Chapter Summaries

King of Negativity and Chthon agreed to work together to contact the Compound V Big Trees trapped in the Pocket Dimension and recruit them against the King of Abilities. Zatanna’s plan promised King of Negativity a powerful alliance, though she privately expected it to lead them into traps.

• King of Negativity explained that Chthon’s intelligence would let them locate the Pocket Dimension and that the Compound V Big Trees inside could escape using their method.
• King of Negativity told Chthon the escaped trees would be weakened and could be captured or recruited, and Chthon agreed to provide the Divine Power needed to contact them.
• Zatanna explained to King of Negativity that they needed allies to counter the King of Abilities and his helpers without risking King of Negativity’s true body or Origin Essence.
• Zatanna argued that the other Compound V Big Trees would favor King of Negativity and that their combined Destiny Divine Ability would overcome Chthon’s schemes and the King of Abilities.
• King of Negativity accepted Zatanna’s plan and celebrated their supposed coming victory, while Zatanna privately thought of the traps awaiting them.

The King of Negativity and Chthon secretly prepared to locate the Pocket Dimensions, while Andrew moved the Sea Fortress toward Miami to establish the Evil Spirit Legion there. He assigned Anna to lead the Legion’s reclamation efforts after she regrouped, as he turned his attention to dealing with Chthon and finding more troops.

• The King of Negativity agreed to join forces with Chthon, and they began secretly calculating the Pocket Dimensions’ trajectories and preparing to escape their predicament.
• Andrew told the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon to wait for his Special Training, then controlled the Sea Fortress toward Miami so he could station the Evil Spirit Legion and settle its ordinary residents.
• Anna watched Andrew move the Sea Fortress with Magnetism Control and admired his warning against abusing Superpowers, before Hades exposed Andrew’s own threat to send a rival to the moon.
• Andrew told Anna to lead the Evil Spirit Legion in reclaiming nearby cities after regrouping in Miami, and promised her resources and an experienced adviser from New York.
• Andrew introduced Anna to the Sea Goddess as an actual goddess and one of his girlfriends, then claimed the End Times had abolished monogamy to restore the population.

Andrew prepared to leave for Los Angeles after the Mysterious Organization was defeated and the Sea Fortress reached Miami. He left Anna and the Sea Goddess to manage survivors and the Evil Spirit Legion while he went to confront Chthon.

• Andrew confirmed that the Mysterious Organization had been wiped out and used the Mysterious Stone to create a new body for the young man with Telekinesis.
• Andrew entrusted the young man and the Mysterious Organization's soldiers to Anna for guidance and rehabilitation.
• The Sea Fortress arrived in Miami, where Andrew arranged for its residents to be relocated before turning it into a weapon.
• Andrew left Anna and the Sea Goddess to handle Miami, the Evil Spirit Legion, and the survivors, then told the Sea Goddess he would go to Los Angeles to face Chthon.
• The Sea Goddess offered to help Andrew and asked whether Anna was his girlfriend, but Andrew denied having a relationship with her.

Andrew left Miami in Sea Goddess’s care and began Special Training for Iron Great Tree and Poseidon, who wanted to grow stronger to make Hades pay. Iron Great Tree was sent to an Illusion Laboratory, where a team of scientists planned to use her Metal Rule to develop weapons by experimenting on her.

• Sea Goddess gave up trying to interfere with Andrew’s choices and agreed to look after Miami while he left to handle other matters.
• Andrew confirmed that Iron Great Tree and Poseidon wanted Special Training, and they said they were determined to become strong enough to make Hades pay.
• Andrew sent Iron Great Tree into an Illusion Laboratory populated by scientists from the Marvel and DC Universes.
• Tony Stark explained that the scientists would use Iron Great Tree’s Metal Rule to create powerful weapons and improve her strength.
• Luthor and the other scientists demanded pieces of Iron Great Tree for their experiments, leaving her worried that they intended to dismember her.

Andrew contacted Star God in their Pocket Dimension to prepare an army of Compound V Big Trees for an attack on Los Angeles. Star God eagerly answered their Boss’s summons while training the Constellation Legion.

• Iron Great Tree and Poseidon endured brutal Special Training, repeatedly dying and reviving as scientists experimented on them.
• Andrew planned to recruit troops from the Compound V Big Trees through Star God, though he intended for Life Great Tree to become their future leader.
• With the Mechanical Demon King’s help, Andrew broke through the Pocket Dimension’s protections and contacted Star God.
• Star God trained twelve Constellation Legions and reflected on the Twelve Palaces challenge and its unknown ultimate reward.
• Star God sensed Andrew’s contact and eagerly announced that their most loyal servant awaited his summons.

Andrew arranged for Star God and his Constellation Legions to leave the Pocket Dimension and aid him, while the King of Negativity contacted Star God and tried to recruit him. Star God pretended to consider the offer to learn the King of Negativity’s intentions, but rejected it to protect Andrew’s interests.

• Andrew told Star God he would challenge the Twelve Palaces and take him and his legions out of the Pocket Dimension.
• The King of Negativity contacted Star God and offered to help him escape in exchange for the Pocket Dimension’s treasures.
• Star God consulted Andrew, who told him to conceal their contact and investigate the King of Negativity’s intentions.
• The King of Negativity claimed he wanted the treasures to help stop the King of Abilities from attacking Chthon’s Los Angeles.
• Star God refused to cooperate, declaring his loyalty to Andrew and threatening to kill the King of Negativity.

The King of Negativity tried to lure the Compound V Big Trees out of the Pocket Dimension so he could subdue or kill them, while Andrew saw through his plan and instructed Star God to cooperate. The King of Negativity secured Star God and Black Dragon’s agreement and then explained his scheme to the Tree of Time.

• The King of Negativity tried to persuade Star God to leave the Pocket Dimension, while Star God pretended to consider the offer.
• Star God warned Andrew that the King of Negativity planned to ambush the Compound V Big Trees as they left and use them to strengthen himself.
• Andrew told Star God to accept the offer but make sure he was the last to leave the Pocket Dimension.
• Star God agreed to leave last, and the King of Negativity accepted, then continued contacting the other Compound V Big Trees.
• With Chthon and Big Head Commander’s help, the King of Negativity persuaded Black Dragon to leave and then gave the Tree of Time a detailed account of his plan.

The Tree of Time advised the King of Negativity to capture Star God first and keep Chthon from obtaining a Compound V Big Tree. Zatanna challenged the plan, warning that it underestimated Chthon and assumed Star God would not resist, but the King of Negativity decided to try it anyway.

• The Tree of Time praised the Big Head Commander's plan but warned the King of Negativity that Chthon must not obtain a Compound V Big Tree.
• The Tree of Time proposed recruiting the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon, then capturing Star God first so Chthon would be pressured to concede him.
• The King of Negativity approved the strategy and privately compared the Tree of Time unfavorably with the more respectful Big Head Commander.
• The King of Negativity told Zatanna about the plan, and she warned him that Chthon could anticipate it and Star God might not cooperate.
• The King of Negativity dismissed Zatanna's concerns as speculation and resolved to try the plan to prevent Chthon from gaining a Compound V Big Tree.

The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time struggled to begin their plan after the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon failed to answer their messages. Meanwhile, Andrew arrived in the Star God's Pocket Dimension to begin the Twelve Palaces challenge, which offered the Star God as its ultimate target.

• The King of Negativity contacted the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon to recruit them, but neither responded.
• The Tree of Time warned that without at least one of them, their plan to capture the Star God would be difficult and proposed secretly turning him into a puppet as a fallback.
• The King of Negativity admitted that hiding the plan from Chthon and capturing the Star God with only an avatar would be hard, so he continued trying to contact the others.
• The Tree of Time and the King of Negativity agreed to prepare while the Star God and his allies worked on their own escape plans.
• Andrew appeared at the foot of Great Mountain, where the challenge instructed him to pass through the Twelve Palaces and kill the Star God for the ultimate reward.
• The Star God welcomed Andrew and declared his loyalty, while Andrew reminded him that he could be resurrected after dying.

Andrew completed the Star God's trial and revealed his plan to turn the Constellation Legions into an immortal force. He gave the Star God the Star Stone as their energy source and prepared to strengthen the legions before confronting the King of Negativity.

• Andrew passed all twelve stages without killing any soldiers and praised the Star God's Constellation Legion.
• Andrew said he would give the soldiers immortality, explaining that he could handle the Life and Death Rules and had a solution for their energy source.
• Andrew used the Fate Rule to strike the Star God and briefly killed her with Life and Death Conversion, causing a treasure chest to appear.
• Andrew opened the chest and revealed the Star Stone, which could provide endless energy and amplify the Star God's power.
• The Star God accepted the Star Stone, and Andrew ordered her to prepare all twelve Constellation Legions for immortality and storage inside the gem before they faced the King of Negativity.

King of Negativity struggled to make his plan to capture Star God work after Iron Great Tree and Poseidon could not be reached, so Zatanna advised him to recruit Death. Death agreed to consider helping only if King of Negativity paid more, demanding one of his branches in addition to ten Negative Legions.

• King of Negativity explained that Tree of Time had secretly tampered with the Magic Array, but he still lacked a way to deal with Star God before Chthon noticed.
• Zatanna suggested that King of Negativity offer Death enough benefits to help, arguing that Death's alliance with Chthon would not prevent them from taking a profitable opportunity.
• King of Negativity contacted Death and claimed he only wanted help subduing the first Compound V Big Tree so he could protect his position against Chthon.
• King of Negativity offered Death ten Negative Commanders and their legions, but Death demanded one of his branches as well.
• King of Negativity refused to give up a branch, and Death dismissed the offer, knowing he had few alternatives.

The King of Negativity secured Death’s help and worked with the Tree of Time to lure the Star God out of the Pocket Dimension. Andrew warned the Star God that the offer was a trap, and the Star God pretended to know the King of Negativity’s plan.

• Death agreed to help the King of Negativity attack one Compound V Big Tree in exchange for three leaves and the Negative Legion, but refused to act if Chthon was present.
• The King of Negativity told the Tree of Time that Death would help, and the Tree of Time instructed them to contact the Star God and activate a Magic Array.
• The King of Negativity claimed the other four Compound V Big Trees had left the Pocket Dimension and offered to help the Star God escape.
• The Star God showed Andrew twelve Constellation Legions being transformed by the power of Immortality and repeated the King of Negativity’s offer.
• Andrew warned the Star God that the King of Negativity intended to lure and ambush them, and ordered them to be the last to leave the Pocket Dimension.
• The Star God accused the King of Negativity of lying about the order of the Compound V Big Trees, leaving the King of Negativity stunned and wondering whether the Star God was bluffing.

King of Negativity and Tree of Time changed their plan after Star God claimed to sense the outside world and refused to be fooled. Tree of Time decided to risk weakening their potential to make contact with Iron Great Tree and Poseidon, then exploit the conflict between Chthon and Star God.

• Star God told King of Negativity that the stars inside and outside were the same, prompting King of Negativity to suspect Star God could sense Fate.
• King of Negativity reported the failed deception to Tree of Time and argued that King of Abilities might have granted Star God special treatment.
• Tree of Time proposed returning to the original plan and said they could locate Iron Great Tree and Poseidon by paying a substantial price to summon themself first.
• King of Negativity worried that the cost would damage Tree of Time's combat strength, but Tree of Time said it would only weaken their potential.
• Tree of Time instructed King of Negativity and Chthon to summon them, then planned to contact Poseidon and Iron Great Tree and use them to subdue Zeus and Black Dragon.
• Tree of Time planned to let Chthon face Star God first, then intervene after both sides had suffered heavy losses and claim Star God for themself.

The King of Negativity and Chthon agreed to use a Magic Array to draw the five Compound V Big Trees out of their Pocket Dimensions. As the Tree of Time emerged on Earth, Chthon secretly cursed her, beginning a plan to enslave all five trees.

• The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time decided to proceed with the Magic Array after their earlier plan against Chthon failed.
• The King of Negativity promised Chthon that the Star God would belong to him, while both secretly planned to claim all five Compound V Big Trees.
• The Tree of Time activated her Pocket Dimension’s arrangements and passed through a Space Rift, emerging injured and exhausted in a forest on Earth.
• The King of Negativity rushed to the Tree of Time, while Chthon watched from afar and placed an undetectable Curse on her.
• Chthon revealed that his Chain Curse would combine with curses on the other four Compound V Big Trees to mix their souls and enslave them.

The Tree of Time used a costly power to reach the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon in the past and enlist their help against Zeus, the Black Dragon, the Star God, and Chthon. Andrew discovered the time-transmitted message and secretly branded it, while Chthon’s Curse continued to go unnoticed.

• The Tree of Time sensed Chthon watching them, and the King of Negativity took them to his territory without realizing Chthon had cursed them.
• The Tree of Time temporarily healed their injuries, then burned Origin Essence to send a message to the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon in the past.
• The Iron Great Tree and Poseidon told Andrew that the Tree of Time had contacted them, and Andrew recognized the message as a use of time abilities.
• Andrew ordered them to continue their Special Training in the Illusion Realm, disappointing their hopes of escaping it.
• Andrew traveled to the past, found the Tree of Time’s transmitted thought, and placed a Brand on it.

Andrew secretly branded the Tree of Time’s consciousness, then accelerated Iron Great Tree and Poseidon’s training so they could respond to the King of Negativity. Iron Great Tree offered an alliance but demanded that Zeus and Black Dragon choose their own sides, leaving the King of Negativity to decide whether to accept his conditions.

• Andrew planted a perception and explosive Brand in the Tree of Time’s weakened consciousness without Its noticing.
• The Tree of Time felt that something was wrong but continued with Its plan alongside the King of Negativity.
• Andrew accelerated the Illusion Realm, and Iron Great Tree and Poseidon completed more than half a month of brutal training in a few real-time minutes.
• Iron Great Tree contacted the King of Negativity, who explained the threat of Chthon and asked him to help protect the Compound V Big Trees.
• Iron Great Tree revealed that Poseidon had allied with him and demanded that Zeus and Black Dragon choose between their faction and the King of Negativity.
• Iron Great Tree refused to help unless the King of Negativity accepted his terms, while promising that he and Poseidon would not help Chthon.

The King of Negativity negotiated with the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon over which Compound V Big Trees each faction would claim, while the Tree of Time warned that Chthon might have secret allies. The Iron Great Tree and Poseidon arrived as Chthon prepared another summoning, leaving the factions bound by an agreement but wary of one another.

• The King of Negativity and the Iron Great Tree agreed that Zeus would go to the Iron Great Tree’s side and the Black Dragon to the King of Negativity, while Chthon would pursue the Star God.
• The Tree of Time warned the King of Negativity that Chthon might have recruited Death and Set, so they needed the Iron Great Tree and Poseidon as allies.
• The King of Negativity and the Tree of Time returned to Chthon and asked him to begin the next round of summoning.
• The Iron Great Tree and Poseidon arrived, and Poseidon said he had come to welcome his blood brother Zeus.
• The King of Negativity told Chthon that their agreement remained in force, with each faction seeking its allotted Compound V Big Trees.

King of Negativity began summoning the next Compound V Big Trees, and Andrew discovered Chthon had cursed them. After Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived, Andrew explained the plan for her to remain undercover and protected her from the curse, while she insisted she might need to stay near King of Negativity.

• Chthon secretly arranged for Death to support him if the struggle over Star God went wrong, while keeping his agreement with King of Negativity hidden.
• King of Negativity chose to summon Life Great Tree, Black Dragon, Zeus, and finally Star God, and Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared first.
• Andrew recognized Kaguya Otsutsuki's aura and detected Chthon's curse on her through the Brand he had placed on Tree of Time.
• Andrew asked Kaguya Otsutsuki to keep infiltrating King of Negativity's side, but she pointed out that King of Negativity's main body remained beyond his reach.
• Andrew warned Kaguya Otsutsuki about the curse and said he would shield her soul so it would not take effect.

Kaguya Otsutsuki joined the King of Negativity’s side while recovering, and the King of Negativity pursued the escaping Black Dragon. Poseidon reported Black Dragon’s suspicion to Andrew, who ordered him to recruit Black Dragon as an undercover agent and reveal the Iron Great Tree’s identity.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki told the King of Negativity she would help after recovering, and he continued summoning Compound V Great Trees with Chthon.
• The King of Negativity, the Iron Great Tree, and Poseidon chased Black Dragon as he escaped underground, while Tree of Time rejected Chthon’s attempt to recruit her.
• Black Dragon insisted that Poseidon was secretly loyal to Andrew and threatened to expose him if he did not report the situation to their boss.
• Poseidon reported Black Dragon’s suspicions to Andrew, who ordered Poseidon to recruit Black Dragon as an undercover agent and tell him the Iron Great Tree’s identity.

Black Dragon contacted Andrew and surrendered to King of Negativity, but resisted being bound by a control method that might affect his mind. Poseidon proposed an external device as a compromise, leaving King of Negativity to decide how to control him.

• Poseidon told Black Dragon that Andrew considered him and Iron Great Tree undercover agents, and Black Dragon reaffirmed his loyalty to Andrew.
• Black Dragon pretended to be blasted away by Light of Negativity, then surrendered after King of Negativity threatened and persuaded him.
• King of Negativity tried to place a negative-power leaf on Black Dragon, but Black Dragon threatened to self-destruct rather than accept control.
• Poseidon proposed an external life-threatening device instead of a method that could affect Black Dragon's consciousness.
• King of Negativity hesitated because an external device could be removed and could not gradually erode Black Dragon's mind.