The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 2142: Crimson Bloodline (II)

Blood and entrails hung suspended in the air, circling a single crimson drop that pulsed faintly at the center. None of it touched the ground.

By any natural law, Cain should have perished. His body, his brain, even his Soul Dimension had been obliterated, scattered into dust and mist. Yet the rules of the Sixth Ring operated on a much higher level than the rest of the universe, and they would not allow him to die.

The drop of blood began to rotate, spinning with a growing centrifugal force that drew the scattered remnants of his body inward. Fragments of flesh, bone, and spirit converged, liquefying under the pull until all that remained was a massive sphere of glowing red plasma, filled with life force and soul essence.

Moments later, its surface began to harden, crystallizing into a scarlet cocoon.

The entity who ruled the Ring, the one who had brought this about, watched in silence. No emotion stirred in its gaze. Perhaps it was incapable of feeling at all. If so, that would explain how it had endured billions of years of solitude without losing its mind.

For seven days, the silence persisted. Then, faint cracks appeared across the cocoon’s surface. They spread quickly, widening until the entire shell burst apart in a storm of blood and light.

From the center of that explosion, a figure emerged, one very similar to a normal human, at least in appearance.

He had piercing red eyes that burned with restrained fury and control. His white, spiked hair gleamed like silver flame. Upon his chest blazed a crimson eclipse sigil, radiating power, and his entire frame rippled with dense, divine muscle.

For a moment, confusion clouded Cain’s eyes as his mind adjusted to the shock of rebirth. Then he inhaled, a single, steady breath, and his body erupted with power.

"My physical strength, endurance, and agility had all risen. My Neo-Demon Aura flows faster than ever before."

He paused as something even greater surged within him. His pupils widened with exhilaration.

The Light of the Flow was entering him on its own, not drawn by effort or intent, but moving as if alive, rushing toward him like fire seeking oxygen so it could spread and burn with greater might.

This was not the Unity he had mastered before. This was evolution.

The crimson eclipse on his chest blazed brighter, refining and condensing the Light of the Flow until it deepened into a radiant red hue. The Crimson Light spread through every inch of his body, saturating him with a power so potent that his back began to tremble.

Six vast, crimson wings burst open behind him, forged from ultra-condensed Flow energy, sharp and luminous like living blades.

Cain stared at them in awe. He could feel their nature, each feather composed of compressed Crimson Light, stronger than even a standard Alpha–Omega Overgod armor. These wings were no mere projection of power; they were a blood-forged contract, bound to his existence and new bloodline.

Things did not end there. He raised his hand and focused. A gauntlet of the same condensed Crimson Light formed around his arm. Unlike the golden light of the Flow, this armor was thinner, denser, as if compressed to the absolute limit, hugging his skin like living metal.

With a thought, it shifted, becoming a sword, then a shield, then a force field.

"It has the same flexibility as before... but greater strength. It responds instantly, instinctively. As if it’s etched into my blood and just waiting to be released."

The thrill of power coursed through him, intoxicating yet precise. Still, a faint frown crossed his face as he looked toward the entity, the one who had sent that drop of blood into his heart.

Cain did not take kindly to having another’s will forced upon him, even if the act had made him stronger. But the being showed no response, no awareness of Cain’s anger at all. It simply stood there, vast and emotionless, as though his fury was beneath notice. Even now, it had not presented itself. However, maybe it did not even have a name.

Once satisfied that the transformation was complete, the entity finally spoke. Its voice reverberated across the realm like a truth whispered by creation itself.

"The Gift has been granted. Now, receive the Baptism of the Flow."

With a single motion of its hand, the violet sky shattered once more.

From the rift poured an ocean of golden, radiant liquid, descending in endless streams that fell directly upon Cain.

At first, he raised his guard, ready for attack — but the moment the liquid touched his skin, all tension vanished.

It was warm. Gentle. Nurturing.

The sensation was familiar, reminiscent of the golden radiance he had absorbed at the end of the Third Ring, yet infinitely purer. Each drop thrummed with cosmic vitality. As it flowed across his form, he felt his body and soul being cleansed, his vitality strengthened, his spirit elevated.

Not wasting a single drop, Cain guided the golden essence through himself using Unity.

Thanks to the evolution of his Crimson Bloodline, channeling and assimilating the radiant Flow came easily. The golden current merged seamlessly with the crimson power coursing through him, amplifying both.

He could feel his talent expanding, his soul refining, every particle of his being evolving toward perfection. And within the Flow itself, insights bloomed, truths and understandings about the five Aspects that the first Five Rings embody.

The more he absorbed, the faster the golden lotus mark on his forehead shone. Its petals multiplied, unfurling with luminous beauty, each brighter than the last.

Cain closed his eyes, surrendering completely to the baptism. The Flow surged through him like a divine river, merging with his essence until he and it were indistinguishable.

Finally, as the last drop of the radiant ocean fused into his being, the lotus burst with might, twenty-four golden petals, each one radiant with transcendent light.

When Cain opened his eyes again, the dimension itself seemed to tremble.