The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Although Number Three didn’t say anything when he mentioned that Klaus managed to save Hanna this time, Klaus didn’t need anyone to remind him of similar situations, like when he witnessed Haniva’s death.

He knew that he had failed to save her then, but now it seemed he had somehow managed to prevent Hanna’s death.

Had he been a little weaker or, worse, slower to enter Ruin City, Hanna would have blown herself up by now, taking with her the 23 men who played a part in her Kahlani losing her purity in the most painful and humiliating way.

When he smiled at her in Ruin City, Klaus severed that line of fate, which seemed to lead only to her death.

Now, he discovered that she was someone dear to him, someone he needed to understand in order to figure out what had led him to enter reincarnation in the first place. One could say that Hanna was one of the keys he had been searching for over many lifetimes.

Because of this bond, Klaus was about to defy the heavens to ensure that even without her walking the path set by fate—which was death, by the way—she would rise to become someone very powerful.

“Stealing is what I have been doing all this while, huh?” Klaus muttered, forming a seal. A while later, a new mark similar to the first one he had sent into Hanna’s body appeared.

This one was very thick and somehow real. Klaus smiled evilly.

“Big Sister, turn and face me,” Klaus said, and Hanna obeyed. Soon they were in a lotus posture, facing each other.

With the new Seal Mark hovering, Klaus pressed his thumb against Hanna’s forehead, and the mark that had appeared when she exacted her revenge appeared again.

Klaus looked at it with disdain and then grabbed it. With a gentle squeeze, the mark shattered, making her cough up blood.

“It’s alright,” Klaus said.

Hanna nodded, her face turning pale. Klaus had just shattered her Constitution, so naturally, she was dying. But she wasn’t panicking at all; instead, she continued to look at Klaus as her vision began to turn blurry.

‘She truly trusts me. How interesting. I bet nobody ever trusted Fruity and Number Three like that before,’ Klaus said with a broad smile.

“Good, Big Sister. Since you trust me this much, I will make sure you won’t regret it,” Klaus said, then looked toward the dark clouds with disdain.

“She isn’t yours anymore. She is mine—my sister. So as a sister to a paragon, I will make sure you never lay a finger on her ever again…” Klaus said in a tone that only he and Hanna could hear. Well, only he could hear, considering Hanna was almost dead.

Klaus had requested access to her body, and she had permitted him.

“Now watch my next move as I bestow upon her the 10,000 Divine Lightning Bodies…” Klaus smirked, and at the same time, Hanna’s light flickered and dimmed.

She died.

But before she could turn completely cold, the Seal mark Klaus placed on her forehead a few minutes ago glowed.

At that moment, the other Seal Mark that was hovering moved and merged into her forehead. It all happened quickly.

Roar!

The heavens roared, and lightning churned in the clouds.

“Quiet! Why fume over things you can’t have?” Klaus chuckled as his Star Qi surged and began pouring into Hanna’s body.

The storm forming up ahead was starting to get so powerful that, 2km away, two shadows moved, revealing two identical twins with pale faces.

They quickly distanced themselves, only stopping when they were 10 km away. They melded back into the shadows.

In Felin City, specifically the eastern part of the city, everyone on the streets and in their homes turned to look toward the distant east, where a huge storm cloud was forming.

Despite it being nightfall, the constant flashing in the clouds drew people’s attention.

“Is someone having a tribulation there?” one person asked.

“Whose tribulation would that be? The last time it happened, it was in the western fields where almost everyone undergoes their tribulations.”

“Then it has to be someone from the Felin Mansion. Should we go and take a look?” a young man asked.

“Are you stupid? What if we get caught in an unexpected shockwave?”

“But look, others are rushing there,” he said, pointing at some people moving toward the source of the storm. However, just as they were about to exit the gate, a powerful pressure descended, freezing everyone in their tracks.

They all felt a chill down their spines, a chill that wiped their thoughts clean. The idea of heading toward the eye of the storm vanished from their minds. They could only stand in the city, gazing into the distance.

Klaus had already told Miriam to ensure that nobody approached, so even from the mansion where they were staying, she exerted her influence, creating an invisible barrier that prevented anyone from moving past it.

Back at the heart of the storm, Klaus sat there, channeling his energy into Hanna, who, although she appeared dead, was actually still alive. It was only that the Heavenly Constitution hadn’t awakened yet.

The 10,000 Divine Lightning Bodies is a one-of-a-kind constitution that allows its owner to create, as the name suggests, 10,000 divine bodies made of pure lightning.

Although these bodies wouldn’t possess sentience like normal people, they would be formed entirely of lightning, meaning the power they packed would depend on the strength of the lightning and its owner.

Because of its overpowered nature, it wasn’t something common. It would be safe to say that a constitution like that awakens only once in a generation.

For millions, even billions of years, it might not appear at all. It’s a rare treasure for the heavens. So, for Klaus to steal it and bestow it upon his sister, the heavens were enraged, sending down retribution.

However, one might ask why someone would want to steal from the heavens. Well, Klaus is after something that would help him awaken his lightning element, and according to his past incarnation, specifically, Number Three, stealing the 10,000 Divine Lightning Bodies heavenly constitution would trigger the heavens to send down what he wanted.

Then he would steal that too, which would bring down even more lightning for his own lightning elemental awakening. It was a double heist fraught with dangers.

Of course, the question was whether Klaus trusted his past self enough to risk his sister’s life just for the heist. But the answer wasn’t far-fetched.

Although his past selves had proven to be a bunch of weirdos, they had also proven helpful, so he had no reason not to trust them. Distrusting them would be like distrusting himself—something far too ridiculous.

“It’s coming,” Klaus smiled, watching the cloud of lightning.

Initially, it was just supposed to be a farce, with the lightning descending to manifest the constitution. However, now that Klaus had angered the heavens, they were sending down punishment—a punishment Klaus was hoping would arrive quickly.

Rumble

Suddenly, the heavens rumbled, thunder echoing through the clouds, and the ground shook. Then it appeared—a massive circular diagram, etched with intricate, complex patterns, began descending from the clouds.

It spanned about 2 kilometers in diameter, hovering directly above Klaus and Hanna, who immediately felt its immense pressure. It crackled with lightning, a mere glimpse revealing it as a heavenly treasure.

“The Lightning Source Diagram,” Klaus muttered.

BOOM

A surge of powerful energy burst out of Hanna’s body, snapping her eyes open. As she opened them, lightning flashed within.

“Right on cue, sister,” Klaus said with a smile.

Chanting filled the air immediately.