The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1344 - 665: Holy King (Part 2)

Unexpectedly, the interior of the Horror Castle is not terrifying.

Aside from the Sacrificial Hall filled with bones, most areas are quite ordinary, with rough rocks and black walls being all they see; the encountered dangers are far from beyond their capabilities.

Peibela devours most of them alone—whether it be spiritual energy turbulence, space fissures, Abyssal aura, or anomalies twisted and condensed by the Black Fog, none can cause her fatal harm. Her Time Retrospection can remove all injury, restoring her body and soul to a perfectly intact state.

The only thing that cannot be fully restored is the corruption pollution caused by the Black Fog; with each Time Retrospection, a part of the Black Fog pollution remains in her body.

Peibela believes the Black Fog has fundamentally transcended the limits of time, capable of not only tracing the past but also infecting the future. Unless she further advances and masters the Strong Source of time, or even the Root Origin, it’s impossible to shake off the Black Fog’s erosion.

If it were before, Peibela never considered this possibility, but after Bossivale arrived, she is now very close to realizing it.

Bossivale has deeply communicated with her; simply put, her spiritual energy is already powerful enough. To become the monarch of time, she needs more Star Sources, which are powers coming from the Root Origin of stars, and stars themselves possess the domain of "time," acting as a special potion for her.

Furthermore, with a stronger Holy Fire, during the convergence of day and night, performing a star ceremony can instantaneously upgrade her Source of Time to Strong Source, thereby becoming a monarch.

Therefore, the key lies in "Star Sources."

The Red Queen is in a similar situation to her; Troli is actually on the edge of being well-prepared but needs an opportunity and some resources to complete the transformation.

Horus’s situation is much more complex; he not only needs Star Sources, but also Light Stones, and they need to contain Source Material with domains of "Light" and "Vitality," with only one opportunity for promotion every year on Sun Day. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The "Bright Light" characteristic is the most powerful comprehensive characteristic, combining abilities such as combat, medical, purification, and enhancement. In the Fire Epoch, the "Bright Light" characteristic is extremely rare and highly valued, and the Commander of "Bright Light" enjoys treatment akin to monarchs, so even though Horus is half a step away from becoming a Commander, his actual status is equivalent to being half a step from being a monarch.

As for Qingyu, the advancement of the Fire Kindling is usually closely related to Holy Fire, but before resonating with the Holy Fire, she can enhance her Lifebound Fire, which resonates with her Guardian Fire, and devour Firewood to elevate her, reaching up to the monarch’s limit. The last step can only be completed after resonating with the Holy Fire.

This is the only path to the True King controlled by Saint Reel.

Regarding other soul traits, Bossivale expresses helplessness. Throughout the long history, they haven’t found any True King other than the "Eternal Burning Fire." A prevalent theory suggests only the "Fire Kindling" can become a True King; even during the flourishing Fire Epoch of humanity, all existing True Kings were Fire Kindling.

Of course, this theory has not been confirmed but neither has it been conclusively disproved.

After all, True Kings were born during the Fire Epoch as Gods of Humans, while Ancient Gods from the Ancient Epoch were naturally divine beings or some powerful legendary creatures who ascended to deities through godhood rituals, unrelated to human origins.

However, regarding this theory, Rod maintains a reservation because as long as he ignites enough stars, he will one day become a True King.

And Rod believes that day will not be too far away.

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The exploration of the Horror Castle proceeds unimaginably smoothly. They encounter no monsters along the way; the Black Fog seems unable to condense here, and the Abyssal aura resembles mere mist.

As they venture deeper, everyone becomes increasingly astonished and increasingly curious about this True King. What sort of existence left such particular relics, and why did the ancient human kingdom of the Fire Epoch believe it could aid humanity out of plight?

Four individuals traversed the ancient halls and corridors, devoid of any decoration besides walls and rocks, all appearing rough and primitive.

Rod never dreamt the real exploration would be so smooth. Most of the dangers here could be detected by Asa, and with Peibela’s Time Retrospection, almost nothing posed a threat to them; the real danger might just be that bone hall.

No wonder Akker was so decisive in making a move.

The four sped up their pace. Soon, they arrived at the deepest part of the Horror Castle, where an enormous gate stood, at least 10,000 yards high. Its uneven rocky surface made it look like a mountain.

The giant gate could not be pushed, but the wide crevices between the doors allowed the four to easily pass through.

In the Dream Realm, the Book of Knowledge excitedly said, "The relic of the True King must be inside. I hope it proves somewhat useful; our divinity is running dry."

Two Star Soul awakenings used 200 points, and the hatching of the Evil Ghost King used 200 points. The massive, newly acquired divinity is rapidly depleting, and in the foreseeable future, if not consumed significantly, it will soon be gone.

Rod nodded; he also hoped to gain more Star Sources and Primordial Spirit Power.