Shadow of the Beautiful World

When the universe was born, the purest source of power was thrown into the entire galaxy in the big bang.

With a long time, in the process of the complete evolution of the universe, these precious and hard-to-find forces will also be shaped into completely different forms by various adventures.

They appeared in those ancient stories and played various roles. Some died, and some still exist today.

Those energies that originate from the birth of the universe are attached to them, which are precious and hard to find.

In the stone fortress of Paradise Island, Merlin reached out and touched the red iron box placed on the stone platform. He said to the Queen and Diana behind him:

What I need is not the wonders themselves.

What I need is the divine power of the universe that coexists with these strange things.

They will be the best firewood. They only need a trace of flame to burn blazingly, bursting out the heat of hope, burning along the outline of everything, and shaping a real cosmic era.

Lord Raven turned his head, looked at Queen Hippolyta and Diana with a smile, and said:

It's hard to understand, isn't it?

It sounds incredible.

Sitting on the circular stone platform inside the fortress, Diana was like a little girl listening to a story, while shaking her hair, she said to Merlin:

You want to save this era, and then the way you save it is to burn it with a fire...

Um...

Merlin thought for a moment, then replied:

It's not wrong to understand that.

But actually my original idea was to take back the world we live in, along with our life itself, from some goddamn gambling dogs.

We're not playthings for them to play with, and they don't care about our feelings when they play games, how arrogant, right?

Then what?

Diana asked:

After igniting the cosmic melting pot and reshaping the cosmic era? Will you let those gambling dogs go?

of course not.

Merlin looked at the sky, and he said slowly:

But that's for the future. We need to keep our feet on the ground and do the current thing well first...Speaking of which, there are three mother boxes, right?

right.

Queen Hippolyta was still frowning, thinking about what Merlin just said.

Stars, gambling dogs and the like.

She hadn't experienced the Great War in New York, so it was hard to understand.

But now she was sure that Merlin came here with good intentions, so she was happy to answer Merlin's questions.

She looked at the red metal box on the stone platform, its surface was covered with scratches like circuit boards, and weird round holes, she said:

The red box is kept by us, the blue box is in the hands of the Atlanteans, and the silver box is in the hands of humans. When they are combined, they will form an 'ultimate mother box'.

It will open a space-time tunnel composed of sound and light, attracting an indescribable and endless number of demon-like legions, as well as the commander of that legion.

Having said that, Queen Hippolyta pursed her lips, and she said worriedly:

That was a mighty and violent Heavenly Father.

5,000 years ago, I followed His Majesty Zeus and stepped into the battlefield with the gods. It was a war that people in this era can't imagine.

The queen breathed a sigh of relief, a flash of memory flashed in her eyes.

She described the never-recorded war to Raven and her daughter, saying:

The Amazons are just the flanks of that huge army. The Atlanteans are guarding the border of the battlefield with us. The warriors of the gods are the main body.

Greek gods and Egyptian gods joined hands for an unprecedented time, and Ra God's solar ship threw fire from the sky, bombarding the continuous demon-like army.

And the warriors of the Green Lantern Corps created all kinds of miracles in the sky, restraining the overwhelming enemies.

There are also human beings at that time. They were clan-based and very weak, but the war happened on their land, and they couldn't escape.

Led by some wizards, those humans also bravely stepped into the battlefield, and suffered heavy casualties. But among them were some indescribable heroes, a priest who was invulnerable with a shield and a spear, as powerful as a god.

There are also mutants, aliens, and even aliens who have various abilities. All of them are fighting against demons on a narrow battlefield.

It was also that battle that allowed the gods to see the courage and potential of humans. After that, they began to contact humans and spread faith and power.

The Queen tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword.

Probably recalled the most tragic scene in the ancient war.

she says:

The terrified legion was pushed back into the passage by the counterattack of the coalition forces regardless of casualties, but then, the Heavenly Father Lord, who called himself Steppenwolf, walked out of the passage, holding a battle ax dripping magma.

It is tall and powerful. It can even withstand the thunder and lightning of Zeus, resist the trident of the sea emperor Atlanta, and collide with the chariot of the god of the underworld Osiris.

It's very powerful. The powerful Green Lanterns worked together to create a shield that could barely block its charge. Then all the gods stepped forward to trap it. Finally, the human priest holding a shield smashed the ultimate mother. box.

After the mother box was broken into 3 branches, the passage was closed, and the tyrannical Father was brought back to where it came from. It was like being sealed.

The queen shook her head, breaking away from her ancient memories.

She looked at Merlin, touched her daughter's long hair again, and said:

I don't doubt your power, Lord Raven, but I think that when you regain the 3 mother boxes, you will release that dangerous guy again... You must be prepared for this.

Um.

Merlin nodded.

His hands were touching the heavy red box, and with the stretching of his hands, he pulled out strange clusters of energy shining with the light of stars from the box.

But that energy seemed to be locked in a box, no matter how hard Merlin tried, that energy couldn't be really extracted.

It seems that it is really necessary to let it enter the state of the ultimate mother box, so that it is possible to absorb the force of the universe.

Merlin frowned and said:

The demon-like army doesn't matter anymore, but a strange heavenly father who is good at fighting... Trouble!

One more thing, Merlin.

Diana, who was sitting on the side, glanced at her mother, and she suddenly said:

In the past few days, I feel that the divine power of war in me is abnormally active...

That's fine.

Lord Raven waved his hand, and said in a gentle tone:

It's just that the speed of the evolution of the stars has broken through a certain bottleneck, and the release of higher-level power has fallen into the current level. With the power of war, it is only a matter of time before you break through to the Heavenly Father. The situation on Clark's side is also the same.

But I still advise you...

Merlin waved his hand, and the heavy red mother box was lifted by gravity.

He turned, with his hands behind his back, and said to Diana:

Get the other half of the divine power of war from Ares as soon as possible. If this power becomes complete, you will be able to reach your father's level in about a few years.

Paradise Island will also have its own guardian spirit.

Of course, your father may also be working towards a higher level of power now.

Having said that, Merlin sighed, and said with emotion:

From the Father to the Universe...that's a long and hard road.

You mean, in the period from now on, the Heavenly Father will appear continuously?

Diana said in surprise:

Is this what happens when the universe is free?

That's the Father, my Diana.

Merlin laughed dumbfounded, and he explained to the demigod:

The power system of the universe tends to be complete, and that is only a conceptual meaning. It does not mean that the road to power will become easier.

The perfection of the power system has nothing to do with the vast majority of star life.

It just means that there is a further possibility for the strong, but for ordinary people, the road to becoming a strong is as difficult as before, or even more difficult.

Among the stars, Heavenly Father will never become a Chinese cabbage that can be seen everywhere, and the strong ones in the single universe are even rarer.

After speaking, Merlin waved and opened the light curtain door leading to the wasteland.

He waved to Queen Hippolyta and Diana, and said:

I'm going to find the next mother box. I'll take this hidden danger away. You don't need to worry about its threat anymore.

Under the gaze of the queen and Diana, Merlin held the red box and disappeared into the light curtain. When the light faded, the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was born in the age of gods.

In that era, every heavenly father was an extremely noble figure. Even on Mount Olympus, the presence of every heavenly father would turn into a grand banquet.

In that era, the Heavenly Father represented the pinnacle of the power of the stars, and they could get whatever they wanted.

As Diana said, Her Majesty the Queen is still a conservative person. Although Merlin behaved very kindly, the Queen has always been worried and vigilant.

You seem to have a good relationship with Lord Merlin?

The Queen looked back at her daughter and said:

Very well, keep it up, it will be an excellent boost to your queenship.

However, if His Excellency Merlin wants to obtain the blue mother box from Atlantis, it probably won't be as easy as this time.

The queen and her daughter walked out of the fortress, and she said to Diana with a worried face:

After the death of King Orvax, his ambitious son, Orm, the hopeful Lord of the Seas, is preparing a war for his own coronation.

I'm worried that he will target Paradise Island. After all, there is a feud between the Amazons and the Atlanteans. That kid wants to unify the divided kingdoms of the Seven Seas. A war that promotes force is what he needs.

Diana looked at her mother, and she said:

You mean, Orm won't give the blue mother box to Merlin?

It won't be that easy.

The queen rode on her white horse and said to her daughter, who knew nothing about politics:

Aum is very upholding tradition, but he is not a person who sticks to tradition. He will even use that thing as a bargaining chip, and will ask Lord Merlin to join his war.

Then he is thinking too much.

Diana let out a chuckle, got on her horse, and said to her mother:

Based on what I know about Merlin, he has no interest in war. Before his rebirth, he was a person who focused on maintaining world order. After his rebirth, he will not become a war madman.

If Aum really uses this as a threat, then the kingdom of Atlantis is destined to usher in a tragedy.

Having said that, Diana looked around, lowered her voice, and said to her mother with joy in the way of gossip:

Merlin has a nephew...

I've seen him before. That guy has half the blood of the royal family of the Kingdom of Atlantis. Mother, you don't need to worry about the threat of war from Atlantis at all!

Aum, if he's as arrogant as you say...he won't be able to sit on the throne of king at all!

After all, he is not the only candidate for King of the Seven Seas!

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Although Paradise Island lives in seclusion in the world, Queen Hippolyta is a person who has experienced the age of gods after all.

She has not relaxed in collecting news from the outside world, especially the situation related to her own kingdom.

The news Her Majesty has received is very accurate. In the underwater kingdom of Atlantis at this time, Prince Aum, who is about to be crowned king, is indeed planning a war.

But the target of the war is not the tough bones, not the she-wolves of Paradise Island.

It is a power that is easier to defeat and can better demonstrate the powerful force of the undersea kingdom...

Humanity! The kingdom of man!

From a height, the city of Atlantis looks very much like New York at night with bright lights, but this city is far superior to the ground city in terms of scale and technological level.

The blue beams of light shone in the bottom of the sea, forming an avenue across the sky above the city. The Atlanteans used superb instruments to manipulate the density of the water flow, making the avenue solid and solid.

Two huge sculptures stand on both sides of the underwater avenue shining with blue light. They are the sculptures of Atlan, the king of the sea holding a trident.

Numerous fish-shaped, spaceship-like oddballs are running on the avenue. There are lanes in different directions on the left and right, and the turn signal must be turned on in advance when turning.

Well, people in the bottom of the sea understand it too.

Although the level of technology far exceeds that of the surface world, apart from the gorgeous appearance, this city is actually no different from the ground.

In the grotesque underwater city, a palace built of white rocks stands in a valley on the seabed, at the highest point of Atlantis City, from which one can easily overlook the entire city and even the entire kingdom.

On the terrace dotted with gigantic pearls and jellyfish that emit strange light, the elegant and handsome Prince Aum is flirting with his fiancée.

The two are in love with each other...

The most excessive thing is just kissing and hugging. The etiquette of the royal family in Atlantis is still very good in this respect, and the fiancée of His Excellency Aum, to be honest, is indeed very beautiful.

At least there are no weird organs such as fish fins. Like Aum, her appearance is no different from that of humans.

The two seemed to have a good relationship. They held wine glasses made of beautiful shells and whispered.

But in the palace of the palace, the projected sand table that has been made represents that Aum's ambitious attack on the land has really been put on the agenda.

Om...

Just when the prince was about to grab his fiancée's slender waist and do something more extreme, a deep call burst out from his heart, and Aum's eyes blinked.

The next moment, a heavy drowsiness hit his face.