Chapter Summaries

Lu Xi brought a female Loki to a universe monitored by the Time Variance Authority and gave her a system to guide her mission. After TVA guards arrested her, the original Loki sensed her return and reacted with alarm and anger.

• Lu Xi took the female Loki to a desert universe where the TVA monitored temporal anomalies.
• Lu Xi implanted the God of Stories Growth System in Loki and warned her to follow its instructions as the TVA approached.
• TVA guards arrived, identified Loki as a Temporal Anomaly, and ordered her to return with them for judgment.
• Loki obeyed the system and went with the guards, while the system’s plan aimed to lead her to kill the person behind the TVA.
• At the Time Tree Throne, the original Loki sensed the arrest through the Destiny Law and opened his eyes in alarm and anger.

Loki realized Lucifer was using Lady Loki to recreate the path that led him to godhood and expose the End-of-Time Dimension. After Lucifer destroyed Loki’s avatar, Loki chose to make a risky move to muddy the waters across the Multiverse.

• Loki tried to alter Lady Loki’s destiny but found Lucifer resisting him, and he realized her path could reveal his location.
• Loki sent a multiversal avatar on a covert route toward Lady Loki’s universe to eliminate her.
• Lucifer ambushed Loki’s avatar as soon as it entered the universe and destroyed it.
• Loki felt the loss of his avatar’s power, judged that he could not safely attack Lucifer himself, and decided to set a dangerous plan in motion.

Loki tried to use the Time Tree to disrupt Lu Xi’s plan, while the Vishanti investigated the disappearance of Eternity and learned that the Crimson Universe had been destroyed. They found signs that Lucifer had fought Cyttorak, leaving Cyttorak possibly gravely injured or dead.

• Loki endured the damage to his power and began a draining spell that made him merge with the Time Tree, hoping to disrupt Lu Xi’s plan.
• Hoggoth and Oshtur reported that their searches among Eternity’s descendants and Infinity’s few subordinates had uncovered no clues.
• Ancient One reported that the Crimson Universe had disappeared and the surrounding void had been shattered in a terrifying battle.
• Agamotto led the Vishanti through a portal to the destroyed region, where they found a shattered void filled with dangerous residual energy.
• Agamotto identified Cyttorak’s Crimson Force and remnants of powerful spells, while Oshtur recognized Lucifer’s aura.
• Hoggoth concluded that Cyttorak might be severely injured or dead after his battle with Lucifer.

Agamotto told Oshtur and Hoggoth that Cyttorak had fallen and revealed that Oblivion’s messenger, Gatekeeper, might lead them to Oblivion’s Realm. They decided to contact Lucifer for help, while Lu Xi continued hunting Loki’s avatars and sensed a subtle change within himself.

• Agamotto reported that Cyttorak had lost his power across the Parallel Universes and was almost certainly dead.
• Agamotto explained that Gatekeeper was Demar Davis, a resurrected Mutant who could open passages to Oblivion’s Realm, and that he had found him unconscious while maintaining such a passage.
• Oshtur and Hoggoth discussed the dangers of entering Death’s Realm and Oblivion’s Realm, and Agamotto proposed seeking help from Lucifer.
• Agamotto, Oshtur, and Hoggoth agreed to contact Lucifer because his power might let him withstand Oblivion’s Realm.
• Lu Xi destroyed Loki’s avatar with a punch, hid in the void, and continued searching for a way to reach the Omniversal-level.
• Lu Xi sensed subtle changes within himself while focusing on his breakthrough.

After killing Loki’s avatar, Lu Xi discovered that absorbing the Power of Destiny could increase his mastery of laws and reveal a path beyond the Multiversal-level. The Vishanti then asked him to investigate Oblivion’s Realm, where they suspected Eternity and others were trapped, and Lu Xi weighed the risks of going there.

• Lu Xi realized that mastering a higher law was necessary to break through to the Omniversal-level, and that Loki had attacked him to gain a chance at advancement.
• Lu Xi saw that his Destiny Law mastery had risen to 50.01% while Loki’s was 50%, and concluded that killing Loki’s avatar had given him a trace of the law’s power.
• Lu Xi checked his Devouring Law and found that devouring abandoned Universes had raised his mastery to 23.3%, giving him another way to grow stronger.
• The Vishanti contacted Lu Xi and arrived at his Universe, where Agamotto asked him to investigate Oblivion’s Realm for signs of Eternity and the others.
• Lu Xi considered the dangers of entering Oblivion’s Realm and wondered whether he could survive if Eternity and the others were still fighting inside.

Lu Xi discovered that Loki had manipulated the Vishanti into revealing the Gatekeeper’s coordinates, setting up a trap that forced him to choose between himself and the Universe containing female Loki. He shrank the entire Universe and held it in his hand as the Gatekeeper’s vortex descended.

• Lu Xi decided to postpone entering Oblivion's Realm, accepted the Gatekeeper’s coordinates from Agamotto, and sent his consciousness to observe the Gatekeeper.
• The Gatekeeper sensed Lu Xi’s distant gaze after an energy attack bearing the Power of Destiny struck him, then appeared beside Lu Xi’s Universe with an enormous vortex.
• Lu Xi realized Loki had arranged the Vishanti’s visit and erased her aura from the attack so the Gatekeeper would target him.
• Lu Xi saw that dodging would let the vortex engulf the Universe and kill female Loki, while attacking the Gatekeeper risked sending him into Oblivion's Realm.
• Lu Xi chose to preserve the Universe and his plan, slowed time, shrank the Universe to ping-pong-ball size, and held it as the vortex descended.

The Living Tribunal detected an outsider entering Earth-19998, but the universe was obscured from his perception because the visitor possessed Omniversal-level status or higher. He chose not to investigate directly, wary of provoking a being more powerful than himself.

• Lu Xi and the universe vanished into a surge of Oblivion energy, leaving Gatekeeper to maintain a two-meter-wide passage.
• More than half a year earlier, the Living Tribunal noticed another outsider entering Earth-19998 and reflected on how Marvel’s popularity had drawn many visitors.
• The Living Tribunal recalled that system-bearing travelers had caused chaos in several universes, forcing him to restart their timelines.
• The Living Tribunal sensed that the visitor’s status was at least Omniversal-level, leaving the universe hidden behind a mass of fog.
• The Living Tribunal decided the visitor was probably an avatar and refrained from forcing his way through the fog or descending in person.

The Living Tribunal reported a mysterious being in Earth-19998 to OAA, but the outsider began gaining authority over the Destiny Law. When the Living Tribunal sought answers, he discovered that parts of his own authority were disappearing, while OAA remained silent.

• The Living Tribunal contacted OAA about a powerful unknown being in Earth-19998, and OAA said he would handle it.
• The Living Tribunal saw the mist around Earth-19998 thicken and noticed that an unidentified outsider had gained 11% authority over the Destiny Law.
• The Living Tribunal concluded that the outsider was breaking the taboo against foreign beings claiming a world's authorities and demanded an explanation from OAA.
• The Living Tribunal found that his authority over the Five Gods' powers and even his own Judgment Power was fading, but OAA did not respond.

A subtle force corrupted the Living Tribunal after OAA's authorization vanished, driving him to seize the world's authorities and replace OAA. He attacked Galactus as his first target, but Galactus defended himself and demanded an explanation.

• The Living Tribunal lost OAA's authorization, and a hidden force filled him with chaotic thoughts and greed.
• The Living Tribunal erased the Little Tribunal to prevent him from revealing the change.
• The Living Tribunal decided to gather the world's authorities, starting with Galactus, and traveled to confront him.
• Galactus recognized the Living Tribunal's strange appearance and retreated instead of asking what he wanted to borrow.
• The Living Tribunal attacked with Judgment Power, while Galactus activated the Devouring Law to shield himself and demanded to know why he was being attacked.

The Living Tribunal and the Five Gods clashed, forcing Oblivion to move the battle into Oblivion's Realm to protect the Multiverse. Lu Xi arrived there with a protected miniature Universe, where Loki continued her mission unaware of the upheaval outside.

• Eternity intervened to protect Galactus from the Living Tribunal, but Galactus suddenly devoured parts of Death and Infinity and transformed.
• The Living Tribunal attacked Eternity and Oblivion while Death and Infinity fought the changed Galactus, and their battle threatened countless universes.
• Oblivion opened a passage to Oblivion's Realm, and Death and Infinity blasted Galactus through it before following; the Living Tribunal, Eternity, and Oblivion entered afterward.
• Lu Xi emerged in Oblivion's Realm holding a miniature Universe that he had protected with his law power.
• Lu Xi saw that Loki remained unaware of the surrounding chaos and continued her mission according to the system's prompts.

Lu Xi encountered the Five Gods battling in Oblivion's Realm and learned that a mysterious infection had driven the Living Tribunal, Infinity, and Death into violence and confusion. Eternity explained how the infection spread and how Death was sent away after turning against the others, while Lu Xi remained trapped near the ongoing battle with the Miniature Universe in his hand.

• Lu Xi saw the Living Tribunal, Eternity, Oblivion, and Infinity fighting, with Infinity repeatedly changing sides as his mind shifted between clarity and confusion.
• Lu Xi realized that Death had likely suffered the same unstable condition and had been attacked by both sides before being injured in the Quantum Realm.
• Lu Xi tried to leave Oblivion's Realm but decided that opening a passage would draw the combatants' attention, so he sought a safe place while protecting the Miniature Universe.
• Eternity noticed Lu Xi and contacted him, and Lu Xi identified himself as Lucifer, the new God of Destiny.
• Eternity told Lu Xi that the Living Tribunal had attacked Galactus, whose infection then spread to Infinity and Death, and that Death had helped wound the Living Tribunal before losing control and being sealed and sent away.

Lu Xi learned how the Living Tribunal's infection spread and explained that he could advance to the Omniversal level if allowed to leave, but Eternity and Oblivion doubted he would return. The Living Tribunal's attack forced Lu Xi into the battle, where he separated Infinity from the others and offered to hold him back.

• Eternity told Lu Xi that the infection weakened each time it passed through someone, leaving Infinity unable to infect beings of the Eighth Order or higher.
• Lu Xi weighed the risks of fighting while protecting his Miniature Universe and told Eternity he could advance to the Omniversal level if allowed to leave temporarily.
• Eternity and Oblivion suspected Lu Xi was using the promised advancement as an excuse to avoid fighting and feared he would not return.
• The Living Tribunal attacked Lu Xi with a black sword of Judgment Power, and Lu Xi blocked it with a law shield but was knocked into the melee.
• Lu Xi used Destiny Law to separate Infinity from the battlefield and told Eternity and Oblivion to focus on the Living Tribunal while he held Infinity back.

Lu Xi used the Devouring Law he had taken from Galactus to suppress Infinity while Eternity and Oblivion warned that Death might also die permanently from the infection. They agreed that Lu Xi would try to save Death after leaving, and the chapter ended as Infinity regained his sanity and joined the assault on the Living Tribunal.

• Lu Xi alternated the Destiny and Devouring Laws to overpower Infinity, and Eternity realized that Lu Xi had taken Galactus's authority after completely killing him.
• Eternity and Oblivion feared that Death's injuries and infection could prevent her from reviving, potentially destroying the Multiverse if her authority were lost.
• Eternity asked Lu Xi how he obtained the Devouring Law, and Lu Xi sent him a memory of killing Galactus.
• Eternity and Oblivion agreed to Lu Xi's method on the condition that he first try to save Death or, if that failed, kill her and inherit the Death Law before returning to help them.
• Lu Xi kept Infinity suppressed while waiting for an opening, and Infinity suddenly regained his sanity and joined Eternity, Oblivion, and Lu Xi against the Living Tribunal.
• The Living Tribunal unleashed a barrage of judgment and began retreating as the battle reached its most intense stage.

Lu Xi, Eternity, Oblivion, and Infinity attacked the Living Tribunal together but could not defeat him, and Loki destroyed their escape route from Oblivion's Realm. Loki planned to keep both sides trapped and weaken them until he could seize their law authorities.

• Eternity, Oblivion, Infinity, and Lu Xi combined their attacks and briefly drove back the Living Tribunal, but his Judgment Power shield protected him from serious harm.
• Oblivion opened a passage out of his Realm for Lu Xi, but Loki appeared through a dimensional rift and destroyed it.
• Eternity angrily confronted Loki, who mocked them and declared that they were all trapped and would become his stepping stones.
• The Living Tribunal resumed his attack, and the battle returned to a stalemate as he watched Oblivion to prevent another escape attempt.
• Loki revealed that he had bound the End-of-Time Dimension to observe and interfere in the battle, hoping to trap both sides until he could claim their law authorities.

Eternity and the others struggled to contain the Living Tribunal while Loki's ambushes disrupted their attacks. After Infinity revealed that a wound had left him with only minutes of sanity, he charged the Living Tribunal in a desperate final assault.

• Loki repeatedly attacked through dimensional rifts, interrupting the four gods and giving the Living Tribunal chances to strike.
• The Living Tribunal wounded Infinity, and Infinity told the others that the infection was worsening and he could remain sane for only another ten-odd minutes.
• Infinity said this might be his last stretch of consciousness and urged his companions to use the opportunity rather than waste time mourning.
• Infinity charged the Living Tribunal as Lu Xi, Eternity, and Oblivion unleashed their powers to cover his attack.

Infinity chose to self-destruct in Oblivion's Realm, targeting Loki to weaken the Living Tribunal's side. The explosion tore through the realm, leaving Loki's fate uncertain and severely injuring both Lu Xi and the Living Tribunal.

• Loki opened a vast dimensional passage and joined the Living Tribunal in trying to stop Infinity from self-destructing.
• The Living Tribunal withdrew his Judgment Power and sent Judgment Swords toward Infinity, but Infinity changed course and charged at Loki instead.
• Loki frantically tried to close the passage while Infinity approached and the Judgment Swords pursued him.
• Infinity unleashed his power, declaring, "Art is explosion!"
• The blast collapsed Loki's passage and struck Loki directly, while its shockwave sent Lu Xi flying and left the Living Tribunal badly injured.

After Infinity’s sacrifice devastated the Marvel Greater World, Lu Xi confirmed that Loki had died and rushed to claim the Destiny Scepter. The Living Tribunal reappeared and judged that Destiny Access belonged to him, leaving Lu Xi holding the scepter as its power resisted merging with him.

• Infinity’s sacrifice collapsed much of Oblivion’s Realm and destroyed countless Universes, while Eternity sealed a breach in the Marvel Greater World with the Order Law.
• Lu Xi searched the wreckage and found that Loki’s access had vanished, then spotted the Destiny Scepter in a fragment of the End-of-Time Dimension.
• The Living Tribunal appeared and lunged for the scepter as Eternity and Oblivion attacked him.
• Lu Xi grabbed the Destiny Scepter, but the Living Tribunal’s judgment pulled at its authority and prevented it from merging with Lu Xi.

Lu Xi and the Living Tribunal fought over the Destiny Scepter, each absorbing a share of its power. Lu Xi’s strength surged and he injured the Living Tribunal, leaving Eternity and Oblivion with the advantage.

• Lu Xi used the Devouring Law to absorb Destiny Law from the scepter while the Living Tribunal struggled to seize it.
• The Living Tribunal invoked Judgment to claim the scepter, while Eternity and Oblivion attacked him and helped Lu Xi resist.
• The Destiny Scepter snapped, sending its upper portion to the Living Tribunal and melting the larger share of its power into Lu Xi.
• Lu Xi’s Destiny Access rose to 89.01%, while the Living Tribunal gained 11% and healed enough to block Eternity and Oblivion’s attacks.
• Lu Xi broke through the Living Tribunal’s judgment shield and bent his arm, shifting the battle’s advantage toward Lu Xi, Eternity, and Oblivion.

Lu Xi and his allies struggled to locate the injured Living Tribunal, who escaped through his movement authority. The Living Tribunal found Death in the Quantum Realm and extracted most of her authority before Lu Xi arrived, leaving Death apparently lifeless and the conflict unresolved.

• The Living Tribunal vanished after Lu Xi struck at him, and Eternity and Oblivion explained that his movement authority let him appear anywhere in the Marvel Greater World.
• Lu Xi used his Destiny Authority to search for the Living Tribunal, who kept relocating whenever Lu Xi nearly found him.
• The Living Tribunal discovered Death recovering in the Quantum Realm, broke through Lu Xi's warning formation, and stabbed her with his Judgment Sword.
• Lu Xi's location attempt succeeded, and he teleported to the Quantum Realm after the warning formation showed the Living Tribunal attacking Death.
• Lu Xi knocked the Living Tribunal away, but the Living Tribunal had already extracted eighty percent of Death's authority and laughed as Eternity and Oblivion mourned Death.

After Death vanished, Lu Xi inherited her portion of the Death Authority but still could not reach the Omniversal-level. Eternity and Oblivion offered him their authorities so he could gain every high-level law, asking him to kill the Living Tribunal and try to restore the world; they began transferring their powers to him.

• The Living Tribunal fled when Oblivion charged at him with another self-destruction, forcing Oblivion to stop the blast.
• Death dissipated from her fatal injuries, and Lu Xi seized and merged with the Death Authority she left behind.
• Eternity explained that mastering every high-level law could allow Lu Xi to reach the Omniversal-level, and he and Oblivion offered to hand over their authorities.
• Eternity and Oblivion asked Lu Xi to kill the Living Tribunal and, if possible, restart the world and revive them; Lu Xi agreed.
• Eternity explained that Infinity's share of the Order Authority had transferred to him, then he and Oblivion placed their hands on Lu Xi's shoulders and began the transfer.