The Last King Of Darkness

Chapter 1810 - 828: The Journey Continues (2)

Rod laughed, "Book, it seems your intelligence has finally returned a bit. Don’t forget, I’m not alone."

The Book of Knowledge grumbled, "I just accidentally forgot... But we don’t know when the support team from Saint Longde will arrive, and we can only wait."

Rod shook his head slightly; he didn’t want to just wait around.

"Book, you should really fix this flaw of yours. Don’t forget, Trolian has just produced a strong being."

The Book of Knowledge suddenly realized, "You’re talking about Qingyu! The recent events, why did I overlook them... Is my soul full of holes?"

Rod laughed, "It seems Royeger didn’t return all of your intelligence."

The Book of Knowledge ruffled its pages, disgruntled by its less-than-smart behavior, but once it awoke, it quickly returned to a normal level of intelligence.

"Qingyu has just mastered 25 portions of the Root Origin. She needs some time to digest this power. Considering the pressure on the defense during this period, once her Spiritual Energy is fully restored, she should be able to fend off invasions for a while. This way, we can have Rhein go with us to reclaim the Dream Fragment and the power of the God of Giants."

"Hahaha, no obstacles! The rise of the Dream Realm is unstoppable!"

The Book of the Future asked worriedly, "Qingyu is the Guardian of the Holy Fire, right? She can’t leave the Holy Fire’s range. How can she guard the entire kingdom?"

The Book of Knowledge berated, "Idiot, did you forget that they built the Fire Descent Ceremony in the three major cities? Qingyu’s Fire Projection can be cast fully to Great Dragon City, Wind City, and Sword Fortress, with the three cities as anchor points, to guard the defense line, which significantly reduces their pressure. Plus, with the main body in the Royal City, the absence of Rhein can basically be offset."

"Adorlis was right."

The voice of the puppet also echoed in the Dream Realm.

"According to my calculations, as long as the scale of the Black Tide doesn’t exceed the limit, there’s definitely time."

Rod nodded, "Thanks for your efforts, Aphro."

The puppet answered respectfully, "At your service, my master."

Rod laughed, "Book, look, this is the attitude a Dream Creation should have."

The Book of Knowledge snorted, not answering.

Rod didn’t mind, quickly leaving the Dream Realm and finding Rhein who was meditating.

When he heard Rod’s request, his eyes lit up with excitement, "That’s wonderful, I am always willing to serve."

Although Rod didn’t say it directly, just mentioning that he found a site of great use to them and wanted Rhein to explore it with him, Rhein clearly caught the underlying meaning.

He also knew that some aspects of the Life of Man were forbidden and shouldn’t be casually spoken of, just like the throne of the Source Heavenly God; if it hadn’t already caused a disturbance, they would never have uttered its name.

"But, isn’t Trolian’s defense a problem?"

Rhein asked worriedly.

"Emperor Qingyu is the Guardian of the Holy Fire, restricted in her movements. Can she handle it?"

Rod then explained the Fire Descent Ceremony to him.

Rhein’s eyes widened in amazement, "It’s unbelievable that you have such a technique! The King can appear in the fire beyond the Holy Fire in the form of a Fire Projection."

Rod was also a bit surprised, "You don’t have this?"

Rhein shook his head, "This has never been heard of in Saint Longde or Yanuo—the King can only operate within the range of the Royal City and can never leave the direct range of the Holy Fire."

Rod frowned, Trolian, with its broken legacy and incomplete knowledge, surprisingly had a technology unknown to countries with complete legacy and knowledge, which defied logic.

In the Dream Realm, the Book of Knowledge pondered, "Perhaps this is the forbidden knowledge from the throne of the Source Heavenly God, known only to the King by some means, just like how he lies dormant within the Holy Fire, shifting most of his power outside. Past kings couldn’t do this; what they could pass on to the next one was nowhere near this much."

Rod suddenly realized, the normal Book of Knowledge was indeed quite wise.

He shared this explanation with Rhein, whose face broke into a broad smile; this ancient secret technique would bring tremendous change to the fire kingdoms of Yanuo and Saint Longde.

The gains from Trolian far exceeded his original expectations.

"I understand,"

Rhein said with a smile.

"Once Emperor Qingyu stabilizes, we can set off; even if some crisis arises, there’s the great Lord Rod and that miraculous Teleportation Gate, so there’s no need to worry at all."

Rod nodded; Rhein was right, even if Trolian encountered a crisis, they could immediately return to the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

Now it was just a matter of waiting for Qingyu to stabilize.

Having surged through so many levels at once, Qingyu’s soul was now extremely unstable, spending most of her time in deep meditation.

To help her recover quickly, the Book of Knowledge advised Rod to use "Colorful Dreams" on Qingyu.

This method was very effective; Rod only used two to three portions of Colorful Dreams, and Qingyu’s soul quickly stabilized; the powerful Root Origin settled into her soul body, harmonizing with her Spiritual Energy.

And Qingyu’s Spiritual Power Strength skyrocketed to around 2 billion kens, the maximum power under normal conditions, and if Qingyu harnessed the power of the Holy Fire, her Spiritual Energy would soar even higher.

At this point, she was ready to bear more powerful Holy Fire.

Rhein marveled, "Emperor Qingyu now possesses combat power equal to mine and is fully capable of defending against the Black Tide’s assault. You are indeed a prodigy."

Qingyu smiled lightly, "This is the King’s power; I only carry his hope."

Rhein’s expression turned solemn, deeply admiring such a great figure from the bottom of his heart.

"Saint Longde will spare no effort to bring him back."

In the Dream Realm, the Book of the Future suddenly called out, "Master, I seem to see a possibility. Saint Longde, their Soul Taker might also be able to bring back the King."

Rod felt a momentary surprise in his heart, but then a wave of joy surged within him.

"That’s wonderful; the possibility of the King’s resurrection has increased."

Still, the Book of Knowledge seemed a little unhappy, "How could a mortal possess the abilities of the magnificent Dream Realm?"

The Book of the Future turned its pages and murmured, "That Soul Taker is rather unusual."

Rod nodded, not paying much attention.

Whether the Soul Taker possessed such abilities or not wasn’t important; he wouldn’t place all his hopes on him. Restoring the Dream Realm’s completeness remained the unshakeable primary goal.

After bidding farewell to Qingyu, Rod and Rhein embarked on their journey.

The Giant Graveyard lay southwest of the God of Giants’ crypt, at the far end of the Dead Ash Mountain Range, approximately 11,000 kilometers in a straight line.

Though it was only one-tenth the distance between Trolian and Saint Longde, it took them three days to reach the target.

"The intensity of the Black Fog is still rising,"

Rhein said with some concern.

"So close to the Holy Fire, and the intensity has reached this level."

During the journey, Rhein had already extinguished two Spirit Lamps containing Guardian Fire; the consumption was quite significant.

However, to his utter amazement, Rod, whose power was far inferior to his, hadn’t extinguished a single Spirit Lamp; the red light radiating from him made him look like a large Red Tear Stone.

"Lord Rod, your ability is truly enviable."

Rod smiled, the call of the Dream Realm echoing in his soul; he was now quite near the target location.

In the dense Black Fog, his visibility was very limited, just enough to discern the faint outline of a large ring-shaped hollow.

In the hollow, there were large black shadows everywhere. Judging by their shapes, they must be the graves of giants.

They had arrived at the Giant Graveyard.

Giant King Omir lay here.

Perhaps the secrets of the Ancient Epoch and the reason for the giants’ downfall would be revealed at this very moment.