Recaps

The repaired River of Destiny gave Tony and Xia Yu the Gift of Destiny, restoring Xia Yu’s soul and greatly strengthening Tony. As Tony shielded the Avengers and Xia Yu resumed fighting, Kang the Conqueror summoned another fleet and vanished.

• The River of Destiny repaired itself, drove away the Thanos variants, and sent golden energy into Tony and Xia Yu, strengthening Tony and restoring Xia Yu’s soul.
• Kang the Conqueror ordered the Thanos variants to attack, but a golden barrier kept them from interrupting the Gift of Destiny.
• Spider-Man, Harry, and Tate arrived and rescued the falling Tony; Xia Yu brought them back to Captain and the others, where Tony warned them not to disobey again.
• Tony used his enhanced power to protect Captain and the others, while Xia Yu returned to battle and killed more than a hundred Thanos variants with one strike.
• Kang the Conqueror summoned another fleet of Sanctuary III warships packed with Thanos variants, then vanished after looking toward Xia Yu, Tony, and the River of Destiny.

After the River of Destiny exploded, Xia Yu and the others realized their enemies might be controlled by a higher power and regrouped to search for a way to stop them. Deep beneath AC City, golden energy reached Ego’s former brain, which formed High Priestess Ayesha’s face and spoke Xia Yu’s name.

• Tony, Xia Yu, and the others debated why the Thanoses kept arriving, considering a hidden army or a master controller able to replace the River of Destiny.
• The River of Destiny exploded, shaking AC City and destroying most of the Thanoses on the ground, while more enemies continued descending from ships.
• Xia Yu saw the crater where the River of Destiny had stood, and Tony proposed finding and destroying the master controller despite not knowing the consequences.
• Ancient One calmed the heroes, and Captain assigned Xia Yu to fight, Tony to investigate the flow of destiny energy, Captain Marvel to destroy the ships, and the others to maintain the barrier.
• Golden energy seeped into AC City’s core and awakened Ego’s shrunken brain, which formed High Priestess Ayesha’s face and cried out Xia Yu’s name.

Ayesha seized control of AC City’s core and detonated it, devastating the Avengers’ defenses against Thanos’s armies. As the injured heroes refused to retreat and charged into battle, Natasha sent Xia Yu through a portal to keep him from joining them.

• Ayesha took control of AC City’s core, opened a gap in the spatial barrier, and let seven Thanoses carrying five Infinity Stones break through.
• Xia Yu returned, saved Natasha, and fought the intruders, but Ayesha detonated the core and blasted the defenders into the air.
• Xia Yu rescued Natasha, Spider-Man, and Banner, while Harry saved Tate and Yondu; most of the Guardians and many others died or were gravely injured.
• Xia Yu urged the surviving heroes to retreat through a portal, but Captain, Hawkeye, Thor, Banner, Natasha, and the others chose to fight on.
• Captain summoned Mjolnir and led the injured heroes in a charge against the approaching Thanos army as Captain Marvel struggled to hold it back.
• Natasha used the Space Stone to send Xia Yu through a portal, then charged after Captain.

Spider-Man joined the battle in AC City while Tony Stark discovered that a strange stone inside his head had saved him and killed his attackers. Stan Lee appeared and began warning Tony that the River of Destiny was being copied and that his words could affect the final outcome.

• Ancient One and Captain sent Harry and Tate through a portal, but Spider-Man dodged it and charged into battle beside Hulk.
• Tony found Pepper Potts unconscious beside four dead Thanoses and a dead man in black, then woke her and learned that Kang the Conqueror's subordinates had captured her to force Tony to surrender.
• Four Infinity Stone beams blasted through Tony's head but struck a hidden stone, which released a burst of light that killed his attackers and left Tony alive.
• Tony sent Pepper through a portal to safety and wondered whether the stone in his head was a diamond tumor.
• Stan Lee appeared and told Tony that the object was a real Infinity Stone, then began explaining that the River of Destiny was being copied.

Tony returned to the battlefield and found the Avengers decimated, while Xia Yu fought alone and blamed himself for their losses. Captain Marvel sacrificed herself in a massive explosion, and when Natasha and Hawkeye entered the Quantum Tunnel, Xia Yu realized Natasha was making a sacrifice of her own.

• Tony arrived and learned that Spider-Man had died while the remaining Avengers sheltered behind a spatial barrier.
• Captain Marvel teleported into Thanos's army, activated Binary Mode, and detonated herself with the Space Stone's energy.
• Xia Yu fought his way toward Tony and the surviving Avengers, grieving for the dead and vowing to lose no one else.
• Xia Yu recognized the Quantum Tunnel as Natasha and Hawkeye stood beside it and vanished in quantum suits.
• Hawkeye reappeared from the Quantum Tunnel, and Xia Yu roared Natasha's name.

After Natasha’s sacrifice, Xia Yu completed the universe’s Source and destroyed Thanos’s forces, but Kang the Conqueror began destroying the universe and revealed Xia Yu still lacked the power to control it. Tony sacrificed himself to pass Xia Yu the Quantum Realm’s sole B-side stone, which merged with Xia Yu’s soul and left him unconscious.

• Xia Yu completed his Source with the Soul Stone, then destroyed the Sanctuary III warships and crushed the Thanos army without using the Snap.
• Xia Yu promised to revive the dead and take the survivors to Earth, but Kang appeared and declared that Xia Yu could not control the universe.
• Kang snapped his fingers and began destroying Earth and the rest of the universe, while Xia Yu gave up hope of stopping him.
• Tony told Xia Yu that the Quantum Realm held the universe’s B-side stone and urged him to care for Morgan.
• Tony turned to ash, leaving behind a diamond that entered Xia Yu and began merging with his soul, causing him to lose consciousness.

After the stone in Tony's body entered Xia Yu, Xia Yu's soul traveled beyond the universe before returning with power over the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. He confronted Kang the Conqueror at the Time Variance Authority and demanded to be taken to the Cosmic Will.

• Xia Yu's soul rose above countless worlds, then was pulled back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he gained awareness of the universe and the Quantum Realm.
• Xia Yu teleported to the Time Variance Authority while Kang the Conqueror planned to kill him and preserve the universe's remaining Cosmic Origin power.
• Xia Yu immobilized Kang and his subordinates, then appeared before Kang, who feared Xia Yu's power.
• Xia Yu slapped the helpless Kang repeatedly and demanded that he take Xia Yu to meet the Cosmic Will.
• Xia Yu released Kang, who denied slamming the table and insisted it had been an accident.

Xia Yu forced Kang the Conqueror to lead him to the source of the orders targeting him, then tracked a portal to an isolated space and confronted the Cosmic Will. He found a mass of white light with the same Source aura as his own and demanded that it take human form.

• Xia Yu threatened Kang the Conqueror until Kang agreed to show him the route used by his boss to send orders.
• Kang led Xia Yu to a fireplace in his office, where Xia discovered that a wooden cover made of solidified Source power concealed a portal.
• Xia shattered the cover, sensed the portal’s destination, and received an order telling Kang to stop or eliminate him.
• Xia eliminated Kang the Conqueror, then stepped through the fireplace portal into an isolated space.
• Xia found a huge mass of white light and recognized that it shared his Source aura, then challenged it to take human form.

Xia Yu destroyed the Cosmic Will and took control of the Marvel Universe’s Source energy, then resurrected the Original Avengers. With the universe reduced to chaos, he asked Tony and Banner to help rebuild it and began by creating light.

• Xia Yu provoked the Cosmic Will into opening its protective shell, then detonated his body and soul to destroy the universe’s core and seize control of its Source energy.
• Xia Yu used the Soul Stone to retrieve Natasha and the Original Avengers, restoring their souls and creating new bodies for them in seven gourds.
• Xia Yu explained the destruction of the universe and asked Tony and Banner to help him rebuild a material universe.
• Tony urged Xia Yu to create something first, and Xia Yu snapped his fingers and declared, “Let there be light.”

After restoring the universe and Asgard, Xia Yu attended a party where Banner provoked Hulk and gave him a cruel gift, ending with Hulk hurling Banner through the building. The chapter concluded with an author’s note about a new story in the process of being signed.

• Xia Yu restored the universe, Asgard, and its people while keeping portals between Earth and Asgard open.
• At a party in AC City, Banner taunted Hulk about needing life skills, and the Avengers placed bets on how badly Hulk would hurt him.
• Hulk and Banner traded insults until Banner gave Hulk an inflatable Thanos doll as a gift.
• Hulk slammed Banner into the floor and threw him through the ceiling and out a window.
• Thor flew after Banner and returned to report that only his right leg remained unbroken, while Tony collected the betting money.

Xia Yu visited Grandpa Sun in Chinatown, restored his youthful strength, and asked him to arrange his wedding. Meanwhile, Xia Yu publicly proposed to Natasha in Times Square, and she accepted as he walked toward her through falling petals.

• Xia Yu replaced Grandpa Sun’s tea and restored his body to that of a strong young man, while giving him tea to make him gradually look younger.
• Xia Yu asked Grandpa Sun to arrange his wedding according to Chinese customs, and Grandpa Sun agreed while requesting a personal adjustment in return.
• Natasha went shopping with Betty to find a wedding dress and shared memories of her first date with Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu asked Natasha to marry him with a message across the sky and a citywide declaration, and Natasha accepted.
• Xia Yu appeared with a rose and microphone, walking toward Natasha along a red carpet as he sang.