"This power?"
Darkseid's eyes widened.
Ancient, powerful, radiating an aura of ultimate destruction, as if it were the embodiment of Death itself, inspiring awe.
It was so similar to his own Omega Power, yet different within that similarity, infused with a majestic, immortal life force, like the two sides of a supreme deity – one moment granting immortality, the next annihilating all things.
"Destruction and eternity intertwined, what power is this?"
In the sky, the two stopped, and the people on the ground looked up.
Accompanied by a clear, phoenix-like cry.
The Phoenix Force erupted, and David, ignoring the shocked and chaotic crowd below, threw a punch that sent Darkseid flying. The boundless, infinite energy bloomed like a supernova, exploding with endless light and heat.
Everyone looking up cried out and lowered their heads, shielding their eyes from the intense light as a terrifying shockwave swept for thousands of miles.
Darkseid's chest, as solid as a rock face, bore clear scorch marks. He spat blood and looked down.
The scorching energy, following the wounds where residual sparks remained, was beginning to decompose his entire body.
David slowly withdrew his fist, confident that Darkseid was now experiencing the same sensation he had just felt.
One of the most basic abilities of the Phoenix Force was the decomposition and destruction of all things; in terms of destructive power, his Phoenix Force was in no way inferior to the Omega Effect!
"No matter what this is, don't think it can overcome my Omega Power!"
Darkseid roared, his Omega Power surging forth, annihilating the residual Phoenix Force on his wounds, and he lunged at David with furious eyes.
The two attacks collided, and the two destructive forces clashed and scattered.
Further stimulating the Phoenix Force, endless energy surged from David's body. He was like a humanoid phoenix, freely wielding flames to obliterate everything in the universe.
Even Darkseid, who made the entire universe tremble, could not gain any advantage with his invincible Omega Effect.
The two figures fought fiercely, the explosive energy ripples churning the atmosphere and clearing the sky. They were like two colliding streams of light, fighting and moving as they went. The vast Earth was merely a courtyard to their speed.
The entire Earth witnessed the fierce battle of two beams of light accompanied by energy storms streaking across the sky.
"Is that David?"
On Themyscira, Diana, Firestorm, Element Girl, Hawkgirl, and Flash had arrived. Seeing the brutal battle between the Amazonians and Granny Goodness's troops, they immediately moved to support the Amazon tribe, who were retreating under the powerful assault of the Furies.
However, each of the Furies was a New God of Apokolips, specifically chosen as elite guards for Darkseid, and their strength was extraordinary.
Slaying ordinary gods was an easy task for them.
Despite the reinforcements, the side of Themyscira could only barely hold back their assault.
Blocking Granny Goodness's descending iron club with her shield, Diana's knees buckled as she struggled. Looking up, she saw David's figure amidst the energy storm sweeping across the sky.
"Lord Darkseid!"
Their attacks furiously churned the atmosphere, causing hurricanes to howl across the land and fiercely blow across the tree-covered island. Granny Goodness and the Furies looked up at the sky in disbelief!
"Who is enveloped in that energy flame? Someone on this tiny planet can actually block Lord Darkseid's attacks!
This is impossible!"
Moreover, Lord Darkseid was clearly not just playing around. The Omega Power erupting from him was terrifying, capable of destroying planets. Yet, the opponent had blocked such a powerful attack with seemingly little effort!
Firestorm and the others, fighting their respective Fury members, were all invigorated upon seeing David engaging their overlord.
"Go, Transcendent!"
Manipulating earth into a thick steel wall, Firestorm shouted excitedly.
"Heh, you should worry about yourself first," Bernhard said with a cold laugh, his flame laser dagger cutting through the steel wall as easily as a hot knife through butter, instantly closing the distance.
"Lord Darkseid is invincible. No matter who that guy is, he will ultimately turn to ashes under the Omega Beam of the master of Apokolips!"
The remaining Furies, after their initial shock, all came to the same conclusion. Upon seeing the great Dark Lord's figure, they attacked even more ferociously, like berserkers witnessing their faith.
Diana and the others were once again in a desperate struggle.
Streaking across the sky above Themyscira, facing the ferocious attacks of the Dark Lord, even David, with his Phoenix Force fully ignited, had no spare energy to look out for anyone else, dedicating all of it to dealing with the terrifying attacks before him.
However, at this moment, the balance of victory could be seen tilting, and the outcome was about to be decided.
"Your subordinates below seem quite confident in you, Darkseid."
David attacked with unhurried composure, radiating divine might.
"But I wonder if they will still be as confident when they see you like this!"
The situation seemed to have reversed. In the fierce battle, Darkseid now appeared somewhat disheveled, with multiple scorch marks from the Phoenix Force across his body, his injuries grim.
The Omega Effect, while a force of ultimate destruction, also possessed other abilities, granting Darkseid powerful regenerative capabilities. It wasn't ordinary regeneration, but a reconstruction at the molecular level.
However, this regenerative ability depended on what it was up against.
"In terms of destruction, my Phoenix Force is no weaker than yours,"
David sneered, his fist as swift and fierce as a meteor.
"But when it comes to recovery, your Omega Power is far inferior to mine. I can easily recover from the injuries you inflict, but you don't seem to be doing so well."
"If you have no other tricks, your doom is sealed."
"You think that's all I've got, Earth insect."
With a blast of his thick Omega Beams, Darkseid pushed David back. His address for David had reverted to "insect," but this time it wasn't born of genuine contempt and arrogance, but rather a desperate urgency amidst peril.
"Lord Darkseid?"
As the two separated, revealing their forms, below Themyscira, Granny Goodness and the Furies, among others, stared in disbelief at the disheveled state of the ruler of Apokolips in the distant sky. Their god seemed to be at a disadvantage.
How could this be possible!
Diana and the Amazon tribe's eyes lit up.
"When I intend to kill someone, Death itself stalks them like a shadow. No one can escape my killing intent, just as no one can escape—Death!"
Darkseid swept his gaze over those below, his eyes burning with indignant and frenzied killing intent. He bellowed to the sky, as if summoning something from the void.
Suddenly, David's hair stood on end. He felt a profound sense of foreboding, as if a terrifying entity had fixed its gaze upon him.
From within a spatial vortex, a pitch-black figure suddenly burst forth. It was clad in black armor like a medieval knight, but its feet were equipped with gliding devices resembling snowboards, and it wielded two curved sabers.
A black death ray, like a death that devoured all things, struck with blinding speed, making evasion impossible. It passed through David.
Shwing!
In agony, David was sent flying backward. A gaping wound had nearly split him open. His injuries didn't end there; black light pulsed and gathered within the wound, radiating the purest aura of death.
"How does it feel? The sensation of death upon you!"
Darkseid clutched his chest, laughing triumphantly.
David squinted. The Black Racer circled back to the Dark Lord's side, hovering in the air like his most loyal hound, ready to bring death to any of his enemies.
"I can destroy your body, and you can recover, but this is inescapable death!"
The battle in the distant sky above captured the attention of everyone on Themyscira. The sudden turn of events caused Diana and the others' expressions to change dramatically, their hearts seeming to skip a beat.
Granny Goodness and the Furies, however, cheered with elation, praising the Dark Lord's divine name.
"Great Dark Lord, no one can defeat the great you!"
"Black Racer..."
Blood poured out, and what was worse was the extreme corrosive effect of death. David clutched his chest, recognizing the perpetrator of the blow that had gravely wounded him.
The Dark Lord's ultimate secret weapon. In the comics, when Darkseid fought the Anti-Monitor for the Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid had summoned the Black Racer as his final trump card, intending to kill the Anti-Monitor.
"The physical embodiment of cosmic death, or at least an aspect of Death, tasked with harvesting the souls of the dead. Captured and controlled by Darkseid, it serves as his secret weapon."
Recalling information about the Black Racer, David began to describe its terrifying nature.
"Where there is death, the Black Racer can arrive. No one can escape its pursuit, nor can anyone survive its attacks, just as no one can escape death."
"You actually know?"
Darkseid sneered, his hands clasped behind his back.
"I never imagined someone on this remote planet would recognize it."
Although his tone held surprise and a hint of admiration, he exuded an air of victory, as if commenting on a defeated foe. He clearly believed he had won this battle.
"I also never expected to encounter someone capable of stopping me on this planet again. Your appearance surprised me, but unfortunately, you will ultimately fall into my hands.
After I cleanse this planet and obtain the Anti-Life Equation to rule the universe, I might even occasionally recall this battle. Your strength is worthy of my recognition."
The Black Racer's power was different from the Omega Effect. The Omega Effect represented ultimate destruction, while the Black Racer embodied inescapable death!
"Oh, and your power too!"
Darkseid's eyes blazed with fervor. He clenched his fist, his five fingers closing tightly.
"Your power, even a simple sensing of it, makes one's heart race. Perhaps it is an ultimate power second only to the Anti-Life Equation I have pursued my entire life. Sadly, you are not its complete master."
"Don't rush to declare victory just yet, Darkseid."
David, his face pale and tinged with a deathly gray aura, lowered the hand that had been covering his chest and slowly sneered.
"The Black Racer's power is indeed fearsome. Even you were wounded and killed by it, but that doesn't mean I will suffer the same fate."
As he spoke, color quickly returned to his face, looking as if he had recovered from his injuries caused by the Omega Effect.
In the comics, after Darkseid summoned the Black Racer, the Anti-Monitor, who controlled the Anti-Life Equation, turned the creature against its master. With a single blow, it sliced open Darkseid's chest and killed him.
"That's great!"
Seeing David recover, Diana and the others were also invigorated. Firestorm and Element Girl even pumped their fists in excitement.
The ecstatic expressions of Granny Goodness and the others froze.
Why? They had all heard the Black Racer's chilling power and terror. Such an attack was tantamount to a death sentence from the universe, but why had this man survived?
"This... this is impossible!"
Darkseid, believing victory was assured and the situation settled, was horrified that David not only survived but had also recovered from his injuries. A terrible premonition struck him, and he immediately ordered the Black Racer to attack again.
"Kill him! Kill him for me."
The pitch-black death ray shot towards David like lightning, carving marks of death onto his body, but soon he recovered once more.
The Black Racer then transformed into a black storm, trapping David within. With each rotation, a new wound appeared, attempting to inflict more death upon him.
However, after only a few turns, David suddenly reached out and grabbed its neck, seizing the embodiment of Death itself!
"Your speed is indeed incredible; I could barely react. But you shouldn't have attacked me so recklessly while circling me."
Gripping the throat of the Death Racer tightly, the wounded David's expression was indifferent.
"As if no one could catch you!"
Indeed, no one could touch the Black Racer, just as no one could catch Death, unless that person possessed extraordinary power. Darkseid could do it with the Omega Force, and David had the Phoenix Force.
However, the eternal and immortal Phoenix Force wasn't the sole reason David could resist Death under the Black Racer's attack just now.
"One of Death's avatars?
Coincidentally, my body also has a rather deep connection to Death."
The immortal and fierce Phoenix Force erupted from David's palm, killing the Black Racer and annihilating it into the very essence of Death in the universe.
Thanos was one of the balancing forces of life and death in the Marvel universe, the natural herald of the multiversal creator deity 'Death.' Sian not only inherited Thanos's bloodline but was also another miracle that surpassed his predecessor; his physique had an even stronger innate connection to Death than Thanos, even causing 'Death' to abandon Thanos at one point.
"Do you have any other trump cards?"
He brushed the ashes from his hands, his gaze causing Darkseid to recoil.
In the past, Hades's power had been unable to harm him, and that wasn't the limit of his immunity to powers like Death.
"With the two combined, even one of the universe's avatars of Death is no longer a fatal attack for me."
The Black Racer's speed was indeed faster than anything else, and its spear-like blades were as ferocious as Death's fangs, but it itself was like the Flash or other speedsters – incredibly fragile.
"Darkseid, it's your turn next!"
With a domineering and cold cry of the phoenix, David, engulfed in flames like a giant phoenix, swooped down to attack.
"No... no!"
Under the horrified gazes of Granny Goodness and others, Darkseid's eyes widened in fury as he roared, raising his fist to meet the attack.
"I am only one step away from what I've pursued my entire life! Just a little more and I would have obtained the lasso to enslave the entire universe! Why must I encounter you on this insignificant planet!"
The Lord of Apokolips roared madly, attacking relentlessly, but it couldn't change the outcome. David grew fiercer with each exchange, while Darkseid's condition worsened with accumulating injuries. Even a simple punch or kick from David sent him spitting blood.
"Finally, take a good look at this world you deem so insignificant, Dark Lord, who arrogantly believed he would never fail.
This will be your last glimpse of this universe."
A hand formed by the Phoenix Force gripped Darkseid's neck. The weakened him no longer had the strength to break free. David's voice was cold.
"This is where you will be buried."
Everyone held their breath, witnessing the cosmic darkness that made countless stars tremble about to be killed!
"Impossible! His Majesty Darkseid would never die!" Granny Goodness and the Furies cried out in despair.
"Ah!"
Darkseid, covered in bloody wounds and on the verge of death, roared in humiliation. His eyes still tried to fire Omega Beams in retaliation, but the Phoenix Force beams shot from David's eyes were a step faster, destroying his eyes and piercing into his skull.
With a tragic scream, Darkseid died in the searing agony of being incinerated. The Lord of Apokolips, who once made the universe tremble in fear, was reduced to a mere skull.
Catching Darkseid's giant skull, David tossed it around.
"Darkseid, your skull is quite a nice collectible for me. It's a bit too large to be a footrest, but it could work as a display piece?"
A deathly silence fell upon the world.
Granny Goodness and the others' eyes bulged to their maximum, unable to believe what they were seeing.
Just then, a crimson light emerged from Darkseid's remaining skull, emanating an aura of universal destruction and forming a special symbol – Ω.
"The Omega Force?"
Granny Goodness and the others exclaimed, recognizing its meaning.
"His Majesty Darkseid is dead, and it will search the universe for its next worthy master!"
A worthy master?!
But before they could even entertain the thought, the symbol turned and imprinted itself onto David's chest. A vast power surged into his body.
David opened his eyes, and the crimson glow of the Omega Force ignited within them.
Granny Goodness and the Furies retreated in shock.
"Why has the one who killed His Majesty Darkseid been recognized by the Omega Force?"
"Surprised?
After all, if I can kill Darkseid, don't I have more qualifications to wield this ultimate power that can erase all things in the universe?" David slowly descended from the void.
A similar situation had occurred in the comics. After Darkseid's death, the Omega Effect sought a new master. Clark was supposed to have that qualification, but coincidentally, Lex Luthor also had it, and in the end, he obtained it, becoming the new master of Apokolips.
With the power of the Phoenix Force, the Omega Force wasn't absolutely essential for David. However, since it chose him as its master, he wouldn't refuse.
"Since you are so loyal to Darkseid, I'll send you to join him!"
Clutching Darkseid's skull, David exuded an aura that made all things tremble, his eyes firing Omega Beams.
"No!"
The crimson light that annihilated all things was deflected, and the ultimate power that had once made them tremble and submit now targeted them. Granny Goodness and the others turned in terror, attempting to flee, but in the next instant, they were reduced to ashes in the dazzling beam.
As the Omega Beams rapidly deflected, not only Granny Goodness and the others but also the other Parademon armies on Themyscira were annihilated, with ashes falling like rain.
"Right, there are also those who don't belong to this world."
Having gained the Omega power, David's strength had undoubtedly become even greater. He fired beams from his eyes towards the heavens. The Omega Beams were faster than light, deflecting through the sky, the cities, and even the seabed.
The entire Earth, when viewed from outer space, was almost woven into a crimson cloak by the dense red light.
Beneath the sea near Atlantis.
Batman, leading Arthur and a few others, was locked in a difficult battle with Desaad, who wielded various high-tech weapons.
Suddenly, a red beam shot into the seabed. As it deflected, the Parademon armies were turned into ashes one by one. The last one was Desaad. He stared in disbelief as the world-annihilating beam surged towards him, his eyes wide.
He felt another, unfamiliar and powerful will from that terrifying power with a sense of dread.
"Your Majesty?"
Bzzzz!
Watching their formidable enemy, who had previously suppressed them with his Apokoliptian technology, turn to dust, Batman looked up at the sky, a thoughtful expression on his face as he guessed what had happened.
Relieved, he shook his head in amazement.
It seemed that with that man around, Earth's safety was never a concern. Even the Dark Lord of the universe had fallen at that man's hands; who else could defeat him?
On Themyscira, David looked down at Earth.
The surprise he received from killing Darkseid was not just the Omega power.
He could now feel that ultimate power, which he had been unable to find before, faintly resonating with his Omega Effect, waiting for him to obtain it.
"It's a shame, I'm not interested in ruling the universe."
David smiled and shook his head.
"But who says the power of the Anti-Life Equation can't be used for protection."
He could use this power to protect his family, to protect those he knew.
...
Darkseid was dead, and the Parademons and New Gods of Apokolips that had attacked with him were all eliminated. Earth had once again returned to peace.
When the news of the Dark Lord, feared by everyone in the universe, perishing on Earth reached the cosmos.
Everyone learned that on the remote life-bearing planet called Earth, a supreme being had been born who was more terrifying and powerful than Darkseid, surpassing all — the Transcendent.
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