From the simplest explanation Lord Victor gave him, it seems that after the Star Monarch Era, the heavens had made it impossible for Supres to beco Celestials.
In fact, in the past billion years, the number of Celestials that appeared in this known universe is less than a dozen, and they all ca from the Heaven’s Court.
Only ten Supres were allowed to beco Celestials. The rest achieved that milestone in the Forbidden Universe after spending billions of years there.
However, they returned as heaven’s rejects, being rejected by heaven. However, since they ca back as Celestials, they didn’t care too much about the ill treatnt the heavens were giving them.
Regardless of what the heavens thinks or how cruel it acts, they had beco Celestials, and that was what mattered to them.
It was like soone felt threatened by Celestials, and so they had made it impossible to beco a Celestial in this universe.
However, just like how the Paragon was able to survive most ordeals, the supres also figured out how to beco a Celestial.
In fact, they found out two ways to beco a Celestial
The first option was to venture into the Foreign Universe, where the invading forces of the foreign race were from. Naturally, only a madman would dare go there, since the danger involved was just too much.
So, since that wasn’t an option, the next best yet equally dangerous option was the Forbidden Universe, where the once-vibrant forbidden race used to live before their fall at the hands of the Doom Universe.
When Klaus inquired about whether the forbidden race was still there, Lord Victor said yes, albeit fragnted into several chunks and loaded with ancient horrors.
Only a few who venture there ever returned. However, every single day, Supres ventured there, with hopes and dreams that they can make it and beco Celestial.
Lord Victor has the sa dream and do did every immortal, demigod, god or supre.
"No wonder you have nine Immortal Rings," Klaus said, causing Lord Victor to furrow his brow in shock.
Even Rory turned and stared at her father in shock...
"Oh, it seems I have made a blunder." Klaus smiled, unsure of what to even say. It seed the fact that Lord Victor was a nine-Immortal Ring wielder wasn’t even known by his daughter.
This also ant he intended to hide it from her... However, Klaus may have just made it impossible for him to keep it hidden anymore.
"Is he telling the truth, Father?"
"Yes. I indeed have nine Immortal Rings. However, I intend to get twelve before forming my Law Core and becoming a demigod. Don’t worry, I still have a couple of million years before reaching the rank of a Supre."
"Why didn’t you tell ?" Rory asked, clearly feeling betrayed by her father.
Lord Victor smiled and answered, "I said nothing because you would have tried to put yourself in danger just to catch up to .
Or do you think I didn’t know you have been working hard so you can join when leaving for the Forbidden Universe?"
Rory opened her mouth to speak, but no words ca out. She had indeed been working toward escorting her father to the Forbidden Universe, not to beco a Celestial herself, but to protect him.
Her father was her idol, so Rory wanted him to succeed at all costs.
"You are still young, Rory. You have a lot of years ahead of you, so instead of worrying about an old man, spend your youth living the best life you can have.
Trust , when I was your age, I was the sa as you. I wanted to go with my father, but in the end, I had to abandon that and focus on myself.
So while it is admirable that you seek to protect , know that I am in no way weak. I have nine immortal qi, like Lord Klaus said, and soon I will be forming my tenth.
That is even why I wanted to talk to you," Lord Victor said, turning toward Klaus.
"? How can I possibly help you form an Immortal Ring? You are not planning on making kill an Immortal Lord–level calamity beast, right?"
"No." Lord Victor shook his head, letting a smile appear on his face... "I want to hire you for a mission."
"Oh, I am all ears."
"The reason why Ophelia was hunted down and you had to go to her aid was because she accidentally bought a map fragnt that leads to a place full of treasures"
"The Jade Ant Queen’s Nest."
"Indeed. It is a very dangerous realm, a place where treasures beyond asure could be found. The map fragnt that Ophelia bought leads to a cave that houses the Divine Immortal Liquid. I want you to lead a team of five Immortals to retrieve it for .
I would have gone myself, but with the Voidbound Corsairs now targeting my people, I need to stay to handle that."
Klaus turned and looked at Rory. "Why ? How about her?"
"She is part of the team you will be leading."
"Oh, I am lost here. She is an Immortal Lord with six Immortal Rings, while I am a peak Empyrean with only one Immortal Ring. I don’t know if you get what I am trying to say."
Lord Victor nodded and smiled. "The fact that you are a mortal, yet you have an Immortal Ring, is why I need you to lead them.
You would be leading five Immortal Lords, to be precise. However, the mont you enter the Nest, they would be suppressed to true Immortals.
While they would have their Immortal Rings, their combat power would take a hit, so I need soone like you who can fight across realms to lead them.
Your combat power would remain the sa, so basically you would have more freedom than them. I will also pay generously.:
Klaus nodded, already thinking about the money. While he could get so from the Dark Space Company, he knew that with plans to live ten lives at the sa ti, even that wouldn’t be enough.
Just like Lord Victor, he also had plans to form at least twelve Immortal Rings each for all ten bodies, so he needed a lot of money, and now, it seed he would be earning so.
"I don’t mind venturing into a treasure nest. However, I must first beco an Immortal, since I am already at the bottleneck."
"I understand. Rory will take you to a barren planet, since I learned Paragons have so of the most dangerous tribulations in the universe."
"That is true. However, I am not the Paragon at the mont, so just any ordinary place would be okay."
Lord Victor and Rory narrowed their eyes, clearly confused.
Klaus smiled and said, "Even if I tell you, you wouldn’t understand. I am the Paragon, but in this body, I am not the Paragon."
"So you are a clone?" Rory asked, but Klaus shook his head.
"I am not. I am a real person, like you."
"Then why are you not the Paragon?" she asked again...
"Because I don’t want to... It is complicated. However, you would soon understand. So to make it simple for you, I am the Paragon; however, as far as the heavens are concerned, I am just Klaus Hanson, an ordinary warrior."
The father-and-daughter duo clearly didn’t understand, but Klaus also wasn’t about to tell them about his cultivation technique.
In the end, Rory took him to a barren land sowhere far from the cities to have his fake tribulation. The real tribulation was about to descend on a planet far away.
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