The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Immediately, Cain's eyes narrowed, and he was about to unleash all his power when he noticed that the one holding him was none other than Lord Zanginis. There was an expression of distress on the old man's face as he flashed with all his power into the distance.

"Damn brat, why did you wait until the last second! We need to hurry up, or else you will be disqualified."

"What is happening?"

"That crazy bastard said that anyone who has not reached the test zone before the sun reaches its highest peak is disqualified. He just uttered the command this morning."

Cain finally understood what was happening. It seemed that a sudden deadline had been added to Lord Kabuto's tournament.

Lord Zanginis' face was full of frustration as he clenched his teeth and pushed his speed to the absolute limit, but by the expression on his face, it seemed that they would not make it.

In the distance, Cain saw a majestic golden tree that rose for dozens of thousands of meters and a city built around it. That seemed to be the designated area, but he stared at the sky and saw that the sun was just seconds away from its zenith.

"Brat, you have a strong body, right?"

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Cain got a bad feeling when he heard those words but nodded, and he saw a wide smile appearing on the old man's face the next second.

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Hundreds of people from different clans stood in the ground outside the city built around that massive golden tree. Not very far from them, there were dozens of powerhouses in the sky. The ones on the ground were those who sought to participate in the tournament, while those in the sky were the family and friends of the ones with powerful backgrounds.

All the people who sought to participate in the tournament focused on the crown of the gargantuan golden tree.

On the peak of the majestic golden tree was a large podium with three massive thrones, and an imposing figure sat on each. The ones on the left and right were a middle-aged man and a woman with auras that seemed capable of flooding the sky and a divine soul.

However, the one that captured everybody's attention was the man on the middle throne, which was also the grandest.

He looked no different than an old man with long white hair and a beard, but that was just the beginning. His eyes glowed with golden light, and a sphere of golden flames was in the center of his forehead. His ears were pointy like a lion's, and golden antlers emerged from the back of his head, forming what seemed to be a crow.

This man was none other than the current Patriarch of the Solis Clan and the orchestrator of this entire tournament, much to the disgust of several members of his own clan.

"Ahhhh."

Lord Kabuto sighed as he saw all the people on the ground, full of eagerness and thrill as if this was their chance to change their destinies and rise to the sky in a single leap.

'Maybe this was a mistake.'

"¡BOOM!"

Just as that thought crossed Lord Kabuto's mind, he heard a sonic boom and looked into the distance, only to see a projectile flashing toward the tournament area. However, upon closer inspection, it was not a projectile but a young man with black hair and a red robe.

"RED!"

Lord Kabuto couldn't help but rise from his seat and shout that word, confusing everybody around him.

Cain was too far to hear the man's voice; even if he did, he would not have had time to worry about it. His eyes burst with willpower as his entire body transformed into a stream of shadows just as he was about to clash with the ground.

Everyone saw how the human, who came crashing down like a meteor, suddenly transformed his body into darkness before rotating, diminishing his momentum, and avoiding a collision with the ground before landing gracefully.

"Darn geezer!"

Cain couldn't help but shout toward the distant figure of Lord Zanginis.

The man had grabbed him as if he were a spear, thrusting him at a speed that made Cain feel like his skin would peel off. Had it not been for his reflexes and shadow constitution, he would have been forced to resist the impact using his Astral Rebirth Path of Power.

All the Deus Behemoth participants in the tournament were shocked to see a human appear out of nowhere. And when they heard him shouting, they turned to the distance, only to see the Patriarch of the Zanginis Clan approaching.

Many of them could not believe a young Godslayer Human that seemed to have come out of knowledge would dare to call the Patriarch of one of the Ten Great Bloodlines a geezer. Yet, Lord Zanginis' reaction was a laugh.

"Hahahaha, brat. Don't worry about the small details. You made it in time!"

Lord Zanginis seemed unconcerned by Cain's words and just laughed as he turned toward Kabuto, the Patriarch of the Solis Clan.

"Madman, I brought you someone new. He's a personal friend of the Zanginis Clan. Actually, you should foresee the entire tournament, as all others will just be embarrassing themselves if they compete with this brat."

Cain sighed as he heard those words, feeling the stares of the other contestants. He was sure that if stares could kill, he would have died a hundred times over.

"Old lunatic."

Cain didn't bother to hide his thoughts. He was upset about being dragged around like a doll, and he knew that Lord Zanginis didn't care about it. He turned to the geniuses supposed to participate in the tournament but didn't focus on them for long, as his eyes soon turned to the figure on the throne atop the majestic golden sun.

Although they were thousands of meters apart, Cain concentrated his energy to get a closer look and frowned as he saw the strange light in the old man's eyes.

'Why is he looking at me like that?'