Arc 23Su Ming’s Last Stand

Su Ming fought Thanos and the Destruction Law, sacrificing himself to save Wanda and the allied forces before awakening within Chaos. As Earth mourned him and prepared a cenotaph, the Destruction Law attacked Wanda, but pale golden ripples appeared to protect her.

  • Su Ming used the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon to bring his powers together, returned stronger after surviving Vormir’s core, and fought Demon Thanos alongside Carol as the Human Alliance defeated Thanos’s army.
  • Jehovah appeared and declared himself God, but Thanos erased him, leaving the believers shaken as the heroes continued fighting.
  • With Ancient Spirit’s help, Su Ming wielded the Xuanyuan Sword and damaged Demon Thanos, but Thanos broke free of the Destruction Law and unleashed a self-destruction.
  • Su Ming opened a rift to Earth for the allied forces, while Wanda stayed behind, and he ultimately sent her through another rift after reversing the power within himself.
  • The blast consumed Vormir, and Wanda returned to Earth alone, telling the Avengers that Su Ming had sacrificed himself to save her.
  • Su Ming released his reversed power, shattering the Destruction Law’s avatar and vanishing into Chaos, after Pangu’s lingering thought guided him, Su Ming awakened his Heaven-Opening Will and swung the Xuanyuan Sword.
  • Earth mourned Su Ming, but Alisha and Wanda refused to give up hope until they agreed to build him a cenotaph after Loki said his life signal remained absent.
  • When the Destruction Law attacked Wanda at the cenotaph, pale golden ripples silently dispelled his strike.
Chapters 551–575 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 551Sitting on a Treasure Mountain, Yet Dying Poor

Su Ming returned to the battlefield and fought Thanos, whose strength had surged under the Destruction Law, to a stalemate. Purple Jewel revealed that Su Ming’s power was actually greater than Thanos’s, but he had not learned how to use it, leaving Su Ming eager for an explanation.

  • Thanos struck Su Ming across the battlefield, but Su Ming recovered and charged back at him.
  • Inside the Jade Seal, Little White showed Ancient Spirit the original Marvel universe and Su Ming’s history, prompting Ancient Spirit to cheer Su Ming on.
  • Alisha and Wanda celebrated Su Ming’s return, while Tony lost a bet to Rhodey that Su Ming would survive.
  • Su Ming and Thanos exchanged attacks, and Su Ming realized Thanos’s power came from the Destruction Law and a powerful backer.
  • Purple Jewel told Su Ming that his actual power exceeded Thanos’s and that he was failing to use his strength, so Su Ming asked her to explain.

Ch. 552Thank You, Brother White!

Su Ming struggled to control his immense power while fighting Thanos, until Brother White gave him a cultivation technique that harmonized his abilities. As Su Ming began fusing the powers within his Dharma Giant, he prepared to face Thanos again.

  • Purple Jewel told Su Ming he lacked a method to wield his power, and Thanos punched him into the sky.
  • Rhodey warned Tony to watch his back, but Tony was struck by a thrown weapon before he could react.
  • Su Ming opened the System Shop and found it corrupted, then discovered Little White had appeared as the system's spirit.
  • Little White told Su Ming the system functions were permanently unusable but offered him a suitable cultivation technique.
  • Little White sent Su Ming the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon, which helped him harmonize Pangu Origin, the Starcore Fragments, and the Infinity Stones.
  • Su Ming's Dharma Giant began merging its separate powers into a brilliant golden radiance as he thanked Brother Bai.

Ch. 553The Might of a Single Punch

Su Ming mastered the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon, transforming his Dharma Avatar and gaining control over a new power that combined Pangu’s creation force, the Star Core, and the Infinity Stones’ laws. He struck Thanos with a devastating punch, leaving both armies stunned and Thanos’s forces shaken.

  • Su Ming circulated the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon, causing Vormir to tremble as his Dharma Avatar and Crescent Moon Blade transformed.
  • Thanos sensed Su Ming’s rising power and charged to interrupt him, but Su Ming appeared before him and punched him in the chin.
  • Thanos was hurled across the battlefield, while Su Ming remained hovering in the air with a giant wielding an axe appearing behind him.
  • Tony Stark replayed the strike and confirmed that Su Ming’s punch had distorted Thanos’s energy-formed jaw.
  • Steve Rogers, Thor, Rocket Raccoon, Wanda, Peter Parker, Groot, T’Challa, and Okoye celebrated Su Ming’s blow, while the Black Order grew fearful and uncertain.

Ch. 554Storm Beneath the Calm

Tony projected footage of Su Ming’s devastating punch against Thanos, briefly lifting the Human Alliance’s morale and shaking Thanos’s Army. Thanos returned from the crater fully healed but transformed by the Destruction Law into a more powerful, emotionless force, while Su Ming prepared to face him again.

  • FRIDAY analyzed the footage of Su Ming striking Thanos, and Tony projected a close-up of Thanos’s shattered jaw across the sky.
  • The Human Alliance cheered as Clint, Natasha, Dr. Banner, Peter Quill, and the allied forces celebrated, while Thanos’s Army faltered and some Chitauri aircraft retreated.
  • Su Ming remained calm, knowing that Thanos’s fusion with the Starcore Fragment, the Soul Stone, and the Destruction Law meant the blow could not defeat him.
  • Thanos rose from the crater with white, emotionless eyes and a stronger Destruction aura, then regenerated his shattered jaw as the power of his presence overwhelmed nearby Wakandan warriors.
  • Su Ming watched Thanos’s transformation with interest, then noticed his own warriors suffering from the Destruction aura.

Ch. 555No Manners. Call Me Sister!

Su Ming rejected Destruction’s offer and clashed with Thanos, whose body was controlled by the Supreme Law. As their battle unleashed a devastating storm, Wanda and Vision stayed behind to shield the retreating Human Alliance.

  • Su Ming dispersed Destruction’s mental pressure, refused to join it, and declared his Dao before Thanos erupted into attack.
  • In the Jade Seal Artifact Spirit Space, Little White said Su Ming had the key to victory, while Ancient Spirit considered intervening; in the Supreme Laws Sanctuary, Reality Elder identified Destruction’s influence and Death Goddess dismissed its threat.
  • Su Ming and Thanos vanished into a collision that sent a massive shockwave across the battlefield, forcing the Human Alliance to retreat under Strange’s orders.
  • Wanda raised a Chaos Magic barrier to protect the fleeing Alliance after Su Ming’s lingering aura shattered.
  • Vision joined Wanda and helped reinforce the barrier, and Wanda told him to call her big sister.

Ch. 556Getting Stronger Still Meant Taking a Beating

Su Ming was overwhelmed by Thanos, whose Destruction Law drove him into Vormir’s core and nearly destabilized the planet. He absorbed the core’s energy, returned stronger, and faced Thanos again as hope returned to the battlefield.

  • Thanos’s growing mastery of the Destruction Law let him break through Su Ming’s defenses, knock away his blade, and drive him deep into Vormir.
  • Su Ming’s impact destabilized Vormir, while Wanda, Alisha, Peter Parker, Tony Stark, and Steve feared he had been defeated.
  • Deep within the planet, Su Ming endured the core’s pressure and heat as the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon absorbed its energy and healed his Dharma Avatar.
  • Vormir’s tremors and eruptions subsided as Su Ming stabilized the core and grew stronger.
  • Su Ming blasted out of the Abyss and returned to the battlefield, renewing the heroes’ hope as he faced Thanos.

Ch. 557Captain Marvel Returns

Thanos transformed into a nearly complete embodiment of Destruction Law, leaving Su Ming and the battered allied forces facing an overwhelming enemy. Captain Marvel arrived after absorbing the energy of several dying white dwarfs, ready to fight alongside Su Ming.

  • Thanos absorbed Destruction energy and transformed into a gigantic demon form that distorted the space around him.
  • Ancient Spirit feared Su Ming was outmatched, while Little White trusted the Primordial Chaos Star Universe Canon and said Su Ming's real power was yet to come.
  • Reality Elder urged the Death Goddess to aid Su Ming and Wanda, but she told him not to underestimate Su Ming and noted another variable was approaching.
  • Captain Marvel Carol Danvers arrived beside Su Ming, enveloped in golden energy, and revealed she had absorbed energy from several white dwarfs.
  • Carol said she would not hold Su Ming back again as she faced the transformed Thanos.

Ch. 558The Blade of Destruction

Carol joined Su Ming in the sky, while the Human Alliance wiped out Thanos’s army on the ground. The Destruction Law recognized that Demon Thanos’s body limited its power and gave him the Blade of Destruction, sharply increasing the threat.

  • Carol’s energy surged, and she charged alongside Su Ming to distract Demon Thanos and disrupt his attacks.
  • Captain America signaled the Human Alliance to charge, and the allies devastated Thanos’s army.
  • Thor killed the last Leviathan, while Banner, Peter, Strange, and Wanda defeated Corvus Glaive and Ebony Maw.
  • The exhausted allies watched Su Ming and Carol continue fighting Demon Thanos, placing their hopes in them.
  • The Destruction Law concluded that Thanos’s body could not wield its power efficiently and sent a weapon to the battlefield.
  • Demon Thanos tore the Blade of Destruction from space and wielded its black flames.

Ch. 559Oh, My God!

Carol and Su Ming coordinated their attacks to wound Demon Thanos, whose body began regenerating as the Destruction Law invited them to join it. Jehovah then descended onto Vormir, drawing the awe and relief of the Human Alliance as he apologized for arriving late.

  • Carol discovered that Demon Thanos resisted pure energy attacks, then struck its sword repeatedly to disrupt its swings and told Su Ming to attack its body.
  • Su Ming seized the opening and punched Demon Thanos in the chest, shattering its armor and knocking it off balance.
  • Demon Thanos absorbed energy and despair to regenerate, while the Destruction Law offered Su Ming and Carol one final invitation to join Destruction.
  • Carol returned to Su Ming's side as rosy light, white petals, and celestial music heralded a new arrival on the horizon.
  • Jehovah appeared above the battlefield, and the Human Alliance recognized him as the Lord and celebrated his arrival.
  • Jehovah greeted the crowd and explained that turmoil in the Abyss and rifts in Hell had delayed him.

Ch. 560Let There Be Light

Jehovah arrived on Vormir and announced himself as God, promising to deal with Demon Thanos. Destruction Law sensed that Jehovah’s power was surprisingly weak and wondered what would happen next.

  • Jehovah descended amid the believers’ adoration, while Rocket questioned why they worshipped him and Thor felt bitter about how Earth treated him.
  • Jehovah praised Su Ming and Carol for protecting the people and offered them his blessing.
  • Carol silently questioned why Jehovah had not answered her prayers in the past, while Su Ming calmly asked who he was and why he had come.
  • Jehovah declared that he was God and commanded, “Let there be light,” filling Vormir’s sky with holy radiance.
  • Destruction Law examined Jehovah’s energy and concluded that it was weaker than Dormammu’s, leaving him baffled by Jehovah’s confidence.

Ch. 561God Said: Can't Beat Him

Thanos erased Jehovah with a casual sweep of the Blade of Destruction, forcing the god to flee to Heaven. As the allies reeled from the collapse of their faith, Steve rallied them while Su Ming and Carol kept their focus on Thanos.

  • Thanos swept the Blade of Destruction and erased Jehovah, then turned his attention back to Su Ming and Captain Marvel.
  • Jehovah returned to Heaven, realized Thanos wielded the power of a law, and ordered the angels to prepare for war against Satan while avoiding Vormir.
  • Rocket Raccoon and the other heroes mocked Jehovah’s retreat, while the believers struggled with their shattered faith.
  • Steve Rogers urged the allied forces to rely on one another and remember that their heroes were still fighting.
  • Carol turned away from where Jehovah had vanished and fixed her gaze on Thanos.

Ch. 562Raging at Ancient Spirit

Su Ming struggled against Demon Thanos and the Blade of Destruction after Carol was badly injured protecting him. When Little White could offer no weapon or direct help, Ancient Spirit appeared and berated Su Ming, who angrily challenged him to fight instead.

  • Demon Thanos redirected the Blade of Destruction's black flames at Carol, shattering her faceplate and sending her flying.
  • Su Ming caught Carol with his Dharma Giant and sent her to the others to recover.
  • Su Ming contacted Little White and asked for a divine weapon, but Little White said he could not provide one or defeat Demon Thanos.
  • Ancient Spirit pushed into the system interface and scolded Su Ming for failing to overcome Demon Thanos.
  • Su Ming defended his limited time practicing the cultivation technique and angrily told Ancient Spirit to fight if he was so capable.

Ch. 563Blazing Sword Technique

Ancient Spirit lent Su Ming a projection of the Xuanyuan Sword, giving him a weapon to face Demon Thanos. Su Ming charged into battle with a fiery named attack, while the Human Alliance watched in anticipation.

  • Little White revealed that Ancient Spirit was the Heirloom Seal of the Realm's artifact spirit and an old sword spirit of the Xuanyuan Lineage.
  • Ancient Spirit summoned the Xuanyuan Sword's sword intent and lent it to Su Ming after taunting him into proving himself.
  • Su Ming grasped the sword, which merged with his energy, and challenged Demon Thanos with a strike he called “Thirty Years of Blazing Fire.”
  • The Human Alliance cheered and speculated about Su Ming's attack as he swung the Xuanyuan Sword at Demon Thanos.

Ch. 564Greed of Destruction

Su Ming used the Xuanyuan Sword to meet Demon Thanos’s Blade of Destruction in a devastating clash, injuring Thanos and turning the Human Alliance’s fear into hope. Watching from the Annihilation Domain, Destruction Law decided Su Ming would make a better representative than Thanos and resolved to claim him as its vessel.

  • Su Ming poured his power into the Xuanyuan Sword, which unexpectedly unleashed an immense wave of ice-blue frost instead of flames.
  • Su Ming and Demon Thanos clashed their weapons, shattering space and unleashing a shockwave that the Human Alliance struggled to withstand.
  • Su Ming’s strike severed one of Demon Thanos’s wings and broke a horn, leaving his energy unstable and his Blade of Destruction nearly extinguished.
  • Tony, Rocket, Little Spider, Steve, and the allied warriors celebrated as they saw Su Ming gain the upper hand.
  • Destruction Law recognized the Xuanyuan Sword’s power and decided Su Ming was a more suitable representative than Thanos, resolving to make him its vessel.

Ch. 565The Twilight of a Warlord

As the Destruction Law became distracted by Su Ming, Thanos broke free from its control and returned to his original form, discovering that his army and generals had been destroyed. Defeated and consumed by rage, he devised a scheme to lure Su Ming to the Destruction Law and sent it an offer.

  • The Destruction Law's interest in Su Ming weakened its control over Demon Thanos, allowing Thanos to struggle against it.
  • Thanos realized the Destruction Law had used him and was trying to consume his will and take his body.
  • With the Soul Stone and Starcore Fragment supporting him, Thanos broke through the suppression and transformed back into his usual form.
  • Thanos surveyed the ruined battlefield and saw that his army and the Black Order were dead, while Su Ming and the Human Alliance had survived.
  • Thanos decided to make everyone who had defeated or betrayed him perish with him.
  • Thanos used his remaining connection to the Destruction Law to offer a way to make Su Ming willingly join it.

Ch. 566Life and Death Together

Thanos triggered a catastrophic self-destruction with the Soul Stone and the Starcore Fragment, forcing Su Ming to evacuate the Human Alliance through a spatial rift. Wanda stayed behind to face the blast with Su Ming, who built a vast defensive formation as the explosion began.

  • Thanos fused the Soul Stone’s power with the collapsing Starcore Fragment to unleash a self-destruction aimed at destroying the battlefield and striking the incarnation of the Destruction Law.
  • Su Ming opened a rift to New York, and Steve, Tony, Rhodey, Thor, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Rocket, Groot, and the other Alliance warriors escaped through it.
  • Wanda Maximoff secretly remained beside Su Ming and insisted on standing with him against Thanos’s self-destruction.
  • Su Ming and Wanda faced the blast together as Su Ming formed eighty-one layered energy shields and Wanda concentrated her Chaos Magic.

Ch. 567Instantly Killing a Planet-Level Threat

Thanos detonated the Soul Stone and Starcore Fragment, destroying Vormir and unleashing a storm that Su Ming and Wanda struggled to withstand together. As the blast threatened them, Reality Elder and Death Goddess watched and agreed to protect Wanda’s soul if she died.

  • Wanda formed a Chaos Magic barrier around herself, Su Ming, and his shields as Thanos’s self-destruction reached its peak.
  • Thanos’s explosion consumed Vormir and shattered Su Ming’s shields, while Su Ming protected Wanda and she used Chaos Magic to weaken the blast.
  • Reality Elder and Death Goddess watched the explosion and discussed how Thanos’s attack could damage Destruction’s projected incarnation.
  • Reality Elder tried to rescue Wanda, but Death Goddess argued she had to face the trial herself.
  • Death Goddess agreed to shield Wanda’s soul from Death Law if her body perished, and Reality Elder returned his attention to the explosion.

Ch. 568Heartbroken Pietro

The Death Goddess explained that Destruction was nearly inexhaustible and warned that she would confront its wielder if he harmed civilizations unjustly. At Avengers Base, the battered survivors mourned Su Ming and Wanda after returning from Vormir, while Pietro learned that no one had seen his sister.

  • The Death Goddess told Reality Elder that Destruction drew strength from conflict and said she would personally confront its wielder if he crossed the line.
  • Su Ming used the Xuanyuan Sword and Space Stone to send the stranded warriors through a rift to Earth, but remained behind as Destruction engulfed the Vormir battlefield.
  • The survivors landed near Avengers Base, and Nick Fury ordered Coulson to disguise the event as a joint S.W.O.R.D. and Avengers exercise.
  • Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Carol Danvers, and the others grieved as they recalled Su Ming sacrificing himself to save them.
  • Alisha broke down over Su Ming and Wanda, and her sobs unleashed the survivors' suppressed grief.
  • Pietro searched the crowd for Wanda, received no news, and stared at the sky in despair.

Ch. 569Reversing the Star Core

Su Ming and Wanda were trapped in Thanos's self-destruction blast, and Su Ming began reversing all his power to save her. The reversal unleashed the Starcore Fragments, Infinity Stones, and Pangu Origin, leaving their fate unresolved.

  • Thanos's blast shattered Su Ming and Wanda's defenses, and Su Ming shielded Wanda while she reinforced his barrier with Chaos Magic.
  • The blast burned Wanda and overwhelmed their defenses, while Su Ming suffered severe injuries and bled golden-red blood.
  • Su Ming told Wanda to watch him and deliberately reversed all his energy, risking complete annihilation.
  • Wanda tried to give Su Ming her remaining Chaos Magic, but Su Ming's power blocked her and forced her to leave the burden to him.
  • Su Ming unleashed the reversed power of the five Starcore Fragments, five Infinity Stones, and Pangu Origin from within his body.

Ch. 570Wanda's Tears

Su Ming used the power from reversing his self-destruction to heal Wanda and send her through a rift to Earth, then unleashed his full power against the incarnation of the Destruction Law. Wanda returned alone to the Avengers Base and told the survivors that Su Ming had sacrificed himself, leaving his fate uncertain.

  • Su Ming healed Wanda with the power from reversing his self-destruction, opened a rift to Earth, and pushed her through it.
  • Su Ming faced the wavering incarnation of the Destruction Law and released his restraints as his body and soul neared collapse.
  • A spatial rift opened above the Avengers Base, and Wanda fell through alone as the survivors hoped Su Ming would follow.
  • Pietro caught Wanda, but the rift closed without Su Ming appearing.
  • Wanda told the others that Su Ming had reversed all the energy to save her and self-destructed in the Destruction Starfield.
  • Alisha and the Avengers mourned Su Ming as Wanda sobbed, while his ultimate fate remained unknown.

Ch. 571No One Gets Off Easy

At the ruins of Vormir, Su Ming began a catastrophic self-destruction using five reversed Star Core fragments, five collapsing Infinity Stones, and Pangu Energy after sending Wanda to safety. Destruction Law realized the blast could devastate his avatar and harm his true body, but he still refused to admit defeat.

  • The Reality Elder praised Su Ming for sending Wanda away, while the Death Goddess sensed that his self-destruction could erase existence.
  • The Reality Elder and Death Goddess judged that Thanos's close-range detonation of a Starcore Fragment and the Soul Stone had badly weakened Destruction Law's avatar.
  • After confirming Wanda was safe, Su Ming turned his attention to Destruction Law's battered avatar as his body and soul began to collapse.
  • Destruction Law recognized that Su Ming was reversing five Star Core fragments and collapsing five Infinity Stones alongside Pangu Energy.
  • Destruction Law panicked when he realized Su Ming's self-destruction could destroy his avatar and damage his true body, and he shouted for Su Ming to stop.

Ch. 572Task Failed

Su Ming unleashed his reversed energy in a final chaotic blast, destroying the Avatar of Destruction and erasing Vormir as he vanished with the explosion. Earth’s Will and Little White learned that Su Ming had disappeared, leaving his survival uncertain and the mission marked as a failure.

  • The Avatar of Destruction offered to help stabilize Su Ming, but Su Ming released all restraint over his reversed energy.
  • Su Ming’s chaotic radiance tore through Thanos’s self-destruction, shattered the Avatar of Destruction’s barriers, and forced its core origin to flee.
  • The chaos erased Vormir and swallowed Su Ming, leaving two ring-shaped gaps in space.
  • Earth’s Will saw the Guardian Medal crack and feared that Su Ming had perished in a crisis beyond the destruction of stars.
  • Ancient Spirit urged Little White to sever its connection to Su Ming, but the system reported that the host’s vital signs had disappeared and began unbinding after declaring the mission a failure.

Ch. 573Will as King

After Su Ming’s life imprint vanished in Chaos, Little White and Ancient Spirit discovered that his aura had reconnected and was growing stronger. Su Ming awakened amid the destruction, met Pangu’s lingering will, and received a demonstration of the Creation-Opening Intent as Pangu faded away.

  • Little White sensed Su Ming’s aura reconnecting, and Ancient Spirit realized that Su Ming had survived the explosion.
  • Su Ming’s faint spirit stirred in the Chaos, and the Xuanyuan Sword fragments responded as his Creation-Opening Intent awakened.
  • Pangu’s lingering thought recognized Earth’s Will’s aura in Su Ming and learned that Su Ming had protected her and Earth.
  • Pangu reassured Su Ming, then demonstrated how he had split Chaos with a single swing of his axe.
  • Pangu’s thought faded after asking Su Ming to give his regards to his little sister, while Su Ming entered deep enlightenment about the will behind opening heaven and earth.

Ch. 574A Hero's Tribute

Su Ming fused his protective resolve with Pangu’s Heaven-Opening Will and swung the Xuanyuan Sword through primordial chaos, while Earth and his companions mourned him after his apparent death at Vormir. Half a year later, Loki told Alisha and Wanda that Su Ming’s life signal remained gone and urged them to accept a funeral and keep moving forward.

  • After Pangu’s consciousness faded, Su Ming’s will merged with the Heaven-Opening Will, and his Xuanyuan Sword responded to his power.
  • Su Ming calmly swung the Xuanyuan Sword and sent a gray sword radiance into the chaos.
  • Earth honored Su Ming with memorials, tributes, and the designation of 2012 as “Su Ming Year One,” while his allies grieved.
  • Steve Rogers proposed a funeral, but Alisha, Wanda, and Maria Hill objected, insisting Su Ming would return.
  • After another half year, Loki told Alisha and Wanda that Su Ming’s life signal had been absent and urged them to hold a funeral and move forward.

Ch. 575Sudden Descent

The Avengers disturbed an ancient tomb while building a cenotaph for Su Ming, awakening its guardian Zhen Chou. The Destruction Law attacked Wanda, but an unknown pale golden force erased his strike, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Alisha finally agreed to build a cenotaph for Su Ming in a remote valley in the Kunlun Mountains.
  • Tony's robots disturbed an ancient seal, awakening Zhen Chou, who destroyed the machines and guarded the tomb as stone-armored soldiers emerged behind him.
  • The Avengers arrived and prepared to fight Zhen Chou, but the Destruction Law descended into the valley and Wanda recognized him as the one who had fought Su Ming.
  • The Destruction Law attacked Wanda, eroding the forest around her and pinning Pietro in place.
  • Wanda unleashed her Chaos Magic against the Destruction Law, but it could not penetrate his defense, and his counterattack threatened to erase her.
  • Pale golden ripples appeared around Wanda and silently dispelled the Destruction Law's attack.
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