the last king of darkness

The fatigue disappeared all of a sudden, Rhodes jumped up and looked at the Book of the Future in surprise.

"Have you absorbed this energy of destiny?"

The Book of the Future is wrapped in the white breath of destiny. An unknown, mysterious, and majestic aura is looming on it. Weird patterns cover the pages, even in the seams of the book.

It shouted excitedly: "Master, I have absorbed it. I have mastered the power of destiny again. My perception of the future is clearer. I can see countless strings of destiny flying past me. The convergence is time." The long river of fate, the feeling I once had is back!"

Rhodes instantly returned to the dreamland and looked at the Book of the Future carefully. The biggest change in it was its soul.

In the past, its soul was very thin, its soul body was extremely sparse, and its spirit body was erratic.

This is also the usual appearance of a spirit born from a dream creation. It has almost no soul body and is dominated by spirit. It is more like a collection of consciousness.

Without a soul body, it cannot carry spiritual energy, nor can it carry the source law. This is an iron law.

A pure spirit has no fighting power unless it places its soul body in another place and mobilizes its power with the help of the special connection between soul and spirit.

But the risk of doing so is extremely high. The spirit body is extremely fragile when exposed to the outside world. Without the protection of the soul body, the complete state of the soul has not been achieved. Whether it is defensive ability, spiritual energy, or the power of the source law, all of them are very fragile. A major weakening would only be done under very special circumstances.

The only special case is Rhodes. His existence in the dream is very much like a spirit body, but he has the same power as his real body and can even be resurrected indefinitely.

The Book of Knowledge once told him that it was his will that actually entered the dream, and the carrier of its existence was the special creation of the dream.

His relationship with the dream world is extremely complicated. It is not just a simple situation of parasitism or epiphysis, but more like some kind of interdependent symbiosis, just like two sides of the same coin.

However, neither the Book of Knowledge nor the Book of the Future has such a privilege. If they are destroyed, they will only disappear into thin air. Although the creation itself can be repaired, their spirit will disappear forever.

It is also because of this that they have no frontal combat effectiveness, no soul body, and cannot carry the source law, and can only use their own abilities.

But now, the soul of the Book of the Future is different. Although it still has no soul body, Rhodes feels a power similar to the source.

"How is this going?"

Rhodes opened the eyes of the soul, and nothing in the dream changed. Only the soul of the Book of the Future became transparent. He saw a special condensation in it, which was perfectly combined with the spirit of the Book of the Future. It's like the fusion of blood and flesh.

It is from it that the power of the source comes.

"How is this possible? It condenses the source in the spirit body?"

The spirit body is a collection of consciousness, and the source is the imprint of the law. Only the soul body can leave such an imprint. If a new trajectory is carved on the spirit body, it will inevitably affect the consciousness of the spirit body, leading to chaos. Eventually he lost control and went crazy.

The Book of the Future was waving its pages excitedly on the spot, not noticing the strange gaze of its owner.

At this time, the Book of Knowledge jumped on Rhodes' shoulder, and it also noticed the special situation here.

"Owner."

It said in a very soft voice.

"That doesn't seem to be the source."

Rhodes looked at it in surprise. The source is an invisible existence that only has meaning in the soul body. So far, he doesn't know how the obelisk's "source stripping" is achieved.

"what is that?"

The Book of Knowledge turned over the pages and replied in a solemn tone: "More like the source of matter."

Rhodes was horrified. The source of matter is the source of materialization. Generally speaking, it is impossible to create the source of matter. It is only formed at the beginning of creation.

"You mean, the power of destiny condensed in his spiritual body to form something similar to the source of matter?"

The Book of Knowledge slightly nodded: "The source-like substance that is symbiotic with the spirit body is using it to control the power of destiny. Master, I have a suggestion. If you use the Qi of Destiny, it is a consumable item and can only be brought with you. Instead of making short-term gains, why not give it all to the Book of the Future and let it condense into a powerful and unique source of matter? Do you know the value of the existence of 'the only'?"

Rhodes did not speak. He knew this very well. The source material itself is a very precious existence. Human beings generally use it to make powerful weapons and equipment, or to perform powerful rituals.

But even the same "source substance" exists in plural. The more similar source substances that exist, the more dispersed its power is in this characteristic field, and the more powerful the "source substance" itself is. Weak.

If the word "only" is used, it means that it is the source material that gathers all the power in this field. The difference between it and ordinary source materials is worlds of difference.

The "only" source material that Rhodes has so far is the "Colossus Core" of [Colossus Power].

The power of its stars allowed Rhodes to step into the realm of a powerful king in one step.

And up to now, Rhodes has not even used the killing move of [Giant Power] - [God of Giants].

This shows how powerful and rare the "only" source matter is.

The Book of Knowledge continued: "It wasn't until I saw this scene that I finally understood its value. Perhaps, this is what the giant family is pursuing tirelessly. Master, if the Book of the Future is useful, we can keep it. If it is not, we can keep it. , we will extinguish its spirit. The source matter will not disappear with the disappearance of the spirit. The only source matter of destiny is still in our hands, so we will not suffer any loss."

Rhodes looked at the Book of the Future, who was still singing and dancing, and said nothing for a while.

The voice of the Book of Knowledge continues to ring in the soul.

"Master, don't worry that the Book of the Future will pose a threat to us when it becomes powerful. No matter how powerful it is, it is a creation of the dream. It is controlled by the dream. Life and death depend on the master's thoughts..."

"All right!"

Rhodes raised a hand to stop him from continuing.

"I understand, don't mention this matter again... Weiguang Asa, how do you feel now?"

The Book of the Future flipped the pages and ran to Rhodes' feet excitedly, spinning around in circles.

"Master, I feel so good, it's like fate has opened my heart to me...ahhh, I feel more!"

It jumped onto Rhode's shoulder and immediately fell down obediently after seeing the Book of Knowledge on the other side.

"Master, I know, I know, one of the effects of [Time Walk] on you is that it is related to, it is related to, uh, what is this, a black shadow, the flowers on the cold shore, the Northern Prince Hegeol is who?"

Rhodes was shocked: "What did you say?"

Two gazes pointed at the Book of the Future at the same time, and the Book of Knowledge also looked at it nervously.

"Well, I sensed that the existence of a person called the flower on the shore, the northern prince Hegeor, resonated with your [Time Walk], and the golden light played melodious music on the string of fate. , this means..."

Rhodes said flatly: "This is impossible. It died more than 500 years ago. Moreover, I am not familiar with him at all. [Time Walk] can only go back 100 years to the phantoms I am familiar with."

"Uh..." Book of the Future turned over the pages, looking a little confused.

At this moment, the Book of Knowledge suddenly spoke.

"No! Master, the remnant spirit of Hegeor was completely dissipated not long ago, and his soul was also thrown into the [Dark Devourer] by you."

Rhodes frowned: "Is this how the time of death is calculated? But I'm not familiar with him, and the total time we spent directly communicating didn't exceed a quarter of an hour."

The pages of the Book of Knowledge were turning crazily, showing its excited heart: "Master, although you are not familiar with him, the dream is very familiar with him! And you and the dream are one! Wei Guang Asa's induction is not Wrong, it’s possible.”

Rhodes' heart jumped suddenly as he summoned the phantom of the former Dream Lord. Regardless of its combat effectiveness, what it knew alone was definitely worth the 100 points of divinity.

But he still couldn't make up his mind and set his sights on the Book of the Future.

"Weiguang Asa, can you predict the consequences of summoning it now?"

The book of the future flipped its pages violently, countless golden lights shining in it, and the breath of fate and time filled the air, drowning it.

After about tens of seconds, it closed the page suddenly and shouted: "Master, I saw it, it is a good result. The wind chimes of fate were playing in my ears, telling me that this period of time is when you need it most. ."

Rhodes was shocked: "Now?"

The Book of the Future replies with a resounding, “Yes.”

Rhodes set his sights on the Book of Knowledge.

The latter nodded slightly on the page and expressed his agreement.

Rhodes no longer hesitated, and with a thought, the light of [Time Wanderer] in his soul flickered, and the [Time Wanderer] ability gradually became full.

He soon realized that he needed 100 points of divinity and an old object that once belonged to Hegeor, preferably a part of his body.

As soon as Rhodes thought, the skull of Hegeol that he had found in Starry Sky City flew out of the storage place and fell into his hands.

The light of [Time Walk] turns green, representing recognition.

As soon as Rhodes thought, the light of [Time Wanderer] spread out on the skull, and 100 points of divine golden light submerged into it.

The breath of time hit his face, the air shook violently, and a fatal sense of oppression followed.

The Book of Knowledge shouted: "Oh no, we are touching the black mist taboo!" It rushed into the House of God as fast as possible, jumped on the Mirror of God, and turned on the dream protection to the highest level.

The pressure quickly weakened and turned into a hairline, but it did not completely dissipate.

"This is the only way, Master, it cannot exist for too long! Hegeor's name is not taboo, but his existence itself is taboo!"

Before he finished speaking, an illusory shadow fell in front of Rhodes.

He is tall and thin, and is made up of countless transparent ripples. His face cannot be seen clearly. The breath of time reverberates on him, giving his existence a sense of emptiness and etherealness.

"you……"

There was a heavy echo in his voice, as if it was coming from a very far away place.

"Are you Rhodes? I, I am Hege Orr... This, this is eh?"

There was a harsh noise, like sharp nails tearing on frosted glass, but the noise soon merged into two words.

"Dream?"

Rhodes' heart was beating wildly. He suddenly had countless questions to ask, how did the Age of Fire end, what kind of disaster did they encounter, how was the dream destroyed, and what ways could be avoided, but in the end What came to his lips was just one sentence.

"Hello, Hegeol, how can you help me?"

Hegeor covered his forehead and looked in pain. Rhodes could clearly see that some kind of transparent ripples were sinking into his body. The tombstone in the dreamland trembled slightly, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

But he quickly calmed down, looked at Rhodes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, seeming to reveal a smile.

"Ah, it's really you, Rhodes from an unknown distance. You ignited [Time Walk]. What a wonderful choice. Your stars are different from every dream lord in the past. Maybe this is why the dream chose you. s reason."

"I am very happy that at the last moment when my remnant spirit was annihilated, you had not yet entered the realm of the Herrscher, and now, standing in front of me is a powerful king."

The vision continued, and the vibration of the tombstone became stronger and stronger, but he was no longer in pain, his expression was calm and gentle, and the smile in his eyes was obvious, as if he was seeing his grown-up son.

"Ah, you have done so many things. Your growth path is more dangerous than every dream lord. Your environment is countless times more harsh than each of us. This is my fault. But the moment you finally stood up and stepped into the powerful king, it meant that you truly took on the responsibility of the dream."

"But your current situation is worse than ever. The black mist is far more terrifying than before, and the power of fire is far weaker than before. I tell you based on past lessons, one person cannot save the world. I I exhausted all means and reached the end of everything, but ultimately failed miserably.”

For some reason, Rhodes felt a trace of sadness appear in Phantom's eyes.

"You need strong partners, powerful allies, and comrades you can trust to support you. The more the better. As long as you step over the Herrscher and cross that line, they can all be your help."

"You have to find another way and use new methods. Only in this way can you break through the spiritual restrictions. The more true kings, the better."

"You don't even have to be the strongest. What Vittorio, the Holy King and the Sixth Lord of Dreams, did is right."

“Resources, resources are so important, it’s the force that originally divided them, gather them together.”

"Also, when the dream was broken, there were a lot of materials scattered in the material world. The most important ones are ten stones of light and an encapsulated divinity. They are in these two locations. With your current situation, Power is easy to get.”

There was a sudden strong disturbance in the phantom, and the sense of oppression suddenly increased.

The Book of Knowledge shouted: "I can't stand it anymore!"

Hegeor's speaking speed suddenly increased.

"Also, also, since you have lit [Time Walk], you can summon the Queen of Stars. She is very strong and an excellent helper. It is very, very useful for what you are going to do next. Use my skull. , she can be summoned. Her soul has been preserved in the star source for more than 1000 years. It was not annihilated until you captured the Starry Sky City. Her spirit was annihilated in the dream, and she fought side by side with you. She is familiar with her, even though the Eternal Square has already removed her. Existence is erased, and [Time Walk] can also be summoned, but memory may be lost. The reason why I can preserve my memory is because of the tombstone." "Find the fragments of Eternal Square as soon as possible. This is the most important building besides the Star Tower."

"You must be fully prepared before lighting up the giant star."

"Remember, don't be proud or arrogant. No matter how successful you are, don't forget this. Be careful and cautious."

The Book of Knowledge shouted: "No way! The black mist is coming!"

Bang!
The phantom exploded suddenly, and countless transparent ripples flew away, but Hegeor's voice returned to calm.

"Farewell. Finally, the moment you become the Lord of Dreams, there is something I have always wanted to say to you."

"Congratulations, you have become the ninth Lord of Dreams. May all disasters, curses, sorrows, miseries, and tragedies end in your hands."

Soon, the phantom disappeared without a trace, leaving no trace.

The transparent ripples disappeared, the trembling of the tombstone calmed down, and all disturbances ended the moment he disappeared.

The source energy of the dream returned to normal, and the protective light in the night sky of the dream gradually became calmer. The Book of Knowledge walked out of the House of God, looking extremely tired.

"Master, he has finally left. If he doesn't leave, I suspect that the dreamland will burst."

Rhodes closed his eyes tightly, and what Hegeor said echoed in his mind. He wanted to write down every word, which was obtained in exchange for 100 points of divinity.

After a moment, he opened his eyes.

"Shu, do you think there is still a chance to summon?"

The Book of Knowledge shook his head: "It's impossible. [Time Walk] cannot summon the same person. Moreover, most people summoned are just phantoms, with no memory, no emotions, and no ability to speak."

Rhodes looked at it in surprise: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"It wasn't until you used it once that the corresponding knowledge emerged from my memory. It was so long ago that I almost forgot it."

Rhodes rubbed his temples and recalled it again to make sure he didn't miss a word.

There was too much information in Hegeor's words, and he needed to digest it well.

"Asa, you have really done a great job."

After a long while, Rhodes took a long breath and turned his attention to the Book of the Future.

"Without you, I wouldn't have thought of this level."

He took a copy of the Fate Qi from the obelisk and handed it to it.

The Book of the Future swallowed it in one gulp with excitement and shouted: "Thank you Master, I will become the Master's right-hand man, become the powerful partner he said, and fight the Black Mist with the Master!"

After saying that, it couldn't wait to jump back to the bookshelf and start a new round of digestion.

"Owner."

The Book of Knowledge suddenly said.

"I think we need to speed up our pace, even if we take some risks, it doesn't matter."

"I will slightly change the direction of the dream, fly towards the group of demons, use the power of the dream to hunt the demons, restore my master's spiritual energy, and reinvest in the construction and expansion of Trolian as soon as possible."

Rhodes nodded and glanced at the Star Tower. It was still full of cracks and had not changed much.

"Shu, how long will it take for the Star Tower to be repaired?"

The Book of Knowledge expressed embarrassment: "The damage to the Star Tower is too serious. It is expected that more than 500 Soul Flowers will be needed to repair it, and at least three pieces of Origin Earth will be needed."

Rhodes frowned slightly. The Origin of Earth is the origin of the "earth". Like the Origin of Water and the Origin of Qi, it is the largest source of origin. In the Ancient Era and the Era of Fire, they were huge. The common core of buildings and man-made objects, today in the Dark Age, the outside world is almost gone and can only be found in ruins, especially the ruins of the ancient era.

For the current Rhodes, three copies of the Origin Land are not very difficult, but they are still a bit troublesome.

"Okay, no matter what, fix it as soon as possible."

The Book of Knowledge nodded: "I understand, Master."

It flapped the pages of the book and ran back to the House of God. After adjusting the direction of the dream, it returned to the Star Tower and restarted its repair work.

Rhodes lay back in the rocking chair in the dreamland. He needed to seize the time to regain some spiritual power.

But when I closed my eyes, I couldn't fall asleep.

Hegeor's words echoed back and forth in his soul, as if a big stone was pressing down on his heart, making him unable to breathe.

Rhodes simply stopped sleeping and concentrated on thinking about his words.

At this moment, his mind was running at high speed. Rhodes had never felt that his thoughts were so clear.

Thinking about it this way, although there was a lot of information in Hegeol's words, in summary, there were only a few things he should do.

The first is to find more partners and help them grow. It cannot be done by one person and requires countless people to unite.

Second, there must be many growth paths, so that a certain kind of "spiritual restriction" can be broken through, and more true kings can emerge.

Third, resources, especially his legacy, ten stones of light, and a piece of divinity, get it as soon as possible.

Fourth, collect the Eternal Square fragments as soon as possible and be ready to ignite the Star.

Fifth, [Time Walk] can summon the Queen of Stars, which is a powerful assistant.

Sixth, be careful not to be proud of victory.

After thinking about this clearly, Rhodes' mind suddenly became clear and peaceful. He already had an initial idea of ​​what he was going to do next.

-

Early the next morning, Rod found Molly.

As the actual manager of the Black War Group, she worked very hard during this period, but the size of the Black War Group also expanded to 200 people.

These 200 people were carefully selected by her and were the ones that best met Rhodes' requirements.

With the supply of sufficient resources, they grow very quickly, and it won't be long before they can enter the battlefield.

But the first time Rhodes saw her, he asked Molly to expand the number to 1000 people.

There was no expression on Molly's delicate face. She had only one option to unconditionally obey Rhode's special order.

"Master, are there new standards?"

Rhodes said solemnly: "Yes, from now on, we will only recruit fresh graduates from Jinworth College, and everyone we recruit is the person with the worst qualifications, and they are all people who have no hope of promotion. They are different from the previous ones. People separate and form a new group.”

Molly didn't ask any questions, Rod's order was everything.

To her, this man who gave her hope in the sky was unquestionable.

"Any new requests?"

"There is only one thing, the training that makes them risk their lives, and all the training materials and resources come from me."

Molly raised her exquisite gold-rimmed glasses and replied in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Yes."

Afterwards, Rhodes went straight to the Logistics Resources Department.

He began to understand Trollian's scarce resources now, and he took out what he had from the dream to make up for it at any time.

Logistics manager Hu Lun's eyes widened. Every time he reported an item, his eyes were fixed on Rhodes' sleeve. If the sleeve moved, he would definitely provide the missing resources.

Another logistics manager, Feng, was waiting next to Rhodes at first, but later he simply knelt in front of Rhodes. As soon as his sleeves moved, two hands came up to meet him.

The entire Logistics Resources Department heard the news and took action by the evening.

Rhodes quickly left the royal city, came to the front line, opened the portal, and carried the brilliance of the holy fire to the battlefield.

He does not produce fire, he is only the carrier of fire.

No monster could withstand such a transport, and they were burned to ashes in the flames.

Afterwards, Rhodes returned to the royal city amidst cheers, digging up a few more ruins on the way, and the day passed like this.

But in this way, his spiritual energy recovered very slowly.

Two days have passed, and only less than one-tenth has been recovered.

The Book of Knowledge told him that this was because his total amount of spiritual energy had been greatly increased, and the recovery of strong spiritual energy was slower than that of weak spiritual energy.

Fortunately, that night, Dream Hollow encountered a large number of demons.

Rhodes was woken up from his deep sleep. With the anger of getting up, he opened the Tower of the Sun and bombarded it wildly.

The three ghost kings charged forward, while Asa blocked their eyes from behind. The puppet held a lightless shield and stood guard by Asa's side. Under such a three-dimensional attack, the swarms of demons could not pose a threat to the dream, and it was very difficult for them to do so. They were quickly slaughtered.

Sacrificing ten demons can condense one piece of spiritual energy, which is the top spiritual energy recovery potion and can instantly restore 1 to 100 tracks of total spiritual energy.

Rhodes had eaten it once before, and the empty spiritual energy was quickly replenished. Later, there was still a little bit left, which was gradually used up in the battle.

This time, they slaughtered about two thousand demons, and after sacrificing them all, they condensed 205 ectoplasms, 205 soul flowers, 205 spiritual flowers, as well as a huge number of soul residues and soul trait blocks. .

But this rich harvest also caused a huge disturbance. The entire Demonic Wilderness became bright and shining, and dozens of powerful auras came from the depths of the spiritual world.

"It's the old master, the king-level monster of the fallen, and there are some other things that I don't know."

The book of knowledge said anxiously.

"Master, we need to get out of here quickly. If we are entangled, we will be besieged by the entire Demonic Wilderness."

Rhodes knew that its words were not alarmist. Once a powerful being entangled the dream, the battle would rapidly expand, attracting more enhanced beings, and eventually the entire area would be terrorized.

He immediately put all the source energy in the dream into the source energy propulsion ring. Under Rhodes' precise control, they finally successfully escaped from the crisis.

But it also cost a lot. The three ghost kings all suffered injuries to varying degrees. Asa used too much force and needed to rest. The outer layer of protection in the dream world was also damaged and needed to be repaired.

The most important thing is that at some point, the invasion time of the Black Mist Demon suddenly shortened, and the countdown on the obelisk's omen suddenly became ten days.

The Book of Knowledge says that this is not necessarily a battle in the Demonic Wilderness, it may be because of the phantom that summoned Hegeor before, or it may be both.

But no matter what, it's all worth it.

The invasion of the Black Mist Demon is not terrible. Rhodes has many methods and is ready for everything.

As long as it comes, he dares to call Wang over on the spot.

Rhodes has already tried it. The portal cannot be opened in the dream, but it can be opened outside the dream.

When the time comes, Rhodes desperately blocks the Black Mist Demon from the dream, and can fight side by side with the King. With the addition of the three ghost kings, Asa, the full-status doll, and the Tower of the Sun, he can definitely kill the Black Mist Demon. .

What made him even more happy was that the Book of the Future once again finished digesting the energy of destiny and popped out of the bookshelf.

"Owner!"

it yelled.

"Your most powerful assistant is here!"