The Last King Of Darkness

Chapter 1692 - 789: Divine Kingdom (Double - )

Swamp Dead Castle lies 600,000 yards beneath the mountains from Sagus City, rumored to be where the Divine Country processed corpses and waste during the Ancient Epoch.

In the ancient records found, the most frequent word describing Swamp Dead Castle is "excrement."

Because of Asa’s influence, Rod saw it immediately.

Simultaneously, Asa also shouted loudly in his mind.

"Go to Swamp Dead Castle! Go to Swamp Dead Castle! Master, I foresee there are many Divine Source Materials there."

Rod glanced at him sideways: "Asa, are you aiming for the Divine Source Materials? I don’t even want to expose your intentions."

Asa snorted and, in a proud tone, said: "Master, you don’t understand my sense for excrement. It surpasses the prophecy of that broken book, an authority beyond fate. In the ancient excrement at Swamp Dead Castle, quite a few Divine Source Materials are wrapped within."

Rod looked at him with some doubt: "Is there really such a thing? Can you resonate with excrement?"

Asa chuckled, his chaotic soul expanding, the black and yellow colors swirling within.

"Yes, Master, on the path to devouring the King of Excrement, I’ve gone even further. I’ve anchored my soul in excrement, gathering attributes of activity, filth, excretion, decay, time, and space, forming my unique imprint. This is my path, the power of devouring excrement..."

Rod truly regretted asking that question. Why was I discussing excrement with Asa?

"Alright, alright, don’t say anymore. I understand. I’ll head to Swamp Dead Castle now."

With that, he left the Dream Realm and returned to the grand library of Sagus City.

Countless ancient tomes and scrolls were stacked here, making it look like a chaotic dump, while warriors continued to bring in more ancient records.

Thousands of scholars bustled through the sea of books, researching these rare, well-preserved ancient relics, exchanging the information they obtained.

At the central round table, Horus, Kai, Olivia, and the Dark Moon Princess were listening to the filtered key information.

Before them lay ancient records documenting all nearby ruins.

"Everyone, I’m preparing to go to Swamp Dead Castle."

Rod approached the big table, tossing the ancient record documenting Swamp Dead Castle onto the table.

"There should be what we’re looking for there."

Olivia quickly stood up, excitedly asking: "Swamp Dead Castle? Is that your intuition?"

The Dark Moon Princess softly said: "We’ll go with you."

Rod hurriedly said: "No need, we’ll split up to act, it’s more efficient this way."

At this point, Professor Bins also spoke up: "Lord Rod is right. Based on the resource summary we’ve gathered so far, this area in ancient times belonged to a Divine Kingdom. Its name is Talanor."

Rod immediately furrowed his brows; he was familiar with the name but couldn’t recall it at the moment.

The Book of Knowledge softly reminded him: "The God of Contaminated Blood, the creator and guardian of Talanor."

Rod remembered instantly: "You mean, this is the Divine Kingdom of the Blood God of Life and the Blood Purification God, Mu’s Kingdom?"

Horus, Kai, Olivia, and the Dark Moon Princess took several seconds to remember that Mu was the real name of the God of Contaminated Blood.

Everyone’s breaths became fervent in an instant.

Doesn’t this mean they could obtain many records about the Ancient Epoch from here, and many past mysteries could thus be solved?

Professor Bins gently nodded, approvingly said: "Indeed, Lord Rod possesses remarkable intelligence. Was the occasional silliness your disguise to paralyze the Black Fog, right?"

Rod sighed: "There’s no choice. A tree, if it stands too tall above others in the forest, gets blown down by the wind. I have to conceal, to live securely until now."

Professor Bins smiled: "Lord Rod’s words sound philosophical. You must have realized by now what a great opportunity we are facing."

"Ah? Right, I’ve long realized it. What’s before us is the opportunity for Trolian to rise..."

In his mind, the Book of Knowledge suddenly understood: "I know, I understand! This area is so remote, far from the Main Continent, that after the end of the Epoch of Gods, people in the Fire Epoch never ventured here, so its preservation is relatively intact. This means there are countless relics from the Epoch of Gods in the Blood God’s Talanor Divine Kingdom waiting for us to excavate!"

Rod immediately said: "Exactly, after the end of the Epoch of Gods, the fallen Talanor Divine Kingdom lay dormant in darkness for countless years, and we are the first humans to set foot here!"

Only then did everyone understand the enormous opportunity before them.

So far, in the relics explored in the Royal City, aside from a few deeply buried ones, most had already been explored, and valuable items had long been taken, with very few relics remaining.

It was precisely because of this that Trolian was so isolated and knew very little about the past.

Horus said with delight: "No wonder the southern part of Trolian is so dangerous, filled with pollution and dense Black Fog. It turns out it’s because the fallen Divine Kingdom is here, lying silent in darkness for countless years. This place has become a powerful source of pollution, continuously radiating pollution all around."

Kai said in a deep voice: "Yes, so this place must also be filled with danger. In our subsequent actions, we must be extremely careful."