Chapter Summaries

Nick Fury tried to recruit Tony Stark into S.H.I.E.L.D. by invoking Tony’s father and offering him a security consultant role. Tony agreed to consider it, and Xu Yue also asked about joining, leaving Nick Fury explaining the organization’s authority levels.

• Nick Fury showed Tony evidence of his friendship with Tony’s father and clues to an element that could replace palladium, but Tony initially rejected his offer.
• Tony pointed out that Xu Yue was a superhero too, and Xu Yue described heroism as a hobby.
• Nick Fury explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. could help evacuate civilians and clean up after Tony’s battles, prompting Tony to consider joining as a consultant.
• Tony asked whether Xu Yue would join, and Xu Yue agreed in principle while asking about the consultant role’s rights, duties, and ranks.
• Nick Fury said consultants could be considered Level Six and that access to restricted information required his approval.

After Tony Stark publicly identified himself as Iron Man, the military summoned him to a hearing over his suit, and Xu Yue decided to accompany him after receiving a mission to help him win. At the venue, the Beiyang Society’s overseas students recognized Xu Yue beside Tony and grew angry that he had secretly gained access to him.

• Tony Stark revealed that he was Iron Man at a press conference, prompting Phil Coulson to warn Pepper Potts that the military might intervene.
• Tony received a subpoena for a military hearing and dismissed it, but Xu Yue said he would accompany him the next day.
• Xu Yue received a mission to help Tony win the hearing and suspected other Reincarnators would interfere.
• Chen Hang told the Beiyang Society students that Li Hui had persuaded Justin Hammer and that their plan to win the hearing was secure.
• The Beiyang Society students spotted Xu Yue entering with Tony and accused him of keeping his connection to Tony secret.
• Chen Hang quieted the students’ complaints and reassured them that their gains through Hammer Industries were still valuable.

At Tony Stark’s hearing, Justin Hammer and Li Hui used Li Hui’s Negotiation skill to sway the audience toward military control of the Iron Man suits. Xu Yue countered their argument and revealed that Tony was already a consultant for the Logistics Support Bureau, forcing Chen Hang’s group to reconsider their plan.

• Xu Yue ignored Chen Hang’s warning before the hearing began.
• Tony denied that Stark Industries was developing weapons and dismissed Justin Hammer’s credentials when Hammer and Li Hui presented their case.
• Justin Hammer cut power to the screens to stop Tony from exposing military secrets, while James Rhodes read the military’s assessment of the Iron Man suit.
• Li Hui used his Negotiation skill to argue that Iron Man suits would save soldiers’ lives and reduce military spending, swaying the audience.
• Xu Yue argued that veteran suicides and crime showed that the country should avoid wars, then revealed that Tony was already a consultant for the Logistics Support Bureau.
• Chen Hang and Li Hui realized their plan had become dangerous, and Li Hui used Negotiation to persuade them that Xu Yue had kindly warned them.

After the hearing, Xu Yue flew to Brazil to obtain Dr. Banner’s blood while General Ross also prepared to capture him. Two Reincarnators in Brazil planned to exploit Ross’s operation to steal Banner’s blood.

• The Beiyang Society exchange students left the hearing relieved, while two Reincarnators watched them and decided to investigate their mission.
• Xu Yue told Tony that he was going to Brazil, where reports of a Gamma Ray reaction suggested Dr. Banner’s blood had contaminated a soda bottle.
• Xu Yue flew to Brazil, and General Ross dispatched special forces to capture Banner after receiving intelligence about the Gamma Ray infection.
• Banner reclaimed his bloodstained towel from a man who had tried to take it, then calmed himself and returned to his shack in the slums.
• The man reported back to a female Reincarnator, who revealed a plan to replace a tranquilizer dart’s warhead with a vacuum injector and collect Banner’s blood during Ross’s capture attempt.

Human Path Pain, posing as Master Bernard, gained Banner’s favor while seeking access to his blood and a way into the Hulk storyline. Lucy discovered the unknown Reincarnator’s approach and decided to use another force to eliminate him.

• Human Path Pain calmed Banner and accepted his request to learn from him, while privately planning to earn his trust and obtain his blood.
• Human Path Pain considered the value of Banner’s original blood and the equipment and data used to replicate it.
• Lucy told Jason that her intelligence sources had found no record of Banner meeting Master Bernard.
• Jason suggested cooperating with the unknown Reincarnator, but Lucy warned that his taking Banner’s blood could jeopardize their injection plan.
• Lucy decided they would use Banner, General Ross, S.H.I.E.L.D., or another enemy to kill the Reincarnator.

Xu Yue’s Human Path Pain collected Banner’s blood during a calming treatment, but Banner soon became the target of a coordinated attack by Lucy and Jason. Lucy’s escape was interrupted by Duke Vic, while Banner’s roar erupted from the flames after he shielded Xu Yue’s Human Path from rockets.

• Human Path Pain collected a large quantity of Banner’s blood while healing him, then awakened him from his trance.
• Banner discovered that armed figures had entered the area and went after Lucy and Jason after they stole more of his blood.
• Lucy’s team fired rockets at Xu Yue’s Human Path, and Banner returned to shield it from the blast.
• Duke Vic captured Jason and confronted Lucy as she prepared to escape.
• Banner roared from the flames and blasted away the surrounding fire.

Duke Vic demanded the Banner plasma from Lucy, but Tal ambushed him with a magical attack and took the syringe. Tal discovered the plasma was ineffective just as Hulk arrived between them.

• Duke Vic demanded that Lucy hand over the plasma, and she tossed him the syringe.
• Tal's magical rocket attack trapped Duke Vic in a blast, killing Jason and leaving Vic badly injured.
• Tal revealed himself and claimed the syringe, while Duke Vic agreed to end their fight.
• Tal inspected the syringe and discovered its Banner plasma had lost its effectiveness.
• Hulk reached the group and landed between Duke Vic, Lucy, and Tal.

Tal killed Duke Vic and used his body to restrain Hulk, but Hulk’s strength kept rising until Xu Yue intensified his anger with the Rinnegan and Hulk broke free. The mission to rescue Hulk was completed, leaving Tal and “Lucy” blown away by Hulk’s unleashed power.

• Tal used a magical formula to melt Duke Vic’s body and absorb it as black sludge.
• Tal wrapped Hulk in the sludge tentacles, then used a silver bottle and prepared magical formations to restrain him.
• Xu Yue used the Rinnegan to intensify Hulk’s anger, causing Hulk to shatter every restraint and formation with a roar.
• Hulk’s shockwave blew away Tal and “Lucy” and flattened the remaining iron-sheet buildings.
• The Space announced that Xu Yue had completed the mission to rescue Hulk and awarded him two A-Rank Plot Points.

Tal and Lucy joined forces against Hulk, hoping to collect his blood, while Xu Yue watched from the sidelines. Tal managed to draw a sample, but Lucy discovered that the plasma he had given her was useless.

• Hulk shattered Tal’s preparations, and Tal began retreating after his attacks failed to stop him.
• Jason’s charred body grabbed Tal and drained his life force, allowing Hulk to knock Tal away while Lucy demanded blood plasma.
• Tal gave Lucy a bottle of plasma, but she declared it fake and demanded the real sample.
• Tal blamed Duke Vic for tampering with the potion and persuaded Lucy to sign a contract splitting the gains from a new attempt.
• Lucy’s Shikigami restrained Hulk and weakened him, while Tal and Lucy coordinated their attacks to keep clear of his blows.
• Tal used a special spear to pierce Hulk and collect blood, but the resulting plasma proved useless.

Human Path Pain stopped Tal and 'Lucy' from escaping after disrupting their attack on Hulk, and Xu Yue learned why the France Zone Reincarnators wanted Banner's Blood. Xu Yue decided to sell most of the blood along with the valuable intelligence about joining the Monster Faction.

• Tal and 'Lucy' argued over who had provoked Hulk before he suddenly calmed down at the appearance of Human Path Pain.
• Tal recognized Human Path Pain as the Nightmare Demon and conceded defeat, but his Space authority scroll failed when Pain trapped him in Tsukuyomi Space.
• Human Path Pain questioned Tal and 'Lucy' about why they had paid so much for Banner's Blood, then returned to reality with them unconscious.
• Xu Yue learned that Banner's Blood could help Reincarnators join the Monster Faction and fuse with monster powers without bloodline rejection.
• Xu Yue decided to sell most of Banner's Blood and the intelligence about its uses.

Xu Yue used a Space Agreement to secure Lucy’s cooperation, then sent her after the Reincarnators in General Ross’s team. After helping Banner reconcile with his Hulk persona and return to the United States, Xu Yue treated Ross’s wounded men and began building a connection with the general.

• Lucy mocked Human Path and French Credit, but Xu Yue ordered her to slap herself as punishment.
• Xu Yue tasked Lucy with dealing with the other Reincarnators in General Ross’s team.
• Banner woke beside Human Path, who urged him to accept Hulk as another part of himself.
• Banner decided to resolve his inner conflict and return to the United States.
• A mysterious assassin killed General Ross’s newly recruited squad members after Hulk escaped, and Xu Yue treated the surviving wounded.
• General Ross offered Xu Yue a position in the military, but Xu Yue said he was a doctor by hobby and actually a chef.

Xu Yue helped General Ross enhance Emil Blonsky with Stark Industries' Super Soldier Serum and obtained its formula, while Banner and Human Path sought help from Samuel Sterns. The chapter ended with Ross discovering Banner and sending the newly enhanced Emil after him.

• General Ross proposed that Emil Blonsky undergo a Super Soldier enhancement, and Emil agreed despite the risk of becoming violent.
• Xu Yue warned Ross about the serum's effects and offered to perform the procedure, guaranteeing Emil's survival.
• Banner and Human Path found Samuel Sterns, who agreed to study Banner's condition despite warning that his efforts might kill him.
• After Samuel Sterns left, General Ross located Banner and Human Path and arrived with the enhanced Emil Blonsky.
• Xu Yue obtained the Super Soldier Serum formula from Ross in exchange for helping with Emil's enhancement.

Banner transformed into the Hulk and fought General Ross’s troops while Xu Yue’s enhanced serum turned Emil Blonsky into a rapidly healing fighter with wood-like powers. Reincarnators intervened to aid the Hulk, but Blonsky’s unexpected abilities left them badly outmatched.

• A group of Reincarnators decided to help the Hulk escape and earn his favor after their teammates embedded with General Ross’s forces were wiped out.
• Banner transformed into the Hulk and shielded Xu Yue and Betty from the soldiers’ gunfire as General Ross warned his troops not to hit his daughter.
• Emil Blonsky attacked the Hulk, and Xu Yue’s experimental serum enhancement fueled his strength and healing, though the Hulk sent him crashing into an armored vehicle.
• Reincarnators attacked General Ross’s capture squad and urged the Hulk to retreat with his loved ones, but Blonsky’s branches hurled one of them away.
• A Reincarnator tried to kill Blonsky, but Blonsky impaled him with branches that burst through his body, shocking the remaining team.

Xu Yue discovered that Emil Blonsky’s diluted First Hokage cell solution had unexpectedly synergized with the Super Soldier Serum, granting him uncontrolled Wood Style powers. After Emil slaughtered the Reincarnators and Xu Yue subdued him, General Ross asked Xu Yue to help improve the serum project.

• Xu Yue observed that the diluted First Hokage cells and Super Soldier Serum had enhanced each other, bringing out the cells’ latent potential.
• With Hulk gone, Emil Blonsky used his new Wood Style powers to kill the Reincarnators, who blamed S.H.I.E.L.D. before dying.
• Emil searched for Hulk, but General Ross ordered him to return to the unit, and Xu Yue offered to handle him.
• Emil charged Xu Yue, who stopped him with a threat and subdued him; Ross sent medics to carry Emil away.
• General Ross praised Xu Yue’s supposed hypnotic technique and asked him to help improve the Super Soldier Serum project.

Emil Blonsky woke in the hospital after his fight with Hulk, while Xu Yue warned General Ross that Blonsky’s new power could make him dangerous. As Ross prepared a raid on Samuel Sterns’s laboratory, Hansen’s team planned to hold off Abomination and steal duplicated blood, leaving Banner’s fate uncertain.

• Emil Blonsky woke in the hospital, and Xu Yue told General Ross that his injuries had stabilized but his violent tendencies were concerning.
• Xu Yue told General Ross that he needed Hulk’s blood for a possible solution, and Ross said he had tracked Hulk’s location and would act.
• Samuel Sterns injected Dr. Banner with a suppressant that temporarily controlled his transformations, while Xu Yue calmed Banner and Sterns refused to destroy the duplicated blood samples.
• Hansen arrived near Samuel Sterns’s laboratory and ordered his team to steal duplicated blood while he held off Abomination, warning them not to pursue the production line.
• General Ross’s team entered the area and prepared to raid Samuel Sterns’s laboratory and capture Banner.

Human Path Pain helped Emil Blonsky become Abomination while Hansen fought the transformed monster outside the laboratory. Human Path Pain secretly removed all the laboratory equipment, and a Reincarnator squad discovered him just as he began considering experimenting on them.

• Emil Blonsky knocked out the Lieutenant Colonel and demanded that Samuel Sterns give him Hulk-like power, but Human Path Pain offered to help first.
• Hansen waited outside the laboratory, then Abomination burst through the wall and attacked him; Hansen's blade wound quickly healed, and Abomination caught him with its hook.
• Hansen signaled his support squad to enter the laboratory and retrieve the plasma, but they found Human Path Pain sealing away the last of the equipment.
• The squad mistook Human Path Pain for a thief and decided he had stolen their spoils while Hansen held Abomination off.
• Human Path Pain finished packing the equipment and considered experimenting on the Reincarnators who had confronted him.

Hansen’s attempt to hold off the stitched Abominations failed as the multi-faced creature trapped and began absorbing him. In a helicopter, Xu Yue and General Ross watched the destruction while Banner prepared to face the monsters himself.

• Hansen realized the multi-faced Abomination was far stronger than expected and tried to escape its attacks.
• The creature’s vines and flowers surrounded Hansen, and it pierced and captured him.
• Xu Yue reviewed the Human Path’s memories and regretted that the fused creature had lost its sanity.
• General Ross received footage showing the Abominations attacking the street and the forest that had appeared around them.
• Xu Yue suggested Emil had fused himself with Hulk’s power without authorization.
• Banner stepped forward and said he would end the crisis himself.

Xu Yue encountered the Veteran Reincarnators fleeing the Hulk’s fight, revealed his S.H.I.E.L.D. cover, and killed the man who recognized him. He then intervened in the battle and left the Hulk and both Abominations pinned helplessly to the ground.

• The Veteran Reincarnators fled through an opening the Hulk had smashed in the forest and ran into Xu Yue.
• A bald, tattooed man recognized Xu Yue from the simulation room, but Xu Yue trapped him in a space where he could not move.
• Xu Yue made the man claim that he was with S.H.I.E.L.D., then killed him with a glance after warning him not to reveal his identity.
• Xu Yue showed the survivors his S.H.I.E.L.D. identification and told them to keep quiet about what had happened.
• Xu Yue asked the Hulk and the two Abominations to stop fighting, then used gravity to crush all three into the ground.

Xu Yue defeated Abomination and Hulk, then met Ancient One, who agreed to let him study magic at Kamar-Taj. After Xu Yue’s Wood Clone returned to Tony, Xu Yue continued preparing to use him to gain access to S.H.I.E.L.D. and pursue the Space Stone.

• The surviving Veteran Reincarnators of Saint Hill saw Xu Yue subdue Abomination and Hulk, then withdrew to regroup.
• Ancient One arrived and erased one Abomination, while Xu Yue persuaded him to spare Banner and Emil Blonsky.
• Ancient One thanked Xu Yue for warning him about Kaecilius and agreed to guide him in studying the Astral Dimension.
• Xu Yue followed Ancient One through a portal to Kamar-Taj, while Asura Path and Xu Yue’s Wood Clone covered up the battle.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone returned to Tony with pizza after the government blamed Abomination and Hulk for the destruction and suspended General Ross’s super soldier project.
• Xu Yue planned to use Tony to deepen his access to S.H.I.E.L.D. and prepare to obtain the Space Stone.

Xu Yue learned that Whiplash had died in prison, refused Tony's offer of an Iron Man suit, and received a desperate message from two Beiyang Society Reincarnators. After finding them begging outside Stark Tower, he heard that they needed Tony's help to escape their predicament.

• Tony told Xu Yue that Whiplash had attacked him during a race, been defeated, and later burned to death in prison.
• Xu Yue praised Whiplash's talent, declined Tony's repeated offer of an Iron Man suit, and asked for Jarvis's intelligent upgrade program.
• Two Beiyang Society Reincarnators contacted Xu Yue through the Team Channel and demanded that he meet them, so he muted them.
• Xu Yue waited for S.H.I.E.L.D. to contact him about studying the Space Stone, then accompanied Tony to a wild party.
• Xu Yue found the two Reincarnators begging outside Stark Tower, sent Tony upstairs with Happy, and asked them what they needed.
• The Reincarnators told Xu Yue that they were in danger and wanted him to ask Tony to help them escape.