The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 98 - 75 King of the Sewers

Chapter 98: Chapter 75 King of the Sewers

In the immense blue fire, the Soul Firewood was still faintly visible, as if it were the heart of a campfire.

With a single thought, Rod found the world flipped in an instant, the pure black night sky vanished, and he was back before the Stele.

He looked up and touched the surface of the stele with his finger.

The darkness spread over the stele again, and stars emerged.

Now, the Blue Star shone much brighter than the Dark Red Star, and its strength far surpassed it.

Yet its position was only "Fiery Fire".

Rod furrowed his brows, he now understood that the position of the Soul Star was divided into five levels.

"Unburnt Fire," which is ash, stars that have not been ignited.

"Dull Fire"

"Fiery Fire"

"Golden Fire"

"Eternal Fire"

Only when it reaches Eternal Fire will the state of the star become fixed in "Eternal Burning".

And the strength not only indicated the power of the star, but also the strength of his soul.

Why does the [Dark Devourer], with a much higher position than the [Frost Blue], only have a strength of 30?

The Book of Knowledge had no answer for this question.

Recalling the many anomalies when he first ignited it, Rod could only conclude that the [Dark Devourer] was an exceptional star, an outlier in every aspect.

Under the normal process, Soul Firewood had to be added first so that the star could have a burning core and improve the efficiency of its burning.

After that, continue to inject fuel into the star, and once the strength reaches a certain limit, the star will break through the barrier and elevate its position, eventually reaching "Eternal Fire".

After reaching "Eternal Fire", the state of the star is fixed and no more fuel can be added, only "Quantification" can occur.

Regarding "Quantification", the Book of Knowledge explained:

[To bring the Soul Star to its final form, to spread its power and influence the Spirit Realm.]

Rod still didn’t quite grasp the concept of the Spirit Realm, but obviously, it wasn’t something he could do at the moment.

The requirements for "Quantification" were things he hadn’t even heard of.

But soon, Rod encountered another issue.

The [Frost Blue] had only risen to "Fiery Fire", far from reaching the Constant Burning state of "Eternal Fire".

Its strength would continuously diminish.

This was a problem.

His only option was to seek help from the Book of Knowledge.

The answer was simple:

[Add Humanity]

Something stirred within Rod, and he asked, "What are the effects of humanity?"

[Humanity within the Obelisk can enhance sanity, strengthen resistance against madness and loss of intelligence, and increase resistance to the corruption of darkness.]

[Extracted humanity can be used as a crafting material, or as an ingredient for adding fire, mixed into Soul Firewood to prevent the power of the fire from dissipating.]

So that’s it!

No wonder the wails of the Plague Demon had no effect on me.

It looks like I should store more in the Obelisk, so I won’t have to fear those strange and bizarre influences anymore.

Rod was pleased; his biggest fear was becoming corrupted, turning into something neither human nor ghostly.

Suddenly, he remembered the Flower of Humanity.

Approaching the side of the Obelisk, he indeed saw a black flower at the foot of the stele.

"Flower of Humanity"

Condensed from humanity, it was an extremely precious object, used to craft powerful talismans and concoct rare Sanity Potions.

Crushing it would yield 100 points of humanity.

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Of course, he couldn’t possibly crush it.

After reading its information, Rod carefully picked up the black flower and placed it into storage.

There were already many materials stored there, not only obtained from the Dream Realm but also many he had purchased in the market district.

Thanks to some unknown good Samaritan who gave him a Hunter’s License for free, Rod was able to save ten thousand silver coins, which allowed him to buy a large amount of the materials he needed, and that’s why the progress of his affairs was so smooth.

Well, if I ever meet him, I should really thank him.

Then, Rod extracted a portion of humanity and added it to the Blue Star.

The Star Fire immediately became steady, able to last for a day.

It’s only ten points of humanity.

If I regularly engage in in-depth exchanges with Kashan, that’s more than just this amount.

Ha ha, so simple.

Now, the only thing I need to do is to farm the Soul Without Spirit vigorously.

The star would grow strong quickly until it reaches "Eternal Fire".

Thinking this, Rod went to the Soul Altar and decisively offered the last remaining four [Mad Sinner’s Souls].

The soul’s fire twisted in his hand, split by an invisible force.

Its Soul Body was absorbed by the Obelisk, stored within; the Spiritual Body, on the other hand, separated out and condensed into Spirituality;

A total of 471 Soul Without Spirit, 5 Spiritual Points, and 4 Madness Traits were gained.

"Madness Trait": A concentrated matter with a portion of "madness" characteristics.

Rod frowned.

This was another problem.

I can write them down and ask the Book of Knowledge later, I’m not proficient enough in the language of dreams to understand some of the answers.

Rod glanced at his current Soul Strength, which was now triple what it had been.

I wonder if my Spiritual Energy would also be triple if I went to the Mechanical Research Institute to test now?

Rod was filled with confidence.

Now, if I go to face the invasion, it shouldn’t be "certain death" anymore.

The Book of Knowledge told him that the only criterion for the assessments provided by the Dream Realm was the gap in Soul Strength between the two sides.

Now that his soul strength had increased so much, the threat level definitely didn’t have to be death anymore, perhaps it had turned into a sure survival.

Ha ha.

Rod approached the back of the Obelisk and lightly touched its surface.

Blood-like text cascaded down from the spire, the flickering red light reflected on his retina.

Invasion!

Invasion!

Invasion!

After nine cycles of sunset, the invasion will come.

Warning: About to leave the Abyss of Darkness, "Guardian of Darkness" cannot be crafted.

Possible invaders: Eternal Death Spirit, Nightmare, Spirit Binder Premus, the Hunting Red Spirit Tuge from the River of Death.

Possible invasion environment: Nightmare Night.

Invasion escape: No.

Invasion threat: Certain death.

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What?

Still "certain death"?

Is my soul strength fake?

Or am I too weak? To the oncoming invaders, is there no difference between an ant and a strong ant?

Rod’s heart chilled by half in an instant.

The lifesaving golden light was now down to a mere speck, and according to the Book of Knowledge, at least a hundred points of Divinity were needed for protection.

He had experienced the meaning of the words "certain death" once before; facing it alone, it was truly "certain death."

What to do?

The only solution Rod could think of was to grind intensely during these remaining nine days.

If he could farm a few thousand or even tens of thousands of Soul Without Spirit, maybe there would be a chance of survival.

Moreover, preparing various materials, potions, weapons, and items in advance would greatly increase his chances of survival.

That’s right.

A surge of boldness welled up in Rod’s heart.

What "certain death"? I refuse to believe it.

Fine!

For the next nine days, I’ll be living in the sewers, eating up all your shit!

With a strong resolve, Rod returned to the Material World and immediately fell into a dreamless sleep.

Early the next morning, Rod left his dwelling.

The lights of the academy were fuzzy, not yet fully lit, and the breeze over the lake brought a sense of the early morning.

But Rod was in no mood for such emotions; he went straight to a dormitory building to find Shines, who was up early tending to his hairstyle.

"What do you want?" Shines was fixing every hair strand according to a predetermined curve, the tedious task making him somewhat irritable.

"You said I could come to you if I needed anything."

"That’s right, except for borrowing money, as you know, my conditioner is too expensive."

"I need to take a nine-day leave."

"Fine, the Ash Excavator School has already been contacted, you may go now."

——

This is probably the path that Dean Theodore had drawn for him.

It wasn’t a big deal, and if handled well, he could even turn the school’s people into his own workers.

Rod then headed to the market district and spent the remaining 4500 silver coins on 2 grams of Star Light Ruby Powder, three hundred True Silver Bullets, and sixty Thunder Stones.

The ten thousand silver coins were officially gone.

He was penniless again.

"Maybe I can sell the rewarded Green Grass Potion and Holy White Tree Fruit."

These were controlled items, their sale not allowed without proper authorization.

But as everyone knows, what’s illegal is often the most expensive.

The Green Grass Potion and Holy White Tree Fruit were items that directly enhanced strength, but they were of no use to Rod because he actually had neither the Fire Spark nor the ability to cultivate Spiritual Energy.

He had already tried; cultivation of Spiritual Energy was utterly useless for him; the potions that increased and strengthened Spiritual Energy could not be absorbed by his body, whatever he drank went right through him, and in the end, Rod quietly passed them on to Wayne and Zales.

He had only kept these two items.

For such precious items, selling them for a hundred thousand silver coins shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Thunder Stones only cost thirty silver coins each, and with a hundred thousand silver coins, I could set up a landmine formation, and blast the creatures to death.

Of course, Rod hadn’t found a channel for this kind of transaction yet and wasn’t certain if such a black market really existed.

The risk was also very high; the consequences of illegal trading were capital punishment, so best not to act unless absolutely necessary.

After sending the purchased items to the Dream Realm, Rod came before the Stone Platform.

He was about to craft the Sealing Spirit Bullets.

He placed ten True Silver Bullets, three parts Spirituality, one part Humanity, and one gram of Star Light Ruby Powder on the Stone Platform.

With a light tap, the giant hand emerged from the platform once again, grabbing all the ingredients together and kneading them furiously.

Moments later, ten Sealing Spirit Bullets were ready.

They looked similar to the True Silver Bullets with their streamlined shape and silver casing, but they had an additional ring of spirituality patterns.

The bullets had the effect of sealing spirit, capable of hindering the enemy’s Spiritual Energy flow and forcing the enemy to reveal weaknesses.

Since Rod had only six parts of Spirituality, he could only craft twenty Sealing Spirit Bullets.

This was his trump card.

Rod returned to the Material World, carrying ten Thunder Stones, fifty True Silver Bullets, and ten Sealing Spirit Bullets on his body.

He also carried potions like Poison Violet Juice on his waist.

All was ready.

He then went to the address in the letter, looking for the Ash Excavator’s outpost in the teaching district of the academy.

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