Chapter Summaries

Merlin mastered the Dark Eye’s seventh form, Annihilation Light, resisting its deadly negative emotions with his advanced Mental Power. He left Santo the Arcane Mage’s castle and learned that the Rock Clan had retaken the Xiling Plane, where the Spellcasters prepared a decisive clash between their Civilization-Level Prodigies.

• Merlin resisted the Dark Eye’s negative emotions and mastered Annihilation Light, powerful enough to shake Santo the Arcane Mage’s castle.
• Didimos told Merlin that the Blackfire Monarch and Santo the Arcane Mage had gone to the front line after the Rock Clan made a major move.
• Merlin left the castle and flew out of the White Extreme Plane toward the front line.
• Santo the Arcane Mage told the assembled Spellcasters that the Rock Clan had retaken the Xiling Plane and deployed Civilization-Level Prodigies.
• Santo introduced Yadu, Courtney, and Xiwen as the Spellcaster Civilization’s Civilization-Level Prodigies.
• Santo sent Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage to challenge the Rock Clan’s prodigies and retake the Xiling Plane while the Great Legendaries watched.

Merlin reunited with Sate'an and the Rainbow Squad outside the Xiling Plane, where Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage confronted the Rock Clan’s Civilization-Level Prodigies, Aruyo and Samaka. As their battle devastated the Plane, Merlin studied their spellcraft, and the Xiling Plane neared collapse.

• Merlin met Sate'an and learned that the Rock Clan had retaken the Xiling Plane and that the Spellcaster forces were gathering for a decisive battle.
• Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage entered the Plane, followed by Merlin, Sate'an, and other Spellcasters eager to witness the clash.
• Aruyo and Samaka confronted Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage above the Rock Clan stronghold, and the four Civilization-Level Prodigies began fighting.
• The combatants traded powerful spells and blows, shattering the Plane’s space and destroying mountains as Merlin and Sate'an watched their techniques.
• After less than half a day of fighting, Merlin saw that the Xiling Plane was on the verge of collapse.

The Rock Clan revealed six Civilization-Level Prodigies and formed their Ancestral Form against the Spellcaster Civilization’s six hidden and known mages. The combined Rock Clan giant left all six Spellcasters in extreme danger as Santo and the other Legendaries waited outside the Xiling Plane.

• Santo reinforced the trembling Xiling Plane, while Ancestor Hanla sent two Rock Clan prodigies to expose the Spellcaster Civilization’s hidden forces.
• The four Rock Clan Civilization-Level Prodigies overwhelmed Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage until four hidden Civilization Grade Mages arrived to support them.
• Santo dispatched the four Monarchs and over a hundred Great Legendaries to wait outside the Xiling Plane in case the fighting became a War of Civilizations.
• Ancestor Hanla sent two more Rock Clan prodigies to the battlefield, bringing the Rock Clan’s total to six.
• The six Rock Clan prodigies merged into an Ancestral Form, putting all six Spellcaster Civilization mages in extreme danger.

After the Rock Clan used an Ancestral Form to defeat the Spellcasters at Xiling Plane, the Spellcaster Civilization faced the prospect of a War of Civilizations. Merlin offered to test whether he could fight the Ancestral Form, leaving Legendary Zado astonished.

• The Rock Clan's Ancestral Form killed Yadu Mage and Courtney Mage and severely injured four other Civilization Grade Mages before Santo the Arcane Mage rescued the survivors.
• Santo ordered the Spellcasters to retreat from Xiling Plane, while Hanla Ancestor withdrew the Rock Clan's forces and warned his people to prepare for a possible War of Civilizations.
• At Santo Castle, the leaders concluded that no one below the Legendary level could defeat the Ancestral Form, and Santo hesitated to involve the Legends in a devastating war.
• Hanla Ancestor celebrated the victory cautiously, warning that the Spellcaster Civilization would not accept defeat and might mobilize its full strength.
• Merlin asked Legendary Zado whether Santo had decided to launch a War of Civilizations, then offered to try fighting the Ancestral Form himself.

Merlin volunteered to confront the Rock Clan’s six Civilization-Level Prodigies and try to prevent a War of Civilizations. With Santo the Arcane Mage’s approval, Merlin began preparing to master the Illusion Heart before the battle.

• Legendary Zado proposed Merlin as a candidate to face the Rock Clan’s six Civilization-Level Prodigies, and the Blackfire Monarch agreed to let Merlin decide.
• Merlin told Santo the Arcane Mage he had a fifty percent chance of winning and argued that success could force the Rock Clan to retreat without a war.
• Santo the Arcane Mage approved Merlin’s attempt and warned that the Xiling Plane could not be lost if he failed.
• The Blackfire Monarch warned Merlin that both victory and defeat could leave him vulnerable to Hanla Ancestor, while Santo prepared Great Legendary figures to intervene if needed.
• Merlin met Ditas in the Illusory World, and Ditas urged him to comprehend the Illusion Heart before facing the six prodigies.

Merlin confronted six Civilization-Level Prodigies from the Rock Clan inside the Xiling Plane while the Spellcaster forces prepared for a possible War of Civilizations. After his ordinary illusions and fused spells failed, Merlin trapped all six enemies with the Illusory World and unleashed the Dark Eye’s Annihilation Light on their Ancestral Form.

• Ancestor Hanla sent Aruyo and five other Civilization-Level Prodigies into the Xiling Plane to kill Merlin, while Santo prepared the Spellcaster forces for total war if Merlin fell.
• Merlin sensed that the Rock Clan had stripped the Xiling Plane of its Elemental Origin and turned it into a barren world.
• Aruyo and the five Rock Clan Prodigies formed their Ancestral Form and resisted Merlin’s illusion before smashing apart his fused spells.
• As Merlin fell into grave danger, Santo ordered the four Monarchs and their Legendary squads to prepare to attack the Rock Clan’s territory.
• Merlin manifested the Dark Eye’s seventh form, and Ditas revealed that the Illusory World had trapped all six Rock Clan Prodigies.
• Merlin fired Annihilation Light at the helpless Ancestral Form, engulfing it in blood-colored light.

Merlin destroyed the Ancestral Form created by six Rock Clan Civilization-Level Prodigies, killing four and forcing Ancestor Hanla to withdraw rather than start a War of Civilizations. Ditas then revealed a way for Merlin to create a Mental Avatar that could save his life, and urged him to gather the materials before war broke out.

• Merlin shattered the six prodigies’ Ancestral Form and killed four of them with a second Annihilation Light attack.
• Ancestor Hanla intervened, but Santo the Arcane Mage confronted him and forced him to withdraw without starting a War of Civilizations.
• The Blackfire Monarch praised Merlin, and Merlin concealed the Illusory World’s connection to Ditas and the Mental Power System.
• Ditas warned Merlin that war could break out and explained how to create a Mental Avatar using a second Illusion Pearl and a third of the Illusory World’s power.
• Merlin received Ditas’s instructions and was told to gather the unusual materials quickly.

After Merlin defeated the Rock Clan’s Civilization-Level Prodigies, Santo rewarded him with the materials for an Illusion Pearl and offered to help him explore ways to fuse his Spell Models. The chapter ended as Santo’s power began merging Merlin’s six Mage’s Hearts.

• Storm warned that the Rock Clan might start a War of Civilizations, and Santo said the Spellcasters were prepared to fight.
• Santo called Merlin back and offered him a reward for defeating the six Civilization-Level Prodigies.
• Merlin asked for the materials to create an Illusion Pearl, and Santo gave him a ring containing them.
• Santo explained that Merlin’s many Perfect-Level Spells would make fusing his six elements especially difficult.
• Santo enveloped Merlin in a mysterious power and began showing him possible ways to fuse his Spell Models as his six Mage’s Hearts started to merge.

Santo showed Merlin countless possible futures in which his attempts to fuse Mage's Hearts failed, helping him learn from the outcomes and raising his chances of success. Merlin returned to the White Extreme Plane and began preparing with Ditas to create a Mental Avatar in case the War of Civilizations began.

• Merlin repeatedly experienced possible futures in which attempts to fuse different Mage's Hearts ended in failure, until one fusion of his Fire and Earth Mage's Hearts succeeded.
• Santo awakened Merlin and explained that the visions were approximations of infinite possible futures meant to help him learn how to fuse his Spell Models.
• The Blackfire Monarch questioned the cost of Santo's power, but Santo said Merlin's potential made the sacrifice worthwhile.
• Merlin returned to the White Extreme Plane, where Ditas praised Santo's ability and Merlin decided to keep developing both magical systems.
• Merlin told Ditas that the materials for an Illusion Pearl were ready, and they began preparing to create a Mental Avatar ahead of a possible War of Civilizations.

Facing setbacks in the war, Ancestor Hanla agreed to Heiluote’s plan to secretly target Merlin and other powerful Spellcasters rather than immediately launch a War of Civilizations. Meanwhile, Merlin split off a third of the Illusory World and successfully formed a Mental Avatar, leaving him with a new means to face the coming conflict.

• Ancestor Hanla resolved to launch a War of Civilizations, but Heiluote proposed secretly sending Ancestor Grade Rock Clan members to kill Merlin and other Spellcaster prodigies first.
• Ancestor Hanla accepted Heiluote’s plan and ordered Heiluote, one Middle Ancestor Grade Rock Clan member, and three Lower Ancestor Grade Rock Clan members to carry it out.
• Merlin finished refining an Illusion Pearl and, with Ditas’s help, transferred one-third of the Illusory World into it.
• Merlin fused part of his mental power with the Illusory World in the pearl and successfully created a Mental Avatar identical to himself.

Merlin joined the Spellcaster Civilization’s battle against the Rock Clan, leading Xiwen Mage and three other Civilization-Level Mages to defend the Xiling Plane. As the Rock Clan began to collapse, Heiluote and Niske sprang their ambush on Merlin, leaving the fight at a dangerous turning point.

• The Rock Clan advanced on the frontline planes with nearly ten thousand fighters below the Legendary level, prompting Santo Mage to order the spellcasters into battle.
• Santo Mage sent Merlin, Xiwen Mage, and three other Civilization-Level Mages to defend the Xiling Plane as a team.
• The Hanla Ancestor concealed Heiluote and Niske’s auras and sent them to kill Merlin, with Niske serving as their powerful escort.
• Merlin’s team swept through the Rock Clan forces on the Xiling Plane, and Mage Haya rushed toward an approaching squad.
• Merlin recognized Heiluote’s familiar gaze and warned Mage Haya to return, but Heiluote and Niske revealed themselves and launched their attack.

The Rock Clan’s plot killed Mage Haya and appeared to kill Merlin, prompting Blackfire Monarch and Santo to declare war on the Rock Clan. The Supreme Existences withdrew without fighting directly, leaving the two civilizations to begin a brutal war across the Void Realm.

• Heiluote and Niske’s attack crushed Mage Haya and struck Merlin, while Blackfire Monarch rushed to avenge his disciple.
• Blackfire Monarch attacked Heiluote and Niske, and Santo ordered the spellcasters to kill every member of the Rock Clan, formally starting the War of Civilizations.
• Ancestor Hanla shielded Heiluote and Niske with the Xiling Plane’s power, but Blackfire Monarch’s strike shattered the plane and destroyed many others nearby.
• Santo and Ancestor Hanla confronted each other in the Void Realm, but both withdrew to avoid catastrophic losses from a direct battle.
• Ancestor Hanla argued that the Spellcaster Civilization was weakened by conflicts on multiple fronts, while Santo vowed to defeat the Rock Clan; their forces continued the war.

After Merlin survived Niske’s Titled Legend-level attack using his newly refined Mental Avatar, Blackfire Monarch killed Heiluote and escorted Merlin and the remaining Civilization-Level Prodigies to the White Extreme Plane. Merlin then learned he could only make another Mental Avatar by sacrificing more of his Illusory World, and postponed the choice while the war’s situation developed.

• Heiluote fled toward the Rock Clan’s camp, but Merlin’s illusion trapped him until Blackfire Monarch arrived and killed him with the Darkness Law.
• Merlin revealed no explanation for surviving Niske’s attack, though he had used his Mental Avatar to take the fatal blow.
• Blackfire Monarch escorted Merlin and the three remaining Civilization-Level Prodigies to the White Extreme Plane and told Merlin to avoid the front lines for now.
• Merlin asked Ditas whether he could refine another Mental Avatar, and Ditas explained that it would require dividing the Illusory World again or condensing a new one.
• Merlin decided not to split his Illusory World yet and waited to see how the War of Civilizations developed.

Merlin used Ditas's Illusory World to practice fusing his Fire and Lightning Mage's Hearts, gaining experience despite failing and exhausting his mental power. Meanwhile, the Spellcaster Civilization suffered heavier losses against the Rock Clan, and the Legendary Mages asked Santo for a way to turn the battle around.

• Merlin accepted Ditas's suggestion to simulate fusing Mage's Hearts in the Illusory World.
• Merlin tried to fuse his Fire and Lightning Mage's Hearts, but the attempt failed and shattered his other Mage's Hearts in the illusion.
• Merlin decided to keep practicing the fusion in the Illusory World to build experience, despite the heavy mental-power cost.
• The Spellcaster Civilization and the Rock Clan fought for months, with more than thirty Great Legendary dying and spellcasters suffering greater losses.
• The Legendary Mages told Santo that the Rock Clan's Ancestral Forms gave their forces an advantage and urged him to find a solution.

Santo the Arcane Mage agreed to withdraw his forces from the Rock Clan front and establish a Rune Formation after Fear Monarch explained the enemy’s strength and the Spellcaster Civilization’s heavy losses. He left the story holding the front while his Monarchs prepared the retreat and gathered reinforcements.

• Fear Monarch explained that the Rock Clan’s Ancestral Forms could match powerful Great Legendaries and Titled Legends, causing the Spellcaster Civilization’s heavy early losses.
• Fear Monarch proposed retreating to build a Rune Formation, while Shaluo Monarch warned that withdrawal could damage Santo City of Arcane’s morale and standing.
• Santo the Arcane Mage chose to retreat, prioritizing the preservation of his forces until they could devise a plan to drive back the Rock Clan.
• Santo ordered Fear Monarch and Ice Evil Monarch to prepare the Rune Formation and sent Blackfire Monarch to White Extreme Plane to gather arriving spellcasters as reinforcements.
• Santo stayed at the front to deter the Rock Clan while the four Monarchs led groups of Legendary Mages away to prepare.

Merlin attempted to fuse the Fire Mage's Heart with the Lightning Mage's Heart in reality after extensive practice in the Illusory World. Despite dangerous turbulence in his Sea of Consciousness, he forced the fusion onward and saw a golden Mage's Heart emerge.

• Merlin ended his Illusory World practice with an eighty-percent success rate and decided to attempt the fusion in reality.
• Merlin began fusing the Fire Mage's Heart and the Lightning Mage's Heart, but their approach destabilized his Sea of Consciousness.
• Merlin used his immense mental power to steady the Sea of Consciousness as the Mage's Hearts touched and grew turbulent.
• Merlin remembered his loved ones, the Black Moon Kingdom, and his promise to reclaim Wilson Castle, then poured his resolve into the fusion.
• Merlin forcibly pushed the Mage's Hearts together, and a dazzling golden Mage's Heart emerged in his Sea of Consciousness.

Merlin successfully fused his fire and lightning mage's hearts, then learned from the Blackfire Monarch that the War of Civilizations was going badly for the Spellcaster Civilization. The Blackfire Monarch summoned Merlin and, after explaining the crisis, said he had a tentative idea and needed Merlin's answer.

• Merlin fused his fire and lightning mage's hearts and tested their increased power.
• Merlin began simulating a three-element spell fusion, but Legendary Zado soon summoned him because the Blackfire Monarch had returned and wanted to see him.
• The Blackfire Monarch recognized that Merlin had begun fusing spell models and worried that the dangerous path would distract him from completing the mental power system.
• The Blackfire Monarch told Merlin that Rock Clan Ancestral Forms had killed dozens of Great Legendaries and that Mage Santo had sent him to gather reinforcements.
• The Blackfire Monarch said Civilization-Level Prodigies such as Xiwen would be sent back to the City of Arcane, then told Merlin he had a tentative idea and needed his answer.

Merlin agreed to join the front lines and use his illusions to disrupt the Rock Clan’s Ancestral Forms. After the Spellcasters’ forces regrouped, Blackfire brought Merlin to Mage Santo and revealed him as the key to a plan that might strike back against the Rock Clan.

• Blackfire asked Merlin whether he could draw ordinary Great Legendaries into an illusion, and Merlin explained the limits of his ability.
• Blackfire proposed building a protected squad around Merlin so he could trap weaker Rock Clan members and destabilize their Ancestral Forms; Merlin agreed to go to the front.
• Merlin traveled with more than twenty Legendary Mages, continuing to practice fusing spells within his illusory world.
• At the front, the Rock Clan entered the Spellcasters’ Rune Formation, but the Spellcasters remained at a disadvantage despite its suppressive effect.
• Mage Santo ordered the remaining Monarchs, Titled Legends, and unaffiliated Great Legendaries to be summoned, but Blackfire argued that his plan could ease the Spellcasters’ losses.
• Blackfire called Merlin forward to greet Mage Santo, who reacted with astonishment.

Merlin joined Mage Santo and the Blackfire Monarch to test whether his Mind Power could disrupt the Rock Clan’s Ancestral Forms. He trapped a powerful Ancestral Form in his Illusory World, giving Mage Yasuto a chance to attack it.

• The Blackfire Monarch proposed building a squad around Merlin because his Mind Power could affect Rock Clan members even inside Ancestral Forms.
• Mage Santo summoned Mage Yasuto, a Titled Legend who had fought one Ancestral Form to a stalemate, and ordered him to assist Merlin.
• Merlin and Mage Yasuto reached the front, where they found the silver Rune Formation failing to stop the Rock Clan’s advance.
• Merlin enveloped the sixteen-member Ancestral Form in his Illusory World, leaving it unstable and its members unable to escape the illusion.
• At Merlin’s command, Mage Yasuto unleashed his wind supreme law, Storm Annihilation, against the Ancestral Form.

Merlin’s illusions let Yasuto destroy the Rock Clan’s Ancestral Form and kill sixteen Ancestor Grade members, forcing the Rock Clan to retreat. Back on their plane, Hanla learned Merlin was responsible and began considering how to eliminate him.

• Yasuto shattered the Ancestral Form with his Supreme Wind Law and killed all sixteen Rock Clan members trapped within it.
• Hanla ordered the Rock Clan to retreat and fixed his killing intent on Merlin.
• Santo and the Monarchs recognized Merlin’s crucial role, while the Blackfire Monarch explained that no other known Mental Power User could match him.
• Santo returned the spellcasters to Santo Castle to plan for Hanla’s likely counterattack.
• Hanla questioned Niske about Merlin, and Niske explained how Merlin’s illusions had disrupted the Ancestral Form.
• Niske urged Hanla to kill Merlin to preserve the Rock Clan’s advantage, and Hanla’s gaze sharpened.