Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 150 God Emperor: Absorb Me!
Gao Yi's subspace projection at this time is also very different from that two years ago.

The influx of numerous psionic crystals, coupled with the continuous absorption of surrounding warp energy, caused its warp projection to grow ever larger.

Most importantly, the worship of Xel'Naga by the people within the dynasty is transforming into a purer and more powerful force, making the projection of Xel'Naga even stronger.

You can actually get some results from randomly worshipping things in the Warhammer world.

The technology from StarCraft also allowed Gao Yi's technological authority to develop at a rapid pace.

With the fusion of multiple forces, Gao Yi was unaware of the extent to which his subspace projection had reached.

Without a direct comparison, he could sense that the spiritual energy unconsciously released by the God Emperor was no longer enough to easily fill him up.

This made it possible for Gao Yi to conceal the existence of the projection even with the God Emperor by his side.

However, the Xel'Naga projection grew stronger and unconsciously devoured and purified the surrounding warp energy, creating a relatively vacuum area in the surrounding warp.

Even though this area is insignificant in the boundless warp, it is still a force to be reckoned with when combined with the Night Watchers, a group capable of utterly annihilating demons.

This also led the gods to connect them.

Within this region, chaos and negative effects have vanished, as if returning to a time of peace before the ancient saints existed and before the evil gods were born.

The God Emperor's sun obscured Gao Yi's projected form, preventing the Four Gods from directly observing Gao Yi's existence.

The convergence of the four gods caused the surrounding subspace to churn continuously.

The four gods will not easily leave their demonic realm, but when their avatars, condensed from a great deal of divine power, come together, their strength may already be no weaker than that of the original body of an evil god.

If they can't deal with Gao Yi in the real universe, they'll start directly from the subspace, their home turf.

They circled the blazing sun of the God-Emperor, no longer moving forward. The eternal war between the four gods, coupled with the terrifying balance that had been reached, made none of them want to be the first to step forward.

If any of the four gods suffers too much damage in a direct confrontation with the God Emperor, the other three gods will not hesitate to attack the unfortunate one and plunder his power.

At this moment, the four gods' spying made Gao Yi extremely nervous.

Why did he feel that the whole of Malfi was a trap that had lured him there?

Malfi is very strong, but as long as the losses are disregarded, he is far from being able to stop the dynasty's progress.

Gao Yi sent a psionic communication to the God Emperor, asking what had happened.
The God Emperor told Gao Yi that the Four Gods knew his name, but they regarded Gao Yi as a tool that the God Emperor had secretly created and cultivated to deal with Chaos.

Even the newly emerged alien insects are just biological weapons.

Creating Gao Yi and the Zerg is just like creating the Primarch.

The God-Emperor changed the empire not only because of his unparalleled fighting prowess, but also because of his vast knowledge of science and subspace.

How could the Four Gods' attempt to use swarms of insects to clean up the bottom nest of the Four Gods' followers escape the Four Gods' notice?

These Chaos Believers are the eyes and ears of the Four Gods in the real universe.

Although the four gods, including the God Emperor, did not understand what the alien insects were all about, the characteristics they were currently exhibiting were enough to attract their attention.

The Tyranids are a disaster for any race in the galaxy, and even the Chaos Gods cannot ignore the Great Devourer.

At this point, only a few tentacles had arrived in the Milky Way; no one knew how large the real Tyranids would be.

These creatures treat all life equally, and are among the few common enemies of Chaos and humanity. However, the Tyranids belong to no side, and their hive will is completely neutral, not controlled by anyone... while the Zerg are controlled by Gao Yi.

Apart from Gao Yi himself, no one wanted another terrifying species to appear in the Milky Way.

The God Emperor was also questioning Gao Yi about the origins of the alien insect race.

"God Emperor, this is not like the Tyranids, who only know how to plunder and destroy everything. They can be completely controlled by me. Since you are aware of the Tyranids' combat power, you can imagine how much help it would be to the Empire if a similar race could be completely controlled by humans, right?"
Not all Xenomorphs are incapable of communication. You are an existence that has existed since the dawn of humanity. During the human exploration period, you have allied with countless Xenomorphs and reached peace agreements. Not all Xenomorphs are enemies, are they? My existence does not belong to your world. You cannot use your world's understanding to comprehend them.

I know very well that the Zerg race will never get out of control!

Regardless, I stand on the side of humanity. If you harbor ill will towards humanity, your projection is right beside me. You could easily kill me before my projection becomes fully powerful. Even though I am stronger than before, I am still far inferior to you.

We both know very well that your constant presence by my side, besides hiding me, is also a threat, isn't it?!

Gao Yi stated his thoughts frankly, and the God Emperor did not refute them.

Gao Yi looked at the clones released by the four gods, and then at the God Emperor. According to the setting, He, who could burn down the Garden of Nurgle, should be able to defeat at least one evil god. However, now that the four gods have appeared here at the same time, even if the opponent is a clone, Gao Yi is not sure whether the God Emperor can handle it.

The God-Emperor, whose power is mostly contained in the warp, is clearly stronger after the Great Rift unfolds.

“Gao Yi, they’re making a deal with me. They say that if I hand you over or destroy you, they can get more benefits for humanity. Khorne even said that if I hand over the warrior you call Doom, they’re willing to return Angron to me and help me kill three other guys.”

The other three also offered their bargaining chips. Tzeentch said that if I was willing to hand over you, he could provide me with many secrets of the Warp, even the secrets of the other three gods. They were threatening me while making the deal.

"Khorne really went all out, but you still dare to take that madman Angron? Tzeentch? If you believe Tzeentch, then I have nothing to say. He's the most cunning of them all, always trying to outmaneuver everyone. Besides, they obviously don't know my true value yet, otherwise they wouldn't have made the deal. Don't scare me!"
I don't believe you're really willing to hand over someone with unlimited potential like me or kill me. Just give me a heads-up: can you handle these four guys?

“This is just their clone. I can protect you, but by then I won’t be able to continue protecting you. They might bypass me and kill you directly. However, if you help me, I might be able to do it.”

The voice that echoed in his mind shocked Gao Yi. Could he, at his current level, intervene in the war between gods?
"Brother, don't joke around. Don't tell me you want me to hold off one of them. And even if you want me to summon Doom, I don't think he can change the current situation. With Doom around, if you give him enough time, he might be able to take down those four guys."

However, it is impossible to determine a winner in a short period of time. Doom's methods of destruction mean that as long as one of them is willing to bear the losses, they can use the lives of the great demons to slow down Doom's progress.

I don't have the ability to make it exist in this world forever.

Gao Yi was unaware of the God Emperor's true thoughts at this moment.

"I don't need you to fight for me; I need to use the power of your warp projection to share the burden."

"Share?"

"Absorb my excess power!"

"what?!"

"If you are truly a higher-dimensional being as you say and understand this world, you should know that I have been suppressing my power. The Golden Throne sustains my life while constantly draining my spiritual energy."

While it prevents me from leaving the throne, it also prevents me from becoming a true god.

But the empire is not what I want now. People's worship and faith in me are constantly increasing my power, while also pushing me toward the so-called path to godhood. Even the Golden Throne cannot completely suppress it. Once I break through that critical point, it will be a disaster for all mankind.

If I were to simultaneously force back or destroy the four divine avatars, I would have to resort to even more power from faith. However, once I do, even I cannot fully control it. I need you to use your power to absorb spiritual energy to draw away my excess power when I act, preventing me from further transforming into what people call a "god."

"You're asking me to suck you?!"

Gao Yi now understood that the Divine Emperor wanted him to be a mere tool.

(End of this chapter)