The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 1610 - 761: The Great Promotion

Sure enough, when Rod announced the candidate, everyone was quite shocked, especially Horus himself.

In their minds, the Archbishop was not even considered, and even he had not expected it.

"Rod, why do you think it should be me?"

After a moment of silence, Horus asked.

"This is a matter concerning the safety of Trolians, and it cannot be ranked simply by merit and seniority. It should be given to the young people with the most potential and talent. The stronger Trolian becomes, the better rewards we, who once dedicated everything to Trolian, can receive."

"The rise of Trolian is our wish, and personal strength is insignificant in the face of such a great revival."

"As for my talent, everyone is very clear. Although the Bright Light Attribute is suppressed by the Black Fog, before obtaining the Residual Soul of the Holy King, I couldn’t even step into the ranks of Commanders. No matter how you look at it, my talent is not high, there are countless geniuses in Trolian stronger than me."

Bossivale also said, "Lord Rod, if it weren’t for considering your unique side as the Life of Man, there is no doubt that you would be the choice."

Rod smiled. The Ascension Ceremony had some effect on him, but not much. His foundation was the stars of the Dream Realm. Without igniting new stars, his strength would never truly grow. Divinity and the Soul were his core resources.

Enhancing the overall power of humans was one of the main ways Rod acquired Divinity. Therefore, choosing the most suitable person to perform the Ascension Ceremony was extremely important to him.

Horus was the right answer.

"Trust me, I know this point better than any of you."

Rod said seriously.

"Choosing our Archbishop is not because of his past achievements or current position, but because of the potential hidden within his soul."

He did not point out the issue of the Residual Soul of the Holy King, hoping to give Horus some confidence.

"My potential?"

Horus widened his eyes, seemingly silently asking, "Do I still have potential?"

"Yes, Your Grace, your potential." Rod said carefully, "Please trust me, it’s my intuition."

Despite having no explicit reason or solid evidence, based on their boundless trust in Rod, everyone chose to believe.

Rod smiled and said, "Then, without further ado, let’s start the Ascension Ceremony now."

Everyone was very surprised, no one was mentally prepared, and Bossivale hesitated, "Isn’t this too rushed?"

Rod said solemnly, "Strike while the iron is hot, we have fully understood everything about the Ascension Ceremony, there is no need to wait, Trolian becoming stronger sooner means our rise sooner, do you know what a snowball effect is?"

He briefly explained the principle of the snowball effect and then concluded.

"The stronger Trolian becomes, the more resources we get, the more resources, the faster Trolian’s rise, this snowball will grow bigger and bigger, eventually far exceeding its original size. Two years ago, we could hardly imagine today’s scale, and now, we can hardly imagine the scale two years from now. Taking one step earlier has an incalculable impact on the future."

The Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground fell silent for a moment, everyone stared at him as if seeing him for the first time.

"Rod, I finally understand one thing now."

Horus sighed.

"That is, you cannot judge a person’s wisdom by temporary folly. Some people may seem like fools at first, but they actually contain great wisdom."

Rod’s face darkened, can you please stop mentioning that, I just didn’t change my thinking back then, not really a fool.

But everyone agreed with this point. In their eyes, the current Rod and the one from before were completely different people. Even though the previous Rod often created miracles, in their perception, he was somewhat unreliable.

But now, Rod had become the pillar second only to the King, no one was more reliable than him.

Rod rarely quarreled with them and quickly began to prepare for the Ascension Ceremony.

Regarding this powerful soul ceremony, the Pope’s last words explained it very clearly. It was not very complex itself, and with enough materials, preparing it was not difficult at all.

The ceremony’s location was chosen at the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

The Ascension Ceremony improved by humans was friendly to fire. Also known as the Fire Ascension Ceremony, the closer it was to fire, the greater its power.

There was no better place than the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

Soon, the logistics resources department transported a large amount of True Silver, Spiritual Crystals, and gemstones needed for the ceremony to the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground.

They formed the foundation part of the ceremony.

Rod stretched out both hands, under the pressure of 8 million kilokvers of Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Gem quickly shattered into powder, mixed with True Silver in a specific way, infiltrated into the Spiritual Crystals, then arranged the Crystals in a specific pattern, which constituted the foundation part of the Ascension Ceremony.

With everyone’s efforts, it was completed in just half an hour.

The entire Ascension Ceremony looked like a complex seventeen-sided figure, but at its four corners, there was a peculiar circular pattern each.

Then, Rod stepped into the Ascension Ceremony, placing 2 Light Stones in the north, 2 Pure Star Marrows in the west, 2 Pure Star Sources in the south, and finally, placing a Divine Stone in the east.