the last king of darkness

The year 1326 in the Teslevian Gregorian calendar.

  The 13nd day of the 22th month.

  The white light of the Holy City illuminated all of Trorian.

  The Sea of ​​Source echoes with shining ripples, announcing the return of the King of Bright Light.

  The White Tower foresaw drastic changes in the future, and there was a flickering light in the chaotic scene.

  same night time.

  There was an unprecedented full moon in the night phase.

  The shining silver moon occupies one-third of the sky. The infinite moonlight penetrates the black fog and illuminates the continent shrouded in the infinite black fog.

  In the royal city, civilians can even directly see the huge moon, which is the size they have never seen before. They can even clearly see the boiling spirit on the moon, and the long sleeves waving like laziness. Prominences, extremely bright and fast-moving flares, and the occasional fleeting moonspot.

  All stargazers and prophets gathered at the White Tower and Astronomical Observatory, unwilling to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

  According to legend, it was thousands of years ago that the moon moved in such a low orbit in the starry sky.

  Among the sun, moon and stars, the moon occupies a very important position in the entire astrology. Studying the phases of the moon plays an extremely important role in the study of the entire astrology and prophecy.

  The Trolian senior officials who knew the truth all felt extremely regretful.

  If their luck hadn't reached its limit, then on this day, they would have two new true kings, one as powerful as a king.

  The strengthening of Horus really exceeded everyone's expectations. No one could have imagined that after the Holy King had been dead for so many years and handed over his remnant soul in the inheritance, there would be only a little remnant left. Spirit can still possess such powerful power.

  According to the White Tower's estimation, if not hindered, Horus is likely to break through 10 fundamental sources in one fell swoop, reaching the limit of level 17 psychic energy.

  However, because human beings' fate can no longer bear the fundamental source of Virus, his source law strength has only been upgraded to 5 fundamental sources, and his spiritual energy strength can only barely exceed 3000 million kilometres.

  However, this power was not wasted. It connected with the remnant spirit of the Holy King and was stored on the Holy King's Bone Throne.

  And Horus has resonated with the Throne of Bones. As long as the phlogiston and firewood of the Throne of Bones are continuously used, and the fire continues to burn under the throne, new power will be continuously born and fed back to Horus. in the soul.

  At this moment, the Archbishop of Trolian completely inherited the legacy of the Holy King. The original king in the Era of Fire, after countless years, wore the crown of the King of Bright Light in this way. On the head of Horus, he thus became one of the many human beings and Platinum Sons of Trorian.

  The only difference is that he owns the throne of the bones of the Holy King, while the king owns the throne of the God of Origin.

  It’s hard to say who is strong and who is weak.

  Rovia once again announced that many ancient gods and powerful beings were resurrected in Trorian, representing the starting point of the official rise of the Age of Fire.

  Trorian was once again given a shot in the arm, and the expansion that had stalled slightly due to the arrival of the great pollution started again with great vigor.

  But this time, the combat power seems to be much richer. This is because Trolian has two more great kings at the level of top powerhouses. They are existences that can guard one side alone.

  In addition, the power of Horus has been greatly enhanced, and the scope of protection has also been greatly increased. The new round of expansion war is not only faster, but also more stable.

  However, Trolian's top management was still extremely dissatisfied.

  If Trorian could be stronger, have more people, and more powerful people...

  After Day 22, no one had this possibility crossed their mind.

  More strong people mean more territory, more space, more resources, and it also means that the kingdom is safer in the face of major pollution.

  Of course, overall strength cannot be achieved in a short time, but they have another way.

  Deified source matter.

  As long as more deified source materials are obtained, the great river Trolian can carry more large ships.

  In addition, they also need more sacred stones.

  Everyone has seen the power of the Ascension Ceremony.

  Everyone who has gone through the spiritual ascension ceremony has received an unimaginable and huge improvement.

  It can only be said that it is a soul strengthening ritual specially customized for human beings. If you can improve the ancient primitive spiritual ascension ritual to this extent, you must be a peerless genius.

  Scholars in Wangcheng currently believe that the reason why the Era of Fire rose from ruin to its peak glory was due to the emergence of the Fire Spirit Ascension Ceremony.

  The person who created the fire spirit-ascension ceremony is called the "spirit-ascension person" or the "originator" by them.

  It was he who created the path of kingship for mankind and gave rise to the so-called Era of Man.

  The essence of the spirit-ascension ceremony is to squeeze a person's potential to the limit and forcibly raise the upper limit of the soul. The cost of this is very high. Therefore, the more rounds of the spirit-ascension ceremony, the materials consumed will increase exponentially. Its limit is seven If you want to complete the seventh round of spiritual ascension ceremony, you must consume 64 divine stones, 128 light stones, pure star source and pure star marrow.

  This is an unimaginably huge number, but according to legend, as long as you can go through the seventh round of the spiritual ascension ceremony, even a pig can become a great king.

  Of course, no one would do that.

  No country or civilization can afford such huge consumption.

  The best candidates for the Ascension Ceremony are human geniuses with great potential.

  There are so many geniuses in Trolian, but what they lack is development. If the spirit-ascension ritual can be liberalized, how many strong men will be born in Trolian? How many true kings will there be, how many great kings? If they all complete their promotion, will Trorian be able to surpass the Fire Nation in its heyday?

  Such a scene, even just thinking about it, makes everyone feel excited and itchy.

  Therefore, during this period, Wangcheng went all out to refine the three elements required for the spirit ascension ceremony. More than half of Trolian's resources were consumed on this.

  With the accumulation of huge resources, the three major elements have finally accumulated some, and can produce more than 10 servings per week on average.

  However, another key material required for the spirit ascension ceremony, the sacred stone, cannot be manufactured.

  Rhodes originally had 15 sacred stones left, and Olivia and Princess Dark Moon used a total of 6 in their ascension ceremony, leaving 9 left.

  There is not much left in stock. If the next spiritual ascension ceremony reaches the third round, it can still be managed, but if it reaches the fourth round, it will not be possible.

  Therefore, they not only want to find the deified source matter, but also find more sacred stones.

  In this round of expansion, although they gained a lot of resources, they still did not find any deified source materials or sacred stones.

  The Book of Knowledge told Rhodes: "The deified source material is a soul material that can only be possessed by gods from the ancient era. It can only exist in the form of relics in the outside world. Even if the strong humans from the Era of Fire kill the ancient gods, It is impossible to plunder his soul, unless this person is the Lord of Dreams, but the Lord of Dreams will definitely give the mythical source matter to a specific strong human being for fusion. In this case, the deified source matter will also exist in the soul of that strong person. middle."

  "In short, it is almost impossible for the outside world to exist. We should look for traces of the ancient gods, kill them, and obtain them from their souls."

  Rhodes nodded. As for the divine stone, it was a special creation from the Era of Fire. They could only obtain it from the ruins on the main continent, and the number in the ruins outside the main continent was also very small.

  The Royal City has been looking for a road to the main continent for a long time, but there has not been much progress. The main continent is too far away, and there are many dangers on the road. The explorers have gone as far as [-] yards away, and have not left the edge continent. They didn't even go out to the dark plains in the north. The thick black fog prevented them from further exploration. The endless dangerous places also prevented them from easily surpassing the limit of distance.

  After this spiritual ascension ceremony, the royal city formed a heavyweight exploration team. Alan personally led the team across the Dead Ember Mountains and headed towards the depths of the distant dark plains.

  According to the latest research by Professor Binns, the end of the Dark Plains is likely to be the edge of the main continent.

  At the same time, the exploration team led by Liszt, the commander of the Survey Corps, set off in another direction. They wanted to explore the other three edge continents to find the Kingdom of Fire that might survive.

  hope everything is fine.

  Rhodes thought silently and returned to his dream.

  The Book of the Future closed the page and said regretfully: "Master, I still haven't found the source materials you need. I only know that they are not far from you. Maybe I need to become stronger to find their specific locations."

  Although he had expected the result, Rhodes still couldn't hide his disappointment. It seemed that the route of finding the source material of [God's Eye] and [Glutton] for quantification and awakening would not work. Maybe, he can only forcefully go to the ancestor's cemetery, retrieve the other half of the Titan Divine Sword, and use the [Giant Power] to cross the chasm of the soul.

  After thinking for a moment, Rhodes asked in a deep voice: "Shu, if Horus, Kai, Olivia, Princess Darkmoon, and I, together with the portal, go to the Cemetery of the Ancestors, will there be any danger?"

  The Book of the Future turned over the pages: "Yes, it is still very big, but it is much better than before. If the King of Bright Light can reach the predetermined strength, or two more true kings, or five great kings come, the danger will be within the acceptable range." within."

  Five great kings...the divine stone is definitely not enough, unless each of them only uses one round of spiritual ascension ceremony.

  The two true kings are also difficult.

  But as long as the deified source material is obtained, Horus can continue to advance, and with three to four great kings, he can go to the ancestor cemetery.

  At this moment, Rhodes made up his mind: "Asa, can you predict what I should do to obtain enough deified source matter? Or, you can directly try to find the location of the ancient god."

  The Book of the Future trembled slightly, but soon became excited again: "Master, let me try."

  It quickly turned the pages of the book, golden light flickered between the gaps in the book, white mist rose, the golden ancient tree began to sway, and the breath of fate rushed towards his face, which relieved Rhodes' anxious mood.

  After an unknown amount of time, the book of the future closed its pages, the golden light dissipated, and the white mist closed.

  "Owner!"

  it shouted excitedly.

  "I saw the string of destiny, which leads the direction of the south. Deeper south of Trorian, you can find opportunities to deify the source of matter."

  To the south?
  Rhodes immediately turned around and left the dreamland, summoning Horus, Kai, Olivia and Princess Darkmoon, the four strongest men in Trolian, in the Holy Fire Sacrifice.

  After listening to Rhodes' statement, Horus frowned.

  "Southern? Is it your intuition?"

  Rhodes nodded slightly. All the predictions in the Book of the Future were his intuition. This trick has been tried and true.

  Olivia smiled and said, "Your intuition is really sharp."

  Princess Dark Moon said softly: "I believe Lord Rhodes."

  Rhodes smiled awkwardly and tried to avoid eye contact with him. After the ascension ceremony, he gained great favor from Princess Dark Moon. Olivia even jokingly told him that now Dark Moon is chanting Luo. Mr. De has visited you more times than her sister.

  Kai also smiled and said: "Me too, since Rhodes has pointed out the direction for us, let's set off immediately. The sooner we obtain the deified source matter, the sooner Trorian can rise."

  "and many more."

  Horus stopped them.

  "Although I also believe in Rhodes' intuition, I must at least clarify the specific situation. The South is a big concept. How should we search for the deified source matter? According to the observations of the White Tower and the report of the Survey Corps, currently in the South No active ancient god was found within 8000 thousand yards."

  Rhodes was silent for a moment and quickly gave the answer.

  "This is the direction of our expansion. As long as we accelerate our expansion, we will soon be able to find clues to the deified source material."

  Kai said: "That is to say, this opportunity requires a comprehensive search."

  Horus frowned and said: "The south of Trolian is the most dangerous of all directions. It even exceeds the dark plain in the north. Of Trolian's current four directions of expansion, the south is also the shortest. It rushes to The reason for the southward expansion is that the black mist in the south is thick and the land is extremely polluted. In addition to the pollution of the black mist, there is also a lot of corruption and curse pollution mixed together, which is very difficult to purify. The most important thing is that the land in the south is extremely polluted. Monsters are also the most difficult to deal with.”

  Olivia nodded lightly: "That is the direction of the ancient city of Sagus, which is further away from the main continent. Legend has it that at the end of the south is the Ember Earth Continent. After crossing the Ember Earth Continent, you will reach the 'Huawai' 'The Edge', that truly dark place where no one has ever set foot, is also known as the Dark Forbidden Place."

  Rhodes also felt that it was a bit tricky. If the land could not be purified, it would be impossible to complete the search. Although the True King was powerful, it was difficult to search such a large land. Although the "Celestial Sphere Bell" had the ability to find relics, the probability was too high. Small, it needs the strengthening of "Qi of Destiny" to be effective.

  But the problem is, he doesn't have any luck at all now.

  How to do?
  Rhodes was lost in thought.

  At this moment, the Book of Knowledge said: "Master, the most effective way to purify pollution is [Tears of the Goddess]."

  Rhodes frowned and said: "I know [Tear of the Goddess] is very useful, but making it requires three starlight fragments. This raw material will only be scattered on the earth when the stars shine, and will disappear soon. We have no inventory." .”

  The book of knowledge turned over the pages: "Master, have you forgotten the two great kings you have just promoted? The essence of the starlight fragments is the projection fragments of the power of the stars. They will be scattered on the earth when the night phase is very good. Although after the full moon The night is not like stars shining, but it dispels the dark fog and greatly strengthens the power of the stars. You must know that the moon itself is a star, and like the sun, it is the most special star."

  Rhodes was shocked. He did not expect such a thing to happen, and asked hurriedly: "Horus, have the royal city harvested many starlight fragments in the past few days?"

  The full moon nights have been going on since Olivia and the Darkmoon Princess were promoted, and they don't end to this day.

  Horus pondered: "Probably tens of thousands... According to our research, this is the rare arrival of the moon spirit. The power of the moon is increasing on the earth, and many moonstone veins are about to be formed. It can be It is foreseeable that in the next few years, we will not be short of moonstone as a material."

  Olivia shook her head and said, "Archbishop, what you said is wrong. Moon spirits are no longer rare."

  Princess Darkmoon whispered: "We can summon."

  A smile bloomed on Olivia's face: "As long as you are willing, from now on, every day will be a full moon night for us."

  The Holy Fire Sacrifice became quiet, with only the sound of heavy breathing remaining.

  After a long time, Horus asked in an unbelievable tone: "Is what you said true?"

  "of course."

  Olivia proudly replied, clasping the hands of the Dark Moon Princess. At that moment, the powerful moon ripples spread out, and the infinite moonlight enveloped the Holy Fire Sacrifice. The white light was faint, and in a trance, Horus seemed like Standing on the bright moon.

  Rhodes was also amazed in his heart, he didn't expect Olivia and Princess Dark Moon to be so powerful.

  These are just great kings. What changes will happen when they are promoted to true kings?

  He is looking forward to it.

  The illusion passed by in the blink of an eye, and Horus's expression was complex and changeable, but he was soon taken over by ecstasy.

  "Okay, great, this is the momentum of mankind's rise!"

  Horus trembled, as if he saw the sun rising behind Trorian.

  "Unstoppable, irresistible! All difficulties will be overcome!"

  -

  Under Rhodes' suggestion, Trorian still maintained expansion in four directions, but shifted its focus to the south.

  Three true kings and two great kings were each responsible for searching in one direction, deep in the south.

  The main army was conducting a blanket search behind them.

  A total of more than 9 starlight fragments were collected in the royal city during this period, and they were all quickly sent to Rhodes. He produced more than 3 copies of [Tears of the Goddess] as quickly as possible.

  With them, pollution was no longer a problem, and the rate of expansion in the South exploded.

  In just a few days, they occupied the ancient city of Thagus and brought this ancient divine city under Trorian's control.

  Humanity can finally search this divine city thoroughly. University scholars Professor Binns and Professor Barrett came in person with thousands of scholars to preside over the search work.

  Because it was in a very remote location, this sacred city was not damaged, and scholars obtained a lot of extremely important information from it.

  The most important of these is the distribution of all rare minerals and relics around Sagus City.

  Rhodes saw one of the ruins called "Swamp Death Castle" at a glance.