Chapter Summaries

Chang Wei rejected General Zod’s offer to settle the invasion through a duel, then removed the Kryptonians’ ships as a bargaining chip. As Zod despaired, Esdeath asked Chang Wei to give the Kryptonians a chance to fight her.

• Chang Wei told General Zod that the Kryptonians had to abandon their invasion plans or be forced to cooperate.
• Faora and the Kryptonian soldiers pledged to fight for Zod, who chose to challenge Chang Wei and offered his own life in exchange for his people’s safety if he lost.
• Chang Wei refused Zod’s terms, and Zod threatened to use the Kryptonian ships’ Phantom Drives to endanger Earth.
• Chang Wei produced miniature versions of the ships in his hand, leaving Zod unable to contact their crews and without leverage.
• Tifa wondered how Chang Wei had become so powerful after the Lord God reset everyone.
• Esdeath asked Chang Wei to let her fight the Kryptonians.

Esdeath offered the Kryptonians a chance to challenge Chang Wei’s companions, and General Zod chose to fight her. After absorbing the yellow sun’s energy, Zod attacked with strength and speed far beyond what Esdeath had faced before.

• Esdeath proposed that the Kryptonians challenge Chang Wei’s team, and Chang Wei asked the others to agree.
• Teresa and Scathach accepted, and the Kryptonians chose their opponents: Zod chose Esdeath, Faora chose Teresa, Tok chose Scathach, and another Kryptonian targeted Tifa.
• Chang Wei announced the start of the fights, and Zod immediately attacked Esdeath.
• Zod shed his Power Armor and absorbed the yellow sunlight, greatly increasing his strength, speed, and ability to recover.
• Zod’s punch struck with such force that the ruins of Metropolis were wiped away as Esdeath braced for the blow.

Esdeath and Teresa fought General Zod and Faora as the Kryptonians drew strength from sunlight. Esdeath remained unharmed while trading blows with Zod, and Teresa held her ground against Faora’s powerful punch as their clash unleashed a hurricane.

• General Zod repeatedly punched Esdeath, shattering and regenerating his hands while Esdeath remained unscathed.
• Faora removed her Power Armor and challenged Teresa to fight without a weapon.
• Faora rushed Teresa and struck with a blow that compressed the air around them.
• Teresa met Faora’s punch head-on, and their collision sent Faora stumbling back while Teresa stood firm.
• The forces from their clash tore through the air and formed a powerful hurricane.

A hurricane created by a single exchange between Faora and Teresa devastated Metropolis, overwhelming the city and its rescuers. The Flash tried to disrupt it with speed, while Superman flew into its center to counter its rotation.

• Faora and Teresa's exchanged punch unleashed a hurricane that ravaged Metropolis and endangered millions of residents.
• The Superheroes scattered to rescue civilians and tried to oppose the citywide storm.
• The Flash calculated that running fast enough to create counteracting air currents might weaken the hurricane, then raced toward its core.
• Superman flew into the hurricane and spun counterclockwise to oppose it.

Superman continued fighting a hurricane with brute force while Scathach and the others battled Tok, a Female Kryptonian, and General Zod. Esdeath kept Zod suppressed, and she discovered that his repeated growth and regeneration had reached a limit.

• Superman continued using brute force against the hurricane as Scathach used chi and her demonic spear to pierce Tok's Power Armor.
• Tok clung to Scathach's spear and attacked, but she blocked his fist, broke his right hand, and snapped his lower leg.
• Tifa fought the Female Kryptonian evenly until sunlight strengthened her opponent after Tifa broke her Power Armor.
• General Zod roared that he would not let history repeat itself and attacked Esdeath, who dissolved his assault with a barrier of frost.
• Esdeath found that Zod had stopped growing stronger despite repeatedly breaking down and rebuilding himself.

Tifa tried to find a peaceful way to obtain Kryptonian tissue without killing the Kryptonians, but Chang Wei explained that General Zod would never abandon Earth. After Zod surrendered and begged for help, Superman also appealed to Chang Wei, who challenged his standing to speak for the Kryptonians.

• Tifa proposed exchanging Kryptonian remains for bloodlines, but Chang Wei said the Kryptonians would not give up Earth, which they saw as their only hope of rebuilding their home.
• Tifa asked whether Chang Wei could protect Earth while giving the Kryptonians another way forward, and he refused to help them.
• General Zod surrendered after overhearing their conversation and begged Chang Wei to help his people.
• Tifa suggested the Kryptonians search the universe for another habitable planet, but Faora said they had searched for thirty years and found only Earth.
• Superman returned after calming the hurricane and asked Chang Wei to help the Kryptonians.
• Chang Wei told Superman that he had no standing to ask for help because he was Kryptonian, and Superman prepared to appeal to Chang Wei more sincerely.

Chang Wei offered Krypton a chance to survive in exchange for becoming guardians of cosmic order, and General Zod accepted the terms. Chang Wei then searched the Milky Way for a new home for the Kryptonians, stopping at a promising planet in a moderate region of a spiral arm.

• Superman argued that Kryptonians could be redeemed and become protectors of peace, and Chang Wei acknowledged they might serve a purpose.
• General Zod pledged that the Kryptonians would give up their freedom and serve cosmic order in return for their civilization's survival.
• Chang Wei displayed a view of the Milky Way and explained the risks and advantages of settling in its central and outer regions.
• General Zod requested a moderate location that offered room to develop without unnecessary risks.
• Chang Wei's virtual image traveled along a spiral arm and settled on a water-rich planet with a stable atmosphere and abundant vegetation.

Chang Wei searched the Milky Way Galaxy with General Zod for a new home for the Kryptonians, but most Life Planets were already inhabited or uninhabitable. After Chang Wei explained why he did not intervene in the cosmic wars they saw, General Zod challenged his earlier involvement in the Krypton-Earth conflict.

• Chang Wei showed General Zod and Faora a vast Life Planet, then revealed that an intelligent civilization already lived beneath its surface.
• Chang Wei continued searching the Milky Way Galaxy, and he and General Zod found many planets that were inhabited, unstable, or otherwise unsuitable for Krypton.
• Chang Wei switched to another spiral arm, where they found numerous Life Planets amid widespread cosmic wars.
• General Zod asked why Chang Wei allowed those wars to continue, and Chang Wei said they fell outside his jurisdiction unless they threatened the Milky Way Galaxy's stability.
• General Zod questioned why Chang Wei had intervened in the war between Krypton and Earth.

Chang Wei showed General Zod the dangers and possibilities of the Milky Way, then offered Krypton a choice of habitable planets. Zod selected a world at the edge of the Orion Arm called Light of Krypton, and Chang Wei took the Kryptonians there.

• Chang Wei showed General Zod a space battle and warned that Krypton could be destroyed by more powerful civilizations if placed in a crowded region of the galaxy.
• Chang Wei searched the Orion Arm and displayed a selection of planets suitable for life and civilization.
• Chang Wei told General Zod that he could grant Krypton ownership of a planet, but that Krypton would have to defend it.
• General Zod and the Engineer Kryptonians and Science Kryptonians examined the candidate planets and chose Light of Krypton for its stable star, abundant land and oceans, and rich resources.
• General Zod declared that Light of Krypton would become Krypton's new home, and Chang Wei transported the Kryptonians there while leaving Earth's Superheroes behind.

General Zod and the Kryptonians arrived on the lush planet Light of Krypton, but feared they could not rebuild their civilization without the lost Central Codex. Chang Wei proposed using the remains of their dead compatriots as a gene bank, leaving Zod and the scientists hopeful that cloning and gene editing could secure Krypton's future.

• Chang Wei transported General Zod and the Kryptonians directly to Light of Krypton, a planet filled with vast forests, oceans, and enormous creatures.
• General Zod learned from the Science Kryptonians that natural childbirth alone could not sustain their population without risking genetic defects across generations.
• General Zod sought Chang Wei's help, and Chang Wei explained that the Central Codex was essentially advanced gene-cloning technology.
• Chang Wei suggested that Kryptonian remains at their outposts could provide genes for use in the Genesis Chamber.
• A Science Kryptonian realized they could clone new Kryptonians and use gene editing to improve their population, prompting General Zod and the scientists to celebrate their renewed hope.

Chang Wei secured the Kryptonians’ cooperation and asked General Zod to provide Kryptonian corpses for his team to use in strengthening themselves. He invited Tifa to join his squad, and she accepted, leaving her with a new team and a growing sense of belonging.

• Tifa watched the Kryptonians celebrate their chance to survive and saw General Zod thank Chang Wei for saving them.
• Chang Wei warned Zod that the Kryptonians would face restrictions and sacrifices, then asked him to provide Kryptonian corpses; Zod agreed without question.
• Chang Wei gave Tifa and the others Female Kryptonian corpses, explaining that Kryptonian genes could strengthen them and potentially fuse with their abilities.
• Chang Wei invited Tifa to join his squad, and she agreed because she needed a trustworthy team in the dangerous Main God Space.
• Chang Wei enthusiastically welcomed Tifa, while Esdeath teased him about being excited to have a beautiful woman on the team.

After the team returned to the Main God Space, Tifa exchanged for the movie-version Kryptonian bloodline with Chang Wei’s help, and Esdeath, Teresa, and Scathach gained the same power. The chapter ended with the team sparring against Chang Wei to stabilize their new strength and improve their teamwork.

• Tifa asked the Lord God to exchange for a Kryptonian bloodline, but she lacked enough resources for the more powerful Anime version.
• Chang Wei offered Tifa the resources she needed, and she accepted his help before exchanging for the movie-version bloodline.
• A pillar of light transformed Tifa, while Esdeath, Teresa, and Scathach also exchanged for Kryptonian bloodlines.
• Esdeath attacked Chang Wei, and Teresa and Scathach joined the fight as the team began a training battle.
• Chang Wei invited Tifa to join the sparring, and she realized the team was using combat to stabilize their new powers and practice teamwork.

Chang Wei trained Esdeath, Tifa, Teresa, and Scathach, then was overwhelmed by a mysterious force and woke in the Multiverse Sea with Esdeath, Teresa, and Scathach unconscious. He realized the Lord God had discovered his secret actions.

• Chang Wei defeated Esdeath, Tifa, Teresa, and Scathach in a training fight, then used a yellow star to heal them and strengthen their Kryptonian powers.
• Tifa compared Kryptonians favorably to Saiyans, while Chang Wei and Esdeath discussed his cautious pursuit of Tifa and their relationship.
• A mysterious voice addressed Chang Wei, then an irresistible force knocked him unconscious and transported him away.
• Chang Wei woke in the Multiverse Sea, found Esdeath, Teresa, and Scathach unconscious beside him, and protected them with a barrier.
• Chang Wei recognized the place as the Multiverse Sea and realized the Lord God had noticed his secret actions.

After the Lord God expelled Chang Wei from the Main God Space, he traveled to a Marvel Omniverse and recognized Tony Stark before he became Iron Man. Chang Wei decided to toy with Tony, who was attacked by bandits while returning from an Afghanistan weapons demonstration.

• The Lord God expelled Chang Wei from the Main God Space, leaving him lamenting that he had lost his chance to take Tifa with him.
• Chang Wei used the Super Virus System to travel to a new world and sensed powerful beings across its Omniverse.
• Chang Wei identified the world as the Marvel Universe and recognized Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and Carol Danvers.
• Chang Wei decided to use the Marvel Universe’s resources to grow stronger and toying with Tony Stark for entertainment.
• Tony Stark demonstrated the Jericho Missile in Afghanistan, then chose to ride back in his Jeep instead of Rhodey’s helicopter and was suddenly attacked by bandits.

After the Freedom Fighters kidnapped Tony Stark and forced him to make missiles, a mysterious, heavily armed group wiped out the terrorists and found Tony and Yinsen. Their leader singled Tony out, leaving the two captives facing a new danger.

• The Freedom Fighters' leader Lazar threatened Tony Stark and demanded that he build missiles.
• Tony planned to survive by secretly making an Iron Man suit, while Yinsen helped him prepare to escape.
• Gunfire erupted outside the cave, and Tony hoped the American military had come to rescue them.
• Tony saw black-uniformed, heavily armed soldiers killing the Freedom Fighters and realized they were not an ordinary rescue team.
• A leader wearing a white Skull emblem confronted Tony and identified him by name.

White Skull captured Tony Stark and spared Doctor Ethan at Tony’s request, then had them taken away in an armored SUV. As Tony tried to understand who had captured them, the sealed vehicle’s air grew heavy and he began to lose consciousness.

• White Skull ordered his men to take Tony Stark and kill Doctor Ethan, but Tony persuaded him to bring Ethan along.
• Tony and Ethan were escorted through the rain past the bodies of the Freedom Fighters and into an armored Chevrolet Suburban.
• Tony studied the black-clad men’s equipment and tactics and suspected they belonged to a powerful American force.
• Tony tried to reassure the frightened Ethan as a bulletproof panel sealed the SUV’s window.
• Tony realized the air inside the vehicle had been tampered with and began to sink into darkness.

Tony Stark was held by the White Skull Organization and forced to build weapons, while Chang Wei tormented him with nightmares about the people killed by his inventions. Driven to find a way to change the damage his weapons caused, Tony built a powerful miniature Arc Reactor for a new Mark I armor.

• Tony Stark woke in the White Skull Organization's facility, where its leader demanded that he make Jericho Missiles.
• Tony agreed to work and began designing a new Mark I with the advanced equipment and materials the organization provided.
• Chang Wei arranged for his subordinates to torment Tony with superhuman wails, bringing back memories of deaths caused by his weapons.
• Tony endured the torment and resolved to use his intelligence and strength to reduce the suffering caused by his inventions.
• Tony built a high-powered miniature Arc Reactor using an abundant supply of palladium, giving the planned Mark I enough power.

Tony Stark built his Mark 1 armor while captive, driven by guilt and the need to protect others and escape. Chang Wei planned to claim Hydra and Iron Man trademarks, while White Skull and the others let Tony and Yinsen finish the suit; the chapter ended as Tony prepared to test it with Yinsen.

• Tony designed and built a heavily armored Titanium Alloy Mark I suit after White Skull supplied the materials without question.
• Tony woke from a nightmare about the people he had harmed, and Yinsen urged him to rest.
• Tony refused to stop working, explaining that he needed the suit to protect himself and others and escape captivity.
• Chang Wei planned to establish his own Hydra and register Tony's Iron Man trademarks before Tony could.
• Tony completed Mark 1 without interference from White Skull and asked Yinsen if he was ready.

Tony used Mark 1 to fight his way through the guards and encountered a towering man in a white hockey mask. After Tony blasted him into a wall, the man stood back up unharmed, leaving Tony stunned.

• Tony kicked open the iron door and used Mark 1's Palm Cannons to knock down the guards outside.
• Tony scanned the corridors with Mark 1 and defeated the remaining guards as he advanced.
• Tony recognized a tall man in a white hockey mask as a likely higher-up and tried to make him surrender.
• Tony fired a low-power Repulsor Pulse to capture the man alive, but the man stood up again, seemingly unharmed.

Tony Stark battled a hockey-mask man whose body rapidly healed from devastating injuries, and Mark 1’s scans found no explanation for the recovery. Tony tried to wear him down with continued attacks, but the man seemed to recover faster as the assault intensified.

• Tony increased Mark 1’s Palm Cannon power and blasted the hockey-mask man into a wall, but the man stood up as his broken limbs straightened.
• The hockey-mask man attacked Tony with a machete, and Tony blocked the strike before punching through the man’s abdomen.
• Tony crushed the machete, then watched the man’s abdominal wound heal completely and wondered whether he had an immortal body.
• Tony scanned the man for an unusual energy source but found no abnormality, so he began attacking to exhaust the man’s reserves.
• Tony noticed that the man’s recovery speed increased with the frequency and intensity of his attacks, suggesting he might be converting the blows’ energy into healing.