Chapter 898: First Exploration of the Void
"I thought that as long as we came to Zoran, we would be able to find a place to stay. I didn't expect that this place had already been occupied by the Void monsters. If you hadn't come, Kassa might have been implicated by my stubbornness..."
Sitting in the universal capsule house released by Ji Xing, Taliyah talked about her experiences during this period. She said to Kassa with disappointment and guilt: "I'm sorry, I should have listened to advice."
"You just don't know enough about the Void." Kassa shook her head. Seeing her frustrated look, she had no choice but to comfort her: "I didn't believe your story either. We tied."
"Story?" Taliyah was stunned, and then Responding to what Kaisa was referring to, she said, "Mr. Seville is really amazing, I'm not exaggerating, and there are also Qiyana and Sivir..."
She paused, looked at Qiyana and said, "Qiana seems to be much stronger than before?"
"Call me the Elemental Queen." Qiyana raised her head slightly: "As the Elemental Queen, my power is naturally growing all the time."
Taliyah was stunned again, and Sivir next to her waved her hand and said, "Ignore her, Taliyah, she got sick again with strangers in front of her. Of course she will make progress, Seville has taught her carefully for more than three months, even an idiot will make progress."
"Sivir!" Qiyana was furious.
Sivir didn't even look at her: "What are your plans next? Taliyah. It's too difficult to find a piece of pure land in the southeast of Shurima where void monsters are rampant, and the water sources in the central and western parts were taken away by Azir to build the Dawn Oasis.
You probably only have two choices. One is to take the people you protect to Nerimaj, but this requires crossing thousands of miles. Unless Sevir helps you, I don't think you can do it."
Taliyah's face was tense, indeed...
"As for the second option..." Sivir continued: "Next, I will go to Piltover with Sevir, and I can take you and them with me. It's not difficult to find a place for them to stay in Piltover. I think a few hundred gold coins will be enough."
"Can it?" Taliyah said in surprise.
"Of course, you saved me." Sivir said with an unchanged expression.
"Thank you, Sivir!" Taliyah thanked her and became a little worried: "I hope they are willing to leave Shurima temporarily..."
"This desert is our home, but it is not a good place to be praised, especially now." Sivir said: "Aren't there many children there? They will leave."
Kassa silently observed them.
Perhaps it was a special experience that made her master the ability to easily see other people's micro-expressions. Qiyana and Sivir in front of her may have enough strength, or perhaps because they had little contact with void monsters before, unexpectedly did not show any rejection or disgust towards her.
Just regard herself as an ordinary psychic.
They have another attitude towards Taliyah. Qiyana, who calls herself the Queen of Elements, has a feeling of comparison and showing off. In fact, she should regard Taliyah as a friend.
Sivir...something else in mind, when it comes to money, it seems that she is not so indifferent, is it pretending, in order to...get Taliyah's favor?
At present, it is all beneficial and harmless.
But the core is not them.
She couldn't help but think of the scene she saw half an hour ago. The magic of the mage was so powerful that it refreshed her cognition and even made her dissipate some of the pressure she had been carrying.
For the first time, she knew that if the sky fell, there would probably be someone much taller than her to support it. She only needed to do what she could and didn't have to take on the task of resisting the void entirely by herself.
'But... he left one of Rek'Sai's claws on purpose. Was he testing it with some spells? Will there be any gains? Will he even know why I became like this? '
She was thinking about it, and she was more confused than ever before until Ji Xing walked into the room.
"Sevier, I want to take Taliyah and her tribe with me. Is that okay?" Sivir immediately turned around to confirm, gritted her teeth and said, "I won't ask you for the next two blood draws!"
20,000 gold coins is a deadly price for her. Obviously, she not only values Taliyah's talent, but also Taliyah's kindness.
"It's a small matter. I'll take Taliyah to pick them up later." Ji Xing nodded to Taliyah who was looking at him expectantly. After receiving a series of thanks, he said to Kassadin, "You should go to Piltover with us, Kassadin."
"Me?" Kassadin was puzzled.
Sivir laughed, as if trying to dilute the pain of losing money: "I knew he wouldn't let you go. Be prepared to have your blood drawn again and again. You must have aroused his interest in researching the monsters of the void."
Research? Kassadin thought to herself, as expected, and felt a little heavy. She wanted to solve the mystery of her own changes, but it didn't mean that she wanted to leave the desert where she had fought for more than ten years. Although more and more villages were swallowed by the void, making the southeast of Shurima almost a dead place, there were always people.
Just like the more than thirty people protected by Taliyah, there would always be someone who might be saved by her.
But her own life was saved by him, how could she refuse?
"I know."
"I heard about a similar situation from Aatrox, and I also met someone who was similar to you." Ji Xing sat down and said.
Kassa looked up: "Same as me?!"
The three of Sivir couldn't help but look sideways, Ji Xing nodded and said: "It's just about the same, he is an old guy who has lived for four to five thousand years.
Everyone in Shurima should know the story of Icathia, the country that led the descent of the void. They were once vassals of Shurima, but they rebelled because they did not want to submit to Shurima. Facing the suppression of Shurima's nine powerful Ascended Ones, including Aatrox, they ignorantly opened the void passage, causing the destruction of Icathia and Shurima falling into a tragic war. "
"I know." Kasha said coldly: "The void passage was successfully closed by the Shurima Empire back then. Now the seal here has only been opened a little bit. Compared to Icathia's stupid move, it is nothing to mention. "
Naturally, she had no good impression of Ikasia. Ji Xing continued: "Ikasia is a country where mages are respected. The legion that protects the mage king of Ikasia is called 'Kauali'.
In Kaua'ali, there is another special warrior Jax, who has the talent to quickly master and master any weapon. He is called the Weapon Master and can be called the most powerful warrior of that era.
With magic weapons, he killed an ascended person as a mortal. When Icasia was swallowed by the void, he did not die. He has survived to this day with a treasure called 'Eternal Flame', in Rune Continent. Looking for companions everywhere who can fight against the void with him. "
Kai'Sa sat upright, her mood fluctuating a bit, Jax? It sounds really similar to myself, a person whose home was taken away by the void, a like-minded person who knows the threat of the void!
"He should have also been infected by the void. His appearance is probably not much different from yours. He is always covered with a wide cloak." Ji Xing nodded and said, "You must have a common language."
Kasha was silent and asked: "How should I find him?"
"Follow me." Ji Xing said with a smile: "I told you that he is looking for like-minded companions to deal with the void. I have made a lot of noise here in Shurima, and he will take the initiative to come to me.
As for the void monsters here... they are all here. I am going to go and take a look. The monsters killed along the way should far exceed your efforts in a year. Let me use this 'remuneration' to hire you. Years later, buy your blood. "
Sivir almost laughed out loud. It turned out to be like this. After going around in circles and finally exposing the target, she still wanted the 'experimental subject' to cooperate. But at this moment, she suddenly thought of herself... Damn it, was he using something similar to me? Have you got the means right? !
Qiyana interjected: "You want to explore the void? Although no one will worry about you being killed by monsters, the power of the void to pollute people's minds is still terrifying. Don't become like a dark descendant. Cause trouble to this queen.”
Ji Xing casually knocked a crisp sound on her head, and said to Kasha who was hesitant to speak: "It will be a drag if you follow me. Tell me about the characteristics of the void monsters you have seen."
"……good."
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Meanwhile, Piltover.
Just as Ji Xing expected, Jax came to him, even two months ago, but it was not just to fight against the void.
Not far away, Atreus stood on the top of a tall tower and looked at the bustling city. He gradually showed an expression of boredom. He jumped to Jax's side and said, "How long do we have to wait here? Who knows what the hell is going on?" How long will Weir stay in Shurima? I don’t go to Shurima because those nasty protoss will come to bother me. Why don’t you just go to Shurima to find him?”
"Patience is the foundation of a warrior. He will be defeated." Jax said.
Atreus was immune to bad breath and retorted: "Are you afraid of returning to that land? Returning to your hometown occupied by monsters?"
Jax was silent and only said: "I will go back, but now is not the time. Our power is not enough, far from enough."
Atreus was startled and looked at Jax's face hidden under his robe with some solemnity.
"Does the void really scare you so much?"
"Huh, fear?" Jax said: "Even if I am alone, when the time comes, I will stand in front of the void alone. Fear is reserved for cowards like you."
Atreus's teeth were sore, he couldn't bear it!
Jax continued to overlook Piltover, waiting for Ji Xing's return. In his heart, Ji Xing himself was much more important than any competition for the strongest human being in the world.
Because he remembered that he had met Ji Xing, less than a year ago, and Ji Xing at that time was not even worth a serious hit with a lamppost.
If Ji Xing really undergoes a radical change in such a short period of time, the future is bright, and he may become the main force against the void in the future, or even the key player in victory or defeat!
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"Is Void... really a 'villain'?"
While traveling through the tunnels dug in all directions by Rek'Sai, Ji Xing was thinking about a question that would shock others.
For any Rune Continent life that understands the void, they are all aware of the disaster of the void.
But for a being like Ji Xing, he knows that everything must be viewed from a dialectical perspective, especially after he personally experienced the power of the Darkin and briefly explored the remaining power of Rek'Sai's claws, he felt more and more The power of the void is the power of the will of the world!
If void is the will of the world, and void is the attribute of the Alliance World, then Rune Continent and the life in Rune Continent are probably just 'impurities' to this world, which need to be cleaned up. This is how we have the scavenger - the void monster. .
Even monsters are just a wishful name for humans. It is true that those things are very ugly in the eyes of humans, but it may just be the difference in aesthetics between different races.
In the eyes of the void and the world will, those ‘monsters’ are perfect.
And for Ji Xing, this possibility brought him great trouble - his goal of invading the five-star extreme world of the Alliance World was to cultivate the five-star world will to six stars, reach an agreement with it to share power, and try to directly promote to the ‘Supreme King’ at the top of the star realm.
I have to stand on the side of the void?
No, I always feel something is wrong.
This situation is too weird. In Ji Xing’s countless intrusions, the star strength of the world is related to the life level and civilization level in the world. The Rune Continent and the life on it should have a positive gain in the world will. If the void is the world will, why destroy it?
Ji Xing thought and traveled at a high speed.
One after another, strange, hideous and terrifying virtual monsters gradually blocked Ji Xing's way. Some looked like a ghost fire floating lantern, and some looked like a mixture of cockroaches and centipedes, which made people's hair stand on end.
But none of them could get close to Ji Xing even ten meters away. They were resisted by the invisible magic ring and annihilated into dust.
No void monster could stop Ji Xing's progress. Ji Xing, who was floating low, killed tens of thousands of void monsters in a blink of an eye, getting closer and closer to the homeland of Ekassia. At a certain moment, he suddenly hovered!
Dongdong! Dongdong!
A strange sound rang in his ears, as if someone was beating a drum, and it seemed as if he was wearing a stethoscope to listen to the pulse of someone else's heart.
A chill crawled through Ji Xing's body. He felt the suppression of the level of life, just like an ordinary person facing an ascender!
The consciousness of the main half turned, and the instinct of his "weak" body was suppressed, and Ji Xing's face showed a few traces of solemnity.
"Something is being nurtured. It is different from the monsters in the void. It is a life with wisdom and will be extremely powerful."
"My body... is not yet a match."
The void can create far more than just monsters that only know how to kill and devour. It can also create real intelligent life forms and stronger life forms!
A thought suddenly circled in Ji Xing's mind-the six-star world will manifest life in the Dragon Ball world. The Omni King can destroy the twelve universes and create twelve universes at will.
So before the birth of the Omni King, before the endless years when the Dragon Ball world was not six stars, what was that world like? Was there any life? Did the life in the 'Five-Star Dragon Ball' world die of natural aging, or was it reset and eliminated with the birth of the Omni King? !
Is the Alliance World...this five-star extreme world experiencing this scene? The six-star will life form that is being born is not satisfied with the current world and is preparing to change to a new world?
No, it doesn't seem like it.
Ji Xing looked into the depths of the void from a distance and sighed: "I feel that it will be very troublesome to get the target benefits this time..."