Chapter 1977 - 874: Hope_4
Frank slowly opened his eyes and murmured, "Oh, I understand now, I understand, plants are nature’s power, and mushrooms, mushrooms are nature within plants. I want to grow more mushrooms, small mushrooms, big mushrooms, edible mushrooms, mushrooms that can devour monsters, mushrooms that can purify nature. I am the King of Mushrooms, and I want to fill this world with mushrooms!"
Without waiting for orders, he directly flew out of the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground and headed for the frontline battlefield.
The Great Shepherd Leader was slightly worried. "He won’t run into trouble, right?"
Rod pondered, "He shouldn’t... though I don’t know how mushrooms can devour monsters."
From within the Holy Fire, Qingyu, who had been guarding the Spirit Realm, suddenly spoke, "I’ve seen mushrooms growing from the corpses of fauna and flora, perhaps mushrooms can also grow from the bodies of monsters."
Rod and the Great Shepherd Leader exchanged a glance, seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes. Monsters are the condensation of darkness, a twisted anomaly. Could mushrooms grow from their decaying bodies?
But the perplexity didn’t trouble them for long, as the Great Shepherd Leader quickly found the last Life of Man.
Fei Xue from Vanilla Village.
She was a rising star alongside Rod, once much stronger than him, but now a great gap had developed between them.
"Wow, it’s the little brother!"
As soon as Fei Xue entered, she rushed into Rod’s embrace. "I’ve finally met my great hero! I listen to your stories many times each day, especially how you hunted the Trolian lady."
Rod’s face turned dark, "Who the heck said that? Stop clinging, get to the ceremony center. It might hurt a bit, but bear with it, and you’ll soon feel great."
Fei Xue blinked, "Sounds strange..." Despite saying this, she obediently stood at the center of the Soul ceremony.
Then, the third Soul ceremony began, and just like before, they quickly completed the entire process.
However, Fei Xue’s Soul Ripple seemed weaker than the other two, and Rod clearly felt that the Primordial Energy within her soul was dimmer.
Yet Fei Xue didn’t notice this. Gleefully, she used the powerful force, continually condensing various Spiritual Energy Giant Swords around her, trembling the very space as they cut through the air.
"Is this the King of Helkait?"
Rod finally understood what made her strong—the sword’s edge of those Spiritual Energy Giant Swords contained unimaginable destructive power similar to the Primordial Destruction of the Chaos Crystal Wall. As soon as they connected, they caused great damage, and the swords she condensed would appear and vanish instantly, unable to be held.
That might be their only flaw.
"A quasi-King of the Fire Epoch, capable of wielding such formidable power?"
Within the Dream Realm, the Book of Knowledge contemplated, "Perhaps we misunderstood, a human quasi-King of the Fire Epoch isn’t necessarily weaker than an Ancient God."
Asa from the Book of Eternity contemplated, "This quasi-King’s slightly weaker Soul Ripple doesn’t seem due to weak power, but rather due to obstruction from the Black Fog. It’s likely, in the Fire Epoch, the Black Fog has ways to hinder the Soul Ripple."
Rod nodded slightly, the most surprising to him was the Primordial Life Essence, which was the condensed blood essence of Primordial experts. To help this fellow ascend, he had already shed quite a bit of blood, and the loss of strength left him a bit dizzy.
"Alright, stop playing with the sword, listen to me. You must periodically consume the Primordial Life Essence, strive to master the power of the King of Helkait, always mindful of spiritual joy."
Fei Xue widened her eyes, "Joy? Do I have to sleep with you?"
Rod almost choked, "Spiritual joy!"
"Isn’t that still sleeping? Sir Rod, I like it doggy style."
The Great Shepherd Leader felt these words were better not heard, silently leaving the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground. He had many things to do, and since arriving at Trolian, his responsibilities had not decreased but increased.
"Hey!" Rod said in a lowered voice, "Qingyu is still here!"
Fei Xue blinked and said loudly, "Sister Qingyu, can I let Brother Rod use this position?"
From the Holy Fire, a light voice floated out, "If it’s for humanity, it’s possible."
Fei Xue laughed, "See, it’s decided! Brother Rod, you have to regularly help me enhance my strength!"
After speaking, with a flash of Divine Light, she flew out of the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.
Just then, three streaks of Golden Light flashed before Rod’s eyes.
——Awaken the Life of Man, reshape the soul of the Ancient Hill God, uplift human hope, Divinity +20020
——Awaken the Life of Man, reshape the soul of the Ancient Plant God, uplift human hope, Divinity +23720
——Awaken the Life of Man, reshape the soul of the King of Helkait, uplift human hope, Divinity +19920
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Rod was shocked to see these three lines of golden text. He had merely awakened three Lives of Man, not yet pushed their power to the peak, yet he gained 63660 Divinity.
The Book of Knowledge excitedly flipped its pages, "Every Life of Man has quasi-King level potential; even if they can’t reach it, they won’t be far off. So little Divinity was given."
At this moment, Rod was filled with ecstatic joy. Over 60,000 Divinity, even at this time, was not a small number. Moreover, after the previous major ascension, he was left with only about 440,000 Divinity.
Now, gaining over 60,000 Divinity all at once, his total Divinity shot back up to 500,000.
What delighted Rod even more was that as these three Primordial experts and Alan returned to the frontline battlefield, the pressure on Trolian was further reduced, and he seemed to be able to consider entering the Abyss.
Once more, Asa of the Book of Eternity made a prophecy for Rod, "Master, I’ve seen absolute darkness, yet it hasn’t submerged the shining light... there is danger, but it’s not insurmountable."
Rod hesitated for only a moment before making a decision.
To his surprise, when he informed the Great Shepherd Leader and Qingyu of his decision, both supported him.
He knew Qingyu would support any of his decisions unconditionally, but the shift in the Great Shepherd Leader’s attitude surprised him, as he had expected to make a more convincing argument.
Facing Rod’s doubt, the Great Shepherd Leader calmly replied, "Sir Rod, I see hope."
"I trust your decision, regardless of the time."