Reclaiming Their Lantern Rings

With a powerful punch from David, the Parallax plummeted as if falling off a cliff into the abyss of death, terrified by the powerful gravity pulling it towards the scorching star.

"You can't kill me."

The Parallax roared in defiance, resisting with all its might, and was about to stabilize its body when David gave it no chance, using gravity to pull himself along as well.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Its body shot forward like a meteor. David raised his fist and punched the Parallax away, then swiftly pursued and delivered another punch. With a barrage of continuous attacks, he finally drove the Parallax deep into the surface of the sun.

The thousands of degrees of heat on the sun's surface illuminated David's face. He threw his final punch, and a fiery ripple spanning miles erupted on the solar surface.

"No!"

The Parallax screamed as it was completely captured by the sun's immense gravitational field and pulled into its core, where nuclear fusion raged. Its body melted and burned like a candle.

"I'll be back, I will definitely be back.

When I return, everything you cherish..."

The voice faded.

Floating in space, David waited quietly. After a few seconds, under his gravitational field perception, the Parallax's energy shell was destroyed, followed by the body of the Guardian of the Universe it had possessed.

Under millions of degrees of heat, not even a speck of ash remained in an instant.

"Is it done!"

David returned to the space near Earth, and Clark flew up to meet him, asking excitedly, looking behind David.

Thoma Ray watched David nervously. He had only seen the Parallax being punched away by David, and then the two of them disappeared like streaks of light near Earth.

What happened to the monster that had absorbed two civilizations!

"It's dead,"

David said slowly.

"At least for a while, you don't have to worry about it harming anyone."

"For a while?"

Thoma Ray was surprised. Hadn't they said the terrifying monster was dead?

"What?

As someone from the Green Lantern Corps, you don't know what the Parallax is?"

David looked at him.

Old gods like Ares were extremely difficult to kill, but in terms of immortality, Ares and other old gods couldn't compare to the Parallax, which was the embodiment of Fear Power.

"As long as sentient beings in the universe experience fear, the Parallax will never truly die."

[Resentment from Parallax +300...]

David glanced at the notification.

By killing the Parallax this time, it would provide him with emotional points forever.

"Now, the Parallax should have returned to the source of the universe's Fear Power to recover and await rebirth."

The Parallax's true form wasn't the octopus with a bald skull; it was an insect-like creature. The reason it appeared that way was likely due to the influence of the host it possessed.

Thoma Ray's face changed drastically.

That monster, which could kill Lanterns with a wave of its hand, would never truly die.

"Don't worry, even if it revives, as long as your Guardian of the Universe doesn't make another foolish mistake, finding a host that can unleash its full power won't be easy."

David suddenly remembered that Thoma Ray might not know, after all, members of the Green Lantern Corps didn't even know that the Willpower Lantern Beast, Ion, was imprisoned in the Central Power Battery on their home planet of Oa.

How could they understand anything about the Parallax?

"Guardian of the Universe? Host?"

The overwhelming amount of information caused Thoma Ray's brain to freeze. He opened his mouth.

What did that mean? That monster was possessing a member of the Guardians of the Universe.

He suddenly thought of the broken stone pillar in the temple.

As Thoma Ray was about to ask further questions.

A brilliant green light shot from space in the distance. Figures clad in green energy suits stopped rapidly, forming a line, numbering over a hundred. Each one exuded the aura of a seasoned veteran.

Just standing there, they emanated an unspoken power.

Every single one of them was an elite Lantern from the Green Lantern Corps.

Sinestro, who led them, was different. Clad in a yellow suit, he was full of spirit and readiness, like a knight who had just acquired a peerless sword, prepared for a great battle with a monster.

"Thoma Ray, where is the Parallax?"

He scanned the space and asked in a deep voice.

"Sinestro..."

Sinestro, with his distinctive appearance of red skin, pointed ears, and a small mustache, was immediately recognized by David, who raised an eyebrow slightly.

"The future master of the Yellow Lantern Corps, but it seems he's still with the Green Lantern Corps now."

"You're too late, Sinestro."

Facing a fellow member of the Corps, Thomas Ray frowned with slight dissatisfaction.

If not for the two new recruits, Parallax would have already wreaked havoc on the life-bearing planet behind them, potentially draining the life essence of hundreds of millions.

"Is this the Green Lantern Corps that protects universal order?

They're no different from street cops on Earth, always arriving fully armed only after the trouble is over."

Clark clenched his fists inwardly, a flicker of disappointment appearing in his eyes as he grumbled to himself.

"What do you mean?"

Ignoring the two unfamiliar new faces, Sinestro frowned, his gaze fixed on Earth, his voice cold.

"Don't tell me that planet has already fallen and Parallax has left?"

"No, Parallax has been dealt with by them."

Thomas Ray said.

"David threw it into the sun." He looked at David, a sense of awe rising in his heart for this young man who had delivered the final blow to resolve the cosmic crisis.

"Dealt with?"

Sinestro looked at the two with disbelief, his gaze full of suspicion.

These two young life forms showed no particular specialness in their appearance.

"Thomas Ray, are you saying these two new recruits dealt with Parallax, the one who killed Abin Sur?"

Just then, a message arrived, and the Lantern Rings of all the Lanterns present received a command from the Guardians of the Universe.

"Recall their Lantern Rings.

The Green Lantern Corps does not permit Kryptonians, who once attempted to colonize the universe, to join, nor unknown races mingling with Kryptonians."

Thomas Ray's expression changed drastically.

"How could the Guardians of the Universe do this?"

He looked up in disbelief, exclaiming in surprise.

Confiscate the rings of two Lanterns who had just resolved a cosmic crisis?

"Kryptonian!"

In the next instant, the intimidating gazes of over a hundred Lanterns simultaneously fixed on David and Clark, their expressions cold.

The Book of Oa, which recorded the history and laws of the Green Lantern Corps, clearly stated that Kryptonians had once brought darkness to the entire universe.

"Hand over your Lantern Rings!" Sinestro's Yellow Lantern Ring glowed brightly, eager to try, a smug smile on his lips.

Parallax was gone, but there were still Kryptonians. He wanted to test the power of his new Lantern Ring.

Buzz!

The ring, carved like an emerald, flickered twice and then lost its light, as if its power had been cut off. His green uniform vanished, and Clark panicked, fumbling with his hands.

He was in space.

"Calm down, Clark."

David looked at him, feeling a touch of helplessness.

"You Kryptonians can already fly, you can traverse space with your physical bodies."

Even though he had awakened his bio-electric field long ago, he still hesitated to accept the fact that he could fly.

"Why hasn't your ring malfunctioned?"

Realizing that he was indeed fine in space, Clark then looked with surprise at David's still-glowing Lantern Ring.

"What did you do to the Corps' Lantern Rings?"

Sinestro frowned, and the other Lanterns exchanged glances. It shouldn't be like this; their Lantern Rings had programs written into them by the Guardians of the Universe who created the Green Lantern Corps.

The Guardians of the Universe had the highest authority over the Lantern Rings.

"Just wrote a new program, overwriting the old one."

David, who had only been in contact with a Lantern Ring for less than a day, said to the Lanterns, who had held their rings for who knew how many years, as the ring on his hand continued to shine brightly.

"Don't you know you can do this?"

The Green Lantern Ring is the weapon by which a Green Lantern manipulates willpower, and willpower is a subjective force that creates all things, even alters reality, possessing numerous abilities.

One of these abilities is the ability to rewrite the program within the ring.

In the comics, Hal Jordan did this, programming his Lantern Ring to seize control of the rings of deceased Lanterns, and even to create Lantern Rings from nothingness with his own will.

And Hal Jordan was said to be the embodiment of the universe's most primal will.

David didn't possess that kind of overpowered 'will' that could create Lantern Rings out of thin air, but blocking the Guardians of the Universe's control over the Lantern Rings was not difficult for him.

"Those little blue people abandoned emotions long ago, and when it comes to manipulating emotional power, they're actually a complete mess."

David sneered.

The Lanterns were shocked and stunned. Willpower could actually do such a thing!

"Retrieve the Lantern Rings immediately.

Bring the culprit who tampered with the Lantern program back to Oa!"

Even through the message sent across the galaxy, Sinestro could feel the urgency of the Guardians of the Universe. He glanced at the Yellow Lantern Ring on his hand, his eyes flashing, as if he had thought of something.

However, the most important thing now was to complete the Guardians' command.

"Go, capture them.

Lantern Rings are weapons to protect the universe, and they cannot be lost." He waved his hand to order.

"Criminal, surrender with your hands up!"

Hundreds of Lanterns put away their surprise and their expressions turned serious. The Lantern Rings on their hands lit up brightly, throwing out chains of green light to grab David and Clark.

Clark was entangled by the dense chains, but he was like a maddened bull, completely beyond human control. With a movement of his body, over a dozen Lanterns were flung away.

As for the remaining chains, they all shot towards David, who had shocked them.

David's manipulation and utilization of willpower were stronger than ordinary Lanterns, or even battle-hardened elite Lanterns, but he couldn't fight seventy to eighty Lanterns with just the power of his ring.

Cosmic energy lasers shot from his eyes, slicing through all the chains thrown at him like a hot knife through butter.

"Surrender, kid."

Feeling the new power, Sinestro's yellow light blazed. He condensed a giant alien monster that resembled a ferocious wolf and pounced towards David.

It also possessed the ability to simulate all things, but the best way to use the Fear Power of the Yellow Lantern Ring was to manifest things that caused fear, such as ferocious beasts and monsters.

Bang!

The alien wolf was sent flying by David's punch, its form shattering. Dozens of Green Lanterns manifested various weapons – mechs, hammers, swords, spaceships, laser guns – and attacked David.

But all the Lanterns' attacks were like tickles to him.

David casually waved his hand, controlling the gravity that permeated the solar system, sweeping them away.

"This kid..."

Seeing his comrades fall like sheep before a tiger, Sinestro was deeply shaken, his eyes showing apprehension. No wonder this kid could solve the Parallax issue with a Kryptonian.

But he wasn't bad either.

"Let me try out my new power!"

Sinestro actually simulated the previous appearance of the Parallax and enveloped himself within it, charging at David.

He was incredibly powerful now, and the fear directed at the Green Lantern Corps from all directions of the universe was continuously converging towards him.

Just as he waved his palm to release an energy cannon and blast away a group of Green Lanterns, a thick tentacle whipped over, as if the Parallax had resurrected. David grabbed it from a distance and squeezed it fiercely.

"You're actually simulating something I just killed to deal with me. Are you out of your mind?"

"Oh, really? Then let's see if you can kill the Parallax again."

The tentacle shattered into light particles, but Sinestro didn't care, coldly laughing. Other tentacles attacked David, and they began a fierce battle.

David had to admit.

The Parallax's abilities, simulated by Sinestro using Fear Power, were almost 80% of the original. It had the ability to withstand his attacks consecutively and fight him.

"Sinestro right now can be said to be his strongest form."

For billions of years, the Green Lantern Corps had spread their reputation throughout the universe. Countless space pirates, criminals, tyrannical planet dictators, and other wicked beings were terrified of the Green Lantern Corps at the mere mention of them.

"And Sinestro, as the current sole wielder of Fear Power in the Green Lantern Corps, has the entire ocean-like Fear Power of the universe available for his sole use."

Once he leaves the Green Lantern Corps, he might not be this strong!

David's expression was cold.

However, he had already dealt with the real Parallax, let alone this Parallax with 80% of its power. Even with a similarly near-infinite energy supply, so what?

The universe was his home ground. He bombarded Sinestro with cosmic energy without restraint, making him retreat steadily, while simultaneously communicating with the sun's gravitational field again.

The gravity channel was rebuilt.

While fighting David and about to launch another terrifying attack, Sinestro suddenly felt a terrifying force from behind him, pulling him.

He turned his head with difficulty to look in that direction – the sun.

"Is this how you deal with the Parallax?"

Sinestro, possessing extremely strong adaptability, smiled.

"But I'm not as mindless as the Parallax."

The energy cloak of the Parallax he controlled began to transform, turning into a giant alien eagle with six fiery wings. It flapped its wings forcefully, actually resisting the pulling force, and looked even more at ease than the previous Parallax.

A smug look appeared in Sinestro's eyes.

"Anguish Giant Eagle, a famous monster between several star systems in Sector 2143. Its speed, after acceleration, can even reach the speed of light."

The universe is home to a diverse range of beings with abilities beyond your imagination.

He believed he had neutralized David's method for dealing with the Parallax.

But Sinestro didn't realize that David was effortlessly using a slight modification of the sun's gravitational field, aligning it in a straight line.

Now, it wasn't David he was struggling against, but the sun itself.

"A decent response, but did you anticipate this?"

David applauded slowly.

He unleashed beams of scorching cosmic energy from his eyes, striking Sinestro forcefully. Sinestro lost his balance and was sent flying towards the sun.

His vision blurred, with streaks of light flashing across his sight.

He could only see the terrifyingly hot star behind him rapidly approaching, growing immense, exerting a crushing pressure. He felt like an insect being thrown into a bonfire.

"No!

Lantern Ring, open a wormhole, quickly!"

Fear gripped Sinestro's heart like a vice. He could almost smell the scent of his own flesh charring.

He hastily opened a wormhole behind him.

Like the Green Lantern Ring, the Yellow Lantern Ring possessed the ability to open wormholes for interstellar travel; otherwise, they wouldn't have traversed the universe to arrive here so "quickly."

Sinestro fell into the wormhole and vanished.

David, who was very familiar with the Lantern Rings' capabilities, wasn't surprised. Sinestro had escaped by fleeing, but he wouldn't be returning anytime soon.

"The wormhole function of the Lantern Ring isn't that precise."

Given Sinestro's ambition, he would eventually break away from the Green Lantern Corps. By the time he reappeared, he likely wouldn't be as strong.

With Sinestro gone, the remaining Lanterns were no match for David. David manipulated gravity and, with a wave of his hand, defeated them like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Even the dozen or so individuals who had been attacking Clark for a while without success were sent flying backward along with over a hundred elite Lanterns, sustaining varying degrees of injuries.

They faced him with immense pressure, their faces filled with shock and dread as they gazed at the young figure whose aura was so powerful it was suffocating. They had never encountered such a formidable enemy.

"That's enough!"

The Lanterns' rings glowed, projecting massive images across space, overlooking David and Clark.

It was the Guardians of the Universe, who had lived for billions of years, their faces stern and indifferent, their voices carrying a warning.

"Enough is enough, young life form!"

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