Chapter Summaries

George destroyed the Dark Elf warship and returned to Earth with the Infinity Gauntlet, then watched as The Ancient One allowed events at Kamar-Taj and the New York Sanctum to unfold. After Doctor Strange accepted the Sorcerer Supreme mantle, George and The Ancient One’s soul met Eternity, whose immense power left George aware of how far he still had to go.

• George killed the Cursed Warrior with lightning, then erased Malekith’s warship and the Dark Elves with Fairy Glitter.
• George returned the Infinity Gauntlet to Odin, retrieved it set with five Infinity Stones, and went back to Earth.
• George offered to help The Ancient One reduce the deaths at Kamar-Taj, but she refused and said she would take the fallen mages’ souls to Eternity’s realm.
• The Ancient One and George watched as Kaecilius invaded Kamar-Taj and the New York Sanctum, killed The Ancient One, and led Doctor Strange to accept the Sorcerer Supreme mantle.
• George and The Ancient One’s soul met Eternity above the New York hospital, and George realized Eternity could erase him in seconds.

George waited for Doctor Strange to trap Dormammu in a time loop, then used the Infinity Gauntlet to seal Dormammu’s avatar and track down his true body in the Dark Dimension. After George left to pursue Dormammu, Doctor Strange and the others discovered that The Ancient One had altered their memories.

• George hid above Hong Kong as Doctor Strange trapped Dormammu in a time loop with the Time Stone.
• Dormammu agreed to Doctor Strange’s contract and began leaving Earth, but George took the Time Stone and sealed him with the Infinity Gauntlet.
• George traced Dormammu’s avatar to his true body and the Dark Dimension, then entered multiversal space to pursue him.
• Doctor Strange, Mordo, and Wong realized that The Ancient One had used magic to alter their memories.

After restoring his memories, George tracked Dormammu’s true body to the Dark Space and entered the Dark World to prevent him from escaping. George countered Dormammu’s attacks with his own world’s laws and powerful magic, then pressed the fight with light-based spells.

• He restored his memories and recalled that George had once kidnapped him to treat Wolverine and Professor X.
• George followed a trace from his clone to Dormammu’s true body and split open the Dark Space with the Sword of Rupture, Ea.
• Dormammu attacked George in the Dark World, but George used the laws of his own world to resist its suppression and transformed into his strongest state.
• George neutralized much of Dormammu’s Dark Magic with the Source of Qi, Devouring Magic, and Six Treasuries Immortal Thief, then blocked the rest with Avalon.
• George struck Dormammu with Fairy Glitter and Fairy Law, then summoned the Two Trees of Middle-earth to continue his attack.

George used his returned clone souls to break Dormammu’s control over the Dark Dimension, then resisted Chthon’s attempt to rewrite reality. Chthon descended in person, but Eternity and the three members of the Vishanti appeared to confront him.

• George fought Dormammu with magic, superpowers, and Noble Phantasms, gaining the upper hand until Dormammu began adapting.
• George used the soul fragment from Dormammu’s clone to briefly paralyze him, then sent his world and soul into Dormammu and severed much of his control over the Dark Dimension.
• Dormammu called on Chthon for help, and Chthon used Chaos Force to try to reverse the situation by altering reality.
• George used Chaos Force and Phoenix Force to resist Chthon and accelerate Dormammu’s loss of control over the Dark Dimension.
• Chthon descended in his true body, but Eternity and the Vishanti—Osh-Teg, Agamotto, and Hoggs—appeared opposite him.

George gained control of the Dark World after Chthon fled an attack by Eternity and Vishanti and Dormammu escaped with his followers. Eternity and Vishanti returned, reported that Chthon had been badly injured, and left George to assimilate the Dark World while his strength continued to grow.

• Chthon recognized the trap and fled the Dark World, but Eternity and Vishanti intercepted him and drove him into the multiverse.
• Dormammu relinquished control of the Dark World and fled with his relatives and followers in the opposite direction from Chthon.
• George took control of the Dark World and began assimilating it, while the combined growth of his body and avatars accelerated his progress.
• Eternity and Vishanti returned and told George that Chthon had escaped but suffered serious injuries and would not retaliate soon.
• George thanked Eternity and Vishanti, who then vanished.

George entered the Under One Person world, found he could not leave it by ordinary means, and survived a series of heavenly tribulations that seemed to grant him an immortal aura. He passed through a rift into a strange realm of mountains and ancient buildings, where powerful newcomers appeared, and concealed himself to observe them.

• George searched the Under One Person world for its creator but found no trace, then discovered he could not escape into chaos or reach a Parallel Universe.
• George used the Sword of Rupture, Ea to tear open the sealed world, provoking a series of increasingly powerful heavenly lightning bolts.
• George dispersed the early bolts, then swallowed the later ones in dragon form with Devouring Magic; after the ninth bolt, he felt an immortal aura enter his body.
• George flew through the rift and found a verdant realm of mountains and ancient buildings rather than chaos, sensing that it held profound laws.
• George sensed several nearly Single Universe Level energies arrive, concealed his aura and form, and watched them from hiding.

After arriving in a parallel Great Desolation World, George found himself inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers and encountered Nezha, Ao Bing, Shen Gongbao, and Taiyi fighting over a Divine Brush. He withheld judgment and asked them to explain their dispute before deciding who should get the brush.

• George watched four robed figures battle over a brush and wondered whether he had arrived in the Great Desolation World.
• A man wielding twin hammers trapped the four fighters inside an ice sphere, leaving the brush outside it.
• George picked up the brush and asked the trapped figures why they were fighting over it.
• Shen Gongbao claimed the brush could free them and promised the Dragon Clan would reward George, while Taiyi warned that Shen Gongbao planned to destroy Chentang Pass.
• Shen Gongbao and Taiyi argued over Ao Bing, Nezha, the Spirit Pearl, and the Demon Pill, leaving George confused about the world’s history.
• George concluded that this was a parallel Great Desolation World and asked each side to explain its case before he chose who would receive the Divine Brush.

True Man Taiyi and Ao Bing explained how Shen Gongbao’s theft of the Spirit Pearl led to Nezha becoming the Demon Pill and the Dragon Clan plotting to escape its oppression. Unsure which side to support, George freed the four fighters and urged them to talk, hoping to reconcile both factions.

• True Man Taiyi told George that Shen Gongbao had switched and stolen the Spirit Pearl, making Nezha the Demon Pill and Ao Bing the Spirit Pearl.
• George withheld the Divine Brush, doubting Taiyi’s account and weighing the benefits of siding with either faction.
• Ao Bing explained that the Dragon Clan had been defeated by the Heavenly Court and that he and Shen Gongbao had conspired to secure the clan’s freedom.
• George judged Taiyi and Ao Bing’s stories credible, then wondered whether his Dragon Transformation might tie him to the Dragon Clan.
• George shattered the ice sphere holding the four fighters and suggested that they settle their conflict through discussion.

George mediated between Shen Gongbao, Taiyi, Nezha, and Ao Bing after the Spirit Pearl and Demon Pill were switched, arguing that they should conceal the truth by helping Nezha survive the Heavenly Tribulation. Shen Gongbao became willing to consider a joint effort when Taiyi revealed the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus, and George offered to help with the lightning arts.

• Shen Gongbao tried to seize the Divine Brush, but George teleported away and warned him against taking it by force.
• George established that the switched pills were already a fact and that their priority was helping Nezha survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
• George explained that killing witnesses would not keep the Heavenly Venerate from discovering the truth, and proposed that Taiyi cooperate so Nezha and Ao Bing could become immortals.
• Ao Bing offered his Ten Thousand Dragon Armor, but Shen Gongbao said it could not withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Taiyi revealed the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus, which could preserve Nezha and Ao Bing's souls and rebuild their bodies after the tribulation.
• George offered to help with the lightning arts, giving Shen Gongbao further reason to consider the plan.

George agreed to help Shen Gongbao and True Man Taiyi protect Nezha from Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s Heavenly Tribulation Curse. He prepared to face the tribulation inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers, reinforced by his Five Elements Kabbalah Defense Barrier and a Uru-metal Faraday cage.

• George agreed to help after True Man Taiyi promised to recommend him to Primordial Heavenly Venerate as a disciple, while Shen Gongbao promised him a reward from the Dragon Clan.
• George stopped True Man Taiyi from taking everyone out of the Map of Mountains and Rivers and explained that its defenses could weaken the heavenly tribulation.
• True Man Taiyi warned Li Jing and his wife to evacuate Chentang Pass as tribulation clouds gathered over the city.
• George created a powerful Five Elements Kabbalah Defense Barrier inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
• George shaped Uru metal into a reinforced Faraday cage, then brought everyone inside to await the heavenly tribulation.

George arranged five layers of defense to help Nezha and Ao Bing survive the heavenly tribulation, while accepting that his actions would entangle him in the coming Investiture of the Gods. The tribulation broke through True Man Taiyi’s Map of Mountains and Rivers and struck George’s barrier, leaving the remaining defenses to face the lightning.

• George prepared five layers of protection for Nezha and Ao Bing, with the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus as a final safeguard if their bodies were destroyed.
• George reflected that he was willing to enter the karma of the Investiture of the Gods to gain allies, favors, and opportunities to strengthen himself.
• True Man Taiyi invited George to exchange insights on artifact refining if they survived, and George gladly agreed.
• A powerful lightning bolt carrying traces of annihilation struck the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which resisted it but developed a Spatial Rift.
• True Man Taiyi warned that his weak cultivation could not bring out the treasure’s full power, and the lightning broke through the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
• George’s Ultimate Edition Five Elements Kabala Barrier stopped the lightning as it descended toward Nezha.

George and the others survived the heavenly tribulation after George swallowed its weakened final lightning, then returned from the Map of Mountains and Rivers. He introduced himself as the Black Dragon Daoist and restored the ruined General's Residence, surprising True Man Taiyi.

• The Five Elements Kabala Barrier, a hastily made birdcage, and Ao Bing's Ten Thousand Dragon Armor each weakened the heavenly tribulation before being destroyed.
• Nezha, Ao Bing, Shen Gongbao, and True Man Taiyi prepared to face the final lightning, but George transformed his head into a black dragon and swallowed it all.
• George called himself the Black Dragon Daoist, and Shen Gongbao welcomed the possibility that he was connected to the Dragon Clan.
• After the group passed the tribulation, True Man Taiyi used the Divine Brush to lead them out of the Map of Mountains and Rivers, where Li Jing and Lady Yin embraced Nezha.
• George restored the ruined General's Residence with Reparo, and True Man Taiyi wondered if George had used the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Arts.

George learned from True Man Taiyi that the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Arts and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts were distinct sets of Daoist divine powers, and Taiyi praised George’s ability to restore the general’s residence. After Shen Gongbao left to report to Ao Guang, the celebration continued, but he returned near midnight holding a purple dragon claw.

• George asked True Man Taiyi about the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Arts, and Taiyi explained how they differed from the Thirty-Six Transformations and described both sets of divine powers.
• George learned that his Reparo resembled Return Heaven Reverse Sun, and True Man Taiyi praised his talent for Daoist arts.
• Li Jing thanked the immortals for saving Nezha and invited them to continue celebrating Nezha’s birthday and survival of the heavenly tribulation.
• Shen Gongbao left for the East Sea to inform Ao Guang, allowing Ao Bing to stay at the celebration and represent the Dragon Clan.
• George won True Man Taiyi’s friendship by conjuring fine wines and delicacies, and Taiyi resolved to ask Primordial Heavenly Venerate to accept George as a disciple.
• After the celebration ended around midnight, Shen Gongbao returned holding a purple dragon claw.

Ao Run proposed using Ao Bing’s Immortal Ascension Assessment to protect the Dragon Clan from the Spirit Pearl theft being exposed, while securing relief from her imprisonment in return. Ao Guang accepted the plan’s value but remained wary as Ao Run secretly intended to escape and destroy Chentang Pass if she remained trapped.

• Shen Gongbao recounted the events at Chentang Pass, and Ao Guang worried that the Dragon Clan’s theft of the Spirit Pearl would be exposed.
• Ao Run emerged from Undersea Purgatory and offered Shen Gongbao her Void-Rending Claw so the sea demons could attack Chentang Pass, but Ao Guang refused to slaughter its people.
• Ao Run proposed surrounding Chentang Pass while True Man Taiyi took Ao Bing to Jade Void Palace for the Immortal Ascension Assessment, and Shen Gongbao supported the plan.
• Ao Run asked Ao Guang to reduce the purgatory flames in exchange for helping him, and Ao Guang showed interest in her proposal.
• Ao Run secretly planned to escape with Ao Qin and Ao Shun and destroy Chentang Pass if she could not get free before Ao Bing became an immortal.

Shen Gongbao and Ao Guang surrounded Chentang Pass with Sea Demons to keep the Dragon Clan's secrets from leaking. George stopped the confrontation and proposed a compromise, leaving everyone to work out how to tell the truth without endangering the Dragon Clan.

• Shen Gongbao opened a Spatial Rift to Undersea Purgatory, and the Three Sea Dragon Kings and Sea Demons gathered above Chentang Pass.
• Ao Guang arrived in his primordial spirit and said he would blockade Chentang Pass until Ao Bing passed the Immortal Ascension Assessment.
• Li Jing urged Ao Guang to report the matter to the Heavenly Venerate, but Ao Guang had the Dragon King of the South Sea seize him and threatened to destroy Chentang Pass.
• George used a spatial mark to rescue Li Jing, then advised Ao Guang and the others to tell nine parts of the truth while keeping sensitive details vague.
• Shen Gongbao asked George how they should phrase their account, concerned that Old Man of the South Pole would use the full truth to destroy the Dragon Clan.

George proposed a plan to make Nezha and Ao Bing disciples of the Chan Sect and secure Ao Bing’s place in the Immortal Ascension Assessment. The parties accepted his proposal, and he agreed to witness their peaceful arrangement at Chentang Pass.

• George recounted a revised history in which Taiyi mistakenly reincarnated the Demon Pill as Nezha, accepted both Nezha and Ao Bing as disciples, and brought them to Jade Void Palace for the Immortal Ascension Assessment.
• Taiyi and Shen Gongbao agreed to George’s account, while Shen warned that Old Man of the South Pole might oppose Ao Bing because of his distrust of the Dragon Clan and demonkind.
• George suggested gathering the other Golden Immortals if Old Man of the South Pole objected and advised Taiyi to say that he suspected Primordial Heavenly Venerate had arranged events.
• Everyone approved the plan, and George offered to witness the agreement at Chentang Pass, privately reassuring the Dragon Clan and Li Jing’s side that he could protect them if the other party broke its promise.
• Ao Guang’s side and Li Jing’s side bowed to George and thanked him.

George consulted Shen Gongbao before deciding which sect to join, and Shen warned him that the Jade Void Palace was not as virtuous as it seemed. He revealed how discrimination and coercion had led him to capture innocent demons, leaving George with reason to reconsider joining the Chan Sect.

• Ao Bing and Nezha set off for the Jade Void Palace with True Man Taiyi while George stayed behind to learn more about the sect.
• George found Shen Gongbao cultivating and asked him about life at the Jade Void Palace.
• Shen Gongbao advised George against joining the Jade Void Palace and explained that his own kindness toward the Dragon Clan made him want to spare George the same hardships.
• Shen Gongbao recounted how his father, Shen Zhengdao, had raised him to admire the Jade Void Palace and how he entered it carrying the hopes of his demon community.
• Shen Gongbao described how Old Man of the South Pole exploited and threatened him into leading the Monster-Catching Squad, which captured demons for immortal pills.
• Shen Gongbao admitted that he had helped harm innocent demons and said he would keep seeking power so his younger brother and the demons in his territory would not suffer as he had.

George chose the Jie Sect over the Chan Sect after Shen Gongbao warned him about the Chan Sect’s treatment of demons and outsiders. He then approached Ao Run, the imprisoned Dragon King of the West Sea, who appeared interested in using him to escape her predicament.

• George asked whether Primordial Heavenly Venerate knew about Old Man of the South Pole’s actions, and Shen Gongbao said he did not know.
• Shen Gongbao warned George against joining Jade Void Palace and offered to recommend him to Biyou Palace.
• George accepted Shen Gongbao’s offer and decided to join the Jie Sect, believing the Chan Sect would suppress him.
• After Shen Gongbao resumed cultivating, George noticed Ao Run watching him and went to greet her.
• Ao Run described herself as a prisoner, and George replied that the Dragon Clan would escape its plight if Ao Guang’s plan succeeded.

George pretended to be tempted by Ao Run while studying the Dragon Locking Chains and considering the possibility of freeing her, but he avoided taking sides. During the Jade Void Palace lockdown, Shen Gongbao’s brother arrived, and Shen Gongbao sent him home with saved immortal pills.

• Ao Run tried to turn George against the Dragon King of the East Sea and seduced him into examining her Dragon Locking Chains.
• George analyzed the chains, realized he might be able to unlock them, but decided not to free Ao Run without authorization.
• George spent the following days discussing Dao and practicing with Shen Gongbao while also sharing meals and conversations with Ao Run.
• On the third day of the lockdown, Shen Xiaobao used Shen Gongbao’s positioning compass to find him.
• Shen Gongbao promised Shen Xiaobao he would bring him to Jade Void Palace after becoming one of the Twelve Golden Immortals and sent him home to Seven Mountains and Five Ridges with the immortal pills he had saved for their father.
• George noticed that Shen Gongbao stopped stuttering while speaking to Shen Xiaobao, suggesting his stutter came from feeling inferior at Jade Void Palace.

True Man Taiyi brought Nezha and Ao Bing to the Jade Void Palace for their immortal assessment, while George healed Shen Xiaobao after Nezha and Ao Bing attacked his family. Shen Gongbao learned his father had been maimed, and George suspected Old Man of the South Pole was using Shen Zhengdao to control Shen Gongbao.

• True Man Taiyi flew Nezha and Ao Bing to the Jade Void Palace, where the crowds and the Green Token made Ao Bing yearn to become immortal and Nezha boast that he would pass the assessment.
• On the seventh day of the Dragon Clan's siege, Crab General brought the gravely injured Shen Xiaobao to Shen Gongbao and George.
• George healed Shen Xiaobao's body and primordial spirit, and Shen Xiaobao woke and said that Nezha and Ao Bing had attacked his home and cut off his father Shen Zhengdao's arms.
• Shen Gongbao blamed Old Man of the South Pole, and George suspected he had targeted Shen Zhengdao to force Shen Gongbao back under his control.