The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 718: Space-Time Eye

Cain stared at the orb for a few seconds before sending his Ego Wave into it. However, as soon as his red force field touched the orb, he immediately tried to pull it back since the luminous orb began to consume its energy like a ravenous beast.

If before the infusion of Merit made Cain feel his hand was set ablaze, now he felt his mind split in half due to the luminous orb draining his Ego Wave. It was an excruciating feeling, and the worst part was that it neutralized him, making it impossible to fight back.

Luckily for Cain, it lasted only a few seconds, and just as he was regaining his focus, the luminous orb flashed toward his forehead, piercing into his skull!

Cain could not help but show terror on his face as he felt the luminous orb piercing his skull and unleashing trillions of microscopic tendrils that connected to his brain. Just as he prepared to take drastic measures, the pain faded, and a wave of confusion assaulted him since now he was seeing from three different angles.

With a wave of his hand, Cain conjured a piece of reflective ice. He saw that he now had a third vertical eye on his forehead. Half of it was sky blue, and the other was bright silver, and they were in constant motion.

”Congratulations on obtaining the Tier Zero Gift, the Space-Time Eye: It is the treasure of the Supernova Race, offering you insight into the fabric of reality itself and the ability to manipulate the very threads of space-time.”

Once again, that majestic voice echoed from inside the Samsara Flame, revealing the treasureʼs nature and power.

Immediately, a sense of delight appeared on Cainʼs face as the Space-Time Eye was exactly what he needed. His training as a Primordial exponentially improved his mastery of the Elemental Laws.

Yet, Cain lagged in the Law of Space since he had no treasure or bloodline related to this power. Yet, now that was solved!

Although Cain had just obtained this third eye, he could feel his affinity to the Laws of Space-Time improving by leaps and bounds. As Cain focused on his third eye, he could perceive spatial dimensions with greater clarity than ever before and even detect the majestic flow of time to some extent.

”Was it just luck, or are the Gifts related to the needs of the person?”

Cain could not help but ask as he stared at the flame, but it was clear he would not get an answer. After a few seconds, he turned around and left the sacrificial ground, turning his gaze back to the Death Forest before focusing on his Tier I Rebirth Mark.

Sacrifices are not the only way to obtain Merit since you can also receive it by defeating Soul Automatons. However, the second path was much more time-consuming, and if Cainʼs calculations were correct, he would have needed to fight for over two years before gaining enough Merit to form his Tier I Rebirth Mark.

The Death Forest was a training ground and a path for those who could not amass sacrifices. It took a lot of time, but it was better than nothing.

Cain smiled as he clenched his fist, and the Space-Time Eye began to glow as he flashed into the Death Forest. He was not aiming for Merit but wanted to test just how strong he had become now that his ability to wield the power of the Law of Space had grown exponentially.

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”¡BOOM!” ”BOOM” ”BOOM” ”BOOM”

Explosions echoed above the Tier 4 Battlefield of the Death Forest as Cain faced four Soul Automatons with the might of True Titans and another twelve with the strength of Peak Divine Ascension Masters.

Cain smiled as he dodged the blow of a Soul Automaton before sending it flying away with a flaming kick. The next second, he raised his left hand, freezing a fireball about to land on his face.

Freezing was not the right word since, technically, what Cain did was trap the spell in a time-space stasis field, transforming the centimeter between the fireball and him into thousands of meters and reducing the projectileʼs speed. That made it seem as if Cain could freeze the spell with a single move of his hand.

Of course, such an ability consumed a massive amount of energy and could only be maintained for a short time. However, that was not a problem since Cain needed less than a second to adjust the vibrations of his Essence Wave before touching the fireball and redirecting it toward another Soul Automaton.

”¡BOOM!”

Just after blasting one Peak Divine Ascension Soul Automaton to pieces, the Space-Time Eye glowed with golden light, and he moved to the side before sending a kick. A True Titan Soul Automaton capable of teleportation appeared just to receive a kick to the neck that shattered its spine.

Although Cainʼs mastery over the Law of Time was very low, the Space-Time Eye provided a glimpse into the cause-and-effect chains in the temporal realm, offering him the chance to anticipate and counteract all sorts of attacks. That power allowed The Flow to show even greater powers, to the point that he could predict outcomes much sooner, extending his window of response.

Cain continued smiling as he improved his martial abilities when suddenly he received a message through his [A.I. Chip Module], and immediately coldness emerged in his eyes.

The fact that he was distracted did not mean the Soul Automatons would stop, and they carried on with their attacks. Half attacked with a weapon capable of sundering the fabric of space, while the other half fired spells that could unleash a destructive power superior to the H-bomb.

Just as they were about to unleash an onslaught, Cain clasped his hand with all his strength, generating golden space-time shockwaves that sent the Soul Automatons flying away and even managed to affect the spells fired toward him. Immediately, he focused on the outside world, vanishing the next second.