The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1374 - 679: Destiny Energy (Second Update)
The air was filled with surging Spiritual Energy, the restoration effect of the Great Spiritual Tide far exceeded the Spirit Tide by more than ten times. The overly dense Spiritual Energy condensed into white mist, pouring into Rod’s soul like a river.
Around the portal, a huge white whirlpool formed, continuously supplementing the King and the Holy Fire.
The golden color of the Holy Fire noticeably became fuller. During this time, the consumption of both the Holy Fire and the King was extremely large, especially when filling the void breach caused by Rod previously.
The next battles with the giants largely relied on the King’s overwhelming offensive, which was actually based on a vast amount of Spiritual Energy.
Rod previously activated the Great Spiritual Tide, and its true purpose was to replenish Spiritual Energy for the King and the Holy Fire.
The effect of the Great Spiritual Tide was entirely worthy of the 100 points of divinity; Rod’s Spiritual Energy was instantly refilled, and during the first forty seconds of Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies, almost no consumption occurred.
After forty seconds, Spiritual Energy began to slowly decrease.
It was also the moment for Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies to showcase its power; the destructive torrent gushed straight into the depths of darkness, striking at the estimated "source" location by Rod.
The booming explosion echoed within this vast space, and the earth continuously trembled, creating a feeling of ground shaking endlessly.
Rod kept adjusting the angle of Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies, ensuring it could hit the target more accurately. As long as this "source" was a monster, it would surely appear.
The destructive aura of Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies was feared by all monsters.
Sure enough, after Rod adjusted the angle upwards once more, suddenly countless black lightning streaked through the air, an extremely strong and evil aura rose from afar, sweeping away all the Black Fog within the space.
Almost the next second, a massive head charged into the fire’s range.
It was a face incredibly sinister and twisted, as if enduring torture yet simultaneously exerting violence. Enormous pain and intense pleasure appeared simultaneously on this face, making it look insanely crazy.
Unlike every giant Rod had encountered, this head showed no sign of decay. It was certainly eroded by the Black Fog, but it was not recognizable from the exterior.
Upon entering the firelight, it emitted a horrifying shrill, causing the three giant kings engaged in a fierce fight with the King to collapse, and the projected force was immediately withdrawn.
Tsunami-like Spiritual Energy rushed forth, the Field’s force pressed down, making Rod instantly feel suffocated, abruptly halting Spiritual Power Multiple Melodies.
"It’s the Giant Ancestor, that’s the Giant Ancestor Ehaius!"
Unexpectedly, the voice was not from the bald Master nor the Book of Knowledge, but from Asa.
"I remember that face! Even after dying ten thousand years, it’s still living! Akakhalan attempted multiple plots to destroy it, but all failed!"
Rod widened his eyes: "So, did you later trick it into death?"
"No, no, master, you misunderstood my intention; when I saw it, it was this head! It’s alive! Akak said it had lived an additional ten thousand years, we must assist it in resting as soon as possible."
Asa paused for a moment, then continued.
"I distinctly remember at that time, when the Divine City was spread across the land, the Black Fog had yet to shroud everything visible, the survival environment for Ancient Evil Thought was much more horrific compared to now. Under the eyes of God, we had to be extremely cautious at all times—a single move was akin to suicide."
"That was the God’s Epoch."
Rod’s heart shook, his initially somewhat clear historical framework suddenly became muddled.
Giant Ancestor had lived for ten thousand years during the Ancient Epoch?
Was the Ancient Epoch really that long?
"How did it become like this?"
Asa shook her head: "I don’t know; after waking from one instance, both God and giants vanished from the continent, leaving only humans, the sole intelligent beings, in the Material World."
Rod was about to inquire further when the massive head suddenly rushed towards him.
Boom!
The Fire Spear pierced the head but didn’t cause significant damage; firelight extinguished instantly on the head, the strike only delayed it for half a second.
"Rod, beware!"
The King shouted.
"It’s coming for you!"
Rod reacted swiftly, immediately summoning the Spirit Realm Vessel, and flew backwards.
To his surprise, the head ignored the King’s attack and continued pursuing.
Rod quickly adjusted direction, flying around the portal.
The head closely followed, but due to the high speed of the Spirit Realm Vessel, it could never catch up.
Within the portal, the King unleashed maximum firepower, the Flame Giant Sword and Fire Spear frantically attacking the head, which remained indifferent.
"Does this thing hold a grudge against me?" Rod shouted: "Why chase me like this?"
The Book of Knowledge exclaimed: "Master, within the chaotic instinct of the monster, your threat level is the highest."
"What? My threat level is the highest, the King’s threat isn’t big?"
The Book of Knowledge calmly said: "Master, it’s just the truth."
"Alright."
Rod exhaled, not overly bothered. If you like chasing, go ahead; you won’t catch me anyway, just creating a perfect attacking environment for the King.
To his surprise, this tactic worked unexpectedly; the frenzy of Giant Ancestor was unimaginable, the head persistently pursued Rod’s figure, regardless of the King’s attacks, its target remained unchanged.
There’s hope!
Rod’s eyes instantly brightened.
He never thought such a powerful monster could be exhausted to death this way.
Hahaha!
Indeed, the Spirit Boat proved to be my most useful Star.
The actual power of the head wasn’t as invincible as imagined; under the King’s continuous attacks, its scars multiplied, the flames no longer extinguishing on it but starting to burn.
Though only a small spot, yet the dense black smoke also declared its overwhelming strain.
Just like that, after a few more seconds, the King suddenly shouted, "Rod, watch out!"
Black light burst forth from the head, and two pure black beams shot rapidly from his eyes.
"Dodge, master!"
The Book of Knowledge suddenly yelled.
"It’s a Destruction Beam, don’t get hit."
However, at this split second, Rod couldn’t turn, and even though the Spirit Realm Ship was fast, it was not faster than light.
Just as he was about to be struck, Rod suddenly remembered his new Star.
Unstoppable... no, it’s Time Wander.
Almost immediately, he used the Time Wanderer—Towards the Future.
In the next second, the scene in front of him stretched infinitely, all colors decomposed, and the multicolored light danced around him. Rod floated in an environment he had never experienced before, where grayish breath flowed into an unseen distance, with no end or destination, flowing quietly until the day everything perishes.
More than ten seconds later, Rod suddenly lost weight, and the colorful blend in front of him churned slowly into a new scene.
When Rod regained his senses, he found himself standing at the original spot, with the head of the Giant Ancestor rushing out from the Teleportation Gate, the entire head engulfed in flames, and the face covered with large and small wounds.
"Well done."
Swish!
A Flame Giant Sword pierced out from the Teleportation Gate, stabbing through the head from behind.
"Its defensive power is much weaker now."
The King smiled and said.
"Little Rod, the destructive power inside your Soul Field is too strong; it seems capable of traversing time."
Rod exclaimed in surprise, "King, you know?"
The King smiled, "The Source Law of time, I can see it at a glance. End it now, this head doesn’t wish to live either."
Rod looked up, seeing in the Giant Ancestor’s head, a tattered soul resembling a white cloth, very weak and full of holes.
"Alright!"
Raising his right hand, a crescent moon slash flashed past.
Rod’s mind became incredibly focused in an instant, his body flashed, and his right hand reached out, forcefully pulling.
The Giant Ancestor’s head emitted a horrifying screech, and its soul was torn apart like a rag, offering no resistance.
This was rare; powerful monsters, especially those stronger than Rod, are usually not easily defeated this way. But this monster was different; its Soul String was incredibly fragile, snapping at the slightest touch.
Boom!
The head fell from mid-air, hitting the ground, raising infinite black dust, and terrifying pollution released from the head, causing massive Source Black Fog to surge out, like a black abyss engulfing the head.
Rod frowned, sharply aware that something was off.
This black fog did not seem to belong to the head but was stuffed inside, not providing any power to the head, more like a Prison Cage sealing the Source Black Fog.
The power of the Holy Fire clashed fiercely with the Source Black Fog, with light and darkness confronting each other by the Giant’s head.
Even the glow of the Holy Fire struggled to disperse this primordial black fog.
"Could it be that the Giant Ancestor is a figure like the Holy King?"
Rod thought.
Dozens of seconds later, a great gray breath entered Rod’s heart.
[A part of the soul of the Giant Ancestor Ehaius]
[Powerful King Soul]
[Possesses 1 Strong Source]
[Possesses 6 Sources]
[Possesses 10 Destiny Essence]
[Giant Ancestor*&*￥#*]
Upon seeing the garbled text at the bottom of the soul, Rod’s pupils slightly contracted.
The last time he encountered gibberish in a soul description was when he obtained the Mysterious Shadow’s soul.
He didn’t expect to encounter this again.
It seems that after returning, I need to thoroughly study history.
Also, what is this Destiny Essence for?
Rod turned his gaze to the Book of Knowledge.
It shook its head slightly, indicating that no similar content was found in its memory.
Rod wasn’t too concerned, maybe once he sees the complete soul description, he’ll learn what the Destiny Essence is for.
The battle concluded here, and the time of the Teleportation Gate was about to run out. The King smiled and said, "Little Rod, come back soon, I want to hear your good news."
With a bang, the Teleportation Gate closed, and the aura of the Holy Fire quickly faded away.
Rod closed his eyes, and there was no longer that evil and cold feeling in his soul.
It seems that this head was the "source" of the pollution in the Great Dragon City.
After eliminating it, the pollution in the Great Dragon City was completely cleansed, and the Fire Spark of the Guardian Fire could be planted.
Rod opened his arms, looking at the flickering golden light in front of him, and couldn’t help but smile.
