Fated Destiny

Demonic energy, a type of energy derived from Fel Energy, had been thoroughly researched by Hu Feng and kept hidden away ever since. He had never used it or allowed it to spread.

Demonic energy excelled at manipulating souls and toying with the dead. It could even forcibly detain a dead person's soul, making it continue to exist within its own corpse and turning it into a monster neither alive nor dead.

If this self-propagating energy spread on a large scale, it would undoubtedly become a catastrophe capable of sweeping across the entire World of Azeroth.

Necromancy already existed in the World of Azeroth, and it was nothing new. Troll Witch Doctors were highly proficient in such arts.

But necromancy could at most summon a few minor things like skeletons and zombies, or perhaps create several large undead creatures.

The catastrophe brought by demonic energy, however, could grant the reawakened dead self-awareness, preserve their potential and talents from life, and even allow them to surpass their original strength.

No matter how it was justified, the awakened dead could never remain the person they once were. Their mentality and thoughts would inevitably undergo uncontrollable changes, so Hu Feng had no desire to stir up such trouble.

As for Meryl Winterwind, he had merely used a few incomplete, scattered demonic energy notes that Hu Feng had written for fun. Relying on his gift for understanding magical energy, he had begun his own research, and judging by the current situation, he had clearly made tremendous progress.

"Tell me, Meryl. Why did you secretly study demonic energy? Your talent is exceptional. You couldn't possibly fail to see its dangers and uncontrollable nature. This isn't a matter of right and wrong, good and evil. You could very well fall because of it and become a madman who has lost his original self."

Meryl remained kneeling on the ground. Upon hearing this, he bowed deeply again, his body still trembling slightly.

"Mentor, I only wanted to explore and master the ability to forcibly keep a living person's soul within its original body after death."

Standing nearby and quietly watching the scene unfold, Alleria suddenly felt a chill run through her body.

Toying with the dead and their souls was forbidden beyond all taboo. And from the sound of it, this demonic energy was far deeper and more complex than necromancy.

What kind of nonsense had that bastard Titan Sarodar taught his student?

"Go on."

"Yes, Mentor... I want to master this power because I'm afraid I might die in this war, or in some future war... If I die, I won't be able to protect my people or my nation anymore... So, if the day comes when I must die, I want to use this power to remain in this world, remain in this body, until I turn to ash—or until the Empire faces war no longer."

This time, Alleria was truly stunned.

As a long-lived elf, she simply could not understand what kind of conviction and mindset this short-lived human possessed.

Defying nature, defying reason, defying the laws of the world, trying to forcibly extend his life...

Madman! He was completely insane!

After hearing him out, Hu Feng sighed. He said nothing, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The oppressive divine might still filled the area. Combined with Hu Feng's exceptionally stern expression, neither Meryl nor Alleria dared to speak.

"Ah... You are my only apprentice, yet now you've brought me an enormous dilemma... Fine, fine..."

As he spoke, brilliant light suddenly flashed in Hu Feng's eyes. His pupils vanished, replaced by a silvery-white starry sky and streams of energy like spider silk.

Since arriving in Azeroth so many years ago, watching it develop from ancient races into the flourishing civilization it was now, he had never used his Titan's divine power—or rather, his privilege.

Hu Feng had always believed that knowing everything that would happen in the future would not only make life meaningless, but might also harm him and influence his decisions.

But now, that overwhelming sense of confusion and uncertainty made him feel an urgent desire to foresee the future for the first time.

He was a Titan. He should have command over endless futures.

Thus, Hu Feng used divine prediction for the first time. His gaze left the mortal world and entered the boundless sands of time.

Like surging, rushing rivers, the sands of time rolled endlessly forward. The countless timelines and branching possibilities of the World of Azeroth lay before him, and the consciousness connected to his Titan World Soul accepted them all.

Hu Feng saw a World of Azeroth in which he did not exist, scene after scene unfolding like a film.

He saw the original, predetermined timeline of fate. He saw Meryl Winterwind's future, the futures of Alleria Windrunner and her two sisters, and the predetermined paths of fate for everyone around him.

He also saw the rise and fall of the Night Elves, the rise and fall of humanity, Sargeras and his Burning Legion... He saw the War of the Ancients, Suramar, Stormwind City, orcs, dwarves, Karazhan, and the Five Great Dragon Aspects.

Everything in the world—the destroyed, those about to be destroyed, those that existed, those about to be born, and those not yet born—their respective destinies were all etched into the Titan's memory at that moment.

Yet Hu Feng alone could not find his own timeline.

This newly born Titan World Soul of his seemed to be beyond fate's control. Everything he did, and everyone connected to him, had all become part of an entirely new, independent timeline that could not be glimpsed.

Those who had not been influenced by him or crossed paths with him, meanwhile, continued forward according to their predetermined destinies.

At that moment, Hu Feng understood much more, and felt much more at ease.

If he vanished during the War of the Ancients and ceased influencing anyone, then this world would still continue to develop according to its predetermined history.

But those he had changed, destroyed, or saved would all exist within a brand-new timeline, eventually intersecting through a chain of butterfly effects and forming a unique timeline belonging solely to Hu Feng.

Perhaps in this new timeline where the Titan World Soul Sarodar existed, some famous figures from the original predetermined fate would be born early, born late, or perhaps never appear at all. Some major events that could be called turning points of destiny would undergo enormous changes.

However, Hu Feng was not particularly worried about that. With the predetermined timeline as a reference, he possessed tremendous initiative.

At that moment, Alleria and Meryl stared unblinkingly at Hu Feng, who stood silently before them without moving.

The Titan flickered in and out as though he did not exist in this world, sometimes transparent and sometimes solid.

The sands of time danced wildly around him, while the ground nearby behaved even more strangely. In one instant, a patch of weeds burst forth; in the next, they withered and rotted away, returning to the earth.

Boss Hu's expression was extraordinarily animated. One moment he snickered foolishly, the next he looked deeply conflicted, and then he gritted his teeth, as though watching some bizarre drama with an intricate plot.

Finally, just as Alleria grew extremely anxious and prepared to notify the others, Boss Hu's abnormal state came to an end.

Hu Feng dropped onto the ground, panting heavily.

Meryl immediately rushed over and carefully helped Hu Feng up.

"Mentor? Mentor? Are you all right? What happened?"

Hearing this, Hu Feng raised his head. He stared at Alleria for a moment before turning to Meryl beside him.

"This world... is really ridiculous."

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