The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1396 - 684: Hope and Disaster_4

"A great existence?"

"Yes, it’s something I only recently sensed. In the depths of the vast starry sky, there are some very ancient existences resisting the invasion of the Black Fog. The world hasn’t plunged into absolute darkness, and our glimmer can still survive in this desperate era, likely because of their presence."

At this moment, Rod’s mind was in turmoil, and he suddenly remembered the Holy King and Saint Reel the Pope.

Weren’t they like this too?

In the most dangerous times, they decisively went to the starry sky to resist the advent of great pollution.

The King said, "The Holy City will soon be completed, and in a few days, you can place the throne of the Holy King down."

Rod nodded cautiously, hoping that after receiving human offerings, the residual spirit of the Holy King could provide them with some protection.

"Little Rod, don’t worry. Although I can’t offer you help, the light of the Holy Fire can still shine through the Teleportation Gate, dispelling the Black Fog and strongly suppressing the monsters."

Rod wasn’t too disappointed, as this was already a significant assistance. However, from now on, he would have to take action personally:

"I understand, King. I promise those monsters will be turned to ashes by the Holy Fire."

The King nodded, and his tone became grave.

"Little Rod, it’s not just the Spirit Realm and the starry sky. Soon, we will encounter a series of extreme weathers: Fog Day, Black Sun, Long Night... Such terrifying star phases will continue to appear. The great disaster prophesied by the Source Prophecy is coming, and we must be prepared."

Rod replied heavily, "King, I will do my utmost to support Trolian."

Under the vast Holy Fire, surrounded by endless Golden Light.

The corner of the King’s mouth slightly curved up into a faint smile, seemingly satisfied with Rod’s answer.

——

After the Teleportation Gate closed, Rod did not choose to rest but hurriedly proceeded towards the northwest.

He wanted to find that ancient fortress that had been blown apart.

Based on the positions of the ruins in two locations, he had a vague guess in his mind.

Hopefully, I’m right.

With nearly 700,000 kilohertz of Spiritual Energy Burst, Rod’s speed reached a new level, and he arrived at his designated area in just half a clock hour.

To his disappointment, the "Heavenly Sphere Clock" had no response.

No way?

Did I guess wrong?

Rod spun around in place to confirm that the effect of "Destiny Energy" was still ongoing.

No, how could my calculation be wrong?

Or is there another reason, maybe the location of the ruins has changed?

While pondering, Rod suddenly thought of a possibility and tentatively used the "Prison Spirit."

The next second, he sensed a huge Sealing beneath his feet!

It really is here!

But Rod couldn’t feel happy; the lack of response from the "Heavenly Sphere Clock" proved that there was no high Spirituality or high Position substance in this shattered main body.

Such a large target might have already been excavated; in contrast, the scattered ruins, small and dispersed, had managed to survive until now.

Since he was already here, Rod decided to start excavating anyway.

Since awakening Star Souls last time took a long time, he still couldn’t light up the Star Tower.

The refresh time of the Teleportation Gate was set for the first activation after investing the "Absolute Pure Star Marrow," with an interval of one day.

So during this period, he had some "leisure" time.

Digging a ruin shouldn’t be an issue.

About half a clock hour later, Rod reached the edge of the ruins.

With just one glance, Rod immediately confirmed that it and those fragments belonged to the same building.

As he continued digging, the colossal structure gradually revealed its full appearance.

It was an unimaginably gigantic tower; the remaining half stood approximately 50,000 yards long, with a base radius exceeding 20,000 yards, a truly enormous object justifying Rod’s hard digging for two clock hours.

As expected, there was nothing inside the ruins, empty and desolate, long since plundered.

Rod wasn’t too disappointed. Although there was nothing gained, he could hand over this location to the Jinworth Academy of the Royal City, whose scholars would extract a lot of useful information from this enormous ruin.

For example, its origin, why it exists here, and why it was blown apart?

Just as he was about to leave, Rod suddenly thought of something.

There was no Sealing outside the giant tower.

So where was the Sealing that the "Prison Spirit" sensed?

Surging with excitement, Rod immediately intensified the output of the "Prison Spirit," following the sensing to find the source of the Sealing.

It was just an ordinary wall, but in Rod’s eyes, it bore an extremely complex Sealing.

Rod carefully unsealed it, and then the entire wall collapsed.

In that instant, the call of the Dream Realm swept over.

Rod widened his eyes.

It’s a Dream Fragment!

There’s actually a Dream Fragment hidden here!

The wall’s Sealing blocked its connection with the Dream Realm, so I didn’t sense it.

The "Heavenly Sphere Clock’s" spirituality substance sensing ability couldn’t possibly detect Dream Fragments.

It senses Dream Fragments using its spherical part, made by the previous Master of Dreams, which has its shortcomings naturally.

Rod was ecstatic, immediately rushing forward, feeling heat at his fingertips, as the Dream Fragment appeared on the back of his hand.

A glance at the pattern made Rod even more delighted; it was of the Star Tower and Star Square.

Great.

The Star Tower awakens Star Souls, and the Star Square views the starry sky and Divinity—both things I need.

Rod immediately returned to the Dream Realm.

As his toes touched the ground, a ball of gray aura flew out and landed on Star Square.

The entire square shone with starlight, with countless patterns expanding, their mysterious and distant aura sweeping over.

A streak of Golden Light shot out, sinking into the Obelisk.

[Completion: 12]

Good!

Rod clenched his fist.

Star Square is finally complete!

Another piece of the Dream’s puzzle complete!

The information of Star Square also fed back into Rod’s soul.

[Star Square will be able to predict all star phases within the next seven days]

[Star Square will be able to predict the trajectory of Stellar movements within the next seven days]

Hahaha!

Good!

It’s simply excellent!

Rod’s smile was wide enough to split his face.

The Book of Knowledge was incredibly excited: "Ah, a bit more of my familiarity has returned!"

The doll bowed calmly: "Congratulations, Master, on completely regaining Star Square."

Rod, filled with joy, approached the Star Tower, where the pattern on his hand instantly rose and returned to the tower.

Rumble!

Amidst violent tremors, the Star Tower rose several hundred yards upward.

And on its peak, the back of the Star Bell, a new clock face appeared.

The Book of Knowledge was thrilled: "The Time Bell! Excellent, Master, I was just worried about your Star Soul awakening issue, and you found its Fragment!"

Rod paused for a moment, and soon new information rushed into his mind.

[The Time Bell can suspend the time of the Star Tower.]

Rod furrowed his brow: "Book, what does this mean? What’s the use of suspending the time of the Star Tower?"

The Book of Knowledge replied excitedly: "Master, awakening Star Souls only has twelve clock hours; if not awakened within twelve clock hours, it fails, and 100 Divinity points wasted. But with [The Time Bell], we can suspend the Star Tower’s time. If the Star Soul awakening difficulty is too high, we can pause and continue once the Master becomes stronger!"

Rod realized.

"So I can attempt higher difficulty Star Souls?"

"Exactly, Master. Awakening Great Stars can already be considered!"

Rod instantly clenched his fist.

"If possible, I’d like to awaken the [Giant God Power] first!"