The Glory of Noxus

The capital of Noxus, late at night.

The silent darkness is like a curtain falling in a theater, covering the brightly lit capital.

The biting cold wind blew through the night sky, soaked through the glass windows, and silently rolled into the room, shaking the lit candles.

Huo Jixing closed the letter in his hand and took a breath, looking slightly helpless.

During the recent period, the many affairs of the Leiser Guard Corps made him recall his working life in his previous life.

At that time, he was running around for a living every day, suffering from pressure and exhaustion.

However, what is different from his previous life is that his current mentality has undergone a completely different change.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person who had to work hard to survive and was burdened with a heavy burden of life.

And now, he is the leader of the Reiser Garrison of the Noxus Empire. He has a very powerful position and cannot be compared to the same.

Although it is still a bit busy, the feeling is completely different.

"Will the dragon-slaying warrior eventually become a dragon?"

Huo Jixing lowered his eyes and scanned the empire map spread out on the table, his eyes lingering on the locations of many key cities.

The locations of these cities have been marked with special fire paint.

It is a place of focus for the Trifali Council and the Reiser Garrison, and carries important strategic significance for the empire.

After the order of Trifali Council was issued.

Imperial heroes such as Darius and Kled passed [Noxtora] and went to key cities everywhere to carry out operations secretly.

Their goal is to eliminate the Black Rose members lurking in the city.

This is a covert and dangerous purge operation.

Compared with Darius who once led the Trefari Army to suppress the rebellious nobles and forces within the empire, it is completely comparable.

It can even be said that the intensity of this action was even more intense.

Because the members who can be introduced to Black Rose, their background and strength cannot be underestimated.

This makes Darius and his team's pursuit and siege full of uncertainty and danger.

Even an order from the Trifali Council is bound to cause killings in various cities.

But for Darius and the others, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they are willing to pay any price for the future of the empire.

Through the news from the Leiser Guard Secret Office, Huo Jixing has seen situations in many cities mobilizing battle groups to suppress rebel forces.

Darius, Kled and others used violent attacks to forcefully kill the members of the Black Rose and the forces behind them.

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube!

This purge operation made Huo Jixing understand that the Black Rose has a profound impact on the empire, which is beyond most people's imagination.

"For thousands of years, the black rose has hidden more than what the capital city has revealed." Huo Jixing thought to himself.

"They must have many secret strongholds within the vast territory of the empire and on the vast coastline."

"For example, the magic laboratory that appeared frequently before."

"We rarely see them in this cleaning operation. Even if we find specific locations, most of them are empty."

Huo Jixing suppressed his thoughts, stood up and walked to the window, opened the wooden window and overlooked the capital.

The stretching buildings are looming in the night, and the lights of thousands of houses are entangled in the night like a long dragon.

Behind these lights is a microcosm of Noxian life, representing their expectations for the future.

In recent times, with the actions of the Trifali Council, the haze caused by the Black Rose is gradually dissipating.

The empire is returning to its former glory, exorcising the darkness of the past hundred years.

Behind this, Swain's respect and reputation in the hearts of Noxians has almost reached an unprecedented peak.

Far more than any previous Noxian leader!

"As expected of Swain!" Huo Jixing couldn't help but admire softly.

Then, he took a deep breath of cold air, but he didn't feel the slightest chill.

His life constitution is undergoing subtle changes after breaking through the boundaries of legend.

"It's time to go back!"

After Huo Jixing stayed for a while, he closed the window, arranged the things on the table, and slowly left the room.

In the three-story building, the lights were on, as if waiting for the returning person.

As soon as Huo Jixing came back, he saw Annie and Gregory waiting in the living room.

"Why do you have time to come here?"

Huo Jixing looked at Gregory sitting on the wooden chair with a smile and said softly.

Hearing this, Gregory looked hesitant and seemed a little embarrassed, but in the end he couldn't help but ask.

"I got news that the empire is completely purging the Black Rose Secret Society?"

Huo Jixing frowned slightly and looked at Gregory and Anne beside him. After thinking for a while, he nodded slowly.

"Yes, this purge has been going on for a while and is almost over."

As soon as he finished speaking, his expression changed, and he immediately understood the reason for the sudden arrival of Gregory and Anne.

"I would like to ask you to pay attention to the news about Amorin. Her disappearance may be related to the Black Rose Secret Society." Gregory said in a slightly urgent tone.

Although Anne didn't speak, the way she hugged Tibbers revealed her inner tension.

"I have already told you to go down and pay attention to the news about Amorin." Huo Jixing walked over and sat next to Gregory.

During his stay in the northern part of the empire, Amorin left a good impression on him and took good care of Huo Jixing at that time.

Let him enjoy the warm care that is rare in his life in the North.

When leaving the village, Amorin also prepared a gift for Huo Jixing in advance.

Even in the days after the incident, Huo Jixing would occasionally think of Amorin's care.

"But there is no news about Amorin yet." Huo Jixing shook his head gently.

Long before the cleansing of the Black Rose, he ordered the soldiers of the Reiser Garrison Corps under his command to pay more attention to the news of Amorin.

But unfortunately, there was no news about Amorin during this period.

Many core members of the Black Rose also knew very little about Leblanc's demon experiment plan.

Seeing the disappointed expressions of Gregory and Annie, Huo Jixing smiled and comforted them.

"Don't worry too much. Since there is no news about Amorin yet, it means that her situation is temporarily safe."

Gregory and Annie accepted Huo Jixing's comfort and reluctantly put away the disappointment on their faces.

They knew that although Huo Jixing's words were comforting, they were also based on factual speculation.

Amorin has been missing for seven or eight years and there has been no news.

Even though Gregory has not given up, he has a faint pessimistic mood in his heart.

He often sat alone in front of the window in the dead of night, gazing at the starry sky and thinking about what might happen to Amorin.

If he hadn't had to take care of Annie, he might have returned to the Northland to look for Amorin.

Just at this time, Heini prepared dinner and brought out the delicious food.

The fragrance filled the room, and Huo Jixing persuaded Gregory and Annie to stay and have dinner together.

The atmosphere in the restaurant was a little silent, with only the occasional sound of tableware.

Huo Jixing tried to start a topic, talking about the news about the black rose and the magic laboratory.

Gregory and Annie showed some concern and listened to Huo Jixing's narration.

Although they tried hard to cover themselves up, it can still be seen that they are really not in high spirits.

Annie was also more silent than usual, and the snow-white Poro ran over and stroked it from time to time.

Compared with Gregory's silence, Annie's performance was already good, and she occasionally responded to Huo Jixing and Heini.

Gregory was completely lost in his own thoughts, and his eyes would occasionally look at the night sky outside the door, as if he was thinking about something.

After enjoying the dinner prepared by Heini, Gregory stood up, politely said goodbye to Huo Jixing, and left with Annie.

Huo Jixing did not try to keep them, and stood up to see them off, watching their backs disappear into the night.

The disappearance of Amorin has been bothering Gregory and Annie, leaving them in grief.

Huo Jixing had no way to deal with this, and Amorin's importance to Gregory and Annie was irreplaceable.

What he could do now was to pay attention to Amorin's news, hoping to help them.

After returning to the bedroom.

Huo Jixing saw the full-fledged Snow White Poro on the soft bed, taking a lazily nap.

During this period of time, he had been busy dealing with the black rose, and had no time to take care of the little guy, so he could only leave it to Heini to take care of.

Now Huo Jixing looked at the Snow White Poro and felt that it seemed to have changed a little bit.

Huo Jixing walked to the window, picked up the snow-white Poro, and saw a tuft of light golden hair on its neck while fiddling with it.

"Is it the manifestation of the power of destiny?"

He remembered Professor Heimerdinger's guess about the ability of the snow-white Poro, which was confirmed in the Shurima continent.

But the power of destiny was too special, and he had not yet studied the specific ability.

"Squeak!"

The snow-white Poro murmured, swayed its body, left Huo Jixing's hands, and lay back on the bed.

Huo Jixing smiled helplessly, sat upright on the bed, summoned the data panel, and sank into it.

[Name: Huo Jixing]

[Essence: 580]

[Strength: ? ? ]

[Constitution: ? ? ]

[Agility: ? ? ]

[Spirit: ? ? ]

[Skills: Conquer the Grandmaster, Introspection, Photographic Memory]

[Talents: Star Spirit·Nanli Suzaku, Star Spirit·Donghua Azure Dragon, Star Spirit·Xiji White Tiger, Star Spirit·Xuanwu]

"The body transformation is not over yet."

Huo Jixing first looked at his four basic attributes, which still showed question marks.

After the battle in the underground castle, his body was undergoing unknown changes, and it seemed to be transcending the essence of life.

But he had a hunch that this change would end in the near future.

"The essence is enough to light up two Xuanwu stars." Huo Jixing whispered.

He had already greeted Swain and obtained a lot of high-quality magic rune items from the Imperial Treasury.

It's just that because of the busyness during this period, he didn't light up the Xuanwu star for the time being.

Huo Jixing's consciousness sank and he entered the familiar Xuanwu star.

In the boundless starry sky, the phantom of Xuanwu was reflected among the stars, quietly watching everything.

As the only star that was lit, the Dou Constellation star shone brightly, hanging on the forehead of the Xuanwu, illuminating the starry sky.

Huo Jixing's eyes moved and looked at the other six Xuanwu constellations behind him.

Although they were slightly dim compared to the Dou Constellation star, each star exuded its own unique brilliance.

"Light up the Niu Constellation!"

Huo Jixing stared at the second star of the Xuanwu Constellation, and his consciousness settled.

In an instant!

The azure essence surged out of his eyes, turning into dancing starlight, falling on the surface of the Niu Constellation star.

The dark ripples appeared, it was the water of Ren and Gui in the north rippling and filling the starry sky.

At this time, many golden words lit up in the depths of Huo Jixing's soul, conveying the innate ability of the Niuxiu Star.

Niuxiu Star!

The second of the seven northern Xuanwu Stars.

It controls clouds, mist, frost, snow, and the souls of all beasts.

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered slightly, and at this moment, he suddenly thought of some memories of his previous life, about the Niuxiu Star.

The Niuxiu Star represented the Altair in his previous life, and the most famous story related to it was the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Their story has been passed down for thousands of years, touching countless people, but in the end they could not escape the tragic ending.

The reason why he thought of it was the impact of Gregory and Amorin's incident on him.

Huo Jixing put away his thoughts, looked at the remaining amount of essence, and continued to light up the next star.

"Light up the Nüxiu!"

The starry sky filled with Ren and Gui waters lit up again with bright starlight, and the two intertwined together, like a beautiful gauze dress, covering the vision.

Before the Niu star stabilized, the Nvxiu star suddenly burst into gusts of gloomy wind, sweeping across the boundless starry sky.

Huo Jixing looked at the changes in front of him, listened to the shrieking sound in his ears, and his eyes condensed slightly.

The starry sky should have been quiet, but gusts of strange gloomy wind lifted up the Ren and Gui water and splashed it on many stars.

Suddenly, the Xuanwu phantom, which had been silent for a long time, raised its turtle head and looked at the gusts of gloomy wind.

The mottled traces on the heavy tortoise shell lit up like ancient runes, exuding mysterious and ancient power.

But in a moment.

Whether it was the gloomy wind sweeping across the starry sky or the Ren and Gui water like drizzle, they all merged into the tortoise shell.

At this moment, the Xuanwu phantom showed unparalleled majesty and power.

Nvxiu star!

The third of the seven northern Xuanwu stars.

The main yin condenses the strong wind, and the shell resists the fog.

Huo Jixing looked at the golden words emerging in his heart, and he understood the movements in the Xuanwu star.

Souls of hundreds of beasts, Yin condenses into strong winds!

The talents bestowed by the two stars that were lit this time are all related to the underworld.

"Sure enough, the abilities of the Xuanwu star are biased towards the underworld and souls."

Huo Jixing stared at the increasingly solid Xuanwu star, with expectations rising in his eyes.

Then, he left the Xuanwu star.

He wanted to return to the real world directly, but unexpectedly saw a slight change in the data panel.

"Hmm?"

Huo Jixing paused, looking at the data panel, and saw that the four basic attributes that should have been question marks were slowly condensing into numbers.

"Is it affected by the two Xuanwu stars that were just opened?"

He wanted to wait for the changes in the data panel to complete, but the numbers were slow to appear.

"How many days will it last? Is the realm after the legend so difficult to digitize?"

After Huo Jixing's consciousness touched the four basic attributes, a vague message came.

"Then wait a little longer!"

He was looking forward to it, hoping that the realm after the legend would not disappoint him.