Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue repaired Stephen’s damaged hand nerves, then convinced him that a paralyzed patient had recovered and sent him toward Kamar-Taj. Xu Yue and Black Panther arrived there ahead of Stephen, where Ancient One was waiting to meet them.

• Christine questioned Stephen’s decision to let Xu Yue operate, but she assisted as Xu Yue spent more than two hours reconnecting Stephen’s damaged hand nerves.
• Stephen recognized that the operation had succeeded, and Xu Yue told him about Panborn, a paralyzed patient who had recovered through rehabilitation.
• Christine confirmed that Panborn had fully recovered, and Stephen became eager to believe in Xu Yue’s claims.
• Xu Yue opened a portal and took Black Panther to Kamar-Taj instead of accompanying Stephen on his journey to Nepal.
• Mordo led Xu Yue and Black Panther to meet Ancient One, who had prepared tea and was waiting for Xu Yue.

Xu Yue brought Spider-Man and Black Panther to Kamar-Taj to learn magic, while Ancient One prepared Stephen to succeed her and face Dormammu. Stephen rapidly surpassed the others and began learning to use the Time Stone as Dormammu approached Earth.

• Ancient One thanked Xu Yue for sparing Stephen, and Xu Yue promised to help her successor fight Dormammu.
• Xu Yue arranged for Black Panther and Spider-Man to study magic at Kamar-Taj in exchange for inviting the mages to Wakanda.
• Mordo brought the exhausted Stephen to Kamar-Taj, where Ancient One revealed the world of magic to him.
• Stephen showed exceptional magical talent and began to gain a preliminary grasp of the Time Stone, while Spider-Man and Black Panther fell far behind.
• Xu Yue sensed Dormammu's dark aura closing in on Earth, and he suspected Asgard would not intervene unless the threat became desperate.

Kaecilius used Dormammu's power to destroy the London Sanctum and then attacked the New York Sanctum, where Mordo, Wong, Stephen, and Black Panther tried to stop him. Black Panther's Vibranium suit survived Kaecilius's magic, and the other three mages revealed matching suits as the fight turned in their favor.

• Kaecilius destroyed the London Sanctum, and Ancient One pursued the attackers while Stephen, Wong, Mordo, and Black Panther went to defend the New York Sanctum.
• Xu Yue stayed behind and sent T'Challa with the reinforcements, while the damaged portal left him in Kamar-Taj.
• Kaecilius entered the New York Sanctum and overwhelmed Mordo, Wong, Stephen, the Sanctum Guardian, and Black Panther with his Dark Power.
• Black Panther blocked Kaecilius's magical whip with his Vibranium suit, though the attack sent him flying.
• Mordo, Wong, and Stephen put on matching Vibranium suits, and Kaecilius realized his attacks could not easily kill them.

Stephen and the suited fighters battled Kaecilius and the Dark Mages at the New York Sanctum until Xu Yue, disguised as Loki, intervened and freed Kaecilius. In Asgard, the real Loki denied having anything to do with the apparent attack, while the Sanctum’s destruction resumed.

• Stephen escaped Kaecilius and joined the Sanctum Guardian, dragging the Dark Mages into the Astral Dimension and beating them with his suit.
• Black Panther tore open Kaecilius’s back with a surprise attack, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Xu Yue entered the New York Sanctum disguised as Loki, and Black Panther identified him as the culprit behind the Battle of New York.
• Heimdall showed the scene to Odin, the Queen, and Thor, and Loki protested that he was innocent.
• The disguised Xu Yue tore apart Stephen’s Astral Dimension, pulled Mordo, Wong, and Black Panther inside, and freed Kaecilius.
• Kaecilius resumed destroying the Sanctum and promised to report Xu Yue’s help to Dormammu.

Xu Yue, disguised as Loki, defeated the mages defending the New York Sanctum before Ancient One arrived and confronted him. Their battle escalated into a clash of overwhelming magic and the Time Stone, leaving Ancient One shocked that Xu Yue could resist the flow of time.

• Xu Yue defeated Mordo, Stephen, Wong, and Black Panther inside the Astral Dimension, while Ancient One arrived and subdued Kaecilius.
• Ancient One and Xu Yue exchanged respectful greetings, then vanished to continue their confrontation in an Astral Dimension.
• Ancient One used the Time Stone against Xu Yue, revealing her intent to kill him because she could not see his future.
• Xu Yue struck Ancient One across space, but she reversed time by three seconds and restored herself.
• Ancient One realized Xu Yue could physically cross the River of Time and understood that she had underestimated him.

Xu Yue defeated Ancient One by drawing her into his Divine Kingdom, while her final attack injured him before she died. Stephen received the Eye of Agamotto and joined the others at Kamar-Taj to prepare for the threats from Kaecilius, Dormammu, and Loki.

• Ancient One summoned versions of herself from different timelines and intensified the Time Stone's power against Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue used creation intent to replace the Astral Dimension with his Divine Kingdom, preventing Ancient One from escaping by reversing time.
• Ancient One was blasted into the New York Sanctum, where Stephen and the others found her dying; her spirit said she had injured the source of Xu Yue's Divine Kingdom and entrusted the Eye of Agamotto to Stephen.
• Ancient One's spirit faded, and the grieving group traveled through a portal to Kamar-Taj.
• Xu Yue told Stephen that the future was in their hands, and Stephen proposed preparing to fight Kaecilius and seeking help from the Avengers.

After Loki destroyed the New York Sanctum, Stephen Strange explained to the Avengers that Dormammu threatened Earth and asked them to help save the world. Thor arrived to capture Loki and warned that Dormammu could destroy Earth, leaving Tony ready to help protect the remaining Sanctum.

• The Avengers investigated the ruins of the New York Sanctum, and Ultron found evidence that a hidden building had once stood there.
• Stephen, Mordo, Black Panther, and Wong appeared and asked the Avengers to help save the world.
• Black Panther identified the Vibranium in Ultron’s robots as material from Wakanda, and Tony apologized and offered to invest in the country.
• Stephen explained that Loki had destroyed the Sanctum and that Dormammu threatened Earth.
• Thor arrived to capture Loki, confirmed that Dormammu could destroy Earth, and urged the group to prevent him from reaching it.

The Avengers and mages fought Kaecilius to defend the Treasure Harbor Sanctum, but Loki destroyed it while they were occupied. Stephen used the Time Stone to restore the Sanctum, only for Xu Yue to warn that Dormammu had already analyzed the rift and was ready to descend.

• Ultron and the others prepared to defend the Treasure Harbor Sanctum while police evacuated nearby civilians.
• Kaecilius appeared with his followers, and Thor attacked him, but Kaecilius sent Mjolnir through a portal.
• Thor and the Avengers overwhelmed Kaecilius and his followers in battle.
• Loki's illusion appeared above the destroyed Sanctum, and Thor recovered Mjolnir before charging through the illusion.
• Stephen used the Time Stone to restore the Sanctum, but Xu Yue appeared and said Dormammu had already met the requirements to descend.

Xu Yue confronted Dormammu in the Dark Dimension after it threatened to devour Earth, then redirected Dormammu’s attacks back at it. The chapter ended with Dormammu’s enormous face torn apart, though its fate remained unknown.

• Black Panther identified Xu Yue as the mountain master, while Tony recognized him as the person who had sent him Vibranium.
• Dormammu appeared above Earth, and Xu Yue told everyone not to interfere before flying into the Dark Dimension.
• Xu Yue confronted Dormammu, who agreed to leave Earth rather than risk fighting him.
• Xu Yue provoked Dormammu into attacking, then used the Space Stone’s distortion to redirect its attacks and tear apart its giant face.

Xu Yue battled Dormammu in the Dark Dimension for half a month and forced him to retreat, ending the threat to Earth. After returning, Xu Yue reunited with the Avengers, while Thor asked him to help bring Loki back and planned to investigate the Infinity Stones and Ragnarok.

• Xu Yue shattered Dormammu’s projections, devoured a huge portion of the Dark Dimension, and fought off Dormammu’s attacks.
• Dormammu promised to avoid Xu Yue, fulfill three requests, and leave him access to the Dark Dimension; Xu Yue agreed not to trouble him once Dormammu met the conditions.
• After the purple sky covered Earth for nearly half a month, it receded, and Xu Yue appeared before the Avengers and Stephen’s mages.
• Tony complained to Xu Yue, who gave him cookies, while Thor said Odin no longer cared about the two Infinity Stones in Xu Yue’s possession.
• Thor asked Xu Yue to bring back Loki, who had disappeared on Earth, and said he would return to Asgard to investigate the Infinity Stones and the prophecy of Ragnarok.

The Avengers faced a coordinated wave of public criticism while governments and powerful factions moved against them behind the scenes. As the backlash gave hunted Reincarnators a chance to regroup, Zhang Xun met with Manager Li, who planned to resume operations.

• Global media focused on the destruction caused by the Avengers, and public opinion turned against them as governments tacitly supported the campaign.
• Black Skin hid in an African chiefdom, then used a buried satellite phone to contact his legion and learned he had seven days to reach its gathering point in the United States.
• Zhang Xun, Huang Hao, and Zhou Tong formed the Justice League and gained recognition after exposing and defeating an Inhuman conspiracy.
• Manager Li confronted Zhang Xun over the death of a fellow operative, and Zhang Xun blamed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s powerful consultant while offering to let Manager Li take his place among the Justice League.
• Manager Li said the Avengers' pursuit had forced him to lie low, but now that public opinion had weakened them, it was time for the legion to act.

The Superhero Registration Act gained overwhelming public support, and Tony decided to persuade the Avengers to accept it despite Ultron's warning that it could split them. Zhang Xun's Justice League agreed to attend the signing ceremony while Li Lianying prepared to hunt for the missing Xu Yue.

• Public pressure and protests pushed the Avengers toward the Registration Act, while Tony reflected on the harm their actions had caused and decided to discuss the law with the team.
• Ultron warned Tony that supporting the Act would likely split the Avengers, but Tony believed he could persuade Captain America and the others.
• A government envoy pressured Zhang Xun's Justice League to sign the Act, and Zhang promised they would attend the ceremony.
• After the envoy left, Zhang Xun and Li Lianying discussed delaying the elimination of their targets and using official support to approach the Avengers.
• Zhang Xun warned Li Lianying that Xu Yue had been forcibly bound to the world and remained missing, but Li Lianying boasted that he could capture him.

The Avengers gathered for the Superhero Registration Act signing ceremony, but a car bomb shattered the event and killed Wakandan king T'Chaka. Xu Yue watched from above, having secretly helped push events toward the crisis because the Act could restrict Reincarnators and create an opportunity for profit.

• Tony persuaded Rogers to set aside his objections temporarily, then welcomed Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch as new companions.
• Tony met T'Challa at the United Nations venue as T'Chaka prepared to speak before the signing ceremony.
• T'Chaka delivered a speech calling for peace and greater care for others, but a high-yield car bomb exploded outside and devastated the assembly hall and surrounding crowd.
• T'Challa held his gravely injured father, who died before he could speak, and cried out in grief.
• Xu Yue watched the blast from above and recalled that he had anonymously reported Reincarnator groups to the United Nations, whose assembly included most of the remaining Reincarnators.

After an explosion killed many civilians, the superheroes and Reincarnators gathered at the signing ceremony blamed one another over the Superhero Registration Act and the Avengers’ robots. The confrontation left Anthony backed by the assembled factions, while Zhang Xun’s Justice League and its allies watched from the sidelines.

• The superheroes and Reincarnators rushed to help the wounded, and Tony angrily reacted to the death of a little girl.
• Bu Jingyun introduced himself as a member of the Heavenly Gathering and criticized the Avengers’ robots, but Ultron subdued him and identified him as a fugitive from a bank robbery.
• Anthony intervened and ordered Ultron to release Bu Jingyun, then exposed his claim to be the Uncrying God of Death as an impersonation.
• The Reincarnators gathered around Anthony, condemned the Avengers, and called for the robots to be sealed away.
• Zhang Xun’s Justice League and the German Eagle, Turkish Kebab Shop, and Italian Noodle House watched from the venue as Hollow Rice Noodles boasted about surviving the robots.

After the Winter Soldier was blamed for the explosion and captured, the Avengers and assembled Reincarnators prepared for his public trial while plotting around the new Registration Act. Xu Yue disguised himself as the psychologist assigned to examine Bucky, but Zhang Xun and Pig King saw through his concealment.

• Investigators identified Bucky, the Winter Soldier, as the bomber, and Captain America protested before agreeing to defend him at the trial.
• Anthony refused to let Captain America capture Bucky and announced that Bucky had already been caught and would face a public hearing.
• Zhang Xun, Pig King, and the Justice League attended the hearing, while Zhang Xun planned to use the chaos of a staged jailbreak to eliminate their rivals.
• Xu Yue disguised himself as a psychologist to reach Bucky, and Zhang Xun used Advanced Insight to expose his concealment privilege.
• Pig King recognized Xu Yue beneath the disguise and reacted with shock.

Xu Yue used Bucky’s Russian trigger words to free the Winter Soldier, then escaped the hearing with him as several factions gave chase. Zhang Xun pursued Xu Yue while considering a new patron, and Tamura Iyozo joined the pursuit.

• Xu Yue recited Bucky’s trigger words, then gave him the commands to destroy and follow, causing him to break free of his restraints.
• Captain America fought Anthony while Xu Yue smashed through a wall and leaped from the high-rise, with Bucky following him.
• Zhang Xun led Pig King, Hollow Rice Noodles, Osprey, and Dragon Eagle after Xu Yue, while Li Lianying secretly followed.
• Osprey recognized Tamura Iyozo of the Kanto Legion closing in, and Zhang Xun resolved to deal with Xu Yue first.

Xu Yue and the Winter Soldier were cornered as Zhang Xun revealed his betrayal and attacked his Beiyang deputies. Xu Yue survived Li Lianying’s assault with Ryūjin Jakka, but Tamura Iyozo arrived and halted the fight to discuss dividing the plot character, leaving the others unsure of his allegiance.

• Zhang Xun blocked Xu Yue’s escape and, after Xu Yue accused him of plotting against him, admitted his betrayal and crippled Zhou Tong and Huang Hao.
• Pig King, Hollow Rice Noodles, Osprey, and Dragon Eagle surrounded Zhang Xun and attacked him together.
• Li Lianying attacked Xu Yue, but Xu Yue used Ryūjin Jakka to clear the black mist and save the Winter Soldier.
• Li Lianying prepared another attack and taunted Xu Yue, but Tamura Iyozo arrived and dispersed the killing intent with a golden fist aura.
• Tamura Iyozo proposed waiting for the others and dividing the important plot character, while Zhang Xun and Xu Yue’s allies each tried to infer his loyalties.

Li Lianying, Zhang Xun, and Tamura Iyozo joined forces with Anthony’s Reincarnators to attack Xu Yue and the others, believing the Winter Soldier held important secrets. Xu Yue summoned six figures and repelled the assault with Shinra Tensei, as distorted space enveloped the attackers and focused on Li Lianying.

• Li Lianying and Zhang Xun stopped fighting when Tamura Iyozo intervened, and the three exchanged greetings while Xu Yue’s group stayed on guard.
• Anthony arrived after Captain America had been detained and learned that Zhang Xun was one of their allies.
• Tamura Iyozo claimed the Winter Soldier was important, and Anthony guessed that killing him could trigger a dangerous backlash.
• Tamura Iyozo invited the assembled Reincarnators to attack Xu Yue’s group together, and they launched a coordinated assault.
• Xu Yue summoned six figures and used Shinra Tensei to scatter the attackers, while a distortion of real space enveloped them and concentrated on Li Lianying.

Xu Yue defeated the Coalition Forces of Reincarnators, pushed his mission reward to SS-Rank, and killed the defeated fighters. He planned to end the civil war early by taking the Winter Soldier on a final mission.

• Li Lianying shattered Xu Yue's Escape Scroll with a speed attack, but Xu Yue stopped his dagger and revealed that he had defeated the entire Coalition Forces of Reincarnators.
• Xu Yue explained that Li Lianying's decision to remove his weakened state had raised the mission reward to SS-Rank, while Zhang Xun realized Xu Yue had caused the strange events across the Ninja War and Song Liao War.
• Zhang Xun begged Xu Yue for mercy, but Xu Yue killed him when he learned Zhang Xun had no SS-Rank payment to offer.
• Xu Yue killed Li Lianying and the other Reincarnators, whose bodies turned to ash as they cried out in terror.
• Xu Yue decided to end the civil war early and take the Winter Soldier on a final trip instead of using Zemo.

Tony and the Avengers discovered that Zemo had manipulated them by exploiting his family’s deaths, and they confronted him at the Hydra base in Siberia. Abomination and the Avengers arrived through a portal as five Winter Soldiers awakened, leaving the four survivors facing Zemo’s transforming missile launcher.

• Ultron located the Siberian base, identified the five cryogenically frozen Winter Soldiers, and uncovered Zemo’s identity and motive.
• Tony and the Avengers learned that Zemo’s family had died during a battle involving the Avengers and set out to confront him.
• Tony opened a portal to the base, and Captain America and the others followed while Abomination stared in surprise.
• The five awakened Winter Soldiers recognized Captain America and attacked, but Abomination killed the first one with a single punch.
• The remaining Winter Soldiers turned on Bucky and Zemo, and Zemo revealed his cyborg arm and deployed missiles.