Chapter Summaries

After defeating Black Bolt, Old Wang traveled with him to Attilan, where he found Lash had beaten the Inhuman royal family and their allies. Black Bolt welcomed Old Wang to the city, and the chapter ended as they reached the King's Hall after Old Wang observed Attilan’s harsh, genetic-caste society.

• Old Wang told Black Bolt that his full power could have overwhelmed him, then agreed to teleport him back to Attilan.
• Old Wang and Black Bolt arrived to find Lash had defeated Gorgon, Medusa, Karnak, and Tetanus in a one-sided battle.
• Black Bolt ordered Tetanus to take the injured Inhumans for treatment, and Medusa welcomed Old Wang to Attilan.
• Old Wang examined Attilan’s Kree-influenced architecture and learned how its Gene Council and genetic hierarchy controlled the Inhumans.
• Old Wang followed Black Bolt and the others to the King's Hall.

Old Wang attended Attilan’s Terrigenesis ritual after Medusa defended the invitation against Maximus. The chapter ended as three Inhumans entered the ritual chamber to undergo transformation.

• Maximus objected to Old Wang and his companions observing the ritual, while Old Wang assessed the divisions within Attilan’s royal family and Gene Council.
• Medusa defended Old Wang’s invitation and identified his companions as Inhumans from Earth.
• Karnak reminded Maximus that the King, Queen, and Princess were involved in the ritual, prompting him to fall silent.
• Medusa invited Old Wang to observe Attilan’s Terrigenesis ritual, and he accepted.
• The group reached the Gene Council headquarters, where two women and one man entered the ritual chamber.

Attilan tested three young Inhumans, and Crystal revealed the rare ability to control earth, fire, water, and wind without any apparent genetic defects. Old Wang praised her as a born Elemental Mage or shaman, leaving the council to consider her extraordinary potential.

• Black Bolt, Medusa, and Karnak oversaw Terrigen exposure for three young Inhumans, and a girl emerged with powerful fire control.
• Karnak declared the boy’s mutation a failure, and Maximus assigned him to work in the Terrigen Mine.
• Crystal used an entire Terrigen Crystal and demonstrated control over earth, fire, water, and wind.
• Medusa asked Crystal about genetic defects, but Crystal reported none of the problems she listed.
• Old Wang praised Crystal’s unusual power as that of a born Elemental Mage or shaman.

Old Wang revealed that Crystal’s immunity was dangerously weak, then healed her with True Qi and proposed uniting Earth’s and lunar Inhumans. The discussion was interrupted when an Inhuman reported that the Kree fleet had arrived.

• Medusa asked about Skye’s abilities, and Old Wang explained that both Skye and Crystal had genetic defects.
• Old Wang told Medusa that Crystal’s immune system was worse than that of any other Inhuman.
• Crystal became critically ill after visiting Attilan’s hospital, and Old Wang used Green Mist of Soothing to drive out the viruses.
• Crystal woke feeling stronger, and Old Wang explained that True Qi could improve her physique and immunity.
• Old Wang proposed uniting Earth’s and lunar Inhumans to face stronger enemies, but an Inhuman arrived and announced that the Kree had come.

Ronan ordered a massive missile strike on Attilan to destroy the Inhumans and seize their Terrigen Crystals. Old Wang detected the attack and vanished with Skye, Lash, and Gordon, while Black Bolt’s people realized he was powerful enough to destroy them; the missiles were still approaching.

• Ronan launched 100 missiles at Attilan despite his deputy’s objections, intending to kill the Inhumans and claim the Terrigen Crystals.
• Old Wang sensed the fleet and its missiles, recognized they could destroy Attilan, and teleported away with Skye, Lash, and Gordon.
• Karnak identified the attackers as the Accuser Fleet, while Gorgon suspected Old Wang had brought the Kree to Attilan.
• Medusa relayed Black Bolt’s assurance that Old Wang was stronger than all of them combined, leaving Maximus shaken about his plans to conquer Earth.

Medusa ordered the Inhumans to evacuate Attilan as Kree missiles approached, while Black Bolt left to intercept them. Old Wang and Skye took on the missiles in space, and the chapter ended as Old Wang prepared to turn their explosions into a fireworks show.

• Karnak reasoned that Old Wang and his allies were not enemies, while Gorgon condemned them for leaving; Medusa ordered the Inhumans to evacuate through Eldrac.
• Black Bolt refused to abandon his people and used Lockjaw to travel into space, then sent Lockjaw back to help evacuate Attilan.
• Medusa learned that the missiles had been intercepted by people from Earth, not Black Bolt.
• On the fleeing Quinjet, Lash reassured Gordon that Old Wang could protect himself, and Dunhuang refused to take them back to Earth because Old Wang had ordered them to circle nearby.
• In space, Old Wang gave the Crimson Magic Belt Titan Essence and asked Dunhuang to record as he and Skye watched the missiles approach.

Old Wang and Skye helped Black Bolt stop the Kree missile attack on Attilan, then the Kree launched fighters against them. Black Bolt began destroying the fighters with his Vocal Waves, leaving the battle underway.

• The Crimson Magic Belt redirected the first Kree missile into the others, causing all one hundred missiles to explode far from the moon.
• Medusa watched the fireworks and recognized that Attilan could not withstand a war with Earth, while Black Bolt arrived too late to help.
• Old Wang restored the damaged Crimson Magic Belt with Titan Essence and told Skye and Black Bolt that the Kree counterattack had begun.
• Ronan watched a replay of the missile explosions, identified Black Bolt, Old Wang, and Skye, and ordered a full-force attack.
• The Kree flagship deployed thousands of interstellar fighters, but Black Bolt unleashed Vocal Waves that destroyed over a hundred of them.

Old Wang rescued Black Bolt from the Kree fighters and returned him to Attilan, then fought the Accuser Fleet with a powerful Storm Spirit. Black Bolt and the others watched as Old Wang began destroying the fleet, while Gorgon remained doubtful and Black Bolt believed Old Wang still had hidden strength.

• Ronan ordered the Kree starfighters to attack Black Bolt after his energy reserves fell, and the barrage left him severely burned and near death.
• Medusa watched in anguish as Karnak lamented Black Bolt’s fate, and Gorgon knocked Karnak unconscious after Medusa’s hair tightened around him.
• Old Wang appeared and healed Black Bolt, then sent him through a portal back to Medusa and Crystal in Attilan.
• Black Bolt thanked Old Wang and promised him one request on behalf of Attilan if they survived, and Old Wang returned to confront the fleet.
• Old Wang summoned a Storm Spirit wielding Fu Zan, which destroyed seven Kree starfighters in less than a minute while their energy attacks passed through it.
• Black Bolt praised Old Wang’s strength and suggested he had other hidden powers, while Gorgon doubted that he could defeat the Accuser Fleet.

Old Wang and Skye boarded a Kree warship, where Skye began sabotaging its systems while Old Wang drew the fleet’s fire. Outnumbered and unable to overpower the Accuser Fleet directly, Old Wang prepared to rely on the power of Dalaran.

• Old Wang and Skye reached a Kree warship, and Skye used her vibration powers to open a section of its armor.
• The warship detected the intrusion and activated its energy shield, gravitational field, and alert protocols.
• Old Wang left Skye and the Crimson Magic Belt aboard to disable the ship’s systems while he drew the Kree’s attention.
• The fleet’s weapons targeted Old Wang, but he evaded them by teleporting across the battlefield.
• Old Wang reflected that individual fighters could not match the Accuser Fleet and declared that he would use the power of Dalaran.

Old Wang used the Power of Dalaran to pierce the Accuser Fleet’s flagship, leaving Ronan’s ship crippled. When Ronan’s deputy spotted Old Wang raising his hand again, the fleet fled through a jump point, ending the battle.

• Old Wang unleashed the Power of Dalaran, shattering the flagship’s shields and punching through the ship.
• Lash and the people of Attilan watched the attack and wondered how it worked, while Karnak suspected Old Wang could only use it once.
• Ronan survived because the beam missed the command room, and he and his deputy were pulled aboard another ship.
• Ronan and his deputy decided to attack Old Wang and capture him to learn the secret behind his power.
• When the deputy saw Old Wang raise his hand again, Ronan ordered the fleet to retreat through the jump point.

Old Wang and Skye secured two Kree warships and their wreckage, then traveled to Attilan to discuss cooperation between the Inhumans and Earth. He proposed that Attilan first form a strategic partnership with the Shengun Bureau, leaving a broader alliance with humanity for later.

• Old Wang watched the Accuser Fleet retreat, then learned Skye had disabled a Kree starship and was clearing its crew.
• Old Wang and Skye spent three days securing the two warships, while Fitz and other scientists began studying the intact ship and Dunhuang worked to access its systems.
• Old Wang and Skye took the Quinjet to Attilan, where Medusa thanked him for defending their people.
• Old Wang urged the Inhumans to unite with humanity against advanced civilizations and proposed deeper integration between them.
• Medusa asked whether Old Wang could represent all humanity, and he proposed that Attilan first establish a strategic cooperative relationship with the Shengun Bureau.

Medusa and Black Bolt negotiated Attilan’s relationship with Earth’s Inhumans and the Shengun Bureau, agreeing that Black Bolt would rule the lunar Inhumans while Skye became Queen of Earth’s Inhumans. After three days of talks, they finalized a treaty, and Old Wang returned to Afterlife with Skye and Crystal.

• Medusa pressed Old Wang to recognize Attilan’s independence and Black Bolt’s authority, and he affirmed Black Bolt would remain king of the lunar Inhumans.
• Medusa proposed that Skye join the Inhuman royal family, and Skye accepted the honorary title.
• Medusa welcomed Skye and gave her an Attilan communication wristband, while offering wristbands to Afterlife.
• Old Wang, Skye, Black Bolt, and Medusa spent three days negotiating a treaty covering sovereignty, travel, military cooperation, aid, Terrigenesis, and genetic research.
• Old Wang returned to Afterlife with Skye and Crystal.

Old Wang brought Crystal to Afterlife, then arranged for her to study magic at Kamar-Taj under Ancient One’s guidance. Meanwhile, Skye became Afterlife’s new leader, and Old Wang returned to Azeroth Laboratory.

• Crystal admired Afterlife and asked Old Wang to teach her elemental control, but Skye grew jealous of how much time they might spend together.
• Old Wang persuaded Crystal to accept a different master, telling her that a powerful female mage would train her.
• Jia Ying resigned as Afterlife’s leader, and the awakened Inhumans unanimously chose Skye as their new leader.
• After staying in Afterlife for two days, Old Wang brought Crystal to Kamar-Taj and asked Ancient One to teach her magic.
• Ancient One agreed to have Tina teach Crystal the basics before she took over her training personally, and Old Wang returned to Azeroth Laboratory.

In 2011, Simmons told Old Wang that the first stage of the Super Soldier Program had succeeded, though the team had not recreated Dr. Erskine’s formula. The researchers had developed more than two hundred serum variants that affected only the body, and testing remained.

• Azeroth Tower and Stark Tower were completed with fusion reactors, while Azeroth Group’s assets grew to rival Stark Industries’ and Old Wang spent heavily on the Shengun Bureau and education in China.
• Simmons reported to Old Wang that the first stage of the Super Soldier Program was complete.
• Simmons explained that the program aimed to enhance human physical abilities without altering human genes, and that Erskine’s serum amplified both a person’s strengths and flaws.
• Simmons said that her team, Bruce Banner, Betty Ross, Bucky, and others had studied human genes, Dragon Bone components, and samples from magical creatures to develop modified serums.
• Simmons revealed that the team had created over two hundred serum variants designed to affect only the body, and that they still needed to test them.

Old Wang and the others debated how to conduct human trials of the Super Soldier Serum and recruited ten volunteers from the Shengun Bureau. Frank Castle insisted on going first, and the chapter ended as Simmons asked him which kind of serum he wanted.

• Banner and Bucky opposed using death row inmates and argued that disciplined volunteers should be selected for the trials.
• Old Wang decided to recruit volunteers from the Shengun Bureau because the serum was expensive and production was limited.
• Ten volunteers with varied ages, physiques, ranks, and genders were selected for the first trial batch.
• Frank Castle insisted on being the first test subject, while Matt suggested he had been provoked by losing sparring matches to the others.
• Simmons secured Frank on the testing platform and opened a cold storage unit filled with more than a hundred vials of serum.
• Simmons asked Frank which kind of Super Soldier Serum he wanted.

The Punisher chose Super Soldier Serum Double Dragon despite its low success rate and endured a brutal transformation as Old Wang ordered the injection to continue. He survived and emerged stronger, then demanded a fight with Matt.

• Simmons introduced several serum variants and identified Double Dragon as the most expensive and powerful, though it carried extreme risks.
• The Punisher insisted on receiving Double Dragon, and Old Wang approved the six-method injection process.
• As the serum dose rose, the Punisher's body broke down and rebuilt amid intense pain, but he ordered Simmons to continue when the injection was stopped.
• Old Wang sensed Red Dragonfire and an undying vitality sustaining the Punisher until he completed the transformation.
• The Punisher snapped his restraints, emerged with a powerful new physique, and demanded a fight with Matt.
• Old Wang suspended the experiment and told everyone to come with him.

Punisher tested the Super Soldier Serum Double Dragon by fighting Daredevil, while Old Wang assessed the serum’s strengths and weaknesses. After reviewing the risks and limited volunteer pool, Old Wang called Director Fury to offer help with the Avengers Initiative.

• Punisher overwhelmed Daredevil with his enhanced strength, and Old Wang explained that the Red Dragon modifications gave Punisher exceptional endurance and durability but left his reaction speed as a weakness.
• Punisher and Daredevil fought for an hour before Daredevil surrendered after exhausting his True Qi.
• Old Wang ordered Punisher to rest and undergo an examination, then encouraged Daredevil to keep training.
• The next serum experiments produced seven good results out of ten volunteers, while one volunteer stopped from pain, one died, and the Super Soldier Serum · Worg drove another into uncontrollable aggression.
• Old Wang considered recruiting more soldiers and finding volunteers for the remaining serum tests, then called Director Fury and offered help with the Avengers Initiative.

Old Wang negotiated with Egghead to have S.H.I.E.L.D. provide volunteers for Super Soldier Serum experiments, then met with international representatives to distribute the limited first batch. He barred a representative from the client list after the man suggested exploiting K'un-Lun's Immortal Dragon.

• Old Wang persuaded Egghead to provide S.H.I.E.L.D. volunteers for the serum experiments by threatening to offer the program to other nations and General Ross.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. supplied volunteers, and Super Soldiers began returning after experiments that involved unavoidable failures and deaths.
• Old Wang told international officials that only forty-nine serum types remained and presented a first batch totaling two thousand vials.
• Old Wang explained that many serum ingredients came from other realms and planets, and that the supply of some serums, including Immortal, would remain limited.
• Old Wang refused a representative's suggestion to exploit K'un-Lun's Immortal Dragon and removed the representative's country from the client list.

Old Wang announced that half of the Super Soldier Serum would go to the Shengun Bureau and S.H.I.E.L.D., with the remaining doses sold at auction. After warning China that research could not reproduce the serum’s off-world ingredients, he considered the limits on who could endure the treatment and the need for a cheaper version.

• Old Wang silenced and expelled a representative who suggested targeting the Immortal Dragon, establishing his authority over the meeting.
• Old Wang said 40% of the serum would go to the Shengun Bureau and 10% to S.H.I.E.L.D., with the remaining supply auctioned in one week.
• Old Wang told the representatives that the first serum batch would be limited and that he would provide its data for reference.
• The Chinese Councilor thanked Old Wang, who revealed that China had contracted to buy one thousand standard doses at a lower price.
• Old Wang warned the Chinese Councilor that Earth lacked key raw materials for recreating the serum, then concluded that humanity needed a cheaper formula suited to more people.

Old Wang oversaw the distribution of the first Super Soldier Serum batches, building a corps at the Antarctic Base and expanding S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Protectors. After Hope reported that something was finished, Old Wang waited to hear what she had to say.

• Old Wang sent eight hundred vials of Super Soldier Serum to the Antarctic Base, where Winter Soldier and Punisher would train the volunteers who passed screening.
• Old Wang delivered two hundred vials to S.H.I.E.L.D., and Egghead selected elite agents including Black Widow, Hawkeye, Agent 13, Agent 33, and Melinda May for the first batch.
• Egghead kept the Avengers for the strongest Super Heroes and established the Protectors as a larger corps devoted to protecting Earth and humanity.
• Azeroth Group auctioned the remaining one thousand vials, boosting its assets and making Old Wang the world's richest man.
• Hope told Old Wang that she felt great after receiving the serum, then confirmed that what he had asked about was finished.