"I... am not just for show!" Priestess Velinde followed behind Jiang Jie, intentionally or unintentionally protected by the four little Elemental Spirits, and harbored a strong sense of determination.
Regardless, she was the commander of the Night Elf in this forest, and in terms of rank, she was almost on par with General Shandris Feathermoon, who was in charge of Feralas.
Even within the Sisterhood of Elune, she was one of the most valued ordinary priestesses by Tyrande and had the best chance of being promoted to High Priestess; otherwise, Tyrande would not have entrusted her with such an important task.
Although she has only lived for a little over a thousand years and is much younger than her sisters, she has been favored by the Elune, who has bestowed upon her the Scythe of Elune. Even though this artifact may not be entirely under her control due to the interference of some powerful being, she can still, in fact, draw upon its power to a certain extent by virtue of her status as the " Priestess of the Moon ".
" Elune... and the Goldrinn, priestess Velinde, I beg for your help! Please grant me enough power to protect this forest! This land! I... am not just a pretty face! I am... a great tree!" Velinde prayed fervently.
In fact, the priestesses should only pray to Elune, since Elune is the object of their faith.
The one you should least pray to is the Goldrinn the Wolf Demigod, because at the moment Elune was made a god, Goldrinn howled at the moon, showing great disrespect to the Moon Goddess.
If a high priestess has already combined Staff of Elune and Goldrinn's Tooth into one, what else is impossible?
Perhaps influenced by the Scythe of Elune, Velinde, as if possessed, prayed to Goldrinn after Elune.
For some unknown reason, Elune did not respond to her prayer, but an unexpected voice rang in her mind:
"You have shown me rare courage! Therefore, I will bestow my strength upon you! Remember, you are not a tree, you are a wolf!"
Velinde saw a wolf!
It was a Ghost Wolf radiating white light, a wolf spirit!
The moment Velinde saw it, she knew it was Goldrinn! Only Goldrinn could exert such unbearable mental pressure on her—the pressure of Demigod Demigod, even more powerful Cenarius's!
She even knew in her heart:
This is not the real Goldrinn, or even the complete Goldrinn, but rather a wisp of the Wolf God's soul residing within the Scythe of Elune, originating from one of Fang of Goldrinn!
The next moment, Goldrinn's soul entered its body.
She received the Wolf God Wolf God's blessing and approval!
"Little girl, you are the second mortal I have blessed in ten thousand years; the last one was a human..."
Velinde heard the Wolf God's last voice, and then the wolf spirit vanished completely. A primal, wild power surged within her body, threatening to overwhelm her reason and Dominate her body in an instant!
But at that moment, the Elune finally responded.
A milky-white moonlight, visible to the naked eye, shone down from the moon in the sky, traversing countless kilometers of spatial barriers in a way incomprehensible to mortals, and instantly descended upon Velinde.
Such a massive pillar of moonlight was clearly visible even from tens or hundreds of kilometers away. Tyrande, the Priestess of the Moon, somewhere on Mount Hyjal, let out a gasp of surprise, while Cenarius, observing the natural mark on Jiang Jie's forehead, sighed softly.
" Goldrinn, still locked in a battle with Elune, huh..."
The pure, gentle power of the Moon Goddess pulled Velinde back from the brink of madness.
Velinde's body is simultaneously filled with two completely opposite energies, just like the Scythe of Elune in her hand!
After gripping the Scythe of Elune and studying it for two whole weeks, Velinde finally discovered that she once again possessed complete rights to use the Scythe of Elune. Moreover, these rights were granted to her by both the Moon Goddess and the Wolf God, and were absolutely recognized by them!
Velinde didn't know what she was qualified to receive the simultaneous approval of two gods.
But the benefits were real. She gained the ability to transform into Worgen!
This is different from the Druid's Animal Form; it's not a change in appearance obtained through observation, learning, or simulation, but a change in appearance directly caused by the wolf spirit possessing the body.
When the power of the Moon Goddess prevails, she is a Priestess of the Moon;
When the power of the Wolf God prevails, she is a Worgen!
Which force prevails is entirely up to her!
"I... am not just a pretty face! I... am a dark wolf!"
Velinde gripped the Scythe of Elune tightly, her body slowly changing, her brow furrowing slightly, because it was her first time and she felt a little clumsy and a little pained.
It's okay, though it took a full minute, she still managed to transform into Worgen.
More importantly, she also regained the ability to summon and control all Worgen through the Scythe of Elune!
At that moment, Allen, who had already reached Mount Hyjal, suddenly turned his head and looked towards Felwood, because he heard a call—the call of the Wolf God.
Of course, although this call seemed to come from the depths of his blood and was extremely difficult to resist, strongly urging him to go to Felwood immediately and obey the Wolf God's command, he still refused.
This call was not absolutely irresistible; his willpower was strong enough to resist it, and the Internal Energy flowing within him, along with the methods of maintaining inner peace personally taught to him by his master Shang Xi, had already allowed him to completely escape the shadow of the Worgen and was no longer subject to the call.
This is similar to the Lich King's and Frostmourne's control over the Undead.
Ninety-nine percent of the Undead cannot resist the Lich King's and Frostmourne's control, but there are always exceptions. Some can escape their control without even weakening the Lich King, such as the Archmage on the island in the heart of Lordamere Lake, and the former Archbishop of the Holy Light Alonsus Faol...
Allen is just that kind of person.
Of course, it could also be because this is not a true call from the Wolf God, but rather the caller only possesses a wisp of the Wolf God's soul.
It was at this moment that a Worgen in the Northgate Woods Gilneas Peninsula suddenly looked up at the Kalimdor across the sea, his face filled with disbelief, astonishment, and anger:
" The Scythe of Elune has reappeared! And... it has a master now!"
Velinde is summoning Worgen.
It's also summoning a pack of wolves!
All the Worgen summoned to Felwood by the Scythe of Elune heard her call, and ninety-nine percent of them could not resist and had no choice but to obey, then gathered towards Velinde's location.
The wolves of this forest, even those that had been corrupted and degraded, heard Velinde's call, but the vast majority of them did not choose to obey.
Despite receiving Goldrinn's blessing, being possessed by the wolf spirit, and wielding the Scythe of Elune, Velinde was not yet proficient in controlling this divine artifact, and her own spiritual and soul power was too weak.
Goldrinn had already transformed this wisp of its soul into a blessing upon Velinde, but with Velinde's abilities, she couldn't fully utilize it. Therefore, she wasn't as powerful as imagined, and was nowhere near as strong as " Ghost Wolf " Varian later underwent the Worgen ritual, completely fused his two personalities, and perfectly controlled the power of the blessing!
Of course it's already very powerful; at least in this surprise attack, it wasn't just a decoration or a pretty face!