Recaps

Jiang Jie and Duke Jorach visited Dire Maul during the gladiatorial tournament finals to meet Rehgar, a powerful orc shaman-warrior whose team had reached the semifinals. Jiang Jie asked to buy Lo'Gosh and Valeera from Rehgar, leaving their fate undecided.

• Jiang Jie entered Dire Maul and sensed that the city and its packed arena were guarded by formidable magical defenses and numerous legendary powerhouses.
• Duke Jorach brought Jiang Jie to meet the Assassins' League, where Lazzo Twinklefingers said the League's team had reached the semifinals.
• Lazzo told Duke Jorach that Rehgar's team was a favorite to win the 3v3 championship and led them to Rehgar's quarters.
• Jiang Jie met Rehgar, a calm orc gladiator with strong elemental energy and many powerful subordinates.
• Jiang Jie asked Rehgar to name a price for Lo'Gosh and Valeera.

Jiang Jie and Duke Jorach tried to persuade Rehgar to give up two gladiators, but Rehgar refused because he wanted to win the championship. Their discussion revealed that Rehgar faced formidable rivals, and the first 3v3 semifinal began.

• Jiang Jie asked Rehgar for two gladiators, but Rehgar refused to surrender his chance at the championship.
• Duke Jorach warned Rehgar that Tide King Rrurgaz's team and the High Elves' demon team were serious contenders.
• Jiang Jie recognized Tide King Rrurgaz as the master of Alcaz Island and considered why he had entered the tournament.
• Fireworks announced the 3v3 semifinal, showing Rrurgaz's all-Naga team facing Rehgar's team of a human warrior and a High Elf assassin.

Jiang Jie watched Rehgar’s team enter the semifinals against Tide King Rrurgaz’s Naga, while sensing hidden powers within Lo'Gosh and Valeera. As the match turned against Rehgar’s team, Jiang Jie recognized the Gorgon as Vashj, Queen Azshara’s handmaiden, and realized the tournament concealed more than it seemed.

• Jiang Jie sensed Goldrinn’s legendary blessing merging with Lo'Gosh and detected the sealed Dreadlord Kathra'natir within Valeera.
• Jiang Jie and Duke Jorach watched Rehgar, Lo'Gosh, and Valeera face Tide King Rrurgaz’s Naga team in the semifinals.
• Valeera entered Stealth while Lo'Gosh and Rehgar attacked from opposite sides, but the Gorgon’s arrows exposed Valeera and wounded both warriors.
• Jiang Jie recognized the Gorgon as Vashj, Queen Azshara’s handmaiden, and told Duke Jorach she was hiding her true strength.

Jiang Jie suspected Vashj had joined forces with Onyxia to kill Lo'Gosh and threaten Dire Maul, then watched Vashj overwhelm Lo'Gosh's team in the arena. He prepared to summon Meryl and Aegwynn but believed Lo'Gosh, Valeera, and Rehgar could still reveal hidden strength.

• Jiang Jie realized Vashj's arrival in Dire Maul might be part of a plot involving the Naga, Onyxia, and an attack on Lo'Gosh.
• Jiang Jie asked Anveena to contact Master Meryl and Lady Aegwynn for help.
• Vashj used powerful magical archery and lightning to suppress Valeera and put Lo'Gosh's team under severe pressure.
• Duke Jorach warned Jiang Jie that he might need to intervene to keep Lo'Gosh alive.
• Jiang Jie decided to wait, believing Lo'Gosh, Valeera, and Rehgar could unlock their hidden strength in the fight.

Lo'Gosh, Valeera, and Rehgar struggled against Vashj and the King of the Tides until Valeera nearly released the creature sealed within her to save Lo'Gosh. A wolf spirit appeared over Lo'Gosh, awakening his true Ghost Wolf power and turning the battle in his favor.

• The Naga Siren broke Lo'Gosh's swords and forced him to flee while the King of the Tides overwhelmed Rehgar and Vashj kept Valeera at bay.
• A voice in Valeera's mind tempted her to release the sealed creature, and she decided to do so rather than let Lo'Gosh die.
• A spectral blue-white wolf appeared over Lo'Gosh, and he suddenly dodged the Naga Siren's attacks and crippled one of her arms with a punch.
• Rehgar recognized Lo'Gosh as a true Ghost Wolf chosen by the Wolf God and resolved to finish the last two matches with Lo'Gosh and Valeera.

Lo'Gosh awakened his wolf soul, became Legendary, and killed the Naga Siren in seconds. Vashj then revealed her High-tier Legendary power and unleashed a thunderstorm over the arena, intending to kill everyone inside.

• Lo'Gosh awakened Goldrinn's blessing and advanced to Legendary.
• Lo'Gosh overwhelmed the Naga Siren, broke her arms, took her swords, and killed her.
• The spectators cheered for Lo'Gosh as he charged toward Vashj, while Rehgar and Valeera prepared to fight alongside him.
• Vashj recognized Goldrinn's influence, exchanged a nod with the disguised Onyxia, and declared that everyone in Dire Maul would die.
• Vashj unleashed a thunderstorm across the arena and sent dozens of lightning bolts toward Lo'Gosh.

Vashj trapped Lo'Gosh and launched three deadly arrows at him as Onyxia, black dragons, dragonspawn, and Twilight's Hammer agents attacked Dire Maul. Jiang Jie recognized the two-headed ogre leading the assault as Cho'gall, while Lo'Gosh remained in immediate danger.

• The Runestone Barrier dispersed Vashj's thunderstorm, but Lo'Gosh blocked the lightning aimed at him with Lothar's belt until its gem crumbled.
• Vashj bound Lo'Gosh with roots and charged three magical ice arrows, leaving him unable to escape the attack.
• Onyxia burst through the Runestone Barrier, killed High Elf mages with her fire breath, and drew Telestra's attack as other black dragons and dragonspawn assaulted Dire Maul.
• Over two thousand people of many races attacked Dire Maul's defenders, and Jiang Jie identified the uprising as the work of the Twilight's Hammer.
• Jiang Jie saw a gigantic, decaying two-headed ogre and recognized him as Cho'gall.

Dire Maul was attacked by the Twilight's Hammer, Onyxia, and Vashj while numerous Legendary enemies emerged. As Lo'Gosh remembered that he was Varian, Nicholas and Aegwynn arrived and struck down Vashj.

• Cho'gall led the Twilight's Hammer into Dire Maul alongside Onyxia and Vashj, while Fandral Staghelm, Leyara, and other Legendaries joined the assault.
• Cho'gall released the Legendary demons imprisoned in Dire Maul, adding an Abyssal Commander and a three-headed felhound to the attackers.
• As Vashj's frostbolts threatened to kill Lo'Gosh, he remembered his past as Varian, king of Stormwind, and thought of his son Anduin.
• A great hand of Holy Light stopped Vashj's attack, shattered her shield, and pursued her as she tried to escape.
• Nicholas and Aegwynn's Holy Light dragon pierced Vashj's chest after a barrier blocked her teleportation, and she accepted her death.

Jiang Jie arrived with Aegwynn and Meryl to join the battle, giving Varian Shalamayne so he could face the Tide Lord. As Aegwynn fought the surrounding forces, Jiang Jie confronted Onyxia, who suddenly found herself targeted by an enormous palm.

• Aegwynn arrived beside Jiang Jie and Varian with her mana restored to High-tier Legendary level, and returned Shalamayne to Jiang Jie.
• Jiang Jie gave Shalamayne to Varian and sent him to fight the Tide Lord alongside Valeera and Rehgar.
• Aegwynn chose to defend the High Elves and attacked the dragonkin, black dragons, and Twilight cultists, while Jiang Jie assigned Onyxia, Cho'gall, and Fandral Staghelm to himself.
• Meryl arrived carrying Ulthalesh, and Jiang Jie offered him Valeera, a Legendary three-headed Felhound, and the possibility of confronting Kathra'natir.
• Onyxia weighed the danger posed by Jiang Jie and Aegwynn, then saw a palm bigger than a basketball court swing toward her.

Jiang Jie overwhelmed Onyxia, but she escaped by teleporting before he could capture her. As the battle in Dire Maul continued, Varian and Meryl held their own against the enemy forces, while Cho'gall remained occupied.

• Jiang Jie slapped Onyxia out of the sky and battered her with the Fist of Holy Light and Fist of Shadow, forcing her to flee.
• Jiang Jie caught up to Onyxia and stabbed her with his divine swords, but she transformed into a noblewoman and teleported away.
• Jiang Jie turned his attention to Dire Maul, where Varian had killed Tide King Rrurgaz and joined Valeera, Rehgar, and the orcs against the dragonkin.
• Meryl used the evil scythe to bind and suppress the Abyssal Commander while also holding back three Felhounds with his spells.
• Cho'gall did not intervene against Meryl because he was occupied elsewhere.

Jiang Jie fought Cho'gall and Fandral Staghelm as Dire Maul suffered devastating attacks from the Twilight forces. He summoned Cenarius and the green dragons to join the battle, and Cenarius confronted Fandral.

• Duke Jorach and Garona joined the High Elf mages in holding Cho'gall back, but his Rain of Fire and summoned Infernals devastated Dire Maul.
• Jiang Jie struck Cho'gall and Fandral Staghelm with the Fist of Holy Light and the Fist of Shadow, but both enemies blocked his attacks.
• Jiang Jie opened a passage to the Emerald Dream and summoned Cenarius and the green dragons to help defend Dire Maul.
• Cenarius attacked Fandral Staghelm with emerald vines, and the two powerful Druids began their clash.

Jiang Jie and the others wounded Cho'gall until he fled, while Cenarius stopped Fandral Staghelm's escape. Jiang Jie then learned Onyxia had gone to Stormwind City and teleported there with Aegwynn, Anveena, Varian, and Valeera to protect the other Varian and Anduin.

• Jiang Jie, Anveena, the Grand Archmage, Duke Jorach, and Garona attacked Cho'gall, and Jiang Jie smashed both of his heads with the Fist of Tyr and the Fist of Shadow.
• Cho'gall struck Jiang Jie with the Twilight's Hammer, but Jiang Jie and Anveena wounded him further by piercing his eyes, injuring several allies in the backlash.
• Cho'gall fled through shadowy mist, and Fandral Staghelm tried to escape as a Storm Crow, but Cenarius struck down the fleeing druids and trapped many in vines.
• Jiang Jie saw that Meryl had suppressed the demons and that the defenders were gaining control, then warned that Onyxia was likely threatening Stormwind City, where the other Varian and Anduin were in danger.
• Jiang Jie, Aegwynn, Anveena, Varian, and Valeera teleported toward Stormwind City, while Rehgar chose to return to Orgrimmar and hoped the Horde and Alliance could coexist.

Onyxia returned to Stormwind Keep and revealed her hostility by seizing Prince Anduin and attacking King Varian. Bolvar defied her to protect the king, and Marshal Reginald arrived with royal guards and General Marcus to confront the Black Dragon Princess.

• Onyxia returned to Stormwind Keep wounded, concealed her injuries with an illusion, and entered the throne room where Varian, Bolvar, and Anduin were gathered.
• Onyxia seized Anduin, and the prince accused her of being connected to the Black Dragonflight and driving Reginald away.
• Onyxia attacked Varian, but Bolvar blocked the spell with Divine Shield and declared that no one would harm the king.
• Onyxia announced that she intended to destroy the kingdom, and Reginald entered with more than a hundred royal guards and General Marcus.
• Reginald identified Onyxia as the Black Dragon Princess and ordered the guards to charge and kill her.

Onyxia attacked Stormwind Keep and escaped with Anduin, but Jiang Jie rescued the prince while Aegwynn saved the people inside the collapsing keep. Two Varians then claimed Anduin as their son, and Aegwynn prepared to restore their memories while Jiang Jie held Onyxia off so Varian could deliver the final blow.

• Onyxia destroyed Stormwind Keep, but Aegwynn stopped time and rescued the people inside while her dragonkin allies revealed themselves.
• Jiang Jie flew after Onyxia, severed her foreclaw, and rescued Anduin as an angelic girl carried him safely to the ground.
• The Varian rescued by Aegwynn and the Varian who had arrived with her both claimed Anduin, hurt him while pulling at him, and accused each other of being impostors.
• Jaina froze both Varians at Aegwynn's request, and Aegwynn explained that their memories were incomplete and that Varian needed to deliver Onyxia's final blow.
• Aegwynn began preparing a spell to restore the Varians' memories while Jaina made breathing holes in the ice and the others went to handle the dragonkin and maintain order.

Jiang Jie crippled Onyxia and exposed the Twilight Prophet, forcing Benedictus to flee the Cathedral of Light. After leaving Onyxia in Anveena’s custody, Jiang Jie pursued Benedictus while Marshal Reginald prepared to lead Stormwind’s defenders into battle.

• Onyxia tried to bargain with Jiang Jie as he cut off her claws, but he rejected her and wounded her in her human form.
• Onyxia fled toward Stormwind and shouted that Jiang Jie knew Benedictus was the Twilight Prophet, prompting Benedictus to abandon the wounded and head for the Twilight Highlands with Xal'atath.
• Jiang Jie blasted Onyxia from the sky, broke her wings, and told Anveena to keep her from escaping.
• Jiang Jie gave the King's Defender to Marshal Reginald and rushed into the Cathedral of Light after Benedictus.
• Marshal Reginald took up the sword, recalled his vow to protect Stormwind, and called on the defenders to charge with him.

At Aegwynn’s location, the two King Varians regained their memories and received the halves of Shalamayne while Aegwynn left to deal with Cho'gall and Fandral Staghelm. In Stormwind, Jiang Jie uncovered the Twilight's Hammer plot beneath the Cathedral of Light and faced Benedictus, who revealed himself as the Twilight Prophet.

• Jaina freed the two King Varians from the ice, restored their warmth, and Aegwynn split Shalamayne between them.
• Aegwynn sent Jaina with the Varians to slay the dragon, then teleported away to stop Cho'gall and Fandral Staghelm from destroying the Scarab Wall.
• Jiang Jie entered the Cathedral of Light and discovered that its priests and guards served Twilight's Hammer under Archbishop Benedictus.
• Bishop Farthing tried to flee after ordering the others to attack Jiang Jie, but Jiang Jie dragged him back and crushed him.
• Jiang Jie broke through the cathedral floor and found Benedictus in the crypts, where he absorbed Benedictus's Wave of Virtue with the Fist of Tyr.
• Benedictus cast Twilight Epiphany, transforming into the Twilight Prophet of Twilight's Hammer.

Jiang Jie confronted Benedictus in the Cathedral of Light’s underground crypt and let him call on Xal'atath, the dagger of the fifth Old God. Benedictus’s power suddenly collapsed during their clash, and a young priestess appeared amid the ruins with a cryptic explanation.

• Jiang Jie sent the priests outside to treat the wounded and fight the dragonkin, then faced Benedictus alone in the crypt.
• Jiang Jie overwhelmed Benedictus’s shadow magic and pressured him to reveal the dagger he had hidden.
• Benedictus summoned Xal'atath, which poured shadow energy into him and raised his strength to the peak of the High-tier Legendary level.
• Jiang Jie attacked with twin dragons of Holy Light and darkness, but Benedictus’s energy suddenly fell to ordinary Legendary level before the blows shattered his body.
• A young human priestess appeared among the ruins and said she had refused to fight because she could not win.

Jiang Jie accepted Xal'atath's proposal to cooperate against the other Old Gods, while resolving to resist her corruption. With Xal'atath in his hand, he gained enough shadow power to match his mastery of the Holy Light, though he remained wary of her intentions.

• Xal'atath told Jiang Jie that she had abandoned Benedictus because he could not wield her power, and she warned that neither Jiang Jie nor the Titans could destroy her.
• Xal'atath offered to help Jiang Jie deal with C'Thun, Yogg-Saron, and N'Zoth, admitting that she also wanted to consume her companions and fulfill the Void Lords' orders.
• Jiang Jie considered Xal'atath's offer, but Xiao Feng urged him to cultivate his heart and resist her corruption.
• Anveena used the Moon Goddess's power to push Xal'atath away when she tried to get close to Jiang Jie.
• Xal'atath returned to dagger form and landed in Jiang Jie's hand, allowing him to draw on her shadow energy and greatly strengthen his power.
• Jiang Jie asked when Xal'atath might abandon him as she had Benedictus, and she replied that it depended.

Jiang Jie left the ruined Stormwind Keep and went to find Varian as Jaina and the two King Varians fought Onyxia. When Onyxia’s attack reunited the two Varians, Varian Wrynn returned and slew her with Shalamayne.

• Jiang Jie stored Xal'atath in his spatial ring and flew out of Stormwind City to look for Varian.
• Jaina and the two King Varians cornered the crippled Onyxia, who unleashed a dark spell at the red Varian.
• The blue Varian shielded Lo'Gosh from the spell, then merged with him as their divine swords fused into Shalamayne.
• Varian Wrynn declared himself returned and challenged Onyxia to a fight for the fate of the Kingdom of Azeroth.
• Varian used Execute to kill Onyxia and stood victorious beside her fallen body.

Jiang Jie completed the True Dragon Form and began training in Roaming the Six Voids, gaining a powerful new means of attack. He learned that merging it with his Turtle True Form to create the Black Tortoise would require at least a month of calculations, and he turned to his next cultivation goals.

• Jiang Jie completed the Camel True Form and spent seven days combining it with his other forms to create the True Dragon Form.
• Jiang Jie’s True Dragon Form briefly exerted pressure across Stratholme, and he returned it to his body as seven drops of True Essence.
• Xiao Feng taught Jiang Jie the Dragon-Subduing Palm’s second move, Roaming the Six Voids, which let him send the True Dragon Form flying independently within a limited range.
• Jiang Jie asked Xiao Feng to merge the True Dragon Form with his Turtle True Form to create the Black Tortoise, but Xiao Feng said the calculations would take at least a month.
• Jiang Jie decided to continue practicing Roaming the Six Voids and consider the next realm of his Way of the Holy Light and Way of Shadow.

Jiang Jie considered how Holy Light and Shadow could give rise to a third power for his Three Powers Realm, weighing several possible creations. Xal'atath explained that only the Void Lords could create Old Gods and challenged his belief that he could do the same.

• Xiao Feng showed Jiang Jie examples of Three Talents Earth Immortals who had followed different paths.
• Jiang Jie considered whether Holy Light and Shadow could produce a Naaru, an Old God, the physical world, or the Twisting Nether.
• Jiang Jie asked Xal'atath for advice about creating an Old God from Holy Light and Shadow.
• Xal'atath mapped the cosmic forces and pointed out that Shadow alone had two representatives: the Void Lords and the Old Gods.
• Xal'atath said only the Void Lords could create Old Gods and argued that their eternal nature placed them above the Titans and Naaru.

Jiang Jie questioned Xal'atath about creating cosmic forces and learned that opening a Gate of the Twisting Nether could give him access to its power. He refused her demands for Zakajz and C'Thun's energy, then decided to seek Lady Aegwynn's help instead.

• Jiang Jie challenged Xal'atath's claims about the universe and asked whether he could create a Naaru, a void, or the Twisting Nether.
• Xal'atath suggested Jiang Jie open a Gate of the Twisting Nether and offered to teach him how in exchange for Zakajz's remaining energy or a share of C'Thun's power.
• Jiang Jie rejected Xal'atath's demand for C'Thun's power, and Anveena emerged from his body and blasted Xal'atath's avatar into a dagger.
• Jiang Jie dismissed Xal'atath's avatar, took the dagger, and told Anveena to contact Lady Aegwynn for help.

Jiang Jie sought Aegwynn’s help in building a gateway to the Twisting Nether, and she accompanied him to Stratholme instead of staying to guard the Tomb of Sargeras. There, Fenna went into labor, and the chapter ended with Jiang Jie learning that their child had been born.

• Jiang Jie asked Aegwynn about Cho'gall and Fandral Staghelm, and she said they had fled Silithus before she could find them.
• Jiang Jie told Aegwynn that Malfurion was guarding the Scarab Wall and invited her to a leaders’ summit, but she declined because of the Tomb of Sargeras.
• Jiang Jie asked Aegwynn to help build a stable gateway to the Twisting Nether, and she decided to study him for up to three months.
• Aegwynn teleported with Jiang Jie to Stratholme after he told her Fenna was about to give birth.
• Jiang Jie was barred from Fenna’s delivery room by a high elf Paladin following Liadrin’s orders, and he waited outside until he heard their child cry.

Jiang Jie and Fenna welcomed their daughter, named her Olivia Jiang Huangyi, and argued over Jiang Jie’s gift of Pyralis. The family’s quiet moment ended when Doan contacted Jiang Jie about representing the queen at a summit in Theramore, and Fenna asked whether another child had been born that day.

• Jiang Jie healed Fenna and held their newborn daughter, who had been wrapped in the Phoenix Robe from the Sunstrider treasury.
• Liadrin gave Jiang Jie an invitation to her and Lor'themar's wedding before leaving Fenna, Jiang Jie, and the baby alone together.
• Fenna proposed the name Olivia, and Jiang Jie chose Jiang Huangyi as her other name after the Phoenix Robe.
• Fenna pressed Jiang Jie about retrieving Pyralis, and he promised to trade valuable artifacts to get the phoenix back.
• Doan contacted Jiang Jie about representing the queen at the Theramore leaders' summit, then Fenna asked whether his child with her had also been born that day.

Jiang Jie visited Calia and their newborn son after Fenna sent word that she had given birth too. He gave the boy protection and martial arts through Divine Dragon Chi before leaving to return to Fenna, while Calia prepared him to represent her in Theramore.

• Doan told Jiang Jie that Calia had given birth, and Fenna urged him to visit his son and retrieve Pyralis for their daughter.
• Jiang Jie traveled invisibly to Lordaeron's royal palace, where Uther and other officials greeted him and Calia invited him into her bedchamber.
• Calia explained that she and Fenna had agreed their son would be Lordaeron's prince, with Strom'kar and Pyralis belonging to him.
• Jiang Jie gave the infant Divine Dragon Body Protection, placed a True Dragon Form in Strom'kar, and imprinted martial arts into both.
• Jiang Jie left Calia after she authorized him to represent her at Theramore in three days, and Calia watched him go with tears in her eyes.