The Creators: From Night City

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They might be eating, sleeping, working, marching, fighting, or enjoying themselves... but at the moment the 'sun' rises, endless golden flames seep wildly from their limbs and every pore of their bodies, turning them into nothingness amidst terrifying and agonizing screams.

The afterglow of the light spread throughout the warp, even reaching the territories of the four Chaos Gods.

The immense psychic radiation waves loudly proclaimed to the four troublemakers—I, the Emperor, am all in, are you in or not?

The Emperor's move was a direct gamble on the entire human empire. Although the massive, burning pillar of starlight was impressive, the subspace energy that Jiang Bing drew from the Terra Network was simply insufficient to sustain its normal combustion.

The emperor is self-immolating, and he cannot stop self-immolating. Moreover, he can no longer burn in the New Star Torch for ten thousand years.

In reality, the human empire only had 13 years left.

When the time comes, the emperor will completely 'dry up,' and the entire human race closely connected to him will also 'dry up.'

Of course, such a great sacrifice resulted in unparalleled power.

The most ingenious part is that this power is actually in duplicate.

From the moment the Nova Torch ignited, immeasurable amounts of ether surged toward Jiang Bing like a landslide or a tsunami—the purifying power of a warp 'evil god'.

Along with the Emperor, Jiang Bing also briefly possessed a pseudo-infinite mana bar during these 13 years.

How much power can a 'craftsman' who has escaped into the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, a 'creator' who is no longer constrained by the ether, unleash in the real universe?

It could be said that the two madmen's next plan was to take on the entire galaxy's forces single-handedly.

The Emperor is in charge of the subspace, while Jiang Bing is in charge of the real universe.

As the vast ocean erupted into chaos and clamor, and the four gods jumped around like ants on a hot plate, trying to unite yet still scheming against each other, the human empire, equally in disarray, had already quietly begun to take action.

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Extreme Starfield, Planet Paramas.

This is a planet located on the eastern edge of the Altrama star system. It serves as a strategic gateway to the core area and is an important fortified world and naval base. Heavy troops and fleets are stationed here year-round to guard against and block any threats from the east.

The Extreme Chapter's Fourth Company and the Starforger are currently resting here.

The sacred laboratory of the Odysseus.

Despite the chaos caused by the sudden burst of light from the Star Torch throwing the entire Ultramarines leadership into disarray, Grand Sage Caul calmly continued to study the mysterious 'beacon'.

“Interesting. The material it is made of looks like black stone, but the overall technology is like that of a space necromancer. If we only consider the mechanical structure, I think this creation is most likely the work of those ‘chaos traitors’ who have turned their backs on Om Messiah.”

"Great Sage Kaul, do you mean this thing is the work of the 'Dark Mechanicus'?" The fourth company commander frowned, but he still took the time out of his busy schedule to discuss this matter with the other party.

This is all because this matter is too important.

"You may not know this, Great Sage Caul, but not long ago, several planets in the Altrama star system suddenly emitted some kind of special psionic signal, which induced several insect hive fleets to change course and increase their speed."

"These 'beacons' were placed in a very clever way, luring the several Zerg hive fleets to converge on Macragge."

"Therefore, we now need to figure out how it works and find ways to develop countermeasures."

The Great Sage pointed with his long, narrow metal fingers at the metal platform holding the "beacon" and said, "These strange runes are clearly from the hand of Chaos. My research on these evil spells is not very deep, and this creation has obviously been specially designed to be unblocked. Your needs will probably take a long time to develop."

"Perhaps the Ultramarines could try to locate these beacons and destroy them directly."

"That's unrealistic," the fourth company commander said with a wry smile.

"There are at least dozens of these things, scattered throughout the extreme star field. These are just the ones we've discovered; there should be many more that we haven't found yet."

This fact piqued the interest of Professor Caul.

"Did all these 'beacons' suddenly appear at the same time?" he continued to ask.

"That's right," the fourth company commander nodded affirmatively.

"interesting"

"Great Sage, do you have a way to speed up the decoding time?" the fourth company commander pleaded for the first time ever.

"Given the current offensive of the Zerg fleet, the battle situation shouldn't be that critical."

After a brief analysis of the battle situation, the speaker suddenly stopped.

"The traitorous Death Guard is attacking simultaneously?"

The silence of the fourth company commander confirmed the correctness of Kaul's judgment.

"Where are they advancing to now, Company Commander Astas Seto?"

Kaul's question concerned classified information for the Ultramarines, and the Fourth Company Commander did not answer it.

“If you still want my help, you shouldn’t be hiding anything, Ultramariner,” Kaul rebuked.

After a great struggle, the fourth company commander finally made his decision.

"They have broken through Savanta, and the Plague Fleet is heading towards Pamenio."

Savanta is a key fortress world on the northwestern border of the Extreme Starfield, while Pamenio is located in the core of the Ottaramar Sector and is a very important recruitment and training world for the Ultramarines.

"The Deathguard's traitorous Primarch is personally leading the charge, slaughtering dozens of worlds with plague and disease. The majority of the Ultramarines' forces have been drawn away to fight them. Archsage, our current forces are simply no match for the Hive Fleet's offensive."

"Robert Guilliman," the great sage muttered.

"Their target is your sacred Primarch, Ommesiah, we must hurry."

The fourth company commander was not surprised by Kaul's deduction; clearly, he had already considered this possibility.

"At this critical moment, Star Torch has encountered a major change. Great Sage, we need to race against time."

“You must send me to Macragge immediately, Ultramariner. I bring the Emperor’s decree and hope to save Robert Guilliman.” Caul was more anxious than the other man, but their focus was clearly different.

"In the name of the Emperor, Great Sage, are you telling the truth?" The Fourth Company Commander couldn't help but narrow his eyes and asked, word by word.

Since it concerns the original body, he cannot afford to be careless.

However, Caul did not reply immediately, which was unusual, because he had just received a message from Lily.

"The evidence is on my ark; you can come with me to confirm it."

Kaul leaned down, examining the 'beacon' in front of him with his red prosthetic eye. He then turned and carefully scrutinized the fourth company commander before finally speaking: "Also, be grateful, the holy Om Messiah wishes to see you in person, Company Commander Seto."

Chapter 1031 The Truth About the Beacon

As the Lei Ying transport boat, which served as a ferry, sailed into the starry sky, the fourth company commander was deeply astonished.

The massive 'Starforger' was now enveloped in pure golden light, rapidly spreading towards the Ark world.

The ark, radiating light, resembled a miniature sun in the dark universe.

"Look, this is a miracle sent by Om Messiah!" The Great Sage Kaul was so excited that his voice was trembling.

The ferry landed on deck 141, the hatch opened, and the fourth company commander, along with his guards and the think tank member Valdas Ptolemy, stepped onto this 'golden land'.

Before the company commander could glean any intelligence, the old think tank member, Valdas Ptolemy, nearly collapsed onto the metal deck, almost kneeling and banging his head on the ground.

His keen psychic abilities allowed him to perceive more of the truth hidden behind the veil of reality. He felt as if he were walking on a volcano that was about to erupt, and if a little lava were to spew out from under his feet, everyone present would be reduced to dust.

A magnificent gaze swept over him from the heavens, without lingering, yet it involuntarily made him feel insignificant.

"Advisor?" The fourth company commander noticed the other party's unusual behavior and couldn't help but ask.

"Om Messiah above..."

The old think tank's devout prayers, however, explained many things in an instant.

As the group made their way toward the audience chamber, they saw countless mechanical priests prostrating themselves in devout prayer along the way.

They crawled in every corner, watching with fascination as the pipes and lines that should have been inanimate objects rapidly 'grew' on their own, the metal walls expanding and contracting in a planned manner, and countless mysterious mechanical structures appearing out of nothing.

Enveloped in golden flames, the "Starforger" began a rapid self-evolution, becoming more perfect and more powerful.

Needless to say, all of this is a divine gift from 'Om Messiah'.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, the fourth company commander finally entered the audience hall and was able to meet the emperor.

As the 'God of All Machines,' the supreme deity of the Martian Church, the 'Om Messiah' who governs all knowledge, what exactly does he look like? The Fourth Company Commander couldn't even imagine.

The result also exceeded his expectations.

'Om Messiah' looks like an ordinary mortal.

"Welcome, Brother Astas Seto, Fourth Company Commander of the Extreme Warband," He said with unexpected friendliness.

As the deity approached the crowd, his dazzling eyes swept over them, and all the Ultimate Warriors felt as if they had just walked around a star, their bodies burning with heat.

The natural sense of holiness made everyone believe at first glance that this was the 'God of All Machines'.

Before they could speak, a faint green mist rose from the Ptolemaic think tank and vanished into nothingness in the light.

That was the remnant of Nurgle's power.

"Salute to you, great Om Messiah!" The fourth company commander saluted respectfully.

But the god did not respond; He simply beckoned, and the 'beacon' flew out on its own, hovering in front of everyone.

"An interesting work," he commented.

Silently, the entire 'beacon' crumbled like a sandcastle.

Tens of thousands of components were scattered in the invisible field, and then, through a dazzling evolution, they were reorganized into four groups.

"The technology of the Dark Mechanicus is a mixture of casting techniques for demonic engines, but the main body is the technology of the Necromancers of Space," He said, pointing to a structural framework made of light.

"Black stone, spirit bone, ceramic steel, mixed with some mottled souls, there's not much to say about the materials."

Countless complex runes were arranged in the air, floating continuously.

"The interesting part is that Tzeentch personally designed the incantation, which is the key to the device's effectiveness."

To verify the rune's effectiveness, countless strands of golden light surged into it, completing the charging process.

Soon, these runes were activated, emitting a blue psionic light.

A gaze descended from the highest heavens; the Lord of Myriad Changes keenly sensed Jiang Bing's prying eyes.

These evil, twisted runes began to change rapidly, rearranging and recombining, instantly transforming into a 'psychic bomb'.

But before the blue light burst forth, Jiang Bingxu clenched his fingers, and all the runes were compressed into a ball by an unstoppable force and silently vanished.

Tzeentch's gaze was simultaneously slapped back by the Emperor, who was frolicking in the Warp, leaving behind the words, "What are you looking at!"

The game of higher dimensions is something mortals naturally cannot comprehend.

The fourth company commander focused intently on the last component.

"Of course, it is the core of everything."

Jiang Bing beckoned with his finger, and the light spot fell into his palm.

A rune-covered glass bottle was forged from nothingness and sealed inside.

"Great Om Messiah, is what you hold the truth that caused the Tyranid fleet to turn away?"

With a light touch, Jiang Bing slowly floated the delicate glass bottle into the fourth company commander's hand.

"The Tyranids are biological weapons, and also tools used by certain beings to climb the ladder of evolution. They are so hungry that they have an endless thirst for biomass, for psionic energy, for evolution. They crave more superior genetic samples, especially those containing the essence of psionic energy, enough to fundamentally transform them."

The fourth company commander carefully examined the sample in his hand and found that it was a small mass of bright red flesh and blood tissue. Although he did not know how long it had been separated from the main body, it still seemed to be pulsating slightly.

"This is a piece of flesh and blood from Primarch Forgrim."

Jiang Bing's words almost made the fourth company commander drop what he was holding.

Forgrim was a demonic Primarch loyal to Slaanesh. He always pursued the ultimate physical perfection, and his fall was due to Slaanesh's extreme sensory transformation and chaotic corruption. His flesh contained the essence of the Emperor and Slaanesh's blood and sweat, which naturally had a fatal attraction for the Tyranids.

Jianqi's meticulously planned scheme was easily foiled. Before the fourth company commander could even make a request, Jiang Bing preemptively responded as if he had foreseen the future.

"There is no need to study countermeasures anymore. The subspace will soon be engulfed in endless waves, and the faint 'signals' emitted by these devices will undoubtedly be swallowed up by the storm."

Om Messiah turned and led the group to another cabin.

"A war that will sweep across the galaxy is about to begin. The Ultramarines and the Emperor have risen from their golden thrones and launched the Second Great Crusade in the warp. The flames of war that have been extinguished for millennia in the galaxy are about to be reignited."

One shocking piece of news after another left the fourth company commander feeling suffocated.

A profound sense of astonishment enveloped his mind, making him feel as if the world was unreal for a moment.

The seeds of doubt sprouted rapidly in his heart, and he began to re-examine whether it was all a scam.

This is normal.

With such a bombshell announcement, no one would readily believe the words of a deity who calls himself 'Om Messiah' upon first meeting him.

Just as doubt began to form, Jiang Bing turned around and looked at the fourth company commander.