Recaps

Chen Xiao sealed the Sword in the Stone and captured the Amulet of Life after defeating Brian, while a global backlash condemned him for London's devastation. As Chen Xiao dismissed the threat of a worldwide hunt, the awakened Malekith set course for Midgard after sensing the Aether.

• Chen Xiao cut out and sealed the space containing the Sword in the Stone, then caught the escaping amulet and stored it.
• Chen Xiao detected a vast magic array gathering London's resentment and bloodshed, glimpsed Dormammu behind it, and vowed to face him later.
• People worldwide demanded that heroes hunt Vitas, while observers estimated London's death toll at over one million and noted the battle's immense destruction.
• Malekith awakened aboard a warship after the Aether called to him, realized it was hidden on Midgard, and set off into deep space.
• Clarice told Chen Xiao about a crowdfunding campaign to organize a coalition against him, but Chen Xiao said the major governments feared his strength too much to act.

Chen Xiao left London after securing India’s nuclear materials, while the world’s leaders and the X-Men reckoned with the devastation he had caused. The chapter then revealed how he had permanently bound the Amulet of Life to Clarice and changed the Sword in the Stone so Yidileisi could wield it, despite the backlash.

• Magneto celebrated Chen Xiao’s destruction in London, while Quicksilver, Polaris, Jean, and the X-Men watched the aftermath in shock.
• Governments grew fearful of Chen Xiao’s power, and reports of mutant crimes and unrest dwindled over the following days.
• Colonel Lex delivered India’s nuclear materials to Chen Xiao, who inspected and stored them before leaving for London’s airport.
• Chen Xiao permanently made Clarice the Amulet of Life’s master, enduring a severe backlash before giving her the artifact and its powers.
• Chen Xiao changed the Sword in the Stone so only Yidileisi could wield it, and the transformation caused a violent backlash that cracked his arms.

Chen Xiao sealed the Sword in the Stone to protect Yidileisi, then spent more than a week building the Stellar Furnace with the Reality Stone. He carried it toward the sun to strengthen himself, but Malekith’s Dark Elves arrived in pursuit of the Aether as an astronaut spotted Chen Xiao in space.

• Chen Xiao repaired the injuries caused by the Sword in the Stone’s backlash and added three layers of seals so Yidileisi could wield it safely.
• Chen Xiao told Yidileisi and Clarice he planned to go to the sun, then devoted himself to rebuilding the Stellar Suit with the Reality Stone.
• Chen Xiao completed the Stellar Furnace, arranged for Yidileisi and Clarice to oversee the research facility and Time X-Factor, and warned them to retreat from any enemy they could not defeat.
• Chen Xiao lifted the furnace and flew toward the sun, drawing the attention of satellites and intelligence agencies around the world.
• Malekith recognized the Aether on Chen Xiao, ordered his ship to capture him alive, and pursued him toward Earth.
• David, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, spotted Chen Xiao carrying the furnace near the atmosphere.

Chen Xiao destroyed the Dark Elf fleet and killed Malekith in orbit, then used the Reality Stone to travel toward the Sun. He plunged through the corona and began absorbing its energy, his Silver-level Superman power growing rapidly.

• David and Huris saw Chen Xiao standing in space, and ground control identified him as Vitas, a mutant who had destroyed London.
• Chen Xiao intercepted the Dark Elf warship, destroyed its assault craft and mothership with Heat Vision, and found the wounded Malekith among the wreckage.
• Chen Xiao crushed Malekith with the Stellar Furnace, annihilating him.
• Chen Xiao used the Reality Stone to fold space and travel toward the Sun, entering its corona after less than half an hour.
• Chen Xiao endured the corona's heat and magnetic forces as his Kryptonian cells absorbed stellar energy and his strength surged.

Chen Xiao synchronized his Bio-Force Field with the sun and rapidly absorbed stellar energy while his equipment continued to evolve in the star. Meanwhile, Nick recruited Tony to lead the Avengers, and Kilgrave sought Klaus’s help to investigate the laboratory linked to Chen Xiao’s powers.

• Chen Xiao matched his Bio-Force Field to the sun’s stellar force field, causing his evolution to accelerate as astronomers detected a darkened region on the sun.
• The Stellar Furnace and Stellar Suit continued to absorb energy and withstand the sun’s extreme conditions.
• Nick persuaded Tony to join the Avengers and named Bruce Banner as one of the prospective recruits.
• Kilgrave approached Klaus at Pym Technologies and claimed that Chen Xiao’s laboratory held the secret behind his powers.
• Kilgrave asked Klaus for access to the experimental Yellowjacket Suit, and Klaus began to suspect his intended purpose.

Kilgrave and Klaus attempted to steal Vitas's genetic research while he was away, but Yidileisi's security system detected the attack and her guards killed Kilgrave's assault team. Klaus reached the sealed laboratory entrance in his Yellowjacket Suit, where Clarice's spatial barrier trapped him.

• Kilgrave persuaded Klaus to join his plan to steal Vitas's research, while his purple glow subtly influenced Klaus's judgment.
• Clarice detected three suspicious vehicles near the manor, and Yidileisi went to confront the intruders while Clarice sealed the laboratory entrance with a spatial barrier.
• Kilgrave sent Klaus in his Yellowjacket Suit toward the laboratory and prepared a frontal attack with soldiers under his control.
• Yidileisi ordered a rocket barrage that killed the assault team, then had her guards shoot Kilgrave when they found him wounded.
• Klaus reached the laboratory entrance but became trapped against Clarice's invisible spatial barrier.

After thirty-five days inside the sun, Chen Xiao emerged with dramatically increased power and a new stellar force field, then learned how the system’s missions and Origin power worked. He prepared to pursue the Infinity Stones and tested his star-forged armor deep within the sun.

• Clarice erased Klaus by collapsing the space around him, and a hidden organization ordered all traces of the failed operation erased.
• Captain America was recovered from Antarctic ice, Tony Stark persuaded Banner to join the Avengers, and tensions between Mutants and humans eased.
• Chen Xiao awoke beneath the sun’s surface and found that his strength, abilities, and energy absorption had advanced substantially to Eight-Star Ancient God.
• Chen Xiao asked the system about missions and Origin power, learning that missions arose when his intervention shifted the fate of key events.
• Chen Xiao summoned his star-forged armor and descended deeper into the sun, where his passage annihilated the surrounding stellar matter.

Chen Xiao carried the fully forged Stellar Furnace out of the sun and used reality-altering power to compress it into the core of his Stellar Suit. As nations and powerful groups watched, he emerged stronger than ever, while Tony began planning a godslayer-class suit to prepare for him.

• Chen Xiao lifted the immense Stellar Furnace onto his shoulder and escaped the sun's corona, with satellites around the world recording his ascent.
• Chen Xiao used reality-altering power to compress the furnace to fist size, then fitted it into the chest of his Stellar Suit.
• The activated suit surrounded Chen Xiao with golden-red flames and continually absorbed stellar radiation, while its magnetic shield could withstand a megaton-class nuclear blast.
• Black Widow, Nick Fury, Dr. Banner, Tony, and Hawkeye watched the footage at S.H.I.E.L.D.; Nick Fury called Chen Xiao a god, and Tony proposed designing a godslayer-class suit.
• X-Men headquarters, Magneto's secret base, and covert organizations worldwide received the footage and were shocked by Chen Xiao's transformation.

Chen Xiao destroyed Hydra’s headquarters with a strike from orbit, then flew to Kamar-Taj after deciding he was strong enough to face the Ancient One. He arrived as the Ancient One’s sanctuary was under siege by Dormammu, with the Ancient One wounded but refusing to retreat.

• Chen Xiao crossed space to Earth, destroyed the satellites tracking him, and searched the planet for clues about Hydra.
• Chen Xiao located Hydra’s lair in a coastal town in America and erased it with a blast of golden-red heat vision.
• The Avengers and American officials saw the attack in satellite footage and feared Chen Xiao’s power, unaware that he had destroyed Hydra’s headquarters.
• Chen Xiao flew toward Kamar-Taj, where Dormammu’s dark creatures were attacking the sanctuary and the Ancient One was fighting to hold them back.
• The Ancient One refused calls to retreat, warning that Dormammu’s entry into reality would endanger everyone, while Dormammu questioned whether she could survive.

Chen Xiao arrived at Kamar-Taj, destroyed Dormammu’s invading monsters, and agreed to defeat Dormammu in exchange for the Eye of Agamotto. He attacked Agatha after Wanda warned him that she had stolen some of her Chaos Magic, and the chapter ended as his Heat Ray shattered Agatha’s barrier.

• Chen Xiao burst into the Mirror Dimension and annihilated the monsters surrounding the Ancient One.
• Agatha warned Dormammu about Chen Xiao, while the Ancient One explained that her visions showed he was the only one who could defeat Dormammu.
• Chen Xiao agreed to repel Dormammu in exchange for the Eye of Agamotto, and unleashed his psychic power to destroy the invading monsters.
• Chen Xiao joined Wanda at the dimensional rift, and Wanda warned him that Agatha had stolen some of her Chaos Magic.
• Chen Xiao fired a Heat Ray at Agatha, destroying the crimson barrier she had raised to defend herself.