Chapter Summaries

After briefly returning to the Human Realm, Ding Ling followed Lu Weng into Earth’s core, where they encountered Homelander, A-Train, and Ryan from the Main God Space. Ding Ling captured them and learned that their forces had found tens of thousands of Earth Worlds and slaughtered countless inhabitants while searching for a treasure the Main God needed.

• Ding Ling’s brief return delighted Chen Birou, the twin sisters, and his many admirers before he disappeared again.
• Ding Ling and Lu Weng found a Chaos passage in Earth’s core, through which Homelander, A-Train, and Ryan arrived.
• Homelander threatened Ding Ling and Lu Weng, and Ryan attacked with laser beams, but Ding Ling erased the beams and effortlessly shrank all three into his palm.
• Ding Ling compelled Homelander, A-Train, and Ryan to reveal that they came from the Main God Space and had conquered worlds while searching for Earths.
• Homelander explained that the Main God sought a treasure on Earth that could make it more powerful, while the Main God Space had gathered tens of thousands of Earth Worlds and devastated countless other worlds.

Ding Ling captured the Shadow Squad and learned that the Main God was searching for a mysterious Pearl, which he suspected was his homeland. The chapter ended with the Shadow Squad admitting they knew little about the Pearl and had served as the Main God's hidden enforcers.

• Homelander revealed that a Shadow Squad was following them and explained how the God Watches connected their squad to the Main God Space.
• Ding Ling took Lu Weng through the Chaos Passage, captured all eight Shadow Squad members, and left a powerful clone behind to protect Earth.
• The Shadow Squad revealed that its members were Sages created from the Main God's shadows and that they transferred worlds to strengthen him.
• Ding Ling learned that the Main God cultivated his Main God Space by absorbing worlds and sought a Pearl that could help him transcend.
• Ding Ling suspected his homeland was the Pearl, while the Shadow Squad said they knew little about it and had been assigned the Main God's dirtiest tasks.

Ding Ling forced Homelander and the Shadow Squad to lead him to the Main God Space, while leaving clones to guard Earth and accompany those he cared about. After passing through the Light Gate into the vast Sci-Fi City, he continued toward the Main God as Homelander’s enemies watched from the city.

• Ding Ling placed Golden Hoops on Homelander, A-Train, Ryan, and the others, making them submit to his commands.
• Ding Ling sent a clone with Homelander’s group, then took Lu Weng to Earth and discovered that he could not move the Pearl; he left powerful clones to guard it and placed Lu Weng in the Glazed Treasure Jade.
• Ding Ling reunited with Homelander’s group and followed them past ruined Main God Spaces to the Main God Base.
• Ding Ling’s fake God Watch and identity caused the Light Gate to stutter during its scan, but he passed through into the Main God Space.
• Homelander led Ding Ling through the enormous Sci-Fi City, where Storm threatened him and Ryan over their past feud.

Ding Ling and Shadow Squad continued through Sci-Fi City, where he caught Qu Feiyan trying to steal from him and let her go. Qu Feiyan arranged to meet him later, then joined Little Dragon Girl for drinks, ending the chapter tempted to steal from her again.

• Little Dragon Girl escaped Xiong Ba after shooting him with a supernatural bullet, and Xiong Ba threatened to kill her.
• Ding Ling recognized that the leather-clad Little Dragon Girl was a Sage who wielded the Karmic Spear, but chose not to get involved.
• Ding Ling caught Qu Feiyan stealing from him, released her, and agreed to meet her at the Lapis Lazuli Bar in the Third Sci-Fi City after his business was done.
• Qu Feiyan inferred that Ding Ling was powerful and decided to wait at the bar rather than follow him and Shadow Squad.
• Qu Feiyan drank with Little Dragon Girl, returned a stolen ribbon when Little Dragon Girl caught her, and watched her pass out at the bar.
• With Little Dragon Girl unconscious, Qu Feiyan considered trying to steal her belongings.

Qu Feiyan waited for Ding Ling at the Lapis Lazuli Bar while refusing to return the stolen artifacts to Duan Lang and Shi Wuzun. Meanwhile, Ding Ling entered the Main God's skyscraper with the Shadow Squad and seized the Main God, leaving Homelander and the others stunned.

• Qu Feiyan carried the sleeping Little Dragon Girl to a room, then waited at the bar for Ding Ling.
• Duan Lang and Shi Wuzun confronted Qu Feiyan and demanded their stolen artifacts, but she refused and had the staff drive them away.
• Qu Feiyan saw Thanos, Joker, Hannibal, and Agent Smith enter the bar, but continued waiting for Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling followed the Shadow Squad and Homelander through the skyscraper's worlds, secretly marking them with devouring runes.
• Ding Ling reached the top floor, overpowered the Main God, and took its orb form into his hand.
• Homelander and the others watched the White Light disperse as the Main God offered to grant Ding Ling any wish.

Ding Ling captured a mechanical avatar of the Main God, learned that the real Main God had scattered itself into 108,000 fragments, and sent out avatars to retrieve them so he could uncover Pearl's secret. One avatar arrived in You Who Came From the Stars and began pursuing Qian Songyi, who carried a Sovereign Light, by helping her in class and accepting her invitation to dinner.

• Ding Ling discovered the Main God had fled as a mechanical avatar, bound it to his wrist, and learned that the skyscraper contained countless mission worlds controlled by the Main God.
• Ding Ling calculated that the Main God had split into 108,000 fragments attached to people across the worlds, then created 108,000 Great Luo Golden Immortal avatars to find them.
• An avatar entered You Who Came From the Stars, where Players were competing to make Qian Songyi fall in love with them and the Sovereign Light was hidden within her.
• Ding Ling appeared in Qian Songyi's university class, secretly gave her the answer to Du Minjun's question, and hypnotized the class into thinking he had always been there.
• After class, Qian Songyi thanked Ding Ling and invited him to dinner; he agreed, and she pulled him away while the Players watched.

Ouyang Ming, Mu Lang, and Tang Leng plotted to drive Ding Ling away from Qian Songyi, while Ding Ling won Qian Songyi’s trust with his talents and persuaded her to start a company with him. After Qian Songyi left the restaurant, the Players’ bodyguards surrounded Ding Ling in a deserted area and tried to force him to come with them.

• Ouyang Ming, Mu Lang, and Tang Leng agreed to watch Ding Ling and have their bodyguards beat him once he was separated from Qian Songyi.
• Ding Ling impressed Qian Songyi with his conversation, acting knowledge, music, painting, and sculpting, and encouraged her to start her own company and produce a series with him.
• Qian Songyi agreed to consider leaving her agency and starting a company with Ding Ling, then returned to work with her manager.
• After Qian Songyi left, Ding Ling walked away from the restaurant, and the three Players sent their bodyguards after him.
• Several bodyguards surrounded Ding Ling with three cars and demanded that he go with them, but Ding Ling refused.

Ding Ling effortlessly defeated the bodyguards sent by Ouyang Ming, Mu Lang, and Tang Leng, prompting their chaebol parents to warn them against provoking him because they suspected he had ties to a powerful Middle Kingdom family. The Players continued trying to win Qian Songyi while avoiding direct conflict with Ding Ling, and the chapter ended with Qian Songyi denying she had fallen for him despite her constant admiration.

• Ding Ling sent the six bodyguards flying, then intimidated Ouyang Ming, Mu Lang, and Tang Leng before walking away.
• The three Players’ parents investigated Ding Ling, found no trace of his mysterious guardian, and warned their sons to avoid provoking him.
• Ouyang Ming, Mu Lang, and Tang Leng continued monitoring Ding Ling and Qian Songyi, while their efforts to damage Ding Ling’s reputation only annoyed Qian Songyi.
• Tang Leng tried to recruit Lee Hwi-kyung to undermine Qian Songyi’s favorable view of Ding Ling, but Lee Hwi-kyung told her about the attempt.
• Qian Songyi repeatedly described how she met Ding Ling, then denied having fallen for him when Lee Hwi-kyung and Liu Shuo asked.

Ding Ling prepared scripts and established a luxurious old residence before Qian Songyi and Liu Shimei visited to review his work. Qian Songyi received the scripts, and both women were captivated by the stories and Ding Ling’s wealth.

• Qian Songyi told Liu Shimei that she planned to leave her company and invited her to join Ding Ling’s new company, but Liu Shimei declined because she feared the Boss might sue them.
• Ding Ling used his powers to create a false but convincing family identity, prepare the scripts for My Sassy Girl and Descendants of the Sun, and secure enormous funds.
• Ding Ling transformed an old residence in Eosu into an elegant, high-tech home and settled there.
• Qian Songyi called Ding Ling after finishing her work, then drove to his residence with Liu Shimei to see the script.
• Qian Songyi and Liu Shimei admired Ding Ling’s residence, drank tea, and began reading the scripts he gave them.

Qian Songyi and Ding Ling founded an entertainment company together, and she left her old agency despite online criticism. After Qian Songyi got drunk and tried to kiss Ding Ling, she woke up embarrassed but grew closer to him, and Ding Ling transformed her into a convincing teenage Song Mingxi for My Sassy Girl.

• Qian Songyi praised Ding Ling’s scripts, agreed to start a company with him, and settled on an equal ownership split after he showed her his trillion-unit bank balance.
• Ding Ling prepared two floors of office space, and Qian Songyi left her agency with her assistant and planned to begin filming after the company’s opening.
• News of Qian Songyi’s new company went viral, and online criticism upset her until she drank heavily and called Ding Ling to collect her.
• Qian Songyi remembered trying to kiss Ding Ling while drunk, then woke at his residence and found that he had prepared breakfast for her.
• Qian Songyi and Ding Ling went to the set, where Ding Ling’s makeup transformed her into a youthful teenage Song Mingxi and impressed Liu Shimei, Liu Shuo, and Lee Hwi-kyung.

Ding Ling helped Qian Songyi make My Sassy Girl, then turned it into an Asian hit that revived her career and launched years of successful films and dramas. Two years later, Qian Songyi had become Asia’s top actress, while Ding Ling and Liu Shimei had also gained immense popularity.

• Lee Hwi-kyung felt outmatched by Ding Ling but stayed by Qian Songyi’s side, while Liu Shimei watched as Ding Ling and Qian Songyi filmed My Sassy Girl in less than half a month.
• Ding Ling edited the film as he shot it, and after the cast watched the finished movie, he assured Qian Songyi it would become a hit.
• My Sassy Girl opened in cinemas across Asia, earned widespread praise, and brought Qian Songyi endorsements, scripts, and renewed fame.
• Ding Ling and Qian Songyi starred together in a succession of popular dramas and films, making both of them major stars over the next two years.
• Qian Songyi became Asia’s number-one actress and earned a fortune, while Liu Shimei’s second-lead roles alongside her made Liu a top-tier star.

Liu Shimei encouraged Qian Songyi to pursue Ding Ling, then realized she had sent her rival to his villa and warned Lee Hwi-kyung. Lee Hwi-kyung witnessed Qian Songyi enter Ding Ling’s bedroom and returned home devastated, while Lee Zaijing suspected she had found a boyfriend.

• Liu Shimei learned that Qian Songyi had failed to win Ding Ling’s affection, but Qian Songyi vowed to keep pursuing him and planned to visit him that night.
• Qian Songyi dismissed Lee Hwi-kyung as only a friend and left for Ding Ling’s villa, while Liu Shimei regretted helping her and called Lee Hwi-kyung.
• Lee Hwi-kyung watched Qian Songyi enter Ding Ling’s villa, close the curtains, and embrace a figure upstairs.
• Lee Hwi-kyung returned home in despair and told Hong Yine that he felt unwell.
• Lee Zaijing told Hong Yine that Lee Hwi-kyung’s distress likely came from Qian Songyi rejecting him or finding a boyfriend.

Li Zaijing learned that Qian Songyi was close to Ding Ling and, fearing she could expose his connection to a murder case, hired assassins to target them. After years of pursuing Ding Ling, Qian Songyi asked him to marry her, and he accepted, leaving Liu Shimei stunned.

• Li Zaijing investigated Qian Songyi and learned she was romantically pursuing Ding Ling, whom he believed was an heir of the powerful Ding Family.
• Li Zaijing hired assassins through the dark web to kill Ding Ling and Qian Songyi.
• Qian Songyi told Liu Shimei that Ding Ling had urged her to think carefully before deciding whether to date him, and she vowed to marry him.
• Over the following years, Ding Ling and Qian Songyi starred in popular television series and films, while Qian Songyi's mother encouraged her to secure their relationship.
• During filming, Qian Songyi knocked on Ding Ling's hotel-room door and asked him to marry her.
• Ding Ling agreed, and Qian Songyi celebrated while Liu Shimei watched in shock.

Qian Songyi married Ding Ling, reached full recognition and conquest, and learned that he was God before he empowered her with divine abilities. Ding Ling then entered the world of Train to Busan to obtain Sovereign Light from Seok-woo, arriving as the zombie outbreak began.

• Qian Songyi regretted never pursuing Ding Ling more boldly as news of their engagement and wedding spread around the world.
• Qian Songyi and Ding Ling married in Eosoo, and after their wedding night her recognition and degree of conquest reached 100%, allowing Ding Ling to extract Sovereign Light from her soul.
• Ding Ling revealed his divine powers to Qian Songyi, took her around the world, and used the I Ching and secret arts to make her superhuman.
• Ding Ling's clone entered Train to Busan, located Sovereign Light within Seok-woo, and boarded the train as five Players discussed their mission to protect the villain team.
• When Seok-woo left Xiù'ān with Ding Ling, the zombie outbreak erupted; Ding Ling carried Xiù'ān away from the approaching infected crowd.

Ding Ling repeatedly rescued Xiù'ān, Seok-woo, and Sang-hwa during the zombie outbreak, earning the survivors’ trust as they escaped the station and reboarded the train. He led the group through the zombie-filled carriages toward Sheng Jing and the others.

• Ding Ling carried the terrified Xiù'ān through the fleeing crowd while Seok-woo reached a carriage and waited for them.
• Ding Ling and Xiù'ān boarded safely, and the survivors watched Ding Ling with growing admiration as the train stopped at a deserted station.
• Seok-woo and Xiù'ān encountered infected soldiers, but Ding Ling rescued them and helped the group escape back onto the train.
• Ding Ling helped Sang-hwa board as the zombie horde pressed toward the train, then the survivors asked him what to do next.
• Ding Ling explained that zombies followed sound and directed the group to lure them away as they moved through the carriages.
• When a survivor accidentally made a loud noise, Ding Ling fought off pursuing zombies from the rear while the group ran ahead.

Ding Ling led Seok-woo, Xiù'ān, Sheng Jing, and the others through a train wreck and a growing zombie horde, while Rong Guo and Sang-hwa sacrificed themselves to buy them time. At the chapter’s end, Ding Ling stayed behind to fight off the zombies as Seok-woo boarded the last usable locomotive and called for him to get on.

• Seok-woo chose to wait rather than pass through a carriage full of zombies, but the group later had to leave the stopped train and cross the wreckage on foot.
• Rong Guo held back the zombies so the women and children could pass through a narrow opening, but the horde knocked him down and turned him into a zombie.
• Sang-hwa charged the horde to let Seok-woo and the others escape, but he was bitten and turned before he could follow them.
• Seok-woo’s group reached the railway as a locomotive carrying other passengers and Players pulled away, leaving them surrounded by zombies.
• Ding Ling opened the remaining usable locomotive, fought off the zombies around it, and ordered Seok-woo to help start it while he covered the rear.
• Seok-woo boarded the locomotive and urged Ding Ling to get on as Ding Ling continued fighting the approaching horde.

Ding Ling sacrificed himself to draw the zombies away so Seok-woo and the others could escape, but Seok-woo’s group was later shot by unknown attackers. Ding Ling rescued them, revived Xiù'ān and Sheng Jing, then brought the survivors above the Earth Realm and restored Sang-hwa, Rong Guo, and the others from their zombie forms.

• Ding Ling drew the zombie tide away from the train, allowing Seok-woo to drive Xiù'ān, Sheng Jing, and the others onward.
• Seok-woo stopped the train at a blocked track, then led the group into a passage after hearing gunfire ahead.
• Unknown gunmen shot Zhenxi, Xiù'ān, Sheng Jing, and Seok-woo as they approached the passage.
• Ding Ling appeared, pulled Seok-woo out of the gunfire, and used an ancestral pill to revive Xiù'ān and Sheng Jing.
• Ding Ling treated the others, took the group through Star Shift to a cloud above the Earth Realm, and restored Sang-hwa, Rong Guo, and the others to human form.
• Seok-woo explained what had happened, and Rong Guo knelt before Ding Ling and hailed him as a merciful god.

Ding Ling restored South Korea’s zombie victims with a rainstorm, inspiring widespread worship before disappearing from public memory. He then entered the Wandering Earth world and appeared to Han Duoduo during a blizzard as he pursued the Sovereign Light.

• Ding Ling told Seok-woo, Sang-hwa, and the others that he cultivated the Dao, then used wind and rain to restore the zombies and heal the injured across South Korea.
• Seok-woo and others worshiped Ding Ling, spread stories of his miracle, and inspired a wave of interest in Daoism that gradually faded over the following decades.
• Players who had fought their way through a passage learned about Ding Ling, feared his power, and abandoned their mission to return to the Main God Space.
• Ding Ling arrived in the Wandering Earth world on January 1, 2075, and decided he needed to win over Han Duoduo to obtain the Sovereign Light.
• Ding Ling secretly nudged Liu Qi and Han Duoduo into leaving the Underground City, then appeared before Han Duoduo after a snowstorm separated them and left her lost, cold, and hungry.

Ding Ling rescued Han Duoduo from the frozen wilderness and gave her a pill that let her survive without a protective suit, earning her trust as they traveled together. When a mountain collapsed and unleashed an avalanche, Ding Ling carried her through the falling snow and rocks.

• Han Duoduo mistook Ding Ling for an illusion before he caught her and helped her stand.
• Ding Ling gave Han Duoduo a pill, and after she removed her protective suit, he fed it to her and its warmth and strength restored her.
• Han Duoduo learned Ding Ling's name, shared her troubles with him, and grew increasingly grateful and trusting as they walked for dozens of kilometers.
• Ding Ling entertained Han Duoduo by producing toys and fireworks from his empty pocket, then described the trick as advanced nanotechnology.
• A mountain peak collapsed, and Ding Ling grabbed Han Duoduo, carried her on his back, and leaped through the avalanche and falling boulders.

Ding Ling rescued Han Duoduo from a deadly snow disaster, agreed to teach her cultivation, and helped her find the missing Liu Qi. After rescuing Liu Qi, Ding Ling gave Han Duoduo another pill for him, leaving the siblings reunited and Liu Qi about to gain the same strength.

• Han Duoduo praised Ding Ling for saving her and asked him to teach her cultivation, while her trust and recognition of him rose to 100%.
• Han Duoduo told Ding Ling that she had become separated from Liu Qi, and he led her through dangerous storms and collapsing terrain to search for him.
• Ding Ling and Han Duoduo found Liu Qi barely conscious near their broken-down vehicle, and Han Duoduo woke him and carried him to safety.
• After Han Duoduo explained how Ding Ling had helped her, Liu Qi was amazed by her strength and learned that Ding Ling’s pill had caused it.
• Ding Ling gave Han Duoduo a pill for Liu Qi, and she passed it to her brother.