The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 2227: I am stronger!

"RUMBLE!"

The instant those red eyes appeared within Draco’s Resurrección form, the entire world began to tremble.

A tide of overwhelming power surged through the air as colossal waves of Origin Energy erupted from the Abyssalcrown Empyrean World itself, rushing into Draco’s body like a cosmic flood. His strength rose exponentially, climbing higher with every pulse of red radiance.

At once, the balance shifted. The red energy blast pouring from Draco’s core began pushing back against the blue beam of the Sovereign Neutron Star Collapse Cannon, forcing the sky to fracture under the strain. Space cracked like brittle glass, and massive waves of destructive force spread across every direction, making the heavens howl.

Draco’s three faces stretched into a triumphant smile as he regained the advantage, while Cain’s eyes turned impossibly cold.

The moment those red pupils ignited, Cain had felt it—felt that presence, that scent of cosmic corruption he could never forget. The influence of the Tenth Empyrean Sun World. Not merely an echo or residual taint, but a direct connection.

He had never doubted that their influence extended far beyond the Everstrife Empyrean World and Divine Calamity. They were the type to seed countless pawns across endless skies. Yet even so, seeing that they had managed to infect the strongest lifeform of this world was a shock even he had not predicted.

Countless thoughts spiraled through Cain’s mind, yet he banished every one not related to the battle. This was not the moment to theorize. This was the moment to kill.

"Those red eyes allow him to channel the Origin Energy of the world," Cain realized, narrowing his gaze. "However, he isn’t drawing the full power of the world. It strengthens him significantly—but..."

Scarlet flames roared in Cain’s eyes, brighter and sharper than before. His will surged like a storm, boiling with pure determination.

"—I am stronger!"

The power of the Sovereign Neutron Star Collapse Cannon surged as Cain burned his life force, soul force, and ego with absolute resolve. He didn’t hesitate—not for a breath, not for a heartbeat. His strength nearly doubled in an instant.

Draco’s triumphant smile froze. Even after activating his ultimate card and channeling the Origin Energy of the world, he was still being forced back by a single young man. It defied logic. It defied the natural order. But reality did not care for Draco’s disbelief.

The red and blue beams clashed with growing intensity, rising to a crescendo. The power swelling between them reached a collapsing point and then detonated.

A blinding explosion consumed half the sky. The shockwave swept over the battlefield like a tidal wave, so intense that the ArchDeities fighting below were flung backwards, forced to retreat by the raw magnitude of the blast. For several breaths, the heavens were nothing but white light.

Then—

Two figures emerged, yet it would be more accurate to say one emerged, dragging the other by the skull.

Cain burst from the fading explosion with Draco’s head in his grip. With brutal force, he slammed Draco into the ground, as though he intended to drive the Ancestor straight through the continent itself. The earth split wide. Mountains cracked. Half the landmass collapsed beneath the blow.

A heartbeat later, Cain’s voice thundered across the world.

"Imperium Supernova Smash!"

A colossal burst of energy erupted from beneath the ground, launching Draco skyward in a violent spiral. His body was hammered by repeated explosions of stellar force; each blast struck the glowing core in his chest, pushing him higher into the sky as he vomited blood.

Cain didn’t wait. A single breath after Draco was airborne, the Scarlet King shot after him like a blazing crimson comet. His aura blazed brighter by the second, sharpened into pure killing intent.

If Draco had simply used his own power, this battle might have been easier for him. But the moment he revealed the influence of the Tenth Empyrean Sun World, Cain no longer saw him as prey.

He saw him as a true enemy.

And against a true enemy, the Scarlet King would burn everything—life, soul, will—if that was what victory demanded.

"Enough!" Draco roared, finally regaining control over his spiraling body. His red eyes flared, forcefully siphoning more and more Origin Energy from the world. The stolen power condensed around his fist like a miniature singularity.

"Abyssal Atom Smasher!"

Draco’s punch tore through the air, generating an immense dark stellar fist that expanded until it seemed to replace the sky itself. It fell toward Cain like a collapsing world, its destructive potential overwhelming.

But Cain didn’t stop.

He didn’t even slow down.

Instead, he accelerated—racing forward with a speed greater than the descending fist. As the Abyssal Atom Smasher reached him, his eyes flashed with golden light. Cain lifted his left hand, extending two fingers.

His middle and index fingers tapped the oncoming strike.

And in an instant, the Abyssal Atom Smasher vanished into Cain’s left arm, swallowed whole.

Draco’s three faces froze in horror. "Impossible..."

That was all he managed to utter before Cain appeared directly in front of him. All the energy from the previous attack was redirected into Cain’s right arm, condensed into a single overwhelming strike.

The uppercut landed beneath Draco’s jaw.

"BOOOOOOOOOOM!"

The blast sent Draco hurtling through the sky, out of the atmosphere, and into the void beyond the world. The force rippled through space, leaving a shockwave trail like a wound in the cosmos.

Cain followed without hesitation.

Below, the battlefield fell silent for a breath. The ArchDeities of both sides stared at the heavens, stunned by the incomprehensible power the Scarlet King had unleashed.

For the Abyssal Clan, despair spread like frost. Their ancestor—the strongest being in the world—was being beaten like a child.

For the ArchDeities of the Scarlet King, awe and exhilaration surged through their hearts. Their King had shattered the impossible, torn apart the certainty of a world.

And so, they pushed themselves further.

Leonidas. Ozark. Zeus. Divine Sea. Amon. Bael. The Sky Sovereign. Pation. Alucard.

The nine ArchDeities of the Scarlet Kingdom.

Their eyes all blazed with scarlet fire as they forced their bodies beyond their limits. They had been given supreme cultivation techniques, an ocean of psychic and spiritual energy, and the power of the Path of Conquest itself.

If they could not win against the rulers of this Empyrean World—

—then they had no right to stand beside the Scarlet King.

And so, with renewed fury, they surged forward once more, ready to bring ruin to the old order of the Abyssalcrown Empyrean World.