Chapter Summaries

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.

Shuri killed Killmonger in the duel and struggled with the aftermath, but T'Challa persuaded her to accept the Black Panther mantle. During the Heart-shaped herb ceremony, Shuri received the Black Panther Goddess's blessing and emerged with a dramatic increase in power.

• Shuri used the Nine Yin Divine Claws to kill Killmonger, then threw his body off the cliff and retched at the sight of his blood on her hands.
• Mindy tried to comfort Shuri by recounting her own experiences killing people, while Li Congxin suggested bringing in a professional psychologist.
• T'Challa returned recovered after Avengers treatment and proposed that Shuri receive the ancestors' help by consuming the Heart-shaped herb.
• T'Challa persuaded Shuri to inherit the Black Panther mantle, and she agreed to undergo the transformation ceremony.
• Shuri drank the Heart-shaped herb juice and was buried in the sand as Li Congxin played the song she had requested.
• After remaining buried longer than T'Challa had, Shuri burst from the sand and displayed nine indistinguishable figures, signaling that her Spiral Nine Shadows had reached perfection.

After Shuri mastered the Nine Yin Divine Claws, she invited Li Congxin to become a Wakandan citizen, teasing him with the prospect of marrying multiple women. A crisis interrupted the celebration, and Li Congxin and Mindy traveled to the Pacific, where they confronted Silver Surfer and learned that Galactus might be targeting Earth.

• Shuri demonstrated her grandmaster-level Nine Yin Divine Claws and invited Li Congxin to become a citizen of Wakanda so he could marry multiple women.
• Tony told Li Congxin that abnormal weather had frozen a vast area of the tropical Pacific and knocked monitoring satellites offline.
• Li Congxin located the disturbance and warned Tony that a powerful, unstable opponent and someone behind him threatened Earth, then asked the Avengers to prepare for battle.
• Li Congxin and Mindy left Wakanda and appeared above the Pacific, where Mindy transformed into her golden-armored battle form.
• Silver Surfer arrived on a wave of freezing seawater, and Li Congxin explained that his appearance usually meant Galactus had set his sights on Earth.
• Li Congxin asked Silver Surfer why Galactus was interested in Earth and whether he was starving.

Li Congxin and Mindy confronted Galactus’s Emissary, Silver Surfer, and forced him to leave Earth’s defense to Galactus. Back at Avengers Base, Li Congxin warned the Avengers that four powerful emissaries and Galactus himself could threaten Earth, so they began preparing for battle.

• Silver Surfer attacked Li Congxin, and Mindy fought him until Li Congxin moved the battle beyond Earth’s atmosphere to prevent damage to the planet.
• Li Congxin restrained Silver Surfer and ordered him to tell Galactus that Earth was his territory and could not be eaten; Silver Surfer agreed to deliver the message and departed.
• Mindy asked why Li Congxin let Silver Surfer go, and Li Congxin explained that he did not want to kill either Silver Surfer or Galactus but still wanted to prepare for a fight.
• At Avengers Base, Li Congxin explained that Galactus devoured planets through law-level power, while Mindy told the heroes that battles would need to take place in space.
• Li Congxin revealed that Silver Surfer was only one of Galactus’s four emissaries and that Galactus was far stronger, prompting the Avengers to prepare to defend Earth.

Li Congxin assembled a team to face Galactus, recruited Wanda, and arranged to meet Reed Richards after learning the Fantastic Four had gained their powers. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom attacked the Fantastic Four, and a mysterious girl arrived as they were being overwhelmed.

• Li Congxin outlined the requirements for fighting Galactus, and Tony offered to equip Steve for space combat.
• Ava and Wanda volunteered to join the battle, but Li Congxin persuaded Ava to stay on Earth and approved Wanda's participation.
• Tony told Li Congxin that Reed Richards and his companions had become the Fantastic Four after a disastrous space mission, so Li Congxin arranged to visit Reed.
• Doctor Doom used his new electrical and metal powers to attack the Fantastic Four after his research project ruined his finances.
• Susan asked Reed whether they should seek help from the Avengers, but Reed refused, and a young girl arrived saying Doctor Doom could be killed.

Li Qianhuan appeared during the Fantastic Four’s battle with Doctor Doom and destroyed him with her spatial powers. After she introduced herself, Li Congxin arrived, discovered that her fate was connected to his, and failed to probe her; she left, and he turned back to Reed to discuss protecting Earth.

• Li Qianhuan absorbed Doctor Doom’s lightning attack, pierced him with a spatial blade, and destroyed his body in an explosion.
• Li Qianhuan teleported Human Torch away when he approached her and warned him to keep his distance.
• Li Qianhuan told the Fantastic Four her name, and Li Congxin appeared and complimented it.
• Li Congxin sensed Cosmic Cube energy within Li Qianhuan and tried to probe her, but her power repelled him.
• Li Qianhuan called Li Congxin a scumbag and vanished, and he told Reed he had come to discuss protecting Earth.

Li Congxin recruited Reed to help prepare for Galactus and awkwardly avoided Daisy's questions about why she had access to his private lab. Meanwhile, Silver Surfer reported to Galactus, who discovered and absorbed Li Congxin's hidden divine power before summoning his other heralds for battle.

• Li Congxin agreed with Reed that the Fantastic Four's genius should support the Avengers' research effort against Galactus.
• Daisy confronted Li Congxin in his laboratory about having permission to enter, but he dodged the question and missed her offer to stay.
• Silver Surfer found Galactus and reported that a powerful guardian on Earth had overwhelmed him.
• Galactus extracted and absorbed the divine power Li Congxin had concealed inside Silver Surfer, revealing that he had detected the enemy's presence.
• Galactus decided to prepare for a difficult battle and sent three beams of light into space to summon his other heralds.

Galactus’s emissaries received his summons while destroying or preparing to destroy planets, and Li Congxin was awakened by news that Li Qianhuan had robbed Nirvana Group. After watching her taunting surveillance footage, he used his mental power to find her.

• Tyrant's Emissary slaughtered Yihao Planet’s inhabitants, then saw Galactus’s summons and departed.
• Stardust wiped out Bala Planet’s civilization before receiving the summons and flying away in anger.
• Flame Emperor abandoned his impending attack on Nilai Planet when the summons appeared and headed toward Galactus.
• Nalan Bai told Li Congxin that a superpowered thief had stolen cash from Nirvana Group and sent him the surveillance video.
• Li Congxin watched Li Qianhuan take fifty thousand dollars, complain that the company kept too little cash, and return briefly to turn off the lights.
• Li Congxin searched Earth with his mental power and found Li Qianhuan.

Li Congxin trapped Li Qianhuan in a layered spatial prison after confronting her about stealing from Nirvana Group and racing recklessly. While she worked to break through its barriers, Reed Richards helped prepare the Avengers for their battle against Galactus, which was set to begin after they rested.

• Li Qianhuan raced a Wuling Hongguang around Mount Akina until she realized the track was part of an illusion and her spatial power was sealed.
• Li Congxin appeared, reprimanded Li Qianhuan for stealing from his company, and trapped her in a spatial prison when she refused to admit wrongdoing.
• Li Qianhuan studied the prison's runes and broke through its first barrier, only to discover another barrier beyond it.
• Reed Richards helped Tony upgrade the team's spaceflight equipment and suits, and Tony assembled Captain America, Wanda, Mindy, Thor, and Beta Ray Bill for the fight against Galactus.
• Li Congxin told the assembled Avengers to rest for the night before their battle against Galactus.

Li Congxin and the Avengers confronted Galactus and his four Emissaries to keep them away from Earth, and the clash between Li Congxin and Galactus ignited a battle across space. As Stardust returned to turn the tide, two new women arrived to intercept her.

• Galactus and his four Emissaries met Li Congxin, who warned Galactus to leave Earth and threatened to kill him if he refused.
• Stardust attacked Li Congxin, who countered with divine power until Galactus intervened, and their clash sent Stardust flying away.
• Li Congxin battled Galactus while the six Avengers fought Flame Emperor, Tyrant's Emissary, and Silver Surfer, with the Avengers holding an advantage in two battles and a draw in the third.
• Stardust returned to the battlefield, but two women—one fair-skinned and one dark-skinned—arrived and stopped her from rejoining the fight.

Li Congxin’s team-wide BGM turned the Avengers’ advantage into a rout, while Thor’s power surged beyond the Sub-Celestial level. The music unexpectedly awakened the fourth-generation All-Father’s power within Thor, and Li Congxin chose to let the transformation continue.

• Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau joined forces against Stardust while Li Congxin kept Galactus on the defensive.
• Li Congxin played “Bridge of Fate,” boosting the Avengers’ combat power and letting Thor overwhelm Tyrant’s Emissary.
• Thor’s strength climbed to the perfected late Sub-Celestial level before the BGM abruptly changed to “Immigrant Song.”
• The system explained that Thor’s hidden All-Father power had awakened and was driving his continuing transformation.
• Li Congxin refused to stop the BGM, allowing Thor to keep awakening the successive All-Fathers’ power within him.