The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 627: Devuring the Soul Kingʼs memories

The last feelings in Akus Vulcanoʼs eyes were terror and despair as he witnessed his extremities being devoured before his eyes. Then, his eyeballs were also consumed by the red force field. What he felt next was a power forcing a clash of willpower, which he lost before overwhelming pain assaulted his brain.

By that point, the only thing the man wanted was death, which he received after Gluttonyʼs Eye consumed his soul force and ego.

Cain assimilated the knowledge in Akusʼs memories before allowing his Ego Wave to finish consuming what remained of the manʼs corpse. Once he was done with him, a wide smile appeared on his face.

It had taken him less than three days to consume all six Divine Ascension Masters, thanks to the improvement in his Gluttony Concept and Gluttonyʼs Eye, but that was not the part that made him the happiest. There were two Middle Divine Ascension Masters among the upper echelon of Diamond Shore and Cataclysm, and Cain assimilated not only the duoʼs knowledge but also their emotions and insights.

Gluttonyʼs Eye power had finally evolved to the point of consuming the full spectrum of the memories of a Middle Divine Ascension Master, which should be enough for him to finally consume the Soul Kingʼs soul orb inside his soul sea.

Of course, Cain would not carry out such a process with the Scarlet Inquisitors present, so he focused on the seven Titans.

”You have done a great job. We are one step away from destroying all Tier 0 Dark Factions and bringing peace and prosperity to the Deus Behemoth Empire. Wait for further instructions on the upper floor.”

The seven Scarlet Inquisitors bowed to Cain and used the surface of the Scarlet Inquisition Force Headquarters. Now that only one Tier 0 Dark Faction was active and no underworld powerhouse dared to show its face, it was best if the Scarlet Inquisitors remained in the headquarters, as from this place, they could immediately reach any part of the empire through the teleportation formations.

Once Cain was all alone, he took a deep breath and lay on the ground before closing his eyes. He was not meditating or resting but had fallen asleep.

Thanks to the power of his vitality and the might of his mind, sleep was not something Cain needed anymore. However, he could choose to enter that state, as it would allow his body and mind to attain true relaxation. Something important if he wanted to be at his peak for the following task.

Six hours later, Cain opened his eyes, and a sensation of rest he had not felt in months washed over him. It was truly impressive and allowed his mind to achieve great focus, which he would need.

Without wasting any more time, Cain adopted a meditative position on the ground and closed his eyes as he began to flood his body with natural energy. While that power was meant to improve his physical and energy control, it would also enhance his senses and mind, which would be helpful.

Once the natural energy saturated him, Cain focused on the dark blue sphere with golden seals inside his soul sea. A cut appeared on his forehead the next second, and Gluttonyʼs Eye emerged.

The power of the organ that embodies the power of the Gluttony Concept burst, but instead of flooding a target on the outside, its power invaded Cainʼs soul sea and lunged toward the soul orb made of the Soul Kingʼs soul force and ego.

Cainʼs entire body trembled once the power of the Gluttony Eye reached the soul orb, and he faced the fragmented Soul Kingʼs willpower inside. The pressure and resistance he faced did not feel any weaker than that of the broken Titans he had devoured before, and this was just a tiny piece of the Soul King.

The Dark Kingʼs willpower was clearly on a completely different level than the average Titans. Still, Cain had prepared and faced countless clashes of will over the last ten months, so he succeeded after immense effort and hours of fighting.

The soul orb with the Soul Kingʼs soul force and ego trembled as its resilience faded, and it was time for the Gluttonyʼs Eye to start its consumption.

Cain could not help but clench his fists as memories appeared in his mind. He saw a young boy born in what could only be described as a dungeon and how this one grew in the worst possible conditions. As soon as the little boy was able to understand what happened around him and the nature of his birth, rage and hatred overwhelmed him.

As soon as those feelings appeared, Cain smiled with pure thrill since he was assimilating not only the Soul Kingʼs knowledge but also his memories and insights. That meant he could use them to obtain the manʼs skills and cultivation techniques!

Not allowing any other distractions, Cain focused as the thousands of years of memories from the Soul King went through his mind. Despite the hardship and pain he saw, no emotion of sympathy or pity appeared in his heart.

For one, the Soul King had tried to kill him, and more importantly, he was a Master of Order and could not feel empathy, at least not in the way normal people experience it.

More and more memories appeared in Cainʼs mind. Of course, they were going at an immensely fast rate; after all, there was no way Cain would spend thousands of years watching every second, but he was not worried about missing something since he could focus and would remember them in the future.

The smile on Cainʼs face only grew wider as the more he learned, the more he could understand the soul aspect of cultivation and skills connected to the spirit. He even gained access to the Soul Kingʼs insights related to the mysteries of the Soul Law.

Although having access to those insights was not the same as mastering the Law, Cain could use them in the future and ponder about them to train the Soul Law if he wished to.