Chapter Summaries

Ba Di prepared to end his relationship with Raven after admitting that he had killed Clark, but Raven declared that she would stay beside him even if the world called them demons. Their reconciliation was interrupted when Hera reported that someone wanted to take Clark's corpse.

• Ba Di decided that he needed to settle his relationship with Raven and went to see her.
• Raven nervously prepared an enormous breakfast, and Ba Di told her that Clark was dead and that he considered himself a demon.
• Raven insisted that Ba Di was kind and that she would never leave him, even if she had to become a demon too.
• Ba Di embraced Raven, overwhelmed by his love for her.
• Hera interrupted them to report that someone wanted to take Clark's corpse, and Ba Di immediately snapped back to attention.

A mysterious woman used a vortex to steal Clark’s corpse from Cosmic Biotechnology Co., Ltd., but Ba Di and Raven interrupted her. The vortex vanished before they could pursue her, leaving Ba Di to identify her through Zatara.

• A black vortex opened in the laboratory, and a mysterious woman reached through it to break the glass cover around Clark’s corpse.
• The woman grabbed Clark’s corpse by the neck and began pulling it into the vortex.
• Raven brought Ba Di to the laboratory, where Ba Di transformed and fired Dark Rays at the vortex.
• The woman blocked the Dark Rays with a stone hand, but the rays turned part of it into chocolate, and the vortex disappeared with Clark’s corpse.
• Raven traced the vortex to an island near the Azores, but Ba Di decided not to pursue the woman and told Raven to ask Zatara who she was.

Bruce watched Ni Miu Yin Wan Du’s plan collapse when Ba Miu Luo Di’s superluminal trap killed her and Clark, leaving Bruce terrified of the enemy he would one day face. Meanwhile, Ba Di learned from Zatara that the woman who had borrowed the island’s magic array was Madame Xanadu.

• Ni Miu Yin Wan Du survived Ba Miu Luo Di’s Chocolate Magic, though her left arm was transformed and shattered, and she believed she had secured Clark’s body as the hope of the future.
• Clark’s corpse released solar energy and superluminal particles, which killed Ni Miu Yin Wan Du, destroyed Clark’s consciousness and device, and tore open a spatial wormhole.
• Bruce witnessed the deaths and realized how ruthless and powerful Ba Miu Luo Di was.
• Ba Di spoke with Zatara through Raven’s mirror magic, showed him a portrait of the woman, and learned that she was Madame Xanadu.

In Cosmic Biotechnology Co., Ltd.’s underground laboratory, Ba Di underwent genetic stabilization and absorbed vast quantities of solar energy, reaching Jor-El’s level of strength. He emerged from the shattered tank with a powerful bodily magnetic field and a transformed appearance.

• Ba Di meditated inside a sealed tank while Hera models stabilized his genes and repaired his genetic defects.
• Ba Di’s renewed cells rapidly absorbed three tanks of solar energy, bringing his strength to Jor-El’s level.
• Ba Di developed control over an integrated bodily magnetic field and sensed how it interacted with Earth’s gravity and other forces.
• The tank exploded, and Ba Di emerged kneeling amid the glass shards as the Heras watched him in anticipation.

Ba Di erupted from the laboratory and blasted through the atmosphere, thrilled by his newfound power. He reached the edge of space and looked down on Earth as a Soviet Artificial Reconnaissance Satellite captured him looming above the planet.

• Ba Di burst through the laboratory building, while his subordinates, Lex Luthor, and Raven watched his ascent.
• Ba Di shattered the top-floor glass and rocketed skyward without slowing to control his force.
• Ba Di crossed the atmospheric layers and emerged above the planet.
• Ba Di surveyed Earth and spread his fingers toward it as if holding it in his palm.
• A Soviet Artificial Reconnaissance Satellite captured the scene.

Ba Di reviewed plans to build magical and technological foundations across Metropolis and Earth while expanding his political influence. After learning Pamela Isley had disappeared, he decided not to search for her and told Raven to go to Gotham to pick up her sister.

• Ba Di reconsidered his plans for Metropolis and Earth, deciding to combine technology with Raven's Yagalas Magic System.
• Ba Di accepted three Soviet spies into his secretarial staff, modified them, and sent Mike back to the Soviet Union to prepare for its future dissolution.
• Ba Di reviewed a report from Carmine that Gotham University botanist Jason Woodrue was dead and Pamela Isley had disappeared.
• Ba Di considered that Pamela Isley might have become Poison Ivy, but decided not to search for her himself.
• Ba Di told Raven to go to Gotham and pick up her sister.

Ba Di flew to the Arctic camp where his searchers had located Qiao Ai Er's Kryptonian Reconnaissance Spaceship, which he planned to bring to Metropolis for its Chamber of Life's Origin. He found the ship beneath a glacier and began carving an entrance without damaging it.

• Ba Di flew to the Arctic Circle and arrived at the camp led by Bernie Jones.
• Bernie Jones reported that sonar scans had detected a strong response beneath the ice shelf.
• Ba Di used Penetrating Sight to locate the three-hundred-meter Kryptonian Reconnaissance Spaceship inside the glacier.
• Ba Di flew to the ship's hatch and used Heat Vision to melt an entrance, stopping before the beam could damage the spaceship.
• Ba Di entered the opening he had made in the glacier.

Ba Di entered Jor-El’s reconnaissance spaceship and found it intact, with two unfinished babies in its Chamber of Life's Origin. After the ship’s defenses attacked him, he reached the Main Cockpit and used his Hera Key to command Hera to take control.

• Ba Di forced open the hatch, cleared the Kryptonian atmosphere from the ship, and entered after confirming it was safe.
• Ba Di inspected the unmanned spaceship and found two babies suspended mid-development in the Chamber of Life's Origin.
• Ba Di destroyed three cobra-shaped defense weapons with Heat Vision as the spaceship activated its defenses.
• Ba Di evaded the Plasma Energy Clusters, reached the Main Cockpit, and tore open its door.
• Ba Di inserted his Hera Key into the control console and ordered Hera to take control of the spaceship.

Ba Di took control of the reconnaissance spaceship and learned that Jor-El had placed Doomsday Cells inside Zod and prepared him to come to Earth. Ba Di ordered Hera to eliminate Jor-El, confident he had more than a decade to prepare for Zod.

• Hera seized control of the ship, gave Ba Di all permissions, and planted the consciousness-program virus.
• Ba Di used the magnetic grit particles to retrieve the Hera Key, while Hera departed to prepare the Chambers of Life's Origin for genetic work.
• Ba Di inserted the El Family's S Key and summoned Jor-El, who accused him of killing his son and failed to control the ship.
• Jor-El revealed that he had framed Zod, left him a path to survival, and placed Doomsday Cells inside his body.
• Jor-El threatened that Zod would arrive in a little over a decade and destroy Ba Di and Earth, but Ba Di told Hera to eliminate him.

Bernie Jones's expedition witnessed a colossal spaceship emerge from the North Pole glacier before Ba Di hid it in the Atlantic Ocean. Back in Metropolis, Ba Di learned how Raven had captured Poison Ivy and was investigating the League of Assassins, then heard that she had picked up an alligator for him.

• Bernie Jones and his team saw a gigantic sperm-whale-shaped spaceship rise from the glacier and vanish into the sky.
• Bernie received confirmation that the mission was complete and ordered the expedition to evacuate.
• Ba Di hid the Kryptonian Reconnaissance Spaceship in the Atlantic Ocean and returned to the Fifteenth Floor.
• Raven told Ba Di that the League of Assassins had captured Pamela after she became Poison Ivy, and that Raven had rescued her and placed her under a Sleeping Curse.
• Raven said she was tracking the League of Assassins after sensing Trigon's evil aura among its members, and Ba Di asked her to report what she learned.
• Raven told Ba Di she had picked up an alligator for him, and he decided he could build it a pond.

Ba Di cared for Pamela after accepting her transformation into Poison Ivy, then turned to building the administrators and soldiers needed to govern his future empire. When Little Luther asked for a new corporate symbol, Ba Di chose an Ω to represent his claim over Earth and the universe.

• Pamela woke to sunlight and remembered how Ba Di had accepted her despite her becoming a monster, then fell asleep feeling reassured.
• Ba Di arranged for Hera to care for Pamela and keep watch over her.
• Ba Di learned through Raven's mental transmission that she was tracking something in Siberia and told her to proceed carefully.
• Ba Di went to the tenth floor to work on his plans for creating administrators and soldiers to govern Earth.
• Little Luther asked Ba Di to choose a unified trademark for Cosmic Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
• Ba Di drew an Ω as the symbol of his future empire.

Over the decade from 1982 to 1992, Ba Di seized the League of Assassins, expanded his corporate and political control across the world, and accelerated technological and military development. By the end, hidden powers and emerging heroes had begun to surface, as Atlantis and the Amazons joined the United Nations.

• In 1982, Raven tracked the League of Assassins to its headquarters, sealed the Lazarus Pit, and Ba Di killed Ra's al Ghul and took control of the organization.
• From 1983 onward, Ba Di renamed Universe Group after himself, spread Ω-branded technology across industries, and drove rapid worldwide development.
• Between 1984 and 1990, Ba Di launched more than 1,780 satellites, while Luther gained enhanced intelligence and continued losing his hair.
• In 1985, Ba Di helped bring about the early dissolution of the Soviet Union and extended his direct control across nearly fifteen countries.
• In 1987, Ba Di made a country an absolute monarchy under his rule, survived international opposition, and drew the great powers' attention to his global influence.
• From 1988 to 1992, Ba Di's power reshaped Metropolis and Gotham, millions of Kryptonian Gene Warriors spread worldwide, heroes emerged, and Atlantis and the Amazons joined the United Nations.

Mike attended the United Nations environment conference in Rio de Janeiro as Te Gu Si Guo’s representative, reflecting on Ba Di’s growing influence. Meanwhile, Amazon’s Antiope and Atlantis’s Ohm entered the conference hall unseen, where Ohm addressed the assembled nations.

• Mike exchanged greetings with representatives from countries he knew were controlled by Ba Di and watched Luther represent the Ba Miu Luo Di conglomerate.
• The conference began with Brazil’s representative giving the opening speech, following the United Nations’ longstanding tradition.
• Ohm and Antiope walked through the guarded streets toward Rio Center while Ohm’s invisibility magic hid them from the soldiers.
• Antiope said protecting humanity was Amazon’s duty, while Ohm questioned whether land creatures deserved to coexist with them.
• Ohm and Antiope entered the conference hall, dispelled their invisibility, and Ohm addressed the shocked representatives.

News of Ya Te Lan Di Si and Amazon emerging stirred worldwide debate over humanity’s future and the possibility of conflict. In his underground research center, Ba Di watched Ohm and Antiope address the United Nations and regarded Amazon’s warriors and hidden gods as the greater threat.

• Reports about Ya Te Lan Di Si and Amazon sparked arguments around the world over resources, coexistence, and the threat of war.
• The chapter described Ba Miu Luo Di’s immense Emperor Tower and the secret research center beneath it, where Ba Di monitored Earth through Hera and more than 1,700 satellites.
• Ba Di considered Amazon’s clay-made warriors and the Olympian Gods potential opponents of his planned conquest of Earth.
• Ba Di watched projected footage of Ohm and Antiope declaring that Ya Te Lan Di Si would coexist with humanity and Paradise Island would join the United Nations to govern Earth.

Ba Di ordered Mike to kill Ohm and push Atlantis and Amazon into a war that would weaken his enemies. As an injured Green Lantern fled toward Earth, Bruce Wayne carried the unconscious Barry Allen into a remote island refuge and vowed that Barry would become the Flash.

• Mike reported that Ohm had rejected his invitation, while Luther said Antiope had agreed to visit Ba Miu Luo Di.
• Ba Di ordered Mike to kill Ohm and prepare for the conflict that would follow.
• A Hera-model told Ba Di that an escape pod was heading toward Earth, and he ordered it monitored.
• A Bin Su, gravely injured after Parallax broke free, directed his Green Lantern Ring to find a habitable planet and select someone with the strongest will.
• Bruce Wayne carried the badly burned Barry Allen into Te Si Ke Wei Li Er and declared that Barry would become the Flash.

Bruce carried the badly burned Barry through a dangerous forest to a hill where he planned to expose him to natural lightning and recreate the accident that gave Barry the Speed Force. As Bruce prepared the experiment, Ba Miu Luo Di’s agent arrived, and Bruce faced him alone.

• Bruce fled through the forest with Barry, who asked whether their pursuer had caught up.
• Bruce killed a Fire Red Beak Ground Cuckoo with an arrow and set powerful traps along their route.
• Barry reflected on how much Bruce had changed, while Bruce said Ba Miu Luo Di had twisted him into a tool.
• Bruce reached a treeless hill, placed volatile chemicals on Barry’s chest, and set up a lightning rod for the attempt.
• An explosion triggered one of Bruce’s traps, but a golden-haired man in a brown trench coat emerged unharmed and asked Bruce to let him kill him.

Bruce confronted Constantine, whose mind Ba Di had twisted into that of an obedient gentleman, and the two fought in the storm. Constantine pinned Bruce beneath crushing air-control magic, but Bruce's returning Bat Darts drew lightning toward him.

• Bruce confronted Constantine and regretted how Ba Di had altered him.
• Constantine attacked Bruce with a fireball, but Bruce used his bat wings to absorb the blast and rolled clear.
• Bruce fired Bat Darts and Fear Toxin at Constantine, but Constantine froze the smoke and air with magic.
• Constantine increased the air's pressure until Bruce was crushed to the ground and unable to move.
• Bruce's Bat Darts circled behind Constantine and drew lightning down from the storm clouds.

Constantine’s magic shielded him from the Bat Darts’ lightning, but the blast badly injured Bruce and drove Barry to summon the Speed Force. Barry survived the storm transformed and enraged, and he vowed to kill John for hurting Bruce.

• Constantine released Bruce from his air-weighting magic and used a Magic Shield to withstand the lightning that destroyed the Bat Darts.
• The shockwave hurled Bruce more than thirty meters, leaving him badly injured as he and Barry exchanged determined, anguished looks.
• Barry called on the Speed Force, and the charged storm clouds unleashed a massive lightning bolt that swallowed him and blasted Bruce into unconsciousness.
• Barry’s charred body landed on one knee, then shed its burned flesh to reveal his pale body as yellow lightning surged around him.
• Barry accused John of hurting Bruce and vowed to kill him.

Barry’s rage over Bruce’s injuries unleashed the Speed Force, and he attacked Constantine with overwhelming speed and power. After defeating Constantine, Barry found Bruce among the wreckage and lifted him into his arms.

• Bruce was badly wounded while protecting Barry, and the sight of his blood sent Barry into a furious surge of Speed Force.
• Barry charged across the battlefield and smashed Constantine’s Magic Shield with a single punch.
• Barry hurled a lightning ball that destroyed Constantine’s shield and coat, electrocuting him until he fell from the sky.
• Barry’s fury turned to concern, and he found Bruce among the ruined trees and lifted him into his arms.
• Barry saw that Bruce was blinded, covered in blood, and had one arm hanging limply.

Bruce woke in a basement after suffering severe injuries, including blindness and possible paralysis, while Ya Ge Bu treated him and the others faced the news. As Hal beat the bound Constantine, Constantine tried to win over the resistance, and Bruce announced that he was fine despite his condition.

• Ya Ge Bu said Bruce’s spinal nerves and internal organs were badly damaged and warned that Bruce might never move his lower body again.
• Hal blamed himself for the failed operation and punched the wall while Barry and Victor tried to calm him.
• Hal beat the bound Constantine, who woke up and claimed he admired the resistance and wanted to join it.
• Bruce woke and accepted Constantine’s offer, then sarcastically listed his blindness, broken bones, displaced organs, and immobile lower body as proof that he was fine.