"Ymiron! What do you feel?" Brann asked loudly.
Ymiron's eyes widened, and he replied with a look of astonishment: "I... I hear... voices in my mind. Many, many voices."
"Not just one voice. There are dozens, maybe hundreds. All the voices come from the earth!"
When the people in the throne room heard this, their faces began to fill with joyful smiles. The Bronzebeard brothers looked at Galen in surprise. This situation was different from what he said. What happened to the diamond transformation?
Galen saw the gazes of the Bronzebeard brothers. He didn't say anything, just signaled them to keep watching.
"King Ymiron, can you understand what they are saying?" Brann asked again.
"They... they say... uh! Ah!"
The Vrykul king let out a scream, which startled everyone in the throne room.
At this moment, Galen spent money to activate Illidan's spectral vision, staring intently at Ymiron's body.
A peculiar energy rose from his abdomen. That should be the effect of the potion he just swallowed!
This power caused Ymiron's body to begin to reverse its flesh and blood!
Ymiron only felt his flesh and blood melt in an instant. The terrible pain made him immediately roar in agony.
Everyone watched in stunned silence. The chilling scream was beyond compare to any cry of pain or fear they had ever heard!
Soon, the power had spread to the outside of his body. Obvious lumps of translucent stone began to form on Ymiron's body.
These stones seemed to flow, spreading along his abdomen towards his legs, and all over his abdomen. With a crunching sound, slender crystal spikes emerged from all directions.
This situation was just like Stark pressing a switch in the Avengers, and the nano-steel armor covered his whole body like a stream of water!
The difference was that his was steel armor, and Ymiron's was being turned into diamond!
Soon, the diamond flow quickly wrapped around the Vrykul's entire body. He had been completely turned into diamond!
The Bronzebeard brothers were dumbfounded, and Magni patted his chest, feeling a wave of fear!
My God, I almost became that shiny person!
"Brann, did the ritual succeed? Is this what it looks like when it succeeds?" a senior member of the Explorers' League asked.
"I am very sure that the ritual has succeeded!"
Brann was still shocked that what Galen said was actually true, but he still answered his colleague's question.
"How could this happen!"
The people in the hall began to whisper.
"Everyone!"
Galen released Anduin and took a step forward to stand at the foot of Ymiron's diamond body.
Everyone also noticed Galen at this time. They had only seen a back view before and hadn't paid attention, thinking he was some human noble.
Now that Galen turned around, the crowd saluted respectfully after seeing Galen's face.
Whether they were dwarves or gnomes, their kingdoms had received Galen's help, and as the Lord of the Alliance, it was appropriate to salute him.
"Everyone, I am sure that this ritual has succeeded. Ymiron's soul has gone to the location of the world's Titan Soul connection, but Azeroth's Titan Soul is extremely powerful, and Ymiron will need some time to awaken."
"Excuse me, High King, how long will this awakening process take?"
"I'm afraid it won't be awakened for a while."
Galen silently calculated. In the original timeline, Magni turned into diamond from the Cataclysm and awakened during the Legion's arrival. Anduin went from a ten-year-old child to the ruler of a country...
Ten years?
Eight years?
Galen couldn't remember clearly.
"Five years at the earliest, ten years at the latest. I'm afraid we can't count on him in the short term."
Galen's words made everyone very disappointed. Galen glanced at everyone and continued, "Everyone, let's treat this ritual as a top-secret experiment. Please keep today's events a secret. We will also seal the stone slabs used in the ritual. Perhaps when Ymiron wakes up, we can continue to study this ritual!"
Afterwards, the Ironforge's secret chamber guards entered the royal hall, evacuated the crowd, and temporarily sealed the hall, leaving only the Bronzebeard brothers, Galen, Anduin, and Thorgrim.
Galen looked at the diamond Ymiron in front of him.
His original flesh-shaped body had completely returned to its purest diamond state. The expression on his face was still lifelike, but it no longer had the fragility of flesh and blood. His whole body was transparent and crystal clear diamond.
It could be seen from the broken floor tiles at his feet that his weight had increased a lot.
Galen reached out and knocked on Ymiron's thigh. The diamond collided with his finger bones, making a bang bang sound.
"If this thing were to be auctioned off, it would be a top-notch work of art..."
Galen sighed in his heart, and then immersed his mind into the interior of the Heart of Origin, finding Ymiron in the Altar of Kings!
Following this soul chain, Galen followed the network cable and went over. After not knowing how long he had been traveling in the darkness, he plunged into a halo.
This was a world of birds and flowers, with green grass, dense forests, and a group of small animals running around. A blue halo flowed in the sky, which was a powerful arcane energy, and Ymiron's soul was lying dead under a tree.
Galen's mental power condensed in this space, and a human body appeared and stood on the ground.
Galen was preparing to release his mental power again to scan the world, but before he could act, he heard an ethereal but slightly naive voice.
"You've come..."
"I knew you would come. I've been waiting for you!"
Galen turned his head suddenly, only to see a girl in a white dress, glowing all over, appearing behind Galen.
Was she the star soul of Azeroth?
The strongest Titan conceived in the Azeroth star core?
The power of the star soul is greatly related to the size of the planet, but not every world is qualified to conceive a star soul. Only those most potential, most powerful, and most perfect worlds can have a star soul conceived in them, such as Draenor.
In addition to those mature Titans in the Pantheon, Galen had also seen the Titan conceived by the planet Argus, the powerful Oblivion.
"Are you Aze-chan?"
Galen asked curiously. That was the main body of Azeroth's Titan Soul, the one praised by the Titans as the strongest Titan at birth. He had been mining on her body for more than 20 years. Wouldn't she hit him?
"Aze-chan? What does that mean?"
The light on the white-skirted girl was too strong, and Galen could only see the outline of her body and not her face.
"Aze-chan is the abbreviation of Azeroth, and chan is an affectionate term for people you like, close people, etc."
"Giggle..."
The voice of Azeroth's soul became gentle, and even carried a hint of teasing, which reached Galen's ears: "You like me?"
Cough cough!
Galen smiled awkwardly, but he quickly responded, "Your body nurtures billions of lives. Every one of us loves you and appreciates you!"
"Galen, you are a truly interesting person," Azeroth's nascent soul chuckled again.
It was obvious that Ai-chan really loved to laugh.
Galen thought to himself, 'It seems your guardians in Ulduar haven't been slacking off these years, and have been working hard to maintain the rotation of the Forge of Wills, allowing Azeroth's soul to develop rich emotions.'
Besides the functions of biological creation and modification, giving creatures new forms and consciousness, the greatest function of the Forge of Wills is to shape the senses of the world-soul.
For this reason, Galen had never used the Forge of Wills to create life, including the Origin Forge in Uldum and the Engine of Nalak'sha in Pandaria, in order to use every bit of energy where it was most needed.
"You noticed?"
Galen felt Azeroth's soul staring at him intently from within the light.
"My emotions have blossomed, and all of this is thanks to you."
It seemed that she had just completed the development of her senses, and Galen was the first living being the Azerothian world-soul had met, and at this moment she was filled with a desire to talk.
"Those brothers and sisters of mine left guardians behind to protect me, but they have disappointed me so much."
"I was hoping they would help me cut away that fleshy boil and make me feel better."
"But one by one, they succumbed to the conspiracies of the Old Gods."
"Fortunately, you appeared, Galen. You are a miraculous child, possessing secrets that even I cannot see. Fortunately, you have been working hard to protect me! Right?"
Galen listened quietly to the star soul's words, and only spoke after she finished, "I am indeed dedicated to eliminating the Old Gods that are parasitizing you. Fortunately, C'Thun and Yogg-Saron have been cleaned up, and the last remaining heart of Y'Shaarj, after this fishing trip, I will throw it out of the planet."
"When I remove N'Zoth, this last parasite, you should be able to get a breather, and then please recover as soon as possible, and grow up as soon as possible!"
Galen sighed. He also wanted to rely on himself to face Sargeras directly, but as things stood, at his full power he was comparable to a demigod at his peak, still far from the level of true gods and Eternals that the Titans were at!
Unless…
The Heart of Origin is upgraded again after breaking through a population of 100 million, and then the soul of a Titan is collected using the Altar of Kings…
"Put away that impure gaze of yours, Galen. From the moment I gave you my keepsake, you have been the person I trust the most!"
There was some scolding anger in Ai-chan's tone.
Galen scratched his head again awkwardly, "I'm very sorry for the offense just now. I just suddenly thought of Sargeras, he has always been wary of your existence and has wanted to destroy you many times!"
"I will eventually have an unavoidable battle with Sargeras. My Titan brothers and sisters have chosen me. They have placed their last hope on me, and I have no choice but to do so, unless I am willing to be cut down by Sargeras's sword!"
The star soul sighed, "As things stand, I have no chance of winning."
"Don't be discouraged, Ai-chan. All the living beings of Azeroth will stand with you, and so will I. Fate is so cruel, even you, born as a Titan world-soul, still need to face it and still need to fight!"
As the leader of the Azeroth Alliance, Galen was unwilling to betray his planet like Archimonde and Kil'jaeden and join the ranks of the Burning Legion.
A body infused with fel energy was too ugly and did not fit Galen's aesthetics. Holy Light, with its golden, awe-inspiring, and positive image, was what he liked.
Therefore, he had to stand on the side of the world-soul.
Just considering that the Legion would descend again in the future, he had to prepare in advance. At least for now, the world-soul had initially developed its senses, so the next step was to help Ai-chan reach a level where she could protect herself in the shortest possible time.
So, N'Zoth, I, Galen Thorbane, invite you to ascend to the heavens!
The conversation with the Azerothian world-soul ended quickly. Galen left that space, but he did not bring Ymiron's soul out, but left it there, so that Galen could follow the internet cable to find Ai-chan again.
Galen also gained some benefits from this meeting. The Heart of Azeroth on his chest was blessed by the star soul and infused with some energy similar to the Well of Eternity, which was equivalent to the full blow of a demigod at his peak!
In the Throne Room, the Bronzebeard brothers waited quietly for Galen to wake up.
They knew that Galen was communicating with a great being through Ymiron's soul.
After an unknown amount of time, Thorgrin's stomach made an embarrassing sound.
He was hungry.
Magni glared at his embarrassing grandson, which made Thorgrin feel wronged.
At this moment, Galen opened his eyes.
"How is it, Galen? Did you hear the earth speak?" Muradin and Brann asked at the same time.
"Yes, I heard it, and I also saw Azeroth's soul!"
Galen began to pull the tiger's skin.
"The soul told me that this disaster was caused by the last Old God in the planet. Not only that, but a new disaster will break out soon. The soul told us to be prepared."
"Of course, Azeroth's soul has also given me an important mission to form a powerful army composed of Azeroth's top combat power, to crusade against the last Old God, N'Zoth, when he appears."
"How about it? Are you dwarves interested in joining this team with a sacred mission!"
Brann shouted, "Oh! Of course, I, Brann, am the first to sign up to contribute to Azeroth!"
"Count me in!" Muradin followed closely behind.
Just as Magni was about to speak, he was stopped by his two younger brothers, "Brother, Ironforge needs you. You need to lead the entire country from the rear and appease our compatriots!"
"Oh! You two damned guys, using this throne to bind me in Ironforge, while one of you takes the Explorer's League to dig up ancient ruins everywhere, and the other always rushes to act as Ironforge's ambassador, communicating between the Alliance and the Night Elf countries!"
"I protest! I want to pass the throne to you, Muradin. It's your turn to take on the responsibility of the Bronzebeard family!"
Magni shouted angrily.
"Brother, I forgot that the warhammer in the Great Forge hasn't been quenched yet. I'll go and get busy first!"
"Brann, I want to…"
"Brother, I have a meeting with the Explorer's League, I'm leaving too!"
"Ah! Ribbit!"
Magni croaked in anger.