The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Although fighting for eleven straight hours was strenuous, members of the Deus Behemoth Race had a racial advantage in terms of stamina, so despite being tired, they were still fine. Many of them turned to Cain as they expected the young man to be completely exhausted, as they saw how he maintained his domain for the entire eleven hours while fighting.

Still, to everybody's surprise, he looked better than all the others.

Cain was not faking it, as he really was fine. No one here had an Ego Wave at the Third Realm, so they could not detect his Astral Wave even if he did not use his red mask. His dual cultivation would be evident if he used Astral Wave for spells, but no one noticed how he circulated a small amount across his body from time to time to keep his stamina.

The young monster from the Godslayer Humankind Empire just became more and more mysterious to the Deus Behemoths, but no one had time for those thoughts since now that they defeated the hordes, it was time to take the rewards.

The Deus Behemoths began to search around the corpses, ignoring the bones as they all went to the skulls to look inside them. The core component behind those Skeletal Creatures was a small crystal, which either had a milky sky-blue force known as Starwyrm's Essence or a nebulous dark purple energy called Starwyrm's Blood.

The former was useful for Essence Cultivators as their Essence Star could consume it, improving their energy pool and purity. At the same time, Astral Cultivators could use the latter to enhance their Astral Blood Saturation.

Starwyrm's Essence and Starwyrm's Blood were the most common treasures inside the Astral Bloodline Realm, and while the amount found inside the gems of the Skeletal Creatures was meager, they were still extremely valuable. Consuming them in massive quantities could greatly help even geniuses with flawless foundations.

The division of these treasures was also one of the reasons why all groups worked separately, as none wanted to bicker with others for them.

Zamuel and Lore glanced at each other as they tried to decide how to split the gems with Starwyrm's Essence and Starwyrm's Blood. Although both sides killed around the same amount of Skeletal Creatures, Cain's work could compare with that of at least three Apotheosis Realm Masters, and since he was part of the Solis Clan, they should get more.

"Divide half and half."

Cain noticed the gaze of the duo, and before they could even open their mouths, he settled the problem. Zamuel sighed as he would have liked to keep more of the treasures, but since Cain spoke, there was little he could say. Lore's smile widened as he was happy with an equal division of the treasure.

With that settled, Cain began to search the broken skulls and take the gems like the others, but his focus was on the shattered skeletons. All the Deus Behemoths simply threw the broken bones to the side since they were useless, but that might not be the case for him.

Cain sent one of the pieces to his [Demonic Devourer Dimension], and a small smile appeared on his face as the [Sky Flame] managed to consume it, taking a small amount of Starwyrm's Essence. Although most of the energy was concentrated in the gem inside their skulls, there was still a significant amount in the skeleton of the monsters.

It was just that all the others found it impossible to extract it from the broken pieces.

Once he knew he was right, Cain continued working like the others, taking the gems and pushing the skeletons to the side. The harvesting process lasted nearly an hour, and that was because people used all kinds of methods and spells to take several gems at the same time. If they went one by one, it would have taken more time than the fight.

After the harvesting, all the Deus Behemoths adopted meditative positions as they replenished their energy. This eleventh-hour fight against hundreds of thousands of Skeletal Beasts was the easiest part of the Astral Bloodline Realm. From this point forward, it was that the troubles began.

The Gray Road had hundreds of paths, but knowing where each would lead you was nearly impossible. You had to take one and hope to find clues that could lead you to one of the Six Chambers.

The Six Chambers are special locations inside the Astral Bloodline Realm. Each contained unique cultivation grounds that could help Astral Cultivators and Essence Cultivators improve their foundation, energy pool's quality and quantity, and refine their meridians or bodies.

Every group wanted to reach a chamber, but it was impossible to know what path would take you there since there were distortions in space every time the Astral Bloodline Realm opened. Also, deadly radiation areas could pop up at any moment, and there were even stronger monsters than the Skeletal Creatures guarding each of the chambers.

And if all that was not enough, some chambers had unique defensive structures that could stop the advance of even Divine Ascension Masters.

Ultimately, the best path was to take a route and find clues about where it would take you from notes of previous experiences and advance from there. It was not easy nor fast, but luckily, the Astral Bloodline Realm would last several months open.

After three hours, the people from the Vulcano Clan rose from the ground and flashed down one of the routes, and it didn't take long for those from the Gravita Clan to do the same. One by one, the warriors from the different clans rose from the ground as they had replenished their strength and advanced.

The warriors from the Solis Clan and Zanginis Clan had also replenished their strength. They had finished before the others since none suffered severe wounds, but they did not move as Cain's eyes closed, and he did not seem to wake up from his meditation.

Zamuel and Lore saw how the other clans were advancing while they remained behind. Although being first did not mean they would advance faster in this place, being last was not good either, but neither dared to disturb Cain's meditation.

It did not take long for all eight clans to have left the area, and only then did Cain open his eyes. He saw that only the people from the Solis Clan and Zanginis Clan were left, so he did not hesitate before using the power of the Law of Space, taking control of the broken bones left by the Skeletal Creatures and sending them into his [Demonic Devourer Dimension].

Although the energy in an entire corpse was less than a fifth of the one contained in the gems, he obtained hundreds of tons of broken bones. He had waited since he did not want to bicker about him taking the corpses that belonged to others. Even if the broken bones were trash, if the other clans found out they had value for Cain, they would not have simply given it to him.

Zamuel and Lore immediately understood why Cain waited, but they could not help but show a confused expression as they did not understand why the Godslayer Human wanted the skeletons.

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Cain noticed the confusion in their eyes, but he was not going to reveal his secret, and instead of telling a lie, he just changed the subject and focused on Lore.

"I assume that Lord Zanginis told you to follow my lead."

"Yes, Great Grandfather said we should follow you. We were supposed to be lucky following your guide and that you will treat us fairly."

Lore did not bother to hide it and immediately revealed the information. Of course, no one forced him to oblige since Lord Zanginis had little influence in this place, but he trusted the old man, and so far, Cain's had been helpful.

"Mmm, I see. If Zamuel doesn't have a problem, we could advance together and divide the resources according to meritocracy. In case of conflict, I will act as the judge."

"There is no problem, Sun Avatar."

Zamuel immediately clasped his hands. Two groups working together could lead to many troubles in a place full of treasure, but with Cain acting as the intermediary, both sides trusted that he would be fair.

Since the leaders decided to work together, the Apotheosis Realm Masters from both sides smiled at each other. Besides, the Zanginis Clan and Solis Clan had a long friendship, so it was easy for them to cooperate.

Cain nodded, and it was time to choose a route. Usually, overthinking had little use since they could only follow a path and test their luck.

If it was a dead end, they could only return to the main route and try again, but that was not true for Cain.

A golden light appeared in Cain's eyes as he focused on one of the side paths in the Gray Road.

"I assume that each chamber unleashes a massive amount of energy, right?"