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Chapter 591 Different Paths of Fate

Almost all the leaders present were given a Heart of Azeroth, which contains immense power, but it has limitations.

Jaina, having obtained the Heart of Azeroth, is not enough to rival her future self wielding the Focusing Iris, but the significance it represents is far heavier than that of the Focusing Iris.

If Jaina's father, Daelin, were to log into Theramore right now, even if Jaina were wielding the Focusing Iris and accompanied by water elementals capable of flooding Orgrimmar, she wouldn't be able to stop Daelin's hatred for the orcs. But if she were holding the Heart of Azeroth—

Then Daelin would have to kneel before her daughter, because she is the human sovereign recognized by the Azerothian world-soul.

In a way, because of Rune's involvement, Jaina seems to have escaped her original fate—at least she won't be a filial daughter anymore.

"Apart from Goldrinn and Rune, the rest of you can go about your business." Azeroth waved his hand, adopting a dismissive attitude. "A crisis is imminent; you have no time to rest."

Everyone naturally nodded in agreement. After they all left, Azeroth looked exhausted, and Goldrinn immediately moved closer to her, letting Azeroth rest her head on his body.

In essence, Azeroth is really just a little girl; her power has not been fully explored before she was corrupted by the Old Gods.

Later, the Titans noticed her, and then they manipulated the Guardians to kill an Old God, artificially creating a huge wound. Not only that, they also used the power of order to turn the proto-dragon, which was originally created by Azeroth to protect itself, into the Guardian Dragon, in order to control the development of the Supreme Star Soul.

These arrogant bastards also created the Unifying Field, which is the second insurance besides the Dragon Aspects: nominally, it is a device used to wipe out all life in the world and even the will of Azeroth when Azeroth is corrupted by the Dark Force, but in reality?

If Azeroth does not become a child of order like the Titans, as they wished, the Titans might very well activate the mechanism to completely dissipate Azeroth's will and allow it to be reborn.

For Star Soul, this is essentially equivalent to death.

These two Forces imposed too great a restriction on Azeroth, and other Forces such as Death and Life were also lurking nearby, leaving her with very little power to spare for the Heart of Azeroth.

Seeing Ai-chan's pale face, Rune asked in a low voice, "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"It's nothing," Azeroth replied, shaking his head. "I'm just a little tired from using too much power at once, unless you have some kind of cosmic artifact that can quickly replenish your power—"

"Azeroth is the ultimate star-soul; she shouldn't excessively absorb any energy with a Force tendency," Goldrinn explained to Azeroth. "If you transfer your own power to Azeroth, it's practically equivalent to pulling her into the embrace of the dark Force—"

"Hmm—" After pondering for a few minutes, Rune pulled a cube emitting a seven-colored light from his pocket. "Take a look at this thing—can you use it?"

This is a top-level energy form from the Marvel Universe, originating from the very source of the universe. It was born before and after the Big Bang and is the primordial force that shaped all things in the universe, representing the energy manifestation of many cosmic rules.

Rune obtained a large amount of crystallized cosmic energy by promising to escape to a new universe, but to this day, he still has not found a way to use it efficiently.

Runes can actually eat this stuff directly, but these crystals take too long to digest and their crystal form is unstable. So, let alone in battle, even in daily life, they can explode if you're not careful.

He himself wouldn't be killed in the explosion, but the Raven and Jonathan were a different story. The cosmic energy crystal had thus become a hot potato in Rune's hands.

The moment Rune produced the cosmic energy crystal, Azeroth's gaze was drawn to it. She reached out and caught the multicolored crystal, then gently released soft golden mental ripples to envelop it and probe its energy essence.

Even Goldrinn was now staring at the crystal of cosmic energy. The god of the wilderness had never felt such hunger, and the instinct from the life force urged him to devour the crystal.

But—if I steal the Supreme Star Soul's food, I'm not going to live! Goldrinn simply buried his head in the ground, covered his eyes with his claws, and pretended that he couldn't see.

Even the Dark Force whispered in Rune's ear at this moment, begging him to share some of his cosmic energy crystals.

Ultimately, what the six fundamental forces are fighting for is nothing more than control over the universe, and the crystallization of cosmic energy is one manifestation of this control. Although it is not a creation of this universe, this only highlights its preciousness.

There are only so many powers in the World of Warcraft universe. If one force takes up more power, another force will take up less. But if a force can get help from other universes, it can use these advantages to snowball and suppress other forces.

But Rune remained unmoved.

Now that he knows how valuable these things are, Rune won't hand them over so easily.

While the mage was grappling with the dark forces themselves, Azeroth had already sensed the true nature of these powers.

It contained no Force, no pollution whatsoever; it seemed almost otherworldly. Thinking this, Azeroth gave the rune a grateful look before swallowing it whole.

It certainly doesn't contain the Force, because it's a divine artifact from another universe—yet now bestowed upon him by Rune.

"Thank you so much for your help, Rune," she closed her eyes, beginning to process it, "I owe you so much—"

The Titan power at the planet's core began to resonate with the crystals, and the immense energy caused Azeroth's energy core to radiate a dazzling golden light.

The Star Soul is absorbing the crystallized energy of the universe, and her enhancement is being reflected on the planet Azeroth. Under the will of this Supreme Star Soul, the land is becoming more fertile, the forests more lush, and even the creatures born from her body have greater potential.

This dazzling beam of light that shot into the sky also attracted the attention of other beings.

The Loa realized something, and disregarding their own temples and their followers, they rushed together toward the place where the light shone.

The lurking ancient god then curled up and warned his followers, forbidding them from engaging in any conspiracies in the near future.

The Lich King of the Eastern Kingdoms turned to look in the direction of the light, a strange emotion flickering in his eyes, but he quickly turned back and began to command the undead army.

However, what he didn't notice was that the blue light in the eyes of some of the undead had dimmed, and the necromancy's control over them had begun to weaken.

The most vehement reaction came not from the guardian dragons, but from the elemental creatures. Confused and reckless, they charged madly toward Kalimdor, completely disregarding the destruction they caused along the way.

Fortunately, the Titans have been almost completely wiped out, otherwise—

Rune's mind flashed through several images that would not pass censorship, which amused the Dark Force to burst into laughter.

"You dare to spread rumors about her in front of the Supreme Star Soul? You've got some nerve, Rune! Don't forget, she looks a lot like you now!"