Prelude to the Decisive Battle

As the final prayer was uttered, accompanied by the words "Supreme Azure Demon," an excited, wild, and fiery laugh emanated from the shimmering pot at Nila's waist.

The next moment, a beam of azure light shot out from the pot and completely entered Yuan Chen's body.

From the beginning, Yuan Chen never intended for Nila to fully unleash Oshirresh. Even Nila was able to control Oshirresh's power only through a deal. And in that deal, Oshirresh, as a demon, naturally played word games.

Although Nila corrected her mistake in time, Nila was still unable to fully control the power from Oshirresh.

Alternatively, once released, Nila would lose her sense of self and become something akin to Dark Descendant's husk—something permitted by the exchange.

Because the deal only stipulated that Nila could wield the power of Oshirresh, but did not restrict the circumstances under which she could wield this power.

The only requirements that could protect Nila's safety were some treaties, including one that stipulated that "Oshirresh not initiate harm."

However, if we replace it with someone else, there won't be any problems.

The only requirement is that the person who bears the power of Oshirresh must have sufficient ability to suppress Oshirresh's corruption and curse.

As Oshirresh's will descended, hundreds of strands of azure energy surged from Yuan Chen's body and dispersed outwards.

It transformed into a ribbon of light, swirling around Yuan Chen. Located on the surface of his body, under the attachment of this azure energy, Yuan Chen's originally well-proportioned flesh and bones grew a layer of pale blue chitinous carapace at a visible speed.

At the same time, the "happiness component" in his body began to increase continuously. Whether psychological or physiological, a large number of nerves and excitatory glands spread throughout Yuan Chen's body at an unimaginable speed.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Yuan Chen could feel the bone-chilling, tingling pleasure that seemed to touch his soul, as if a feather were being used to pluck at his marrow.

Although it sounds strange, Yuan Chen did have the illusion that he had turned into a Human Form Da Bin Zhou... No, now, he might not even be considered Human Form anymore.

In Runeterra, the material and spiritual realms are not a one-sided influence of one over the other, but rather a mutual influence and mutual achievement.

However, because the material realm is more stable, the former's influence is more significant most of the time, which is especially evident in Ionia.

A strong presence in the material realm can influence the structure of the spiritual realm to some extent.

However, when a certain aspect of the spiritual realm completely surpasses the material realm, then the human form will begin to be alienated as spiritual elements permeate it.

As Dancer Profession, Yuan Chen's physique is neither as rugged as a warrior nor as slender as a mage. Rather, it lies somewhere in between, exhibiting different characteristics depending on the style of the dancer.

Now, Yuan Chen's body is expanding in an almost irrational way.

His body, which was originally about 1.83 meters tall, swelled to more than three meters in less than half a minute after the blue light entered.

The delicate skin is encased in a silhouette-like chitinous carapace, but what lies beneath that chitinous carapace is a dense array of nerve receptors and pleasure neurotransmitters, like those on a circuit board.

This alienation cannot continue.

Yuan Chen knew that if he allowed Oshirresh control, even if he won, he would become the next destroyer no different from the Void Giants.

Upon realizing this, Yuan Chen clenched his teeth, and dense veins spread from the corners of his mouth all the way to his entire head and even his neck.

On the right arm, faint Shimmer flickered. The azure lion emblem, the Dawn Mark from Nedeli. The earthen-brown mountain rock emblem, the Monolith's Protection from Malphite.

And now, another Shimmer appears, and a golden, abstract hand holding a cup takes shape as an emblem— Temperance.

"To be Temperance, the harmonizer of the will."

Originating from a Nascent Demon buried in the dust of history, its origins are unknown, but the power of Temperance can forcefully counterbalance the demon's corruption.

Just like now, his body and mind, which were on the verge of spiraling out of control, quickly regained stability. However, this stability did not suppress Oshirresh's mind, but rather prevented Oshirresh from fully releasing his corruption.

Why refuse? That irresistible... joy, ecstasy... pleasure.

A series of voices rang in Yuan Chen's ears. They weren't unique, but constantly changing. Sometimes they became Qiyana's voice, sometimes Nedeli's...

Nila's, Tina's, and my junior schoolmate far away in Ionia...

She's a Piltover socialite, a Zaun playboy, a serious Caitlyn, and Vi—completely unrelated, just vaguely remembered, but from other regions.

It wasn't just a monologue, but accompanied by soft panting and moans. Scenes of illusion surfaced in his mind, clouding his eyes.

Grip the sheets tightly, bite your lip, arch your back...

Then came the throne, the crown, money, jewels, power, achievements... all kinds of desires, all kinds of cravings, all kinds of pleasures.

All sorts of ugliness.

It was not a deliberate imitation, but rather a process of using the power to distort and extract Yuan Chen's thoughts from the spiritual realm.

"If there is no Temperance in coordinating these things, perhaps I will mistake this for my own desire..."

Shaking his head, Yuan Chen turned his gaze to the reality before him:

"But that's alright... Let's begin!!"

With a single step, Yuan Chen felt a massive wave, like a tsunami, surge out from the space beneath his feet. Beneath this wave, the spatial tension seemed to shrink dramatically, and in the instant he landed, he appeared directly atop the Axiom Towers from the outer city.

"People will sing praises to this moment forever! Let the heavens bear witness!"

The moment the words fell, Ne'Zuk, the heron Ascended standing beside Yuan Chen with eyes full of rage, roared.

With its wings outstretched, as if its hidden energy had been activated, Malphite, whose body was wrapped in lava patterns, raised its head, opened its mouth, and unleashed a blazing beam of light towards the giant in the Void.

Jax also let out a cold snort, and the six illusory arms that had been formed from golden flames instantly became exceptionally solid. He clenched his fists in front of him, and three more lamp staffs materialized.

Golden patterns covered his face, combined with the rough, chiseled lines, making it look as if he were wearing a demon's mask!

Then, including his original two arms, he had a total of eight arms, gripping four lamp staffs, and unleashing a torrent of fiery energy that resembled a blazing sun crashing into the giant!