Jiang Jie looked up and saw Arthas standing on a high platform not far away, with Kel'Thuzad standing to his left and a Crypt Lord even larger than Anub'Rekhan to his right.
Anub'arak!
In an instant, Jiang Jie thought of this name, and his heart tightened: Arthas not only came himself, but also brought it with him, the king of the Spider Kingdom, the strongest among the Nerubian race, a being equivalent to the Twin Emperors of the Ahn'Qiraj Empire!
Beside Kel'Thuzad was a Dwarves lord who had been transformed into Death Knight, and next to the Crypt Lord were two Nerubians lords who looked no weaker than Anub'Rekhan, with a massive Frost Wyrm above their heads.
There was more than one Frost Wyrm.
In fact, there are five Frost Wyrm in this spacious hall, which is at least fifty meters high. However, the other Frost Wyrm are relatively small, only about ten or twenty meters long, while the leader is more than thirty meters long, exceeding half the length of Krasus. Even if it cannot be called an ancient dragon, it is probably one of the first blue dragons to hatch from the surviving blue dragon eggs after the extinction of the blue dragons ten thousand years ago.
Based on initial assessments, it's not worse than the weak Blue Dragon.
Jiang Jie immediately understood that it was " Sapphiron," a force not to be underestimated.
Behind them were a large number of Undead, dozens of Death Knight and dozens of Undead, several Lich, and countless ordinary Undead.
This was definitely a terrifying force, but Jiang Jie's focus wasn't on them, but on something else entirely.
Jiang Jie's gaze shifted, and he noticed another group of unexpected guests beside the Undead:
Faceless Ones!
It was the Faceless Ones!
Jiang Jie knew that deep underground in the Spider Kingdom, many Faceless Ones were hidden, including an elite Faceless Ones named " Herald Volazj ".
Arthas was able to bring so many Undead elites and arrive at Icecrown Citadel faster than them, which clearly shows he took the underground route through the Spider Kingdom.
However, unlike what Jiang Jie remembered, Arthas did not kill the Faceless Ones, but instead mingled with them and received their help.
Did Arthas side with the Old Gods, or did the Faceless Ones side with Arthas?
Or perhaps they are only cooperating because they share a common enemy?
Regardless, Jiang Jie sensed something was wrong.
The Scourge has actually allied with the forces of the Old Gods; if that's the case, today's battle won't be so easy.
Is this what Medivh meant by the world adjusting itself?
But Jiang Jie was still unwilling to give up without trying!
" Arthas!"
Jiang Jie took a deep breath, stepped forward, and looked coldly at the Death Knight leader wielding the runic magic sword, saying, "You've pledged allegiance to the Old Gods Yogg-Saron? Aren't you afraid of being enslaved by the dark forces? Or... are you no longer the Lich King's servant, but have already sided with Yogg-Saron?"
Words that strike at the heart!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jie sensed a surging mental storm sweeping in from the Icecrown Glacier above. Even though it had been severely weakened and was somewhat chaotic and frenzied, Jiang Jie could still feel that mental power no less than that of Mannoroth, Tichondrius, or Cenarius, but he was no longer afraid.
This level of purely psychological attack no longer poses a threat to him.
"Ah!"
The Lich King's mental storm was clearly aimed at Arthas. Jiang Jie's words at least made the Lich King distrust Arthas. The Lich King Ner'zhul had been entrenched here for 13 years; he must have known of Yogg-Saron's existence and must have been extremely wary of the imprisoned Old Gods. The appearance of the Faceless Ones must have already aroused his suspicions—that much is certain!
" The Lich King is my only master!"
Arthas's growl was a declaration of loyalty to the Lich King.
It should be effective, because within seconds, Jiang Jie sensed the arrival of a terrifying power.
The Lich King bestowed all his remaining power upon Arthas. At this point, the Lich King ultimately had no choice but to trust Arthas.
The fluctuations of frost power and death energy grew stronger, and the frost marks on Arthas's body became heavier. A layer of ice spread across his dark armor. This Paladin armor, which he had worn since he was the prince of Lordaeron, had long since become the Death Knight armor when he drew Frostmourne, and now it had changed again, becoming the Frost Armor, a combination of steel and frost!
Arthas's eyes gleamed with an icy blue light. He was no longer human, but the most powerful Death Knight in history, unprecedented and likely to remain so.
" The Lich King, grant me his power!" Arthas drew his sword, his arm suddenly trembling, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Jiang Jie. Icy blue mist condensed above the demonic sword. Although Arthas's spirit was still at the mortal level, his power had truly surpassed that of High-tier Legendary, reaching another level.
Jiang Jie felt a blinding light; Arthas's gaze was blinding, and the sword light of Frostmourne was blinding—it was a power he couldn't resist. Anveena returned to him, her golden-white wings unfurling. Jiang Jie's energy level had risen to the High-tier Legendary level, and with the dual protection of the Blood of Titans and the power of the Moon Goddess, his confidence soared.
He longed to fight Arthas, and now he was at least qualified to do so, but someone else was even more eager than him.
Why waste your breath on him!
A dark figure darted out, Illidan's Warglaives of Azzinoth moving faster than his voice. " Arthas, witness the power you've shown me!"
Arthas drew his sword.
Swords clashed, their cold light flashing. Evil energy, Shadow energy, death energy, and frost power formed two distinct boundaries at this moment. Even Jiang Jie frowned slightly. Those below the Legendary couldn't even get close. The release of their energy was more terrifying than the time when Arthas and Uther Whispering Shore.
The contrast between black and gray and blue and white almost turned this space into two different colors; this side was Illidan's domain, and that side was Arthas's domain.
boom!
Illidan was sent flying backwards. Arthas, who had obtained the Lich King's full power, was not someone Illidan could contend with in this state.
"It seems you and the Skull of Gul'dan don't get along very well." Arthas' confidence soared after defeating Illidan in one blow.
"On the contrary, the Skull of Gul'dan was made for me, and I received more than just that." Illidan rose to his feet, a greater power hidden within him finally erupting. "I've come to Devastation the Frozen Throne, Death Knight! But before that, I don't mind Devastation you first!"
Metamorphosis!
Illidan, finally revealing his absolute power, exudes a strength surpassing even that of Legendary.
Like Arthas, he lacked the spiritual power unique to Demigod, possessing only energy surpassing that of High-tier Legendary. Although he was also considered Demigod, he lacked the unique abilities of the Wild Gods and could only be considered Pseudo-Demigod.
This time, the two forces were finally balanced, and Arthas's expression grew even colder, for even with all the Lich King's remaining power, he was only about as powerful as Illidan?
This is intolerable!