The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 302 First Collapsing Lightning Pillar!

”Hahah, good Shadow King. Assist me in eradicating these pests!”

It was impossible to distinguish almost anything from the person that just appeared since a dense cloak of shadows covered his figure. However, his golden eyes were clear to everybody, and no one beneath the Second Realm could focus on them.

Yet, many of the powerhouses of the Blood Sea immediately recognized him. A unique force controlled the underground of the empire called The Organization, and the shot callers went by the name of Dark Kings.

Of the ten Dark Kings, there was one whose nature was secrecy, capable of infiltrating even the Emperorʼs Royal Palace.

No one knew his name or appearance, but everybody called him Shadow King.

The Blood Duke immediately took control over the Blood Pagoda, channeling all its energy into him and Bloodless #1 as soon as the Shadow King appeared.

Just the entity that took control over the High Blood Elderʼs body would have been challenging, but now there were two of them. And even more important, the only one that could give a command to a Dark King would be another Dark King!

Two Dark Kings from The Organization. That would be enough to threaten an entire Sector, much less a weakened organization like the Blood Sea.

Despite the duo facing the Blood Duke, Bloodless #1, and over one hundred Wave Kings, there was not even a trace of fear or worry in their eyes. They were that confident in their powers!

Cain clenched his fists as he pushed his willpower to the limit in order to control his emotion and suppress his fear. It was hard to say about the rest of the powerhouses, but his chances of surviving a battle would be small since one of the Dark Kings was so keen on taking his life.

The Shadow King turned his eyes toward Cain and glanced at the young man for a moment before speaking.

”Blood King, I did not come here to fight. You hire me to take you out in case of danger to your life, and that is what I am going to do.”

Although the voice of the Shadow King was male, it constantly changed between different tones, making it impossible to distinguish anything from it.

”Hmph, none of these rats could stop me if I wanted to leave. If you wish for the other half of your payment, help me kill that brat!”

The Blood King, the one that possessed the High Blood Elderʼs body, shouted. His killing seemed to burn with the intensity of a volcano and would not rest until Cain was dead.

”Are you sure you can escape without my help?”

The Shadow King looked to the sky as he uttered those words. Everybody else followed his sight, and only then did they notice the middle-aged man floating in the sky.

Shock appeared in the eyes of the powerhouses, and that included the Blood Duke and Bloodless #1, since neither had noticed the manʼs presence before.

The man was around two meters tall, with short black hair, blue eyes, and a muscular body. He wore regular clothes, but a strange dragon-like beast revolved around his chest, and a sword hilt emerged from its maws.

”First Collapsing Lightning Pillar!”

The Blood King shouted as he saw that man. He had been so focused on Cain that he overlooked the immense threat in the sky.

Before any of the presents could even blink, the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar appeared before the Dark Kings and grabbed the sword hilt emerging from the dragonʼs mouth.

The Life Wave in one hundred thousand meters was drained when the middle-aged man touched the sword. And all that power was unleashed as soon as he took the weapon out.

”ZNNN!”

First, it was a blinding light, and what followed it was a giant arc of blue sword light that split the Blood Sea for nearly two hundred kilometers!

Cainʼs eyes widened as he saw how the man managed to split billions of tons of water with one single attack. People like to compare the power of Titans with nuclear weapons, but the destructive power of that sword strike was something humanity of the Old World could never achieve.

”BOOOMMMM!”

Clashing sounds emerged from the Blood Sea as the water fell back. It took a moment for silence to return, but once it did, no one uttered a word as they looked at the man.

”As expected, I still lack the power to stop the Shadow King from escaping.”

The First Collapsing Lightning Pillar utter those words without much concern in his body before turning around.

The Blood Duke and Bloodless #1 grew tense under the eyes of the man. Both of them had heard the feats of the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, but it was clear the man far exceeded the legend.

”The old man said you must return to the Imperial Lightning Fort once you finish here.”

Of everybody present, the only one that drew the First Collapsing Lightning Pillarʼs attention was a young man, and as soon as he spoke those words, he vanished.

Cainʼs eyes burned with red light as he stared at the sea and remembered the sword strike that managed to split it. The higher he rose, the more he learned, and now it was clear to him that even among Titans were those whose powers defied logic and could only be described as divine.

The First Collapsing Lightning Pillar and the Dark Kings fall in that category. The bad part was that one of them seemed very interested in taking his life, and he doubted they would just give up after failing once.

The Blood Duke sighed as everything went way out of hand. Had it not been for the arrival of the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar, who knew how many more people would have died before they could force the two Dark Kings away?

However, his problems were far from over. The way the Blood King managed to take over the High Blood Elder was very strange, not to mention that the Dark King had hidden inside the Blood Sea for over seventeen years under the disguise of Zima.

Now he had to take care of the powerhouses of the Purist Path, and he could not simply exile them since there was no way to say for sure if one or more were under the influence of the Blood King.

”All members of the Purist Path, you will be put under arrest until we figure out everything that happened and just how far the influence of the Blood King went.”

When the powerhouses heard that, many of them frowned since the idea of being thrown into jail was not something they would accept gladly.

The Blood Duke noticed the reluctance of the powerhouses, but his eyes grew cold. There was a great danger looming over the Blood Sea right now, and he would do everything in his power to keep it safe.

”Anyone that resists will be considered a traitor and punished accordingly.”

Fear appeared in the Wave Kings of the Purist Path when they saw the killing intent in Blood Duke and Bloodless #1 and were sure that the duo would not hesitate to attack with all their power if they were to resist the arrest or escape.

In the end, despite their reluctance, all the powerhouses of the Purist Path shut down their energy defenses, allowing the Blood Duke to use the power of the Blood Pagoda to suppress their cultivation before being escorted out.

Once that was taken care of, the Blood Duke commanded certain people to accompany him to the Blood Pagoda, where they would discuss the Dark Kings.

As for the rest of the powerhouses of the Integrationistsʼ Path, they would remain on Blood Island and Blood City. The Blood Sea just went through a civil war, and while Cainʼs actions with the Blood Pagoda reduced casualties to a minimum, there was still resentment between both sides, so martial law was needed.

Everybody had to remain in their homes, and the Wave Kings would be in charge of keeping order and ensuring there were no more deaths.

Wave Champion, Wave Warriors, and normal people returned to their homes once they were free of the red plasma net. There was still killing intent in the eyes of many, but no one dared to fight with the Wave Kings watching from the sky.

Blood kept raining over Blood Island and Blood City since the death of the Second Blood Elder unleashed energies that changed the atmosphere. It would be a long time before things returned to normal.

People across the empire stopped watching the Blood Sea, but that did not mean they would stop talking about it since the arrival of two Dark Kings was something that shook the Empire.

The civil war of the Blood Sea might have been short, but people would talk about it for a very long time.