Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng told Susan he would remain on Blue Star, while Tony and Spider-Man answered questions in Susan's prerecorded interview. Spider-Man eagerly showed off his Nanotech Suit, then panicked after revealing that Aunt May liked its features.

• Lin Feng told Susan he would stay on Blue Star for a while and suggested Spider-Man could handle most problems.
• Susan asked Tony about Little Morgan, and Tony confirmed she was his and Pepper's daughter before ending the discussion.
• Susan asked Spider-Man about his suit, and he enthusiastically described its features and Stark's upgraded Nanotech Suit.
• Spider-Man demonstrated the Nanotech Spider Suit and its ability to change into the black Spider Night Suit.
• Spider-Man mentioned that Aunt May wanted an outfit like his, then panicked that his comment could put her at risk.

After interviewing Spider-Man, Lin Feng reassured Susan that he would stay on Blue Star, while the interview video became a sensation online. At the Helicarrier, Black Egg learned about Tony’s plans and ordered Natasha to follow him into space.

• Tony stopped Spider-Man’s panicked interview outburst by reminding him that the footage was prerecorded and could be edited.
• After the interview, Lin Feng told Susan he would remain on Blue Star and considered taking her on a trip through the universe.
• Susan uploaded the edited interview, which drew a surge of attention and sparked online discussion about Spider-Man and superhero merchandise.
• Hill reported to Black Egg that Lin Feng would stay on Blue Star, Tony was preparing Spider-Man as his successor, and Tony appeared capable of space travel.
• Black Egg said S.H.I.E.L.D. could no longer interfere with Lin Feng and ordered Natasha to find a way to accompany Tony into space.

Black Egg and Hill questioned Natasha's loyalty after she began working at Stark Industries, so they sent Hawkeye Clint to assess her. Tony discovered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s suspicions through hidden surveillance and, after considering Natasha's loyalty and character, decided to summon her as he prepared for a journey into space.

• Hill told Black Egg that Natasha had been staying at Stark Industries and suggested Tony's Symbiote might have affected her loyalty.
• Black Egg ordered Clint to visit Natasha, and Hill assigned him to find out whether anything was wrong with her.
• Clint noticed Natasha seemed stronger and more carefree, then added his name to her application for Tony's long-term mission.
• Tony watched Black Egg and Hill's conversation through hidden surveillance and recognized that S.H.I.E.L.D. was investigating his Symbiote Legion.
• Tony considered Lin Feng's assessment that Natasha would prioritize Blue Star's survival over S.H.I.E.L.D., then instructed JARVIS to bring her to him.

Natasha asked Tony to join his space team, but Tony suggested she go to Lin Feng’s planet instead, where her skills would be better suited. Natasha agreed to seek Lin Feng’s permission, while Clint would accompany Tony into space.

• Natasha told Tony she wanted to go into space to look for others like her, and he agreed she could join his plans.
• Tony suggested Natasha ask Lin Feng to let her go to his planet, explaining that two batches of the Female Symbiote Legion had already gone there.
• Natasha asked what would happen to Clint, and Tony said Clint could join his team.
• Natasha asked Tony not to use the Mind Stone on Clint, and Tony agreed.
• Natasha left Tony’s place and drove toward Lin Feng’s villa to ask him.

Lin Feng stationed clones near ownerless Heart of the Universe Fragments while Hela remained missing, then went to lunch with Natasha after she asked for his help. At a coffee shop, Natasha revealed that she wanted to discuss Tony's plans to travel into space and a possible destination for her.

• Lin Feng sent four disguised clones to watch over unclaimed Heart of the Universe Fragments and wait for Hela and the man in black mist.
• Natasha arrived at Lin Feng's villa and invited him to lunch to discuss official business.
• Lin Feng and Natasha ate steak and chatted about his exploits in the universe before going to a coffee shop.
• Natasha told Lin Feng that fewer than five hundred female members of the Symbiote Legion had disappeared and that Tony had linked the incident to Lin Feng.
• Natasha said Tony was preparing to travel into the universe and had suggested Lin Feng might have a more suitable place for her to go.

Lin Feng learned that Natasha wanted to leave Blue Star and considered placing her with the Starfolk, where her skills could help with dangerous work. After Natasha explained how gaining the Symbiote had changed her priorities, Lin Feng offered a saying that helped her begin to understand her own feelings.

• Lin Feng contacted Tony telepathically and learned that Natasha had asked for a new purpose and that Tony had suggested she join the Starfolk.
• Lin Feng told Natasha that the Starfolk faced dangers beyond anything on Blue Star and asked whether she still wanted an ordinary life.
• Natasha admitted that although she had once longed for marriage and children, gaining the Symbiote made her feel that she should use her new power to help others.
• Lin Feng recognized that Natasha was confused because she was caught up in her own situation and reminded her that those caught in a situation cannot see it clearly.
• Natasha pondered Lin Feng's saying and began to grasp what had changed within her.

Natasha resolved to travel with Lin Feng and use her Symbiote powers to help others, while Hawkeye questioned why she was not joining his space mission with Tony. Lin Feng met Tony to arrange matters, then opened a rare bottle of liquor Tony had been saving.

• Lin Feng reminded Natasha that refusing to act when she could help made her responsible for the consequences, and she understood why she wanted to use her new power to save lives.
• Natasha insisted on going with Lin Feng despite his warning that she would not return anytime soon, and they went to find Tony so she could lead the Symbiote Legion.
• Hawkeye asked Tony why Natasha was not joining his space mission, but Tony only advised him to spend time with his family before they left.
• Hawkeye met Natasha and Lin Feng in the corridor and asked Natasha to speak with him alone, while Lin Feng went into Tony's office.
• Lin Feng opened a rare bottle from Tony's liquor cabinet, and Tony protested that it was one of only three bottles left in the world.

Lin Feng and Tony discussed the Starfolk’s upcoming trade venture and agreed Natasha should lead it. Natasha left to join the Starfolk, while Hawkeye was left unsure how to report her plans to S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Lin Feng promised to bring Tony Starfolk liquor for Little Morgan’s birthday, and Tony eagerly poured him another glass.
• Lin Feng explained that the Starfolk would sell liquor and strength-boosting potions, while rare resources would be exchanged for their powerful Healing Potion.
• Lin Feng and Tony agreed that Natasha should oversee the Starfolk’s trading operation.
• Natasha told Hawkeye she was going somewhere more suitable for her, though she did not know what kind of place it was.
• Natasha told Hawkeye she stood with the persecuted and the weak, leaving him to wonder how to report her mission to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Natasha received secret documents from Lin Feng outlining her future work and read them before her meeting with Nick Fury. The chapter ended with her stunned by the explosive information in the documents.

• Lin Feng gave Natasha documents about her future work and told her to keep their contents secret and decide by the next morning.
• Lin Feng explained to Tony that the documents were protected by tricks that would hide their contents from anyone but Natasha and erase her memories if she tried to reveal them.
• Hawkeye told Black Egg that Natasha seemed changed and that he had been approved to join Tony's cosmic team.
• Black Egg sent Hill to meet Natasha that night and told Hawkeye to follow Tony's team.
• Nick Fury and Hill went to Natasha's residence while she read Lin Feng's documents beside two packed suitcases.
• Natasha read the documents twice and reacted with disbelief to their explosive contents.

Natasha chose to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. and join the Starfolk as their spokesperson, accepting Lin Feng's conditions. The next morning, she arrived at Stark Tower with her suitcases to join Lin Feng and Tony on their trip to the Starfolk.

• Natasha reviewed the Starfolk's offer and decided she could accept leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. to help their people.
• Black Egg and Hill arrived, and Natasha refused to show Black Egg the documents; Assassin emerged to confront him after he accused the Symbiote of affecting Natasha's brain.
• Natasha burned the documents, and Black Egg accepted her decision and dismissed her from S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Hill questioned Black Egg's quick decision, but he said Natasha's choice was clear and that the Starfolk needed her.
• Lin Feng reflected that Natasha could find a new home among the Starfolk, then went to Stark Tower the next morning with Tony.
• Natasha arrived at Stark Tower with two suitcases, ready to leave for the Starfolk.

Natasha traveled with Lin Feng and Tony to the Starfolk planet to begin her new role helping the Starfolk rebuild. After introducing her to Xixing and arranging support for her, Tony told Lin Feng that he was getting married.

• Natasha arrived with two suitcases, and Tony shrank them with Stark Particles.
• Lin Feng used Instant Transmission to take Natasha and Tony from Blue Star to the Starfolk planet.
• Natasha marveled at the planet’s scenery and met the Starfolk girls in the residential area.
• Lin Feng introduced Natasha to Xixing and explained Natasha’s future responsibilities as the Starfolk’s spokesperson.
• Tony told Lin Feng that the Symbiote would obey Natasha and Friday would support her.
• Tony lay down beside Lin Feng and announced that he was getting married.

Tony told Lin Feng that he and Pepper were getting married next month and invited him to bring his family. Lin Feng declined Tony’s suggestion that he and Susan marry at the same time, leaving his own wedding plans for after he resolved the threats in the universe.

• Tony told Lin Feng he and Pepper would marry next month and invited him to the wedding.
• Tony suggested Lin Feng and Susan hold their wedding alongside his, but Lin Feng said he was not ready to marry.
• Lin Feng explained that unresolved matters in the universe kept him from thinking about marriage, though he expected to marry Susan later.
• Tony revealed that he and Pepper planned to honeymoon in space.
• Tony said Little Morgan was clingy and likely still affected by the zombie disaster, and Lin Feng reassured him that she was safe now.

Lin Feng asked Xixing whether the Starfolk could begin brewing wine, hoping to get several cases for Tony's wedding and Little Morgan's birthday. Xixing said ordinary wine could be made now, though the ingredients for the special wine Lin Feng had tasted were not yet mature.

• Tony invited Lin Feng to Little Morgan's birthday banquet and proposed announcing Superman as her godfather; Lin Feng agreed.
• Lin Feng suggested Martina might be able to turn Tony's spaceship into a Silicon-Based Lifeform with Lin Jili's help, and Tony welcomed the idea.
• Lin Feng decided to get wine for Tony's wedding and birthday banquet, then went to see Xixing.
• Lin Feng found Xixing writing notes after talking with Natasha, who had returned to her room to pack.
• Xixing told Lin Feng that the Starfolk could brew ordinary wine, but the ingredients for the special wine he had tasted had not matured.

Lin Feng learned what ingredients the Starfolk needed for their wine and used the Time Stone to ripen the Voidglow Grass. He arranged for Xixing to brew both special and ordinary wine, then returned to Blue Star with Tony while Natasha stayed with the Starfolk.

• Xixing explained that Voidglow Grass needed fifty years to mature and that Forgetfulness Flowers were difficult to find because they made people overlook them.
• Xixing drew the two plants for Lin Feng, whose search revealed that her drawings were bafflingly inaccurate, though he found both plants in abundance.
• Lin Feng used the Time Stone and energy from the Leylines to ripen a large bundle of Voidglow Grass, then brought it to Xixing.
• Xixing estimated the ingredients could make at least ten bottles and agreed to prepare more ingredients and brew ordinary wine as well.
• Lin Feng checked that Natasha was satisfied with her work among the Starfolk, then took Tony back to Blue Star while Natasha remained for the agreed six months.

Lin Feng and Xixing brewed wine using the Starfolk’s mysterious night lights, which drifted into their vats. Lin Feng accelerated the wine’s aging by three hundred years, then bottled it and gave Xixing some to keep and trade.

• Lin Feng helped Xixing carry two large vats of prepared brewing materials to the altar and waited with her for nightfall.
• As the Starfolk’s nighttime lights rose from underground, they gathered in the vats and sank into the liquid.
• Xixing told Lin Feng the wine would be ready after a month, and Lin Feng decided to age it for centuries using his time-acceleration ability.
• Lin Feng accelerated the wine inside the vats by three hundred years, then opened them and bottled the fragrant wine with Telekinesis.
• Lin Feng gave Xixing more than ten bottles and told her to trade them to outsiders at an outrageously high price.

Lin Feng shared Starfolk wine with Tony, who was overwhelmed by its effects and learned that it could heal injuries and extend life. Lin Feng gave Tony wine and Tree of Life tea for Little Morgan, leaving Tony grateful for his friendship.

• Lin Feng brought Tony out of his basement and let him taste the clear blue wine.
• Tony relived happy memories after his first sip, then learned that the wine could heal hidden injuries and potentially extend lifespan.
• Tony abandoned his plan to serve the rare wine at his events after Lin Feng explained that the mass-produced version would be weaker.
• Lin Feng called the wine Nebula and gave Tony five bottles to keep.
• Tony asked whether Little Morgan could drink Lin Feng's Tree of Life tea, and Lin Feng gave him several more packets for her.

Lin Feng attended Little Morgan's birthday banquet with Susan, Wanda, Lin Jili, and Martina, where the children began exploring the venue and Susan reunited with Pepper. Lin Feng found Secretary G speaking with Tony and confronted him, leaving Secretary G frightened by their past encounter.

• Lin Feng waited for Susan, Wanda, Lin Jili, and Martina to get ready, then brought them to Little Morgan's birthday banquet in casual clothes.
• Susan and Wanda joined Pepper's group while Lin Jili and Martina met Little Morgan and began an adventure around the banquet hall.
• Several wealthy women recognized Susan as Lin Feng's girlfriend and warmly greeted her.
• Lin Feng approached Tony and recognized Secretary G among the people asking Tony for technology.
• Secretary G trembled when Lin Feng greeted him, and the others around Tony hurriedly introduced themselves to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng attended a banquet with Tony, whose disclosures had warned influential people not to target Superman and had drawn requests for access to his technology. The two escaped to a quiet bar, where Tony shamelessly tried to make Lin Feng provide both drinks and a birthday gift for Little Morgan.

• Tony had shared vague details about Lin Feng’s actions at the Gray Palace, making powerful guests cautious and eager to stay on Superman’s good side.
• Several guests hinted that Lin Feng should authorize technologies, but Lin Feng pretended not to understand and refused; Secretary G left in a hurry.
• Lin Feng teased Tony for blaming him for Stark technologies, and Tony explained that Secretary G had wanted Stark Particles shared with him.
• Tony invited Lin Feng to drink before the banquet, then made Lin Feng supply the liquor and asked what gift he had prepared for Little Morgan.
• Lin Feng joked that he and Susan could have a son to marry Little Morgan, but Tony immediately asked about arranging an engagement and collecting a bride price.

After Little Morgan’s birthday party, Lin Feng promised Lin Jili a birthday celebration of her own and continued watching for Hela while helping with disasters. At Tony and Pepper’s wedding, Susan wondered about marrying Lin Feng, and he said he needed more time to deal with the dangers still threatening them.

• In the car after Little Morgan’s party, Lin Jili asked Lin Feng for a birthday party and presents, and he agreed to celebrate her birthday on June 20th.
• Lin Feng spent the following days wandering Blue Star, helping when disasters struck, and keeping his clone stationed to watch for Hela.
• Lin Feng brought Susan and his family to Tony and Pepper’s wedding, where Natasha attended after Lin Feng gave her a day off from the Starfolk.
• Tony and Pepper exchanged vows and rings, and the guests cheered.
• Susan asked Lin Feng whether they would marry someday, and he said he needed more time to deal with the dangers before settling down.

At Tony and Pepper’s wedding, Lin Feng brought Howard and Maria back in new bodies so they could meet their son and granddaughter. He told Tony that his parents had been truly resurrected and urged him to persuade them to stay while keeping the resurrection secret.

• Lin Feng introduced Howard and Maria to Tony as his parents and led them backstage after the wedding vows.
• Tony reunited with Howard and Maria, then introduced them to Little Morgan as her grandparents.
• Howard and Maria took turns holding Little Morgan, moved to tears as they met their granddaughter.
• Tony asked Lin Feng whether his parents’ bodies were permanent, and Lin Feng confirmed they were genuine bodies and that the two had been resurrected.
• Lin Feng told Tony to persuade Howard and Maria to stay, create identities for them, and keep their resurrection from becoming known.