The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1623 - 766: Awakening of the King (Part 2)

"When I saw you again, you were already the True King. You truly never disappointed us, our miracle child."

Jon, standing nearby, laughed and said, "Brother Rod didn’t even use the True King Ceremony, and he unknowingly became the True King. None of us expected it; this surprise came so suddenly."

Qingyu smiled and said, "Looking back at everything in the past, it all seems like a dream. Unknowingly, we have come this far."

Rod scratched his head slightly, a bit embarrassed, "Actually, I also felt a bit inexplicable about this ascension. Unconsciously, I stepped into the domain of the True King, but I feel incomplete as a True King. I don’t have a Divine Kingdom’s Holy Fire, and my Spiritual Energy is far inferior to the King’s strong power. Even Horus’s Spiritual Energy is a bit higher than mine."

Jon laughed, "Horus has strong Spiritual Energy, you can’t compare with him. Also, he relies on the residual soul of the Holy King, which doesn’t count as true skill."

Rod asked in surprise, "How do you know... uh, I mean, why do you think so?"

Jon’s dark eyes looked at him, as if a soul full of wisdom was hidden beneath his greasy hair.

"Of course, I know. Horus’s soul is filled with the aura of the Holy King, completely different from his original dull and silly state. After completing the three Ascension Ceremonies, I understood that your words about developing his potential were merely to comfort him."

Qingyu glanced at him, "Jon, don’t speak of our Archbishop like that. He works hard too."

Jon flicked his long hair, "I’m just stating the facts. Recently, the atmosphere in the Royal City has been rather restless, with talks of leveling the Edge Continent in a week, piercing the Main Continent in a year, and clearing the Black Fog in three years. There is a market for such talk, and Luo Weiya constantly adds fuel to the fire. I think it’s time for everyone to calm down."

Rod and Qingyu looked at him with surprised eyes, "Aren’t you always advocating for strong action and expansion as a means of survival?"

Jon coldly replied, "I advocate for strong and militant measures, but that doesn’t mean I’m a madman. These statements are clearly absurd, but many can’t see that and even take them for granted. I have always believed that the road is walked step by step, not born from delusion. No one can accurately predict things too far in the future. Singing such high tunes now is not favorable for our future."

The King glanced at him, filled with admiration.

Rod knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Jon would be the next King. Now it seemed that the King’s choice was correct; Jon was indeed more suitable to be King than Qingyu, or even himself.

Rod didn’t want to be confined by the Holy Fire, to move within limited space, and the King, as the model of Trolian, couldn’t be too uninhibited. Such rigid living wasn’t suitable for his free and profound soul.

"Jon is right."

The King said gently.

"I have already sent Lucian to investigate. Perhaps behind this overly fervent atmosphere, there are the hands of doomsday believers."

Rod nodded, "We can’t let victory go to our heads. The once-glorious Fire Epoch ultimately perished; we can’t follow their old path."

At this, everyone’s expressions turned serious.

The King said solemnly, "What little Rod said is also very reasonable. Our current series of victories is superficial, and doesn’t mean we have or will certainly defeat the Black Fog. In fact, I have sensed the arrival of a crisis. During my slumber, my spirit continued to observe the Spirit Realm. Pollution from the starry sky has already descended, and a great terror from the Source Prophecy is approaching. Some extremely dangerous creatures have appeared in the Spirit Realm, and the Holy Fire in my soul has sounded the alarm, indicating these creatures pose a great threat to it."

All three were startled and asked urgently, "What should we do?"

The King smiled faintly and calmly said, "I am searching for their existence. These creatures are unprecedentedly cunning, as if they had intelligence, but they cannot hide from my inspiration. I have placed Spirit Strings around the projection of the Holy Fire in the Spirit Realm. As long as they approach, I will certainly be able to lock onto their souls."

"Additionally, the White Tower will fully support me. Under my command, they have been observing the starry sky for some time, and are well prepared for the erosion by cosmic pollution."

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did Rod bring up the matter of the final Ascension Ceremony.

After listening, the King pondered, "The fusion of the True King’s soul with Divine Source Material? This was the original goal of the final Ascension Ceremony and cannot be achieved."

Qingyu softly said, "Yes, only after becoming a god can one merge with Divine Source Material, so how do they become a god? No wonder the path to godhood of the ancients has been completely severed."

Rod sighed lightly, "Who knows who blazed the path to kingship, which led to the glorious Fire Epoch, and now gives us the Light of Hope."

Jon said solemnly, "If we had enough Divine Source Material, wouldn’t we no longer need fortune as a bearer? Wouldn’t that break through the Black Fog’s restriction in a disguised way?"

Rod nodded, and slowly said, "This improvement of the ceremony draws the True King infinitely closer to the Ancient Gods, but don’t forget, we can’t manufacture Divine Source Material. This was the most important step in the original final Ascension Ceremony, and it can’t be completed. We can only obtain already-refined Divine Source Material from the souls of Ancient Gods."