Chapter 1562: The Flow: Redirection
Chapter 1562: The Flow: Redirection
A hush fell over the frozen skies as Cain faced the colossal energy cannon. From a distance, he was but a speck of dust compared to that raging beam of elemental destruction. Yet his heart was paradoxically calm, marked by a sense of utter tranquility that belied the lethal threat fast approaching.
With eyes closed, Cain laced his hands together in a slow, deliberate gesture and drew a deep breath. At that moment, his entire being seemed to harmonize with the fundamental forces that shaped the Gu World. The swirling winds, the biting cold, and the intangible currents of power all became part of a grand cosmic tapestry he could feel resonating inside his body.
As soon as the cannon was a heartbeat away from engulfing him, Cain opened his eyes. Each iris glowed with such powerful golden radiance that they resembled supernovas bursting with primordial light. The intensity of his gaze alone seemed enough to make the very air shudder.
From within the fortress, Core Elder Karun and his assembled warriors watched as the cataclysmic energy roared toward Cain. That energy cannon was the fortress’s ultimate card and was designed to repel an entire army, but now it was used on a single person, yet no one dared to refute Karun’s decision. The entire fortress, housing millions of souls, held its collective breath, placing its final hope in the energy cannon.
Yet what happened next defied all understanding. Instead of a fiery detonation that might have vaporized Cain, the immense energy cannon gradually faded into his body. It was as if a black hole resided within his left hand, drawing in unstoppable power through his index and middle fingers. No one in the fortress could believe it. Even the wind seemed to pause, as though reality itself struggled to process the scene unfolding before it. Had their eyes deceived them, or had Cain truly absorbed the fortress’s doomsday weapon like a sponge soaking up water?
A deathly silence ensued among the tens of millions of inhabitants within those walls. They were petrified, unable to reconcile the event they had just witnessed. Something truly unthinkable had taken place, and they had no words to describe it—no frame of reference to even begin understanding.
A radiant glow then began to travel through Cain’s left arm, a visible current of energy moving like a blazing river beneath his skin. First, it surged upward to his shoulder before diverting to his abdomen, where it circled as if caught in a vortex. From there, it meandered back through his chest, eventually reaching his right shoulder. Cain lifted his right hand toward the fortress, a serene smile forming on his lips as he spoke in a gentle, unhurried tone.
“The Flow: Redirection.”
Suddenly, a thunderous explosion of sound split the skies.