The player is playing like a god, but their cheat code is Aatrox.

"Alright, my comrade Aatrox, even if you're not good enough, I won't look down on you."

Cang Yu offered a consolation.

"Ah—ignorant fool! I am Aatrox, I am a god! I—"

Aatrox reacted extremely strongly.

"Alright, alright, what's the point of saying all this?" Cang Yu waved his hand.

"The current reality is that your ascension power can no longer help me break through. It's already insufficient at this level."

"Please, you're so weak~"

He added the last sentence in a tone that was infuriatingly infuriating.

Aatrox fell silent.

Seeing this, Cang Yu sighed helplessly.

It seems Aatrox doesn't know the solution either, and provoking him won't work.

You still have to figure it out yourself.

Just as Cang Yu was about to take Aatrox back and abandon the topic, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the sword.

"Hahahaha—a hopeless idiot!" Aatrox laughed as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Who told you that was my power of ascension?"

Cang Yu was stunned for a moment:

"Not yours? Then whose is it? Besides you, my tenant, is there another Darkborn inside me?"

What a joke! One Aatrox is enough. If there's another one, he's afraid he'll go crazy first.

"Tsk. Kid, is it possible that it wasn't the power of ascension at all?"

Aatrox was unusually tactless.

"Not the power of ascension? Could it be the power of the void?"

Cang Yu's heart skipped a beat.

Aside from the power of Ascension, isn't all that Aatrox has left is the power infected by the Void?

"What makes you have such a misconception?" Aatrox's voice still carried a hint of amusement.

At this moment, Aatrox was unusually in a good mood.

His foul mouth had never really had much effect on Cang Yu.

The kid wasn't affected by his pressure at all, and he himself was sealed inside the sword, unable to do anything.

This kid would also deliberately dredge up his past from time to time to annoy him.

Now, it's this kid's turn to beg me.

Aatrox felt a wave of refreshment wash over him.

"As my cheat code, Mr. Aatrox, do you have anything else besides these two things?"

Cang Yu raised an eyebrow. He was genuinely a bit confused now.

Judging from Aatrox's expression, the other party clearly knows something.

Based on his own deductions, this unknown power within his body...

The thing that's been helping him get stronger should be his "golden touch," Aatrox.

Based on his understanding of Aatrox, he subconsciously regarded it as the power of ascension.

This idea has now been rejected by Aatrox himself.

Could it be that Aatrox has some hidden abilities that I'm unaware of?

"I've said it before, what gave you the illusion that I'm your cheat code?"

Aatrox repeated what he had once said to Cangyu.

Cang Yu was somewhat stunned.

Yes, it seems like everything was just my own speculation.

He assumed that Aatrox was a cheat code, believing that he could acquire his power and even control him.

And that seems to be exactly what happened: he gradually became stronger and was able to stay clear-headed while using Aatrox.

But these are all speculations, and there is no conclusive evidence.

"Do you know what happened?" Cang Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Why should I tell you? Arrogant brat, beg me, beg the proud Aatrox to take pity on you and tell you."

Aatrox was very pleased with himself.

But will Cang Yu indulge him?

"Aatrox, since you told me this, I'll tell you something too, how about it?"

Aatrox was taken aback.

Why is this not quite the script I expected?

"What can you tell me?"

Aatrox had some knowledge of Azure Feather.

The other party's understanding of him, him, and his world is indeed very deep.

The reason this kid doesn't know what's inside him right now is simply because that power hasn't truly awakened and can't truly manifest, so he can't guess.

I was just taking advantage of an information gap.

And this kid dares to say such a thing.

What he's about to tell me will definitely stir my emotions, and not just a little.

Aatrox remained silent, seemingly weighing whether or not to agree. After a few seconds, he finally responded.

"Can."

Upon hearing this, Cang Yu's lips curled up slightly.

Planned √

"Hmm, as expected of my good partner Aatrox."

"Partner? Ha, just a cheap trick." Aatrox scoffed.

"I won't be like those idiots, fooled by your ridiculous tricks."

Cang Yu shook his head helplessly:

"This is no lie. As the only two beings that don't belong to this world, and given this situation where we are intertwined..."

"How can we not be considered good partners?"

That wasn't a lie.

If Aatrox were even a little bit sensible, Cang Yu would actually quite like to be his partner.

"Tsk." Aatrox clicked his tongue lightly, but did not refute it further.

Knowing when to stop, Cang Yu steered the conversation back on track:

"So, why can't I get promoted?"

"I don't know," Aatrox replied decisively.

Cang Yu had a "Are you kidding me?" look on his face.

Even if you're looking at me like this, I still won't know.

"Damn, are you kidding me?" Cang Yu was a little defensive.

So after all that rambling, I thought you understood everything, and now you're suddenly saying you don't know?

Aatrox was clearly enjoying Azure Feather's reaction at that moment:

"I genuinely don't know why you haven't been promoted. But I can tell you for sure."

"It has nothing to do with my ascension power."

Cang Yu took a deep breath.

Damn it, we've fallen for Aatrox's trick.

Realizing he'd been tricked, he now wished he could throw Aatrox into a latrine immediately.

But I still need someone's help right now, so I'll hold back.

"So, what exactly is that force that has made me stronger all along?"

"I don't know," Aatrox replied curtly as always.

Alright, this time Cang Yu really couldn't hold back anymore.

Damn, only a fool would believe this lunatic.

A latrine is a must!

Just as Cang Yu was about to get up and let Aatrox experience the feeling of the latrine, Aatrox finally seemed to finish catching his breath and continued with the second half of his sentence.

"I can only tell you that the power is very similar to the power of ascension. But I can assure you that it is not the power of ascension. And—"

He paused.

"That power is stronger than the power of ascension."

Cang Yu stopped his movement as he was about to get up, his mind racing.

It is stronger than the power of ascension, but it is not the power of ascension, yet it is very similar to the power of ascension.

In Runeterra, there seem to be few things that can rival the power of Ascension, especially considering the condition that it is "very similar to the power of Ascension".

Although Aatrox was infected by the Void and had some mental issues, he was just a madman, not a fool.

He can't be wrong.

So... what exactly is it?

The source of the Ascended power is the artifacts used by Shurima to create the Ascended...

The solar disk.

Only those who successfully withstand the baptism of the ascending power of the solar disk can become ascendants.

And within the solar disk, the so-called power of ascension...