The Bhakai rushed into the crowd in a frenzy, and Zuochi led Cassadine to Shurima's palace.

Zuochi knew that Nasus and Renekton would be responsible for clearing out that Bakai, and although he had also been a warrior of Shurima, he had been doomed to be cleaned up from the time he launched an attack on the people of Shurima.

In the Shurima Palace, the atmosphere at this time was very depressing.

Nasus and Renekton split up below Azir, and Zuochi entered the main hall with Cassadine.

Seeing Zuo Chi come back, the three of them looked at him with great excitement, and for the current few people, Zuo Chi has undoubtedly become the last hope.

At the same time, they were also looking at Cassadine, whose body was completely shrouded next to Zuo Chi, and they guessed that this should be the candidate for the ascension that Zuo Chi had told them.

Cassadine was also looking at the three people in front of him, the jackal, the crocodile, and the eagle father, this is the name of the three demigods of Shurima in the outside world, and now when he saw it, he finally understood the origin of these three titles.

Feeling the terrifying aura of power on their bodies, Cassadine knew that they were the legendary Ascension Gods, characters that only existed in legends, and if he could have their power, then he would definitely be able to accomplish his goal, protect his daughter, and sweep away the void!

Entering the main hall, Zuo Chi's gaze swept over the three people in front of him, and he couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, two generals, it seems that the ascension ceremony is not going well. ”

Azir nodded, and his tone was very solemn:

"It's really hard for us to pick the right guy when we haven't been through the war. We selected five warriors for the ascension ceremony, but without exception, all of them failed. ”

Renekton and Nasus, who were on the side, both nodded with heavy faces.

Before they performed the Ascension Ceremony, they had fought for Shurima in the human army for decades, building up countless military exploits and wandering on the brink of death countless times.

It is precisely in this battle after battle that their own strength and will have undergone a huge transformation, which makes them qualified to successfully ascend.

Almost everyone in the Ascension Legion is like their two brothers!

And now, the Shurima Empire has been restored after thousands of years, and the soldiers who have finally gathered together have come to Shurima because of the urgent need to find a place to stay, and they simply do not have the sharpness and loyalty of the ancient Shurima warriors.

Under such circumstances, how could the Ascension Ritual be carried out successfully?

Zuo Chi naturally understood this, so he could only sigh lightly at the tragic situation in front of him.

At this time, Azir's gaze fell on Cassadine beside Zuo Chi:

"Zuo Chi, is this the warrior you told us about?"

Zuo Chi nodded at the three of them: "Your Majesty, this is Kaisha's father, Cassadine. I have already told the three of you about his deeds. ”

Zuo Chi's voice fell, and Cassadine bowed slightly to Azir: "See Your Majesty." ”

Azir got up from his throne, he came to Cassadine, stretched out his hands to support Cassadine's arm: "Warriors don't need to be polite. ”

Azir looked at the device Cassadine was wearing with some curiosity, and he asked with some hesitation:

"Warriors are inconvenienced with this armor."

In the face of Azir's enthusiasm, Cassadine was a little flattered, he didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor of the Shurima Empire, a Ascended One, would be so polite to him.

After glancing at Zuo Chi, his hand was clasped behind the helmet.

"Click."

With a crisp thud, Cassadine removed the breathing apparatus that would protect him in the void, and at the same time, his pitted, hideous face that did not look like a living person and his body covered with countless scars were exposed to the three of Azir.

“！！！”

Seeing the person in front of them, a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the three Azir who were originally still in charge.

Facing the eyes of the three, Cassadine just shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty, let me make you laugh. Because of years of going deep into the void, my body has been completely corroded by the power of the void, and my face has become like this. ”

What Cassadine didn't expect was that just as his words fell, his hand was suddenly gently grasped by Azir, and even the gazes of Nasus and Renekton changed when they looked at him.

Perhaps, the person in front of you can really succeed in ascending!

He already has the will and combat power, and the only thing he lacks is a sense of belonging and loyalty to Shurima.

Azir's tone was sincere and solemn:

"As an emperor, I will think that you are brave and warlike, as a warrior, I will feel that this is a symbol of your glory, no matter what angle I stand on, I have never felt that this external painting can represent anything, if anything, maybe it is just your dedication to your wife and daughter."

"This"

Cassadine's heart trembled, and he turned his head to look at Zuo Chi beside him, only to find that Zuo Chi was nodding at him.

At this moment, Cassadine suddenly felt that it was really not unreasonable that this ancient empire could last for thousands of years.

Looking at the appearance of several people, Zuo Chi asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you think Cassadine can pass the review of the Sun Holy Emblem?" ”

Zuo Chi didn't care whether Azir was sincere or emperor's heart when he said this, he would not forget the purpose of bringing Cassadine.

Azir came back to his senses, he nodded, and then looked at Cassadine: "Warrior, would you like to try?" ”

Cassadine looked at Zuochi again, he didn't know the specifics of Ascension, so he could only ask Zuochi for help.

Zuo Chi's explanation is very comprehensive and objective:

"Uncle, if you succeed in ascending, you will gain endless lifespan, great strength, and even your appearance will be changed because of it. You will have the power to protect Kai'Sa and avenge her aunt. ”

"But one thing is also extremely important."

Zuo Chi's tone also became serious: "Ascension is risky, you also saw the failed Ascension before, so you must have a strong enough will, and absolute loyalty to Shurima in the future, otherwise you must not try it lightly." ”

The three people in the main hall all looked at Cassadine, and although these words were spoken by Zuo Chi, they were exactly what they were thinking.

Cassadine didn't answer Zuochi at the first time, he lowered his head to look at the breathing apparatus in his hand, his hands rubbing against his armor.

Protecting his daughter and avenging his wife are almost all of Cassadine's life.

Before, he didn't have enough strength, but now, an opportunity to increase his strength was in front of him, but this opportunity was accompanied by great risks and certain special conditions.

"That's Hollock's weapon, right?" At this time, Nasus whispered.

Cassadine's eyes twitched, and then he nodded.

Nasus continued, "He is the greatest Ascended Warrior, and it was he who put an end to the Void Wars. Not being able to fight alongside him is a lifelong regret for me. Maybe you'll be able to get his weapons, it's providential. ”

The hall was quiet, and everyone was waiting for Cassadine's reply.

They will all respect Cassadine's choice, after all, they have lost five outstanding warriors, which is definitely a huge loss for Shurima today.

If these five warriors had been able to go through a few wars, they would have been the best candidates to ascend to the gods, but unfortunately they have failed now.

Finally, Cassadine's voice sounded slowly:

"Let me try!"

When the words fell, a look of relief flashed in the eyes of the four people in the hall.

Even they didn't expect that the Ascension Ceremony, which was once regarded as a supreme honor, had now become a double-edged sword, and it would be so difficult to find a warrior with ascension qualifications.

Azir patted Cassadine on the shoulder:

"Prepare well, my warrior. The Ascension Ceremony will take place at sunrise tomorrow, and the people of the entire Imperial Capital will witness your Ascension! ”

Today's Shurima really needs the appearance of an Ascended One to inspire people.

Once the decision was made, Cassadine stepped aside to make room for Zuochi and Azir.

Zuo Chi looked at Azir: "Your Majesty, is there any news from Zelas?" ”

Azir nodded solemnly: "Not long ago, he recalled the believers from various places in Shurima and began to prepare frantically for war. ”

"Zuochi, war is coming."

The news brought back by the scout made Azir aware of the impending crisis, which was why he desperately needed to create the Ascend, but it wasn't easy.

When Zuo Chi heard this, his tone was also a little heavy: "Okay, I know." ”

"Zuo Chi, can you find other help?" Despite the presumptuousness of saying so, Azir wanted to give it a try.

He is really desperate, he must not watch the empire he has worked so hard to maintain be destroyed in his own hands like this, and he does not want to see the culprit of the collapse of his empire go unpunished, or even replace himself!

Zuo Chi shook his head slowly.

He didn't tell Azir about going to Aatrox himself, as that would only add to the already oppressive atmosphere.

And since Aatrox won't help Shurima again, he needs to be well prepared.

Since you have decided to help Shurima, you must give your full strength.

Zuo Chi looked at Azir with blazing eyes:

"Your Majesty, are there any magic books in the Imperial Capital? Preferably a large-scale destructive spell, or a forbidden spell! ”

It's been so long since I got the world rune, but Zuo Chi has never systematically learned the use of magic, and will only throw the magic power out of his head.

Azir was slightly stunned, and he looked at Zuo Chi with some suspicion:

"Zuo Chi, do you understand the meaning of the forbidden spell? Even when General Hollock was still alive, he needed dozens or hundreds of elemental mages from Ishtar to cast the forbidden spell, because the magic required for the forbidden spell was simply not something that one person could possess. But now we don't have a mage at all."

Although Azir had not seen the power of Zuo Chi, as an emperor, he still had the insight he should have, so he knew very well that the plan proposed by Zuo Chi would not work at all.

But Zuo Chi just waved his hand indifferently:

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about so much, I'll just try it, in case it can be done."

"This"

Azir looked at Zuo Chi, and finally nodded heavily: "Okay! ”

Although the explosion of 3,000 years ago sunk the entire Shurima Empire under the sand, destroying most of the buildings, with the resurrection of Azir, the cities that were once buried under the sand have risen again, and some of the magical texts stored in them remain.

As a powerful empire that once dominated the entire Runeterra, Shurima has no shortage of magical books in storage.

In this way, Zuo Chi and Azir were busy again.

Zuochi was taken to the treasury of the imperial capital by Azir, while Cassadine was taken by Nasus to the place where Kai'Sa lived.

Tomorrow is the Ascension Ceremony, and Cassadine has a lot to say to his daughter.

He couldn't tell if he would be able to pass the Ascension Ritual successfully, but he didn't want to give up this opportunity, so he had to be well prepared before the Ascension Ritual.

"Boom!"

With a dull roar, the door to the largest treasury of the Shurima Palace opened.

Zuo Chi stood beside Azil and rubbed his hands a little excitedly, he could already anticipate the mountain of gold and silver treasures in the treasure house, as well as all kinds of powerful weapons, magic scrolls, and rare herbs.

But what Zuo Chi didn't notice was that at this time, an embarrassed look flashed inexplicably in the eyes of Azir beside him.

"Okay, Zuochi, all the magic books are in the seventy-second room on the right-hand side, which contains all the existing magic books and scrolls in the empire, you can choose them."

Zuo Chi winked at Azir: "Won't Your Majesty go in with me?" ”

Azir coughed lightly: "I'll forget it, I still have to arrange tomorrow's ascension ceremony." ”

With that, Azir turned around and walked outside, leaving Zuo Chi standing in front of the gate of the treasure house with a confused expression.

Without thinking about it further, Zuo Chi walked into this incomparably magnificent treasure house, walking in it alone, Zuo Chi could even hear bursts of echoes, you can imagine how big it is.

The entire treasure house is centered on the current location of Zuo Chi, distributed in the shape of a rice character, and spreads for kilometers in eight directions, east, west, north and south.

Hundreds of huge rooms are located next to each other, grouped together according to type.

As Azir had said, Zuo Chi searched for the seventy-second room, and curiously pushed open the door of the room he passed along the way.

At this time, Zuo Chi finally understood why Azir was reluctant to come in with him.

Because at this time, in these empty and large-scale treasure houses, there is nothing left at this time!

Not to mention the mountains of gold and silver treasures, not even a single chicken feather remains, and even a very dense spider web has formed in the room.

It's right to think about it, but judging from Shurima's current national conditions, it seems that this is a normal situation.

However, from another aspect, Zuo Chi also had a deeper understanding of the strength of the Gushurima Empire.

Just ask, what kind of rich empire needs to build a huge treasury of this scale, and this is only one of the many treasures of the Shurima Empire!

Fortunately, Zuochi finally found the room that Azir had said, and this room was not empty.

On the marble bookshelves in the room, many dust-covered scrolls were neatly stacked, including some magic that had long since been lost in the Land of Runeterra.

Zuo Chi came to the bookshelf and directly flipped through the scrolls with the heaviest breath.

"I don't know what rewards will be given after helping Azir realize his dream, how can I say that he is also an emperor, and his coercion should be higher than others, right?"

——

Shurima West, the center of the Imperial City of Narema.

These days, the energy obelisk above Nerima has never stopped, and the energy of the sea is converging towards the city every day.

Some of this energy was distributed by Zelath to his followers, who in turn created tens of thousands of Destroyers and hundreds of Desolate Walkers.

In addition, most of the energy was absorbed by the largest energy obelisk, and all of it was poured into the underground treasury of the imperial city.

Finally, just today, a violent roar resounded through the underground treasury, and the ground of the entire palace trembled.

"Boom!"

In the vast subterranean space, in the center of the space, thirteen huge cages stood around him.

At that moment, all but the one on Zeroth's left were opened.

Immediately after, twelve figures stepped out of the cage and came to Zeroth.

Now, their bodies that were once distorted by the failure of their ascension have been completely restored to their normal form, but their bodies have also completely transformed into blue arcane energy bodies.

Blue flames and blue thunder flowed through their bodies, setting them off incomparably strange at this time.

The terrifying coercion filled the underground space, and Zelas's wanton and cheerful voice resounded throughout Nerima:

"My warriors, we were all outcasts by Shurima, and today, we will give them all the suffering that Shurima has given us!"

"Azir, I will make you understand what a true emperor is and what is a true ascendant!"

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(I sorted out the follow-up outline during the day, so this chapter may be relatively small, but another small climax of Shurima's chapter is coming soon, I'm really sorry)

(End of chapter)