The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 549: Metting Norkuo

Cain allowed his mind to rest for a few minutes. He would saturate his Evolution Core again once the quantity of Essence Astral Air diminished, and in the meantime, he waved his hand, summoning a Blood Origin Apple.

The divine treasure, pulsating with vitality and Blood Essence, drew the attention of everyone, and none were more surprised than the people from the Zanginis Clan. All of them recognized the Blood Origin Apple and knew the only way Cain could access something so valuable was if the Patriarch had handed it over to him.

Cain didnʼt care about the looks of the others. He cultivated using the Void Crimson Cultivation Technique while inspecting the runes on the Blood Origin Apple to improve his understanding of the Law of Blood. However, his eyes narrowed as he saw three cultivators from the Zanginis Clan approaching.

All three were Essence Cultivators, and their eyes glowed as they focused on the Blood Origin Apple. They maintained a proper distance but were clearly interested in the runes containing the mysteries of the Law of Blood.

There was no downside to those observing the Blood Origin Apple, so Cain raised it into the sky, allowing everyone from the Zanginis Clan to observe it. Smiles appeared on Lore and the rest of the people from the Zanginis Clan as they saw Cainʼs magnanimous attitude.

Hours became days as Cain kept his Evolution Core saturated with Essence Astral Air while at the same time coursing the Starwyrm Blood through his veins, pushing his cultivation forward and improving his understanding of the Law of Blood. As for the Starwyrm Essence inside his [Demonic Devourer Dimension], he decided to save it for later.

After all, his Evolution Core was saturated, and the Essence Astral Air was of much higher quality.

Astral Cultivators took turns keeping guard, but that was not a problem as they needed to rest after several days. Even if the Essence Astral Air could be used to invigorate the body, it was still a very dense energy meant for the Essence Star and not something the flesh and blood could endure without a problem.

On the twentieth day, Cainʼs eyes widened as his entire body began to tremble. Suddenly, streams of blood materialized around his body. Everyone from the Solis Clan to the Zanginis Clan and even those from the Artik Clan focused on the young man as they saw the phenomenon and understood it was a response to the Law of Blood rising toward the next level just as his energy pool did the same.

Thanks to the incredibly powerful resources and the improvement of his Law Mastery over the Law of Blood to the Extreme Law Fragmentation, Cain pushed his Essence Evolution Path of Power to the Middle Wave King Rank three months after his evolution!

Zamuel, Lore, and Amara focused on Cain and could not help but feel awe at the young manʼs talent. They could feel how pure Cainʼs energy pool was, and it was clear he had suppressed his cultivation to achieve the greatest foundation before advancing to the next level. Yet, he became a Middle Wave King before turning twenty.

Cain could not help but smile as he felt the strength coursing through his body and the booming might of his Essence Star.

ʼWith my current power, I should be able to face the Draco Lightning Frog, even if this one was not wounded!ʼ

Having the might to face a creature in the Divine Ranks before becoming an Apotheosis Master was a monstrous feat that maybe no one in Aether could have the honor of. Yet, Cain was confident he could at least force the beast to run away severely injured.

Although the feeling of strength was intoxicating, Cain did not dwell too long on them as his eyes began to glow with red light, allowing him to regain focus. He concentrated on the Blood Origin Apple and could not help but frown as he felt the help of this one diminished significantly now that his mastery over the Law of Blood reached the Extreme Law Fragmentation.

Since the treasure would not help him anymore, Cain no longer focused on it. Of course, he did not store it, as the rest of the Essence Evolution Cultivators from the Zanginis Clan were fully engrossed in it.

Cain did not take any other treasure and instead simply closed his eyes as the density of space around him grew stronger and stronger. He was delving deeper into the principles of the Law of Space engraved into the core teaching of the Crimson Void Cultivation Technique.

Although the speed at which one could decipher the Laws was slower without treasures such as the Blood Origin Apple or the Spatial Rift Grotto, cultivation techniques had insights from the people who engraved the method in order to guide those who practiced it.

Cain remained in meditation until the thirty-second day, when he finally opened his eyes. No breakthrough was coming, but his Essence Star began to develop a certain resistance to the Essence Astral Air. Like with any drug, the effects of the Essence Astral Air began to diminish after a prolonged period of use.

Although Cain could still carry on forcing the Essence Star to devour the nebulous energy, that would not bring significant profits. In any case, he would only add pollution to his purified energy pool.

As he opened his eyes, Cain noticed there were still some cultivators from the Zanginis Clan and Solis Clan using the Essence Astral Air. Cain stored the Blood Origin Apple and descended to the ground as he gathered with the rest of the people guarding the gate. It was now his turn to wait for the rest of the cultivators to end their training.

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Luckily, Cain did not have to wait for long as three days after he finished his training, the last of the warriors from the Solis Clan also could no longer take advantage of the Essence Astral Air, and it seemed that the people of the Artik Clan were also about done.

The people from the Artik Clan had kept their distance from Cain and the others, and neither side exchanged many pleasantries. There was not a bad affinity between the clans, but in a place full of treasure like this, it was better to travel apart unless you had a very good relationship with someone.

The groups were about to go back through their respective channels when they saw how a new clan emerged from a path different from the use taken by the Artik Clan.

Cainʼs eyes immediately grew cold as the group that arrived belonged to none other than the Kraken Clan. Immediately, his gaze focused on Norkuo, as this was the person he wanted to kill.

Since the old man had attempted against his life and had clearly developed a deep hatred against him, Cain would do all in his power to erase that cancer before it could affect him or the people he cared about.

As one would expect, Norkuo was at the back of the group, and the rest of the members of the Kraken Clan seemed to avoid him. Usually, the people who would enter the Astral Bloodline Realm were members of the younger generation, using the chance to polish their foundation before consolidating their cultivation in order to push forward and reach the Divine Realm Stage.

Even Lord Zanginis knew the importance of the realm, so he did not send any of his sons, as they would have to be babysitted and it would not be fair to the rest of the warriors. Yet, Norkuo, an old man with one foot in the grave, managed to get a slot for the realm, which meant he took it from another member of the Kraken Clanʼs younger generation.

Since that was the case, it was no wonder that the rest of the people of the Kraken Clan would treat him with coldness. However, while that was the case on the outside, Cain could not help but frown as he observed the Kraken Clan.

Not only did Norkuo not even glance at him, but even though the other members seemed to keep their distance and ignore the old man, Cain could notice the subtle sign of a battle formation that seemed to keep the old man as the core.

ʼThere is something wrong, but what?ʼ

Of course, since Cain detected something wrong, he would not simply wait and do nothing. Even if his senses and Ego Wave could not perceive it, that did not mean he was out of means as soon the [seudo Multidimensional Scan Force Field] covered the group. Although the realm restricted its range, the people of the Kraken Clan were close enough, and none of them could detect the toolʼs power.

ʼApex?ʼ

Cain expected the Absolute Life Form System to solve his doubts and asked Apex to go through the information, but unfortunately, he was out of luck.