Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji, inspired by Vision, decides to link the Chronicle of Ages to his Painted Realm to simulate civilizations and choose the best ascension path for Earth.
• Chen Ji plans to negotiate with the White Queen, Emma, for Vibranium to build a base station in the Painted Realm.
• Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) and Susan Storm (Invisible Woman) arrive, seeking Chen Ji's help against Lilith, the Mother of Demons.
• Chen Ji, Tony Stark, and Mister Fantastic plan to use Vibranium and God Fruit to create a device to cure ghouls on a large scale.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji demonstrates his strategic thinking and willingness to negotiate with Emma for the greater good.
• Reed Richards shows his intelligence and wisdom, impressing Chen Ji and Tony Stark.
• Emma, the White Queen, reveals her ambition to establish a Mutant nation and her willingness to ally with Chen Ji against the Black Queen.

Significant Themes

• The power of intelligence and wisdom (Reed Richards, Chen Ji's plan to simulate civilizations).
• The importance of negotiation and alliance (Chen Ji's negotiation with Emma, Emma's offer to support Chen Ji's plan).
• The consequences of unchecked ambition (Lilith's corruption of ghouls, the Black Queen's ideals).

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Tony Stark discuss the Mother of Demons and the need for Vibranium.
• Chen Ji, Tony Stark, and Reed Richards brainstorm a solution to cure ghouls.
• Chen Ji and Emma, the White Queen, negotiate an alliance against the Black Queen.

Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji agrees to help the White Queen find the Black Queen.
• The White Queen provides Vibranium to Mister Fantastic and Tony for developing the Magic Dialysis Device.
• Ultron leads the Iron Legion to repair the X Empire.
• Voodoo Doctor attempts to fuse the God Fruit with Vibranium.
• Chen Ji casts the Guardian Divine Spell to protect everyone from the Corruptive Aura.
• Mister Fantastic suggests creating a photon microscope to observe magic's basic form.
• Lilith opens a portal to attack the Snow Eagle Tribe, and Conan the Barbarian defends it.
• Baron Mordo and Doctor Doom make a deal; Mordo obtains the King's Sword (Osyht's Sword), and Doom helps him fend off undead heroes.
• Kahhori and the Mohawk Tribe arrive to help the Snow Eagle Tribe.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji: Shows his power and knowledge by casting the Guardian Divine Spell and discussing magic's basic form with Mister Fantastic.
• Mister Fantastic: Demonstrates his intelligence by understanding the connection between magic and the periodic table, and suggesting a photon microscope.
• Baron Mordo: Obtains the King's Sword and showcases his power against undead heroes.
• Kahhori: Arrives with the Mohawk Tribe to aid the Snow Eagle Tribe, displaying her power and leadership.

Significant Themes

• The power of magic and its connection to science.
• The struggle against corruption and the Corruptive Aura.
• The alliance and betrayal among characters, such as Baron Mordo and Doctor Doom's deal.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Mister Fantastic: Discuss magic and science, with Mister Fantastic showing admiration for Chen Ji's knowledge.
• Baron Mordo and Doctor Doom: Make a deal to help each other achieve their goals.
• Kahhori and the Snow Eagle Tribe: Kahhori arrives to aid the tribe, showing solidarity and support.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Mohawk Tribe’s history is revealed: after fleeing persecution by the Marauders during the Age of Exploration, they accidentally entered Hollow Earth. There, they established a new homeland and received Celestial Power, gaining extraordinary spatial abilities and natural resistance to corruption.
• The Mohawks allied with the Snow Eagle Tribe because the Yashida Clan, backed by the shogun, established a nearby stronghold and planned to move its entire nation into Hollow Earth. When Kahhori learns the Snow Eagle Tribe has been attacked, she rushes to help.
• Lilith unleashes Chthon’s projection, the “Great Shadow,” using the enormous magical energy supplied by the corrupted Undead Avengers. Her Corruptive Power spreads rapidly through Hollow Earth, corrupting plants, animals, Titans, and other creatures.
• Doctor Doom realizes Lilith intends to corrupt and consume him, using his magic and Ten Rings to travel through time, alter the past, summon the true Chthon during the coming Dark Night Red Sun, and replace Chthon as the embodiment of Chaos. Doom escapes before she can seize him.
• Lilith also betrays and corrupts the Chaos Witch after learning that Chaos Magic exists, transforming her into a powerful ghoul.
• Agatha provides Lilith with a torn page of the Darkhold—the “God-Eater Page”—containing an incantation capable of summoning or harming Ancient Gods. Lilith plans to use it against the God-Eater and eventually steal the Goddess of Light’s power.
• Lilith targets Baron Mordo and Osyht’s Sword, one of the four Genesis Artifacts. She tempts Mordo with the safety of the Mohawk and Snow Eagle Tribes. Fearing death would disqualify him from the upcoming Seven Realms War, Mordo reluctantly agrees to surrender the sword.
• Before Lilith can claim it, Chen Ji intercepts Osyht’s Sword. He reveals that he infiltrated the Snow Eagle Tribe and has deployed the Magic Dialysis Device, created by Mister Fantastic and Tony.
• Chen Ji opens the Painted Realm Universe, bringing Tony, Mister Fantastic, Susan, and the Midnight Sons into the battlefield. The device absorbs and purifies the Corruptive Aura, restoring many recently corrupted beings, including Conan the Barbarian.
• Chen Ji gives Conan a new divine weapon, the Sacred Blood Sword, forged from his own blood and empowered with Arcane Runes. It grants control over the Power of Knowledge and is intended to compensate Conan for Osyht’s Sword.
• The purification restores several members of the Ghoul Legion, including Jonathan and Ben. However, Captain America and Hulk remain beyond the device’s ability to heal because corruption has penetrated their bones.

Character Developments

• Kahhori becomes more aware of the connection between the Mohawk and Snow Eagle Tribes and acts decisively to defend their shared survival.
• Lilith reveals her true ambitions and becomes increasingly dangerous. She does not merely serve Chthon; she intends to replace him, embody Chaos, and reach the distant Aether Sea.
• Doctor Doom discovers that Lilith has manipulated him as thoroughly as he tried to manipulate her. His escape preserves his plans but leaves him without the Darkhold page and unable to seize Corruptive Power.
• Baron Mordo is shown to be pragmatic but vulnerable. He sacrifices Osyht’s Sword to preserve his life and eligibility for the Seven Realms War, only to lose it to Chen Ji.
• Chen Ji demonstrates his growing authority as a New God and his willingness to intervene directly. He successfully takes Osyht’s Sword, counters Lilith’s corruption, and creates a new divine weapon.
• Conan is restored from corruption and receives a new sword, but is stunned that Chen Ji can wield an artifact supposedly restricted to kings.
• Tony, Mister Fantastic, Susan, and the Midnight Sons successfully execute their long-prepared countermeasure, proving that technology and scientific innovation can oppose supernatural corruption.
• Susan experiences emotional relief upon seeing her companions recover, while Tony remains saddened that Rogers and Banner cannot yet be saved.

Significant Themes

• Resistance and cultural survival: The Mohawk and Snow Eagle Tribes’ struggle reflects the preservation of identity and sovereignty against colonization, conquest, and forced migration.
• Power and betrayal: Lilith, Doom, Mordo, and the other major players all pursue private agendas, making alliances temporary and unreliable.
• Science versus magic: The Magic Dialysis Device shows that technology can analyze, filter, and counter supernatural corruption that conventional magic cannot easily defeat.
• Corruption and redemption: The chapter contrasts irreversible spiritual damage with recoverable corruption, emphasizing that timing and the depth of influence determine whether someone can be saved.
• Ambition and transformation: Lilith seeks to transcend her role and become a cosmic principle, while Chen Ji continues transforming himself into a higher divine and creative force.
• The cost of survival: Mordo’s decision to surrender Osyht’s Sword, and the inability to save Captain America and Hulk, highlight the sacrifices and losses required to survive the larger conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Kahhori and the tribal defenders: Kahhori recognizes that the Mohawk and Snow Eagle Tribes’ fates are linked and comes to their aid.
• Lilith and Doctor Doom: Their covert rivalry becomes open hostility when Lilith attempts to turn Doom into a ghoul and seize the Ten Rings.
• Lilith and the Chaos Witch: Lilith rejects the witch’s expectation of receiving Chaos Magic and corrupts her instead.
• Lilith and Mordo: Lilith manipulates Mordo by promising safety for the tribes in exchange for Osyht’s Sword, but her bargain is interrupted.
• Mordo and Chen Ji: Chen Ji steals the sword Mordo surrendered, leaving Mordo shocked and distressed.
• Chen Ji and Conan: Chen Ji restores Conan and offers him the Sacred Blood Sword as compensation for taking Osyht’s Sword.
• Susan and the restored ghouls: Susan is overcome with joy when Jonathan and Ben regain their minds, while Tony explains that some victims are too deeply corrupted to recover through the device alone.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The mysterious sorcerer lifts the King's Sword, hinting at a prophecy.
• Conan and the sorcerer both lift the Sacred Blood Sword, gaining immense power.
• Lilith attempts to summon Chthon, the God of the Underworld, using the Dark Night Red Sun phenomenon.
• Tony Stark arrives in the Snow Eagle Tribe, donning the Hulkbuster Armor to fight Undead Hulk.
• Human Torch and Thing join the battle, protecting the Magic Dialysis Device from Undead Captain America and Ghoul Black Widow.
• Chen Ji copies various traits from the Fantastic Four, Kahhori, and Conan, gaining new powers.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji gains new powers and abilities by copying traits from other characters.
• Lilith becomes more desperate and dangerous, attempting to summon Chthon to gain power.
• Tony Stark shows concern for Bruce Banner, trying to "cure" him.
• Conan and the mysterious sorcerer both demonstrate immense strength and skill.

Significant Themes

• The power of prophecy and destiny.
• The consequences of meddling with dark forces and ancient entities.
• The struggle between good and evil, light and darkness.

Character Interactions

• Conan and the mysterious sorcerer share a moment of understanding, with Conan believing the sorcerer may be the one spoken of in the prophecy.
• Tony Stark and Bruce Banner's (Hulk) relationship is strained due to Banner's transformation into Undead Hulk.
• Lilith's obsession with power and her desire to corrupt all life drives her to summon Chthon.
• Chen Ji interacts with various characters, copying their traits to gain new powers.

Chapter Summary: “Chthon Descends! ‘∞’-Tier Entry?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mother of Demons Lilith performs a powerful ritual to summon Chthon, the ancient Underworld God and embodiment of chaos.
• The activation of the Dark Night Red Sun weakens the dimensional barrier, allowing a gateway to Chthon’s Flickering Dimension to open.
• Chthon begins forcing his way into Hollow Earth. His corruptive aura overwhelms the Magic Dialysis Device and immobilizes nearly everyone present, including Mister Fantastic, Tony Stark, Kahhori, Conan, the Midnight Sons, and Chen Ji.
• Ghost Rider attempts to interrupt Lilith’s chant, but Agatha blocks Chen Ji’s attack while Undead Hulk defeats Ghost Rider and prevents him from reaching Lilith.
• Lilith completes the ritual, allowing Chthon to enter the real world through a translucent Seven-Pointed Star Array.
• Chthon reveals that he intends to remain on Earth, corrupt its inhabitants, gather power, and compete to become the next Cosmic Avatar.
• Chen Ji examines Chthon’s entries and discovers that Chaos Pillar and God of Black Magic are both classified as “∞”, suggesting that they exist beyond ordinary Divine Entries and represent multiversal-level concepts.
• Chen Ji realizes that the being before him is not Chthon’s true higher-dimensional body, but an M-Body—a lower-dimensional vessel created to carry Chthon’s will.
• Chen Ji transforms using the Power of Atum, becoming a radiant, God-Eater-like golden figure whose energy purges Chthon’s corruptive aura.
• Chthon recognizes Atum’s power and Osyht’s Sword, becoming suspicious that the Creator is manipulating events behind the scenes.
• Chthon searches for the Darkhold, which could strengthen his M-Body and allow him to bypass the limitations imposed by the Living Tribunal. Lilith admits that Doctor Doom possesses it.
• Chen Ji claims responsibility for confronting Chthon while ordering the others to deal with Lilith and the ghouls.
• The chapter ends with Chthon launching a Chaos Spear at Chen Ji, while Chen Ji declares that Chthon is obsolete and prepares to fight.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji becomes more decisive and courageous. Although initially alarmed by Chthon’s supposedly infinite entries, he realizes that Chthon’s physical manifestation is only an M-Body and chooses to confront him directly.
• Chthon is established as an arrogant, ancient, and extraordinarily powerful entity. He views mortal beings as insects and intends to exploit Earth as a source of energy and influence.
• Lilith shifts from confident summoner to fearful subordinate. Her plan to exploit Chthon’s power collapses once she experiences his true presence, and she becomes terrified of provoking him.
• Ghost Rider demonstrates courage by attempting to stop the ritual, but is overpowered by Undead Hulk.
• Agatha actively protects Lilith by blocking Chen Ji’s attack, confirming her opposition to the heroes.
• Tony Stark and the other heroes are overwhelmed by Chthon’s presence and recognize that the threat is far beyond anything they have previously faced.
• Doctor Doom, although absent, becomes an important off-screen figure because he possesses the Darkhold and is now a target of Chthon’s vengeance.

Significant Themes

• The limits of dimensional existence: Higher-dimensional entities cannot fully enter lower-dimensional realities and must use M-Bodies, emphasizing the difference between a cosmic being’s true form and its limited manifestation.
• Infinite power and cosmic hierarchy: Chthon’s “∞”-ranked entries suggest that some beings embody fundamental multiversal principles rather than merely possessing abilities.
• Chaos versus creation and order: Chthon represents primordial chaos and corruption, while Chen Ji channels Atum, the Creator, and the purifying power of light.
• Mortals confronting cosmic forces: The heroes are nearly helpless before Chthon, highlighting the enormous gap between ordinary superhuman power and the authority of Ancient Gods.
• Inherited responsibility: Chen Ji is empowered by forces connected to the Creator and must fulfill a mission he did not originally understand, suggesting that cosmic powers have chosen him as a successor or agent.
• Power and hubris: Lilith’s attempt to manipulate Chthon illustrates the danger of underestimating beings whose scale of existence is fundamentally beyond mortal comprehension.

Important Character Interactions

• Lilith and Chthon: Lilith summons Chthon expecting to benefit from his power, but immediately submits to him once he arrives. Chthon questions her about the Darkhold and learns that Doctor Doom possesses it.
• Chen Ji and Chthon: Their confrontation forms the chapter’s central conflict. Chen Ji invokes Atum’s power and challenges Chthon, while Chthon dismisses him as a mere insect before attacking.
• Chen Ji and the heroes: Chen Ji assumes command, telling the others to handle Lilith and the ghouls while he faces Chthon alone.
• Ghost Rider and Lilith: Ghost Rider attempts to stop Lilith’s chanting, but Agatha and Undead Hulk intervene, allowing the summoning to finish.
• Chthon and Doctor Doom: Though they do not meet, Chthon identifies Doom as an enemy for possessing the Darkhold and vows to find him.
• Chthon and Atum: Chthon reacts with shock and anger when Chen Ji uses Atum’s power, revealing that Atum is a natural enemy of the Ancient Gods and that Chthon has previously fled from him.

Chapter Summary: “Wanda Under Control! Chthon’s Shock!”

Key plot points and events

• Chthon realizes Chen Ji is more than a powerful mage: as the God of Knowledge, Chen may eventually replace him as a pillar of magic and threaten the order of the Multiverse. Chthon considers killing him, but first offers an alliance.
• Chen rejects the offer and demands that Chthon kill Lilith as proof of good faith. Chthon refuses, confirming that negotiation is over.
• Lilith reveals that Wanda is in Kamar-Taj. Chthon exploits his connection to Chaos Magic to seize control of her, forcing her to attack Chen despite her desperate attempts to resist.
• Chen subdues Wanda without seriously harming her and sends her to the Asgard Dimension for safety. Heimdall agrees to help, and Asgardian warriors arrive to hold back Chthon’s Ghoul army.
• Chthon recognizes that Chen created the Painted Realm Universe and becomes eager to seize it, believing it could let his true body enter this reality. Chen mocks Chthon and learns that some demons may be fallen or reincarnated Ancient Gods, prompting him to suspect Mephisto is gathering their power.
• Determined to uncover the nature of souls through the Soul Stone, Chen resolves to obtain it before the Seven Realms War. He reveals a Symbiote-formed Infinity Gauntlet containing six Stones. Its power shocks Chthon, who realizes his M-Body cannot withstand it.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Ji remains cautious despite gaining the upper hand. He refuses Chthon’s offer, protects Wanda, rallies Asgard’s forces, and reveals that he has both creator-level ambitions and formidable cosmic weapons.
• Chthon shifts from contempt to alarm as he recognizes Chen’s potential, then tries to exploit Wanda’s importance to him. His confidence falters when Chen unveils the Gauntlet.
• Wanda is mentally aware but physically controlled by Chthon. Her resistance shows her loyalty to Chen; he chooses to incapacitate and protect her rather than fight her.
• Lilith serves Chthon by exposing Wanda’s location and suggesting she be used against Chen.
• Heimdall and the Asgardians support Chen, turning the battle against the Ghouls in his favor.

Significant themes

• Knowledge as power: Knowledge may become a force capable of replacing existing cosmic authorities.
• Love as vulnerability—and strength: Chthon sees Chen’s care for Wanda as weakness, but Chen’s response is protective rather than ruthless.
• Creation and ambition: Chen’s universe makes him a target, while Chthon’s desire to claim it reflects his hunger to transcend his limits.
• Strategy and hidden power: The chapter balances Chen’s growing confidence with his awareness of Chthon’s secrets and the wider threats ahead.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji, now possessing the Infinity Gauntlet, faces Chthon, the god of the underworld.
• Chen Ji snaps his fingers five consecutive times, using the power of the Infinity Stones to banish Chthon back to the Flickering Dimension, but at the cost of his own life.
• After Chen Ji's sacrifice, the remaining superheroes unite to defeat Lilith and the zombie horde.
• The invasion of the Hollow Earth continues, with various nations and secret organizations establishing regimes, and vampiric creatures expanding their territory.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji demonstrates immense power and selflessness by snapping his fingers five times to defeat Chthon, ultimately sacrificing his life to save Earth.
• Chthon, despite his immense power, is banished by Chen Ji's actions, but not completely destroyed.
• Lilith is defeated and her demonic features removed, returning her to her original appearance.
• Chen Ji, after his death, finds himself in an unknown, dark, and secluded space, with his magic draining away.

Significant Themes

• The power and consequences of the Infinity Stones, and the price of using them.
• Sacrifice and selflessness in the face of overwhelming odds.
• The struggle for power and resources in the Hollow Earth, reflecting the greed and ambition of various nations and organizations.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Chthon engage in a climactic battle, with Chen Ji ultimately sacrificing himself to defeat Chthon.
• The remaining superheroes unite to defeat Lilith and the zombie horde, showing camaraderie and teamwork.
• Chen Ji, after his death, interacts with an unknown, guiding light in the dark space he finds himself in.

Chapter Summary:

Luck Value +500,000! Death God’s Scheme!

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji receives a delayed reward of 500,000 Luck Value, equivalent to five points of Soul Essence, for banishing Chthon.
• Still trapped in an unknown Hell, he follows a mysterious light and discovers an ancient temple containing statues of the Watcher, Arishem, Eternity, and a deity resembling Death.
• Death appears and reveals that Chen’s arrival was not directly caused by her. Instead, he was drawn there because of his [Curse of Death] and because he possesses a hidden connection to the Creator Deities.
• Death offers Chen a bargain: become her Multiversal agent, gain an undying Creator-level body, and help restore the natural order of death by defeating the Eye Demon and repairing the Cancerous Universe.
• The Eye Demon has created a universe without death, causing every death to trigger Cancerous Mutation and threatening to spread this disorder across the Multiverse. Death’s power is weakening because the Eye Demon is undermining the meaning and function of death itself.
• Death reveals that Chen is recognized by the Creator as the God-Eater, implying that he has a hidden identity or destiny that makes him uniquely capable of killing the Eye Demon.
• She brands Chen with a powerful Rune, making him an incarnation and agent of Multiversal Death.
• Death resurrects Chen and returns him to Bleecker Street in New York, less than a day after his apparent death. The Creator Deities have also healed the backlash from his five consecutive snaps.
• Chen returns to the New York Sanctum and retrieves the statue of Cangjie, intending to take it to Vormir and obtain the Soul Stone before Thanos.
• The statue unexpectedly reacts to the aura of Death surrounding Chen, fearing that he has become Death’s agent. Chen reassures it that it has not been discarded, then prepares to use [Infinite Copy].

2. Character Developments

• Chen Ji grows from a desperate survivor uncertain of his fate into a powerful cosmic player chosen by Death herself. He gains:
  • An undying, Creator-level body
  • Authority over Death Force
  • The status of Death’s Multiversal incarnation
  • Recognition as the potential

God-Eater

• Despite his fear of Death, Chen remains pragmatic and witty, quickly accepting the bargain once he realizes it may help him return home and protect Earth-996.
• Death is established as one of the four Creator Deities and the ultimate embodiment of mortality. She is weakened by the Eye Demon’s deathless universe and therefore seeks Chen as an agent capable of accomplishing what she cannot.
• The Eye Demon becomes the chapter’s major looming antagonist. His creation of a deathless Cancerous Universe threatens Death’s existence and the stability of the Multiverse.
• Cangjie’s statue displays fear and suspicion toward Chen’s new status, suggesting possible tension between Chen’s former allies or tools and his role as Death’s chosen agent.

3. Significant Themes

• Death as a necessary part of life: Death argues that without mortality, life loses its value and meaning. The Eye Demon’s attempt to eliminate death is portrayed not as salvation, but as a dangerous distortion of cosmic balance.
• Fate and inevitability: Death implies that Chen’s rise as the God-Eater is not accidental. His encounters, powers, and connection to the Creator Deities may all be part of a predetermined cosmic role.
• Power and sacrifice: Chen receives extraordinary protection, but only by accepting responsibility for confronting an entity even the Creator Deities cannot directly defeat.
• Order versus chaos: The Cancerous Universe represents the collapse of natural laws and the beginning of a chaotic cosmic cycle, while Chen’s new mission is to restore order.
• Identity and hidden destiny: Chen does not yet understand why he can kill the Eye Demon or why he was recognized by the Creator. His true nature remains an unresolved mystery.
• Death and resurrection: Chen’s revival reinforces the idea that death is not merely an ending in this universe, but a force governed by higher cosmic powers.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen and Death: Their conversation is the chapter’s central interaction. Death calmly explains her proposal, offers Chen immortality and power, and appoints him as her agent. Chen questions her motives, but ultimately accepts the role.
• Chen and the Eye Demon: They do not meet directly, but Death frames Chen as the one destined to oppose and possibly kill him. The Eye Demon’s past conflict with Chen—particularly Chen’s interference in Eye Demon’s Dream and destruction of the Blasphemy Cult—may have made their confrontation inevitable.
• Chen and Daniel Drumm: After returning to the New York Sanctum, Chen casually speaks with Daniel about Daniel’s brother and his talent for alchemy. Their friendly exchange highlights Chen’s return to ordinary relationships after his encounter with cosmic entities.
• Chen and Cangjie’s statue: The statue recognizes Death’s aura on Chen and panics, fearing it has been replaced or abandoned. Chen responds confidently, assuring it that he still needs its abilities before activating [Infinite Copy].

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji copies two gold entries from Cangjie’s statue: [Double-Pupil Power] and [Ancestor of Writing].
• Double-Pupil Power dramatically enhances his vision, allowing him to perceive microscopic structures, spatial laws, and the essence of ocular techniques. It also grants him the Vision Realm, a powerful dimensional space where he can imprison beings and rewrite local rules.
• [Ancestor of Writing] lets Chen Ji create symbols that merge with universal laws, functioning like runes and granting supernatural abilities. This marks his progression from an outsider or “heretical” god toward an orthodox Ancient God integrated into the multiverse’s rules.
• Cangjie realizes Chen Ji has surpassed his control and attempts to escape the New York Sanctum. Chen Ji traps him inside the Vision Realm.
• Chen Ji decides to sacrifice Cangjie’s soul to obtain the Soul Stone on Vormir, refusing to sacrifice Wanda.
• Upon arriving on Vormir, Chen Ji discovers that Thanos and the Dark Order—including Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, Nebula, Gamora, and Loki—are already searching for the Soul Stone.
• Anticipating the possible revival of Nemesis if Thanos obtains multiple Infinity Stones, Chen Ji creates counterfeit versions of the Time, Space, Reality, Mind, and Power Stones, along with a fake Infinity Gauntlet, to weaken Nemesis if she returns.
• Chen Ji observes the Dark Order from the Mirror Dimension. Red Skull reveals that the Soul Stone was supposedly taken half an hour earlier by someone named “Chen.”
• Chen realizes that his time manipulation has created a temporal discrepancy: he had traveled back half an hour and sacrificed Cangjie before Thanos arrived, meaning the Soul Stone had already been claimed from Red Skull’s perspective.
• Chen returns to the earlier point in time, where Red Skull greets him by name and prepares to guide him to the Soul Stone.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji gains immense power through the copied entries. His ocular abilities, dimensional control, rune creation, and understanding of universal laws all advance sharply.
• He becomes increasingly confident and defiant toward divine authority, rejecting the need to petition or obey the Living Tribunal despite now possessing an official place within the multiverse.
• Chen’s identity evolves from an independent outsider to Death’s Agent, a status he views as superior to his former role as Cangjie’s proxy.
• Cangjie loses his last means of controlling Chen Ji and becomes trapped, reduced to a sacrificial resource. His shock and fury reveal that he recognizes Chen’s rapid growth as a serious threat.
• Thanos remains determined to obtain the Infinity Stones and carry out his plan to erase half of all life. After learning that Chen has already taken the Soul Stone, he shifts his focus toward Earth and the remaining Stones.
• Loki is revealed to have learned the Soul Stone’s location through Ancient Loki and attempted to reach Vormir independently, but he was captured or forced to accompany Thanos.
• Red Skull continues serving as the cursed guardian of Vormir. He can perceive the origins of souls but remains bound to guide seekers until the Soul Stone is removed.

Significant Themes

• Power through knowledge and creation: Chen’s new abilities are not merely destructive; he can understand reality at microscopic and metaphysical levels and alter it through writing.
• Orthodoxy versus independence: Chen’s integration into the multiverse grants him legitimacy and protection but also imposes rules. He resists becoming fully subject to cosmic authority.
• Rules as weapons: The Soul Stone’s exchange-of-souls condition demonstrates that universal laws can kill even Ancient Gods. Chen exploits these rules against Cangjie while claiming he himself is protected from similar consequences.
• Time, causality, and perspective: Chen’s time travel creates a split between what has already happened from Red Skull’s perspective and what Chen experiences personally, allowing him to outmaneuver Thanos.
• Preparation against cosmic threats: Rather than relying only on direct strength, Chen plans for Nemesis’s possible resurrection and constructs countermeasures in advance.
• Sacrifice and manipulation: Cangjie is sacrificed to obtain the Soul Stone, while Thanos, Loki, and the Dark Order are manipulated by timing and misinformation.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Cangjie: Their relationship becomes openly hostile. Cangjie accuses Chen of betrayal and threatens divine punishment, while Chen mocks him and treats his soul as disposable.
• Chen Ji and Thanos: They do not directly confront one another yet, but Chen deliberately stays hidden from Thanos and outmaneuvers him by claiming the Soul Stone first.
• Thanos and Red Skull: Red Skull identifies Thanos and explains the Soul Stone’s absence, frustrating Thanos but reinforcing his resolve to continue pursuing the other Stones.
• Loki and Thanos: Loki’s shock upon hearing Chen’s name suggests he sees Chen as a rival or unpredictable force who has repeatedly interfered with major plans.
• Dark Order and Red Skull: The Order initially treats Red Skull as a threat and attacks, but their energy weapons pass through him, revealing his spectral nature and forcing Thanos to recognize that he is not physically present.
• Chen Ji and Red Skull: At the chapter’s end, Red Skull recognizes Chen and welcomes him, implying that the Soul Stone—or Red Skull himself—may understand more about Chen’s unusual existence than expected.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji examines Red Skull’s Entry Panel and discovers that the Soul Stone transformed Red Skull into a “Phosphorescent Form,” allowing him to interfere with souls.
• Determined to obtain the Soul Stone before Thanos, Chen Ji travels to Vormir and reaches Soulbreak Cliff.
• Red Skull explains that the Soul Stone requires a sacrifice: “a soul for a soul.”
• Chen Ji sacrifices the soul fragment inhabiting Cangjie’s statue. Cangjie protests and curses him, but cannot resist Chen Ji’s control. The Soul Stone accepts the sacrifice.
• Chen Ji enters the Soul Stone’s inner space, obtains the orange gem, and comprehends the Law of the Soul.
• Having already mastered the Laws of Time, Power, Space, Reality, and Mind, Chen Ji now possesses all six Infinity Laws and reaches the peak of the current universe.
• He creates a replica Soul Stone, stores the real one in his Vision Realm, and returns to Vormir.
• The Soul Stone’s restrictions on Red Skull disappear, apparently freeing him to return to Earth.
• Thanos arrives on Vormir aboard the Sanctuary II with the Black Order, Nebula, Gamora, and the captured Evil God Loki.
• Chen Ji uses a hidden duplicate and a time loop to observe events, but Thanos detects him anyway.
• Chen Ji learns that Thanos possesses the Ego Stone, which is connected to Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance. If combined with the other Stones, it may resurrect Nemesis and destroy the universe.
• Thanos confronts Chen Ji, claiming that the Infinity Stones are a cosmic wish-granting mechanism and that only he understands their true purpose.
• Ebony Maw attacks Chen Ji with Word-Spirit Power and telekinetic abilities, disrupting space and preventing escape. Chen Ji remains confident and chooses to stay, intending to test the Ego Stone’s power.
• The chapter ends with Chen Ji realizing that Red Skull has vanished, raising the possibility that he has already returned to Earth.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji: Becomes vastly more powerful after obtaining the Soul Stone and mastering the sixth Infinity Law. His confidence increases, and he now believes he can challenge even Multiversal-level beings and defend Earth from the Cancerous Universe.
• Cangjie: Is sacrificed against his will. His soul fragment is consumed by the Soul Stone, ending his immediate influence.
• Red Skull: Gains freedom from his role as Soul Stone guardian once Chen Ji acquires the Stone. His possible return to Earth threatens to revive HYDRA-related dangers.
• Thanos: Is revealed to possess an immortal Deviant body, extraordinary intelligence, the Ego Stone, and a connection to Nemesis. He becomes Chen Ji’s primary rival in the struggle for the Infinity Stones.
• Ebony Maw: Is shown to possess both soul-affecting Word-Spirit Power and powerful telekinesis. Despite his abilities, Chen Ji considers him incapable of defeating him.
• Loki: Remains fearful and distrustful of Thanos’s forces, recognizing that the Black Order is unlikely to defeat Chen Ji and that he himself is trapped in the conflict.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and moral compromise: Chen Ji obtains the Soul Stone by sacrificing Cangjie, showing his willingness to use others—even powerful spiritual beings—as tools.
• Power and ascension: Mastering all six Infinity Laws marks Chen Ji’s transformation from a powerful individual into a being capable of challenging cosmic and Multiversal entities.
• Destiny versus free will: Thanos believes gathering the Stones is necessary to restore universal balance, while Chen Ji seeks to prevent Thanos from triggering Nemesis’s resurrection.
• Hidden cosmic truths: The Infinity Stones are revealed to be more than weapons; they may form a wish-granting system tied to Nemesis and the potential destruction of reality.
• Anomalies and dimensional superiority: Chen Ji’s experience on Earth has given him confidence that Earth’s trials exceed those of other universes, allowing him to treat cosmic beings as challenges he has already surpassed.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Red Skull: Red Skull warns Chen Ji about the Soul Stone’s sacrifice requirement, but Chen Ji outmaneuvers him by using Cangjie’s soul. Their interaction establishes Red Skull’s surprise and eventual liberation.
• Chen Ji and Cangjie: Chen Ji forcibly sacrifices Cangjie despite his desperate resistance, demonstrating their hostile and exploitative relationship.
• Chen Ji and Thanos: Their confrontation is ideological as well as physical. Thanos presents himself as the only one capable of understanding the Stones, while Chen Ji sees him as a threat who must be stopped.
• Chen Ji and Ebony Maw: Ebony Maw attempts to restrain Chen Ji through mental and spatial interference, but Chen Ji dismisses his power and mocks his belief in the superiority of the wider universe.
• Thanos and the Black Order: The Black Order acts with confidence and loyalty toward Thanos, surrounding Chen Ji and preparing to seize the Soul Stone.
• Loki and the others: Loki is terrified of the confrontation and recognizes that Thanos’s forces may have underestimated Chen Ji.

Chapter Summary: Infinity War Begins! The Twelve Ancestral Witches Answer the Call!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji worries that Red Skull’s return to Earth will allow Hydra to rise again and cause widespread destruction.
• Thanos’s Black Order launches a coordinated ambush against Chen Ji to seize the Infinity Stones. Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, Nebula, Gamora, Cull Obsidian, and Ebony Maw attack simultaneously with upgraded weapons and technology.
• Chen effortlessly defeats the entire Black Order with his Heartbreak Palm, separating their souls from their bodies in a single strike. Their physical bodies are then sucked into the Vision Realm, leaving them unable to fight.
• Loki immediately abandons the battle and begs Chen Ji for mercy. In exchange for his life, he reveals the Ancient Titans’ plan: they intend to revive Kull, the former Asgardian god-king and World Serpent known as the God of Fear, in the Mariana Trench to trigger another Ragnarok.
• Thanos begins a full-scale assault on Vormir. Using the Rune Glove, the Ego Stone, teleportation technology, and his vast forces, he deploys Leviathans, Outriders, Chitauri, and other troops against Chen.
• The Rune Glove temporarily allows the defeated Black Order members, Nebula, and Gamora to possess Chitauri bodies, enabling them to continue fighting.
• Chen opens the Painted Realm Universe and summons the Twelve Ancestral Witches to Vormir. The witches devastate Thanos’s army using plague, fire, water, thunder, earth, wind, rain, metal, wood, and other natural forces.
• The witches’ overwhelming power leaves Thanos and his followers shocked. Chen reveals that his universe and the Witch Clan were created with the help of Loki’s bones and Ymir’s Blood.
• Thanos attempts to kill Loki after learning this, but Loki escapes into the Painted Realm. Chen technically honors his promise to forgive Loki while refusing to protect him directly.
• With his army being destroyed, Thanos orders Azel to contact High Evolutionary and awaken his final weapon: Adam Warlock.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji is shown to be overwhelmingly powerful and strategically calculating. He defeats the Black Order instantly, extracts critical information from Loki, and waits for Thanos because he wants to obtain the Ego Stone.
• Loki becomes increasingly cowardly and pragmatic. He betrays the Ancient Titans, reveals their plans, pleads for Chen’s protection, and hides inside Chen’s universe when Thanos attacks.
• Thanos remains determined and confident despite suffering major losses. His rage grows after the Black Order’s defeat, but he continues relying on strategy, overwhelming numbers, the Infinity Stones, and Adam Warlock as a final trump card.
• The Black Order is humbled by Chen’s effortless defeat. Though their teamwork and upgraded equipment are impressive, they are powerless against his soul-separating technique.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches are revealed as extremely destructive beings capable of manipulating natural forces and distorting Reality Law. They are enthusiastic about finally being allowed to fight without restraint.
• Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, is revealed as the true force behind Thanos’s quest. She manipulated him into collecting the Infinity Stones so she could resurrect herself, destroy the universe, and initiate a new cosmic cycle.

Significant Themes

• Power versus numbers: Thanos believes an endless army can exhaust Chen, but Chen counters with beings whose individual strength makes conventional armies nearly useless.
• Manipulation and betrayal: Loki and Thanos are both being used by greater powers. Loki served the Ancient Titans as a pawn, while Thanos unknowingly serves Nemesis’s resurrection plan.
• Survival through bargaining: Chen treats information and protection as negotiable assets, showing that alliances are temporary and based on usefulness.
• Cosmic cycles and destruction: The potential revival of Kull and the threat of another Ragnarok reinforce the recurring theme of civilizations being sacrificed to fuel greater cosmic transformations.
• Creation and inheritance: Chen’s Painted Realm and the Witch Clan are products of borrowed or inherited power, particularly Loki’s bones and Ymir’s Blood, demonstrating how new worlds can be built from the remains of ancient beings.
• Loyalty and self-preservation: Loki repeatedly chooses survival over allegiance, while Thanos remains committed to his vision of restoring universal “balance,” even at the cost of everything else.

Character Interactions

• Chen and the Black Order clash in a brief but decisive battle, with Chen humiliating them through the Heartbreak Palm.
• Loki bargains with Chen by offering intelligence about the Ancient Titans. Chen accepts the information but deliberately avoids promising Loki complete protection.
• Thanos confronts Chen with his army, attempting to overwhelm him through attrition.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches act as Chen’s reinforcements and mercilessly slaughter Thanos’s forces, shifting the battle decisively in Chen’s favor.
• Chen exposes Loki’s role in creating the Painted Realm, causing Thanos to turn his wrath toward Loki.
• Loki escapes Thanos by hiding inside Chen’s universe, effectively placing himself under Chen’s protection.
• Thanos, recognizing that his army is insufficient, turns to High Evolutionary’s Adam Warlock as the next stage of the conflict.

Chapter Summary: The Snap of the Dark Order! The Child of the Plane Was Him?!

Key Plot Points and Events

• On Counter-Earth, High Evolutionary learns that Thanos is facing serious opposition on Vormir. He decides to awaken Adam Warlock ahead of schedule.
• Adam was created inside the Cradle of Gods, an ancient device capable of nurturing divine beings. High Evolutionary used genetic science and a fragment of the Ego Stone to create him as an “Ultimate Lifeform.”
• Although Adam’s body and powers are fully developed, his mind is still infantile. High Evolutionary orders him to travel to Vormir, assist Thanos, and defeat Chen Ji.
• On Vormir, the Twelve Ancestral Witches devastate Thanos’s forces. Their control over natural laws and powerful genetics makes them vastly superior to the Leviathans, Outriders, and Chitauri.
• Thanos remains interested in the Cradle of Gods, believing it could help him break through his genetic limitations and become a true god. He also speculates that the device may have been created by the higher-dimensional Watchers.
• Thanos challenges Chen Ji to wager the lives of Earth’s humans, offering to abandon his plan if he loses. Chen Ji rejects the proposal and reveals that he possesses six Infinity Stones.
• Chen Ji uses the Infinity Gauntlet to erase Thanos’s entire army with a single Snap, reducing the Dark Order’s forces to ash.
• Thanos realizes that Chen Ji could potentially erase him as well, but believes the Ego Stone—and Adam’s connection to it—may provide a way to resist Chen Ji and complete the set of seven stones.
• Chen Ji offers Thanos a chance to surrender the Ego Stone and live in exile. Before Thanos can respond, Adam Warlock arrives on Vormir in a spectacular but uncontrolled crash.
• Chen Ji examines Adam’s Entry Panel and discovers that Adam is the mysterious “Child of the Plane” he had been searching for.

Character Developments

• High Evolutionary: Reveals his ambition to use the Cradle of Gods to manufacture countless divine beings, perhaps even Cosmic Celestials. He views Adam as both his greatest creation and a prototype for future experiments. He also remains obsessed with finding and dissecting 89P13, whose intelligence surpassed his own.
• Adam Warlock: Emerges as a physically perfect, godlike artificial human with immense innate power. However, his premature awakening leaves him mentally equivalent to an infant, obedient and naïve. His arrival changes the balance of power on Vormir.
• Thanos: Shows concern for the Cradle of Gods because it could help him evolve beyond the limits imposed on the Titanian/Eternal race. He is shocked and emotionally devastated when Chen Ji destroys the Dark Order, but quickly begins calculating how Adam and the Ego Stone might reverse the situation.
• Chen Ji: Demonstrates overwhelming power by revealing six Infinity Stones and eliminating Thanos’s army with one Snap. He remains cautious about the Ego Stone and Nemesis, using counterfeit stones rather than exposing himself to the genuine artifact’s dangers.

Significant Themes

• Creation versus destruction: High Evolutionary seeks to create perfected life, while Thanos seeks to reshape the universe through mass destruction. Their similar grand ambitions contrast with their opposing methods.
• Power and control: The Cradle of Gods, Infinity Stones, and genetic evolution all represent attempts to control life, cosmic forces, and the universe itself.
• Intelligence versus physical perfection: Adam possesses a flawless body and divine strength but almost no intellect, while 89P13’s intelligence surpassed his creator despite being considered a failed experiment.
• Fate and cosmic selection: Adam’s “Child of the Plane” status suggests that his existence and actions are connected to the will of the universe, giving him limitless potential beyond his current childish state.
• The danger of knowledge: Thanos’s obsession with cosmic truths and the Ego Stone may have manipulated his choices, while Chen Ji’s caution reflects the risks of relying on supposedly absolute knowledge.

Character Interactions

• High Evolutionary and Adam: High Evolutionary treats Adam as his son and creation, but primarily as a weapon and experiment. Adam innocently asks about his mother, while High Evolutionary promises to introduce her after the mission.
• High Evolutionary and Thanos: Their former friendship and shared scientific history explain why High Evolutionary is willing to send Adam to aid Thanos. Despite their ideological differences, both seek to transcend ordinary life.
• Thanos and Chen Ji: Their confrontation combines threats, bargaining, deception, and displays of power. Thanos attempts persuasion and plans to close the distance for combat, while Chen Ji effortlessly proves his superiority by destroying the Dark Order.
• Chen Ji and Adam: Chen Ji immediately recognizes Adam’s unusual Entry traits, especially “Child of the Plane,” and realizes that the foolish, underdeveloped Adam is the cosmic figure he has been seeking.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji learns that Adam Warlock is the Child of the Plane, a Cosmic Anchor, and that harming him could cause the universe's end.
• Chen Ji copies Adam's and Thanos's entries, gaining Cosmic Consciousness's favor and experiencing a significant power increase.
• Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, awakens due to the close proximity of the Infinity Stones, seeking to reunite and ascend beyond the multiverse.
• Chen Ji reveals that he had switched the real Infinity Stones with counterfeits, preventing Nemesis from fully recovering her power.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji: Becomes more powerful after copying Adam's and Thanos's entries, gains Cosmic Consciousness's favor, and successfully outsmarts Nemesis.
• Adam Warlock: Nearly dies when Chen Ji removes his gem fragment but is saved when Chen Ji replaces it with a counterfeit.
• Thanos: Attempts to attack Chen Ji but is easily evaded.
• Nemesis: Awakens and seeks to reunite with her Infinity Stone fragments but is fooled by Chen Ji's counterfeits.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Chen Ji's growing power allows him to outmaneuver his enemies, but it also brings new challenges and responsibilities.
• The cost of ascension: Both Nemesis and Chen Ji seek to ascend beyond their current limits, but each faces obstacles and potential dangers in doing so.
• The nature of reality and truth: Chen Ji's counterfeit Infinity Stones highlight the blurred line between reality and illusion, and the importance of discerning truth from deception.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Adam Warlock: Chen Ji initially tries to reason with Adam but eventually resorts to force, nearly killing him before replacing his gem fragment.
• Chen Ji and Nemesis: Chen Ji outsmarts Nemesis by revealing that he switched the real Infinity Stones with counterfeits, preventing her from fully recovering her power.
• Thanos and Chen Ji: Thanos attempts to attack Chen Ji but is easily evaded, showcasing Chen Ji's superior power and reflexes.

Chapter Summary: Alliance with Thanos and Nemesis’s Divine Punishment

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji learns that Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, was originally the Multiverse’s first omnipotent judge, appointed by the First Firmament before the Living Tribunal existed.
• Nemesis reveals her history: after the Celestials rebelled and shattered the First Firmament, she was persecuted by the new cosmic powers. The Living Tribunal replaced her, forcing her to disintegrate into the seven original Infinity Stones.
• Nemesis created the One-and-Only Universe and hid the true Infinity Stones. She later manipulated Thanos, giving him knowledge and implanting a false “Destiny” that compelled him to gather the Stones and revive her.
• Her goal is to destroy the One-and-Only Universe, sacrifice its inhabitants, ascend to the level of a Cosmic Avatar, and take revenge on the Cosmic Gods—especially the Living Tribunal and Death.
• Chen Ji refuses to surrender the Infinity Stones because destroying Earth-996 would annihilate everyone and everything connected to him. As the incarnation of the World Will, he is bound to the universe’s survival.
• Chen Ji exposes Nemesis’s deception to Thanos, explaining that his supposed Destiny was fabricated to serve her resurrection.
• Although shaken, Thanos still intends to use the Infinity Stones to eliminate half of all life. He believes this is necessary to prevent a universal reboot caused by the Cosmic Cycle.
• Chen Ji reveals that Adam Warlock is the Child of the Plane—the incarnation of the universe itself—and argues that protecting him is essential to preserving the universe.
• Thanos agrees to a temporary alliance with Chen Ji against Nemesis. Chen Ji returns the bodies of Thanos’s children, whose souls had been separated from them.
• Nemesis sees Thanos’s cooperation with Chen Ji as betrayal and attacks him with her Divine Punishment Power.
• Just as the attack begins, a mysterious translucent monk-like figure—apparently the Watcher—appears beside Chen Ji, implying that he anticipated Nemesis’s resurrection.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji realizes the vast cosmic hierarchy is less stable than he believed. Even the Living Tribunal can be replaced, making him question what, if anything, is truly eternal. He also understands that the Creator deliberately made him the World Will’s incarnation so he would be forced to oppose Nemesis.
• Nemesis is revealed as an ancient, ruthless judge consumed by resentment. Though she claims to uphold justice and oppose cosmic laziness, her desire for revenge and willingness to sacrifice entire universes expose her authoritarian and merciless nature.
• Thanos experiences a crisis of faith after discovering that Nemesis fabricated his Destiny. Nevertheless, he retains his own convictions and refuses to become her obedient servant. His pride and belief in his intellect lead him to reject her claim that he exists only because of her.
• Adam Warlock remains comically confused and slow to understand the rapidly changing situation, despite being the universe’s Child of the Plane.
• The Children of Thanos are restored to their physical bodies, allowing them to fight again.
• The Watcher enters at the chapter’s climax, suggesting that he possesses knowledge of Nemesis’s return and may have prepared for the confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Free will versus destiny: Thanos discovers that the Destiny guiding his actions was implanted by Nemesis, forcing him to reconsider whether his choices were truly his own.
• Justice versus tyranny: Nemesis claims to represent absolute justice, but her arbitrary judgments and genocidal plans show how justice without compassion can become oppression.
• Cosmic impermanence: The replacement of Nemesis by the Living Tribunal, and the existence of repeated Cosmic Cycles, challenge the idea that even the greatest cosmic beings are eternal.
• Manipulation and betrayal: Nemesis’s relationship with Thanos is exposed as exploitative, while Thanos’s defiance marks his rejection of being treated as a mere tool.
• Forced alliances: Former enemies cooperate because Nemesis poses a threat greater than their existing conflicts. Their alliance is practical and temporary rather than based on trust.
• Responsibility and sacrifice: Chen Ji is compelled to defend the universe because his existence is linked to Earth-996 and the World Will. His power comes with an unavoidable obligation.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Nemesis: Chen Ji confronts Nemesis over her plan to destroy the universe and refuses to give her the Infinity Stones.
• Chen Ji and Thanos: Chen Ji reveals the truth about Nemesis’s manipulation, persuading Thanos to temporarily cooperate against her.
• Thanos and Nemesis: Their former teacher-student relationship collapses into open hostility. Nemesis condemns Thanos as an ungrateful traitor, while Thanos asserts that his own intelligence—not her gifts—made him powerful.
• Chen Ji and Adam Warlock: Chen Ji explains Adam’s cosmic identity to both Thanos and Adam himself, while Adam struggles to understand why former enemies are suddenly allies.
• Nemesis and the cosmic order: Nemesis positions herself as the rightful judge of the gods, but her history of arbitrary punishment explains why the Cosmic Gods replaced her with the Living Tribunal.
• Chen Ji and the Watcher: The Watcher’s sudden appearance suggests a prior understanding between—or at least awareness of—Chen Ji and the larger cosmic crisis.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Watcher reveals he knows the future and wants to prevent Nemesis's vengeance on the Watchers.
• Chen Ji learns about the Ultimate Nullifier, which can erase Nemesis, and is told it's in Knowhere, in the Collector's museum.
• Nemesis attacks the Watcher, and they clash, causing Vormir's destruction. A Cosmic Rift appears on Vormir.
• Chen Ji, Adam Warlock, and Thanos travel to Knowhere to obtain the Ultimate Nullifier.

Character Developments

• The Watcher: Reveals his motivation to help Chen Ji, fearing Nemesis's vengeance on the Watchers.
• Chen Ji: Shows determination to obtain the Ultimate Nullifier to stop Nemesis and the Cosmic Rift.
• Thanos: Plans to use the Ultimate Nullifier to erase half of the universe's life, seeing it as a better alternative to the Infinity Stones.
• Nemesis: Demonstrates her overwhelming power, destroying Vormir and causing a Cosmic Rift.

Significant Themes

• Vengeance and its consequences (Nemesis's quest for revenge and the Watcher's fear of it).
• The power of knowledge and foresight (the Watcher's knowledge of the future and Chen Ji's determination to use it).
• The struggle against overwhelming power (Thanos, Adam Warlock, and the Watcher against Nemesis).

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and the Watcher: The Watcher provides Chen Ji with information about the Ultimate Nullifier, hoping to prevent Nemesis's vengeance on the Watchers.
• Chen Ji and Thanos: Chen Ji blocks Thanos's path, preventing him from coming to Knowhere, causing tension between them.
• Nemesis and the Watcher: They clash, causing destruction on Vormir and the appearance of a Cosmic Rift.
• Chen Ji, Adam Warlock, and Thanos: They travel together to Knowhere, each with their own motivations for obtaining the Ultimate Nullifier.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Thanos arrives at Knowhere with the Black Order, Gamora, and Nebula, causing panic among the alien natives and space pirates.
• Drax attacks Thanos, seeking revenge for his family's death, but is stopped by Ebony Maw.
• The Guardians of the Galaxy (Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket Raccoon) are present at Knowhere, seeking an Asgardian artifact.
• Thor joins the Guardians, sensing a familiar presence (Chen Ji) and hoping to find another lost artifact.
• Gamora reveals that Thanos wants the Ultimate Nullifier to deal with Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, who has revived.
• Nemesis appears, causing devastation and demanding Chen Ji's life.

Character Developments

• Drax's hatred for Thanos drives him to attack without hesitation.
• Gamora betrays Thanos and seeks to escape the Dark Order.
• Thor joins the Guardians, driven by curiosity and a desire to protect his teammates and find lost artifacts.
• Peter Quill (Star-Lord) is motivated by money and adventure, but also shows concern for his teammates.
• Rocket Raccoon is interested in swiping items from Nidavellir.
• The Collector, Taneleer Tivan, is protective of the Ultimate Nullifier and initially unwilling to part with it.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and its consequences (Drax, Gamora, Nemesis).
• The power of artifacts and their potential misuse (Ultimate Nullifier, Infinity Stones).
• The struggle between good and evil, and the motivations behind actions (Thanos, Guardians, Collector).

Character Interactions

• Drax and Thanos: Drax seeks revenge, Thanos is dismissive.
• Gamora and Peter Quill: Gamora provides information, Peter Quill tries to understand the situation.
• Thor and the Guardians: Thor joins the team, seeking to protect them and find lost artifacts.
• Thor and the Collector: Thor senses a familiar presence, the Collector is reluctant to part with the Ultimate Nullifier.
• Nemesis and the Guardians/Thor: Nemesis demands Chen Ji's life, the Guardians and Thor are shocked and horrified.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji discovers that the Elders of the Universe each have a secret duty and that Thanos obtained the Infinity Stones through them.
• Nemesis, the first omnipotent judge, returns, and Chen Ji needs the Ultimate Nullifier to erase her.
• The Collector reveals the Ultimate Nullifier, which can erase anything, including the Infinity Gauntlet and Chen Ji.
• Thanos arrives at Knowhere, seeking the Ultimate Nullifier, but the Collector erases him using it.
• Chen Ji retrieves the Ego Stone from Thanos's Rune Glove, completing his set of seven Infinity Stones.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji learns about the Elders of the Universe's duties and their connection to the Infinity Stones.
• The Collector reveals his power and willingness to use the Ultimate Nullifier to protect himself.
• Thanos's death at the hands of the Ultimate Nullifier leaves Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight shocked and cautious.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics among cosmic entities, with the Elders of the Universe and the Ultimate Nullifier playing significant roles.
• The consequences of unchecked power, as seen with Nemesis's return and Thanos's overreach.
• The importance of balance and control, as Chen Ji seeks to prevent Nemesis's destruction and the Collector guards the Ultimate Nullifier.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and the Collector discuss the Ultimate Nullifier and Nemesis, with the Collector initially refusing to hand it over but later using it to erase Thanos.
• Thanos confronts the Collector, leading to his demise at the hands of the Ultimate Nullifier.
• Chen Ji interacts with Howard the Duck, offering to take him back to Duck World in exchange for his cooperation.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The Collector uses a lighter-like device—the Ultimate Nullifier—to erase Thanos instantly. Thanos’s body, golden armor, and Rune Glove are reduced to debris.
• Adam Warlock is shocked by Thanos’s death and fears punishment from the High Evolutionary for failing his mission. Chen Ji advises him not to return and leaves with him, having obtained the Ego Stone.
• Chen Ji reflects on the seven cosmic laws, especially the Law of Self and its connection to Origin Substance, while recognizing Nemesis as an extraordinarily powerful being tied to the origins of cosmic judgment.
• Nemesis goes on a rampage across Knowhere, destroying ships and overwhelming the local aliens. The inhabitants unite against her out of desperation.
• The Black Order abandons Knowhere with Thanos’s remains. Corvus Glaive proposes taking them to Counter-Earth and the High Evolutionary, hoping the Cradle of Gods can resurrect Thanos.
• Gamora learns of Thanos’s death. Although she hated him for destroying her homeworld, she experiences grief and conflicted emotions because he had also raised her.
• Star-Lord invites Gamora to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in fighting Nemesis. Gamora accepts, choosing to face the threat alongside them.
• Nebula confronts Gamora, accusing her of betrayal and blaming her for her suffering. Gamora attempts to calm her, but Nebula’s jealousy and emotional pain erupt.
• The Collector confronts Nemesis and threatens to erase her with the Ultimate Nullifier. He reveals that he cares more about preserving or collecting the remains of destroyed universes than saving existence itself.
• Nemesis explains that she can manipulate reality through the Reality Stone. Instead of being erased, she absorbs the Nullifier’s energy, causing her power to increase dramatically.
• Nemesis kills the Collector with her Infinite Beam and destroys the Ultimate Nullifier. The chapter ends with Nemesis proving that the supposedly invincible artifact—and its wielder—are powerless against her.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Ji becomes increasingly cautious and perceptive. He recognizes the Collector’s danger, understands Nemesis’s connection to the Infinity Stones, and realizes that she may become an even greater threat if left alive.
• Adam Warlock is shaken by Thanos’s death and fears High Evolutionary’s punishment, highlighting his dependence on his creator and his limited confidence.
• Thanos is removed from the conflict, but his death destabilizes the Dark Order and leaves his followers searching for a way to resurrect him.
• The Black Order shifts from pursuing their original goals to survival and restoration. Their desperation leads them to seek the High Evolutionary’s help.
• Gamora shows emotional complexity: despite her hatred of Thanos, his death affects her deeply. She begins openly choosing her own allies rather than remaining tied to her adoptive father.
• Nebula is revealed as emotionally wounded beneath her anger. Her hostility toward Gamora stems from years of jealousy, competition, and a longing for Thanos’s approval.
• Star-Lord temporarily abandons his usual humor and takes responsibility as a defender of Knowhere, welcoming Gamora into the Guardians.
• The Collector is exposed as arrogant, ruthless, and morally detached. His confidence in the Ultimate Nullifier becomes fatal when he underestimates Nemesis.
• Nemesis demonstrates not only overwhelming power but also strategic intelligence. She turns the Collector’s greatest weapon against him and moves closer to transcending the Multiverse.

3. Significant Themes

• Power and overconfidence: The Collector assumes the Ultimate Nullifier can erase anyone because it killed Thanos, but Nemesis’s superior understanding of reality allows her to overcome it.
• The danger of incomplete knowledge: The Collector possesses a terrifying weapon but lacks the ability to use it at its full potential. Nemesis understands the deeper laws governing the Infinity Stones.
• Destruction and preservation: The Collector views the destruction of universes as an opportunity to expand his collection, contrasting sharply with those fighting to preserve life.
• Identity and origin: Chen Ji’s reflections on the Law of Self and Origin Substance connect personal identity with cosmic creation and divine power.
• Family, trauma, and rivalry: Gamora and Nebula’s conflict reveals how Thanos’s abuse and favoritism shaped both sisters, leaving them trapped between resentment and the desire for recognition.
• Mortality and instability: Thanos’s sudden death demonstrates that even seemingly invincible cosmic beings can fall, while his death causes the Dark Order’s entire hierarchy to collapse.
• Cosmic judgment and rebellion: Nemesis seeks to restore the First Firmament and overturn the authority of the Living Tribunal and the Cosmic Gods, framing the larger conflict as a struggle over who has the right to judge and rule existence.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Adam Warlock: Chen Ji comforts and directs Adam after Thanos’s death, encouraging him to avoid the High Evolutionary.
• Chen Ji and Thor: Chen Ji discovers Thor in Knowhere and appears beside him, setting up a possible alliance or confrontation.
• The Black Order and Thanos: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian react to Thanos’s death with shock before deciding to seek his resurrection.
• Gamora and Star-Lord: Star-Lord offers Gamora a place among the Guardians, and she accepts, joining the battle against Nemesis.
• Gamora and Nebula: Their confrontation exposes their unresolved resentment. Gamora seeks reconciliation, while Nebula responds from grief and jealousy.
• The Collector and Nemesis: Their verbal exchange escalates into a battle of ideology and power. The Collector threatens her with the Ultimate Nullifier, but Nemesis mocks his status and ultimately destroys him.
• Chen Ji and Nemesis: Chen Ji identifies the mechanism behind Nemesis’s victory, recognizing that her Reality Stone-based abilities transformed the Nullifier’s attack into a source of strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nemesis, an Ancient Titan, appears and kills the Collector, who had the Ultimate Nullifier.
• Chen Ji, revealed to be 89P13, an experiment of the High Evolutionary, awakens Nemesis on Vormir.
• Chen Ji uses the Time Stone to reverse time, reviving the Collector and the Ultimate Nullifier.
• Chen Ji uses the Ultimate Nullifier to erase Nemesis, defeating her.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji/89P13: Revealed to be an experiment of the High Evolutionary, he demonstrates his power and intelligence by using the Time Stone and the Ultimate Nullifier to defeat Nemesis.
• Rocket Raccoon: Shows his intelligence and practical abilities by understanding the Ultimate Nullifier's principles.
• Adam Warlock: Struggles with his mission to capture Rocket Raccoon for the High Evolutionary, but ultimately prioritizes defeating Nemesis.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Characters like Nemesis and Chen Ji wield immense power, leading to destruction and death, but also the potential for good.
• Teamwork and unity: Despite their differences, the characters must unite to defeat Nemesis.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ji and Rocket Raccoon: Chen Ji asks Rocket to understand the Ultimate Nullifier's principles, showing trust in his abilities.
• Adam Warlock and Rocket Raccoon: Adam tries to capture Rocket, but Chen Ji's intervention defuses the situation.
• Chen Ji and Nemesis: They clash over the Infinity Stones and Nemesis's desire to punish the cosmic gods.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ji receives 1,000,000 Luck Value for causing a major turning point in the Multiverse, converting it into roughly ten points of Soul Essence.
• After the Ultimate Nullifier erases Nemesis, the Goddess of Vengeance, Chen discovers a surviving fragment of light. The system identifies it as Damaged Origin Substance—Ego.
• Chen uses the Origin Substance to upgrade his Gold Entry Might Makes Miracles, transforming it into the Divine Entry Self-Manifestation +0.
• Self-Manifestation grants the ability to transform into time, all things, reincarnation, gods, or any living being, making it an extraordinarily powerful and nearly limitless ability.
• Chen then spends one point of Soul Essence to strengthen the Divine Entry to Self-Manifestation +1, triggering a vast increase in his power and bringing him close to Nemesis’s level.
• Chen theorizes that the Origin Substance is connected to the First Firmament and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Since the Ego fragment is incomplete, he suspects the remaining portion may be connected to Ego, the Living Planet.
• The surrounding heroes and cosmic beings react with shock to Nemesis’s death and Chen’s sudden transformation. Thor begins treating Chen with deep reverence, while Watcher Uatu is alarmed because he had hoped to claim the Origin Substance to resurrect Antiphon, the God of Beginnings.
• Chen confronts the Collector, Taneleer Tivan, and orders him to locate and summon Ego to Knowhere.
• Peter Quill reunites with Gamora and Nebula, and Chen examines Quill’s Entries, amusingly noticing his “Daddy’s Nightmare” trait, which causes his fathers to die.

Character Developments

• Chen Ji evolves from a powerful adventurer into a newly ascended Divine-level being. His mastery of Self-Manifestation gives him the potential to rival Creator Deities and eventually become an omnipotent True God.
• Chen becomes more ambitious and focused on uncovering the universe’s deepest secrets, especially the origins of the Origin Substances and Ego.
• Nemesis is permanently erased by the Ultimate Nullifier, though her remaining Origin Substance becomes the foundation of Chen’s new Divine Entry.
• Watcher Uatu becomes frustrated and anxious after losing access to the Origin Substance. He recognizes Chen’s rise but comforts himself with the possibility of finding other fragments.
• Thor abandons any remaining arrogance toward Chen and begins viewing him as a supreme, benevolent god after realizing Chen saved the universe.
• The Collector becomes terrified and submissive, understanding that Chen now vastly surpasses him.
• Taneleer Tivan is forced to cooperate and search for Ego.
• Peter Quill is shown to possess inherited Celestial power, though he remains largely unaware of his potential.

Significant Themes

• Power through danger and crisis: Chen’s greatest advancements come from surviving catastrophic threats and turning danger into opportunity.
• Ascension and transformation: The chapter emphasizes Chen’s progression from mortal or lesser divine power toward true omnipotence.
• The hidden structure of existence: Origin Substance, the First Firmament, the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and the nature of Ego introduce larger cosmological mysteries.
• Inheritance versus ownership: Chen’s new power originally belonged to Nemesis and ultimately derives from Origin Substance, raising questions about whether power can truly belong to any individual.
• Reverence and hierarchy: The reactions of Thor, the Collector, and the Watcher highlight the enormous gulf between ordinary beings, gods, and True Gods.
• Fate and inevitability: Chen reasons that Ego’s existence must be connected to the Origin Substance, reflecting the chapter’s recurring idea that events in the Multiverse are part of a larger cosmic design.

Character Interactions

• Chen openly tells Thor that he absorbed Nemesis’s Origin Substance, causing Thor to view him with awe.
• Chen’s rise unsettles Watcher Uatu, who realizes that Chen has become a new cosmic power while unintentionally preventing Uatu from reviving Antiphon.
• Chen stops the fleeing Collector and compels him to provide information about Ego.
• Chen observes Peter Quill’s reunion with Gamora and Nebula and identifies Quill as Ego’s son, making him the key to locating Ego.
• Chen’s amused reaction to Quill’s “Daddy’s Nightmare” Entry adds a brief humorous contrast to the chapter’s otherwise monumental developments.