Chapter Summaries

Loki announced his rule over Asgard and introduced Lu Qi as Earth’s new Lord of the Nine Realms. After Lu Qi defeated the Frost Giant king and his guards, he declared Earth open to diplomacy and trade while warning the other realms not to threaten it.

• Loki took the head seat in the High Council Hall and seated Lu Qi second, while the rulers of the other realms arrived.
• Loki announced that he would handle Asgard’s affairs, Thor would command its army, and Lu Qi would represent Earth as a new Lord of the Nine Realms.
• The Frost Giant king challenged Lu Qi’s right to the second seat, and Lu Qi blasted him against a wall and bound him with Dark Energy.
• Dozens of Frost Giants rushed into the hall, but Lu Qi’s Troll Soldiers defeated them while Lu Qi continued to overpower the king.
• Loki stopped Lu Qi from killing the Frost Giant king, who recovered and moved to the end of the table.
• Lu Qi announced that Midgard would be renamed Earth, invited trade and diplomacy, and warned the realms against invading or bullying it.

Lu Qi arranged aid and trade between Asgard and other realms while Earth’s teams planned how to build relationships with them. At Kamar-Taj, Renn defeated Kaecilius’s attackers, but Kaecilius escaped through a portal and left his arm behind.

• Eleanor asked Asgard for help against an extraterrestrial fleet, and Lu Qi agreed to drive it away in exchange for improved fruit.
• The Vanir representative requested aid against a rebellion, and Lu Qi directed him to contact the Earthlings; the Frost Giant king sought trade with other worlds.
• After the meeting, Lu Qi asked the Frost Giants for a list of export goods, while Earth’s teams discussed assisting the Vanir and pursuing trade with other realms.
• Lu Qi joined Frigga and the others to taste roasted dragon meat.
• Kaecilius and his followers attacked Renn in the Kamar-Taj library, but Renn broke free and blasted them away.
• Kaecilius fled with the page summoning Dormammu, and Renn caught him as he tried to escape through a portal; Kaecilius closed it and left his arm behind.

Lu Qi unlocked the Conversion Module by handling the Reality Stone, used it to begin producing new Shadow Legion soldiers, and strengthened himself after the Black Dragon’s dimension was conquered. He then prepared to attend Asgard’s celebration, where Odin began the ceremony before a gathering of Asgardians and representatives from across the universe.

• Lu Qi unlocked the Conversion Module with the Reality Stone and discovered it could convert Dark Energy, soldiers, and materials into different soldier types.
• Lu Qi used the Black Dragon’s corpse to start converting several soldier types, then learned the module could be upgraded with an unknown Dark Source.
• Lu Qi received energy from the conquered Black Dragon dimension, expanded his energy cap, and raised his physical strength to sixty-four times that of an ordinary person.
• Lu Qi dressed for Asgard’s celebration and joined Odin and Frigga at the venue, where he learned that diplomats from across the universe had arrived.
• Odin opened the celebration with Gungnir as Asgardians entered the venue, while Tony chatted with a Nova Corps representative about Lu Qi.

At Asgard’s ennoblement ceremony, Odin named Lu Qi Earth’s nominal ruler and honored his children, including Thor, Loki, and Sylvie. Afterward, Lu Qi refused to govern Earth directly but promised to help the national delegations find a way to travel and trade among the Nine Realms.

• Odin announced Lu Qi as Asgard’s Outer Prince and declared Midgard his territory, prompting Asgardians to cheer and Earth’s delegations to react with alarm.
• Odin ennobled Thor as leader of Asgard’s armies and praised his strength, while Thor swore to defend Asgard.
• Odin named Loki his successor, credited him with killing King Laufey and ending the war with Jotunheim, and passed Gungnir to him.
• Frigga introduced Sylvie as Odin and Frigga’s adopted daughter and appointed her Chief Mage of a new Mage Corps.
• Lu Qi told Earth’s delegations he would not manage their domestic affairs and urged them to trade with the other realms instead of fighting over Earth.
• After Captain Zhao asked how Earth could travel through the Nine Realms, Lu Qi decided Loki could provide access through spatial rifts and promised to arrange it.

Lu Qi, Tony, and Pepper spent the day exploring Asgard after Lu Qi used a disguise mask to prank Pepper. As the banquet continued, Tony and Pepper decided to help Lu Qi meet someone, leaving their adventures in Asgard set to continue.

• Lu Qi changed into ordinary clothes and used Tony's disguise mask to impersonate him and fool Pepper.
• Pepper recognized that the disguised Tony was Lu Qi, and Lu Qi revealed himself to her and the Asgardian guards.
• Lu Qi, Tony, and Pepper changed clothes, bickered about their failed prank, and went sightseeing around Asgard.
• Lu Qi used Ninja Soldiers to take candid photos of Tony and Pepper, and the three watched the sunset and stars together.
• Tony and Pepper suggested throwing a party to find Lu Qi a suitable girl, and Tony began explaining the phrase “playing matchmaker” to Pepper.

Lu Qi examined his newly produced Shadow Army units and considered how to obtain advanced metals for Samurai Soldiers. Meanwhile, Malekith ambushed a Sovereign warship near Asgard and captured its envoy to learn what had happened there.

• Lu Qi summoned and inspected two Alien Soldiers, two Giant Pincer Soldiers, and two Sickle Shadow Soldiers, then sent them back into the shadows.
• Lu Qi considered obtaining Vibranium to produce Samurai Soldiers and went to sleep, eager to test his new units.
• Malekith ordered his forces to follow a departing Asgardian warship and chose a Sovereign vessel to investigate.
• The Sovereign envoy reported Odin's delegation of authority to his children, and Malekith attacked after overhearing the High Priestess criticize Odin.
• Malekith's Black Blade Ships destroyed the Sovereign drone fleet and warship, then captured the envoy.
• Malekith demanded that the envoy tell him whether anything major had recently happened in Asgard.

Lu Qi tested the Alien Soldier, Giant Pincer Soldier, and Sickle Shadow Soldier in the forest outside Asgard, then hunted wild boar and other meat. When a Dark Elf stealth craft approached him, he destroyed it and discovered Dark Elves below, while Fat Thor fell out of the Mirror Dimension after Lu Qi suddenly remembered he had left him there.

• Lu Qi summoned the Shadow Legion to fight his new elite troops and assessed their strengths after a fierce battle.
• Lu Qi absorbed the ruined forest into the Shadow World, gained energy, and considered swallowing meteors and directing Earth's garbage through portals.
• Lu Qi hunted a giant wild boar and sent Shadow Ninjas to gather more meat.
• Night Bats warned Lu Qi that an invisible craft was approaching, so he alerted Odin and flew toward it.
• Malekith sent a stealth reconnaissance craft after Lu Qi, believing he had the Aether particles, and Lu Qi blasted the craft out of the sky.
• Lu Qi recognized the figures emerging from the wreckage as Dark Elves, then opened a portal and let Fat Thor fall out of the Mirror Dimension before Night Bats caught him.

Thor reunited with Frigga and confronted the Dark Elves, while Odin and Lu Qi planned to prevent the future tragedies revealed by Rocket. After Thor destroyed the Dark Elf captives, Malekith prepared a desperate attack to draw Lu Qi out and obtain the Aether.

• Lu Qi freed Fat Thor from his ordeal and pointed out the captured Dark Elves as opponents for him to test his strength against.
• Thor recognized the Dark Elves and rushed to save Frigga, who arrived with Odin and comforted him about his fear of losing his family again.
• Odin told Lu Qi he planned to destroy Muspelheim and kill Thanos, while Lu Qi offered to help deal with Hela.
• Thor asked to face the Dark Elves, then summoned a powerful lightning spear and reduced them to ash.
• Odin revealed his divine power to Thor, and they compared what they knew about the future while Lu Qi spoke with Frigga.
• Malekith, having lost his intelligence inside Asgard, ordered his elites to prepare for battle so he could lure Lu Qi out and seize the Aether.

A Dark Elf warship attacked Asgard, but Lu Qi trapped it in the Mirror Dimension, where Fat Thor destroyed it. Thor learned that Fat Thor had lost Asgard in his future, while Malekith’s absence from the ship left his whereabouts and plans uncertain.

• The Dark Elves attacked Asgard, and Thor and Fat Thor fought off Black Blade Ships while Lu Qi blocked the warship’s cannon and trapped the vessel in the Mirror Dimension.
• Odin told Thor that Fat Thor had lost Asgard and his loved ones in his original future, and said he intended to change that future.
• Lu Qi suspected Malekith was not aboard the warship, sent Night Bats to search nearby, and Odin returned to Asgard to prepare for trouble.
• Fat Thor smashed into the warship’s core and destroyed it, then told Frigga he had not seen Malekith aboard.
• Frigga reassured Fat Thor that Odin and Lu Qi could stop Malekith, and he asked how they could leave the Mirror Dimension without going hungry.

Lu Qi confronted Malekith after the Dark Elf leader infiltrated Asgard and tried to seize the Aether. Lu Qi defeated Malekith’s Cursed Warrior and captured him, then learned Odin was still holding up the damaged Immortals’ palace.

• Malekith and his soldiers hid in Asgard’s dungeon, where he created a Cursed Warrior and sent it to absorb the prisoners’ life force.
• Malekith’s team attacked Lu Qi’s room with Black Hole Grenades, but Lu Qi escaped into the Shadow World and appeared behind them.
• Lu Qi’s soldiers defeated Malekith’s men while his Giant Pincer Soldier restrained Malekith and Lu Qi blasted the Cursed Warrior with Dark Energy.
• The Cursed Warrior charged again, but Lu Qi trapped him between magic circles and destroyed his head with a powerful spell.
• Malekith asked to live quietly, but Lu Qi refused and contacted Odin, who said he was holding up the Immortals’ palace and asked Lu Qi to help.

Lu Qi discussed Asgard’s defenses and future threats with Tony, Loki, and Odin before returning to Earth to deal with Hydra. There, someone greeted him as the Lord of Earth and asked permission to stay temporarily.

• Fat Thor and Rocket left Asgard wearing nanotech armor, while Tony said he would redesign Asgard’s security system.
• Loki told Lu Qi that he had sealed the damaged area beneath Asgard with ice, and Lu Qi gathered Dark Energy crystals to help stabilize the realm.
• After Malekith was publicly executed, Odin explained how Frigga’s prophecy had shaped his actions and declared his intent to destroy Surtur and hunt Thanos.
• Lu Qi agreed to look for a suitable world for Hela and planned to find the remaining Infinity Stones with Odin before Thanos could claim them.
• Lu Qi returned to Earth to check on Hydra, where an unseen visitor asked him for permission to stay temporarily.

Lu Qi met Galacta, the daughter of Galactus, and granted her permission to stay on Earth after learning she had protected the planet from alien and extradimensional threats. He recruited her to help build an organization to protect Earth, offering Dark Energy Crystals as her pay.

• Galacta told Lu Qi she had come to Earth to apply for a temporary residence permit, and he agreed to let her stay despite Earth having no formal permit service.
• Lu Qi learned that Galacta was Galactus's daughter and that she shared her father's hunger, but she claimed she could control it and had protected Earth by devouring hostile beings and their avatars.
• Galacta told Lu Qi she had eaten several of Mephisto's energy-body avatars and other extradimensional threats that came to Earth.
• Lu Qi gave Galacta a handwritten temporary residence permit after confirming she posed no threat to Earth.
• Lu Qi offered Galacta a job in his planned organization protecting Earth, and she accepted in exchange for Dark Energy Crystals as food and pay.

Lu Qi fed Galacta Energy Crystals and brought her to Kamar-Taj to help hunt Dimensional Demon God avatars. After learning that a Cosmic Tapeworm inside Galacta made her hunger and strength grow, Lu Qi considered whether he could obtain its Devouring Source and then led her toward Kamar-Taj’s defensive core.

• Galacta ate Lu Qi’s Energy Crystals, and he discovered that she needed nearly two billion energy to feel full.
• Lu Qi took Galacta to The Ancient One and arranged for her to cooperate with Kamar-Taj against Dimensional Demon God avatars on Earth.
• The Ancient One explained that Kamar-Taj could locate the avatars but struggled to deal with them precisely, while Galacta said she could sense and eat them.
• Galacta revealed that a Cosmic Tapeworm inside her absorbed energy and matter, continually increasing her appetite and strength.
• Lu Qi fed Galacta snacks and Energy Crystals, then led her toward Kamar-Taj’s defensive core.

Lu Qi brought Galacta to the Defense Core, then used the system to extract the Devouring Source from the Cosmic Tapeworm inside her and unlocked the Shadow Devourer Soldier. Galacta remained hungry no longer, and after she summoned her spaceship, Lu Qi realized it was staying parked above his home.

• Lu Qi tested Galacta's digestion on the way to the Defense Core and found that she became hungry again after about an hour.
• Lu Qi arranged for the guarding mages to contact Galacta about dimensional fluctuations, then offered to feed her in exchange for her Cosmic Tapeworm.
• Galacta explained that she could not remove the tapeworm because she and her father had been born with one, so Lu Qi used the system's one-click extraction function instead.
• Galactus sensed the extraction from afar, decided it could help him control his hunger, and sent Silver Surfer toward Earth with orders to find snacks along the way.
• Lu Qi used the extracted Devouring Source to unlock the Shadow Devourer Soldier, while Galacta discovered that she was full after eating a dark-energy lollipop.
• Galacta summoned her spaceship, but it stayed hovering over Lu Qi's home, leaving him with a new neighbor who loved free meals.

Lu Qi retaliated against the people monitoring him by sending Shadow Ninjas and Decepticons to capture their agents and demonstrate his forces’ strength. Megatron subdued a military base and brought its officers through a portal to Lu Qi.

• Lu Qi summoned Shadow Ninjas to find and capture the agents secretly watching his apartment.
• The Decepticons and Shadow Ninjas raided surveillance sites, overwhelmed their personnel, and gathered the captured agents.
• Megatron flew to a military base, destroyed incoming missiles with lightning, and sent Giant Pincer Soldiers to break through its defenses and attack its tanks.
• Megatron deployed Sickle Shadow Soldiers and Alien Soldiers to defeat the base’s forces and capture its officers.
• Megatron opened a portal for the officers and told them Lu Qi was waiting on the other side.

Lu Qi punished the people who had monitored him and planned an Earth Federation conference to control access to trade with the Nine Realms. After arranging for Tony to notify the countries, he ordered Megatron and the others to design a venue for the conference.

• Lu Qi brought the captured agents and officers to a deserted island, tortured them briefly, and demanded that they identify who had sent them.
• Lu Qi planned to establish a Trade Station with the Nine Realms and use it to form an Earth Federation that would reward countries he recognized.
• Lu Qi called Tony and asked him to notify the countries about a national conference on the deserted island the next day.
• Lu Qi let some captives leave after they identified their backers, but punished the United States group and those who waited until later to speak up.
• Lu Qi left the remaining captives on the island and asked Megatron and the others to design a grand building for the conference.

After the United States lost a military base in its attempt to capture Lu Qi, Nick Fury warned the Secretary of Defense against provoking him again. Pierce then learned that Doctor Zola's repeated deployments of Hydra's Special Operations Team had drawn Fury's suspicion, while a global conference offered Pierce a chance to contact Lu Qi.

• The Secretary of Defense blamed S.H.I.E.L.D. for the base's destruction, but Fury said the United States had ignored his warnings and would face Lu Qi's retaliation if it attacked him again.
• Fury decided to investigate why the Special Operations Team had deployed thirteen times in two days, while Pierce concealed his alarm that the team consisted of Hydra members.
• Pierce confronted Sitwell, who explained that Doctor Zola had ordered the missions to eliminate Hydra members he considered suspicious.
• Doctor Zola admitted that the targets were not spies and argued that the missions had strengthened Hydra, then proposed killing Fury, launching Project Insight, and brainwashing Captain America.
• Pierce warned Zola that Lu Qi's power made Hydra's plans dangerous, and learned that a Hydra mole had described Hydra as Lu Qi's partner.
• Sitwell told Pierce that Lu Qi would hold a global conference the next day, giving Pierce an opportunity to contact him.

Lu Qi and Galacta designed and built a vast headquarters on a deserted island for the planned Earth Federation meeting. The watching delegates were stunned by Lu Qi’s power as the new base appeared, leaving the United States envoy and other officials worried about their position.

• Lu Qi woke to Galacta demanding breakfast, fed her energy lollipops, and learned that her Cosmic Tapeworm could recover and that she could share its hunger through a special tool.
• Galacta designed a futuristic headquarters for Lu Qi’s Earth Federation plans, and he approved the model in exchange for extra meals.
• Lu Qi and Galacta traveled to the deserted island, where Lu Qi used Dark Energy to construct the headquarters and Shadow Ninjas outfitted it for the meeting.
• Captain Yang and Captain Zhao watched from their warship as the new base appeared, while other delegates and the United States envoy reacted with shock and concern.

Lu Qi gathered Earth’s delegations to lay out his rule for the planet, using impression points to reward cooperation and punish actions he disliked. The first Earth Federation conference ended with delegates eager to ask questions and discuss trade, while several stayed behind to speak with him privately.

• Delegations arrived at Lu Qi’s black crystal complex and were escorted to the conference room, where Captain Yang and Captain Zhao led their group.
• Galacta identified Captain Yang as possessing far more replenishable energy than the other delegates, while Lu Qi’s energy exceeded her detector’s limit.
• Lu Qi announced that he would leave existing governments in place but assign every country 30 impression points, reducing the scores of countries involved in the surveillance incident.
• Lu Qi warned that countries reaching zero points could be expelled, then promised rewards such as starships, planets, and extended life for those with high scores.
• Lu Qi told delegates to stop causing trouble and polluting, then explained that he would connect the base to spatial rifts and offer portals for trade and transportation.
• The first Earth Federation conference concluded after delegates raised many questions, and several remained behind to speak with Lu Qi privately.

Lu Qi negotiated with Pierce over Hydra’s plan to eliminate Nick Fury and arranged a deal with Wakanda for Vibranium in exchange for Ulysses Klaue. He left ready to search for Klaue, renovate his base, and take advantage of Hydra’s coming purge.

• Pierce asked Lu Qi to support Hydra’s plan to eliminate Nick Fury, and Lu Qi agreed not to interfere while warning Pierce that failure would make the plan useless to him.
• Lu Qi destroyed Pierce’s projector and dragged the suited man away after Pierce tried to make Lu Qi do Hydra’s work for it.
• T'Chaka and Okoye met with Lu Qi, who offered to buy Vibranium and promised to capture Ulysses Klaue in exchange for Wakanda’s friendship.
• T'Chaka accepted the offer, while Lu Qi planned to use his contacts to find Klaue and secure a steady Vibranium supply.
• Galacta showed Lu Qi plans to renovate the base, and Lu Qi decided to begin purchasing supplies and proceed with the work.