CHAPTER 926: CHAPTER 491: PILLAR OF STRENGTH (PART 3)

The Third Level combatant who could be seen as a savior in the inner regions of Trolian became merely a weakling upon arriving in Starry Sky City.

In this situation, Rod became absolutely pivotal.

The presence or absence of Rod on the battlefield made a world of difference.

Rod had to devote a tremendous amount of energy to the battle, or the clearing of Starry Sky City would be too slow.

In the eyes of the Third Level combatants, Rod truly shone with radiant splendor.

No matter where he went, there would always be people exclaiming his name: "Black Bucket" and worshiping him.

Many people tattooed his name on their armbands or backs, believing it would bring them good luck.

Some even openly sold his amulet—a small black bucket full of food, hanging from a silver pendant.

Many warriors claimed that this amulet was very effective, granting infinite courage when gripped in times of trouble, helping them to defeat enemies.

Rod chose to ignore all of these.

After all, these actions provided him with a large amount of humanity, and occasionally even a Flower of Humanity.

He had already decided that when he gained power, he would change that title to "Black-Clad Handsome Guy."

Ha, then they will pray to the great Black-Clad Handsome Guy!

Hahaha!

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And so, Rod continued to study and train while fighting.

His combat power visibly increased, almost rising by one rank every day, making more warriors worship him, believing him to be the savior of humanity for creating such a miracle.

However, even though Rod gave it everything he had, the speed of clearing Starry Sky City was still not satisfactory.

This was mainly because the monsters in Starry Sky City were too strong and numerous.

Even though the Mysterious Shadow extracted a large amount of Black Fog before dying, causing numerous monsters, including two King Level ones, to vanish, not one Black Fog Symbiont was left.

But the burden on the existing combat power remained very heavy.

It was not the same team that once gathered most of Trolian’s top combat power. Even if Royal City wished, it was hard to gather them again.

Rod was not particularly concerned; he understood the difficulties of Royal City and just doubled his efforts in fighting and learning.

As his role grew more significant, his divinity increased as well.

This actually became a good thing.

The Book of Knowledge laughed so hard it nearly cracked, counting the impending divinity daily.

The more divinity, the greater their chances of victory.

Rod was not blindly working hard either. The Book of Knowledge informed him that, in the Black Battle Group, aside from Mephit, Anna, Kashan, and Molly had all completely become his "angels."

So-called "angels" were those who, no matter what they did, it was as if Rod himself was doing it.

Therefore, maximizing the use of their abilities would also bring considerable divinity to Rod.

Molly, needless to say, managed the base well.

Anna was dispatched to transport supplies, move the wounded, or deploy combat power.

During this time, she grew stronger, with Centaur State speed unmatched; like a purple lightning bolt, she delivered people or goods in the shortest time possible.

Although Anna was extremely dissatisfied with this, she still followed Rod’s orders.

Kashan also recovered from her weakness; her extraordinarily strong anger strike laid her flat for nearly two months.

Following Archbishop Horus’s advice, Rod understood how to use it.

Her anger had limits, and the power outburst shouldn’t exceed a hundredfold, or it could lead to soul tearing.

Typically, thirty to forty times was the safe zone.

A slight risk could take it to fifty or sixty times.

At such a time, a punch could kill a Second Tier monster and heavily wound a Third Tier monster.

But after one punch, she needed a long recovery.

One day, she could throw at most three punches, no more.

Despite the limitations, it was a miracle.

Know that Kashan was currently only a Fourth Level combatant, not even having entered the High Rank combatant’s domain, yet could kill a Strong Level Super Rank Second Tier monster.

This made Rod very pleased; it was worth the massive amount of rare potions he used to nurture her.

With an accumulation of vast resources, the generally gifted Kashan quickly advanced to become a Fourth Level combatant.

She trained nothing but that punch, with all her Fire Spark and life dedicated to it.

This punch, therefore, multiplied its power beyond her limits.

Finally, on the Starry Sky City battlefield, she shone brightly, dedicating her most precious gift to Rod.

Strength.

Only Mephit, the rebel, was merely assisting with her Freezing Ability, doing no more than that.

However, simple clearing wouldn’t bring Rod much divinity; post-clearance exploration was the focus.

Although Starry Sky City was vast, areas with true excavation value were not abundant.

They usually concentrated in warehouses, cathedrals, divine temples, academies, sacrificial altars, crafting workshops, and palaces.

At the current clearing speed, it would still take a long time.

Amides and others were not anxious, but Rod was.

With the impending invasion of the Soul Devouring King, the Shimmering Stars had only a few days left, how could he waste time here?

He found Mina, and after an all-night, heartfelt exchange, decided to form an exploration team to first explore the Great Temple on the west side.