I don't believe that Soulfire Darkseid had good durability at all. I would go as far as saying that he was more akin to glass than his usual state. Superman was even weirded out at how easily he shattered his body. More power does not mean better durability. Which is exactly how I took that scene.
I really don't believe it was the same, or that you should compare the two feats TBH. Superman could never shatter Darkseid's body the same way that he was able to shatter him in that scene. It was more like Darkseid shed his mortality, and became more of a conceptual type of being. I believe it was used to show that he was beyond the realms of the physical, and could not be touched by Superman. I mean when do you recall Superman ever shattering Darkseid before that one scene?
Yeah, soulfire darkseid was made of glass. A special glass which no sold The Source/ALE entirely.
@The length to which some people go. Thor shattered celestial armor which no sold odin, zeus and vishnu. The celestial armor turned to glass when thor attacked it. It all makes sense now!
So then I guess Superman was operating at levels above and beyond an amplified Orion, and the Source entity as well? Instead of reacting as if what I said was just completely unheard of perhaps you should think twice before bringing up poorly written source material to make a case. Seriously man, just think about.
I really don't want to spell it out to you. Unless of course Superman in your mind was operating above the aforementioned, but then you would have to explain all of the times that he passed out, and him saying that he was way out of his league in comparison to the things that were unfolding in said event. Also why is Thor being brought up here? What does he have to do with any of this stuff?
Why does it matter anyway? You said darkseid was made of glass. I accepted that and just added the bit that it was a special glass. Thor is in the discussion of this thread and him shattering celestial armor>odin, zeus, vishnu combined blast which did jackshit to the armor. Wouldn't you agree that the celestial armor turned into glass? Think about it.