The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1735: Dao Manifestation

Although the idea of Kaden possessing an affinity for almost all elements was just as shocking, the fact that he had manifested his own Dao was just too mind-bending.

Dao manifestation is something even Primordials struggle to do.

It isn’t because they are weak; that is far from the truth. The reason they struggle to do so is that before one can manifest their Dao, they must first awaken it.

The process is complex and extremely difficult.

First, the cultivator would have to comprehend the Dao. Then, as their understanding deepens, they would be able to harness the Dao. By harnessing this power, they can sense its true nature and awaken it.

Dao awakening means understanding one’s own Dao and making it one’s own, just as one awakens one’s bloodline.

However, just like how an awakened bloodline comes with so many bloodline abilities, an awakened Dao also comes with so many boons.

But the process doesn’t end there.

After awakening, one can proceed to manifest the Dao. This is where they will be able to impose the Dao on the world, much like how one possesses the laws after fully awakening them.

This process, when achieved, separates geniuses from the lucky ones.

If one were to manifest their Dao, it would mean they could impose it on the world, use it to amplify their skills and techniques, augment their laws with it, and even enhance their own body, mind, and soul.

Basically, Kaden can just choose to activate a mere fireball spell, but with Dao manifestation within his reach, he can imbue it with the essence of the Flame Dao, which he has access to, and the fireball spell would become a supernova, one that can destroy planets.

They even say that a manifested Dao is where true cultivation begins. After all, at that point, one’s own intelligence will be challenged and stretched to its limits.

If one lacks the creativity and imagination to harness their Dao to its full potential, then they might as well give up, because things are different when one manifests their Dao.

Kaden had manifested his, even if it was merely a vague manifestation.

The figure behind him hung between the transparent and translucent stages.

This meant he had achieved about 25% manifestation. But that was good enough since even if it were 5%, he would still be someone even Primordials would have to be wary of.

25% was already good enough by several standards.

Kaden looked up and saw the shocked expressions on everyone’s faces. He smiled and deactivated the manifestation before walking toward them.

“Well then, it appears leaving this place wouldn’t be hard after all,” he smiled, and then his arms spread open for Pickle Berry, who was already rushing toward him with a big smile on her face.

“Big brother, I am so happy for you,” she jumped into his arms, causing Kaden to hug her tightly…

“Thank you, Pickle Berry. If not for you, none of this would have happened.”

Kaden wasn’t kidding when he said that. Pickle Berry had indeed changed his life in so many ways. His first elemental awakening happened when he met Pickle Berry and formed a beast companionship with her.

Maybe they each helped one another.

But from how he saw it, he trusted and believed all he had came from Pickle Berry, and so he was always grateful to her. Naturally, that was more than enough for him to see Pickle Berry as his one and only helper, friend, and family.

After hugging him for a few minutes, Pickle Berry broke the hug and examined Kaden’s new enhancements.

While he maintained his height, his hair was now deep blue and much longer than before. As for his eyes, one couldn’t tell their true color, for they changed depending on which elements he harnessed.

Aside from that, his presence, though only that of a god, carried a force that even Primordials like Maneli and King Xzeth were exercising caution around.

Kaden possessed some danger and authority; they knew they had to be careful around unless, of course, they wished to die before their time.

“Congratulations on your breakthrough to godhood, Paragon. Though I have to ask, how come you are already at the peak of godhood?” King Xzeth asked, very curious.

Everyone present was also curious. Most of the time, when one ascended to godhood, they had to climb from the Early God stage to the Universal God stage.

This mostly takes thousands, perhaps millions of years.

However, Kaden went from the demigod stage to the Universe God stage in mere months. That was just mind-bending, and so he asked, hoping for his curiosity to be satiated.

Kaden smiled and answered, “When it comes to me, nothing makes sense, King Xzeth. However, in this case, I had a good time and a fortune during my ascension ceremony.”

He smiled and revealed, “Had it not been for the limitation of the trial, I would have already jumped to the peak of the Supreme stage.”

“Does this have anything to do with the fact that you have manifested your Dao…” Queen Harxix asked, and Kaden nodded, not hiding anything.

“That is true. After awakening my Dao, I used the fortune I received to manifest it. It was the only thing I could do, considering I had to first leave the trial before I could become a Supreme.

Since I couldn’t bring the fortune, then why not just use it to do something else?”

They could only stare at him with expressions that said, ‘None of what you just said sounds normal to us.’

Kaden just laughed as if he could read their minds, “It isn’t as hard as you think.”

He turned and looked at Namariona, “Thank you for everything, Namariona. Had it not been for you, I wouldn’t have reached this stage anytime soon.”

She nodded and answered, “My pleasure. However, we have some things to talk about when you are done catching up with everyone.”

Kaden turned to look at his Elemental Spirits.

Right now, all of them were at the extreme stage, just that his four flame elements were Primordial Flame Spirits, while the others were normal Elemental Spirits.

But Kaden planned to change that… in fact, he could already sense something much bigger calling to him.