The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

The golden humanoid inside the Scarlet King's mind did not answer. Just the fact that he revealed the Path of Order was already something he should have never done.

"Does it have to do with the power that took control over my mind and body and allowed me to fight a True Titan? I assume it was the same force that took over my soul when I faced the Atrox Wave Champion?"

As he heard those words, a sharp light appeared in the golden humanoid's eyes, along with a complicated smile.

"You would not believe me if I said it was some hidden power of the system, right?"

"Before, I might have, but not now."

The Scarlet King's answer was peaceful as if the fact that Apex had tricked him in the past did not matter. While some might think that was just a strong front, the golden humanoid could see the serenity of the soul sea and knew that the Scarlet King was truly emotionless regarding the topic.

All sorts of thoughts crossed Apex's mind as he considered what to say, but he had to be careful. While the Scarlet King and Cain were technically the same person, the former wouldn't hesitate to sever any emotional connection with the System Spirit if it tried to trick him again.

"Ahhh, I cannot give you the answers you want."

The Scarlet King showed a small smile as he nodded. Not obtaining an answer was much better for him than a lie.

"It is fine. I will obtain them in due time."

The Absolute Life Form System and the mysteries of his soul were something that the Scarlet King was sure involved secrets bigger than even what was beyond the limits of Aether, but there was no doubt in his soul that he would find out the truth; it was just a matter of time.

Silence reigned for a few moments until the voice of the System Spirit appeared again.

"By the way, why did you call yourself the Scarlet King?"

When the Scarlet King heard that question, he shrugged his shoulders.

"I follow Order. Therefore, I am the king of my destiny. As for Scarlet, it felt natural to me. I was going to use the word red, but I felt that would be a mistake. I honestly don't know; it was just an instinctive response."

"Ohh, I see."

Although Apex made it seem that it was not that important, a relaxed smile appeared on his face when he heard that response since it seemed that deep down, there was a marked distinction between the Red King and Cain's ego, even after the latter embraced Order.

The journey continued as the Scarlet King circled the energy the cup of tea left inside his body. Only once this was over did he take out the Evolution Core of Orphin and begin to draw its energy, improving his Essence Wave.

After a week of traveling through the air with the Sky-Light Eagle moving at full speed, the Scarlet King saw a majestic city in the distance. Unlike the Silver City from the Godslayer Humankind Empire, this one was utterly dark and carried a gothic aura.

A massive force field covered the city and its surroundings, blocking the sun's light, which made Evernight City a fitting name for the Atrox Immortus Empire's capital. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

There was nothing ominous about the darkness, and the reason for it was that the members of the Atrox Immortus Race preferred darkness over sunlight. It was just a matter of physiology since, unlike humans, whose bodies used sunlight to generate specific proteins, Atroxs' physiology was better adapted to the night. In essence, it was just a matter of practicality and comfort, nothing more.@@novelbin@@

When the Sky-Light Eagle saw Evernight City, a sense of terror assailed its heart since it knew that this was a place where incredibly powerful humanoids gathered and that going near it was practically suicide. Unfortunately, it did not have a choice since it was sure that if it were to stop, the person on its back would end its life.

As expected, the guards outside the city's gate immediately reacted to seeing a King Beast marching into the city. All of them wore armor made of hundreds of blades, covering their entire bodies, leaving only their eyes visible.

The Atroxs guarding the gate were confused to see a King Beast, especially one alone and so weak, marching into the city, as that was the same as killing itself, but they only raised to the sky and flashed toward it.

All the people waiting to enter the city were also drawn to the sight of the King Beast, and many of them could not help but grow thrilled at the thought of seeing a powerful Wave King fighting. Even those at the Wave Warrior Rank who could be in danger did not move away and only watched with excitement.

Unfortunately for all those expecting a battle, before the Atrox Wave Kings could get near the King Beast, a voice echoed across the sky, so powerful that everybody could hear it for several kilometers.

"How dare you attack me, Kain Lauzer, the ninth son of Archduke Lauzer and a special guest of the Atrox Immortus Empire!"

Shortly after that, the Scarlet King walked onto the head of the Sky-Light Eagle, showing his figure to everybody, along with a radiant smile full of arrogance.

The leader of the guards could not help but widen his eyes as he saw the figure of Kain appearing on the head of the King Beast. This was the first time he had seen the young man from the Inferno Daemon Race, but a flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes, only to vanish the next second.

The man did his best to hide the killing intent, but for the Scarlet King, it was as if he was shouting out loud that he wanted to kill him.

'So my guess was right. They are not over with me.'