Recaps

Li Congxin trained in magic, fought Hulk and Dormammu’s Dark Apostles, and learned that Dormammu’s mark threatened to expose him to the Dark Dimension. Back in New York, he acquired DC, recruited Captain America for filmmaking, helped Tony Stark with his poisoning, and ended the arc confronting an armed Egghead.

• Li Congxin warned Sharon Carter that Hydra might still have agents inside S.H.I.E.L.D., prompting Nick Fury to investigate in secret.
• Li Congxin diverted Hulk and Abomination away from his villa, helped Hulk defeat Abomination, and was rescued from Hulk by The Ancient One.
• The Ancient One sent Li Congxin to Siberia to learn teleportation, where he fought Hulk, found Captain America frozen in the ice, and battled Dormammu’s Dark Apostles with Hulk’s help.
• The Ancient One explained that Dormammu’s mark could weaken when Li Congxin unleashed his power, and Li Congxin agreed to study magic at Kamar-Taj before obtaining the Boots of the Traveler.
• Nalan Bai secured Nirvana Group’s acquisition of DC for $7.3 billion and rights to Doupo Cangqiong and its animated films, while Li Congxin prepared a Superman script.
• Li Congxin revived Captain America, introduced him to Tony Stark, and revealed that Howard Stark had designed an element that could replace the palladium poisoning Tony.
• Li Congxin hired Captain America to make movies, offered Sharon Carter a leading role, and delivered an Iron Man script to Nirvana Group’s animation department.
• Li Congxin returned to his office and confronted the armed Egghead, warning him that killing Li Congxin could count as self-defense.

Li Congxin faced Hydra’s plots, fought The Mandarin, and helped free Bucky from Hydra’s control. After Tony learned Bucky had killed his parents, Hydra exploited the conflict to separate Steve and Bucky, while Pi Llama gave Tony the Cosmic Cube to help him challenge Li Congxin.

• Egghead recruited Li Congxin as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tactical Advisor, while Pierce and Killian made plans to target him during a mission in the Middle East.
• Li Congxin and Hill survived an attack on their plane, but The Mandarin emerged from the ruins and fought Li Congxin until Monica Rambeau intervened and helped him recover.
• Li Congxin captured Bucky, brought him to Kamar-Taj, and used the Qing Xin Zhou to restore his memories, allowing him to reunite with Steve.
• Li Congxin trained in the Gravity Chamber and took Steve and Bucky to meet Tony, but surveillance footage revealed Bucky had killed Tony’s parents, prompting Tony to attack him.
• Tony and Li Congxin fought, while Hill discovered that Li’s qi had enhanced her abilities and showed him footage exposing his Black Mask identity.
• Steve went to Tony’s villa to explain Bucky’s past and offered his own life, but Tony rejected him, and Li arrived to find Steve gone and Tony’s Iron Man suits surrounding him.
• Li Congxin and his allies traced Steve’s disappearance to Hydra, raided an abandoned base, and eventually found Steve in a dental clinic basement after S.H.I.E.L.D. followed clues left by a fake monk.
• Li Congxin imprinted the Blood Sky ring with his qi, while Pi Llama gave Tony the Cosmic Cube and Tony resolved to use it to build a suit capable of defeating Li Congxin.

Li Congxin exposed Hydra's role in the conflict over Captain America, defeated Tony in a duel, and gathered influence among superheroes while investigating new threats. After securing vibranium and preparing for a Hammer Industries expo, he faced an attack that left Natasha pursuing Ivan Vanko and a new armored enemy confronting him.

• Li Congxin rejected the Superhero Conduct Protocol, protected Bucky, and maneuvered to build support among superheroes while Hydra and Pi Llama tried to discredit Captain America.
• Li Congxin lifted Mjolnir, fought Tony and his allies, drew Pi Llama into the open, and helped Tony kill Crossbones before defeating Tony in their Sahara duel.
• Li Congxin took the Cosmic Cube, told Captain America that Bucky was safe in Wakanda, and cleared Captain America by releasing proof that the smear footage had been fabricated.
• Li Congxin brought Thor to Earth, helped him reunite with Jane Foster, and recruited the scientists to work at his villa while offering Jane a role in Thor's movie.
• Li Congxin helped S.H.I.E.L.D. expose Hydra agents by interrogating Sitwell, then captured Klaw and secured vibranium for Old Pi's Quantum Tunnel and his own armor plans.
• Li Congxin attended Hammer Industries' expo with Captain America and Yi Long, where mechanical soldiers attacked and an armored swordsman engaged his allies.
• Natasha reported that War Machine had been taken over and went to capture Ivan Vanko, so Li Congxin sent Eris and Queen Knight No. 11 to help her as a new armored man attacked him.

Li Congxin built his team and fought threats from the Frost Giants, Hydra, and the Ten Rings while investigating the Dark Energy tied to Dormammu. After defeating the Mandarin, he returned to The Ancient One, who revealed a way to treat the source of his Dark Energy problem.

• Li Congxin killed Sowanda and Alexandra, stopped Ivan Vanko’s mecha attack, and discovered he could replenish his strength by absorbing sunlight.
• Li Congxin recruited Skye to improve his artificial intelligence, then traveled to Wakanda and taught Shuri the Nine Yin Divine Claws in exchange for her help with vibranium research.
• Li Congxin helped establish superhero standards, then defeated Laufey and the Frost Giants while Mindy fought the Destroyer in New York.
• Li Congxin destroyed the Destroyer with Mjolnir, but Skye vanished, after rescuing her from Hydra, he let her remain with the Inhumans when Gordon took her and Lena away.
• Li Congxin challenged the Mandarin after the Ten Rings injured Dave and Happy, fought Extremis-enhanced pirates, and discovered that their leader and other attackers bore Dormammu’s mark.
• Li Congxin and Tony found Killian’s operation and rescued Little Pepper, then Li Congxin fought the real Mandarin while Tony and the Iron Legion faced Killian’s forces.
• Li Congxin cut the Mandarin in half, survived his self-destruction, and absorbed his Dark Energy, and Little Pepper defeated Killian, and Tony agreed to trade Moon Prism Reactors for the Extremis formula.
• Li Congxin gave the Mandarin’s surviving rings to Old Pi and Shuri, then asked The Ancient One about Dormammu and learned that she had found a treatment for the root cause of his Dark Energy problem.