CHAPTER 410: OH! II

And since he possessed both the capability and the means to achieve such strength, he would do so immediately.

His gaze shifted toward the Void-Born Thalassarian Sovereigns, noting the enhanced capabilities that genetic modification had granted to the first of his creations. But those external weapons were merely tools...useful, certainly, but not the foundation upon which ultimate power would be built.

For that, he needed to modify the most fundamental aspects of his own existence.

"Emperor’s Genome Alignment," he called out, his voice carrying across the stellar waters with authority that made space itself seem to listen.

The response was immediate and overwhelming. The massive helical structure of his genetic architecture materialized around him like a cathedral built from the concentrated essence of hereditary power, its nine pillars stretching across distances that dwarfed planetary diameters.

But his attention focused entirely on the single activated pillar that blazed with crimson-gold radiance, its segmented structure revealing the fundamental building blocks that defined what it meant to be the last Adrastia Emperor King.

Two segments drew his attention with the intensity of gravitational singularities calling to matter across cosmic distances. The Existence Breadth Genes that governed his resistance to the corruption that had always limited his assimilation capabilities, and the Assimilation Boundary Genes that controlled the complexity of entities and ideas he could safely integrate into his expanding repertoire of power.

The choice before him carried possibilities that would reshape not just his own capabilities but the fundamental nature of what became possible for his lineage’s future. Ten Adrastia Genome Points waited to be allocated...precious resources that would only be renewed as his bloodline achieved new stages of refinement.

But he had conceived a plan so audacious, so potentially catastrophic, that it required optimization beyond anything he had previously attempted.

"Seven Adrastia Genome Points to Existence Breadth Genes," he commanded, his voice carrying the weight of irrevocable decision. "Three to Assimilation Boundary Genes."

HUUM!

The genetic pillar responded with brilliance that made nearby stellar phenomena seem pale by comparison. Segments of his DNA were literally removed, rearranged, and restructured according to specifications that operated beyond conventional understanding of biological modification.

What had been orderly sequences became optimized architecture, with enhanced segments blazing like captured stars while others were compressed to make room for expanded capabilities.

Around his physical form, a billowing pillar of purple-gold aura erupted with intensity that made even Arya pause in her enthusiastic chatter. Rose turned toward him with expression that mixed concern and wonder, while the Ancient Ones in the distance instinctively moved away!

The sensation was indescribable. Where once his enhanced physiology had felt like a crude engine struggling to process the exotic energies he forced through its systems, now he experienced the smooth perfection of stellar architecture operating according to principles that recognized no limitation beyond his own will.

|Genetic Modification Successful. Existence Breadth Genes optimized to 700% baseline efficiency. Existence Corruption resistance increased by factor of 10. Recovery rate from transformational stress enhanced beyond measurable parameters.|

|Assimilation Boundary Genes enhanced to 300% baseline capability. Rate of absorption increased by factor of 5. Complexity thresholds for safe integration eliminated. Retention efficiency approaches theoretical maximum.|

...!

Achilles felt the changes settling into his enhanced consciousness like mathematical equations that suddenly achieved perfect balance.

Where before he had been forced to approach exotic assimilations with careful moderation, now he possessed the biological architecture to attempt feats that would have torn his essential nature apart at the quantum level.

His existence felt larger, more capable, as if fundamental constraints had been removed and replaced with systems that could handle whatever strain he chose to impose upon them.

And there was one particular strain he had been contemplating since achieving his current level of power...an assimilation so audacious that even his enhanced capabilities would have struggled to survive the attempt.

"Now," he said, his voice carrying across dimensional barriers to where cosmic forces waited to serve purposes greater than themselves, "combine what may have failed to be combined before into a single Assimilation. Combine the current Regulations of Space-Time, Destiny, and Carnage into a singular wonder!"

...!

Brilliant light flashed within his enhanced physiology as three separate seas of accumulated power were forcefully merged under the irresistible authority of his optimized bloodline. The process should have torn him apart...Regulations were fundamental forces that governed reality itself, and their combination operated according to principles that transcended individual survival.

But his enhanced genetics handled the strain with ease that bordered on casual dismissal.

He wanted it to be done, and it would now have to be done!

|Forced Combination Successful: Three Universal Regulations merged under Adrastia Bloodline Authority. New Assimilation Created: Organic Cosmic Regulation- Inevitable Entropy Echelon I (15%)|

|Abilities Unlocked:|

|1. Cosmic Destiny Perception I- Observe all possible futures and pasts of any target within 50,000 light-year radius. Can perceive probability threads across 6-month temporal spans with perfect clarity. Usable once every 10 minutes.|

|2. Temporal Dominion Field I- Establish zones where time flows according to user’s will. Can accelerate, decelerate, or completely stop temporal progression within 10,000-kilometer radius.|

|3. Spatial Architecture Command I- Reshape fundamental structure of space-time within line of sight. Can create stable wormholes, dimensional pockets, or gravitational anomalies at will.|

|4. Carnage Apotheosis Engine I- Power increases exponentially based on destruction caused. Each act of significant devastation grants permanent enhancement to all capabilities, scaling with scope of carnage.|

|5. Inevitability Cascade I- Designate events that must occur regardless of intervention attempts. Reality itself will bend to ensure designated outcomes manifest exactly as specified.|

|6. Entropy Acceleration Burst I- Project fields that rapidly age targets through accelerated universal decay. Can advance entropy of matter, energy, or abstract concepts by millions of years in seconds.|

|7. Destiny Rewrite Protocol I- Retroactively alter past events to change present circumstances. Limited to modifications within 6-month temporal range, but changes are permanent and absolute.|

|8. Cosmic Authority Imposition I- Voice commands carry weight of Regulations within 1 light-year radius. Reality itself will reshape to accommodate spoken declarations.|

|9. Multidimensional Perception Matrix I -- Simultaneously observe events across multiple dimensional barriers. Can perceive alternative realities, parallel timelines, and abstract conceptual realms.|

|10. Universal Constant Manipulation I -- Temporarily alter fundamental forces within localized areas. Can modify gravity, electromagnetic force, strong/weak nuclear forces according to tactical requirements.|

...!

"..."

Umm...

What?

Achilles was forced to freeze as he looked at the abilities.

This...

Did they not seem a bit...insane?!

Did he actually gain such abilities from combining three terrifying Assimilations?! Because if they were real...

"Ah..."

Now he understood why he was considered Taboo.

He understood why others would try to cleanse the Adrastia Emperor Kings every generation!

When he looks at the abilities, he was dazed as he wondered...did he even have to follow previous plans???