The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 2676: Origin and Destruction

Cain and Nito locked eyes across the shattered void. The Scarlet King’s gaze radiated absolute focus and unwavering determination, while Nito’s was split between two conflicting wills. His right eye shone with cold, perfect composure, while the left burned with unrestrained madness.

The Curse Eater could feel himself losing more and more control over his own body, yet the realization no longer frightened him.

"As long as I kill him, I will have fulfilled my purpose. After that... who cares about the consequences!"

Nito roared as the Samsara Eye erupted with terrifying power. The left side of his face continued to peel away, revealing more of the flawless visage hidden beneath, while the Eye of Origin blazed brighter with every passing second.

"BOOOOOOOM!"

Cain’s crimson pupils narrowed.

His newly awakened Arch-Nephilim Body was unbelievably powerful. In terms of raw physical might, it might have already surpassed even his Royal Blutlinie Body. Yet despite that overwhelming strength, every instinct inside him screamed a single warning.

Danger.

The power rising within Nito was becoming something far beyond a mere Fourth Realm force. It carried an aura that rivaled—perhaps even surpassed—the Sacred Kings of Chaos and Order from Paradise.

"I have to kill him now."

Cain’s pupils shrank until they were almost invisible, completely focusing on the Curse Eater. He stretched out his hand, and the Blade of End materialized in his grasp, its black edge devouring every trace of light around it.

Without wasting a single heartbeat, Cain burst forward like a shooting star.

The destructive force coursing through his Arch-Nephilim Body became so overwhelming that every movement carved enormous rifts through space-time itself. Reality split apart wherever he passed, unable to withstand the density of annihilation flowing through his flesh.

Nito was no slower.

Every step he took caused his vitality to explode higher, the Eye of Origin continuously reinforcing every cell in his body. His speed increased with every stride until even Fourth Realm perception struggled to follow his movements.

It took less than the blink of an eye for the two warriors to stand before each other.

Blade and fist shot forward simultaneously.

Every warrior fighting throughout the Fallen Empyrean World instinctively diverted a sliver of their consciousness toward the battle in the heavens. Even knowing that a momentary distraction could cost them their lives, none of them could resist witnessing a clash that transcended the limits of the universe itself.

The void shook violently.

The Blade of End, carrying the absolute essence of annihilation, collided head-on against Nito’s fist, which had become enveloped in the brilliant white radiance of Origin.

Neither warrior moved an inch.

The force between them grew heavier and heavier, trying to drive them apart, but both simply ignored the impossible pressure. Their muscles bulged as they poured even greater strength into the clash.

The fundamental laws governing the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe trembled.

Stars dimmed.

Entire dimensional layers warped.

Cain’s eyes sharpened.

The black aura of destruction surrounding his blade was failing to cut through the white radiance coating Nito’s fist.

His gaze immediately shifted toward the Eye of Origin.

"Its authority over Origin surpasses my authority over Destruction."

The realization flashed through Cain’s mind.

Without hesitation, he loosened his grip.

The sudden release caused Nito’s overwhelming strength to surge forward unexpectedly, throwing off his balance for the briefest fraction of a second.

That instant was all Cain needed.

Golden currents surged through every drop of blood in his body as the Golden Current activated.

His figure twisted in a way that even a Fourth Realm body should have been incapable of performing. Rather than retreating, Cain slipped around Nito’s attack as though he had become the Endless River itself.

Before the Curse Eater could react, Cain rotated his waist and unleashed a devastating slash.

The Blade of End carved across Nito’s back.

Black flames edged with crimson erupted from the wound, devouring reality itself as they engulfed the Curse Eater. The impact blasted him across the void like a blazing comet of destruction.

Nito regained control almost instantly.

The dark flames dispersed beneath the combined authority of the Samsara Eye and the Eye of Origin. Flesh, muscles, and bone regenerated at an astonishing speed.

Everything healed...

Everything except the slash.

The wound remained.

Pain flashed through Nito’s eyes.

Hatred exploded within the madness burning in his left eye, while the right grew colder and sharper than ever before.

He began walking forward once more.

Cain frowned.

The Curse Eater’s movements appeared strangely erratic, yet at the same time impossibly natural. Every step seemed both random and perfectly calculated.

Before Cain could decipher the technique—

Nito was already standing before him.

"What!?"

Even Cain couldn’t hide his shock at that speed.

This time, Nito didn’t strike with a fist.

Instead, he extended two fingers.

A dazzling stream of white nebular energy poured from his fingertips, instantly condensing into a radiant blade forged entirely from Origin itself.

Cain immediately retreated, but it was already too late.

In a desperate attempt to defend himself, he raised the Blade of End.

Unfortunately...

Nito’s sword moved with overwhelming momentum.

The white blade crashed through Cain’s defense before slicing across his chest.

Cain’s eyes widened.

Agony unlike anything he had experienced in ages exploded throughout his body.

It felt as though he had been split in half.

The blade contained pure Origin Force, but more terrifyingly, it had been perfectly tuned to counter the unique nature of his Arch-Nephilim Body. Every particle of destructive energy inside him was violently suppressed.

The damage was catastrophic.

For a brief instant—

Cain’s consciousness went blank.

Nito’s smile widened.

Victory was finally within reach.

Without hesitation, he prepared to unleash another strike and finish the Scarlet King once and for all.

Yet just as he raised his sword—

Cain’s blade moved.

The Blade of End swept across Nito’s chest, opening another deep wound and blasting the Curse Eater backward through the void.

"What?"

Nito’s voice trembled with disbelief.

"How did he attack? What kind of instincts are those?"

Before he could finish speaking—

Cain was already charging toward him again.

The Scarlet King’s eyes regained their focus midway through the charge, a flicker of surprise crossing his face as he realized what had happened.

Even while unconscious...

His will had continued fighting.

For only the briefest moment, even Cain was astonished.

But he didn’t hesitate.

Instead, he flowed seamlessly into the next attack.

Fortunately for Nito, although his mind was descending into chaos, the mysterious will controlling his body remained flawless.

The radiant blade of Origin rose once more.

The Blade of End descended to meet it.

"BOOOOOOOOM—"

"WHOOOOOOMMP!"

The explosion never came.

Instead, the unimaginable energies released by the collision abruptly stopped, as though time and space themselves could no longer contain the pressure.

The expanding shockwave folded inward.

Reality imploded.

Space collapsed into itself under the impossible density of Destruction and Origin, forging a colossal singularity—a black hole surrounded by a radiant white halo.

For one terrifying instant, the entire battlefield fell silent as every warrior watched the newborn celestial abyss consume light, sound, and even the laws of reality themselves. Only Cain and Nito remained standing at its center, their eyes locked together.