Hearing Kled’s sharp voice, Aatrox frowned in dissatisfaction, and blurted out sarcastic words almost subconsciously: “Who is this noisy dwarf?”

“Master Priest, is he your pet?”

“Huh? Pet!? You damned beast! I’m going to kill you! Kill you! I’m going to skin you and feed your skin to the dogs!”

“Come on, if you can bite my skin.”

Aatrox sneered, put the heavy sword in his hand on his shoulder, and stood up straight. His height was more than twice that of Kled, and he brought a tremendous sense of oppression in just a moment.

“stop.”

Zhang Xu felt a headache and immediately stopped the two people from talking nonsense to each other.

“Naganeka must follow me back to Shurima. He will not stay in Noxus with you. Of course, you can choose to leave Noxus and follow him to Shurima.”

“I don’t think there’s anything particularly attractive about Noxus. Thousands of years have passed, and perhaps you should have a better choice.”

As he spoke, Zhang Xu opened a portal.

The Darkin is the biggest gain of this trip. As for Kled…to be honest, it doesn’t matter anymore.

Zhang Xuke didn’t want to waste any more words, so he just said a few words. Anyway, even if Klei didn’t go with them, he wouldn’t lose anything.

Looking at the portal that suddenly appeared, several Darkins, including Aatrox, showed curiosity on their faces.

After confirming with Zhang Xu again and again, they entered the portal under the guidance of Aatrox.

What Zhang Xu didn’t expect was that, apart from these Darkin, the first person to step into the portal was none other than Kled, whom he didn’t have much hope for.

There was basically no hesitation in Kled’s actions. After Naganeka jumped into the portal, Kled followed immediately.

You’re telling me this is friendship?

Zhang Xu’s lips twitched twice, and he inexplicably thought of a strange idea.

In the future, no matter whether we can win the fight or not, with Aatrox and Kled here, at least no one can scold us!

……

Everyone stepped into the portal, and the flickering colorful halo finally disappeared. The top of the cliff returned to its former tranquility, with a breeze blowing past, as if nothing had happened.

But not long after, a figure suddenly appeared there.

A man with an upright figure and a neutral face appeared on the cliff where everyone had just gathered. He was wearing the most common dueling suit in Demacia, but what he held in his hand was not a special sword for dueling, but a shield with an ochre-colored sheen.

A thick, solid, and overall wide shield.

Darkin Shield, Jorar.

The Darkin sealed within Demacia.

A few years ago, he possessed a Demacia man and was reborn in Demacia. He also received Aatrox’s summons and appeared on this cliff a long time ago, even earlier than Aatrox.

But he did not show up. Even when Zhang Xu arrived later, he still hid himself and was not shaken by what Zhang Xu said.

Now that Aatrox and his men have left, they will return to Shurima and become glorious god-warriors again.

As for him…

A strong blood color flashed in Qiaolar’s eyes, and a bloody smell of killing also rose.

Then, he took heavy steps, one step at a time… and left here.

No one knew where he was going.

Even he himself doesn’t know.

Chapter 337 This is my Shurima!

Zhang Xu led Riven for a stroll on the streets of Shurima. It’s not quite right to say that he was leading them. Most of the time, Zhang Xu walked in front, while Riven followed behind. She wasn’t following Zhang Xu eagerly, but she wasn’t left far behind either. There was little communication between them, and they looked like two strangers with nothing to do with each other.

Zhang Xu stopped and a helpless look appeared on his face.

After returning to Shurima, the encounter with Azir was basically the same. Azir was shocked at first, then ecstatic, then calmed everyone down, and finally praised them. Zhang Xu had already mastered this process by heart, and there was no new trick at all.

What he was more concerned about was still Riven’s psychological problem – although she had returned to Shurima, Riven’s mood had not improved at all and she still looked lifeless.

Zhang Xu stopped and sighed softly:

“Come on, Riven, I’ll take you up there.”

As he spoke, Zhang Xu pointed to the huge sun disk above his head. There was a staircase that went up continuously in front of the Sun Temple. All the god warriors who had received the ascension ceremony had to climb up this staircase and climb to the sun disk to bathe in the glory of ascension.

Riven raised her head, her expression didn’t change much, only her eyebrows were slightly furrowed:

“Isn’t it true that the Sun Disc can only be climbed during the Ascension Ceremony?”

Because she would also have to undergo the ascension ceremony next, Riven also learned some things about the sun disc.

But Riven’s doubts were nothing in front of Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu pointed at himself and chuckled, “I am the Sun Priest of Shurima. I am the one who decides who will receive the Ascension Ceremony. What’s the big deal about stepping onto the Sun Disc?”

“Come on, follow me up and take a look. The higher you stand, the farther you can see.”

Zhang Xu looked at Riven meaningfully, then took a step forward and once again stepped onto the stairs leading to ascension.

When the ascension ceremony is not being performed, this staircase is not much different from an ordinary staircase except for some special meanings.

Soon, Zhang Xu and Ruiwen reached the top platform.

The wind on the Sun Disc Platform whistled past, blowing up a few strands of Riven’s hair. Since leaving the Noxian army, Riven had never taken good care of her hair. At this moment, her silver-white hair seemed to have grown longer, fluttering in the wind, revealing Riven’s delicate face completely.

Zhang Xu stood on the edge of the sun disk, looking down at everything below.

The sun disk stands tall above the entire imperial capital of Shurima. Standing on it, one can see everything in the city.

The bustling streets in the city present a bustling scene, with people walking through the streets and alleys like a dynamic picture scroll.

Zhang Xu saw Sett drinking and chatting with Sheng, saw Nayafili and Varus sparring with each other in the arena, saw Kled inexplicably arguing with Kayn and Rhaast, and saw Kai’Sa staying with Kassadin and feeling the warmth of father and daughter…

Everything looks exceptionally beautiful.

This is my empire!

This is my Shurima!

Zhang Xu opened his arms and quietly felt the refreshing feeling brought by the whistling wind, until Riven’s voice sounded from behind him:

“You brought me here…what do you want to show me?”

Zhang Xu turned around and looked at Riven, who seemed to be in a much better mood. He chuckled and said, “I just want to show you the current situation in Shurima. Here, you can’t feel any conspiracy hidden in the dark. It’s definitely not as dirty as the shadow of Noxus.”

“Try to open up your heart and embrace a new life.”

“As for Noxus… it’s understandable that you can’t care about it, but it would be foolish to give up your future life because of it.”

“I can’t guarantee anything will go wrong if you undergo the Ascension Ceremony in your current state.”

Listening to Zhang Xu’s words, Riven took two steps forward, stood beside Zhang Xu, then sat down cross-legged, scanning everything below.

After a long silence, Riven nodded gently: “You are right, Shurima and Noxus are indeed very different. Ionia, Demacia and Noxus are all different.”

“Only after leaving Noxus did I realize that the outside world is actually very beautiful, perhaps even more beautiful than Noxus.”

Riven let out a breath, and it was obvious that she was much more relaxed.

It wasn’t because I was persuaded by Zhang Xu’s words, but because I figured it out.

Instead of torturing yourself, try to let go of the pain in your heart and embrace a new life.

As for the sins I committed…

There will always be a day of redemption.

“I’ve met Yasuo.”

Originally, Zhang Xu was a little puzzled as to why Riven had changed so much, but after hearing what Riven said, he immediately understood.

So you have already met the person involved?

Um…

It doesn’t seem appropriate to say that Yasuo is the person involved.

But there is indeed an inseparable connection between the two – if Riven had not accidentally killed Elder Souma, Yasuo would not have been deserted and displaced.

“Yasuo told me that he had forgiven me a long time ago. He said that at the beginning, he was obsessed with finding the murderer and clearing his name. But gradually, he found that he didn’t care that much anymore.”

“The Ionian Inquisition also declared that I was forgiven. In the end, I was the only one who could not forgive myself.”

Riven’s brows suddenly relaxed, and she smiled faintly: “It feels really bad to torture myself, so I think I should have a brand new life.”

As she spoke, Riven stood up from where she was and pulled out the broken blade that had been with her for many years from her waist.

“I heard that Shurima’s weapon forging skills are very good, and many of the gods’ warriors’ powerful weapons are forged using this technique. So… can you help me forge one too? Based on this broken blade.”

Seeing Zhang Xu taking the broken blade in his hand, Ruiwen smiled and said softly:

“Just forge it into a heavy sword, um…thank you!”

As she spoke, Riven waved at Zhang Xu, leaped straight down from the sun disk high in the sky, leaving Zhang Xu alone looking at the broken rune blade in his hand with a confused look on his face.

No, sister, are you kidding me?

I finally spared this little time to make you feel better. Now you feel better, but I am going to be depressed! !

Zhang Xu couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He felt as if he had completely wasted half a day, because Riven didn’t need his guidance at all.

Chapter 338 Ascension Ceremony

There was a bustling crowd right in front of the Temple of the Sun. Countless Shurima people gathered here, waving things like colorful flags in their hands. Almost everyone was immersed in the cheerful and lively atmosphere.

Today is the ascension ceremony of the Shurima god-warriors.

It is also a grand celebration ceremony.

Although there had been several ascension ceremonies before, only this one turned into a national carnival.

Because today’s ascension ceremony is a celebration that Azir has announced to the entire country – today six people will become glorious god-warriors.

The former general Aatrox, the darkin Anakka, Naganeka, Ble, Stellaturu, and Riven.

It has been a long time since Shurima has seen the magnificent spectacle of so many people undergoing the Ascension ceremony at one time, and perhaps it will never happen again.