The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order Chapter 2540 Chaos Seal

Cain lacked the time to even comprehend the shocking occurrence.

Instantly as Deniel's form ceased all motion, the Chaos Wing ripped away from the lifeless body and pivoted straight at him.

A wave of primal peril detonated within Cain's thoughts.

Acting on pure reflex, his whole frame burst into raging infernos while he drove every fiber to its utmost. Apollo Burst flared to maximum intensity, his pulse pounded like battle drums, and the Fourth Realm Asura Form reached its zenith. Simultaneously, he commanded the Endless River of the Flow, harnessing its force to hurl himself ahead.

He fled.

Swifter than any prior sprint.

The terrain smeared below as he raced over the landmass, slashing gorges and demolishing peaks behind him. Vast areas lay devastated while he compelled his physique past all boundaries.

Yet it fell short.

The Chaos Wing pursued relentlessly.

It advanced at velocities beyond comprehension, as though gliding across moments in time. Regardless of Cain's distance covered, it trailed unyieldingly, narrowing the gap with horrifying certainty. "Damn it!"

Cain gritted his teeth, urging himself further.

His sinews howled in protest. His veins scorched fiercely. His sight hazed over.

Nevertheless-

All efforts proved futile.

Within mere moments, the Chaos Wing closed in completely.

Acknowledging flight as hopeless, Cain whirled around.

Brilliant gold radiance exploded from his eyes, so fierce it drew blood as he invoked the Thirty-Three Petal Golden Lotus anew. The toll on his soul proved enormous, exceeding the previous strain, yet he manifested it regardless.

The glowing barrier encased him, crafting a shield that could withstand Fourth Realm strikes.

At least, that was the intent.

The Chaos Wing refused to decelerate.

It shredded the lotus.

It sliced the Sacred Armor.

And finally-

It stabbed into Cain's torso.

Agony detonated across his form.

Though it endured but a split second.

The very next heartbeat, the Chaos Wing melted into fluid energy and seeped into his skin. Shadowy force proliferated swiftly, crafting a colossal seal inside him.

This formed as a dark orb, sprouting innumerable filaments that burrowed into every part of his existence.

"What... is this?"

Cain's face contorted in fury and bewilderment.

Yet prior to deeper scrutiny-

His body shuddered violently.

His soul quaked.

Astonishment flooded his gaze as the Universe Matrix appeared encircling him.

Bindings shot from the seal, stretching out to link

straight to the Matrix core.

The vision held for a mere blink.

Then it faded away.

Normality resumed.

But Cain remained frozen.

His eyes stretched wide.

Brimming with disbelief.

And an emotion far graver.

Terror.

Golden brilliance surged from his stare as his soul and Primordial Essence sought to depart his frame, quivering before steadying again. No harm occurred-but that held no relevance.

He grasped the truth of it.

"GODDAMMIT!"

His bellow rattled the nearby woods, laced with primal, savage wrath.

The seal...

It had chained him to Paradise's Universe Matrix.

Signifying-

He stood imprisoned.

Entry into the Endless River via soul and Primordial Essence eluded him now.

Homecoming was denied!

Murderous aura from Cain soared to dreadful heights. Briefly, his sight veered toward profound domains, mind swirling with carnage.

"I was so close... so damn close!"

Fury consumed him utterly.

For a brief second, invading the Sacred Kingdom to butcher all in sight tempted him fiercely.

Gradually-

Reason reasserted itself.

Drawing a steadying breath, Cain compelled calm upon himself.

His initial action led back to Deniel's remains.

Little remained of the figure. The Chaos Wing had devoured most of his core. Still, remnants persisted. Cain claimed his spatial ring and the scraps of golden armor.

Though scarred by Excalibur, the armor retained Half-Step Fourth Realm status-a treasure of immense worth.

Having gathered all possible, Cain departed swiftly.

Victory aside, the clash had drained him deeply. Added to the exertion fleeing the Chaos Wing, severe depletion gripped him.

Facing another foe spelled peril.

Soon he located an ideal refuge-a venomous woodland where even Alpha Omega Overgods faltered.

Poisonous vapors saturated the atmosphere.

To Cain, they posed no threat.

Null Eternum iced the poisons before contact.

Confirming solitude, Cain settled and turned his focus inward.

His scrutiny fixed on the seal lodged in his chest.

It throbbed subtly.

Vital.

His countenance grew grim.

Null Eternum's might failed against it.

Power of Chaos yielded identical futility.

He sensed it plainly.

His strength fell short for shattering it.

"What can I do...?"

Cain gritted his teeth fiercely.

The seal had to be shattered.

Not just for heading back home—since the one who imposed it

would surely hunt him down one day.

And that being...

Far exceeded Deniel in power.

While hunting for a way out, an image flashed in his thoughts.

One he knew intimately.

Strikingly like his face—yet forever wearing a serene, faintly mischievous grin,

treating the whole cosmos as nothing but a game board.

His brother.

This recollection emerged for a single reason.

The Flow.

No one rivaled his brother's skill at dissecting reality through the Flow.

Even as an Early Alpha Omega Overgod, he had almost slain the Limit

Alpha Omega Ancient One in one strike.

Cain had accomplished like achievements.

However, that degree of accuracy... that finesse in dissection...

It stood on another level completely.

Still—

A gleam sparked in his gaze.

"If he can do it... so can I."

Not delaying a moment more, Cain shut his eyes.

He directed his senses inside, plunging into the seal's framework.

Luckily, crafted from the Power of Chaos, he dissected it swiftly. Its framework, its links, its goal—he started grasping them fully.

Yet comprehension was merely the initial phase.

Shattering it—

That demanded far more.

Cain stayed utterly motionless.

A day slipped by.

Then one more.

Seven days elapsed in total quiet.

No motion at all.

No breath squandered.

Suddenly—

His eyes snapped open.

Golden radiance erupted from them, bathing the toxic woods

like the dawn's sun.

And the instant after—

The seal started to quiver.