The Glory of Noxus

"It is to open the passage to Shadow Island!"

Hearing Leblanc's answer, Huo Jixing and Swain's faces condensed, and after looking at each other, they couldn't help but fall into silence.

Shadow Island!

Huo Jixing exhaled lightly, and many memory fragments of his previous life and the secret news of the Rethel Garrison suddenly emerged in his mind.

Since he became the leader of the Rethel Garrison, he would read many ancient letters in his spare time to understand the secrets of the Valoran continent.

Shadow Island is among them!

In the letter records, the original name of Shadow Island was Fuguang Island.

With rich marine resources and ancient magic knowledge, a noble and enlightened civilization was cultivated.

Many allies and envoys also frequently visited Fuguang Island because of its extraordinary magic and exquisite items.

But more than a thousand years ago, inside Fuguang Island, an unprecedented magical disaster tore the barrier between the material and spiritual realms.

Let the two have a fusion effect!

In an instant, a terrifying magic disaster swept over, causing all the beautiful lives on the Blessed Isles to wither.

As for the specific circumstances of the disaster, the outside world knows very little.

Because no survivors could walk out of the overturned Blessed Isles, and no word of it was spread.

The destruction of the Blessed Isles seemed to have become an eternal mystery, shrouded in a mysterious veil.

However, the destruction of the Blessed Isles caused many exquisite magic items to flow into the hands of people with ill intentions.

This is the key to desire!

It was these magic items that directly opened the most massive rune war in the history of the Valoran continent.

In the years that followed, the rune war intensified, and many forces were involved in the war.

The Noxus Empire was also established.

There were once extraordinary people in power who experienced the horror of the Blessed Isles.

Before they died, they left some information buried in history, secretly pointing to the Helia underground of the Blessed Isles, which was also the source of the black fog.

Finally, after sorting out a lot of information, the Noxus Empire believed that this disaster might not be accidental, and named it -

The Curse of Ruin!

Now, the prosperity and light of the Blessed Isles have long disappeared.

Instead, there is an endless vicious black fog that lingers around the archipelago forever.

Even the land itself is polluted by the energy of the black fog.

Any mortal who dares to set foot on this desolate coast will slowly be stolen from their vitality.

Then it attracts the insatiable and predatory undead, and becomes a lifeless body.

And those souls who died in the black fog are cursed.

Their souls will never be able to find peace and liberation, and are bound to the nightmarish land.

And they can only wander in the black fog, endure endless pain and torture, and become lonely ghosts on the island.

Because of the existence of the black fog and the curse, the Blessed Isles have a new name, called the Shadow Isles.

This name is like an invisible shackle, closely linking the island with darkness and evil.

Whenever people mention this name, they feel a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts, as if they were swallowed by endless darkness.

Huo Jixing stared at the black skull in Leblanc's hand, knowing that what Leblanc said might be true.

It was with this skull that Spider Queen Elise safely traveled between the Noxus Empire and the Shadow Isles, bringing back ancient items belonging to the Shadow Isles.

Combining these, Huo Jixing believes that the black skull must be related to the Shadow Isles.

Leblanc must also know some ancient secrets about the Shadow Isles.

"Open the passage to the Shadow Isles?"

Huo Jixing's eyes were fixed on Leblanc's face, noticing the smile on her lips.

At this moment, many questions and thoughts surged in his heart, but he suppressed them all and waited for Swain's answer.

Once Leblanc's plan was implemented deep underground in the capital of Noxus, the space passage to the Shadow Isles would be opened.

Then, Huo Jixing could foresee that the vicious black fog lingering in the Shadow Isles would surely surge in.

The final result was that the Noxian capital fell into the black fog.

And most of the Noxians living in the capital could not avoid this disaster and would become lonely ghosts of the Shadow Isles.

"You answer it!"

Swain, who looked a little tired, looked deeply at the black skull, and then nodded gently to Huo Jixing.

After experiencing the battle in the underground castle, he seemed to have seen through many things and had a slightly different attitude towards Huo Jixing.

"Throw this question directly to me?"

Huo Jixing looked puzzled, and noticed Swain's firm expression, and he couldn't help but feel pressure in his heart.

On the other side, Leblanc, under the threat of thunder in the sky, did not dare to move rashly.

But when she saw the attitudes of Huo Jixing and Swain, she had a bad premonition in her heart.

After a moment of silence, she continued to speak softly, revealing a very ancient secret to increase her weight.

"Qianjue's awakening and departure means that no one is watching over the Shadow Isles!"

After saying that, Leblanc looked at Hobbsing and Swain with burning eyes, hoping that their attitude would change.

Rumor has it that Qianjue patiently watched over the living dead imprisoned underground in the Shadow Isles.

In this land full of darkness and despair, all living creatures that refuse to rest, or those who intend to leave, will eventually be buried under the sheep bow or wolf fang.

And now, Qianjue has left the Shadow Isles to hunt down Mordekaiser, who stole the power of death.

When the passage to the Shadow Isles is opened, many terrifying beings on the island will undoubtedly wake up, and the situation may get out of control.

Huo Jixing recalled Hecarim and Thresh he had faced before, and fell into silence, with thunder leaping on his fingertips, always aiming at Leblanc.

He knew in his heart that his decision would likely affect and change the fate of the empire.

It was indeed an extremely tempting condition for the Black Rose to withdraw from the Noxus Empire.

But now, the general trend cannot be changed.

After the slaughter in the capital, even if the Black Rose can struggle to death, it will definitely not be the opponent of the Trifaree Council.

And if Leblanc is allowed to take away the Underworld Iron Armor, the unknown dangers behind it are what Huo Jixing does not want to see.

The empire and the Black Rose have reached the point where they are incompatible.

If Leblanc obtains the power of death from the Underworld Iron Armor, he will come back and make a comeback.

The empire will surely suffer revenge from Leblanc and the Black Rose.

For example, in the underworld, the fearless undead army commanded by Mordekaiser left a deep impression on Huo Jixing.

If Leblanc had a similar army in his hands, plus the remaining black roses.

It would definitely make the empire uneasy.

"Sorry, the Noxians will never compromise on any conditions!"

Huo Jixing looked directly at Leblanc and refused in a firm voice.

The empire is regaining its former glory, how could it compromise because of Leblanc's threat!

Hearing Huo Jixing's answer, Swain's eyes showed a touch of admiration.

The future of the empire is destined to belong to the young.

Hearing this, Leblanc's pupils shrank, looking at the purple thunder that fell from the sky, and crushed his skull with a decisive look.

Just as Huo Jixing thought, after the black rose was slaughtered, Leblanc's thousand years of hard work went to waste.

She must get the underworld iron armor to compete with Huo Jixing, Swain and the Noxian Empire.

Click!

Leblanc's slender fingers glowed with golden light, crushing the black skull.

In an instant!

A cold and dark black mist surged out from the broken skull.

In a moment, it filled the soul shaft, infiltrating and corroding the well wall.

The purple thunder that fell from the sky was blocked by the layers of blooming purple-gold rose petals, and could not interfere with Leblanc's movements.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Leblanc raised her eyes and looked at Huo Jixing, and her slender fingers continued to exert force to crush the black skull fragments in her hand.

Boom!

At the same time, Swain attacked Leblanc without hesitation.

The bloody red demon power turned into blood-red dragons, and pounced on Leblanc surrounded by purple-gold rose petals with bared fangs and claws.

Crack!

The purple-gold rose petals shattered under the impact of thunder and lightning and demon power, like fragile glass, disintegrating in all directions.

Then, the thunder and demonic power intertwined, destroying the cold black fog and hitting Leblanc who had no time to dodge.

[Mirror Flower Water Moon]!

The rose bloomed, and Leblanc turned into countless swaying petals, disappearing into the black fog with the aftermath of energy.

"Another clone?"

Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows and began to understand why Modkaiser was so afraid of Leblanc.

This guy's illusion that was so realistic was too difficult to solve, and people could not detect which one was her real body.

"Then destroy this area directly."

Huo Jixing stared coldly at the space channel surging with black fog.

The rose petals danced in this chaotic airflow, as if it was a sad and beautiful elegy.

He gently grasped the spirit wind and walked in the air, as if holding a thundercloud storm, descending into the space channel connecting the Shadow Island.

"Destroy!"

Huo Jixing said lightly, and the spirit wind in his hand cut a perfect arc and cut it down lightly.

Boom!

Behind him, the White Tiger of the West appeared, with platinum eyes full of anger, and countless purple thunders poured into the space channel like the sky and earth overturning.

From the Shadow Island, the cold black fog that surged in was destroyed as soon as it touched the purple thunder.

The ghosts that followed were also annihilated in the pouring thunderstorm.

Even the many rose petals transformed by Leblanc could not escape this destructive force.

They instantly broke apart and turned into dust under the touch of the thunderstorm.

"I found you!"

Huo Jixing's eyes moved, and he looked sideways at the position of the Hades Iron Armor.

At this moment, Leblanc happened to appear behind the Hades Iron Armor and reached out to take away the armor.

"Hmm?"

Leblanc realized that he had been exposed, and no longer hid, but chose to take action directly, trying to touch the Hades Iron Armor.

"This is mine!"

A graceful smile appeared on Leblanc's charming face, as if she had seen the scene of herself successfully seizing the Iron Armor of the Underworld.

At this critical moment, a red-gold sword light of flames, which came first after the latter, burst into her eyes.

Clang!

The South Li Suzaku cried.

Lingfeng was in a rapid state, and was about to cut off Leblanc's outstretched left hand.

However, Leblanc took precautions in advance, retracted her left hand, and the tightly grasped Dark Flame Torch burst into evil flames to resist Huo Jixing's fatal blow.

However, the terrifying power from the Dark Flame Torch directly shook her away.

[Malicious Magic Seal]!

Looking at Huo Jixing who was chasing her, Leblanc hurriedly chanted a spell to mobilize the magic energy in her body.

The next moment!

Golden petals condensed in front of him, circling around to meet Huo Jixing who was chasing after him.

Each petal contained a great deal of magical energy. They spun and danced in the air, condensing into a beautiful and solid flower.

Snap!

The flames raged, and the petals shattered.

Huo Jixing's attack was fierce and violent. With just one blow, he shattered the newly formed flower.

He was just about to continue chasing, but what was left for him was a slowly dissipating golden rose.

[Magic Shadow]!

Leblanc left the soul shaft directly through the spatial coordinates left in advance and appeared in the back garden of the underground castle.

"Huo Jixing!"

Leblanc looked at Huo Jixing, who was carrying thunder and holding spiritual wind, with a resentful look, and said word by word, with anger and unwillingness flashing in her eyes.

After the fight and observation just now, she had realized that she could not take away the underworld armor, so she could only choose to leave and slowly figure it out.

"Hehe, I hope you can block the passage to Shadow Island!"

Leblanc looked at the Soul Shaft with a gloomy look, turned around and hid in the shadows.

Inside the Soul Shaft.

Dark mist filled the air, covering the mottled and dim light.

Leblanc's figure disappeared into the air like a ghost, leaving only broken petals, representing the traces of her existence.

Huo Jixing was a little worried, and continued to send down purple thunder, bombarding the possible hiding places around.

He knew Leblanc's cunning, and he must clean up every suspicious place.

After a while.

Huo Jixing looked around, but he didn't see Leblanc's trace for a long time. He didn't relax in his heart, but became more vigilant.

"Are you gone?"

He hesitated, but the most important thing now is to stop the spread of the black fog of Shadow Island.

Huo Jixing looked at the Underworld Iron Armor and decided to let it float in the Soul Shaft temporarily, and he went to help Swain.

The area where the black skull was broken was covered with cold mist.

In the center of the black fog, a space channel with a faint glow was slowly expanding and moving towards the surroundings.

The dark and cold black fog surged from the Shadow Isles like a flood.

In front of the space channel, Swain, who had activated the demon sublimation state, was trying his best to resist the black fog.

Under his control, the ravenous crows surrounding him opened their mouths and greedily swallowed the diffuse fog.

But there was too much black fog, and the ravenous crows gradually felt exhausted, and the swallowed black fog had a subtle impact on Swain.

Rumble!

At this moment, a thunderstorm descended, instantly annihilating the black fog in the space channel.

After Huo Jixing drove away Leblanc, he came to help Swain and stop the raging of the fog.

Although there was thunder all over the sky, illuminating the dark space.

But the vicious black fog of the Shadow Isles seemed to be endless and kept coming.

There were also many ghosts and spirits unique to the Shadow Isles.

They followed the mist, bringing with them a strange breath and terrifying power.

These ghosts have been imprisoned in the Shadow Isles for countless years, wandering around.

At the same time, Huo Jixing also sensed a familiar breath in the black fog, ready to move.

Dada! Dada! Dada!

Perhaps it was because of the fear of the raging thunderstorm.

The sound of horse hooves trampling in the dark black fog always lingered outside the thunder.

The Dread Knight!

Huo Jixing looked through the black fog through the light left by the lightning when it fell, and saw the familiar undead knight.

These Dread Knights belong to the Iron Corps of Hecarim, the Shadow of War.

They were brave and fearless when they were alive, but after death they turned into undead, continuing to trample on the living and plundering ghosts.

Wherever there is black fog, they will definitely appear, slaughtering the living and reminiscing about the long-lost glory.

"It's you, Hecarim!"