The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 412 - 280: Divinity and the New Star (Two in One)_3

Chapter 412: Chapter 280: Divinity and the New Star (Two in One)_3

"In any case, a setback is a learning experience, don’t make the same mistake again."

"Next time, I must gain more divinity."

Rod shifted his gaze back to the golden text and summed up the details of acquiring divinity.

"Bringing hope to humanity" goes without saying.

Rod’s series of victories had not only inspired the people of Star Town but countless others throughout Trolian as well.

"Expanding new spaces" naturally refers to Star Town and the surrounding Underground City and Ghost Spirit Lake.

Unfortunately, Rod encountered some troubles and didn’t manage to reclaim the Black Water Swamp to the north and the Isone Ruins to the west in time.

Otherwise, he could have gained even more.

"Igniting new fire sparks" presumably refers to the fire spark devoured by a grey-robed priest in Star Town, which, after one thousand five hundred years, illuminated Star Town once again.

Igniting a fire spark added 20 points of divinity, it seems that in the future, more fire sparks should be ignited, Rod thought.

"Increasing the strength of the fire" should mean enhancing the strength of the fire spark in Star Town,

Adding Fuel Element cannot enhance the strength, it can only maintain or restore, only by adding Fire Kindling can the strength of the fire be enhanced.

Fire Kindling is a very expensive and cherished item, and the fire spark in Star Town added Fire Kindling only once, increasing by 3 points of divinity.

Not much, perhaps the increase was too little.

"Enhancing the overall power of the Orderers" amounts to 120.

This must be his primary task.

Rod asked the Book of Knowledge and learned that "Orderers" refers to sentient-wise beings.

Currently, only humans remain.

And overall power refers to comprehensive strength, including material, resources, output, combat capability, number of strong individuals, and all other indicators.

This phrase translates to "enhancing the comprehensive strength of humanity."

Rod’s work in opening new mines, cultivating crops, taking in the poor, developing towns, training combatants, and other beneficial actions for humanity collectively garnered divinity.

It seems my work is quite satisfactory.

Rod thought contentedly.

Disturbing the Holy Fire, worsening the world’s corruption, sounds serious, but in reality, the impact isn’t that extensive.

From the divinity perspective, it can be seen, one deducted 40 points, the other 33 points, far less than the 120 points of this item.

Perhaps these are not irreparable.

After tallying the gains and losses of divinity, Rod already had his next steps planned in his mind.

But before that, Rod first needed to continue the work that had been stalled for a long time due to a lack of divinity.

He first extracted 10 points of divinity to make a Resurrection Stone and then prepared to ignite a new star.

The soul of the Book of Knowledge had recovered somewhat, it knew that Rod should ignite that star.

"Your soul is strong enough, you can travel to the far reaches of the Soul Wilderness and ignite a more powerful high-rank star," it said.

Rod knew that Soul Stars indeed varied in strength.

Frost Blue was far less powerful than Spirit Elegy.

But the stronger the star, the higher the consumption.

For example, Spirit Elegy, it is the only star that Rod has not fully activated, needing a "Great Soul" to reach the highest position.

Rod didn’t expect there to be stars even mightier than Spirit Elegy.

"What is it?" he asked, "And how do I get to the farther reaches of the Soul Wilderness?"

The Soul Wilderness is endless, the farther out, the sparser the ashes on the wilderness, Rod had run for a long time and never saw the end.

The Book of Knowledge quickly wrote.

"Star Shuttle," when entering the Soul Wilderness, just think of going higher and farther into the deep, and I will guide your direction."

Its handwriting was sloppy, appearing somewhat anxious.

"Hurry, I’m feeling uneasy, an invasion could happen at any moment," Rod said.

Rod also felt nervous as he quickly approached the Obelisk, his forehead lightly touching the Soul Surface while his mind focused on the distant shore.

The world flipped once again, and he entered the Soul Wilderness.

This was a bizarre space, engulfed in darkness, but this darkness was more like a lightless void, not the terrifying darkness formed by the Black Fog in the material world.

This space was filled with countless piles of Star Ash that he needed to kindle using a Complete Soul with a Source, Soul Without Spirit, and Spirituality to turn them into his stars.

In external examinations, they were considered Rod’s Fire Sparks.

Rod had entered this place countless times, but this time, unlike usual, he wasn’t touching the ground—he was flying through the air.

As far as he could see, the dark land below was covered with extinguished ashes, except for six bonfires that were still burning.

Those were the six stars he had kindled.

Among them, the bonfire named "Spirit Elegy" was the largest.

The fires of "Dark Devourer" and "Spirit Boat", which were undergoing Quantification, appeared particularly real.

Rod’s speed increased, and an invisible force pulled him, flying toward the distant wilderness, with countless ashes flashing by beneath him.

As his speed increased, the ashes became sparser until, eventually, none could be seen on the wilderness for a long time.

After what seemed like an eternity, Rod finally landed.

The desolate dark land had a lonely pile of ash right in front of him, with nothing around.

As Rod looked at the ash, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

"Star Shuttle"

"Kindling requirements: 4 Source Souls, 500,000 Soul Without Spirit, 10,000 Spirituality."

Fuck!

Rod nearly swore out loud.

This star required many times more than what "Spirit Elegy" had needed.

If it hadn’t been for the vast amount of souls he harvested during his clean-up of Star Town, it would have been impossible to pay so much.

But Rod felt even more excited and thrilled.

Up to now, his conventional combat strength had clearly fallen behind; he could only use big moves like "Soul Harvest" or "Soul Blast" to end battles.

If he fought normally, he would struggle against Fierce Level monsters, and facing Strong Level monsters was completely out of the question; he had to kill them using special tactics.

Because the Void’s Fury had severe side effects, he could no longer easily use tactics like abusing "Awakening" to stare down and kill powerful monsters and the like.

Therefore, he desperately needed a new star to enhance his combat strength.

This star, picked from the Book of Knowledge, must be exactly what he needed right now.

Rod excitedly summoned the soul of a stained Ghost Spirit that he had stored for a long time and cast it into the ashes.

Then he added 500,000 Soul Without Spirit and 10,000 Spirituality, and flames soared up like starlight.

A huge bonfire, at least three stories tall, ignited in front of him, casting a strange starlight that illuminated a vast expanse of the wilderness.

A line of text floated above the firelight.

"Star Shuttle"

"State: Weak Burning"

"Star Energy: Star Light Dust"

"Inject: Soul Without Spirit"

"Fire: Humanity"

"Quantification: Unavailable"

"Position: Dull Fire"

"Strength: 20000"

"Description: The Dream of a Rapidly Destructive World"