The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

"I wonder just how much danger he had to go through to prepare for this tribulation," Ohema felt a pang in her chest when she thought about that.

She had been watching the tribulation for almost an hour now, and at every turn, Klaus seemed to have something up his sleeve. From the start of the tribulation until now, all she saw was someone who had worked incredibly hard just for this moment.

And she was indeed very much correct. Klaus had been preparing for this moment. The main reason he was studying the Pentaface bead was for this very occasion. He had seen from Fruity's memories the kind of danger that would be coming for him.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Unlike Fruity, who had only experienced the first level of the tower when he was becoming a Sage, Klaus was already at the second level, and he was just heading to the Grandmaster stage.

If what Number Three had said was true, then he would be carrying the karma of many things. Although he didn't know where that karma came from, he knew that at every crossroad, the heavens would come at him.

So while he had initially played it safe, that idea had long washed out of his mind. Now, Klaus wanted nothing more than to stick it to the heavens. This, of course, meant taking on immense danger—something he had already started doing.

If killing Tier 9 monsters would give him the strength he needed, then those were the monsters he would be going after.

"Don't worry, Klaus. As long as we are with you, joy and happiness will never escape you," Ohema said with slightly misty eyes.

The first time she witnessed Klaus's tribulation, it was by accident—or that was how she wanted to think of it. She was so captivated by Klaus's powers that she followed him around the forest.

She never planned to fall in love with the newly awakened; she just wanted to satisfy her curiosity.

But after witnessing his second tribulation, she immediately fell in love with him, and now, watching him fight for his life, she felt a mix of admiration and concern.

Even though he made it look easy, she knew Klaus was in danger, and she was right—the danger was indeed on the horizon.

However, what pained her the most was the fact that she couldn't help him now, not even in bed. Her heart ached, and for that, she hated it.

At the end of the day, it was Klaus who promised to help her. Just like that, the rich lady began to shed tears while the one in danger stared at the sky as if it were the most normal thing to do.

"At this rate, I would be bored to death," Klaus muttered.

As if the heavens heard his provocation, the tower moved down, revealing the third level. Klaus just stood there watching it descend to another level.

Immediately, as the third level appeared, Klaus felt a sense of danger emanating from it.

"I feel the danger now," Klaus muttered with a smile. Talk about who the maniac was between him and his past incarnations.

At the same time, the third level opened, and from within the doors, more monsters started pouring out. However, unlike the monsters from the first two levels, these ones gave Klaus a stronger sense of danger.

"Tier 7, but where is this feeling of danger coming from?" Klaus wondered.

[Brat, although these are just Tier 7 monsters, they have the strength of Tier 8 monsters. You have to be careful,] the senior suddenly said.

Klaus nodded inwardly and then, with a flick, his sword appeared alongside his two spirit weapons. He knew the next phase was going to be as harrowing as it could be; however, he came prepared.

"The Lightning Source Diagram is almost awakened, so I can't use the lightning element too much," Klaus said. "Fire it is."

With that, fire arcs began to fly out. The dragon up in the air was also doing more damage than one could ask for. As for the dark hole, the tribulation Prison was almost full.

If Klaus wanted to continue stealing the lightning, he would have to expand it a bit, which would suppress his soul strength and Star Qi a little. But since it wasn't full yet, Klaus wasn't rushing it.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the heavens shuddered, shaking the tower. From the third level, thick chains made of lightning started shooting out. Klaus stood there watching as the chains came within reach.

"Senior, what are those? I feel like they are very powerful," Klaus asked, looking at the chains entering the dark hole and getting absorbed by the Grand Lightning Source Diagram.

[Those are lightning shackles. Whatever happens, don't let them bind you. You wouldn't want your soul getting injured, trust me.]

"I never planned on that. However, how dangerous are we talking?" Klaus asked.

[Very dangerous.]

"Very dangerous, you say? Senior, you can extend the size of the prison. I would need these dangerous chains after the tribulation," Klaus said with a smile.

[Are you sure? The dragon and the lotus are still active. Using 20% more of your Star Qi would weaken you.]

"Do it, senior. I don't plan on using the lotus flower for long," Klaus said. Soon, he felt his Star Qi consumed by another 20%, leaving him with only 30%.

From the start of the tribulation, he hadn't really been using his Star Qi much. Now that he had leveled up from level 9 to 12, his Star Qi had also increased significantly. He could afford to lose 90% of it and still have enough to power his attacks. Continue reading at empire

"Maybe I should use that technique; it doesn't require my ice elements to awaken first." Watching the chains getting sucked into the dark hole and the diagram, Klaus decided to eliminate the small fries first.

He saw them as small fries, but to someone like Ohema watching, the sea of monsters looked as terrifying as a monster tide of thousands of Tier 7 monsters.

"Ice Pillar: Dawn of a Thousand Arrows"

Klaus muttered, and as he expected, a tall pillar appeared behind him, and from its towering form, hundreds, if not thousands, of arrows began raining down on the monsters.

It was a go-to technique Fruity used to love. It has seven forms, but for now, with his Star Qi restricted to only 30%, he could only use the first form.

The results were immediate.

Klaus quickly deactivated the Ice Lotus. It had gotten much stronger than the day before. But even if it hadn't gotten stronger, with the number of monsters currently locked away in his prison, he would soon be able to amplify its effect further.

The arrows rained down on the monsters, obliterating them as they came. At the same time, the chains were getting sucked away.

After the senior expanded the tribulation prison to 70 percent, Klaus also enlarged the dark hole to cover a vast area. So the countless chains they were shooting out weren't able to get past its maw or the suction force.

Basically, the heavens made a mockery of themselves by sending something that couldn't even get past a mere defense.

"But then again, in the next few minutes, the Grand Lightning Source Diagram will vanish, and I'll need a minute to fully awaken it. Meaning I would be indisposed for a full minute" Klaus muttered with a frown.

"Now, that is going to be a huge problem."