Chapter Summaries

Xia Yu sang at Tony Stark’s expo opening before Tony made a dramatic entrance in the Mark 6 armor. After Tony received a subpoena, the group discussed the next day’s Senate hearing and the government’s demand for Iron Man technology.

• Xia Yu’s song quieted the boos, and Natasha remembered how their relationship had given her a home beyond missions and fighting.
• Tony arrived at the expo in the Mark 6 armor, thanked Xia Yu for his performance, and delivered the opening speech.
• A law enforcement officer served Tony a subpoena and showed interest in Xia Yu, so Natasha called him her boyfriend and pulled him into the car.
• Tony teased Natasha and Xia Yu about jealousy and marriage during their ride in a limousine.
• Tony said he would not hand Iron Man technology to the government, and Natasha assured him that S.H.I.E.L.D. would support him at the hearing.

Xia Yu intervened at Tony Stark’s Senate hearing, using S.H.I.E.L.D. records and sharp arguments to counter claims that Iron Man was a weapon the government could seize. Tony then exposed footage of Hammer and the military’s armor tests, leaving the Senate and military humiliated as he and Xia Yu departed.

• Tony Stark faced senators demanding that he hand over Iron Man technology, while James Rhodes testified that Iron Man posed a national security threat.
• A senator announced that Tony was a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant and combat operative, and Xia Yu arrived to confirm his status with official records.
• Justin Hammer argued that Iron Man was a weapon, but Xia Yu challenged his reasoning and said the armor itself was not a weapon.
• A Hydra senator brought up footage from Rhodes’s report, and Tony replaced it with footage of Hammer and the military conducting human armor tests.
• The hearing ended in public humiliation for the Senate and military, and Tony left with Xia Yu after boasting about Iron Man’s ability to maintain world peace.
• Xia Yu looked back at the Hydra senator with an intimidating gaze that made him shudder.

Nick Fury explained the origins of the Avengers Initiative and proposed forming a covert emergency response team with Tony Stark, Xia Yu, Captain America, Natasha, Hawkeye, and the Hulk. The group left without committing, while Captain America’s early discovery and a possible future crisis suggested the Avengers could appear ahead of schedule.

• Nick Fury told Tony Stark, Xia Yu, and Natasha how he had encountered Vers in 1995 and learned about the Skrulls, the Kree, Project Pegasus, and the Tesseract.
• Nick Fury explained that Tony Stark becoming Iron Man and Xia Yu rescuing him had renewed his hope for the Avengers Initiative, while the Hulk’s emergence led S.H.I.E.L.D. to monitor Bruce Banner.
• Nick Fury revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had found Captain America unconscious in Greenland and listed him, Tony Stark, Xia Yu, Natasha, Hawkeye, and the Hulk as potential team members.
• Nick Fury proposed a mostly covert emergency response team and asked Tony Stark to help provide an undisclosed base and equipment, while Tony pointed out that the politicians would not approve the plan.
• Nick Fury did not ask for a formal decision, leaving the group time to consider the proposal as Captain America’s early discovery brought the Avengers’ possible debut closer.

Xia Yu considered how to form the Avengers early without letting governments control them, concluding they needed greater strength and a wider perspective beyond Earth. He planned to use the coming events of Iron Man 2 and Thor to begin that path, and Tony Stark had received an invitation to a Monaco race.

• Xia Yu reflected that the Avengers’ future conflict with governments would stem from efforts to place them under the Sokovia Accords.
• Xia Yu judged that the Avengers needed powerful military and technological resources to avoid becoming political pawns.
• Xia Yu planned to use Thor’s events to make contact with Asgard after the Avengers earned prestige in the Battle of New York.
• Xia Yu began preparing for the early formation of the Avengers as the events of Iron Man 2 and Thor approached.
• Tony Stark received an invitation from the Monaco racing club to watch a race.

Before leaving for Monaco, Tony Stark completed Xia Yu’s flight-capable armor, and Xia Yu traveled to the race with Tony, Natasha, Pepper Potts, and Happy. At the club, Xia and Tony mocked Justin Hammer, while Tony revealed Xia’s role as the boss of Herbal medicine Group.

• Tony Stark finished Xia Yu’s black armor with back and leg thrusters and a dragon-inspired reactor design.
• Xia Yu boarded Tony’s private jet for Monaco with Natasha, Pepper Potts, and Happy, and Tony secretly said he planned to race.
• Xia Yu and Tony encountered Justin Hammer at the club, where Tony introduced Xia as his business partner and the real boss of Herbal medicine Group.
• Reporter Christine asked to interview Xia, and he agreed to arrange a time before turning his attention back to Justin Hammer.
• Xia told Justin to follow his own path instead of imitating Tony, insulted his appearance, and left with Tony after Tony added another jab.

At the race, Ivan Vanko attacked the track as Whiplash, and Xia Yu chose to stop him without killing him. Xia Yu made a dramatic public entrance above the circuit as Pepper rushed to find him and Justin Hammer watched Whiplash with delight.

• Tony Stark left the table and appeared on television in a racing suit, alarming Pepper Potts.
• Xia Yu chose the mission to defeat Whiplash rather than kill him, hoping to face Whiplash again later in his complete form.
• Xia Yu slipped away, and Natasha followed him to the spectator stands.
• Xia Yu recognized Ivan Vanko’s Arc Reactor and told Natasha he would stop him.
• Whiplash sliced a race car in two with his energized whip, while Pepper ran to find Xia Yu and Justin Hammer watched approvingly.
• Xia Yu changed into his suit, leaped above the track, and descended in a dramatic entrance that drew the crowd’s attention.

Xia Yu defeated Whiplash at the race and helped Tony confront him, revealing that Tony had already cured his palladium poisoning. After the police took Whiplash away, Xia Yu and Tony fled the reporters, leaving Pepper Potts surrounded.

• Xia Yu challenged Whiplash and struck him with golden dragon-shaped energy, knocking him down.
• Xia Yu stopped Tony's race car and gave him the Mark 5 armor so he could approach Whiplash.
• Whiplash claimed Tony would die of palladium poisoning, but Tony revealed he had synthesized a replacement element and removed Whiplash's chest reactor.
• The police arrested Whiplash, who accused Tony's family of stealing from his father, Anton Vanko.
• Xia Yu flew away, and Tony followed after signaling Pepper Potts; reporters then rushed toward Pepper while Natasha left her behind.

After a week vacationing in Morocco with Natasha, Xia Yu returned to Los Angeles and joined Tony Stark and Nick Fury to discuss the Avengers Initiative and its immediate tasks. Fury sent Xia Yu to New Mexico to meet Coulson and investigate the hammer that had fallen from the sky.

• Natasha told Xia Yu that Tony Stark faced government pressure over his reactor and that a reporter had praised Xia Yu as the Dragon Knight, and Xia Yu joked with her before they continued their vacation.
• After a week traveling around Morocco with Natasha, Xia Yu returned to Los Angeles when Nick Fury called him back to Tony Stark's house.
• Tony said he had agreed to join the Avengers Initiative on the condition that he did not trust the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Xia Yu agreed to hear Fury's plans.
• Fury said Tony would give James Rhodes an armored suit without its technology, while S.H.I.E.L.D. evaluated Steve Rogers before introducing him to the public.
• Fury made Xia Yu a consultant and sent him to New Mexico to find Coulson, investigate the fallen hammer, and meet Hawkeye.

Xia Yu accompanied Coulson to investigate the hammer that no one could lift, then unexpectedly picked it up and found himself inside Mjolnir. There, Odin questioned him after realizing Xia Yu was not bound by the rules governing the hammer.

• Xia Yu arrived at Jane Foster's house and joined Coulson in taking her equipment to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigation site.
• Coulson explained that the hammer had fallen from the sky and could not be moved, even with a heavy truck.
• Xia Yu tried to lift the hammer and was transported into a space filled with chaotic energy and lightning.
• Odin appeared and told Xia Yu that he was inside Mjolnir, Thor's enchanted hammer.
• Odin said Xia Yu should not have been able to lift Mjolnir and asked where he came from, leaving Xia Yu panicked.

Xia Yu spoke with Odin’s spirit inside Mjolnir, learned that Odin considered him Thor’s destined benefactor, and received an invitation to Asgard. He woke after three hours and prepared to report to Nick Fury, while Coulson still wanted an explanation for what had happened.

• Xia Yu panicked when he encountered Odin’s phantom inside Mjolnir, but Odin reassured him and began talking about his children.
• Coulson found Xia Yu frozen and unresponsive, sealed off the site with Hawkeye, and followed Nick Fury’s instruction to wait.
• Odin described his troubled children and told Xia Yu that he had seen him fighting beside Thor during Ragnarok.
• Odin explained that he and Ancient One could glimpse fragments of the future, then invited Xia Yu to visit Asgard.
• Xia Yu woke after speaking with Odin for three hours, told Coulson he had only taken a nap, and asked whether Coulson had slapped him.

Xia Yu beat Thor at the S.H.I.E.L.D. camp and showed him that Mjolnir still would not let him lift it. Thor gave up in despair, while Xia Yu left Coulson to watch over him.

• Xia Yu called Nick Fury and Natasha, then decided to stay out of the main events while watching Thor’s situation.
• Jane Foster and Thor went to the S.H.I.E.L.D. camp to retrieve her equipment and Mjolnir, and Thor slipped through the fence.
• Xia Yu knocked Thor down and beat him while taunting him about his worthiness and his dependence on Mjolnir.
• Xia Yu summoned Mjolnir, but Thor could not lift it, and he despaired after demanding an answer from Odin.
• Xia Yu told Coulson to take Thor inside and watch him from a distance, then went in out of the rain.

Xia Yu returned to Tony Stark's home after watching Thor and Jane Foster grow close, then learned that Ivan Vanko had completed his Whiplash armor and threatened Tony. Xia Yu and Tony headed for the Stark Expo, where Xia Yu received a mission to eliminate Vanko.

• Xia Yu watched Loki deceive Thor about Odin's death and saw Thor accept mortal life with Jane Foster.
• Natasha told Xia Yu that Justin Hammer would exhibit weapons at the Stark Expo, so Xia Yu visited Tony Stark before going there.
• Xia Yu told Tony about Thor and Asgard, while Tony dismissed the gods and said he would skip Hammer's exhibition.
• Ivan Vanko called Tony and threatened to rewrite the Stark family's history, and JARVIS traced the call to Manhattan.
• Tony gave Xia Yu a miniature earpiece, and Xia Yu received a system mission to eliminate the fully equipped Whiplash, Ivan Vanko.

Xia Yu and Tony arrived at Justin Hammer’s exhibition, where Xia exposed Hammer’s connection to Ivan Vanko just as the Iron Soldiers turned against them. Tony drew the airborne attackers away while Xia fought to destroy the soldiers on the ground, leaving the battle still underway.

• Tony Stark and Xia Yu arrived at Justin Hammer’s exhibition, where Hammer presented his Iron Soldiers and claimed Rhodey’s modified armor as his own.
• Xia Yu grabbed Hammer and demanded to know where Ivan Vanko was, then warned the audience to evacuate because Hammer was working with a terrorist.
• Rhodey lost control of his armor, and Hammer’s Iron Soldiers targeted Tony and Xia after Ivan Vanko took control of them remotely.
• Tony flew away with Rhodey and the flying Iron Soldiers pursuing him, while Xia Yu threw Hammer to Natasha and told her to find Ivan Vanko.
• Xia Yu used the Heaven Reliant Sword to destroy the ground soldiers’ chest reactors as Tony struggled against attackers in the air and called for him to hurry.

Xia Yu fought Whiplash’s armored soldiers as they fired indiscriminately, saving civilians and helping protect Tony Stark and James Rhodes. After striking Whiplash from the sky and rescuing them, Xia Yu faced him in a fight as Whiplash’s energy whips kept him at a distance.

• Whiplash ordered the remaining armored soldiers to fire at random, and Xia Yu rushed out to protect civilians while warning Tony Stark to leave.
• Xia Yu saved Peter Parker from an armored soldier, then learned from James Rhodes that a squad had returned to the exhibition hall.
• Natasha reached Justin Hammer’s company and began freeing War Machine from Vanko’s control while Xia Yu destroyed the returned soldiers.
• Xia Yu found Whiplash holding Tony Stark and James Rhodes with his whips, then struck him with a golden dragon palm and freed them.
• Whiplash attacked Xia Yu with his electrical whips, and Xia Yu dodged while telling Tony Stark and James Rhodes to stay back.

Xia Yu defeated Whiplash with his Heaven Reliant Sword and a palm strike, then helped Tony and Rhodey escape the exploding Armors. Tony’s hoped-for kiss with Pepper was interrupted first by Xia Yu and Rhodey, then by a young Peter Parker who needed help getting home.

• Xia Yu cut through Whiplash’s whips with the Heaven Reliant Sword and killed him with a palm strike that shattered his internal organs.
• Tmall announced that Xia Yu had completed his mission and earned 15,000 Points and a system lottery draw.
• The Armors began beeping as bombs, so Tony rescued Pepper while Xia Yu and Rhodey flew to the roof.
• Xia Yu and Rhodey interrupted Tony as he leaned in to kiss Pepper, then left him alone with her.
• Young Peter Parker appeared in Tony’s mask and explained that he had been separated from his family, prompting Tony to call Rhodey back to take him home.

Xia Yu returned to Chinatown with Natasha after a chaotic night, only to find Nick Fury waiting with questions about Asgard. After hearing Xia Yu’s account of Odin’s invitation and Ragnarok, Nick ordered him to visit Asgard once the New Mexico situation was settled.

• Xia Yu won a lottery reward that increased his Space Ring’s capacity tenfold, then picked up Natasha from Justin Hammer's company with Happy.
• Xia Yu and Natasha returned to Chinatown, where they found Nick Fury waiting to discuss the night’s events.
• Nick Fury asked why Xia Yu was not in New Mexico, and Xia Yu complained about his exhausting work and agreed to go the next day.
• Xia Yu recounted his conversation with Odin, including the warning about Ragnarok and the invitation to Asgard.
• Nick Fury told Xia Yu to visit Asgard after the New Mexico matter was settled and gather information about the Nine Realms and other civilizations.
• After Nick Fury left, Xia Yu joked that interrupting their sex life would make Nick’s penis shrink.

Xia Yu went to see Jane Foster and Thor, then struck Thor and told him that Odin was alive and wanted him to learn to think for himself. The chapter ended with Xia Yu switching from scolding Thor to fussing over his injured face, leaving Jane and the others baffled.

• Xia Yu spent his days in New Mexico stocking his ring and teasing Coulson about his hairline.
• After detecting abnormal energy fluctuations, Coulson left to investigate, while Xia Yu headed into town to watch events unfold.
• Xia Yu arrived where Jane Foster, Thor, and the others were staying and greeted them.
• When Thor challenged him, Xia Yu slapped him and sent him flying.
• Thor angrily confronted Xia Yu, who told him Odin was alive and had placed the restriction on Mjolnir to teach him to use his brain.
• Xia Yu told Thor that Odin had wanted him to hit him, then abruptly expressed concern for Thor's face, confusing Jane and the others.

Xia Yu helped Thor understand that Odin was alive and had arranged his banishment, then watched as Thor regained Mjolnir and defeated the Destroyer. After Thor emerged victorious, Xia Yu collected the Destroyer's remains to use for armor.

• Xia Yu told Thor that Odin was alive and had banished him to teach him to become a king, then left him to speak with Sif and the others.
• Xia Yu called Coulson to evacuate the town before the Destroyer arrived, and he promised Thor he would protect Jane Foster and her friends.
• Sif and the others confronted the Destroyer, but it quickly knocked them down and sent Thor flying.
• Mjolnir returned to Thor, restoring his powers, healing his injuries, and giving him his armor.
• Thor defeated the Destroyer with his hammer, and Xia Yu collected its scattered remains with his ring.

After the Destroyer fight, Xia Yu challenged Thor’s pride and joined the Asgardians on their journey home. The group left Earth through the Bifrost, and Xia Yu looked forward to seeing Asgard.

• Thor threatened to repay Xia Yu for beating him, but Xia Yu announced Odin had invited him to Asgard.
• Xia Yu summoned a gigantic golden dragon to demonstrate Earth’s strength and warned Thor that Asgardians were not invincible.
• Xia Yu told Thor to say goodbye to Jane Foster and ordered Coulson to return her equipment.
• Thor called Heimdall several times before the group entered the Bifrost, while Coulson reminded Xia Yu of Nick’s task.
• Xia Yu reflected on Asgard’s reputation and anticipated arriving there.

Xia Yu watched Loki try to use the Bifrost to destroy the Frost Giants, then learned Odin had deliberately allowed events to unfold as part of a plan to avert a future war. The chapter ended with Thor smashing the Bifrost and Odin saving both brothers from falling.

• Xia Yu followed Thor to the Golden Palace and watched Loki kill Laufey before rushing to activate the Bifrost.
• Frigga regained her composure and greeted Xia Yu while Odin revealed he had only pretended to be asleep.
• Odin told Xia Yu that his power was fading and that eliminating the Frost Giants was necessary to prevent war across the Nine Realms.
• Thor smashed the Bifrost, and Odin caught Thor and Loki as they fell.