The Glory of Noxus.

Southeast corner of the rock village.

There were few lights and only a few stars around, so we could only move forward with the help of the faint light.

A quiet and desolate atmosphere enveloped the vicinity, and the breeze brought rustling sounds, as if the oasis was whispering.

Compared with other areas of the village, the houses here are low and simple, the location is remote and sparsely populated.

For this reason, this area was not greatly affected by the void attack some time ago, and many buildings were relatively intact.

Huo Jixing walked forward alone and slowly came to a building made of sand at the edge.

Its walls were a bit mottled and old, and it looked like they hadn't been repaired for a long time. As the starlight fell, tiny cracks appeared in the corners of the walls.

dong dong!dong dong!

Huo Jixing went forward and knocked on the door. The dull knocking sound broke the silence of the night.

"come in."

But after a while, Kassadin's hoarse voice sounded in the stone house.

Huo Jixing pushed the door open and walked in. The bright yellow light sprinkled on the ground, illuminating Kassadin's busy figure.

He was still dressed in familiar attire, with dark purple armor covering his face and a Void Blade on his right hand.

At this moment, Kassadin was dealing with Axel's huge corpse. The cut purple flesh was scattered all over the workbench, and the nearby wooden barrel was soaked with blood.

Occasionally, you can see the removed internal organs rising and falling in the wooden barrel.

"Find a seat and sit down first."

Kassadin said without turning his head, as if he had already noticed Huo Jixing's arrival.

"I need to deal with this batch of Exai corpses. There are quite a few caravans waiting for this batch of materials."

Every year, many chambers of commerce and forces come to the Rock Village to specifically purchase the physical materials of some void creatures.

This is also one of the important sources of income for the rock village.

The existence of the void is no secret to many forces on the Valoran continent.

They understand the origin of the void and are very curious about it.

But over the past thousand years, the threat that the Void once posed to the Valoran continent has slowly been forgotten by people.

It's like the land of Icathia.

Under this premise, the terrifying healing ability of the void creatures has attracted the covetousness of many forces and chambers of commerce.

Driven by profit, the trade in the body materials of void creatures developed rapidly.

The market in the rock village is the market with the largest variety of void creature body materials traded in Shurima.

The nearby scavengers will sell the body materials of the void creatures obtained in the land of Icathia to the rock village as soon as possible.

Huo Jixing randomly found a chair in the room, sat on it, and watched Kassadin's actions.

On the wooden workbench, the blood of the void creatures dyed the wood purple.

With Kassadin's skillful movements, Axel's body was quickly separated, the valuable internal organs were stored, and the flesh and blood were piled up randomly.

"To pay off a debt."

After dealing with the last corpse of Axel, Kassadin turned around, noticed Huo Jixing's surprised look, and shrugged helplessly.

"In order to gain the power to resist the void, I paid a lot of favors and costs."

He pointed to the void creatures' body materials scattered throughout the room, as well as some collected items, and spoke with a smile.

"Just take a look around. If there's anything you like or want, you can take it."

"I plan to go to the forgotten land of Ecathia in a few days."

When Huo Jixing heard this, his expression changed, as if he was confirming something.

"Heading to the land of Icathia?"

"Yes, rumors of the prophet appeared in the village, and also bewitched many villagers and outsiders to become Void believers."

Kassadin pulled over a wooden chair and sat in front of Huo Jixing, his eyes dim.

He believed in Huo Jixing very much in his heart.

Because Huo Ji not only destroyed Malzahar's void clone, but also teamed up with him to kill Rek'Sai.

"Unspeakable horrors lurk deep beneath Icathia. Sacrifice is offered in their name," Kassadin continued.

"We can no longer allow Malzahar to spread the faith of the Void. He must be stopped."

Kassadin has learned a lot about the legend of ancient Icathia and knows the fate of that cursed land.

In order to avenge his wife and daughter, he vowed to destroy Malzahar, the accomplice, and the terrorist existence behind him.

Kassadin has studied the horror and madness of the void creatures and realized that he cannot resist the erosion of the void with his own strength.

Finally, relying on the skills he relied on for a living, he made up his mind to arm himself fully.

Driven by deep hatred, Kassadin left Shurima and sought out the most mysterious and powerful weapons known to Valoran, incorporating Zaun's original design and blessing from Ionia's soul healers.

He mobilized all his personal connections, from archaeologists to petty thieves, and with their help, he got what he wanted.

Many people said he was crazy and thought this would be the last time they saw their old friend alive.

But Kassadin just thanked them for their concern and care, and said goodbye to them.

He will face the void alone.

"So, thank you for the forbidden statue you traded me. I got the aura of the prophet from it."

Kassadin leaned back in his chair, looking towards the south with his deep purple eyes, as if thinking about how to punish the prophet.

He gave up almost everything to gain this strength.

Through countless experiments and with the help of many forbidden secret instruments, I have become who I am today, and can ignore the mental distortion and erosion brought by the void to the greatest extent.

In his mind, his own changes are not replicable.

Because he had already put his own life and death aside, and in such a life he had nothing to lose.

Huo Jixing looked deeply at Kassadin, whose tone was calm, and vaguely felt a violent murderous intent suppressed in his heart.

"Oh, I forgot to say that the sword in my hand cannot be traded to you." Kassadin turned his head, with a hint of smile in his hoarse voice.

"This is Horok's Void Blade."

He slowly raised the purple sword in his right hand, the blade filled with the chill of annihilation.

"It once killed thousands of tricksters at the end of an empire."

"I have also slaughtered countless void creatures together with you."

Huo Jixing felt the open-mindedness shown by Kassadin and chuckled softly.

"Do not worry."

Then he stood up and walked around the room, his dark eyes shining with a red-gold light.

Worthy of the name of Void Walker.

Kassadin's room was filled with body materials of many void creatures, most of which had no names.

There are also some rare items with magical properties, but most of them have lost their effects and should have been used by Kassadin for experiments.

"Ok?"

Huo Jixing's eyes narrowed. He had walked to the edge of the wooden platform without knowing when, and saw an irregularly shaped purple stone.

He picked up the stone and carefully observed every detail of it.

As he focused, his spiritual power extended into the stone, and he could sense the power of the void surging inside.

Invisibly, it seemed as if a demon from the abyss was whispering in his ear, tempting him to swallow the stone.

"This is the Void Stone."

Kassadin noticed the irregular purple stone in Huo Jixing's hand and spoke in a serious voice.

"Only in the core area where countless void forces gather, after a long period of sedimentation and the tempering of void energy, can this kind of stone be produced."

"This Void Stone is something I accidentally found when I went deep into the land of Icathia."

Huo Jixing nodded slightly, and played with the Void Stone casually, stroking the shiny surface with his fingers, feeling the hunger coming from the data panel.

“Are there any special effects?”

Kassadin was silent for a while, looking a little surprised. He didn't expect that Huo Jixing would take a fancy to the Void Stone.

"As for the effects, there are two."

"The first is that if you use it on the Valoran continent, it can effectively reduce the magic damage you receive."

"The second is that if you use it in the land of Icathia, the void creatures will regard you as a companion."

Hearing the last effect, Huo Jixing's eyes flickered in surprise.

"As a companion? Strange effect."

Huo Jixing walked around the room and saw several nice magic items. After hesitating for a while, he picked up the Void Stone and was playing with it.

"I choose it, okay?"

"Okay." Kassadin agreed.

His body had already been integrated with many secret tools and forbidden techniques. When the void creatures saw him, they felt as if they had seen a familiar fellow and would not regard him as an enemy.

"When are you planning to go to Icathia?" Huo Jixing put away the Void Stone and spoke out his thoughts.

"Just these few days, the specific time has not been decided yet." Kassadin pointed to the items scattered around the room.

"I will also sort my belongings into categories, and take some with me when I enter the forgotten land of Ecathia."

"The other part will be given to Ezreal. I have negotiated a price with him and will give those things to some of my old friends."

"Well, tell me when you go. I won't leave the Rock Village for the time being." Huo Jixing looked at Kassadin and said softly.

"Just consider it as a farewell."

"Haha, okay." Kassadin nodded happily, and a low laugh came from behind the visor.

Huo Jixing was not in a hurry to leave. He and Kassadin continued to chat, mostly about the Void and the land of Icathia.

He was curious about the power of the void.

In the memories of the previous life, there was very little information about the Void, limited to a few Void heroes.

From Kassadin, Huo Jixing learned that the void represents some unknowable nothingness on the other side of the realm.

It seemed to have an insatiable hunger and wanted to consume everything.

For ordinary people, being touched by the power of the void is equivalent to glimpsing the eternal illusion.

At the same time, they will suffer from endless pain, which is enough to defeat the strongest will.

Kassadin also mentioned the forgotten land of Icathia, his tone solemn.

Thousands of years have passed, and many void creatures now live on the land eroded by the void.

From time to time, they would travel to Shurima and Ixtal, bringing complete annihilation to nearby villages and caravans.

Until the next morning.

Someone came to collect the decomposed body and organs of Axel, and the two ended their conversation and left.