The Dark King's aura, like an invisible tsunami, instantly swept through the entire Warp and pierced through the dimensional barrier, impacting the real universe!
Both fleets engaged in fierce combat, whether the remnants of the Golden Empire or Zeke's forces, felt that icy, deathly, absolute pressure at that moment, as if it would drag all things into oblivion!
The clamor of the battlefield ceased abruptly. Artillery fire stopped, and engines fell silent.
All living beings, be they human, xeno, or machine, felt the most primal fear from the depths of their souls—the great terror of facing 'the end' itself!
"No—!!!" Tzeentch let out a desperate shriek, cracks even appearing on His bird-headed mask! His greatest fear had, after all, come to pass!
The Dark King, the Emperor, slowly opened His eyes.
Those were no longer human eyes; they were two pitch-black singularities that devoured all light and hope. He slowly stood up, and what flowed around Him was no longer golden psychic energy, but dark energy as deep as an abyss, icy and dead silent.
His mere presence there caused the chaotic energy of the Warp to calm and freeze, as if even Chaos itself was to be ended by Him!
His gaze calmly swept over the twelve Chaos Gods, rigid with fear.
"Noisy." The Dark King's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, like the cold pronouncement of a law.
But the very next moment after He uttered those words, Zeke personally extended an icy finger and gently touched The Emperor's forehead.
"Wake up and guard your heart, otherwise, I will have no choice but to suppress you myself!" Zeke taking the lead to act brought a measure of calm to the Chaos Gods' hearts.
Just the Dark King's aura alone had already instilled some fear in them.
If Zeke hadn't acted, these twelve Chaos Gods couldn't imagine what it would be like to face the ascended Emperor themselves.
Although the Emperor had become the Dark King at this time, the Dark King required humans as sacrifices, but it was clear that Zeke would absolutely not allow the Dark King to obtain humans as sacrifices.
The twelve Chaos Gods made no superfluous movements; after Zeke acted, they chose to remain seated, motionless, fearing that their actions might draw the attention of either Zeke or the Emperor.
Zeke's furious roar made the eyes of the ascended Dark King much clearer.
His humanity began to gain the upper hand in the struggle.
However, how could the Dark King, the end of all things, be so easily suppressed?
A more terrifying psychic storm brewed within the Emperor, and Zeke naturally couldn't let Him truly succeed. Zeke used two fingers to draw a special symbol on the Emperor's forehead.
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A rift was opened, a rift transcending the universe!
Weiss and the others, who were competing with The Circle God, saw a rift open, and simultaneously saw Zeke behind the rift.
"Sister Grey, you go. His Majesty needs you!"
The scientist Duo Liangxiaoyu reminded Weiss.
"We can handle the battle here, Sister Grey. You don't need to stay. Go to His Majesty's side; He needs you more there, and His Majesty's troubles are not small."
"The situation there now absolutely requires you, Sister Grey, to go and resolve it. Anyway, you won't be able to stay for long and will have to come back soon. The Emperor's side cannot yet sustain you."
The other cabinet members naturally had no objections to Weiss going to support Zeke now.
They all expressed support, even though the Terran Dominion was currently clashing with a large number of ancestral civilizations.
But what about that?
Isn't it just fighting these guys? Weiss will just be gone for a little while, right?
What does that matter?
Their Emperor's energy is still too little now; the channel he opened means Weiss will be pulled back here not long after passing through.
As for why Weiss would return here after going, and couldn't create another nano-robot to become the main body there...
It's mainly because ever since their ascension, the nano-robots on Weiss have actually become a single entity.
Although Zeke had recovered quite a bit, and with the blessing of the eternal throne, he could open a channel, Weiss's appearance was actually only temporary.
Such a small channel couldn't support someone of Weiss's caliber passing through.
It could only barely support a portion of her power passing through for now.
Upon hearing this, Weiss didn't hesitate. Her silver body, composed of countless nano-robots, instantly transformed into a stream of light, like a homing swallow, precisely passing through the rift that Zeke had forcibly torn open, connecting to a distant universe!
The next second, Weiss's figure appeared beside Zeke, her icy silver fluid quickly coalescing into her characteristic female form, with a hint of lazy and playful smile.
"Your Majesty, I'm here." Weiss's voice held a touch of cheerfulness. She gently linked her arm with Zeke's, as if she had just gone out for a stroll and returned.
"What do you need me to do? Demolish these annoying guys?"
Her silver eyes swept over the twelve silent Chaos Gods, her gaze holding a scrutiny akin to looking at "recyclable waste."
Seeing Weiss appear, and her aura far surpassing that of her previous projection, the Chaos Gods all took a step back.
The Emperor also sensed Weiss's appearance. The Dark King had intended to riot but was instantly suppressed back after Weiss appeared.
If the Dark King could speak, he would probably want to curse Zeke out right now.
What is this if not unfair play?!
"It's nothing, I just missed you." Zeke gently turned his head and lightly kissed Weiss's face.
"And incidentally, to help this old friend solve the problem of losing some of his humanity after his ascension. It's pretty much resolved now."
Zeke's words only went that far before he deeply kissed her.
Time was limited, so he might as well seize the moment for a kiss. His energy wouldn't last long, and he still needed time to recover.
Weiss was caught off guard by Zeke's kiss, but she quickly regained her senses and began to passionately embrace Zeke.
Four minutes later, their lips parted. The next second, Weiss vanished from her spot, leaving behind forty brilliant-class battleships.
The forty brilliant-class battleships floated in the Warp, staring intently at the twelve Chaos Gods behind them.
Zeke, feeling Weiss's departure, slowly opened his eyes and looked at those twelve guys.
"Gentlemen, aren't you touched? I saved your lives, aren't you grateful?"
As Zeke's words fell, the brilliant-class battleship's weapons began to charge, aiming intently at the twelve Chaos Gods before them.
"Can't move, can't move..."
Who would dare to move? Whoever moves dies!
Just as the Chaos Gods were trembling slightly in the face of 40 brilliant-class battleships, The Emperor, who was behind Zeke, finally regained his divine position as the Dark King.
Because it wasn't just the 12 Chaos Gods who feared the brilliant-class battleships; The Emperor's divinity felt the same way.
Weiss's departure made the Dark King feel he had an opportunity, but the appearance of 40 brilliant-class battleships once again made him dismiss that idea.
Forget it, forget it.
He was just a divine position, merely a tiny bit of divinity.
Why would he do something to destroy humanity for no reason?
If he really did, he could guarantee that Zeke, standing before him, could obliterate this divine position.
If The Emperor were gone, his divine position could at worst follow the same path as the Golden Emperor, becoming the master of mankind; he could still become a god without him.
The position of the Dark King was not irreplaceable.
But if he, the Dark King, were removed, then he would truly cease to exist.
"Excellent, I feel great! I lack nothing now!"
The Emperor quickly approached Zeke, directly ignoring the 12 Chaos Gods who were confronting Zeke, and instead knelt down before Zeke with a thud.
"Thank you, I will never forget this life-saving kindness. If it weren't for you, I would probably be about to strike down humanity right now."
The Emperor's gratitude was sincere.
For him, losing consciousness wasn't the most important thing.
What he found most unacceptable was losing his self-awareness and then attacking humanity.
He could die, he could sacrifice himself, but humanity absolutely could not suffer any problems; he had never loved individual humans, but he loved humanity as a whole.
Looking at The Emperor, who knelt before him with sincere words, the cold expression on Zeke's face softened considerably. He reached out to help The Emperor up, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness and relief:
"Alright, Old Huang, between you and me, there's no need for this."
"If you were truly controlled by your divine position, with divinity overpowering your humanity, then it would be very troublesome for me."
"After all, I would be the first to fight you, and I don't want to fight my own comrade."
He patted The Emperor's shoulder, feeling the dark divine power on him, which, though powerful, had become restrained and controllable.
"How do you feel? Can you control this 'Dark King' divine position?"
The Emperor heard this, felt his physical condition, and finally said:
"No problem!"
"He's already very docile. Although he's a bit restless, it won't be long before I can make him completely obedient."
After checking his physical condition and finding no problems, The Emperor turned his head and looked at the 12 Chaos Gods with Zeke.
"Old Zhou, I think these entities, especially the four from our universe, are destined to be troublesome. We should get rid of them sooner rather than later."
"If it weren't for your excellent methods and immense power today, their backstab might have truly succeeded."
With his own situation mostly resolved, The Emperor naturally shifted his attention to the Chaos Gods before them.
Just as The Emperor said, if it weren't for Zeke's excellent methods today.
The eternal throne hadn't used energy for a long time and could just open an energy channel; otherwise, today's matter wouldn't have been so easily resolved.
The Emperor was right; they really needed to deal with these 12 guys first, especially the four from their side, who must be handled, otherwise, who knows if they would cause a second incident.
The conversation between The Emperor and Zeke was not private; in the Warp, their words would naturally be heard by others.
And precisely because their conversation was overheard by those 12 entities behind them, the 12 Chaos Gods began to tremble with fear.
They fell to their knees with a thud, trying to elicit pity from Zeke and the Emperor.
However, such actions were ineffective; their repeated betrayals had already touched the bottom line of both Zeke and the Emperor.
Entities that were supposed to devour each other had actually united to try and resist.
From this, it can be seen that the Chaos Gods were, from beginning to end, untrustworthy.
However, before engaging the Chaos Gods, there was one more matter to address.
Zeke merely glared at the 12 of them, then ordered his fleet to watch them, doing nothing else.
"While these guys certainly should be dealt with first, for now, we still need to handle matters in the real universe.
The two Imperiums of Man must merge; this is a very troublesome matter.
Just 12 Chaos Gods.
If they are unwilling to cooperate, then they won't.
Having the current brilliant-class battleships monitor them is more than sufficient; as for the two of them, they must first go and quell the flames of war in the real universe.
With the end of the decisive battle, the The Golden Imperium will undoubtedly also be brought under the Imperium of Man's jurisdiction.
While this will make Guilliman even more exhausted and challenge Malcador, it also represents infinite resources.
As this sector of the galaxy falls into Zeke's hands, he will then have three galaxies as a resource supply.
And having three galaxies as a resource supply means that Zeke can now build his flagship, the Eternal Sky Tower—
A battleship like the Eternal Sky Tower is 4.6 light-years in size alone, and such a massive battleship is the most effective weapon against The Great Devourer.
Zeke was already eager to produce this battleship because, on the outskirts of the galaxy, he always had a very bad premonition.
Even sitting on the eternal throne, he could still feel that very bad feeling.
It was as if something was approaching the galaxy they were in, and even with the Terran Dominion as a backing, he felt a slight unease.
The two took a step, their figures instantly vanishing into the depths of the Warp, and the next moment, they appeared in the real universe, in that star system still engulfed in war.
The core of the The Golden Imperium, the outer reaches of the Sol System.
In the distance, that golden planet known as Holy Terra still emitted a brilliant but now lonely light.
The massive Imperial Fleet circled it, but had lost its former sharpness, exuding a desolate sense of being at the end of its road.
Ever since the Golden Emperor was successfully assimilated by The Emperor and the aura of the Dark King swept through the surroundings, the war here had ceased.
The armies of the Imperiums of Man began to confront each other, no longer engaging in combat.
The aura of the Dark King was undoubtedly telling them that the war had reached its end, and it was meaningless for their mortal forces to continue fighting; all they had to do was wait to see whose ring emerged victorious.
It was precisely for this reason that when Zeke and The Emperor appeared in the void, the Imperium of Man's armies erupted in thunderous cheers.
The Golden Emperor and The Emperor were the same person, which didn't reveal anything, but Zeke could indicate which side had won.
Because of this, the Imperium of Man's armies began to cheer, while the Legions of the Golden Empire sighed in relief and laid down their weapons.
They actually weren't very afraid, because the The Golden Imperium had also conquered another galaxy, and they understood the Emperor's attitude towards humanity.
While the Empire existed, they would fight resolutely, repaying their Emperor with loyalty, and when the Empire's war ended, they would immediately lay down their weapons, facing humanity with loyalty.