The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

"Master, you really did it," Yuying said, now flying beside Fruity as they sped away from the Northern Region. It had already been a week since he left the Domain of the Chaos Dragons, and he hadn't stopped flying since then. He was back in his Demi-Hawk form.

Yuying emerged from his soul sea once they finally left the Northern Region. Now flying beside her master, she couldn't help but marvel. Fruity had just waltzed into the domain of one of the most powerful races of demon dragons, stolen a horn, and left, just like that.

"Never doubt me, Yuying," Fruity said with a smirk.

Truth be told before he acquired the Forbidden Diagram, he hadn't been sure how he would infiltrate such a domain without facing harrowing battles.

However, after discovering the many things he could do with the Seven Star Forbidden Diagram—of which the perfect disguise was one—he knew exactly what had to be done.

The disguise was so flawless that no matter the realm of the person, they wouldn't be able to see through it.

"I never doubted you, Master," Yuying replied with a smile. Experience more tales on empire

She had been worried sick when Fruity finally managed to enter the Ancestral Burial Site. She would be lying if she said she hadn't thought about leaving the soul sea to help him.

However, trusting her master, she waited as Fruity spent seven whole days planning and setting up measures before taking the horn.

Now, Fruity had only one thing left to acquire: the feather of a Harrow. Yuying had already told him this would be the greatest danger he would face. Their next stop was the border of the Central Region to cross over.

A month later, they finally crossed into the Central Region. But before heading to Harrow Mountain, Fruity and Yuying decided to pay a visit to an old friend of Yuying's.

150 years ago, Yuying and a Lion Demon, spent an entire day in a bidding war over a book that no one else recognized its true value. At that time, only Yuying, a strange collector, and the Lion knew that the ancient book was a manual containing one of the most powerful cultivation methods—Aura Cultivation.

In the end, the Lion won the bid taking home the manual.

The Lion knew because he had a unique ability that allowed him to see the true value of things. As for the collector, he was hunting for something similar but one that focused on souls. Yuying, however, sought it because it was a manual written by her master many years ago.

Yes, it was something written by Klaus's second incarnation. When Yuying awakened in the Tormented World with her past memories intact, she did everything she could to search for items connected to her master.

That was the role of the Paragon Guards. They were born many years before their master with one purpose: to prepare a head start for him when he awakened.

As a Paragon, Klaus wouldn't have opportunities handed to him—he had to fight for them. So, in his first life, he did the only logical thing: he cheated reincarnation.

It was safe to say that Klaus, or Fruity's original self, was a genius who saw what needed to be done and did it even better than anyone could have imagined.

A paragon wouldn't get the heaven blessing, neither would they be recognized no matter how peaceful they lead their life. So in other to make sure he was always reincarnated well, he made sure he prepared something that wouldn't necessarily interfere with the heavens, yet directly aid him.

It took them three days to reach the remote dwelling of the Demon Lion. Fruity and Yuying spent another two days observing him, and after confirming he was just a Tier 9 demon, the Master and Servant duo ganged up on him and beat him senseless—something Yuying had been wishing to do for many years.

After retrieving the manual, which had taken all of Fruity's mental strength to put the Lion Demon under an illusion, he placed a spell on him out of anger.

Three days later, the Lion, feeling unusually generous, decided to organize an in-house auction, giving away all his belongings to anyone with as little as ten Dark Stones.

In the Tormented World, the currency used is known as Dark Stones, considered the basic currency. The second tier is Soul Stones, and the highest is Moon Stones. Fruity, of course, knew his servant was wealthy, so he did not attempt to make his own money.

Two weeks later, they arrived in the first city since entering the Central Region. It was a city comprising various races but ruled by Molten Demon Golems. They stayed there for two days before boarding a flying ship to another city known as Ginnix Rat City.

According to the map they had, they would be able to enter Harrow Mountain from there. Fruity would have to pluck a feather from a Harrow, a monster said to come from hell.

Of course, this was an exaggeration. The Harrows were just monsters that lived deep inside underground volcanoes, and Harrow Mountain was one of the places they frequented. So, they had to go.

However, it wasn't an exaggeration when they said the Harrows were twisted demons whose hundreds of demon monsters had died trying to pluck their feathers. They were extremely dangerous.

Fruity had already obtained the horn and the Witch mark, so all that was left was to obtain the feather of a Tier 8 Harrow.

Weaker Harrows didn't like coming to the surface. Only Tier 8 and above came to hunt for food to feed their young below, so Fruity would have to face a Tier 8 Harrow if he wanted a feather. Of course, he could just purchase one, but it was extremely expensive.

Despite Yuying's suggestion to buy one, Fruity chose to reject it. His reason was simple: if he managed to kill an entire Harrow, they would be set for life. Yes, Fruity wanted to kill the whole thing; he wasn't just after a feather.

He knew it would take him a few more years to awaken his bloodline, and during those years, he would need wealth to secure most things. He now had an updated map in his mind and knew where to go to find some items left behind by his past self.

But to do that, he needed resources. Even though Yuying had some wealth, it wouldn't be enough for the two of them. However, even if it were sufficient, he knew that having extra cash would be the best step one could take.

So he planned to kill an entire Harrow. After joining a witch temple, he would do what he did best: grow stronger while he rose through the ranks to become a Witch General. Then, from there, his revenge plot would begin.

Yuying spent the next three days buying supplies that Fruity would need to lure the Harrow. After resting for a while, they set off—more precisely, Fruity entered the mountain while Yuying returned to his soul sea.

Fruity expected the situation to be harrowing, but to his shock, when he summoned the Harrow by spreading certain chemicals Yuying had bought for him, the monster couldn't do anything.

Expecting a tense battle, he summoned the Pentaface bead. To his astonishment, when the bead appeared, the monsters froze and collapsed. All he did was walk closer and drive his spear through its neck.

It was a strange moment for him, but after a while, he realized it was due to the first face on the bead. After all, it had some correlations to Harrows. The Bell of Harrows came from that face, so he chalked it up to that.

Two months later, he stood in front of one of the five witch temples known as the Dark Star Witch Temple. That day, when he presented his items for registration, the entire witch temple was in an uproar.

The horn of the Dark Flame Chaos Dragon said to have been stolen months earlier, had appeared, and Fruity, who had brought it, was immediately accepted as a Witch Captain—just one rank away from qualifying for the Bloodline Trial.

It took him three years to become a Witch General. Then, a year later, the opportunity to enter the Tormented Bloodline Trial came. It was also the day when the entire world of the Tormented experienced the awakening of a paragon: the first Master of the Blood Star.