Recaps

After the Hero War, Li Chen assigned the League of Heroes to address Noxus and established a Hero Academy at X Academy, asking Koro-sensei to recruit mutant students. A month later, Tohka confessed her wish to date Li Chen and he agreed, while Mash encountered Zero in the headquarters library.

• Sosuke Aizen reported that Noxus was expanding in Africa, and Li Chen assigned the response to Yugi Mutou and the African branch.
• Li Chen asked Koro-sensei to recruit mutants from X Academy for a new Hero Academy, then departed with Tohka.
• A month later, Tohka practiced asking Li Chen on a date, and Li Chen revealed he had been listening before accepting her invitation for the next day.
• Li Chen explained that he had made X Academy part of the League, with himself as principal and Professor Charles as vice principal.
• Mash found Zero in the headquarters library and asked what she was doing.

Mash helped Zero understand dating and jealousy, then enlisted Mine to choose an outfit for Zero’s date with Dust. Meanwhile, Big Eye and Champion tried to recruit the injured Garou, who recalled being defeated by a bald man but could not remember who he was.

• Zero asked Mash what a date with Tohka meant, and Mash explained that Tohka wanted a romantic relationship with Dust.
• Zero realized she felt jealous about Dust dating Tohka, and Mash encouraged her to ask Dust out and dress up for a date.
• Mash called Mine for fashion advice, and Mine eagerly agreed to help Zero find a date outfit after learning Dust was the man she wanted to impress.
• Garou woke injured in an underground space and found himself facing Big Eye and Champion, who told him they had brought him there to recover.
• Big Eye and Champion tried to recruit Garou, but he remembered only that a bald man had knocked him down, prompting Big Eye to offer to create a psychic image.

Garou refused Big Eye’s invitation to join the Monster Association and fought Champion, believing the battle might help him reach Dragon-Level. In Queens, Li Chen left his date to treat Fury, who revealed that Hydra had taken over S.H.I.E.L.D.; Fury and Rogers then faced a Hydra ambush and sought reinforcements.

• Garou mistook Big Eye’s attempts to identify a human for monsters and heroes, then recounted being defeated by a bald man.
• Garou rejected Big Eye’s invitation, and Champion blocked his exit, prompting Garou to attack with Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
• Li Chen, Zero, and Tohka ate at a Queens maid café, where Li Chen confronted a disguised infiltrator and then found the wounded Fury nearby.
• Fury told Li Chen that Hydra had noticed his investigation and taken control of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Li Chen silenced him and told him to seek help from local heroes.
• Fury reunited with Rogers, and the two were ambushed by Hydra agents and Winter Soldier; they discussed finding Iron Man after Fury’s call for Spider-Man was dismissed.

Fury and Captain America’s retreat was disrupted when Winter Soldier targeted Yoshino, who escaped and met Li Chen. Li Chen rescued her, then captured Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch after they tried to abduct her, leaving Hydra’s siblings in his custody at Hero Academy.

• Winter Soldier abandoned his pursuit of Fury and attacked Yoshino, but Captain America intervened while Fury called for help.
• Yoshino fled the battlefield, fell in an alley, and Li Chen returned her puppet and invited her to join him, Mio, and Tohka.
• Quicksilver ambushed Yoshino, but Li Chen pinned him down; Scarlet Witch arrived and failed to overpower Li Chen.
• Li Chen bound Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, dismissed their loyalty to Hydra, and ordered Zero to take Tohka and Yoshino home.
• Li Chen carried the siblings to Hero Academy, where Cyclops Scott accidentally fired uncontrolled laser beams that Li Chen caught.

Li Chen addressed the Blood Curse spreading through Europe by ordering a campaign to train battle priests who could identify Impostors. He then turned to the African branch, where Noxus, Wakanda, rebel groups, and the Monster Association were caught in a widening conflict.

• Kakashi Hatake introduced Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to Koro-sensei, who frightened Quicksilver by giving him a girlish braid and warned both newcomers to behave.
• Li Chen visited Professor X and asked him to move X Academy to the League of Heroes headquarters.
• At headquarters, Li Chen learned from Lion King Artoria's report that the Blood Curse was turning people across Europe into secretive, contagious Impostors.
• Li Chen ordered Joan of Arc and Grandis to recruit and train devout battle priests who could use holy light to expose infected people.
• Li Chen reviewed Yugi Mutou's report on Africa, where Noxus fought rebel groups and Wakanda, and learned that the Monster Association had allied with Noxus.

Li Chen summoned Reinhard van Astrea with the Dragon Sword Reid to strengthen the League of Heroes and coordinated several global crises. The chapter ended as Apocalypse appeared to have taken control of Professor X and launched nuclear weapons worldwide, prompting the League to mobilize.

• Li Chen reviewed the African branch's lack of combat power and decided to recruit heroes while keeping Sosuke Aizen at headquarters.
• Li Chen summoned Grey Wolf, Nine-Tailed Enchanting Fox, Flashing Blade Kizaru, Philosophy Master Billy, and Yan Lingji, then used a targeted summon to bring in Reinhard van Astrea with Dragon Sword Reid.
• Li Chen assigned Grey Wolf to research, coordinated branch requests about kangaroos, Tushan, and Gensokyo, and ordered Ulquiorra to capture Void creature larvae while warning all branches of the threat.
• A global psychic force swept across the world, and Li Chen suspected Apocalypse had controlled Professor X and activated the nuclear weapons systems.
• Li Chen ordered every branch to combat readiness and to intercept the nuclear weapons as terrified New Yorkers watched the warheads fill the sky.
• The Ancient One watched the nuclear weapons from the New York Sanctum while Annie and Doctor Strange continued their training.

The League of Heroes defended cities across the world from a barrage of nuclear weapons, while Mash and the other guardians used their powers to destroy or stop the incoming attacks. At Supernatural Academy, Apocalypse and his Four Imperial Knights confronted the heroes, Magneto seized the unconscious Professor X, and Kakashi Hatake attacked Apocalypse.

• Mash summoned Lord Camelot over New York, shielding the city from the nuclear barrage.
• King Billy and Kizaru cleared the threats over North America, while Accelerator, Ikaros, Hashirama Senju, Yugi Mutou, Joan of Arc, the Lion King, and Li Yun defended other continents.
• Havok Alex destroyed the Psychic Amplification Device, freeing Professor X from Apocalypse's psychic control but leaving him unconscious.
• Apocalypse arrived at Supernatural Academy with Magneto, Storm, Psylocke, and Angel, while Koro-sensei was away training two children.
• Magneto rejected Jean Grey's appeal, revealed his hatred of humanity after his wife and daughter were killed, and used his powers to seize Professor X and immobilize Wolverine Logan.
• Kakashi Hatake charged Apocalypse with Lightning Cutter, piercing his body with a lightning-charged strike.

Sosuke Aizen defeated Apocalypse through Illusion, rescued Professor X and Kakashi Hatake, and allowed Apocalypse to escape after severing his arm. Li Chen then checked on Mash and visited the training ground, where Mumen Rider was sparring with King Billy, before stopping Kizaru from slipping away.

• Sosuke Aizen intercepted Apocalypse after Kakashi Hatake weakened him and trapped him in Illusion, causing Apocalypse to injure the Four Imperial Knights and lose track of Professor X, Kakashi Hatake, and the others.
• Aizen severed Apocalypse's arm with a soul-cutting strike as he escaped through a spatial barrier, then admitted to Li Chen that he had deliberately let him go.
• Mash reported that Li Chen's telekinetic barrier had protected her, and she told Li Chen that King Billy, Flashy Flash, and King had returned.
• Li Chen and Mash went to the training ground, where King Billy sparred with Mumen Rider and Reinhard praised Mumen Rider's persistence.
• Kizaru praised Mumen Rider's potential, then pretended to have thrown out his back to avoid Li Chen's news; Li Chen dragged him back into his seat.

Ahri, newly arrived from Valoran and now a member of the League of Heroes, visited a New York marketplace seeking objects that drew her inexplicably. A mysterious fortune-teller recognized the Twin Sunstones she carried as the last two Yimelo Stones, leaving Ahri wary of the stranger and the omen surrounding them.

• Li Chen ordered Kizaru and Reinhard to reinforce the African war zone in three days, despite Kizaru's complaints.
• Mumen Rider trained against King Billy and Deep Sea King, enduring repeated defeats while protecting simulated citizens until Deep Sea King fled from his persistence.
• King was mobbed by fans while trying to take his new games home, and a disguised monster self-destructed from fear of him.
• Ahri wandered through a New York market, drawn to its trinkets while trying to conceal her identity and charm.
• A purple-cloaked fortune-teller approached Ahri and identified her Twin Sunstones as the final two Yimelo Stones.

Li met Malzahar, a former Shuriman who recognized her Sunstones and offered a cryptic prophecy about her romantic future. Malzahar revealed himself as a Void Prophet and tried to infect her, but Yan Lingji rescued Li; the chapter ended as a swarm of Void insects attacked them and the market civilians.

• Li questioned Malzahar about the Sunstones, and he explained their alleged history while admitting his divination mixed truth with fabrication.
• Malzahar used tarot cards to predict that Li would bond with her black-haired, red-eyed superior, but warned her about his rivals.
• Malzahar paralyzed Li with poisoned tea, revealed his Void form, and tried to force a Void core into her.
• Yan Lingji struck at Malzahar and used a treasured crystal from Remi to restore Li's movement and magic.
• Malzahar opened a Void rift and unleashed Primordial Voidling Insects, which attacked Li, Yan Lingji, and the civilians in the market.

Dust and Yan Lingji fought Malzahar’s Void swarm before escaping his town-destroying attack, while Batman raided Gotham City Hall to stop Umbrella Corporation agents from stealing biotechnology. Catwoman stole a disc and escaped Batman’s pursuit, leaving them arguing on the rooftop.

• Dust and Yan Lingji attacked Malzahar and discovered that his Void traversal had a cooldown, but they teleported away before his Void Summoning destroyed the market.
• Batman infiltrated City Hall and captured several red-clad Umbrella Corporation agents, then fought their leader while Catwoman stole a biotechnology disc and another disc marked with strange symbols.
• Catwoman fled through the building, and Batman pursued her to the rooftop after evading three police officers.
• Batman demanded that Catwoman return the biotechnology disc before Umbrella Corporation could use it to cause a disaster, but Catwoman refused and argued with him.

Batman and Catwoman discovered that Umbrella Corporation had stolen crucial biological weapon data, prompting Batman to join the League of Heroes to help stop the threat. At the League headquarters, he met Iron Man and Spider-Man, who brought Deadpool to meet Li Chen.

• Batman fought Catwoman for the disk, but she revealed she had switched it and that Umbrella Corporation had taken the genuine one.
• Batman warned Catwoman that Umbrella Corporation's stolen data could enable its failed immortality research to create zombies, and they decided to seek help from the League of Heroes.
• Li Chen offered Batman Active Coffee and invited him to join the League, and Batman accepted on the condition that he could remain stationed in Gotham except during major incidents.
• Batman received a Member Bracelet and learned about its potential to help him surpass his physical limits.
• Tony Stark and Spider-Man arrived at the headquarters, and Spider-Man introduced Deadpool to Li Chen.

Li Chen approved Deadpool for the League of Heroes after his bizarre talent showcase, then assembled a team to stop a completed biological weapon before it caused a global disaster. As the heroes prepared to head for Raccoon City, Batman and Iron Man’s petty argument over their wealth escalated into a public money-throwing contest in New York.

• Deadpool introduced his immortality and combat skills, then performed an internet-famous basketball dance that horrified the League’s heroes.
• Li Chen approved Deadpool’s membership and assigned Spider-Man to a mission involving an already-developed infectious biological weapon.
• Li Chen selected Iron Man, Batman, Deadpool, Catwoman, and Mumen Rider to join the mission to Raccoon City.
• Mumen Rider found Batman and Iron Man arguing outside a bank over who was richer, while Deadpool suggested they throw cash at each other.
• Batman and Iron Man burned and tossed piles of money at one another, and Deadpool rushed in to scoop up the bills.

Li Chen stopped Kaecilius and his dark mages, then met with The Ancient One, who stepped down as Sorcerer Supreme and appointed Annie Hastur as her successor. The story then shifted to Vanaheim, where Thor arrived to quell the war between the elves and dark elves.

• Spider-Man and Deadpool spent an hour collecting scattered money until Li Chen arrived and ended their contest.
• Kaecilius confronted Li Chen and was killed along with the dark mages who attacked him.
• The Ancient One invited Li Chen, Stephen Strange, and Annie to the New York Sanctum and announced that she wanted to step down.
• The Ancient One named Annie Hastur the new Sorcerer Supreme, then joined the League of Heroes as an S-Class Hero.
• Thor arrived in war-torn Vanaheim on Odin's orders, but the combatants ignored his demand to stop fighting, so he prepared to unleash his power.

Thor’s battle against the Dark Elves was upended when Xerath delivered the Reality Stone to Azir, who used it to restore Shurima and unleash its armies on Vanaheim. As Shuriman generals confronted Thor, Thanos learned that someone else was collecting Infinity Stones, then faced Boros and his generals at his outpost.

• Thor struck down Dark Elf warriors with Mjolnir while the Dark Elf leader revealed that he had recovered the Aether Particle and planned to absorb it.
• Xerath attacked the Dark Elf camp, destroyed the Aether Particle’s container, and presented the Reality Stone to Azir.
• Azir set the Reality Stone into the Sun Disc, awakened Shurima’s sand soldiers, and raised the empire’s city across half of Vanaheim.
• Thor encountered Rammus, Renekton, and Nasus as Shurima’s forces overwhelmed the Dark Elves, and Nasus declared judgment on Asgard.
• Thanos learned that the Reality Stone was controlled by solar power and the Space Stone had vanished, then ordered the Black Order to prepare for action.
• Boros arrived at Thanos’s outpost with Geryuganshoop, Melzargard, and Groribas, and challenged Thanos in search of a worthy opponent.

Thanos and Boros fought an escalating battle that pushed both warriors beyond their limits, with Thanos drawing on the Power Stone and Boros breaking through into Energy Release. After Boros unleashed a devastating energy cannon, he struck from behind and believed he had decided the victor, leaving Thanos staggered and badly wounded.

• Thanos and Boros fought hand to hand while their commanders battled elsewhere, and Thanos proposed an alliance in exchange for finding Boros more worthy opponents.
• Boros's armor shattered under Thanos's attack, releasing the power it had been suppressing, and the two traded increasingly destructive blows across the planet.
• Thanos used the Power Stone to blast Boros across the planet, but Boros returned in Energy Release and overwhelmed him with speed.
• Boros and Thanos fought across the planet until Boros gathered his energy and fired a powerful cannon that left Thanos charred and wounded.
• Boros used the smoke to attack Thanos from behind and concluded that he had won after his hand blade struck Thanos's neck.

Thanos defeated Boros with the Power Stone, then recruited him into an alliance, while Li Chen learned that Azir’s Shurima Empire threatened Asgard and opened the League of Heroes’ Alliance Dungeon. Thor entered the Bellmar Grand Cathedral dungeon, was repeatedly overwhelmed by its priests, and drew the same stage again for a third attempt.

• Thanos used the Power Stone to overcome Boros’s Meteoric Burst and destroy the battlefield planet with the clash of their attacks.
• Thanos offered Boros an alliance, and Boros accepted, joining the Dark Legion with the Interstellar Marauders.
• Thor told Li Chen that Azir and three other Shurima deities had defeated him on Vanaheim, and Li Chen advised him to warn Odin and seek League support.
• Li Chen spent 100,000 energy points to open the Alliance Dungeon, and Thor chose to enter a Dragon-Level dungeon.
• Thor was repeatedly controlled and defeated by nine hostile priests at Bellmar Grand Cathedral, then encountered the same dungeon again on his third attempt.

Spider-Man recruited Tony Stark, Deadpool, and Grandis for a Demon-level dungeon challenge in the Floating City. At the Dragonman Tower, their first encounter with Lukas began badly when Deadpool was struck down, forcing Grandis to switch plans.

• Spider-Man persuaded Tony Stark to join a four-person dungeon team, and Deadpool appeared as their tank before Grandis agreed to fill the final slot.
• Grandis led the team to the Floating City and explained that she knew the dungeon’s floors, though their team could only reach the middle levels.
• At the Dragonman Tower, Lukas appeared with dragonman guards and a wyvern swarm, and Grandis ordered Deadpool to restrain the boss while the others cleared the enemies.
• Deadpool rushed Lukas but was struck by lightning and knocked away, while Lukas intercepted Tony’s palm-cannon blast.
• Grandis called for Plan B, and Spider-Man prepared to help her clear the small enemies.

Spider-Man, Grandis, Deadpool, and Tony Stark defeated the Dragonman Lord Lukas and claimed three pieces of equipment. They divided the loot among themselves, while Grandis proposed trading unwanted gear through the League of Heroes to strengthen its members.

• Grandis and Spider-Man used buffs and equipment drops to overwhelm Lukas's army, while Spider-Man's poison webs helped restrain the Dragonmen.
• Lukas tore through Spider-Man's webs, but Deadpool shielded his teammates and Tony blasted Lukas with a repulsor beam.
• Lukas unleashed Lightning Cage, then split into an injured original and an unharmed duplicate; Grandis assigned Tony to hold off the duplicate while the others attacked the original.
• Grandis, Spider-Man, and Deadpool defeated Lukas's original body, and the team collected a purple mechanical core, a flame-patterned cloak, and a holy pendant.
• The team gave the cloak to Deadpool, the mechanical core to Tony, and the holy pendant to Grandis; Grandis suggested letting League members trade equipment for Energy Points.

Grandis and the others battled Puppet Master Daugli and his stone-statue army in Sky City’s Doll Vestibule. Back at League of Heroes headquarters, Li Chen agreed to take Tohka’s party through a dungeon and sent Thor to Africa to investigate Loki’s connection to Hydra.

• Grandis explained that Daugli had turned defeated adventurers into puppets, and the statues surrounded the party as they entered the Doll Vestibule.
• Deadpool was burned by the mage statues, revived, and then controlled by Daugli’s strings until Iron Man cut the threads; Daugli appeared and attacked the group with stone pillars.
• Grandis charged into the statue army and smashed the constructs with her Holy Light Cross while Spider-Man and Deadpool tried to support her.
• Daugli threatened to turn the heroes into masterpieces and began casting Puppet Theater.
• Tohka asked Li Chen to carry her party through dungeons, and Li Chen agreed to take them to the Super Dragon Dungeon.
• Li Chen showed Thor a photograph of Loki meeting Hydra in Africa and assigned Thor to find his brother.

Li Chen’s group entered the King’s Ruins, where Yatogami Tohka defeated the Undying Knight Vortex of Wind. The loot strengthened Li Chen and Yan Lingji, and Tohka received powerful armor as the group prepared to continue exploring.

• Li Chen sent Thor to stop Loki from provoking heroes from other branches.
• Li Chen’s group entered the King’s Ruins beneath Dark City and awakened Vortex of Wind.
• Yatogami Tohka fought Vortex of Wind, sensed his invisible attacks, and defeated him with the Blade of the End.
• Vortex of Wind dropped valuable equipment, including the Wind-Riding King’s Shield, which fused with Li Chen and deepened his grasp of the Law of Wind.
• Yan Lingji spent energy points to enhance her Fire Charm Art and Physical Constitution, reaching initial B-Class strength.
• Li Chen gave Tohka three pieces of Kingdom: Millennium War Armor, which she equipped with their appearance hidden.

Li Chen cleared the dungeon’s first five tombs, collected powerful law orbs and equipment, and helped Yan Lingji gain the Incomplete Vermilion Bird Bloodline. He confronted the final guardian, Hammer King Borodin, and met the king’s devastating hammer strike with his Level 6 ability, God's Domain.

• Li Chen gave Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap to Li, then defeated Myra the Guardian with a holy spear and claimed his law orb and loot.
• Li Chen gave the Millennium Chronicle armor components to Yatogami Tohka and assigned the Incomplete Vermilion Bird Blood to Yan Lingji for later fusion.
• Li Chen defeated Eston of Ice, took King's Protection: Ice, and then quickly overcame Gurad of Flame and Vordos of Light, collecting their divine sets.
• After fusing with the Vermilion Bird Blood, Yan Lingji declined the fire set, and Li Chen led the group into the final royal tomb.
• Hammer King Borodin challenged Li Chen, who provoked him by invoking Jig and then faced his hammer strike with God's Domain.

Li Chen led his team through the Ultra-Dragon-level dungeon, where Tohka accidentally consumed Taotie Blood and gained a dangerous hunger. After collecting the loot and spending their rewards, Li Chen used the new Faction Summoning feature to recruit the Hero Association, the Four Emperors Group, and the Gotei 13.

• Li Chen defeated Hammer King Borodin with Thunder Lance after effortlessly reflecting Borodin’s hammer strike.
• Tohka ate dungeon loot containing Taotie Blood, awakening its influence and leaving her intensely hungry; Li Chen warned her not to eat random items.
• Li Chen collected Borodin’s Death Law Orb, pendant, and warhammer, gave the pendant to Tohka, and stored the warhammer for a suitable wielder.
• The team earned 80,000 points from the dungeon, and Yan Lingji and Li spent resources to strengthen their abilities before the dungeon entrance closed.
• Li Chen discovered Faction Summoning and recruited the Hero Association, the Four Emperors Group, and the S-Class Gotei 13.

Sosuke Aizen halted a clash among the newly gathered heroes and Soul Reapers, and Li Chen restored order before learning that Apocalypse had joined forces with Noxus in Africa. Li Chen promised Yugi Mutou reinforcements, then arranged a welcome banquet while leaving Aizen to guard headquarters.

• Sosuke Aizen defeated Ichigo Kurosaki and stopped the gathered factions from fighting, while Kaido and Superalloy Darkshine began a separate battle.
• Li Chen ordered everyone to cease their internal conflict, subdued the crowd with his authority, and left Aizen to handle the aftermath.
• Yugi Mutou told Li Chen that Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen had joined Noxus and the Monster Association, leaving the African branch in urgent need of reinforcements.
• Li Chen promised Yugi Mutou that he would arrange reinforcements and then proposed a welcome ceremony for the gathered factions.
• Li Chen led the factions to a banquet and ordered Aizen to remain behind to guard headquarters.

Li Chen arrived with reinforcements to help Yugi Mutou defend the African branch base against Noxus and the Monster Association. After Yugi summoned Exodia, Apocalypse challenged the demon god as the battle continued.

• Li Chen and his reinforcements reached the African base, where Yugi Mutou reported the assault and summoned Slifer the Sky Dragon against Elder Centipede.
• Reinhard and Garen retreated behind Wakanda's barrier as Magneto destroyed its metal equipment, and T'Challa led the defenders toward the second line.
• Li Chen arrived with his forces, killed Swain with telekinesis, and ordered the attack on Noxus.
• Kaido, Whitebeard, the Egyptian Gods, and other fighters clashed with Noxian and Monster Association forces, while LeBlanc restrained The Winged Dragon of Ra and Sion split Obelisk the Tormentor's head.
• Yugi Mutou summoned Exodia, and Apocalypse declared the demon god an inferior creation before unleashing his power.