Azeroth: Starting with Eagle Eye in the Necropolis.

boom!

A giant hammer-like hand slammed onto the hill, creating a deafening roar that shattered the entire layer of rock at the top of the hill, sending fragments flying everywhere.

The terrifying power terrified Cenarius and Malfurion, who were watching from the sidelines.

The wooden figure stood quietly in the center of the training field, with Rhode standing on its head, feeling the solid, mountain-like presence of the wooden giant beneath his feet.

Cenarius looked up at the colossal eighty-meter-tall figure, his eyes flashing with a complex light—a mixture of pride in his disciple's achievements and a sense of awe at the power it possessed.

What a genius mind it must have to come up with such a terrifying tactic! This wooden giant is already larger than a typical wilderness demigod.

“Rhodes,” Cenarius’s voice broke the silence.

“The spell you created… has transcended the scope of ordinary druids. This is not summoning; this is creation.”

Malfurion stood beside his teacher, equally stunned and speechless. He could feel the immense life energy flowing within the wooden figure; it was not merely simple plant growth, but rather the shaping of nature's power into a completely new form of warfare.

The power displayed by this wooden giant is enough to directly confront an army of tens of thousands of people. I wonder what its specific defensive capabilities are?

“Its pure wooden core is both its greatest weakness and its strength. Rhodes, tell me, how much fire can this Holy Light Armor block?” Cenarius asked.

This enormous wooden giant certainly looked intimidating. In close combat, even a demigod of the wilderness would not have any advantage against him.

But this raises a question: how strong is this giant's magical defense?

For example, the fire that trees fear most, especially the high-temperature fire produced by magic.

If it cannot defend against fire magic, then this spell is just an empty shell, and it consumes a lot of life force, making it a very undesirable spell, even though it looks very impressive.

Rather than creating such a giant wooden dummy for battle, Rhodes would be better off fighting in his true form; that would actually be the best solution.

"There is also an energy supply. It seems stable now, but under high-intensity impacts, with the dual consumption of maintaining the armor form and your own spellcasting, how long can your mana pool last in a battle?"

Ten minutes? Half an hour? This will determine whether it's a decisive, killer move or a mainstay that can hold the line.

The questions raised by Malfurion and Cenarius were very straightforward. This giant certainly looked incredibly powerful, but there were just too many things to consider.

"Teacher, there's another problem, Senior Brother Leo. First, there's the issue of energy consumption. I created a core for this wooden giant, so if I wanted, this wooden giant could sustain combat for more than an hour."

As for defense, I selected some fire-resistant wood materials and added life energy to nourish the defense, so it can withstand most magic.

"If it's a special kind of fire magic, I actually have an advanced version of this move, which is to put a layer of armor on him," Rhodes said with a smile.

"Armor?" Malfurion was taken aback, his gaze returning to the towering wooden figure.

Are you kidding me? Creating a suit of armor for an 80-meter-tall giant would consume enough steel to arm an army of tens of thousands.

Moreover, ordinary steel hanging on it provides less protection than the wood itself! The mass required to support such a massive behemoth is also terrifying, as the wood is far harder than steel.

So what should we use to make his armor? Although there is a Thorns Aura in Druid spells, it uses the sharpness of plants to reflect damage.

It doesn't have the effect of armor, so how can Rhode make a suit of armor?

Cenarius, standing nearby, was equally curious, but he knew that this disciple was exceptionally talented and possessed Force abilities other than those related to his kidney disease, so perhaps he could offer them a different answer.

“Show us your ideas, Rhodes. What are you going to use to make a suit of armor?” Cenarius said.

Rhodes stood atop the giant's head, a smile playing on his lips. He clasped his hands together in front of his chest once more, but this time the power he channeled was no longer life energy, but rather a vast amount of holy light.

After Azeroth infused him with life energy, Rhodes' base attributes increased, making the Holy Light he could summon even more powerful.

"Holy Light Transformation - Construct, Holy Light Great Armor!"

A burst of pure golden holy light descended, continuously flowing from Rhodes' body into the wooden figure beneath his feet.

Suddenly, the dark green life energy patterns on the wooden figure's dark brown body lit up, as if a fuse had been lit, and golden light burst forth from the bottom of the patterns!

The golden holy light did not simply envelop the wooden body, but rather spread rapidly, thickened, and shaped along the pre-set network of life energies.

Golden light condensed on the surface of the wooden body, forming thick, angular nail plates with sacred relief patterns.

The shoulder armor towers like a castle, the breastplate is as thick as a mountain wall, and the arm and leg armor combine flexibility and protection. The joints are connected by flowing golden light, emitting a slight hum.

This time, Rhodes manipulated the Holy Light, achieving a perfect replication of every detail. Every part was meticulously crafted, completely modeled after a suit of armor.

Only someone with my own strength and imagination can make Holy Light work in such a creative way. Other Holy Light summoners don't have this ability. Even if Rhodes taught them the theory, they still couldn't put it into practice.

In the blink of an eye, the originally simple and rough wooden giant had transformed into a holy war colossus eighty meters tall, clad in dazzling golden armor! Sunlight fell on the armor, reflecting an awe-inspiring radiance that was impossible to look directly at. The energy fluctuations it emitted, a mixture of the tenacity of life and the intensity of holy light, caused the surrounding air to distort slightly.

"This...this is the Holy Light solidified into a physical armor on the life energy transmission network?" Cenarius's huge deer eyes were filled with astonishment. As a demigod, he could perceive the essence of the armor more clearly.

Malfurion was even more shocked. Rhodes had recently shown him the Holy Light, which was an extremely sacred energy with both offensive and healing effects. Like the life energy they cultivated, it was a positive, primal energy.

"This is another wonderful use of the core of the wooden golem. The armor of holy light can provide excellent protection against spells, and even fel spells or shadow spells cannot harm it."

"Furthermore, Holy Light can also launch ranged attacks. I can use the power of Holy Light to conjure bows and arrows, or other types of weapons, to arm the giants," Rhodes explained.

"Perhaps you could also develop vine-type entanglement skills, such as adding two special plants around your wooden giant, like spike-type plants that can release spikes, or plants that can release hypnotic pollen, or plants with strong acidic corrosive properties."

Seeds of these can be found in the jungle, Rhodes. Plants also have many ranged attack techniques. Malfurion's eyes lit up as he suddenly thought of something.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes nodded approvingly and gave his senior brother Malfurion a thumbs up, saying that the idea was indeed good.

The versatility of plants can sometimes be even more powerful than holy light. There are carnivorous plants, highly poisonous plants, and hypnotic plants, all of which can be used on the Wood Giant.

Cenarius pondered for a moment, then took a step forward with his massive hoof: "Theory needs to be tested in practice, Rhodes. Let your creation take my blow."

Before he finished speaking, Cenarius didn't make any significant movements. He simply raised one of his forelegs, gently stomped the ground, and began to summon nature magic.

Boom!

The solid ground of the training ground suddenly cracked open with countless fissures, and seven or eight giant, living roots, as thick as water vats and covered with thorns and nodules, broke through the soil, like tentacles from the abyss, and lashed out at the legs and torso of the Holy Light Wood Giant from different angles!

The surging natural power from its roots is enough to easily tear apart steel and smash down city walls.

Rhodes' eyes narrowed as he faced the demigod's sudden attack.

The wooden giant's massive body displayed an agility disproportionate to its size. It took a half step back with its left leg, lowered its center of gravity, and swung its right arm, covered with a thick golden arm armor, out with lightning speed, accurately blocking and catching the first giant vine that was about to strike its chest!

Boom! A dull thud resounded as the wooden giant's hand clashed violently with the roots, golden holy light and green natural power colliding and hissing. The wooden giant's arm remained completely still, the immense force capable of crushing a city wall being firmly absorbed.

Chapter 360 Cenarius's Reflections, The Well of Eternity in Action

At the same time, the wooden giant bent his left arm, and the arm armor formed by holy light protected him like a shield, enduring the lashes from the other tendrils.

Boom! Boom! Golden light flashed, and the wooden giant's feet were firmly rooted to the ground, as stable as a rock. The roots that were whipped were instead shaken backward by the shock.

The demigod's attack failed to penetrate his defenses at all.

Several other roots took the opportunity to wrap around and try to bind the wooden giant's legs and waist. The wooden giant suddenly raised its right foot and then stomped down heavily!

"War Trample - Shockwave!"

Boom! ! ! !

Centered on the point where the giant foot landed, a circular wave, a mixture of materialized life energy and subtle holy light impact, suddenly spread out.

The ground undulated violently like the surface of water, and the roots that had been wrapped around it were instantly shaken, tingled, and loosened, with even tiny cracks appearing on their surfaces.

"Good!" Cenarius's eyes flashed, and instead of stopping, his attacks became even more ferocious.

More roots, sharp stalagmites suddenly piercing from the ground, and even several giant nuts catalyzed by the forces of nature came crashing down like cannonballs.

He clearly wanted to test the war colossus's overall defensive and responsive capabilities, and he used almost all his strength to cast spells.

Rhodes did not use any demigod power from beginning to end; he simply manipulated the wooden giant and fought with the power of holy light, without even casting any buff spells on the giant.

Under Rhodes' control, the wooden giant wielded its massive body like a highly skilled giant warrior.

It might smash the incoming "nut cannonballs" with its fists encased in holy light armor, or nimbly dodge the deadly stalagmites that pierce the ground. For area attacks that cannot be avoided, it would directly activate the twin cores in its chest, forming a more solid golden shield on its body.

Faced with the second wave of attacks launched by the demigod Cenarius, Rhodes's wooden giant displayed an amazing ability to cope.

Seven or eight living thorns, each as thick as a bucket, suddenly burst forth from the ground around them. These thorns were covered with barbs and shimmered with a corrosive dark green light, coiling around the wooden giant's limbs like venomous snakes—Cenarius had clearly changed tactics, attempting to restrict the giant's mobility.

“Interesting.” Rhodes’ lips curled up slightly as he formed a complex hand seal in front of his chest. Although it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t form a seal at all, he still had to do it properly.

"Wood Release: Thorn Armor!"

The "wooden core" on the wooden giant's chest suddenly burst forth with emerald light, which rapidly traveled along the wooden meridians beneath the Holy Light Armor to the surface of his body.

From the gaps in the armor, countless fine but incredibly tough dark green vines grew wildly. These vines were also covered with sharp thorns and had sticky secretions.

This move is very effective in defending against melee attacks.

The moment the activated thorns came into contact with these newly sprouted vines, they were immediately wrapped and entangled in reverse, their barbs interlocking, and the corrosive secretions were blocked by the protective layer on the surface of the vines. Moreover, the vines that Rhode had nurtured were actively drawing natural energy from the thorns, feeding back into the wood giant itself.

A hint of surprise flashed in Cenarius's eyes: "It can actually absorb my magical energy in reverse?"

“Don’t be too surprised, Professor Cenarius. You also use the power of nature, which is life energy. And my wooden giant has the power to absorb life energy,” Rhodes said with a smile.

If he wanted to, he could have easily manipulated the Wood Giant and used the same vines to entangle Cenarius, then directly absorbed his life energy. However, since Cenarius was his teacher, Rhodes didn't intend to go all out, and the Wood Giant was only defending and counterattacking.

Upon hearing Rhodes' words, Cenarius no longer held back, raising his head and letting out a long, drawn-out cry.

The natural energy of the entire training ground began to converge wildly, the sky suddenly darkened, dark clouds gathered above the wooden giant's head, and thunder was brewing within them.

"Nature's Wrath - Heavenly Punishment Moonfire!"

This is the most powerful attack a demigod can currently unleash. Cenarius is not particularly skilled in combat; he excels more at healing and control, playing a support role.

Boom!

A thick blue flame, over five meters in diameter, tore through the clouds, carrying destructive natural power, and struck straight at the top of the wooden giant's head!

The power of this attack was close to that of a demigod's full-force strike, enough to shatter a small mountain into dust.

Malfurion, who was watching the battle, changed his expression drastically: "Teacher! This is too dangerous!"

But Rhodes advanced instead of retreating. The wooden giant suddenly raised his arms high, and two golden beams of light extended from the "wooden core" in his palms, intertwining above his head to form a huge hexagonal light shield covered with holy runes.

"Holy Light Arcane Art: Divine Barrier!"

Moonfire and Light Shield collided with a deafening roar!

The blinding light forced Malfurion to close his eyes, and the violent energy shockwave spread out in a spherical shape, blowing away all the rocks at the edge of the training ground. Cenarius's protective barrier groaned under the strain.

As the light faded, Malfurion looked eagerly towards the center of the battlefield.

The wooden giant still stands.

The shield of light above its head was shattered, and the holy light armor on its arms showed obvious charred cracks, with carbonization marks on the surface of its wooden arms—but the giant still stood, the wooden core on its chest continuously emitting emerald light, repairing the damage, and it was restored to its original state in just a moment.

More importantly, Rhodes, standing atop the giant's head, maintained a steady breathing pattern, his clothes were perfectly in place, and he crossed his arms, appearing completely unconcerned.

“You won this battle against Rhodes, and you won beautifully. I used all my strength, even my trump cards, but I could see that you didn’t exert any effort at all, and you were completely on the defensive. I am no match for you. Even if you had held back, I still couldn’t have won.” Cenarius stopped attacking, slowly walked forward, his eyes full of approval.