The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Cain did not stop, continuing to flash ahead at an overwhelming speed while the Wind Tribulation followed him. Although the Law of Space and the Void Weaver Art allowed his body to achieve an overwhelming speed, Cain knew he could not escape the sky. However, that was not a problem, as his goal was not to run from the Tribulation.

Cain only wanted to reach a desolate place where there would not be collateral damage. After thirty seconds, he stopped running as he had reached an empty poisonous swamp, void of any sentient life form.

Less than a second after Cain's stop, the sky turned dark, and the power of the Wind Tribulation flooded the place with even greater strength than before, seemingly enraged by the fact it had to chase him.

Cain focused on the sky with emotionless eyes. He did not activate his armor or use his Wave to protect himself. While the Wind Tribulation was extremely dangerous, it was also a great lucky chance as its power would temper his flesh and blood, improving his attunement to the Laws while engraving the power of the Wind Law into his Essence Start and Essence Wave.

There was no fear or hesitation in Cain's soul as he prepared to receive the full power of the Wind Tribulation with his naked body.

The Wind Tribulation grew more and more powerful, and the howls of the air reached a point where they made the earth tremble. Suddenly, a deafening silence envelops the area as the wind itself seems to draw in a breath, creating an eerie calm.

Without warning, gales of unprecedented power descend, spiraling around Cain. These were not ordinary winds but concentrated manifestations of the destructive power of the Wind Law.

Immediately, the swamp was destroyed, with every vertical structure blown away, generating a massive storm that spread for hundreds of kilometers.

Cain was in the center of the storm and saw how the winds formed a series of concentric rings around his body, moving at blinding speeds. The centrifugal force made him feel his blood would emerge from his orifices and pressured his internal organs.

Even with his physical might and vitality, this would have been a test for Cain, but this Tribulation was nothing but an enhanced version of the power he faced during his training in the Primordial Path.

Cain closed his eyes and was able to adapt and manipulate the wind barrier around him, allowing them to interact with his body safely. The process continued for nearly two hours, pushing his focus to the limit.

Then, the winds sharpened, becoming as deadly as blades that flashed toward him. Cain's eyes narrowed as he clenched his fists and began to strike toward the incoming wind blades.

Other Essence Cultivators would shatter the wind blades with spells to protect themselves, but that would prevent their bodies from tempering with their power. Cain used his bare hands to face those wind blades, and while they damaged him and left deep cuts all over his body, they also began to improve him.

The blade gale lasted for a total of five hours, and by the time it was over, there was not a single corner of Cain's body that was not riddled with cuts. Yet, that also meant that there was not a shred of his flesh and blood that the Law of Wind did not temper.

Cain showed no concern for his wounds and focused on the Wind Tribulation's power. The Whirling Barriers and Blade Gale were the two phases of the Wind Tribulation and should be the end, yet that was clearly not the case for him.

The darkness still flooded the heavens, and the power of the Wind Tribulation only grew stronger.

"Monster." "Murderer." "Killer." "Demon." "Bastard."

Suddenly, voices echoed inside Cain's mind, and he saw how the wind around his figure turned dark, and the howling voices of the people he had killed began to emerge. His eyes narrowed as he felt powerful feelings of shame, fear, and confusion trying to rise inside his mind, pushing him to feel regret and break his spirit.

"Hmph!"

That was the only response Cain gave to those sounds, as this phase was even easier to handle than the other two. He was a Master of Order and could shatter any emotion that might arise in his heart, including those that others tried to put in him.

The Wind Tribulation tried to shake his mind and soul with horrible illusions and forcefully install negative emotions, but Cain's face did not flinch in the slightest as they had no effect on him.

Of course, that was not without a positive effect, as the more Cain resisted, the more his soul force seemed to improve, as if the power of the Wind Law was nurturing it. After realizing that, Cain wished it would last for days, but after nine hours, the voices faded.

Cain's eyes suddenly narrowed as he felt his instincts screaming danger, and he looked to the sky as the full power of the Wind Tribulation that extended for hundreds of kilometers began to concentrate into a cyclone.

That monstrous cyclone began to descend with momentum and power capable of shattering a continent, its eye fixed on Cain.

The seven Scarlet Inquisitors were watching the event from a distance, and their look of amazement and awe had not changed since the start. Yet, now there was also horror as even they would need to focus on resisting the power of that cyclone.

Cain was not a fool and could feel the immense power of that cyclone, and even with the reinforcement of natural energy, it would be dangerous to take it head-on without cover, but he did not want to diminish its tempering power.

Instead of blocking it, his body burst with bright golden and dark golden flames as he triggered the full power of Radiance of Life and Radiance of Strength, improving his regeneration ability and resilience.

"BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"