Chapter 343 / Chapter 344

But this particular shade of green is unacceptable!

What's even more repulsive is that as long as the green light combines with the power of any Emotional Spectrum, it can also dispel one's own death power!

This is practically my nemesis!

Although the Green Lantern Corps did not defeat the Black Lantern Corps in the last defeat of the Nekron, they undoubtedly played a huge role in the process.

However, having already lost all his troops, the Nekron could only grit his teeth and leave the place in resentment.

The Legion that had once been forged through death has now been completely annihilated, leaving only the Nekron as its lone commander.

It's truly frustrating.

"I don't know why, but ever since that moment, I've suddenly felt a lot of panic."

On Green Lantern Planet, some members of the Green Lantern Corps seemed to sense something amiss, pressing their hands to their chests with slightly tense expressions.

"I really don't know what Su Chen is playing at, letting us come back and then abandoning us... Now, I don't know why, but I suddenly have a bad feeling."

They attributed this strange feeling entirely to Su Chen, whose Legion had not yet arrived, and did not realize that this feeling of panic came from their former mortal enemy.

The other Legion also had a slight feeling, but it wasn't as pronounced as the Green Lantern Corps's.

Only the Indigo Lantern Legion's expression changed drastically the moment the Nekron appeared!

"True darkness has arrived! Shut it down!"

The leader of the Indigo Lantern Legion held a long cane in his hand, his face extremely grim.

"That wasn't death at all; this is true death!"

The leader of the Indigo Lantern Legion's chest heaved, but his expression, besides showing some fear, also carried a hint of doubt.

"But why hasn't that one arrived at our Legion yet?"

The Indigo Lantern Legion shook their heads, their tone becoming more urgent.

Chapter 343

Compared to the other Legion, the leader of the Seven Lantern Corps is the one who understands the thoughts of the Lantern Entity the most.

The weapons they used were not lanterns and rings like the other members, but long canes that resembled pipes.

This weapon can also be used as an energy source.

In addition to the common abilities similar to those of the other Legion, they also possess a mysterious and unpredictable ability: prophecy.

However, the Legion leader never directly stated whether his Legion possessed the necessary capabilities, and the Legion itself was pitifully small, consisting of only a dozen or so people.

However, the last time the power of death appeared, they were the first to issue a warning and told the other Legion how to resist this energy of death.

The main reason they possess these special abilities and know things that others do not is because they can communicate with their own Lantern Entity to some extent.

Unlike other Legion that worshipped their Lantern Entity as divine creatures, this Legion had more communication and thus learned more.

This time, with the appearance of the Green Lantern Corps's Lantern Entity, the Indigo Lantern Legion's Lantern Entity also vaguely sensed something and had some communication with their leader.

It is precisely for this reason that this leader is probably the only one among the seven Legion who has completely opened his arms to Su Chen.

After all, they knew the Lantern Entity's feelings.

At this moment, sensing the appearance of this familiar yet repulsive black power, and seeing that Su Chen had not yet responded to it, the leader of the Indigo Lantern Legion became somewhat anxious.

After a moment's thought, this person, carrying their long cane, came to their own energy source.

A deep blue light slowly surged within this energy pool.

And this total amount of energy appears to be much less than the energy surging within the Green Lantern Corps' energy.

After all, courage and willpower far outweigh pity, which is one of the rarest and most precious emotional forces.

"Dear Octopus, we have been waiting for that person to arrive, but he has yet to appear, and now that black power has resurfaced once more..."

The leader knelt on one knee, muttering incantations, his face showing a mixture of doubt and worry.

"Should we continue to wait, or should we, like last time in the joint confrontation, inform the other Legion and let them launch another attack?"

The leader asked, somewhat puzzled.

As if in response to this question, several long tentacles suddenly extended from the previously quiet, surging pool of dark blue energy.

At the same time, a slightly more peaceful will also appeared in the leader's mind.

"To make some changes, some sacrifices are necessary..."

"And now we have encountered the being we have longed for. Such a being, after all, must undergo some trials. This time, it is not your trial, but the trial of that being..."

"All you have to do is wait patiently for the seven emotional forces to reunite. But this time, you will be passive, not active, because the one who can change this universe is not you, but that one person."

Faced with this calm voice, the leader's expression seemed to become much more serene.

"I see..."

The leader nodded slightly.

"From our observation, he himself is indeed exceptionally powerful, but his so-called 'sight' subordinate seems far too weak. Can such a being truly withstand this dark power?"

But in the end, the leader couldn't help but ask one more question.

"Weak?"

Several long tentacles swayed gently.

"Don't be deceived by what you see before you. Superficial strength is not true strength, just as apparent weakness does not necessarily mean weakness..."

This Lantern Entity seems confident.

"How could someone we've chosen and placed our hopes on be someone we can easily bully?"

At this point, a hint of a smile seemed to appear in his calm voice.

Meanwhile, the Nekron had already set off towards Earth 1, following the direction he remembered.

However, during this process, when he reached a certain distance, he suddenly stopped and abruptly changed direction.

Immediately afterwards, he headed towards another nearby planet that appeared to be devoid of any life.

The surface is bare, with very few rocks present; all that can be seen are various impact craters of different sizes.

It does look somewhat similar to the moon.

However, unlike the moon, whose surface at least emits the soft glow of the Sun, this planet's surface seems to devour light. The entire planet not only looks dark, but the light is also extremely dim.

"The Black Lantern Corps vanished with the smoke of my seal. Such a powerful Legion, of course they would fear it."

The Nekron arrived above this planet, and upon seeing the empty, boundless surface, a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

"Fortunately, I had some stockpiled from back then. Although it wasn't intended for this so-called Su Chen, it still comes in handy now."

The Nekron clapped his hands leisurely, and the ring on his hand flashed rhythmically several times.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible ripple gently swept across the surface of the planet.

Following this fluctuation, the previously lifeless planet suddenly seemed to begin to tremble slightly.

The ground was shaking incessantly, and dust and pebbles began to bounce rhythmically.

Then, suddenly, a withered hand emerged from the soil!

"They're nowhere near as good as the Legion of yesteryear..."

Looking at the shriveled bodies that were gradually emerging from the soil, the Nekron frowned in displeasure.

For other reasons, the Nekron preserved a portion of the Black Lantern Corps on this planet.

He had originally planned to surround and attack the superheroes from both sides with his Black Lantern Corps, but he didn't expect to be defeated and sealed away at the location of the Guardians before he could even use his abilities.

But now it seems to have come in handy!

Chapter 344

The withered hand slowly rose from the ground.

The ground, which had been calm and covered in dust, had long since turned into a pot of hot oil.

The Black Lantern Corps was once invincible, and its members included not only the heroes of Earth, but also the Legion's heroes who were infected by it.

Wherever the Black Lantern Corps has roamed, all the weak have become innocent spoils of war, while the powerful have become members of this Black Legion.

They're either allies or enemies!

As one side grows stronger than the other, the Black Lantern Corps grows larger and larger like a snowball, while the resistance from their enemies grows weaker and weaker.

If it weren't for the existence of the other seven Legion, and the combined energy of the Green Lantern Corps, which allows the combined power of any two rings to counteract a black hole, this universe would have long since become the Black Lantern Corps's universe.

Hela had also proposed this idea, hoping to use it to allow the Death Legion to grow rapidly and eventually control the universe, but it was ultimately rejected by Hela, Emma, and Su Chen.

In a universe composed entirely of death, obtaining it or not makes little difference; it is a lifeless universe filled only with death.

However, others did not think that way, including the Nekron. When he once controlled the Black Hole Legion, he launched his attacks madly according to this idea, attempting to turn the entire universe into a deathly black.

However, as the Black Hole Legion grew like a snowball, some of the incomplete or weak members were discarded by the Nekron. All he needed in his Legion were the best and strongest members!

However, the Nekron did not simply abandon these weaker parts. Instead, he stored them all in the center of the planet, as if they were his own inventory.

Perhaps it will come in handy sometime in the future, allowing it to join forces with its own Legion to launch a pincer attack and eliminate its enemies. This was what the Nekron thought at the time.

However, just as the Nekron, still harboring such a beautiful dream, continued his attack, he was finally knocked down from the clouds and defeated by the other seven Legion.

Perhaps because they recognized the unprecedented potential and power of this Legion, they did not stand idly by after killing the Nekron. Instead, they secretly extracted his consciousness and sealed it in this black hole, hoping it would come in handy someday.

Now, for the Guardians, the huge hidden bomb they hid back then is finally coming in handy.

For the Nekron, these defective items he had unintentionally left behind years ago could finally be put to some use...

"I will turn that damned planet into a black planet forever, and use it as the foundation for my expansion into the universe!"

The entire surface of the planet seemed to boil over, and countless Legion warriors, almost reduced to skeletons, slowly crawled out from within.

On their hands were the same black and Black Lantern Ring as those worn by the Nekron!

"Did you think that after destroying all the rings, there's only this one left?"

The Nekron stared at the ring on his hand, which was flickering with light.

From the moment he used the ring, the Nekron could sense that, apart from using it in a specific region of Earth, its power would be greatly weakened anywhere in the universe.

The ability to research such a ring, and also to find a way to counter it, is the source of the Guardians' confidence in unleashing the Nekron.

Without the ring, one cannot use this kind of energy, and without energy, the Nekron is nothing.

But no one knew that before his defeat, the Nekron had already so ruthlessly created such a large Black Lantern Corps and forged Black Lantern Ring for each of them!

Looking at the ring on his hand, which was still somewhat unruly, the Nekron casually took it off and tossed it away like trash onto the surface of the planet.

Immediately afterward, the Nekron waved his hand, and a Black Lantern Corps soldier who was still in a daze and didn't know what was happening was grabbed by the Nekron without any power to resist.

···Requesting flowers···· ·

With a crisp, encouraging sound, the skeleton was crushed, and the Black Lantern Ring worn on the slender plant was also seized by the Nekron.

As the ring appeared in the Nekron's hand, the black death energy contained within the soldier flashed by and silently slipped into the Nekron's body.

The aura of the Nekron seemed to have intensified even further.

"This is the complete power of death that I know!"

Wearing the ancient ring again, and feeling the black death energy fully activated within his body, coursing through his entire being, a satisfied smile finally returned to the Nekron's face.

"Black Lantern Corps, assemble! Head to Earth!"

Seeing that all the members of the Black Hole Legion had regained their freedom, the Nekron raised his ring high, a fanatical look flashing in his eyes, and roared loudly!

That planet that once brought me endless suffering, I have returned once again!

As if sensing their master's excitement, the Black Lantern Corps warriors also raised their right hands in unison, just as the Green Lantern Corps had done in the past.

However, the earth-shattering light that erupted this time was not the vibrant green light of the past, but a deathly light filled with stillness!