The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 253 - 180: The Great Hero Arrives

Chapter 253: Chapter 180: The Great Hero Arrives

"What?"

Rod became anxious all of a sudden.

"Why? How could it happen so quickly?"

Theodore smiled and said, "Your dream realm is in a hurry, it has detected my abnormal presence and is urgently trying to correct this mistake."

Rod was taken aback. "What do you mean? How will it correct it?"

Theodore slightly tilted his head, and Rod followed his gaze.

In the distance of the dream realm, on a plaza that looked as if it were made of pristine white marble, a pure white statue was forming, surrounded by a thin mist, as if celebrating its rebirth.

"What... is this?"

Theodore spoke softly, "It’s a soul statue. It will record everything about a soul—its spirit, its soul, its past, its joys and sorrows, its loves and hatreds, and then it will release the constitutive source waves into the world to repair the state of Primordial existence."

Rod didn’t understand a single word, but he immediately remembered that the plaza had only appeared after he acquired the fragment a few days ago.

[Eternal Statue]

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What happens after you turn into a statue? Can you come back?"

Theodore smiled and said, "The statue is merely an anchor, a record. Its name couldn’t be more fitting, [Statue]—an image carved in likeness, it only represents the traces of my past existence. However, I seem to be able to make a small alteration."

Rod asked in surprise, "What kind of alteration? Can you change the dream realm?"

"The existence of the dream realm is beyond your imagination. Modifying it is an impossible task for me, but I am part of the dream realm, and much of its information is open to me. I have found some traces of past changes within the [Eternal Statue], which could allow it to revert to its previous state."

Rod listened, feeling dizzy and asked hesitantly, "You mean... the dream realm is man-made? And the [Eternal Statue] has been modified multiple times?"

Theodore revealed a mysterious smile, shook his head slightly, and remained silent.

Rod knew he couldn’t reveal the secrets of the dream realm, so he changed the subject, "Then, after you make the modification, what use is it?"

"There is an extremely slim possibility that the source waves of the soul may collapse back into its anchor point due to some factor... In other words, you might be able to summon me through the statue, but please be aware, this hope is very faint."

"Especially for a special soul like mine, the probability of success is virtually zero. Don’t harbor hope, or you will only invite the dual blows of despair and failure," Theodore said, looking at him seriously.

"The time before I fully become a statue is our last chance. We need to hurry to support the battlefield, recover as many strongholds as possible, and ideally kill the Abyss Giant Snake to end this calamity."

Rod’s entire being lifted with determination. "Right, exactly! I must quickly light the Star, and then I’ll go to support them!"

The already chosen [Spirit Elegy], which would provide a vast amount of Spiritual Energy, had to be ignited; otherwise, with his current Spiritual Energy, he simply couldn’t sustain Theodore in a prolonged battle.

Theodore showed an appreciative smile. "Good kid, you are indeed worthy of Kashan’s approval."

Rod quickly took down [The Soul of the Dusk Calamity], [The Queen of Sigles’ Soul], and [The Abyss Giant Troll’s Soul] from the Soul Altar. Offhandedly he asked, "What does she have to do with this?"

Theodore said with a smile, "Little Kashan is Kashan’s great-granddaughter; it proves our visions aligned."

"What vision?"

Rod took out 1000 portions of Spirituality from the storage, leaving 1361 left, which was enough.

"Kashan was fond of you? Did you marry her? What relation is little Kashan to you now?"

"Nothing, I was engrossed in spellcasting and didn’t respond; she married someone else."

"That’s a shame."

Rod responded casually, glancing at his Soul Without Spirit, which was only 103,222 in number, while the ignition requirements for [Spirit Elegy] were [3 Source Souls, 150,000 Souls Without Spirit, 1000 portions of Spirituality].

Damn, not enough Souls Without Spirit.

"It’s enough," Theodore told him. "These three souls are strong. The excess they emit will compensate for the missing Souls Without Spirit."

"Oh, then that’s good."

Rod quickly approached the Obelisk, touched his forehead to its surface, and entered the wasteland of souls.

He soon found the ashes of the [Spirit Elegy], a very large pile of ashes.

From its form, it was very strong, demanding a lot.

Rod added the three bundles of souls, 1000 portions of Spirituality, and 100,000 Souls Without Spirit in turn.

Because there were so many materials, the addition process took some time.

Then, Theodore’s voice came from outside the wasteland.

"In my Magic Robe is a ring; it’s a piece of soul equipment containing Kashan’s Soul Trait. When you return to the Royal City, please give it to little Kashan; it’s a Relic that belongs to her."

"Okay... Dean, I want to ask you something, and I hope you don’t mind... this, why did you touch that woman’s chest?"

There was some surprise in Theodore’s voice.

"Little Rod, I’m not sure what happened. During the summoning, I was unconscious for most of the time within the dream realm, and you acquired my abilities, memories, traits—all except for the strength of my Soul Body. They became your instincts, and all your actions were instinctive..."

"All right, it was your instinct, I get it now."

Theodore’s voice took on a hint of amusement.

"But Little Rod, you should understand that you can surpass your instincts to control your body, but you didn’t do so..."