Chapter 256: The Catachan Banshee's Conception

After Malena Skala finished setting up the ritual, she came to the bathroom.

She dripped essential oils extracted from plants into the bathtub, then submerged herself in the water.

Malena's long golden hair spread out over the vines as she fell into deep thought.

【After I inquired with Sanchez and Mikel, I have confirmed that other Primarchs do not grant others extraordinary abilities or similar powers.

Only Lord Ninglu can grant extraordinary abilities; he is special.

If he is a god descended to the world, then everything has a reasonable explanation.】

In Malena's tea-brown eyes appeared the scene of the black-armored giant descending from the sky just as the Fulao were about to breach the Trani tribe.

At that time, the Black Emperor had not yet reunited with his progeny in the identity of a Primarch.

He drove away the Xenos, bringing hope to the desperate Sicilians.

Malena's eyes shimmered with a strange brilliance; she stood up, dried her body, put on a black robe, and walked toward the Altar.

After she used Spirituality to light the candles and used the Ritual Dagger to set up the spiritual environment, she knelt on the Ma'nao pedestal, hands clasped.

Malena parted her red lips slightly and chanted in the Dunn Language:

"Black Emperor of the Order Shadow,

Mysterious Master of the Disordered Kingdom,

King of Light and Shadow who holds the rules.

I pray for Your gaze.

……

'Iron Law of the Monarch', foundation of the Disordered Kingdom, please transmit power to my incantation."

Malena chanted devoutly until the third time, finally waiting for the black fog to swallow her.

The psychic with long golden hair curiously examined the mysterious kingdom, her eyes deep and dark.

A moment later, the divination-type psychic gave up her exploration; she could only see the churning black fog.

The only thing she could be certain of was that this mysterious space was different from the Sea of Souls.

Finally, Malena looked at Ninglu, who sat high on the throne, and spoke.

"My Lord."

Ninglu looked at the vines wrapped around her fair, tender arms.

"You have had quite a harvest on Catachan."

"As you can see, there are thousands of types of mutant plants on Catachan; I have carefully selected a hundred types of mutant plants to cultivate and obtain seeds."

A "Harvest Priest" can use Spirituality to accelerate the growth of seeds; compared to carrying plants, this would allow her to carry a greater variety of mutant plants.

A greater variety of plants means stronger combat power for a "Harvest Priest".

After Malena finished reporting the growth of her own combat power, she turned to say:

"I have transformed the land of Catachan according to the world-modification technology obtained from torturing the Eldar Bishop as per the Arbiter Lord, and the first experimental farmland has already stabilized."

"I began transforming the second plot of land three days ago."

Ninglu nodded and said: "There must be a limit to transforming the environment of Catachan; preserve its local characteristics."

He does not need another Agricultural World; what he needs is a recruitment world capable of stably providing excellent soldiers.

Ninglu provides medicine and agricultural products to the people of Catachan with the goal of reducing the mortality rate of the Catachan people to achieve a dynamic Balance, but not to completely change that Death World.

The Catachan people will still accept the tempering of the death jungle and be forged into excellent Warriors.

"I follow Your will."

After Malena received the order, she parted her red lips slightly, but no sound came out, and she closed them immediately.

Seeing her hesitate to speak, Ninglu knew she had something to say, so he said:

"Speak freely."

Upon hearing this, Malena said: "My Lord, You are the Black Emperor, a god who has descended to the mortal world."

"There exists an irreconcilable contradiction with the truth currently upheld by the Imperium; what arrangements do You have?"

"I do not presume to pry into Your plans; I only wish to prepare in advance to better serve You!"

【The Primarch Ninglu should be the incarnation of the Black Emperor walking in the mortal world; He descended in this body, and there must be His intentions.】

The object of Malena's past allegiance was Ninglu, and now she believes in the Black Emperor.

The object of her loyalty was never the Emperor or the Human Empire; she has only ever had one from beginning to end.

Her loyalty is purer than those Terra-born Order Shadow who are not only loyal to the Primarch but also swore allegiance to the Imperium and the Emperor.

Ninglu tapped his fingers on the back of the chair and thought to himself: 【The Emperor handed the "Wheel of Fire" to the Eleventh Legion, which shows that he still positions the "Order Shadow" as a sharp blade.

The "Order Shadow" will likely be dispatched by him to participate in the Rangdan, Drun, and other brutal battles to fight against powerful Xenos enemies.

Sacrifice is unavoidable, but overall, the Eleventh Legion and the forces loyal to me are still growing; leaving the Imperium, my development speed would certainly not be this fast, and these brutal battles can also bring me Potion Material.】

Thinking of this, Ninglu could also accept Huang Laohan's arrangements; he looked down at Malena.

【Hmm, Malena's attitude is very proactive, thinking of possible future changes for me; perhaps my idea can be handed over to her to be in charge.】

"Within the foreseeable millennium, Ninglu will still be the Primarch of the Imperium," Ninglu asked again.

"As soldiers, what do you think of Catachan women?"

He naturally knew that Catachan women perform just as well as men in the future Astra Militarum.

What Ninglu wanted to know was Malena's opinion, to decide whether to hand his idea over to Malena to be in charge.

"I think they are all excellent Warriors; their personal qualities are no worse than the Warriors of Vostonia and the Cradle of the Sea before they underwent modification."

Although Malena did not understand what the Black Emperor's question had to do with the question she had asked, she still answered seriously.

"Of course, I am talking about ordinary soldiers who have not received the power You bestowed."

Ninglu nodded slightly and decided to let Malena realize his idea.

"Before the 'Wheel of Fire' campaign, I was attacked by an Eldar Exarch, whom I captured alive."

"From him, I obtained the secrets of the Eldar Shrine, among which is a Path known as the Path of the Howling Banshee."

Ninglu's "Howling Mask" is not a Mind State technique like the "War Mask," suitable for all Order Shadow.

The Eldar's Path is closely related to their psychic talents, and the "Howling Mask" he deduced does not deviate from this scope.

Most psychics can master the psychic howl technique and are capable of mastering the "Howling Mask" technique.

It is especially suitable for Mind-type psychics who have mastered the "Mind Scream" ability; most Librarians of the Order Shadow are proficient in this.

Despite this, Ninglu still believes that the Path of the Howling Banshee can be expanded to other groups.

He naturally associated it with its source: the Howling Banshees originated from the two daughters born to Morai-Heg and the war god Khaine.

The Fuhuang Lingzhu who founded the shrine, Jain Zar, is female, and the shrine excludes most males due to physiological and psychological capabilities.

From this, Ninglu reached a preliminary conclusion: to expand to non-psychic groups, females might be more suitable in terms of physiology and psychology.

Although human body structures differ significantly from the Eldar, there are ultimately certain psychological commonalities in aspects such as reproduction; at the very least, the possibility should be greater than for males.

Malena is both a psychic and the most outstanding female under his command, making her the most suitable candidate to realize his idea.

【At the very least, Malena can certainly master the "Howling Mask."】

【Having her explore it will also not consume my time and energy.】

Ninglu's spare time, besides continuing to probe the mysteries within Slao Da's brain, has recently been focused on researching wings and the power of the Burner.

This has given him a deeper understanding of fire, and he has initially mastered the power of fire in the physical world.

Ninglu is currently combining the power of the Burner with the Eldar Fire Dragon Path, which is why he has not yet imparted it to his progeny or the Flame-type psychic Arsena.

As Ninglu pondered, Malena already understood the reason for the Black Emperor's question, and she immediately spoke:

"My Lord, I shall follow Your will to explore the mysteries of the Howling Banshee and cultivate Catachan Banshees."

Ninglu nodded with satisfaction: "Open your mind."

Ninglu then transmitted the mysteries of the Eldar "Path of the Warrior" and "War Mask," the Banshee Rune, the Banshee Mask, and other secrets of the "Path of the Howling Banshee," as well as the "Howling Mask" and Thelemic First Layer techniques he had comprehended, to Malena via telepathy.

For an ordinary person, their brain would be blown apart by the massive flow of information.

But Malena is the person with the most resilient will Ninglu has ever seen, aside from the Emperor, Malcador, and the Primarchs, and she is now a Sequence 7 Beyonder.

The massive flow of information surged through the blonde psychic's mind, and Malena's temples throbbed slightly.

Thirty-three seconds later, Malena had received all the information.

The black mist receded, and Malena discovered that she had returned to the underground Altar on Catachan.

Malena wiped the sweat from her forehead and used the Ritual Dagger to pierce the spiritual environment.

Her tea-brown pupils flickered as she began to recall the information added to her mind, exploring the mysteries within.

At the same moment, the Shadow of Sovereignty and the Imperium fleet jumped out from the Mandeville Point and arrived in the Solar System.

(End of this chapter)