Chen Tao swore that he had done this purely out of convenience.
Or, to put it simply, what he was doing could not really be considered control. At most... it was physical control.
After discovering that Barbatos had once again broken free of Chen Tao's mental control, Supreme Superboy would raise his fist at him. Barbatos was forced to meekly let Chen Tao control his body, then flopped onto the ground with a smack, like he was having a seizure.
"Hmm?!" Supreme Superboy raised his fist again.
Chen Tao hurriedly stopped him.
"No, don't hit him anymore. Lord Barbatos isn't resisting. I just... I'm not very good at controlling his body."
Exactly!!! Even if I let him control me, he still can't fully control me! His position is too low, and he has too little power. Do you understand?
An elephant can be forcibly made to move by a crane with steel arms—that's called control. If you tie ropes around all four of my limbs but can't pull me at all, am I resisting? No!
"Hmm?!"
When Supreme Superboy heard Chen Tao say the words "can't," he aimed his fist at Chen Tao.
???
"I'll be able to soon." Chen Tao immediately soothed him.
Barbatos was left off to the side and whimpered twice.
Then he heard Batman's voice:
"Those two whimpers just now were indeed resistance."
What?!!!
With a boom, Barbatos was beaten until his tongue hung out.
His injuries became even worse. Supreme Superboy used brute force to ensure that he could not even cry out.
"Enough. Lord Barbatos's injuries are already serious enough," Chen Tao said.
"We need to..."
"The Cosmic Tuning Fork."
Chen Tao paused.
He heard Supreme Superboy repeat his request.
"Control of the Cosmic Tuning Fork."
"I need part of—"
"I need all of