Vol. 15The Spectre Universe

Su Ming defeated Darkseid, linked the Spectre Universe to his own, and assembled allies to stop Nabu and the Lords of Order. After making Diana queen of Maya, he prepared to locate Circe as her monsters threatened the city.

  • Su Ming led his allies to Sepulk and defeated Darkseid with Diana, Barry, and the Cosmic Tuning Fork.
  • Su Ming kept Darkseid imprisoned after taking control of Sepulk and the Spectre Universe.
  • Su Ming connected the Spectre Universe to his 40K universe and gathered magical and military allies to confront Circe and the Lords of Order.
  • Su Ming prepared to claim Sepulk as Luthor’s bombs and Brother Eye’s crisis unfolded across Earth.
  • Su Ming entered Maya with allies to stop Nabu and the Lords of Order, while Luthor’s defenses overwhelmed Supergirl and Donna.
  • Luthor captured Supergirl and Donna after using the Red Sun Generator and Artificial Kryptonite daggers against them.
  • Su Ming trapped Nabu and Eclipso, helped Diana become queen of Maya, and exposed and killed the city’s dukes.
  • Su Ming sought Vivienne and Muni’s help locating Circe and prepared to use Diana’s Witch’s Mark to guide their divination.
Chapters 1405–1504 Read from ch. 1405

Arc 57Darkseid’s Defeat

Su Ming assembled allies and forces to confront Darkseid, then used Diana, Barry, and the Cosmic Tuning Fork to defeat and imprison him. The group controlled Sepulk and the Spectre Universe, while Su Ming kept Darkseid captive until they could deal with Perpetua.

  • Su Ming restored Cyborg and helped awaken Jessica, who revealed that her Power Ring had absorbed Darkseid’s Omega Beams and given her Omega Energy.
  • Su Ming activated Brainiac 21, negotiated an alliance, and recruited Blackfire’s Tamaran Planetary Guard with Brainiac’s Mental Shields.
  • Su Ming exposed Darkseid’s Deathstroke decoy, defeated the real Deathstroke in orbit, and led his allies to Sepulk to confront Darkseid.
  • Darkseid reversed Sepulk’s time and attacked Su Ming, but Diana trapped him with the Lasso of Truth while Su Ming struck him with the Light of Creation.
  • Darkseid healed and offered Su Ming authority, but Barry returned and Su Ming revealed that the Cosmic Tuning Fork had disrupted the Anti-Mother Box network.
  • Diana bound Darkseid, and Su Ming declared that they had taken control of the Spectre Universe and Sepulk but were not yet ready to escape.
  • Barry and Captain Carrot carried the Cosmic Tuning Fork into Sepulk and planted it in the fire pit, while Su Ming kept Darkseid imprisoned until they could deal with Perpetua.
Chapters 1405–1429 Summaries Read

Arc 58The Spectre Universe Gambit

Su Ming connected the Spectre Universe to his 40K universe, secured magical and military support, and gathered allies to confront Circe and the Lords of Order. As he prepared to claim the new universe through Sepulk, a crisis involving Luthor’s bombs and Brother Eye unfolded across Earth.

  • Su Ming used the Cosmic Tuning Fork and Spider Totem to make the Spectre Universe a buffer between universes, then negotiated with the Vishanti and The Upside-Down Man to stabilize magic in his Single Universe.
  • Su Ming brought the Imperial Fists and other forces to Sepulk, while Brainiac 21 occupied twenty-one planets and his allies cleared the area of enemies.
  • Su Ming found Deadpool and Cable fighting alternate selves, discovered Kang had arranged the battle, and killed Kang before taking his multiverse teleporter.
  • Gin and Diana fought over Su Ming until Harley stopped them by claiming Su Ming and Magik were getting married, and Su Ming left Gin and Magik to guard Sepulk as he went to Limbo with a team.
  • Su Ming found Khalid at Justice League Dark headquarters and learned Nabu planned to let The Upside-Down Man consume magic, then use its corpse to repair the Source Wall and claim godhood.
  • Su Ming took over a Mumbai hostage call from Arthur and directed Little Nightwing to bluff the hostage-taker with a supposed proof of the Goldbach Conjecture.
  • Su Ming activated Brother Eye to coordinate heroes worldwide, secretly had Strangle infiltrate its systems, and ordered Monark, Gin, and Magik to help seize Sepulk and bring the Adjutant.
  • Su Ming sent Harley and Deadpool to investigate a driver who demanded donated food, while Strangle connected to the Boom Tube and began transferring its computing power to Sepulk.
Chapters 1430–1454 Summaries Read

Arc 59The Lords of Order

Su Ming gathered allies in Maya and confronted Nabu and the Lords of Order, while Luthor used his Safehouse defenses to turn the tables on Supergirl and Donna. The arc left the battle in Maya unresolved and Luthor’s captured opponents at the mercy of his robots.

  • Adjutant took over Brother Eye’s advisory work as Damian and the Teen Titans arrived at the Hall of Justice for food, rest, and treatment.
  • Su Ming rejected the World Forger’s proposal to travel into the past, then recruited Mazikeen in Hell by trading her films for help with Maya.
  • Su Ming entered Maya with Mazikeen and Monark, learned that its residents might protect their own survival over the multiverse, and found a hidden library where Ancient One gave Monark the Origin Magic Book.
  • Nabu arrived in Maya with the Lords of Order and declared his plan to destroy the dimension and force a universal reboot, while Su Ming learned the plan from Khalid.
  • Su Ming lured the Lords of Order away from the royal city and summoned The Upside-Down Man to seal them outside, then assigned his allies to free the possessed hosts.
  • Mazikeen freed Muni’s soul from Sera’s Cloak, but Nabu repelled Diana and Deathstroke as the battle against the Lords of Order continued.
  • Luthor discovered that The Batman Who Laughs had infected former Justice League members, then Supergirl and Donna confronted him in his bunker.
  • Luthor activated the Red Sun Generator and wounded Kara with Artificial Kryptonite daggers, while his robots quickly overwhelmed Donna.
Chapters 1455–1479 Summaries Read

Arc 60The Queen of Maya

Su Ming and his allies defeat Nabu, expose Maya’s nobles, and make Diana queen before Circe’s monsters threaten the city. As they search for Circe’s location, Su Ming leaves the story preparing a divination with Vivienne, Muni, and Diana.

  • Luthor hacked Blue Beetle’s Scarab, then escaped after destroying the museum and collapsing part of Metropolis underground.
  • Su Ming used Cloak and Mazikeen to trap Nabu and Eclipso in the Black Diamond, while the Upside-Down Man remained in Order Space to negotiate with the weakened Lord of Order.
  • Wade killed the Human-Headed Dog and his mages, and Diana released her sealed power to become the God of War of Olympus.
  • Su Ming staged Bobo’s execution to draw out Maya’s dukes, then killed them and gave Nightblade to Diana, who accepted the throne and spared the civilians.
  • Su Ming’s allies found that switching Maya’s sky between night and day only delayed Circe’s returning monsters, so Su Ming planned to investigate beneath the ground for a dark version of Maya.
  • Su Ming took Mazikeen, Barry, and Deadpool to seek Vivienne and Muni’s help in locating Circe, while the others returned to the castle.
  • Su Ming introduced himself to Vivienne and the mages, asked them to divine Circe’s location, and decided to wait for Diana’s Witch’s Mark to guide their method.
Chapters 1480–1504 Summaries Read
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