The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse Chapter 1540: Atomic is Overpowered

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Previously on The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse...
A mysterious purple entity named Atomic hatches from an egg within Klaus's soul sea. Atomic claims to be the first of its kind, an energy source capable of infinite growth and refinement, and offers to bond with Klaus. He demonstrates his power by offering to upgrade Icon and Klaus's abilities, though he cannot directly make Klaus a god. To prove his capabilities, Atomic transforms the True Immortal trapped within Icon's Ten Calamity Prayer Bead into a Supreme Weapon Spirit.

Klaus was still in shock at what Atomic said he could do.

From what he heard, Atomic could easily amplify everything about a warrior, from their cultivation, weapons, skills, and bloodlines to everything that made them who they were.

Basically, he would have the ability to make his legion one of the most powerful legions in the entire Universe.

If he could make sure every aspect of their being was complete and perfectly tempered, then turning a small ant into a brave warrior wouldn’t be impossible anymore. His star monarch bloodline, combined with atomic qi, would just be too monstrous.

Suddenly, many possibilities appeared in his mind.

"If I can bestow unique bloodlines upon my people, then can’t Atomic and I work together to amplify the parts of the bloodline that would benefit the recipient the most? I can make it so Lily’s bloodline would make it easy for her to comprehend the Wind Law and Dao.

I can make it so Nia finds it easy to comprehend the several laws under her control and even make sure the Asura race awakens unknown potential, which they never had the chance to do in the past."

Klaus’s eyes sparkled. "Hold on a minute. If Atomic can amplify, can he also create?"

Klaus felt his body tremble slightly, and then an idea came to mind. "Icon once said that if she gets stronger in the future, she can easily create things, like how she could manipulate digital systems.

Already, she can aid in my cultivation. What would become of me if Icon and Atomic could work together to create a much better version of everything?"

Klaus smiled, and a new thought appeared in his mind. "With my experience as an engineer from my past life, won’t Atomic’s arrival allow me to create weapons that have never been seen before?

Provided I can create it, he can upgrade it into a much better version of the item. X-class weapons can rival even an XS-class weapon."

Klaus was practically thinking of all the best ways to utilise Atomic’s power when a sudden fluctuation spread across his soul sea.

Turning his attention to where it originated from, he saw that the [Ten Calamity Prayer Bead], or more importantly, the South Side Monk whom Klaus had turned into the weapon spirit, had broken through to the God stage.

Visibly, Klaus saw that he was rising through the ranks as more Atomic Qi was poured into his body.

A few minutes later, he moved from God Ascension to Early God, then to Real God, and before long, to the True God stage.

By then, Icon, who had challenged Atomic, felt like she was staring at the most unbelievable thing ever.

Within ten minutes, the South Side Monk, who was also in shock, had already reached the Universal God stage and was nearing the rank of a Supreme.

"While they need to comprehend the Dao of their respective domain laws before becoming a Supreme, I can bypass that stage and make the person a Supreme. Later, they would have a much bigger advantage in comprehending the Dao.

"In fact, you could even say that with my power, I would be able to make it so they could comprehend the Dao ten times faster, and that is the minimum for those with low comprehension.

Now, if we focus on bestowing a unique ability that boosts one’s comprehension ability, then that tenfold speed can be increased to even a hundred times."

As if to prove his point, Klaus saw a wave of potent Supreme Qi spread through his soul sea, causing his eyes to widen.

"The best part is that even a mortal can wield the weapons I upgrade," he smiled, and more energy continued to pour into the South Side Monk.

In about an hour and a half, Klaus saw that the South Side Monk had reached the Peak Supreme Lord stage and was about to break through to the Celestial stage.

"I can go ahead and upgrade him to the Celestial stage. However, to make him become the best version of himself, I think he should first comprehend the Dao of Lightning to the Absolute stage.

This way, when I upgrade him to the Celestial stage, his comprehension would advance to the Extreme stage in one go."

Klaus had nothing to say.

Icon was practically drooling at the sight of what she could only describe as impossible. "You...what are you exactly?"

Atomic smiled and flicked his hair back. "The name is Atomic."

Klaus knew that Atomic’s existence wasn’t something that the Universe, and perhaps even this Multiverse and beyond, were prepared for.

The South Side Monk, who had never dreamt of becoming a Supreme before, was left stunned, unsure of how to even describe what had happened to him.

He went from a True Immortal to a Supreme in less than three hours.

If before he had been resentful toward Klaus for turning him into a weapon spirit, then now, he was more than happy to have become the weapon spirit of the boy he secretly prayed would die soon.

’This is unreal. I feel...’ he paused, his mind examining the changes that had occurred in his body. ’I feel undefeatable.’ The urge to laugh overwhelmed his mind, but he suppressed it when Klaus turned to face him.

"How do you feel, Monk?" Klaus chose to call him Monk.

"Powerful." That was the only thing the South Side Monk felt—powerful. He felt like he could take on just about anyone, and he wouldn’t even struggle.

"Good for you, I guess." Klaus smirked and turned back to Atomic...

"How do you recover your energy?" While Atomic himself was the energy, now that he had appeared as a humanoid, Klaus felt the need to treat him as he did Icon.

"I can regain my power by devouring other energies. So poison, Spiritual Qi, Void Qi, Chaos Qi, and just about anything, as long as you give me permission to."

Klaus nodded, already anticipating this. He had seen firsthand what Atomic could do when he hadn’t even awakened yet.

"Then with the energy you have now, what exactly can you do?"

Atomic thought for a moment before replying, "Let’s just say with the power I have now, I can turn nine Demigods into Peak Supremes and three Supremes into Celestials.

There would be no heavenly tribulation. But if you want, I can invoke it whenever they break through and devour it to regain my power. It may draw the attention of the Heavenly Dao, but who cares?"

Klaus chuckled, sensing the rebellious intent in Atomic’s tone. As someone who also didn’t care about the heavens, he knew what he said would indeed provoke them.

"Let’s not go that far just yet."

Klaus knew that with this power, it was only a matter of time before the heavens noticed, if they hadn’t already. So before they started making a fuss, he would use this time to get the best out of Atomic.

"How much energy do you need to upgrade Icon to the point where she can interact with and manipulate matter?"

"About the same energy I need to turn a Demigod into a Supreme, and it would take just an hour."

"Then do it."

Icon may have been apprehensive about Atomic’s appearance; however, seeing that she was about to receive an upgrade, Icon’s jealousy toward Atomic vanished.

If she could help her master more, then allowing the hateful brat who chose to take on a similar appearance as her to upgrade her was okay.