Chapter 344

If you really want to improve your own strength? Balancing the principles of death and life, then an ordinary chakra fruit is about right. (The chakra fruits produced by the two divine trees previously planted by the protagonist are all supreme chakra fruits, superior to ordinary chakra fruits.)

But Hela does not intend to take the balanced path, because the power of death is sufficient for her to go a long way, continuing along the road she is most familiar with. She also has not lacked opportunities to resolve the issue of Asgardian divine power.

Because the attribute of death exists throughout all heavens and worlds, he has no need to study other things; as long as he reaches the end of this path of death, that will suffice.

"Well, if you decide to give this defective chakra fruit to your father, then you should personally give it to him!

Anyway, I have already given it to you, this defective chakra fruit, I will not take it back." Luode said, and shoved the defective chakra fruit into Hela's hand.

There is no habit of taking back what one has sent out, and moreover, chakra fruits will only continue to increase in the future; this defective chakra fruit is already of little use to me.

The energy it contains can only produce something similar to an ordinary Otsutsuki existence, and frankly speaking, even an ordinary Otsutsuki-level existence is not something he looks down on.

Speaking of which, my stock of Otsutsuki clan corpses has already been eaten up; if I want to generate new Otsutsuki corpses, I must think of other methods, or simply feed the Ten-Tails the ancient god.

"You are truly generous, my love, and I am increasingly convinced that my choice was very correct! In that case, I will accept this chakra fruit, and I will hand it over to Odin at an appropriate time.

By the way, my love, there is actually something in this world that can enhance my combat power.

The power of the Lich King in this world, the Lich King's Domination Helm, Frostmourne, and the deathly power atop the Icecrown Citadel—if I were to obtain them, they should greatly enhance my strength." Hela spoke.

During this time in Azeroth, she has not been idle, but has continuously been learning about this world's knowledge.

Therefore, Hela is also aware of the Lich King matter; the other party is indeed the symbol of death in the Azeroth world, and the crown upon his head is exactly what I want! Also, the dual blades of sorrow and that Icecrown Citadel.

The Frozen Throne is the place in this world closest to the realm of the dead; after regaining the full power of the death goddess, Hela felt this.

(Hela is also a death goddess, but she merely grasps a portion of the power of death. In the Marvel world, the death goddess is one of the five primordial gods, and all things related to death or gods fall under her jurisdiction.) "So you want to strike at the Lich King's helm! However, I must tell you, this thing is related to a powerful entity in the Shadow Realm." Luode shook his head and said.

I previously also wanted to seize the power of the Domination Crown, gain the Lich King's power, and then steal the death ability, but the threat of the jailer Zovala is imminent.

Although the chronicles clearly state that Arthas will not obey the jailer's command, Arthas still built the Icecrown Citadel under the jailer's influence, so this matter cannot be ignored.

Moreover, the runeblade Frostmourne was brought from the Maw by the dreadlords.

"Rest assured! I am originally a wielder of deathly divine power, and I do not intend to wear this helm, nor that dual-blades-of-sorrow runeblade.

I plan to absorb its power, so you need not worry about the entity inside tempting me; I will sit upon the Frozen Throne and absorb this world's deathly power." Hela spoke.

Please, my love! You won't think I want to wear this crown, will you? I intend to absorb the deathly power contained within it, as well as the Icecrown Citadel itself.

"If that is the case, then yes! Then I will help you become the third-generation Lich King." Guo Luode nodded and said.

This is a good idea; without wearing the Domination Helm, the jailer cannot do anything, and Hela can absorb all the power within the Domination Helm, just as she can obtain the Lich King's power.

Arthas, as a mortal, cannot achieve this, but as a death goddess, Hela can easily accomplish this.

In the future, cultivating Hela into a top-tier death goddess will also benefit me greatly; perhaps the infusion of primal death force will rely on this wife of mine.

"So you understand, after we conquer Ulduar, you still want to interfere in the Lich King's affairs—you cannot just walk away, my love!" Hela spoke.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Luode laughed and spoke.

After discussing the plan, Luode opened a portal directly to the expeditionary force's base, while Hela concealed her form using Asgardian black magic.

After all, to become the new Lich King, this matter must be kept secret; Luode intends to never let Hela show her face throughout, hiding in the shadows and waiting on the Icecrown Glacier to deal with the Lich King, then directly come out to reap the benefits.

At this time, the expeditionary force base gathered a large number of Silver Hand Northrend troops, as well as members of the Horde and Alliance, with all races present.

Orcs, humans, blood elves, high elves, draenei, trolls.

However, some races of the Alliance and Horde have blood feuds, so to prevent any bad incidents, the regions where the Alliance and Horde reside are not together. "Lord Luode!"

"Heavens, the great demigod has come, warriors, the great demigod has come to join the battle."

"Demigod Luode, I once followed you during my campaigns abroad."

"Demigod Luode, your strength is awe-inspiring; with your joining this time, we will surely uphold justice and destroy that monster Arthas."

"Lockoga! Strength and honor, blood and thunder."

"May the Earth Mother deceive you!" In the Alliance and Horde, even many Silver Hand Northrend soldiers began to salute Luode, rendering the standard military salute.

"Greetings, warriors, whether you come from the Horde or the Alliance, you stand here today fighting for Azeroth, and I am proud of you." Luode warmly greeted the Alliance and Horde soldiers, smiling and nodding at each individually.

After passing through layer upon layer of encirclement, Luode arrived at the territory of the Alliance and Horde leaders and the Silver Hand Northrend; the two leaders of the Silver Hand Northrend are Tirion Fordring and Uther, the long princess of Lordaeron, and some renowned paladins.

On the Horde side, King Saurfang father and son, as well as Brainless Hoot, and Sylvanas Windrunner and Kael'thas Sunleader, among other leaders of various races, each sent corresponding elites to participate in the battle, even the Beast Pirates dispatched a big-name Jack to participate.

On the Alliance side, the leader is Duke Bolvar, along with Jaina Proudmoore of Theramore.

Upon seeing Luode enter the great tent, Sylvanas Windrunner immediately smiled and approached, embracing Luode.

Kael'thas Sunleader respectfully greeted Luode, and even King Saurfang father and son nodded in salute before Luode.

"Long time no see, Lord Luode." Jaina Proudmoore stepped forward, smiled, and said.

The last time we met, she could still sense Luode's power, but it has been less than a year, and Luode has already become an existence she can only look up to.

"Long time no see, Lady Jaina, and King Saurfang; please tell me in detail how far the war has progressed now?"

"Let me explain it to you! Luode." Sylvanas Windrunner immediately stepped forward and still gave Luode a detailed explanation of this battle's situation.

Not long ago, members of the Horde, Alliance, and Silver Hand Northrend had already established a foothold on the Northrend continent and began gradually eliminating all of the Lich King's minions.

The Vrykul awakened by him to serve the Lich King, the spider army, and various undead and plague creatures have all been wiped out by the allied forces.

This time, the Silver Hand Northrend allied forces are far stronger than the original force that set out to defeat the Lich King.

Even in the Battle of the Gates of the Damned, the Royal Apothecary Society did not ambush the allied forces; the allied forces successfully breached the Gates of the Damned, forcing the Lich King Arthas to engage in battle.

The Horde and Alliance then brought forth their elite forces, meeting the Silver Hand Northrend at the Gates of the Damned, with many legendary adventurers joining the battle.

And with the help of Tirion Fordring and Uther, they dealt a heavy blow to the Lich King, forcing him to retreat back to Icecrown Citadel.

This time, the Lich King Arthas even nearly left his life behind; had he not run fast enough, he would already have died at the Gates of the Damned.

"It seems your plan is proceeding well; even if I do not come, you will likely soon be able to assault Icecrown Citadel and destroy this evil existence, the Lich King." Luode spoke.

"No! Things were originally progressing very smoothly; even if the Lich King fled, we could still press on to assault Icecrown Citadel. But then an unexpected situation occurred: the dwarf clan's Braien Copperbeard told us a shocking great secret." Sylvanas Windrunner spoke.

"Oh! What happened?" Luode asked.

"It is that Ulduar has emerged; inside the Titan city Ulduar, the evil ancient god Yogg-Saron has awakened, and basically all the Titan guardians have already been controlled by the ancient god's power." Sylvanas Windrunner spoke.

"Yes! Demigod Luode, we are discussing solutions. The Alliance, Horde, and Silver Hand Northrend plan to launch a surprise attack, advancing to assault Ulduar." Tirion Fordring spoke.

"No problem; you focus entirely on dealing with the Lich King, I will handle Ulduar, I will lead an elite squad to go there and completely eliminate all threats within Ulduar." Luode spoke. (End of chapter)