The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 610: Flesh Calamity (I)

Inquisitor Gigant glanced at the Middle Divine Ascension woman with chains covering her body before turning his attention to the Scarlet Inquisitor who maintained a firm grip on the back of her head and used his Ego Wave to block her meridians.

This Scarlet Inquisitor, with golden eagle features, was the man who had inquired about Cainʼs nature when the army first arrived above the incinerated mountain range.

”I am impressed that you managed to restrain Ocean Serpent without a single scratch on you, Kanon.”

Inquisitor Kanon turned toward Gigant, his face beaming with pride.

Although the title of Titan sounded aloof and mighty, they were in essence strong Late Divine Ascension Masters. So facing a Middle Divine Ascension Master and remaining unscathed was indeed impressive and worthy of admiration.

”Before the battle started, the Scarlet King provided me with a file detailing Ocean Serpentʼs cultivation technique, a comprehensive description of all her skills, as well as her trump cards and how to counter them. I simply followed our Lordʼs instructions, and everything went flawlessly.”

Ocean Serpentʼs shock was evident upon hearing this. She had always been extremely evasive about her skills and abilities, yet it seemed the Scarlet King had unraveled her deepest secrets without her ever having encountered the man.

While shock and dread filled the womanʼs heart, the Scarlet Inquisitors simply nodded. At this point, all of them believe that the Scarlet Kingʼs eyes could permeate any barrier and unveil any secret.

Inquisitor Amalia turned to her side, slightly surprised to see the Scarlet Inquisitor with cheetah features had her right arm badly wounded, yet the rest of her body was unscathed. She was surprised there was a wound at all, considering White Ocean was just an Early Divine Ascension Master and should not have been able to harm a Titan.

”Sister Ekatory, what happened to you?”

Inquisitor Ekatory frowned, her expression tinged with anger. This rage was not directed at Amalia, as both women were acquainted, and she understood the question was born out of concern. Her fury was aimed at the man in chains before her.

”This little bastard tried to blow himself up when he realized escape was impossible. The Scarlet King had already warned me about White Oceanʼs propensity for self-destruction, so I was prepared to stop the overload of his internal energy, but I nearly lost my arm in the process.”

The other Scarlet Inquisitors softly nodded. While the Scarlet King could provide them with all the necessary information and strategies, the unpredictable nature of the battlefield meant that not everything always went according to plan. Still, the fact that Ekatory was able to capture the man alive despite this one wanting to kill himself was impressive.

After their brief exchange, the four Scarlet Inquisitors returned to their silent vigil. They had been summoned by the Scarlet King, but they knew if told to wait, they would do so for as long as necessary.

As they observed row upon row of dead or detained prisoners being placed in the teleportation formation, it wasnʼt until the fifth day that they received a message on their computer rings:

”Come.”

A solemn expression crossed the faces of all four Scarlet Inquisitors as they reinforced the restraints on Ocean Lord, White Ocean, and Ocean Serpent before stepping into the teleportation formation. The moment they did, the formation glowed, and the next second, the Scarlet Inquisitors and the upper echelon of Ocean Wrath vanished.

The Scarlet Inquisitorsʼ minds and souls, strong enough to endure such short teleportation, immediately adapted to their surroundings, and the first emotion that struck them was utter shock.

The entire room was enveloped in a powerful, dense red force field, but what astounded them were the dozens of millions of tiny bubbles floating around. Their powerful vision allowed them to discern within these bubbles tiny fibers of muscle tissue, along with blood cells, liver cells, and components of other internal organs.

However, what truly shocked the four Scarlet Inquisitors was the floating golden skeleton at the center of the room. This skeleton was not empty, as they could see the Rebirth Heart, Evolution Core, and brain with the Ego Eternal Matrix intact.

Besides the Sacred Organs and the meridians emanating from them, every single biological tissue other than the skeleton seemed to have disintegrated and aggregated into those tiny bubbles.

The bubbles revolved around the golden skeleton forming halos, as this one generated a gravitational force keeping them near.

Suddenly, the empty eye sockets of the skeleton began to glow with an intense red light, and a voice echoed in their minds: ”Well done, Gigant, Amalia, Kanon, and Ekatory. You have successfully brought this trio alive. You have done an excellent job.”

The voice emanated from the golden skeleton floating in the center of the room, and the four recognized it.

”Scarlet King?”

Gigant voiced his shock and incredulity. It was clear to him that the presence was none other than the Scarlet King, yet he could not comprehend how the young man had been reduced to this state.

”I apologize for my ghastly appearance, but I reached this state after triggering my Flesh Calamity. I was in too much pain during my Flesh Destruction, which is why I made you wait.”

All four Scarlet Inquisitors, being Astral Cultivators, had gone through their Flesh Calamity, but their experience was nothing like what they were witnessing.

Firstly, while the Flesh Calamity is a stage in cultivation, it is not explicitly detailed in Saint Cultivation Techniques, as it is not something one achieves but rather something one survives. It is the power of the world that sends this force toward you, not something generated internally like an Essence Star or Astral Blood.

Understanding this, it becomes clear that everyoneʼs experience with the Flesh Calamity is somewhat different, as the stronger oneʼs talent and foundation, the more powerful the Calamity will be. However, even with this understanding, the state of the Scarlet King did not make sense to the Titans.