American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 313 Mission Completed
Black Manta carried the unconscious Arthur on his shoulders, and they sped along, heading for the South Pole with a clear goal. The cold wind and snow whistled past, and Black Manta moved forward steadily in the polar wind. Soon, they arrived at a secret glacier cave. The cave entrance was hidden behind a thick layer of ice, and only those who knew the route well could find it.

Black Manta led Arthur through the glacier cave. The icy air was bone-chillingly cold. The ice walls inside the cave flickered with a blue glow, reflecting a strange light. They followed the winding ice road and came to the entrance of an ancient tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a forgotten kingdom - Nekros.

Nekros is buried under the ice, and the broken buildings and ruins show its former glory. Black Manta takes Arthur across a long black bridge. The sea water is so cold that it seems to freeze all living things.

At the end of the long bridge was a magnificent frozen throne, on which sat a lifelike ice sculpture of Kodax. In front of the throne was an altar the size of a tea table, engraved with ancient and mysterious runes.

Black Manta placed Arthur on the altar, and Arthur was still unconscious. Black Manta pulled out the broken Dark Trident from his waist, sneered, and slowly used the sharp blade of the Trident to cut a deep scar on Arthur's face. Blood flowed out and dripped onto the altar.

As Arthur's blood flowed into the groove of the altar, a blue light suddenly lit up, the runes on the altar began to flicker, and blue magic patterns spread from the center of the altar. The entire altar emitted a low humming sound, as if calling for something.

The ice on the Frozen Throne gradually broke, and ice chips flew everywhere. The ice that sealed Kodax began to crack, and cracks spread rapidly. With the last loud bang, the ice completely broke, and Kodax on the throne gradually regained his vitality. His eyes opened, flashing with a cold light.

Black Manta stood aside with a smug smile on his face: "Great Kodax, I brought Arthur's blood as promised"

Kodax slowly stood up from the Frozen Throne, his eyes flashing with a cold light. He glanced at the unconscious Arthur, and then turned his gaze to the chains that had trapped him for a long time. These chains had once been the shackles of his power, but now, they were about to become a thing of the past.

"Finally reborn," Kodax said coldly, and he exerted force with both hands to tear apart the chains that trapped him. The chains made a harsh metallic cracking sound in his hands, then broke and scattered on the ground.

"I have waited too long in the darkness," Kodax continued, his voice deep and powerful. "The whole world will feel my pain."

Black Manta stood aside, his eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

Kodax slowly raised his hand, and the dark trident flew into his palm, flashing a cold light.

Kodax glanced at Black Manta and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. Did a mere human really think that he would grant him power?

But in a sense, it is true that Kodax will indeed give Black Manta some power, of course, the way of giving it may not be what Black Manta wants.

Kodax pointed the Dark Trident at Black Manta, and a green light suddenly shot out from the trident. The light quickly wrapped around Black Manta like a venomous snake, fixing him firmly in place.

Black Manta felt an irresistible force and his body began to tremble violently.

Black Manta wailed in pain. The green light gradually eroded his body, his skin became dark and rough, and his eyes flashed with madness. Black Manta's body began to twist and deform, and eventually turned into a terrifying black monster.

The monster's body was covered with dark scales, its eyes glowed fiercely, and it let out a deep roar. Black Manta was no longer the same person he once was, but a monster completely dominated by the power of darkness.

The black monster knelt on the ground and let out a low roar, expressing its submission to Kodax.

Kodax looked at the black manta that had been transformed into a monster and laughed wildly, the sound echoing in the cold kingdom. He turned his head to look at the unconscious Arthur, his eyes flashing with malice.

"I never thought that the descendant of Atlan's bloodline would be reduced to the level of a green-haired turtle," Kodax sneered, "I will transform you into a turtle monster. I really hope Atlan can see this."

As he spoke, he raised the Dark Trident and pointed it at Arthur. However, he suddenly stopped, put down the trident, and smiled coldly: "It's too easy for you to be transformed while you are unconscious."

So, Kodax used dark magic and began to absorb a lot of the life force of the monster transformed by Black Manta, transferring it to Arthur.

Arthur woke up slowly under the effect of magic. He saw Kodax in front of him and felt the powerful aura and dark power, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"Who are you?" Arthur asked tremblingly.

Kodax laughed wildly: "I am the king of Necrus, Kodax!"

Arthur was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Kodax? Nekros? Never heard of it."

Kodax's smile suddenly stopped. He stared at Arthur and asked tentatively: "Fallen Prince, Evil Shadow Ruler?"

Seeing that Arthur was still confused, Kodax twitched his lips and said, "You green-haired turtle, you should at least have heard of the Dark Sea Emperor."

Arthur continued to shake his head, looking bewildered and frightened.

Kodax sighed helplessly and said, "I am Atlan's biological brother."

Upon hearing this, Arthur nodded immediately and said, "Ah, so you are the younger brother of our ancestor Atlan. I am a direct descendant of the Atlan royal family. We are actually one family. You should have told me earlier. You scared me."

Kodax looked at the excited Arthur, smiled coldly, and said: "I was defeated by Atlan and sealed here."

Arthur's smile disappeared instantly, and he tried to save it: "Actually, I am a collateral branch, with half human blood in me. I don't feel any sense of belonging to Atlan."

Kodax looked at Arthur's changes and sneered with disdain: "What a spineless descendant," Kodax sneered, "No wonder he turned into a green-haired turtle, it's really a shame for the Atlantis royal bloodline. As a member of the Atlantis royal family, you should have the courage and guts to not fear power and would rather break than bend!"

Kodax turned his gaze towards Arthur, his eyes flashing with malice: "I will transform you into a turtle monster, and then ride you to destroy Atlan."

When Arthur heard this, his face turned pale. He immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, even kowtowed and begged: "Please let me go, let my wife Mera and my mother Atlanna go! Please!"

Kodax sneered at Arthur who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of contempt: "How ridiculous! The royal family of Atlantis is actually afraid before the battle. When I was defeated by Atlantis, I didn't even say a word, even if I was sealed in darkness forever and could not be reborn."

Arthur quickly complimented, "Lord Dark Sea Emperor is extremely brave, far beyond the reach of people like me. Your courage and strength are truly admirable."

Kodax looked at Arthur who was flattering him, and thought of Atlantis who ignored his pleas and blood ties after defeating him. He never expected that Atlantis' descendants would beg for mercy so servilely in front of him.

Looking at Arthur's features that were somewhat similar to Atlan's, Kodakus couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling extremely happy.

However, at this moment, a magic portal suddenly opened in front of Kodax, and Xiao Xian walked out of the portal with a faint smile. Kodax's laughter stopped immediately, as if it was strangled.

Kodax felt the powerful aura of the Dimensional Demon God emanating from Xiao Xian, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Dimensional Demon God! What on earth is the Supreme Sorcerer doing? He doesn't care about anything even when the Dimensional Demon God descends?!"

Xiao Xian smiled slightly and walked slowly towards Kodax, with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "My Lord Dark Sea Emperor, are you dissatisfied with this Supreme Mage?"

Kodax was shocked and confused when he heard Xiao Xian's words, but he quickly reacted and hurriedly bowed his head and said fearfully, "No, no, I dare not. The Supreme Mage has come from afar. I don't know what your request is. As long as Kodax can satisfy it, I will do my best to complete it without hesitation."

Arthur was shocked to see Kodax's sudden change of attitude and Xiao Xian, whom Kodax called the Supreme Mage. He shouted to Xiao Xian in shock and uncertainty: "Xiao Xian? Are you Abin? My master?"

Xiao Xian ignored Arthur, smiled indifferently, and said to Kodax with a cold look: "I need to borrow your head."

Kodax nodded repeatedly and quickly agreed: "Okay, okay!" As he said that, he cut off his head with black magic without hesitation. The headless body knelt down and handed the head to Xiao Xian with both hands, and the head said respectfully:
"From today on, my head is at your disposal, Master Supreme Mage."

Arthur was watching Kodax being so servile and flattering, and he was speechless and ironic. He couldn't help but recall what Kodax had just said about his courage and bravery in not fearing power and never giving up, but now he was offering his head so flatteringly.

What shocked Arthur even more was that the head of Kodax in Xiao Xian's hand actually spoke:
"As the direct descendant of my elder brother, I am so honored to be your cuckold. I offer my wife and mother to you. I only regret that I am alone and my mother has passed away a long time ago. If you don't mind, I am willing to marry a beautiful woman and offer her to you, the Supreme Mage."

Arthur was shocked by Kodax's shamelessness, and felt angry and helpless. He thought Kodax was an unyielding warrior, but he didn't expect him to be so despicable and shameless. Damn, now you have to compete to be a turtle?

Xiao Xian looked at Kodax's head and said coldly, "Nonsense." After that, his eyes suddenly emitted heat-seeking lasers, which directly penetrated Kodax's head. Kodax's head was instantly melted by the high temperature, making a harsh hissing sound, and then turned into a ball of ash.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Xian turned his burning gaze to Kodax's headless body. The laser swept across it quickly, and the body quickly burned and roasted in the high temperature. After a while, Kodax's body turned into a pile of ashes and disappeared into the air.

Arthur watched all this in amazement. If Xiao Xian had glared at him when he attacked him, he would have been a corpse.

At the same time, a familiar reminder sounded beside Xiao Xian's ear.
Ding~ Mission: The Lost Kingdom has been completed!
The next second, a large amount of black magic knowledge came into his head, including not only black magic but also a lot of knowledge about the coordinates of other worlds such as dimensional worlds, alien worlds, and how to trade with the powerful beings in them, as well as Kodax's various experiences.

If it were an ordinary person, he might be turned into an idiot by the large amount of information, but Xiao Xian is now a dimensional demon god, so it is not difficult for him to process this level of information.

With the help of the power of dimensional space, Xiao Xian quickly digested this knowledge, and based on this knowledge, he discovered some things that he had never discovered before.

"Bruce, is Batman really not that simple? Or maybe the demons from other dimensions don't want to see me monopolize the Earth, so..." Xiao Xian touched his chin, thinking to himself.

After obtaining Kodax's knowledge of black magic and his understanding of dimensional demons, some of Batman's previously normal behaviors and traces now seem quite suspicious to Xiao Xian.

"However, as a native of this world and the Supreme Mage, my advantages in this world are no joke. Previously, I just changed my job and lacked experience, and I didn't know enough about the dimensional demons. Now with Kodax's knowledge and experience, I have finally made up for some of my shortcomings in this area."

Although Xiao Xian might not be able to defeat these veteran dimensional demons in other worlds, in this world, even if they descend in their true form, Xiao Xian can defeat them with the help of the world's will, or even devour them.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xian's eyes moved, and then he looked at Arthur who was looking at him with a flattering and fawning face and said, "Go back by yourself."

Although there are monsters outside now, Arthur is the protagonist of Aquaman, far from being comparable to Black Manta, a character with no plot. Xiao Xian is not worried about his safety at all.

Although he cannot compare to the father of DC, Batman, Aquaman is also an important plot character in this world. Unless he encounters an extraterritorial dimensional demon like Xiao Xian, even Kodax will not be able to kill Arthur due to various coincidences, let alone those monsters.

When Xiao Xian deliberately delayed his arrival, Kodax could have easily killed Arthur with a single halberd, or turned Arthur into a monster immediately, but instead he tried to wake Arthur up and humiliate him.

Xiao Xian estimated that even if he continued to drag it out, Kodax would let Arthur go for some outrageous reasons, such as wanting Arthur to live to see the destruction of Atlantis or to continue to listen to Arthur's flattery.

"Okay!" Arthur was not angry at all when he heard that. Instead, he nodded happily.

(End of this chapter)