The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order Chapter 2382 The Scarlet King's strongest form

A faint smile crept across Sozing's face as he absorbed the Scarlet King's statement, followed by a casual shrug.

"Perhaps," he replied with composure, "or perhaps I'm merely deceiving you—leading you to think I desire this fight to drag on, whereas in truth, I require it to conclude swiftly."

The immense Curse Eater named Bako chimed in with a tone of amusement, his numerous eyes squinting just a bit.

"That could very well be the case. Remember, I've already informed you that the sole method to depart from here involves slaying me."

At last, the Curse Eater resembling a clown spoke up, his threads drifting softly while his mask inclined.

"I've deceived you before," Hako murmured gently. "I can manage it once more."

Cain's gaze intensified upon hearing those remarks.

During his ascent within the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe, Cain had consistently mastered the psychological side of combat. He had wielded fear, intent, and anticipation like weapons, compelling his foes to follow his tempo. But on this occasion, he found himself outmaneuvered—duped by the Curse Eaters from the Tenth Empyrean World and pulled into an unfamiliar realm from which escape appeared impossible.

The Scarlet King paused in silence briefly, staring at the void-filled sky overhead. Then, with a sigh and a grin, he continued.

"It's futile to expend effort piercing your deceptions," Cain stated flatly. "You've demonstrated your skill at concealing your real intentions."

Those remarks caused the three to scowl. The Scarlet King's unflinching composure and emotional restraint triggered alarms in their instincts, heightening the peril they sensed, especially with the consuming aura lurking in his stare. "I possess numerous inquiries, and once I dispatch every fragment of you

onto my throne, I'm confident the answers will come."

With that declaration, Cain dropped into a lower stance, preparing for combat. Zero-State Force ignited like an inferno, thick and suffocating, yet rather than shaping into his typical spear, it coiled firmly around his arms.

Sozing, Bako, and Hako creased their brows upon spotting the shift.

They had scrutinized Cain's Zero-State Spear on repeated occasions, dissecting each encounter he endured against the Monster of the Root. They had mastered its patterns, its reach, its boundaries of devastation.

However, all that groundwork now appeared pointless.

The Chaos Wings on Cain's back started to twist before collapsing inward. They stabbed into his skin and sinews, integrating seamlessly with his form. The Power of Chaos surged freely through his bloodstream, elevating his bodily prowess to horrifying peaks.

"I planned to conceal this until confronting the second being spawned from the Emptiness," Cain remarked, his tone steady yet threatening. "But evidently, you'll enjoy the chance to experience my power up close."

A broad grin stretched over his features as he inhaled deeply.

"Asura Form."

For an instant, the world seemed to halt. Time wavered, steeling against an event that challenged its very rules.

Then it struck.

"Fourteen Gear!"

Crimson flames burst forth from Cain's frame, whirling furiously about him. These weren't ordinary flames, but his very blood—pumping with such immense vigor that it bypassed all constraints of body and tissue.

His heart pounded like a battle drum, every beat unleashing tremendous ripples that demolished surrounding structures and hurled rubble

aloft. The Curse Eaters were flung back, compelled to withdraw a few paces merely to regain their footing.

Sozing, Bako, and Hako steadied themselves and swiftly formed defensive arrays. Yet prior to grasping the unfolding events, Cain closed in on them.

His extended palm fell like a heavenly cleaver.

Existence wailed as the assault ripped across it, fracturing principles and rending the void. The impact targeted Sozing's visage squarely, bearing the might to bisect the Immortal Knight completely.

However, right as the hand—surpassing time's speed—was set to connect, it decelerated.

Cain's eyes tightened.

A formidable cosmic energy disrupted his assault, resisting his drive. Before Cain could dissect it thoroughly, Sozing lifted his arm.

In the following blink, a repelling surge exploded outward—immense and irresistible. Cain was catapulted away, smashing through a structure, then the next, until halting within the third. A slender streak of blood trickled from Cain's lips, though that was the extent of it. His resilience in this state proved utterly formidable.

Regrettably, before he could evaluate Sozing's abilities more, his gaze hardened anew as a colossal obsidian shape plummeted from above

like a shooting star.

"BOOM!"

Bako slammed down with crushing might—but to his astonishment, he struck empty air.

Before detecting Cain's location, a grip clamped around his throat and hauled him skyward. Cain ascended, wielding Bako's enormous frame like a demolition tool as they burst through a close structure's ceiling.

The instant after, Cain balled his fist and plunged it into

Bako's torso.

"BOOM!"

The hit exploded in a savage burst of Zero-State energy,

hurling the gigantic Curse Eater downward. Before Bako could struggle to his feet, the force in his core flared once more—then repeatedly—each blast excavating broader and deeper pits across the

urban terrain.

A chilly smirk formed on Cain's lips.

He had effectively blended Zero-State Force with his Resurrección innate talents, transforming each bodily blow into a multi-layered destruction.

Without delay, Cain extended his arm toward the pit, poised

to unleash a lethal surge.

Then his eyes constricted.

Innumerable threads streaked at him from every angle.

They came from Hako.

The clownish Curse Eater's filaments sliced through edifices without effort, their cutting edge indisputable. Cain evaded amid them, dodging threads, but they advanced with excessive speed.

Soon, an enormous web encircled him, contracting swiftly.

Precisely as the strands neared his flesh, Cain pressed his palms together.

Unseen edges infused with Zero-State Force lashed out, severing the web in a flash.

Hako's eyes bulged as his threads were cut with such ease. His dismay intensified when Cain directed his open hand at him moments later.

A colossal beam of Zero-State Force blasted ahead, devouring

the gap between them completely—targeted straight at the Curse Eater, set to engulf him entirely.