Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

“No problem, I’m good at shapeshifting spells, leave it to me! Don’t resist, big guy.” Tyregosa’s palm glowed with arcane energy, then enveloped Jack, turning the eight-meter-tall Jack into a two-meter-tall giant.

After thanking Rhodes once again, the trio left. Rhodes continued towards the Zanja Swamp, instructing Jack the Drought to contact them by Den Den Mushi if anything came up.

“Alright, big guy, we’ll be working together from now on. My name is Jord, a human paladin from the Alliance.”

“My name is Teregosa, and I come from the Blue Dragonflight.”

“I understand. You can call me Drought Jack,” Jack asked.

"Hello Jack! We need to go to Blade's Edge Mountains first, that's where the Void Dragons gather."

"That Death Knight is over there too. Let's plan how to deal with him," Jord said.

“A plan? What kind of plan do you need? Just take me there, I’ll kill that death knight, and then bring all the void dragons back to Tempest Keep,” Jack said.

"Please, buddy, don't be impulsive. The lair in Blade's Edge Mountains is the territory of a giant Gronn demigod."

His name is Gruul, this powerful demigod who calls himself the Dragon Slayer and even defeated Deathwing once, as Deathwing slaughtered a large number of members of the Black Dragonflight.

"We'd better not get into a direct confrontation with him." Blue Dragon didn't offer this advice.

“Who do you think I am? Do you think I’m afraid of him? Let’s go, let’s take down that guy named Gruul,” Jack said.

A beast dares to call himself a demigod? I'll go kill him right now and twist Gruul's head off.

“Fine, I’d like to see you fight him too,” said the blue dragon girl, Teregosa.

Chapter 166 The Opening Quest of Serpentshrine Cavern, Karazhan, Gruul

After several more days of flying, Rhodes and his companions finally arrived at Zangarmarsh and, using their Observation Haki, successfully located the Draenei stronghold of the Alliance.

"You, you are the Azure Dragon demigod! Come with me quickly, I'll go and inform Lord Velen right away." A Draenei present was surprised to see Rhodes, and then quickly ran out.

On that day, Rhodes displayed his might before the Dark Portal, destroying countless demon armies and truly making a name for himself.

The morale of the Alliance and Horde armies on their expedition to the Outer Realms was high, because this time a Wilderness Demigod was participating in the war. The title of Demigod had a tremendous boosting effect on mortals.

Soon, Rhodes received a warm welcome from the Draenei and some Alliance commanders at the gathering point.

“Hahaha! Lord Rhodes! I rushed out as soon as I heard you were coming,” Muradin Bronzebeard said.

“Long time no see, Muradin, I never expected to see you here.” Rhodes stepped forward and greeted the old dwarf.

This time, the dwarven army that entered the Outland was led by Muradin Bronzebeard. In addition, there was a human commander, a paladin named Gayle, and his two undercover agents, the Runti siblings.

"I've heard that you created some kind of soul weapon in Tempest Keep over there in the Horde. Recently, some blood elf adventurers and some night elf adventurers have been carrying these weapons, and they can even talk on their own. It's really amazing. They seem to have their own lives. Could you make one for me too?" Muradin Bronzebeard asked.

"Well, how should I put it? This kind of soul weapon is made by extracting the adventurer's own soul energy, which is essentially their lifespan, and it takes about ten years to create," Rhode said.

"It actually requires ten years of lifespan? I was wondering why none of the humans or orcs were there. This is too high a price for either humans or orcs," Muradin said.

Given the lifespan of dwarves, it would be acceptable if they really wanted such a soul weapon, but for humans or orcs, a lifespan of ten years is simply outrageous.

"Lifespan is only theoretical; in reality, it consumes soul energy. If there are potions or other things that can replenish soul energy, then it's essentially equivalent to not consuming life," Rhodes said.

"Really? That's great! I'll go get a bottle of alchemical potion that can replenish soul energy right away."

Once I get it, I'll come find you and ask you to make one for me.

"I want to get a giant sledgehammer, a giant sledgehammer that can automatically smash people and forge iron!" Muradin was immediately filled with excitement.

“Actually, your brother Magni Bronzebeard already has this ability,” Rhodes said with a slight smile.

Isn't that right? After eating the Hammer-Hammer Fruit, isn't he just a hammer that can attack and forge iron automatically?

puff!

"Hahaha! You're hilarious, kid. You can really tease my older brother about this. If Brian finds out, he'll probably be filial for years to come," Muradin Bronzebeard said.

After chatting with the old dwarf for a while, Rhodes went to the leaders of the alliance, especially the prophet Velen.

This is Azeroth's number one charlatan, the leader of the Draenei, an ancient monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years. Even in terms of status, he was previously equal to Kil'jaeden, and even higher than Archimonde. (Archimonde rose to the position of one of the three leaders later; in terms of seniority, Kil'jaeden and Velen are first.)

“I’ve heard of you, Azure Dragon demigod, blessed by Azeroth, the embodiment of the Force of Life. After you came to Outland, you annihilated countless demon armies, greatly inspiring the soldiers of the Allied Forces,” Prophet Velen said to Rhodes.

“I have heard of you, great prophet, leader of the Draenei. One of the three leaders of the Eredar, you refused to accept Sargeras's enslavement and led your people away from their homeland,” Rhodes said.

“That’s all in the past. Now I just want to protect my people. Mr. Rhodes, is there anything I can do for you in our swamp?” Velen asked.

"I've received word that Illidan, a minion of the Burning Legion, seems to be plotting something in the Black Temple, and that Kael'thas, the leader of our Horde's blood elves, has infiltrated Illidan's inner circle."

"We've received some shocking news: Illidan plans to use the waters of the Well of Eternity to summon Kil'jaeden," Rhodes said.

"That damned traitor! He has truly fallen completely!"

"He's a minion of the Burning Legion, I've said it before." Some Alliance soldiers started discussing among themselves, as the Alliance was quite hostile towards Illidan.

"Is this news reliable, Lord Rhodes? If it's true, then we must stop him. Kil'jaeden's power is terrifying," Velen said.

“Lord Velen, I wonder who is stronger, you or Kil’jaeden? I heard you two were colleagues before,” a human warrior asked.

“Kil'jaeden is stronger than me; I am no match for him. After being infused with Sargeras's fel energy, he has become a demon, and his combat power is extremely strong,” Velen said.

Hearing this, Rhodes rolled his eyes. If I hadn't seen the 7.0 storyline, I would have believed it.

With Illidan and Khadgar by your side, the three of you can easily crush the eggs.

You should know that in the official lore, Khadgar is the weakest of you.

Illidan's strength was no match for Kil'jaeden's; otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted Kil'jaeden's orders to destroy the Lich King.

So the real main force is you, you old charlatan, even if you're weaker than Kil'jaeden.

But they weren't much weaker, after all, the three of you took turns smashing Egg without getting hurt at all.

“Back when Archimonde invaded our world, if it weren’t for Lord Malfurion sacrificing the World Tree, our world would probably have been conquered by the Legion by now,” a night elf druid said.

"In order to destroy Illidan, we must eliminate his minions, his most important subordinates. Lady Vashj of Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep is preparing for battle."

"We're preparing to attack Illidan's Black Temple, so I came to the Alliance to see if there's anything I can help with," Rhodes said.

“You’ve come at just the right time, Lord Rhodes. We were just stopped by the barrier of the Serpent Temple. There’s a very powerful arcane barrier around the Serpent Temple, and we’ve tried many methods but haven’t been able to break through,” said an Alliance rogue.

"So, have you found a way to break this? Perhaps we can try using force," Rhodes said.

No matter how powerful the barrier is, I'll just unleash a burst of dragon breath and it'll vanish completely.

"With Lord Rhodes here, breaking through the Serpent Temple would be a piece of cake. You only need one strike to destroy the Serpent Temple."

"Yes, with Lord Rhodes here, we don't even need to waste troops attacking."

The Alliance soldiers were immediately excited. They had witnessed firsthand the power of Rhodes's fiery outburst and the tornado he created before the Dark Portal; destroying a small Serpent Temple was a piece of cake.

“No! Violently clearing the Serpent Temple will severely damage the environment of Zangarmarsh. The native inhabitants here are already suffering terribly. If the Serpent Temple is destroyed, it will cause even greater damage to the environment,” Prophet Velen said, shaking his head.

If they could eradicate it by force, they would have done so long ago. This approach is not feasible. The already fragile ecological balance of our swamp has been disrupted by the Serpent Temple. If we were to destroy it as well, who knows what Zangarmarsh would become?

"Are we going to use that guy's method? The way that Naga described, the way to break the Serpent Temple's barrier, is simply impossible."

"Yes, the materials he wants are too rare; we simply can't find them."

"Could you gentlemen tell me what exactly is going on?" Rhodes asked.

This finally brought up the matter: the prerequisite quest for opening the Serpent Temple. Actually, if Rhodes wanted to, he could easily enter the Serpent Temple by simply drawing a portal.

There's no need to go through all that trouble, but if we get in so easily, how will we participate in the subsequent plot?

"When our assassins infiltrated the outer perimeter of the Serpent Temple, they discovered a man being imprisoned. He was a heretic of the Naga race named Skahis."

This guy told us that he wanted to completely break all the barriers around the Serpent Temple.

"We need to go to Karazhan to kill the Night Demon, and then to Gruul's Lair to kill Gruul, to obtain the Radiant Symbol and the Earth Spirit Symbol respectively," a human mage said.

These two tasks are really difficult. First of all, Gruul is a demigod with extremely strong combat power, so killing him will not be easy.

To reach the other Karazhan Night Membrane, one must enter Karazhan itself, the former residence of the Guardian Medivh, which is said to have been corrupted by the Dark Titans.

Medivh turned Karazhan into a trap, and it's said that the Legion has its sights set on it as well.

“If we’re talking about those two places, I can help. First, if nothing unexpected happens, my men have already gone to attack Gruul’s lair,” Rhodes said.

When I woke up this morning, Jack contacted me via Den Den Mushi to tell me that they were about to arrive at Gruul's lair to subdue the demigod.

“Mr. Rhodes, do you mean we should launch an immediate campaign against Gruul?”

Lord Rhodes has already dispatched his subordinates to Gruul's lair.

Chapter 167 Killing Gruul, everyone's timeline is disrupted.

“That’s right, we can’t let the Serpent Temple continue to ravage Zangarmarsh,” Rhodes said.

Gentlemen, let's start the dungeon!

Originally, Jack and his group went to Peak Mountain only to kill the first orc death knight and capture some void dragons.

But who knew that the first orc death knight was hiding in Gruul's lair in Blade's Edge Mountains.

So Jack, without saying a word, immediately opened the Blade's Edge Mountains raid on Gruul's Lair.

Rhodes expressed his helplessness regarding this matter.

However, it actually helped me out.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off! With the demigod personally overseeing the battle, we should be victorious." A human thief said.

"Lead us forward, Demigod!"

"Is there really enough time? It will probably take some time to get to Blade's Edge Mountains from here, or your subordinate could take down Gruul on his own," a mage from Dalaran said.

“No need for all that trouble.” Rhodes waved his hands in the air, and soon, a burst of sparks appeared, and a circular portal appeared in front of everyone.

The blue dragon girl and the paladin Jord were standing to the side, looking at the suddenly appearing portal with blank expressions.

"Oh my god, a portal has suddenly opened."

"Is that you on the other side of the door, Joelard?"

“Oh, it’s my guys. Good heavens, demigod, you’ve arrived. Well, you’ve come at the right time, we just need your help,” Jord said.

The situation is very urgent right now. The blue dragon girl is casting spells in human form, while Jord has become a healer, frantically healing Jack.

As for Drought Jack himself, he transformed into a human-beast form, his body engulfed in raging flames, and was fighting against Grulki, who was twice his size.

Although Gruul is larger, there are many large characters in the world of One Piece, and that doesn't necessarily mean he's stronger.