The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus stood there with a curious expression, hoping the senior wouldn't say anything along the lines of "Karma won't allow it."

Luckily for him, things seemed to have changed recently. Maybe it was because of his daring actions, but the senior seemed to have softened a bit about the karma thing.

[The reason why you are stronger than most is because of your Star Qi, right?]

"Right..."

[This means it was thanks to the first Paragon Star Diagram that you managed to temper both your essence and body to this point. Even now, the first Paragon Star Diagram is still tempering your body, making it so you always have the strength to wield the Star Qi...]

"What are you hinting at, Senior?" Klaus asked, curious.

[What I am trying to say is we never expected your spiritual Qi to transform while cultivating the first Paragon Star Diagram, so who knew what would happen when you start using the second volume?]

"Are you saying that because I have Star Qi, things might be different?" Klaus asked.

In actuality, he should still be using Spiritual Qi. However, because of his reckless action of transforming his Spiritual Qi into Star Qi, he had to turn his entire energy source into Star Qi, and because of that, instead of manually cultivating the Star Diagram, it was automated.

Now, all he had to do was level up, and he would get several times stronger due to the Star Diagram now ingrained in him.

So if that theory were to be followed, the second diagram would also follow the same trend. Klaus was both excited and terrified at the same time.

If things worked out that well, then he would have to hunt for more cores and resources for the cores.

"Senior, can you transfer the second diagram to me?" Klaus asked.

[Of course, you need it to start forming your cores. Until all nine have been formed, you won't be able to become a Saint.

In your case, it's even worse. Forming a core is very hard; it requires a lot of resources. So to form nine before breaking through, I have to say, kid, you are in for a hard one.]

"We'll never know until I try," Klaus said.

Deep down, he knew he wouldn't have to worry much about anything. There was just something in the back of his mind urging him.

A light flew from the first door that had now opened halfway. Klaus planned to examine it next. The light merged with Klaus, and the next second, the second Star Diagram appeared in his mind.

"I will try using it now and see," Klaus said and was about to exit his soul sea when the senior spoke.

[You do know cultivating here is the same as on the outside. It's even better in here since there are no disturbances and it's even closer to your soul.]

"Oh, I never knew. It seems the breakthrough this time brought more than I hoped for," Klaus smiled.

[It wasn't the breakthrough; you could always cultivate here,] the senior said in a casual tone.

"What the hell, Senior... You knew and never said anything." Klaus snapped. The senior was lucky he wasn't around physically; he would have received a beating.

[You never asked, brat,] the senior laughed.

"Unbelievable... I am still young, but I've never met a shameless old man like you before," Klaus said with a sigh.

[Technically, you and I never met, so there's no telling you wouldn't meet an even more shameless old man.] The senior laughed again.

"Don't worry, I will look for you one day, old man. I know you are alive and out there somewhere. You just wait." Klaus didn't say much.

He exited his soul sea to check things on the outside before he started cultivating the Second Star Diagram.

Inside his soul sea, the senior let out a sigh and muttered, [You and me both, kid. One day, I will find my way to you.]

Klaus opened his eyes to the outside. Ohema was still in her meditative state, learning the technique like her life depended on it.

Well, her pleasures depended on it.

Klaus stood and distanced himself from her and then sat down. He closed his eyes and accessed the diagram. Suddenly, it appeared clear in his mind, allowing him to see all there was to know about the cultivation method.

'What a complex diagram. I wonder who created it,' Klaus said inwardly. He let out a deep sigh, and then he began to follow the diagram.

It had complex patterns that seemed to be linked by 606 stars. Klaus began following the patterns, linking the stars, and making sure he didn't make any mistakes.

The process was time-consuming, but after two days of navigating the complex anagram, the stars linked, and the pattern to form the cores appeared in his mind.

'Nine patterns, all linked together. If I didn't know better, I would say this was made for exactly this moment,' Klaus sighed, knowing this was linked to one of his past selves. Which of them, though, he never knew for now.

'Learn now and ask questions later.' Klaus immediately accessed the diagram. However, as soon as he did, something shifted within him.

It was so sudden that before he could react, a powerful burst of energy erupted from both within his soul sea and on the outside, even startling Ohema awake.

Klaus was shocked for a moment, but before he could complain to the senior, he sensed the surrounding energies pouring into his body like crazy.

"Klaus, what is happening?" Ohema asked, startled.

"Don't worry, Ohema. I don't think I am in trouble... yet." Klaus then entered his soul sea, and the first sight that greeted him was that of a torrent of red energy pouring out of the first door and being channeled into the nine qi seas.

[As expected, there is nothing simple about you,] the senior sighed.

"Senior, what is happening?" Klaus asked.

[Nothing bad, brat. It's just that your qi sea is expanding before it stabilizes. So all you have to do now is consume as many treasures as you can and let the process continue until the qi seas stabilize. Only then can you start forming your star cores.]

"Okay, senior," Klaus said before exiting his soul sea.

"Nothing bad is happening, Ohema; it's just my qi sea expanding and stabilizing," Klaus reassured her before taking out the hundreds of cores left in his possession. The moment they came out, they started getting absorbed, which made Ohema raise an eyebrow.

Klaus quickly retrieved the Mountain Dews he had in his possession and the Celestial Qi Expanding Elixir. Without wasting time, he began consuming them.

In under ten minutes, every core and consumable treasure in his possession had been consumed. Klaus felt his body grow stronger as he consumed the Mountain Dew; however, the Celestial Qi Expanding Elixir, had only a small effect.

"You seem to require a lot of this. Why don't you have some?" Klaus, who was sighing in disappointment, suddenly heard Ohema speak. When he turned, he saw Ohema taking out hundreds of vials of Mountain Dew and Celestial Qi Expanding Elixir.

"Best wife in the entire universe!" Klaus smiled, watching Ohema show her riches. She also smiled clearly pleased she could be of help

'Just who are you, Ohema?' inwardly though, Klaus thought. But without holding back, he began consuming the treasures.
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Three days later, the nine qi seas had stabilized, filling him with overflowing energy.