the Glorious Palace would not have any untoward intentions. All the missions have always been submitted to this Great Wizard, and for the past so many years there have not been any problems."

Wizard Dara's meaning was obvious. Some of the scenes in the Memory Crystal might reveal both their secrets but the Wizard in charge of mission submissions apparently guarded his lips as steadfast as Alcatraz. Many Wizards had submitted their missions, coupled with the fact that the ones submitting missions in the Glorious Palace would not be average Spell Casters, so, they too must have had secrets. Nevertheless, after so many years, none of those secrets had been leaked, proving that this Glorious Wizard in the Glorious Palace could be trusted.

Wizard Dara was asking for Merlin's opinion. After all, Merlin's secret seemed to be even greater than his casting tool.

Merlin stewed for a moment. His secret was that he was a Spell Caster from beyond the heavens but based on the scenes inside the Memory Crystal, it would not give that away. At most, he would appear to be slightly abnormal. After all, he was only a Fourth-level Spell Caster. Even if he immediately constructed the two remaining Fifth-level spells, he would still only be a Fifth-level Spell Caster.

The only concern left was Darkness Eye. Perhaps Wizard Dara did not know of this special Pandora Demon Ability but the same could not be said of the Great Wizards inside the Glorious Palace. If they had left this dimension and traversed the Void Zone before, then they might have stumbled across legends of Darkness Eye.

After all, Darkness Eye was too infamous. Back then, there were only a few Honored Legends, and one of them was the Legend of Darkness who created this powerful Pandora Demon Ability. Thus, many of the powerful Spell Casters had left behind legends about it.

If the Glorious Wizards in the Glorious Palace found out about Darkness Eye, then Merlin would be in a precarious situation.

"Wizard Dara, have the Glorious Wizards in the Glorious Palace left this world before?"

Merlin asked in a deep voice. He did not mention dimension because Wizard Dara might not know what a dimension was.

Wizard Dara's gaze was a little peculiar. After some hesitation, he said, "Wizard Merlin, do you mean leaving this dimension? Actually, you don't have to be subtle about it. The Great Wizard Mogan isn't like those gods that view us as foolish beings. Wizard Mogan is very open-minded. He told all the Spell Casters that our world is only one out of hundreds and thousands of dimensions. Beyond the heavens, there are countless other dimensions and worlds that are similar to us.

"Once someone becomes a member of the Glorious Palace, especially the Great Wizards, they can leave this dimension and go beyond the heavens… However, according to my knowledge, the Wizard who specializes in examining the missions have always been in the Glorious Palace and had never left this dimension."

Merlin was a little surprised. He did not expect that Wizard Mogan was so open-minded and did not hide anything, unlike the natural gods that fooled the people in this dimension.

Although Wizard Mogan also disseminated some propaganda and painted the gods of this dimension into wicked gods that were complete evil, as a whole, Wizard Mogan passed down various spells, potions, and alchemy upon his arrival in this dimension. He developed this dimension quickly and had made it into a thriving Spell Casters' dimension.

Perhaps, this was the common purpose that Spell Casters departed the Glorious Land and headed into hundreds and thousands of different dimensions. It was to develop each of these foreign dimensions into thriving Spell Casters' dimensions.

"So, Wizard Merlin, have you decided? We can't alter anything inside the Memory Crystal otherwise it would not be accepted by the Glorious Palace! If we want to qualify to enter the Glorious Pavilion, we have to submit this Memory Crystal to the Glorious Palace. When the time comes, the Glorious Palace would send Wizards to the wicked god's shrine to check."

The Memory Crystal could not be altered. If they wanted to enter the Glorious Pavilion, then they would have to submit the Memory Crystal. The only saving grace was that the Glorious Wizard who oversaw the mission submissions had never left this dimension.

Thinking along these lines, Merlin made up his mind. He also held hopes to enter the Glorious Pavilion. He nodded. "Let's go to Glorious Palace and submit this Memory Crystal to them."

Wizard Dara was overjoyed. He led Merlin and departed from Dara City.

Chapter 478: The Glorious Palace II

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After coming to this new dimension, Merlin had been highly curious about the Glorious Palace. After all, this was probably the strongest force in this entire dimension. Additionally, despite spanning across the entire dimension, it did not interfere with the normal operations of the dimension. Hence, it exceeded the boundaries of ordinary logic.

Only Ninth-level Spell Casters would go to the Glorious Palace to be tested. If they passed the test and become one of the Glorious Wizard inside the Glorious Palace, then they would receive some instructions to become even more powerful Great Wizards.

All the knowledge contained in this dimension such as spells were passed down by Wizard Mogan, the founder of the Glorious Palace. Moreover, Wizard Mogan was very open-minded, to the extent that even the Glorious Palace that he founded exceeded the boundaries of ordinary logic. It did not interfere in the operations of the outside world, and also would not interfere in the power struggle between forces.

Nevertheless, the Glorious Palace was undeniably the number one force. Not only because of the Legendary Great Spell Caster Wizard Mogan but also because it congregated innumerable Ninth-level Spell Casters and Great Wizards.

While Wizard Mogan did not forcefully interfere in the operations of the dimension, he controlled the instruction of the Ninth-level Spell Casters and Great Wizards. For an average Ninth-level Spell Caster, they almost reached a dead-end and knew nothing about Great Wizards. Therefore, it was tantamount to an impossible fantasy to become a Great Wizard on their own.

As such, upon leveling-up to become a Ninth-level Spell Caster, they would opt to go to the Glorious Palace and take the test in order to see if they could become a Glorious Wizard.

Only Glorious Wizards would have an opportunity to receive some of the instructions passed down by Wizard Mogan to become a Great Wizard. It was a relatively unobstructed path but only by becoming a Glorious Wizard would one be able to clearly understand this path toward becoming a Great Wizard.

Those Spell Casters who became Glorious Wizards would mostly be required to sign a contract with the Glorious Palace to not reveal the knowledge of progression from the Ninth-level to Great Wizard. Thus, the Glorious Palace founded by Wizard Mogan continued to control the most powerful Spell Casters above the Ninth-level.

Therefore, even without interfering in the world or enforcing a dictatorial rule, Wizard Mogan still controlled the operation of the entire dimension through his control over the powerful Wizards beyond the Ninth-level.

This was a conspiracy but even if someone knew that Wizard Mogan was doing it deliberately, there was nothing that could be done.

Along the way, Merlin listened to Wizard Dara's resentment. Despite knowing all these, upon achieving Ninth-level, Wizard Dara would still be forced to go to the Glorious Palace and strive to become a Glorious Wizard.

"That's right, Wizard Merlin, you came from beyond the heavens, from another dimension. Have you ever heard of some secrets for Ninth-level Spell Casters to become Great Wizards?"

Remembering Merlin's identity, Wizard Dara could not help but ask with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

However, Merlin kept quiet and shook his head subtly. He also did not know what the special secrets for a Ninth-level Spell Caster were to become a Great Wizard. He only knew some of the common knowledge like the fact that Great Wizards need to fuse together all the Spell Models in their body.

This common knowledge was also known to Wizard Dara, so it was not useful at all. Therefore, Merlin gently shook his head to show that he did not know.

Wizard Dara was slightly disappointed. Nevertheless, he was not too disheartened because he was quite confident that after the submission of this mission to the Glorious Palace, he would be able to enter the Glorious Pavilion again.

When the time came, his abilities would increase greatly inside the Glorious Pavilion. Based on his abilities, he believed that it would not be difficult for him to pass the test of the Glorious Palace and become a Glorious Wizard.

"How far is it to the Glorious Palace?"

Merlin looked around at the completely unfamiliar place. He did not know where the Glorious Palace was, thus, he asked doubtfully.

At this moment, Wizard Dara was leading Merlin to fly toward an enormous mountain range. This made Merlin curious. The location of the Glorious Place should be well-known to everyone in this dimension, so it should not be in such a hidden location.

"Hehe, we'll get there soon!"

Wizard Dara did not elaborate but instead increased his speed by a few notches. Both of them almost turned into rainbow beams as they flew toward the deep mountainous region.

For Merlin, Wizard Dara's speed was quite slow. The speed of Merlin's Traceless Wind coupled with the Pandora Demon Ability Flash Wind was so fast that it would be impossible even for a Ninth-level Spell Caster to catch up to him. Naturally, Wizard Dara would not be able to catch up. However, he needed Wizard Dara to lead the way to the Glorious Palace, so Merlin could only slowly follow behind Wizard Dara.

The mountain range that Wizard Dara was currently headed to was immensely enormous. Occasionally, there were some mountain peaks that stretched into the clouds, reminding Merlin of Sky-Piercing Peak in the Glorious Land.

"Hoo…"

Gales of wind whooshed past their ears. The further in front they went, the more fog there was, accompanied by a trace of cold air. Just as Merlin was about to ask about the Glorious Palace once again, in a distance, he saw a series of low peaks that were interconnected. On top of it were several man-made structures.

In particular, there was a huge palatial-like structure that shimmered with multi-colored lights. Colorful beams shot into the sky, painting the sky colorful.

"Swish swish."

Two figures landed on the peak of the mountain. The howling cold air blew at them so strongly that their clothes rustled. This was such a tough environment that was completely unnecessary for the Glorious Palace because the entire world was controlled by the Glorious Palace. Even if they reclaimed a piece of land to make it the headquarters of the Glorious Palace, it would not be a problem nor attract any trouble.

Seeming to comprehend Merlin's disbelief, Wizard Dara also shook his head. "The first time I came to the Glorious Palace, I also had the same expression… However, I heard that this was decided by Wizard Mogan himself!

Merlin did not continue inquiring, instead, he surveyed the surroundings. The entire mountain peak seemed to be deserted and there were not many Spell Casters around, unlike rumors led him to believe.

According to rumors, there were many powerful Glorious Wizards as well as some powerful Great Wizards. However, until now, Merlin had not seen a single person.

"Huh? Who is it?"

Merlin suddenly seemed to notice something. Without turning his head, he immediately cast Glacier Country. In an instant, the translucent Glacier Country descended.

"Rumble."

With the descent of Glacier Country, everything within its range was frozen into ice crystals. Merlin turned around and discovered that he had frozen a puppet.

This puppet was uncharacteristically unique. Its color was similar to the soil on top of the mountain peak, and its entire body was completely flat. It seemed like it could dissolve into a liquid at any time and seep into the ground.

Probably, these puppets had been hiding in the ground when they arrived, that was why Merlin did not notice them. After all, the puppets did not contain any life force. Coupled with being hidden deep in the ground, they would be difficult to spot even using Mind Power.

"Oh no, Wizard Merlin, you shouldn't have acted. These puppets merely guard the Glorious Palace, they wouldn't attack us first."

Seeing that Merlin had frozen a puppet, Wizard Dara's expression panicked and hurriedly made Merlin retract Glacier Country.

However, it was too late. The moment Merlin's Glacier Country descended, and the strong elemental fluctuations rippled outward, puppets quickly began to appear one after another from the prior deceptively flat land.

These puppets were hidden deep inside the ground. They were in a liquid-like state and swiftly solidified into shape. Since their color was similar to the ground surface, it was quite impossible to guard against them.

In particular, these liquid puppets were too great in numbers, and each of them was comparable to some Sixth-level Spell Casters. Merlin had never witnessed so many puppets hence it was quite unbelievable.

Merlin also believed that this was not all the puppets. There must be more puppets still hiding underground. Regardless, it was the first time he had seen puppets that could turn into liquid.

It had been mentioned that back in the Spell Casters' most glorious era, there were many cases of advanced alchemy which were incredible beyond imagination. Now, Merlin had finally seen it for himself. In the Glorious Land, Merlin had never even heard of puppets that can turn into liquid, not to mention see it. Most probably, this was one of the alchemy knowledge that Wizard Mogan had passed down.

Merlin wielded his Enervating Halo and looked at the tightly packed puppets around him warily. Surrounded by so many puppets, Merlin felt a strong threat against him.

"Who are you?"

From a distant palace, out flew a white-robed Wizard. He frowned as he looked at Merlin and Wizard Dara.

This white-robed Wizard had a very powerful aura. He was obviously a Ninth-level Glorious Wizard from the Glorious Palace.

"Sir Glorious Wizard, we came to submit a mission. We had just destroyed some believers of the wicked god as well as their shrine. We hope to be able to enter the Glorious Pavilion."

Wizard Dara quickly voiced out their reason for coming to the Glorious Palace. In the Glorious Palace, even a powerful Eight-level Wizard like him was considered to be nothing. Just about any Glorious Wizard would be more powerful than him.

"Oh? You were able to destroy those believers of the wicked god and their shrine?"

This white-robed Wizard obviously knew some of the missions issued by the Glorious Palace. Among them, the mission to destroy the believers of the wicked god and the shrine was considered highly difficult. Regardless of the numerous Spell Casters who attempted it, only a few were truly able to complete it.

In fact, the Glorious Wizards in the Glorious Palace were anticipating that if no one managed to complete the mission, then the Glorious Palace would increase the reward for the mission to be carried out by the Glorious Wizards themselves.

Now, however, Merlin and Wizard Dara said that they had completed the mission. Naturally, this Glorious Wizard was curious.

"We have a Memory Crystal!"

Wizard Dara immediately took out the Memory Crystal. Seeing the Memory Crystal in Wizard Dara's hand, this white-robed Wizard contemplated briefly. Probably, he also knew that no one would dare to stir up trouble in the Glorious Palace, so he nodded his head. "Alright, come with me. The puppets won't attack you."

The white-robed Wizard's Mind Power began to vibrate. A faint pulse of strange Mind Power vibrated in every direction. Wherever the vibration from the white-robed Wizard's Mind Power traveled, the tightly packed liquid-state puppets dispersed and hide into the ground.

Merlin's eyes narrowed slightly. It appeared that these puppets were controlled by a unique Mind Power vibration. This was a highly advanced Puppet Transfiguration Method. Back in the Glorious Land, this Mind Power-controlled Puppet Transfiguration Puppet had long since been lost.

Wizard Dara smiled and nodded at Merlin. Both of them followed behind the white-robed Wizard.

Chapter 479: Ambiance

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The peak of the mountain was extremely vast. At first, Merlin did not realize it but the more he walked toward the palace, the more he saw many smaller buildings. Some were domes and some were spires, and there were even some tall towers that were built in tight clusters. At a glance, there seemed to be several hundreds of them.

Beside him, Wizard Dara did not forget to introduce the place. "Wizard Merlin, these are the living spaces for the Glorious Wizards inside the Glorious Palace. Here, the Glorious Wizards have utmost freedom. Although they're called Glorious Wizards, it's actually just a name. The Glorious Wizards aren't confined to the Glorious Palace, and can usually go wherever they want."

Merlin nodded. He also noticed that a considerable portion of these buildings was empty, so the Glorious Wizards must have left.

Nevertheless, there were tight clusters of hundreds of buildings, which meant that there were at least a hundred Ninth-level Spell Casters here. This was a fearsome number. Merlin did not know how many Ninth-level Spell Casters were there in the Glorious Land but in the southern Spell Caster world, it was unimaginable that there were hundreds of Ninth-level Wizards. If any of the large spell casters' organization had hundreds of Ninth-level Wizards, they would quickly squash all the other large organizations.

Moreover, this was only the Ninth-level Glorious Wizards. Inside the Glorious Palace, there were also the mysterious Great Wizards. Those Great Wizards were the true apex of the Glorious Palace.

The white-robed Wizard turned back to look at Wizard Dara. In a curious tone, he asked, "It seems like you're quite familiar with the Glorious Palace. Have you been to the Glorious Palace before?"

Wizard Dara did not dare to brag, so he hurriedly replied, "I've entered the Glorious Pavilion once."

"I see, you've entered the Glorious Pavilion before. Not bad, you're quite good. If you've really destroyed the wicked god's believers this time and completed the mission, most likely you'll be able to enter the Glorious Pavilion again. It's rare for someone to enter the Glorious Pavilion twice before becoming a Glorious Wizard. You have a chance of becoming a Glorious Wizard!"

Upon hearing that Wizard Dara had entered the Glorious Pavilion before, the white-robed Wizard's attitude warmed up significantly. He now regarded Wizard Dara as a Wizard of equal status. After all, someone who had managed to enter the Glorious Pavilion twice was basically almost bound to become a Glorious Wizard in the future.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the palace gate. This palace was incredibly sprawling. Standing at the palace gate, the three of them appeared inconceivably tiny. Hanging subtly over the lavish palatial gate were some Runic Magic Circles.

These Runic Magic Circles dumbfounded Merlin. With his current understanding of runes, he could tell that these Runic Magic Circles were highly advanced.

"Runic Heartprint!"

Merlin secretly activated the Runic Heartprint and it began to loom in between his brows. Through the Runic Heartprint, Merlin discovered that the Runic Magic Circles were truly complicated.

If he had relied on the Runic Heartprint, he would be able to break through the Runic Magic Circles on the gate but it would take a lot of time. This array of Runic Magic Circles was the most complicated that Merlin had seen to date.

It was important to note that Merlin's Runic Heartprint was created with the lifetime work of the Great Wizard Fidel. In the field of runology, Great Wizard Fidel was renowned, and even the Great Legendary Wizards might not be comparable to the Great Wizard in his understanding of runology.

Therefore, Merlin did not believe that there was another Great Wizard who would possess the same depth of understanding in runology as the Great Wizard Fidel. Furthermore, the Runic Magic Circles on the gate had a residual trace of the aura of the Maxim.

This meant that these Runic Magic Circles were probably placed by the only Legendary Wizard in the entire dimension, Wizard Mogan. Only a Legendary Wizard would be able to possess and use the power of Maxims.

"Creak."

The white-robed Wizard carved out a few runes, and the heavyset door slowly swung open. Merlin and Wizard Dara quickly looked into the palace and saw that there were several Spell Casters inside the palace.

The auras on every one of these Spell Casters were not weaker than the white-robed Wizard. In fact, there were also some who were even more powerful!

"This is the relaxation zone. Usually, the Glorious Wizards would come here to exchange their discoveries as well as the occasional spells."

The white-robed explained softly. Merlin, too, saw that the Glorious Wizards were sitting in twos and threes, gathered with their close friends, discussing their discoveries in a low voice.

This ambiance was something that Merlin had never yet witnessed before. Back when he was in Udon Fort on the Kurdmansla Islands, the members had been very united but that was as far as it went. Such a conducive ambiance had never existed.

These Glorious Wizards seemed not to care about guarding their own secrets. Whenever they had some new discoveries or progress, they were willing to reach out to a few close friends and discuss it with each other. Surrounded by such a conducive ambiance, Merlin knew that many of the Spell Casters would be able to improve their abilities very quickly. In all likelihood, their abilities would improve many times faster than Great Wizards who emerged anywhere else.

The white-robed Wizard appeared to be proud of it. Seeing the amazement on Merlin's face, he smiled. "This conducive ambiance was introduced by the Great Wizard Mogan. Back then, he distinguished himself from the crowd and set an example starting with himself. He would personally interact and engage in discussions with some of the Great Wizards. Gradually, a conducive ambiance like this was created. Therefore, only a Glorious Wizard who had truly hit a dead-end would leave the Glorious Palace to seek other opportunities. Otherwise, they would stay in the Glorious Palace. With the experiences left behind by Wizard Mogan coupled by such a conducive ambiance, the chances for a Ninth-level Wizard to become a Great Wizard is increased manyfold."

Indeed, with such an ambiance, nobody would be willing to leave.

Wizard Dara also agreed. "Yes, the Great Wizard Mogan descended to this dimension and redeemed us from the hands of the wicked god. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to produce so many Great Wizards, and even more impossible to create such a prosperous Spell Caster civilization."

Wizard Mogan occupied a very noble position in the eyes of every Spell Caster. He was an open-minded, powerful Legendary Wizard who did not hold back from sharing his knowledge in spells, alchemy, potions, runology, and many more. His actions gave the Normies in this dimension an opportunity to possess powers that were comparable to the gods. In a way, he had indeed redeemed the lives in this entire dimension.

The more Merlin learned about Wizard Mogan's deeds, the more he grew curious of him. Nevertheless, in his current state, Merlin was still ineligible to meet a Legendary Great Wizard like Wizard Mogan.

"Wizard Gritte, these two Wizards are here to submit their mission. According to them, they had destroyed the wicked god's believers and the shrine!"

The white-robed Wizard led Merlin and Wizard Dara to the front of the great hall. In that place was a transparent crystal counter. Sitting behind the counter was a Spell Caster who was having a shut-eye.

This Spell Caster did not contain any trace of life or elemental fluctuations. He was covered in a black cape and wore leather gloves, so he looked eerily strange.

Nevertheless, Merlin was extremely cautious and dared not regard this Wizard Gritte with the least bit of disdain. The reason was that this Great Wizard was in charge of the submission of missions in the entire Glorious Palace!

A Great Wizard without any elemental fluctuations was truly unheard of. If not for the fact that Wizard Dara had already mentioned the name of this Great Wizard to him as well as the deep respect shown by the white-robed Wizard, Merlin would not have guessed that this strangely dressed, "trendy"-looking Spell Caster was a powerful Great Wizard!

"Are you the ones who destroyed the wicked god's believers and the shrine?"

Wizard Gritte regarded both Wizard Dara and Merlin with a careless glance.

"Yes, we did. This is the Memory Crystal that recorded the process in which we destroyed the wicked god's believers and the shrine. Wizard Gritte, please take a look."

As he spoke, Wizard Dara hurriedly handed in the Memory Crystal.

Wizard Gritte did not hold back at all. He took the Memory Crystal and immediately immersed his Mind Power into the Memory Crystal to check the information inside.

The amount of information was quite large, therefore even a Great Wizard would require some time to view it. Thus, Merlin and Wizard Dara simply sat down and waited quietly for Wizard Gritte to pass his decision.

It was unbeknownst how much time passed by. Both Wizard Dara and Merlin kept a close watch on Wizard Gritte's expression. In the beginning, his expression was extremely calm but it quickly changed. Perhaps, judging from the large amount of information contained, he realized that destroying the believers of the wicked god and the shrine was not as easy as it seemed. Wizard Gritte's expression turned more and more solemn, and finally, there was a hint of surprise.

Seeing that, Wizard Dara and Merlin had a strong feeling that the information inside the Memory Crystal had satisfied Wizard Gritte.

Soon, Wizard Gritte opened his eyes. This time, his eyes swept back and forth between Merlin and Wizard Dara. He nodded and said, "Not bad, you've completed the mission, and even killed the god that was just birthed into consciousness. You also destroyed the shrine. Your mission was completed perfectly. You can enter the Glorious Pavilion!"

Thus, Wizard Gritte immediately handed two black nameplates which were engraved with mysterious runes to Merlin and Wizard Dara. On top of the nameplate, the words "Glorious Pavilion" was carved.

"This is the nameplate of the Glorious Pavilion. Only with this nameplate, you would be allowed to enter the Glorious Pavilion. The Glorious Pavilion has a protective force so it's impossible to enter without the nameplate. You just have to use your Mind Power to activate the nameplate but remember, these two nameplates will only last for a day. Once its time lapses, the nameplates will become useless, and you'll be directly sent out of the Glorious Pavilion by its protective force."

Wizard Gritte briefly explained the use of these two nameplates. Since Wizard Dara had entered the Glorious Pavilion before, he naturally understood its rules.

"You can go to the Glorious Pavilion now."

Gritte waved his hand and allowed Wizard Dara and Merlin to leave.

After the two of them left, Wizard Gritte's expression turned grave. In a low voice, he mumbled, "That must be the special Pandora Demon Ability Darkness Eye! How unexpected that it appeared here and belongs on the body of a mere Fourth-level Spell Caster. I must report this to Wizard Mogan immediately!"

Wizard Gritte immediately stood up and walked into a hidden Runic Magic Circle. He activated the Runic Magic Circle and disappeared without a trace. It was unknown where the Runic Magic Circle transported him to…

Chapter 480: Unexpected Findings I

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The Glorious Palace was so sprawling that Merlin and Wizard Dara had to fly more than half an hour to arrive at their destination, the Glorious Pavilion!

However, the Glorious Pavilion did not appear to be like what Merlin had imagined. In his mind, he imagined that it would be guarded by some Great Wizards. Instead, there were only two puppets guarding it.

Nevertheless, the auras on these puppets were never seen before. They far exceeded any Seventh-, Eighth- or even Ninth-level Spell Casters because Merlin could sense a faint trace of aura of the Maxim on these two puppets.

This meant that the puppets had not only been transfigured by Wizard Mogan himself but also transfigured using the power of Maxims. Thus, the puppet's abilities were strengthened dramatically.

For an ordinary puppet, achieving the level of a Seventh-level Spell Caster was already almost the highest limit. Back in the auction hosted by Wizard Dara, a Puppet Transfiguration Method that could produce a puppet equivalent to an Eighth-level Spell Caster was sold at a sky-high price simply because it was so rare to find a puppet that exceeded the Seventh-level.

However, these two puppets had defied that limit many times over. Even a Ninth-level Spell Caster might not be a strong enough opponent for these two puppets. In addition, while these two puppets exceeded ordinary limitations, there would not be many of them. After all, transfiguring them would require the power of Maxims, and only the Great Legendary Wizards would possess such ability.

Judging by the tight formation of liquid-state puppets outside the Glorious Palace as well as these powerful puppets that were comparable to a Ninth-level Spell Caster, Great Wizard Mogan must be highly skilled in puppet transfiguration.

"Wear the nameplate. There's no one guarding this place but if you approach the Glorious Pavilion without a nameplate, it'll immediately cause these two puppets to react hostilely, and might even kill you."

Wizard Dara reminded in a cautious manner, obviously wary toward the two puppets.

Merlin nodded and held the nameplate in his hands. Together, they slowly approached the Glorious Pavilion. The two puppets stirred slightly, and their empty sockets swept across the two men. It seemed like they had sensed the nameplate, so they did not attack. Instead, the puppet produced two sets of contracts. In a stoic tone, it said, "Sign this contract to not disclose anything inside the Glorious Pavilion to anyone!"

Merlin and Wizard Dara exchanged a look. Wizard Dara looked unsurprised. Understandably, he must have signed the same contract before entering the Glorious Pavilion the last time. After all, the Glorious Pavilion was one of the important components of the Glorious Palace. Therefore, signing a contract was an effective method to ensure that people did not arbitrarily disclose any knowledge that they obtained inside the Glorious Pavilion.

"Just sign it. You can only enter the Glorious Pavilion if you sign it."

Wizard Dara was the first to sign the contract. Subsequently, Merlin, too, signed the contract.

After signing the contract, the two puppets collected the contracts and stood motionless by the door. Merlin and Wizard Dara came to the door and raised their nameplates. A faint glow shimmered from the nameplates and fused into the door. Then, the door slowly swung open and revealed a pitch-black room.

"Hurry up, we only have one day!"

Wizard Dara was already familiar with this place. He led Merlin directly into the Glorious Pavilion. With the nameplate, Merlin was able to walk around the Glorious Palace unimpeded.

Once the door opened, a dazzling light filled the Glorious Pavilion and lit up the room. Rows upon rows of quaint bookshelves lined inside. There was not a speck of dust on them so someone must clean these shelves quite often.

The large collection of books stunned even Merlin. When he was in the Dark Magic Region, he had entered the Resources Tower but he had never seen so many books. In fact, even the Spell Library owned by the royal family of the Blackmoon Kingdom was far from comparable to the book collection here.

While Merlin was still recovering from shock, Wizard Dara had already picked a specific direction and sprinted toward the innermost shelf. This time, he had come prepared with a goal in mind. Therefore, upon entering the Glorious Pavilion, he did not waste a single moment and went straight to his intended target.

Nevertheless, Wizard Dara still gave Merlin a reminder. "Wizard Merlin, you must seize your time. We only have one day to be here. The Glorious Pavilion is too big, and its collection is too massive. If you have to browse, then make sure you browse with a specific purpose in mind. Otherwise, you'll just waste your time. Here, you can find anything ranging from spells, alchemy, Wizard's discoveries, notes, et cetera. All the bookshelves are labeled at the top."

Wizard Dara concluded. Then, he no longer paid Merlin any attention and rushed off toward his goal.

Merlin also did not ask any further. He began to stroll along the Glorious Pavilion and searched carefully. His most important goal for coming to the Glorious Pavilion this time was to search the usage of dimension coordinates. This was because Merlin had the dimension coordinates but did not know how to use them.

This was like in his previous life where there was a clear geographical location. As long as he knew the longitude and latitude, it was possible to accurately locate a place. In other words, these represented the coordinates. Nevertheless, for someone who did not understand longitudes and latitudes, what use was it to know the coordinates?

Currently, Merlin only had the dimension coordinates but did not know how to use it.

Dimension coordinates should be relatively secretive and did not have its own classification. Merlin offhandedly glanced through the spells in the Glorious Pavilion. Although there were some outstanding Spell Models including Seventh-level and above that could be imitated, they were naturally not very useful to Merlin.

Since Merlin had derived new spells using the Matrix, these spells were quite useless for him to imitate.

As for alchemy and runology literature, those were even less meaningful to Merlin. Only the potions section with rare potion formulas and potions to increase Mind Power was highly meaningful to Merlin. Though he had managed to produce the Mind Heart, the growth of his Mind Power became even slower than before. If he fully exhausted the divinity that he had just obtained, then his Mind Power growth in the future would be reliant on potions.

The potion formulas available on the shelves were truly too many. Merlin randomly flipped through a few volumes and found a few formulas that could increase Mind Power. However, he was disappointed to find that these Mind Power potions formulas could only significantly affect Mind Powers that were below the Seventh-level.

As for Mind Powers above the Seventh-level, there seemed to be almost no effect. After the Mind Powers produced the Mind Heart, they would undergo a fundamental transformation, thus it would be difficult for ordinary potions to increase the Mind Power any further.

Some Seventh-level Spell Casters spent a long time, up to a few decades in order to increase their Mind Powers to become Eighth-level Spell Casters. Even the shortest period would be more than ten years.

However, since Merlin became a Spell Caster until now, it had been less than a decade.

Perhaps, there were some potion formulas that would be effective on the Seventh-level and above Mind Powers, but Merlin did not have the luxury of time to search them carefully. There were too many potion formulas in this place, so searching through every single one would take a few days at least.

After a cursory glance, Merlin finally came to the shelf with the notes of Wizards' discoveries.

The items placed on this shelf was all over the place. There were not only notes but also some travel journals of Spell Casters to some locations. Merlin's heart skipped a beat. If he wanted to know more about the dimension coordinates, he probably had to look through this "mess".

Merlin randomly picked up a set of notes. It was a compilation of travel notes from a Ninth-level Spell Caster. Some of the annotations were truly eye-opening and gave a sense of acquiring new knowledge.

However, this was not what Merlin needed. What he needed was the travel notes of Wizards who had left this dimension and traversed the Void Zone. Such notes were not plentiful because even in the Glorious Palace, the number of Great Wizards was relatively few.

Only the Great Wizards were able to leave this dimension and traverse the Void Zone.

Merlin picked up an exquisitely bound notebook. On the cover was some annotations to state that it was the notes of a Great Wizard named Kedota who had traveled to a few dimensions.

Seeing this, Merlin's heart sped up and hurriedly opened the notebook. In the beginning, it recorded that Kedota had overcome many odds to become a Great Wizard, and spent a hundred years in the Glorious Palace until he realized that he had reached a bottleneck. When he felt that he no longer had any use in the Glorious Palace, he decided to leave the dimension.

After leaving the dimension, he traversed the Void Zone for many years until he finally reached a prosperous dimension. It was also a prosperous Spell Caster civilization but there he encountered some danger and barely escaped the dimension.

Thereafter, Wizard Kedota continued to travel and experience a few dimensions. Everything that he saw and heard was eye-opening to Merlin. This was what Merlin wanted. Unfortunately, there were no annotations made about dimension coordinates.

Even Kedota seemed to go with the flow, rather than being concerned with dimension coordinates.

"It's impossible that Wizard Kedota doesn't know about the dimension coordinates. Otherwise, how did he leave this dimension and come back?"

In his heart, Merlin knew that perhaps dimension coordinates were basic common knowledge but it was this kind of basic common knowledge that Merlin was currently lacking.

So, Merlin began to search frantically through the shelf. He combed through the Wizard notes of Great Wizards who had traversed the Void Zone, especially those who visited other dimensions.

Unfortunately, the notes mostly encompassed some introduction about the Void Zone and the foreign dimensions they visited. There were no mentions about dimension coordinates. Merlin spent more than half a day searching through the notes of Great Wizards.

"Nothing. None of them mentioned dimension coordinates. Could it be that I can't find it in the Glorious Pavilion?"

Merlin frowned and glanced toward Wizard Dara. The latter had disappeared to some unknown place.

"If I can't find the dimension coordinates in the Glorious Pavilion, then I'm afraid I'd have to stay here for a while and watch out for other so-called 'Wizards from beyond the heavens'."

Although Merlin was very disappointed, he did not give up hope because he could still find other Spell Casters from beyond the heavens. It was very difficult but not completely hopeless. However, he might have to wait for a long time.

Since he could not find any knowledge about dimension coordinates, in the remaining half a day, Merlin began to walk around the Glorious Pavilion. In any case, he made it to the Glorious Pavilion, so he did not want to leave empty-handed.

Chapter 481: Unexpected Findings II

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Honorable Wizard Mogan!"

Draped in a black cloak, Wizard Gritte came to a secret chamber and greeted a crystal statue respectfully.

"Hum."

Suddenly, the statue began to shake, and a golden glow appeared. The statue appeared to come to life. A faint apparition appeared, though its features were indistinguishable.

"Gritte, you're guarding the Glorious Palace, what is it?"

The apparition on the statue asked in a calm voice.

"Honorable Wizard Mogan, I think I might have discovered the arrival of a Spell Caster from beyond the heavens."

"A Spell Caster from beyond the heavens? Isn't that normal? There are many Great Wizards who are roaming around and might descend into our dimension. As long as they do not destroy the basic operations of the dimension, we don't have to be concerned."

The apparition's tone was cool, calm, and collected. Wizard Gritte raised his head and intoned deeply, "He's not a Great Wizard but a mere Fourth-level Wizard, going on to the Fifth-level. Anyway, the point isn't the inferiority of his level but that he has cultivated a type of Pandora Demon Ability Darkness Eye!"

"Huh? Darkness Eye? Are you sure that you aren't mistaken?"

Even the apparition appeared to become excited and asked hurriedly.

"Yes, Darkness Eye. Wizard Mogan, you may check the Memory Crystal."

Subsequently, Wizard Gritte offered the Memory Crystal, which was grabbed by the apparition in a flash. The apparition rapidly immersed his Mind Power into the Memory Crystal, and in the blink of an eye, passed the Memory Crystal back to Wizard Gritte.

"You're right, it's the genuine Darkness Eye… How unexpected, Darkness Eye has reappeared… Where's this Wizard now?"

"In the Glorious Pavilion!"

"Very well, I'll be back soon!"

Upon finishing speaking, the apparition disappeared, and the transparent crystal statue resumed its original state.

Wizard Gritte gazed at the transparent crystal statue with a look of admiration. This was truly a Great Legendary Wizard. Despite being millions of miles away, he was able to pay close attention to all the happenings in this dimension. This was a feat that could not possibly be achieved by the Great Wizards.

This was a Maxim-related power!

Only with the power of Maxims were Spell Casters able to become on par with the natural gods of the dimension and subsequently defeat them. Although Wizard Mogan had descended to this dimension for thousands of years and produced several Great Wizards, there was yet to be a Legendary Wizard.

Among those in the Glorious Palace, Wizard Gritte was one of the high potential Spell Casters who might be able to produce a Maxim and become a Legendary Wizard. However, only he knew how difficult this was…

Since this matter would be handled by Wizard Mogan personally, Wizard Gritte no longer paid any attention to it and steadily left the secret chamber.

…

Inside the Glorious Pavilion, Merlin was roaming aimlessly. The shelves that were dedicated for spells were the largest and occupied the most space. More than ten shelves were lined up in a tight formation.

Everything from Zero-level to Ninth-level spells was available, so it was very comprehensive. However, since the Glorious Palace mostly consisted of Ninth-level Spell Casters and even Spell Casters who had completed missions were Seventh-level and above, these spells below the Seventh-level were useless to them. At most, the spells could be used as a reference at some point.

Merlin did not have a particular need for Spell Models, so he was just browsing casually. However, he noticed something that made him feel slightly confused. Every single row on the shelves was organized systematically. They were arranged, layer-by-layer, from Zero-level spells to Ninth-level spells.

However, on these shelves, there was an additional row on top of the Ninth-level spells with a few exquisitely-bound spell books.

"Could there be spells above Ninth-level spells?"

Merlin had some understanding on Great Wizards. After Ninth-level Spell Casters, the next in line would be Great Wizards. However, Great Wizards basically possessed a combined Spell Model in which all their individual Spell Models were interwoven with one another. Thus, the combined Spell Model would be the foundation of the Great Wizard.

Therefore, individual Spell Models would no longer exist. As for the combined Spell Models of the Great Wizards, it would be impractical to leave it in the Glorious Pavilion.

Nevertheless, this was only Merlin's guess. Whether or not the books contained the combined Spell Models of Great Wizards, Merlin did not know.

Thinking along these lines, Merlin casually picked up one of the books. However, it was not written by a Great Wizard but a mere Ninth-level Spell Caster.

"Is it a Ninth-level spell then?"

Merlin frowned and gently flipped the book open. The texts were written in Molta language, the commonly used language in the Spell Caster world. Though Merlin initially thought that it was a spell book, upon reading its contents, his face underwent a huge change and a flash of uncontained surprise sparkled in his eyes.

"It actually contains some techniques to fuse spells…"

Merlin took a deep breath and calmed himself down. What was recorded inside was not actually a Spell Model but some techniques to fuse spells.

It was just like when Merlin wanted to fuse his Thunder-type spell together with his Fire-type spell in order to increase the power of the spell by several folds in a short time.

It was a technique that would allow Spell Casters to massively increase their abilities. However, very few Spell Casters were willing to do it, simply because it was too difficult.

If not for the fact that Merlin had previously experienced fusing Thunder-type spell and Fire-type spell for a split second, he would not believe that it was possible for different spells to be fused together.

Moreover, the book also recorded that if someone were to master the spell fusion, the person would gain a sure advantage in the future when he wanted to combine his Spell Models and become a Great Wizard. It would increase the success rate of the Spell Model fusion by manyfold.

This was a truly rare knowledge. The elimination rate for Ninth-level Spell Casters to become a Great Wizard was sky-high, so any method that would marginally increase the chances of success would be eagerly received by the Ninth-level Spell Casters.

After practicing for a long time and mastering simple spell fusion, there would be a definite advantage when the person became a Great Wizard and needed to combine Spell Models. Basically, any freaky Wizard who could fuse spells would ultimately become a Great Wizard.

When Merlin finished reading the description in the book, his heart stirred. Although this Ninth-level Spell Caster had managed to write a book on spell fusion, he did not personally succeed in fusing spells. All he did was research the fusion between spells.

Some of the techniques mentioned were findings from his research, whereas some were mere inferences. However, for Merlin, it was a significant point of reference.

After all, based on Merlin's understanding before this, the fusion between spells was nothing more than a whimsical idea that he conceived in his head. Now that he had found someone who not only agreed with his idea of spell fusion but also possessed some realistic techniques, Merlin naturally felt overjoyed.

"The fusion of spells isn't just a whimsical fantasy but I need to find a critical point!"

Merlin closed the book and a sense of urgency surged in his heart. This was an unexpected finding that he had gained in the Glorious Pavilion. He also hoped to test the methods suggested in the book as he agreed with all the techniques listed.

Inside the Glorious Pavilion, there were some individual chambers that could be used to construct Spell Models, test spell power, and many more. Therefore, even a Great Wizard would not be able to destroy these chambers as long as it was not a continuous, prolonged attack.

Even though his remaining time in the Glorious Pavilion was very precious, Merlin was satisfied that he had obtained the spell fusion techniques in this book. There was nothing else in particular that Merlin wanted.

So, he might as well start to attempt some spell fusion in the chamber.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

In Merlin's left hand, sparks of electricity began to appear. This was a Thunder-type spell. At the same time, in his right hand, a fireball appeared. This was a Fire-type spell.

Both spells were fused with Pandora Demon Abilities and possessed immense powers, so even the slightest trace was enough to send shivers down every spine.

Right now, however, this electric spark and fireball were both contained in Merlin's hands. He was observing them carefully to find the critical points of both spells.

According to the techniques in the book, the most crucial component of spell fusion was to find the critical points of both spells. This was also called the fusion point. It was the point where two different spells possessed the most similar qualities with one another.

Thunder was very violent and had shockingly destructive powers. Fire, too, had shockingly destructive powers. Therefore, their similar qualities laid in their terrifying destructive powers as well as their ability to explode in an instant. These were the points of similarities that might be able to fuse thunder and fire.

However, finding the critical point was still not easy. He only knew the general idea of where to look for the critical point but to actually find it would require the constant fusion and experiment of Fire- and Thunder-type spells. Even then, success was not guaranteed.

Merlin stared closely as the flame and the spark, and slowly began to recall the first time he cultivated and released Thunder Fury. At that time, he felt an intense, special connection to Fire-type spells.

It was that feeling that enabled the Fire- and Thunder-type spells to fuse momentarily for an instant and produced such a terrifying power.

Currently, Merlin was trying hard to recall that sensation. In order to fuse spells, a natural talent was also essential. For an average Spell Caster that could not even sense the feeling of spell fusion, it was impossible to find the critical point.

Merlin had been very fortunate because he had for a brief moment experienced a spell fusion. Thus, there was a high chance for him to find the critical point.

Time crept by slowly, and Merlin was completely immersed in the strange sensation. In his eyes, the spark and the flame seemed to already have a tiny common point. He was ready to combine the two spells.

This feeling was very strange. It could not be explained in words but only be put into action.

At this point, Merlin carefully drew the Fire- and Thunder- type spells in his right and left hand closer together. If they cannot be fused, there would be a huge explosion. In lieu of that, Merlin had already cast Enervating Halo, just in case.

"Chi."

Finally, the two spells came together. Using his Mind Power, Merlin carefully controlled the proximity of the two spells along their critical points, and allowed the two spells to fuse together.

"Success!"

A look of ecstasy appeared on Merlin's face. Inside the beautiful flame, there were faint sparks of lightning. This was the spell fusion from two types of spells that Merlin could release. Once he used his Mind Power to remove the critical points between the two, the two spells would be able to release a terrifying power.

"Who's that?"

Suddenly, Merlin's expression shifted. Before his mind could react, the successfully fused Thunder- and Fire-type spell in his hand flew rapidly behind him, guided by his Mind Power.

Chapter 482: Legendary!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Boom!"

After the fusion of the Thunder-type spell and the Fire-type spell, its power increased manyfold and exploded with a massive bang. The intensity of its attack was so strong that even Merlin was almost unable to withstand it. His Enervating Halo held up for a second but shattered in the next instant. The powerful attack even caused Merlin's body to be blown away violently and smashed against the wall.

One of the reasons was that the chamber was too small, therefore, the explosion of the spell affected Merlin as well. This helped Merlin discover how powerful his fused spell was. If even Enervating Halo was not able to withstand it, then it must have exceeded the Seventh-level and had achieved the Eighth-level.

"Not bad, really not bad, you've managed to perform a spell fusion. Though the fusion is only at the most elementary level, it's already admirable."

A hoarse voice sounded. Merlin hurriedly turned around, his body tensed up. Earlier, it was precisely because he felt someone was behind him that made him release the fused spell involuntarily.

However, this person did not seem to be harmed at all despite being hit by such a powerful spell, thus Merlin was very wary.

Once the dust had settled, Merlin saw a mysterious person inside the chamber. The person's face was considerably mature but surprisingly healthy-looking. There was not a single wrinkle on his face. His silvery long hair was draped behind his shoulders, and he wore a golden-trimmed long Wizard robe. He looked energetic and was filled with elegance.

"Legend, this is the Great Legendary Wizard!"

The black cat Didimoss suddenly appeared behind Merlin. He had not awoken for a long time. Ever since he became a half-spirit, the black cat Didimoss seemed prone to sleep. Everytime he slept was for a few months.

Nevertheless, the black cat Didimoss' words astounded Merlin.

A Great Legendary Wizard… Merlin had never met one before. He had received the power of Maxims from Great Legendary Wizards but had never seen one with his own eyes.

The black cat Didimoss' tone was filled with certainty. In a low voice, he said, "Definitely a Legendary Wizard. This existence is even more powerful than the Great Wizard Fidel himself. Back then, when I was in the Dark Magic Region, I've seen some visiting Great Wizards. The peak-most Great Wizards who were starting to produce their own Maxims all had auras like this."

Merlin's eyes widened. He believed the deduction made by the black cat Didimoss. The fact that a mysterious person managed to appear in the Glorious Pavilion without making a sound, his identity was unquestionable. In the entire dimension, the only person with such ability was the one and only Legendary Wizard Mogan.

"Wizard Mogan!"

Merlin greeted softly. His voice sounded calm on the surface but his heart was thumping hard and refused to be subdued. The existence of a Legendary Wizard was comparable to the gods. Whereas in an era before the rise of Spell Casters, the gods were divine throughout the heavens and the earth!

"A half-spirit? Interesting. What other secrets are you hiding in your body? Let me take a look."

Wizard Mogan looked at the black cat Didimoss on Merlin's shoulder. With a single glance, he saw that the black cat Didimoss was a half-spirit. Following that, his gaze locked on Merlin. At this moment, Merlin wanted to move but his body seemed to be surrounded by an invisible binding force which stopped him from moving.

Wizard Mogan's gaze was transfixed on Merlin for a long time, and his expression shifted from time to time.

"The power of Maxims. Your body is holding the power of three Maxims! Not only that but your spells were all self-derived from Fourth-level onward. You also have special Pandora Demon Abilities, not just Darkness Eye but also Glacier Country! What is even more extraordinary is that you're a Six-Elemental Spell Caster!"

The more Wizard Mogan looked, the more he was amazed. Remarkably, with just a single gaze, he could see through all of Merlin's secrets. Besides the Matrix, Merlin no longer had any secrets before Wizard Mogan.

Merlin was also shocked by this sequence of events. Just any single one of his secrets was enough to amaze a Great Wizard, what more all his secrets altogether?

Moreover, judging from the tone of Wizard Mogan's voice, it was the Six-Elemental identity that he tended to overlook which was the most precious and valuable to Wizard Mogan.

Faced against a Great Legend like Wizard Mogan, Merlin had no hopes of escaping. The disparity between them was too great. Even if Merlin were able to activate the power of Maxims, he would only be able to hold on for a short moment.

A Great Legend, on par with the gods and controller of the dimension, was at the apex of all the Spell Casters!

Merlin's secrets amazed Wizard Mogan. At first, he only came because of Darkness Eye but he did not expect to discover so many secrets on Merlin.

After a long silence, Wizard Mogan released the binding force around Merlin. Despite regaining his freedom, Merlin did not escape. After all, with Wizard Mogan right in front of him, any attempt to escape would be meaningless.

"Great Wizard Mogan, how are you going to deal with me?"

At this point, Merlin's heart eventually calmed down. Sooner or later, he had to face the consequences.

"Deal with you? Why would I have to deal with you? Is it because of the secrets you have?"

Wizard Mogan seemed to find it amusing, and a smile appeared on his face. He continued. "So, just because of the special Pandora Demon Abilities you have, I should deal with you and make you surrender the special Pandora Demon Abilities? Haha, don't you know, no matter how powerful the special Pandora Demon Ability, it's impossible for us to cultivate it after we become Great Wizards. This is because all the Spell Models inside the Great Wizards have been fused into one.

"As for the Maxim inside your body, this strange Maxim would not be useful for me. On the contrary, it would cause a backlash. What use is this kind of Maxim to me?"

Wizard Mogan's words stunned Merlin. He had been trying his best to conceal all the secrets contained in his body because his secrets were simply too shocking.

However, all his secrets, including the special Pandora Demon Abilities, were relatively unattractive to the Great Wizards, what more the Great Legend?

The secrets that Merlin contained were perhaps quite shocking but in Wizard Mogan's eyes, they were no match compared to a single piece of information that he desired to ask.

"Merlin, did you came from the Glorious Land?"

Upon mention of the Glorious Land, a complicated look appeared on Wizard Mogan's face, accompanied with a faint trace of excitement.

Merlin knew that he could not hide anything from Wizard Mogan. In addition, there was nothing worth hiding about it. So, he nodded. "I originated from the Glorious Land, and entered the Void Zone. Then, I incidentally found this dimension and descended here."

"So, you're indeed from the Glorious Land… Ah, Darkness Eye. The Great Legend of Darkness has fallen. Although his Pandora Demon Ability has been widely spread, it didn't spread across the hundreds and thousands of dimensions in the Void Zone. It only stayed in the Glorious Land!"

It turned out that Wizard Mogan had actually guessed Merlin's origins based on Darkness Eye. However, the news that shocked Merlin the most was that the Great Legend of Darkness had fallen.

The Legend of Darkness was one of the most powerful Legendary Wizards. He was an Honored Legend who was countless times stronger than the ordinary Legends. Back then, he led numerous Spell Casters to exile the gods and stepped into the Void Zone to conquer various dimensions. The intention was to proliferate the glory of Spell Casters to hundreds and thousands of dimensions.

The fact that even such a seemingly immortal Great Legend had fallen, was a great blow to Merlin.

However, what kind of power would cause such a powerful Great Legend to fall?

"As a Spell Caster from the Glorious Land, surely there are a lot of things you don't know but it's okay, I can tell you one by one! Come with me."

Wizard Mogan turned around and clapped. Immediately, a magical force wrapped around Merlin. This force was very familiar to Merlin. It was the power of Maxims.

"Swish."

This powerful surge from the power of Maxims could tear open the passage of space. Even without any Runic Magic Circle, it was able to penetrate through space.

"Let's go!"

Wizard Mogan grabbed his hand and quickly led Merlin into the torn space passage. Following that, the crack gradually disappeared. From the beginning to the end, Wizard Dara, who was still inside the Glorious Pavilion, was completely oblivious.

Traveling through space exerted an enormous pressure but fortunately Merlin was protected by Wizard Mogan's Maxim, so all he felt was a trace of pressure and did not suffer any actual damage.

Traveling through space took only an instant. Soon, Wizard Mogan had led Merlin through space to a gigantic castle. When Merlin saw the castle, his eyes shined, and a sense of familiarity was evoked.

The reason was that the style of the castle was similar to many of the castles in the Kingdom of Blackmoon, so Merlin felt like he had returned to the Kingdom of Blackmoon once again.

Wizard Mogan smiled and said, "Seems familiar right? This is what I've recreated based on the castles back in the Molta Empire. I'm the only one who can enter this place!"

Merlin did not know where this castle was located. All around them was a subtle trace of the power of Maxims. This power locked the surrounding areas and prevented Merlin from using his Mind Powers to explore.

Stepping into the castle, Merlin smelled a floral fragrance. The flowers in the castle were all in full bloom, like a picture of spring in full swing. This scenery was strange because he distinctly remembered that it was fall season, so it should be impossible to have so many flowers in full bloom.

Thus, Merlin looked at the sky. Although this place was very bright, the sky was just an endless vast of white, so he could not see anything.

With a head full of questions, Merlin followed Wizard Mogan into the hall of the castle. The interior was decorated with antiques and were all done in the style of the Molta Empire. It was apparent that Wizard Mogan missed the Molta Empire greatly.

"Wizard Mogan, what's wrong with the Glorious Land? Currently, the Glorious Land in mired in complete decline, and even Great Wizards have become rare. Compared to the Spell Casters' most glorious era, we have hit rock bottom."

Merlin could not help but ask Wizard Mogan. This was also a question that Merlin had in his heart for a long time.

"Hitting rock bottom?"

Wizard Mogan did not answer right away. Instead, he asked Merlin, "Then you should know that when the Spell Casters stepped into the hundreds and thousands of dimensions, there was a terrible misfortune?"

Merlin nodded his head. "Just a little. Apparently, there was a war with a strange dimension that was very catastrophic, but I'm not sure what actually happened."

Wizard Mogan's expression gradually turned solemn. He looked at Merlin and articulated slowly, "Yes, a catastrophic war erupted, and the war hasn't ended!"

"The war hasn't ended?"

Merlin's heart stopped, and he gazed at Wizard Mogan with a look of disbelief.