The Last King Of Darkness

The Book of Knowledge speculated: "Perhaps because He excels at fighting in the dark, bearing similar qualities to the Black Fog, He has been excluded by other Ancient Gods. But no matter what, He certainly reached the stage of a Quasi-god."

Rod nodded, shifting his gaze to another star, "Time Wander."

During the Battle of Saint Longde Royal City, the ashes of "Time Wander" had been gathered. Now, it was time to rekindle them.

He arrived at the Stone Platform, crafting 9,960 units of Soul Firewood with 99,600 Divinity. Then, using the Obelisk, he degraded 100 units of Root Origin to 2,500 units of Strong Source. Subsequently, he entered the Soul Wilderness and approached the ashes of "Time Wander," throwing 9,960 units of Soul Firewood, 2,490 units of Strong Source, and the soul of a Human Demon into it.

Flames ignited, converging toward his soul. Inside "Time Wander," a blazing white light illuminated his soul, and a line of new text floated before his eyes.

"Time Wander"

"State: Primordial"

"Position: Above the Spirit Realm"

"Star Energy: Time Exile"

"Star Soul: Time Lock"

"Strength: 25 billion"

"Source: 2,500"

"Description: The King of Time no longer exists, yet the King’s time continues to defend humanity."

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"Time Exile": Exile a fragment of time, drifting into the depths of the time river until actively terminated or broken, or bringing back a mighty phantom from the time river, consuming 10,000 Divinity.

"Time Lock": Lock a segment of time, greatly accelerating or slowing the flow of time within.

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When the light of the star descended, Rod felt the aura of time blossoming within his soul. He reached out with his finger as if he could touch the "river of time."

Is this the complete "Time Wander"?

In this instant, he understood that he would no longer be trapped in the Mist of time, no longer subjected to the disturbance of time’s distortion. When exiled by time, he could wander within the river of time without being sealed within the seams of time.

Moreover, he could summon even stronger phantoms. Though the cost had increased to 10,000 Divinity, it was worth it.

"Time Lock" also received a substantial upgrade. He could artificially create a formidable time field, greatly accelerating or slowing the flow of time within the field.

In an instant, Rod realized its immense value. If he created a fast-paced time field before battle, he could attack enemies with tens or hundreds of times more efficiency while standing inside or could trap enemies in a slow-paced time field—this could even be used to save a dying person, extending their remaining life indefinitely until complete healing.

Infinite delight welled up in Rod’s heart, but it wasn’t the time to study it now. He closed his eyes, letting his consciousness delve into the depths of his soul.

Within his Spiritual Body’s "Constellation," another shining star appeared.

The Book of Knowledge cried out joyfully: "Master, Master, you can recast the third fragment of Primordial Law!"

Rod restrained his inner excitement. Each complete star would provide him with 25 units of Root Origin, equivalent to one complete Root Origin. By upgrading it, he could recast it into 1 unit of Primordial Law, and each unit of Primordial Law would grant him 25 notches of Divine Power—this is the core strength, the foundation of everything. With sufficient Divine Power, he could accomplish anything.

Upon stepping into Primordial, the process of recasting Primordial Laws became extremely simple.

Rod returned to the Dream Realm, arriving at the Obelisk, where golden Divine Fire burned on the monument like a colossal torch at the center of the Dream Realm.

The scent of Divinity surged exuberantly within the Divine Fire, inspiring an inexplicable, sacred feeling. Even though this was his Divine Fire, no matter how many times he looked, he could always perceive its profound, mysterious, and formidable nature.

Within the Divine Fire, the core composed of 50 units of Divine Flower glittered, which was the source of the Divine Fire’s strength and the key to supporting Divine Power.

Rod extended his hand, condensing 25,000 Divinity into 25 units of Divine Flower, which he then placed into the Divine Fire. Brilliantly shining golden light burst forth from the Divine Fire, an intangible force spreading out from the obelisk. With the help of the other two units of Primordial Law, another unit of Primordial Law was successfully recast. The Source Law belonging to the dawn of creation reverberated above the "Constellation."

More Spiritual Energy flowed into it, merging with Source Law Power, transforming into additional Divine Power.

Rod gazed at his hands; 75 notches of Divine Power resonated at his fingertips, emanating a power far superior to before.

Yet still not enough. After experiencing the Battle of Saint Longde Royal City, Rod deeply felt his own weakness; he needed far greater power.

The Book of Knowledge also said: "Master, the potency of your current 75 notches of Divine Power is still insufficient, and further integration with Spiritual Energy is needed to unleash its full might."

Rod nodded gently, but Divine Power itself required the support of Spiritual Energy. To saturate 75 notches of Divine Power, at least 750 million kilonotches of Spiritual Energy were needed, and he slightly lacked even in Divine Power supply with not enough spare Spiritual Energy to further integrate with Divine Power.

To get more Spiritual Energy, the only way is complete restoration of the Dream Realm.

"There shouldn’t be many Dream Fragments left. If things go smoothly, the Dream Realm should be restored soon."

Rod thought, coming before the "Heavenly Sphere Clock." When the sphere halted, the next Dream Fragment appeared before him.