Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo ordered Dr. Zola to modify the Fire Dragon by giving it the Leviathan’s ability to fly, so it could become a true Divine Dragon. Dr. Zola’s fear of the beast turned to excitement, and his research into Eastern mythology further strengthened his belief in Chen Mo as HYDRA’s incarnation.

• Chen Mo approved Dr. Zola’s Chitauri biological weapons and assigned him to modify the Fire Dragon.
• Dr. Zola feared the Fire Dragon until Chen Mo reassured him that it would obey his commands and could not harm him.
• Chen Mo asked Dr. Zola to transplant the Leviathan’s flight capability into the Fire Dragon and transform it into a Divine Dragon.
• Dr. Zola became eager to begin the work and recalled how discovering Xiangliu had reinforced his belief that Chen Mo was HYDRA’s incarnation.
• Dr. Zola had also learned about the dragon, the East’s most famous mythological creature.

Chen Mo inspected HYDRA’s modified Blade-type Leviathan and its biological soldiers, approving their new battlefield capabilities. Colonel John explained that the Leviathan could deploy a thousand enhanced soldiers in five seconds, while Dr. Zola began transforming the Fire Dragon into a creature resembling a Divine Dragon.

• Chen Mo handed the Fire Dragon to Dr. Zola for modifications and went with Colonel John to inspect HYDRA’s biological weapons.
• Chen Mo saw that HYDRA had equipped the Leviathan with armor, blade-like horns and wings, and greater combat power, and he praised the modifications.
• Colonel John demonstrated how the Leviathan deployed soldiers from ports along its sides and explained that it could carry and release a thousand troops within five seconds.
• Chen Mo inspected the modified biological soldiers, and Colonel John explained that the Super Soldier Serum had increased their strength and that they now carried bayonets as well as energy rifles.

Chen Mo inspected HYDRA’s improved Chitauri soldiers and their upgraded weapons, then headed to New York after approving a plan to modify the Fire Dragon. At Avengers Tower, he found Tony Stark, Dr. Ethan, and Dr. Banner developing a new drive system for Iron Man armor.

• Colonel John explained that HYDRA had enhanced the bioengineered soldiers’ combat skills and physical abilities, and Chen Mo tested their new energy rifle by destroying steel targets.
• Chen Mo examined the soldiers’ lightweight, sealed armor and concluded that the improved soldiers and Leviathans would help him fight Thanos’s Outriders.
• Chen Mo confirmed the Fire Dragon’s modification plan with Dr. Zola, stored more energy rifles in his space, and left the HYDRA base for New York.
• Chen Mo returned to Avengers Tower, where Tony Stark, Dr. Ethan, and Dr. Banner were developing an upgraded drive system for Tony’s Iron Man suit.

Chen Mo gave Tony Stark alien drive technology to help him develop a more powerful Iron Man suit drive unit. Tony and the other scientists found a promising direction and designed a unit with thirty percent more power.

• Tony Stark focused on developing a fundamentally stronger drive unit for the Iron Man suit, while Chen Mo joined the research.
• Chen Mo had J.A.R.V.I.S. compile drive technology from alien and other advanced sources and handed the files to Tony.
• Tony initially dismissed the information, then examined the designs and apologized when he saw their potential.
• Chen Mo said he had stolen the technology from aliens, and Tony asked him to bring back more.
• Tony, Dr. Banner, and Dr. Ethan pursued a new research direction based on the files and designed a drive unit with thirty percent more power.

Tony Stark and the others upgraded the Iron Man suit’s drive unit, while Chen Mo left their research and checked on the unfinished Extremis Virus project. He treated the Avengers world as a long-term research base and settled at the Brooklyn Martial Arts School.

• Tony Stark, Dr. Banner, and Dr. Ethan tested successive drive-unit designs until the latest version doubled power output and increased operating speed by fifty percent.
• Chen Mo gave the researchers his propulsion, heat-insulation, and other Iron Man suit technologies, then left the Avengers’ laboratory.
• Chen Mo visited S.H.I.E.L.D. and learned that Dr. Abraham Erskine and Maya Hansen had made no breakthrough in analyzing the Fire Dragon and Thor blood samples.
• Chen Mo decided to return to the real world after Tony finished upgrading the suit if the Extremis Virus research remained incomplete, then pursue the enhancement on a later visit.
• Chen Mo considered the Avengers world an ideal research base because its connected worlds, advanced scientists, and different time flow let him bring mature technologies back to the real world.
• Chen Mo went to stay at the Brooklyn Martial Arts School, where he could spar with Wang Kun and enjoy his wife’s cooking.

While researchers advanced their Extremis and Fire Dragon projects, Chen Mo arranged for Dr. Abraham Erskine to create a temporary, weakened Extremis Virus that could heal severe injuries and illnesses. HYDRA used it to secretly cure influential families, and Chen Mo planned to present the treatment as a new biological drug in the real world.

• Tony Stark, Dr. Ethan, Dr. Banner, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Maya Hansen, and Dr. Zola worked intensively on their respective projects while Chen Mo left them to it.
• A month later, the vice president's daughter appeared with her amputated leg fully restored, and other government and military officials' relatives were also found to have recovered from serious conditions.
• Investigations into the recoveries were quietly obstructed, concealing HYDRA's role in treating more than a hundred people.
• After the original Extremis research stalled, Chen Mo tasked Dr. Abraham Erskine with developing a safer, weakened version for healing rather than enhancement.
• Dr. Abraham Erskine produced a version that slowly healed injuries and illnesses, with its regenerative effects fading after about ten days.
• Chen Mo planned to take the weakened virus to the real world and claim it was a new biological drug.

Chen Mo learned that HYDRA had used a weakened Extremis Virus to recruit influential officials and strengthen its hold over the United States. He then traveled to Norway to see Dr. Zola’s completed transformation of the Fire Dragon into a floating Divine Dragon, which awakened and recognized him.

• HYDRA cured the vice president’s daughter with the weakened Extremis Virus, bringing the vice president and other powerful figures into its ranks.
• HYDRA prepared to help the vice president win the next presidential election as President Ellis’s approval rating collapsed after the Mandarin incident.
• Dr. Zola told Chen Mo that the Fire Dragon’s transformation was complete, and Chen Mo teleported from New York to the Norwegian base.
• Chen Mo saw the Fire Dragon’s new hundred-meter Divine Dragon form, with black scales, powerful claws, and the transplanted ability to levitate.
• Dr. Zola drained the cultivation tank and awakened the Fire Dragon, which recognized Chen Mo and tried to approach him but struggled to fly.

After its transformation, the Fire Dragon learned to levitate and adapted to its enlarged, serpentine body. Chen Mo rode it above the snowy mountains, then sent it racing toward the western sea at a greater speed than before.

• The Fire Dragon mastered its new body and floated out of the cultivation tank, damaging the steel hatch with its claws and tail.
• Dr. Zola watched the Fire Dragon emerge and reflected that it could have destroyed the HYDRA base if it had lost control.
• Chen Mo touched the Fire Dragon's snout, climbed onto its head, and used telepathy to guide it out of the facility.
• Chen Mo reattached and activated the cloaking device, then rode the Fire Dragon as it hovered over a snowy mountain peak.
• Chen Mo ordered the Fire Dragon to fly at full speed toward the western sea, and its increased firepower propelled it faster than before.
• The Fire Dragon climbed into the clouds with Chen Mo riding on its head.

Chen Mo taught the Fire Dragon to twist and weave through clouds at Mach 13, then went to Avengers Tower to see Tony Stark’s completed Mark XLIII. Tony had designed the upgraded suit to withstand the Fire Dragon, but its latest transformation had already made the armor’s defenses and speed insufficient.

• Chen Mo ordered the Fire Dragon to dodge clouds, and it mastered weaving through them by twisting its enlarged body.
• Chen Mo received Tony Stark’s message that the Mark XLIII upgrade was complete and flew back to New York.
• Tony Stark showed Chen Mo the Mark XLIII, describing its reinforced armor, heat resistance, upgraded systems, and Mach 12 top speed.
• Chen Mo realized the Mark XLIII could not match the Fire Dragon, which had grown stronger and reached Mach 13 after its transformation.

Tony Stark challenged Chen Mo’s Fire Dragon to test Mark XLIII, but Chen Mo revealed that he had upgraded the dragon into a massive Divine Dragon. Tony fled at full speed, yet the dragon caught him and began swinging him around in its jaws.

• Tony Stark asked Chen Mo to let him test Mark XLIII against the Fire Dragon, and Chen Mo teleported them to an uninhabited area of the high seas.
• Chen Mo revealed that the approaching, enormous Divine Dragon was the same Fire Dragon he had upgraded.
• Chen Mo told Tony Stark to test his armor’s speed by seeing whether the dragon could catch him.
• Tony Stark flew away at Mach 12 and activated overload mode, but the Fire Dragon rapidly closed the distance.
• The Fire Dragon bit Tony Stark’s armored thigh and swung him around, leaving him disoriented and unable to aim an attack.

Tony Stark’s Anti-Fire Dragon Armor failed to harm the Fire Dragon, and the dragon kept him trapped in its jaws despite his freezing bombs. Frustrated and desperate, Tony unleashed every weapon on his suit from inside the dragon’s mouth.

• The Fire Dragon held Tony Stark in its claws and chewed on his armor, scraping away its coating and scratching the Alpha Alloy.
• Tony fired his Arc Pulse Cannons and Cluster Cannon, but they had no effect on the Fire Dragon.
• Tony launched six freezing bombs into the dragon’s mouth, covering its jaws and teeth in frost and slowing its chewing.
• The Fire Dragon breathed intense flames to vaporize the frost, scorching Tony and raising the temperature inside his armor.
• The Fire Dragon forced Tony back into its mouth after he failed to escape its grip, and Tony activated his remaining weapons in anger.
• Tony’s missiles detonated inside the Fire Dragon’s mouth, sending blasts and fragments against his armor.

Tony Stark tried every weapon in his armor against the Fire Dragon, but its defenses repelled or absorbed every attack. After the dragon stopped gnawing on him, it carried him to Chen Mo as though presenting its captured prey.

• Tony Stark detonated high-explosive rounds inside the Fire Dragon's mouth, but the dragon swallowed the fragments unharmed.
• Tony Stark fired miniature armor-piercing missiles at the Fire Dragon's eyes, but its eyelids blocked the explosions and spikes.
• Tony Stark shot a high-explosive armor-piercing round at the Fire Dragon's neck, but it ricocheted and exploded against the dragon's claw.
• Tony Stark gave up resisting after his attacks failed, and the Fire Dragon stopped gnawing when it realized he was not moving.
• The Fire Dragon carried Tony Stark to Chen Mo and held him up as though claiming credit.

Chen Mo let the Fire Dragon overpower Tony Stark, then explained the dragon’s strength and upgraded his own Iron Man suit. With no news from S.H.I.E.L.D. about the Extremis Virus research and a long wait still ahead, Chen Mo chose to return to the real world.

• The Fire Dragon released Tony Stark at Chen Mo’s command, and Tony flew away from it with his battered Mark XLIII armor.
• Chen Mo explained that the modified Fire Dragon could match Thor, and Tony accepted that he had lost to a much stronger opponent.
• Chen Mo returned to Avengers Tower with Tony and upgraded his Iron Man suit, increasing its drive speed and strength.
• Chen Mo assessed how the upgraded suit narrowed the strength gap with Thor but still left him far below powerful beings such as Thanos and Hela.
• Chen Mo visited the laboratory, learned Dr. Abraham Erskine’s projected research timeline, and decided to return to the real world.

With the Extremis Virus research still months or years from completion, Chen Mo prepared to leave the Avengers world and entrusted the Fire Dragon to Thor. Thor eagerly accepted the powerful mount, while Tony Stark abandoned his bid for custody after remembering its habit of chewing on him.

• Chen Mo decided to leave the Fire Dragon behind while he returned to the real world, and arranged for Dr. Abraham Erskine, Howard, Tony Stark, and S.H.I.E.L.D. to continue and protect the research.
• Chen Mo asked Thor to look after the Fire Dragon, and Thor immediately agreed because he wanted a powerful mount.
• Chen Mo took Thor and Tony Stark to the sea, revealed the enlarged, modified Fire Dragon, and ordered it to obey Thor.
• Thor rode the Fire Dragon through the sky and delighted in flying on it.
• Tony Stark tried to claim the Fire Dragon, but Chen Mo reminded him that it might treat him as a chew toy, so Tony gave up.

Chen Mo entrusted the Fire Dragon to Thor and assigned Tony Stark to collect blood for the God Creation Plan. Thor and Tony each thought they had the advantage, while Chen Mo secured both a caretaker and the research samples he needed.

• Chen Mo gave Tony Stark an assignment and equipment, then recalled the Fire Dragon from its flight with Thor.
• Chen Mo left the Fire Dragon in Thor’s care and told him to keep it cloaked in international waters, where it could hunt for itself.
• Chen Mo explained that the God Creation Plan would need more blood from Thor and the Fire Dragon, and that Tony would collect it.
• Tony revealed an Adamantium knife for drawing Thor’s blood, while Thor secretly felt relieved that Tony did not know he feared injections.
• Thor warned Tony that collecting the Fire Dragon’s blood could be dangerous, and Tony insisted he could handle it.

After resolving the crises involving Killian, the Dark Elves, and the Celestial Convergence, Chen Mo returned to his castle with the Dark Elf Cross Warship stored in his space. He reflected on how his battle with Algrim had shown he could challenge powerful enemies, though he still recognized the gap between Algrim and Hela or Thanos.

• Chen Mo left Tony Stark and Thor with the Fire Dragon and teleported into the high sky, where the cloaked Dark Elf Cross Warship was waiting.
• Chen Mo used his telekinesis to reveal the warship and stored it in his space, then returned to the castle.
• Chen Mo summoned Eddie and asked him to bring coffee while he relaxed on the sofa.
• Chen Mo reviewed his recent journey, including stopping Killian’s Extremis scheme, recovering the Aether, and saving Earth from the Celestial Convergence invasion.
• Chen Mo recalled fighting Algrim and concluded that his equipment and improved combat skills let him contend with Sub-Heavenly Father-level opponents, though he remained cautious about Hela and Thanos.

Chen Mo reviewed the weapons, technology, allies, and power upgrades he had gained on his journey, leaving him far more confident about facing Thanos. When Agent Zero and Wade returned to Castle, Wade guessed that Chen Mo’s good mood meant he had found a girlfriend.

• Chen Mo reflected on obtaining the Extremis Virus, the Dark Elves’ technology and warship, and the Reality Stone, along with his transformed Fire Dragon.
• Chen Mo recognized that his upgraded Iron Man suit’s instant response and increased strength had raised him to a level where he could contend with powerful cosmic opponents.
• Chen Mo concluded that the journey had brought him his greatest gains yet and admired the Dark Elf warship and his new suit in his space.
• Agent Zero and Wade teleported into Castle’s living room after filming and saw Chen Mo smiling.
• Wade asked Chen Mo what had made him happy, then guessed that he had a girlfriend, prompting Chen Mo to consider resuming Wade’s intensive training.

Chen Mo challenged Wade to fight his remotely controlled, upgraded Iron Man suit, and Wade accepted, confident he could beat it. The suit surprised Wade with a sudden Arc Pulse Cannon attack, knocking him back and leaving him wary as the fight continued.

• Wade claimed Chen Mo's suit was too slow to beat him, but backed down when Chen Mo proposed a fight.
• Chen Mo offered to control the suit remotely, and Wade eagerly agreed while Agent Zero realized Chen Mo was setting a trap.
• Chen Mo put on a consciousness controller and led Wade and Agent Zero to the Training Room.
• Wade charged the motionless suit, which suddenly fired both Arc Pulse Cannons and blasted him back to his starting position.
• Wade landed unharmed but became serious, realizing the suit was faster than he had expected.

Chen Mo overwhelmed Wade in the Training Room, using the Iron Man suit’s close-range Arc Pulse Cannon to punish him after he mocked the suit. Wade ended the fight flat on his back, realizing Chen Mo had tricked him into getting blasted again.

• Wade charged Chen Mo again, but Chen Mo dodged his blades and struck him with a palm attack.
• Chen Mo rushed Wade, knocked his blades aside, and repeatedly blasted him with the Arc Pulse Cannon until Wade begged him to stop.
• Wade asked Chen Mo to fight with fists instead of using his palms, and Chen Mo agreed.
• Chen Mo stopped a punch short of Wade’s face, opened his fist to reveal the palm cannon, and blasted Wade again.
• Wade complained that Chen Mo had broken his promise, but Chen Mo pointed out that Wade had never forbidden him from using the Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon.

Chen Mo defeated Wade with the upgraded Iron Man suit and ordered Wade and Agent Zero to train against J.A.R.V.I.S. daily. Afterward, Su Wan returned from work and updated Chen Mo on S.H.I.E.L.D. Group’s interconnected holographic technology projects.

• Wade asked Chen Mo to fight with fists only, but Chen Mo’s punch sent him crashing into the Training Room wall.
• Wade pretended to be badly injured before surrendering, and Chen Mo ordered him to train in combat for an hour each day with J.A.R.V.I.S.
• Wade pointed out Agent Zero, and Chen Mo ordered him to undergo the same training.
• Chen Mo arranged for J.A.R.V.I.S. to spar with Wade and Agent Zero while he drank coffee.
• Su Wan returned from work and told Chen Mo that the company’s film, cinema, smartphone, and projection equipment projects all centered on Holographic Projection Technology.