The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 558

Chapter 558: The Seven Great Demon Lords

In the Era of the Demon, seven demons who shouldn’t have been were born on dates that shouldn’t have existed.

These seven demons were named by the great demon immortal, Munufie, as the Seven Great Demon Lords.

It was said their birth was an anomaly, but when the reigning Demon Kings discovered them, they banded together to banish them to purgatory.

Purgatory became their new home—though it was also their prison. However, it was said that the universe intervened before they were sent away, creating a way out for them.

The Seven Deadly Cards were crafted for their sake.

The first card is known as the [Abyssal Spire].

It is Maldrak’s summoning card, the Abysswalker. He was Voidborn, a being whose true appearance remains unknown today—even to his parents.

He is one with the shadows, born from them. He carries the shadows with him whenever he moves, overpowering light and darkness.

The second card is known as the [Infernal Pyre]. This card would one day summon Valgros, the Blazing Titan.

Valgros is an apocalyptic being—a giant from the Infernal Giant Demon race, renowned for commanding the destructive power of fire in battle.

Before his banishment, he was known as the “One-Man Army,” for whenever he appeared on the battlefield, he wielded the devastating power of the flame.

The third card is [Chained Torment]. It belongs to Zyraxael, the Iron Tyrant, the most menacing demon lord of all the seven great demon lords.

He was unique, born of an unknown race that had never existed before—the Abyssal Warlords.

His nature is utterly destructive, and with his chained body, no obstacle could make him falter. It is said that in battle, whenever his chains touch an opponent, their life force is drained and consumed by him.

He knows no fear and never retreats from a fight.

The fourth card, [Plague Dominion], is the card of Avirax, the Pestilent Monarch. He was renowned for his unique mastery over plagues and diseases.

Little is known about him, but he was considered the most dangerous of them all. It is said that his plagues brought about the end of the Demon Era.

The fifth card, [Frozen Dread], belongs to Kyriath, the Frost Revenant. Known as the Undead Demon, he was born undead, meaning he was never truly alive or dead. He is also referred to as the Walker of Ice and Dread.

From his birth, every place he visited was left a frozen wasteland. This ice demon buried entire races under glaciers and walked away laughing.

He turned five Demon Kings into ice statues and left without a second thought. He even ventured into the forbidden grounds of the Death Demon King race, transforming the entire land into his own ice fortress.

Kyriath’s actions were the primary reason the banishment ritual was performed.

The sixth card, [Shattered Eternity], is the card of Relkaine, the Timebreaker.

It is said that when he was born, a temporal portal opened, and an adult version of himself stepped out, killing everyone in sight except his mother.

Like a madman, the adult Relkaine took the infant version of himself and vanished. This event reportedly occurred twice more at different points in time, and in the end, he became the sole progenitor of the Chronodemon race.

Relkaine manipulates time and creates paradoxes to counter anyone he chooses. His powers are boundless, but one certainty remains: he never uses time to kill directly.

Instead, he manipulates time to create anomalies that destroy his enemies. To this very day, no one knows whether the Chronodemon is an adult, a teenager, or just an infant.

The seventh card, [Abyssal Crown], is the card of Nerythar, the Mindshaper. He is known as the Mind Dominator.

Before he was banished, he was the only Demon Lord that everybody loved. It was said that everyone worshipped him not because they liked him but mainly because he made everyone like him.

He played with minds as if it were the easiest thing. It was said that on a normal day, his mind would be connected to thousands of people, using them to commit all kinds of crimes.

He was never truly known until he was banished. His tale of destruction is sung to this day, for it is said that nobody knew what they were doing when the Mind Dominator reigned until it was too late.

Klaus looked at the seven cards hovering and shaking in front of him and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He had just witnessed visions of the seven demon lords who had been banished, and each one of them terrified him. When his blood touched the first card, he saw everything.

He saw the true nature of the demons the cards were meant to summon.

He also understood how the cards worked, and for a moment, he thanked his lucky stars that the dead half-Demon hadn’t possessed the means to unlock their true nature.

Of course, the cards were designed to summon the seven great demon lords. However, they could also summon random beings, provided they were fed enough souls.

Their true form, however, would only be unlocked if the owner of the cards managed to nurture them with their own soul strength.

In this regard, Oscar had planned to kill Klaus and take over his body, thereby gaining access to his vast soul strength.

But now that Oscar was dead, Klaus could claim the cards—and he did.

However, he frowned when he sensed the immense amount of soul essence required to unlock the true nature of even one of the cards.

“I am still not strong enough to unleash the true nature of the cards. I can only use the random summons after feeding them some powerful souls. A couple of hundred sovereign-level monsters should suffice,” Klaus muttered.

He quickly formed a contract with all seven cards. They vanished and entered his Third Core, beginning their nurturing process—a process that would one day allow him to summon the seven great demon lords back from purgatory.

“Hmm, according to Fruity, I should be receiving the memories and awakening my bloodline the moment I become a Sage,” Klaus muttered as he stood up.

“Since that wasn’t the case, it seems the heavens did more damage than I thought.” He knew things wouldn’t be simple, but now he could tell the heavens had truly gone all out this time.

The moment he awakens Fruity’s bloodline, he will become a monster with seven forbidden ice abilities at his fingertips. That would, without a doubt, be something to fear.

It seemed the heavens were not giving him a smooth chance this time.

“Tsk… they can do all they want. At the end of the day, a bloodline is just a boost. Without it, I am still a freaking Paragon.”

After saying that, Klaus stood up and changed into a new set of clothes. He then willed the exo-armor that was slowly forming. This time, it seemed to start covering his legs and arms.

There was even a strand about the size of a child’s finger travelling across the side of his face and wrapping around his forehead like a crown.

“Soon…” Klaus muttered, “just five more to go.”

He took some time to eat the food Hanna had arranged for him using her Celestial Points. Then, he asked for his fifth challenge.

When he saw its contents, a smile appeared on his face. He knew he was about to have another chaotic battle and perhaps his first soul Spirit weapon…

His spirit master part of his class is about to receive a boost…

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