Arc 41Phantom Emperor’s Arrival

Su Ye strengthened his forces by raising Delmis and Lilith to godhood and leading them into Abyssal Planes, while Destiny battles and alliances reshaped the Main World. The Phantom Emperor attacked The Empire but withdrew after Xing Tian and Hou Yi confronted him, and Su Ye ended the stretch by recruiting Tiyali.

  • Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue lured Oda Hagoromo into the Cultists’ summoning ritual, which brought forth the Death Messenger and secured Little Destiny.
  • Su Ye celebrated Delmis’s ascension to godhood, then led his forces into an Abyssal Plane where Delmis turned five of nine God Level Demons to Pollution.
  • Su Ye approved Xi Yue’s research into Abyssal Erosion as Destiny gathered over French Chicken and the Void Faction agreed not to interfere with its Little Destiny.
  • Xiu Yi devoured power from the Oda Family’s ancestral graves, while Doggie, Ye Xiu, and Tian Jue encountered Su Ye through Xiao Hei in White Eagle.
  • Lilith became a god and led Su Ye’s forces into another Abyssal Plane as the French Chicken Destiny battle erupted.
  • Phantom Emperor attacked The Empire, demanded its submission, and shattered a Genesis Level defender before Xing Tian and Hou Yi forced him to withdraw.
  • The Primordial Divine Clan’s Ancestors postponed confronting The Empire, while Su Ye entered another Abyssal Plane and the Seven Divine Pillars decided to summon stronger predecessors.
  • Su Ye recruited Tiyali at the Hero Temple, and she knelt to greet him as the God Emperor.
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Ch. 1001Annihilate-All Invincible Slash!!

Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue tricked Oda Hagoromo and fled toward a square where the Church of the Old Days was preparing a blood sacrifice. As the Cultists fought Oda Hagoromo, the trio watched from hiding and considered changing the summoning array.

  • Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue feigned a powerful attack, then fled while a gray wave destroyed the light and Oda Hagoromo realized they had fooled him.
  • Tian Jue explained that space was locked down and Oda Hagoromo was too strong to fight, so the trio headed for the Cultists at the unnamed square.
  • The trio reached the square, where the Cultists were drawing a blood array around the dead Blood-Colored Demon.
  • Doggie and Ye Xiu lured Oda Hagoromo into the square, forcing the Cultists to attack him while the trio hid behind a house.
  • Doggie admitted he did not know which Old God the array would summon, and Tian Jue asked whether he could alter it to summon the Hundred-Winged Angel instead.

Ch. 1002Gamblers Never Die Well!

Doggie secretly altered the Cultists’ summoning array while Ye Xiu and Tian Jue watched, as Oda Hagoromo was annihilated and Destiny condensed in the sky. Seven Island Country Taboos returned from the Monster Frontline, and Old Man suspected they had allied with the monsters to make a final gamble.

  • Doggie agreed to alter the Cultists’ summoning array, and Ye Xiu and Tian Jue hid nearby while he secretly changed its Inscriptions.
  • Doggie returned and said the array was ready, then realized that someone had tampered with his memories and erased a name.
  • The Cultists and a Main God Level existence ground Oda Hagoromo away until he was annihilated.
  • Golden Destiny appeared, and seven Island Country Taboos stepped out of shattered Space-Time as the Cultists continued drawing the array.
  • At Imperial Capital University, Su Ye asked Old Man why the seven Taboos had returned, and Old Man said they had likely reached an agreement with the monsters to make their final move.

Ch. 1003Perhaps They Were Waiting!

Su Ye and Old Man discussed who might receive Bear Country’s Little Destiny and the limits of the current Lord System. Old Man revealed that The Empire’s upper ranks were pursuing other paths while its great Families remained uninformed, and hinted that some people might be waiting for Su Ye.

  • Su Ye asked Old Man who would receive the Little Destiny, and Old Man said the Empire Alliance was the likely choice while Bear Country struggled to allocate its own.
  • Su Ye criticized Bear Country’s internal divisions and suggested they were preventing it from ending its war with Sanmao.
  • Su Ye asked how many Genesis Level existences The Empire had, and Old Man said there were many from across multiple epochs.
  • Old Man admitted he had taken another system’s path and explained that the Lord System made reaching Genesis Level nearly impossible without one.
  • Old Man said The Empire’s upper ranks had mostly begun taking other paths, while some people seemed to be waiting for something.
  • Old Man told Su Ye that The Empire had not informed the great Families about those paths because it understood the danger they could pose.

Ch. 1004Who Was Ruining His Reputation and Public Image?

Su Ye learned that The Empire’s strongest experts were pursuing cultivation systems from other eras, then watched a livestream as Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue observed the Church of the Old Days begin a summoning ritual. The ritual raised a mysterious pillar of light, leaving Old Man and Su Ye wondering what had appeared.

  • Old Man told Su Ye that many of The Empire’s Genesis Level experts had not returned and that experts from other eras followed a path with a high upper limit.
  • Old Man warned Su Ye not to dwell on unspoken matters, and Su Ye agreed to focus on the livestream.
  • In the Island Country, Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue watched the Church of the Old Days prepare a summoning array, and Doggie identified its stone slab as a beacon for lost Old Gods.
  • The Cultists placed the beacon on the altar and began praying, causing scarlet patterns to bloom and a pillar of light to rise through the Main World’s skies.
  • Old Man noticed the pillar in the projection and remarked that it looked somewhat like the Hundred-Winged Angels, while Su Ye denied causing it.

Ch. 1005Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger!

Doggie’s sacrifice summoned the Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger, whose arrival disrupted the Old One summoning and threatened the Island Country. As the angel fought the unknown Old God, it identified Little Destiny as a treasure and transformed into a Genesis Level being.

  • Su Ye and Old Man noticed that the blood-red summoning pillar blended elements of an Old One ritual and a Hundred-Winged Angel summoning.
  • On the Island Country, Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue watched Doggie’s first attempt to summon the angel through the Cultists’ sacrifice.
  • The ritual brought forth the dark-red Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger, and Doggie warned Ye Xiu that it had once drained an entire world of life.
  • Su Ye and Old Man watched the angel fight the unknown Old God as both descended into the Main World.
  • The Death Messenger declared Little Destiny a treasure, then transformed into a Genesis Level being, leaving the unknown Old God stunned.

Ch. 1006You Can't Outsmart Him!

Doggie, Ye Xiu, and Tian Jue watched a Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger take Little Destiny without turning the battlefield into a Death Wasteland or attacking anyone. Doggie realized that someone had been using his summons to gather treasures, and he ended the chapter wondering if he could ever outsmart that person.

  • Doggie noted that the Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger was acting unusually calmly and had not transformed the area into a world of death.
  • The Taboos and Old Gods on the Island Country battlefield stayed silent as the Hundred-Winged Angel took Little Destiny.
  • Su Ye saw the Hundred-Winged Angel take Little Destiny and counted it as another early acquisition.
  • Tian Jue pointed out that Doggie's summons repeatedly gained valuable treasures, and Ye Xiu agreed that Doggie was being used.
  • Doggie realized someone had been exploiting his need to summon Hundred-Winged Angels and lamented that he could not outsmart that person.

Ch. 1007Delmis Becomes a God!!!

Doggie suspected Su Ye had taken his Origin to manipulate him into summoning the Hundred-Winged Angel, but Ye Xiu and Tian Jue challenged his reasoning. After the Hundred-Winged Angel left, Su Ye returned to his territory, where Delmis ascended to godhood and became his first God Level troop.

  • Doggie claimed Su Ye had taken his Origin as part of a scheme, but Tian Jue pointed out that Doggie was not strong enough for the plan to make sense.
  • Doggie and Tian Jue wrestled while Ye Xiu watched the Hundred-Winged Angel—Death Messenger step out of their time and space and disappear.
  • Ye Xiu left with Doggie and Tian Jue to search for treasures, while Su Ye returned to his territory after telling Old Man the show was over.
  • A pillar of light rose from the Pantheon as Delmis underwent a divine transformation beneath a scarlet moon.
  • Delmis completed her ascension to godhood, and Su Ye welcomed her as his first God Level troop.

Ch. 1008History Is Always Strikingly Similar!

Su Ye celebrated Delmis’s ascension to godhood, then returned to the Main World and reviewed reports about the Zerg Empresses, a Taboo in Hans Cat acquiring the Pot of Desire, and Genesis Level beings returning to The Empire. He left the chapter considering how these developments would affect his next plans.

  • Delmis became a god with six laws, and Su Ye held a banquet to celebrate her.
  • Su Ye completed his daily tasks, instructed Delmis to prepare, and returned to the Main World.
  • Su Ye read a White Eagle report naming five Zerg Empresses who had descended and describing how the White Eagle had drawn in high-ranking Zerg.
  • Su Ye read that a Taboo from Hans Cat had acquired the Pot of Desire and planned to reform the military, then remarked on the figure’s Alois surname.
  • Su Ye learned that several of The Empire’s Genesis Level beings had returned as the Main World’s situation worsened.

Ch. 1009Everyone Had a Bright Future!

Su Ye rested while the Main World’s nations struggled to adapt to the upheaval, then returned to his territory to gather five Legendary companions. He told them that countless battles awaited before they became gods.

  • Su Ye used Great Dream Samsara to rest after considering the Empire’s Genesis Level beings.
  • In Island Country, seven returning Taboo beings faced Fujiwara Kakuichi and the Outer God while the Ye Xiu Trio looted abandoned places.
  • Nations across the Main World pursued new alliances and plans, including Bear Country’s cooperation with the Warp and White Elephant’s partnership with the Lord of Pathogenesis.
  • Su Ye returned to his territory and asked Delmis whether everything was ready.
  • Su Ye summoned Istar, Thalys, Pangilia, Keisha, and Olides, each of whom appeared in their Legendary forms.
  • Su Ye asked how well the five had rested and told them that many battles awaited before they became gods.

Ch. 1010The Abyssal Gate!!

Su Ye opened a hard-difficulty Abyssal Gate and entered a resource-rich plane with his legions, leaving Xi Yue behind because she could not withstand the Abyssal erosion. After Delmis confirmed there were nine god-level demons, Su Ye sealed the plane with the Dimensional Gate, and the demons discovered that a Silver Grade lord had trapped them.

  • Su Ye assembled six million-strong legions and summoned Xi Yue to advise him about exploring an Abyssal Plane.
  • Su Ye opened a hard-difficulty Abyssal Gate, and Delmis entered first to confirm the passage was secure.
  • Su Ye left Xi Yue behind because she was an ordinary person vulnerable to Abyssal erosion, then entered the plane with Delmis.
  • Delmis reported that the plane held nine divine-level demons as Su Ye surveyed its dark red sky and blood-red sun.
  • Su Ye's forces emerged and sealed the entire plane with the Dimensional Gate, prompting the nine demons to realize a Silver Grade lord had trapped them.

Ch. 1011This Isn't Cheating—Say Whatever You Want!

Su Ye invaded an Abyssal Plane with six powerful legions whose auras let them slaughter the Demons despite the Abyss's erosion. When nine God Level Demons attacked Delmis, she used Scarlet Moon Power to make five of them take on her aura, leaving the battle poised to turn against them.

  • Su Ye's troops resisted Abyssal Erosion, and he ordered Istar to lead the Fallen Angel Legion into battle.
  • Istar, Olides, Thalys, Keisha, Pangilia, and Delmis activated their legions' auras, boosting their combat power tenfold as they overwhelmed the Demons.
  • The nine God Level Demons entered the battlefield and attacked Delmis, who had appeared above the fighting.
  • Delmis invoked Scarlet Moon Power, enveloping five of the nine Demons in Scarlet Moon Radiance and making them give off her aura.

Ch. 1012Forgetting One's Roots Is the Common Failing of All Intelligent Life!!

Delmis turned five God Level Demons against the remaining four while Su Ye returned to his territory and let Xi Yue prepare to study Abyssal Erosion using Demons from the Bloody Battle. As Su Ye began cultivating, Destiny gathered over French Chicken, drawing the Empire Alliance into a confrontation with the Void Empress.

  • Delmis marked five God Level Demons with the Crimson Full Moon, turning them to Pollution and starting a five-against-four battle.
  • Su Ye returned to his territory, where Xi Yue asked to visit the Abyss to research resistance to Abyssal Erosion.
  • Xi Yue persuaded Su Ye that she could study traces of Abyssal Erosion in Demons captured during the Bloody Battle, and he approved while warning her to prioritize her safety.
  • Su Ye wondered whether Lilith would reach the Divine Level and began secluded cultivation to establish the third major realm of his system.
  • Destiny gathered above French Chicken, prompting the Empire Alliance to move while the Void Empress, a Half-Step Genesis Level being, remained poised to oppose it.

Ch. 1013Is It Guarding Against Something?

The Empress of the Void Faction agreed to peaceful coexistence with French Chicken while worrying about its growing Destiny and the mysterious plans of The Empire. Su Ye celebrated by a bonfire, then recovered from drinking and checked his BUFF the next morning.

  • The Empress of the Void Faction accepted French Chicken's terms, including that the Void Faction would not interfere with French Chicken's Destiny.
  • The Empress of the Void Faction wondered whether The Empire was guarding against something and noted that French Chicken's Little Destiny was attracting Taboos and Old Gods.
  • Su Ye drank with the beings in his territory and planned to develop Abyssal Planes so his Hero Units could become gods.
  • The next morning, Su Ye drank Chaos Spring Water to recover and found that his BUFF was still revival while the Luck Cocoon was still acting up.

Ch. 1014What Could Be Impossible If Even Outer Gods Could Cooperate?

Su Ye reviewed his daily rewards and intelligence reports, weighing the danger of exposing his troops before they reached Taboo. The Main World’s factions continued forming unlikely alliances while the Zerg halted their attacks on The Empire’s Starry Sky Frontline.

  • Su Ye collected his daily rewards and decided to keep his troops hidden until they reached Taboo, trusting his instinctive warning of disaster.
  • Su Ye read that the Void Faction had allied with French Chicken and that Little Destiny was close to finishing her condensation.
  • Su Ye learned that Island Country had reached an agreement with the Outer Gods, stabilized its situation, and joined the Empire Alliance.
  • Su Ye read that the Zerg had stopped attacking The Empire’s Starry Sky Frontline and withdrawn into their shells, easing pressure on The Empire.
  • Su Ye considered the threats already active in the Main World and noted that the Undead and Mechanical Scourge remained looming dangers.

Ch. 1015The Taste of Freedom!!!

Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue fled the Oda Family’s ancestral graveyard and traveled to White Eagle, while Xiu Yi devoured the remains of dead gods to gain power. The trio arrived in an alley and encountered an unlikely group of creatures.

  • Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue dug up a grand grave in the Island Country until Xiu Yi and Butterfly arrived and warned them it was the Oda Family’s ancestral graveyard.
  • Ye Xiu realized the Oda Family’s Taboo was still alive, so Doggie used a Divine Crystal to take the trio to White Eagle.
  • Xiu Yi let the trio leave because he hoped to make allies, then used scarlet tentacles to devour the Divine Bodies and power buried in the graves.
  • Butterfly worried that Xiu Yi had abandoned his principles as he continued hunting graveyards to gather strength for his ideal world.
  • Doggie, Ye Xiu, and Tian Jue appeared in a White Eagle alley, where they found a Demon, a Warp Evil Spirit, a human, and a Bugman slumped against the wall.

Ch. 1016Heaven? Really?

Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue arrived in the chaotic White Eagle and encountered Su Ye speaking through Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei hinted at a major scheme involving Divine Crystals and treasures, then vanished, leaving Doggie convinced by instinct that he could be trusted.

  • Ye Xiu, Doggie, and Tian Jue explored the White Eagle and saw a civilian aircraft being chased by police aircraft.
  • Su Ye merged his consciousness into Xiao Hei, spotted the trio, and approached them.
  • Xiao Hei offered the trio a chance to join a major undertaking and mentioned Divine Crystals and treasures.
  • Doggie asked to hear more, but Xiao Hei said he would return when the plan was settled and then disappeared.
  • Ye Xiu and Tian Jue questioned Doggie, who admitted he did not recognize Xiao Hei but instinctively trusted him.

Ch. 1017Lilith Becomes a God!!

Su Ye welcomed Lilith back after she became a god and planned for her to lead a team into a new Abyss Battlefield. After celebrating her ascension, he began his daily tasks and returned to the Main World.

  • Doggie told Ye Xiu and Tian Jue that Xiao Hei felt familiar and trustworthy to him.
  • Su Ye returned to his territory, where Lilith emerged from the Light Gate as a god.
  • Su Ye praised Lilith, and she agreed to lead a team to open an Abyss Battlefield the next day.
  • Su Ye held a banquet to celebrate Lilith becoming a god.
  • The next morning, Su Ye checked his BUFF, completed his daily tasks, informed Lilith, and returned to the Main World.

Ch. 1018What Major Event Was About to Happen?

Su Ye reviewed reports on French Chicken and Island Country before sensing that something bad was about to happen. In French Chicken, Destiny gathered and a great battle began, while Island Country’s Taboos debated sending someone to join the fight.

  • Su Ye read reports about the situation in French Chicken and Island Country, then rested using Great Dream.
  • Island Country’s seven Taboos discovered their families’ ancestral graves had been dug up and their corpses stolen, and they debated who should answer the Empire Alliance’s order to send someone to French Chicken.
  • Xiu Yi, now a Lower Heavenly God, took Butterfly into the mutants’ territory to grow stronger and build his own power.
  • Golden Destiny gathered over French Chicken as Taboos, old gods, and most of the Empire Alliance arrived, and the great battle erupted.
  • Su Ye woke at Imperial Capital University with an unusual feeling that a major event was about to happen.

Ch. 1019Honor Me as Emperor, Call Me Ancestor!

Su Ye sensed an imminent threat as Phantom Emperor arrived above The Empire and demanded that its people honor him as emperor and ancestor. After the Genesis Level defenders refused, Phantom Emperor killed one of them, leaving the Empire facing an overwhelming enemy.

  • Su Ye sensed targeted malice, ordered his women to return to his territory, and prepared for trouble.
  • Phantom Emperor appeared above The Empire, and his killing intent spread across the Imperial Capital as Imperial Capital University's formation protected its students.
  • Su Ye recognized Phantom Emperor and went to Old Man, who told him to leave while he stayed to defend the university.
  • Phantom Emperor immobilized more than ten Genesis Level defenders and offered to spare them and The Empire if they honored him as emperor and ancestor.
  • A Genesis Level defender refused Phantom Emperor's demand, and Phantom Emperor shattered him across the past, present, and future.

Ch. 1020Whose Bone? Whose Blood?

Phantom Emperor demanded the Empire submit, but the clan’s Luck Golden Dragon revived two ancient phantoms from Xing Tian’s bone and Hou Yi’s blood. After their attacks showed they could threaten him, Phantom Emperor withdrew, wary of the Empire’s other hidden measures.

  • Phantom Emperor shattered a Genesis Level existence’s Space-Times and ordered the Empire to submit or perish.
  • The Empire’s Luck Golden Dragon emerged, but Phantom Emperor cracked its body and wounded its Origin.
  • An Unknown Bone and unknown blood flew from the Empire’s treasury, reviving the phantoms of Xing Tian and Hou Yi.
  • Xing Tian struck Phantom Emperor with his axe, and Hou Yi shot an arrow that pierced through Space-Time and locked onto him.
  • Phantom Emperor dispelled the attacks, reconsidered fighting the two phantoms, and left the Empire.

Ch. 1021Bide Our Time for Now, Something Is Wrong!

The Phantom Emperor withdrew from the Empire after sensing a powerful, future-born being hidden there, while Su Ye and Old Man could not identify the newcomer. As the Main World reacted to the threat, the Phantom Emperor suspected that the Myriad Heavens were converging and decided to lie low.

  • The Phantom Emperor left the Empire after sensing an existence on his level, and Su Ye chose not to use the All-Knowing Eye to investigate.
  • Su Ye asked Old Man who the stranger was, but Old Man admitted that he did not know.
  • In the White Eagle, Ye Xiu and Tian Jue discussed the terrifying presence; Doggie said it was above Genesis Level, and Tian Jue suggested returning to his ancestral land for answers.
  • The Phantom Emperor concluded that the being in the Empire came from the future and considered whether the Primordial Divine Saint Clan knew about it.
  • The Phantom Emperor recalled that the Primordial Divine Saint Clan had sent him to scout the Empire, then decided to lie low because something was wrong.

Ch. 1022Could This Era Really Have a Serious Problem?

Phantom Emperor resolved to settle his clan and eventually retaliate against the Primordial Divine Saint Clan and The Empire. In the Primordial Divine Clan Ancestral Land, the Ancestors weighed whether to break their fragile balance with The Empire and considered the future lifeform’s arrival, but chose caution.

  • Phantom Emperor blamed the Primordial Divine Saint Clan and The Empire for using and scheming against him, then vanished to settle his clan.
  • Thirty-five Ancestors gathered in the Primordial Divine Clan Ancestral Land and discussed whether a serious problem had arisen in the present era.
  • The Ancestors acknowledged that destroying The Empire could cost them several Ancestors and expose their clan to attacks from other Emperors and Monarchs.
  • An Ancestor argued that breaking the balance between the two clans would demand a devastating price, and the others avoided committing to it.
  • The Ancestors discussed the lifeform from the future and reasoned that changing the past would create immense Causality, so he would be unlikely to act recklessly.

Ch. 1023Does the Empire Really Have an Ancestor-level Existence?

The Ancestors decided to delay confronting the dangerous ethnic group and focus on bringing back the Saint Ancestor. Meanwhile, Su Ye wondered whether the Empire had an Ancestor-level protector, then assembled his forces to begin a hard Abyss exploration.

  • The Ancestors agreed that beings from the future could not rewrite the past and decided to postpone dealing with the threatening ethnic group until the Saint Ancestor returned.
  • In a strange timeless realm, an illusory figure watched events through a projection and angrily condemned those it observed.
  • Su Ye returned to his territory, puzzled by the Phantom Emperor’s sudden arrival and retreat, and wondered whether the Empire hid an Ancestor-level existence.
  • Lilith reported that preparations were complete, and Su Ye gathered the million-strong Original Sin Fallen Angel Legion and the Hero Units Bai Ling, Cassia, Laina, Alyssa, and Hilo.
  • Su Ye activated an Abyss Exploration Card, beginning an exploration rated Hard.

Ch. 1024Anyway, The Empire Started Hissing and Summoning People!

Su Ye entered and locked down an Abyssal Plane, where Lilith and his companions battled its demons before he returned to the Main World. Meanwhile, The Empire's Seven Divine Pillars judged that the Phantom Emperor and other threats exceeded their strength, so they decided to summon ancient predecessors.

  • Su Ye and Lilith entered an Abyssal Plane, and Su Ye locked it down with the Dimensional Gate.
  • Lilith attacked the twelve Divine Level demons while Cassia and the others fought across the plane; Su Ye then returned to the Main World.
  • Su Ye rested in the sunlight and thought about powerful clans, unknown Ancestor-level entities, and his next Hero Unit summon.
  • The Seven Divine Pillars discussed The Empire's returning Genesis Level figures and concluded they would not be enough against the Phantom Emperor.
  • The Seven Divine Pillars decided to summon older and stronger predecessors to protect The Empire from out-of-bounds threats.

Ch. 1025What the Hell, Is This a Samsara Era?

Arisila sensed a being above the Eternal Level descend upon the Main World and feared that the era was even more dangerous than a Samsara Era, so he decided to wait before approaching the Empire. Meanwhile, Su Ye completed his daily tasks and recruited Tiyali, a curious new Hero Unit who greeted him as the God Emperor.

  • The Empire and the other empires sensed the terrifying being’s arrival, while Arisila recognized its aura and recalled witnessing it harvest an Eternal Level Abyssal Overlord.
  • Arisila realized that fear had kept him from advancing beyond Half-Step Genesis, wondered whether the Empire was safe, and chose to wait rather than investigate.
  • The Taboos in French Chicken focused on their Destiny ranking battles, hoping to earn a path to Genesis Level.
  • Su Ye recovered from his banquet, checked his daily buff, and completed his daily tasks.
  • Su Ye went to the Hero Temple with Ao Long and Ao Ling and recruited Tiyali, a silver-haired woman who knelt and greeted him as the God Emperor.
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