In this world, there are very few beings whose physical body and soul have both reached the Legendary level. A large portion of them are Wild Gods and demon lords.
Mortals who reach this level are basically considered Demigod, such as Malfurion, Illidan, and some Eredar lords who were transformed into demons, such as Prince Malchezaar of Karazhan.
In the human world, besides Jiang Jie, the only other living Legendary of both spirit and body whose existence has been confirmed is Uther the Lightbringer.
Arthas did not reach that level; his soul and body were not even at the Legendary level. His power came from Frostmourne, a High-tier Legendary energy.
Anasterian, the former king of the High Elf, naturally possessed a Legendary soul. Perhaps, at his peak, his physical body was also Legendary, but that's uncertain. However, in the period leading up to his death, his body was far weaker than before, certainly not reaching the Legendary level.
After the Sun King, the High Elf gradually declined. Kael'thas's soul was naturally Legendary, but his body was still far from it. There were no more double Legendary —not even Sylvanas could reach that level. Perhaps Liadrin could have lived a thousand or two thousand years.
Unfortunately, the physical abilities of High Elf are actually inferior to those of humans, far inferior to those of Night Elf and Troll. Reaching Legendary status is extremely difficult for them. On the other hand, Liadrin, who became Paladin, has a better chance due to the nourishment of the Holy Light and rigorous training.
There are no beings of this caliber among the Jungle Trolls of Stranglethorn Vale, and Vol'jin, despite being Legendary Shadow Hunter, is far from being Legendary figure in both soul and body.
Jiang Jie just killed the ever-victorious general Daakara, so he's probably a bit stronger than Vol'jin, but still not qualified.
Now, as Jiang Jie arrived at the deepest part of Zul'Aman, he finally witnessed yet another living Legendary of both spirit and flesh:
Zul'jin.
The Troll, now missing an arm, stood on the altar, with four corpses lying on the ground beside him.
The carcass of Dragonhawk, a male eagle, a giant bear, and a lynx.
The four Loa that Jiang Jie killed earlier were actually the Animal Form that the Troll Troll transformed into after he injected the Loa ' energy into their bodies. They were essentially Legendary incarnations of the Loa.
The four corpses that Jiang Jie is seeing now are actually the corpses of four animals, which should be the offspring of four Loa.
Judging from their size, they should not have reached the Legendary level yet, at most they are at the "fire leopard" level. The reason why Jiang Jie was able to sense the Legendary level soul and energy before should be that there was also the essence of the Loa in their bodies, which is equivalent to the Legendary incarnation of the four Loa.
Now, all four Legendary incarnations are dead, and their power and souls have been absorbed by Zul'jin.
In other words, at this moment, Zul'jin's body contains five Legendary -level souls!
These five Legendary souls combined probably reach the High-tier Legendary level, no less than " Zanza the Restless," and since they possess physical bodies, their strength is naturally far superior to Zanza's.
A mortal body, or even a Legendary soul, cannot withstand such a powerful soul; only a Legendary body like Zul'jin's can bear it.
He was truly powerful. Jiang Jie felt that he was roughly on par with Kaz'rogal and Azgalor, but probably not as strong as those two.
Because those two must have stronger physical bodies, and their souls must also be at High-tier Legendary level, and they are one entity, not like Zul'jin, whose five souls are fused into one.
"What a pity..." Jiang Jie sighed softly.
He would much rather compete with true High-tier Legendary than with Zul'jin, a "pseudo- High-tier Legendary " who was forcibly elevated to that position by external forces.
In this state, Zul'jin is indeed very powerful; there are few like him in the entire Eastern Kingdoms. His overall strength is probably comparable to Kael'thas in full armor, but it's still not enough.
We can't let Jiang Jie.
"Perhaps,
"Should I go find Kazzak? Its level should be high enough..." Jiang Jie thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly. Kazzak wasn't so easy to find, and he was definitely accompanied by a large group of demons, making him difficult to deal with.
Besides, we still need him to break through the Dark Portal, so there's no need to kill him for now.
After careful consideration, the only enemies who can truly challenge Jiang Jie head-on are perhaps Arthas, Anub'arak, and the Herald Volazj. The Northern Expedition should really begin.
"Human! Grand Duke Nicholas of Lordaeron!"
Zul'jin, the last hero of the Amani Trolls, let out a deep roar, then transformed into an eagle, flapping its wings and flying towards Jiang Jie with Thunderfury.
His Eagle Form is comparable to the incarnation of the Eagle God, which shows that his mastery of this form has indeed reached a Legendary level, and he can even exist independently of the Eagle God's blessing.
However, even so, it still meant nothing in front of Jiang Jie.
In this form, he is no stronger than the Eagle God, and naturally no match for Jiang Jie.
Then he transformed into Dragonhawk Form, Lynx Form, and Dire Bear Form, but it still didn't work.
Each of his forms was no less powerful than the Loa that Jiang Jie had killed before, but it was meaningless.
Zul'jin absorbed the power of the four Loa, making his abilities diverse. He was naturally invincible against weaker enemies or those with obvious weaknesses, but he was not strong enough against sufficiently powerful or formidable enemies.
In reality, he was essentially a combination of five Legendary at this point, with only one of them fighting at a time. So no matter how he fought, he was just like an ordinary Legendary, nothing special.
In the end, Zul'jin reverted to his Troll Form.
"Human, you are strong! You are Heir of Thoradin? Where is Strom'kar? I want to die by that sword!" Zul'jin breathed heavily, his only remaining right hand holding a battle axe.
Even heroes grow old; he eventually grew old.
He outlasted the Sun King, but didn't get his chance, because Kael'thas and Jiang Jie had already risen to power.
He himself was old and didn't have many years left to live.
Although his physical body still maintains a Legendary level, this is actually due to the Troll's unique Regeneration ability; he appears powerful, but in reality, he has aged.
Because he was old, because he had no time left, even knowing it was futile, he still rallied the remaining forces of the Amani Trolls for one last desperate struggle, just like...
Like Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period.
Unfortunately, he was not as clever as Zhuge Liang, and his enemies were far stronger than Cao Wei and Sun Wu, so he naturally had no chance.
Perhaps he simply didn't want to die in prison or from old age, but rather wanted to die in battle, to die in glory and bloodshed—that was all.
How could Jiang Jie refuse such a hero's final request?
He drew the divine sword Strom'kar and charged towards Zul'jin.