The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 742: A new Tier I Rebirth Mark

Cain performed a solemn nod as he indicated for the Collapsing Lightning Duke to stand up. The man had proved his bravery and loyalty multiple times over the last year, and it was through his protection that he survived the Blood Seaʼs Civil War, so Cain trusted him with some of his secrets.

Of course, the Collapsing Lightning Duke was not the only one who had gained Cainʼs trust, but he was one of the few who could keep the secret. After all, even if there were those like Levi or Zarak who would rather die than betray Cain, that did not mean things were so simple if they fell into the hands of an enemy.

Cain was sure the Soul King would not have wanted to betray the Void King since that man granted him the power to take revenge on the Umbra Clan. Yet, Cain still obtained access to all the memories of the Dark King and used them to fight against The Organization.

”Go. Sacrifice treasures to the Samsara Flame. The more precious the sacrifice, the greater the Fortune. Other than that, I can only tell you it enjoys evil things.”

A sharp light appeared in the Collapsing Lightning Duke as he began to take several treasures he had accumulated across his life. Many could be counted as normal Divine Treasures, but the last one the man took surprised Cain.

It was a black beating heart the size of the Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs body, exuding a genuinely evil aura that drew Cainʼs attention.

”This could be considered my greatest lucky chance. I found it in a parallel dimension created beneath a massive, bloody battlefield. Thanks to meditation on it, I was able to push my battle power beyond the Divine Ascension Realm.”

Cain heard the description of the Collapsing Lightning Duke, and his eyes narrowed as he inspected the black beating heart with the [A.I. Chip Module].

[Analyzing object...

...

It is most likely a Natural Inheritance born out of the corpse of a Peak Divine Ascension Master that perished. His power must have drawn the energy of the battlefield before finally taking that form.]

Cain softly nodded as he heard the analysis of the [A.I. Chip Module] and nodded toward the Collapsing Lightning Duke, indicating that this one should continue as his eyes grew sharp.

The Collapsing Lightning Duke took a deep breath and sent all those Divine Treasures toward the Samsara Flame. The bright purple flame consumed them one by one, generating streams of bright purple energy to amass in the ceiling and a pink mist to spread through the ground.

Cain analyzed the amount of Fortune each sacrifice brought, and his eyes narrowed when he saw how the total amount of bright purple energy nearly doubled once the Collapsing Lightning Duke threw the evil heart into the fire.

ʼClearly, quality matters much more than quantity.ʼ

Cain nodded, and before the sacrifice was over, he spoke to the Collapsing Lightning Duke.

”Throw in the Unbreakable King as well.”

The Collapsing Lightning Duke was surprised by those words but did not waste time and immediately grabbed the massive body of the Dark King and sent this one into the Samsara Flame.

The Unbreakable Kingʼs eyes opened once he was sent into the flame. Still, his entire body disintegrated the next second, transforming into bright purple energy that fused with the one in the ceiling.

The Collapsing Lightning Duke smiled as he saw how sacrificing the Unbreakable King increased the total amount of Fortune by nearly twenty percent. Yet, Cainʼs eyes narrowed, and he could not help but frown.

ʼHe obtained nearly a third of what I got for one Dark King. Everybody seems to receive benefits in terms of Fortune during their first sacrifice, yet that amount diminishes when it is something someone else gave you and not obtained for yourself.

It could be a mechanism to reward hard work or to prevent strong people from using weak ones as proxies for Gifts.

Although the person who performed the sacrifice will obtain the Merit, that is not necessarily the case when it comes to the Gift. If one did not care about the Rebirth Mark, one could take that path to obtain great Gifts, but it was clearly flawed.

Cainʼs focus turned back to the massive amount of Fortune in the ceiling and saw how roughly 60% of it coalesced into a mass of golden energy before transforming into a majestic artifact.

Cain and the Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs eyes widened as they gazed at the armor made of dark and metallic ores. It had orbs engraved in it that looked like they contained galaxies or planets, likely representing the armorʼs control over cosmic forces.

Both were very interested in the armor, but the next second, what remained of the bright purple energy split into two streams; one contained 1%, and the other 99% of the total Fortune left.

Cain was surprised to see that 1% of the Merit was sent to him and saw the energy fusing into his Tier I Rebirth Mark, improving the complexity and size of the rune.

It lasted just a few seconds, and since it was not much, it was easy to handle the pain, but the Collapsing Lightning Duke was not so lucky. The True Titan clenched his teeth due to the searing pain of having the rune engraved at such a fast speed.

Although the Collapsing Lightning Dukeʼs Fortune was lower than Cainʼs, the Gift only consumed 60% of the bright purple energy, so the Merit he obtained was enough to forge the complete rune on his right hand.

Cain stared at the rune on the Collapsing Lightning Duke. While it was not as developed as his, it was definitely a Tier I Rebirth Mark.

The Collapsing Lightning Duke was soaked in a cold sweat and a little dizzy due to the pain, but a large smile appeared on his face as he saw the Tier I Rebirth Mark and knew it would grant him a truly powerful ability.