Sarlayan still has some doubts about the "Anzu Treatment Plan" that was formulated before departure.
He needed to know whether Ansu's curse was mixed with a highly polluting impurity like void.
That's right, impurities.
In the eyes of many people who don't know the inside story, the power of the void and the power of shadow are the same thing, but in fact they are not.
Among the six forces of the universe, it is shadow, not void, that contrasts with light.
The so-called power of the void is actually the result of the Lord of the Void adding his own understanding and distortion to the power of shadow. Strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as a more widely spread branch of the main shadow project.
The Lord of the Void is an extraterrestrial life form that even Sargeras fears. Her body cannot directly enter the material universe. She can only project the seeds of the void in and hatch them into parasites that pollute the origin of the planet.
That is, the ancient god whose scientific name is the light-and-dark sensitive parasitic symbiote.
Azeroth is not the only planet parasitized by the ancient gods. The Lord of the Void has sown a large number of void seeds into the material universe.
Therefore, the power of the void brought by the ancient gods has gradually become one of the main manifestations of the concept of shadow in the universe, and its fame has even overshadowed to a certain extent the power of shadow, which is closer to the origin of the concept.
Are there any traces of the Old Gods and the Void in Draenor's history?
Before the frank discussion with Ansu, Sarlayan once thought that there was no such thing, and the barrage had never provided any solid intelligence.
However, in fact, according to Anzu's confession, there is actually an ancient god in Draenor.
Or rather, there once was.
Unlike Azeroth, the planet Draenor does not have a world soul.
In the early days of Draenor, there were indeed ancient gods parasitizing them, but without the life essence catalyst provided by the World Soul, the growth of the ancient gods in Draenor was very slow.
When Aggramar came to Draenor, the Void Seed, which had not yet been officially hatched, was too weak to even be discovered by the Avengers.
In other words, the Old Gods that once existed in Draenor were very weak. It is said that they were accidentally killed when the two major forces of Destroyer and Primordial Beasts were fighting each other. At that time, no mortal civilization had yet been born in Draenor.
However, as we all know, creatures of the void series are not so easy to die.
The remnant soul of the ancient god Draenor, which was torn apart by the original beast and the destroyer, has been secretly plotting to be resurrected, and it only came close to succeeding.
"That is to say..." Sarlayan frowned and asked the crow god Ansu: "The wind snake demigod Setai secretly had contact with the unknown ancient god?"
Rukhmar was currently busy directing the giant birds of Draenor to help the arakkoa move. Without Rukhmar by his side, Anzu no longer showed the restless and cowardly attitude he had before.
Anzu is indeed the one who has survived the longest among the three demigods of Draenor. When he calmed down, he appeared calm and wise. When discussing the treatment plan with Sharlayan in private, he also provided him with many things that mortals could not know.
Draenor Secret Intelligence.
"That's right." Ansu sighed softly: "I, Setai and Rukhma are the natural spirits of Draenor who were born one after another. Although their power forms are very different, in the earliest period, we
The relationship between the three of them is not bad."
"Until... Setai, who has mastered the power of shadow, accidentally heard a strange voice."
"A voice from the depths of Draenor."
Ansu continued to explain with a deep look in his eyes: "There is no need to say more about the battle at that time. The related legends are still circulated among the arakkoa civilization."
"After swallowing Setai's body, I inherited part of his power. From then on, I learned that the essence of the so-called 'shadow pollution' is the power of the void."
"Um……"
Sarlayan had a headache and checked Ansu's body.
As he himself said, the curse originating from Setai, the wind serpent, in Ansu's body does contain a trace amount of void power.
The Old Gods of Draenor are not like Azeroth, which has formed a huge force that cannot be lost. Sandwiched between the powerful Destroyer and the original beast, the unknown Old God did not live to truly "break out of its shell".
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However, the tenacious vitality of the ancient god allowed its remnant soul to survive until both the original beast and the destroyer were injured. With the birth of the three major demigods of Draenor, the ancient god once thought that its time was finally coming.
After a long period of seduction and bewitchment, this ancient god finally achieved important results.
Setai, the wind serpent, who had no understanding of the ancient god, came into contact with it out of curiosity, and was inevitably contaminated with impurities like void.
The ancient god's control over human nature is quite terrifying. Under its temptation, Setai, who was already jealous of the glamorous Rukhma, finally decided to attack her.
However, what Seita didn't expect was that Anzu, who thought he had the same stance as him, had actually been secretly in love with Rukhma.
Just after hearing about his plan to assassinate Rukhma from Setai, Ansu turned around and told Rukhmar himself about the matter.
Under the joint counterattack of Ansu and Rukhma, Setai died with hatred as expected. Before he died, he wanted to release the void pollution in his body to curse the world.
After swallowing Setai's body, Ansu inevitably inherited the Void pollution.
However, since the power of the void in Setai's body is already very weak, Ansu's symptoms are not obvious. He only occasionally enters a state of mindlessness unconsciously and communicates privately with an unknown existence.
This information was not provided by Anzu himself, but from the Skettis arakkoa who worshiped the crow demigod.
"It's a bit troublesome..."
If the curse suffered by Anzu was simply the power of shadow, Sharlayan was more than 80% sure that Rukhmar could neutralize the purifying flower.
The existence of the power of the void complicates the situation. Sharlayan must first find a way to help Ansu eliminate this part of the impurities mixed with the curse.
"Ansu, can you still hear that unknown voice now?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Well..." Ansu looked troubled: "To be honest, if it weren't for the reminders from my believers, I wouldn't even realize that I would be in a distracted state.
He murmured to himself."
"In other words, communicating privately with the remnant soul of the ancient god."
"Remnant soul?"
Sarlayan touched his chin thoughtfully: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell."
"Since your power of void comes from the ancient god who died long ago before it was officially born, in order to remove this impurity, we need to find its exact location first."
"Ansu, it's important for you to carefully read through the memories left by Setai."
Setai's body and soul were swallowed whole by Anzu. The crow demigod would naturally inherit part of Setai's power and memory.
"Okay." Ansu said with a bitter face: "Setai's memory is too fragmented. It is not easy to find fragments related to the ancient gods. Give me 2 months to try first."
"Okay, there's no rush anyway."
Sarlayan narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully: "If you want to deal with the Ancient God, it's best to use the Ancient God's own power. I need to go back to Azeroth first to bring in reinforcements."
"Just in time, during this time you will cooperate with Rukhma to help the arakkoa move. After they settle down in the Lost Islands, we will discuss the follow-up treatment plan."
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After the great schism that year, the arakkoa people were essentially divided into two branch races with the same origin, but with different cultures and ideas.
The Anhar people still believe in Rukhma, and most of the power they control is related to the power of light. The uncontaminated Anhar people can still spread their wings and soar in the sky.
The Skettis arakkoa have long since converted to Anzu. Due to the erosion of the power of shadow, they have lost their original wings and can only walk on the ground.
Before Rukhmar's return, although Anzu had been secretly taking care of the Skettis arakkoa, he still had to constantly fight against the Setai resentment attached to the curse, and it was impossible to keep an eye on his people all the time.
Now the two gods have returned one after another. Although their homes are ruined and their future is unclear, the arakkoa people of the two factions feel a vitality that they have never had before in their respective groups, which is the fire called hope.
In Sharlayan's view, the differences between the Skettis and the Anhar are not entirely a bad thing.
As long as the conflict between the two factions can be adjusted through the combination of Rukhma and Anzu, their respective patron saints, the combat effectiveness that can be exerted by the cooperation between the two parties is by no means as simple as 1 1 = 2.
Of course, it's too early to say this now.
The top priority is to help the arakkoa complete this big move across the world.
When Sharlayan took the lead in crossing the Dark Portal and returning to Azeroth, he unexpectedly discovered the little star who was supposed to be guarding the Unicorn City in Nethergarde Keep.
Stellan asked in shock: "Why are you here? Something happened in the territory?"
"Not domestic."
Stellagosa gave the bad news with a serious expression: "Something happened in Northrend."
"Loken's scouts moved in force without warning, and they discovered the large number of Titan artifacts we had hoarded in Wintergrasp."