Mage Santo was incomparably excited. He knew that the Flame Domain World was no longer utterly unbreakable. That was enough—so long as it was no longer unbreakable, there was always hope of escape.
Merlin was still condensing the Supreme Fire Law. He had not noticed the situation above the Holy Land at all, nor had he noticed what was happening throughout the entire Life-and-Death Prison.
His attention was fixed solely on the state within his body. The Supreme Fire Law continued to condense, then endlessly entwined and fused with the Darkness Law before separating again with ease. Condensing two Supreme Laws was far from a simple matter of one plus one; it multiplied his strength severalfold.
Merlin was now, without question, a Glory Monarch!
"I never expected it, truly never expected it. In this Flame Domain World, within the Life-and-Death Prison, I actually encountered such a stroke of fortune and condensed a Supreme Law, becoming a Monarch!"
Merlin was overjoyed. He knew deeply just how difficult it was to condense a Supreme Law. Back when he had condensed the Darkness Law, he too had gone through all manner of coincidences before finally succeeding with great difficulty.
This time, however, the Flame Law had seemed exceptionally smooth. He had merely entered the Life-and-Death Prison, faced those unknown pale-blue flames, and suddenly comprehended and condensed it successfully. Even Merlin himself felt exceedingly fortunate.
Now, with the Spellcaster Civilization facing threats from the Rock Clan, the Light Pantheon, and the Atlan Civilization, becoming a Monarch and greatly increasing his strength filled Merlin with delight. It also gave him one more measure of power to protect himself when the great war came.
After all, ever since he had perfected the Mental Power System and gained the ability to control minds, he was certain to