When all the lights converged into one, the First Lantern, Huo Rong, officially returned.
Having merged with the emotional spectrum, his life essence had already changed; strange light patterns flowed within his silvery-white, almost transparent body.
"I'm finally out!"
Following Huo Rong's joyful roar, the emotional energy in the Universe began to rapidly gather around him.
His aura started to climb rapidly in the blink of an eye.
Instantly, Zod and Metron, who were closer to him, felt their emotions being uncontrollably stirred.
"Everyone, gather around me."
Metron immediately shouted at Zod and the others, then slapped the mobius chair beneath him, and a powerful light shield covered them, temporarily blocking the influence of emotional energy on them.
"I didn't expect this guy to actually have such strength. It seems Lord God didn't lose out by taking him in."
Zod could feel the terrifying aura emanating from Huo Rong. There was no jealousy in his heart, only joy for his Lord God gaining a powerful enforcer.
However, after Huo Rong replenished a wave of energy, he didn't even glance at Zod and the others, directly destroying the Shadow Cabinet that had trapped him for hundreds of millions of years with an energy beam.
Immediately, Huo Rong was about to tear through space and leave, but Zod stopped him with a shout.
"Huo Rong, what do you intend to do? We have already helped you escape. You should go see Lord God first."
Hearing this, there was no ripple in Huo Rong's silvery-white eyes.
After being unsealed, he naturally absorbed the consciousness he had previously separated into the power ring, and he also knew that he had promised to submit to Shen Mu in exchange for his help in gaining freedom.
However, having regained his power, he didn't want to be bound anymore!
Now he possessed the power to travel through time at will, twist reality, and even controlled the entire emotional spectrum.
Why should he be subservient to anyone!
From the perception of his split consciousness, he hadn't truly deeply experienced Shen Mu's power. Moreover, his complete self was by no means weak now. At worst, he could thank Shen Mu for his assistance in other ways later!
The Guardians were certainly not good people, but Huo Rong, twisted by billions of years of hatred, was not much better than them.
"Kryptonian God, I will go see him after I exterminate those despicable Guardians."
"But for now, I'm going to settle my billions of years of grievances with those traitors!"
The current Huo Rong was not the weak appearance he had when possessing the Power Ring. Zod could no longer make him feel any threat.
If it weren't for not wanting to fall out with Shen Mu, he wouldn't mind teaching Zod a lesson.
With that, he no longer wanted to bother with Zod and prepared to tear open space to head straight for Oa.
"Huo Rong, are you trying to rebel? Don't forget, you have already sworn an oath of submission."
Metron spoke up at this moment!
When Shen Mu forcibly took the mobius chair from him, he had also expressed submission, but he secretly planned to escape once he got the chair back.
However, when Shen Mu displayed a power that was beyond his reach, his little schemes were completely extinguished!
A god like Anti-Monitor was casually slaughtered like a chicken, and even the Source Wall couldn't trap him.
Counting on his fingers, since the Multiverse was born, which other god could have displayed such dominance? Every time Metron thought of this, he dared not harbor any thought of rebellion.
Now he saw Huo Rong wanting to walk into the firing line, and he kindly reminded him, but this seemed to enrage Huo Rong.
"Submission? That was merely a decision made by a fragment of consciousness I left behind before I was sealed. How can it represent me?"
"Remember, standing before you now is the true Master of the emotional spectrum, the great First Lantern, Huo Rong."
Huo Rong raised his hand and unleashed a seven-colored energy beam, instantly shattering the shield Metron had created.
"This is just a small lesson. Given that you provided a little assistance in my escape, I will overlook your offense. If you dare to stop me again, I will eliminate you first."
Huo Rong was no longer polite at this moment, directly relying on his powerful strength to threaten Zod and Metron.
"Damn traitor."
The anger on Zod's face could no longer be suppressed. He flew up and swung his fist at Huo Rong, with the other Kryptonian warriors following closely behind.
As soldiers, they hated traitors the most.
"Hmph! Overestimating yourselves."
Huo Rong snorted coldly, and behind him, boundless seven-colored light bloomed, transforming into energy tendrils that quickly entangled Zod and the others.
The next instant, Huo Rong began to absorb the emotional energy from Zod and the others, just like a power ring charging.
Seeing this, Metron could not be a coward.
He slapped the chair, and immediately, powerful energies shot out from the chair, all striking Huo Rong.
However, the emotional energy Huo Rong had mobilized was too terrifying. These attacks only caused a slight ripple and then no more disturbance.
"Hmph, out of respect for the Kryptonian God, I will let you off this time. If there's a next time, I will crush you."
Huo Rong waved his hand and threw Zod and the others back.
However, after having a large amount of emotional energy extracted in a short period, Zod and the others all showed expressions of utter defeat, looking dispirited.
Metron knew that they were truly powerless to stop Huo Rong from doing anything and could only give up and let him leave.
However, looking at Huo Rong's retreating figure, Metron's eyes were like he was looking at a dead man.
Knowing Shen Mu's strength, he understood that Huo Rong had offended Shen Mu to the point of no return. Unless he possessed strength beyond Shen Mu's, there was no other option for him but Death.
"I hope you won't regret this foolish choice!"
After muttering to himself, Metron manipulated the mobius chair to open a boom tube and sent Zod and the others back to Earth.
Fearing Shen Mu, Huo Rong did not dare to go to extremes, so Zod and the others only needed a period of rest to recover.
At this time, Shen Mu, who was exploring the Anti-Life Equation on Qward in the Antimatter Universe, did not pay much attention to what was happening with Huo Rong. His attention was completely drawn to this power!
Oa!
Under the Guardians' persuasion, Hal walked into the Green Lantern Central Power Battery.
Looking at the area at the very center of the battery, filled with endless yellow, Hal walked forward with a determined expression.
The closer he got, a feeling of fear began to emerge in his heart. He seemed to see again the accident that caused his father's Death.
Since he obtained the Green Lantern, he didn't know how long it had been since he felt fear!
However, he instantly overcame the feeling of fear with his willpower and continued to approach.
And Parallax, at the center of the yellow area, was filled with excitement. Hal Jordan was the host he had dreamed of.