Recaps

Xiao Yu and Esmehalda raided Amalarui’s tower, freed its elemental prisoners, and defeated the mage, earning Esmehalda a place on the Kirin Tor Council. Xiao Yu’s research pointed him toward the Seed of Elements, but their visit to Stormwind was interrupted when Deathwing attacked the city and fell unconscious after Varian struck him.

• Alfred and Amalarui fused four elemental creatures into an Unstable Chaos Elemental, and Xiao Yu destroyed the experiment hall by detonating himself.
• Xiao Yu recruited Esmehalda to challenge Amalarui, and she gathered a party that followed his guidance to the tower.
• The adventurers defeated Leisarit and Alfred, then freed the imprisoned elementals and led them to confront Amalarui.
• Amalarui banished some elementals and teleported the adventurers away before summoning Saius, while Xiao Yu and Esmehalda fought to hold them off.
• The returning adventurers helped defeat Saius, and Xiao Yu tricked Amalarui into stealing Body-Burning Blast, causing an explosion that killed the mage and many adventurers.
• Esmehalda claimed the Kirin Tor Elder’s Scepter and became a Kirin Tor Councilor, while her discovery of Amalarui’s letter raised concerns about the Council of Sages.
• Xiao Yu studied Amalarui’s experiment log and concluded that the Seed of Elements could help him become a Chaos Elemental, then arranged to visit Stormwind’s Royal Library with Esmehalda.
• Deathwing’s dragons attacked Stormwind, but Varian struck Deathwing through the jaw into his brain, and Xiao Yu saw the unconscious dragon falling toward the ground.

Xiao Yu traced the Seed of Elements to the naga and led Neptulon's army through the Maelstrom to conquer Hydra City. He established The Immortals there, became a Water Elemental Lord, and prepared to pursue the Seed on Lost Island.

• Xiao Yu let Mephisto capture Deathwing in exchange for a favor and agreed to share information and cooperate with him.
• Xiao Yu found records linking a Seed of Elements to the naga and discussed possible cooperation with Qin Shiyue and her mermaid forces.
• Xiao Yu returned after maintenance, accepted Neptulon's campaign against the naga, and assembled an army of elementals and players.
• Xiao Yu's army defeated the naga forces guarding the Maelstrom, and he led his troops through it toward Hydra City.
• Xiao Yu's forces overcame Lady Xiwadelin's army and Nine-Headed Sea Serpents, while Lady Xiwadelin fled after receiving orders from a mysterious voice.
• Azathoth secured Sgelari's loyalty and freed him, then learned that the Seed of Elements lay in the naga temple on Lost Island.
• Xiao Yu occupied Hydra City, expanded The Immortals, recruited thousands of players, and rebuilt the city with elemental buildings and hydra nests.
• Xiao Yu used Neptulon's crown to become a Water Elemental Lord, claimed Hydra City as his fief, and planned to contact the Mermaid Kingdom and Song of the Ocean before attacking Lost Island.

Xiao Yu drew adventurers to Lost Island, used them to defeat the naga and occupy Yarvis City, then raced with Qin Shiyue to the Lost Temple. The temple vault opened after Sivadrin swore loyalty to Azathoth, but the first treasure chests held little of value.

• Xiao Yu found the epic Fang of Sgelari in the murloc workshops, then learned from Sgelari that he needed the Water of Life from the Lost Island naga vault to hear about the Elemental King’s ritual.
• Xiao Yu persuaded Ariel to join his plan to capture Lost Island, then used more than a thousand elemental players to trigger the island’s story event and establish camps.
• Hydras sank ships carrying adventurers to Lost Island, where sirens rescued them and Azathoth recruited them to kill naga and earn The Immortals’ reputation.
• Jing Wuming and other adventurers completed quests across the island as Xiao Yu expanded his forces, then Agnes led players to kill Sidnis the Wavewalker and clear Wavetreader Camp.
• Xiao Yu and the adventurers attacked Yarvis City, where water elementals and adventurers killed Agutanis and routed the naga before occupying the city.
• Xiao Yu and Qin Shiyue led their forces toward the Lost Temple, where Alliance and Horde adventurers clashed in the plaza while Azathoth and Ariel approached the vault.
• Lady Xiwadelin struck down the Naga Spirit Supplicant and swore loyalty to Azathoth, allowing Xiao Yu and Qin Shiyue to enter the temple and open treasure chests that yielded mostly common gear and small amounts of gold.

Azathoth defeated Queen Azshara’s invasion with the Scourge of the Ocean, then negotiated with Sky World to turn the Lost Island into a permanent battlefield. After building its dungeons and staging a clash between the Alliance and Horde, he sent Sgelari against incoming adventurers, while Angmar’s raid entered the hydra’s lair.

• Azathoth claimed the Scourge of the Ocean from N’Zoth’s cavern and used it to unleash a storm that routed Queen Azshara’s naga, earning the title Naga Slayer.
• After his victory went viral, Azathoth faced an attempt by Angmar to organize a raid against him and Sky World’s demand that he surrender the divine artifact.
• Azathoth negotiated permanent battlefield authorization in exchange for the Scourge of the Ocean and an agreement to stop Azshara’s attacks for one month.
• Azathoth secured Qin Shiyue’s cooperation, planned three Lost Island dungeons, and learned from Sgelari that claiming the Elemental Throne required four elemental powers.
• Sgelari tried to break his oath after receiving the Water of Life, but Azathoth restrained him with the Scourge of the Ocean and made him carry out a punishment task.
• Azathoth hired staff and sent Sgelari to destroy Alliance passenger ships, killing Angmar and Gandalf before Moonmark?Shadow Chaser escaped the final ship.
• Alliance and Horde forces reached the Lost Island, where Azathoth and Ariel staged their falling-out as the system opened the Lost City as a permanent battlefield.
• Angmar bought Siren Amulets from Sairen and led his raid into Sgelari’s Lair, where the hydra’s Serpent of Frost head emerged.