The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
To the west of the Throne of the Elements lies a lake. The once Tranquility lake has now become Boiling, and a huge whirlpool has appeared in the lake. However, one by one, the Elemental Lords and their armies emerge from the whirlpool.
Xiao Yu was very familiar with this vortex. Vortex passages were used by the Water Elemental to move quickly using underground water systems. Clearly, Neptulon had built a vortex passage between the exit of the elemental rift and this lake.
Soon, the lake was filled with an army of Water Elemental, and at that moment, Neptulon and his army of Water Elemental were surging towards the lake.
The Elemental Lords stirred up towering white waves, and the lake water formed a wall that pushed towards the Throne of the Elements. The first to bear the brunt was the earth elemental army led by the earth Elemental Lords Taisuitou.
Since these surrendered Elemental Lords were not very new to the court, Xiao Yu placed them on the outermost edge of the Throne of the Elements's defensive perimeter.
Although this Taisuitou was only a level 2 skeleton, he was still Elemental Lords and had a strong command of elements. He immediately commanded his subordinates to summon an earthen wall, forming a defensive position. However, this earthen wall obviously could not stop the Water Elemental army indefinitely. The earth elemental force consisted of only three thousand plus one level 2 skeleton Elemental Lords, while the other side had seven Elemental Lords plus tens of thousands of elemental troops.
Therefore, without waiting for Taisuitou to call for help, Azathoth flew directly over, not expecting Taisuitou to be able to stop Neptulon.
He slowly descended onto the earthen wall, while Neptulon arrived at the front of the two armies in the opposite tide.
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "Azathoth, you traitor! Look at the mess you've made! The balance of the elements has been broken, and the war between the elements is about to begin again. I brought the entire army of the Throne of the Tides because of this chaos you've caused. Now admit your mistakes, swear allegiance to me, and I will forgive you. This is your last chance; otherwise, you will be reduced to nothingness before the power of the tides!"
Xiao Yu remained completely unfazed by Neptulon's taunts.
Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "Are you really going to do this? Such an unwise thing is not like His Majesty's style."
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "What do you mean by that?" Neptulon asked with a cold laugh.
Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "Isn't it obvious? Look at my army. Such a massive Legion won't be easy to defeat. You rushed here from the Throne of the Tides; you probably don't have many troops with you. If a real battle breaks out, the outcome is still uncertain. Not to mention, Al'Akir's Wind Clan is watching us like a hawk, and Therazane the Stonemother and Ragnaros the Firelord could arrive at any moment. If you lose too many strength fighting me, who do you think will win this competition for the Elemental King? I guess it will most likely be Ragnaros, and he happens to be your mortal enemy. Would you hand over the throne of the Elemental King to Ragnaros for such a trivial matter?"
This statement hit the nail on the head. Neptulon and Ragnaros were indeed Water and Fire Are Incompatible enemies, their conflict clearly evident. His conflict with Azathoth was at most an internal conflict among the people, while his conflict with Ragnaros was a life-or-death struggle between enemies. Neptulon pondered for a moment and then abruptly stopped driving the tide.
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "Hmph, and what do you mean by that?"
Azathoth (Source of Chaos): "It's simple. Help me become the Elemental King. I am, after all, the lord of the Water Elemental. Once I become the Elemental King, I will make you second only to the Elemental King. I can bestow upon you the Elemental Prince, above Ragnaros —provided Ragnaros is still alive at that time. Moreover, once I become the Elemental King, I will certainly take care of my people. The power of the Water Elemental will be stronger than ever before. I am generous; you will retain your throne as the ruler of the Water Elemental Plane. You only need to nominally acknowledge me as your king."
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "Hmph, Elemental Prince, that's an attractive offer, but—who do you think you are? I gave you your position as Elemental Lords, and you think you can bargain with me? Then let me see your strength first!"
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "Face the power of the sea!" -- Sea God's Grasp!
Xiao Yu had seen Monari use this move before, but Monari could only control one Hand of the Sea God at a time, while Neptulon could control two at a time, and the Hand of the Sea God was much larger.
A giant arm formed by the flow of water reached out and grabbed at him, blotting out the sky.
At his speed, dodging wouldn't be too difficult, but this wasn't the time to dodge. He needed to prove his strength to intimidate his opponent.
Simulated Black Hole!
A ball of black light shot out from the Chaos Dragon's mouth, heading straight for the arms of the Hand of the Sea God. It struck precisely where the two arms of the Hand of the Sea God connected to the lake water, instantly sucking the lake water into the black hole. The entire Hand of the Sea God, composed of lake water, immediately lost its connection to the water and collapsed in mid-air, falling to the ground like a torrential rain.
The black hole remained suspended in mid-air, absorbing all the elements around it. Several Water Elemental that were nearby were instantly sucked in and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Among them was a BOSS-level deep-sea element that was seven or eight meters tall.
Neptulon in astonishment at the black hole. The power that could absorb everything made him deeply wary. Although he didn't want to admit it, Neptulon knew that if Azathoth's black hole had shot towards him, he might have been pulled in as well.
Azathoth (the Source of Chaos): "How do you feel now? Do you still think you can easily defeat me?"
Neptulon (Tidehunter): "It seems you have indeed gained considerable power. However, this does not mean I will give up this battle. If you are defeated by the other Elemental Lords, I will still step in to win the glory that my Water Elemental deserve."
With that, Neptulon his hand, and the army of Water Elemental slowly retreated back into the lake.
(Phew, that was truly thrilling. They managed to defeat two elemental pseudo-kings with just words and strength. No one else can do that, right? But the next one probably won't be so easy.)
Xiao Yu did some calculations. Based on the speed of the four elemental creatures, Ragnaros should be next. After all, the earth elemental is too slow, and the Stone Mother will probably fall to the very end.
Four hours later, the system notification sounded again.
[System notification: Therazane (the Stone Mother) and her forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Typhon (King of the Earth) and his troops have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Nate (Mountain King) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Clyde (King of Rock) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Dreivort (Earth Elemental Lords) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Xifolai (Earth Elemental Lords) and his troops have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
[System notification: Malazelle (Granite Titan) and his forces have entered the Throne of the Elements.]
The Stone Mother was the third to arrive, which surprised Xiao Yu. He had originally thought Stone Mother would be the last, since earth elementals are the slowest. This was unusual, very unusual. Ragnaros would definitely not miss this battle for the Elemental King title. The only explanation for his late arrival was that he was playing the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. He wanted the other Elemental Lords to fight to the death, so he could catch them all when he arrived late. It has to be said that Ragnaros, who usually acts arrogantly, actually does have some brains.
But your cunning saves me the trouble. If I can think of this, then Therazane the Stonemother, surely can too.