The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

“Eternal Freezing Domain,” Klaus muttered.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the tribulation ground turned ice-cold, and the surface began to freeze. The monsters charging on the ground were instantly encased in ice.

It didn’t stop there; those flying were slowed by the biting chill and thick humidity of the ice.

“Much better,” Klaus said, focusing intently as he began slaughtering the monsters with his sword.

During his campaign for revenge against the Dark Order across the cities in the Northern Union, Klaus killed three sovereigns and several Sages and Great Sages.

It was then he first felt the stirrings of his sword intent. At first, he thought it was an upgrade to his slaughter aura, but he was mistaken.

According to the Senior, his slaughter aura was somehow linked to his sword intent. This connection, combined with the fact that his sword was bound to his soul, accelerated the awakening process.

Klaus realized he needed to pay closer attention to his soul weapon.

He had planned to devote more focus to mastering the sword after making his declaration and challenging the Dark Order to an all-out open war. However, that had been delayed for a few days.

Queenie took priority.

That being said, sword intent was something Klaus wanted to awaken as early as possible. The reasons were many.

The first reason was something Yuying told him in his past life as Fruity. Back then, before Fruity met her, he was just a wannabe mage who was starting to take the profession seriously.

Fruity was weak, and what Yuying made him do was what began to bring out his true potential. However, even after training for five whole years, Yuying still wasn’t satisfied.

According to her, true cultivation starts when one awakens three things. The first is their heavenly constitution (or physique in some aspects).

The second is their aura. A cultivator must possess a unique aura that, when unleashed, conveys a clear and recognizable message to those who feel it.

But just the aura wasn’t enough. Here, intent is crucial for every cultivator, regardless of their profession.

According to her, when unleashing one’s aura, there should be intent behind it. This intent should clearly and precisely convey the true feeling the cultivator was trying to express.

She wanted Fruity to awaken it, but the renegade monk couldn’t achieve it, even after years together.

It wasn’t due to laziness, no. It was mainly because of his class. The mage class doesn’t rely on weapons for combat; they use spells to battle their foes. This meant that although Fruity became a combat mage, he still didn’t have weapon proficiency.

But Klaus does, which brings us to the second reason.

His Slaughter Aura.

Again, this was from Yuying, who, although she didn’t say it outright, was drawing from her past self, who had learned from her masters—in this context, Klaus’s first, second, and third incarnations.

According to her, for Klaus to elevate his slaughter aura to the highest levels, he first needed to awaken his intent, which in his current form would be his sword intent or, if his class were considered, his weapon intent.

Without that, his unique aura, the slaughter aura, will never grow.

Like cultivation, aura can also be developed to the point where one day, he would be able to manifest it. With intent, he could inflict damage with just his aura without lifting a finger.

Klaus desired that, but more than anything, he wanted to awaken it for one last reason.

The Asura Crazy Sword Strike technique. Currently, Number Three has done something to him that would allow him to use the technique four times.

Of course, Klaus already knew he couldn’t use the technique afterward without risking injury to his body.

The Asura Crazy Sword Strike skill requires three elements. The first is Star Qi, which he now possessed in abundance thanks to forming three out of the nine cores. He was practically bathing in Star Qi now.

The second is sword aura, which at the moment, he had nearly reached the Enhanced Sword Aura stage.

He was progressing steadily, and thanks to the paragon mark, he had inherited Miriam’s blessing, making his sword qi many times stronger.

He wasn’t the only one contributing now when the have sex. His women are doing the contribution too.

The last requirement, of course, was Sword Intent, which he currently lacked. So beyond the other reasons, Klaus wanted to awaken sword intent specifically for this skill.

When he used it during his tribulation, he could tell he hadn’t even scratched the surface yet. This made him wonder what kind of person the Asura God was to have created a technique with such an overpowered first form.

Suddenly, high in the air with his wings spread, Klaus began to feel something. He sensed changes occurring around him. His vision sharpened, and his presence and intent started to manifest outwardly.

What he aimed to achieve internally was now being projected externally, sharpening his intention and granting him greater clarity as the battle progressed.

It felt as if he could impose his will on the monsters. The awakening was happening gradually as he continued to fight.

Klaus used a part of his consciousness reserve to communicate with the senior and access his soul sea while battling.

[Indeed. Now you will begin to gain clarity in battle, sensing your targets more distinctly and feeling your will and intent suppressing your opponents. Use the drive, connect to it, and let it guide you,] the senior said, and Klaus nodded.

He followed what the senior said, and before he could even explain what was happening, his mind entered a state of battle clarity that overtook him, giving him the drive.

Suddenly, a powerful energy burst from Klaus’s body, bringing with it a formidable presence that fell on the battlefield—on the tribulation ground.

Queenie, down on the ground, even felt it. The intent to slaughter, the intent to keep fighting, and the intent to never back down no matter what—it all descended upon the battlefield.

Up in the air, Klaus’s eyes turned red, and then his sword aura surged. His slaughter aura also surged, and the intent took effect.

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In that instant, even Queen Lunara said to be the strongest of the two worlds’ felt her heart trembled.

‘This feeling, am I afraid of him? But that doesn’t make sense… I am seven realms above him; he shouldn’t be able to move my heart like that,’ she thought, but deep within, she was shocked.

‘This kid, who is he truly?’

She turned and looked at her daughter, who was gazing up at the sky with a proud smile on her face. At that moment, her daughter’s words echoed in her mind: ‘Mom, try and find a way to get to those seven, else don’t say I didn’t warn you.’

She quickly turned and looked at the seven Grand Elders, but what she saw was something she never thought she would witness in this life.

The seven elders, the strongest backbone of the moon race, were now pale as paper. But that shouldn’t have been possible, considering the moon people were already pale.

For those who were already pale to become even paler, she immediately made up her mind.

‘The moon race and the humans must form an alliance at all costs, or we are doomed.’

Klaus, the progenitor of this situation, was up in the air, reveling in the moment.

Inside his soul sea, the fourth core started to take shape, but it wasn’t the only thing changing. The Dragon cocoon also showed signs of awakening.

But for now, the tribulation continues.