He promised to become a knight, but what the heck is Astartes?

"Wow, I had a wonderful dream! I'm so happy!"

After all, with 800,000 Imperial Guards under his command, wouldn't the entire Warhammer world belong to Rorschach?

Luo Xia shook his head, finally feeling much more awake.

As Luo Xia placed his hands on his chest, feeling the intense pounding of his two hearts within him...

"Hahaha, I, Rorschach, have succeeded!"

Luo Xia immediately opened the system panel to see the improvements brought about by the implantation of the second heart.

[Second heart implantation successful, 99.99% match!]

[Physical fitness has greatly improved! Current physical fitness: 25.1!]

[Gain passive traits: Superior blood supply, poison immunity, and extreme survivability!]

"My physical fitness level has increased by 5 points!"

"There are three more passive traits!"

Seeing this, Luo Xia grinned, extremely satisfied.

"boom!"

Luo Xia suddenly threw a punch casually, preparing to test his strength.

But this punch, delivered with pure physical strength without any added life magnetic field, created a sonic boom in the air!

"Hiss! This is Astartes..."

Luo Xia clenched his fist, feeling the seemingly inexhaustible power within him, and let out a wild laugh.

"Hahaha, now my punch, made entirely of flesh and blood, is completely comparable to a full-force strike from a mid-level knight!"

"Even if I stand still and let a novice knight attack me, they can't break through my physical defenses!"

Rorschach was thrilled.

The pleasure of this physical enhancement is simply incomparable to that of psychic energy.

"Let's see what the price is for the next reconstructive surgery."

After completing the upgrade, Luo Xia was slightly arrogant and cocky for a moment, but then he calmed down again.

After all, this is just a small step for him to become an Astartes; the road ahead is still long.

"Open the Emperor's Honor Shop."

As Rorschach finished speaking.

A golden panel immediately unfolded before Luo Xia's eyes, and sure enough, the unique item on it had been refreshed again.

[Ding ding ding! Emperor's Holy Fist Rorschach detected! Your favorability with the Emperor has surpassed 70 points! Your absolute loyalty has earned you another reward from the Great Emperor!]

"Good boy, I have seen your growth and loyalty. Keep up the good work, Terra's future needs pillars like you!"

[My most beloved child: All items are 30% off!]

"Hiss, a 70% discount? Is this some kind of trap, Great Emperor Hook?"

Luo Xia looked at the reward, somewhat incredulous.

After all, when has the Emperor, that stingy little guy, ever been so generous?

Thinking of this, Luo Xia immediately went to look at the newly appeared item.

[Astartes Genetic Modification Surgery Part 2]

[Price: 13000 (After a 30% discount: 3900 Imperial Honor Points)]

【Origin: Sacred Terra Imperial Genetic Laboratory】

[Quality: Gold]

[Introduction: This is the third step to becoming a true Space Marine! Bone Strengthening Surgery. After implantation, this organ releases special hormones that promote the growth and hardening of the Astartes' bones. It also enhances the bones' rigidity after absorbing high-strength materials such as ceramsite. Simultaneously, the ribs in the chest cavity will proliferate and fuse into a robust ballistic plate, providing ultimate protection for vital organs within the chest cavity.]

[Effect: After implantation, your bones will receive an epic upgrade, your strength and physique will be significantly improved, and you will unlock the basic physiological characteristics of a Space Marine.]

A grateful heart~

"Thank you, Great Emperor, for your absolute loyalty, Rorschach! Just believe me!"

Rorschach quickly performed a standard Eagle Salute, his heart filled with excitement.

Not only did the price not increase, but this time we even got a 30% discount!

What else is there to say?

Loyalty is all that matters!

"And it's only 3900 points, it's practically free."

Luo Xia clenched his fists, his whole body brimming with fighting spirit.

Full of energy!

Luo Xia excitedly closed the Emperor's Honor Shop, reaffirming his goal.

Keep going, keep pushing forward, and give it a shot—you might just turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

"It's already the sixth day of the competition, and there are only two days left..."

As Luo Xia felt the immense power emanating from the two hearts within him, and the incredible resilience of his own body, he began to make his decision.

Although Luo Xia didn't care much about the reward for first place in the preliminary round.

But the more first-place honors, the better!

Most importantly, Rorschach needs a lot of real combat experience right now to adapt to the boost to his physical abilities and the improvement brought by his second heart.

"Rorschach, begin the hunt!"

……

The North, deep in the frigid lands.

Inside the underground branch of the Blood God Cult, the temperature was extremely low. All the members were cowering with their heads down, not daring to even breathe.

"boom!"

"waste!"

Scarlet Bishop Acryltuan was enraged once again. He suddenly stood up from the bloody throne and kicked over the flesh altar in front of him.

Just now, through a secret method, Acrylic clearly sensed something hopeless.

Scarlet Seven is dead!

Pet Number Seven, which had been infused with endless flesh and blood energy, consumed countless precious materials, and even sacrificed the flesh and souls of 77 extraordinary beings, was now completely dead!

That's a second-tier peak Crimson Blood Beast, whose strength is enough to rival a peak Grand Knight!

Such a person was well-known throughout the North, yet he died in the Black Waste Forest.

Acrylic was not unaware that the strongest participant in this Adelaide Winter Hunting Tournament was only a mid-level Grand Knight, someone who couldn't even break through Crimson Seven's defense.

Therefore, acrylic does not understand.

How could Scarlet Seven, who was capable of killing all the contestants in this Black Wilderness Forest, die so easily?

"Could it be that the useless White Faceless has alarmed the King of Black Wasteland?"

Acrylic couldn't understand it, but no matter what, Scarlet Seven's death undoubtedly weakened Acrylic's strength.

After all, Crimson One through Seven were created using Acrylic's own essence and blood. The death of each one was a severe blow to Acrylic's strength.

"That useless Bai Wumian can't even complete a single mission properly!"

"Why didn't she die, but I, Scarlet Seven, died!"

"traitor!"

Acrylic felt a dull ache in his heart, and his mind was completely filled with rage.

If it weren't for the fear that he would be targeted by those old geezers as soon as he appeared.

Acrylic wished he could charge directly into the Black Wilderness Forest and retrieve his essence blood.

"Go and investigate!"

Acrylic stared at his kneeling subordinates below with bloodshot eyes, his voice filled with endless killing intent.

"I need to know what happened in the Black Wasteland Forest, and find out who killed Scarlet Seven..."

"I will use his flesh and blood to create a new Scarlet Seven!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Upon hearing Acrylic's order, the Crimson Cult members below felt as if they had been granted a pardon and dared not stay there for even a moment longer, hurriedly retreating.

"Come here, I'm really angry right now!"

Acrylic sat back on the throne of flesh and blood, beckoned to the woman waiting beside him, closed his eyes and let out a long breath.

"Whoo~"

"The Abyss Beacon is gone, Crimson Seven is gone, and White Faceless's fate is unknown..."

Acrylic felt the tingling sensation from below, feeling utterly helpless. His blood surged, and after releasing his pent-up energy, he sighed.

"Red Skull, you absolutely mustn't mess this up. As long as we can get some of the relics from the lost civilization, all the losses can be made up for."

"Otherwise... I won't be able to avoid this Crimson Sacrifice..."

Chapter 126 888 Points, the Invincible Lord Khorne! (Seeking monthly votes, thank you!)

"The spear is like a dragon! It can overturn clouds and rain! One spear can annihilate a god!"

Luo Xia wielded the Dark Angel Spear with impenetrable speed. After a few strikes, the mid-level mutated magical beasts, the two-headed chimeras, that surrounded him collapsed to the ground, their life magnetic fields dissipating.

"Hmph, as expected, even without the support of the life magnetic field, these mid-level mutated magical beasts are no match for me at all."

Luo Xia flicked the blood off the Dark Angel Spear and casually put his prey into his Hunter Card, quite satisfied with his current strength.

In his current normal state, Luo Xia's strength without any enhancements is comparable to that of a mid-level knight.