Shurima’s unique monster army – a huge number of desert falcons hovering in the air, and from time to time, bursts of loud and long roars would be heard like cheers, resounding in the sky above the Temple of the Sun.

Even Zhang Xu’s mount Xina, whom he had long forgotten, was mixed in with the team of desert falcons. Although the ancient dragon was much larger than the desert falcons, Xina did not feel out of place among such a large number of desert falcons. Instead, she seemed to have become the leader among them.

Zhang Xu couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice, but this also showed how much Azir valued Aatrox.

The most important reason for holding such a celebration today is that Aatrox is among the candidates to undergo the ascension ceremony.

Whether it was the Shurima people watching, the falcons and dragons flying in the sky, or the other god warriors guarding beside them…

Azir put on a great show for Aatrox.

Except for Renekton who was stationed outside and failed to return, all other god warriors were present and stood on both sides of the stairs leading to the sun disc in the Temple of the Sun.

Even father-in-law Kassadin appeared among them.

Fortunately, his status was high enough, so he didn’t need to bring Kassadin and others with him.

“The auspicious time has arrived! The Ascension Ceremony begins now!”

Just as Zhang Xu was lost in his thoughts, Nasus stepped forward and spoke in his deep, deep voice:

“Today, the six Ascendants who are about to undergo the Ascension Ceremony have all made great contributions to Shurima!”

The first sentence was an explanation to the Shurima people who were watching, while the second sentence was directly addressed to Aatrox and others in front of the stairs.

“Each of you has been the backbone of Shurima! You are all heroes of Shurima! Sun Priest Zhang Xu has granted you permission to perform the glorious ascension ceremony!”

“Now, His Majesty Azir grants you the glorious promotion!”

“Aatrox…are you ready?”

Aatrox was still carrying his heavy sword. Although he didn’t seem to be moving, if you looked carefully you would find that his body was trembling slightly.

He is excited.

He had experienced this glorious moment before.

When he first experienced the Ascension Ceremony, he didn’t seem as excited as he is now. At that time, he knew that with his merits and strength, he would be able to receive the Ascension Ceremony sooner or later.

But this time it was different.

After experiencing corruption, Aatrox’s heart is even more passionate and he is more expectant.

The mentality of the other Darkin and Aatrox is not much different. Once lost and recovered, one always cherishes it more than at the beginning.

Among the few people, Riven was the calmest one.

Seeing that everyone was well prepared, Nasus breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, and left the final stage to Azir.

Azir stood right in front of the group, holding high the scepter in his hand, with the top of the scepter pointing towards the sun hanging above their heads.

As the scepter was waved, a ball of blazing light suddenly rose up, turning into a beam of light that shot up into the sky.

At the same time, the sun in the sky suddenly burst into dazzling light.

The ascending beam of light dropped from the sky and landed on the sun disk!

Azir, who has initiated the Ascension Ceremony no less than ten times in a row, has long regarded starting the Ascension Ceremony as his basic skill. Now he is fully capable of starting the Ascension Ceremony for multiple people at the same time.

Azir waved the scepter in his hand, pointing it to the sky again and again.

And the big sun in the sky finally burst into a dazzling brilliance – beams of light one after another fell on the top of the sun disk.

“Ahahahaha!”

There was a gleam of heat in Aatrox’s eyes. Without any need for anyone to urge him, he immediately took the lead and stepped onto the stairs.

This distance was nothing to Aatrox. It seemed like only a moment had passed and Aatrox’s figure appeared on the platform.

A beam of light descended from the sky and instantly enveloped Aatrox’s body.

pain!

This was Aatrox’s first reaction – the feeling of being bathed in the energy of the sun’s glory was too painful!

This pain was worse than the first time he underwent the ascension ceremony, and it was even more unbearable!

Aatrox knew the source of this pain.

After his resurrection, he continued to take over other people’s bodies, and pieced them together to create the image of his own body. However, this pieced-together flesh and blood was far inferior to his ascended body, and even inferior to his original human body.

Although this method of plunder can make you stronger and healthier, it is not your own body after all.

If he wanted to rebuild his own ascender body, he must first burn his current hideous body.

Only this way can work!

A tearing pain came from his body, and this almost twisted pain made Aatrox’s already hideous face even more terrifying. But there was still no expression of pain on Aatrox’s face, and he was even still smiling.

This kind of pain is like a heart-wrenching pain…

Not even one-tenth of the pain he felt when he fell!

“Reshape…flesh! Crush!”

“I am Aatrox! I am… a god!”

Looking at the five Darkin and Riven who had been completely covered by the ascension beam, Zhang Xu couldn’t help but feel a strong curiosity in his heart.

By the way…

What will Aatrox look like after he goes through the Ascension ritual again?

Bathed in golden light, with wings growing from the back?

Or… turn into some weird animal image?

Um…

Unthinkable, unimaginable at all.

Also, what kind of girl will Riven become after she undergoes the Ascension Ceremony?

I suddenly feel a little bit excited…

Chapter 339: Ultimate Aatrox

“Come out, come out!”

“Which Ascendant is this?”

“I heard that it was called Stellatu… and was found by the High Priest from outside Shurima.”

As time went by, the ascension ceremony gradually came to an end.

The first to finish the ascension ceremony was Stellatu, and his appearance attracted a lot of discussion from the onlookers, and Zhang Xu also felt a little surprised.

Stellato’s darkin image is actually not much different from Naganeka, he is also a man with ordinary face – she was sealed in the twisted underground pipes of Zaun and probably took over the body of a plumber and was reborn.

However, when the light on Stellatu’s body dissipated and she slowly walked down the stairs, Zhang Xu suddenly realized a serious problem.

so…

Stelato is actually a woman!?

Moreover, Stellatu who came out of the ascension ceremony unexpectedly looked quite good.

He had a neat short haircut and a neutral and heroic face with slightly dark features. The light golden hair made his not-so-white skin look fair and translucent. The only strange thing was the few long whiskers on his cheeks – like the whiskers of some kind of rat.

So, what animal does the ascender form of Stellar correspond to?

As if sensing Zhang Xu’s doubts, Xiweier nodded slightly and said softly, “Desert rats, this kind of beard is the easiest to identify.”

“The Ascended bodies of the Darkin heroes who undergo the Ascension ritual again are similar to what they originally looked like. Of course there are exceptions, such as Nayafili.”

Nasus at the side also noticed the confusion in Zhang Xu’s eyes and patiently explained: “When Varus first ascended, he had a very obvious leopard shape on his body. The same was true after he underwent the ascension ceremony for the second time. Rhaast, Ibaros and the others are actually similar.”

“Only Nayafili. Her initial ascension form actually had a fox face. But for some reason, after undergoing the ascension ceremony this time, she became a dog head. However, the dog-like features on her face are not as obvious as mine.”

Hearing this, Sarah, who was standing next to Zhang Xu, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

so…

Is Nayafili used to being a trained dog?

He ascended again, and even his form changed?

“In that case… Nasus, do you still remember what Aatrox’s initial ascension form looked like? I’m a little curious.”

Zhang Xu cast his gaze towards the sun disk above his head, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity.

“of course I remember.”

Nasus sighed softly, his words full of genuine admiration: “Before I became the Grand Marshal, Aatrox had already become a well-known general in the empire. Even the ascended empress Setaka’s prestige among the people was only slightly higher than Aatrox’s.”

“I clearly remember that Empress Setaka and General Aatrox were the only two people in the empire who received the perfect ascension ceremony. Well… maybe it’s not a perfect ascension ceremony, just relatively speaking.”

“General Aatrox doesn’t look like an animal at all, which is one of the reasons why he is respected by most Ascendants.”

Was it an almost perfect ascension ritual from the beginning?

Zhang Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the only two remaining light balls on the sun disk, his expectations in his heart seemed to have reached their maximum.

The ascension ceremonies of Stellatu, Ble, Anakka and Naganeka have all ended. Just as Nasus said, the four ascended forms are exactly the same as their original forms, with basically no changes.

And now, only Aatrox and Riven were left, still basking in the sun’s rays and continuing to absorb the energy of ascension.

……

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Since stepping onto the sun disk and being enveloped by the light, Riven seemed to have lost all her senses, and everything around her disappeared. All she could feel was warmth.

A warm current seemed to flow from head to toe, constantly flowing through her body.

Riven could clearly feel that this energy was constantly changing her body, but this change did not bring her any pain. Instead, it gave her a tingling sensation.

At the same time, it is accompanied by a sense of fullness of power.

She felt that her body was now full of strength, far surpassing her previous self.

This power…

No wonder there is always an extraordinary confidence in Zhang Xu’s words.

For some reason, Zhang Xu’s face flashed before Riven’s eyes.