The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 258 : Blood Rebirth

After Tempest Kick, Blooless #1 took a deep breath, and his heartbeat grew even more potent as a red glow emerged from his elbows and knees. He then began to unleash strikes with them that carried so much strength that giant gales formed due to their momentum.

"Crimons Knees and Elbows. By channeling my blood flow across my knees and elbows, you can deliver bone-crushing blows that can incapacitate opponents and are especially good at breaking defenses and armor."

Cain instinctively nodded as he doubted a bone, armor, or shield could endure those strikes.

"Finally comes Vessel Strike. It is the essence of the technique and the hardest to master. I form a fist with my hand before making the middle and index fingers protrude."

Bloodless #1 adopted that hand position and began to strike with a strength and precision that defying logic. Instead of a hammer like Flowing Fist and Tempest Kick, Vessel Strike was a nail aimed at a small point and doing horrible damage.

"Vessel Strikes allow me to obstruct or redirect blood circulation of an enemy momentarily, weakening his defenses and temporarily diminishing their strength, providing an opening for further attacks."

After finishing that last barrage of strikes, Bloodless #1 lowered his arms and broke his fighting stance before turning at Cain.

"Show me what you have learned."

Cain's eyes were sharp as he nodded at Bloodless #1 and closed his eyes. He was going through every move the man did, trying to remember their essence and how to replicate them.

Bloodless #1 did not get upset because Cain made him wait. On the contrary, that was precisely the behavior he expected from someone like the young soldier. Instead of rushing things, taking a moment and preparing yourself was better.

Cain kept his eyes closed for an entire hour, but when he finally opened them, there was a bursting red light as he adopted the Bloodflow Fury's battle stance. His heartbeat increased as he activated First Gear, driving his blood flow fast enough to carry on with the most basic form of the technique.

Bloodless #1 saw Cain's skin turn red just before this one unleashed a barrage of strikes that combined the Flowing Fist and Tempest Kick. He nodded and expected Cain only to unleash that level since the other two techniques required a much stronger blood flow, and he did not expect the young man to have that type of technique.

"THUMP!"

Bloodless #1 was wrong and saw with shock how Cain's body turned even redder, his veins bulging and his heartbeat hammering with so much strength that it resembled a bell.

Cain activated Second Gear along with the power of the Sun Seed, balancing the destructive powers of the first with the regeneration of the second. That increase in his blow flow and agility allowed him to unleash Crimson Elbows and Knees and Vessel Strike.

A small smile appeared on Bloodless #1 as he saw Cain's skill and talent. There was nothing better for someone that wanted to teach than a gifted and hardworking student.

"Raise your shoulders, lower your center of gravity, straighten your back."

Bloodless #1 began to guide Cain, correcting the mistakes and slowly improving the young man's technique. There were times simple words would not be enough, and he would demonstrate before asking Cain to do it again.

The complexity of Bloodflow Fury was so high that calling it a Saint Technique would not be wrong since it was impossible to learn it by relying on mere words.

After two hours, Bloodless #1 raised his hand, indicating that the training was over and telling Cain to rest. Half an hour later, the duo flashed to the northwest at supersonic speed.

For the next couple of days, Cain only did three things. He ran at supersonic speed for several hours before improving his cultivation and mastery over Blood Refinement Art, and finally, he honed his skill over Bloodflow Fury.

After five days, Bloodless #1 and Cain manage to reach the peak of a mountain, and what they saw generated a profound sense of awe and wonder in the young man's heart.

Cain's eyes widened as he saw in the distance a giant body of water resembling an ocean, full of blood, extending to the horizon. He could still feel the overwhelming vitality in those blood waters despite how far it was.

Facing that magnificent sea was a large island, and built on it, there was a massive city. Unlike most designs in the empire, which had a futuristic aura, the building in that city resembled those of an ancient culture of the Old World.

Right in the center of that island, there was a majestic pagoda whose might did not fall behind that of the Imperial Lightning Fort's Titan Tower.

As soon as Cain put his eyes on that pagoda, he felt two sets of eyes focusing on him. One was familiar, and he deduced they belonged to the Blood Duke, but the other was new.

The second set of eyes were dark and had a viciousness in them, which only grew once they focused on Cain.

Cain's eyes burst with red light as his Ego Wave instinctively burst with power, protecting his mind from the dark intent emanating from the pagoda.

The dark eyes, full of viciousness, did not focus too long on Cain and soon vanished along with the ones from the Blood Duke.

A severe expression appeared on Cain's face since it became clear to him that the enemy of the Blood Duke was inside that pagoda.

"According to my knowledge, you have a Saint Cultivation Technique and should be aware of Blood Rebirth."

Cain was taken aback by the words of Bloodless #1 and stared at the man for a moment before nodding.

"Yes, it is described in my Sonic Blade Fusion Technique. It is the key to building my foundation through the Wave Champion Rank, which is similar to marrow washing for Wave Warriors. It is the process in which the blood inside my body evolves beyond the realm of mortality, granting me incredible speed, strength, and vitality, along with a supernatural resistance to toxins and diseases.

Blood Rebirth has four stages: Red Blood Stage, Blue Blood Stage, Golden Blood Stage, and Mercury Blood Stage.

Each stage is countless times harder to achieve than the previous one, and upon reaching the Golden Blood Stage, my vitality and energy would be high enough to evolve into a Wave King."

Cain did not hide anything since there was no way a powerhouse like Bloodless #1 would have less cultivation knowledge than him.

Bloodless #1 stared at the city surrounded by that sea of blood as he talked to Cain.

"You are correct; there are four stages, and you can evolve beyond Peak Wave Champion upon attaining Golden Blood Stage. However, although you could become a Wave King at that point, it would be nearly impossible to advance beyond the early level, and that would most likely be the end of your road."

Cain nodded since that was a piece of information that the Sonic Blade Fusion had already shared with him, but he did not lose focus.

"That is what theory says, but there is no such thing as absolutes in cultivation; take me, for example. I evolved to Wave Champion with borderline Flawless Marrow, so I should not have been able to achieve Mercury Blood.

Yet, through great effort and the help of my seniors, I managed to fix that flaw and do what the theory says could not happen."

Bloodless #1 raised a finger to his mouth and bit it, making a small wound, before allowing a drop of golden blood with a silver glow to fall to the ground.

"¡Boom!"

Shock appeared in Cain's eyes when he saw how a single drop of blood fell to the ground with the might of a cannonball. It was so dense that despite measuring less than a centimeter in range, its weight had to surpass ten kilograms.

Cain stared at Bloodless #1 with pure awe as he wondered what kind of strength the man's circulatory system had.

"As you can see, there is no flaw that can not be mended with enough effort and hard work, but the same goes the other way around. You must never grow complacent about your current achievements, no matter how high they are, since that is the key to failure."

It would be easy for a genius like Cain to fail to understand the meaning of those words since it already became routine for him to stand up above the rest of the people his age, but the solemn light in his eyes made it clear he paid attention.

Bloodless #1 nodded as he saw that Cain did not let his current achievement cloud his judgment.

"Very good. The Blood Duke is waiting for you in the Blood Pagoda. Do not make him wait."

Those were the last words that Bloodless #1 said before vanishing.

Cain was a little surprised to see Bloodless #1 disappeared just like that but immediately regained his focus as he stared at the Blood Pagoda again.