What exactly did "Death" give Dane?
Dane figured this out when he returned to the Real World; it was an ability related to Death, but its opposite.
Dane called it the Gift of Life. He could now, like "Death," inject a brand new soul into a vibrant body, giving that soul new life.
This was essentially the ability to send people for reincarnation. He could choose to process or not process a soul and put it into an empty shell, allowing it to be reborn.
This "processing" was very intriguing. Dane discovered that he could make some "not-too-excessive" modifications to souls, and this ability could grow with his practice.
Although at this stage, he could only cleanse a soul's memories, making it pure.
But this gave him more comprehensive authority.
Previously, as a God of Death, he could only control the "Death" of living beings to a limited extent, but now, he could also control the "life" of living beings.
Perhaps this was also what "Death" hoped he would learn: not just to take life, but also to give life.
And she thoughtfully bound this ability directly to Dane himself.
This meant that even if he lost the Shazam Force, he would still be a fully functional, genuine God of Death.
Moreover, after acquiring this ability, the scope of his God of Death authority was no longer limited to Earth; this was the biggest gain this time.
Furthermore, Dane had just discovered other uses for this ability.
He pulled out a demon's soul from his inventory. He had never deeply read the memories of these demons before.
He was worried about seeing something bad in there that would make his "Dao heart unstable."
But he couldn't directly absorb the demon's soul power; they were too dirty, so dirty that Dane wouldn't even use them as a rag.
But now, with the ability "Death" gave him, he could wash away the demon's past memories, leaving only the purest energy, which could Just right replenish some of his losses.
After a period of dark imprisonment, the demon was somewhat dazed. Under the illumination of light, it seemed to gradually condense consciousness.
But Dane immediately used the ability he got from "Death" to rub the demon's soul a few times.
Wisps of black gas peeled off its soul, and the demon instantly let out a sharp shriek.
"No--!"
The soul's voice entered Dane's ears through the psychic channel, but he ignored it and continued to process it.
The wailing lasted for more than ten seconds in his ear, and then all sound ceased.
Dane looked at the pure white, bun-like soul in his palm and swallowed it whole.
The divine power he had consumed earlier immediately recovered visibly.
Ah~ Sure enough, doing good deeds and getting rich is faster! I still need to do more good deeds in the future!
But... Dane looked at the Green Lantern ring already on his finger, a little unsure how to deal with it.
He also didn't know what that space was just now; his magic and divine power were ineffective, and he could only use the power of will.
However, willpower was indeed very useful. Unlike other Emotional Spectrum energies with their respective emotional colors, willpower doesn't demand a person's good or evil views; it only requires firmness.
But it was just the color that he needed to get used to again.
He took off the ring and put it in his private storage. This item might be used as a hidden trump card in the future.
After Sinestro's Death, his corps' morale immediately plummeted, and they were routed by Mogo.
And on the other side of the wormhole, Hal successfully defeated several members of the Yellow Lantern Corps. The remaining people were insufficient to maintain the wormhole, and it naturally dissipated a few minutes later.
The Korugar fleet, having lost its backup power, found itself in an even more dangerous situation.
Dane immediately relayed this news to Ganthet.
This Little Blue Person was very good at seizing opportunities. Not long after receiving Dane's message, he immediately had Kilowog lead the remaining Green Lanterns to the Universe to hunt down the remaining Yellow Lantern Corps and the Korugar fleet.
By this point, Dane could lie back and watch the show.
Kilowog led the team to the Universe. Behind him followed hundreds of surviving Green Lanterns, who then rendezvoused with Hal.
He held it in for a long time before finally saying to Hal, "Well done, Green Lantern."
At this point, he finally admitted that Hal was a member of the Green Lantern Corps; no Green Lantern present could have done better than him.
But he still hated Sinestro's betrayal and the slaughter he caused.
And because of this, he no longer treated Dane with cold indifference; whatever their past grievances, it was an undeniable fact that he had saved the Green Lantern Corps.
So he didn't dwell on Dane taking the yellow lantern ring, but instead led his people on a frantic sweep of the surviving Yellow Lantern Corps in the Universe.
And his former comrade, Boudicca, was unluckily captured.
It must be said that this alien woman was truly cunning, managing to save her own life at such a time.
Dane paid no attention to these matters. He took advantage of the Green Lanterns' battle with the enemy to frantically harvest the souls of these aliens. He couldn't do it before, but now he was completely different.
In his vision, countless souls flew towards him like Water; he wished he had a sack to put them all in.
At this moment, one had to admit that the Scepter was truly useful; no matter how many came, it could absorb them all.
For this, he even allocated a small space in the crystal for Parallax, telling him to stay there obediently and reserving more space for souls.
"A great harvest, a great harvest!"
Dane was smiling so broadly he could barely close his mouth. When the battlefield was completely swept clean by the Green Lanterns, he contentedly put away his Scepter.
Just then, Hal flew over.
"Are things all done?"
He looked to be in good condition, not severely injured by the battle.
In fact, Hal felt this battle was easier than his previous solo fight with Sinestro.
He saw Sinestro's corpse floating in the Universe, and seemed to hesitate to speak.
How could Dane not understand his meaning? "Go. He did, after all, once mentor you. He deserves a proper burial from you."
Hal nodded quickly, and green light materialized into a green coffin, gathering Sinestro's body inside.
"Oh, right. Ganthet said he needed to see you."
Dane nodded in understanding and followed Hal back to Oa.
At this time, Oa was already beginning reconstruction work.
You have to admit, these Little Blue People might not be good at much else, but they're very quick at cleaning up messes.
As soon as he saw Ganthet, his first words were, "You've become a Green Lantern?"
Dane immediately denied it three times: "I haven't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!"
Ganthet knew he was absolutely not mistaken, but since Dane didn't want to admit it, he didn't force the issue.
It was still that concern: what if he really brought him in? Who could guarantee he wouldn't turn out to be another Sinestro?
And this one, 520, was much stronger than Sinestro. If it happened again, he didn't know if Oa could withstand it.
"Where is Parallax?"
"I sealed him," Dane said bluntly.
"Then..." Ganthet wanted Parallax back, but before he could speak, Dane immediately refused.
"No!" Dane said righteously, "Given your past mistakes, I believe you are no longer suitable to guard Parallax. I will take care of him!"
"But only the power of the Emotional Spectrum can suppress Parallax!" Ganthet argued reasonably.
Dane also reasoned with him, pulling out his lantern ring: "I now also possess the power of the Emotional Spectrum, which can be used to imprison Parallax."
"Moreover, I don't usually use the power of the green lantern, so it won't escape due to excessive depletion."
Ganthet still shook his head: "Parallax is best kept in the power battery. Only a continuous supply of energy can completely suppress him."
Dane smiled at this, and Ganthet shivered when he saw the smile, thinking, "This is bad!"
"I think what you said makes sense." He affirmed Ganthet's statement, then revealed his true intention.
"So I have a good idea. Anyway, your old lantern battery is useless, so you'll have to build a new one."
"So why not build another one? Specifically to imprison Parallax?"
He raised his lantern ring:
"I know there's a World within the ring. Sealing Parallax inside, and keeping it with me at all times—isn't that safer than you finding a place to seal him?"
Good gracious, he's practically calculating on my face!
Ganthet's eyelids twitched, and for a moment he was speechless at Dane's shamelessness.