The Glory of Noxus

Behind the formation of the Dread Knights, an atmosphere that frightens ordinary people is quietly spreading.

The terrifying figure of Hecarim, the Shadow of War, slowly emerges from the black fog.

From a distance, his body is integrated with a warhorse of strange proportions. The vicious curse makes him trample the souls of the living forever.

His tall body is covered with thick and solid ghost armor, surrounded by a pale green glow, as if it is condensed by countless wronged souls.

The shape of the helmet he wears is like a demon's head, and the hideous skull face is full of traces of time, and it has also witnessed countless tragic wars.

The broad-bladed halberd in his hand has a sharp iron hook, and the murderous blade is wrapped with pale green flames.

Chi!

The broad-bladed halberd cuts through the black fog and breaks the falling purple thunder.

Hecarim seems to have noticed something, and walks with his hideous body to the edge of the thunderstorm.

He looked up at the space channel, and in the center of the thunderstorm, he saw the figure engraved in his memory, standing in the air.

"Sinner, the shadow is approaching, and this time I will definitely bury you in the Shadow Island!"

Hecarim whispered, his pale green eyes staring at Huo Jixing, with a gloomy hatred that was not concealed.

In the soul-destroying night of Bilgewater Bay.

Hecarim's Iron Corps was slaughtered by Huo Jixing, and many Dread Knights lost their lives in the battle and could not return to the Shadow Island.

This was the most severe battle for the Iron Corps in thousands of years.

At that time, they were far away from the Shadow Island, and the power of the black fog in their bodies was weakened.

But now it is different. This space channel has been connected to the Shadow Island, which is almost equivalent to being at the edge of the Shadow Island.

The strength of Hecarim and his Iron Corps can be fully exerted.

However, Hecarim did not choose to take action immediately, but waited for an opportunity.

In the previous fight on the Soul-Eating Night, Huo Jixing left a deep impression on him.

Hecarim knew that even if he was in the core of Shadow Island, he might not be Huo Jixing's opponent.

Now, a godsend opportunity!

Huo Jixing was clearing the black fog surging in Shadow Island, which meant that the place where the space channel was connected to this time must be what he cared about.

This made Hecarim feel inexplicably excited.

He held the broad-bladed halberd tightly and looked at Huo Jixing with a covetous look. The black fog around his body became thicker and the cold breath became stronger.

This was his chance for revenge.

Hecarim secretly made up his mind to bury Huo Jixing in the tomb of Shadow Island, so that he, like himself, could never escape the shackles of darkness.

Dada! Dada! Dada!

The sound of iron hooves, like the sound of dull drums, pierced through the black fog.

Hecarim quickly commanded the Iron Knights who gathered around.

They were required to keep a certain distance between each other so that they could charge at any time.

At the same time, they were also alert to Huo Jixing's thunder and lightning to kill their Iron Knights.

Under Hecarim's careful command, the Iron Knights turned into a precision-operated war machine.

Their iron hooves stepped on the ground, making a sonorous and powerful echo, as if announcing their arrival to the enemy.

At the end of the space channel, Huo Jixing was bathed in the glow of thunder and was looking coldly at Hecarim and his Iron Knights.

Boom!

Just as Hecarim was adjusting the Iron Knights' array.

Huo Jixing ignored the black fog and broke into the space channel of Shadow Island.

The thunder on his fingertips leaped, turning into a ferocious purple tiger and pounced on Hecarim.

Hecarim looked at the thunder like a punishment from heaven, straightened his body, swung the broad-bladed halberd in his hand, and slashed at the purple tiger that pounced on him.

Bang!

A low sound of collision sounded, and the scattered lightning annihilated the black fog and killed the undead ghosts in it.

Hecarim lowered his eyes and looked at the thunder wrapped around his body, then raised his eyes and looked deeply at Huo Jixing.

He began to command the Iron Corps to retreat.

It was just a simple fight, and the distance in front of him had become a dangerous place in his eyes.

Hecarim slowly retreated, not in a hurry, and the Shadow Island close behind him was his greatest reliance.

He had already merged with the black fog.

As long as the Shadow Island existed, he would be immortal.

And the price was that he became a slave of the black fog!

His freedom was bound, his will was controlled, and everything he had was taken away.

But Hecarim did not regret it.

Because he knew that only in this way could he gain endless power and life.

The red-gold flames wrapped around the thunder and burned away the surrounding black fog.

Huo Jixing looked at Hecarim and the Dread Knight who were retreating with a determined look, and did not choose to go deeper.

After he exited the Shadow Island passage, he began to deal with the vicious black fog and the undead ghosts that were engulfed in it.

But in a moment, the black fog filled in the soul shaft disappeared under the destruction of the South Fire and the power of thunder.

Huo Jixing exhaled lightly, looked at Swain beside him, and asked.

"Your Majesty Swain, can the Empire seal this space channel?"

Driven by the curse, the Shadow of War Hecarim patrolled the land eroded and conquered by the Shadow Island.

As long as the Shadow Island space channel in front of him exists, Hecarim can enter the capital of Noxus anytime and anywhere.

As the empire built [Noxtra] all over the territory, it should do some research on space passages.

"It can be sealed." Swain nodded slowly and said in a deep voice.

"But this time the space passage is unusual. Behind it is the Shadow Island."

He pointed at the surging black mist, his expression slightly gloomy.

"The empire's war masons need to conduct detailed research before they can seal the space in a targeted manner."

Huo Jixing waved his hand and let down the thunder, wiping out the black mist that surged out again, with a rather helpless look on his face.

Suddenly!

An idea flashed through him, and he thought of the Spider Queen Elise who fell into his hands.

Since Elise can safely travel to and from the Shadow Island with the help of the black skull, maybe she will know some secrets.

"Your Majesty Swain, you deal with the black mist first. I'll be back as soon as I can."

Huo Jixing immediately stood up, left the soul shaft, and came to the back garden.

The back garden, which was once filled with grass, flowers, rockeries and running water, became a mess after being baptized by many terrible forces.

"Uncle Huo Jixing!"

Annie ran over with small steps, holding Tibbs in the state of a teddy bear in her arms, and a snow-white Poro lying on her shoulders.

When Huo Jixing saw this, a gentle smile appeared on his lips, and he stretched out his hand to gently rub Annie's head.

Then, he looked at General Darius and Thain who were walking over, and asked softly.

"Where is Elise being held now?"

"Outside the castle, I have already ordered someone to take care of her." Darius replied.

Elise's limbs were all severed, and she had also lost the power given by the Spider God. She was unable to move and needed special care.

"Well, I'll bring her here." Huo Jixing nodded slightly and pointed to the soul shaft.

"General Darius, pay attention to the situation in the Soul Shaft. Once black mist emerges, it must be cleared away."

"I've seen it."

Darius responded in a deep voice, saying that he had already been at the edge of the soul shaft and saw what happened inside.

"Sion and I will assist His Majesty Swain in dealing with the black mist on the Shadow Island."

The capital of Noxus is the political core of the empire and cannot be compromised. It must be isolated from the incoming black fog of the Shadow Island.

Huo Jixing nodded, spread out the Suzaku wings behind his back, and immediately rose into the sky, arriving outside the underground castle.

His eyes swept over this land that had experienced war. Although it had been cleaned up, there was still a strong smell of blood.

In the shadowed corner, the corpses of many Black Rose members were piled up.

There are also some Trifali Legion soldiers who are busy unloading these corpses.

Their expressions were cold and firm, and they had long been accustomed to such bloody scenes.

Huo Jixing didn't stop and went straight to the rear of Cui Fali's army. There were people here guarding the surrendered Black Rose members.

Their eyes were full of fear and despair, as if they had foreseen their own fate.

Huo Jixing passed them and stopped in a slightly clean place.

He saw the old and boundless Elise, like an old woman, lying feebly on the ground.

The once magnificent face was covered with wrinkles and vicissitudes of life, and the tall and sexy body was curled up.

The severed limbs, even after being simply bandaged, still could not hide the gray and dead air on her body, and the edges of the bandages were soaked with black blood.

Elise noticed a hot breath approaching and opened her eyes with difficulty. The figure of Huo Jixing was reflected in the scarlet pupils.

"Haha, is it over?"

Elise's voice sounded extremely hoarse and weak, as if it had been cut with a razor blade.

Huo Jixing frowned lightly, realizing that his attack was a bit heavy-handed, leaving Elise in such a state that she only had one breath left.

He waved his hand gently, and the green Otomu energy merged into Elise's physical strength, simply healing her broken body.

Then, he picked up the surprised Elise with one hand, unfolded his flame wings, and returned to the soul shaft.

Inside the soul shaft.

The dark and cold black mist surged in like a tide, attacking the space passage one after another, trying to reach the underground castle.

The frenzied crows screamed, their black wings fluttered, and they soared around the space passage.

Whenever vicious black mist escapes from the space passage, they will quickly pounce on it, open their mouths, and swallow it forcefully.

Then, they used the power of demons to erase the curse carried by the black mist.

Occasionally, there will be scarlet lightning leaping, killing ghosts and ghosts in the black fog.

Hearing the movement from above, Swain looked up and saw Huo Jixing, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is?"

As soon as Elise entered the soul shaft, she smelled a familiar scent.

Then, following her breath, she saw a space passage shining with dim brilliance on the wall of the dark gray well.

"The black mist of Shadow Island?"

Elise lost control of her emotions, and a little blood immediately appeared on her old face.

She looked at Huo Jixing and Swain and said in disbelief.

"What are you doing? Are you preparing to march to Shadow Island?"

Even with her black skull, when traveling to and from the Shadow Island, she would use the power of the Spider God to isolate herself in case of accidents.

Because Elise knows very well the horror of the vicious black mist. Once it is eroded, she will become a slave of the Shadow Island and the black mist.

"It wasn't us, it was LeBlanc who forcibly crushed the black skull to open the space passage to the Shadow Island."

Huo Jixing looked at Elise in his hand and whispered the reason behind it.

"Black skull? Is Leblanc crazy?" Elise looked at Huo Jixing with a strange look.

In her opinion, Leblanc must be unable to do anything to Huo Jixing, which led her to do such a lose-lose approach.

"But it sounds good. I approve of Leblanc's approach of turning the capital of Noxus into part of Shadow Island."

Even though life and death were controlled by Huo Jixing, Elise still spoke her inner thoughts without any care.

"Is there a way to destroy or seal this space channel?"

Huo Jixing mentioned Elise, and his cold eyes looked directly at the other's bloody eyes.

"Hmm?"

Elise's eyes flashed lightly, flowing between Huo Jixing and Swain, with a hint of subtle cunning.

This is hope in despair, and it is also her only hope now.

Elise was silent for a while, and then she laughed softly: "There must be a way."

Huo Jixing's eyes relaxed slightly, but still remained cold. The cunning Elise would never reveal her secrets easily.

Sure enough, Iris's next words confirmed his inner thoughts.

"But I have a condition. After sealing the space channel, I can leave safely."

Although the Spider God drained all of Iris's power, indirectly causing her to become the old woman she is now.

But she wants to live and regain the favor of the Spider God.

Because the Spider God can give her eternal beauty, allowing her to live forever and watch the changes in the world.

"I'm very sorry, you don't have the strength to negotiate conditions in front of me."

Huo Jixing shook his head, grabbed Iris's neck, and slowly tightened it.

"Live or die!"

"Choose one!"

Hearing Huo Jixing's cold voice, Iris shuddered uncontrollably, as if an invisible force had invaded her body.

It was also at this moment that she clearly felt the terrifying power coming from Huo Jixing's palm, faintly touching her soul.

How is this possible?

Iris's pupils trembled, and her heart was full of shock and confusion.

Her soul had long been engraved with the mark of the Spider God.

This is her contract with the gods, and also the source of her power.

Others cannot touch her soul.

Unless

they have the same strength!

Iris was a little terrified by the sudden thought that came to her mind.

Human life span is only a hundred years.

And Huo Jixing, before he has stepped into the real heyday, has already possessed the power comparable to that of the gods?

Iris felt uneasy and began to re-examine Huo Jixing in front of him.

Huo Jixing didn't know what Iris was thinking, he just called on the power of the star spirit of the Xuanwu constellation.

Through the underworld, he felt that the northern Rengui water given by the Xuanwu constellation seemed not as simple as imagined.

Huo Jixing looked at Iris, ready to test the special features of Rengui water.

"Wait!"

Iris suddenly screamed in horror, stopping Huo Jixing's next move.

Normally, after her death, her soul will return to the Spider God, the Despicable Throat.

But she will also lose her identity as the Spider Queen, and there is no difference from ordinary believers.

The appearance of the space channel gave Elise hope, so she asked for her to leave safely and retain her identity as the Spider Queen.

Now, fate is playing a joke on her.

Huo Jixing actually has the power to touch her soul, which she did not consider.

"I can help you"

Elise spoke quickly, looking eagerly at Huo Jixing and Swain.

"Really, believe me!"

Elise can surrender to the Black Rose and serve the Spider God, the Despicable Throat, which shows that she is extremely afraid of death.

After understanding that Huo Jixing can threaten her soul, she made a very straightforward choice.

Elise secretly thought that as long as she could return to the embrace of the Spider God, it would not matter even if she started as an ordinary believer.

Huo Jixing stopped his movements and looked at Elise with cold eyes.

He saw the fear in Elise's eyes and the trembling soul.

Is this afraid of the northern Rengui water of the Xuanwu constellation?

Huo Jixing laughed silently, loosened his clenched left hand, and motioned Elise to continue.

"I have traveled back and forth to the Shadow Isles many times, and brought back any objects that were endowed with power on the dark forbidden coast."

Elise swallowed her saliva, trying to ease her nervousness.

"But by accident, I accidentally left the forbidden coast and went deep into the island, and saw broken murals in the collapsed ancient tombs."

"The black fog and curse of the Shadow Isles may be caused by the world rune."

Elise said, looking at Huo Jixing and Swain, and continued.

"If we want to seal the space channel and stop the erosion of the black fog, I think we should use the power of the world rune."

"World rune?"

Huo Jixing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Swain beside him.

Among the heroes he had come into contact with, only Swain and Darius had shown different powers of world rune fragments.

Don't look at them as just world rune fragments, but they also have the power of world runes.