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.
