Chapter Summaries

After Su Yao killed Surtur, Hela tried to retreat but was confronted by Odin, Thor, and Valkyrie. She revealed her erased history and invited Su Yao to join her in conquering the universe, leaving Odin to rebuke her for holding life in contempt.

• Su Yao's defeat of Surtur shocked Asgard, and Hela tried to slip away while Odin kept watch.
• Odin stopped Hela, and Thor and Valkyrie challenged her as the Asgardians asked who she was.
• Hela declared herself Odin's first child and former commander, accusing Odin of exiling her and erasing her role in Asgard's conquests.
• Hela urged the Asgardians to kneel and promised to restore their former glory, while Thor mocked her as an edgelord.
• Hela invited Su Yao to join her in ruling Asgard and conquering the universe, but Odin interrupted and rebuked her.

Odin confronted Hela, but his exhaustion from fighting Surtur left him struggling to hold her back. After Thor asked Su Yao for help, Su Yao immobilized Hela and her forces, then blasted Hela through several walls.

• Odin warned Hela that conquering the universe would bring danger and casualties, and Hela mocked his past.
• Odin and Hela fought, and Hela realized he was weakened and planned to outlast him.
• Valkyrie charged at Hela, but Fenris and Hela’s Skeleton Soldiers emerged to attack and block the Asgardians.
• Thor asked Su Yao to help, and Su Yao used Red Light to freeze Fenris and the Skeleton Soldiers.
• Su Yao stopped Hela’s weapons, immobilized her with Red Light, and blasted her through several walls with Chaos Magic.

Odin stripped Hela of her crown and powers and banished her to Earth, while Su Yao recovered the damaged Infinity Gauntlet from the ruined treasury. Odin warned Su Yao that collecting the Infinity Stones was dangerous.

• Hela remained immobilized by Su Yao’s Chaos Magic, and Odin approached to pass judgment on her.
• Odin took Hela’s crown, declared that she was unworthy to rule over death, and banished her from Asgard to Earth.
• Odin sent Hela’s crown after her through the Bifrost and said that whoever took it would gain her divine power.
• Valkyrie accepted Odin’s punishment, while Thor worried about Hela and Odin said she would die on Earth if she could not become compassionate.
• Su Yao used Chaos Magic to search the ruined treasury and retrieved the damaged Infinity Gauntlet.
• Su Yao identified the gauntlet to Thor, and Odin warned him against gathering the Infinity Stones.

Su Yao tried to use the Infinity Stones with the Infinity Gauntlet, but the gauntlet began to break, and Odin suggested having Eitri forge a new one. Frigga and Odin then examined Su Yao and discovered that he carried the bloodline of both of them, leaving Odin stunned.

• Su Yao placed four Infinity Stones in the Infinity Gauntlet, but removed them when it began to tremble and sustain damage.
• Odin suggested that Su Yao ask Dwarf King Eitri to forge him a gauntlet.
• Frigga recognized Su Yao as her child and connected him to the radiant phenomenon that had covered the Nine Realms.
• Odin examined Su Yao's Godly Body and sensed the bloodline aura of both himself and Frigga.

Odin confirmed that Su Yao was his and Frigga’s son, Balder, and Asgard welcomed him as their prince despite his attempts to deny the identity. As Thor showed him around the surviving parts of Asgard, Su Yao thought about the Infinity Gauntlet and wondered whether Odin could be saved.

• Odin sensed his and Frigga’s bloodline in Su Yao and confirmed to the Asgardians that Su Yao was their son, prompting cheers from the crowd.
• Su Yao redirected Frigga’s questions by pointing out Fenris and the Skeleton Soldiers, and Odin had guards restrain them and take them to prison.
• Frigga cared for Su Yao and arranged to have clothes made for him, while Thor continued calling him his brother and led him around Asgard.
• Su Yao asked Thor about the Infinity Gauntlet and felt relieved to hear that the Dwarf King was making it.
• Thor worried that Asgard would be vulnerable after Odin’s death, and Su Yao wondered whether Odin could still be saved.

Su Yao and Thor watched Heimdall reveal Hela’s situation on Earth after Odin had stripped her of her divine power. Hela woke and sought her crown, but Xu Wenwu and his men had found it first, leaving Hela to confront him without her crown.

• Su Yao wondered whether his Light Divine Power could prolong Odin’s life as Thor brought him to Heimdall.
• Heimdall connected Thor and Su Yao to his vision of Hela waking on Earth and complaining about Odin’s decision to stop conquering.
• Hela sensed that her crown was nearby and set out to retrieve it so she could regain her divine power.
• Xu Wenwu and his men discovered Hela’s crown in a pit and examined the object that had fallen from the sky.
• Hela arrived and demanded her crown, but Xu Wenwu confronted her, and she realized it was not on her head.

Hela discovered that she had become mortal and could not summon her weapons, while Xu Wenwu captured her with the Ten Rings. After she failed to lift her crown, Hela told Xu Wenwu about her past and admitted that her brother had defeated her.

• Xu Wenwu ordered his men to capture Hela, who found she could neither summon weapons nor resist mortal pain but fought back using her combat experience.
• Xu Wenwu knocked the dagger from Hela’s hand and used the Ten Rings to bind and force her to her knees.
• Xu Wenwu released Hela and challenged her to put on her crown, but she could not lift it and realized Odin had interfered.
• Hela told Xu Wenwu that Odin had sealed her away after her ambition outgrew his, and that her brother had defeated her when she sought revenge.
• When Xu Wenwu asked about her brother, Hela showed fear and called him a monster unlike anyone she had ever seen.

Hela agreed to an alliance with Xu Wenwu, then attacked him and tried to steal the Ten Rings before escaping. In Asgard, Thor, Heimdall, and Su Yao watched the events, and Su Yao considered returning to Earth to investigate the rings.

• Hela warned Xu Wenwu and his followers that her younger brother was extraordinarily powerful, but Xu Wenwu believed the Ten Rings could defeat him.
• Xu Wenwu proposed an alliance with Hela, and she followed him to an old residence while leaving her crown behind.
• Xu Wenwu explained that the Ten Rings were meant to protect the world, while Hela doubted his confidence and coveted the weapons.
• Hela knocked Xu Wenwu unconscious and tried to remove the Ten Rings, but she failed when his followers approached and fled instead.
• Xu Wenwu ordered the Men in Black to capture Hela alive as they chased after her.
• Thor and Heimdall discussed the Ten Rings in Asgard, while Su Yao considered returning to Earth to examine them.

Odin ordered Thor to take the Warriors Three to Midgard and retrieve the Ten Rings, while Su Yao agreed to join them. As they watched Hela on Earth, she entered a mysterious bamboo forest and vanished from Heimdall’s sight.

• Heimdall reported the Ten Rings to Odin, who ordered Thor to retrieve them with the Warriors Three.
• Thor invited Su Yao to join the trip to Midgard and watched Hela’s journey with Heimdall.
• Hela escaped the Men in Black, took a stranger’s SUV, and crashed in a remote area.
• Hela met a strange six-legged, four-winged creature called Dijiang, which led her to a bamboo forest.
• Hela entered the bamboo forest, which closed around her, and then disappeared from Heimdall’s sight.

Su Yao lent Heimdall his divine power, allowing him to see Hela after she vanished from sight. Hela was taken in by the Woman in a Bamboo Hat and began training, while Thor and the others watched from Asgard.

• Su Yao placed a hand on Heimdall's shoulder and lent him divine power, letting him see through the strange energy hiding Hela.
• Heimdall and Su Yao watched as the Woman in a Bamboo Hat knocked Hela unconscious and carried her to a village.
• After waking, Hela asked about the woman's martial arts and offered to be taught, and the Woman in a Bamboo Hat agreed to begin her training at noon.
• Thor welcomed the Warriors Three, Sif, and Valkyrie, and Heimdall shared his sight and hearing so they could watch Hela.
• At noon, the Woman in a Bamboo Hat took Hela to a peach orchard and then to a place hung with red cloth, where she began teaching her to focus, find harmony, and seek peace.

Hela confronted the reasons behind her desire for conquest and began training in kung fu after realizing she wanted freedom to choose her own path. The next morning, Xu Wenwu arrived at the village with the Men in Black, and Thor and the Asgardians emerged through a portal to confront them.

• The Woman in a Bamboo Hat questioned Hela about her motives, prompting Hela to remember Odin controlling her and to declare that she wanted freedom.
• Hela began practicing kung fu and meditation while Thor and the others watched and waited for the Men in Black to arrive.
• Su Yao considered his approaching foes and used gathered Faith Power to raise his level 4 Godhead's experience to 1022/2000.
• Xu Wenwu led the Men in Black into the bamboo forest and demanded that the villagers bring Hela to him.
• Su Yao opened a portal to Earth, and Thor led Fandral, Sif, Valkyrie, and the others through to face Xu Wenwu and Hela.
• Hela identified Thor as her brother, while Xu Wenwu and the Men in Black doubted her claims about Thor's power.

Xu Wenwu fought Thor and the Asgardians to defend the Ten Rings, initially overpowering Thor before Thor awakened his lightning powers. The battle turned against Xu Wenwu when Thor joined the Asgardians against him and his men.

• Fandral demanded that Xu Wenwu hand over the Ten Rings, and Xu Wenwu challenged the Asgardians to defeat him first.
• Xu Wenwu struck Fandral and sent Thor crashing to the ground with the Ten Rings.
• Thor awakened his lightning powers, knocked back Xu Wenwu’s five rings, and charged at him.
• Xu Wenwu launched all ten rings and blasted Thor down again, while his men mocked Hela’s claims about Thor’s strength.
• The Asgardians fought off Xu Wenwu’s rings as more than twenty Men in Black joined the battle.
• Thor rose and began sending the Men in Black flying, shifting the fight against Xu Wenwu.

Hela defeated Valkyrie but spared her and called for the conflict to end. A crown transformed Hela into a powerful figure in White Battle Armor, just as her younger brother appeared through a portal.

• The Woman in a Bamboo Hat gave Hela armor, a shield, and a spear that could resist mysterious power, and Hela joined the fight against Valkyrie.
• Hela defeated Valkyrie, then withdrew her spear and urged the Asgardians to return home without invading again.
• Valkyrie pinned Hela and prepared to kill her, but Hela explained that she had come to understand that a god who held life in contempt should not rule over death.
• A black crown landed on Hela's head and transformed her into a radiant figure in White Battle Armor, whose weapons immobilized Thor and the others.
• A yellow portal opened above the battlefield, and Hela identified the white-clad figure who emerged as her younger brother, startling Xu Wenwu.

Su Yao appeared before Hela, Thor, Xu Wenwu, and the villagers, revealing himself as the brother Hela had feared. He took the Ten Rings from Xu Wenwu and judged them to be useless trinkets.

• Thor and the Asgardians rejoiced when Su Yao emerged from a portal, while Hela warned him that she did not want to fight.
• Hela confirmed that Su Yao was the brother she had described as a monster capable of destroying everything.
• Su Yao demanded the Ten Rings, explaining that he wanted them for his own interest rather than under anyone's orders.
• Su Yao used Chaos Magic to immobilize Xu Wenwu and pull the Ten Rings from his arms.
• Su Yao tried on a ring, found its influence negligible against his God Race Body, and called the Ten Rings useless trinkets.

Su Yao easily seized Xu Wenwu’s Ten Rings, then defeated Hela after she attacked him with weapons and Chaos Magic. Xu Wenwu and the villagers recognized Su Yao as the White-Clothed Hero.

• Su Yao took control of Xu Wenwu and the Ten Rings, leaving Xu Wenwu, his Men in Black, and the villagers of Tarot Village stunned.
• Hela attacked Su Yao with glowing weapons and white Light Energy, but he blocked her assault with red energy.
• Su Yao unleashed a beam of light that overwhelmed Hela and sent her crashing into a crater.
• Xu Wenwu and the others realized that the white-clothed figure was the White-Clothed Hero.

Su Yao defeated Hela, revealed himself as the White-Clothed Hero, and left the Ten Rings with Thor before departing through a portal. As Thor prepared to return to Asgard, the Ten Rings unexpectedly flew back to Xu Wenwu.

• Xu Wenwu and his subordinates recognized Su Yao as the White-Clothed Hero and feared his overwhelming power.
• A villager from Tarot Village asked about the White-Clothed Hero, and Xu Wenwu's men warned the villagers that he could destroy a city with a thought.
• Hela climbed out of the crater unharmed but gave up fighting Su Yao and offered him the Ten Rings.
• Su Yao said the Ten Rings were too weak to interest him, tossed them to Thor, and left through a yellow portal.
• Thor picked up the Ten Rings and prepared to return to Asgard, but they flew out of his arms and back to Xu Wenwu.

After foreseeing Arishem destroy Asgard, Su Yao returned to Earth and trained until his Godhead reached Level 5. The chapter ended with his new power unlocked, while Asgard remained unaware of the disaster he had witnessed.

• Xu Wenwu regained control of the Ten Rings, and Thor and the others left Tarot Village without taking them.
• Su Yao used the Black Stone Artifact and witnessed Arishem destroy Asgard, killing Odin, Thor, and the Asgardians in that vision.
• Su Yao returned to Earth after telling Thor and the others that he had foreseen an unpleasant scene.
• Frigga worried about Su Yao's departure, while Odin reassured her that Asgard would help him if needed.
• Su Yao trained on Earth for two days and raised his Godhead to Level 5.

After reaching Level 5, Su Yao tested his Divinity Spark and discovered that it greatly amplified Balder's light-related powers, especially Divine Word and Sunshine Pervades. He invested his remaining Energy Points in Balder's Unlock Progress, raising it to 81%, and wondered when Balder's Omega Ability would appear.

• Su Yao's Godhead transformed into a brilliant, constantly shifting form with ninety-nine facets after reaching Level 5.
• Su Yao tested his Levitation Flight and Chaos Magic in a desert, finding that both had improved but less than he had hoped.
• Su Yao used Divine Word to brighten sunlight across a radius of 1,200 kilometers, then tested Sunshine Pervades and found its range had grown to ninety kilometers.
• Su Yao tested his Light Energy and Godly Body, confirming that Balder's abilities had received powerful enhancements.
• Su Yao spent 8,663 Energy Points to raise Balder's Unlock Progress from 80% to 81%, and anticipated Balder's Omega Ability.

Su Yao’s transformed Godhead strengthened the divine power granted to Doctor Strange and other believers, while a desert caravan noticed a flash of light and debated whether Egypt had gods. The caravan continued toward a mysterious pyramid after Li Sha persuaded its guide Na Jiduo to stay with a larger payment.

• Doctor Strange discovered that his empowered Bosatsu's Lightning had become far stronger and realized the divine power from the unknown Dimensional Demon God had increased.
• Kaecilius and other believers noticed their divine power had changed, and the increase saved some believers from danger.
• Qiao Fanni, Li Sha, and the caravan members discussed a flash of light as Na Jiduo prayed and blamed an omen on their search for the pyramid.
• Na Jiduo refused to lead the group onward, but Li Sha offered him one million dollars, and he agreed after demanding three hundred thousand upfront.
• The caravan resumed its journey toward the mysterious pyramid.

Su Yao sensed an anomaly in the desert and followed it to a hidden pyramid, where he trailed Li Sha and her group inside. As they explored murals of the Sun God Ra, the group wondered what the deity had to do with the pyramid.

• Su Yao sensed something drawing him south and flew toward it with Venom.
• Su Yao spotted Li Sha and her group heading toward the same place and overheard them discussing a pyramid.
• Su Yao used Chaos Magic to reveal a transparent barrier concealing a huge ash-white pyramid, and Li Sha's group entered through it.
• Li Sha's group found the pyramid's entrance, opened its doors, and went inside with Su Yao following silently.
• Na Jiduo explained the murals depicting the Sun God Ra, and Norbert remarked on the connection between Ra, sunlight, and light.
• Li Sha's group questioned why the Sun God Ra was associated with the pyramid.