Chapter Summaries

Ling Donglai treated Aoi Tohsaka while Rin and Sakura mistook what was happening, and Aoi turned to him for comfort over her sudden loss and new responsibilities. After Aoi fell asleep, Ling Donglai went to the dojo, where Saber Alter was resting.

• Ling Donglai understood Rin Tohsaka’s lingering suspicion about her father’s death and his own arrival in the Fourth War.
• Artoria warned Nymph that the Counter Force would respond to an attempt to infect the Throne of Heroes by unleashing a cataclysm across human history.
• Rin dragged Sakura upstairs to spy on Ling Donglai and Aoi, but they saw him working on formulas while Aoi received an electrical massage.
• Aoi embraced Ling Donglai and cried about becoming a widow and suddenly having two daughters, and he comforted her until she fell asleep.
• Ling Donglai appeared in the dojo, where Saber Alter opened her eyes as she sensed him approaching.

Ling Donglai warned Saber to watch for signs of the universe’s response to Mephisto’s contingency plan, then reflected on how his interference had changed the Fourth Holy Grail War. The next morning, Aoi introduced him to Rin and Sakura as their father, leaving both girls stunned.

• Saber confronted Ling Donglai over his behavior toward Aoi, and he asked her to alert him if she sensed the universe generating heat against an invading threat.
• Ling Donglai considered how his actions had altered the Holy Grail War and concluded that Zouken Matou’s Dragon Ball plan was not yet worth worrying about.
• Ling Donglai returned to Aoi, comforted her guilt about their relationship, and waited for Mephisto’s contingency plan to unfold.
• The next morning, Aoi introduced Ling Donglai to Rin and Sakura as their father, shocking Rin and upsetting Sakura.

Ling Donglai healed Illya and raised her alongside Sakura and Rin while waiting for the Counter Force to strike. When it unleashed the Incineration of Human Order, he protected part of Fuyuki City and told Sakura that he had expected this day for nearly ten years.

• Ling Donglai healed Illya, and Kiritsugu Emiya brought her to live with Sakura and Rin.
• Years later, Saber reported a surge of magical energy from the Matou Family, and Ling Donglai prepared to confront Zouken Matou.
• The Counter Force unleashed heat that began burning the entire Earth, and Ling Donglai used Overlord's Domain to protect a small part of Fuyuki City.
• Ling Donglai summoned the Dragon Ball Zouken Matou had sought and embedded it in his heart as the flames consumed Zouken and much of the world.
• Sakura, Rin, and Illya escaped the inferno and reunited with Ling Donglai, who explained the attack and reminded Sakura that he had told her about fate ten years earlier.

Ling Donglai explained that the Ghost Rider had taken most of the faith power in the Throne of Heroes and was fleeing toward a parallel world, while flames threatened human history. Sakura and Saber fought the Counter Force Killer to protect Ling Donglai, and the chapter left the battle unresolved.

• Ling Donglai told Sakura and Rin that changing fate came at a price as the Counter Force's flames battered Overlord's Domain.
• The Ghost Rider escaped, and Ling Donglai explained that it planned to cross into a parallel world and spread the flames through human history.
• The Counter Force Killer appeared and fired his Noble Phantasm at Ling Donglai's group.
• Sakura punched away the bullet, summoned armor, and vowed to stop the Counter Force Killer from harming her master.
• The Counter Force Killer fired again, and Saber attacked with her blackened holy sword.

While Ling Donglai’s allies pinned down the Counter Force Killer, he recalled Artoria’s past as King Arthur and her contract with the Counter Force. Corrupted Saber rejected the Counter Force and attacked the Counter Force Killer, while Ling Donglai urged her to help him kill Ghost Rider before the world was devoured.

• Sakura, Rin, Saber, Kiritsugu Emiya, and the android maids helped pin the Counter Force Killer to the ground.
• The Counter Force Killer tried to persuade Artoria by invoking her past and her contract with Alaya.
• Artoria had been created to become king, drew the Sword in the Stone at fifteen, and ruled Britain until her kingdom collapsed into civil war.
• As she neared death, Artoria contracted with Alaya to seek the Holy Grail and return to the day she had been chosen as king.
• Corrupted Saber declared that she served only Ling Donglai, then used black Excalibur to attack the Counter Force Killer.
• Ling Donglai told Artoria the world’s end was inevitable and asked her to help kill Ghost Rider, promising he might save her afterward.

Ling Donglai confronted the Counter Force Killer while Chaldea arrived in the burning Fuyuki City to stop the world’s destruction. As Ghost Rider attacked from a black hole, Ling Donglai prepared to unleash his full power.

• Artoria battled the Counter Force Killer while Ling Donglai argued that he had no choice but to act, and a mysterious shield interrupted her holy sword.
• Mash Kyrielight and Ritsuka Fujimaru arrived through a Rayshift, intending to help the world’s antivirus operation by defeating Ling Donglai and Ghost Rider.
• Ling Donglai recognized Gudako’s immense power, then warned Chaldea that Ghost Rider was about to escape through another passage into a parallel universe.
• Mash detected a high-energy reaction, and Saber recognized the pattern on Mash’s shield as the Round Table.
• Ghost Rider emerged from a black hole and struck at Ling Donglai with a hellfire chain, catching everyone nearby in its attack.
• Ling Donglai raised a magnetic sphere over the dying planet and prepared to stop holding back.

Ling Donglai used Slash Emperor to tear apart the planet and killed Ghost Rider, then created a small ecosystem to protect the surviving humans. Ishtar possessed Aoi Tohsaka to deliver Rhongomyniad to Artoria, but Ling Donglai prevented her from leaving and confronted her.

• Ling Donglai merged his magnetic field with the planet and used Slash Emperor to split the planet, destroying its atmosphere and killing Ghost Rider and the twisted Angel spirit.
• Gudako charged at Ling Donglai, but Mash pulled her behind the shield while Ling Donglai rebuilt the atmosphere and oxygen to save the followers.
• Aoi Tohsaka was struck by starlight and possessed by Ishtar, who gave Artoria Rhongomyniad to stabilize the planet.
• Ishtar tried to leave, but Ling Donglai used Slash Emperor to hold her in place and challenged her for possessing his wife's body without permission.
• Gudako interrupted Ishtar's apology, and Ishtar revealed that she had chosen Rin as her preferred vessel but had settled for Aoi after Rin rejected her.

After the planet was shattered by the battle, Ling Donglai revealed that he had achieved his goals and could leave, while the Counter Force’s allies realized their world was still doomed. He explained his belief that power determined who could impose rules and survive, then told Rin Tohsaka that her world could be saved.

• Guda punched at Ishtar, and Ishtar hid behind Ling Donglai as the Slash Emperor’s aftershock shattered the planet despite Mash’s defense.
• The Counter Force Killer asked Ling Donglai to stop, but Ling Donglai said Ghost Rider was gone and he had already achieved his goals.
• The Counter Force’s allies saw that the frozen planet could no longer support life and lamented their inability to save it.
• Kiritsugu Emiya questioned why the people had vanished, and Ling Donglai argued that strength, not right or wrong, determined who could survive and uphold rules.
• Rin Tohsaka called Ling Donglai Father and asked whether their world could be saved, and he said it could.

Ling Donglai struck a bargain with the Counter Force and Gaia to protect the Type-Moon World in exchange for ruling over it and claiming Ishtar and other women as his possessions. He split the Type-Moon Universe with Tai'a: Heaven-Cleaving, repaired Earth, and carried the universe toward the Martial God Universe, drawing the Marvel Multiverse’s fury.

• Ling Donglai offered to save the Type-Moon World and the wider universe in exchange for ruling over them and possessing Ishtar and other women.
• The Counter Force accepted Ling Donglai’s terms, and Gaia also made a deal with him to avoid the universe’s destruction.
• Ling Donglai’s spirit fragment used Artoria’s holy spear to stabilize Earth while his true body gathered power for an attack.
• Ancient One tried to stop Ling Donglai’s Tai'a: Heaven-Cleaving, but the strike overwhelmed her barriers and split the Type-Moon Universe and its parallel worlds.
• Ling Donglai repaired Earth and transformed the universe into an ark that charged toward the Martial God Universe, prompting the Marvel Multiverse to turn its attention toward the M87 Nebula.

Ling Donglai saved the Type-Moon world, but the Marvel Universe’s attack began slowing the rotation of his own universe and made him its enemy. After Ishtar looked through Aoi Tohsaka’s memories and was caught, Ling Donglai shielded her from view, while Rin learned that their world had temporarily escaped the crisis.

• Ling Donglai felt the Marvel Universe’s hostility slowing the rotation of his Martial God Universe and considered how to turn the resulting attention to his advantage.
• Ling Donglai used Water of the Yellow Springs to restore the shattered planet and told Aoi Tohsaka (Ishtar) that he wanted to discuss other matters.
• Ishtar reviewed Aoi Tohsaka’s memories, blushed at their intimate contents, and realized Ling Donglai had caught her looking.
• Ling Donglai changed Aoi Tohsaka’s clothes and shielded her from outside observation, though Rin and Sakura caught a glimpse of her outfit.
• Rin asked the Counter Force Killer and Gudako whether their world had temporarily escaped the crisis, and both nodded.

Ling Donglai confronted Ishtar inside the Warp after she possessed Aoi and tried to peer into his past, then overwhelmed her with affection until she willingly accepted him. Ishtar accused him of orchestrating everything and threatened to disrupt his universe, while Ling Donglai turned his attention back to Marvel's Earth.

• Ling Donglai cornered Ishtar in the Warp and confronted her for possessing Aoi and peering into his past.
• Ishtar surrendered, but Ling Donglai praised her beauty and insisted she fulfill a wife's duties because she had possessed his wife.
• Ishtar agreed to reward Ling Donglai with a kiss, but he overwhelmed her with affection and left her weak and unable to escape.
• Ishtar realized Ling Donglai had likely foreseen and arranged the events, then threatened to cause trouble in his universe.
• Ling Donglai promised to answer Ishtar with even more affection and sent his divided spirit back to Marvel's Earth.

After confronting Ancient One over the shattered Sanctum barriers, Ling Donglai searched Marvel’s systems for the Space Stone and claimed the Tesseract. Mastering its use gave him access to a portion of the Marvel Multiverse’s authority over space.

• Ling Donglai returned to Earth and argued with Ancient One, dismissing her concerns about the broken Sanctum barriers and the dangers facing Earth.
• Ancient One withdrew after Ling Donglai broke through the Mirror Dimension and asserted that Vishanti had already accepted he could not defeat him.
• Ling Donglai accessed Marvel’s network and learned of the mysterious cosmic beam, the blindness of observers, and Tony Stark’s public announcement that he was Iron Man.
• Ling Donglai hacked S.H.I.E.L.D.’s systems, located Captain America in a frozen region, and took the nearby Tesseract.
• Ling Donglai analyzed the Tesseract, learned to wield its energy and open spatial gateways, and sensed the Marvel Multiverse grant him authority over space.

Ling Donglai obtained the Space Stone and Reality Stone, adding their powers to his growing collection of Infinity Mu Jins. Ancient One searched possible futures with the Time Stone and glimpsed Ling Donglai, who sensed her watching him through the timeline.

• Ling Donglai encountered the Soul Stone, resisted its attempt to probe his soul, and rejected its demand that he sacrifice someone he cherished.
• Ling Donglai found the Reality Stone on Earth and transformed its scattered red light into a gemstone, preventing the events of Thor 2 and Odin's wife's death.
• Ling Donglai absorbed the Space Stone's energy into his split soul and took the Reality Stone into his body, finding that he could bear its cost.
• Ling Donglai considered locating the remaining Infinity Mu Jins and already knew where the Soul Stone was.
• Ancient One used the Time Stone to explore possible futures, saw Ling Donglai in one vision, and was sensed by him as she watched through the timeline.

Ling Donglai took the Time Stone from Ancient One, bringing his total to three Infinity Stones, and sent them to his true body while planning to find the rest in space. On Earth, Tony investigated a mysterious pillar of light and contacted S.H.I.E.L.D., whose director Nick Fury confirmed that Earth had faced an alien attack.

• Ling Donglai confronted Ancient One for spying on him and took the Time Stone from her as payment.
• The Vishanti intervened to save Ancient One from Ling Donglai's influence, but she found herself drawn to his power and began relying on field force.
• Ling Donglai sent the Time Stone and his other two Infinity Stones to his true body, then planned to pursue the remaining stones in space.
• Tony examined satellite footage of a pillar of light that had vanished near Earth and traced its possible origin to the M87 Galaxy.
• Tony decided to seek international support to image M87's black hole and called S.H.I.E.L.D. for help.
• Nick Fury spoke with Tony and insisted that Earth had suffered an alien attack.

Tony investigated S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secret files on the M87 Nebula and learned that the Heavenly Court had carried out brutal planetary massacres. Nick summoned Captain Marvel, who left to confront the emerging cosmic civilization, while Tony’s curiosity about her and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s hidden knowledge grew.

• Tony demanded S.H.I.E.L.D.’s support for building a large telescope, and Nick told him aliens were real and that Earth had once made contact with them.
• Tony hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s network and read classified files describing the Heavenly Court and its ruthless wars.
• Captain Marvel appeared during Nick and Tony’s call, disrupting their communications with the Tesseract’s energy.
• Nick showed Captain Marvel records of the suspected attack on Earth, and she flew into space to warn the M87 civilization.
• Tony called Nick again to ask about Captain Marvel, and Nick claimed she was an Earthling before beginning to explain how extraordinary she was.

Captain Marvel entered the M87 Nebula to negotiate with the Heavenly Court, but Golden Lion defeated her and denied her the right to speak. Ronan the Accuser arrived seeking an alliance for the Kree Empire, only for Golden Lion to destroy his fleet.

• Captain Marvel reached the M87 Nebula and told Golden Lion she had come to negotiate about the Heavenly Court’s actions.
• Golden Lion challenged Captain Marvel, overwhelmed her in battle, and said only the strong had the right to speak.
• Captain Marvel objected to the Heavenly Court’s belief that the strong should rule the weak, while Golden Lion defended its Emperor and its laws.
• Ronan the Accuser arrived with a Kree fleet and asked Golden Lion whether any kind of attack could earn access to the Emperor.
• Golden Lion destroyed the Kree fleet with golden flames, leaving Ronan alive behind the protection of his Universal Weapon.

The Kree Empire sent Ronan the Accuser to approach the Heavenly Court, but Golden Lion destroyed most of his fleet. Carol Danvers resumed her fight with Golden Lion and managed to cut his cheek, leaving him wary of her extraordinary energy.

• The Supreme Intelligence sent Ronan the Accuser and a fleet of planet-class warships to win over the Heavenly Court.
• Golden Lion's stellar power disintegrated Ronan's ships, while the Universal Weapon protected Ronan.
• Golden Lion asked Ronan if he still wanted to fight and watched Carol Danvers recover and gather azure-blue energy.
• Carol Danvers realized Golden Lion's power resonated with the nearby star and charged at him using Kree fighting techniques.
• Carol Danvers and Golden Lion exchanged blows, and her fist grazed his cheek, drawing a drop of blood before his wound healed.
• Golden Lion recognized the high quality of Carol Danvers's energy and wondered whether only a true god could suppress it.

Carol Danvers and Ronan passed Golden Lion’s test and followed a passage through the M87 Nebula to the Human Realm, where they learned that the Heavenly Realm was reserved for the powerful. Ronan tried to ascend without permission but was knocked down and caught in the shockwave of a battle between Godzilla and a massive HYDRA.

• Golden Lion recognized Carol Danvers’s strength, allowed her and Ronan to proceed, and told Ronan that luck was part of strength.
• Carol and Ronan traveled through the M87 Nebula’s magnetic corridor and arrived at a huge Earth-like planet.
• A powerful magnetic field transferred Carol and Ronan to the Human Realm Registration Office, where they received instructions to register and follow local laws.
• Carol learned that mortals could not normally enter the Heavenly Realm, while Ronan tried to reach it by unleashing his power.
• A beam slammed Ronan into the ground, and he was thrown around again by the shockwave from Godzilla’s attack on a massive HYDRA.

Ronan arrived in the Heavenly Realm and discovered that its powerful immortals watched bizarre monster battles inside a dome. As he compared the Heavenly Court to the Shi'ar Empire, he concluded that the two civilizations would eventually clash.

• Ronan was caught in the force field of a monster-filled dome where two gigantic beasts fought, then was flung out into the Heavenly Realm.
• The immortals discussed Ronan as an unusual outsider and considered reporting the passage loophole to the Empress.
• Ronan stood among the silent immortals and realized that the Heavenly Realm was far more powerful than he had expected.
• Ronan compared the Heavenly Court to the Shi'ar Empire and became certain that the two empires would one day fight.

Ronan explored the Heavenly Realm and learned about its brutal, reincarnation-shaped order and its Duel Disk technology. A powerful golden-armored soldier registered Ronan as an outsider before leaving, while the immortals explained that outsiders could use Heavenly Realm powers only with difficulty.

• An immortal directed Ronan toward the Heavenly Court for negotiations, but Ronan said he was only there to look around.
• The immortal warned Ronan that the Heavenly Realm favored strength and that outsiders could be killed without timely rescue or revival.
• Another immortal explained that the reincarnation system had made residents indifferent to death and that most conflicts were not considered serious if souls remained unharmed.
• Ronan asked about a semicircular barrier, and the immortals described Duel Disks that used God Tree technology and biological formula cards to create beasts for battles.
• A golden-armored soldier arrived, declared that the Emperor sheltered all beings, and explained that outsiders could use the Heavenly Realm's power but would find it more difficult.
• The soldier recorded Ronan as an outsider and left, while the immortals noted that soldiers from battle groups were extremely powerful and rarely seen in the Heavenly Realm.