Recaps

Chen Changsheng built a virtual-world empire in the Federation while investigating the Arachnid Zerg, then absorbed their brain bug and confronted the Insect God. The arc left him posing as a Zerg ally as the Federation’s rescue fleet attacked Klendaasu.

• Chen Changsheng spread Blacklight Virus nests across the I Am Legend World, met Robert in New York, and helped stabilize a zombie before a horde forced Robert to flee.
• Chen Changsheng entered the Starship Troopers world, built a virtual-reality business through Umbrella Corporation, and secured government and military contracts while keeping control of its core technology.
• As humanity fought the Arachnid Zerg, Chen Changsheng created Blacklight Zerg on a colony planet and joined the Special Ability Research Center after learning the Federation had captured a brain bug.
• Chen Changsheng absorbed the captured brain bug, discovered the Insect God had arranged its capture, and traveled to Klendaasu to find the Zerg leader.
• The Insect God confronted Chen Changsheng, tested his abilities, and accepted him as an Overlord after he demonstrated that he could grow a Willow Tree from inorganic matter.
• Chen Changsheng helped disable Mount Roku Outpost’s power, then joined the Grand Marshal and other survivors after the Zerg destroyed the outpost and a Plasma Bug split their ship.
• Chen Changsheng led the survivors toward the Insect God, which absorbed the Grand Marshal and offered the remaining humans star sectors in exchange for serving it.
• Chen Changsheng’s clone declared allegiance to the Zerg, and the Insect God appointed him administrator of a vast star domain as Carl’s rescue fleet attacked Klendaasu.

Chen Changsheng absorbed the Insect God, expanded his influence across several worlds, and entered the Limitless world to investigate NZT-48. After rescuing Hank and confronting Gennady, he recruited Eddie to represent his interests in American politics while offering him a way to extend his life.

• The Insect God swallowed Chen Changsheng and the captured humans, then carried them to a habitable planet, where Chen Changsheng began building the Terran Empire and a virtual world.
• Chen Changsheng established the Terran Empire, covertly advanced the Arachnid Republic, and helped shape the Federation’s politics as new powers emerged and the galaxy’s factions expanded.
• Chen Changsheng completely absorbed the Insect God, then carried its Zerg Egg through the Matrix, Resident Evil, and Prototype worlds while preparing other beings to explore the universe.
• Chen Changsheng entered the Limitless world, created a local identity with Red Queen, and investigated Hank Atwood and Eddie Morra after learning of Eddie’s extraordinary stock-market success and ties to NZT-48.
• Chen Changsheng met Eddie during Gennady’s beating, studied NZT-48, and helped Eddie’s laboratory team attempt to reproduce the drug while Red Queen expanded Umbrella Corporation.
• Chen Changsheng helped Hank fake his death, restored his health with Willow Tree’s Life Essence, and gave him a new identity and control of Umbrella Corporation.
• Gennady and his armed men cornered Eddie over his NZT-48 supply, so Chen Changsheng arrived with more pills and defeated Gennady’s thugs.
• Chen Changsheng confirmed that Eddie was near death from NZT-48, offered him a life-extending solvent, and secured his agreement to represent Chen Changsheng’s interests in American elections.

Chen Changsheng used NZT-48 to reshape politics, science, and life on Earth, then left for the Starship Troopers world to restore the Insect God. After returning to The Matrix world, he reunited with the Mechanical Emperor and began producing NZT-48 there.

• Chen Changsheng tested NZT-48 through the miniature Insect God, then helped Gennady escape FBI control by replacing his guards with loyal doubles.
• Carl replicated NZT-48 and tested it on orphans, but Chen Changsheng exposed the experiments and police rescued the children before arresting Carl.
• Chen Changsheng’s researchers gave NZT-48 to Caesar, whose intelligence drew worldwide attention before the drug’s effects and shortened lifespan culminated in his death.
• NZT-48 accelerated global scientific progress, and the Five Permanent Members called for space exploration as Umbrella Corporation developed fusion reactors and exploration vessels.
• Chen Changsheng launched Earth OL and then offered digital-soul preservation, prompting millions to enter virtual life as Earth’s population rapidly declined.
• Umbrella Corporation’s technology and energy network expanded its influence, while governments struggled to maintain control over scientific progress and dwindling populations.
• Chen Changsheng sent the Mechanical Emperor to guide humanity, then traveled to the Starship Troopers world and used Willow Tree to restore the weakened Insect God.
• Chen Changsheng returned to The Matrix world, reunited with the Mechanical Emperor, and began producing NZT-48 with the help of synthetic humans.

Chen Changsheng expanded his virtual-world and technological operations, then traveled to Avatar Planet to study its ecosystem and meet its inhabitants. After encountering Jake Sully and Neytiri, he tried to keep them with him as distant tremors shook the jungle.

• Chen Changsheng organized NZT-48 research in Mechanical City, visited Mercer, and assigned him to help Red Queen oversee the program.
• Chen Changsheng established Biomass production in other worlds, then entered Avatar World and built Dream Back into a virtual-world business with Red Queen, the Mechanical Emperor, and the Heavenly Network.
• Chen Changsheng partnered with Japanese officials, expanded the virtual world, founded Umbrella Corporation, and left Earth aboard a warp ship to catch up with the Avatar Planet expedition.
• Chen Changsheng secretly landed on Avatar Planet, studied its plants and wildlife, and tamed a Poison Wolf and two Hammerhead Thunder Beasts.
• Chen Changsheng investigated Grace’s research outpost, killed a Flash Thunder Beast, and followed the Poison Wolves to Jake Sully and Neytiri.
• Chen Changsheng intervened when Neytiri and the Poison Wolves confronted Jake Sully, introduced himself as Jake Chen, and absorbed some Soul Tree Seeds.
• Neytiri tied Jake Sully up and tried to take him to her tribe, but Chen Changsheng stopped her and said he still needed Jake as distant tremors sounded through the jungle.