The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 552

Chapter 552: The Awakening of Monsters (4)

After Kilian, Daniel followed. He broke through the next day and faced his tribulation. Like everyone else, he awakened his fire element, a soul weapon, two Aspects, and a powerful skill.

Daniel wields a hammer, so naturally, his fire element reflects his likeness.

He awakened a flame element called [Infernal Forge], a crimson flame that empowers both his body and his weapon. In fact, the two Aspects he awakened are specifically tailored: one for himself and the other for his weapon.

The first Aspect, [Ember Heart], significantly strengthens his body in all the best ways. It came with two exceptionally powerful abilities.

The first ability, [Molten Veins], enables him to channel flame energy to augment his body, boosting his [Strength & Stamina].

The extent of this boost isn’t explicitly stated, implying there’s no limit to how much he can enhance himself.

Its effectiveness likely depends on his mastery of the fire element, but since there’s no maximum threshold, he can only go as far as the skills allow.

The second ability, [Flame Surge], works similarly to the first but focuses on his agility, amplifying it manifold.

Additionally, when he uses this ability, it leaves trails of flames in his wake, creating both a visual spectacle and a potential strategic advantage.

As for the second aspect, [Pyroclastic Fury], it is one of the greatest boons one could gain for their offensive power. Daniel can now use his flame element in a much more hands-on manner.

The first ability, [Eruption Strike], allows him to channel his energy into his hammer and deliver a devastating strike on the ground, creating a massive eruption of molten lava that spreads as far as the shockwave reaches.

It’s perfect for combating multiple opponents, making him a menace in large-scale battles. He wouldn’t even need to be close to his opponents to unleash the attack.

The second aspect ability, [Blazing Cyclone], allows him to spin a couple of times, creating a vortex of fire and destruction. This is a must-have skill that, without a doubt, will make him a juggernaut on the battlefield.

However, the best skill currently in his arsenal, aside from the techniques Klaus gave him, is the one he received called [Hammerfall]. True to its name, it revolves around the hammer falling and creating massive destruction on the battlefield.

The skill allows him to channel his strength into the hammer, and depending on how much his stamina can handle, his strength will receive a 2x, 5x, 10x, 20x, or even 50x boost, enhancing the damage output significantly.

Of course, if he can handle a tenfold boost, he can regulate it however he wishes. This means he can choose to enhance the output by 3x, 5x, or any level he can manage.

He will grow into this skill, as he is currently nowhere close to handling a fiftyfold boost of his total strength.

A true brute skill.

Just imagine multiplying a strength stat of 12,000 by 50. While it’s nothing close to Klaus’s own boons, what makes this unique is the soul weapon Daniel awakened.

It’s called [Hell Forging Hammer], and, true to its name, it’s a terrifying-looking hammer capable of shattering anything it strikes.

The hammer is massive, with a heavy, ominous design. Crimson molten veins run along the handle and metal head, making it a fearsome appearance. Just seeing it can send shivers down the spine of anyone who sees it.

In fact, the hammer has a passive skill called [Intimidate]. This ability makes the hammer exude an aura of fear, intimidating anyone with weaker willpower.

It’s the perfect weapon to send opponents down the road of doom before the battle even begins. Daniel has become stronger and ready to ensure whatever training Klaus has in store for him when he returns.

After Daniel, Mark, the spearman in the group, followed the very next day. He has a wind affinity, so after becoming a saint, he awakened a powerful wind element that doesn’t pale compared to Lily’s.

He awakened a wind element called [Whispering Breeze]. It’s a powerful element that works hand in hand with his cultivation technique.

Unlike Lily, who prioritizes speed, Mark focuses on both speed and strength. Well, he uses a spear, and he is a dude, so he must have some brute force in him, unlike the delicate Lily, who uses her speed to her advantage.

This wind element allows him to harness the power of the winds to boost his speed and attacks.

He awakened an aspect and two abilities. Additionally, he received two powerful skills and awakened a soul weapon. It seemed like everyone connected to Klaus had suddenly started growing stronger.

His aspect, [Gale Force], allows him to harness the wind more easily and beneficially. He is basically one with the wind, like Lily.

The first ability, [Feather Step], allows him to harness the wind to boost his speed by any amount he can handle. There is no cap on how much he can harness; it all depends on him.

The second ability, [Echo Strike], allows him to create echoes of his spear strikes. Basically, within a certain distance, he doesn’t need to attack up close to land a blow.

Instead, he can use the wind to echo the attack from a few meters away and land it on his target. It’s similar to Kilian’s [Void Cutter], but this doesn’t use the void. Instead, it uses a vacuum created by the wind.

It’s a powerful ability with many possibilities if he masters the wind element to a certain extent. The more mastery he garners, the more powerful the echo he can create.

As for the two skills, one is called [Zephyr Edge]. This skill creates a mini tornado at the edge of the spear that explodes upon contact with the opponent. It’s undoubtedly very powerful.

The tornado’s strength is determined by his mastery over the wind element.

The second skill, [Airborne Reign], activates whenever Mark is fighting in the air. Every movement of his body and weapon creates wind blades that deal devastating damage to the target.

It is the kind of skill where you don’t have to do much but can deal great damage to your opponent. It’s like he was gifted a powerful skill simply for being a friend of a paragon.

Without a doubt, the heavens must be pretty pissed at the moment.

As for the soul weapon, it’s a silver-green spear with intricate patterns resembling air currents etched into it.

The spear can slightly shift its form, elongating or curving based on Mark’s intent. It has three skills that activate at will if Mark commands them.

It’s the kind of weapon that has its own skills and consumes less essence to wield. In fact, if Mark wants to, he can rely solely on the three skills within the spear to battle stronger foes.

Of course, like the soul weapons of the others, both Daniel’s and Mark’s soul weapons have seals on them. This means that, despite their current powerful damage-dealing capabilities, they will become even greater forces to reckon with in the future.

Naturally, this has something to do with Klaus. When the last member of his cohort became a saint, it all became clear that they were no ordinary beings.

Kay was next to become a Saint.