DC: Rise of the Kryptonian Tyrant

"Atonement for your son!"

The blood-red Wall of Origin suddenly erupted with a towering, majestic fist strike.

The second-stage One God, Bardi, unleashed a violent blow that stirred a fierce gale across the Wall of Origin. The dazzling light from his fist illuminated the void in all directions, and the scorching heat seared even the One Gods stuck to the wall.

For the first time in ages, many of them felt temperature and sensation return to their divine bodies, and their excitement reached new heights.

"Kill him! Yuga Khan, the dog of the Monitor!"

"Haha! Incredible, I can feel my divine body again!"

"Who is it? Who can shake the Wall of Origin like this!"

"Let them fight. Whoever wins will be my hope for escape!"

Countless One God Kings, Demon Kings, Tyrants, Wraiths, Demons, and ancient evils watched this rare clash, roaring with excitement, voices powerful enough to tear the cosmos apart.

Still separated by a million kilometers, Bardi's fists were cold and ruthless as he suddenly appeared before Yuga Khan in an instant.

Yuga Khan was covered in bloodstains, his armor tattered and marked by battle. His bull-horned helmet dripped with fresh blood, still weeping from unhealed wounds.

As Bardi's attack approached, Yuga Khan's eyes widened with excitement. He did not dodge. Instead, he lifted his chest and faced the blow head-on.

Boom!

A vacuum-shattering shockwave echoed across the Wall of Origin. The resulting blast stung the senses of many One Gods, but they roared in joy, relishing the moment.

Bardi's cold eyes focused as he felt his punch land like a hammer through the endless multiverse, but in Yuga Khan's chest, dimensions unfolded endlessly, absorbing and diffusing the force of the strike.

The technological power of the Monitor, the force of the Tenth Dimension, reacted violently.

Yuga Khan was blasted away like a cannonball, rocketing through layered universes without suffering real harm. He erupted with unimaginable temporal force as he was hurled backward, rolling across the Wall of Origin and crashing into countless One Gods.

"Hahaha... No One God can shatter the Monitor's technology!"

Yuga Khan's gorilla-like form rolled until all momentum was spent. He stabbed his fingers into the Wall of Origin to slow himself, carving a deep trench before finally stopping. Beneath the distant blood-colored sky, he looked up at Bardi and laughed wildly.

"My son? Which trash are you referring to? Never mind. Whichever one it was, they did something right—sending you to the Wall of Origin."

Yuga Khan's massive frame rumbled forward again, thudding like a great gorilla across the Wall of Origin, his wild grin gleaming. His laughter never stopped.

After countless years, to finally encounter a god who could walk on the Wall of Origin, how could he not be thrilled?

"What do you mean?"

Bardi slowly lowered his fist. His body, cold and steeped in icy bone spurs, stood firm on the Wall of Origin. His gaze was distant and frigid, his voice sharp with suspicion.

Ever since he entered the realm of the gods, everything had felt eerie and ominous.

This realm was once boundless and free, a divine expanse with infinite potential. Yet over the past few centuries, Bardi had traversed desolate zones, seen its decaying corners. Even the most remote universes were weak and declining.

He had visited the Dreaming, met the Dream King Morpheus, walked through the Starforge, wandered the heavens, and descended into Hell. In all places, every One God seemed to be harboring secrets, silent and reserved.

They all knew something. Something Bardi didn't.

"You've sensed it. You noticed, didn't you? Hahaha... No god is that dumb. Don't say it. Don't even think about it."

"I've been waiting for you."

"Come on!"

"Join me!"

Yuga Khan's massive gorilla-like pupils locked onto Bardi. His white teeth gleamed coldly as he charged forward like a berserk divine beast.

Bardi's face remained cold. He plunged his hands into the Wall of Origin beneath his feet, dug out a planet-sized mass of source energy, and bit down with his fanged mouth.

"That's why I hate your cryptic nonsense!"

As Bardi replenished his strength, his entire body emitted radiant energy. He shone brilliantly, his stature majestic and ever-evolving.

Then, again, he lunged at the approaching Yuga Khan.

His fists crashed into Yuga Khan's chest, sending him flying thousands of kilometers. The Wall of Origin quaked violently. Bardi's furious fists continued to rain down in relentless pursuit.

He was a ruthless beast. This was a pure release of rage.

Earthquakes rumbled through the Wall of Origin. All One Gods imprisoned upon it awakened, witnessing a transformation unlike anything before.

"Fight! Fight!"

"You can't kill me, and I can't kill you."

"Let it out. Rage all you want."

Yuga Khan laughed like a madman. He puffed his chest out, shoved his face forward to be hit. He welcomed every blow with a grin.

From east to west, Yuga Khan bounced across the wall like a ball, allowing Bardi to pummel him.

He never fought back. He looked miserable, but the more beaten he was, the more wildly he laughed. His laughter only grew louder as he coughed blood.

"Fight! Fight! Vent your anger. Let it all out."

"Smash my face into the Wall of Origin!"

"Step on my head!"

"The gods chase supremacy, but the path itself doesn't matter!"

"When you're done venting, you'll work with me!"

In one corner of the Wall of Origin, Bardi had pounded Yuga Khan to a crumpled heap. The rage in Bardi's heart had finally faded.

What followed was a profound sense of futility.

No matter how hard a One God hit, it couldn't kill another.

Even if Bardi beat Yuga Khan until the universe aged and died, he would still be alive. Maybe wheezing, but alive.

The longer the fight dragged on, the more hollow it felt. There was no sense of victory, no pleasure—just a venting of frustration.

This so-called pursuit of supremacy, with a One God willing to lick his feet for a cause so simple, so sad—it made Bardi feel empty.

Slowly, with his fury cooled, Bardi came to a halt.

"Be strong. Be stronger. Don't you want to be a first-stage One God? Don't you want to stand atop the gods, beside the Watchers, as the mightiest in the realm?"

"Then come with me to kill Origin!"

(To be continued.)