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Chapter 417 Overcoming Fear with Fear

Unlike the comic book version, the Parallax in this universe is not a terrifying entity born at the beginning of the universe, but rather one of the universe's guardians, Krona.

Years ago, Croner conducted a dangerous experiment.

He attempted to harness the yellow cosmic spectrum that represents fear, hoping to use this power for good.

As a result, he greatly underestimated the power of the energy of fear, and was instead devoured and corrupted by this energy, eventually degenerating into the entity of fear, which is now the Parallax monster.

The giant-headed ghost, over three meters tall, is none other than Crona himself.

Parallax let out a piercing laugh, ignoring the Spear of Longinus piercing its body, and grabbed Du Mu's arm with its backhand.

In an instant, its entire body erupted with a dazzling yellow light, which poured into Du Mu's arm like a tidal wave.

It plans to recreate the scene from that year.

They corrupted Du Mu with the purest form of fear and took possession of his body.

Once I obtain Du Mu's body, no one on Earth will be able to stop me.

Even that guy with ridiculously big pectoral muscles won't do!

Upon seeing the parallax monster's actions, Du Mu instantly understood what it was up to, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Why does this scene look so familiar?

Black Sky, is that you?

However, this time no system notification popped up asking for voluntary donation of power.

The reason is simple: the power of the Parallax Monster and the power of the Black Sky are fundamentally different.

In gaming terms, Parallax's power is account-bound and belongs exclusively to Parallax. Others can only borrow its power; they cannot simply steal it.

The power of Black Void is in an unbound state; whoever possesses it owns it. Even if the owner of the power wants to take it back, they cannot, and may even be beaten up by their own power in return. It is quite abstract.

A certain bald-headed Supreme Master who has never paid back his debts has a lot to say about this.

But this does not mean that Du Mu had no way to deal with it.

A colorless gem was inlaid on the finger of the Ultron armor at some unknown time.

[Item: Energy Storage Gem (One-time use item; can absorb all energy; can automatically absorb or release energy once the limit is reached)]

In an instant, the power of fear that was originally surging into Du Mu's body suddenly took a sharp turn and poured into the energy storage gem.

A faint yellow light emanated from the surface of the gem, like a bottomless pit that opened silently, swallowing up all the fear energy poured in by the Parallax monster.

Judging from this, it's far from reaching its capacity limit.

Du Mu knew what was going on, and immediately switched his expression skillfully, showing a look of panic on his face.

"What is this!?"

The parallax monster grinned maliciously and said, "You feel it now! This is the power of fear! Once you accept it, you will soon gain power as great as mine!"

Upon hearing this, Du Mu immediately shouted, "No! I don't want a weak force that can't even beat me!"

Parallax:

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Those words really hit home.

Parallax Monster, somewhat embarrassed and angry, retorted, "I wasn't full! If I were full, do you think you could stop me!?"

Du Mu panicked even more: "Then I don't want it either! What use is strength that can't even feed you?"

Holy crap!

Parallax, the embodiment of fear, feels itself about to become the embodiment of anger.

Why do humans talk in such an infuriating way?

It glared at Du Mu, gritting its teeth as it said, "Whether you agree or not, the outcome is already decided. Obediently submit to fear!"

"No!"

Du Mu shouted in an unusually exaggerated manner, drawing out his voice for a very long time.

But from beginning to end, he didn't exude even a trace of fear.

Parallax felt something was amiss, but it couldn't afford to think about it too much right now. Instead, it increased the output of its fear power, focusing solely on corrupting Du Mu as quickly as possible, otherwise it would be troublesome if this human's opponent came to help.

"All-around hero! I'm here to save you!"

Just then, Clark, who had just finished evacuating all the citizens with Barry, suddenly appeared.

His super hearing had already caught the commotion, and he transformed into a blur as he rushed into the sky at full speed, punching the Parallax Monster in the face.

Bang!

Parallax's head exploded on the spot, turning into a scattered cloud of black mist.

However, a mere fatal wound meant nothing to it.

The black mist surged and flowed around Du Mu's body, eventually coalescing behind him to form a complete head.

It looked at Clark with a smug expression: "It's no use, your friend will soon become my new vessel."

As soon as it finished speaking, its body suddenly exploded with a blinding yellow light, and its entire torso transformed into countless energy chains that wrapped around Du Mu's body layer by layer.

The energy of fear surged towards Du Mu like a floodgate being opened, flowing along the chains at a speed several times faster than before.

"Du Mu!"

Seeing this, Clark became extremely anxious and blurted out Du Mu's real name.

Despite his immense power, he was helpless in the face of this bizarre situation and had no idea how to deal with it.

In his anxiety, a crack appeared in Clark's mind, and a trace of fear emanated from him.

Parallax's eyes lit up instantly, like a shark that had smelled blood.

It took a deep breath, revealing an expression of utter ecstasy: "Your fear is simply delicious. If you're willing to become my vessel, I might spare your friend."

Parallax has changed its mind.

It could sense that Clark's body had incredible potential and seemed more suitable as its new vessel than Du Mu.

Clark glanced at Du Mu, who was being restrained, and a clear wavering appeared on his face.

"I...

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"Ah!"

Before Clark could finish speaking, Du Mu suddenly delivered a "friendship-breaking punch" to Clark's face.

The force of the punch was astonishing. Clark was completely unprepared and was sent flying like a human cannonball, flying hundreds of meters away and disappearing from sight.

Du Mu looked panicked: "Forgive me, Clark, I couldn't control myself."

He didn't want Clark to interrupt him.

If Parallax suddenly changes its mind and decides to run away and find a place to hide and slowly develop, then that would be troublesome.

Barry stood on the ground, looking up at the situation in the sky, and said anxiously, "Damn it, that monster has taken control of Du Mu."

Bruce said expressionlessly, "In my opinion, it was Du Mu who controlled that monster."

As a seasoned schemer, how could he not see that Du Mu was not being controlled at all?

This guy was clearly playing the Parallax monster, digging a pit for the other to fall into. Only the Parallax monster couldn't see it and willingly plunged in.

But the parallax monster inside was completely unaware.

It was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, it seems your will is not as strong as I thought, you were defeated by the power of fear so quickly."

Seeing that Clark, this excellent vessel, had been knocked away with a single punch, it had no choice but to refocus its attention on Du Mu.

Let's get this guy's body first, then we can go find Clark later.

As Parallax continues to unleash its attacks, the Energy Gem absorbs more and more of the power of fear.

Du Mu kept shouting, occasionally yelling things like "Stop pouring!" or "Help!" His tone was varied and his emotions were full and on point, constantly providing emotional value to the Parallax Monster.

Parallax Monster thought Du Mu was about to reach his limit, so it worked even harder, pouring out all its power of fear.

The black mist that made up its body grew thinner and thinner, and its originally solid shape began to appear and disappear, with wisps of mist constantly drifting from its edges.

Suddenly, Du Mu shouted, "Wait! Stop!"

"Hahaha, is it finally about to give in?"

Parallax became even more excited upon hearing this.

Not only did it not stop, but it squeezed out the remaining power of fear little by little and continued to pour it into Du Mu.

"Stop right now!"

Stop dreaming! Become a slave to fear!

"No! If this continues, it's going to...it's going to overflow!"

"???"

The expression on Parallax's face froze instantly.

The next moment, it saw the energy storage gem embedded in the Ultron armor light up with a dazzling yellow light.

"This is... the power of fear!?"

Parallax was utterly shocked.

At this moment, it clearly understood that it had been completely outmaneuvered by Du Mu.

The power of fear did not enter Du Mu's body at all; instead, it was completely absorbed by the gem.

"Damn it! How dare you deceive me! Give me back my power!"

Parallax was furious and immediately tried to reclaim its power. However, it discovered that the power had already severed its connection with it and was not responding at all.

Du Mu said coldly, "Watch your words. This is my power. I am the embodiment of fear, the Yellow Lantern!"

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Parallax Monster: "?"

The next moment, Du Mu's whole body radiated yellow light, which condensed into a giant hand in the void and grabbed it tightly.

Parallax was all too familiar with this power; it was clearly the power of its fear.

Using its own power against itself, is that even human?!

Parallax was starting to panic.

Although this is its own power, it is ultimately a spectral power, and there is a natural restraining effect on it as well.

Parallax tried to resist, but most of its power had already been absorbed by the energy-storing gem.

The tiny amount of energy remaining was barely enough to maintain its basic form, let alone break free from the grip of that giant hand.

Du Mu, holding Parallax Monster in his grasp, calmly said, "Parallax Monster, your power is too great. I can no longer allow you to run rampant."

Parallax cursed inwardly.

I'll force you to your balls! If you have the guts, let me go and say those words again.

Knowing it was no match for Du Mu, it could only manage a friendly smile: "Well, you said you came here to negotiate, right? I think we can sit down and have a calm and peaceful talk."

This is not fear, it is strategic surrender.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Du Mu nodded: "Yes, but I've changed my mind now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant hand of light suddenly transformed into a square prison, trapping the Parallax monster inside and beginning to compress it continuously.

Seeing this, Parallax quickly said, "I can talk too! I can love the Earth too!"

Du Mu ignored its cries and continued to compress the prison, intending to seal the Parallax Monster away.

The power of fear and the Green Lantern ring share a similar essence.

If the Green Lantern Ring can seal Parallax, then the power of fear can do the same.

"No-!!"

With a final, mournful roar, the yellow cube rapidly shrank, eventually transforming into a fist-sized, transparent yellow crystal that hovered quietly above Du Mu's palm.

Inside the crystal, a wisp of black mist could be vaguely seen slowly churning; that was the Parallax Monster's true form, compressed to its extreme.

Its consciousness is still there, but it has been sealed so tightly that it can no longer cause any trouble.

The mission "The best way to overcome fear is to face it" has been completed.

Rewards are being processed...

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[Rewards: 25000 Experience Points, 8 Free Attribute Points, Double Four Symbols Seal Item, Emotional Energy Cylinder Item, Adamantium Alloy Knife Equipment]

[Item: Double Four Symbols Seal (Select an object or human body as a carrier, utilize the four symbols to seal evil power, automatically generating an internal sealing space)]

[Item: Emotion Energy Cylinder (Can absorb the emotions of others; once the limit is reached, it cannot absorb any more and can only be used again after being consumed by the user)]

[Equipment: Carbon-Sodium Steel Knife (from a talkative, disfigured Green Lantern, insane version, capable of suppressing the healing factor)]

The Double Four Symbols Seal is yet another sealing item.

But unlike other sealing tools, it can seal evil power into an object or human body, thus forming an internal space.

In other words, this is like manually creating an old man inside your body or an old man in a ring, allowing you to enjoy the same treatment as the protagonist of a novel.

Of course, it mainly depends on what kind of evil force it is. If it's easy to control, it's like an old man; if it's uncontrollable, it's like a big shot. So you have to use it with caution.

The Emotion Energy Cylinder may seem ordinary, but it is actually quite useful in both the DC and Marvel universes.

It's important to know that in both the DC Universe and the Marvel Universe, there are quite a few characters whose abilities originate from emotions.

For example, Green Lantern, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Phoenix...

Both Green Lantern and Hulk are powered by their emotions; the stronger the emotion, the stronger the power.

Having the Emotional Energy Cylinder is equivalent to suppressing their power at its root, preventing them from even releasing it.

As for Scarlet Witch and Phoenix, their main problem is that they are emotionally unstable and prone to outbursts. They are typical examples of being inept in external battles but adept at internal ones, and their emotional energy is a suppressor.

Of course, it works just as well against other people.

After all, humans are creatures of emotions and desires, and most of their behavior is driven by emotions. If you take away a person's emotions, it will inevitably affect their behavior.

Finally, there's the carbon steel knife, which looks like it came from that idiot Wade.

It was supposed to be a Green Lantern mission, but somehow that ridiculous reward came up. It just goes to show that Green Lantern is probably a shadow that Wade can never shake off for the rest of his life.

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