Chapter Summaries

After Wang Yang single-handedly defeated Malekith and the elite Dark Elves, Kamar-Taj returned to peace, though its sorcerers treated him with new deference. When the Ancient One returned and learned what had happened, she was astonished that Wang Yang had defeated the Dark Elves' leader and troops alone.

• Wang Yang explained that Hoggoth's Hoary Hosts had accidentally devastated the Mirror Dimension while he fought the Dark Elves.
• Wang Yang resumed studying magic and teaching Strange, promising to teach him Hoggoth's Hoary Hosts after he mastered his earlier spells.
• The Ancient One returned to Kamar-Taj and asked Mordo about the destruction and losses during her absence.
• Mordo recounted the Dark Elves' invasion, including Malekith defeating him and Wang Yang killing Malekith and his elite troops alone.
• The Ancient One shattered her teacup when Mordo confirmed that Wang Yang had defeated the Dark Elves by himself.

After learning that Wang Yang had killed Malekith and the Dark Elves with Hoggoth's Hoary Hosts, the Ancient One promoted him to Master of the Mystic Arts. Meanwhile, Star-Lord and his companions brought the Orb to the Collector on Knowhere.

• Mordo told the Ancient One that Wang Yang had defeated Malekith and the Dark Elves without using forbidden magic, and explained how Hoggoth's Hoary Hosts had done it.
• The Ancient One reassured Mordo, then sent him to summon Wang Yang so she could speak with him.
• On the way, Wang Yang wondered whether his arrival had changed the timeline and created a parallel Marvel universe.
• The Ancient One asked Wang Yang what he thought of the Dark Elves, then announced that he had been approved as a Master of the Mystic Arts.
• On Knowhere, Gamora presented the Orb to the Collector, and Star-Lord handed it over for him to examine.

After Carina’s attempt to seize the Infinity Stone destroyed the Collector’s collection, the Guardians escaped Knowhere while Ronan pursued them. Star-Lord led them through a wormhole to Earth, where Ronan’s hidden fleet arrived and prepared to attack.

• Tivan opened the Orb and explained the Infinity Stones, but Carina grabbed the stone and triggered a blast that destroyed his collection.
• Gamora took the Orb, and Star-Lord and the others fled Knowhere as Ronan’s forces attacked; Groot rescued Drax after Ronan defeated him.
• The Guardians escaped aboard their ship and plunged through an uncharted wormhole to evade Ronan’s fleet.
• Gamora spotted a remote blue planet, and Star-Lord flew the ship toward Earth.
• Ronan’s unseen fleet appeared near Earth, and a subordinate asked whether they should attack.

Ronan sent a squad to Earth to retrieve the Orb, hoping to use its power against Captain Marvel and Thanos. Nick Fury assembled the Avengers to confront Ronan, who had arrived with a Kree fleet.

• Ronan ordered a squad to retrieve the Orb from Earth and then decided to lead the landing party himself.
• Agent Hill revealed herself to Nick Fury as a Skrull and warned him to call Carol back because Ronan had returned.
• Nick Fury chose not to call Carol and summoned the Avengers, including Thor, to Stark Tower.
• Thor explained that Ronan commanded the powerful Kree Empire, alarming the Avengers.
• Nick Fury told the Avengers to find Ronan and defeat him.

The Avengers tracked Ronan to Greenwich Village, where he had obtained the Power Stone and used it to devastate the neighborhood. Ronan sent Tony Stark flying, while his attack had already largely destroyed the New York Sanctum.

• Nick Fury, Thor, Tony Stark, and the others agreed to find Ronan and defeat him before the Kree fleet attacked Earth.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. and Stark located Ronan near Greenwich Village, and the Avengers hurried there as explosions and fleeing civilians revealed his attack had begun.
• The Avengers confronted Ronan as he held the Orb, and Thor recognized the Power Stone inside it.
• Ronan took the Power Stone and embedded it in his hammer, unleashing a blast that destroyed nearby houses and injured people.
• Ronan blocked Stark's energy attack and struck him with a purple beam, while the New York Sanctum had already been largely destroyed.

The Kree invasion devastated New York, and Mordo sent Wang Yang to stop Ronan and the Kree soldiers. Wang Yang reached the battle as Ronan, wielding an Infinity Stone, threatened to kill his opponents one by one.

• The Kree destroyed much of the New York Sanctum, while sorcerers and heroes struggled to contain their attack across New York.
• Mordo ordered the Masters of the Mystic Arts to stop the Kree and assigned Wang Yang to intercept Ronan.
• Wang Yang opened a Portal through New York's unstable Magic Array, and Kamar-Taj followed him to search for the Kree.
• At New York Plaza, Ronan used the Infinity Stone to overpower Thor and threaten Captain America and Iron Man.
• Ronan declared that Carol should watch as he killed them one by one.

Wang Yang rescued Tony Stark from Ronan’s empowered Kree soldiers and quickly killed a squad captain who wielded the same purple power. The chapter left Ronan still rampaging elsewhere as Wang Yang’s overwhelming abilities stunned Tony and Captain America.

• Ronan shrugged off Tony Stark’s energy cannon, ordered his empowered Kree soldiers to kill the Earth defenders, and went elsewhere to wreak destruction.
• The Kree soldiers overwhelmed Tony Stark and began tearing apart his armor, but Wang Yang killed one with a flash of energy and saved him.
• Tony Stark questioned Wang Yang about his power, and Wang Yang demonstrated it by pulling in a Kree soldier with a chain and cutting him in half with the Vishanti Holy Sword.
• Captain America told Wang Yang that Ronan had shared his purple power with his subordinates, and Wang Yang decided to kill the Kree captain wielding it.
• Tony Stark began warning Wang Yang not to act rashly, but Wang Yang bound the Kree captain with the Crimson Bands and beheaded him before asking Tony what he had been saying.

Wang Yang and Kamar-Taj hunted down empowered Kree across New York, then headed to confront Ronan, who had overwhelmed the Avengers. Wang Yang arrived just as Ronan prepared to destroy the city and suppressed the Power Stone’s energy.

• Tony Stark and Captain America escaped while Wang Yang and Kamar-Taj continued pursuing the Kree.
• Wang Yang killed Kree attacking civilians and crushed others with the Crimson Bands, while Kamar-Taj watched in amazement.
• Wang Yang and Kamar-Taj cleared the surrounding blocks and located Ronan, the Kree Empire’s Supreme Accuser.
• Ronan battered the Avengers, leaving Thor wounded and Hulk buried in rubble, and threatened to destroy Earth.
• Wang Yang arrived with a flaming longsword and stopped Ronan’s purple energy from spreading.

Wang Yang confronted Ronan after Ronan gained the power of an Infinity Stone, then fused with an Infinity Stone power fragment and used his magic to resist Ronan’s attacks. He drove Ronan back with powerful spells, leaving Thor and the watching Kamar-Taj sorcerers stunned by his strength.

• Wang Yang arrived to help Thor and blocked Ronan’s Infinity Stone blast with a Magic Shield.
• Ronan charged Wang Yang through shattered space, but Wang Yang’s system offered an Infinity Stone power origin fragment, which he chose to fuse with.
• Wang Yang used the newly assimilated power to mend the spatial rifts, shocking Thor.
• Ronan attacked Wang Yang with his hammer, but Wang Yang blocked the Infinity Stone-powered blow with his flaming longsword.
• Wang Yang used Crimson Bands and other magic to force Ronan backward while Kamar-Taj watched in amazement.

Ronan drew on the Power Stone to increase his strength, but Wang Yang’s destroyed Vishanti Holy Sword was restored by his talent, growing stronger through adversity. Wang Yang gained divine power that rivaled Ronan’s, leaving Ronan stunned as the battle continued.

• Wang Yang pressured Ronan with attacks, but Ronan raised a protective dome and absorbed the Power Stone’s energy, unleashing a pillar of purple light visible across New York.
• Ronan emerged with immense power and advanced on Wang Yang, who struck at him with the Vishanti Holy Sword.
• Ronan caught the Vishanti Holy Sword and crushed it, triggering Wang Yang’s talent to restore and strengthen the spell.
• Wang Yang’s restored sword released divine power that enveloped him and matched Ronan’s aura, leaving Ronan dumbfounded.

Wang Yang used the Vishanti Holy Sword to overpower Ronan despite Ronan wielding the Power Stone. When Ronan unleashed more energy and forced Wang Yang back, the Vishanti's power manifested as a Vishanti Projection.

• Thor and Kamar-Taj watched in shock as Wang Yang's power rivaled Ronan's Infinity Stone.
• Ronan attacked Wang Yang with his hammer, but Wang Yang's Vishanti Holy Sword drove him back.
• Wang Yang taunted Ronan for being unable to unleash the Power Stone's full power.
• Ronan unleashed more energy and pushed Wang Yang back several steps.
• A huge figure identical to Wang Yang appeared behind him, and Kamar-Taj identified it as a Vishanti Projection.

Wang Yang used the Vishanti Holy Sword to attack Ronan, but Ronan’s Infinity Stone-powered barrier withstood the blow. Wang Yang moved the battle into the Mirror Dimension, where Thor realized his connection to the thunder had been cut off.

• Kamar-Taj witnessed Wang Yang manifest the Vishanti’s projection and marveled at his ability to wield divine power.
• The Ancient One arrived after repelling the Kree fleet and recognized that Wang Yang had changed the future she had foreseen.
• Wang Yang struck Ronan with the Vishanti Holy Sword, but the blow failed to break through Ronan’s purple barrier.
• Wang Yang withdrew the sword and created a Mirror Dimension around the ruined area to protect civilians from the battle.
• Thor and the Ancient One sensed the Mirror Dimension forming, and Thor realized it had severed his connection to the thunder.

Wang Yang’s Mirror Dimension astonished the Ancient One, while Thor felt its overwhelming pressure. Ronan recovered with the Infinity Stone’s power and attacked, but Wang Yang unleashed the Winds of Watoomb at full strength, leaving Ronan horrified by the destructive tornado.

• Thor felt his lightning and divine power vanish under the pressure of Wang Yang’s Mirror Dimension.
• The Ancient One realized Wang Yang’s Mirror Dimension was close to becoming his domain and believed he could surpass her.
• Ronan recovered completely through the Infinity Stone and mistook Wang Yang’s pause for exhaustion.
• Wang Yang cast the Winds of Watoomb at full strength, creating a destructive tornado.
• Ronan was horrified that Wang Yang could unleash another powerful spell despite the Infinity Stone’s protection.

Ronan drank a Kree potion that unleashed his full potential and amplified his use of the Infinity Stone, forcing Wang Yang to prepare the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit. Wang Yang sent Kamar-Taj and the Avengers back to the real world, then launched his lightning at Ronan as a magical barrier formed around him.

• Wang Yang struck Ronan with the Winds of Watoomb, leaving him gravely wounded despite the Infinity Stone's restorative power.
• Ronan drank a Kree potential-enhancing potion, and Thor warned that it would unleash Ronan's full strength.
• Ronan grew larger and attacked Wang Yang with overwhelming Infinity Stone power, breaking through Wang Yang's magic shield.
• Wang Yang sent Kamar-Taj, Thor, Dr. Banner, Iron Man, Captain America, and the other Avengers back to the real world.
• Wang Yang summoned the Aikenrol Chaos Thunder Spirit and launched its lightning at Ronan as magic gathered walls and ground into a barrier; explosions shook the battlefield.

Wang Yang’s devastating attack killed Ronan and erased the surrounding area, leaving the Avengers and Kamar-Taj stunned by his power. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. secured the Kree weapons and remains, while Nick Fury ordered Agent Hill to keep searching for the missing Avengers and investigate Wang Yang.

• Kamar-Taj opened a portal and found that Wang Yang’s blast had wiped out everything around the crater, leaving only a glowing purple gem.
• The Avengers entered the Mirror Dimension and reacted with shock as JARVIS compared the residual energy to a nuclear explosion.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. collected Kree weapons and remains, and Nick Fury rejected General Ross’s request to obtain them for research.
• Agent Hill told Nick Fury that S.H.I.E.L.D. could not find the Avengers, and he ordered her to continue the search.
• Nick Fury learned that the mysterious person was an Eastern-country orphan who had disappeared a year earlier and appeared during the Chitauri invasion, and he demanded a detailed file.

Nick Fury found the Avengers shaken by Wang Yang’s overwhelming power, while Wang Yang met the Guardians of the Galaxy after Ronan’s death and kept the Orb. Gamora warned him that Thanos would come after it and asked whether he knew how powerful Thanos was.

• Nick Fury questioned the dispirited Avengers, but Tony Stark, Captain America, and Black Widow struggled to explain what they had witnessed of Wang Yang’s power.
• Wang Yang and Kamar-Taj watched over the unconscious Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot beside their spaceship.
• Star-Lord woke and learned from Wang Yang that Ronan was dead and the Orb had been put away.
• Rocket Raccoon rejected the Orb, and Wang Yang told the Guardians they could leave.
• Gamora warned Wang Yang that Thanos would not let him keep the Orb and asked if he knew how powerful Thanos was.

After Wang Yang and Kamar-Taj left the Orb with the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Ancient One summoned Wang Yang and entrusted him with a sealed Infinity Stone. She hoped to train him as her successor and see whether he could resist the temptation of power.

• Wang Yang rejected Gamora's doubts about Earth and left the Orb in the Guardians' care before returning to Kamar-Taj with Master Kamar-Taj.
• A few days later, the Ancient One summoned Wang Yang and asked what should be done with the Infinity Stone.
• Wang Yang said the stone should not be given to an ordinary force, and the Ancient One agreed that it would bring disaster to weak guardians.
• The Ancient One sealed the Infinity Stone and entrusted it to Wang Yang, warning him not to rely on its power or let it corrupt his path.
• After Wang Yang left, the Ancient One considered training him as her successor and wondered whether he would handle power better than she had.

Wang Yang absorbed energy from the Power Stone, mutating and improving his Vishanti Holy Sword. The Ancient One realized he had transformed the Stone’s power through his own magic, while Mordo and Strange came to his room and asked him to demonstrate the spell.

• Wang Yang absorbed the Power Stone’s energy after the system offered him a chance to improve his genetic talents, and his Vishanti Holy Sword mutated into a purple-tinged crystalline blade.
• The Ancient One entered Wang Yang’s room, recognized that he had incorporated something from the Infinity Stone into his magic, and left reassured about his potential as her successor.
• Wang Yang considered collecting the Infinity Stones to improve his magic, while deciding that directly wielding their power was too dangerous.
• Mordo and Strange visited Wang Yang to see the unusual magic he had used against the Kree invasion.
• Wang Yang claimed he had only used the Vishanti Holy Sword, so Mordo asked him to demonstrate it for Strange.

Wang Yang demonstrated the Vishanti Holy Sword in Strange’s Mirror Dimension, but its power shattered the dimension and sliced off a mountain peak. He returned to Kamar-Taj with Mordo and Strange, who urged him to report the damage to the Sorcerer Supreme before the vanished peak drew attention.

• Strange invited Wang Yang to demonstrate his magic in Strange’s Mirror Dimension near the mountains, and Mordo agreed to go there with them.
• Wang Yang conjured the Vishanti Holy Sword and swung it, shattering Strange’s Mirror Dimension and cutting through a mountain peak.
• Mordo and Strange were stunned by the sword’s power, while Wang Yang realized his magic had grown stronger after absorbing the Power Stone’s source power.
• Mordo warned Wang Yang to report the damage to the Sorcerer Supreme because the missing mountain peak could expose Kamar-Taj.
• Wang Yang, Mordo, and Strange returned to Kamar-Taj, where Wang Yang told a mage that the other two might have seen a ghost.

Wang Yang told the Ancient One that his magic had torn through the Mirror Dimension and severed a mountain peak, then gained a time magic talent while she restored it. As he prepared to demonstrate his magic for her, his stronger with every setback talent activated, and he froze in alarm.

• Wang Yang reported the damaged Mirror Dimension and severed peak to the Ancient One, who went with him to inspect it.
• The Ancient One used the Eye of Agamotto to restore the mountain peak, and Wang Yang fused the system-detected time magic talent.
• The Ancient One ordered Wang Yang to conduct future experiments in outer space and asked him to demonstrate the magic that had cut the peak.
• Wang Yang opened the Mirror Dimension and raised a glowing longsword to strike while the Ancient One watched.
• As Wang Yang swung, his stronger with every setback talent activated, leaving him alarmed that its effects might resemble its previous manifestation.