Chapter Summaries

Su Yao revealed the devastating Omega-level power of Sunshine Pervades, disintegrating Kalpana and four Underground Organization members while terrifying Kirill, Heidi, and Mark. After the group fled the conspicuous scene, Su Yao parted ways with them, and the strange sunlight phenomenon spread online.

• Su Yao used Sunshine Pervades to disintegrate Kalpana and four other Underground Organization members, and Kalpana called him an Ultimate Threat before vanishing.
• Kirill, Heidi, and Mark recoiled from Su Yao as he examined his exhausted Light Energy and discovered he could create a small amount of golden, disintegrating light.
• Kirill asked whether the power was Su Yao’s fourth Mutant Ability, then urged everyone to leave before investigators arrived.
• Mark warned Su Yao that the Underground Organization might seek revenge, but Su Yao said he was not worried about it.
• Su Yao parted ways with Kirill, Heidi, and Mark, who wondered what Kalpana had meant by Ultimate Threat.
• People posted the strange sunlight phenomenon online, sparking discussion.

Su Yao trained his abilities, leveling up Soul Extraction by repeatedly removing and restoring a rabbit’s soul while replenishing his energy in a motel. When police began searching for him, he avoided them and continued toward a secluded place to practice Spiritual Light Beam.

• Su Yao reviewed his abilities and decided to train his Level 1 powers to increase his Light Energy and strengthen Sunshine Pervades.
• Su Yao robbed criminals for money, bought a Red-Eyed White Rabbit, and repeatedly extracted and returned its soul, raising Soul Extraction to 77/100.
• After resting in a motel and replenishing his energy, Su Yao continued practicing until Soul Extraction reached Level 2.
• Su Yao spent his remaining Energy Points on Unlock Progress, but it stayed at 79%.
• Su Yao spotted police questioning passersby with a photograph resembling him, lowered his hat, and quietly left the area.
• Su Yao reached a secluded practice spot and began training Spiritual Light Beam while worrying that a confrontation with the police might be unavoidable.

Su Yao trained his abilities and searched for a new residence before recognizing Wolverine Luo Gen in a bar. After Su Yao revealed Luo Gen’s other name, James Howlett, Luo Gen demanded to know how the boy knew his past.

• Su Yao raised Spiritual Light Beam to level two and practiced a less demanding version of Sunshine Pervades until dusk.
• Su Yao left to look for a new residence, and a fully armed team arrived at his training spot shortly afterward to search for him.
• Su Yao spotted a familiar man, followed him to a bar, and identified him as Wolverine Luo Gen.
• Luo Gen confronted Su Yao for following him, and Su Yao said he knew Luo Gen’s name and his other name, James Howlett.
• Luo Gen briefly recalled something, grabbed Su Yao by the shoulders, and demanded to know who he was before releasing him.

Su Yao told Wolverine Luo Gen the story of his forgotten past, restoring fragments of his memories and explaining the origins of his claws and metal skeleton. As Luo Gen and his friends questioned Su Yao’s uncanny knowledge, Captain George’s forces located the mutant and prepared a heavily armed, televised capture operation.

• Su Yao recounted Luo Gen’s childhood as James Howlett, his father’s death, his early life with Victor, and his later involvement with Stryker’s mutant organization and the Weapon X Program.
• Luo Gen recognized fragments of his past, understood how his claws and metal-covered skeleton came to be, and asked Su Yao who he was.
• Su Yao hinted at Luo Gen’s tragic future, then admitted that he was a mutant whose ability was teleportation.
• A soldier reported that the target’s location had been confirmed, and Captain George prepared to kill Su Yao with police, snipers, and seven Sentinel Robots.
• Kenny and Captain George briefed Yi Li Na, whose television crew planned to livestream the operation as viewers gathered online.

A livestreamed government operation closed in on Su Yao, as its commanders prepared armed soldiers and Sentinel Robots to capture him. Su Yao realized the forces had found him and began considering an escape while Wolverine Luo Gen and the others approached the scene, unaware of the target.

• Viewers watched the teaser and debated how quickly the mutant teenager would be captured, while Professor X worried and Magneto grew angrier at ordinary humans.
• Kenny's team assembled thirty armed soldiers and seven spider-model Sentinel Robots, and Lei Lian and Captain Kenny insisted their preparations would ensure Number Thirty-Seven could not escape.
• Yi Li Na prepared to film the operation, while curious bystanders watched and Chris hurried toward the location, hoping to help the child flee.
• The forces illuminated and surrounded the bar, sending patrons rushing for the exit as Wolverine Luo Gen, Valentine, and Otto went to investigate.
• Su Yao guessed the government had found him and followed the others toward the entrance, where he saw the armed forces and began planning how to escape.

Su Yao fought the Sentinel Robots sent to capture Kevin, while Wolverine Luo Gen, Otto, and Valentine joined the battle. They were soon overwhelmed by the robots and soldiers, leaving their fate uncertain as Su Yao appeared on the livestream.

• Captain George surrounded the bar and publicly demanded that mutant fugitive Kevin surrender, while Yi Li Na began livestreaming the operation.
• George sent seven spider-shaped Sentinel Robots toward the bar, and Su Yao recognized them as mutant-tracking machines.
• Su Yao attacked the robots with Black Particle, destroying several of their legs, and Wolverine Luo Gen charged in to help.
• Otto and Valentine reluctantly joined Luo Gen, but the Sentinel Robots proved difficult to damage and the soldiers fired tranquilizer guns at the three mutants.
• As Luo Gen, Otto, and Valentine fell into danger, Su Yao appeared on camera.

Su Yao stepped out to protect Wolverine Luo Gen and the others, then used his Reflection Shields to absorb a sniper’s bullet and send it back at the shooter. When Captain George ordered the soldiers to target Su Yao, their bullets and tranquilizer darts vanished and reappeared among them, throwing the attackers into chaos.

• Su Yao emerged and told Wolverine Luo Gen and the others that he would handle the soldiers, while Chris arrived and offered to hold them off.
• Captain George ordered the soldiers to resume firing, and the group clashed with the soldiers and Sentinel Robots as Valentine was hit by a tranquilizer dart.
• A sniper shot at Su Yao, but his Reflection Shields swallowed the bullet and he released it back, striking the sniper in the chest.
• Captain George ordered the soldiers to focus on Su Yao, whose Reflection Shields sent their bullets and tranquilizer darts back at them, causing screams across the battlefield.

Su Yao revealed several powerful abilities while fighting Captain George’s forces, stunning the soldiers, mutants, and livestream viewers. He let Wolverine Luo Gen and the others escape, but George’s bombs kept Su Yao from teleporting close enough to attack him.

• Su Yao teleported through gunfire and used Black Particle to destroy a Sentry Spider and kill soldiers, then revealed his Spiritual Light Beam ability.
• Captain George, Captain Kenny, Herman, and the observers were shocked that Number Thirty-Seven had so many abilities.
• Su Yao told Wolverine Luo Gen and the others to withdraw, and they carried the injured Valentine away while the soldiers focused on Su Yao.
• Su Yao fired a Black Particle at Kenny, who dodged, then hesitated to teleport toward George after George exposed bombs to deter an ambush.
• Su Yao considered how to overcome Black Particle’s limited range and wondered whether he could use more Light Energy to strengthen it.

Su Yao escaped the failed capture operation and found a temporary refuge with Luo Gen and the others before leaving to train in a sunlit hiding place. At Twenty-Three Base, George and Kenny reported his growing powers to Alessandro, who was shocked to learn Number Thirty-Seven had displayed additional abilities.

• Su Yao destroyed nearby Sentry Spiders, wounded another pursuer, and teleported away while George and Kenny abandoned the pursuit.
• Yi Li Na reassured livestream viewers that the authorities would eventually capture Su Yao, while Professor X considered hiding him and Magneto considered meeting him.
• Su Yao reunited with Luo Gen, Otto, Chris, and Valentine in their sewer shelter, where they questioned him about the many abilities he had shown.
• Su Yao told the group he planned to leave the next day, then used Space Teleportation to find a sunlit hiding place and began training Sunshine Pervades and Reflection Shield.
• George and Kenny told Alessandro that Number Thirty-Seven had escaped again and displayed two additional Mutant Abilities, leaving Alessandro shocked.

Alessandro gave Captain Kenny and Captain George another chance to capture Number Thirty-Seven, arming them with powerful mutants and machines. Meanwhile, prisoners at Experiment Base Number 23 began spreading news of Number Thirty-Seven’s escape and the men he had killed.

• Captain Kenny told Alessandro that Number Thirty-Seven had gained abilities to reflect bullets and fire blue energy beams.
• Captain Kenny argued that Number Thirty-Seven had fled because he had reached his limit, and Alessandro agreed to let the team try again.
• Alessandro denied George and Kenny giant Sentinel Robots but ordered them to recruit Hound from Base Number Two and take Number One and Number Five.
• Alessandro approved five Sentry Spiders to help with the capture, while Kenny and George confidently prepared to pursue Number Thirty-Seven.
• Prisoners at Experiment Base Number 23 whispered that Number Thirty-Seven remained uncaught and had killed many of the men sent after him.

As the prisoners learned that Number One and Number Five had been sent to hunt him, Su Yao practiced Sunshine Pervades and advanced it to Level 2. He tested its expanded range, then turned his attention to raising his Unlock Progress to 80% in hopes of gaining another ability.

• Gaffey Grigri told the prisoners that Number Thirty-Seven had more than five Mutant Abilities and had killed the people pursuing him, and another prisoner confirmed the report.
• The prisoners learned that Number One and Number Five had been sent to hunt Number Thirty-Seven, and most bet that he would soon be caught or killed.
• Su Yao stopped practicing Sunshine Pervades two points short of Level 2, conserved his Light Energy, and spent the night in a concealed shelter.
• After replenishing his Light Energy, Su Yao cast Sunshine Pervades twice and raised it to Level 2.
• Su Yao tested Sunshine Pervades over nearly twenty meters and decided to focus on reaching 80% Unlock Progress to obtain a possible new ability.

Su Yao raised his Unlock Progress to 80% but failed to gain a new ability, so he focused on improving Black Particle and his strength. He was ambushed by members of the Mutant Underground Organization over Kalpana’s death, while bounty hunters waited nearby to kill him.

• Su Yao spent 904 Energy Points to raise his Unlock Progress to 80%, then trained Black Particle until it reached 60/500 at level two.
• Albert and Jack prepared sniper rifles on a hotel rooftop, planning to kill Kevin for a three-million-dollar bounty and deciding to wait while another group attacked him.
• A woman from the Mutant Underground Organization confronted Su Yao over Kalpana’s death and attacked him with a scream that shattered a wall.
• Su Yao used Space Teleportation to escape the sound waves, then dodged Kuerban’s dagger strike when the speedster appeared where he had been.

Su Yao killed Inger and drove off Marco and Kuerban, while Jack and Albert decided to pursue him for the bounty. At an Experimental Base, a Symbiote escaped through the guards, setting up another threat.

• Su Yao teleported beside Inger and struck her with God Finger, shattering the mirror space and fatally wounding her before her uncontrolled scream collapsed nearby buildings.
• Marco attacked Su Yao with magma, but Su Yao dodged and wounded him with Black Particles and a Spiritual Light Beam.
• Kuerban threatened Su Yao and fled, and Su Yao chose not to chase the speedster.
• Jack asked Albert if they should still pursue Su Yao, and Albert decided to follow him for the three million dollars.
• At an Experimental Base, armed guards fired at a fleeing middle-aged man as a Symbiote inside him complained that the humans were weak.

Venom escaped the Life Foundation and split off a fragment that found its way into a sewer rat, while his main body bonded with Eddie Brock. Su Yao escaped a sniper attack and caught the two assassins, who revealed they had taken the job through the Dark Web.

• Venom escaped the Life Foundation as guards shot at him, then split his body between the fleeing host and a smaller fragment.
• Venom's main body bonded with Eddie Brock, while the middle-aged host distracted the Life Foundation's pursuers and the smaller fragment escaped into a sewer rat.
• Su Yao received a warning about a hidden hunter, used Space Teleportation to dodge a sniper's bullet, and tracked the shot to a nearby building.
• Albert and Jack abandoned their sniper rifle and fled, but Su Yao appeared in their path and demanded to know who had sent them.
• Jack admitted that he and Albert were assassins hired through the Dark Web to kill Su Yao.

Su Yao recognized Venom when the symbiote emerged from an orange kitten and tried to bond with him. His Light Energy forced Venom out, but Venom became desperate to merge with him and kept returning after being thrown away.

• Su Yao suspected someone from the Experimental Base had placed an order against him, then noticed an orange kitten approaching.
• Venom emerged from the kitten and leaped onto Su Yao's hand, trying to enter his body.
• Su Yao used his Light Energy to burn Venom and force it out of his arm.
• Venom sensed Su Yao's unusual power and begged him to merge, while Jack and the other man watched in shock.
• Su Yao refused and threw Venom away, but Venom wriggled back, pleading not to be abandoned.

Su Yao killed Jack and Albert, then allowed Venom to bond only with his right arm rather than form a complete symbiosis. Venom discovered Su Yao’s mysterious cells were changing him and that he could absorb sunlight, leading Su Yao to connect the cells to Sunshine Pervades.

• Su Yao shot Black Particles through Jack and Albert after they begged him to spare them, and both men died warning that his bounty would attract stronger pursuers.
• Su Yao refused a complete symbiosis with Venom but offered to let him bond with his right arm, and Venom eagerly agreed.
• Venom entered Su Yao’s right arm, where Su Yao found he could drive him out and felt no discomfort.
• Venom found that he could not copy the Mysterious Factor in Cells and that its power was eroding and transforming him.
• Venom discovered that he could absorb sunlight through Su Yao, and Su Yao suspected the change was related to Energy Absorption and Sunshine Pervades.

Su Yao tested Venom’s shapeshifting and learned how the symbiote had been separated from the Life Foundation. After realizing the Foundation might bring millions of symbiotes to Earth, Su Yao decided to investigate, and Venom led him toward the facility.

• Su Yao asked Venom about his abilities, then tested how Venom could transform his right hand into weapons and objects.
• Venom begged to eat the nearby corpses, but Su Yao refused and asked why Venom was so small.
• Venom explained that someone had abandoned him, and Su Yao recognized that the Life Foundation’s experiments had brought Venom to Earth.
• Su Yao warned Venom that the Life Foundation might launch a rocket to retrieve a meteorite containing millions of symbiotes.
• Venom insisted they should stop the Life Foundation, and Su Yao chose to go investigate in case events had changed.
• Venom guided Su Yao toward the Life Foundation and vowed to take revenge on the person who had abandoned him.

Su Yao traveled toward the Life Foundation while keeping out of sight, as Eddie Brock struggled to control Venom and drew the foundation’s security guards’ attention. Drake watched Eddie’s powers on a monitor and ordered Tris to bring him back alive.

• Su Yao followed Venom’s directions toward the Life Foundation, avoiding attention while collecting money and gaining Light Energy from the sunlight.
• Eddie Brock denied that Venom was real, but his hunger drove him to devour food in a steakhouse and strike security guard Thomas.
• Eddie fled the restaurant after Thomas reported him, and Venom warned him that the Life Foundation would experiment on him.
• Four security guards confronted Eddie, but Venom blocked their tranquilizer darts and helped him fight through the guards as the Venom Suit covered him.
• Drake watched footage of Eddie’s fusion with the symbiote and ordered Tris to bring the new life-form back.

Drake and the Life Foundation pursued Eddie to capture him and study his perfect symbiosis with Venom. They subdued the pair with sonic weapons, but just as Tris moved to take Eddie, an unknown figure approached.

• Drake and the researchers praised Eddie’s combat ability and ordered that he be brought back alive for study.
• Eddie returned home, where Venom took control and fought off the security guards who came to capture him.
• After the guards withdrew, Eddie packed his belongings and fled on a motorcycle, but Tris’s team shot out a tire and brought him down.
• Venom healed Eddie’s injuries and attacked the guards, but a distant shooter and sonic weapons forced Venom out of its suit.
• Drake ordered Tris to bring Eddie back, but an unknown figure approached before Tris could take him.

Su Yao arrived at the Life Foundation with his symbiote, and his unexpected powers overwhelmed the guards who tried to capture him. The chapter ended with Tris demanding to know who Su Yao was.

• Venom inside Eddie sensed that Su Yao carried the other half of his symbiote, and the two Venoms argued over their hosts.
• Drake ordered Tris and the guards to capture Su Yao, confident their sonic weapons would subdue him.
• A guard attacked Su Yao with a sonic device, but Su Yao fired a blue beam that pierced the guard and destroyed the device.
• Tris shot at Su Yao, who stopped the bullet with two fingers and reflected it into Tris's hand and elbow.
• Tris and the others stared in horror as Su Yao's powers overwhelmed them, and Tris asked who he was.