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Although Merlin's Illusory World had not been turned from illusion to reality, its power was very dense and concentrated. Moreover, its natural order was incomparably perfect, so no power could demolish it.

The origin of the natural order, which only had a meager fifty percent power, was able to pulverize Merlin's Illusory World. Yet, it could not destroy Merlin's power of the natural order.

Therefore, ever since the beginning of this final battle, Merlin was on an unshakeable ground. This was also the reason why Merlin dared to enter the gateway of the natural order for a second time. He was not without confidence.

Following the successive successes of Merlin's natural order, the origin of the natural order descended into chaos. Then, the willpower which was unique to the Void Zone would awaken.

Once this willpower was awakened, it would recognize danger. Consequently, the Void Zone would unleash every ounce of power at all costs.

Although Merlin was confident that his natural order would not be defeated, if he was forced to face the entire power of the Void Zone and the Illusory World ended up ruining the Void Zone, such an outcome was useless. What Merlin sought was a transformation!

Now, the Illusory World had been perfected by Merlin. Therefore, only by transforming, he could advance another step and turn the Illusory World from illusion to reality. This was Merlin's true purpose.

Anything besides that, even if the Void Zone was crushed beyond recovery, Merlin would not stand to gain any benefit. Thus, after gaining the winning edge, Merlin did not exert too much pressure on the origin of the natural order. Instead, he focused on honing his natural order, hoping of obtaining a flash of inspiration that would help him turn the Illusory World from illusion to reality.

However, Merlin did not know was that once the willpower of the entire Void Zone was awakened, everything would be changed. Only in the most extreme danger would this willpower be awakened. Moreover, upon awakening, the origin of the natural order would recoup all its power.

The easiest and most effective method to recoup power back to the origin of the natural order was to destroy the entire Void Zone. Therefore, the Void Zone fell into pandemonium. Territories were annihilated in succession.

Before this, the Void Zone merely destroyed a small portion but overall, still maintained its balance. Now, however, the entire Void Zone had completely abandoned all restraints and self-destructed. The power of the natural order, too, gradually became stronger. By now, it had reached sixty, seventy, and even eighty percent of the power of the Void Zone!

Eighty percent of power also signified that the entire Void Zone was on the verge of collapsing. It would take an unfathomable period for it to recover.

Furthermore, the extent of the damage would soon reach Merlin. How could Merlin allow the Spell Caster civilization to be destroyed? Hence, Merlin wielded the remaining Illusory World to cover almost the entire Spell Caster civilization, then allowed the Void Zone to self-destruct.

"Boom boom boom."

As the Void Zone self-destructed, the power of the origin of the natural order continued to strengthen. Merlin was no longer holding the upper hand but strangely, the origin of the natural order was no longer attacking Merlin frantically. On the contrary, it was gathering its power. The huge black vortex had disappeared completely, and was now replaced by a sphere entirely condensed out of the power of the natural order.

Merlin could sense that the power continuously condensed inside this natural order sphere gave him a sense of intimidation.

"Chi."

Suddenly, Merlin felt his body slacken. The feeling of restraint disappeared like he was completely set free.

At the same time, Merlin was filled with a sense of uneasiness as if every force around him was his enemy.

"The threads of the natural order have disappeared?"

Merlin took a closer look, and realized that the threads of the natural order that he dreamt so long of disconnecting were finally snapped! This was Merlin's only connection with the Void Zone, and now, it was finally broken!

However, when this connection was broken, the outcome was not as Merlin had imagined. The Illusory World was not turned from illusion to reality. The Illusory World did not change but instead, Merlin felt himself facing an overwhelming sense of rejection. No matter where he went, at least within the range of the Void Zone, there was that overwhelming sense of rejection.

Now, the sense of rejection was tens or hundreds of times stronger than before. This was because a world would not allow a completely unconnected life form to exist.

Perhaps, only a Latitude traveler like Aruba could easily enter different Latitude Cosmos, and not be rejected.

Or perhaps, they were still rejected but were simply able to withstand this power of rejection. However, Merlin was not yet a Latitude traveler like Aruba. Therefore, once the rejection intensity from the Void Zone increased a hundred-fold, Merlin immediately felt immense pressure.

As the rejection intensity continued to increase, Merlin felt slightly strange.

"No, the origin of the natural order isn't trying to destroy me…"

Merlin realized that the origin of the natural order was no longer trying to destroy him. Perhaps, as a result of the awakening of the willpower of the Void Zone, the origin of the natural order realized that there was no way to destroy Merlin. Thus, it abandoned the notion of destroying him.

Other than utter destruction, the most direct method for a Latitude Cosmos to deal with a completely unconnected life form was to send it away!

"Boom."

The Void Zone shook again. The power of the origin of the natural order was increased to ninety percent! This achievement meant that the Void Zone had failed and collapsed. This was a Latitude Cosmos that was severely damaged and probably at its weakest.

However, the origin of the natural order that Merlin was about to face was unprecedentedly powerful. The reason the Void Zone was in such a sorry state and self-destructed most of its dimensions was to gain a powerful force against Merlin.

Following the ceaseless vibration in the origin of the natural order, finally, a light ray appeared. When this light ray appeared, Merlin was struck with a realization.

This did not seem like the light ray from Void Zone!

"Hum."

The huge natural order sphere condensed by the origin of the natural order erupted with unprecedented power. Like a large net, it captured Merlin.

"Swish."

Under ninety percent of the power of the Void Zone, which was also the furthest limit that the Void Zone could wield, all Merlin could do was keep his natural order intact. It was ultimately impossible to defeat this force.

Once Merlin's body had been encapsulated by this frightening burst of power of the origin of the natural order, in the blink of an eye, it flung Merlin toward the tiny light dot which appeared in the origin of the natural order.

This small light dot seemed to be separated by endless time and space. Even Merlin's consciousness felt warped and turned chaotic as he gradually lost consciousness.

The last coherent thought in Merlin's mind was, where was the Void Zone sending him?

In a daze, Merlin had slowly regained his consciousness. The following moment, he felt as though his entire body had been torn apart, and a huge danger emerged in his heart.

"Where's this place?

Despite Merlin's vast knowledge and his proven ability to challenge the Void Zone, now that he was surrounded by a strange environment, he felt slightly uneasy.

In particular, he could no longer sense the power of the natural order or the origin of the natural order. He was surrounded by total darkness. The only source of light he could see was from the huge light source emitted by the fearsome clouds behind him.

From this huge light source, Merlin could sense the familiar aura of the power of the natural order. It was aura of the Void Zone.

"I've been sent out of the Void Zone?"

Looking at this scene, Merlin felt a prickling sense of familiarity. It was like when he had left the Glorious Land and stepped into the Void Zone for the first time. At that time, he stood in the Void Zone and looked at the dimensions, just like this.

The once seemingly endless Void Zone that even Merlin had never managed to traverse, looked like a huge constant light source from the outside world. However, this light source was flashing faintly and kept shrinking smaller. Even its aura became much feebler than before.

Merlin frowned, seemingly reaching an understanding. Even after the Void Zone had self-destructed and recalled all its power, it was unable to destroy Merlin's Illusory World.

As long as the Illusory World continued to exist in the Void Zone, it would disrupt the order of the Void Zone. Therefore, the Void Zone chose to self-destruct and suffer a massive loss that would take billions of years to recover, as long as it could send Merlin away.

Since it could not kill Merlin, it chose to send him away!

Merlin felt slightly disgruntled. Initially, he thought that once he had dismantled all his connections with the Void Zone, his Illusory World could be turned from illusion to reality.

Unexpectedly, when he had managed to dismantle the connection, he was thoroughly rejected by the Void Zone, and was sent out. It was extremely rare, and downright impossible for someone like Merlin, who had not yet become a Latitude traveler, to leave their own Latitude Cosmos.

After all, there was no one else like Merlin, who could not be defeated by a Latitude Cosmos. In the end, his connection with the Latitude Cosmos was cut off, and was deliberately ejected by the Latitude Cosmos.

"Does this mean that I can now be considered a Latitude traveler?"

Merlin was taken aback. Surprisingly, when Aruba had stayed in the Void Zone for such a long time, he was unable to find any life form with such potential. However, now, Merlin had been deliberated ejected from the Void Zone and became a "Latitude traveler".

However, it was not easy being a Latitude traveler. At first, Merlin did not sense anything except for a faint sense of danger, but soon, he saw an incomparably frightening scene.

Amid the hazy unknown darkness, a ray of light suddenly appeared. This ray of light did not appear particularly powerful, but it was very brilliant. In the blink of an eye, it shot across the pitch-black space.

Merlin was unfortunately caught inside this ray of light, and almost half of his Illusory World was also shrouded by it. In the first place, Merlin's Illusory World was already on the verge of collapse. He was lucky that the natural order in the Illusory World was still whole, so it was only a matter of time before the Illusory World recovered.

Nonetheless, upon being shrouded by this ray of light, half of Merlin's Illusory World dissolved into complete nothingness in an instant. Even Merlin's extremely stable natural order, which had been able to challenge the Void Zoid and could not be destroyed despite the Void Zone amassing all its powers, did not stand a single chance before this ray of light.

"Boom."

With the collapse of half of the Illusory World, the entire Illusory World shook violently. It was not far from collapsing. If the natural order could be snuffed out so easily, what more everything else in it?

Moreover, what made Merlin more fearful was this was only a single ray of light. He saw that from time to time, amid this pitch-black space, various rays of light would appear. Just slightly worse luck than this and Merlin would be dead.

"No, just because I left a Latitude Cosmos, it doesn't mean that I'm a Latitude traveler!"

At this juncture, Merlin understood. To truly become a Latitude traveler, he must possess the ability to overcome the natural order. Merlin's Illusory World had not turned an illusion to reality, so he still could not overcome the natural order.

At this stage, Merlin was still far from Aruba. The power amassed by the entire Void Zone was sufficient to drive Merlin out of the Latitude Cosmos whereas Aruba dared not expose too much of his power lest the Latitude Cosmos was destroyed.

"No, I must return to the Void Zone. Before the Illusory World is turned from illusion to reality, I must never leave the Void Zone!"

Merlin did not hesitate. He immediately turned around, and flew as fast as he could toward the huge light source that was the Void Zone. His speed was not fast but as the Void Zone was not too far away, he quickly reached the light source.

"Bang."

Merlin tried to fly into the Void Zone but he encountered a layer of obstruction. It was as soft as cotton but somehow, it prevented Merlin from entering the Void Zone.

"Open up or else!"

Merlin immediately mobilized the natural order of the Illusory World to defy the Void Zone.

"Rumble."

The natural order of the Illusory World was not paltry by any sense, but tremendously powerful. This violent impact caused the entire Void Zone to vibrate roughly, but that was all. The Void Zone continued to shrink and diminish. Although its aura grew even weaker, it did not let down its defense. Merlin's power was unable to tear the Void Zone.

Furthermore, Merlin perceived a sense of "resistance". This stemmed from the unique will which belonged to the awakened Void Zone. The Void Zone was now sealed shut. Unless a Latitude traveler like Aruba used his strength to force it open, it was impossible to enter it now.

"Hoo…"

At this moment, another tornado whipped up. This tornado was black, and covered the heavens and the earth. Merlin dodged as fast as he could but was still impacted with a small part. The Illusory World shattered into smithereens.

Thanks to the outstandingly stable natural order, it did not collapse. Otherwise, Merlin would disappear completely. Finally, Merlin had realized how dangerous it was for a life form to depart from a Latitude Cosmos, unless and until they had achieved a level like Aruba.

"As Aruba had said, despite traversing countless Latitude Cosmos, he couldn't find anyone who was a Latitude traveler like him. It's also not surprising that Aruba is lonely. Any life form without Aruba's capabilities would be instantly killed by these terrifying forces which appear out of nowhere."

Merlin felt that the natural order of the Illusory World was beginning to slack. Previously, the last ray of light had destroyed half of the natural order. Only the tiniest bit of the natural order was barely holding the shattered fragments of Illusory World together. If he encountered another danger, the Illusory World would be completely destroyed.

Without the Illusory World, Merlin would die. Currently, he was completely interlinked with the Illusory World. It was the essence of his being.

"I must enter a Latitude Cosmos as soon as possible. The Void Zone won't allow me to enter anymore, so I'll have to search for other Latitude Cosmos!"

Merlin looked around. The extent that his Mind Power could see right now was entirely too narrow. All he could do was depend on his luck and fly forward.

After flying for a very long time, Merlin periodically encountered some destructive rays. Fortunately, he managed to prevail but lost some natural order in the process. Right now, the Illusory World would not hold on much longer.

"Hum."

Suddenly, amid the endless darkness, Merlin sensed a strange vibration. He snapped up his head, and saw two light sources – one big and one small.

A light source represented a Latitude Cosmos!

"I'm saved, it's a new Latitude Cosmos, haha!"

Merlin was overjoyed. He mobilized every ounce of power from the Illusory World and flew toward the two light sources. Perhaps Merlin's luck was dismal because suddenly, a few terrifying rays appeared near the huge light source. From time to time, they impacted the light source, but had withstood every single hit.

Besides a Latitude traveler, only the Latitude Cosmos could withstand the various dangers lurking in this darkness.

Merlin watched for a moment, and thought that if he rushed toward these two light sources, it would be dangerous. Currently, he could not survive any further blows.

If he was struck by another light ray, Merlin would not survive, and the Illusory World would instantly collapse.

However, after so many days, Merlin was very weak. Even the Illusory World had gradually weakened. If he continued to stay in this darkness, he may also encounter another destructive threat.

Therefore, no matter what, Merlin had to take a risk!

Thinking along these lines, Merlin no longer hesitated. He gathered all his Mind Power and encased himself with the power of the natural order. Transforming into a black ray, he frantically flew toward the nearest light source.

The nearest light source to Merlin was a humongous light source, at least five times larger than the Void Zone. Beside it, the smaller light source was much smaller, probably even smaller than the Void Zone.

The larger the light source, the stronger the aura it emitted, which meant that the particular Latitude Cosmos was more powerful!

Merlin immediately flew toward the larger light source. This was an entire new Latitude Cosmos, so he did not know what he would encounter.

"Bang."

Another violent impact. Merlin's final natural order almost collapsed. In this huge light source, there was a vast, terrifying will.

"This Latitude Cosmos also has a will?"

Merlin's face waned. A Latitude Power with awakened will would not allow any power to enter, just like the Void Zone. If not because of the awakened will of the Void Zone, Merlin would not have been "sent away" by the Void Zone.

"Whiz."

Another frightening ray launched directly at the large light source. Merlin was also shrouded by it. At this moment, an unprecedented danger rose in Merlin's heart.

If he was struck by this light ray, there was no way Merlin would survive.

"I must enter a Latitude Cosmos!"

Merlin turned to look at the much smaller Latitude Cosmos beside the large light source. His Mind Power touched it gently. He sensed that this Latitude Cosmos did not have an independent will.

Perhaps a better description was that, this Latitude Cosmos already birthed a will but due to some reason, the will had not awakened. This was similar to the Void Zone previously. This was Merlin's only chance of survival.

That destructive ray was approaching nearer and nearer. Merlin steeled his heart, and self-destructed ninety percent of his final natural order. Only a hair's breadth of the power of natural order was left. The entire Illusory World was shaky.

"Swish."

Upon self-destructing his power of the natural order, Merlin gained an energy boost. He sped up, and like a man on his dying breath, frantically rushed toward the smaller light source.

"Boom."

The destructive ray collided violently on both Latitude Cosmos. The aftershocks spread in every direction. Although the impact was very powerful, it did not destabilize these two Latitude Cosmos.

Merlin's luck was not too terrible. At the final possible moment, he flew into this brand new Latitude Cosmos without any obstruction…

"Whiz."

No one noticed that amid the silent night sky, a tiny stream of light had broken through the sky and dropped down.

Merlin was still conscious at this time, but just barely. He was unable to control the speed of his body's descend. All he knew was that he had entered a new dimension.

Any Latitude Cosmos would not allow a different power of the natural order to enter easily. Although Merlin's Illusory World was shattered, it had not collapsed entirely. A faint wisp of the power of the natural order was left. Once this brand-new Latitude Cosmos detected Merlin's Illusory World, it too began to exert pressure.

The weighty pressure unnerved Merlin. He must find a living creature as soon as possible and enter his or her body, just like what he did with Stedman. He would have to live as a parasite temporarily, and slowly recover.

The power of the natural order of this world, in Merlin's current state, was exceedingly threatening. It was powerful to the point that Merlin could not put up any resistance, except for falling downward rapidly.

…

In the magnificent Count's Manor in Boulder City, a grand ball was being held.

Young Master Leon, the only son of Count Stanwin, the castellan of Boulder City, was getting engaged to Lady Reese tonight. For this reason, all the aristocrats from all over Boulder City had been invited to the Count's Manor.

The manor's paths were brightly lit. Many noble gentlemen and ladies gathered in groups of twos and threes as they conversed softly. A sweet violin melody, which was played by a skilled violin master, created a joyful atmosphere throughout the manor.

However, the conversation between these noble ladies was not so much about the ball but the war.

The reason that the war was a topic of discussion despite such a grandiose occasion was because the situation at the front line was extremely tense. Currently, a rebellion had broken out in the southern region of the Holy Dragon Empire. Someone who called himself General Blackbat had launched a rebellion. Presently, he had already invaded several big cities. Thus, the situation in the south was very critical.

Although the Holy Dragon Empire immediately dispatched a large troop personally led by Marshal Kerry to control the situation, they did not manage to settle the rebellion as quickly as the aristocrats had expected. On the contrary, it was a stalemate.

That proved that the Blackbat Militia's strength was not weak. Moreover, the ongoing stalemate between the two armies was too far from Boulder City. Therefore, news of the front line was frequently heard.

"I heard that the Holy Dragon royal family has deployed a large army as reinforcements for Marshal Kerry. Hopefully, the Blackbat Militia won't be able to reach Boulder City."

"It's difficult to say for sure. I'm sure all of us know very well about the current situation of the Holy Dragon Empire. The royal family's holy dragon bloodline is now strenuously thinned. If still no royal heir with a strong holy dragon bloodline appears, I'm afraid there'll be more rebellions in the Holy Dragon Empire…"

These aristocrats were worried. At present, the situation in the Holy Dragon Empire was unstable. The root of the problem lied in the royal family.

The Holy Dragon royal family first established the Holy Dragon Empire with the golden dragon bloodline, a mythical bloodline which was one of the most powerful almighty beast bloodlines. Hence, every generation of the Holy Dragon royal family had been exceedingly powerful. Naturally, they were able to lead the empire to greater heights.

Right now, however, eight hundred years had passed. The Holy Dragon royal family had deteriorated with each generation, especially their holy dragon bloodline. It had become extremely rare, to the point that among all the royal family descendants, there was hardly any promising heir with prominent holy dragon bloodline.

As a result, the situation in the Holy Dragon Empire was unstable. Rebellions such as the Blackbat Militia, had been a dime of a dozen in the recent years.

The aristocrats spoke softly. The servant girls were busy serving platters of fresh fruits and expensive wine. No one noticed there were a few unfamiliar faces in a corner of the manor.

There were too many aristocrats in the manor. Other than the aristocrats, some influential businessmen were intrinsically linked to Count Stanwin. Thus, there were too many foreign faces. Even Count Stanwin would not be able to identify every single person.

In a corner of the manor, there were a few lofty but plain-looking men. They held up their wine glasses like the rest of the aristocrats and socialized gracefully.

However, the content of their conversation was very alarming.

"Is everyone ready? Marshal Kerry's army has formed a solid line of defense. If we were to face them head-on, the Blackbat Militia will suffer a heavy loss. Therefore, His Excellency the General has ordered us to take control of a few powerful aristocrats to attack them from the inside and disrupt Marshal Kerry's formation. Then, the Blackbat Militia will be able to break through their line of defense and achieve victory! The target is Count Stanwin's son Leon. We mustn't make any mistakes!"

"Hehe, Leader, relax. Count Stanwin is indeed impressive. His family has the Deinosuchus bloodline. He has almost five thousand armed men, all of them with the Deinosuchus bloodline in their veins. It's a very powerful army. The Holy Dragon royal family already planned that if Marshal Kerry's line of defense is breached, then Count Stanwin's army must immediately rush there to stop us. However, the impressive one is only Count Stanwin. Everyone has a weakness, and Count Stanwin is no exception. His only weakness is his only son."

"Stanwin's son Leon didn't inherit any bloodlines. He doesn't have any almighty beast abilities. He's just an ordinary person. Therefore, it's much easier for us to capture him. Once we've captured Leon, we won't have to be afraid of Stanwin."

These were spies from the rebellion army at the front line, who had successfully infiltrated the Count's Manor. They seemed to have planned this for a very long time. The plan had been scrutinized countless times. Now all they had to do was to wait for the perfect opportunity.

…

In the manor, with the help of the servant girls, Lady Reese was donning a pure white gown. Tonight, she would be engaged to Count Stanwin's son, Leon. According to her family members, this was a satisfactory match.

Reese had only met Leon a few times, and did not have a good impression of him. Of course, he was not too terrible either. From her impression, the fair-skinned, skinny but kind-looking lad would make a splendid friend.

Instead, he was soon going to be her husband. This thought made Reese slightly nervous. Although she too, did not inherit any almighty beast bloodline, as a woman, who would not wish that their husbands were sufficiently powerful?

"My lady, what's bothering you?"

The servant girls looked at the distracted Lady Reese, and asked carefully.

"Nothing. This is good too. Although Leon doesn't have any almighty beast bloodline, he's still Count Stanwin's only son. Considering Count Stanwin's contributions to this empire, this Count title can be inherited for three generations. Leon will not be in danger in the future, and I can enjoy life as a Countess. There's nothing to be unhappy about."

The more Lady Reese tried to rationalize it, the more apparent the unhappiness in her heart was manifested. Nonetheless, as she also did not have any almighty beast bloodline, she had been nominated by her family. Furthermore, Leon was a Count's son. There was no reason for her to dismiss Leon.

Regardless, who could understand a young lady's thoughts?

"Lady Reese, are you ready? The ball will begin soon. Sir Count would like for my lady to go to the great hall."

A guard was urging outside the door.

"Very well, I'm ready."

Reese cleared away the chaotic thoughts in her head. With the help of the servant girls, she gently lifted her skirt and walked toward the brightly-lit great hall of the manor.

…

"Master Leon, Sir Count asks for you in the great hall."

In a luxurious room, a thin, blond-haired young man was standing before a mirror. This was Count Stanwin's only son, Leon.

Leon had blond hair and a slender figure. He was wearing a gold silk suit. He had a noble nose bridge and handsome features. However, overall, he seemed a little feeble.

"Alright!"

Leon looked into the mirror again, and felt satisfied. Just as he pushed the door to exit the room…

"Rumble."

A thunder suddenly rumbled across the silent night. The sky was not raining but a heart-rending aura filled the entire manor.

Leon looked at the pitch-black sky nervously. For some reason, he kept feeling apprehensive today. This feeling made him very uneasy.

"Whiz."

No one noticed it but following that clap of thunder, a faint ray rushed into Leon's body. Suddenly, Leon's footsteps came to a halt, and his face betrayed an excruciating expression.

"Master Leon, what's wrong?"

The guard outside his door had probably noticed this abnormality and hurried to support him.

The skinny young man did not answer the guard. The next moment, his expression gradually recovered. Then, he slowly raised his head and stared at the guard.

"Master Leon?"

For some unfathomable reason, the guard felt that Master Leon was a little different today. Master Leon's gaze moments ago caused him to feel slightly fearful.

"Maybe it's just a hallucination…"

The guard observed Master Leon's expression carefully but did not see any irregularity.

Leon nodded. Then, following behind the guard, he stepped into the night.

In the dark night, the guard walked in front, so he did not see the changes in Master Leon behind him. Currently, Leon's eyes were incomparably calm though his gaze darted around the strange manor.

Occasionally, there were painful looks on his face as if he was desperately trying to recall something,

"This Latitude Cosmos is called the Almighty Beast World?"

Some memories were echoing in Leon's mind. These memories belonged to a young man named Leon but right now, Leon's consciousness had already disappeared. He had been replaced by a foreign soul!

Master Leon's soul had changed and became Merlin who was forced into this new Latitude Cosmos. He originally had intended to stay as he did in Stedman's body in the Void Zone, without affecting the self-awareness of the living being.

However, he had underestimated the natural order of this new Latitude Cosmos. Merlin's Illusory World had collapsed, and once he had entered this world, he had already been targeted by the natural order of this world.

Fortunately, Merlin's reaction was quick. He saw Leon, and quickly entered his body. However, he did not expect that the natural order of this world would be so tyrannical as to chase after him inside Leon's body.

The muffled sound earlier was the chase and attack of the new Latitude Cosmos chasing upon Merlin. Therefore, Merlin had to forcibly erase Leon's consciousness, and occupy his body. However, after occupying Leon's body, he had gradually forged a close connection with this new Latitude Cosmos.

Now, Merlin's memory was very chaotic. His situation was quite bad, and could even be called terrible. The Illusory World had completely collapsed, leaving only a trace of the most basic natural order.

Fortunately, this natural order was the core of the Illusory World. As long as this natural order existed, the Illusory World could be gradually restored in the future.

"Master Leon, we've arrived!"

The guard's voice woke Merlin from his reverie. Although his situation was very chaotic now and he had not sorted it out yet, he knew that now was not the right time. Now, he had to observe this Latitude Cosmos as "Leon".

"Alright."

Merlin took a deep breath. In such a short period, he was "rejected" by the Void Zone before narrowly escaping death and entering this new Latitude Cosmos. It seemed like it just happened yesterday.

If everything he experienced was a fantasy, then now was the time to wake up. No matter what, he could not reveal a single flaw.

Thinking of this, Merlin's expression regained its calm, and he slowly walked into the hall.

"Swoosh."

When Merlin entered the brightly lit hall, everyone in the hall turned their attention to him.

These people were all unfamiliar. At least, there were no traces of these people in Merlin's chaotic memory. However, judging by their attire, they should be minor aristocrats.

Merlin vaguely knew that the owner of this body was considered a great aristocrat. His father, Stanwin, was a Count. He was the castellan of Boulder City, and ruled over several other small cities. His territory was very large.

Moreover, the Count doted on Leon very much, to the point of spoiling him. Merlin had some memories of his fiancée in his mind. Her name was Reese, and she seemed to be a young lady from a large family.

Originally, Reese did not like Leon, but Leon's father pulled some strings to oppress people by force and let Reese's family agree to their marriage.

Thinking about this, Merlin felt somewhat helpless. In his past life in the Void Zone, his father Old Wilson also cherished him deeply. Now that he was in an entirely new world and randomly picked a person out of desperation, this father also doted on him greatly.

"Leon, come here."

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice seemed to let Merlin feel familiar again.

Merlin raised his head, and saw a man in his forties dressed in a magnificent aristocratic robe. His face was very clean and looked somewhat similar to Leon's.

"Father!"

Merlin immediately knew that this middle-aged man was the father of this body, Count Stanwin!

Although Count Stanwin was over forty years old, he seemed to be more handsome than Merlin. As he had sat in a high position for a long time, his dignified aura added to his charm. Some beautiful ladies present also looked at him differently.

However, in Merlin's eyes, Count Stanwin was incomparably amiable and kind.

"Leon, your fiancée will be here soon. You're getting engaged today. When the matters with the Blackbat Militia are finished, we'll choose a date to hold your wedding!"

Count Stanwin said gently.

Merlin wanted to say something but there seemed to be a commotion in the hall. Merlin turned around and saw a beautiful young woman fully dressed up, walking into the hall with the help of a servant girl.

"Lady Reese."

Fragmented memories immediately flashed in Merlin's mind, but he could vaguely see what was going on after carefully linking them up.

It turned out that this body had accidentally met Reese and fell in love with her. After Count Stanwin's repeated questioning, Leon revealed the truth.

To Count Stanwin, as long as Leon liked it, he would do anything possible to meet Leon's requests. Therefore, using the Count's power, he quickly found Reese and came to her door in person before the marriage was finalized.

Of course, only Count Stanwin and Reese's family knew what methods were used, but it certainly was not glorious. After all, Merlin knew that this body was not favored by others.

As for the specific reason, Merlin was not clear as his memories were still chaotic.

Count Stanwin saw Lady Reese, and revealed a smile. He said softly, "Reese, you're getting engaged to Leon today. From today onward, you're a member of the Hilderbrandt clan!"

This was also Count Stanwin showing everyone present his attitude. In Boulder City, no one dared to disobey Count Stanwin's will.

Merlin took Reese's hand under the direction of Count Stanwin. Merlin had lived for two thousand years and had two wives in the Kingdom of Blackmoon. Later, he continued to pursue greater strength. He had never imagined that he would take a woman's hand again. He felt some excitement in his heart.

He assumed that it should be due to Leon's residual consciousness.

Reese's smile was somewhat forced. It was clear that she was not very satisfied with Leon. However, she did not reject him.

Then, all the nobles in the hall congratulated Merlin and Reese, and sent them gifts of blessing one after another. Many of them made Merlin feel like they were extraordinary, but he did not know what they were for. After all, this was a brand-new world. Many forces in his past life could not be used now in this world.

Seeing the smile on Merlin's face, Count Stanwin also seemed very satisfied. He had performed countless meritorious deeds for the empire and even left his successor the title of a Count. Now, he could finally see his only son settle down and get married. Naturally, he was very gratified.

No one noticed that there were some unfamiliar faces in the hall looking around from time to time and occasionally looking at Merlin.

"It's almost time, we have to seize Leon! As long as we catch Leon, Count Stanwin won't dare to make a move. Victor, you're in charge of grabbing Leon. We'll provide support from the side!"

The man called Victor nodded with a solemn expression and turned toward Merlin.

"Swoosh."

Merlin raised his head sharply. How strong was he in his past life? He had stood at the peak of the Latitude Cosmos. Furthermore, he vaguely felt that this new Latitude Cosmos was weaker than the Void Zone.

To be able to become the top existence in the Void Zone, Merlin was naturally extraordinary. Therefore, even a hostile look would alert Merlin.

"There's danger?"

Merlin's expression did not change, but his heart was alert. It was generally very safe in Count Stanwin's manor. After all, who dared to go against him, the Count's only son?

However, Merlin believed in his senses more. If there was a real danger and this body died, Merlin's Illusory World would be bombarded by the Latitude Cosmos immediately.

Merlin's fragmented Illusory World would not be able to resist the attack of this new Latitude Cosmos. At that time, the Illusory World would collapse, and the core natural order would crumble. Merlin would truly die.

Therefore, nothing must happen to this body.

Merlin's eyes constantly swept through the crowd. Finally, he found some strange people. However, the nearest one to him was a stranger who seemed to be walking casually across the hall.

Merlin frowned. His keen perception and sense of danger felt that man's dangerous aura, so he pulled Reese's hand and whispered, "Let's go to father."

Currently, Merlin felt that it was safest with Count Stanwin. No matter what, Count Stanwin would make every effort to keep Merlin safe.

Reese let Merlin drag her away without explaining himself and felt that there was something wrong. Merlin used to be very elegant and would never have done such a rude thing.

"Leon, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. It's just that dealing with so many people here has made me tired."

Merlin replied casually, but his pace grew faster. Even Reese noticed that Merlin was acting odd. Naturally, the strange man behind Merlin felt it even more.

"Did he discover me? Not good. I have to hurry!"

Victor took a deep breath. He saw that the people around him had already been deployed. It took them a long time to find this opportunity to get close to Leon. He always stayed in the manor so they could never approach him.

If they had missed this opportunity, they did not know how long they would have to wait for the next one. Therefore, even if it was hasty and there was a danger, they still had to take the risk.

"Now!"

Victor roared loudly. His body immediately rose as muscle rapidly expanded. The faint look of a wolf appeared on his face, making him seem extremely ferocious!

"A shifter?"

Some people shrieked and screamed. They only saw the figure of a shifter jumping up and lunging toward Leon