161 Peace (4)

Yuan Chen felt not the slightest bit of resentment at Jax's victory over him.

Putting aside the fact that this world is full of experts—in the eyes of ordinary people, masters are powerful and extraordinary.

However, under normal circumstances, everyone is considered a master by ordinary people, and their level of skill seems to be fixed by this title.

In fact, even in Yuan Chen's ranking system, reaching LV6 is enough to be called a master...

Those above LV6 are also considered masters by others. But in reality, there are four completely different levels above the master level.

Yuan Chen's current level is LV6, and judging from the experience bar, he is just one step away from LV7.

In this situation, facing a level 9 warrior and a level 4 Epic Class user...

Without considering the possibility of needing reinforcements or playing all their cards, Yuan Chen's chances of winning are extremely slim...

To put it bluntly, the reason Yuan Chen and Jax have been able to clash until now is because Jax himself has limited his own strength.

Even with Yuumi's protective magic increasing his margin for error, Yuan Chen didn't think he could last long if he really went all out.

Having felt the difference in strength, I reminded myself that I still have a long way to go.

Then, Yuan Chen relaxed and looked at Jax beside him, saying:

"You recognize me now... you've regained your memories?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words and glancing at him, Jax paused, his previously cold and heavy voice softening with a hint of relaxation and amusement.

"Actually, I recognized him from the very beginning."

"Hmm?" Yuan Chen raised an eyebrow.

Jax didn't seem to care, instead brushing the dust off his shoulders from the battle and saying:

"Although he's a bit different from the old guy I remember, and the weapons he uses are different too... well, his physique is too thin, completely different from the monster I remember."

Jax gestured with his chin toward the campfire campsite nearby, saying as he walked:

"But your eyes are so similar... No matter how cruel, bloody, or frenzied the battle, there's always an indelible urgency and sorrow in your eyes, as if you're forever on the road to saving lives."

"This aura made me recognize you."

Yuan Chen was taken aback by Jax's words.

Yuan Chen didn't seem to care much about Jax's comment about "aging".

The Ionia are masters of health and wellness, and coupled with Yuan Chen's many extraordinary adventures...

Especially the legacy from the devil.

It is no exaggeration to say that even now, Yuan Chen's natural lifespan should be over a thousand years.

Once the demon's legacy is fully mastered, immortality is just one of many gains.

And my future self will be old...

Perhaps it was because of something that forced them to relinquish immortality?

Yuan Chen considered himself to be relatively rational... most of the time.

If one day in the future I do expend a great deal of my life energy for someone or something, then it must be a necessary sacrifice.

What really bothered Yuan Chen was Jax's words, "Always on the road to saving lives."

... It seems that my future self has not changed my ideals and goals because of those unknown things.

Very good.

Thinking about it, Yuan Chen felt inexplicably relaxed. He then raised his head and showed the King Yuen Decree that he had taken with him when he left the Ixialia Palace.

The recent battle had already attracted the attention of the vine-covered walls patrolling the border of Ixialia. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Yuan Chen simply proved his identity and gestured for them to disperse.

But then they saw Yuan Chen, the token in Yuan Chen's hand, and the gesture.

The masters on the city wall, who had come from Yishuaoken under the orders of King Yuen to strengthen the defenses, also breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, these masters did not like Yuan Chen, because when the delegation went to Piltover, most of the Elemental Master who remained in Ixialia were conservatives.

But both conservatives and reformers are remarkably aligned on the issue of Void.

They had a deep understanding of the dangers and horrors of the Void.

Therefore, even if this were an excellent opportunity to attack the reformists, they would wait until the war was completely over before questioning them.

Instead of blaming each other before the war even begins, wasting time and energy on internal conflicts.

After calming down Ixialia's patrol, Yuan Chen followed in Jax's footsteps.

Although they had been waiting here for some time, Jax's camp remained quite simple.

The so-called campsite was just a small, relatively flat piece of woodland. After some simple weeding and fire prevention, a temporary shelter was built using leaves and tree trunks.

It's called a shelter, but in reality, it only provides some shade from the sun; a little rain or strong wind could destroy it.

The campfire was still burning, and after the battle, the fish stuck in the ground were all cooked...

Some of them even got burnt.

But Jax didn't care. He just sat on a chopped-down tree trunk, took off his helmet-like mask, picked up a fish, and started tearing at it with his Kog'Maw.

Regardless of the fish head, bones, spines, or even the charred parts, Jax chewed them up into a lump and swallowed them as if he had no sense of feeling or taste.

Taking this opportunity, Yuan Chen also saw Jax's true appearance.

In the League of Legends lore, Jax in the early stages of the Void Wars was a bald, burly man with pockmarks from childhood illness and a thick, forked beard styled with wax and chalk.

Now, after more than three thousand years of wandering and travel, Jax doesn't seem like the reckless, strong man from the story.

In fact, he's not even bald.

Her silver hair grew haphazardly, tied into a bundle with thick hemp rope. It looked like it hadn't been washed in a while, or perhaps it was coated with some kind of wax, as it gleamed strangely in the sunlight.

He had a beard, but it wasn't long, at least not enough to prevent him from wearing a mask. There were still some scars on his neck and other exposed areas from an illness he had in his childhood—but they weren't pockmarks, but rather small, scaly dead skin.

His skin was rough, with the characteristic "gritty" texture of the Shurima. His features were strong, and the vitality in his eyes was no less than that of any other young man Yuan Chen had ever seen.

After eating the fish, Jax wasn't satisfied, so he took out an egg from his pocket.

This time, instead of forcing myself to eat it like a cow chewing on a peony, I carefully peeled off the skin and ate it slowly, one bite at a time.

"The finches of Ixialia are really good; the meat is delicious, and the eggs they lay are delicious too."

"I can feel your love for eggs."

Speaking calmly, Yuan Chen sat down by the campfire and then asked:

"Now that you recognize me, why are you still fighting me?"

That's all for today. I'll update six more times tomorrow.