Ten Times Human Cell Strength, Where is This Child's Limit?

The gravity machine was functioning perfectly, yet the mind of the Adeptus Custodes, Caesar, was reeling.

That! That boy inside—what was going on with him? He was acting as if nothing were amiss, as if the 10x gravity didn't exist at all, behaving exactly as he would outside the spaceship.

This was utterly absurd! One had to understand that 10x gravity meant the body had to endure ten times its own weight limit. To put it simply, if an average human weighing 60kg stepped inside, their body would be subjected to 600kg of pressure.

This wasn't just a matter of lifting 600kg; every single cell was under ten times the weight, meaning every part of his body was enduring immense pressure at every waking moment.

Even Space Marines, without their gravity armor, would struggle to even move in a 10x gravity environment, and that was despite the heavy power armor they usually wore.

However, for a Space Marine, that power armor felt weightless; instead, it enhanced their defense, strength, and speed.

Because of the Black Carapace, the power armor felt like a second skin to a Space Marine.

Even they, the Adeptus Custodes, could only move at the speed of a normal human in a 10x gravity environment. If they wore their power armor and activated the Anti-Gravity System, they could mitigate some of the effects.

But to enter without any equipment, relying solely on flesh and blood, and to act as if nothing were wrong in 10x gravity—this was a monster through and through!

Axis was having a great time inside the gravity chamber, doing push-ups, sit-ups, light jogging, and throwing punches.

"This child can adapt to a 10x gravity environment; his physical constitution has already reached the level of a standard Adeptus Custodes recruit," the Emperor said, his voice filled with admiration.

His body could easily withstand 10x gravity, and it didn't even seem to be the boy's limit—yet he hadn't undergone any augmentations!

This physical prowess completely surpassed the Thunder Warriors and reached the level of a Custodian recruit; his bloodline was simply too exceptional!

"Emperor! I believe that even if this child does not undergo the surgical augmentations of the Adeptus Custodes, his future achievements will be no less than those of a Primarch," Caesar remarked, sighing as he watched Axis moving within the 10x gravity environment.

"No! He must undergo genetic surgical augmentation. I have tested his blood; his lineage is indeed formidable, but without any genetic enhancement, his theoretical lifespan is only 200 years. If he undergoes high-intensity combat and training, it might be only 150 years, or even less."

"A century or so is of little use to the Imperium, so I must do everything in my power to extend his life," the Emperor stated.

Standing to the side, the Adeptus Custodes Caesar nodded. That was true; lifespan was the child's greatest obstacle. If he could not break through his own biological limits, he would be nothing more than a fleeting cosmic wonder.

Worse, as he aged, he might be tempted by the horrors of Chaos, eventually ascending to become a Daemon Prince to gain immortality—that was the most terrifying prospect of all.

Therefore, his lifespan had to be increased. Among the existing genetic surgical enhancements, the Adeptus Custodes' augmentation surgery was the best, capable of extending the child's life to at least several millennia.

"We will arrive at Holy Terra in a little over ten days. When we do, I will personally arrange for his genetic augmentation surgery," the Emperor said.

To be able to withstand a 10x gravity environment meant that the child's cellular strength was at least ten times that of a normal human! Even a Primarch at his age only possessed such data.

The genetic surgical augmentations of the Adeptus Custodes were customized based on ordinary humans. Even the Primarchs, at their inception, had the genetic strength of ordinary humans; they were the masterpieces created by combining his own genes with those of Erda.

They were further perfected by the technology he had obtained from the Warp, combined with the soul fragments of lesser Warp deities.

Yet, even so, in the Emperor's eyes, the Primarchs were not as perfect as he had imagined.

Perhaps this child could withstand even more intense genetic optimization. In the distant Dark Age of Technology, the Golden Age of humanity, the Emperor had once been a member of the Golden Men.

He and the Sigillite, Malcador, possessed a vast array of lost human genetic technologies, all of which had been utilized in the creation of the Primarchs.

Ordinary humans could never withstand such genetic augmentation surgery, but one wondered if this child could endure it!

Emperor had already intended to grant Axis the special brain core of a Primarch; since that was the case, he might as well add a few other things.

For instance, a Primarch's ultimate heart, super-skeletal reinforcement, or specialized meninges. Aside from the lack of Warp deity fragments and his own specific genes, a full suite of Primarch augmentations was possible—this child's genes could handle it.

For the next ten days, Axis spent almost all his time in the gravity chamber, enduring 10x gravity; he ate, slept, and trained entirely within that space.

During this period, the Emperor visited Axis once, spoke some very strange words, and then told Axis to get some good rest for the next few days before departing.

To thank the Adeptus Custodes who had accompanied his training, Axis used his Ki to perform a "cleansing" on Caesar at regular intervals every day.

The goal, naturally, was to make this punching bag a bit more durable. Over the course of half a month, the power of Ki had increased Caesar's combat power by several dozen points.

From an initial 1,120, it had been strengthened to 1,160—a clear improvement in combat effectiveness.

Emperor of Mankind observed all of this, silently recording the data on Axis's Ki-based enhancements.

Axis's own combat power had also soared to around 900; the 10x gravity environment was a blessing for a Saiyan!

After a full month of travel through the Warp, the Emperor's Dream finally arrived at the Solar System, reaching the true capital of the Imperium of Man: Holy Terra.

Holy Terra had another name: Earth. However, the Earth of this era was completely different from the one Axis knew; to him, it was an entirely alien world.

Emperor brought Axis down to the Imperial Palace located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where they met an old man holding a staff—naturally, the Emperor's closest friend and the second most powerful figure in the Imperium besides the Emperor himself: the Sigillite and Imperial Chancellor, Malcador.

After the Emperor and Malcador exchanged a few pleasantries, the Imperial Chancellor looked at Axis with curiosity before leading the group into the interior of the Holy Terra Imperial Palace.

"Is this the miraculous child you spoke to me about?" Malcador asked, using his psychic powers to communicate secretly with the Emperor along the way.