The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order - Chapter 1390

Chapter 1390: Divine Transformation’s soul force Chapter 1390: Divine Transformation’s soul force Cain’s eyes were cold as Orland’s body returned to its normal form.

He glanced ahead, a meaningful light crossing his eyes as he saw the illusion of himself vanishing the next second.

Orland’s speed had been truly overwhelming, and it would have been hard to catch up to the man had he not stopped.

That was why Cain used his threads of spatial influence to project an illusion in the path of the Behemoth.

After that, he silently reached from behind and generated a soul strike that left Orland in a comatose state.

It would have been easy for Cain to kill the man outright, but he planned to consume his mind and soul before that, so he simply sent him into his Inner World.  “Even without using my Concepts, I can deploy a battle strength through my Astral Rebirth or Essence Evolution that can allow me to defeat Early Divine Transcendent Masters,” Cain remarked to himself.

He now had a clearer picture of his combat prowess.

Although the fight had been taxing, he felt his cultivation and power had taken a few small steps forward thanks to the intensity of the struggle.

“I should keep going with these missions,” he decided.

“They are clearly helpful.” With a clear path in mind, Cain once more dived into the Gu Sect Interface and began to search for more hunting missions.

— Weeks later, Cain found another suitable target.

This time, it was a woman named Arla from the Hell Clan.

She had been branded a traitor by the Gu Sect for using a devious cultivation technique to steal the life force of people during intercourse, resulting in the deaths of many disciples.  Tracking Arla led Cain deep into a region filled with volcanic landscapes and scorching winds.

The Hell Clan woman thrived in high temperatures, and as he approached her lair, blazing pillars of fire erupted from the ground, forming a deadly labyrinth of flames.

Cain found her quickly, and she wasted no time unleashing her power.

Fire spells of every kind erupted around Cain: roaring tornadoes of flame, towering pillars of incineration, and blazing crescents that swept across the battlefield.

Cain’s Solar Titan cultivation had granted him extraordinary heat resistance.

Although these spells were powerful, the flames washed over his skin, causing nearly no damage.

He advanced steadily, Living Volcano Halberd in hand, pushing through the fiery storm.

Arla’s eyes widened as she realized her elemental attacks were failing to stop him.

Furious, Arla channeled even more complex spells.

She conjured fire tornadoes that screamed across the landscape, attempted to trap Cain in flaming prisons, and unleashed fiery meteors that shattered the earth.

Yet Cain, guided by The Flow and bolstered by his resilient body, evaded or endured each strike.

His halberd crackled with star power, and each swing cut through her elemental defenses like a blade through thin air.

After a few fierce exchanges, Cain’s halberd pierced her chest, driving through flesh and bone.

Arla screamed in agony, flames sputtering out as she collapsed.

Without hesitation, he sent her into his Inner World, where he would consume her essence at his leisure.

— The next target Cain selected was a man from the Anima Machinarium Race-an elusive figure known for his relentless speed and lightning-based powers.

He was marked for death due to sabotage and theft of sect resources.

As Cain gave chase, the man unleashed bolts of lightning, each strike attempting to slow Cain down or force him to retreat.

Yet Cain used the power of The Flow to attune his energy to that of the lightning.

By understanding the rhythm and frequency of the electric strikes, he could deviate them away from his path at the last moment.

Sparks danced around Cain, but none truly struck him.

The fugitive realized in horror that his greatest weapon had been neutralized.

Increasing his speed, Cain crashed forward like a falling star, closing the distance with terrifying swiftness.

The Anima Machinarium cultivator tried to flee, but Cain’s relentless pursuit allowed no escape.

Finally, with a surge of strength, Cain dived toward the man, halberd raised.

A savage blow shattered the fugitive’s spine, leaving him unconscious and helpless.  — On another mission, Cain faced a more complicated scenario: a group of hundreds of puppets controlled by a single enemy.

This time, his target was a man from Godslayer Humankind who had betrayed the sect by selling secrets and using forbidden puppet arts to slaughter disciples.

The battleground was a desolate plain littered with mechanical constructs.

Without warning, hundreds of puppets surged toward Cain, each one monstrous and durable.

They attacked with suicidal might, their limbs fashioned into blades and hammers.

At first, Cain engaged them head-on, his power bursting forth as he shattered many into pieces.

Metal snapping and gears grinding filled the air as he reduced dozens of puppets to scrap.

However, there were too many.

Even with his strength, battling hundreds of puppets consumed time and energy.

The puppet master, lurking in the distance, smiled coldly.

He believed he could drain Cain’s stamina and force a mistake.  As the battle dragged on, Cain’s eyes grew sharp.

He realized the puppet master was using his mind to control so many constructs simultaneously.

This meant the master’s mental defenses were spread thin.

Cain smirked internally, halberd cleaving through another wave of puppets with brutal efficiency.

Then he unleashed a spiritual attack, a soul strike that sailed through the mental link connecting the puppets to their master.

Caught off-guard, the puppet master’s eyes widened.

He had not expected a direct soul strike from an Astral Rebirth Cultivator.

Without time to muster any defense, his mind collapsed under the assault.

He slumped unconscious.

Immediately, the puppets fell lifeless to the ground, their strings cut.

Cain hovered above the broken battlefield, his chest heaving slightly.

He sent the unconscious puppet master into his Inner World as well, adding another prisoner to his growing collection of future resources.

— Every month carried on like that, with Cain hunting down a target, entering a ferocious fight that forced him to his limit, and then moving on to the next one.

Each victory refined his combat techniques, enhanced his mastery of illusions and spatial influence, and expanded the range of his Star Power.

His cultivation rose steadily, and his strength grew with each conquest.

Finally, a year and a half after he started the hunting missions, his Rebirth Heart and Evolution Core trembled as their power rose to the Late Stage.

Cain felt an exhilarating surge as his cultivation advanced.

Not only did he make the jump in rank, but he also felt how his soul force finally managed to break into the Divine Transformation Rank.