Chapter Summaries

Liu Qi took Ding Ling’s miraculous medicine and gained superhuman abilities, then he and Han Duoduo asked Ding Ling to escort them home. After Ding Ling protected them from repeated shell attacks, the surface rebels’ leaders decided to recruit the three, but Ding Ling hurried away to avoid them as Han Duoduo’s intimacy with him neared completion.

• Liu Qi swallowed Ding Ling’s pill and found that his speed, strength, stamina, recovery, and self-healing had greatly improved.
• Han Duoduo invited Ding Ling to accompany them home to see her grandfather, and she promised to follow him afterward.
• A surface rebel squad fired guided shells at Ding Ling, Han Duoduo, and Liu Qi, but Ding Ling carried them out of danger at great speed.
• The rebels reported the trio’s abilities to their leaders, who watched the footage and decided to invite them into their organization.
• Ding Ling left quickly with Han Duoduo and Liu Qi to avoid the organization, while Han Duoduo’s intimacy with him continued to rise.

Ding Ling brought Liu Qi and Han Duoduo back to the Underground City, where the Regulatory Office questioned them before Han Zi'ang took them home. Han Zi'ang asked whether Ding Ling could reproduce the method that let the young people withstand the Extreme Cold, leaving Ding Ling's answer unresolved.

• Ding Ling escaped the pursuers with Liu Qi and Han Duoduo and led them to the Underground City, where soldiers detained them for observation.
• The Regulatory Office interrogated Liu Qi, Han Duoduo, and Ding Ling, but Liu Qi offered only luck as the reason they had survived outside.
• After hearing the report, Han Zi'ang visited the Regulatory Office, thanked Ding Ling, and invited him home.
• Han Zi'ang asked Ding Ling about his origins and whether his method for resisting the cold could be reproduced to help humanity return to the surface.

Ding Ling told Han Zi'ang that humanity could still be saved if people accelerated their efforts to leave Earth, and he chose Han Duoduo as a gifted alchemist who could help by refining medicine. After weeks of training her in seclusion, Han Duoduo grew far stronger, while Liu Qi envied her progress and hoped Ding Ling would train him too.

• Ding Ling explained that humanity might survive if it left Earth before the sun was destroyed and proposed teaching Han Duoduo to become an alchemist.
• Han Zi'ang and Han Duoduo accepted Ding Ling's plan, and the Underground City supplied resources for Han Duoduo's training.
• Ding Ling taught Han Duoduo the improved Limitless Qi Refining Technique and secretly helped her cultivation advance rapidly.
• Han Duoduo bent and twisted rebar with ease, while Liu Qi watched enviously and asked to train with Ding Ling.
• Han Duoduo dismissed Liu Qi's request, and Ding Ling continued helping her cultivate as several weeks passed.

After completing the Sovereign Light mission, Ding Ling watched Han Duoduo grow into a powerful cultivator and told her he would soon leave her world. When the Wandering Earth crisis erupted, Han Duoduo saved Earth and the Navigator International Space Station, leaving Liu Peiqiang and MOSS astonished.

• Ding Ling extracted the Sovereign Light from Han Duoduo, whose sudden surge of power alarmed the Underground City and drew officials and visitors to her family.
• Liu Peiqiang heard about Han Duoduo's transformation while working in space, and he and his coworker noticed that their observations suggested a major crisis was approaching.
• Han Duoduo refused Liu Qi's request to help him cultivate and continued training under Ding Ling, who told her he was from another world and would soon leave.
• Han Duoduo asked to follow Ding Ling, and he agreed that she could bring a few people with her.
• When the Wandering Earth crisis began, Han Duoduo flew into space and pushed Earth and the Navigator International Space Station away from the sun, stunning Liu Peiqiang and MOSS.

After Han Duoduo saved Earth, people across the planet hailed her as a goddess, while her public confession of admiration for Ding Ling made him the focus of worldwide attention. Ding Ling stayed out of sight as Han Duoduo prepared to leave with him, but she wanted to bring her whole family and said they would need to wait a few days.

• The Navigator Space Station staff and MOSS were stunned by Han Duoduo's power, and MOSS asked Liu Peiqiang to arrange a meeting with her.
• Liu Qi tried to win Ding Ling's favor with homemade Jiaozi as elites arrived bearing gifts for him and Han Duoduo's family.
• Reporters interviewed the transformed Han Duoduo, who credited Ding Ling for her cultivation and openly admitted that she admired and liked him.
• The interview spread across Earth, prompting resistance forces to regret firing at Ding Ling and people throughout the Underground Cities to seek information about him.
• Ding Ling told Han Duoduo he would take her with him once arrangements were complete, and she said she wanted to bring her whole family and needed a few days to prepare.

Han Duoduo, Liu Qi, Han Zi'ang, and Liu Peiqiang left the Wandering Earth world with Ding Ling to cultivate immortality, while their departure inspired generations to dream of ascension. In the Mermaid world, Ding Ling identified Shan Shan as the target of his mission and found her speaking with the Player Zhuo Shi, who began steering her with warnings about Liu Xuan.

• Han Duoduo persuaded Liu Qi, Liu Peiqiang, and Han Zi'ang to leave their world, and Han Zi'ang agreed despite his fear of dying far from home.
• After finishing their affairs, Han Duoduo, Liu Qi, Han Zi'ang, and Liu Peiqiang took the divine medicine and ascended with Ding Ling as crowds and broadcasters watched.
• People across the Wandering Earth world discussed the departure, and later generations continued hoping that Han Duoduo and the others would return to teach them immortal cultivation.
• Ding Ling entered the Mermaid world, discovered that Shan Shan carried Sovereign Light in her soul, and examined the world's rules and history.
• Ding Ling spotted Shan Shan talking with seven Players led by Zhuo Shi, who flirted with her before warning her that Liu Xuan was dangerous.
• Shan Shan admitted she wanted to meet Liu Xuan, and Zhuo Shi frightened her with claims that Liu Xuan liked eating fish while praising her resolve to fight him.

Zhuo Shi tricked Shan Shan into joining him, but Ding Ling exposed the Players’ plan to capture mermaids and turned Shan Shan against them. Ding Ling brought the Players to Shan Shan, leaving them begging for mercy.

• Zhuo Shi persuaded Shan Shan to enter the city with him by pretending to love her and promising to help her defeat Liu Xuan.
• After Shan Shan fell asleep at the hotel, Zhuo Shi met with the Players and planned to use her to lure out mermaids for their mission.
• Ding Ling appeared in Shan Shan’s room, awakened her Wind-Listening Ear, and let her hear Zhuo Shi and the Players plotting to harm her and her siblings.
• Shan Shan asked Ding Ling to help her confront the Players, and he seized Zhuo Shi and the others from their meeting and brought them to her.
• Zhu Shi and the other Players recognized Ding Ling as someone beyond their power and knelt, begging Shan Shan for mercy.

Ding Ling forced Zhuo Shi and the other Players to reveal their plans to Shan Shan, then agreed to help her return home, heal her people, and deal with the Players. On the way, Shan Shan defended Ding Ling from Liu Xuan, whom she recognized just as he confronted them.

• Ding Ling ordered Zhuo Shi and the other Players to confess, and they revealed their plans to capture and exploit Shan Shan and her people.
• Shan Shan decided she wanted the Players killed, and Ding Ling offered to take her home and heal her injured people.
• Shan Shan led Ding Ling and the controlled Players along the road, questioning Ding Ling about his origins and powers.
• Liu Xuan stopped Shan Shan and Ding Ling, questioned their relationship, and learned they had met that day.
• Shan Shan demanded that Liu Xuan apologize to Ding Ling and recognized him as the Demon King Liu Xuan.

Ding Ling, Shan Shan, and the Players encountered real-estate tycoon Liu Xuan, who tried to recruit Ding Ling as a superstar before inviting the group to his hotel. As they traveled together, Ding Ling claimed he could revive Shan Shan’s injured relatives and revealed that his family’s wealth amounted to several quadrillion.

• Shan Shan attacked Liu Xuan for mocking Ding Ling, but Liu Xuan’s bodyguards stopped her.
• Liu Xuan offered Ding Ling an entertainment contract, but Ding Ling refused, and Shan Shan defended him.
• Liu Xuan invited the group to his hotel for a meal, and Shan Shan followed after her stomach growled.
• Shan Shan asked Ding Ling whether he could heal her badly injured relatives, and Ding Ling said he could even bring the dead back to life.
• Liu Xuan asked how wealthy Ding Ling’s family was, and Ding Ling said that even a tiny amount of its leaked wealth totaled several quadrillion.

Ding Ling’s uncanny ability to make people believe him drew Liu Xuan and Li Ruo Lan’s attention at the hotel. After Li Ruo Lan threatened Ding Ling and Shan Shan, she shot an arrow at Shan Shan, but someone pulled Shan Shan aside before it hit her.

• Ding Ling told Liu Xuan that his family had several quadrillion in wealth, and Liu Xuan became fascinated by his persuasive manner.
• Liu Xuan hosted Ding Ling, Shan Shan, Zhuo Shi, and the other Players at a lavish feast and arranged high-end services for them.
• Li Ruo Lan arrived, believed Ding Ling’s claims about his family fortune, and proposed a business partnership and marriage, but Ding Ling rejected both.
• Li Ruo Lan summoned an armed squad and threatened Ding Ling, while Liu Xuan offered to take him away.
• Shan Shan insulted Li Ruo Lan, who seized a crossbow and fired at her; someone pulled Shan Shan aside, and the arrow struck a pillar.

After Ding Ling empowered Shan Shan, she defeated Li Ruo Lan, who turned to firing crossbows at her and Liu Xuan. The chapter ended with Li Ruo Lan knocked down and dozens of armed bodyguards surrounding Shan Shan.

• Li Ruo Lan threatened Shan Shan with a crossbow, then agreed to fight her hand-to-hand after Shan Shan challenged her.
• Ding Ling infused Shan Shan with Immortal Qi, making her much stronger and faster, and Shan Shan threw Li Ruo Lan into the pool.
• Li Ruo Lan resumed shooting at Shan Shan, nearly hitting Liu Xuan, and Liu Xuan angrily cursed her.
• Li Ruo Lan fired at Shan Shan and Liu Xuan as bodyguards sealed the exits and blocked signals; Liu Xuan failed to leave and hid behind Ding Ling.
• More than fifty bodyguards aimed crossbows at Shan Shan after Li Ruo Lan fell to the ground clutching her stomach.

Ding Ling rescued Shan Shan from Li Ruo Lan’s armed bodyguards, then used his power to defeat them and kill Li Ruo Lan. As Ding Ling left with Shan Shan, Liu Xuan followed and received a talisman that vanished from his hand.

• Li Ruo Lan ordered her bodyguards to fire crossbow bolts at Shan Shan, but Ding Ling carried Shan Shan to safety by dodging them.
• Li Ruo Lan ordered repeated volleys at Ding Ling, who evaded every bolt while Liu Xuan and the others watched in shock.
• Ding Ling pulled hundreds of bolts from the wall and sent them into the bodyguards, then pinned Li Ruo Lan to the wall.
• Li Ruo Lan named her powerful relatives to threaten Ding Ling, but he killed her with a bolt through the chest.
• Ding Ling left with Shan Shan and the players, then gave Liu Xuan a protective talisman that disappeared from his hand.

Ding Ling parted ways with Liu Xuan after revealing that his talisman made him invulnerable to blades and guns. Liu Xuan tested its power, then used it to defeat Fourth Master’s men and seize Li Ruo Lan’s father, while President Zheng witnessed his transformation.

• Ding Ling told Liu Xuan that the talisman fused into his palm made him invulnerable to blades and guns, then boarded a bus with Shan Shan and the others.
• Liu Xuan tested the talisman with a knife and found that his body could not be harmed, astonishing President Zheng and nearby pedestrians.
• President Zheng followed Liu Xuan to the hotel, where Fourth Master accused Liu Xuan of knowing what had happened to Li Ruo Lan and ordered his men to seize him.
• Liu Xuan fought off Fourth Master’s men without being injured, knocked them down, and chased Fourth Master.
• Liu Xuan kicked Fourth Master down and stepped on his head, then ordered President Zheng and the hotel guards to tie up the attackers and hand them over.

After years of searching for Ding Ling, Liu Xuan learned from Ba Ge that Ding Ling had saved the Mermaid race and left behind a hidden underwater paradise. Awed by the Crystal Palace and the mermaids’ devotion, Liu Xuan returned home determined to worship Ding Ling and seek entry to the God Realm.

• After Fourth Master was taken away, Liu Xuan became famous for surviving attacks and was repeatedly questioned about Ding Ling, whom the world came to regard as a godlike legend.
• Years later, Liu Xuan found the Mermaid race in the sea and learned from its elders that Ding Ling had saved them before leaving the world with Shan Shan.
• Ba Ge told Liu Xuan that Ding Ling had created the Purified Waters, and he led Liu Xuan there blindfolded to see the Crystal Palace and its wonders.
• Ba Ge explained that Shan Shan had been taken away because she was beautiful and cute, and Liu Xuan saw the mermaids’ enormous statue of Ding Ling.
• After returning home, Liu Xuan built an even taller statue and led his family and associates in worship; years later, he saw a five-colored halo and felt as though Ding Ling was watching him.

After securing the Sovereign Light in the Mermaid world, Ding Ling entered the world of Léon: The Professional and used his immense wealth to buy the buildings around Mathilda’s home and renovate the one where he planned to live. As Mathilda grew curious about her new neighbor, her family began plotting to win him over.

• Ding Ling secured the Sovereign Light, prepared a safe home for the Mermaid clan, and sent the Players back to the Main God Space when they begged to follow him.
• Ding Ling arrived in Léon: The Professional, identified Mathilda as the person connected to the Sovereign Light, and amassed hundreds of billions of dollars.
• Ding Ling bought nearly every building near Mathilda’s home, including her apartment building, then arranged a rapid renovation before moving in as her neighbor.
• Mathilda questioned a construction worker and learned that the wealthy new landlord was a handsome young man named Ding Ling.
• Mathilda’s stepmother and sister discussed seducing Ding Ling for his money while Mathilda listened and grew eager to meet him.

Mathilda endured abuse from her family until she met Ding Ling, the handsome new landlord, who befriended her and invited her to lunch. When her stepmother and sister arrived, Ding Ling welcomed them too, and Mathilda asked to bring her younger brother to join them.

• Mathilda's father slapped her after she returned from shopping, and her sister and stepmother continued to berate and beat her.
• Leon noticed Mathilda's bruised eye, gave her a handkerchief and milk, and let her excuse the injury as an accident.
• Ding Ling arrived, and Mathilda eagerly introduced herself before accepting his invitation to tour his renovated home and share lunch.
• Ding Ling and Mathilda talked over lunch until her stepmother and sister came to the door, and he invited them inside.
• Mathilda asked Ding Ling if she could bring her younger brother to lunch, and he agreed to go with her.

Mathilda grew closer to Ding Ling as his kindness transformed her treatment at home, while her stepmother and stepsister pressured her to help the sister win him over. After spending several days together, Mathilda finally held Ding Ling’s hand, and he continued cautiously pursuing his mission to collect the Sovereign Light.

• Mathilda enjoyed sitting beside Ding Ling at lunch, then used his friendship to stop her sister from hitting her at home.
• Mathilda’s stepmother urged her to help her sister become Ding Ling’s girlfriend so the family could gain wealth and status.
• After Ding Ling treated Mathilda’s family to feasts for three days, he took Mathilda shopping and bought her designer clothes, a watch, and a necklace.
• Mathilda argued with her sister and admitted that she liked Ding Ling, then privately worried that confessing might cost her their friendship.
• Ding Ling spent several days taking Mathilda to parks, amusement rides, movies, swimming, and other outings, and Mathilda grew increasingly fond of him.
• Mathilda took Ding Ling’s hand as they walked and offered to wash and massage his feet, while Ding Ling chose to proceed steadily with his mission to collect the Sovereign Light.

Mathilda tried to learn cooking so she could invite Ding Ling to dinner, while her stepmother encouraged both sisters to compete for his affection. The next morning, the sisters waited outside Ding Ling’s door with breakfast, and Leon joined them to renew his lease.

• Ding Ling told Mathilda he cared for her as a friend and asked her to make him a meal sometime, so Mathilda began studying cooking and planned to learn Eastern cuisine.
• Mathilda’s stepmother offered to teach her cooking because she hoped one of her daughters would become Ding Ling’s girlfriend or lover, prompting Mathilda’s sister to protest.
• Mathilda’s stepmother urged both sisters to compete fairly for Ding Ling and taught them seduction techniques, while Mathilda decided to try them despite her resentment toward her stepmother.
• The next morning, Mathilda and her sister brought breakfast to Ding Ling’s door and waited without knocking.
• Leon saw Mathilda waiting with her sister, decided to renew his lease while Ding Ling was home, and joined them outside the door.

Sister and Mathilda competed for Ding Ling’s affection while their mother urged them to secure him before other wealthy families’ daughters arrived. Mathilda worked hard to learn cooking and brought Ding Ling homemade steamed buns, which he praised and ate, leaving her deeply encouraged.

• Sister and Mathilda both offered Ding Ling breakfast, while Leon was overwhelmed by Ding Ling’s luxurious home and wine and forgot to pay the rent.
• Leon accepted a new assassination mission, then judged its twenty-thousand-dollar payment paltry compared with Ding Ling’s wealth.
• Their mother warned Sister and Mathilda that other women would soon pursue Ding Ling; Mathilda resolved to improve her cooking and win his affection.
• Mathilda went to Chinatown early to learn to make steamed buns, worked there, and hurried to Ding Ling’s home with breakfast.
• Leon encouraged Mathilda, though she teased him about his looks and lack of romantic prospects.
• Ding Ling invited Mathilda and Leon inside, ate Mathilda’s homemade steamed buns, and praised her effort.

Ding Ling hired Leon as his bodyguard, prompting Leon to quit his assassin job and discover that Tony had stolen much of his savings. Mathilda’s family enjoyed an easy month as bodyguards until Stanfield threatened them over a debt, leaving them to beg Ding Ling for help.

• Ding Ling offered Leon a bodyguard job paying ten thousand dollars a day, and Leon accepted after Mathilda urged him to take it.
• Tony resisted Leon’s resignation, then returned only a little over one million dollars from Leon’s commissions, causing Leon to lose trust in him.
• Leon began working for Ding Ling and tried to return his pay, but Ding Ling persuaded him to keep it.
• Mathilda’s father also worked as Ding Ling’s bodyguard, but Stanfield later beat the family and seized their earnings.
• Mathilda’s father knelt before Ding Ling and explained that Stanfield had threatened to kill the family unless they paid another million, while Ding Ling asked why they were in debt.