Recaps

Chen Changsheng transformed Earth and awakened Earth Will through a global network of superconducting plants, gaining a new level of Magnetic Control. After experiencing Earth from the perspective of its Will, he found its power intoxicating, while humanity continued colonizing space.

• Umbrella Corporation took responsibility for Earth’s security in exchange for greater access to the virtual world and technology from Chen Changsheng.
• Chen Changsheng spent decades restoring Earth with engineered plants that absorbed heavy metals and harmful substances.
• Chen Changsheng used Planet Pandora Will to influence living creatures and climate, while humans resisted it with technology.
• Chen Changsheng built a superconducting network and chaotic magnetic field across Earth, then awakened Earth Will with solar energy.
• Chen Changsheng experienced Earth through its Will, learned that it regarded all life equally, and gained the ability to influence planets and potentially the sun.

After experiencing control over Earth Will and Eywa, Chen Changsheng resolved to pursue godhood by creating Planet Wills across the universe with help from the insect race. He began searching for suitable planetary nodes, while accepting that this goal would take priority over humanity’s development.

• Chen Changsheng named Pandora Planet Will Eywa and Earth Will the Heavenly Dao, then recognized that sustaining the imitation Earth Will consumed too much energy.
• Chen Changsheng considered using Planet Wills to extend his power across star systems and the universe, potentially letting him challenge Odin and The Ancient One.
• After leaving Heavenly Dao mode, Chen Changsheng decided to rebuild the brainworm army in the Avatar World and devote future resources to his path to godhood.
• Chen Changsheng chose godhood over advancing humanity, reasoning that his own strength came first.
• Chen Changsheng traveled through worlds to search for suitable planets, preferring superconducting mineral veins or magnetic fields and treating insect-driven transformation as a last resort.

After completing the transformation of a second planet, Chen Changsheng returned to Pandora to say farewell to Kiri and the Na’vi before gathering Tukun Oil and moving on. He left the Na’vi in Red Queen’s care and stepped through the gateway toward his old home.

• Chen Changsheng finished transforming a second planet in ninety years and considered whether the Insect God could support an individual like a Planet Will.
• Chen Changsheng visited Pandora and learned that Jake Sully and the others had died, while the Na’vi had negotiated an uneasy agreement to share the planet with humanity and the Avatars.
• Chen Changsheng connected to the Coral Sacred Tree and directed old Tukun to their final resting place so he could collect a modest amount of Tukun Oil.
• Chen Changsheng said farewell to Kiri and the others, left Red Queen an order to look after them, and departed Pandora.
• Chen Changsheng returned to Earth, shed his compressed Biomass energy, and stepped through the gateway toward his old home.

Chen Changsheng returned to the Prototype World and used its accumulated biomass to awaken Earth’s Heavenly Dao Will. After establishing contact with the Mechanical Emperor, he told it that he was back.

• Chen Changsheng reshaped his body with biomass and discovered that time in the Prototype World now passed at a rate closer to that of the other worlds he controlled.
• Chen Changsheng reviewed the Prototype World’s development: the Mechanical Emperor expanded through space while Elizabeth led the swarm, and humans worked with machines on research and production.
• The Mechanical Emperor detected Chen Changsheng’s return and transmitted a message to him from its mechanical planet outside the Solar System.
• Chen Changsheng used the global hives and Willow Tree’s roots to form Earth’s network of veins and construct its Heavenly Dao Will.
• Chen Changsheng contacted the Mechanical Emperor through Earth’s awakened will and told it, “I’m back.”

Chen Changsheng reunited with Mechanical Emperor and began planning how to protect Earth and provide humans with a new home. He proposed building a ring world near Earth, and Mechanical Emperor eagerly optimized the idea while imagining it as an ant farm.

• Chen Changsheng explained that Earth could replenish its own energy and resources, though doing so could cause disasters for life on its surface.
• Mechanical Emperor happily welcomed Chen Changsheng and showed him his massive mechanical planet body.
• Chen Changsheng sent Mechanical Emperor memories of Avatar World, confirmed his location, and teleported to him.
• Chen Changsheng considered using Zerg, synthetic humans, or Avatars as beneficial organisms to help maintain Earth.
• Chen Changsheng proposed building a ring around Earth's equator, linked by a space elevator to a ring world as a new home for humans.
• Mechanical Emperor began optimizing the ring world's design and imagined keeping humans in it like ants in an ant farm.

Chen Changsheng focused on using Earth’s Planet Will and resources from his other worlds to develop a “Heaven’s Way” universe, while arranging for the Mechanical Emperor to pursue his dream of an Avatar body. After making slow progress in the Prototype World, Chen Changsheng returned to real-world Earth.

• Chen Changsheng contacted Elizabeth through the conscious network and considered sharing Earth’s Planet Will with her, but the distance was too great for an ordinary biological transportation worm to reach her.
• Chen Changsheng explained his plans to the Mechanical Emperor, who agreed to listen to him and continue their work together in the future.
• Chen Changsheng gave the Mechanical Emperor the task of cultivating an Avatar body so he could eventually travel in a flesh-and-blood form.
• Chen Changsheng left the Mechanical Emperor to synchronize his memories and had the insectoids gather Biomass energy from his other worlds.
• Chen Changsheng redirected resources toward developing a single “Heaven’s Way” universe, but the Prototype World’s progress remained painfully slow.
• Chen Changsheng returned to Earth in reality after spending so much time and resources on the Prototype World.

Chen Changsheng entered the Transformers universe, created a legitimate identity with Red Queen’s help, and traveled to America to find Sam. He planned to reach the Autobots before Sam did, while treating the world as a relatively safe vacation.

• Chen Changsheng waited out a day in the real world, crafted Arc Reactors, and saw that the next world was Transformers.
• Chen Changsheng crossed through the gateway to the seabed, then used Japan’s network to arrange an identity with Red Queen.
• Red Queen registered an Umbrella Corporation and accessed abandoned Swiss bank accounts to fund Chen Changsheng’s new life.
• Red Queen booked Chen Changsheng a first-class flight to the American city where Sam lived.
• Chen Changsheng reviewed Sam’s records and concluded that Sam had not yet found the yellow car, leaving Chen Changsheng a chance to contact the Autobots first.

After arriving in America, Chen Changsheng used Red Queen and the Blacklight Virus to create the Black Watch, a secret military unit with fabricated but convincing authority. He led its soldiers to Hoover Dam to take over Section 7, where Leiji Simmons was shocked that Chen Changsheng knew the organization’s hidden purpose.

• Chen Changsheng established Umbrella Corporation in America and used Red Queen to develop software and acquire resources.
• Remembering that Megatron was held at Hoover Dam, Chen Changsheng created the Black Watch as a secret military department and gave it soldiers and equipment.
• Chen Changsheng arrived at Hoover Dam with armed Black Watch soldiers and presented Leiji Simmons with orders to take over Section 7.
• Leiji Simmons questioned how Chen Changsheng had learned about Section 7 and whether he knew its true mission.
• Chen Changsheng explained that Section 7 had been created under President Hoover to conceal an extraterrestrial visitor and had helped advance Earth’s technology, shocking Simmons.

Chen Changsheng took command of Section 7 and toured its facilities with Simmons, learning how the secret agency operated. He found the AllSpark and the frozen Megatron beneath Hoover Dam, then began considering the Transformers as a new form of life to study.

• Simmons confirmed Chen Changsheng's transfer order and agreed to show him around Section 7.
• Chen Changsheng offered to keep Simmons as Section 7's chief, and Simmons led him through the agency's departments and Rapid Response Unit.
• Chen Changsheng saw the AllSpark at the bottom of Hoover Dam and realized he could not yet use or take it away.
• Simmons brought Chen Changsheng to the cold-storage facility, where he saw Megatron frozen in ice.
• Chen Changsheng decided to retain Simmons and grew eager to experiment on the Transformers as a new form of life.

Chen Changsheng took control of Section 7’s security while leaving Simmons in charge of its daily administration, then studied Megatron and considered how to create Decepticon warriors without risking Megatron’s awakening. He prepared to use the Cosmic Cube on a car despite Simmons’s objections.

• Chen Changsheng inspected the frozen Megatron while Simmons explained Section 7’s safeguards and presented him as the facility’s greatest treasure.
• Chen Changsheng let Simmons manage Section 7’s daily affairs but kept the Security Forces under his own control.
• Chen Changsheng reviewed decades of Section 7 research and examined Megatron, but found no way to learn more without unsealing him.
• Chen Changsheng decided to test whether technology from outside the Transformers Universe could be transformed into Decepticons with the Cosmic Cube.
• Chen Changsheng went with Black Watch soldiers to find a car for the experiment, while Simmons strongly objected to using the Cosmic Cube recklessly.

Chen Changsheng oversaw the activation of a Decepticon soldier transformed from an off-road vehicle, despite Simmons’s concerns. After the soldier recovered from liquid-nitrogen freezing and fired at Chen, Black Watch soldiers overwhelmed it with gunfire, leaving it near death.

• Simmons warned Chen Changsheng against activating a Tank, and Chen agreed to use an ordinary off-road vehicle instead.
• Section 7 froze the vehicle in liquid nitrogen before activating it, and the new Decepticon soldier gulped down the nitrogen while shouting its slogan.
• Chen Changsheng ordered the soldiers to shoot the frozen Decepticon, shattering its arm, then had the liquid nitrogen drained and approached it.
• The Decepticon recovered, pretended to lie still, and fired a cannon at Chen Changsheng, but the shot missed.
• Black Watch soldiers counterattacked, concentrating fire on the Decepticon’s vital points until it collapsed, nearly unable to fight.

Chen Changsheng dissected a captured Decepticon using the Cosmic Cube to keep it alive, learning about Transformer anatomy and how to salvage its metal. After discovering Sam had listed his grandfather’s glasses online, Chen bought them and headed to Sam’s house to secure the important clue.

• Chen Changsheng used the Cosmic Cube to repair the captured off-road vehicle Decepticon, then kept it weakened while Black Watch soldiers removed its weapons.
• Chen Changsheng had the Decepticon dismantled, studied its spark and body, and developed methods for dealing with Transformers before the Decepticon finally died.
• Red Queen detected that Sam had listed his grandfather’s glasses online, and Chen Changsheng bought them for 50 US Dollars.
• Chen Changsheng prepared to drive to Sam’s house to complete the transaction while Black Watch troops secured Section 7.
• Sam celebrated the sale and offered to sell the rest of his grandfather’s belongings to the buyer for 500 US Dollars.

Sam Witwicky went to sell his grandfather’s glasses and unexpectedly met his classmates and his crush, Mikaela, at the park. Chen Changsheng bought the glasses, noticed mysterious symbols on a page from Grandpa Sam’s diary, and asked Sam what they meant, prompting Sam to consider selling more of his grandfather’s belongings.

• Sam brought the glasses wrapped in a page from Grandpa Sam’s diary to the park to meet their buyer.
• Sam found his classmates gathered nearby, including Mikaela, and realized he had been left out of their gathering.
• A black helicopter landed, and Chen Changsheng called for Sam Witwicky to complete their deal.
• Sam handed Chen Changsheng the glasses, and Chen confirmed they were genuine before paying him a hundred dollars.
• Chen noticed mysterious symbols on the diary page and asked Sam what they meant.
• Sam recognized the writing from his grandfather’s diary and considered selling more of his grandfather’s belongings.

Chen Changsheng bought Sam’s grandfather’s notebooks and belongings, hoping to find clues about Cybertron, while keeping an eye on Sam because Bumblebee might soon appear. Mikaela approached Sam and Chen Changsheng and offered to take Chen Changsheng to the park, setting up a chance to get closer to him.

• Sam persuaded Chen Changsheng to visit his home and look through his grandfather’s collection.
• Chen Changsheng bought all of Sam’s grandfather’s belongings for five hundred US dollars, choosing the notebooks and asking Sam to escort him back to the park.
• Chen Changsheng realized Bumblebee had not appeared yet and decided to increase his surveillance of Sam.
• Mikaela rode up to Sam and Chen Changsheng, and Sam excitedly told her about the sale and his plans to buy a car.
• Mikaela offered to take Chen Changsheng to the park, and Sam happily considered her offer.

Chen Changsheng left Mikaela and learned that Sam was buying a car, so he mobilized Black Watch to capture a Transformer. Sam bought a battered yellow Chevrolet despite his father’s objections, while Chen Changsheng realized he could wait and buy Bumblebee from Sam instead.

• Mikaela gave Chen Changsheng a ride and questioned him about his name, his interest in adventure, and his purchase of Sam’s grandfather’s diaries.
• Red Queen informed Chen Changsheng that Sam was going to buy a car, and Chen Changsheng ordered Black Watch forces to prepare to capture a Transformer.
• Sam’s father, Ron Witwicky, took him to a used-car lot rather than the luxury dealerships, and Sam chose a battered yellow Chevrolet.
• Sam used money from selling his belongings to settle the price with the car’s owner after Ron refused to pay the full amount.
• Chen Changsheng abandoned his search of used-car lots, sent Black Watch teams toward Sam’s home, bought a new Chevrolet sedan, and drove there.

Chen Changsheng visited Sam and offered to buy Bumblebee, the Camaro Sam had just acquired. Sam agreed to discuss a price and went inside to seek his father's consent, while Bumblebee reacted angrily and made its move.

• Sam cleaned Bumblebee and briefly mistook a new Camaro outside his house for a gift from his father, but his father told him to move it away from the door.
• Chen Changsheng arrived, and Sam greeted him eagerly, hoping to make another sale.
• Chen Changsheng inspected Bumblebee and asked Sam if he would sell it to him.
• Sam agreed to consider a suitable offer, but explained that he needed his father's consent to sell the car.
• Bumblebee made a commotion as Chen Changsheng and Sam went inside, then began to act.

Chen Changsheng tried to buy Sam's car, but Bumblebee caused it to crash into Chen Changsheng's new Camaro. Chen Changsheng declined compensation and offered to buy Sam's car for twice what the Witwickys had paid, leaving Ron about to name the price.

• Sam brought Chen Changsheng to meet Ron Witwicky and discuss buying Sam's car.
• A crash outside revealed that Sam's car had smashed into Chen Changsheng's Camaro, wrecking both vehicles.
• Ron went inside to deal with the insurance, while Sam worried that he would lose his car and his chance to buy another.
• Chen Changsheng told Sam there was no need to pay compensation and said he still wanted to buy the car.
• Sam's parents came outside, and Chen Changsheng offered twice what they had paid for the car as Ron began to answer.

Chen Changsheng bought Bumblebee from Sam’s family and drove him into the wilderness, where he revealed that he knew Bumblebee was an Autobot. Bumblebee transformed to confront him, then installed a language pack that let them communicate in English.

• Chen Changsheng paid Sam’s family forty thousand US dollars for Bumblebee, and Mikaela arrived hoping to get a ride in the Camaro.
• Chen Changsheng drove Bumblebee out of the city, while Bumblebee planned to escape after nightfall.
• Chen Changsheng stopped in the wilderness and called Bumblebee by name, startling him.
• Bumblebee transformed and demanded to know who Chen Changsheng was and how he knew about him.
• Chen Changsheng gave Bumblebee a website for a language pack, which Bumblebee checked and loaded.

Chen Changsheng tested Bumblebee, then defeated him in a fight after Bumblebee tried to leave. Bumblebee fled but was surrounded by approaching Black Watch forces, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Bumblebee questioned Chen Changsheng about how well he knew him, then became angry when Chen claimed to own him.
• Bumblebee tried to leave, but Chen Changsheng tripped him with a whip and blocked his punch with a shield.
• Chen Changsheng cut Bumblebee's arm and battered him with giant hammers until he was badly damaged.
• Bumblebee transformed into a car and sped away while Chen Changsheng let him go, expecting the Black Watch troops to handle what came next.
• Aircraft and vehicles surrounded Bumblebee, reminding him of the human forces that had hunted him when he first arrived on Earth.

Black Watch overwhelmed and captured Bumblebee, and Chen Changsheng ordered him taken to Section 7 for study. As the convoy transported him under signal blockade, Chen Changsheng prepared to communicate with the Autobots and monitor for the Decepticons.

• Bumblebee attacked Black Watch’s helicopters, but a missile blast disoriented him and allowed the troops to surround him.
• Black Watch soldiers concentrated fire on Bumblebee’s vulnerable points, and heavy weapons kept him from breaking through.
• Off-road military vehicles pulled powerful ropes in different directions, dismembering Bumblebee and capturing him after a battle lasting just over ten minutes.
• Chen Changsheng arrived, ordered Bumblebee’s parts packed up, and had the Black Watch troops secure and transport him to Section 7.
• During the signal-blocked journey, Bumblebee realized an organized human force had ambushed him, while Chen Changsheng intended to keep him alive and seek cooperation.
• Chen Changsheng tasked Skynet with monitoring the network so he would be alerted to information about the Decepticons.

Chen Changsheng forced Bumblebee to cooperate with his research into Transformer data processing and digital souls while monitoring new Decepticon attacks. After Black Watch captured Barricade and Frenzy, Chen Changsheng’s experiments confirmed that Transformer consciousness could be transferred into a virtual world.

• After repeated questioning and high-voltage shocks, Bumblebee agreed to work with Chen Changsheng, and Chen recorded his consent on video.
• Chen Changsheng tested Bumblebee with a computer hybrid containing the Mechanical Emperor’s information, seeking to learn Transformer processing methods and transfer their digital souls.
• Cyclonus attacked the US Military’s Sanksen Air Force Base in Qatar, and Bumblebee identified the Decepticon and his scorpion partner.
• Skynet tracked the Decepticons who invaded Air Force One, and Black Watch troops captured Barricade and Frenzy after the plane made an emergency landing.
• Chen Changsheng’s research showed that Transformer sensory signals could be decoded and transferred into a virtual world.

Chen Changsheng worked with Bumblebee to study Transformers, focusing on Frenzy and the nature of their bodies and Sparks. Bumblebee received more freedom and metal for an upgrade, while Chen Changsheng abandoned the dangerous idea of turning Iron Man Armor into a Transformer and noted that every Transformer he had activated became a Decepticon loyal to Megatron.

• Black Watch delivered the crippled Barricade and Frenzy to the prison, where Bumblebee recognized their shared plight as prisoners.
• Chen Changsheng used Bumblebee's cooperation to learn how to place a Transformer's consciousness in a virtual world, though Transformers could detect the world's flaws.
• Chen Changsheng proposed studying Frenzy with Bumblebee, and Bumblebee welcomed the chance to cooperate against a common enemy.
• Chen Changsheng gave Bumblebee greater privileges and supplied metal for him to upgrade his body as part of their research cooperation.
• Chen Changsheng studied how Transformers folded their bodies and considered activating Iron Man Armor with the Cosmic Cube, but he abandoned the idea because of the risks.
• Chen Changsheng found that every Transformer he had activated became a Decepticon programmed to destroy and remain loyal to Megatron.

Chen Changsheng used Sam Witwicky’s identity and the glasses to lure the Decepticons to his villa, where he challenged them to a one-on-one duel. He left the glasses as leverage and waited for one of the Decepticons to fight him.

• Chen Changsheng learned that Sam Witwicky and his glasses had drawn the attention of Transformers across the galaxy, then sent Sam’s family away and took Sam’s appearance.
• Chen Changsheng waited at a remote villa as Starscream, Blackout, Brawl, and Bonecrusher arrived.
• Starscream demanded the glasses, and Chen Changsheng threatened to break them to stop the Decepticons from attacking.
• Chen Changsheng proposed a one-on-one duel, promising the winner the glasses, while Brawl and the others laughed at his challenge.

Chen Changsheng defeated Bonecrusher in a fight and left the remaining Decepticons facing him. Starscream, Blackout, and Brawl remained, with Starscream too cautious to fight first.

• Chen Changsheng tossed his glasses onto a chair, drawing the Decepticons' attention as they prepared to claim them.
• Bonecrusher charged Chen Changsheng, but Chen dodged his attack and broke Bonecrusher's rake with his great blade.
• Bonecrusher drew a greatsword and then a cannon, but Chen fought him off, wrapped his arm around Bonecrusher's neck, and tore off his head.
• The other Decepticons left Bonecrusher disabled, knowing his spark remained intact, while Chen maintained his black light armor.
• Starscream, Blackout, and Brawl remained; Starscream judged himself stronger than Bonecrusher but stayed back rather than take the next fight.

Chen Changsheng defeated Brawl after enduring his cannon fire, then refused Starscream’s offer to trade for the glasses. The chapter ended with Starscream trying to regain the upper hand by questioning Chen Changsheng’s value as a potential partner.

• Brawl challenged Chen Changsheng and bombarded him with his cannon, but the Blacklight Shield withstood the attack.
• Chen Changsheng burst through the smoke, severed Brawl’s limbs, and killed him.
• Starscream considered fleeing, but Chen Changsheng warned him that four THAAD systems covered the area.
• Starscream offered money or power in exchange for the glasses, but Chen Changsheng said Starscream had nothing he wanted.
• Starscream questioned Chen Changsheng’s value and addressed him as Sam Witwicky.