The Last King Of Darkness

In the dream realm, Asa exclaimed in shock: "What exactly is this creature? Why can it use the master’s star power? Is it a replica of the master?"

The Book of Knowledge slowly turned its pages, pondering: "No, the master was never devoured, there cannot be a copy or derivative of the black fog, and previous Masters of Dreams have never been corrupted. Once they perish, they are no longer the Master of Dreams; the dream realm can only be destroyed, not corrupted..."

"Then what is this creature? Is it possible that the black fog has stolen our ability?"

The Book of Knowledge immediately denied: "That’s impossible."

"I understand now." At this moment, the puppet suddenly spoke: "These are the ashes of the human quasi-kings who once became firewood in the primordial fireplace and burned themselves. It’s their ash conglomerate; thus, this creature can use many abilities, including ones similar to the master’s, because a star can accommodate only one portion of primordial law’s ashes, but the remnants of the quasi-kings are more than just one."

Asa cried out in surprise: "They turned to ashes and can still form a creature?"

The Book of Knowledge said gravely: "No, this is the residue of evil corrupted and eroded. I think, I know why the primordial fireplace was exiled beyond time—it has been polluted by the black fog. Only by stagnating time can this pollution cease spreading. It was the master’s arrival that disturbed it, causing time to resume its flow."

"What should we do?" Asa shouted anxiously, "I feel like the master is in trouble!"

Without needing it to be said, Rod could clearly sense that things were swiftly sliding into an uncontrollable abyss. The creature’s power was rapidly growing, and his tentacles were struggling to hold on.

However, he couldn’t stop [Sin’s Touch], otherwise the situation would not only slide but fall.

What to do?

Scores of thoughts flashed through Rod’s mind, yet he couldn’t think of a solution. This creature, formed by the remnants of countless burned-out Fire Kings, was far more troublesome than he had imagined. It was the strangest monster he had ever seen; it was the only creature besides the dream realm that could use ash. If its strength grew any further, it would become an uncontrollable horror.

He, along with the entire human race, was on the brink of life and death.

In the dream, the Book of Eternity frantically flipped through its pages, attempting to find a prophecy to defeat it, but such a powerful and unique existence had already surpassed its capability.

"Ahhh, chaotic light, noisy colors, whispering melody... I can’t see it; its fate seems like a tangled mess, countless threads intertwined, broken trajectories as numerous as dust. I’ve never seen such a fate pattern."

It was then that Rod’s mind suddenly twitched. He abruptly realized that this was a special monster formed by the remnants of numerous quasi-kings aggregated in a particular way. It could use their former source law power, just like the soul wilderness of the dream realm, but it neither had containment nor a renewal process...

"I know!"

Rod’s thoughts suddenly became clear.

"Thank you, Asa!"

In the dream realm, Asa asked in confusion: "Huh? I didn’t..."

Before the words were out, Rod triggered [Burning Destiny]. 550 divine power instantly merged from [Sin’s Touch] into this star, and the fiery fate spread throughout his body in an instant. The aura of apocalyptic destruction surged forth, but Rod did not end [Sin’s Touch]; he forcefully partitioned part of the spiritual energy to maintain the operation of this star.

Deprived of most of its power, the scale of [Sin’s Touch]’s tentacles shrank innumerably in the blink of an eye, leaving only a few dozen. Compared to the creature, it was like a giant octopus encountering a clump of seaweed.

However, the flames of fateful destruction spread along the black tentacles, coming into contact with the creature’s tentacles.

Boom!

The tentacles of the corpse monster exploded on the spot, countless black broken tendrils scattered down, transforming into nothingness,

Boom!

Another thunderous blast, as if from the void, occurred when the burning black tentacles struck the soul of the corpse monster, instantly triggering an unimaginable massive explosion.

The tangled chaos of fate fragments exploded into pieces, the trajectory of destruction bursting like dust in the invisible space.

The corpse monster emitted a piercing screech, countless black substances crumbled from its body, and endless ashes erupted from within, surging toward Rod like a storm.

"Hahaha, so that’s how it is!" The Book of Knowledge laughed wildly: "Broken fate, twisted trajectory, forced fusion, no containment—just like a decayed swamp, touch it, and it explodes!"

Asa exclaimed in delight: "As expected of the master!"

Rod opened his arms, and the countless ashes madly poured into his soul, converging on the soul wilderness of the dream realm.

"Hahahaha, the ashes, the ashes have returned!" The Book of Knowledge laughed maniacally: "Our power! That is the power of all living beings!"

Amidst all this ash, a massive gray dragon surged into Rod’s body.

[Evil Remnant of the Fire Kings]

[Great Divine Soul]

[Possesses 112 portions of Root Origin]

[Possesses 90,000 Divinity]

[Possesses 30,000 Nightmare Fuel]

[Possesses Ashes]

[Possesses Dream Fragments]

[Description: The remnants of the firewoods burning in the primordial fire, corrupted by the black fog to form a monster; this is the cause of destruction. It was sealed in stagnant time at its birth until time once again began to turn]

Rod clenched his fists; at this moment, he felt an intangible power being released. The entire ash of the primordial fireplace was pouring towards him, the soul wilderness permeated with ash.

The puppet softly said: "All the star relics have returned."

The Book of Knowledge shouted excitedly: "[Glutton] can already be ignited, and [Dark Devourer] is accelerating its recovery. Lighting just one more star can obtain 25 portions of primordial law, reaching the level of a peak quasi-king. Master, you are not far from becoming the True King!"

"Don’t get too excited yet!" the puppet calmly said: "How to cross from peak quasi-king to True King is still an unknown matter."

Just then, the world suddenly began to shake violently, with countless massive cracks appearing between heaven and earth.

The Book of Knowledge shouted: "Master, this world is about to be destroyed! Leave here quickly!"

Rod nodded slightly, triggering [Glutton] to absorb all the remaining ash, promptly halting [Time Wander] and departing from the depths of the river of time.

When he returned to the Main Material World, the earth had turned into a wasteland, and immense turbulence rippled across.

Suddenly, Rod lifted his head abruptly. He felt an infinite, terrifying aura emanating from the dark sun in the heavens, and a lethal shriek erupted within his soul.

"Run!" the Book of Knowledge screamed.

Rod had already opened the teleportation gate, fleeing this horrible Black Domain and returning to the Royal City.