The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 173 - 127: Fourth Star

Chapter 173: Chapter 127: Fourth Star

It was a gigantic spiritual body made up of countless agonized faces.

And the entire spiritual body itself was one huge face of agony.

Below it lay the corpse of a massive monster, at least one hundred yards long, lying on a mountain of corpses, its entire back split open; from its back erupted the spiritual body like a bizarre flower.

Even more spiritual bodies were emerging from it, replenishing the large spiritual body.

Bach burst into a strong bright light, a giant bow far exceeding his size appeared in the void, and as he moved, it slowly drew back, a giant arrow made of moonlight quickly taking shape on the bowstring.

The high-rank evil spirit trembled slightly, and spiritual bodies surged up from the monster’s corpse even faster.

It seemed to be giving birth.

Opportunity!

Rod immediately raised his hand and touched the bright yellow star in his soul, which radiated like ribbons of light.

[Justice Execution]

A strong melody resonated by his side, the space vibrated, and another powerful wave of Spiritual Energy gathered.

Egger watched them in shock; at this moment, he felt like a tiny insect in a storm.

He had held no hope for this operation, and the moment he saw the bizarre evil spirit, his only thought was how to make a full retreat.

But suddenly hope rose again.

"Maybe it really could work."

Egger turned into white smoke, waiting on the sidelines, ready to grab them and run at any moment.

This was all he could do.

Seconds later, accompanied by a blinding light, the giant bow shot first, the moonlight arrow with a pure white trail hitting the high-rank evil spirit directly.

A huge explosion lit up the cave, countless piles of corpses shook and collapsed, the rattling noise spreading from near to far.

The next moment, the cannon also fired, pure white light engulfed the world, so piercing that Egger couldn’t keep his eyes open.

But before the light had faded, Rod shouted, "Run! Egger, get us out of here!"

Almost instinctively, Egger scooped up Rod and Bach and ran.

But inside, he still couldn’t believe it.

Why run? Had they failed?

Such a powerful attack, and it didn’t kill that monster?

Just as he was about to ask, the next instant, he felt his Spiritual Energy cease to function, the white smoke contracted, and he reverted to human form.

Egger’s head smashed heavily into the ground, and he passed out.

Rod flipped to his feet, unharmed.

He sensed trouble; the space was filled with invisible malice, and the distorted whispers poured continuously into his ears, causing his humanity to plummet.

This was spiritual pollution; without humanity to resist, his Spiritual Energy would no longer function.

The cave trembled, countless stones and corpses tumbled down.

In the distance, the evil spirit, already split in two, was screaming madly; it had no voice, but the crazy, layering noise reverberated endlessly around him.

Bang!

Beneath it, the monster’s corpse suddenly moved, carrying the evil spirit on its back as it crawled towards them.

Damn!

Rod startled and, scooping up Egger, yelled, "Run!"

But Bach didn’t move.

He pulled a silver necklace, a Knight’s badge, from his chest and handed it to Rod, calmly saying, "You better go."

Rod was stunned and urgently said, "What are you doing? We can’t kill it like this, why go and die for nothing? I still have two Soul Ashes, and three Wood Puppets, we can hold it off, we have a chance to escape!"

"We can’t escape."

Bach said calmly.

"We must kill it, or all the evil spirits on the wasteland will awaken."

Rod said urgently, "But isn’t your Strong Strike only a single shot? In such a crisis, we can call for reinforcements! Aren’t there many strong beings in Royal City? Aren’t there eleven Special Level Combatants? Isn’t there a King? Let them come and kill it! Why should we go and die?"

Bach did not respond to him but said lightly, "I have one more strike."

"Then use it, there’s no need to die!"

Bach slightly turned his head, this ordinary, reticent middle-aged man, gave Rod his last words in life.

"The cost of this strike, is the soul."

Before Rod could respond, he had already brushed past him, walking toward the immense monster in the darkness.

Powerful Spiritual Energy gathered around him, and a pale flame ignited on his soul.

Though his figure was incredibly minute, his aura filled heaven and earth.

Rod could only turn and run.

The intense wave of Spiritual Energy emanated from behind him; he could no longer spare another glance.

Though incomprehensible, surviving was the best way to honor the sacrificer.

Rod ran as fast as he could, but just seconds later, a burst of white flash still engulfed him, the strong shockwave and loud noise simultaneously blowing him away.

The entire cave began to collapse, large chunks of rock falling from the sky.

Rod reacted swiftly, immediately squeezing a Wood Puppet and summoning a tree giant to protect him and Egger.

The earthquake lasted at least a quarter of an hour; dust and rocks had completely buried them.

But the tree giant withstood the pressure, steadfastly protecting Rod and Egger.

Later, the tree giant dug through the soil and pushed aside huge rocks, forcefully carving them out from several dozen yards underground.

These Wood Puppets are truly strong!

But when Rod climbed out of the great pit, he realized that the crisis was far from over.

The massive shaking had caused the entire hill to subside, turning it into a huge pit. Numerous monsters, awakened by the disturbance, were converging on this location.

In an instant, Rod knew things were bad, as his actual close combat ability was very weak. If he couldn’t kill the monsters first, they would kill him.

Worse still, Rod had already spotted some monsters with strong soul fluctuations approaching him.

No, he had to resort to a backup plan now.

Rod took out the Soul Ashes, summoned two Blade Demons’ Spiritual Bodies, and ordered them and the Tree Person to protect him, then quickly entered the Dream Realm.

A pale mist quietly flowed around him, but Rod knew the outside situation was critical, and without any hesitation, he headed straight for the Obelisk.

The prepared materials were placed next to the Obelisk. Rod reached out and grabbed them, touching his forehead to the obelisk, and entered the Wilderness of Souls.

Three Fiery Fires were burning quietly in the wilderness.

The bright yellow one was the most intense, already as tall as a building, but the flames were very restless, not as stable as the other two.

"Justice Execution" was still in the "Fiery Fire" State, far from meeting the conditions for Constant Burning.

Rod quickly ran around to the back of "Justice Execution" and arrived in front of a pile of ashes.

His vision displayed a line of text.

"Spirit Boat"

"Igniting requirements: 1 Source Soul, 1000 Souls Without Spirit, 1 Spirituality"

Very, very cheap, indicating that the Star’s bonfire capacity might not be large.

But that’s okay, there’s "Justice Execution."

It’s enough for the "Spirit Boat" to provide its capability.

According to Rod’s research over this period, this should be an ability for rapid movement, perfectly suited for escaping.

He quickly injected the Black Priest’s soul into the "Spirit Boat," followed by 1000 Souls Without Spirit, 1 Spirituality.

The flames of the soul ignited, heavy impurities sank, mingling with the bonfire’s ashes and black residues to form a burning base.

Pure impurities rose, forming a clear flame.

And so, another star was ignited.

"Spirit Boat"

"State: Weak Burning"

"Star Energy: Spirit Boat Ferry"

"Injection: Souls Without Spirit"

"Fire Adding: Humanity"

"Quantification: Unavailable"

"Position: Dull Fire"

"Strength: Ten"

"Description: The journey has no end."

——

Another star had been added to his spirit.

Rod shifted his gaze to its Star Energy.

"Spirit Boat Ferry": Summon the Spirit Boat, reach the other shore.

The description was very succinct, and without hesitation, Rod quickly left the Dream Realm.

Once back in the Material World, Rod saw that only one of his three summoned beings remained; the two large Blade Demons had been torn apart, leaving only the Tree Person.

It had turned into a large tree, rooting next to Rod, its branches wildly growing and spreading, fiercely lashing at approaching monsters, staunchly protecting him.

Rod swiftly sensed the "Spirit Boat" in his soul, a star emitting a pale white light, which appeared very small in front of its three predecessors but was now the most life-saving star.

Spiritual Energy moved, activating "Spirit Boat Ferry."

Suddenly, his body lightened, and a small boat seemingly made of mist lifted him.

With a thought from Rod, the small boat soared into the sky.

He picked up Egger.

With Spiritual Energy, the Spirit Boat broke through the air.

——

The speed of the Spirit Boat was very fast, many times faster than Egger and with a certain protective effect.

Aside from the massive consumption of Spiritual Energy, it had no downsides.

Although Rod didn’t know the direction, the monsters seemed to know, as most of them surged in one direction. Following them, even if it wasn’t Sword Pass, would certainly lead to another human stronghold, like water flows downhill.

The human strongholds with light fires might just be the low point for monsters in the black tide.

About half a clock hour later, Rod finally saw the only lighthouse in the boundless darkness.

The glowing fortress in the crevice of a towering mountain, wasn’t that Sword Pass?

Rod accelerated and flew towards it.

The moment he landed, his heart finally settled.

The Spirit Boat dissipated, and he collapsed on the ground, overwhelming fatigue surging up, almost making it impossible for him to open his eyes.

Countless people surrounded him, Egger was dragged away by someone, and his ears filled with noisy sounds, making it unclear what they were saying.

Rod saw the anxious faces of Steel Hand and others, saw the concerned looks of Mina and others.

Gathering his strength, he said,

"The Evil Spirit is dead, Bach has sacrificed himself, this is his relic."

After saying those words, he completely passed out.

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