Chapter 285: Ot Rama for the First Time Has Multiple Primarchs Ruling

The hand Zhou Yun had around Xiang Leina's head suddenly exerted force, pressing her head down hard and shoving it into the four-dimensional pocket.

Xiang Leina seemed to sense the danger within the pocket; she let out a sharp scream, like a banshee's wail, high-pitched as a blade, piercing straight at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun snorted lightly, instantly feeling his head swell and his vision blur, unbearable.

That figure, clearly not the real Xiang Leina, writhed, trying to escape from Zhou Yun's palm.

Her writhing posture completely exceeded the limits a mortal body could contain, but.

From the four-dimensional pocket on Zhou Yun's stomach, a massive black Dreadnought power claw suddenly extended.

"Xiang Leina" clearly did not expect this move; her body was instantly seized by the power claw.

The power claw held her body firmly, yet she writhed like a snake, her whole body seemingly boneless and soft, trying to escape from the power claw.

But Zhou Yun gave her no chance; overcoming the dizziness and blurred vision caused by that shriek, Zhou Yun's fingers suddenly pressed the mechanized device at his waist.

A one-meter-wide field instantly generated at his fingertips; "Xiang Leina"'s speed was instantly slowed, almost frozen in place, like an oddly shaped statue.

Seizing the moment she was controlled by the stasis field, Zhou Yun shoved her into the four-dimensional pocket.

【Item: Keeper of Secrets】

【Origin: Warp—Slaanesh's Sixth Ring】

【Evaluation: A Great Unclean One belonging to the Dark Prince Slaanesh, the most devout, blasphemous, and beautiful servant of the Lord of Excess. This Keeper of Secrets once fought Xiang Leina on Cadia, leaving a scar on Xiang Leina's face, and thereby obtained Xiang Leina's blood and part of her memories. Ordered by the Daemon Primarch Fulgrim, it was summoned by Slaaneshi cultists on Macragge using sixty-six lust sacrifices accumulated over six years, and a material body indistinguishable in appearance from Xiang Leina was shaped using Xiang Leina's blood. Its power was limited by the strength of the body.】

【Production Time:???】

【Value: 66,666,666】

【Usable as supplementary material for juvenile behavioral correction and re-education】

So it was a Slaaneshi Great Unclean One dispatched by Fulgrim, disguised as Xiang Leina.

It seems Zhou Yun himself was targeted by Fulgrim, who deliberately sent this Slaaneshi Great Unclean One to corrupt him.

But Zhou Yun knew Xiang Leina too well; from the very beginning, he sensed something slightly off. After arriving on this platform and hearing Xiang Leina's flow of sweet talk, he felt even more that something was wrong. Mainly, although this Slaaneshi Great Unclean One was trying its hardest to play Xiang Leina, it ultimately appeared too intelligent, inconsistent with Xiang Leina's style.

Of course, Zhou Yun was only suspicious.

Anyway, shoving her into the pocket wouldn't cause any loss; if there was no problem, he could just pull Xiang Leina out.

The current issue was how Xiang Leina was doing; deep down, Zhou Yun still felt a bit of worry.

Xiang Leina's strength was quite good; even an Alpha-level psyker wouldn't vanish silently if they encountered danger.

Zhou Yun guessed this Keeper of Secrets might have just seized an opportunity when Xiang Leina was absent to corrupt himself; Xiang Leina herself should be safe and sound.

Yet deep down, Zhou Yun couldn't help but worry about an accident happening, after all, Xiang Leina was an old friend of his.

Boom——————

Just as Zhou Yun frowned slightly, a grand bell toll rang out from the nearby Ji Li Man Temple.

The great bell trembled thirteen times, emitting thirteen bell tolls, symbolizing the Hua Di Huang's thirteenth son, Luo Bote Ji Li Man.

After a brief pause, nine more bell tolls rang out; this naturally represented the ninth Primarch, Sanguinius.

Added together, the total was twenty-two bell tolls.

This signaled the beginning of the ceremony.

Zhou Yun calmed himself slightly, took the Anywhere Door from his pocket, and opened it.

The Ji Li Man Temple, once destroyed by war, had been repaired; marble pillars were quarried from the mountains of Macragge, once again supporting the grand dome.

But the carvings from the past recording Luo Bote Ji Li Man's achievements were not restored due to the passage of time; the entire temple appeared much more simple and austere compared to its former state.

But no one cared about this, because the temple no longer needed stone to record glory.

Glory itself stood within the temple.

Cherubim flew through the air, their hands holding censers burning with incense that swayed constantly; holy chants resonated within their bodies.

Representatives of the Ultramarines Auxiliary Army wept openly; Imperial Navy captains' faces were full of awe; invited Macragge nobles did not even dare to look directly at the two radiant figures at the end of the temple.

And newly appointed Chroniclers were recording this sacred moment in various ways; they had been selected by Ji Li Man, bearing the responsibility of preserving, recording, and uncovering history.

Most Chroniclers were excited by the mission of this moment, but a few regretted that the Ptolomy Library was under repair, preventing them from using its historical records to prove the value of this moment.

Priests of the Ecclesiarchy prayed devoutly; Astartes Chapter Masters stood at the very front of the formation; alongside them stood Inquisitor Ge Lei Fa, Grey Knights Grand Master Voldus, Belisarius Cawl the Archmagos, and Xiang Leina as the representative of Cadia.

Xiang Leina slowly looked around; everything seemed as splendid, sacred, and grand as if newly forged.

The Astartes' power armor shimmered with metallic luster; the nobles' and navy officers' ceremonial robes were dazzlingly splendid; the Ultramarines Auxiliary Army uniforms stood straight and upright.

Every single person among them was someone the old Xiang Leina would have needed to look up to; even the power of former Governor Asford would be insignificant here.

But Xiang Leina tightened her spirit as much as possible, ensuring she did not show cowardice before these people.

She was not standing here for herself; she represented the entire 184th Regiment, represented all of Cadia, represented General Droste, Lord Creed, and indeed all Cadia warriors who had sacrificed or were prepared to sacrifice.

Just then, Xiang Leina's gaze caught sight of a wooden door, red tinged with pink, appearing from a corner of the temple.

Not only Xiang Leina, but many people inside the temple saw the existence of that wooden door.

Noticing this scene, the nobles held their breath, as if witnessing a mythic scene; they clearly also knew about the faith of Saint Dora A Meng.

Zhou Yun pushed open the wooden door and stepped out; the Sanguinius on the platform nodded to him with a smile. Zhou Yun nodded in return, then ignored the gazes of those nobles, captains, and auxiliary army officers, walking straight toward the first row where Xiang Leina and others stood.

He silently stood beside Xiang Leina, then looked Xiang Leina over, as if observing something.

"Wh-what's wrong?" Xiang Leina felt a bit uncomfortable under his gaze.

Zhou Yun silently looked at Xiang Leina's attire; it was her somewhat worn-out Cadian uniform. The words "Cadia Stands" were written on the left chest of the uniform. The uniform had been washed many times, slightly faded and whitened, with many patches, clearly having endured much battle.

Yet Xiang Leina still wore it out to attend this ceremony symbolizing the Primarch's return.

Zhou Yun's expression relaxed slightly; at least the Xiang Leina before him seemed to be fine.

"What happened?" Xiang Leina noticed Zhou Yun's gaze, then remembered Zhou Yun seemed to have arrived a bit late.

"Encountered a small matter."

A slight smile curled Zhou Yun's lips; he thought of the data slate with the recording inside the four-dimensional pocket.

"I'll tell you after the ceremony ends."

Xiang Leina nodded as if she understood, yet didn't.

Afterwards, Zhou Yun turned his gaze toward the far end of the cathedral, where the ceremony would be held.

The wall behind the Wang Zuo was one of the few intact parts of the entire hall; its magnificent carvings had been preserved.

Yet those carvings had nothing to do with Ji Li Man's honor. Gray-white marble had been sculpted into countless human skeletons, from children to the elderly, from women to warriors. Every kind of human skeleton was carved onto that towering wall. These skeletons were stacked layer upon layer, all stretching their arms toward the half-air.

And at the position their arms pointed to stood a pale Wang Zuo carved from the marble itself. Seated upon the Wang Zuo was a skeletal corpse symbolizing the Hua Di Huang.

The scorching sunlight of Macragge poured down from the dome, forming beams of light that illuminated the Wang Zuo and the Hua Di Huang upon it with perfect precision, dyeing them into a brilliant gold.

Luo Bote Ji Li Man stood beneath this wall, gazing upward at the Hua Di Huang on the Wang Zuo. The blue-and-gold power armor on his body shimmered under the sunlight reflected by the marble wall. From afar, he looked like a storm of light interwoven with blue and gold.

His features carried the handsome dignity of a Macragge military noble, pale as marble, set off by a head of short, dazzling golden hair.

But even he could not steal the glory of the brother standing beside him.

When mortals saw Ji Li Man, they already felt a shock to their souls, almost unable to stand upright.

And when they saw that sacred figure clad in red-and-gold armor standing beside Ji Li Man, they were nearly on their knees.

Sanguinius gently trembled his white wings. Silver chains swayed with light under the sun, and the crisp clinking sound echoed throughout the hall.

The two Primarchs sat upon two newly built marble Wang Zuo.

Behind Luo Bote Ji Li Man was the inverted Omega symbol symbolizing the Ultramarines, while behind Sanguinius was the teardrop-wing symbol of the Blood Angels.

As the bell of the cathedral rang out, amidst the hymns of the Cherubim in the half-air, Marneus Calgar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, slowly ascended the steps holding two laurel wreaths aloft. At the third step, he knelt on one knee.

"My Lord." Calgar bowed his head deeply and presented the laurel wreaths to the true Lord of the Ultramarines: "In the name of the Hua Di Huang, all power of the Ultramarines and Macragge belongs to you. May you forever accept our loyalty."

Celestine, the Living Saint blessed by the Hua Di Huang, gently trembled her wings, landed beside Calgar, and lifted one of the laurel wreaths.

"O men, rejoice."

Her white wings fluttered lightly. She hovered halfway in the air and crowned Luo Bote Ji Li Man with the laurel wreath, her voice filled with emotion as she proclaimed:

"For the Son of the God-Emperor has returned, to guide humanity's path forward."

Yet Luo Bote Ji Li Man rose to his feet. His massive body, over three meters tall, radiated overwhelming pressure. He descended the steps and took the other laurel wreath from Calgar's hands.

"And I shall share all power with my most perfect and sacred brother."

The Ultramarines' Primarch, using the broad gauntlet of his Fate Armor, held the laurel wreath, lowered his body slightly, and placed it upon Sanguinius's golden hair:

"Sanguinius, heir of our Father, sharer of our power. You shall share with me the loyalty and power of Macragge and Octarius."

Cheers resounded throughout the cathedral. This scene was broadcast across the entire Hera Fortress, Macragge, and even the entire Octarius. For a time, the cheers never ceased.

Scribes wrote furiously, recording this unprecedented moment: the return of the Primarch to the Human Empire, and for the first time, his sharing of power in Macragge and Octarius with his brother.

"This is the most moving moment of my life."

Xiang Leina whispered softly to Zhou Yun beside her:

"I never thought such a day would come. I will remember today for the rest of my life."

Zhou Yun merely wore a smile at the corner of his lips.

After the ceremony ended, inside a confidential meeting room within the Hera Fortress.

"You always laugh at me for being a fool, and indeed, I do not understand much."

"But... but I only love you."

"Just... just for today, will you go with me to see the sea?"

Zhou Yun held a data pad, playing this audio recording for the sixth time.

Xiang Leina let out a wail. She truly would never forget this day in her entire life.

(End of this chapter)