Chapter Summaries

After Mjolnir rejected Thor, the news spread across Asgard and left him devastated. Loki urged him to ask Aisite what he needed to do to regain Mjolnir’s acceptance, while Odin watched and reconsidered his plans for the two of them.

• Asgardians spread jokes and gossip about Thor being rejected by Mjolnir, sharing a photograph of him after a lightning strike.
• Thor mourned the loss of Mjolnir and cried in his room while holding a metal hammer.
• Loki confronted Thor and told him to ask Aisite to find out how Mjolnir could forgive him.
• Thor hugged Loki in gratitude, and Loki’s complicated feelings resurfaced before she disguised herself as a prince and left for Food Street.
• Odin appeared in Thor’s room and reflected on his plan to unite Thor and Loki as allies, then considered another possibility.

After Xiao Han and Frigga extracted the Space Gem from the Tesseract, Odin arrived and showed that he could suppress its power. Xiao Han placed the Gem in his Infinity Gauntlet, and Odin took him to a barren planet to test whether he could wield it.

• Frigga and Xiao Han removed the Space Gem from the Tesseract, and Odin arrived just afterward.
• Odin took the Space Gem and suppressed its power, then warned Xiao Han that it was only temporarily dormant.
• Xiao Han fitted the Space Gem into his Infinity Gauntlet, and Odin contained the resulting energy storm with Gungnir.
• Odin transported Xiao Han to a barren planet and ordered him to focus the Gem's energy into a punch.
• Xiao Han reached for the Space Gem's power, closed his eyes, and threw a punch.

Xiao Han tested the Space Gem’s destructive power and learned that Odin was helping him because the Time Stone showed a future possibility he wanted to reach. Odin then sent Thor to seek Xiao Han’s help in awakening his thunder powers without relying on Mjolnir.

• Xiao Han used the Space Gem’s energy to destroy a Jupiter-sized planet, and Odin explained why he had hidden the Tesseract and why he was helping him.
• Aisite told Thor that he needed to awaken his own thunder powers to lift Mjolnir, leaving him frustrated when he could not see how to do so.
• Odin arrived, summoned Mjolnir, and challenged Thor to recognize that he was the God of Thunder rather than the God of the Hammer.
• Odin urged Thor to find Xiao Han, believing the Sorcerer might help remove Thor’s shackles and unleash his thunder powers.
• Thor protested that he would rather learn from Odin, but Odin ordered him to go, and Thor left while Loki watched.

Xiao Han spent a quiet day at his shop after deciding to leave Asgard soon, while his companions revealed how his presence had affected local customs. Thor then learned Xiao Han was leaving and came to the back of the shop with a request he had trouble voicing.

• Xiao Han turned down an Asgardian woman's invitation, and Xiao Jiana admitted she had told women that he only liked little girls.
• Xiao Han watched the chess club across from his shop and explained that he planned to leave in a few days.
• Thor overheard Xiao Han's departure plans and followed him to the back of the shop.
• Thor refused cola, explaining that he had quit it because he believed Mjolnir hated fat people.
• Xiao Han offered to help, and Thor began explaining what he needed.

Xiao Han accepted a quest to help Thor awaken his Thunder God Power, then went to Hela for assistance. Hela agreed after Xiao Han overpowered and threatened her, and he introduced her to Thor as her younger brother and Asgard's heir.

• Thor pleaded with Xiao Han to help him awaken his Thunder God Power, and the system offered Xiao Han a quest with a reward and permission to leave the Marvel Universe.
• Xiao Han accepted the quest and agreed to help Thor, who hurried off to pack for their journey.
• Xiao Han fought Hela in the Hell Dimension and defeated her before asking for her help.
• Xiao Han magically restrained Hela and threatened her until she agreed to cooperate.
• Xiao Han showed Hela images of Thor and Loki, identified Thor as her younger brother, and said his request concerned Thor.

Xiao Han took Thor to the Hell Dimension to fight Hela, hoping the battle would awaken Thor’s thunder power, but Hela nearly killed him before Xiao Han’s suggestion spell stopped her. Thor asked to learn the truth about his sister, and Xiao Han began explaining Asgard’s past, leaving Odin’s motives at the center of their conversation.

• Hela agreed to fight Thor, and Xiao Han restored her strength while casting a suggestion spell to prevent her from killing him.
• Xiao Han transported Thor to the Hell Dimension, where Hela introduced herself as his sister and attacked him.
• Thor fought Hela without Mjolnir, but she overwhelmed him and stabbed him repeatedly before the suggestion spell forced her to stop.
• Xiao Han healed Thor, who demanded to know why Hela called herself his sister.
• Xiao Han began recounting Asgard’s past and explained that he believed Odin had imprisoned Hela to protect Asgard from her ambition.

After Xiao Han warned Thor that Hela would threaten Asgard, he forged Thor a new magical battle-axe from Uru Metal and rare metals. Thor bonded with the weapon and discovered it could use a wide range of powerful spells.

• Thor feared what Hela would do if she took control of Asgard and vowed to stop her.
• Xiao Han warned Thor to prepare for Hela's escape and said he needed to awaken his power through fighting her.
• Xiao Han melted Thor's damaged Uru Metal hammer and forged it together with rare metals Thor had gathered from the palace.
• Xiao Han inscribed magical runes on the new axe and quenched it with Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Thor bonded with the battle-axe using his blood and discovered he could control it and access many kinds of magic.

Xiao Han forged Thor a soul-bonded, evolving battle-axe and named it the Black Cutter, giving Thor a weapon to help awaken his power. After Xiao Han warned Thor that Hela could not kill him and urged him to learn from her fighting techniques, Thor faced his sister in their second battle.

• Thor tested the Black Battle Axe and learned it could be stored in his body, grow stronger by consuming rare metals, and repair itself through its bond with him.
• Xiao Han sealed the axe's attacks until Thor awakened his thunder power, then bound it to Thor and forged a Weapon Spirit from a fragment of Thor's soul.
• Thor accepted Xiao Han's name for the weapon, the Black Cutter, and agreed to seek a World Tree branch for its handle.
• Xiao Han lowered the barrier after three days, and Hela confronted Thor; he taunted her about the throne and her threat to Asgard.
• Xiao Han told Thor that Hela could not kill him and advised him to learn her techniques and rely on his own strength as their second battle began.

Xiao Han established a permanent passage between Asgard and Nidhogg's Arctic base, then traveled to Knowhere seeking a map to Morag and the Power Gem. Back at the General Store, he opened his Dou Ling breakthrough gift box and received Stormbreaker, whose power transformed Xiao Jiana's black mist into destructive Dark Lightning.

• Xiao Han reinforced a passage between Asgard and Nidhogg's Arctic base, introduced the new Asgardian shop employees to Carl, and left the base his Batmobile, Quinjet, and Skyfire Core.
• Frigga told Xiao Han that the Collector on Knowhere might have information about Morag and gave him a star map to Knowhere; Xiao Han declined a spaceship and used the Space Gem to depart.
• Xiao Han returned to the General Store and opened his Dou Ling breakthrough gift box, which gave him Stormbreaker.
• Xiao Han grasped Stormbreaker and felt its lightning power strengthen his body, then examined its abilities and limitations.
• Xiao Jiana took Stormbreaker from Xiao Han, causing its power to surge and the black mist within her to erupt as Dark Lightning.

Xiao Han gave Stormbreaker to Xiao Jiana, then took her and Aisite through a portal toward Knowhere. The portal placed them aboard a nearby Kree ship, where Xiao Han enslaved a crew member and discovered they were already close to the Collector’s territory.

• Xiao Han gave Stormbreaker to Xiao Jiana, but took it back for safekeeping after she accidentally shaved off some of his hair with a wild swing.
• Xiao Han let Xiao Jiana and Aisite say goodbye to their friends in Asgard, then explained that they would travel to Knowhere to seek Morag Star’s coordinates.
• Xiao Han opened a portal with the Space Gem and led Aisite and Xiao Jiana through it, unaware that Heimdall watched them depart from the Bifrost.
• Xiao Han found himself aboard a Kree spaceship, hid with the two girls, and had Xiao Jiana knock out a blue-skinned Kree.
• Xiao Han used Enslavement Magic to control the Kree, who reassured his captain that the ship’s energy problem was being fixed.
• Xiao Han learned that the ship was near Knowhere and saw the Collector’s territory through a window, including the enormous floating head.

Xiao Han and the two girls entered Knowhere, a lawless settlement built inside a dead Celestial’s head and controlled by the Collector. After learning how dangerous and valuable the place was, Xiao Han headed for a star map shop to find the route to Morag Star.

• Xiao Han explained to Aisite and Xiao Jiana that the enormous head belonged to a Celestial and described the beings’ power.
• Xiao Han learned that the Kree squad served Ronan the Accuser rather than the Supreme Intelligence, then landed in Knowhere with the two girls.
• Xiao Han disguised himself and the girls as hulking brutes, took control of the ship and the Kree servant, and had the servant guide them through Knowhere.
• Boer explained that the Collector owned Knowhere, mined the Celestial’s remains, and had crushed a pirate fleet that tried to attack him.
• Xiao Han and the girls reached Knowhere’s famous star map shop, where Xiao Han planned to obtain directions to Morag Star.

Xiao Han and his companions explored Knowhere, where he bought lightsabers and ordered an upgraded energy-charged gun. The purple-skinned woman he had knocked unconscious followed them with several burly aliens, apparently planning something.

• Xiao Jiana struck and kicked a purple-skinned woman who had brushed past him, while Xiao Han sensed she was more than an ordinary pickpocket.
• The woman woke up, relied on her local gangster connections to avoid being taken as a slave, and slipped into an alley.
• Xiao Han and his companions entered the weapons district, where Xiao Han chose several lightsabers.
• Xiao Han showed a gun dealer his Golden Desert Eagle and ordered modifications that let it fire energy-charged shots, change color, and deploy blades.
• The purple-skinned woman followed Xiao Han and his companions with one or two burly aliens after they left the weapons district.

Xiao Han learned that a Kree transport warship carrying Quantum Bracelets, genetic research equipment, and three scientists would soon pass Knowhere, and decided to seize it. The chapter ended with Captain Scott warning Krull that a scheduled message would expose their deal if Scott died.

• Xiao Han bought a star map to Morag and visited Knowhere’s slave district with his companions.
• A purple-skinned woman tried to recruit Xiao Han for a heist, but he used Soul Power to enslave her and learned about the planned Kree warship robbery.
• Xiao Han learned that the warship carried Quantum Bracelets and other valuable Kree technology, and resolved to take it.
• Krull met with Captain Scott and revealed that Mantis would mentally enslave the desperadoes recruited as cannon fodder.
• Scott threatened to expose his deal with Krull to the Kree Empire if he did not survive the operation.

Scott accepted Krull’s gift of two mind-controlled Sovereign slaves and led his squad toward the stolen chemical cargo. Xiao Han brought Boer under his control, then traveled with Xiao Jiana and Aisite to Morag to seek the Power Gem, where he faced the problem of finding the temple.

• Krull gave Scott two Sovereign slaves as a token of cooperation, and Scott accepted them before leading his team toward the chemical cargo.
• Xiao Han returned Boer to the Kree ships and instructed him to contact him only after the opposing sides had fought each other to a standstill.
• Xiao Han opened a portal with the Space Gem and traveled to Morag with Xiao Jiana and Aisite.
• Xiao Jiana and Aisite worried that Morag’s ruined, vast landscape would make the temple impossible to find.
• Xiao Han raised the Infinity Gauntlet and unleashed the Space Gem’s power, confident he could locate the temple.

Xiao Han used the Space Gem to retrieve the Power Gem from the Orb on Morag Star and endured its energy to gain control of it. After surviving the resulting blast, he learned that Thor had awakened his Thunder God Power and that he could now leave the current world.

• Xiao Han divided Morag Star into countless distorted spaces with the Space Gem, then restored the planet and traveled with Xiao Jiana and Aisite to the temple containing the Orb.
• Xiao Jiana ignored the energy shield and took the Orb, and Xiao Han drew out the Power Gem and grabbed it with his bare hand.
• Xiao Han ordered Xiao Jiana and Aisite out of the collapsing temple as the Power Gem's energy transformed his body and unleashed a blast that devastated Morag Star.
• Xiao Han emerged safely through a spatial passage with both the Space Gem and Power Gem on his Infinity Gauntlet, then refused Xiao Jiana's request to play with it.
• The system announced that the Thor quest was complete and that the World Anchor had been set, and Xiao Han realized Thor had already awakened his Thunder God Power.

Thor awakened his Thunder God Power and defeated Hela in the Hell Dimension with Xiao Han’s Shadow Battle Axe. Xiao Han sent Thor back to Asgard to prepare the weapon for reforging, then returned to Morag Star to await Boer’s signal.

• Thor’s Thunder God Power awakened as he fought Hela, and he overwhelmed her with the Shadow Battle Axe until she fainted.
• Xiao Han stopped Thor from killing Hela, calmed him with Clarity Magic, and helped him recover with food and Coke.
• Thor said he would postpone trying to lift Mjolnir and named his new weapon the Shadow Battle Axe.
• Xiao Han advised Thor to have the Dwarves temper the axe at the Neutron Star Forge and replace its handle with a branch from the World Tree.
• Thor asked Xiao Han to send him to Asgard to look for a spare World Tree branch, while Xiao Han healed Hela and returned to Morag Star to await Boer’s signal.

Scott infiltrated the Kree transport ship and fought Captain Marvel Will in its power room. Scott destroyed the shield conduits, leaving the battleship exposed to Krull's fleet.

• Scott disguised himself as a maintenance worker, killed two guards, and entered the power room with his combat robot.
• Scott attacked a Kree recruit guarding the energy source, but the recruit revealed himself as Mar-Vell, also known as Will.
• Scott and Will fought hand-to-hand, and Will gradually learned Scott's techniques and gained the upper hand.
• Scott used Will's attack to reach the shield conduits and smashed them, cutting power to the Kree Fleet's shields.
• Krull's fleet unleashed artillery on the now-unprotected Kree battleship.

Boer watched the Kree battleship battle the Ravagers, but Krull's forces pursued him before he could contact Xiao Han. Xiao Han rescued Boer, seized control of the Black Battleship, and enslaved Krull, leaving the Kree conflict under his command.

• Will repelled the Energy Room's rampaging energy while Scott escaped, and the Kree commander ordered his crew to fight the Ravagers rather than surrender.
• Boer observed the battle from a stolen fighter, but Krull's Black Battleship spotted him and pursued him to prevent him from reporting what he had seen.
• Boer activated his communicator, and Xiao Han used the Space Gem to reach him, heal his injury, and confine the Black Battleship.
• Boer identified Scott as his former team leader and the instigator of the attack, while Xiao Han recognized Krull and the purple-skinned woman from her memories.
• Xiao Han forced Krull to submit and branded an Enslavement Contract onto his soul, making Krull loyal to him.

Xiao Han seized a Kree warship, enslaved its crew and recruited Krull, Mantis, and Mar-Vell into Nidhogg. After hiding the battle site, he took his new forces to a remote planet to begin the organization’s first venture into the universe.

• Xiao Han enslaved Krull, recruited Mantis as his deputy, and made Scott Boer's bodyguard.
• Xiao Han transported the Black Battleship to the Kree fleet, enslaved Mantis, and began taking control of the Kree warship’s crew.
• Xiao Han used the little Kree girl Lika to make the defiant Mar-Vell submit, learned he was Captain Marvel, and placed him under Boer’s command.
• Xiao Han left most of the captured Kree to Mantis, then used the Space Gem to erase the battle’s wreckage and traces.
• The Kree Empire discovered the missing warship a week later, while Xiao Han brought his recruits to a remote planet to begin Nidhogg’s first venture.

Xiao Han returned to Douqi Continent after establishing a cosmic Nidhogg base and spending two years in other worlds, bringing Xiao Jiana and Aisite with him. Back in his room, he reunited with Qinglin and pulled the startled maid into an embrace.

• Xiao Han established a hidden Nidhogg base on a remote planet, connected it to Earth, and assigned Carl to organize research and upgrade the North Pole base.
• Xiao Han spent a week hunting wraiths in the Hell Dimension, gaining over two hundred thousand Energy Value and enlarging his Soul Bead into a Soul Sphere.
• Xiao Han reassured Aisite about meeting the girls in his world, then used the system to return to Douqi Continent with her and Xiao Jiana.
• Xiao Han arrived back in his room at the same time of day he had left, reflecting on his two years away and his rise to four-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Han reunited with Qinglin, took the breakfast tray from her, and pulled her into a tight embrace.