The Last King Of Darkness-Chapter 837 - 458: Return of the Stars_2

And the Healing Cult was surprised to find that the overall soul corruption among the warriors was decreasing, and the treatment pressure at the Soul Church was reducing. The number of patients and those with severe corruption at the thirty-two church medical centers also decreased.

Everything seemed to be improving as if some divine force had given Trolian a great blessing.

The higher one was in the hierarchy, the more obvious the feeling, yet the more they were filled with doubt and belief.

This was a very dangerous inclination.

For this reason, the King held a meeting at the Holy Fire Sacrificial Ground, informing them of the full situation and emphasizing that in the Dark Epoch, there were no gods, only monsters once called gods, and strictly ordered them not to pray to any unknown entities, lest they disturb terrifying beings that had long since been corrupted and still held divine authority.

The power of spirit and faith is the key to humanity’s victory. Humans can only rely on themselves for the future, and praying to any being will only drag them into the Abyss.

After this meeting, people’s hearts stabilized a lot, and an invisible new atmosphere gradually formed.

Rod opened up a great situation, and the King stabilized it, allowing it to last long.

Seeing all this, the First Elder Amendo, the First Defense Chief Dalin, and the King’s supporters were all immensely gratified.

The King of yore has returned.

He is still himself, in control of everything, confident, leading Trolian to one victory after another.

At this moment, everyone was incredibly sure that Trolian would have a bright future and humanity a promising tomorrow.

And the key to this first step was the Battle of Starry Sky City.

As long as the Holy Fire Seed was captured, humanity would step on the first stair of resurgence.

Unknowingly, making humanity great again had become a slogan for a small group of radical revivalists.

Of course, at this moment, most people did not think that far; their greatest ideal was for Trolian to return to the prosperity of six hundred years ago.

To achieve this goal, everyone fought desperately, even ordinary people were no different, working day and night just to produce one more portion of food, potion, and resources.

Contributing to Trolian had become the motto of many.

And so, before the stars returned and the Bright Festival arrived, the situation in Trolian had already turned extremely favorable. All regions were more stable than ever, transportation and resource supply were incredibly smooth, resource output surged, and the entire defensive circle appeared impregnable.

Most crucially, on the battlefield outside Starry Sky City, all threats were cleared, and even areas with less significant threats had been cleaned up.

The first phase of the strategic goal was completed ahead of schedule and exceeded expectations.

The Battle of Starry Sky City had a perfect start.

The Royal City even had extra time to prepare well.

The King finally had time to assist the White Tower in making a defensive prophecy, comprehensively preventing Doomsday believers hidden among the higher-ups from causing trouble.

This was Fire Son Luo Wei’s only regret.

After slaying the Main Brain, he closely watched the situation, but whether the Doomsday believers sensed something or not, there were no anomalies in the subsequent tens of days; everything went incredibly smoothly, as if it were just an illusion.

But he was very sure that there was a traitor among them.

The King and Dalin also made the same judgment, but thoroughly investigating now was impossible.

Focusing all effort on preventing the Doomsday believers’ sabotage was also not feasible.

To solve this problem, the King borrowed the power of the White Tower to make a continuous defensive prophecy—if any human maliciously endangered Trolian’s safety, their name would be displayed.

This prophecy would remain effective like a warning net; once anyone touched it, a warning would be triggered.

Everyone was in awe of the King’s wisdom, as in prophecy systems, time was the most crucial factor. Even a second delay carried drastically different costs, but if it was instant feedback, the cost was minimal and usually most accurate.

If that Doomsday believer were indeed among the higher-ups, they would certainly not risk exposure to cause trouble again.

The fact they had hidden so far proved they were smart.

And smart people usually don’t do foolish things and highly cherish their lives.

So from the moment the defensive prophecy took effect, they no longer had to worry.

Unfortunately, the continuous defensive prophecy consumed a lot, only maintainable for seven days, otherwise, they wouldn’t have to worry about things like the Sith Giant Brain happening.

The day before the stars returned, the Heavenly Phenomenon had become very different, the Guardian Fire grew stronger, and the flames at each outpost expanded their range to varying degrees.

The Holy Fire’s range increased by about a quarter, already extending beyond the Outer City District’s walls.

Rod finally relinquished his Commander role and returned to Star Ring Town.

He was determined to participate in the Battle of Starry Sky City.

The Elders and Masters enthusedly welcomed their last day of battle. Two hundred bottles of the Blessing of the Goddess Potion had already been used up by ninety percent, leaving less than twenty bottles.

The dreamlike red glow reflection was about to end, but no one felt disappointed because they knew, as long as Rod lived, there would be future opportunities.

With hope, everything changes.

And the Royal City, long prepared for this final battle, was finally ready to show its power.

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Tesrivian Calendar, 1325, Extreme Moon (the Seventeenth Month).

The Twenty-Seventh Day.

The long-awaited stars finally returned to their positions of a year ago.

The Bright Festival has arrived!

This long and disaster-laden year had finally passed. During this year, they experienced the most peculiar Heavenly Phenomenon, the most terrifying Black Tide, launched unprecedented expansion, executed an unprecedented plan.

After overcoming countless hardships, they stood at the doorstep of this final step.

The new year had finally arrived. Trolian would forge a new step towards their future with an unprecedented massive victory.

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Star Ring Town.

As the clock struck morning, Rod finally crossed into his first new year in this world and witnessed the legendary Bright Festival, the only festival where he could lay down arms, end fear, and celebrate the remaining life of fire.

Rod stood early in the Dream Realm.

The Star Square shone with brilliant starlight, the dim star map resembled a burning fire, and the track of the stars moved in blinding light.

As they halted, endless light surged from the plaza, brightening the Dream Realm like snow.

And outside the boundless Spirit Realm, bright white light shot down from a distant height. The Dream Realm seemed to fly across a boundless clear sky, and even the dim Light Country became clear, with the floating ruins displaying another kind of scenery.

And in the Dream Realm, all stars burned, their starlight greatly intensified. Rod clearly saw his Soul Strength unchanged, but the power in his soul significantly increased.

Though Rod couldn’t get too close to the fire, his power seemed equally influenced by the Heavenly Phenomenon.

"Is this the Bright Festival?"

Rod murmured.

"No wonder the King would choose to wage the decisive battle today."

The immense growth of fire’s power signified a substantial weakening of the Black Fog’s power.

He looked toward the Obelisk, feeling slightly disappointed to find that the divinity didn’t appear when the stars returned, and the sensation of an ancient door opening didn’t emerge within his soul.

But Rod wasn’t too disappointed; this was within his expectations.

"Everything can only rely on oneself."

Rod clenched his fists, feeling the blood in his chest boiling.

"After all, everything I have achieved is through my own efforts."

"I will definitely succeed, just as humanity is destined to triumph."

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