bacchusnovels Chapter 812 Why not travel through time and kill him in infancy?
Chapter 812 Why not travel through time and kill him in infancy?
Chapter 812 Why...not travel through time and kill you when you were babies?
"You are obeying the orders of the World Forger, Superman Supreme."
Good heavens, this cave is so explosive!
Chen Tao pricked up his ears.
Although he learned from Lantern X that Superman Supreme might have a deal with the World Maker, how did Foolish Owl know that?
It's one thing for him to know, but to bring it up to the Supreme Little Superman in person is just too provocative.
So what? He doesn't really think that revealing this kind of thing will have any good results, does he?
Chen Tao frowned slightly, realizing that there must be some information he didn't know before that drove Yu Xiao to make this choice.
Otherwise, when death is imminent, making up stories is meaningless except for prolonging one's own death.
"Cooperating with the World Founder is a dangerous sign. I suspect the World Founder must have shown you his infant universe, otherwise you wouldn't trust him so much, would you?"
Chen Tao turned his head to look at Supreme Little Superman, and just by seeing the expression on his face, he knew that Yu Xiao had guessed correctly.
But what does this mean? Is it good or bad for Chen Tao?
"I'm afraid I have to warn you, everything you've been through is what Brainiac went through... Don't think of Brainiac as a nobody, he's the only Brainiac among the countless parallel universes in the multiverse who escaped his own history."
The Foolish Owl said, "You call yourself Superman Supreme because you are the most powerful Superman in history. If you weren't in a teenage form, your title would be Superman Supreme, just like the one next to you—"
He gestured to Chen Tao, then continued:
"Just like Batman Dragon, who's known as the Bat-Supreme in the Fifth Dimension, you are the best of your respective counterparts. As for Brainiac, who's manipulated by the World Forger, if we were to give him a name, perhaps we could call him..."
"Brainiac the Supreme".
Chen Tao didn't react much. It was just Yu Xiao's rhetoric; he was trying to make Chen Tao feel more connected to the Supreme Superman by using the title "Supreme."
"So what are you trying to say?" Chen Tao asked.
"What I'm trying to say is, if Brainiac the Supreme can be manipulated by the World Forgers, what makes you think the World Forgers won't use the same methods on you...?"
He first looked at Supreme Little Superman, then at Chen Tao: "Or perhaps it's on you."
Before Chen Tao could even speak, Yu Xiao predicted what he was about to say: "It sounds like I made it all up, randomly gave Brainiac a supreme title, and then tried to fool you, doesn't it?"
The Foolish Owl shook his head, then suddenly asked, "Has anyone protected your past, which transcends time?"
Chen Tao frowned.
"What I mean is, if you, Batman Dragon, are now so powerful, so difficult, so unsolvable, like a stinky, hard rock blocking my plans."
The Foolish Owl said, "If I were the World Forger, I would be a sixth-dimensional god who could freely traverse trans-timelines, treat the stars and the universe as mere playthings, manipulate timelines with my own hands, and create multiverses..."
"Why don't I just travel through time and go to your infancy, and then..."
The owl vividly demonstrated the action of wrapping a rope around the baby's head and then tightening it forcefully.
"His actions will interfere with the current hyper-timeline reality, he will..."
"Come on, the World Builder has already stolen the concept of Superman. He has already gotten what he mainly wanted, you understand? He already has the core, all he needs now is energy and building materials."
Yu Xiao had an unspoken subtext, but Chen Tao understood it.
This is why we should directly integrate the essence of Superman Supreme with the New 52 Superman and use it as the new core, instead of continuing to think about saving Superman P.
A car needs an engine to run, and Superman is the engine.
Even without an engine, a car still has inertia, and with inertia, it can still move forward. This is why the time-travel narrative didn't collapse.
Even though Superman is gone, he can still keep going at every historical juncture, even if he's just performing a silent act while holding onto thin air. Cars, on the other hand, have too much inertia; they can't just stop immediately when you tell them to.
What we should be doing now is finding a new engine as soon as possible, instead of constantly thinking about bringing the old one back. There's simply no time for that, and we might not even be able to get it back, understand?
Superman Supreme has now become the main universe's Superman, with the aim of restarting the universe.
But he is ultimately a substitute. No matter how powerful he is, he can only ensure that he doesn't become damaged like other Supermen randomly picked from parallel universes. He can't bring miracles and a continuous driving force to the entire multiverse like the real Superman from the main universe.
Simply put, Superman is an engine with the wrong caliber and model.
Installing this engine can only guarantee that the car won't break down immediately; it's impossible to drive it for a long time.
Hey, but I, Yu Xiao, now possess the essence of the essence.
If you, Batman Dragon, help me fuse the essence of New 52 Superman with Superman Supreme, then we will have a new Superman with the personality of New 52 Superman and the body of Superman Supreme.
Simply perfect!
Chen Tao remained noncommittal; he would not agree to such an action.
The DC multiverse has told us countless times that even if you do evil for a good purpose, the multiverse will always reward you with even greater evil.
A superman who shoulders the entire multiverse must be a great hero who does good from the bottom of his heart, not a villain whose willpower has been tampered with, whose heart harbors darkness, distortion, and raging anger.
Chen Tao was 200% certain that even if Yu Xiao's plan was successfully implemented, problems would inevitably arise in the end.
Therefore, Chen Tao remained unmoved by Yu Xiao's veiled persuasion and did not give any response at all.
Seeing that Chen Tao had no reaction, Yu Xiao could only skip over this point and continue speaking.
"If the World Builder already has a core, his only goal is to ensure that he can obtain building materials and energy. He doesn't care at all whether it will disrupt the downstream of the hypertime flow. And to be realistic."
The Foolish Owl pointed downwards, gesturing towards what lay before him: "Our current history alone cannot shake the trans-timeline. The timeline we are currently traveling on is like a newly paved road, do you understand? We are all just cement that hasn't dried yet."
How much force does it take to turn over some undried cement?
Chen Tao was waiting for Yu Xiao to give his answer.
In truth, he did tend to agree with what Foolish Owl had said.
Yes, theoretically speaking, what the foolish owl said is correct.
However, erasing him, the Batman Dragon, would cause a chain reaction, just like erasing the Green Lantern Corps. Even though the Worldmaker has obtained the Superman of the main universe he wanted, the chaos in the DC multiverse has nothing to do with him.
However, historical collapse will ultimately affect the efficiency with which the world's foundries acquire building materials and energy, should the world's foundries have any needs—
Then he cannot destroy his own scheme.
Knowing the other party's purpose allows one to seduce them, thereby indirectly manipulating the world's creators.
Chen Tao had assumed that the reason the world's forgers hadn't taken action was entirely due to this.
But it seems there are other factors at play.
"Our history must be protected by some sixth-dimensional deity, or someone beyond that. Each and every one of us."
The Foolish Owl tapped his chest: "I am Dr. Manhattan."
Then he pointed to Superman Supreme: "Superman Supreme, the Watcher."
Then he pointed at Chen Tao: "As for you..."
He paused, then said, "Anti-surveillance."
There was a hint of uncertainty in his tone.
"Even if you're not an anti-surveillance agent, someone must be protecting you. Otherwise, if the World Forgers wanted to target you, your history would have collapsed long ago."
Chen Tao frowned again.
At this moment, he had never felt so connected with Perpetua, the mother of the multiverse.
This damn time-travel thing!!!
Winning doesn't guarantee you can maintain your winning timeline. History can be rewritten at any time before it's completely solidified, and even if it is, it can be broken open and rewritten...
This is so annoying. Let's destroy the time-lapse flow first and make the downstream the only reality!
That's amazing, that's exactly what Perpetual did.
But it was clear that Chen Tao did not have the same strength as his opponent.
"Get to the point," Chen Tao said. "We are protected by a sixth-dimensional deity, but what does that have to do with Brainiac, or rather, Brainiac the Supreme?"
"There was no other sixth-dimensional deity protecting Brainiac from the World Forger, so the World Forger easily corrupted him. The method was simple."
The Foolish Owl said, "The best way to corrupt someone is to leave them with an inescapable shackle while they are still weak upstream in the trans-time flow."
"I have gathered information about the methods of the World Makers," said the Foolish Owl. "I am now trying to find the key."
He turned to Chen Tao and the Supreme Little Superman Catalog, warning them: "But the corruption of the World Forger will not stop. He will definitely try to do the same thing to you two, upstream in the trans-time stream..."
He said, "But we are powerless to do anything about it."
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Crisis in Infinite Earths.
The world's foundries and watchers stand together.
His gaze swept over Superman, as if he didn't care about him at all.
boom!!!!
The next second, the World Founder was sent flying backward by the Anti-Monitor. He moved backward at high speed out of control, flying more than 200 million miles through space before finally crashing into another asteroid.
The monitor remained silent.
He stood in the void, with a furious Earth 2 Superman standing beside him.
The Watcher supports Superman the Elder and Superman the Younger; he upholds this history and naturally protects the two men.
With the World Forger blasted away, time resumed its flow. The Anti-Monitor, at its peak, suppressed its two brothers.
But the old Superman seemed completely oblivious to the existence of the World Maker and the Watcher, and he continued reciting his lines.
History cannot be shaken. Only when the old Superman cannot see the civil war between the three brothers can history remain stable.
The monitor has been preserving this history, and now he is letting time flow again and concealing his own presence. He is trying to crush the struggles of the anti-monitor by continuing to push time forward, making the original history, like the inertia of a car, crush it.
"I swore a long time ago that I would not take any life unless I had no other choice, but now there is no other way to save the universe, and I don't like doing that..." Old Superman lifted the star and smashed it into the Anti-Monitor. Without the weakening effect of the Omega Rays, the Anti-Monitor took the attack, but was still knocked away again.
"The anti-surveillance agents must be eliminated..."
The old Superman on Earth 2 was thinking silently. Then he turned his head and saw the Superman Supreme who had returned to help him, panting heavily.
He just fought against the Anti-Monitor alongside Superman.
At this stage, Superman Supreme was not yet the terrifying demon god who could shatter the Crystal Wall with a single punch in the future. He had not become exceptionally powerful after being infused with antimatter cosmic energy by Alexander Luthor Jr.
He is now far weaker than the old Superman from Earth 2, and even weaker than Superman from the main universe.
This was one of his weakest periods, like an infant who could be strangled with a rope.
Despite the presence of the Monitors lurking behind the scenes, constantly trying to steer history toward the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" ending, where Super Junior and Earth 2 Superman team up to defeat and kill the Anti-Monitors.
But the Anti-Monitor struggled desperately, like a butterfly that had broken free from some of the spider webs. Superman and Superman Supreme were under even more pressure. The Anti-Monitor was fighting against the Worldmaker and the Monitors while also engaging in direct combat with the two of them and holding his own.
The Omega Rays created by Darkseid during the Crisis on Infinite Earths missed their target, indicating a deviation in history.
The Anti-Monitor is very busy right now. He stopped time for a while and fought his two brothers. After time resumed, he fought with Superman Supreme and Superman Sr., while also dealing with the Monitor who was behind the scenes manipulating the two Supermen in an attempt to achieve the original ending of the big event.
After a whole round of fighting, Superman the Elder was still able to move, but Superman the Younger was covered in dust and his hands were shaking. He had just taken a counterattack from the Anti-Monitor.
"How are you? Are you alright, kid?" Old Superman asked. He put his hand on Superman's shoulder.
"I can't believe I'm still alive," said Superman. He groggily clutched his head.
"Thank God you're still alive," the old Superman said. "Alright, let's discuss how to deal with the anti-monitor. In a bit, I'll distract him, and you..."
They were reciting their lines, while not far away, the World Maker spoke to the Watcher.
"I need Superman Supreme, give it to me."
He said, "Only in this way can we put history back on track."
(End of this chapter)