Chapter Summaries

Cyborg, Lex Luthor, Joker, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Bruce Yu fought off Parademons while the resurrection ritual neared completion. The revived figure opened cold gray-white eyes radiating destruction, leaving the heroes facing an apparently uncontrollable threat.

• Cyborg warned that Darkseid's main force had breached Earth's first line of defense as the group watched the battle outside.
• Parademons broke into the laboratory and attacked the resurrection platform, so Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Joker, Lex Luthor, and Bruce Yu defended it.
• The group held off the Parademons long enough for the light around the platform to contract and form a cocoon around the figure.
• The cocoon shattered, and the revived figure opened gray-white eyes that glowed with destructive red light.
• Cyborg's scans identified the figure as extremely dangerous and uncontrollable, while Bruce Yu said nothing.

Resurrected Superman awakened without his consciousness and began slaughtering Parademons before turning on the Justice League. Bruce Yu appeared just as Superman targeted Aquaman and Cyborg, and sent him crashing into a reinforced wall with one kick.

• Resurrected Superman destroyed the Parademons with Heat Vision and punches, alarming the Guardians with his mindless violence.
• Resurrected Superman attacked Wonder Woman, blasted her through laboratory equipment, then struck her into a reinforced wall despite Aquaman’s attempt to intervene.
• Resurrected Superman turned his killing intent on Aquaman and Cyborg and prepared to attack them.
• Bruce Yu appeared between Superman and the others and kicked Superman through the laboratory into a thick blastproof alloy wall.
• Aquaman, Cyborg, Luthor, and the Joker stared in shock at Bruce Yu’s display of power.

Bruce Yu fought Superman above LexCorp, using his synchronized powers from across the worlds to overpower and finally trap him in a mental illusion. The chapter left Superman frozen in a nightmare while Bruce Yu announced the title of his custom illusion.

• Bruce Yu dodged Superman's attacks, struck him with a kick, and blasted him through LexCorp's outer wall with Shinra Tensei.
• Bruce Yu countered Superman's Heat Vision with Dodon Rays, damaging the building, then identified himself on camera as Earth's Guardian and as Fang Yu from China.
• Superman charged Bruce Yu, but Bruce caught his full-force punch in one hand and mocked him as a brute.
• Bruce Yu used the Pure Rinne Sharingan to trap Superman's consciousness in a nightmare cycle.
• Bruce Yu told the immobilized Superman to enjoy an illusion called "Darkseid Ravages Lois Lane."

Bruce Yu trapped Superman in an illusion of Darkseid violating Lois Lane, provoking Superman to shatter the illusion and attack him. Bruce Yu transformed himself into Lois Lane just before Superman’s fist struck, leaving Superman unable to hit her.

• Bruce Yu’s illusion showed Darkseid assaulting Lois Lane in the Daily Planet office, igniting Superman’s rage.
• Superman’s Mental Power shattered the illusion, and he awoke beneath the ruined sky outside LexCorp.
• Superman blamed Bruce Yu for the vision and launched a furious, potentially lethal punch at him.
• Bruce Yu vanished and appeared as Lois Lane, stopping Superman’s fist inches from his face.
• Superman’s rage subsided as he recoiled from striking Lois, while Pirate World Fang Yu called the tactic filthy.

Bruce Yu used his transformation into Lois Lane to redirect Superman’s rage against the Parademons, then rallied the Justice League and Green Lantern Corps for an assault on Darkseid’s flagship. The chapter ended as Bruce Yu led the assembled heroes to counterattack Apokolips.

• Bruce Yu transformed into Lois Lane, and Superman attacked the Parademon swarm, destroying them with overwhelming force.
• Bruce Yu asked Cyborg to confirm Darkseid’s flagship coordinates and said Superman could not be trusted to fight alongside them.
• Joker volunteered to join Bruce Yu, and Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Cyborg also agreed to face Darkseid.
• Bruce Yu’s Green Lantern Ring opened a portal through which Chicken Lantern and nearly a hundred Green Lanterns arrived.
• Bruce Yu ordered the group to follow him and counterattack Apokolips.

Bruce Yu gathered Earth's remaining heroes and Gotham villains and opened a portal to Darkseid's flagship for their final counterattack. The force arrived in space before Darkseid's enormous fleet, where Bruce Yu fixed his gaze on Darkseid waiting on his throne.

• The Green Lantern Corps and Gotham villains joined Bruce Yu's resistance while Mother Box-controlled former heroes prepared to attack Darkseid's fleet.
• Bruce Yu opened a Kamar-Taj Space Teleportation Spell and sent Earth's counterattack force to Darkseid's flagship.
• The group emerged in space inside a Green Lantern protective barrier and saw Darkseid's fortress surrounded by a sky filled with Parademons.
• Scarecrow trembled at the sight, Wonder Woman gripped her Lasso of Truth, and Joker laughed as Bruce Yu stared toward Darkseid.

The Justice League and a group of Gotham Villains crossed a passage carved through the Parademon horde and reached Darkseid’s throne ship. Darkseid’s gaze crushed the villains with terror, leaving them kneeling or sprawled on the deck.

• Chickenhead rallied the Green Lanterns, who joined their power to burn a passage through the Parademons.
• Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Bruce Yu, Cyborg, Joker, and the Gotham Villains charged through the passage toward the throne ship.
• The group reached the ship’s central platform and faced Granny Goodness, Desaad, Mantis, Kanto, Titan, and Darkseid.
• Darkseid looked over the newcomers, and his overwhelming presence brought the Gotham Villains to their knees.
• Penguin, Scarecrow, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, and Two-Face collapsed or submitted in terror before Darkseid.

Bruce Yu tested the Gotham villains against Darkseid, then attacked the Lord of Darkness with Triple Kaioken, the Gate of Death, and other power-ups. Doctor Chaos and five Dark Elites interrupted his charge, and Bruce Yu ended the chapter by ordering his Night Guy attack to explode.

• Poison Ivy resisted Darkseid’s pressure and urged the other villains to fight for Bruce Yu.
• Steppenwolf challenged Bruce Yu, who declared that he would face Darkseid while his companions handled the Foot Soldiers.
• Bruce Yu activated Triple Kaioken, the Gate of Death, Fourth Order—Gene Lock, and Minute Control before charging Darkseid.
• Doctor Chaos attacked Bruce Yu’s mind, and Diana intervened with her Lasso of Truth and Silver Bracelets.
• Steppenwolf, Mantis, Kanto, Titan, and Kallibak combined their attacks to block Bruce Yu before Darkseid.
• Bruce Yu shouted that his Triple Kaioken Night Guy would explode.

Bruce Yu unleashed Night Guy, annihilating several dark elites and tearing a massive fissure through Darkseid's flagship. The attack left Bruce gravely injured, while Darkseid watched him with newfound caution and curiosity.

• Bruce Yu's Night Guy erased Steppenwolf and Kanto, while Kallibak lost his right arm and was hurled into an energy spire.
• The blood-red spatial collapse tore through Darkseid's flagship, destroying everything in its path and punching through the hull.
• The attack's shockwaves shook Earth's battlefield and opened the clouds above it.
• A branch of the energy torrent swept toward Darkseid's throne, and Darkseid fixed his attention on Bruce Yu.
• Bruce Yu's power subsided, leaving him badly injured and hovering beside the fading fissure as he stared at Darkseid.

Bruce Yu unleashed his ultimate golden Buddha palm technique, annihilating the billions of Parademons surrounding Darkseid’s flagship. The attack left Bruce Yu’s life force nearly spent, while Darkseid was shaken and the battle’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Darkseid praised Bruce Yu’s strength, then declared that his last attack had been his peak and prepared to kill him.
• Bruce Yu turned toward the approaching Parademon horde and vowed to leave Darkseid without an army.
• Bruce Yu transformed into a towering golden Buddha and summoned over a thousand thunderous palms.
• Bruce Yu’s golden light and destructive palms erased the Parademon horde, leaving Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and the Green Lanterns stunned.
• Darkseid’s composure faltered as Bruce Yu’s life force burned away, and the universe returned to darkness.

Bruce Yu awakened in a rebooted Gotham dated October 20, 1978, and realized he had been sent back to an earlier DC Universe with the Mother Box still in his Kamui Dimension. After seeing the Bat-Signal, he flew toward it, hoping to enlist Batman as he faced the crises ahead.

• Bruce Yu regained consciousness on a rain-soaked Gotham street and noticed the city’s outdated appearance.
• Bruce Yu read a newspaper dated October 20, 1978, and concluded that the DC Universe had been rebooted into the past.
• Bruce Yu sensed that the Mother Box had followed him into the rebooted universe and remained hidden in his Kamui Dimension.
• The Bat-Signal lit up the sky, prompting Bruce Yu to fly toward its source.
• Bruce Yu reached a rooftop near the Bat-Signal and watched the rain-soaked platform from the shadows.

Bruce Yu watched Batman arrive to meet Gordon, then revealed himself and offered to become Batman’s spiritual mentor. He showed Batman advanced weapons and technology, leaving Batman stunned.

• Bruce Yu watched Batman cross the rooftops with a primitive Grapple Gun and decided to improve him.
• Gordon told Batman that Joker had kidnapped Barbara, and Batman prepared to hurry after her.
• Batman sensed Bruce Yu in the shadows and attacked him alongside Gordon, but an invisible shield stopped the Batarangs and bullets.
• Bruce Yu introduced himself as Batman’s future spiritual mentor and used projection magic to show him advanced weapons.
• Batman stared in disbelief at the technology Bruce Yu revealed.

Bruce Yu warned Batman and Gordon that an alien invasion could threaten Earth, but Batman left to rescue Barbara. At the abandoned circus, Batman found Bruce Yu had stopped the Joker from further harming Barbara and attacked the Joker in rage.

• Bruce Yu showed Batman military blueprints and argued that Earth needed to prepare for an alien invasion.
• Batman acknowledged the possibility of future threats but left to save Barbara and Gotham.
• Batman fought through the Joker's thugs and entered the circus arena, where Bruce Yu had subdued the Joker.
• Bruce Yu told Batman that Barbara's waist was broken and that he had stopped the Joker from cutting her mouth.
• Batman kicked the Joker, who laughed through his injuries and taunted him for finding help.

Bruce Yu confronted the Joker, then revealed to Batman that he knew his identity and demonstrated his power to open a rift into a pocket space. He showed Batman a Mother Box and warned that it could bring Gotham and Earth into an abyss of darkness.

• Bruce Yu threatened the Joker after the Joker threatened his family and restaurants, and the Joker apologized in fear.
• Outside Arkham Asylum, Bruce Yu told Batman he understood his no-killing rule and said he knew Batman’s identity.
• Bruce Yu invited Batman to Wayne Manor, revealed he knew Batman’s secrets, and warned him not to keep files about Bruce Yu on his computers.
• In the Batcave, Bruce Yu combined his powers to tear open a rift into a separate space and urged Batman to step through.
• Bruce Yu showed Batman a Mother Box, calling it a key that could pull Gotham and Earth into darkness.

Fang Yu awoke in a blocky, unfamiliar world and fled from a group of zombies into the sea. After sunrise burned the zombies away, he reached shore alive but remained confused about where he was.

• Fang Yu found himself in a pixelated forest beneath a strange night sky and saw zombies approaching.
• Fang Yu struggled to run from the zombies and dove into the water at the forest’s edge.
• Several zombies entered the shallows, transformed into Drowned Zombies, and were identified by labels above their heads.
• Fang Yu spotted sunrise, and the sunlight set the zombies ablaze while the Drowned Zombies sank beneath the water.
• Fang Yu paddled to shore and collapsed on the sand, exhausted and unsure where he was.

After realizing he had been transported to Minecraft, Fang Yu used his knowledge of the game to gather wood and craft basic tools. With a Wooden Axe in hand, he began harvesting the oak forest more efficiently.

• Fang Yu punched a Grass Block until it broke into a loot drop, which helped him recognize that he was in Minecraft.
• Fang Yu accepted that the hostile block-built world was Minecraft and decided to survive by using his game knowledge.
• Fang Yu punched oak trees to collect Oak Logs and crafted Oak Planks and a Crafting Table.
• Fang Yu crafted a Wooden Axe and used it to harvest oak logs much faster.

Fang Yu crafted a Stone Pickaxe, but just as he prepared to spend the night underground, the Blood Moon descended and unleashed a horde of zombies. With the zombies closing in, he dug a shallow pit and sealed himself inside, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Fang Yu gathered Cobblestone and crafted a Stone Pickaxe before nightfall.
• Fang Yu decided to dig a hole and hide underground because he was exhausted and had no food or time to build a shelter.
• A system notification announced the Blood Moon, and zombies burst from the ground around Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu fled from the advancing horde but could not outrun it and became exhausted.
• Fang Yu broke through the ground, rolled into a shallow pit, and covered the opening with dirt blocks as zombies nearly reached him.

Fang Yu dug desperately underground to escape zombies scratching through the earth above him, but he encountered signs of a nearby underground waterway and changed direction. His Stone Pickaxe broke, his hunger worsened, and he was left digging in the dark with death closing in from above and within.

• Fang Yu heard zombies scratching at the dirt blocks above him and began digging deeper with his Stone Pickaxe.
• Fang Yu heard running water underground, feared a nearby cavern full of monsters, and changed direction to dig away from it.
• Fang Yu's Stone Pickaxe broke, so he used his last two sticks and cobblestone to craft a replacement.
• Fang Yu's hunger drained his strength as he continued digging, and he feared he would starve before finding food.

Fang Yu survived a deadly encounter with Steve by knocking him into lava and sealing him in, then discovered six Monster Spawners in the Mine Shaft. As a skeleton began to spawn, a mysterious voice spoke in his mind, leaving him startled and confused.

• Fang Yu broke through a dirt wall toward the sound of water and came face to face with Steve, who stabbed him with a Diamond Sword.
• Fang Yu dodged Steve’s next strike, rammed him into a Lava Pool, and trapped him behind cobblestone until the lava killed him.
• Fang Yu grabbed some of Steve’s drops—two apples, one Iron Ore, and three Logs—then ate the apples to recover.
• Fang Yu discovered six Monster Spawners in the Mine Shaft, and a skeleton holding a Bone Bow materialized inside one of them.
• A mysterious voice told Fang Yu to use a Big Ball Rasengan, and Fang Yu wondered who was speaking and what it meant.

Block World Fang Yu survived his near-fatal hunger by creating and eating ability porridge, then realized his Minecraft-like traits might make him powerful. The story shifted to a cloud platform, where a crowd faced an immense zombie horde and feared creatures would descend in five days.

• Pirate World Fang Yu sent Block World Fang Yu memories and power-system imprints from other worlds.
• Block World Fang Yu created ability porridge, ate it, and recovered from starvation.
• Block World Fang Yu lamented that he seemed powerless, then reconsidered his block-world abilities as potential advantages.
• Block World Fang Yu imagined using zombies attracted during blood moons as a source of labor and resources.
• Fifty or sixty Block People watched a vast zombie horde from a floating platform.
• A woman warned that flying, teleporting beings would descend in five days, leaving the crowd terrified.