The Glory of Noxus.

Chapter 475: The Power of the Buried Secret World Runes

Behind the formation of the Dread Knights, an atmosphere that makes ordinary people feel terrified and their hearts palpitate is quietly spreading.

The terrifying figure of Hecarim, Shadow of War, slowly emerged from the black fog.

From a distance, his body merged into a warhorse of weird proportions, and a vicious curse forced him to trample on the souls of the living forever.

The tall and strong body was covered in thick and solid ghost armor, surrounded by a pale green glow, as if it was formed by countless wronged souls.

The helmet he wears is shaped like a devil's head. The hideous skull face is engraved with traces of time and has witnessed countless tragic wars.

The broad-bladed halberd in his hand had a sharp iron hook and the murderous blade was wrapped in a pale green flame.

Chi!
The broad-bladed halberd cut through the black mist and broke the falling purple thunder.

Hecarim seemed to have sensed something and walked with his hideous body to the edge of the thunderstorm.

He looked up at the space channel and saw the figure engraved deep in his memory, standing in the air in the center of the thundercloud storm.

"Sinner, the shadow is approaching, and this time I will definitely bury you in the Shadow Island!"

Hecarim whispered, his pale green eyes fixed on Huo Jixing, his gloomy and hateful look undisguised.

On the Haunted Night of Bilgewater Bay.

Hecarim's Iron Order was massacred by Hoarfrost, and many Dread Knights lost their lives in the battle and were unable to return to the Shadow Isles.

This was the battle with the heaviest losses for the Iron Corps in thousands of years.

At that time, they were far away from the Shadow Island, and the power of the black mist in their bodies was weakened.

But now it’s different. This space channel has been connected to the Shadow Island, which is almost equivalent to being at the edge of the Shadow Island.

The strength of Hecarim and his Iron Legion can be fully utilized.

However, Hecarim did not choose to attack immediately, but waited for an opportunity.

The previous fight in the Soul-Erosion Night left a deep impression on Huo Jixing.

Hecarim knew that even if he was in the core of the Shadow Isles, he might not be a match for Huo Jixing.

Now, a godsend opportunity!
Huo Jixing was clearing the black fog surging in Shadow Island, which meant that the place the space channel was connected to this time must be something he cared about.

This caused Hecarim to feel an inexplicable excitement.

He tightly grasped the broad-bladed halberd and stared at Huo Jixing with a fierce look. The black mist around his body became thicker and the cold aura became stronger.

This was his chance for revenge.

Hecarim secretly made up his mind to bury Hojigen in a tomb on the Shadow Isles, so that he, like himself, would never be able to escape the shackles of darkness.

Da da! Da da! Da da!

The sound of iron hooves rang out like the sound of dull drums, piercing through the black fog.

Hecarim quickly commanded the Iron Knights who gathered around him.

They are required to maintain a certain distance between each other so that they can charge at any time.

At the same time, he was also wary of Huo Jixing sending down thunder and lightning to kill his Iron Knights.

Under Hecarim's careful command, the Knights of the Iron Order became a precision-engineered war machine.

Their iron hooves stepped on the ground, making a loud and clanging sound, as if announcing their arrival to the enemy.

At the end of the space channel, Huo Jixing, bathed in the glow of thunder, was looking coldly at Hecarim and his Iron Legion.

Rumble!
Just as Hecarim was adjusting the Iron Order array.

Huo Jixing ignored the black fog and brazenly broke into the space channel of Shadow Island.

The thunder at his fingertips leaped and transformed into a ferocious purple giant tiger, pouncing towards Hecarim.

Hecarim looked at the thunder that was like a punishment from heaven, straightened his body, and swung the broad-bladed halberd in his hand, slashing at the giant purple tiger that pounced on him.

Bang!
A low sound of collision was heard, and scattered lightning destroyed the black fog, killing the undead souls inside.

Hecarim lowered his eyes and stared at the thunder wrapped around his body, then raised his eyes and looked deeply at Huo Jixing.

He began to command the Iron Legion to retreat.

It was just a simple fight, but in his eyes, the distance in front of him had become a dangerous place.

Hecarim retreated slowly, but he was not in a hurry. The Shadow Islands right behind him were his greatest support.

He had already become one with the black fog.

As long as the Shadow Isles exist, he is immortal.

But the price was that he became a slave of the Black Mist!

His freedom was bound, his will was controlled, and everything was taken away from him.

But Hecarim had no regrets.

Because he knew that only in this way could he gain endless power and longevity.

The red-gold flames wrapped around the thunder, burning away the surrounding black fog.

Huo Jixing looked steadily at the retreating Hecarim and the Dread Knight and no longer chose to go deeper.

After he exited the Shadow Island passage, he began to deal with the vicious black fog and the undead spirits that were carried within it.

In just a moment, most of the black fog in the soul shaft disappeared under the destruction of Nanli Fire and Thunder Power.

Huo Jixing let out a light breath, looked at Swain beside him and asked.

"Your Majesty Swain, can the Empire seal this space channel?"

Driven by his curse, Hecarim the Shadow of War patrols the Shadow Isles, eroding and conquering lands.

As long as the Shadow Island space channel in front of him exists, Hecarim can enter the capital of Noxus anytime and anywhere.

As the empire built Noxtora across its territory, it should have done some research on space channels.

“It can be sealed.” Swain nodded slowly and said in a deep voice.

"But this space channel is unusual. It is connected to the Shadow Island."

He pointed at the surging black fog, his expression slightly gloomy.

"The Empire's war masons need to conduct detailed research before they can seal the space in a targeted manner."

Huo Jixing waved his hand and scattered thunder, destroying the black fog that emerged again, looking somewhat helpless.

Suddenly!

An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he thought of the Spider Queen Iris who had fallen into his hands.

Since Elise can use the Black Skull to travel safely to and from the Shadow Isles, maybe she knows some secrets.

"Your Majesty Swain, please deal with the Black Mist first. I will be back soon."

Huo Jixing immediately leaped out of the soul shaft and came to the back garden.

The back garden, which was once full of green grass, flowers, rockery and flowing water, became a mess after being baptized by many terrifying forces.

"Uncle Huo Jixing!"

Annie ran over in small steps, holding Tibbers in teddy bear form in her arms, with a snow-white Poro lying on her shoulder.

Seeing this, Huo Jixing smiled gently and reached out to rub Annie's head.

Then he looked at General Darius and Sean who were walking over and asked softly.

"Where is Elise being held now?"

"I have already asked someone to look after her outside the castle," Darius replied.

All of Iris' limbs were severed, and she had lost the power bestowed by the Spider God, so she was unable to move and needed someone to take care of her.

"Okay, I'll bring her over." Huo Jixing nodded slightly and pointed to the soul shaft.

"General Darius, pay attention to the situation in the Soul Shaft. If any black fog emerges, it must be cleared away."

"I've already seen it."

Darius responded in a deep voice, saying that he had already been at the edge of the Soul Shaft and had seen what was happening inside.

"Sion and I will assist His Majesty Swain in dealing with the Black Mist in the Shadow Isles."

The capital of Noxus is the political core of the empire and must not be lost. It must be isolated from the black fog of the Shadow Isles.

Huo Jixing nodded, the Vermillion Bird wings behind him spread out, and he immediately soared into the sky and arrived outside the underground castle.

He looked across the land that had experienced war. Although it had been cleaned up, it still retained a strong smell of blood.

In the shadowy corner, the bodies of many Black Rose members were piled up.

Some soldiers of the Trifarii Legion were busy unloading the bodies.

Their expressions were cold and determined; they were already accustomed to such bloody scenes.

Huo Jixing did not stop and went straight to the rear of the Trifari Legion, where there were people guarding the surrendered Black Rose members.

Their eyes were filled with fear and despair, as if they had foreseen their fate.

Huo Jixing passed them and stopped at a relatively clean place. He saw the extremely old Iris, who looked like an old woman, lying powerlessly on the ground.

The once stunning face was now covered in wrinkles and wrinkles, and the tall, sexy body was hunched up.

Even after simple bandages, the severed limbs still couldn't hide the gray deathly aura on her body, and black blood seeped out of the edges of the bandages.

Iris sensed a burning breath coming and opened her eyes with difficulty. The figure of Huo Jixing was reflected in her blood-red pupils.

"Hehe, is it over?"

Iris's voice sounded unusually hoarse and weak, as if it had been cut by a blade.

Huo Jixing frowned slightly, realizing that he had been a little too harsh and had left Iris in a state where she was only breathing her last breath.

He waved his hand gently, and the green wood energy merged into Iris's physical strength, simply healing her broken body.

Then, he picked up the surprised Iris with one hand, spread his flaming wings, and returned to the soul shaft.

Inside the Soul Shaft.

The dark and cold black fog surged in like a tide, impacting the space passage one after another, trying to reach the underground castle.

The flock of crows screamed, their black wings fluttered, and they soared around the space passage.

Whenever there was vicious black fog escaping from the space channel, they would pounce on it quickly, open their mouths, and swallow it by force.

Then, they used demonic power to erase the curse carried by the black fog.

Occasionally, bloody red lightning would leap and kill the ghosts and spirits in the black fog.

Hearing the noise coming from the sky, Swain looked up and saw Huo Jixing, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is?"

As soon as Iris entered the soul shaft, she smelled a familiar scent.

Then, she followed the scent and saw a spatial passage flashing with dim light on the dark gray well wall.

"The Black Mist of the Shadow Isles?"

Iris' emotions were somewhat out of control, and a bit of color immediately appeared on her old face.

She looked at Huo Jixing and Swain and said in disbelief.

"What are you doing? Are you preparing to march into the Shadow Isles?"

Even though she has a black skull, she uses the power of the Spider God to isolate herself when traveling to and from the Shadow Isles to prevent accidents.

Because Iris knew the horror of the vicious Black Mist. Once eroded by it, she would become a slave to the Shadow Isles and the Black Mist.

"It wasn't us. It was Leblanc who forcibly crushed the black skull and opened this space passage to Shadow Island."

Huo Jixing looked at Iris in his arms and whispered the whole story.

"Black skull? Is that Leblanc crazy?" Iris looked at Huo Jixing with a strange expression.

In her opinion, it must be because Leblanc was unable to do anything to Huo Jixing, which led her to do such a lose-lose thing.

"But it sounds great. I approve of Leblanc's approach to turning the Noxian capital into part of the Shadow Isles."

Even though life and death were in the hands of Huo Jixing, Iris still spoke her inner thoughts without a care.

"Is there any way to destroy or seal this space channel?"

Huo Jixing mentioned Iris, and his cold eyes looked directly into the other's blood-red eyes.

"Ok?"

Elise's eyes flickered slightly, moving between Huo Jixing and Swain, with a hint of subtle cunning.

This is hope in despair, and it is also her only hope now.

Iris was silent for a while, then she chuckled, "There must be a way."

Huo Jixing's eyes relaxed slightly but still remained cold. The cunning Iris would never reveal her secret easily.

Sure enough, Iris's next words confirmed his inner thoughts.

"But I have a condition. After sealing the space channel, I can leave safely."

Although the Spider God drained all of Iris's power, it indirectly caused her to become the old woman she is now.

But she wanted to survive and regain the favor of the Spider God.

Because the Spider God can give her eternal beauty, allowing her to live forever and watch the changes in the world.

"I'm very sorry, but you don't have the power to negotiate with me."

Huo Jixing shook his head, grabbed Iris's neck and slowly tightened it.

"Live or die!"

"Choose one!"

Hearing Huo Jixing's cold voice, Iris couldn't help but shiver, as if an invisible force had invaded her body.

It was also at this moment that she clearly felt the terrifying power coming from Huo Jixing's palm, faintly touching her soul.

How can this be?

Iris' pupils trembled, and her heart was filled with shock and confusion.

Her soul had long been marked by the mark of the Spider God.

This is her contract with God and the source of her power.

No one else can touch her soul.

unless
Both have the same strength!

Iris was a little frightened by the sudden thought that came to her mind.

Human life span is no more than a hundred years.

And Huo Jixing, even before he reaches his true heyday, already possesses power comparable to that of a god?
Iris felt uneasy and began to re-examine Huo Jixing in front of her.

Huo Jixing had no idea what Iris was thinking. He had just called upon the star power of the Xuanwu constellation.

Through the underworld, he felt that the northern Ren and Gui water bestowed by the Xuanwu constellation was not as simple as he had imagined.

Huo Jixing looked at Iris, ready to test the special features of Ren and Gui water.

"wait wait wait!"

Iris screamed in fear and tried to stop Huo Jixing from taking the next action.

Normally, after her death, her soul would return to the Spider God, Vicious Throat.

But she will also lose her identity as the Spider Queen, and become no different from an ordinary believer.

The appearance of the space channel gave Iris hope, so she made a request to allow her to leave safely so that she could retain her identity as the Spider Queen.

Now, fate is playing a joke on her.

She had not considered that Huo Jixing actually possessed the power to touch her soul.

“I can help you”

Elise spoke quickly, looking eagerly at Huo Jixing and Swain.

"Really, believe me!"

The fact that Iris could join the Black Rose and serve the Spider God, Vicious Throat, shows that she is extremely afraid of death.

After realizing that Huo Jixing could threaten her soul, she made the choice very decisively.

Iris secretly thought that as long as she could return to the embrace of the Spider God, it would not matter even if she started as an ordinary believer.

Huo Jixing stopped what he was doing and looked at Iris with cold eyes.

He saw the fear in Iris' eyes and the trembling soul.

Is this because you are afraid of the northern Ren and Gui waters of the Xuanwu constellation?
Huo Jixing laughed silently, loosened his clenched left hand, and motioned Iris to continue.

"I have traveled to the Shadow Isles many times, bringing back any object that holds power from the dark, forbidden coast."

Elise swallowed, trying to ease her tension.

"But by chance, I accidentally left the Forbidden Coast and went deep into the island, where I saw broken murals in a collapsed ancient tomb."

"The black fog and curse of the Shadow Isles may be caused by the World Rune."

As Iris spoke, she looked at Huo Jixing and Swain and continued.

"If we want to seal the space channel and stop the erosion of the black fog, I think we should rely on the power of the world rune."

"World Rune?"

Huo Jixing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Swain beside him.

Among the heroes he had come into contact with, only Swain and Darius had demonstrated the power of different World Rune Fragments.

Even though they are just fragments of World Runes, they also possess the power of World Runes.

(End of this chapter)