Chapter Summaries

Diana attacked Clark and Zatanna after learning that Doctor Fate, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl had died at Downton’s hands, while Clark tried to stop her. Back in the Black Robe Universe, Downton woke Emma, then learned from Madelyn that a hijacked plane was in danger of crashing.

• Diana confronted Clark and Zatanna, insisting that Doctor Fate’s vision confirmed Downton had killed Doctor Fate, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl.
• Diana fought Clark and tried to stab Zatanna, blaming her for siding with Downton and killing Kent’s loved ones.
• Downton woke Emma, offered to let her request money from Vought, and rejected her wish to join the Super Seven.
• Downton went to the Super Seven’s office and rested until Madelyn arrived, urgently summoning Homelander and Maeve to deal with a hijacked plane.
• Madelyn explained that negotiations aboard the plane had stalled and that it had only three hours of fuel left, and Downton asked her for more details.

Madeline told Downton that Transoceanic Flight 37 had been hijacked over the Atlantic and urged him to rescue it, hoping the deed would help her group enter the defense establishment. Downton agreed to save the plane and arrived aboard, where he killed two hijackers before another, wearing activated explosives, charged out of the cockpit.

• Madeline told Downton that three to five hijackers had seized Transoceanic Flight 37 and argued that rescuing it could advance her group's political and financial goals.
• Downton agreed to rescue the passengers and vanished in flames, promising to bring the plane back.
• Downton appeared aboard the plane, where a hijacker shot him in the head, but the bullet broke apart against his hair.
• Downton punched the shooter through the head, then used a flick to send two more hijackers and the shooter's corpse out through the cabin door before closing it.
• A flight attendant told Downton that another hijacker had taken the captain hostage and killed the copilot, and the hijacker charged from the cockpit wearing activated explosives.

Downton stopped a robber’s suicide bombing on an out-of-control plane, then celebrated with the passengers before admitting he could not fly. The chapter ended with the passengers realizing they might still crash.

• Downton compressed the robber’s explosion into a small ball and tossed it outside the plane, saving the passengers from the blast.
• A little girl called Downton a superhero and kissed him, and Downton kissed her and her mother in return.
• The flight attendant told Downton that the captain and other pilots were dead and the plane was out of control.
• Downton led the passengers in chanting his name and went into the cockpit to inspect the plane.
• Downton announced that the plane was undamaged but confessed he did not know how to fly, and the passengers panicked.

Downton saved a hijacked plane by teleporting it from the Atlantic to New York and made a dramatic superhero debut at Vought Tower. As Homelander disastrously tried to follow Downton’s rescue textbook, Downton left his debut ceremony to save cats trapped in a tree.

• Downton used psychic force to stop the plane, then teleported it and its passengers to New York, where they praised him as the Seven.
• Madelyn lectured Emma about her behavior at Seven Tower, then both women saw Downton carrying the plane above Vought Tower.
• Downton landed the plane in Vought’s plaza, where a flight attendant kissed him and Emma argued with Madelyn before retreating to Downton’s bedroom.
• Homelander tried to imitate a rescue from Downton’s textbook, failed to catch a falling woman, and called Ashley to arrange a lesson involving orange cats.
• Downton interrupted his debut speech when he saw over a hundred cats trapped in a tree and vanished in flames to rescue them.

Downton arrived in a snowy wilderness and followed the sound of a battle, stopping when he found mountain-patrolling Yakshas eating and arguing about Buddhist teachings. After he tore off and ate his own arm, the Yakshas mistook him for a great demon and begged him to hear their story.

• Downton left the world of The Boys and wandered through a snowy forest, drawn toward distant fighting and the smell of meat soup.
• At a snowy crossroads, mountain-patrolling Yakshas ate human flesh and argued about their master's teachings on desire and bliss.
• Downton joined the Yakshas uninvited, warmed his shoes by their fire, and asked them to continue their conversation.
• When Big Steward demanded Downton's identity and threatened to put him in the pot, Downton tore off his own arm and ate some of it.
• Big Steward dropped to his knees, called Downton a great demon born from flesh and blood, and asked if he could still tell his story.

Downton reached the snowy mountain by the sea and collided with a fleeing green-robed pig who was fighting a red-clad woman. The woman trapped both of them in her giant golden cymbal and decided to subdue or refine them herself before taking them to her master.

• Downton left the boiling yaksha remains behind and traveled across the mountains to the snowy coast.
• The green-robed pig fought the red-clad woman, mocked her, and fled when she raised a golden cymbal.
• The pig crashed into Downton, who stood unharmed and joked with him.
• The red-clad woman used the enlarged golden cymbal to capture Downton and the pig together.
• The woman stopped heading to Little Western Paradise and decided to claim their merit by subduing or refining them herself.

Downton was trapped in the Golden Cymbals with Marshal Tianpeng, where Kangjinlong’s black wind began tearing at his body. After Tianpeng used the Golden Body Art to protect him, Downton stopped the boar from striking the cymbals, spoke with Kangjinlong, and introduced himself as Tang Sanzang before Tianpeng recognized him as Master.

• The green-skinned piglet identified himself as a boar and warned Downton that the Golden Cymbals’ black wind could tear through his body.
• The black wind wounded Downton, so Tianpeng used the Golden Body Art to disperse it and protect him.
• Tianpeng struck the Golden Cymbals with his rake, and Downton punched him to stop the deafening noise.
• Downton addressed Kangjinlong outside the cymbals, then prevented her shaking from tossing him and Tianpeng around.
• Kangjinlong named herself as a heavenly constellation, and Downton began introducing himself as Tang before Tianpeng exclaimed, “Master?!”

Downton and Bajie were freed from the Golden Cymbals when Yellowbrow arrived, captured Kangjin Dragon in his Human Seed Bag, and tried to recruit Downton. The chapter ended with Yellowbrow sucking Downton and Bajie into the bag, where Downton looked forward to seeing Kangjin Dragon.

• Yellowbrow arrived and scolded Kangjin Dragon before sucking her into the Human Seed Bag.
• Yellowbrow opened the Golden Cymbals and released Downton and Bajie, then invited Downton to join his sect.
• Bajie urged Downton to fight Yellowbrow, but the sutra chanting from the Pagoda Tower discouraged him.
• Downton demanded that Yellowbrow release Kangjin Dragon and joked about joining his cultivation.
• Yellowbrow opened the Human Seed Bag and sucked Downton and Bajie inside, while Downton warned Bajie not to flirt with Kangjin Dragon.

Downton endured Yellow Brow’s Human Seed Bag illusion, where he was tormented by repeated deaths and experiments, before emerging in a courtyard and mistaking Second Sister for Fourth Sister. He vanished to confront Yellow Brow, leaving Second Sister and Fourth Sister discussing his promise to save her.

• Downton and Zhu Bajie were drawn into the Human Seed Bag, where Zhu Bajie lusted after an imagined fairy and failed to perform.
• Downton complained that Yellow Brow had not given him an entertaining illusion, but Yellow Brow said the ordeal would help him cultivate Instant Saha.
• Yellow Brow sealed the bag and subjected Downton to an illusion in which he repeatedly died, revived, and suffered at Doctor Hugo’s hands.
• Downton emerged in a spiderweb-covered courtyard and told the woman in gold, whom he called Fourth Sister, that he would return to save her after settling things with Yellow Brow.
• Second Sister corrected Downton’s mistake, then teased Fourth Sister about his promise to rescue her.
• Fourth Sister doubted Downton’s intentions and wondered who could show her the mountains beyond the mountains.

Yellow Brow trapped Downton in the Golden Cymbals and wagered that he could not escape, but Downton emerged unharmed and won the bet. Yellow Brow mistook Downton for his master and attacked him, while Downton caught his mace and ordered him to kneel.

• Yellow Brow considered making Downton his eldest disciple, but discovered that Downton had escaped the Human Seed Bag.
• Downton reappeared before Yellow Brow, who challenged him to escape the Golden Cymbals and offered Kang Jinlong or Zhu Bajie as the stakes.
• Downton chose Kang Jinlong and let Yellow Brow trap him inside the Golden Cymbals.
• Downton escaped the Golden Cymbals, shocking Yellow Brow and making him believe his master had returned.
• Yellow Brow transformed, accused his master of misleading him, and attacked Downton with a spiked mace.
• Downton caught the mace and told Yellow Brow to kneel.

Downton overpowered Yellow Brow on the Turtle General’s back, killed him, and nearly battered the giant turtle to death in the process. The azure-backed dragon pleaded for the Turtle General’s life and called Downton “Great Sage Grandpa,” leaving Downton to question why he had been given that title.

• Downton forced Yellow Brow to one knee as the Turtle General awoke and began swimming through the bitter sea.
• Downton withstood Yellow Brow’s attack, punched him, and tore through his chest before sealing the Human Seed Bag.
• Downton launched Yellow Brow into the sky and smashed him back onto the Turtle General’s shell, sending the turtle crashing into the sea.
• Downton pounded Yellow Brow until the azure-backed dragon intervened, saying Yellow Brow was dead and begging Downton to spare the Turtle General.
• The azure-backed dragon explained that it called Downton “Great Sage Grandpa” as a sign of respect, while Downton asked why it had not called him “Great Immortal.”

After defeating Yellowbrow, Downton gained the Azure-Backed Dragon’s allegiance and declared himself the Great Sage. The Human Seed Bag disgorged its captives, while Bajie cautiously considered asking Downton for his senior brother’s core essence.

• The Azure-Backed Dragon explained that he and his brothers had been sentenced to death despite their past service, and Downton criticized the world’s merit system.
• The Azure-Backed Dragon offered to serve Downton, who accepted and opened Yellowbrow’s Human Seed Bag.
• Hundreds of spirits and monsters spilled from the bag, and Zhu Bajie transformed into a giant boar to silence them.
• The Azure-Backed Dragon asked Downton’s title, then announced to the creatures that the Great Sage had defeated Yellowbrow and ordered them to kneel.
• Downton left Yellowbrow’s corpse for Bajie and approached Kangjin Dragon, while Bajie decided he would need to ask Downton for his senior brother’s core essence.

Downton claimed the Great Sage’s Relic from Yellowbrow’s corpse and violently forced Kang-Jin Dragon to submit when she demanded it. He kept the Relic and declared that he would bring back Sun Wukong and teach him how to fight his way into the High Heavens.

• Zhu Bajie used a hoof to draw the Great Sage’s Relic from Yellowbrow’s remains and warned Downton that demons would fight over it.
• Downton stored the Relic in the Human Seed Bag and refused Kang-Jin Dragon’s demand to hand it over.
• Downton seized Kang-Jin Dragon by the throat and hurled her into the hills after she spoke to him dismissively.
• Kang-Jin Dragon transformed into a dragon and begged Downton for the Relic, but he grabbed her tail and repeatedly slammed her into the ground.
• Downton took the Human Seed Bag back from Zhu Bajie, rejected Kang-Jin Dragon’s plea, and said he would revive Sun Wukong and teach him to fight his way into the High Heavens.

Downton led Kang Jinlong and Qingbei to Little Thunderclap Monastery, where he killed the Earth God and smashed open the gates. Zhu Bajie joined him as a follower, agreeing to hand over most of his offerings while asking for food and a wife.

• Zhu Bajie recognized Downton as his sworn brother, but Downton denied being the monkey and kicked him toward the Forest of Delight.
• Downton took Kang Jinlong and Qingbei toward Little Thunderclap Monastery, declaring his intention to seize the temple and build a palace.
• Downton slapped the Earth God of Little Western Heaven into the monastery gates, killing him and the Sea Monk guarding them.
• Zhu Bajie arrived and praised Downton's kick, while Kang Jinlong changed back into her heavenly appearance.
• Zhu Bajie asked to stay at Downton's temple and agreed to give Downton eight parts of his offerings in exchange for food and help finding a wife.

Downton crushed Little Thunderclap Temple and the surrounding mountains, then confronted Maitreya, who reclaimed the Human Seed Bag from Bajie. After Downton admired Maitreya’s technique, he unexpectedly stole the bag from him, making Maitreya vanish in shock.

• Bajie reminisced about his past and suggested finding Downton armor, but Downton decided to destroy Little Thunderclap Temple and build a High Heaven Hall in its place.
• A little monk urged Downton to spare the temple, but Downton crushed it and the mountains around it into a vast palm print.
• Downton identified the monk as Maitreya, accused him of deception, and gave the Human Seed Bag to Bajie, who chose to keep it.
• Maitreya reclaimed the bag from Bajie, then Downton copied his hand movement and stole the bag from Maitreya.
• Maitreya stared at his empty hand and vanished in a wisp of smoke.

Downton revealed that he was human while demonstrating his ability to take Maitreya’s treasures from afar, and he assigned his companions their next tasks. He left Qingbei to build a palace modeled after the High Heaven Palace and set out with Bajie and Kang Jinlong to seek armor and allies.

• Bajie warned Downton that Maitreya might attack by surprise, but Downton said the Buddha had already fled.
• Downton returned the Human Seed Bag to Bajie and retrieved Maitreya’s Golden Cymbals from Turtle Mountain, then gave them to Kang Jinlong.
• Downton pulled Maitreya’s wolf-tooth club from the void and gave it to Qingbei as a reward.
• Bajie asked Downton what kind of demon he was, and Downton said he was an ordinary human and a Great Sage.
• Downton told Qingbei to hire laborers and build a palace modeled after the High Heaven Palace, then emerged carrying heaps of gold bars.
• Downton announced he would take Bajie and Kang Jinlong to find armor and would seek heroes and heroines to help overthrow the Hall of High Heaven.

Downton set aside a mountain of gold for Qingbei to fund the Great Hall of High Heaven, then traveled with Zhu Bajie and Kangjin Mei toward Flower-Fruit Mountain. Kangjin Mei transformed into a dragon to carry Downton through the clouds, while Bajie followed after being knocked away, and the journey set the game in motion again.

• Downton gave Qingbei a mountain of gold and ordered him to spend freely on the Great Hall of High Heaven and kill anyone who tried to steal it.
• Zhu Bajie told Downton that monkeys from Flower-Fruit Mountain had repeatedly been sent to gather his senior brother’s five roots, and that he had tried to help them before Yellowbrow trapped him.
• Kangjin Mei said that Yellowbrow had imprisoned a young white-furred ape, whom Demon General Miaoyin killed, and she explained that she followed Downton rather than the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
• Downton asked Kangjin Mei to carry him to Flower-Fruit Mountain, and she transformed into a platinum-colored dragon and took off with him.
• Kangjin Mei swept Zhu Bajie away when he tried to climb aboard, then flew toward Flower-Fruit Mountain as Bajie followed through the clouds.

Downton and Bajie reached Flower-Fruit Mountain, where Downton retrieved several demons and turned one into a set of armor forged for Sun Wukong. The chapter ended with Kangjin Dragon tying up Downton’s newly grown hair beneath his crown.

• Bajie struck the chains around a sealed stone pillar and was blasted away by lightning, so Downton pulled him back with a beckoning gesture.
• Downton said he would leave Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang and original armor untouched, then summoned a mantis and three other demons from the area.
• Bajie recognized Sun Wukong’s aura and suspected the Eastern Heaven had interfered with the demons, but Downton destroyed the golden-horned rhinoceros with one punch.
• Downton transformed the mantis into a complete set of armor and tried it on, while Kangjin Dragon suggested he grow his hair longer.
• Downton grew his hair and sat on the nearby stone as Kangjin Dragon tied it beneath his crown.

Downton subdued Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang and left to investigate Blueback’s call for help, while Bajie regretted refusing to give up his heavenly title to stay with his senior brother. Near the ruins of Lesser Leiyin Temple, an unknown attacker struck Blueback and demanded to know why Maitreya had sent him away from the promised Futu Heaven.

• Downton blocked the Ruyi Jingu Bang, forced it to shrink, and placed it in his ear.
• Bajie recalled his friendship with Sun Wukong and regretted refusing to abandon his position as Purifier of Altars.
• Downton learned Blueback had called for help and left; Bajie and Kang Jinlong followed after him.
• Blueback began gathering survivors and assigning work near the ruins of Lesser Leiyin Temple.
• An attacker ambushed Blueback, knocked him into a mountain hollow, and asked what had happened at Lesser Leiyin Temple.

Downton arrived at the Lesser Thunderclap Temple and confronted Yang Jian, who had been interrogating Azureback Dragon about the temple’s destruction. After their clash, Yang Jian was sent flying from the Little Western Heaven, and he transformed to stop himself.

• Yang Jian wounded Azureback Dragon while demanding to know what had happened at the Lesser Thunderclap Temple, and Azureback called for Downton.
• Downton appeared, caught Yang Jian’s spear, and struck him with the Ruyi Staff; Azureback retreated and explained he had called for help because Yang Jian had defeated him.
• Yang Jian challenged Downton to a fight, and Downton caught Yang Jian’s giant axe between his toes.
• Yang Jian attacked with flying swords and his spear, but Downton blocked him, grabbed his armor, and swept him out of the Little Western Heaven with the extended Ruyi Staff.
• Yang Jian realized the blow had broken his ribs, transformed into a giant, and used his enormous foot to stop his flight.