The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 639 Water Tribulation (III)

”FEAR!” ”REGRET!” ”LOATH!” ”COWARDNESS”

Again, a new wave of power and corrosive negative emotions sought to break Cainʼs mind and shatter his will. Yet, he resisted, and his eyes grew cold as he faced the sky and prepared for the next tidal wave.

The tidal waves that wreaked havoc on Cainʼs emotions lasted nine hours, and by the end, his entire body could not stop trembling, and an expression of near madness could be seen on his face. Those negative emotions, combined with the pressure of the Astral Blood Beastʼs fragmented ego, nearly broke his mind, but thanks to his formidable willpower and Power of Order, he survived.

Cainʼs breathing was rough as he focused his mind to the limit in order to regain its serenity. Thanks to the Power of Order, he regained enough rationality to see how the tidal waves that nearly broke his mind had transformed into a small river.

The river was serene and so crystalline that Cain could see his reflection. Then, the Water Tribulationʼs power exploded one more time, and a figure began to rise from the river.

The Scarlet Inquisitors in the distance watched with awe and shock as a water humanoid that was a perfect replica of Cain rose from the serene river, its empty eyes focused on the Godslayer Human in the sky before a destructive force burst from its body and flashed up.

Cain still could not regulate his breath and felt his mind would shatter at any moment, but his eyes glowed with resolution as he flashed forward. Sun force and spatial storms covered his right fist as Radiance of Life and Radiance of Strength burst with power, enhancing his physical power and regeneration abilities.

Silence reigned as Cainʼs fists and the water reflectionʼs punch collided, but it did not last long.

”BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!”

An overwhelming explosion made the sky and earth tremble as Cain managed to shatter the water reflectionʼs fists before driving his punch into this oneʼs chest and diving into the ground, generating a second powerful blast that generated massive tidal waves and flattened the surroundings.

Cain lay flat on the ground, barely able to regulate his breathing. He felt like he would pass out at any second as his body was truly in a weakened state, and his mind was exhausted, but he clenched his teeth and endured, focusing on the Radiance of Life, and waited.

Luckily, he did not have to wait for long. Moments after he destroyed the mirror reflection, the drops of water that spread for hundreds of kilometers after the clash began to rise as their nature changed from destruction to healing and flooded into Cainʼs body.

A small smile appeared on the young man as he felt the healing power of the water flooding his body, improving the regeneration granted by Radiance of Life. His physical condition improved more and more. Now that he no longer had to worry about the Water Tribulation, he could focus on calming the raging emotions that attempted to twist his mind and personality.

Cain remained in the crater in the ground in silence until the last drop of water had flooded into his body, and he was able to calm down the voices in his mind. Once all that was taken care of, he stood up and began to clench his fists, testing the condition of his body.

”I am still somewhat injured but should be able to recover to my peak in a few days.”

After that, an inquisitive light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he communicated with the Absolute Life Form System.

”System, scan me.”

Like always, the Absolute Life Form System carried out the command given by Cain without hesitation, and soon, a stream of information appeared in his mind.

[Scanning Vessel...

...

Scan of Vessel completed.

Name: Cain Laurifer

Race: Godslayer Humankind

Path of Power: Astral Rebirth (Flesh Calamity) / Essence Evolution (Water Tribulation)

Lineage: Solis Lineage (Maximum Purity)

Wave Talent: ???

...

Stats:

Strength: 589.2-->623.2 (910.4)

Agility: 371.2-->387.5 (589.3)

Vitality: 670.9-->710.5 (1090.3)

Astral Wave: 420.3-->455.4 (670.0)

Essence Wave: 333.5-->472.6 (697.6)

...

Astral Blood Saturation: 96% Completion

Law Mastery:

Law of Space (Extreme Law Fragmentation)

Earth Law (Extreme Law Fragmentation)

Water Law (Medium Law Integration)

Fire Law (Extreme Law Fragmentation)

Wind Law (Medium Law Integration)

...

Note: Wave Virus inside the Vessel enhanced Wave Talent by 0.2%. The effect has diminished as the Vesselʼs foundation is too strong for the Wave Virus to have an impact.

Note: Natural energy has enhanced every aspect of the Vesselʼs physical body as well as both Astral Wave and Essence Wave. The current value is marked between (). Once natural energy is depleted, the Vesselʼs power will return to base stats.]

Cain smiled as he saw the massive improvement in his Essence Wave and how his Water Law evolved to the Medium Law Integration after surviving the Water Tribulation. And that was not all, as despite his [A.I. Chip Module] not being able to grade it, he could feel how his soul force once again increased after overcoming those tidal waves that nearly drove him mad.

Once he finished with his introspection, Cain turned his focus to the Scarlet Inquisitors in the distance. The group had not dared to come closer before due to fear of interrupting his Water Tribulation, but even now, they gazed at him with pure awe to the point they could not hide the devotion and admiration in their eyes.

The zeal in the eyes of the Scarlet Inquisitors did not have to do with Cainʼs Water Tribulation but with the fact that Goldkin had perished. Not only had Cain shown the power of a Titan, but he kept his word and did the impossible, purging the underworld of the Hyperion Continent from all its Tier 0 Dark Factions in a year!

Cain did not look down on their emotions and nodded to the group before rising to the sky and flashing back to the Bahamut Sector. The time for his departure was coming closer.