Recaps

Li Congxin tested Blood Sky’s powers above an uninhabited island, discovering that the ring amplified his strength and let him unleash devastating attacks. Old Pi called with news that the American government had issued a worldwide wanted notice for Bucky Barnes and was searching Li Congxin’s Los Angeles villa, so Li Congxin headed back toward New York.

• Li Congxin tested Blood Sky’s energy beam, shockwave, and electromagnetic attraction and repulsion on a boulder, the sea, and a shark.
• Li Congxin combined Blood Sky’s energy amplification and vibrations into a punch that shattered the uninhabited island and sent enormous waves into the sky.
• Old Pi called Li Congxin, who agreed to return immediately and follow the original plan.
• The American government issued a worldwide wanted notice for Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier and targeted Li Congxin’s Los Angeles villa in its search.

Li Congxin deflected the FBI’s questions about Bucky while preparing to release Captain America training footage as a promotional move. Nalan Bai learned from Old Pi that Li Congxin was gambling his standing in America, while Li Congxin used a Random BGM Draw Card.

• Li Congxin returned to his Los Angeles villa after the FBI search and told Agent Ross he knew little about Bucky or his whereabouts.
• Li Congxin advised Nalan Bai to deny knowledge of the situation and ordered her to release Captain America's training videos to promote the film.
• Nalan Bai visited Old Pi, who explained that Li Congxin was taking a major gamble and said he would rise again if he lost.
• Nalan Bai resolved to manage the company so Li Congxin could focus on his gamble.
• Li Congxin reviewed his plans, then used the Random BGM Draw Card.

Li Congxin upgraded the vicious BGM “Ritual” while his group grew stronger and rival forces advanced during two months of escalating tension. After Nirvana Company reignited publicity by naming Steve Rogers as Superman, a video appeared showing Captain America killing civilians, leaving Steve questioning his memories.

• Li Congxin maxed out “Ritual,” increasing its ability to multiply the pain inflicted on selected targets or everyone in the music’s range.
• Nirvana Group’s training video of Captain America sparked an online dispute over whether the footage was authentic, while Li Congxin stayed silent and let the controversy promote the movie.
• Over two months, Li Congxin rose to twenty-six Gua, Captain America and Yi Long reached five and 4.8 Gua, and Bucky reached about four Gua as other factions advanced their plans.
• Nirvana Company announced that Steve Rogers would play Superman, renewing public interest in the film.
• Pi Llama released a video depicting Captain America killing civilians during a fight, and Steve said he remembered no civilians in the warehouse and wondered whether his memories had been altered.

Li Congxin rejected Secretary Ross’s superhero oversight agreement and learned the government was monitoring his businesses. After warning Captain America that more trouble was coming, he received a call from Hope saying something had happened to Mindy at school.

• Li Congxin told Captain America that the video of him harming civilians had been fabricated and suspected Hydra was using it to link him to Nirvana Pictures.
• Secretary Ross presented the Superhero Conduct Protocol, which required Congress to approve superhero actions and government departments to cover their operational losses.
• Li Congxin refused to sign the protocol, arguing superheroes needed to elect a representative to help draft any agreement.
• Ross said Congress had ordered surveillance of Li Congxin’s businesses and left without changing Li Congxin’s position.
• Li Congxin told Captain America that the government was exploiting conflict between him and Tony Stark, then advised him to stay cautious.
• Hope called Li Congxin and reported that something had happened to Mindy at school.

Li Congxin dealt with an alleged school bullying plot targeting Mindy by mobilizing Nirvana’s resources, then learned that the people involved had died in a warehouse fire. As Nirvana attacked Captain America’s reputation and Li organized superheroes to elect a representative, T’Challa told him that his requested shield was ready, and Li evaded the agents monitoring him.

• Hope told Li Congxin that Mindy had beaten classmates who tried to bully her, while a teacher and their parents had blamed Mindy and threatened her.
• Li Congxin had Qingfeng investigate the teacher and parents, found suspicious payments, sent Nirvana’s legal team, bought the school, and fired the teacher.
• That evening, Li Congxin learned that the involved teachers, students, and parents had died in an accidental warehouse fire, which reminded him of Frank D'Amico’s death.
• Nirvana spread negative stories about Captain America and Bucky, while Li Congxin dismissed the accusations and focused on gathering superheroes to elect a representative.
• Doctor Connors continued his limb-regeneration research, and T'Challa told Li Congxin that his shield was ready.
• Li Congxin flew toward New York to evade surveillance, circled back to Chicago, and disappeared into the evening crowds.

Li Congxin’s villa was destroyed by a hammer that fell from the sky, killing sixteen FBI agents and putting him at risk of blame from the government and Hydra. He reached the crater and confronted Tony, Agent Coulson, Secretary Ross, and the military as they arrived.

• T'Challa gave Li Congxin a pair of antique Wakandan arm shields, and Li Congxin asked him for help with another urgent matter.
• Qingfeng told Li Congxin that his villa had been attacked, and Hill reported that a hammer had left a crater where it stood.
• Hill warned Li Congxin that sixteen FBI agents monitoring the villa had died in the impact, threatening to complicate his plans and expose him to blame.
• Li Congxin asked T'Challa for help, then flew to the villa and found the hammer in the crater.
• Tony arrived and taunted Li Congxin, followed by Agent Coulson, Secretary Ross, and a large military contingent.
• Li Congxin demanded that Secretary Ross explain the armed forces gathered at the scene.

Li Congxin lifted Mjolnir in front of S.H.I.E.L.D., the FBI, and the military, despite claiming that only Thor could move it. After Odin privately asked him to look after Thor, Li Congxin fled the soldiers and fought Tony, who demanded that he reveal who killed his parents.

• Li Congxin and Secretary Ross argued over the crater and the deaths of sixteen FBI agents while S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony, Ross, and the military failed to move the hammer.
• Li Congxin identified the hammer as Mjolnir and explained its connection to Asgard, Odin, and Thor.
• Li Congxin lifted Mjolnir, received a message from Odin asking him to look after Thor, then dropped the hammer and denied having a special connection to it.
• Ross ordered Li Congxin to come to the FBI, so Li Congxin flew away as the soldiers fired at him and his cape blocked their shots.
• Tony pursued Li Congxin and attacked him, demanding that he hand over the person who killed Tony's parents.
• Li Congxin stopped fleeing, thrust his cloth spear at Tony's reactor, and warned that he would tear apart Tony's suit; Tony told him to try.

Li Congxin battled Tony’s new Anti-Li Congxin Armor, then fled as Tony pursued him and summoned six reinforcements. At an abandoned airport near New York, Thor arrived and was knocked unconscious by Tony, while a horned man attacked Tony and claimed Thor as his brother.

• Li Congxin fought Tony’s upgraded armor, but its automatic defenses blocked his attacks and Tony revealed it was designed to counter him.
• Tony admitted the armor’s defenses consumed substantial energy, then revealed that six other Iron Man suits were coming to help him.
• Li Congxin fled with Tony in pursuit, and the chase ended at an abandoned private airport near New York, where the six suits surrounded the area to prevent his escape.
• Tony and Li Congxin prepared to resume their fight, but Thor arrived and Tony electrocuted him unconscious with a special bullet.
• Tony sent Rhodey to take Thor somewhere safe, and a silver dagger struck Tony’s armor before a horned man appeared and threatened him for attacking his brother.

Li Congxin caught Loki’s attacks and beat him relentlessly while Tony watched from outside the warehouse. After Tony bought Li Congxin’s airport, Li Congxin used a pain-amplifying effect to finish pummeling Loki, who called for Heimdall to take him home.

• Loki attacked Tony with an illusion, then tried to stab Li Congxin, who caught his dagger and slapped him through a warehouse wall.
• Li Congxin confronted Loki inside the warehouse and slapped him again after Loki declared that he would kill him for coveting Mjolnir.
• Tony suspected the warehouse concealed an escape route and prepared to destroy it, but Loki crashed through the wall before he could fire.
• Qingfeng announced that Tony had bought Li Congxin’s airport for one billion dollars, netting Li Congxin 666 million dollars, and Li Congxin taunted Tony over the profit.
• Li Congxin activated a tenfold pain setting and battered Loki into submission, prompting Loki to call for Heimdall and beg to go home.

After Loki was taken away by the Bifrost, Li Congxin faced Tony and Abomination, then called in Captain America, Yi Long, and Wasp to help him. The fight was about to become far more dangerous when the resurrected Crossbones transformed into a powerful monster and Rhodey arrived in War Machine.

• A pillar of Bifrost light swept Loki away, and Tony questioned Li Congxin about his identity because he had lifted Mjolnir and had a nine-year gap in his records.
• Abomination arrived, and Tony let him and five Iron Man suits surround Li Congxin despite claiming he wanted a one-on-one fight.
• Li Congxin used Almighty Push to scatter his attackers, then brought Captain America and Yi Long into the fight while Wasp hid on Captain America's shoulder.
• Rumlow revealed he was Crossbones, the assassin Li Congxin had killed eleven years earlier, and said S.H.I.E.L.D. had revived him and given him new powers.
• Crossbones transformed into a blue, scaled monster stronger than Abomination, while Rhodey returned in War Machine and worsened the odds against Li Congxin's side.

Li Congxin overwhelmed Abomination and Crossbones, but Crossbones broke away to threaten Captain America, forcing Li to turn from his planned attack on Tony. As Tony’s Anti-Li Congxin Armor began its ultimate evolution with Eris’s help, the battle’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Li Congxin blocked Abomination’s punch and blasted him out of the airport with Blood Sky.
• Li Congxin countered Crossbones’s freezing attack with Void Shock, badly injuring him, while his allies struggled against six Iron Man suits.
• Crossbones left Li Congxin to attack Captain America, so Li pulled him back and struck him down with another Void Shock.
• Tony confronted Li Congxin about treating him as the weakest opponent, then Eris’s music began as new components assembled onto the Anti-Li Congxin Armor.

Li Congxin struggled against Tony's Infinity Armor while protecting his allies, then feigned surrender to make Tony hesitate. Pi Llama appeared and urged Tony to finish them off, just as Crossbones betrayed the military Iron Man suits, leaving the battle in chaos.

• Tony transformed the Anti-Li Congxin Armor into the Infinity Armor, powered by the Cosmic Cube, and blocked Li Congxin's Void Shock attacks.
• Li Congxin used the Calories BGM to unleash 128 Void Shocks in one second, but Tony's energy barrier remained intact.
• Crossbones attacked Captain America, and Li Congxin pulled him back before Tony struck Li Congxin and sent him crashing through a warehouse.
• T'Challa arrived in his vibranium Black Panther suit and held off Crossbones while Li Congxin confronted Tony and offered to stay behind if the others could leave.
• Pi Llama appeared and urged Tony not to spare them, while Crossbones turned on the two military Iron Man suits and smashed them, though Rhodey escaped.
• Li Congxin smiled slyly at Pi Llama and whispered, "Pi Llama, hello."

Li Congxin revealed that he had faked his weakness to lure out Pi Llama, but Tony killed Pi Llama and the Hydra agents in their Iron Man suits before Li Congxin could reach them. Li Congxin and Tony then brought Crossbones down, and Li Congxin signaled that their forces were ready to close the net.

• Pi Llama urged Tony to abandon Captain America and Clark Li, while Li Congxin revealed his apparent weakness had been an act to draw Pi Llama out.
• Li Congxin fought through Abomination and Crossbones, but Tony intercepted him as Pi Llama retreated into the sky with Hydra agents.
• Tony snapped his fingers and triggered the self-destruct function in Pi Llama's Iron Man suit and the suits worn by three Hydra agents, killing them all.
• Crossbones charged Tony in rage, but Li Congxin struck him with Void Shock and smashed him into the concrete.
• Li Congxin signaled for his forces to close the net, then explained that Tony had read his messages and deduced Pi Llama was the mastermind behind Howard Stark's death.

Li Congxin and Tony defeated Crossbones and the Abomination, then headed to the Sahara for a one-on-one fight. After Tony sealed spatial travel, Li Congxin revealed the Eye of Agamotto and prepared to counter him.

• Li Congxin brought Hulk into the battle, and Hulk knocked out the Abomination before joining Li Congxin and Tony against Crossbones.
• Li Congxin, Tony, and Hulk killed Crossbones and destroyed his remains to prevent his return.
• After the other fighters withdrew, Li Congxin and Tony agreed to settle their rivalry with a duel in the Sahara.
• Li Congxin and Tony raced toward the Sahara, but Li Congxin used Any Doors to overtake Tony and reach the destination first.
• Tony activated a spatial seal, and Li Congxin opened the Eye of Agamotto to counter it.

Li Congxin defeated Tony in a brutal desert battle, destroying both his Infinity Armor and Anti-Li Congxin Armor. Tony recognized that Li Congxin’s plan to become the leader of the superheroes was nearly complete, and the chapter explained how Li Congxin intended to use Captain America’s prestige and the Superhero Conduct Protocol to unite them.

• Li Congxin and Tony fought without restraint in the desert, with their powers and weapons repeatedly damaging the terrain and Tony’s armor.
• Li Congxin blinded Tony with Solar Flare, severed the Infinity Armor’s legs with an Any Door, and destroyed the replacement parts Tony summoned.
• After the Infinity Armor could no longer hold out, Tony switched to his Anti-Li Congxin Armor, but both layers were destroyed, leaving him and an exhausted Li Congxin on a sand dune.
• Tony conceded defeat and told Li Congxin that his plan to become the superheroes’ leader had succeeded.
• Li Congxin’s plan relied on winning Captain America’s loyalty through protecting Bucky, then using Captain America’s prestige to build influence among superheroes.
• Li Congxin aimed to unite superheroes around shared interests, leading to the creation of the Superhero Conduct Protocol.

Li Congxin secured his position as the likely superhero representative after defeating Tony, then kept the Cosmic Cube as his spoils and arranged for Bucky to find safety in Wakanda. He restored Captain America's reputation and returned to the beach ruins, where a crowd was still trying to lift the hammer.

• Li Congxin told Tony he intended to win the superhero senatorial seat and explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. had enough evidence to clear him of responsibility for killing Pi Llama.
• Li Congxin took the Cosmic Cube home, refused Nick Fury's demand to return it, and passed it to Old Pi.
• Li Congxin told Captain America that Bucky was safe in Wakanda, where T'Challa had offered him protection in exchange for service as a royal guard.
• Li Congxin released footage clearing Captain America of harming civilians and published an article blaming Yena for smearing him.
• Li Congxin returned to the beach resort ruins and saw a crowd failing to move the hammer, including an old man whose truck bed tore away during the attempt.

Li Congxin kept Mjolnir out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands and watched Thor fail to lift it after Odin sealed his divine power. He took the despairing Thor through an Any Door to his villa, offering to explain why the hammer would not move.

• Coulson and Hawkeye met Li Congxin at the crater and asked to buy the land around Mjolnir, but Li Congxin refused to give up the hammer.
• Thor arrived and repeatedly failed to lift Mjolnir as a storm broke; Li Congxin played mournful music while Thor knelt in the mud.
• Li Congxin told Coulson that Thor was an ally and would handle him himself, then promised Coulson and Hawkeye a chance to meet Captain America.
• Li Congxin told Thor that Odin would not have left him beside Mjolnir if he had abandoned him, then took the hammer through an Any Door to his villa and invited Thor to follow.

Li Congxin convinced Thor that Odin’s exile was a trial and recruited him to star in Aquaman, while the real Captain America footage cleared the hero’s name online. After investigating the mysterious Angel of the East post, Li Congxin drew a BGM that granted absolute control over lightning at a steep cost.

• Li Congxin told Thor he was temporarily looking after Mjolnir and framed Odin’s exile as a trial, leading Thor to call him Uncle.
• Li Congxin arranged for Thor to become the lead actor in Aquaman and had Captain America help him adjust to life on Earth.
• An anonymous post under the name Angel of the East proved that footage used to smear Captain America had been fabricated from old Washington attack footage, turning online opinion against Yena Group.
• Li Congxin asked Qingfeng to trace the post and found that it had been sent from Yena Group headquarters, though he suspected the address had been spoofed.
• Li Congxin used a Random BGM Draw Card and received only my railgun, which let him convert his strength, spirit, and controlled energy into lightning with absolute control for one billion Impression Points per use.

Li Congxin welcomed Thor’s friends and recruited Erik Selvig, Jane Foster, and Darcy Lewis to work for his company, while arranging for Jane to star opposite Thor. Just as he enjoyed the prospect of keeping Thor on Earth, Qingfeng reported that someone had hacked his private computer.

• Li Congxin assessed the newly won “only my railgun” BGM as a powerful combat trump card that converted all his energy into lightning.
• Thor brought Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Darcy Lewis to Li Congxin’s villa so they could confirm he was safe; Jane slapped Thor when they reunited.
• Li Congxin introduced himself as Thor’s uncle and offered the three scientists research jobs with generous funding and freedom to pursue their interests.
• Li Congxin offered Jane the female lead in Thor’s movie, and she accepted after hearing the role included romantic scenes with Thor.
• Darcy joked with Jane about pursuing Thor and Li Congxin, while Li Congxin hoped Jane would keep Thor on Earth.
• Qingfeng told Li Congxin that an attempt to hack his private computer had succeeded despite the preset interception procedures.

After a hacker stole Li Congxin’s Swallowed Star manuscript, he secured his files and hosted S.H.I.E.L.D. visitors. He tested Hawkeye’s swordsmanship, offered to help him surpass human limits, and agreed to assist with Hydra interrogations in exchange for their intelligence.

• Qingfeng reported that an unknown hacker had copied Li Congxin’s unreleased Swallowed Star manuscript, and Li Congxin failed to trace the intruder before confirming with Tony that it was not him.
• Li Congxin transferred important files to an offline drive, deleted the originals, and greeted Coulson, Hawkeye, Sharon, and Natasha when they arrived.
• Li Congxin sparred with Hawkeye and easily deflected his powerful sword qi, then explained that Hawkeye needed to break through the limits of the human body to increase his strength.
• Li Congxin promised to look for a way to help Hawkeye break through that limit, and he agreed to assist S.H.I.E.L.D. in interrogating captured Hydra members if he could share the gathered information.
• At S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Hill questioned whether Li Congxin could interrogate Hydra better than trained agents, and Egghead said his knowledge of possible future events could help him draw useful conclusions.

Li Congxin joined Egghead and Hill to interrogate Hydra agent Sitwell, whom he recognized as a likely weak link. He used a painful needle technique to frighten Sitwell into agreeing to reveal everything he knew.

• Egghead explained to Hill why Li Congxin’s foreknowledge made him useful, and the two speculated that Clark would use the Tesseract to make personal equipment rather than mass-produce weapons.
• Li Congxin met Egghead and Hill, reviewed files on Hydra agents, and chose Sitwell as their first interrogation target.
• Egghead ordered Hill to assist Li Congxin and barred others from approaching Sitwell’s holding room during the interrogation.
• Li Congxin had Hill remove the device from Sitwell’s mouth, then used a steel needle and a menacing performance to intimidate him.
• Sitwell begged Hill for help, then gave in and promised to tell Li Congxin everything.

After helping Egghead and Hill purge Hydra from S.H.I.E.L.D., Li Congxin returned to Pym Laboratories to obtain equipment and Klaw information from Old Pi. He tested the Cosmic Cube, then learned that two women had broken into his villa.

• Baldy Bro gave up Hydra personnel and hidden information, allowing Hill and Egghead to arrest Hydra agents throughout S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in one day.
• Li Congxin gave Old Pi the Hydra files about Klaw and asked him for replacement equipment, a vibranium container, and cryogenic equipment; Old Pi agreed to provide them in seven days.
• Old Pi revealed a device containing the Cosmic Cube, and Li Congxin used it to open a powerful portal to the Sahara Desert.
• Li Congxin tried to teleport to his homeland, but the Cosmic Cube violently rejected the attempt, frightening him.
• Qingfeng told Li Congxin that two women had broken into his villa, prompting him to question why she had failed to stop either one.

The Ancient One reclaimed the Eye of Agamotto and warned Li Congxin that he still did not understand the troubles ahead. Eris arrived to help Old Pi deal with the hacker intrusion, and after she left, Old Pi questioned Li Congxin about creating her before Li asked how they planned to stop the hacker.

• The Ancient One took back the Eye of Agamotto and told Li Congxin that his strength was insufficient for the troubles ahead, then left through a portal.
• Eris revealed her humanlike Queen Knight Generation 11 Armor and explained that Tony’s Jarvis and Li Congxin’s BGM had brought her independent consciousness to life.
• Eris and Old Pi discussed the hacker while Li Congxin trained and ate, then worked together to address the intrusion.
• After Eris left, Old Pi asked Li Congxin whether he had helped create the self-aware AI, and Li Congxin recounted how Eris came to be.
• Li Congxin asked Old Pi what solution he was using to deal with the hacker intrusion.

Li Congxin captured Klaw and delivered vibranium to Old Pi, then learned Hammer Industries planned an expo built around Ivan Vanko and agreed to attend. He arrived with Captain America and Yi Long as Pepper, Happy, and Natasha arrived too, while Sharon stayed behind to drive his car home.

• Li Congxin used Old Pi and Eris's tracking program as bait, then captured Klaw and took the vibranium from his hideout.
• Li Congxin told T'Challa that Klaw was frozen and ready for pickup, and T'Challa thanked him for securing the vibranium.
• Old Pi received the vibranium and said it would help him build the Quantum Tunnel; Li Congxin planned to use the rest for armor.
• Li Congxin told Old Pi that he had guided Ivan Vanko and Justin Hammer into working together, and agreed to attend Hammer Industries' expo.
• Li Congxin visited Doctor Banner, then trained for three days before driving to the expo with Captain America and Yi Long.
• Sharon asked whether trouble would break out at the expo, but Li Congxin told her to take the car home as Pepper arrived with Happy and Natasha.

At Justin Hammer’s demonstration, Ivan Vanko’s machines attacked Tony and Li Congxin, forcing Li Congxin to defend the venue while Captain America and Yi Long fought an armored swordsman. After Natasha warned that she was heading to Hammer Industries, Li Congxin sent Eris and Queen Knight No. 11 to support her, then faced a new armored attacker.

• Li Congxin and Tony Stark greeted each other politely, and Natasha sat beside Li Congxin while pretending to be Pepper Potts’s assistant.
• Justin Hammer announced that Hammer Industries had built Iron Man-style suits, and Tony arrived with an Eastern girl with dark green twin tails.
• The mechanical soldiers attacked Tony and Li Congxin, while Captain America and Yi Long intercepted an armored swordsman behind Li Congxin.
• Li Congxin held off the remaining combat armors and protected the fleeing spectators as reporters filmed the fight.
• Natasha called to say War Machine had been taken over and that she was going to Hammer Industries to capture Ivan Vanko; Li Congxin sent Eris and Queen Knight No. 11 to help her.
• A new armored man descended on Li Congxin and struck at his head with an electrified energy staff.