Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 581 The Emperor's Dilemma
"Luo Xi, I saw it."

"I saw Horus gathering on Ullanor. He defeated the coup led by Lorgar, and all the rebels are heading to Terra."

"This battle won't last long."

Ganymede, inside the headquarters building of the Advanced Technology Community.

The Emperor was following Roche to inspect the new things that were born on this technological star. Ever since he was freed from the confinement of the Golden Throne, he had always wanted to see with his own eyes the new things that appeared in the solar system.

The news that the Lord of Mankind is walking the world again has spread through the propaganda machine.

Now, hundreds of billions of defense forces in the solar system, including the Astartes Legion, the Mortal Auxilia, and the Mechanicus forces, have learned of this extremely exciting news.

Even the news that reinforcements from five hundred worlds had arrived in the solar system and annihilated the Alpha Legion's flagship was not one-tenth as shocking as the Emperor's return.

There was no need for the Emperor to even give a war speech; all the fear and hesitation in the hearts of mankind were completely dispelled.

As long as the Emperor is still here, nothing will be irreversible, because he is the Emperor, he is the one who always creates miracles.

"Oh? Is it finally coming?"

Luo Xi did not wear his custom-made power armor, but only wore a white robe representing the identity of the high-level technical community. After fighting for so many years, he still preferred his identity as a researcher and technical sage.

He prefers to create, not to destroy.

"If it was before, I might have been uneasy, but now that you have been liberated, we at least don't have to be afraid of the rebels led by Horus."

Luo Xi smiled. He was a very rational man, but when he saw the emperor standing beside him, endless confidence and courage still surged in his heart.

There is no doubt that the Emperor is the strongest support that mankind can have. As long as he is here, he will hold up the sky even if it falls. It is not his turn and those of the Primarchs to be worried.

The emperor just smiled bitterly.

He used his psychic power to block Luo Xi and his existence. Otherwise, wherever he passed by, he would inevitably attract countless humans' fanatical worship and shouts, which would be too ostentatious.

The Lord of Mankind has never liked others worshipping him, especially when most people worship him as a god, which makes him feel helpless.

Rationality and calmness are the virtues he has always hoped humans could maintain, but now it seems a bit idealistic.

"I think you are still a little optimistic. I have repeated this many times, my friend." The Emperor turned around, looked into Luo Xi's eyes, and emphasized, "I am not a god."

"Okay, okay, you are not a god." Luo Xi also agreed directly, but he made it clear that you say yours and I believe mine.

If a person is strong enough to beat a so-called God, then what is the point of him being a God?

He can even fight against four Chaos Gods at the same time in the real universe.

Compared to before, the emperor's current appearance can even be described as simple.

He has neither those sparkling psychic special effects nor that so-called aura that makes people worship him wholeheartedly.

He did not wear the domineering-looking Shinichi armor, but instead wore a research suit similar to Luo Xi.

Just like when they were studying at the Pan-Solar System Union University.

The Emperor is just an identity and a concept created by Neos. In order to save mankind, he became the Emperor.

"I think you overestimate me and underestimate Horus," said the Emperor.

He and Luo Xi quietly stayed outside the genetic engineering laboratory where Sage Akan Rand and Belisariukol and others were, silently watching these wise men at the pinnacle of human mind slowly analyzing the extraordinary knowledge contained in the original mother copy.

The creator of Astartes is now looking at with great joy as more humans are improving and completing what he failed to accomplish.

The Emperor did not want humanity to be constantly carried forward by extraordinary leaders. He preferred to see humanity able to fend for itself, relying on its own wisdom and hard work, and gradually making progress. Slow progress was fine, because that was the progress of humanity, not the progress of an individual.

Human beings cannot continue to rely on the wisdom left by a superman. Innovation and progress are an inevitable threshold, although crossing this threshold may require countless efforts and a heavy price.

"I feel that the Horus in Ullanor now is completely different from before. I mean the Horus that Russ stabbed with the Spear of Dionysus. Although he was infused with the power of the four gods at that time, he still had a relatively independent consciousness."

"That's why Rus and Chagatai were able to escape from him, and even the Spear of Dionysus severely injured him."

The emperor's tone was very serious, without any joking in it.

"But now it's different. The good soul fragment deep in Horus' soul has disappeared. The four gods can pour 100% of their power into him. He has become a slave to darkness and can be regarded as a shell of those four abominations."

"Even I am not 100% sure of defeating him."

Hearing what the emperor said, the remaining smile on Luo Xi's face was also washed away.

Horus has become stronger again, what’s the point of this?
In the eyes of the Wolf King, Horus was already almost invincible, and Chagatai almost died in his hands, not to mention that in the illusion of Daven Star, the archangel was almost slaughtered to death by the opponent again and again.

They could also comfort themselves that as long as the emperor was out of trouble, everything would be fine.

But now that the emperor has said that he is not sure, things are starting to get completely out of control.

"But it's not completely impossible." The emperor changed his tone and continued.

Luo Xi rolled his eyes at him. This guy always spoke like this. He would never say everything clearly at once.

"I realized that if I continue to absorb the energy of the warp and continuously expand the scope of my projection in the realm of the Supreme Heaven, then I can also fight against Horus who has combined the power of the four gods."

Hearing his words, Luo Xi suddenly remembered the cold black sun in the subspace that he had seen before.

That might be the essence of the Emperor's power, and the projection of his soul in the warp. It is a terrifying existence that even the great demons of the four Chaos Gods are afraid to avoid. Perhaps only the essence of the four gods can defeat the projection of the Emperor.

"Then why don't you absorb it?" Luo Xi had a vague guess, but he still asked.

The emperor must be questioned continuously, otherwise he will not say anything unless he can avoid it. Hey, I'll just let you guess.

Luo Xi was determined to change Neos' fatal flaw.

"If I absorb the energy of the warp uncontrollably, absorbing the emotions and souls of humans, then this is the result—"

The emperor stretched out his right index finger and gently tapped Luo Xi's forehead.

In a flash, amidst the burning golden spiritual energy, Luo Xi saw an infinitely expanding black ball of light.

The black and cold sun in the subspace began to expand infinitely with the replenishment of endless subspace energy. Everything was falling into end and death under the erosion of this sun. Even the subspace itself began to be destroyed under the influence of this destructive force.

"The result was what I mentioned to you before. The Dark Lord who was sleeping in my body completely awakened. At that time, I was not sure whether it was still my consciousness or His consciousness that was controlling me."

Luo Xi swallowed subconsciously and shook his head violently.

He saw that at the moment the Dark Lord was born, almost all humans in the galaxy died instantly, and their souls returned to the Golden Throne and became nourishment for the Dark Lord, making this god who was more terrifying than the Four Gods more complete.

Suddenly, he found a loophole in what the emperor had just said.

That is, what does "uncontrolled absorption of subspace energy" mean?
Luo Xi stared at Neos's face and asked directly: "So you have begun to absorb the subspace energy 'within limits'?"

"Nyos, stop acting crazy here!"

(End of this chapter)