The Last King Of Darkness

He lifted his gaze to glance at the seething black fog surging from the infinitely distant void. After the loss of the Primordial Divine King Atos, the black fog had shed all its shackles. He was the cause of the black fog’s initial birth. Although over the long ages, the black fog had long surpassed its former self, its will could still influence and constrain the fog to some extent. This is the King of Darkness; when He existed, those even more indescribably terrifying were silent, but when He vanished, they began awakening. The dreadful chaos would completely engulf this world, and he even saw shadows spreading in the endless fire sea outside the supreme universe, extinguishing the sea of fire, spreading to all realms.

This is the most terrifying disaster in the multiverse. When it traverses the fire sea, these billions of universes, billions upon billions of worlds, will fall into eternal darkness.

The Book of Knowledge murmured: "So, this is how it is. No wonder the soul of the Primordial Divine King is still incomplete, with many deficiencies in Source Law and Divinity. I thought the Dream Realm had reached its limit..."

Asa flipped through the pages without any obstruction; it easily anticipated the arrival of horror: "Oh my God, I have never seen such a terrifying disaster, that black fog extending to the void’s end will obliterate everything... Master, what should we do?"

Rod said nothing; he had traversed nearly half of the Dream Realm, inspecting almost every Dream Creation, yet he still hadn’t found the source of inspiration.

What could it be?

Rod once more returned to the center of the Dream Realm, standing before the Obelisk, gazing at the soaring divine fire.

Undoubtedly, he had already become a powerful divine surpassing the Primordial Divine King. Every star in the Soul Wilderness burned under the influence of this infinitely mighty force, with divinity transcending all limits, providing an infinite source of energy. Any obstacle for him no longer existed; his soul was no longer affected by rank, and his soul’s constellation had become as dazzling as a galaxy.

However, he still couldn’t find the way to overcome the black fog. The supreme universe rejects all outside forces; all forces must be obtained within the supreme universe. This infinite collection encompasses everything; any smaller collection born within cannot surpass it, so he would never be able to overcome the black fog unless given another ten thousand years.

No!

Rod quickly realized; not even billions of years would suffice. He distinctly felt the tremor of "cost." So immensely strong was he, and the price to be paid was equally immense. It transcended the instinct of will; in its moment of appearance, all souls within the Soul Altar turned to ashes. Yet he clearly felt unsatisfied—the souls devoured merely suppressed the tremor temporarily—it lurked like a beast in the soul’s dark night, constantly waiting for the arrival of the next batch of sacrifices.

If time limits were exceeded, then this beast would turn around and tear him apart.

The most terrifying thing was this "cost" originated from the supreme universe; it was the primordial cause of this supreme universe. Any force borne by the universe has to pay such a price once limits are exceeded. It was like an invisible ruler that would, over the long stretch of time, flatten all peaks. And now, the supreme universe was nearly equivalent to the black fog; in other words, the devoured dark souls still returned to the black fog.

If he hadn’t paid the cost of these souls, he would have to devour himself, sacrificing part of himself. Thus, he would grow weaker, and the devoured black fog would ultimately return, everything ultimately returning to its origin.

The Book of Knowledge also sensed something amiss, exclaiming: "Master, this is the backlash of the black fog. We are facing the supreme universe directly; this is the invincible Heaven, and the black fog has already replaced it!"

Asa lamented: "Then aren’t we doomed?"

No response, as the answer was self-evident.

"No!"

At that moment, Rod suddenly extended his hand, gently touching the surface of the Obelisk.

"Man will conquer Heaven!"

The Book of Knowledge and Asa looked at their master in astonishment. The puppet fell into contemplation, only Asa suddenly thought of something, anxiously saying: "Master, do you intend to become the next Primordial Divine King Atos, the King of Darkness?"

"What?" The Book of Knowledge and Asa were both astonished, the puppet lifting its head, looking at their master in a daze.

Rod’s hand passed through the burning divine fire and pressed on the surface of the Obelisk, softly saying: "That’s indeed you, Asa, you’re like my excrement, always able to guess what I’m thinking at critical moments."

If it was earlier, Asa would certainly have been proud of such praise, but now, there was only urgency left in his expression: "Master, it’s impossible! Indeed, the Primordial Divine King could prevent the total uprising of the black fog because He was the primordial source of the black fog. All black fog originated from his soul, the fallen Abyss God, the twisted abyss, the cosmic dark side, the corrupted curse, and the destruction and annihilation of the Law Origin Ring were only a catalytic bed. He was the source of the black fog, and initially the only King of Darkness. Even if the black fog surpassed its past, He influenced the black fog with His will, while you are different. You are not the fog’s initial cause. Even if you complete the corruption, you can only become a mad King of Darkness, not the master of the fog. Moreover, in the black fog, there are more, darker kings formed from purer black fog. After Atos’s fall, they have awakened; even if you kill them, they will be endlessly born, growing ever stronger."