The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 632: Accessing the old manʼs starry gem

Cain stared at Eon for several seconds before finally sighing and softly nodding. The words of the Deus Behemoth Emperor made perfect sense, as he could not demand warriors when they might soon be needed in the Hyperion Continent.

”I understand, and I accept your words. I will be content with the military equipment and resources and hope they will be enough.”

Eon was relieved to see that Cain understood and accepted his decision. He did not want to antagonize the young man, and it was very important for him to see the Hyperion Continent as home, but he could not risk the safety of his empire.

”Excellent. I will begin to adapt the Exodus Formation so it can assist you and also charge it with energy. According to my calculations, completing it should take two to three months. I will exert my best effort to expedite the process, but there is a limit to how much we can accelerate things.”

Cain nodded as he understood that the Exodus Formation indeed required a charging time of months, which made sense considering it was a formation meant to send him across the Endless Ocean.

”That is fine. I will use the time to complete my mission and ensure no hidden threats are left in the Hyperion Continent.”

Eon couldnʼt help but smile as he heard those words and saw that, even with all the distress and worries, Cain had not forgotten about his mission and the safety of the Deus Behemoth Empire.

”I will leave you to it. I will ensure that all the war equipment and treasures are ready by the time the Exodus Formation is charged. I will inform you as soon as itʼs finished.”

Cain clasped his hands and performed a bow toward Eon before rising to the sky and flashing back to the Scarlet Inquisition Headquarters.

Once Eon was alone, he released a deep sigh, and an expression of exhaustion appeared on his face. The responsibilities of overseeing an entire race were heavy, and he looked at the starry sky with excitement.

”Soon, I will march to the stars and leave this burden behind.”

After uttering those words, Eonʼs eyes sharpened. Without hesitation, he rose to the sky and headed to the Imperial Court, as many important matters needed to be handled with the urgency they demanded.

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Cain returned to the underground chamber in the Scarlet Inquisition Force Headquarters a few minutes later and did not say a word to the Scarlet Inquisitors, as he was not in the mood to talk. He was resolved to return to Gaia, but even in the best conditions, he would enter a war with True Titans at the helms.

If he wanted to make a difference, much more than just war equipment and treasures would be needed. Cain would have to achieve a level of battle power that could sunder the sky and collapse Sectors.

A coldness flooded Cainʼs eyes as he used the Power of Order to shut down his emotions and began to look at things from a purely rational perspective, analyzing his next step.

”Right now, the only Path of Power in which I can achieve substantial improvement in a short period of time would be my Ego Eternal Path of Power.”

Cainʼs willpower had reached the peak of the Second Realm of the Ego Eternal Path of Power long ago, and his Ego Wave kept growing purer and denser. He was already able to initiate a 9x9 Ego Destruction Tribulation, which was supposed to be the highest possible. Once he surpassed that, his Ego Wave would have the power to alter matter and enhance his energy pool with much greater force.

Although Cain still felt there was something hidden in the Ego Destruction Tribulation that he was not seeing, time was of the essence, and he needed more power.

”Wait!”

Suddenly, a sharp light appeared in Cainʼs eyes. He focused on his space ring, and a starry gem appeared in his hand the next second. This was none other than the starry gem that the strange old man had given him, and that was supposed to be the key to dual cultivation beyond the Apotheosis Realm.

Cain had already survived his Flesh Calamity and faced the Wind Tribulation so he could finally access the information within it.

Cain gazed at the starry gem, and the next second, he sent his Ego Wave into it. As soon as his willpower entered, the world around him vanished, and he found himself in a starry void surrounded by dots of light.

As Cain was wondering what was happening, the dots of light began to coalesce in front of him, forming a humanoid figure with golden hair. His eyes immediately narrowed as the figure that appeared was an exact copy of his current self.

He had obtained the starry gem when he possessed the True Avernus Bloodline, yet the humanoid figure was a perfect copy of his current self with the Solis Lineage. A starry gem should contain a recorded message and not change over time, yet this one clearly had.

”His Essence Evolution Path of Power and Astral Rebirth Path of Power are exactly the same, and even his Ego Eternal Path of Power is also at the extreme of the Second Realm.”

Despite all this, Cain did not lose focus and concentrated on the copy made of starlight as it adopted a meditative position in the void. The figure remained like that for several minutes until, finally, its entire body trembled, and its aura burst with power.

Cainʼs eyes widened as he could sense every minute detail in the copy of him. The burst in power did not come from an improvement in the Essence Evolution or Astral Rebirth Paths of Power, and the Ego Eternal Path of Power remained at the Mind Over Wave Realm.

The reason for the burst in aura on the copy was that its soul force managed to evolve beyond the limits of the Apotheosis Realm.