A Wizard’s Secret

The shattered space no longer allowed Kleis to travel through it. Merlin’s spell power formed a binding circle which prevented Kleis from escaping.

The true gap between the two of them was made apparent. Everyone stared at Merlin with their eyes and mouths wide open. Shattering space was an ability that belonged exclusively to the legendary Great Legends.

“No, how could you be more powerful than I am? I’m more talented than anyone else. I have Spatial talent that enables me to become a powerful Spatial Wizard. I even constructed Five-Elemental spells and infiltrated the Dark Magic Region for such a long time. After I defected to Ozmu, I’ve experienced all kinds of trials and tribulations as well as countless opportunities to achieve this level today. How could you be more powerful than me?”

Kleis’ expression was distorted. He had not achieved his current success easily. He was the most powerful Spell Caster in the Spell Caster world. Even the Seven Major Spell Caster organizations in the powerful northern Spell Caster world were unable to stop his conquest.

Nevertheless, he had just lost to Merlin. He lost again, just like the last time!

Merlin made his way towards Kleis. Although he had managed to defeat Kleis on his first try, Kleis’ formidable talents were not to be dismissed at all.

Kleis was able to become the mightiest existence below a Legend in a sunken place like the Glorious Land. Perhaps, if he were in the Void Zone and had experienced a wider stage, Kleis might have possibly become a civilization-level prodigy.

Unfortunately, Kleis was in the Glorious Land and had Merlin as his enemy. Merlin might consider sparing the others from Ozmu, but Kleis was the only one he would not spare.

Merlin still clearly remembered how furious Teacher Leo was when he found out about Kleis’ betrayal. Wizard Leo hoped that he could kill Kleis, but he did not succeed until he died.

In fact, Teacher Leo’s death could even be indirectly linked to Kleis. Therefore, Kleis must die. No matter how talented or gifted he was, he had to die!

As Merlin stepped closer to Kleis, his expression grew more and more merciless. In his mind, he replayed each of his memories of Teacher Leo. Despite returning to the Glorious Land, Merlin was not able to resurrect Teacher Leo.

“Kleis, do you still remember the Darkness Eye? Back then, I had used the Darkness Eye to defeat you. That was passed down to me before Teacher Leo died. Right now, I will use the Darkness Eye to kill you once again! If you are able to evade this, you can leave. I will not hunt you down again!”

The maniacal Kleis was momentarily stunned upon hearing the offer. The insanity in his eyes gradually faded, and his composure returned.

“You’re serious?”

A glimmer of hope flickered to life amidst Kleis’ hopelessness. As long as he could withstand one attack from Merlin’s Darkness Eye… If it was just one attack, Kleis believed that he could withstand it.

This was because Kleis had searched for any information related to the Darkness Eye after losing to Merlin and to the Darkness Eye specifically.

He was able to actually find it in the end. After all, the Darkness Eye was a very powerful and special Demon Ability back in the most glorious era of Spell Casters. Hence, there was a lot of written records on it.

Kleis understood that the sixth form of the Darkness Eye was only comparable to a peak Great Wizard, whereas the seventh form, Kleis did not think Merlin could actually cultivate it. After all, back in the most glorious era of Spell Casters, no one had been able to cultivate the seventh form of the Darkness Eye beside the Legend of Darkness, Oflas.

Therefore, he would certainly be able to withstand the attack of the sixth form of the Darkness Eye with his abilities. Naturally, a glimmer of hope rose in Kleis’ heart.

“Merlin, this is your word. If you can’t kill me, you must let me go!”

Kleis’ expression was sullen as he glared daggers at Merlin. As long as he could escape, Kleis believed that he would be able to become a Great Legend one day. Then, he could defeat Merlin and even kill him

“Of course. If you survive this strike from me, you can leave!”

A smirk danced on Merlin’s lips. Then, he slowly extended a hand without caring whether Klies was ready or not.

Resting on his pale palm was a demonic blood-red eye. It blinked continuously and emitted a chilling aura.

“Darkness Eye!”

Merlin called to the Darkness Eye gently. Looking at the Darkness Eye, Merlin felt as if he was looking at Teacher Leo again. Teacher Leo had sacrificed his life to pass the Darkness Eye to Merlin, and it had given Merlin a unique edge.

“Silencing Ray!”

A large crimson shadow coalesced in the air behind Merlin. It was a gigantic ghostly face, growing gradually clearer by the second. At last, it actually bore a vague resemblance to Merlin’s face.

Swoosh!

A blinding crimson light shot out of the Darkness Eye. The colossal force caused Kleis’ face to grow pale. Abandoning all else, he dashed madly backward in an attempt to escape.

“Merlin…”

Kleis could not believe that Merlin had actually managed to cultivate the seventh form. This was the most petrifying force comparable to an attack from a Great Legend. How could Kleis possibly withstand it?

Chi!

A crimson light flashed and flew through Kleis’ body. The very next moment, Kleis’ body stopped moving. His body then appeared to disintegrate into countless crimson sprinkles, disappearing into the air.

Kleis was filled with resentment up until the last moment of his life!

“Dead? Kleis is finally dead?”

The Spell Casters of the northern Spell Caster world exchanged looks of bewilderment, still reeling in disbelief. However, the truth was laid out right before their eyes. The invincible Kleis was unable to withstand even a single attack and was killed by Merlin using the Darkness Eye.

“How could the First Elder be defeated? He is supposed to be the strongest Spell Caster in all of Ozmu’s history…”

Great Wizard Tamo suddenly realized that his and Wizard Gilles’ act of rushing to the northern Spell Caster world was a foolish decision. They had ran straight into their doom. Especially since Merlin had already spared them once.

Merlin swept his gaze downwards and picked up the ring that fell off Kleis. This ring contained everything that Kleis had accumulated over the years. He must have an impressive collection since he was the First Elder of Ozmu.

Nonetheless, Merlin was not in a hurry to check it out. He stowed the ring away instead. Killing Kleis was not only to settle the grudge between them but more importantly, it was the first step towards unifying the entire Spell Caster world.

Whether it was the northern Spell Caster world or Ozmu, both parties had witnessed Kleis’ defeat to Merlin with their own eyes. In other words, he was establishing his dominance. A matchless, overwhelming dominance. With this clout of dominance, Merlin would be able to unify the Spell Caster world more smoothly.

Swish!

Merlin flew directly toward Wizard Ian and the others. These fifteen Great Wizards were regarding Merlin with a reverent expression. As Great Wizards of the Glorious Land, they had all at their highest possible limit, and there was no way for them to advance any further.

Although they knew that above the Great Wizards were the Great Legends, they had no inkling whatsoever on how to become a Great Legend. Compared to the most glorious era of Spell Casters back in the Molta Empire, the current generation of Spell Casters in the Glorious Land was, in fact, suffering from a severe knowledge gap.

Otherwise, it was impossible that no Great Legend had been born over the past three thousand years.

Hence, Merlin’s appearance was dumbfounding to all of them. All of them saw that Kleis, who was infinitely close to becoming a Great Legend, was not able to withstand a single attack from Merlin. That meant that Merlin’s power was already on par with a Legend even though Merlin had not consolidated a Maxim yet.

Therefore, these Great wizards held Merlin in high esteem.

“Wizard Merlin, we are truly grateful for your help. The Seven Major Spell Caster organizations are spared from Kleis’ destruction!” Wizard Ian said with a smile.

“I’m sure you’ve heard of the grudge between Kleis and I. Me killing him has nothing to do with the northern Spell Caster world. On the contrary, the reason I came to the northern Spell Caster world is, in some sense, similar to Kleis.”

Merlin said with a strange smile.

“What?”

Wizard Ian’s expression changed drastically. They were of course well informed about the reason Kleis came to them. Kleis wanted to conquer the whole of the northern Spell Caster world and was planning to kill all the Great Wizards there.

This was because Kleis had no need for forces that he could not control. In this regard, the Great Wizards could not be controlled by Kleis unless they were willing to sign a contract. Otherwise, Kleis would not spare any of the Great Wizards from the Seven Major Spell Caster organizations.

The Great Wizards of the Three Major Spell Caster organizations in the southern Spell Caster world had all been killed by Kleis simply because they would not sign the harsh contract with Ozmu.

Not only did Wizard Ian’sexpression undergo a dramatic change, but even the other Wizards were also sporting troubled looks. Although Kleis made them despair, they still had the courage to fight to the end.

Merlin, on the other hand, was a different case altogether. They had just witnessed how powerful he was a moment ago. It was completely out of the league for Great Wizards, it was not a force they could possibly resist.

Even the joint forces of the Seven Major Spell Caster organization would not be able to resist Merlin. Thus, they did not dare to even attack Merlin.

“Wizard Merlin, Kleis wanted to wipe us out, do you really intend to do the same?” Wizard Ian could not help but ask loudly.

“Wipe you out?”

Merlin was stunned but seemed to have recalled something sudden;y. He shook his head. “Why should I wipe you out? You are the backbone of the entire Spell Caster world. With you around, then only the Spell Caster world can flourish! I’m different from Kleis. I’ve established the Spell Caster Alliance. Right now, the entire Subzero Snowfield is under the influence of the Spell Caster Alliance. As long as you agree to join the Spell Caster Alliance and obey its instructions, not only will you be able to preserve your Spell Caster organizations, but I will pass down some spell knowledge that you do not have about potions and alchemy. In fact, I will also disclose some of the precious Demon Abilities to you all.”

The Spell Caster Alliance that Merlin had established in Subzero Snowfield was actually a very loose alliance, but with him at the helm, he could unify their strength to form a mighty force.

He also did not want to give the Dark Magic Region control over the other Spell Caster organizations because that would be meaningless. Take for example the Spell Caster civilization in the Void Zone. Despite the three great Arcane Cities being the largest forces, they never once thought about controlling all the Spell Casters. Instead, they allowed the Spell Caster civilization to develop freely.

It was this freedom that would allow civilization to be as lively as it was now and continue to strengthen in the future.

Merlin had established the Spell Caster Alliance in order to fight the Church of Light. Hence, he only wanted to unify the powers of the Spell Caster world temporarily. Once the Church of Light was eradicated, the Spell Caster Alliance would naturally be disbanded. Then, he would allow the Spell Caster world to develop on its own. This was Merlin’s true objective.

“You won’t disband the Spell Caster organizations? You’ll also pass down spell knowledge, potion knowledge, and alchemy knowledge as well as disclose precious Demon Abilities… How is this controlling? You’re obviously giving us benefits! Wizard Merlin, how could it be possible that you don’t want to control us?”

These Great Wizards could not imagine that such an alliance would exist. What benefit would it bring to Merlin? Why would he spend so much effort and pay such a huge price just to form a loose alliance?

“Control? Why should I control you? With my current abilities, do you still have anything that could tempt me?”

Merlin smirked at them.

“Yes, that’s true. I’m afraid even an alchemy puppet comparable to a Great Wizard at their peak would not appeal to Wizard Merlin. What else can the Seven Major Spell Caster organizations offer to Wizard Merlin? However, Wizard Merlin, you must tell us the true motive for your actions. It’ll be hard for us to believe you without understanding your true motives.” Wizard Ian voiced out everyone’s doubts.

“Motive? It’s because we’re facing the same threat! I’ll tell you the truth now since you’ll find out soon enough. The entire Spell Caster world is facing impending doom. We have a common enemy. Unless we can unify the entire Spell Caster world, any resistance would be futile!”

Merlin’s words shocked everyone. His gaze was transfixed at the horizon far away, and his eyes were as unfathomable as the endless night sky.