The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order Chapter 2693: The power of the Scarlet King!

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Previously on The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order...
Cain unleashes his Asura Form, triggering a universe-shaking heartbeat and a magnificent scarlet supernova. This immense power overwhelms him until his three Fourth Realm forces converge to form a Tricolored Halo, stabilizing his condition and transforming his appearance. Now clad in cosmic radiance and wielding a halo, Cain declares himself victory before unleashing a devastating blow that cracks the Samsara Shield.

The Incarnation of the Samsara Lord couldn’t recover from the previous blow. Its body continued to drift uncontrollably through the void, leaving it extremely vulnerable. Fortunately, the Depravita Incarnation appeared along its path and immediately reached out, catching hold of the Samsara Incarnation before it could be sent even farther away.

The next instant, the Neo-Demon Incarnation appeared beside them.

A terrifying physical pressure erupted from its body, locking the surrounding space-time in place and creating a defensive barrier around the other two Incarnations. The three entities stood together once more, their gazes fixed on the Scarlet King.

And there was something new in their eyes.

It could almost be described as fear!

The Scarlet King had awakened an ability capable of influencing Fourth Realm Forces, forcing powers of completely different origins to operate in perfect and absolute harmony. Just the existence of such an ability was baffling.

An ability like this should have required countless eons to forge, and even then, it would have been useless to nearly every existence in creation. After all, merely dominating a single Fourth Realm Force was already a miracle that surpassed the limitations of even a great universe. The idea that someone could dominate three different Fourth Realm Forces simultaneously was something that most beings would consider madness.

Yet Cain had accomplished it.

There was no point wondering how he had reached such a ridiculous level.

The three Incarnations needed to formulate a new battle strategy.

It was obvious that the Incarnation of the Samsara Lord could no longer face Cain alone. However, the Depravita and Neo-Demon Incarnations could not simply join the fight either, because another opponent remained on the battlefield.

The immortal and fearless Emperor of Conquest.

The entity supported by the collective willpower of countless life forms throughout the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe stared at the trio with nothing but killing intent. Its body was already prepared to charge forward, ready to tear through them without hesitation.

Yet before it could move, it received a glance.

The Emperor of Conquest turned toward Cain.

The Scarlet King looked back.

His eyes were filled with might, delight, and absolute confidence.

A single message passed between them without words.

“I will do it alone.”

The Emperor of Conquest immediately stopped.

Cain’s lips curved into a radiant smile as he turned toward the three Incarnations and tightened his grip around Tyranus Gungnir.

“How long has it been?”

His voice echoed through the void, every word carrying a battle intent so intense that even the surrounding darkness seemed to tremble.

“How long has it been since I felt true excitement about a battle?”

The smile on Cain’s face widened as the beat of his heart grew increasingly powerful.

“How long has it been since I have enjoyed a battle and completely let go!?”

His final words thundered across the universe.

The sound did not merely travel through space.

It reached the minds of every being connected to Cain through the Power of Chaos.

Across the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe, countless warriors suddenly felt their hearts thunder with overwhelming strength as they resonated with the battle will of their king.

For so long, the danger threatening the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe had been immense.

Every moment had been filled with suffocating pressure. Every decision Cain made had carried the weight of countless lives. There had been no opportunity to relax, no opportunity to simply enjoy the battle, because every enemy he faced represented another threat to everything he had sworn to protect.

But now, standing before three Fourth Realm Incarnations, Cain suddenly realized just how far he had come.

He had stepped into the Fourth Realm.

He had awakened a Fourth Realm Force belonging solely to himself.

He had achieved complete synergy between powers he had spent countless years cultivating.

It was an achievement that filled his heart with immense pride.

But more than pride, it awakened something else.

The desire to test everything.

He wanted to know how far he had truly gone.

He wanted to see just how powerful the young boy who once trained alone in a small forest could become.

That boy had dreamed of reaching the peak.

Now, Cain finally had the opportunity to discover how close he had come.

“Here I go!”

The Scarlet King roared.

His wing suddenly flapped.

A tremendous burst of scarlet flames erupted from its surface, propelling his body forward like a cannonball fired across the cosmos.

The three Incarnations’ eyes widened.

Even for Fourth Realm entities, Cain’s movement felt almost instantaneous.

Yet their battle instincts and combat experience immediately took over.

The Neo-Demon Incarnation moved first.

It kicked against the void and surged forward, concentrating every ounce of its monstrous physical strength into its right fist. The muscles beneath its bone armor bulged as the fist shot toward Cain with enough power to shatter the surrounding fabric of reality.

Cain merely smiled.

He answered with his left fist.

The two fists collided.

“BOOOOOOM!”

Cosmic lightning exploded across the void.

The fabric of reality cracked under the overwhelming pressure generated by their physical bodies, while shockwaves spread in every direction.

The Neo-Demon Incarnation possessed the greatest physical might among the three Incarnations. Its strength had been enough to contend directly with the Emperor of Conquest, making it a terrifying opponent even for entities that focused solely on the strength of their flesh and blood.

Yet it only took a single breath.

Its fist began to buckle beneath Cain’s overwhelming power.

Cracks spread across the bone armor covering its arm.

Then—

“BOOM!”

The Neo-Demon Incarnation was blasted backward.

Cain’s smile grew wider and fiercer.

So this was the strength he could unleash now.

A single punch had overwhelmed the strongest physical fighter among the three Incarnations.

The realization filled Cain with an almost intoxicating excitement.

He did not give his opponent time to recover.

Tyranus Gungnir swept through the void.

The massive halberd descended toward the Incarnation of the Samsara Lord, forcing it to raise the Samsara Shield once more.

“CLANG!”

The impact shook the void.

The Samsara Incarnation was blasted into the distance, its body tumbling down as even more cracks spread across the previously flawless Samsara Shield.

Cain did not pursue it.

He immediately turned toward the final opponent.

The Depravita Incarnation.

The nightmare-like entity that resembled an embodiment of death itself stared at the approaching Scarlet King.

For the first time since the battle had begun, its body trembled.

Cain’s golden and scarlet eyes locked onto it as he reached with his left arm.

The Depravita Incarnation immediately reacted, its body transforming into an intangible fog. It knew it could not withstand the overwhelming physical might of the Scarlet King, but it trusted that its unique abilities would give it an advantage against such overwhelming yet seemingly crude power.

Cain watched as his enemy began to vanish, yet rather than showing frustration, his smile only grew wider, while all three of his eyes blazed with terrifying light.

Immediately, the Asura Halo within his heart released a pulse of gravitational might that traveled through his body and surged all the way into his extended left arm.

The instant the pulse reached his hand, the fog that was about to dissipate suddenly froze in place. For a brief moment, it seemed as though even the intangible state of the Depravita Incarnation had been imprisoned by an invisible force. Then, in the following instant, the fog was violently forced back into its original physical form.

Shock appeared within the Incarnation’s eyes. The gravitational pulse released by the Asura Halo had actually reversed its ability, forcibly dragging it back into material existence!

Before it could even react, Cain’s hand clenched into a fist.

The Scarlet King’s fist slammed directly into the Depravita Incarnation’s chest.

“RHGHH!”

A terrible tearing sound echoed through the void as the force behind the punch did not send the Depravita Incarnation flying backward. Instead, Cain’s fist tore straight through its body, emerging from its back in a display of overwhelming physical dominance.

The Neo-Demon and Samsara Incarnations had only just regained control over their bodies when they witnessed that terrifying sight.

For an instant, even they froze.

The Depravita Incarnation coughed out a mouthful of dark blood before decisively shattering its own body into countless particles. The fragments scattered through the void, escaping the Scarlet King’s grasp before gathering together in the distance beside the other two Incarnations.

Yet the enormous hole in its chest remained.

The Depravita Constitution was supposed to grant its wielder near-instantaneous regeneration, allowing even devastating injuries to be repaired almost immediately. However, the power contained within the Scarlet King’s third eye was simply too immense. The Entropy, Nihility, and Quietus Force dwelling within it had completely overwhelmed the Incarnation’s racial gift, preventing its body from restoring itself.

Cain did not even glance at the three Incarnations.

Instead, he slowly lowered his gaze toward his own fist.

A thrill unlike anything he had experienced before surged through his body as he finally understood the magnitude of his transformation. That single punch had not merely injured a Fourth Realm existence—it had crushed an ability that should have rendered the Depravita Incarnation untouchable.