The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus looked back at the beautiful Ohema and smiled. “I may have a way to solve our problem,” he said calmly.

“Really?” Ohema asked, her emotions flaring. Klaus held her in place, making sure she didn’t start crying again.

“Really. But before I transfer it to you, we must first go back home. So wait for me until I’m done with my business here, and then we can go,” Klaus said, and Ohema pouted.

“What, you want to start now?” Klaus asked, not expecting such a reaction. Ohema nodded with a flustered expression.

“The earlier, the better,” she added.

“Very well, but be sure not to rush into hurting yourself. A Poison Body is delicate, and injuring yourself can happen easily,” Klaus said before pressing his thumb on her forehead.

Using the senior’s teaching method, he transferred the 10,000 Poison Control Art technique to Ohema.

“I will start right now,” Ohema smiled before moving to sit and began accessing the technique.

‘What a weird woman,’ Klaus thought with a smile.

A while later, he also decided to get down to business. Although Ohema was learning the technique, she was wide awake, so he didn’t fear any monsters coming close.

But even if they did, the aura around Klaus would be enough to scare them away. He had just broken through, so his aura was a little chaotic.

He would first have to stabilize his foundation. For many, this is when they drink the Celestial Qi Expanding Elixir, but for him, he first had to use the second Star Diagram to stabilize his Qi Sea.

After that, he could use the Mountain Dew he had stockpiled to strengthen himself even more. His only worry was the effect; he wasn’t sure if the Celestial Qi Expanding Elixir would help him expand his Qi Sea as Instructor Constance had stated. Explore stories on empire

The Mountain Dew hadn’t had any tangible effect on him so far. However, it was of the common grade, so he hadn’t given it much thought. Now, however, he wanted to see if the higher grades would have more effect.

He wasn’t like everyone else. He cultivates the Paragon Star Diagram, so most minor treasures wouldn’t have much effect on him. But still, he was determined to try and see if it would work. Thus, he entered his Soul Sea to see how things were progressing.

But the moment he appeared there, he was gobsmacked.

“What the fuck happened here?” Klaus screamed, staring at the vast seas in his Soul Sea. He stood there, dazed. The entire space was different from how he remembered it.

Now, instead of the Nine Doors being in the same place, they were scattered across the Qi Sea. And, speaking of the Qi Sea—there were nine of them now. Klaus looked around, and to confirm it, he scanned his entire Soul Sea, and sure enough, he now had nine Qi Seas.

The Seal of Slaughter resided in one Qi Sea, while the Bell of Harrows was in another, each with a door present in every Qi Sea.

But if that wasn’t enough, there was something else he immediately recognized as the Dragon. A massive egg sat in yet another Qi Sea, with golden energy from the bead being absorbed by it.

[You are finally here, brat,] the senior spoke.

“Senior, what is going on here? Since when did I get nine seas inside my Soul Sea?” Klaus asked, a little panic in his voice.

He’d seen something similar once, with Fruity when he was breaking through to the Saint stage. Back then, Fruity’s Soul Sea had split into various chunks, and it took him over a year to link them back together.

If the same thing was happening here, Klaus was going to lose it. He hadn’t survived a harrowing tribulation just for the heavens to mess with his Qi Sea.

[Relax, kid. This is actually something great. You’re something else, brat,] the senior said, his tone full of admiration.

“It would be great if the senior explained what is happening to me, or more precisely, what is happening to my Soul Sea,” Klaus replied.

[What’s happening here is due to your physique—the Nine Reincarnation Divine Body. I know I said I don’t know much about your physique, but after this tribulation, it seems some things are becoming clear.]

Klaus listened carefully, beginning to formulate his own theories. From his Talent to his Class and Physique, it seemed they were all unique.

Even Fruity, his past self, had awakened as an Ice Mage. For him to awaken a completely different Class, Klaus started to suspect it might not have been a coincidence, as he had once thought.

[I’m not going to complicate things for you, kid, so listen carefully. You now have nine Qi Seas, which means you have nine energy sources you can draw power from.

This also means you have to work nine times harder, and ultimately, you’ll need to form nine cores. If you manage to pull it off, kid, your combat power will become several times stronger than you can imagine,] the senior explained.

“I’d say that sounds too good to be true, but then again, I literally reincarnated multiple times, so this makes sense,” Klaus replied.

The senior already knew Klaus had memories from his past self, but he had told him they shouldn’t talk about it—more like Klaus shouldn’t talk about it with him.

Klaus understood the reason, having experienced the wrath of the heavens firsthand before when Fruity pressured Yuying into revealing something she shouldn’t have.

He wouldn’t want to put anyone through that, so his past self would remain in the past for everyone while he kept it to himself. Klaus was at peace with that—until the senior’s next words made him question just what kind of existence he was.

[What this means, brat, is that you can bring back your past selves by forming Spirit Bodies. Now, before you ask, spirit bodies are your consciousness giving birth to an astral form of yourself—in your case, your past selves.

Having a spirit body is a powerful asset. Nearly all cultivators form soul bodies when they reach the Sovereign stage and beyond.

These spirit bodies can be used in many ways, some of which are Enhanced Power Sources, Transformation or Evolution to a higher dimension, Dual Existence, and even as an additional combat force.

A spirit body holds immense advantages for a cultivator. Even a single spirit body is extremely valuable, so with the potential to birth nine spirit bodies, I have to say, kid, if you aren’t a monster, then I don’t know what you are.]

Klaus smiled slightly upon hearing the subtle compliment. He was shocked, yes, but more than that, he was a bit startled by the realization of what he had to do to move forward.

“This is all great, senior, but when you say I have to work extra hard, how much harder are we talking here?” Klaus didn’t need to ask to know what had to be done.

[Nine times harder, or at least that’s how it should go. But then again, you’re not a normal cultivator, so who knows…]

“What do you mean, senior…?” Klaus raised an eyebrow.