Fortunately, at the Half King stage, Saint Longde was already very familiar with it. All the details of practice were nearly perfect; as long as there were enough resources, Trolian could quickly ascend.

Especially with so many geniuses in Trolian, their potential for growth was infinitely vast.

For them, the only difficulty is how to condense the first Primordial Law after mastering 25 portions of Root Origin.

This is the greatest difficulty in stepping into eternity and touching the primordial, the first heavenly barrier for humans to become gods.

Afterwards, Rhein thoroughly explained all matters of the Half King stage, as well as the resources and rituals needed for ascent.

Trolian’s Ascension Ceremony is extremely perfect, but it only applies below the Half King stage. For Half Kings who have mastered the Root Origin, it offers little improvement.

The High Rank Ascension Ceremony requires the use of complete Spirit Elements—Light Stone representing the sun, Moon Spirit Gem representing the moon, Star Marrow and Star Source representing the infinite stars in the starry sky—and uses the Divine Stone as a base to elevate the spirit’s position, thereby enhancing the soul body and exploring the potential of the soul.

Like the Monarch’s Ascension Ceremony, the High Rank Ascension Ceremony is divided into rounds. The first round requires 2 portions of Light Stone, 2 portions of Moon Spirit Gem, 2 portions of Pure Star Marrow, and 2 portions of Pure Star Source, plus 2 Divine Stones.

In each subsequent round, the required resources double, up to seven rounds.

Compared to the Monarch’s Ascension Ceremony, it only adds 2 portions of Moon Spirit Gem and 1 Divine Stone, but generally, Monarch’s Ascension Ceremony doesn’t exceed four rounds unless the aptitude is extremely poor. However, even a pig undergoing seven rounds of the Ascension Ceremony can become a great Monarch.

But the Half King is different. Generally, unless extraordinarily talented, it requires seven rounds of High Rank Ascension Ceremony and years of hard practice and refinement to master 25 portions of Root Origin and become a great Half King—

In the Domain of Half Kings and Monarchs, the difference in power isn’t that great, and the difficulty of mastering new Root Origin doesn’t vary much, so it is only divided into three stages: weak, strong, and great.

Below 10 portions of Root Origin are all weak Half Kings; below 20 portions are all strong Half Kings; above 20 portions can be termed as great.

And in the Monarch Domain, due to the weakness of Source Law, Spiritual Energy is the decisive power. At this stage, it doesn’t even require 25 strong sources to forcefully condense the Root Origin, directly stepping into the Half King Domain.

Therefore, whether Yanuo or Saint Longde, their research in the Monarch Domain isn’t as detailed as Trolian and Saint Reel’s, especially with the genius-like Monarch stage Ascension Ceremony they use, which is so strong it can greatly shorten the time geniuses linger in the Monarch Domain, making up for their blank spots at the Monarch stage.

This can be considered an unexpected harvest.

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As Rod predicted, the arrival of Saint Longde helped Trolian open the door to a new world, like a civilized world with complete inheritance and knowledge coming to a tribe still in the wild era, bringing them the fire spark of civilization.

In the near future, Trolian’s geniuses will truly blossom with infinite glory.

So will I.

Rod thought silently in his heart.

Royeger’s words constantly echoed in his mind. He knew clearly that all this was brought by the Hidden Sage, and now is just the first step.

"Master," the voice of the Book of Knowledge sounded in his mind: "Even such powerful Yanuo and Saint Longde can’t fight against the Black Fog in Royeger’s mind. It’s evident how grave the crisis we face is, time does not wait, we must act quickly."

Rod nodded slightly, this moment was exactly what he was waiting for.

After the gathering at the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground ended, everyone’s soul was refreshed, and they finally saw the full picture of the world, gained a new understanding, and accepted the fact that they were still quite weak.

But no one felt discouraged; on the contrary, everyone was full of morale, excited and passionate, each eager to step into new domains and become stronger.

And this is also the first thing they must do.

Under Rhein’s guidance, Rod and Bossivale quickly mastered the structure and usage of the High Rank Ascension Ceremony. It’s not much different from the Monarch’s Ascension Ceremony; its foundational structure and principle are almost identical.

Rod had a feeling that the Ascension Ceremony they got from the Pope Saint Reel was a reduced version, probably a genius-like Pope modified it through his spiritual perception, through his wisdom, tailored to suit their ceremony.

This perhaps is the so-called "Supreme Spirit."

Rod couldn’t help but look towards the starry sky. The Pope’s residual spirit might still be on the Gray Soil Continent, resisting the starry sky’s pollution.

And more unknown strong residual spirits are resisting the pollution of the entire continent.

Without them, humanity might have long been submerged by the Black Fog.

"I must become strong quickly!"

Rod thought.

When I become a True King, I can surely raise the torch to dispel all darkness.

After mastering the construction and usage of the High Rank Ascension Ceremony, Rod and Bossivale quickly began constructing the first High Rank Ascension Ceremony. The first candidate to use it was naturally the king of Trolian—Qingyu.