Chapter Summaries

Fang Yu gathered Foundation Establishment Pills and Spirit Herbs for Laojun to refine, but lacked an alchemy furnace. Following Laojun's guidance, he began brewing pills in an old bronze cauldron sealed with a sow, leaving the alchemy underway.

• Fang Yu asked Laojun to refine a Golden Core from his pills and herbs, but Laojun said he needed a vessel and fire essence.
• Fang Yu refused to ask Master Li Huayuan for an alchemy furnace, so Laojun suggested using a Rice Cooker and revealed he knew the term from Fang Yu's memories.
• Fang Yu searched for a vessel and found an old, lidless bronze tripod cauldron in a storage shed.
• Fang Yu dragged a large sow from a pigsty and used its body to cover the cauldron's opening.
• Fang Yu followed Laojun's instructions, circulated spiritual power, and began adding Spirit Herbs to the cauldron.

Fang Yu completed an extraordinary pill with Laojun’s guidance, using a sow to cover the cauldron, and learned the pill could propel him directly to Core Formation. The pill was ready to consume, but the chapter ended with Laojun explaining that Fang Yu’s foundation was far deeper than anyone could perceive.

• Fang Yu followed Laojun’s instructions to refine the herbs in a bronze cauldron while a sow covered its mouth.
• The cauldron erupted with violent energy, scorching the sow, but Fang Yu found a golden pill inside once the energy settled.
• Laojun stopped Fang Yu from taking the pill immediately and told him to wait for its medicinal properties to stabilize.
• After fifteen minutes, Fang Yu took the pill and learned from Laojun that it could help him reach Core Formation and condense a Great Dao Golden Core.
• Laojun explained that Fang Yu had accumulated enough foundation for far greater advancement than others could see, and Fang Yu accused him of being a scammer otaku.

Fang Yu swallowed the Golden Core and used three cultivation techniques to break through to Core Formation Initial Stage in Yellow Maple Valley. Laojun warned him that powerful beings such as Xiang Zhili still far surpassed him.

• Fang Yu swallowed the Golden Core and guided its immense energy with the Qingjing Sutra, the Taiyi Qinghua Dongxuan Secret Chapters, and the Azure Origin Sword Art.
• Fang Yu shattered the Qi Refining bottleneck, reached Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, and then formed a genuine Golden Core.
• Fang Yu's breakthrough unleashed a spiritual storm that destroyed the crude side room and frightened the healed sow into fainting.
• Fang Yu boasted that he had outpaced Han Li and could swagger through Yellow Maple Valley with his new cultivation and abilities.
• Laojun cautioned Fang Yu that Xiang Zhili had reached the peak of the Initial Divine Transformation Stage and that even stronger realms lay ahead.

Fang Yu met his fellow disciples at breakfast, where Elder Li Huayuan announced that they would enter the Bloody Forbidden Area in three days. Li Huayuan then discovered that Fang Yu had risen from Qi Refining Peak to Core Formation Stage overnight and urgently summoned every elder.

• Zhong Weiniang introduced herself to Fang Yu and took him to meet their fellow disciples over breakfast.
• Fang Yu ignored the introductions and eagerly ate porridge while privately resolving to avoid forming attachments.
• Elder Li Huayuan announced that his disciples would enter the Bloody Forbidden Area in three days.
• Li Huayuan sensed that Fang Yu had reached Core Formation Stage and reacted with shock.
• Li Huayuan ordered every elder to assemble immediately after revealing that Fang Yu had caught up to his cultivation overnight.

Fang Yu’s sudden Core Formation alarmed Yellow Maple Valley’s elders, who suspected he had infiltrated the sect with hidden cultivation. Ancestor Linghu intervened and ordered them to observe Fang Yu rather than attack him, leaving him under suspicion but temporarily safe.

• Li Huayuan sounded Yellow Maple Valley’s emergency alarm after Fang Yu went from Qi Refining to Core Formation overnight, drawing more than a dozen elders to the courtyard.
• Fang Yu claimed he had formed his core using the sect’s Foundation Establishment Pills and challenged the elders to consider that he might be a genuine genius rather than an infiltrator.
• Li Huayuan accused Fang Yu of concealing his cultivation and demanded to know his purpose, while Fang Yu argued that revealing his power made little sense for someone with secret plans.
• Ancestor Linghu appeared through a Divine Sense incarnation and ordered the elders to observe Fang Yu instead of killing him or forcing a charge against him.
• Ancestor Linghu dismissed the elders’ objections, and Fang Yu praised him as the reasonable pillar of Yellow Maple Valley.

Ancestor Linghu declared that Fang Yu would remain in Yellow Maple Valley, and Fang Yu secured a slot in the Bloody Forbidden Area while promising to help Li Huayuan’s disciples. As he prepared to depart, Laojun revealed that Spirit Herbs there could help Fang Yu reach the Nascent Soul realm, and Fang Yu vowed to seize them all.

• Ancestor Linghu ordered Yellow Maple Valley to accept Fang Yu, leaving Li Huayuan and the other elders to obey despite their shock.
• Fang Yu thanked Li Huayuan for his earlier help, then asked to use a Yellow Maple Valley slot to enter the Bloody Forbidden Area.
• Ancestor Linghu left the decision to Li Huayuan, who granted Fang Yu a slot and asked him to protect Yu Kun, Liu Jing, Zhong Weiniang, and the other disciples.
• Fang Yu agreed to help Li Huayuan’s disciples if he encountered them, and Li Huayuan set the group’s departure for six the next morning.
• Fang Yu spoke with Laojun about cultivating beyond Xiang Zhili’s realm, and Laojun said Spirit Herbs in the Bloody Forbidden Area could help him reach the Nascent Soul realm.
• In the Marvel World, Purple Potato Face raised the Infinity Gauntlet and declared, “Am inevitable!”

The Avengers faced Thanos and Apocalypse as Colossus charged at Thanos with Deadpool’s head in hand. Ebony Maw stopped Colossus with telekinesis and used his metal body to kick Deadpool’s head across the battlefield and beyond the horizon.

• Steve Rogers urged the battered heroes to stand firm, while Tony Stark, Hulk, and the Dutch Spider-Man reacted to their desperate situation.
• First Generation Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man arrived, and First Generation Spider-Bully encouraged the Dutch Spider-Man to protect what he could.
• Colossus charged toward Thanos despite Deadpool’s protests, and Ebony Maw hurled rocks at him with telekinesis.
• Colossus endured the rock barrage, but Ebony Maw lifted and immobilized him by controlling his metal body.
• Ebony Maw made Colossus kick Deadpool’s head into the sky, sending it streaking beyond the horizon.

Stephen Fang tried to revive the unconscious Captain Marvel and considered using her as a Deva Path Pain vessel while the heroes fought the Chitauri. Apocalypse used Wong to warn Thanos away from his extermination towers, and Thor charged Thanos before Strange stopped him and sent Wong through a portal to the Himalayas.

• Stephen Fang cast Divine Protection: Recovery on Thor, then examined the unconscious Captain Marvel and considered making her a Deva Path Pain vessel.
• The Chitauri attacked, and Steve Rogers, Hulk, Iron Man, and the other heroes fought to defend their position.
• Apocalypse possessed Wong and warned Thanos not to let his warriors and fleet interfere with the towers beside the pyramid ruins.
• Thanos shifted his attention toward Thor, and Tony angrily blamed Thor and Loki for bringing the two villains to Earth.
• Thor charged at Thanos with Mjolnir, but Strange restrained him, webbed Wong, and sent Wong through a portal to the snowy Himalayas.
• Thor fell face-first into the sand, and Mjolnir rolled to Captain America's feet.

As Stephen Fang performed a ritual over the unconscious Captain Marvel, Captain America lifted Mjolnir and struck Cull Obsidian, while Stephen unleashed a devastating attack that annihilated much of Thanos's airborne fleet. The battlefield fell silent as Stephen warned Ebony Maw and Thanos not to disturb him, with the heroes horrified by what he was doing to Captain Marvel.

• Captain America lifted Mjolnir and used its lightning to blast Cull Obsidian into a ruined pyramid.
• Ebony Maw ordered Colossus to attack Stephen Fang, but a high-pressure water cannon knocked Colossus away as a sandstorm shielded Stephen's ritual.
• Stephen Fang opened his eyes, declared “Thunder Welcome” and “Tengai Shinsei,” and summoned two enormous meteors and a lightning-wreathed mass into the Leviathan fleet.
• The collision annihilated the fleet and sent burning metal and debris raining over the Egyptian battlefield.
• Stephen Fang lowered his hands and warned Ebony Maw and Thanos not to disturb him, while the heroes stared in shock at his actions around Captain Marvel.

Thanos ordered Ebony Maw to retrieve the Power Stone and Time Stone while the Black Order attacked Thor’s allies, leaving the battlefield close to disaster. As Apocalypse advanced on T’Challa and the Wakandans and Bruce Banner failed to summon Hulk, Stephen Fang activated a new ability and saw through Deva Path’s perspective as Captain Marvel.

• Thanos gave Ebony Maw ten minutes to obtain the Power Stone and Time Stone, and Ebony Maw ordered the Black Order to attack Thor.
• The Black Order wounded Peter Pakku and Holland Spider-Man, while Ebony Maw impaled Amazing Spider-Man Andrew Parker with a metal spike.
• Abomination charged Ebony Maw, but Ebony Maw used his control of Colossus to block the punch, and the two powerful fighters began battling each other.
• Bruce Banner tried to call on Hulk as Apocalypse advanced on T’Challa, Shuri, and the Wakandan soldiers, but Hulk refused to come out.
• Stephen Fang stopped his ritual and activated the Reincarnation Nine Tomoe Sharingan, seeing through Deva Path’s perspective as Captain Marvel.

Stephen Fang’s transformation of Captain Marvel into Heavenly Path Captain Marvel turned the tide of the battlefield as she protected the Avengers and unleashed devastating repulsive and gravitational powers. After she drove back the Black Order, Stephen Fang approached Wolverine’s mangled remains and Deadpool’s body, apparently preparing to create something else.

• Heavenly Path Captain Marvel deflected Cull Obsidian’s axe with Shinra Tensei, then used Banshō Ten'in to pull Mjolnir from Captain America and send it to Thor.
• Thor regained his power and charged Cull Obsidian, while Heavenly Path Captain Marvel redirected Ebony Maw’s spike away from Little Spider.
• Ebony Maw launched a storm of metal and stone spikes as Proxima Midnight attacked from behind, but Heavenly Path Captain Marvel repelled both assaults with Shinra Tensei.
• Heavenly Path Captain Marvel blasted Proxima Midnight into distant ruins and shattered Ebony Maw’s projectiles, stunning the combatants across the battlefield.
• Stephen Fang approached Wolverine’s mangled flesh and Deadpool’s body, appearing ready to make something else.

Storm and Cyclops attacked Heavenly Path Captain Marvel under Apocalypse’s control, but Magneto arrived and used a falling Helicarrier to devastate the Chitauri army. As the battle shifted, Thanos prepared to end the conflict.

• Storm struck Heavenly Path Captain Marvel with lightning, and Colossus realized Apocalypse was controlling her.
• Cyclops fired a devastating beam at Heavenly Path Captain Marvel, joining Storm’s attack and weakening her force field.
• A colossal aircraft carrier appeared over the battlefield, and an unknown force launched Colossus into Ebony Maw, allowing Abomination to pin him down.
• Magneto arrived above the battlefield and crashed the Helicarrier into the Chitauri army, breaking its forces.
• Thanos looked at Doctor Strange Strange, Magneto, and Stephen Fang before declaring that it was time to end the farce.

Thanos entered the battlefield and swiftly overwhelmed the surviving heroes, leaving Doctor Strange convinced the Avengers were doomed. Strange wondered where the strongest among them had gone as Thanos faced him and Thor.

• Thanos wounded Abomination with a single strike, forcing Abomination to release Ebony Maw, who crawled back to his master.
• Thanos charged the heroes, and Steve Rogers met him with his shield, which cracked under the blow as Steve was knocked unconscious.
• Thanos broke Pakku’s webs, seized Holland Spider-Man, and smashed him into the ground.
• Corvus Glaive forced First Generation Spider-Man to dodge, but Thanos broke his arms with a backhand; Thanos then struck Andrew Parker in the abdomen and sent him crashing down.
• Thanos turned toward Thor and Doctor Strange, while Strange saw countless futures in which Thanos killed him and wondered where the strongest fighter had gone.

Stephen Fang created a Wolverine-Deadpool hybrid Pain while Thor and the others fought Thanos, who overpowered them using the Infinity Stones. Iron Man revealed that he had embedded an Infinity Stone in a powerful creation and called for it to appear.

• Stephen Fang finished turning Wolverine and Deadpool's lower half into a Pain he named Asura Wolvpool.
• Thanos knocked away Thor's Mjolnir and stabbed him, but Doctor Strange's Cloak of Levitation briefly restrained Thanos.
• Ebony Maw trapped Doctor Strange with metal needles, and Thanos swatted Colossus aside when he charged to save Thor.
• Magneto hurled a tide of metal wreckage at Thanos, who used the Reality Stone to transform it into falling goose feathers.
• Iron Man apologized to Stephen Fang, revealed that he had embedded an Infinity Stone in a creation, and shouted, "Come out, Magical Warrior!"

Stephen Fang finished assembling the Six Paths of Pain as Thanos took the Power Stone and charged toward Doctor Strange for the Time Stone. The chapter ended with Stephen summoning the Heavenly Path, Asura Path, and Human Path to the battlefield.

• Magical Warrior killed Cull Obsidian with a single beam-sword strike.
• Thanos broke Thor's arm, took the Power Stone from his pocket, and added it to the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Thanos charged toward Doctor Strange to seize the Time Stone while the heroes fought through attacks from Storm, Cyclops, and Apocalypse.
• Doctor Strange called on Stephen Fang to intervene, but Stephen finished placing the Chakra Black Receivers on Asura Wolvpool.
• Stephen Fang summoned the Heavenly Path, Asura Path, and Human Path.

Stephen Fang summoned three modified Pains and led them into battle against Apocalypse’s forces, using their combined abilities to overpower Spider-Man, Wanda, Cyclops, and Storm. Apocalypse then attacked Stephen Fang directly, who activated his Fourth Order Genetic Lock and launched Night Guy.

• Stephen Fang summoned Deva Path Captain Marvel, Asura Path King Kong Attendant, and Human Path Hawkeye to confront Apocalypse’s forces.
• King Kong Attendant wounded Spider-Man with Adamantium claws and drove him back with a missile blast.
• Deva Path Captain Marvel deflected Wanda’s Chaos Magic with Shinra Tensei, while Human Path Hawkeye evaded Cyclops’s laser and rushed toward him.
• Stephen Fang’s Earth Grudge Fear creatures attacked Storm with elemental techniques and Devil Fruit abilities, then buried her inside a candy structure.
• Apocalypse attacked Stephen Fang directly, and Stephen Fang activated his Fourth Order Genetic Lock and used Night Guy.

Stephen Fang kicked Apocalypse through a diamond-shaped shield and into the pyramid ruins, but Thanos continued his assault and took the Time Stone from Doctor Strange. With four Infinity Stones in hand, Thanos turned the battle against the heroes as Stephen Fang faced the call for a last offensive.

• Stephen Fang used Night Guy to shatter Apocalypse's shield and hurl him into the pyramid ruins.
• Thanos struck Magneto-controlled Colossus with the Power Stone and sent him crashing into a tower.
• Thanos erased part of Magical Warrior's sword with the Reality Stone and tore the Eye of Agamotto from Doctor Strange, taking the Time Stone.
• Thanos activated the Time Stone to reverse Magical Warrior's attack and stood with four Infinity Stones as the heroes watched.
• Stephen Fang heard a narration declaring the battle lost and calling for the last offensive.

Black Knight Wanda unleashed a devastating surge of Chaos Magic, then rushed into Apocalypse’s ruins and was absorbed by him, empowering his resurrection. Stephen Fang answered the strengthened Apocalypse by transforming into his Ghoul Inner Demon Form and attacking.

• Black Knight Wanda erupted with uncontrolled Chaos Magic that overwhelmed Heavenly Path Captain Marvel’s Shinra Tensei and blasted her into wreckage.
• Wanda rushed into the pyramid ruins where Apocalypse had fallen, ignoring the other fighters.
• Apocalypse rose from the ruins after absorbing Wanda and part of her Chaos Magic, becoming more powerful.
• Stephen Fang activated his Fourth Order Genetic Lock and Curse Mark, transforming into his Ghoul Inner Demon Form.
• Stephen Fang launched his kagune at Apocalypse, who wondered whether he might be a legendary godslayer.

Stephen Fang’s brutal assault left Apocalypse terrified, while Thanos outmaneuvered Captain Marvel and destroyed Magical Warrior before killing Tony Stark and learning the Space Stone’s location. Thanos departed for New York, and Doctor Strange recognized that the one-in-a-million outcome he had foreseen was beginning to unfold.

• Stephen Fang regenerated through Apocalypse’s attacks, bit off and ate three of Apocalypse’s fingers, and frightened the ancient mutant with his relentless hunger.
• Captain Marvel and Magical Warrior pressured Thanos, but he blasted Captain Marvel aside, severed his own arm to bait Magical Warrior, and ripped the Mind Stone from its core.
• Thanos regenerated his arm with the Time Stone, destroyed Magical Warrior, and demanded the Space Stone’s location from Tony Stark and Doctor Strange.
• Tony Stark taunted Thanos about the Space Stone, and Thanos killed him with his Dual Blades.
• Thanos used the Mind Stone to control Doctor Strange and learned the Space Stone was at 177A Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village.
• Thanos boarded a Chitauri aircraft and left, while Doctor Strange recognized the unfolding events as the one-in-a-million outcome he had seen.

Stephen Fang overwhelmed Apocalypse in his Ghoul form, but Apocalypse escaped through a portal after the White Knight sacrificed himself. Stephen Fang revealed he had tracked him with an Ukaku feather and returned carrying Apocalypse’s severed head.

• Stephen Fang countered Apocalypse’s Chaos Magic with lightning, blasted through his shields, bound him with trees, and pierced his abdomen with a kagune.
• The White Knight charged Stephen Fang to buy Apocalypse time, but Stephen Fang impaled him, and Apocalypse escaped through a portal.
• Stephen Fang mocked the heroes, tossed an Ukaku feather to the ground, and vanished to pursue Apocalypse.
• Stephen Fang unleashed Divine Departure beyond the battlefield, cutting down Apocalypse despite his defensive barrier.
• Stephen Fang reappeared by the feather with Apocalypse’s severed head, leaving the surviving heroes stunned.