Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Chapter 168 Return to Marvel

Just as Dio said, every Space Marine was handed over to the Legion Commander by Dio himself.

Even though these legion commanders hold multiple positions during peacetime and perform other less important jobs within the Marvel empire, they still maintain deep emotional bonds with every soldier in the army.

Aside from Hyperion, Dio did not send him to the army due to his personality, but this guy often went to the army and mingled with the soldiers, ignoring all attempts to persuade him, and his relationship with the soldiers was quite good.

The Primarchs, seeing how gruesomely Koz died, all gasped in shock.

They were all unwilling to see their brother killed like this, because they were their father's children, the emperor's own sons, and even if they were killed for making a mistake, they should be punished by imperial law and judged by the emperor.

But he shouldn't have died so tragically in public like this.

The Astartes of the Night Lords cried out in despair upon witnessing the gruesome death of the Father of Genes, but their struggles were in vain.

After a while, Seven led his men away from Terra. The Primarchs had all returned to Terra, and the other fronts needed Primarch-level combat power to maintain stability.

Magnus unleashed his psionic energy at the last moment, blasting open the door and attempting to rush out, but was utterly overpowered by Seven and the others.

The Primarchs' numerical advantage was not a problem for Seven and his companions; they easily knocked down a dozen or so Primarchs.

All the Primarchs looked at Koz's corpse with mixed feelings.

After a while, when the Primarchs returned to the palace in a somber mood, they found Koz, who was completely unharmed, kneeling on the ground, chained with adamantite chains.

The Primarchs were all taken aback.

Ryan Johnson suddenly realized, "Could it be that the one who was just killed was just a clone?!"

Horus and the others were even more surprised. After hearing Ryan Johnson's words, they breathed a sigh of relief and marveled at the Emperor's wisdom.

Luo Jia knelt on the ground and shouted, "May the empire live forever! Long live the emperor!"

The other Primarchs were much happier.

They thought their father had tolerated outsiders killing his own son, but it was all just an act.

The Primarchs felt relieved upon realizing this, but they still felt somewhat afraid when they looked at Dio.

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then gave the order: "Koz is permanently stripped of his command of the legion and imprisoned. The Midnight Lord of the Eighth Legion is completely disbanded, and all soldiers are scattered and distributed among the various legions."

The Emperor's order came suddenly, and the Primarchs were taken aback again but said nothing more. After all, this wasn't the first time Koz had acted this way. They had finally regained command and ownership of the Legion, only to go mad again.

It's already a miracle that he's alive; since Coz has already been declared dead, it doesn't matter if we treat him as a dead man.

Koz's face was obscured by his long hair, but his hoarse voice rang out: "I accept."

The guards pulled Coz, who was lying limp on the ground, to his feet without saying a word, and he was taken into the dungeon.

Dio remained silent, but a mental wave flashed in his eyes and pierced Koz's brain.

Dio did it very discreetly, and no one noticed his movements.

The fact that Dio was spared for the time being in order to cooperate does not mean that Coz cannot die.

The three Primarchs, having understood the situation, exchanged glances but said nothing. When Coz was dragged out, Ryan Johnson and Corax seemed to have discovered something, but they weren't as excited as the other Primarchs.

I'm even more relieved now that I know.

The original reason for Horus's rebellion was that they were very wary of their Primarch brothers, yet they also valued their feelings very much, because the childhood and early experiences of each Primarch had caused various psychological distortions in them.

Of course, the Emperor was partly to blame, but the Primarchs were unwilling to place the blame on him.

When they saw that the Emperor did not stop Seven and the others from taking Koz out to be executed, they felt like the sky had fallen.

Other Primarchs will definitely have wild thoughts afterward: If they can tolerate outsiders killing their brothers, what about themselves?

The Emperor has no feelings for the Primarchs; he only sees them as tools to be used and discarded.

But now I understand that what died was just a clone, and it was only to give Dio an explanation, not because he really didn't care.

Moreover, everyone has seen Coz's usual behavior. Vulcan, the kindest of the Primarchs, has never liked Coz and even felt disgusted by him.

His departure from the expeditionary force was entirely beneficial to the unity and organization within the empire.

"I won't say anything more about this, and there won't be a next time."

“I’m leaving now. You can handle your own problems. As for these problem children, figure them out yourselves. If you can’t, I’ll personally put you on the toilet and then execute you one by one.”

After making a bold statement, Dio virtually destroyed over 100,000 suns in the Milky Way, only to restore them later.

The Emperor and Magrus looked grim; the two powerful psychics had clearly discovered Dio's actions.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, he opened a portal and left the Warhammer world.

Some Primarchs were unaware of Dio's true identity, only knowing that a force as vast as the Empire was aiding it.

After all, with so many soldiers and legion commanders stronger than their Primarchs, they felt like weaklings.

Now, they are even more confused.

They were eager to know Dio's true identity.

The Emperor sighed, pondered for a long time, and then used his psionic powers to send them the Warhammer Chronicles and novels he had obtained from Dio.

……

Marvel.

Dio did not bring back the ashes of the dead; the Astartes intended for their final return so that their fallen comrades could bask in the glory of victory together.

Upon returning to the empire, Dio began to handle state affairs.

Thanks to the policy of cultivating successors when he was about to retire, there were not many administrative matters that needed his attention.

After spending a day getting everything done, Dio went out to relax.

Returning to Marvel felt like coming home.

I checked on Hela immediately; thankfully, she was still outside.

Then I glanced at the Earth.

Earth suffered considerable damage due to Ultron.

Although Ultron was eventually destroyed, the damage he caused was still considerable. In order to curb this, the international Superhero Act was successfully introduced.

Dio then discovered that a remarkable army and laws seemed to have appeared in the China region.

Perhaps due to the gradually opening of the cosmic network, many officials discovered that the Dio Empire possessed a cultivation method with the same name as "Swallowing the Stars" and the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, as well as some other cultivation methods.

Huaxia, half-believing and half-doubting, sent people to buy the actual items and then tried practicing them. As a result, many people successfully mastered the basics.

Then, they tentatively inquired with the salamander troops stationed there.

After learning about their cultivation methods, the fire lizards explained the advantages and disadvantages of the cultivation method.

The advantage is that any citizen within the empire can learn it, as long as they are a living being, provided they have enough patience and perseverance.

However, the resources and costs required to cultivate to a higher level are too high. Ordinary citizens do not have the ability to cultivate to a high level. Even the empire does not have a clear rule that the army should cultivate. Instead, the quota is given to the sheriffs of each planet.

It evolved from the urban management officers that Seven initially served as.

Then the fire lizard displayed a nine-fold lightning blade technique in front of them, which shocked the leader.

Subsequently, the novel's author was placed under surveillance.

Then China began to experiment with selecting people in the army to practice it. And sure enough, just after a whole company of soldiers successfully learned it, the international superhero law was introduced.

This delighted the Chinese people, who wholeheartedly supported it.

The story that follows is that while the Avengers are embroiled in a civil war, the Chinese side has brought this force to the forefront.

They call it keeping up with international standards.

This really scared the Americans.

Tony Stark was ordered to finish quickly, as the nation was to form a super-soldier army.