New God Kanto's Trump Card

With a bang!

Kalibak swung the Beta-Club, its immense power tearing through the air with a shriek as it hurtled towards David's head. But in the next instant, an iron fist slammed into his massive skull with even greater speed, a wave of energy exploding outwards.

His head reeling, Kalibak's huge, burly body, like a kite with a snapped string, crashed through the tower wall and fell inside.

Steppenwolf's beast-like pupils contracted.

Kalibak inherited his nephew's bloodline, his strength unmatched on Apokolips. Some on Apokolips even called him the God of Strength, yet he had been sent flying by a single punch.

"Interesting."

Kanto lowered his arms.

Like an insect hunter with primal instincts, in that brief moment of attack, he perceived something familiar about David.

He had absorbed the terrifying impact force from Kalibak, enough to shatter a mountain in half, yet his body hadn't retreated even a millimeter in mid-air?

"I'm going to tear you apart!"

David, his body stable in the air, looked down and slowly retracted his fist with a cold expression. Kalibak, his head swimming, shook it and scrambled out of the shattered rubble, letting out an enraged howl.

"Pay for my father's life, monster!"

With eyes red, filled with pain and fury, Cyborg propelled himself forward with foot thrusters, his fist raised like a fired cannonball, charging straight at his father's killer, Kalibak.

Vwoom!

"Get out of the way, you scrap metal frame."

Kalibak roared disdainfully. The iron bar in his hand unleashed a white neural laser from a distance, hitting Cyborg precisely. A scream erupted from Cyborg's throat as if he were enduring a thousand cuts, his body stiffening and falling from the sky.

"Don't block my path."

Without even looking, he leaped into the air, charging at David.

Swoosh!

David extended his palm, a powerful gravity field capturing Kalibak's body mid-air. With a casual flick, he was thrown like a stone, flying hundreds of meters and smashing into the ground, creating a massive crater.

He then casually caught Cyborg, who was dazed from Kalibak's neural laser and in pain, and gently set him down on the ground below.

Kalibak, inheriting Darkseid's bloodline, possessed extraordinary strength. Cyborg had only recently been modified and hadn't fully adapted to his current body, causing him to be unable to withstand even a single blow from Kalibak, losing more than half his combat power immediately.

The Parademon army, covering the sky above the city, swarmed overhead, their wingbeats merging into a single sound.

Aquaman, who was clearing Parademons on the ground with Flash, saw the enemy leader on the tower fall. He leaped up, trident in hand, and thrust it into the crater. Fifty meters away, using the momentum of his fall, his attack, imbued with the force of ten thousand tons, was caught by a large hand.

Kalibak reached out and grabbed the tip of the trident, which had almost pierced his forehead.

Aquaman strained with all his might, veins bulging on the back of his hand, putting in maximum effort, yet he couldn't advance the trident tip another inch. His eyes widened in disbelief.

"Get lost!

Atlantean, I can practically smell the fish on you."

Kalibak sneered contemptuously and gave a powerful swing. Aquaman, still holding the trident, was flung away, crashing through several buildings in the abandoned urban area.

Clark frowned at this and quickly flew to his aid, fearing the ferocious Kalibak would kill the three on the ground. He punched Kalibak, who had just gotten up from the giant crater, sending him flying. Clark then accelerated, breaking the sound barrier, and pursued, delivering another punch.

But Kalibak, with his tough hide, took Clark's two punches, each capable of sinking an aircraft carrier, as if he were unharmed, and angrily swung his club in retaliation.

"Kryptonian, I will drain every last drop of your blood.

Let my father have an army of Parademons composed of Kryptonians!"

"This world holds the hope of my return home.

I won't let anyone destroy it."

Above the tower, golden energy crackled with lightning from the silver great axe. Steppenwolf, radiating a savage aura, his voice like a demon crawling from hell, leaped high and swung his axe down at David.

Ensnaring the clouds, the divine Lasso of Truth swung.

Diana's agile form streaked across the sky to meet the attack, using her Aegis Shield to block Steppenwolf's blow for David. The moment they both landed on the ground, their figures intertwined, cracking the earth. They moved like lightning, their swords and axes clashing with a ringing metallic sound that echoed for miles, stirring up great waves of energy.

"You two go help them."

Only Kanto remained on the tower's terrace, staring at David as if he had found prey. David glanced back slightly at the two remaining beside him.

Batman sized up Kanto, then turned and piloted his mech towards Kalibak.

Over there, Clark was blocking with both arms and was sent flying, seemingly unable to withstand Kalibak's strength. If not for his ability to fly, and his body being much more agile and flexible than that of the man who resembled a savage beast, he would already be at a disadvantage.

He flew around Kalibak, unable to defeat him, showing a touch of frustration.

"Don't you need my help?

Transcendent."

Hal Jordan crossed his arms, observing Kanto.

"Seeing this guy, I can't explain the aversion. Maybe it's because we both wear green suits, but this guy is like a disgusting insect."

Kanto, wearing a golden beetle-shaped helmet that gave him a cold, ferocious air, pointed a finger at Hal as he spoke. A beam of scorching energy shot through the air. Hal Jordan hastily raised an energy shield, which was pierced as if it were made of paper.

"Ah!"

He cried out in pain as the searing beam grazed him, leaving a horrifying burn mark on his waist.

Hal Jordan's hair stood on end. Clutching his wound, he instinctively retreated a hundred meters, staring intently at Kanto, afraid he would raise his hand for another strike.

If he hadn't dodged just now, that beam would have pierced his body.

"Green Lantern?"

As if just noticing Hal Jordan, Kanto spoke coldly.

"How dare you interfere in our affairs?"

"Since you know about Lanterns, you should understand that we are the space police. Anyone who invades another planet with the intent to bring destruction and disaster is within our scope of opposition and pursuit."

Hal Jordan's face was pale, but he didn't back down.

"You're right, but we're the exception."

Kanto sneered.

"We are warriors under the command of the great His Majesty Darkseid.

On his journey to conquer worlds, no Lantern has ever dared to stop us; they all automatically yield."

"Heh, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Hal Jordan didn't believe him, but he didn't dare to attack the terrifying figure before him, fearing another devastating strike.

Having just completed his basic training and started his duty as a Lantern, he had walked a tightrope with death, making him immediately realize that this responsibility was no game.

"Go clear out the Parademons and see what you can do," David said coldly, uninterested in letting them continue their bickering.

"If you die by his hand, you won't become part of the glorious memorial forest of the Green Lantern Corps."

The Green Lantern Corps had once tried to deal with Darkseid, who had conquered and ruled countless planets with death and ruthlessness, constantly expanding his territory. Over three thousand six hundred Lanterns had been deployed at full strength.

After suffering heavy losses, with two-thirds of them fallen, the Guardians of the Universe and the Lanterns finally reached Darkseid, only to discover they were powerless against the Dark Lord. They were ultimately defeated and retreated, signing a peace treaty with the darkest planet in the universe, Apokolips, agreeing to non-interference.

In reality, this meant that wherever Apokolips went, the Green Lantern Corps, tasked with maintaining cosmic order, would stand aside and pretend nothing was happening.

"You seem to know a lot, native life?"

Kanto looked at David in surprise.

"You talk too much!"

David punched, tearing through the sky as he lunged at Kanto. His fist slammed down like a meteorite. Kanto twisted his body and threw a punch back. They collided, and the shockwave swept for miles. The tower beneath them couldn't withstand their power, sinking dozens of inches straight down.

Hal Jordan was blown away by the shockwave. He looked at the two figures, whose fists and feet collided like giant titans, with horror. He understood why Batman had left so decisively. Clutching his wound, he turned and flew away quickly to help others.

His willpower coalesced into a supersonic fighter jet, and he began attacking other Parademons from the sky.

"As expected.

You have the same abilities as me."

Feeling his punch being absorbed as if it had plunged into an unfathomable ocean, Kanto spoke.

David, whose punch possessed power comparable to a ten-kiloton TNT explosion, was absorbed. David showed no surprise. He shot thick cosmic energy beams from his eyes at Kanto's face. Blinding light erupted, forcing Kanto to raise his hand to block. The next moment, he was heavily blasted in the chest and abdomen.

David's searing cosmic energy, capable of evaporating steel, was absorbed, and the purple glow on his fist dissipated.

"It's useless. Since you have the same abilities as me, you should understand that for us, there's no such thing as a sneak attack or a vital spot!"

Kanto sneered and threw a punch back, which David caught with an outstretched palm. The shockwave exploded, but neither of their bodies moved an inch.

They began exchanging rapid punches and kicks, each blow carrying astonishing momentum, yet neither could push the other back. Only the turbulent shockwaves in the air, like those from a thermobaric bomb, indicated their terrifying strength.

The terrifying energy that could easily level a city block was absorbed by their bodies as they struck each other.

From exchanging blows to unleashing energy attacks, their fight escalated in intensity. The splashing energy turned the ground into lava, and the walls of the tower melted and cracked. They ascended into the sky to continue their battle.

Engulfed in searing energy, Kanto charged at David like a massive meteor burning through the atmosphere.

Among the three from Apokolips who had descended to Earth, he was the only one capable of flight.

Bzzzzz!

David unleashed a torrent of cosmic energy from his palm, which Kanto pushed through. They traded blows, their devastating, world-annihilating energy splashing like water waves, cutting buildings in half wherever they went.

The ground was marked by lava craters resembling impact craters from meteorites.

Parademon mere dozens of meters away were vaporized into ash.

Clark and the others, engaged with their own opponents, looked up at the sky, their hearts shaken by the sheer power.

Casually blocking Clark's attack and striking him away with his club, Kalibak's eyes widened in surprise.

Although his status was higher than Kanto's, and he was leading the invasion army on this planet, he was deeply wary of Kanto, the strongest warrior of Apokolips. No one knew Kanto's limit.

He spent his days dormant and recharging in the stasis chambers, like a vampire sleeping in a coffin.

Kanto's presence was rarely seen in Apokolips' usual war activities. It was likely only his father, Darkseid, knew how powerful Kanto truly was.

But now, Kanto had encountered an enemy on this primitive planet who could withstand his power!

"In the past, enemies would quickly despair and die under Kanto's increasingly fierce and terrifying attacks."

WHOOSH!

Knocked away, Clark and Batman, piloting the Fenrir Armor, attacked again. Clark's eyes were surrounded by redness and swelling, making him look a bit disheveled.

Generally speaking, in comics, Kalibak isn't a match for the Son of Krypton. One could only say that at his current age, he'd encountered opponents he shouldn't have. Many enemies he could have easily defeated instead left him in a sorry state.

The three of them battled in a derelict urban area. High-rise buildings were pierced through, and the earth trembled as if three colossal monsters were clashing.

SCREEECH!

During the exchange, the God-Slaying Sword seized an opening and slashed across Steppenwolf's silver armor, producing a shower of sparks.

Diana gasped and looked at the divine sword in her hand. She had never seen anything that could withstand the sharpness of the God-Slaying Sword.

"This universe is vast." With an axe blow, Diana blocked him with her shield. It felt like a mountain peak was crashing down, and the terrifying power instantly forced her to her knees, cracking the ground. Steppenwolf, holding his axe with both hands, pressed down hard, a sinister grin on his face.

"Amazonian, I've heard you are the kin of old gods, are you also this ignorant?"

"I suggest you pay more attention to what's beneath your feet."

Diana coldly flicked the Lasso of Truth from her waist, latching onto Steppenwolf's leg and yanking hard. The immense power made him lose his balance and stumble back. Diana followed up with a fierce strike, her shield upward, sending the armored humanoid beast flying into the sky.

"Taste this, alien.

You've definitely never seen Earth's favorite sport!"

Hal Jordan, who had been shooting down Parademons with his green energy fighter jet, seized the opportunity. He formed a giant baseball bat with his Willpower and, with a standard batting stance, slammed it heavily onto Steppenwolf's back, knocking him away.

"I will turn this planet into scorched earth!"

Crashing into a ruined building, Steppenwolf shoved aside a concrete slab weighing tens of tons that had fallen on him. He roared in anger, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and charged again with his axe.

"For the first time, I somewhat resent my abilities."

The energy he unleashed could already level a mountain range, but now it had no effect. After another clash, Kanto's expression turned grim.

He finally understood how his previous opponents must have felt when facing him.

"I must say, you've made me feel a rare sense of annoyance!"

"Oh?

What do you plan to do about it?"

David casually absorbed the residual heat energy in his hand, raising an eyebrow.

The two possessed similar abilities. In terms of physical strength and energy projection, neither could break through the other's defenses. If they continued fighting like this, absorbing each other's energy back and forth, there would likely be no end, and they would just keep fighting.

"Gravity affects spacetime; it's not kinetic energy, nor is it energy itself."

It was just that his gravity control wasn't strong enough to heavily injure or crush Kanto with mere pressure, otherwise, he would have dealt with Kanto long ago.

[Template Fusion: 62% Complete]

However, not long ago, as the template fusion progressed, he gained a new offensive method using gravity manipulation. It was just that this move required extreme control, and he wasn't particularly proficient with it yet.

"As a god, I am not limited to this.

Taste this!"

Kanto's eyes narrowed. He raised his palm, and an extremely cold energy appeared, capable of freezing planets. It pierced through the sky. David dodged, but was still grazed. A trace of the cold energy quickly climbed his arm, instantly freezing it. A chilling numbness spread through him.

The cold energy fell onto a distant building. Ice instantly covered everything, and the world changed as if returning to the ancient Ice Age. The temperature plummeted to below minus two hundred degrees Celsius, approaching absolute zero. It froze dozens of miles, and the entire abandoned city was sealed by ice and snow.

"Cold is not energy.

You cannot absorb it."

Finally, a blow landed effectively, breaking the stalemate where neither could overcome the other. Kanto sneered. Normally, he used scorching energy attacks, but in reality, this was his most powerful trump card.

He just hadn't expected that one day he would use it against someone with the same abilities as him.

"Transcendent?

Your fate is already sealed. You cannot transcend death, nor can you transcend me!"

I have a slight fever, so the update is a bit late. My apologies.

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