The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 712: Death Forest

Cainʼs eyes widened as he stared at the Samsara Flame. Despite having mastered the Law of Fire to the Law Integration level, he could not comprehend even the most fundamental aspect of that bright purple flame, and its power was clearly in a completely different league from any other flame he had seen before.

[Samsara Flame: The core of the Samsara Arsenal Module, it is responsible for creating Soul Automatons and producing Enlightenment Mist.

Any sacrifice made to the Samsara Flame will bring forth Fortune. The stronger and more precious the sacrifice, the greater the amount of Fortune you will gain.

Fortune will be transformed into Gifts and Merit.]

As he heard the words Fortune, Gifts, and Merit, Cain frowned as these terms were foreign to him, and when he asked the system for a specific description, it remained silent.

Cain waved his hand and brought forth an artifact, but just as he was about to throw it into the flame, he heard Apexʼs voice inside his mind.

”Brat, the first sacrifice made to any entity will be special and should obtain additional rewards. I advise you to wait until you have something truly valuable to sacrifice.”

Apexʼs voice caused Cainʼs eyes to narrow, and after a moment, he softly nodded. After one last look at the flame, he stored the artifact and left the Samsara Sacrificial Ground, turning his gaze to the Death Forest.

Cain flashed toward the forest of dark metallic pillars, and as soon as he set foot in it, his eyes narrowed.

”HUUUMMMM!”

The Death Pillars began to resonate, unleashing a vibrational force that sought to affect Cainʼs senses and limit the range of his Ego Wave. A sharp light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he focused on his senses, allowing them to overcome the hindering force, when he noticed two dark figures rising from the Death Pillars.

One of them wielded scimitars while the other was enveloped in arcs of lightning. The duo showed no emotions or hesitation as they attacked Cain with murderous intent.

”¡BOOM!” ”CRACK!”

A small explosion echoed as the lightning struck Cainʼs body before the scimitars did the same. However, the lightning was unable to harm his skin, and the scimitars shattered against his body.

Cainʼs hand moved extremely fast, and he grabbed the head of the figure with the scimitars with his right hand. His eyes glowed with Sun Force as he turned to the one that cast the spells.

Cainʼs right hand immediately shattered the head of the dark figure with the scimitars, and his Sun Eyes made a hole in the chest of the second. However, the beam of sun force was so intense that it pierced through the dark figure, landing on one of the dark pillars.

An attack of Sun Eyes had the power to make a hole in the chest of Late Divine Ascension Masters, yet when they landed on the dark pillar, they immediately vanished.

The Death Pillars seemed able to absorb any form of energy that made contact with them.

A flash of surprise appeared on Cainʼs face as he saw that, and the shock grew the next second as he saw how the two dark figures he killed melted into a black substance, landed on the ground, and fused back into the Death Pillars.

”So these are the Soul Automatons. The power they unleashed was around a Peak Wave Champion. Iʼm sure stronger ones will be deeper into the forest, but where did they emerge? I havenʼt killed anyone since awakening the module.”

”Brat, you might have awakened the module just today. Yet, that does not mean that in its sealed form, it did not devour the residual soul force and spiritual energy of those you killed.”

Cainʼs eyes widened as he heard Apexʼs words, and it became clear that the Samsara Arsenal Module was in a different league than the other modules. He nodded to the System Spirit and walked deeper into the Death Forest.

No more Soul Automatons emerged, and Cain concluded that they would not attack a target if the difference in power was simply too great, as such fights would be pointless.

After nearly three thousand kilometers, Cain felt a change as the Death Pillars grew larger, and the humming sound that affected his senses became stronger. Less than five seconds after the change, two more figures emerged from the dark pillars.

This time, they were a swordsman and an archer. The swordsman was surprisingly fast, appearing behind Cainʼs back and thrusting the weapon toward his spine with great power. At the same time, the archer charged its bow with powerful flame and shot it toward Cain, combining the might of a spell and the kinetic force of the projectile.

Once again, Cain let the attack land point-blank on his body. He felt some heat on his face where the arrow landed and mild discomfort on his back as the sword attempted but failed to pierce his skin.

”¡BOOM!”

An explosion echoed as Cain turned around and kicked the head of the Sword Soul Automaton, destroying it. Just as he was about to destroy the archer, it melted into the dark pillar.

The next second, the broken body of the Sword Soul Automaton melted and fused back into another Death Pillar. After that, no more attacks came as Cain was simply too powerful for the Peak Wave King Soul Automatons.

It was not until Cain advanced ten thousand more kilometers that he once again noticed that the dark pillars grew in size and sensory deprivation power. Like before, two Soul Automatons emerged and lunged toward him, but even those at the Peak Apotheosis Realm were not able to harm Cain due to the incredible durability of his flesh.

Cain continued advancing, but this time, as he reached the division line, he made a slight pause, and his eyes grew sharp.

”Past this point, I should find Soul Automatons with the power of Late Divine Ascension Master, meaning Titans and Gods.”