The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 717: Tier I Rebirth Mark

”Maybe. You could ask him if you two ever meet. Although, let me tell you that with your current talent and achievements, he might not even glance in your direction.”

Cainʼs eyes widened. He noticed the mocking tone in Apexʼs voice, but he was also sure that this one was not exaggerating. Even if his talent was the highest among Aetherʼs trillions of life forms, it was still not enough.

”Hahaha, ok, letʼs not waste more time. The womanʼs identity is simpler. She is a whore.”

Cainʼs face twitched as he heard Apexʼs words. The atmosphere was solemn a second ago, but all that broke instantly. Although he still had many questions, it was clear that the System Spirit would not give him any answers, so he did not bother to ask.

”What do you mean by whore?”

”What you would expect. The Shadow Kingʼs name was Veronica, and she was once part of Angar Aegonʼs harem. The woman was very good at seduction and ambitious. She slept with many men and played with their feelings, allowing her to steal some of the core techniques and resources of the Aegon Family.

They found out and hunted her down. According to the report, she perished, but it seemed she was able to fake her death.”

”Oh, I see.”

Cain nodded and immediately lost interest in the Shadow King. The womanʼs story did not interest him in the slightest, and he would dispose of her without hesitation. As for informing Angar about it, there was no reason to burden the man with that information, and it was better if he kept thinking this woman had perished long ago.

After a moment, a decisive light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he vanished with the two Dark Kings, appearing inside the [Samsara Arsenal Module]ʼs First Layer.

Cain walked into the Samsara Sacrificial Ground with the two Dark Kings, soon reaching the Samsara Flame. With a wave of his hand, he made the Soul King appear and, the next second threw the trio into the bright purple flame!

The Soul King was in a comatose state, so he made no sound. However, the Undying King and Shadow King woke up as agony appeared in their eyes. However, it did not last long, as the bright purple fire consumed the trio in less than a second.

A sharp light appeared in Cainʼs eyes as he saw how the Samsara Flame consumed the three Dark Kings and how pink-purple mist emerged from it, filling the surroundings. However, his focus reached the extreme as he saw how a bright purple energy rose into the ceiling of the sacrificial ground.

ʼSo that is Fortune.ʼ

Cain adopted a solemn expression as he saw how over 80% of the bright purple energy coalesced into a golden force before transforming into an ethereal, luminous orb. Before Cain could even try to comprehend the orbʼs nature, the rest of the bright purple energy flashed into his right hand, fusing into the purple halo!

A searing pain affected Cain as the bright purple halo on his right hand grew broader, and soon, more lines began to form inside. The pain almost made him want to sever his right arm, but he just clenched his teeth and endured.

It lasted over ten minutes before it finally ended, leaving Cainʼs entire body soaked in a cold sweat. After a moment and regaining control over his breathing, Cain turned his eyes to the back of his palm, and a sense of shock and awe assaulted him.

What was before a simple thin halo became a pentagram made of interlocking lines, creating a star shape with a circle around it. Surrounding the pentagram were multiple bands containing a variety of runic symbols that Cain could not comprehend as the Laws and cosmic forces they embodied were simply too high for him.

The most striking part of the pentagram was the detailed eye symbol with concentric circles within the central pentagon of the star. When Cain focused on it, he could not help but feel it looked back.

”Congratulations. You have accumulated enough Merit to obtain the Tier I Rebirth Mark. You can now burn 25% of your life force without permanent repercussions. It will heal over time, or you can speed it up using treasures.

Continue the hard work to unlock the complete Rebirth Knight Runic Set. The more precious the sacrifice, the better. I also like evil things, so make sure to bring me sinful entities.”

Cain turned to the Samsara Flame with shock as he heard a voice from it. The message seemed to be preprogrammed, but even then, it could not diminish the might and majesty of the voice.

”Hahaha. Well done, brat. See, I told you it was better to wait. By making the trio your first sacrifice, you obtained a Tier I Rebirth Mark.”

Apexʼs voice echoed inside Cainʼs mind, and although he was full of questions, he was also ecstatic. Even for someone like Cain, who had overwhelming vitality and regeneration abilities like Radiance of Life, life force was something he was cautious about consuming, especially as his flesh and blood became stronger.

Cain doubted there were treasures in Aether that could heal the damage to his life force due to his overwhelming vitality and constitution, but this Rebirth Mark was capable of doing so. Although it was only 25%, it was already an immense help in terms of battle power and survival.

As Cain gazed at the rune, he could not help but speculate the power the higher tier would carry, and he could not even imagine what abilities the Rebirth Knight Runic Set could unleash.

After overcoming the shock of the mighty rune that was now on his hand, he turned his gaze to the luminous orb that still floated in the ceiling. Cain brought it to him with a wave of his hand, and his eyes narrowed as he focused on this one.

”I assume this is the Gift that consumed 80% of the Fortune.”