Shadow of the Beautiful World

In the depths of the stars, in the nebula far away from the Milky Way, there is a place called Saka Star.

There is a place in the universe where life abandoned due to various reasons gathers. They are summoned by a powerful person to gather here.

As gladiators, they engage in the most dangerous fights to please the beings that exist in this world.

This place can be said to be the most chaotic place among the stars, but it also has its own order. The idea of ​​the ruler of this place extends downward, and all life on the entire planet must use his will as the criterion for action.

This is Gao Tianzun's residence among the stars.

Although he and his younger brother came to these stars to accomplish more important things, but while doing business, it did not prevent this elder of the universe with a bad personality from doing things that would make him feel happy.

He likes to watch gladiators fight.

Fighting with the body, attacking with magic, fighting with weapons, corpses lying in pools of blood, victors roaring in blood, stifled hopes, and unbridled malice, etc.

These are all dramas that Gao Tianzun will never get tired of watching.

As an immortal elder of the universe, he must find some kind of long-term pleasure for himself, so that he will not get lost in the life counted by tens of billions of time, and will not fall into meaningless chaos in wasting time. Dead end.

Just like his younger brother, collectors like to collect all kinds of weird things, even if they risk their lives, they want to get the desired collection.

Gao Tianzun also has this quirk.

To analyze it a little deeper, it is not so much that he likes to watch gladiators, it is better to say that he is immersed in the twisted pleasure of using other people's lives to gamble hope.

After all, he was the one who promised all the gladiators on the planet that they could get whatever they wanted if they could win it all the way.

It's like throwing a meaty bone at a pack of hungry dogs.

He likes to watch those lives attack each other because of his promise, what a bad guy.

But today, the gladiatorial competitions on Star Saka are still in full swing, but Gao Tianzun himself, who has never missed these competitions, did not appear in the VIP seats of the arena.

This kind of thing is quite rare.

This means that either Gao Tianzun suddenly changed his personality and lost interest in watching the fighting in the cage, or it meant that Gao Tianzun was in trouble.

The trouble was so great that he had to put aside his enjoyment first.

The giant beast retreated! It didn't kill Merlin Riley. The assassination I spent so much energy planning failed!

Tanya Tiwan, the collector who ran back from the stars, did bring back bad news to his brother. This bad news directly made Gao Tianzun lose all interest in having fun.

He and his younger brother were sitting in his luxurious and punk living room, and the expressions of the two cosmic elders who had sneaked in were not very good-looking.

So what's going on?

Gao Tianzun scratched his white and messy hair, staring at his younger brother, he said:

It clearly reached an agreement with you, why did it go back at the last moment?

I have no idea.

Collectors are also anxious.

He had been fooled by Mei Lin before, almost exposing his and Gao Tianzun's adventures to those truly dangerous ruthless characters, almost making the efforts of the two brothers go to waste.

Since then, he has held a grudge against Merlin.

He and Gao Tianzun secretly planned all this. They spent a lot of money to forcibly wake up the giant monster sleeping in the darkness of the stars, and made a promise to that guy to escape from destruction.

This assassination by false hands should have been a sure thing!

The giant beast, like the Supreme God, is the ceiling of the current power of the stars. It is absolutely no more difficult for that guy to kill Merlin than to crush the bugs.

But such plans have failed.

This makes the mentality of collectors explode a bit.

He walked back and forth in the living room anxiously, circling in circles, and told his more cunning and vicious elder brother exactly what he saw.

I saw the giant beast appearing on the earth, and I saw that world usher in the end in the rising darkness. As we expected, Merlin couldn't let go of that world in the end. He appeared in front of the giant beast, trying to stop it .”

Things are going well so far. I once thought that the guy who gave us a headache came to the end.

The collector gritted his teeth and said:

I saw with my own eyes that that guy ventured into the dark kingdom of giant beasts, which is equivalent to stepping into hell with one foot. He should have died there quietly, but what happened in the dark kingdom no one knows.

Our strength is also limited, I can't overhear the conversation between that damned raven and the giant beast...In short, the giant beast gave up the assassination at the last moment, and Merlin survived...

How can this be?

Gao Tianzun also looked surprised, his eyes widened, and he said:

It is impossible for him to repel the giant beast, even if his strength enters the single universe, how can he defeat the origin of the existence of the entire universe?

So, he used his mouth cannon to repel the original shadow?

What kind of promise did he make to it? Can the giant beast risk complete extinction and give up cooperation with us? Is there anything more important than the existence of an individual?

Collector had a gloomy face and did not answer.

It's a very bad feeling that things that have been planned with great pains are easily resolved by the enemy.

Most importantly, he and Gao Tianzun had the same doubts, how did that cunning Merlin escape this killing situation?

Although everyone jokingly called Merlin the Child of Destiny in this world, those bigwigs who directly participated in the game knew very well that the so-called Child of Destiny was just an important pawn in the game.

But now it seems that this pawn is really against the sky...

We need to talk to the giant beast again.

The collector said in a gloomy tone:

We have a deal with it, it's not finished, we have to go...

Hush!

Gao Tianzun's face suddenly changed slightly, he made a silent movement, and whispered to his younger brother:

There is movement outside!

The outside mentioned by the elders of the universe certainly does not refer to the outside of the living room, but outside the stars.

At the scene of the already blocked Stars Gambling Game, Gao Tianzun, who seemed to be sleeping, pretended to stretch his waist. He opened his eyes and looked around.

In the next second, he saw the Oneiroi who was sitting on the other side with gauze covering his eyes as the recorder stood up and walked out of the game.

Oneiroi held a strange piece of parchment in his hand, where no one else noticed, Oneiroi lightly waved the parchment in his hand, as if conveying some kind of message.

Gao Tianzun's eyes narrowed immediately.

The cause and effect are suddenly connected at this moment...

Ah, no wonder!

No wonder Merlin was able to avoid this fatal assassination. It turned out that Raven already had a talker in the gambling game, and he also had the ability to ask for help outside the game.

It's not just him and the collectors who are doing tricks in secret.

That thick-eyed bastard of Mengshen actually hid his hand.

hehe

Gao Tianzun sneered, he stood up, and walked out of the game. This action was noticed by the Overlord who was playing Gwent cards boredly. The guy looked at Gao Tianzun with a cigar in his mouth, and asked:

What are you going to do?

Go to the bathroom...

Gao Tianzun responded casually.

No one stipulates that big guys can't go to the toilet.

Although they have ten thousand ways to avoid the unseemly behavior of excreting, some eccentric bosses still retain this physiological habit.

Gao Tianzun is a eccentric guy, and nothing he does will surprise anyone.

A minute later, in the space outside the Stars Gambling Game, Gao Tianzun saw the Dream God leaning against the starlight corridor. The guy folded his arms and leaned against the wall, as expected, he was waiting for him.

Say anything quickly.

Gao Tianzun looked left and right, unbuttoned his pants, the stars in front of his eyes gathered and scattered, and quickly formed an illusory toilet, this guy was shaking his body pretendingly.

He lowered his voice and said to Oneiroi:

The clumsy lie about going to the toilet won't fool those sharp guys who are probably planning to eavesdrop.

It doesn't matter.

Oneiroi played with the parchment and said softly:

What I'm going to say is quite simple, Merlinto, let me tell you two... well, maybe it's more appropriate to call it a warning.

He said, don't play those little tricks of using hands on others. There is only less than a year left before the end of the evolution of the stars. No matter how much you play tricks, the final game between you and him will be Unavoidable.

Oneiroi chuckled lightly. He reached out and grabbed his long hair hanging on his shoulders, and played with his fingers. He said:

Merlin has collected enough cosmic force, and you should have the rest in your hands. No matter who among you wants to ignite the cosmic furnace, you have to get the other party's force as fuel.

so what?

Gao Tianzun shook his body, fastened his pants, reached out and pressed the toilet bowl shaped by starlight, and there was a vivid sound of water waves coming from it.

He called for clean water to wash his hands, and said:

What is he going to do? Threatening us? Or do you want you to expose all this and use outside tricks to get rid of both of us?

That won't do him any good.

Dream God handed the parchment in his hand to Gao Tianzun, and he said:

Raven doesn't do things that harm others and benefit himself, so his plan is to take a gamble in the near future.

Um?

Elder Universe looked at the parchment in front of him in surprise, he looked up and down the Oneiroi, and said:

Advice you gave him?

Oneiroi shrugged and said nothing.

And Gao Tianzun showed a strange smile on his face, he grabbed the parchment and said to Oneiroi:

You must have told him that I'm a person who would never turn down any bets, you guys are trying to use me...

But why not? Tiwan and I have lost interest in exploring the barren stars anyway, and since he wants to play, let's have a good time.

Um.

Oneiroi nodded.

He stretched out a finger, waved it in front of Gao Tianzun, and said:

Win or lose in one game!

Whoever loses will hand over the cosmic force in his hand to another person, and unconditionally obey a request of the other party, and must not play tricks before the end of the stars.

This is stud.

Gao Tianzun licked his lips, he grinned dangerously, and said:

Enough excitement! Enough courage! I bet!

Go tell your little pet, let him get ready, soon, we will go find him!

Oneiroi nodded, and before leaving, he asked again:

Confidentiality...

don’t worry.

Gao Tianzun waved his hand, looking at the parchment in his hand, he said:

It's not difficult to hide it from them. No one will find out. As long as you don't take the initiative to say something, I want to warn you, Oneiroi, you are also involved in it now, and it won't do you any good to expose this matter.

Serber is a mad dog. I believe you know better than anyone what kind of crazy things he will do after he knows he has been fooled.

I know.

Oneiroi waved his hand, walked slowly towards the gambling scene, and said:

I am also looking forward to this final carnival, and I will not take the initiative to destroy it.

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Gao Tianzun and Oneiroi reached an agreement, which is what Merlin wanted to convey to the two stowaways.

There is less than a year left, and it is the time to decide everything. Merlin has no intention to fight Gao Tianzun and the collector in this last time.

He still has a lot to do and his time shouldn't be wasted.

Rather than passively waiting for the two stowaways to trip him up, it is better to take the initiative to end this dispute once and for all.

Little Hela's judgment on Merlin was correct, and under the increasingly relaxed appearance, Raven's spirit was already tense to the extreme.

But he did not show this pressure in front of others.

Especially those he cares about, those he cherishes.

Happy birthday!

At their home in Queens, members of the Riley family reunited for a rare occasion.

A huge, 17-story magic cake was placed in the empty room, and the children opened the garlands. Amidst the flying confetti, Aunt May wearing a birthday hat was surrounded by the center of the sofa.

A group of well-dressed leprechauns, ugly and cute, gathered together to celebrate Aunt May's 52nd birthday with drawn out voices.

The emotional Uncle Ben was also moved to tears by the scene, just like his expression when he entered Merlin for the first time.

Raven himself sat on the other side, clapping his hands to the beat of the birthday song, with a gentle smile on his face.

His wives sat and stood around him, all of them except Carol, who was still asleep.

The children of hell, the girls, and Peter who was jumping around, this guy was severely punished because of the previous incident, but now he is germinating in a solid state.

Arthur and Barry also came, and two of Merlin's disciples, who brought gifts and blessings.

Friends from S.H.I.E.L.D. sent an exquisite wood carving from the 12th century, which made Aunt May very happy.

This is a happy day and a happy thing. Merlin witnessed all of this, and carefully recorded these happiness in his mind. This is the driving force that has pushed him all the way to the present, and will continue to go on.

I'll win...

In the cheerful beat of the birthday song, Merlin said softly.

What?

Aunt Mei, who was sitting next to him, looked back at his younger brother in surprise. Raven shrugged. He picked up the table knife in front of him and glanced at the exaggerated big cake.

He said to Aunt May:

Nothing, let's cut the cake.

Hey, Ganata, the big eater, was brought home. I guess there are some leftovers of this cake today.