Chapter Summaries

Shen Fei underwent the Steel Body Experiment and gained greatly enhanced durability and strength. After testing his new body, he discovered he could punch with seventy tons of force and decided to adapt before using Abomination’s arm.

• Connors reviewed the experiment data, and Shen Fei checked the formula before ordering the Steel Body Experiment to begin.
• Shen Fei received the reagent and Sonic Wave Device treatment, which transformed his cells, muscles, bones, and skin while causing intense heat and pain.
• Shen Fei tested his skin by cutting his arm with a Vibranium scalpel and then an ordinary scalpel, which curled against him without leaving a mark.
• Shen Fei punched the reinforced alloy wall using only physical strength and recorded a force of seventy tons.
• Shen Fei told Connors to seal away Abomination’s arm while he adapted to his increased strength.

Shen Fei began teaching Wanda the Holy Society's Meditation Method, then learned that The Hand was behind the trouble with Kingpin. Meanwhile, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four fought Sandman at the Osborn Tower construction site until Shen Fei arrived to confront him.

• Shen Fei tried to teach Wanda meditation, but she struggled to settle her mind.
• Shen Fei told his associate to warn Kingpin to choose between The Hand and Osborn Company's goods.
• Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four fought Sandman, whose sand body resisted their attacks.
• Reed identified extreme heat and water as Sandman's weaknesses, and Sandman grew into a giant by absorbing sand and dirt at the Osborn Tower construction site.
• Shen Fei landed at the site and confronted Sandman over damaging company property.

Shen Fei stopped Sandman from attacking his company by freezing him solid, then arranged for Human Torch to thaw him out after Sandman agreed to return to human form. The Fantastic Four and Peter reacted to Shen Fei’s overwhelming power, while Reed greeted him as a fellow scientist and Susan grew irritated by Reed’s excitement.

• Shen Fei arrived at the fight after learning Sandman was targeting his company’s construction site.
• Shen Fei froze Sandman with a blast of icy breath, stopping the fight in seconds.
• Shen Fei contacted Sandman telepathically and made him promise to return to human form, then asked Jonathan to thaw him.
• Wanda arrived and saw the giant ice sculpture, while Peter felt awkward upon encountering his boss again.
• Reed praised Shen Fei’s research, and Shen Fei complimented Reed’s work in quantum mechanics.
• Susan caught up and became annoyed when Reed seemed more excited to meet Shen Fei than to see her.

Shen Fei recruited Marko into Osborn Company’s security team by promising to cure his daughter, and he connected with Reed and the other heroes. He continued training Wanda in meditation while anticipating Venom’s arrival.

• Shen Fei told Marko he could either join him and receive treatment for his daughter or go to prison, and Marko agreed to come with him.
• Shen Fei exchanged contact information with Reed and invited the heroes, including Spider-Man, to visit Osborn Company.
• Norman gave Marko a contract to join the company’s security team and promised an initial diagnosis for his daughter.
• Shen Fei considered capturing Venom when it appeared and continued practicing meditation with Wanda, who began to sense the nature of her Scarlet Magic Power.
• Marko joined Max’s group of underlings, while Peter remained quiet at the company to keep his Spider-Man identity hidden.

Shen Fei tested his strength at seventy-five tons while Wanda urged him to go out for dinner, and he considered how to improve his meditation and research Pym Particles. He negotiated with Rogers and Nick to trade Captain America's shield for information on the Inhumans and a genetic sample of Mystique, leaving him wondering who had Shaw's sample.

• Shen Fei agreed to meet with The Hand at Osborn Company after they asked to negotiate.
• Shen Fei tested his strength and recorded a result of seventy-five tons, while Wanda watched and then left to eat alone.
• Shen Fei taunted the captive Scott Lang, who called Rogers and learned that he would be rescued by the day after tomorrow.
• Rogers told Shen Fei that Nick wanted Captain America's shield back in exchange for information on the Inhumans.
• Shen Fei demanded genetic samples of Mystique and Shaw as part of the trade, and Nick agreed to provide Mystique's sample.
• Shen Fei accepted the offer and wondered who held Shaw's genetic sample.

The Hand sent Madame Gao to negotiate with Shen Fei, hoping to stop his attacks and recover Black Sky. She gave him Kunlun’s location and explained the origin of Dragon Bone, but left without securing Black Sky and decided to abandon The Hand and lie low.

• Alexandra told the other Fingers that Superman had offered negotiations at the Osborn Company, and they agreed Madame Gao should go.
• Madame Gao offered to stop The Hand’s attacks and pay compensation, but Shen Fei demanded Kunlun’s entrance instead.
• Madame Gao revealed Kunlun’s location in the Himalayas and explained that Dragon Bone came from an ancient Divine Dragon whose remains Kunlun forbade them to use.
• Shen Fei agreed to stop the attacks on The Hand’s strongholds but postponed any discussion of Black Sky.
• Madame Gao left Osborn Tower and decided to hide and abandon The Hand, while the other Fingers were left to fend for themselves.

Shen Fei received research materials and Rogers’s shield from Rogers, while Scott Lang left without his Ant-Man Suit. As pressure for the Hero Act intensified and someone publicly misrepresented Shen Fei’s position, Shen Fei ordered an investigation and suspected government forces were stirring up conflict.

• Shen Fei returned Rogers’s shield and released Scott Lang, but denied Scott’s request for his Ant-Man Suit.
• Wanda asked to skip her lesson, then hurried away; Shen Fei told Max to check whether Peter had taken leave.
• Max confirmed Peter had taken leave, and Shen Fei reviewed reports showing the Hero Act debate had intensified after T’Chaka’s death and the Winter Soldier’s identification as the culprit.
• Shen Fei found a newspaper claiming he supported supervising all superhumans and asked Norman to investigate who controlled it.
• Norman reported that the newspaper’s funding led through a shell company, prompting Shen Fei to suspect government figures were pushing the conflict forward.

Shen Fei followed Rogers and the others to a wilderness meeting where Nick had gathered the Avengers amid the growing conflict over registering superhumans. Nick admitted he had lured Shen Fei there and sought to enlist his support as the two sides faced off.

• Shen Fei tracked Rogers and the others to the outskirts of New York, with Max following him.
• Shen Fei spotted Nick meeting Tony and realized the conflict had become serious enough to draw Nick out of hiding.
• Tony accused Nick of reviving Bucky, and Friday warned that Shen Fei and Max were approaching.
• Nick admitted he had arranged the meeting to draw Shen Fei in and said they needed to win over every force they could.
• Rogers, Wanda, and Scott Lang joined Nick's side as Shen Fei and Max landed between the opposing groups.
• Shen Fei greeted Nick and pointed out that Nick had used Space Stone derivatives and Mystique's genes as bait.

Nick asked Shen Fei to help oppose the Super Hero Registration Act, but Shen Fei refused and warned that the government should consider the consequences of targeting him. He revealed that Tony had sent Iron Man suits after Bucky, setting off a confrontation between Tony and Rogers.

• Nick showed Shen Fei reports and footage of his powers, explaining that the Super Hero Registration Act targeted him and asking for his help.
• Shen Fei rejected Nick's request and warned him to tell the government to consider the consequences before acting against him.
• Shen Fei told Nick that Tony had sent Iron Man suits to kill Bucky, and Rogers tried calling Bucky but got no answer.
• Tony prepared to leave, but Rogers threw his shield at him, starting a fight as Shen Fei and Max moved away.

Tony confronted Rogers over Bucky and his father’s death, and T’Challa’s attack triggered a fight between the two sides. As Shen Fei challenged Nick’s authority, Wanda used the control Shen Fei had taught her to badly wound Vision, leaving everyone stunned by her strength.

• Tony accused Rogers of sheltering Bucky, and T’Challa attacked Rogers, sparking a fight among the heroes.
• Nick challenged Shen Fei about provoking the conflict, and Shen Fei accused Nick of arrogance and blamed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secrecy for worsening the Battle of New York.
• The heroes fought, with Rogers blocking T’Challa’s Vibranium Claws and Wanda facing Tony and Vision.
• Wanda used Shen Fei’s method to control her Chaos Magic and blasted Tony aside.
• Wanda’s scarlet whip struck Vision and left a huge wound in his Vibranium body, shocking both sides.
• When Tony asked how Wanda had grown so strong, Wanda pointed to Shen Fei and said he had taught her.

Wanda used the Meditation Method to stop the battle with a powerful Chaos Magic whip, revealing how much Shen Fei had taught her. Back at Osborn Company, Shen Fei ordered Norman to investigate the Hero Act and continued researching ways to increase his strength, including the Space Stone derivatives.

• Wanda unleashed a scarlet Chaos Magic whip that overwhelmed the fighters and brought the battle to a halt.
• Shen Fei told Wanda to keep training and seek his advice, then left with Max.
• Shen Fei ordered Norman to investigate the people behind the Hero Act and considered gathering energy for his Superman template from Sunspot, Human Torch, Shaw, and Red Hulk.
• Shen Fei and Otto tested blue Cosmic Cube fragments, which Shen Fei identified as Space Stone derivatives.
• Shen Fei reflected on the Cosmic Cube's history and wondered whether Ancient One had planned the events surrounding the Infinity Stones.

Shen Fei helped Otto analyze an element from a Cosmic Cube Fragment and assigned Connors to develop a serum based on Mystique’s unusual genes. He left both scientists with new research and encouraged Connors to take responsibility for the serum.

• Otto told Shen Fei that calculating the element’s decay pattern would take time, then explained his plan to build an AI to control his mechanical tentacles.
• Shen Fei quickly calculated the element’s decay formula and explained that it absorbed energy as it released it, then advised Otto to test it through a carefully controlled fission experiment.
• Shen Fei returned to his laboratory and reviewed Connors’s findings that Mystique’s genes underwent stable mutations.
• Shen Fei entrusted Connors with developing a serum from Mystique’s genes and reassured him that he had the ability to succeed.

Shen Fei created Al, sent Otto possible Space Stone isotopes, and discovered that the Rockefeller Family was behind attacks on Osborn Company. As David Rockefeller ordered his nephews to stop targeting Superman, Shen Fei arrived at the estate.

• Shen Fei activated Al and allowed it to learn from the company database, then told it to help extract Demon Power from Black Sky.
• Shen Fei sent Otto several calculated elemental structures to test, and Al showed him reports accusing Osborn Company of deaths and illegal human experiments.
• Norman told Shen Fei that the Rockefeller Family was behind the attacks, and Shen Fei decided to confront them directly.
• David Rockefeller warned John and Paul to stop targeting Superman, but they argued that they could control him and defend themselves.
• The butler announced that Superman had arrived, and David abruptly stood up.

Shen Fei confronted the Rockefeller Family over its campaign against him and secured a deal that brought the family into Osborn Company. As his forces and serum projects continued to grow, Otto reported that he had found the element Shen Fei wanted, while Shen Fei prepared to visit Kamar-Taj.

• Shen Fei threatened Paul and John at Rockefeller Manor, demonstrating his power and demanding that the Rockefeller Family pay for its actions.
• David offered compensation, and Shen Fei accepted a deal that led the Rockefeller Family to acquire shares in Osborn Company.
• Shen Fei told Norman that he planned to build forces for a goal beyond Earth and urged him to have the Rockefeller Family support their serum projects.
• Shen Fei returned to his laboratory, considering his upcoming visit to Kamar-Taj.
• Otto called Shen Fei to report that he had found the element Shen Fei wanted.

Shen Fei reviewed Otto's nearly inexhaustible energy source and asked him to develop armor for Max, then investigated Abomination's Gamma Cells and why they had lost their adaptability. He considered how to gain Hulk-like growth without risking a fixed transformation and left determined to obtain Sunspot's genes and Red Hulk's data.

• Otto explained that the Special Element could power the company for a year and recover in under two months, but producing a miniaturized cold nuclear reactor would require documentation he lacked.
• Shen Fei told Otto to help Max finish his armor and returned to his laboratory, where Connors was still struggling to stabilize Mystique's Shapeshifting Gene.
• Shen Fei compared Abomination's cells with Hulk's data and concluded that Blonsky's Super Soldier Serum had made his Gamma Cells more fixed, while also helping him survive the transformation.
• Shen Fei asked Al how to gain Hulk-like enhancement while keeping his cells normal, and Al suggested combining Mystique's cells with those of Shaw, Sunspot, or Human Torch before Gamma irradiation.
• Shen Fei rejected the uncertain plan and decided he needed Sunspot's genes and Red Hulk's data.

Shen Fei refined his meditation method while Peter worried about his weakness and the disappearance of his father’s briefcase. A black symbiote attached itself to Peter’s Spider-Suit, and Peter discovered its effects after stopping a robbery.

• Shen Fei developed a simpler meditation method that activated cells more efficiently, and his strength reached 80 tons.
• Peter noticed a wriggling black substance on the street, then discovered his father’s briefcase was missing from his room.
• The black substance entered Peter’s room and attached itself to his Spider-Suit while he slept.
• Peter put on the suit the next morning and stopped thugs from extorting a teenager, unaware that the suit had turned black.
• Peter saw his reflection and realized the black suit had made him stronger and faster.

Wong brought Shen Fei to Kamar-Taj, where Ancient One met with him and confirmed that she intended to leave her post and serve Vishanti. She entrusted Earth’s future to Shen Fei and the others, despite the threats posed by Thanos and the Dimensional Demon Gods.

• Wong took Shen Fei through a portal to Kamar-Taj and explained that sorcerers were searching for a thief who had stolen something from the library.
• Wong led Shen Fei to an isolated house, where Ancient One was waiting for him.
• Ancient One discussed death and turned down Shen Fei’s offer of Healing Serum, saying she had lived long enough and wanted to serve Vishanti.
• Shen Fei warned Ancient One that Thanos and the Dimensional Demon Gods threatened Earth.
• Ancient One said Earth’s defenders, including Shen Fei, the Avengers, Wanda, Charles, Magneto, and the Illuminati, had to protect it themselves, and asked Shen Fei to take responsibility for Earth.

Ancient One made Shen Fei her candidate to become Sorcerer Supreme and arranged for Wong to train him at Kamar-Taj. As Shen Fei studied magic, he learned that Kamar-Taj sorcerers drew their power from the Vishanti and could use it through knowledge and understanding.

• Ancient One told Shen Fei that his uniqueness had drawn the Vishanti's attention and said she intended to train him as Sorcerer Supreme before leaving Earth.
• Ancient One agreed to let Shen Fei return to his lab during the month, but said he would have to learn to open portals and travel by himself.
• Wong gave Shen Fei a Sling Ring, showed him his room, and explained Kamar-Taj's lessons, rules, and duties.
• Three days later, Shen Fei studied magic in the library and concluded that Kamar-Taj sorcerers received magical power from the Vishanti and used it through their understanding of magic.

Shen Fei grasped Kamar-Taj’s magic and opened a portal on his first attempt, entering Ancient One’s residence and surprising Wong. Ancient One saw Shen Fei’s exceptional talent and unusual influence on timelines as signs that he could become the next Sorcerer Supreme, while Wong remained doubtful about his character.

• Shen Fei understood Kamar-Taj magic as a method for borrowing power and found instructions for opening portals.
• Shen Fei cast a portal and overheard Wong warn Ancient One that Shen Fei’s pure, morally uncommitted nature made him unsuitable to become Sorcerer Supreme.
• Shen Fei widened the portal, stepped into Ancient One’s residence, and greeted her, prompting Wong to object that he had broken Kamar-Taj’s rules.
• Ancient One pointed out that Shen Fei had opened the portal himself only three days after knowing nothing about magic, demonstrating his extraordinary talent.
• Ancient One reflected that she could not predict Shen Fei’s choices and believed his uniqueness might let him alter timelines and become a source of magical power.
• Shen Fei apologized for entering Ancient One’s residence and said he had not expected to master the portal spell on his first try.

Shen Fei impressed the Ancient One by mastering the Sling Ring and learned that Kamar-Taj magicians guarded Earth from other-dimensional creatures. He headed to the library to study magic on his own, eager to investigate dimensional beings, while another magician warned him to focus on Kamar-Taj's teachings first.

• Wong praised Shen Fei's Sling Ring talent but warned that a Sorcerer Supreme needed to master more than Kamar-Taj magic.
• The Ancient One told Wong that Shen Fei's interest in experiments would make him eager to confront Dimensional Creatures and even Dormammu.
• Shen Fei asked whether he could capture invading creatures and whether he could skip morning classes, and Wong agreed to the latter.
• Shen Fei used his Sling Ring to return to the library and searched for books on space, mind, astral, soul, and other magic.
• Shen Fei gathered a large stack of books to study magic from its foundations, and a Black magician advised him to master Kamar-Taj's magic first.