Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 407, Section 16: The Secret of the Eternal Island - Little Blackie and the Great Kun Kun

In the night wind, Chromie, transformed into a giant dragon, carried Diakum, the twins, and the wandering scholar Stonestep towards the island they had previously discovered.

Like the other four dragons who chose to bid farewell to their past with new forms, Chromie also recently selected her "new look." The reason it took so long is because Chromie is a bit of a perfectionist; she wanted to find the form she was most satisfied with.

Chromie still retains the proud golden-bronze scales of the Bronze Dragons and still looks like a "four-clawed lizard," but her wings have transformed into a wondrous shape like bird feathers, with red crystals growing on the scales of her wing tendons, making her look very mysterious and elegant.

Its head is not as ferocious as other dragons; on the contrary, it has a comfortable, streamlined shape, and even its horns are very smooth.

White feathers grew from her dorsal fin and the base of her wings, and even her dragon tail turned into the tail feathers of a large bird.

This led Onyxia to mock Chromie for turning into a "bird," but Chromie didn't stoop to her friend's level. She knew that when she flew, she was as noble and beautiful as the shimmering red-gold sun.

Diakum also thought Chromie's choice was correct.

Ancient Dragon Species - Celestial Dragon Form.

Nicknamed "Dragon of the Sun," "Dragon of Life," "Garuda the Divine Bird," and so on, it is one of the ancient dragons in another mysterious world with a very high appearance and considerable combat power, which is very much in line with Chromie's personality of liking to play tricks.

But Chromie was very excited at this moment. Ignoring the various messy scars on her body from the "exploration," she shouted to the people on her back:
"I swear, I really saw a Kun! I'm not kidding you guys, that whale shark was terrifying. It had exceeded the maximum size that a whale shark can theoretically grow to. I think it must be described as the mythical beast 'Kunpeng' from the Pandaren legend to match its size."

That guy is endlessly wandering around the Timeless Isle.

Its enormous tail would create huge waves with each slap of the water. Onyxia, overestimating her abilities, tried to hunt it down, but almost got swallowed whole by the giant kun.

However, that guy seems to be a 'vegetarian'; it wasn't interested in the meat offered to it.

"Good, the little chick has finally shown its black feet."

Diakum sat cross-legged on Chromie's broad back, muttering under his breath:
"Remember to bring this message with you to the court hearing."

"What are you talking about?"

Saloras looked at Diakum in surprise, but the Watcher waved his hand and said seriously:
"It's just a mysterious incantation to pray for good luck, knowledge that echoes in the Sea of ​​No Light, but the Kun that Chromie mentioned really exists. It should appear in the strange tales of the Pandaren, right?"

He looked at the traveling scholar, Shi Bu.

This scribe was very true to his profession. Upon hearing that the dragons had discovered a mysterious island not recorded in the history of Pandaria, he immediately decided to break his long-standing good routine.

I'll stay up all night tonight and try to become the first modern Pandaren to set foot on the Timeless Isle.

It can only be said that not every traveling scholar is named Zhou Zhuo, but every traveling scholar has their own "Zhou Zhuo" in their heart.

When Dick asked him, the traveler excitedly flipped through his personal journal, which was full of "ghost stories" from Pandaria, basically a "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pandaren version".

"Yes, there is a little story about that Kunpeng. It is said that three thousand years ago, a fisherman encountered a storm at sea. The poor man stayed at sea for three days and three nights and finally witnessed a huge fish, as big as land, stirring up waves with its tail."

He was frightened.

He knelt and prayed to the Kunpeng, and was eventually carried back to shore by the waves. In this account, the Kunpeng was called 'Swallower of the Heavens'.

Shi Bu told the little story, but Aurecis blinked and said:
"Isn't this a ghost story? So where's the 'ghost' part?"

"Uh."

Shi Bu hesitated for a moment, then whispered:
"The fisherman was swallowed by the Kunpeng and drowned on his first day at sea. It was his ghost that returned to his hometown in the tide and told this story."

In fact, some people still claim that they will meet a muttering fisherman on the shore of the Emerald Forest, who tells the story of 'Swallowing the Sky' to everyone he meets.

Oh dear, the last guy to encounter this ghost was Zhou Zhuo.

My poor colleague was so frightened that he had to stay at Huangliang Pavilion for half a month to recover.

That guy always has bad luck; he always gets inexplicably embroiled in these strange things.

"hiss."

Aurecis was starting to regret her words.

Are you panda people crazy? Can't you record some stories from the mortal world?

"It sounds like the fisherman accidentally got caught in the chaotic flow of time. It wasn't a real 'ghost,' but just trapped in a crack in time, in a state of neither life nor death."

"Tsk tsk, that's really interesting. Tell me more about the legends of the Timeless Isle!"

Cromi listened with great interest, and even started analyzing it.

In fact, when they were searching for the Timeless Isle, the other four dragons couldn't understand Chromie's high level of interest. They simply couldn't comprehend the joy of someone who knew most of the secrets of the past and present when suddenly discovering a land they had never set foot on before.

If that island really exists, then it is full of "unknowns" for Chromie.

For bronze dragons, the "unknown" is always the most precious thing.

Faced with Chromie's pleading, Shi Bu opened his Liaozhai Notebook again and found another story. He coughed a few times and said:

Nine hundred years ago, a young Pandaren scholar heard about Mr. Liu Lang's great achievements and decided to emulate him. He sailed a ship of his own design toward the misty ocean, wanting to leave the mist barrier and see the outside world.

He too experienced a storm and ended up in an island village.

A group of friendly pandaren welcomed him and gave him a new ship to return to the Jade Forest. He stayed on the island for two days, but when he returned to the Jade Forest, he found that five hundred years had passed.

This guy kept telling others about it, calling the village 'Shangri-La,' but no one believed him. Zhou Zhuo recorded the story because the unfortunate traveling scholar was his grandfather.
Wow, I suddenly realized that Zhou Zhuo's family seems to have some kind of strange 'inheritance'.

This booklet also contains several stories related to their family, all of which are supernatural tales that most people would never encounter in their lifetime.

Shi Bu closed the booklet in his hand and sighed:

“I used to think Zhou Zhuo was a bit too hyperactive, just like everyone else. Many people thought that Zhou Zhuo and his family’s experiences were just boasting, but after this incident, I have to apologize to him.”

They are the bravest and most honest traveling scholars!
The stories they recorded are all true; it's just that we ordinary people can't distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"Hey, your continent is really interesting."

Chromie flapped her golden wings, descending with the sea breeze towards the strange island below, saying:

"When I finish fighting the war, I will definitely spend at least five hundred years exploring your continent. This place is all unknown to me, and the feeling of being an explorer is amazing."

"Wait! Chromie, circle once more."

The vigilant Saloras quickly noticed something strange on the island. She patted Chromie's scales, causing the incredibly fast Sky Crystal Dragon to take off again and quickly circle the island.

Everyone saw a large number of bison people gathering on the highest peak of the island.

These savage creatures, resembling minotaurs but taller and covered in yak-like manes, lit a huge bonfire in the mountain courtyard. Shi Bu even witnessed a minotaur rushing into the fire and embracing the flames in a suicidal act.

However, the scorching flames did not kill them; instead, they merged into their bodies, transforming these fleshy creatures into monstrous beings engulfed and churning in flames.

The flames gave them power.

As Chromie approached the mountaintop, a minotaur blackfire priest roared and unleashed dangerous black flames in an attempt to bring down the dragon. However, Chromie nimbly rolled away from the fireballs and turned to spew down a dragon breath as bright as the sun.

Those provocative individuals were quickly ignited by the golden-red energy, screaming and running around in agony before finally turning into a pile of strange, shattered crystals.

"The creatures here have been living in a chaotic timeline for so long that they've been assimilated."

Kromi explained:

“I can’t use time magic against them. The leader of these fire bulls is deep in the courtyard, and I dare not go near him. That guy is a demigod, and his aura is very strange, making even a dragon like me feel threatened.”

"Ragnaros is there!"

The Soul Staff in Diakum's hand emitted a roar brimming with Kazzak's battle spirit, and the Dawn Overlord shouted:

"Throw me down, Vigilant, I will fight for you again! This time, I will not let the weak Balrog escape."

"No rush, it's trapped here, like a dish, we can eat it whenever we want."

Dick, calming his belligerent staff and the Dawn Overlord, said:
"The fire of Sulfuras that you swallowed earlier has not yet been perfectly mastered, but in this chaotic land of time you have plenty of time to accelerate the process."

Kazzak, we didn't come here to kill it.

Capturing the Fire Demon King alive is far more difficult than defeating it.

"Yes, you're right."

Kazak responded:

"But it is precisely because of such difficulties that they are worth the challenge. Very well, I should hold myself to a higher standard. If this is what the Holy Light desires, then I will try to capture Ragnaros alive, along with his pathetic fire god minions."

However, the minotaurs had previously said that this guy named 'Ordos' was a fanatical follower of 'Anser the Sun God'.

Perhaps you'd like to extract some valuable information from it?

"Yes."

Dick made no attempt to hide his desire. He gestured for Chromie to land in a safe area to reunite with the other dragon girls, and then glanced at the ancient courtyard where the fire bull god Ordos resided.

他 说:

"So I will go to the battlefield with you. You will capture Ragnaros alive, and I will question Ordos."

"What an honor!"

Kazak roared:

"We will definitely not let you leave disappointed."

When Chromie rode the wind and landed on a coastal boulder on the Timeless Isle, Diakum and the others saw several dragon maidens intently watching something on the shore.

When the watchers got closer, they discovered that these idle dragons were watching a group of ghost pirates having a wild time below.

These pirates were clearly notorious bandits who plundered and looted along the South China Sea route. They were probably accidentally blown into the misty barrier by the storm and captured by the chaotic time flow of the Eternal Island. They had long since turned into skeletons and ghosts, and their dilapidated pirate ships could be seen in the distance.

But these pirates were clearly corrupted by some kind of force.

Their skeletal bodies were wreathed in strange crimson energy, somewhere between physical and spiritual.

"They are hunting a sea monster."

Melinsela whispered to the watchman:

"I just overheard their conversation. They said that a sea monster called 'Deepsea Fiend' stirred up a storm and pushed them into this hellish place. They can only be freed by killing that monster. And you absolutely won't believe it, these pirates are from three thousand years ago!"

Their leader had even met Emperor Thoradin.

"Hmph, another bunch of unlucky bastards who have been toyed with by time, and they deserve it."

Chromie snorted and waved his hand, saying:
"Stop looking. Even if these guys kill the sea monster, they can't leave here. They've been completely assimilated by the chaotic time flow. I'm telling you, there are strange stones on this island that interfere with the operation of time."

"If we stay here too long, we'll be assimilated, and then we won't be able to leave."

"You're definitely trying to scare people again."

Onyxia said with a disdainful look:
"You are a bronze dragon personally certified by Mother World. If you can't escape, you're just too useless."

"Of course I can, but what about you?"

Chromie wasn't trying to scare them this time.

She picked up an ordinary-looking stone from the grass nearby, smashed it in front of everyone, and showed them how the almost "liquid" yellowish-brown energy inside the stone dissipated.

she says:

"This thing is called the 'Epoch Stone'! The Bronze Dragonflight uses it as a barrier to those abandoned timelines. It is said that these stones were scraps left over from when the Titan Aman'Thul built the time system for Azeroth."

In short, don't stay here too long, and don't try to take anything out of here.

This place is now caught between the real world and the Time Exile; you can think of it as the island having perished, and we are now in a 'place that does not exist'.

There is no concept of 'death' here.

Theoretically, mortals could live forever here, but the price would be becoming part of the island.

The fiery bull-man god and its servants have survived for tens of thousands of years in this way, but they too are now unable to leave.

"what a pity."

The traveling scholar Shi Bu had originally planned to explore the island to his heart's content, but upon hearing this, he immediately abandoned the idea.

On the one hand, although the itinerant scholars were very adventurous, they were also very afraid of losing their lives.

On the other hand, Shi Bu was also worried that Zhou Zhuo's grandfather's old story would repeat itself in his own life. Just listen to what kind of "Rotten Chess Fate + Peach Blossom Spring - Panda Man Version" it is! It would be too terrible to personally experience such a Frankenstein's monster story.

However, the traveling scholar still planned to record as many strange tales as possible within the limited time available.

Holding a brush and a simple drawing board, he gazed at the group of dazed, undead pirates on the beach below, recording the scene with simple ink wash painting, and couldn't help but sigh:
"This is a great place to keep secrets! If there are things that are too important for outsiders to know or obtain, storing them here is absolutely foolproof."

"It can also be used to transmit important messages."

Diakum looked back at the ancient, arena-like building in the center of the Timeless Isle and said meaningfully:
"This place is untouched by time, which means that some people who have been dead for many years in the outside world can keep their secrets here and wait for the 'right person' to appear."

Shi Bu was stunned for a moment.

The clever panda sage sensed a hidden meaning in the alien saint's words, but he couldn't quite figure out what he was referring to.

Damn!

Why are you Eredar aliens playing the "Riddler" game too?

Riddler, please get out of Pandaria!
"Sir, if we are to execute the greatest 'evil god' in the history of the Minotaur here, should we summon Hamuul and the others?"

Saloras suggested:
"Ordos is a figure recorded in the Minotaur creation myth, so I think they are qualified to witness the 'end of the myth,' and the way those fire bulls control fire, though cultish, is equally ingenious."

The newly formed Flame Druid faction might be able to learn something from it.

"Yes, sir."

Aurecis also suggested:

"Although the Flame Druids are not an explicitly affiliated faction of the Lightforged Chapter, they have a deeper connection with us and the world of Draenor because of their relationship with the gods Anzu and Rukhmar."

We should consider them 'one of our own'.

Dick thought for a moment, then turned to Chromie, who was collecting the Epoch Stones, and asked:
"How long would it take for mortals to be assimilated here?"

"Assimilation begins almost the instant you arrive, and the duration varies depending on your strength."

Chromie poked his cheek, the dwarf maliciously trying to look cute as he said:
"With Hamuul Runetotem's legendary strength, he can stay here for three to five days, but not longer."

"it is good."

Dick said to the dream dragon Melinsera:

“Mylene, you open the dream gate and let Hamuul Runtotem and Cairne Bloodhoof come over. They do have the right to witness the fall of the evil god in their race’s epic.”

Moreover, the Minotaur of Pandaria are the ancestors of the Minotaur, and I've heard that the birth of the Minotaur seems to have some mysterious connection with the Black Ox Nugget.

By forging these tangled kinship ties, perhaps the currently weak Bloodhoof tribe can find a powerful backer, much like the connection between the Highmountain clan and Ounhala in the Broken Isles.

The Minotaur is a child of Mother World, and He desires to see every child rise up.

As the executor of Mother World, we must always satisfy the desires of this occasionally capricious Lord.

"Please wait a moment, I will contact Hamuul Runetotem."

Mylinsella immediately got to work.

Dick gestured to Saloras, signaling her to contact Lady Aegwynn, who was scouting Kun-Lai Summit, to come to the Timeless Isle. If they were to capture Ragnaros alive here, they would need the support of this powerful spellcaster.

"Look! The giant Kun has appeared!"

Rheastha, the goblin red dragon who had been waiting on the shore, let out a scream, drawing everyone's attention to the sea.

A few seconds later, a terrifying behemoth emerged from the sea.

The enormous whale shark surfaced to breathe. It seemed to notice the creature on the shore but chose to ignore it. Its terrifying tail slapped the water's surface, creating hurricane-like waves that spread out in all directions.

The unfortunate ghost pirates who were just about to hunt sea monsters on the shore were swept away by the wave and screamed as they were pulled into the dark trenches beneath the sea.

Well, now Diakum knows why these foolish pirates have failed to hunt sea monsters for thousands of years.

Look at the terrible place you chose!

Why did you have to choose the place where my brother Kun was surfacing for air?
Isn't this just asking for trouble?
Hmph, if you anger my Kun-ge, be careful, he'll transform into the God of War in overalls and wipe you all out with a single Kun Fist combo.

Watching the scattered ghost pirates grumble and disappear into the waves, and seeing the colossal whale shark and roc vanish beneath the endless sea, Diakum marveled at the wonder of Azeroth's natural ecosystem, and couldn't help but recite the "Twisting Nether Blessing Incantation" once more:
"Hey, isn't your brother Kun awesome? Tsk, now I'm the black-faced one too."

The only pity is that this Kun has probably been assimilated by the chaotic time flow of the Eternal Island long ago, so there's no way to find a hunter to tame it and take it to the outside world.

Otherwise, given the exaggerated terrain of my brother Kun, could Daelin's medieval magic fleet possibly fight back?
You have the Ocean Sage, I have the Invincible Kun!

Now that's what you call a real magical clash!

Ps:

The new form of Chromie is as follows:
(End of this chapter)