Chapter Summaries

After Blondie and Glasses lost the Food Wars! match to Tsukasa, they blamed Xu Yue and revealed their hidden powers. Blondie transformed into a giant and attacked Tsukasa, but Xu Yue appeared and stopped her fist with one hand.

• Tsukasa defeated Blondie and Glasses in the Food Wars! match, leaving them unable to repay their borrowed A-Rank Plot Points.
• Xu Yue refused to make an exception for the defeated pair and told them to keep improving before trying again.
• Blondie and Glasses accused Xu Yue of ruining their hopes and decided to attack the natives rather than face their impending erasure.
• Blondie transformed into a giant, terrified the students, and swung her fist at Tsukasa.
• Xu Yue appeared in front of Tsukasa and halted Blondie's enormous fist with one hand.

Xu Yue captured Glasses and his partner in the Punishment Space, then collected his rewards and prepared for his next mission. He returned to find that his Promotion Mission required him to become a Level 6 S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the Marvel movie universe.

• Xu Yue waited for the Reincarnation Space's capture task before stopping the giant's punch and revealing that he was a Reincarnator.
• Xu Yue crushed the giant back to his normal form and knocked Glasses unconscious, completing the incidental task.
• Xu Yue returned from the Punishment mission with Plot Points, World Will enhancement, and access to a food specialty store.
• Xu Yue learned Tengai Shinsei, sent Deva Path Pain back to the Huaxia Zone, and saved his remaining S-Rank Plot Point for a future mission.
• Xu Yue received a Promotion Mission to become a Level 6 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Penguin Merchant Guild continued its cautious expansion in Europe as its goods attracted newcomers. In an Azeroth mission, veterans assigned two newcomers to scout a cave, then discovered the newcomers had brought unusually cheap percentage-buff food.

• The Penguin Merchant Guild expanded its European branches slowly and supplied Kabane flesh more cheaply than teams could gather it themselves.
• A hunter complained that two newcomers had been assigned to his team, while the Druid and Mage defended the decision as a way to train fresh recruits.
• The Druid sent the newcomers to gather intelligence at the Howling Cave outpost, and they maintained their Omni-directional Mobility Gear before setting out.
• The newcomers ate buff food before scouting, prompting the hunter to mistake their meal for nervousness.
• One newcomer revealed that their food granted a percentage buff, shocking the veterans, who realized even powerful Reincarnators could benefit from it.

Xu Yue watched the Penguin Merchant Guild gain popularity while Rothschild France Bank considered relying on its platform, then joined Sun Lin’s preparations for their shared Promotion Mission. Their Beiyang seniors largely ignored Xu Yue, and the group found their reserved simulators occupied by a taunting group of foreign students.

• Xu Yue overheard students praising the Penguin Merchant Guild’s attribute-boosting food and flexible membership system as its influence spread.
• The future heir of Rothschild France Bank advised the Family to cooperate with the Penguin Merchant Guild and use its platform, believing the Chinese group would remain under their control.
• Sun Lin told Xu Yue that she had recruited Beiyang legion seniors to support their Promotion Mission and invited him to a team coordination session.
• Sun Lin introduced Xu Yue to Chen Hang, Liu Hongtao, and another senior at the simulation training room, but they focused their attention on her and barely acknowledged him.
• The group discovered that all five simulators they had reserved were occupied, while several blond, blue-eyed men mocked and provoked them.

Xu Yue challenged the group occupying the Beiyang Society’s simulators to a wager, using a contract that could seize the losers’ assets and more. After the contract was signed, the opponents revealed that their supposed newcomers were not official Reincarnators, leaving Xu Yue and Sun Lin trapped in the deal.

• A group of foreign Reincarnators occupied five simulators reserved by the Beiyang Society and mocked Chen Hang, Li Hui, and their companions.
• Sun Lin accepted the opponents’ proposal for a match, despite Chen Hang warning that their Assault Short Sword units were powerful.
• Xu Yue proposed a space adjudication and drafted a wager for half of each side’s remaining funds, with a clause allowing the space to seize assets if the losers could not pay.
• The opponents agreed and had their newcomers sign the contract, then revealed that those newcomers were not official Reincarnators.

Xu Yue arranged a mecha match between Sun Lin’s side and two Veteran Reincarnators, and the official Reincarnators won through superior teamwork. After the stunned Beiyang Society members complained, Xu Yue left with Sun Lin, who also walked away in anger.

• Xu Yue ignored Chen Hang, Liu Hongtao, and Li Hui’s protests, fed Sun Lin a Tea Egg that gave her a fifty percent enhancement, and promoted the Penguin Merchant Guild.
• Two official Reincarnators defeated the Veteran Reincarnators using coordinated tactics and the strengths of a modified Burai and a Sunderland, causing the defeated contestants to disappear.
• The tattooed man and the Beiyang Society members were stunned by the victory, while Chen Hang recognized the pair’s exceptional coordination and felt shocked and jealous.
• Xu Yue smoothed Sun Lin’s hair, told the Beiyang Society members they would meet again when the mission began, and left the training room with her.
• Chen Hang and the others complained that Xu Yue had won only because of a favorable matchup, and Sun Lin stormed off, displeased with their attitude.

Xu Yue continued developing his abilities and the Penguin Merchant Guild while preparing with the Beiyang Society for a promotion mission in the France Zone. The group entered the S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra Mission Space, armed with the Legion’s detailed intelligence.

• The Penguin Merchant Guild expanded across Europe as the Rothschild Family took the blame for the growing public concern about their alliance.
• Xu Yue returned to the Huaxia Zone, opened the Seventh Gate, appeared at the Penguin Merchant Guild headquarters, and continued integrating his abilities and developing the Rasenshuriken series.
• Xu Yue reviewed his remaining resources as the guild reinvested its earnings into expansion and hired and trained staff.
• Chen Hang briefed the Beiyang Society team, warning them that their ranks could lead to separate starting locations and telling them to regroup after entering the France Zone.
• The team studied detailed intelligence about the S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra Mission Space, and Xu Yue recognized the gaps in the supposedly mature point-farming information.
• Xu Yue placed his hand on the Captain's Key, and the promotion mission began.

Xu Yue entered the Marvel universe alone and found himself in Asgard, where an inexplicable encounter with a vast presence warned him to keep a low profile. He used his identity as a chef to build ties with Sif and Volstagg while confirming that Thor’s story had not yet reached the events of Thor I.

• Xu Yue discovered that his reputation had assigned him the identity of an Asgardian chef and separated him from the other Reincarnators.
• A mysterious presence noticed the disturbance caused by Reincarnation Space, leaving Xu Yue frozen and causing his Rinnegan to bleed.
• Xu Yue realized that the mission took place in one universe within the Marvel multiverse and resolved to keep a low profile.
• Volstagg and Sif found Xu Yue in the kitchen and asked him to prepare food for Prince Thor.
• Xu Yue sent the finished dishes to Thor and inferred that the mission took place before the events of Thor I.

Thor appointed Xu Yue as the Warriors of the Four Palaces’ exclusive quartermaster after enjoying his cooking. Xu Yue then appealed to Loki’s resentment of being overshadowed by Thor and suggested that Loki needed a suitable subordinate if he wanted the throne.

• Thor embraced Xu Yue and declared him an exclusive quartermaster and one of the Warriors of the Four Palaces.
• Loki remarked that Xu Yue’s cooking could be more important than fighting, then redirected the conversation before the warriors could object.
• After the banquet, Loki confronted Xu Yue alone and accused him of wearing a false smile and hiding his purpose.
• Xu Yue told Loki that Asgard favored Thor and that Loki was overshadowed by his brother.
• Xu Yue argued that his own lack of battle talent made him unable to rise through Thor’s ranks, then suggested Loki would need a suitable subordinate to claim the throne.

Xu Yue left Asgard for Earth with Loki’s help, leaving a Wood Clone and Deva Path Pain behind to maintain his interests there. He arrived on the Canadian West Coast and learned that Tony Stark had not yet become Iron Man, as Stark Industries faced criticism over its new Jackley Missile.

• Xu Yue isolated Loki’s Seed of Deception with the Rinnegan and showed Loki his Wood Clone, prompting Loki to help him reach Earth in search of food and inspiration.
• Xu Yue left a Wood Clone in Asgard to cook and stationed Deva Path Pain there to oversee events while he was away.
• Xu Yue arrived on a cliff on the Canadian West Coast and kept a low profile, wary of Ancient One and the Sanctums’ reach.
• Xu Yue sent the other five Pains to search for opportunities, then hitchhiked toward the United States in an old Ford.
• Xu Yue learned from the bearded driver that Tony Stark had not yet appeared in the news and that Stark Industries had just developed the Jackley Missile.

A Reincarnator planned to use Tony Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. to complete his Promotion Mission safely. A rival team watched as Tony unexpectedly chose a pizza delivery rider over their carefully planned approach, and they rushed to follow them.

• The Reincarnator weighed using Jarvis and Tony's connections to gain access to S.H.I.E.L.D. while keeping the agency stable until he left the Mission Space.
• A four-man Reincarnator team discussed their plan to win Tony's favor and secure the one Iron Man suit he could make for someone else.
• The team captain warned his members not to kidnap Tony or rush ahead, and claimed their intelligence gave them a strong chance of success.
• The team spotted a yellow-uniformed pizza delivery rider approaching Tony and assumed he was a competitor.
• Tony eagerly ate the rider's pizza, paid him with a check, and drove away with him instead of the female reporter.
• The captain ordered his team to follow Tony, then realized he had put himself in the driver's seat.

Xu Yue tried to persuade Tony Stark to stop making weapons, introducing himself as a superhero, but Tony left him by the roadside. A group of Reincarnators then spotted Xu Yue and decided to confront him.

• Xu Yue used an explosive-cheese pizza to get close to Tony Stark and rode with him in his convertible.
• Xu Yue told Tony that his advanced weapons could upset the military balance and start a war, and asked him to stop manufacturing them.
• Xu Yue introduced himself as a superhero driven by interest, but Tony told him to get lost and drove away.
• Tony reflected that Xu Yue’s warning about being ahead of other arms dealers might have some merit.
• A Reincarnator group saw Xu Yue stranded by the roadside, and their captain ordered the others to block him.

Xu Yue used his Sharingan to drive a Veteran Reincarnator captain into a murderous frenzy, causing him to kill one teammate and attack the others. As the fight escalated into a storm, two figures emerged through a golden portal, and Xu Yue waited to see whether the mages would intervene.

• Xu Yue sensed four Reincarnators in a vintage car that stopped in front of him and surrounded him.
• The blue-haired captain threatened Xu Yue and demanded information about how he had approached Tony Stark, while his scout judged Xu Yue to be a Veteran Reincarnator.
• Xu Yue used an Eternal Mangekyo-enhanced Illusion Technique on the captain, making him believe Xu Yue had stolen his opportunity and targeted Tony Stark.
• The captain electrocuted the scout and turned on his two remaining teammates as his lightning stirred the storm clouds overhead.
• Xu Yue watched from the shadows, and two figures stepped through a golden portal as the surviving Reincarnators neared death.

Mordo subdued the lightning-wielding captain and prepared to take the three Reincarnators to the Supreme Mage, but Xu Yue revealed himself in the Astral Dimension. Claiming an Asgardian connection, Xu Yue told Mordo he wanted to learn about Earth’s mages before leaving.

• Mordo drew the area into the Astral Dimension and bound the lightning-wielding captain, while his companion restrained the other two Reincarnators.
• Mordo ordered his companion to take all three captives back and began to follow them through a portal to reality.
• Xu Yue emerged from the Astral Dimension’s shadows, surprising Mordo, who had failed to sense him.
• Xu Yue concealed his identity, released an Asgardian aura, and told Mordo their purposes did not conflict.
• Mordo recognized the ancient aura as Asgardian, and Xu Yue said he wanted to learn about the mages on Earth.

Xu Yue fought Mordo in the Astral Dimension, then used his advantage to warn him about a mage connected to the Dark Dimension and secure a chance to gain Ancient One’s trust. After Mordo left to report the warning, Xu Yue assessed the major threats in the Marvel universe and considered his current plans successful.

• Xu Yue and Mordo fought in the Astral Dimension, where Xu Yue found Mordo stronger than he had expected.
• Xu Yue stopped the fight by appearing beside Mordo and threatening him, then explained that he had come without hostile intent.
• Xu Yue warned Mordo that an ominous presence on Earth might be connected to a mage and the Dark Dimension.
• Mordo opened a portal and left with a grave expression to report Xu Yue’s warning to Ancient One.
• Xu Yue assessed Dormammu, Ancient One, Odin, and Thanos as major threats, and reflected that he had advanced his plans through Tony and Mordo.

Xu Yue warned Pepper Potts that Obadiah Stane was connected to Tony Stark’s kidnapping and reassured her that heroes were trying to rescue Tony. He also planned to use Tony’s return as a stepping stone toward joining S.H.I.E.L.D. and approaching the Space Stone.

• Xu Yue approached Pepper Potts and Happy outside Stark Industries, claiming he had information about Tony Stark.
• Xu Yue told Potts that evidence linking Obadiah Stane to Tony’s kidnapping could be found on Stane’s office computer.
• Xu Yue reassured Potts that other heroes were fighting to rescue Tony, then left on Happy’s bicycle.
• Xu Yue considered obtaining the Space Stone through S.H.I.E.L.D. and viewed Tony as a way to get closer to the agency.

After Tony returned to the United States, Pepper arrested Obadiah Stane and Tony shut down Stark Industries’ weapons division. As Tony developed his Iron Man suit, Xu Yue unexpectedly appeared in his laboratory with pizza and found the suit taking shape.

• Pepper used evidence against Obadiah Stane to have him arrested when Tony arrived in the United States.
• Tony announced that Stark Industries would shut down its weapons division and began buying back company shares as the stock price fell.
• Tony continued developing his Iron Man suit and brought three trusted bodyguards back from Afghanistan.
• Tony’s unfinished robotic arm sprayed him with a fire extinguisher while he worked in his laboratory.
• Xu Yue appeared in Tony’s laboratory with pizza, and Tony eagerly ate a slice before Xu Yue noticed the Iron Man suit under construction.

Xu Yue removed the shrapnel from Tony Stark’s chest and cleared his palladium poisoning, then warned Pepper Potts that three men around Tony might be Reincarnators with ulterior motives. Potts trusted his suspicions and considered asking the allies who had helped her before to investigate.

• Tony Stark admitted he had shut down Stark Industries’ weapons division on Xu Yue’s advice, and Xu Yue warned him that his palladium Arc Reactor was poisoning him.
• Xu Yue offered to remove Tony’s shrapnel, and Tony woke from surgery to find the fragments gone and his chest healed.
• Xu Yue received credit for completing the Palladium Poisoning achievement mission, while Tony thanked him and offered to make him an Iron Man suit.
• Three sharply dressed men outside Tony’s workshop recognized Xu Yue as a possible Reincarnator, but Xu Yue declined Tony’s offer and expressed interest in his mechanical arm instead.
• Xu Yue told Pepper Potts that the three men had deliberately approached Tony, and Potts agreed their devotion seemed suspicious and considered seeking help to investigate.

Three Reincarnators discussed Xu Yue’s sudden appearance and their plans to obtain Tony’s Iron Man suit. When S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived to investigate them, they chose to cooperate and confess, leaving their fate in Phil Coulson’s hands.

• The icy-faced man and another Reincarnator dismissed Xu Yue as a minor threat, while the bearded man remained wary that he might approach Tony again.
• The three Reincarnators urged the bearded man to secure the Iron Man suit, but he said he would act once the second-generation suit appeared.
• Phil Coulson entered with several agents and identified himself as S.H.I.E.L.D., terrifying the three Reincarnators.
• The other two Reincarnators asked the bearded man whether they should withdraw from their contract, and he decided they should cooperate and confess.
• Phil Coulson praised their willingness to admit fault and said S.H.I.E.L.D. would investigate before deciding how leniently to treat them.

Beiyang Society discussed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s capture of three Reincarnators and planned to seize Hammer Industries’ Ironclad Warrior production line. Meanwhile, Tony met with Nick Fury and Xu Yue after his Palladium Poisoning had already been resolved.

• Beiyang Society members worried about the captured Reincarnators and Sun Lin’s Promotion Mission, while Sun Lin also fretted over her missing junior teammate.
• Chen Hang told the society that their objective was to obtain Hammer Industries’ Ironclad Warrior production line, and the members agreed to pursue the valuable prize without Legion reinforcements.
• Chen Hang planned to supply Hammer Industries with suit data and use Li Hui’s high-authority negotiation skill at a later hearing.
• Beiyang Society members entered different levels of Hammer Industries and waited for Iron Man and a chance to take the factory’s contents.
• Tony ate pizza while meeting with Nick Fury and Xu Yue, as Fury sought other ways to probe him after his Palladium Poisoning had been solved.