Arc 18The Calamity God Tree

Lin Qing gathered allies across the JoJo timelines, defeated Dio’s controlled forces, and uncovered Dio’s plan to drain multiple worlds through the Calamity God Tree. Sasuke launched a plan to strike the tree’s roots as Lin Qing’s group entered its branches to awaken Yasuho Hirose.

  • Lin Qing left his home world, arrived in 1988 Cairo, and fought Dio’s servants alongside Madara Uchiha before learning that Dio had killed Jotaro and the other Crusaders.
  • Lin Qing defeated Esidisi, Wamuu, and Giorno’s Gold Experience Requiem with help from Diavolo, then learned Dio planned to use the Calamity God Tree to drain eight JoJo timelines and the Naruto World.
  • Lin Qing recruited allies across the JoJo timelines, rescued Jotaro and Weather Report from Father Pucci’s forces, and discovered Pucci had helped Dio ascend to Heaven.
  • Lin Qing rescued Johnny and Lucy from Enya the Hag, defeated the D’Arby brothers’ gambling schemes, and reunited Gyro and Speedwagon with their allies.
  • The Katsuyu Sage warned Lin Qing that the Calamity God Tree would mature when Yasuho Hirose lost her self-awareness, while Sasuke prepared a Ten-Tails mech to attack its roots.
  • Lin Qing and his companions entered a spatial rift toward the tree, leaving Gyro and the others behind, then fought through its branches as Sasuke’s arrow aimed for its roots.
  • Lin Qing and Jotaro used Time Stop to propel their golden boat past the tree’s encircling trunks, and Jotaro asked Lin Qing whether he wanted to ascend to Heaven.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Temporal-Spatial Distance

Lin Qing explained how Johnny Joestar died saving his family and theorized that Dio had stretched the distance between JoJo space-times, preventing past events from affecting the present quickly. After confirming Tooru had taken the New Locacaca branches for Dio, Lin Qing prepared to pursue the unanswered mysteries, and Josuke asked to join them.

  • Lin Qing told Hot Pants that Johnny Joestar had transferred the Higashikata family curse onto himself and died, and explained how his Spin had given the Morioh ginkgo leaves their Stand ability.
  • Madara Uchiha questioned how Johnny could have married and had a child if Dio had attacked him in another spacetime, and Lin Qing used the Saint's Corpse to show that the distant corpse was only a projection while theirs was the true body.
  • Lin Qing proposed that Dio had stretched the distance between JoJo space-times, keeping their causes and effects from reaching one another, and suggested that their eventual convergence could create a devastating space-time slingshot.
  • At the Higashikata estate, Josuke Higashikata concluded that Tooru had taken the New Locacaca branches and sent them to Dio; Lin Qing also considered the stretched space-time and Yasuho Hirose's Paisley Park reconnaissance ability.
  • Lin Qing decided the group should set out to seek answers, and Josuke Higashikata asked to go with them.

Ch. 427Tooru's Death Curse

Lin Qing and his allies left JoJolion after Josuke Higashikata joined them, but Tooru’s death curse sent them into a strange world. There, Lin Qing recognized the snowy neighborhood and his mother from his life before transmigrating.

  • Josuke Higashikata asked to join Lin Qing’s fight to save Yasuho, and Lin Qing welcomed him; Joshu arrived too late to travel with them.
  • The system confirmed JoJolion as a safe return point, and Lin Qing explained the enemies and Stand abilities they might face to Josuke Higashikata, Hot Pants, and Madara Uchiha.
  • Tooru’s blood-red death curse swept Lin Qing and the others into a spatial rift, while Miracle at You returned to Dio, who stabilized it and offered Kars as its host.
  • Lin Qing and his companions arrived in a snowy world, where Madara Uchiha sensed they had not fully merged with it because of the Saint’s Corpse.
  • Lin Qing recognized his old home from before transmigrating and saw his mother fall from her electric scooter.

Ch. 428Wait, You Call This "Ninja"?

Lin Qing returned to his hometown with his companions and faced the choice between staying with his mother or continuing their journey; after a painful farewell, they traveled to Cairo in 1988. There, Madara Uchiha confronted three Stand users under the black light, defeating two before facing a gigantic Red Hot Chili Pepper.

  • Lin Qing carried his injured mother home, where Tan Xiaoli mistook him and his companions for backpackers and invited them to dinner.
  • Lin Qing learned that the Saint's Corpse would soon return to the JoJo world, forcing him to choose between staying with his mother or continuing onward.
  • Lin Qing decided to leave, cured his mother's illnesses, hid gold and healing potions for her, and departed without revealing his identity; Tan Xiaoli silently recognized him and waved goodbye.
  • Lin Qing and his companions arrived in Cairo in December 1988, where Pet Shop, Muhammad Avdol, and Akira Otoishi attacked them with ice, fire, and lightning.
  • Madara Uchiha captured Avdol with Kamui and incinerated Pet Shop, then faced an enormous Red Hot Chili Pepper with his Susanoo.

Ch. 429Hero of Fantasy

Madara Uchiha defeated Red Hot Chili Pepper, and Lin Qing rescued Mohammed Avdol, who revealed that Dio had killed Jotaro and the others. Lin Qing then reunited with a frail Joseph Joestar, who remembered him as a friend.

  • Madara Uchiha destroyed Red Hot Chili Pepper, and Lin Qing captured Akira Otoishi and killed him after questioning him.
  • Lin Qing recovered a Saint's Corpse piece from Pet Shop's remains and purified the unconscious Mohammed Avdol.
  • Mohammed Avdol told Lin Qing that Dio had killed Jotaro Kujo, Kakyoin, Polnareff, Iggy, and himself before reviving him as a puppet.
  • Mohammed Avdol led Lin Qing to Joseph Joestar, who recognized him and said he had thought Lin Qing was only an imagined hero.
  • Lin Qing told Joseph Joestar that he was his friend and gave him a healing potion.

Ch. 430"Lovers"

Lin Qing learned that a stronger Dio had killed Jotaro and Holly in the Stardust Crusaders world, then left Joseph behind to wait for revenge. After Lin Qing's team fought through the Pillar Men and defeated Steely Dan, they learned that Dio used Saint's Corpses as temporal “propellers” and had sent Kars away to plant trees.

  • Joseph told Lin Qing that a second Dio had appeared after the original Dio's defeat, killed Jotaro and Polnareff, and caused Holly's death; Joseph asked Lin Qing to win the fight against Dio.
  • Joseph stayed behind with Mohammed Avdol, while Lin Qing and his team traveled to Battle Tendency and joined Joseph Joestar against Esidisi, Wamuu, and an army of vampires.
  • Lin Qing defeated Esidisi and Wamuu, but Steely Dan threatened Hot Pants with his Stand, Lovers; Lin Qing stopped time, removed Lovers from her brain, and had Star Platinum break Dan's legs.
  • Lin Qing forced Adan to talk by having Star Platinum beat him and repeatedly healing him with potions.
  • Adan revealed that Dio used Saint's Corpses as “propellers” to send enemies between timelines, which Lin Qing connected to a Temporal Slingshot.
  • Adan also revealed that Kars had received Dio's order to go somewhere far away and “plant trees.”

Ch. 431Planting a Tree

Kars and Miracle at You planted Yasuho Hirose, fused with a New Locacaca sapling, at the convergence of world calamities and began growing the Calamity God Tree across eight JoJo timelines. They used Paisley Park to watch Lin Qing, and Kars and Miracle at You wagered on whether anyone besides Dio could kill him.

  • Kars and Miracle at You reached the place where calamities from many worlds and timelines converged.
  • Kars planted the sapling fused with Yasuho Hirose, and Miracle at You channelled calamities into it until it grew into the Calamity God Tree.
  • Miracle at You used Paisley Park through the tree's bioelectric branches to connect with eight JoJo timelines and observe distant events.
  • Kars saw Lin Qing and said he wanted to kill him, while Miracle at You argued that only Dio could do so.
  • Kars and Miracle at You wagered that the loser would become the other's Stand, then Kars found Lin Qing as he exchanged intelligence with Joseph Joestar.
  • Lin Qing looked up and met Kars's gaze.

Ch. 432Gold Experience Requiem

Lin Qing and his group crossed the Sea of Mist, where strange branches attacked their golden light and drove them into another space-time. There, Gold Experience Requiem ambushed Lin Qing, who met Giorno’s Stand with Star Platinum.

  • Lin Qing concluded that A Dan could not escape Dio and killed him, Wamuu, and Esidisi, gaining three Tainted Souls and another Saint’s Corpse.
  • Lin Qing’s group, now joined by Joseph Joestar, used the Saint’s Corpse to travel through space-time.
  • Black branches resembling tree limbs struck their golden light, and Lin Qing sensed life force connected to Locacaca, Yasuho Hirose, and Kars.
  • As the branches converged, Lin Qing used all the Corpse Parts to speed up the group, but a black tide swept them into another space-time.
  • Gold Experience Requiem attacked Lin Qing upon arrival, and Star Platinum fought it until both Stands were knocked back; Giorno hovered above them.

Ch. 433Return to Zero

Lin Qing and his allies confronted Dio-controlled Giorno, whose Gold Experience Requiem repeatedly nullified their attacks and escape attempts. After Giorno struck Star Platinum, Lin Qing channeled the force into a steel ball and prepared to unleash Ball Breaker.

  • Lin Qing explained Gold Experience Requiem’s Return to Zero and identified its vulnerabilities, then devised a plan to fight Giorno.
  • Giorno had already entered Requiem Mode, so Lin Qing feinted with a steel ball and Weather Report’s lightning before stopping time and trying to flee.
  • Return to Zero rewound Lin Qing and the others to their starting positions, foiling their attempt to escape Giorno’s line of sight.
  • Gold Experience Requiem attacked Josuke, and Star Platinum intercepted it before Giorno’s ability let his punch pierce Star Platinum’s defense.
  • Lin Qing gathered the force of Giorno’s blow into a rapidly spinning steel ball and prepared to launch Ball Breaker with the Infinite Spin.

Ch. 434Lin Qing... Stopped Thinking

Lin Qing discovered that Gold Experience Requiem could not reset Ball Breaker without cost, but he could not find a way to use it against Giorno directly. He stopped thinking to make himself and Star Platinum impervious to Giorno’s reset, buying time until Prosciutto and Cioccolata arrived and attacked the group with their wide-area Stands.

  • Lin Qing realized Gold Experience Requiem’s reset could not easily nullify Ball Breaker, then rejected Giorno’s offer to join Dio and challenged him to keep fighting.
  • Giorno ordered Gold Experience Requiem to attack, but Star Platinum blocked the blows while Lin Qing shut down his thoughts and became like an inanimate object.
  • Lin Qing endured Giorno’s attacks with his immense life energy and Projection of the Past, occasionally pretending to awaken and threaten to use Ball Breaker to keep Giorno engaged.
  • Prosciutto and Cioccolata arrived at Giorno’s side and unleashed Grateful Dead’s aging and The Grateful Dead’s deadly mold against Lin Qing, Madara Uchiha, and the others.

Ch. 435Evolution! Ultimate Lifeform: Youth Form!

Lin Qing evolved into an Ultimate Lifeform’s youthful form by absorbing Green Day’s accelerated aging, then fought Giorno and Gold Experience Requiem. Giorno trapped him in Morioh’s Alley Where You Can’t Turn Back and used Joseph Joestar as leverage, but Lin Qing sacrificed himself to save Joseph and struck back with Ball Breaker, while Madara led the others away with Joseph.

  • Madara Uchiha used Susanoo and Wood Release to protect his companions and escape the mold and aging gas, but Gold Experience Requiem reset both defenses.
  • Lin Qing began radiating light as Green Day accelerated his growth, and he evolved into an Ultimate Lifeform’s youthful form.
  • Giorno repeatedly reset Lin Qing’s attacks, but Lin Qing’s evolved body endured Gold Experience Requiem’s blows, and he realized they were fighting in Morioh’s Alley Where You Can’t Turn Back.
  • Giorno grabbed the elderly Joseph Joestar and threatened him, but Joseph urged Lin Qing to leave; Lin Qing turned back and rushed to save him.
  • As the Evil Spirit dragged Lin Qing toward the abyss, Lin Qing hurled Joseph toward Madara Uchiha and fired Ball Breaker at Giorno, neutralizing Gold Requiem’s abilities long enough for the others to escape with Joseph.
  • Josuke Higashikata questioned why Madara had stopped him from attacking Giorno, and Madara said Lin Qing had deliberately turned back because the alley was the only place they could defeat him and reclaim the real Giorno.

Ch. 436Diavolo: Did I Become One of the Good Guys?

Lin Qing entered the realm between life and death, where he found Diavolo trapped in an endless cycle of deaths. Using the Saint's Corpse's power to stabilize Diavolo's soul, Lin Qing stopped the cycle and asked him to help save the world.

  • Lin Qing resisted the Evil Spirits and used the light of the Naruto World's longing for him to form solid ground in the realm between life and death.
  • Lin Qing recalled that Madara Uchiha had told him to turn around, and he trusted Madara's tactical judgment during his fight with Giorno.
  • Lin Qing discovered that the Evil Spirits fled from him and followed a scream to Diavolo, who kept dying and reviving.
  • Lin Qing realized Diavolo's repeated deaths were tied to Gold Experience Requiem and used the Saint's Corpse's power to stabilize his soul.
  • Diavolo asked whether his death curse had ended, and Lin Qing said he had come voluntarily to find him and save the world together.

Ch. 437Arrangements Within and Without

Lin Qing explained how he and Diavolo could use King Crimson’s time erasure to launch Ball Breaker from the Evil Spirit space and briefly counter Giorno’s Gold Experience Requiem. Madara Uchiha then revealed that Joseph and Old Joseph would help guide the attack with Hermit Purple, leaving the companions preparing to link their powers.

  • Lin Qing told Diavolo that King Crimson’s time erasure could make him throw Ball Breaker without intending to escape, allowing it to reach Giorno and neutralize Gold Experience Requiem long enough to break free of the Evil Spirit space.
  • Lin Qing restored Diavolo to life in an artificial White Zetsu body and used the Saint’s Corpse to restore King Crimson.
  • Madara Uchiha explained that Josuke Higashikata, Hot Pants, Joseph, and Old Joseph would help Lin Qing complete the plan, with the two Josephs forming Hermit Purple chains of causality.
  • Old Joseph gave Joseph the Saint’s Corpse, and the two clasped hands so Joseph could use Hermit Purple.

Ch. 438The Unerring Spin (Two-in-One)

Giorno attacked the group at the Alley Where You Can't Turn Back, but Joseph Joestar, Lin Qing, and their allies used the Saint's Corpse, Hermit Purple, and Infinite Spin to defeat him and free him from Dio's control. Diavolo then tried to seize the Stand Arrow and evolve King Crimson, but the Infinite Spin folded him out of existence, leaving Lin Qing with the arrow.

  • Giorno learned from Miracle at You that Josuke Higashikata and the others had returned to the Alley Where You Can't Turn Back, and he refused an offer of support.
  • Hot Pants, Josuke Higashikata, Madara Uchiha, and old Joseph attacked Giorno, while Joseph Joestar used Hermit Purple and Spirit Photography to reach Lin Qing in the Evil Spirit space.
  • Lin Qing and Diavolo escaped the Evil Spirit space as Ball Breaker used Infinite Spin to cancel Return to Zero and strike Giorno, while Star Platinum broke through Gold Experience Requiem's biological shield.
  • Giorno fell into a coma, and Gold Experience Requiem thanked Lin Qing for freeing Giorno from control before vanishing with the Stand Arrow.
  • Diavolo erased time, tried to kill Giorno and take the Stand Arrow, but the Infinite Spin folded him out of existence.
  • Lin Qing picked up the fallen Stand Arrow and received a prompt about using it with Fate Ink.

Ch. 439The World Over Heaven

Lin Qing considered which Stand to evolve into Requiem with the Stand Arrow and Fate Ink, then revived Giorno to learn about Super Dio. Giorno revealed that The World Over Heaven had defeated Gold Experience Requiem head-on.

  • Lin Qing reviewed the possible Requiem evolutions and decided to wait until he understood Super Dio’s abilities before choosing a Stand.
  • Lin Qing purified Giorno with the Saint's Corpse, collected Diavolo’s tainted soul, and found another piece of the Saint's Corpse on Giorno.
  • Giorno woke up, accepted Lin Qing’s help, and described the memories he had experienced while controlled by Dio as disgusting.
  • Giorno told Lin Qing that Super Dio had defeated him directly and overcome Gold Experience Requiem with The World Over Heaven.

Ch. 440Plans and Countermeasures

Giorno explained that Dio’s reality-overwriting power surpassed Gold Experience Requiem, and Madara used Ame-no-Futodama-no-Mikoto with Hermit Purple to uncover Dio’s plan to drain the JoJo and Naruto worlds. After Madara concluded that Dio had no weakness, Shikaku proposed activating the Ten-Tails Revival Plan to resist the Calamity God Tree.

  • Giorno used Gold Experience Requiem to reset the curse on Madara Uchiha’s Ame-no-Futodama-no-Mikoto, but could not undo Lin Qing’s older calamity debt.
  • Lin Qing, Joseph Joestar, and old Joseph used Hermit Purple, the Saint’s Corpse, and thirteen tainted souls to establish a connection to Dio and enable Madara’s deduction.
  • Madara discovered that Dio planned to use the Calamity God Tree to drain the eight JoJo spacetime realms and the Naruto World, while having his subordinates kill Lin Qing, the Ninja World’s anchor.
  • Madara’s attempt to deduce Dio’s weakness caused his eyes to explode and regenerate, and he reported that Dio had no weakness.
  • At Shikkotsu Forest, Shikaku received the intelligence and proposed activating the Ten-Tails Revival Plan, with Kakashi, Mei Terumi, Sasuke, Amber, Samui, and Oda Ieyasu present.

Ch. 441Taking a Shortcut

Shikaku proposed using Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s cosmic power to strengthen the Ten-Tails and give the Ninja World a way to fight Dio and the Calamity God Tree. The group approved the risky plan, and Lin Qing gave his support as they prepared to begin.

  • Oda Ieyasu explained that the Ten-Tails was far too weak to confront Dio or other cosmic-level enemies directly.
  • Shikaku argued that the Ninja World needed a shortcut to counter advanced threats and revealed that his research had focused on Ōtsutsuki Shibai.
  • Samui explained that the Research Institute had analyzed part of Shibai’s corpse, extracted his DNA, and received a faint cosmic response after broadcasting a signal with Ten-Tails chakra and Ripple resonance.
  • Shikaku outlined a plan to fuse Shibai’s DNA into the Ten-Tails, make Sasuke its Jinchuriki, and add the Sage of Six Paths’ Yin-Yang power to draw on Shibai’s power in the universe.
  • The group voted to approve the plan and asked little Katsuyu to relay it to Lin Qing, who approved and told them to stay safe.
  • Hayato Kamihara urged everyone to get to work and promised to treat them to a foot massage afterward.

Ch. 442Split into Two Paths

After Giorno explained how Dio had used him and Funny Valentine to hunt Jotaro and Dio variants across parallel worlds, Lin Qing prepared to divide the group’s search efforts. The chapter ended with Lin Qing asking Giorno to lead the team searching for the Saint’s Corpse while the others looked for surviving versions of Dio.

  • Dio reassured Father Pucci that the Saint’s Corpse was no threat and promised to share the glory of conquering countless worlds with him.
  • Lin Qing met with his group in a Morioh restaurant, where Josuke Higashikata and Okuyasu Nijimura learned that Jotaro had died and Giorno had killed him while under Dio’s control.
  • Giorno explained that Dio had used Funny Valentine and his ability to hunt Jotaro and Dio counterparts across parallel worlds, eliminating potential threats.
  • Joseph Joestar suggested that Dio viewed the remaining Stand users as pets, while Lin Qing wondered whether any parallel-world Dios had escaped the hunt.
  • Lin Qing split the group into teams to search for the Saint’s Corpse and surviving Dio counterparts, then asked Giorno to lead the Saint’s Corpse search team.

Ch. 443This Way Is Impassable

Lin Qing’s team reached the Stone Ocean world and rescued Jolyne Kujo, Emporio, and Anasui from Father Pucci and the vampires. Lin Qing defeated Father Pucci and eliminated the vampire army, leaving Jotaro’s condition and the team’s next move unresolved.

  • Lin Qing’s team traveled through the JoJo timelines, gathered Saint’s Corpse parts and corrupted souls, and recruited Jonathan Joestar before sailing toward Stone Ocean.
  • At the SPW Foundation Hospital, Jolyne Kujo and Emporio fought off vampires while Anasui neared death and Weather Report attacked them.
  • Jolyne sent Emporio to wake Jotaro Kujo, but Father Pucci intercepted him and gravely injured him before attacking Jolyne.
  • Lin Qing arrived with Madara Uchiha and Hot Pants, restrained Father Pucci, and blocked C-Moon’s attack with another C-Moon.
  • Whitesnake struck Father Pucci with the Saint’s Corpse and removed two discs, while Lin Qing’s Ultimate Lifeform aura drove the vampires into a panic.
  • Lin Qing summoned Ripple Crystals and destroyed the thousands of vampires as he took Father Pucci’s discs.

Ch. 444The Price of Fate Ink

Lin Qing killed Father Pucci and reunited with Jolyne, Jotaro, and Weather Report after the battle. A Memory Disc revealed that Pucci had destroyed countless worlds to find Dio, exposing how Fate Ink had created the threat Lin Qing now faced.

  • Lin Qing killed Father Pucci, and Jolyne Kujo saw his power firsthand as the vampire army vanished.
  • Jotaro Kujo recovered with help from Lin Qing and Jonathan Joestar, while Weather Report was restored by the Saint's Corpse.
  • Jotaro Kujo and Weather Report joined Lin Qing's team, while Jolyne remained in her timeline so Jotaro could fight freely.
  • Lin Qing showed the group Father Pucci's Memory Disc, which revealed that Pucci had destroyed universes and parallel worlds searching for a world where Dio survived.
  • Father Pucci found a Dio who had killed Jotaro, helped him ascend to Heaven, and brought about Dio Over Heaven.
  • Lin Qing realized Fate Ink had forced Pucci's Stand evolution while leaving a trial world without him, creating the threat of Made in Heaven and The World Over Heaven.

Ch. 445The Emperor

Lin Qing and his companions arrived in Steel Ball Run's New York and learned that Hol Horse had surrendered rather than fight them. Hol Horse revealed that Johnny, Gyro, Lucy, and Robert E. O. Speedwagon were all at the circus.

  • Lin Qing reassured Hot Pants that they would save her friends if they were alive and avenge them if they were dead, then led the group into Steel Ball Run.
  • The group arrived in New York in 1890 and, after finding no immediate attack, followed singing to a man and woman on the grass.
  • Hol Horse recognized Lin Qing, summoned The Emperor, then surrendered and set his gun aside.
  • Hol Horse told Lin Qing that Enya the Hag, the D'Arby Brothers, and Funny Valentine were also in this spacetime, though Valentine had disappeared.
  • Hot Pants asked where Johnny, Gyro, Lucy, and Robert E. O. Speedwagon were, and Hol Horse said they were all at the circus.

Ch. 446Reckoning Hour

Lucy and Johnny endured humiliating circus performances while Enya the Hag tormented them for Dio’s amusement and held Gyro and Robert E. O. Speedwagon’s souls hostage. Lin Qing and his allies arrived, healed Johnny, and confronted Enya, leaving the reckoning about to begin.

  • Lucy performed a dance in a circus while Johnny rode a donkey around the ring as spectators pelted him with rotten eggs.
  • Enya the Hag whipped Johnny when he collapsed, and the circus lion stopped her from striking his face.
  • Enya summoned Justice, but Hol Horse burst into the circus and declared that he had joined Lin Qing.
  • Lin Qing, Hot Pants, and Josuke Higashikata rescued Johnny and Lucy, and Lin Qing gave Johnny a healing potion that restored his arms and legs.
  • Lin Qing and Johnny faced Enya with a Steel Ball and Tusk, ready to settle the score.

Ch. 447Gambler's Misfortune

Lin Qing and his allies defeated Enya the Hag, then confronted the D'Arby brothers in Manhattan to free Gyro and Robert E. O. Speedwagon's souls through a gambling match. Elder D'Arby’s cheating mechanism was broken, but Younger D'Arby secretly stabbed his brother with Ticket to Ride.

  • Hol Horse stopped Enya the Hag from escaping, and Johnny and Lin Qing destroyed her with Double Ball Breaker and Infinite Folding.
  • Hol Horse told Lin Qing that Gyro, Robert E. O. Speedwagon, and the D'Arby brothers were at a Manhattan casino, and Lin Qing led the group there by air.
  • Lin Qing dismantled the villa and challenged Elder D'Arby to gamble for the souls trapped in two chips.
  • Younger D'Arby joined his brother and revealed a sealed dice game whose changing password was kept in his mind.
  • Lin Qing shook the dice box and broke its hidden cheating mechanism, leaving the brothers to rely on luck and Younger D'Arby's mind reading.
  • Younger D'Arby stabbed Elder D'Arby in the back of the hand with Ticket to Ride.

Ch. 448Josuke's Resolve

After defeating the D'Arby Brothers, Lin Qing rescued Gyro and Speedwagon and learned that the Saint's Corpse was not in their world. As the group rested before the coming war, Josuke asked to face Miracle at You himself, and news from the Ninja World arrived before Giorno replied.

  • Lin Qing won back Gyro, Speedwagon, and the D'Arby Brothers' souls, then drove away the celebrating gamblers.
  • Jonathan Joestar found the emaciated Gyro and Speedwagon in the basement, while Hol Horse explained that Giorno had gone to seek Dio's clone and Valentine had disappeared.
  • Lin Qing confirmed the Saint's Corpse was not in the world and sent Giorno a message, then let the others rest before the coming war.
  • Josuke Higashikata told Lin Qing he wanted to face Miracle at You at the critical moment, and Lin Qing agreed to rely on him.
  • Lin Qing watched the stars, and news from the Ninja World arrived before Giorno's reply.

Ch. 449Draw the Bow, Nock the Arrow

Lin Qing learned that Yasuho Hirose’s fading self-awareness was holding back the Calamity God Tree’s full maturity, and decided to act while the initiative remained his. In the Ninja World, Sasuke began a universe-wide soul-summoning and aimed a bow at the Calamity God Tree.

  • The Katsuyu Sage told Lin Qing that the Calamity God Tree would mature once Yasuho Hirose’s self-awareness disappeared.
  • Giorno reported finding traces of Funny Valentine, and Lin Qing told him to continue tracking Dio’s duplicate.
  • Lin Qing ordered the operation to begin, and Sasuke took charge of the Ninja World’s plan.
  • Researchers outfitted a Ten-Tails as a mech, and Sasuke entered its cockpit and connected his consciousness to it.
  • Sasuke infused the Ten-Tails with the Sage of Six Paths’ power and activated a universe-wide Shi Mei soul-summoning.
  • Sasuke covered the Ten-Tails in Susanoo armor, summoned a greatbow, and aimed an arrow at the Calamity God Tree.

Ch. 450Target! Calamity God Tree!

Lin Qing and his allies set out in a golden boat to reach the Calamity God Tree’s core, where they hoped to awaken Yasuho Hirose and open a path to destroy its roots. As they fought through the tree’s attacks, Jotaro wondered whether Lin Qing could ascend to Heaven like Dio.

  • Lin Qing explained that the group had to reach the Calamity God Tree’s center and awaken Yasuho Hirose so the arrow could strike its roots.
  • Johnny embraced Gyro before Lin Qing and the others entered a spatial rift, leaving Gyro, Lucy, and the others behind.
  • Hol Horse went to the nearby villa and was ambushed in the bedroom by two women invited by his companion.
  • The group steered their golden boat through the tree’s branches as calamity attacks struck from every side.
  • Susanoo and Weather Report smashed through wooden attacks, while Lin Qing and Jotaro used Time Stop to propel the boat beyond the encircling trunks.
  • After watching Jotaro tire from repeated Time Stops, Jotaro asked Lin Qing whether he wanted to ascend to Heaven.
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