Chapter 2042 - 896: Resources 2
He paused for a moment before slowly speaking the latter part.
"When the time comes, the dark uprising will be fully unleashed, all the ancient terrors that lay dormant will awaken, and this last Human Kingdom will also fall. If it truly reaches that point, we can only enter the inner plane of the Star Marrow Altar and drift forever in the infinite Void, as foretold by prophecy. This might be humanity’s only way out, unless—"
Qingyu looked at Rod, a faint light flickering in her eyes: "Unless a True King is born."
The Great Shepherd Leader also looked at Rod, hoping for a definitive answer. The reality he faced during this time had cast every strong individual in Trolian into the Abyss of despair from the flickering hope they once had. He dearly wished to escape this state, but he also knew it was impossible.
"We should start preparing sooner, the half-plane of the Star Marrow Altar might only accommodate ten million people..."
"There’s no need."
Rod suddenly said: "Trolian can have 25 prospective kings; I can also become a True King."
The Great Shepherd Leader lifted his head in shock and disbelief, looking at Rod. His expression was calm, and his demeanor nonchalant, as if he were stating something self-evident.
"What, how is that possible? How can you achieve that? We don’t have enough resources..."
"We do," Rod said lightly. "Don’t forget, this land submerged by darkness still retains plenty of resources, for example, the destruction of Yanuo."
The Great Shepherd Leader’s heart trembled, he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, murmuring: "Yes, Yanuo was destroyed in an instant. They must have left behind a massive amount of resources, and since you have stepped into the peak of a prospective king, you can cross the terrifying Black Tide, return to that sunken land, and reclaim humanity’s legacy. With Yanuo’s resources, it might just barely be enough..."
Qingyu said softly: "But they can’t restore themselves to the peak strength of the Life of Man in such a short time."
Rod smiled faintly: "I have a way."
With a flick of his fingers, an invisible warped ripple enveloped the greater half of the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.
The Great Shepherd Leader hesitated: "Is this...a time field? The time flow rate inside this region has changed... become faster."
Rod smiled: "The Great Shepherd Leader’s perception is indeed sharp, you’re right, this is an accelerated time field. I will solidify the internal time flow rate, increasing it to over 300 times. You all compress this space a bit more, make it larger, and equip it with all the cultivation facilities and materials, let those in the stable period of the Life of Man enter here to cultivate. Even if their speed is slow and their aptitude dull, if ten years aren’t enough, then twenty years, if twenty aren’t enough, then thirty. Under a time flow rate of 300 times, it’d be enough to smooth out all differences."
The Great Shepherd Leader opened his mouth wide, seemingly wanting to say something but no sound came out. This was an unimaginable miracle, although he knew that Rod had this ability, he never imagined it could be used this way.
Qingyu asked joyfully: "Rod, can you really maintain a time field of this scale?"
Rod gently nodded. If it had been before, it might have been a bit difficult, but for him now, it was no longer a problem. The complete [Time Wander], coupled with the power of a hundred billion, he could even increase the speed of time flow to 600 times. However, doing so would create overly turbulent eddies in the river of time, affecting the stability of the soul, potentially resulting in dangerous backlash.
times is a speed without any pressure or risk for him.
The Great Shepherd Leader shouted in joy: "Then let’s begin now! I will immediately start to compress and seal this space, building it into the most complete cultivation ground. This technology was extensively used in the Divine Tower during the Ancient Epoch, and Saint Longde has long researched it thoroughly. Even if it can’t reach the heights of the Divine Tower, it’s nearly there."
Rod smiled slightly: "Then I leave it to you, Great Shepherd Leader."
With a motion of his figure, he flew out of the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.
Qingyu called out: "Rod, is there any news about the new Life of Man?"
Before the words fell, Rod’s figure had already disappeared, leaving only one sentence: "Coming soon."
In the Dream Realm, the long-lost wild laughter of Asa appeared once more.
"Hahahahaha, Evil Thought Stele, I’ve finally gnawed it! Supreme Will, wait to feed this on me!"
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As he left Trolian, Rod saw the battlefield before the Royal City, where the endless, heavy, infinite darkness was pressing against the remaining light. Countless immense Black Fog Symbionts were advancing step by step, pushing humanity’s battle lines. The Black Fog had already touched the walls of the Royal City, and behind the warriors lay the Holy Fire.
The battle was unimaginably difficult.
No wonder the Great Shepherd Leader had become so pessimistic after just a few days, the pressure they were under was indeed unimaginable.
Rod clenched his fist, raising his Spiritual Energy, he increased his speed, charging out of Trolian and into the infinite Black Fog.
Although the Strength of the main material world’s Black Fog was high, Rod of today had defensive capabilities strong enough, 625 divinely charged power, all injected into [Bright Red Tears], a strong red light nearly engulfed his figure.
Even the ninth-level Black Fog required a long time to extinguish the Spirit Lamp within the red glow.
Although unable to use the [Spirit Realm Ship], the peak prospective king, moving at his own speed was fast enough, and in just half a day, Rod returned to that land once more. Although they collected many resources back then, they were far from one percent of Yanuo’s legacy.
Rod didn’t ask anyone, he didn’t need to.
Activating the "Heavenly Sphere Clock," all dormant Spiritual Materials would appear in feedback within his soul.
The Book of Eternity then turned its pages to ensure that the master would miss nothing.
The Book of Knowledge said, "Master, use [King of Night], it has more advantages fighting in darkness."
Rod nodded, with a thought, he activated [King of Night], the next instant, countless shadows gathered and solidified upon him, his figure rapidly expanded, several black wings unfolded from his back, and a shadow-like black sword appeared in his hand. The feeling of obstruction in the Black Fog vanished instantly, he felt like a fish swimming back into water, an eagle soaring into the sky, with just a slight movement of his Spiritual Energy, his figure could instantly fly thousands of yards.
In this state, he seemed more like a monster than the monsters themselves, but of course, the Black Fog still kept eroding him, even increasing its intensity because [Bright Red Tears] now relied on Spiritual Energy support.
But none of this affected Rod, who now roamed this land, slaying every monster he encountered, his shadow sword slicing through the dark souls like a searing knife through solidified butter. No monster could withstand the peak prospective king, here he need not fear causing any disturbance, the golden light of Sun Bombardment continuously appeared on this land, reducing countless monsters to ashes.
In the Dream Realm, the fierce battle made the Source Stone Plate spin faster and faster, the Book of Knowledge continually fed various Spiritual Materials, quickly enchanting them into higher-level, more significant materials.
At the same time, Rod kept assimilating Yanuo’s legacy into the Dream Realm, surprisingly finding that the unpolluted resources remaining in Yanuo far exceeded his expectations, and the souls fallen into darkness here were more than foreseen. The once-human souls continuously harvested into the Dream Realm would become a part of Rod, fighting alongside him.
This went on for an unknown period, and after Rod moved all the sealed treasures within the Royal City into the Dream Realm, the "Heavenly Sphere Clock" could no longer locate any Spiritual Materials, and the Dream Realm was piled high with various resources.
Rod knew it was time to return.
At just that moment, Asa suddenly shouted: "Master, I’ve seen it, I’ve bit it down! You can never guess what I’ve found out!"