The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order Chapter 2373 Knight of the Scarlet Throne

Previously on The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order...
Cain summoned Leonidas, praising his unyielding loyalty and meteoric rise from a devouring curse to a pinnacle ArchDeity with unmatched Resurrección and treasures capable of shattering Root Champions. He proposed fusing Leonidas's Alter-Ego and primordial essence into a Scarlet Star within the Scarlet Throne, transcending racial limits to unlock vast spiritual and psychic energies alongside near-immortality—though bound to Cain's own fate. With fierce resolve, Leonidas accepted, his Alter-Ego merging into the star as Chaos Power guided the transformation, drawing in soul fragments to forge a denser, more potent entity while his body stood vacant.

Immense power kept surging into Leonidas's Scarlet Star. Within just one day, its size had almost tripled, showing no hints of slowing down anytime soon. The star kept growing without mercy, its outer layer throbbing as colossal energies flooded in unchecked.

Bloodshot eyes marked Cain as he oversaw each phase of the change. The procedure demanded extreme precision. This emerging heavenly entity inside the Scarlet Throne was set to house Leonidas's Alter-Ego. It had to manage his corporeal form while developing in tandem—progressing, fortifying, and climbing steadily on the Ego Eternal Path of Power.

One error might trigger a total, unfixable downfall.

Seven days elapsed.

When the procedure wrapped up, the Scarlet Star had absorbed a staggering volume of spiritual force and psychic energy, enough to burst even an Alpha-Omega Overgod from excess. Close to ten percent of the Scarlet Throne's territory had been sacrificed to power the shift.

Finally, the change reached its end.

What floated above the Scarlet Throne's skies was no mere star anymore. It was a world.

A planetary core blazed at its heart, born from merging Leonidas's Alter-Ego with the Scarlet Star—a fierce blend of determination, self, and pure might. Around it lay structured layers of mantles and crusts, meticulously shaped into a complete heavenly form.

The Scarlet World shook once.

A tremendous power explosion then burst from its core.

Vast spiritual force and psychic energy rushed toward it, like a black hole awakening in the Scarlet Throne. Nearby space flared up, shining as if scorched by pure intensity.

Right then, Leonidas's physical form—still positioned in front of Cain—snapped its eyes open.

A fierce power rush exploded from him.

Enormous tides of Ego Energy and psychic force swept through his frame, filling every cell completely. His skin, skeleton, and spirit all transformed at once, reshaped by the crushing force.

For an instant, Cain's sight hazed over. The toll from those seven days had been brutal, testing his inhuman stamina to the brink. Yet his attention snapped back fast as he watched the shifts in Leonidas's body.

"I figured on a huge boost to his Ego Wave," Cain rasped out. "The merge lifted the caps on both the amount and thickness of his energy reserves. But this..."

A gradual grin crept over his features.

"The shifts in the physical form... I never saw this coming."

As Cain kept his vigilant watch, Leonidas's frame started to alter. Features that once appeared only during Resurrección activation now stayed fixed in his shape. His muscles grew thicker, his aura more weighty, and his presence fiercer, more dominating. "This body will always show the peak version of his ego," Cain murmured softly.

The discovery stunned and thrilled alike.

Resurrección had forever been an amazing enhancement, yet it exacted a heavy price—draining huge energy stores and stressing body and soul severely. That weight was gone now

for Leonidas.

A few more hours dragged on until the shift settled fully.

Once stable, Leonidas's gaze flared with such fierce power that the very space quivered beneath it.

He balled his hands into fists.

Flows of Ego Wave and psychic might instantly burst forth, twisting the atmosphere and bending reality near his grip.

"Now, every action I take," Leonidas stated deliberately, his tone booming with fresh command, "holds the complete force of my Ego Eternal Path of Power."

His gaze blazed as understanding took hold.

His Ego Wave didn't just amplify his power anymore. It coursed via every bit and speck in his being, reshaping his core into a breathing embodiment of his way.

After a profound inhale, Leonidas faced Cain. He dropped to one knee without pause, bowing his head in deep reverence.

"I thank you, Scarlet King," Leonidas declared resolutely. "I will wield this strength

to scorch the foes of the Scarlet Kingdom and spread the Scarlet Path to every star across the cosmos."

Cain observed him quietly.

His gaze carried gravity, laden with command.

This went beyond a mere upgrade or boost. It signaled the rise of a fresh warrior type—undying beings ready to shatter and rebuild without end, their fates tied forever to his.

With a simple gesture, Cain called forth a Zero-State Sword. Its edge gleamed softly as he laid it on Leonidas's shoulders. "Stand, Leonidas," Cain proclaimed. "You are the inaugural Knight of the Scarlet Throne."

Leonidas stood up.

His towering figure emanated vast might as he pressed fist to chest and inclined once again to Cain. In silence, he left, heading back to his quarters to tame his

newly gained abilities.

The looming conflict with the World of the Root required as much.

With Leonidas departed, quiet enveloped the throne chamber.

Cain at last let himself slump to the floor, a broad grin lighting his face.

He had triumphed.

Leonidas had broken past the bounds of the Six Sacred Races. His

Ego Wave reached a height unmatched by peers of equal standing. Though it fell short of Cain's Ego Above Reality in dominance, the massive scale and compactness of Leonidas's energy would skyrocket his combat prowess. And that ignored the constant Resurrección mode fused into his body.

"I must say," Apex's voice rang in Cain's thoughts, "I'm impressed, boy. What you've pulled off is genuinely astounding."

"The advancement sparked by this is potent enough to count as a species shift," Apex went on. "Naturally, it won't transfer via bloodline, and the capacity is restricted- but it's a massive leap ahead."

Cain breathed out steadily.

Apex spoke true.

Even should Leonidas sire children, they couldn't claim the

rank of Knight of the Scarlet Throne. And with the colossal energy and territory needed to craft a Scarlet World, Cain figured he could perform the ritual just twice more

before restoring the Scarlet Throne's base.