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Chapter 108 The Sapphire King - Flesh and Blood Weak, Mechanical Ascension

"What on earth is this thing?"

Guilliman pressed his temples and slowly stood up. He was only more severely affected mentally; his physical injuries had completely healed.

Even so, he could tell from his intuition that the "mechanical egg" in front of him was not a problem that his Primarch body in its prime could solve.

"I don't know, but there's no doubt this is Vashtor's backup plan."

Sun Qian squinted, observing thoughtfully as he spoke.

"This may be good news. It seems that the relationship between Peturabo and Vashtor is more complicated than we thought, and it is certainly not a monolithic alliance."

The Primarch, or the Primarch's soul, or its warp essence, must be an existence that is extremely precious even to the Chaos Gods.

Judging from Mortarion's transformation into the "Pale King," Vashtor is researching methods to control and utilize Primarchs that differ from simple Ascension. If successful, this could give the Creators more leverage to interfere with the real world.

From this perspective, Perturabo's decision to deploy the unfinished "Pale King" to the battlefield seems overly reckless.

Although on the surface it seems that this is to defeat Guilliman and turn him into the same Prototype, there should be a more elaborate plan and a more deadly trap. So far, Perturabo's plan seems to be full of loopholes, but what if this is Perturabo's purpose?

Even though Sun Qian kept instilling in Guilliman the idea that Perturabo had likely become a servant of Vashtor, based on Sun Qian's understanding of Perturabo, he wouldn't be content to be a puppet of a warp lesser god. This twisted and arrogant Iron Lord certainly had his own ambitions.

From Angron on Istervan III to Mortarion now, Vashtor has been seeking a Primarch who is completely under his control as his representative in the real world, or a pawn in this game, but Perturabo is probably not happy to see this.

It's important to understand that Vashtor provides the Iron Warriors with a large number of Demon Engines and Dark Machine technology mainly because Perturabo is the most important ally he could previously win over. However, if Vashtor has more convenient tools, then the necessity for him to cooperate with Perturabo will naturally decrease.

Therefore, from Perturabo's perspective, the complete annihilation of the "Pale King" and Mortarion might not be a bad thing.

But Vashtor is certainly not someone who can be easily fooled.

Even though Vashtor is known for his adherence to contracts, he is by no means a benevolent being. In fact, to become a dominant force in the warp while maintaining "honesty," Vashtor is probably far more cunning than most demons.

Judging from the current situation, Wa Banxian has already placed an insurance policy on the "Pale King," which will be activated once the "Pale King" is confirmed to be defeated.

At that moment, the mechanical giant egg began to change.

Click—click!

The giant egg split open from the middle, and then the outer shell transformed into four giant wings that spread out behind it, but what was even more terrifying was the body that was revealed inside.

In just a few minutes, all the parts and cables of the demon engine were reassembled and reassembled. From the outside, it seemed to be a mechanical giant with a height of nearly 100 meters, and at first glance, it seemed to be wearing countless glittering and gorgeous jewels.

But those weren't gems; they were tiny, exposed soul furnaces!

"I am the most perfect creation of the 'Creator,' an existence you mortals cannot look directly upon, an existence beyond our reach."

It sounded like the shrill noise of thousands of broadcast arrays ringing out simultaneously, echoing throughout the entire Skyradiance.

Unlike Thomas Geddon, he made no attempt to conceal his name.

"Before the Sapphire King, abandon your fragile flesh and blood and embrace glorious evolution!"

Sun Qian had heard of the name of the Sapphire King, but only in the original historical version.

In the timeline without Sun Qian's interference, the Sapphire King was a demon of the Slaanesh faction. He was born at the moment when Feralus Manus was beheaded by Forgrim during the Battle of Eastvan V. At that time, the intense pain and anger of the Primarch of the Iron Hand merging with the countless wails of souls from the Landing Point Massacre, thus forming a new and powerful demon in the Warp.

Of course, the Battle of Istvan V changed a lot in this world. First of all, although Felus's fate was unknown after the battle, at least no one confirmed that he was beheaded by Forgrim; moreover, the Iron Hand Legion became the worst traitors, at least that's what Perturabo's subsequent public statements said.

Just as the death of Istvan III did not give birth to the original Tomagadon, but it did give birth to the "Tomagadon" who was transformed by the Butcher's Nail, Istvan V, although it went through a different process, has caused enough deaths in terms of the result.

It was even more devastating than the original timeline, since even the rebels were not spared in this Istfan V.

And it seems Vashtor didn't let this opportunity slip by; he used it to create this powerful demon that originally belonged to Slaanesh—

No, or he may have made it much earlier.

After all, the Steel Hand Legion's "betrayal" was suspicious in itself. At the very least, their Primarch would never have known or allowed such a thing to happen. But if the Sapphire Lord was involved in the incident, then everything makes sense.

Boom!!!

The Sapphire King swung his claws, each one nearly the size of a knight's mech. Guilliman and Sun Qian were nothing more than equal ants before him.

However, it was precisely because of this that they all managed to escape through the gaps in the claws and, without prior agreement, rushed towards the passage.

The Sapphire King's body was so enormous that it was clearly impossible to pursue it into the relatively narrow passageway.

"This won't work; we can't fight this monster head-on."

Guilliman gritted his teeth and reluctantly came to a conclusion.

"We need to find a way to get out of here first..."

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But at this point, Guilliman knew it was wishful thinking.

Through the glass of the reception hall's dome, he could also see hordes of hell dragons outside, with no chance of survival if they tried to leave by flying vehicle.

However, if you want to teleport away, the teleportation beacon you just set up has been destroyed.

Now, the only way out is to destroy the power reactor and perish together with this monster and Mortarion.

"Don't hesitate any longer, do it, there's no other way."

Just then, Guilliman heard Sun Qian's resolute voice beside him.

Guilliman was startled; just when he thought Sun Qian had seen through his thoughts...

"Yashiri Suleimania, if you don't want to see Guilliman die here."

It was only then that Guilliman noticed that Sun Qian had closed his eyes tightly at some point.

At the same time, a faint light seemed to appear between his eyelids.

"Activate the teleportation according to the coordinates I provided!"