The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 414 Gala (I)

Luckily for the Scarlet King, the feeling vanished, and he appeared in the sky above a forest. Different from the other locations, he felt this place was real, not a simple fantasy or beautiful tapestry.

There were trees as far as the eye could see, but the sky in which he floated was multicolored as if a rainbow had spread all over its surface.

”What is happening?”

There was no drowsiness, and the Scarlet Kingʼs mind worked fine as he looked around. He still had a red energy body and felt no physical power, but he could move freely. The first thing he did was to go down and attempt to touch one of the trees, but to his surprise, his hand went through it.

”Strange.”

The Scarlet King could not help but frown, and the next second, he moved forward, and as expected, he went through the tree. He attempted the same on the ground, and his body simply went down, but there was no light or anything of the sort, so he could not see, forcing him to return to the surface.

”Apex?”

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The Scarlet King called the System Spirit, but to his shock, the entity that was supposed to be bound to his soul sea did not answer, meaning that it was not his soul the one that reached this realm.

”My ego?”

That was the only explanation the Scarlet King could come up with. One thought appeared in the Scarlet Kingʼs mind as he looked around: the way out.

Luckily, it was not hard since, as the intent appeared in his mind, the Scarlet King felt his figure growing more and more illusory until it vanished. The next second, he opened his eyes back in the Magma Castle.

The Scarlet King immediately stood up. He saw the hour and realized he had been asleep for nearly thirty minutes, almost the same time he spent inside that dream world.

”Apex, did you detect anything odd during the last half hour?”

”Actually, I did. You fell asleep, but unlike in previous times, when you always left a small part of your consciousness ready to react, you were completely unconscious. Was there a problem?”

The Scarlet King frowned, as being completely unconscious was something he should never do since there was no way to say what kind of threat could appear, but it made sense that was his state since his mind was wandering a completely different world.

”My consciousness, or more accurately, my willpower, seems to have crossed into another dimension. It was like a dream world, yet I was fully awake and could explore it. Do you have any information about that?”

The golden humanoid thought for a moment before answering.

”There are countless dimensions in a universe, some stacked one above the other. Most life forms inhabit the central plane of existence, but that doesnʼt mean it is the only one with life.

You may have visited a dream dimension. As for its power, size, and conscious life, I cannot say.”

The Scarlet King considered Apexʼs words and softly nodded. He knew that the System Spirit held secrets from him, but the idea of a dream dimension made sense.

”Although it is interesting and a place I would like to visit more deeply, being fully unconscious in this place is too risky. Any of the envoys would be more than happy to kill me as it would mean less competition.”

For the time being, the Scarlet King decided to leave the dream world on hold. He felt that returning would not be challenging, as it seemed to respond to his desires.

First, the Scarlet King went to bed with a clear purpose in mind, remaining in the central plane of existence. Luckily, it worked, as he managed to sleep without his mind and willpower piercing into that strange realm.

The Scarlet King woke up in the morning but did not leave his room. The envoys were supposed to be eating breakfast together, just like he had no appetite for their words at dinner, much less at breakfast. Instead of that, he remained in his room cultivating.

The first thing he did was to test the new limitations of the [Gluttony Module]. He took out the tableware left by the strange old man. Last time, he could not use the module as the energy level was too high, but this time, he managed to send it into the [Demonic Devourer Dimension].

Immediately, a burst of energy flooded the Scarlet Kingʼs body, one so pure that he felt it purifying his body and his energy pool. Whatever the tableware was made of, it was clearly very high level.

The Scarlet King did not use the [Gluttony Module] with the pot with the tea since he could drink it and get more than just fifty percent of its energy. He continued cultivation until night fell, and only then did he stand up and wave his hand, sending a current of dark energy that expelled all the pollution and sweat from his body.

After that, the Scarlet King wore a precious golden robe before leaving his room, and his eyes narrowed before a smile appeared on his face as he saw that his murderous brother, Jamil, was waiting for him.

”Little Brother, you did not come out to eat and spent all day in your room. For a moment, I thought you would not attend the monthly gala.”

”Of course, I will not miss it. After all, it is the main reason we came to this continent.”

The Scarlet King only smiled as he and Jamil walked outside the castle.

”By the way, brother, you never told me what happened?” Jamilʼs eyes glowed with a meaningful light as he made that question.

”Oh, right, I was focusing on other things, and it slipped my mind. Well, as you might assume, I was attacked, but luckily, during my escape, I found an ancient expert who took care of my attacker and decided to take me as his disciple and help me improve my bloodline and talent.”

”Really!? That is amazing. I am so happy for you.”