"What exactly is the 'Origin Wall'? Most of those standing next to the Origin Wall have no clue. Marvel's superheroes prefer to understand it as a barrier of the Individual Universe, because the structure of the Marvel Universe is just countless cosmic bubbles. As for the Batmen, these superheroes from the DC Universe, they don't think the cosmos can be simply described with a spherical structure—cosmos shouldn't have boundaries. The Prometheus Domain, where the Origin Wall resides, appears to be a special area within the universe.
However, no matter how they understand it, they all know how important this wall is. It's not known through Cosmic Construction Science, but through the current expression on Lucifer's face.
Lucifer could be described as utterly shocked. He stared at the hole, not knowing how to react for a moment.
In some sense, the hole saved him at this moment. If it weren't for the hole, he would have to face the fact that Anatoli has returned. And the disaster before his eyes allows him to escape temporarily.
Actually, it can't be called escaping. If the hole wasn't made by Anatoli, he would definitely kick the damn First Lantern out, letting these superheroes deal with the disaster of the Origin Wall's breach on their own.
But the problem is, it was Anatoli who made it. Just having discovered that his old friend has come back to life, he caused a huge mess, so that the matter of coming back to life has to be dealt with later; otherwise, he may very well end up back in death.
At the moment of the Origin Wall's breach, countless blood-red energy rushed in. This is the form that represents the void between the DC Universe and other universes, called Heavenly Blood.
The existence form of the DC New 52 Universe is like a bowl of tangyuan. Outside the tangyuan is a layer of thermal insulation called Ten Thousand Celestial Instruments, containing all cosmos in the Multiverse. The bowl containing the tangyuan is called the Super Speed Wall. The tangyuan is the universe, and the soup inside the tangyuan is Heavenly Blood.
To travel through the Multiverse, one must pass through the layer of Heavenly Blood, but the Heavenly Blood layer is extremely dangerous. It can be referred to as the graveyard of Gods. All mysterious beings return to the Origin after death, and they will awaken again within the Heavenly Blood layer, glaring covetously at the known universes once more. The most famous among them is the Creator Goddess Papetua, but there are also many powerful Old Gods besides her.
The leaked strength of order within the known universes is like the scent of blood in the ocean to these sharks, almost instantly spreading throughout the Heavenly Blood layer. And those mysterious beings that have been trapped for a long time will rush here at the fastest speed, hoping to bite a piece from the reality universe they have longed for.
This will obviously be another Multiverse-level disaster, incomparable to previous dangers. Now, all people from important Justice Leagues in the Multiverse are here, and neighboring universe people are here too. If they are completely wiped out here, even Lucifer may not escape this calamity. God is favoring him, yet even He can't prevent the beating this time.
So at the moment he saw the hole in the Origin Wall, Lucifer didn't have time to think. He swiftly flapped his wings, flying directly toward the hole, releasing the strength within him to plug the gap. However, he himself couldn't move anymore.
The Origin Wall was originally built as a railing by God to prevent the young Lucifer from running around wildly, sticking others was incidental, sticking Lucifer was the real intention. He didn't even actually touch the Origin Wall before getting stuck there.
Fortunately, he didn't suffer from the stasis effect of the Origin Wall; he just couldn't move, but could think and talk. So after he used himself to plug the hole, he stared coldly at Anatoli.
"We're going to handle some business in the Kingdom of Dreams." The Prime Universe Batman left quickly, immediately taking the Multiverse Justice League with him.
Strange sighed, clearly not wanting to stay longer either, but didn't plan to use any excuses, just waved his hand and took all the Marvel people away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to bring Earth along, as Marvel is familiar with collaborating with their Earth.
In the blink of an eye, the once lively vicinity of the Origin Wall became empty and silent again. In the vast cosmos, the figures of Anatoli and Lucifer seemed very small.
"Sorry. But I must take some restrictive measures against you, so you'll listen to me." Anatoli flew in front of Lucifer, then said, "Just like when we first met."
Lucifer seemed to still be indulged in some kind of shock, looking somewhat detached. His lips moved, just about to say something, but Anatoli seemed to know, so he said, "I am never the kind to mock people for fun. You know this better than I do."
"Yes. You once stopped me from starting a war in Hell, saying that deriving joy from others' pain was low taste. And how did you do it? 'Shiller'?"
"I said, I wasn't doing this to see you suffer. I have no reason to torment you, wouldn't I? Do you think, I wouldn't know, you just didn't want to lose your friends, so you stopped me from saving Gotham?"
After pausing for a moment, Anatoli said, "I indeed wanted to hide this from you, but actually it's just because... forget it, now that you already know, those things aren't important anymore."
"Yes, you always have big plans." Lucifer said in a cold tone, "Plans I cannot know about, plans I cannot stop. I'm already used to it."
"To be honest, you're not as angry as you show. After all, I haven't kept it from you for too long; for you, it's just been a few days. More importantly, I want to know—why did you throw the things I gave you all over the place?"
Lucifer first widened his eyes, then somewhat sheepishly turned his gaze away. After a while, as if finally finding a suitable excuse, he was about to say something when Anatoli interrupted him: "We've drunk together so many times, I've never seen you act drunk. Don't tell me you're intoxicated."
Lucifer swallowed back the words he was about to speak, then somewhat bluffed: "The entire cosmos is my living room, why can't I throw them around?"
"If you only threw them outside the cosmos, I couldn't get them back. You know who you gave those things to. Are you thinking of forming some superhero organization with Constantine?"
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"How could it be! That damn bastard! How dare he…"
"Betray you?"
"That fragment wasn't given to him by me; he picked it up."
"What about this?" Anatoli took out the bullet casing.
Lucifer's scalp tightened. He cursed under his breath, then said, "Why would I keep this thing? Even as a joke, that's going too far, right?"
"Is that so? I thought it had some commemorative significance." Anatoli caressed the bullet casing in his hand, "Alright, I suppose we have a long time to talk about what happened over the years. Maybe we should start with some wine?"
The Earth finally returned to its rightful place. And unsurprisingly, the Justice League's first reaction after being unfrozen was to go after Bruce. Unfortunately, Bruce was quick to run and they couldn't catch him.
The Multiverse Justice League wanted to pull them along, but now it was past working hours. Considering the efforts they previously made to fight for labor rights, the others decided to let them clock out for now.
Of course, the other Justice Leagues were not so particular about labor laws. They still needed to work overtime to resolve the issues in the Kingdom of Dreams. Although the Black Death Emperor had been blasted out of the Origin Wall, the spreading Power of Death had not yet been eliminated and continued to invade the Kingdom of Dreams. Many universes were already experiencing widespread nightmare phenomena, with zombies surrounding them the moment they close their eyes. The Justice League couldn't just stand by.
Logically, they should return to the Prime Universe, but Batman was very concerned about the situation with the Origin Wall, so they stayed in the current universe, planning to solve all the crises in one go before leaving.
The first thing the Multiverse Justice League struggled to adapt to was Brainiac. Despite his best efforts to minimize his presence, he was now undeniably the ruler of Earth, having integrated into all aspects of human life—people even needed him to adjust the temperature of the water coolers, which gave off a truly bizarre vibe.
"I can't stand him." Main Universe Wonder Woman said.
"Brainiac?" the Main Universe Batman took a sip of water, "He stopped me at the hotel entrance when I first arrived. Luckily, my computer skills aren't bad…"
"I was talking about the Nameless Bat," Main Universe Wonder Woman rolled her eyes, "How could he allow Brainiac to rule Earth."
"So you used to be okay with him, huh." Main Universe Superman shook his head, "You've been really patient."
Everyone took a break and then went to the conference room. Strange sat in the main seat and said, "We need a stable passage to and from the real world and the Kingdom of Dreams. This is the foundation for all response measures. How do you enter the Kingdom of Dreams in your universe?"
Jack also joined the meeting. Thank goodness, although the Tomorrow Alliance always liked to postpone things to tomorrow, they did actually accept overtime. He said, "The Kingdom of Dreams is beneath everyone's subconscious. Technically, there's a passage beneath everyone's subconscious, but now none of them work. We can only rely on the Thousand Cats Dream."
"That doesn't sound very reliable." Strange said, "I mean, cats aren't exactly known for their reliability."
Jack was about to retort, but Bat Cat spoke up: "In fact, the Thousand Cats Dream isn't working either. It's avoiding the Black Lamp Power to prevent contamination. Even if it could be used for teleportation, the landing point would be uncertain. It's very risky."
The Main Universe Batman nodded and said, "When we were hopping between dreams, we encountered many enemies. It wasn't an enjoyable journey, best not to go through that again."
Strange's head was buzzing, he said, "Isn't there anyone who controls the Power of Dreams here?"
"That's exactly the problem," Jack said, "The Sleep Demon with full access privileges won't wake up. Our purpose for entering the Kingdom of Dreams is to awaken him."
"Can't you punch a way through?" Strange asked.
"That's also an issue," said the Main Universe Batman, "The subconscious is still conscious, and performing destructive operations in someone's mind is very dangerous. It might cause permanent damage. We've never done this before, and we can't risk other people's health to do this."
Strange sighed deeply, "This is just…"
"Wait." Erik suddenly spoke up, "Charles just told me he has a way to enter the Kingdom of Dreams."
Everyone turned their gaze to him.