Xia Yu built his strength, treated Tony Stark, and partnered with him to launch a herbal medicine company. When Tony was captured in Afghanistan, Xia Yu rescued him but was left fighting The Mandarin in the desert.
Xia Yu helped Tony Stark expose Obadiah Stane, joined the Avengers Initiative on his own terms, and became involved in the events surrounding Iron Man 2. The arc left Xia Yu invited to Asgard after speaking with Odin inside Mjolnir.
Xia Yu helped Thor regain Mjolnir, visited Asgard, and returned to Earth to build an independent Avengers team. After recruiting Hulk and training the group, he helped Peggy Carter regain her youth and prepared a reunion with Captain America.
Xia Yu reunited the Avengers, helped rescue Banner, and faced Loki’s invasion of Earth alongside the team. The Avengers fought off the Chitauri, but a cloaked lifeboat slipped through the wormhole as Xia Yu questioned Loki about other arrivals.
After the Battle of New York, Xia Yu and the Avengers confronted threats from Thanos and Hydra while arguing over their independence and future. They exposed Hydra and destroyed Project Insight’s Helicarriers, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. and allied governments discredited as the Avengers and General Ross gained public support.
Xia Yu helped the Avengers confront the U.S. government, then absorbed the Tesseract’s power in Asgard and began teleporting unpredictably across space. His journey brought him into conflict with Thanos and then into an alliance with Star-Lord and Gamora as they escaped prison with the Orb.
Xia Yu absorbed the Space and Power Stones, returned to Earth, and helped the Avengers defeat Killian’s Extremis operation. The arc ended with Tony learning that Bucky had killed his parents and turning against Xia Yu, while Captain revealed that Hydra had created five super soldiers in Siberia.
Xia Yu helped Thor and the Avengers stop Malekith during the Nine-Star Alignment, then absorbed the Reality Stone’s power. After Odin abandoned his plan to marry Xia Yu to Hela, Xia Yu promised Natasha he would find a way for her to share his long life.
Xia Yu secured Wakandan Vibranium, strengthened the Avengers, and prepared Earth for threats from space while his clashes and alliances brought new people into the team. After the Avengers defeated Strucker’s forces and recovered the Mind Scepter, Old Master Li warned Xia Yu that preventing Ultron or changing too much could bring a violent backlash.
Xia Yu helped the Avengers stop Ultron’s plan to destroy Sokovia, then absorbed the Mind Stone as the team prepared for a new era. He dealt with Odin and Sif’s attempt to push them together, while Nick Fury’s surveillance of Scott Lang opened the next thread.
Xia Yu gathered the Avengers, brought Ant-Man and Dr. Pym into their ranks, and launched the Avengers Ship to meet Captain Marvel. He tested her power against Thor, using mind control to provoke the fight, and opened a portal to intervene as she prepared to strike Thor again.
After a wormhole stranded Xia Yu on Sakaar, he recovered, gained allies, and exposed the Grandmaster’s experiments before robbing him and freeing the slaves. Xia Yu then joined Star-Lord’s mission to the Sovereign, where he subdued Ayesha’s people and offered her a proper talk.
Xia Yu defeated Ego, took control of his planet, and transformed it into AC City, the Avengers’ new base. As the Avengers opened the city to visitors, Peter Parker’s school life and pursuit of Vulture led him to team up with Harry and plan a young heroes’ alliance.
The Young Avengers confronted Vulture, while Xia Yu learned why the Ancient One had been told to kill Doctor Strange and helped strengthen Earth’s Sanctums. Kaecilius destroyed several Sanctums and cornered Strange, Wong, and Mordo at the Sky Temple until Xia Yu arrived.
Xia Yu helped the Ancient One survive, then defeated and imprisoned Dormammu after Doctor Strange trapped him in a time loop. A year later, Odin revealed Hela’s return, and Thor, Loki, Xia Yu, and Hela went to Asgard as Heimdall uncovered the location of Asgard’s Source.
Xia Yu absorbed Asgard’s origin power, strengthened the Avengers, and pursued the Soul Stone while learning more about his arrival in the Marvel universe. After Thanos destroyed Xandar and struck Chinatown to punish Xia Yu for changing a destined death, Xia Yu accepted responsibility and prepared to act.
After breaking free of his system, Xia Yu restored Chinatown and stood with the Avengers against government demands, then joined the fight against Thanos’s accelerating hunt for the Infinity Stones. Xia Yu stopped the Snap’s cosmic force at the cost of his body, and his shattered soul began absorbing the released energy as his allies guarded him.
Xia Yu returned from the dead, confronted the Time Variance Authority, and learned how destiny had been shaped around his arrival. He set out to replace the Cosmic Will’s control by establishing planetary Rivers of Destiny, while the Avengers fought across worlds and Loki secretly met with a black-clad man.
After discovering Yuwen Feishuang’s betrayal and surviving the damage to his soul, Xia Yu helped the Avengers prepare for war by evacuating Earth and merging Rivers of Destiny. He and the Avengers fought Thanos variants sent by Kang the Conqueror, while Tony’s attempt to accelerate the River’s absorption left him in mortal danger.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.