Any living thing, as long as it exists and has life, cannot exist without emotions.
You cry, you laugh, you are happy, you Sorrow, even your calmness, your indifference, your numbness.
These are all emotions, these are the source of the strongest Old Gods Y'Shaarj's power, but positive emotions do not pose much of a threat, so according to legend, Y'Shaarj's strongest weapon is the negative emotions that exist in all Lifeform's wills.
Anger, fear, Despair, Hatred, Arrogance, Doubt, and Pride.
These are the seven strongest swords of Y'Shaarj. According to legend, at the moment when Aman'Thul uprooted Y'Shaarj from the ground, and at the moment when the strongest Old Gods finally died, its last breath turned into this Seven Emotions and spread throughout the world.
In other places, these emotions would make people difficult to get along with, but in Pandaria, on the continent where Heart of Y'Shaarj exists, this Seven Emotions would become extremely deadly, however Pandaren Last Emperor Shaohao, however, sealed Six Emotions under the earth by letting go of his emotions, except for Pride.
In the original plot, it was the third generation Horde Chieftain, war madman Garrosh·Grommash Hellscream, when Heart of Y'Shaarj was taken away, Pride in his body finally led to the existence of Sha of Pride, which in turn caused The outbreak of Sha Energy destroyed the entire Vale of Eternal Blossoms, but now, Garrosh is still living in Outland's hometown. Although the relationship between the Alliance and Horde is tense, it has not reached the point of fighting each other.
Mists of Pandaria protects this continent. The appearance of Sha of Pride may have been suppressed to a minimum, but when Dick stood in front of the Crystal-colored Titan Sealed Chest, he looked at the unsightly box that had been corroded by black energy.
He was thinking whether he should open it.
He already had Ra-den's authority and powerful power, but he was not sure whether he should open it. Dick could see the heart through the box. It seemed to be beating. Dick's left hand was hot, which meant that the surroundings were full of Chaos Power, which was non-Order and a completely opposite force.
Norushen didn't dare to walk into it. In fact, it was just Gatekeeper. He didn't know whether it could hold on after stepping into it.
A shield composed of silver Order Power also appeared around Dick's body, colliding with the air, and the sparks that jumped out made a buzzing sound with every step he took.
There was a voice telling him that he should open it. Order Power was invincible. Even Y'Shaarj could not hurt him through Order Power. But another voice told him not to act rashly. Y'Shaarj is not C'Thun. These two guys are not opponents on the same level. Order Power is only a draw against C'Thun. Facing Y'Shaarj, there is no guarantee of victory.
He just stood in front of the box for several minutes. Finally, Dick gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand. There are some things that you have to do to know the result. If you choose to wait and see because the result is not good, then waiting will only make you suffer more.
But just when his left hand was about to touch the box, a black shadow flashed, and Dick's left arm was shot to the side.
It was a stick sticking out from the empty space next to it. The top was decorated with yellow Gemstone. It was covered with various patterns and looked very gorgeous. It accurately touched the back of Dick's hand and opened the hand that was about to touch the box.
Paladin turned his head and saw a not-so-tall figure in the darkness, wearing a strange mask. Judging from the furry state of his body and the constantly wagging tail, this was obviously not a human or Pandaren.
This is a Hozen, which is a monkey.
Of course there are monkeys in Azeroth, but Hozen in Pandaria is not the same as those monkeys in Civilized World which are at best small animals. The Hozen here stands upright and is 2.3 meters tall. Their bodies are muscular and look more like orangutans. They can be considered to have their own civilization and Wisdom creatures. But according to Lorewalker Cho, after the greatest monkey king Krik'thik disappeared, Hozen's kingdom perished.
In fact, these are restless, easily agitated, and most importantly stubborn creatures. In the absence of a leader that all Hozen can admire, division is inevitable. At this time, the Hozen standing in front of Dick, holding an Monk long stick in his hand, is an acquaintance of Dick.
An acquaintance whom I have met at least once.
Krik'thik, the missing Hozen emperor, the guy who was sealed in Lei Shen's fake tomb for ten thousand years by the petrification spell, Shaohao's partner back then, is said to be a Demigod.
Shaohao affectionately called him "Monkey King". Although from Dick's perspective, this Hozen was not beautiful at all and had no majesty at all, but when Krik'thik took off the Bamboo Mask from his face, his eyes revealed his extraordinaryness.
It was a pair of yellow eyes, as wild as Storm, but mixed with Starlight and Wisdom, making this somewhat funny-looking face become full of meaning.
As the Hozen emperor, Krik'thik would naturally not be naked like those wild Hozens. In fact, the clothes he wore were very delicate, like leather armor and robes, and there were two chicken feathers stuck on the top of his head. Well, maybe they were Cloud Serpent's hair. In short, the overall look was a bit heroic.
But after he opened his mouth, this good feeling disappeared instantly.
"Hey, idiot, what were you going to do just now? You want to open this box? We didn't dare to do this back then."
Krik'thik inherited the hyperactive character of Hozen. After saying one sentence, his whole body had already circled Dick twice, making Dick feel a little dizzy. Only Hozen was indeed strong enough, and Dick couldn't catch him. Facing this guy who lived ten thousand years ago, Paladin didn't know how to answer, so he simply fell silent.
But from Krik'thik's words, he could guess that Shaohao and Monkey King had definitely been here before. No wonder Norushen said that Dick was the third Mortal creature he had ever seen.
Seeing Dick not speaking, Krik'thik sniffed and shook his body. In fact, his sense of Dick was not very good. This was because the little boy at that time While he was fighting, the guy took something away from Lei Shen's tomb. Although it was something he wanted to destroy, this act of taking it without telling him still made Monkey King feel bad about it.
But this Hozen is also a creature of Order side, so he threw the Bamboo Mask in his hand to Dick.
"Take this, idiot. I made seven of them for Shaohao. Unfortunately, my friend only used 6 of them. I gave the last one to you."
After speaking, he lowered his voice again and said in a sharp voice unique to Hozen,
"Don't believe too much in that silly spell. Pride was not shed by Shaohao, so it has no entity. The silly spell cannot detect your Pride, but You do have... Don't deny it, Shaohao can't fight against your own Pride, and neither can you, idiot, if you try to get that heart in your current state, you will... explode with a bang!"
Monkey King made an exaggerated gesture, with a triumphant smile, and winked at Dick,
"Then he turns into an ugly monster."
Krik'thik's words untied Doubt from Dick's heart. He raised the mask in his hand and said to Monkey King,
"What about this mask?"
"That's our Hozen's Secret Technique. Did you know? Hozen has a special ability. We can feel happiness..."
Krik'thik put his Monk stick in the air, and the stick floated there. Then Hozen sat up, crossed his legs, and took out a golden banana from nowhere. He ate it and said,
"Well... we can feel happiness, and naturally we can also feel unhappiness. That's what the mask is like. It can trigger the unhappy things in your heart, but it can only trigger them. My friend Shaohao defeated them, so they can be sealed. If you can't defeat your unhappiness, you will only end up being possessed by them."
The monkey made an exaggerated grinning action. This funny action made Dick couldn't help but smile. He began to like this monkey.
He hung the mask around his neck and saluted Krik'thik,
"Thank you, generous Monkey King, I owe you a favor."
Krik'thik casually threw the banana peel in his hand to a corner, then clapped his hands and pointed at Dick's chest.
"Then you have to return a favor to me. I'm waiting for you at Terrace of Endless Spring. You know that place, right? My friend Shaohao turned himself into a piece of Mists there. What an idiot. It's a pity that I can't enter that place. That place is protected by damn energy."
Having said this, Krik'thik scratched his messy hair irritably. He looked at Dick and sniffed.
"The same smell as you, the same smell as that stupid guy. In short, after you finish the work here, help me open Gate of the Terrace of Endless Spring. I brewed a lot of good wine to share with my friends. If you can open the door, I can share some with you."
Dick nodded, indicating that he would definitely go there. This statement made Monkey King bared his teeth in joy. He let out a lifelong emotion and jumped down from his Monk stick.
"Ah, ten thousand years... It's too long, it's been too long... Ten thousand years without happiness is really terrible."
Krik'thik grabbed his Monk stick, and his whole body jumped lightly in the air for a week, then flashed directly into the space and disappeared. This ability made Dick a little envious. If you guessed correctly, this should be Krik'thik's Talents skill, which is related to space.
This monkey is indeed strong enough.
Dick breathed a sigh of relief and put the mask in his hand on his face.
"Come, let me see, Pride, my Pride, what are you... damn it!"
The bamboo mask had just covered his face, Dick's eyes looked in front of him from the hole in the mask, and he saw a guy exactly like himself sitting on the black Titan Sealed Chest with a playful smile, waving to him proudly.
This scene shocked Dick. He took the mask off his face, seeing nothing in front of him, and put it on again. The guy was still sitting there, with his hands on the edge of the box, as if he was sitting on his throne, looking at Dick who was making a fuss with disdain.
"Who are you?"
Dick asked.
"I am you! No, to be precise, I am your Pride. That's exactly what you think, right?"
The guy put his hands up, supported his chin, and looked at Dick impatiently,
"Okay, put down the fire stick in your hand. You can't kill me with that thing, and I have no intention of fighting with you. That's too stupid. How about... let's have a chat?"
Hearing this, Dick waved Windfury in his hand and stopped. Wearing a mask, he stared at the guy in front of him who was exactly the same as himself. Finally, he chose to lean Windfury on the ground and stretched out his left hand. It was the same hot, no change at all.
It was Chaos, but looking at "himself" waiting for a reply in front of him, Dick still put his left hand on the hilt of the sword.
"Well, it seems that you and I are in agreement on this aspect, so let's have a chat."