Chapter Summaries

Andrew rescued a village from the Jade Emperor God of War’s soldiers and sent its people into hiding before setting out to confront the Heavenly Court. On the road, he encountered the younger Lu Yan, defeated him, and demanded to know his purpose.

• Andrew used his Ripple to control the soldiers, made them jump from the mountain, and told the villagers to flee with the horses.
• Andrew rode away with the surviving commander and met Lu Yan, who tried to make his horse ram Andrew.
• Andrew stopped Lu Yan’s horse with electricity, then attacked him with Master Wong’s Shadowless Kick when Lu Yan refused to explain himself.
• Lu Yan drank from his Wine Gourd and fought Andrew with Drunken Fist, but Andrew disabled his arms with Hidden Strength.
• Lu Yan tried to flee, but Andrew struck him with lightning and left him unable to move.

Andrew recruited Lu Yan as an ally and questioned a captured Heavenly General before sending him to die. Meanwhile, Death’s group allied with Jade Emperor God of War, who began mobilizing against the Dragon Warrior as they prepared to gather souls and corpses.

• Andrew brought Lu Yan and the captured general to a teahouse, where he offered Lu Yan wine and a place on his side in exchange for running errands.
• Andrew questioned the general about the Heavenly Court, then ordered him to kill himself after learning what Jade Emperor God of War had done.
• Lu Yan agreed to travel with Andrew to Five Finger Mountain, where Andrew planned to teach him kung fu and help him awaken Qi.
• Death and his companions reached Five Finger Mountain, slaughtered a village, and decided to seek Jade Emperor God of War’s cooperation against Andrew.
• Death told Jade Emperor God of War that the Traveler would come to rescue Monkey King, and offered to help defeat the Dragon Warrior in exchange for souls and corpses.
• Jade Emperor God of War assigned soldiers to help Death’s group collect souls and corpses, then circulated a portrait of the Dragon Warrior and ordered his troops to search for him.

Andrew, Lu Yan, and Golden Swallow set out for Five Finger Mountain after Andrew slaughtered the soldiers sent to capture him and Golden Swallow joined his quest to avenge her family. As the Jade Emperor God of War prepared a decisive battle and sent the White Haired Witch to seize Andrew’s Adamantine Staff, Silent Monk also hurried toward the Traveler.

• Andrew and Lu Yan fought the soldiers who recognized Andrew’s wanted portrait, and Golden Swallow arrived to help before Andrew used his power to control the group and make them kill themselves.
• Golden Swallow asked to follow Andrew and kill the Jade Emperor God of War for massacring her family, and Andrew said he would defeat the tyrant to free the people.
• Andrew, Lu Yan, and Golden Swallow rode toward Five Finger Mountain as the Jade Emperor God of War sent more soldiers after them and Silent Monk set out to meet the Traveler.
• Death urged the Jade Emperor God of War to prepare for a decisive battle at Five Finger Mountain and requested craftsmen to make new weapons.
• The Jade Emperor God of War sent the White Haired Witch to take Andrew’s Adamantine Staff in exchange for the Elixir of Immortality, then vowed that Monkey King would never revive and that he would rule forever.

Andrew revealed that he intended to establish a New Heavenly Court and rule the world, then showed Lu Yan and Golden Swallow a vision of the future to persuade them. The White Haired Witch ambushed the inn with a barrage of arrows, and Andrew shielded himself and Golden Swallow behind metal walls.

• At the inn, Andrew discussed Lu Yan and Golden Swallow’s Qi cultivation and invited Golden Swallow to become an official in his planned New Heavenly Court.
• Andrew explained to Lu Yan and Golden Swallow that he intended to replace the Jade Emperor and showed them cellphone footage of the Modern World.
• Lu Yan worried that a succession struggle would cause many deaths, while Golden Swallow supported Andrew’s plan and hoped to take revenge on the Jade Emperor God of War.
• The White Haired Witch ordered her archers to fire Yaka Arrows at the inn after studying Andrew’s previous battles.
• Andrew created metal walls to protect himself and Golden Swallow from the arrow barrage.

Andrew defeated White Haired Witch’s army and persuaded her to surrender by offering the Elixir of Immortality and Qi while threatening to turn her into a Jade Puppet. White Haired Witch accepted his control for the time being, and Andrew ordered the soldiers to kill themselves before the group moved on.

• Andrew charged into White Haired Witch’s army, using electricity and Ripple to disable and control the soldiers.
• Andrew overpowered White Haired Witch in combat, then offered to help her defeat Jade Emperor God of War and promised her the Elixir of Immortality and Qi.
• Lu Yan the Wine Immortal and Golden Swallow warned Andrew that White Haired Witch was cruel and untrustworthy, but he insisted on recruiting her under his control.
• Andrew demonstrated his Jade Puppet ability and threatened White Haired Witch; she knelt and agreed to surrender in exchange for eventual freedom and the Elixir of Immortality.
• Andrew placed a jade-colored light inside White Haired Witch, requiring her to return every seven days to reinforce it, then ordered the soldiers to kill themselves.

Andrew subdued the White Haired Witch, welcomed Silent Monk into the party, and offered both of them a chance to learn Qi as they set out for the Heavenly Court. Meanwhile, Death’s group ambushed the sleeping Jade Emperor God of War and began transforming him, but his growing resistance threatened Alesha’s hold on his consciousness.

• Andrew explained why he had killed the Jade Emperor God of War’s soldiers and subdued the White Haired Witch, then offered to teach her Qi.
• Silent Monk revealed his interest in the Adamantine Staff and joined Andrew’s group after Andrew recognized him as a fragment of Sun Wukong.
• Andrew’s group packed supplies and left the inn with Silent Monk as their guide, while the furious Jade Emperor God of War prepared for a final battle.
• Death’s group controlled the palace guards, and Alesha trapped the sleeping Jade Emperor God of War in an illusion while Homelander guarded the door.
• Death and Set infused the Jade Emperor God of War with souls and Death Qi, transforming his body and Qi as he struggled to escape the dream.
• As the Jade Emperor God of War’s resistance grew, Alesha called on Billy to help keep him trapped.

Billy, Alesha, Set, and Death transformed Jade Emperor God of War into a cruel new fiend and prepared to face Andrew. At Quicksand River, Andrew traveled with his companions, taught White Haired Witch about Qi, and teased her about love and immortality.

• Billy used his Red Light alongside Alesha's Dream Realm to subdue Jade Emperor God of War, while Set explained how competition helped prevent decay.
• Death and Set completed Jade Emperor God of War's transformation, and he pledged to help destroy the world after they dealt with the Traveler.
• Alesha, Billy, and Set left to prepare a meeting gift for Andrew, while Death and Homelander helped Jade Emperor God of War adjust to his new body.
• Andrew's group found a sand cave at Quicksand River to shelter from an approaching sandstorm, and Lu Yan stood guard while Silent Monk irritated him with scripture chanting.
• Andrew taught White Haired Witch about Qi and joked about the kind of ability she might awaken, then dismissed her Oath Stone and admitted he would not love only her.

Andrew’s group continued toward Five Finger Mountain as he tried to win over the White Haired Witch and encouraged Silent Monk to live beyond his role as the Monkey King’s incarnation. After reaching a temple before the final battle, Silent Monk unexpectedly awakened Qi and gained a chance to continue existing.

• Lu Yan told Silent Monk he had agreed to rebel with Andrew after seeing the future, while Silent Monk worried about the deaths the rebellion would cause.
• Andrew urged Silent Monk to become his prime minister and remain an independent person instead of disappearing when the Monkey King recovered.
• Golden Swallow and the White Haired Witch argued over Andrew, and Andrew announced he would marry both women if Golden Swallow agreed.
• Andrew’s group easily left the Quicksand River and reached a temple near the Peach Blossom Forest, where they planned to rest before heading to Five Finger Mountain.
• Silent Monk caught Andrew looking toward the women’s rooms and warned him that the temple was a Buddhist sanctuary; after Andrew teased him, Silent Monk awakened Qi.

Silent Monk, Lu Yan, and Golden Swallow awakened Qi on the eve of the decisive battle, and Andrew learned to mimic their abilities. White Haired Witch remained unawakened, so Andrew tried to provoke an emotional upheaval that might help her awaken.

• Silent Monk awakened a Qi ability that created a temporary clone, and Lu Yan soon awakened the ability to exhale intoxicating, flammable wine vapor.
• Golden Swallow awakened Concealment, which hid her body, voice, and presence, while White Haired Witch remained frustrated that she had not awakened.
• Andrew analyzed and mimicked Silent Monk's and Golden Swallow's abilities, then joined them in training for the battle against Jade Emperor God of War.
• Andrew entered White Haired Witch's room, teased her, and explained that he hoped to awaken her Qi by provoking a powerful emotional reaction.

Andrew provoked White Haired Witch into awakening Qi, which gave her the ability to read minds, then recruited her to listen for enemy thoughts during the coming battle. The next morning, the group prepared to charge toward Five Finger Mountain and confront the Jade Emperor God of War, while Andrew kept his detailed plan secret.

• Andrew provoked White Haired Witch with insults, and she awakened Qi and gained Mind Reading.
• White Haired Witch heard Andrew's private thoughts and learned he had taken an embarrassing photograph of her, then stormed out and whipped a tree in anger.
• Andrew told White Haired Witch to keep her ability secret and listen to the enemy's thoughts during the final battle.
• White Haired Witch spent the night awake and furious, while Andrew slept well.
• The next morning, Andrew told Lu Yan, Golden Swallow, Silent Monk, and White Haired Witch to charge toward Five Finger Mountain, rescue Sun Wukong, and kill the Jade Emperor God of War.

Andrew and his allies confronted the Jade Emperor God of War’s forces at Heavenly Court on Five Finger Mountain, while New York citizens watched the battle livestream. The battle began with Andrew countering the enemy’s soldiers and Death’s corpse army, leaving Death stunned by Andrew’s abilities.

• Andrew apologized to the White Haired Witch, then led the group toward Five Finger Mountain to kill the Jade Emperor God of War.
• The Jade Emperor God of War gathered his army at Heavenly Court’s square, while Alesha stayed beside him to prevent Andrew from rescuing Sun Wukong.
• Andrew and his allies faced Death, Set, Billy, and Homelander as New York citizens watched the confrontation livestreamed in the sky.
• Death’s heavy crossbowmen attacked, but Andrew summoned a metal shield to protect the group, and Billy failed to take control of the soldiers from Andrew.
• Death summoned an army of corpses packed with explosives, but Andrew stopped them and revealed that he had learned Death’s ability in the previous Kung Fu Panda world.

Andrew and his allies fought Death, Set, Homelander, and the controlled soldiers while Andrew used his combined powers to overpower Death. Andrew appeared to kill Death with an exploding clone, but Death’s black Qi escaped into the great hall and fused with Jade Emperor God of War.

• Andrew revealed that he could immobilize the Corpse Army but could not make the corpses attack Death, then fought Death with strength bolstered by the Kai Amulet, Master Turtle Amulet, and captured Kung Fu Masters’ power.
• Silent Monk and Lu Yan battled Set, White Haired Witch and Golden Swallow fought Homelander, and Billy used explosions among the controlled soldiers and corpses.
• Alesha warned Jade Emperor God of War that Andrew would soon reach the hall, while Jade Emperor God of War stayed behind and prepared to fight.
• White Haired Witch heard Death’s plan to detonate explosives beneath the plaza and warned Andrew, who dismissed the danger and continued fighting.
• Andrew used Blood Shadows and Billy’s control Ability against Death, then his invisible clone attacked Death’s neck and exploded, severing it.
• As Andrew prepared to turn Death into a puppet, black Qi escaped from Death’s head, flew into the hall, and fused with Jade Emperor God of War.

Death and Set merged their consciousnesses into the Jade Emperor God of War to create the Ultimate Jade Emperor God of War, while Andrew and his allies survived an explosion and defeated Homelander and Billy. Andrew began fighting the Jade Emperor God of War as the Silent Monk, Lu Yan, and the White Haired Witch tried to reach the Monkey King's statue, but each became trapped in an illusion.

• Death and Set possessed the Jade Emperor God of War, creating their ultimate fighter, while Homelander lit explosives in the square to try to kill Andrew.
• The White Haired Witch learned of the plan, so Andrew and his allies followed Homelander and Billy off the cliff; they survived on a rope net and captured the two men after the explosives detonated.
• Homelander and Billy's consciousnesses dissipated before Andrew could turn them into puppets, and Andrew sent the Silent Monk to rescue the Monkey King while Golden Swallow joined his fight against the Jade Emperor God of War.
• Andrew disguised Golden Swallow's absence with a blood-shadow double, then led his allies into the hall to face the Ultimate Jade Emperor God of War.
• Andrew attacked the Jade Emperor God of War with high-temperature beams while the Silent Monk, Lu Yan, and the White Haired Witch headed for the Monkey King's statue and fell into separate illusions.
• The Silent Monk resisted the Monkey King's demand that he return to being a clone, while Lu Yan indulged in an illusion of wine and the White Haired Witch imagined a happy life with her husband.

Andrew fought the Jade Emperor God of War while Alesha trapped the Silent Monk, the White Haired Witch, and the Drunkard in illusions. Though the Jade Emperor God of War gained the upper hand, Andrew revealed that he had prepared modern weapons as a backup and remained confident he could win through kung fu.

• Alesha ensnared the Silent Monk, the White Haired Witch, and the Drunkard in illusions, while Golden Swallow sneaked into the hall.
• The Jade Emperor God of War overpowered Andrew, but Andrew caught him in an illusion of the Jade Emperor judging him; Golden Swallow then attacked and was knocked back.
• The Jade Emperor God of War dismissed Golden Swallow's threat and resumed fighting Andrew, while Death and Set celebrated his advantage and New York's crowd cheered Andrew on.
• Alesha asked Andrew whether he needed help, and he explained that he had prepared materials to create modern firearms but intended to defeat the Jade Emperor God of War through kung fu.
• Andrew told Alesha that his real targets were Set's and Death's consciousnesses and asked her to record the White Haired Witch's illusion for him.
• The Jade Emperor God of War continued attacking Andrew, convinced that he was the true Kung Fu Master.

Andrew used the resentful souls of the Jade Emperor God of War’s sacrificed soldiers to create a Qi Dragon and trap Death and Set, then defeated the Jade Emperor God of War with a series of attacks. He captured the fused souls of the three enemies in a Jade Pendant, having achieved his objectives.

• Andrew revealed that the soldiers’ resentful souls and remaining Qi had formed a Red Dragon, which trapped the Jade Emperor God of War and prevented Death and Set from killing themselves.
• Death and Set transferred their Soul Power to the Jade Emperor God of War, who tore free of the Dragon and attacked Andrew, but Andrew blasted him into his throne and intensified the Dragon with his blood energy.
• Death urged the Jade Emperor God of War to flee while Alesha burned her soul to pull Andrew into the Illusion Realm, but Andrew blocked it with resentful souls and Alesha lost consciousness.
• Andrew disrupted the Jade Emperor God of War’s blood flow and struck him with the Dragon Subduing Palm, then Golden Swallow stabbed him with the Jade Hairpin, causing him to petrify and crumble.
• Andrew’s Blood Dragon swallowed the fused souls of the Jade Emperor God of War, Death, and Set, and he transformed them and the resentful souls into a Jade Pendant.

Andrew defeated the Jade Emperor God of War, and Silent Monk freed Monkey King Sun Wukong from his stone prison. Sun Wukong accepted Silent Monk as a separate person and agreed that Andrew could take the Jade Emperor’s position; the group prepared to release the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

• Golden Swallow thanked Andrew for helping avenge her parents, while Silent Monk, Lu Yan, and the White Haired Witch recovered from the Illusion Realm.
• Silent Monk decided to free Monkey King Sun Wukong, and Andrew told him to proceed without hiding their intentions.
• Silent Monk shattered Sun Wukong’s stone statue, and Monkey King Sun Wukong emerged from his prison.
• Monkey King Sun Wukong returned the Adamantine Staff to Silent Monk and recognized him as a separate living being named Sun Wukong.
• Monkey King Sun Wukong agreed that Andrew could take the Jade Emperor’s position but said he would stop Andrew from killing the Jade Emperor.
• Andrew and the others began preparing to break the seal holding the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

Andrew freed the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, then demanded the Heavenly Emperor’s throne and won the Jade Emperor’s abdication. As celebrations approached, Andrew asked for the Elixir of Immortality formula and the Gate of Time and Space.

• Andrew explained that the Jade Emperor God of War had purged the court, sealed the Jade Emperor, and ruled for five hundred years before Andrew and Golden Swallow killed him.
• Andrew invited New York’s citizens to visit Kung Fu World and study kung fu, prompting government agencies, the military, Vought, and many workers to prepare to go.
• The Monkey King helped Andrew break the seal, freeing the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother.
• Andrew demanded that the Jade Emperor abdicate or fight him for the throne, and he described his plans to modernize the realm.
• The Jade Emperor agreed to abdicate while retaining his honorary title and freedom of movement, and Andrew requested the Elixir of Immortality formula and the Gate of Time and Space.

Andrew became the new Heavenly Emperor, reconciled the White Haired Witch to her feelings for him, and married her and Golden Swallow. With support from Kung Fu Masters brought through the stabilized Space Channel, he unified the world and began a new era of reform and widespread kung fu.

• At the victory feast, Andrew defeated the Monkey King and became the rightful Kung Fu Master and Heavenly Emperor, while the Jade Emperor accepted his rule.
• In the Flat Peach Garden, Andrew tested the White Haired Witch by pretending to throw away the Elixir of Immortality, and she saved him instead of pursuing the elixir.
• The White Haired Witch agreed to marry Andrew alongside Golden Swallow, and Andrew promised her a bottle of the Elixir of Immortality.
• Andrew married Golden Swallow and the White Haired Witch, then sent Lu Yan, Silent Monk, the Monkey King, and others to begin unifying the world.
• Andrew used the stabilized Space Channel to bring Kung Fu Masters from the Kung Fu Panda World and suppress those who opposed his rule.
• Andrew ascended the throne, began reforms that modernized the world a thousand years early, and spread kung fu throughout it.

After returning to the future, Andrew found that Earth had become a technologically advanced world and learned that his thousand years of cultivation had made him a Skyfather and God of Kung Fu. He returned to the Kung Fu Panda World, reconciled with Annie, took control of its martial arts community, and began turning the world into another territory.

• Elderly Lu Yan and Soldier Boy discovered that New York had transformed into a futuristic city, and Lu Yan explained the Heavenly Court’s reforms and the World Alliance.
• Andrew visited Lu Yan, revealed that he had become a Skyfather after a thousand years of cultivation, and described Earth’s development into his logistical base.
• Andrew toured the future world with Soldier Boy, then returned to the Kung Fu Panda World and soothed Annie, who was upset that he had not taken her on missions.
• Andrew became Leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, while Panda A Bao returned from Panda Village with his father, fellow pandas, and a girlfriend.
• A Bao learned Qi, Andrew replicated the ability, and Andrew brought the Kung Fu Panda World under his control as he began preparing it to become a territory.

Andrew welcomed New Yorkers to Kung Fu Panda World, demonstrated his immense strength to Kai, and took him as his second disciple. As Annie, Soldier Boy, and Van Helsing returned to New York with kung fu clones, Dark Phoenix continued devouring the Spirit Realm while Big Dragon fought to protect her.

• Andrew arranged tours and kung fu training for the New Yorkers who had arrived in Gongmen City, while Master Turtle and Master Shifu prepared a disciple selection tournament.
• Andrew took Kai to the moon and showed him how far his kung fu had advanced; impressed, Kai agreed to become Andrew's second disciple after learning A Bao was his first.
• Andrew sent Kai into an illusion to battle versions of himself, telling him he needed to defeat himself and transform before practicing Andrew's martial arts.
• Andrew returned Annie, Soldier Boy, and Van Helsing to New York, where his original body merged each of them with a kung fu clone.
• Dark Phoenix devoured the Spirit Realm as Big Dragon fought the Kung Fu Masters trying to stop her, and Andrew contacted her while she vowed to defeat his women.