The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

The moment the third star glowed, Klaus felt an immediate connection to it—a connection that made his smile widen. He quickly tapped into it, and without delay, two-meter-long, pointy spears of ice began shooting up from the ground.

More precisely, the spears shot up from within the Absolute Ice domain. In this domain, the ground was coated in ice, making it even easier and less energy-consuming for the spears to launch.

“Interesting, so this skill is somehow linked to the Absolute Ice domain,” Klaus muttered. With a quick decision, he willed the domain to expand to its maximum range.

This, of course, made it slightly weaker, allowing more of the monsters to enter. But the moment they crossed into it, spears shot up, killing them as they advanced.

“What a useful skill,” Klaus muttered, watching the devastation the spears caused around him.

[Congratulations, brat, you have awakened yet another skill in your Nine Star Ice Lotus Bloom Technique], the senior said from within his soul sea.

“Thank you, senior; it was a team effort,” Klaus replied, looking at the heavens.

[Now you can name it.]

“I will call it Domain Spears.”

Immediately after Klaus named the skill, the heavens rumbled, and it felt as if they were angry—which they were, by the way. The tower immediately descended, revealing the second level.

Without wasting any time, the gates and windows swung open, and monsters began pouring out like a tide. Klaus remained standing there for a few seconds, allowing the monsters to close in.

He smiled, and then the tattoo on his arm glowed. Suddenly, up in the air, a 70-meter-long dragon appeared, large enough to fully cover two long buses. The moment it materialized, a certain authority filled the place, making Klaus’s smile widen.

Twelve kilometers away, Ohema stared at the fire dragon with widened eyes. It was a common reaction, considering the dragon was made of crimson-orange fire, radiating intense heat.

But what made it even more striking were the patterns appearing on it now. They seemed to be more than just fire; they were something rather unique. Golden patterns, the kind that made the dragon appear both elegant and dangerous.

Then there were the horns, which had now taken on a slightly golden hue and become longer than before. The Nirvana Dragon, as Klaus decided to call it, appeared, and the entire place was filled with a palpable authority.

This aura immediately caused the monsters to slow down in their advance.

Klaus kept smiling, noticing that the dragon was using one of the two abilities it had unlocked after the upgrade with the golden energy: [Dragon’s Authority].

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[Chaotic Nirvana Flame: Dragon’s Authority – Your Chaotic Nirvana Flame Dragon can exert its authority on others. This authority affects all those with weaker minds and souls.

Note: The stronger your flame grows, the more powerful the authority exerted by the Flame Dragon. Also, as your soul and mental strength grow, the power of this authority increases.]

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That was the description of the skill the dragon had unlocked after the upgrade. Now, this authority was bearing down on the monsters. The authority exerted was just too powerful, as expected from such a powerful flame.

Roar!

The dragon let out a powerful roar, and then, like a disaster, it began spraying its fiery breath on the monsters, instantly turning them into runes that flew off and merged with it.

“What a greedy bastard,” Klaus muttered, feeling no influence over the runes at all. Unlike the Lotus Flower, which divided the Tribulation’s runes between them even after killing monsters, the dragon monopolized the entire Tribulation Runes.

“If only I could make my way back to the Tormented World, I would let you devour the entire race of the Dark Flame Chaos Dragons. Those bastards nearly killed me,” Klaus smiled.

Back in the Tormented World, after becoming something of a celebrity for stealing a horn that used to belong to a Tier 10 dragon, the Chaos Dragons found him, and it resulted in a very chaotic battle.

If not for Yuying, who had managed to absorb the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, Fruity would have died.

That day, Fruity discovered just how dangerous it was to fight more than one Tier 9 monster at a time.

So for Klaus, who was already making plans to go after Tier 8 monsters next and even contemplating facing a Tier 9 monster, only God could have mercy on his soul.

The dragon continued to rampage across the tribulation ground, making everything easy for Klaus. The monsters pouring out from the second level of the tower were endless, but he felt no danger. What could threaten him hadn’t emerged…yet.

[Brat, I hope you’re seeing how powerful your flame is. This is only a small portion of its true potential.] The senior said, and Klaus could swear he sensed a trace of happiness in his tone.

“I can see that now, Senior. I just have to look for ways to make it even more powerful,” Klaus replied.

[You can simply find a lava pool and submerge yourself in it. The more flame energy you absorb, the stronger the dragon becomes.]

“Are you trying to kill me? How on earth would the current me jump into lava?” Klaus exclaimed, beyond shocked.

While the idea of taking a bath in a volcano seemed logical, Klaus knew he was nowhere near that level. Nari might have a chance, but for him, that would be a suicidal move.

[Relax. We don’t know what will happen after you finally break through to the Grandmaster stage, so for now, you should relax.]

But even without any changes, the golden energy still seems effective. So, as I said, relax for now until you break through before jumping to any sudden conclusions.]

“You think something good will happen?” Klaus asked, half-expecting something like that. The senior did say he would get a surprise when he broke through, so he could only wait and hope for that.

[Just pray things don’t go sideways. The heavens seem adamant about killing you this time. But I guess it was just a futile attempt considering you came prepared this time.]

“That I did, and it seems my efforts weren’t in vain,” Klaus said with a smile.

Suddenly, the dragon up in the sky roared, and from the ground, chains made of fire shot out and began wrapping around the monsters on the ground.

The moment they were immobilized, the dragon flew close to the ground, bathing them in scorching flames. If those monsters were real, painful cries would have already filled the air. The heat from the flames was even enough to take out Tier 6 monsters without the fire touching them.

Within seconds, the dragon used the other skill it had unlocked, and the result was devastating. The ground, which was littered with monsters rushing toward the ice domain, was taken care of, and the result spoke volumes.

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[Chaotic Nirvana Flame: Blazing Chains – The dragon summons chains of fire that wrap around enemies, immobilizing those with stronger resistance and instantly reducing those with less resistance to ash.]

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“Just a few more, and the Source Diagram will awaken, meaning the Grand Lightning Source Diagram will deactivate,” Klaus sighed, feeling the weight coming. He looked toward the dragon.

“I would leave my back to you for when the time comes.”

With that, the tribulation continued, showing no sign of ending anytime soon.