Chapter 598: Searching for a Dimension
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the Void Zone, Merlin and Alcra had been flying for a very long time. If not for the dimension map, they would not be able to find the Inceptive Dimension again. No matter how powerful the Giant King was, he would not be able to find them.
Alcra suddenly stopped, and his face s.h.i.+fted slightly. In a deep voice, he said, “Wizard Merlin, do you feel it? The controlling rights on our bodies are starting to fade away. The Giant King has taken control of the dimension!”
Merlin felt it as well. His control over the dimension was growing weaker. Those below a Legend could not forcibly plunder the controlling rights of a dimension, which was why Luca and the others had to kill Merlin and Alcra in order to seize the controlling rights of the dimension.
However, a Great Legend could forcibly plunder the controlling rights, so despite Merlin and Alcra escaping, it would not affect the Giant King. He would still be able to control the Dimension Core.
As the dimension’s controlling rights faded away, Alcra’s expression also became more and more disgruntled. Compared to Merlin, controlling a dimension was most beneficial to Alcra.
Unfortunately, this time, not only did Alcra failed to leverage on the dimension to become an upper rank Tree Folk but he had also lost his nine Tree Saplings, and his foundation was damaged. He gained nothing and had lost everything.
Merlin was also slightly remorseful. If only he had forcibly wielded the Illusory World earlier, Alcra’s foundation would not have been damaged. Hence, Merlin could not help but whisper, “Alcra, if only I wielded my trump card a little earlier, you wouldn’t have lost your foundation…”
Alcra raised his head, and forced out a smile. “Wizard Merlin, it’s not your fault. The trump card is to be revealed at the most crucial moment. Moreover, if it wasn’t for you, I might not have been able to escape this time. I’ve been too greedy. Initially, once the dimension was discovered, I should’ve voluntarily relinquished it. I shouldn’t have tried to keep it. Everything happened because of my greed, so I’m merely suffering the consequences of my own actions. It has nothing to do with you.”
The two of them did not speak. Perhaps, Alcra was considering what to do while Merlin extended his Mind Power into the Illusory World.
“Whoosh.”
When Merlin’s Mind Power entered the Illusory World, he saw that no changes had occurred. The only difference was that t.i.tus had disappeared.
Merlin frowned, and took a deep breath. Suddenly, he bellowed, “t.i.tus, come out, I know you won’t die so easily.”
His loud voice reverberated around. Soon after, a familiar silhouette appeared. It was t.i.tus.
However, t.i.tus’ aura was extremely weak. Even Merlin could see that t.i.tus had been reduced to a tiny sliver of Mind Power. Upon seeing Merlin, t.i.tus smiled bitterly and said, “Wizard Merlin, I’ve died long ago. What’s remaining is only a strand of Mind Power, which has now been critically hit.”
“That’s right, you’re already dead!”
Merlin smiled. He had vaguely guessed that t.i.tus would not disappear so easily. After all, t.i.tus had spent so much effort to leave behind this strand of Mind Power, and even put the Illusory World inside the illusion bead in order to preserve this Mind Power as a foundation of his “resurrection”. How would he be annihilated so easily?
t.i.tus did not disappear, which was also good news to Merlin. This encounter also weakened t.i.tus, so he would no longer be able to interfere in the Illusory World.
Merlin subsequently left the Illusory World. His main objective was to verify t.i.tus’ condition. Seeing that t.i.tus did not disappear, naturally, he did not remain in the Illusory World. This was because he and Alcra were still in the Void Zone.
After leaving the Illusory World, Merlin looked at Alcra. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. Since Alcra’s foundation had been damaged, without the help of the Elemental Origin, it would take at least a hundred years for him to reconsolidate the nine Tree Saplings.
As for becoming an upper rank Tree Folk, it would take even longer, perhaps a few hundred years. Although the Tree Folk had a long lifespan, a few hundred years was not considered a short time. Especially for the proud Alcra, this was a huge blow.
Additionally, Merlin wanted to find the Saitu Dimension but now, he had lost the Illusory World trump card as well as Legend Zado’s imprint. Merlin was only on par with a peak Great Wizard, which was highly dangerous in the open territory.
Perhaps, even before locating the Saitu Dimension, he would encounter other foreign tribes, which could be very dangerous for Merlin. Even if he were to turn back to the Rainbow Dimension now, there would still be dangers lurking ahead. Despite suffering the loss of his nine Tree Saplings, Alcra was still comparable to a preeminent Great Wizard. His abilities were just slightly lesser than those of Nestia and Luca, who were the mightiest existences below a Legend.
In particular, the collaboration between Merlin and Alcra allowed them to complement one another. Thus, they were able to rival the mightiest existences below a Legend. If they had to face any foreign tribe below a Legend, they would not be afraid.
Thinking along these lines, Merlin made up his mind. He raised his head and asked, “Alcra, what are your plans?”
“Plans?”
Alcra smiled bitterly. “I’m going to stop exploring the open territory and return to the Tree Tribe. When I’ve reconsolidated the nine Tree Saplings, I’ll come to the open territory again!”
“That might take a few hundred years. Actually, I have a way that not only will allow you to recover in a short time but may even help you to improve further and become the upper rank Tree Folk that you dream of!”
Merlin said with a serious expression.
“Hmm? Wizard Merlin, what’s the way?”
Alcra stared at Merlin doubtfully.
“The reason I came to the open territory is to find a dimension. I have the coordinates of this dimension, and the master of this dimension is most likely dead, so there’s a chance that it has become a masterless dimension. It’s very dangerous for us to be separated, so why don’t we collaborate once again and find this dimension together? Once we find it, then similar to the Inceptive Dimension, we’ll each control half of the Elemental Origin, and use it according to our needs. What do you say?”
“You have the coordinates of a dimension? Moreover, it’s highly likely to be a masterless dimension?”
Upon hearing Merlin’s words, Alcra’s breathing became a little excited. A possibly masterless dimension was truly too precious.
Perhaps some of the Great Legends would not be so concerned but to those below a Great Legend, it was entirely difficult to obtain a dimension. This time, all because of an Inceptive Dimension, hundreds of powerful foreign tribes, as well as four of the mightiest foreign tribe members below a Legend, came to fight for it. This spoke volumes of the value and importance of a dimension.
Naturally, Alcra was unsatisfied. He was unwilling to return to the Tree Tribe and live silently for hundreds of years, just to come back to the open territory to continue fighting.
Therefore, if there was a masterless dimension, even if the chance of it being masterless was only one percent, Alcra would not give up.
“Haha, Wizard Merlin, if you have the dimension coordinates and we collaborate together, we have a high chance of winning anything less than a Great Legend.”
Merlin saw Alcra’s excited expression and nodded. “You’re right. However, before that, I’m afraid we must swear on the Ultimate Order again.”
Alcra nodded. Although their relations.h.i.+p had become very close, upon encountering a benefit, there would be a lot of uncertainties regardless of familiarity.
Thus, it was inevitable for them to swear a new oath on the Ultimate Order. Besides, it would reduce a lot of unnecessary conflict in the future. The oath mainly stated that if they had found a new dimension, the two of them must work together, and each would receive half of the controlling rights as well as an undertaking to not attack each other.
Once the oath was completed, the two of them were able to venture out together to find the Saitu Dimension.
“The Saitu Dimension is located in the dark territory. Until now, no one has been able to draw a detailed map of this territory, so we might have to search for a long time.”
Merlin said as he pointed the dimension map.
“Haha, I have once searched a territory for more than ten years. In the open territory, the most important thing is to have patience. Anyone without patience would not be able to find a dimension.”
Alcra did not seem to mind. As long as they had the right dimension coordinates, they would find it eventually.
Merlin nodded, so together with Alcra, they entered the dark territory where it had not been drawn on the dimension map, which was also where the Saitu Dimension was located.
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The open territory was so ma.s.sive that even the unmarked dark territory was endless. Merlin and Alcra flew in the dark territory for over ten days but still did not find the Saitu Dimension. Alcra remained unfazed because he was already used to it. Instead, it was Merlin who appeared to be impatient.
However, in the past ten days, Merlin was not completely without benefit. Now, he knew why those Great Wizards who drew the maps suffered such heavy losses. In the open territory, the foreign tribes posed the greatest danger.
Previously, Merlin had been lucky when he found the Inceptive Dimension, and did not encounter any foreign tribes. This time, perhaps due to Alcra’s presence, his luck had not been stellar. In just over ten days, they had already encountered three groups of foreign tribes.
These foreign tribes worked together in groups of three or four. They would deliberately hide in the dark territory, and upon detecting anyone, immediately launch an attack. If their first hit was ineffective, they would immediately escape, which made it almost impossible to guard against them.
However, none of these three groups of foreign tribes were able to escape. It was their misfortune for running into Merlin and Alcra’s joint forces. Whenever they were attacked, Alcra would trap the entire surrounding area so these foreign tribes were unable to escape. Despite losing his nine Tree Saplings, Alcra was still comparable to a preeminent Great Wizard, so trapping a few foreign tribes was a walk in the park.
Additionally, there was also Merlin’s Hallucinating spell attack. As long as it was not a Legend, Merlin and Alcra were able to defeat all their opponents. Especially faced with these foreign tribes who were deliberately committing murder in the dark territory, Merlin had no trace of compa.s.sion, and killed all of them.
After killing these foreign tribes, Merlin also discovered that Darkness Eye in his palm seemed to absorb the negative energy. Alas, until now, regardless of the amount of negative energy it had absorbed, Darkness Eye did not seem to change.
Merlin could vaguely sense that Darkness Eye wished to undergo a transformation into its seventh form, which would possess the power to tackle a Great Legend. However, once the seventh form of Darkness Eye was cultivated, Merlin would be controlled by the Legend of Darkness Wizard Oflas, turning into a puppet.
When the Blackfire Lord removed the curse on Merlin’s Darkness Eye, the Legend of Darkness Wizard Oflas could no longer control Merlin. As a result, it was uncertain whether Merlin would still be able to cultivate Darkness Eye to its seventh form. In this regard, there was nothing Merlin could do.
“Wizard Merlin, don’t give up. It has only been over ten days. We’ll continue searching. It’s definitely in this area. At most, in the next ten years, we’ll be able to find it!”
Alcra said confidently.
“Ten years?”
Merlin winced in despair. It seemed like they would have to search slowly. Nonetheless, within this period, Merlin intended to construct the Eighth-level spells.