Vol. 5Fear, War, and Darkhold

Du Mu gathered allies and powers across Atlantis, Kamar-Taj, K’un-Lun, and other worlds while confronting wars, demons, and Apocalypse. He ended the stretch at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Playground base, where he discovered Mace and Coulson were bio-synthetic robots and learned Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons had been kidnapped and replaced.

  • Du Mu helped Arthur claim Atlantis and defeated Parallax with the Super Seven.
  • Du Mu became Sorcerer Supreme, trained Strange, and negotiated with K’un-Lun for its qi cultivation method.
  • Du Mu built the Dark Legion, drew Wanda out of her Chaos Magic fantasy, and entered the Flashpoint World with fear-powered allies.
  • Du Mu assembled the Avengers and stopped the Atlantean-Amazon war, but Reverse-Flash’s attack left the conflict unresolved.
  • Du Mu ended Ares’s war and helped Bruce reunite with his family before returning to K’un-Lun for its martial arts tournament.
  • Du Mu freed the Immortal Weapons and prisoners from the Eighth City and confronted its ruler, Yaozu Quan.
  • Du Mu took control of the Eighth City, defeated Apocalypse, and searched for the Darkhold in a zombie-ravaged parallel world.
  • Du Mu found a Darkhold fragment at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Playground base and discovered that Mace and Coulson were bio-synthetic robots.
Chapters 403–502 Read from Ch. 403

Arc 17Kings, Lanterns, and Sorcerers

Du Mu helped Arthur claim Atlantis, then recruited Hal Jordan and defeated Parallax with the Super Seven. Back at Kamar-Taj, Du Mu inherited the title of Sorcerer Supreme, brought Strange into training, and began negotiating with K’un-Lun for its qi cultivation method.

  • Du Mu defeated Karathen, helped Arthur claim the Sacred Trident, and used his Lost Kingdom identity and the Trench vote to secure Arthur’s rule over Atlantis.
  • After Atlantis’s kingdoms unified under Arthur, Du Mu returned to the Super Seven and met Green Arrow as Bruce prepared to defend the Mother Boxes.
  • Du Mu confronted Hal Jordan, tested his Green Lantern powers, and brought him to A.R.G.U.S., where Hector Hammond became involved in Parallax’s arrival.
  • The Super Seven fought Parallax over Coast City, and Du Mu absorbed its fear energy and sealed it in a yellow crystal before Hal returned with Sinestro and the Green Lanterns.
  • Du Mu became the next Sorcerer Supreme after Ancient One’s death, then arranged for Strange to find Kamar-Taj and ordered Mordo to train him harshly.
  • Strange reached Kamar-Taj, accepted Du Mu as his teacher, and began training while seeking points to obtain Black Jade Ointment for his hands.
  • Du Mu and Wong traveled to K’un-Lun, where Lei Kung agreed to consider trading its basic qi cultivation method for Life Potions and brought out the dying Danny Rand.
Chapters 403–42725 summaries Read

Arc 18The Fear Lord’s War

Du Mu built the Dark Legion, drew Wanda out of a Chaos Magic fantasy, and recruited fear-powered allies before entering the Flashpoint World. He assembled the Avengers and stopped the war between Atlantis and the Amazons, but Reverse-Flash’s arrival left the conflict unresolved.

  • Du Mu established Apokolips as the Dark Legion’s base, recruited Skrulls and other allies, and began developing stable symbiotes with Old Steve’s help.
  • Du Mu discovered that Old Steve was Peggy Carter’s future husband, extended Peggy’s life, and recruited Old Steve into Hydra under the identity Shi Aimin.
  • Du Mu helped Wanda reshape Parallax into a source of fear energy, but her Chaos Magic created a false town where she eventually regained her memories and fought him.
  • Du Mu gave Yellow Power Rings to Frank Castle, Blade, and Hal Jordan, then entered a Flashpoint World where Thomas Wayne and Barry Allen faced a war threatening humanity.
  • Du Mu restored Barry’s Speed Force, recruited Thomas, Hal, Clark, and Victor into the Avengers, and freed Clark from government custody.
  • Du Mu fought through the Atlantean-Amazon battlefield, rescued the Human Resistance, and confronted Diana and Arthur while pretending to be their father.
  • Du Mu revealed Arthur’s plan to detonate Captain Atom, stopped the bomb after his teammates rescued Captain Atom, and forced Diana to agree to end the war.
  • Reverse-Flash appeared, stabbed Diana, and knocked Barry aside before Du Mu shot at him and an unseen blow struck him from behind.
Chapters 428–45225 summaries Read

Arc 19The Eighth City War

Du Mu ended Ares’s war, helped Bruce reunite with his family, and prepared Kamar-Taj for K'un-Lun’s martial arts tournament. After the tournament was interrupted by an invasion from the Eighth City, Du Mu freed the Immortal Weapons and captives and confronted its ruler, Yaozu Quan.

  • Du Mu killed Ares with the God of Death, and Diana and Arthur surrendered to end the war.
  • Du Mu brought Thomas and Martha to Bruce’s world, where Bruce accepted them into the family after a staged Joker test.
  • Du Mu returned to K'un-Lun and helped Strange win the martial arts tournament, but demons attacked before he could announce the champion.
  • Du Mu helped repel the invading demons and agreed to close the Eighth City’s gate, then entered the city to find its ruler, Changming.
  • Du Mu freed Tiger Beauty and the other captured Immortal Weapons, and they rescued hundreds of prisoners before enemies surrounded them.
  • Du Mu discovered that Yaozu Quan had become ruler of the Eighth City after K'un-Lun abandoned him, and he destroyed most of Yaozu Quan’s army with Hellfire arrows.
  • Du Mu and the Immortal Weapons led the liberated captives against the remaining monsters, while Du Mu offered to take Yaozu Quan back to K'un-Lun and was refused.
Chapters 453–47725 summaries Read

Arc 20The Eighth City and Darkhold

Du Mu took control of the Eighth City, defeated Apocalypse, and traveled to a zombie-ravaged parallel world in search of the Darkhold. After escaping Latveria with Wong and Dracula, he found the next fragment in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Playground base, where he discovered that Mace and Coulson were bio-synthetic robots.

  • Du Mu defeated Yaozu Quan, learned that destroying the Eighth City would close its monster passage, and took charge of the city after the Immortal Weapons sealed the gate.
  • Du Mu made the Eighth City a trade hub, entered the Shadow Kingdom, and turned Corvus Glaive into a shadow soldier.
  • Du Mu and the X-Men fought Apocalypse in Cairo, and Du Mu killed him, rescued Charles, and recruited the Four Horsemen into the Hellfire Club.
  • Du Mu summoned Dracula, followed him to a zombie-ravaged parallel world, and joined Wong in searching for the Darkhold in Latveria.
  • Du Mu and Doctor Doom defended Latveria from super zombies, and Du Mu killed Zombie Captain Marvel, Juggernaut, and Hulk before escaping the dancing Zombie Sentinel.
  • Doctor Doom evacuated Latveria and destroyed the Trans-Dimensional Device while Du Mu, Wong, and Dracula fled with the coordinates of another Darkhold fragment.
  • Du Mu located the fragment at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Playground base and bypassed its security with Ultron.
  • Du Mu discovered that Mace and Coulson were bio-synthetic robots after they announced that Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons had been kidnapped and replaced.
Chapters 478–50225 summaries Read
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Volume 5 of 6