The Last King Of Darkness

Unprecedented power surged within his soul, countless energies tumbling in his stars, no longer causing a decline in might due to the lack of Spiritual Energy. His Divine Power was ample, with more Spiritual Energy and Divine Power fusing, unleashing even greater strength.

At this moment, Rod could truly be called a peak pseudo-king. His individual strength was almost equivalent to the collection of all primordial strong ones in Trolian. In any critical battle situation, as long as Rod returned, it would immediately stabilize.

Supermassive Black Fog symbiotic entities, derivatives of Ancient God, and some unknown powerful beings are like insects before Rod. The terrifying black tide is shattered before him as if crushing dry weeds.

Despite being in an absolute dark environment, every person in Trolian’s heart was filled with hope.

However, Rod was very clear that this was only the eve of dark chaos. The aftermath of the black fog tide was caused due to the severe damage it sustained during the Saint Longde Royal City battle, leading to its current weakness, which would soon be engulfed by true darkness. When the real black fog tide arrives, monsters dormant in the Void’s depths will appear on the earth, countless primordial-tier monsters led by the Fallen True God will launch a destructive attack against Trolian.

Qingyu, the Great Shepherd Leader, Solos, and others were also very aware of this point. The Master of White Tower, Iyeta, had even predicted that within seven weeks at most, Trolian would face true darkness. For humanity to get through this catastrophe, stronger power was required, a true king was a necessity.

During this time, with Rod’s full support, Trolian acquired unimaginable resources, the starving souls finally obtained countless provisions. The entire Royal City was permeated with the ripples of the Ascension Ceremony, and the Spiritual Light shimmered incessantly. Numerous geniuses, after long suppression, finally got an exhilarating upgrade.

Seven rounds of primary rank Ascension Ceremonies and seven rounds of high rank Ascension Ceremonies led to the birth of countless seal lords and half kings. Every day, countless people crossed into a new stage. Now what Trolian lacks most, instead, are the Fire Priests and Ascension Priests to preside over the ceremonies.

However, this problem was quickly solved—under the 300 times time flow in the Time Field, there was no issue that couldn’t be resolved. Intern priests and ministers entered the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field in batches, where they received 300 times speed training until they fully mastered the ascension techniques before exiting the Sacrificial Refining Field.

Since their Soul Strength had not changed significantly, they wouldn’t face the backlash from time ripples, essentially acquiring a vast amount of skilled ascension personnel without loss, quickly resolving Trolian’s ascension ceremony gap.

Only then did Qingyu and the Great Shepherd Leader realize the true significance of the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field—it was not just a place for birthing pseudo-kings; it could solve countless issues!

Under their arrangement, all non-combatants in Trolian needing training entered here. In the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field, they improved their professional skills. Often within 2 to 3 days, batches of skilled personnel were born—from their perspective, they had spent years in the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field.

Of course, due to overusing the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field, some side effects gradually surfaced. They noticed minor soul damages in these people, and they aged faster than anticipated. According to Iyeta’s estimates, they only spent 2 to 3 years in the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field, yet they aged about 10 years.

However, the Life of Man within the pseudo-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field showed no such signs. The Book of Knowledge speculated that the high-speed time field might cause some side effects on souls below the primordial level, without Divine Power, only primordial-level Spiritual Energy could adapt to the high-speed time flow. Technically, they too were affected, but not severely.

Even knowing these side effects, the Great Shepherd Leader did not stop. Given the crisis humanity now faced, this minor damage seemed irrelevant in comparison.

With sufficient resources and manpower, the Ascension Ceremony was fully rolled out, and massive combat power returned to the Royal City for promotion. Even if not a Life of Man, so long as one’s qualifications were good enough, the Great Shepherd Leader would recall them. Many who couldn’t or could not undergo the Ascension Ceremony were summoned back too. After all, under the normal cultivation system, as long as there were sufficient resources, the speed of ascension was fast.

Under such circumstances, a large number of ordinary combatants crossed the line of Source Law, becoming Commanders qualified to enter the battlefield. Iyeta, using his transcendent spiritual energy, observed Trolian’s fate significantly strengthen on the spiritual fog enveloping the whole universe. Amidst the infinite darkness engulfing the Three Realms, humanity’s light became even brighter.

The pyramid named True King, its foundation part was intensifying rapidly, and what it lacked now was merely the superstructure.

During this time, Asa had provided Rod with more than 30 Life of Man blueprints. With the vast resources, they smoothly stepped into the primordial. However, except for Mephit, none were from a high area Life of Man, and many had severe damage.

The Book of Knowledge informed Rod that this was because they had appeared numerous times before. Even though Life of Man, like Evil Thought, doesn’t perish completely, each death causes irreversible damage to its Soul Ripple, eventually dispersing entirely. This is also why they reside in the lower layer of the Evil Thought Stele.

These damaged Life of Man find it hard to return to their peak state, typically only reaching the third stage or fourth stage of the primordial level. Advancing to the pseudo-king stage becomes very difficult.

The extent of Life of Man’s damage is hard to discern; only after recovering through the Soul Blueprint can it be determined if its source is intact.

The Book of Knowledge suggested that the master should best use the Book of Eternity to foresee that severely damaged Life of Man should not ascend, so as not to occupy fortune and [Source Carrier].

But after a brief contemplation, Rod rejected this suggestion. Even if they couldn’t return to the quasi-king stage or become his [Source Carrier], these Lives of Man are still very strong combat forces. For Trolian, they are always lacking in combat power, not to mention that the possibility of them breaking through the limit cannot be ruled out.

Even if only one among them creates a miracle, then all of this will be worth it.

This idea received full support from Qingyu and the Great Shepherd Leader. Humanity surviving until now is nothing short of a miracle, and every miracle’s Fire Spark should not be abandoned.

Under the guidance of these thoughts, every Life of Man completed the Soul Blueprint restoration ceremony and entered the quasi-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field to strive for that slim chance.

Under the time acceleration of 300 times, their strength advanced by leaps and bounds, and the initial batch has already reached the fourth stage of Primordial, very close to quasi-king.

As the number increases, Rod’s pressure also begins to increase. He needs to input enough energy for the Time Field at regular intervals to maintain its existence. If the energy runs out, the Time Field will close, causing catastrophic consequences. To avoid this, Rod injects an unimaginable amount of Spiritual Energy each time.

Even though he is already at the peak quasi-king stage, the consumption is quite significant. But with [Frost Blue], recovery from such consumption comes quickly, and after injecting the Spiritual Energy, the Time Field can exist completely independently of him, not affecting his combat, nor affecting the use of the Star [Time Wander], but only unable to open a second Time Field.

Theoretically, if the quasi-king’s Sacrificial Refining Field had an infinite energy source, it could exist forever. Even in an infinitely distant future, when Rod has already fallen, it could still exist.

Many Trolian scholars are researching this issue, trying to find such an energy source. Rod did not stop them, despite knowing that this is their final battle. If he fails, then humanity and this world will face eternal doom.

"Master!" asked the Book of Knowledge, "Do you not intend to tell them about this matter?"

Rod shook his head slightly, "No, it is of no use. What difference does it make if they know? The string of Trolian can’t be tightened any further, it will only dampen their faith. In the boundless darkness, hope is an infinitely precious existence. Even if it’s illusory, it should exist."

The Book of Knowledge flipped through its pages and shouted discontentedly, "Asa, haven’t you found a strong Life of Man yet?"

Asa answered angrily, "I told you not to interfere with me. Something in the Evil Thought Stele is interfering with me. If you really want to help, go find out the remaining evil thoughts among humans. The fewer the evil thoughts alive, the less interference I have!"

Rod furrowed his eyebrows slightly, regarding the residual evil thoughts among humans, it is generally believed to be hidden among the descendants of Yanuo. During this period, under the comprehensive search by Judgment Chief Lucian, many evil thoughts have been cleared, but the evil thought Alan has never been found.

It seems more effort needs to be put in.

He thought for a moment, then sent the Book of Eternity Asa to descend into the Phantoms to assist Lucian in the search for evil thoughts.

This action achieved some effects, and with Asa’s support, many more evil thoughts were discovered and subsequently devoured by Asa. He excitedly shouted, "Master, I can feel that the vast majority of evil thoughts have already been devoured by me, and the evil thought’s soul is being restored to completeness. Only one piece remains, and that piece is Alan’s. Once we find him, I’ll have collected all the lower-level evil thought souls!"

However, Asa cannot foresee the whereabouts of the last evil thought; Lucian cannot find it no matter what. He speculates that this evil thought may have moved from the descendants of Yanuo, necessitating a broader search across Trolian, but doing so is not a task that can be accomplished in a short period.

Nevertheless, with fewer evil thoughts in the world, Asa’s erosion of the Evil Thought Stele has greatly accelerated. During this period, he has provided information on dozens of Lives of Man, accelerating at a rate several times faster than before.

Deeper in the Evil Thought Stele, it is gradually being invaded. Finally, at morning one day, Asa shouted, "Master, I saw it again, a strong Life of Man!"

"Luo Weiya, the Curse Fire God of gray, one of the subordinate gods of the original Divine Type!"