Chapter Summaries

Chen Mu finished integrating Universe 5 into Multivariate China and prepared to leave the world, assigning the Reincarnation Squad to help with its development. Observer Uatu then reappeared, reminding Chen Mu of his promise to assemble Multiversal Guardians for an upcoming crisis.

• China joined Multivariate China, gained advanced technology and military support, and cut contact with the Security Council and Avengers.
• The Kunpeng Fleet destroyed Thanos's fleet after discovering it near Earth's orbit.
• Chen Mu asked Mou Gang to keep the Reincarnation Squad in Universe 5 to assist China's development, then prepared to depart.
• Observer Uatu appeared and prompted Chen Mu to recall his promise to recruit heroes for the Multiversal Guardians.

Chen Mu spoke with Uatu about the Multiversal Guardians and learned that a multiversal crisis had emerged in a world where Ultron acquired Vision’s body and wiped out humanity. Uatu asked Chen Mu to recruit a third Guardian, while Chen Mu questioned the threat and reflected on the Avengers’ conflicts.

• Chen Mu greeted Uatu after seeing Mou Gang off and asked whether Uatu had come about the Multiversal Guardians.
• Uatu recalled that Chen Mu’s actions had changed Captain Carter’s world, where China had liberated the world and Captain Carter had retired.
• Uatu asked Chen Mu to recruit a third Guardian because a multiversal crisis was beginning.
• Uatu revealed that Ultron had obtained its own body in one universe, prevented Vision from being born, and destroyed every human on Earth.
• Chen Mu questioned how dangerous the crisis could be and considered how Ultron’s creation had led to the Avengers’ conflict over oversight and individual heroism.

Chen Mu learned that Uatu’s multiverse crisis was based on a premonition about Ultron destroying its universe, then agreed to recruit a third Guardian. Uatu chose Party Thor, an unusually trained and sociable Thor from a universe where Loki never grew up with him.

• Uatu explained that Ultron had wiped out humanity in its universe and might soon collect all six Infinity Stones, though he did not know how this could threaten the multiverse.
• Chen Mu questioned why Uatu had assembled Guardians for a threat that seemed confined to one universe, but agreed to continue after accepting Uatu’s technology.
• Uatu urged Chen Mu to recruit a third Guardian quickly and described a powerful, highly educated Asgardian prince with more than a thousand years of life.
• Uatu revealed that the candidate was Party Thor, whose upbringing differed because Odin had never brought Loki to Asgard after the war with Jotunheim.
• Chen Mu accepted the mission and asked Uatu for the coordinates so he could travel there with others.

Thanos arrived on a world where Ultron had destroyed humanity and Earth, hoping to claim the Mind Stone, but Ultron killed him instantly and took his five Infinity Stones. With all six Stones, Ultron set out to eliminate life and war across the universe, beginning with Asgard.

• Thanos opened a portal to Earth, unaware that Ultron had exterminated humanity and destroyed the planet, leaving Hawkeye and Black Widow as the only survivors.
• Ultron killed Thanos with a beam from the Mind Stone before he could speak.
• Ultron took the five Infinity Stones from Thanos and united them with the Mind Stone in his own body.
• Ultron used the Reality Stone to create countless Ultron Robots and gathered them into a vast army.
• Ultron transported his army to Asgard and destroyed it before moving on to his next destination.

Chen Mu brought Strange and Spider-Man Peter Parker to another universe to find Thor for Uatu’s future recruitment. They learned that this universe’s Thor was hosting a huge party on Earth, and Chen Mu decided they would attend.

• Chen Mu took Strange and Spider-Man Peter Parker from Universe 5 to another world, where Spider-Man hoped to see the truth of the world for himself.
• Chen Mu told Strange to find this world’s Thor and inform him that Uatu would recruit him to fight Infinite Ultron.
• Chen Mu used Hongmeng to learn that Thor had invited aliens from across the universe to a party on Earth, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. struggling with the gathering.
• Chen Mu called Party Thor amusing and said that they could attend the party, while Spider-Man welcomed the idea.

Chen Mu found Party Thor celebrating in Las Vegas with aliens from across the universe and warned him about a coming multiversal crisis. Thor dismissed the warning and told Chen Mu to stop spoiling the party.

• Chen Mu arrived in Las Vegas and saw aliens from many factions partying while S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier failed to control the crowds.
• Party Thor welcomed Chen Mu, Strange, and Spider-Man, and Spider-Man excitedly met Thor after showing off his upgraded nano suit.
• Chen Mu judged Party Thor powerful but unreliable, despite his training under Odin and his strength rivaling a weakened Odin.
• Chen Mu told Party Thor that a multiversal crisis was coming and that they would need his help against it.
• Party Thor brushed off the warning, sent away the two women beside him, and complained that Chen Mu was being a party pooper.

Party Thor challenged Chen Mu, confident that no Midgard mage could defeat him. Chen Mu revealed that he controlled all six Infinity Stones, subdued Thor, and left Thor offering to help with the coming threat.

• Thor arrogantly challenged Chen Mu while the aliens cheered for a fight.
• Chen Mu asked whether killing Thor would ruin Uatu's Multiversal Guardian Project, leaving Strange and Uatu speechless.
• Thor summoned Mjolnir and proclaimed himself Asgard's strongest warrior.
• Chen Mu revealed all six Infinity Stones and used the Power Stone to lift Thor into the air.
• Thor threw Mjolnir at Chen Mu, but Chen Mu used the Reality Stone to stop it and take control of it.
• Thor admitted defeat and offered to help Chen Mu face the universe's coming threat.

Chen Mu subdued Thor, warned him to keep China safe, and returned Mjolnir, which initially refused to go back to Thor. After Thor reconciled with the hammer, he met Jane Foster and led her away to join the party.

• Chen Mu released Thor after taking the six Infinity Stones and told the aliens to keep dancing.
• Thor asked Chen Mu for Mjolnir, and Chen Mu warned him not to destroy Earth or threaten China before tossing the hammer back.
• Thor failed to lift Mjolnir, which floated toward Chen Mu before eventually returning to Thor.
• Jane Foster and Daisy arrived in Las Vegas, where Thor met Jane and took her by the hand to join the party.

Daisy was rejected by Chen Mu, Strange, and Spider-Man before leaving with Howard the Duck, while Nebula approached Chen Mu after Thanos learned he had a complete set of Infinity Stones. Chen Mu used the Stones to restore Nebula to a fully organic form as Thanos headed for Earth.

• Daisy invited Chen Mu to dance, but he declined and left.
• Daisy also failed to interest Strange, and Spider-Man walked away after she dismissed him as a child.
• Daisy accepted an invitation from Howard the Duck and left with him.
• Nebula approached Chen Mu, who recognized her as Thanos's daughter and explained that he knew of Thanos.
• After learning Chen Mu possessed all the Infinity Stones, Thanos sent Nebula to contact him and headed for Earth.
• Chen Mu used the Infinity Stones to transform Nebula from a cyborg into a fully human-looking alien.

Chen Mu restored Nebula’s body, and she warned him that Thanos was heading to Earth for the Infinity Stones. Unconcerned, Chen Mu left the party with Strange and Spider-Man to go to China.

• Chen Mu restored Nebula’s body, and Nebula was overwhelmed by the change.
• Nebula invited Chen Mu to dinner, but he rejected her and she warned him that Thanos was coming to Earth for the Infinity Stones.
• Chen Mu dismissed the threat and questioned Nebula for betraying Thanos.
• Nebula left to enjoy her freedom, while a drunken Thor carried Jane Foster toward a hotel.
• Chen Mu opened a portal and left Las Vegas with Strange and Spider-Man to head to China.

After China joined Multivariate China, Chen Mu visited S.H.I.E.L.D. in response to its request for help controlling the alien-fueled chaos on Earth. He refused Hill’s plea, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. without his support as it waited for Captain Marvel.

• China established a Dimensional Gate and officially joined Multivariate China after Chen Mu gained its trust.
• Thor and the aliens continued partying as countries across Earth competed to host them, spreading disorder and angering S.H.I.E.L.D.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. asked China to intervene, and Chen Mu chose to visit its Helicarrier with Spider-Man Peter Parker.
• Hill explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted Chen Mu to stop the aliens’ chaos while it waited for Captain Marvel to return.
• Chen Mu refused Hill’s request, and her confident smile froze.

S.H.I.E.L.D. tried to recruit Chen Mu to stop Thor and the other aliens from partying in Paris, but Chen Mu doubted they posed a real threat and warned that Captain Marvel might lose to Thor. Jane Foster saw Thor surrounded by women on a screen and insisted on going after him.

• Hill accused Chen Mu of refusing to help despite S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mission to protect world peace.
• Daisy and Jane Foster joined Hill, and Jane asked where Thor had gone.
• Hill said the aliens had gone to Paris and asked Chen Mu to help stop them; Daisy revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had summoned Captain Marvel.
• Chen Mu called Captain Marvel Auntie Marvel and said Thor might be stronger than her if her strength had not increased.
• Chen Mu showed the group a screen of Thor partying in Paris with French women, and Jane demanded that they stop him.
• Daisy teased Jane about her night with Thor, and Jane fell silent.

Chen Mu refused Hill’s request to control the aliens and revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated, prompting Hill to reconsider the agency’s security. He then opened a portal to Paris, where he, Jane Foster, Daisy, and Hill went to investigate the aliens’ party.

• Hill asked Chen Mu to maintain order among the aliens until Captain Carol returned, but Chen Mu refused and said he was not from this Earth.
• Chen Mu explained that he came from China in a parallel universe and had helped China because he chose to.
• Chen Mu warned Hill that S.H.I.E.L.D. would be destroyed and revealed that another organization had deeply infiltrated it.
• Hill doubted Chen Mu aloud but resolved to report his warning to Nick Fury and investigate S.H.I.E.L.D.’s security.
• Chen Mu opened a portal to Paris, and Jane Foster, Daisy, and Hill followed him through.

Chen Mu met Thor at a party in Paris, where Jane Foster slapped Thor and he delighted in it. Thor reunited with Loki, now the Frost Giant prince, and took him and Jane away, leaving Chen Mu puzzled about Loki’s identity.

• Thor greeted Chen Mu at the party and bragged about the women there.
• Jane Foster slapped Thor, and Thor asked her to hit him again, delighting the stunned guests.
• Thor insisted Mjolnir would never leave him, while Chen Mu said he had come to see when it would.
• Thor and Loki recognized each other and laughed about Thor’s defeat by Chen Mu and the six Infinity Stones.
• Thor took Loki and Jane away to enjoy the party, and Chen Mu wondered why Loki was a Frost Giant rather than Thor’s younger brother.

At a Paris party, Chen Mu, Spider-Man, and He Chenguang discussed Thor and the aliens’ reckless behavior, while He Chenguang revealed his new powers and equipment. Chen Mu spotted Captain Marvel approaching Earth and expected her to confront Thor.

• Spider-Man questioned whether Thor was a hero, and Chen Mu said that depended on whose perspective mattered.
• He Chenguang agreed that the aliens were villains from humanity’s perspective and described how the Evolution Device and his equipment had greatly strengthened him.
• Chen Mu remarked on Thor’s rapid romance with Jane Foster while watching them dance.
• Chen Mu saw a meteor heading toward Paris and predicted that Captain Marvel had returned to confront Thor.

Thor introduced Jane as his true love at the alien party, but Captain Marvel arrived and ordered the aliens to leave Earth. Thor refused, and Carol punched him, sparking a fight as the guests cheered.

• Thor dismissed Loki’s doubts and wished for Jane to live as long as he did after spotting a shooting star.
• Loki realized the shooting star was Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, flying toward the party.
• Carol told Thor and the other aliens to end the party and return to their own worlds.
• Thor refused to leave Earth, and Carol punched him into a lamppost.
• Thor raised his middle finger at Carol and called her a party pooper as the aliens cheered.

Thor and Captain Marvel Carol battled through Paris while Chen Mu sent He Chenguang into the Louvre to reclaim Chinese artifacts looted from China. The chapter ended with Spider-Man unable to argue against Chen Mu’s claim that they were taking back what belonged to China.

• Carol attacked Thor, and their fight escalated until Thor summoned Mjolnir and struck her back.
• Chen Mu told He Chenguang that Thor and Carol were not gods and dismissed Spider-Man’s suggestion that they stop the fight.
• Chen Mu gave He Chenguang a storage bracelet and directed him to retrieve the Chinese artifacts in the Louvre.
• Chen Mu opened a portal into the Louvre, and he and He Chenguang went searching for the Chinese cultural relics.
• Spider-Man questioned whether taking the artifacts counted as theft, and Chen Mu argued that they were reclaiming treasures looted from China.

Chen Mu ordered He Chenguang and Spider-Man to recover Chinese cultural relics from abroad while Thor and Carol battled across France and England, causing widespread destruction. Thor defeated Carol and implied that Chen Mu was the strongest Earthling he had encountered, leaving Carol determined to find that person.

• Chen Mu told Spider-Man that he had He Chenguang reclaim the Old Summer Palace treasures, and Spider-Man reconsidered his objections after hearing the history behind them.
• Carol struck Thor from France to London, where Thor crashed into Elizabeth Tower; Thor then sent Carol flying back to Paris, where she brought down the Eiffel Tower.
• Chen Mu gave Spider-Man a storage bracelet and asked him to collect Chinese cultural relics from the British Museum, and Spider-Man agreed to help recover them.
• Thor eventually gained the advantage over Carol after their battle devastated cities across Europe and damaged countless buildings.
• Thor pinned Carol beneath Mjolnir and called her the second strongest Earthling he had seen; he stayed silent when Carol asked who was strongest, thinking of Chen Mu.

After Thor defeated Carol, Hill told her that Chen Mu was the Earthling Thor had described as the strongest and explained that he came from another universe. Carol decided to find Chen Mu and demand that he help drive the aliens from Earth.

• Thor defeated Carol, who escaped from beneath his Hammer by digging a tunnel.
• Hill criticized Carol and privately worried that a powerful organization had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Carol asked Hill who Thor had called the most powerful Earthling and said she wanted his help against the aliens.
• Hill identified Chen Mu, explained his origins and abilities, and said he had restrained Thor without a fight.
• Carol condemned Chen Mu for protecting China rather than all of Earth and resolved to confront him and make him act as a hero.
• Hill left the office, thinking Carol was a damn psycho.

Hill assigned Rumlow to retrieve Captain America, unaware that he was a Hydra agent planning to brainwash him. Meanwhile, Chen Mu and his companions finished recovering Chinese cultural relics from European museums, but Carol arrived and demanded they return them.

• Hill left Carol to handle the alien situation and told Rumlow to investigate S.H.I.E.L.D.'s infiltration and safely retrieve Captain America.
• Rumlow accepted the mission enthusiastically, then revealed his plan to take Captain America to Hydra for brainwashing.
• Carol learned where Chen Mu was and flew to confront him while Chen Mu and his companions continued their operation in Italy.
• Spider-Man mistook an Ancient Greek krater for a Chinese artifact, and Chen Mu smashed it after reading its description.
• He Chenguang declared the recovery operation a success, but Carol appeared and demanded that they return the artifacts.