When the Father wielded the origin scepter, the familiar teleportation channel did not open before him.
Instead, in the Void Realm before his eyes, he saw mysterious ancient characters, radiating an ancient aura, that he had never seen before.
At this moment, he understood that this must be Zod's doing, aiming to keep him here.
In an instant, the Father's heart sank to the bottom, because facing Zod, he felt he had no chance of winning.
More importantly, if Zod could attack him so brazenly, then attacking New Genesis was only a matter of time.
At this moment, the Father regretted coming to test Zod's true strength!
Originally, according to Zod's character, he wouldn't rush to do this; he would at least wait until all matters on Apokolips were settled before making a move on New Genesis.
But with the System's mission just issued, asking him to unify the Universe's forces, and with Apokolips subdued, the biggest obstacle left was New Genesis, led by the Father!
Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, Zod immediately sealed off this space.
The Father sternly shouted, "Zod, do you truly intend to launch continuous Universe wars?"
"Heh heh! Haven't I already told you clearly how to avoid war? Choose to surrender to me, and bloodshed can be avoided, but unfortunately, you are unwilling."
As he spoke, Zod instantly attacked the Father!
He planned to take him down first, as he didn't want any unforeseen complications to occur.
Directly facing Zod, the overwhelming pressure surged towards him, making the Father truly feel Zod's power.
But he also didn't intend to sit idly by; the origin scepter in his hand immediately shot out streams of Divine Power.
Each stream of Divine Power carried the aura of origin, making Zod feel a hint of threat, and he instinctively dodged.
But the next moment, Zod felt those origin Divine Powers destroying his seal.
He immediately understood the Father's plan, so with a thought, he recalled his sun god tower, which was guarding New Krypton.
He made it the core of his seal for this space, as it was his innate artifact, and the deity within it could autonomously gather power.
Feeling that his plan had been exposed, the Father also instantly switched forms.
The sacred long robe he wore immediately transformed into a golden battle armor, and even the origin scepter in his hand changed its form, becoming more suitable for combat.
When Zod's fist smashed towards the Father, this individual, who appeared to be an old man, displayed a powerful strength that contradicted his appearance.
He held the origin scepter horizontally in front of him, firmly blocking Zod's attack.
That immense power, capable of shattering stars, did not cause him the slightest harm.
Zod did not underestimate the Father in the slightest; after all, he was someone who could contend with Darkseid for so many years; if he didn't have some skills, he would have been destroyed by Apokolips long ago!
The Father suddenly exerted force, pushing Zod back, and then, wielding the scepter, he actively launched an attack.
"Swish!"
A white light flashed, and Zod's battle suit on his chest was torn. His bio-force field completely lost its protective effect under the special attack emanating from that scepter.
Seeing this, the Father's offensive became even more rapid. For a time, it seemed to everyone that he had actually suppressed Zod!
At this moment on Apokolips, those Dark Elites watched the battle, where Zod seemed to be at a disadvantage, and their hearts became somewhat anxious.
"I didn't expect that we have always underestimated this old man, Izaya; he actually possesses such power."
"That's someone even Darkseid couldn't defeat, and he's able to suppress him. No wonder Darkseid never engaged in a life-and-death battle with him."
"Impossible, he can't be stronger than Darkseid!"
Although they didn't want to be enslaved by Zod, they even less hoped for the Father to win, as the hatred between Apokolips and New Genesis was even deeper.
Now, in their hearts, they only hoped that Zod could defeat the Father and make New Genesis become like the current Apokolips.
Compared to losing their own freedom, what they were even more unwilling to see was their former enemy living better than themselves.
The Olympus gods, at this time, were secretly cheering for the Father, as New Genesis's reputation in the Universe had always been very positive.
Darkseid's threat was gone, and now Zod had become a new threat; they needed an existence that could counterbalance him.
And the Father was the object of their Hope.
Diana, however, had a different view from the gods; she didn't believe Zod would become a tyrant like Darkseid.
At this moment, she flew to Fiora's side and asked with a somewhat worried tone, "Fiora, Mr. Zod will be alright, won't he?"
Hearing this, Fiora said with great confidence, "The General is the strongest."
And the other Kryptonian Warriors also had no worries at all, because they had complete blind trust and adoration for Zod.
Hope was also full of confidence in Zod in his heart, and he spoke calmly at this moment, "No one can defeat Father!"
At this moment, on the Void Realm battlefield, after this exchange, Zod had basically probed the upper limit of the origin scepter's power.
"It's a bit dangerous, but not fatal; it's within my tolerance!"
After making this judgment, Zod immediately changed his previous fighting style, as if he had entered a berserk state, completely disregarding the damage caused to him by the origin scepter.
Endless power surged madly towards the Father.
"Crazy, you lunatic!"
The Father watched Zod's fighting style, which was completely trading injuries, and his pressure instantly increased by dozens of times. He couldn't help but curse Zod as a lunatic in his heart.
Although he possessed the Alpha Effect, which allowed him to communicate with the power of the Source, this power was more reflected in its auxiliary functions.
He could resurrect lives killed by the Omega Effect through the Alpha Effect, could bestow powerful abilities or certain special powers upon other lives through blessings, and could unleash large-scale healing light.
And this was also the reason why the New Gods on New Genesis were generally stronger than those on Apokolips, and likewise, it was why New Genesis had been able to contend with Apokolips all these years.
Although the Alpha Effect was very strong, its enhancement to the Father's own combat ability was very limited.
Therefore, under Zod's relentless and reckless assault, the Father was also steadily retreating.
At this moment, the golden battle armor on his body had already turned into a pile of fragments, and his jade-like body was covered with crisscrossing scars.
Similarly, Zod's body was not in good shape either; through the scepter, the Father had also left hideous and terrifying wounds on him.
Moreover, on Zod's wounds, his own regenerative power was instinctively contending with the power of origin, so the wounds did not heal immediately, looking somewhat terrifying.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, when a tiny crack appeared on the origin scepter, the Father finally could no longer continue fighting!
His somewhat dejected voice sounded, "Stop, I am willing to surrender!"
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