A violent surge of energy erupted in the laboratory, centered on Luke.
The Psionic Crystal in Luke's hand resembled an ignited stellar core, bursting with unimaginable radiance and immense power.
This was not the fury of destruction, but a deeper, more fundamental force of creation and harmony, as though it could remake all things.
Like a gentle yet irresistible tide, it instantly flooded into Luke's body.
The light and dark Force within him, which had previously been merging slowly, were instantly and completely fused under the intervention of this higher-level power, at an efficiency far surpassing any of his previous cultivation.
The total amount of Force within him swelled dramatically. Its intensity and controllability underwent earth-shaking changes, ascending to a peak beyond mortal comprehension.
More subtly, the trace of Abyssal power lingering within Luke was slowly dissolved, overwritten, and ultimately transformed into part of his new power system beneath the cleansing flow of pure psionic energy, making his foundation even deeper.
At that moment, Luke's life form underwent an essential leap.
His body seemed to turn transparent, and his soul's connection to the universe reached an unprecedented depth.
He could even clearly "see" the vast Force tides, like a sea of stars—capable of tearing planets apart with ease.
A pressure that surpassed the level of gods spread from within him, forming an invisible yet powerful shockwave that slammed violently into the laboratory walls, setting the instruments shrieking with alarms.
Just as Guilliman's expression shifted and Slaanesh cried out as she tried to evade the wave of energy, Inquisitor Puni merely calmly raised a hand and pressed lightly downward.
All unrest was instantly quelled. The laboratory returned to silence, as though nothing had happened.
The blue glow in Luke's eyes gradually receded, yet deep within his pupils seemed to lie the