A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 587 Forever Remembered

History will forever remember this day.

Today, November 1st, an unprecedented purge has begun.

This was Jiang Shuzhou's decades-long plan. He used one seemingly favorable policy after another to trap the elves in a pre-prepared snare.

Elf Royal Court.

"Cough cough cough, this is bad! I must gather the troops!"

A feeling of suffocation came over me, and the feeling of being suppressed lingered in my body.

Finrod hatched from a cocoon-like object.

This is the second body created by his split soul, and it is his last chance.

"What happened? How did it get like this?"

Thranduil's majestic voice rang out.

"My lord, something terrible has happened! That sorcerer... he knows about our cooperation with the gods!"

Upon hearing this, Thranduil's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

"What? How did he know?"

When Finrod revealed that Jiang Shuzhou knew about this, Thranduil knew that a war was inevitable.

"Does he know about the Mother Goddess?"

"No, he probably doesn't know. He just thinks we've defected to the enemy!"

Upon hearing this, Thranduil's expression immediately improved.

It's good that you don't know. The Mother Goddess is only a few months away from succeeding. As long as she perseveres a little longer, in a few months, once the Mother Goddess succeeds, that Jiang Shuzhou will be nothing to fear.

With that thought in mind, Thranduil breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where are the others?"

Although he didn't have much hope, Thranduil still intended to ask, just to make himself seem more approachable to the other elves.

"They...are all dead."

At this point, Finrod choked up a little.

He never expected that Jiang Shuzhou would dare to act in such a way at his own wedding, slaughtering dissidents and completely disregarding the feelings of other mages.

Little did he know that Jiang Shuzhou didn't care about the so-called guardian title at all.

Now that Jiang Shuzhou has his own territory and has achieved his goal of dealing with the elves, it doesn't matter whether he continues to serve or not.

Jiang Shuzhou has his own career and no longer cares about the regions within the Mage Alliance.

This can be seen from the fact that Jiang Shuzhou rarely places his own people into the alliance.

Therefore, naturally, when Jiang Shuzhou achieved his goal, he no longer intended to continue serving as the so-called guardian.

Jiang Shuzhou became a guardian, but never for the sake of protection; rather, he sought destruction.

"I see."

Thranduil sighed. Although he had expected it, he still felt a little sad when he heard the news.

It's not just because they are of the same race, but also because they feel bad about losing a portion of their fighting force.

But he quickly rallied.

As the king of the elves, Thranduil was raised with a education that did not allow him to grieve in such a moment.

"I never imagined that getting through this last period peacefully would be so difficult."

Thranduil said.

"Perhaps this is just a cruel joke of fate."

Finrod sighed, then said.

Apart from him, none of the others had the means to be resurrected. At this point, their chances of survival were slim, and it was highly unlikely that they would survive.

"Summon all elven legends immediately! Something big is about to happen!"

Thranduil commanded, for this time, the fate of the elves had come.

If they can cross over, the Elven race will once again be glorious and great.

But what if there isn't...

Perhaps in the future, the Elven race will become history.

"yes!"

Finrod's expression was grave, clearly indicating that he understood the importance of the matter.

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The wedding continued, with Jiang Shuzhou sitting calmly to the side, as if nothing had happened, showing no sign of nervousness or guilt.

Finally, after the wedding was more than halfway through, Jiang Shuzhou stepped forward again and said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to announce to you."

This sentence stunned the legendary mages below. They really couldn't understand why Jiang Shuzhou was going up on stage now that the wedding had reached its final stage and all the necessary procedures had been completed.

"What do you mean by this?"

A legendary mage asked, puzzled.

Jiang Shuzhou glanced down at the audience and saw a large group of legendary mages, young and old, gathered together.

All I can say is that the number of people who came this time was much greater than at previous meetings.

"Today, I am here to announce some very sad news."

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

Generally speaking, saying something like that means something bad is definitely going to happen.

Even Pamela, who was close to Jiang Shuzhou, felt somewhat uncertain at this moment.

Is this kid thinking of taking over the Alliance's lands for himself?

Countless thoughts collided in their minds, and the legendary mages instantly became alert.

Fortunately, Jiang Shuzhou wasn't that ruthless.

Thanks to the fact that the Mage Alliance had indeed nurtured Jiang Shuzhou to a certain extent, he had no intention of encroaching on the Alliance. After all, doing so would change the very nature of the Alliance.

However, what Jiang Shuzhou said next shocked many legendary mages.

Between them, he held a small bottle in his hand, one hand raised high in the air, while the other hand pointed at the small bottle.

"I regret to announce that the Elven race has betrayed the Mage Alliance, choosing to embrace faith and ignorance!"

"And this vial of divine blood in my hand is the evidence of my sin!"

These words caused an uproar in the room.

"What? Really?"

"How could the elves do that?"

"But I always feel like something's not quite right."

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the small bottle in Jiang Shuzhou's hand, which emanated an extremely subtle, almost imperceptible, divine energy.

Jiang Shuzhou showed no intention of explaining himself to the probing gazes cast upon him by the other monks.

This time, it's just to inform you.

Jiang Shuzhou is now fully capable and his plans are complete; he no longer needs to be concerned about the opinions of these mages.

And now, it's time to leave this wretched position.

For Jiang Shuzhou, the so-called guardian has always been a position with a lot of troubles, and the number of things to do is ridiculously high.

If he didn't need this to set up a trap for the elves, he would have quit long ago.

Even if someone is very enthusiastic about politics, they won't bother with all this if they keep doing this every day.

In particular, Jiang Shuzhou did not want to privatize the alliance.

"I declare that, due to the betrayal of the elves, I, Jiang Shuzhou, will hunt down every single elf until the end of time!"

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou looked at the legendary mages below the stage and then announced his second decision.

"Finally, I, Jiang Shuzhou, here and now, in front of everyone, relinquish my position as the Alliance Guardian!"