Getting Aatrox back to the Shurima Empire went relatively smoothly, even exceeding Li Lin's expectations.
With Zuo Yin's help, this legendary general of the Ascended Group regained his divine body before it was distorted and reshaped by blood magic.
Even if the soul is polluted, the illumination of the sun disc can greatly slow down the spread of void corruption.
As long as Azir lives, Aatrox will be able to serve Shurima for at least a considerable period of time.
With a third, relatively normal Ascendant, the Shurima Empire would rise faster than in the original timeline.
Because Aatrox was still a criminal, Azir did not arrange a welcome ceremony for him.
For the rest of the day, the Divine Emperor summoned his Golden Light Ambassador, Resurrection Ambassador, and a group of trusted ministers to hold a meeting in the Imperial Palace.
Li Lin, Zuo Yin, Nasus, Aatrox, and even Sivir were involved.
The threat of Belvis is imminent, and there is only half a year to prepare, but currently it seems that only Aatrox has returned to the Shurima continent.
However, Li Lin said that these were not a problem. As long as Shurima was willing to provide a list of those who had ascended, he could find them through the miniature Runeland if they had broken free from the seal at least once.
Otherwise, with the sealing power of the astral magic used by the previous Mai Yinsha, the Miniature Rune Land would not be able to lock their living weapons by name.
This was clearly mentioned by the intelligent computer, and it could only confirm the place where they were last seen.
Searching for the Darkin is quite difficult. All Li Lin knows now is that Varus may have broken free from the seal.
The Noai War had just ended for over a year. Kayn, who had been sent to the battlefield as a scout by Noxus and was defeated and adopted by the Shadow Lord Zed, was still a teenager learning shadow magic and had not come into contact with Rhaast.
What's more, Noxus has not yet unearthed the rumor of the Darkin Scythe, and Rhaast is likely still sealed somewhere, not to mention other Darkin.
Afterwards, Aatrox was appointed by Azir as a general to find the Darkin weapons. With the help of Li Lin, he will try his best to find his former compatriots and persuade them to return to Azir's rule.
If some Darkin are unable to restrain their despicable hearts and betray the Empire and refuse to return like Ne'zuk did, then let them embrace annihilation completely.
Shurima does not need subordinates with ulterior motives, and Li Lin will not tolerate some Darkin stabbing him in the back when everyone faces the Void in the future.
Horok's death by being backstabbed by Nezuk is a typical example.
On the eve of facing Belvis, Azir gave Nasus a task:
He was required to capture the three ports of Uzeris, Telishni and Belgun in northern Shurima, which were occupied by Noxus, within at least three months.
After the meeting, the sun had already set, and everyone followed the procedures and performed their duties, fulfilling the orders given by the Divine Emperor.
Ascended ones don't need to rest, and Li Lin doesn't need it either, so not long after the meeting ended, he and Zuo Yin found Nasus, and then went to the Shurima wall and found Aatrox, who stood on a high place and looked at the sunset on the horizon.
Zuo Yin doesn't like the desert, nor does he like Shurima very much. The reason he stays here is purely because of Li Lin.
As Li Lin climbed up the city wall step by step, she just chewed bubble gum, floating in the air bored, her body swaying to the light melody she hummed, immersed in her own world of "self-entertainment".
When he saw Aatrox's broad back, which was over three meters tall, Li Lin silently walked to a few steps away from him, his eyes passing over his body, looking at the orange-red sunset in the distance that was about to merge into the yellow sand.
Most of the red light had faded, and the giant sword had returned to its grayish-white color and was embedded in the special sword-holding protrusion on the armor on his back, but it was still clearly different from his noble and holy body.
Aatrox had heard the footsteps a long time ago, but did not turn around.
After a long silence, he sighed heavily, "I have touched the stars and witnessed the light of thousands of suns. We swore to protect this world, but it was also us who pushed it into the abyss."
Aatrox turned around, a golden light appeared in his eyes, and the loneliness on his face was clearly visible. From time to time, a sense of violence and bloodthirstiness was revealed, but he quickly suppressed it again.
"Sorry, I haven't always been so sentimental." He forced a smile.
Over the past thousands of years, he had long been accustomed to the freedom of being a Darkin, and accustomed to bathing in blood that made him happy both physically and mentally. This habit, which was deeply ingrained in his bones, could not be changed in a short period of time.
This is the main reason why Azir is not yet confident in assigning some golden warriors to Aatrox.
"I understand." Li Lin looked him straight in the eyes. "Some things are unavoidable, but at least we still have a chance to remedy them."
"Yes... to remedy the situation." Aatrox looked up at the sun disk, whose brilliance faded with the approach of night. "You are strong, beyond my expectations, but I can also see that you are not proficient in martial arts."
"For me, martial arts are actually dispensable," said Li Lin.
"Indeed, with your mechanical armor, even I, now, may not be your opponent."
Li Lin shook his head slightly, not taking Aatrox's words, which were purely self-deprecating, to heart.
Even Azir and Nasus praised Aatrox's strength at his peak, and it was clearly recorded in the "History of the Ascended Warriors" that no Ascended would not recognize the power of this general.
Just from the inexplicable feeling of oppression after reshaping his body, Li Lin believed that even if he had already reached the third stage of physical enhancement, he would most likely not be able to defeat Aatrox without using the God's Form by hand-to-hand combat.
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