24. The Great Demon's Ambition---For All Readers【18/20】
The Burning Legion, this army of destruction composed of brutal demons and other strange creatures in the stars, was born millions of years ago. Its existence is even older than most civilizations in the stars.
After the guardian will of the bronze titan Sargeras collapsed and was contaminated by evil energy, his plan for the stars deviated greatly. He witnessed with his own eyes the terrifying corrosion of the stars by the void power from another universe.
After personally killing a compatriot who was trapped in a package in the void and lost hope, the Dark Titan decided to use force to cleanse the stars.
He believed that the corrosion of the void could not be stopped by him alone, nor even by the entire Pantheon. Eventually, all the potential stars in this galaxy would be completely corroded by the void, and become minions of the void power to subvert the world, and become the main force of the universe.
Since the enemies of the temple cannot be saved, when facing a strong enemy approaching, it is necessary to take action in advance to avoid making things worse.
In a sense, Sargeras after going crazy is actually very similar to Tyrion. Both of them believe in a cruel logic of struggle, that is, after destroying the old world, a stronger and more promising new world will burn.
Born from the ashes of... But the difference is that Sargeras' methods are more cruel.
The Dark Titan wants to destroy all the worlds inhabited by stars before the void corrodes the stars, and then brings those pure, immature stars into his dark pantheon, where he will personally train them to become fearless against the void.
Warriors, and those protoss who have been infected by the void will be mercilessly burned to death by the evil fire of doom.
To explain the thoughts of Dark Titan Sargeras in layman's terms, it is:
My child may be influenced by bad guys to smoke, drink, and take drugs in the future and become a little bad guy who does all kinds of evil. Therefore, before he grows up, I will hammer him to death with my own hands to eliminate future troubles.
But to achieve this "great" goal, it is impossible to rely on the extremely powerful Sargeras alone. The Dark Titan has infinite power and has fought all over the stars without encountering an opponent. But after all, he only has one person, even if he is powerful enough to wield it at will.
A single sword can destroy planets, but he still cannot care about the stars outside the most brutal battlefield of the void. He needs subordinates.
He needs a group of subordinates who are powerful, determined, able to resist the corrosion of the void, and can perfectly realize the plan of destruction.
Sargeras' eyes searched among the stars, and soon he found the right candidate... Demons, these savage creatures born in the deepest part of the Twisting Void, are inherently chaotic, but are strangely immune to the corrosion of the Void.
Moreover, their hearts are full of desire for destruction, and they also naturally worship the strong. The most important thing is that their number is almost endless, and they can be called the best source of soldiers in the stars.
So soon, the Dark Titan gathered a huge force under his command, which he would call the Burning Legion. He commanded demons as numerous as the stars and fought an endless war with the minions of the void at the forefront of the corrosion of the void.
, and in addition to the war, the Dark Titan also sent a partial army to achieve its goal of destroying all seeds of corrosion.
The Burning Crusade... This is a cruel word. The demon army adhering to the will of the Dark Titan is roaming around the stars. Every planet with dormant protoss is their target, and those worlds without protoss exist,
They will also be mercilessly slaughtered by the demons just because they are peered into the void.
Every minute and every second, from the perspective of the stars, the efficiency of the demons in destroying the world is simply mind-numbing, especially after Sargeras recruited the intelligent race Eredar to serve as war commanders for the Burning Legion.
Not only does it have brute force, but it also has the frightening power of the legion of evil wisdom, which makes the entire stars tremble.
But then again, the stars are so vast and there are countless creatures living in them, so there may not be even one who can fight... So the Legion's invasion is not successful every time, although it fails only a handful of times.
, but the Legion has indeed failed, this is an indisputable fact, and the most recent time was the invasion of the world of Azeroth, led by the Dark Titan himself, 10,000 years ago.
That failure was inexplicable to many demons. The big explosion in the Well of Eternity threw all the demons back among the stars. Even the Dark Titan himself who tried to cross the Star Gate and enter that world... also came from
From that moment on, the Dark Titan realized that this world called Azeroth was different...
There is a protoss with great potential within it. The Dark Titan has known this for a long time. When he was a Bronze Titan, he also helped protect Azeroth. But the problem is that according to Azeroth
Calculating the time of its birth, the star spirit should still be in its earliest stages of slumber, and it is impossible to wake up. However, when faced with the invasion of demons, the star spirit that should have been sleeping did "counterattack".
Otherwise, the big explosion of the Well of Eternity alone would not be enough to cut off the Dark Titan's path.
So since then, Sargeras has become more and more interested in Azeroth. He instinctively felt that the existence of this planet carried some kind of strange mission.
Now, ten thousand years later, the Burning Legion has come to Azeroth again, seeking revenge.
The great demon, Archimonde the Polluter, is sitting on the throne of the demon star Marton. In front of his eyes, the Legion Gate leading to Azeroth is expanding and solidifying. Soon, the portal will be able to
It expanded to allow him to enter that weak world in his complete body.
Although his own strength is not as terrifying as the Dark Titan, Archimonde the Defiler is already a well-known powerhouse among the stars. In his eyes, the most powerful force in Azeroth is just a slightly troublesome bug.
That's all.
He originally planned to solve Azeroth's troubles neatly and neatly, but now, the Defiler has a new idea. He is no longer eager to destroy the world in front of him, because he has discovered that in this evil world, he has
Just what is needed.
"The World Tree, Nordrassil..."
The Defiler once again picked up the green branch in his hand and looked at it repeatedly. It was the "gift" presented to him by Cassanatir. It came from the continent of Kalimdor in the world of Azeroth and the night elf Hyjal.
The fallen branches of the World Tree on the mountain are full of vigorous vitality even after they are separated from the mother body. Outside the branches, there is even a shimmer of emerald green.
If this thing falls into the hands of any spell caster, it will be properly kept and used as the highest-level treasure. But in the eyes of the polluter, the vitality on this branch is just a meaningless thing. What he really values is the world.
The tree hides a higher, higher secret about the existence of Azeroth.
From the branch in front of him, the Defiler smelled a familiar scent... When he met the extremely powerful Dark Titan several times, he could always smell the power aura belonging to the Protoss Titan. Yes,
Although it is very weak, the Defiler can be sure that there is indeed a power from the same source as the Dark Titan rolling on the branch in front of him!
This caused the polluter to have thoughts that he shouldn't have.
"The Titans are a great race destined to run rampant among the stars from the moment they were born... They have the natural power to rule, the power and status that people yearn for, and their endless potential..."
The Defiler murmured:
"He promised to give us power second only to the gods, but... what if I can directly obtain the power of the gods? If I can absorb the power of the original Titan and upgrade myself to a new Titan... I
Do I still need your casual gift?"
This sounds like a crazy idea, and it seems impossible to realize, because the Defiler has personally destroyed many protoss worlds, and he knows very well that when the power of protoss is immature, it is combined with the world they live in.
Together, it is a power that cannot be extracted, transformed, and can only be forcibly destroyed. It is a power that belongs exclusively to the Celestial Titan family.
Archimonde once thought that the power of the stars was sacred and could not be coveted, but now, looking at the branches of the world in his hands, he realized that he was wrong.
Azeroth, the world tree planted by the night elves, for some unknown reason, is actually able to extract the power of the stars from Azeroth to strengthen itself. Does this mean that as long as that tree falls into
In the hands of the Great Demon, he can also use this tree as a conductor to absorb all the power of the Titan Star Spirits bred within Azeroth into his own body?
When all the power of an immature Titan is poured into the Defiler's body, does that mean that the Defiler will become a new Titan... a sibling of the powerful god-like Dark Titan Sargeras? Or even
...become the next Dark Titan?
The Defiler had witnessed the heroic appearance of the Dark Titan fighting among the stars more than once. The power beyond his imagination made him yearn for it in the deepest part of his heart. 25,000 years ago, wasn't it just because he longed for power?
Did you bring your people to submit to Sargeras' rule?
Now, a more powerful power at his fingertips is right in front of him. Shouldn't he try his best to get it?
As for possible future punishment for the Dark Titan?
No...no punishment!
The polluter shook his head:
"As long as I succeed, as long as I become the next Titan, he will never punish me. He will only give me a higher status, teach me how to use this power with endless potential, and train me to be his comrade.
..I will share the entire stars with him!”
"Pa"
The twigs of the World Tree in the five fingers of the Polluter were forcibly torn apart at this moment. Under the infection of evil energy, the branches exuding emerald green light turned into powder in an instant, but the branches contained
A trace of star power, like a shimmering veil, wrapped around the polluter's fingers. After a breath, the light blue, star-like halo seeped into his skin.
It was very weak, so weak that it was almost impossible to feel it...but it was indeed a higher-level power. The Defiler's fingers moved, and he frowned, feeling the power of the stars seeping into his body.
His own huge evil energy infiltrated, decomposed, and melted, and it was not until several minutes later that the Defiler opened his eyes again.
He sat on the throne and looked back at the Broken Star Marton suspended among the stars behind him. This ruins floating among the stars. He saw details that he had never seen before. The power of the star spirit integrated into the body
With the help of others, he saw what the world looked like before it was destroyed. He even saw the core of the world, the core of the planet that was infected and twisted by the power of the Dark Titan, like the most brilliant, fist-sized green gem.
"The Sargrith Keystone...a strange object that connects millions of worlds. It turns out that this is how it was made..."
The Defiler saw the truth that he had been unable to understand. He could feel that he was only one step away from the truth about the stars. He needed more power from the stars. He couldn't bear that the truth was right in front of him, but he couldn't touch it.
It's such a terrible feeling. For a person who is crazy about chasing power, this feeling can be called the most terrible torture.
"Bang"
The unknown anger in his heart caused the Defiler to punch the armrest of the throne. He turned to look at Tichondrius, who was standing beside him, and roared loudly:
"Is Legion Gate ready?"
"I'm tired of waiting. I want to destroy this damn world with my own hands..."
This sudden roar made the former first lord shrink his head decisively. It quickly rushed to the portal that shone like a dark green sun in front of it. After checking it several times, Tichondrius turned back to Ah
Kermund shouted:
"Polluter... That's enough. The energy of the portal is already stable enough. Come on, pour all your hatred and anger into this damn world."
Before Tichondrius could finish his flattering words, he was pushed away by the Defiler who was striding forward. Archimonde looked back at the first lord of Nasrezim with disdain and said in a deep voice:
"It's not just destruction and hatred! You don't understand anything. You don't understand the meaning of this world to the Legion. Tichondrius, you are so pitiful..."
After a laugh, the incomparably powerful No. 2 figure of the Burning Legion, the leader of the eredar from the world of Argus, the right-hand man of the Dark Titan, and Archimonde, who represents the evil energy that pollutes the stars, stretched his huge body,
He strode into the portal in front of him.
The moment his eyes were filled with the light transmitted from the stars, a trace of desire flashed across the Defiler's face.
"Ah... the intoxicating power, I... Archimonde, here I come!"
