Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 531 The Seventh Layer of Space, The Black Emperor's Prison
Upon entering the "Land of Chaos," Ninglu first went to the Profane Slab to browse the other half of the Sequence 6 potion recipe that he had just unlocked.

As his gaze swept over the "Twilight Giant" pathway and the Sequence 6 "Dawn Knight" potion recipe, he noticed that one of the main ingredients was the metallic skin of the Basmemanic people.

[Hmm... A major characteristic of the "Dawn Knights" is their exceptionally strong defensive "Dawn Armor." The Basmemanic people's metallic skin is incredibly durable, so it suits them well.]
With a thought, Ning Lu arrived at the fourth level of space.

His spirituality spread and touched Thierry Vieira's spiritual sphere.

Seeing that Thierry was alone, he had a thought and the message he wanted to convey appeared in his mind, which was then transmitted to the sphere of light through a subtle connection.

Black mist suddenly rose in Thierry's mind, which was countless light-years away.

He saw the mighty Black Emperor seated high on his throne, his majestic voice ringing out, "Take off your armor and pray to me."

"As you command, my lord."

Thierry immediately went to his captain's quarters, took off his armor suit, and put on a black robe with a metallic longsword embroidered on the chest.

He then knelt on the altar in the dormitory, clasped his hands together in a ceremonial gesture, and recited in Dunn language.

"The Black Emperor of the Shadow of Order"
……

I pray for Your watchful gaze.
I pray that Your will hears me.

......"

As he recited the mantra for the second time, black mist rose up and engulfed him.

Upon entering the mysterious land shrouded in black mist, Thierry bowed in greeting.

"My lord."

"Drink it."

As a majestic voice rang out, Thierry saw the potion floating in front of him.

The potion was generally dark, but points of light kept emerging from it.

He immediately picked up the medicine, tilted his head back, and drank it down.

Then he felt as if he had swallowed a pot of boiling nutrient paste, and his body was burning.

Thierry activated his spiritual vision and focused on himself. He saw the bright white of his extraordinary body within him, shimmering with dazzling light.

Light emanated from every part of his body, swelling his physique.

Thierry immediately understood why the Black Emperor had removed his armor himself, because...

His body is growing.

Unlike during the modification surgery, where the body gradually grows larger, his body swelled up in an instant.

Ninglu watched as Thierry's body grew taller and stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, his slightly oversized black robe burst open, hanging on his body and barely covering his vital parts.

Dozens of seconds later, the development of the newly promoted "Dawn Knight" was over.

The Primarch scanned the "Dawn Knight" and measured his height.

[Three meters tall. Just as I expected; even the tallest salamander in the Astartes couldn't match Thierry's height.]

Even ordinary people, once they become "Dawn Knights," will become giants, at least two meters tall.

In terms of height, physique, strength, and defensive capabilities, he is arguably the strongest person below the Primarch.
Ninglu smiled as he looked at Thierry, who was somewhat embarrassed as he withdrew his overflowing spiritual power.

"Now, when you face Shlos again, apart from the Inspector, no one can do anything to you."

He was just about to send Thierry back to the Blade when he suddenly remembered his original Hunter suit.

Although Thierry wore it for a short time, the intensity of the battles he experienced was far beyond that of ordinary hunters, and the Astartes he wore would surely allow him to grow into an elite warrior in a short period of time.

"Have Malevolus order a new set, and give the original set to someone else."

Ninglu recalled that in the future, someone in Necromonda was lucky enough to discover a Hunter's Suit left behind by the dead.

Once he put it on, the Hunter Suit immediately began to completely transform his body based on the data of the previous owner stored in the adaptive system.

He rapidly grew into a powerful figure within days and rose to prominence in the Nest City.

"I obey Your will, my Lord."

Thierry breathed a sigh of relief, letting the black mist engulf his body.

After sending Thierry back to the Blade, Ninglu immediately had a thought and went to the newly opened seventh level of space.

Upon entering this place, the Primarch's vision was filled with countless ropes of various shapes.

Spiderweb-like threads filled the sky, giant, python-thick chains swung across the ground like tentacles, and electric snakes crackled with lightning all around...

The "Corrupted Baron" gazed around, his eyes unraveling the ropes through the lines of rules.

The chains in the Corrupted Baron's sight instantly transformed into countless regular lines of different colors and thicknesses, twisting and intertwining together like a snake pit where countless small snakes slithered.

“The lines of rules… make up a ‘rope’.”

“The previous spaces only presented one aspect of the sequence when it was activated; now it consists of two aspects.” The “Corrupted Baron” had deep eyes and took a step forward with his hands behind his back.

His body collided with the electric snake in front of him, and he saw blue-green lines of rules rise up, swirling around him as if to pounce on him.

There were also white silk threads, like spider silk, that enveloped him like a fishing net.

Ninglu did not move; the lightning and spider web dispersed on their own before they touched his body.

"Ok?"

Ning Lu stopped walking, seemingly lost in thought.

“The function of a rope is to bind; the lines that make up them are the embodiment of those rules.”

"So what is the purpose of this layer...?"

With a thought, he arrived at the first level of space.

The palaces within the black mist each store different ingredients for magical potions.

Ninglu went straight to a palace where three worm-men were bound in golden amber.

He carefully chose the one that Szesny had captured, the weakest of the three Shros.

Ning Lu raised his hand, grabbed the huge piece of amber, and returned to the seventh level of space.

He casually tossed the amber aside, simultaneously raising his left arm. The power gauntlet glowed with golden light, and the "imprisoned" Shros was freed.

Cody felt as if he were experiencing a long, unconscious dream. He had just tumbled in the air when hundreds of electric snakes pounced on him.

Clumps of worms, as if struck by electric shock, shrank into a ball.

Cody regained consciousness instantly after being electrocuted, and his first reaction was that he had been attacked by a bio-psychic's lightning.

Just as Schloss was about to unleash his evil will to suppress the psionicist, he suddenly saw the black-armored warrior standing not far away.

His movements immediately became more cautious, and he carefully released a bit of his will.

Cody glanced cautiously at Ninglu and saw that he was just staring at him without making a move.

The worms writhed restlessly, and Shlos cautiously took a step forward.

Countless electric snakes suddenly pounced, and the worms huddled together in pain once more.

Ninglu stared at Shilos, thinking to himself.

The experiment was a success; the primary function of the seventh layer of space is confinement.

So, what is its purpose for me...?
The "Corrupted Baron" looked up at the sky, staring at the ropes that only he could see.

[As the master of the "Disordered Kingdom," I can control this space, and it will form a "rope" according to my will.]
With a thought, the spider silk dispersed into threads of rules, each one wrapping around Schloss's body.

The worms were wrapped tightly in an invisible net, revealing the fat worms inside and the dark, sticky fluid that was different from the necrotic fluid on their surface.

Exposed to his inner weaknesses, Cody desperately tries to resist, but he discovers that his evil will cannot stop what is happening.

It's not the telekinetic power of a psychic!
He awaited death in despair, but he discovered that Nimrod had not killed him.

His body would sometimes be rolled up and sometimes stretched into a human shape.

After kneading the worm-man for a while, Ninglu released him and continued to ponder.

[If Sloth is bound here, then what about the even more powerful beings?]
Ninglu couldn't help but think of the Supreme Star God of the Attila system and the Will of the Tear of Silence that Ramsay had come into contact with at the Gate of Bliss. He hadn't touched them before because he wasn't sure he could handle them.

[The Necromancer uses the Hypercube Maze to imprison fragments of the Star God.]

I could imprison them in another way.

I lack the power to imprison the Star God fragments, but the "Land of Chaos" is a source substance, which should be able to suppress imprisoned Star God fragments.
After having an idea, Ning Lu then thought of something else.

The significance of doing this is to transfer the Star God fragments, which are imprisoned in the outside world, to my private space for exclusive possession.

This is a prison!
After Ning Lu understood the function of the seventh layer of space, he thought to himself.

[But I still don't have the ability to benefit from it.]
Suddenly, a chain appeared in the eyes of the "Corrupted Baron" and bound Schloss to his body.

A sudden thought flashed through his mind.

[Yes, a "rope" made of lines of rules, a combination of two abilities.]

I "linked" the shadowy side of the "Disordered Kingdom" with the fourth layer of space, enabling real-time intergalactic communication and meetings, which is a combination of the two layers of space.

Therefore, I can also bind the individuals in the seventh layer of space with the "rope," connecting them through the "association" in the fourth layer of space. In this way, I should be able to mobilize their power to some extent.
Ninglu couldn't help but think of how the Necromancers of space used the fragments of the Star God as energy sources and weapons.

I should also be able to use the Star God fragments as energy centers to power other spaces.

Perhaps, their abilities can be invoked through occult methods.
Thinking of this, Ninglu's gaze fell on Shiros again, and he immediately decided to try it out with him first.

With a thought, he returned to the real world.

Nimrod sent messages to Arsène Dunne and Thomas, summoning them to come.

(End of this chapter)