The Last King Of Darkness

The Book of Destiny is a powerful demi divine artifact, its core being the Book of the Future, crafted from the remains of the God of Destiny and various rare materials.

Sagus Ancient City is the only relatively intact relic of the Second Epoch discovered by Trolian.

Trolian has organized numerous expeditions to explore it, paying a high price but reaping vast rewards.

During one of the explorations, a High Rank combatant in the team turned out to be a longtime undercover Doomsday believer. Upon returning to the Royal City, he stole the Book of Destiny they had painstakingly obtained from the depths of Sagus City and delivered it to Asa, the Great Sect Leader of the Polluter Sect.

Since then, Asa has been using the Book of Destiny to cause chaos in the Royal City, inflicting great damage on Trolian.

Until Rod found his lair deep in the sewers and destroyed it, recovering this book.

The Book of the Future returned to the Dream Realm, while the destiny-related materials were taken by the White Tower to be used as ritual materials for the Source Prophecy.

At that time, the Great Prophet Iyeta confidently stated that the materials from the Book of Destiny were sufficient, but the prophecy is still not complete.

"Does the Source Prophecy require that much destiny material?" Rod curiously asked.

"Indeed."

Luo Weiya replied with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"We've expended so many resources and efforts for this Source Prophecy, what exactly is the White Tower doing? Shouldn't they just honestly observe the Star Phase, the Spirit Realm, and pay attention to abnormal Spiritual Energy disturbances?"

The King said calmly, "Don't rush, Luo Weiya, you may not know that just before we started the Starglow Battle in Starry Sky City, Lord Meredith suddenly had a moment of inspiration. He saw the boundless darkness, a black tide swallowing the whole world, which might be signaling an unprecedented crisis for humankind..."

Luo Weiya replied disdainfully, "Obviously, that crisis was the Starglow Battle. We were indeed very endangered at one point, but through our efforts and with the turning point factor, the Dawn's Light, the power of Black Cauldron Rod, we have already weathered the crisis, and now, what awaits us is a glorious ascent..."

The elderly Alehon raised his right hand, stopping Luo Weiya's subsequent words.

"Lord Meredith is an extraordinary Prophet, his control over predictions has surpassed the usual Commander's extent. Even super talented Iyeta, deemed a once-in-a-millennium genius, cannot compare to his teacher in this regard. Due to his stable and strong power over predictions, Lord Meredith rarely triggers inspiration; his intuition must not be ignored."

The King nodded slightly.

"Lord Alehon is very correct; during the preparation of the Source Prophecy, this was further proven—the destiny power it requires far exceeds expectations."

"Clearly, the direction of the inspiration suggests an unusual crisis."

The gray-haired Peibela said softly, "If it points to Starry Sky City, then after the battle, the destiny power needed for the Source Prophecy should drastically decrease, but the fact is it hasn't."

Luo Weiya glared, showing discontent.

"I don't think it's a big deal; we should focus more on Horror Castle, and find the Perfect Star Source first. This way, Rod can truly become the Hidden Fire Wielder. Perhaps the crisis is because Rod hasn't gained Hidden Fire Wielder's authority, leading the Kingdom to face risks. Once we seize the Perfect Star Source, it will be gone instantly."

Rod felt his face flush; he wanted to stop Luo Weiya from speaking further.

Since when did the previously lukewarm Luo Weiya become fervently convinced that he was a Savior-like existence, representing the rebound of humanity from the depths, heralding the dawn of human era?

Despite some truth in Luo Weiya's words, Rod is currently still fragile, the Dream Realm hasn't rid itself of the invasion crisis, in a phase of personal insecurity, and cannot yet shoulder the grand burden alone.

The King said sternly, "Things aren't so simple; you should know why the Starry Kingdom was destroyed."

The group nodded slightly, the Starry Kingdom perished in the great horror within the Black Mist, a bizarre disaster.

Its cause unknown, originated from after the Godoyin Sacred Mountain.

Initially, abnormal Heavenly Phenomenon frequently appeared, deeper Black Mist encroached on human cities enveloped in firelight, and monsters invaded massively.

With defense pressures soaring, regions fell, Guardian Fires extinguished one after another, more terrifying monsters emerged, the Black Mist pressed down like dark clouds, destroying strongholds.

Finally, indescribable terror appeared, the Royal City fell, and the Holy Fire was extinguished.

Thus, a Human Kingdom was utterly annihilated, forever enshrouded in darkness, becoming a breeding ground for monsters and the origin of the Black Mist.

After the Starglow Battle, every word from the Starry Queen's residual spirit was repeatedly studied.

The cause of the Starry Kingdom's destruction was of utmost importance.

According to deductions from the Royal City's information, the direct cause of the Starry Kingdom's downfall was the initial attack by the Black Mist.

An exceptionally strong terror monster, the Black Fog Demon obliterated their living forces, while another unnamed entity called Mysterious Shadow eroded their King, leading to Starry Sky City's downfall, extinguishing the Holy Fire.

And the residual spirit of the Starry Queen also told them that the disaster was not over; although they killed the Mysterious Shadow, deeper within the Source Black Fog, a new great terror was about to be stirred.