The average height of Night Elf is just over two meters. Illidan was already slightly taller than most Night Elf, around two and a half meters. But now, with the power of the Skull of Gul'dan flowing through him, his body has grown against the laws of nature, exceeding five meters. This is a height that even most Felguard don't possess, making him even taller Tichondrius!
Two curved demonic horns appeared on his forehead, covered with demonic runes, from which unimaginable evil and Shadow energy condensed. Within the " Cursed Vision of Sargeras " that obscured his eyes, two dark green flames were shining— Fel Flame, and even more so, the Soul Fire.
He was shirtless, his body covered in strange and mysterious demonic patterns that emitted a dark green light, indicating that Fel had filled his body, just like the meridians in Jiang Jie's body were filled with Xiantian Chi, but more than ten times stronger.
His feet transformed into demonic hooves, and his arms into bone claws resembling those of Dreadlord, far sharper and more terrifying than any Dreadlord's claws.
The Warglaives of Azzinoth, these two weapons from a certain doom lord, have absorbed the power and souls of many demons over the past ten thousand years, but this time they were truly satiated. At least one-third of the energy from the Skull of Gul'dan was poured into them, forcibly pushing them to the same energy level as Frostmourne, making them at least much more powerful than the current divine sword Strom'kar.
Illidan was personally modified by Sargeras ten thousand years ago, who stripped him of his amber eyes, which were the envy of the entire Night Elf race, and gave him equally powerful and terrifying demonic eyes.
At that time, although Illidan could use demonic powers, he had not yet become a true demon; he could only be considered a half-demon.
But now, having absorbed the energy of Skull of Gul'dan, Illidan has finally completed his Metamorphosis and become a true Demon Hunter.
Jiang Jie sensed an energy fluctuation from Illidan that surpassed even the Legendary. It was an energy fluctuation that was almost comparable to Mannoroth's, although it should be slightly inferior, but not by much.
It's different from before!
In the original history, a Night Elf named " Altruis " diverted one-third of the energy from the Skull of Gul'dan.
This time, without Altruis absorbing a third of Skull of Gul'dan's energy, Illidan perfectly obtained all of the skull's power, becoming even more powerful than he was in the game!
Jiang Jie wondered, could Arthas still handle Illidan in this state?
Illidan flew away!
His flight speed was too fast; Jiang Jie couldn't catch up at all. He only knew that Jiang Jie had gone to hunt down Tichondrius. And he was sure he could kill Tichondrius; he just didn't know how long it would take.
Jiang Jie didn't have to wait too long.
Five minutes later, Illidan returned, bringing with him Tichondrius's now-skeletal head.
He has canceled his Metamorphosis and returned to his original size, but his appearance can never be restored.
Jiang Jie discovered that Illidan in this state had dropped from the Demigod level to the High-tier Legendary level in terms of energy fluctuations, but he was still stronger than before.
Jiang Jie recalled the legendary Battle of the Frozen Throne.
He kept thinking, even if Arthas had received all the remaining energy of the Lich King Ner'zhul at that time, how could he possibly defeat Illidan?
After all, Illidan at that time had completely fused with two-thirds of the energy of Skull of Gul'dan, truly reaching the level of Demigod!
Now he understands.
Illidan underestimated his opponent and didn't even attempt Metamorphosis to fight Arthas at the peak of Peak High-tier Legendary. As a result, Arthas merged with Frostmourne at the crucial moment and used power beyond Legendary to defeat Illidan.
Of course, Jiang Jie guessed that even that defeat was probably deliberately orchestrated by Illidan.
Even if he killed Arthas, he would still be Kil'jaeden's dog.
But if he releases Arthas, then Arthas and the Lich King will become one.
This would restrain Kil'jaeden's power and give Kil'jaeden a headache. However, in order to make the performance more convincing and deceive Kil'jaeden, he was willing to lose to Arthas.
And indeed, that was the case.
Kil'jaeden never actually dealt with Illidan; instead, the endless stream of players attacked Illidan...
Of course, these are all Jiang Jie's guesses, and these guesses will probably never be confirmed.
"How does Gul'dan's power and memories feel?" Jiang Jie and Old Chen stood side by side, with Anveena standing beside him.
Jiang Jie looked at Illidan, a slight smile of envy appearing on his face. After all, reaching Illidan's current level was no easy feat; how many mortals in the entire world could achieve godhood?
"Very good... Gul'dan has too many memories. I need to find a place to digest them slowly, and I also need time to adapt to my current power," Illidan said.
"So, you're not planning to participate in the Battle of Mount Hyjal?" Jiang Jie with some regret.
Illidan's current strength is probably truly comparable to Cenarius and Malfurion, making him a very powerful ally. On Mount Hyjal, apart from Archimonde, no demon is his match.
"I know the Night Elf ' true strength, and I can guess Malfurion's plan. If they succeed, Archimonde will die! If they fail, one more of me won't make a difference. Besides... I'm already a traitor!" Illidan's face showed no regret or Resentment, only coldness.
"In that case, give me another bottle of the Waters of the Well of Eternity, and I'll take you to a good place," Jiang Jie said, looking at Illidan. "You can rest there and gain even greater power than you have now!"
"Where?" Illidan took out a Vial of Eternity, its surface reflecting a dazzling light that was mesmerizing.
" Demon Fall Canyon, the hiding place of Mannoroth. Mannoroth's remains are still there, of course hidden by a barrier. No one but me can find them." Jiang Jie smiled.
Kael'thas's magical skills were very high, even Illidan's.
Illidan was destined to become a Legendary mage far more powerful than Kael'thas, but before he could achieve Legendary status, Sargeras infused him with Fel, effectively ending his path as a mage!
Illidan probably wouldn't be able to find or break Kael'thas's barrier.
Whoosh!
Illidan waved his hand, Vial of Eternity landed in Jiang Jie's hand. "Take me there!"
He wasn't worried that Jiang Jie would lie to him.
He wasn't a bloodthirsty person, but if Jiang Jie dared to lie to him, he wouldn't hesitate to wipe out this decent human. With his current strength, he had nothing to fear except for someone at Archimonde's level.
"Go yourself. I need to get to Mount Hyjal immediately. The final battle is about to begin, and Cenarius is urging me on." Jiang Jie tossed the tattered pendant of the Sun King to Illidan: "This pendant will lead you to the remains of Mannoroth. Well then, goodbye!"
Watching Illidan leave like a ghost, Jiang Jie smiled.
Mannoroth's remains still contain a portion of his power. If Illidan could absorb even just one-tenth of that power, Illidan's strength would increase once again.
Will Illidan's life trajectory remain the same afterward?
Jiang Jie was very curious.