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Chapter 770: The Great Lantern Entity Battle
Parallax had completely given up on Tony.
The massive insect was desperate. One moment it would look at the hostile Ion, the next it would look down at itself. That sulfuric acid-like willpower pouring into its body was simply more disgusting and unbearable than eating excrement.
For some reason, the anger in Ion's heart also suddenly dissipated. It opened its massive, tooth-filled maw and gave Parallax a ferocious grin.
Parallax also grinned menacingly, slapping Ion on the head with a wing and sending the latter staggering.
The two Lantern Entities, mortal enemies, glared at each other with murderous intent in their eyes, eager to make a move. It looked like they were about to start tearing each other apart.
Tony couldn't be bothered with these two idiots. As long as they didn't run away, it was fine. He needed these seven Lantern Entities as crucial catalysts; otherwise, he had no confidence in confronting Nekron.
According to the supreme law that the main villain always appears last, Nekron was accustomed to perfectly following this rule.
In the early stages of the Blackest Night, the greatest enemy of all life in the universe was not the terrifying Nekron, but the awakened Black Lanterns. Each of these Black Lanterns wore a Black Lantern Ring.
This meant that every nearly unkillable Black Lantern possessed the ability to use its black substance to infinitely replicate and multiply the Black Lantern Rings.
The grand spectacle of billions of Black Lantern Rings sweeping across the cosmos of the Prime Universe would surely be seen soon. It was the most soul-crushing scene imaginable. If things went as expected, the unprecedented sight of a single living person being frantically chased by hundreds of millions of Black Lanterns would become a common occurrence in the Prime Universe.
The Black Lantern Rings could not only resurrect the dead as undead Black Lanterns but could also be forcibly placed on the fingers of the living, killing them and turning them into Black Lanterns.
This meant the more you fought, the more enemies there would be. Throughout the long 15 billion years since the birth of the Prime Universe, countless dead would become Black Lanterns, raising their blades to slaughter all the living.
And this was just the situation in the Prime Universe. Other universes would also suffer the invasion of the Black Lantern Rings, which would replicate and multiply infinitely, raising a vast and endless army of Black Lanterns in minutes.
While other universes might have had a chance of holding out longer, the Prime Universe was in the worst position. This was because Nekron himself was in the Prime Universe. After countless Black Lantern Rings had devoured enough death energy, he would gain immense energy support, allowing him to move freely.
The Prime Universe would bear the brunt of it. If they couldn't kill Nekron, it would absolutely be the first world to fall.
While Tony was deep in thought, a deafening sound erupted behind him. Parallax and Ion had finally started fighting. The two colossal figures began to brawl, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.
Countless figures flew into the sky, watching the bloody battle between the green and yellow Lantern Entities from a distance. Most of them were ordinary citizens, as the warriors of the main legions had all gone to hunt for the other five Lantern Entities.
Tony listened to the sounds of the two Lantern Entities viciously tearing at each other. By now, many citizens had already started a betting pool on the Ultron network. Tony even heard a group of people excitedly discussing whether the insect or the great fish was stronger. He couldn't help but get a headache as his form dissipated and he moved far away from the area.
He had no interest in paying attention to whatever little scheme these two cannon fodder were cooking up to create a distraction. As long as they remained here, it was fine.
"The Emotional Spectrum..." Tony murmured, looking up at the dark night sky.
...
The other powerhouses of Cybertron had also mobilized in full force. Beings at the demigod level and above acted alone or in small teams, while the numerous weaker soldiers moved as legions, frantically hunting down the various Lantern Entities throughout the universe.
Generally speaking, creatures like the Lantern Entities were fond of drawing near their corresponding emotional spectrum and Power Batteries. The more intense the emotions in a place, the more likely a Lantern Entity was to appear.
Coupled with Cybertron's years of research and tracking of the Lantern Entities, they could finally take advantage of the lull in the Spectrum War to round up the awakened entities.
They had to hurry, because the Spectrum War was merely a prelude to the Blackest Night. Once the free-for-all began and all seven Lanterns were drawn into the war, it would mean the Spectrum War had reached its largest scale—its peak.
And the peak meant an abrupt end to the war. The unprecedentedly agitated emotional spectrum would stimulate Nekron's awakening. Darkness would instantly envelop the entire universe, and everyone would have to hastily deal with the enormous threat of the Black Lantern Rings.
Plus, with a traitor like Scar, the Seven Lantern Corps would be viciously stabbed in the back...
Therefore, Tony didn't trust the Seven Lantern Corps at all. Their ranks were a disorderly mix of good and bad. That was why, from the very beginning, he had been building a Seven Lantern Corps belonging to Cybertron.
...
In the Prime Universe, numerous figures zipped past like bloodthirsty sharks, greedily tracking the whereabouts of the remaining five Lantern Entities.
"Butcher, found you!"
Acting alone, Red Lantern Hulk had arrived before a blood-red, bull-shaped creature. Its violent, bovine eyes stared brutally at his group of Mutants as it let out a furious roar.
"Come back with me, little calf..."
Red Lantern Hulk had the deepest understanding of the Red Lantern Ring, making him well-suited to sense the Butcher's trail. After the two ridiculously muscular creatures locked eyes, they could both see the Rage in each other's gazes.
With a roar, the two figures, one large and one small, slammed violently into each other.
Whether the Rage of Worldbreaker Hulk from another universe could overwhelm the Butcher, or if the Lantern Entity of Rage could crush Worldbreaker Hulk's Rage, all depended on the outcome of their battle.
Unsurprisingly, the Butcher was thrashed by Red Lantern Hulk. A Red Lantern-empowered Worldbreaker Hulk, who had come to the Prime Universe from a universe on the brink of apocalypse, had no problem whatsoever demolishing the Butcher.
...
"Ophidian, found."
Yellow Lantern Hal stood with his arms crossed, his cold gaze piercing through his black domino mask to stare at the orange, serpentine monster.
At Hal's command, the warriors behind him wearing yellow and red lantern rings roared and began to besiege Ophidian. Transformers wearing lantern rings of various colors led the charge, unleashing countless energy weapons suffused with the power of Fear and focusing their fire on the entity.
Hal maintained his arms-crossed posture, tapping his right arm with his left index finger while contacting Cybertron through his Yellow Lantern Ring. "Ophidian is very strong, but I can suppress it."
...
"Adara, found you! What a beautiful phoenix!"
Wanda, along with a group of powerful Mutants including White Phoenix Jean Grey and Iceman Bobby, had finally blocked the Blue Lantern Entity's escape path. They stared in amazement at the dazzling blue phoenix, its outstretched wings spanning the dark night sky, bestowing upon all life the most precious gift of Hope.
In a world of darkness, hope is forever a treasure that cannot be measured by wealth.
Elizabeth Braddock drew the two blades from her thighs and said coldly, "Come back with me, or die!"
Adara cried out, and a great battle erupted. A group of powerful Mutants, capable of easily destroying planets and annihilating a galaxy, began to lay siege to the beautiful Lantern Entity of Hope.
...
"The Predator. I've finally run into you. With the Star Sapphire being quiet, it really wasn't easy to find you."
Liege Maximo brandished his Godslayer Spear, a savage grin on his face as he looked at the Violet Lantern Entity before him.
"Let's do it. The other teams have already found their targets; we're one of the slower ones." Sai Tianjiao hoisted the Hammer of Tianjiao onto her shoulder, licked her lips, her entire silver body radiating a dazzling brilliance.
The Thirteen Primes transformed into thirteen sharp blades, surrounding the Violet Lantern Entity and giving it a sound beating.
(end of chapter)
Parallax had completely given up on Tony.
The massive insect was desperate. One moment it would look at the hostile Ion, the next it would look down at itself. That sulfuric acid-like willpower pouring into its body was simply more disgusting and unbearable than eating excrement.
For some reason, the anger in Ion's heart also suddenly dissipated. It opened its massive, tooth-filled maw and gave Parallax a ferocious grin.
Parallax also grinned menacingly, slapping Ion on the head with a wing and sending the latter staggering.
The two Lantern Entities, mortal enemies, glared at each other with murderous intent in their eyes, eager to make a move. It looked like they were about to start tearing each other apart.
Tony couldn't be bothered with these two idiots. As long as they didn't run away, it was fine. He needed these seven Lantern Entities as crucial catalysts; otherwise, he had no confidence in confronting Nekron.
According to the supreme law that the main villain always appears last, Nekron was accustomed to perfectly following this rule.
In the early stages of the Blackest Night, the greatest enemy of all life in the universe was not the terrifying Nekron, but the awakened Black Lanterns. Each of these Black Lanterns wore a Black Lantern Ring.
This meant that every nearly unkillable Black Lantern possessed the ability to use its black substance to infinitely replicate and multiply the Black Lantern Rings.
The grand spectacle of billions of Black Lantern Rings sweeping across the cosmos of the Prime Universe would surely be seen soon. It was the most soul-crushing scene imaginable. If things went as expected, the unprecedented sight of a single living person being frantically chased by hundreds of millions of Black Lanterns would become a common occurrence in the Prime Universe.
The Black Lantern Rings could not only resurrect the dead as undead Black Lanterns but could also be forcibly placed on the fingers of the living, killing them and turning them into Black Lanterns.
This meant the more you fought, the more enemies there would be. Throughout the long 15 billion years since the birth of the Prime Universe, countless dead would become Black Lanterns, raising their blades to slaughter all the living.
And this was just the situation in the Prime Universe. Other universes would also suffer the invasion of the Black Lantern Rings, which would replicate and multiply infinitely, raising a vast and endless army of Black Lanterns in minutes.
While other universes might have had a chance of holding out longer, the Prime Universe was in the worst position. This was because Nekron himself was in the Prime Universe. After countless Black Lantern Rings had devoured enough death energy, he would gain immense energy support, allowing him to move freely.
The Prime Universe would bear the brunt of it. If they couldn't kill Nekron, it would absolutely be the first world to fall.
While Tony was deep in thought, a deafening sound erupted behind him. Parallax and Ion had finally started fighting. The two colossal figures began to brawl, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.
Countless figures flew into the sky, watching the bloody battle between the green and yellow Lantern Entities from a distance. Most of them were ordinary citizens, as the warriors of the main legions had all gone to hunt for the other five Lantern Entities.
Tony listened to the sounds of the two Lantern Entities viciously tearing at each other. By now, many citizens had already started a betting pool on the Ultron network. Tony even heard a group of people excitedly discussing whether the insect or the great fish was stronger. He couldn't help but get a headache as his form dissipated and he moved far away from the area.
He had no interest in paying attention to whatever little scheme these two cannon fodder were cooking up to create a distraction. As long as they remained here, it was fine.
"The Emotional Spectrum..." Tony murmured, looking up at the dark night sky.
...
The other powerhouses of Cybertron had also mobilized in full force. Beings at the demigod level and above acted alone or in small teams, while the numerous weaker soldiers moved as legions, frantically hunting down the various Lantern Entities throughout the universe.
Generally speaking, creatures like the Lantern Entities were fond of drawing near their corresponding emotional spectrum and Power Batteries. The more intense the emotions in a place, the more likely a Lantern Entity was to appear.
Coupled with Cybertron's years of research and tracking of the Lantern Entities, they could finally take advantage of the lull in the Spectrum War to round up the awakened entities.
They had to hurry, because the Spectrum War was merely a prelude to the Blackest Night. Once the free-for-all began and all seven Lanterns were drawn into the war, it would mean the Spectrum War had reached its largest scale—its peak.
And the peak meant an abrupt end to the war. The unprecedentedly agitated emotional spectrum would stimulate Nekron's awakening. Darkness would instantly envelop the entire universe, and everyone would have to hastily deal with the enormous threat of the Black Lantern Rings.
Plus, with a traitor like Scar, the Seven Lantern Corps would be viciously stabbed in the back...
Therefore, Tony didn't trust the Seven Lantern Corps at all. Their ranks were a disorderly mix of good and bad. That was why, from the very beginning, he had been building a Seven Lantern Corps belonging to Cybertron.
...
In the Prime Universe, numerous figures zipped past like bloodthirsty sharks, greedily tracking the whereabouts of the remaining five Lantern Entities.
"Butcher, found you!"
Acting alone, Red Lantern Hulk had arrived before a blood-red, bull-shaped creature. Its violent, bovine eyes stared brutally at his group of Mutants as it let out a furious roar.
"Come back with me, little calf..."
Red Lantern Hulk had the deepest understanding of the Red Lantern Ring, making him well-suited to sense the Butcher's trail. After the two ridiculously muscular creatures locked eyes, they could both see the Rage in each other's gazes.
With a roar, the two figures, one large and one small, slammed violently into each other.
Whether the Rage of Worldbreaker Hulk from another universe could overwhelm the Butcher, or if the Lantern Entity of Rage could crush Worldbreaker Hulk's Rage, all depended on the outcome of their battle.
Unsurprisingly, the Butcher was thrashed by Red Lantern Hulk. A Red Lantern-empowered Worldbreaker Hulk, who had come to the Prime Universe from a universe on the brink of apocalypse, had no problem whatsoever demolishing the Butcher.
...
"Ophidian, found."
Yellow Lantern Hal stood with his arms crossed, his cold gaze piercing through his black domino mask to stare at the orange, serpentine monster.
At Hal's command, the warriors behind him wearing yellow and red lantern rings roared and began to besiege Ophidian. Transformers wearing lantern rings of various colors led the charge, unleashing countless energy weapons suffused with the power of Fear and focusing their fire on the entity.
Hal maintained his arms-crossed posture, tapping his right arm with his left index finger while contacting Cybertron through his Yellow Lantern Ring. "Ophidian is very strong, but I can suppress it."
...
"Adara, found you! What a beautiful phoenix!"
Wanda, along with a group of powerful Mutants including White Phoenix Jean Grey and Iceman Bobby, had finally blocked the Blue Lantern Entity's escape path. They stared in amazement at the dazzling blue phoenix, its outstretched wings spanning the dark night sky, bestowing upon all life the most precious gift of Hope.
In a world of darkness, hope is forever a treasure that cannot be measured by wealth.
Elizabeth Braddock drew the two blades from her thighs and said coldly, "Come back with me, or die!"
Adara cried out, and a great battle erupted. A group of powerful Mutants, capable of easily destroying planets and annihilating a galaxy, began to lay siege to the beautiful Lantern Entity of Hope.
...
"The Predator. I've finally run into you. With the Star Sapphire being quiet, it really wasn't easy to find you."
Liege Maximo brandished his Godslayer Spear, a savage grin on his face as he looked at the Violet Lantern Entity before him.
"Let's do it. The other teams have already found their targets; we're one of the slower ones." Sai Tianjiao hoisted the Hammer of Tianjiao onto her shoulder, licked her lips, her entire silver body radiating a dazzling brilliance.
The Thirteen Primes transformed into thirteen sharp blades, surrounding the Violet Lantern Entity and giving it a sound beating.
(end of chapter)
