Chapter Summaries

Mercer returned to the Infinite Realm and found that players had preserved his belongings and transformed his mine into a grand hall. He joined their guild through Shiliubuliu, distributed Energy Condensers, and left the newly named Mercer Guild among the server’s richest.

• Mercer logged into the Infinite Realm and discovered his belongings intact in a lavishly decorated hall built around his former mine.
• Players recognized Mercer in world chat, flooded him with praise and friend requests, and rushed to meet him.
• Shiliubuliu explained that guild members had chosen to protect Mercer’s equipment, so Mercer agreed to work with him as his sole contact.
• Mercer gathered conversion value from Energy Condensers and gave Shiliubuliu many more to distribute among the guild.
• Mercer gave diamond armor to the guild leader and Shiliubuliu, and the delighted guild leader renamed the organization the Mercer Guild.

Mercer used his Equivalent Exchange Heavy Industry to harvest stellar energy from Zombie Sentry, then joined Shiliubuliu as rival guilds attacked their territory. The siege was led by Ordinary Requiem after its leader, DIO, failed to negotiate for equipment.

• Mercer completed his Equivalent Exchange Heavy Industry inside his claimed territory and discovered that a Time Torrent Pocket Watch rapidly restored Zombie Sentry's energy.
• Mercer programmed the Southern Heavenly Gate to repeatedly drain Zombie Sentry, harvesting more than ninety million stars' worth of energy in three days.
• Mercer told Zombie Wanda that he would drain her energy too, though he had not decided how to use it.
• Mercer heard explosions and teleported to the city wall, where Shiliubuliu explained that several powerful guilds were attacking their territory.
• Mercer learned that Ordinary Requiem, led by DIO, had launched the siege after failing to reach a deal for equipment.

Mercer joined the defense of the Obsidian Tesseract and led an invisible assault that killed DIO and several of his allies. The attackers surrendered, while Mercer and his squad left the tower with their loot.

• Shiliubuliu told Mercer that over a thousand players were attacking the Obsidian Tesseract and that the defenders were badly outnumbered.
• Mercer gathered a squad and headed for the attackers' tower to take out their leader, DIO.
• Mercer and his squad used invisibility and enchanted diamond swords to kill DIO and other players in the tower.
• The attackers saw the kill notifications, recognized that Mercer had killed DIO, and began surrendering in world chat.
• Mercer and his squad descended from the tower with their pockets full of loot.

Mercer left Shiliubuliu in charge of the guild, then helped the newly emerged Celestial leave Earth’s core and named him Diablo. Mercer and Diablo arrived on the surface, where Mercer revealed that he was having a cosmic singularity made with 3D printing.

• Mercer gave Shiliubuliu the enemy’s drops and diamonds to negotiate an alliance, then entrusted him with five stacks of diamonds and logged out.
• Mercer returned to Earth’s core and watched a Celestial emerge from a golden cocoon.
• Mercer opened a Portal, took the Celestial with him, and named him Diablo after learning the Celestial had no name.
• Mercer changed Diablo’s appearance to that of a suited human and brought him to the surface.
• Mercer showed Diablo a holographic image of a cosmic singularity being created with 3D printing, leaving Diablo bewildered.

Mercer and Diablo watched Thor face the Destroyer in Truman Town, recognizing the events from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When Thor was about to be killed, Diablo stopped the Destroyer's fist, and Mercer complained that Diablo was standing too close.

• Mercer learned that he and Diablo were in Truman Town, New Mexico, and recognized Thor and the town from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Mercer identified the approaching Destroyer and told Diablo that Loki had sent it to kill Thor.
• Mercer and Diablo bought cola and hot dogs and watched the Destroyer defeat the Warriors Three while Thor's companions urged them to flee.
• Thor confronted the Destroyer and offered his life, but the Destroyer struck at him.
• Diablo appeared in front of Thor and caught the Destroyer's fist as Mercer stood nearby with his drink.

Mercer’s attempt to create a growing cosmic singularity stalled when the Southern Heavenly Gate system ran out of energy, so he sacrificed his Infinity Stones, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the Soul Stone to continue the process. The singularity was completed, but the new Hero Card he received was locked and needed more energy to activate.

• Diablo blocked the Destroyer’s heat beam, crushed its head, and hurled it into the sky, where it exploded.
• Mercer discovered that the cosmic singularity was only 20% complete and that the system had exhausted the energy taken from Zombie Sentry.
• Mercer fed the Mind Stone, Space Stone, Reality Stone, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Soul Stone into the system’s four pillars, raising the singularity’s progress to 21%.
• Mercer found that the system had consumed his offerings and left him with only the Blacklight Virus and Sharingan, then announced the singularity’s successful creation.
• The Hero Card system awarded Mercer a card, but he found it was locked and required energy to activate.

Mercer considered using magic to drain power from beings in other worlds, then traveled with Diablo to test whether he could lift Mjolnir. He and Diablo reached the hammer, but neither could lift it.

• Mercer decided to investigate summoning and power-borrowing magic after recalling how much energy the Great Old One's tentacle had given him.
• Mercer thanked Thor for his help, then teleported with Diablo to the camp where Mjolnir lay.
• After Mercer and Diablo vanished, three Bifrost beams struck the ground near Thor, prompting him to suspect Loki was attacking again.
• Mercer used the Sharingan to freeze the camp's guards, and Coulson ordered the agents to stand down.
• Mercer tried to lift Mjolnir and failed, then watched Diablo try and fail as well.

Mercer overcame Odin’s seal, lifted Mjolnir, and flew away in Thor’s armor while Coulson and his agents watched. Meanwhile, Thor’s friends were losing their battle against two Destroyers, and Thor left his shelter to face them.

• Mercer used his magic to break Odin’s seal and lifted Mjolnir.
• Lightning struck Mercer and transformed into Thor’s armor, and Mercer reflected on Thor’s underuse of his lightning powers.
• Coulson let Mercer leave, and Mercer flew away with Mjolnir as Diablo followed him.
• Two Destroyers overwhelmed the Warriors Three, leaving them badly injured and one of them missing an arm.
• Thor left the building despite Jane’s plea and walked toward the Destroyers to spare his friends from further fighting.

Mercer wielded Thor’s Power and Mjolnir to fight Loki’s Destroyers, while Galacta arrived to destroy one and reunite with him. Galacta explained that Liang Bing had brought her to the multiverse, and Mercer learned she considered herself a young girl by divine standards.

• Loki sent two Destroyers to attack Thor, but Mercer intercepted their heat beams while holding Mjolnir.
• Mercer used lightning and Thor’s hammer to disable one Destroyer, then faced another that grabbed him.
• A purple beam destroyed the attacking Destroyer, and Galacta appeared before Mercer.
• Galacta said Liang Bing had helped her reach the multiverse and teased Mercer about Jane.
• Mercer asked Galacta’s age, and she said she was just over two thousand years old and an ordinary pretty girl by divine standards.

Mercer and Galacta stopped Loki's Destroyer, and Thor regained the ability to lift Mjolnir before returning to Asgard. Galacta reunited with Mercer and revealed that the Celestials had revolted in an attempt to control the Multiverse.

• Mercer challenged Loki, who recalled the remaining Destroyer to Asgard rather than risk losing it.
• Mercer returned Mjolnir to Thor, who lifted it and regained his armor and divine power.
• Thor thanked Mercer and left with his companions to confront Loki in Asgard.
• Mercer introduced Galacta to Diablo, who described himself as Mercer's subordinate.
• Galacta showed Mercer Liang Bing's message explaining that he could have used their world as a transfer point to reach his universe more easily.
• Galacta told Mercer and Diablo that the Celestials had revolted to gain control of the Multiverse.

Galacta told Mercer that Earth in her universe held an emerging Celestial Seed and that Sun Wukong's group of Celestials had been there since before it existed. After Mercer considered returning home and reclaiming his Infinity Stones, Galacta suggested a way to make his pocket universe real without sacrificing most of his strength.

• Galacta recognized Diablo as a Celestial and briefly subdued him with her oppressive aura before Mercer asked her to stop.
• Galacta told Mercer that Liang Bing's surveillance network had found a Celestial Seed on Earth and another group of Celestials, including Sun Wukong.
• Mercer decided to return to Earth and investigate the Celestial Seed, while privately considering Diablo as a backup body.
• Mercer said he planned to reclaim his Infinity Stones, but Galacta proposed using the Space Stone and Reality Stone to expand and populate his pocket universe.

Mercer finished setting up the Southern Heavenly Gate’s virtual universe and prepared to travel with Galacta and Diablo to the Super God World. The chapter ended as a grand gate opened for their jump.

• Mercer and Galacta left with Diablo and rented a villa, where Galacta kept Diablo from attacking Mercer.
• Galacta told Diablo she was connected to the creator gods of the Kale Nebula, leaving him too intimidated to act.
• Mercer restored his power and used the Reality Stone, Space Stone, and Southern Heavenly Gate system to configure the expanding pocket universe.
• Mercer chose the Super God World as their next destination, and the Southern Heavenly Gate opened before him, Galacta, and Diablo.

Lianfeng’s Southern Heavenly Gate-equipped forces secured Great Xia’s borders as the Xiong Bing Lian Second Army took shape, while Sun Wukong learned about the soldiers’ sacrifices and Ge Xiaolun’s state. The chapter ended with Mercer arriving unexpectedly at the border, where Lianfeng identified him as an ally.

• Lianfeng directed Southern Heavenly Gate soldiers as they destroyed most of an advancing tank force and forced the survivors to retreat.
• Lianfeng explained to Sun Wukong that the Second Army had equipped over three hundred soldiers and helped defend the border and rescue besieged cities.
• Lianfeng ordered proper burials and compensation for personnel lost while clearing Taotie remnants, and Sun Wukong recalled how soldiers had volunteered for the Second Army despite its long service terms and genetic modifications.
• Lianfeng told Sun Wukong that Ge Xiaolun was still pondering his existence after Mercer reprimanded him.
• An alarm reported that an unidentified person had reached the border and could not be intercepted, but Lianfeng recognized Mercer and ordered the alert stood down.

Mercer brought Galacta and Diablo to China’s border to assess the Black Armor soldiers’ progress, then ordered Diablo to fight them without causing serious harm. The soldiers trapped Diablo in a spatial blockade and began attacking, but their blows only cracked his armor slightly as the clash continued.

• Workers in the Central Command Room recognized Mercer as the creator of the Southern Heavenly Gate system, while a newcomer mistook Diablo and Galacta for his students.
• Lianfeng concluded that Mercer had appeared at the border to see how far Great Xia’s defenses had developed, and Sun Wukong agreed to watch the encounter.
• Mercer praised the Black Armor soldiers and ordered Diablo to fight them without killing or crippling anyone.
• Diablo transformed into a towering armored giant as the Black Armor soldiers demanded his identity and purpose.
• Four Black Armor soldiers formed a spatial blockade, and two attacked Diablo with sword energy that cracked his armor but did not seriously hurt him.

The Bright Light Army transformed its armor and weapons before launching a life-risking attack against Diablo. Diablo met their Bright Light Formation-Breaking Blade with a sphere of energy, and the resulting clash shook the surrounding area.

• After Lianfeng ordered them to use their full power, the four Black Armor warriors transformed into the Bright Light Army and wielded Mo Dao.
• Mercer identified the warriors as first-generation Shenhe warriors whose Double-Pupil genes had awakened through the Southern Heavenly Gate.
• The Bright Light warriors coordinated their attacks and cracked Diablo’s armor, until Mercer gave Diablo permission to use his full strength.
• As Diablo’s power surged, Liu Jia ordered Ming, Hao, and Yang to join him in using the life-threatening Bright Light Formation-Breaking Blade.
• The four warriors formed gigantic blades of light and struck at Diablo, who countered with a sphere of energy; their collision sent a shock wave to nearby squads.

Diablo recovered from the First Squad’s attack, grew to more than three thousand meters tall, and prepared to strike Liu Jia and the others. A mysterious figure intervened and neutralized his enormous palm, leaving the soldiers stunned.

• Liu Jia and the other three Black Armor Mingguang Army soldiers survived the energy blast inside blue barriers, while the Bright Light Formation-Breaking Blade left cracks in Diablo’s armor.
• Diablo repaired his armor, overwhelmed the four soldiers with his aura, and grew to more than three thousand meters tall.
• Soldiers requested permission to engage, while Lianfeng hesitated and Sun Wukong armed himself and flew toward the border.
• Diablo brought down a colossal palm toward Liu Jia and the others.
• A mysterious figure appeared, challenged Diablo for losing control, and canceled out the giant’s palm with a burst of blue light.

Mercer intervened when Diablo attacked Earth, defeated him, and imprisoned him in a separate dimension. After Liu Jia and the others saluted Mercer, Sun Wukong arrived to check on everyone.

• Mercer appeared and tore off one of Diablo’s arms, prompting Liu Jia and the others to recognize him as the creator of the Southern Heavenly Gate system.
• Diablo attacked Mercer with a giant energy-covered palm, but Mercer stopped it with a glance and broke apart his other arm.
• Diablo shrank to his normal size and tried to flee, but Galacta caught him and brought him back to Mercer.
• Mercer trapped Diablo in an invisible cage and sent him to the separate dimension holding Zombie Wanda.
• Liu Jia and the other three saluted Mercer, who told them to call him by his name.
• Galacta warned Mercer someone was approaching, and Sun Wukong arrived on his Somersault Cloud to ask if everyone was all right.

Mercer met Sun Wukong and the Great Xia soldiers, upgraded Liu Jia and his brothers, and gave them weapons. At the Central Command Room, he revealed that he planned to use their universe as a transit station between universes, leaving the staff stunned.

• Liu Hao thanked Mercer for saving them, and Mercer introduced himself to Sun Wukong and apologized for testing the soldiers.
• Mercer upgraded Liu Jia, Liu Yang, Liu Hao, and Liu Ming to second-generation Super Soldiers and gave them Mo Dao, which they accepted after promising to help him if needed.
• Mercer and Galacta followed Sun Wukong back to the Central Command Room, where Lianfeng asked Mercer about the soldiers' progress.
• Mercer told Lianfeng that he had upgraded the four soldiers and could create an army of fourth-generation Super Soldiers, though he wanted Earth to develop on its own.
• Mercer explained that he was setting up a spatial link to use their universe as a transit station between universes, shocking everyone in the room.

Mercer returned from Lianfeng’s universe to the main universe, where he learned Liang Bing and Mysterio had been investigating a living embryo inside Earth’s core. He brought Zombie Wanda, Zombie Sentry, and Diablo to Cloud Heaven as specimens for Liang Bing to study.

• Mercer assured Lianfeng that his transit station would not be placed in Great Xia, then returned to the main universe with Galacta.
• Mysterio told Mercer that he and Liang Bing had been investigating the Earth-core embryo, which had shielded itself from their scans.
• Mercer went with Galacta and Mysterio to Cloud Heaven, where he found Liang Bing analyzing the embryo and three energy-gathering rings beneath the island.
• Liang Bing explained that the embryo might be developing into a Divine River Body and regretted having no specimen to study.
• Mercer summoned Zombie Wanda, Zombie Sentry, and Diablo, identifying Diablo as a Celestial Seed from Earth-199999.

Mercer formally established the Celestials, appointing himself God King and assigning roles to Liang Bing, Mysterio, and Galacta. He began organizing the Dark Elves and Shadow Elves into divisions, starting with Liang Bing’s technology-focused unit.

• Mercer and Liang Bing left the Demon Wings and found Thanos had trained the Dark Elves into a disciplined combat force.
• Liang Bing reminded Mercer of his plan to found a faction, and Mercer officially named their organization the Celestials.
• Mercer appointed Liang Bing Apocalypse King and put her in charge of technology, while Mysterio and Galacta became the left and right Divine Emissaries.
• Mercer assembled the Dark Elves and Shadow Elves and ordered Liang Bing to lead twenty members in forming the First Division, with technology and combat skills and physiques at least as strong as third-generation super soldiers.