Superman Universe.

This universe is recognized as the Superhuman Universe, home to the greatest Superman in the multiverse. The Fifth-Dimensional Golden Superman was born here and safeguards this universe's peace and justice.

Earth.

This planet has become Superman's homeland, ruled by the Superman lineage to uphold justice, order, and peace.

Everywhere, members of the Superman family in their iconic suits can be seen soaring through the blue sky.

In the vast reaches of outer space...

Earth, a cosmic monitoring site.

"Zzzzz..."

Suddenly, a piercing alarm blared.

Thirty-year-old monitor Leo, in his prime, hurriedly put down the coffee he had just brewed. He jumped up from his comfortable chair and, with a nervous expression, quickly pressed the communication button to the Earth General Administration.

"Report! Report!"

"Satellite R17 has detected fluctuations in a spatial wormhole..."

Before he could finish speaking, Leo was stunned and froze in place.

A pitch-black crack suddenly appeared. Within the depths of the darkness, a figure clad in tall, dark-gold armor stepped forward. The darkness couldn't conceal his majestic form.

Bardi wore dark golden armor. A cloak, like a starry river bowing its head, draped down his back as he stood silently in space, casting a cold gaze upon the Earth below.

With a sweeping motion of his hand, the dark gold shimmered. His cloak, like a flowing galaxy of dark gold, rippled through the void.

In an instant, behind him, a colossal rift seemed to be torn open, revealing the Nine Lantern Corps, the Creature Corps, the Kryptonian Corps, the Dragon Magic Corps, the Doomsday Corps, and the Brainiac Intelligence Legion—an overwhelming assembly of cosmic legions. There were also titanic solar-powered warships and Earth-sized destroyers created through surveillance technology.

Densely packed and precisely arranged, their numbers in the trillions upon trillions, these legions—each capable of annihilating stars—covered a quarter of the solar system. The sight made everyone's scalp tingle.

Such an army, even just to feed and supply them with nutrients, could consume the entire solar system.

This astonishing scene was detected by the descendants of the Superman family on Earth and by the human cosmic monitoring stations.

Inside the Earth Space Inspection Station and the Earth General Administration, everyone stood frozen in shock, eyes glued to the astronomical monitoring screens. All they could see was a massive army adorned with Ω symbols descending like mythical dragons. Some were as massive as celestial beasts, star-sized destroyers, sun-sized motherships—positioned everywhere, not too far from one another.

The black, white, green, yellow, orange, blue, red, indigo, and violet lights of the Nine Lantern Corps emitted distinct glows across the dark universe. The enormous nine-colored radiance stretched through a corner of the solar system's darkness.

"My God! What is that?"

"The Lantern Corps… Why are there so many of them? What other legions are there?"

"Director! There are too many to count! They've covered a quarter of the solar system!"

"A quarter?!"

"The solar system's diameter is about 5 light-years. That means..."

"Just based on their positioning, they occupy more than 1 light-year of space!"

"How is such a massive number of life forms suddenly in the solar system?!"

"They're so neatly aligned…"

"Where did they come from?"

"They… Why are they kneeling?"

At this moment, Earth's monitoring satellite swept over the legions and turned toward the focal point where they were all kneeling.

Suddenly, on the massive screen at the Earth Cosmos Detection Station, the video revealed a pair of dark golden armored boots standing in the void, as if walking upon solid ground. The armor gleamed like a starry sky, exuding an icy majesty and boundless dominance. His presence seemed to envelop the entire cosmos.

The dazzling dark golden cloak on his back still rippled and fluttered faintly, as if the galactic river trembled along with it. When the camera shifted to reveal Bardi's full figure, his cold and oppressive aura pierced through the screen, leaving everyone at the monitoring station breathless. It was as though a pair of massive hands clutched their hearts. His overwhelming dominance spread through the screen, freezing their bodies in place.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Pfft… Pfft…"

"Pfft…"

In the monitoring station, every human who saw Bardi's full form felt their hearts rupture, coughing up blood and staining the screens red. They screamed their final words in disbelief.

"Who are they…?"

"It's so painful…"

"My heart… my heart…"

"Why… Just looking at him…"

"Just one glance and I'm dying!!"

"I just looked at him…"

The director of the Cosmic Monitoring Bureau, an elderly Black man, clutched his ruptured heart. His face was frozen in terror as, with the final trace of life in his trembling body, he reached for the White House emergency line.

"There's… an enemy… incoming…"

Before he could finish, his hand dropped, and he collapsed, blood pouring from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth—dead.

The intensity of Bardi's information alone was fatal to ordinary humans. Anyone who saw him would die—either from a heart rupture, brain explosion, or soul disintegration. Ordinary people weren't even worthy of looking at him.

At that moment, as Bardi appeared on every screen, all ordinary humans on Earth—government officials and dignitaries alike—perished instantly, throwing the world into chaos.

"All hail Your Majesty!"

A deafening roar echoed through the solar system. Even though space carries no sound, the soul-shaking tremor resonated through the galaxy.

"Destroy it."

Bardi's expression remained icy. With a sweeping gesture, his cloak shimmered like a collapsing galaxy.

At the command, the legions dispersed.

"By the will of the Supreme!" The colossal solar carriers fanned out as the Galactic Destruction Vortex Missiles began charging.

"As ordered, Your Majesty!" General Ott led the Kryptonian Legion and the Doomsday Legion, advancing toward a recreated Krypton established by another Golden Superman in the universe.

The Creature Legion, Mythic Legion, Dragon Legion, and Magic Legion scattered across the stars.

The Nine Lantern Corps radiated intense light.

Commanders of the Nine Lantern Corps bowed deeply to Bardi, then transformed into nine radiant beams and flew into the darkness of the universe.

"The vast universe belongs to my lord."

In an instant, the armies scattered.

At the same time, Earth suddenly lit up with a protective silver-white shield.

Bardi's eyes remained cold. His expression, like an unmatched demon king of destruction, didn't waver. He reached his massive hand toward Earth and plunged into its depths. Then, he pulled out a silver humanoid creature.

"I didn't expect this! What a surprise!"

Grinning, Bardi brought the terrified and struggling Louis in front of him.

"Hahaha…"

(To be continued.)