The Last King Of Darkness

Chapter 1873 - 847: Expedition

In the dream realm, around the burning obelisk, there were many tiny black dots gathering towards the monument. They were shapeless, intangible, and untouchable, like some kind of illusion.

Rod was startled at first, thinking he was affected by some kind of pollution, but quickly realized these black dots were entering his soul, flying towards the "constellation" and gathering within the "Dark Devourer."

Yet, the star that served as the center of the "constellation," carrying the divine fire, continued burning without any signs of being polluted.

"Book, what’s happening here?"

Prompted by Rod’s reminder, the Book of Knowledge also noticed this phenomenon and almost immediately jumped up.

"Master, Master, the Dark Devourer is gathering its ashes. As the divine fire and dream realm grow stronger, its ashes are also gathering on their own!"

Rod exclaimed in surprise, "Is such a thing possible?"

The Book of Knowledge flipped its pages and replied joyously, "Yes, Master, the Dark Devourer is the origin of the divine fire. When the dream realm’s divine fire begins to recover, influenced by it, the Dark Devourer will also start to recover similarly."

Rod was both surprised and thrilled, knowing that the strength of the stars would make the "constellation" stronger. Perhaps soon, he could reconsolidate a second Primordial Law.

As the Master of Dreams with twenty-three stars, each additional Primordial Law mastered would exponentially increase his strength.

At this rate, it won’t be long before he returns to the peak of the once-dream realm, becoming an invincible powerhouse, lifting up the declining humanity, and rekindling the fading flames.

Of course, Rod knew very well that even if he reached this level, he couldn’t be careless. The former Masters of Dreams had reached this realm, but they all still fell, vanishing in the long river of history, with all traces obscured by the black fog.

To avoid repeating the same mistakes, he must figure out how the former Masters of Dreams fell. What kind of calamities did they face? How did those glorious human eras come to an end?

Only by learning from past experiences can he find a way to break the situation.

But the problem now is Rod doesn’t know what happened in the past. The embers of history are shrouded in layers of black fog, completely obscured and untouchable. He can only glimpse a few traces using limited means.

Rod clenched his fists. He understood clearly that to break through the black fog’s concealment and uncover the truth of the past, he must become stronger — strong enough so that the black fog cannot block his sight, and time cannot isolate his will.

Only then can he save humanity, reigniting the flame of life and protection.

Rod looked at his hands; powerful divine power surged within him. This was the legendary level 18 Spiritual Energy, the root of all power.

And to obtain stronger divine power, the most crucial element is divinity.

It’s important to know that each Primordial Law requires 25 Divine Flowers, equivalent to 25,000 divinity. That means one Primordial Law requires 625,000 divinity.

And Rod now only has 37,000 divinity remaining, enough to fill the divine fire of the second Primordial Law.

Not only that, divinity isn’t just used to stoke the fire; he also needs to ignite new stars and awaken old ones, especially the giant star [Chaos Crystal Wall] with 1,500 Source Energy.

Almost all important capabilities require the use of divinity.

Rod frowned slightly, looking at the Star Square. The golden light above was still boiling, but ever since defeating the Black Fog Primordial Body that appeared in Trolian, he hadn’t gained any divinity. Now all his divinity mostly came from the 60,000 divinity in the Black Fog Primordial Body’s soul, with a small amount coming from weekly fixed divinity and the income from the Dream Envoys.

"Book, what’s happening? Defending Trolian, eradicating disasters, traveling far to Saint Longde, and opening the Teleportation Gate to establish contact between two civilizations... Why hasn’t the divinity for so many events arrived? It’s been too long," he said.

The Book of Knowledge flipped its pages, pondering, "Master, perhaps this event is relatively long; its key impact is broad, involving many factors."

Rod felt somewhat disappointed, but it was an unavoidable matter. As long as the event for gaining divinity wasn’t over, divinity couldn’t reach the dream realm. He could only wait.

He glanced again at the Dark Devourer and asked, "Book, when will the gathering of ashes be complete?"

The Book of Knowledge replied, "It shouldn’t take too long. However, Master, I must remind you, ashes are different from [Giant God Power]; these are residual embers, similar to stars in an unlit state. They require additional souls and divinity to awaken."

Rod’s heart sank slightly; this was yet another place that required a massive amount of divinity.

"Additionally, Master, you must be prepared. The gathering of ashes from the [Dark Devourer] is influenced by the intensity of the divine fire. It may be divided into several stages, and you’ll likely need an intact Primordial Law to achieve complete gathering."

Rod nodded. That wasn’t a problem; it just meant awakening them several times.

As long as there are divinity and souls, everything will be fine.

What needs to be done now is to find the dream shards.

According to the display of the Heavenly Sphere Clock, this piece of dream shard is at the center of the "Fallen Ship."

Rod cleared his throat and spoke to the air, "Your Grace the Great Shepherd Leader, are you available? I have something to discuss with you."

To campaign against the "Fallen Ship," he could only rely on the power of Saint Longde.