The transparent shadow dissipated into the air like foam, leaving no trace as if it had never existed.

The barrier encasing this room vanished along with it, as a gentle breeze blew in, making the curtains sway, while the golden firelight continued to illuminate the space as always.

Together with his departure came a palpitation so deep and terrifying, akin to a black fog.

"That’s the ripple of Source feedback."

The Book of Knowledge suddenly spoke, its whole body wrapped in a strange golden light, resembling the glow of dawn, and for some reason, it made it appear full of wisdom. Although the book remained the same, its cover, patterns, and pages no longer had a foolish, dazed sense.

"Royeger has reached his limit. If he doesn’t leave, the Source feedback will break through the fog barrier, erase this existence outside of time, and cause an even greater disaster."

"He chose to completely dissipate at this moment, so the Source feedback lost its target and could only disperse with his fading."

The doll softly said, "Master, I feel that Royeger could say only so much; he just wanted to spend a little more time with the master."

Rod also felt this way but didn’t understand: "Why is that?"

The Book of Knowledge looked at the tombstone of the Dream Realm: "Perhaps it’s the legacy of a certain Master of Dreams."

Rod nodded slightly, remembering that the Ancient God of Flesh Rebirth also called him master, and Royeger, leader of the Seven Gods Alliance, also addressed him as master. Clearly, behind the Seven Gods Alliance, there is an even greater existence. If not mistaken, it should be one of the Masters of Dreams.

Precisely because of this, Royeger was so familiar with the Dream Realm, even able to hear voices within the dream, "borrowing" part of its power.

"But,"

Rod fell into deep thought again.

"Royeger didn’t tell me what the disaster is, how the Holy King fell, how the Ancient Epoch ended, how the gloriously splendid ten Fire Kingdoms were wiped out. What is the real threat of the great calamity we face now? He didn’t even tell me the locations of Yanuo and Saint Longde. How am I supposed to ask for their aid?"

The next moment, suddenly a thread of clear spiritual energy floated through the Dream Realm. It was so tiny, nearly completely transparent, that if Rod wasn’t highly perceptive, he wouldn’t have noticed it.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Rod watched it float to the Soul Altar and become a soul.

[Residual Spirit of the Hidden Sage Royeger]

[Soul like dust]

[Possesses Undying Divine Light of Source Material]

[Time has fragmented this remaining soul; in the ages without end, nothing is eternal, not even time itself will perish]

"Royeger’s soul?"

Rod’s heart was shaken.

"How did it come about? I didn’t kill him... Undying Divine Light! The soul contains the Undying Divine Light. So the Source Material of [Eye of Divine] is here! That was the meaning of the prophecy in the Book of the Future! Royeger was always in the Royal City, right around me! No wonder I couldn’t find him!"

Pop!

With a slight popping sound, this residual spirit shattered.

The Undying Divine Light fell onto the Soul Altar, resembling a shifting light cluster, giving Rod an impression of slight dizziness.

The residual spirit turned into dust and flew to the ground.

The Book of Knowledge shouted, "Master, look quickly!"

Rod gazed downward, seeing that the translucent dust actually formed lines of text.

[Sorry, master, the Undying Divine Light was within me, delaying your growth, but I had to possess the Undying Divine Light to counteract the erosion of time and correction of the ages, otherwise I would have long been obliterated.]

[You should know, the Seven Gods Alliance is an alliance of seven sub-gods. They are: Heragotos, Sub-God of Flesh Rebirth; Yanosadag, Sub-God of Destiny; Baiyatris, Sub-God of Paradox; Nakya, Sub-God of Spider; Alars, Sub-God of Steel; Kles, Sub-God of Strength; Bolos, Sub-God of Wisdom. Please remember their names; they sacrificed everything to fight against the black fog.]

[The Star Marrow Altar is their greatest achievement, possessing unimaginable potential. Please find the dark souls of Alars, Kles, and Bolos promptly and reclaim their soul weapons, only then can the Star Marrow Altar be restored to its full state. The Black Fog Great Wall is a temporary method. It is extremely unreliable; the Star Barrier is the true Eternal Sanctuary.]

The words were born and dissipated at a great speed. The semi-translucent dust danced like in a gale; Rod concentrated fully, not daring to miss a single word.

[Here is the Spiritual Communication Array of Yanuo and Saint Longde. Using the World’s Clock, it can be sent out. They will definitely come to aid you. But Eternal Night is extremely terrifying; the initial black fog will arise with this anomaly, infinite corruption will engulf the continent. I can’t be certain you’ll get through this crisis... If possible, Trolian can migrate to the Yanuo Kingdom; fire is always stronger when gathered together.]

[But remember, you are the hope for everything, in necessary circumstances, you can sacrifice any existence to ensure your continuation. I have a feeling that, although the essence of the black fog is disorderly, it also has some kind of pattern. If you can find this pattern, perhaps you can eliminate it, even if not, at least avoid the disaster.]