The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 924 Mind Severing Ritual (II)

Cainʼs eyes widened as he saw the white flames. He could not decipher their power or any other characteristic, but his instincts screamed, warning him of the immense danger they posed. Immediately, he made his energy explode, enhancing his strength but, most importantly, twisting space around himself.

Spatial distortion twisted the fabric of space and increased the distance between Cain and the Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky while simultaneously diminishing the distance he needed to cover to reach the radiant light.

Despite the distortions in space, the Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky managed to reach Cain very quickly, attacking with immense ferocity from every direction.

The golden light of The Flow exploded in Cainʼs eyes as he moved with supernatural skill, dodging several attacks and using the Spear of Doom to send two Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky flying away with cuts in their bodies.

Despite Cainʼs superb skills and The Flow helping him predicate the enemiesʼ movements, Horus still managed to reach him and land a single palm strike on his chest.

The strike pushed Cain a few thousand meters back into the Dark Fog, making his ribs tremble due to its power. However, the physical damage did not even compute in Cainʼs mind since something much more important happened.

Cainʼs eyes trembled, and a feeling of utter shock and dread appeared on his face. The moment the white flames touched him, he lost something incredibly valuable.

ʼMy memories!ʼ Cainʼs mind had grown extremely powerful thanks to his cultivation, and he had long ago developed a super form of eidetic memory, able to remember the most minute detail of every moment of his life.

The moment that palm strike bathed in white flames touched his body, years of his life suddenly vanished! It wasnʼt just events that disappeared; all the experiences and emotions connected to them were also gone!

The core of an individualʼs personality, the things that make them who they are, are the events of their lives and the experiences and emotions associated with them. Through these, they grow, and their personality and ego emerge.

While the Scarlet King was the most significant and powerful entity of the Sacred Races of Aether and held a divine status, he was still a young man, less than thirty.

Losing just a couple of years was dire enough. If every single one of them were gone, wouldnʼt that be the same as dying?

ʼI need to escape. Now!ʼ Fear appeared in Cainʼs eyes for the first time in a very long time. He didnʼt even understand how this power worked, but somehow, it reached the core of his mind, and he couldnʼt defend against it.

”Aegis of the Fallen!” Cainʼs energy exploded as he began to burn his life force, allowing his strength to return to its peak and beyond. This enabled him to use the final unique skill of the Fallen Archangel Battle Set.

A shield composed of the Fallen Aura manifested around Cain, creating an impenetrable barrier of dark energy, which he used to protect himself before flashing at full speed toward the radiant light.

Horus and the Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky also unleashed their full strength, attacking the young man with all their power. The sacrifice they had to make to obtain these white flames was much more than the lives of two Humanoids of Dark Sky, and if they failed to complete the Mind Severing Ritual, they would have no second chance.

A fierce battle occurred between Cain and the seven Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky. The young man attacked with his spear like a demonic god, using everything he had to push away the aliens and reach the radiant light.

The Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky fought with all their might, using all their power to break the dark energy barrier. They received deep wounds, yet their determination was paying off as their flames began to reach the young man.

Every time the white flames touched Cainʼs body, the Sun Seed, the metaphysical embodiment of his ego and personality, trembled. The light of the yin-yang sun faded with every strike, along with years of Cainʼs memories.

The Collapsing Lightning Emperor and the rest of the masters from the Sacred Races could see from Cainʼs frenzied state that something was wrong with him, but no matter how much they wanted to help their leader, they could not move.

If they entered the battlefield, the thirty-two Humanoids of Dark Sky would also make their move. At best, they could equal those thirty-two; at worst, they might become a burden instead of help. No matter how much they hated it, they could only wait in the radiant light, hoping the Scarlet King would return safely.

The battle between Cain and the seven Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky started less than a minute ago, yet in that short amount of time, the white flames had consumed nearly all of his memories.

”Wrath of the Nine Hells!” With every year that Cain lost, his attacks and ferocity grew as he burned his life force without restraint to unleash his most powerful attacks, leaving several of the Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky wounded.

Those seven aliens were incredibly powerful, and their defense abilities were off the shards, but the power of the Spear of Doom left deep cuts on their bodies.

By this point, Cain barely remembered some key moments of his life. He did not know who the people attacking him were or why he was even fighting, but something told him he needed to reach the radiant light, and that was what he would do.

One of the Grand Humanoids of Dark Sky attacked from the side, but he dodged at the last moment before making the energy in his spear explode as he burned his life force, sending the alien flying away before diving forward at full speed.

Cainʼs eyes glowed with resolve, and a smile appeared. He was less than one hundred meters from the radiant light when suddenly, Horus appeared in front of him and sent one final attack.