"The reaction of the common people is normal, but to truly resolve the conflict in Shurima, we have to take action from the top, and we have to leave it to you, Lin."
At this time, Azir looked at Lin Luo.
Lin Luo nodded, not surprised. Azir was willing to help him obtain Qian Jue's Death Godhead and hold an ascension ceremony for him. It consumed manpower and material resources and could not be unrequited. Of course, he also hoped that Lin Luo would pay some.
own obligations.
"I know you can't solve the problem of Icathia alone, but in a short period of time... we have to clear everything in Shurima's political structure, so I can't help you. Fortunately, I have agreed.
Icacia’s conditions, they should be able to understand our goodwill, so if you go to Icacia now, I think you will not only have enough identity, but also have enough strength.”
Azir said, and said to Lin Luo:
"In addition, every Ascendant of Shurima has great power. I can reward you as one of the founding generals of Shurima. Even if you don't care about this official position, you can still get it.
Your own fiefdom, your legion is currently stationed in the city-state of Keneser, which is a sinful city, but since you have the ability to capture it, I will reward it to you, hoping that you can manage it well.
"
Lin Luo nodded. As expected, Azir had already thought of all this for him.
But similarly, his own mission is not over. It is even said that Qianjue's mission is only one part of it. The real place to enter is Icathia. However, Shurima does not have much energy to deal with this now.
So please take the lead first.
"Next, you have to go to Icathia and explore the situation there with the people there. I will send troops to support you in time. Nasus and the others will arrive soon, so you don't have to worry."
After Azir said this, Lin Luo heard a new mission prompt.
[Tip: You have received a new mission from the Desert Emperor Azir: Exploring the ancient ruins of Icathia]
[Task description: The historical issues left over from Shurima have not been completely resolved. After the internal evil master Xerath was suppressed, the void power from another world still threatens the safety of Shurima. The Shurima royal family needs to eliminate the old ways.
The remnants of the party, and you will be the vanguard to explore everything in Icathia.】
[Task Reward 1: Regardless of whether you complete the task or not, you will receive Shurima Prestige: 5000 points when submitting the task]
[Task Reward 2: After you complete the task, the task reward you receive will depend on your task completion. 】
[Task Reward 3: Regardless of whether you complete the task or not, you will receive the experience value of the current level when submitting the task: 50%. 】
Of course, Lin Luo accepted the task immediately. After watching the Desert Emperor Azir, Nasus and others leave, he left Narimajie alone. The next adventure obviously could only rely on him, Taliyah, Xi
Vil, these legendary heroes of Shurima, must help Emperor Azir purge the entire political structure of Shurima.
"Tata Cathead and the others are also doing hidden missions. It seems that I will have to go forward alone from now on."
Lin Luo shook his head and took out the time guardian Kieran's "time fragment" from his backpack, which Kieran gave to him when he left.
It has a paid teleportation function and requires 100 points of blue essence each time.
[Tip: You have consumed 100 blue essence and are currently singing...]
Lin Luo stood in the deep dark night, the time fragments in his hands bloomed with the power of azure time and space, and then the rotating time magic formed a huge dream passage gate. Lin Luo plunged directly in, feeling the familiar dizziness and weightlessness.
feel.
[Hint: You have completed the Legend of Time Shards.]
[Hint: You have arrived at the Temple of Time.]
Lin Luo opened his eyes and found that he was once again in the Temple of Time, which was completely covered with ancient buildings. Huge ancient stone sculptures and buildings stood on the ground, showing the postures of the ancient Icathian greats thinking and meditating and wielding magic.
There is a huge sky formed by blue magic energy that covers the outside of the temple, blocking the erosion from the power of the void outside. This is the power of time that Jilan has cultivated for thousands of years.
"You're back."
At this time, Lin Luo heard a wise and old voice coming from behind him, and the time guardian Jilan had appeared behind him unknowingly.
"Your power has reached a whole new level. It seems that you have completed the Shurima Ascension Ceremony, and your power has indeed undergone a great qualitative change."
Lin Luo turned to look at Kieran and tried to use the Eye of Insight to view his attributes, but the result showed that the current target could not view his attributes.
"Yes, His Majesty Azir has officially lifted the slavery system in Shurima. Although it is too late, it is the final explanation for the heroic spirits who sacrificed in Icathia."
Kieran nodded. At this time, Lin Luo saw Jax striding towards him in the distance and said:
"Lin, you came at the right time. We have recently discovered the void fluctuations in Icathia, and I have found a very key core void figure."
Lin Luo was slightly surprised:
"Core void character? You mean..."
Time Guardian Kieran said slowly:
"He is a traitor to Icathia...or in other words, he is a traitor to the entire Runeterra. He is also the archmage who was completely hostile to me in the original Mage Association. In terms of seniority, he is considered my junior brother. We
We once studied the magic of Icathia together, and also discovered the power of the void together. We used to have a very good relationship, but we had very different opinions on the power of the void... In the end, we parted ways, and we had no choice but to become
enemy."
"My former junior brothers, we studied magic together, but we had no choice but to become enemies..."
Lin Luo's expression was a little weird. Why did he feel more and more familiar the more he listened to it? Wasn't this the original script of Twin Cities? Could it be another Jess and Vitok?
But the next moment Kieran's words dispelled his guess, because the person he was talking about was a bad guy in every sense of the word.
"That person studied material magic. His name was Malzahar. He was also the most fanatical militant in the past. He was the first to propose releasing the void cracks under Icathia. He believed that it was a power we could control.
, and once we can use this power to break through the rules of Shurima, we can even rule the world. At that time, I was strongly opposed to it, but of course he won in the end. At that time, no one in Icathia could resist Shurima.
This is the only last resort we can make."
Kieran's face was calm, but there was a hint of sigh in his tone:
"At that time, I didn't have the power to predict the future. I only felt a deep sense of uneasiness, but I'm sure Malzahar must have foreseen more things than me... But he still did it, and he advocated release.
He gained the power of the void, and Icacia was directly destroyed first... The final result proved that he was an evil and crazy magician. He never cared about the comfort of the country Icacia from beginning to end. He only cared about his own.
Whether the magical power is strong or not, the reason why he wanted to release the void underground was just to master that power alone... And the most terrifying thing is that he really did it."
When Lin Luo heard the last message, his expression suddenly changed.
It is obvious that this Malzahar is one of the legendary heroes in the Icathia region. It can even be said that it has exceeded the legendary level and has reached the level of a saint or even stronger.
And this kind of existence is no longer as simple as evil or bad. While it has evil attributes, it also has very terrifying power. This is the most critical thing.
"So what is the current situation? Which camp is he from now?" Lin Luo asked in a deep voice.
The existence of the Void is a threat to the entire Rune Land. In the confrontation between the two worlds, good and evil or morality at the personal level are not the most important. There is only one really important thing, and that is
position.
What position Malzahar is in now is very crucial.
Jilan said solemnly:
"He has long since betrayed Runeterra. He has become the Void Prophet of the Void camp. He enjoys the terrifying power that the Void brings to him, and stubbornly believes that only the Void can purify and change the world again. He has already gone crazy."
Lin Luo nodded and then asked:
"So to put it simply, he is our enemy. He is the first person we have to deal with next, right? But if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. You have to explain his experience and background to me in detail."
In the following time, Kieran explained everything to Lin Luo in great detail.
Malzahar is a fanatical magic prophet who devotes himself to the unification of all life.
A long time ago, he firmly believed that the newly emerged void was the only salvation for Runeterra.
In the desert wasteland of Shurima, he once followed the whispers in his mind and came to ancient Icathia.
In these ruins, he glimpsed the dark core deep in the void, and was given new power and purpose. Malzahar now regarded himself as a shepherd of lost lambs, leading others into the corral or letting them out of hiding.
Ethereal creatures underground.
Under the scorching sun of Shurima, there will always be those who are born with the ability to foresee the future. As the only son of an old grocery vendor, Malzahar discovered his talent when his parents were already terminally ill. He was young.
boy lost
In despair, he made a living by himself on the streets of Amakra. He performed divination for people in the slums in exchange for a few change or slices of bread.
As divination became more and more accurate, his reputation began to grow. He used his second vision to predict the marriage partner of a camel rider, or the landing point of a flying knife in a gambling game at the market. Come and visit him soon.
People's clothing changed from straw sandals stained with plaster to slippers inlaid with jewels.
However, even so, Malzahar could never clearly see his own destiny. His future was obscured.
His success allowed him to see the truth more and more clearly. He observed the uneven distribution of wealth and witnessed those who were dissatisfied with their lives fighting for each other with malice and violence. In his eyes, mankind is destined to fall into never-ending
The painful cycle of reincarnation is usually self-inflicted, and even the most promising prophecies cannot break this curse. Malzahar soon felt a sense of emptiness, and finally gave up all his possessions and left Amakra, and it was over.
.
In the following years, he wandered around this land, covering the pathless wastelands of Xiaosai Desert and the ruins of ancient Shurima. The solitary life finally allowed him to meditate quietly. He foresaw
Not only did he see how insensitive human beings can be, but he also saw the extreme depravity and corruption of this world. Fanatic visions began to intrude on his waking vision, and at the same time he also heard whispers from other worlds telling about wars, conflicts, and...
Endless suffering.
He walked farther and farther until the sand turned into grains of salt. He didn't know that he had arrived in Icathia, a city that had fallen into an ancient war. There he stared into the depths of the Rugged Abyss and opened the
My own wavering thoughts, desperate for enlightenment.
Then the void responded to him.
If it were any other story, it would have ended here, but Malzahar miraculously survived. Something beneath the abyss caressed the soul of this fragmented prophet. For a moment, it was strange and unknowable.
The energy filled his mind.
A lonely figure finally walked out of Icacia, but he was no longer a simple human being, but something more powerful.
In the abyss, Malzahar saw the end of all the suffering in the world he had seen. He realized that the reason why he could never see his future was because this illusion was his true calling: to make this world as soon as possible
Entering destined annihilation. He must return to the crowd and tell the world that the divine nothingness will happily accept everyone, regardless of whether they believe or deny. He will be the herald of this great redemption.
He found his first followers among the nomadic tribes deep in the desert.
Under people's astonished eyes, he used the new ability given to him by the void to crack the earth, summoning incubus-like creatures, screaming strangely and taking away anyone who dared to deny him.
Within a few months, caravans began traveling with strange rumors of people willingly sacrificing themselves as human sacrifices to unseen forces, and of powerful earthquakes tearing apart Shurima's bedrock, creating a
A fault that stretches for miles.
Since then, the legend of Kamal Zaha has spread to the northernmost port in just a few years. The number of followers of the "Prophet" has greatly increased, and it is said that nearby settlers have felt sinister visions grabbing their hearts.
Fear and suspicion have grown wild - even the toughest villagers in the most remote wilderness will now offer livestock as gifts to satisfy the ethereal spirits underground.
What they didn't know was that doing so was just helping Malzahar usher in the end of the world step by step.
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Everyone knows that a magician named Malzahar took refuge in the Void. He received gifts from another world and wanted to destroy this world that he was dissatisfied with.
The most important goal at the moment is to stop his evil deeds, otherwise the last pure land of Icacia will be threatened.
