At the highest point of Qinglong Temple, Galen, Zhu Talan, and the panda woman transformed from Yu'long were intently watching the situation at the Heart of the Dragon.
Little Yulei was entwined around her mother.
When the Azure Dragon stone pillar collapsed, Zhu Talan's body trembled. The mission engraved in his bones made him unable to resist going to suppress the Sha demon.
However, since Galen and Yu'long didn't move, Zhu Talan forcibly stopped himself and continued watching.
The black smoke gushing out from the underground of the Heart of the Dragon kept spurting out non-stop. Soon, it condensed into a solid form. It was covered with black and white bone spurs, and silver-white light and chaotic tentacles floated above its head!
It had a head similar to a goat, with seven eyes on its face, and a mouth full of sharp fangs!
Even from several kilometers away, Galen could feel the aura of chaos rushing towards him.
"Covered in black smoke, with the appearance of a giant goat, hmm, it really matches the records of the wanderers..." Galen sighed.
"For ten thousand years, my struggle with the Sha of Doubt has been going on for ten thousand years. After his physical form was defeated by Shao Hao, he was sealed there. Since then, he has been tirelessly trying to corrupt this beautiful land!"
Yu'long said helplessly, "No matter how wise and powerful Shao Hao was, he ultimately failed to completely eliminate the Sha of Doubt. The seal he left behind is not omnipotent, and occasionally villagers are still infected by the leaked Sha energy."
"That's because you don't understand the nature of the Old Gods. Moreover, the Sha demons exist based on the emotions of living beings. As long as people still live here, they can be resurrected indefinitely."
Of course, Galen didn't mention the more important thing: if he took away the Heart of Y'Shaarj buried in the Valley of the Four Winds, and used the necessary means, he could completely eradicate the Sha's troubles in Pandaria.
"It's my turn to play next!"
Seeing the billowing black smoke spreading in all directions, Galen knew that the time was almost up. If he waited any longer, the monkeys and Jinyu below would be completely wiped out.
Although he had taken advantage of them, at least he should leave them a way out, right?
Galen jumped down from the heights of Qinglong Temple. Yulei on Yu'long's body quickly followed, transforming into a Qinglong form more than ten meters long beneath Galen.
In just over ten days, Yulei had already grown to the size of a young cloud serpent.
She is a combination of a part of Yu'long's soul, the thunder power of the guardian Lai, and the life force of a demigod. As long as she is fed some special energy, her growth can be accelerated, such as the heroic spirits collected by Galen over the years.
Galen only took one percent of Sargeras' soul essence and fed Yulei from a hatchling to a young stage…
If he wasn't afraid that Yulei wouldn't be able to digest it all at once, Galen would have fed her into the ultimate form…
You have to eat one bite at a time. After the juvenile stage, there is still the mature stage. Let's take it slowly.
"Galen! Please treat the Sha demon with caution. I know you have experience in this area, but I don't know what the Old Gods outside of Pandaria are like. However, the horror of the Sha demon stems from yourself. You must not have any doubts, and you must use firm belief and will to defeat it!"
"Okay, okay!"
If it were Y'Shaarj's true form, Galen might choose to play it safe and gather twenty-five demigods to fight him, but the Sha of Doubt?
That's just a breath that Y'Shaarj exhaled before his death, a monster born from the negative emotions of living beings. I'll consider myself defeated if I chickened out!
Galen rode on Yulei and quickly arrived above the Sha of Doubt, then jumped off Yulei and went straight for the Sha of Doubt's head!
A large amount of Holy Light power emerged from Galen's body in the air, and the dense Holy Light power began to transform around his body!
In a burst of dazzling golden light, Galen transformed into a Holy Light giant more than twenty meters tall!
This was a big move that he came up with by sending out his night elf clone, Galen Lei'ma, to wander around, while his main body stayed at home to research!
Combining his body with the protection of the ancient kings to create a larger, taller, and stronger Holy Light body!
This move is mainly used to fight against enemies with huge bodies.
The inspiration came from the giant god Mike Zord, the light energy messenger, the dragon fighter, or Galen's Gundam dream.
Anyway, big is all!
The Holy Light of Order cleared away the black mist produced after the Sha of Doubt appeared, and the originally dim sky became bright again.
At this moment, Galen, holding a Holy Light blade, fiercely inserted it into the face of the Sha of Doubt, which gave the Sha demon, who had been invincible just now and seemed to be about to destroy the world as soon as it was born, a head-on blow!
Aow roar!
The painful roar resounded throughout the Jade Forest, and everyone was staring at the golden giant fighting the Sha demon!
"Father, that's Father!"
"Our father is so powerful, brother!"
"We will be so powerful in the future! Brother, we will protect Azeroth with Father!"
"Yeah!"
When Galen stabbed the Holy Light longsword into the Sha of Doubt's body, the two figures froze.
The Sha of Doubt was severely damaged by the Holy Light, while Galen was attacked by the Sha demon!
Withered Will, Touch of Emptiness, and Jealousy Illusion.
The Holy Light protects the body. Before the rank surpasses Galen, those shadow powers cannot cause damage to Galen at all. What really made Galen stop was the Jealousy Illusion!
This is a soul attack that forces Galen to face his own doubts and delusions!
That is to say, Galen needs to defeat his own phantom in the illusion world.
Galen remembers that each doubt and delusion will absorb energy from the host. Once it is completely filled with energy, the delusion will explode, not only severely injuring himself, but also nourishing the Sha of Doubt!
Now it depends on whether Galen breaks the Jealousy Illusion first, or the Sha of Doubt recovers from the Holy Light's heavy damage first.
Galen found himself in a rough palace.
Isn't this the place where I grew up, Stromgarde Palace!
However, Galen discovered that he was still in Pandaria through the positioning of the Heart of Origin.
It seems that I am already in the illusion.
"Your Majesty, we can't raise taxes anymore. If this continues, our people will complain, and Stromgarde will collapse!"
"Then tell me what to do! Stromgarde's finances are about to collapse. The finances have been in deficit for three consecutive years, and the royal family no longer has extra gold coins to subsidize the country's finances!"
Galen carefully identified the two people arguing and found that one of them was his old father, Thoras, and the other was Stromgarde's old marshal, Marshal Korth'azz.
However, the faces of these two looked particularly old, and their hair and beards were already gray.
It shouldn't be, why are they so old? I wasted the Spring of Life by letting my old father drink it as water!
Galen reacted immediately!
Damn it, this is not the timeline he traveled through, but the familiar time and space!
"Oh, ho… Is Galen going to stab his father with a longsword in a moment?"
Judging from Galen's position, in the corner of the hall, he should be the one without a voice in the room.
"Withdraw from the Alliance, Your Majesty!"
The old marshal said wearily, "As long as we withdraw from the Alliance, we won't have to spend a penny on that damned internment camp, nor will we have to buy food to feed that group of green-skinned orcs. Stromgarde's finances can save at least half!"
As a result, these words angered the elderly king: "Even you are with that group of nobles! You simply don't understand the importance of the Alliance to all of humanity!"
"You are being deceived by Terenas, Your Majesty! Even the Kingdom of Gilneas and the high elves have withdrawn. Why can't you see the situation clearly!"
"Get out! Ostralet! From today on, you are no longer my marshal!"
Good heavens, the old father is so irritable and doesn't listen to advice. Look at that stubbornness. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to resist stabbing him!
Where did this Sha of Doubt steal this illusion from? What exactly is my suspicion and imagination?
Galen was a little confused.
Yu'lon's final warning still echoed in his ears, and the next moment he was slapped in the face!
He was really careless.
"Galen, what do you think of Ostralet's words?" Thoras slumped on the throne, his words full of exhaustion.
And Galen found that he could move at this time.
Was that just a cutscene?
Can't skip it yet?
"Galen!"
Thoras called out to the dazed prince again!
"Ah, Father!"
"I'm asking you, what do you think of Ostralet's suggestion!"
What do I think?
I'm watching it while lying down. The old marshal's words are mature and prudent. Who can you blame for not listening?
Galen didn't feel any closeness to that Thoras on the throne. After all, his face was different, and his personality was stubborn. Being his son would be enough to make anyone angry to death in minutes.
Galen didn't know that if he hadn't traveled through time and changed the status quo of Stromgarde, giving Thoras hope for revival, it was estimated that the Thoras in that timeline would have become so stubborn.
"I think the old marshal is right."
"Bang!"
Thoras slammed the table hard and shouted angrily, "You rebellious son!"
Oh, damn it!
Can't stab, can't stab, that's Dad, my own dad!
I endure!
I endure!
I endure!
Damn it, that Sha of Doubt, that bastard, is actually humiliating me like this!
"Father, if you continue like this, I'm going to stab you!"
"You rebellious son, then tell me, where will Stromgarde go from here!"
Huh?
Why are these words so irrelevant? Wasn't my previous sentence even more rebellious?
The old father isn't angry?
Galen understood a little at this time. This was to make him doubt himself. If he was in this situation of internal and external troubles at the time of his transmigration, would he still be able to lead Stromgarde to rise?
Would he still be able to save Azeroth?
What is this, doubting the ability of the transmigrator?
Underestimating me?
"Father, are you saying that if I lead Stromgarde, how will I revive our kingdom?"
"First of all, I will withdraw from the Alliance, and then follow Gilneas's example, close the Thoradin's Wall, and then go south from the Thandol Span or go out to sea to develop new lands, and use the resources of the new lands to support the Arathi homeland."
"Then, relying on the friendship we established with the dwarves and Stormwind in the war, we will start trade and increase the income of the national treasury."
"Finally, expand the army, maintain a strong army, deter the enemies around us who covet our land, and at the same time gather vassal races or enslave the orcs in Containment Camp Seven to mine!"
After Galen finished speaking, he stared carefully at the expression of the person on the throne. As expected, he was furious: "Nonsense, your suggestion is simply not presentable. I have cultivated you for so many years, and you are not even as good as Danath!"
Galen laughed inwardly. This was questioning my decision, continuing to make me doubt my ability.
The Sha of Doubt is ultimately still an echo of the Old Gods, still playing the trick of bewitching people's hearts.
"I have another idea, even better than the previous one!"
"Speak!"
"Persist for a few years, and do everything possible to increase the prestige of the Trollbane family. After Arthas kills his father, accept the refugees from the north, and then replace Jaina's position, lead the immigrants from Lordaeron, Alterac, and Stromgarde to sea, and become the King of Theramore or the King of Mulgore. After they fight to the death, come out and clean up the mess. What do you think?"
"Bang! You rebellious son, how dare you give up the land that the Trollbane family has guarded for more than a thousand years?"
"Yeah, yeah, a barren highland, besides the warhorse resources, what's so memorable about it? The land of Mulgore is a hundred times more fertile than this place!"
"You rebellious son! Your suggestion is worthless, and your ability is simply not enough to bear the burden of a country!"
"Wait, um… I have one last suggestion!"
"Speak!"
"Speak your mother's ass!"
The Holy Light power on Galen's body burst out!
"Ah! Damn Holy Light!"
Thoras's body began to collapse and deform under the light of the Holy Light, and a black humanoid figure was exposed in front of Galen.
"Ah ha, this shape is good, there is no psychological pressure to stab!"
Galen grinned!
You dog thing, how dare you say that my plan to make the country strong is worthless!
What the hell do you know!
Any of my suggestions can be taken out and written into a "Biography of Galen" and "The Rise of Stromgarde" by later generations. You simply don't understand how to govern a country!
Galen was blindly confident in his abilities and would not doubt his incompetence because of Thoras's complete rejection!
Man!
How can you say that you can't do it!
It's not me who is wrong, it's him!
Being called a rebellious son several times, Galen went all out!
Crusader Strike!
Judgment!
Blade of Justice!
Templar's Verdict!
After a series of combos, the illusion of this Sha Demon was on the verge of collapse!
"The last one! Verdict!"
A huge Holy Light giant sword fell from the sky, cutting the Sha Demon illusion into ashes!
In reality, the Holy Light giant's eyes suddenly lit up, and then his hands turned the hilt of the Holy Light giant sword, directly cutting off most of the Sha of Doubt's head!
"Die!"
Another giant sword was inserted into the Sha of Doubt's body. Unlike the Holy Light giant sword just now, which used the Ashbringer as its tip, this second one was Strom'kar!
After Strom'kar was inserted into the Sha Demon's body, it frantically absorbed the Void Shadow power of the Sha of Doubt!
"Roar!"
The Sha of Doubt let out a mournful cry!
He was killed as soon as he appeared!
He was not convinced!
The Sha of Doubt's huge physical body became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a puff of black smoke and dissipated into the air. Only a large pile of black ash remained in the place where he had just stood.