Warhammer begins in 2026

Beyond the dimensional barrier, the fleet sealed off the void layer by layer, and the mechanical equipment operated at full speed, locking down the spacetime fluctuations of this independent cultivation world to prevent any risk of chaos leaking out.

Su Jinyu stood beside Huang Feng, looking at the thin, transparent time barrier in front of her, and spoke earnestly.

"Huang Feng, the inside is chaotic and strange, with unique rules. I'll go in with you and provide backup at any time; it'll be safer."

Huang Feng shook his head slightly, his tone calm but leaving no room for argument.

"No need. The situation inside is under control for now, and there's no need for many people to take risks. You stay outside and guard the dimensional entrance, keeping an eye on the fleet and the Mechanicus's monitoring data. If any large-scale chaotic anomalies or spacetime tremors occur, immediately seal the barrier and cut off the internal and external pathways."

This world is rooted in the rules of the Four Gods, with hidden dangers lurking in the shadows. No one knows whether there will be a sudden, rampaging pollution from the depths. Only by having absolutely reliable people on the outside can we ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Knowing that Huang Feng had considered things thoroughly, Su Jinyu stopped insisting and nodded: "Understood. I'll wait for you outside and will not allow anything unusual to leave the dimension."

After finalizing the external arrangements, Huang Feng, accompanied by the Gray Knight Grand Instructor Ahriman and two elite Imperial Guards, entered the Time Barrier together.

The moment you pass through the membrane, the surrounding space and time sway slightly. The cold aura of the deep air outside instantly disappears, replaced by the warm and gentle spiritual energy of heaven and earth. A gentle breeze caresses your face, distant mountains are shrouded in mist, and drifting clouds swirl around.

At first glance, this place is no different from the ordinary world that the Great Expedition reclaimed.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the city is peaceful, and the towns are bustling with people. Street vendors and ordinary people work and live, creating a vibrant atmosphere.

Huang Feng's gaze swept over the countless ordinary people around him, meticulously sensing every breath and every inch of their soul's state.

Nothing unusual.

These mortals have clean bodies and pure souls, without any trace of subspace filth, chaos, or malevolence. They have neither physical deformities nor mental distortions, and are exactly the same as normal humans in the outside world.

If one did not know the inside story beforehand, no one would be able to tell that this seemingly peaceful world is actually a soul breeding ground for the Four Gods hidden in the material universe.

"They really hid it well," Huang Feng murmured with admiration.

The bottom layer is completely normal, without any flaws, which explains why no one has ever discovered the fatal problem of this dimensional world over the years.

Just as she was observing the bustling marketplace, several streaks of light suddenly flashed across the sky, accompanied by a clear and loud sound of light breaking through the air.

Several figures, treading on long swords, soared through the air, traversing the sea of ​​clouds and mountains, their movements elegant and graceful—the true image of cultivators in this world.

Ordinary people looked up in awe, thinking he was a highly accomplished immortal or a celestial being.

But Huang Feng's eyes flickered slightly, and he instantly sensed something was wrong.

Her power of order is extremely sensitive to the corruption of chaos; even the slightest distortion cannot escape her perception.

"There's something wrong with those things in the sky."

Ahriman immediately stepped forward and explained in a deep voice.

"My lord, these are Foundation Establishment cultivators from this world."

"According to the rules I just investigated, mortals who do not engage in cultivation or join a sect are completely untouched by the power of chaos, and their bodies and souls remain clean and without any problems. However, once they begin to engage in cultivation, break through the Qi Refining stage, and achieve initial transformation, they will actively absorb the chaotic and turbid Qi in the air, and their bodies and souls will be contaminated by the subspace for the first time, resulting in distortion."

Huang Feng stared intently at it.

These corrupted and transformed people looked dashing and elegant, just like the immortals in the legends, but in Huang Feng and his companion's eyes, they were all deformed beings corrupted by the subspace, only the degree of corruption was so low that ordinary people could not tell at all.

These anomalies are all different, corresponding precisely to the factional power of the four major sects. The subtle differences are extremely hidden, and ordinary people have no way of distinguishing them.

Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Blood Martial Saint lineage will find their bodies becoming increasingly robust and taut, with an abnormal surge in bone density. Their eyes and brows will naturally exude a violent and murderous aura, and their minds will be prone to irritability and anger. They possess a bloodthirsty and warlike instinct hidden deep within them, which they simply perceive as signs of improved strength and a fierce personality.

Cultivators originating from the Xuanbian Tianzun lineage occasionally have extremely faint overlapping phantoms, their fingertips are slightly twisted and uncertain, their eyes are fickle and suspicious, their thoughts are unpredictable and treacherous, they have a penchant for scheming and testing, and they believe that the stronger they are, the more meticulous their minds are.

Cultivators belonging to the lineage of the Ancient Ancestor of Longevity have a dark and dull complexion, and their bodies will develop several small, light-colored tumors and dead skin. Their metabolism is disordered, and they are always surrounded by a very faint smell of decay and earth, which is mistaken by the world as the result of years of secluded cultivation and exposure to the earth's energy.

As for the cultivators of the lineage of the Holy Mother of Love and Charm, their appearance will gradually become gorgeous and alluring, their eyebrows and eyes will naturally have a seductive charm, their emotions will fluctuate greatly, they will be greedy for sensual pleasures and love vanity, and they will regard their unrestrained behavior as their carefree nature.

This contamination is extremely insidious; ordinary people cannot detect it at all. Even those who have been contaminated believe it is a normal change that makes them stronger, and they have no idea that they have been entangled in the subspace.

But in Huang Feng and Aliman's eyes, this was a complete subspace pollution distortion, the first step in the Four Gods' transformation of living beings.

"Foundation Establishment is just the initial transformation; one still looks human." Aliman continued to report on the core rules he had figured out. "The real watershed is at the Golden Core realm."

"There's a hard and fast rule in this world: no one can escape the contamination and advance on their own. Anyone who has completed the initial contamination must go to one of the four top sects to further transform and become stronger. And the so-called advancement treasures of the sects are not pills at all. The so-called advancement cores of the four sects are all living alien creatures, chaotic alien species specially bred by alien races, their bodies soaked in subspace contamination."

"Each of the four major sects raises different chaotic alien species, each corresponding to one of the four evil god powers. The only purpose of these alien races is to completely corrupt those who want to become stronger."

"The four forms of chaotic aliens are all different, corresponding to the corrupted power of four false gods. Those who wish to continue to grow stronger must devour and merge with these chaotic aliens alive, relying on the subspace corruption within them to complete a second, complete transformation. At the moment of fusion, the corrupted essence of the alien will directly take root in the body and bind to the soul, completely locking away the corresponding evil god's corruption, which can never be removed. Every subsequent increase in strength is a process of deepening subspace corruption and stripping away humanity, ultimately transforming one into a complete subspace demon."

After listening, Huang Feng instantly understood this set of nested, incredibly evil chaotic rules.

The Four Gods never use violence to destroy mortals; they only use this false system of becoming stronger to deceive people. Any cultivation or becoming stronger in this world is essentially an active acceptance of subspace pollution.

Want to become stronger? Want to live forever? Want to fly and teleport?

That would require one to willingly become tainted, consume chaotic aliens, and accept subspace contamination, thus personally burying one's own soul.

From the moment they craved power, all the cultivators had already fallen into the trap set by the Four Gods.

Huang Feng gazed at the Foundation Establishment cultivators flying on their swords in the sky, then looked down at the peaceful and simple mortals below, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

What appears to be an opportunity for everyone to become stronger is actually a dead end where everyone willingly becomes tainted by the subspace pollution and gradually turns into a demon.

This seemingly prosperous cultivation world is, from beginning to end, the most perfect subspace pollution breeding farm created by the Four Gods.