Full Reinforcement of Saiyan Bloodline, Chance to Touch Super Saiyan, Goodbye!

Twenty-five years! A full twenty-five years to undergo the transformation into an Adeptus Custodes, and that was the absolute shortest, fastest result possible.

If he were in the Dragon Ball World, Axis was confident he could have reached at least the level of a Super Saiyan 1 in twenty-five years, perhaps even Super Saiyan Full Power; as for Super Saiyan 2, it didn't seem entirely out of reach.

Axis's natural talent was nothing special; he was merely a low-class warrior with an initial power level of only 6 at birth.

After spending only a few months in a cultivation pod, Axis had been sent to a low-level planet to carry out missions.

It was only by relying on the soul of an adult, combined with the hard work of a transmigrator, that he managed to reach a power level of over 150 before completing his mission and returning to Planet Vegeta.

In terms of true talent, he was far inferior to Nappa, Raditz, and the others, and as for comparing himself to the protagonist Kakarot—please, the man was the protagonist!

After arriving in the Warhammer universe, without powerful enemies or various stimuli, Axis might not have been able to break through to the Super Saiyan state for his entire life.

In the Dragon Ball World, Axis could have laid low, found a planet to meditate and train, increased the S-Cells in his body, and attempted to transform into a Super Saiyan.

He could even have used the Dragon Balls to find treasures, such as the Tree of Might Fruit, or sought potential unlocking from the Grand Elder of Planet Namek or Old Kai.

But the Warhammer universe would not give him the time to calm his mind and train, nor would it allow him to slowly cultivate and increase the S-Cells in his body, because endless, ceaseless war awaited him!

Even though Space Marines have lifespans far exceeding those of mortals—theoretically reaching over a thousand years—could they really live that long? Three or four hundred years was basically the limit, and some didn't even survive for one or two hundred.

This was even more true during the Great Crusade! The average age of a Space Marine killed in action was not even 100 years.

Therefore, to strengthen himself in the Warhammer universe, Axis had to accept augmentation; the Adeptus Custodes process was a comprehensive enhancement of his very genes.

Axis had a hypothesis that the power of a Saiyan was related to the S-Cells in their body, and he was undergoing the comprehensive enhancement of the Custodian surgery.

Would this significantly increase the S-Cells in his body, or perhaps even cause his Saiyan bloodline to undergo an atavistic reversion or a new round of evolution?

Broly, in both the old and new films—one the Legendary Super Saiyan, the other naturally capable of wielding the power of a Great Ape—was essentially in an atavistic state.

If he accepted the Custodian genetic enhancement and underwent a comprehensive strengthening of his Saiyan bloodline, what would happen?

If an ordinary human could become that powerful after undergoing the Custodian surgery, what would a Saiyan become?

Axis felt he had the qualifications to touch upon the realm of the Legendary Super Saiyan.

Not just an ordinary Super Saiyan.

The Legendary Super Saiyan!

It was the true form of a Super Saiyan, an incomparably berserk warrior possessing terrifying, extreme power.

The Custodian enhancement surgery would grant him a calm mind, a physique even tougher than that of a Legendary Super Saiyan, greater endurance, faster reaction speeds, and more powerful regenerative abilities.

His height would also reach three meters, making him even more formidable than Broly after transforming into his legendary state.

So, these twenty-five years were worth it! Besides, after being enhanced into a Custodian, his lifespan would start at several thousand years, which was far better than the 100-year lifespan of a Saiyan.

Axis nodded, bowed to the Emperor, and turned to leave with Leman Russ; tomorrow, he would part ways with his adoptive father.

Back in the cabin, Axis and Leman Russ sat opposite each other, both silent.

After a long while, Leman Russ was the first to break the awkward silence.

"Work hard, lad! Twenty-five years from now, I'll be waiting for you in the Legion. By then, you'd better have power that surpasses your old man."

"That goes without saying. Surpassing you isn't exactly a difficult task; I'll have you beat in a few years at most," Axis said.

"What an arrogant brat. Have you forgotten how I handled you when you turned into a Great Ape?"

"That was only because I told you the tail was my weak point; otherwise, you would've been hammered into a meat patty long ago."

"Pah! If I hadn't been reluctant to hurt you, my little Wolf Cub, I could have beaten you into a pulp even in your Great Ape state."

"Hahaha! That's impossible. After I transform into a Great Ape, my power level increases tenfold; my power level would have soared to 4,000 back then," Axis said.

His power level at the time had been 400, so after transforming into a Great Ape, it became 4,000.

Furthermore, with the berserk power and defense of a Great Ape, one would need a power level of at least 6,000 to defeat him.

Saiyans were invincible among their peers.

Axis recalled the day he had turned into a Great Ape; his rage had been extreme, destroying the terrain for a hundred miles around.

When he regained consciousness, Leman Russ had been lying beside him, exhausted and covered in blood; that battle had not been as easy as he claimed.

Axis understood that when he turned into a Great Ape, he had nearly killed Leman Russ.

"But you had no reason, just a beast. I am very good at dealing with beasts, lad. Even if I hadn't cut off your tail that day, I still would have handled you," Russ said.

"Heh!"

The atmosphere in the room began to soften, and the father and son chatted about many things—eating contests, hunting competitions, and more.

"My little Wolf Cub, when you return to the Space Wolves again, I will hold a special celebration for you. I will personally brew a vat of the finest Fenrisian Mead after you leave and seal it away. The day you return, I will open this mead, and we shall drink together," Russ said.

According to Fenrisian custom, Axis was supposed to wait until he was sixteen to drink, and Russ was to give him his first cup of mead himself.

So, Leman Russ decided to change things up: he would brew a vat of mead and wait for his little Wolf Cub to return so they could drink together then.

"One vat might not be enough! You'll need to brew at least 100 vats; you know how much I eat," Axis said.

"Pfft! Hahaha! Fine! Then I'll brew two hundred," Leman Russ said.

The father and son spent a pleasant evening together.

The next day, the Emperor handed a Gloriana-class Battleship, along with a dozen destroyers, battle barges, and frigates, over to Leman Russ.

He also entrusted tens of thousands of Sixth Legion Space Wolves, a large number of Adeptus Mechanicus Tech-Priests, and the mortal Imperial Army auxiliaries to Leman Russ.

Afterward, he took Axis aboard the Emperor's Dream. The Warp-Rift Engine ignited, and the Emperor's Dream entered the Warp, setting off on the journey back to Holy Terra.