The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 267 : Creating a Blood Rune

”¡BOOM!”

Finally, a blast occurred, but it was not due to a clash between the blonde Blood Champion and Cain. It happened when a young man with short black hair dived toward the ground between them.

The newcomer had short black hair, green eyes, and an impressive two-meter and twenty-centimeter stature. He came from the dragon with Shura in it, and his cultivation was the same as the blonde Blood Champion from the Purist Path, but the physical pressure he unleashed was much greater.

”Surin!” The blonde man chasing after Cain shouted, and he adopted a solemn expression, raising his guard and moving back.

”It is enough, Jeremy. Go back to your group and stop making a fool of yourself. If you want to keep delaying things, the one you will have to face is me!”

Surinʼs blue eyes glowed with a golden light, deploying willpower at the peak of the Wave Champion Rank.

Jeremy stared at Surin for a moment but did not dare to fight against this one with so many people watching over them and simply sneered before turning around and returning to the Purist Pathʼs Wave Beast.

Cain saw how Jeremy left and then turned toward Surin before nodding.

”Thanks for that.”

Although he was not in danger, Jeremy was becoming a problem since Cain could not solely focus on defense in a situation like that. After all, his opponentʼs energy pool was much greater than his.

Surin turned around and glanced at Cain with cold eyes before speaking in a stern voice.

”If you can not fight, your presence will only become a hindrance to Lady Shura.”

Not wanting to waste any more time, Surin jumped out of the ground, landing softly on the Wave Beast right behind Shura.

Cain noticed the animosity in Surinʼs eyes. Still, unlike Jeremy and the rest of the people in the Purist Path, the young manʼs feelings targeted him, not his ethnicity or bloodline.

ʼWell, at least he hates me for the content of my character nor for the blood running through my veins.ʼ

That thought nearly made Cain burst into laughter as he trashed such an iconic slogan from his Old World. He did not want to waste time either, so he jumped to the Wave Beast and sat in the back, away from the rest of the Blood Champions.

Ametria glanced at Cain with disdain and loath for a moment but did not keep trying to make a scene and patted the Wave Beastʼs head, making this one rise into the air and fly away at supersonic speed.

On the other hand, Shura could not help keeping her eyes on Cain. She remembered clearly how that young man managed to speak back to the Blood Duke and how his willpower seemed capable of shattering everything on his path.

Someone like that could not possibly be a coward that was too afraid of fighting a Wave Champion.

ʼWas his bravery with my uncle all a facade?ʼ

Shura could not help but think as she stared at Cain, trying to decipher just what kind of person the young man was.

”My Lady?”

Surinʼs words brought Shura back to reality, and she shook her head, erasing all those thoughts and focusing on her mission. She tapped the Wave Beastʼs head, and this one rose into the sky, leaving Blood Sea.

As soon as both dragons vanished from their sight, people on the ground began to disperse, but the same could not be said about the powerhouses in the sky.

The Wave Kings from the Purist Path look at the Wave Kings from the Integrationist Path scornfully. The division between the groups had risen so much that hostility was already present in their hearts.

Blood Sea was one of the strongest forces in the entire Godslayer Humankind Empire, but its internal division weakened them significantly. Both sides knew that, but the clash in their ideologies was not something they could fix with just words, at least not anymore.

The members of both paths believed they were in the right and that their way would help the Blood Sea, with the Integrationist Path considering that expansion and exchange were essential for the safety and growth of their people.

However, members of the Purist Path had the firm idea that the only way for the Blood Sea to rise was to reject any foreign influence, not allowing outsiders to taint their minds or bloodlines.

Isolation usually led empires to crumble, regardless of their size, since even the Godslayer Humankind had to make alliances to face the dangers of the Dark Race. Yet, the Purist Path considered that they did not have to rely on others for anything since that would only open the door to problems.

In all fairness, the fears of the Purist Path were not unfounded since many powers across the empire wanted to take the Blood Sea for themselves. A lesson that was still vivid in their minds after the events that happened one hundred years ago.

The Blood Duke stared at the High Blood Elder for a moment before turning around and flashing toward the Blood Pagoda. Any diplomatic way to fix their problem vanished when Ivan was assassinated.

The High Blood Elder glanced at the Blood Duke before turning his eyes toward the Wave Beast bringing Shura out of the Blood Sea. Despite the beast being over a dozen kilometers away, he could see everybody in it as if they were right by his side.

He had a contingency for every possible problem, but Cainʼs arrival was a wild card. Of course, he was not concerned by a mere Level 9 Wave Warrior, but the people behind Cain were the type he could not simply ignore.

There was no way that the Imperial Lightning Fort would simply ignore if one of its most promising stars were to die due to the actions of the Purist Path.

ʼEverything is already in motion, so I can not stop it even if I wanted.ʼ

A sharp light appeared in the High Blood Elderʼs eyes as he flashed toward the Blood Pagoda. Regardless of how things turned out, he had to be in peak physical and mental condition for what would come next.

---

Cain stood at the back of the dragon-like Wave Beast as this one coursed through the air, moving at Mach 4, reaching a speed that surpassed one thousand meters per second.

The pressure of the wind at that speed was like a hammer, but Cain could ignore it thanks to his strong body and powerful mind.

All the Blood Champions were chatting among themselves, but it was clear that the center of their attention was Shura, and they were ignoring Cain.

Cain did not care about the relationship of Shura with those men, but he could not help to stare at them for a moment and felt that something was odd since every one of the Blood Champions was a man. Since a tournament chose them, it made sense that at least a woman managed to gain a position among them, but it was not the case.

It was clear that it was not simply coincidence, involving secrets about the Ascendance of the Blood Moon he was unaware of, but he did not really care about it.

As for the fact the Blood Champions were ignoring him, that was something that Cain preferred since he had many things to do, with the first being the analysis of his body and cultivation.

The Blood Dukeʼs summoning arrived amid his breakthrough, and as soon as he stabilized his cultivation, he flashed to the outside of Blood City.

ʼSystem, scan me.ʼ

Cainʼs thoughts were all the Absolute Life Form System needed to act, and soon the information appeared in his mind.

[Scanning Vessel.

...

...

...

Scan of Vessel completed

---

Name: Cain Laurifer

Race: Godslayer Humankind

Path of Power: Astral Rebirth (Level 9 Wave Warrior)

Lineage: Avernus Lineage

Wave Talent: Middle Tier 7 ( High Tier 7)

---

Stats:

Strength: 14.5-->16.7

Agility: 8.1-->9.2

Vitality: 14.1-->15.8

Wave: 9.0-->10.4

Blood Energy: 12.5-->12.9

---

Marrow washing: 99.07% completion

---

Note: Wave Virus inside Vessel enhanced Wave Talent by 20.1%]

Cain smiled as he saw his stats. He had felt the surging power in his body after the breakthrough to Level 9, but it was even better than he expected.

The one that did not obtain a massive improvement was his Blood Energy, but the reason for that only made Cainʼs smile grow wider. His body finally reached saturation, and he could raise his Blood Refinement Art to the next level.

Rising to the third level meant the generation of Blood Runes, which was an extremely complicated process, but Cain had already mastered it during his journey with Bloodless #1.

Not wanting to waste time, Cain took a deep breath and adopted a meditative position before closing his eyes. He took control of the Blood Energy in his body, redirecting it into his Rebirth Heart, where it began to condense.

Thirty minutes later, Cainʼs body trembled as a glowing crimson rune was now inside his heart.