Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 329 Promotion Sequence 6 "Corrupted Baron" (Third update, please vote)
Upon receiving Dixon's message, Ninglu immediately confirmed that the First Company of the First Battle Group had encountered the Randan Brain Eaters, and it was highly likely that they were the War Commanders of Spin-Morse.

He immediately spread his golden wings, rose into the sky, and flew straight to the location of the locator rune sent by Dixon, outside the range of the Randan army's firepower.

Upon arriving at the battlefield, Ning Lu saw Ran Dan's brain-eater open its mouth and swallow the head of a Shadow of Order.

A cold glint flashed in Ninglu's dark eyes, but he did not lose his mind because of the death of his offspring, nor did he throw the Spear of Dionysus out of anger.

[Although any brain eater can be used to concoct the "Corrupted Baron" potion.]

However, the more powerful the Brain Eater, the stronger the potion they can concoct will be compared to others.

I cannot allow the brain-eater's corpse to be damaged.
As Ning Lu thought of this, his eyes flashed with light, and he put on the "Howling" mask.

At the same time, his spiritual energy was rapidly depleted, triggering "Howl".

The Primarch's extraordinary physique allowed him to combine the psychic screams and howls of extraordinary abilities that he could generate with his psychic powers, spewing them out of his mouth at the Brain Eater.

A deafening howl erupted, sending a terrifying tsunami through Ran Dan Zhan Shuai's mind.

The brain-eater spat out the half-eaten delicacy in his mouth in horror, and he mustered his willpower to fight against the mental storm.

He tried to build a high wall with his will to resist the impact on his mind.

Nimrod sensed the resistance of the brain-eaters, and his will was stronger than that of any enemy he had ever encountered.

Although not as powerful as the Primarch, it possessed an even stronger will than Malena Scarla.

Ning Lu's eyes flashed, and he decided to change his strategy and abandon the idea of ​​forcibly destroying the mind of the brain-eater.

He used the techniques of Osiris's mind control to construct a mental illusion.

In the mind of the brain eater, countless delicious brains suddenly appear, emitting an enticing aroma.

He realized this was created by the swooping, golden-winged enemy, and he tried to pull himself away from the temptation.

But the delicious and blissful taste fills the mind of the brain eater.

The delicious fungal flavor was more delicious than any green orc skull he had ever eaten.

The brain, with its many flavors, was more delicious than any Eldar head with pointed ears he had ever eaten.

……

The brain eater unknowingly falls into a culinary feast, rolling up one brain after another and putting them into his mouth.

When Ning Lufei arrived in front of the brain-eater, he saw ripples in his large mouth that resembled a "smile".

He drew the Spear of Dionysus, infused it with psionic energy, and hurled it at a rat-headed overlord.

As the gleaming spear pierced the Overlord, Ninglu reached out and lifted the corpse of the Brain Eater.

The Gene Primarch rose slowly, and with a sweep of his gaze, he took in the entire situation of the First Company.

[Sesak is dead.]
Nimrod felt a pang of sadness. Although this Terran descendant had never truly integrated into the "Shadow of Order," he had also refrained from any act of rebellion.

He also saw dozens of Shadow Order members go mad and fight the Randan warriors.

The Gene Primarch's eyes flashed, and he let out a shout.

"The shadow of order looms; do not become addicted to killing."

His voice echoed in the ears of those in the shadows of order, and one Terran after another awoke from their madness.

When they saw the father of genetics, they acted like children who had made a mistake.

When the Ran Dan warriors saw their commander being lifted up by the black-armored, golden-winged giant, they immediately lost their will to fight and scattered in all directions in a sorry state.

"Dixon, you are taking over as company commander."

“Yes, Father,” Dixon replied after glancing at Sessac’s mangled body.

Nimrod ordered Arsène Dunn to lead the Honor Guard members, along with Dixon, in pursuit of Randan.

He then avoided the sight of the crowd and returned to the "Land of Chaos," bringing with him Rasfolt, the eleven teeth of the orc warlord from the "Wheel of Fire" campaign, and the most powerful of the Osiris Mind Controlling species to the Forge.

The space ape, under his command, concocted the potion for the "Corrupted Baron".

Numerous potion ingredients rapidly shrank and merged into the boiling Rasvolt.

A moment later, Ninglu tilted his head back and poured the black, solid, jelly-like potion into his mouth.

The potion traveled down his throat, with countless black threads constantly swirling around him.

In Ninglu's eyes, one after another, silk threads appeared. The mysterious space shrouded in black mist transformed into silk threads of different colors.

As Ning Lu was experiencing this change, a massive flow of information suddenly flooded into his mind.

The superhuman brain of the genomicon spins rapidly, digesting information.

After a few breaths, the Primarch organized all the information, a smile appearing on his face as he spoke.

"I've been promoted to Sequence 6, 'Corrupted Baron,' which is also the sequence that leads to the qualitative change of 'Black Emperor.'"

"Just like the 'Follower' pathway's Sequence 7 'Magician' infusion, the 'Corrupted Baron' is also enhanced in eleven aspects."

"The 'magician' has more dexterous hands and a more agile body, gains the ability to cast spells quickly, and has nine extraordinary abilities such as 'paper dolls'."

In Nimrod's memory, the "Corrupted Baron" only gained enhanced abilities in three areas.

[Yes, I have now gained enhancements in eleven aspects, and there are two possibilities.]

First, I don't know all of the "Corrupted Baron's" abilities.

Another possibility is the difference in potion ingredients—materials that are harder to collect and richer in spiritual energy—which caused a change in the "Black Emperor's" pathway, manifesting in the middle sequence, specifically in the qualitative change of Sequence 6.
Ning Lu began to sort out the abilities he had acquired in a cheerful mood.

First, there was a burst of power, the same ability he remembered the "Corrupted Baron" possessing.

But as the progenitor of the genes, his use of this ability is even more terrifying.

[Hmm, if I were to arm wrestle with Vokhan now, I should be able to win.]

In other words, the power I unleash in an instant is already the greatest among Primarchs.
Secondly, the "Corrupted Baron" gains vision of the Line of Rules.

[The “Fool” pathway, Sequence 5, “Master of the Puppet,” grants me vision of the Spirit Threads, while I gained vision of the Rules Threads in Sequence 6.]

This ability likely originates from the "Corrupted Baron," who appears to follow the rules but actually begins to "distort" them.

The premise of "distortion" should be seeing the rules.
Ninglu thought to himself as the skills of the Vladians flashed through his mind.

[Now, I possess psychic abilities not only because Old Man Huang endowed me with perception.]

Because I can see the lines of rules, I also possess extraordinary talent in telekinesis and technology.

Telekinesis involves using psychic energy to manipulate physical structures and rules; the Technique school also falls into this category, but focuses more on the mysteries of technology.
Ninglu decided to prioritize learning and mastering these two aspects of psychic skills.

The "Corrupted Baron's" signature skill, "Twisting," is exactly the same as what Ninglu remembers.

"Distortion": By distorting the meaning of the target's language, actions, and intentions, a certain order is constructed that is favorable to oneself, thereby achieving the purpose of restricting or influencing the opponent.

But his other signature skill, "Corrosion," was much more powerful than he remembered.

The original "corrosion" could only gradually darken the minds of people within a ten-meter radius, making them greedy and prone to making irrational choices.

The current "Corruption" has expanded its influence to a range of thirty-three meters, affecting people's minds and subtly making them loyal to the "Corrupted Baron."

The "corruption" of evolution has become much more useful, making people dark and greedy, but it has no practical effect on me.

The current "corruption" can at least make those around you more loyal, and the effect of rotating Honor Guard members through the "Shadow of Order" that I established is even more suitable.

As the sequence advances, the effects of future "corrosion" will be more pronounced.
Ning Lu sighed inwardly and continued to examine his other abilities.

"Geometry": As the "Corrupted Baron", you comprehend the rules from the operational logic of geometric figures, mystify the lines of the rules, and the manifested physical figures will play different roles.

"Shifting the definition": You can tamper with the same thing within the same category. A chainsaw sword is a sword, and a power sword is also a sword, so a chainsaw sword can be used as a power sword.

"Force": You can begin to influence force; you can change the direction of force, increase or decrease a certain force.

"Rope": You can easily use the materials around you to create the ropes you want, with different properties. It can be a chain to bind enemies or a whip to lash them out.

“Spiritual Sculpture”: Using spirituality to complete a sculpture can temporarily bring it to life and grant you simple commands.

"Bury": The truth has been buried by you. Divination cannot restore the facts; it can only show a distorted result.

"Multi-Prism": Using spirituality, construct a prism-like structure that continuously refracts and disperses enemy attacks until they are completely dissipated or exceed the tolerance limit.

After examining all the abilities, Ninglu categorized them according to the spiritual energy consumed and their effects.

[What does not consume spirituality are the abilities of the "Corrupted Baron" himself, namely power burst, vision of the lines of rules, and "corruption".]

The abilities that consume less spiritual energy and can only be used as auxiliary skills are "Rope", "Spiritual Sculpture", "Burying" and "Multi-Prism".

These abilities, which consume a great deal of spiritual energy, are powerful and extraordinary, involving "force," "geometry," "equivocation," and "distortion"—all of which directly alter the rules.
After organizing all his abilities, Ninglu went to the blasphemous stone tablet to examine the newly unsealed Sequence 5 "Chaos Mentor" potion recipe.

(End of this chapter)