Just as he was leaving the alley, Zhang Xu glanced back intentionally or unintentionally.

He could feel that when Yasuo agreed to go to Shurima, someone had quietly left.

If I’m not mistaken, that guy should be Yasuo’s brother Yongen, right?

Zhang Xu subconsciously glanced at Yasuo and sighed slightly in his heart.

What a touching brotherhood – provided that the two of them didn’t die together.

……

—-

The wind howled outside the gate, making terrifying screams. The howling wind picked up large flakes of snow mixed with small ice cubes, hitting the heavy door with a crackling sound.

This is the cold Freljord, the Land of Trials, the Bridge of Murder. Of course, more locals prefer to call it the Bridge of the Main Castle or the Howling Vault.

Sigvar Half-Barrel, Olar Stonefist, and Halla Icysoul, three Frostguard warriors with great reputation in the Freljord and also possessing the identity of Iceborn, were now walking trembling on the bridge.

The more experienced Olar behaved more steadily. He walked in front, leading the two people behind him past the huge guardian statues. They watched them quietly, watching them walk into the abyss step by step.

None of the three spoke – the cold wind around them formed a vortex, whipping and howling mercilessly. In this situation, some conversation was meaningless.

Soon, they arrived at the other side of the bridge.

Following a very obvious crack on the bridge, the three began to climb down towards the bottomless abyss.

The scene below the abyss was not completely dark. Although the light was dim, it was not the complete darkness that engulfed everything during the winter solstice. Instead, it was more like the afterglow of dusk. The ice itself seemed to be emitting a dim and ethereal light, which was reflected in the thick fog, casting a strange color on the entire abyss.

The howling wind still whipped through the valley, like a ghost’s hand pulling at them.

The three of them clearly felt that they were being watched.

In the darkness, it seemed as if there was a huge single eye watching their every move.

The three of them felt inexplicably nervous, but for them, the mission was far from over, and they could only move forward.

In the freezing cold wind, the three of them passed through a narrow gap.

On the other side of the narrow slit is a huge bowl-like cave. The ice surface underfoot here gradually changes from turbid to transparent. The ice bottom in the center of the cave is a perfect plane, like a black mirror. In the center of the cave is a flat and open space, surrounded by a circle of huge and abrupt pure ice. It looks like a pillar, distributed along the circle in the middle of the open space, giving the whole cave a sense of solemnity of a lost god.

There are nine icicles in total, and their name is the Hall of Nine Statue.

It was a great yoke, used to restrain whatever lived beneath the ice.

Their task is to check every ice pillar. They have to make sure that this huge shackle can continue to function and that the group of horrible monsters below continue to be trapped inside.

Under the ice, a huge shadow floated rapidly.

Then, a heavy pressure began to linger in the hearts of the three people. They could see a black shadow flash by with their peripheral vision, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the whistling wind seemed to disappear.

A terrible weight suddenly came down, making it difficult for the three to breathe.

Then, everything seemed to become blurry, and thick fog suddenly rose around the three people, blocking all senses.

When the thick fog dissipated, one of them was standing in the center of the ice, staring down.

A huge, single eye stared back at him, unblinking.

Sigvar could not remember how he had ended up there, but he could feel his soul recoil, his mind screaming, and yet he could not look away, utterly enslaved by that one huge, haunting, lidless eye.

In that gaze lies life, and a vast, unknowable wisdom.

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It saw him.

Its gaze began to seep into him, to penetrate him, and he felt his own reason begin to unwind under the weight of it, like a spool of thread being tossed into the night.

“Asshole! If you want to die, don’t take us with you!”

Olar, the most experienced of the three, punched him on the chin and knocked his head back sharply:

“Don’t look at it!”

Sigvar blinked, his mind finally clearing under Olar’s ​​iron fist.

Then he nodded.

Their task is to inspect these nine huge icicles.

As long as there is no problem with these nine huge ice pillars, their mission will be perfectly completed – provided that they do not look at the things under the ice layer.

The three of them quickly searched for the runes engraved on the icicle, and soon, Hala found a rune.

The edges of the mark were so sharp that it looked as if it had been made only an hour ago, not thousands of years ago. This was a good thing, because it meant that it hadn’t melted at all over the time.

Hala breathed a sigh of relief.

From this perspective, their mission this time may be completed successfully soon.

As long as that rookie doesn’t cause any more trouble.

But what Hala didn’t notice was that a tiny crack quietly appeared at the top of a huge ice pillar.

The crack is not obvious, but it is fatal enough.

—-

Zhang Xu turned his head and looked at Li Qing who was walking beside him.

This representative of the Shoji monks, who had won the respect of everyone, became unusually silent after leaving the Presidium of Navoli. Unless Zhang Xu took the initiative to talk to him, most of the time Li Qing would just walk in front alone without saying a word.

“Li Qing, have you ever heard a saying?”

Looking at Janna who was teaching Yasuo, Lulu who was playing with Sarah and Sivir, and Kai’Sa who took the initiative to talk to Syndra, Zhang Xu felt a little bored and could only set his target on Lee Sin.

Li Qing didn’t say anything, but just tilted his head slightly.

Although he was blind, Zhang Xu could feel that he was looking at him.

“Change is a good thing.”

“Change is a good thing…” Li Qing raised his head slightly, a thoughtful look on his face: “So, is Ionia now also in the same stage as now?”

“Yes, you want Ionia to return to its former peaceful pastoral life and its former balance. But have you ever thought that the balance of Ionia has been broken and can never be restored?”

“The peaceful life that has been maintained for thousands of years has been broken, and the balance has quietly tilted. If you still want Ionia to return to its past, you will truly harm Ionia.”

“Sometimes, change is a good thing.”

“Although I still can’t understand it for now, the alliance between Ionia and Shurima is now a foregone conclusion. I will try to get used to it.”

Li Qing nodded gently. The legendary monk seemed to be inspired to speak. He took the initiative to speak:

“The dragon Ao Xing is the god of storms and rules over the Jingfeng Islands. According to legend, his roar can shake the kingdom to its core, focusing powerful storms and stirring up the oceans. Ao Xing’s power comes from his divinity. He can summon bolts of lightning from the sky and strike fear into the hearts of all challengers.”

“Where I live, people there have been worshipping the Storm Dragon for generations. Only those who have climbed to the top of that mountain and possess qualities recognized by the dragon can gain its power.”

“The power I possess is only a tiny fraction of His. I think you’d better not provoke Him. Although your strength is terrifying, I don’t think you have the strength to contend with Him.”

“Is it?”

Zhang Xu licked his lips, feeling more and more excited.

Storm Dragon Ao Xing…

His purpose of this trip is to uncover this guy’s true identity!

“You will suffer greatly for this attitude.”

Feeling the disdainful attitude in Zhang Xu’s exploration, Li Qing was obviously irritated.

Ever since he climbed the mountain where the Storm Dragon Ao Xing resided and received the blessing, he became a loyal follower of Ao Xing. Now his every move is to show the world that he is his messenger in the world.

In Li Qing’s eyes, Zhang Xu’s attitude was undoubtedly a blasphemy against the divine dragon Ao Xing.

……

—-

The majestic mountain stood between heaven and earth, towering into the clouds. The entire mountain rose from the ground, surrounded by a layer of light white mist, and halfway up the mountain, one could clearly feel the mighty storm surging.

But it is this environment that makes the mountain more majestic and spectacular.

Zhang Xu raised his head and looked up at the seemingly endless mountains, and a sense of pressure suddenly rose in his heart.

The top of this mountain…

It was as if there was a god high above looking down on the world.

“The divine dragon Ao Xing is on the top of this mountain?”

Zhang Xu looked at Li Qing who was standing beside him. Although he asked this, Zhang Xu was already somewhat convinced in his heart.

With this level of oppression, the power of the dragon Ao Xing may have exceeded his expectations.

“Yes, the Storm Dragon is up there. If you insist on going up, I can take you with me. But if you anger the dragon, don’t expect me to say anything good for you.”

Ever since Zhang Xu showed disrespect to Ao Xing, Li Qing’s attitude has become as bad as it is now.

But Zhang Xu didn’t care. At this moment, his whole heart was focused on the top of the mountain shrouded by the storm – it seemed as if the thunder and storm descending from the sky covered the top of the mountain tightly, and he couldn’t see what was on it at all.

Only by reaching the top of the mountain could he see the divine dragon Ao Xing.

“Kasha, take them here and wait for me. The situation up there is completely unknown to me, so in the unknown, you guys wait for me down there first.”

“If there are no problems, I will open the portal and take you up.”

Zhang Xu immediately made his own judgment. The power of the storm displayed by this mountain alone exceeded Zhang Xu’s expectations – this kind of power was not something that a native demigod of the Rune Continent could display.

Before the situation is confirmed, it would be better for him to follow Li Qing alone.

What’s more, it was his own idea to come here to meet the dragon Ao Xing.

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“Please let me climb this mountain as well.”

Yasuo suddenly took a step forward. An inexplicable electric current surged through his heart and he felt an unprecedented throbbing.

There seemed to be something attracting him.

Noticing Yasuo’s eager expression, Zhang Xu’s heart moved slightly and he nodded in agreement.