Chapter Summaries

Xu Mo and Hill rushed to rescue Natasha at the Red Room’s hidden aerial fortress, where Natasha had been immobilized by Dreykov’s pheromone lock. Xu Mo arrived in time to stop Dreykov, then summoned Emma, Apocalypse, Magneto, and soldiers as the group prepared to take control of the fortress.

• Hill received word that Natasha’s contact had gone silent while Natasha was confronting the Red Room, so Xu Mo agreed to go with her.
• Natasha defeated seven or eight Black Widows, but Dreykov’s pheromone lock stopped her from attacking him.
• Xu Mo opened a Spatial Gate, grabbed Dreykov’s wrist, and reunited with Natasha as Hill followed through the portal.
• Dreykov secretly pressed a button to summon the Black Widows, while Xu Mo decided the aerial fortress was worth preserving.
• Xu Mo contacted Emma, who stepped through a portal, and Apocalypse arrived with Magneto and several dozen soldiers, alarming Dreykov.

Xu Mo defeated Dreykov’s control over the Red Room, took possession of Sky City, and gathered the Black Widows for relocation to Death Island. Later, he comforted Natasha at her New York villa as she drank and spoke about her childhood.

• A soldier knocked down the Black Widows who rushed at Xu Mo and his companions, while Emma used her psychic powers to bring the others into the room.
• Xu Mo used the Soul-Stealing Technique to make Dreykov recall the Black Widows worldwide and transfer Sky City’s highest authority to Apocalypse.
• Xu Mo handed Dreykov to Natasha, then opened a portal so the Black Widows could travel to Death Island.
• Apocalypse, Magneto, and their soldiers secured Sky City’s resources and flew it toward Death Island, while Hill reflected on Xu Mo’s forces.
• Xu Mo and Natasha went to her New York villa, where she drank wine and talked about her childhood.

Xu Mo investigated Raven’s disappearance in the Mojave Desert after Emma reported that she had been missing for over a week. He found Raven tied up in a remote wooden house with a muscular middle-aged man who appeared to be preparing to flee.

• Xu Mo gave Emma a mystic art that would prevent anyone from leaking cultivation techniques, and Emma worried that Raven had gone missing during her mission.
• Xu Mo traveled to Yucca Valley and reasoned that Raven had likely disappeared after entering the desert.
• Xu Mo drove into the wasteland and used his Psychic Force to follow a suspicious man carrying supplies in his SUV.
• Xu Mo found the man’s remote wooden house and saw Raven tied up inside while the man packed belongings.

Xu Mo rescued Raven from Gil, an Eternal who had captured her after she investigated the deaths caused by Tina’s illness. After Gil killed Lyle and Xu Mo identified him as Gilgamesh, the two prepared to fight.

• Gil told Lyle that he and Tina planned to leave for Australia because Tina had killed several young people during an illness flare-up.
• Gil revealed Raven, whom he had tied up, and prepared to kill her for discovering their secret.
• Xu Mo appeared in time to block Gil’s punch, freeing Raven with his telekinesis.
• Gil returned unharmed, and Xu Mo identified him as the Eternal Gilgamesh and asked where Tina was.
• Gil became angry when Xu Mo said he was overprotective of Raven, and he punched into the space where Xu Mo had vanished.

Xu Mo defeated Gilgamesh, restrained Tina when Mahd Wy'ry made her attack, and brought her back to enslave her and examine her memories. He learned little about the Celestials, but erased the memories causing her affliction and left with her for Lorelei and the vampire women’s space.

• Xu Mo beat Gilgamesh in a one-sided fight while Raven watched, then restrained Tina when she charged at them under Mahd Wy'ry.
• Xu Mo knocked Tina unconscious and took her with him through a portal to Death Island, where he left Raven behind.
• Xu Mo brought Tina into the Soul Enslavement Space, enslaved her, and read her fragmented memories about the Deviants and Celestials.
• Xu Mo erased the memories causing Tina's Mahd Wy'ry, and Tina thanked him as her Master.
• Xu Mo and Tina appeared in the space belonging to Lorelei and the three vampire women.

Xu Mo reached Stellar Level One and bought an Immortal Crystal and a Stellar-Level Nutrient Solution, then prepared to spend a year cultivating while earning more points. Back at the villa, he met Raven, who transformed into different appearances and tempted him.

• Xu Mo brought Tina to the Forbidden Land Space and told Lorelei to teach her the cultivation technique and how to cultivate.
• Xu Mo spent 100 million points on an Immortal Crystal and 12 million on a Stellar-Level Nutrient Solution, leaving him with 40 million points.
• Xu Mo put the nutrient solution into the Nutrient Chamber but decided to leave the Astral Tower and arrange matters in the world before cultivating for a year.
• Xu Mo recognized that the woman outside his room was Raven disguised as Emma and told her she could go find Emma.
• Raven revealed that she had already visited Emma, then transformed into different women to tempt Xu Mo.

Hogun and Sani searched for Xu Mo in Los Angeles, but Avril could not reveal his whereabouts, so they set out to question his wife. Meanwhile, Xu Mo reunited with Simmons in New York and asked whether her biological expertise could help him create blood containing immense energy.

• Hogun and Sani entered Avril's villa using Sani's magic and asked where Xu Mo was.
• Sani used magic to make Avril unconscious and learned the address of Xu Mo's wife near Wanda's school.
• Xu Mo arrived at Hill's apartment through a Spatial Gate and found Hill with Simmons.
• Xu Mo recognized Simmons as the girl he had rescued from Agatha and learned that she worked in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s biological research division.
• Xu Mo explained his need for blood containing immense energy and asked Simmons if she could create it artificially.

Xu Mo taught Hill a cultivation method and went to teach Natasha before Wanda discovered Hogun and Sani hiding in her home. Wanda resisted their magic and fought back, while Hogun charged at her, convinced that getting close would give him the advantage.

• Hill accepted Xu Mo's cultivation method, and he told her it could bring her to the level of his powerful subordinates within two years.
• Xu Mo left Hill ferocious beast meat and cultivation advice, then went to Natasha's home to teach her the method as well.
• Wanda returned to her villa and confronted Hogun and Sani, who had entered the house to seek information about Xu Mo.
• Sani's enchantment failed against Wanda's Chaos Power, and Wanda exposed the pair's illusions and attacked them with red energy.
• Hogun charged at Wanda under Sani's concealment spell, confident that she had foolishly allowed a Warrior Stage fighter to get close.

Wanda defeated Hogun and Sani, and Xu Mo gathered the Asgardians who had come to Earth before confronting Odin in Asgard. Odin sealed the palace to prevent Xu Mo from escaping, while Xu Mo prepared to fight him over threats against his family.

• Sani concealed Wanda and Hogun's fight, but Wanda slammed Hogun into the road and then knocked Sani down when she tried to flee.
• Xu Mo brought the captured Asgardians to his Manhattan manor, reassured Wanda, and decided to confront Odin before the Bifrost was repaired.
• Heimdall told Odin that he could no longer locate Hogun and the others, and Odin ordered the Bifrost repairs accelerated.
• Xu Mo entered Odin's Palace with Hogun and the other Asgardians, whom he hurled at Odin's feet.
• Odin sealed the palace with a barrier to block Xu Mo's escape, and Xu Mo told Odin he would send him offline for threatening his family.

Xu Mo overwhelmed Odin in battle, enslaved him, and saved him from near death with Life Water. Odin recovered and became Xu Mo’s subordinate, while Heimdall remained hostile.

• Odin and Heimdall charged Xu Mo, but Xu Mo sent Heimdall flying and seized Gungnir from Odin.
• Xu Mo struck Odin into a wall, destroyed his armor, and left him near death as his strength and life force faded.
• Xu Mo took Odin to the Soul Enslavement Space, where he used the light pillar to bring Odin under his control.
• Xu Mo gave Odin Life Water, and Odin recovered before bowing to Xu Mo and calling him Master.
• Xu Mo and Odin returned to the main hall, where Odin woke Heimdall, who roared and tried to attack Xu Mo again.

After Odin and Xu Mo settled their dispute, Odin welcomed him as a friend and declared him his brother, giving Xu Mo authority in Asgard. Xu Mo returned the treasures, searched Odin’s treasury, and left after learning Odin did not know where the Aether was buried.

• Odin stopped Heimdall from attacking Xu Mo and declared him a guest of Asgard, then Thor entered the hall and found them reconciled.
• At a banquet, Xu Mo returned the Eternal Flame and the Warlock's Eye, and Odin announced that Xu Mo was his brother and that his orders were Odin’s orders.
• Odin made Thor call Xu Mo his uncle, and Thor reluctantly did so before leaving the hall.
• After the banquet, Xu Mo gave Odin a cultivation method and examined the treasury, where he found a right-handed gauntlet resembling Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet.
• Xu Mo asked Odin about the Aether, but Odin said he did not know where his father Bor had buried it, so Xu Mo opened a Spatial Gate and left Asgard.

Xu Mo found Psylocke in Detroit as she investigated Sentinel Special Operations and helped her rescue Caliban, one of the Mutants the organization had captured. After arranging Psylocke to protect Avril and bringing Caliban to Death Island, Xu Mo reviewed the island’s preparations and entered the Nutrient Chamber to strengthen himself while seeking a new world to earn points.

• Xu Mo found Psylocke watching soldiers capture Caliban and learned Sentinel Special Operations had secretly returned and abducted Mutants.
• Xu Mo took Psylocke to the soldiers, where she defeated them and Xu Mo killed their leader after learning the location of one base.
• Psylocke brought Caliban to Xu Mo, who assigned her to protect Avril and brought Caliban back to Emma on Death Island.
• Xu Mo returned to Death Island, saw Sky City and thousands of Black Widows gathered there, and noted the island’s forces were training and producing Goblin Gliders.
• Xu Mo entered the Nutrient Chamber and used Dreamwalking to seek another world where he could earn points for his future upgrades.

Xu Mo awoke in an injured body in the basement of an abandoned villa and learned that his younger brother, Xu Yan, and Lisa had been driven from a shelter and were struggling to find food. After healing with Life Water, Xu Mo joined them in preparing to search nearby supermarkets.

• Xu Mo discovered the body’s original owner was dead and sensed that Xu Yan and Lisa were approaching the basement.
• Xu Yan and Lisa found Xu Mo awake, gave him medicine and food, and told him they had been beaten and expelled from a shelter.
• Xu Mo ate, then drank Life Water and fell asleep as it healed his injuries.
• The next morning, Xu Yan and Lisa prepared to search farther supermarkets for food, and Xu Mo said he would go with them.

Xu Mo recovered overnight and discovered that he had gained immense strength, while Xu Yan swallowed the same medicine hoping for a similar effect. As the three searched for food, Xu Mo identified the silent world as A Quiet Place and drew a sound-sensitive monster toward them, leaving it charging at the group.

• Xu Mo stood up fully recovered, and Xu Yan and Lisa tried to stop him from joining their search for food.
• Xu Mo snapped a thick table leg to demonstrate his strength, and Xu Yan swallowed a dose of the medicine in hopes of gaining powers.
• Xu Yan led Xu Mo and Lisa out of the basement, while Xu Mo sensed a huge, eyeless monster inside a nearby villa.
• Xu Mo coughed softly, provoking the monster to smash through the villa door and charge toward them.
• Xu Yan and Lisa grabbed Xu Mo and tried to flee, but the monster pounced into their view before they could get far.

Xu Mo revealed his powers by killing two monsters and then summoned a vast undead army. With Xu Yan and Lisa watching, he prepared to hunt the monsters gathering around them.

• Xu Mo blasted the first monster to pieces with the Ten Rings, revealing his powers to Xu Yan and Lisa.
• Xu Mo sensed another monster approaching and summoned a Skeleton Soldier, which dismembered it in battle.
• Xu Yan and Lisa learned that Xu Mo controlled the Skeleton Soldier, while Lisa privately wondered whether an Evil Spirit or Lich had possessed him.
• After Xu Yan asked for food, Xu Mo spread the Darkhold’s black mist across the area and summoned an undead army that killed the approaching monsters.
• Xu Mo rode a Bone Dragon above the assembled forces and declared that the hunt had begun.

Xu Mo told Xu Yan and Lisa that his original brother had died, then helped them prepare to seek revenge. After clearing New York and dispatching the Undead Legion to hunt monsters worldwide, he investigated an empty military base and brought the pair to gather more supplies.

• Xu Mo told Xu Yan and Lisa that his brother had died from his injuries, and Xu Yan asked him for weapons to seek revenge.
• Xu Mo shared a meal with Xu Yan and Lisa, then sent the Undead Legion across the continents to clear monsters from Earth.
• Xu Mo took Xu Yan and Lisa to a United States army base to arm themselves and investigate the missing soldiers.
• Xu Mo found the base empty and orderly, with its communications equipment destroyed and no bodies, and suspected the soldiers had left after receiving an order.
• Xu Yan and Lisa loaded up on weapons and ammunition, and Xu Mo opened a portal to their villa and gave them half an hour to take whatever they wanted.

Xu Yan and Lisa used tear gas and ambushes to kill the three people who had stolen Xu Yan’s underground shelter. After they celebrated, Xu Mo left the world of A Quiet Place and went to another world.

• Xu Yan led Xu Mo and Lisa to his family’s villa and explained that he had built its underground shelter before the apocalypse.
• Xu Yan sealed the shelter’s ventilation shafts with tear gas while Xu Mo used telekinesis to inspect the underground rooms.
• Bob and Bud celebrated their stolen shelter and discovered a box of expensive Iberian ham as tear gas filled the rooms.
• Xu Yan shot Bud as he fled the shelter, and Lisa killed the middle-aged woman with a burst of gunfire.
• Bob tried to escape with a hunting rifle but stepped on an anti-personnel mine and died in the explosion.
• Xu Yan and Lisa celebrated, while Xu Mo left the world of A Quiet Place and traveled to another world.

Xu Mo awakened in a cloned Avatar body on Pandora and convinced Professor Grace that he was the genetic original. Unable to use magic, he prepared to adapt to his stronger body and join the research team’s jungle expedition.

• Xu Mo woke in a nearly three-meter-tall Avatar body, recognized his surroundings with Psychic Force, and stepped outside the space capsule to see Pandora.
• Professor Grace and her assistant confirmed that Xu Mo’s genetic original had died and that no one named Xu Mo was listed at the base.
• Xu Mo used information read from Grace and her assistant to recount a convincing version of the original’s life, and Grace welcomed him to the Pandora Biological Research Group.
• Xu Mo discovered that he could not use magic in his Avatar body, but his Psychic Force remained and was much stronger than before.
• Jack and Norm introduced themselves to Xu Mo, and Professor Grace announced that they would collect jungle samples the next morning.

Xu Mo joined Grace, Jack, Norm, and Trudy on an expedition into Pandora’s jungle, hoping to locate rare ores needed to evolve the Star Devouring Vine. After several hours of exploring, he heard Jack cry out and a beast roar from the bushes.

• Xu Mo reflected on his Avatar’s rapid cultivation and planned to search Pandora for rare minerals.
• Trudy flew Xu Mo, Jack, Grace, and Norm into the jungle, where Grace warned them not to fire without her orders.
• Grace and Norm collected plant samples while Xu Mo and Jack guarded the group as they explored.
• Xu Mo teased a lemur and then heard Jack cry out from the bushes, followed by a beast’s roar.
• Xu Mo ran toward the sound to reach Jack.

Xu Mo followed Jack and Neytiri through Pandora’s jungle, where Eywa contacted him and asked him to help drive out the Sky People. In exchange for considering her request, Xu Mo asked for information about Pandora’s metals, and Eywa sent him images and basic properties of its ores.

• Xu Mo followed Jack as he escaped a Thanator, got lost in the jungle, and later fended off Viperwolves with Neytiri’s help.
• Xu Mo tracked Jack and Neytiri to a giant tree, intending to follow them to the Na’vi settlement and investigate Pandora’s ore.
• Seeds from Eywa’s Tree of Souls landed on Xu Mo, and Eywa introduced herself as the combined consciousness of Pandora’s life.
• Eywa asked Xu Mo to save the planet and drive out the Sky People, offering the planet’s creatures as allies.
• Xu Mo asked Eywa what metals existed on Pandora, and she transmitted images and basic information about its ores.