Arc 6The Dormammu War

Lu Qi and Earth’s allies fought Kaecilius’s assault on the Sanctums and Dormammu’s invasion, drawing on the Shadow Legion and the Infinity Stones. Galactus ultimately consumed the Dark Dimension’s remaining energy, while Mephisto escaped and Lu Qi went to Kamar-Taj with The Ancient One to find Mordo’s soul.

  • Lu Qi expanded the armory, established Earth’s Trade Station, and helped Stephen begin learning magic at Kamar-Taj.
  • Kaecilius attacked the London Sanctum, killing Mordo and gravely injuring Wong, but Lu Qi and Chinese spiritual healers restored Wong’s soul.
  • The Ancient One gave Lu Qi the Time Stone as Kamar-Taj’s mages defended the remaining Sanctums against Kaecilius and Dormammu.
  • S.P.E.A.R. forces and the Shadow Legion fought Kaecilius’s followers at the Hong Kong Sanctum, while Galacta, Megatron, and Shadow Legion troops entered the Dark Dimension to cut off the expanding portal.
  • Dormammu followed Lu Qi into the Material World and destroyed the Hong Kong Sanctum, but The Ancient One used the Time Stone to battle him as Lu Qi prepared a vast reserve of energy.
  • Lu Qi, The Ancient One, Tony, and Galacta fought Dormammu and the other Dimension Lords, with Lu Qi using his Shadow World to hold back Dormammu’s Dark Dimension.
  • Lu Qi exhausted Dormammu’s source until he became a black crystal, but Galactus had to consume the collapsing Dark Dimension’s remaining energy to protect Earth.
  • Galactus returned the Dark Dimension and announced he would stay on Earth, while The Ancient One said Mephisto had escaped and Lu Qi went with her to Kamar-Taj after learning Mordo’s soul was there.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Testing Enchanted Weapons

Lu Qi and Tony tested Kamar-Taj’s enchanted weapons, finding that they greatly increased the Ninja Soldiers’ offensive power but could unleash their full strength only twice before running out of energy. Lu Qi planned ways to make their Energy Crystals rechargeable, while The Ancient One agreed to expand the armory and sent Mordo to seek new recruits.

  • Lu Qi and Tony tested enchanted weapons against sturdy targets, and the Ninja Soldiers’ rune-enhanced swords cut them apart with ease.
  • Lu Qi explained that the weapons’ strongest attacks drained their energy reserves, then considered adapting Energy Crystals into rechargeable power sources.
  • The Ninja Soldiers tested enchanted staffs, whose Fireball spells let them knock targets back and gave them a way to attack airborne enemies.
  • Tony took his recordings to the library to study the weapon inscriptions, while Lu Qi went to experiment with Energy Crystals in the world of the Shadow Ninjas.
  • The Ancient One asked Mordo about recent events, then approved expanding the armory and tasked him with finding talented prospects to recruit.

Ch. 127Stephen's Arrival

Lu Qi finished making Self-Charging Energy Crystals and found Tony bringing Kamar-Taj's rival mage groups together while learning magic. Stephen arrived at Kamar-Taj, where The Ancient One and Lu Qi began forcing him to confront the existence of magic.

  • Lu Qi left his Shadow World with more than ten thousand Self-Charging Energy Crystals ready for the Ninja Soldier Corps.
  • Lu Qi found Tony moderating a cooperative discussion between Megatron's group and the Asgardian Mage Corps, with Wong translating spellbooks for him.
  • Lu Qi learned from Galacta that a dimensional demon's avatar had visited Earth and that her Cosmic Tapeworm was recovering.
  • Lu Qi met Stephen arguing with The Ancient One and learned that Mordo had recruited him for his strong spiritual power.
  • The Ancient One knocked Stephen's soul out of his body, and Lu Qi pulled it back in after Stephen watched his body fall.
  • The Ancient One sent Stephen's spirit on a journey through the Spirit Dimension while Lu Qi watched over his unconscious body.

Ch. 128Earth Defense Front and Nine Realms Trade Station

The Ancient One sent Stephen on increasingly intense spirit journeys to strengthen him, including a frightening trip through Lu Qi’s Dark Dimension, but judged him unready to bear Kamar-Taj’s burden. Lu Qi prepared an Earth-based trade station for the Nine Realms, extracted Devouring Source from Galacta again, and left Galactus worrying about his child.

  • The Ancient One sent Stephen’s spirit beyond the Material World and into Lu Qi’s Dark Dimension, where terrifying figures and red eyes surrounded him before he returned to his body.
  • Stephen asked The Ancient One to teach him, but she refused and said his stubborn, arrogant nature made him unready for Kamar-Taj’s burden.
  • Lu Qi inspected the renovated Security Council headquarters and planned to unite Earth’s security forces while turning the site into a trade station for the Nine Realms.
  • Lu Qi and Loki selected spatial rifts for the trade station, and Lu Qi established a fixed portal that connected one rift to the headquarters.
  • Galacta visited Lu Qi, who extracted Devouring Source from the Cosmic Tapeworm again, while Galactus watched from across the universe and worried about her growth.

Ch. 129Trade Station Opens

Lu Qi opened the Trade Station on Earth, explained its role and rules to leaders and envoys from across the Nine Realms, and checked the first day's transactions. After praising China's trade efforts and confronting a United States representative, he left with pastries from the God of Cookery.

  • Lu Qi met Megatron at the Security Council headquarters and promised him a future mechanical army to lead in maintaining order on Earth.
  • Lu Qi opened the Trade Station, explained why Earth was its hub, and laid out rules for cooperative trade and resolving disputes.
  • Loki revealed that Asgard had destroyed Muspelheim, and Lu Qi removed it from his model of the Nine Realms.
  • Lu Qi reviewed more than three hundred deals and found that China had completed the most, trading goods such as Du Kang's liquor and the God of Cookery's food.
  • Lu Qi recognized China's representative as the God of Wealth, awarded China twenty impression points, and warned a United States representative to complete ten deals that day.
  • The God of Wealth gave Lu Qi pastries from the God of Cookery, and Lu Qi left with them after confirming the Trade Station was running smoothly.

Ch. 130Stephen's First Experience Casting Spells

Lu Qi explained Kamar-Taj’s energy contracts to Stephen and helped him sign one, then tested whether he could cast spells without conventional gestures. Stephen successfully formed a magic circle, but Lu Qi and The Ancient One left him trapped in the Mirror Dimension with a Sling Ring and a challenge to find his way out before dinner.

  • Lu Qi explained that Kamar-Taj mages drew energy from Dimension Lords, and The Ancient One described how Lu Qi supplied Dark Energy to some of them.
  • Lu Qi guided Stephen into signing a contract, which briefly became a Master-Servant Contract and forced Stephen to dance before it changed into an Equal Contract after three days.
  • Lu Qi and The Ancient One brought Stephen into the Mirror Dimension and watched as he learned to sense and control Dark Energy through intent.
  • Stephen successfully condensed a magic circle, though it collapsed when he celebrated.
  • Lu Qi gave Stephen a Sling Ring and left him in the Mirror Dimension with The Ancient One, hoping he would escape in time for dinner.

Ch. 131Stephen's Public Humiliation

Stephen struggled to study magic because Kamar-Taj’s spellbooks were in Chinese, then was publicly humiliated after Tony and Lu Qi mistook his examination of Tony’s healed chest for groping. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Stephen learned that Lu Qi had arranged the Chinese editions, received access to Tony’s English translations, and discussed portal magic and technology with Tony.

  • Stephen discovered that Kamar-Taj’s spellbooks were written in Chinese and asked Wong to find the books on his English reading list.
  • Tony arrived at the library, and Stephen checked his chest to confirm that his shrapnel injury had healed; Tony panicked and accused him of groping.
  • Lu Qi ordered Stephen through their Master-Servant Contract to run laps while shouting that he was a pervert, and Tony and Lu Qi later realized they had misunderstood him.
  • Tony and Lu Qi apologized, Tony arranged for online videos of Stephen’s run to be deleted, and Lu Qi changed their contract into an Equal Contract.
  • Tony explained that Lu Qi had translated the spellbooks from Sanskrit into Chinese and offered Stephen his English translations; Stephen then described how quickly he had learned to open a portal.
  • Tony told Stephen that The Ancient One had not given him a Sling Ring, and he and Stephen began discussing how technology could be used to cast magic.

Ch. 132Doctor Strange

Kaecilius prepared to attack Kamar-Taj’s Sanctums for Dormammu while Lu Qi continued his routine of bringing pastries to Kamar-Taj and devouring meteors. Stephen Strange agreed to support Kamar-Taj as a doctor, but an alarm at the London Sanctum sent him and Mordo rushing into their first battle together.

  • Dormammu ordered Kaecilius to lead his followers in destroying Kamar-Taj’s three Sanctums while he fought the Dimension Lord.
  • Kaecilius gathered more than a hundred people he had corrupted with Dark Energy and rallied them to attack Kamar-Taj.
  • Lu Qi returned to Kamar-Taj with pastries, where Tony and Stephen discussed their magical effects before Lu Qi headed into the Asteroid Belt.
  • Stephen used black light to steady his hands, then met Mordo in the teleportation hall and learned that Kamar-Taj’s formation protected Earth from Dimensional Demon Gods.
  • Mordo urged Stephen to join Kamar-Taj’s fight, and Stephen agreed to treat sorcerers and help in a critical emergency.
  • An alarm warned that the London Sanctum was under attack, so Stephen and Mordo requested aid and headed there.

Ch. 133Kaecilius Returns

Stephen and Mordo confronted Kaecilius at the London Sanctum, where he used Dormammu’s Dark Energy and corrupted followers to attack them. Wong and the Kamar-Taj mages arrived, but Kaecilius unleashed an energy sphere that engulfed the hall and scattered the defenders.

  • Stephen and Mordo found a dead mage in the London Sanctum and advanced toward its hidden core.
  • Kaecilius revealed that he had found the core and prepared to destroy it with Dormammu’s Dark Energy.
  • Mordo attacked Kaecilius but was overwhelmed by Dark Followers, while Stephen fled through the corridors.
  • Stephen fought off the pursuing Dark Followers until Wong arrived with reinforcements and took him to the teleportation hall.
  • Wong confronted Kaecilius, who refused to surrender and dropped a sphere of Dark Energy into the hall.
  • The blast swept through the hall, knocked Stephen back through the portal, and caused Wong’s portal to disappear.

Ch. 134Annoying Playboy and Genius Doctor

After Kaecilius’s attack left Kamar-Taj’s mages badly injured, Stephen Strange brought them to his former hospital and led a team of doctors through emergency surgeries. He and Tony went to check on the survivors, while Stephen mourned Mordo and accepted Tony’s offer to help him find a girlfriend.

  • Stephen returned to Kamar-Taj after the explosion and organized a rescue effort, discovering Wong and other mages gravely wounded.
  • Stephen opened a portal to his former hospital and called Tony when the staff initially refused to follow his orders.
  • Tony intervened, and the hospital staff prepared emergency rooms as Renn brought the wounded mages through the portal.
  • Galacta killed a soul-devouring old man in London and decided to bring the remaining soul energy to Lu Qi.
  • Stephen and Christine operated for six hours, saving the injured mages, while Mordo had died from his severe injuries.
  • Tony arrived, comforted Stephen about Mordo, offered to help him find a girlfriend, and learned Wong was in private room 3101.

Ch. 135Beep, Specialist Number

After learning that Kaecilius had killed Mordo and gravely injured Wong, Lu Qi discovered that Dormammu’s Dark Energy was corrupting Wong’s soul. He brought Chinese spiritual healers to repair it, and Wong woke up, leaving Lu Qi ready to ask him what had happened.

  • Lu Qi returned to Kamar-Taj and learned that Kaecilius had attacked, Mordo had died, and Wong had been severely injured.
  • Lu Qi questioned The Ancient One, who admitted she had never foreseen Mordo’s death, then went to the hospital to see Wong.
  • Lu Qi found Dormammu’s Dark Energy corroding Wong’s soul and stabilized it, but realized removing the corruption could cause Wong’s soul to collapse.
  • Lu Qi called Captain Zhao, and Captain Yang brought Chinese spiritual healers who prepared a treatment for Wong.
  • Lu Qi and the healers cleared the corruption and repaired Wong’s soul, and Wong woke up.
  • Lu Qi thanked the healers and returned to Wong’s ward to ask him what had happened.

Ch. 136Time Stone Acquired

Lu Qi received the Time Stone from The Ancient One after she rejected the timelines she had relied on, while Kamar-Taj prepared to defend its remaining Sanctums. Dormammu sent more Dark Energy to Kaecilius and moved toward Lu Qi’s dimension, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

  • Wong told Lu Qi that Kaecilius had killed Mordo, used half-dark followers to hold off the mages, and trapped them in an explosion before Wong delayed him until reinforcements arrived.
  • The Ancient One gave Lu Qi the Time Stone, saying she no longer trusted the future it showed her; Lu Qi overpowered the Stone’s resistance and took it.
  • The Ancient One explained that the remaining Sanctums could still bar Dimensional Demon Gods, while Galacta’s actions helped contain their infiltrating avatars.
  • Kamar-Taj deployed its mages between the two remaining Sanctums, and Lu Qi guarded Kamar-Taj with Night Bats while The Ancient One watched the teleportation hall.
  • Kaecilius told Dormammu that destroying the London Sanctum had not plunged Earth into chaos, so Dormammu sent more Dark Energy to create additional Dark Followers.
  • Dormammu advanced toward Lu Qi’s dimension to draw out Lu Qi and The Ancient One, while Lu Qi praised Galacta and The Ancient One prepared to face events without relying on a timeline guide.

Ch. 137Lu Qi: This Feels Great

Lu Qi defended his Shadow Ninjas World against Dormammu’s invading army while turning the battle into a source of energy and growth. As the Ancient One grew anxious about Kaecilius and Earth’s defenses, Lu Qi’s exuberant message made her consider going to see the fight for herself.

  • Lu Qi told Tony and Stephen to stay out of the war, but they chose to help guard the Sanctums while he rushed into his Shadow Ninjas World.
  • Lu Qi found Dormammu’s army pouring through a vast dimensional rift and moved his portal before deploying his Shadow Ninjas Legion to fight.
  • Lu Qi blasted the invading creatures with magic, absorbed their remains to increase his energy cap, and then pretended to run out of energy when the enemy stopped advancing.
  • Dormammu ordered his army forward again, and Lu Qi secretly replenished his power with an Energy Crystal while continuing to attack and profit from the battle.
  • The Ancient One messaged Lu Qi for an update, received his excited claim that fighting Dormammu felt great, and walked toward the portal to investigate.

Ch. 138Battle with Dormammu

Lu Qi and The Ancient One confronted Dormammu in the Shadow World, where Lu Qi stripped him of his ability to command Dark Energy. Dormammu began enlarging himself to escape Lu Qi’s attacks as The Ancient One’s spells weakened him, and Lu Qi brought his scythes down toward Dormammu’s neck.

  • Dormammu revealed himself and attacked The Ancient One, but Lu Qi blocked the strike and Dormammu crossed through the dimensional rift into Lu Qi’s dimension.
  • Lu Qi disrupted Dormammu’s control over Dark Energy, and The Ancient One explained that Dormammu’s body was his powerful origin; Lu Qi transformed into his Dimensional Demon God Form.
  • Dormammu overwhelmed Lu Qi in their first exchanges, but Lu Qi changed tactics, restrained him with his snake tail, and attacked his eyes while The Ancient One supported him with spells.
  • Lu Qi and The Ancient One repeatedly blinded and injured Dormammu, forcing him to spend energy healing himself.
  • Dormammu stopped resisting and began growing larger, but Lu Qi slammed him into the ground and brought his scythes down toward his neck.

Ch. 139Abandoning the New York Sanctum

Lu Qi and The Ancient One struggled against Dormammu after he began spending Source Energy to regenerate and fight back, while Lu Qi proposed luring him into the Material World to use the Infinity Stones. In the Material World, Kaecilius overwhelmed the New York Sanctum’s defenders, forcing Stephen to evacuate its mages and abandon the Sanctum.

  • Lu Qi and The Ancient One wounded Dormammu, but he blasted Lu Qi away and began regenerating with Source Energy.
  • Lu Qi suggested drawing Dormammu into the Material World and using the Infinity Stones, but The Ancient One warned she could not withstand their power.
  • Dormammu questioned Kaecilius about the stalled assault, and Kaecilius attacked and killed the mages defending the New York Sanctum.
  • Stephen gathered the surviving defenders, secured the Sanctum’s artifacts, and ordered the mages to retreat through portals to Kamar-Taj.
  • Kaecilius appeared in the Sanctum’s inner hall, killed a captive mage, and let Stephen escape before planning to destroy the Sanctum.

Ch. 140S.P.E.A.R. Takes Action

Stephen, Tony, and Megatron defended the Hong Kong Sanctum as S.P.E.A.R. forces annihilated Kaecilius’s Dark Followers and captured him. Captain Yang proposed closer cooperation with Kamar-Taj, while Kaecilius secretly sent Dormammu a distress signal.

  • Stephen learned that the New York Sanctum had been destroyed, then headed to the Hong Kong Sanctum to reinforce its remaining defenses.
  • Tony teased Stephen into trying stinky tofu before Kaecilius arrived with hundreds of Dark Followers.
  • S.P.E.A.R. warriors used Asgardian-inspired energy weapons to destroy the Dark Followers, and Megatron captured Kaecilius.
  • Captain Yang proposed closer ties between S.P.E.A.R. and Kamar-Taj, and Tony directed him to speak with Stephen.
  • Stephen slapped Kaecilius, who later sent Dormammu a distress signal while held by Blackout.
  • Dormammu received Kaecilius’s signal in the Shadow World and felt relieved that he had prepared contingencies through Kaecilius.

Ch. 141Dimensional Gate

Tony, Megatron, Stephen, and Captain Yang tried to contain Kaecilius after he broke free using Dark Energy. The chapter ended with Kaecilius sacrificing himself to open a Dimensional Gate to the Dark Dimension, prompting Captain Yang to call for reinforcements.

  • Stephen agreed to relay Captain Yang’s request for an exchange with Kamar-Taj to the Sorcerer Supreme.
  • Kaecilius unleashed Dark Energy, corroded Blackout’s arm, and trapped himself inside an energy shield.
  • Tony and Sunday absorbed the shield’s Dark Energy while Megatron helped weaken it, and Captain Yang pierced Kaecilius with his Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade.
  • Kaecilius activated Dormammu’s spell, and his arm began consuming him as Captain Yang recognized the attempt to summon an Outworld Heavenly Demon.
  • Megatron explained that Kaecilius was opening a Dimensional Gate to the Dark Dimension, and Captain Yang called for reinforcements.

Ch. 142The Ever-Expanding Dimensional Gate

Lu Qi and the Ancient One kept Dormammu occupied while Lu Qi sent Shadow Ninjas to investigate the Material World. At the Hong Kong Sanctum, a growing gate to the Dark Dimension overwhelmed the defenders, and Tony called for Galacta after realizing her power might help sever the gate’s energy source.

  • Lu Qi summoned his Shadow Devourer Soldier and fought Dormammu alongside it while the Ancient One supported them with spells.
  • Kaecilius became a mass of black energy, and attacks against him opened a dimensional hole from which dark creatures poured out.
  • Tony, Megatron, Captain Yang, and their allies fought the creatures as the gate expanded and overwhelmed their defenses.
  • Stephen suggested entering the Dark Dimension to cut off the gate’s energy source, but Tony warned they could become trapped there.
  • Tony noticed the Dark Crystals on his armor and told Saturday to email Galacta and ask her to come.

Ch. 143The Shadow Legion Arrives

As the dimensional rift kept expanding and overwhelming the defenders, Captain Yang, Tony, Megatron, and the Decepticons struggled to hold back the monsters. Lu Qi’s Shadow Legion arrived in force, turning the battle as its soldiers attacked the hordes on the ground and in the air.

  • The rift expanded, breaking the defenders’ formation; Captain Yang transformed into a golden giant and rescued Barricade while fighting the ground monsters.
  • Flying monsters attacked the Hong Kong Sanctum, and Tony, Megatron, Blackout, and Stephen fought them as Captain Yang ran out of strength.
  • The rift expanded again, overwhelming Tony’s airborne defenses and sending a vast swarm toward the defenders.
  • Nearly a thousand Bat-Wing Soldiers emerged from the Sanctum and tore through the airborne monsters, while Ninja Soldiers, Blade Soldiers, Troll Soldiers, and other Shadow Legion troops attacked the ground horde.
  • The Shadow Legion broke through the enemy ranks alongside the defenders, and a Shadow Devourer Soldier appeared on the battlefield.

Ch. 144Counterattack on the Dark Dimension

Galacta and Megatron entered the Dark Dimension to cut off the expanding portal’s power while the Shadow Legion fought off its creatures. Dormammu sensed the raid on his dimension, abandoned his fight with Lu Qi and The Ancient One, and attacked Lu Qi as he tried to stop him.

  • Galacta killed a Dimensional Demon God’s avatar, used its energy to strengthen Mordo’s soul, and hurried to the Hong Kong Sanctum.
  • Galacta scanned the portal and confirmed its safety mechanism would let it shrink gradually after its energy supply was cut off; she gave Tony Mordo’s soul and entered the Dark Dimension with Megatron and the Shadow Legion.
  • Galacta installed an energy isolation device, causing the portal to shrink, while she, Megatron, and the Shadow Legion battled the Dark Dimension’s creatures.
  • Dormammu sensed the assault on his dimension and fled from Lu Qi and The Ancient One; Lu Qi caught up and tackled him, then ordered Megatron and the others to return.
  • Dormammu revealed that the raid had cost him two billion units of energy and attacked Lu Qi in a fury.

Ch. 145Time Stone, The Ancient One

Dormammu attacked Earth, and The Ancient One used the Time Stone and hundreds of preserved versions of herself to hold him off. As Lu Qi gathered nearly one hundred billion units of stored energy, the fight remained unresolved and he prepared to join it.

  • Dormammu pursued Lu Qi, Galacta, and Megatron, but Lu Qi escaped with them through a portal and severed the connection to the Dark Dimension.
  • Dormammu followed them into the Material World and destroyed the Hong Kong Sanctum, while Lu Qi fled into the Shadow World and left The Ancient One with the Time Stone.
  • Dormammu attacked Galacta, and The Ancient One confronted him, using the Time Stone to accelerate herself and unleash powerful spells.
  • The Ancient One trapped Dormammu in a fierce magical battle, then summoned more than a hundred versions of herself from preserved timestamps to bombard him.
  • Lu Qi supplied The Ancient One with energy and moved nearly one hundred billion units of energy stored in crystals into the Dark Dimension, preparing to unleash his firepower against Dormammu.

Ch. 146Lu Qi Returns

Lu Qi returned to join The Ancient One’s fight against Dormammu, bringing Galacta and Tony to help. After Galacta swallowed the Space Stone and Tony attached the Reality Stone to his armor, the group relocated the battle to international waters, where Lu Qi gained an advantage underwater, though Dormammu began rising toward the surface.

  • Tony used JARVIS to watch footage of The Ancient One fighting Dormammu, who grew to nearly a hundred meters tall.
  • Lu Qi returned to Kamar-Taj, learned that no other Dimensional Demon Gods had appeared, and gave Galacta the Space Stone to defend Earth.
  • Galacta swallowed the Space Stone and learned to control its power, while Tony attached the Reality Stone to his armor so he could assist.
  • Lu Qi, Galacta, and Tony arrived just as Dormammu threatened The Ancient One; Lu Qi transformed, caught Dormammu’s punch, and fought him alongside the others.
  • Galacta transported the battle from the city to international waters, where Lu Qi used the sea to weaken Dormammu and repeatedly struck him.
  • Dormammu set Lu Qi alight and rose toward the surface, while Lu Qi circled him underwater looking for an opening.

Ch. 147The Dimensional Demon Gods Arrive as Promised

Lu Qi, Tony, Galacta, and The Ancient One battled Dormammu, but his Dark Dimension began swallowing Earth and he drew on countless souls to attack Lu Qi’s Shadow World. After Lu Qi repelled the assault, Dormammu called for help, and several Dimensional Demon Gods arrived to surround them.

  • Tony and Galacta attacked Dormammu while The Ancient One accelerated their allies with the Time Stone, but Dormammu resisted their efforts and quickly healed.
  • Tony used the Reality Stone to create new armor that absorbed Dormammu’s energy beam and fired it back at him, giving Lu Qi an opening to strike Dormammu into the sea.
  • Dormammu opened a rift to bring his Dark Dimension toward Earth, but Lu Qi deployed the Shadow World to hold it back.
  • Dormammu used the souls of his servants to attack Lu Qi’s Shadow World, but Lu Qi bound and destroyed the souls before Dormammu could break through.
  • Dormammu called on other Dimensional Demon Gods for help, and they appeared around Lu Qi and the others.

Ch. 148All-Out Melee

Lu Qi and his allies fought Dormammu, Mephisto, and the Dimension Lords after Earth’s defenses fell. Lu Qi lured the weaker Dimension Lords into retreat, then entered the Dark Dimension to battle Dormammu, while Tony and Galacta held off the remaining enemies; their fight remained unresolved.

  • The Ancient One assigned herself to fight Mephisto, Lu Qi to fight Dormammu, and Tony and Galacta to face the other Dimension Lords.
  • Galacta and Tony used their powers and the Infinity Stones to defeat Dimension Lords, while reinforcements—including an Intermediate Dimension Lord—put them under increasing pressure.
  • Lu Qi used a phone recording of Dormammu offering to share Earth to make most of the weaker Dimension Lords flee.
  • Lu Qi entered the Dark Dimension and summoned Shadow Devourer Soldiers as he confronted Dormammu.
  • Dormammu grew larger by absorbing the Dark Dimension’s energy, broke Lu Qi’s twin scythes, and continued fighting him as Lu Qi increased his own power.

Ch. 149Galactus to the Rescue

Lu Qi defeated Dormammu outside the Dark Dimension, but Dormammu’s collapse threatened Earth with a flood of Dark Energy. Galactus arrived and consumed the energy, then descended to Earth, where Galacta recognized him as her father.

  • Lu Qi dragged Dormammu out of the Dark Dimension and disabled his Dark Energy, then forced him into battle outside it.
  • Lu Qi learned from The Ancient One that he had to destroy Dormammu’s dimension or exhaust his source, and he depleted Dormammu’s power until Dormammu became a black crystal.
  • Dormammu’s Dark Dimension began disintegrating and spilling Dark Energy toward Earth, so Lu Qi called Galacta for help.
  • Galacta tried to devour the falling Dark Energy but quickly reached her limit, while Lu Qi struggled to contain the rest.
  • Galactus seized the Dark Dimension, consumed its remaining Dark Energy, stabilized the Solar System, and descended to Earth.
  • Galacta appeared before Galactus and called him Father.

Ch. 150The Ignorant Girl Who Got Pregnant

Lu Qi and his allies defeated the invading Dimension Lords, and Uncle Galactus arrived to rescue Galacta and thank Lu Qi. As Uncle Galactus prepared to stay on Earth and study the AllSpark, he revealed that Galacta was pregnant with a Cosmic Tapeworm child; the group then planned to repair the Earth Formation and learned that Mordo's soul was at Kamar-Taj.

  • Uncle Galactus devoured the Dimension Lords, while The Ancient One told Lu Qi that Mephisto had escaped.
  • Uncle Galactus returned the Dark Dimension and Galacta returned the Space Stone, while The Ancient One gave Lu Qi the Time Stone; Tony removed the Reality Stone from his armor after Uncle Galactus warned it could damage Saturday.
  • Uncle Galactus examined the AllSpark, offered to research how to increase Energy Crystals' capacity, and announced that he would stay on Earth.
  • Uncle Galactus revealed that the Cosmic Tapeworms inside him and Galacta were their children, so Lu Qi agreed not to extract any more Devouring Source from Galacta.
  • Lu Qi proposed that Stephen use the Time Stone to repair the Sanctums and sent Galacta to deal with the remaining Dimensional Demon God avatars.
  • Tony offered Uncle Galactus Stark Tower's laboratory, then told Lu Qi that Mordo's soul was at Kamar-Taj, prompting Lu Qi and The Ancient One to head there.
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