Chapter 423: Next Step

Wu Pifu calling everyone together to discuss was beyond everyone's expectations.

Three traitorous demon Primarchs, and three representatives of the Imperial side—warship, military, civil affairs, and technology—this relationship could be described as life-and-death enemies.

The three demon Primarchs were okay; they had regained their sanity, and from Wu Pifu's perception, they were indeed frantically wanting to escape from the Warp, and they couldn't be said to be good or bad toward the human side.

But the Imperial side was different.

Ever since the Emperor was trapped on the Golden Throne for ten thousand years, the current Human Empire was an extreme religious theocratic superstitious world wearing the skin of a high-tech era. However, with the Warp, this extreme religious sentiment could partially solve the problem of Warp corruption, so it barely maintained human society in a desperate situation.

But the key was that they were now facing the bottom line beyond the bottom line—no, there was no bottom line anymore. They were facing demon Primarchs, and they didn't directly pick up weapons to fight them to the death. Whether in the Ecclesiarchy, the Inquisition, any Space Marine Chapter, or the High Lords of Terra, they were all human traitors who should have been shot a million times.

So the three of them were all silent, looking at Wu Pifu. The meaning was already very clear: they wanted Wu Pifu to make a decision.

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and said frankly to the three: "I cannot guarantee what they will be like in the future. I can only say that they are indeed eager to escape from the Warp now, and except for this guy who only has one head left, the other two even yearn to return to the Empire, to return under the Emperor's banner. So I choose to believe them now. But I can also give you a guarantee: if they deceive me and stop being human, then I will certainly give you, and the three of them, an explanation."

These words were said decisively, and Kethia and the other two naturally believed Wu Pifu's words.

This was truly incredible. They were all devout loyalists; how could they so easily believe that demons who had fallen into the Warp could turn over a new leaf?

The three of them looked at the Purity Seals they wore. This was the Emperor's mark blessed by the Ecclesiarchy's holy officials. Whenever there was any evil, corruption, or Warp influence, this Purity Seal would automatically burn to resist and warn of the existence of corruption.

And now, this seal was intact, which also meant that everything here had no Warp corruption, nor any hallucinations or distortions.

This made the three Inquisitors feel relieved, but they still dared not say anything, each still looking at Wu Pifu.

Actually, Wu Pifu had cheated a little here, using his Super-Brain to change the credibility of his words and the degree to which everyone believed him. This was the first time he had used this cognitive-changing ability of the Super-Brain, so he actually felt a bit guilty in his heart.

Fortunately, everything was successfully achieved, and Wu Pifu breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately said: "Then what should we do now? This is the first question. Besides the Heaven World, are there other worlds in this star system? How far is the nearest world? If we can't rely on Warp travel, what methods can we use to quickly go to other star systems?"

Everyone looked at Tech-Priest Amida.

Amida was a cyborg, half-mechanical and half-flesh. Sweat began to flow from his flesh part, and electric sparks seemed to burst from his mechanical part. After at least dozens of seconds, he said carefully: "... Should we pray to the Emperor?"

Ma Genusi immediately laughed out loud, while Mortarion shook his head sadly, and Angron said mockingly: "Expect to pray to that slave owner, and then He stands up from the Golden Throne and runs over to save us? Oh, sorry, He can't stand up, or let His divinity in the Warp kill the Four Chaos Gods one-on-four? Oh, sorry, He can't do it."

Kethia immediately took out her pistol and power sword to aim at the three demons—heretics, plus traitors. However, her final sanity kept her from launching an attack immediately, because as an Inquisitor, she understood that what these three demons said was the truth.

Ecclesiarchy Priest Reston was trembling with anger, but he still had no way to deal with it. In fact, from his complexion and the degree of his body's trembling, Wu Pifu was really afraid that he would suddenly explode.

Kethia put away her pistol and power sword, turned to Wu Pifu and said: "Living Saint, the most important thing for us now is to rush to Terra as quickly as possible. Your ability to isolate Warp pollution and corruption might even help the Emperor! This is the crucial thing!"

Ma Genusi laughed and said mockingly: "You are really ignorant and fearless. If it were ten thousand years ago, what you said would be absolutely no problem. As long as He goes to Terra, the threat of the Webway will no longer be a threat, and the Emperor will not be constrained by the ascension ritual. He will have enough energy to deal with all this, and even avoid this terrible trap of ascension. But now is not ten thousand years ago. Do you know what happened in the ten thousand years He has been on the Golden Throne?"

Reston roared loudly: "He protects all humanity! He protects this world in your hands! Demon! You are blaspheming an existence you should never look directly at!!"

Ma Genusi spread his hands and said: "So can faith save the great Emperor in your heart from the Golden Throne? Can it seal the Webway loophole on Terra? Can it avoid the Emperor becoming a Dark God and turning into the Fifth Chaos God the moment He stands up from the Golden Throne? If it could, you wouldn't be in such a miserable situation now."

Reston roared and rushed toward Ma Genusi, but as soon as he moved, Wu Pifu flashed in front of him, pressing a finger on his head. Just this one press made him freeze in place, unable to move.

Wu Pifu looked at the two sides that were like fire and water and sighed: "Ma Genusi, what is your suggestion then?"

Ma Genusi immediately said: "The current Emperor is no longer the Emperor of ten thousand years ago. The Golden Throne is a torture device that is terrifying to the extreme. Every second on it is enough to make the person or demon who likes torture the most collapse, and the Emperor has endured this torture for ten thousand years. At the same time, the ascension ritual continues to have an effect. He is forced to accept the erosion and essence infusion of the Warp. This process is irreversible. The most terrifying thing is that during this process, all ignorant people are fueling the fire. For example, the Ecclesiarchy, they think the Emperor is a god—well, He is indeed a god—but this thought and idea of trillions of humans have caused corresponding changes in the Warp. He will get closer and closer to the Fifth Chaos God, because ignorant humans think He is a god."

"The current Him is already a mixture of countless personalities and Chaos God essences. Every thought of His is confused and contradictory with other thoughts. He might be the Emperor who cares for humanity in the previous second, and in the next second, He will want to destroy Himself, and then in the next second, He will want to stand up and become a Dark God. If you go to Terra at this time, forgive me for being blunt, the most likely thing is that you will be devoured by the Emperor, and then He will absorb you while mixing with the Warp, and after absorbing the essence of the other Four Chaos Gods, the most terrifying manifestation of the original 'Him' will arrive. By then, our world will be completely finished."

Kethia and Reston roared simultaneously: "Shut up, demon! Traitor! Blasphemer!!"

Ma Genusi said helplessly to Wu Pifu: "Look, this is humanity now. They call you a Living Saint only because you are at odds with the Warp, and they see the possibility of you saving the Emperor. But once you go to Terra, once the thing that is now unknown what it is in the palace issues an order, they will attack you at all costs, capture you, and then take you to the palace. Either you will be devoured, or if you are lucky and the Emperor is in control of His consciousness, you will be tied to the Golden Throne, replacing the Emperor as that burning candle, and they will praise you, and then let you be tortured for ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years..."

Correct.

Wu Pifu confirmed Ma Genusi's statement through emotional perception, and also confirmed the reaction of the other side through emotional perception of Kethia and others. The most critical thing was that Kethia, as an elite Inquisitor, knew some inside information, and this confirmed Ma Genusi's statement. If he went to Terra, what awaited him would be all of humanity becoming enemies, and he would either be devoured by the Emperor or be taken to sit on the Golden Throne, becoming a consumable for the Human Empire of this Dream World.

This did not fit his interests, nor did it fit his character.

Wu Pifu asked Ma Genusi: "Then what is your suggestion?"

Ma Genusi immediately said: "Go to all parts of the galaxy, especially places with many demons, kill demons, and frantically kill all demons as much as possible. The demons killed by you will never be able to resurrect in the Warp, and their essence will completely disappear. And all demons are manifestations of a certain aspect of the Warp essence, and also a division of the Four Chaos Gods' essence. Accumulate little by little. If you can continue to kill like this for ten thousand years, the Warp might shrink, and the Four Chaos Gods might even have the risk of falling!"

Very good!

Wu Pifu nodded. This was indeed what he should do. Killing demons could earn mission points, and one hundred thousand mission points could complete this pulling main quest. And after that, killing them would likely earn side quest points, and if there were sublimated bodies among them, he could even earn extra points.

And killing demons could increase his influence in this world, which could allow his event-type sanctuary to be upgraded!

Wu Pifu asked: "Then what method should we use to go to all parts of the galaxy? Besides the Warp, do you have any faster-than-light travel methods?"

Ma Genusi was suddenly stiff and couldn't speak, and everyone was silent.

After a long time, Tech-Priest Amida said weakly: "... Should we pray to the Emperor?"

Wu Pifu sighed, and then with a flash of his hand, a conch and a skull appeared in his palm.

Inexplicably, Wu Pifu felt as if some "ding-ding-ding" sound rang out at this moment.

Correct!

It was the "ding-ding-ding" sound from the Doraemon animation every time Doraemon took out a prop!!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 424 =====