Chapter Summaries

Hela rescued Thor and joined the battle against the annihilation insects while Iceman used a giant ice construct to destroy a swarm. Aboard Annihilus’s flagship, Wang Yang resisted the Oblivion Insect King’s negative-energy trap and advanced toward him as an iron cage descended.

• Hela arrived to save Thor, destroyed an annihilation insect ship, healed him, and fought alongside him.
• Iceman formed a colossal ice giant that froze and shattered thousands of annihilation insects.
• Wang Yang and Captain Marvel confronted Annihilus aboard his flagship, where he showed them the battle and claimed Earth’s defeat was inevitable.
• Hela destroyed the linked aircraft’s energy blast, but Iceman’s ice giant collapsed under the swarm’s assault.
• Annihilus trapped Captain Marvel with negative energy, but Wang Yang absorbed the energy around him and walked toward Annihilus.
• Annihilus slammed a button, causing an enormous iron cage to descend over Wang Yang.

Kang the Conqueror captured Wang Yang, but Wang Yang resisted his control before Kang transported them to another universe. Wang Yang discovered he had arrived in the Marvel Zombie Universe, where zombie heroes turned their attention to him and Bruce Banner.

• Kang the Conqueror trapped Wang Yang and Captain Marvel, then used a device to try to make Wang Yang his puppet.
• Wang Yang burned away the device’s substance with the Eternal Flame and bound Kang, but Kang escaped through a spatial vortex and pulled Wang Yang into another universe.
• Wang Yang found the deserted New York Sanctum and helped Bruce Banner dress after Bruce arrived through the Bifrost.
• Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian appeared, and Doctor Strange and Iron Man attacked them alongside Wang Yang.
• Wang Yang and Bruce Banner realized that Iron Man and Doctor Strange were zombies, and the zombified heroes prepared to attack them.

Wang Yang fought off the zombies attacking him and learned that the outbreak had begun when Janet van Dyne infected Hank Pym after he found her in the Quantum Realm. After discovering that Kamar-Taj offered no way home, he agreed to help the surviving Avengers reach Camp Lehigh and opened a portal showing the camp.

• Wang Yang used magic and the Cloak of Levitation to protect Bruce Banner while giant ants killed Zombie Ebony Maw, Zombie Doctor Strange, Zombie Cull Obsidian, and Zombie Iron Man.
• Wasp rescued Banner with Spider-Man and explained how the infection began with Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, leaving only a handful of known survivors.
• Wang Yang declined to join Wasp’s group, blocked Bleecker Street with vehicles, and found that everyone at Kamar-Taj had become a zombie.
• Wasp’s group returned to the New York Sanctum and told Wang Yang they had received a message about a possible treatment at Camp Lehigh in New Jersey.
• After questioning whether the group could safely reach the camp, Wang Yang decided to help and opened a portal that revealed Camp Lehigh beyond a crowd of zombies.

Wang Yang and the survivors learned that Vision could cure the zombie infection with the Mind Stone, but Vision had been secretly feeding people to Zombie Wanda. After Okoye and T'Challa were lost, Wang Yang opened a Portal for the others to escape while he stayed behind.

• Wang Yang opened a Portal into Camp Lehigh, where Vision explained that the Mind Stone could suppress zombies and had cured Scott Lang, whose living head remained inside a dome.
• Vision revealed that curing the world would require broadcasting the Mind Stone's frequency through a satellite network, and Okoye said Wakanda had the technology to do it.
• Spider-Man sensed danger as Zombie Wanda emerged, and a steel door crushed Kurt.
• Okoye charged at Zombie Wanda after hearing T'Challa call for help, but Wanda immobilized her and dragged her away as Vision admitted he had kept Wanda controlled and fed her people.
• T'Challa warned the group that Vision had used him as takeout, then his cries stopped; Wang Yang opened a Portal and told the others to leave while he stayed behind.

Wang Yang fought Vision and Zombie Wanda, using the power of their attacks to test a way through the Spatial Barrier. He briefly opened a rift but could not escape, then killed Wanda and left Vision to face the consequences of his choices.

• Wang Yang sent the survivors through a Portal and attacked Vision, while restraining and destroying the zombified Okoye and T'Challa.
• Vision and Zombie Wanda attacked Wang Yang, whose defenses held until Wanda’s Chaos Magic broke his shield and her power devastated the camp.
• Wang Yang unleashed Chaos Thunder Spirit against Vision’s Mind Stone and Wanda’s Chaos Magic, opening a brief rift in the Spatial Barrier before the forces destroyed the surrounding area.
• Wang Yang found Wanda gravely injured but alive, and killed her with the Vishanti Holy Sword despite Vision’s plea to spare her.
• Wang Yang confronted Vision for choosing to protect Wanda instead of saving the world, and Vision admitted that he had been unable to bear leaving her.

Wang Yang returned with Vision’s Mind Stone and discovered that Zombie Thanos had already occupied Wakanda with five Infinity Stones. He and the survivors decided to go to Wakanda the next day, while Wang Yang realized this world’s history differed from the one he knew.

• Wang Yang killed Vision and took the Mind Stone before returning to the survivors at the Sanctum.
• Wang Yang secretly opened a Portal and saw Zombie Thanos in Wakanda wearing a Gauntlet with five Infinity Stones.
• Wang Yang told Sharon Carter that Thanos had occupied Wakanda and that the Stones were the survivors’ last hope.
• Sharon Carter and the survivors decided to go to Wakanda the next day, and Wang Yang agreed to fight Thanos because he wanted the Stones too.
• Wang Yang learned from Sharon Carter that the Sokovia Accords had never passed and that Captain America and Iron Man had remained on good terms.

Wang Yang led the survivors to Wakanda to confront its massive zombie horde, capturing Zombie Captain America and accidentally killing Hawkeye along the way. As the group faced an overwhelming wave of Wakandan and alien zombies, Wang Yang began pulling a planet down from the sky.

• Wang Yang assigned Bucky, Sharon Carter, Hope, Spider-Man, and Happy roles in the operation, while the Cloak of Levitation carried Headpool.
• Zombie Falcon attacked the group, but Wang Yang stopped him with telekinesis and killed him with Magic Chains.
• Hawkeye and Zombie Captain America joined the fight; Wang Yang sent Captain America into the Mirror Dimension and gave his Vibranium Shield to Bucky, while Happy accidentally killed Hawkeye.
• Wang Yang opened a Portal to Wakanda, where the group lured in zombies and fought them as Wang Yang unleashed Bolts of Balthakk.
• Facing a vast horde led by Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, Wang Yang pulled a planet toward the battlefield as the survivors watched in disbelief.

Wang Yang defeated Zombie Thanos and claimed the Infinity Gauntlet, then snapped his fingers to try to restore the world. The chapter ended before the effects of the snap were revealed.

• Wang Yang erased the apparent destruction of Earth and killed Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight with an illusion.
• Zombie Thanos attacked Wang Yang with the Power Stone as Bucky, Sharon Carter, Spider-Man, and the others joined the battle.
• Wang Yang used the Vishanti Holy Sword and Crimson Bands to wound Thanos, while Thanos used the Space Stone to escape and the Time Stone failed to heal him.
• Wang Yang broke Thanos's arm with a punch and then cut off his head before Thanos could teleport away.
• Wang Yang took the Infinity Gauntlet, added the Mind Stone, and told the group they had succeeded.
• Wang Yang snapped his fingers as the others worried about the consequences of using the Infinity Stones.

Wang Yang restored Zombie Earth, escaped Kang the Conqueror after seriously wounding him, and prepared to leave his universe with an avatar protecting Kamar-Taj. He then entered the Multiverse and arrived at the Main Universe.

• Wang Yang reversed the changes on Zombie Earth, restoring the living while leaving the dead unrecovered, then disappeared from Wakanda.
• Kang the Conqueror trapped Wang Yang in a gap in time, but Wang Yang’s clone arrived as energy and restored his power.
• Wang Yang struck Kang the Conqueror with the Vishanti Holy Sword, severely injuring him, though Kang escaped through a spatial rift.
• After returning to Kamar-Taj, Wang Yang rested, saw that the universe’s changes were subsiding, and decided to leave with an avatar behind.
• Wang Yang told Mordo to oversee Kamar-Taj and ask Strange for help if needed, then traveled to the Multiverse and faced the Main Universe.

Wang Yang reached the Main Universe and discovered that its immense power suppressed him to the single-universe level. After traveling to Earth and entering New York's Sanctum, he met Fintur and learned that Strange was the Sorcerer Supreme.

• Wang Yang crossed the vast, dangerous Multiverse and arrived at the Main Universe, where its pressure reduced his strength to one ten-thousandth.
• Wang Yang traveled to Earth, sensed its many powerful beings, and chose to visit Kamar-Taj's Sanctum in New York.
• Wang Yang entered the Sanctum and surprised Fintur, who questioned him and secretly summoned help.
• Wang Yang revealed knowledge of Kaecilius's attack and asked Fintur to bring out the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Strange arrived through a golden Portal with the red Cloak, and Wang Yang recognized him as the Main Universe's Sorcerer Supreme.

Wang Yang visited the Main Universe and spoke with Strange about magic, its costs, and the Ancient One. Strange revealed that Mordo had betrayed Kamar-Taj and was experimenting on people with Black Magic.

• Wang Yang introduced himself to Strange as a sorcerer from another universe, and Strange recognized him as the one who had slain the Celestials.
• Strange asked Wang Yang about traveling between universes, magic, and the price sorcerers paid, and Wang Yang urged him to learn more from the Ancient One.
• Wang Yang asked why Mordo was absent from Kamar-Taj, and Strange said Mordo had abandoned the order and gone down an evil path.
• Strange explained that Mordo used Black Magic to drain magic from people and experiment on ordinary people's souls, capturing sorcerers who tried to stop him.

Wang Yang learned that Mordo had been experimenting with sorcerers’ souls and agreed to help Strange find him. He took Strange to Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters to seek Professor X’s help, where Jean Grey sensed a familiar connection with Wang Yang.

• Wang Yang realized Mordo’s sudden injury likely came from Chthon drawing on black magic sorcerers’ power, and suspected Mordo might have gained strength from it.
• Strange admitted he did not know where Mordo had gone, and Wang Yang insisted Mordo had to be found and punished.
• Wang Yang explained that mutants were wary because they had suffered discrimination, then proposed asking Professor X for help.
• Wang Yang opened a Portal and brought Strange to Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, where Strange marveled at his power.
• Charles and Jean Grey came out to meet them, and Jean sensed a familiar connection between her Phoenix Force and the power Wang Yang had absorbed.

Wang Yang persuaded Charles to use the School’s Psychic Amplifier to find someone by warning him that Jean’s Phoenix Force threatened the Earth and offering to resolve her danger. Charles agreed to cooperate, and Wang Yang healed the injury that had left him paralyzed for decades.

• Charles initially distrusted Wang Yang and Strange, but let them into the School’s reception room after Wang Yang revealed he came from another universe.
• Wang Yang showed he knew about the Psychic Amplifier and offered to restore Charles’s ability to walk, but Charles refused to trade the School’s interests for his own healing.
• Wang Yang warned Charles that the Phoenix Force inside Jean could break free and destroy the Earth, prompting Strange to demand the truth and Jean to look to Charles for an explanation.
• Wang Yang demonstrated his overwhelming power and promised to help Jean, leading Charles to agree to use the Psychic Amplifier to find Wang Yang’s target in exchange for help.
• After Charles shook Wang Yang’s hand, Wang Yang healed his spinal injury and muscular atrophy, and Charles stood from his wheelchair for the first time in more than sixty years.

Wang Yang healed Charles and helped him locate Mordo, then used his mental power to eliminate Dark Phoenix’s personality within Jean. The chapter ended with Charles and Reed learning that Wang Yang had already finished the dangerous procedure in seconds.

• Wang Yang healed Charles’s paralysis and asked him to keep his recovery secret.
• Charles used the Mind Stone Field Amplifier to locate Mordo in a small country near the Sahara Desert.
• Wang Yang absorbed a Mind Stone Talent Fragment while Charles searched for Mordo.
• Charles introduced Reed Richards, and Wang Yang prepared to help Jean control the Phoenix Force.
• Wang Yang put Jean to sleep, entered her mind, and destroyed Dark Phoenix’s personality before placing seals to help Jean absorb the Phoenix Force safely.
• Charles asked if Wang Yang was ready to begin, and Wang Yang said the procedure was already done.

Wang Yang confirmed that he had sealed away the Dark Phoenix’s remaining mental fragments and resolved Jean’s immediate crisis. After Charles accepted his expertise, Wang Yang agreed to teach the students at Charles’s mutant school for a few days and help them control their powers.

• Wang Yang told Charles and Reed that he had shattered Jean’s alternate personality and sealed its remaining mental fragments for Jean to absorb.
• Charles examined Jean’s mind and confirmed that Wang Yang had resolved the problem, while Reed projected the intricate seal and marveled at its precision.
• Wang Yang left, and Charles reassured Reed that Wang Yang was unlikely to be plotting against them.
• Charles met with Wang Yang the next day and asked whether mutants could control their powers through training.
• Wang Yang criticized the school’s unsystematic teaching and explained that stronger souls and wills could help mutants master their abilities.
• Charles invited Wang Yang to teach at the school, and Wang Yang agreed to train the students during his visit.

Wang Yang demonstrated his magic to the Mutants School and taught students and X-Men a meditation method to strengthen their soul power and control their abilities. As they practiced, he absorbed Storm's, Iceman's, and Rogue's talents, leaving him with powerful new abilities.

• Charles arranged for Wang Yang to teach the Mutants School students and X-Men, and Wang Yang offered to demonstrate his strength.
• Logan attacked Wang Yang with his adamantium claws, but Wang Yang stopped them effortlessly with a Magic Shield.
• Wang Yang explained that strengthening soul power could help mutants control their abilities and taught them a meditation method.
• The students and X-Men meditated, causing their powers to emerge as Wang Yang sensed and absorbed Storm's talent.
• Wang Yang also absorbed Iceman's Ice Talent fragment and Rogue's Devouring Talent fragment, gaining powerful new abilities.

Wang Yang and Strange learned that Mordo had sacrificed the population of Yota to gain power, then traveled to confront him. The chapter ended as Mordo dismissed Wang Yang as one of Strange’s lackeys and prepared to fight.

• Wang Yang returned to Kamar-Taj and learned that Mordo had sacrificed Yota’s twenty million people in a blood ritual.
• Strange resolved to stop Mordo, and Wang Yang advised him to leave the other Masters behind because Mordo’s soul magic could control them.
• Wang Yang and Strange traveled to Yota, found the country filled with death, and sensed Mordo’s powerful presence at its capital.
• Wang Yang attacked Mordo with Bolts of Balthakk, but Mordo emerged unharmed and threatened to turn Strange into his puppet.
• Mordo failed to recognize Wang Yang and dismissed him as one of Strange’s lackeys.

Wang Yang and Strange confronted Mordo, whose black magic unleashed the resentment of more than twenty million sacrificed people. After Wang Yang held back the souls’ power, Mordo transformed into a being resembling a Celestial, leaving Wang Yang and Strange wary of the evil power behind him.

• Wang Yang struck Mordo with the Vishanti Holy Sword, breaking his shields and driving him underground, but Mordo survived.
• Mordo summoned the resentment of more than twenty million sacrificed people, shattering his barrier and spreading a terrifying aura across Earth and beyond.
• Wang Yang raised sacred golden power that contained and began crushing the resentment, protecting Strange from its mental assault.
• Mordo revealed a deeper evil power that Wang Yang sensed might rival the Five Cosmic Entities, and his body mutated beneath a hard shell of armor.
• Wang Yang and Strange recognized that Mordo’s transformed form and armor resembled the Celestials.

Mordo transformed himself with dark power and claimed to have become a god, but Wang Yang resisted his soul attacks and shattered the horns that held his mental power. Enraged by Wang Yang’s rebukes, Mordo unleashed a devouring black sphere, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Mordo completed his carapace-like transformation, declared himself a god, and attacked Wang Yang and Strange with his mental power.
• Wang Yang stopped time around Strange, then countered Mordo with a mental spike that shattered Mordo’s horns.
• Mordo accused Wang Yang of hypocrisy, and Wang Yang condemned Mordo for sacrificing people and blamed his resentment over losing the Sorcerer Supreme position.
• Mordo lost control of his rage, erupted into black mist, and launched an energy sphere that devoured surrounding energy and laws as it flew toward Wang Yang.

Wang Yang shattered the evil will possessing Mordo, but Mordo’s plea summoned the First Firmament, who revealed his plan to reclaim the fragments of his body and offered Wang Yang power in exchange for submission. Wang Yang refused and attacked the First Firmament with his full strength, awakening powerful Dimension Lifeforms.

• Wang Yang gathered his laws and used the replica Heart of the Universe to forge a sword that destroyed the evil will surrounding Mordo.
• Wang Yang’s attack overwhelmed Mordo, so Mordo begged to trade his soul for survival, and a vast will descended and took possession of him.
• The First Firmament identified himself and said he had come to retrieve his body’s fragments, which made Wang Yang realize they could not avoid fighting.
• The First Firmament tried to recruit Wang Yang by offering him power and a Celestial body, but Wang Yang rejected him.
• Wang Yang unleashed his full strength and struck the First Firmament with the Vishanti Holy Sword, awakening powerful Dimension Lifeforms.