The situation of Qingyu’s dual battles consumed a large amount of Holy Fire’s power.

It was only at this time that Rod, as the king’s consort, learned that the power of the Holy Fire was not infinite. It could establish a mystical connection with the resonators, transmitting a more primitive soul power to Qingyu through resonance.

This soul power could gradually transform into powerful Spiritual Energy within the soul, which was also the mechanism of the "King’s Heart."

However, the process of its generation was extremely complex. It was produced by the Source of the Holy Fire, through the projection of the Holy Fire in the Spirit Realm and the Sea of Source, acting together with the Spirit Mist and the Spiritual Energy ocean. Its quantity was limited, and if used excessively in a short time, it would deplete the Holy Fire.

Although such depletion could be compensated, according to the king’s principles, it was best to avoid such fluctuations.

The importance of the Holy Fire was supreme.

For this reason, the First Elder Amendo specifically came to warn them: "The Source of the Holy Fire originates from the Fuel Element, Fire Kindling, and the Fire Kings of past generations. Do not incur any depletion in unnecessary situations."

The first Fire Son Alehon said, "Although we have a lot of fire ashes, enough for Rod to condense over a hundred fire kindlings, they are finite. More importantly, Rod can condense high-quality fire kindlings that Trolian cannot produce. Therefore, his creations should not be used for conventional consumption; ordinary fire kindlings should be made by Trolian. After we obtain the fourth fire kindling, we can then use the high-quality fire kindlings made by Rod to enhance the strength of the Holy Fire."

The First Defense Chief Dalin also said, "So, Your Majesty, please use the fire’s power cautiously. Sacrifice is inevitable, and for those young men, to sacrifice for protecting the Holy Fire is a kind of honor."

In the firelight, Qingyu appeared somewhat aggrieved.

"But I don’t want them to have this kind of honor; I want them to live."

Amendo’s face became frightening: "Your Majesty, if that’s the case, we will all die."

Qingyu understood their thoughts, but deep inside, she didn’t agree; and neither the First Elder, the First Defense Chief, nor the first Fire Son had the authority to interfere with the king.

It was at this time that Rod’s role manifested.

All the requests Qingyu couldn’t refuse, he refused; all the suggestions Qingyu couldn’t decline, he declined; all the people Qingyu couldn’t help but save, he saved.

Rod, as the king’s consort and the strongest new star of Trolian, hailed as the Apostle of the Fire Will, no one dared to object.

He was even the only one who could restrain Qingyu; without Qingyu unleashing her full power, it was impossible to break free.

Of course, Rod rarely did this, because his requests held higher efficacy than others’, effectively shielding Qingyu from interference and helping her make the right decisions.

With Rod’s help, the situation in Trolian gradually got back on track.

Everyone gradually accepted that their king was already Qingyu, and became familiar with the leadership situation of Rod and Qingyu as the leaders of Trolian.

To be honest, this situation wasn’t too bad; in many aspects, it was even better than before, because Rod held both the power of the king and the freedom to act at will.

He could even summon his avatar phantom to assist in battles across different regions.

Truth be told, Rod’s avatars were quite distinctive. They were entirely different from him, appearing extremely calm, professional, speaking little but always hitting the mark.

Wherever his avatar phantoms arrived, the situation would instantly reverse.

"Perhaps this kind of wisdom is the true Rod," Luo Weiya couldn’t help but marvel.

Of course, no one knew that this avatar phantom was actually the doll Aphro from the Dream Realm. As the former commander of the Human Alliance, it naturally had some tricks up its sleeve.

More importantly, Rod found a new way to utilize it—

He summoned multiple phantoms with the Wind’s Phantom and dispatched them across locations, while the doll’s soul could switch between different phantoms, thus realizing a more effective use of resources, multitasking, and even relaying information and issuing commands.

This method was more convenient than any spiritual communication. In case of a crisis, he could instantly project his power into the phantoms, thus supporting the battlefield.

It can be said that it was precisely due to the existence of the Wind’s Phantom that the entire battle situation stabilized at the fastest speed.

However, the crisis had not passed. As the long night continued, worse situations occurred.

Some new Black Fog Symbionts emerged, distinctly different from Amidala’s Derivatives; they resembled some once powerful beings, with some of their Spiritual Power Strength even reaching level 17.

They weren’t disrupted, directly traversing the Black Fog Great Wall, entering Trolian’s interior.

Thus, disaster descended.

Since they bypassed the four strongest strongholds, the Royal City had no choice but to deploy battle groups to eliminate them. Without the fire’s protection, battles in the wild were immensely challenging, with strong monarchs performing even less effectively outside than weaker ones. The Royal City often needed to dispatch several times the combat power of the monsters to eliminate them.

Only Rod was less affected. Although he was suppressed by the Black Fog, he was not a Fire Holder, so he wouldn’t weaken due to the fire’s weakening. But after all, he was only one person, no matter how many phantoms he could produce, he couldn’t handle everything.

Luckily, the Mechanical Research Institute played a significant role at this time. Their spiritual creations weren’t affected; stronger War Magic Statues could already enter the battlefield and contend with the Black Fog Symbionts.

Meanwhile, the Taboo Armament and Calier also demonstrated remarkable effectiveness, as they were unaffected by both the fire and Black Fog, becoming especially crucial in this situation.

Nevertheless, Trolian’s situation inevitably slid toward the Abyss.

The White Tower, through Big Eye observation, noted a new wave of Black Tide rising on the Dark Great Plain, with countless Black Fog Symbionts and monsters mingling together, rushing towards the Royal City.

And Trolian’s critical barrier—the Black Fog Great Wall was gradually failing.

Not only did it fail to stop the monsters, but due to the excessively high concentration of Black Fog, some Black Fog Symbionts grew stronger. The White Tower even observed new Black Fog Symbionts being born within the Black Fog Great Wall!

The situation has become precarious; once the Black Fog Great Wall fails, the entire defense system of Trolian will collapse.

Just then, the Royal City finally delivered two pieces of good news: Olivia and Dark Moon completed their final advancement, stepping into the domain of the True King, and Trolian gained two new True Kings.

Tai Luo, who absorbed the legacy of the King of Bright Light, finally awoke.