The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Cultivators with Earth affinity are mostly those who, if they manage to take their elemental mastery to the next level, become the most annoying and terrifying opponents one could face.

After mastering their element to a certain stage, Earth elemental cultivators can transmute their earth element into metal.

Of course, that is only if they manage to awaken their element.

But there are a few, like the Zhou Twins, who managed to transmute first before they awakened it. Currently, they are a force to be reckoned with in the academy.

Their defence and offence are very powerful simply because everything has transformed into metal. So when Klaus saw the brown horn glow and, as an Elemental Overlord, immediately sensed the danger, he retreated.

But it was no use. The brown horn on one of the heads glowed, and the Ice Domain that had been impenetrable when Klaus faced it in the second trial shattered like glass. From the depths of the sea, metal spikes began shooting toward Klaus.

He moved back and activated the [Bell of Harrows].

He used it as a defensive shield and started tanking all the attacks. At the same time, he unleashed the [Nine Star Ice Lotus Bloom], which immediately froze the area within 30 meters of him.

He was in danger, and he would not allow this to continue for long. His advantage was in the ice domain, but it was now gone—though not for long.

He unleashed the Law of Self of the Manticore Demon, making it so all metal spikes entering the 150 meters around him lost 60% of their effectiveness.

Klaus was decisive; he immediately unleashed his latest skill and chose to start messing with the brains of the eight snakes.

The [Whispers of Discord] was activated, and, as Klaus intended, he targeted the head that was unleashing the spikes, slowly eating into its brain.

His trait as a weapons expert allowed him to see the bigger picture in battle and maintain a clear head, even in disadvantageous situations.

“Eye of Malevolence.” The crimson eye appeared in the air, and a deep crimson energy shot out of it. However, the golden eyes on one of the heads glowed and clashed with the crimson energy.

Klaus just smirked, and the next second, a painful howl came from the mouth of the golden head, causing the sea to surge.

Klaus smiled like a madman as he used the Vanishing Step to move. At the same time, the [Alasbastar Sky Bow] he had acquired from the Manticore demon appeared in his hands along with one of the 2-meter-long metal arrows he had tempered…

“Void Piercing Arrow.”

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The two-meter-long arrow pierced through the golden eyes of the snake, blinding it instantly. Of course, it still had seven other eyes to see and attack with, but Klaus was decisive and took care of the head with the most annoying Law of Self.

The snake’s blood-curdling scream spread throughout the sea, making Klaus giggle before moving back. So far, he had only sustained minor injuries thanks to the armour he was wearing.

“If you can’t kill them…blind them.”

But he wasn’t about to get complacent.

He had only taken care of the eyes that allowed the snake to launch attacks containing debuff skills. Its Law of Self, “Light of Restoration,” basically allowed it to steal Kent’s energy for itself. It was very nasty, so Klaus risked his life to take it out.

But it came at a cost.

Suddenly, the seven remaining heads activated their elements, and everything became chaotic.

The redhead was bathed in flames, the white head in water, the blue head in ice, the yellow head in lightning, the green head in metallic vines, the dark head in extremely thick darkness, and finally, the brown head was coated in metal.

“Just what I wanted,” Klaus sighed, and then he unleashed his buff…

His wings burst out, and lightning surged from his body. His movement doubled, and just like that, his sabre split in two, making him dual-wield.

His mind also surged, and all 1,000 demon-cutting discs appeared, surging toward the snake like a swarm of bees.

Just like that, Klaus entered the second phase of the battle with the Eight-Headed Hydra Demon Serpent and was still disadvantaged.

The demon-cutting disc surged like bees, but the redhead opened its mouth and breathed out flame like a dragon, blowing 70% of the disc away. The rest of the disc attacked, and a few cuts appeared on them.

Klaus was on the move the next second, and before the seven heads could notice, Klaus punched forward at the golden horn on the head he had blinded.

The gauntlet he took from the Malphas smashed into the horn, blowing it to bits. But Klaus didn’t come out unscathed.

A boulder made of metal smashed into his body, sending him flying deep into the sea. He sank to about 400 feet deep. However, he managed to kill one head.

It was either he cut off the head or destroyed the horn. But looking at the thickness of the heads, he wasn’t about to waste time trying to cut it off…

Now, he had to get back out of the water.

But that was easier said than done. The moment he sank into the water, the white head roared, and the sea surged. Klaus, who was in the water, immediately felt the water turn sharper, and like a sword, his body started bleeding.

His silent screams filled the sea.

The pain reached down to his soul. The pain was just too much, but that wasn’t all—within two seconds, his body was cut in ways he just couldn’t ignore.

Suddenly, the sea burst open, and Klaus, now bleeding all over, emerged with eyes as red as blood. His body was cut in all the right places.

His hands became weak, and as he expected, the attack had drained his stamina greatly, but Klaus didn’t mind that. He waved his hand, and all thousand cutting discs surged forward, attacking the Metalhead.

Klaus took out the bow and started firing arrows at the other heads.

The lightning head fired bolts at him, but Klaus used the Illusion Clones to move and attack. His hivemind made him more resilient with the [Reality Check] skill.

The brown-headed snake was the one giving him the most trouble. Klaus expected it to act as the defence for the other seven heads, but it was now the most attacking head.

It was as if it had an endless supply of energy to channel. And while it was a Level 5 Ascendent, the punch it was packing was deadly.

Meanwhile, the lightning head was also making things difficult for him despite using illusions. As for the dark head, it wasn’t attacking at all.

The ice, water, wood, and fire heads were attacking alongside the lightning and metal heads.

Klaus wasn’t having it easy.

“Die, bastard!” Klaus shouted as he finally managed to penetrate the brain of the metal head. He used [Whispers of Discord] to give it an order.

The next second, a pointy metal shot from the depths of the sea and stabbed into the head of the white head. Klaus was already on the move with his gauntlet.

Before the other heads could react, he landed a decisive blow that shattered the horn into bits, killing the water elemental head.

He was on the move again.

When he created some distance, he whispered something that showed just how powerful the [Face of Discord] was.

“Self-destruct…”

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