The Temple of Ahn'Qiraj is not as vast as the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj.
In fact, the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj is located deep underground, and is just a long, winding, oval-shaped passage that goes down continuously. In some places, the passage suddenly widens and forms huge underground halls.
The most important and powerful leaders of the Qiraji have gathered here to personally protect their common master:
C'Thun, the Old Gods.
Malfurion, Tyrande, Uther, Old Chen, and Jiang Jie.
The five most powerful figures in the entire coalition gathered at Jiang Jie's call to carry out the most arduous decapitation operation.
If all the leaders in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj can be Execute, then the Qiraji will no longer be a formidable enemy that requires the entire world to fight together.
Qiraji.
The Scarab Wall has fallen, the allied forces have entered Ahn'Qiraj, and the Qiraji can now leave Ahn'Qiraj and attack other places.
If these insects and insect-people were to spread throughout the world, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Of course, if they are just some insects without a leader, they are nothing to worry about and can be hunted down slowly. Although they cannot be completely wiped out, this desert itself is the best barrier, enough to Qiraji from leaving in large numbers.
After all, ordinary Qiraji insects don't actually possess much intelligence; the intelligent ones are the relatively few Qiraji.
The importance of a decapitation strike is self-evident.
In fact, those dragon leaders might be even more powerful.
Except for Kalecgos.
The reason they didn't come is because they couldn't.
In the War of the Shifting Sands a thousand years ago, three ancient dragons fought alongside Anachronos, the " Bronze Dragon Prince," but were captured by the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. They were imprisoned by the Old Gods C'Thun and the Twin Emperors, who cast spells upon them, draining their power.
Ossirian the Scarless, the Legendary leader of Anubisath, a being with near -Demigod -level strength, was so powerful because the power of the three ancient dragons was infused into his body.
The three ancient dragons were corrupted by the power of the Old Gods C'Thun, and this power also affected their kin through the three dragons.
The closer you are to C'Thun, the greater the effect.
Therefore, the dragons dared not venture deep into the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj and had to rely on others.
Under the cover of Anveena's magic, Jiang Jie and his companions easily avoided the swarms of Qiraji and arrived at the temple.
They were met by a dozen Anubisath Sentinel and seven or eight Obsidian Destroyer.
These are the regular guards of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, and each one is very powerful.
Other teams would have no chance of breaking through their defenses, but Jiang Jie's group was an exception.
Jiang Jie didn't even need to make a move.
Malfurion cast a spell, and thick, leg-like vines bound all of Anubisath and Obsidian Destroyer, while Uther and Old Chen launched their attacks simultaneously.
The Silver Hand shone with intense Holy Light. Uther took a running start, leaped high into the air, and smashed the head of Anubisath with a single hammer blow.
On the other side, Old Chen was even faster.
He unleashed a verdant whirlwind, attacking not Anubisath, but the Obsidian Destroyer was only half the size of Anubisath.
Anubisath was Titan-forged Titans endowed with extremely powerful immunity properties. Most spells were ineffective against them, and coupled with their hard and massive bodies, they were considered enemies of mages.
Even Legendary mages would find it difficult to unleash even a fraction of their power in their presence; that's what makes them so terrifying.
Obsidian Destroyer is different.
These beings are the transformed offspring of the ancient stone cat-people " Tol'vir," and are extremely powerful spellcasters, each comparable to a high-level mage, or even Archmage.
The combination of Anubisath and Obsidian Destroyer is a superb pairing of a physical damage dealer and a spellcaster.
But it couldn't stop Uther's warhammer, nor could it stop Old Chen's fist.
Jiang Jie did not participate in the battle.
His enemy was another man: the Prophet Skeram.
This is an extremely ugly eight-legged Qiraji, and a rare spellcaster among the Qiraji, who also wields the Arcane Magic energy of mages.
It is about 5 meters tall, like a strange creature resembling a giant.
It was clearly also an insectoid, but unlike other insectoids, it resembled a human without hands, wearing a brightly colored, strange robe adorned with insectoid-specific ornaments.
It doesn't have human eyes, but rather densely packed compound eyes, which look extremely disgusting. On the top of its head, there are two black tentacles, like long hair flowing in the wind.
These traits seem quite out of place for the Qiraji, but they also highlight the extraordinary nature of the Prophet Skeram.
Indeed, the Prophet Skeram is extremely powerful; he can cast most Arcane Magic and a small amount of frost magic, and his spells are quite powerful.
However, in Jiang Jie's view, it was actually the easiest of all the leaders in the entire Temple of Ahn'Qiraj to deal with.
He was merely the caretaker of the surface portion of the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj and the gatekeeper of the underground portion, nothing more.
Anyone who trespasses on the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj will surely die!
This Legendary Qiraji spellcaster sensed Jiang Jie and his group's intrusion immediately and rushed over along with Anubisath, Obsidian Destroyer, and others.
Jiang Jie took a few steps forward, blocking its path, and chuckled, "Your opponent is me!"
"Foolish human! Do you really want to die? Then I'll grant your wish!"
The prophet clearly possesses an inexplicable, almost mystical, self-confidence.
Perhaps because he was the de facto ruler of the entire Ahn'Qiraj region when other leaders were absent, he held a high position and great power, which over time fostered this bad habit of excessive self-confidence.
Of course, he does have some skills.
He immediately cast a spell, and two identical prophets appeared beside him.
What's even more interesting is that this isn't an ordinary mirror image, but a more powerful " True Mirror Image."
Each mirror image is itself.
In other words, Jiang Jie is now facing three prophets, three Legendary spellcasters.
No wonder he's so confident.
Jiang Jie raised his left hand and grabbed at the prophet.
Then they saw a huge hand of Chi grab the prophet on the far left and snap its neck.
Even a defensive barrier capable of withstanding artillery fire couldn't save its life.
A piercing scream rang out, but Jiang Jie paid it no mind.
A layer of Black Tortoise Armor Gang Qi appeared on his body, blocking the prophet's spell head-on. Then he continued to attack, suddenly throwing a punch that blasted the second prophet to pieces.
A milky-white Arrow of the Moon Goddess struck the third prophet, killing him.
This Legendary Qiraji spellcaster thus met an untimely end.
"Nothing special." Jiang Jie shook his head.
As the weakest boss in the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, his strength is probably not even comparable to General Rajaxx or Moam in the Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj, let alone Ossirian the Unscarred.
Ultimately, there's still a significant gap; it's nothing special.
Jiang Jie took a step and entered the temple.
Before me lay a spiraling staircase descending into an abyss.
Jiang Jie did not immediately venture deeper, for he heard seductive whispers—the whispers of the Old Gods.
This whisper carries an irresistible psychological power; countless people have gone mad or fallen into depravity because of it, such as Malygos, the Aspect of the Blue, and Neltharion, the Black Dragon Aspect, who is now Deathwing.
Even such beings couldn't withstand it, so Jiang Jie naturally didn't dare to hope for it.
But the corruption of the Old Gods also takes time.
It took N'Zoth countless thousands of years to corrupt Deathwing. If the Blue Dragonflight hadn't been destroyed ten thousand years ago, Yogg-Saron wouldn't have found it so easy to drive Malygos.
If the contact time is short, Jiang Jie naturally has nothing to worry about.
An Old Gods who is imprisoned is not that terrifying.
It's just a series of hallucinations that appear from time to time, which is a bit annoying.
The Old Gods were masters of manipulating the mind and spirit; these illusions penetrated the deepest fears of the human heart.
For example, in one of his hallucinations, he saw Fenna's death, as well as the deaths of his son and daughter;
For example, in one vision, he saw Uther's corruption and Calia's corruption.
C'Thun was unaware of Jiang Jie's innermost thoughts; he merely used this strange mental illusion to awaken the deepest fear within Jiang Jie.
However, C'Thun was still in the Titans ' prison, and only a very small portion of his flesh and blood escaped, so the power he could exert was not as great as imagined.
Therefore, these illusions don't seem so real, and they're not enough to make Jiang Jie completely unable to extricate himself.
He remained focused and unaffected.
Turning my head, I saw that Malfurion and Tyrande were clearly unaffected.
This couple has the strongest backing in Azeroth.
Tyrande, in particular, is Elune's number one chosen one.
During the War of the Ancients, Elune even lowered her power to protect Tyrande from Archimonde's attack.
Jiang Jie had no doubt:
Even if C'Thun were to personally deal with Tyrande, Elune, would ensure her safety.
This is why Jiang Jie persuaded Tyrande to come.
Uther's will was stronger than anyone could imagine, and Old Chen wasn't so easily influenced either.
Those who were specially chosen by Jiang Jie to go deep into the temple naturally all had the ability to resist the whispers of the Old Gods.
Old Chen and Uther quickly dealt with Anubisath and the Obsidian Destroyer, and continued deeper into the territory.
Deep underground, there were huge and disgusting insect eggs everywhere, from which countless Qira worms were gestating.
"Disgusting bugs! These guys deserve to die!"
Uther frowned. He sensed a nauseating yet terrifying aura emanating from these insect eggs—the aura of the Old Gods.
Wielding the " Holy Hammer of the Silver Hand " and inheriting the will of Tyr, the Lord of Order, he is naturally the absolute mortal enemy of the Old Gods and the Qiraji.
"You go first, I'll take care of destroying and purifying these eggs!" Uther said.
Jiang Jie nodded and walked forward.