The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 790: Concept of Power

”BOOM!” ”BOOM!” ”BOOM!” ”BOOM!”

Explosions echoed across the starry void as the Sun Seed and the gargantuan three-headed giant continued clashing over and over again.

Cainʼs eyes were cold as he sent arcs of fiery energy that contained the power of the Sundering Concept. The opponentʼs attacks continued unleashing gravitational force, seeming to make everything around him, including his own body, too heavy to dodge, forcing a direct clash.

Unfortunately, although his Sun Seed had grown stronger, the gargantuan humanoid was more powerful, and no matter how much effort he put in, he always ended up losing. It made sense after all; his Sun Seed was just at the Second Realm, while the humanoid was the Alter-Ego of a Third Realm Ego Wave.

The only thing he was achieving was buying time, and if things carried on like this, he would lose and be expelled from this layer of the Tower of Concepts.

Although facing the gargantuan humanoid felt like an impossible fight, Cain did not lose focus or allow anxiety to overcome him. He was trying to analyze the enemyʼs moves and strength, attempting to figure out the key behind its power.

The eyes of two of the heads glowed again as the entity sent a new fist. This time, Cain did not dodge or counterattack, allowing the full power of that blow to strike him.

”BOOM!”

The punch sent the Sun Seed flying away, and cracks appeared on its form. Yet a sharp light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he smiled. He took the blow head-on because he wanted a clear sense of its powers, and now he finally understood the key behind those strikes.

”That thing is fusing the power of two Concepts!”

Fusing Concepts might sound obvious, but it was far from the truth. Until now, Cain had approached Concepts the same way he approached Laws, and trying to fuse them was an arrogant belief.

After all, Laws were the core rules of the universe, each with a flawless purpose. Trying to fuse two was like asking gravity and fire to become one. Even when Cain used spells that seemed to do that effect, he was just fusing their abilities and effects and was not even close to combining the essence of two Laws.

However, that is the beauty of Concept. They might be much harder to master and absorb, and training them was an uphill battle, but despite all their power, at their core, they were ideas, and ideas tended to merge and evolve into something more significant.

The gargantuan three-headed humanoid sent a new punch toward the Sun Seed, once again generating a gravitational force that froze him in place. Still, Cainʼs eyes only glowed with resolve as he prepared a new arc of flaming energy carrying the power of the Sundering Concept.

However, something different happened this time in the arc. A dark golden glow appeared in it, significantly increasing its power.

”BOOM!”

A massive explosion echoed across the starry void, sending the Sun Seed and the three-headed gargantuan humanoid flying away. Yet Cain still smiled, since, unlike before, when he was pushed through thousands of meters while the humanoid only a few hundred, this time they ended up in a draw!

The three-headed gargantuan humanoid froze for a second as it stared at the Sun Seed in confusion at that new power. However, it did not wait long as it continued to strike forward.

Cain did not show fear as he received the punches head-on, unleashing arcs of red flames that contained the power of the Sundering Concept, which was enhanced by channeling the power of the Radiance of Life into its essence.

”BOOM!” ”BOOM!” ”BOOM!”

Explosions filled the starry void, and while Cain managed to push things to a stalemate, he was not satisfied.

The Scarlet King wanted to increase the power of his Sun Seedʼs attack. To do that, he needed to go beyond channeling the Radiance of Power.

To unlock the true power of the ability, Cain needed to go beyond its current form and interact with the Concept that allowed such an ability to exist. That was an arduous task, but luckily for him, the battle pushed his mind and focus to the limit.

Every second, he was coming a little closer to the origin, and the power of his sundering arcs of fire grew stronger until a sense of enlightenment finally appeared in his eyes.

”Power!”

As soon as that word echoed inside Cainʼs mind, the flaming energy emerging from the Sun Seed he was charging into an arc faded. Instead, it merged into a single point before releasing it as a beam of immense power.

The beamʼs path was incredibly fast and powerful, yet it still perfectly followed Cainʼs command. It displayed controlled destruction, leaving a trail of sundered space and managing to cut in half the punch that was coming toward him!

The gargantuan humanoid was shocked by the damage to its hand and trembled back as it grabbed its mangled arm.

Cainʼs eyes widened as he saw the level of destruction he was able to unleash after channeling the essence of Radiance of Strength, the Concept of Power, into an attack that embodied the Sundering Concept.

However, he did not lose focus and immediately used the power of the Concept of Gluttony to pull the severed fists into the Sun Seed, hastily assimilating its energy before the power of the Tower of Concepts could take it away.

The three-headed humanoid seemed shocked to see its fists being consumed by the Sun Seed, and rage immediately emerged in its eyes as the lost hand regenerated. Being an Alter-Ego, an entity made of psychic energy, it made sense it could heal instantly, just like the Sun Seed could. Of course, that required the consumption of energy.

The gargantuan humanoid lunged forward, this time the eyes of the middle head and left head glowing. They increased the weight and momentum of their strike, resulting in an attack that combined heavy impact with explosive speed.