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Azu silently shook his head.

He originally thought that this final battle, which would determine the fate of the universe, would be a fierce and bloody struggle that would shatter galaxies and extinguish the sun and moon.

He was even prepared to be driven to the brink of despair, then unleash all his trump cards, and complete a stunning, movie-like reversal in an extremely tragic atmosphere.

The results of it?

Aside from shouting loudly at the beginning, he completely faltered later on, and a single basic attack knocked down this so-called new god.

Ah Zu pursed his lips, slightly disappointed.

"Is this what they mean by 'the best warrior achieves no great feats'? Is it because I was too well-prepared?"

"It's not entertaining at all."

Azu shook his head and shouted loudly at the empty battlefield around him:

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

"Igor, stop filming, turn off the camera."

"That footage is useless now, I deleted it all. It lacks any sense of pressure. If people saw it, it would only make my fans think this battle was won too easily."

As Ah Zu finished speaking.

On the surrounding battlefield, a dozen or so black stone pillars that looked like those unique to Apokolips suddenly twisted.

The rock's disguise faded, revealing a deep blue halo.

Those were more than a dozen enormous tentacles that Igor had extended from underground.

At the tip of each tentacle was a camera with a flashing red light.

These devices were all handcrafted from parts that Igor had salvaged from the Dark Fortress.

"That footage was unusable, so I deleted it all. It lacked any tension. If people saw it, it would only make my fans think that this battle was won too easily."

After giving his instructions, Azu looked back at Darkseid, who was lying on the ground.

Since the movie footage wasn't made, we can only squeeze the last remaining value out of this body.

"Igor".

Azu stood next to Darkseid's head and lifted his chin with his toes.

"Look at this guy. He might not be the brightest, but his body is incredibly strong. Could you refine him like you refined that Kryptonian?"

Ego's tentacles extended and pierced Darkseid's body, seemingly scanning and assessing Darkseid's physique.

"Theoretically feasible, Master."

Igor retracted his tentacles, his voice echoing in the air as he began a rational analysis.

"This body possesses an extremely powerful energy level; it is a perfect war machine. However, I must remind you of one thing."

"explain."

"His power largely originates from the dark divinity anchored to this universe," Ego explained. "If he were taken away from this universe, he would lose most of the divine power unique to this universe."

"In other words, once he leaves this place, he'll just be an extremely powerful alien beast."

After listening to Igor's analysis, Azu remained silent for a moment.

Losing divine power? That's like a venomous snake with its fangs pulled.

but……

Ah Zu made his decision quickly and smiled indifferently.

"Assimilate them first, Igor. I have my uses."

After saying that, he grabbed Darkseid by the back of the neck, lifted him up, and prepared to throw him to Ego's tentacles.

At this moment, Darkseid, who should have been in a deep coma and completely unconscious, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes!

That wasn't the awakening after losing consciousness, but rather the deadly venomous snake that had been patiently waiting, finally reaching the moment when its prey was most vulnerable.

"You're too arrogant, Earthling."

He didn't throw a punch, nor did he fire Omega rays.

He simply swung his scarred right hand backward.

A net, resembling a ribbon of lightning energy, instantly enveloped Azu from head to toe.

This time, Ah Zu has truly fallen for their trick.

"Ah! Ugh—!!!"

Aside from the first short scream, she was in so much pain that she couldn't even make a sound.

He fell straight backward and crashed onto the black rocks.

The extreme pain caused his whole body to convulse.

This is Apokolips' most insidious invention—the Pain Matrix.

It does not cause any physical damage and does not destroy cell structure.

Its sole function is to bypass all biological defense mechanisms and act solely on the organism's central nervous system.

That's what makes it so terrifying.

Ah Zu's body is indestructible, but he still has pain receptors.

As long as he still possesses the physiological structure to perceive pain, his defenses will be completely breached.

This pain is equivalent to the most intense pain a person has ever experienced in their life, magnified a thousand times.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Darkseid staggered to his feet.

He looked at Ah Zu, who was convulsing in pain on the ground, and let out a triumphant laugh.

"You think you've won? Stupid crawler."

"In my years of ruling the universe, I have seen far too many arrogant beings like you. You are always blindly superstitious about your own power."

Realizing that Azu was suffering unimaginable torment, Igor, deep underground, was enraged.

"Boom! Boom!"

With Ego's roar, the earth shattered violently, and hundreds of thick, dark blue tentacles of divine power burst forth from the ground.

They swarmed towards Darkseid like raging pythons, overwhelming it and attempting to strangle it.

"Go back to the mud, you parasite!"

Darkseid snorted coldly. Even though he was seriously injured, he still had the strength to fight.

His eyes were wide open, and the Omega rays were frantically ricocheting back in the air.

Wherever the ray passed, Ego's energy tentacles were shattered one by one, turning into countless blue specks of light that dissipated.

But Ego now controls the entire planet Apokolips, and his divine power is almost inexhaustible.

If one is broken, two more will immediately grow from the ground!

However, Igor was unable to defeat him in the short term, and the battle reached a stalemate.

"Damn it! How can this monster be so resilient!"

Seeing Azu rolling on the ground, Igor was extremely anxious.

He knew that Azu's physical body was incredibly strong, but mental torture was another matter entirely!

If this soul-piercing pain continues for too long, Azu's will may be shattered, turning him into a terrifying but irrational madman!

"The transmission of pain signals must be cut off..."

Igor acted decisively. He diverted some of his energy to extend several soft blue energy threads.

"I apologize, Master. Please bear with me."

The energy threads carefully probed into Azu's pores along his spine and attached themselves to his central nervous system.

This is an extremely delicate operation.

If the force is too great, it may damage Azu's nerves; if the force is too small, it will be unable to withstand the impact of the Pain Matrix.

With Igor's intervention, the excruciating pain that had penetrated to the bone finally eased slightly.

Meanwhile, Azu's passive skill, "Tranquility," continues to take effect.

Under the combined effect of the two factors.

Azu's rolled-back eyes finally regained a sliver of clarity.

shame.

An unprecedented shame!

He, a man from the motherland, was actually ambushed by such despicable means, and rolled on the ground like a dead dog!

It seems my power has grown too fast; I feel like a nouveau riche, and my mindset has become arrogant.

Azu gritted his teeth, forced himself to concentrate, and painstakingly opened the magic pocket, pulling out the Master Ball.

The moment the Master Ball appeared in his hand, a burst of white light flashed.

There was absolutely no need for Azu to issue any instructions.

A red and blue afterimage shot out like a cannonball.