191 Transcendent

Upon hearing King Yuen's words, Qiyana didn't take them seriously, simply shrugging her shoulders and saying matter-of-factly:

"As the Queen of Ixialia, what alarms could I possibly trigger by walking in my domain?"

No, she's lying.

Hearing Qiyana's arrogant words, Yuan Chen shrugged and ruthlessly exposed her:

"After consuming the Uroa's Elixir, her talents and abilities were enhanced by the World Rune. Her original control over the elements became even more absolute, rendering all elemental spells below legendary quality immune to her."

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, if it were before, Qiyana would have glared fiercely at Yuan Chen and questioned him with her composure why he had betrayed her.

But now, Qiyana just rolled her eyes at Yuan Chen, then nodded thoughtfully and said:

"I see... Elemental spells below legendary quality? I was wondering what the limit of my immunity was, but now it seems it far exceeds my expectations."

Compared to the two who were chatting indifferently, King Yuen couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing Yuan Chen's words.

His old face, crisscrossed with countless wrinkles, was filled with shock. He glanced at Yuan Chen, then at Qiyana, and couldn't help but say:

"Is what you're saying... true?"

"Of course," Qiyana nodded, somewhat helplessly.

"Although Yuan Chen always uses rhetoric to divert attention and even resorts to deception to achieve his goals for Runeterra, he has never lied about anything important—"

Choosing someone like this to be my teacher, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, hmph..."

As she said this, Qiyana also stared at Yuan Chen and pursed her lips, not even bothering to hide it.

Yuan Chen helplessly shrugged, indicating to King Yuen that this was all slander from Qiyana.

Although it's unclear whether this is a blessing or a curse, and even her interactions with Yuan Chen lacked formality, Qiyana's trust and affection for Yuan Chen were evident in her actions.

In the past, the rigid and conservative King Yuen would have felt somewhat dissatisfied. After all, as the crown prince of the empire, Qiyana should be more composed... at least, she shouldn't express her true feelings to others.

But now, under the pressure of the impending Void, King Yuen had no time to concern himself with such trivial matters, and instead said with a hint of excitement:

"God bless Ixialia! That's wonderful! Even if Ixialia perishes under the iron hooves of the Void, Runeterra Ixialia!"

King Yuen placed his hand on Qiyana's shoulder, his gaze filled not only with excitement but also with an unspeakable sadness.

"Qiyana, without a doubt, you are Ixialia's last hope!"

No wonder the King Yuen before him was so excited.

Although he didn't know as much as Qiyana, Yuan Chen also directly revealed many of his trump cards when preparing for the war against the Void.

Among these trump cards, aside from one-time-use weapons including Azure Starfire, there are also the weapon, magic, and class levels determined by Yuan Chen.

Although Yuan Chen always talks about the Excellent, Epic, and Legendary ranks, in reality, Runeterra has very limited knowledge about the distribution of these ranks.

Depending on the overall nature of the civilization in each region, their forging techniques also differ.

In this situation, unless there is a craftsman who can convince everyone in Runeterra to issue a grading system for forging, a mage who can convince everyone to issue a grading system for spells, and a powerful figure from each class who can convince everyone to issue a grading system for strength, in most cases, the grading of equipment will be a regional self-indulgent exercise.

Of all these, the only craftsman Yuan Chen could imagine whom everyone trusted... was probably Ornn, the demigod of Freljord.

But that guy hasn't been involved in worldly affairs since he broke ties with his brother a thousand years ago.

As for the mage...

Forget it, even if Ryze himself takes action, there will still be people who disagree.

Putting aside other factors, the establishment of Ixialia and the organization of its magic system predate Ryze by a considerable margin.

Under these circumstances, at least for now, King Yuen believes that Yuan Chen's hierarchical system is the most appropriate.

However, as things stand, Yuan Chen's reputation and prestige in the Runeterra are currently far too limited.

After all, Ixialia was too closed off.

If King Yuen remembers correctly, among all the legendary spells Yuan Chen knows, the only one is the massive isolation spell that obscures the entire Ixialia.

In an era where elemental mages comprise at least 80% of Runeterra, they are immune to spell damage below Mythic level...

Isn't this practically the ancestor of all monks?

The reason Demacia was able to remain in its isolated region was not only due to its natural geographical advantages, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also because of the Mana Stone.

But while others may not know the true nature of the Mana Stone, do the Yixialian not? Those fossilized trees distorted by the World Rune during the Rune Wars era can be analyzed using the Vidalion Loom to determine their approximate formation process without even needing to touch them.

However, due to the difficulty in moving the Mana Stone, they could not be used on a large scale on the battlefield.

Even under these circumstances, Demacia remains one of the most powerful nations on the Valoran Continent...

What about Qiyana?

Not only is it immune to magic, but it also possesses extraordinary combat power.

Jax, being only Epic Class, can already dominate Void swarms, taking down countless enemies. What about Qiyana, the Mythic class, once she fully masters that power...?

Even with King Yuen's composure, he couldn't help but excitedly whisper:

"Heaven has not forsaken me Ixialia; Heaven has not forsaken me Ixialia..."

Seeing her excited father, Qiyana momentarily forgot to ask him why he had spoken those words to Yuan Chen that sounded like a "delegation of her orphanage," and instead asked in confusion:

"What on earth is going on? I remember being on the front lines in the southwest before I took the medication."

Upon hearing Qiyana's question, Yuan Chen also asked:

When did you wake up?

"Just woke up."

Qiyana said frankly:

"I was wondering where you were, and then the elements guided me here... Come to think of it, I hadn't noticed before."

Qiyana glanced at her arm, then at her surroundings and the space around her, and said with a hint of surprise:

"The world around me seemed to come alive. Although I had long known that the elements were not the pure energy that ordinary mediocre people knew, I never imagined they would be so... vibrant."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen nodded in understanding.

This is also one of the characteristics of extraordinary professionals.