The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Kaden was already aware that they wouldn’t be the only people coming to the Elemental Tower to cultivate. Representatives from the 4 Cities and 12 Domains would also come, and so he was prepared to meet them all.

That actually worked into his plans since he planned to inform them of the impending danger and how best to prepare for it.

While he couldn’t ask all of them to become his elemental warriors, he could at least plant the seed of caution in them before the danger arrived.

So he looked forward to meeting some of the most powerful beings in the Elemental Garden.

However, just when they got within 20 km of the Elemental Tower, Kaden’s brow furrowed.

He could sense over a dozen presences that, from his perspective, were dangerous even to him.

But among them, he sensed four that, looking to the side, he could tell were not any weaker than King Xzeth. This could only mean one thing: these four had already manifested their Dao.

”You can also sense them, right?” Maneli walked closer to Kaden and asked. ”Those four monsters, you can sense them, right?”

Kaden nodded and asked, ”Who are they?”

Instead of Maneli replying, King Xzeth spoke. ”They are the four strongest in all of the Elemental Garden. Aside from me, they are the only ones to step onto the 70th floor of the Elemental Tower.

If they are here today, then it means they wish to climb higher, and surely they wish to finally use this gathering as an opportunity to determine who is the strongest among them.”

King Xzeth smiled. ”Clearly, they still don’t regard me as their equal. But they will be having a rude awakening soon.”

Maneli smirked and decided to make things much clearer for Kaden... ”I have already revealed their names to you a while back, but the four who stand at the apex of this world are the Red Bone Blood Panther, the true ruler of the Bleeding Kingdom.

He was the fourth to climb to the 70th floor and one of the most dreadful beings to ever come from that horrible place. Should he dare to make things hard for you for killing two of his powerhouses, just hide behind us.

The second is the Red Lotus Guardian. He rules the Three Elemental Sea and has become a terror that nobody dares to meet in battle.

The last time he appeared was 300,000 years ago, and it was to fight some rogues who tried to steal the Red Lotus Seed, a rare flower said to come directly from the Elemental King himself.

He killed all 9 of them with a casual wave of his hand. That was years after he climbed the 70th floor, becoming the 3rd to do it.

The second to do that was the Black Flame Dragon Queen, ruler of Harmony City. I honestly see her as the most dangerous simply because of how free she is despite being a dragon.

You have to know that dragons are arrogant by nature, so meeting a friendly one shouldn’t be normal at all, and that is why I think she is merely putting on a show. Be careful around her, please.

The last and most horrific of them is the Ancient Undead Monarch. This old bag of bones is unkillable, and that is true simply because of the sheer number of times many have tried to kill him, yet he never died.”

Maneli turned and looked at King Xzeth. ”Hey, Xzeth, the last I heard, your children managed to kill one of the twelve Undead Kings. You don’t think their leader would take offense, do you?”

”We will never know until we meet him. But even if he dares to make a fuss, I will deal with him accordingly.”

Maneli smirked but said nothing. He turned to the Elemental Tower and smiled. ”We are almost there.”

A few minutes later, they stopped 1 km away from the gathering area. The Elemental Tower stood towering and imposing, reaching the clouds.

It was built from Origin Jade, meaning every single block of jade contained the power of the Origin Dao. Those with sufficient comprehension could just sit around it and cultivate their Dao easily.

That was how luxurious and overly powerful the Elemental Tower was.

’Impressive. Looks like whatever is being protected inside this tower must be very valuable,’ Kaden said, a smile forming on his face.

The moment their boat arrived, dozens turned toward them, some friendly, some hostile. However, the one that caught Kaden’s attention the most was coming from his left.

There, standing on an elevated platform, was a pale-skinned lady wearing a happy expression. She had midnight-black hair, and her body was covered in deep black leather armor.

Even though Kaden was looking at her, he felt like she wasn’t there. That was strange, for he could clearly see her, and she even made it obvious by looking back at him. Yet somehow, her presence was erased from existence.

’Her understanding of elemental darkness is on another level,’ Kaden couldn’t help but praise the young lady.

Just then, memories flooded back into Kaden’s head, causing him to also smile.

”Godfather, you are finally here,” the pale-skinned lady said, smiling even more at Kaden.

”Saint, what are you doing in this dreadful place?” Kaden asked, smiling even more widely now. The lady was called Saint, the lastborn of King Arshan, the bastard who betrayed Asura during the Blood Era.

Before the betrayal, however, they were best friends, and Asura was even the godfather of his lastborn.

”I followed Daddy here after he was banished,” Saint answered and then asked, ”What about you, Godfather? What are you doing here?”

Kaden grinned. ”A little bird told me my favourite goddaughter is trapped here, so I came to get her out.”

Saint knew that was a lie, but she didn’t mind and actually used it to make herself happier.

Kaden smiled back, then turned to King Arshan and smirked. ”Can’t say I am happy seeing you alive and well. But how have you been, Arshan?”

A pale smile formed on King Arshan’s face. ”Living one step at a time, Paragon.”

The air in the place suddenly grew warm...

”So you are the Paragon.”