Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

However, now that we know the location of this Darkin weapon, Zuo Chi can go back to the Shadow Isles after we've dealt with things here.

As for now, Zuo Chi naturally had no time to hesitate and directly chose the third option.

Although the first two options, Water of Life and Words of Nature, are equally tempting, the third option, based on the current situation, provides the greatest boost to the Left Pool.

As he pointed his finger at the third option, the light screen in front of him turned into blue light spots and merged into Zuo Chi's body. At the same time, a small golden-green sapling mark appeared between Zuo Chi's eyebrows.

(It's already a bit too big to fit, I'll have to wait until I ascend to merge it.)

The moment the sapling mark appeared, Zuo Chi felt his perception of the wood element magic in the surrounding air become extremely strong. The trees were like a part of Zuo Chi's body, and he could manipulate them to change their shape at will.

As Zuo Chi raised his hand, a pale green light emanated from it. Then, thick thorny vines slowly pierced out from his hand and then wrapped around his arm as if they had come to life.

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Zuo Chi gradually withdrew the vines from his hand, and without further hesitation, he rushed forward.

After crossing the vast Sea of ​​Watchers, a lush green landscape soon appeared in front of Zuochi.

Unlike the newly greenery of Shadow Isles, the forest in front of Left Pool has existed for countless years.

And this is Ixtal, a nation located in the eastern part of the Shurima continent!

The continent of Shurima is mainly divided into three regions: the westernmost region, home to the Protoss and the highest peak in Runeterra—Mount Targon; the easternmost region, home to Ixtal, a former vassal state of the ancient Shurima Empire that has been closed off since the Darkin Wars; and the central region, which occupies nearly 80 percent of the continent's territory—the Shurima Empire.

Zuo Chi traveled west from the Shadow Isles to the continent of Shurima, naturally landing in Ixtal.

Right now, Zuo Chi is in the middle of a lush rainforest, where rich elemental magic permeates every corner around him, making him feel refreshed.

Ixtal is renowned for its mastery of elemental magic and was one of the first independent nations to join the ancient Shurima Empire.

He provided the ancient Shurima Empire with many outstanding talents, including elemental mages, political officials, and even Ixtal warriors in the Ascended Legion.

This is quite different from Icathia, which is also a vassal state of ancient Shurima.

However, after the fall of the ancient Shurima Empire, Ixtal chose to use the wilderness as a barrier and completely closed itself off from the world.

Although the isolationist policy completely cut Ixtal off from the outside world, it was precisely because of this that this not-so-powerful nation was able to successfully survive the Darkin War and the Rune Wars, two wars that affected the entire Runeterra.

Walking through the jungles of Ixtal, Zuo Chi curiously examined everything around him.

It must be said that although Ixtal and Shurima are both located on the continent of Shurima, the environment here is completely the opposite of that of Shurima.

In the humid jungle, the shadows of birds and small animals occasionally flitted past Zuo Chi. Suddenly, Zuo Chi raised his head and looked ahead.

Zuo Chi could clearly sense that on the east and west sides in front of him, there were two very dense clusters of fire and water elements, respectively.

The sapling mark between his eyebrows lit up, and the trees on both sides that were blocking Zuo Chi's view gradually separated, and Zuo Chi also raised his head to look in that direction.

When Zuo Chi saw the scene ahead, a look of great interest appeared in his eyes.

Because in those two places, an elemental dragon, about six or seven meters long, was fast asleep with its eyes closed.

Oh wow, so the little dragon in the canyon in my past life came from the Ixtal Forest!

At this moment, Zuo Chi also understood the specific source of the two elemental magic powers he had encountered earlier.

Zuo Chi really wanted to get closer to observe these two powerful creatures. Although they only had a little bit of dragon blood and were just elemental dragons, it was enough to pique Zuo Chi's curiosity.

However, just as Zuo Chi tiptoed forward, wanting to see if the fire-attribute dragon was male or female, a deafening roar suddenly resounded throughout the entire Ixtal Forest.

"boom!"

The loud noise instantly startled the fire elemental dragon that was sleeping in front of Zuo Chi. It opened its eyes abruptly, its vertical pupils staring directly at the sneaky Zuo Chi.

"Whoo~~!"

Scalding hot breath gushed from Yalong's nostrils, and it suddenly opened its blood-red maw, which was radiating intense heat, and a fiery red light began to flash from its throat.

Clearly, it would show no mercy to Zuo Chi, the human who had suddenly intruded into its territory.

However, it did not notice that just as it was about to send the mortal in front of it to its death with a burst of dragon flame, the mortal in front of it turned its gaze toward the direction from which the loud noise had just come.

Zuo Chi fully unleashed his mental power and sensed that two extremely powerful forces were colliding in the west.

One of these two forces is none other than Varus, the Darkin who parted ways with Zuo Chi in the Wuju Blade School of Ionia!

Thinking of this, Zuo Chi withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the elemental dragon in front of him.

Immediately afterward, under the terrified gaze of the fire elemental dragon, Zuo Chi raised himself high, one hand supporting its chin and the other its upper chin, and finally slammed his arms together!

"Oh!"

The fire elemental dragon's long-brewing dragon flames exploded directly from its mouth, while Zuo Chi rushed off without looking back in the direction from which the loud noise had come, leaving the elemental dragon standing there dumbfounded with a look of utter despair.

What did I do to you?!

Zuo Chi moved with incredible speed. He transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards that direction at breakneck speed. All the trees that blocked his way would automatically part as he approached, making way for him without any obstruction.

As Zuo Chi got closer and closer, he heard that furious roar.

"Darkkin, leave this place! This is no longer Shurima's land!"

Upon hearing this voice, Zuo Chi paused slightly, feeling that the voice was incredibly familiar.

"boom!"

Another loud bang came from ahead, and Zuo Chi finally saw what was happening in front of him.

There, a figure wielding a longbow was constantly fending off a figure tens of meters tall, entirely covered in granite.

"Morpheus!?"

Zuo Chi stared blankly at everything in front of him, completely baffled as to how Murphy and Varus had started fighting.

However, now is not the time to talk about these things, because the war between the two has intensified. Malphite's heavy punches are like a storm, raining down on Varus. But Varus is only on the defensive when facing Malphite's attacks, and has not given Malphite a high-damage counterattack. This is not like the reaction of a Darkin.

The moment Zuo Chi appeared, Verus looked in his direction.

"Zuo Chi!?"

Clearly, Verus also didn't expect to encounter Zuo Chi in such a place.

Zuo Chi didn't hesitate and rushed directly towards the direction where Varus was.

"boom!"

Using their long swords to deflect Malphite's heavy punch, Zuo Chi and Varus quickly retreated.

"Why are you here? And why aren't you fighting back?" Zuo Chi asked curiously.

Verus shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We'll talk about that later. Let's leave first."

Zuo Chi glanced at Verus, then looked at Malphite who was rushing towards him, and finally, Zuo Chi slowly raised his right hand.

"Buzz!"

An earthy yellow light shone in his hand, and the ground beneath his feet began to rise, rapidly spreading towards Murphy.

The moment the rising earth touched Murphy, Murphy's massive body, tens of meters tall, suddenly froze, as if time had stopped, unable to move an inch.

Feeling the strange power that completely bound his body, a very obvious look of surprise flashed in Murphy's eyes.

Zuo Chi withdrew his right hand and, carrying Verus, quickly soared into the sky.

For Zuo Chi, who possesses rock magic, dealing with Malphite, whose body is entirely composed of rock, is a piece of cake.

Magneto vs. Wolverine!

However, just as Zuo Chi and Varus soared into the sky, Zuo Chi suddenly sensed that the restraints he had placed on Malphite were being broken off rapidly, and Malphite's upper body began to lean forward, his arms poised to charge forward.

"!?"

Seeing this, Zuo Chi did not hesitate at all. He grabbed Verus's body and transformed into a streak of light, flying westward.

At the same time, Zuo Chi also summoned the trees below to form a thick wall of plants in front of Malphite.

The next instant, just as Zuo Chi and Varus's figures flew out, Malphite also completely broke free from the restraints of Zuo Chi's power.

Unstoppable!

Murphy's tens-of-meters-tall body transformed into a siege engine, charging towards Zuo Chi and his group without any hesitation.

Everything along the way was instantly reduced to dust, and the wall in front of Murphy was smashed open, leaving a huge, human-shaped hole.

Zuo Chi's speed increased even more, and the wind and snow appeared behind him, propelling him forward a considerable distance.

at last

"Oh!"

Malphite crashed heavily into the spot where Zuo Chi and Varus had been a second ago.

Behind him, a massive passage stretching for a kilometer came into view. From the sky, it looked as if the passage had been flattened by something enormous, and the trees within it had been completely leveled.

Well, another missed opportunity, Zuo Chi thought to himself.

It turns out he doesn't just like missing his ultimate skill in games.

Without looking back, Zuo Chi went all out and, together with Varus, sped away into the distance.

Murphy stood still, his deep eyes watching Zuo Chi and Verus fly away.

"Why would Ascended and Darkin come together?" Malphite murmured softly.

However, under Malphite's watchful eye, Zuo Chi and Varus's figures left Ixtal's territory and flew towards the Shurima desert.

Seeing this, Murphy finally breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to walk back the way he came.

On the other side, walking along the eastern border of Shurima, Zuo Chi looked at Varus beside him.