Cain did not hesitate to seize the enlightenment granted by the evolved Enhancement Module as he began to analyze and decipher the Concept of Evolution. As soon as he began to unravel that cosmic power, a blast of psychic power surged from his body, his aura growing sharper, stronger, and purer with every breath.
While Concepts were born out of the collective sentience of all life forms in the universe, their power and interpretation vary according to the person, and it did not take long before Cain found his own interpretation of the Concept of Evolution.
"I do not grow in peace. I tear down what I was, feed on the ruins, and forge what must become."
Those words emerged from Cainâs lipsâan expression of deepening enlightenment rising from the very core of his essence.
Suddenly, the colossal form of the Primarch of Conquest Leviathan manifested in the sky above. Its body was so vast that it covered an entire face of the Gu World, casting a shadow that stretched over continents. Yet its sheer size was not the most awe-inspiring thing.
It was the aura.
The Concepts that made up Leviathanâs beingâonce harmonized through the Path of Conquestâwere now shifting, evolving, transforming under the crucible of Cainâs will and ego.
"My evolution is not the gentle unfolding of a seed," Cain whispered with his eyes still closed. "It is a violent, intelligent transformation. A crucible where the old is devoured, broken down, and reforged into something superior."
Once more, his words flowed not from his mind, but from the rising tide of enlightenment engulfing his soul. Each syllable echoed with metaphysical truth, each sentence a hammer upon the anvil of change. Leviathanâs presence surged, and the force of its transformation became more apparent.
The Concepts that formed the foundation of Cainâs pathâSundering, Gluttony, Power, Life, Bloodline, Dominion, and Rageâwere no longer just in a state of harmony. They were unifying under a superior force.
Days passed.
Cainâs body remained fixed, motionless, yet the psychic pressure that emanated from Leviathan only grew purer, more divine.
And then it happened.
A transcendent transformation took place.
Cainâs voice rose again, not as a declaration, but as a fundamental truth inscribed into reality.
"I am the Sunderingâto destroy what once was.
I am the Gluttonyâto consume the broken.
I am the Powerâto forge fuel from the ashes.
I am the Lifeâto preserve only what endures.
I am the Bloodlineâto integrate legacy into the new.
I am the Dominionâto define the Self.
I am the Rageâto burn forward with endless momentum!"
With every word, the power of Leviathan intensified, becoming purer, more divine, until finally, Cain roared with all his might.
"I AM EVOLUTION!"
"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!" A detonation of psychic power erupted from the Alter-Ego, spreading in all directions. But this was no wave of destruction.
This was transcendence.
A force of growth, of change, of ascensionâone that reached into the very fabric of reality. Scarlet flames burst in every direction, latching onto sky and earth alike, engulfing the entire Gu World in their power. A trance-like state overtook the land, as if creation itself were holding its breath.
Leviathanâs eyes shone with blinding light before the world-sized being dissolved into a torrent of radiant psychic energy and returned to Cainâs Soul Dimension.
Only then did Cain open his eyes.
The glow in his irises was not mere lightâit was understanding. Profound, ancient, and limitless. The very laws of reality seemed to tremble with anticipation.
Cain extended his hand toward the blazing world, his palm igniting with condensed scarlet flame. As the flames danced across his skin, his voice thundered once more:
"I am not change. I am the end of what was. I do not adaptâI consume, unmake, and forge anew. I am the will that tears down weakness, devours failure, and builds supremacy from ruin."
The flames surged brighter, pulsing with the resonance of his truth.
"I am Evolutionâweaponized, unchained, eternal! The core of Conquest. The force that rewrites reality in my image!"
Cainâs aura blazed with a purity unlike anything before. He had found a way not only to strengthen the Path of Conquest, but to reshape the world through itâto erase what came before and birth something entirely new.
A realm without fate.
A world where minds were unbound.
A future of absolute freedom.
With unwavering certainty, Cain turned his gaze toward the void beyond the world. His soul force surged outward, flawless and commanding, merging seamlessly with his indomitable will. It pierced through the veil of the known universe and vanished into the higher realm where the Astral Supremacy Stars resided.
But Cain did not climb the usual cosmic ladder.
Instead, drawing on the memories he had stolen from the Golden King, he attuned his mind to a hidden planeâan obscured realm nestled within the very heart of the Astral Supremacy Star System.
The radiant celestial bodies that comprised the Nine Empyrean Suns Universe began to fade, their brilliance replaced by something far more enigmatic.
A new set of stars emerged.
These were not ordinary Astral Supremacy Stars.
They carried the Star Power that defined those ancient entitiesâimmense physical strength, cosmic resilience, and metaphysical powerâbut there was something else. Something deeper.
A force that transcended flesh and pierced into soul and mind.
Cainâs heart quickened.
He had found it.
The Depravita Astral Supremacy Star System.
Without hesitation, Cain pushed his soul and mind toward this new plane. His will surged upward, climbing higher and higher through the hidden layers of the astral domain.
Thanks to his evolved soul force and newly awakened Concept of Evolution, Cain had little difficulty reaching his former limits. The path was now open to him.
It did not take him more than a few minutes before he reached a Rank 10 Depravita Astral Supremacy Star.
Each of these stars dwarfed the ones found in his Rebirth Heart.
Cainâs lips curved into a slow, confident smile. He had reached his previous limitation, and it was now time to advance.