The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse - Chapter 578

Chapter 578: Star Monarch

A long time ago, a kid was banished merely for bearing the mark of the forbidden. He bore the forbidden mark…The mark was said to carry great calamity to those affiliated with him.

He also could not be killed by an ordinary hand, mainly because of the mark of the Forbidden.

He was cast out because he could not be killed without invoking a great calamity. But before his banishment, he was forced to watch as everything he loved and cherished was burned to the ground.

He had no hope of escape; he was meant to die in the wilderness, filled with horror and terror. He was destined never to return.

But he encountered something that brought him out of despair.

When everything seemed lost, this boy discovered the Star Dimension Cube, which granted him the Star Monarch bloodline, making him a one-of-a-kind Divine Beast Tamer.

It was said that when he awakened the Star Monarch bloodline, all beasts and monsters came running to him—not to kill him, but to submit to him.

Every beast wanted to become his companion, and every monster longed to taste his blood.

For it was said that the blood of the Star Monarch possessed the power to transform even a monster into the most powerful and unique beast.

His blood turned beasts into powerhouses; it tamed calamities and subdued vicious creatures like the two immortal phantom cats. His supremacy over beasts, monsters, and perhaps even people was unmatched.

When he returned for revenge, it was said that his army consisted of beasts of varying power levels.

His blood and words carried immense authority, and his lifestyle was deeply relatable to the beasts under his command.

Years have passed since the Star Monarch reigned supreme, and now, he has returned once more.

The Ninth Paragon has finally awakened, and Klaus, who has taken on a new race and appearance, has finally opened his eyes.

His hair has turned a striking silver hue, and his ears have elongated, marking him as an elf. However, on his forehead lies a broken bone tattoo, a symbol of his forbidden birth.

If an elf were present at that moment and knew the legend of the forbidden-borns, they might have drawn their weapons and attacked Klaus on sight to capture him.

Forbidden borns are the people born with the destiny to create great calamity for those around them. Basically, they can cause doom to fall on those he finds himself around.

Because of this, the elves despise them. Yet, they cannot kill a forbidden-born, as doing so would unleash a great calamity upon them.

Instead, they usually banish them, leaving nature to seal their fate.

Fruity was no different, and for this reason, his mother and Haniva were forced to flee. The mark of the forbidden, as they call it, is known as the “Doom Mark.”

Of course, no one realized that this was merely a mechanism for the heavens to eliminate paragons or beings destined to oppose them.

Klaus had been marked in every past life—except for the current one he was living—due to something he had yet to uncover.

However, now that he had awakened a second bloodline, this misfortune had followed him again, meaning his life was about to get freaky.

But the Paragon of the Nine Stars had awakened two bloodlines, granting him the strength to wield the power of the Nine Stars. He is now a Paragon through and through.

He is an elf with long silver hair, pointed ears, silver eyes, and a finely sculpted physique. He is so astonishingly handsome that no one can maintain their composure around him—not even married women.

However, while he may be a Paragon, the current aura around Klaus is very calm and approachable, unlike the slaughter aura, the aura of death, or the previous aura of poison and illusions.

The current Klaus, in his Star Monarch form, is very different. In fact, inside his soul sea, in the ninth core, greenery has appeared, radiating an air of tranquility—the kind only those with joy and happiness in their lives would possess.

“What a refreshing feeling,” Klaus muttered, hovering naked in the air. His body was filled with life, and he could tell he was truly brimming with vitality.

[Congratulations on your awakening, Star Legend. May your benevolence pave the way for peace for all that exists and is yet to come… and may your fury know no bounds.

But you might want to put on some clothes and cover those ears. No need to show off your handsomeness, brat. It’s already too much as a human—why become an elf?]

The senior chuckled, and Klaus could tell he harbored a certain disdain for elves.

“Did an elf steal your woman before?” Klaus asked with a teasing smile. Of course, the senior didn’t mind, making Klaus laugh at his rather amusing reaction.

Klaus waved his hand, and a mirror made of ice appeared. He looked at his new appearance, a smile spreading across his face. He even turned around, admiring himself in the mirror like a model—well, he is a model, after all.

“I really should put on some clothes,” Klaus said as he quickly put on a robe. He then attempted to contact his ladies, but it seemed he was still being blocked.

He swiftly examined his body, and a smile appeared on his face. Returning to his human appearance, he unleashed his Slaughter Aura.

It materialized as a dark red mist, spreading throughout the space. The frozen river began to melt as his aura expanded.

It was as if he had gained an omnipresent awareness, and within the area his aura occupied, he was akin to a god.

“So, this is the Paragon’s Might,” Klaus said with a smile.

This was the reason he came here in the first place. When Fruity informs him that he is being targeted by the heavens through their favored children, preventing him from killing them…

He advises him to awaken something called the Paragon’s Might.

This was a partial cure for the curse.

Previously, if he had killed one of the heavens’ favorites before awakening this aura, the heavens would have sent down a punishment so powerful that not even a Void Stage expert wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

To kill them, he needed a counter, which was the Paragon’s Might. Klaus was now secure and ready to go berserk.

Of course, the heavens didn’t know it yet, but Klaus had finally attained Aura Manifestation.

Because of this, if he unleashed the Aura of Slaughter, the Aura of Poisons and Illusions, and the Aura of Death simultaneously, he could kill the heavens’ favorite without facing any retaliation from the heavens.

This meant that the next time Kate Duncan crossed his path, he would, without a doubt, deal with her by severing her head from her shoulders.

“I will review the details of my breakthrough later. For now, I need to head back, considering I don’t even know how long I’ve been away,” Klaus said to himself.

“Please, I am done with the trial; how can I leave?” Klaus asked. Immediately after asking, his mind reminded him that he now possessed and understood everything about the dungeon.

Klaus was momentarily shocked, though he had expected it, considering he had completed the trial. It was only natural for him to know everything about it.

It was as if, in addition to the memories of his past as Fruity and those of the Star Monarch now in his head, he had also gained knowledge of how the dungeon worked.

However, he must dive deeply into his new memories to assimilate them into his brain. The knowledge of the dungeon is, however, now in his mind…

“So they were right. This is indeed a doorway into the ruin I left behind,” Klaus said with a smile as he teleported to the last floor of the dungeon.

However, the moment he appeared, his connection with his ladies reformed, and a teary voice suddenly entered his mind, making his heart skip a couple of beats.

“K-Klaus, please come… Sister Miriam is dying.”