The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 538: Exploring the Dream World (I)

”We salute the Sun Avatar!”

People of the Solis Clan shouted, with all those at the Wave King rank and below bowing before Cain, signifying his rank in the clan.

Cainʼs eyes grew solemn as he clasped his hand and nodded to all the people of the Solis Clan.

”The Sun Avatar crowning has ended. I appreciate everybodyʼs attendance, and I hope to see you all again during the opening of the Astral Bloodline Realm.”

Lord Kabutoʼs voice echoed across the Solis Clan Sacred Home. Those who came from other families to witness the ceremony bowed to the man before leaving, while people of the Solis Clan dispersed.

The two Divine Ascension Masters from the Solis Clan bowed to Lord Kabuto and nodded to Cain before departing as well, leaving the duo alone.

”There are three days until the opening of the Astral Bloodline Realm. What would you like to do until then?”

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he heard that question. He had already acclimatized to his new cultivation, and while he had to seal his Astral Cultivation for the mock fights, they were enough to give him an idea of how powerful he was and test his skills.

ʼCultivating and fighting would not help me. What to do?ʼ

Just as Cain pondered his next step, his eyes narrowed, and a meaningful light appeared.

”What is the safest place in the entire clan? Somewhere where I could let go of my guard without any danger?”

Lord Kabuto was surprised by that question. It was clear he would do everything in his power to protect Cain, but it seemed that the young man wanted to go even a step further.

”Mmm, if you want complete safety, then there is no better place in the entire clan than inside it.”

Cain saw how Lord Kabuto pointed to the Sun Tree, and his eyes narrowed as he focused on the majestic structure and immediately felt his Sun Armor reacting to it.

”The Sun Armor will allow you to enter the Sun Tree, and this one will guard you until you wish to come out. It is normally used when the Sun Avatar is left in a severely injured condition and needs to boost up their healing in a comatose state, but you can also use it to rest without anyone being able to threaten you.”

Lord Kabutoʼs words made it clear to Cain that he would be utterly safe once he stood inside the Sun Tree. After all, they would have to go through the treeʼs defenses to reach him, and this one was even more durable than a Titan Tower.

”Great, I will spend the next three days inside the Sun Tree. I will come out in time to enter the Astral Bloodline Realm.”

”Good. Then do so. I will take care of official matters of the empire in the meantime.”

Cain nodded as he understood that someone with Lord Kabutoʼs background had a lot of important matters that required his help in the Deus Behemoth Empire, but he had pushed them back to help him.

”I will see you then, Foster Father.”

Lord Kabuto smiled as he felt Cain slowly reaching out to him. He nodded to the young man before rising to the sky and flashing into the distance.

Cain watched Lord Kabuto leave and went to the Sun Tree. The tree immediately opened, allowing access to Cain, and once he was inside, he felt an absolute calm. With a single thought, the tree closed down while he was covered by a cocoon of green energy that seemed to stimulate his bodyʼs healing power.

After ensuring everything was in order, Cain smiled, knowing this was the perfect place to explore something he had been eager to find out for a long time.

ʼI can finally go back to that dream world.ʼ

Cain had always been someone very curious, and that dream world was indeed something that drew his attention, but the only problem was that once inside, he lost complete control over his body. He could not defend himself if someone attacked him since his consciousness had vanished entirely.

”Apex, can you wake me up if there is any sign of danger?”

Although Cain was sure the Sun Tree could protect him, he wanted a chance to wake up if there was danger and expected Apex to be able to do it.

”Mmm, I could generate a small burst with the Astral Beast Soul Core, shaking your soul sea. It would not harm you, but you should feel it.”

”Letʼs try it.”

Cain did not waste time and closed his eyes. Although going to sleep as soon as they wanted was impossible for ordinary people, he had absolute control over his bodyʼs chemical functions, so it took a thought to fall asleep.

Unlike previous times when Cain focused his mind on not leaving his body, he let go this time. The next second, Cain opened his eyes and found himself in the sky of a massive forest with giant trees.

Cain saw his body remain as a phantasmagoric humanoid red energy field, and the sky was the same rainbow-colored.

Shortly after arriving, Cain felt a slight tremor. It was feeble, but he smiled as he focused and woke up the next second.

”I take it that it worked.”

Apexʼs voice echoed inside Cainʼs mind. He had unleashed that soul tremor, and three seconds later, Cain woke up.

”Yes, it certainly did. I will go back again. Wake me up if there is any danger, please.”

”Will do.”

With the confidence that he could react to any incoming threat, Cain fell asleep again. This time, he did not intend to leave the dream world until the opening of the Astral Bloodline Realm. Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire

Cainʼs eyes opened again in the forest; this time, he was determined to find other life forms. His body was weightless and did not require air, nor could it be affected by temperature, so it was easy for him to rise thousands of meters above the forest until he finally saw signs of civilization in the distance.

They resembled vertical structures, and it was hard to say whether they were habitable.

”Mmm, it seems my physical capabilities are not that different from a normal human.”

Cainʼs vision in Aether allowed him to see an ant hundreds of meters away, and if he were to enhance his eyes with his Astral Wave, it could increase hundreds of times stronger, but that was not the case here.

Not wanting to lose time, Cain began to float toward the vertical structure. His flying speed was not great, but his body could fly through solid objects, so he was still very fast, moving roughly 30 kilometers per hour.

He had advanced a few hundred meters when his eyes narrowed as he looked down and began to see all sorts of wild fauna. There were insects such as spiders and worms, but there were also eagles, squirrels, and the like.

ʼInteresting. It seems that they instinctively stay away from where I first arrived.ʼ

Cain glanced at all those animals, but they did not draw too much attention until he saw beasts that were completely new to him.

The first one of those types that drew Cainʼs attention was a pack of deer that seemed to be running away, but unlike average deer, these had sky-blue shining antlers. Just as Cain wondered what they were running away from, he saw a nearly two-meter-tall beast resembling a tiger lunging toward one of those shining deer.

ʼWait, that is not a normal tiger. That is a saber-toothed tiger!ʼ

Cain was amazed to see an Old World prehistoric beast appearing in this seemingly ordinary forest. As one would expect, the deer could not endure the saber-toothed tigerʼs massive power, and its life ended.

ʼThe circle of life.ʼ

Cain had killed millions of Wave Beasts, so he obviously would not feel bad about seeing a deer dying, and he just accepted it as the course of nature before slowly descending to the saber-toothed tiger.

The beast kept consuming its food even as Cain phased through it.

ʼI cannot harm it, but it doesnʼt seem it can even detect my presence.ʼ

Having discovered something new, Cain rose into the sky again and continued floating toward the city. He continued flying for roughly an hour when his eyes narrowed as he was finally able to gain a good view of the city.

It was not so large, capable of holding roughly one million people, and the streets were packed. What drew a little surprise in Cain was the level of civilization he was seeing. There were large structures and houses in all directions, but no proper buildings or vehicles.

ʼIt seems that the level of civilization in this place reminds me of the feudal era of the Old World. How strange.ʼ

Just as those thoughts crossed Cainʼs mind, his eyes narrowed as he saw a dozen warriors on horseback marching out of the city and into the forest. Although Cain could not tell their power due to his condition, his perception was high enough to understand that they were not simple humans.