Rod felt his heart sink, realizing that things were already going awry, and he shouted urgently, "Can His Majesty the Holy Emperor recover sooner? With just five Blessing Spirit Lamps, I can immediately reach Yanuo!"

"No!"

At this moment, the Great Shepherd Leader decisively refused him: "The Fire Saint Emperor is preparing the final plan, which absolutely cannot be interrupted. Two days, we must wait two more days, that’s the shortest time possible."

He was silent for a few seconds and then said.

"Time should be enough, the disaster triggered by Source feedback won’t happen so quickly, it will take at least one star cycle, which is seven days."

Rod asked anxiously, "What exactly is the final plan?"

The calm voice of the Great Shepherd Leader echoed in Rod’s mind.

"The plan to ascend to True King."

Rod’s heart trembled violently, "True King? Isn’t His Majesty the Holy Emperor only equipped with eighteen Primordial Laws? How could he possibly ascend to True King?"

The Great Shepherd Leader shook his head, "Lord Rod, I’ll explain to you later. The most important thing now is what we need to do to survive this disaster."

Rod’s heart sank, as in the prophecy’s end, due to influences possibly from Omir, a few lines appeared, foretelling the arrival of the Black Fog tide and dark chaos, indicating the real catastrophe was imminent.

In fact, they had long foreseen such an extinction-level catastrophe, whether it was the warning of the Ancient God’s residual soul, the foretelling of the Source Prophecy, or even the ultimate prophecy of the God of Giants that had been delayed for millennia, all undoubtedly pointed to this outcome.

Just that, the Book of Eternity’s prophecy was clearer and more defined.

And the last two sentences in the prophecy, [find the most vile person] and [rekindle the Initial Fire], Rod was not hearing them for the first time, whether it was the Pope’s last words or the previous Master of Dreams Heigao’er’s last words, they all mentioned this.

But until now, he finally regarded them seriously.

Previously, although he valued them similarly, firstly the target was distant and without a clue, and secondly, they vaguely believed that with more powerful forces, any disaster could be withstood.

Rod suddenly felt a bit of regret; if he had been wise enough earlier, making more preparations in advance, perhaps he wouldn’t be so bewildered now.

But he also knew that regret had no effect, this mixed emotion flashed by quickly, he immediately said, "Great Shepherd Leader, do you have any leads about the most vile person and the Initial Fire?"

The Great Shepherd Leader was silent for a few seconds and then said, "To rekindle the Initial Fire, we must return to the Main Continent, a capability we don’t have right now."

"The most vile person and the Dark Spirit have a deep connection; as long as we can catch the tail of this High Rank evil thought, perhaps we’ll find leads about the most vile person."

"It’s very difficult to accomplish this task relying solely on our power; we must leverage Yanuo’s strength. In conclusion, the most important thing right now is to re-establish contact with Yanuo, maybe the King of Yarno, Life Destroyer Jilod, Dawn Light Barro have new insights."

Rod’s heart sank, the Great Shepherd Leader’s words were correct, the most important thing was reaching Yanuo.

And the final plan.

If the Fire Saint Emperor truly succeeds in reaching True King, then this situation may not be the worst.

It’s important to know, among the Ancient Gods, none have broken through that limit, if a True King emerges, perhaps it can shelter them to find a glimmer of opportunity amidst this terrifying disaster.

After all, humans still exist today, that powerful Black Fog has not completely wiped them out.

There must be some reason.

And this reason is probably their chance for victory.

Rod and Solos exchanged a glance, both seeing a thread of hope in each other’s eyes.

Clearly, he was thinking the same.

"Lord Rod, I entrust this to you," Solos said sincerely.

Rod was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly broke into a smile, a smile so bright as if he could see the sunrise of tomorrow.

"No problem, leave everything to me."

He patted his chest, the thumping sound resonating in everyone’s hearts.

"I am the legendary black rice bucket, creator of countless miracles, tall, handsome, and long."

At this moment, it was like the sun’s rays rising here, a strong warmth surged from the hearts of all, dispelling the biting cold.

In a fleeting moment, Solos had an illusion of seeing the legendary True King, that thin figure seeming immensely tall at this moment.

"Ah, perhaps we really have hope..."

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In the following two days, Rod went all out to assist Saint Longde in various preparations.

His Teleportation Gate played an unimaginably significant role, the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground in Saint Longde had already become their logistical and transport hub, any personnel, any materials could arrive at any location in Saint Longde or Trolian in an instant via the Teleportation Gate.

Everything about the prophecy was also informed to Qingyu and others by Rod in an appropriate manner.

The Great Shepherd Leader took this very seriously, a large batch of materials and aid arrived at Trolian via the Teleportation Gate, and in his plan, Trolian’s defense was even more meticulous and comprehensive than Saint Longde’s.

This was because, during this period, Saint Longde had essentially completed the testing of Trolian, stunningly discovering that the Life of Man and super geniuses in Trolian were so numerous it reached an abnormal level.

Due to the excessive gathering, they mutually caused considerable negative impacts, limited resources could only provide for a few of the strongest, those with minimal resource needs, causing many geniuses to be buried.

On this, there were two views in Saint Longde.

The first thought that Trolian was the hope for human future, while the other believed this was caused by the distortion of Black Fog.

But regardless of which it was, the elevation of Trolian was an urgent matter.

Its importance was second only to the journey to Yanuo and the final plan.

Undoubtedly, Rod was the most important element among them.

However, due to the lack of Divinity, he couldn’t condense a second Primordial Law, nor ignite a new Star.

Perhaps, only after returning from Yanuo would he be able to obtain this Divinity.

Rod speculated in his heart.

Two days quickly passed, and finally, the Fire Saint Emperor awakened from dormancy.