Three hundred thousand Mogu troops assembled at Emperor's Reach in the center of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. Ahead of them stood two hundreds-of-meters-tall Mogu statues built against the mountainside, each holding a weapon.
The Vale of Eternal Blossoms had once been the site of the Mogu Empire's capital. These two colossal Mogu statues had been built by Pandaren slaves during the empire's golden age.
Even after more than ten thousand years, the two Mogu statues still stood above the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, guarding the Mogu Mountain Palace behind them.
Standing there, Xin the Weaponmaster seemed to see just how powerful the Mogu Empire had once been. That invincible aura made his breathing quicken, his chest rising and falling without pause.
"Servants, reclaim my palace for me! Let everyone know that their Emperor has returned!" Facing the three hundred thousand Mogu soldiers of the three tribes, Xin the Weaponmaster raised Mogudar, Blade of a Thousand Slaves, high in his hand.
Though he was a weaponmaster proficient in all manner of weapons, Xin the Weaponmaster wielded Mogudar, Blade of a Thousand Slaves, at this moment. Not only was this two-handed sword of peak epic quality, but it also held immense significance for the Mogu.
Mogudar, Blade of a Thousand Slaves, had been forged during the height of the Mogu Empire ten thousand years ago, when the Mogu Emperor of that era summoned the finest craftsmen from every enslaved race to create it. After the weapon was tempered, the enraged Mogu Emperor threw every craftsman who had forged it into the furnace, completing its final quenching.
This weapon was stained with the blood of countless races under the Mogu Empire's rule and had slaughtered countless lives. It symbolized the Mogu's enslavement and domination of all races.
After the Mogu Empire was