"Speak."
"Divine Power Osmotic Pressure Effect." Super Ego uttered a professional-sounding term.
"While he is currently in the dormant period before the Emergence, I can strip my main body from Apokolips and leave it here."
"To be soaked together with this golden God."
"Soaked?" Homelander raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like making medicinal wine."
"You could understand it that way, master."
Super Ego explained.
"Because his life level is high, the concentration of divine power emanating from his body is far greater than the concentration of divine power at my core. According to the laws of homologous energy flow, an 'Energy Osmotic Pressure Effect' will be produced. His divine power will unconsciously permeate into my body to reach a state of equilibrium."
"For me, this high-level divine power that permeates in will not only delay the time of his Emergence and postpone the date of Earth's destruction, but it can also continuously evolve my own life form at the genetic level!"
Super Ego's speaking speed quickened, appearing somewhat excited.
"And once my life level evolves to a dimension completely equal to his..." Super Ego chuckled, "I can turn the tables and truly assimilate and absorb him!"
After hearing Super Ego's plan, Homelander's eyes lit up.
This was equivalent to letting Tiamut put in the effort to fatten up Ego, only to hand it over for Ego to possess.
It was simply a win-win; not only could it solve the crisis of Earth exploding into fireworks, but they could also get a complete Celestial body for free.
"But..."
Homelander's tone shifted as he stared at Super Ego.
"Don't just paint me a pretty picture. There's no such thing as a free lunch. This plan must have a price, right?"
Super Ego lowered his head respectfully.
"Your wisdom perceives everything, master."
"This plan indeed has one fatal prerequisite."
Super Ego pointed upward.
"Arishem the Judge."
"He is the Chief Judge of the Celestials, responsible for monitoring the incubation of all seeds. He maintains a hyper-dimensional sensory link with every God seed currently incubating."
"This permeation process will produce extremely obvious anomalies in divine power fluctuations. Arishem the Judge will immediately notice a problem with the incubator, and then he will personally descend to Earth. At that time, all our plans will be exposed. With our current strength, before Arishem the Judge..."
Super Ego didn't continue, but the meaning was already clear. Facing one of the oldest existences in the Universe, one could imagine the outcome.
Homelander fell into thought after hearing this.
This was indeed a tricky matter.
He was well aware that with his current Skyfather Level strength, combined with those various system skills, if he really had to fight that six-eyed genie called Arishem the Judge, the outcome would be uncertain.
But that wasn't the core of the problem.
Once a battle of that level broke out, just a tiny bit of the aftermath would finish off Earth first.
To fight a God and destroy his own base of operations—he would absolutely never take such a losing deal.
He wasn't that Witch named Agatha from the 2D world who could ignore all physical laws and spatial logic to directly absorb energy in Arishem the Judge's face.
"So, we need cover." Homelander was smart and immediately grasped the core of the problem. "We need a power capable of deceiving the perception of the Universe's highest deity."
"Exactly, Master." Super Ego provided the answer. "The Infinity Stones."
"We need to use the power of the Reality Stone to create a dynamic camouflage field on Earth. This will mask the state of this newborn God's energy loss, simulating the illusion that he is sleeping normally and his energy is growing normally."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Faking financial reports is something Earth's capitalists have been doing expertly for a hundred years." Homelander understood perfectly.
"But..." Super Ego hesitated for a moment.
"The price is that the Reality Stone must be used continuously, without stopping for a single moment. Once the power of the Reality Stone is withdrawn and the deception fails, Arishem the Judge will immediately come knocking."
Hearing this requirement, Homelander felt a bit like backing out.
Using an Infinity Stone continuously over such a large area?
How much massive energy would that consume?
Even though he had stepped into Skyfather Level strength, if he used most of his power as a battery to drive the Reality Stone, his combat power would inevitably drop significantly.
"Suppressing my combat power?" Homelander sneered in his heart.
Impossible! It would be impossible to suppress his combat power in this lifetime!
He was the Homelander; he needed to maintain his peak state at all times and in all places to welcome various challenges and applause.
Homelander's brain whirred rapidly, his gaze shifting back and forth between the sleeping Tiamut and the standing Super Ego.
son of krypton...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him.
"Super Ego!" Homelander spoke, his tone carrying a hint of excitement.
"Awaiting your orders, Master."
Homelander reached out and patted the solid chest of that Steel Body.
"A Kryptonian's constitution, as long as there is radiation from a yellow star, can have a continuous stream of power, right?"
"Perfectly correct, Master. This is the most miraculous characteristic of this body," Super Ego answered truthfully.
"Hahahahaha! That's it!"
Homelander laughed excitedly.
"Listen, the plan is this. Ego's brain matter stays here to soak, while Super Ego goes to find a good spot near the Sun to stay."
"I will give the Reality Stone to you, and you will stay right next to the Sun. While you use the Reality Stone to maintain Earth's camouflage field, you'll also absorb the Sun's energy to replenish yourself!"
The more Homelander spoke, the more excited he became, a 'I'm so awesome' smile on his face.
"Self-sufficiency! Infinite loop! This is a fucking perfect perpetual motion machine!!"
"This way, it doesn't cost me a single bit of power, and Arishem the Judge won't be able to see a single flaw!"
Super Ego froze for two seconds. He was being thrown next to the Sun to act as a human battery, working 24 hours non-stop at full power output?
What kind of cosmic-level black-hearted boss could come up with such a malicious idea?
But after the shock, he had to admit that this was not only feasible, but currently the only perfect solution.
"Your wisdom is as unfathomable as the vast sea of stars, more dazzling than a supernova explosion!"
"Truly a supreme existence above all else. I am incomparably honored to be a part of your plan!"
"Alright, cut the flattery." Homelander quite enjoyed the praise. "Since there's no problem, get to work."
Saying that, Homelander pulled out the master ball. With a flash of white light, a massive brain-matter mass emitting a faint blue glow appeared out of thin air.
"Master, my main body is in place." The exposed blue brain emitted mental fluctuations. "As for Apokolips... it has now become my avatar. As long as you call, it can be summoned at any time."
"Very good, but the name Apokolips is too much of a mouthful. From now on, let's call it 'Apo'." Homelander casually decided on a new name.
"Thank you for the name, Master. Apo is at your service at any time.