I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

People always have beautiful fantasies about what they don't have, and Karl had a similar mentality; he lacked a firm will and clear goals.

Most of his actions follow a pattern of responding to events as they occur, including his 20-year space relocation plan, which was also a response to the impending arrival of the anti-monitors.

Unlike Mebius, he did not have firm and clear goals. For him, wanting to live a peaceful life was not a life goal, but just a desire, a tendency stemming from his Buddhist-like personality.

Lacking this same will, Karl greatly admired Möbius's unwavering pursuit of evolution and was willing to offer him assistance.

"So, given enough time, our relationship can take another step forward?" Möbius replied frivolously, "That would be great, because snakes are masters of waiting."

“Maybe,” Carl said, then ended the conversation.

"I've granted you partial access to the building and the underground laboratory. You can conduct research at any time, but I still have some things to take care of."

Chapter 171 The Death of Luther

Back on Earth 3, after settling Möbius with Doomsday Bone Spikes, Carl realized he still had three things to finish up.

First, there's the moon with its chaotic orbit in the sky; Karl was actually starting to lose interest in doing that.

Karl used to use the moon to block sunlight because he hadn't yet created a sun protection field, so he needed the moon to block it. Later, when protective measures were available, the moon's role became more symbolic.

However, once the Ultimate Alliance is established, this symbolic deterrent can be provided by the Alliance itself. As long as the Ultimate Alliance does not cause any trouble, naturally no villains will dare to step forward and cause sabotage.

"Let's do it again. If no one causes trouble when we come back next time, let's put the moon back on track."

Carl traveled to outer space, moved the moon to block out the sunlight, and decided that if the Ultimate Alliance worked, he wouldn't do this kind of thing again.

The second thing is Alexander Luther, who is located in the underground base.

Just as Karl was about to use the Soul Blender to extract all of the opponent's energy, he received Bronya's plea for help, so he didn't have time to kill her.

At this point, Carl returned to the base and threw the emaciated Luther back into the machine.

Mebius, watching the prisoner from the side, asked curiously, "Zanza, the counterpart of Shazam's power, wouldn't it be a bit wasteful to use it all as spaceship fuel?"

While operating the Soul Blender, Karl replied, "This is certainly not the best way to use it, but the other party will not obey orders, and the power of Zansha is not easy to seize, so we have no choice but to use this method."

Carl received a lightning scepter from Batman, which can channel lightning-shaped energy over a wide range, including the Speed ​​Force and the Zamza Force.

In theory, if Karl were willing to put in the effort to research it, he could use the Lightning Scepter to temporarily redirect Zamsa's power to others.

However, doing so would be of little significance, because this kind of power will recognize its master, and something similar has happened in the main universe.

The sorcerer Constantine used a magical artifact to exchange his own voice with Shazam's, thus temporarily gaining Shazam's power.

But less than a minute later, Shazam regained his power with a spell, and even though it was only for a very short time, Constantine, who was not the master of the power, was almost torn to pieces by the power of Shazam within him.

Magical power is ultimately very dependent on qualifications; it's best not to use it recklessly if you're not the original owner.

Carl quickly finished the preparations, connecting several mechanical pipes to Luther, and then started the Soul Blender.

A bridge has been built between the soul technology from another world and Luther's soul, and now it's time to extract it.

Carl stood outside the machine and used his thermal vision to burn off the tape on Luther's mouth. Instantly, the other man shouted the incantation without hesitation.

"Zansha!" Boom!

A massive bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere, instantly transforming Luther from a skinny bony man into a muscular giant wreathed in lightning. However, the only thing that didn't fit the description of a muscular giant was that the opponent had a total of 5 heads.

"Superb! You will pay for what you've done..."

Before Luther could finish his harsh words, Carl used his heat vision combined with X-ray vision to swiftly and cleanly burn away the opponent's heart.

Of course, Luther, who had absorbed a large amount of divine beast power, would not die from a mere fatal wound, but Karl only needed the other party to quiet down temporarily.

While Luthor's body was still healing, Carl thrust the lightning scepter he had taken from Batman into the top of Luthor's head, greatly disrupting his abilities.

However, even after being weakened in both physical and mental aspects, the Soul Blender's operating efficiency remained very low, and the energy-rich souls were not so easy to extract.

Sparks flew throughout the laboratory as all the instruments worked their hardest to keep running normally, and this situation continued for a full half hour without any sign of stopping.

"It's much more difficult than I imagined, but at least it can be extracted smoothly. The rest is mainly a matter of time, a slow and steady process."

After looking at it for a while, Mebius took Doomsday's bone spikes to other rooms to study them. She couldn't help here; only Karl could do this job.

He kept Luther physically mutilated and used the Lightning Scepter at close range; anyone else would have been unable to subdue Luther.

The process of extracting Luther's soul energy took nearly two days. With Karl's continuous weakening, Luther was eventually drained dry by the blender.

His once muscular and strong body has become as frail as before the transformation, so thin that it would collapse at the slightest breeze.

Indeed, that was the case. After Carl turned off the machine, the temperature difference created a breeze in the laboratory, and Luther's body instantly turned to ashes and dissipated in the wind, leaving him with no energy left.

Luther's energy was diverted by Carl to the energy source of the former Brainiac ship, now the Octopus Ship. Unless this escape ship undertakes intergalactic travel, it will probably never need to be recharged again.

After doing all that, there was one more thing to finish: the lamp ring that Carl had taken.

"The yellow lantern ring is fine, Old Bat basically doesn't need it. Let's return the green and purple lanterns. I wonder what kind of punishment Hal and the others will get from the Legion's guardians for losing the green lantern ring."

In general, members of righteous organizations who lose their equipment after being attacked by an invincible enemy are usually understood by their teammates, since it is not a crime committed in battle.

However, the founders of the Green Lantern Corps, the short, blue aliens who call themselves guardians of the universe, are rigid creatures who have suppressed their emotions. They wouldn't be like them if they didn't cause some trouble. Many of the DC's crises are related to their mistakes, so they will most likely punish the Green Lanterns.

Green Lantern is, after all, one of the main members of the Justice League. Without him, some major crises might not be resolved smoothly. If many disasters in the main universe are left unchecked, they could easily spread to multiple universes. To avoid such a thing, it would be better to return the ring.

Carl entered the living room of his building, where the golden skull was still displayed in his showcase.

Karl drew his jeweled sword and let its light shine on the skull. Gradually, the situation of a parallel world emerged from these lights and shadows.

The golden skull was secured with several heavy locks. Looking around, there were numerous surveillance devices and automatic weapons, and at the end of the line of sight was a door that would only appear in a vault.

"Was it secretly stored away? But these mechanisms are useless."

Karl can now temporarily overcome his only weakness with a large amount of kryptonite. Therefore, he is not afraid of these traps and mechanisms.

The golden skull from the parallel world easily broke free of its shackles, and together with the one in Karl's hand, opened the door to Earth 0.

Just seconds after Carl left, a similar small portal opened in Gotham City on Earth-3.

"Okay, let's find the bastard who stole my ring!"

Chapter 172 Justice League Assembles

Let's rewind to more than half a month ago.

The location is Gotham City on Earth 0. Batman has just seen off Sinestro, who came to Earth to check on the situation.

Sinestro is the leader of the Yellow Lantern Corps. Originally a member of the Green Lantern Corps, he betrayed the organization after certain events and created the Yellow Lantern Corps using fear energy.

The design of his ring was inspired by the Green Lantern Corps, but he also created it himself, so he had a certain degree of control over the ring, which is reflected in the change of the Corps' name.

A month ago, Sinestro noticed a yellow light signal on Earth. Although it disappeared quickly, he decided to come and take a look because of the special nature of Earth.

After causing numerous incidents, Sinestro and his henchmen were eventually driven off Earth by the Justice League, which gave Batman time to explain the situation to the Justice League.

The Alliance members gathered in the Hall of Justice, with all the main members present except for Aquaman and Martian Manhunter.

As soon as he sat down, Hal, who had lost his lantern ring, anxiously asked Batman, "Why did you keep a yellow lantern ring? Never mind, it's all been stolen anyway. What I really want to know is, who is that Superman who came to steal the lantern ring? What is his purpose?"

After Hal and the others lost their rings, Kilowog wanted to report it directly to the Legion, but Hal dissuaded him. Hal, who never followed the rules rigidly, said that as long as they retrieved their rings within a certain period of time, there would be no problem.

Hal then asked other members of the alliance to forge their signal so that the Green Lantern Corps wouldn't discover that two rings had disappeared.

Hal was initially in a good mood, but with Sinestro appearing on Earth, nearly half a month passed and they hadn't started their journey to retrieve the ring, which made Hal increasingly impatient.

Batman spoke slowly and deliberately. His voice, processed by a special voice changer, sounded deep, weathered, and imposing.

“I did some research, and he first appeared near the metropolis, using a tool called Pandora’s Box to come to this world.”

"Pandora's Box?" Wonder Woman asked in surprise. "I've read about it in the documents from Themyscira. Legend has it that humanity's original sin was released from the box by Pandora. Why would Superman be in the box?"

Batman shook his head and denied it, saying, "No, I had Robin ask Pandora herself. She cursed the gods and wizards and then said that the box was actually a portal to other worlds."

"Later I studied the box again and I can confirm that it is indeed a product of technology. Pandora did not lie."

"So that Superman is actually from another world, right?" the Flash said in a very fast voice.

Batman nodded: "That's right, Calais, Superman from a parallel universe."

"Excuse me," the Flash suddenly interrupted, "did you have an accent when you were speaking just now, or maybe you need to replace your voice changer? Your pronunciation sounded a bit inaccurate."

Batman didn't reply, but just stared at the Flash expressionlessly until the Flash wanted to shrink behind Superman before he stopped.

“This is the name revealed by the yellow light ring, Kalil, not Kalel,” Batman continued.

“I don’t care what his name is,” Hal said urgently. “All I want to know is if I can get my ring back.”

"Calm down, Hal."

At this moment, Superman, the last of the three giants of the alliance, spoke up: "I believe Batman will definitely find a way to go to other worlds. He can just talk to me in that world when the time comes. You don't need to be in such a hurry."

Superman is not used to assuming malice towards his opponents. Kal't came here to steal the lamp ring but did not harm anyone. Moreover, when he took the lamp ring, he said that he needed it to save the world.

Therefore, Superman believes that when he gets to that world, simply saying a word will probably solve the problem.

"Have you forgotten something?" Batman disagreed with this idea: "In that world, you were approved by the yellow light. Your super brain shouldn't have forgotten what the yellow light represents."

Fear—everyone knew it. They had just seen off Sinestro, the leader of the Yellow Lantern Legion, and knew very well what the Yellow Lantern Ring was.

“Batman is right. The fact that he has the approval of the yellow light means that he is an object of fear in that world, and we must be wary of him,” Wonder Woman said.

“Alright.” Superman didn’t argue much with his teammate, but being cautious wasn’t necessarily a bad thing: “So, Batman, do you need my help with building the interdimensional portal?”

"Just wait." Batman said before leaving the Hall of Justice and returning to Gotham to begin preparations.

With Superman's help, creating the portal would definitely be much faster, but Batman still chose to do it alone. He not only needed to find a way to get there, but also needed to understand the situation of this world in advance to avoid stepping directly into a trap. This meant that he couldn't directly use Pandora's Box, which had a fixed landing point.

Batman decided to use the technology of the Mother Box to accomplish this, which he had secretly preserved during the Apokolips War without his teammates' knowledge, and was also one of the contingency plans to prevent Cyborg from going out of control.

He didn't want others to know unless absolutely necessary, but he had prepared a set of countermeasures for each member of the alliance.

The Mother Box is a supercomputer with many powerful functions, but its primary use is space teleportation.

Batman uses the Mother Box to gradually receive information from Earth-3, and he soon discovers something ominous—that world is being monitored.

As someone who frequently installs surveillance cameras in other people's bases, after capturing the electronic signals of that world, he quickly discovered a familiar part of it—the signal pattern of the Brother's Eye.

The Brother Eyes are a system Batman created to detect global crises and can monitor most areas. Now it seems that another Earth has something similar.

"There is a Superman in another world, and there are probably other people including me. So this enhanced version of Brother Eye, which is constantly exploring the world, must be something that I did in that world. Luckily, I found out early."

Batman immediately began working on creating a shielding device, which wasn't difficult for him, since the other party's surveillance mode was very similar to Brother Eyes, and he only needed to make improvements to his original plan.

About two weeks later, Batman found a safe place to land in Gotham in another world, so he once again assembled the Justice League.