Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng brought Lin Jili back to his home after she reunited with the Cosmic Cube, then discussed her origins and their plans to visit the Starfolk. The next morning, he took Lin Jili and Martina to the Starfolk planet, where Martina explored the scenery and Lin Jili revisited the altar where she had first gained intelligence.

• Lin Jili emerged from the Cosmic Cube, reassured Susan that she was fine, and claimed the cube was a treasure she had lost.
• Lin Feng confirmed to Susan that the Cosmic Cube belonged to Lin Jili and later briefly told her about the Starfolk.
• Lin Jili decided she wanted to keep living with Lin Feng, and she and Lin Feng confirmed they would visit the Starfolk the next day.
• Susan and Wanda declined to go, so Lin Feng took Lin Jili and Martina to the Starfolk planet.
• Martina ran across the planet’s grassland in delight while Lin Jili touched the altar and recalled gaining intelligence there.

Lin Feng introduced Xixing to Lin Jili, who revealed herself as the Cosmic Cube, and helped Martina befriend Chuxing. The chapter left Lin Feng and Lin Jili secretly agreeing to watch embarrassing recordings of Xixing later.

• Lin Feng told Xixing that Lin Jili was the Cosmic Cube, and Lin Jili introduced herself as the Universe Emperor.
• Chuxing offered Lin Feng a hamburger, and Lin Feng introduced her to Martina, who dragged her off to find a drilling vehicle to transform.
• Lin Jili proved her identity by using the altar to create a hundred Starfolk, prompting Lin Feng to order the Symbiote Squad to bring them clothes.
• Lin Jili teased Xixing with memories and recordings of her childhood, while Lin Feng pretended to stop her and secretly asked to see the recordings later.

Lin Feng told Xixing how Lin Jili, the Cosmic Cube, had become a child and began explaining the Cube’s power. An unfamiliar figure emerged from warped space after Lin Feng sensed danger and teleported himself and Xixing away.

• Lin Feng sent the hundred Starfolk combat-division girls to settle into the prefab housing units and said Tony needed to build more homes.
• Lin Jili, Martina, and Chuxing drove off in a modified drilling vehicle to explore the planet, while Lin Feng reassured the worried Xixing that they could protect themselves.
• Xixing asked how the Cosmic Cube had become Lin Jili, and Lin Feng recounted meeting her in Hyperspace and the events of the previous night.
• Lin Feng worried that Lin Jili might lose control of her power, then began telling Xixing how powerful the Cosmic Cube was.
• Lin Feng sensed danger and teleported himself and Xixing away as an unfamiliar black-haired figure emerged from warped space and spoke about the Cosmic Cube’s strength.

Lin Feng met Wang Xinyong, who revealed that he was another conscious Cosmic Cube and explained how he had helped Lin Jili reunite with her Cube body. Wang Xinyong thanked Lin Feng for caring for Lin Jili, then described how his own painful past had inspired him to help her.

• Wang Xinyong identified himself as the S.P.E.A.R. Group Leader who had given Lin Feng the Cosmic Cube's coordinates.
• Wang Xinyong revealed that he was a Cosmic Cube with a consciousness, like Lin Jili, and had chosen his human appearance because his creator was East.
• Wang Xinyong explained that Lin Jili's consciousness had been accidentally separated from her Cube body, and that he had found the body and sent Lin Feng its coordinates.
• Wang Xinyong said he had left the universe because his presence would frighten the unconscious Cube and prevent it from emerging.
• Wang Xinyong recounted that a mad scientist's influence had led him to destroy a universe before he later rebuilt it, and said he helped Lin Jili so she would not suffer the same fate.

Lin Feng learned from Wang Xinyong why Lin Jili had once split her consciousness and body, and was reassured that she could control her abilities. Meanwhile, Lin Jili and Martina took Chuxing on a reckless drive far from home, leaving Chuxing anxious to return.

• Lin Feng asked Wang Xinyong whether Lin Jili could control her abilities, and Wang Xinyong assured him that Cosmic Cubes controlled their powers perfectly.
• Wang Xinyong explained that Lin Jili had teleported herself and the Starfolk simultaneously because her thoughts changed during the Sea pirate invasion.
• Lin Feng accepted the explanation but worried that Lin Jili and Martina might misuse their abilities while playing, and resolved to discuss limits with Susan.
• Martina drove the transformed drilling vehicle at high speed while she and Lin Jili cheered and frolicked.
• Chuxing, worried that they had traveled too far and that her sister would be concerned, urged Martina and Lin Jili to head back.

Lin Jili and Martina persuaded Chuxing to let them hunt a wild beast, then raced to a hill and sent their Transformer car Drill Man underground to find one. Drill Man reached the sleeping Black Cat, who woke as the earth began to shake beneath her.

• Chuxing tried to turn Lin Jili and Martina back by warning them about wild beasts and Lin Feng's anger, but they insisted on hunting one first.
• Lin Jili spotted a black creature underground near a hill, and Martina drove Drill Man there at high speed.
• Martina ordered Drill Man to transform and drill underground while Chuxing watched in shock.
• Drill Man neared its target, and the underground space around the sleeping Black Cat began to shake, waking her in confusion.

Black Cat’s sleep was interrupted when Drill Man accidentally drilled into its underground nest, and it burst out to confront Martina, Lin Jili, and Chuxing. The three girls faced the furious cat, with Chuxing preparing to attack while Martina and Lin Jili tried to communicate with it.

• Black Cat was awakened when Drill Man’s drill broke into its cave and struck its head.
• Black Cat dodged the drill and uppercut Drill Man, sending him spinning upside down out of the hole and crashing into the ground.
• Black Cat leaped out, frightening Chuxing while Martina and Lin Jili excitedly admired its size.
• Lin Jili claimed she understood Black Cat’s complaints, and Martina believed her as Chuxing quietly backed away.
• Chuxing hid behind a tree and drew a black blade, preparing to attack if she spotted an opening.
• Black Cat told the girls it would not eat them and ordered them to leave without disturbing its sleep again.

Lin Jili punched Black Cat hard enough to knock out its teeth after it mocked her, while Lin Feng watched the confrontation from afar. Wang Xinyong warned Lin Feng that the Time Variance Authority had set its sights on him, but Lin Feng was distracted by the fight.

• Black Cat mocked Lin Jili and Martina when they claimed their titles and challenged it to explain itself.
• Lin Jili punched Black Cat and sent its truck-sized body flying, knocking out one of its teeth.
• Martina and Chuxing were stunned by Lin Jili's strength, while Black Cat reeled in pain and disbelief.
• Black Cat charged at Lin Jili and threatened to eat her, so Lin Jili punched it again and sent it flying.
• Wang Xinyong told Lin Feng that the Time Variance Authority had discovered what he did and was watching him, but Lin Feng admitted he had been listening while watching Black Cat's fight.

Wang Xinyong warned Lin Feng that the Time Variance Authority was searching for him and gave him a coordinate leading to another access point. Before leaving, he told Lin Feng to visit The Ancient One in three days about a matter involving Asgard.

• Lin Feng laughed at Black Cat after she was punched, while Wang Xinyong remarked that Lin Jili might one day become a powerful Cosmic Cube.
• Wang Xinyong warned Lin Feng that the Time Variance Authority had noticed him and might use hidden methods against him.
• Lin Feng asked for another Time Variance Authority location, and Wang Xinyong gave him a pager with a coordinate to an access point.
• Wang Xinyong explained that the Time Variance Authority operated across universes and had traced Lin Feng because his previous theft had left traces.
• Wang Xinyong told Lin Feng to visit The Ancient One in three days because of something concerning Asgard, then departed.

Lin Jili rode Black Cat back to Lin Feng and declared that she would take it as her exclusive mount, but Black Cat showed Lin Feng its missing teeth and begged for help. After Lin Jili made it a bowl of energy cubes, Black Cat discovered they were delicious and began reconsidering whether following her might be so bad.

• Lin Jili returned on Black Cat, and Chuxing left after greeting Lin Feng.
• Lin Jili announced that Black Cat would become the Universe Emperor’s exclusive mount, while Black Cat showed Lin Feng the two teeth she had knocked out.
• Lin Feng refused to avenge Black Cat and explained that it ate energy, prompting Lin Jili to create a bowl of blue energy cubes.
• Black Cat shrank to reach the bowl, tasted a cube, and found the plasma delicious enough to reconsider following Lin Jili.

Lin Jili won Black Cat over with energy cubes, and Lin Feng left the cat in her care before insisting the group return. Tony arrived at the Starfolk altar and asked Lin Feng to open a portal for the newly bonded First-Generation Symbiotes.

• Lin Jili fed Black Cat a basin of energy cubes and promised her unlimited food if she followed her.
• Lin Feng told Black Cat that Lin Jili was family, and Black Cat accepted Lin Jili as her new owner.
• Lin Jili and Martina asked to keep exploring, but Lin Feng said it was time to go back.
• Tony teleported to the altar, teased Lin Jili and Martina about class, and told Lin Feng that the First-Generation Symbiotes were ready.
• Tony explained that he had bonded a hundred women with First-Generation Symbiotes to help secure and build up the Starfolk settlement.

Lin Feng brought a hundred First-Generation Female Symbiotes to Starfolk territory, where Tony assigned Friday to train them. Tony then showed Lin Feng a new spacecraft made from local metal and prepared to fly it himself to explore the surrounding area.

• Lin Feng opened a Portal, and one hundred First-Generation Female Symbiotes crossed through to Starfolk territory.
• Tony told Friday to take charge of the undisciplined newcomers, train them with the veteran Symbiote Legion, and set up the additional supplies and prefab houses.
• Lin Jili and Martina rode Black Cat away to play, but Lin Feng warned them telepathically that they could only play for another hour.
• Tony showed Lin Feng a ten-meter spacecraft he had built using metal found on Starfolk territory and technology adapted from two smaller spacecraft.
• Tony explained that the spacecraft lacked space-jump capability, then said he would pilot it to explore the area around the Starfolk planet.

Lin Feng agreed to join Tony for dinner and meet Peter Parker, while asking Tony to share the spaceship technology once it was mature. As Tony went to handle his business, Lin Feng stayed behind to wait for Lin Jili and the others.

• Lin Feng told Tony to handle the spaceship as he wished and asked for a copy of its data once the technology was mature.
• Tony invited Lin Feng to dinner and said Peter Parker wanted to meet him, and Lin Feng accepted the invitation.
• Lin Feng and Tony discussed Peter's popularity and how Lin Feng had moved beyond protecting Blue Star.
• Tony went to take care of his business while Lin Feng stayed to wait for Lin Jili and the others.

Lin Feng brought Lin Jili, Martina, and the newly shrunken Black Cat home, where Black Cat amazed Susan and Wanda with an elaborate dance routine. That evening, Lin Feng drove alone to Tony’s dinner gathering and met Tony, Spider-Man, Pepper, and Little Morgan outside the restaurant.

• Lin Feng returned to the villa with Lin Jili, Martina, and Black Cat after bringing the girls back from playing with the Starfolk.
• Black Cat performed a backflip, a Thomas Spin, and a Moonwalk for Susan and Wanda, who were astonished.
• Susan asked Black Cat to repeat the routine for a recording, and Lin Jili warned Black Cat that Susan controlled her food supply.
• Black Cat performed again for Susan’s phone and received a serving of Lin Jili’s energy Little Cube.
• Lin Feng drove to the New York restaurant alone and met Tony, Spider-Man, Pepper, and Little Morgan as they arrived.

Lin Feng attended dinner with Tony, Pepper, Morgan, and Peter, who asked him for a signed photo and praised his famous responsibility quote. Afterward, Tony invited Lin Feng to a quiet bar, where they settled in to talk.

• Lin Feng greeted Tony, Pepper, and Morgan, then carried Morgan inside as Peter followed.
• Peter reminded Lin Feng that he had once met him, asked for a signed photo for Aunt May, and repeated Lin Feng’s quote about great power and responsibility.
• Lin Feng reassured Peter and said he would introduce him to someone he might get along with another day.
• The group enjoyed a lengthy dinner before Tony sent Pepper, Morgan, and Peter home with Happy.
• Tony invited Lin Feng to have a drink, and Lin Feng drove them to a quiet lounge bar.

Tony asked Lin Feng whether Peter Parker could become his successor as Iron Man, then revealed that he wanted to explore the universe and needed someone to protect Blue Star in his absence. After their late-night conversation, Lin Feng returned home and remembered that Wang Xinyong had asked him to visit the Ancient One in three days.

• Tony asked Lin Feng what he thought of Peter Parker and admitted he was considering training him as a successor.
• Lin Feng agreed that Peter could be trained and guessed Tony wanted a representative on Blue Star while he explored space.
• Tony explained that he wanted to travel through the universe and needed someone to handle crises at home.
• Tony and Lin Feng talked late into the night about Spider-Man, Tony's family, and their future cosmic journey.
• Tony flew home in Symbiote suit mode, and Lin Feng returned home and glanced toward Kamar-Taj, recalling Wang Xinyong's request to visit the Ancient One in three days.

Tony elevated Peter Parker’s EDITH access to Level One primary control, giving him powerful support for his future as Spider-Man. He then reviewed the Starfolk materials analysis and found resources that could help him build a spatial jump device.

• Tony activated EDITH and elevated Peter Parker’s access to Level One primary control.
• Tony had refined EDITH to support Spider-Man’s fighting style, including access to Stark’s security network, satellites, and Symbiote Legion units.
• Tony asked JARVIS for the latest analysis of the Starfolk elements and reviewed the results.
• Tony learned that element A016 was harder and more effective than Vibranium and that the Starfolk had large reserves of many unusual materials.
• Tony found materials that could help him make tools and begin building a spatial jump device.

Tony ordered JARVIS to prioritize a project for traveling into space, while Lin Feng was unexpectedly summoned by The Ancient One to meet Odin, Frigga, and an injured Hela. The chapter ended with Lin Feng sensing that their arrival would bring troublesome complications.

• Tony asked JARVIS to compile the materials and quantities needed for every tool, then declared that Stark Industries would expand into space.
• Tony made the Star One Project his top priority and said he planned to travel into the universe within the year.
• Lin Feng checked Kamar-Taj for three days without finding anything unusual, then went to sunbathe.
• The Ancient One opened a Portal and urgently asked Lin Feng to come with her.
• Lin Feng arrived at The Ancient One's cabin, saw Odin, Frigga, and an injured Hela, and tried to leave before The Ancient One closed the Portal.

Frigga explained that Loki had banished Odin, Frigga, and Hela to a primitive planet after their battle, leaving them stranded on Blue Star with little divine power. Odin and Frigga asked Lin Feng to help bring Loki before them and reclaim Asgard, while Lin Feng wondered where Thor was.

• Lin Feng met Odin, Frigga, and Hela on Blue Star and asked why they had come.
• Frigga explained that Odin and Hela had fought so fiercely that they destroyed Odin's palace and both suffered serious injuries.
• Loki attacked the injured family, teleported them to a primitive planet, and left them with almost no divine power.
• Frigga and Odin used their remaining strength to reach Blue Star, while Loki impersonated Odin and deceived Asgard's warriors.
• Odin asked Lin Feng to capture Loki and help restore control of Asgard, and Frigga asked him not to harm Loki.
• Lin Feng asked where Thor was and questioned why the family expected him to solve their problems.

Lin Feng agreed to help Odin and Frigga investigate the strange magic that had sealed Asgard’s royal family, while the Ancient One took them in at Kamar-Taj. After spotting Loki ruling Asgard and Thor fighting in Sakaar’s arena, Lin Feng teleported to Asgard to uncover who was supporting Loki.

• The Ancient One told Lin Feng that Thor was on Sakaar, and Lin Feng agreed to help Asgard.
• The Ancient One offered Odin and the others a place at Kamar-Taj and warned Lin Feng that Loki’s unfamiliar magic was beyond Loki’s ability.
• Lin Feng observed Loki posing as Odin and ruling Asgard, then watched Thor fight a huge alien in the Grandmaster’s arena on Sakaar.
• Lin Feng teleported to Asgard under a spell of invisibility to find out who was backing Loki.