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However, it's not hard to understand.

Locke's form is absolutely the weakest Limit Breaker, the kind that breaks records. Other Limit Breakers have reached the limit in multiple dimensions, but Locke forcibly condensed the Limit Breaker mark with the help of three great forces, possessing only super single-target combat power. The difference in combat power is not just heaven and earth, but countless dimensions apart.

However, perhaps it is precisely for this reason that the five gods disregarded their status and appeared together to meet Locke, giving him the utmost respect and attention.

The reason is simple: although those at the normal limit are powerful, it is extremely difficult for them to break through the limit.

Locke, on the other hand, finds it infinitely easier to break through the boundaries than they do.

"According to them, when my true form enters the multiverse, I can break the first boundary; when the three great forces enter the single form, I can break the second boundary; and when the three great forces enter the multiverse, I can break the third boundary, thus completely entering the realm of omniscience and omnipotence."

Theoretically speaking, the multi-level is already the ultimate realm. The omniscient and omnipotent limiter and the omniscient and omnipotent realm that follow cannot be called a realm, and they have nothing to do with strength. They can do whatever they want, so what is the point of being strong or not?

Locke gently stroked his chin: "Is it just my imagination? Why does this style always feel so similar to a certain style from my past life?"

The Great Luo Path? The Great Luo Golden Immortal, the pinnacle of immortality, a sage, the representative of the Heavenly Dao, transcending the realm of immortals.

He shook his head, dismissing these strange thoughts.

“Following the path they described, although it would be possible to reach that final realm smoothly in a 'four-four-three' pattern, I don’t like it.”

The three powers ascended to the Heavenly Father, each of which required him to devour three individual entities. Ascending to individual entities—who knows how many more entities he would need to devour? It might not even be enough to just devour individual entities, let alone ascend to the multiverse.

There are currently hundreds of thousands of parallel universes in Marvel, and even if Locke were to swallow most of them in one gulp, he might not succeed.

That's too far away and too uncontrollable.

It's not impossible to open up another road in addition to these three.

Locke had previously considered the Three Powers Ascension Plan. If it could be completed, the advancement triggered by the ascension might replace one of the original three conditions, potentially squeezing out the most troublesome condition of the Three Powers Ascension to Multiple Dimensions, which would make things much simpler.

"Moreover, if the three powers are nurtured to the level of the Heavenly Father, they can forcibly condense the Limit Breaker symbol. There's no reason why the DC universe at the same level wouldn't have one. Maybe we can find a way to get a dual symbol to play with then."

After pondering for a moment, Locke, in his ethereal form, turned and vanished.

Returning to Hellfire Headquarters, Locke, in his original form, spread out one hand, revealing an ice crystal gauntlet. Looking at the five powers radiating light, Locke thought for a moment and placed the core of the Graveyard of Gods into the sixth empty slot.

The necromantic power of the Graveyard of Gods is indeed quite strong. Most of the so-called seven powers of DC are not as useful as the Graveyard of Gods, and they are quite troublesome to find.

Feeling another surge of new power flowing into his body, but not much increase in strength, Locke didn't care. He simply enhanced his ultimate move and came up with some new techniques.

Then, Locke took out the Equation of Life and the Anti-Equation of Life and fell into deep thought.

.........

DC Universe, Justice League Headquarters.

As time went on, the Justice League had grown in number and strength.

However, the Justice League is now in trouble, a big trouble.

Superman and Martian Manhunter are holding down a person tightly on their left and right sides, while the person being held down is struggling violently, and his strength is very, very strong.

Two beings at the level of sub-godfathers were unable to completely suppress each other. Astonishing power continued to leak out, causing the ground to crack and the entire Justice League headquarters to teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Karl, Karl-El, you'd better keep controlling me like this. Once I break free, I will kill you all, I will!!"

With a series of roars, Martian Manhunter, feeling a chill run down his spine, said, "Superman, give me some advice. I'm not a power user, although I'm quite strong, but I can't keep this guy in check like you Kryptonians. Once I'm exhausted..."

The rest was left unsaid, but Superman knew perfectly well that once Martian Manhunter was exhausted, he alone might not be able to restrain the guy.

Because this guy is called Zod, a Kryptonian general with true Kryptonian fighting genes. Forget about Superman's potential; just look at the current situation. As Zod adapts to solar radiation on Earth, his strength is constantly increasing. If this continues, he may very well surpass Superman completely.

Since Rock's visit to this planet, the impact has been significant. Not only did most of the Justice League's main forces gather ahead of time, but more importantly, they were prepared and able to learn more and explore more. For example, Superman learned more about his own secrets and gained a clearer understanding of his Kryptonian kin.

That's why, when Zod, a Kryptonian, came to attack Earth with a group of his fellow countrymen, Superman couldn't bring himself to kill him.

In the original comics, Superman had no choice. He didn't understand anything, only that Zod was leading an attack on Earth and that the other side was suspected to be his own kind. He didn't know anything else. Zod kept pressuring him, and in the end, Superman, pushed to his limit, had no choice but to kill Zod and break his neck with his own hands.

Things are different now. The more we know, the more concerns we have. Zod is the last Kryptonian general, leading a small number of remaining Kryptonians on a quest to rebuild Krypton throughout the universe. How can Superman bring himself to kill him?

As for Zod's defeat and capture, that was actually quite simple. Superman and Martian Manhunter, the two sub-fathers, went up together, along with the top-tier Wonder Woman Diana, and the recently joined top-tier fighter Catwoman Selena. Taking down a bunch of Kryptonian remnants was a piece of cake.

Batman kept glancing at the Flash beside him: "Barry, did it work or not?"

The Flash was sweating profusely: "Mr. Bruce, don't worry, I'm trying my best, but Mr. Locke isn't online, so there's nothing I can do!"

Upon hearing this, Superman gritted his teeth and said, "General Zod, you are an old friend of my father. Can't you give me, a junior, some face and keep quiet for a while?"

Zod sneered, "Your father, Jor-El, my old buddy, was killed by my own hands!"

"He's a traitor, a Kryptonian traitor, he deserves to die!"

A complex look flashed across Superman's eyes. Although he should theoretically kill this guy to avenge his father's death, after learning some of Krypton's deeper secrets, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

Zod killed his father not simply because he was having a fit of madness or something. One of them was a hawk, and the other was a dove. Zod advocated for the rule of violence to maintain Krypton, while Jor-El was a dove. Seeing that Krypton was about to collapse, he not only sent Superman away without permission but also took Krypton's most precious treasure, the Codex of Life.

The conflict between the two is a factional dispute, which cannot be expressed as right or wrong. Even the artificial intelligence left behind by Jor-El never asked Superman to avenge his father.

"Three days, just three days, please? You wait quietly for three days, and I will go and find an answer. General Zod, haven't you really noticed? Krypton is a prison! We are supposed to be able to grow stronger by using the sun, but Krypton used to never see the sun. Not only that, the entire planet Krypton is made up of countless kryptonites that are our weakness. This is obviously problematic!"

Zod's struggles ceased for a moment, and only for a moment, before he began to struggle again.

"It doesn't matter anymore, Karl El, none of that matters!!"

"Krypton has been destroyed, and I have a duty to rebuild it. This is the duty of all Kryptonians!"

"Once Krypton is rebuilt, I will personally lead a team to explore and seek the answer, and then beat that damn bastard to a pulp!"

"Now, Karl El, let me go! Let me go!!"

Seeing General Zod roaring incessantly, Superman was at his wit's end: "General Zod, I have no objection to you rebuilding Krypton, I can even contribute, but could you please not choose Earth? This is my home!"

"This is your home, not my home, not our home, and certainly not Krypton's home!"

"Kal-El, if you still consider yourself a citizen of Krypton, let me go!!!"

Seeing Superman's increasingly drastic changes in expression, Martian Manhunter grew anxious, wishing he could punch him: "Damn it, Superman, this is not the time for you to think nonsense. If Earth is gone, I dare not say anything else, but you will die, and the entire Kryptonian race will be wiped out!"

"Have you forgotten that he really likes Earth, and that he even has women on Earth?!"

Superman shuddered and immediately came to his senses. He even increased the strength of his grip on Zod, pressing Zod firmly to the ground.

"Damn it, Karl El, what are you doing?!"

"General Zod, you don't understand. Earth cannot be destroyed, otherwise an unimaginable being will be enraged, which would be countless times more terrifying than the destruction of Krypton!"

General Zod was stunned, not by Superman's words, but by Superman's attitude.

The next moment, he became completely enraged, even more so than when Superman restrained him.

"Damn it, Karl El, you're actually afraid! You're actually afraid!!!"

"As a member of the great Kryptonian race, how dare you show fear! Damn it, damn it, you are unworthy to be a Kryptonian! I will kill you, I will definitely kill you, kill you, this disgrace to Krypton!!"

One was enraged, and his strength increased dramatically; the other, out of fear, also saw a significant increase in strength. For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate, much to the dismay of Martian Hunter, who was cursing under his breath.

Kryptonians are truly monsters; their power increases without any rules. The problem is, he can't take it anymore. He's almost at his limit; his hand bones are even starting to groan! Damn it!!

Batman also wanted to say something like, "Fuck you, this Justice League is about to collapse, you bastards!"

While he didn't care about the cost of a building, the problem was that it would be difficult to find such a perfect headquarters again! Not to mention the countless hours of effort he had invested in it.

Wonder Woman Diana, who was standing nearby, couldn't sit still any longer: "Do you need my help?"

"No, not for now. You can't move. If any of them get exhausted, you'll be the only one who can take their place."

"Barry!"

"Barry?"

"Barry!!!"

All eyes were on Barry. The pressure was driving him crazy. What could he do? The other end wasn't answering. What could he do?!

He couldn't just crawl in and grab Mr. Locke, could he? Not to mention whether he could do it, he didn't have the guts to do it. He had easily seen Mr. Locke crush a planet as easily as crushing a glass bead.

Just as the situation was becoming increasingly urgent and Zod was on the verge of exploding, suddenly, Barry's frantic screams rang out.

“It’s working! It’s working!”

Everyone immediately stood up, even Superman was overjoyed and subconsciously loosened his grip.

"Damn it, Superman, why did you let go?! My hand is going to break!!" Superman looked embarrassed in the face of Martian Manhunter's roar and quickly pressed Zod, who was about to break free, back down.

After the familiar snowflake symbol appeared, Locke, sitting upright on his throne with an indifferent expression, appeared in the light screen that only Barry could see.

Seeing Locke, who exuded an astonishing kingly aura even just sitting there, Barry was momentarily lost in thought.

Locke, though strong in the past, never showed his kingly side in front of Barry. He always appeared to be a leisurely and carefree person. Now, this attitude makes Barry feel extremely uncomfortable.

"What happened, Barry?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Barry slapped his face hard, snapping out of his daze.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Locke, I'm not used to seeing you like this."

"Is this so~"

As the three words fell, the scenery around Locke began to collapse and transform. A moment later, it transformed into an ultra-luxurious room, where a single sofa could comfortably accommodate ten people.

"And now~"

It was luxurious, but once the oppressive feeling disappeared, Barry felt more relaxed.

"If you have anything to do, tell me."

"Ok."

"That's right, Mr. Locke."

"Excuse me, are you aware of the situation in Krypton?"

"Krypton, it's been destroyed. Only a few guys remain. There's General Zod, who's not very strong and has a screw loose. There's also Superman's cousin, who's quite pretty. And there's a Kryptonian city that some guy has taken as a collectible."

Barry: ? ? ? ?

This passage contained a lot of information, and Barry unconsciously turned to look at Superman.

Superman immediately sensed something and looked up at Barry: "Barry, what's wrong?"

“Mr. Locke knows about Krypton and told me some things, such as that your cousin is still alive at 0.9, and that there is a Kryptonian city that has been collected by some being.”

"Cousin!" Superman's eyes lit up; this was real family!

"Impossible!!" Zod struggled violently. "There can't possibly be Kryptonian cities still existing, otherwise how could I not know about them!"

"As I've said, General Zod, there are many things that you can't understand without sufficient strength. We are now seeking a truly powerful being to enlighten us!"

"I do not believe!"

Superman's gone numb. Seriously, should we punch this guy's head off? Even if we don't kill him, knocking him out first would be fine.

Batman quickly interjected, "Barry, now is not the time to dwell on that. Ask that Mr. Locke how Krypton was destroyed, and let that idiot on the ground understand who his real enemy is!"

Barry asked honestly, and Locke's face lit up with interest upon hearing Barry's question.

How exactly Krypton became extinct is something that Locke is also interested in.

It's definitely not some weird reason like insufficient resources. The entire construction of Krypton was abnormal. Red giants plus Kryptonite—this is suppressing the Kryptonians to the point of death. Anyone with a brain knows there must be something wrong behind it.

Locke had read some DC comics and knew about the Round Table, but there was more than one Round Table. The Round Table was at most a case of refusing to help in times of crisis, and even with some pushing, they couldn't possibly keep the Kryptonians as tightly bound to Krypton as dogs.

Putting everything else aside, Krypton has Old Gods, who must have advanced to the Gold Saint level, most likely at the level of an omnipotent Godfather, and there was more than one. Where did all those gods go? Why did they just stand by and watch Krypton be treated like a dog? In the end, Krypton was wiped out.

Behind all of this, there are individual-level black hands involved.

"Barry, you open a passage. I've poured some of my power in there, to play around with those guys from Krypton's past."

Chapter 174 The Kryptonian God Era Destroyed by a Gaze

Barry obediently opened the trading channel as instructed. The next moment, a tangible energy suddenly shot out from it and heavily struck General Zod.

This was enough to easily annihilate General Zod's power, yet it did not cause him any damage. Startled, General Zod looked at his body with curiosity.

A moment later, he curled his lip in disdain: "Karl El, this is what you call power! He can't even break my steel body!"

Superman didn't refute him, but simply poked him and pointed upwards.

General Zod subconsciously looked up and saw that images had appeared in mid-air at some unknown time.

The scene depicts General Zod watching Krypton perish, weeping and wailing before desperately searching for his kind and embarking on the path to rebuild Krypton.

The helplessness in the face of the destruction of their ancestral star, the stubbornness in rebuilding their beliefs, and the attitude of giving everything to rebuild their homeland caused a change in the gaze of everyone present.

Faced with an absolute belief that transcends life and death, and transcends everything, everyone will feel a sense of awe, regardless of their stance.