Chapter 475: The Power of the Buried Runes of the Hidden World
Behind the array of fear knights, an aura that makes ordinary people's hearts palpitate quietly spreads.
The terrifying figure belonging to Hecarim, the Shadow of War, slowly emerged from the black mist.
Looking from a distance, his body merges with a war horse with weird proportions. The vicious curse forces him to trample the souls of the living forever.
Ang Zang's body is covered with thick and strong ghost armor, surrounded by a pale green light, which seems to be condensed from countless innocent souls.
The helmet he wears is shaped like a demon's head, and the ferocious skull face is engraved with traces of time, and has witnessed countless tragic wars.
The broad-bladed halberd held tightly in the hand has a sharp iron hook, and the murderous blade is wrapped with green flames.
Chi!
The broad-bladed halberd cut through the black fog and broke through the falling purple thunder.
As if Hecarim was aware of it, he walked to the edge of the thunderstorm with his hideous body.
He looked up at the space passage, and in the center of the thunderstorm, he saw a figure engraved deep in his memory, standing in the air.
"Sinner, the shadows are approaching, and I will definitely bury you in the Shadow Island this time!"
Hecarim whispered, his pale green eyes staring closely at Huo Jixing, The look of gloomy hatred was undisguised.
On a Haunted Night in Bilgewater Bay.
Hecarim's Iron Order was massacred by the Hojistar. Many Dread Knights lost their lives in the battle and were unable to return to the Shadow Isles.
This was the most costly battle for the Iron Regiment in thousands of years.
At that time, they were far away from the Shadow Island, and the power of the black mist in their bodies was weakened.
But it’s different now. This space passage is already connected to Shadow Island, which is almost equivalent to being on the edge of Shadow Island.
The strength of Hecarim and his Iron Legion can be fully utilized.
However, Hecarim did not choose to take action immediately, but waited for an opportunity to act.
Huo Jixing left a deep impression on him in the previous fight at Soul Erosion Night.
Hecarim knew in his heart that even if he was in the core of the Shadow Island, he would not necessarily be Huo Jixing's opponent.
Now, God-given opportunity!
Huo Jixing is clearing the surging black fog in Shadow Island, which means that the place where the space channel is connected this time must be what he cares about.
This made Hecarim feel an inexplicable excitement in his heart.
He held the broad-bladed halberd tightly and looked at Huo Jixing with eager eyes. The black mist around his body became thicker and the cold aura became stronger.
This is his chance for revenge.
Hecarim secretly made up his mind to bury Huo Jixing in a tomb on the Shadow Island, so that he, like himself, would never be able to escape the shackles of darkness.
Da da! Ta-ta! Ta-ta!
The sound of iron hooves sounded like a dull drum beating through the black fog.
Hecarim quickly commanded the knights of the Iron Order who gathered around.
They are required to maintain a certain distance between each other so that they can enter a charging state at any time.
At the same time, he was also wary of Huo Jixing's thunder and lightning, which killed his Knights of the Iron Order.
Under Hecarim's careful command, the Knights of the Iron Order 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 passage, Huo Jixing was bathed in the glow of thunder, looking coldly at Hecarim and his Iron Legion.
Boom!
Just when Hecarim was adjusting the Iron Legion array.
Huo Jixing ignored the black fog and broke into the space passage of Shadow Island.
The thunder at the fingertips turned into a ferocious purple tiger and pounced on Hecarim.
Hecarim looked at the thunder that was like a punishment from heaven, straightened his body, waved the broad-bladed halberd in his hand, and slashed at the giant purple tiger that rushed towards him.
Bang!
A low sound of fighting sounded, and the scattered lightning destroyed the black mist, killing the ghosts of the undead inside.
Hecarim lowered his eyes and stared at the thunder wrapped around his body, then raised his eyes and looked deeply at Huo Jixing.
He began to command the Iron Group to retreat.
It was just a simple fight, but the distance in front of him had become a dangerous place in his eyes.
Hecarim retreated slowly, not in a hurry. The Shadow Island, so close behind him, was his biggest support.
He has already become one with the black mist.
As long as the Shadow Island exists, he will be immortal.
The price is that he becomes the slave of the black mist!
His freedom was fettered, his will was controlled, and everything was taken away from him.
But Hecarim had no regrets.
Because he knows that only in this way can he gain endless power and lifespan.
The red-gold flames wrapped around the thunder, burning away the surrounding black mist.
Huo Jixing looked steadily at the retreating Hecarim and the Dread Knight, no longer choosing to go deeper.
After he exited the Shadow Island passage, he began to deal with the vicious black mist and the ghosts of the undead contained in it.
In just a moment, most of the black mist filling the soul shaft disappeared under the destruction of Nanli's fire and the power of thunder.
Huo Jixing took a breath, looked at Swain beside him, and asked.
"Your Majesty Swain, can the Empire seal this space passage?"
Driving by the curse, the Shadow of War Hecarim patrolled the Shadow Island to erode and conquer land.
As long as the Shadow Island space channel exists in front of him, Hecarim can enter the Noxus capital anytime and anywhere.
As the empire built [Noxtra] all over the territory, it should do some research on space channels.
“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 war masons of the empire need to conduct detailed research before they can seal the space in a targeted manner."
Huo Jixing waved his hand and sprinkled thunder, wiping out the black mist that came out again, with a rather helpless expression.
Suddenly!
He had a flash of inspiration and thought of the Spider Queen Elise who fell into his hands.
Now that 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 fog first, and I'll be back as soon as I can."
Huo Jixing immediately straightened up, left the soul shaft, and came to the back garden.
The back garden, which was once full of green grass, flowers, rockery and flowing water, became a mess after being baptized by many terrible forces.
"Uncle Huo Jixing!"
Anne ran over with small steps, holding Tibbers 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 have seen it."
< br>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 in the Shadow Isles."
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 and came to the outside of the underground castle.
He glanced at this land that had experienced war. Although it had been cleaned up, there was still a strong smell of blood.
In the shadow corner, there are many corpses of Black Rose members 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 did not 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 lifeless air on her body, and black blood was soaked around the edges of the bandages.
Elise noticed a scorching breath coming towards her and opened her eyes with great effort. The figure of Huo Jixing was reflected in her scarlet pupils.
"Haha, is it over?"
Elise's voice sounded extremely hoarse and weak, as if she 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 Yimu energy blended into Elise's physical strength, simply healing her broken body.
Immediately afterwards, 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 the 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 destroy 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 fog 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 the Shadow Island?"
Even with a black skull, she will use the Spider God to prevent accidents when traveling to and from the Shadow Island. The power to isolate itself.
Because Elise knows 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 that LeBlanc guy crazy?" Elise looked at Huo Jixing with a strange expression.
In her opinion, LeBlanc must have been unable to do anything to get Huo Jixing, which led her to do such a lose-lose approach.
"But it sounds great. Turning the capital of Noxus into a part of the Shadow Island, I approve of LeBlanc's approach."
Even if life and death are controlled by Huo Jixing, Yi Liz still expressed her inner thoughts without any care.
"Is there a way to destroy or seal this space channel?"
Huo Jixing mentioned Elise and looked directly into her cold eyes into her red eyes.
"Huh?"
Elise's eyes flickered, flowing between Huo Jixing and Swain, with a hint of subtle cunning.
This is hope in a desperate situation, and it is also her only hope now.
After Elise was silent for a while, she laughed softly: "Is there a way? There must be a way."
Huo Jixing's eyes relaxed slightly, but he still remained cold. The cunning Elise will never take it easy. revealed her secret.
Sure enough, Elise’s next words confirmed his inner thoughts.
“But I have conditions. After sealing the space passage, I can leave safely.”
Although the Spider God drained all Elise’s power, it indirectly caused her to become Now she looks like an old woman.
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, held Elise's neck, and slowly tightened it.
“Life or death!”
"Choose one!"
Hearing Huo Jixing's cold voice, Elise couldn't help but shudder, 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?
Elise’s pupils shook, and her heart was filled with shock and confusion.
Her soul has already been marked by the Spider God.
This is her contract with the gods and the source of her strength.
No one else can touch her soul.
Unless
Both have the same strength!
Elise was a little frightened by her sudden thoughts.
Human life span is only a hundred years.
And Huo Jixing, before he has reached his true heyday, already has power comparable to that of a god?
Elise felt uneasy and began to re-examine Huo Jixing in front of her.
But Huo Jixing still doesn't know Elise's inner thoughts. He just invoked the power of the star spirit of Xuanwu Constellation.
Through the underworld, he felt that the water of Rengui in the north given by the Xuanwu stars was not as simple as imagined.
Huo Jixing looked at Elise, preparing to test the special features of Rengui Water.
“Wait a minute!”
Elise suddenly screamed in horror, stopping Huo Jixing’s next move.
Normally, after her death, her soul will return to the Spider God, the Vile Maw.
But she will also lose her identity as the Spider Queen, and she will be no different from ordinary believers.
The emergence of the space passage gave Elise hope, and then she made a request to let her leave safely and retain her identity as the Spider Queen.
Now, fate is playing a trick on her.
She had not considered that Huo Jixing had the power to touch her soul.
“I can help you”
Elise spoke quickly, looking eagerly at Huo Jixing and Swain.
“Really, believe me!”
The fact that Elise can seek refuge in the Black Rose and serve the Spider God, the Vile Maw, shows that she is extremely afraid of death.
After understanding that Huo Jixing could threaten her soul, she made a choice very simply.
Elise secretly thought that as long as she could return to the embrace of the Spider God, it wouldn't matter if she started as an ordinary believer.
Huo Jixing stopped what he was doing and looked at Elise with cold eyes.
He saw the fear in Elise's eyes and her trembling soul.
Is this the water of Rengui in the north that is afraid of the Xuanwu constellation?
Huo Jixing laughed silently, released his clenched left hand, and motioned for Elise to continue speaking.
“I have traveled to and from the Shadow Island many times, bringing back any objects with power on the dark and forbidden coast.”
Elise swallowed, trying to ease her nervousness.
“But by an accident, I inadvertently left the Forbidden Coast, went deep into the island, and saw broken murals in the collapsed ancient tombs.”
“The black fog and curse of Shadow Island, It may be caused by the world runes."
Elise looked at Huo Jixing and Swain and continued.
“If we want to seal the space passage and prevent the erosion of the black mist, I think we should use the power of world runes.”
"World runes?"
Huo Jixing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Swain beside him.
Among the heroes he came into contact with, only Swain and Darius had shown different powers of world rune fragments.
Even though they are just world rune fragments, they also have the power of world runes.
(End of this chapter)