The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order - Chapter 1485

Chapter 1485: Connecting to a new Astral Supremacy Star (I) Chapter 1485: Connecting to a new Astral Supremacy Star (I) A tense silence hung in the air as the Eclipse School contingent cast one last glance at Cain.

Their collective gaze flickered with confusion.

Moments earlier, they had witnessed this young man ruthlessly attack with overwhelming killing intent, displaying a ferocity that belied his relatively unassuming appearance.

Yet now, he had unexpectedly shown them mercy.

By all rights, given his advantage, he could have demanded a steep ransom for the Atrox in his grasp; instead, he had released them with only the loss of a pair of space rings.

His motives were impossible to decipher.

Despite their puzzlement, the Eclipse School cultivators were hardly about to linger.

They counted themselves lucky to have escaped with their lives and turned back the way they had come.

Their movements were swift but cautious.  Cain watched them depart, feeling the faint connection of the Leviathan Shadow hidden within the Atrox’s body.

A thousand possibilities flickered through his mind-future plans and contingencies, all hinging on the seed he had planted in Leorio’s heart.

He mentally noted that he would have to wait before acting on any of those ideas, as more immediate matters demanded his attention.

When he finally turned around, Cain found himself face to face with Elrick and the other members of their makeshift alliance.

Their expressions were less than friendly, cold anger radiating from each of them.

There was no need for words to confirm what they were thinking: they felt cheated.  In their minds, capturing the son of a Prima Deity should have guaranteed them a piece of the ransom-potentially a vast fortune.

In their view, Cain had robbed them of that windfall by letting the Atrox go.

Of course, Cain did all the job, so they deserved nothing.

However, that did not matter.

Many cultivators from the Gu Sect were known to be self-serving and ruthless in their own right, always viewing situations through the narrow lens of personal gain.

It was no surprise, then, that they were furious at him.

Still, Cain did not shrink under their ire; rather, he held their gazes calmly.

For a few beats of silence, Cain simply regarded them, letting the tension thicken in the air.

Then, a faint smile curved his lips.

With that, he released some of his power, his energy flaring around him like a scorching wind.

The pressure emanating from him intensified, a silent demonstration that he remained fully capable of defending himself-and, if necessary, inflicting lethal harm.

Even more alarming to Erick and the other was that the radiation saturating the Sky Sovereign Tomb seemed to flow directly into Cain’s body without causing him harm.

This phenomenon caused a visible stir among Elrick and his group.

They had been forced to divert a portion of their cultivation power to resist the tomb’s intense fiery radiation.

Watching Cain handle the same radiation so effortlessly underscored his abnormal resilience.

In a direct confrontation, they still might be able to win, but it would be a bitter victory.

Some of them would almost certainly die in the process.

Elrick’s face contorted with rage; he was clearly angry enough to risk a confrontation.

However, Mary and the Deus Behemoth Brothers-three of the group’s weaker members-exchanged uneasy glances.

From their perspective, starting a fight with Cain at this juncture was akin to digging their own graves.

‘Cowards!’ Elrick saw their reluctance and cursed them as weaklings in his mind.

He loathed that they would not press forward in an all-out assault, but he also knew that without their support, he stood little chance against Cain.

Risking other people’s lives was one thing; risking his own was quite another.

Observing the shifting undercurrents of the group, Cain merely shook his head in mild exasperation.

Through the power of The Flow, he could sense their intentions and weigh the likelihood of aggression.

Even if they all decided to attack, they would fail, crippled by the tomb’s radiation.

By this point, their fighting strength likely hovered around the Late Divine Transcendence Rank here, and if Cain unleashed his dual cultivation, he was confident he could defeat them, albeit with serious injuries.

Still, he saw no reason to escalate hostilities.

They might have their uses.

Deciding that the group was no longer worth his immediate concern, Cain turned his attention to the massive walls of flame encircling the platform on which they all stood.  Dozens of potential paths branched from this central area, corridors each lined with raging fire, any of which might lead to deeper chambers-or to a sudden, fiery end.

Only one promised genuine progress further into the Sky Sovereign Tomb.

Before, Cain might have relied on the Absolute Life Form System to isolate the correct path.

But the swirling radiation and intermittent bursts of chaotic energy in the area made such fine detection impossible.

Instead, the design required a keen understanding of Fire Star Force and the Law of Fire to interpret the subtle differences in flame’s energy flow.

That might explain how the Eclipse School group had become stuck here; apparently, they failed to find the right path before Cain and his group arrived.

However, Cain’s dual cultivation allowed him to find the right path alone.

Yet, before he tackled that task, he sat down on the hot, ashen ground and adopted a meditative posture.

Closing his eyes, he steadied his breathing and channeled his soul force inward toward his Rebirth Heart.

Elrick and the others frowned upon seeing Cain settle into meditation rather than set about finding their route.

They did not want to linger in this hazardous environment any longer than necessary.

However, before any of them could voice their protests, Cain opened his eyes again.

A tremendous wave of soul force erupted from him like a tidal surge, roaring upward to the towering ceiling above.

In the blink of an eye, that energy seemed to vanish, dissolving into the stale, torchlit air.

“W-What did he just do?” Mary asked, her voice trembling slightly with uncertainty.

Auron’s response came swiftly, his voice sharp with realization: “He’s connecting to the Astral Supremacy Stars!” That explanation sent a ripple of surprise through the group.

An Astral Rebirth cultivator commonly sought out the power of higher-ranking Astral Supremacy Stars across their cultivation path, but it was a delicate endeavor.

Most cultivators would spend decades preparing for such a communion, typically doing so in a location free of distractions-a serene environment attuned to their cultivation techniques.

Attempting it in the midst of a vicious, trap-laden dimension, especially one saturated with lethal radiation, seemed suicidal for the group.

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