" Apocalypse, the artifact of the Dreadlord, represents tyranny, plague, and death!" Jiang Jie's eyes lit up.
Even from a great distance, Jiang Jie could feel the plague and evil aura emanating from it. Even his own body began to feel like it was about to rot. He quickly circulated his Chi to expel it. This demonic sword was in no way inferior to Frostmourne!
Above this demonic sword floats an evil scythe dripping with blood.
This is a scythe of unknown material. Its surface has a metallic sheen and should be dark in color, but blood is flowing from the blade and the end of the handle. It also exudes a strong aura of soul, death, and evil. Occasionally, illusory human faces appear on the surface of the scythe, representing the struggling souls imprisoned within, but to no avail.
This sickle is far more terrifying than I imagined!
Jiang Jie suspected that this scythe was definitely on par with the " Silver Hand " and the " Scythe of Elune," and wondered how much worse it was than the " Scepter of Sargeras."
The three Warlock artifacts for warlocks are all incredibly prestigious, with the Scepter of Sargeras being the most renowned, truly embodying the image of a high-class, wealthy, and powerful profession.
Looking at the Warrior that Jiang Jie really likes, the three artifacts are all worse than the last. Only the Truth Keeper is about the same level as the Silver Hand. Strom'kar is just average. The Scale of the Earth-Warder is simply a scale from Deathwing's body, with too low a level of prestige.
At this moment, a Dark Riders stood to the side, one hand gripping the Apocalypse, the other raised to grasp the handle of the Evil Scythe. He knelt on one knee, his terrifying eyes fixed intently on Jiang Jie.
He was emanating a very powerful energy fluctuation, which was close to the Legendary level. But what was even more terrifying was that the two divine artifacts were also emitting energy fluctuations.
The three energies combined blocked Pyralis's Phoenix Flames, clearly separating them.
" Dark Riders leader, Ariden?" Jiang Jie blinked, looking at the Dark Riders not far away.
Even with Medivh's abilities, he couldn't just casually create Legendary -level servants. Of course, the main reason is that he doesn't value the Dark Riders. Collecting artifacts is just a hobby.
Therefore, this leader of the Dark Riders is not quite Legendary, perhaps at the peak of the Grand Knight. He is even somewhat inferior to the current Tirion Fordring, and is only about the same Gavinrad.
Of course, with the help of the two divine artifacts, he still managed to block the Legendary Shadow Phoenix.
" Pyralis, come back!" Jiang Jie raised his divine sword.
The next moment, Pyralis roared in resentment, then flew back into the divine sword, whereupon the Shadowflame once again enveloped the blade, burning fiercely.
With Lightning Blink beneath his feet and flames blazing in his hand, Jiang Jie instantly appeared twenty meters away, in front of the Dark Riders, and then swung his sword down heavily from mid-air!
Bang!
With a deafening roar, the divine sword steadfastly descended, Houtian Greatsword. The divine sword then struck the Dark Riders's head, falling heavily like a giant axe cleaving a bubble or a tiger devouring a rose, splitting the Dark Riders's head in two.
There was no blood, no pus; everything was purified by the flames, leaving only ashes and the lingering smoke of ashes.
Then the divine sword continued downwards, cleaving the Dark Riders's body in two, and finally, with its rolling force, shattered a stone brick on the ground.
When the divine sword was sheathed, the Dark Riders had become a pile of scrap metal and two pieces of corpse, continuing to burn in the flames until he was completely reduced to ashes.
Jiang Jie his sword.
He stepped forward and grasped the hilt of the Apocalypse Greatsword.
The next moment, he felt the surge of evil energy rushing towards his body. The demonic sword did not want to be controlled by Jiang Jie and was desperately resisting, trying to kill Jiang Jie.
"Snort!"
Jiang Jie snorted coldly, gathering his Chi in his hand, rendering the evil aura powerless against his resistance.
A demonic sword without a master, trying to show off? Do you think you're Xal'atath?
I dare not go looking for it; do you think I can't outmaneuver you?
Finally, the evil energy returned to the sword, and the demonic sword finally fell silent.
Jiang Jie put it into his platinum ring.
Then, stepping forward again, Jiang Jie reached out and grasped the handle of the evil scythe.
The next moment, his vision changed, and he was surrounded by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. On this sea of corpses and blood were countless vengeful spirits, each one baring its fangs and claws at him, wanting to kill him and make him a part of their ranks.
This evil scythe is indeed far more terrifying than the Apocalypse Greatsword!
"It's just an illusion, a bunch of pathetic prisoners, and they dare to act tough? Get out!"
Jiang Jie, with unwavering resolve, let out a loud shout, and at the same time, a great light shone in the sky, revealing Anveena.
Golden-white light illuminated the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood. All the vengeful spirits that were touched by the light struggled in agony before being forced to sink into the blood, too afraid to surface.
" Anveena, you seem to be the nemesis of these evil magical artifacts," Jiang Jie chuckled.
Although he wasn't afraid of the evil scythe, it would be easier to deal with it with Anveena around.
The evil scythe fell silent, and Jiang Jie tossed it into the platinum ring as well.
"It's been almost an hour... Is everything ready on Meryl's side by now? It's time to head back!"
Jiang Jie glanced at the underground tomb one last time and shook his head slightly.
Two divine artifacts are hidden here. In the original history, the Scythe of Elune would have been taken to Brightwood by Velinde, and would eventually have fallen into the hands of the Dark Riders and been brought here.
Like the Tyr's Tomb, this place should have contained three divine artifacts, and the level of these three artifacts was similar to that of the Tyr's Tomb.
But the difficulty here is far less than that of Tyr's Tomb. A mere group of Dark Riders —how could they compare to the servants of the Old Gods?
The difference is too great.
This is also one of the easiest places to obtain powerful artifacts.
Leaving the tomb, Jiang Jie ran towards where Meryl was.
Ten minutes later, he saw Meryl and Med'an.
Med'an gripped his axe tightly. Several corpses lay on the ground— the Dark Riders. All the Dark Riders bore the marks of magic and were heavily wounded by the axe, but there were no signs of a dagger. Clearly, Garona hadn't intervened; the victory was Med'an's alone.
" Med'an's, well done!"
Jiang Jie praised him, then turned to look at Meryl: "Master Meryl, the teleportation array... is complete?"
"Hmm." Meryl nodded and activated the magic circle.
A second later, they arrived in Karazhan.
This is the connecting corridor between the main tower and the secondary tower. One side connects to the top of the secondary tower, and the other side connects to a part of the middle of the main tower, where there is a small door.
"The side door is here." Meryl clearly knew something about Karazhan. Although Aegwynn and Medivh didn't welcome him, he had likely tried to get in, only... failed.
"Take out the key."
They quickly reached a side door, where Meryl stopped Jiang Jie from going any further, saying, "The entire Karazhan is covered in magical defenses! Some were left by Aegwynn, some by Medivh and Sargeras, and some by Khadgar!"
Jiang Jie nodded; the game pod had already scanned Karazhan.
However, Xiao Feng told Jiang Jie that unless the power was increased a hundredfold, there was no way to directly scan the interior of Karazhan. Scanning this place was even more difficult than scanning the entire city of Dalaran.
Moreover, even if the power is increased a hundredfold, there are still some areas that cannot be scanned. There are too many secrets hidden here, too many secret spaces, and spacetime rifts crisscross the area, so it is normal to see anything here.
Even without the key, Jiang Jie believed that Meryl could find a way in, but it would easily trigger the magical defenses here, thus incurring an attack from the mage tower. Such an attack would be incredibly powerful, even Legendary mages would be wary of it.
Over the years, countless people have entered Karazhan, but how many have come out alive?
It's best not to take the risk.
Jiang Jie took out the key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it.
A series of "clanging" sounds rang out, and a dazzling magical light flashed. Then Jiang Jie saw runes appear on the side door and even the wall, shining brightly, but they quickly disappeared.
Then, the door opened.
"Let's go in." Meryl led the way, followed by Jiang Jie, with Med'an close behind, as they entered Karazhan.
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