Fate's Blind Spot

Neptulon (Tidehunter): "Lord Azathoth, why did this battle end like this? I said before that the Alliance and the Horde were difficult to deal with, those adventurers were extremely troublesome, and the number of Elemental Lords went into battle was too small. Now, with so many of our people lost, I wonder how Lord Azathoth plans to explain this?"

Upon hearing this, all the Elemental Lords showed expressions of agreement. To be honest, when the Elemental King announced his intention to attack the Prime Material Plane, most of them disagreed, but out of fear of the Elemental King's authority, almost no one dared to speak up.

Only the four Elemental Prince mentioned it briefly, but Xiao Yu guaranteed that he could conquer the Prime Material World, so everyone had no choice but to obey. However, the campaign has started poorly, with the entire army wiped out in the first battle, and four Elemental Lords killed. This is quite serious.

However, Xiao Yu had no intention of reasoning with these Elemental Lords. He knew that power was everything in this world, so he couldn't show any weakness this time.

Azathoth (Elemental King): "Are you accusing me, Neptulon?" Azathoth said, his Power of Chaos surging, and his invisible aura caused the surrounding Elemental Lords to retreat.

"No—I wouldn't dare. I just wanted to hear Lord Azathoth's plans." Neptulon also chickened out; after all, the Elemental King's power was simply too great.

"Hmph, I don't need to explain this to you. Even if I did, I'm afraid your short-sighted wisdom wouldn't be able to understand. In short, you just need to know that I have my reasons for doing this. The Prime Material Plane will be conquered, and the elements will rise. You just need to wait for the results." Xiao Yu said arrogantly, and the Elemental Lords had no way to do anything about it.

The meeting ended quickly in this silent atmosphere.

The Therazane the Stonemother, however, remained until the very end.

Therazane (Stone Mother): "Lord Azathoth, I hope you understand what you are doing. You promised to bring a glorious future to the elementals; I hope you will not break your promise."

Watching the Elemental Lords depart one by one, Xiao Yu sat on the Immortal Throne, sighing inwardly. This expansion was called "The Rise of the Elemental King," which was ironic; "The Destruction of the Elements" would have been more fitting. Xiao Yu knew that the elemental race would suffer unprecedented hardship. Despite their current aggressive stance, seemingly poised to unify the world, the final result would be nothing more than being utterly crushed by adventurers. At least half of the Elemental Lords would likely perish at the hands of adventurers, becoming equipment, items, and other spoils of war. Even he, the Elemental King, wouldn't escape being killed or sealed away.

"Congratulations, Elemental King! How does it feel to become the final boss of the expansion?" A voice suddenly rang out from behind. Without even looking, Xiao Yu knew that such an elusive voice could only belong to Shen Yuan.

"Not good. Did you need something from me?"

"Of course, I bet you hate this feeling, being the Elemental King, the most powerful the Destroyer, yet being manipulated by a game merchant in reality."

Xiao Yu nodded inwardly. Shen Yuan had indeed spoken his mind. If he were just an ordinary player or an ordinary boss, he probably wouldn't have felt anything was wrong. But he had been powerful in the game for too long, so long that he had become somewhat immersed in the role, seeing himself as a world-destroying powerhouse. However, in reality, he was just a pawn of the game company. This huge contrast was somewhat difficult for him to accept.

However, he didn't show it. Although Li Mingfei's arrangement made him feel uncomfortable, the money he gained was real. In the end, he was just a high-level employee. No matter how good the game world was, it was still just an illusion. He couldn't hide in the game forever. So why should he care too much about what happened in the game?

In the conflict between Shen Yuan and Li Mingfei, he was more inclined to agree with Li Mingfei's viewpoint.

Of course, he couldn't say this out loud, after all, Shen Yuan had saved his life and was not someone to be trifled with.

Xiao Yu's plan was to secretly help Shen Yuan with a few things and get his affairs sorted out.

"It's alright, after all, that person paid money to avoid trouble."

"Heh, I didn't expect your ambitions to be so low. You're so easily satisfied with becoming the Elemental King and the Destroyer?"

Xiao Yu stood up from the throne of the Elemental King: "Speak, what exactly do you want with me?"

Shen Yuan smiled slightly, "Remember when I said I needed your help after I became the final boss of the expansion? Now it's time, I need you to come with me and help me fight."

Xiao Yu shook his head. "I really want to help, but Li Mingfei is monitoring me. If I leave the Immortal Throne, he might discover the relationship between you and me."

"Hehe, no need to worry about that." Shen Yuan said, taking out a talisman from his pocket.

"If Li Mingfei wants to monitor the characters in the game, he can only rely on his divine power. This amulet can resist prophetic spells or items. Wearing it will prevent Li Mingfei from monitoring you."

"Does Li Mingfei possess superhuman strength?"

"Hehe, don't you know? Li Mingfei is the God of Holy Light, the head of the three main gods of the Sky World. He loves playing this kind of role the most. Come on, put it on."

Xiao Yu thought to himself that this guy was really capable of doing such a thing. He took the amulet and glanced at it.

[Name: Words of Blasphemy (Test Item No. 173)]

[Category: Jewelry - Necklace]

[Quality:???]

[Function:???]

[Equipment Requirements:???]

[Item Effect (Passive): Fate's Blind Spot. Wearing it will free you from the shackles of fate; no prophetic spells or skills will have any effect on you.]

[Item Description: This item is for testing game mechanics only. If you obtain this item during gameplay, please contact the game's official support. We will retrieve the item and provide corresponding rewards.]

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This is a good thing. This thing was probably made by Shen Yuan when he was making the game." He put the amulet around his neck and immediately felt an invisible force enveloping him. Looking at his body, he saw that he had indeed gained a buff called [Fate's Blind Spot].

"Alright, now we can move out, right?" Shen Yuan said, taking out a magic scroll and opening a portal.

"You need the Destroyer to fight, the monster you're dealing with must be quite formidable," Xiao Yu asked as he followed Shen Yuan into the portal.

"Of course."

As the two talked, they passed through the portal. A flash of white light appeared before their eyes, and on the other side of the portal, Xiao Yu saw a huge temple that looked incredibly magnificent. Several people wearing robes were chatting, and on the ground nearby lay the corpse of a giant that was at least forty or fifty meters long.

Upon seeing the two people walk in, the others immediately stood up.

Merlin (Sage of Fate): "Haha, I told you so! The guild leader was sure to find some powerful guys. Look who he's brought now— Azathoth, Elemental King. Finally, someone who can fight!"

Xiao Yu glanced around. Besides Shen Yuan, there were five other people in front of him. Xiao Yu recognized three of them: Medivh, Merlin, and—"Naiser? I didn't expect to see you here too."

Naiser, wearing his signature dragon-skin trench coat and carrying the Dark Ripper greatsword, was looking at him with a complicated expression.

Hearing his question, Naiser shrugged. "I'm not the final boss of the expansion, I'm not as busy as you, of course I can do whatever I want. But you, aren't you afraid Li Mingfei will dock your pay if you're not running around with the Immortal Throne?"

These barbed words made Xiao Yu shake his head inwardly. It seemed that Naiser was still resentful about losing to him.

Clap clap clap, a stranger clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's catch up later, we still have work to do."

Xiao Yu glanced at the stranger who had spoken. He looked like a high elf, but he seemed to be different from others. His hair was not ordinary gold, but rather had a bronze-like metallic sheen.

Beside him stood a figure dressed in black robes, who appeared to be a necromancer. His exposed bones were clearly visible, though their shape seemed somewhat different from human bones, appearing larger and more robust.

Merlin said, "Let me introduce you. This is the Sage of Time, Kairoz, and this is the Sage of Death, Ner'zhul. They are both members of the Council of Sages. You may have heard of them."

Xiao Yu had never heard the name Kairoz before, but Ner'zhul was a name that resonated with him. Ner'zhul was Gul'dan's teacher and the first Lich King. He was once frozen in the Frozen Throne and controlled Arthas to lead the Scourge to destroy Lordaeron. Later, the Frozen Throne was attacked by Illidan with the ancient artifact Eye of Sargeras, Ner'zhul summoned Arthas back and merged with him.

"--Wait a minute, didn't you merge with Arthas? What are you doing here?"

"Hmph, is that what you heard? Well, that means I won't be tracked anymore," the necromancer said coldly.

Shen Yuan then explained, "Ner'zhul did not merge with Arthas. During the Frozen Throne incident, I set up a scheme, using Arthas to seize Ner'zhul's power, which caused Ner'zhul to fake his death and escape. People all thought that Arthas inherited Ner'zhul's power and soul, but in reality, I secretly took Ner'zhul's soul away, using the Fate's Blind Spot to make him undetectable. Then I spent several months to give him a new body and resurrect him."

Xiao Yu was shocked. He hadn't expected there to be such a huge secret behind this. But wait a minute, Arthas and Ner'zhul merged three years ago. Could it be that Shen Yuan had already started planning this from the time it was suitable for him?

He didn't dwell on the matter any longer. He glanced at the giant's corpse lying on the ground, then at the tightly closed gate at the end of the temple, where he could vaguely sense a powerful force emanating from behind it.

"What are we dealing with?" Xiao Yu asked.

Shen Yuan said casually, "It's nothing, just an Old Gods."