chapter 310 part 2
Yes, and a better fit for him, The Batman Who Laughs.
"I'll begin my operation now, while all the Gods are staring at the Intersection Zone, waiting for the Justice League to bring them the news they want, and then wagging their tails at Du Wa like a pack of pugs, hoping he will further expand the channel's range."
The Batman Who Laughs drained the red wine in one gulp, finally deciding to initiate the second phase of his plan. He had a concept in mind: since his project to become a Quantum God had failed, and the container he had chosen for possession—the Quantum Batman—had become Du Wa's vassal, he had every reason to seize Shuma-Gorath. A one-for-one trade. It was very fair.
"Let me think, where exactly should I start? Hehehe, there seem to be so many angles..." The Batman Who Laughs rubbed his hands together, already unable to wait, letting out waves of sinister laughter.
...
Main Universe.
"Hiss! This thing should be even more terrifying than the Malicious Nobles you mentioned! But wait, who are the Malicious Nobles?"
"They were an infamous group from an ancient era that once ravaged a universe, but it's been a long time since anyone has mentioned them. Much of the related information and memory has vanished with the Multiverse's repeated reboots."
"It's not just the Malicious Nobles. In some universes, phenomena highly similar to this thing's traits have also appeared—proliferating flesh and blood, fused life, inexplicable limbs and eyeballs..."
"But what does Megaverse mean? Literally, it sounds even larger than a Multiverse? Is this the general term for the World Outside the Source Wall? But according to the stories from Heaven and Hell, shouldn't it be the Omniverse?"
The Gods conversed, watching as Shuma-Gorath, under Du Wa's command, began to diligently restrain its own power to lessen the pressure on the Multiverse.
Their attention was even more focused on Du Wa. They wouldn't do something as foolish as launching a joint attack on Shuma-Gorath—with the exception of the raging Spectre.
"You twisted Deity from an Otherworld, don't even think of bringing your stench into the sacred World Within the Wall! Die!"
The Spectre roared and charged forward, but the moment he moved, he was intercepted by a group of Gods. The mere act of blocking him caused a large number of the Gods' clones to perish, but more clones arrived constantly. The main bodies of the numerous Gods located in the Sphere of Gods were also stirring restlessly.
If not for the fear of the Multiverse collapsing all at once, their main bodies would have already charged into the Main Universe.
"Don't worry about him. See those weak Gods who haven't reached a Multiversal standing? He doesn't dare to kill them, because that would violate his divine duty... as a Spirit of Vengeance." Du Wa's voice was as calm as ever, as if he had long anticipated the current events.
"Hmph, there's a Spirit of Vengeance here too? A clueless fool. All that strength, yet his authority of Judgment actually comes from The Presence." Shuma-Gorath looked over with its big eyeball, its expression one of clear contempt.
He was all too familiar with the Spirit of Vengeance. In the Seventh Multiverse, Spirits of Vengeance were a dime a dozen, present in every universe. There were many generations of Ghost Rider alone.
The Spirit of Vengeance's power of Judgment was also useless against a villain like Shuma-Gorath, who considered himself utterly without sin.
"Your world has a Spirit of Vengeance too? Does its power also come from The Presence?"
"The Presence he speaks of and the legendary Presence from our side, perhaps they are one and the same? None of those guys from Heaven have shown up, otherwise we could ask them."
"Is the legendary Presence real? Where did he go? It seems he has the ability to freely cross the Source Wall?"
Some Gods became thoughtful and even more pleasantly surprised, feeling they could seamlessly connect with the ecosystem of another Multiverse. But this only made The Spectre even more furious.
One and the same, my ass! It's impossible!
A high-end Deity as powerful and unfathomable as the Living Tribunal possessed not a single trace of The Presence's aura. As a being who existed as a part of The Presence, The Spectre knew this all too well.
If The Presence over there was the same as The Presence over here, and even he, The Spectre, a Spirit of Vengeance, wielded The Presence's power when using the power of Judgment to judge sin, how could a being on the level of the Living Tribunal, the ultimate entity in charge of judgment and adjudication, not have The Presence's aura?
This meant that world must possess a terrifying ultimate being equal to The Presence!
And these idiots knew nothing about that world, yet they wishfully thought it was just one of the countless multiverses in the void outside the wall!
Du Wa had no interest in The Spectre's thoughts. He summoned Shuma-Gorath to his side. "Two things. First, you and the Quantum Batman will assist me in capturing this flawed Tenth-Dimensional Being as quickly as possible. As for the second..."
The second matter was the true purpose behind Du Wa's painstaking effort to move Shuma-Gorath over to DC. Shuma-Gorath and Loki, God of Stories, were the two crucial keys he had chosen, destined to play a pivotal role.
Shuma-Gorath's entry into DC would give Du Wa the opportunity to dig out the Malicious Nobles from the deeply layered, overwritten reality.
And the Malicious Nobles, servants created by The Empty Hand, possessed an important tool that had long been forgotten by all life!
"If things proceed as I've envisioned, then the Anti-Life Equation I seized and sealed away can finally be put to use. As long as I can smoothly obtain that thing..."
The Anti-Death Equation!
(end of chapter)