The Glory of Noxus

Southeast corner of the rock village.

There were few lights and stars around, and one could only move forward with the help of the weak light.

A quiet and bleak atmosphere enveloped the area, and the breeze blew, bringing a rustling sound, as if the oasis was whispering.

Compared with other areas of the village, the houses here are low and simple, remote and rarely visited.

For this reason, this area was not greatly affected by the void attack some time ago, and many buildings were relatively intact.

Huo Jixing walked forward alone and walked slowly to a building piled up with sand and soil at the edge.

Its walls were a bit mottled and old, and it looked like it had not been repaired for a long time. When the starlight fell, tiny cracks appeared in the corners of the wall.

Dongdong! Dongdong!

Huo Jixing stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the dull knocking sound broke the tranquility of the night.

"Come in."

After a while, Kassadin's hoarse voice sounded in the stone house.

Huo Jixing pushed the door open and entered. The bright yellow light fell on the ground, reflecting Kassadin's busy figure.

He was still dressed in the familiar way, with a dark purple armor covering his face and a Void Blade on his right hand.

At this moment, Kassadin was processing the huge corpse of Axel. The cut purple flesh was all over the workbench, and the nearby wooden barrel was soaked in blood.

Occasionally, you can see the removed internal organs in the wooden barrel, rising and falling.

"You find a place to sit down first."

Kassadin said without turning his head, as if he had already noticed Huo Jixing's arrival.

"I need to deal with this batch of Axel's corpses. There are many caravans waiting for this batch of materials."

Every year, many chambers of commerce and forces come to the rock village to specialize in purchasing some body materials of void creatures.

This is also one of the important sources of income for the rock village.

The existence of the void is no secret to many forces on the Valoran continent.

They understand the origin of the void and are very curious about it.

But after thousands of years, the threat that the void once brought to the Valoran continent was slowly forgotten by people.

Just like the land of Icathia.

Under this premise, the terrifying healing ability of the void creatures attracted the covetousness of many forces and chambers of commerce.

Driven by interests, the trade of void creature body materials has developed rapidly.

The market in the rock village is the market with the most types of void creature body materials in Shurima.

The nearby scavengers will sell the body materials of the void creatures obtained in the land of Icathia to the rock village as soon as possible.

Huo Jixing found a chair in the room at random, sat on it, and watched Kassadin's actions.

On the wooden workbench, the blood of the void creatures dyed the wooden table purple.

Under Kassadin's skilled movements, Axel's body was quickly separated, the valuable internal organs were stored, and the flesh and blood were piled up at random.

"To pay off a debt."

After Kassadin dealt with the last corpse of Axe, he turned around and noticed Huo Jixing's surprised look. He shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"In order to gain the power to resist the void, I paid a lot of favors and costs."

He pointed to the body materials of the void creatures scattered throughout the room, as well as some collected items, and smiled.

"Just take a look. If you like or want anything, you can take it directly."

"I plan to go to the forgotten land of Icathia in a few days."

Huo Jixing heard this and his expression moved, as if he was confirming something.

"Go to the land of Icathia?"

"Yes, rumors of the prophet appeared in the village, and they also bewitched many villagers and outsiders to become void believers."

Kassadin pulled a wooden chair and sat in front of Huo Jixing, his eyes dim.

He believed in Huo Jixing very much.

Because Huo Ji not only destroyed Malzahar's void clone, but also joined forces with him to kill Rek'Sai.

"Unspeakable horrors hide deep underground in Icathia, and sacrifices are offered in their name." Kassadin continued.

"We can no longer allow Malzahar to spread the faith of the Void. We must stop him."

Kassadin focused on the legends of ancient Icathia and knew the fate of that cursed land.

In order to avenge his wife and daughter, he vowed to destroy Malzahar, who was an accomplice to the evil, and the terrifying existence behind him.

Kassadin studied the horror and madness of the void creatures and realized that he could not resist the erosion of the void with his own strength.

In the end, he made up his mind to arm himself with his livelihood.

Under the influence of his deep hatred, Kassadin left Shurima and found the most mysterious weapon known to Valoran, integrating Zaun's original design and blessing from the Ionian soul healer.

He used all his connections, from archaeologists to petty thieves, and with their help, he got what he wanted.

Many people said he was crazy, thinking that this would be the last time they saw this old friend alive -

But Kassadin just thanked them for their concern and care, and said goodbye to them.

He will face the void alone.

"So, thank you for trading me the forbidden statue, I got the breath of the prophet on it."

Kassadin leaned back in his chair, looking south with deep purple eyes, as if thinking about how to punish the prophet.

He almost gave up everything to get this strength.

After countless experiments and the addition of many taboo secret artifacts, I have created my current self, which can ignore the mental distortion and erosion caused by the void to the greatest extent.

In his mind, his own changes cannot be replicated.

Because he has already put his own life and death aside, and there is nothing to lose in such a life.

Huo Jixing looked deeply at Kassadin, who spoke calmly, and faintly felt the violent murderous intention suppressed in his heart.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that the sword in my hand cannot be traded to you." Kassadin turned around, with a hint of smile in his hoarse voice.

"This is Horok's Void Blade."

He slowly raised the purple sword he wore in his right hand, the blade soaked with the chill of annihilation.

"It once killed thousands of tricksters and deceivers at the end of an empire."

"He also accompanied me in killing countless void creatures."

Huo Jixing felt Kassadin's open-mindedness and chuckled.

"Don't worry."

Immediately, he stood up and walked around the room, his dark eyes shining with red-gold light.

Worthy of the name of Void Walker.

Kassadin's room is filled with the body materials of many void creatures, most of which have no names.

There are also some rare items with magical properties, but most of them have lost their effects and were probably used by Kassadin for experiments.

"Um?"

Huo Jixing's eyes narrowed, and at some point he had reached the edge of the wooden platform and saw an irregular purple stone.

He picked up the stone and carefully observed every detail of it.

As he concentrated, his spiritual power extended into the stone, and he sensed the power of the void surging inside.

Invisibly, there seemed to be an abyss demon whispering in his ears, tempting him to swallow the stone.

"This is the Void Stone."

Kassadin noticed the irregular purple stone held in Huo Jixing's hand and said in a solemn voice.

"Only the core area that gathers countless void powers, and after long years of precipitation and tempering of void energy, can this kind of stone be produced."

"This void stone was accidentally obtained by me when I went deep into the land of Icacia."

Huo Jixing nodded slightly and played with the Void Stone casually. He rubbed the surface of the light with his fingers and felt the hunger coming from the data panel.

"Are there any special effects?"

Kassadin was silent for a while, looking a little surprised. He didn't expect Huo Jixing to take a fancy to the Void Stone.

"If it doesn't work, there are two."

"The first one is that if you use it in Valoran, it can effectively reduce the magic damage you receive."

"The second is that if you use it in the land of Icathia, the void creatures will treat you as a companion."

Hearing the last effect, Huo Jixing's eyes flickered and he was quite surprised.

"As a companion? Strange effect."

Huo Jixing circled the room and saw several good magic items. After hesitating for a moment, he raised the Void Stone he was playing with.

"I choose it, okay?"

"Okay." Kassadin agreed.

His body has already integrated many arcane artifacts and forbidden techniques. When void creatures see him, it is like seeing a familiar kindred spirit and they will not regard him as an enemy.

"When are you going to the land of Icacia?" Huo Jixing put away the Void Stone and expressed his thoughts.

"It's just these days, the specific time hasn't been decided yet." Kassadin pointed to the items scattered in the room.

"I also want to sort my belongings into categories and carry some of them with me into the forgotten land of Icathia."

"The other part was given to Ezreal. I negotiated the price with him and gave those things to some of my old friends."

"Well, tell me when you go, I won't leave the rock village for the time being." Huo Jixing looked at Kassadin and said softly.

"Just say goodbye to you."

"Haha, okay." Kassadin nodded happily, and a deep laugh came from behind his visor.

Huo Jixing was not in a hurry to leave. He and Kassadin continued to chat, mostly about the void and the land of Icacia.

He was curious about the power of the void.

In the memory of the past life, there is very little information about the void, limited to a few void heroes.

From Kassadin's mouth, Huo Jixing learned that the void represents some kind of unknowable nothingness on the other side of the realm.

It seems to have an insatiable hunger that wants to dissolve everything.

For ordinary people to be touched by the power of the void, it is equivalent to having a glimpse of the eternal illusion.

At the same time, he will also suffer endless pain, which is enough to defeat the strongest will.

Kassadin also mentioned the forgotten land of Icathia with a solemn tone.

Thousands of years have passed, and many void creations live on the land eroded by the void.

From time to time, he would travel to Shurima and Ixtal, bringing complete annihilation to nearby villages and caravans.

Until the next morning.

Someone came over to collect the decomposed body and organs of Axel, and the two of them ended their chat and left separately.