Queen Zoiger's powers of flame and lightning slowly receded inside the training room. Her body gradually stabilized, her wings gently fanned, stirring up a wave of scorching air. Her gaze shifted from wild to gentle, finally settling on Rhodes. In those eyes, flickering with fire and lightning, deep gratitude and loyalty shone through.

After being baptized by warp energy and transformed into a cosmic beast, her intelligence had risen to an unprecedented height. She was no longer the savage she once was.

At this moment, she was a truly advanced intelligent lifeform, not merely a Zoiger Queen that only knew how to reproduce.

Queen Zoiger slowly bowed her head, her massive body curving slightly as if saluting Rhodes. Flames and lightning flowed across her skin, emitting a low hum, as if expressing her inner feelings.

"Great master…" Queen Zoiger's voice was deep and powerful, with a raspy undertone, yet filled with determination. "Thank you for granting me new life. I, Queen Zoiger, hereby swear my loyalty to you.

From now on, my flames and lightning will burn and shine for you. No matter what enemy stands before me, I will stand at your forefront and clear all threats from your path."

The voice of the cosmic beastified Queen Zoiger echoed in the training room. Flames spewed from her mouth, turning into a scorching blaze. Lightning danced between her wings, producing deafening roars, creating a truly awe-inspiring atmosphere.

Rhodes looked at Queen Zoiger before him, a difficult-to-describe sense of accomplishment surging in his heart.

This time, he had not relied on Emperor's power. It was entirely thanks to the help of his own cosmic beasts. Even the goddess of life, Isha, had only helped open a warp portal and guide warp energy.

In the future, if any monsters with special attributes appeared, Rhodes could use warp energy to help them gain the corresponding traits.

This time, the warp energy he guided was transformed into flame, while the warp energy guided by Aisha was transformed into lightning, granting Queen Zoiger both fire and lightning attributes, making her a powerful cosmic beast.

"You've just finished your transformation. In the future, I don't intend to assign you a host to merge with.

You will reside on the planet of cosmic beasts, and your task will be to purify the planet's energy and breed more offspring," Rhodes said.

Queen Zoiger would need to rest for a while before she could lay eggs.

This time, when Anrakyr came, he would also bring a fragment of a cosmic C'tan. By then, a few of Rhodes's newly-created cosmic beasts could absorb the C'tan's power and evolve even further.

"As you command, great master. Your orders are my mission," Queen Zoiger replied.

"Oh, right! If you're going to reproduce, you'll probably need a male Zoiger as well? But I'm a bit short on system coins right now.

You'll have to wait alone for a while. In a few months, I'll transform a male Zoiger for you to keep you company," Rhodes said.

Queen Zoiger needed a male Zoiger to reproduce; she couldn't lay eggs just yet.

But Rhodes had just completed a conversion of warp energy and was a bit tired. He needed to rest and recover his mental strength, and save up some system coins before he could perform the conversion for a male Zoiger.

"Great master, actually it's not that complicated. If I were in a material state, not a cosmic beast body, then I'd need a male Zoiger for assistance.

But now, having transformed into a cosmic beast, I can reproduce asexually through my own energy, producing powerful offspring," said Queen Zoiger.

Honestly, cosmic beasts originally didn't have reproductive abilities. A male and female cosmic beast together couldn't create a new cosmic beast.

"Oh! So that means you can lay eggs now?" Rhodes asked.

"Yes, master! But I need a large amount of energy. As long as I have enough, I can hatch small Zoiger," Queen Zoiger replied.

"What's your energy source?" Rhodes asked.

"Great master, I can absorb matter from the universe and convert it into cosmic beast energy. I can hatch a few small Zoiger beasts each day. But if I were to lay eggs on a large scale, I'd need a massive amount of energy," Queen Zoiger replied.

"I understand. Soon, I'll arrange for you to absorb a C'tan fragment, and then the power of a red giant star. That way, you'll have enough energy. But for now, I have some experiments, so hatch a few small Zoiger for me first," said Rhodes.

"I understand, master. I'll begin immediately. I can finish the task in 24 hours."

Rhodes nodded and left the training room with Aisha. Having just completed a transformation, drawn a huge amount of warp energy, and stabilized a warp rift, both of them were exhausted and needed a good rest.

The night passed without incident.

…

Early the next morning, Rhodes first went to the detention chamber and processed the cloned Primarchs.

First, he tossed Horus, Angron, and Fulgrim—their cloned, traitorous Primarchs—into the incinerator for burning.

All these gene-clone Primarchs were in a dormant state and had never awakened, so they felt no pain. For them, it was the greatest mercy.

Rhodes paid special attention to Fulgrim, wanting to see if, as fans speculated, part of Fulgrim's soul remained in his body. But unfortunately,

Rhodes's powerful divine sense swept over him and found no sign of warp essence or fragments of a warp god.

This Fulgrim was a thorough clone. He still retained loyalty, but he was a clone all the same.

Sending him back would only disgust Guilliman, Sanguinius, Lion El'Jonson, and the other Primarchs and the Emperor. He had no other use.

Soon, only the last cloned Primarch remained—Logar.

He wasn't destroyed because he was very useful to Rhodes. At this moment, Logar was terrified.

He had just watched his brothers be completely incinerated by this demon, not even ashes left.

Though they were clones, they had all the Primarchs' memories and pride. But now, that pride was completely replaced by fear.

"No, don't kill me, I—I don't want to die," Logar said with terror, looking at Rhodes.

If I have to die, could you at least let me die in my sleep? Why did the others get sent to the incinerator asleep, feeling no pain, while I have to watch all of this awake?

Is it just because I betrayed the Emperor? But that shouldn't be—the others are traitors too! Why are you holding onto me?

And the real traitor was the original me, the Chaos Undivided Daemon Prince, not me, the clone. I only have his memories.

"So you finally realize what you are. You're not Primarchs, you're just clones. Your real combat power is about on par with the Custodes. Actually, these days, you might not even be able to beat the latest Astartes," Rhodes said.

"You're not going to kill me?" Logar asked.

"If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't keep you awake. I'd just let you go painlessly. I'm not one of those Chaos gods or cultists. I'm not interested in torturing flesh or soul.

The reason I'm letting you live is because I have a task for you. If you do it well, not only will I spare your life, I'll grant you true Primarch-level power and make you a real Primarch," Rhodes said.

"Really? You're not lying? You can really grant me Primarch powers?" Logar asked excitedly.

"Of course I can. There's much you don't understand about this universe. I have something called a cosmic beast that can raise your life to a higher level.

As long as you fuse with a cosmic beast, you can become a Primarch. Even your gene-seed could be used to create a new Astartes legion."

"I'm willing! No matter what you demand, I'll do it!" Logar blurted out, not waiting for Rhodes to finish.

If he could become a real Primarch, who would want to be a fake? Who would want to be someone else's clone?

Now that the opportunity was in front of him, he'd grasp it tightly.

"I like talking to smart people. The thing I need you to do is very simple: I want you to establish a cult for me, write scriptures, and train clergy," Rhodes said.

Over on AsanethAyu's side, he needed to establish a religion, and he needed a professional. And Logar, the founder of the Imperial Cult, was the perfect candidate. Even as a clone, he had all the memories. Except for lacking warp essence, he was the same as the original.

"No problem, this is what I do best. If you make me a real Primarch, I will be your devotee," Logar said.