The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Things progressed much more easily than Li Zhen had anticipated.

In the Phantom Zone of the main universe, although a blue sun also hangs in the sky, the entire sky does not exhibit the unsettling pale purple hue of the Injustice Universe.

Instead, it was the same blue sky and white clouds as the outside world.

Because of the Star Bracelet, a high-tech product whose convenience and security far surpassed the Solar Combat Suit, Li Zhen didn't need to lift a finger to deal with any of the Kryptonian prisoners she encountered in the Phantom Zone.

Superman and Supergirl could easily take care of all those guys who could only run on the ground and shoot laser hand cannons.

Then the three of them ran into the Phantom King, who was piloting a sky sailboat. At first, Superman was very serious and told them that the Phantom King had actually run away in the past and was a very difficult opponent.

As a result, the Phantom King directly ordered all the Kryptonian subordinates who were besieging him to stop, and then mysteriously led the three of them to the cabin of the Skysail, where he ripped off the bandaged hood.

Sure enough, it was Mon El again.

Of course, the development here is different from that in the Injustice Universe. Mon El explained that he had recently defeated the Phantom King and was temporarily impersonating him in order to maintain his power and prevent him from causing any trouble.

The True Phantom King was imprisoned in a basement at the headquarters.

Seeing that Mon El was clear-headed, spoke fluently, and showed no signs of spiritual power, Li Zhen shifted her attention.

After handing the gene injection that could cure lead poisoning to Superman, he made an excuse to go for a stroll and left. Because the Mon El from the Unjust World had left such a deep impression on him, Lee Jung felt somewhat uncomfortable being around another, vividly portrayed Mon El.

Besides, he came in with other purposes in mind.

After finding a secluded spot, Li Zhen flew high into the sky until she was outside the gravitational pull of the Crimson Continent and could see the scattered rocks in the surrounding void. Only then did she stop.

He gazed at the enormous blue fireball not far away, and licked his lips with a slightly puzzled expression.

From the moment he entered, he also understood that this Phantom Zone also served to separate the multiverse from the Dark Multiverse.

But the blue star here is actually a star, not a thin film that looks like it would break at the slightest touch.

"If the location is different, it could be a bit troublesome."

The Phantom Zone does not possess spacetime attributes, making it difficult to find its boundaries in the conventional sense.

The reason why Supergirl Kara's spaceship was able to fly out even after being trapped for more than 20 years is because it didn't go deep into the area back then, but was just stuck in a vague, in-between zone.

You could say they were incredibly lucky, enjoying the ageless effect of time not fading away without being encountered by wandering Kryptonian prisoners or powerful monsters.

Li Zhen didn't want to spend the rest of her life searching for an unknown weakness in order to guard against a dark multiverse.

After carefully looking around, Li Zhen couldn't find anything resembling a membrane, and turned around with a sigh. He then saw a figure in a purple robe suddenly appear behind him.

Seeing the grayish-brown skin and sharp claws that were not concealed by the other person's robe, Li Zhen did not act rashly, but instead tentatively asked a question.

"Are you the deity of this place? Ethel?"

The man in the purple robe paused noticeably, and then a foul sound, like a mixture of old metal and thick phlegm, came from under his hood.

"Who exactly are you, and what is your purpose in coming here?"

Oh, with this kind of response, then it's probably true that Ether, the primordial god whom Lee Jung has never personally seen even once in the world of injustice.

This guy's actual level of intelligence is far greater than those half-true stories suggest; he can even communicate with Li Zhen without any obstacles.

It's unclear whether Mon El and the Phantom King of the Unjust World deliberately concealed or fabricated the truth, or if it was simply because the worlds were different.

Considering that language communication was too slow, Li Zhen tentatively projected some of her mental energy outwards.

Upon noticing Li Zhen's spiritual power, Ethel, who had been completely wrapped up in her purple robe, clearly showed shock.

"How come your mental strength is so similar to mine?"

Despite her subconscious questioning, Ethel still released her mental power to make contact with Lee Jung. Taking advantage of this mental power, Lee Jung directly used this method of exchanging information without telepathy to fabricate a story about her experiences in the Unjust World, mainly in the Phantom Zone, and sent it to her.

Ethel finished reading Li Zhen's story in less than a second, and her wariness finally faded and disappeared.

"You seem like a trustworthy guy—I know where the membrane that leads directly to the Dark Multiverse is."

So that membrane actually has its own specific name?

A thought flashed through Li Zhen's mind, but she didn't immediately respond.

He sensed that Ethel seemed to have more to say.

"However, there's no need for you to seal the permeation membrane here. The Dark Multiverse cannot break through through me, nor can it use me as a medium to infect the real universe."

"Why? There has to be a reason for confidence, right?"

Li Zhen was very puzzled. He didn't think this guy would be unmoved by seeing another counterpart die such a tragic death in the story.

Even if the manner of death was fabricated, the fact that a primordial god didn't appear during the earth-shattering battle between Li Zhen and the fake Phantom King speaks volumes.

Sure enough, Ethel immediately sent over a story as well.

Using his mental power, he finished reading it in a second. An indescribable expression appeared on Li Zhen's face, and he remained silent for a long time. Damn it, back in my previous life there was a joke that the world was a makeshift operation.

He truly didn't expect it to come true here.

No wonder the troublemaker, despite being a five-dimensional being, always acts like a riddle-maker when discussing topics related to "darkness".

In fact, it wasn't as profound and unfathomable as Li Zhen thought.

The truth is so ridiculous that even Lee Jung feels a sense of disorientation and disorientation in her current state.

Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Ethel and the troublemaker had a falling out!

At that time, Ethel was equally powerful, and the entire Phantom Zone was just an insignificant part of Ethel's mind.

Later, due to a series of unfortunate events, the primordial deity and the five-dimensional beings merged together.

The consciousnesses of both took turns occupying the bodies, and Ethel gradually lost control over time until she was completely lost.

To vent his anger, the troublemaker even swallowed the Phantom Zone into his own body.

For a long time afterward, the troublemaker imprisoned Ethel, replacing the original Phantom Zone with his own body, serving as the prison where his obsessively beloved Superman held troublesome villains.

But after the Infinite Earth Crisis restarted, the two separated again. Ethel could have relied on his strength to resist the restart and escape, or at the very least, like Sangu, even if he split into countless forms, he could still maintain a certain level of prestige.

However, because the troublemaker still suppressed him during the reboot, leaving him in a coma, the unfortunate universe reboot was split in power. From then on, for every multiverse that has a Phantom Zone, there will inevitably be a corresponding Ethel clone within it.

He was originally a guy who was at least as powerful as the Three Palace Demon, but now every Ethel in any universe is much weaker than before.

There are even unfortunate beings, like fragments in an unjust universe, devoid of intelligence, who are deceived and divided up like wild beasts.

But the main universe of Ether is not without its advantages.

This guy regained consciousness when the reboot occurred, and in the instant he broke free from the troublemaker, out of resentment, he left his only weakness, the permeation membrane of the Phantom Zone, inside the troublemaker's body.

Of course, neither the troublemakers who dismissed it nor Ethel of the main universe, who was simply venting his anger, expected this at the time.

After its reboot, the Phantom Zone was given the function of separating the multiverse from the Dark Multiverse.

The Dark Multiverse is stirring, but perhaps the time is not yet right. For now, it can only dump some unique 'garbage' through the Phantom Zones of other multiverses.

The main universe is completely unaffected, because all the garbage that the main universe should have suffered has been dumped into the troublemaker's body!

The main universe is absolutely safe until that five-dimensional being can't withstand it.

Of course, when the time comes when he can no longer hold on, the problem will become even more difficult. The troublemaker might be directly stripped of his power by some dark entity, either becoming a henchman or having his power drained like it did by the Emperor Joker. (Note: The Emperor Joker is a super-Joker form that the Joker takes by deceiving the five-dimensional being, the troublemaker, into surrendering all his power to him.)

After figuring out the role of the troublemaker in the whole series of events, and the source of the riddle-maker's actions that had made Lee Jung uneasy for so long, Lee Jung took some time to calm down.

"Fuck my life..."