Chapter Summaries

Archimonde led the Burning Legion toward the Dark Portal, but Hu Feng redirected it to Argus and sent Archimonde after his army. The naaru learned of Hu Feng, while Milhouse sneezed in Azeroth thirty-five years earlier.

• Archimonde destroyed the True Horde’s forces in Tanaan Jungle and marched toward the Dark Portal to attack Azeroth.
• Hu Feng decided not to kill Archimonde ahead of time, fearing changes to his own timeline, and redirected the Dark Portal to Argus with the Felstone Keystone.
• Archimonde’s demons crossed the portal and returned to the skies above Argus, while Hu Feng beat Archimonde and forced him through after them.
• Archimonde found himself floating above Argus and cursed Hu Feng and Azeroth.
• Adal heard that Hu Feng had driven Archimonde back to Argus and considered investigating the Mana Storm clan.
• Milhouse sneezed during an experiment in Azeroth thirty-five years earlier and wondered which gnome was thinking of him.

Hu Feng reviewed his vast property inventory with Elisande and decided to donate many of his unused historical artifacts and weapons to museums, while sending books to Suramar’s library. The inventory also revealed that the Crusaders still barred access to the sealed storerooms beneath the Tower of Slumber, but Hu Feng ordered their collections released for exhibition.

• Hu Feng complained that Elisande was cataloging his property when he had only wanted a memorial hall, and the tavern owner suggested making a museum instead.
• Elisande listed Hu Feng’s holdings across the Night Empire and other lands, including estates, a pyramid tomb, Onyxia’s former assets, a Durotar boar farm, and 1,326 gold coins.
• Elisande recommended donating Hu Feng’s unused artifacts and returning Terenas’s Royal Scepter and other Lordaeron treasures to Queen Calia.
• Hu Feng agreed to donate his weapons, armor, and artwork and send his books to Suramar’s library.
• Elisande explained that the Crusaders had refused to inventory or open the Tower of Slumber’s underwater vaults, so Hu Feng wrote an order allowing similar stored items to be moved out and displayed.

The Pandaren army laid siege to Grommashar Fortress, forcing Garrosh to retreat toward an airship that had already been destroyed. Thrall confronted him, and after the two former Warchiefs fought, Thrall called on Draenor’s elements to strike Garrosh down.

• The Pandaren army bombarded Grommashar Fortress with Tiger-Crouching Cannons, Iron Stars, and bombs from cloud-serpent riders.
• Garrosh watched his soldiers fall and retreated toward the fortress’s rear, where he hoped to escape by airship.
• Garrosh found Thrall waiting beside the destroyed airship and accused him of shaping his life and opposing him.
• Garrosh and Thrall fought, with Garrosh overpowering Thrall in close combat before Thrall summoned Draenor’s elemental forces.
• Thrall trapped Garrosh in a stone hand and struck him with lightning, and Garrosh died wishing he could see Grandmother again.

Thrall returned Garrosh's body to Orgrimmar for burial as the True Horde continued to collapse across Draenor. Gul'dan recruited the Blood Ring Clan after Kilrogg surrendered Hellfire Citadel, leaving the Fel Orc Horde disbanded.

• Thrall brought Garrosh's body to Orgrimmar, where he was buried among Orcs who had died in battle.
• Grom Hellscream led the resisting Warsong Clan to Iron Fist Port while Ner'zhul sought to surrender to the Horde after the Iron Horde rejected him.
• Kargath Bladefist led an Iron Horde legion toward Highmaul as his True Horde counterpart also headed there with the Shattered Hand Clan.
• Gul'dan arrived at Hellfire Citadel with the Dawn Legion and offered Kilrogg Deadeye two choices for the Blood Ring Clan and the fortress's inhabitants.
• Kilrogg chose to surrender, and Hellfire Citadel fell a few days later as the Fel Orc Horde was officially disbanded.

Gul'dan reached the Tomb of Sargeras to summon the Burning Legion and retrieve Sargeras's body, but Hu Feng arrived to stop the secret operation. Kil'jaeden's attempt to honor an old order left him facing an unexpected confrontation with Azeroth's host.

• Gul'dan and Cho'gall rowed to the Tomb of Sargeras and entered its empty halls.
• Gul'dan found Sargeras's bound Divine Body and contacted the Burning Legion.
• Kil'jaeden received Gul'dan's summons and, following Sargeras's command, instructed him to reinforce a portal and transport the body.
• A squad of Eredar demons emerged and began breaking the chains around Sargeras's body.
• Hu Feng and the Firstborn of the Gods appeared; one of them pierced Gul'dan with an Energy Spear as Cho'gall was engulfed in flames.
• Hu Feng confronted Kil'jaeden for secretly sending demons into Azeroth, leaving Kil'jaeden stunned.

Hu Feng dismissed Sargeras’s explanation and declared that Azeroth was preparing to attack the Burning Legion on Planet Argus. He showed Sargeras the Night Empire’s vast war-production capacity and left him anticipating the coming war.

• Hu Feng told Sargeras that Azeroth would soon wage war against him and that he intended to defeat the Burning Legion openly at Planet Argus.
• Sargeras offered Hu Feng his Divine Body, and Hu Feng accepted it while asking him to leave enough behind to form an avatar.
• Hu Feng brought Sargeras to Stormwind Keep, where Varian and Bolvar met the Dark Titan and Varian said the Alliance fleet would soon visit him.
• Hu Feng showed Sargeras the enormous shipyards and golem-run factories on Planet Sargeras, explaining that the Night Empire would destroy its enemies and mine their worlds for resources.
• Sargeras watched the Death Star lead resource ships toward a planet as Hu Feng said war would make the Night Empire stronger.

The Night Empire held a military parade as Hu Feng and Sargeras discussed the coming war against the Void Lords and the possibility of working together. At a banquet that night, Hu Feng urged the factions to consolidate their Draenor colony while old rivalries erupted among the guests.

• The Crusaders paraded before Hu Feng and Sargeras, declaring their resolve to fight the Burning Legion as the Empire mobilized its industry, fleets, and soldiers for war.
• Hu Feng urged Sargeras to abandon the Burning Legion's plan and join the New Pantheon against the Void Lords, and Sargeras questioned whether Hu Feng could defeat them.
• At the Eternal Night Palace banquet, Hu Feng called for the factions to accelerate control of Draenor and disband the True Horde.
• Argus and Medivh confronted Sargeras until Hu Feng separated them and directed them to settle their grievances on Argus.
• Argus found Velen and Kil'jaeden's projection trading accusations, while Lord Oscar and Deathwing brawled near the entrance.
• Argus chose not to intervene in the banquet's conflicts and recognized Sarodar as the New Pantheon's hope.

Kargath and the Pandaren used super bombs to destroy Highmaul and Iron Fist Port, wiping out the True Horde and leaving Grom Hellscream to make a final charge before he died. At the Eternal Night Palace, Hu Feng learned that Sargeras had accepted the idea of the New Pantheon, and Sargeras left through a portal after their exchange.

• Kargath detonated a Goblin-made super bomb that destroyed Highmaul and killed the Ogres and the Shattered Hand Clan inside.
• The Pandaren bought another experimental super bomb and used it to destroy Iron Fist Port, killing the Warsong Clan and leaving Grom Hellscream as its sole survivor.
• Grom charged the Pandaren army with Gorehowl, and its soldiers shot him dead as arcane energy corroded his body.
• At the Eternal Night Palace, Sargeras told Hu Feng he would wait for him on Argus, while Argus vowed to kill Sargeras there.
• Hu Feng offered to try to make Argus the Destroyer coexist with fel energy and Titan power, and Sargeras revealed he had accepted the New Pantheon before leaving through a portal.

Hu Feng and the Alliance and Horde leaders discussed N'Zoth's failed attempt to exploit the Burning Legion's invasion, while the naga and Nightmare forces stirred trouble in the South Seas and Emerald Dream. After Ysera confronted Hu Feng over the Emerald Dream, he reassured her that the Green Dragonflight would keep managing it, and she left for Suramar.

• Hu Feng told the Alliance and Horde leaders that N'Zoth had expected the Burning Legion's invasion to cause chaos, but the Legion's agreement with Azeroth had ruined his plans.
• Cenarius reported that Nightmare King Havis was active in the Emerald Dream, and Hu Feng concluded that Azeroth would fight a limited war in the Broken Isles.
• N'Zoth grew furious when Dark Azshara defied his order to retreat, while Havis began withdrawing from the Emerald Dream.
• Cenarius's forces sealed the Emerald Dream and Teldrassil to trap Havis, as Dawn Druids and Cthulhu-worshipping green dragons created rival Nightmare factions.
• Ysera confronted Hu Feng about allowing Cthulhu's forces into the Emerald Dream, and he reassured her that the Green Dragonflight would continue to manage it.
• Hu Feng kissed Ysera, and after their argument she accepted his reassurance and left for Suramar.

The Night Empire took control of the Tomb of Sargeras and kept demons there from returning to the Burning Legion, as Goblins recruited or coerced them into signing contracts. Kil'jaeden shut down the portal after his own visit, while the Night Elf Border Guard moved against Naga forces and Dalaran settled above Azsuna.

• The Night Empire's army entered the Tomb of Sargeras and prepared to turn it into a South Sea stronghold and trade hub.
• Night Elf soldiers and Heklar Consortium employees bargained with demons at the portal, recruiting many and forcing others to sign contracts.
• Kil'jaeden sent an Eredar to investigate the delayed demon withdrawal, but the Eredar did not return.
• Kil'jaeden arrived through the portal, saw the demons being recruited, and returned to Argus before shutting the portal down.
• The Night Empire took over the tomb and the Night Elf Border Guard attacked Naga forces below it.
• Dalaran floated above Azsuna as the Kirin Tor arrived to study the Broken Isles' High Elf ruins and inhabitants.

Hu Feng and King Varian led the Alliance to the Broken Isles while Little Saurfang’s Horde mission sought to recruit the Highmountain Tauren. After the Tauren showed him an extravagant illusion of their hero Huln slaughtering demons, Little Saurfang politely praised it while privately doubting the tale.

• Hu Feng pointed out where Varian had died in a destined timeline, embarrassing the king and amusing Anduin.
• The Alliance landed at Broken Beach and planned to advance toward Stormheim, while the Horde headed to Highmountain to meet its Tauren.
• The Highmountain Tauren welcomed Little Saurfang and showed him an illusion depicting Huln Highmountain single-handedly massacring demons at a fel portal.
• Little Saurfang concluded that the Tauren’s heroic story was an outrageous boast, but he praised the illusion to avoid offending potential allies.
• The Tauren declared the Horde and Tauren would become brothers and promised to share Huln’s historical illusions after joining the Horde.

Elune completed her hatching by using planetary divine iron to form her Divine Body, while Hu Feng helped her resist the divinity of absolute order. After breaking free of her shell and retaining her free will, Elune returned to the Eternal Night Palace and thanked Azeroth’s people.

• Hu Feng warned Elune that absolute order would influence her after hatching, and promised to intervene if needed.
• Elune’s emergence brought moonlight across Azeroth, and the Moon Priestesses became the moonlight-wielding Moon Sisters.
• Elune formed her physical body outside Azeroth as the divinity of absolute order attacked her free will.
• Hu Feng’s power and the Extraordinary Twins connection protected Elune until the divinity of order dissipated into ordinary divine power.
• Elune regained her cheerful nature, admired Sargeras’s weapons, and returned to the Eternal Night Palace after thanking Azeroth’s people.

The Lordaeron War Court’s army traveled through Azsuna toward Faronar to help Prince Faraodys’s spirit elves against the Nightfallen Elves and Naga. The chapter left the Nightfallen’s status as kin unresolved while outlining the conflicts unfolding across Azeroth.

• The War Court’s Mage Corps crossed Azsuna to assist the Faraidis Court, whose spirit elves sought help against the Nightfallen Elves and Naga.
• A Firestorm burned a group of ravenous Withered, and a Suramar Highborne mage examined one of the charred creatures.
• War Court members debated whether the rational Nightfallen Elves counted as kin, comparing them with the spirit elves and the Naga.
• The army continued toward Faronar as Naga forces gathered in western Azsuna and Dalaran received help from Lordaeron.
• The chapter described druids and the Green Dragonflight battling Nightmare forces in Val’sharah and the Emerald Dream, while the Horde fought Drogbar in Highmountain.

Hu Feng showed the leaders of the Alliance, Horde, and Lordaeron the warships built for them at the Sargeras planetary shipyard. The chapter ended with the Night Elves’ Silver Fleet and the colossal Titan’s Spear under construction as war continued across the universe.

• Hu Feng led the leaders through the automated shipyard and showed them the Alliance’s Lionheart-class Battleship, which King Varian admired.
• Hu Feng presented the Horde’s Pride of the Ancestors-class Assault Battleship, impressing Thrall and Vol’jin with its elemental powers and weaponry.
• Queen Calia inspected Lordaeron’s Radiance of Lordaeron-class War Fortress, a castle-like battleship outfitted with palatial rooms and a Titan Energy Cannon.
• Hu Feng noted that Dalaran had ordered a living-and-travel carrier and Heklar had commissioned a gold coin-shaped private warship.
• The chapter revealed the Night Elves’ Silver Fleet under construction, along with Titan’s Spear, while the Iron Maiden moved between the ships.

The Alliance seized Storm Dragons' eggs in Stormheim but lost its airship fleet, then turned its aggression on the Vrykul. After a warrior's recorded ascent to Valhalla inspired warriors worldwide to demand access, Hu Feng exposed the sanctuary and let living warriors enter, while Hunters established a camp and warlocks remained without a sanctuary.

• The Alliance stole Storm Dragons' eggs, repelled their attack, and lost its entire airship force before launching assaults on Vrykul villages and territory.
• An Orc warrior killed a white giant wolf, received a Valkyr's invitation to Valhalla, and secretly recorded his ascent with an image crystal.
• Warriors worldwide watched the recording and petitioned Divine Venerable Sargeras for access to Valhalla.
• Hu Feng shattered Valhalla's magical concealment and allowed living warriors to enter, and Odyn offered no resistance.
• Hunters established a mountaintop camp in Highmountain alongside a giant Imperial Eagle, while warlocks continued gathering elsewhere and looked forward to conquering Planet Argus.

Turalyon and Tyrande led the Soulbinders and Moon Sisters to Blackrock Hold to guide its trapped elven spirits onward. In the Broken Isles, Prince Faraodys learned that Azshara would not lift his people’s curse, so he asked to return to Suramar and rejoin the Highborne.

• Turalyon explained to Tyrande why Night Elves returned to the World Tree after death instead of building places for souls like Auchindoun.
• Turalyon, Tyrande, and the Moon Sisters reached Blackrock Hold, where Turalyon purified a wandering spirit and the Soulbinders began guiding the trapped souls onward.
• Prince Faraodys contacted Azshara, who declared that the curse on the spirit elves of the Faraidis Court was irreversible.
• Prince Faraodys asked the Highborne to let his people return to Suramar, and they agreed to refer the request to Lady Elisande.

The Pharodis Court returned to Suramar, while the Highborne encountered the Nightfallen Elves and the monstrous Phadore in the Faronar ruins. Suramar agreed to resettle the Nightfallen Elves and issued an Empire-wide extermination order against the Phadore.

• Elisande warmly welcomed Prince Faraodys and the Pharodis Court back to Suramar as Lordaeron's forces entered Faronar to clear the ruins.
• Lordaeron's soldiers encountered the Phadore, and the Highborne learned that the mana-hungry spider-like monsters had once been Highborne who twisted themselves with arcane magic.
• The Nightfallen Elves invited Highborne observers to the Shadow of Suramar and asked to return to Suramar in exchange for defending the region.
• After seeing the Nightfallen settlement, the Highborne sent a report to Suramar, which approved the Nightfallen Elves' return and promised to renovate the Faronar ruins as their home.
• The Supreme Chancellor's Council and the Eternal Night Divine Emperor approved an extermination order against the Phadore, authorizing Imperial citizens to kill them on sight.

Hu Feng purified Ysera after Havis corrupted her with a crystal infused with N'Zoth's power, then reflected on his coming war with Sargeras and the future of his empire. Sylvanas and the two Turalyons reassured him, and he resolved to remove the empire's final obstacle.

• Ysera escaped Havis's trap through a portal, and Cthulhu's divine power drove Havis's avatar to flee.
• Hu Feng purified the Nightmare corruption in Ysera, and they agreed to keep their relationship casual despite her dismissing her spouses.
• Elune questioned Hu Feng about a forgiveness hat, then struck him with her military boxing moves.
• Hu Feng pondered whether he was ready for the final battle and worried about leading Azeroth and the empire toward conquest.
• Sylvanas and the two Turalyons reminded Hu Feng that his people depended on his confidence and that outsiders' opinions did not matter.
• Hu Feng accepted their reassurance and called for the empire to clear away its last obstacle.

Elena confronted Sargeras about his grief, his planned war with Sarodal, and his refusal to consider another path, while Sargeras said he would take her to Azeroth after the war. Meanwhile, a German youth made a pact with Varimathras and became Captain Germany, a supernatural champion of German unification.

• Elena told Sargeras she knew her parents were demonic substitutes and urged him not to repeat the mistake of destroying his remaining family.
• Sargeras said he would take Elena to Azeroth after the war with Sarodal, and Elena challenged him to truly see the world before insisting it must be destroyed.
• Elena teased Sargeras before they left the café in Bavaria.
• As unrest spread across divided Germany, a youth summoned Varimathras and traded his soul for ten years of power.
• The youth emerged as Captain Germany, wielding a flaming sword and shield as he led people against the country's division.

Azeroth and the Night Empire prepared a vast fleet for an expedition against the Burning Legion, while Hu Feng and Elune witnessed a fragment showing Hu Feng’s past self glimpsing their distant future. The fragment faded after Hu Feng urged his past self to follow his heart, leaving the present pair to reflect on the encounter.

• Arcane Golems rapidly built warships across Planet Sargeras as the Life Forge produced fleet soldiers, and Azeroth’s factions supplied resources and prepared for war.
• The Alliance, Horde, and War Court ordered fleets from the Night Empire, and the Azeroth United Council was officially established to coordinate cooperation and future conquests.
• Elune and Hu Feng sensed a fragment of time, and Hu Feng recognized the consciousness of his past self within it.
• Past Hu Feng witnessed the future fleet and heard future Hu Feng call for the defeat of the Burning Legion and the Void creatures.
• Hu Feng told his past self to follow his heart, and after the fragment disappeared, he and Elune discussed the encounter and his coming journey to Draenor.