MM Racing Chapter 13 What do you mean by saying that a heretical cultivator like you is acting on behalf of He
Chapter 13 What do you mean by saying that a heretical cultivator like you is acting on behalf of He
Qin Mo glanced down at the Dark Apostle.
He did not answer the question.
It's not that I'm unwilling to answer, but rather that I'm too lazy to explain.
Unaffected by the warp? What's so strange about that? My soul doesn't even belong to this world, so how could they possibly influence me?
Moreover, although he was an evil cultivator practicing evil arts and techniques, it was still cultivation, an active cultivation guided by his own will and based on the laws of heaven and earth.
Every bit of Qin Mo's cultivation was the result of thousands of years of arduous practice, and every spell he mastered was something he comprehended and understood on his own. He had always firmly held the reins of his soul in his own hands.
And what about chaos?
They were nothing but a bunch of pathetic creatures who handed over control of their souls to external forces.
The biggest difference between heretical cultivators and Chaos believers lies in this: heretical cultivators use evil methods, but these evil methods are used for their own purposes; Chaos believers serve evil gods, but these evil gods feed on them.
One is the master, and the other is the slave.
It is similar in form but different in spirit.
Qin Mo had no intention of explaining these philosophical questions to a dying man.
He spoke calmly:
"How long have you followed that so-called evil god? Ten thousand years? In those ten thousand years, how many innocent people have you slaughtered? How many innocent hearts have you used as living sacrifices? How many souls have you offered to your master?"
No one answered.
But Qin Mo didn't need to answer. He had already seen all of their memories.
Massacre of the city.
Sacrifice.
Torture.
The entire city's civilians were driven into a ritual formation, their souls stripped away to summon demons.
They nailed prisoners of war to an eight-pointed star, letting them die slowly in agony, in order to please the evil god.
Erect towers made of corpses on the conquered planets, and let rotting flesh soak the earth.
Ten thousand years of atrocities.
"I wasn't really interested in you to begin with. Demon souls are far more nutritious than yours, and I didn't want your souls, so corrupted and unrecognizable by the power of chaos."
The Dark Apostle's pupils contracted slightly. He vaguely sensed what Qin Mo was about to say next.
"but."
Qin Mo changed the subject, and the Myriad Soul Banner flew up from the dark clouds and slowly floated into his hand.
"You indiscriminately kill the innocent, using them as living sacrifices, and using the souls of others as stepping stones to climb the ladder of evil gods."
"If that's the case—"
The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls suddenly unfurled, and a terrifying suction force radiated outwards from Qin Mo in all directions.
"Today I will act on behalf of Heaven! I will collect you all into my Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and refine you day and night with the Netherworld Fire, so that you too may taste the torment of your souls for eternity, to console the innocent souls you have harmed!"
Dark Apostle: "???"
Captain Alpha: "???"
You're holding a black flag that supposedly embodies the souls of the living, while shouting about acting on behalf of Heaven?!
However, there was no time to say anything.
"receive."
With a soft shout from Qin Mo, the Myriad Souls Banner suddenly emitted a dazzling ghostly light, and an invisible suction force surged out from the center of the banner.
The Dark Apostle was the first to feel the power acting on his soul.
An unprecedented fear rose from the deepest part of his soul.
"No!"
The Dark Apostle roared. He knew he could neither escape nor resist, but he had one last option.
"Dark Gods! I offer my soul to—"
He began to recite the sacrificial prayer.
This was the last resort of the Legion of Word Bearers: when their bodies were about to perish and their souls were about to be destroyed, they would sacrifice everything to the Chaos Gods.
Rather than be devoured by this monster of unknown origin, they would rather offer their souls as a sacrifice to the gods they worship.
The rest of the Whisperers and Alpha Legion warriors made the same choice at almost the same moment.
Rifts in the warp were slowly tearing open around them, attempting to drag these souls into the warp.
however.
A cold smile curled at the corner of Qin Mo's lips.
"Too slow."
He pushed forward with his left hand, and the Myriad Souls Banner suddenly unleashed a suction force ten times greater than before.
The subspace rifts collapsed one after another in the face of the power of the Myriad Souls Banner.
The Dark Apostle only recited half of his sacrificial prayer.
His soul was ripped out.
The soul was a translucent dark red, still retaining its appearance from its previous life: a giant draped in a dark red robe with a ferocious face.
The soul's mouth continued to open and close mechanically, trying to continue reciting the prayer, but no sound came out.
Then, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls was unfurled, and the Dark Apostle's soul was swept into the banner, disappearing without a trace.
Following closely behind were dozens of other Chaos Space Marines.
Their souls were pulled out one by one and then swallowed up by the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.
It took no more than ten breaths in total.
The souls of dozens of Chaos Space Marines were absorbed into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.
All that remained on the battlefield were empty power armor suits.
Qin Mo closed his eyes and activated the Soul Refining Array inside the Myriad Soul Banner, throwing dozens of chaotic souls into the array.
The Soul Refining Array is one of the core functions of the Myriad Soul Banner. It can refine and decompose any soul, which can be used to strengthen the Myriad Soul Banner or to reassemble it into a new malevolent soul.
Under the operation of the formation, those souls were quickly refined.
[System Notification: Successfully collected and refined 47 Chaos Space Marine Souls. Gained 940 Merit Points.]
Qin Mo glanced at the merit points and nodded slightly.
Compared to the merit gained from devouring demons, these Chaos Space Marines are indeed producing far fewer souls.
The soul of a demon is itself a pure condensation of subspace energy, so its value is naturally higher.
But even a mosquito's leg is still meat; little by little, it adds up.
He put away the Myriad Soul Banner and was about to turn and leave the battlefield when a notification suddenly popped up on the system screen in his mind:
[System suggestion: Host, please do not abandon the Chaos Space Marine equipment on the battlefield. These power armors, weapons, and other equipment have extremely high utilization value.]
Qin Mo paused, looking down at the power armor and weapons scattered all over the ground.
"These pieces of junk?" He was somewhat dismissive. In the cultivation world, he had seen countless magical treasures and divine weapons. Although these technological products were extraordinary in the eyes of mortals, they were just so-so to him.
[System Description: The host's judgment is incorrect. Power armor is one of the most advanced personal protective equipment in the Warhammer universe. Its materials science, energy science, and ergonomics represent the culmination of tens of thousands of years of technological accumulation by the Imperium. The manufacturing cost of a single set of power armor is extremely high, making it a strategic resource within the Imperium.]
More importantly: the system has detected that the host's Myriad Soul Banner possesses soul manipulation capabilities. The host can inject the souls within the Myriad Soul Banner into these powered armors, using the souls as the driving force to control the armor's actions. This will provide the host with a tireless, fearless, and completely loyal mechanized force.
[Recommendation: Collect all available equipment and establish a soul-driven powered armor force. This will significantly enhance the host's regular combat capabilities and reduce the spiritual energy consumption of the Myriad Soul Banner, since not every battle requires the host to personally intervene or release the demons within the banner.]