Above the grassland, which had turned into a rugged, continuous canyon.
A fist struck Clark's head with a heavy blow, and a blast of air exploded. His mind buzzed, his eyes rolled back, as if he'd been hit by the moon. An immense force gripped his arm, attempting to subdue him.
In a daze, he instinctively resisted.
"No!
Don't, Father, not now!"
Suddenly, Redemption, enveloped in blue energy flames, extinguished its power. The terrifying force that had leveled mountains vanished. Suspended in the air, he reverted to a normal person, in a state of panic.
Crack!
A chilling sound of flesh tearing, a shrill scream!
Stabilizing himself in the air, Clark groggily looked at a bloody, severed arm in his hand and, startled, threw it away as if electrocuted.
"This... I didn't do this!"
Redemption, having lost all energy and returned to being a normal human, was captured by gravity. The bone-chilling pain assaulted his mind, causing him to lose consciousness and plummet towards the ground.
Clark hastily denied that the bloody and brutal act of tearing the arm from the body was his doing.
But in reality, he had done it.
"His power is gone?"
Watching the figure fall towards the ground, David, who had intended to stop him, abruptly halted his lightning-swift movement, a frown on his face.
"Suddenly, the 'Emissary of God' with infinite power has become a normal person?"
Bang!
The bizarre situation made him doubt for a moment if the other party was playing some trick.
Just as Redemption was about to smash into the bottom of the crater and become a broken corpse, Clark quickly caught him, preventing him from splattering into a pulp.
"What happened to him? Did he run out of power?"
Which was why he'd accidentally torn off an arm from him during his panicked counterattack.
"What happened?"
The three landed on the ground, gazing at Redemption, who Clark had placed on the ground, unconscious and bleeding. Diana's face was filled with astonishment.
How could Redemption, who had just moments ago been ferociously powerful and exerted immense pressure on both of them, suddenly become so vulnerable?
"Something must have happened."
David looked in the direction of Yasir.
Although he was confident he could handle Redemption, he had initially expected it to take more time.
But now, it was no longer necessary.
Batman and the others who had gone to find Haituo Hua must have triggered something, creating a chain reaction that caused Redemption to lose his powers, though the specifics were still unclear.
"We'll know once we go take a look."
As Diana was about to move.
A hundred miles into the distance, blue light shot straight into the sky, with terrifying energy overflowing.
Several figures were fleeing towards them at breakneck speed, looking disheveled.
A figure almost identical to the previous Redemption, enveloped in blue energy flames and exuding a terrifying killing intent, flew towards them!
"You destroyed sixty years of my hard work, all of you will pay the price!"
The wind howled in the air, Haituo Hua's face was ferocious like a demon about to claim lives. He unleashed energy waves from his palms, blasting Cyborg, who was carrying Arthur as they fled, away.
A giant anti-blast shield formed by green light, its thickness comparable to a city wall, was also destroyed in a single blow. The torrent of blue energy engulfed Hal Jordan, sending him flying into a ravine on the edge of Yasir's borders.
Batman managed to block a blow, but under the impact of the mountain-shattering, sea-roaring force, his large mecha was also sent flying towards the horizon like a batted baseball.
"Damn it!"
The mecha's power was completely unable to contend with the opponent.
But he still believed that Haituo Hua's abilities must have some weakness and limitations.
Otherwise, Haituo Hua wouldn't have put Jarrod forward to act as an angel, and despite his boundless fanaticism for God, he would have remained behind the scenes, content to be a priest managing the church's mundane affairs.
"Another 'Redemption'?"
David raised an eyebrow, looking at the severely injured and unconscious Jarrod on the ground and then at the approaching Haituo Hua.
Jarrod suddenly reverted to a normal person, and at the same time, Haituo Hua displayed energy that was the same as, or even stronger than, Jarrod's. Was this a coincidence?
"Considering what Jarrod shouted in panic when he lost his power just now, can Haituo Hua control his power?
Or perhaps the power of Redemption was supplied by Haituo Hua?"
His eyes narrowed, feeling that he might have grasped the truth.
"It's you!"
"Why don't you just hand over the mask honestly!"
Seeing the severed-armed and unconscious Jarrod, Haituo Hua's gaze fell on David. He ferociously unleashed energy, and a thick energy beam over ten meters wide blasted towards them. David, Clark, and the third person dodged, leaving a crater thousands of meters in diameter on the ground!
The attack was comparable to a nuclear bomb.
His energy seemed inexhaustible as he relentlessly bombarded David.
David shot energy beams from his eyes for a long-range attack, but they were easily blocked by Haituo Hua's energy shield.
Just as he expected another major battle, David suddenly noticed that Haituo Hua, who was unleashing energy without apparent limits, was gasping for air in the sky, like an elderly person who hadn't moved in a long time. He could barely lift an arm or move a leg.
"A cannon made of glass?"
David's eyes narrowed. He tried to use gravity manipulation to grab Haituo Hua from a distance, but his energy shield blocked him.
"This isn't ordinary physics-based energy?"
Is the power derived from belief?
He suddenly remembered the information about 'Redemption.'
"I'm afraid the true power derived from belief isn't Jarrod's, but this Haituo Hua who founded the Redemption Church. He is the true 'Redemption'."
Gravity manipulation was ineffective, but David wasn't panicked. He had found Haituo Hua's weakness.
Bang!
He vanished from his spot, moving at maximum speed like a streak of light across the sky, appearing beside Haituo Hua.
Time seemed to freeze.
Within the blue energy flame shield, Haituo Hua's expression was furious, like an enraged old vulture. His sinister look was terrifying. He seemed frozen in a giant piece of amber, his eyes still fixed on where David had been.
Bang bang bang!
David raised his fists, his lightning-wrapped attacks landing with incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of punches shattered the energy shield.
Crack crack!
The energy shield shattered like glass, fragments flying everywhere.
He extended his powerful arm into the energy flame that could evaporate steel and grabbed Haituo Hua by the neck, his nerves responding tens of thousands of beats too late.
Swish!
The next moment, time seemed to resume its flow.
Haituo Hua's neck was clamped shut like by iron pliers. His eyes bulged, struggling to breathe. He stared in shocked anger at the person who had appeared before him without him knowing.
"You..."
"Don't move. The strength of your bones is no better than an ordinary person."
David smiled.
"It would be bad if I couldn't control my strength and killed you!"
Haituo Hua was not another Redemption after all. He had a more powerful energy output than Jarrod, but in other aspects, his physical condition was worse than a sub-healthy young man.
"Do you think I'm afraid of your threats!"
Haituo Hua's eyes were bloodshot, his expression filled with a hatred that seemed to want to devour David's flesh and drink his blood. He glared at Clark, Batman, and the battered and injured Green Lantern, who had flown back. Gritting his teeth, he roared his accusation.
"Do you know what you've destroyed?
Jarrod and I were supposed to be the perfect combination. We were supposed to spread God's gospel throughout the entire world."
When he came down from the battlefield in World War II, he had wanted everyone in the world to believe in God, just like him, to repay God's gift. But despite his long efforts, he hadn't achieved much.
From ancient times to the present, the Catholic Church had produced countless religious talents. The current scale of the Catholic Church had almost reached its limit. For over six billion people to believe in one God simultaneously was almost impossible.
"I can draw nearly infinite energy from belief, and Jarrod only needs energy supply to unleash his god-like ability to play the angel.
His appearance was God's promise, sent to help me achieve this.
And you ruined everything!"
Realizing he had failed and that his plans could no longer continue as before, Haituo Hua was filled with despair and rage. When a person's belief is destroyed, they either perish in silence or erupt in madness. He wanted to make those who ruined his plans pay.
The veins and blood vessels on his skin bulged, looking incredibly terrifying. He emitted a dangerous blue light, resembling an unstable super-bomb ready to explode.
"I'll kill you all!"
Haituo Hua roared at the sky, violent energy erupting from his eyes and mouth.
"Retreat quickly!"
Realizing Haituo Hua intended to detonate the energy within him and take everyone with him, David turned and shouted, grabbing Haituo Hua and flying rapidly into space.
"You can't kill anyone!"
Haituo Hua's body was like a water-filled balloon, ready to burst at a touch. Although David could crush his body with a single move, he dared not do so now.
"David!"
Seeing David alone, holding the exploding Haituo Hua as he ascended into space, Clark's expression changed drastically. He reached out and shouted.
His body broke through the atmosphere in the blink of an eye like a streak of light.
David threw him into space and retreated at high speed.
Bang!
A dazzling blue light exploded, covering a hundred-mile radius. The center annihilated everything, not even a single molecule remaining.
The blue energy surge washed over them, like a blue sun expanding and engulfing David, swallowing his figure in an instant.
The intense light made everyone unable to open their eyes.
Viewed from distant space, a visible blue vortex tore through the atmosphere of the giant planet, its immense pressure wave sweeping away the sky for hundreds of miles.
The entire African continent could see the dazzling light.
"Oh God!"
Many primitive tribes, not fully integrated with modern society, knelt in fear and prayed, believing it was divine wrath and the end of the world.
When the light faded.
"David, are you okay?"
Dropping Redemption, whom he had just rescued, Clark rushed into the vacuum of space with great concern. Fortunately, he saw the familiar figure.
"I'm fine."
David, smoking and looking like he'd just emerged from a fire, waved his hand, indicating that apart from his battle suit being riddled with holes, he was otherwise unharmed.
He looked back, his gaze slightly focused.
"Good thing I flew fast. If I'd been at the center, I might have been bedridden for a while."
"That's great, I'm glad you're okay." That energy had made my heart race, and my body was screaming danger. Clark almost thought David was in trouble, he excitedly patted David's arm.
Batman and Cyborg quickly followed, also concerned. Seeing David was alright, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief, yet were deeply shocked.
"The scale of that energy explosion... it even surpassed the largest nuclear bomb in human history, the Tsar Bomba."
Looking at David, who only had some minor burns causing his skin to turn red, Cyborg opened his mouth.
The fifty-megaton hydrogen bomb, only one of its kind in history, had a mushroom cloud seven times the height of Mount Everest. Its shockwave and thermal radiation covered over a hundred kilometers, and even tremors were felt thousands of kilometers away, with rumors even suggesting it caused slight shifts in continental plates.
The recent energy explosion, aside from lacking nuclear radiation, was even more powerful than the Tsar Bomba. Even though he wasn't at the epicenter, it was enough to destroy any matter on Earth.
"Are you really alright? I think you should get checked out."
Batman frowned, listening to Cyborg's words. With his extensive experience, he knew well that the human body might not immediately feel severe injuries. For instance, someone hit by an explosion, with their internal organs shattered, might only feel a warmth and thirst, only realizing it was too late when they started spitting blood.
"No need to worry, I have a walking X-ray machine right beside me."
Seeing their worried gazes, David, knowing he was fine, chuckled lightly, gesturing to Clark's presence to reassure them.
The matter was over. Although 'Redemption' was still alive, without Haituo Hua's energy supply, he could no longer cause any trouble and would be imprisoned in a highly secure facility for life, providing him with emotional points.
[Template fused 91%]
He glanced at his status panel.
"It shouldn't be long before I have a new template."
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"God Sends an Angel to Save Humanity, or a Terrorist Aiming to Brainwash the World?"
"Mysterious Blue Light Visible Across Africa, a Suicide Attack Targeting the Transcendent and the Justice League!"
"The New Century's Greatest Religious Fanatic – Haituo Hua."
Redemption, once considered by Catholics as evidence of God's existence, had its hidden face exposed. It turned out to be a 'religious celebrity' created and designed by someone, along with his evil plan to brainwash the world. Many Catholics saw their dreams shattered.
The world was shaken. After its formation, the Justice League, led by the Transcendent, extinguished the crisis in its developmental stages before it could even occur, saving the world.
Upon learning the specifics of the events revealed by the Justice League, the name 'Transcendent' became known and admired by more people.
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Metropolis.
"This is my newly purchased Transcendent figurine. You're telling me it got ruined like this?"
In the sweltering heat, in front of a house, the recipient opened the package with displeasure. A lifelike purple translucent plastic figurine, its head and body broken, looked up angrily.
"It was a fall. I tripped while turning at Seventh Avenue."
The delivery man, wearing a bicycle helmet and with minor scrapes on his face, pedaled his bicycle, his legs shaking. He put on a nonchalant attitude mixed with some indignation.
"If you're not satisfied, you can apply for compensation."
Why should others sit at home, eating ice cream and watching TV, waiting for deliveries, while he still had to deliver packages at noon, only able to grab a taco on the road to fill his stomach, and then have the bad luck to fall while turning.
The recipient was instantly enraged by his attitude.
"I'm definitely reporting you, you idiot!"
"Suit yourself."
Gritting his teeth in resentment, the delivery man pushed off the ground and rode away onto the main road.
"Monster, there's a monster!
Superman, save us!"
Ahead, there was a commotion and screams. He was still cursing in his heart that the guy hadn't heard him. After turning a corner, he was suddenly enveloped by a massive shadow.
A piercing screech of friction.
His bicycle fell, and he stared in terror at a three-meter-tall, purplish-red slime monster without hands, feet, or a head.
"Help me, I'm going to be eaten!"
The next moment, the alien life form, which had only recently landed on this planet, lunged at him. Its enormous size submerged him, but instead of swallowing him to digest, it surged into his body through his pores and skin.
After a period of darkness, the 'delivery man' who had been knocked to the ground opened his eyes again. An endless hunger consumed him, his constricted stomach making him gasp for air and driving him mad.
"I... need to feed!" he growled, his entire body now purplish-red and transformed, and lunged towards the crowd.
Name: Zhou Shan
Talent: Nine Breaths to Serve Qi
Cultivation Technique: Eagle Claw Iron Shirt (Beginner)
Zhou Shan had transmigrated to another world and obtained the 'Nine Breaths to Serve Qi' talent from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits techniques.
Nine Breaths to Serve Qi: Through breathing exercises, absorb the primordial energy from the depths of the void. No deliberate activation is needed; simply maintain a breathing rhythm. Whether walking, sitting, eating, or sleeping, it operates at all times, automatically refining the primordial energy to increase cultivation. Daily cultivation gains are equivalent to one year of meditation for the host.
"I get stronger just by breathing? I'm gonna fly!" At this moment, Zhou Shan had only one thought in his mind.
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