"Anti-Life Equation?" Stephen thought for a moment, then rejected the answer himself before Luke could respond.
He had fought Darkseid, the owner of the Anti-Life Equation, and experienced that power capable of twisting people's minds. Overall, Stephen acknowledged the Anti-Life Equation's power, but it was not enough to make Luke come all this way.
And anything Luke considered useful for the project in his hands should either be connected to it or be on the same level. That kind of power or item had to be at least above the Infinity Stones.
Luke held out a hand toward Stephen. "Can you give me Bruce's Dark Side first?"
Stephen was somewhat stunned. He apparently had not expected Luke to be interested in Bruce's Dark Side. He glanced at Bruce, who raised no objection, then immediately took out Bruce's Dark Side again. Rising from his chair, he handed it to Luke. Then he retreated to Bruce's side, and the two watched Luke's actions together.
The black sphere floated above Luke's hand. Black, grit-like metallic sand seeped into the air, assembling into tiny parts before forming an instrument on either side that resembled a horizontally placed hourglass. At its center was the Dark Sphere Stephen had handed over, containing Bruce's Dark Side.
Before everyone's eyes, the Dark Sphere twisted and split apart. The consciousness imprisoned within turned into wisps of black mist, as though it had caught the scent of freedom, rapidly spilling out through the cracks in the sphere. But they soon met powerful resistance. Layer upon layer of invisible barriers blocked them, while another force, like a scalpel, precisely carved through them.
Two distorted phantoms were cut free, each forming a face in midair. One was Young Wayne, with black Abyss Markings still winding across his body. The other was The