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Chapter 451 Spoiler

"Well, maybe times have changed, the environment has changed, and so people's hearts have changed."

Superman stared blankly at Ma Zhaodi's words: "The environment shapes people's hearts? I've never thought about that question."

“Material reality shapes people’s hearts,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “If there is fame and fortune to be gained from doing evil, more and more people will do evil. But if the punishment is severe, fewer and fewer people will do evil. The same principle applies to doing good deeds—seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is a biological instinct. Human nature does not have natural good or evil.”

"Therefore, the so-called test of human nature and people's hearts is actually about wanting to see others go against their biological instincts—but in reality, if we don't properly guide the environment to punish evil and promote good, then the hearts of most people will always be wicked."

“Clark, I know you’re shaken, perhaps a little lost, by what’s happening in the Dark Multiverse,” Ma Zhaodi said to Clark. “But don’t lose your passion, don’t lose faith in humanity. They have a better side to them, it just depends on how you bring it to your heart.”

Clark nodded.

"But I know that what I said was actually pointless."

At this point, Ma Zhaodi smiled and said, "You'll always rush out whenever someone calls your name."

Clark smiled and said, "Yes, I will—as long as someone needs me."

At this moment, the flow of time stopped, because both of them had stopped, as Ma Zhaodi had little Speed ​​Force left.

The Dark Multiverse Crisis event has been replayed. Please select a point in time to intervene.

[System Recommended Intervention Method: Deploy/retrieve certain remote aid items/powers to this universe. The user must not enter the universe's timeline. After deployment, the system will clear any traces and potential hazards.]

Please note that the system strongly discourages you or Superman from directly entering this universe, as this may result in you being detected and captured by higher forces within that universe.

“Clark,” Ma Zhaodi asked, “If we’re going to make changes, when do you think we should start? How about when Louis underwent the Annihilator energy transformation?”

“That was a good time; I could have saved everyone who died afterward, but I couldn’t save Jonathan,” Clark replied. “He fell ill after learning of my death, and if possible, I wish he hadn’t suffered like that.”

"You want to reverse Superman's death directly?" Ma Zhaodi asked, "So that Superman defeats Doomsday from the very beginning?"

"what do you think?"

[Warning: The death of Superman is a major event with considerable impact. Any alteration of this event, whether in the main universe, the Dark Multiverse, or other cinematic universes, will attract significant attention.]

“I think it’s too much of a commotion,” Ma Zhaodi replied. “You know, altering the timeline is a very delicate job. We have to learn to deceive and to launch surprise attacks.”

"If we can do this without anyone noticing, we won't be easily targeted by that gaze—in other words, we can't make the changes too outrageous, or Superman will have to die once."

Clark pondered for a moment: "Then, three days after my death? Right after my burial."

"What are you going to do?"

“At that time, the Annihilator would take me to the Lonely Fortress to try to resurrect me. I would also go into the Life Matrix and use the matrix to extract my life force to another version of myself, so that his resurrection could be accelerated. Jonathan saw that I was resurrected when his illness was not yet serious, so his body should recover quickly.”

"Interesting, this is a rather covert plan."

Ma Zhaodi looked at the system: "Will this work?"

[In the simulation, the system can extract Superman's life force and project it into the universe. The success rate of this plan is high enough, and the concealment is strong enough—but it consumes a lot of energy, and Superman may fall into a long-term state of weakness, and the energy loss can only be replenished by energy.]

"Long-term weakness? How long?"

[Determined by the rate of subsequent energy replenishment] "Isn't it just a matter of sunbathing?" Ma Zhaodi thought for a moment: "In the movie, after being hit by a nuclear bomb, they were only sunbathed for less than a minute, and in the comics, they recovered by absorbing the vitality of flowers and plants."

[Please note that wound healing and resurrection are two different concepts. The energy required for the Life Matrix to revive is terrifying; the energy needed to accelerate this process is enough to drain Superman dry.]

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Ma Zhaodi was silent for a moment, then asked Clark beside him, "We can't set foot inside this universe, but your idea is feasible. I can help you send life force into this universe to accelerate Superman's resurrection—but there's a problem."

"what?"

"You might be drained dry, but you won't die, though you'll be weak for a long time."

Clark thought for a moment and said, "That's no problem, it's worth it."

Thus, their plan was finalized.

"Clark, focus on that point in time—after Superman's body was taken to Lonely Fortress by the Exterminators."

The Speed ​​Force once again carried the two through time and space, and a moment later, a corpse without a heartbeat or breath appeared on the timeline.

Ma Zhaodi put his hand on Clark's shoulder: "Let's begin."

[Deployment process in pre-start – Vitality extraction begins]

The moment the system's electronic voice sounded, Superman's life force, like a vast river, flowed continuously from his body into the system.

As his life force was drained, Clark's face turned deathly pale. The weakness caused by the loss of energy in his body's cells grew stronger and stronger, and even his muscles began to wither and shrink.

Ma Zhaodi reached out and supported the swaying Superman, whose legs were already trembling. If no one had helped him, he might have fallen directly from the Speed ​​Force into the Time Stream.

"Isn't that enough?" he wondered to himself. "The kids are practically drained, shouldn't the amount be enough?"

[Extraction complete, ready for delivery—]

[Start Launching]

The life force extracted from Superman's body transformed into a small ball of light, which flew from the Speed ​​Force into the Time Stream at a speed invisible to the naked eye. It landed precisely inside Superman's body within the Life Matrix, and then silently merged into his body without showing any abnormality or change.

"That's it?" Ma Zhaodi asked. "So simple?"

No, this is only half done; there's still some finishing touches to be done.

As soon as the system finished speaking, a dark power that felt strangely familiar suddenly seeped out from Superman's corpse.

"I knew something was up," Ma Zhaodi couldn't help but sneer. "Otherwise, why would Superman's resurrection have taken a whole month?"

In an instant, the power seemed to sense some strange change in Superman's body. Seeing that the plan was about to fail, it frantically swept across everything around it, trying to find the culprit.

Naturally, it gained nothing.

(End of this chapter)