Chapter 217: A new journey
Ethan didn’t waste any time lingering around.
After warning them, he vanished and appeared in his own universe.
His universe didn’t contain much mystery to him anymore, so he wanted to explore beyond the universe.
Besides, he had clones in every place he needed to be.
So there was no pressure. If there came an emergency someday, he would be easily able to come here.
Now he wanted to make Po stronger as much as he could. Po only needed parts to upgrade and he would not need much time to become powerful.
Ethan’s target was to go to the Chaos City, then gather materials, and after that he would leave the Chaos Verse if there was nothing keeping him there.
He wanted to go to the grandest stage possible.
Ethan didn’t teleport. He wasn’t busy. He would cross the entire path by flying, and not flying by physical means but in a spaceship.
For that he would use the highest tier spaceship of this Chaos Verse, "Phantom."
It was a spaceship created by the most advanced tech Giant of the Chaos Verse, "Pandora." They created it as their symbol of Sovereignty.
But our dude Nexus went there to have a little fun and took that spaceship like it belonged to his great grandfather.
And now that Ethan was his master, he got it for free.
Ethan had already taken that spaceship from Nexus.
After Ethan arrived in his universe, he took out the spaceship. It was a pitch black vessel.
The size was 25 meters in length and 12 meters in width.
It looked mysteriously majestic.
Not a big one, but the size could be adjusted. It had its own AI, a 13th generation AI. But Ethan let Po take over the control.
After everything was set, Ethan ordered Po to go into Phantom Mode.
In this mode, not even a Tier 14 existence would be able to sense its presence.
More importantly, it didn’t need any fuel. It could absorb cosmic energy and use it like a living creature.
A terrifying creation of science indeed.
Ethan entered inside the spaceship. It had all kinds of functions a person might need.
He directly went to the pilot seat and sat on it.
"Po, activate the panoramic mode."
"Okay boss."
Then suddenly the wall in front of him started disappearing. Actually, the wall was becoming transparent and Ethan could see space while sitting inside.
"Okay go. Our destination is the Chaos City."
The spaceship had most of the coordinates of the important places inside it, but even if it did not, Ethan knew every place of this Chaos Verse like the back of his hand.
"Boss, this spaceship can fly at 500 times the speed of light. But we will have to take 26 portal jumps. And we will enter the Dark Universe the moment it surpasses the speed of light."
Ethan nodded. A whole new journey was waiting for him.
Besides, he would have to find all Rose’s soul parts, or else she would never be able to reach her full potential.
The spaceship started to move. In a split second, it reached the speed of light and Po was still increasing the speed.
Ethan had never entered the Dark Space. Only by breaking through the speed of light could one enter the Dark Universe.
For that one would have to become a Universal Realm person. After that, they would be able to break free from the shackles of the universal law.
And also in this realm, they truly became eternal. They would not die unless killed.
The spaceship was about to enter the Dark Universe, but Ethan stopped Po.
If they entered the Dark Universe, they would not be able to see the material universe anymore.
The Chaos Sea was in the material universe.
So Phantom continued flying at the speed of light.
He asked Nexus, "Nexus, have you ever left the Chaos Verse?"
Nexus answered, "I once tried sire. But the boundary of the Chaos Verse does not allow anyone to enter or leave. Of course, this is not the case for you sire, as you are a Tier 17 life form."
Ethan became interested. In his previous life, they did not even know much about their universe. Only vague ideas, let alone outside the universe.
And what lay beyond the Chaos Verse was a world Ethan longed to see, since the Chaos Verse no longer contained any secrets for him.
But he would wait a while for that.
The universe was around 200 billion light years in diameter.
It would take 200 billion years even if they went at the speed of light like they were now.
But Ethan was not that patient, so he used teleportation with the spaceship and reached the boundary of the universe.
Then the spaceship soon left the boundary of the universe and entered the Chaos Sea.
Ethan had seen the Chaos Sea before, but he had not put any importance on it. Now he was truly looking at it.
It was not a sea of water but a sea of chaotic energy.
The chaos energy was so volatile that anything placed inside it without protection would turn into chaos.
Of course, life forms above Tier 7 could survive with their bare bodies.
The spaceship left the bubble of the universe, moving farther and farther away.
The Chaos Sea did not have any physical material in it like stars or planets.
Only chaotic energy.
Ethan was looking for a Chaos Beast, since he wanted to add them to his shadow army.
But if a Chaos Beast lived so close to the universe, it would not have survived until now.
"Po, enter the Dark Universe."
This Dark Universe was a special form of space.
There were no physical laws present there.
Phantom entered the Dark Universe at 500 times the speed of light.
The Dark Universe was also another source of energy.
Ethan’s Infinite Comprehension instantly activated and he closed his eyes.
He wanted to comprehend the law of the Dark Universe. Not having any law was also a kind of law.
So he was sure he could comprehend it.
Soon five days passed in this manner. His attributes panel changed 32 times.
[Master: Ethan Hunt
Physique: 140.8 M Galaxy
Spirit: 140.8 M Galaxy
Talent: Infinite Comprehension]
He had already entered the realm of the Galactic Overlord, a Tier 5 being.
But that did not make him much of anything in the grand aspect of powers.
He also gained a little comprehension of the Dark Universal Law. It was also an ultimate law like the Chaos Law.
Ethan had learned the Chaos Law quite easily, because he had learned the other laws individually. But this Dark Universal Law was a law of its own, so Ethan did not have any reference point.
But he was happy about it.
Then an alarm blared. "Master, something is following us. Its speed is a little faster than ours."
Ethan opened his eyes in surprise. Phantom was the ultimate technical creation of this Chaos Verse. So the possibility of another spaceship following them at a faster speed was out of the question.
The only possibility was that the follower was a living organism.
"Nexus, scan the follower." Ethan could not cover that much area.
"Sire, the follower is a Space Behemoth. They live in the Dark Universe. The one following us is a Tier 12 life form. Do you want me to finish that little bug?"
Ethan said, "No need. Let it follow. I have so many Tier 11 shadow army under my command. Why not let them put on a show for me?"
Nexus said, "As you wish my sire."
As soon as he finished, 19 Divine Tier shadows left the spaceship.
Only the Angel Hagoromo did not leave. He was a Tier 15, which would kill the fun.
The shadows were immortal. This would really put on a great show for him.
The 19 shadows took their positions, and the entire scene was being broadcasted inside the spaceship.
Ethan took out some popcorn to enjoy the show and asked Po to slow down the spaceship.
The Space Behemoth was a beast with two huge wings and four legs. It had a head somewhat similar to a T-Rex and had five dark horns on it.
The tail was spiked, and its skin was covered with scales of different colors.
It was the size of 1000 galaxies, a humongous beast.
When it saw 19 bugs standing in its way, it roared at them.
The 19 were not babies either. They were Ethan Hunt’s shadow army, who had an infinite energy supply.
They could also change their size.
Each one of them grew to a size similar to the Space Behemoth.
They all roared at it at the same time.
The Space Behemoth attacked them, instantly wiping out five. But the other 14 struck back at it in that moment.
When the Behemoth looked at the ones who dared to attack, its previous prey that it had just killed already emerged again.
It was like a never-ending loop. A terrifying battle was going on.
Po said, "Boss, if this battle continues, other Space Behemoths will also come here."
Ethan put some popcorn in his mouth, smiled, and pinched Po’s chubby face.
"That’s the idea."