Chapter Summaries

Su Zhou and Deadpool watched Parker struggle with his life and plotted to turn his encounter with Venom into a superhero team-up. Parker found a black spider suit and became dangerously aggressive, while Deadpool’s attempt to intervene ended with him shot and run over by a taxi.

• Deadpool watched Parker suffer after his breakup and said he wanted to comfort him, while Su Zhou described more hardships awaiting Parker.
• Su Zhou and Deadpool remembered Venom and devised a movie plot in which Deadpool would fight the alien and team up with Parker.
• Parker put on a black spider suit, brutally beat Little Green Goblin, and realized the suit had made him unusually aggressive.
• Deadpool arrived by taxi and tried to confront Venom, but Parker ignored him and swung away.
• Su Zhou shot Deadpool after he complained about the script, and the taxi driver drove over him before Su Zhou paid the fare.

After Parker killed Sandman and embraced the Venom Suit, Su Zhou set up a plan to exploit his heartbreak and help Deadpool get close to him. At a church, Su Zhou frightened Eddie into agreeing to pay any price to have Parker killed, then slapped him down to collect an advance.

• Parker learned that Sandman had killed Aunt May's husband, put the Venom Suit back on, and killed Sandman with a torrent of water.
• Parker exposed his rival's fake photos, reclaimed his newspaper job, and adopted a darker persona.
• Parker took Gwen Stacy to the jazz bar where Mary Jane worked, using the date to provoke Mary Jane before removing the Venom Suit in the church.
• Su Zhou and Deadpool went to the church, where Su Zhou appeared before Eddie as an angel and then posed as a demon offering to kill Parker.
• Su Zhou used Telepathy to show Eddie a vision of Venom's death, and Eddie agreed to pay any price for Parker's death.
• Su Zhou slapped Eddie to the floor and said he would collect a little interest first.

Su Zhou beat Eddie into abandoning his plan to kill Parker, then discovered that Deadpool and Venom had vanished. He tracked Parker to his apartment and asked whether he had seen an idiot while undressing that night.

• Su Zhou repeatedly beat and healed Eddie, using telepathy to intensify his pain until Eddie repented and stopped hating Parker.
• Su Zhou received 100 Justice Points for saving Eddie, then sent him out of the church through a portal.
• Su Zhou flew to the church roof and realized Deadpool and Venom had disappeared, so he decided to find Parker for answers.
• Su Zhou found Parker showering in his apartment, broke down the door by knocking, and paid off the landlord when he arrived.
• Su Zhou repaired Parker's door, answered his questions, and asked whether Parker had seen an idiot when he took his clothes off that night.

Su Zhou learned that Deadpool had been possessed by Venom and kidnapped Mary Jane, while Parker rushed to rescue her. Deadpool overwhelmed Parker until Su Zhou arrived with a bronze bell that disrupted the Venom webbing.

• Parker told Su Zhou that Deadpool had accidentally become possessed by Venom and fled as a giant black monster.
• Su Zhou heard a radio report that Deadpool had taken Mary Jane hostage and that Sandman was attacking the police rescue team.
• Parker learned Mary Jane was the hostage, put on his Spider-Man suit, and swung toward the scene as Su Zhou opened a portal to follow.
• Deadpool tormented Mary Jane while she was trapped in a taxi suspended high above the ground.
• Parker landed on the taxi, but Deadpool punched him down, bound him with Venom webbing, and prepared to overpower him.
• Su Zhou rang a bronze bell, weakening the Venom webbing and interrupting Deadpool.

Su Zhou used a church bell’s sound to free Parker and Mary Jane from Venom, while Deadpool was repeatedly burned and beaten but kept recovering. As Parker and Su Zhou watched the villains fight, Su Zhou told Parker that Deadpool loved him.

• Su Zhou rang a church bell through three portals, weakening Venom and freeing Parker from its restraints.
• Parker rescued Mary Jane from a falling taxi, while the taxi struck Deadpool and exploded in a fireball.
• Sandman pulled Deadpool from the flames, and Little Green Goblin joined the fight against Sandman after mistaking the situation for a chance to help the black monster.
• Deadpool recovered, attacked Sandman, and was repeatedly punched and sent crashing into walls, only to keep getting back up.
• Parker asked why Su Zhou would not help Deadpool, and Su Zhou replied that Parker was the one Deadpool loved.

Su Zhou defeated Sandman and forced Deadpool to take him to another world by threatening to open the Gate of Hell. He left Parker, Mary Jane, and Harry together after healing Harry’s face.

• Su Zhou used a portal to flood the construction site and break apart Sandman, then let Sandman escape down a drain.
• Su Zhou rescued Deadpool from the water, threatened him with a holy sword, and demanded he take him to another world.
• Su Zhou began summoning the Gate of Hell, and Deadpool panicked and agreed to leave immediately.
• Su Zhou interrupted the summoning after a terrifying roar came from the gate, while Parker sensed a dangerous presence.
• Su Zhou healed Harry’s face with holy energy, then flew away with Deadpool and wished Parker, Mary Jane, and Harry a happy life together.

Su Zhou and Deadpool landed in the X-Men universe, where Su Zhou failed to find a way back and shot Deadpool after he caused trouble. Professor X invited them to join the X-Men, and Deadpool accepted, leaving Su Zhou stuck with the mission to help defeat Apocalypse.

• Su Zhou discovered that his Time Variance Authority device would not work and shot Deadpool after rejecting Professor X's attempt to enter his mind.
• Deadpool revived, introduced himself to Professor X, and revealed his mission to help the young X-Men defeat Apocalypse.
• Su Zhou tried to leave, but Deadpool insisted they finish the plot and Professor X invited both men to join the X-Men.
• Deadpool accepted Professor X's invitation, while Professor X admitted to Mystique that he could not enter Su Zhou's mind and found Deadpool's thoughts unbearable.

Su Zhou watched Quicksilver rescue the students as Apocalypse’s attack destroyed the school and Professor X was taken. Stryker’s soldiers captured the remaining Mutants and ordered Deadpool tied up.

• Su Zhou asked Deadpool about the timeline, learned that Apocalypse would attack the school, and told him to save Havok if possible.
• Mystique convinced Professor X to use Cerebro to find Magneto, while Su Zhou refused to go underground and left through a portal.
• Su Zhou waited outside the school and watched Quicksilver rescue its students, including Havok and Deadpool, in seconds.
• Nuclear missiles launched as Apocalypse destroyed the school and abducted Professor X, leaving the Mutants shocked.
• Stryker arrived with soldiers and captured Mystique, Beast, Havok, Quicksilver, and the CIA agent; he ordered his men to tie up Deadpool.

Su Zhou freed Deadpool after Colonel Stryker captured the young mutants, then took him to Stryker’s Alkali Lake base to find the modified Wolverine. They reached a side entrance, where Su Zhou challenged Deadpool to a shooting contest before urging him to rescue Logan.

• Colonel Stryker’s soldiers captured the unconscious mutants, and Nightcrawler, Phoenix, and Cyclops were captured when their powers failed aboard the helicopter.
• Su Zhou freed Deadpool, and the two decided to seek Wolverine at Stryker’s secret base.
• Su Zhou and Deadpool reached the entrance to the Alkali Lake base, where Logan was imprisoned as Weapon X.
• Su Zhou shot both security cameras while Deadpool waited for a stone to hit the ground, then sent him inside to rescue Logan.

Deadpool freed Wolverine from Weapon X, and the ensuing slaughter led Su Zhou and Deadpool to Mystique and the other imprisoned mutants. After Apocalypse spoke through Professor X, Mystique decided to rescue Charles, but Su Zhou tried to pay Deadpool two hundred thousand dollars to let him sit out.

• Deadpool broke into the base and freed the amnesiac Wolverine, who attacked the soldiers in the corridors.
• Su Zhou appeared beside Deadpool, and the two argued before following Wolverine to the mutant prison.
• Colonel Stryker fled by helicopter as Phoenix and the others found Mystique and her companions, along with Su Zhou and Deadpool.
• Apocalypse addressed humanity through Professor X, and Mystique led the group in deciding to rescue Charles.
• Mystique asked Su Zhou and Deadpool to join the rescue; Deadpool agreed, while Su Zhou offered him two hundred thousand dollars to let him sit it out.

Su Zhou reluctantly joined the mission to rescue Professor X, then worried about facing Apocalypse and sought time to improve his powers. He taught Jean Grey to channel the Phoenix Force through a defensive spell, leaving her better able to control her power as he feared the coming trip would end badly.

• Deadpool rejected Su Zhou's offer of money because he wanted a regular role in X-Men, so Su Zhou reluctantly helped rescue Professor X.
• Su Zhou brought the mutants to the ruins of the School for Gifted Youngsters and considered doing lottery draws to prepare for Apocalypse.
• Su Zhou moved away from the crowd and met Jean Grey beneath a tree while Cyclops watched them jealously.
• Su Zhou showed Jean the Shield of the Seraphim and explained how magic could help her control the Phoenix Force.
• Jean learned to summon the shield, and Su Zhou urged her to use her power to protect the people she loved.

Su Zhou used his Justice Points to enhance his Stigmata, greatly increasing its divine-energy capacity, then joined the Mutants in their new X-Men uniforms. The group prepared to move on, with Deadpool joking that he, Su Zhou, and Cyclops made a handsome bastard trio.

• Jean defended Su Zhou to Cyclops after leaving their conversation with him.
• Su Zhou spent his Justice Points to enhance his Stigmata, which gained a second intersecting line and more than doubled its energy capacity.
• Su Zhou calculated that his Stigmata would take about two hours to fill and planned to conserve its energy except in emergencies.
• Mystique led the Mutants in changing into new black X-Men uniforms, and Su Zhou put one on as well.
• Deadpool wedged himself between Su Zhou and Cyclops and called them a handsome bastard trio, then claimed the title of bastard for himself.

Su Zhou and Deadpool’s antics aboard the plane left the young mutants unconscious before the team reached Cairo to confront Apocalypse. The group split up to reach Magneto and rescue Professor X, while Su Zhou and Deadpool faced Apocalypse’s Horsemen.

• Deadpool frightened the young mutants with battle stories, so Su Zhou shot him and splattered the cabin with blood, causing the rookies to pass out.
• Su Zhou warned Mystique and Beast that rescuing Professor X would not be enough unless they could also defeat Apocalypse, but the group had no clear plan.
• After landing in Cairo, Mystique took Quicksilver to persuade Magneto to stop, while Beast led the others to rescue Professor X.
• Quicksilver told Magneto that he was his son, and Magneto turned his anger toward Apocalypse.
• Su Zhou’s team encountered Angel, Storm, and Psylocke, and Su Zhou claimed Psylocke as his opponent while drawing his katana.

Su Zhou fought Apocalypse’s Horsemen while Storm’s lightning and a clash between Havok and Cyclops sent the combatants crashing into the ruins. He pinned the wounded Angel beneath a steel wing and demanded that he surrender or die, and Angel declared that he had to kill Apocalypse.

• Storm struck the rescue team with lightning, leaving Deadpool burned while Angel, Psylocke, and Storm confronted Su Zhou.
• Su Zhou fought Angel in the sky with his light wings as Storm redirected her lightning toward Psylocke and a blue opponent.
• Havok and Cyclops fired beams that collided with Storm’s lightning, causing an explosion that knocked Su Zhou, Angel, and Storm out of the sky.
• Su Zhou cut off Angel’s wing, found him skewered by rebar in the rubble, and pinned his remaining wing beneath his foot.
• Su Zhou demanded that Angel surrender or die, and Angel said he had to kill Apocalypse.

Su Zhou killed Angel and watched the X-Men retreat with Professor X, but Apocalypse dragged their plane back to the ground. Apocalypse emerged and demanded that Charles let him take over his body.

• Su Zhou used his holy energy sword to kill Angel after Angel broke free of his mental manipulation.
• Su Zhou observed Deadpool and Beast fighting Psylocke while Cyclops and Havok battled Storm.
• Nightcrawler returned to the plane with Professor X, and Jean telepathically ordered the team to retreat.
• Beast, Cyclops, and Havok boarded the plane, while Su Zhou stayed behind and collected Deadpool's two Adamantium Blades.
• Apocalypse used yellow sand to pull the plane down, appeared before the survivors, and demanded that Charles let him enter his body.

Apocalypse attacked the X-Men’s hiding place, but Quicksilver, Psylocke, Mystique, and Magneto intervened while Professor X fought him in the mental world. After Professor X called for help, Su Zhou decided he could no longer sit out the battle.

• Apocalypse turned the crashed plane and nearby surroundings to sand, unaware that Nightcrawler had teleported its passengers to a nearby house.
• Quicksilver attacked Apocalypse, but Apocalypse broke his leg and grabbed him before Psylocke struck Apocalypse and freed him.
• Magneto arrived and attacked Apocalypse with torrents of metal, while Psylocke revealed herself as Mystique and shielded Quicksilver from the blast.
• Professor X entered Apocalypse’s mental world as Beast, Havok, and Cyclops tried to help, but Apocalypse’s energy barrier blocked their attacks.
• Professor X called Su Zhou for help, and Su Zhou decided to join the fight before Phoenix could act.

Su Zhou joined Magneto and the X-Men in battling Apocalypse, using a Vishanti spell to wear down his defenses until Jean Grey unleashed the Phoenix Force. Apocalypse tried to flee, but Storm moved to attack, and Su Zhou struck her before she could release her lightning.

• Su Zhou appeared before Apocalypse and attacked him with the Shining Light of the Vishanti, forcing him to expend his mental power defending himself.
• Magneto, Cyclops, and Havok kept attacking Apocalypse as Su Zhou's spell weakened his shield, but Cyclops and Havok eventually exhausted their attacks.
• Apocalypse sent a giant hand of yellow sand after Su Zhou, who called on Jean Grey for help.
• Jean Grey used the Shield of the Seraphim to destroy the sand hand, then unleashed the Phoenix Force and tore through Apocalypse's armor and body.
• Apocalypse activated his spatial transportation ability to escape, but Storm flew up to unleash lightning and Su Zhou punched her in the abdomen.

Su Zhou tried to finish Apocalypse after Jean exhausted herself suppressing the Phoenix Force, so he summoned the Gate of Hell. A man emerged from the gate as time stopped, delivering Lucifer Morningstar’s regards.

• Su Zhou knocked Storm unconscious with Deadpool to keep her from interfering while Magneto pinned Apocalypse in place.
• Su Zhou prepared to strike Apocalypse, but Jean fainted after using her mental power to suppress the Phoenix Force.
• Apocalypse taunted Su Zhou, believing himself safe from harm without the Phoenix Force.
• Su Zhou summoned the Gate of Hell and immobilized Apocalypse with its magic circle.
• A barefoot man in a white suit emerged from the gate as time stopped, and told Su Zhou that Lucifer Morningstar sent his regards.

Su Zhou tried to survive Lucifer’s arrival by proposing a deal, while Lucifer invited him to Hell and produced an enormous contract. Su Zhou intended to use the bargain to draw help from the Divine Dimension, but Lucifer saw through his plan.

• Lucifer tossed the immobilized Apocalypse through the Gate of Hell and invited Su Zhou to tour Hell.
• Su Zhou showed Lucifer his Stigmata, but Lucifer said it was not strong enough to threaten him.
• Su Zhou proposed a trade using the Stigmata as his bargaining chip, and Lucifer presented a contract over sixty thousand pages long.
• Su Zhou read the contract while planning to obtain a mark from Hell and rely on the Divine Dimension to send Lucifer away.
• Lucifer told Su Zhou he knew he was trying to attract the Divine Dimension’s attention and advised him to abandon the plan.

Su Zhou learned that Lucifer could not intervene directly in human affairs because of a wager with God, and used that knowledge to gain leverage over him. Lucifer refused to answer, paid the contract’s penalty, and left Su Zhou bound to provide the promised information about Mammon and Gabriel.

• Su Zhou asked Lucifer about Mephisto and told him the story of Mephisto imprisoning his son Blackheart.
• Su Zhou offered Lucifer information about a plot by Mammon and Gabriel in exchange for Lucifer answering a yes-or-no question.
• Lucifer agreed to the contract and let Su Zhou ask whether he was unable to intervene directly in human affairs.
• Lucifer refused to answer after Su Zhou’s question touched on his wager with God, and the contract marked Su Zhou with a locator connected to Hell as payment.
• Su Zhou inferred that Lucifer could not directly interfere in human affairs and prepared to reveal more information, knowing he still had to honor his side of the deal.