Lifting the Seal

Volibear explained that his dark green blood and Lili's deep blue blood were both essence blood, while Huo Su's blood was just ordinary blood and not potent enough. Only by transforming into the Giant Sheep form could he possibly purify the authentic Flame Bloodline. ✌♖ ✌🐟

Huo Su was getting impatient. After transforming into her giant sheep form, she shouted at Volibear, "Hey, what am I supposed to do? Can't you hurry up?"

"Just like Ornn, he has no patience for anything except for forging weapons."

"If that's the case, then I'm not helping you!"

"That's not up to you!"

After Volibear finished speaking, he slammed his palms into the ground. Suddenly, several bolts of lightning shot up from beneath Huo Su's feet, enveloping her like an electric cage.

Before Huo Su could react, her arm was scratched by a tiny bolt of lightning, and blood gushed out.

She was standing at the center of the formation when her blood started flowing down, and it worked!

The ground shook again, though not as violently as the previous two times, but Volibear's expression was completely different!

His aura grew stronger and stronger, his rusty and tattered armor gradually regained its luster, his dirty fur became brand new, and he was majestic and full of murderous intent!

The seal has been broken!

We became more cautious. Although he promised not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, who knew if such a guy would go back on his word?

"Is this what freedom feels like? Thank you for rescuing me! Ah, the sky and the earth have finally regained their color."

Volibear's tone was much calmer; he wasn't as irritable as before, and he even thanked us.

"You're celebrating too soon. You've only regained your strength and can't leave yet because the formation hasn't disappeared," Tam said calmly.

"The rest will be much easier for you, right?"

"Certainly."

Although Tam said that, it still took him a full half day to completely break the sealing formation.

Now Volibear was completely free, bouncing around like a happy little bear, much to everyone's surprise.

"Alright, I'm going back to my hometown to find my little ones. Do you want to come with me?"

"No, we have important things to do." My mind was still on Ionia.

"I owe you a favor. If you ever need it, please feel free to ask, so I can put my mind at ease."

"Then could you come with us...?"

"Okay, it's settled then. You should go back to your hometown and take a look around."

I was just about to send Volibear with us to Ionia when Tam suddenly shoved me aside with his massive body, letting Volibear leave.

"Why are you stopping me? Wouldn't it be better to let him go to Ionia with me? With his strength, defeating the Vastaya would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"

"Since the current difficulties can still be resolved, why not preserve this strength as a backup?"

"You want Volibear to deal with the mastermind behind this?"

"If possible, I don't want him to get involved. It's definitely not a wise thing to involve gods in mortal wars."

Tam thought things through more deeply and further than I did. Since he said that relying on the power of the gods was unwise, he must have his reasons.

"May I ask you something?"

Why have you become so polite? This isn't like you.

"Volibear said you're a spirit, which I won't ask about, but he said spirits hate humans, what's that about?"

"Isn't it normal for people of different races to harbor resentment towards each other?"

"Then why have you been helping us all this time?"

"That's just your feeling. I've never helped anyone; I just follow my heart."

Tam Kench seemed unwilling to discuss this matter, so I didn't press him further. However, I still had some questions about Volibear.

"You keep referring to Volibear as Demigods, what does that mean? Isn't he a legitimate god?"

"He didn't exert much pressure on me; at most, he had a higher divine status, but he was far inferior to a true god."

"What are the true gods like?"

"It might be the Soul of Ionia you mentioned," Tam Kench said ambiguously, perhaps he didn't know either, or perhaps he had some reservations.

"Well, it seems that to truly understand the gods, one must interact with them in person."

"Hehe, is there anything else? If not, I'll be going."

Where are you going? Aren't you coming to Ionia with me?

"I'm not getting involved in that mess," Tam said, then disappeared with a comical gait.

Leaving the forest, Udyr led us to the Winter's Claw tribe, where I learned that they had reconciled with the Berserker tribe.

The Winter's Claw have far fewer people Avarosa, and their living conditions are much harsher, especially in winter, when they are basically starving.

They didn't go hungry this winter, thanks to the alliance between Freljord and Noxus.

Since the two regions united, many Freljord have started businesses, trading animal pelts and some rare minerals for food in Noxus.

Both sides got what they wanted, and everyone was happy. Many people who had previously disagreed with the alliance gradually abandoned their stubborn ideas and joined the new large circle.

When we last came to eastern Freljord, there were very few tribes and the towns were desolate, but now there are many people coming and going.

On my way to Winter's Claw, I passed through a familiar town, the place where I first met Gragas and Twisted Fate. Thanks to the convenient transportation, it had become quite prosperous, though it felt a bit crowded because of its small size.

After the Battle of Avarosa, we said goodbye to each other. Now Gragas has returned and is continuing to run his little restaurant, which is always packed with customers.

When we arrived, a group of people had just left, so we filled the empty seats. Sivir scoffed at the small, cluttered place.

"Why did we have to come to this small place when we passed so many fancy restaurants? It's not like we didn't bring any money."

"Don't worry, the food here is guaranteed to be something you've never had before, it's incredibly delicious!" I thought of the stir-fried dishes from Gragas, spicy, fragrant, and absolutely delicious!

I felt a sense of familiarity when I ate it last time, but I didn't think much of it at the time. Later, I met Li Yuanbao in Zaun and learned that Gragas was also from Earth and had studied Sichuan cuisine. That's when I connected everything.

Because business was booming, Gragas hired a helper, a young man who looked to be only a teenager and was very hardworking.

When he served the dishes, Sivir was dissatisfied again. "Yasuo, is this what you call delicious?"

"You can't judge a book by its cover; you have to taste it to know!"

"But how do you use this?" Sivir asked, holding a chopstick, at a loss.

"You need to use two of these together..." I demonstrated it to them, and in the end, everyone except Alistar learned how to use them.

Just as I expected, they fell in love with the taste after just one bite, especially Huo Su, who kept asking for more food and wine, her boisterous movements resembling those of a heroine.

"You guys enjoy your meal, I'm going to chat with the owner for a bit."