Chapter Summaries

Xu Fan joined Kamar-Taj’s mage qualification test, where Kaecilius challenged his right to participate. Xu Fan rejected the prescribed gauntlet and invited every mage to attack him at once, as Ancient One moved the fighters into the Mirror Dimension.

• Xu Fan and Kaguya arrived at the plaza, where the mages watched them take part in the test.
• Kaecilius confronted Xu Fan and asked Ancient One to let him test Xu’s strength.
• Ancient One explained that Xu would need to face ten mages and win six matches to qualify.
• Xu Fan rejected the gauntlet rules and challenged any number of mages to fight him together.
• Kaecilius accepted Xu Fan’s offer, and nearly thirty mages stepped forward.
• Ancient One transported Xu Fan and the mages into the Mirror Dimension so they could fight without restraint.

Xu Fan faced Kaecilius and more than thirty mages in the Mirror Dimension while Ancient One watched without intervening. After Kaecilius’s attacks failed to defeat him, Xu Fan released his Bankai, leaving the mages and Ancient One astonished by its power.

• Ancient One allowed Kaecilius and the other mages to confront Xu Fan in the Mirror Dimension, while Xu Fan told Kaguya to stand aside.
• Kaecilius split the plaza beneath Xu Fan, but Xu Fan stayed airborne and taunted him for being unable to fly.
• Kaecilius raised the divided plaza and fused it around Xu Fan, and the mages expected him to be defeated.
• Xu Fan shattered the plaza and unleashed his Bankai, summoning seven enormous dragons representing Yin, Yang, Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth.
• The mages and Ancient One stared in shock at Xu Fan’s powerful artifact and recognized him as a genuine Sorcerer Supreme.

Xu Fan overwhelmed Kaecilius and the other mages with his Bankai, convincing Ancient One of his extraordinary strength. After passing Kamar-Taj’s trial, Xu Fan received a new sign-in destination: New York, while only six other apprentices passed.

• Xu Fan unleashed seven dragon-shaped manifestations of his Bankai and defeated Kaecilius and more than thirty mages in a single exchange.
• Ancient One acknowledged Xu Fan’s power and identity, and Xu Fan asked whether his display was enough.
• The Sign-in Assistant instructed Xu Fan to go to New York to sign in for a reward.
• Ancient One restored the plaza, and the apprentices took their trials; only six passed besides Xu Fan.
• The people at Kamar-Taj speculated that Xu Fan would become a Sanctum Guardian or the next Sorcerer Supreme, and many expected him to become the greatest Sorcerer Supreme in history.

Mordo took Xu Fan, Kaguya, and six sorcerers to New York for the second trial: eliminate a harmful dimensional invader without exposing themselves. Xu Fan opened a portal into Tony Stark’s garage, where Stark discovered them, and Xu Fan left without answering him.

• Mordo explained that the sorcerers had to identify and eliminate a harmful dimensional invader in New York to pass the second trial.
• Xu Fan agreed to begin the trial, and Mordo and the six other sorcerers opened portals to New York.
• Xu Fan pictured a scene from the Iron Man movies and opened a portal into Tony Stark’s garage, bringing Kaguya with him.
• Tony Stark arrived in the garage, saw Xu Fan and Kaguya, and demanded to know who they were.
• Xu Fan ignored Stark and left with Kaguya.

Xu Fan and Kaguya left Tony Stark’s garage and arrived in New York, where Anna joined them and asked about Xu Fan and Kaguya’s relationship. Xu Fan completed his New York sign-in and received the Eye of Agamotto, which he recognized as the artifact associated with the Time Stone.

• Xu Fan and Kaguya flew out of Stark’s garage, leaving Stark stunned and unable to convince Little Pepper of what he had seen.
• Xu Fan inferred that the events took place before 2008 and met Anna, a mage apprentice from Kamar-Taj, on the streets of New York.
• Anna asked to cooperate with Xu Fan, and he agreed to let her follow so she could share information about the world.
• Anna asked whether Kaguya was Xu Fan’s girlfriend, and Kaguya asked what a girlfriend was.
• Xu Fan completed his sign-in in New York and received the Eye of Agamotto.

Xu Fan recognized that his Eye of Agamotto was the true comic version and used it to see through a disguised Dark Dimension invader. The invader lured Xu Fan, Kaguya, and Anna into an ambush, where monsters surrounded them and Anna found her magic restricted.

• Xu Fan realized the Eye of Agamotto could reveal illusions and observe the past and future, and he considered preparing the Land of Fire for Thanos's future attack.
• Anna learned that Xu Fan and Kaguya were not in a romantic relationship before a disguised old man approached them and claimed to be seeking Kamar-Taj's help.
• Xu Fan saw through the old man's disguise with the Eye of Agamotto and noticed that New York was filled with hidden dimensional invaders.
• The old man claimed that invaders had entered through a dimensional wormhole, and Anna urged him to lead them to it.
• The old man lured Xu Fan, Kaguya, and Anna to a deserted alley, revealed his giant form, and summoned monsters that surrounded them.
• Anna tried to escape with her Sling Ring but discovered that her magic had been restricted.

Anna, Xu Fan, and Kaguya faced a powerful Dark Dimension invader inside a black magic barrier that weakened Kamar-Taj magic. Xu Fan stopped the monster’s attack and shattered its battle axe, leaving the invader stunned and the fight unresolved.

• Anna recognized the monster as a powerful Dark Dimension invader, tried to escape through a portal, and sent Mordo a distress signal.
• The monster revealed that he planned to use Anna’s memories and magic to find and destroy the New York Sanctum for Lord Dormammu.
• Anna fell when the monster struck the street and urged Xu Fan to open a portal, while Kaguya offered to fight the creature.
• The monster attacked Kaguya, but Xu Fan caught his battle axe with one hand.
• Xu Fan cracked and shattered the axe, then used Shinra Tensei to neutralize the blast while the monster recoiled.

Xu Fan used the Eye of Agamotto to destroy the dark magic barriers trapping Anna and the street, revealing power that astonished the demon creature and the arriving sorcerers. The demon creature then revealed that the barrier had concealed his full strength and prepared to fight Xu Fan.

• Xu Fan challenged Anna’s belief that the dark magic barrier could not be broken from within, then awakened the Eye of Agamotto.
• Xu Fan used the Eye of Agamotto to dispel every dark magic barrier and restore the street to normal.
• Mordo and New York's Sanctum Guardians arrived, helped Anna up, and heard her account of Xu Fan’s actions.
• The demon creature called Xu Fan the next Sorcerer Supreme and said the barrier had concealed his full strength.

A monster empowered by Dormammu unleashed his life-burning magic and revealed that he could absorb spells to grow stronger. As Mordo and the Sanctum Guardian considered calling on Ancient One, Xu Fan faced the giant creature and declared that his existence was the monster’s weakness.

• The monster ignited his life force with Dormammu’s power, and Xu Fan identified the source and cost of his strength.
• Mordo and the Sanctum Guardian discovered that Xu Fan had already placed the area inside the Mirror Dimension.
• Mordo told the Sanctum Guardian that Xu Fan was a mage apprentice who had joined Kamar-Taj only two days earlier and had defeated Kaecilius and dozens of mages.
• The monster grew beyond forty meters and attacked Xu Fan, while the Sanctum Guardian and other mages tried to stop him with magic.
• The monster absorbed their spells and grew beyond sixty meters, prompting Mordo to suggest contacting Ancient One.
• Xu Fan stood beneath the monster’s descending foot and said that his existence was the weakness of the monster’s magic nullification.

Xu Fan used Susanoo and other ninjutsu to attack a demon whose power absorbed magic, proving that his abilities could wound and overpower it. He trapped the demon with Wood Dragons and struck it with a Tailed Beast Bomb Shuriken, whose explosion left the sorcerers stunned.

• Xu Fan manifested his Complete Body Susanoo, shocking Mordo, the Sanctum Guardian, and the other sorcerers with power they could not identify as magic.
• Xu Fan's Chakra Katana cut the demon, revealing that the demon could not absorb his ninjutsu despite its power from Dormammu.
• The demon attacked Susanoo with a flaming blade, but Xu Fan's armor remained unharmed.
• Xu Fan summoned two Wood Dragons to restrain the demon and formed a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Xu Fan turned the Tailed Beast Bomb into a Tailed Beast Bomb Shuriken and struck the trapped demon, causing a massive explosion.

Xu Fan’s Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the battlefield, leaving the sorcerers shaken and convincing Ancient One that he was a genuine Sorcerer Supreme whose power surpassed her own. As Kamar-Taj celebrated his rise, Dormammu watched from the Dark Dimension and wondered what kind of god Xu Fan was.

• Xu Fan’s Tailed Beast Bomb sent out a shockwave that shattered some sorcerers’ barriers, injured them, and left Mordo, the Sanctum Guardian, and Anna stunned by his strength.
• Anna decided she had to stay by Xu Fan’s side, while Mordo realized Xu Fan had not even used the Zanpakuto he had wielded against Kaecilius.
• Ancient One recognized the artifact on Xu Fan’s forehead as a Sorcerer Supreme’s symbol and considered leaving the world’s protection to him.
• Kamar-Taj’s sorcerers celebrated Xu Fan and speculated about whether he would stay, go to the Sanctum Sanctorum, or leave.
• Dormammu watched Xu Fan’s battle and wondered which pantheon’s god he was, since his power did not seem borrowed from the ancient gods.

Xu Fan effortlessly destroyed the dimensional creature and passed his sorcerer trial at Kamar-Taj. After the Sign-in Assistant assigned him a new sign-in at the New York Sanctum, he chose to become a Sanctum Guardian and go there.

• Xu Fan destroyed the dimensional creature and asked Mordo if he could return to Kamar-Taj.
• Mordo agreed, and Xu Fan used his Sling Ring to return with Kaguya.
• Master Ancient One congratulated Xu Fan on passing the trial and asked him to choose his next path.
• The Sign-in Assistant told Xu Fan to go to the New York Sanctum for a new sign-in.
• Xu Fan chose the New York Sanctum, and the sorcerers celebrated his decision to become a Sanctum Guardian.

Xu Fan traveled from Kamar-Taj to the New York Sanctum, where he sought the title of Sanctum Guardian. After seeing Xu Fan’s strength, Arthur offered to surrender the position without a fight.

• Kaecilius left Kamar-Taj, vowing that one day he would get revenge on Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan opened a portal to the New York Sanctum with his Sling Ring, bringing Kaguya with him.
• Xu Fan considered returning to the Land of Fire for the Three Kage Summit and using Orochimaru’s knowledge to develop Iron Suit technology.
• Arthur appeared at the Sanctum, introduced himself as its Guardian, and explained how someone could claim the title.
• Xu Fan prepared to challenge Arthur, but Arthur offered to give him the title voluntarily.

Arthur challenged Xu Fan in the name of Kamar-Taj, and Xu Fan accepted before inviting every mage at the New York Sanctum to fight him at once. As the sign-in finished, Xu Fan received a powerful comic-version Cloak of Levitation.

• Arthur offered Xu Fan the title of Sanctum Guardian and challenged him to a duel, hoping to test himself against Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan accepted Arthur's challenge in the name of the Sanctum Guardian.
• Xu Fan told all the New York Sanctum mages who doubted him or wanted to challenge him to come at him together.
• The Sign-in Assistant announced that Xu Fan had completed his New York Sanctum sign-in and awarded him the Cloak of Levitation.
• Xu Fan read the artifact's description and realized it was the powerful comic version, unlike the Cloak of Levitation from the movies.

Xu Fan brought the mages of the New York Sanctum into the Mirror Dimension and challenged them to attack him while he stood still, relying only on the Cloak of Levitation. Arthur and the mages unleashed their strongest fusion magic, but it could not break through the cloak.

• Xu Fan obtained the Cloak of Levitation and used the Mirror Dimension to bring the New York Sanctum mages into it.
• Xu Fan told Arthur and the other mages to use every method at their disposal while he stood with his hands behind his back.
• Arthur led more than a hundred mages in gathering their magic power into a gigantic sphere.
• Arthur and the mages launched the sphere at the Cloak of Levitation, but its energy dispersed without breaking through.

Xu Fan effortlessly defeated Arthur and more than a hundred sorcerers from the New York Sanctum using the Cloak of Levitation. The chapter ended with Arthur battered on the floor as Xu Fan asked whether he still wanted to continue.

• Arthur led the sorcerers in attacking Xu Fan through portals, hoping to force him to act.
• The Cloak of Levitation absorbed the combined spell, then moved behind Xu Fan to block the sorcerers’ attacks.
• Xu Fan commanded the Cloak of Levitation to charge through the sorcerers, knocking them unconscious without seriously injuring them.
• The Cloak of Levitation wrapped around Arthur’s head, disorienting him before dropping him onto the floor.
• Xu Fan smiled at Arthur and asked whether he still wanted to continue.

Xu Fan defeated Arthur and the New York Sanctum sorcerers, then demonstrated the destructive power of Indra’s Arrow in the Mirror Dimension. After returning the sorcerers to the Sanctum Sanctorum, Xu Fan heard another instruction from the mysterious voice.

• Xu Fan defeated Arthur, healed the unconscious sorcerers, and accepted their acknowledgment as the new Sanctum Guardian.
• Xu Fan manifested Perfect Susanoo and fired Indra’s Arrow through a portal, destroying the island of Japan in the Mirror Dimension.
• Arthur and the other sorcerers realized Xu Fan’s attack could cause the same destruction in the real world, but Xu Fan said it was not his full strength.
• Xu Fan opened a portal back to the Sanctum Sanctorum and prepared to leave the Sanctum’s affairs to Arthur.
• A voice spoke in Xu Fan’s ear and began giving him another instruction.

Xu Fan prepared to return to the Land of Fire after delegating the New York Sanctum’s affairs to Arthur and learning that his next sign-in would be at the Ten Rings’ secret cave. Kaguya chose to stay behind because she did not want to face the people of the Land of Fire, leaving Xu Fan to promise he would return for her.

• Xu Fan noted that the Ten Rings’ secret cave would be his next sign-in location and told Arthur to handle the New York Sanctum’s affairs until he understood them better.
• Xu Fan decided to return to the Land of Fire, leaving a Shadow Clone to study the New York Sanctum’s magic books.
• Arthur showed Xu Fan to his room, where Xu Fan accepted his hospitality before preparing to leave through a portal.
• Kaguya stepped back when Xu Fan prepared to return, explaining that she did not want to see the people of the Land of Fire.
• Xu Fan understood Kaguya’s feelings, promised to come back for her, and opened a portal to the Land of Fire.

Xu Fan returned to Konoha and used Anko Mitarashi’s Curse Mark of Heaven to resurrect Orochimaru, hoping to enlist his scientific talent to investigate the wider world and its threats. Orochimaru emerged from Anko and greeted Xu Fan.

• Xu Fan returned to the Hokage Building, learned that the Tsuchikage and Raikage would arrive within a day, and asked Kakashi to summon Anko Mitarashi.
• Xu Fan explained that he wanted Orochimaru’s expertise in studying magic, technology, and potential enemies beyond the ninja world.
• Anko entered the office and followed Xu Fan’s instruction to sit cross-legged.
• Xu Fan injected Orochimaru’s Chakra into Anko’s Curse Mark of Heaven, causing Orochimaru to emerge from her body.
• Orochimaru greeted Xu Fan after landing on the floor.

Xu Fan resurrected Orochimaru, who claimed he no longer wanted to destroy Konoha and instead wished to explore the world. Xu Fan took Orochimaru to the Uzumaki Clan ruins in the Land of Whirlpools, where the method for undoing the Reaper Death Seal was kept.

• Orochimaru told Kakashi and Xu Fan that he had witnessed recent events through Anko Mitarashi and wanted to see the new world rather than cling to the past.
• Kakashi questioned whether Orochimaru could be trusted, but Xu Fan said he could deal with any schemes Orochimaru might have.
• Xu Fan gave Kakashi a cellphone and showed him how to use it, telling him to contact him if he did not return before the Three Kage Summit ended.
• Xu Fan opened a portal with the Sling Ring and took Orochimaru to the Uzumaki Clan ruins in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Orochimaru recognized that the ruins held the method for undoing the Reaper Death Seal.