Recaps

Zayn lost the Phoenix Force in God's Quarry, and Thanos defeated him, leaving him petrified in the quarry. As the phoenix emerged from the black hole, Li Congxin waited to kill Thanos, while the system confirmed that the Bonfire Assignment was complete.

• Zayn and Thanos fought in God's Quarry until Thanos's divine-power connection ended and he reached the perfected Sub-Celestial Level.
• The Three Fates of the Infinity stripped the Phoenix Force from Zayn, and Thanos knocked him into the quarry, where he turned to stone.
• Thanos rejected Lady Death's offer to become her emissary, and the Three Fates of the Infinity teleported Lady Death away from God's Quarry.
• Li Congxin learned that the Bonfire Assignment was complete, but could not contact Little Spider through his divine power.
• Li Congxin told Daisy he would wait for Thanos to leave God's Quarry and then kill him, just as a phoenix flew out of the black hole.

Li Congxin fought the hostless Phoenix Force after it escaped from Zayn, destroying some of its fragments while the rest fled across the universe. He returned home, where Ava embraced him and he discovered that she carried the Phoenix Force.

• The Phoenix Force left the black hole and attacked the Congxin One, but Li Congxin scattered it before it could reach Daisy.
• The Phoenix Force tried to possess Li Congxin, then repeatedly redirected its attacks toward Daisy; Li Congxin protected the spacecraft and pursued its fragments.
• Li Congxin destroyed two portions of the Phoenix Force, but three fragments escaped by splitting up and fleeing beyond his perception.
• Li Congxin gave up waiting for Thanos to emerge from the black hole and ordered Nebula to take the spacecraft home, warning that the escaped Phoenix fragments would become a threat.
• After returning from a journey of more than half a year, Li Congxin reunited with Ava and sensed the Phoenix Force within her.

Li Congxin discovered that the Phoenix had chosen Ava as its host, leaving him unable to remove the force without risking her safety. He postponed dealing with it, then helped finish upgraded weapons for the Avengers before they returned to Earth.

• Li Congxin realized the Phoenix had deliberately chosen Ava, one of the women closest to him, as its host.
• Li Congxin examined Ava and found the Phoenix Force's effects restrained, then gave her a player containing Qing Xin Zhou and decided not to act rashly.
• Li Congxin learned that only Daisy and Natasha could wield the newly forged Star Core artifacts among the Avengers who had accompanied him.
• Daisy received Star Core bracers, while Li Congxin helped design a spear called Stormy Pear Blossom for Natasha.
• Eitri and Li Congxin's upgrades improved the Avengers' other equipment, and the group left Nidavellir for Earth.

Li Congxin learned that Little Spider had sent his divine power to Gwen in another universe, so he postponed his plans to reclaim it and went to Kamar-Taj to meet The Ancient One. After she warned him that saving her would defy natural laws and carry a cost, he insisted he could afford the price.

• Li Congxin returned to Avengers Tower and discovered Little Spider had come back without the divine power he had entrusted to him.
• Little Spider explained that he had transferred all the divine power to Gwen in a Parallel Universe, and Li Congxin reluctantly forgave him after Tony pleaded on his behalf.
• Unable to retrieve the divine power or its attached consciousness, Li Congxin set aside his plans to upgrade himself and went to Kamar-Taj to see The Ancient One.
• The Ancient One discussed Earth's safety and her successor, prompting Li Congxin to offer to remove the Dark Energy from her body and extend her life.
• The Ancient One warned that defying natural laws would carry a price, and Li Congxin declared that he could afford it.

Li Congxin failed to persuade The Ancient One to let him help extend her life, then fused with the Reality Stone and reached the Multiversal Level. He discovered that his new status unlocked AFK cultivation, though his lack of powerful counterparts across Parallel Universes made clone cultivation impractical.

• Li Congxin offered to bear some of the cost of prolonging The Ancient One's life, but she refused because Earth needed his full strength for the future.
• Li Congxin met Stephen Strange and advised him to visit Doctor Banner for a complete medical treatment of his hands.
• Li Congxin returned to his Los Angeles villa and spent nearly five days fusing with the Reality Stone.
• Li Congxin reached the Multiversal Level, but the Singular Universe's limits prevented the major increase in strength he had expected.
• Li Congxin learned that he could now grow through multitasking AFK cultivation, but his weak counterparts across Parallel Universes made clone cultivation unsuitable.

Li Congxin considered how to find suitable hosts to channel his Vengeance Divine Power, while Spider-Gwen dealt with the aftermath of a fight in Earth-65. After Captain America confronted Gwen and she escaped, Li Congxin hinted that her victim had been a vampire.

• Li Congxin reflected on using hosts across parallel universes to power-level and decided he needed to choose his next host carefully.
• Spider-Gwen struggled with the belief that she had killed a man, but Li Congxin told her the victim had not been human and warned her that someone was approaching.
• Samantha Wilson, Earth-65's Captain America, arrived and demanded that Gwen explain the apparent killing, but she noticed the corpse's fangs and signs of decay.
• Gwen returned Samantha's shield and swung away, then Li Congxin joked with her and gained Impression Points from both Samantha and Gwen.
• Gwen asked what the victim had been, and Li Congxin asked whether she had ever heard of vampires.

Li Congxin realized that gathering Impression Points through Spider-Gwen mattered more than cultivating divine power, then discovered that the New York Sanctum had been destroyed and The Ancient One was dying. After she passed away, he went to the Hong Kong Sanctum to confront Dormammu.

• Li Congxin told Gwen that the vampire had only been the beginning of the threats connected to her, then urged her to cause a stir as Spider-Woman to earn Impression Points.
• Li Congxin surveyed Earth with his expanded consciousness and discovered that the New York Sanctum had been destroyed and The Ancient One was critically injured.
• Li Congxin met The Ancient One and Strange as souls outside their bodies, and promised he would eventually destroy Dormammu.
• The Ancient One said the Dark Dimension could not be erased, then her soul vanished, returning to the embrace of the Vishanti.
• Li Congxin left Strange and appeared outside the destroyed Hong Kong Sanctum, declaring that he had come to beat Dormammu to death.

Li Congxin entered the Dark Dimension to confront Dormammu after Dormammu’s invasion threatened Earth. He overwhelmed Dormammu in battle and left him furious and injured.

• Li Congxin froze time in New York as Dormammu’s invasion destroyed buildings and endangered the city.
• Li Congxin killed two Dark Apostles and forced Dormammu to rescue Kaecilius from his attack.
• Li Congxin entered the Dark Dimension’s spatial passage and challenged Dormammu directly.
• Li Congxin blocked Dormammu’s giant palm with his own divine power, then angered him with insults.
• Li Congxin redirected Dormammu’s energy beam through an Any Door, blasting a hole in Dormammu’s head.
• Li Congxin enlarged himself and grappled with Dormammu, beating the veteran powerhouse down.

Li Congxin drove Dormammu out of the unstable passage, restored the damage by reversing time, and argued with Mordo about the laws of nature. He then left, suspecting Dormammu had helped Kaecilius escape and that the fugitive could become a major threat.

• Li Congxin overwhelmed Dormammu in the cramped passage until the battle threatened to collapse it, and the two agreed to stop fighting.
• Li Congxin ordered Dormammu to leave, and Dormammu withdrew with the passage after warning that he would return to claim Earth and the universe.
• Li Congxin reassured Strange, Mordo, and Fatty Wang that Dormammu had agreed to stay away for now, then used the Time Stone to restore the Sanctum and undo the surrounding destruction.
• Mordo challenged Li Congxin over his violation of nature, and Li Congxin argued that he had the right not to die after offending the celestial being who governed death.
• Fatty Wang told Li Congxin that Kaecilius had escaped and was too powerful for them to stop, and Li Congxin suspected Dormammu had helped him flee.

Li Congxin took Nalan Bai to the moon for an unusual Mid-Autumn Festival, showing her how easily he could alter their surroundings. He then brought her to meet a bald man and an old man in a spacesuit on the lunar surface.

• Li Congxin wondered where Kaecilius had gone, then met Nalan Bai on his villa's rooftop as she brought him a mooncake.
• Li Congxin told Nalan Bai that his growing strength was eroding the traits that made him human, then offered to spend Mid-Autumn Festival with her.
• Li Congxin transported Nalan Bai to the moon and altered the conditions around them so they could breathe and move comfortably.
• Nalan Bai marveled at Li Congxin's power, and he transported them to meet a huge bald man and an old white-haired man in a spacesuit.

Li Congxin questioned Observer Uatu about Kaecilius and learned of a hidden Celestial seed on Earth that could devour the world. After celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with Uatu and the old man, Li Congxin traveled to Hyperdimensional Space to seek a powerful figure, activating his “Find Friends” BGM.

• Li Congxin met Observer Uatu on the moon and tried to learn where Kaecilius had gone, but Uatu said the matter was outside his jurisdiction.
• Uatu warned Li Congxin that a Celestial had planted a world-devouring seed on Earth more than thirty years earlier, though neither could locate it.
• Li Congxin celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival on the moon with Nalan Bai, Uatu, and the old man, then sent Nalan Bai home.
• Li Congxin traveled beyond the Singular Universe into Hyperdimensional Space, where cosmic currents were dangerous and powerful beings could threaten him.
• Li Congxin recalled the Living Tribunal and activated the “Find Friends” BGM in Hyperdimensional Space.

Li Congxin failed to persuade the Living Tribunal to help with the threats facing Earth and spent nearly a year searching the universe without finding his enemies or a way to activate the next Bonfire Assignment. Tony then called him to Avengers Base, where Li Congxin recognized the corpse the scientists were examining.

• Li Congxin visited the Living Tribunal with mooncakes and asked for help dealing with Dormammu and Kaecilius, but the Living Tribunal refused and sent him home.
• Li Congxin accepted that he would have to handle Earth's dangers himself, then slept before setting out to search for enemies and a way to advance his power.
• For nearly a year, Li Congxin wandered the universe, challenged powerful fighters while disguised as a novice, and failed to find the Phoenix Force, Kaecilius, Ego, or the Bonfire Assignment's trigger.
• While watching a battle between the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire on K'tharr, Li Congxin answered Tony's call about vampires.
• Li Congxin teleported to Avengers Base and found Tony, Old Pi, Banner, and other scientists examining a corpse; he recognized the man as someone who had appeared before.

Li Congxin identified the vampire corpse as a clone and warned Tony that Peter might be targeted again. He also uncovered and corrected an error in Tony’s new armor research, leaving Tony stunned when Friday confirmed the calculations were sound.

• Li Congxin explained that the vampire corpse was a clone and that its attacker was distinct from a counterpart he had seen in another Parallel Universe.
• Tony said his suit’s alarm had alerted him when Peter was in mortal danger, and Li Congxin concluded that Peter could be attacked again by an organized group.
• Li Congxin told Tony to protect Peter while he monitored the Phoenix Force and Dormammu, and Tony agreed.
• Li Congxin recognized that Tony was developing armor combining the Extremis Virus with nanotechnology and identified an error in his calculations.
• Li Congxin gave Friday temporary command authority, corrected the formula, and watched Friday confirm that Tony’s data was ready for testing.

Li Congxin learned that Ego’s planet had been located and decided to go there with Daisy, since Gamora and Star-Lord had already traveled with Ego to investigate him. He and Daisy left for the Milano at Borat star, while the Guardians and Nebula remained caught up in the search for the truth about Ego.

• Li Congxin reassured Tony that his creativity had made the Extremis Virus and nanotechnology combination possible, then admitted he could alter reality and earned Tony’s resentment.
• Xing Hua told Li Congxin that Nebula had found Gamora and showed him footage of Ego meeting Star-Lord.
• Xing Hua explained that Gamora, Star-Lord, and Drax had gone with Ego to his planet, while Rocket Raccoon and Groot stayed behind with the Milano and captive Nebula.
• Li Congxin told Xing Hua that Ego was powerful enough to crush Thanos, and Daisy asked to join the mission to protect Earth.
• Li Congxin agreed to take Daisy and teleported with her to the Milano at Borat star.

Li Congxin freed Nebula and explained that Ego was Peter Quill’s father, but planned to consume planets to gain power and immortality. When Yondu and his men arrived, Li Congxin used the confrontation to teach Daisy to act decisively, ending with an order to kill the men who deserved it.

• Li Congxin dissolved Nebula’s handcuffs and returned the Sword of the Night Sky to her, then told Rocket Raccoon and the others that Ego was Quill’s father and a threat to planets including Earth.
• Li Congxin explained Ego’s plan to gain power and immortality by devouring planets and using his offspring, but left the ship when he sensed trouble.
• Yondu arrived with more than a hundred men, recognized Li Congxin, and tried to warn his crew.
• Li Congxin restrained Yondu and Kraglin, then used the Soul Stone to make Yondu’s men reveal their intentions toward Daisy and Nebula.
• Li Congxin asked Daisy if she had memorized the men who threatened them, and ordered her to kill everyone who deserved to die.

Daisy killed nearly all of Yondu’s crew after they threatened Li Congxin, who then questioned Yondu and Rocket about Ego’s plan to devour inhabited planets. Li Congxin decided to stop Ego to protect Earth, and the group agreed to travel to Ego Planet using his ship.

• Daisy used her super speed to turn the black-eyed man and nearly all of Yondu’s men to dust, leaving only seven survivors.
• Li Congxin told Yondu that Ego used his children to spread seeds across the universe and killed those who lacked divine power; Yondu confirmed the account and said he had refused to hand Quill over.
• Li Congxin explained that Peter Quill had inherited Ego’s power, but that killing Ego would end Earth’s danger and leave Quill an ordinary person.
• Yondu, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot agreed to take Li Congxin to Ego Planet using the coordinates Quill had given them.
• When Rocket said their ship needed repairs, Li Congxin revealed his miniature spaceship, Congxin One.

Li Congxin and the Guardians traveled aboard Congxin One toward Ego’s planet, where he gained a powerful team-enhancing BGM from the Cosmic Source Will. The chapter ended as Doctor Strange emerged through a portal before Gamora on Ego’s planet.

• Rocket piloted Congxin One and proposed contacting the Sovereign, but Li Congxin offered him command of the ship if he joined the Avengers.
• Rocket began making space jumps toward Ego’s planet, and Li Congxin explained that his divine-artifact refinements protected the ship and its passengers from the strain.
• The Cosmic Source Will granted Li Congxin a Random BGM Draw Card, which he used to obtain “Bridge of Fate,” a BGM that boosted the team through bonds and protective resolve.
• Congxin One arrived at Ego’s planet while Gamora, worried that Ego was deceiving Star-Lord, sat alone after arguing with him.
• Doctor Strange stepped through a portal before Gamora with killing intent.

Nebula defeated Gamora with the Sword of the Night Sky but spared her, admitting she had only wanted a sister. After Star-Lord learned Ego had caused his mother's death and attacked him, Li Congxin confronted Ego to protect Earth, and the battle escalated as a flaming clone appeared.

• Nebula overwhelmed Gamora with the Sword of the Night Sky, then lowered her blade and told her she had only wanted a sister.
• Star-Lord learned that Ego had placed a tumor in his mother's brain and blasted Ego's clone in anger.
• Ego trapped Star-Lord and emerged from his palace after sensing Li Congxin's arrival above the planet.
• Li Congxin rejected Ego's offer to withdraw his seeds from Earth and attacked him, while Ego struck back with power drawn from the planet.
• Li Congxin was blasted out of the atmosphere, then charged back toward Ego's planet before a flaming Ego clone flew at him.

Li Congxin battled Ego’s Phoenix avatar while Daisy and the Guardians of the Galaxy rescued Star-Lord and escaped aboard Congxin One. As Li Congxin struggled to defeat the avatar, he sent Daisy his sword and asked if she wanted to try slaying a god.

• Li Congxin attacked Ego’s Phoenix avatar with a colossal sword as the Guardians began rescuing Star-Lord.
• Daisy knocked Star-Lord unconscious, cleared Ego’s divine-power tentacles, and ordered the Guardians to leave the battle.
• The Guardians argued over abandoning Daisy, but Clark’s autopilot command sent Congxin One away with them aboard.
• Li Congxin found that Ego’s power protected the Phoenix avatar from his attacks and made attrition tactics ineffective.
• Li Congxin sent Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns to Daisy and asked if she wanted to try slaying a god.

Li Congxin and Daisy destroyed Ego Planet and captured the Phoenix Force fragment that had possessed Ego. Back aboard the Congxin One, Li Congxin invited the Guardians of the Galaxy to join the Avengers.

• Li Congxin lent Daisy Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns, which protected her as she blasted shock waves through Ego Planet’s crust toward its core.
• Li Congxin stopped Ego’s Phoenix Force avatar from returning to the planet and fought it while Daisy attacked Ego’s core.
• Daisy destroyed Ego’s brain, causing Ego Planet to explode, and escaped with Li Congxin’s cloak protecting her.
• Li Congxin trapped and annihilated Ego’s Phoenix Force fragment, then brought Daisy back to the Congxin One.
• After the group saw Li Congxin and Daisy return safely, Li Congxin invited Rocket Raccoon and the other Guardians to join the Avengers.

After joining the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy took Congxin One to search for Dark Apostle Cassilis and the last piece of the Phoenix Force. Li Congxin returned to Earth, where Gwen arrived through a spatial vortex with a large group of Spider-heroes seeking help against the Inheritor Family.

• Li Congxin appointed Rocket Raccoon captain of Congxin One and tasked the Guardians of the Galaxy with searching for Dark Apostle Cassilis and the last piece of the Phoenix Force.
• Li Congxin returned to Earth with Daisy and spent ten days making amends with Hill and Ava before taking a day to rest.
• Gwen crossed into Li Congxin's universe using a time-space traversal device developed by Doctor Octopus and explained that the Doctor Octopus came from another universe, had become a hero, and was hunting the Inheritor Family.
• Gwen and several groups of Spider-heroes arrived through spatial portals, including Shadow Spider and Spider-Ham.
• Otto Gunther Octavius, merged with Peter Parker and calling himself Doc Parker, introduced himself and warned Li Congxin that the Spider-heroes needed help against the Inheritor Family.

Li Congxin confronted Solus, patriarch of the Inheritor Family, and drove their battle away from Earth. He unleashed his full power and killed Solus, while the Spider-Men prepared to face the Inheritors themselves.

• Spider-Ham and the monkey-like Spider-Man bickered until Li Congxin silenced them and warned Doc Ock-Parker that their trouble had arrived.
• Li Congxin confronted Solus above New York and punched him into space to keep their fight away from Earth.
• The Spider-Men watched Li Congxin pursue Solus, while Peter Parker from Earth-616 warned them not to rely on him and to prepare for their own battle.
• Li Congxin discovered that Solus had unnaturally mixed and stacked power, giving him immense strength and vitality but leaving him unable to wield it effectively.
• Li Congxin amplified his strength with a battle song and overwhelmed Solus, destroying him completely.

Li Congxin agreed to aid Gwen and the Spider-Men against the Inheritor Family, but Doctor Strange warned him to remain on Earth, so he gave Gwen strengthened divine power and let the team depart without him. Months later, the mission remained underway, and Li Congxin received an invitation to T'Challa’s coronation in Wakanda.

• Li Congxin returned to Avengers Base and promised the Spider-Men he would deal with the Inheritor Family, but Doctor Strange warned that Earth might need his protection.
• Strange admitted he could not clearly see the future because of Li Congxin’s power, and Li Congxin decided not to join the Spider-Men.
• Li Congxin strengthened Gwen’s divine power, urged her to prioritize her safety, and watched as she and the other Spider-Men departed; Strange gave Little Peter an upgraded suit.
• A system notification assigned Li Congxin the task of eliminating the Inheritor Family and helping the Spider-Men survive, with the reward of fully charging the special BGM “Moving Heaven.”
• Months passed on Earth while the Spider-Men were still planning their battle in another universe, and Shuri invited Li Congxin to T'Challa’s coronation in Wakanda.

Wakanda held a ritual battle to choose its next ruler, and T'Challa faced a challenge from N'Jadaka, the son of Prince Njodbu. Li Congxin offered to secretly intervene, but T'Challa refused, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Li Congxin and Mindy watched Wakanda's coronation ceremony as T'Challa arrived at the battlefield pool.
• Zuri explained that T'Challa's Black Panther power would be stripped and that challengers could fight him for the throne.
• The four tribes declared that they had no challengers, and Zuri asked whether any royal family members would oppose T'Challa.
• N'Jadaka emerged and claimed his right to challenge T'Challa, proving his identity as the son of Prince Njodbu.
• Li Congxin offered to secretly incapacitate N'Jadaka, but T'Challa firmly refused.

Killmonger defeated T'Challa in ritual combat and claimed the throne, but Shuri challenged him before he could become king. Shuri overwhelmed him in the opening exchange, leaving Wakanda stunned by her strength.

• T'Challa held back against Killmonger, who wounded him and threw him from the cliff; Li Congxin secretly sent T'Challa to Avengers Base for treatment.
• Killmonger declared himself king, but Shuri invoked Wakandan tradition and challenged his right to rule until he defeated all challengers.
• The queen approved Shuri's challenge after Li Congxin assured her that Shuri would win, and Killmonger accepted rather than delay.
• Shuri discarded her weapons and armor, caught Killmonger's spear with her bare hand, and shattered its shaft.
• Shuri hurled the spearhead at Killmonger, then pierced his shield with her clawed hand as the crowd watched in shock.