The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1323 - 656: True King (First Update)

Trolian Royal City.

Supreme Council.

Everyone perked up their ears, including the Book of Knowledge and Asa.

The Master of the White Tower, Iyeta, gathered spiritual energy and set up several barriers, trying to isolate the spiritual fluctuations inside and outside the Supreme Council, to prevent triggering hidden disturbances that might cause unknown disasters.

Bossivale took a deep breath and slowly said.

"True King, God of Humans, owner of the Root Origin, mighty ruler of the world, law-maker, manipulator of rules, and the greatest ’Cause’; achieving True King is essentially ascending to the divine status, igniting the Divine Fire, and becoming a god-like existence!"

"The existence of gods is beyond the realm of imagination, surpassing Strong Source, with unmatched might, unimaginable powers, surpassing the limits of spiritual energy... the true spiritual energy!"

Everyone was incredibly shocked: "True spiritual energy?"

Bossivale nodded slightly.

"You should know, the monsters with a source and those without are vastly different in strength, even if the monster’s soul cannot control the source’s power, the difference between them is evident, and the monsters with Strong Source undergo a qualitative change, becoming terrifying King Level Monsters, one of the greatest disasters in the world, and a crucial factor in human extinction."

"But once it involves the Root Origin, a monster ceases to be a monster and becomes a god."

"Among these, the strength of source power is crucial, but more important is the essence change of spiritual energy... spiritual energy is a special form of energy, derived from the soul, and when the soul possesses a source, the spiritual energy it releases grows stronger."

"You should also have such feelings yourselves, after mastering the source, your spiritual power strength undergoes a fundamental change, although this change primarily manifests in quantity."

Rod asked in surprise: "Quantity?"

"Spiritual power strength is essentially the quantity of spiritual energy, while the level of spiritual energy is the density, the relationships here are very complicated and profound, I will elaborate on it later, but now I want to say, aside from quantity and density, spiritual energy has depth, thickness, and position."

"Currently, we can only test the level and strength of spiritual energy, but cannot measure its other three dimensions; the spiritual energy we use is all incomplete, low-positioned spiritual energy."

"Once our soul possesses a source, the soul’s position will elevate, and the spiritual energy it produces will increase, which is why even at the same level 15 spiritual energy, monsters with Strong Source and those without are vastly different."

"And the most complete spiritual energy is produced by the Divine Soul that controls the Root Origin, Lord Rod, you have fought the Blood Demon and witnessed the power of the God of Contaminated Blood, you should know both are at level 17 spiritual energy, and you should most clearly understand the difference between them."

Rod nodded.

The Blood Demon, though powerful, did not feel undefeatable to him, but the God of Contaminated Blood was completely different, incomparable to countless Blood Demons.

Bossivale’s expression turned solemn, he looked around before speaking slowly.

"The reason I’ve said so much is that true spiritual energy is the key to becoming a True King."

"I’ve mentioned before, only a soul that controls the Root Origin can produce true spiritual energy, the key lies in how to control the Root Origin; according to traditional methods, the ascension of Strong Source is nigh impossible, the pressure of powerful position is immense, based on our calculations, 18-level spiritual energy is required to withstand the feedback pressure of such a strong position, but as everyone knows, 17-level spiritual energy is the limit, 18-level spiritual energy does not exist, so the conventional path of source ascension is unfeasible."

"We can only take an alternative route, using other methods; we need to acquire true spiritual energy, soak the soul in true spiritual energy, thereby generating powerful position pressure, forcing the ascension of Strong Source in the soul."

"In short, using spiritual energy at low position to push cannot achieve source ascension; the only method is, standing at high position, to pull the source up for ascension."

Seeing people with expressions either excited or enlightened, Bossivale cooled them down with one statement.

"This is just the first step."

"For us, the most important step in becoming a god is not source ascension, but igniting the Divine Fire; without the Divine Fire, there is no divine status, cannot bear the Root Origin, even if you obtain the Root Origin, it will soon descend."

"Igniting the Divine Fire is the ultimate secret of godhood; we only know the method to become a True King; the reason it is called the God of Humans is not just because humans become gods, but because it requires human fate... yes, it’s your Ashen Throne; we need a powerful Human Kingdom, need countless humans to pray for him, we need the support of all living spirits, only then can he ascend to divine status."

"This is the most difficult step, accumulating fate is immensely challenging, but it seems you have been preparing early on; every Fire Son’s soul contains considerable amounts of this power."

Horus asked excitedly: "Lord Bossivale, are you saying..."

Bossivale nodded: "It only requires a ritual, the Ashen Throne does not need the person to sit on it."

Evela said: "I happen to have mastered this ritual."

Emotions ignited in an instant, the temperature inside the Supreme Council rose, everyone’s face was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Rod felt the same in his heart.

When the True King of Trolian descends, most disasters will move far away from them.

Only then can they resist the invasion of the God of Contaminated Blood.

Next, everyone began to discuss enthusiastically about every detail of this final step.

Bossivale spoke as much as he could say, and wrote down what he couldn’t.

Expressing in another way always causes less disturbance.

The discussion was extremely heated, quickly transitioning from True King to other Special Level Combatants, and gradually extending to the entire practice system of Trolian.

There was much to talk about, Rod found himself drifting amidst the noisy sounds.

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Upper City, Trolian Royal City.

Upper layer of the sewers.

Countless filth gathered from all directions, rushing down from a massive main pipeline.

This was the primary sewage conduit for the millions in Upper City, channeling all filth and grime to the Lower City District’s sewers, then flowing into the underground water rivers, twisting and branching countless times, eventually reaching distant swamps, lakes, or the sea.

Historically, Trolian’s sewers have been key areas for hiding filth; monsters bred in shadows, criminals on the run, and lurking doomsday believers all operate therein.

Because of this, the sewers have become a key area for Trolian’s crackdown; after Rod’s sweeping and rectification, the sewer environment has fundamentally changed, the upper mid-layer areas have nearly no place for filth to hide, the Internal Affairs Court has swept out all hidden corners, pulling out all monsters, criminals, and doomsday believers.

Only in the lower and deeper layers of the sewers, Trolian’s power cannot yet completely reach, but the Internal Affairs Court has often teamed with the White Tower for sweeps, leaving very few remaining doomsday believers, who have a hard time as well, with people being caught daily.

Judgment Chief Lucian focused most of his attention on the depths of the sewers, ignoring the almost transparent upper layers.

It was only natural, every day over a thousand patrol team members scoured the upper layers, every hidden corner, every position that could harbor filth; the Internal Affairs Court knew them like the back of its hand, the upper layer had no secrets.

"Hehehe."

On the wall of the main pipeline, in an unnoticeable recessed hollow, a black figure sat inside, letting out chilling laughter; even facing torrents of filth, he was unafraid.

"Foolish humans, your souls are flawed, your spirits have gaps, blind spots in your thinking and an aversion to your own excrement mean you will never find this place."

Mist matching the color of filth surrounded him, blocking the infiltration of dirt.

Unless someone stands right in front of him, discovery is impossible.

Nor would anyone imagine a doomsday believer would hide amid a flowing torrent of feces.

This was an absolute blind spot, located in the upper layer, only a thousand yards from the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground’s space, right under the Internal Affairs Court’s nose.

"Hehehe, this distance is perfect, the scorching soul is crystal clear in my perception... so, let disaster begin."

"Arrogance Demon Ark, the king destined to destroy Trolian, ignite this final Cause of Destruction!"

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Spirit Realm.

Terrifying spiritual energy pushed like waves, amidst the towering flames, twisting shadows wrapped the king like a rope.

Golden Flame Giant Sword roasted the shadowy form, light and dark forces fiercely clashing.