Chapter 810 23. Why didn't Argus Lord cover up his history of selling hooks at Azeroth?
Diakum landed Faith Incarnation on the battlefield where the two Argus were about to compete. His main body, which was still contemplating all living beings at High Heaven and building momentum, was already ready to enter Material World at any time.
But this is a rather "cruel" decision.
Once the body of Diakum enters World Heart at this time, it means that Argus Lord has failed in this battle with the "other self", thus leaving behind a Annihilator Argus that absorbs all Star Soul Fragment and is infinitely close to the "awakening of the true god".
However, this battle can only be left to Argus Lord to complete by himself. Vigilant cannot do it even if he wants to fight for it.
It's not just a perceptual reason like "making a break", but a practical consideration.
Argus Lord and Extinguisher share the same "existence". They both have fragments of Star Soul's will. It's just a matter of quantity. Star Soul, an individual born as a god, has a very special "immortality".
If you cannot extract all the Star Soul Fragment held by Extinguisher, then no matter how many times you knock him down, he will rise again from the ruins of this war-torn world.
The only one who can extract Star Soul Fragment is Argus himself.
Diakum can help, but this victory must be won by Argus Lord himself.
Obviously, the Lord had too much contact with Diakum and Eredar, which caused him to contract some of the "bad habits" of intelligent creatures.
He insisted on completing this duel by himself, insisting on defeating himself, in order to achieve some long-desired "transcendence".
Therefore, no matter who loses or wins in front of him, Dick will perform his duties perfectly, and he will not allow Extinguisher to leave here alive.
Now Argus is ushering in the most important turning point in the history of this planet. The creatures on the ground who are chasing victory for various moral reasons do not need an accident.
Argus Lord obviously knows this too.
He chose a quick victory!
Although Khaz'goroth's Hammer, one of the "divine costumes", has been returned to mortals to rescue the God of Forging, the other Pillars of Creation is still in His hands.
When holding Thunderblade and launching Charge at the demonic self in front of him, Shield of Aggramar splashed out and covered with dazzling Thunder. It seemed that this artifact of order also He sensed the formidable enemy Fel in front of him, but Extinguisher is not an easy person. Due to Sargeras's "personal teaching", he has not lacked combat experience for more than 20,000 years even though he has not yet awakened.
He turned sideways to avoid the beheading Thunderblade, and then moved his war sickle shining with red stars forward to block the heavy shield of Titan.
Facing the angry Argus Lord, Extinguisher behaved much more coldly.
The moment the attack was blocked, He opened his mouth under the skull mask, sprayed out the cosmic flames that were so hot that they were mixed with red and green colors, and wrapped Argus Lord's body in the wild fire.
This guy's eyes are so poisonous!
It was immediately obvious that Argus Lord's biggest weakness was that this Divine Construct did not belong to him.
Even though Eredar tried his best to adapt it to his Star Soul Lord, after all, this thing was prepared by Sargeras for his "smuggling operation".
This means that this structure is not a model used for combat.
At this time, the Cosmic Soul that can bear Argus Lord is already its limit, but Extinguisher has Titan star body that completely belongs to Argus Lord. Even if its Star Soul Fragment is not as many as Argus Lord, this numerical "crushing" seems to be enough to establish a chance of victory.
Crimson Star Scythe slashed down in anger, ruthlessly defeating Argus Lord's defense, and scratched dazzling scars on his body.
The scar that gathered Extinguisher's power path could not be healed, like an ugly scar that almost penetrated Argus Lord's combat structure.
Although Thunderblade Emperor's Fall's swing also left slash marks on Extinguisher's body, the injuries suffered by Extinguisher were obviously not as painful as the Lord's.
Relying on the "thick health bar", he can do whatever he wants. He can even continue to counterattack after eating a whole set of Enemy Breaker combos from Argus, using Fel to turn into fire, and mess up this World Heart.
Especially after confirming that Vigilant, who he felt was a great threat, really did not intend to participate in the battle, Extinguisher believed that he had a sure chance of victory.
He can completely smash this ridiculous structure in front of him, and then grab the soul of Argus and absorb it frantically, collecting all the fragments of will so that he can fully awaken as a true god.
By then, even if Diakum's true body comes, he will still be able to fight!
This is what He thought.
You can't say that this thinking is a little too optimistic and full of "short-term, quick" beauty. The main reason is that the fragments of will are incomplete, making it difficult for Extinguisher to use complex logic to consider all the difficulties he faces.
The fragments of will that Burning Legion brought back to him through more than 20,000 years of hard work are not enough to support a soul that can think as complexly as a god. Perhaps this is why Sargeras chose to leave him in Argus to serve as a "large power bank" for the demons, instead of investing this warrior into Burning Crusade.
He was infused and shaped by Fel.
The bad news is that this thing Fel is obviously harmful to intelligence, and its "appearance" is a little too devilish.
However, it was not until Extinguisher, who had the upper hand in the duel, withstood a series of strong attacks from Argus Lord, that he bravely slashed his brutal war sickle into the Star Soul structure, intending to end the battle completely with a crazy execution.
When he saw with his own eyes that the structure was shattered and peeled off but did not fall, but was suspended around Argus in a very strange posture, he belatedly realized that something was not quite right!
Argus is holding a shield belonging to Aggramar.
But in the previous battle, he didn't seem to have used this thing for defense at all.
He was frantically fighting against himself, and even though he clearly knew that his endurance and strength were inferior to his own, he still chose to do that.
So.
"Buzz"
At the moment when Argus Lord's structure was completely shattered, rocks peeled off and splashed everywhere, and the outcome was decided, a powerful Arcane wave suddenly erupted, followed by the Aman'Thul's Eye worn on the chest by the Lord.
The flow of time belonging to Him was completely reversed, so under the wide-eyed gaze of the scarred Extinguisher, the broken Divine Construct was repaired in front of His eyes.
Argus Lord, who was uninjured, moved his shoulders and supported Doomfall Thunderblade and Shield of Aggramar again.
This time he no longer attacked without reservation. On the contrary, he finally began to use the power that he had not used just now.
"The necessary information collection is over. You have not exceeded the limit of what I can handle!"
Facing the angry Extinguisher, He said:
"It was fun to chop just now, right? Now let me teach you how to fight! You "Fel flower in the greenhouse"! Azeroth, my sister, lend me your power! For the last time."
"I've been waiting for a long time."
Supreme Star Soul let out a cheer.
When the beacon of power is activated, the faint blue Creation Force surges into Argus Lord's rock body, and the light shines on his shoulders to create Light Wings like when Avenging Wrath is turned on.
Azeroth obviously wanted to find enough sense of participation in this war, so this time she lent much more power, even forcing Extinguisher to call Fel to defend, and she even I even heard Supreme Star Soul shouting in the light, asking Argus to slap Extinguisher hard on the face, and by the way, give his cool star sickle as a trophy to Star Soul Sanctuary for collection.
This is shameless. Argus, a weakling who only knows how to borrow strength from others, actually agreed!
You
Aren't you just a pretty boy being kept by a rich woman?
Bah!
You are simply a shame in the Star Soul circle! How can you open your mouth when other Star Soul are chatting in the future?
Do you want to write an autobiography titled "Why didn't Argus cover up his history of selling hooks at Azeroth"?
Extinguisher roared, dragging the war sickle and charging forward with the fire of Fel. He knew that Argus could use the power of time to continuously "resurrection", but this was not without a solution.
As long as you break the Titan Artifact that can control time!
Yes, this is the secret of winning.
He swung his sickle.
This time, he no longer aimed at Argus's ridiculous neck, but instead slashed directly at the worn Aman'Thul's Eye. But at the same time, Extinguisher saw Argus using Thunderblade to make a very familiar swordsmanship stance.
Hiss, I seem to have seen this move in the reflection of Sargeras.
"Boom"
Creation Force, the energy-ignited "Starshatter Slash", arrived first, and the terrifying sword momentum it brought turned into a blowing storm. At this moment, it completely overwhelmed the brutal momentum of Extinguisher, completely shrouding World Heart in the majesty of this blow.
When Slashed Strike, which almost divided the world, ended, Extinguisher, who had fallen out, still had a terrifying sword mark on his chest from his left shoulder to his right waist.
The star sickle requested by Supreme Star Soul was spinning and inserted into the magma of Fel next to it.
Extinguisher's burning eyes under the skull mask were full of disbelief. Facing Argus, who was shrouded in Creation Force and walking toward him with a sharp blade in his hand, he obviously had no intention of closing his eyes and waiting for death.
Jump up and launch more brutal blows towards the opponent.
As the "Evil God of the World" of Eredar, he is obviously also proficient in Eredar's traditional Jed'hin Martial Arts. However, this Fel's fist obviously does not pose much threat to Argus who is at full combat power.
Before facing Extinguisher, Argus had already completed the continuous defeat of Norgannon and Gogonas. Just like his most outstanding child Diakum, he did not choose to wait for others to bring victory to him with the help of powerful protection. Argus Lord chose the most difficult path.
He learned how to fight from mortals, and used Diakum's combat experience as a reference, honing his martial arts again and again until he truly stood in front of the evil spirits that burst out after he was infected by Fel.
Star Soul's life is destined not to be smooth and peaceful.
Every Star Soul has its own disaster to go through, just like the Titans of Pantheon also encountered the destructive sufferings imposed by Sargeras when they woke up and grew to their limit.
To be born as a god means to endure pain and pressure that mortals cannot imagine.
But Argus doesn't think there's anything wrong with this.
After all, the more than 20,000 years of catastrophe that I have experienced is nothing more than a slight hardship compared to the hell that my sister Azeroth has experienced.
What really makes him feel proud is not that he relied on his own fists to knock down the evil spirit that he once feared like a tiger, but that he did not choose to give up under the weight of this disaster. He relied on the persistence of himself and his children to finally complete the final journey of return with his own feet.
Thereafter, He would wake up from his deep sleep and become the true God walking on the sea of stars.
The experience of more than 25,000 years is enough for Him to have enough compassion, empathy and wisdom to deal with the continuous torture that he will encounter in his immortal life.
Even if I will soon forget all this.
But the traces of those long journeys will not disappear just because of this reincarnation. A soul that is tough enough after going through wind and rain is enough to bear the crown that will inevitably be worn.
"I'm back here!"
Argus dropped Thunderblade and the heavy shield. With the support of Creation Force and the cheering shouts of Supreme Star Soul, he beat Extinguisher in front of him with his extremely skilled Jiedenigu Fist Technique.
At the end of this life, He chose to satisfy his sister's little desire.
He roared:
"I persisted until the day when everything that belonged to me was taken back, and I measured the sea of stars with my own feet! This exile itself was the heaviest trial I had to bear, and I completed it!
I am worthy of the talents I have been given and my distinguished background.
As for you, Extinguisher.
You are just a delicious cake that was put on the table after this trial. Enemy? No, you were born under the influence of Fel. You were born from my pain and despair. You are a ghost who doesn't even have self-morality.
Sargeras is just a vicious dog, you are not worthy to be my enemy!"
Another heavy punch fell, lifting Extinguisher's golden skull.
The opponent spewed evil fire to fight back, but Argus punched it into the open mouth with a brutal punch, completely detonating the Fel flame.
"Don't be afraid!"
He said:
"You and I will die today. All traces we left will be erased, ensuring that a pure and flawless will will be born to replace you and me in the future. I will accompany you through this final journey, you and me.
We are no longer alone."
"So, you worked so hard to come back, take away everything I deserve, and humiliate me to this point just to embark on the "path of self-destruction"?"
Extinguisher asked in disbelief during the struggle:
"Why? Even if it is Star Soul, complete erosion of consciousness is equal to death. Isn't it bad to be alive?"
"That's a freshman. Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you this. Just like you can't understand why you are stronger than me, but I can still knock you down."
Argus Lord lost interest in explanation.
He clasped his fingers on Extinguisher's broken skull and "infused" the fragments of his will hidden in Divine Construct into Extinguisher's body.
This is His star body.
He must also return to this star body and must completely control this body to ensure that subsequent formatting can wash away the influence from Fel from the inside out of the already formed star body.
But in fact, what made Extinguisher break his defense the most was that it was only at this moment that he realized that Argus, which had knocked him down, did not actually get back all the Star Soul Fragment that belonged to him when it was split.
At least those Star Soul Fragment carried by Eredar in Army of the Light have not been recycled.
As Azshara cast spells with Pantheon Ruins as the center, a path to Star Gate that accurately led to Light Cosmic Domain was opened. When the Eredar People of Light gathered there roared into the battlefield of Fel in their hometown, those long-ago Star Soul Fragment were able to be reclaimed by Argus Lord.
At this moment, in the sky of the world, countless flying stars are Gleam.
Each star point is a blessing from the world that was split 25,000 years ago, and now this power is being reclaimed by its owner.
Diakum also raised his head in World Heart. He watched the stars flying all over the sky turn into a less bright but absolutely brilliant galaxy connected in World Heart, allowing all the fragments of will to return to Argus Lord's body at this moment.
This scene reminded him of the last moment of Mac'Aree's decisive battle, when he fell to the ground and saw such a "scattered galaxy".
That time, my Star Soul Lord was trying to preserve her pure will from being captured by Fel. It was a sad and helpless move.
The reappearance of the galaxy today represents the final elimination of this sadness.
The consciousness of Argus continues to pour into the body of Extinguisher through the return of Star Soul Fragment, competing with Extinguisher for control of this star body.
In a head-on battle, Extinguisher couldn't take any advantage. In this more cruel fight between will and soul, he could only retreat steadily.
"I told you you are not worthy of being my enemy!"
Argus beat Extinguisher with punch after punch on the battlefield of consciousness. It seemed that he wanted to release all the pain, despair and hesitation of more than 20,000 years into his final battle.
He shouted:
"I wanted to hand over the last burden to my most outstanding child, I wanted to be weak at the end, and I wanted to keep this already formed star body so that my next self could wake up faster.
But it wasn't until this moment that I realized that none of this was what I wanted!
If this is really Argus's last battle in this era, then I will end the grudge between me and Sargeras with my own hands instead of pretending to do it to others.
Give me this body, Extinguisher!
Give me your power, and I will use it to challenge Dark Titan."
"You can't win, you lunatic."
Extinguisher Remnant Soul, who was beaten until he was almost unconscious, screamed:
"Don't think that you can fight Sargeras by taking away this body. You are just bringing humiliation on yourself and setting yourself up for the bitter consequences of failure."
"So what?"
Argus laughed out loud.
He tore into Extinguisher's scorching spirit body and absorbed it into his own will again.
He said:
"Last time I couldn't resist, this time I don't want to stand by! Get aside, you coward, watch me challenge Dark Titan with my best kid, and win for you!"