The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 272 - 194 Ancient God

Chapter 272: Chapter 194 Ancient God

The statue was lifelike, almost perfectly capturing every detail of Theodore, resembling jade yet not jade, gentle and subdued, its radiance introverted, almost like condensed mist.

Rod lightly touched the statue, and a line of information came back to him.

[Theodore’s Soul Statue]

Whenever the stars return, its power can be awakened.

——

Rod stared blankly at these words, suddenly recalling something Theodore had once said.

He said the soul statue recorded everything of the soul, serving as an anchor. Although the chances were slim, it was still possible to summon him through the statue.

Now it seemed, the Dean must have succeeded.

Although from this line of information, awakening the power didn’t mean the Dean’s return, Rod deliberately ignored this fact.

The Dean hadn’t died, he was still guarding us.

As long as we knew the time of the stars’ return, we could see the Dean regularly.

Rod revealed a smile.

Humph, every time that moment comes, it will be my time to leap forward.

It’s really something to look forward to.

He turned back to the obelisk, lightly touched its surface, and five stars appeared in the night sky.

The one in the middle was dark red; it flickered slightly, like a red eye gazing at him.

Looking closely, the stars floated several lines of text, detailing everything about it.

Under the line [Quantified], [Dark Abyss] and [Ancient Russia Blood] were twinkling brightly.

Rod focused his gaze, and below them, two more lines of small text appeared.

[Dark Abyss]: The primordial essence of the abyss, obtained by destroying larger abyss fragments.

[Ancient Russia Blood]: The primordial essence of the undead, obtained by killing the descendants of Ancient Russia.

Rod shifted his gaze to the small cluster of chaotic mist in his palm.

[Eternal Fog]: The giant’s primordial essence, obtained by killing the descendants of the Twilight Giant.

Rod’s heart trembled, and he instantly understood.

The Abyss Rift was indeed an abyss fragment, and the Abyss Giant Snake was a descendant of Ancient Russia.

He had killed the giant snake and destroyed the abyss rift, thus obtaining [Dark Abyss] and [Ancient Russia Blood].

Alan had killed the Undead living giant, obtaining [Eternal Fog].

Theodore had once told him that he had become a part of the Dream Realm; many places within it were "open" to him, allowing him to see their information, though due to the constraints of the Dream Realm, he could only speak very little of it.

Therefore, he surely saw the stars in the obelisk, saw the [Dark Devourer], and knew that once he successfully killed the giant snake, he only lacked [Eternal Fog].

That’s why, at some point while being possessed, Theodore communicated to Alan to give him the [Eternal Fog].

That way, he had gathered all the conditions for [Quantification].

Moved, Rod silently resolved that when the Dean returned, he would surely show him a different self, a better Royal City, a better Trolian, and more human smiles.

Good!

Then let’s start; let me see just what you can do.

Rod gently placed the chaotic mist into the dark red star, watching the red light engulf the mist.

The line [Quantified] lit up entirely.

The red light from the star began to surge like blood spreading, as if it were the spring of a blood fountain.

The red glow quickly flooded the night sky, spilled out from the monument, and the entire obelisk radiated a dazzling red light, flooding the entire Dream Realm.

The Dream Realm began to shake, and Rod felt his mind as if being torn apart, an unprecedented pain piercing through his head, instantly exceeding his threshold of endurance.

His vision darkened, and he lost consciousness.

When Rod woke up again, the red light receded like the tide, and the agony also retreated like the ebbing tide, leaving only a slight residual pain pulsating in his nerves.

Rod was dazed for quite a while before he realized he was still in the Dream Realm.

Looking around, the only change in the Dream Realm was that the obelisk had grown from three meters to more than ten meters tall.

Is that possible?

Rod could hardly believe the sight before him; it had transformed from a small tower to a huge entity.

He could only reach its base now.

I remember that each star can eventually be [Quantified]; if it’s always like this, will the obelisk turn into a towering pillar?

Rod suppressed his excited emotions and gently touched the surface of the monument.

In that moment, it felt as if the real night sky unfolded before his eyes, like moving from a small cinema into a huge screen.

The five stars still twinkled in the night sky, but the central dark red star was no longer dim. Its red light, substantial as though boiling or burning, seemed like fiery, solidified letters emerging within the star.

[Dark Devourer]

[State: Primordial]

[Position: Above the Spirit Realm]

[Star Energy: Dark Devouring]

[Strength: 6000]

[Description: Even in the dark as the Abyss, we still harbor hope.]

Before Rod could react, more information flooded into his mind.

[Warning: Quantification of the Dark Devourer has begun, the stars are starting to affect the Spirit Realm, Dream Realm is trying to dominate more power.]

[Warning: Disturbances are expanding, please prepare for impact]

What?

In just a few lines of text, countless pieces of information hit him, giving Rod an uneasy feeling.

"Quantification" seemed to be a very significant action, and the Dream Realm seemed not just a virtual world existing in his mind but more like an actual space.

And he was the "Spirit Master" of this space.

It sounded powerful, but I’m actually still weak. Could super strong enemies suddenly appear?

Rod was a bit worried, but recalling that the Dean probably wouldn’t betray him, he put his mind at ease.

The state of the [Dark Devourer] had changed to "Primordial," and its position had risen to "Above the Spirit Realm," clearly a different realm than before.

Its strength had also increased two hundredfold, from 30 to 6000. Perhaps this was its true strength.

The Star Energy had also changed from "Soul Erosion" to "Dark Devouring".

[Dark Devouring]: After killing any being with a spirit, harvest their soul in the manner of ’Destroying,’ to obtain the most complete soul, but souls that cannot be sustained will be obliterated and absorbed as Soul Without Spirit.

Rod slightly furrowed his brow.

He knew that the souls he had obtained so far were not the most complete. Getting the most complete ones would be better, but this also meant that some souls would be obliterated.

Whether it was good or bad, he would just have to see how it worked in actual use.

There was another line of text below.

[You can try to directly harvest souls with a small chance of success, the more you use it on the same target, the more Spiritual Energy it consumes.]

This is nice.

Rod smiled, having an option for a stroke of luck in dire times.

Overall, after "Quantification," the star had undergone a radical transformation, leaping from the weakest functional star to the most powerful star.

His Soul Strength had jumped from 5440 to 11410.

He had become more than ten times stronger than at the beginning.

Rod beamed with joy, feeling as if infinite strength surged through him, confident enough to take on a god in battle.

What made him even happier was that the Obelisk had also become stronger.

Previously, its "Humanity side" could only accommodate up to 1000 points of Humanity. Any excess would overflow and scatter all over the place, and Rod had to pick it up every time he returned.

Now, its capacity had increased to a hundred thousand, and even after Rod put all his Humanity back, it only filled a tenth of it.

The "Divinity side" was the same, though his Divinity was still only 6 points, which was meaningless.

Moreover, the Obelisk had obviously become more robust and would not be easily destroyed by invaders.

Rod, thrilled, moved to the "Omen side".

So much time had passed, the invasion would likely happen soon.

However, with his current strength, dealing with this invasion should be a breeze.

He would then gain another soul possessing a [Source].

Hahaha.

But when Rod lightly touched the face of the Obelisk, it emitted a red glow all over.

Warning!

Warning!

Warning!

The influence of star quantification is spreading!

The disturbance in the Spirit Realm is excessive!

The Ancient God Heragotos has awoken from the River of Eternal Death, the Dream Realm has been locked, invasion time unknown!