Chapter Summaries

The Fairness Law’s incarnation rescued the two Captain Americas from Galactus and revealed why Steve could fight opponents at their level. Galactus then focused his fury on Su Ming, activated the Starcore Fragment, and began draining the surviving demon generals to fuel his attack.

• The Fairness Law’s ghostfire youth protected both Captain Americas from Galactus’s Devouring power and claimed Steve’s fifty-fifty fighting ability came from its mark.
• The incarnation mocked Galactus, promised Steve he could keep fighting opponents at roughly equal strength, and vanished after lowering the two Steves safely to the ground.
• The heroes and global audience joked about Steve’s mysterious law-level backing, while the two Steves wondered whether it had helped them in past battles.
• Galactus dismissed the interruption, turned his killing intent toward Su Ming, and vowed to erase him and take his fragments and gems.
• Galactus activated the First Universe Starcore Fragment and drained the surviving Demon God Army to gather power for his attack.

Su Ming struggled to stop Galactus’s devastating attack, but the Heirloom Seal of the Realm consumed the Faith Energy he needed to form a second Dharma Avatar. Captain Marvel’s intervention bought him time to use the seal as a shield and drive it toward Galactus, leaving the clash on the verge of impact.

• Dormammu offered most of his Dark Dimension’s origin to Galactus, while Su Ming reinforced Earth’s barrier and tried to form a second Dharma Avatar.
• The Heirloom Seal of the Realm devoured Su Ming’s Faith Energy, and the Eastern immortal warned him that forming two Dharma Avatars was beyond his ability.
• Su Ming met Galactus’s attack with a weakened blast, but his power began to give way under the destructive torrent.
• Captain Marvel arrived after Nick Fury’s emergency transmission and struck Galactus’s torrent, buying Su Ming time before falling unconscious.
• Su Ming pulled out the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, which expanded and repelled Galactus’s energy, then carried the injured Captain Marvel forward behind it.
• Su Ming pushed the seal upstream toward Galactus as cameras captured the scene, and Galactus watched in alarm as it neared his face.

Su Ming stamped Galactus in the face with the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, provoking him to sacrifice his Demon God Army for power. As Galactus gathered energy for a devastating attack, Natasha reached Su Ming and took charge of the unconscious Carol.

• Su Ming struck Galactus in the face with the Heirloom Seal of the Realm and retreated with Carol.
• Nick Fury and the Avengers feared Galactus's response, while Rocket and Thor laughed at the seal on his face.
• Galactus unleashed his fury and absorbed the Demon God Army, converting its members into Dark Origin Energy.
• Natasha approached Su Ming and tried to catch Carol, but her injuries made her drop to one knee.
• Su Ming used Word Becomes Law to heal Natasha, and she took Carol into her arms.

Su Ming fought to protect Earth as Galactus unleashed an attack too powerful for his full strength to stop. With his body breaking down and Earth’s barrier close to collapse, Su Ming refused to surrender, and a mysterious cracking sound began deep within him.

• Su Ming levitated Carol beside Natasha and watched Galactus absorb two energy spheres to amplify his power.
• Galactus’s aura shattered the city and strained Su Ming’s barrier, while the Heirloom Seal of the Realm remained unresponsive.
• Su Ming gathered all his available powers and met Galactus’s galaxy-shattering punch with a multicolored energy blast.
• Galactus’s attack broke through Su Ming’s blast, pinned him against Earth’s failing barrier, and severely damaged his body.
• Su Ming endured the assault through sheer will, and faint cracking sounds began deep within him.

As Galactus’s attack tore Su Ming apart, his near-death resolve awakened the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, which shielded him and began restoring his body. Su Ming realized the seal had recognized his potential but had not yet accepted him as its master, while Galactus intensified his assault and continued damaging Earth.

• Galactus’s energy pinned Su Ming against Earth’s barrier and stripped away his flesh, leaving humanity and the heroes watching in despair.
• At the brink of death, Su Ming entered a state of absolute focus, and the Heirloom Seal of the Realm resonated with his will and awakened.
• A radiant cocoon blocked Galactus’s attack and rapidly healed Su Ming, reviving hope among people around the world.
• Ancient One recognized the light as imperial aura nurtured by Earth, while Earth’s Will Space’s young woman hesitated to use Pangu’s remaining source energy.
• Galactus poured more negative energy and reserved dark matter into his attack, carving a vast pit into Earth as Su Ming watched from a detached, godlike perspective.
• Su Ming understood that the seal had granted him its initial protection because of his will and awakened China bloodline, but had not acknowledged him as its master.

As Su Ming waited for the Heirloom Seal of the Realm and his Gold-Spending System to connect, their artifact spirits reunited inside the seal. The barrier over Earth shattered, and Galactus unleashed his devouring power on New York while Su Ming remained unawake.

• Su Ming discovered that the Heirloom Seal of the Realm was trying to connect with his Gold-Spending System, then entered meditation to wait for the unknown changes to unfold.
• Inside the seal, Ancient Spirit and the Gold-Spending System's artifact spirit recognized each other as old friends and agreed to join forces to teach Su Ming a lesson.
• Galactus stopped attacking Su Ming's glowing protection and watched as Earth's barrier shattered.
• With Su Ming still in a mysterious state, Galactus activated Devour the Starry Sky and sent a devouring force across New York.

Galactus shattered the barrier protecting humanity and began devouring New York, while Su Ming remained motionless inside his arc of light. Carol Danvers struggled to save the Helicarrier as civilians watched their city disappear, leaving the world wondering what Su Ming was doing.

• Galactus failed to penetrate Su Ming's protective light, then shattered the barrier behind him and unleashed his Devouring power on New York.
• Galactus's suction stripped buildings and swept debris and people into his mouth, spreading destruction across the city as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s death toll climbed.
• Nick Fury told Carol Danvers that Su Ming was known as Destiny and the Crimson Silver Baron, and suspected he had come from the future.
• Carol Danvers recovered, flew outside the Helicarrier, and pushed it away from Galactus's suction with her Binary energy.
• New York continued to vanish as people around the world watched Su Ming remain inside the arc of light and questioned what he was doing.

Su Ming, unable to move while New York was being destroyed by Galactus, summoned the Dharma Giant through sheer will and joined with it to stop the Devouring energy. The Silver Duke saved the city from being pulled into Galactus's maw, while his departure from the End of Time destabilized the Sacred Timeline.

• Su Ming forced his consciousness out of his immobilized body and summoned the Dharma Giant to protect New York.
• Ancient Spirit and White Spirit revealed that they had stilled Su Ming's body to test him, and they watched as he chose to fight.
• The Dharma Giant appeared above New York, giving the city's desperate people hope.
• Su Ming's consciousness merged with the Dharma Giant, and he struck Galactus's Devouring energy with the Eternal Flame-wreathed halberd.
• The halberd shattered the energy torrent, ending New York's pull toward Galactus and allowing Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to rescue those falling from the air.
• The Sacred Timeline began to destabilize after the Dharma Giant left the End of Time, while the people of New York watched the giant stand victorious.

Su Ming's Dharma Giant returned to face Galactus in a final clash that shook Earth and nearly sent the Helicarrier crashing. Su Ming gained the upper hand with his halberd, leaving Galactus stunned by his technique.

• Galactus summoned the Sky-Piercing Black Sword and swung it at Su Ming's Dharma Giant, which met the blow with the Sky-Piercing Halberd.
• The weapons' collision unleashed a destructive shock wave that flattened New York into a crater and nearly destabilized the Helicarrier.
• Carol held the Helicarrier steady through the shock wave, then collapsed after its forced landing at Avengers Base.
• Earth's Will celebrated Su Ming's return and his protection of Earth and Pangu's remaining source energy.
• Su Ming attacked with a refined halberd technique that combined martial skill with the laws of time and space, leaving Galactus amazed that weapons could be used that way.

Su Ming’s Dharma Avatar used superior halberd skill to drive Galactus back, giving humanity its first clear advantage in the catastrophe. As the world celebrated the apparent reversal, Su Ming realized his avatar’s energy was limited and needed to end the fight quickly.

• Su Ming used the Sky-Piercing Halberd’s speed and technique to overwhelm Galactus, whose greater strength could not overcome his clumsy swordsmanship.
• Su Ming probed Galactus’s defenses and found that his attacks caused only shallow wounds, while his Dharma Avatar’s energy was running out.
• Su Ming intensified his assault and drove Galactus back, humiliating the demon god despite failing to inflict serious damage.
• Nick Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. units to search for survivors and establish temporary shelters as the battle turned in humanity’s favor.
• The Avengers watched Su Ming’s fight and celebrated, while people around the world cheered and renewed their hope.

As Su Ming's Dharma Avatar began to falter against Galactus, the faith of billions of humans gathered into a powerful force and transformed his weapon and armor. The newly empowered Su Ming stood ready to continue the fight, while Galactus watched in disbelief.

• Su Ming's Dharma Avatar weakened as his strength ran out, and Galactus prepared to strike.
• Billions of humans' belief in Su Ming formed a golden cloud of Faith Energy and sent purple lightning into his Sky-Piercing Halberd.
• The lightning shattered and remade the halberd as a Crescent Moon Blade, filling it with immense power.
• Su Ming's silver armor broke apart and reformed as ornate golden armor, and a Golden War Helm concealed his face.

Su Ming absorbed the Force of Faith, transforming his Dharma Avatar and linking it to the hopes of Earth's living beings. He met Galactus's surprise attack with a powerful slash that shattered the demon's chest armor, leaving Galactus exposed and enraged.

• The Death Goddess watched the battle on Earth without intervening, while Thor mistook Su Ming's Faith Power for lightning and reassured the public.
• The Ancient One recognized that the power transforming Su Ming came from the support and resonance of billions of wills.
• Su Ming felt his Dharma Avatar grow vastly stronger and gain a lasting connection to the life force and convictions of Earth's inhabitants.
• Galactus launched a surprise blast at Su Ming, who chose to strike head-on with the Crescent Moon Blade instead of blocking.
• Su Ming's slash broke Galactus's chest armor, exposing his torso and provoking a furious roar.

Su Ming battled Galactus after shattering his armor, protecting Earth from the fight’s devastating stray attacks while steadily wounding the demon. Galactus was badly hurt but remained powerful and determined to keep fighting.

• Su Ming shattered Galactus's protective armor, and humanity mocked the exposed demon until he roared and unleashed an attack toward Earth.
• Su Ming canceled Galactus's attack before it could reach the planet and taunted him into focusing on their fight.
• Galactus charged Su Ming with his fist and the Sky-Piercing Black Sword, and the two began a brutal close-quarters battle.
• Su Ming intercepted the battle’s stray attacks to protect people below, earning their trust and cheers.
• Su Ming cut Galactus with his Crescent Moon Blade, leaving wounds that resisted healing and nearly severing his head.
• Galactus stumbled back under Su Ming's assault, then flashed a ruthless, resolute gleam in his eyes.

Galactus transformed into a savage cosmic beast and overwhelmed Su Ming with relentless close-range attacks. As Su Ming struggled to defend himself, Galactus tried to seize Dormammu and devour his energy.

• Galactus transformed into a scaled, clawed monster with enhanced defense, regeneration, and hunting instincts.
• Su Ming attacked with golden blade-wheels, but Galactus curled into a defensive position and rapidly regenerated his damaged scales.
• Galactus charged Su Ming with a storm of claws and tail strikes, forcing him onto the defensive and damaging his armor and cape.
• Galactus gained the upper hand and sent a Devouring-law shackle toward the fleeing Dormammu.
• Dormammu cursed Galactus for betraying him after he had helped in the fight.

Su Ming struggled against the Demon God, which devoured the Dark Demon Sword to transform into a stronger two-headed beast. The Demon God overwhelmed him and tore apart his Dharma Avatar, leaving Su Ming in soul-deep agony.

• Dormammu escaped through his prepared array, and the Demon God turned its devouring chains on the Dark Demon Sword.
• The Demon God refined the sword into dark-matter essence and absorbed it, growing a second head and strengthening its body with sharper spines and a spiked tail.
• Su Ming fought the transformed Demon God, but its relentless attacks wore down his armor and forced him onto the defensive.
• The Demon God's two heads bit into the Dharma Giant's shoulders as its claws and tail struck through the avatar's defenses.
• The Demon God ripped apart Su Ming's Dharma Avatar, and the Crescent Moon Blade crumbled as Su Ming felt the destruction through their bond.

Su Ming’s consciousness was nearly destroyed after his Dharma Avatar was shattered, but Earth’s Will and his body intervened as a Chaos Arrow struck toward the monster. His body moved on its own to take the arrow’s hit for the Demon God, leaving Su Ming stunned.

• The monster’s attack shattered Su Ming’s Dharma Avatar and sent his badly damaged consciousness into its path.
• Earth’s Will spent Earth’s last reserves of Pangu Origin to form and fire a Chaos Arrow at the monster.
• Su Ming’s body opened its eyes, reunited with his consciousness, and began restoring his battered mind with ancient energy.
• Su Ming’s body rushed toward the monster alongside the Chaos Arrow and placed itself in the arrow’s path to protect the Demon God.
• In the Jade Seal Artifact Spirit Space, White Spirit sensed the surge of primal energy from Earth’s core and announced that it had arrived.

White Spirit used Su Ming’s body to intercept the Pangu Origin arrow, destroying his physical form while the Heirloom Seal of the Realm protected his consciousness. Ancient Spirit realized White Spirit had engineered the moment so Su Ming and the seal could absorb the ancient energy, leaving Su Ming’s fate unresolved.

• White Spirit sent Su Ming’s restrained body charging into the path of the arrow fired by the girl at Earth’s core.
• The girl and the Cosmic Demon watched in shock as Su Ming stood between the arrow and the demon god, which could not control its bloodlust enough to dodge.
• The Chaos-colored arrow struck Su Ming, scattering his body into energy particles, while the Heirloom Seal of the Realm preserved his consciousness core.
• Ancient Spirit accused White Spirit of setting him up to use the Pangu Origin as an opportunity for Su Ming and the seal to absorb its power.
• White Spirit defended his actions, and Ancient Spirit reluctantly acknowledged that the seal’s origin was growing stronger as it absorbed the energy.

Su Ming’s body was destroyed by the Pangu Origin, but he used the Soul Resonance Art to begin gathering and controlling the energy around his Starcore Fragments. Purple Jewel and Gold Jewel could not interfere, while the Death Goddess sensed Pangu’s presence and rushed toward New York in anger.

• Little White reflected that Su Ming had earned the Pangu Inheritance himself and hoped he could survive its overwhelming power.
• Pangu’s energy scattered Su Ming’s body and began fusing with his existence, while the five Starcore Fragments and the Mind Stone and Time Stone helped preserve him.
• Su Ming used the Soul Resonance Art to halt the energy’s outward expansion and guide it into a gathering orbit around the Starcore Fragments.
• Purple Jewel and Gold Jewel concluded that they could not interfere with the Pangu Inheritance, despite the Death Goddess’s instructions.
• The Death Goddess sensed Pangu’s presence in New York, vanished from her throne, and angrily demanded to know why he had returned.

After Su Ming’s body shattered in a blinding burst, the Avengers feared he was dead until Rocket questioned why the light kept shining. High above them, Su Ming’s consciousness endured within the Heirloom Seal of the Realm as the energy gathered inward, and a mysterious aura struck the demon god monster.

• The Avengers struggled to see through the blinding light, and Future Tony reported that Su Ming’s body had exploded while 2012 Tony admitted he was guessing.
• Rocket argued that the continuing light could mean Su Ming was transforming rather than dying, reviving the group’s hope.
• Protected by the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, Su Ming’s remaining consciousness endured the Pangu Origin energy and kept it circulating through the Soul Resonance Art.
• The demon god monster began drawing a dark teleportation formation to escape, failing to notice the chaotic sphere of light collapsing inward.
• A sharp, overwhelmingly condensed aura swept across the monster, making it howl in agony.

The Death Goddess appeared as the chaotic light around Su Ming revealed Pangu’s Heaven-Opening Will, and she bound it with Death Law. As the light faded, Thor recognized her as the true Death Goddess from Asgard’s legends.

• The demon monster fled through its nearly completed teleportation array after the chaotic light severed and annihilated part of its body.
• The Death Goddess appeared, reassured Purple Jewel, and discovered that touching the light burned her fingertip.
• The Death Goddess identified Pangu’s will within the light and accused him of threatening the world’s fragile balance.
• The Death Goddess wrapped the light in a net of Death Law, suppressing it until its radiance dimmed.
• The Avengers noticed the fading light, while Rocket Raccoon panicked because he had damaged his eyes and could not see.
• Thor recognized the figure as the true Death Goddess, a Supreme Law who had existed only in Asgardian legends.