Chapter Summaries

Su Ming’s Galaxy Guard Corps turned Sakaar’s riot into a salvage operation, then pressured the Grandmaster into handing over compensation and several contracts. The crew departed for Asgard with Thor, Hulk, Valkyrie, and a bound Loki, while the Grandmaster discovered his treasury had been emptied.

• Su Ming ordered Quill and the others to summon their men and collect monsters, equipment, and other resources amid Sakaar’s chaos.
• Su Ming made a grand magical display and invited Valkyrie to join the Galaxy Guard Corps, sparking her interest.
• Su Ming demanded compensation from the Grandmaster, who signed over contracts for Hulk, Valkyrie, and others and included Thor as a bonus.
• The Galaxy Guard Corps left Sakaar aboard their spacecraft with Thor and a bound Loki, heading for Asgard.
• The Grandmaster found his private treasury stripped bare and screamed in horror.

As the fleet headed for Asgard, Thor and Valkyrie warned Su Ming's team that Hela had overwhelmed Asgard and could grow stronger there, but Su Ming remained unconcerned. Wanda calmed Hulk by imitating Natasha Romanoff, bringing Bruce Banner back and leaving him confused about the team's plan to fight Hela and save Asgard.

• Rocket, Drax, Yondu, Quill, Wanda, Pietro, and the others celebrated and examined the spoils aboard the fleet while Su Ming wondered about Purple Jewel and Gold Jewel's origins.
• Thor told Su Ming that Hela had returned, Odin had disappeared, and Hela had crushed Mjolnir and Asgard's army; Valkyrie added that Hela had massacred her unit, leaving her the sole survivor.
• Su Ming dismissed the warnings about Hela as no big problem, but Rocket reported that Hulk was tearing apart the ship because his room was too small.
• Wanda transformed into Black Widow and called out to Hulk as Natasha, stopping his rampage and prompting him to turn back into Bruce Banner.
• Su Ming welcomed Banner and explained that the team planned to fight Hela and save Asgard, while the crew's joking reaction eased the tension aboard the ship.

Banner woke aboard Su Ming’s fleet and panicked about being stranded in space and possibly losing control to Hulk again. After Thor explained the plan to fight Hela and send Banner back to Earth, Valkyrie approached Su Ming to ask about joining his team.

• Banner panicked when he woke in space, and Thor tried to calm him down.
• Su Ming appeared and reassured Banner, who recognized Su Ming’s fleet and relaxed.
• Thor told Banner that the fleet was headed to Asgard to fight Hela, and Banner refused until Thor promised Heimdall would send him back to Earth afterward.
• Banner accepted the plan because Su Ming’s presence made him feel safe, while Thor excitedly explained the Rainbow Bridge.
• Valkyrie recalled her painful past, rejected Thor’s suggestion that she quit drinking, and asked Su Ming whether his team was recruiting.

Valkyrie joined Su Ming’s team after its chaotic but warm atmosphere reminded her of the Valkyrie Corps and made her feel at home. As the crew welcomed her with wine, Thor recognized the sword on her back as the Valkyrie’s Glory Sword.

• Valkyrie chose to join Su Ming’s team, and Mantis sensed the sorrow she carried.
• Su Ming warned Valkyrie that his team was chaotic as Rocket, Quill, and the others bickered aboard the ship.
• The crew’s lively arguments reminded Valkyrie of her sisters, and she accepted Su Ming’s invitation, asking for enough booze.
• Su Ming welcomed Valkyrie and summoned barrels of wine, while Banner found the group’s behavior an intriguing research subject.
• Thor threw a drink can at Loki to check whether he was a duplicate, then asked him how he felt about things.
• Thor noticed the sword on Valkyrie’s back and identified it as Valkyrie’s Glory Sword.

Hela searched Asgard for the Rainbow Bridge Sword and attacked a refuge after Skoll threatened the people, while a man revealed he knew where the sword was to save his beloved. Su Ming's fleet crossed the Devil's Eye safely, and Heimdall led refugees toward the Bifrost as Hela found their shelter empty.

• Hela ordered Skoll to execute a young woman, but a man in the crowd claimed he knew where the Rainbow Bridge Sword was to save her.
• Quill and Rocket argued over flying through the Devil's Eye until Gamora ordered Yondu to pilot the ship, and Yondu accidentally shot Drax with Gold One.
• Su Ming used golden barriers to guide the fleet safely through the Devil's Eye after Thor urged him to hurry to Asgard.
• Heimdall spotted Hela approaching the emergency shelter and led the refugees toward the Bifrost.
• Hela destroyed the shelter's stone gate and found the refuge empty.

The Galaxy Guard Corps arrived in Asgard and rescued the civilians trapped on the Rainbow Bridge, with Hulk, Valkyrie, and Rocket turning the battle against the undead. Meanwhile, Thor faced trouble at the palace and lost an eye.

• Su Ming directed the Galaxy Guard Corps to the Rainbow Bridge, where Heimdall and Asgardian refugees were surrounded by Skoll's undead soldiers and Fenris.
• Valkyrie fired Rocket's heavy weapon at Fenris, but the bullets failed to pierce its fur.
• Banner leaped from the ship intending to transform into Hulk, but he crashed face-first onto the bridge and lost consciousness.
• Hulk appeared and hurled Fenris away from Heimdall before jumping after it and battering it with heavy punches.
• Valkyrie drew Dragonfang Sword and charged Skoll's undead army, while Rocket joined the attack with his energy gun.
• The Galaxy Guard Corps turned the battle on the Rainbow Bridge, while Thor suffered at the palace and lost an eye.

Thor awakened his lightning power and helped clear the Rainbow Bridge, while Skoll sacrificed himself to free the Asgardian fleet. As Thor prepared to trigger Ragnarok against Hela, Su Ming slipped away toward Asgard’s underground treasury, prompting Mantis to ask if he was going to take a dump.

• Odin told Thor that his power came from within and that Asgard was wherever its people were, awakening Thor’s lightning abilities.
• Thor blasted Hela back and joined the Galaxy Guard Corps in defeating the undead army and driving Fenris into the abyss.
• Thor saw the Asgardian civilians boarding the fleet and decided to destroy Asgard to cut off Hela’s power.
• Hela pinned the fleet with Nightsky Swords, but Skoll leaped into the undead ranks and sacrificed himself to buy time for the ship to escape.
• Su Ming told Wanda he was heading out to help Thor later, and Mantis asked if he was going to take a dump.

Su Ming looted Asgard’s treasury while Loki brought the Flame Giant’s crown to the Eternal Flame to summon Surtur against Hela. Su Ming absorbed Surtur and the Eternal Flame, advanced his Starry Vault Godhood, and left Loki stunned as he proposed finding Thor and Hela.

• Su Ming swept divine artifacts, rare metals, and energy crystals from Asgard’s treasury into his spatial rift.
• Loki entered with the Flame Giant’s crown and told Su Ming he was carrying out Thor’s plan to summon Surtur against Hela.
• Su Ming thanked Loki for the profits his earlier chaos on Sakaar had brought the Galaxy Guard Corps, leaving Loki humiliated and confused.
• Loki threw the crown into the Eternal Flame, and Surtur emerged and declared that Ragnarok had arrived.
• Su Ming absorbed Surtur, the Eternal Flame, and their power into a tiny vortex, causing his Starry Vault Godhood to advance to eternity.
• Su Ming told the petrified Loki that the problem was solved and suggested they go find Thor and Hela.

Su Ming absorbed Surtur and the Eternal Flame, then transformed himself into a golden fire giant to stage the Ragnarok everyone expected. As Thor and the others faced the new threat, Su Ming's allies watched from a safe distance, and Wanda and Purple Jewel talked about ice cream.

• Su Ming absorbed Surtur in the vault, leaving Loki stunned as Hela sensed the Eternal Flame's power growing stronger.
• Valkyrie stabbed Hela from behind, and Thor shattered the Bifrost beneath her, sending her and the bridge rubble into the sea.
• Thor and the others waited for Surtur to emerge, but Su Ming realized he had prevented Ragnarok and decided to create his own version.
• Su Ming fused the Eternal Flame's power with his Starry Vault Divine Power and rose as a towering golden flame giant that destroyed the palace around him.
• Loki recognized the golden giant as Su Ming and warned everyone to run, while Thor, the Galaxy Guard Corps, and Su Ming's allies reacted to his transformed appearance.

Su Ming used the Golden Flame Giant to overwhelm Hela, then deliberately let her desperate attack appear to shake him so he could destroy much of the Asgardian Palace. After Hela mistook the destruction for her victory, Su Ming erased her instantly, while Loki recognized the deception.

• Hela attacked the Golden Flame Giant with waves of Nightsky Swords and death magic, but its defenses effortlessly destroyed them.
• Hela wagered everything on a death ray, and Su Ming chose to let the clash seem difficult rather than kill her immediately.
• Su Ming made the giant’s palm strike demolish a large section of the Asgardian Palace, and Hela believed she had won.
• The giant casually swung the Flame Sky-Piercing Halberd and erased Hela from existence.
• Thor and the Asgardians froze in shock, while Loki shouted that Su Ming had been acting.

After Su Ming killed Hela and saved Asgard, the grateful Asgardians praised him while Loki silently suspected him of staging the battle to loot the treasury. Purple Jewel detected an ancient source of energy beneath Asgard, and Su Ming vanished into a fissure to investigate it.

• Su Ming returned to the ground after defeating Hela, and Thor thanked him for saving Asgard despite the destruction of its palaces.
• Thor and the Asgardians honored Su Ming, while Yondu, Wanda, Gamora, Rocket, and Quill reacted to the ruins and their supposed gold.
• Loki privately accused Su Ming of faking a difficult battle to loot the treasury, but kept quiet and was relieved that he had taken the Tesseract.
• Purple Jewel wondered whether Hela was her Big Sister, and Gold Jewel analyzed Hela as a regional deity carrying only a tiny trace of a similar aura.
• Purple Jewel sensed something shiny and warm beneath Asgard, and Su Ming followed her into a deep fissure to investigate.

Su Ming used the Chaos Azure Lotus imprint in Asgard to purify and unify his powers, advancing his Starry Vault Godhood. Meanwhile, Thanos conquered the Nova Corps, claimed the Power Stone, and set Sanctuary II on course for Asgard.

• Su Ming discovered the Chaos Azure Lotus imprint underground, and its Innate Creation Power began flowing into him.
• Gold Jewel advised Su Ming to use the treasure to temper his origin, so he purified and merged his many powers into a unified foundation.
• Su Ming advanced his Starry Vault Godhood, while Purple Jewel celebrated his transformation.
• Thanos and the Black Order overpowered the Nova Corps, and Thanos defeated Rael and took the Power Stone from the Orb.
• Thanos placed the Power Stone in the Infinity Gauntlet and ordered Sanctuary II to head for Asgard.

After absorbing the Chaos Azure Lotus fragment imprint, Su Ming’s will and power became more refined, and he left Asgard’s underground. As Heimdall detected a destructive force approaching, Thor and Hulk prepared to investigate it while Su Ming remained absent.

• Su Ming completed his transformation through the Chaos Azure Lotus fragment imprint, gaining more precise control and a stronger, steadier will.
• Su Ming checked his status panel, then left the underground with Purple Jewel as Asgard continued rebuilding.
• Heimdall detected a powerful destructive force moving through the universe toward Asgard’s region and warned Thor.
• Loki suspected the approaching force was Thanos or one of his forces, while Thor argued that Asgard should send an elite group to intercept it.
• Hulk volunteered to fight, and Thor’s confidence grew; Quill agreed to support the plan in spirit because the captain was absent.

Thanos attacked Asgard, defeated Thor and Hulk, and took the Space Stone from the Tesseract. After ordering the Black Order to find another Infinity Stone on Earth, Thanos listened as Loki offered to guide them, while Loki secretly produced a weapon.

• Thor, Loki, and Hulk boarded a patrol ship to face Thanos after Quill refused to help.
• Thanos captured Thor and threatened to kill him unless Loki surrendered the Tesseract.
• Loki revealed the Tesseract, then used Hulk to attack Thanos while Heimdall teleported Hulk to Earth.
• Thanos killed Heimdall, shattered the Tesseract, and placed the Space Stone in his gauntlet.
• Thanos ordered the Black Order to find another Infinity Stone on Earth, and Loki offered to guide them while secretly preparing a spiked weapon.

Su Ming saved Loki from Thanos after Loki tried to stab him, forcing Thanos and the Black Order to retreat with the Space Stone. With Heimdall revived and the Asgardians alive, Su Ming expected Thanos to return as the struggle over the Infinity Stones began.

• Loki tried to stab Thanos, but Thanos stopped the blade, crushed Loki's throat, and left him near death.
• Su Ming appeared, drove Thanos back, and used life energy to preserve Loki; Thanos then fled with the Space Stone and the Black Order.
• Thor rushed to Loki, who survived and told him he had been pretty cool, while the brothers recognized that something had changed between them.
• Su Ming forced Heimdall's soul back into his body and healed him, reviving him before Thor and Loki.
• Heimdall confirmed that Thanos had taken the Space Stone, and Su Ming said they would meet Thanos again.

Thor and Loki returned to Asgard after Su Ming rescued them, and the group began rebuilding before heading for Earth. During the journey, Peter Parker told Su Ming that the Avengers had fought among themselves and Rhodey had been paralyzed.

• Thor asked Su Ming to revive the Asgardian warriors who had died, but Su Ming explained that he could not restore those whose souls were gone.
• Quill, Rocket, and the others realized Thor and Loki had lost to Thanos and mocked them until Su Ming brought back the unconscious Hulk.
• After Asgard’s affairs were provisionally settled, Su Ming and nearly all the core members left for Earth, while Heimdall and Valkyrie stayed to oversee reconstruction.
• Su Ming contacted Alisha during the ship’s journey, and Peter Parker appeared on screen to greet him.
• Peter told Su Ming that Iron Man and Captain America had led their allies into a fight, leaving Rhodey paralyzed.

Su Ming returned to Earth and discovered that its leaders viewed him as a threat, prompting them to launch a massive attack on his ship. He effortlessly neutralized every weapon and addressed all life on Earth, warning that he disliked their welcome.

• Peter explained to Su Ming how the Avengers’ civil war had ended and how the heroes had parted ways.
• As Su Ming’s ship entered the Solar System, Earth’s governments and secret organizations detected it and prepared their weapons.
• Su Ming sensed the hostility directed at him and said Earth’s leaders had forgotten how to welcome their elders.
• Earth launched missiles, railgun shells, and energy weapons at Su Ming’s ship, while Quill, Rocket, Drax, Wanda, Pietro, and Loki reacted.
• Su Ming stopped the attacks with a gesture, leaving the weapons harmlessly suspended or disabled in space.
• Su Ming’s voice reached every human and intelligent life-form, announcing his return and expressing his displeasure with their welcome.

Su Ming destroyed every strategic weapon of mass destruction on Earth after its leaders tried to attack him, leaving the Guardians stunned and Earth’s governments in panic. As his companions discussed who would rule Earth, Su Ming said he would not handle the situation because he had not touched anything in the country.

• Su Ming remotely rendered all of Earth’s nuclear weapons and other strategic weapons useless, then told Quill and the others that he had taken away the capital behind the nations’ arrogance.
• Rocket hacked into Earth’s defense channels, where officials panicked over the destruction of their countries’ weapons; Rocket and Quill realized what Su Ming had done and marveled at his power.
• Groot switched the channel to the sobbing of people whose weapons programs had been ruined, while Yondu showed that he could understand Groot.
• Gamora warned that Earth’s international order might change, and Pietro declared that Su Ming should rule Earth; Wanda agreed, while Thor teased Loki about his past stage plays.
• Loki offered to help govern Earth, but Su Ming declined, saying he would not deal with the mess because he had not touched anything in the country.

After Su Ming disabled most of the world's strategic weapons, foreign envoys flocked to his base, but Alisha turned them away while Tony Stark and James Rhodes were admitted. The chapter ended with them entering the lively, cluttered base, where Su Ming's companions relaxed amid the diplomatic uproar outside.

• Loki tried to secure an advisory role from Su Ming, who gave him a noncommittal answer, while Su Ming revealed that an unnamed ancient people had been spared the destruction of their weapons.
• Wanda stopped Pietro from exposing her embarrassing past and asked Su Ming whether Wakanda had been spared; Su Ming denied it and withheld the identity of the people he meant.
• World leaders sent envoys to Su Ming's base to offer greetings and probe his intentions, but Alisha followed Su Ming's orders and refused them all.
• The United States military sent James Rhodes to gauge Su Ming's attitude, and Tony Stark accompanied him to the base.
• Tony Stark and James Rhodes entered the busy base, where Quill played music, Rocket dismantled an appliance, Drax arm-wrestled Groot, and Wanda and Pietro enjoyed snacks.

Su Ming welcomed Tony and Rhodey to his base while concealing his awareness of their reasons for coming, then noticed the damage to Tony’s left hand and proposed a drinking contest. The chapter left Tony, Rhodey, and Thor facing a contest whose stakes Su Ming had yet to reveal.

• Su Ming greeted Tony and wheelchair-bound Rhodey, then asked Quill to bring out a case of Eastern liquor.
• A flashback showed Banner arriving at the Sanctum Sanctorum in panic before an unknown spatial force took Hulk away, leaving Strange drenched in sweat and claiming he understood.
• Su Ming examined Tony’s left hand and recognized damage accumulated across years of battles and armor tests.
• Tony asked about the strange liquor crates, and Su Ming proposed a drinking contest between Tony, Rhodey, and Thor.
• Thor eagerly accepted while Tony protested that Rhodey was injured and Thor had an unfair advantage.
• Su Ming hinted that the contest needed stakes and looked at Tony’s damaged hand and Rhodey’s wheelchair.