The possibility of fusing with the Star Behemoth

After Zeratul finished answering Lin Yuan's question,

his information naturally appeared before Lin Yuan.

[Dark Templar Zeratul] (Fifth-Tier Battle General)

[Level: LV50]

[Race: Protoss]

"Protoss," Lin Yuan pondered, stroking his chin.

"In that case, that Seventh-Rank Star Beast is also from the Protoss race."

"Why would such a powerful giant beast be controlled by a Demon Lord?"

"Your Protoss race must have a traitor."

From the moment he saw Zeratul,

Lin Yuan roughly understood why the Star Beast was controlled by the Demon Lord.

Dark Templars specialize in assassination and rapid assault,

similar to the Assassin class, but far more flexible.

But the Protoss are not most famous for the Dark Templar,

but rather the Light Templar.

The Light Templar's frontal combat ability is extremely lacking,

but what he is most famous for is the Mind Storm.

They specialize in controlling minds, turning enemies into tools.

The Seventh-Rank Star Beast was likely controlled by a Light Templar.

This is not impossible.

The Star Beast and the Light Templar are of the same race.

If a Light Templar were to continuously use Mental Suggestion near the Star Beast over a long period,

the Star Beast would easily fall victim.

After all, while the Star Beast's combat power is terrifyingly strong, its brain isn't particularly clever.

Zeratul hadn't even said anything yet.

Lin Yuan summarized the entire course of events in just a few words.

The shock this gave Zeratul was immense.

"How... how did you guess that, Your Excellency!"

"Was it hard to guess?" Lin Yuan countered.

Zeratul fell silent.

What else could he say?

"Are you here to challenge the Demon Lord, Your Excellency?"

"I can offer you assistance. I know the Demon Lord's hiding place."

"This cage is forged from purgatory demonic iron, making it extremely hard. We must obtain the key before we can..."

Before he could say the word "open,"

A Li struck down with his sword.

The cage holding Zeratul was split in half.

Keys or no keys,

everything must shatter before the legendary darkkin demon sword.

"Tie Chui, collect the purgatory demonic iron. It might be useful later."

Tie Chui nodded cheerfully and walked up to the cage.

He put the iron cage, split into two sections, into his Spatial Backpack.

Lin Yuan rested his chin on his left fist,

tilted his head, and spoke to Zeratul,

"You just said you know the Demon Lord's hiding place."

"Lead the way."

Zeratul stared at A Li in astonishment.

A legendary weapon!

Only a legendary weapon could slice through purgatory demonic iron so effortlessly.

Just who exactly were these people?

Apart from that dull-witted Skeleton Mage who was also Fifth-Tier,

he couldn't sense the Bloodline Rank of anyone else.

Dark Templars are extremely sensitive to auras.

For this situation to occur,

there was only one answer:

the opponents were at least Sixth Rank Lords.

Three Sixth Rank Lords and one Fifth-Tier Battle General.

No wonder they dared to challenge the Demon Lord single-handedly.

From Lin Yuan,

Zeratul saw the hope of saving the Star Beast.

Therefore, upon hearing Lin Yuan's words,

Zeratul knelt on one knee, his expression resolute.

"I am willing to be commanded by Your Excellency."

Standing up, Zeratul looked toward the north.

That was the entrance to the Blazing Demon Fortress.

"The Demon Lord is currently in the Subspace. The entrance to the Subspace is right by the main gate."

Zeratul led the way,

and Lin Yuan followed with the main group.

They marched mightily toward the gate.

Originally, according to the normal procedure,

after five minutes, the cage holding Zeratul would have shrunk tighter and tighter.

Zeratul would have tried everything to make noise and attract the attention of others.

When Lin Yuan found Zeratul,

Zeratul would guide them to search for the key,

and after rescuing Zeratul,

Zeratul would express gratitude for Lin Yuan's life-saving grace,

and proactively offer to help Lin Yuan eliminate the Demon Lord.

But now,

A'lan's violent demolition,

directly tore down the entire fortress,

freeing Zeratul ahead of schedule.

On the way, seeing Lin Yuan silent,

Zeratul took the initiative to speak,

recounting why he was captured by the Demon Lord.

"I am a Dark Templar, ostracized by the Protoss race. The Star Beast is a companion I discovered by chance."

"The appearance of the Star Beast drew the attention of The Executor."

"They sent Light Templars to try and control the Star Beast, hoping to find the Star Beast's species group to use against the Zerg's Leviathan Beasts."

As he spoke, a complicated look flashed in Zeratul's eyes.

"The Star Beast's birth is random; it has no species group."

"The Executor's plan failed, so he then wanted to extract the Star Beast's genes to mass-produce Beast Zealots."

Lin Yuan listened intently, without interrupting Zeratul.

Seeing this, Zeratul continued,

"Coincidentally, when the Zerg launched a large-scale attack, The Executor personally went to the front line to command, so I secretly infiltrated the laboratory and rescued the Star Beast."

"However, I still underestimated the Light Templar's Mind Storm; the Star Beast had completely lost its will to fight."

"It stayed dazed in place, allowing others to extract its genes and bloodline."

"I used Dark Refraction to enter the Star Beast's body and activated Soul Burst, using bone-deep pain to temporarily awaken the Star Beast's consciousness."

"Although the Star Beast was incredibly weak, it was still a Seventh-Rank Monarch, possessing powerful combat ability."

"Since the Protoss powerhouses were all on the front lines, with no one to stop us, the Star Beast and I escaped the Protoss race."

Zeratul extended his left hand and stroked his scarred right arm.

"I thought that was the end of it, but the Light Templar had been hiding inside the Star Beast."

"He wanted to kill me, and then merge himself with the Star Beast."

Zeratul clenched his fist. "The opponent was prepared; I was no match."

"At the last moment, I activated Soul Burst again, and the Star Beast's remaining consciousness detected the Light Templar's wicked plan."

"The Star Beast, determined to die, activated a powerful force and fell from the starry sky."

"I was protected by the Star Beast's power and didn't die, but the violent impact caused me to fall into a coma."

"When I woke up, the Demon Lord had already led a large army to surround us."

A hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of Zeratul's mouth.

"I never expected the Star Beast to fall into Purgatory."

"The Star Beast was severely injured and fell into a long coma."

"Both the Light Templar and I were captured."

"Under relentless torture, the Light Templar couldn't endure the torment and defected to the Demon Lord."

"He revealed all the secrets and even told the Demon Lord the method for fusing with the Star Beast."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan looked thoughtful.

"Are you saying that anyone can fuse with the Star Beast?"

"Then, can I do it too?"