The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Chapter 98 The Emperor Returns

At a depth of 70,000 meters in the ice, Li Zhen began to feel a tremendous resistance.

The two forces were constantly slowed down by the resistance until Li Zhen could no longer push Doomsday deeper into Ganymede.

Having regrown its limbs, Doomsday finally gathered enough power to blast Li Zhen away with a single punch.

At this moment, the ice around them had become incredibly solid under extremely exaggerated pressure.

The distance between molecules has been compressed to a limit that even Earth's technology cannot reach. At this point, ice is no longer ice, but some kind of extremely tough and strong material.

A punch or kick that can destroy the earth's surface can only scrape off a thin layer of powder when it strikes those "millions-year-old ice" crystals.

Touching her chest where Doomsday had struck her, Li Zhen roughly estimated the difference in strength between the two sides at that moment.

"I will have a brief power advantage until all the Yellow Lantern Rings are used up, or until Doomsday evolves and no longer needs to rely on solar radiation for energy."

Yes, even amplified by the energy of fear, Li Zhen was still able to overpower the Doomsday, which was currently trapped in a dark, sunless ice layer, unable to receive any sunlight.

That irregularly shaped, spherical ice cave, only twenty cubic meters in size, became the only battlefield. The ice, frozen for millions of years, was harder than anyone could imagine. The yellow light of fear energy surrounding Li Zhen was repelled by the force field at the cellular level, surging like a yellow flame.

Taking advantage of the moment when Doomsday was still trapped in the lightless ice and lacked energy, Li Zhen suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Doomsday by the neck with one hand, and slammed it hard into the bottom of the ice cave!

The dull thud caused the entire ice cavern to tremble slightly, and only a few tiny specks of ice dust splashed up from the inner walls of the ice shell. Doomsday's bones creaked under the immense pressure.

Li Zhen dared not hold back in front of Doomsday. His right fist slammed into Doomsday's face like a heavy hammer, followed closely by his left knee striking Doomsday's chest and abdomen. The sound of bones cracking mixed with ice shards flying wildly in the confined space.

Taking advantage of the opponent's groans as healed his injuries, a kick followed immediately, sweeping out and embedding Doomsday's body into the ice wall. Then, he grabbed him and rained down punches like a storm, each blow carrying the force to tear apart continental plates on Earth, yet only leaving shallow marks a few millimeters thick on the extreme ice.

Li Zhen let out a low roar, forcibly unleashing the terrifying energy within the lamp ring once more. Grabbing the body of Doomsday, he forcefully broke through the bottom of the ice cave and drilled downwards for hundreds of meters.

The ice layer was forcibly squeezed and shattered into finer powder. Doomsday's body was mangled and broken under continuous heavy blows, but its terrifying self-healing power was still frantically repairing its body.

However, its speed is much slower than usual—without sunlight, its self-healing and evolution are consuming its own energy reserves.

But just as Li Zhen was suppressing Doomsday's relentless bombardment, the muscles beneath Doomsday's chest suddenly began to writhe strangely, and its gene chains began to recombine and mutate wildly amidst extreme pain and attacks.

The life mechanism that originally relied on solar radiation was forcibly reversed at this moment, and began to draw tiny amounts of kinetic energy from the physical impact of Li Zhen's punches and kicks, converting it into its own energy.

Although this conversion efficiency is pitifully low, like a drop in the ocean, it is a lifeline for Doomsday, which is on the verge of collapse.

Its arms, which were used to block the attacks, gradually stopped trembling. Its body, which had withstood Li Zhen's heavy punches, was no longer so easily deformed as before. The power that had been suppressed to the extreme began to slowly recover.

Li Zhen keenly sensed the change, her gaze sweeping over the four remaining yellow light rings on her left hand. The yellow light of one of the rings was dimming at a visible speed.

The next second, just as Li Zhen unleashed another punch, a crisp bang rang out, and the lamp ring, its energy completely depleted, exploded instantly, its fragments embedding themselves in the ice.

With only three yellow lantern rings remaining, the boost they provided suddenly weakened, and Li Zhen's power dropped significantly. The absolute advantage she had previously held over Doomsday vanished completely.

With their strength and physique completely balanced, Doomsday roared triumphantly and cruelly from within the narrow ice cave, and a brutal, hand-to-hand combat erupted.

Li Zhen's fist slammed into Doomsday's shoulder, causing a burst of blood. Doomsday's claws also ripped open his waist and abdomen at the same time, so deep that the bone was visible.

Li Zhen's elbow strike shattered Doomsday's ribs, and Doomsday's headbutt slammed into his chest.

Both sides were exchanging blows, with flesh and ice shards intertwined inside the ice cave, and the stench of blood permeating the confined space. Each collision caused Ganymede's surface ice shell to tremble slightly.

In just a few minutes of fighting, Li Zhen was covered in wounds, and Doomsday was also covered in blood. But at that moment, Doomsday's body suddenly trembled, his muscles swelled up, and his bones made a booming sound as they grew.

Doomsday has evolved once again.

As one thing diminished while the other increased, its power finally surpassed that of Li Zhen, who was only wearing three lamp rings at this moment!

Before Li Zhen could react, Doomsday opened its giant hand, wrapped around Li Zhen's body, and slammed her hard against the ice wall behind her.

After restraining Li Zhen's arms, a huge fist slammed down, delivering three punches to Li Zhen's head!

The three consecutive heavy punches were terrifyingly powerful. Li Zhen felt as if his head was about to be smashed, his eyes instantly became bloodshot, and his vision blurred. The back of his head slammed into the solid ice behind him three times in succession, causing a burst of blood to bloom.

Even my brain went blank for a moment.

Suddenly, a dim, ominous yellow light emanated from the surface of the three lamp rings.

Scoundrel #1: "I am the emperor!"

Barely managing to resist Doomsday's grip with a force field, he created space, then brought his hands together to form a hand blade. He stabbed one palm into Doomsday's palm, while his other hand slashed back, severing one of Doomsday's claws.

The latter recoiled in pain, and Li Zhen finally got a moment to catch her breath.

He braced his elbow against the solid ice behind him to prevent himself from falling, and shook his still dizzy brain vigorously.

If you keep dragging this out, you won't be a match for it. Why not use your constitution to accept the evolution bestowed by fear?

His bloodshot eyes now glowed with a yellow light, and although his mind was still foggy, his blurry vision suddenly became clear.

Li Zhen gasped for breath, staring intently at the doomsday before her.

It was roaring angrily, seemingly dissatisfied with being stabbed by its opponent. Its body underwent subtle changes again. Not only did its lost claws regrow at a speed visible to the naked eye, but a hard, grayish-white shell also formed on its palms.

Li Zhen knew that Doomsday was probably already getting used to the damage from his hand chop.

"Damn, this is so unfair! It's not like using it sooner or later is any better!"

Using it too early might lead to Doomsday evolving cellular-level regeneration to adapt to death; using it too late would be like what happened just now, merely adding a bland dish to the other side's evolutionary path.

Moreover, if this continues, the Yellow Lantern Rings will be exhausted one by one, and his final fate will be torn apart by Doomsday.

Evolution, only evolution can defeat it!

Li Zhen's fighting instincts began to operate wildly. He never pinned his hopes on Superman, who was far from being able to recover and reach Ganymede.

An extremely risky idea began to flash through Li Zhen's mind.

"evolution!"

Despite his instincts screaming warnings on the brink of death, he didn't hesitate for a moment and instantly dispelled the protective force field around him.

The radiation from the yellow light ring was no longer blocked and surged wildly into the subtle depths of his body. At the same time, his power rapidly diminished after the ring's energy left the cellular level.

Although Doomsday could not understand why its opponent, with whom it had fought for so long, had suddenly become weak, its insatiable bloodlust seized upon this weakness.

He leaped forward and threw a punch, shattering half of Li Zhen's body!

Blood and flesh splattered, bones shattered, and Li Zhen, like a rag doll, crashed heavily into the deepest layer of ice in the ice cave. Her breath instantly weakened to the point of almost disappearing, and she fell into a semi-conscious state, on the verge of death.

very good."

Doomsday exhaled hot air from its nostrils. Its rudimentary intelligence led it to conclude that its opponent was doomed. However, its repeated forced adaptive evolution and the resulting severe energy depletion drove it to seek sunlight as soon as possible to replenish its strength.

So Doomsday stopped paying attention to Li Zhen and turned to break through the ice layer to leave Ganymede, which was shrouded in darkness.

To evolve the ability to draw energy from the vacuum, Doomsday is currently unable to do so. Although its strength and defense have been abnormally enhanced one after another, its body has lost its previous robustness.

He even has a kind of slender, bony look similar to Flashpoint Superman.

But just as it turned around, an extremely violent fighting spirit suddenly exploded from the bottom of the ice!

Doomsday turned around abruptly, a look of bewilderment flashing in his crimson eyes.

Garbage!!!

The ice layer shattered with a deafening roar, and Li Zhen slowly stood up. The half of her body that had just been shattered was completely repaired to its original state thanks to the rapid healing of the nanocapsule, the intense emotions of being in a life-or-death situation, and the stimulation and evolution of the yellow light fear spectrum.

The aura emanating from him was no longer weak or strained, but rather rivaled that of the Destroyer Sun, whose strength and physique had evolved multiple times.

The fear energy of the three yellow light rings was absorbed all at once by the atoms that were already craving them. At the same time, they lost their color, automatically detached from Li Zhen's fingers, and fell with a clatter onto the solid ice at her feet.

The energy and nutrients circulating in the nanocapsules in the blood vessels were also completely consumed by this crazy boost.

The useless nanowaste was actively rejected by Li Zhen's unprecedentedly powerful physique at this moment. He choked and spat out a mouthful of silver-gray liquid.

He stretched his fully repaired joints, a look of blissful madness on his face.

Wiping away the silver-gray traces from the corner of her mouth, Li Zhen's voice slowly echoed from the depths of the deathly silence of the ice: "This is the first time I've chosen such a risky move, and I never expected that I would actually step on it with my left foot and my right foot."

Even the yellow light of the ring disappeared, and at this moment, the interior of the ice layer, 70,000 meters deep, was in absolute darkness.

Using her force field to sense the skinny bamboo pole in front of her, which wasn't much bigger than Flashpoint Superman, Li Zhen realized that Doomsday was at its last gasp due to a lack of energy, and couldn't help but reveal a sinister smile.

A pair of vertical pupils emitting a yellow glow opened in the darkness, and Li Zhen's voice, in its punctuated and intermittent syllables, carried a deep and eerie metallic friction.

"Round two, you scum!"