The Last King Of Darkness

He paused for a moment and emphasized.

"Note, I mean [any]!"

The sisters of the Spiritual Woman Group all shuddered; they exchanged glances, seeing shock, disbelief, sudden realization, embarrassment, shyness, and a hidden excitement, anticipation, and eagerness in each other’s eyes.

"We don’t have much time left, better start now."

Under Rod’s guidance, the Spiritual Woman Group finally got on the right track at this time. They first successfully passed the seven rounds of the Primary Rank Ascension Ceremony and the seven rounds of the High Rank Ascension Ceremony, then also completed the special Soul Blueprint Restoration Ceremony. Although there were many of them, Rod’s resource consumption was inversely less.

Finally, after numerous twists and turns, the spiritual women collectively stepped into the Third Stage of the Primordial, entering a plateau period. At this moment, the once dusty Spiritual Woman Group shone with unimaginable brilliance.

The Book of Knowledge further judged: "At least six Quasi-Kings can be born among them."

Rod clenched his fist, having six Quasi-Kings born from one Soul Ripple is simply an unimaginable miracle.

Before entering the Quasi-King Sacrificial Refining Field, Anna excitedly showed Rod her latest Primordial Centaur, with its delicate and exquisite figure, snow-white long legs, soft and smooth skin, and fluffy, enticing real horse tail, almost changing Rod’s preference.

"See? Rod!"

Anna’s figure flickered in space, this was a seamless Instant Teleportation, though not as fast as a [Spirit Realm Ship], but a [Spirit Realm Ship] couldn’t perform such frequent turns and reversals.

"I can fight by your side again! A peak Quasi-King should have a Quasi-King level mount!"

Rod had to admit, this was the most correct thing Anna had ever said.

Jessica laughed and said, "Who said Rod could only ride centaurs, Myriad-Armed Snake Demons are also an option!"

Wendy yelled, "Butterflies too!"

"Flying dragons are the best!"

"Nonsense, it’s obviously spiders!"

Rod quickly stopped their bickering: "All right, all right, hurry up and get inside, the gate to the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field doesn’t open easily, each opening incurs a significant cost."

Though reluctant, the spiritual women knew the importance of the matter, and they still filed in, stepping into this peculiar area where space and time had changed.

And for the spiritual women’s better cultivation, Rod deliberately built a pink building within the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field, accessible only by the spiritual women, which could isolate most prying eyes, giving them a quiet space to cultivate.

In fact, it proved that Rod’s efforts were not in vain; just three days later, Anna had already stepped into the Quasi-King realm, becoming the first spiritual woman to exit the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field from the Spiritual Woman Group.

When she came out, Rod almost didn’t recognize her. Anna was enveloped in dense Spiritual Energy white mist; she, who used to be stiff and withered, had become fresh and charming.

"Rod!"

The moment she saw Rod, Anna almost crashed into his arms.

"I missed you so much, the sisters all miss you!"

The strange sensation made Rod hold back what he wanted to say, but wisely he didn’t voice it out, after all, three days had passed for him, but almost three years had passed in the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field, and their changes must be significant.

"What about the other sisters?"

Anna hugged Rod, the familiar sensation made her unwilling to let go: "They are fine, Jessica, Evelyn, Silver Cat, New Moon will soon step into the Fifth Stage of the Primordial, Philis and the others are also close. If nothing unexpected happens, the Spiritual Woman Group should see the birth of seven Quasi-Kings."

Rod was overjoyed, this was even one more than expected.

"Why did you come out early? What about the others when you’re gone? Weren’t you going to advance together?"

Anna smiled slightly: "Don’t worry, the bond between us has reached the level you once mentioned. Our spiritual resonance, our shared joys and sorrows, our soul and body vibrations, my joy is their joy, when I see you, each member of the Spiritual Woman Group will be incredibly joyful, and their cultivation will progress even faster."

Saying that, her expression slightly dimmed again.

"Unfortunately, a few sisters find it difficult to reach the Quasi-King realm, their Soul Ripples are relatively weak, and without special opportunities, it’s hard to break through this limit."

Rod comforted: "That’s okay, you are a whole, you reaching the Quasi-King level is equivalent to all of them reaching it; when you fight, your Spiritual Energy resonates and your spirit is shared, so why distinguish between each other?"

Anna’s face immediately lit up with a smile: "As expected of you, Rod, I knew you would bring us unimaginable comfort."

Her face flushed, she whispered something to Rod, who looked at her in surprise: "Isn’t this bad?"

"What’s bad about it? Maybe it will allow another one or two sisters to enter the Quasi-King stage."

Rod hesitated for a moment, unable to come up with a response, and considering that they were already in the preparatory stage for the True King Ceremony, he reluctantly agreed.

And soon, the members of the Spiritual Woman Group also stepped out of the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field one after another, just as Anna said, seven Quasi-Kings were born in the Spiritual Woman Group. With this, the number of Quasi-Kings in Trolian reached twenty-three, just two short of the minimum of twenty-five.

But what Rod did not expect was that the Life of Man had come to an end there, Asa had essentially eroded most of the Evil Thought Steles, and there were no longer any strong Life of Man available. Although he reported discovering thirty-six more Life of Man, all of them were severely incomplete, and none could step into the Quasi-King stage.

"How is this possible? Did you miss any? Isn’t Alan a Life of Man?"

Asa answered solemnly: "Master, although there are still some scattered corners left un-eroded, the chance of a strong Life of Man appearing is very low. This is probably all the information about Life of Man that I can grasp."

Rod could hardly believe his ears, but he had no other options, and worse yet, no miracles appeared in the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field either.

Although it’s not absolutely impossible, the likelihood is infinitesimally small.

Most importantly, their time was nearly up; the strength of the dark tide began to increase rapidly, and even with the powerful Spiritual Woman Group joining the battlefield, the Trolian front showed signs of retreating.

Everyone knew, the true terror was coming.

Asa regretfully said: "Master, dozens of strong Life of Man have already fallen. Although they have not been completely annihilated, it will take at least decades for them to return to the Main Material World and form the soul of a living being."

Rod’s forehead creased deeply, decades would mean humanity had long since been destroyed.

The doll spoke softly: "Master, use the Eternal Dream."

Rod said nothing; the Book of Knowledge had already stated that the Eternal Dream could be of some use to them, but when it comes to ascension, it’s not just a matter of probability. To ensure the birth of a Quasi-King, many Eternal Dreams are needed. It is a crucial resource from the Dream Realm, and most importantly, during the process of ascending to True King, a large amount of Eternal Dream is required.

If they use it now, what about when ascending to True King?

The pages of the Book of Knowledge turned heavily, and after a moment, it also said: "Master, use it."

Rod hesitated for a few seconds but agreed in the end.

Under the guidance of the Book of Knowledge and Asa, Rod used 12 Eternal Dreams on different areas of the Quasi-King’s Sacrificial Refining Field. Seeing the invisible brilliance merge into it, he silently prayed this would have some effect.

What Rod did not expect was that before the Eternal Dream could take effect, another person completed the ascension.

Mephit.