Shadow Trails in Azeroth

Oh, it feels so good to be back in my little master's heart after a long absence. Your heart is still beating so hotly, like a flower of blood blooming at midnight, waiting for a lady's response.

Otherwise, why don’t I leave at all?

Without my company, how lonely would you be, little master?

Xal'atath, who was summoned back to consciousness, chattered in the pirate's ear full of lust, like a flattering female licker, and it seemed like he had returned to the happy time of getting along with Black in the past.

But because she was much scarier than a female licker on the inside, Black, who was arranging a demon summoning ceremony in the warlock tower of Tol Barad, chose to turn a deaf ear.

No matter how flirtatious Xal'atath was, he just didn't respond.

It made the Miss Void Essence feel like she was dissatisfied with her desires. After flattering her, she turned into a woman's classic habit of crying, making trouble, and hanging herself. The stinking pirate kept crying pitifully in his heart.

It was like a little girl who found out that her lover had someone outside, which annoyed Blake so much.

Shut up, I'm here to do business, not for fun.

The pirate scolded coldly in his heart:

You prove something to me, or you leave! I don't need a Void Essence who will only hold me back.

Isn't it said that a long separation is better than a newlywed?

Xal'atath snorted in dissatisfaction, and she retorted:

Why are you so cold-hearted? You are such a hard-hearted man. I was really blind at the time. Look at me, a miserable person. After being sold by you, I still help you deceive the black dragons.

I work so hard for you outside, always accompanying the dangerous Dragon Mother as an undercover agent, but you don't even give me a good look.

Do you want me to be nice to you? Okay, no problem. First, help me deal with this guy who is coming over to be a 'guest' soon.

Black threw a piece of fel stone at his feet and made another gesture. The giant magician beside him immediately ran over and half-knelt on the ground to help his captain correct the position of the fel stone.

In front of them was a super demon summoning ritual that had been mostly completed.

It was the result of two days of busy work led by Black, the master warlock, and two high-level warlocks, Gazalak and Kanrisad, plus a group of warlock apprentices taught by Black himself.

During this process, Dean Lanyue came over from time to time to check on the fine-tuning.

Such a sophisticated and grand demon summoning formation, as long as it is paired with a powerful enough energy source and a directional spellcasting core, can be used to summon big demons like the Defiler.

For ordinary warlocks, let alone setting up such a magic circle, it would be difficult for them to even understand the magic guidance of this magic circle, and they lack enough vision and insight to discern the multiple effects of this summoning ritual.

That's right.

It is not just a demon summoning ritual, it is a dark cycle ritual that combines summoning, suppression, weakening, extraction, restraint, repatriation and other effects.

This is dark and forbidden knowledge that Black learned from the pages of Medivh's private book. It was a by-product of Medivh's study of demonic secrets when he lived alone in the tower of Karazhan.

It’s really hard to say whether the birth of this cyclic ritual came from Medivh’s wisdom or from the subtle influence of Sargeras.

In short, on the land of Azeroth, it is probably difficult to find a warlock ritual that can compete with this super magic circle.

It is said that Medivh left a blueprint of the dark cycle ritual he drew in a secret room in the Great Library of the Tower of Karazhan, but unfortunately Black was in a hurry last time and did not have time to search for that secret room.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The magic circle in that place is so rare that after Medivh's death, the secret chamber was probably occupied by powerful demons as their own territory.

Given Blake's weak state when he went to Karazhan last time, even if he did find the secret room, he would definitely not be able to defeat the demon lurking inside, and he might even be severely punished.

After I complete today's summons, you have to continue working. This is your work content for the next half month.

Blake left here with a flicker and jumped to the edge of the upper level of the Warlock Tower, condescendingly observing the integrity of the ceremony below.

He shouted to his busy servants and apprentices:

“After the Evil Eye returns, he will also join your work.

This dark cycle ritual must be made into a semi-permanent imprint. From now on, this place will be used as a place for the Black Scythe Hermitage to specialize in summoning high-level demons.

This will become the new holy land of the Warlock School!

Wilfred!

You pathetic dwarf, look at the position of the magic seal you just placed. Should I dig out one of your eyes so that you can better align it?

It is far from the node described in my blueprint!

Do you want to be shattered by out-of-control evil energy before the ritual begins? Whose life do you think you are toying with? idiot! If you don't change your bad habits, I'm going to give you a new brain!

The dwarf warlock whose name was called immediately shook his body and stared at Blake's vicious scolding. He hurriedly adjusted the position of the magic seal just now and laughed sarcastically.

The other sorcerer apprentices were in no mood to comfort the dwarf, and they were also very nervous at the moment.

After returning from Dalaran, this was the first time they participated in such a large-scale demon summoning ceremony, and Black personally directed it, making everyone nervous.

Even Anares Yuejun, who liked to talk and joke the most, had a straight face at this moment, half-kneeling on the ground and placing the fel stones one by one. Even the angle at which the fel stones were inserted into the ground was correct.

Such a complicated ritual, it seems that the little master is summoning a 'big guy' today.

Xal'atath used the pirate's sense sharing to see the ceremony below from a high place. She was well-informed and could tell the importance of this ceremony in an instant.

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But the magic power required to activate such a ritual is also considerable. Is the master planning to extract the underground magic network? If you really plan to do this, wouldn't it be safer to wait until that silly little blue dragon comes back?

When she comes back, the day lilies will be cold.

The pirate curled his lips, snapped his fingers, and summoned his fat blue man.

The Annihilator Zuramat, who has completed the advancement and became an ethereal lord, appeared in the material world from the singularity where the shadows gathered, whining.

This dark element creature, like a shadow marshmallow in armor, waved its claws and said in a low and unclear voice:

I came from the void to serve my master.

Okay, be good.

Blake laughed.

He reached into Fatty Blue's soft body with a swipe of his hand, groping around inside like a fish, and after a few seconds, he took out the Skull of Gul'dan from Fatty Blue's body.

Not weak

The moment this treasure was taken out, Lord Ethereal let out a whimper.

It obviously likes something like the Skull of Gul'dan, which is full of shadow energy, to stay in its body. The hot feeling in its body makes it full of power.

Black ignored the complaints of his silent and melancholy servant, the Fat Blue Man. He looked at the Skull of Gul'dan in his hand, and a new attribute entry came into view:

Reforged Skull of Gul'dan

Excellent·Legendary Quality [Shadow Enhancement]

Superior Shadow Infusion. Extraordinary Magic Enhancement. Extraordinary Magic Drain. Extraordinary Magic Resistance. Extreme Casting Haste.

Item effects:

1. Shadow casts a brilliant halo:

It greatly increases the magic recovery speed of all shadow casters within thirty yards, and powerfully strengthens the casting speed of all shadow magic.

2. Shadow Demon Incarnation:

Actively absorb the magic power from the recast Skull of Gul'dan, temporarily change the life form into the shadow form, greatly enhance the destructive power of all shadow magic, and gain the power of the shadow demon in a short time.

Note: Activating this special effect requires the user to possess master-level shadow magic manipulation! Otherwise, the flesh and blood will be infected by the shadow magic, transformed into special creatures, and in severe cases, death.

Item Description:

The true Skull of Gul'dan collapsed as Illidan Stormrage drained the fel energy, and its story should have ended there.

But after being ingeniously repaired by Elya Blue Moon and strengthened by the legendary Dark Atama Crystal, the Skull of Gul'dan abandoned the messy evil energy and devoted himself entirely to the nourishment and repair of the power of shadow. .

Finally, it completed its rebirth and was promoted to a more powerful form.

Perhaps, it is more appropriate to call it the Shadow Skull at this time. This is a miraculous work that belongs exclusively to the master warlock Black Shaw. Only in his hands can this shadow artifact exert its truly powerful power.

I don't need Little Star to control the magic net, because I have a more suitable ritual core, or call it 'bait'.

Blake held the recast Skull of Gul'dan in his hand. He looked at the black eye sockets of the skull in front of him, and the shadow magic inside almost condensed into a swirling entity.

The golden star points shining on its skull were traces left by Dean Lanyue when he repaired it, representing past failures. But at this moment, with the shadow power lingering, even these star points have become mysterious and abnormal. .

The stinky pirate put on the classic look of Brother Egg who didn't know where to go among the stars at this time, and he said to Xal'atath:

Those powerful Nasrezim demons in the twisted void all have their own power characteristics. Just like the useless Cassanatir has the evil power given by Sargeras, each of the Dread Lords has their own power characteristics. Special skills.

So let me ask you a question, my loyal servant.

Do you know, among the many famous Dread Lords, which one is the best at shadow magic?

Well, this question is a bit difficult. I have to search through my ancient memories.

Xalatas pretended to be confused, and after the drama queen was silent for thought, he tentatively answered:

Demon Lord Bainholle? Or Defiler Razelak?

None of them! You are pretending to be stupid, which makes me feel very boring.

Blake stretched out his fingers, pinched something inside the Skull of Gul'dan, and gently pulled it outward. The shadowy Atama Crystal lay in his palm, glowing with a mysterious and alluring luster.

The pirate blinked and threw the crystal back into his bag. He said to Xal'atath, who was deliberately pretending to be stupid:

Bernholler still doesn't know which world he will be carrying out the legion's conquest in. As for Raselek? Haha, that unlucky guy had the title of 'Defiler' long before Archimonde joined the Burning Legion. .

But the powerful Archimonde rudely took away its title. Razelek, who dared to be angry but dared not speak out, could only avoid the big demon at a distance. He did not dare to mention that he was also called the Defiler in the past, for fear that This caused Archimonde's dissatisfaction.

That was a very sad and pitiful guy.

Currently, the one who is best at shadow magic among the Nathrezim lords is their third lord Mephistros. He plays shadow magic so well that he can provide me with enough pure shadow without much transformation at all. magic.

It is the most suitable fear lord to become my inner demon.

You know what’s best?

Ha! I know this!

Xal'atath laughed treacherously and viciously along with her villainous master. She laughed sullenly and said:

The wings of the third lord of the Dread Lord are sea blue! That is your favorite color, little master. What a coincidence. It seems that it was born with an inextricable destiny for you.

Ah, as expected, you still understand me. You will work harder and bring down the third lord who is destined to me. If you do well, I will reward you.

This time I'm serious.

I'll give you a reward you can't refuse.

Blake nodded with satisfaction.

He flew down and landed in the center of the prepared dark cycle ceremony. He waved his hand and the other warlocks retreated outside the circle.

The pirate bent down and placed the Skull of Gul'dan, wrapped with shadow magic, squarely on the altar in the center of the ceremony. This was the core of the ceremony and the bait that Black said.

He wants to use this thing to lure the third lord of the Dread Demon King wandering in the twisted void to the material world.

This is very risky behavior.

Just hearing the name of Mephistros' Third Lord, one knows that this guy's strength is definitely not comparable to that of a weak Dread Lord like Cassanatil.

But pirates are no longer what they used to be.

Sitting on the magic resources of the entire Nathalas Academy, let alone a third lord, he would not be afraid even if the first lord of Nathrezim, The Blasphemer Tichondrius came over.

Isn't he just a fear devil?

If it dares to come over, Black will shame it to death by talking about the shameful incident of it being massacred by Huon Gaoling through the portal 10,000 years ago!

Swish, swish

In the stream of teleportation, the ghosts of three legendary mages, Dean Blue Moon, Prince Farodis and Archmage Elan, appeared in the outer triangle of the Dark Cycle Ceremony.

They must use their powerful magic control to help Blake suppress the demon that is about to enter the material world.

The other warlocks also took their positions.

There are many spell slots reserved on the outermost layer of the ceremony, which are places for them to stand.

They basically play no big role in this ritual and can only be used as a human flesh suppressor to alleviate the shock of the ritual magic.

At the same time, with the help of the connection of the ceremony, it helps the ceremony host Blake and the three archmages to share the mental pressure.

100% pure tool without any additions.

Are you all ready? I'm going to start.

Black took out the obscure spell from the Book of Medivh that he had kept privately from his luggage.

He read the forbidden sounds on the page in pure devilish language.

When the first character is spoken, it turns into a low thunderous sound wave, which echoes on both sides of the material world and the twisted void at the same time. This is not an ordinary summoning spell, and ordinary warlocks can't even think of it.

The shadow magic escaping from the Skull of Gul'dan was poured into the dark cycle ritual at Blake's feet, and a rotating dark green fel energy portal emerged in the space in front of Blake's eyes.

As he accurately pronounced a long list of obscure demon names, a more precise connection was established between him and a powerful being in the twisted void.

As the aura of Gul'dan's Skull seeped into the demon portal, soon there was a reaction from the other side.

Under the expectant and eager gaze of the Eye of Kilrogg on Blake's shoulder, a demonic claw dotted with blue gems stretched out from the portal.

Then, a pair of big and beautiful blue bat wings suddenly unfolded in front of the pirates' eyes.

The third Lord of Nathrezim proudly stepped into this mediocre material world from the twisted void, and was immediately attracted by the orc skull under his feet that exuded the power of shadow.

Of course, this powerful third lord of the Dread Lord with beautiful wings and faint blue horns also noticed Black in front of him.

The pirate would bow down politely and praise like a carol:

Welcome to my humble home, it really makes this poor place of mine shine. My dear Lord of the Everlasting Night Soul Hall, don't leave in a hurry once you're here.

I have some questions about shadow magic, and I still need your answers.

Young ones! Do it!