CIATB Chapter 889: Xerath
Chapter 889: Xerath
Chapter 889: Xerath
With the help of divination magic, Ji Xing easily found Sivir, but Nasus, who also came for Sivir, went to the wrong place.
In the temple of Vikora, Nasus, whose body had grown even larger, picked up a priest who claimed to be a descendant of Azir with one hand and pressed his face, which was rubbed with blood from the sand, onto the fake sun disk.
Compared with the real sun disc and ascension artifact, this fake was just an inferior product made of copper and iron, hung in the air in an ugly way by a few rough hemp ropes. Nasus felt shame and anger at the first sight of it.
This was also the emotion he felt most along the way besides sadness. He did not see the Shurimans' reverence for the lost dynasty, but only clumsy imitations. These people stubbornly believed that the future of Shurima lay in the glory of the past, but they had no idea what the real Shurima was.
But at least it reflects sunlight.
Amid the screams and cries of the clergyman, his blood was burned brown by the fake, and the smell of blood wafted into Nasus' nose.
He was sure that this was not the blood of ascension, and threw the priest aside sadly.
The emerald pendant hanging around his neck vibrated. Its sea-green surface was threaded with thin gold lines, and a ray of light shone through it, rising and falling slowly like a human pulse, pointing him in a vague direction.
"Over there?"
His eyes looked towards the east of the town, and suddenly his attention was attracted by the blue light flashing on the surface of the disk. Under the miracle of the sun, the scene of a distant location was revealed on it.
A battle group of at least 500 people from multiple ethnic groups is heading towards Vikora. They are holding various weapons and have different styles. They were originally hostile to each other, but now they are tied together by dark magic.
“Xerath,” Nasus whispered.
He has come as expected to destroy the last bloodline heir of Shurima. I must find her and protect her before he does!
……
"So you are Seville."
Sivir leaned against the tree trunk, rubbing the gold bill in her hand lovingly, "The little inventor of Piltover. I don't know how it is now, but at least three months ago, the universal capsule was still a rare item in Shurima. I finally got two with great difficulty.
If I had known it was you, I would have offered a higher price. This gold ticket may not be an astronomical figure in Piltover, but in Shurima, it is enough for me to raise a warband from scratch.
I'm very tempted, but like I said before, I don't want to be locked in a cage like a pig waiting for you to draw blood for research."
As she said this, she put the ten thousand gold coins in the blood-stained collar, placed it close to her body, and grinned, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
Ji Xing shook his head and said, "Even after all this, you still don't forget to be greedy for money. What if I don't have anything else to do?"
"Money can heal all wounds." Sivir waved his arm and said, as if he had pulled the wound, and said with a hissing sound: "You rich people will never take back the money you paid, right?"
"Be careful, the wound that has just scabbed over is about to be torn again." At this time, Taliyah noticed that there was a fresh streak of bright red on the new bandage on Sivir's chest, and hurriedly reminded.
"Hey, I'm not going to die yet." Sivir smiled and said, "I feel like I'm full of strength now. When I exchange the gold notes for money, I can give you half of it as a thank you for saving my life. So... do you want to join my group?"
Just as Taliyah was about to refuse, she suddenly let out a light exclamation. Sivir also felt a strange tingling sensation coming from the wound on her chest. She hummed softly through her nose, frowned and lowered her head, and saw a deep blue light enveloping her.
"What the hell is that?" She subconsciously looked at Ji Xing, and sure enough, she found the source of the blue color. Ji Xing stretched out his finger and hooked it, and the new blood that had just dyed the bandage red regrouped into five or six drops, flashing a strange light under the sunlight, and flew above Ji Xing's finger.
"Don't waste it, collect a few drops first and see."
Ji Xing covered it with his other hand, and between his hands he seemed to use magic to construct a centrifuge, causing the blood to spin at high speed.
"Is this... witchcraft?" Sivir was stunned. After hearing the name 'Sevier', she assumed that the other party wanted to use scientific means to study her blood. But this was the result?
"Tsk, I thought the confidence you had to cross the desert was because of that little girl next to you who looked so impressive. You're actually a wizard?"
Qiyana, who was concentrating on watching Ji Xing use magic, raised her head in displeasure: "A woman as greedy as you is actually a descendant of the Eagle King. Was the Shurima Empire once ruled by such a bloodline? No wonder it has fallen into such decline."
"If I had a choice, I really wouldn't want it." Xiweier said indifferently.
Snapped--
Amidst the tiny explosion sounds, the rapidly spinning blood of Sivir burst like foam, and a breeze blew up Qiyana's long hair.
Qiana, who was about to start a quarrel, immediately lowered her head and asked curiously, "How is it, is there really any magical power in the Ascension Blood?"
There have also been Ascended ones from Ixtal, and even in ancient rumors, the first Ascended Queen Setaka was from Ixtal. This gave Qiyana some "support from the Queen", so she didn't say anything too harsh to Sivir.
Sivir also glanced sideways. She had shed countless blood in the desert over the years, but the same smell and color made her never feel any different until Azir was resurrected.
Does my blood really have the power of an ascender?
Ji Xing didn't answer, but frowned in thought.
Why does he look a bit like Otsutsuki?
First of all, it can be confirmed that the race of the ascenders has not changed, but the bloodline has indeed changed. If Setaka is compared to Kaguya, then Sivir is Uchiha Sasuke after countless generations of inheritance? The bloodline contains a higher level of power waiting to be awakened.
Of course, Setaka's personal power is far from comparable to Kaguya's, but the existence that turned her into an ascender must be of a higher status!
Sun bloodline? No, the sun is nothing. For a truly powerful person, the energy contained in a star is no longer enough!
“The Star-Forging Dragon King?” Ji Xing murmured, “Did the Ascended Ones receive its blessing? No wonder I got nothing when I tried to divine Nasus. I thought his power was beyond my capabilities. Even divine Sivir was a little difficult. It turns out that their fate is linked to the guy I can’t afford to offend now.”
That's really... awesome!
He looked at Sivir and said with a smile: "Now you still owe me 9994 drops of blood."
"Cough cough..." Sivir coughed repeatedly and almost had a bloody collapse. She paid off all her debts at once.
At this moment, the city wall collapsed first.
There was a muffled explosion from the west, followed by the sound of rolling rocks.
Taliyah, the Rock Sparrow who possessed rock magic, would never have heard it wrong. She looked over there in surprise, not knowing what was going on.
Ji Xing looked up at the sky, then turned towards the direction of the market he had passed before.
"I knew that something big would happen where heroes gather. So soon? It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early." His expression was slightly solemn. Although he had never seen it before, he recognized it at a glance.
Because he likes this move when he plays games. It is full of psychological fun, watching the opponent with low health twisting and turning and unable to escape...
Ancient witch spirit Xerath, use your ultimate power!
……
The sky was pouring down flames.
Comets of blue-white flame flew out from between Zerath's outstretched arms, drawing long arcs like huge boulders thrown from a catapult. The first one landed in the market where Ji Xing and his companions had just passed, exploding like a meteor falling to the ground, bursting into fierce flames. The flaming bodies were thrown into the air like charred firewood!
Whether it is a merchant struggling for a living or a greedy and despicable profiteer, they no longer need to consider their future. All that follows is Xerath's vicious sneer.
No matter who he was in the past and why he killed Azir, now Xerath is just a witch elf cursed for usurping the blood of the Ascendant, a dark creature!
Why didn’t I see his evil intentions before? Nasus stopped on his way to Sivir and looked up at the sky. He saw more fireballs crashing down on him like lightning.
The people on the ground could only watch this sudden disaster, scream in despair, and flee helplessly.
I can't save everyone. The bloodline of the Eagle King is more important than ordinary Shurima people.
Nasus turned his head in sorrow and quickened his pace towards the abandoned houses in the east. A sudden gust of wind blew off the robe covering his head.
This is……?
The sudden hurricane did not make the already disaster-stricken Vikaula any worse. Instead, it turned into a transparent barrier, protecting the city.
The falling flaming comets hit the barrier one after another, canceling each other out and destroying each other. The war beasts of the regiment that were about to drive straight in and start the massacre at the western wall were forced to stop where they were!
The Shurimans, who were originally in despair, stopped in astonishment and looked up into the sky blankly. Seeing the gorgeous light and shadows formed by the comet and the wind, they opened their mouths in amazement.
"Is it the Eagle King?"
"It must be! The great Emperor of Shurima saved us! We are saved!"
"Long live the Shurima Empire!"
It started with a quiet murmur, and then quickly connected into a group, with people shouting enthusiastically. This force seemed to be able to dispel all the dust and haze.
Occasionally, two sober and wise old men said that this power belonged to the wind, not the sand, but they were drowned out by the voices of the crowd.
Looking at this united effort, Nasus did not feel proud, but rather a little ashamed. He naturally knew that this power did not belong to Azir.
"The resurrected Azir actually attracted such a guy?"
He had heard of similar things during his long self-exile. It should have been three hundred years ago that the alchemical bomb in Piltover brought about a devastating tsunami. It was the legendary deity, Janna, the incarnation of the element of wind, who used the power of wind to block the wrath of the sea and the tsunami.
The wind before my eyes has a similar force.
A demigod? No, more like a human wizard, a wizard almost equivalent to an ascended one?
He exhaled deeply and continued walking in the direction he had planned, hoping that this powerful wizard was a friend rather than an enemy.
Three thousand years ago, he sacrificed his brother Renekton to seal Xerath, and he has suffered too much in the past three thousand years.
He had no confidence that he could stop Xerath, whose power was growing continuously in the seal, by himself. It would be best if he could have a helper!
At the same time, Zeratul, who was suspended outside Vikora, stopped laughing and lowered his arms.
Dark energy surged in his spirit body, and the cast iron chains wrapped around his body made a buzzing sound when they struck against the fragments of the ancient sarcophagus. He uttered a sentence in a low voice: "Someone is looking forward to death."
……
What kind of Swift Swordsman is my master?
Such questions filled Talia's mind at this moment. She looked at Ji Xing, who was holding a magic wand in front of her, with wide eyes, and kept comparing her master who cut out a small wind wall with the barrier in the sky.
The more I compare, the more I feel that my master is inferior.
Xiweier, who was supported by her and standing at the gate of the courtyard, felt that his eyes were dark and he felt that he could not escape the 9994 drops of "blood debt".
It was also the first time that Qiyana saw Ji Xing "casting a spell with all his strength". Although she had already caught a glimpse of it from sporadic contacts, she was still shocked at this moment.
No wonder he dares to call himself the number one wizard. Not only is his knowledgeable, but his spellcasting ability is also like that of a god or myth. He is worthy of being the future spell advisor of my, the Queen of Elements... However, the comet that suddenly fell down also seemed to contain terrifying energy.
"Didn't you just say 'what does that have to do with you'? Why are you now actively trying to save some unrelated people and provoking an obviously very troublesome guy?" The worry was on the tip of his tongue, but Qiyana automatically filtered it out and turned it into a rhetorical question.
"Saving people is different from saving others." Ji Xing responded casually and looked at the dog head walking towards him.
Together? Nasus’ pace changed slightly, and his extremely oppressive figure continued to approach this side.
This of course attracted the attention of the three women, and his unique appearance was highly recognizable, and legends about him never stopped in the desert.
Ixuokun had some clear pictures and portraits, and Qiyana blurted out, "Grand Scholar?"
“I’m glad to be recognized.” Nasus glanced at her, somewhat surprised. “That unique fabric… is Ixokon still found in that dangerous jungle?”
He turned to Ji Xing and said, "I am Nasus, the keeper of the desert. A powerful wizard from afar, thank you for saving the people of Shurima. This may not be appropriate, but I still want to confirm, do you have some purpose for appearing beside the descendants of the Eagle King?"
Ji Xing felt Nasus's fiery physique and vitality and said, "I want to buy some of her blood for research. She still owes me 9994 drops of blood."
Nasus was startled and said, "Do you need Ascension Blood? I can repay her for it."
"Are you the first generation ascender? How far are you from Queen Setaka?" Ji Xing said: "Your blood is probably different, otherwise there would not be only one legendary sun bloodline. I have to check the quality of your blood first."
Nasus was silent for a moment, then said in a muffled voice, “That’s true. Although I have accompanied Setaka in battle for three centuries, other Ascendants, including me, are indeed not as powerful as Setaka.”
He looked at Sivir and said, "But at least her current condition is not suitable for drawing a large amount of blood. As a creditor, you should ensure her safety before she repays the debt."
Xiweier was startled, and her expression became a little strange, while Ji Xing smiled and said, "That makes sense."
At the same time, the approaching Zeratul used dark energy to break through Ji Xing's wind barrier and quickly flew towards Ji Xing's location!
(End of this chapter)