"Uh... looks like someone beat us to it!"
The giant turtle and the three-headed alien looked at Black Ice God Venerable, Purple Flame King, and Merlin in his golden armor, and naturally understood what had happened.
"You want to fight over the Golden Radiance Armor too?"
Merlin's expression hardened, and his voice turned icy.
"No, no, we aren't here to fight over the Golden Radiance Armor. We have something to discuss with you. But this clearly isn't the right time, so we'll step aside for now. Once you've settled things, we can discuss it in detail."
The three-headed alien glanced at the tense standoff between Merlin, Black Ice God Venerable, and Purple Flame King, then smiled faintly and actually led the giant turtle away from the three of them.
Merlin frowned, unsure what the giant turtle and the three-headed alien were planning. Still, it was certainly good that they weren't attacking now. Dealing with two opponents was easier than dealing with four.
"By the way, Wizard Merlin, those two are Black Ice God Venerable and Purple Flame King. Be especially careful of Black Ice God Venerable. He once followed the Dark God Emperor of the Ancient Thirty-Six Emperors. Don't underestimate him!"
The three-headed alien secretly transmitted this message to Merlin, leaving him somewhat surprised.
"The Dark God Emperor of the Ancient Thirty-Six Emperors?"
This wasn't the first time Merlin had heard of the Ancient Thirty-Six Emperors, but the more he learned, the more he understood their power. No formidable being who had followed the Thirty-Six Emperors could be taken lightly.
"Come on!"
Merlin knew this battle was unavoidable. The Golden Radiance Armor covering his body unleashed a vast Gravity Magnetic Field, and in an instant, a restraining force bore down on Black Ice God Venerable and Purple Flame King from