The Last King Of Darkness

Rod nodded lightly, the four types of high-rank spiritual materials, Light Stone, Moon Spirit Gem, Pure Star Marrow, and Pure Star Source, are irreplaceable resources for humanity. As long as there are sufficient high-rank spiritual materials, strong individuals will constantly emerge, and humanity’s King’s Path, like a pyramid, requires countless quasi-kings to support those at its apex, the True King.

A quasi-king requires a Half King to support them, below Half King are the Sealed Lords, Commanders, Transcendents, countless humans; their aggregated destiny is the foundation of this pyramid, collectively supporting its upper layers.

Therefore, the emergence of a True King is lifted by countless people, bearing the mission of the entire human race, embodying all hope.

Only a stronger civilization, with more formidable individuals, can birth more True Kings, and the emergence of powerful individuals is inseparably linked to resources. The Ascension Ceremony and high-rank ascensions fully cover the elevation from Sealed Lords to Half-King level, and the restoration ceremony of the Soul Blueprint can quickly elevate a Life of Man to the high stages of Primordial, but they all require a massive amount of resources, and the Trolian Kingdom, cornered in the Gray Soil Continent, can no longer provide such enormous resources.

The present Trolian relies solely on the inventory brought from Saint Longde to barely sustain itself, yet even the most extensive inventory will deplete eventually. It cannot support the birth of dozens of quasi-kings, and most have been consumed already.

Even more scarce is an irreplaceable resource—Divine Stone. The Divine Stones brought from Saint Longde are about to be depleted, and all Ascension Ceremonies will pause soon.

Originally, this was the issue that worried Rod and Qingyu the most. However, the restoration of the Source Stone Plate has resolved this problem. Not only can it enchant spiritless stones, elevate spiritualized items, and produce four types of high-rank spiritual materials, but it can also fuse divinity into stones, creating Divine Stone, which is the most important function of the Source Stone Plate.

This is why the Book of Knowledge states that once the Dream Realm is fully restored, time will be on their side.

The problem is that this precious time is limited.

Rod turned his gaze to Asa, still submerged below the water surface, with little progress in the erosion of the Evil Thought Stele. According to him, the deeper he erodes into the stele, the greater the resistance becomes, especially after acquiring information on four Lives of Man, the resistance increased geometrically. He believes that the interference comes from the Supreme Will, which utilizes the remnants of evil thoughts to stabilize the stele, slowing his erosion. To quickly complete the erosion and acquire all human life information, three solutions are possible: either find a way to completely isolate the influence of the Supreme Will, empower Asa further, or eliminate every evil thought.

The puppet whispered: "Acquiring the soul blueprint and soul information of human life is the only way to restore them quickly. Only in this way can more quasi-king level sources be acquired, supporting the master, and pushing him into the True King realm."

The Book of Knowledge said: "I thought of a method, perhaps to isolate the influence of the Evil Thought Space, assisting Asa in eroding the Evil Thought Stele faster."

Rod frowned: "What method?"

"Let Asa carry Divine Blood."

Rod’s heart jolted; this indeed was a viable method. Divine Blood can partially isolate itself from the Black Fog, so why couldn’t it isolate the influence of the Supreme Will on the Evil Thought Stele?

However, Asa had little confidence: "Master, only evil thoughts can enter the Evil Thought Space, I might not be able to enter with the Divine Blood."

To Rod’s disappointment, Asa was correct; the Divine Blood settled on his soul, unable to submerge below the water surface. However, as he tried to retrieve the Divine Blood, Asa suddenly shouted: "Wait, Master!"

Rod turned his gaze to him, expecting another prophecy from Asa, but saw neither unfolded pages nor flashes of golden light: "What is it?"

"I thought of a method. Wasn’t the Divine Blood immersed in feces before? Isn’t this fool feces? Let the Divine Blood reintegrate, maybe it will work."

Rod’s brow tightened; initially, Asa’s words seemed absurd, but upon reflection, they were quite plausible. For the Divine Blood to remain in the Troli’s sewers for years shows a high affinity with feces. If it can integrate into the sewers, why not into Asa’s soul?

To everyone’s surprise, the method indeed worked, the Divine Blood quickly fused with Asa, becoming part of him. When he entered the Evil Thought Space again, he was already in a Divine Blood state.

"Master!" he shouted excitedly: "As expected of you, your wisdom is unparalleled, while I can’t parse the Divine Blood, it can envelop me, shielding from interference."

Rod clenched his fist, filled with delight. As long as Asa can parse the Evil Thought Stele, the power of human life can be released, and with the right method, provided enough resources, 25 quasi-kings may not take long.

The Book of Knowledge worriedly remarked: "Master, providing shielding and protection for Asa, indeed enhances the erosion efficiency of the Evil Thought Stele. Does this not indicate that the Supreme Will can affect Asa? After all, he is one of the evil thoughts."