Thirty-one green meteors closed in on the atmosphere.
The heavy thunderclouds above Gotham were forcibly parted by the surge of willpower energy.
"That's Chu Men's Divine Temple!"
"All units, heed my command!"
Tomar-Re raised his right hand, his orange-yellow eyes fixed on the towering black structure.
"Tear through the defensive array! Teach him some discipline."
Thirty elite Green Lanterns dove at full speed.
The light from their Green Lantern Rings intertwined, forming an enormous emerald sword thousands of meters long.
Its tip slammed into the hexagonal absolute defense array.
Waves of light rippled across the shield, and the shrill screech of friction drowned out the thunder.
Three seconds later, a previously damaged section on the shield's northern side buckled under the pressure, splitting open into a massive fissure.
The emerald sword cleaved through the fissure, striking straight at the transparent Greenhouse atop the Divine Temple.
Inside the Greenhouse, the air was stifling.
Chu Men lounged against his throne without even lifting his eyelids.
The green light outside cast a sickly glow over his face.
"Master, shall the orbital mech forces intercept them?"
Luthor's voice came through the communicator.
"No need."
Chu Men yawned.
"Go on. Give our guests a little exercise."
"As you command, Master."
Clark straightened, then turned toward the edge.
Four pillars of light shot into the sky from the top of the Divine Temple.
Clark charged straight into the enormous sword.
Hovering in midair, he raised his right hand and clamped all five fingers around the descending blade.
Its ferocious momentum stopped dead in his palm.
A cracking sound rang out. The emerald blade, thousands of meters long, began disintegrating from his palm outward, scattering green light across the sky.
"Damn it! That's a Kryptonian!"
Two hulking, beastlike alien Green Lanterns brandished war hammers forged from energy