The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 2265: Chaos Phoenix

"RUMBLE!!!"

The void trembled as the forces of the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe Alliance advanced. Space shuddered beneath their march, and around them the Matrix of the Universe manifested with a radiance brighter than anything it had ever revealed before.

It was as though the Universe Will itself could feel the resolve flowing through its warriors, channeling in them the power to face the nightmarish that stood in their way.

It did not take long for the vanguard to reach the gates of the Heart of the Root. The moment they arrived, the immense rotting biological landscape convulsed. The surface heaved like diseased continents, and then—bursting from fissures that tore open across its flesh—thousands upon thousands of spawns erupted outward. They surged in waves, a rolling tide of rot and deformity capable of swallowing stars.

A cold sharpness entered the eyes of every warrior in the Alliance. Killing intent poured from them in a single unified beat. Their auras thickened, converging upon one another until they formed a colossal scarlet force field, which then sharpened, stretched, and condensed into the shape of an enormous ethereal blade. Without raising a single hand, without breaking formation, the Alliance unleashed the blade—and it cut through the waves of rotting flesh as if harvesting grain.

Spawn after spawn ruptured into grotesque fragments. Entire swaths of bodies were shredded in seconds, their essence absorbed directly into the Matrix, which in turn strengthened the warriors’ own power, channeling Primal Origin Energy into their bodies and souls.

In the face of such devastation, the countless eyes across the surface of the Heart of the Root reacted with despair and fury, pouring more spawns into existence. It had no intention of allowing the Alliance to reach its core. Even if it could not stop them, it would delay them—for delay meant survival.

The number of spawns rose higher and higher until they formed a literal wall of living flesh, a barrier stretching across the expanse of the void like a continent of rot. Their endless mass pressed forward, slowing the advance of the Nine Empreysn Suns warriors.

Though Cain knew he could obliterate the wall with one attack, he understood the danger. They needed to maintain their formation. They needed to remain as one if they wanted any chance of reaching the deeper layers with enough power to advance into the core.

Without a breath of hesitation, Cain’s eyes brightened. Then his ego, soul, and life force ignited, burning with a ferocity so intense that his figure shone like a scarlet sun.

Shock rippled through the ranks. The Scarlet King’s cultivation was unmatched, his foundation immovable; burning it with such might could very well cripple him once the battle was over. And yet he burned anyway—because he understood the battlefield demanded nothing less.

Before the warriors could fully process this, another light erupted. The True Primordial of the Void set his existence aflame as well, his radiance expanding like a second star.

Anark’s eyes glowed with the same determination as those of the Scarlet King, as he was ready to use everything in this battle.

Then, one heartbeat later, Leonidas, Bael, and Amon followed, burning their egos, souls, and life force to propel their power far beyond their limits. Their determination spread like wildfire. The resolve of the three generals ignited across the titanic Runic War Avatar forged by the warriors of the Everstrife Empyrean World.

The warriors of the other five Empyrean Worlds could not understand how every single man and woman from the Everstrife Empyrean World could show such determination and sacrifice, yet then they remembered.

Tribulation Enhancement.

The miraculous power that the Scarlet King used to heal every wound in their bodies before the battle began. If they survived, he could heal them again. That knowledge gave them the courage to burn everything.

"Fuck it!" Uriel roared, igniting his willpower with reckless abandon. His aura exploded outward—and every warrior under the guidance of the man of the Legio Eldrich Race followed his lead, sacrificing all they had to amplify the collective force.

Then a calm, mechanical voice rang out, unmistakable even in the chaos. "The best path forward."

Arkam spoke without much emotion, but even through the flat tone, his determination was unmistakable. His soul, life force, and ego burst into flame—and his warriors, one after another, mirrored him.

Cipher offered no words at all. The man from the Godslayer Humankind simply smiled—an intense, radiant, fearless expression—before burning his very existence. His people followed instantly.

Zephirax and Amara sharpened their gazes, coldness and killing intent erupting from their hearts. Without more delay, they too ignited everything they were—all their power rising like twin suns—as their forces followed.

"RUMBLE!!!"

The void shook again, this time with a force that felt as though creation itself trembled. Every single warrior of the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe Alliance had ignited their essence.

Their combined auras rose into a titanic storm of power, overwhelming the battlefield. The scarlet force field-blade grew brighter, sharper, more devastating—sundering every layer of rotted flesh in their path. And at the front of it all stood Cain.

The Scarlet King’s eyes glowed brighter and brighter as he felt the unity behind him—Millions of wills converging into a single purpose. For a fleeting instant, his eyes widened with awe as he sensed something ancient, something intrinsic, something intertwined with the deepest core of his existence.

Then the light erupted.

Scarlet and gold fused, merging into a single brilliance that rippled across the force field forged by the entire Alliance. Power intertwined, weaving itself into a structure greater than the sum of its parts. Under the astonished gazes of the powerhouses, the connection between their forces surged—growing, evolving, becoming something new.

And then—

"K’RAAAAAASH–FYRRR!!!"

A mythic birth-cry echoed across the void.

The scarlet force field mutated, transformed, transcended—until it took the shape of a colossal scarlet flaming phoenix. With a single downward beat of its wings, the phoenix incinerated countless spawns, its flames devouring corruption and rot. It marched forward as a living embodiment of unity—the power of all warriors bound into one impossible, indescribable might.

The Alliance advanced, not as individuals, but as a single, blazing entity.

A force strong enough to challenge the Heart of the Root itself.