Chestnut Bun

The sharp spears formed from shadows pierced through the Dragon of Mars's body, but the C'tan merely lightly waved an arm at the Four-Armed Emperor.

Molten blackstone emerged at the Dragon of Mars's side. Under the Dragon of Mars's control, the blackstone matrix near this star system activated.

A solid barrier stretched between the Warp and realspace, resisting the ceaselessly surging tides within the Warp.

Even the power of the Hive Mind and the entire Domains of Greedy Dissolution was greatly weakened by this barrier.

The Four-Armed Emperor's movements stalled slightly. His shadow-curled tentacles, spears, and spikes all shrank considerably in an instant.

Naturally, the pull from the Warp and the Domains of Greedy Dissolution also weakened at the same time. His ascension slowed somewhat.

But only somewhat. The path of ascension was unstoppable. A blackstone matrix of this scale could not truly halt the Warp.

Realizing that his ascension could no longer be resisted, the Four-Armed Emperor became even more pained.

He clearly realized that there was an invisible hand within the Warp, silently pushing him toward ascension as the Lord of Greedy Dissolution, toward becoming the Eternal Dragon.

From the very moment he swallowed the Source Blood Repository, he had unknowingly stepped into a trap and become a plaything of the beings within the Warp.

He was destined to become the Eternal Dragon and endure hunger that could never be relieved. Even if he devoured everything in sight, it would not ease it. Even if he finally bit down on his own tail and swallowed himself whole, it would not ease it. He would leave behind nothing but a hungry void in this world.

Who was it?

The Four-Armed Emperor searched the memories in his genes, trying to find the mastermind behind all this.

His gaze swept over