Azshara's Coronation: The Firstborn of the World Hear Your Voices

Azshara finished examining the Magic Plague spores and the devolution they caused while chatting and laughing.

Though this power belonged to the domain of Life and was entirely different from the Arcane Path the Queen followed, having deciphered the mysteries of the First Ones Runes, Azshara could clearly analyze this unfamiliar force from another angle.

The logic was simple.

The origins of the current Six Forces system could all be traced back to the First Ones, and rune sequences were their most primordial power. In theory, every concept of power in the cosmic sea could be derived through endless combinations of rune sequences.

It was merely a matter of "computational cost."

These Devolution Spores were not particularly advanced power within the domain of Life. Their complexity did not even compare to old mushroom-head Marasmius's "Fungal Progenitor." With Azshara's talent, reverse-engineering them was very easy.

She could now conclude that Diakum and Zul had not lied about the Magic Plague spores.

Although these Devolution Spores had stripped the Nightborne of their elven forms, they had also given them a "one-click format" during the devolution process. Returning to troll form meant that their affinity for energy had been wiped away.

Without energy affinity, Magic Addiction would naturally be cured.

Though this cure was cruel, it was highly effective.

It was like when a program malfunctioned and its bug could not be found: reverting it to the original version with one click often solved the problem. Even in a mystical world, "restoring factory settings" could resolve most cases where magical items became unusable due to various errors.

Azshara sighed.

This spore-induced devolution was irreversible. She had no other way to turn the girl before her, now a little troll, back into an elf.

She would retain this "Dark Troll" appearance and go through