815 - 822

Chapter 815: A Brand New Path!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"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…

Chapter 816: Rudiment!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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.

Chapter 817: Besiege!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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.

Chapter 818: Out of Control

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"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…

Chapter 819: Destroy the Void-level Warship!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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.

Chapter 820: Temporary Calm

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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!"

Chapter 821: Agreement

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"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.

Chapter 822: Anticipation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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.