American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

In the distance, Colonna, his sense of superiority and disdain, which he had taken for granted, was replaced by a sense of horror and terror stemming from his very survival instincts.

He could understand Shuen, because no matter how strong Shuen's power was, it still followed the law of conservation of energy and the laws of physics. Given enough time and data, he was confident that he could replicate or even surpass it.

But this one in front of me.

This flower?

The power she displayed was completely unreasonable!

Matter can be created out of thin air?

Dimensional piercing that ignores physical defenses?

To take control of a highly intelligent life form directly at the genetic level?

Is this magic?

No, that's not right!

An origin even more ancient than magic!

This is creation!

It is the highest authority belonging to the concept of life itself!

"monster!"

Colonna began to consider escaping.

Moreover, this thought, in an instant, took over all his reason!

Staying here will definitely lead to death!

This mad scientist displayed astonishing decisiveness!

He raised his hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and drew a line in the space in front of him!

"Tear!"

A pitch-black spatial rift appeared out of nowhere!

On the other side of the rift lies a chaotic yet familiar temporal turbulence.

That was the emergency escape route he had reserved for himself!

Once you pass through this door, even if that golden madman is the sun god and that strange plant is the god of life, they will never be able to find the true coordinates of his planet Martus in the intricate labyrinth of time and space.

However, just as they were about to step into the rift that represented the path to survival...

The voice rang out again.

The voice was chanting a language that neither Hal nor Colonna had ever heard of.

That language, every syllable, seemed to resonate with the pulse of this planet, with the breath of this jungle.

"Gumang of the East, with the body of a bird and the face of a human, rides two dragons."

As the sound faded, Colonna's leg, which was about to step into the crevice, suddenly froze!

He was horrified to discover that the ground beneath his feet, the hard purple crystal rock, had somehow become as muddy as a swamp!

Countless dark green plant roots sprouted from the ground and wrapped around his ankles!

At this moment, the sunflower head lit up with a soft, emerald-green halo!

"Spring brings forth all things."

The second sound fell as if the words had become law!

Those Indigo Clan members who had just been transformed into flower sculptures suddenly had their flowers bloom all at once!

From those blooming flowers, countless chain-like vines made of life energy extend out!

In an instant, the vines wrapped around Colonna's limbs, body, and neck!

They pulled him back from the entrance of the spatial rift and bound him in mid-air!

"No! What is this?! Let me go!"

Colonna let out a horrified scream as he frantically channeled his power, trying to tear the vines apart.

But these chains, made of life force, were incredibly strong, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free even a fraction of them!

Ivy recited her final vows in a cool and aloof tone.

"This tree possesses virtue, hence it is called the Green Emperor."

The moment the vow was spoken!

The pitch-black spatial rift was forcibly blocked by countless vines and branches that grew wildly from the void!

Not only that!

The vines and branches are still weaving and merging!

In the end, it turned into a cage made entirely of living plants!

He sealed Colonna and the surrounding spacetime, which had been corrupted by his power and become extremely unstable, completely within it!

This eliminated all his chances of escaping!

"Wow—!!"

When Shuen saw that Colonna was completely trapped in that green cage full of natural charm, he jumped up excitedly!

He completely forgot that he had just been having a headache over merit and sin.

He waved his arms and shouted loudly at the sunflower on his shoulder, which remained calmly still:

"Great job, Little Flower!"

"What's this move called?! Wood Release: Advent of the Vine World?! Or is it some kind of 'All Things in the Universe'?! That's so cool! What's with those green runes?! Teach me when we get back!"

Hal stood silently to the side, watching the sun god who was so excited about his little flower's victory that he was dancing around with stars in his eyes.

He gave a smile that seemed to be both relieved and envious.

Natmo on the other side also withdrew his hand.

His eyes were fixed on the emerald green cage, then glanced outside the cage at the golden sun that was leaping and bounding about.

As the mad scientist was imprisoned by Ivy, he regained some of his own consciousness.

This universe seems much more interesting than when he was asleep.

Xiu En excitedly flew around the sunflower several times, like a happy squirrel that had found a giant pine cone.

"So cool, Ivy!"

He landed back on the ground, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the green spherical cage.

"How did you do that? You're so strong! That's amazing! When did you learn that move?!"

"Shut up."

The sunflower head turned coldly towards him and uttered two words, but the slightly upturned leaves still betrayed her rather good mood at the moment.

Xiu En chuckled, not caring at all.

He turned around, put his hands on his hips, and walked triumphantly to the huge green cage.

"No! This is impossible! This isn't magic! This isn't science!!"

Trapped in the cage, Colonna is frantically using his strength to assault the lush green vines.

However, when his spacetime power came into contact with those vines containing the laws of life, it was absorbed and transformed as if a mud ox had entered the sea, and even made those vines grow stronger.

He looked at the golden bastard outside the cage, who was arrogantly pointing and gesturing at him, and a look of resentment and anger appeared on his old face.

"What exactly are you things?!"

He roared hysterically.

"That flower—no, that woman! What dimension's underlying code is she referencing?! I've never seen such a law before! It shouldn't exist!"

"Shh!"

Xiu En held up a finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture to him.

"Losers have no right to ask questions, old man."

"This time I've learned my lesson."

Xiu En mimicked Colonna's previous manner, speaking slowly and deliberately in a tone reprimanding a student.

"This one of yours is probably just a clone, right? Looks like you really enjoy this trick of feeding kills with your smurf account while your main account watches the show from the fountain."

Colonna looked at Hugh as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"It's okay."

Xiu En smiled brightly.

Xiu En tore open a golden spatial rift in the void once again.

I was disappointed that I couldn't visit your home last time. But this time it's different.

On the other side of the rift, the Ximu Realm still exists, filled with sunlight and the fragrance of earth.

Xiu En's true form seemed to have anticipated all of this. At this moment, he was sitting in a rocking chair woven from vines, leisurely drinking tea, with a green rice dumpling next to him.

That was Kha'Zix, half-dead.

"Little Flower, lend a hand and get the main body to find out his home's coordinates."

The clone Xiu En spoke to the sunflower on his shoulder.

The sunflower head moved slightly.

The green cage imprisoning Colonna rose from the ground, and then, amidst Colonna's desperate screams, it was launched into the golden spatial rift by countless vines!

Hey! Another package!

The original body on the other side of the rift raised the teacup in its hand to the sunflower, revealing the same smile as its clone, Xiu En.

The spatial rift then closed.

Hal watched the whole thing unfold from the sidelines.

"Your partner is so good to you."

He turned his head and looked at Xiu En, who looked refreshed and invigorated after resolving the matter, with a gaze that contained both envy and jealousy.

"yes."

Shuen nodded confidently, then unceremoniously put his arm around Hal's shoulder.

"How was it? Isn't Xiaohua amazing?"

Hal: "..."

He chose to keep quiet.

Because if he continued talking, he was afraid he would lose his temper and punch that face full of smugness and pride.

After the biggest problem, Colonna, was resolved, the atmosphere in the square finally became less tense.

Shuen released Hal and then faced the tribal founder who had stood there like an outsider the whole time.

"Alright, sir."

"That's the end of the interlude. Now, can we have a proper talk?"

He pointed to the central energy cell that was still emitting an indigo glow.

"Where is the Lantern Beast?"

Natmo gazed at Shuen, and also at the sunflower on his shoulder that radiated a sacred, emerald-green aura.

a long time.

"It's right in front of you."

"In front of us?"

Xiu En paused for a moment, then looked at Hal and then at the Indigo Clan members who were being controlled by Ivy.

Finally, their gaze fell upon the enormous central energy cell, which emitted an indigo light.

"You mean, it's inside this lamp? Or inside your body?"

Natmo shook his head.

"No."

"I mean us, that's it."

Hal looked completely bewildered.

"What do you mean?"

Hal couldn't help but interject.

"What do you mean by 'you are it'?"

"The spectrum of emotions has seven colors. The lamp beast also has seven heads."

"The enraged Blood Slaughter Bull is connected to the heart of its host. The greedy Lust Serpent collects everything its host possesses. The parallax monster of fear parasitizes the strongest will."

"And the merciful convert."

"It has no host."

"It chose to transform itself into us."

"It shattered into countless fragments, merging into the soul of every member of our tribe. With its body, it constructed the central battery; with its will, it created the indigo lamp ring that could purify all evil. It became the flesh, bones, and soul of this tribe."

"This is the Indigo Tribe. The Indigo Tribe, this is it."

"So you mean your tribe is actually a walking octopus?"

Xiu En was processing this outrageous information.

"You can understand it that way."

Natmo's voice sounded like a bitter laugh.

"Where is it?"

Xiu En was even more confused.

"If it is you, why don't you just let it out?"

"I can't do it."

Natmo answered frankly.

"Or rather, none of us can do it."

"It's been too long..."

A look of sorrow appeared in Natmo's eyes.

"It carries the weight of countless sins and sufferings that have plagued this universe for billions of years. It transforms the most heinous souls into compassion, but in the process, it itself becomes lost in that ocean of mercy formed from endless pain."

"It will only pity all the outliers it sees and format all the impurities it comes into contact with."

"Corona's invasion merely exploited its out-of-control rules. Even without Corona, it was already terminally ill."

"It needs to be awakened."

"It needs to be saved."

At this point, Natmo finally offered his deal to Shuen.

"I can sense that you possess the most primordial light in this universe."

"That light is enough to illuminate its lost soul. That fire is enough to burn away the heavy sins that have entangled it for billions of years."

He slowly raised the indigo lantern in his hand.

"If you can purify it, awaken it, and free it from this endless cycle of compassion."

"So."

"The origin of the spectrum of this indigo lamp."

Natmo's voice was full of allure.

"Including that central energy cell, which is constructed from its body, it will all belong to you."

"You can take the spectral energy you need to accomplish your great cause."

"Then, bring its new life back to your garden."

Purify a runaway, living planetary tribe, a mixture of countless criminal souls and the consciousness of the Lamp Beasts.

This sounds...

This sounds more appealing than simply devouring a star, more pointlessly burning a demon god, or trying to reason with those love-struck fools…

hum.

"no problem!"

Xiu En patted his chest and readily agreed, his radiant smile even brighter than the sun behind him!

"It sounds a bit complicated, but I love solving complicated problems like this. Leave it to me!"

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