Rod gave a simple explanation about the Spirit Boat and the Teleportation Gate. If it weren’t for the excessive speed and overly dense Black Fog that could even extinguish the Spirit Lamp blessed by the Holy Emperor, he wouldn’t need half a day; just one clock hour would suffice.

All the Prophets were stunned by Rod’s words. Due to the vast distance, direct contact between Saint Longde and Yanuo generally occurred once a year, or once every three years if there were no significant events.

Yet, Rod could completely tear apart all barriers between Saint Longde and Yanuo. The tyranny of distance could no longer affect the communication between the two civilizations, and the dreams of countless people were on the verge of realization.

"Woo woo woo..."

The Great Prophet burst into tears. Wiping his eyes and nose, he said, "Sir Rod, you are a beacon of light in this darkness. Thank you for giving us hope in such a desperate moment."

As he spoke, the sound of crying filled the air, and Rod once again received a wave of Flowers of Humanity.

He glanced around, everyone was present, and each had offered a considerable number of Flowers of Humanity.

"It seems there are no Ancient Evil Thoughts or Doomsday believers here; they are surprisingly rare in Saint Longde."

He looked again at the Great Prophecy Plate. This item had brought countless victories and reversed countless losses for Saint Longde. It’s arguably the second most valuable item after the Holy Fire in Saint Longde.

"The Dark Spirit has not attempted to destroy it. What exactly is it doing?"

Rod fell into deep thought. Suddenly, he realized something and immediately looked at Solos, only to find that Solos was also looking at him.

In the instant their eyes met, Rod knew they were thinking the same thing.

"If the Black Fog tide and the Dark chaos are so terrifying that even the Ancient Gods cannot withstand them and all perish, then how did the late Ancient Epoch come about? Why didn’t humanity go extinct?"

Rod knew even better than they did because he had witnessed Giant King Omir’s ascension in the illusion realm of [Giant God Power]. At that time, the Ancient Epoch was still incredibly bright, with humans, giants, giant dragons, and the legendary elves living together.

And the top powers of that time were just the four Ancient Gods. They didn’t even possess a complete Root Origin, were in a Demigod state, and no new strong beings were born because the path to godhood was sealed.

How did such weak forces manage to disperse that terrifying Black Fog and allow humanity and living beings to survive?

Everyone was lost in thought, including the Great Shepherd Leader.

"Perhaps."

At this moment, the Book of Knowledge suddenly spoke in his soul.

"The Black Fog receded for some reason, granting the remaining humans a chance at survival."

Rod frowned and asked, "Why do you say that? Why would the Black Fog recede?"

The Book of Knowledge flipped its pages: "Master, do you remember the first sentence when the prophecy began?"

Rod’s eyebrows slightly raised. He remembered, at the very start of the prophecy, it was a sentence from the Ancient Space God, who said: "The Black Fog has receded; this is a miracle!"

Suddenly, it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck Rod’s mind.

If the Ancient Space God hadn’t gone mad at that time, then this sentence clearly indicated that before it became an Ancient God, the Black Fog had already existed.

This implies that the Black Fog wasn’t born during the Ancient Epoch; it likely originated from an earlier period.

For instance, the legendary "Chaos Epoch" at the creation!

An electric shiver ran down Rod’s spine, spreading through him, and he instantly realized that this was a very possible scenario.

The Ancient God was just a quasi-god possessing a fragmented Primordial Law; where are the True Gods with complete Primordial Law?

Rod began recalling and quickly noticed that in any history or legend, there was no position for the True Gods. They seemed to have never appeared in the river of history, yet some incredibly terrifying existences continuously influenced this world.

The ultimate will that created all evil thoughts and Amidala, the mysterious ancestor of the Mysterious Shadow and Human Demon, the Supreme Demon Lord Tristan who formed the Black Fog Demon, and the legendary King of Darkness are all terrifying existences beyond comprehension or explanation.

Rod had once thought they must have appeared during the Ancient Epoch, but they were completely absent from the prophecy.

Which leaves only one possibility.

The "Chaos Epoch" is the Epoch of the True Gods and the Epoch when the Black Fog was born.

Undoubtedly, its taboo nature far exceeded that of the early Ancient Epoch, which is why it was completely sealed by the Black Fog and erased, leaving just a name and a primordial legend.

Rod was about to reveal everything he had deduced, but a terrifying premonition stopped him just in time—this was instinct. He was acutely aware that revealing such a level of taboo here was absolutely impossible.

Though the protective measures of the Prophetic City Main Tower are second only to the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, they are still insufficient.

"Strengthen the defenses!"

Rod suddenly realized something and yelled.

"Quick, strengthen the defenses!"

In an instant, the Great Shepherd Leader also realized this. An extraordinary light almost immediately rose over the Main Tower, but it was still a bit slow. Invisible ripples had already spread, and the feedback from the Black Fog source was triggered.

"Damn it!"

The Great Shepherd Leader murmured.

"The Black Fog is already showing disturbances. Disaster, I can feel it; disaster is approaching us, and it will descend upon us soon."