Recaps

Jiang Jie and the green dragons joined forces with Tyr's Guard to attack Eranikus on his back. They anchored themselves to the dragon and tore through his scales, leaving Jiang Jie and the Maiden of Virtue to drive Strom'kar into his exposed flesh.

• Jiang Jie flew to Eranikus on Sharpbeak and jumped onto the dragon's back as Eranikus dropped a boulder onto Karazhan's barrier.
• Tavard, Gavard, Ivaria, and Duvar prepared to join the battle, and Dreamscythe and the green dragons eventually agreed to carry them into the sky.
• Itharius brought the Maiden of Virtue and High Priestess Paltress to Eranikus, where Jiang Jie welcomed them as allies.
• Jiang Jie gave Tavard a mithril chain, and the Paladins drove spikes into Eranikus and secured themselves and the others to his back.
• The Maiden of Virtue ripped away Eranikus's scales, and Jiang Jie enlarged Strom'kar and plunged it into the exposed dragonhide.
• The Maiden of Virtue twisted Strom'kar inside Eranikus's wound, grinding his flesh and causing him unbearable pain.

Jiang Jie lured Eranikus away from Karazhan after severely injuring him with bombs, leaving the defenders to battle the nightmare dragonkin at the entrance. Eranikus pursued Jiang Jie east, while the Maiden of Virtue and the others remained behind.

• Eranikus summoned nightmare dragonkin and whelps to attack Karazhan, and Jiang Jie ordered his companions to defend the entrance while he kept fighting the dragon.
• Eranikus fell from the sky, changed into High Elf form, and joined the defenders as General Vilm'ark led the assault against them.
• The Maiden of Virtue protected Jiang Jie while he packed bombs and debris into Eranikus's back wound, then helped him trigger the explosives.
• The blasts tore open Eranikus's back, and the dragon retaliated by knocking the Maiden of Virtue away with his tail.
• Jiang Jie ran east toward the mountains and taunted Eranikus into chasing him away from Karazhan.

Jiang Jie lured Eranikus away from Karazhan until Cenarius and the others arrived and defeated the dragonkin there. He returned healed, learned that Eranikus could be purified to help rescue Ysera, and was told Elune had chosen him to assist as Eranikus approached Karazhan.

• Jiang Jie fled east for two hours while Eranikus pursued him, then returned to Karazhan on Pyralis after Cenarius called him back.
• Jiang Jie found Cenarius and Malfurion had defeated the dragonkin while Tyrande killed the nightmare drakes, and Malfurion healed his wounds.
• Tyrande told Jiang Jie that Elune had revealed Eranikus could still be purified and that they needed him to help rescue Ysera.
• Krasus reported that Aegwynn was gathering mana from over a thousand mages through the Keeper's Forge, and Tyrande prepared to hold off Eranikus while they waited.

As the Emerald Nightmare descended over Karazhan, Cenarius pushed Jiang Jie inside its protective barrier while the Emerald Dream and the waking world began to overlap. Outside, the assembled defenders faced Xavius’s vast corrupted host, and Malfurion’s attack drew Xavius’s attention as the chapter ended with his warning that Malfurion would not escape.

• Krasus confronted Eranikus while Malfurion and Tyrande joined the fight, and Cenarius warned Jiang Jie to take shelter inside Karazhan.
• When the Emerald Dream descended, Xavius’s power began pulling Jiang Jie’s soul away, but Cenarius forced it back into his body and urged him through the barrier.
• Jiang Jie saw the corrupted Emerald Dream overlap the waking world outside Karazhan, bringing Nightmare minions, Satyrs, corrupted trees, and green dragons into the area.
• Eranikus healed and grew stronger in the Emerald Dream, putting Krasus in grave danger until Tyrande wounded him with enchanted arrows.
• Malfurion summoned hurricanes and torrential rain that swept away Nightmare forces and corrupted trees, prompting Xavius to threaten him through the moving shadow trees.

Jiang Jie fused with Anveena and helped Malfurion and Tyrande fight Xavius, using a Moon Goddess-powered arrow to wound him. Aegwynn struck Xavius with purple lightning, forcing him to retreat from the Emerald Dream while his minions and satyrs continued attacking Karazhan.

• Cenarius saved Malfurion from a shadow tree as nightmare minions and satyrs surrounded the defenders, and Tyrande struggled to contact Elune.
• Jiang Jie fused with Anveena, joined the battle, and warned Malfurion and the others about approaching shadow trees while Tyrande and Anveena prayed to Elune.
• Malfurion used Shared Vision to locate Xavius at the Eye of Ysera, and Jiang Jie fired a Moon Goddess arrow that struck Xavius and destroyed one of his eyes.
• Aegwynn sent purple lightning into the Emerald Dream and wounded Xavius more severely, allowing Ysera to begin breaking free of her bonds.
• Xavius suppressed Ysera and severed the connection between the worlds before retreating, though his nightmare minions and satyrs remained around Karazhan.

Malfurion’s gale and rain purified Karazhan and Deadwind Pass, while Aegwynn struck down Eranikus as he tried to escape. Tyrande and Jiang Jie joined their prayers to purify him, and the chapter ended with Eranikus restored as an ancient emerald dragon.

• Aegwynn prepared to face Eranikus after Xavius retreated.
• Malfurion summoned a powerful gale and downpour that destroyed the Nightmare minions and purified Karazhan and Deadwind Pass.
• Eranikus resisted the widespread purification, knocked Krasus away, and tried to flee into the Emerald Dream.
• Aegwynn struck Eranikus with purple lightning, bringing him crashing to the ground.
• Tyrande and Jiang Jie prayed for the Moon Goddess’s favor, purifying Eranikus and restoring his emerald dragon form.

After the war, Jiang Jie parted ways with the dragons and druids, received Dragon's Call from Eranikus, and warned them that Fandral Staghelm had secretly allied with Xavius. The chapter ended with Malfurion and the others confronting the danger posed by Fandral's influence within the Cenarion Circle.

• Anveena healed the Maiden of Virtue, while Aegwynn sent the mages away from Karazhan and Leryda left to find Alturus.
• Krasus warned Jiang Jie that Yogg-Saron had corrupted Loken and that Northrend's Titan Keepers were in trouble.
• Malfurion and the druids discussed their many plans to fight Xavius and cleanse threatened lands, while Cenarius reminded Jiang Jie to protect Teldrassil.
• Eranikus gave Dragon's Call to Jiang Jie, allowing him to enter the Emerald Dream, summon green dragon whelps, and contact Eranikus.
• Jiang Jie warned Malfurion and the others that Fandral Staghelm had joined Xavius to bring back his dead son, Valstann.
• Jiang Jie suspected Fandral had helped Xavius capture Ysera and explained how Fandral's grief had made him vulnerable to the Nightmare Lord.

Jiang Jie warned Malfurion and the others that Fandral Staghelm was serving Xavius, prompting them to split up and protect the Emerald Dream and the Tear of Elune. Left alone, Jiang Jie learned what he needed to advance to True Unity Earth Immortal and decided to travel while continuing his cultivation.

• Jiang Jie told Malfurion that Fandral Staghelm had joined Xavius and warned that Xavius could use him to capture Malfurion or corrupt the World Trees and the Tear of Elune.
• Malfurion, Tyrande, Cenarius, Eranikus, and Itharius divided into groups to deal with Xavius, warn the Archdruids, secure the Tear of Elune, and find Valithria.
• Jiang Jie worried that his cultivation had stalled at the Xiantian Tenth Layer and asked Xiao Feng how to become a Martial Dao Grandmaster.
• Xiao Feng explained that Jiang Jie needed to gather enough Chi, master the Black Tortoise Longevity Art, and strengthen his body before he could condense True Essence.
• Jiang Jie decided to travel and cultivate, while Xiao Feng urged him to continue practicing Taijiquan and the Five Animal Frolics.

Jiang Jie completed his White Tiger Form and returned to Hemet Nesingwary’s camp as the expedition prepared to leave Stranglethorn Vale. He planned to pursue a white gorilla and then visit Zul'Gurub, while Nesingwary set out for Northrend.

• Jiang Jie arrived at the camp in White Tiger Form, transformed back into a human, and asked Hemet Nesingwary for Thunderbrew Lager.
• Jiang Jie recalled how he had studied and lived alongside Bang'alash to complete his Tiger Form, then sought to learn Gorilla Form from Kurmokk.
• Jiang Jie learned that the Venture Company had killed Kurmokk and that Nesingwary planned to hunt in Northrend’s Sholazar Basin.
• Jiang Jie said he would search for the white gorilla called the Earth Spirit and might visit Zul'Gurub, where trolls planned to summon Hakkar.
• Nesingwary asked Jiang Jie to send him Hakkar’s skull if he killed the wind serpent god, and the two parted as Nesingwary’s expedition departed for Northrend.

Jiang Jie searched the jungles of Stranglethorn Vale for Tsul'Kalu, the Earth Spirit, but ran short on time and recruited the Venture Company overseer Vasario to find him. Vasario accepted the dangerous task after Jiang Jie promised him a ruby, leaving him three days to track down Tsul'Kalu.

• Jiang Jie traveled south in White Tiger Form to search the area where Tsul'Kalu was said to roam.
• Jiang Jie found Venture Company overseer Vasario near Lake Nazferiti and used magic to deter the Goblins who gathered around them.
• Vasario identified the white gorilla as Tsul'Kalu, a thousand-year-old Earth Spirit once kept by a Gurubashi priest.
• Jiang Jie gave Vasario a sapphire and ordered him to find Tsul'Kalu within three days.
• Jiang Jie promised Vasario a ruby upon completion, and Vasario reluctantly agreed despite the expected cost and danger.

Jiang Jie discovered that the Atal'ai Trolls had returned to Zul'Gurub in force and were preparing to summon Hakkar. He found Vol'jin and a small Darkspear squad surrounded by Atal'ai Trolls, then intervened as they faced overwhelming odds.

• Jiang Jie reached Zul'Gurub and found thousands of Atal'ai Trolls occupying the ancient city.
• Jiang Jie recognized the Atal'ai as Hakkar's followers and realized their return could lead to Hakkar's summoning and the enslavement of other Troll tribes.
• Jiang Jie entered Stealth and explored Zul'Gurub, sensing that Hakkar was watching him.
• Jiang Jie found more than a hundred Atal'ai Trolls attacking a small Darkspear squad that included Vol'jin and another Shadow Hunter.
• Jiang Jie leaped onto Zul'Gurub's gate and fired several arrows at the Atal'ai Trolls surrounding Vol'jin's squad.

Jiang Jie helped Vol'jin and Rokhan fend off the Atal'ai Trolls at Zul'Gurub, then killed Mauri, the Serpent's Whisper, and escaped with the Darkspear party to their camp at Bambala. The Loa's attention followed him, while the Atal'ai Trolls stayed near Zul'Gurub.

• Jiang Jie used Thori'dal to wound Atal'ai Trolls and save Vol'jin and the Darkspear fighters as they battled toward Zul'Gurub's gate.
• Jiang Jie and Vol'jin fought in concert, while Vol'jin ordered Rokhan to cover the retreat with him.
• A priestess of Hethiss attacked Jiang Jie with venomous energy serpents, and Vol'jin told Jiang Jie to keep her occupied as the wounded withdrew.
• Jiang Jie leaped to the priestess and killed her with his divine sword, prompting the Atal'ai Trolls to call her Mauri, the Serpent's Whisper.
• Jiang Jie held Zul'Gurub's gateway against the pursuing Trolls for five minutes, then flew after Vol'jin and Rokhan to the Darkspear camp at Bambala.

Jiang Jie learned that Vol'jin had returned to Stranglethorn Vale to find his son, Yenniku, and directed him toward the troll settlements where Yenniku might be held. The two split up to search, while Jiang Jie went to Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound to seek a gem that might help free Yenniku.

• Vol'jin thanked Jiang Jie for helping the Darkspear Tribe and explained that he had returned to Stranglethorn Vale to find Yenniku, who had been left behind with the Gurubashi Trolls as a child.
• Jiang Jie remembered Yenniku's story and suggested that Vol'jin search Zul'Kunda and Zul'Mamwe, warning that Yenniku might be in danger.
• Vol'jin and Jiang Jie agreed to search separately and meet again at the temple in three days.
• Jiang Jie reasoned that the Mind's Eye gem might be needed to save Yenniku if Zanzil had turned him into a mindless slave.
• Jiang Jie traveled to Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound to find the Ogre Mage who possessed the gem.

Jiang Jie infiltrated the Mosh'Ogg Ogre Mound to find Mai'Zoth and take the Mind's Eye. After killing the mound's Ogre Mages, he slew Mai'Zoth, seized the gem and his staff, and escaped as the ogres rushed in.

• Xiao Feng detected seven two-headed Ogre Mages in the mound, and Jiang Jie killed them one by one.
• Jiang Jie entered the deepest part of the ogre cave and found Mai'Zoth wearing the Mind's Eye and carrying a powerful staff.
• The Mind's Eye revealed Jiang Jie, but he dodged Mai'Zoth's spells and killed him with Backstab and Shadowflame.
• Jiang Jie took the Mind's Eye and Mai'Zoth's staff, turned invisible, and left as the ogres surged into the cave.

Zandalari envoys failed to persuade Bloodscalp chief Gan Zulaan to unite against the Atal'ai and Hakkar, while Gan Zulaan and Nezzliok plotted to let rival clans weaken one another. After a great being spoke to the envoys, Vol'jin arrived at Zul'Kunda and heard Bwonsamdi's voice.

• A Zandalari high priest urged Gan Zulaan to unite the Troll clans against the Atal'ai and Hakkar, but Gan Zulaan refused and drove the envoys from Zul'Kunda.
• Nezzliok warned that Thekal was missing and the Atal'ai had returned, but Gan Zulaan revealed he planned to let the Skullsplitter, Gurubashi, and smaller clans fight Hakkar while the Bloodscalp Clan waited to seize power.
• Gan Zulaan and Nezzliok agreed that Thekal's death would help Nezzliok keep his position as chief priest.
• Outside Zul'Kunda, the Zandalari leader heard a great being's voice, knelt in worship, and then led the envoys in a new direction.
• Vol'jin sneaked into Zul'Kunda to learn about his son, but froze when Bwonsamdi spoke to him.

Vol'jin learned from Bwonsamdi and Shivarra that Yenniku was alive in Zul'Mamwe, but Bwonsamdi ordered him to join Zandalar's envoy and help defeat Hakkar. After Sen'jin urged him to protect the Darkspear Tribe and trust Thrall over Zul, Vol'jin chose to seek the envoy and put his hopes for Yenniku in the grand duke.

• Bwonsamdi and Shivarra told Vol'jin that Yenniku was alive and had been sent to Zul'Mamwe.
• Bwonsamdi revealed that Hakkar had enslaved the high priests of five loa and was drawing on their power.
• Vol'jin initially refused to help because he wanted to rescue Yenniku, but Bwonsamdi summoned Sen'jin to speak with him.
• Sen'jin advised Vol'jin to obey Bwonsamdi, meet Zandalar's envoy, and remember that Thrall and the orcs were more trustworthy than Zul and Zandalar.
• Vol'jin decided to seek Zandalar's envoy and help eliminate Hakkar, trusting the grand duke to save Yenniku.

Jiang Jie searched Skullsplitter territory for Yenniku until Bethekk, the God of Panthers, contacted him and offered help in exchange for defeating Hakkar. The chapter ended with Jiang Jie demanding five Loa blessings and pressing Bethekk to reveal Yenniku’s location.

• Jiang Jie entered the Skullsplitter Trolls’ territory and struggled to find Yenniku across their vast lands.
• Bethekk contacted Jiang Jie and explained that Hakkar had enslaved his priestess and was siphoning away his soul power.
• Bethekk offered to lead Jiang Jie to Yenniku if Jiang Jie would help defeat Hakkar and free the priestess.
• Jiang Jie negotiated with Bethekk for a blessing, using the threat of leaving to force him to improve the offer.
• Jiang Jie demanded one blessing each from five Loa and ordered Bethekk to tell him where Yenniku was.

Jiang Jie rescued Yenniku from Ana'thek the Cruel, but Yenniku had become so attached to his abuser that he attacked Jiang Jie and then Vol'jin. The chapter ended with Vol'jin trying to embrace his son as Yenniku stabbed at him.

• Jiang Jie found Yenniku being beaten by Ana'thek in a cave at Zul'Mamwe.
• Jiang Jie killed Ana'thek and stopped Yenniku from attacking him when Yenniku tried to avenge his master.
• Jiang Jie restrained Yenniku and flew with him to Bambala, where Vol'jin was waiting.
• Jiang Jie unsealed Yenniku's acupoints, and Vol'jin rushed to embrace his son.
• Yenniku drew a dagger and stabbed at Vol'jin, shouting that he wanted to return to his master.

Jiang Jie brought the Mind's Eye to Vol'jin, and Venkasa offered to turn it into a Soul Gem to awaken Yenniku. After Venkasa examined Strom'kar and learned that Pyralis was sealed inside, Jiang Jie asked how the Zandalari planned to attack Zul'Gurub.

• Jiang Jie told Vol'jin how he had found the Mind's Eye and gave it to him, and Venkasa said he could make it into a Soul Gem with several additional materials.
• Rokhan and the other Zandalari envoys went to gather the materials while Vol'jin stayed beside Yenniku.
• Venkasa asked to inspect Strom'kar, and Jiang Jie handed him the sword while warning him about the power of the humans and High Elves.
• Pyralis emerged from Strom'kar, drove Venkasa away, and returned to the blade when Jiang Jie promised it souls and mojo from the coming battle.
• Jiang Jie asked Venkasa how the Zandalari would attack Zul'Gurub and how many Trolls Rastakhan and Zul the Dark Prophet had sent.

Jiang Jie pressured the Loa to agree to his terms for confronting Hakkar after learning Venkasa had no troops to offer. Zanza arrived in person and promised to accompany Jiang Jie to Zul'Gurub, where they would free the Loa's priests by killing Hakkar.

• Venkasa told Jiang Jie that the Gurubashi Troll clans had refused to send troops, and Jiang Jie threatened to abandon the campaign.
• The five Loa whose mojo Hakkar was draining appeared and agreed to Jiang Jie's demands when he said he would not fight without their help.
• The Loa berated Venkasa for failing to summon the Zandalari and explained that Hakkar's mojo draining had become an intolerable humiliation.
• Zanza appeared in his true form, and Venkasa prostrated himself before the powerful Loa.
• Zanza told Jiang Jie that he would join him in fighting Hakkar at Zul'Gurub and that their victory would free the Loa's priests.

Jiang Jie learned that Zanza had gathered forces to draw Zul'Gurub's fighters away while an elite squad prepared to infiltrate it. He went to Lake Nazferiti to find the Earth Spirit Tsul'Kalu, but the white gorilla charged at Vasario, who had angered him during an earlier hunt.

• Zanza told Jiang Jie that some trolls, a hundred Zandalar elites, and adventurers would join the fight against Hakkar, while an elite squad would infiltrate Zul'Gurub.
• Jiang Jie confronted Vasario over the delay in finding Tsul'Kalu and ordered him to lead the way.
• Vasario took Jiang Jie to Tsul'Kalu, a giant white-furred Earth Spirit protected by an enduring Earth Shield.
• Tsul'Kalu charged at Vasario, shouting that the goblin should die.

Jiang Jie fought Tsul'Kalu to temper his body, ultimately overpowering the Earth Spirit and bringing himself close to unifying his Chi. The Goblin overseer survived, and Tsul'Kalu approached Jiang Jie with an offer of apples in exchange for training.

• Jiang Jie stepped between Vasario and Tsul'Kalu, then threw Vasario into the air with a Chi hand while attacking the Earth Spirit.
• Jiang Jie lifted Tsul'Kalu with his Chi, then used Black Tortoise Armor Gang Qi to withstand the Earth Spirit's charge head-on.
• Jiang Jie grabbed Tsul'Kalu's forearm, dragged him in circles, and flung him through a tree, shattering his Earth Shield and injuring him.
• Jiang Jie caught the falling Goblin overseer with a Chi hand and practiced the Black Tortoise Longevity Art for ten minutes.
• Jiang Jie realized he was close to becoming an Earth Immortal, while Tsul'Kalu approached with apples and asked him to teach him.

Jiang Jie agreed to teach the clever white gorilla Tsul'Kalu martial arts and trained him in Tongbeiquan and the Yuan Gong Sword. After Tsul'Kalu rapidly copied both arts, Jiang Jie set off with him for Zul'Gurub, while the Goblin overseer secretly learned from them.

• Tsul'Kalu asked Jiang Jie to teach him martial arts in exchange for food, and Jiang Jie agreed to take him along.
• Jiang Jie studied Tongbeiquan and the Yuan Gong Sword in the gaming pod, then returned to teach Tsul'Kalu.
• Tsul'Kalu copied the Tongbeiquan routine after one demonstration and wielded a tree trunk to imitate the Yuan Gong Sword.
• The Goblin overseer woke, watched Jiang Jie teach Tsul'Kalu, and secretly practiced along with them.
• Jiang Jie transformed into White Tiger Form and headed for Zul'Gurub with Tsul'Kalu, while the Goblin overseer hurried after them.

Jiang Jie gathered the forces assembled at Bambala to attack Zul'Gurub, while the white gorilla challenged the fire leopard Bogh'yar and proved how powerful its newly learned martial arts had made it. After sparing the defeated leopard because it was Bethekk's offspring, the gorilla returned to Jiang Jie, who prepared to infiltrate Zul'Gurub with Zanza and confront Hakkar.

• Jiang Jie brought the white gorilla to Bambala, where Zandalar elites, adventurers, Trolls, and summoned beasts had gathered for the assault on Zul'Gurub.
• The fire leopard Bogh'yar challenged the white gorilla, while packs of black panthers, tigers, and raptors gathered behind it.
• The white gorilla struck Bogh'yar with a swift club thrust, badly wounding it and driving the surrounding beasts back in fear.
• The white gorilla spared Bogh'yar after Bethekk revealed that the fire leopard was her offspring.
• Zanza told Jiang Jie that the assault would begin soon and led him toward a secret approach to Hakkar.

Zanza planned a decapitation operation to kill Hakkar’s five high priests and Jin'do before they could restore Hakkar’s power. With the squad short on fighters, Jiang Jie volunteered to take on three high priests, and the group prepared to divide their targets.

• Zanza explained that Hakkar had gained power from five loa and showed the squad a map of their high priests’ locations.
• Jiang Jie warned that Jin'do had to die as well, since he could summon Hakkar again.
• Bogh'yar, possessed by Bethekk, volunteered to deal with Bethekk’s high priestess.
• Vol'jin chose Thekal as his target because Thekal had sent Yenniku to Zanzil.
• Zanza said he would face Jin'do but needed Venkasa and the two Zandalar warriors to help against Zanzil.
• Jiang Jie volunteered to kill the remaining three high priests faster than the others could finish their targets.