Chapter Summaries

Li Chuan prepared to use Ivan Vanko's Iron Man suit to reach the Chitauri mothership in space and stop the invasion. As he headed for Stark Tower, Gamora's team was preparing to open a passage to the Chitauri, while Gamora threatened Nebula for challenging her authority.

• Li Chuan returned home after five months away, spent the night with Wanda, then cleaned the room with magic before leaving to save the world.
• Li Chuan tested the portable Iron Man suit Ivan Vanko had built, confirming that it could carry him into space even though it was not designed for combat.
• Li Chuan took Xiao San, Xiao Liu, and his enhanced subordinates to Stark Tower.
• Erik Selvig told Gamora that the machine containing the Tesseract would be ready in about ten minutes to open a passage using the tower's arc reactor.
• Hawkeye reported that the human governments and S.H.I.E.L.D. had not detected the group, while Nebula claimed she had hacked Earth's networks.
• Gamora fired at Nebula and warned her not to challenge her command, and Nebula restrained her anger.

Li Chuan took the Mind Stone Scepter, then rushed to the Chitauri wormhole to keep the invasion from interfering with his quest. After leaving Shadow Clones and the Ten Rings to guard the entrance, he entered the mothership and began destroying its defenses.

• Li Chuan appeared on the rooftop, caught Hawkeye Barton's arrow, blasted Nebula with it, knocked out Gamora, and recovered the Mind Stone Scepter.
• Li Chuan restored Erik and the others to consciousness, then summoned his Silver Dragon Patronus and flew to the wormhole.
• Li Chuan burned the Chitauri troops at the wormhole and left ten Shadow Clones and the Ten Rings to hold off further invaders.
• Li Chuan put on his Iron Man suit, crossed the wormhole, evaded pursuing Chitauri, and cut his way into their mothership.
• The mothership's laser defense cannon damaged Li Chuan's suit, but he opened the Sixth Gate and smashed the cannon.

Li Chuan infiltrated the Chitauri mothership and fought his way toward its command hall, using spells and bursts of Eight Inner Gates power to devastate the soldiers and vessel. He reached the Chitauri elder, who confronted him in an unfamiliar language.

• The Chitauri elder learned that a human had infiltrated the mothership and ordered nearby soldiers to stop him.
• Li Chuan used Morning Peacock to destroy two squads of Chitauri soldiers and damage the mothership.
• Li Chuan unleashed Fiendfyre and advanced through the ship, blasting doors open and burning the Chitauri soldiers in his way.
• Li Chuan reached the command hall and faced the Chitauri elder, who pointed his scepter at him and spoke in a language Li Chuan could not understand.

Li Chuan rejected the Chitauri elder’s offer to submit to Thanos, killed him, and set off a chain of explosions that destroyed the mothership. He returned to Stark Tower and sustained the attack with Ration Pills until the ship was gone.

• Li Chuan refused the Chitauri elder’s threat and fought through the control room’s soldiers and defenses using the Eight Inner Gates and Shield Charm.
• Li Chuan killed the Chitauri elder, took his translator, and used the Mutual Explosion Tag Technique before teleporting back to Stark Tower.
• Li Chuan learned from Li San and Li Liu that Thor and Tony had visited and Dr. Banner had transformed.
• Li Chuan used Ration Pills to keep the Mutual Explosion Tag Technique going until the Chitauri mothership was completely destroyed.

Thor flew toward New York with his powerless brother Loki as Earth faced an approaching crisis, while Loki tried to delay him and insisted he could regain his divine power by watching Thor help humanity. Near the city, Tony Stark intercepted them, and the brothers’ journey paused for a tense exchange.

• Thor recalled how he had regained his divine power through work and study, while Loki remained powerless because he refused to repent.
• After Odin warned Thor that Earth faced a crisis, Loki insisted on coming along, secretly hoping to delay Thor and thwart his return to Asgard.
• Thor accelerated toward New York after Loki agreed to stop slowing him down.
• Tony Stark intercepted Thor, mistaking him and Loki for the unidentified objects S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites had detected while he searched for Gamora and Nebula.
• Thor thanked Tony for helping Li Chuan, while Loki insulted Tony and threatened him and Li Chuan; Tony mocked Loki in return.

Thor and Tony rushed to Stark Tower as the Tesseract opened a wormhole, where Li Chuan and his silver dragons fought the invading Chitauri. After Thor failed to damage the shield around the machine, Tony and Hawkeye went to help civilians, while Thor fell from the tower and met Jane.

• Thor warned Tony that someone planned to use the Tesseract to open a wormhole, and they hurried toward Stark Tower.
• Li Chuan and ten silver dragons blocked the wormhole as Chitauri soldiers and giant kun poured through.
• Xiao Liu told Tony not to attack the machine, but Thor struck its shield with lightning and was thrown away by its rebounding energy.
• Tony flew off to rescue civilians and fight the Chitauri, while Hawkeye joined the battle after reporting to Nick Fury.
• Thor crashed into the street, met Jane, and introduced himself as the future king of Asgard and the God of Thunder.

Thor rescued Jane, Banner transformed into Hulk and joined the fight, and Li Chuan helped the Avengers defeat the Chitauri invasion. After closing the wormhole, Li Chuan took the Tesseract and Mind Stone Scepter, intending to keep the scepter for Wanda and remove the Tesseract from Earth.

• Thor shielded Jane and the others from a Chitauri attack, destroyed the soldier, and offered to escort Jane to safety.
• Banner transformed into Hulk to protect Betty from a collapsing building, then joined the battle after she urged him to help the injured.
• Tony, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Li Chuan fought together, while Captain America remained frozen in the Arctic.
• Li Chuan’s forces destroyed the Chitauri mothership, causing the remaining Chitauri to fall and go still.
• Li Chuan shattered the energy barrier with the Mind Stone Scepter, stopped the machine, and closed the wormhole.
• Li Chuan took the Tesseract and Mind Stone Scepter, deciding to keep the scepter to strengthen Wanda and not return the Tesseract unless Odin reclaimed it.

After the Chitauri invasion, the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents nearly fought Hulk after Nick Fury angered him by mentioning Banner. Li Chuan stopped their attacks and left Hulk floating in the air with a spell.

• Li Chuan stunned Gamora and Nebula, ordered them taken to the interrogation room, and left Stark Tower.
• Thor and Hulk clashed until Betty Ross calmed Hulk, then Tony, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived and aimed weapons at him.
• Nick Fury told Banner to control himself or become normal again, prompting Hulk to attack him.
• The Avengers and agents attacked Hulk, but Li Chuan appeared and used the Ten Rings, a kick, and a Shield Charm to block their attacks.
• Hulk tried to attack again, and Li Chuan cast Zombie Float to suspend him in midair.

Li Chuan subdued Hulk, criticized Nick Fury for the invasion, and handed the Tesseract to Thor to return to Asgard. With the crisis resolved, Tony left to study alien equipment.

• Li Chuan used magic to knock Hulk unconscious, allowing Banner to regain control, then repaired Banner’s clothes.
• Nick Fury thanked the heroes, but Li Chuan blamed him for the invasion and urged him to compensate the civilians harmed.
• Thor, Jane Foster, and Darcy agreed that Nick Fury was untrustworthy, and Thor explained that Odin had sent him to help and retrieve the Tesseract.
• Li Chuan gave the Tesseract to Thor, who thanked him and prepared to take it back to Asgard.
• Tony said he would take alien equipment to study and flew away.

After the invasion, Li Chuan kept the Mind Stone Scepter from S.H.I.E.L.D. and returned home to use it to help Wanda. The Mind Stone sensed Wanda and flew out of the scepter, leaving Li Chuan braced for what would happen next.

• Thor took the Tesseract and returned to Asgard after warning Nick Fury to leave Jane and her companions alone.
• Li Chuan refused to hand the aliens or the Mind Stone Scepter to S.H.I.E.L.D., then Apparated away with Banner and Betty.
• Nick Fury decided not to provoke Li Chuan and returned to the Helicarrier, where Hill showed him suspected wreckage from Captain America's plane.
• Nick Fury sent Coulson to search the Arctic wreckage for Captain America.
• Li Chuan returned home, placed a protective barrier around Wanda, and removed the Mind Stone Scepter from his pouch.
• The Mind Stone flew out of the scepter and hovered above Wanda, so Li Chuan readied his weapons and powers.

Li Chuan used the Mind Stone to amplify Wanda’s Chaos Energy, then went to interrogate the captured Gamora and Nebula. Nebula’s escape attempt failed, and Gamora woke up bound just as Nebula warned her not to break free.

• Li Chuan used the Mind Stone to amplify Wanda’s Chaos Energy and confirmed that she was unharmed.
• Li Chuan left Xiao Wu to watch over Wanda and teleported to the interrogation room.
• Li Chuan exposed Nebula’s act and stopped her attack by tearing off her mechanical arm, then bound her again.
• Li Chuan awakened Gamora with a Revival Spell after dismissing Xiao Liu and the others from the room.
• Gamora tried to break her ropes, but Nebula told her not to.

Li Chuan restrained Gamora and Nebula, then offered to help them kill Thanos in exchange for working for him. After Nebula showed Gamora how Li Chuan had destroyed the Chitauri Legion, the sisters agreed to try his offer, though they did not fully trust him.

• Gamora broke free and attacked Li Chuan, but he subdued her with magical ropes and proposed a proper conversation.
• Li Chuan explained that he knew the sisters’ history and wanted their knowledge of Thanos and the universe, not just their combat skills.
• Li Chuan offered Gamora and Nebula the chance to leave Thanos and work for him, and showed them the Mind Stone Scepter as proof he could force their obedience.
• Nebula projected footage of Li Chuan destroying the Chitauri Legion, leaving Gamora shocked by his power.
• Li Chuan promised to help the sisters kill Thanos and avert a disaster, and Gamora and Nebula silently agreed to try working with him.

Li Chuan decided to delay entering The Legend of the Swordsmen until he had strengthened himself and gathered supplies. Wanda’s Chaos Magic surged after the Mind Stone awakened it further, and she accidentally smashed through the ceiling before Li Chuan helped her regain control.

• Li Chuan reviewed his quest reward and chose to postpone entering The Legend of the Swordsmen while he prepared for its dangers and gathered more resources.
• Wanda woke with her Chaos Magic greatly increased, lost control of it, and smashed through the bedroom ceiling.
• Li Chuan found Wanda floating upstairs and guided her to calm her power before catching her when she fell.
• Wanda and Li Chuan interrupted Christine and Valerie, and Li Chuan erased the women’s memories before repairing the floor and returning downstairs with Wanda.

Li Chuan explained the alien invasion and the Mind Stone’s effect on Wanda, then helped her control her greatly enhanced Chaos Magic. Wanda mastered the power enough to create valuable materials, while Pietro also gained a major speed boost; Li Chuan planned to seek Vibranium next.

• Li Chuan told Wanda that the alien scepter had triggered her powers, and they watched global reports about the invasion over lunch.
• Pietro visited Li Chuan and Wanda after discovering that his speed had increased dramatically, and Li Chuan inferred that Wanda’s stronger Chaos Magic had enhanced him.
• Li Chuan spent three days helping Wanda control her power, and she learned to fly, manipulate objects, hypnotize people, and create items with Chaos Magic.
• Wanda used the Polyjuice Potion and Chaos Magic to create Uru metal, leading Li Chuan to consider having her reproduce rare materials.
• Li Chuan concluded that Wanda could protect herself from most threats and planned to seek Vibranium for her to create.

Three months after the Chitauri invasion, Li Chuan used the Ten Rings to investigate Ulysses Klaue and Aldrich Killian, hoping to acquire Vibranium and the Extremis virus. When approaching Killian’s plans triggered a new side quest, Li Chuan realized he could influence when the panel issued quests.

• Li Chuan continued training magic with Shadow Clones and lived peacefully with Wanda while S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra fought over Captain America.
• Li Chuan asked Wenwu to buy Sound-absorbing steel from Ulysses Klaue and send him Aldrich Killian’s address.
• Li Chuan planned to obtain Killian and Maya Hansen’s Extremis virus before they could use it, hoping to improve his survival and develop restorative medicine.
• After Li Chuan received the address of Killian’s research base, the panel issued a side quest to stop Killian and Maya Hansen from creating Melter and carrying out Killian’s plan.
• Li Chuan concluded that he could trigger quests by intervening in future events and gain control over the panel’s rewards.

Li Chuan took Wanda to Miami for a weeklong vacation, then brought her to Killian's experimental base to test her new fighting style. Wanda used Chaos Magic to control flying daggers and swiftly incapacitated the guards, leaving her ready to face the base.

• Wanda came home and told Li Chuan neighborhood gossip from the housewives' tea party.
• Li Chuan invited Wanda to Miami, and she eagerly agreed to leave the next day.
• Li Chuan and Wanda traveled to Miami, enjoyed a week of vacation, and then went to Killian's experimental base.
• Li Chuan encouraged Wanda to use their new combat method, and she sliced through the villa gate with flying daggers.
• Wanda shielded herself and used her daggers to disable the guards before they could fire.

Aldrich Killian prepared to continue testing the Extremis virus when Li Chuan and Wanda attacked his villa. Wanda confronted one of Killian’s Extremis Soldiers, who caught her Uru-metal throwing knife but could not melt it.

• Aldrich Killian encouraged disabled veterans before researchers injected them with the Extremis virus.
• Killian learned that two intruders had defeated most of his guards and saw Wanda kill them with telekinetically controlled throwing knives.
• Killian sent a female Extremis Soldier to stop Li Chuan and Wanda as they entered the underground laboratory.
• The female warrior threatened Li Chuan and flirted with Wanda, prompting Li Chuan to tell Wanda to deal with her.
• Wanda threw an Uru-metal knife, which the female warrior caught and tried unsuccessfully to melt.

Wanda used her Chaos Magic and Uru-metal weapons to capture Extremis Soldiers without killing them, while Li Chuan guided her through the mission. They reached Dr. Aldrich Killian and his guards, whom Wanda defeated with an enormous Uru-metal shield, leaving them unconscious.

• A female Extremis Soldier failed to melt Wanda’s Uru-metal throwing knife, but Wanda increased its force and severed the soldier’s hand.
• Li Chuan advised Wanda to capture the regenerating soldier, and Wanda used a Chaos Magic-powered Uru-metal cable to bind her before Li Chuan knocked her unconscious.
• Li Chuan and Wanda found Dr. Aldrich Killian, who brought four Extremis Soldiers and the lab guards to attack them.
• Wanda blocked the gunfire with a Shield Charm and bound Killian’s group with Uru-metal cable, which even Killian’s flames could not melt.
• Wanda replaced her failing Shield Charm with a huge Uru-metal shield and used Accio to smash the bound attackers unconscious.

Li Chuan welcomed Maya Hansen to Li Group and continued his training as the company developed a limb-regeneration treatment and secretly perfected the Extremis virus. In June 2011, he attended Thor’s housewarming party, where Wanda reconciled with Natasha, and learned that the improved virus was ready, prompting him to prepare to visit a new world.

• Li Chuan introduced Maya Hansen to Li Group’s researchers, and she joined their work on a safe limb-regeneration drug while secretly sending research results to the Sokovia base.
• Li Chuan continued training as 2010 passed, while Captain America returned to public attention and S.H.I.E.L.D. reclaimed its legitimacy from Hydra.
• Thor called Li Chuan to invite him and Wanda to a housewarming party in New York, where Thor was living with Jane.
• Li Chuan and Wanda attended Thor’s party with Tony, Erik, Darcy, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and Natasha reconciled with Wanda.
• Uncle Li messaged Li Chuan that the Extremis virus had been perfected without side effects, and Li Chuan decided it was time to visit a new world.

Li Chuan tested the powers granted by the perfect Extremis virus, then entered The Legend of the Swordsmen with four years to explore. Taking over the identity of Li Qingfeng, he learned that evil cultivators or demons had slaughtered his home village and stolen its people’s souls.

• Li Chuan tested his enhanced strength, heat, flames, and healing, finding that the Extremis abilities consumed physical energy and that his body could regenerate as long as his head remained intact.
• Li Chuan used the panel to enter The Legend of the Swordsmen, bringing his prepared supplies and gaining four years of time in the world.
• Li Chuan received Li Qingfeng’s memories and learned about the mortal, righteous, demonic, and heretical factions, as well as the Demonic Path’s past destruction of Huashan and Kunlun.
• Li Chuan learned that Li Qingfeng had returned home after twelve years of cultivation and found his village massacred, with every soul missing.