Chapter Summaries

Jiang Jie and his allies fought Hakkar, whose Life Drain repeatedly healed his wounds and weakened the attackers. After Jiang Jie ordered Vol'jin and Venkasa to poison their own blood, Hakkar absorbed the toxins and was defeated, though the survivors were badly injured and bloodied.

• Zanza the Restless restrained Hakkar while Bethekk's fire panther, Jiang Jie, and the white gorilla wounded him, and Venkasa struggled to clear nearby enemies.
• Hakkar used Corrupted Blood and Life Drain to damage the fighters and heal himself, leaving Jiang Jie pale from blood loss.
• Jiang Jie ordered Vol'jin to join the fight after Vol'jin finished off Zanzil.
• Jiang Jie told Vol'jin and Venkasa to poison themselves so Hakkar would absorb the toxins when he drained their blood.
• Five minutes later, Hakkar fell, and the surviving fighters were gravely injured from blood loss.

Jiang Jie confronted the Loa over the soul blessings they had promised him while Bwonsamdi and Zanza divided Hakkar’s soul. When the Loa demanded more sacrifices instead of honoring their promise, Jiang Jie threatened their followers and declared he would take the blessings himself.

• The white gorilla ate Hakkar’s corpse to restore its strength, while Jiang Jie and the others dealt with the effects of Hakkar’s blood drain.
• Bwonsamdi appeared and joined Zanza in tearing apart Hakkar’s soul, while the other four Loa demanded the soul energy Hakkar had stolen from them.
• Jiang Jie demanded the soul blessings the Loa had promised him, and the fire panther Bethekk insisted that he needed to provide enough sacrifices first.
• Vol'jin silently watched as Jiang Jie threatened to kill every Troll in Stranglethorn Vale if the Loa refused to give him the blessings.
• Jiang Jie accused the Loa of never intending to honor their promise and declared that he would take the blessings himself.

Jiang Jie killed the fire panther, then used Pyralis and Anveena to seize and seal five Loa soul remnants from Hakkar despite Bwonsamdi and Zanza's objections. After securing the remnants, he left with Anveena and the white gorilla to avoid further conflict.

• Jiang Jie and the white gorilla killed the fire panther, and Jiang Jie challenged Zanza's authority over the Trolls.
• Jiang Jie summoned Pyralis, which devoured the Wind Serpent souls while he confronted Bwonsamdi over Hakkar's soul.
• Jiang Jie ordered Pyralis to seize the soul remnants, and he threatened to break Hakkar's soul chains if Bwonsamdi and Zanza interfered.
• Anveena bound the five Loa soul remnants with golden chains and sealed them inside five crystals.
• Jiang Jie flew south with Anveena, while the white gorilla walked away with its club.

Gurubashi Arena drew a huge crowd for its newly announced hundred-thousand-gold championship, where a victorious unknown Druid and a deadly white gorilla faced the tournament’s strongest teams. The first quarterfinal began as the favored Tauren and Orc trio entered, and the Druid appeared in black panther form.

• The arena administrators announced that there would be one champion, with a prize of one hundred thousand gold coins, drawing tens of thousands of spectators.
• A Tauren administrator opened the first quarterfinal, and the mixed Tauren and Orc team entered the arena.
• The Goblin referee introduced Samoyed Illhoof, a powerful Tauren Warrior from the Illhoof Horde.
• Bannor Bloodaxe, an Orc wolf rider from Blackrock Spire, entered with his Worg, followed by Dabyrie Montrose, an Orc Warlock from Hammerfall and student of Gul'dan.
• The Goblin referee presented the unknown Druid as the season’s dark horse, and the Druid walked into the arena as a black panther.

Nicholas fought an elite Tauren Warrior, an Orc wolf rider, and a demonology Warlock in the Gurubashi Arena, shifting among animal forms and defeating their attacks with skill and strength. The Orc wolf rider surrendered just as the tiger was about to finish off the wounded Warlock.

• Vol'jin and Zanza recognized Nicholas, while Vol'jin worried that he could not win using only unfamiliar Animal Forms.
• The match began, and the Tauren Warrior, Orc wolf rider, and demonology Warlock attacked Nicholas at once.
• Nicholas shifted from panther to bat to tiger, crushed the summoned Imp, then dodged attacks and poisoned the Tauren Warrior.
• Nicholas shifted into a snake and then a panther, wounded the Worg, and sent the Orc wolf rider and Tauren Warrior sprawling with powerful strikes.
• Nicholas took the Tauren Warrior's Runic Spear and hurled it into the demonology Warlock's heart, then prepared to strike again.
• The Orc wolf rider shouted that his team surrendered as Nicholas moved to finish the wounded Warlock.

An Orc wolf rider surrendered to save his wounded teammates, ending the first match and angering the arena crowd. Jiang Jie, disguised as the tiger, prepared to fight Tsul'Kalu, hoping the battle would help him break through his cultivation bottleneck.

• The Orc wolf rider surrendered before the Tauren could kill the tiger, and the surviving teammates discovered that the Orc Warlock, Worg, and Tauren Warrior were badly injured.
• The Goblin referee declared victory for the Druid and had mercenaries restore order after furious spectators demanded a refund.
• The Goblin referee introduced the stronger mixed Orc-and-ogre team and Tsul'Kalu, the white gorilla known as the Earth Spirit.
• Jiang Jie revealed that he was the tiger and was using arena fights to master Animal Form while suppressing five rebellious Loa remnant souls.
• Jiang Jie hoped that fighting Tsul'Kalu would help him overcome his cultivation bottleneck, and the battle began.

Tsul'Kalu, the Earth Spirit, slaughtered a mixed Orc and ogre squad in under a minute, winning a brutal arena match. After the crowd celebrated his victory, he refused to rest and agreed to fight in the season's championship match.

• Tsul'Kalu charged the ogre champion and killed him with a single blow that broke the warrior's greataxe.
• Tsul'Kalu killed an Orc Warrior and two Ghost Wolves, then shrugged off the Orc rogue's Ambush and smashed him to death.
• Tsul'Kalu ignored the Orc Shaman's Hex, killed him with a thrown club, and then beat the Ogre Mage to death.
• The crowd cheered Tsul'Kalu's victory, and he mocked a noblewoman who shouted that she wanted his monkeys.
• Tsul'Kalu refused the Goblin referee's offer to rest, and the referee announced that the championship match would begin.

Jiang Jie entered the Gurubashi Arena to fight Tsul'Kalu and used the white gorilla’s club strike to mobilize his chi and begin unifying it. As he sat in meditation with his chi withdrawn, the Countess from Stormwind City and Zanza the Restless launched attacks, and a dragonspawn general’s sword closed in on Jiang Jie.

• Jiang Jie returned to human form and entered the arena, drawing cheers and the attention of Vol'jin, Zanza the Restless, and the Countess from Stormwind City.
• Jiang Jie faced Tsul'Kalu and formed an ape-shaped chi manifestation, then drew it back into his body and prepared to meet the white gorilla’s attack.
• Jiang Jie caught Tsul'Kalu’s descending stone club with his bare hands, and the club cracked apart under the force.
• Jiang Jie’s chi surged into his middle dantian, then vanished from view as he sat cross-legged in meditation.
• Zanza the Restless bound the Shadow Phoenix with soul chains, while the Countess from Stormwind City trapped Anveena with black chains and sent a dragonspawn general after Jiang Jie.
• The dragonspawn general charged Jiang Jie with an epic-grade greatsword, but Jiang Jie opened his eyes when the sword was less than half a meter away.

Jiang Jie completed Chi Unification, becoming a True Unity Earth Immortal, then killed the dragonspawn general when he attacked. After Zanza fled and Onyxia released Anveena, Jiang Jie decided to return home while keeping his discovery of Onyxia secret.

• Jiang Jie condensed his first drop of True Essence and explained how it marked his transformation beyond the Human Immortal stage.
• Jiang Jie stepped in front of the white gorilla and blocked the dragonspawn general’s greatsword with Strom’kar and Black Tortoise Armor Gang Qi.
• Jiang Jie knocked the dragonspawn general back and killed him by driving Strom’kar through his heart.
• Zanza the Restless fled with Venkasa, and Vol’jin followed after acknowledging Jiang Jie.
• Onyxia realized Jiang Jie had identified her, nodded to him, and removed the black chains imprisoning Anveena.
• Jiang Jie chose not to expose or confront Onyxia and announced that it was time to return home.

In Year 22 of the Dark Portal, Lordaeron continued recovering while Jiang Jie cultivated in Stromgarde and trained the white gorilla to help master Ape Form. The white gorilla broke through its bottleneck, and Jiang Jie completed the True White Ape Form.

• Lordaeron’s ecology recovered, refugees returned, and Maxwell became earl and governor of Alterac City as construction of Sky City continued.
• Jiang Jie strengthened his body and soul as he absorbed the five Loa soul remnants and worked to master the remaining Animal Forms.
• Jiang Jie trained the white gorilla daily, helping it advance to the Houtian Tenth Layer while using their fights to study Ape Form.
• The white gorilla sat down during training and broke through its bottleneck after half an hour, its laughter drawing attention across Stromgarde.
• Jiang Jie manifested a white ape, merged with its phantom, and transformed into a white ape himself.

Jiang Jie returned to Stratholme and reunited with an exhausted Fenna, then stayed with her for several days. After Fenna worried that she might be pregnant and said they were not married, Jiang Jie promised to ask her father for her hand, and they prepared to contact him.

• Fenna struggled to manage the Ashen Army’s requests and fell asleep at her desk, longing for Nicholas.
• Jiang Jie arrived in Stratholme, comforted Fenna, and urged her to delegate her administrative work.
• Jiang Jie and Fenna spent the next day and night together, and Fenna complained that she could barely get out of bed.
• Fenna worried she might be pregnant and said she and Jiang Jie were not married, so Jiang Jie promised to ask her father for her hand.
• Fenna took out an image crystal to contact her father, and Jiang Jie stopped her until they had dressed.

Daelin Proudmoore worried about his aging, his family, and the Bloodsail Buccaneers until his estranged elder daughter contacted him to announce her wedding. Fenna wept after speaking with him, and Jiang Jie comforted her.

• Daelin fretted that his children remained unmarried and that he might never defeat Duke Falrevere and the Bloodsail Buccaneers.
• Daelin received a message through an old image crystal from his elder daughter, whom he had not heard from in twenty years.
• Fenna told Daelin she was marrying Nicholas in Stromgarde and asked him to attend the wedding.
• Daelin tearfully agreed to come, and the image disappeared.
• Fenna cried over how much Daelin had aged, and Jiang Jie comforted her.

As news spread that Grand Duke Nicholas and Fenna were getting married, rulers and allies across the Eastern Kingdoms reacted with longing, jealousy, and political schemes. Jiang Jie trained Fenna through dual cultivation until she became a Xiantian martial artist, then received Calia’s order to come to Lordaeron to discuss the northern expedition.

• Tyrande and Malfurion heard about Nicholas’s wedding and planned to attend, while Malfurion wondered where Fandral Staghelm had gone.
• Magni welcomed the wedding news and resolved to persuade Nicholas to send troops against Blackrock Spire; Sylvanas and Jaina also reacted with jealousy and frustration.
• Calia ordered Daphne to find an undetectable drug and summon Grand Duke Nicholas to Lordaeron under the pretext of discussing the northern expedition.
• Jiang Jie and Fenna spent their time together cultivating, and Fenna advanced from Houtian to Xiantian, nearly doubling her strength.
• A female mage delivered Calia’s summons, and Jiang Jie agreed to go to Lordaeron.

Jiang Jie visited Calia in her bedchamber, where a drugged drink left him unable to resist her advances. He woke beside Calia with the previous night coming back to him and wondered what he should do now.

• Anveena teleported Jiang Jie to Lordaeron, where he noticed the palace’s inner security was unusually lax.
• Daphne led Jiang Jie into Calia’s flower-filled bedchamber, where Calia thanked him for supporting her and offered him wine.
• After drinking, Jiang Jie felt increasingly hot and dizzy, but Xiao Feng ignored his call for help.
• Jiang Jie lost consciousness and dreamed that Fenna caught him with Calia.
• Jiang Jie woke beside a sleeping Calia, remembered the previous night, and realized he had been drugged and seduced.

After Calia revealed that she had drugged Nicholas and conceived a child to preserve the Menethil bloodline, Nicholas returned to Fenna and learned she was pregnant with his child. After their grand wedding, he reached Legendary level in both flesh and soul, then Vol’jin arrived with news that the Zandalari Trolls had rescued Zul’jin and planned to rebuild the Zul’Aman Empire.

• Calia told Nicholas that their child would inherit the Menethil name and become Lordaeron’s future king, while Nicholas decided not to tell Fenna yet.
• Nicholas returned to Stratholme, sensed that Fenna was pregnant, and shared her happiness about their child.
• Nicholas and Fenna held a grand wedding attended by leaders and representatives from across Azeroth, and Admiral Daelin’s daughter Fenna was publicly recognized as Kul Tiras’s eldest princess.
• Two months later, Nicholas absorbed the remnants of the five Loa souls and reached Legendary level in both flesh and soul.
• Nicholas considered pursuing the bear and bird Animal Forms and the Nine Resemblances of the Divine Dragon, but had not decided how to find them.
• Vol’jin warned Nicholas that the Zandalari Trolls had rescued Zul’jin and wanted to rebuild the Zul’Aman Empire.

Jiang Jie and Vol'jin discussed the Zandalar Tribe's plans to rebuild the Troll empires and assessed the threats in Zul'Gurub and Zul'Aman. After learning that Zul'jin had summoned four loa, Jiang Jie decided to involve the High Elves and head toward Zul'Aman.

• Vol'jin told Jiang Jie that he had refused Zanza's offer to become Zul'Gurub's Warchief and would not ally the Darkspear Tribe with the Jungle Trolls.
• Vol'jin explained that opposition from rival Troll tribes and Booty Bay would limit Zul'Gurub's expansion, though Jiang Jie remained concerned about its five loa.
• Vol'jin reported that Zul'jin had Zandalar's support and commanded more than ten thousand Amani Trolls in Zul'Aman.
• Jiang Jie learned that Zul'jin had summoned four loa and told Vol'jin to go to Zul'Aman while he visited Silvermoon City to bring the High Elves into the conflict.

Jiang Jie gathered the Darkspear and Quel'Thalas forces at Zul'Aman to confront Zul'jin and the Trolls, while pursuing the four Loa Zul'jin had summoned. With Silvermoon’s army assembled, Vol'jin began briefing the commanders on the situation, including the Zandalar Tribe’s intervention.

• Sylvanas committed three thousand rangers, five hundred battle mages, and a hundred Paladins to the expedition, appointing Lor'themar and Halduron to lead with Rommath accompanying them.
• Jiang Jie traveled to Zul'Aman and met Vol'jin, who had brought a hundred Darkspear elites; Jiang Jie encouraged him to strengthen the tribe by bringing in fresh blood.
• Jiang Jie found the Darkspear and High Elf forces encamped apart, and assured Vol'jin that the High Elves would not turn against his people.
• Lor'themar, Liadrin, and Rommath joined Jiang Jie after the Silvermoon forces arrived in Zul'Aman within a week.
• Jiang Jie asked Vol'jin to brief the commanders, and Vol'jin spread out a map of Zul'Aman as the leaders gathered to hear his report.

Jiang Jie rejected the allied leaders’ cautious plans and flew into Zul'Aman alone to kill its seven legendary defenders. He reached Akil'zon’s temple, cut down the Eagle God’s guards, and seized Akil'zon as he tried to flee.

• Vol'jin explained that Zul'Aman had seven legendary fighters, including four Loa possessing Troll warriors, Hex Lord Malacrass, Daakara, and Zul'jin.
• Jiang Jie dismissed the proposed mountain assault and announced that he would kill the seven defenders first, leaving the army to attack through the main gate afterward.
• Lor'themar warned Jiang Jie about the Loa and Zul'jin, but Jiang Jie said he was now strong enough to face them and flew ahead alone.
• Jiang Jie reached Akil'zon’s temple and killed the giant eagles guarding it with streams of sword energy.
• Akil'zon transformed into a giant eagle and fled toward the other Loa, but Jiang Jie caught him with an enormous hand of air.

Jiang Jie defeated Akil'zon and the Lynx God after Akil'zon summoned the other Loa to help. He set off after Jan'alai while Nalorakk continued approaching.

• Akil'zon trapped Jiang Jie in a thunderstorm and attacked with lightning and wind, but Jiang Jie withstood and dispersed both attacks.
• Jiang Jie killed Akil'zon with Strom'kar and had Anveena seal the Loa's soul.
• The Lynx God fled, while Jan'alai turned toward Zul'jin and Nalorakk charged toward Jiang Jie.
• Jiang Jie pursued the Lynx God, fought through the Trolls guarding him, and killed him inside a building.
• Jiang Jie told Pyralis to guard the Lynx God's soul until Anveena could seal it, then flew after Jan'alai.

Jiang Jie defeated Zul'Aman's gathered Legendaries and the Wild Bear Demigod, then flew deeper into Zul'Aman to confront Zul'jin. He left Zul'jin time to absorb power from the Loa because he wanted to face him at his strongest.

• Jiang Jie rejected Hex Lord Malacrass's offer and killed the Dragonhawk God with his divine sword, escaping its self-destruction with Midair Transposition.
• Hex Lord Malacrass's draining spells failed against Jiang Jie, who killed him, then defeated Daakara after Daakara cycled through all four Loa forms.
• Anveena sealed the eagle and cat, while Jiang Jie told Pyralis to claim the souls of Malacrass and Daakara.
• Jiang Jie waited ten minutes for the Wild Bear Demigod, killed it, and left its soul for Anveena to seal.
• Jiang Jie flew into Zul'Aman's depths to face Zul'jin, whom he had allowed time to grow stronger by drawing power from the Loa.