The so-called seven mysterious energies were merely keys to releasing Perpetua ahead of time. They could not unravel the secrets of the Totality.
Of course, Luthor would not believe everything The Batman Who Laughs said, but he would absolutely take the initiative to collect them.
In fact, as long as Luthor collected even one of them, The Batman Who Laughs would have achieved his goal, imprisoned as he was in a technological prison built entirely with equipment Brad had supplied.
Brad's mastery and research of information density were unrivaled. Getting his hands on one was no different from getting his hands on ten thousand.
And once Luthor began collecting them, Batman of the First Universe would notice something amiss. For a long time afterward, Lex Luthor would be run ragged trying to outwit and outmaneuver Batman.
Batman would also begin investigating why Luthor was doing this, eventually tracing it back to The Batman Who Laughs.
Even now, no one knew that Brad and The Batman Who Laughs were bound together. Not only could they use each other's abilities, but they could even swap identities directly when necessary.
Meanwhile, Brad focused on tending to the Universe Sphere, multitasking as he explored several paths that might take him beyond the Sixth Tier.
"Loneliness + alienation + fear + despair + self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemnation ÷ misunderstanding × guilt × shame × failure × judgment = hope = foolishness, love = lies, life = death, self = the dark side."
"What the hell is this?"
A bead of sweat slid down Brad's forehead. Looking at the Anti-Life Equation with the naked eye felt like reading the embarrassingly overdramatic finishing-move lines in a children's comic.
"The only reason this thing can lead straight to the Fifth Tier is because of the DC universe's