Warhammer begins in 2026

After dealing with the planet that harbored the time weapon and was tainted by Slaanesh pollution, the expeditionary fleet continued to sweep through the star system in deep space. Not long afterward, the fleet's deep-space array suddenly locked onto an extremely strange, isolated interlayered space.

This is an independent little world encased in a time barrier, belonging to a dimensional interlayer structure, not belonging to the normal star sea coordinates. The instruments can only barely lock onto the entrance, and cannot detect the full extent of the interior at all.

The initial intelligence transmitted back from the penetration scan sent chills down everyone's spines.

Inside was a standard world for cultivating immortality, with a complete system of realms, sects, and cultivation paths. However, the entire world had been thoroughly corrupted at its source by the four gods of the subspace. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was not righteous spiritual energy at all; it was all chaotic and turbid energy that had been altered by chaos. The foundation of cultivation in the entire world had long been completely distorted.

The most outrageous thing is the structure of this world.

The four top sects in the world correspond to the four evil gods of the subspace, each sect worshipping one and dividing up the entire world. However, in this world of cultivation, the true names of the four gods have been completely glorified and deified, and only positive holy titles are passed down, with no one knowing their true forms as evil gods of the subspace.

The First Sect Master, Blood Martial Saint Venerable (Khorne), primarily cultivates the Way of Blood War and Slaughter. He builds his cultivation through slaughter, rage, and the sacrifice of flesh and blood. He reveres power and carnage; the more frenzied the killing, the more violent his mind becomes, and the faster he advances. In the world's perception, this is the supreme holy path to wield unparalleled combat power and suppress demons and evil.

The second sect leader, Xuanbian Tianzun (Jianqi), specializes in the Dao of Deception and Transformation. He manipulates conspiracies, alters fate, and deduces the truth from the false. He breaks through realms through deception, change, and distortion of rules. His entire sect consists of cunning and fickle individuals. The sect preaches to the outside world, claiming to be the supreme Daoist master who holds the secrets of the Dao and can predict fate and fortune.

The third sect, the Ancient Ancestor of Longevity (Nagou), primarily cultivated the path of longevity through decay, taking disease, decay, and endless reproduction as the great path. He believed that decay was eternity and disease was life, and that he enhanced his cultivation and lifespan by nourishing filth and embracing all kinds of diseases. Cultivators in the world all believed that He held the great path of longevity, saved all living beings, and perpetuated the life force of all spirits.

The Fourth Patriarch, the Holy Mother of Passion (Sara), primarily cultivates the path of indulgence in desire. She believes that enlightenment can be attained through the seven emotions and six desires, extreme pleasure, and extreme madness; the more extreme the emotions and the stronger the desires, the faster her cultivation progresses. People mistakenly believe she controls the seven emotions of the world, perfects all kinds of emotions, and is a compassionate holy mother who brings peace to people's hearts.

The most bizarre and terrifying rule in this world is that the higher one's cultivation level, the less human-like one's physical form becomes.

Ordinary people at the bottom with no strength, and low-level cultivators who have just entered the cultivation world, are exactly the same as normal people in the outside world. Their facial features are regular and their physical bodies are intact, and there is no abnormality in them.

However, once one's realm advances, the more chaotic power one absorbs and the more one cultivates by relying on the rules of the Four Gods, the more one's physical body and soul will be forcibly transformed, gradually shifting towards the form of a subspace demon.

The high-level Khorne cultivator was covered in blood-red bone spurs and thickened keratin, his body was burly and ferocious, and his murderous aura was overwhelming, making him more and more like a bloodthirsty demon.

The treacherous cultivator's limbs twisted and mutated, sprouting many horns, with overlapping afterimages, and his figure flickered erratically, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, resembling a bizarre and monstrous creature;

The filthy monk's skin and flesh were festering, his body was covered with tumors and pustules, his body was bloated and deformed, and his whole body was shrouded in filth and miasma;

Slaanesh cultivators are grotesque and deformed, possessing many strange eyes and soft touches, with alluring yet twisted bodies that appear beautiful yet are extremely eerie.

The patriarchs of the four major sects had long since become half-demonic, their human forms almost completely destroyed, and they had become subspace aberrations disguised as cultivators.

There is no righteous path, no pure stream in this whole world.

The essence of all cultivation is to deliver faith and soul power to the four gods of the subspace.

Weak cultivators sacrifice their own souls to feed evil gods, while powerful cultivators pave the way with the souls of countless living beings. The entire world is a soul breeding ground nurtured by the four gods in the material universe.

After reviewing all the probe data, Su Jinyu's face turned cold. She immediately suggested, "This interdimensional world is completely rotten, its very core corrupted. The safest course of action is to have the orbital fleet open fire, leveling the entire interdimensional space and completely preventing the Four Gods from spreading pollution outwards."

Huang Feng stared at the thin time barrier on the star map, his eyes filled with interest, and gently shook his head.

Just then, a special shadow force appeared in the fleet's airspace. They were all dressed in gray knight armor and exuded a deathly cold aura. They were the Gray Knight Legion, which specialized in hunting chaos and suppressing warp pollution.

The first to arrive was Ahriman, the Grand Mentor of the Grey Knights.

Ahriman remained silent and solemn throughout, his ancient battle armor gleaming and cold, showing no fear in the face of the chaotic dimensional region. The moment he received the abnormal fluctuations in deep space, he took the initiative to lead his team to the scene. During a gap in the fleet's sealing of the spatial barrier, he alone traversed the thin layer of time to explore this strange little world of cultivation.

In just half a day, Aliman turned back along the same route.

He stepped out of the dimensional barrier, his body untouched by any chaotic filth, but his eyes were extremely solemn. He quickly walked to Huang Feng and reported to his superior in a deep voice.

"My lord, I have completed my solo investigation."

"This is an independent spatial dimension permanently isolated by the barrier of time. The rules of heaven and earth are of their own, but they have been completely altered and reshaped by the four gods of the subspace. There is no orthodox heavenly way in this world. All the foundations of cultivation and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth are transformed from chaotic turbid energy."

"The world here has a fixed structure, with four top sects guarding the four directions, each worshipping a pseudo-Dao Saint Venerable, which actually corresponds to the four evil gods of the subspace. The four evil gods are known as positive gods in this place, worshipped by all people and made offerings by cultivators, but no one knows their true chaotic forms, and they are in a state of secret parasitism throughout."

"There is a set of most deadly fixed rules here: a cultivator's cultivation is to absorb the power of chaotic gods. The lower the realm, the closer the physical body and soul are to mortals, without any abnormalities and a perfect disguise; but as soon as one breaks through the realm and the cultivation level rises, the body and soul will continue to mutate, gradually approaching the form of a demon in the subspace. Sect ancestors and top cultivators are basically half-demonic, essentially mutated forms bound to evil gods."

"The cultivation, faith, and reincarnation of all beings in this world will eventually converge into pure soul power, continuously nourishing the Four Gods. To put it bluntly, this is a soul breeding ground that has been transformed by the Four Gods. It is extremely well hidden and deeply polluted, and ordinary investigations cannot detect anything unusual."

"The world's rules are bizarre and unique. Low-level cultivators are no different from ordinary people, without any chaotic characteristics, and are extremely good at hiding. The higher the cultivation level, the deeper the soul and body are mutated, eventually completely transforming into a subspace aberration variant, which poses a great threat."

As the Grand Mentor of the Grey Knights, Ahriman had suppressed countless chaotic phenomena, but he had never seen such a hidden, complete, and thoroughly integrated pollution pattern into the cultivation system.

He immediately volunteered to arrange the follow-up deployment.

"I have ordered all Grey Knights to be stationed on the outer edge of the dimensional interlayer, and to infiltrate various parts of the world in batches to secretly investigate the cultivation systems of the four major sects, the links of faith in the evil gods, and the rules of soul transfer, and to record the details of pollution, the threshold of mutation, and the patterns of energy fluctuations of the evil gods in the entire process."

"Before we fully understand the entire chaotic operation mechanism and lock onto the core of the four gods' anchor points, we will not easily alarm the high-level leaders of the four major sects to avoid triggering a global chaotic outbreak and pollution leakage."

The Grey Knights excel at covertly vanquishing demons and tracing the source of corruption, making them far more suited than conventional legions to deal with this kind of chaotic pollution that is deeply rooted in the world's rules and subtly permeates things.

Huang Feng nodded slightly, tacitly approving the Grey Knights' investigation plan, as he observed Ahriman's meticulous and prudent deployment.

"It would be such a waste to destroy it."

This is a complete, self-consistent, and vivid world of cultivation where the rules have been completely altered by the Four Gods. From the underlying cultivation logic, the rules of heaven and earth, to the ways in which living beings transform, everything is a perfect example of how the Four Gods erode, transform, and utilize the souls of living beings.

There is simply no other place that can provide such a direct and complete observation field.

She wanted to see for herself how the Four Gods twisted cultivation, altered the Heavenly Dao, and gradually turned living people into demonic puppets. She also wanted to see just how much enjoyment the complete soul-supply system could bring to the evil gods of the subspace.

"Come in with me and take a look." Huang Feng calmly ordered, "The fleet will seal off the spatial entrance, and nothing is allowed to enter or leave. The Mechanicus will record the dimensional fluctuations throughout, and the Legion will stand by outside. If any signs of loss of control appear, immediately lock down the barrier."

She carries the Black Stone Origin and the Eagle Banner of Order with her, giving her top-tier resistance to chaotic pollution, spiritual erosion, and soul distortion. The filth of this world is not enough to harm her.

After arranging all the contingency plans, Huang Feng took a step and directly passed through the thin barrier of time, stepping into this demonized world of cultivation that had been completely corrupted by the four evil gods.