At the moment the Teleportation Gate closed, Rod let out a long sigh of relief, finally the rescue operation was over, and all the survivors from Yanuo were brought back to Saint Longde.

This was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune, in this dark Epoch, every living soul was like a spark, the more sparks there are, the less likely they are to be extinguished, and the greater the chance for human civilization to continue.

But this doesn’t mean they now have time to rest, the true horror has already descended, and humanity is at the last critical juncture of life and death.

The moment Rod stepped out of the Teleportation Gate, the voice of the Great Shepherd was in his ear.

"Master Rod, no words can describe your merit. Although Yanuo is destroyed, their Fire Spark civilization has not been extinguished, Yanuo’s legacy persists in this Epoch, this is the miracle you have created. I think perhaps only those five human heroes can compare with you."

Rod calmly said, "I just did what I had to do, without you, I wouldn’t have been able to rescue them."

The Great Shepherd’s voice was filled with unabashed admiration: "Master Rod, your greatness needs no further words, Solos has told me everything, now the most important thing is to complete the ultimate plan, to elevate the Fire Saint Emperor to True King."

Rod was silent for a few seconds, cautiously asked, "Great Shepherd, are you sure the ultimate plan is feasible? The King of Yanuo may have already become a True King, possessing god-like power, but he also fell into darkness, becoming an unspeakable horror."

The Great Shepherd’s voice became heavy.

"Master Rod, if my calculations are correct, the ultimate plan is entirely feasible, the fall of the King of Yanuo, besides the intervention of the Dark Spirit, has a major reason, which is his over-reliance on his own power, or rather, he was too benevolent, he didn’t use the complete sacrifice, and faced the Dark Spirit alone during the ascension process, alone against the great terror in the darkness."

"In fact, if it weren’t for the King of Yanuo, we wouldn’t have used the complete sacrifice, its cost is too great, and it is not part of the main sequence, we wouldn’t have expected that the Dark Spirit could influence the ultimate plan... in this way, the Dark Spirit is far more powerful than we imagined, it is not merely a powerful higher-level malevolent thought, but a terrifying existence driven by the Black Fog’s powerful Source feedback!"

Rod nodded, the True King is the kind of existence that can challenge the Black Fog, and the taboo within the Black Fog must be of the highest level, a human attempting to become a True King is the greatest provocation to the Black Fog, the Source feedback it triggers is absolutely immeasurable and arrives incredibly swiftly.

However, no one expected that the feedback triggered by the True King would turn out to be the Dark Spirit.

"The fortunate thing is, the King of Yanuo told us everything, we already have the plan to respond, the ultimate plan will definitely be completed smoothly."

The Great Shepherd paused for a few seconds, then slowly spoke.

"Master Rod, I have made a decision, to relocate everyone in Saint Longde to Trolian."

Rod was greatly shocked, nearly thought he had heard wrong.

"What did you say? All, everyone?"

The Great Shepherd replied solemnly, "Yes, a total of 2.743 billion people, plus Yanuo’s 260 million people, amounting to nearly 3 billion people, all to be relocated to Trolian."

Never before had Rod’s eyes been so wide open, his heart surged with immense waves.

"Why?"

The Great Shepherd answered calmly, "The Prophetic City has already seen an unprecedented and magnificent darkness rising in the west, from the Spirit’s perspective, the chaos of darkness has already begun, an endless tide of Black Fog is surging towards Saint Longde, it is a tide that will engulf the Three Realms, covering the universe, all starlight is obscured, the dark sun has descended, and its power is resonating with the fallen King of Yanuo, that is a True King fallen into darkness, it has already obtained True God level power, and with the added might of the Black Fog, this power becomes even more terrifying."

"Its gaze has already seen the strongest Holy Fire remaining among humans—the Sixth Rank Holy Fire of Saint Longde, the power of the Black Fog is driving it to extinguish this powerful force of life, the ultimate divine battle is soon to descend."

"Therefore, I’ve decided to migrate all humans to Trolian, leaving only the strongest behind, making Saint Longde the battleground of the divine battle against the Black Fog!"

Rod’s heart trembled violently, a surge of heat instantly flowed through his entire body, even his soul boiled, he had understood the Great Shepherd’s intention, in such a level of battle, they could not spare any power to protect humanity, nor could they fight anywhere other than where the Holy Fire was.

The Fire Saint Emperor must back onto the Holy Fire for the final battle with the fallen King of Yanuo.

So the Great Shepherd plans to move everyone out, turning Saint Longde into a pure battlefield, only then could they focus all human power against the unspeakable terror about to come.

"I understand." Rod said in a deep voice.

The massive migration of nearly 3 billion people also presented a heavy burden for him, he didn’t know if the Spirit Boat could bear it.

And more difficult, is the resettlement work for these 3 billion people.

However, with the Great Shepherd present, he believed it could be accomplished.

As for Space, that is the least of their concerns, on the territory of Trolian, there is vast empty land, after they completed the second expansion, living space is no longer part of their considerations.