Chapter Summaries

Chen Mu chose the Man of Steel world as his next mission, hoping to obtain Superman’s abilities and build a Superman legion for China. He recruited Long Aotian’s expedition team, Tony Stark, and Spider-Man, and brought them to the Sovereign Space to form a team.

• Chen Mu recognized that Superman’s power could strengthen him and envisioned creating a Superman legion for China.
• Chen Mu decided to recruit teammates for a mission to the Man of Steel world.
• Chen Mu opened a Dimensional Gate and brought Long Aotian’s expedition team into the Sovereign Space.
• Chen Mu explained the mission and shared information about the Man of Steel world with Long Aotian’s group, Tony Stark, and Spider-Man.
• Long Aotian’s group and Tony Stark’s pair grew excited about joining the Sovereign Project.

Chen Mu brought his team to the DC World before General Zod’s arrival and planned to recruit its China into Multiverse China. He established ties with the Chinese leadership, and the two sides began exchanging technology and resources.

• Tony, Long Aotian, and Spider-Man reacted with disbelief and curiosity after learning they had entered the DC World, while Chen Mu found that the Sovereign Project had assigned no mission.
• Chen Mu explained that they would first contact this world’s China, which could strengthen Multiverse China by contributing DC World abilities and technology.
• Chen Mu opened a portal to China’s capital and met its leaders, proving his identity and proposing cooperation with Multiverse China.
• Chen Mu established a Dimensional Gate, and this world’s China joined contact with Multiverse China after passing its review.
• Multiverse China shared tiered technology with the DC World’s China, which gained useful assistance in exchange.

Chen Mu learned about the Celestial Court’s research into qi and its efforts to reproduce supernatural abilities by studying life energy. Dr. Omen explained that China had gained strength through Elder Yijing and Xiao Qing, while the research remained untested and costly.

• Dr. Omen asked Chen Mu about the powers used in his world, and he described its similarities to the DC World.
• Dr. Omen explained that the Ziqiang Department had become the Celestial Court and studied qi as a form of life energy that could reproduce other beings’ powers.
• Dr. Omen said research into the Demon Race’s life energy could grant people power comparable to a Demon Immortal, though creating such experts would be costly and remained untested.
• Elder Yijing had helped the Celestial Court study qi, and China had gained Xiao Qing’s support after rescuing her from her seal.
• Chen Mu said he wanted to see the results of Dr. Omen’s research.

Chen Mu met Xiao Qing, a Green Snake Demon who was curious about people from other worlds, and began analyzing the Demon Race’s qi. The chapter explained how research into qi had helped China develop its own powerful heroes, while Chen Mu considered the potential to unify different power systems.

• Dr. Omen introduced Xiao Qing as Chen Mu’s temporary companion, and she entered the hall eager to meet someone from another world.
• Chen Mu had separated from Long Aotian and the others while they participated in exchanges and examinations, and he planned to regroup with them when General Zod arrived.
• China had obtained space battleships, Kunpeng Motherships, fighters, and mechs through Multiverse China to prepare for further development and a possible space war.
• Xiao Qing sensed that Chen Mu was dangerous, and he told her that others could potentially reach his level through the Main God.
• Chen Mu’s system began analyzing the Demon Race’s qi, which he hoped could help him combine different power systems into a new cultivation system.
• The chapter described how Dr. Omen and Elder Yijing helped Kong Kenan master qi and gain powerful forms, while Xiao Qing was evenly matched with Wonder Woman in China’s Justice League.

Chen Mu prepared to collect the life energy of incoming Kryptonians, while Xiao Qing joined him and hoped to find Bai Suzhen in another world. Dr. Omen detected a strange spacecraft in low orbit, confirming that the Kryptonians had arrived on Earth.

• Xiao Qing asked Chen Mu whether she could grow stronger, and he explained that she could enter Sovereign Space and earn Reward Points.
• Xiao Qing asked whether Chen Mu's world had legends about her and Bai Suzhen, and Chen Mu told her that the Sovereign was searching other worlds for them.
• Chen Mu told Xiao Qing that their mission was to collect the life energy of arriving aliens, and he ordered the Sovereign to list the Kryptonian bloodline for exchange.
• Dr. Omen showed Chen Mu a spacecraft orbiting Earth, and Chen Mu realized the Kryptonians had arrived.

Chen Mu and Xiao Qing traveled to Metropolis to observe General Zod’s arrival and seek Kryptonian resources. They arrived as Zod broadcast a warning worldwide, though China’s upgraded networks remained secure.

• Chen Mu explained that Kryptonians grew stronger under sunlight and warned Xiao Qing that she was no match for General Zod.
• Dr. Omen asked Chen Mu to obtain Kryptonian life energy for research, and he agreed to pursue Kryptonian technology and biological knowledge.
• Chen Mu opened a portal to Metropolis and brought Xiao Qing with him so they could observe the invasion.
• General Zod used Kryptonian technology to broadcast a warning across the world, while China’s official networks resisted the intrusion.

General Zod arrived on Earth seeking Kal-El and the Life Codex, which he needed to rebuild Krypton, and threatened humanity with destruction unless Superman surrendered. Chen Mu and Xiao Qing watched the broadcast in Metropolis, with Chen Mu taking offense at its wording and Xiao Qing becoming curious about Kryptonian technology.

• General Zod explained that Jor-El had sent the Life Codex away with Kal-El and that Zod's surviving followers needed it to restore Krypton.
• Zod and his followers discovered a House of El signal from a reconnaissance ship on Earth, which also contained a Genesis Chamber, and rushed there using their World Engine.
• After studying Earth's networks and military strength, Zod broadcast a demand for humanity to hand over Kal-El before the Life Codex could be damaged in a war.
• Chen Mu and Xiao Qing watched Zod's message from a Metropolis skyscraper; Chen Mu took the phrase “You are not alone” as an insult, while Xiao Qing wondered about hacking games with Kryptonian technology.
• Zod threatened to destroy Earth unless Kal-El surrendered within twenty-four hours, then overloaded electrical systems and burned out appliances across the planet.

Chen Mu and Xiao Qing went to Kent Farm to meet Clark after General Zod threatened Earth, hoping to learn Clark’s intentions and analyze his Kryptonian abilities. Chen Mu began sounding out Clark about the crisis and considered persuading him to come to China.

• Chen Mu decided to find Clark before approaching the Kryptonian ship, and Xiao Qing eagerly agreed to meet him.
• Chen Mu used a portal to take Xiao Qing to Kent Farm, where Clark was comforting Martha after seeing General Zod’s broadcast.
• Clark noticed the pair through the wall, reassured Martha, and went outside to confront them.
• Chen Mu greeted Clark by his Kryptonian name and explained that he had come from China because he would not tolerate Zod threatening Earth.
• Clark asked what Chen Mu wanted, while Chen Mu said he wanted to hear Clark’s own thoughts about the situation.

Chen Mu and Xiao Qing met Superman and heard that Clark planned to confront General Zod himself. Clark declined Chen Mu’s offer of protection, but accepted his contact information in case he needed help later.

• Chen Mu introduced himself and Xiao Qing to Clark, who said he intended to confront General Zod and learn what he wanted.
• Xiao Qing revealed that she was a five-hundred-year-old green snake from the Demon Race and challenged Clark to fight, but he refused.
• Chen Mu invited Clark to come to China for protection and warned that his enemies might target his family and friends.
• Clark insisted that he could protect his loved ones himself, while Chen Mu gave him a phone and said China would act if General Zod threatened Earth.

Xiao Qing challenged Superman Clark, and their fight showed that her martial skill could initially outmatch him, while his strength and rapid learning helped him adapt. After Chen Mu moved them into the Mirror Dimension, Clark countered Xiao Qing’s spells, and Chen Mu stopped his punch before it could hit her.

• Xiao Qing attacked Clark, who easily blocked her first punch and then struggled against her refined martial techniques.
• Xiao Qing punched Clark through a patch of crops, but he stood up unharmed and used the fight to improve his control and technique.
• As Clark adapted and began handling Xiao Qing’s attacks, she retreated and unleashed a spell that sent crimson fire at him.
• Chen Mu expanded the Mirror Dimension to protect the surroundings, and Clark countered Xiao Qing’s flames with his Cold Breath.
• Xiao Qing summoned ice, but Clark melted it with Heat Vision and charged at her; Chen Mu appeared and caught Clark’s fist with one hand.

Chen Mu blocked Superman’s punch, completed his analysis of Superman’s abilities, and urged Clark to avoid stubborn choices. He left with Xiao Qing, planning to negotiate with both Clark and General Zod later, while Superman remained convinced Chen Mu might have Kryptonian blood.

• Chen Mu blocked Clark’s full-force punch and explained that human strength should not be underestimated.
• Chen Mu completed his analysis of Superman and advised Clark to consider negotiation when facing difficult choices.
• Chen Mu dismissed the Mirror Dimension and took Xiao Qing through a portal, leaving Clark to wonder if Chen Mu had Kryptonian blood.
• Chen Mu told Xiao Qing that she could not have defeated Clark and said Dr. Omen might soon decipher Kryptonian life energy.
• Xiao Qing vowed that she would beat Clark next time.

Chen Mu explained that Multiverse China could create beings as powerful as him and planned to develop Kryptonian blood to perfect the Celestial Race and complete the God-Making Plan. Clark returned home, considered China's safety, and decided to negotiate with General Zod the next day.

• Chen Mu said China could produce beings as powerful as him and planned to integrate an advanced Kryptonian bloodline into the Celestial Race.
• Chen Mu summoned the Reincarnators and prepared to enter the coming fight between Clark and General Zod.
• Clark reassured Martha that the people involved in the earlier commotion were his friends, then asked her about China and its safety.
• Clark suggested that he and Martha move to China, but Martha said she was content living in their home.
• Clark told Martha he would seek out General Zod the next day and try to settle matters through negotiation.

Clark went to the US military base to secure Lois’s release and arrange contact with General Zod, but the military detained and interrogated them both. He broke his handcuffs, demanded a meeting with Zod, and the military sent a signal to the Kryptonian ship.

• Clark arrived at the US military base and allowed the soldiers to handcuff and detain him so he could negotiate and contact General Zod.
• In the interrogation room, Lois asked why Clark had revealed his identity, and he said he needed to learn Zod’s intentions to protect Earth.
• Dr. Emil Hamilton questioned Clark about his identity and why he had hidden among humans, while Clark explained that he had simply lived on Earth since arriving as a baby.
• Clark snapped his handcuffs, told the military he had come to surrender to General Zod rather than to them, and asked them to arrange a meeting.
• The military agreed to Clark’s request and sent a signal to Zod’s spaceship as Clark went with the soldiers to an open area.

Chen Mu and the Reincarnation Squad watched Clark surrender to General Zod’s people from the Mirror Dimension as the Kryptonian ship landed. They remained hidden while Clark and Lois boarded, expecting negotiations to fail and a fight to follow.

• Chen Mu and the Reincarnation Squad watched the handover from the Mirror Dimension while Tony Stark and Spider-Man commented on Superman and Long Aotian criticized his individual heroism.
• Chen Mu spotted the Kryptonian spacecraft descending, and Tony Stark admired its advanced flight technology.
• Spider-Man noticed that Lois was boarding with Clark and asked whether they should intervene.
• Chen Mu said they should wait because he expected General Zod and Clark to clash, while Tony Stark privately resolved to save Lois if he could.

Tony Stark and Chen Mu mocked Superman Clark’s relationship with Lois Lane before Clark and Lois boarded Zod’s ship. Zod captured the unconscious Clark to question him about the Life Codex, unaware that Clark had given Lois Jor-El’s master control key, which could let her seize control of the ship.

• Tony Stark complained that he could not understand why Superman Clark loved Lois Lane, and Chen Mu traded crude jokes with him.
• Clark and Lois boarded the Kryptonian ship, where its atmosphere weakened Clark and caused him to lose consciousness.
• General Zod ordered his men to take Clark to the laboratory and use Kryptonian technology to question him about the Life Codex.
• Fiora locked Lois in a room while Zod’s forces focused on Clark and the Codex.
• Clark’s secret handoff of Jor-El’s master control key to Lois gave her a way to take control of the ship.

General Zod deceived Clark about the Life Codex and revealed his plan to rebuild Kryptonian civilization on Earth, even if humanity had to be destroyed. After learning the Codex was likely at Kent Farm, Zod sent Fiona and Namek to retrieve it and went to find the scout ship’s Genesis Chamber.

• Zod told Clark that Jor-El had sent him to Earth with the Life Codex so Kryptonians could be reborn there.
• Clark rejected the idea of sacrificing humanity, woke from Zod’s mental illusion, and asked whether Zod had killed Jor-El.
• Zod admitted killing Jor-El and explained that he intended to use the Life Codex to rebuild Krypton, regardless of the cost.
• Zod concluded that the Life Codex was at Kent Farm and ordered Fiona and Namek to retrieve it.
• Zod left to find Clark’s scout ship and its Genesis Chamber, intending to transform Earth and make Clark witness humanity’s destruction.

Lois escaped her cell aboard Zod’s ship with help from Jor-El, who had taken control of parts of the vessel and changed its atmosphere to weaken the Kryptonians. Guided toward an escape pod, Lois armed herself and fought her way past guards.

• Jor-El appeared to Lois, opened her cell, and told her he would guide her to an escape pod.
• Jor-El removed the master key after explaining that it contained his artificial intelligence, then led Lois through the ship.
• Jor-El changed the ship’s atmosphere to Earth’s conditions, weakening the Kryptonians while helping Clark recover.
• A Kryptonian guard confronted Lois, but Jor-El closed a hatch between them and told her to take the fallen firearm.
• Jor-El told Lois to fire at a doorway, and she shot a Kryptonian waiting behind it.

Jor-El sabotaged the Kryptonian ship’s atmosphere to protect Lois, while Chen Mu captured an ordinary Kryptonian for research and planned to use Kryptonian powers to build Superman armies for China. Clark recovered from the altered atmosphere and began searching the ship for Lois.

• Jor-El led armed Kryptonians in circles and threw several of them into space to keep them from harming Lois.
• Chen Mu pulled one drifting Kryptonian into the Mirror Dimension and began analyzing his bloodline.
• Chen Mu planned to develop Kryptonian abilities for the Sovereign Space and create Superman legions to protect China across worlds.
• Clark regained his strength, broke free of his restraints, and searched the ship for Lois.

Lois’s escape pod was damaged and plunged toward the ground, but Tony Stark caught it and helped Clark bring it down safely. After meeting Tony, Clark learned he claimed to be Chinese, just as Chen Mu arrived through a portal.

• Kryptonians destroyed Lois’s escape pod, sending it toward the ground with its window cracking apart.
• Clark recovered his powers and chased Lois’s falling craft but could not catch it in time.
• Tony Stark flew alongside the craft, slowed it with his armor, and saved Lois with Clark’s help.
• Clark recognized Tony as Iron Man from comics in his world and asked whether he worked for the American military.
• Tony said he was Chinese and had never gotten along with the American military.
• Chen Mu and several others stepped through a portal as Clark turned to look.

After Tony helped Clark rescue Lois, Clark insisted he could stop General Zod alone, but the others questioned his confidence and Long Aotian emphasized the need for influence and support. Clark then saw Kryptonians assaulting Martha at Kent Farm and raced to protect her.

• Clark caught Lois as she escaped her falling pod, while Tony complained that he had helped slow its descent.
• Tony introduced himself as Chinese and transformed his Iron Man armor into ordinary clothes, impressing Clark with its technology.
• Chen Mu and Xiao Qing challenged Clark's belief that he could handle General Zod alone, and Clark insisted he could thwart Zod's plot.
• Long Aotian told Clark that influence and backing mattered more than fighting ability, leaving Clark to consider the limits of standing alone.
• Clark saw Ophira and another Kryptonian seize Martha at Kent Farm and throw her to the ground, then flew toward the farm in a rage.