Just as Hope was using her power to awaken Leto and the others, in the distant Apokolips, Darkseid slowly raised his head from his throne, his previously leaning body straightening up.
The expressions of the Apokolips cadres below became somewhat excited, thinking that their master...
Seeing this, Desaad immediately stepped forward and respectfully asked, "My Master, do you have any new instructions?"
"I just sensed the mother box's energy being activated. It's that world that once dared to defy me."
"Immediately notify Steppenwolf to find that planet, retrieve the mother box, unleash the Unity, and destroy all life on that world. I will personally go there to pardon his sins!"
Earth was the place where Darkseid believed he had lost his glory.
Although he was still very young at that time, being defeated was a fact, and he even lost the mother box in the end!
Later, he obtained the Omega Effect, became stronger, and became the absolute ruler of Apokolips.
However, that past failure had always been an indelible shame in his heart. He had to conquer that world and reclaim his lost glory.
Unfortunately, it seemed that due to the interference of some unknown factors, coupled with the loss of the mother box, he could no longer find Earth's coordinates in the vast universe.
It was as if Earth had completely become a lost world in the boundless cosmos.
Of course, a more important reason was that fragments of the anti-life equation were inscribed on Earth.
In these more than 20,000 years, in order to rediscover Earth, which was inscribed with the Life Equation, Darkseid destroyed no less than 100,000 living planets, but always without success.
His actions naturally aroused the dissatisfaction and obstruction of New Genesis.
New Genesis has been inherently opposed to Apokolips since its inception, and it is precisely because of its restraint that Apokolips's path of conquest has been curbed.
Now, he finally sensed the energy emitted by the lost mother box once again.
As long as he can find Earth, he will be able to control the power of the anti-life equation, and then in his confrontation with New Genesis, he will gain an overwhelming advantage.
Because the distance was too vast, a mere energy fluctuation was not enough to pinpoint the exact coordinates.
However, it was possible to determine the approximate star system it was in, which was perfect for Steppenwolf, who was fighting and atoning abroad, to find it.
After speaking, Darkseid displayed a star map in Desaad's mind.
Upon hearing Darkseid's command, Desaad couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise, but he didn't show any emotion.
Although he joined Apokolips later, he still had some understanding of the dark tyrant's past experiences.
Therefore, he clearly knew what this meant, and so he respectfully replied, "As you command, my Master!"
Then, he immediately used Apokolips's secret art to communicate with Steppenwolf.
At this moment, on a remote planet, Steppenwolf, who had just ended a war, was standing on the scattered limbs and wreckage, enjoying the fruits of victory.
His Parademons were selecting strong natives from the survivors of this planet, preparing to convert them into a new batch of Parademons.
This was the path of conquest for Apokolips: first slaughter, then conversion. The number of Parademon armies would only grow larger and larger during the continuous conquest.
Suddenly, a pillar of light descended from the sky, and then a phantom figure slowly appeared before him.
Steppenwolf called out his name: "Desaad!"
This New God, who originally belonged to New Genesis, was now Darkseid's left and right hand.
"Steppenwolf, the great Darkseid has a new command for you."
Upon hearing this, Steppenwolf immediately knelt on one knee, showing his respect for Darkseid.
Desaad was very satisfied with Steppenwolf's posture and didn't beat around the bush, directly stating:
"The great Darkseid has sensed the mother box being activated. You must now immediately go to this star system, find that planet that once dared to defy the Dark Lord, retrieve the mother box, and destroy all life on that planet."
"At that time, the great Darkseid will personally descend, collect his gift, and pardon your past sins."
With that, he also transmitted the star map that Darkseid had imprinted in his mind to Steppenwolf.
However, Steppenwolf at this moment was somewhat shocked.
Then he asked with some disbelief, "You mean Darkseid will personally visit that world at that time?"
"Indeed, this is a good opportunity for you to return to Apokolips. I Hope you don't miss it."
After speaking, Desaad's figure slowly disappeared.
Steppenwolf's heart was incredibly excited at this moment; he finally saw Hope of returning to Apokolips.
Although he was Darkseid's uncle, he had betrayed his nephew by coveting the rule of Apokolips.
Darkseid killed and revived him using the Omega Beams, after which he completely submitted to Darkseid.
But because of the sins he committed, he was still permanently exiled!
However, in order to return to Apokolips, Steppenwolf willingly knelt at the feet of his own nephew, making the humblest plea.
Therefore, Darkseid gave him a condition to return to Apokolips: to conquer and destroy 50,000 living planets as a sign of his loyalty.
In these years of exile, Steppenwolf diligently worked without a moment's slack, but he was still far from achieving his goal.
Now that such an opportunity had arisen, he absolutely could not let it go.
Although the star map Desaad provided was merely a star map spanning nearly a hundred thousand light-years, for him, it was already quite detailed!
In at most a few decades, or even less time with good luck, he would be able to find that lost world, which was nothing compared to his original sentence.
Soon, he gathered his Parademon army and set off!
...On New Krypton, everything returned to peace, and construction work continued in full swing.
At this moment, Zod directly used the time cloth on himself to more clearly perceive the flow of the Time Law.
This also created a spectacle.
Zod's body constantly shifted between child, youth, young adult, and middle age.
As for why there was no old age, even if he covered himself with the front of the time cloth for most of a day, it still couldn't make him enter an elderly state.
This was enough to show how incredibly long his current lifespan was.
What Zod found a bit regrettable was that although the time on him was accelerated, his strength did not increase.
He couldn't help but think of the Asgardian Gods in the neighboring Marvel world, who had a passive ability where the older they got, the stronger they became.
In the anime, there were even plots where Thanos easily defeated the Avengers using the Time Stone, but in the end, he lost to an elderly Thor.
However, Zod was not without gains.
By allowing the power of time to pass and reverse so recklessly on his body, he gradually touched the threshold of the Time Law.
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