The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 351 Realm of Stellar Synthesis

Cain's eyes widened with awe and shock as he focused on the Tower of Concepts. He expected to find a cultivation heaven from which he could draw inspiration toward the power born of the collective mind of Aether's sentient life forms. Yet, it was actually a training ground that would put him against the Ego Waves of Gods!

A bursting red light emerged from Cain's eyes as the desire to fight burned inside his soul, and he felt his Sun Seed beating with energy, ready to engage in fights against the Ego Wave left behind by Divine Ascension Gods!

However, Cain did not lose focus nor act rashly. After all, he was a guest of the Crown Prince and could not just access the tower at will.

Luckily for Cain and everybody else, the Crown Prince did not leave them waiting.

"Two people can access each tower at the same time. I and Black will head into the Tower of Concepts. You six should figure out who would first enter the Tower of Stars and Tower of Laws."

Michael did not say anything else before he and the three-meter-tall military criminal, who went by the moniker of Black, touched the dark tower and vanished inside.

As soon as Michael vanished, two groups formed. One group with Cain, Desmond, and Magnus, who sought to enter the Tower of Stars, and the other with Iris, Krane, and the Anima Mechanicus Race's genius, which aimed at the Tower of Laws.

Cain, Desmond, and Magnus look at each other with fighting will. Since the tower could only hold two people at the same time, one of them would have to wait.

There was no need for words as the trio put their right hands behind their backs, and three seconds later, they released them.

"Papper." "Rock." "Papper."

Following a tradition of the Old World, the trio played an ancient game to decide who would have to wait, and Desmond could do nothing but show a downcast expression as he saw his clenched fists and the open palms of Cain and Magnus.

Krane, Iris, and the young Anima Mechanicus Race's genius played the same game, and the young woman was the one who lost.

Cain saw that Krane won, and a small smile appeared on his face as he nodded to this one before calmly walking toward the Tower of Stars along with Magnus.

The duo glanced at each other, but none said a word. While there were many things to discuss, this was not the time, and both of them cleansed their minds of everything other than the tower.

Cain touched the Tower of Stars, immediately teleporting into this one, appearing in a void empty of any color or source of light.

Just as Cain was wondering what happened, a will with a power like nothing he had ever felt flooded his body and mind.

"!WE ARE MADE OF STARDUST. THE UNIVERSE IS IN YOUR VEINS!"

Those words made Cain's soul tremble as the black void around him burst to pieces, revealing a dense concentration of celestial bodies and mysterious energies.

Cain's mind could not process such a wonderful scene, and the only way he could describe it was like watching a galaxy from the point of view of a cosmic entity.

The next second, he saw his entire body crumble into dust particles, becoming one with the surroundings. It did not take long for them to agglomerate, fusing with streams of stellar energy and transforming into a drifting meteorite.

There was no fear in his heart since, for some reason, he felt that this was the purest state that his body could attain. Every cell that made his flesh and blood longed for this state, and now that he had achieved it, he felt freer than ever before in his entire life!

Cain's meteorite body moved across the vast expanse of space. Despite the lack of any form of sentience, he had never felt more surrounded by life than at this moment.

Space was alive with swirling nebulae, pulsating stars, and distant galaxies that gleamed like diamond clusters.

Every second that Cain spent inside this cosmic tapestry raised his mind to a higher level of understanding regarding his body and how there were no real limitations to this one, not even the ones engraved in the Laws that rule the world!

It was impossible for Cain to tell the flow of time in his current state, but after what felt like years, one phenomenon captured his attention more than any other.

Cain saw a distant supernova in its final stages of life, showcasing the spectacular death of a star. The vibrant blue, gold, and crimson hues painted an ethereal tapestry against the inky blackness of space.

Feeling a profound connection to this cosmic event, Cain used the full power of his will, allowing his particles to leave the meteorite and fuse with the dying star!

Immediately, he found himself at the very heart of that dying star, feeling its tumultuous energy, the immense pressure, and the searing heat. As he delved deeper into his meditation, the boundary between himself and the star began to blur.

The phenomenon's complexity was so high that Cain's mind could not comprehend it, so he shut down the part of his brain that attempted to understand it, allowing his soul and body to perceive it at an intuitive level.

As he let go of the self, Cain felt a rush of insights flooding his consciousness. He visualized the intricacies of nuclear fusion, witnessing atoms colliding and fusing to form heavier elements.

Finally, the star could not endure anymore, triggering a blast that unleashed more energy in a few seconds than what the Old World's sun could do in billions of years.

As the star went supernova, the materials unleashed by its explosion spread across the galaxy and fused within them were also Cain's particles.

Cain's brain had completely shut down, and he could not think. Normally, at this point, the cultivator would have woken up since they lost consciousness due to their souls being unable to endure the pressure of the new knowledge.

At this point, the power of the Tower of Stars would have gently restored Cain's body, but someone intervened.

Apex saw how Cain's soul sea was shaking due to the pressure of such overwhelming knowledge. His eyes narrowed as he increased the amount of soul force emanating from the Astral Blood Beast's Soul Core.

The infusion of soul force allowed Cain's soul to stabilize, allowing his journey inside the Tower of Stars to continue.

The materials mixed with Cain's particles spread across the galaxy by the supernova, generating new heavenly bodies!

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As Cain lost himself in that wonderful journey, he had completely forgotten about the outside world, but the same could not be said about the people outside the Tower of Stars.

Michael and Black emerged from the Tower of Concepts, their eyes glowing with a bursting Ego Wave. The duo was tired, but their minds immediately grew sharp as they saw everybody gathered outside the Tower of Stars.

"What is happening?"

The Crown Prince knew there was a problem when he saw the worry and concern in Krane and Desmond's faces.

"It is Cain. He is still inside the Tower of Stars."

Desmond immediately answered, making shock appear in the eyes of the Crown Prince and Black.

Due to his power and background, the Crown Prince knew what would happen once you were inside the Tower of Stars.

Once you touch the Tower of Stars, you do not enter the tower but something much more profound. Your mind and body would become one with it, granting you a truly transcendental experience.

Your body would become one with the heavenly bodies, allowing your soul to grasp the Realm of Stellar Synthesis, the first of the Three Great Realms that Astral Cultivators must master in their path beyond their mortal shell.

In the Realm of Stellar Synthesis, a cultivator understands the birth and death of stars, the primary architects of existence. These stars, much like gigantic nuclear reactors, experience nuclear fusion in their cores. This fusion of lighter elements, mainly hydrogen and helium, results in the creation of heavier elements.

Grasping this concept of stellar nucleosynthesis allows a cultivator to understand the foundational process of how elements are created.

Understanding that principle would allow an Astral Rebirth Cultivator to harness the power of the stars inside their bodies, granting them the might that surpassed nuclear weapons.

However, the process must be gradual and steady since the full knowledge of the Realm of Stellar Synthesis is too much for the soul of someone beneath the Apotheosis Realm.

Normally, a Wave Champion would only remain within the Tower of Stars for two to three days before the tower expelled them to ensure no harm was done to their souls. Even the exceptional talents like Desmond and Magnus only lasted four and a half days.

However, Cain had already been inside the Tower of Stars for over ten days!