The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 306 Century Ascendance of the Blood Moon

”You were cold, brat.”

Apexʼs voice echoed inside Cainʼs mind, making this one sigh.

”Is it due to the ice girl? Are you going to mourn her forever?”

There was curiosity in the voice of the Spirit System, and Cain did not leave him in doubt.

”I will never forget Belzee, how she made me feel, or what she did for me, but I am not so selfless as to close my heart forever.”

”Then what is the problem? That girl is beautiful, brave, and more than once put her life on the line for you.”

Shura seemed to have left a very good impression on Apex.

Cain remained silent for a moment before finally answering.

”I will not open my heart to someone if I lack the power to protect her.”

After the golden humanoid inside Cainʼs soul dimension heard those words, a disapproving light appeared in his eyes as he shook his head.

”You have grown in a lot of aspects, brat. Yet, you are still weak. It is not your talent, battle power, or cultivation that makes you weak but the fact you allow the fear of the unknown to hinder your path.”

Apex did not say another word after that.

Cain only shook his head as he felt the disapproval of the System Spirit, but there was nothing he could do. The pain of losing someone he loved was still clear in his mind and heart. It was something that reached all the way to his soul.

Until he reached a level where there was no doubt that he could protect his loved ones, Cain would close his heart, regardless of how much he wanted them in.

Not wanting to waste more time in those depressing thoughts, Cain took a deep breath and used his willpower to clear his mind. Only then did he adopt a meditative position and focus on his cultivation.

While the Astral Rebirth Path of Power and Essence Evolution Path of Power were similar in the Wave Warrior Rank, both focusing on the formation of meridians to spread the Wave across their bodies, everything changed once they reached the Wave Champion Rank.

While those in the Essence Evolution Path of Power focused on upgrading their Evolution Core and qualitative change of their Essence Wave, those in the Astral Rebirth Path of Power focused on the reforge of their skeletal structure and size of their energy pool.

Actually, for the Godslayer Humankind, the true name of the cultivation stage after Wave Warrior was Skeletal Reconstruction. The term Wave Champion was used as a universal classifier since it would be too messy to call everybody by the specific name of their ranks that vary according to their path of power and race.

As its name implied, Skeletal Reconstruction required the Astral Cultivator to reconstruct their entire skeletal system. The first step was gradually breaking the bones in his hands, arms, and legs before reforging them according to the instructions of his cultivation technique.

It was an extremely delicate and painful process, but for someone like Cain, with willpower at the Late Wave King level, it was not a problem at all.

ʼThere are twelve days until the main event of the Century Ascendance of the Blood Moon begins. That time should be enough to complete the reconstruction of my fingers.ʼ

The first thing Cain did was to make sure his energy needs were satisfied. He took several Blood Orbs and mid-quality wave crystals, but that was not all.

Bloodless #1 had already returned the Wave King assassinʼs corpse to him along with the special space ring of this one. He did not hesitate before sending the corpse into [Devourer Dimension], where it would work as a source of energy and vitality.

Cain would have wanted to take Jasonʼs corpse as well, but he did not want to arouse suspicion, so he only took the blood of the Astral Wave King.

All that energy and vitality was more than enough to carry on. Cain made his Astral Wave revolve around his body while circulating the Sonic Blade Fusion Cultivation Technique.

A red light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he was surprised by the pain of using sonic pulses to break the bones in his hands before using his Astral Wave to reforge them.

The process was not only making the bones stronger, more flexible, and resilient but also changing their configuration, increasing the number of joints in them.

An average humanʼs finger had three joints, but those of Wave King, who had already finished Skeletal Reconstruction, had over fifty. Each joint not only increased maneuverability and the ability of the hands to endure pressure but also the maximum speed at which you can throw a punch or kick.

Cain made sure the revolution of his Astral Wave and reconstruction of his skeleton was on course before taking a deep breath and adopting Embryonic Breathing. That state not only enhanced his cultivation speed, but now that he had reached Mind Over Wave, it allowed his mind to split into several trains of thought.

He could enhance his cultivation and, at the same time, improve the number of his Blood Runes and advance in Blood Hands. The number of runes was growing very fast, and it was just a matter of time before he reached the final level of Blood Hands.

The twelve days went on incredibly fast. Cain felt like it was the blink of an eye before he had to leave his room in the Blood Pagoda and march to the Blood Sea.

Cain could move through the air at a speed above MACH 15, so it took him less than five minutes to reach the place. He immediately noticed the Blood Duke, Bloodless #1, and some of the strongest powerhouses in the sky.

Usually, there would be thousands of people watching the event, but the Blood Kingʼs threat still loomed over the Blood Sea, so the Blood Duke and Bloodless #1 did not want to risk those too weak to defend themselves.

Cain did not head to them since his destiny was the group that contained the Blood Maiden and the seven Blood Champions. Despite arriving last, like in their first meeting, no one dared to even look at him in the wrong way.

First, he made it in time, and second, Cain would be in charge of protecting the entire group. The rest of the Blood Champion had yet to fully heal from their battle against the Wave King, so it would be better if they did not fight.

Shura stared at Cain, her eyes empty, and she simply nodded before looking away.

Cain showed a small smile upon seeing that. He didnʼt blame the young woman for her behavior, as he was the one who had severed any connection between them.

People noticed her reaction, but they refrained from intervening. They understood that meddling in the sentiments of others during such a solemn occasion wouldnʼt be appropriate. Once everyone was ready, the Blood Duke stepped forward.

”Soon, the Century Ascendance of the Blood Moon will start. It would be at this point that scattered pieces of the soul of the Astral Blood Beast will unleash their power, allowing its remnant spirit to materialize deep in the Blood Sea.

At that juncture, all of you must appear before it so you can pay your respects and enjoy the radiation of its soul force.

Only the nine of you, who went through the Four Trials of Purity and are below twenty years old, can reach the Astral Blood Beastʼs spirit since everybody else would face a strong repulsion.

The journey will be dangerous since the repulsion force will not affect the Wave Beasts, and you will have to face them until you reach the spirit. There, you will be safe.

There have been occasions in the past when several Wave Champions perished, so you must not get complacent. Although things should not be so dire this time.”

The Blood Duke and the other powerhouses turned toward Cain. Even though he would have the weight of the entire battle on his shoulders, his power would make handling things seem like a simple task.

Shura and the Blood Champions nodded toward the Blood Duke before waiting. As the sun went down and the moon rose, something began to unfold.

The level of the Blood Sea rose at a shocking speed, and the energy of the blood surged to an unprecedented degree, illuminating the surroundings. Then, as the moon ascended into the sky, while it remained unchanged for the rest of the Gaia Continent in the Blood Sea, it seemed to take on a crimson hue.

”¡BOOOM!”

A burst of soul force emerged from the Blood Sea, rising all the way to the heavens, and its power was so immense that even the Blood Duke and Bloodless #1 were shocked by its power.

Cainʼs eyes were filled with awe as he felt that soul force. The Astral Blood Beastʼs soul should have broken into hundreds of millions of pieces thousands of years ago, yet it was still capable of this might.