Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 163 The lonely last emperor, the empire is in trouble!

"Boom"

The earth covered with yellow sand suddenly cracked, and the yellow sand slid into the deep valley, turning into hot magma and spewing out.

The altar where the energy obelisk was located shook violently, and the surrounding believers began to flee in panic.

In the sky, the long knife in Zuo Chi's hand pierced the body of the Desolate Walker Barlow with an unstoppable force, and completely detonated the power of ascension in his body.

Barona's body, which had completely transformed into arcane energy, was instantly blasted with a huge hole. He could not believe it until his death. He had clearly gained the power of Lord Xerath, and he had even completely given up his physical body. But in the end, he still died so easily in the hands of the person in front of him.

After killing Barlow, Zuo Chi looked at the altar below.

Under the devastation of the hot magma, the altar had been torn apart, and the energy obelisks suspended above were stuck in the sand.

No longer paying attention to the scattered human believers around him, Zuochi fell from the sky and stepped in front of those energy obelisks.

Putting his hand on the obelisk, Zuo Chi could clearly feel the black magic permeating it. He tried to use the power absorbed by the obelisk for his own use, but found that he could not do it at all.

"Zi! Zi! Zi!"

The blue arc of electricity was still filling the obelisk, and Zuo Chi was wondering if he should also find a chance to learn the so-called black magic.

You must know that black magic is a powerful magic that allows Xerath to remain immortal under the ravages of ascended divine power. If it can be learned, there is no harm in it.

As for the rumors people said that "black magic is a heretic, and those who learn black magic are heretics who have been influenced by their minds", Zuo Chi didn't care at all.

Zuo Chi never believed that there was any magic that could affect the human mind; he only knew that things depended on human effort, and which path he took was ultimately his own choice!

Shaking his head slightly, Zuo Chi turned around and walked in the direction of Kasha after confirming that there was no possibility of rebuilding the altar.

Witnessing Zuo Chi's battle again, Kaisha still had a deep shock in her eyes. The powerful force that transformed the world with every move was really visually impactful.

"Why are you dazed? Let's go, we are not far from the capital of Shurima, and Taliyah is there too."

Zuo Chi took Kasha's hand and gave her a smile.

Kasha did not retract her hand, but looked at Zuo Chi curiously.

"Zuo Chi, can you tell me what you went through while you were away?"

"Of course you can."

While Zuo Chi was taking Kasha on the road, he patiently told her his experience.

Following Zuo Chi, Kasha listened to Zuo Chi's story and felt like a little girl huddled in her grandma's arms listening to fairy tales.

"The God of Life, the Lightning Squirrel, the Soul of Ionia, the Darkin, the God of Fire and Forge, and the God of Thunder."

Although Kasha didn't know what these names meant, she felt they were very powerful. At the same time, she could also understand that Zuo Chi must have experienced a lot of dangers and hardships during this period, and must have suffered a lot.

Turning her head slightly to look at Zuo Chi, Kasha asked softly with a sincere face: "Zuo Chi, why is that Qianwei Ningran willing to give you so many treasures? And why does this Avarosa tribe take you in? Do you want you to be your father-in-law?"

Zuo Chi: "."

[Congratulations to the host for successfully helping Kaisha realize her dream. The level of dream realization is: SS!The host can choose one of the following four options! 】

"Ok?"

Looking at the blue light screen that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, Zuo Chi was stunned for a moment.

Zuo Chi didn't even remember until now that he had actually accepted the task of helping Kasha realize her dream.

But Zuo Chi didn't expect that the mission reward would not come until now!

Without thinking much, Zuo Chi looked directly at the four options below.

[Walking in the Void: Leap forward to the target location, causing damage to the opponent while moving. 】

[Opportunity to trial the Blade of the Underworld: Get the chance to use the half-step mythical weapon Blade of the Underworld*1, and you can fully unleash the power of the Blade of the Underworld. 】

[Body surface revitalization: Select the skin of an elite void creature to cover the body surface and obtain some of its abilities. 】

[Lavender Sea Teleportation Opportunity: After use, you will be teleported to a city swallowed by the void. 】

"This"

Although Kai'Sa's power is not very strong, most of her characteristics are related to the void, so Zuo Chi has always had great expectations for the next four options.

But now, looking at the four options in front of him, Zuo Chi really had a headache.

Zuo Chi guessed that Kassa and Kassadin's wishes should have overlapped, so Kassadin's abilities and characteristics appeared in the options.

It can be said that these four options have no effect at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that they seem to
It's really useless!

Especially the second one, Zuo Chi really wondered how there could be such a thing as an experience card as a reward! ?

If it was really the Blade of the Underworld, Zuo Chi would definitely choose it without hesitation. After all, it was a half-step mythical weapon that ended the Void War.

But if you change it to an experience card, it doesn't seem to be that useful. After all, the real Blade of the Underworld is in Kassadin's hands. If he really wants to use it, he can just go to him directly.

As for the other three
After a long silence, Zuo Chi finally pointed his finger at the light curtain in front of him.

The light curtain gradually disappeared, and a purple teleportation circle appeared in Zuo Chi's mind.

The lavender sea teleportation circle! ——
On the other side, southwest of Shurima continent.

Compared with the imperial capital during the ancient Shurima Empire, today's imperial capital is as dilapidated as Zaun in the eyes of the Demacian capital.

Once upon a time, the imperial capital of Shurima covered a huge area, and its buildings were extremely luxurious. People from all over Runeterra almost broke through the city gates.

Now, although the Shurima Empire has been rebuilt again, the new imperial capital looks very shabby, and even many buildings in the city are still low adobe houses.

Although there were many vendors selling goods on the streets covered with yellow sand, they still looked deserted.

The excitement here can't even be compared to that of Noxian-occupied Bergun on the border of Shurima.

The pale golden sun disk slowly rotates in the sky, and the clear water flows straight down. After passing through the Shurima Imperial Capital below, it flows to the east and west of the Shurima Empire, creating a land that is covered with yellow sand. Gone a little bit of life.

Below the sun disk is the Sun Order of the Shurima Empire, one of the two most sacred places in Shurima, which was once as famous as the Celestial Gathering where the Celestial Warriors lived.

Not far from the Order of the Sun is the Royal Palace of Shurima, where the Shurima royal family is located.

At this time, the palace door of Shurima Palace was wide open, and there was no sound in the palace except for the patrolling guards who occasionally walked by.

In the not-so-large palace hall, a tall figure wearing golden eagle armor sat on the throne. On one side of him, the commanding scepter was reflecting the dazzling golden light.

The aura emanating from his body was very powerful, even compared to Nasus and Renekton.

The last emperor of the Shurima Empire--Azir!
Not long ago, Azir's only descendant used his own blood and Charikal to open the Emperor's Tomb. While releasing Xerath and Renekton who were sealed in it, Sivir's blood also awakened Azir. Zir's broken body.

With Azir's resurrection, a full 3000 years later, Azir's power of ascension finally arrived.

Perhaps because he has experienced too many hardships, or because he is the only Shurima emperor to choose to ascend after Queen Setaka, Azir has obtained the most perfect power of ascension, and he has become the most perfect person today. The ascendant.

The golden eagle armor enveloped his body. Not only did he gain endless lifespan and powerful strength, he also gained the special ability to control yellow sand!
This ability is almost unspeakably powerful in Shurima, a land full of yellow sand.

However, even though he successfully gained the late power of ascension and even though he gained the ability to control yellow sand, there was no trace of joy in Azir's sharp eagle eyes.Because there are too many problems before Azir.

"Tap Tat ~ ~!"

At this moment, there were sounds of footsteps outside the hall, and Azir on the throne instantly came back to his senses, with a look of anticipation in his eyes.

A moment later, Nasus, holding a battlefield scepter and having the head of a dog, appeared at the door of the hall.

"Your Majesty," Nasus saluted Azir.

Facing the only ascended god who was still willing to assist him after his resurrection, Azir's tone was very humble, and he quickly waved to Nasus:
"Grand Maester, come in quickly."

Coming closer, before Nasus could say anything, Azir quickly asked, "Is there any news?"

Facing Azir's hopeful gaze, Nasus couldn't bear to hurt him, but as a courtier, he could only tell Azir the truth:
"Your Majesty, apart from you, me and Renekton, there are no other ascended people on the Shurima continent today. During this period of time, I have gathered many survivors, and at the same time, many survivors are rushing towards the imperial capital. .only."

"Just what?" Azir asked a little decadently.

Nasus sighed softly and continued: "It's just that, except for Renekton and I, we have no high-end combat power available, and we don't even have any counselors or generals appointed."

"Your Majesty, not long ago, Xerath was declared emperor in Nerimajie."

Azir didn't speak any more, but his body, which was originally sitting upright, was slightly stooped, and even his eyes had a slightly confused look.

During the long silence, Azir asked softly:
"Grand Maester, what should I do to restore the glory of the Shurima Empire?"

Nasus fell silent after hearing Azir's words.

He knew that this long-term blow had made this once ambitious emperor gradually become cold and silent.

Azir returned with great ambitions. He once again awakened the Shurima Empire, which had been dormant for thousands of years, under the yellow sands. He thought he could gather his former men, kill Xerath, and restore the Shurima Empire. Recreate the glory of the past.

However, thoughts are always beautiful. When the reality was really faced by Azir, he realized that every step he took was on thin ice.

With the exception of Nasus, none of his former subordinates remained. During the years that Xerath had been in the emperor's tomb, his power increased day by day, and he was now extremely powerful.

As soon as he left the emperor's tomb, Xerath announced the establishment of a new regime in Nerimajie, and by virtue of his former "slave" status, he gathered a large number of refugees.

As a former slave empire, the Shurima Empire had very few civilians who were willing to come to seek refuge without the blessings of many heavenly warriors.

After all, which mortal would want to return to a slave empire that was in ruins and waiting to be reborn?

Although Azir has ordered the abolition of slavery, what is the use?The reputation of Shurima's slave empire has been publicized for thousands of years!
The stacking up of all these things makes the Shurima Empire now have neither people nor troops, only Azir, Nasus, and Renekton are struggling to support it.

This is also the reason why Nasus always spares no effort to attract Zuochi to join the Shurima camp.

In the main hall, Nasus looked up and looked outside the main hall. In the sky there, the sun disk was reflecting the golden sunlight.

"Your Majesty, you must always remember what the foundation of Shurima is."

Nasus's voice was very serious. He had guarded the Shurima royal family for thousands of years. He was hundreds of years older than Azir. In this stormy time, he must always be vigilant to Azir.

"The foundation of Shurima's country has never been slaves, let alone refugees, but the sun disk, the warriors of the gods! As long as the sun disk is still there, there will definitely be hope for Shurima's rise!"

"Why don't I understand this?"

Azir's tone was full of helplessness and regret: "It's just that, with only Charikar and no Holy Emblem of the Sun, the ascension ceremony cannot be carried out at all. We can't even find warriors who can pass the ascension ceremony."

The Holy Emblem of the Sun, a sacred object that once existed only in the Order of the Sun, is a key item that qualifies a person to perform the ascension ceremony.

In the past, the Holy Emblem of the Sun was always kept in the Order of the Sun, but after the fall of the Shurima Empire, the Holy Emblem of the Sun was completely lost. Nasus also tried to search for it, but failed to find it.

However, not long ago, Nasus and Azir received news that the Holy Emblem of the Sun appeared in Narimajer!

"Now that the princess has returned, Charikar is in our hands. As for the Holy Emblem of the Sun."

Nasus's hand tightened on the war scepter, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes:
"Your Majesty, Renekton and I will go to Narimajer to recapture the Holy Emblem of the Sun from Xerath! As long as the Sun Disk can regain its ability to create ascended gods, even if we die in battle, everything will be worth it. .”

Hearing Nasus' words, Azir shook his head:
"Grand Maester, Shurima can no longer afford to lose you and General Renekton."

"Your Majesty, nothing can be established without destruction."

Nasus' tone was very light: "Now we have no other choice. Xerath is growing stronger every day, but we can only sit back and wait for death. This is not essentially different from chronic death. Instead of waiting to die, , it’s better to give it a try.”

"After obtaining the Holy Emblem of the Sun, we still need to select warriors who can pass the ascension ceremony. There is really little time left for us."

"My brother and I are the sinners who once destroyed the empire. Now, the opportunity for redemption is before us, and we should defend the glory of the Shurima Empire with our lives."

Nasus' expression was extremely determined. He was not afraid of death. He was only afraid that even if he died in battle, he would not be able to do anything for the empire.

He and Renekton have spent their entire lives guarding the Shurima Empire. Now, even though their former compatriots have taken different paths, he and Renekton have never wavered in their hearts.

Listening to Nasus' words, Azir let out a long sigh.

Why didn't he understand what Nasus said? However, if Nasus and Renekton were to go to Naerimaji to find Xerath to snatch the Holy Emblem of the Sun, it would be fine if they succeeded, but if they failed, they would be successful.
Azir couldn't imagine the consequences. By then, he might really be alone.

"Grand Maester, continue to try to find warriors willing to return to the empire." After a long time, Azir said softly.

But it was obvious that his tone had loosened, and he also knew that what Nasus had just said was really the only way to break the situation.

Nasus nodded, said goodbye to Azir, and walked out of the hall.

However, just as Nasus was about to walk out of the hall, his body suddenly shook, and then he quickly raised his head and looked forward.

On the other side, two figures walking side by side appeared on the streets of the Royal Capital of Shurima.

Surveying the surrounding environment, Zuo Chi and Kaisha frowned.

Kaisha looked at Zuochi: "Zuochi, is this what the royal capital of Shurima is like? It's a bit simple."

Zuo Chi was about to say something, but he suddenly looked up and looked ahead, which was in the direction of the Shurima Palace.

At the same time, Zuo Chi could also feel that a figure was coming quickly towards this side.

Zuo Chi spread his hands helplessly: "I suddenly feel like I've been cheated."

"Hey?"

Kasha tilted her head in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Zuo Chi looked at Kasha and said seriously:

"It feels like I'm being tricked into working for someone else."

Looking at the current scene of Shurima's imperial capital, and thinking about the energy obelisk that he encountered before that was far from the imperial capital, Zuo Chi already had some guesses about the current situation of this resurrected empire.

It's fair to think about it. After all, it has been silent for thousands of years. How could it be possible that people would flock to him as soon as Azir waved his hand.

However, for the sake of his incomplete ascension power, as well as for his friends and his legion, Zuo Chi decided to give it a try.

After a moment, the ecstatic figure of Nasus appeared in Zuo Chi's sight.

(End of this chapter)