Chapter 350

This time, the warrior selection is open to all, regardless of wealth or poverty, origin, or faction—anyone with great strength and the resolve to strike down the Lich King may join this trial.

Those who pass the tournament selection will become the final champions.

They will then follow the two legendary paladins, Tirion Fordring and Uther, in launching an assault on Icecrown Citadel to utterly destroy the Lich King.

Upon returning to the allied camp, Luode heard this news, and his defeat of Yogg-Saron began spreading rapidly through the camp, fueled by those with ulterior motives, within just a few days.

The great demigod personally led elite forces in a surprise assault on the Titan city of Ulduar, and the news of the ancient god's destruction spread throughout the camp and quickly expanded outward.

"The great demigod, Lord Luode, has defeated the ancient evil god Yogg-Saron! He has annihilated the evil Titan guardian Loken!" a newly initiated mage was telling everyone in the tavern about Luode's heroic deeds.

"Those fallen Titan guardians were no match before the demigod—they were swiftly defeated by him.

The demigod unleashed powerful elemental magic! Boom! Boom! As the elemental magic exploded, that evil ancient god was blown into fragments, shattered to pieces." a female blood elf bard, playing her harp in the tavern, vividly described Luode's great feats to the adventurers.

Behind the scenes, the one swiftly boosting Luode's fame was naturally Sylvanas, along with Kael'thas and others.

"To the great demigod." A dwarf raised his beer and shouted loudly at Luode.

Luode smiled and nodded, giving a thumbs-up to the dwarf who toasted him—his reputation had recently surged!

The credit for the assault on Ulduar belonged entirely to him alone.

"Great demigod, we are about to launch an attack on Icecrown Citadel—will you join us?" a human adventurer stood up and asked eagerly.

"Great worshipper of gods, will you lead us in attacking Icecrown Citadel?"

"Hahaha! I will, so you must strive hard. I will only bring my most elite forces to Icecrown Citadel to face the Lich King Arthas directly." Luode laughed and said.

Upon hearing Luode's reply, the allied soldiers burst into joyful cheers.

Clap-clap-clap-clap!

Immediately followed by the sound of enthusiastic applause.

"Did you hear that, fellows? Even the great worshipper of gods will join the force to destroy the Lich King."

"Together with the two legendary paladins, leading us in the assault on Icecrown Citadel."

"Let that fool Arthas pay the price."

"Destroy that fool! Destroy the Lich King, destroy the Scourge army."

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

"Come on, warriors, and adventurers—you all must strive. Some of you will follow me to take part in this epic war.

But for those not selected, it's no matter—don't lose heart. You must still hold back the Lich King's main forces on this land, buying us time." Just then, a knight in golden highlord armor, wielding a greatsword inlaid with holy light crystals, stepped before the adventurers and waved his hand, saying:

The visitor was none other than Tirion Fordring, and the massive battleblaze on his hand, seemingly burning with holy light flames, was none other than the renowned Ashbringer.

After accepting the allied camp's congratulations, Tirion Fordring brought Luode into his tent.

"Demigod lord, I originally thought you would not participate in this operation." Tirion Fordring said.

After all, the demigod lord had just launched a surprise assault on Ulduar, defeated the ancient evil god within, and also a host of Titan guardians.

Tirion Fordring felt the demigod should rest a while, rather than immediately join them in assaulting Icecrown Citadel.

"I originally intended to leave the Lich King's matter to mortals to resolve, but I later changed my mind, for the Lich King is, after all, a demigod-level existence in this world. His combat power is in no way inferior to that of an ordinary Titan guardian." Luode said.

Was the assault on Icecrown Citadel against the Lich King merely a spontaneous idea? Of course not. After learning of the allied camp's plan to select elite forces for the assault on Icecrown Citadel,

Sylvanas quickly devised a strategy in her mind and informed Luode of it.

This is also why, these past few days, Luode has been wandering idly through the allied camp, telling all the adventurers of his intent to assault Icecrown Citadel.

After all, if the allied camp's plan succeeds, who will finally wear the Lich King's Crown of Domination?

Luode recommended an obscure Sylvanas, or perhaps the two legendary paladins, or even Uther, who has died once before?

Therefore, the safest course is for him to personally join the assault on Icecrown Citadel to help Sylvanas seize the Lich King's power.

As for those warriors who follow him in the assault on Icecrown Citadel, Luode decided to mercifully save them. After all, according to the original plot,

The gold team leader of Icecrown Citadel, Tirion Fordring, gathered dozens of wildlings on the summoning stone.

Then, leading dozens of cannon fodder, he marched upon Icecrown Citadel, and as team leader, Tirion Fordring ultimately chose to slack off—just as he entered the battlefield, he was frozen by the Lich King.

Watching helplessly as a large group of his teammates who had joined him in assaulting Icecrown Citadel were slaughtered by the Lich King Arthas.

Afterwards, some old team leader snatched the kill, blacked out the invincible warhorse, blacked out the Crown of Domination, blacked out Frostmourne, blacked out all the gold.

Then kicked all team members out of the team dungeon.

Cough-cough! Of course, this is just a joke.

But the truth is, those silver tournament-selected elite warriors all died on Icecrown Citadel, with only Tirion Fordring surviving. (The player portraying that silver tournament winner, in the final battle against the Lich King, ultimately died on Icecrown Citadel.) So if Luode does not join this war, then these Azeroth warriors will have died in vain? As for your comment about their memory issues—hehe, I happen to have a memory fruit ability user in my hand, and the Rinnegan, whether the standard or Mangekyō version, can easily alter memories.

"If you are willing to lead the troops, then it could not be better—I and Uther are very willing to relinquish the commander's position to you, Demigod Lord, so you may serve as commander of this operation." Tirion Fordring said.

"Hahaha! Then I shall not refuse. Actually, this time, destroying the Lich King is merely secondary—I must ensure the Crown of Domination is entrusted to capable hands." Luode said.

"Demigod Lord, it is said that this is the core of the Scourge. The Lich King Arthas rules the evil Scourge by relying on this crown, enabling him to command all undead creatures." Tirion Fordring asked.

Originally, he and Uther had agreed that this most evil Lich King helmet, along with its accessories, the twin blades of Grief, would be destroyed together, ensuring Azeroth would never again see a Lich King.

But now, hearing the demigod's meaning, regarding the Lich King's Crown of Domination, he seems to have other plans.

"Exactly, you are unaware of certain matters—do you know the origin of this crown? Who forged it?" Luode, seated in his chair, looked at Tirion Fordring and asked.

"According to the intelligence we have received. The first Lich King was created by the Burning Legion, with the mastermind being Kil'jaeden.

He created the Lich King, he created that evil monster Arthas." Tirion Fordring said.

This matter is known throughout Lordaeron—back then, the Burning Legion's dread lord tempted the prince, lured him to Northrend, and step by step guided him toward downfall, ultimately culminating in tragedy.

"No! No! Ner'zhul was indeed slain by Kil'jaeden, and Kil'jaeden sent him to Azeroth to carry out the Legion's invasion mission.

But the one who forged him into the Lich King was not Kil'jaeden, but some dread lords—this Helm of Domination actually originates from another place, from the world of the dead.

I believe Uther should have told you this—regarding the Shadowlands, in fact, the Lich King's power comes from the Shadowlands.

It was forged by a jailer named Zovaal using a power called Domination Power; he is one of the Eternal Ones of the Shadowlands.

The Lich King's helmet is of utmost importance—if the Crown of Domination is destroyed! Then it will cause very serious consequences!" Luode said.

"Given this, then Demigod Lord, if the Lich King's Crown of Domination is destroyed, what terrible things would happen?" Tirion Fordring nodded and said.

He had also heard something about the Shadow Realm, after all, Luode had summoned back several souls from the Shadow Realm, especially Uther.

Because of some things, he learned from the Ascension Fortress in the Shadow Realm that the Lich King's power actually comes from the Shadow Realm, and if what the demigod said is true, then the Lich King's power is probably not as simple as it seems on the surface.

"This jailer named Zuvall intends to break the balance between life and death, the Lich King is one of his important pawns, the Icecrown Citadel that Arthas painstakingly built is actually of Shadow Realm architectural style.

And this Icecrown Citadel is the place closest to connecting the world of life and death, if the Gate of the Ruler is destroyed, then the balance between life and death will be broken, completely connecting the world of the living and the world of the dead." Luode said.

Luode told Tirion Fordring the plan of the jailer Zuvall, as well as some information from the Shadow Realm, the Maw, and part of the information about Domination Power.

"So that's it, then there must be a new Lich King, someone must bear this responsibility." Tirion Fordring nodded and said.

"You are right, indeed a Lich King is needed, and this Lich King must have strong willpower to resist the mental power of that jailer Zuvall." Luode said.

Tirion Fordring nodded solemnly, then stood up, took a deep breath, bowed to Luode, then placed one fist on his chest, and said solemnly: "I understand, demigod, I now know why you told me all this today, I will surely fulfill the mission, this burden I will bear."

The demigod chose to tell me everything at this time, surely he wants me to bear this burden.

Uther is more suitable than me to lead the Silver Hand Knights, and then help that princess rebuild Dannathor.

And I will stay here, bear the burden of the Lich King.

"Cough cough cough! Tirion Fordring. Your will is as strong as steel. Your faith in the Holy Light is also very thorough, but the person I spoke of is not you."

Come on, big brother, you understand everything now? When did I ever say I wanted you to bear this burden?

No need, thank you!

"Demigod, could it be, could it be that you have decided to bear this burden yourself! To bear the responsibility of the Lich King?" Tirion Fordring exclaimed in shock.

"Cough cough! So can you wait for me to finish speaking, Fordring! I know a powerful demigoddess, she governs the power of death, she will personally remain atop this Icecrown Citadel, guarding the Lich King's power, and without wearing the Domination Crown, she can still suppress the power of jailer Zuvall.

Stop jailer Zuvall, thwart the evil plot to overturn the worlds of the living and the dead." Luode said.

The Lich King's Domination Crown only affects jailer Zuvall after it is worn.

And Helya's plan is not to wear this helmet, but only to absorb the death power and domination power inside it.

"So that's it, there actually is a demigoddess who controls death! Lord Luode, forgive my presumption. This death-attributed demigoddess, is she trustworthy?" Tirion Fordring asked.

The Lich King brought unimaginable disaster to the Alliance and the Horde, especially the Lordaeron people, if a demigoddess were to control the Lich King's power, then she might well be stronger than Arthas, and if she were to do evil, who could stop her? "Hahaha! You can rest assured on this point, this demigoddess who governs death and such is absolutely trustworthy, and not long ago, she and I attacked Ulduar together and slew the Old God Yogg-Saron." Luode said.

"Then I can rest easy, demigod!" Tirion Fordring nodded and said.

Since the great demigod chooses to trust her, then I also choose to trust her.

"So when the time comes to attack Icecrown Citadel, the warriors you select only need to deal with some trash mobs, and all other powerful beings I will handle." Luode said.

I am the leader of the Icecrown Citadel raid gold team, this time you guys just lie back, leech, and consume.

Watch me solo Icecrown Citadel raid, though invincibility must definitely be hacked, hacking invincibility is the basic operation of the gold team leader. (End of chapter)