The Last King Of Darkness

Fortunately, the journey afterward was smooth, and at extreme speed, the Dream Bubble took only a short time to leave the "Long Tower" and enter the Boundary Land.

"The final area, master," said the Book of Knowledge, "We can linger here for a while. The Book of Eternity and Star Square will precisely predict the time limit for us, and before danger arrives, we’ll enter the [Castle of Dead Souls]. This will surely cause massive disturbances, especially since the Dream Realm has been restored. However, I believe that with the master’s current strength and the fully restored Dream Realm, the real danger lies when we leave [Castle of Dead Souls] and start the second patrol."

Rod nodded gently, understanding the implication in the Book of Knowledge’s words. With a thought, he left the Dream Realm.

Royal City.

Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

As Rod opened his eyes, a mighty wave instantly unfolded, with invisible ripples rapidly sweeping across Space, spreading throughout Trolian in the blink of an eye. At that moment, every strong being knew that a peak quasi-king had emerged here.

In the Holy Fire, Qingyu’s figure emerged from the flames, looking at him in surprise: "Rod, is this 25 units of Divine Power? Have you stepped into the final stage?"

Almost simultaneously, the Great Shepherd Leader felt the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground too: "Is it Lord Rod? I sensed it, 25 units of Divine Power and over a trillion Spiritual Energy. This is the legendary peak quasi-king; there is no mistake!"

Rod nodded slightly, calmly responding, "It’s me. I just completed the final ascent, obtaining the 25th unit of the Primordial Law."

The Great Shepherd Leader and Qingyu exchanged glances, and for a moment couldn’t find the words. Suddenly, he burst into tears, murmuring, "Finally, finally, another human has stepped into this stage. Since the Fire Epoch ended, a human has finally been born as a peak quasi-king again."

Qingyu beamed with a smile, "Rod, I knew you could do it."

The Great Shepherd Leader suddenly lifted his head: "Lord Rod, do you know the way to ascend to True King?"

Rod nodded gently. With a thought, "Moon Protection" enveloped the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, and then he shared all he knew with Qingyu and the Great Shepherd Leader.

Just as he had anticipated, when the Great Shepherd Leader heard about at least 25 quasi-kings, his face immediately darkened, murmuring, "So many, how is it possible?"

Qingyu said worriedly, "Our resources are far from sufficient, especially the Divine Stone."

But Rod wasn’t worried. With a thought, he brought out the newly fused high-rank Spiritual Minerals from the Source Stone Plate, "Don’t worry, I just ignited a new Fire Spark, which can enchant materials, directly boosting their Spirituality."

Qingyu blinked, while the Great Shepherd Leader instantly raised his head, eyes filled with shock, "Enchanting? You can directly enchant materials?"

Rod nodded slightly, and the Great Shepherd Leader looked as if struck by lightning, staring at the high-rank Spiritual Minerals in his hand, repeating, "Really such a capability? Isn’t this a legend?"

Qingyu asked in confusion, "Enchanting... is it very powerful?"

"Very powerful!" the Great Shepherd Leader immediately said, "It bypasses all complex means to enchant materials, turning stones into Spiritual Minerals, weeds into Spirit Grass. This is a legendary recorded ability, but neither Yanuo nor Saint Longde have ever seen such ability appear on Lord Rod."

Qingyu asked happily, "Wouldn’t that mean we don’t need to worry about resources anymore?"

The Great Shepherd Leader’s gaze turned to Rod, "Not necessarily... using this ability should have a cost, right?"

Rod nodded slightly, "Yes, this ability is quite special, like a millstone that requires enough power. And this power comes from a special energy generated by my own activities..."

"I know!" the Great Shepherd Leader shouted, "Your potential energy, right? I knew it was like this. The records say the enchanting ability requires potential energy as propulsion, simply like water flowing over a waterwheel."

Qingyu nodded in realization, "So that’s how it is... but, seeing this way, it also has efficiency limitations. Can it meet our needs?"

The Great Shepherd Leader instantly fell silent. Calculating the resources needed for 25 quasi-kings, he quickly realized it’s an unimaginable astronomical number. Even calculating Rod’s enchanting speed at the greatest efficiency would take a very long time.

"It might still not be possible," the Great Shepherd Leader said dejectedly, "The warriors can no longer hold on. The supermassive Black Fog Symbiont puts immense pressure on us, the light of the Holy Fire is completely suppressed, and the Black Fog’s Strength keeps rising. Iyeta says he saw larger shadows in the depths of the darkness. We might not hold out for long. Our previous predictions were too optimistic; the pressure from the Black Fog tide far exceeds our imagination. Even if you’ve stepped into a peak quasi-king level, it’s hard to resist."

Qingyu’s expression also showed worry, "Rod, even for the Life of Man, reaching the quasi-king level isn’t that simple. Viheler is still in the third stage of Primordial. He’s the fastest progressing among the four. According to the Great Shepherd Leader and Bossivale’s deductions, they should be entering a steady phase, with power accumulating slowly and recovering, impossible to surge suddenly, no matter how many resources are used."

The Great Shepherd Leader said softly, "Lord Bossivale made a calculation, considering boundary effects, stating Viheler would need about 5 to 8 years to reach the quasi-king stage. Fei Xue, Chucher, Frank, all need between 10 to 30 years. This is under the most ideal, fastest conditions. We can’t wait that long. According to observations, the Black Fog tide will reach its peak in no more than seven weeks, maintaining for a long time before entering the quantization receding stage, and we can’t hold on until then."

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