From the moment Shen Mu appeared, both Sinestro and Atrocitus felt a deep sense of bewilderment.
Especially Sinestro, he found that the power he pursued was so ridiculous in the eyes of a truly powerful existence.
The Parallax he had always longed for, in its most perfect form, was easily handled by Shen Mu.
This strong impact made Sinestro completely entertain the idea of retreating to a pastoral life.
However, in terms of the level of shock, Huo Rong was countless times more intensely affected than him.
"Damn it, why is this Kryptonian God so strong? From the consciousness, I didn't feel such a great oppressive force!"
Huo Rong realized that the Shen Mu he saw through the consciousness he had separated from earlier did not exert such strong pressure on him as he did now, which was also why he dared to go back on his word.
But it wasn't until he faced Shen Mu in person that he realized how terribly wrong he had been.
The overwhelming pressure, from body to soul, made him feel as if he had become rigid, with only the thoughts in his brain still able to function normally.
He watched as the Parallax, which could fight him to a standstill, was now like a toy in Shen Mu's hands.
Fear, regret, and a series of other emotions involuntarily welled up in his heart. If his physical body hadn't evolved into a pure energy form, he would probably be drenched in cold sweat by now!
"I must escape, I must escape."
Watching Shen Mu slowly approach step by step, Huo Rong now had only one thought: to escape, even if it meant escaping the Multiverse, escaping to the end of time, or even continuing to hide in a cold, dark corner of the Universe for a hundred million years. He would do whatever it took.
As long as he could survive, then everything would still be possible.
"Huo Rong, I must say, you are the first to dare to swear allegiance to me and then betray me. Your courage is truly remarkable, but what I dislike most is betrayal."
Shen Mu actually didn't value his subordinates much; he merely had a small collecting habit for those figures with names in his memories from that lifetime.
He never expected these subordinates to bring him anything; he only needed them to maintain superficial loyalty.
After all, the enemies he had always faced were not ones that could be effectively dealt with by numerical strength.
At Shen Mu's current level, even Multiverse-level deities, in Shen Mu's eyes, only made his influence look slightly better.
But even if he didn't care, he couldn't pretend not to see someone like Huo Rong, who dared to turn against him the moment he was freed.
"Kry... Lord God, I was just eager to seek revenge on the Avengers and had no intention of rebelling."
Huo Rong subconsciously wanted to shout "Kryptonian God," but as soon as the words left his mouth, he quickly reacted, changing his address to Lord God to show his subordinate status.
After all, when one is under another's roof, one cannot but bow one's head. Facing Shen Mu, Huo Rong had no choice but to once again lower his proud head, which he had only recently raised.
"Oh! Is that so? So, according to you, I've wronged you!"
"Then, was attacking Zod and Metron not of your own free will? Was someone forcing you to do it?"
Shen Mu said with a playful look, staring at Huo Rong's expressionless face.
Although Shen Mu's tone was calm, Huo Rong dared not relax in the slightest.
He knew that if he said one wrong word now, Shen Mu's thunderous methods would surely await him. Therefore, he wanted to cautiously defend himself.
"No… Lord God, I didn't mean that. I was just blinded by hatred. Please give me another chance. I swear I will never make the same mistake again."
At this moment, Huo Rong deeply regretted attacking Zod and the others. If he had ignored them and left directly, his current explanation might have been barely plausible.
But the problem was that he had been sealed for too long, so long that he couldn't wait to show off his power the moment he was freed.
And Zod and his group just happened to become stepping stones for him to demonstrate his power.
Unfortunately, regret was useless, so Huo Rong could only try to make himself as humble as possible.
However, he didn't know that for Shen Mu, betraying once was no different from betraying countless times.
"Nothing in this World can be done without paying a price. When that thought crossed your mind, you should have considered what consequences you would have to bear."
"When you go to meet Death, say hello to her for me!"
Shen Mu spoke with an extremely calm tone, revealing his determination to kill.
"Are you really not going to let me go this time? Just for those few insignificant ants?"
"Let me go, I promise I will be more loyal and more useful than them. My strength is hundreds, even thousands of times stronger than theirs. I can do whatever they can do for you, and do it better."
Feeling the killing intent, Huo Rong gritted his teeth and pleaded his value to Shen Mu, hoping to make a final struggle.
"Is that so? But in my eyes, you are not comparable to any of them. The power you are so proud of, I can bestow upon them at any time, even stronger than yours."
"You still haven't understood one thing: in my eyes, the strength of power is not equivalent to value. Unless you can be stronger than me, that would be another matter, but unfortunately, you haven't reached that level yet."
"So, rest in peace!"
With that, Shen Mu reached out and gently squeezed his hand in Huo Rong's direction.
Destructive divine power surged, crushing the spacetime causality in that area piece by piece.
"How can I die like this? I finally escaped from that prison. I still need to integrate the power of the entire emotional spectrum. I haven't returned to my own time to save my World."
Feeling the terrifying divine power approaching him, Huo Rong seemed to see Death beckoning to him.
At the brink of life and Death, he unleashed all his power.
A brilliant seven-colored light ascended from the entire Multiverse.
All intelligent beings with emotions instantly felt as if they were being pulled by something, involuntarily looking up at the unknown void.
"Since you want to kill me, then even if I detonate the emotions of all life in the Multiverse, I will drag you down with me."
Huo Rong had completely gone Mad. At the critical moment of life and Death, he wanted to use all the beings in the entire Multiverse as leverage to take Shen Mu down with him.
However, before Shen Mu could even react, a huge figure in a green cloak suddenly appeared!
"Huo Rong, you attempt to drag all beings in the Multiverse into an endless abyss. You have committed an unforgivable sin, and I shall judge you on behalf of God's wrath."
The newcomer was the embodiment of the supreme being, God's wrath and the Spirit of Vengeance in the DC Universe, the messenger who judges all evil on behalf of God. He was the Spectre.
As his voice faded, the Spectre had already initiated judgment.
The emotional spectrum, which Huo Rong had originally manipulated, now began to backfire on Huo Rong himself.
Then he watched helplessly as his body disintegrated bit by bit, and his consciousness began to blur, until he was completely assimilated by the emotional spectrum.
After judging Huo Rong, the Spectre turned his gaze to Shen Mu.
"I see destruction in you. You are the source of calamity, and you shall receive my judgment."