"Who is it?" Diana pressed.
"It's him. The Batman Who Laughs."
"This is all his conspiracy."
Gwenpool bit her lip. "If it really is him, then we're in big trouble."
"After all... everything is part of his plan."
Gwenpool opened the "Dark Nights" chapter, and on the first page was a terrifying man in a black uniform.
"He is definitely the most terrifying and mysterious villain boss in DC. Although he is not the strongest, his infallible wisdom makes people despair."
Anzu was the first to raise her hand in objection. "But we have the omniscient and omnipotent Aaron."
Reika nodded in agreement. "No matter how smart he is, can he be more powerful than omniscience and omnipotence?"
Gwenpool, hearing this, casually tossed the comic book aside. "You have a point. Since things have come to this, let's play a round of 'Eat Chicken' first."
"Alright, wait a moment, something is coming."
Aaron's gaze made Pamela stand up. The women each displayed their divine powers, either with surging golden light, entwining green leaves, or materialized energy, completing their attire.
Seeing all their charms covered, Aaron then waved his hand and the invisible barrier opened,
A blue stream of light appeared in the sky, darting around, seemingly lost.
At this moment, the blue stream of light sensed something, made a 180-degree turn on the spot, and flew straight towards Aaron.
This was the Blue Lantern of Hope, one of the Seven Lantern Corps' rings.
"Another power ring has come to me. It seems I'm very popular." Aaron raised an eyebrow, getting it without any effort.
He grabbed the blue lantern ring, which consciously tried to slip onto his index finger but was firmly held and devoured it.
[Willpower Amplification: Hope that embodies willpower can double willpower, thereby unleashing even greater power!]
[Power of Hope (Fragment): You have mastered the Power of Hope. As long as you hold hope, your power will continuously increase, and you can endlessly strengthen emotional power. At the same time, your luck will further improve, and it can effectively suppress and clear negative forces, effects, and even rules.]
[Spark of Hope: As long as hope remains and life has not ceased, one can be reborn from the ashes, returning in full glory! (Can be used on oneself or on others or objects)]
This is the Power of Hope? Another conceptual skill.
Aaron blinked, not expecting the weakest of the Seven Lantern Corps, to bring so many surprises.
Although there was no strict hierarchy among the Seven Lantern Corps, based on corps strength and lantern ring specialties, the blue lantern ring was at the bottom from every perspective.
The green lantern ring could materialize various weapons, the yellow lantern ring was similar to the green, with little difference between them. The red lantern ring had the greatest staying power and decent attack power, while the orange lantern ring was the strongest.
Even the slightly weaker Star Sapphire Ring and Indigo Lantern Ring possessed mind-control techniques and conventional attack methods.
Especially the latter, due to its characteristics, the Indigos often chose notorious villains, brainwashing and reforming them. After they turned over a new leaf, they became messengers of the Holy Mother, possessing considerable basic strength.
Only the Blue Lantern of Hope had almost no offensive capabilities, only gaining combat power and materialization abilities when near a green light.
Its greatest function was to amplify the green lantern ring's strength and suppress the negative effects of the Red, Yellow, and Orange Lanterns, essentially serving as the Green Lantern's dedicated healer.
After all, from the very beginning of the Blue Lantern Corps' establishment, it was meant to assist the Green Lantern Corps, allowing the latter to exert greater combat power, while it itself had almost no combat power.
Strictly speaking, the Blue Lantern Corps was an appendage of the Green Lantern Corps, not even capable of existing as a separate corps, primarily because it was too weak.
However, this hope, in Aaron's hands, could unleash even greater power.
Aaron tested his new abilities one by one.
The effect of Willpower Amplification was simple and brutal. He could sense that the intangible and formless Willpower suddenly doubled, allowing him to easily conjure stars and even galaxies, and it was a permanent conjuration.
As for the Power of Hope...
This was the greatest gain.
With just a simple attempt, this Power of Hope could quell anger, overcome fear, pierce through darkness, reverse death...
Aaron even casually reignited a dead star.
Theoretically, as long as hope is strong enough, it can even revive a universe on the verge of destruction.
Hope, a beautiful wish in adversity, can turn decay into wonder. Its potential is limitless.
However, the more ethereal such a thing is, the harder it is to improve and unleash its full power.
But with Infinite Evolution by his side, Aaron was confident he could gradually enhance and strengthen it, making it his trump card.
Even now, the Power of Hope is quite strong.
Aaron discovered that when combined with other idealistic abilities like 'Many Hands Make Light Work' and Confidence Empowerment, his overall physical qualities continuously improved after he used the Power of Hope, and even the intensity of his other abilities increased.
Coupled with Probability Manipulation and Plot Armor, Aaron found his luck to be terrifyingly strong.
He was like the main character. Everything went smoothly for him, and even without using other abilities, he seemed to be able to achieve whatever he wished?
Aaron was not sure of the upper limit of this ability, but without a doubt, the probability of him encountering danger was infinitely low, and wherever he went, he was likely to find opportunities for gain.
As for his enemies... they would most likely choke to death even while drinking water.
This made Aaron look forward even more to the entity of Hope and other emotional abilities.
"Intelligent lifeform locked, Aaron of Earth, you possess the ability to instill unwavering hope in others, welcome to the Blue Lantern Corps."
At this moment, a voice devoid of emotion surged in.
Aaron looked up and saw two Blue Lanterns flash into existence from the void.
Behind them were several aliens in blue uniforms, who were none other than the Guardians of the Universe and the Blue Lantern Corps.
"Hello, I am Ganthet, a Guardian of the Universe, and this is my companion Sayd. We have come following the Light of Hope, seeking a savior who can save the world."
"Without a doubt, Hope has chosen you, you are the savior."
Ganthet now resembled a mystic, his gaze towards Aaron filled with both puzzlement and excitement.
Aaron raised an eyebrow. "So you haven't all died yet. I thought you had all fallen in battle on Oa, especially since the Green Lantern Corps was down to its last member."
"Cough, cough."
Ganthet was a bit embarrassed and quickly explained, "Because we still need to fight against the evil Red Lanterns, Yellow Lanterns, and Orange Lantern Corps."
"The destruction of the Green Lantern Corps was not meaningless. As you can see, we have found hope."
He spread his hand, and the Blue Lantern Corps members behind him shimmered with blue light.
Aaron curled his lips. "But the Green Lantern Corps is gone."
Ganthet was silent for a moment.
That was the truth.
After creating the blue lantern ring and selecting suitable candidates, he discovered that the blue lantern ring could only exert its power by relying on the green lantern ring.
But the problem was, the Green Lantern Corps was completely wiped out, their green lantern rings confiscated, and even their central power battery destroyed. Without the green lanterns, the Blue Lanterns were useless, no matter how many people there were.
Hope? He saw no hope, only despair.
If only the blue lantern ring had been created a little earlier, perhaps the Green Lantern Corps would not have been destroyed by the three-color lantern alliance in the Battle of Oa.
Alas, it was all too late.
Ganthet, helpless, could only release the power ring, in which he had placed the most hope, to seek the only hope in the darkness.
Then the power ring arrived on the extremely backward and unremarkable Earth, and fell into Aaron's hands.
If all went as expected, Aaron was the only hope.
"Aaron, Hope has chosen you. Put it on, and you will be a Blue Lantern... Hmm? Where's the power ring? Where's Hope?!"
Ganthet then noticed that Aaron did not have the blue lantern ring in his hand.
That was their only hope!
"I'm afraid I have no interest in joining the Blue Lantern Corps."
Aaron took out the blue lantern ring, he had no interest in being a dog for the Blue Lanterns.
As everyone knew, the favorite thing for these Blue Lanterns to do was cause trouble.
The growth of the Orange Lantern Corps was facilitated by them. When Larfleeze and others first obtained the Orange Lanterns, it was these Blue Lanterns who, fearing war with the Orange Lanterns, deliberately let these individuals fight among themselves, leaving hidden dangers for the Orange Lanterns.
The Yellow Lantern Corps was also created by them, with one of the Guardians of the Universe being possessed by Parallax.
Furthermore, even Atrocitus, the leader of the Red Lantern Corps, had an irreconcilable feud with them, as his homeworld was destroyed by them.
Moreover, the Blue Lanterns were good at eliminating dissent, shirking responsibility, and liked to bury their heads in the sand, digging pits but not filling them. They had repeatedly caused major crises.
Working with such a group of troublemakers would inevitably lead to disaster.
Seeing Aaron's unwillingness to wear the power ring, Ganthet urgently said, "Aaron, the three lantern corps are coming. Only by wearing the power ring can Earth have a glimmer of hope. We will assist you in resisting them."
"Besides the three lantern corps, there are even more terrifying entities eyeing Earth."
Ganthet was very anxious. The Battle of Oa, where the three lantern corps alliance attacked, was full of eerie occurrences.
It was true that they had sown the seeds, but before the war broke out, the Yellow Lantern Corps clearly only had one Parallax , who was sealed by Abin Sur.
Although the Red Lanterns were powerful, apart from Atrocitus, the others were brainless fools dominated by rage.
Because the Red Lantern ring replaced the wearer's heart and triggered their anger, causing them to lose their minds, they could only use basic attacks and could not create constructs.
They could only exert 70% of their full power, making it impossible for them to be a match for the Green Lantern Corps.
But in this battle, many Red Lanterns regained their sanity, which was very abnormal.
And the Orange Lantern Corps...
Larfleeze was clearly not in Sector Zero, and he was also killing people all over the universe, collecting everything he liked.
But inexplicably, the Orange Lanterns attacked Oa first, and then the Red Lanterns and Yellow Lanterns arrived together.
Eerie, extremely eerie!
It was as if a mastermind was manipulating things from behind.
However, this did not persuade Aaron.
"Alright, all of you scram. I will deal with them, in my own way."