The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 554

Chapter 554: Klaus Transformation

It has been a month since Klaus became a cocoon after ascending to Sagehood. This means he has been inside the dungeon for almost two months already.

Life on the outside was bustling with countless activities. The academy, which Klaus had transformed into a hub for serious cultivators, had completely evolved into a new place.

A lot has happened.

First, all 199 disciples in the Yin-Yang Palace’s outer section have become inner disciples, leaving the outer section empty. But it wasn’t just them…

Most of the other outer disciples from the other factions have also ascended to inner disciple status.

Thankfully, Klaus has tamed the inner section, so there were no conflicts aside from the normal challenges of determining rankings. Everyone has become more focused and disciplined.

Second, the Saint rankings in the inner section have undergone a major transformation. Hanna was ranked first, mainly because Klaus wasn’t there yet.

Strangely, the second rank wasn’t Anna. Instead, it was Kilian who had become a force to be reckoned with thanks to the impurity flame he awakened. In fact, Hanna might lose if they were to face each other.

Kilian has grown powerful and fast. His sword attacks are lethal, and his demeanour has become much colder in battle.

When he was ranked fifth, and his sister was fourth, their battle was so intense and fierce that it lasted for two hours straight. They never used any advanced skills or techniques; instead, they relied entirely on their sword qi throughout.

The emergence of this powerful flame swordsman began to draw more attention, making Kilian one of the most formidable Saints in the academy.

In fact, the entire Saint list has changed.

Hanna was first, Kilain second, Anna third, Lily fourth, Miguel fifth, Danny sixth, and Daniel, Mark, and Kay took the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions.

It was a shocking arrangement that took the academy by surprise. Finally, the arrogant legacies started to see the disparity between them and Klaus’s friends.

Speaking of the legacies, Mason Cole took Klaus’s advice, broke up with Madison, and joined one of the two neutral factions. He also announced that from now on, he had nothing to do with the legacies.

But that wasn’t the only shocking thing.

Both the first- and second-ranked factions in the academy announced they were backing out of the alliance with Hunter Duncan and the great clans.

They even went ahead and expelled Hunter and Kate, making them factionless, as nobody in their right mind would want them in their faction.

Angering Klaus was the last thing they wanted. First, it was angering the Legacies…But after seeing what Klaus is capable of, they flipped the script…

Additionally, Lucy, Nia, and Asha had also become Great Sages thanks to being sisters of the leader of the Overlords.

Queenie was literally spoiling them to the point that she sometimes sneaked into Lulu’s room to spend time with them. They mostly talk about lady things.

At first, it was shocking to be in such close proximity to the leader of the overlords, but thanks to Lucy talking to Queenie more often, the other ladies began to adapt.

This soon turned into a good relationship, making the Overlord of Blood and Carnage much more relaxed and free with the ladies.

She even secretly followed them on their faction mission.

Of course, for some reason, every now and then, when she slept, she would dream of her past life as the Asura Queen.

Strangely, whenever she woke up, she noticed changes in her strength, aura, and overall experience.

It was as if her dreams were affecting her in both good and bad ways. Her knack for being more daring and facing tougher opponents seemed to have awakened. Thankfully, she was holding back until her man was out of the dungeon.

As for Nari, she had been sleeping quite a lot lately. She claimed she did not miss Klaus, but low-key, it was obvious she did. Because of that, she chose to sleep in his bed every night.

Strangely, a week ago, she had yet to wake up after going to bed.

Meanwhile, back inside the dungeon, Klaus, who had been inside the cocoon for an entire month, finally emerged as the cocoon dispersed into a smoke of energy.

However, when he was revealed, his appearance had changed significantly. His handsomeness had been enhanced, and his physique had been fine-tuned, making him appear strikingly attractive for a man.

Then there was his hair, which had grown longer, forcing him to tie it into a ponytail. His mom would surely give him a nice haircut once he left the dungeon.

His height had also increased slightly, standing at an impressive 6’3″. However, while his physical appearance changed thanks to his becoming a Sage, the main transformations were mostly internal.

However, some of these inward changes have manifested externally.

One of these is the dragon tattoo on his arm, which now bears a second pattern—a white pattern.

This is undoubtedly a sign of his second fire element awakening. The patterns reveal everything: it will be a white flame.

As for its name, he will receive it the moment the fire manifests. This also means that, in addition to the orange flame dragon, he will gain a white dragon as well.

Additionally, he feels a strong connection to four tattoos on his back. One is a half-moon tattoo, which appeared when he had sex with Lucy.

It was also when he first discovered the Paragon Mark. This connection made him feel a powerful bond with the moon, as if he could draw energy from it.

The second is a strange and strong connection to light. He has an affinity for the light element thanks to his Elemental Overlord talent.

However, he has yet to awaken his light element, which means he does not have access to it yet. Still, he feels an intense attraction to it, which, of course, stems from Miriam, who possesses a light affinity.

The third is a connection to poison. This is undoubtedly linked to Ohema, the poisonous lady in his harem.

Klaus also has a poison affinity, but the connection now feels much stronger. In fact, he can use it more effectively thanks to this mysterious bond.

For the last connection, it was to blood.

Even with Oscar, the owner of the cards, now dead, the small amount of blood that had dripped from his orifices had become more pungent to Klaus.

He could almost feel a very powerful force hidden within the blood, which, if he wanted to, he could harness and use in battle.

However, he could tell that he couldn’t harness it just yet. It felt as if he was lacking something essential that would allow him to do so.

For now, he could only relax and study it further when he was out of this place. Thankfully, whenever he killed a Hell Demon, he wasn’t transported to the next trial right away. This gave him the time to do other things.

After checking his entire body and making sure he wasn’t missing anything, he dove into his soul sea, where all the major changes were happening.

He knew that if things were to change, they would occur more prominently inside his soul sea. This was because of his soul-housing everything about him.

As expected, the moment he appeared inside his soul sea, he was greeted by the sight of many significant changes that took him by surprise.

In fact, everything about his soul sea had changed, and now he had to observe all these changes and figure out how they would help him in the battles to come.

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