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Chapter 5179-5182 [The Omega Effect]

In 1991, Xiang Nan arrived at the Caribbean island nation of Cordomatis and rescued a starfish-like space monster named Staro from a tower-like building called Jotunheim.

Starro is a space creature capable of surviving in the harsh environment of space and possessing the ability to parasitize and mind control others.

The more it parasitizes, the larger it becomes, and the more terrifying its power. Destroying a planet would be an easy task for it.

However, it doesn't attack others; it simply drifts aimlessly through space. Many intergalactic civilizations are aware of its existence and naturally avoid provoking it.

However, in 1990, American astronauts encountered Staro by chance while on a space roaming mission.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a space creature, so out of curiosity and scientific research, they brought Starro back to the spacecraft. Unsurprisingly, they were all parasitized by Starro.

The capsule then returned to Earth, bringing Staro and the astronauts it had parasitized with it back with it. The US military thus learned of Staro's capabilities.

They believe Staro's capabilities are extremely powerful and have significant military value. However, they are also concerned that conducting research in the United States, if leaked, could trigger public protests.

So they transported Staro to the Caribbean island nation of Cordomatis. The Herrera family, the rulers there, had good relations with the US government. In fact, their dictatorship was supported by the US government.

Therefore, placing Staro here for research can maintain secrecy and also absolve them of responsibility should anything go wrong.

But Xiang Nan knew that if Starro were weaponized, tens of thousands would die. Therefore, its parasitism was irreversible; once one's face was covered by the small starfish it spat out, death was certain.

Humans couldn't control it at all, so he came to Jotunheim to save the space monster Staro.

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Xiang Nan arrived in front of a tower-like building called Jotunheim.

This high-rise building is the research center that the U.S. government funded and built for Cordomatis.

As you can see, the research center is heavily guarded, with a large number of soldiers stationed there. These soldiers are fully armed and stand in neat rows, so that not even a small bird can fly past.

Fortunately, Xiang Nan is not a bird.

He entered Jotunheim with ease, only to find Staro imprisoned in a water tank within.

The water tank was enormous, as tall as a dozen stories. The tank itself was made of space glass, capable of withstanding hundreds of tons of gravity, ensuring Staro couldn't escape.

Xiang Nan then passed through the space glass and entered the water tank. There he saw a red and blue starfish that looked rather silly and cute, a bit like Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants.

Of course, Xiang Nan knew that it was the alien creature Starro, whose strength was far more terrifying than Patrick Star.

In the movie, because the Herrera family fed many people who opposed their family's dictatorial rule to Staro, Staro became parasitic and swelled to the height of a dozen stories.

However, it has only recently been put into research, so it is only about the size of a round table.

Xiang Nan immediately stepped forward, grabbed it, and then teleported into space.

He then opened a portal and exiled Staro to the edge of the universe to prevent it from returning to Earth.

“Go, and don’t come back,” Xiang Nan said to Staro.

Having been imprisoned for nearly half a year, Staro naturally knew the value of freedom, so he immediately waved his five tentacles and fled far away.

Xiang Nan then returned to Earth.

As for Staro's escape, how the scientists of Jotunheim and the Herrera family dictators would explain themselves to the US military was not his concern.
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...The year was 1995, and in a family in the city center, a lovely little boy was born.

He was named Barry Allen by his parents, who later became known as The Flash.

Xiang Nan was overjoyed to see Barry Allen born.

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In the same year, Xiang Nan quietly came to Bruce Wayne's side.

He is now 25 years old and has earned doctoral degrees in more than a dozen disciplines, including biology, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and medicine. He can be considered a recognized genius.

Even the Gotham media lavished praise on Bruce Wayne, considering him the most promising and well-regarded scion of a prominent family in Gotham.

After Xiang Nan came to his side, he took out the finger of the monkey god Chuck Baba and absorbed Bruce Wayne's super wisdom.

However, to prevent Bruce Wayne from becoming an idiot, he used the Unquenchable Flame to rekindle Bruce Wayne's intelligence.

The Undying Flame is an artifact of the Creator Ilúvatar, capable of granting living beings a free will and soul. Helping Bruce Wayne regain his intelligence would be a piece of cake.

After gaining access to Bruce Wayne's super intelligence, Xiang Nan's research into the Anti-Life Equation indeed accelerated significantly.

In fact, over the past forty-five years, Xiang Nan has made some progress in cracking the anti-life equation.

After all, his intelligence is truly remarkable, reaching not only the limits of humanity but also the limits of the universe. However, high intelligence doesn't necessarily mean he can crack the anti-life equation.

Just like a weightlifting champion may have the greatest strength, but may not be good at throwing the shot put.

Xiang Nan's progress was in mastering the "Omega effect" in the anti-life equation.

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The Omega effect is a special kind of entropy force, which is the destructive opposite of the origin of creativity.

Darkseid's omega rays are a product of the omega effect. They can be said to kill anyone they target, and in a physical sense, erase them completely.

Just like an eraser wiping away pencil marks, leaving not a trace. Very few can escape it.

It was for this reason that Darkseid came to know the value of the anti-life equation.

After all, the Omega effect is only part of the anti-life equation.

Xiang Nan also mastered the "Omega effect" in the anti-life equation, but he did not release Omega rays through his eyes, but through his ten fingers.

After gaining access to Bruce Wayne's super intelligence, Xiang Nan accelerated his progress in deciphering the Anti-Life Equation.

However, progress was not very fast, so Xiang Nan still pinned his hopes on the criminal mastermind Lex Luthor.

Lex Luthor is undoubtedly a criminal genius. With a mortal body, he manipulated Superman to his core. Through a series of meticulously planned schemes, he nearly accomplished "god-killing."

Such an outstanding performance even puts Batman, Bruce Wayne, to shame.

However, Lex Luthor is only fifteen years old and has not yet reached the peak of his intelligence. Therefore, although Xiang Nan is very anxious, he can only wait patiently.

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