Mogu Attack

In mid-autumn, Kun-Lai Summit was covered in blooming flowers. In this age before the Well of Eternity had collapsed, the whole world of Azeroth was still in its most primitive state. This was the most beautiful, best era.

Yet amid this wonderful age, countless living beings across Azeroth were enslaved by powerful and brutal races. Among those savage races, the Mogu had to be mentioned.

Relying on the ancient Titan creation known as Nalak'sha, the Mogu had created a dark spell called the Flesh Curse. It was a spell capable of transforming life forms... With the Flesh Curse, the Mogu had slaughtered millions of living beings.

In this age when the Mogu suppressed the world, no matter where one was in the empire, any Mogu descendant who mastered the Art of Flesh could be bestowed the title of "hero." The young Heifeng Shanbu was one such Mogu hero.

"Lord Shanbu, the Pandaren who fled the Wandering Isle without permission are nearly all exterminated. Only the last two remain on the register: Li Luo Shadowwind and Ji Shadowwind." At that moment, in the dense forest beneath Kun-Lai Summit, a white-haired Mogu Warrior wearing nose and ear rings knelt before a burly, hooded Mogu.

"Very good. After chasing them for so long, it is finally about to end. Those two lowly slaves deserve to die. Once I kill them, we can return to Thunder Peak to report..."

This burly Mogu was Heifeng Shanbu. As he spoke, he drew a linen scroll from his waist. Several dozen names were written on it, and most had a red circle beneath them—except for Li Luo and Ji Feng.

Taking out the scroll, Heifeng Shanbu drew circles beneath Li Luo and Ji Feng's names as well. In his eyes, the two were no different from dead people.

As a Mogu warrior, he had never regarded the Pandaren as worthy opponents.

"Move... Don't waste time..."

After circling Li Luo and Ji Feng's names, Shanbu tucked the scroll back at his waist, waved his hand, and pointed deeper along the mountain path.

Boom!

The instant Shanbu finished speaking, he bent his knees slightly and kicked off the ground. The earth immediately cracked like a spiderweb, and with a leap, he appeared more than a hundred paces away.

At the same time, the warrior behind him followed him up the mountain.

System Prompt: A great Mogu enemy is attacking (available). Accept the quest?

Quest Objective: Repel the Mogu.

Reward: Achievement Points +10, Player Level +1.

As Shanbu and the Mogu Warrior climbed the mountain, the system prompt rang out in Ji Feng's mind. With his brows tightly furrowed, he neither accepted nor declined the quest. After briefly considering it, he pulled Li Luo behind a massive bluestone to hide.

"Li Luo, don't make a sound. The Mogu are here. We'll hide here for now, and if we get the chance later, we'll escape..." With Li Luo beside him, Ji Feng did not dare accept the quest recklessly. If the enemies were too strong, he might be able to protect himself, but he could not protect Li Luo. For her safety, he had to make careful arrangements.

"Mhm..." Li Luo nodded and said nothing more.

Second by second, time passed. At that moment, two tall figures appeared on the mountain path. They were Shanbu and his companion...

Pandaren were about the same height as humans, while the Mogu were far taller. The stronger a Mogu was, the larger his body became. Shanbu was likely over two meters tall, powerful and burly. A Mogu warrior truly gave off an immense sense of oppression.

"Haha... Foolish Pandaren slaves, you actually think you can hide from me? Come out! Scum of the Shadowwind Clan!" Ji Feng and Li Luo both bore an auspicious cloud pattern on their necks. These were the marks left behind after the Mogu Empire had subjected them to inhumane flesh experiments. As long as those patterns remained, Shanbu could sense their presence.

The mountain wind howled, making the auspicious-cloud-patterned cloak behind Shanbu flap loudly. He removed his hood and slowly walked toward Ji Feng's hiding place.

Shanbu had hard blue skin, entirely azure eyes, and sharp fangs and massive jaws like an orc's. By human standards, his appearance was truly hideous and terrifying.

Cough, cough...

As Shanbu approached Ji Feng and Li Luo, Li Luo's body seemed to be corroded by some unknown force from within a storm. A faint white glow emerged from her neck, and as it appeared, strange patterns spread across her furry skin, covering her entire body.

The Flesh Curse—this was the Flesh Curse spell created by the Thunder King.

"Brother, it hurts so much. My head is spinning. Help me..." Li Luo's face turned bright red, as though she were drunk, and she murmured softly.

"How is this possible... This..." Ji Feng stared at Li Luo in shock.

At that moment, Li Luo's body was transforming into that of a human. Her furry skin vanished, replaced by smooth bronze-colored skin. Her paws disappeared, replaced by hands with five fingers. Her dark eye sockets looked as though she wore smoky makeup, while long black hair cascaded down her back. Her loose robe could not conceal her stunning figure at all. Ji Feng was completely dumbfounded.

With black eyes and yellow skin, Li Luo had turned into a genuine Eastern woman.

"What is happening? My body is changing too..." Ji Feng's hands also began transforming into human hands. Like Li Luo, he too had been affected by the Mogu's Flesh Curse.

The primordial Azeroth did not possess countless races as it did in the modern age. Back then, there were only a few races, such as the Dragonflights and Trolls. The Dragonflights received the Titans' blessing and became powerful guardians of Azeroth. Meanwhile, some Trolls were affected by the Well of Eternity and became elves. The elves mastered arcane magic and the energy of the Well of Eternity, gaining immortal wisdom and cultural inheritance. The Dragonflights and some Trolls underwent beneficial transformations. However, races created by the Titans, such as the Vrykul, Tol'vir, Earth Elementals, and Mechagnomes, were afflicted by the Old Gods' Flesh Curse, transforming respectively into humans, Tol'vir, Dwarves, and gnomes. This curse caused their peoples to rapidly decline.

This Flesh Curse turned the originally robust Pandaren into weak life forms. It was the Mogu's darkest and most terrifying secret art, and the true reason they could rule Pandaria.

As he drew closer to Ji Feng, Shanbu gave a cold smile and quietly placed his hand on his waist. A flash of cold light appeared as he drew the incomparably sharp saber from his back.

As a Mogu warrior, Shanbu wielded a famous weapon. Not only was the blade sharp, it could devour an enemy's flesh and blood. It was the renowned Shaotian Magic Saber, the inherited weapon of Pandaria's Mogu priests.

Shanbu was not merely a warrior. He was also a priest proficient in dark magic. This battle would be exceedingly difficult for Ji Feng.

Although he had come to Pandaria with the system, Ji Feng still could not use Spellbook and Skills. The only thing he could open was his inventory. Relying solely on what was inside, defeating an elite monster would not be easy even in a game.

Ji Feng's inventory currently contained only elixirs, potions, bandages, and... several transmogrification items? Just as he was about to lose hope, he finally saw a glimmer of it.

If you asked an experienced player what they carried in their inventory, and they answered that they brought quality elixirs, potions, and feasts, then they were probably the leader of a progression raid. If they answered that they brought bandages and gear for different specializations, then they were probably a battleground fanatic. If they answered that they needed to bring nothing, then casually switched their weapon to an orange-quality weapon, they were absolutely someone who loved showing off. Ji Feng had been the third kind of player in the game. His inventory contained an artifact weapon.

Nine out of ten players carried orange-quality weapons in their bags. That might have been impossible in other games, but in World of Warcraft, it was perfectly normal and not an exaggeration at all.

Ji Feng's inventory currently held that artifact weapon: Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker. Shanbu was not yet the Mogu's greatest warrior, nor was he yet the peerless expert who would fight Taran Zhu, Tao Shi, and the Speaker of the Shadow-Pan alone on the Isle of Thunder. As long as Ji Feng equipped the Wind Sword, defeating Shanbu was not impossible.

"I, Heifeng Shanbu, descendant of the Shaotian Clan, will execute the traitors of the Thunder King's Court here today. Prepare to die!" Holding his saber, Shanbu walked before the huge stone and shouted at the backs of Ji Feng and Li Luo.

The instant Shanbu stopped, the system's voice rang out in Ji Feng's mind.

Heifeng Shanbu. Identity: Shaotian Clan, Mogu Warrior. Age: Thirty. Weapon: Shaotian Magic Saber...

Class: Warrior. Secondary Class: Dark Priest...

Combat Power System activating. Detecting enemy combat power. Enemy combat power: 450 points...

Earlier, Shanbu had been too far from Ji Feng, so the system had been unable to detect either side's combat power. Now that they were less than ten meters apart, the system successfully detected Shanbu's combat power. Combat power was roughly equivalent to item level. A combat power of 450, or gear score 450, was nothing in the World of Warcraft Pandaren expansion.

Host combat power: 47 points. Can be increased. Usable elixir detected: Draenor Potent Agility Elixir (increases combat power by 25 points for 1 hour). Windseeker's Blade can be equipped (attacks enemies with the power of lightning, reducing their Nature resistance by 25%. Increases combat power by 180 points. Melee attacks have a chance to increase your combat power by 215 points for 10 seconds).

Usable potion detected: Draenor Agility Potion (increases combat power by 100 points for 25 seconds).

After enhancement, the host's base combat power can reach 252 points. Maximum combat power can reach 567 points.

Base stats: 47, plus 25 from the agility elixir, plus 180 from the Wind Sword. Ji Feng's combat power could reach 252 points. If the ten-second buff of 215 combat power was added, it could reach 467 points. Even without drinking the potion, that was enough to deal with Shanbu. (If he added the twenty-five-second buff potion as well, his combat power could rise to 567 points.)

Though they were less than ten meters apart, and though Ji Feng could feel the chilling killing intent in Shanbu's eyes, he was no longer panicked. After drinking the potion and elixir, he also accepted the quest the system had issued earlier.

System Prompt: A great Mogu enemy is attacking (available). Quest accepted.

Quest Objective: Repel the Mogu.

Reward: Achievement Points +10, Player Level +1.

After accepting the quest, another system prompt sounded. "The Live Streaming System is about to activate. Please prepare, host..."

Now, the real show began.

(Note: In this battle, neither Shanbu nor Ji Feng wore any equipment. In other words, only their weapons and buffs increased their strength, and blocking and dodging were not counted. Veteran players should understand. The current 7.0 version removed block and dodge.)