Chapter Summaries

Xia Yu and the others prepared to expose Hydra and stop Project Insight, recruiting General Ross to help seize S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. As the group flew to Washington, Xia Yu waited with a captured team of elite soldiers.

• Xia Yu checked in with Thor, then returned to his body and learned that Tony's captive had passed out without talking.
• The Captain, Natasha, Banner, Betty, Peggy Carter, and Agent Hill returned to the New York base, where Nick Fury objected to Xia Yu and Tony confronting Pierce.
• Peggy Carter argued that S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra should be exposed and dismantled, and proposed that General Ross provide the military force to arrest Hydra agents.
• Betty called General Ross, who agreed to help after confirming that Alexander Pierce was Hydra.
• The group flew to Washington, while Natasha contacted Xia Yu; Xia Yu waited with a grenade as elite soldiers stood before him.

General Ross led U.S. troops into S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters to rescue Alexander Pierce and took control of the building. On the top floor, he found Xia Yu calmly handling explosives, then received an unexpectedly enthusiastic greeting from him.

• General Ross arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters with more than a hundred military vehicles and demanded entry to rescue Secretary Pierce.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. mid-level managers agreed to open the gates, and General Ross sent troops to disarm the building floor by floor.
• General Ross and his guards reached the top floor and found armed personnel sitting along the wall eating ice cream while others lay sprawled on the floor.
• General Ross saw Xia Yu tossing a grenade beside a pile of missiles and grenades, then watched Xia Yu make the grenade vanish with a clap.
• Xia Yu greeted General Ross eagerly, joked about the military's checks, and offered him an ice cream cone after taking his trembling hand.

Xia Yu reassured Tony after Alexander Pierce’s capture while General Ross’s soldiers held the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents under guard. The agents nearly fought the soldiers before Nick Fury arrived and called for calm.

• Xia Yu led General Ross to Alexander Pierce, who was alive but wounded by Tony’s laser cannon.
• Tony told Xia Yu that he was still angry about his parents’ deaths but would investigate Hydra’s plans and resolve the problem.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents protested General Ross’s restrictions, and a soldier struck one agent with his rifle butt.
• Hydra members stirred up the agents and prepared to use the growing confrontation to escape.
• The captain and the others arrived as the agents and soldiers readied for a fight, and Nick Fury addressed the building over its speakers.

After helping Nick Fury regain control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and round up Hydra agents, Xia Yu reunited with a more mature Thor. Xia and Thor went to the helipad to begin their next move against the Project Insight Helicarriers.

• Xia Yu tried to summon Thor with a magic trick, but Heimdall mocked him by sending bird droppings and an insulting ophthalmologist's card.
• Heimdall brought Thor to the helipad, where Thor told Xia Yu about repairing the Bifrost and quelling rebellions across the Nine Realms.
• Xia Yu helped Nick Fury use his backup eye to regain the highest level of S.H.I.E.L.D. access.
• Xia Yu warned Nick Fury that Hydra agents were still underground, and Nick and General Ross arranged to arrest them.
• Xia Yu led Thor to the helipad above the Helicarrier facility, and Thor called on Heimdall to begin.

Xia Yu and Thor destroyed Project Insight’s three Helicarriers, and the Avengers exposed Hydra’s plot and the governments’ role in approving the project. The revelations sparked public outrage, while the Avengers and General Ross gained widespread support.

• Thor kept the Bifrost open, and its beam destroyed all three Helicarriers beneath S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
• Nick Fury questioned the destruction, but Xia Yu argued that the Helicarriers could not be allowed to remain available for future use.
• Natasha told reporters that Nick Fury had uncovered Alexander Pierce’s Hydra allegiance and described how the Avengers and General Ross had stopped Project Insight.
• Natasha revealed Bruce Banner and Betty Ross’s relationship and showed reporters the Helicarrier wreckage and Project Insight documents.
• Public confidence in S.H.I.E.L.D., the World Security Council, and the governments involved collapsed as protests spread, while the Avengers and General Ross gained support.
• Xia Yu told General Ross that the world owed them two favors and that Ross owed them three.

Natasha gave Xia Yu the Winter Soldier’s file revealing Bucky’s role in Tony’s parents’ deaths, and Xia Yu decided the truth should be shared at the right time. He sent Steve, Peggy Carter, and Nick Fury to build an Avengers intelligence network while planning the organization’s future and preparing to confront the United States government.

• Natasha gave Xia Yu the Winter Soldier’s file, including the mission in which Bucky killed Tony’s parents.
• Xia Yu showed the file to Steve and Peggy Carter, and Steve struggled between loyalty to Bucky and the truth owed to Tony.
• Xia Yu reassured Steve that Bucky had been used as a weapon and asked Peggy and Steve to help Nick Fury build an Avengers intelligence network.
• Steve, Peggy Carter, and Nick Fury went to Europe, while Agent Hill joined the Avengers to improve its logistics and liaison work.
• Xia Yu learned from Tmall that the next phase of missions would focus on the Infinity Stones, then chose to prioritize building the Avengers before pursuing the Tesseract.
• Xia Yu prepared for a public hearing in which the United States government planned to accuse the Avengers, intending to leave the government disgraced.

Xia Yu, Natasha, and Tony confronted government officials at a hearing about the Avengers’ actions during the S.H.I.E.L.D. incident. They exposed the government’s failures and defended their actions, leaving the officials facing Tony’s threat to seek compensation for the damage to his property.

• Tony deliberately arrived late with Xia Yu and Natasha, then posed for reporters outside the Congress Hill Building.
• Tony challenged the secretary of state’s criticism and argued that the Avengers could represent themselves at the hearing.
• A congressman blamed Xia Yu and the Avengers for destroying S.H.I.E.L.D., and Xia Yu and Natasha countered that Hydra had corrupted it.
• The vice president threatened Natasha with imprisonment over the classified documents she had released, and Xia Yu condemned the government’s secret Helicarrier plan.
• Xia Yu angrily defended the Avengers, saying they had saved officials’ families from Hydra, and Tony threatened to seek government compensation for property damaged by Alexander Pierce’s missiles.

Xia Yu defied the U.S. government at a public hearing and announced that the Avengers would seek recognition from the United Nations as a superhero organization. After submitting their application, the Avengers relaxed at Stark Tower until Hawkeye accidentally injured Banner and triggered Hulk.

• Xia Yu confronted government officials at the hearing, threatened retaliation against anyone who targeted the Avengers, and turned the conference table to ash.
• Xia Yu told reporters that the Avengers would apply to the United Nations to become an independent organization protecting ordinary people and the world.
• Xia Yu and the others submitted their application while governments prepared to discuss limits on the Avengers' authority.
• The Avengers gathered at Stark Tower, where Hawkeye showed off his cooking skills while Banner helped him in the kitchen.
• Hawkeye accidentally embedded a cleaver in Banner's thigh, causing Banner to transform into Hulk and roar through Stark Tower.

Baron Strucker and Scarlet Witch secretly met President Trump in the White House passage and offered help against the Avengers. After their two-hour meeting, Trump called for an emergency United Nations meeting about the Avengers.

• President Trump met Baron Strucker and Scarlet Witch in the White House's secret passage after security searches.
• Trump kissed Scarlet Witch's hand, and she secretly sent a red light into his head.
• Strucker and Trump spoke privately for two hours about a plan to deal with the Avengers.
• Trump returned to the Oval Office and ordered an emergency United Nations meeting concerning the Avengers.

Baron Strucker used Scarlet Witch’s power to intensify President Nade Trump’s resentment toward the Avengers and disrupt the United Nations’ debate over the Avengers Act. After representatives goaded him to arrest the Avengers himself, Trump returned to the United States and ordered their arrest.

• Baron Strucker explained that he had used Scarlet Witch to influence Trump and discussed Hydra’s plan to survive the fallout from Project Insight.
• Trump denounced the Avengers at the United Nations and demanded that every country oppose the Avengers Act.
• The United Kingdom’s representative and other delegates rejected Trump’s demands, noting the Avengers’ public support.
• Trump lost his temper and berated the assembled representatives, whose contempt only made him angrier.
• The representatives urged Trump to arrest the Avengers if he believed they were criminals.
• Influenced by Scarlet Witch’s power and the delegates’ goading, Trump returned home and ordered the Avengers arrested.

The White Eagle Assault Team attacked Stark Tower on President Trump's orders, injuring several people and nearly triggering Banner's transformation. After Hawkeye identified the attackers and the group confirmed the president had ordered the strike, Xia Yu called on everyone to surround the White House.

• President Trump deployed the secret White Eagle Assault Team, whose helicopters fired eight missiles at Stark Tower.
• Xia Yu shielded Natasha from the blast, then put Banner to sleep before he could transform and checked on Betty Ross.
• Thor and Tony intercepted some of the attackers while Xia Yu destroyed two transport helicopters and the soldiers aboard them.
• Hawkeye identified the White Eagle Assault Team and explained that it answered directly to the president.
• Agent Hill, Natasha, Hawkeye, and Tony gathered evidence confirming that President Trump had ordered the attack.
• Xia Yu stood up and called on the others to surround the White House.

After President Trump ordered an attack on the Avengers, they arrived at the White House to confront him. Xia Yu left Trump bloodied and missing several teeth, while the confrontation continued.

• Trump demanded news about the Avengers and ordered intelligence agencies to find them, threatening to send the Bald Eagle and even buy a nuclear warhead.
• A multicolored beam from the Bifrost brought Xia Yu, Tony Stark, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Thor, and Hulk to the White House.
• Hulk smashed into the Oval Office, seized Trump, and threw him onto a sofa while keeping the Secret Service agents at bay.
• Xia Yu confronted Trump about the missile attack and slapped him twice, knocking out several teeth before saying that he looked much better.

Xia Yu and the Avengers confronted President Trump after exposing his collusion with Hydra, while Chris Evans arrived to negotiate the cabinet’s response. The talks stalled when Xia Yu demanded more than Trump’s removal, and a mysterious force began cutting the White House off from its surroundings.

• Xia Yu used the Life and Death Talisman on Trump, who confessed to colluding with Baron Strucker and begged for mercy.
• Chris Evans entered the Oval Office as the cabinet’s representative, and the Avengers chose Xia Yu to negotiate.
• Chris Evans said Trump’s removal was inevitable, but Xia Yu insisted that impeachment alone could not protect his family.
• Xia Yu pointed outside, where a seven-colored pillar of light began carving a deep trench around the White House, shocking Chris Evans.

Xia Yu used Asgard’s anger over the attack on Thor to pressure the United States government, while Chris Evans carried his account to the press. The government removed Trump through the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and sent General Ross to negotiate as Xia Yu staged a dramatic injury before reporters.

• Xia Yu told Chris Evans that Asgard demanded an explanation for the attack on Thor, then sent Chris and the cabinet away by helicopter to spread the account.
• The vice president and national officials invoked the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, and Congress unanimously impeached Trump before swearing in the vice president as president.
• Xia Yu accused Trump of ordering an illegal attack, spat blood in front of reporters, and let Tony catch him and claim he had taken two missiles.
• Natasha sent the captain and Hawkeye outside in disguises to carry Xia Yu back on a stretcher, while Tony explained Asgard’s position to the press.
• The government quickly dispatched General Ross to negotiate with the Avengers and Asgard.

After Xia Yu faked an injury to prevent a conflict between Asgard and Earth, he reassured the Avengers and argued that the U.S. government should compensate them. General Ross arrived and negotiated with Xia Yu while the Avengers watched.

• Aunt May and Peter watched Xia Yu’s televised display, and Peter decided he wanted to become a hero like him.
• Xia Yu admitted to the Avengers that he had pretended to cough blood, then urged them to demand compensation from the government.
• General Ross arrived with Tony Stark, asked about Betty, and said he wanted Banner and Betty to visit him.
• Xia Yu and General Ross argued over whether the government was responsible for the attack and how much compensation it owed.

After settling the government dispute over Trump’s actions against Asgard, the Avengers traveled to Asgard for a visit and feast. They explored the realm and arrived at Odin’s hall, where Banner nervously knelt before Odin and the others laughed.

• Xia Yu and General Ross agreed that the government would apologize to Asgard, prosecute Trump, compensate the Avengers, and grant Thor land and funding.
• Xia Yu told Thor to keep some of the money for himself and give the rest to Peggy Carter to manage.
• Trump confessed his crimes, including his contact with Baron Strucker, while intelligence agencies searched unsuccessfully for Strucker.
• The Avengers arrived in Asgard, where Heimdall welcomed them and Thor invited them to stay for Odin’s feast.
• Xia Yu and Thor guided the group across the Bifrost and through Asgard, while Tony criticized the Golden Palace and its guards’ horned helmets.
• At Odin’s hall, Banner knelt and hailed the All-Father, prompting Tony, Hawkeye, Xia Yu, and Thor to laugh.

Xia Yu spent the evening with Odin in Asgard before going to the vault to absorb the Tesseract’s Space Origin Power. The blue energy enveloped him, and he floated inside a sphere as the absorption began.

• Odin explained that Asgardians were humans who had followed a different evolutionary path, then invited Xia Yu to speak with him privately.
• Odin served Xia Yu centuries-old Pu'er tea and recounted how he had saved Zhu Meichuo, the daughter of the Chongzhen Emperor.
• Odin agreed to let Xia Yu use the Tesseract and told him to visit the vault the next morning.
• Odin hosted a family feast, where Tony seated Loki between Xia Yu and Banner, making Loki uneasy.
• Xia Yu went to the vault with Thor and chose to absorb the Tesseract's Space Origin Power.
• Blue energy surrounded Xia Yu, lifting him into the air inside a sphere.

Xia Yu absorbed the Tesseract’s energy, strengthening his body and transforming his soul as the Space Stone’s laws etched themselves into his Source. Thor alerted Odin when the energy grew dangerous, and Odin recognized Xia Yu was copying part of the Cosmic Origin and declared that Asgard’s future depended on him.

• Xia Yu absorbed the Space Stone’s energy, advancing his Black Tortoise Golden Body Art from the Fifth Layer to the Seventh Layer and intensifying his internal energy.
• The Tesseract’s energy transformed Xia Yu’s soul and etched the universe’s spatial rules into his Source while he remained unaware inside the cocoon.
• Thor grew alarmed by the violent energy around Xia Yu and flew to the Golden Palace to ask Odin for help.
• Odin sensed the danger and accompanied Thor to the Vault, where he saw Xia Yu absorbing the Tesseract’s power.
• Odin concluded Xia Yu was copying one-sixth of the Cosmic Origin and wondered what he would become if he copied all Six Infinity Stones.
• Odin told Thor that Asgard’s future depended on Xia Yu, instructed him to notify his friends, and said he would watch over Xia Yu for as long as necessary.

After seven days in the Golden Palace vault, Xia Yu emerged from the energy cocoon transformed, but vanished just as Natasha reached him. Natasha was left embracing empty air and staring at Odin in confusion.

• Odin guarded Xia Yu as Natasha watched anxiously, and the energy cocoon suddenly fell silent.
• The cocoon expanded repeatedly, reaching nearly twenty meters across before shrinking back and releasing Xia Yu.
• Xia Yu opened his eyes, and his cosmic pressure briefly overwhelmed Odin before receding.
• Xia Yu fell from midair, and Natasha ran to embrace him as Odin watched.
• Blue energy suddenly surrounded Xia Yu and contracted, making him disappear before Natasha could reach him.

After absorbing part of the Space Stone’s cosmic origin, Xia Yu lost control of its teleportation ability and appeared in a spacecraft cabin. He startled an orange-skinned woman there, stopped her from raising an alarm, and caught her trying to reach one before confronting her.

• Tmall explained that absorbing the cosmic origin had overloaded Xia Yu and caused his uncontrolled teleportation.
• Xia Yu discovered that he was aboard a spacecraft and stared out at the vastness of space.
• An orange-skinned woman emerged naked from the cabin’s bathroom, and Xia Yu covered her mouth to prevent her from screaming.
• The woman pretended to believe Xia Yu’s explanation, then tried to reach an alarm on the wall.
• Xia Yu caught her and pressed her against the wall, accusing her of pretending to believe him.