Arc 22The Battle for Vormir

Su Ming gathered the Infinity Stones, resurrected Natasha, and led the Avengers and their allies against Thanos on Vormir. Thanos drew on the Destruction Law and the Starcore Fragment, leaving Su Ming facing an empowered foe as the battle continued.

  • Reality Law warned the Death Goddess away from killing Su Ming, and the world celebrated after the Doomsday crisis ended.
  • Su Ming learned that the Earth girl might guide Wanda, while the Avengers gathered the Infinity Stones and mourned Natasha’s death on Vormir.
  • Su Ming absorbed the Space, Power, and Reality Stones, then used the Stones and Spirit Link Art to restore Natasha to life.
  • Su Ming brought the Avengers to Vormir to face Thanos, and Doctor Strange’s portals delivered reinforcements for the battle.
  • Su Ming and Wanda broke Thanos’s nightmare attack, restoring the trapped heroes and soldiers to reality.
  • Thanos seized the Starcore Fragment from the Dark Demon God, embedded it in his gauntlet, and used Destruction to erase him.
  • Su Ming and Thanos fought as giants while Ancient Spirit learned from Little White that Su Ming might be the Destined One and the Heart of the Universe was the Clearance Key.
  • Thanos’s Destruction Origin drove him into a berserk transformation, and he struck Su Ming back with overwhelming force.
Chapters 526–550 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 526Go Ahead and Kill Me—If I Die, You Win

Su Ming survived the Death Goddess’s attacks when the Reality Elder’s blessing repeatedly altered reality and restored him. The Death Goddess continued escalating her assault, while the Reality Elder vowed to keep protecting him.

  • Su Ming discovered that the Reality Elder’s blessing had reversed his death and learned it was granted because he had helped the Elder’s successor.
  • The Reality Elder revealed himself to Su Ming and said the Death Goddess would have to think twice before killing him.
  • The Death Goddess trapped Su Ming in a Death Prison that aimed to erase his existence, but the Reality Elder altered its rules and restored him unharmed.
  • The Death Goddess unleashed an Annihilation Tide across the Solar System, and Su Ming reappeared intact after being destroyed.
  • The Death Goddess attacked again with greater authority as the Reality Elder taunted her and insisted he would stand against her.

Ch. 527Doomsday's End

After Reality Law stopped the Death Goddess from attacking Su Ming again, she left to confront him at the Sanctuary of the Supreme Laws. Su Ming confirmed the Death Goddess and Cosmic Demon were gone, and humanity celebrated as S.H.I.E.L.D. announced that the Doomsday crisis had been resolved.

  • Reality Law warned the Death Goddess that the universe would not allow Su Ming's death, and she stopped her attack and departed for the Sanctuary of the Supreme Laws.
  • Reality Law told Su Ming they were even and warned him not to cause trouble he could not handle.
  • The Death Goddess's departure lifted the deathly pressure, and survivors around the world realized the crisis had passed and began celebrating.
  • The Avengers regrouped on the Helicarrier, relieved that Su Ming had survived and driven away the threats.
  • Captain Marvel asked Su Ming whether the crisis was over, and he confirmed that the world was safe.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. announced over its global emergency channel that Su Ming and the Avengers had resolved the Doomsday crisis.

Ch. 528Nirvana Day of Shame

After the world celebrated Su Ming as its bald, scarlet-suited savior and declared December 31, 2012, Nirvana Day, Su Ming resolved to erase the humiliating image from the timeline. Nebula’s question about the Infinity Stones reminded future Tony and Captain America that their mission—and Natasha Romanoff’s sacrifice—still awaited them.

  • People around the world named December 31, 2012, Nirvana Day and celebrated Su Ming as the hero who saved them.
  • Su Ming saw that the public had fixed his image as a bald man in a scarlet suit, and the Avengers teased him about it.
  • Su Ming decided to obtain the TVA’s Time Restorer and erase the timeline’s record of his bald image.
  • Nebula asked how many Infinity Stones the group had collected, breaking the celebration’s mood.
  • Future Tony and Captain America remembered their original timeline and Natasha Romanoff’s death on Vormir.
  • Nebula urged the group to continue their mission to correct the future and recover what they had lost.

Ch. 529The Most Powerful Enemy

Su Ming agreed to help Tony and Captain America recover the Infinity Stones, while discovering that Loki had become the Story God and stabilized the Multiverse. The Avengers prepared to check whether their team had secured the Soul Stone and continue their mission against Thanos.

  • Tony and Captain America asked Su Ming to help recover the Stones, and Su Ming revealed that he possessed the Mind Stone and Time Stone.
  • Rocket explained that Loki had been taken by the Time Variance Authority and that the Space Stone was part of the team's mission.
  • Su Ming checked the Castle at the End of Time and found Loki on the throne, having stabilized the Sacred Timeline as the Story God.
  • Su Ming healed Rocket's swollen eyes, then learned the team had obtained the Power Stone and Reality Stone while Rhodey, Banner, and Clint sought the Soul Stone on Vormir.
  • Su Ming agreed to return and check on the Soul Stone, while Nebula warned Thanos that Su Ming would be his most powerful enemy.
  • Future Tony and Captain America advised their past selves about Pepper Potts and Agent Kate as the celebration continued and the Avengers prepared for their next battle.

Ch. 530The Moment of Parting

Su Ming gave Nick Fury Time Restorers to erase memories of recent extraordinary events, then the heroes departed and Su Ming left through a portal. Instead of reaching Avengers Base, he appeared in Earth's Core Subspace, where Earth's Will demanded to know who he really was.

  • Su Ming handed Nick Fury Time Restorers and told him to bury them at the core energy nodes of every continental plate.
  • Carol Danvers hugged Su Ming, thanked him for recognizing her help against the demon god, and flew through Stark Tower's glass wall.
  • Tony, Steve, Rocket, and Nebula returned to the future, and Su Ming teased Maria Hill before entering a portal.
  • Su Ming's portal led him to Earth's Core Subspace, where Earth's Will confronted him and asked who he was.

Ch. 531A Conversation at Earth's Core

Su Ming spoke with Earth's Will, who shared the ancient origin of the energy he had absorbed and explained the difference between absorbing Pangu’s origin and receiving his full inheritance. The chapter left Su Ming uncertain whether he could still awaken Pangu’s powers, since the Death Goddess had worn down Xiao Gu’s remaining will.

  • Su Ming shared fragments of memory with Earth's Will, who recognized him as her guardian and learned about his past deeds.
  • Earth's Will explained how Pangu opened heaven and earth, gave his origin to nourish Earth, and how she preserved a trace of that origin energy.
  • Earth's Will told Su Ming that he had absorbed Pangu’s origin but might not have inherited Pangu’s will or powers, including the ability to summon the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
  • Earth's Will said the Death Goddess may have feared Pangu’s will awakening within Su Ming, but Xiao Gu’s remaining will had been worn down in their battle.
  • Su Ming worried that he might have lost the chance to gain Pangu’s full inheritance.

Ch. 532Nurturing Plan

Su Ming returned from the past after encouraging the Earth girl to find and guide Wanda Maximoff, while the Avengers regrouped at their 2023 headquarters with the Infinity Stones. Their reunion turned to grief when Banner carried Natasha Romanoff’s lifeless body back from Vormir.

  • Su Ming urged the Earth girl to find Wanda Maximoff and guide her powers, then opened a portal and returned to his own timeline.
  • Tony, Steve, Rocket, Nebula, Rhodey, Banner, and Clint arrived at Avengers Headquarters in 2023, while FRIDAY reported that Scott Lang had vanished during the mission and Su Ming had not returned with them.
  • Rocket shook sand from his fur, and Scott Lang emerged from a grain of sand, explaining that he had been trapped in the Quantum Realm before the timeline pulled him back.
  • Steve told Scott that the team had obtained the Space Stone and found Su Ming in 2012 with the Mind Stone and Time Stone.
  • Banner revealed Natasha Romanoff’s lifeless body, and Clint, Steve, and Thor grieved as the Avengers Headquarters fell into despair.

Ch. 533Angry Avengers

The Avengers returned with Natasha Romanoff dead, and Su Ming’s casual response to her death enraged the team. As Thor attacked him, Rocket and the other Avengers prepared to defend their positions, while Tony and Steve watched calmly.

  • The Avengers returned to headquarters carrying Natasha Romanoff’s body, and Su Ming appeared after hearing the commotion.
  • Su Ming remarked that Natasha’s death was nothing serious, prompting Clint, Banner, Rhodey, and Thor to condemn him and demand an apology.
  • Thor raised Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, while Rocket aimed his weapon at Thor and Rhodey and Banner prepared for a fight.
  • Tony stopped Steve from intervening, and the two drank while Scott rebuked them for their apparent indifference.
  • Su Ming stayed calm and adjusted his cuff, driving Thor to leap at him with both weapons; something bizarre happened next.

Ch. 534Impulse Is the Devil

Thor and the others impulsively attacked Su Ming, who effortlessly repelled them without causing serious harm. Tony and Steve then showed the Avengers footage of Su Ming's past battles, leaving them stunned and ashamed as the chapter ended with Rhodey reflecting that impulse was the devil.

  • Thor's weapons froze in midair, and Mjolnir flew into Su Ming's hand as the others charged him.
  • Su Ming unleashed a controlled thunderstorm that threw Clint, Banner, Rhodey, and Scott into the wreckage without seriously injuring them.
  • Rocket mocked the attackers, and Steve knocked Scott unconscious with his shield when he tried to charge again.
  • Tony criticized the group's reckless attack, then ordered FRIDAY to play footage of Su Ming's battles in 2012.
  • The Avengers watched Su Ming face the Demon God Army, Galactus, and the Death Goddess, then reproached Tony and Steve for letting them attack him.
  • Rhodey looked back on what happened and said that impulse really was the devil.

Ch. 535The Will to Move Mountains

After showing the Avengers footage of his battle with a Cosmic Demon, Su Ming explained that the vanished could return through the Infinity Stones but that Natasha’s death was much harder to reverse. He defied the Death Law’s warning and resolved to find a way to bring her back, leaving the Avengers’ hope rekindled.

  • FRIDAY’s footage revealed Su Ming’s overwhelming power, and the Avengers dropped their anger as they understood why Tony and Steve had trusted him.
  • Clint Barton slapped himself and begged Su Ming to restore his vanished family and wake Natasha, but Su Ming used his power to keep Clint from kneeling.
  • Su Ming explained that the Infinity Stones could restore those lost in the Snap, while Natasha’s sacrifice for the Soul Stone was a true death governed by the universe’s fundamental laws.
  • Su Ming vowed to defy the Death Law and defeat the Death Goddess, suppressing the force that seemed to reject his declaration.
  • Su Ming resolved to move the mountain of the Death Law, rekindling hope among the Avengers.

Ch. 536Thanos's Backup Plan

Thanos watched footage of Su Ming's power and abandoned his Infinity Stone plan, heading for the Annihilation Domain to seek Destruction. At Avengers Headquarters in 2023, Su Ming asked about the Stones, and the Avengers revealed that Thanos had taken the Soul Stone after Natasha's sacrifice; Su Ming asked whether they trusted him.

  • The Death Goddess sensed Su Ming's defiant will and said she would be waiting for him.
  • After reviewing footage of Su Ming fighting demons and Galactus, Thanos concluded the Infinity Stones could not guarantee victory and ordered Ebony Maw to erase their existing plan.
  • Thanos redirected Sanctuary II toward the Annihilation Domain, intending to pursue a path aligned with the Destruction Law.
  • At Avengers Headquarters, Su Ming asked how far the Avengers had gotten in gathering the Infinity Stones.
  • Thor showed the Reality Stone, Steve Rogers presented the Tesseract, and Rhodey revealed the Power Stone, while Banner and Clint explained that Thanos had taken the Soul Stone from Vormir after Natasha's sacrifice.
  • Su Ming realized Nebula's surveillance had likely helped Thanos track the Avengers, then asked whether they trusted him.

Ch. 537The Storm Returns

Su Ming asked the Avengers to trust him with the Infinity Stones, then absorbed the Space, Power, and Reality Stones as Nebula summoned Thanos. Thanos emerged from the damaged time machine with Gamora and confronted Su Ming, declaring that he deserved to die.

  • Su Ming told the Avengers that the Stones would collapse and merge into him permanently if they handed them over.
  • Steve gave Su Ming the Tesseract, and Tony supported the decision, easing the Avengers’ doubts.
  • Nebula secretly activated the time machine to summon Thanos, and Clint identified her plan.
  • The Avengers sent the Space, Power, and Reality Stones to Su Ming, who broke open their containers and absorbed all three Stones.
  • The time machine malfunctioned, bringing Gamora and Thanos into the hall; Thanos sensed the Stones’ power within Su Ming and threatened him.

Ch. 538No Need for You to Snap This Time

Su Ming transported Thanos and the Avengers away from Earth as Thanos sought destructive power from the Avatar of Destruction. The group arrived at Vormir, where Su Ming told Tony that no one would need to snap this time.

  • Su Ming sent Thanos, the Avengers, and Nebula from Earth to an unknown starfield to prevent their battle from destroying the planet.
  • Thanos showed the Avatar of Destruction future memories of the aftermath of his plan and asked for power beyond the Infinity Stones.
  • The Avatar of Destruction gave Thanos primordial destructive energy, which caused him to kill a Black Order general with a glance.
  • Thanos received Nebula's warning that Su Ming was absorbing the Stones and left the Annihilation Domain through a portal.
  • Su Ming brought the others to Vormir, where Tony complained about being dragged into the fight and Su Ming said they would not need to snap this time.

Ch. 539Comrade Returns

Su Ming used the Spirit Link Art and the Infinity Stones to bring Natasha back to life on Vormir, reuniting her with the Avengers. As the Avengers celebrated, Thanos held back while his army finished arriving, and Natasha kissed Su Ming in gratitude.

  • Su Ming snapped his fingers and restored Natasha Romanoff to life by drawing on the Spirit Link Art and the Infinity Stones.
  • Banner embraced Natasha, and Clint caught her when she staggered; the Avengers rejoiced as she recovered her memories of falling from Vormir.
  • Thanos restrained himself while his disorganized army continued arriving on Vormir.
  • Natasha thanked Su Ming with a kiss and offered to repay him, while Rocket teased him about the kiss mark.

Ch. 540Avengers, Assemble!

The Avengers and their allies fought Thanos and his army on Vormir while Su Ming battled Thanos and tried to protect the other fronts. Reinforcements arrived through Doctor Strange’s portals, and Steve Rogers rallied them all as the fight continued.

  • Natasha Romanoff rallied the Avengers, who formed around Su Ming and prepared to face Thanos’s army.
  • Su Ming fought Thanos while saving War Machine, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Thor from attacks across the battlefield, but Thanos seized an opening and forced him onto the defensive.
  • Rocket’s weapon overloaded as the outnumbered Avengers struggled to hold the line, and Steve Rogers called for reinforcements.
  • Doctor Strange opened portals, bringing Black Panther, Wasp, Spider-Man, Wong, the Galaxy Guard Corps, Quicksilver, and Wanda Maximoff into the battle.
  • Steve Rogers told Su Ming to focus on Thanos, then raised Mjolnir and called, “Avengers—Assemble!!!”

Ch. 541The Person Was You

Su Ming brought back everyone lost in the Blip and welcomed his allies as they gathered for the final battle against Thanos. Wanda recognized him as the mysterious person who had changed her family’s fate, while Thanos still faced the approaching forces.

  • Su Ming revealed that his Snap had restored everyone lost in the Blip, and Doctor Strange led them through portals to the battlefield.
  • Peter Parker reunited with Tony Stark, embraced him, and received a fully activated combat suit.
  • Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, Quicksilver, Rocket, and Mantis saluted Su Ming before he welcomed them back and embraced them.
  • Wanda recognized Su Ming as the person who had changed her family’s fate and began to cry.

Ch. 542Assistant from the Sky

Wanda remembered that Su Ming had saved her family, and the allied forces reunited before the battle against Thanos. After Su Ming rescued Alisha and armed her with enhanced armor, Thanos ordered his legion to charge.

  • Wanda told Su Ming she remembered him saving her family, and Pietro thanked him for rescuing them.
  • Steve Rogers reunited with Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson, while Banner and Korg greeted each other.
  • Su Ming caught Alisha as she fell from the sky, then gave her a protective suit of armor infused with Infinity Stone energy.
  • Tony complained that Alisha's armor was flashier and more powerful than his own suit.
  • Thanos swung Tyrant's Twin Blades and ordered his legion to charge, starting the battle against the allied army.

Ch. 543A Head-On Clash

Thanos hurled Tyrant's Twin Blades at the allied forces, but Su Ming intercepted the attack and met Thanos in a direct clash. Their battle left both sides battered, and Su Ming gained an opening to kick Thanos in the chest.

  • Thanos launched a destructive energy ring that blasted Captain America into a distant cliff, though Steve later called out that he was still alive.
  • Thor tried to stop the ring with Mjolnir, but Thanos's attack knocked the hammer away; Alisha accidentally collided with Thor and disrupted his charge.
  • Su Ming struck the ring with the Crescent Moon Blade, sending Tyrant's Twin Blades back to Thanos with a crack in them.
  • Thanos charged Su Ming, who donned rune-engraved armor and met him blade to blade, with their shockwave hurling nearby fighters away.
  • Su Ming deflected Thanos's blades and kicked him in the chest.

Ch. 544For Shattered Hell

Thanos fused Destruction energy with the Soul Stone to trap the battlefield in nightmares, leaving Su Ming, Wanda, and Alisha conscious. As Wanda opened a path to the others, Alisha used Su Ming’s Origin Dharma Body to hold Thanos off while Su Ming began breaking the illusions, starting with Tony Stark’s.

  • Thanos fused Destruction energy and the Soul Stone, unleashing a soul attack that trapped the battlefield in each person’s worst nightmare.
  • Su Ming, Wanda, and Alisha resisted the attack, and Su Ming ordered Wanda to connect the trapped minds while Alisha protected her.
  • Wanda used Chaos Magic to create a passage of consciousness as Su Ming wove the Spirit Link Art across the battlefield.
  • Alisha transformed her armor into Su Ming’s Origin Dharma Body and blocked Thanos’s attack on Wanda, then fought him to buy time.
  • Su Ming sent his soul power through Wanda’s passage and began revising the nightmares, causing Tony’s spirit to appear at his funeral.

Ch. 545Collision Once More

Su Ming shattered Thanos’ collective nightmare and restored the allied soldiers, then caught the wounded Alisha as Thanos attacked. With the Dark Demon God secretly watching from space, Su Ming and Thanos charged at each other for a direct clash.

  • Su Ming’s soul-shaking roar broke Thanos’ nightmare, restoring Tony, Steve Rogers, Thor, Natasha, Clint, and the allied soldiers to reality.
  • Thanos knocked Alisha’s cracked Dharma Avatar away, and Su Ming caught her before she hit the ground.
  • The Dark Demon God hid near Vormir, recognized Su Ming, and waited for Thanos to weaken him so he could seize his chance.
  • Su Ming healed Alisha’s shield and confronted Thanos, who claimed his attack on the alliance was a show of respect.
  • Thanos erupted in violet-black flames and charged; Su Ming compressed the power of the five Infinity Stones and rushed to meet him.

Ch. 546Supreme Planning

Su Ming and Thanos’s battle tore Vormir apart, while the Human Alliance rescued its falling soldiers and Thanos’s army descended into chaos. As the Dark Demon God waited for a chance to intervene, the Reality Elder questioned Death about her interest in Su Ming, who she recognized as a non-native variable carrying the Pangu Inheritance and Infinity Stones.

  • Su Ming and Thanos’s collision split Vormir’s crust with enormous chasms, and the Human Alliance’s fliers rescued soldiers while Thanos’s army trampled itself in panic.
  • Su Ming and Thanos continued trading devastating blows as the Dark Demon God watched and waited for them to weaken.
  • The Reality Elder visited Death and showed her Wanda stabilizing her Chaos Magic, calling Wanda his successor.
  • The Reality Elder questioned why Death had personally intervened in Su Ming’s affairs.
  • Death reflected that Su Ming carried the Pangu Inheritance and Infinity Stones and was not native to the universe.

Ch. 547You Can't Do This to Me

The Death Goddess and the Reality Elder discussed Su Ming’s unusual nature and the threat of Destruction as Su Ming fought Thanos on Vormir. Thanos captured the Dark Demon God, stole his Starcore Fragment, and left him fading away.

  • The Death Goddess explained that Su Ming’s otherness could help reveal OAA’s intentions, while the Reality Elder recognized her concern for the universe.
  • The Death Goddess condemned the Destruction Law’s interference and warned that she would confront its master if it threatened the universe.
  • Thanos grew alarmed as Su Ming’s five Infinity Stones sustained his strength while Thanos weakened with only the Soul Stone.
  • Thanos detected the Dark Demon God absorbing stray destructive energy, pursued him, and trapped him in a cage of destructive energy.
  • Thanos seized the Starcore Fragment from the Dark Demon God, whose energy body began to fade as he protested.

Ch. 548Acquiring Marvel

Thanos absorbed the Starcore Fragment, gained a dangerous surge of destructive power, and erased the Dark Demon God before confronting Su Ming on Vormir. Su Ming matched Thanos’s giant form, while Tony Stark decided to acquire Marvel after the battle.

  • Thanos embedded the Starcore Fragment in his Infinity Gauntlet and erased the weakened Dark Demon God with the power of Destruction.
  • The Death Goddess warned that the fragment carried knowledge that could drive Thanos mad, while Destruction celebrated his growing instability.
  • Su Ming realized Thanos had become more dangerous and prepared to face him on the Vormir battlefield.
  • Thanos expanded into a giant and stomped at Su Ming, who called to Wanda to protect Sister Sha and transformed into his Dharma Giant to block the attack.
  • Tony Stark asked FRIDAY to record the battle and said he would acquire Marvel, despite learning the company was close to going under.

Ch. 549The Truth About the System

Su Ming and Thanos fought as towering giants while the armies watched from a distance. In the Imperial Seal Space, Little White explained to Ancient Spirit that he had become a system to find the Heavenly Realm’s Destined One, then revealed that many other systems existed.

  • Su Ming enlarged his Dharma Avatar and charged Thanos, and the two giants exchanged powerful blows that shook the battlefield.
  • Wanda protected Alisha as the heroes and both armies watched the battle, while its shockwaves battered those nearby.
  • Ancient Spirit demanded an explanation from Little White, who said he had been assigned to find the Destined One after becoming a god.
  • Little White explained that the Heavenly Realm’s Destined Ones were powerful fighters who had abandoned or escaped its service, leaving it without effective enforcers.
  • Little White told Ancient Spirit that system bindings were random among countless candidates who transmigrated, and Ancient Spirit asked whether other systems were disguised too.

Ch. 550Utter Madness

Little White explained that newly ascended gods were sent to find the Destined One and that Su Ming might fulfill his mission by obtaining the Heart of the Universe. As Su Ming and Thanos continued fighting, Thanos surrendered to the Destruction Law and gained the upper hand, leaving Su Ming blasted into the distance.

  • Little White told Ancient Spirit that he was an unpaid probationary god tasked with finding the Destined One, and that clearing a transmigrated world would complete his mission.
  • Little White revealed that Su Ming could be the Destined One and that the world's Clearance Key was the Heart of the Universe.
  • Ancient Spirit agreed to help Little White and watched to see whether Su Ming could obtain the Pangu Inheritance.
  • Thanos's Destruction Origin erupted, driving him into a berserk transformation and sending the infected forces charging at the Human Alliance.
  • Su Ming condensed his Dharma body to fight the transformed Thanos, but the Destruction Law empowered Thanos to strike him back with overwhelming force.
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