Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

From Aisha's smile, Zuo Chi saw a heartbreaking sense of regret and loneliness.

Zuo Chi's arms tightened around Aisha, and he grinned at her.

"I won't leave until I've satisfied my wife. Of course, I need her permission to go out!"

"Hmph!" Ashe pursed her lips: "That's more like it!"

It was late at night. After Aisha went to sleep, Zuo Chi went alone to the very back of the Avarosa tribe's encampment.

Beside him was a grotesque giant sword, a piece of demigod flesh as tall as a person, and several corpses that had been found from who-knows-where.

As Zuo Chi slowly gripped the hilt of the Darkin Greatsword, Aatrox's consciousness immediately appeared in his mind.

Zuo Chi said softly, "Aatrox, we can begin."

Zuo Chi could clearly sense that Aatrox was very excited at this moment, and even his tone had changed slightly, which was rare for him.

"Mortal, I will remember everything you have done."

After countless ages, Aatrox was finally able to obtain a body comparable to his former physical form.

Although his physical body is not perfect, it still allows him to perfectly display his power.

Most importantly, with this physical body, he will be able to accomplish anything he wants to accomplish!

"Let's begin!" Zuo Chi said in a deep voice.

Zuo Chi gripped the hilt of the Darkin Greatsword tightly, while the ascending power in his arm began to fade, and the dark red veins originating from the Darkin Greatsword were rapidly spreading upwards.

When Aatrox had completely taken over Zuo Chi's forearm, the dark red veins began to peel off his arm and spread outwards.

The thick stench of blood permeated the night air, and even the night breeze could not dissipate it.

The dark red veins climbed up Idhaoug's flesh and blood, while tightly binding the corpses in the middle.

The red light emitted by the blood magic illuminated the night, turning the place where Zuo Chi was into a living hell.

Under the influence of blood magic, Idhaoug's flesh and the other corpses were instantly dismembered into countless small pieces. Then, the flesh began to pile up on top of each other, and dark red blood vessels pierced through the flesh, stitching it together completely.

The mortal body was removed, leaving only its shape and vital organs; the main body was entirely constructed from the flesh and blood of Idhaoug.

Time passed slowly, and the heart at the hilt of the Darkin Greatsword pounded faster and faster.

Gradually, a three-meter-tall body with wings on its back and giant horns on its head appeared in front of Zuo Chi. At the same time, the heart of this body began to beat, gradually increasing in speed until it became consistent with the heartbeat on the giant sword.

In a flash, the physical body in front of Zuo Chi opened its blood-red eyes and slowly reached out its hand towards Zuo Chi.

Without hesitation, Zuo Chi handed the Darkin Greatsword in his hand to the body.

The instant the body grasped the greatsword, an overwhelming power erupted throughout the entire Avarosa tribe's territory, thick blood energy sweeping through the ice and soaring into the sky.

"boom!"

Centered on Aatrox and Left Pool, a visible energy storm swept across the entire camp, stirring up a flurry of snowflakes.

Before Zuo Chi, Aatrox spread his arms wide, greedily inhaling the cold air and recklessly enjoying the surging power within his body.

“That’s it, Aatrox, that’s it!” Aatrox murmured softly.

Aatrox could feel a surge of power he hadn't felt in a long time filling his entire body. At this moment, he had once again transformed into the Darkin general who once ruled over a continent!

Looking at Aatrox and feeling his power, Zuo Chi couldn't help but be surprised.

Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still surprised when I actually felt Aatrox's power.

Zuo Chi was certain that this was the most powerful Darkin force he had ever encountered, far stronger than any of Rhaast, Varus, or Zolani.

“Aatrox, congratulations,” Zuo Chi said softly.

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's voice, Aatrox turned around and looked at Zuo Chi, nodding to him.

"Mortal, I appreciate your kindness, thank you!"

Zuo Chi raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected Aatrox to say something like that.

Zuo Chi had imagined all sorts of scenarios after Aatrox woke up. He might go crazy and attack Zuo Chi, or he might just leave. But Zuo Chi never expected that Aatrox would actually thank him!

He reached out to Aatrox, and Zuo Chi shook his hand firmly.

"Aatrox, what are your plans next?"

"Whoo~"

Aatrox let out a long breath and turned to look at the southern night sky.

At this moment, his tone turned cold and desolate, filled with icy killing intent.

"Can humans sense it?"

"Hmm?" Zuo Chi tilted his head.

"Zorani's scent!"

Aatrox hissed, “She’s gone back to Shurima. She no longer hides her presence.”

"She's provoking me!"

Zuo Chi's heart skipped a beat: "Even from this distance, you can still sense her presence?"

“I can still smell the filthy blood magic, even across time and space!” Aatrox said coldly.

"Then," Zuo Chi looked up at the southern night sky, "go find her?"

"Ok!"

Aatrox brandished his greatsword: "I will grind her to dust!"

Zuo Chi looked at Aatrox beside him. He knew that it was unrealistic to ask Aatrox to help deal with Fryeghor, and he also needed to rush to Shurima immediately after dealing with the Shadow Isles.

“Aatrox, I cannot go with you, but I will come to you after that.”

Aatrox nodded slowly: "I will take care of Zolani for you. All you need to do then is come and see her corpse!"

Zuo Chi sat down under a wall and looked at Aatrox: "So, what's next, Aatrox? What are your plans?"

After that

At this point, Aatrox suddenly froze.

Zuo Chi asked softly, "Do you want to go back and see Azir?"

After a long silence, Aatrox slowly shook his head: "I am no longer a general of Shurima, and I will no longer interfere in Shurima's affairs."

Hearing Aatrox's hesitant tone, Zuo Chi couldn't help but sigh softly.

Zuo Chi was curious to know: if Azir were to die at Xerath's hands again someday, and Azir had no one to help him, would Aatrox then turn against Xerath?

In truth, Aatrox also longed to return to his former ascended form, didn't he?

However, after repeated failures, Aatrox had given up on the idea.

Zuo Chi didn't dwell on the issue further, but instead asked him something he was very curious about:

"Aatrox, you mentioned before, your people, can you sense their whereabouts?"

When Zuo Chi asked this, Aatrox's eyes became solemn, and his tone became extremely proud.

“I can’t sense their location right now, but I’m sure they’ll come as soon as I call them! They’re my brothers, and that will never change!”

"So, do you want to summon them now?" Zuo Chi asked.

"Ok!"

At the same time, in the southern part of the continent of Ionia.

Perhaps because it is far from the holy city of Presidium, southern Ionia is sparsely populated, but there are still many villages and tribes.

Today, as the people of Ionia were working in the fields as usual, a sudden and strange phenomenon instantly drew everyone's attention.

In the clear, cloudless sky, a dark green portal suddenly appeared, followed by endless howls of the undead.

Folgo, wielding the Blade of the Ruined King, was the first to step out of the portal. Behind him, Thresh and countless wraiths surged out like a tidal wave, rushing towards the village below like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey.

Faced with this sudden disaster, the people of Ionia below had no means of resistance.

Almost instantly, the entire village was swallowed up by a tsunami of undead.

And this is just the beginning. The Soul Eater, carrying endless undead, is spreading from the south of Ionia all the way north, assimilating any living creature in it into undead that only know how to kill.

From the sky, Foygo watched all of this with indifferent eyes.

He opened his arms and took a long breath.

After so long and so many hardships, he has finally acquired the means to spread the black mist throughout Runeterra.

With Vigus's help, he will spread the black mist everywhere, determined to gather the fragments of Ysuld's soul and then awaken her.

To achieve this goal, Feuergo didn't care about anything else!

And here, in Ionia, the most unique land in all of Runeterra, was his first stop.

There was definitely a reason why Fouguez chose this location.

The veil separating the spiritual and material realms in Ionia is exceptionally blurred. Furthermore, when people die here, their souls do not enter the underworld but are guided by the Ionian spirits into the spiritual realm.

In this situation, as long as Folyago can control the Soul of Ionia, all the endless souls existing in the spiritual realm will belong to him and become undead in the black mist, helping him conquer Runeterra!

It could even be said that if Foygo succeeds, his power will experience a qualitative leap overnight.