DC: Rise of the Kryptonian Tyrant

Bardi revealed his form. His evolved body was terrifying, towering into the heavens as he stepped upon the void. In the vast expanse of the Ten-Thousand-Heavens Void, galaxies and star systems lay beneath his feet, crushed as he walked.

He resembled a colossal and fearsome demon god, muscles bound across his body, black hair fluttering in the cosmic winds, sweeping across galaxies like blades of light, tearing through them.

He stepped upon river systems, radiating a terrifying aura of power. His chin resembled a jagged beard, pierced with white bone, and his face was as solemn and ruthless as divine gold, gazing in all directions.

He emerged from the Divine Speed Force passage, and behind him, the immense Barmulodi Universe slowly unfolded. It merged countless multiverses, original universes, and the grandeur of the primordial cosmos. Behind his towering form stretched endless stars, civilizations, epic legends, and the vitality of mighty life.

All the quasi-Unique Gods present watched this unforgettable scene in breathless awe.

"Is he bringing his entire universe into the Realm of Gods?"

The man who had once destroyed multiverses was the previous ruler of Apocalypse, Yuga Khan, one of the highest-ranking Unique Gods.

Now, was this man to become the next Yuga Khan?

Many of the quasi-Unique Gods held their breath. Witnessing Bardi's overwhelming power left their hearts shaken. Exchanging glances, they slowly backed away from this void, raising their eyes to behold the miracle.

Bardi's immense body strode forward, stepping across the void of Ten Thousand Heavens, trampling river systems beneath him as his grand form entered the Realm of Gods.

The Realm of Gods was the realm of all things, the highest plane of existence.

Its medium, dimensions, time, and space were unimaginable to all life.

Yet what truly defined this realm was not particles, quantum states, time, space, or gravity, but the divine wave that enveloped all. A wave of divinity that gave birth to everything.

A divine wave passed directly into Bardi's vast body, soaking him like water.

"Hm?"

Bardi raised an eyebrow slightly. A glint of contemplation flashed in his dark eyes. Without stopping, he stepped further into the Realm of Gods, having crossed the Ten-Thousand-Heavens Void and now embracing the baptism of divine power.

The liquid-like divine waves rippled through him, saturating every pore, catalyzing another stage of evolution.

The divine wave oscillated like sound, yet also flowed like water, penetrating Bardi's body. Every cell seemed to awaken with excitement, each nucleus beginning a new round of evolution. This baptism was transforming him into the true God of Evolution.

His bone marrow began to itch, creating a new form of evolved blood. The blood surged like a heavenly river, flowing in joy. Inside his divine body, countless systems—motor, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive—all responded like children receiving candy, humming with joyful evolutionary energy.

White light began to radiate from Bardi's body, shining like the brightest star in the night sky. It illuminated an entire swath of stars within the Realm of Gods.

"A new god is arriving?"

"A new One God?"

"I didn't expect a new one to appear now!"

"It's him! Barmulodi! You're finally here! Judgment awaits you!"

"How many years has it been? I've lost count."

"Damn it. That was supposed to be my prey!"

"His emergence now... is both his misfortune and his fortune."

Within the Realm of Gods, across endless dimensions, the hidden One Gods immediately sensed the arrival of a new one. They responded with sighs, intrigue, or resentment.

Some shook their heads in resignation. Others, like the sympathetic Heavenly Father, began gathering their divine avatars.

A divine judge surged forward in the name of justice, heading straight toward Bardi.

Trigon, who had once fed upon Bardi's energy, gnashed his teeth in hell, looking upward in unwilling frustration as he watched Bardi grow even stronger.

The Dark Monarch of Apocalypse sneered, his crimson eyes burning with fury. Through the distant stars, he seemed to see Bardi's towering figure.

Within the evolving white light, a black spot suddenly appeared, spinning like a vortex and rapidly expanding. Within moments, all the white light was devoured.

Bardi's grand form reappeared.

This time, Bardi was no longer as colossal as before. He had shrunk dramatically.

Previously, his body had towered over the sky, his hand reaching the edge of the universe. He had dwarfed even the vastest multiverse. Now, however, he was merely one hundred times the size of the Milky Way.

The Milky Way spans 100,000 light-years. Bardi's current size was approximately ten million light-years.

But this did not mean he had become weaker. On the contrary, he had grown stronger.

Bardi instantly understood. No wonder DC records state that the Spectre's body was ten times the size of the Milky Way—about one million light-years.

That referred to gods within the Realm of Gods. In the multiverse, they would appear larger than entire universes.

Here, the stability of the divine wave suppresses all Unique Gods, causing their forms to appear smaller than in the multiverse.

In other words, Bardi was now ten times stronger than the Spectre.

Of course, the size of a god's body does not necessarily equate to their combat strength. Various weapons and techniques must also be considered. But body size was the most intuitive indicator.

Bardi felt confident. He was stronger than the Spectre.

Boom!

Bardi suddenly clenched his fist, triggering a massive explosion within the starry sky of the Realm of Gods. Rings of divine waves rippled out, resonating with explosive sound.

"Interesting. So this is the Realm of Gods."

A faint smile formed at the corner of Bardi's lips, his eyes gleaming with delight as he watched the immense ripple caused by his fist.

Had this happened in the multiverse, a mere fist clench would have destroyed multiple universes, igniting the void and resetting creation itself.

But here in the Realm of Gods, it caused only a rumble. The stars remained intact. This illustrated the realm's incomprehensible stability. Unique Gods could battle freely here without destroying the environment.

Every aspect—concentration, gravity, space-time, dimensions, and divine wave strength—was far beyond anything in the multiverse. It was beyond measurement. It was absolute.

Suddenly, Bardi turned his head and reached back with one massive hand, pulling the Barmulodi Universe into the Realm of Gods.

In the next moment, the Barmulodi Universe underwent a catastrophic transformation.

The divine wave flooded the entire Barmulodi Universe in an instant. Its cosmic membrane burst like a soap bubble, and the universe began to collapse.

The divine wave's invasion threatened to destroy the Barmulodi Universe instantly.

The will of the Barmulodi Universe—Hera—appeared. But she was immediately submerged by the surging divine wave, like a drowning girl overwhelmed by the tide.

Bardi's giant hand reached out and pulled Hera's will from the flood. Using his own strength, he stabilized the Barmulodi Universe.

Next, Bardi's breath flowed into the Barmulodi Universe. The divine wave gradually slowed, beginning to harmonize with it, compressing the entire Barmulodi Universe.

The entire universe began to shrink under the divine wave's fusion.

To Bardi's eyes, the scene was beyond belief. The Barmulodi Universe was infiltrated, merged, and folded, creating multidimensional wonders. Space compressed into higher dimensions, astonishing to behold.

It was like watching a balloon slowly deflate and shrink.

Eventually, the Barmulodi Universe fully merged with the divine wave and was compressed into a single planet, ceasing to shrink further. It now perfectly fit the Realm of Gods' environment.

The Barmulodi Universe had previously merged with countless multiverses, including 52 Origin Universes and one Prime Universe. Its foundation was unimaginably strong.

And yet, here in the Realm of Gods, it had been compressed by divine waves into a planet.

The sight was awe-inspiring.

Bardi realized it instantly.

In the Realm of Gods, a single planet is a universe. A powerful universe capable of withstanding divine waves. The concept of universes in the multiverse and universes in the Realm of Gods were not the same.

(To be continued.)