Recaps

Li Congxin strengthened Professor X, gave Jean Grey a way to contact him, and returned to the Avengers with a plan to stop Dormammu by shielding a parallel universe. As the team prepared to build the defenses, Daisy confronted Li Congxin about the mission’s risks and hinted at a bold idea before the final battle.

• Li Congxin developed Professor X’s abilities, then gave Jean Grey a cross-universe communicator and left with Li Qianhuan.
• Daisy and the Avengers prepared to depart, but Li Congxin returned and explained that Dormammu was using another universe as a stepping stone to invade theirs.
• Li Congxin revealed that six mechanical foundations and an artifact based on the Infinity Stones’ laws could create a barrier against Dormammu, assigning Tony the construction and Shuri the task of removing the Mind Stone from Eris.
• Li Congxin supplied the needed Vibranium and Uru Metal, then told the Avengers to rest before starting work the next day.
• Daisy visited Li Congxin at his villa, asked about their chances against Dormammu, and said she had a bold idea before the final battle.

Li Congxin prepared the Avengers to stabilize the X-Men Universe, forging six divine swords to replace the Infinity Stones and arranging for teams to install six Foundation Stones. After his awkward attempt to recite a poem, he brought the group to the Spatial Vortex and prepared to send them through.

• Li Congxin chose Daisy as the future Avengers leader and spent a week training her, during which she became a Celestial-level powerhouse.
• The Avengers completed six Foundation Stones, and Li Congxin finished forging six divine swords to replace the Infinity Stones.
• Li Congxin showed the swords to the Avengers and explained that Heavenrend and Heavenbreaker still contained the original Time and Mind Stones.
• Tony, Daisy, Shuri, and Yi Long questioned Li Congxin's improvised explanation and poem, so he put the swords away and ordered everyone to depart.
• Li Congxin brought Congxin One to the Spatial Vortex at Svartalfheim and told the Avengers to enter in small spacecraft by teams to install the Foundation Stones.
• Li Congxin left Congxin One and arrived before the Spatial Vortex to adjust it for their journey.

Li Congxin sent six teams to place Keystones and swords across the X-Men Universe, but found signs that Dormammu had anticipated the plan and prepared for it. After the first four teams reported success, Captain America's team encountered trouble in the Himalayas and Tony's communication cut off amid an attack in the Dark Dimension, leaving Li Congxin to choose which team to help first.

• Li Congxin found Xavier's School deserted and Dark Energy far denser than before, then moved to Mount Rushmore to coordinate the operation.
• Daisy, Thor, Doctor Hulk, and Natasha each reported that their teams had reached their assigned planets and were preparing to place their Keystones and swords.
• Captain America told Li Congxin that his team had run into trouble in the Himalayas.
• Tony joked with Captain America, then reported that his own work was nearly finished before an explosion cut off his communication.
• Li Congxin realized that both teams carrying Infinity Stone-powered swords were in danger and had to decide which one to reinforce first.

Li Congxin sent the Avengers to install Cornerstones across the Parallel Universe, then rushed to the Himalayas after Captain America reported trouble. Captain America faced a hostile army of Mutants, while Tony discovered that two Xing Huas were present and one had seized Ava.

• Li Congxin ordered the mobile fighters to reinforce the teams if needed, then went to the Himalayas to check on Captain America.
• Captain America's team installed the Cornerstone and Sky Cutter Divine Sword, whose energy shielded the tower and repelled Dormammu's advance.
• Mindy sensed killing intent, and a purple portal opened to reveal a large, hostile group of Mutants led by a red-haired woman and other imposing figures.
• Captain America told Li Congxin that he had run into trouble as the Mutants emerged from the portal.
• Tony's team prepared to install its Cornerstone in the Dark Dimension, and Tony considered who to take to reinforce Captain America.
• Tony saw two Xing Huas, and one of them grabbed Ava by the throat.

The Avengers battled a shapeshifting Mutant army while Li Congxin discovered that Dormammu had framed him for the Dark Energy corrupting the X-Men universe. Charles remained wary as Li tried to explain the threat and why he had built the Sky-Shattering Sword.

• A disguised attacker seized Ava, suppressed her phasing ability, and began extracting the Phoenix Force from her.
• Tony shot down an incoming missile, whose multicolored explosion disrupted the Avengers' systems and revealed a crowd of people wearing their faces.
• Tony blasted the fake Xing Hua holding Ava, saving her from the Phoenix Force being drained and triggering a chaotic battle.
• Li Congxin arrived in the Himalayas and found Captain America's Avengers fighting a united Mutant army led by Dark Phoenix, with Charles and Magneto beside her.
• Charles asked Li why he had built the Sky-Shattering Sword and said Dark Energy had appeared after Li and his daughter visited.
• Li realized Dormammu had accelerated the corruption and arranged for Li to be blamed, then tried to explain that the weapon was meant to protect both universes.

Li Congxin stopped Dormammu’s Dark Energy attack on the X-Men Universe, then fought him in Hyperdimensional Space. Just as Li Congxin gained the upper hand, the Phoenix Body appeared to join Dormammu, trapping him between two powerful enemies.

• Li Congxin traced Dormammu’s Dark Energy to Hyperdimensional Space and punched him, dispersing the vortex threatening the X-Men Universe.
• Dormammu attacked Li Congxin, but Li Congxin reflected his energy beam with an Any Door and used music-enhanced divine power to overpower him.
• Dormammu called for an ally, warning that Li Congxin could escape if they did not work together.
• The Phoenix Body appeared, surrounded Li Congxin with destructive heat that made escape difficult, and announced its intention to fight alongside Dormammu.

With Li Congxin away, the Avengers and Mutants fought across the Himalayan battlefield while Wanda and Mindy struggled against the Dark Phoenix. Just as Dark Phoenix gained the upper hand, a Flame Skull arrived in a Flaming Batmobile and declared her guilty.

• With Li Congxin gone, Dark Phoenix sent the Mutants against the Avengers and flew toward the Sky-Shattering Sword, but Wanda intercepted her with a Chaos Magic greatsword.
• Blink redirected an avalanche toward the Avengers, but Doctor Strange opened a portal to send it back, and Dark Phoenix melted the snow before Wanda struck her with a blast.
• Magneto lifted Captain America and the Black Panther siblings, but Captain America broke free and blasted Magneto with a shockwave from his hammer and shield.
• The Avengers and Mutants began fighting in earnest as their battle anthem played, with Captain America and Falcon each facing several powerful opponents.
• Dark Phoenix overwhelmed Wanda and Mindy after her power surged, but a Flaming Batmobile struck her and a Flame Skull emerged to tell her, "You-are-guilty!"

Ghost Rider joined Wanda and Mindy against Dark Phoenix while the Avengers fought to protect the cornerstones. As Li Congxin faced Dormammu and the Phoenix in the Hyperdimensional Space, the Sky Punisher Six Swords were recalled, and his BGM activated the poorly timed Not Beneath Me Divine Skill, leaving him asking whether a pause counted as the end of battle.

• Ghost Rider arrived and helped Wanda and Mindy resist Dark Phoenix, while Quicksilver fought through the mutant army until a white-haired speedster tripped him and lured him away.
• The Sky Cutter Divine Sword vanished, and Captain America rallied the Avengers to protect the cornerstone despite their growing doubts.
• In the Dark Dimension, Tony's team fought disguised enemies, and Little Spider revealed that his Spider-Sense could distinguish real people from fakes.
• The other five divine swords also disappeared as Li Congxin recalled them while battling Dormammu and the Phoenix in the Hyperdimensional Space.
• Li Congxin's BGM changed and activated Not Beneath Me, prompting him to ask the system whether the opponents' temporary pause counted as the end of battle.

Li Congxin stalled Phoenix and Dormammu before trapping Dormammu in the Sky Punisher Sword Array and battling Phoenix with Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns. In a cave, Avengers Quicksilver learned that Mutant Wanda could use Chaos Magic with his Wanda’s help to reveal the truth to the Mutants, but he left to judge whether removing her from the battlefield was worth the risk.

• Li Congxin introduced his six Sky Punisher Swords and stalled Phoenix and Dormammu with a boastful chant.
• Dormammu recognized Li Congxin was buying time, so Li Congxin trapped him in the Sky Punisher Sword Array.
• Phoenix charged Li Congxin, who used Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns and the Four Gates Staff Technique to fight her.
• Mutant Quicksilver and Wanda explained to Avengers Quicksilver that their shared memories let them trust him and that combined Chaos Magic could influence most Mutants on the battlefield.
• Wanda asked Avengers Quicksilver to bring his Wanda to help reveal the truth, but he worried that taking her from the fight could endanger the Avengers.
• Avengers Quicksilver returned to the battlefield, leaving whether and when to bring Wanda dependent on the situation.

Li Congxin used a new BGM to turn Dormammu against Phoenix, then coordinated reinforcements as battles across Earth remained dangerous. The chapter ended with Spider-Gwen arriving to help Tony fight shapeshifting enemies.

• Li Congxin used "Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss" to stall Dormammu and Phoenix, but a Hyperdimensional Space energy storm ended its effect.
• Li Congxin made Dormammu sing with "Three Hundred Children's Songs," causing Phoenix to attack him while he could only defend himself.
• Captain America reported that his team was struggling against Dark Phoenix, while Tony described enemies who could transform into copies of his allies.
• Li Congxin sent Li Qianhuan to support Steve in the Himalayas and promised to handle the enemies attacking Tony.
• Spider-Gwen emerged from a Spatial Vortex, killed one of Tony's shapeshifting enemies, and greeted him.

Li Congxin and the Phoenix killed Dormammu while reinforcements turned the battles on both fronts in their allies’ favor. After the victory, the Phoenix Body realized Li Congxin had manipulated her into attacking Dormammu and went after him.

• Li Congxin summoned hundreds of Spider-Men, who overwhelmed the shapeshifting enemies while Ava and Gwen closed in on Queen Lilandra.
• Li Qianhuan joined the fight against Dark Phoenix, then Thor and Captain Marvel arrived to reinforce the Avengers against Dark Phoenix and the Mutant army.
• Quicksilver carried an exhausted Wanda away, saying he had a way to resolve their predicament.
• With both other battlefronts secure, Li Congxin and the Phoenix intensified their assault and beat Dormammu into ashes.
• The system announced that Li Congxin had completed Bonfire Assignments 4 and 5 and earned two opportunities to charge BGM “Moving Heaven.”
• The Phoenix Body confronted Li Congxin after realizing his music had made her attack Dormammu, and he dodged her furious retaliation.

After killing Dormammu, Li Congxin returned to the Dark Dimension and found Lilandra fighting Ava and Gwen. He stopped Lilandra from draining Ava’s life while extracting the Phoenix Force, then crushed her, leaving the Phoenix Force inside Ava.

• The Phoenix sensed danger after Dormammu’s death and fled deeper into Hyperdimensional Space to hide from Li Congxin.
• Li Congxin returned to the Dark Dimension, where Ava and Gwen had cornered Lilandra after the battle against the mysterious species.
• Li Congxin told Lilandra that the Shi'ar Empire ruled his universe, while she lamented her empire’s destruction and asked him to spare her.
• Li Congxin offered Lilandra her life if she could remove the Phoenix Force from Ava without harming her.
• Lilandra tried to absorb Ava’s life force along with the Phoenix Force, so Li Congxin separated them and crushed Lilandra with Vengeance Divine Power.

Li Congxin defeated the remaining Phoenix Force and brought reinforcements to the Himalayan battlefield, where Magneto attacked him despite his order to stop fighting. Wanda asked Li Congxin to spare Magneto because she had found a way to resolve the misunderstanding, and he agreed to leave Magneto to her.

• Li Congxin eroded the Phoenix Force remaining after Empress Lilandra’s death and sent the Spider-Men back to their universes, giving Gwen a meal box when she asked for a reward.
• Li Congxin told Tony that the damaged divine swords and gems needed reforging before he could complete the Sky Punisher Sword Array, then took Tony’s team to the Himalayan battlefield.
• Li Congxin saw that the Avengers’ forces had gained the advantage and summoned additional allies, bringing twenty-four warriors to the Sky-Shattering Sword Tower.
• Li Congxin ordered both sides to stop fighting, but Magneto turned his swords against him, so Li Congxin reduced the weapons to dust.
• Wanda contacted Li Congxin through Chaos Magic and asked him to leave Magneto alive while she resolved the misunderstanding; Li Congxin agreed and knocked Magneto unconscious with a shockwave.

After the battle in the Himalayas ended, the Wandas revealed Dormammu’s deception and Li Congxin arranged to stay at Xavier’s School while reforging the Sky Punisher Divine Swords. Mindy discovered that Ghost Rider was her father, Damon Macready, and Li Congxin challenged Damon’s fear of Mephistopheles.

• Avengers Wanda and Mutant Wanda used Chaos Magic to reveal Dormammu’s role, and Magneto and Professor X called off the fighting.
• Dark Phoenix relinquished Jean Grey’s body, and Professor X invited Li Congxin’s group to stay at Xavier’s School as Li explained that Dormammu was dead and he needed a place to reforge four damaged swords.
• Li Congxin agreed to stay at the school after warning Professor X that anyone who attacked his people would face him.
• Mindy confronted Ghost Rider, whose hellfire receded to reveal Damon Macready, her father, and they reunited.
• Damon said he had to leave because Mephistopheles made him dangerous to those close to him, but Li Congxin declared that Mephistopheles should fear him instead.

After the Avengers and X-Men made peace, Li Congxin enhanced both Wandas and the two Quicksilvers before staying in the X-Men universe to refine the Time Stone. Back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony discovered the corpse of a gigantic robot.

• Li Congxin persuaded Ghost Rider to stay with Mindy, and the Avengers and X-Men reconciled after their battle.
• Wanda and her counterpart visited Li Congxin, who enhanced their abilities and later sent them back to their rooms.
• The Avengers returned to their universe, while Li Congxin, Li Qianhuan, Ghost Rider, Mindy, Wanda, and Quicksilver remained behind.
• Li Congxin enhanced both Quicksilvers, returned to the Himalayan Sword Tower, and began refining the Time Stone with Moving Heaven.
• Tony discovered the corpse of a robot roughly 2,000 feet tall after returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Tony and Little Pepper explored space on their honeymoon, while Li Congxin completed his power-up in the X-Men Universe and prepared to return to Earth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Before leaving, he discussed a mutant film series, a virtual training game, and casting Jean and Wolfsbane in his planned adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire.

• Tony found a giant mechanical humanoid near Saka Planet, brought it aboard Congxin One, and began studying it while limiting his research hours at Little Pepper’s request.
• Li Congxin refined the final two Infinity Stones, reforged the Sky Punisher Six Swords, and completed the Sky Punisher Sword Array as the foundations of the X-Men Universe and Marvel Cinematic Universe fused.
• Li Congxin told Professor X and the mutant representatives that his first mutant film would be called Mutants: Facing Difficulties, followed by Difficult Choices and Even More Difficult.
• Li Congxin discussed adapting Beast Hank’s virtual training system into a game, with Cyclops as its first internal tester.
• Li Congxin announced plans to adapt A Song of Ice and Fire for the big screen and invited Jean and Wolfsbane to play important roles.

After overcoming Dormammu, Li Congxin focused on making movies and games, and the Avengers and X-Men competed in the first Superhero League match. The Avengers won the opening game, while Li Congxin and both Wandas were excluded from playing because their powers could distort the game.

• Li Congxin returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took a vacation, and resumed creating movie scripts and game lore.
• The Avengers and X-Men agreed to call their worlds the Main Universe and the Mutant Universe, and professionals developed Li Congxin’s expansive Marvel-based game concept.
• The Avengers and X-Men fielded teams for the first official Superhero League match across the two Parallel Universes.
• Thor amused himself by testing character catchphrases, while Black Widow chose Iron Man to give Tony more screen time.
• After a thirty-seven-minute match on Manhattan Canyon, the Avengers destroyed the X-Men’s Base Crystal and won the first game of the best-of-seven series.
• Li Congxin declined to play, and the Wandas from both worlds were permanently banned from the League because their powers could alter the game.

Li Congxin sensed sorrow across the Marvel Multiverse before the old man who had once appeared as the Cosmic Source Will froze time and entrusted the universe to him. After the old man vanished, Li Congxin restored time, and a melancholy song echoed throughout the multiverse.

• Li Congxin discussed Ghost Rider’s growing sense of his power and explained that Nemesis, Goddess of Vengeance, had been the original God of Vengeance.
• The old man appeared before Li Congxin on the New York street where they had first met and said he was leaving the universe in Li Congxin’s care.
• The old man warned Li Congxin that his God-Tier BGM System was his true foundation, then vanished after thirty-eight steps.
• Li Congxin snapped his fingers to restart time, and a sorrowful melody sounded throughout the Marvel Multiverse.

Li Congxin examined the dead Celestial that Tony Stark had brought back and found that an immensely powerful, unknown enemy had killed it. After resurrecting The Recorder and sending him away, Li Congxin saw Silver Surfer arrive at Earth.

• Tony Stark returned to Avengers Base with a Celestial's corpse, interrupting the friendship match between the Main Universe and the Mutants' Parallel Universe.
• Li Congxin examined the corpse and told Doctor Strange that the Celestial had been killed by a powerful enemy, though he could not determine how it happened.
• Li Congxin resurrected The Recorder, who could not remember his death or identify his killer.
• The Recorder asked to inspect Earth, but Li Congxin ordered him not to, and The Recorder left for space.
• Silver Surfer flew past The Recorder and headed toward Avengers Base, prompting Li Congxin to wonder what he wanted.

Silver Surfer brought Galacta to Earth at Galactus’s request, and Li Congxin agreed to take her in as one of Earth’s guardians. He reassured Galacta that her father could be resurrected, then asked Silver Surfer what he planned to do now that he was free.

• Silver Surfer delivered Galacta to Li Congxin and explained that Galactus had entrusted her to his care as his final task.
• Li Congxin sensed that Galactus’s portion of the universe’s laws had vanished and suspected that Galactus was in grave danger.
• Li Congxin agreed to make Earth Galacta’s home, and she transformed from a baby into a teenage girl when Silver Surfer set her down.
• Galacta asked Li Congxin whether her father was dead, and he told her Galactus would be resurrected after the great catastrophe passed.
• Li Congxin sent Galacta with Li Qianhuan to rest and speak with her, then asked Silver Surfer what he would do with his freedom.

Silver Surfer recovered his memories and chose to work on Earth until he could afford a ship home, while Li Congxin turned his attention to Galacta. Tony then gathered several colleagues to argue that Galactus might really be a woman and question Galacta’s parentage.

• Li Congxin restored Silver Surfer’s body and memories, and he remembered that his name was Norrin Radd and that he had become Galactus’s herald to protect his homeworld.
• Norrin chose to work on Earth until he could save enough money to buy a spaceship and return home, and Li Congxin respected his decision.
• Li Congxin assigned Galactus to Old Pi to arrange work, then returned to his villa to check on Galacta.
• Tony assembled Doctor Strange, Professor X, Beast Hank, Mister Fantastic, and Doctor Hulk and showed them images of Galactus collected from the Avengers who had seen him.
• Tony argued that Galactus had chosen the form everyone saw and might actually be a female goddess, then asked who Galacta’s father was.

Tony gathered the heroes to examine a black box taken from a dead Celestial, and Doctor Strange deciphered its runes as instructions for defeating enemies beyond the multiverse. They learned that Clark needed to gather the power of a unique seventh Infinity Stone in Parallel Universe 1610, so two teams set out to find a way there.

• Tony presented a small black box he had found in the Celestial's palm, and the scientists unlocked it to reveal golden magical runes.
• Doctor Strange read the runes and learned that the God of Vengeance needed to reach his complete form to defeat powerful enemies from beyond the multiverse.
• Doctor Strange explained that Clark had to refine the power and laws of all seven Infinity Stones, including a unique Stone in Parallel Universe 1610 inside Tony Stark's brain.
• Doctor Strange assigned Tony, Reed, Hank, and Banner to develop scientific travel between universes while he, Professor X, and Jean Grey searched for a passage through magic.
• Doctor Strange and Jean Grey entered a Space Rift after the chapter recounted how they had become a well-coordinated gaming duo.

Li Congxin reassured Galacta that he would protect her while admitting that his nearly omniscient powers could not reveal the enemy behind the looming disaster. After leaving his Los Angeles villa, he encountered Captain Universe Spider-Man, who emerged from a Spatial Vortex and collapsed.

• Li Congxin told Galacta to follow Earth's laws when possible but defend herself if threatened, and promised to handle the consequences.
• Galacta asked who had killed her father, and Li Congxin explained that the crisis lay beyond his ability to perceive.
• Li Congxin used the Mind Stone to calm Galacta, then told her to study, play with Sister Qianhuan, and absorb cosmic storms if she became hungry.
• Li Congxin left the villa and reflected on how his growing power was separating him from ordinary life.
• A Spatial Vortex appeared, and Captain Universe Spider-Man stumbled out and fell headfirst to the ground.

Li Congxin explained that Captain Universe Spider-Man’s Cosmic Energy was fading because Eternity had died, then discovered that Eternity and the Phoenix Force had disappeared as well. With cosmic powers vanishing and the Living Tribunal silent, he set out to find the multiverse’s administrator.

• Li Congxin restored Captain Universe Spider-Man’s vitality and explained that his Cosmic Energy would wither because Eternity was dead.
• Li Congxin sent Captain Universe Spider-Man back to his universe and confirmed that Eternity had vanished from Earth-199999 and Hyperdimensional Space.
• Doctor Strange brought an unconscious Jean Grey to Li Congxin, who woke her and learned that the Phoenix Force had disappeared from both Jean and Ava.
• Li Congxin sent Doctor Strange and Jean Grey away to rest, then left to find the Living Tribunal and ask why it had not responded to the crisis.

Li Congxin found the dead Living Tribunal and deciphered his final message, which revealed that three powerful, law-defying enemies had killed him and the Phoenix. The Living Tribunal believed the enemies feared Li Congxin, leaving him to prepare for their invasion.

• Li Congxin arrived in Hyperdimensional Space and found the Living Tribunal's mutilated corpse.
• Li Congxin deciphered a hidden message showing the Living Tribunal fighting three silver-armored, pale-headed enemies who overwhelmed and killed him.
• The Living Tribunal warned Li Congxin that the enemies were innumerable and urged him to prepare rather than act rashly.
• Li Congxin asked why the enemies feared him, and the Living Tribunal explained that they had selectively hidden their threat from Li Congxin while targeting the other cosmic powers.