The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1339 - 663: Holy King (Part 1)

It was a spectacle never seen before, a magnificent darkness sweeping up as if space itself had shifted.

"Dark Turbulence!"

When Rod told them what they were seeing, Horus blurted out.

"I read about this in an ancient text. It was an eerie sight encountered by the top conqueror known as the Abyssal Conqueror during wars in the Abyss. When it appears, it indicates that the activities of the Abyss are accelerating drastically, the Abyss’s fissures are expanding, and it’s the best time to enter the lower levels of the Abyss."

Rod frowned slightly: "The lower levels of the Abyss? Why would he want to go to the lower levels of the Abyss?"

Horus answered, "There was a period when humans believed that the black fog came from the deepest level of the Abyss. Legend has it that in ancient times, a human unleashed the great horror at the bottom of the Abyss due to their greed, causing the world’s indelible pollution."

Rod’s heart skipped a beat. He vaguely remembered hearing a similar legend but no follow-up.

"What happened after that? Was the legend proven?"

"No, there’s no evidence. The source of the black fog remains a mystery; it’s just a hypothesis."

"And what about the Abyssal Conqueror?"

"According to legend, he eventually got lost in the Abyss, but he left behind many notes and biographies, recording the most information about the Abyss in ancient texts. These are highly valuable relics. During the Fire Epoch, finding the Abyssal Conqueror’s notes was a very important task, but today, most of those ancient texts have been lost in the vast darkness."

Rod’s heart sank again, and he asked, "Did he mention a way to get past the Dark Turbulence? It’s completely obscuring our path, and taking a detour might mean going a long way."

"Yes, the essence of the Dark Turbulence is the violent impact of multiple layers of Abyssal Aura. There has to be a wind eye below it, which is a safe zone formed by opposing airflow. As long as you find the right wind eye, you can safely pass through the Dark Turbulence."

Horus explained the method of finding and identifying the wind eye in detail.

At the same time, in the Dream Realm, the Book of Knowledge repeated it and added some details using its characteristics, allowing them to determine the position and safety of the wind eye based on the flow of the aura.

Using this knowledge, Rod quickly found the correct wind eye.

It was a narrow slit, with stable space inside. Each wind eye has a limited duration, and they must find the newly formed wind eye and not enter the late-stage wind eye.

Thus, moving from one wind eye to another is how to traverse the Dark Turbulence.

Rod led the team through the wind eyes, and each time they found a newly born wind eye. Although the surrounding sight was terrifying, they always walked within the safe passage.

Horus looked at Rod suspiciously: "Is the Abyss really like a sewer? Why are you so skilled?"

Rod glanced at the Archbishop discontentedly, "Can’t I be naturally intelligent? Are you doubting my wisdom?"

Horus nodded, "I’ve always been suspicious."

Rod’s face darkened, "Why?"

"Because sometimes you act like you have no intelligence, but sometimes you seem extremely wise. Your intelligence fluctuates too much, making it hard for me to believe."

Bella laughed, "Archbishop, you can’t judge young Rod by the standards of the King. A King is always steady, but Rod is young, and it’s normal for him to be restless." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Horus sighed, "Maybe I’m being too strict."

Qingyu asked, "How much longer until we get out of here? This oppressive airflow makes me uneasy."

"Hmm...at least seven or eight more wind eyes."

Each wind eye is about 20 to 30 thousand yards long. In the past, this would have been a very short distance for them, but the gravity of the Abyss is very strong, and the faster they go, the faster the gravity increases.

This bizarre characteristic only allows them to maintain a moderate speed in the Abyss, taking at least one clock hour to pass through seven to eight wind eyes.

Qingyu seemed a bit uneasy and said softly, "I have a bad feeling...the aura of the Abyss seems hostile to us."

Rod frowned, Qingyu’s odd behavior couldn’t be ignored.

Horus said, "Let’s try to increase our speed by another ten percent."

This ten percent increase doubled their spiritual energy’s consumption.

But to leave here as soon as possible, all four insisted.

About half a clock hour later, Rod found a shortcut wind eye and laughed, "This wind eye leads straight out of the Dark Turbulence; we can leave early now."

Horus exclaimed happily, "Great!"

They followed Rod into the wind path of this wind eye. In the Dark Turbulence, wind eyes crisscross like net paths, and with luck, you can encounter such shortcuts.

Rod was delighted, as this place gave him an immense sense of oppression, a terrifying feeling like standing under a wall about to collapse. Leaving early was undoubtedly a good thing, so he increased their speed by another ten percent.

This increased their spiritual energy consumption fourfold.

However, they had Trolian’s Final Weapon, the "King’s Heart," so they didn’t need to worry much about spiritual energy consumption.

Bella looked at the Star Disk, "We’re halfway there, let’s push a bit harder, and we’ll be out soon."