Chapter 3994: MU: The Super-Body Event (85)

"It's the gods!" Wonder Woman roared first, "Adjust formation immediately, prepare to engage!"

The superheroes dared not be careless; they had witnessed the power of the gods. Wonder Woman's hands crackled with divine power, the Flash turned into a streak of gold, Martian Manhunter assumed a combat stance, the Green Lanterns tightened their formation, and Shazam raised a hand high, shouting, "Shazam!"

Before the people arrived, a thunderbolt—as if formed at the dawn of the universe's Big Bang—struck. In an instant, light erupted, the entire universe brightened as if they were suddenly placed at the core of a star, the brilliance and heat oppressive. Surrounding the thunder was a desolate echo of some primordial power of creation from the universe's origin.

Wonder Woman lowered her arm, which had been shielding her eyes. Her expression turned grave, and she said in a very serious tone, "The opponent has a True God."

"A True God?" Martian Manhunter asked.

"Yes, we also call them 'Primordial Gods,' referring to those deities who control the most fundamental energies of the universe. These powers do not involve the societies built by sentient beings, but are natural forces that exist regardless of whether life is present. For example, Zeus, who controls the power of thunder; Hades, who controls death and decay; Theia, who controls light. These gods may not necessarily be skilled in combat, but their power is more destructive than anyone else's."

"Was that thunder just now from a True God?"

"According to our standards of judgment, yes."

"What power does he control?"

"I can feel a power of creation," Wonder Woman shook her head in awe, "This is simply incredible; he has combined the power of thunder and fire into the origin power of life's birth. This power is extremely strong, almost endless; even Zeus might not be his match."

Martian Manhunter's expression also became serious. Diana, such a powerful hero, was merely a demigod, and there were gods above gods. This was destined to be a bitter battle.

Asgard did not keep them waiting long. Between words, several small combat ships had already surrounded them. The first to jump off a ship was the Main Universe Lei Shen. He pointed Mjolnir at Wonder Woman and the others, saying, "In the name of the All-Father, battle grants us supreme glory!"

"For justice!" Wonder Woman did not show weakness.

Both struck almost simultaneously. Wonder Woman swung her lasso, the lariat wrapping flexibly around Lei Shen's wrist. Lightning, like a bowstring, shot out from Mjolnir, heading straight for Wonder Woman's face. In an instant, everyone on both sides engaged in close-quarters combat; the field was filled with flashing light and the sound of thunder.

Lei Shen first struck at Wonder Woman with a bolt of lightning, then grabbed the Lasso of Truth and pulled back hard. But Wonder Woman did not yield; she activated her divine shield, ignored the lightning above her head, pulled Lei Shen back instead, and delivered a knee strike to his chest. Lei Shen was kicked back a few steps, but turned and swung his warhammer with full force, aiming for her shoulder.

Wonder Woman crossed her arms to block the blow, retreated a few steps, then ducked under his swing and delivered a knee strike. However, the abdomen of an Asgardian was not a weak point; Wonder Woman struck with all her might, but Lei Shen remained unmoved. She secretly thought it was bad, and sure enough, the next second, the power of thunder erupted, and the powerful current driven by divine power knocked Wonder Woman flying.

"Don't get too close to him," Martian Manhunter J'onn J'onzz's voice echoed in Wonder Woman's mind, "Maintain mid-range combat, utilize the advantage of weapons."

Wonder Woman turned to look; Martian Manhunter was entangled with another Lei Shen. He neither retreated nor approached, relying on psychic interference and heat vision to continuously inflict damage on Lei Shen, consuming his divine power.

Wonder Woman felt secretly distressed; if she had that ability, she would certainly use that tactic too. But on one hand, she lacked psychic abilities and had no way to make Lei Shen's movements sluggish, and given Lei Shen's speed, it was too easy for him to dodge the Lasso of Truth.

On the other hand, although she could choose to turn her divine power into a laser-like attack to strike the opponent, that was too wasteful and had no sustainability at all.

Moreover, she did not have Martian Manhunter's intangibility; she had to rely on her own divine shield to withstand all attacks. But Lei Shen's attacks were heavy and powerful, combined with thunder; even if she could withstand them, she would be left numb all over, severely affecting her speed and reaction time.

On the other side, the Lei Shen facing Martian Manhunter was also cursing inwardly: Wasn't it said that this guy was a psychic type like Professor X? Is the intelligence officer a mole? You didn't mention at all that he has other abilities almost identical to Superman, or even stronger!

Main Universe Lei Shen temporarily repelled Wonder Woman, and finding his counterpart at a disadvantage, he immediately rushed to help. He still led with thunder, a bolt striking toward Martian Manhunter.

But the moment the lightning struck, Martian Manhunter's figure flickered, turning into a semi-transparent state. After the lightning ended, he returned to his normal state and instantly turned his gaze over.

The moment their eyes met, Main Universe Lei Shen felt as if he had been struck hard. He only felt a "buzz" in his brain, followed by dizziness, seeing everything with double vision.

But that wasn't all; he gradually felt his body becoming uncontrollable. Main Universe Lei Shen gripped Mjolnir tightly, took a deep breath, and shouted, "The All-Father grants me power!!!"

The light of divine power shone again; relying on divine power, Lei Shen immunized himself against a portion of the psychic control. But this green-skinned freak had already rushed in front of him while he was stunned, took a deep breath, and blew toward him.

What shocked Lei Shen was that this was not ordinary wind, but a molecular storm. Upon contact with this storm, the molecules of his body were gradually being eroded. He hurriedly dodged, looking at Martian Manhunter with apprehension.

At the same time, he was also annoyed. When the intelligence on his opponent's abilities was sent to him, he had only focused on the Big Three of the Justice League, and had only scanned the others perfunctorily. He hadn't expected that there would be such a general among the Justice League.

However, it seemed that they realized their battle situation was unfavorable, and soon all the Thors received a message on their communicators. Loki had resent the data on Martian Manhunter to them. Main Universe Lei Shen took advantage of the retreat to take a quick look.

Martian Manhunter could manipulate his own molecules and those around him in an extreme cosmic manner, giving him super strength and super speed not inferior to Superman. At the same time, he had an ability Superman did not have: he could make his body completely intangible, becoming a "void existence" that no one in the real world could affect, and this switch had no conditions.

Therefore, he could completely switch to an intangible form when the opponent attacked, making the opponent's attack miss; and turn into a solid form when he attacked, inflicting fatal damage on the opponent.

At the same time, he possessed extremely terrifying regenerative abilities; even if his head were cut off, he could instantly recover, completely treating him as a mass of moving molecules, just like the symbiotes on the Marvel side. Ordinary physical damage had no effect on him, and even lightning composed of divine power, if it could not destroy all molecules at once, could still be recovered from.

These abilities looked very terrifying, but Main Universe Lei Shen read to the end and finally understood the significance of Loki sending so much data at this time. He immediately raised his head and roared at his counterpart: "He is afraid of fire! Martian Manhunter is afraid of fire!!!"

The other Thors also saw this line, and they all used their divine power to drive flames, attempting to force Martian Manhunter back.

Martian Manhunter was indeed very afraid of fire; even a tiny flame forced him to retreat repeatedly.

Main Universe Flash saw that the situation was not right, immediately ran out of the Speed Force, grabbed Martian Manhunter, and used the Speed Force to send him onto a Green Lantern ship.

"Flash!" shouted Hal, the leader of the Green Lantern fleet.

The other Flashes immediately understood what he meant, and golden lightning jumped across the field; almost in an instant, the Flashes brought all the Martian Manhunters onto the Green Lantern ships. The Green Lanterns used Green Lantern energy to protect Martian Manhunter from fire damage.

Although this also caused Martian Manhunter to lose his ability for close-quarters combat, it allowed them to focus on psychic interference. His psychic power turned into a sword, continuously stabbing at the opponents on the field. Those attacked were dizzy at best, or lost control and attacked their own teammates at worst.

Main Universe Lei Shen, who felt a sharp pain in his head again while charging forward, finally couldn't take it anymore. He raised Mjolnir high and shouted, "Professor X!!!"

"I am here," Professor X's voice remained calm, "Although I can help you exempt yourself from this influence, in reality, you can do it yourself. Try using divine power to protect your spirit, expel his influence on you, and then slightly open some defenses to use his attacks to hone your own spirit; this way you will gradually become immune to psychic attacks. You can do it."

"No!" Main Universe Lei Shen growled in pain, "No, I really can't do it. My divine power can only expand outward; there is no way to reach inside my spirit! Tell me what to do!"

"Follow me." As the words fell, Main Universe Lei Shen found himself in a vast white space. He was standing in a plaza, and the pattern of the plaza was like the training ground of Asgard.

"This is your mental world. Don't worry, the speed of thought is different from the speed of the outside world; no matter what we do here, the time in the outside world is almost stopped."

A voice appeared out of thin air. Main Universe Lei Shen turned to look, and then saw a face that was incredibly young.

"Oh, by Odin," Main Universe Lei Shen couldn't help but curse. He spread his hands and looked at Charles, saying, "How are you still rejuvenated, and standing up?"

"This is the mental world, Lei Shen," Charles explained helplessly, "What I look like doesn't matter; I'm just here to teach you how to use divine power to resist mental attacks."

"I know, learning this is good for me, right? But there's no need to do it right now; I'm on the battlefield," Main Universe Lei Shen said with some anxiety.

"I said, when you focus on your inner self, the time in the outside world is almost stopped. So you can practice here as much as you want until you learn it; it won't affect any battle in the outside world."

Looking at Main Universe Lei Shen's expression, Charles added another sentence: "You feel that your divine power cannot be controlled inward because you lack practice in this area. Your brother Loki can do this very well because he is a skilled magician. If it were him, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

"Are you kidding me?" Main Universe Lei Shen said, "If he came, with his thin arms and legs, he would almost immediately be smashed into a pancake by Wonder Woman! He wouldn't even last until Martian Manhunter!"

Charles was speechless, not knowing how to refute. But he still said: "In short, you must learn this, otherwise you will always be at a disadvantage when facing psychic users. Do you want to be beaten up by Martian Manhunter and then slink back?"

Main Universe Lei Shen took a deep breath, weighed the hammer in his hand, and then said: "Alright, tell me how to practice?"

"Follow the way I teach you to concentrate, and then guide the divine power into your spirit..."