The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 819 - 450 Sun Tower_3

To their shock, the Archbishop, who never left Star Ring Town, intercepted them halfway.

Horus didn’t even have time to ask questions before taking Rod, and instantly enveloped him in white light.

The Bright Light Attribute was exerted to its fullest, fully protecting his soul.

The four of them hurried back to Star Ring Town at the fastest speed, and Horus immediately submerged him into a Spirit Crystal Coffin filled with Life Water, fully activating the Bright Light Attribute.

The healing white light concentrated on Rod’s body, reflecting uneasy glimmers with the rippling of Life Water.

The hall was silent, with not a sound made by anyone, except for Spirit Crow Messengers constantly flying and colliding with Horus.

About a quarter of an hour later, the light finally stabilized. Horus breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and gathered all the Spirit Crow Messengers into his arms.

"Well... There shouldn’t be any immediate problems with his life, but..."

Ye Feng anxiously asked, "But what? Will he have any sequelae?"

Horus said in a low voice, "I can’t be sure. His condition is very strange. I’ve only seen it once in my many years. The inner strings in the core of his soul are all broken, the soul body is like residue squeezed a thousand times over, with not a trace of spiritual energy visible, and the soul body itself has suffered heavy damage. I propped up his soul with a Spiritual Power Needle and used Life Water and high-energy recovery liquid to replenish the soul body, which was dried to the limit."

"But whether his soul can recover, I am not confident."

Horus looked at them with somber eyes.

"What exactly happened? How did he end up like this?"

Ye Feng felt intense pain and anxiety, but he knew that at this moment they could only wait, so he told Horus the whole story.

After listening, Horus was silent for a long time before he let out a long sigh.

"The Great Star Priest’s strength is truly unimaginable, and the Starry Kingdom’s might, perhaps even stronger than we realize... His state is likely related to the Starry Queen. If we can excavate useful information from Death Ridge, it might help us understand the Starry Queen’s power and prepare for our final battle."

He sighed again.

"But clearly, the Great Star Priest wasn’t in combat readiness; this outcome is due to our lack of strength. If we had more first-level combat power, this wouldn’t have happened."

"If Lord Luo Weiya were here, this wouldn’t have happened either."

"If the Sith Giant Brain... sigh, there are too many ’ifs’.

Ye Feng asked, "Has the Sith Giant Brain not been killed yet?"

Horus shook his head, face grim. There was no doubt that the true source of all this disaster was the Sith Giant Brain. It made the already chaotic Spirit Realm even more turbulent. The surging and intensely changing spiritual energy drastically increased threats outside Starry Sky City, awakening many once-dormant monsters, and caused the Black Fog to settle, raising its concentration by a level. The power of darkness became even stronger, while fire’s power was severely suppressed.

As a result, the battlefield outside Starry Sky City became unbalanced, with human combat power no longer matching the surging threats.

Horus was extremely anxious, and the increasingly aggressive tactical deployments led to more casualties, ironically dragging down their progress.

Now, they hardly stood a chance of clearing out all the threats by the day of the stars’ return.

Their only hope was that the Fire Son, Luo Weiya, could quickly kill the Sith Giant Brain and return to the battlefield, perhaps bringing a glimmer of hope.

Horus collected his thoughts. The only thing left to do was to proceed step by step, patiently waiting for the return of the Fire Son, Luo Weiya, without thinking of anything else.

"I understand now, Jessica. You and Ye Feng take three Shadow Warriors to excavate Death Ridge, uncover the secrets of the past."

"Riegel, you’ve exhausted your spiritual energy, so stay here to recover. Regularly replace Rod’s Life Water and high-energy liquid, and report to me immediately if there are any changes."

After saying this, Horus left the medical room.

The four of them also set out with heavy hearts.

The future of Trolian seemed to grow murkier and darker, much like the intensifying Black Fog outside.

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It was unknown how much time passed before Rod finally woke up.

A powerful emptiness surged from the depths of his soul, like a bottomless pit desperately absorbing soul energy.

"This... glug glug glug."

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, water rushed into it. After choking a few times, Rod realized he could breathe underwater.

Looking down, he saw he was soaking in this solution, with only a pair of shorts left, revealing his muscular physique and fine lines.

"What’s going on?"

He asked in his mind.

The Book of Knowledge joyfully replied, "Master, you’re awake? You’ve been unconscious for several days. Fortunately, the Trolian humans have advanced medical capabilities. That Archbishop with the Power of Bright was skilled enough to support your soul with a Spiritual Power Needle; otherwise, this Resurrection Stone might have been used."

Rod frowned, "Are you saying I almost died?"

The Book of Knowledge replied, "Of course! The Giant God Power is not something your current spiritual energy can sustain. After using it for so long, when Blank ended, the negative feedback almost ground your soul to dust."

The Doll commented calmly, "Master, the weakened state from the Giant God Power is not a punishment but a protection to prevent you from overusing forces you can’t bear. As your soul grows powerful enough, the weakened state will gradually lessen."

Rod keenly noticed the Doll’s wording was about the soul, not spiritual energy.

"Soul strength refers to..."

The Doll replied, "The strength of the soul body. Your soul body is strong, but the strength of the spirit is not high."

Rod frowned, "How do I increase the strength of the spirit?"

"For you, just ignite specific stars."

"Oh, is that so." Rod exhaled, realizing his path to invincibility was still a long way off.

Using the Giant God Power excessively could be fatal. I originally thought it was just a matter of sleeping a few more days.

In that case, the stakes became higher.

Blank also had certain constraints, unrestricted use would consume 10 points of divinity.

Now there’s not much divinity left. This Resurrection Stone should be saved for critical moments.

This was his confidence.

Rod steadied himself, then with a thought, he entered the Dream Realm.

"Book, Aphro."

He recounted everything that had happened in detail.

"You really have no impression of the Starry Kingdom?"

The Book of Knowledge and the Doll shook their heads simultaneously.

"Master, there’s truly not a trace of the Starry Kingdom in my memory."

replied the Book of Knowledge.

"Even though my soul is not strong enough to carry so many memories, and many memories have been erased, if the Starry Kingdom truly existed, at least some traces would remain in my memory."

Rod asked solemnly, "Can you explain the Great Star Priest’s words?"

The Book of Knowledge pondered and said, "Many people did indeed call the former master a prince, but that doesn’t prove anything. That Great Star Priest was already in a state of confusion; he likely didn’t know what he was saying."

"Do you know why he ended up like that?"

The Book of Knowledge replied, "I don’t know why, but there must be some force protecting him, or he would have fallen into darkness long ago."

Rod further inquired, "Also, why was there just a speck of dust-like soul left when you killed him?"

"I know. I have a hunch he may have been continuously draining his soul, which is why he had such a frail soul when we obtained it."

said the Book of Knowledge.

"However, even this soul has value. The Evil Ghost King is a rare tank and hitman; we need to restore it as soon as possible because the Spirit Realm is very dangerous right now."

Rod frowned, "Didn’t I already give it a very strong soul to consume? Can it eat two portions?"

The Book of Knowledge flipped its pages, "Of course, the more the better, the faster it recovers. The Evil Ghost King is a rare asset for defense and attack, it is crucial to restore it quickly as the Spirit Realm is currently very unsafe."

Rod furrowed his brows and said, "I thought I was just going to sleep for a few more days."

Such a high cost changes things significantly.

The constraint with Blank means that unrestricted use would have to consume 10 points of a divinely nature.

There’s not much of the divine nature left, so this Resurrection Stone has to be kept for critical times only.

This gave him his resolve.

Realizing what was happening, Rod’s forehead started to heat up, and an unprecedented giant mass of white mist flew from the back of his hand and fell to an open space behind the House of God.

There, it formed words in the air.

The Sun Tower.

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