Recaps

Selina failed to kill Chu Men and was subjected to his Spiritual Imprint, becoming devoted to him. In the Batcave, the Justice League argued over how to face Apokolips and Chu Men until an alarm interrupted them.

• Selina dislocated her wrists, escaped her handcuffs, and attacked Chu Men with a knife, but his Force Field shattered the blade.
• Chu Men broke Selina's will and used Spiritual Imprint to make her obedient and obsessed with him.
• Harley pulled Selina away from Chu Men, and he ordered Harley to teach her the rules without killing her.
• In the Batcave, Hal Jordan urged the team to prepare a defensive line, while Arthur Curry and Barry argued for caution; Bruce Wayne tried to repair the damaged data nodes.
• An alarm sounded, Victor Stone's energy core surged, and he told the others there was no time to argue.

Steppenwolf and his Parademon army invaded Atlantis, slaughtered its defenders, and took the Atlantean Mother Box. After he set his sights on Themyscira, Diana crossed a portal Victor opened to reach the island.

• Victor detected enormous energy surges from Atlantis and Themyscira as a rift opened beneath the Atlantic.
• Steppenwolf and the Parademons emerged from the rift and overwhelmed Atlantis's defenses, killing thousands of Atlantean soldiers.
• Steppenwolf entered Atlantis's throne hall, destroyed the throne, and took the Atlantean Mother Box from the hidden chamber beneath it.
• Steppenwolf sensed the second Mother Box and turned toward Themyscira, while Diana realized the island's magical array had been struck.
• Victor opened a portal to Themyscira, and Diana plunged through it into a scene filled with the sea breeze and the stench of blood.

Steppenwolf defeated the Amazons, took Themyscira’s Mother Box, and joined it with the one he had taken from Atlantis. After Victor brought the gravely wounded Diana to the Batcave, Bruce ordered everyone to evacuate to S.T.A.R. Labs.

• The Parademons overwhelmed the Amazons, and Diana used the Aegis to destroy many of them before Steppenwolf entered the plaza.
• Steppenwolf broke Diana’s arms, knocked Queen Hippolyta unconscious, and seized the Mother Box from the temple.
• Steppenwolf joined the two Mother Boxes, sent a pillar of energy to the Starship, and set his sights on the final one.
• Victor opened a Boom Tube to the Batcave and brought back the gravely wounded Diana.
• Bruce saw that Themyscira and Atlantis had gone dark and ordered everyone to evacuate to S.T.A.R. Labs.

The Justice League sealed the Mother Box beneath S.T.A.R. Labs and tried to summon Superman, but Clark ignored the signal to grow stronger in the sun. Steppenwolf led a Parademon assault on the bunker and incapacitated Hal, leaving the League facing the battle without their last hope.

• Bruce took the team to the S.T.A.R. Labs bunker, sealed it, and ordered Victor to hide the Mother Box's energy signature.
• Bruce had Barry repair the communications array and send an emergency signal to Superman.
• Clark received the signal but cut off the connection and sank deeper into the sun, determined to gain enough power to defeat Chu Men.
• Barry reported that Superman had not answered, and Bruce prepared the team to fight.
• Thousands of Parademons broke through the bunker ceiling, and Diana, Arthur, Victor, and Hal fought them back.
• Steppenwolf burst into the bunker, shattered Hal's Green Lantern shield, and sent him crashing through the floors.

Bruce stole the last Human Mother Box from Steppenwolf and fled in the Batwing, drawing Apokolips's forces after him. The Justice League was left battered as Steppenwolf ordered his forces to pursue Bruce and reclaim the box.

• Barry, Arthur, and Diana attacked Steppenwolf but were quickly incapacitated, leaving Victor alone to defend the canister.
• Bruce disabled Steppenwolf with an electromagnetic pulse, seized the canister, and escaped in the Batwing.
• Bruce ordered Victor to block the Mother Box's secondary signal and said he was going to find someone who could kill Steppenwolf.
• Steppenwolf recovered, knocked Diana unconscious, and ordered his forces to pursue Bruce and bring back the Mother Box.

Bruce Wayne led the pursuing Parademons and Steppenwolf’s Assault Ship toward Gotham and the Iceberg Lounge, hoping the enemies would destroy each other. As the alien force approached the city, Gordon ordered civilians to shelter and left Gotham’s fate to the Tyrant.

• The Justice League learned that Bruce was steering the Batwing toward Gotham, and Arthur and Victor recognized that he was betting the Tyrant would fight the aliens.
• Bruce confirmed to Victor that he was heading for the Iceberg Lounge and continued flying through enemy fire despite the Batwing’s damage.
• Steppenwolf ordered his Assault Ship to flatten Gotham and recover the Mother Box, then fired its main cannon at Bruce.
• Bruce used the Speed Brake to avoid the cannon’s shot and rode the shock wave toward Gotham.
• Air-raid sirens sounded across Gotham, and Gordon told Harvey Bullock to direct civilians to their basements.

Bruce crashed the Batwing into Iceberg Lounge to deliver the Human Mother Box to Chu Men, whose suite was soon invaded by Parademons drawn to its signal. As Lark, Harley, and Selina failed to stop them, a Parademon lifted Selina by the neck, and Chu Men prepared to act.

• Lark warned Chu Men that an unidentified aircraft was approaching, but he ordered her to let it come and said Bruce was delivering him a package.
• Bruce ejected from the burning Batwing and sent its lead canister crashing through three floors of Iceberg Lounge into Chu Men's suite.
• The canister opened to reveal the Human Mother Box, which emitted a crimson beacon into the sky.
• Tens of thousands of Parademons followed the beacon into Iceberg Lounge and attacked the building's gunmen.
• Lark, Harley, and Selina attacked a Parademon that entered the suite, but their weapons failed, and it grabbed Selina by the neck.

Chu Men killed the Parademons inside the Iceberg Lounge and faced Steppenwolf, who demanded the Mother Box. Lex Luthor arrived with LexCorp forces and unleashed his Biochemical Army, leaving the battle between them and the Parademons underway.

• Chu Men crushed the Parademon choking Selina and killed the remaining Parademons inside the lounge with his Force Field and Heat Vision.
• Steppenwolf arrived aboard an Apokoliptian Assault Ship and demanded the Mother Box, then leaped down to attack Chu Men.
• Chu Men handed the Mother Box to Lark and confronted Steppenwolf as Harley, Selina, and Lark struggled under the pressure.
• Six LexCorp Heavy Armed Transport Aircraft attacked the Parademons, interrupting Steppenwolf's strike.
• Lex Luthor arrived in Heavy Exoskeleton Armor and ordered his Biochemical Army to kill the Parademons.
• LexCorp's Biochemical Army charged into the Parademons around the Iceberg Lounge.

Lex Luthor's bio-army fought Steppenwolf's forces while the exhausted Justice League regrouped outside the Iceberg Lounge and watched. Chu Men seized the Human Mother Box, launched into the sky, and plunged into a vast swarm of Parademons.

• Lex Luthor led LexCorp's bio-army against the Parademons, clearing the battlefield for Chu Men.
• Bruce Wayne regrouped with Diana, Barry, Victor Stone, and Arthur, then ordered them to stay in cover and let the opposing forces wear each other down.
• Steppenwolf demanded the Mother Box, but Chu Men mocked him and took it from Lark.
• Chu Men blasted into the sky, and his sonic boom shattered windows across Gotham and injured Gordon and the Justice League.
• Tens of thousands of Parademons swarmed toward Chu Men, who charged into them and crushed a Parademon officer's head.

Chu Men destroyed both Apokolips Assault Ships and routed the Parademons before Steppenwolf attacked him with his Battle Axe. Chu Men stopped the blow with his bare palm, and the force rebounded along the weapon.

• Chu Men destroyed the two Assault Ships with Heat Vision, causing the surviving Parademons to flee.
• Luthor celebrated Chu Men's slaughter while Selina watched and Barry and Bruce reacted in the ruins.
• Steppenwolf charged Chu Men with his Battle Axe, pouring his life force into a blow meant to kill him.
• Chu Men caught the axe against his palm without injury, and the impact's shock waves raced back along the blade.

Chu Men crippled Steppenwolf in Gotham and prevented him from escaping with the Mother Boxes. Steppenwolf remained in Chu Men’s grasp, but he warned that Darkseid would come for him.

• Chu Men crushed Steppenwolf’s Battle Axe and shattered his fingers, while Bruce, Diana, Arthur, and Luthor watched.
• Steppenwolf tried to flee through a Boom Tube, but Chu Men slapped him into the ground outside Gotham and left him severely injured.
• Victor showed Bruce a holographic display of the ruined quarry as Luthor ordered his men to clear the streets near the Iceberg Lounge.
• Steppenwolf reached for the Mother Boxes, but Chu Men crushed his wrist, lifted him by his horn, and dismissed him as too weak to entertain him.
• Steppenwolf warned Chu Men that Darkseid would arrive and wipe him from existence.

Chu Men killed Steppenwolf, gathered the three Mother Boxes, and displayed power that left Gotham's survivors and the watching world in awe. The U.S. government canceled its plans against him as the remaining Justice League members watched helplessly.

• Chu Men crushed Steppenwolf's head, and the leaderless Parademons fell from the sky while LexCorp's army stood down.
• Chu Men brought the three Mother Boxes together and casually suppressed their destructive energy with his power.
• Luthor sent optical-stealth drones to broadcast Chu Men to the world, and officials at the Pentagon saw the footage.
• The president ordered the military to cancel its plans against Chu Men and shut down its nuclear countdown programs.
• Lark knelt before Chu Men, Harley cheered at his arrival, and Selina felt her defiance collapse.
• The remaining Justice League members watched from an alley three kilometers away, overwhelmed by helplessness.

Chu Men disabled the Mother Boxes and approached the battered Justice League, where Bruce Wayne chose to face him. The League gathered beside Bruce despite their injuries, and the chapter left them standing against Chu Men without revealing what he would do next.

• Chu Men crushed the Mother Boxes’ energy cores, extinguished them, and tossed the inert cubes to Lark.
• Luthor ordered LexCorp’s Biochemical Army to clear the battlefield as the world watched Chu Men’s victory over the invasion.
• Chu Men walked through the sky toward the Justice League, whose members struggled under the pressure of his approach.
• Bruce Wayne left the alley and confronted Chu Men as he descended, resisting the crushing force without kneeling.
• Arthur, Victor, Barry Allen, and Diana emerged one by one to stand beside Bruce despite their injuries.

Chu Men defeated the Justice League after Victor's cannon misfired, then began forcing a Spiritual Imprint into Bruce's mind. Meanwhile, Clark awakened deep inside the sun.

• Chu Men confronted the wounded Justice League and blamed Bruce for bringing the alien to his home and destroying it.
• Clark Kent floated in the sun as his cells evolved, then slowly opened his eyes.
• Victor's malfunctioning cannon fired at Chu Men, who shattered its beam and overloaded Victor's arm.
• Bruce ordered an attack, but Chu Men repelled the League with his Force Field, leaving Arthur, Diana, Barry, and Bruce badly injured.
• Chu Men pinned Bruce beneath his foot and began imprinting his mind, but Bruce endured the pain with his eyes fixed on Chu Men.

Barry pushed himself into the Speed Force’s ultimate realm to rescue the fallen Justice League, but Chu Men broke through the frozen time and crushed his attempt. As Bruce and Barry lay helpless, Luthor abandoned his plan to join the fight, and Chu Men seized Barry again when he tried to gather speed.

• Chu Men crushed Bruce beneath his foot while Barry woke amid the rubble and saw the other Justice League members defeated.
• Barry overclocked himself and entered the Speed Force’s ultimate realm, racing toward Bruce to pull him free.
• Chu Men moved and spoke within Barry’s frozen time, shattering his concentration and sending him crashing into the ruins.
• Luthor prepared to fly to Chu Men’s aid, but Chu Men’s gaze made him stand down and order the cleanup crews to stay quiet.
• Barry began gathering speed again, so Chu Men pulled him in with his force field and grabbed him by the throat.

Clark Kent descended in golden energy and rescued the battered Justice League by confronting Chu Men. Their clash ended with Chu Men launching Clark through the storm clouds, where Clark’s injuries began to heal.

• Bruce, Victor, and Diana watched Chu Men pin Barry down as the Justice League lay incapacitated.
• A golden pillar struck the ruins, and Clark Kent emerged above the battlefield with golden energy surrounding him.
• Clark charged Chu Men, but Chu Men caught his fist and held his ground against the impact.
• Chu Men twisted Clark’s wrist and struck his raised arm with an uppercut, shattering his energy shield and launching him skyward.
• Clark flew through the storm clouds with a dislocated neck, which golden energy began to repair.

Clark abandoned his restraint and unleashed his full power against Chu Men, but Chu Men still overpowered him and pinned him underground. As Bruce watched the fight from the ruins, he realized the group had to act.

• Clark discarded his concern for collateral damage and descended to confront Chu Men with his full strength.
• Clark and Chu Men collided fists, and their shock wave destroyed the remaining buildings within three kilometers.
• Chu Men caught Clark's wrist, seized his face, and slammed him deep into the ground.
• Clark struggled to pry Chu Men off, but Chu Men kept him pinned as their forces shook the rubble around them.
• Bruce watched from the ruins and decided they had to do something.

Clark battled Chu Men while the fight was broadcast around the world, and Bruce, Barry, Diana, and Victor used Patches to recover enough to join the fight. The chapter ended with Barry forcing a breach in Chu Men’s Bio-electric Field as Clark engaged him head-on.

• Clark grappled with Chu Men, then launched himself skyward as the battle was broadcast to Times Square and watched by military leaders in Washington.
• Bruce used a Patch to recover and gave the remaining Patches to Barry, Diana, and Victor, who restored their abilities and prepared to fight.
• Clark and Chu Men traded powerful blows, with Chu Men growing faster and knocking Clark through a commercial building.
• Barry, Diana, Victor, and Bruce attacked Chu Men, but his Force Field, strength, and durability defeated their efforts.
• Clark charged Chu Men again, and their collision created a blinding explosion that sent rubble spiraling into the sky.
• Bruce called for action, and Barry used the Overclocked Speed Force Engine to grind a breach into Chu Men’s Bio-electric Field.

Clark’s desperate attack finally drew blood from Chu Men, but the wound delighted him rather than weakening him. The system announced that Chu Men’s Silver Age Superman Physique Fragment had reached 50%, and a powerful transformation began above Gotham.

• Victor fired his Plasma Cannon, Diana hurled the Apokolips Spear, and Barry charged, but Chu Men repelled their attacks and sent Barry crashing into wreckage.
• Clark cut off his Heat Vision and endured Chu Men’s scarlet beams to reach his right side, then struck Chu Men’s cheek and drew blood.
• The Justice League and Bruce briefly regained hope, but Chu Men laughed with delight at being hurt and turned his attention to Clark.
• The system reported that resistance from the host had disrupted Do-Whatever-You-Want Progress and unlocked Silver Age Superman Physique Fragment progress to 50%.
• Dark red energy erupted from Chu Men and tore open the storm clouds as gravity failed and debris began hovering around him.

Chu Men withstood Clark’s strongest punch and defeated him, then stopped Arthur’s surprise attack with a kick. He stood over the unconscious Arthur, deciding to spare him for now and have some fun.

• Clark concentrated his golden power into a punch and struck Chu Men in the chest, but Chu Men absorbed the attack and sent its force rebounding into Clark.
• The recoil shattered Clark’s right arm, and Chu Men struck him into a deep hole in the ruins.
• Bruce and people watching around the world reacted with despair as Clark lay defeated.
• Arthur emerged from the rubble and lunged at Chu Men with the broken dark-gold Trident, but Chu Men kicked him into a hill of rubble and knocked him unconscious.
• Chu Men prepared to burn Arthur with his eye beams, then stopped and said he wanted to have some fun.

After Chu Men used a Spiritual Imprint to enslave Arthur, Bruce ordered the Justice League to retreat, but Clark stayed behind to protect them. Barry pushed beyond light speed and entered the timeline to erase Chu Men from the past, leaving Chu Men weighing whether to pursue him.

• Chu Men reshaped Arthur's soul with a Spiritual Imprint, making his will the foundation of Arthur's life.
• Bruce ordered the injured Justice League to retreat, and Clark climbed from the crater to carry Arthur and shield the others from Chu Men.
• Barry decided to break the speed of light and ran around the ruined plaza until he tore open the barrier of time and vanished into the timeline.
• Barry ran through the past, saw the recent battle reversing, and pushed farther back toward a time before Chu Men gained his powers.
• Chu Men realized Barry could alter the past and gathered dark red energy to break through space after him, but a line of blue text appeared in his vision.

Chu Men tore Barry out of the Speed Force after the system anchored his reality against timeline changes, then crippled him as the League fled through a portal. He let them escape and ordered Luthor to rebuild the club larger and more luxurious.

• The system locked Chu Men's current state as the one true reality, protecting him from timeline alterations and paradoxes.
• Chu Men ripped open Barry's time tunnel, dragged him back into the ruins, and tore off his legs.
• Clark charged Chu Men, grabbed the unconscious Barry, and helped Bruce, Diana, and Arthur escape through Victor's portal.
• Luthor offered to hunt down the fleeing heroes, but Chu Men refused and said they were beaten.
• Chu Men ordered Luthor to clear the site and rebuild the club bigger, taller, and more luxurious.

The battered Justice League survived their escape to an underground Kansas bunker, where J'onn treated their injuries and Bruce blamed himself for the defeat. Twenty-four hours later, Lex Luthor began building a Dark Tower at the Iceberg Lounge site in Gotham's East End.

• J'onn brought Hal and the injured League members into the bunker and assessed Arthur, Barry, and Clark.
• Clark donated blood to stabilize Barry, whose legs had been left behind during the escape.
• Bruce blamed himself for bringing Steppenwolf's war to Chu Men, while Hal defended his decision to act.
• J'onn reported that the team was alive and recovering, and Arthur's healing body showed a slight sign of awareness.
• Twenty-four hours later, Lex Luthor poured LexCorp's resources into the Iceberg Lounge site and began raising a Dark Tower.

Chu Men summoned Gotham’s underworld leaders to the One God Temple and crushed their hopes of negotiating autonomy, killing Clayface and Mr. Freeze. Pamela then offered herself and Gotham’s plants to Chu Men in exchange for his protection.

• Luthor presented the completed temple to Chu Men, who named it the One God Temple.
• Luthor’s forces brought Gotham’s underworld figures to the temple, where Clayface proposed they bargain for autonomy.
• Chu Men crushed Clayface into dust after Clayface tried to negotiate.
• Mr. Freeze fired his freeze gun at Chu Men, who destroyed the weapon and fatally overheated Freeze’s suit with Heat Vision.
• Pamela approached Chu Men’s throne and offered herself and every plant in Gotham as his possessions, asking for his protection.

Chu Men crushed the remaining opposition to his rule, forcing governments to dissolve their superhuman defense agencies and ordering a bloody purge of protesting vigilantes. He ended the chapter in the Greenhouse, demanding more from Pamela as the world fell silent under his control.

• Chu Men left Luthor to manage the kneeling criminals, then flew with Pamela, Selina, and Lark to the temple's Greenhouse.
• Pamela grew a bed of flowers and used pollen to heighten Chu Men's senses while Luthor reported that world leaders wanted to preserve their superhuman defense departments.
• Chu Men rejected the proposed pact and threatened to destroy the Pentagon unless every defense department was gone by sunrise.
• LexCorp's forces surrounded key military bases, and governments worldwide dissolved their superhuman defense agencies and surrendered their weapons and databases.
• When vigilantes protested, Chu Men ordered them eliminated, and Luthor broadcast footage of the massacre across social media.
• As the world fell silent, Chu Men turned to Pamela and asked whether that was all she had.