The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

On the outside, only 20 hours had passed.

However, since the pagoda, 10 months had passed. This was thanks to the Purified Time Stones. Klaus was only exhausting two of them, and from the look of things, the two might just be enough.

He might need the others later, considering Purified Time Stones aren’t something that can be obtained easily.

To buy just one that can stall time for a few months, one needs millions of Universe Coins. And to be able to purify it, it was said that you must at least have Legendary comprehension of the Law of Time.

Klaus was still absorbing the True Demon Energy, and with the help of his Nine Soul Bodies acting as a conduit to his Nine Cores, all nine cores were slowly inching toward the Chaos Stage.

Inside his first core, the sword was still undergoing the unique transformation. The rust on it was slowly fading, revealing a sleek, dark blade. From the dull look still left to be removed, dozens of runes could be seen carved on it.

The sword aura it exuded before was gone now. In its place, a potent sharpness, one that could cut through bones, started circling it.

The more energy it absorbed, the sharper it became. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the runes were starting to light up, albeit slowly and faintly.

As more time passed and the Nine Cores neared completion, something changed.

The golden and dark eggs inside his soul sea started to merge at a rapid pace. By the time he is done with the tribulation, the merge will happen.

However, while he hadn’t yet formed the core, the heavens outside began to notice a threat, so the clouds started to form.

Although it wasn’t the Tribulation cloud, the heavens were ensuring that Klaus was made aware of their presence and that they were watching.

It took another month, making it 11 months since Klaus started absorbing the core. In this very moment, his eyes snapped open, and a faint demonic look appeared in his eyes.

Inside his soul sea, his Nine Soul Bodies also opened their eyes. A wave of demonic energy exuded from their bodies and entered the Nine Cores.

A wave of Star Energy came from the Nine Cores, filled with so much power. At that very moment, the formation of clouds in the air changed.

The planet shook.

A powerful energy emanated from the clouds and enveloped the entire planet, shielding it from outside interference. Klaus was standing on the 9th floor of the pagoda, smiling, feeling the change in his surroundings.

“Looks like they are here,” Paragon, the first soul body, said, appearing before Klaus. The others appeared after him.

Klaus smiled and nodded. “They can sense the danger, and that alone is enough to tell them the form of dangers I will become if I manage to reach the Chaos Stage.”

“Do you have a plan?” Knox, the second soul body, asked, and Klaus nodded in response.

“The plan is simple. I must win.”

Although he sounded funny, the Nine Soul Bodies beside him didn’t seem to care about his joke. They knew he was indeed ready.

“Just don’t die. Although I would love to handle this on my own, I am still young and weak, so you must do well to win,” Paragon said before vanishing back to the first core.

The others merely nodded, and they also left. Efad was the last to leave. “Only use it when there is no other move left.”

Klaus nodded, disappeared, and appeared on the outside. The pagoda vanished back to Klaus’s soul sea. He lifted his head and stared at the thick clouds forming.

“Hmm, they haven’t arrived yet, and it is already this dangerous. I wonder what kind of danger they will be sending my way.”

Klaus sent his mind back to his 4th and 9th incarnations. Back then, when Fruity was undergoing his tribulation to break into the Chaos Stage, they sent a real dragon that was at the peak of the Chaos Stage.

The battle lasted 2 hours before Fruity managed to win.

As for Efad, he faced a Demonic Beast that was also at the peak and won within 30 minutes. This was possible because, first, Efad had superior knowledge of beast anatomy compared to Fruity.

Second, he could utilize beast skills and techniques, and even transform into them. The last, of course, was his knowledge in the field of arrays and formations.

Most of what Efad did back then was build simple yet complex formations. In a way, he prepared the tribulation ground several months before he had his tribulation. This gave him the upper hand.

“However, I am different. I carry the Karma of all of them, and so, I can only look forward to the warm welcome they will send my way.”

[Brat, you must be ready. I can sense the tribulation will have only three forms, but each is going to be dangerous.] The senior paused for a moment before continuing.

[Although they are not visible yet, those red lightning bolts are giving off the aura of Divine Karmic Punishment. If I am not wrong, then all three will be the same.

So under no circumstance should you underestimate them.]

“I won’t, senior. This time, I can also sense the mortal danger, and that tells me the kind of danger I am in.” Klaus’s eyes turned cold as he stared at the clouds.

[Just be careful. If worst comes to worst, just explode one of your cores. That will regress you back to the Void Stage. With the True Demon Core, you can try again later after reforming the core.]

“Don’t worry, senior, I wouldn’t push that far.”

“Paragon, do you need our help?” Another voice entered Klaus’s head, bringing a smile to his face. The Head of Death, Morthos, asked. He was the one Klaus felt strongly attached to among the Nine Dragon Heads.

Perhaps it was because Klaus now possessed the power of death.

“I don’t think interrupting your cultivation to help me will be fine, so don’t worry, Morthos.”

“We are done cultivating several months back.”

Klaus raised his brow, almost forgetting he had used the Time Stones to stall time. He still thought he was running on the same time as the outside while he was cultivating.

“In that case, why not. This might be the best time to see what you nine can do.”

“That’s the thing. Only Void and I will be helping. The others still don’t like you.”

Klaus smirked, not that he cared. He had awakened the Metal element, so he planned to augment his body with the metal and fire elements.

“Thanks for the help, Morthos and Nullis. I will be sure to reward you two later.” Klaus looked in the distance and saw the four flame spirits speeding toward him.

In no time, they arrived.

“Daddy, are we about to fight?” Fury asked, and Klaus nodded.

“Yay!” All four of them punched the air and started jumping about. Klaus could only shake his head.

“You four must listen to me throughout the battle. The enemy is pretty strong this time, and I don’t want you getting hurt.”

“We will listen to Daddy.”

Klaus nodded and prepared for the heavens to descend. In no time, the clouds formed, and the heavens made their appearance in the form of a black, thick, and long spear line with red lightning.

The entire planet shuddered when its razor-sharp tip appeared.