The expression on Jax's face froze instantly.

What did he just hear?

This emissary from Shurima...actually said that Skarner is narrow-minded?

Are the people of Shurima so bold now? They mocked Ixalkon's sacred beast Skarner in the holy land of Ixtal?

Zhang Xu's expression remained unchanged. He did not notice Jax's expression, nor did he pay attention to Skarner's reaction. He continued to speak:

"You think you can protect the land of Ixtal, so I want to ask you, what will you do if the Void invades Runeterra?"

"Guard this land and watch others help you repel the invasion of the void?"

"Or will you wait until all those who oppose the Void are dead, and the Void has reached Ixtal's doorstep, before you choose to resist? I guess you haven't learned a lesson from the Void War thousands of years ago."

"I don't believe you don't know the power of Queen Setaka, but she still died in battle. This means that a demigod like you will also die in the void."

Skarner fell silent, and the rock magic surging in his body also subsided.

He seemed to be speechless and couldn't find a suitable reason to refute.

"You are the guardian god of this place. You once helped the people of Ixtal build this city and taught them how to use the power of elements. The entire Ixokon is developing in the direction you wanted to see."

"But what if you are wrong?"

Zhang Xu did not stop and continued to question sharply.

The series of questions confused Skarner, but in fact, Zhang Xu's questioning had no basis.

He did not belong to Ixtal, nor was he an envoy of Shurima. He simply wanted to avoid a conflict.

Although Zhang Xu had some confidence in his own strength and did not think that Skarner could do anything to him, this was Ishoken after all, a bottomless underground world.

Skarner, who possesses the power of rock elements, has absolute control over this place. Once a conflict breaks out, it will definitely not be good news for Zhang Xu and his group.

Skarner was silent for a long time, his whole body returned to the crawling posture, and his eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

His idea was not wrong. Establishing a connection with the outside world would inevitably have an impact on the existing structure of Ixtal, and the outside world would also bring about unknown changes to Ixtal.

But if Ixtal is kept closed, with his protection, it can indeed become a rare pure land in Runeland.

But the premise is that there is no threat of the void.

Skarner had existed since time immemorial, so he was no stranger to the terrifying and powerful enemy of the Void. He had witnessed and known about two invasions alone.

The Void has disappeared temporarily, but they will return sooner or later.

The momentum may be even stronger than before.

Seeing that Skarner had finally calmed down, Zhang Xu took a deep breath and his tense body gradually relaxed.

Zhang Xu did not expect that he could change Skarner's long-held idea with just a few words, but these words were enough to make Skarner seriously consider the future of Ixtal.

The whole space fell eerily silent. Zhang Xu, Skarner, Jax, the two men and the beast just stared at each other awkwardly, each with his own thoughts.

It was Jax who broke the silence first. Seeing that the conversation between Zhang Xu and Skarner had reached a deadlock, Jax finally asked the biggest question in his heart:

"You... seem to know a lot about the void. Also, what is the eternal flame on your body?"

Zhang Xu turned his head and looked at Jax. There was obvious confusion and desire in the eyes of this weapons master from Icathia.

Facing Jax, who was committed to fighting the Void, Zhang Xu's attitude was obviously much more polite:

“Technically, I am not from Shurima. I am… from the Void.”

“Like my beloved Kai’Sa, we are all mortals who were drawn into the void. There, we spent nearly ten years, living with void creatures all day long, struggling to survive.”

"In the void, Kai'Sa and I encountered a tower erased from time. I think Master Jax, you should know the owner of that tower, Kieran."

"Kieran..."

Jax frowned, and a figure quickly emerged in his mind. Of course, he knew this famous elemental mage. They had previously opposed the Mage King's proposal to unlock the abyss.

But...why is Kiran in the void?

What does it mean for a tower to be erased by time?

Seeing a puzzled look on Jax's face, Zhang Xu was a little surprised, but still explained patiently:

"Mage Jilan used time magic to successfully erase the tower from time, and also saved the people of Ekathia who had taken refuge in the tower. But unfortunately, the time of these Ekathia people was also erased by Mage Jilan. In other words, the tower exists in the void, but cannot be detected by the void."

"Since then, Mage Jilan has been devoted to studying time magic, hoping to completely save the people of Icathia and awaken them. But unfortunately... Mage Jilan was eventually exiled by time."

Zhang Xu shook his head, with a hint of regret on his face:

"Master Jilan had no way to interfere with the real world, but he stole and used the power of time to appear briefly and gave me the last touch of the Eternal Flame."

It wasn't Kiran who gave the Eternal Flame to you, but the Eternal Flame chose you.

Just like the Eternal Flame chose me back then.

Jax nodded silently, his expression inexplicably sad.

When Jax heard the news about Kieran, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, because there were other survivors in Icathia besides him.

But after listening to Zhang Xu's story, the little flame of hope was completely extinguished.

Kiran has been exiled by time, which means that he will still be alone in the future.

“So, the nothingness in you is obtained from the void.”

Listening to the conversation between Zhang Xu and Jax, Skarner finally stopped being silent. He raised his head and looked down at Zhang Xu condescendingly.

"Perhaps you are right. My thinking... is indeed a bit narrow."

What Zhang Xu didn't expect was that Skarner actually admitted his problem:

"In the past, I was indeed a little extreme."

"Nothingness? You control the energy of nothingness?"

Jax looked at Zhang Xu in astonishment. The power of nothingness... could actually be controlled by someone?

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