Rod originally intended to meet with the Holy Emperor, as he harbored many mysteries and speculations in his heart, which might be revealed partially under the Holy Fire.

Unfortunately, the Holy Emperor was merely "awakened"; the Fire Gate did not open, and he met no one.

The Great Shepherd Leader handed the blessed Fire Spirit Lamp to Rod and said, "You may set off now. As per your request, all members of the expedition team are waiting within the Royal City, with only Solos accompanying you."

Rod nodded, having informed the Great Shepherd Leader that his Spirit Boat could accommodate at most one more person; with more than two people, the divine power consumption would greatly increase, far beyond his current strength to cross a distance of 300,000 kilometers and reach Yanuo.

The best method would be for him to go alone, and once he arrived in Yanuo, he could then open the Teleportation Gate so that no matter how many people wished to come or go, it would not be a problem.

However, the Great Shepherd Leader insisted on him taking someone to avoid potential dangers on the road—even if he could open the Teleportation Gate, unexpected situations might arise, and the Spirit Boat, as strong as it is, is still a form of Source Law. If he encountered an extremely strong entity suppressing his divine power, it might be impossible to even open the Teleportation Gate.

Thus, Solos had to accompany him on the journey. With the Ender of All Things present, Rod’s absolute safety could be guaranteed.

Rod could only agree. He glanced at the Spirit Lamp within the storage bag and was surprised to find there were 12 lamps.

"Seven lamps go to Yanuo."

The Great Shepherd Leader said.

"And five lamps go where you need to go."

Rod felt slightly moved; he hadn’t expected the Great Shepherd Leader to be so thorough, including even this consideration.

But Asa had not yet awakened from the bookshelf, and Rod would definitely not venture to Godoyin Sacred Mountain without determining its safety first.

Afterwards, Rod bid farewell to the Great Shepherd Leader and numerous strong figures of Saint Longde, then departed the Royal City with Solos, embarking on their journey to Yanuo.

The strong figures of Saint Longde were all waiting at the Royal City Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, not only to await the meeting with Yanuo but more so to ensure immediate support for Rod should he encounter danger during the journey.

Watching the figure enveloped in mist as it moved away, all the people of Saint Longde felt very nervous. During the Dark Epoch, the true inheritor of human civilization and the Fire Legacy was, in fact, the Yanuo Kingdom.

Its power is unfathomable and beyond imagination. Even with Saint Longde becoming extremely strong with Yanuo’s help, the gap between them is still very large. This disparity is not only reflected in the difference between the Holy Fire and the King but more in the foundation of the two civilized kingdoms. The abundance of strong figures in Yanuo, the numerous trump cards, and many powerful items brought back from the former Fire Kingdom are unmatched by Saint Longde.

The final plan was indeed communicated by the King of Yanuo, through the expedition team’s retrieval of the Fire Spark, to inform the Fire Saint Emperor personally.

Perhaps when they arrive in Yanuo, they will find that the King of Yanuo has already broken the last boundary and reached the realm of the True King.

The various difficulties and disasters we face might all resolve smoothly.

With such beautiful expectations, everyone watched Rod and Solos’s figures disappear from view, merging with the boundless darkness.

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When the Spirit Boat ran at full speed, its speed surpassed even Rod’s imagination; he took only less than two seconds to fly out of Saint Longde’s territorial range, leaving the illumination of the firelight.

Taking only Solos with him had little impact on Rod; the divine power consumption was slightly faster, but only between two and three percent, which was completely within the acceptable range.

After leaving Saint Longde, Rod took out all seven Spirit Lamps from the storage bag, and intense Golden Light immediately emitted from his body. With the Fire Saint Emperor’s blessing, the strength of these lamps exceeded the realm of the Guardian Fire, carrying a trace of the Holy Fire’s aura. Unless encountering high-strength Source Black Fog, there should be no issue.

The road from Saint Longde to Yanuo is fixed, taken for over a thousand years, and they have a thorough understanding of everything along the road. However, due to changes in the Black Fog, the most commonly used main route can no longer be utilized. The Great Shepherd Leader chose another route for them and confirmed its safety using the Prophetic City.

No worries about the route.

Throughout the journey, Solos held the Star Disk firmly, maintaining direction. While the speed of the Spirit Boat surprised him, it hasn’t exceeded his reaction limits, so there’s no worry about the Spirit Boat straying off course.

In the Black Fog, Rod’s speed slowed down a bit, but he took less than half an hour to fly out of the Ash Land and reached the final piece of Edge Continent—the Dead Soil Continent.

Upon first sight, Rod quickly understood why this continent is called the Dead Soil Continent. The entire continent’s ground is gloomy, filled with gray lifelessness, like the dust in a cemetery that has lost all vitality.

Solos informed him, "The Dead Soil Continent’s area is the largest among all the edge continents, even larger than the outermost Ice Soil Continent, and only smaller than the Main Continent. Its environment is also the harshest among the four edge continents. This continent is entirely enveloped by Source Black Fog, with no secondary derivative fog, and remnants of terrifying battle scars from ancient times are evident everywhere. Ancient relics conceal unimaginably fearsome monsters."