Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

Prophet Velen sighed. These humans actually knew Archimonde! It seemed the Corruptor had once descended upon their world, and it was a miracle that their world had survived.

“I don’t deny that. We were once Eredar, but now we are Draenei. We are different from those who betrayed our traditions. We are beings who believe in the Holy Light and are good, not corrupted by the Burning Legion,” Prophet Velen tried to explain.

"So you've shown your true colors, haven't you? Demon, we know about the Burning Legion. The Eredar are among the high-ranking members of the Burning Legion. They are fel sorcerers within the Legion, high-ranking officers, with a status far higher than ordinary demons." At this moment, some paladins also rushed out and surrounded Prophet Velen and the others.

Among them were even Old Mograine and Dathrohan, but when the prophet Velenton saw Old Mograine appear wielding Ashbringer, he was extremely surprised.

He recognized the inlaid crystal on the other's weapon. It was a treasure that the Draenei had obtained from the Naaru. It had been taken by the orcs during the war and later transformed into shadow crystals. He never expected that it would one day turn back into light crystals and be made into a weapon.

“Is there some misunderstanding? I can sense no fel energy on them, not even a trace of shadow or undead power, just pure holy light,” Old Mograine said, stepping in front of the group.

The moment he saw Prophet Velen, Ashbringer in his hand trembled, as if his weapon was connected to the other party in some way. It shouldn't be the weapon, but the crystal embedded in it.

After gaining the Ashbringer's approval, he often saw illusions through the crystal, especially a creature that looked like a tangram puzzle.

Even the old Mograines had a vague feeling that this creature was more holy than the angels of their legends.

“We are all children of the Holy Light. I can see that you can comprehend the Holy Light on your own, which shows that you are an excellent race. If you are willing to listen to my story of 1 years, then I can tell you everything about us without reservation.” Prophet Velen’s attitude was extremely sincere.

“The Holy Light guided me here. I believe what you say. The Holy Light of the Prophet tells me that you are not the enemy.” Just then, Rhodes also came out and said.

“But Lord Rhodes looks exactly like those demons of the Burning Legion, and they just admitted that they are Eredar.”

“We should at least give them a chance to explain, shouldn’t we? At the very least, the Holy Light won’t deceive us, and it will absolutely not help those demons,” Rhodes said righteously, as golden light shone from his body, summoning terrifying Holy Light power to surround him.

Although Holy Light isn't exactly a saint, it's incredibly effective at fooling people!

As Rhodes had predicted, the prophet Velen's attitude immediately improved after seeing the terrifying holy light power emanating from Rhodes.

"Praise be to the Holy Light! We Eredar are a highly advanced civilization, but 3 years ago, we were found by the corrupted Titan Sargeras. He tempted our entire race to serve him and promised us immense power. Some of our people could not resist the temptation and chose to submit to Sargeras, offering up our world Argus..." The prophet Velen began to tell the crowd the story from tens of thousands of years ago.

Chapter 223 Rhodes, am I the Child of Prophecy? And who is that Egg General?

The prophet Velen began to recount the glory of Argus, the splendid civilization of the Eredar, the allure of Sargeras, and the momentous choice that led to the division of the race.

Sargeras wanted the entire Eredar civilization to join his Burning Legion, becoming an immortal race and receiving the blessing of fel energy.

He mentioned Kil'jaeden and Archimonde, his former brothers and now commanders of the Burning Legion, and recounted how he led a group of his people who upheld the light—the Draenei (meaning "exiles")—with the help of the Naaru to escape their homeland aboard the spaceship Gindar, beginning a long and arduous exile through space.

This story shocked everyone present. No one expected that this seemingly unremarkable person was actually on the same level as Archimonde and Kil'jaeden.

No, or rather, he is a generation above Archimonde; Kil'jaeden is his contemporary.

"...About a thousand years ago, our spaceship, Genidal, also crashed on this land, and we eventually came to this world, which was then a wild and untamed world. My people and I named it Draenor."

We thought we had found a new home and could live peacefully with the local orcs. At first, it was just as we thought; even the ogres and the crow people could get along peacefully.

But... the shadow of the Burning Legion descended once more. They first corrupted the orcs, then launched an invasion... We were nearly wiped out; at least a million draenei perished at the hands of the orcs.

We Draenei hid, barely surviving, until… I sensed that incredibly pure Holy Light power, comparable to that of the Naaru, appearing here.” Velen’s gaze finally settled on Rhodes, filled with inquiry and hope. He could sense that this human leader possessed very pure Holy Light power.

"Ladies and gentlemen, appearances may deceive us, but the Holy Light will not."

Prophet Velen and his Draenei people are warriors who have fought the Burning Legion for tens of thousands of years; they are allies worthy of our respect, not enemies.

"Their enemy is also our enemy, the Burning Legion," Rhodes said.

“The Holy Light does indeed guide us, Prophet. I apologize for my previous hostility. Your story and that of your people… is truly admirable,” said old Mograine.

He could feel the Holy Light crystal on Ashbringer vibrating in a strange harmony with the Holy Light on Velen's body. He planned to have a private talk with the prophet Velen about this matter, and what the relationship was between Ashbringer and the Draenei.

“I thought it was the long-awaited descent of the Naaru, but I never expected it to be a human so blessed by the Holy Light, a young human leader. The light shining on you is one of the closest I have ever seen to the origin of the Naaru in my long life.”

At this moment, the prophet Velen realized that the three Naaru he had been searching for were not there; there was only a human leader.

A leader brimming with holy light, whose holy light was closest to the original holy light, Velen was now curious about what those three things that had attracted him back then were.

Silence fell over the hall. The soldiers of the expeditionary force, including Old Mograine and Dathorhan, were all awestruck by the grand narrative. They had fought the orcs and knew of their savagery and evil, but they were unaware of the tragic history behind them, a history of being seduced by demons.

The hostility towards the Draenei gradually melted away in the sincerity of their story and the undeniable aura of holy light emanating from them. These Draenei, like them, were beings persecuted by the Burning Legion.

"Now can you tell me your story? You seem to know about the Burning Legion and have even met Archimonde," Prophet Velen asked.

“Our world was invaded by the Burning Legion not long ago. I can tell you the details, Prophet, but this is not the place to talk. Come with me! At least let us do our duty as hosts.” Rhodes nodded to Prophet Velen and then gestured for him to follow.

“Then I shall accept your invitation, young chosen one of the Holy Light. I also have many questions for you.” Prophet Velen nodded.

He entered Honor Hold together with his two Draenei Inquisitors.

"Prophet Velen, Azeroth also suffered greatly from the Burning Legion. Ten thousand years ago, the Burning Legion invaded our world, but Sargeras suffered a crushing defeat at that time."

He failed to invade Azeroth, and he himself was blasted out of the portal. For the next 1 years, the Burning Legion had no way to deal with us.

"Until a few hundred years ago, the dark and corrupted Titan Sargeras cast one of his avatars into our world, corrupting the previous Guardian Aegwynn and causing her to give birth to a mage named Medivh. The soul of the Dark Titan hid within this infant..." Rhodes began to slowly recount the story of Azeroth to the prophet Velen.

It explains in detail how humanity defeated the Horde in the First War and the Second War, and how the expeditionary force reached the Outer Realms.

"About a year ago, the Burning Legion launched another invasion of our world through an entity called the Lich King."

This time, the Burning Legion even summoned one of its two commanders, Archimonde, to our world.

We have just defeated Archimonde and his demonic army at Mount Hyjal. The Holy Light has guided us to Outland, both to bring back our heroes and to seek out any possible allies to fight against the Legion.

"Your arrival proves that the path of the Holy Light is not a solitary one. We are all peoples who have suffered greatly at the hands of the Burning Legion, and we have all accepted the power of the Holy Light. Perhaps we should unite together," Rhodes said.

Now that they've made contact with the Draenei, Rhodes doesn't intend to let the opportunity pass. Bringing the Draenei into the Alliance is the best option, since they'll be joining anyway. There's no better time than now, so he might as well bring it forward.

“An alliance is not out of the question, and the Draenei do indeed need an ally. However, I would like to gain a deeper understanding of you humans. I wonder if that is permissible?” Prophet Velen said somewhat tactfully.

He sensed it when he entered the fortress that there were many Holy Light practitioners inside, so they shouldn't be evil. From his conversations with the people, he could tell that they were a race that believed in the Holy Light, and the Draenei had an innate affinity for races that believed in the Holy Light.

More importantly, both races harbor a deep-seated hatred for the orcs. The orcish population has slaughtered more than 70% of the draenei, and those berserk orc warriors have repeatedly raped draenei women, giving birth to a large number of hybrids. Gul'dan trained these hybrids into assassins, and some of them had their life energy extracted to open the Dark Portal.

From any perspective, humans seem to be a very good ally, and of course, so do these guys who call themselves elves. The prophet Velen is called a prophet because he has some ability to foresee the future.

He saw a vision, a golden Sunwell containing arcane and holy light energy, and he saw the entire blood elf race convert to the Holy Light. (It should be noted that this was only what the Holy Light showed him; the ability to foresee the future is not omnipotent.)

“No problem, Your Excellency Prophet. You can come with us to the world of Azeroth and learn more about us humans. We have built churches of the Holy Light in various places. We humans are the purest race of the Holy Light faith,” said a human priest.

Since humanity discovered the power of Holy Light, it has been using this power, and in a sense, the power of Holy Light is also the key to humanity's rise.

“Thank you all for your generosity. Not long ago, I sensed three powerful forces of Holy Light, even stronger than those of the Naaru. Lord Rhodes, have you gained the favor of some kind of Holy Light being?” Prophet Velen turned to Rhodes and asked.

Rhodes didn't hide this from everyone. Instead, he led the group outside the castle and summoned two more once more: a gigantic angel of holy light and a terrifying holy fire phoenix over 20 meters tall.

The size of the two Archangels of Light was acceptable to the Prophet Velen, but the size of the Holy Phoenix was already close to that of the Naaru.

Prophet Velen could sense that these were two extremely powerful beings of holy light, especially the phoenix, which possessed the most primal power of fire, as well as the power of holy light.

This seemed to coincide with the vision of the Sunwell he had seen, and at this moment, the prophet Velen was even more convinced that the Holy Light had guided him here.

“They are truly beautiful and powerful creatures. The holy light power on them is pure to the extreme. You are very lucky, Lord Rhodes. The holy light has truly blessed you.”

"Perhaps soon, after the three Naaru descend upon this world, you will be able to meet them. They are the most sacred beings in the world, the true representatives of the Holy Light." Prophet Velen extended an invitation to Rhodes.

With such powerful Holy Light blessing him and powerful Holy Light creatures, Rhodes must be a being blessed by the Holy Light. Perhaps he is the prophesied son who will end the Burning Legion and completely end Sargeras's crusade.

“I also yearn to see the wondrous Naaru, and I would like to go with you to meet them,” Rhodes said with a smile.

Anyway, it's just playing the charlatan, who's afraid of who! Let's see if I'm fooling Naru or Naru is fooling me. Ordinary tangrams aren't Zera.

And even if the Mother of Light comes, Illidan will still be there to protect her!

“I believe the prophecy is right before our eyes. Legend has it that there is a prophesied son who is destined to end the Burning Legion and Sargeras. He is born with the blessing of the Holy Light. You may be that person.”

Chapter 224 The Man Destined to Defeat Sargeras

"When we left Argus, the Holy Light showed me a prophecy. It said that many years from now, a legendary warrior would lead all the beings in the universe who are drawn to the light to fight against the Burning Legion. Then, in a place called Azeroth, they would thwart their plot and completely end Sargeras's crusade." Prophet Velen looked at Rhodes and the three giant beings of Holy Light behind him, his face full of excitement.

There's no mistake, the human in front of me is the Child of Holy Light I've been searching for.

Rhodes' smile froze instantly. Wait, what's going on? Are you kidding me?

The Child of Prophecy? Me? What a cosmic joke! He almost couldn't maintain the solemn and holy expression on his face.

According to official history, that unlucky guy who was targeted by Zera and forced to undergo "Lightforged"... no, the chosen one was clearly Illidan Stormrage! I was just a transmigrator with cheat codes, casually showing off with the Holy Light, how did I get chosen?

In the prophecies of the Holy Light, there is indeed a prophesied child, but the one who will truly end Sargeras's Crusade is Illidan, and has nothing to do with me.

Perhaps it was the powerful holy light emanating from him, the presence of two archangels of holy light, and a phoenix of holy fire that caused the prophet Velen to have some misunderstanding.

Rhodes's daze lasted only a moment; to outsiders, it seemed more like a brief moment of bewilderment and awe after being struck by a tremendous destiny.

In fact, according to everyone's understanding, Rhodes was the chosen one, because it was Rhodes who gathered the remaining forces of Lordaeron and united with the night elves to thwart the Burning Legion's plot in the Battle of Mount Hyjal.

They even killed Archimonde and joined forces with that night elf named Illidan—let's just call him a night elf for now—to attack the Frozen Throne, giving the Alliance the upper hand.

“Your Excellency the Prophet is right. Grand Marshal Rhodes is indeed the legendary Son of Prophecy. He led the entire Alliance against the Burning Legion in Azeroth and even killed Archimonde at the Battle of Mount Hyjal,” Whitemane, who was standing next to Old Mograine, immediately ran out and said.

After learning about Rhodes' attitude towards orcs, this hater turned into a normal fan.

The others nodded in agreement. Looking back on the events of the year, Rhodes was undoubtedly the main character. He was involved in every major event, from the Scourge to the Burning Legion.

Prophet Velen nodded. One of the main reasons he was certain that Rhodes was the legendary Child of Prophecy was that he had just heard that Rhodes had defeated the Burning Legion in the Battle of Mount Hyjal and even killed Archimonde.

As one of the three former leaders of the Eredar, the prophet Velen was well aware of Archimonde's level of power. Although he was the youngest of the three, his magical skills surpassed all of them.

When Sargeras arrived, Archimonde was the most welcoming, and Sargeras was generous, directly bestowing upon Archimonde unimaginable fel power.

This caused Archimonde's body, once the leader of the Eredar, to be twisted and mutated, turning him into a complete fel monster, thus increasing Archimonde's power.

Even in terms of magic and combat power, Archimonde is stronger than Kil'jaeden. Kil'jaeden is only good at coming up with ideas and planning things. When the Legion was about to invade that world, the initial planning was usually done by Kil'jaeden.

However, Archimonde's true fighting power surpasses Kil'jaeden's, and when the time for a real attack comes, it will be Archimonde who will strike.

You can tell from their nicknames that one is called the Defiler, who corrupts the world by using fel energy, while the other is called the Deceiver, who deceives the natives and leads them into the Burning Legion's schemes.

"The Holy Light guides you, Grand Marshal Rhodes; you must be the legendary figure foretold in the prophecy."

"Lord Rhodes, please lead us in resisting the Burning Legion."

"Great Prophet Velen, your praise humbly compels me. I am indeed blessed by the Holy Light and able to summon these holy companions, but I know that the great task of fighting the Burning Legion cannot be accomplished by one person alone."

Azeroth was able to repel the Legion's invasions time and again because of the sacrifice and unity of countless warriors, and the shared belief of the allied forces. I, Rhodes, am merely a relatively fortunate participant in this grand epic," Rhodes quickly said modestly.

There's no way around it, I have to be humble! Because the legendary Child of Light is currently in Outland, but he's not the Light anymore, he's the power of fel energy.

After speaking, Rhodes paused, his gaze sweeping over the Alliance members around him who were stunned by the title of "Child of Prophecy," including the solemn-faced old Mograine and Whitemane with his eyes burning with worship for the light. Finally, his gaze returned to Velen, and his tone was sincere and firm: "If there really is such a thing as a 'Child of Prophecy,' then it is by no means a single individual, but rather refers to the collective of all lives that dare to resist darkness and firmly believe in the light."

"It is the Alliance, it is those indomitable mortal warriors, it is souls like you and your Draenei, who, even after ten thousand years of exile, would never bow to evil. Each of us can be a part of ending this endless war."

These words were powerful and impactful. They cleverly avoided directly acknowledging the identity of the "Child of Prophecy," thus avoiding future embarrassment and moral blackmail, while greatly enhancing the sense of mission and honor of everyone present, especially the Alliance expeditionary force that had just experienced the upheaval in their homeland and the weathered Draenei.

A hint of surprise flashed in the prophet Velen's deep blue eyes, which then turned into deeper admiration and a look of satisfaction.