The Power That Endures Through the Ages

The elemental plane, the Firelands.

Although Ragnaros the Firelord and the Fire Elemental Legion under his command had ceased resisting and fully surrendered to the rogue Titan Sarodar, some still continued to resist, completely ignoring the Firelord's orders. They were the Flame Spider colony in the northwestern valley.

Queen Spider Anka the Arachnid and her vast brood had long occupied this scorching valley. They usually paid little attention to the Fire Elementals outside the valley, much less obeyed the Firelord.

Flame Spider webs covered every corner of the valley. Countless prey were tightly bound in silk, from Molten Hounds and fire elementals to Molten Giants and Fire Hawks. Everything here was prey awaiting slaughter.

But today was a day of suffering for the Flame Spiders, because an incomparably terrifying White Tiger had entered the valley.

The resilient silk was incredibly fragile beneath the big tiger's claws. Like ordinary spiderwebs, it tore apart with a single swipe and posed no obstacle whatsoever.

A howling blizzard swirled around the White Tiger, like a vastly enhanced Jade Gale from a Monk's martial techniques. Wherever it passed, flames and magma cooled and died out, while huge numbers of Flame Elemental Spiders were frozen directly into ice.

Above the clearing at the center of the valley, the area had been completely covered by spider silk, resembling a somewhat translucent roof.

Hanging upside down beneath the web, Queen Spider Anka the Arachnid let out an enraged hiss. Her forelegs and mandibles, formed entirely of molten energy, scraped against each other and produced a sound that made one's skin crawl.

Xuen the White Tiger could not be bothered to waste words on this female beast. Turning into a streak of silver-white light, he charged straight at her. Countless phantom claws appeared, each strike carrying the force of