Damn, I've Really Become Chaos?!

Alvin was a little confused, his mind blank.

This extremely menacing, scar-like, blood-red brand, which looks like a tattoo, extends from the forearm to the shoulder. If you put aside the "Khorne" factor, it's actually quite cool.

"But—I didn't feel anything." He was a little confused. When he chopped off Salton's head, he had just casually shouted that, and he didn't feel any blessing. But looking at the blood-red tattoo wrapped around his entire right arm, he couldn't help but twitch his lips and said worriedly, "This—it should be okay, right?"

"This is the price you pay for fooling 'him'—"

That glaring red glimpse caught the Lion King's eye, reigniting his barely suppressed rage. "You think you can fool a Warp Evil God with your little tricks? This is the proof—you were targeted from the very beginning. Your self-righteous cleverness was actually a trap he set for you!"

In fact, by this point in Lion King's story, Alvin already realized how "foolish" his actions had been.

At that moment, all he could think about was how to replace Salton as the Chaos Lord and then wipe out this wave of Chaos Fleet.

The price was that, in front of everyone, he went through the entire ascension ceremony of Khorne!

And this blood-red tattoo is the price he paid!

The Lion King sighed deeply, "It's not entirely your fault. I shouldn't have let you go. I misjudged their resolve. Ha... I never imagined that in his eyes, your value far exceeded that of this fleet. He was willing to abandon the entire fleet to use this opportunity to leave this mark on your body."

He pinched the bridge of his nose, withdrawing his gaze from Alvin's tattoo.

But his thoughts drifted back to the dream that had awakened him when he was still asleep in the stone coffin, and a hint of malice flashed in his eyes.

If the "future" shown to him in his dream is indeed something that will actually happen, then he must ensure that...

Humanity before us will not fall into the abyss of Chaos and become a second Horus!

"Lion, the Lion King?" Seeing the Lion King remain silent, Alvin forced a smile and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of effect does this thing have? Can it be eliminated?"

Pulled back to reality, the Lion King stared at the tattoos on Alvin's body and sneered, "Sure, go to the Warp now, cut off Khorne's head, sit on it, and it'll be gone."

"If I could kill him, would I be asking you?" Alvin muttered under his breath, glancing at the Lion King before asking, "I mean, if someone had the power of Living Saint, they should be able to purify it, right?"

"I'm afraid... that won't work."

The Lion King shook his head and sighed, "From the moment you entered here, I could sense the curse emanating from the depths of your soul—a mark of this magnitude cannot be purified by the power of Living Saint, unless..."

He paused, and under Alvin's expectant gaze, said helplessly, "Unless it's the Emperor himself, even the former Seal Keeper Malcador, couldn't cleanse the 'mark' left on your body."

Upon hearing this, Alvin was completely dumbfounded.

Would the Emperor himself purify him?

Putting aside whether the Emperor would be willing, let's not forget that this old man is still sitting on Golden Throne. How can we purify him?!

Seeing his somewhat downcast expression, the Lion King took a deep breath and softened his tone, saying, "However, you don't need to worry too much. The mark on your body is only the first level for now. To completely complete the 'Universal Ascension Ritual,' at least the remaining seven levels need to be completed."

Upon hearing this, Alvin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

There are still seven more levels? Then there's nothing to fear!

At worst, he can just take a detour if he encounters a similar situation again!

However, his expression only fueled the Lion King's anger. "Do you think the seventh level is still a long way off?"

"Woolen cloth.

Although Alvin didn't say it explicitly, his expression betrayed his thoughts.

"You're too naive, Alvin!" The Lion King's tone was stern, his eyes deep and unfathomable. "The corruption of Chaos is all-pervasive. You think you're far from Corruption depravity, but little do you know... you already have one foot on the edge of Corruption!"

As the Primarch, he knew all too well the disgusting methods of Chaos.

He has personally witnessed countless people who thought they were far from Corruption, but in reality, they were falling step by step into the trap of Chaos and ultimately being corrupted.

"From now on, you must always carry my sword with you."

The Lion King slowly rose and walked straight to Alvin. His four-meter height cast a massive shadow in the flickering candlelight. "Alvin Valshius... Remember, if I discover you behaving similarly again, or showing any signs of Corruption, I will personally cut off your head."

This sentence contains an undisguised, chilling, and naked murderous intent!

Alvin believed that the Lion King was definitely not joking.

He looked up, gazing into the Lion King's eyes, and said, word by word, "Rest assured, I promise I will not fall into Chaos. If that day ever comes... I will have no regrets!"

"Remember what you said." The Lion King saw what he wanted in his eyes, then turned his gaze to Zabriel: "Everything you saw and heard today, swallow it all. Don't let a single word slip out, understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

Zabriel twitched the corner of his mouth, actually too lazy to even complain anymore.

What happened to Alvin can almost be considered a de facto betrayal of the Imperium.

Even so, the Lion King still protected Alvin, and he really couldn't understand what the deeper meaning behind doing so was.

Or is Alvin really that important?

"That thing on you..." After giving Zabriel his orders, the Lion King stared at his tattoos for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, "When I see Guilliman, I'll have him find a way to suppress it for you. Until then... don't show your face in front of those Imperium Psyker, understand?"

"Listen... is this thing really that obvious?"

Alvin shrank his neck; he really didn't feel anything.

The Lion King sneered and said, "It's not that it's obvious, but that you right now... even in the Chaos Fleet, if you take off this armor, they won't suspect a thing, understand?!"

Alvin's eyelids twitched violently.

Doesn't this mean that he's already in a state of "Chaos"?