Simply put, the Beyonder, the Protégé, and others like them all belonged to the Beyonder Race.
That meant that from the moment they came into being, they surpassed the Five Creator Gods.
It was an innate advantage written into their genes.
But Zhang Yang belonged to a race from Earth, like countless similar races.
Such races were beyond counting in the Multiverse, yet over tens of thousands of years, not one of their members had become a god.
"Now that's interesting."
Death snapped out of her daze and slowly returned to her skeletal throne.
She looked in the direction Zhang Yang had gone and muttered to herself.
At that moment, Death was intensely curious about this remarkable being from Earth.
Questions filled her mind.
She wanted to know what kind of god Zhang Yang had become and what rules he commanded.
She also wanted to see his battle of gods against Eternity.
More than that, she wanted to know something else.
If the Higher Living Tribunal and the One-Above-All learned of Zhang Yang's existence, what judgment would they pass?
Of course, what she wanted to know most was this:
Could another secret, earthshaking event take place in the Multiverse?
The scent of blood still lingered around Death. Just thinking about it thrilled her.
"Congratulations on the birth of the sixth Creator God!"
At Kamar-Taj, The Ancient One had wrestled with her decision.
Three days passed before Wong and Mordo's persistent urging finally helped her make up her mind.
Eternity seemed to have left her with a question that day.
Would she remain faithful to a god, or turn her back on him?
Perhaps Zhang Yang's situation was nothing of consequence in Eternity's eyes.
But to The Ancient One, it was a grave matter.
If she chose to believe