Orc warrior Brox used his life to buy precious time for the Resistance Army and the strike team, delaying the Dark God Sargeras's approach to the portal.
Above the Well of Eternity, the Black Dragon King Neltharion finally smashed through the Fel Energy barrier, seized the Dragon Soul in his massive claws, and burst into mad laughter.
Then the Black Dragon King raised his head and swept his gaze over the Dragon Legion before him and the three Dragon Aspects. The Dragon King of Time, Nozdormu, was still nowhere to be seen.
"From this moment on, all Dragons will obey me! From this moment on, there will be only one Dragon King—me! The supreme Dragon King!"
The Blue Dragon King Malygos, guardian of magic, looked deeply worried at his words.
"What are you doing, my brother? Put down the Dragon Soul! You have been deceived! Your thoughts and will are in great danger!"
Neltharion merely gave him a cold glance. Toward Malygos, once the brother closest to him, he felt nothing now.
"You dare speak to your king like that? You will receive severe punishment!"
With that, Neltharion raised his claw and revealed the Dragon Soul within it. A golden beam of energy erupted from the golden disk.
The light spread at high speed toward the surrounding Blue Dragonflight. The Blue Dragons immediately let out agonized screams, and their bodies slowly faded away as though they had never existed.
Sindragosa, the beloved mate of the Blue Dragon King Malygos, was also attacked by the Dragon Soul. She endured it through her own immense power, but she was severely wounded and blasted backward by the energy.
"No, no, no... What have you done? What have you done, Neltharion?!"
The Blue Dragon King Malygos stared at Neltharion in disbelief for a long while, then glared at the Black Dragon King and roared.
Neltharion's emotions were churning violently. Pain and remorse clearly flashed through his enormous dragon eyes.
But then a chorus of frantic whispers sounded in Neltharion's mind. He knew them well—they were the voices of the Old Gods.
What? You want me to put the Dragon Soul back into the portal? Dream on. It is mine!
The ancient whispers grew urgent and furious, and Neltharion became equally enraged. The attempt by those old things to control him again instantly stripped away what little reason he had left.
On the ground, Boss Hu fired an Arrow of Void at Mannoroth, blasting him hard to the edge of the Well, where he could not get up for a long time.
Then he looked toward Neltharion. The Old Gods had finally been unable to restrain themselves from emerging, but they also knew that mysterious Titan avatar was present, so they were eager to leave.
When they saw that Neltharion remained stubbornly unmoved, their whispers decisively faded away. Then a pillar of Void energy shot out from the Well of Eternity and struck Neltharion in the sky with perfect accuracy.
The attack was no weaker than the Dark Titan's casual strike through the portal. The Black Dragon King Neltharion was immediately hurled away, and the Dragon Soul fell from his claws.
Malfurion, who had been waiting for this moment, immediately rode his Red Dragon forward and snatched up the Dragon Soul.
At the same time, the towering figure within the Fel Fire Portal had reached its entrance and stepped one leg through.
Everyone clearly saw the Dark Titan's true form.
He was perfect and evil. Fel Energy had severely twisted this Titan, yet traces of his former holiness could still be seen.
On the armor around his leg was a small crack—an axe mark.
"That was Brox... He did it... He attacked a Titan and even wounded him..." Rhonin muttered as he looked at the Dark Titan.
"Attack the portal! We cannot let him descend!" Krasus shouted as he guided his Red Dragon mount to Malfurion's side.
Malfurion immediately raised the Dragon Soul in his hand and aimed it at the Fel Fire Portal below. A golden beam of energy roared out and struck the target precisely.
The portal instantly began to destabilize, violently contracting on the verge of collapse.
The Dark Titan Sargeras roared at the sight. He stretched out both hands and grabbed the sides of the portal, somehow using brute force to hold the collapsing spatial rift together as he continued trying to cross over.
"I will never fail! This pathetic world will burn beneath my feet!"
"Sorry, but it is time for you to go home, my brother."
Hu Feng's voice came from before the portal. He was now floating in the air, his staff raised and pointed at Sargeras.
All the divine power within this avatar was gathered and condensed at this moment, and then...
A tidal wave of divine power surged forth.
Sargeras, who was forcibly holding the portal open, suddenly felt a tremor in his heart.
Danger! There is actually danger?
Then divine power struck him viciously, forcing him back several steps. The impact site was mangled, and divine blood, gold mixed with Fel green, flowed out.
He could no longer hold the portal together. The spatial rift was rapidly collapsing. The outcome had been decided.
Sargeras instead calmed down. Through the collapsing portal, he looked at the tiny figure on the other side, who looked back at him just as calmly.
"You... are that world-soul, my unborn kin. You were hiding here..."
"I will... come find you again..."
As Sargeras's intermittent mental message crossed space, the portal collapsed to an extreme point.
Then... that point explosively expanded once more, producing an incomparably powerful pull—but it targeted only demons.
All the demons of the Burning Legion floated helplessly into the air at that moment, then were rapidly drawn toward the collapsing portal.
Archimonde the Defiler roared as he tried to remain standing on the ground and resist the pulling force, but before long he was still helplessly thrown into the air and finally plunged headfirst into the portal.
The Burning Legion's demons had been completely swept away, but the energy singularity formed by the collapsed portal had yet to dissipate. A primal, violent energy was spreading uncontrollably.
The Well of Eternity churned violently.
The Well was tearing apart the land.
The Great Sundering was coming.
"Go! Get out of here! Retreat! Retreat! Fall back! Notify the Resistance Army and tell them to leave now!"
Krasus circled through the sky on his Red Dragon, shouting at everyone below.
******
In the room at the top of the palace, the maidservants were screaming in terror, only to be slaughtered by Head Maid Vashj with her longsword. This utterly loyal Head Maid still served her Queen, even at the final moment.
Queen Azshara sat beside a smooth crystal mirror, examining the magnificent gown she had just changed into. Feeling the entire palace shake violently, she frowned with her delicate brows.
"Vashj, what happened? I need everyone to remain in their best condition before the gods descend."
"I will immediately summon Captain Varone to see you, Light of Lights. I am sure he will..."
Before Vashj could finish, the incomparably grand and magnificent palace plunged into darkness.
Icy seawater poured in, drowning everything.
Azshara struggled in pain. She did not want to die yet.
A whisper appeared in her mind. They promised to grant the Queen incomparably powerful strength, along with a new form that could survive in the deep sea.
"Serve us... carry out our will... Naga Queen Azshara..."
******
Meanwhile, in the Darkshore region.
A female elf who looked exactly like Queen Azshara lay quietly on a soft bed in the deepest part of an underground palace. She felt her consciousness rapidly fading.
Then... sleep.
At that moment, every door within the underground palace sealed shut. The entrance connecting it to the outside was likewise blocked by a heavy stone gate.
Then an utterly ordinary-looking great tree quickly grew over the stone gate until it completely covered the underground palace entrance. Dark golden divine power flowed through the tree, ensuring the safety of this place.
The human who looked exactly like Boss Hu examined his handiwork for a moment, then nodded in satisfaction.
Afterward, an Infinite Dragon covered in drifting black ash slowly emerged.
"All done. Time to return to the future."
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