If Nasus were to face him in his normal form, he would likely be subdued in just a few rounds...
"I came to see you for something important." Li Lin went straight to the point.
"What you want to discuss is the order given to me by the Divine Emperor to find the Darkin weapons?"
"That's right." Li Lin nodded.
"I have obtained the list of Darkin from the Grand Maester. Of course, they are all gods who survived the Void War.
"Including the Grand Maester and Renekton, there were 78 survivors of the Void War, but it is unknown whether they survived the period between the Fall of Shurima and the Darkin War."
After Li Lin finished speaking, Aatrox was silent for a long time, looking like he was thinking about something.
After a while, he pressed his hand to his forehead, gritted his teeth, and replied with a hint of pain: "The Void had a great impact on me, coupled with the torture after being sealed into the weapon, I can't remember many things, but..."
He paused, "From what little memory I have, quite a few of our compatriots were killed in the early days of the Darkin War, all thanks to that traitor, Nezuk!"
Especially when the name "Nezuk" was mentioned, Aatrox almost gritted his teeth and spat out word by word.
Among the Ascendants, he had a good relationship with Horok. A great hero who ended the Void War should have ended up on the battlefield, not died tragically at the hands of his compatriots.
Aatrox clenched his fists, his muscles trembling. He took several deep breaths to suppress the anger and desire to kill that surged in his heart.
"In total, at least I know that there were about 36 Darkin who died in the Darkin War... or was it 39? I can't remember."
He shook his head, a sense of loss in his tone, "Ta'anari wanted to call us back together to discuss the future of Shurima, but few Darkin responded to his call.
"At least I know that those who didn't go are me, Varus, Rhaast, Horaz, and Tarusi..."
After saying more than ten names, the golden light in Aatrox's eyes flickered rapidly, and the aura of his body changed unsteadily, as if he was remembering his enemy.
"And, Zuo Lani."
Apart from Varus and Rhaast, he finally mentioned a name that Li Lin was familiar with.
Zuo Lanni was not the god that Li Lin knew before he traveled through time, but someone he had read about by chance in the history of Shurima.
She is an ascended being who uses healing powers and has a compassionate heart. She is deeply loved by followers and believers in the territory.
Zuolan was once a city-state under the jurisdiction of Zuolani, not far from the port of Belvis, which is why Li Lin knew about this "Faceless God".
Unexpectedly, Aatrox had such a deep hatred for Zuolani.
Li Lin frowned secretly and wanted to ask about the relationship between the two of them, but when he saw the painful look on the god's brow, he gave up the idea.
"Forget it, it's over."
Aatrox quickly calmed himself, "Among the darkin, among our once-mad compatriots, Zolani is the one who cares the most about mortals, even if she enjoys controlling them with blood.
"We have led mortal armies into battle many times, but she always used her special magic to escape danger. However, my subordinate Talusi defeated her.
"After the Darkin Conference, I heard from Naganeka that Tayanali had betrayed them. Except for Sebotaru and Varus's sister, Valiinwa, the other four Darkin, including Tayanali, were destroyed by the magic that fell from the sky...
"It's the work of the Twilight Star Spirit."
He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zuo Yin who was blowing bubbles.
"Huh? Why are you looking at me? It wasn't me who did this!"
She glared at Aatrox, causing him to look away slightly embarrassed.
"In short, there aren't many Darkspawn left in the world right now. Aside from Naganeka, Rhaast, Talusi, and Horaz, who might respond to my call, if they're still alive, the other Darkspawn won't necessarily return to the Empire's rule."
Aatrox lowered his head and looked directly at Li Lin. "The Void is approaching. The most urgent thing to do now is to issue an Ascension Edict, search for warriors qualified for Ascension within the Empire's jurisdiction, and rebuild the Ascension Corps."
Li Lin glanced at Zuo Yin beside him, feeling a little helpless.
It wouldn't take much of the Star-Forging Dragon King's power to help the sealed Darkin break the seal and reshape their bodies into gods, after all, they had already ascended.
But if a new ascender is found, it will require more power. Zuo Yin made this clear, so he did not teach Azir and Nasus the lost ascension ceremony of the Empire again.
At the meeting, Azir explained the situation to Aatrox. The Ascended One extracted the power of the Star Forger, a creator.
But he still made such a proposal, which is enough to show that the main problem that Runeterra needs to deal with at present is still the void problem.
After all, Aatrox had once gone deep into Icathia to participate in the Void War and knew the horror of the Void.
"I know you're in a difficult position, but I hope you can consider it carefully and discuss it with... uh, Miss Zuo Yin," Aatrox said. "At the very least, we need to have ten capable god-warriors ready to face the so-called Void Queen in six months."
Ten god warriors...
"I understand." Li Lin took a deep breath, "But, let's look for the Darkspawn first."
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There is an error in Chapter 142: Naganeka is not a snake-headed darkin, but a lizard-like creature. Varus's snake-headed sister may be Variinwa, who appeared in the official background, because her brother was absent from the Darkin Conference, and the organizer Tayanali was relieved, but there was no confirmation.
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