Chapter Summaries

General Zod explained his coup, exile, and search for Kal-El as he fought Superman, while Superman struggled against Zod’s superior combat abilities. After evolving twice and defeating several Kryptonians, Superman was still sent flying by Zod.

• Kryptonians created newborns through the nursery and assigned their roles through the Codex of Life, prompting Kal-El’s parents to defy the system and have him naturally.
• General Zod attempted a coup to save Kryptonian civilization, but the Council of Elders exiled him and his followers to the Phantom Zone.
• After Krypton was destroyed, Zod escaped and searched the universe for Kal-El, whom he viewed as the last hope of the Kryptonian race.
• Wu Chen copied Zod’s history when devising his plan, and Zod revealed that background to Superman during their fight.
• Superman evolved twice, defeating Fiona, a large Kryptonian, and eight others, but Zod’s strength and combat skill sent him flying.

General Zod battered Superman while Superman's cells began glowing brighter under the pressure. Fiona and a man with glasses found evidence that the Codex of Life was inside Kal-El, and General Zod paused the fight to investigate.

• General Zod struck and kicked Superman repeatedly, but Superman kept fighting as the glow in his cells intensified.
• Fiona contacted General Zod and reported that she had found a lead on the Codex of Life.
• The man with glasses explained that tests on Kal-El's blood revealed traces of the Codex of Life and sent General Zod a program to detect it.
• General Zod used the program to turn his communicator into a detector, then told Kal-El to stop fighting.
• Kal-El protested that General Zod could not decide when they fought, but General Zod ignored him.

General Zod learned that the Codex of Life was fused with Superman and that extracting it would kill him, so he abandoned their truce and attacked. Superman was badly injured but healed in a burst of light that sent Zod flying and lifted him into the sky.

• General Zod threatened to attack a nearby city unless Superman let him scan for the Codex of Life, and Superman agreed.
• General Zod's scanner confirmed that Superman contained the Codex of Life.
• Lin Peiluo told General Zod that extracting the Codex of Life would cause Superman's genes to collapse and kill him.
• General Zod declared that he wanted Superman dead and launched a desperate attack.
• General Zod's blows seriously injured Superman, but Superman healed in a burst of light and released a spherical shockwave that sent Zod flying.

Superman absorbed the Sun’s radiation in space, grew stronger, and defeated General Zod in a crushing battle. After knocking Zod unconscious, Superman faced a pale Fiona as the Phantom Ship’s small ship arrived.

• Superman flew into space and absorbed the Sun’s radiation while Might Guy and Otsutsuki Toneri watched.
• Superman noticed General Zod approaching and flew down to meet him, newly empowered and confident.
• Superman overpowered Zod in midair and drove him into the ground, creating a vast crater.
• Superman straddled Zod in the crater and punched him until he lost consciousness.
• The Phantom Ship’s small ship deployed again, and Fiona stood before Superman, looking pale and frail.

Superman convinced Fiona to reconsider how Krypton could be revived and let her leave with the defeated General Zod. Zod rejected her proposal to remain on Earth, and the Kryptonians secretly retreated into Obito’s Kamui Dimension, leaving Earth convinced the invasion was over.

• Superman told Fiona he would spare her group if they stopped bothering him, but refused to devote himself to reviving Krypton because he wanted to protect Earth.
• Superman argued that Fiona and General Zod could revive Krypton by marrying and having children naturally, prompting her to reconsider her assumptions.
• Superman let Fiona carry General Zod back to their ship and allowed them to remain on Earth if they did not cause trouble.
• General Zod woke, rejected Fiona’s suggestion that they stay on Earth, and secretly moved the ship into Obito’s Kamui Dimension before storing it in the Wish Card.
• People across Earth cheered when they saw the aliens had left, and many became Superman fans or shifted their support to him.

Wu Chen reviewed the gains from the incident in the Kamui Dimension and selected three Superman and General Zod abilities. He ended the chapter with the Codex of Life, Infinite Evolution (Sun), and Steel Body.

• Wu Chen avoided Wanda and Pietro, then built a house in the Kamui Dimension and asked White Zetsu to bring his stored belongings.
• Wu Chen checked his personal panel and saw that Toneri, Superman, and General Zod had gained roleplay progress.
• Wu Chen chose the Codex of Life and Infinite Evolution from Superman and Steel Body from General Zod.
• Wu Chen remembered that he had a compatibility potion, redeemed the three abilities, and gained them.

Wu Chen confirmed that Steel Body worked with Six Paths Mode, then drew Orochimaru as his next character to play. He planned to pair Orochimaru’s research skills with Madara Uchiha’s strength and called Minato Namikaze to discuss the plan, while Bucky Barnes grew restless in his room.

• Wu Chen tested Steel Body with Six Paths Mode and confirmed that his physical strength and chakra were compatible.
• Wu Chen drew Orochimaru from the Hokage World character pool and recognized his value as a researcher.
• Wu Chen planned for Orochimaru to collaborate with Madara Uchiha and help Madara grow stronger.
• Wu Chen used Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Mark to summon him and discuss the plan.
• Bucky Barnes grew restless in his room.

Bucky decided to apologize to the families of the people he had killed under Hydra’s control, while Wanda and Pietro visited the families living in the Kamui Dimension. Wu Chen told Wanda he already had a girlfriend, Maria Hill, and began explaining their relationship.

• Bucky resolved to apologize to his victims’ families and then devote himself to serving Wu Chen, but he could not find Wu Chen in the Kamui Dimension.
• Wanda and Pietro visited Obito’s family and Minato Namikaze’s family instead of waiting in their room.
• Wu Chen and Minato Namikaze agreed on a plan but postponed acting until Superman returned and Wu Chen had rested.
• Wu Chen returned home and sent Pietro away so he could speak with Wanda privately.
• Wu Chen told Wanda that Maria Hill was his girlfriend and began explaining when they had gotten together.

Wu Chen agreed to help Bucky Barnes tell Tony Stark the truth about killing his father. He brought Bucky to Tony’s home, where Tony met him without recognizing who he was.

• Wu Chen saw Wanda leave, then encountered Bucky Barnes waiting for him.
• Bucky told Wu Chen his plan, and Wu Chen agreed to accompany him to help resolve the matter with Tony.
• Wu Chen took Bucky out of the Kamui Dimension and flew with him to Tony’s home.
• Bucky collapsed after the fast flight, then recovered and noticed that his strength had increased.
• Tony greeted Wu Chen at the door and asked who Bucky was, so Wu Chen introduced him as Captain America’s good friend.

Wu Chen revealed that Bucky had killed Tony's father under Hydra's control and stopped Tony from attacking him. After showing Tony footage of Hydra's destruction, Wu Chen asked whether he would forgive Bucky if Howard could be brought back to life.

• Wu Chen told Tony that Hydra had brainwashed Bucky into the Winter Soldier and used him to assassinate Howard Stark.
• Tony summoned his Iron Man Armor and tried to attack Bucky, but Wu Chen restrained him and argued that Hydra was the real enemy.
• Pepper Potts arrived and helped calm Tony as Wu Chen explained that he had already destroyed Hydra and rescued Bucky.
• Wu Chen used the Water Mirror Technique to show Tony footage of his assault on the Hydra Base, leaving out anything about the Mind Stone Scepter.
• Wu Chen asked Tony whether he would forgive Bucky if he knew someone who could bring Howard back from the dead.

Wu Chen told Tony that someone might be able to resurrect Howard Stark, then let Tony confront Bucky over the murder. Tony struck Bucky twice but spared him, and Wu Chen left with Bucky to meet Captain America.

• Wu Chen explained that he knew someone who could resurrect Tony's father and said Konoha and the Akatsuki were searching for that person.
• Tony was relieved by the possibility and asked Wu Chen to tell him immediately if there was any news.
• Tony approached Bucky and punched him twice, then stopped and turned his attention away from him.
• Wu Chen told Tony he would come back to eat and took Bucky to meet Captain America.

Wu Chen brought Bucky Barnes to S.H.I.E.L.D. to meet Captain Steve Rogers and help Bucky make amends. Nick Fury realized that Wu Chen had found the missing Bucky and suspected he had destroyed a Hydra base.

• Tony agreed to help Wu Chen arrange for Steve Rogers to meet Bucky, and Pepper Potts suggested Hill go with them.
• Wu Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Bucky from Tony's home to Nick Fury's office.
• Wu Chen asked Fury where Steve was, then took Bucky to training room three after learning Steve was there.
• Fury recognized Bucky as Steve's missing friend and suspected Bucky had belonged to Hydra and that Wu Chen had destroyed a Hydra base.

Wu Chen brought Bucky to see Steve, reuniting the old friends after Bucky’s disappearance. After leaving them to catch up, Wu Chen met Natasha, who asked about Minato’s love life.

• Nick Fury thought Bucky had been brainwashed into serving Hydra and expected Steve to be happy to see him.
• Wu Chen found Steve training, and Steve wondered whether he was outdated and should retire.
• Bucky appeared and embraced Steve, and the two began catching up as Wu Chen left them alone.
• Wu Chen met Natasha outside the training room, and she asked how Minato’s love life had been lately.

Wu Chen advised Natasha to move on from Minato, then took Hill to dinner after she finished work. He later discovered Steve and Bucky had left S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters so Bucky could seek forgiveness with Steve’s support.

• Wu Chen told Natasha that Minato and Kushina were planning to have a child, and Natasha accepted that their relationship was happy.
• Wu Chen waited for Hill to finish working, invited her to Tony’s dinner, and flirted with her as they went to ask Nick Fury for time off.
• Wu Chen took Hill to check on Steve and Bucky but found they had already left the base.
• Steve accompanied Bucky to seek forgiveness from the people who still hated him.

Wu Chen encouraged Tony to develop a more powerful Iron Man suit, then returned to the Kamui Dimension with Hill and introduced her to the others. The next day, he cleared a Hydra base to prepare a location for the plan involving his Wood Clones.

• Wu Chen visited Tony with Hill, and Tony agreed he needed to develop a stronger Iron Man suit after Wu Chen pointed out its disadvantages against superheroes.
• Wu Chen and Hill returned to the Kamui Dimension, where Hill and Wanda bonded while Wu Chen spoke with Pietro.
• Wu Chen and Hill went to bed together as Wanda watched jealously.
• The next day, Wu Chen brought Hill back to S.H.I.E.L.D. and went with White Zetsu to a vacant Hydra base.
• Wu Chen entered the base underground and killed every Hydra member inside to prepare it for the Wood Clones playing Orochimaru and Madara Uchiha.

After creating Wood Clones of Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru, Wu Chen planned to pursue the Reality Stone during the events of Thor: The Dark World. He went to S.H.I.E.L.D. to ask Nick Fury for information on Thor, hoping to secure the Aether before the Dark Elves appeared.

• Wu Chen created Wood Clones to play Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru, then left them to strengthen Madara.
• Wu Chen decided to seek the Reality Stone and considered which other Infinity Stones he might obtain to prepare for Thanos.
• Wu Chen rejected the idea of eliminating Thanos early, preferring to face a familiar threat rather than risk a worse enemy appearing.
• Wu Chen went to S.H.I.E.L.D. to ask Nick Fury for information on Thor.
• Wu Chen planned to send a Wood Clone to watch London if he could not locate Thor.

Orochimaru analyzed Madara Uchiha’s blood and suggested that the Ten-Tails was limiting his growth because its power was only borrowed. He said Madara needed to fully fuse with the Ten-Tails and proposed completing it by adding the half of the Nine-Tails inside Wu Chen.

• After Wu Chen left, Orochimaru asked Madara Uchiha for blood so he could study how to make him stronger.
• Orochimaru examined Madara Uchiha’s blood and asked for spinal fluid and brain fluid, angering Madara Uchiha.
• Orochimaru explained that Madara Uchiha needed to make the Ten-Tails’ power his own to break through his current limits.
• Orochimaru said the Ten-Tails first had to be complete, which required Wu Chen to contribute the half of the Nine-Tails inside him.

Wu Chen refused to give Madara Uchiha the Nine-Tails inside him, because doing so would erase Kurama’s consciousness. He went to speak with Kurama in the Mind Stone Space, where Kurama recalled how they had become friends.

• Wu Chen returned to the underground base after getting Thor’s location and asked Orochimaru and Madara Uchiha if there was another way to strengthen Madara.
• Orochimaru said the cost of gaining strength was worthwhile, and Wu Chen told him to shut up.
• Wu Chen took time alone to calm down and consider another solution.
• Wu Chen entered the Mind Stone Space and found Kurama waiting for him.
• Kurama recalled their reconciliation, and Wu Chen admitted he had used tricks to change Kurama’s attitude.

Kurama confessed that Wu Chen was his only friend and agreed to Wu Chen’s plan to save him, asking that his eight siblings be saved too. Wu Chen returned from the Mind Stone Space and had Madara Uchiha release the Ten-Tails and separate the Nine Tailed Beasts, who emerged restless and furious.

• Kurama praised human entertainment and confessed that he was willing to sacrifice himself because Wu Chen was his only friend.
• Kurama revealed that he would rather die with his handheld console, then eagerly agreed to Wu Chen’s plan and asked him to save his eight siblings as well.
• Wu Chen left the Mind Stone Space and told Orochimaru and Madara Uchiha that they needed to release the Ten-Tails and separate the Nine Tailed Beasts.
• Madara Uchiha released the Ten-Tails and separated the Nine Tailed Beasts, who immediately grew restless and angry.

Wu Chen separated the Tailed Beasts’ consciousnesses from their original bodies so Madara Uchiha could form and absorb a more stable Ten-Tails. After Madara entered Six Paths Mode, Wu Chen offered him a small medicine bottle to secure his next advancement in strength.

• Wu Chen explained that the Tailed Beasts could move their consciousnesses into small bodies while their original bodies formed the Ten-Tails, and he dismissed their objections.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki merged the two halves of Nine-Tails and transferred the Tailed Beasts’ consciousnesses into nine small bodies created by Wu Chen.
• Wu Chen gave the little Tailed Beasts games and computers, then sent them to live in a house inside the Kamui Dimension.
• Madara Uchiha drew the nine original Tailed Beast bodies into the Ten-Tails and absorbed it, entering Six Paths Mode.
• Wu Chen explained that the Ten-Tails was more stable because it contained only pure Chakra and offered Madara Uchiha a small medicine bottle.