Vol. 21Earth’s Rising Factions

Xu Yue and his allies confronted Kryptonian invaders, rival Reincarnators, and threats to Earth while the heroes formed the Justice League. The story returned to the Federation, where Jian Xiong’s rise and the laborers’ growing strength fueled unrest.

  • Xu Yue fought alongside Diana and Steve Trevor, defeated Ares, and later helped Clark, Bruce, and Arthur find their paths on Earth.
  • Diana tracked Xu Yue to Smallville and flew there to confront him.
  • Xu Yue revealed the BOI as Time-Space Interveners, and Superman led an assault that destroyed most of their forces.
  • Zod attacked Clark and his allies, while Heinz killed the Adams warlock and was accused of conspiring with Japan.
  • Eddie bonded with Venom and exposed the Life Foundation’s experiments as Lex Luthor threatened Martha Kent to control Superman.
  • Wang Dazhuang used his Gluttony inheritance in battle, but Minamoto no Yorisetsu’s attack forced the defenders to retreat.
  • Xu Yue defeated the Federation’s forces, imprisoned Lex Luthor, and helped Earth’s heroes defeat Steppenwolf and establish the Justice League.
  • Jian Xiong became chief steward of the Laborer Group as violence and unrest spread through the Federation.
Chapters 2019–2118 Read from ch. 2019

Arc 81The Supreme Mage’s Legacy

Xu Yue entered the DC Movie Universe, stopped Ares, and traveled from doomed Krypton to Earth, where he guided Clark, Bruce, and Arthur. Years later, Diana pursued Xu Yue, forcing Clark to defend him as their confrontation began.

  • Old Wood recruited Jian Xiong for Master Li’s mission, while Little John Bigler agreed to help the Supreme Divine Court build ties.
  • Xu Yue freed the DC Movie Universe from its origin’s restraints and entered its World War I era, where he rebuilt the Net of Magic and met Diana and Steve Trevor.
  • Xu Yue joined Diana and Steve against the war, helped Diana awaken her divinity, and defeated Ares after revealing his connection to the Olympian Pantheon.
  • On Krypton, Xu Yue worked with Jor-El to summon Rao and secure Krypton’s authority before the planet collapsed and the Els died.
  • Xu Yue settled near Smallville, helped the Kents care for Clark, and later encouraged Clark and Bruce as they met Arthur and began their separate paths.
  • Clark revealed himself while saving Jonathan from a tornado, while Bruce became Batman and Arthur began rescuing people at sea.
  • Diana used the True Name Binding Rope to learn Xu Yue’s location from Bruce and Clark, then flew toward Smallville to confront him.
Chapters 2019–2043 Summaries Read

Arc 82The Kryptonian Ultimatum

Xu Yue’s allies exposed and fought the Time-Space Interveners while rival factions maneuvered against Japan. General Zod arrived seeking Clark and the Codex, and the arc left the Kryptonians battling Clark’s allies as Heinz turned on the coalition.

  • Diana captured Clark, but Xu Yue took him away and later explained the Time-Space Interveners’ threat to his guests, who vowed to help him.
  • Reincarnators converged on the Kryptonian ship, where Clark learned from Jor-El about Krypton’s destruction and Xu Yue’s intervention, then joined Xu Yue and the factions at the buried Sahara ship.
  • Xu Yue identified the BOI as Time-Space Interveners, and Superman led an assault that destroyed most of its forces.
  • The Fujiwara Family Head and Minamoto no Yorisetsu fought John Edgar Hoover, while Jian Xiong unleashed a devastating Sword Intent and survived the battle.
  • Hoover, Caesar, and Little John Pierpont Morgan formed an alliance against Japan as General Zod broadcast an ultimatum demanding that Earth hand over Kal-El.
  • Clark surrendered to the military, but Steve rescued him from Zod’s mothership and destroyed the vessel before escaping with Bruce and Arthur.
  • Zod and Fiona adapted to Earth and tracked a Kryptonian ship hidden at the Kents’ farm, where Zod overpowered Clark and Fiona struck Caesar into space.
  • Little John Pierpont Morgan’s group joined the battle, but Heinz killed the Adams warlock, who revived through his Soul Stone and accused Heinz of conspiring with Japan.
Chapters 2044–2068 Summaries Read

Arc 83Venom, Hostages, and Inheritance

The Time-Space Interveners maneuvered against one another while Eddie bonded with Venom and uncovered the Life Foundation’s experiments. As Lex Luthor threatened Superman through his kidnapped mother, Wang Dazhuang’s inherited Gluttony drew the factions into another fight, which ended with an attack by Minamoto no Yorisetsu and the defenders’ retreat.

  • Diana wounded Zod as the Reincarnators weighed their options, then Heinz shattered their alliance’s formation and Minamoto no Yorisetsu later escaped with him.
  • Future Golden Superman destroyed the Reincarnators’ formations, restored the battlefield, and left Clark and the Kryptonians to make peace with Earth’s people.
  • Eddie uncovered the Life Foundation’s human experiments, escaped with Venom, and learned that Riot planned to bring more symbiotes to Earth.
  • Venom and Eddie fought the other symbiotes, while Anne delivered Eddie’s evidence to Louis and Clark arrived to help them confront Lex Luthor’s flesh creature.
  • Lex revealed that Riot had gone to summon thousands of symbiotes and threatened Martha Kent to force Superman to kill Batman, while Bruce and Clark planned a fake fight to draw out their enemies.
  • Montgomery tried to capture Barbo, but Barbo beat him and De Gaulle before Hoover’s group arrived and joined the fight.
  • Wang Dazhuang revealed his Gluttony inheritance, drained his opponents’ abilities, and fought alongside Barbo as the Fujiwara Family Head joined them.
  • Minamoto no Yorisetsu attacked with the Shitishanyin Vajra Pestle, and Albert halted the strike long enough for Little John Pierpont Morgan to open a retreat portal.
Chapters 2069–2093 Summaries Read

Arc 84The Laborers’ Rising

Xu Yue defeated the Federation’s forces and consumed the Mother Box, while Earth’s heroes united against Steppenwolf. Back in the Federation, Jian Xiong became chief steward of the Laborer Group, whose hidden strength drew the attention of powerful factions and worsened unrest.

  • Albert urged the Coalition Forces to unite against Minamoto no Yorisetsu, while Bruce and Clark staged a battle to lure Lex Luthor and fought his Reincarnator allies.
  • Lex Luthor unleashed Doomsday, but Little John Pierpont Morgan summoned the Feathered Serpent God, who recognized Xu Yue and empowered him.
  • Xu Yue absorbed Gabriel’s projection and the Totem Pillar, then accepted Hoover’s surrender, imprisoned Lex Luthor, and left Kariel, Minamoto no Yorisetsu, and Nakayama Shion with him.
  • Steppenwolf invaded Earth for the Mother Boxes, but Bruce and the assembled heroes defeated his forces and established the Justice League.
  • Liu Laoshi led the laborers against Pol’s Specialist Team, while Jian Xiong agreed to stand for chief steward and narrowly won the election.
  • Carlos and Yamagawa Taro challenged Billy’s authority over the Laborer Group, but Hua Yingxiong arrived and battled Yamagawa Invincible as the laborers blocked their deadly aftershocks.
  • Hoover, Albert, and the Fujiwara Family Head arrived at the warehouse, killed Yamagawa Invincible after he killed Yamagawa Taro, and faced growing unrest among the Federation’s legions.
Chapters 2094–2118 Summaries Read
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