The Glory of Noxus

Tomb of the Emperor.

The deep and dark passage seems like an endless time tunnel, waiting for Sivir's arrival.

The flames on both sides of the wall burned quietly. They jumped and gave off a faint warm glow. After being awakened, they observed the visitors in the passage.

Nasus looked alert, wore golden armor, and held the long-handled battle ax tightly in his hand. He walked at the front, with the power of the Ascendant permeating his body.

Sivir was one step behind, his blue eyes flashing with determination, and the Chalikal in his hand shone with golden light.

She stared closely at Nasus in front of her, knowing that he was the only one in this team who could help her.

Huo Jixing and Cassiopeia were at the end of the team.

Compared to Nasus' vigilance and prudence.

Huo Jixing looked much more relaxed, but he still sensed free magic energy in the air.

This emperor's tomb is very unusual, and after entering, the stone door behind it has disappeared.

Everyone moved forward silently, their steady footsteps echoing in the empty passage, accompanied by faint echoes, which inexplicably added to the sense of mystery and tension.

As they went deeper, many ancient patterns and writings appeared on the stone walls of the surrounding passages.

Huo Jixing used the bright yellow firelight to observe carefully.

He saw many rising sun disks from the patterns, from the towering city at the beginning to all over the continent of Shurima.

"The history of the Shurima Empire?"

Huo Jixing frowned. There were very few pieces of information related to the history of the Shurima Empire in his past life memory.

The most famous one is Azir, the Desert Emperor. He is a frequent player in League of Legends games, but there is very little background information about him.

Huo Jixing slowed down, intending to follow the mysterious patterns and ancient texts in the passage and learn about the history of the Shurima Empire.

But the symbols and characters he saw were too ancient and obscure, completely different from the ancient characters he had studied, so he could only start with the mysterious patterns.

The pattern, which has withstood the baptism of time, simply and easily describes the ancient Shurima Empire as having the vastest territory.

A golden disk floating above the temple in the center of the capital emits the power of the sun, granting the empire fertile lands.

In the center of the channel.

Huojixing witnessed the prosperity of the Shurima Empire, and almost all the forces on the continent of Valoran surrendered under the sun's disk.

The legendary Ascended Ones, the warriors of the gods, led the armies and conquered every territory, spreading the rays of the sun over every inch of the land.

They were invincible and no one could stand against the Sun Emperor's massive army.

Until an uprising war occurred.

Huo Jixing was so fascinated that he stopped involuntarily and his eyes fell on the wonderful patterns.

Opposite the Shurima Empire army is a group of brave warriors, forming rows of golden and silver arrays to resist the attack of the Celestial Warriors.

"It's Icacia's war!" Cassiopeia said from behind.

"It was this war that caused the Shurima Empire to fall into weakness and collapse hundreds of years later."

Huo Jixing stared at the deep purple area rendered on the wall and sighed softly.

"The war between the Ascended and the Void!"

At this time, he remembered the events in Valoran recorded by the Noxus Empire, and gained insight into the disaster caused by the Icathia War.

In order to get rid of the long-standing tyranny of the Shurima Empire, Icathia released the Void in a desperate move, causing Icathia's capital to be annihilated and the surrounding land to suffer unprecedented corruption.

Even the Ascended Legion with divine power cannot match this terror.

The Shurima Empire was forced to abandon Icathia forever.

"Darkborn, Ascended."

Huo Jixing seemed to have thought of something and moved his eyes towards Nasus.

After the Icathian War, most of the Ascended Ones experienced tremendous mental and physical trauma after facing the void, and have since lost their meaning.

But these Ascended ones do not include Nasus and Renekton.

"Um?"

Huo Jixing stood at the end of the passage, and the patterns on the walls on both sides disappeared. There was no record of what happened next, nor the final demise of the Shurima Empire.

He took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, followed Sivir's pace, and walked out of the passage that recorded the traces of time.

What comes into view is a huge and vast place of ruins, with the outline of the former city faintly visible.

Nasus and Sivir walked non-stop on the gravel road. The sound of gravel rubbing against their feet was in stark contrast to the dead silence around them.

The collapsed buildings are looming in the earth-brown wind and sand. Their once glory now only leaves a desolation.

Occasionally, you can see some buildings and cracked ground, leaving traces of battles thousands of years ago.

Huo Jixing looked up at the dome, and the golden gems inlaid with it shone faintly.

Even if the years pass and the power dissipates, it still illuminates this sad and desolate mausoleum.

In addition, he also saw a sun disk buried in the wind and sand, half of it exposed and half of it sunk into the gravel.

It was once one of the most important symbols of the city, but now it has lost its power and lies buried underground.

Sivir led a group of people across the sun disk, through the hourglass of time, and arrived in front of an ancient and dilapidated majestic palace.

The golden walls look hazy and solemn in the interplay of light and shadow, and the endless buildings are like a huge maze, making it difficult to see the whole picture.

Although the sun disk patterns engraved on the walls and stone pillars are blurred, one can still feel the faith and power they carry.

However, under the ruthless baptism of time, the glory of the palace no longer exists.

Those exquisitely carved and gorgeous decorations have lost their former glory, leaving a desolate and majestic feeling.

On both sides of the golden palace, there are two huge bronze statues.

One is like an upright crocodile with a golden blade in his hand, and the other is a roaring jackal-headed demigod.

Huo Jixing couldn't help but look at Nasus and recognize what they represent.

As soon as he approached the palace, he frowned and clearly felt a heavy sense of oppression.

The extended spiritual power was suppressed and could only linger near the body.

"The spiritual power is very obviously suppressed." Huo Jixing whispered in his heart.

Then he noticed the strangeness of Nasus while observing.

This guardian of the Shurima Empire, a god-like existence, stretched out his clawed hands to touch the remaining marks on the palace door.

It just matches the mark.

"My brother, Renekton!"

Nasus looked at the familiar golden palace in front of him, and the picture buried deep in his soul flashed like a horse-drawn show.

The day of Azir's ascension has come.

Nasus and Renekton, because of Xerath's deliberate arrangement, went to the magic sarcophagus that imprisoned the fire beast to reinforce the seal.

As a result, Azir lost the only two people who could protect him when the ascension ceremony began.

It was also because of this that Xerath completed his conspiracy, and under the unbelievable eyes of everyone, he pushed Azir off the altar.

These two monarchs and ministers who were enough to be recorded in the history of the Shurima Empire became enemies for no reason.

Xerath successfully replaced Azir's position, and the light of the sun infused him, reshaping his flesh and blood into the body of an ascender.

But the energy of this ceremony did not belong to him, and his betrayal brought disastrous consequences.

The uncontrolled power of the sun destroyed the site of the ceremony, the temple collapsed and broke, and the city was razed to the ground.

By this time, Nasus and Renekton had completed the seal of the magical sarcophagus and hurried to the center of the magical storm caused by the Ascension Ceremony.

They struggled to reach the Ascension Altar, just in time to see Xerath falling from the deadly glare.

With the terrifying power of Nasus and Renekton, the newly born Ascended Witch who betrayed Azir was thrown into the sarcophagus before he could react.

Then, Nasus and Renekton used enchanted chains and powerful imprisonment spells to seal it again.

But it was not enough. Xerath's power as a mortal was very strong, and combined with the gift of the Ascended, he was almost invincible.

He almost broke the magical sarcophagus and broke free of the seal.

As a last resort, Renekton and Nasus rushed to Xerath, but with his newfound power, they were unable to complete the final seal.

In the end, the two brothers barely dragged Xerath to the Tomb of the Kings.

Renekton fell into the mausoleum with the magic sarcophagus that sealed Xerath, and then said goodbye to Nasus, begging him to seal the door of the mausoleum palace.

Nasus closed the huge door of the palace with a heavy heart, because he knew that this was the only way to prevent Xerath from escaping.

Renekton and Xerath fell into eternal darkness, where they were deadlocked and imprisoned in an endless struggle.

And he, Nasus, finally destroyed all the forces that followed Xerath's betrayal.

But the fall of Azir still allowed some out-of-control Ascendants to slaughter all the betrayers in the birthplace of Xerath, Nerimaj.

"I'm back this time, and you will get a real reckoning and judgment!"

Nasus clenched the battle axe in his hand, and the aquamarine gem in the center was covered with a touch of purple light.

"Sivir, use your blood to open this palace."

Even with Nasus's identity, there was no way to force open the palace in front of him.

Only people with royal blood can open the door of this palace.

But Sivir's unexpected exploration last time may have caused Xerath to break the seal.

This is why Nasus came here. He wanted to personally verify whether the seal still existed and look for Renekton's trace.

"Wait!"

Huo Jixing spoke at the right time, calling Sivir to move forward.

The purpose of Nasus and Sivir was to enter the mausoleum palace with the intention of re-sealing Xerath.

But his purpose was to find the missing Katarina.

If we enter the palace now, once the battle starts directly, what should we do about Katarina's whereabouts?

"According to the cooperation agreement, can we find Katarina first? This may provide some help for the next battle."

Facing Huo Jixing's words, Sivir didn't know how to answer, and could only look at Nasus.

Nasus frowned, and a look of hesitation flashed across his face.

"We have entered the Emperor's Tomb. I can divine Katarina's exact location."

"Then please trouble Your Majesty Nasus."

Huo Jixing nodded and motioned Cassiopeia to come forward.

Cassiopeia reluctantly walked to Nasus, cut her finger, and offered her blood.

Nasus sat cross-legged, picked up a handful of yellow sand, dripped blood into it, and sprinkled it in the air.

Then, he immediately began to perform [Yellow Sand Divination].

Purple energy filled the air, linking the yellow sand and blood, and a hazy picture appeared.

However, as if affected by something, the picture flickered continuously, and it was unable to show Katarina's trace as before.

"Someone is interfering with the divination!"

Huo Jixing's pupils shrank, and he met Nasus's solemn eyes, realizing that things were not simple.

"Zerath!?"

Nasus's face sank, and he thought of what happened in Vikora.

He could confirm that Zerath's consciousness had long been awakened, otherwise he would not have made so many arcane puppets.

Only his actions could interfere with the results of the yellow sand divination.

"I can't accurately predict Katarina's location, but I can confirm that she is in the mausoleum palace."

Huo Jixing looked at Nasus thoughtfully after hearing this.

Due to the interference of the Emperor's Tomb, his red eyes and fire pupils could not be used, and all he could do now was to gain Nasus' trust.

If Katarina cannot be found in the palace, then don't blame him for turning his face and being ruthless.

Nasus saw Huo Jixing's actions and understood his suspicion of him, but he could not explain more.

Then, under Nasus's command, Sivir walked to the door of the palace.