The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Rhazor used his mind to control the wheels, which attached themselves to his left and right ankles. As he expected, his body was lifted slightly off the ground.

The moment that happened, Rhazor felt a surge of speed coursing through his body, urging him to move.

With nothing but curiosity in mind, Rhazor responded to the call and willed himself forward. The next second, he vanished from sight, his eyes widening as he left a trail of flames in his wake.

”Holy smokes, what the hell was that?” he exclaimed, stopping 200 km away after moving for less than three seconds. The shock in his eyes, coupled with the fact that he had never moved that fast in this life, left him shaken.

But this was reality, and the fact that the wheels were still attached to his ankles told him he was indeed at the point where he could move 200 km in just two seconds.

”At this speed, can True Gods even catch up to me?” Rhazor asked himself. However, he smiled and asked a better question. ”This isn’t the top speed of the wheels. So, at my top speed, can God Kings and God Emperors even catch up to me?”

With no answer in sight, he decided to test their limits.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then, when he snapped them open, he was gone. The only thing left behind was a trail of flames. Ten seconds later, Rhazor had traveled over 60,000 km, and he felt nothing but the thrill of speed.

He surged onward, speeding toward the direction he had come from. In no time, he was standing at the entrance of the cave where his four flame spirits were still working on their technique.

Seeing that they were not yet done, Rhazor decided to go for another spin, this time to scout ahead and see what he could find on the Naga King while he waited for his four flame spirits to finish their work.

And so he left, his speed surging like a tide. With the wheels, he knew with absolute certainty that soon, only Universal Gods would be able to match his speed. While that would not mean much compared to actual combat power, Rhazor already possessed overwhelming strength, so the addition of the wheels was a tremendous bonus.

While he was gone, Nirvana, Fury, Void, and Qilin continued creating the technique.

It got to a point where, aside from the first four colored petals—orange, white, red, and black—another layer bearing the same colors appeared, showing they had finished the first level, which contained the power of their Perfect Harmony forms. They were now creating the Absolute version.

Five hours later, a powerful fluctuation erupted from the cave, sweeping across the horizon. Rhazor, who was spying on some Nagas, felt a powerful connection form between himself and his four flame spirits.

Instantly, he knew they were done, so he left a marker where he was and teleported back to the cave. Inside, he found the four flame spirits standing around a two-layered flame lotus oozing a power that could easily kill any rank of God.

The power was so overwhelming that Rhazor felt that even he would die before he could scream if it were detonated in front of him.

And even more shocking, he sensed that the stronger the four flame spirits became, the stronger this flame lotus would become.

”What in the name of the Great Catastrophe have you four created?” Rhazor asked, his expression revealing his shock. He was indeed blown away by the sheer destructive nature of the flame lotus before him.

Hearing his question, all four smiled and beamed with joy.

”Daddy, do you like our gift?” Fury asked.

”Do I like your gift?” Rhazor muttered. Then he exclaimed, ”I fucking love it.”

He moved his hand, and the lotus flew toward him. Meanwhile, the four flame spirits jumped up and down, cheering that their father loved the technique they had created for him.

Rhazor simply smiled and began examining the flame lotus. A few seconds into his examination, several messages popped up.

He quickly opened them to see what kind of danger his four little troublemakers had created for him.

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[Lotus of Destruction]

[Rank: Celestial (Peak)]

[Description: A lotus created to destroy everything in its path. Four forbidden flame spirits that should never have existed came together and, using their will and their desire to impress the one they held dear, created the Lotus of Destruction.

Every petal of the lotus contains the core flame of the four flame spirits, and each petal possesses the power of either Perfect Harmony Mastery or Absolute Mastery of the Flame Law.]

***

The description covered the important parts, but it left out the most critical detail.

Rhazor, who was connected to the Lotus of Destruction, could tell at a glance that he could use the lotus as a whole or pluck its petals and use them separately.

Of course, that was possible, and he fully intended to do so. However, he believed that even a single petal was terrifying because each petal contained the core flame of one of the four flame spirits.

This meant that, since the flames were conscious beings, they could regulate the amount of flame essence infused into the petals before detonating them.

Even more shocking was the fact that regardless of how many times he detonated a petal or the entire lotus, as long as he had not run out of flame essence, he could continue using it repeatedly without his flame spirits suffering any backlash.

”This is unreal. With this, do I even need flame techniques anymore?” Rhazor was utterly blown away by the monstrous nature of the [Lotus of Destruction].

He turned toward the four flame spirits, who had now matured into young adults.

”You all have done well. I am happy with the gift you gave me.”

They nodded before exchanging high-fives.

”We are happy Daddy likes our gift,” Nirvana said, letting out a small giggle.

Rhazor smirk.

”I will make sure to get the Flame Dao Crystal so all of you can grow even stronger and become even more handsome and beautiful.”

They nodded once more, already eager to become more powerful so they could make the [Lotus of Destruction] even more destructive.

”For now, we have to pass through the Naga King’s domain. I have already advanced close to the inner zone. However, I have a feeling the rest of the journey will be difficult, so all of you should prepare yourselves for battle.”

”We are ready, Daddy,” Void beamed, her red hair whipping behind her. Her siblings were of the feeling.

Although they were still Immortal Monarchs in terms of cultivation, their attack power had long surpassed that level.

And now that they had evolved into Absolute Flames, they were eager to test just how much stronger they had become.

”Very well. Return inside and wait for me to summon you.”

They nodded and disappeared, reappearing within his soul sea.

Meanwhile, Rhazor teleported back to where he had been earlier.

Two kilometers away, he spotted a Naga camp. Looking closely, he saw that every single Naga there was a terrifying opponent.

With his enhanced eyesight, Rhazor noticed that they had captured five humans—three males and two females and tied them down.

From past life experience, Rhazor already knew what awaited them.

Food.

To the Nagas, these humans were nothing more than future meals.

Still, curiosity got the better of him, so instead of running away, he instructed Icon to investigate the identities of the five humans.

If they were worth saving, he would save them.

At a price, of course.