The Dark Iron Dwarves suspected that Ragnaros the Firelord had fallen asleep.
Yet this powerful fire elemental lord was far more active than usual.
Despite his activity, however, he could not break free of his restraints.
Several earthen-yellow energy chains pierced his body, binding him tightly from head to toe.
Most fire elemental creatures were energy beings without physical bodies.
Only a few special fire elemental creatures combined with magma or heat-resistant metals to form strange, semi-corporeal states.
The drawbacks of being semi-corporeal were neither particularly great nor particularly small.
As the strongest fire elemental creature, Ragnaros certainly would not do anything so foolish.
A body of pure energy was the perfect choice!
It meant enemies could not easily restrain him.
But his body of pure energy meant nothing against the earthen-yellow energy chains.
That earthen-yellow hue represented earth energy.
Earth energy could counter Ragnaros's flame energy.
Of course, earth energy certainly did not counter fire energy as effectively as water energy did.
But it was certainly much stronger than wind energy in that regard!
And when the energy was sufficiently powerful, elemental advantages could be ignored.
That was precisely the situation Ragnaros faced.
Even with all his strength, he could not break free of the energy chains around him.
This elemental lord who had successfully escaped his prison had grown much weaker than before.
Breaking free of the Hammer of Khaz'goroth's restraints was naturally impossible!
In fact, even at his peak, he could not have matched the Hammer of Khaz'goroth.
The Hammer of Khaz'goroth drew its power from the elemental planes of earth and fire.
It was like a king trying to challenge his country's rebellious coercive apparatus alone.
However powerful the king was, he could never win.
Unless the king was an unrivaled powerhouse who had founded his