Chapter Summaries

Lin Li fought Diana across the aircraft carrier, struggled against her magical weapons, and eventually defeated her after three days and nights. Hal Jordan arrived as the carrier sank, and Lin Li left with him, mortified by how the Lasso of Truth had exposed his private thoughts.

• Diana used her Silver Bracelets of Submission and Lasso of Truth to block Lin Li's attacks and restrict his movement.
• The Lasso of Truth compelled Lin Li to praise Diana, and Shanshan 2.0 explained that it forced people to speak honestly.
• Diana struck Lin Li with the lasso and pursued him as their battle continued through the aircraft carrier.
• Three days later, Hal Jordan arrived to collect Lin Li's body while the Amazon Warriors and UN representatives waited for the fight to end.
• Lin Li emerged from the sinking carrier carrying Diana, whom he had worn down, then handed her to the Amazon Warriors and left with Hal.
• Lin Li realized the lasso had made him reveal embarrassing truths about himself, and he resolved never to fight Diana again.

Lin Li watched Barry enjoy a happy life with Iris in Central City while reflecting on the escalating war between the Amazons and Atlantis. Hal Jordan arrived as the newly famous Green Lightning and took Lin Li to a combat meeting.

• Lin Li watched Barry and Iris chatting happily at Jitters Cafe and felt relieved that Barry had a peaceful life.
• Lin Li recalled how Diana killed Mera, prompting Aquaman to wage war on the Amazons and destroy countries across Western Europe.
• Lin Li thought about how Batman and Cyborg’s heroes rescued Captain Atom and dismantled Aquaman’s Doomsday Device, after which Aquaman flooded nearby regions.
• Hal Jordan arrived at Jitters Cafe, announced himself as Green Lightning, and told Lin Li that Cyborg had called a combat meeting.
• Lin Li grabbed Hal and vanished from the cafe.

At Wayne Manor, Batman gathered heroes and villains to plan against the Amazons and Atlantis as nuclear war threatened. Lin Li agreed to confront Aquaman, demanded the government reveal its dealings with Atlantis, and seized Amanda Waller when she offered only to make a proposal.

• Batman proposed using Constantine to enter New Themyscira and poison the Amazons before killing their leaders.
• When the gathered heroes questioned who could defeat Wonder Woman, Lin Li agreed to help and shared Ferrero biscuits with several attendees.
• Amanda Waller arrived with the Suicide Squad and announced that they would target Aquaman as well as the Queen of the Amazons.
• Most of the heroes refused to work with Amanda, but Lin Li volunteered to deal with Aquaman and demanded that the government disclose its agreements with Atlantis.
• Amanda said she would propose sharing the information, so Lin Li grabbed her by the head and ordered her to comply, threatening to execute her and other greedy officials.

Lin Li forced Amanda to agree to share the technology and organized the heroes to draw Aquaman onto land while attacking New Themyscira. After Amanda ordered the Suicide Squad to kill him, Lin Li destroyed their bomb-triggering watches and freed them to fight alongside him.

• Lin Li threatened Amanda until she agreed to share the technology, then got Cyborg's support for monitoring the government.
• Amanda explained how her informant would lure Aquaman onto land, and Lin Li assigned heroes to attack New Themyscira while he ambushed Aquaman with King Shark, Captain Cold, and Weather Wizard.
• Amanda left Wayne Manor and secretly ordered the Suicide Squad to kill Lin Li in exchange for removing their micro-bombs.
• Bronze Tiger told Lin Li that the Suicide Squad had been ordered to attack him, and Lin Li swiftly took their watches before destroying them with Demon Claw.
• Lin Li told the Suicide Squad that he would not let their forced control taint their actions, freeing them to fight beside him.

As the human heroes attacked New Themyscira, Aquaman led an Atlantean force to prepare a Water Magic Cannon strike while Orm secretly plotted against him. Aquaman raised a tsunami near Coldsora Island, but Lin Li intervened by freezing it with a Freefall Strike.

• Diana detected coordinated attacks on New Themyscira's command bases and ordered her warriors to kill the infiltrating heroes.
• Aquaman struck Orm for mentioning Mera, then ordered his forces to invade New Themyscira while Orm secretly anticipated taking the throne.
• Lin Li and Weather Wizard Mardon prepared a storm over Coldsora Island as part of a plan to lure Aquaman there and deploy Atlantean Water Magic Cannons.
• Aquaman, Orm, Black Manta, Aqualad, and Atlantean soldiers arrived at Coldsora Island and began setting up the cannons.
• Aquaman raised a tsunami toward New Themyscira, but Lin Li descended and froze it with a Freefall Strike.

Lin Li overwhelmed Aquaman in a brutal battle on Coldsora Island and killed him for sinking 123.87 million people in Western Europe. The chapter ended with Aquaman’s body raised on his trident as Lin Li declared him the ant.

• Lin Li struck Aquaman with a devastating aerial attack, creating a huge crater and badly injuring him while the impact hurled Aquaman’s soldiers into the frozen tsunami.
• Orm pretended to lead a rescue while escaping into the sea with King Shark, and the Weather Wizard’s lightning killed many soldiers as Snart froze Aquaman’s allies to keep them away.
• Lin Li launched Aquaman into the sky and repeatedly kicked him through the air until Roden and the others begged for him to stop.
• Lin Li returned Aquaman to the crater with every bone pulverized, then rejected his plea for mercy and condemned him for killing 123.87 million people.
• Lin Li drove Aquaman’s trident into his chest, raised his corpse, and declared, “In my eyes, you are the ant!”

Lin Li killed Aquaman and his remaining guards, then handed Orm the trident and imposed terms on Atlantis to restrain its ambitions. Lin Li, Snart, and Weather Wizard left for New Themyscira while Orm became king and began searching for the missing King Shark.

• Lin Li vaporized Aquaman and his surviving guards, leaving Orm as the ruler's successor.
• Orm admitted making a deal with Aquaman's enemies, and Lin Li demanded Atlantis share its technology and deep-sea materials while allowing trade through a Western European port.
• Lin Li announced plans to establish an organization to safeguard world peace and warned Orm not to threaten Atlantis's neighbors.
• Lin Li gave Orm the trident and warned him that he could destroy Atlantis if Orm acted against him; Orm accepted the terms and restrained his ambition.
• Lin Li, Snart, and Weather Wizard discovered King Shark was missing, and Orm said the shark had been swept away while floating asleep on the sea.
• Lin Li and his companions departed for New Themyscira, while Orm became king and began searching for King Shark.

Diana fought off the gathered superheroes at Buckingham Palace, defeating the British Saint, Cyborg, and Captain Marvel as New Themyscira descended into chaos. She challenged the remaining heroes, and a figure in dark, electrified armor appeared to face her.

• Batman’s fear gas drove Amazon Warriors and beasts into a deadly frenzy while the superheroes captured several commanders and fought Diana at Buckingham Palace.
• The British Saint attacked Diana with a giant telekinetically controlled spear, but Diana shattered it and badly wounded her with a sword strike.
• Cyborg saved the British Saint from Diana’s sword energy, then attacked Diana with white-noise blasts; Diana charged through them and disabled him with her shield.
• Diana bound Captain Marvel with the Lasso of Truth and challenged the remaining heroes.
• A figure in dark armor crackling with electricity descended, and Diana’s expression changed.

Lin Li and Diana sent the other heroes away before battling across New Themyscira, destroying much of London as they fought. Diana trapped Lin Li with the Lasso of Truth and asked whether he liked her.

• Lin Li and Diana exchanged words while Diana held Captain Marvel captive, and Lin Li asked her to release him and let the heroes leave.
• Diana freed Captain Marvel, who led the superheroes out of New Themyscira after they found and retrieved Batman.
• Lin Li and Diana fought from Buckingham Palace through London, leveling landmarks and the financial district with their attacks.
• Diana switched from the Sword of Hephaestus to the Lasso of Truth and forced Lin Li to defend against it.
• Diana took two of Lin Li's Tearing Crescents, then used the lasso to bind his left hand and asked if he liked her.

Lin Li defeated Diana in a devastating battle, but she chose to die rather than accept her defeat. As Diana died after asking to look at him, Lin Li was left facing the consequences of her final choice.

• Lin Li escaped Diana’s Lasso of Truth by dissolving the Demon Claw, then evaded her whip with Speed Force energy clones.
• Lin Li turned the Lightning Riders into explosive attacks that overwhelmed Diana, destroying her armor and weapons and leaving her gravely wounded.
• Lin Li told Diana she had lost and said he was simply too strong, while Diana admitted she had hoped to conquer him and rule the world together.
• Diana seized the Sword of Hephaestus and drove it through her own heart despite Lin Li’s attempt to stop her.
• Diana asked to look at Lin Li, stroked his face, and died as he removed the Transcendence Armor.

Lin Li arrived at the United Nations to face a proposed Western Europe rescue plan and widespread opposition to his control of New Themyscira and plans for a hero alliance. The assembly hall fell silent as delegates watched him enter, with Orm waiting at the door to greet him.

• Protesters gathered outside the United Nations, denouncing Lin Li and his occupation of London as he flew in.
• The chapter explained that Lin Li had spent two months settling brainwashed people on New Themyscira and overseeing trade with Atlantis to deter Orm from invading the surface.
• Lin Li entered the United Nations building despite the crowd's insults and passed through security.
• Orm greeted Lin Li at the assembly hall entrance, wearing his crown and acting deferentially.
• Lin Li entered the hall, where delegates fell silent and watched him as the man who had defeated Aquaman and Diana.

Lin Li announced the Hero League at the United Nations, exposing America’s secret deal with Atlantis and declaring the League’s plans despite the council’s objections. After leaving the conference, he learned from Cyborg that Hal had disappeared.

• Lin Li defended establishing the Hero League on New Themyscira and challenged the American council member to explain how the United Nations would care for the people brainwashed by Amazon magic.
• Lin Li revealed records of America’s secret technology and resource deal with Atlantis, prompting delegates to condemn the American council member.
• Lin Li announced that Atlantis’s seawater technology would be published online and that Orm would give him four-fifths of the deep-sea resources for a trade city beneath New Themyscira.
• Lin Li declared the Hero League established and left the conference after Orm confirmed their agreement.
• Cyborg told Lin Li that Hal had disappeared.

After Cyborg told Lin Li that Hal had gone missing, Lin Li traced Hal's experiences through the Speed Force and discovered that Reverse-Flash had captured him and siphoned off his power. The chapter ended with Lin Li seeing Reverse-Flash talking to Barry.

• Cyborg told Lin Li that Hal was missing, and Lin Li agreed to search for him.
• Lin Li returned to Hero League headquarters and handled New Themyscira's plans and urgent needs.
• Lin Li entered the Speed Force space and reviewed the memories and experiences recorded from Hal.
• Lin Li saw that Reverse-Flash had captured Hal, imprisoned him in the sewers beneath Central City, and siphoned Hal's green Speed Force.
• Lin Li viewed Reverse-Flash's memories and saw him talking to Barry.

Lin Li discovered that Reverse-Flash had manipulated Barry into trying to recover his Speed Force and memories, while secretly helping Amanda form a brainwashed Justice League to oppose the Hero League. After the United States announced plans to arrest him, Lin Li warned that he would destroy anyone who entered New Themyscira to cause harm and flew toward Central City.

• Lin Li realized that Barry’s lingering sense of separation from the world had left Reverse-Flash with a trace of Speed Force.
• Reverse-Flash told Amanda about Superman and helped her create a brainwashed Justice League to challenge the Hero League.
• Reverse-Flash blamed Barry for the deaths in Western Europe and the coming conflict, then urged him to reclaim his Speed Force and memories.
• Reverse-Flash taught Barry how to endure a particle accelerator shockwave and lightning to restore his powers, prompting Lin Li to decide that Reverse-Flash had to die.
• Lin Li’s secretary reported that Amanda had announced the Justice League and its plan to arrest the Lightning Rider.
• Lin Li declared that unauthorized entry into New Themyscira would be treated as a threat to peace, then flew toward Central City.

Barry prepared to use a dark matter device to recover his Speed Force and memories, while Cisco doubted Reverse-Flash’s claims about Barry causing mass deaths. As Reverse-Flash threatened Cisco, Lin Li appeared and captured him.

• Cisco and Barry assembled a device to direct dark matter waves into Barry and restore his memories.
• Barry insisted he needed to learn why two hundred million people in Western Europe had died because of him.
• Reverse-Flash arrived and told Barry that regaining the Speed Force would help him understand what had happened.
• Cisco insulted Reverse-Flash, who silently decided to kill him after Barry recovered his powers.
• Lin Li appeared behind Reverse-Flash, grabbed him with his Demon Claw, and lifted him into the air.

Lin Li refused to help Barry recover memories that could endanger his parents, then faced a United States invasion of New Themyscira and killed Superman. When Barry's Speed Force began dragging Lin Li through time as Barry went to stop himself from saving his mother, Lin Li ordered it destroyed and was swept into the river of time, leaving the world to reset.

• Barry asked Lin Li to explain his lost memories, and Lin Li warned him that recovering them would cause his parents to die.
• Lin Li destroyed Cisco's memory-absorption device, refused to tell Barry more, and left with the unconscious Reverse-Flash to rescue Hal.
• Lin Li continued building the Hero League on New Themyscira as tensions grew between it and the United States.
• On October 4, 2017, the United States declared war on New Themyscira and sent Superman and a fleet against Lin Li.
• Lin Li tore Superman in half, but Barry's Speed Force surged as Barry went back to stop himself from saving his mother.
• Lin Li ordered Barry's Speed Force destroyed, and the world rewound as Lin Li was swept into the river of time.

After leaving the Flashpoint timeline, Lin Li severed Barry’s Speed Force connection and drifted into the River of Time, where a collision with the Waverider left him badly injured and powerless. He fell toward an unknown city, only to be struck midair by a burning escape pod and lose consciousness.

• Lin Li chose not to return to STAR Labs and used his silver lightning to break Barry’s Speed Force connection, exhausting the energy in his Speed Force space.
• Lin Li entered the River of Time and destroyed the remaining Speed Force link by grinding it away with his own power.
• The Waverider collided with Lin Li, while the Legends aboard were thrown around and Gideon reported striking a black object.
• Lin Li absorbed the collision’s kinetic energy, but the impact tore open the River of Time and sent him falling toward an unknown city with broken ribs and no Speed Force left.
• A damaged escape pod struck Lin Li and carried him toward the city, and he fainted after activating his body’s final defense mechanism.

Kara and Martian Hunter stopped a burning Kryptonian escape pod from crashing into Nashino City, and Kara discovered that Lin Li was unconscious at its front. She brought him to the DEO, where she waited for him to wake as he drained power from the base.

• Kara and her companions celebrated restoring Hank Henshaw to his position, but a burning spacecraft suddenly streaked toward downtown.
• Kara recognized Lin Li on the front of a Kryptonian escape pod, while Martian Hunter diverted to rescue a falling window cleaner.
• Kara pushed the pod toward an open area and stopped it from crashing, then caught the unconscious Lin Li in her arms.
• Martian Hunter opened the pod and found an unfamiliar man dressed in red inside, while Kara carried Lin Li to the DEO.
• Hank Henshaw explained that Lin Li kept draining the DEO's electricity, and Kara stayed beside him, waiting for him to wake.

Lin Li woke at the DEO after absorbing electricity to recover, and reunited with Kara, who had secretly taken dozens of photos while he was unconscious. He stayed at the DEO as Kara kept him company, but she flew off to save the Venture after its thrusters exploded.

• Kara posed with Lin Li and took dozens of photos before Lin Li opened his eyes and asked what she was doing.
• Kara panicked and left, then returned with Alex Danvers, Hank Henshaw, and Elise, who examined Lin Li and questioned him about how he had arrived.
• Lin Li explained that his arrival had been an accident, and Hank Henshaw asked him to remain at the DEO without promising him more electricity.
• Kara brought snacks, a television, and ice cream to Lin Li's room, where they watched the Venture launch and joked about Barry.
• The Venture's low-orbit thrusters exploded, so Kara flew out the window to rescue the spaceship.

After recovering at the DEO, Lin Li watched Kara and Superman stop a falling spacecraft and reflected on how powerful Kryptonians were compared with his own abilities. Kara returned with Superman and introduced him to the DEO staff, leaving Hank Henshaw frustrated by the agents crowding around them.

• Lin Li recovered his strength and decided to relax rather than get involved in Kara's hero work.
• Lin Li watched satellite footage of Kara and Superman slowing a spacecraft and landing it safely in an empty field.
• Lin Li sat in the DEO workspace eating chips until Hank Henshaw told him not to interfere, so Lin Li moved his chair to a corner.
• Kara returned with Superman, and the DEO agents crowded around him as Kara began introducing her cousin.