After Shen Mu left, a pitch-black rift opened in the ruins of Oa, and then a Guardian crawled out of it.
He had a hideous Scar on his right face, his eyes were completely black, and terrifying black meridians surfaced all over his body, but none of this was the most striking; what was most noticeable was the ring on his right index finger, which glowed with a black, eerie light.
With just one glance, one could see endless darkness and Death within that black ring.
"I didn't expect Huo Rong's appearance to make my plan even simpler! Now the Yellow Lantern, Blue Lantern, and Green Lantern Corps are all annihilated, and the remaining few are also within my schemes. It won't be long before Larfleeze, that greedy fool, should be able to eliminate them all!"
"The faster you disappear, the closer the day of Black Death Emperor's revival!"
"And now, I should go find the messenger chosen by Black Death Emperor who can awaken the Black Lantern Corps!"
This Guardian's name was Scar, and he, like Ganthet, was one of the oldest Guardians.
When the Guardians initially ruled that emotional spectrum would become a source of chaos in the Universe, he was one of them. He witnessed the birth of the Origin Ring and the downfall of Huo Rong.
He witnessed the Manhunters' massacre of Sector 666 and the birth of the Green Lantern Corps.
Before this, he had been an emotionless machine, just like his fellow Guardians.
When he saw the prophecy of the Blackest Night in the book of oa, he was deeply attracted by the darkness and willingly served it!
The prophecy stated: "The emotional spectrum shall rise, the pain of rage as red, the glory of avarice as orange, the bane of fear as yellow, the glimmer of hope as blue, the clear light of compassion as indigo, the fragrance of love as violet, and at the center of the seven colors, the valor of will as green."
"The unnamed darkness, insatiable and devastating to life, shall also rise with the light."
Hidden beneath the seven Lantern Corps was an endless darkness. When the light of emotion dimmed, darkness would revive and corrupt everything.
At this moment, Scar had already become a Black Lantern Guardian. What he had to do now was to find the most suitable host for the ring in his hand.
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The Kryptonian God Realm, after Shen Mu's repeated forceful defeats of those ancient Multiversal Gods who were famous even within the Domain of the Gods, had already been listed as one of the most unprovokable forces.
At this time, with Shen Mu's return, all the Kryptonian subordinate gods proudly held their heads high, their faces filled with reverence.
Especially that group of Kryptonian sub-gods who originally belonged to Rao.
Under Rao, their Kryptonian God Realm was not weak, but it was certainly not strong either.
After all, in a place like the Domain of the Gods, what determines the strength of a force is never the number of lower-level cannon fodder, but the one at the very top.
However, it was clear that Rao was a very mediocre one at the Multiverse level, and the other major Lord Gods were far inferior to him.
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why Rao desperately wanted to replace Superman's position!
It was just a pity that he couldn't see his fate and was played by it.
However, Shen Mu's appearance showed these Kryptonian subordinate gods a path they had never dared to imagine.
They had never dared to think that a Lord God could be so powerful, with the Multiversal Gods, who once looked down on all ages from above, now like pigs and sheep to be slaughtered in his hands.
Shen Mu looked at the group of subordinates completely subservient to him below, feeling that something was still missing.
After some thought, he understood: it was strength!
No wonder a Joker like Huo Rong chose to rebel the first time he got out of trouble. After all, in his opinion, among those acting with him, only Zod could contend with a single Cosmic God by virtue of his super gene.
As for Metron, apart from that chair, he seemed to have nothing worth mentioning.
Although Shen Mu could now summon Quantum Superman and the five-dimensional golden Superman at any time, their existence was still not shocking enough.
Now, he wanted to show the entire Domain of the Gods the depth of his power.
Therefore, upon returning to the Kryptonian God Realm, the first thing Shen Mu did was to decide to distribute the looted Source to create a few Kryptonian figureheads.
Superman had his own destiny, so he was not within Shen Mu's consideration. So, looking at the people below, Shen Mu had a plan in mind.
Zod and Fiora, they were the first orthodox Kryptonians to submit to him, so they were the best candidates.
Then there was Metron. Although he fell into his hands because of his desire for knowledge, he was now a staunch supporter of his.
Metron himself was a New God, but all his abilities were on the mobius chair. So, as long as he was given enough Source, then he, the God of Knowledge, would be worthy of the name!
"Lord God, Zod begs for forgiveness!"
"Metron begs for forgiveness!"
"Fiora begs for forgiveness..."
As Shen Mu sat on his divine throne and pondered, Zod, Metron, and Fiora, along with all the Kryptonian warriors Shen Mu had sent to release Huo Rong, knelt down in unison to beg for forgiveness.
They truly felt they had disgraced Shen Mu.
"It's alright, the traitor has paid the price for his betrayal with his life. You were not as strong as he was, and it was impossible for you to stop him."
Shen Mu spoke, absolving them of their guilt.
Hearing Shen Mu say this, Zod felt even more ashamed!
However, he also felt quite stifled.
After all, the current him was not just a little bit stronger than his previous self, but unfortunately, the growth of his strength was far from keeping up with the level of opponents he faced.
He had previously only encountered individuals below the God level, and now he had jumped to the Multiverse level. The gap between them was not just talk.
"Zod, you were the first to follow me, and it is time for your strength to be further enhanced. Kryptonian God Realm needs you to be its face!"
"You were originally a Kryptonian general, so I bestow upon you the divine office of God of War and Conquest."
As he spoke, Shen Mu had already begun to use his authority to differentiate such a divine office within the Kryptonian Pantheon he controlled, and then inscribed Zod's name on the foundation of the Multiverse.
Subsequently, he injected the mass of Source obtained from Rao into Zod's body.
In an instant, the rules of the Multiverse also began to stir, and a terrifying divine power storm swirled around Zod, with endless divine power spontaneously pouring into Zod's body. Zod's aura began to rise steadily.
At this moment, the name of Dru-Zod began to spontaneously echo in the ears of every Kryptonian throughout the Multiverse. They all knew that Kryptonian God Realm had once again welcomed a God of War and Conquest.
However, the matter was not over. When Zod opened his eyes, an astonishing light spread out from his body, directly differentiating and projecting into every Universe.
Soon, the Zods in every Universe were pulled by this power and converged into Zod's body.
"This is, a new Multiverse Unique God is about to be born in the Kryptonian God Realm. What a grand gesture."
Seeing this commotion, the ancient existences in the Domain of the Gods were immediately alarmed!
Originally, a Multiversal God alone would not be worth their attention, but this time it was a Unique God, an existence that might not appear even once in hundreds of millions of years.
However, Shen Mu discovered that a ray of light entered Hell but failed to emerge, which caused an imperfection in Zod's promotion.
Shen Mu also showed a look of surprise.