The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Although he knew everyone was full of doubts, Solzhenitsyn didn't want to tell them about the Bone Dynasty, so he vaguely said that it was just an accident, and that he didn't really fight Slaanesh. The two sides just had a small friction, and then he shifted the topic to those crystals.

The seers' attention was immediately attracted by the crystals. With the help of the Asuryan Holy Fire brought by Duran, they were able to avoid the interference and prying of Slaanesh's power and peep into them.

Soon, they came to the conclusion that these were the ancient Aeldari souls devoured by Slaanesh, and the point was that they were not ordinary souls.

".These are the most powerful souls in the spirit tree."

Hearing Xingzai's words, Solzhenitsyn nodded thoughtfully and looked at Veronica sitting aside.

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"Spirit tree, is that the one you mentioned before?"

Veronica, wearing a cyan and white sleeveless dress, nodded slightly.

"Yes, it is the place where the ancient Aeldari deposited their souls to await revival."

"Then why are these souls said to be the most powerful?"

Seer Patricia answered Solzhenitsyn.

"Your Highness, according to some ancient books, some ancient souls, after being reborn time and time again, become tired of walking in the mortal world and give up rebirth. Believers of the gods will choose to sleep in temples, while non-believers will choose to sleep in dream trees, or act as mentors for the younger generation of souls. Most of these ancient souls are great warriors, skilled craftsmen, or fallen star saint masters. These souls will not fall into soul stiffness in the dream tree like in the eternal circuit, but will become stronger and stronger. Their power is also one of the energy sources of the dream tree."

"I see... So they were not completely digested by Slaanesh?"

Xingzai pondered for a moment and answered Solzhenitsyn's question.

"The Great Enemy devoured 90% of our clan's souls, which is an unprecedentedly huge amount of energy. Your subject has a guess here, Your Highness, please listen to it for the time being. This is like a snake suddenly swallowing a prey that is about the same size as itself. In this case, when it begins to digest the prey, it will become slow and drowsy, which is its most vulnerable time... But there are more than just the Great Enemy in the Supreme Heaven. The attitude of the other three evil gods towards this newcomer is also unknown. I think the Great Enemy dare not make itself vulnerable, so it did not choose to immediately digest the devoured souls, but chose to digest the weaker ones first, trying to keep itself in the strongest state at all times, so that other forces cannot take advantage of it."

After listening, Solzhenitsyn nodded.

"Your analysis is very good, there is indeed such a possibility."

Veronica suddenly said:

"Is it possible that all the souls are trapped in the Great Enemy's body?"

Xingzai bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, after we checked these souls, we confirmed that they all belong to the more powerful category. If all the souls are still there, then what Your Highness brought this time should be a mix of high and low."

Veronica nodded.

"That's true, I overlooked it."

"But it's not impossible, after all, what your subject said is just one possibility."

"Then can these souls be saved?"

After a few seers exchanged glances, Xingzai finally stepped forward to speak.

"Your Majesty, we still need to study this matter. The key is that they are wrapped in the power of the Great Enemy. If we forcibly break through, we are worried that the souls inside will be taken away again, or suffer irreversible damage."

Solzhenitsyn pointed to the Holy Fire Shrine next to him.

"What if we use the Asuryan Holy Fire?"

"We still need to study it, because whether these souls have been completely corrupted is still unknown. If we release them rashly..."

"I understand, then call Madel to study it together. He also has a deep understanding of souls."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the meeting, Solzhenitsyn briefly returned to the Cardinal World, but only four or five days had passed since he left, so nothing major had happened. The Furnace Kin fleet had not even set off yet, and there were no abnormalities in the Tyranid Hive Fleet, only some small tendrils wandering around. Overall, the battle situation seemed to have stabilized, so Solzhenitsyn took the time to send a letter to the Suffering Alliance, informing them of the battle development situation in Mazar, and said that the backing power of the Suffering Alliance was not needed at the moment, but it was necessary to pay attention to the possibility of the Hive Fleet appearing from other directions, after all, the Tyranid invasion route seemed to have changed, and it would be difficult to defend against entering from the bottom of the galaxy.

To end the battle, we must wait for the arrival of the Squat's ships. Solzhenitsyn had also informed the Ecclesiarchy and the Ordo Xenos of this matter in advance, mainly in the name of mercenaries - Solzhenitsyn even brought up the battle example of the Maelstrom.

Fortunately, the Squat race is indeed controversial in the Imperium, but it is not a taboo. The Ecclesiarchy has no objection. In fact, the most commonly used armed force of the Ecclesiarchy is mercenaries, even more than the Adepta Sororitas. As for what the mercenaries are made of, the Ecclesiarchy doesn't really care. The Ordo Xenos and Deathwatch also have some opinions, but there is no strong opposition. After all, these two are actually more "open" in some aspects. The main difference of opinion is whether or not to use abhuman mercenaries now. Some Ordo Xenos believe that the Imperium is already winning the war and does not need to waste extra resources to hire expensive Squat mercenaries.

This is also what makes Solzhenitsyn more烦心 (annoyed). People are always swaying between extreme pessimism and extreme optimism, even the Inquisitors who are known to be knowledgeable. After confirming that the battle results in the Vernosh system were true, some high-ranking members of the Ecclesiarchy and some Ordo Xenos Inquisitors believed that the Hive Fleet must have been severely damaged and would be devastated, and that reinforcements had arrived, so they should take the initiative to attack, find the Tyranid fleet and annihilate it.

Solzhenitsyn really didn't want to pay attention to this kind of statement, but he couldn't help but be noisy, so he could only publicly explain to the Ordo Xenos that the number of Tyranid Hive Fleets, according to the detection, had not been truly significantly damaged, and some were subsequently replenished from the void, and then gave the data on the Tyranid constructs in the Sandheim system, roughly explaining the current situation.

After learning that the Cerberus Hive Fleet and the Tiamat Hive Fleet had produced an amazing consistency, the Inquisitors showed extreme shock, after all, Deathwatch had not yet informed the Inquisition of this matter.

So this produced an unexpected effect for Solzhenitsyn. After an analysis by the four Ordo Xenos Inquisitors active in the war zone, they actually deduced the threat of the Tyranid construct and immediately formulated a plan. One person went to the Silent City Moat Fortress to retrieve all the data and information of the Tiamat Hive Fleet, one person returned to the Ordo Xenos central branch in the Tempestus Sector to report the situation, and the remaining two stayed to continue monitoring the situation of the Cerberus Hive Fleet.