The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 652: A seat at the table

The Collapsing Lightning Duke frowned as a feeling of extreme discomfort assaulted him. He felt every inch of his body twitching as if his cells were in a state of extreme excitement, and slowly, he opened his eyes.

There was confusion in the Sector Dukeʼs eyes as he gazed at the metallic ceiling, beginning to remember what had happened before he lost consciousness. Suddenly, a sense of shock assaulted him, and he hastily stood up as his awareness burst.

Looking around the room, he saw the faces of the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar and Angar, and then shock overtook him again as he saw the face of someone who had vanished several years ago.

”Cain!? What is happening!? How long have I been unconscious!? How are the troops!?”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke immediately started firing questions. He could feel how his body had vastly recovered, which should mean he had been unconscious for a long time, and that was not good news since the longer he was out, the more advantage the Void King and the Inferno Daemon Invasion Army gained.

”Old man, relax. I will explain everything.”

The First Collapsing Lightning Pillar understood the nature of the Sector Duke better than anyone and expected such a reaction. After giving the man a second to breathe, he explained everything.

The Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs eyes widened as he heard how Cain managed to arrive in such grandeur before triggering a formation that suppressed the entire enemy army and killed a God with one strike. Then, like a monster, he faced the Blood King to a tie and allowed the Collapsing Lightning Alliance to retreat safely back to the Golden Core City.

If such battle might was not enough, the young man was able to heal most of his wounds using an ancient profession named Tribulation Enhancement. Finally, the icing on the cake was the fact Cain was the reason the Soul King failed to present himself on the battlefield for the last year.

”Hahahahahahahahaha. Did I tell you all that this brat was something else? Look at him, so young and already facing True Titans.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke released a thunderous laugh as he clapped Cainʼs shoulder with so much strength that it generated shockwaves, making the room tremble. An Apotheosis Realm Masterʼs bones would break under such power, but Cainʼs body had the endurance of an Adamantine Wave Artifact, so he only felt a palm.

The smile on the Collapsing Lightning Duke only increased as he felt the resilience in Cainʼs body, but then his eyes widened as he stared at him with confusion.

”Boy, are you simultaneously cultivating the Essence Evolution Path of Power and the Astral Rebirth Path of Power?”

When the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar and the Patriarch of the Aegon Family heard those words, they also turned to Cain. They had seen how the young man had unleashed both Astral Wave and Essence Wave during his fight against the Blood King, and now that they could finally take a breath and relax, doubts arose in their minds.

Dual cultivation was considered a taboo path that only talentless people would take. Still, the three True Titans would not dare to give Cain advice regarding cultivation since it was clear that the young manʼs talent had vastly surpassed theirs. The question was just out of curiosity, and luckily for them, Cain did not have a problem sharing.

”I have found a path to dual cultivation.”

The eyes of the True Titans glowed like lighthouses as they heard Cainʼs words, beaming with a sense of utter and absolute desire. The Collapsing Lightning Duke, the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, and the Patriarch of the Aegon Family were Astral Cultivators.

While they could channel immense might through their flesh and blood, they understood that their power would rise to a whole new level if they could also master the power of the Laws.

Although none of them said it out loud, the three True Titans gazed at Cain with an unmistakable sense of desire in their eyes as they were eager to learn that path. Of course, since Cain shared the pathʼs existence, he would not hide how to pursue it; after all, if the trio learned about it, there was no loss for him.

”It is very straightforward. You must push your soul force to the Divine Ascension Realm while maintaining your Ego Wave in the Second Realm. Then, after your soul force evolves, you will have access to a unique Ego Destruction Tribulation that will allow you to divide your soul into two pieces, which can be used to evolve the Rebirth Heart and Evolution Core to the Divine Ranks.”

The eyes of the trio twitched, and a sense of disappointment appeared on their faces. Although it was straightforward, it was also nearly impossible to achieve.

First of all, they were already out of luck since their souls had fused with their Sacred Organs, but even if they were younger and had yet to reach that point, who could achieve such an outrageous requirement as pushing their soul force to the Divine Ascension Realm while being an Apotheosis Master with a Second Realm Ego Wave.

The trio nodded to Cain and engraved the information in their minds, but they did not think it would be of much use. The number of people in the world who could take advantage of that information might be just one.

”Ok, enough distraction. We need to focus on the matters at hand. While we escaped from a close call thanks to the Scarlet Kingʼs timely arrival, it doesnʼt erase the fact that a new True Titan had entered the battlefield.”

The words of the Collapsing Lightning Duke spread a solemn aura over the room. The First Collapsing Lightning Pillar and the Patriarch of the Aegon Family also noticed the way in which the man referred to Cain, and it was clear the young man had managed to gain a seat at the decision table.