CHAPTER 143 - Shurima, Your Emperor has Returned

Li Lin and Kassadin hurried to the grand hall, the first thing catching their attention being the massive tomb door already wide open, with a humanoid soul composed of yellow sand standing in front of it.

"What is this?" Kassadin, obviously unable to recognize an emperor who had been dead for three thousand years, asked.

Even without utilizing his analytical thinking skills, Li Lin could guess his identity—the soul of Azir, awakened by Sivir's blood.

"He doesn't seem hostile towards us. Let's not bother with him," Li Lin quickly pointed to Sivir lying in a pool of blood, not waiting for Kassadin's response. "Let's go check on Sivir."

Saying that, he ran to Sivir's side before Azir, still in a daze, could reach her, activating his analytical thinking to assess her condition.

[Name: Sivir]

[Condition: Critical (cannot be treated by conventional means).]

Looking at the dagger embedded in Sivir's back, the wound obscured by blood and flesh, the blood had coagulated into dark red clots, ceasing its outward flow.

"She's beyond saving," Kassadin, arriving next to Li Lin, said as he extended his hand, placing it on Li Lin's shoulder. "Unless we find a healing master from Ionia... but in this vast desert, where do we..."

At this moment, Azir, approaching them, interrupted his words, "Her name is Sivir, right? Hand her over to me."

A hint of suspicion flashed in Kassadin's eyes. "...Who are you?"

Azir didn't give a specific answer, just silently shook his head. "It doesn't matter now."

The life water of the Dawn Oasis was only sufficient for one complete resurrection.

Azir had initially thought of reviving himself to restore Shurima's glory.

However, upon seeing this dying descendant with his own bloodline, all thoughts related to the empire and power were cast aside.

He slowly crouched down, exerting effort to lift the daughter of Shurima, stumbling towards a low corner of the grand hall.

Li Lin and Kassadin showed no intention of offering help.

One knew this was a necessary process for Azir's ascension, and the other discerned that this unknown soul had to complete this final task before his dissipation—he didn't need assistance.

Although Kassadin didn't understand how Azir could save the life of Sivir, who had suffered fatal injuries...

As Azir approached step by step, the Dawn Oasis, which was slowly trickling clear water, began to surge, filling the basin made of stones.

The majestic force of life emerged in every drop of water, and even Li Lin and Kassadin, clad in power armor, could clearly feel the unusual nature of this faintly green-tinted clear water.

"This is... the life water recorded in the ancient texts?!" Kassadin's face changed, inhaling a cold breath.

Legend had it that during Shurima's peak, the waterfall of life water flowed from the disc of the sun, converging into the Dawn Oasis and distributing to various regions of Shurima.

At that time, almost no harsh desert areas existed in the entirety of Shurima. Lush grasslands and vast lakes and rivers covered the entire continent.

In the leadership of the emperor and celestial warriors, even after experiencing the Void War, the people of the Shurima Empire continued to live a comfortable life.

However, all of this dispersed as the sun disc collapsed, and the Sun City turned into ruins.

Now, under the influence of the just revived soul, the water of life could flow once again...

Kassadin immediately guessed the identity of this man, "You are... Emperor Azir?!"

Azir remained silent, almost devoid of the breath of life, gently placing Sivir, whose life force was almost gone, in the basin, amidst the lifeful green glow of the water of life.

The bone-chilling magical spring water entered Sivir's body through her grimacing wound, and under the surging green magic of life, the dagger at her waist was rapidly pushed out through healed flesh.

Azir slowly stood up, walking out of the Fountain of Life, looking at Sivir, who had just opened her eyes, in the fountain.

At this moment, a dazzling pale white light suddenly shot down from the destroyed top of the hall, reflecting along the reflective metal in the ruins and finally converging on the core fragment of the sun disc on one side of the hall. It suddenly turned into a more intense orange-red flame beam, reflecting onto Azir, beside the Fountain of Life.

"What is this?!" The shock on Kassadin's face was fully revealed under his mask.

As the orange-red magical light surrounded Azir, he was slowly lifted into the air by this pillar of flame.

The grains of sand on his body were pushed away by the magic from the celestial realm, and his original fleshy body was rapidly recovering.

But this was not the end.

With Azir's explosive roar, he suddenly opened his arms, a pair of magic-formed wings disappeared behind him in an instant. Countless grains of sand continued to flow into his body with the magic from the tomb, making him even more dazzling.

In the blink of an eye, countless beams of light radiated from his now just recovered flesh, piercing his body like the glaring yellow-white light of the sun, illuminating the entire dark space.

Li Lin and Kassadin unconsciously turned their faces away, unable to continue to look directly at Azir.

As the intense metallic sour taste in their mouths gradually faded, the two opened their eyes, and the glaring light in the vast underground space had dissipated.

Standing in front of them at this moment was the celestial warrior with a magnificent eagle armor appearance, created by the magic from the celestial realm, possessing the power to manipulate the sands, and also the last emperor of Shurima.

Azir was clad from head to toe in golden armor, with a bright and clear gem embedded in the center of the armor on his chest, like the clear and bright sky in spring.

His shoulder pads were carved with magic into the shape of spread wings, with a yellow-brown dustproof cloak and several dark red belts with golden edges hanging on top.

At this moment, Sivir also stood up from the fountain, looking alertly at the ascendant with radiant golden light falling from the sky, her eyes shining with intimidating golden light.

"Who are you?!" she demanded.

Azir shook his head, not answering Sivir, who was on guard against him. He just stood firmly on the stone platform beside the Fountain of Life, gently reaching out towards the front.

Suddenly, within the ancient tomb ruins, numerous fallen rocks restored and reassembled into their original form, then slowly rose under the drag of magic.

Above everyone's heads, a golden light illuminated the dark night sky, dispelling the darkness in the hall.

Li Lin, Kassadin, and Sivir unconsciously looked up, and their gazes, through the slowly recovering colossal architectural structure, finally focused on a sun disc suspended about 800 meters above the ground, resembling a golden sun.

Azir paid no attention to Sivir, as well as Li Lin and Kassadin, who were a distance away from them. He just looked up at the sun disc above, using his very dignified and powerful voice to say slowly:

"Shurima, your emperor has returned."

(End of this chapter)

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