Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 503 Old Deng, take this punch!

After Tony finished recounting the background, Joey looked up and saw that Doctor Doom had already disappeared. Instead, a green light streaked across the distant horizon and landed within the swamp monster's magical domain.

It is a spark.

As soon as Xinghuo landed, he grabbed Joey's hand, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"What's wrong?"

Even through the touch of skin, no matter how oblivious Joey was, she could sense Starfire's unease: "Were you crying just now? Who was it?!"

As for the gems—Joey couldn't care less right now; no one had the time or inclination to hunt down Doctor Doom.

Whether it's one gem or five, as long as it's not six, it's ultimately useless. At this crucial juncture, what difference does it make whether you're missing two or three gems?

What's wrong with Xinghuo? What exactly happened over there?

Why is she so sad?

"Who is it? Is it that old bastard? I'm going to deal with him right now!"

"I have no idea----"

Starfire's heartbreak stemmed from Jor El revealing too many truths to her at once: who was responsible for the annihilation of Tamaran, and her father's ruthlessness towards his people and even his own daughter, Blackfire.

And then there's the fact that after just reuniting with her sister, the one she's destined to be separated from again—a separation that feels like death.

This feeling wasn't just about heartbreak; another piece of news from Joe Al left Spark completely bewildered.

This unexpected event happened so fast that she didn't even know if she and Joey were prepared, especially since Joey, as Superman, was constantly in danger: "Joey, I—"

These events have once again shattered the cognitive defenses she had built up, leaving her with so many emotions she wants to confide in Joey, but it's simply not the right time.

"She's here, so let's begin."

The swamp monster's muffled syllables interrupted Starfire's pent-up frustration, making him even more hesitant.

The Spirit of Existence is hidden here, and now they are to do what the Guardians wanted to do in the very beginning: retrieve the Spirit of Existence!

What troubled Spark was that none of them knew what Joe El was up to. Spark could tell that the other party was tacitly approving or even encouraging them to do this.

But why?

At any other time, they might have been able to stop and find the cause, but not at this point in time when the two universes are colliding.

Since it is impossible to push the two Earths apart, the spirit of existence must be removed from Earth. Only in this way can there be a chance to save everyone in both universes by sacrificing one Earth.

"Give me the lamp." The swamp monster stretched out its hand towards Joey, then looked at Joey, who was still comforting Starfire and standing motionless, seemingly unconcerned. "Please, lend a hand, I can't carry that thing by myself!"

Busy trying to appease Xinghuo, Joey's face darkened. He could only casually lift the lamp stove, only to fall in front of the swamp monster. In his opinion, the monster was deliberately trying to cause trouble: "This thing isn't even heavy!!"

The swamp monster, unsure how to explain it to a Muggle, exclaimed, "No, it's heavy!"

To extract the essence of existence, which is white light in its own spectrum, it is impossible to rely solely on a single-color green lamp.

Fortunately, due to certain reasons, the green lamp furnace that constitutes the entire spider lamp cluster is no longer an ordinary green lamp energy source.

Apart from pure numerical powerhouses like Superman, none of the other characters on the scene, whether relying on the emotional spectrum like Lantern or the magical Swamp Monster, could bear such a burden.

"Before the ceremony begins————"

The swamp monster placed his hands on the lamp, which felt incredibly heavy to him: "Is there anything you don't understand? You'd better hurry up and tell me. Under the white light, we must be completely open-minded."

"Let's begin."

Joey nodded; this was the only option left, even if it wasn't a long-term solution.

Time was so tight that they had no other choice, and this might be the only viable plan in the end.

Extract the Spirit of Existence, sever His bond with the Flashpoint Universe Earth itself, and then there will be more room for maneuver between the two.

These damned Kryptonians killed Mogo, which filled Joey with resentment once again.

But at least there's another Earth. If things really get to the point of no return, the only option is to have Reverse-Flash and Joey rapidly transport everyone to the other side of the universe, and then simply abandon Flashpoint.

The vines on the swamp monster's body spread down the green lamp in its hand, as if the lamp itself were taking root and sprouting into the ground.

After establishing a connection with the earth, the lamp, which shone with a deep green light, began to change.

The seven colors of light—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet—began to split out from the center of the green light, forming a seven-colored rainbow belonging to the spectrum of emotions.

Green is the most neutral and stable energy in the emotional spectrum, but with the formation of Spider-Man's Green Lantern Corps and its subsequent disbandment, the color has become more neutral.

Each ring wearer imbues the core of this lamp with emotions that transcend the green itself; in other words, this lamp has long been polluted by other colors.

This is definitely not good news for Joey, or for any Spider-Man who uses or has used a Green Lantern ring from this furnace, but at this moment, both universes happen to need this kind of bad thing.

The lamp, radiating seven-colored light, spread its beams across the earth, and the seven colors merged into one, becoming white light that could refract seven-colored light.

Guided by this white light, the spirit of existence finally had the prerequisite to break out of its shell.

As the ceremony progressed to this point, streaks of black light appeared on the distant horizon, severing the clear African sky and clouds.

That sound—without a doubt, it was the arrival of the Kryptonians.

And these weren't ordinary Kryptonians, but Jor-El and his Royal Guard.

"Get ready, we're going to intercept them!"

Batman, as if giving orders to a longtime comrade-in-arms, unceremoniously gave Hal, whose wounds were still healing, a seemingly fatal mission: "Go and hold off those two on the left!"

"Oh, me?"

Hal Jordan, still pale from his injury, was astonished: "Is your Green Lantern Army's rookie welcome ceremony always this hardcore?"

He had just experienced firsthand just how powerful the Kryptonians were. Batman's words were like giving a fresh recruit a rifle and expecting him to take on a tank one-on-one.

And there were two of them!

But the feeling of wearing the green light ring quickly dispelled Hal's frustration; he even felt that the ring was made just for him.

With this green light ring, even the fearsome Kryptonians couldn't sway him in the slightest: "Leave it to me, sir, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

But soon, Hal realized that he might not even need to lift a finger.

Because Superman had already taken off, leaping into the air like a cruise missile, and locked onto that small group of Kryptonians, especially...

It is the one in the middle that is subtly the leader.

"Karl, wait! We're not here to stop you!"

No matter what Joe Al said, Joey was determined. He spread his right arm, swung his body back, and, not swearing for a long time, raised his hand to meet Joe Al's nose, ready to deliver a devastating blow to his own father: "Damn it, Old Deng, take this!"