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

Why? Because the existence of the entire Shadowlands requires the maintenance of soul energy. Since the cost comes from the souls themselves, the soul energy must be deducted from the souls.

There are virtually no people who can truly be redeemed and live a normal life in the Shadowlands.

No matter which country you go to, you need to abide by its rules and complete your work, and this work is never-ending.

Thrall's mother was driven to the brink of madness by the Venthyr of Revendreth, who demanded that she forget everything—her son, her husband—and fight wholeheartedly for Maldraxxus.

By forcibly altering the thoughts of a soul, Maldraxxus can transform these undead into another form of life through a process of flesh and blood forging.

Bastion of Ascension is a system that uses certain methods to transform pure and noble souls into Ascended Ones. These noble souls lose all their previous memories and become mere tools.

The other regions are no better; they all exploit the soul. Compared to them, Eastern Reincarnation is a little better.

"But that's the rule, that's the rule of this world, all the souls after death must go down this path."

"We immortal beings don't need it, but for the lives of mortals, it's a path they must take," Tyrande said.

"So, who set these rules?" Rhodes asked.

The Shadowlands didn't form naturally; it's more like a place created by the Firstborn, a place to collect souls.

Once these souls reach the Shadowlands, they will be transformed into other life forms by some force, and will no longer be mere souls.

Even those Eternals, within the Holy Tomb of the Firstborn, were merely prototypes, essentially artificial life forms.

"Do you want to change all of this? Rhodes, you yourself said that's another world, and it has nothing to do with our world!"

Please, leave these things alone. Never summon souls from that world again. The moon goddess Elune will take care of this for you.

"But don't summon any more souls from the Shadowlands. You can do whatever you want with the souls in this world." Tyrande said.

This world is full of injustices. Ordinary mortals only live for a few decades or a hundred years, but night elves can live for tens of thousands of years.

Even those dragons who received the power of the Titans have eternal lifespans, so who can those mortal races turn to for justice?

This world is inherently unfair, and if you dwell on these things, you're making a big mistake.

“You seem to have a better perspective than others. Indeed, as you said, I understand. I will no longer summon any souls from the Shadowlands,” Rhodes said with a smile.

There are indeed many injustices in the Shadow Realm, but as long as they don't provoke me, they're none of my business. Perhaps I can wait until I'm strong enough in the future.

You could turn the Warcraft universe into your own backyard, build a truly complete and functioning underworld, but now is not the time.

The road ahead is still very, very long!

"It's good that you understand! There are too many injustices in this world, but you can't handle them all by yourself. Just let this matter pass! The Shadow Realm won't bother you."

"The Winter Queen of the Shadowlands and Elune are sisters; they will help you settle everything," Tyrande said.

"Please thank the Queen of Winter and Elune for me. I will repay them in the future," Rhodes said.

As for how to repay this favor, it's simple: when I conquer the entire Shadowlands, I will spare your life, Queen of Winter.

"If you're in a bad mood, I can do whatever you want today. Wear your favorite clothes and do a role-playing game, how about that?"

"Hahaha! I'm not as fragile as you think, but if you want to comfort me this way, I'm more than willing."

"Tyrande, how about you pretend to be Elune, the moon goddess, today?" Rhodes said with a smile.

Let's have some fun! You're in the Moon Temple, dressed as the Moon Goddess.

Tyrande first showed a hint of surprise, then a blue-white light flashed in her eyes, and she smiled charmingly.

"As you wish, Rhodes, I am Elune, I am the moon goddess."

The two smiled at each other, and Tyrande quickly changed into the clothes that Rhodes liked and looked forward to. Then the two began to exchange life force, enjoying the most primal life force.

At the same time, Rhode also infused Tyrande with the power of chakra, allowing her to control the power of chakra.

Tyrande was bathed in white moonlight, making her look like a true moon goddess descending to earth.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the two finished exchanging techniques on life force infusion and chakra injection.

"How are you feeling? A little better now?" the Moon Goddess said, resting her head on Rhodes's chest.

“I’m much better! Your comfort is the most effective.” Rhodes said, patting Tyrande’s smooth back.

"Before you are strong enough, do not provoke the Shadow Realm. As for this matter, I, cough cough! Moon Goddess will take care of it for you."

The two lingered for a while longer before Rhodes left the Temple of the Moon Goddess and returned to Undercity in the early hours of the morning.

Tyrande was left with a conflicted look on her face, somewhat speechless as she stared at her goddess. Goddess, is it really okay for you to play yourself?

And Rhodes, you bastard, did you really not notice, or were you just pretending not to notice?

Sylvanas is currently busy preparing for the Northern Expedition, mobilizing the entire newborn race in preparation for destroying Arthas.

Kael'thas's blood elves are cleaning up their ranks, removing those corrupted by naaru magic, while simultaneously preparing supplies for a new northward campaign.

His adopted son, the God of Light, is gathering the power of the Holy Light from the entire human world. Recently, many legendary human heroes have come to the Chapel of Light's Hope, and the most powerful figures are the princess of Lordaeron and Archbishop Faol.

The two were warmly welcomed by Tirion, Tirion Fordring, and Uther. Although many in the allied forces harbored ill will towards Princess Calia, no one dared to say anything under the suppression of the two powerful figures and the God of Light.

Rhodes, on the contrary, became the most idle person in Undercity.

A few days ago, Rhodes arrived in the Twisting Nether, on the planet Argus, through a portal.

They wanted Sargeras to help them feed the Ten-Tails with stellar energy, but Archimonde and Kil'jaeden, who were in charge of receiving them, told them that Sargeras was still in seclusion.

Having not yet completed his research on the powers of the new world, and knowing that meeting Sargeras would likely take several more months, Rhodes had no choice but to leave Argus.

Why do these powerful individuals need so long to digest their energy during each period of seclusion?

During this time, Rhodes also contacted Thor, who was having a good fight with a certain blue dragon lady.

The two are currently traveling on the Broken Isles, where Thor is said to be searching for the Guardian Odin and also wants to meet the local Vrykul king.

For a time, Rhodes became the most bored one, and even his father-in-law went into seclusion, supposedly to break through to a new realm and become a demigod on his own.

This is really boring. Why don't I go explore a new world by myself? I have nothing else to do anyway. I'll just go explore a new world and come back in two months.

First, scout out what kind of world it is, and then decide how to deal with it to gain more benefits.

After bidding farewell to Sylvanas and the others, Rhodes activated his spatial abilities and traveled to a new world.

A flash of light appeared, and Rhodes found himself in a scenic mountain landscape. A long asphalt road stretched ahead, surrounded by lush green forests, meadows, and lakes.

Cars occasionally sped by on the road, and beautiful songs drifted out from inside them as drivers leisurely listened to the music and enjoyed driving.

Some were making phone calls on their smartphones, looking quite relaxed, and there were also some gas station service areas and other facilities along the road.

In the distant jungle, on the grassy fields and in the wilderness, all sorts of monsters are leaping and bounding about! Running across the wilderness.

Wait a minute! Something's not right here! Why? There are all sorts of monsters in the distance, and you guys are driving around so leisurely on the road!

Judging from your relaxed expressions, this isn't some kind of apocalyptic world, so why are these monsters with such a completely out-of-place appearance here?

Some monsters are even the size of calves, with sharp teeth and exoskeleton skin, looking absolutely formidable. There are many, many more such monsters, some even enormous.

With paved roads, drivers making smartphone calls, and driving cars, this should be a modern setting!

But why would such a monster, which only exists in fantasy worlds, appear?

What kind of bizarre world is this?

Chapter 303 A Strange New World, Jerusalem of the Second Dimension?

Rhodes found this place extremely bizarre. The world seemed strange, and the art style was really odd!

Among the worlds I am familiar with, there are indeed modern settings, modern means of transportation, and worlds of some amazing animals.

For example, in the world of Pokémon, Pokémon are a very magical creature.

But there were also monsters running across the grasslands, and those enormous, toad-like creatures, and black scorpions the size of wolves.

There were also enormous rhinos with lightning bolts wrapped around their bodies; these were clearly not the little elves I recognized.

After all, I've played Pokémon, how could I not know Pokémon? If Pokémon appeared, Rod would recognize them at a glance.

Who didn't love giant Dragonite, Gyarados, Charizard, Squirtle, and Krillin when they were kids?

Furthermore, if it's the world of Pokémon, then there are some maglev trains, and there should also be things like Poké Balls!

However, Rhodes didn't see any Poké Balls or similar items on the passing vehicles and pedestrians.

Therefore, the world of Pokémon can be ruled out.

There is another world that combines modern civilization with the unique style of these monsters, and that is the famous Dragon Ball universe.

Earth in the Dragon Ball world is quite dangerous, with all sorts of dinosaurs and monsters everywhere. The Dragon Ball world has a very distinctive feature.

There were many humanoid creatures that resembled wild beasts, as if the animals had come to life. Rhodes flew into the sky and observed them carefully for a while, but he did not find any such creatures.

The people in the surrounding vehicles were all normal; there were no monsters or anything like that among the humans.

Furthermore, even with Rhodes's Observation Haki, he didn't find any creatures resembling dinosaurs. These monsters running on the grasslands and in the forests didn't have the same appearance as those in Dragon Ball.

Therefore, Rhodes from the Dragon Ball world was also directly eliminated.

Now we can only ask someone to find out where we are.

With that thought in mind, Rhodes went to the street, took out a set of modern casual clothes from his spatial storage, changed into them, and then went to a place that looked like a gas station.

There was a group of two men and two women who were looking for a ride. Two girls who were cosplaying were enthusiastically hawking their wares.

They were making strange cheering gestures together, hailing cars from the roadside.

"Come on, come on, we can do it! We'll definitely get a ride!" The two girls clapped their hands and jumped around on the road.

There was a burly black man who was about two meters tall, and a blond young man who was about 1.7 meters tall and looked rather thin.

When the group saw Rhodes, they simply nodded slightly and then turned away.

"Are you guys doing cosplay? Is there a comic convention nearby? Your costumes are pretty accurate. Are you dressed as Cloud?"

These two little girls, one of you is Tifa and the other is Alice!

However, this female cosplayer, your figure is a bit unreliable. If you're cosplaying Tifa, at least make sure your breasts are well-proportioned! If they're not big enough, just pad them a little.

"It's embarrassing to cosplay Tifa with such a small chest, okay? The cosplay doesn't look like her at all." Rhodes stroked his chin and gave the four-person group a critique.

Are you kidding me? This is supposed to be a 3D goddess of the anime/manga world, the indispensable Jerusalem of the anime/manga community, and you've got such small breasts?

Tifa became famous in one battle because of her unparalleled weapon!

This girl is probably a D-cup, but she's still different from the perfect goddess in my mind.