"Ding, welcome to the Virtual World!"
The moment Merlin stepped into the great hall, a clear mechanical female voice made him pause slightly.
"Please select from the various Virtual World options."
Immediately afterward, Merlin saw many strange options appear before him. Fortunately, he had already absorbed a great deal of Remnant Clan knowledge, so this sort of system did not strike him as unusual at all.
The various options were basically simulations. They could simulate actual combat or all kinds of harsh survival environments, but most importantly, they could simulate the Rule Power of Supreme Existences. Even Rule Origins could be simulated.
"Simulation: Become a Supreme Existence!"
Merlin pondered for a moment before choosing to simulate becoming a Supreme Existence. Flameglow had failed when merging with the Rules back then; he had been unable to merge his will into the Rule Origin, and thus could not become a Supreme Existence.
Merlin had now basically condensed only two Supreme Laws. Once he became a Monarch, that was effectively as far as he could go. Orumba had once warned Merlin that he could not become a Supreme Existence.
Later, however, Merlin had relied on the Golden Radiance Armor to forcibly raise his power to the Fourth Tier of Supreme Existence, barely reaching Emperor Tier. Only then had he understood the reason behind Orumba's warning, and he had completely abandoned all thoughts of becoming a Supreme Existence.
But to better understand the Rule Origin, Rule Power, and even the entire Void Realm, there could be nothing more suitable than simulating it in this Virtual World.
"Simulation program selected. Please wait..."
The mechanical female voice was sweet. Then Merlin's vision went dark, and his consciousness seemed to fall into an exceptionally peculiar state.
"Buzz buzz buzz."
At that moment, the Darkness Law and Flame