Chapter 454
"It contains powerful defensive power and sealing power," Aemon roared hoarsely.
"If it can be activated—even at ten percent—it can stop Ethan!"
His voice cracked as he spoke.
He stopped abruptly in midair and turned to face Ethan head-on.
At that moment, Ethan was already closing in, his body wrapped in white lightning, tearing through space with terrifying speed. Every step collapsed the space beneath him, the pressure alone enough to make ordinary Supremes suffocate.
Aemon gritted his teeth.
In his current state, pain no longer mattered. Pills burned his blood, secret techniques tore at his meridians, and desperation drowned out fear. His eyes locked onto Ethan, pupils blazing.
Just as Ethan crossed the final distance—
Aemon waved his hand.
A brilliant radiance erupted.
Within the light floated a scroll—ancient, heavy, and suffused with Dao fluctuations. It looked like a painting, yet not a painting. A map, yet not merely a map. Colors twisted and shifted across its surface as if alive.
The instant it appeared, the heavens trembled.
Ethan's eyes narrowed sharply.
"What terrifying defensive and sealing power…"
"This isn't an ordinary divine weapon."
"It's even stronger than the incomplete Sky-Suppressing Turtle Shell."
The holographic eye opened without hesitation.
An information panel unfolded before him.
[Name: Map of the Eight Wonders]
[Origin: An ancient work, a secret treasure of chaos from the Twilight of the Gods, of the same grade as chaos artifacts.]
[Function: Contains supreme defensive, sealing and restriction power. When activated, it can be used for absolute defense. According to legend, the souls of the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts are sealed within it. Whoever becomes its true master and unlocks its seals will gain recognition from the eight beast souls and may command them.]
[Note: The Map of the Eight Wonders will react to any living Eight Strange and Ferocious Beast.]
Ethan's expression shifted—then exploded into uncontrollable delight.
"So that's it."
"No wonder the Infinite Beast Sect crossed thousands of miles and found the Evil Mantis with such precision."
"This map was reacting to it."
"A secret treasure… on par with the Chaos Clock."
Ethan's lips curved upward slowly.
"This Map of the Eight Wonders… is mine."
Among the Eight Strange and Ferocious Beasts, obtaining even one was considered a heaven-defying fortune. If all eight could be gathered…
The thought alone made his blood stir.
Eight ferocious Beasts that once slaughtered emperors. Creatures capable of growing into Demon Emperors. If their souls acknowledged him—
With such a force at his back, could the Heaven and Earth barrier truly remain unbroken?
Ethan felt anticipation burn through his bones.
At that moment, Onyx's voice echoed in his mind.
"That… that's the Map of Eight Wonders?"
"How are you this lucky?"
"You recognize it?" Ethan asked calmly.
"There is information about it in my memory," Onyx replied, her voice tinged with shock.
"It's a secret treasure, the same level as the Chaos Clock you possess."
"So the legends are true? The souls of the Eight Beasts are sealed inside?"
"Yes," he answered without hesitation.
Ethan's eyes darkened.
"To seal eight ferocious beast souls… what kind of existence could do that?"
"Someone who surpassed the Emperor Realm," Onyx said softly.
"Most likely."
"If you obtain the Map of the Eight Wonders, unlock its seals, and gain the recognition of the eight beast souls—combined with your own strength—you could walk sideways across this continent."
Ethan's tone turned absolute.
"Then I will obtain it."
"Today."
Onyx fell silent for a moment, then muttered inwardly,
"This kid's destiny is terrifying… If I follow him, maybe I really can recover all my masks."
Aemon's roar shattered the moment.
"Ethan—die!"
"The Map of the Eight Wonders—seal!"
He poured everything into it.
Spiritual energy. Blood essence. Soul Power.
Everything.
Although he was recognized as its master, Aemon had never truly unlocked the map's seals. The Eight Beast Souls had never acknowledged him. Otherwise, it would have been enough to annihilate Ethan.
But even unawakened—
It was still a treasure equal to the chaos artifacts.
It would be enough.
It had to be enough.
Colorful ripples spread outward in concentric rings. Mysterious sealing power descended from the sky like a collapsing firmament, pressing down upon Ethan from every direction.
The air solidified.
Time slowed.
Space screamed under the weight of ancient restrictions.
Ethan did not hesitate.
The Chaos Clock appeared.
Red-gold light burst forth as the ancient clock expanded instantly, becoming colossal. Divine power surged like a tidal wave, colliding head-on with the sealing force of the Map of the Eight Wonders.
Boom—!
The sound was like the heavens splitting apart.
Mountains shattered. Rivers reversed. The sky fractured into countless shards of broken light.
The two treasures clashed.
Shockwaves tore through the land, leveling forests and vaporizing peaks. Thunder roared without clouds. Lightning split the void.
Ethan stood unmoving within the storm.
His hair whipped violently, robes snapping like banners of war.
He looked up at the collapsing space with calm amusement.
"The Map of the Eight Wonders is impressive," he admitted.
"But your strength is too weak."
Aemon could not even unleash one or two tenths of its true power.
Ethan, however—
He could wield eighty, even ninety percent of the Chaos Clock.
Divine power roared.
The red-gold clock suppressed the colorful sealing light relentlessly, tearing through layer after layer of restriction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The heavens shook.
Aemon stared in disbelief as the Map of the Eight Wonders was forced backward, its light dimming under the crushing might of the Chaos Clock.
"What… what is that?!" he screamed.
"What kind of treasure is this?!"
Kale's face turned deathly pale.
"That pressure… that authority…"
"It's a divine weapon."
A true one.
Despair flooded his chest.
Ethan was already an existence capable of rivaling an Ultimate Supreme—and now he wielded a legendary artifact.
They had the Map of the Eight Wonders.
But without divine power, without sufficient strength, its activation was nothing more than a shadow of its former glory.
The gap was absolute.
Aemon's pupils shook violently.
For the first time in his life—
He felt death breathing down his neck.
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