Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling explored a hidden Low-Dimensional Space in the Mariana Trench and discovered the Great Tang Divine Kingdom inside a pillow. After meeting Chang'an’s city lord, Lu Sheng, he learned that Lu Sheng had once experienced the Yellow Millet Dream and later entered the Divine Kingdom by shedding his mortal body.

• Ding Ling accepted Xiong Lishi’s challenge to expose him, and their upcoming fight drew widespread attention and livestream viewers.
• While searching Earth’s dimensions, Ding Ling found a pillow embedded in a shipwreck in the Mariana Trench and sent a Low-Dimensional avatar inside it.
• Ding Ling discovered the Great Tang Divine Kingdom, entered its capital Chang'an, and visited the city lord Lu Sheng.
• Lu Sheng welcomed Ding Ling after learning he was a deity from the outside world and explained the Divine Kingdom’s history.
• Lu Sheng revealed that he had been the protagonist of the Yellow Millet Dream, then followed Lu Weng into the Great Tang Divine Kingdom after growing old in the Real World.

Ding Ling learned how the Great Tang Divine Kingdom and its Incense Faith Path worked, then met its Prime Minister, Lu Weng, who explained the Dream Journey Pillow’s history and his role in recruiting divine officials. The chapter ended with Lu Weng revealing that he had taught several famous warriors and that successive inheritors had carried the pillow through history.

• Ding Ling mastered the Incense Faith Path, learned that Lu Sheng served the Great Tang Divine Kingdom, and took him to find Lu Weng in Luoyang.
• At the Prime Minister’s Residence, Ding Ling recognized Lu Weng’s incense cultivation and mastered the Incense Avatar Technique and Spirit Travel Three Realms Technique.
• Lu Weng explained that the Dream Journey Pillow was an ancient divine artifact, that Li Shimin became its God Emperor, and that Lu Weng had recruited Lu Sheng and other divine officials.
• Lu Weng described how the Great Tang Divine Kingdom had been kept stable, and admitted that his long retreat had left the Dream Journey Pillow stranded in a sunless region.
• Lu Weng revealed that he had taught Li Cunxiao, Li Siyè, Di Qing, Yang Ye, and others, who served as successive inheritors carrying the Dream Journey Pillow.

Ding Ling learned how Lu Weng and Li Shimin became tied to the Dream Journey Pillow, then brought Lu Weng out of the deep sea and into the modern world. Lu Weng began adapting to the present and arrived at Ding Ling’s workplace, where he posed as Ding Ling’s Senior Brother.

• Lu Weng explained that the Dream Journey Pillow had fallen into the Mariana Trench and that its bond to his Divine Body had kept him and Li Shimin trapped in the Great Tang Divine Kingdom.
• Lu Weng told Ding Ling about a Pot Immortal he had met during the Song Dynasty, and Ding Ling visited Li Shimin, who hosted him and showed him around the kingdom.
• Ding Ling picked up the Dream Journey Pillow, brought Lu Weng out into the modern world, and instructed him to find Chen Birou at Times Square.
• Lu Weng studied the modern world on Ding Ling’s phone and lamented the Middle Kingdom’s past invasions before reaching the thirty-ninth floor and meeting Zhang Kui.
• Chen Birou led Lu Weng to Ding Ling, while the staff wondered who he was; Lu Weng introduced himself as Ding Ling’s Senior Brother who had come down from the mountain to seek refuge.

Lu Weng adapted to modern life and learned about Ding Ling’s growing fame as Xiong Lishi’s challenge drew widespread attention. The match began at Times Square, where Xiong Lishi invited Ding Ling to surrender, but Ding Ling did not respond.

• Lu Weng appeared in livestreams, drew viewers’ curiosity about his unnamed temple, and watched Xiong Lishi challenge Ding Ling online.
• Lu Weng explored modern technology and social media, marveling at weapons and devices while adjusting his speech and considering how to modernize the Great Tang Divine Kingdom.
• Xiong Lishi’s challenge and Ding Ling’s short videos went viral, attracting new fans and fueling public debate about the upcoming fight.
• Dongdu TV Station and Nandu TV Station built a ring at Times Square, where Ding Ling and Xiong Lishi faced one another before a cheering crowd.
• After the referee announced the rules, Xiong Lishi told Ding Ling it was not too late to surrender, and Ding Ling stayed silent as the match began.

Ding Ling defeated Xiong Lishi in a livestreamed martial arts challenge, demonstrating Tai Chi and a disabling punch that convinced Xiong Lishi that authentic ancient martial arts existed. The match turned Ding Ling into an internet sensation, and his followers rose into the millions.

• Ding Ling redirected Xiong Lishi's first punch with Tai Chi, then used the same technique to knock him down during their second exchange.
• Ding Ling threw Xiong Lishi several meters with a shoulder throw, while the crowd and livestream viewers reacted with shock and admiration.
• Ding Ling dodged Xiong Lishi's kick and struck him with a Paralysis Fist, leaving him unable to continue fighting.
• Xiong Lishi admitted defeat, praised Ding Ling's ancient martial arts inheritance, and ended the challenge.
• Bloggers spread edited videos of the match, and Ding Ling's popularity surged until his accounts gained millions of followers.

Ding Ling’s growing fame led Tiger King Zhang Ge to challenge him to a fight in Nan City, and Ding Ling accepted despite widespread doubts that he could win. As Zhang Ge set a date three days later, Ding Ling’s associates prepared for the match while he remained confident.

• Ding Ling’s online following continued to grow, and netizens argued over his claim to be the Middle Kingdom’s most formidable fighter.
• Tiger King Zhang Ge challenged Ding Ling, and Ding Ling accepted the fight.
• Zhang Ge announced he would travel to Times Square in Nan City three days later, while most netizens and some of Ding Ling’s fans predicted Zhang Ge would win.
• Ouyang Shanshan and her twin sister defended Ding Ling during their livestream, citing the genuine strength he had shown in his videos.
• Zheng Jiahui offered to help Ding Ling protect his reputation, but Lu Weng said Zhang Ge could not defeat his junior brother.
• Ding Ling remained determined to fight, and Zheng Jiahui agreed to make arrangements with Manager Chen.

Zheng Jiahui and Ding Ling’s colleagues admired artistic photographs of his fight with Xiong Lishi while public attention mounted ahead of Ding Ling’s match with Tiger King Zhang Ge. As reporters and fans filled Nan City, entertainment companies competed to recruit Ding Ling, and Sister Wu tried to persuade Meng Xin and Chen Birou to join Tian Ta Entertainment Company after seeing Mo Feng Entertainment’s generous offer.

• Zheng Jiahui praised the photographs of Ding Ling fighting Xiong Lishi, and Chen Birou and Meng Xin admired them too.
• Chen Birou told Zheng Jiahui that the team would follow Ding Ling’s plan as his upcoming match against Tiger King Zhang Ge drew closer.
• Xiong Lishi told reporters that Ding Ling’s technique was exceptional and described the upcoming fight as a clash between strength and technique.
• Fans, reporters, and internet celebrities crowded Times Square as online discussion of Ding Ling’s match surged.
• Sister Wu urged Meng Xin and Chen Birou to bring Ding Ling to Tian Ta Entertainment Company, then revised her offer after Chen Birou showed her Mo Feng Entertainment’s recruitment letter.

Ding Ling’s managers and Senior Brother Lu Weng rejected Sister Wu’s attempts to recruit him, confident he would beat Tiger King Zhang Ge. At the packed arena match, Ding Ling repeatedly threw Zhang Ge with ease, leaving the crowd stunned as the fight continued.

• Sister Wu urged Chen Birou and Meng Xin to sign Ding Ling, but they refused, and Ding Ling also rejected Sister Wu when she tried to speak with him directly.
• Lu Weng told Sister Wu that Ding Ling would not lose to Tiger King Zhang Ge, and Sister Wu stayed to watch the match.
• Crowds and livestream viewers gathered at Times Square as Tiger King Zhang Ge entered the arena and appeared vastly larger than Ding Ling.
• When the referee started the match, Zhang Ge charged, but Ding Ling redirected him and sent him crashing face-first to the ground.
• Zhang Ge attacked again with his arms and then his legs, but Ding Ling repeatedly dodged and threw him, finally lifting him and spinning him through the air.

Ding Ling defeated Tiger King Zhang Ge with his Transformation Realm Force-Leveraging Kung Fu, and videos of the match made him an internet sensation. As entertainment companies rushed to cooperate with him on a film, Chen Birou and Meng Xin saw Cosmos Entertainment’s prospects rise alongside his fame.

• Ding Ling threw Tiger King Zhang Ge out of the ring, and Zhang Ge admitted that Ding Ling’s Tai Chi and Force-Leveraging had overwhelmed his strength.
• Reporters questioned Zhang Ge, who said he wanted to learn Tai Chi before challenging Ding Ling again; in the car, Ma Shangfeng refused to fight Ding Ling.
• Videos of the match spread online, trending searches praised Ding Ling, and his follower counts surged across social platforms.
• Tian Ta Entertainment’s Boss told Sister Wu to pursue a film partnership with Ding Ling, but she arrived at Cosmos Entertainment to find Sister Zhou and Qian Sun already discussing cooperation.
• Sister Zhou said her company was preparing a wuxia film with Ding Ling, while Chen Birou left the decision to him and Meng Xin reflected on how his success had changed her prospects.

Ding Ling’s fame surged across the Middle Kingdom, while foreign fighters began challenging his claims and announcing trips to Nan City. The chapter left Saint Knight and Park Yong-in preparing to confront him, with Park already boarding a plane.

• Meng Xin took pride in having trusted Ding Ling, while Fan Yuemei envied Chen Birou’s success and fantasized about getting Ding Ling for herself.
• News outlets and social-media platforms celebrated Ding Ling, whose following surpassed twenty million as Kuaishou courted him and Douyin regretted losing him.
• Foreign netizens attacked Ding Ling’s claims, and the celebrity Saint Knight, also known as William Ian, announced that he would travel to the Middle Kingdom to challenge him.
• South Korean Taekwondo influencer Park Yong-in declared that he would defeat Ding Ling and told his agent he was flying to Nan City.
• Park Yong-in’s agent encouraged the challenge, believing victory could make Park famous and wealthy.

Foreign fighters and netizens seized on Ding Ling’s rise to challenge him, turning the proposed bouts into a worldwide spectacle. As Nan City filled with visitors and public pressure mounted, Ding Ling’s supporters insisted he had to win and became Shang Country Kung Fu’s main hope.

• Oshima Kenji and Tanaka Rihei plotted to challenge Ding Ling together, hoping to defeat him and stop his rise.
• Fighters and netizens from Japan, Elephant Country, Violent Bear Country, Vulture Country, and other nations argued over who was the world’s strongest and urged champions to challenge Ding Ling.
• Foreign reporters, influencers, and television stations publicized the looming tournament, drawing fighters, fans, and visitors toward Nan City.
• Hotels across Nan City filled with foreigners, while local authorities anticipated a major tourism boom and sought reassurance from Chen Birou, Meng Xin, and others that Ding Ling could win.
• Ding Ling’s supporters, including Xiong Lishi, Tiger King Zhang Ge, the twin sisters, Zheng Jiahui, and Meng Xin, publicly backed him as Shang Country Kung Fu’s leading hope.

Ding Ling drew a huge crowd as he faced three foreign challengers in succession, beginning with South Korean Taekwondo champion Park Yong-in. Ding Ling defeated Park with one kick, leaving Park stunned and hoping the remaining challengers could restore his country's honor.

• Park Yong-in, Oshima Kenji, and Tanaka Rihei publicly insulted Ding Ling and Middle Kingdom martial arts, prompting angry spectators to travel to Nan City.
• Ding Ling rejected Meng Xin's suggestion to space out the three fights and went to the packed venue, where reporters and fans surrounded him.
• Park Yong-in mocked Ding Ling, then launched a powerful kick at him after the match began.
• Ding Ling dodged Park Yong-in's attack and kicked him out of the ring, winning the match immediately.
• Park Yong-in watched a recording of the fight, blamed his loss on underestimating Ding Ling, and hoped a later challenger would defeat him so he could reclaim South Korea's honor.

Ding Ling accepted Oshima Kenji’s challenge to compete in sumo and defeated him in two moves, then beat Japanese champion Tanaka Rihei in a sword match with a single strike. His victories drew widespread attention, and the chapter ended with the crowd celebrating his success.

• Oshima Kenji challenged Ding Ling to compete in sumo, and spectators and livestream viewers reacted as the match drew national attention.
• Ding Ling lifted Oshima Kenji and threw him to the ground, then knocked him down again to win the sumo match in two moves.
• Television coverage and online discussion celebrated Ding Ling’s victory, while South Korean and Japanese supporters traded insults.
• A Japanese champion in Karate, Sword Dao, and Judo challenged Ding Ling to a sword match, and Ding Ling accepted.
• Ding Ling drew and pressed his sword against Tanaka Rihei’s forehead in one move, defeating him as the audience cheered.

Ding Ling defeated Tanaka Rihei and became a sensation, drawing overseas challengers and business offers while his team prepared for the next matches. Ba Shoufu watched Ding Ling's victories and decided to attend the upcoming bouts, hoping to lure him away from Chen Birou with money.

• Ding Ling defeated Tanaka Rihei, completing his string of victories over three foreign fighters and electrifying the spectators.
• Ding Ling's matches spread across social media and attracted overseas attention, while Park Yong-in, Tanaka Rihei, and Oshima Kenji stayed nearby and urged other fighters to challenge him.
• Saint Knight William Ian told reporters he would face Ding Ling the next day, and the announcement sparked heated debate online.
• Ding Ling's fame and follower counts surged, but Chen Birou and Meng Xin turned away business offers and rejected would-be disciples on his behalf.
• Ba Shoufu watched videos of Ding Ling's fights, decided to attend the next day's matches, and considered offering Ding Ling money to abandon Chen Birou as a business partner.

Ding Ling faced Saint Knight William Ian in Times Square and defeated him with a single punch, drawing thunderous cheers and worldwide attention. The match left William Ian unconscious and shattered overseas spectators’ confidence in the Holy Radiance Empire while strengthening their admiration for Shang Country Kung Fu.

• Ba Shoufu imagined using wealth, power, and beauties to win Ding Ling over and leave Chen Birou powerless.
• Ding Ling arrived at the arena as fans, reporters, and spectators gathered to watch his fight with William Ian.
• William Ian charged at Ding Ling with a furious barrage of punches, but Ding Ling knocked him out with one punch.
• The referee declared Ding Ling the winner, and the crowd celebrated while Park Yong-in, Oshima Kenji, and Tanaka Rihei reacted with astonishment.
• Overseas viewers reconsidered their assumptions about the Holy Radiance Empire and became interested in Shang Country Kung Fu.

After Ding Ling knocked Saint Knight unconscious with one punch, his victory made him a sensation in the Middle Kingdom and abroad, drawing praise, arguments, and new attention from companies seeking his martial arts secrets. His online popularity generated a surge of Positive Energy, raising the Library's Jade Transformation progress to one-thousandth.

• Ding Ling's defeat of Saint Knight spread across the internet, and Middle Kingdom netizens and commentators celebrated his strength while his followers and fame soared.
• Internet celebrities, minor stars, and companies promoted Ding Ling, while Ba Shoufu urged Mingyue Group to recruit him and investigate his sect through Lu Weng.
• Middle Kingdom netizens mocked foreign skeptics online, and foreign users challenged Johnson and Singh to defeat Ding Ling.
• Zheng Jiahui posted footage of Ding Ling's match on his account, and the video quickly gained tens of millions of likes and hundreds of millions of views.
• Ding Ling received waves of Positive Energy from his growing popularity, and the Library's Jade Transformation progress reached one-thousandth.

Ding Ling’s defeat of the Saint Knight spread worldwide, while the Saint Knight decided to seek out Ding Ling’s master and learn Middle Kingdom martial arts. As Ding Ling’s fame surged, the man who had bullied him in middle school realized his past might catch up with him and feared Ding Ling’s reaction.

• Meng Xin told Ding Ling that Johnson and Singh’s matches had been postponed, while their managers recruited more fighters and promoted the Saint Knight’s defeat to limit the damage to their reputations.
• The injured Saint Knight repeatedly watched footage of Ding Ling’s punch, then decided to remain in the Middle Kingdom and become Ding Ling’s master’s disciple; his manager agreed to investigate.
• Ding Ling’s fame spread across social media and major news platforms, which publicized his victory and interviewed his former classmates, teachers, and friends.
• Online users wondered who had bullied Ding Ling, and Dong Yuanfang’s underling reminded him that he had bullied Ding Ling in middle school.
• Dong Yuanfang feared Ding Ling might remember him, knowing that he and his former underlings had continued living as punks after leaving school.

Ding Ling’s past bully Dong Yuanfang was exposed, imprisoned, and brought down with his interest group, while Ding Ling’s Positive Energy rose as people recognized the consequences of their ties to him. As sixty world-class champions gathered in Nan City for Ding Ling’s gauntlet match, public attention surged, though Ding Ling remained in secluded cultivation and refused Mingyue Group’s offers.

• Netizens uncovered Dong Yuanfang’s past, and he was arrested and imprisoned as his underlings scattered and his interest group collapsed.
• Ding Ling calculated that Cause and Effect had naturally brought Dong Yuanfang’s downfall, and he gained more Positive Energy as former victims and school bullies reacted to the incident.
• Gimir Lockford, Evans, Jones, Williams, and other fighting champions arrived in Nan City, drawing international attention to Ding Ling’s challenge against sixty opponents.
• Fan Yuemei failed to persuade Meng Xin to accept Mingyue Group’s offers for Ding Ling, then ordered people to watch Cosmos Entertainment and seek chances to recruit Ding Ling or Lu Weng.
• Xiong Lishi livestreamed from Times Square as the crowd and online attention grew ahead of the match, while the twin sisters filmed from a VIP area nearby.

Ding Ling defeated four and then eight world champions with effortless kicks, and his feats made him famous across domestic and overseas media. As challengers prepared to face him, former opponents began cheering him on and Saint Knight resolved to seek out Middle Kingdom Kung Fu.

• Ding Ling entered a packed Times Square arena as the crowd and livestream viewers cheered for him.
• Ding Ling used Eighteen Road Tan Leg to kick Singh, James, Kevin, and Roy away, astonishing the crowd and making Xiong Lishi realize Ding Ling had held back against him.
• Park Yong-in and his manager decided to recast Park's loss as proof of his courage, while Park, Oshima Kenji, Tanaka Rihei, and Saint Knight began supporting Ding Ling.
• Saint Knight decided to approach Ding Ling and Lu Weng in hopes of finding their sect and learning Middle Kingdom Kung Fu.
• Ding Ling kicked eight world champions away, and broadcasters slowed the footage for viewers who still could not clearly see his movements.
• Videos of Ding Ling's victories spread across overseas platforms, prompting foreign viewers to praise his martial arts and plan trips to the Middle Kingdom.

Ding Ling’s victories made Shang Country Kung Fu famous overseas, prompting foreigners and world champions to flock to Shang Country seeking martial arts teachers. After Ding Ling rejected Singh, Singh became Lu Weng’s disciple, and Lu Weng began selectively recruiting other foreign champions under contracts that bound them to serve him and the Great Tang Divine Kingdom in life and death.

• Foreigners rushed to Shang Country to study martial arts, while Ding Ling’s match videos spread across overseas and domestic networks and sparked widespread admiration.
• Singh told the other defeated champions that he had become Lu Weng’s disciple after Ding Ling refused him, and he explained how he had found Lu Weng.
• Saint Knight and the other champions began staking out Cosmos Entertainment, vowing not to return home until Lu Weng accepted them as disciples.
• Young people performed martial arts in Times Square and displayed banners asking Ding Ling and Lu Weng to accept them as disciples, further boosting Ding Ling’s fame.
• Lu Weng selectively accepted foreign champions such as Singh, Johnson, and Gimir Lockford, binding them by contract to serve him and the Great Tang Divine Kingdom in life and death.