The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 716 The hero and the villain

Once it was all done, Cain released a deep sigh as he felt a sense of exhaustion assault him. The battle might have seemed easy, but he pushed himself to the absolute limit and faced several dangerous situations.

Cain was forced to push his Astral Wave to the limit and fold space around his body to avoid severe wounds by the battle puppet self-destruction. During the attack on the Shadow King, he charged all his energy into his fist, leaving the rest of his body unprotected.

Still, soon, a smile appeared on his face, as there were no more dangers in the north of Gaia with the Shadow King and Undying King neutralized.

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Cain was back on the highest floor of the Titan Tower, tending to his wounds as he gazed at the unconscious Shadow King and Undying King.

”Apex, were you able to figure out their true identity?”

Although the fate of the Dark Kings was already sealed, Cain wanted to know more about them. Unfortunately, Gluttonyʼs Eyes was still not mighty enough to devour True Titansʼ souls, and even if it was, trying to win a clash of willpower against the duo would not be easy.

Cainʼs willpower was still at the limit of the Second Realm. There was no doubt that his Ego Wave was mightier than any other individual at Mind Over Wave, but he still needed to solidify his willpower and reach Mind Over Matter.

Obtaining a soul force at the Divine Ascension Realm allowed Cain the chance to face the Nine Heavens Ego Destruction Tribulation, but that did not mean he would just jump toward it. The power of such a phenomenon was designed to destroy the will and ego of monsters like him, so if he was not prepared, the only thing he would gain from facing the tribulation would be death.

Luckily for him, the Absolute Life Form Module had hacked into the Godslayer Humankind Empireʼs most secure databases, giving Apex a chance to uncover the Dark Kingsʼ identities.

”The Undying King should be part of the Osirik Family. They were a powerful noble family that was destroyed five thousand years ago after the Imperial Court found out that they kidnapped members of other noble families to make them Battle Puppets.

According to the information, all the Osirik Familyʼs upper echelon was butchered, and their ancestral home burned to ashes. Judging by the Undying Kingʼs age, this man must have been around five years old when that calamity fell, managing to escape through the cracks.”

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he heard the Undying Kingʼs past, and he could not help but gaze at this one for a moment. The man saw his entire family destroyed, causing a burning hatred to emerge inside his heart, which he used to grow stronger and pay back all the pain.

The Scarlet King could not help but think about the memories of his past life. An overwhelming force also destroyed his entire clan, and he exacted revenge by killing every single man, woman, and child of that empire.

”Boy, do you know the difference between a hero and a villain?”

Apexʼs words drew Cainʼs attention back from his introspection. The question the System Spirit posed had many answers, but he remained silent and waited for this one to continue.

”The answer is pain. The hero and the villain face pain that reaches into the deepest parts of their souls, leaving a scar that can never fade.

The villain seeks to spread that pain to the entire world, flooding everybodyʼs hearts with it, hoping that it will diminish his own and make him feel better.

On the other hand, the hero wants to protect others from those scars, using that pain as fuel to build a better world.”

The golden humanoid paused at this point, seeing that his words had little to no impact on Cainʼs state of mind, something to be expected from a Master of Order. A decisive light appeared in his eyes as he carried on.

”There was once an ordinary man who was thrust into a world full of chaos and demons. The pain, treachery, and carnage of the world forced him to become a demon himself, an emotionless killing machine that could set entire worlds ablaze and cause the death of billions with a wave of his hand.

That man rose to the highest stages of the chaotic world, becoming a master of death and destruction, yet twisting his mind and ego to the point that he could only see darkness.

However, one day, that man had a second chance and chose to trust others, obtaining a family and friends who loved him from the bottom of their hearts. This man who reached the epitome of death and carnage in his past life chose to protect those he loved from that darkness. He led a crusade through the stars to set ablaze all the evil that exists.”

As Cain heard those words, he could not help but frown since what Apex described was a life whose purpose was to grow stronger in the name of others, a view of the world that did not fit the mentality of a Master of Order, an entity that saw himself as the core of the universe.

All sorts of questions appeared in Cainʼs mind, as this was the first time that Apex described anything related to the systemʼs origins.

”Was that man the creator of the Absolute Life Form System?”

Cain could not help but ask that question. The Absolute Life Form System was his greatest weapon but also his greatest enigma, and he wanted to understand its nature and origin more than anything else in the world.

However, as he grew stronger and understood more about cultivation, the more Cain understood just how incredible the Absolute Life Form System was and how weak he was in its presence.

The golden humanoid in the deepest part of Cainʼs soul sea smiled as he heard the question.