The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 2004: Scarlet Crown

The Everlife Continent pulsed with motion. After the evolution of the Six Chief Councilors, the machinery of the Scarlet Path burned with exponentially greater force. Armies marched ceaselessly across continents, rune masters acted day and night, supply lines surged like rivers of iron and blood, and raw materials were refined into weapons of war and resources for cultivation.

There was no rest for the continents under the rule of the Scarlet Kingdom. Yet suddenly, everything halted when an overwhelming aura manifested in the sky, radiating waves of scarlet psychic power that flooded the firmament.

Every cultivator recognized the presence instantly: the Scarlet King.

A heartbeat later, the Scarlet Throne manifested, larger and more radiant than ever before. Its aura was so immense that tremors rippled across several continents, as if the very world recognized the will of its master. The colossal gates opened—not to devour—but to release. From its depths surged torrents of psychic force and spiritual power.

At the same time, the Everlife Continent itself began to glow, its origin power—pure life and creation essence—rising to meet the scarlet flood. Two tides clashed in the sky, merging into golden-scarlet plasma, a storm of genesis.

Cain stood at the center, eyes burning with determination. Victory had been won, but the war was far from over. His armies needed more than weapons—they needed a place to grow, to train, to evolve into one unstoppable will. And this... this would be it.

Drawing upon the full might of his psychic dominion, Cain seized control of the golden-scarlet plasma and began to forge.

First rose the foundations—a colossal ring of floating land, stabilized by ley lines pulled directly from the Everlife’s origin veins. Towers of molten crystal emerged from the ground, cooling into scarlet stone that gleamed like polished rubies. Cain shaped boulevards wide enough for armies to march ten-thousand across, aligned in perfect order, each road flowing toward a central plaza where his throne would reign.

Palaces and citadels erupted like mountains reborn, their walls etched with runes of conquest. Barracks, training fields, and cultivation courtyards unfolded in disciplined symmetry, designed not for luxury but for the honing of war.

In the eastern quadrant, Cain forged a colossal scarlet pool, a basin fed by the plasma of creation itself. With a single motion, he sliced open his palm, letting blood fall into its depths. His consciousness followed, binding a fragment of his soul into the living pool. Immediately it awakened, a crimson entity of fluid will.

This was Cain’s answer to the Scarlet Seed. He could not personally forge one for every warrior; it was inefficient. Instead, the pool itself would serve as a womb. Any member of the Scarlet Path who immersed themselves within would feel its living energy flow into their Soul Dimension, forging a Scarlet Seed naturally. A living, self-sustaining crucible for future legions.

In the western quarter he placed a pyramid of obsidian flame—the Scarlet Pyramid. This would be the great treasure-hall of the Scarlet Path. Here warriors could claim weapons, artifacts, and cultivation resources in exchange for credits earned through missions, victories, and conquests. Equally, treasures brought back from enemies could be surrendered to the Samsara Flame. It was not merely a vault; it was a machine of meritocracy, ensuring the strongest rose through deed and devotion.

But the most demanding work lay at the heart. Cain drew pieces of his own soul, fragments of memory and ego torn from the endless sea of spirits he had conquered.

Throughout his life, he had slain and absorbed hundreds of Prime Deities. Their wills, inheritances, and insights had been devoured by the Path of Conquest and the Scarlet Throne, merged into his essence. Now he sacrificed them, not hoarding but seeding them into the fabric of the city.

From his mind poured oceans of scarlet light. It condensed into colossal Scarlet Pillars, each one etched with countless glyphs and divine runes. These were more than monuments—they were teachers. Anyone who touched them could draw upon the knowledge, techniques, and comprehension of the deities Cain had slain. Where once his enemies had sought to crush him, now their very wisdom would raise up his people.

Every citizen who entered this city would stand in the shadow of a hundred masters, each guiding them toward the Third Realm and beyond. Combined with the Scarlet Seed’s heightened talent, the rise of Prime Deities from his path would not be rare—they would emerge by the dozen.

Finally, Cain turned to the very center. With solemn focus, he drew on the last reserves of his soul and will to forge a Scarlet Gate. Shaped in resemblance to the Scarlet Throne itself, this gate connected directly to it. Through it, cultivators could send their Scarlet Leviathans to evolve into Scarlet Stars, ascending beyond mortal limits.

For seven days and nights, Cain labored. Flames of creation and conquest roared around him as the Scarlet Throne fed its master, while the Everlife Continent itself bled origin power into his work.

When the seventh dawn broke, the floating city was complete.

A titanic scarlet capital hovered in the skies above Everlife, its aura blazing across the firmament. Armies could be housed, trained, and forged within its walls. Cultivators could enter the pool to awaken Scarlet Seeds, climb the pyramid to earn treasures, and meditate before the pillars to inherit knowledge from fallen gods. And at its heart, the Scarlet Gate pulsed with cosmic might.

Cain stood in the throne room, exhaustion crushing him. His reserves were empty—the Scarlet Throne drained, the origin of Everlife dangerously low. Time would restore them, but for now neither could answer his call should danger arise.

Fortunately, danger would not come soon. Azazel nursed his wounds, his defeat too severe to risk another confrontation. Cain allowed himself a single breath of triumph, gazing upon the city with pride.

Yet as he looked, a question stirred.

"It should have a name."

Visions raced through his mind—titles of power, of fear, of glory. But one image rose above all: from the distance, the city resembled a avatar of conquest.

Cain drew in a deep breath and let his voice thunder, his proclamation echoing across every corner of the Everlife Continent.

"I, the Scarlet King, name you—

Scarlet Crown!"

The city trembled in response, its aura surging stronger, purer, resonating with his will. From the ground, the Six Chief Councilors watched in awe, their spirits shaken by the majesty of what had been wrought. They could already glimpse the future this headquarters promised: an empire without rival, a bastion from which the Scarlet Path would conquer the world.

A command burned directly into their minds, Cain’s will guiding them. Immediately, they moved to act, mobilizing millions of the strongest, sharpest, and most talented warriors of the Scarlet Path to immigrate into the Scarlet Crown.

Cain knew they would handle the details. The Six would oversee order and growth. He only forged portals linking the city to the different levels of the Samsara Arsenal Module, ensuring his soldiers could take advantage of the Soul Enlightment Mist and its training ground.

Then, finally, he stepped into his throne room and closed his eyes.

The war had cost him dearly. The forging of this city had drained him further. Now the Scarlet King began his rest.