Chapter Summaries

Wang Yi won the Slam Dunk Contest after Zubac and Aaron Gordon withdrew, then declined invitations to party and spent the evening with Nicole in Miami. On the beach, he finally revealed that he wanted the moment with her to last and kissed her forehead.

• Zubac and Aaron Gordon withdrew, allowing Wang Yi to win the Slam Dunk Contest, and Michael Jordan and Vince Carter praised his dunks.
• Chinese fans celebrated Wang Yi's victories in the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest, while wondering whether he would also win All-Star Game MVP.
• James, Thick Eyebrows, Harden, Curry, Antetokounmpo, businesspeople, and other stars invited Wang Yi to parties, but he declined and followed his plans with Sister Luo to build a business team later.
• Nicole joined Wang Yi after the contest, and they drove to a Miami beach to unwind.
• Wang Yi told Nicole that he wished time could stay frozen in that moment, and he gently kissed her forehead.

Wang Yi and Nicole began their relationship after sharing a romantic night by the sea. At the All-Star Game, Wang Yi made his All-Star debut but struggled to put on a show, scoring only two points in the first quarter as commentators and fans discussed his performance.

• Wang Yi kissed Nicole's forehead and walked hand in hand with her by the sea before taking her home around three in the morning.
• The All-Star Game returned to the traditional Eastern-versus-Western format, and Wang Yi finished seventh in Western voting, missing the starting lineup.
• The Western and Eastern starters traded dunks and baskets, with Stephen Curry drawing cheers after a rare self-toss dunk.
• Vogel sent Wang Yi and the Western bench lineup into the game, and Wang Yi missed two logo threes before scoring on a fast-break dunk.
• The West ended the first quarter ahead 48–45, while Wang Yi had two points and commentators and Chinese fans debated his quiet performance.

After a sluggish first half in which he scored only five points, Wang Yi took the court as James helped turn the All-Star Game into a more competitive matchup. He answered with two ultra-long Logo three-pointers, and the game was still heating up.

• Wang Yi scored only five points in the first half and told James that the All-Star Game had not given him much motivation.
• James offered to raise the intensity, and Wang Yi welcomed the idea while fans and Eastern All-Stars players mocked his first-half performance.
• James, Thick Eyebrows, Durant, and Zion turned the second half into a heated contest with aggressive defense and dunks.
• With the Eastern All-Stars leading 90–85, Wang Yi took a pass from Lillard and made an ultra-long Logo three-pointer from before half court.
• After Durant answered with a closer Logo three-pointer, James quickly passed to Wang Yi, who made another Logo three-pointer from the center circle.

Wang Yi erupted in the third quarter, hitting long-range threes and scoring on dazzling drives to bring the Western All-Stars back and build a 10-point lead. He finished the quarter with 27 points, putting himself in contention for All-Star Game MVP as the fourth quarter approached.

• Wang Yi scored on two consecutive logo threes, then used Irving's crossover and a spinning hook shot past Embiid and Xi'an to tie the score for the Western All-Stars.
• Nash assigned Trae Young to guard Wang Yi, but Wang Yi shook off the matchup by moving without the ball and hitting four straight three-pointers, giving the West a four-point lead.
• Vogel brought Curry, James, Thick Eyebrows, and Klay Thompson onto the court alongside Wang Yi, and the Western lineup overwhelmed the Eastern defense with perimeter shooting and inside scoring.
• Curry, Wang Yi, and Thompson combined for five three-pointers, while James and Thick Eyebrows exploited the space inside and passed to Wang Yi for more scores.
• Wang Yi scored 22 points in seven minutes of the third quarter, and the Western All-Stars ended the period ahead 118–108 with Wang Yi at 27 points.

Wang Yi led the West’s push to hold off Antetokounmpo and the East in the fourth quarter, while Vogel and the West’s stars agreed to help him secure All-Star MVP. The chapter ended as both teams returned to the court for the final showdown.

• Wang Yi sat out at the start of the fourth quarter as the East put its starters back in and Durant’s hot shooting cut the West’s lead to eight.
• Vogel sent Wang Yi, Curry, Thompson, James, and Brow back onto the court, and the West’s small-ball lineup restored its defensive pressure.
• Wang Yi scored 17 points in six fourth-quarter minutes to reach 44, while Antetokounmpo reached 48 points and 12 rebounds.
• Vogel told the West’s players to set screens for Wang Yi and pass to him whenever he got open, and Curry and Klay agreed to help him pursue MVP.
• The players returned to the court with the lineups unchanged for the final minutes.

Wang Yi and Antetokounmpo traded spectacular scoring plays late in the All-Star Game, with Antetokounmpo breaking the single-game scoring record and Wang Yi dazzling the crowd with dunks that made up for his unfinished Slam Dunk Contest performance. The Western All-Stars remained six points behind as the arena erupted for Wang Yi’s final acrobatic dunk.

• Antetokounmpo drew a three-point shooting foul from Brow, made the shot and free throw, and tied the All-Star Game scoring record with 52 points.
• James launched a long pass to Wang Yi, who dunked after taking off from the free-throw line and completing a 360-degree spin.
• Antetokounmpo dunked over Brow to break the All-Star Game single-game scoring record.
• Wang Yi made a three-pointer to reach 49 points, then followed a James drive and caught an alley-oop before completing a crossover dunk between Zion and Antetokounmpo.
• Jordan applauded Wang Yi, while Vince Carter urged the crowd to cheer as fans celebrated the dunks that had been missed in the Slam Dunk Contest.

Wang Yi scored 63 points to lead the Western All-Stars to victory and win the All-Star Game MVP. After Michael Jordan presented him with the trophy, Wang Yi reaffirmed his ambition to conquer the NBA and later enjoyed a beach date with Nicole.

• Wang Yi scored three-pointers in the final minutes, finishing with 63 points as the Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars.
• Wang Yi earned the All-Star Game MVP award, and he asked Michael Jordan to present the trophy instead of Adam Silver.
• Jordan presented Wang Yi with the Kobe Bryant MVP Trophy and said he looked forward to seeing him conquer the NBA.
• Wang Yi told Jordan he would make that day come and set his sights on winning the Regular Season MVP.
• Wang Yi went on a beach date with Nicole after the All-Star Game.

Wang Yi returned to Sacramento exhausted as the Kings prepared to face the Bucks, then rejected Anjali Ranadive’s late-night invitation to drink after learning she had been dumped. Anjali tried to threaten him by invoking Charlotte and called Nicole, who dismissed the accusation but wondered who Charlotte was.

• Wang Yi returned to Sacramento for the second half of the season and worried about the Kings’ injuries and the challenge of facing the Bucks.
• Anjali Ranadive texted Wang Yi that she had been dumped and asked him to come drink with her from her Hummer downstairs.
• Wang Yi refused Anjali’s invitation, warned her not to call because Charlotte might misunderstand, and asked the Kings’ owner to take his daughter home.
• Anjali threatened to tell Nicole about Wang Yi and Charlotte, but Wang Yi turned off his phone and went to sleep.
• Anjali called Nicole and claimed Wang Yi had another woman, but Nicole refused to believe her and wondered who Charlotte was.

Nicole learned that Charlotte was a joke from a Chinese movie, then watched it and realized how Wang Yi had used the phrase to handle Angela. As Wang Yi carried the injury-hit Kings through a spectacular March run, an accident struck just as fans anticipated his next performance.

• Nicole questioned Chinese-descendant twin students and learned that Charlotte was a character from the comedy Charlotte's Troubles.
• Nicole watched the movie, understood Wang Yi's joke to Angela, and laughed at how he had handled her.
• Wang Yi kept the Kings near the top of the West despite injuries and won Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
• Wang Yi opened March with huge performances, including a 44-point quadruple-double with 15 steals against the 76ers, earning the nickname Mad King.
• Wang Yi nearly recorded another quadruple-double against the Rockets but rested after the Kings built a 26-point lead.
• An accident happened while fans awaited Wang Yi's next performance.

After a comminuted fracture sidelined Wang Yi, he fought to shorten his recovery so he could return before the playoffs. His system assigned painful hand exercises, and a week later, a CT scan showed he was healing far faster than expected.

• Wang Yi fractured the bones in his right palm during a game against the Raptors, and doctors estimated that he would need two months to recover.
• Nicole rushed to Sacramento to care for Wang Yi, while Anjiali also visited him daily.
• Wang Yi resolved to recover in a month and began following his treatment and rehabilitation plan.
• The system assigned Wang Yi daily exercises that required him to half-clench his injured hand, and he endured severe pain to complete them.
• Wang Yi's hand gradually hurt less as he repeated the exercises, and he completed the sets in under an hour after a week.
• Wang Yi's doctor examined a CT scan and was astonished by how quickly his fracture was healing.

While recovering from his hand fracture, Wang Yi healed far faster than doctors expected and launched his signature King I sneakers. The Kings continued to slide in the standings without him, leaving their playoff chances and Wang Yi’s MVP campaign in danger.

• Wang Yi followed the system’s increasingly difficult rehabilitation tasks, and a doctor marveled at his unusually rapid recovery during a 21-day checkup.
• Nicole cared for Wang Yi, while Anjiali continued pursuing him despite his repeated rejections.
• Wang Yi’s King I signature sneakers went on sale on April 5, and all pairs released in China and overseas sold out that day.
• The Kings lost eight of their last ten games without Wang Yi and fell from fourth to eighth in the Western Conference standings.
• Wang Yi’s month-long absence weakened his MVP campaign, while the Kings faced the possibility of entering the Play-in Tournament without him.

With the Kings needing two Play-in Tournament wins to reach the Playoffs, Wang Yi promised his teammates he would return for their next game if they beat the Grizzlies. The Kings rallied around his promise and won 98–80, leaving Wang Yi poised to attempt a comeback.

• The Kings finished 10th in the Western Conference, while Wang Yi fell to seventh in the latest MVP rankings after missing a month.
• Dr. Smith warned Wang Yi that playing against the Grizzlies risked reinjuring his right hand, but said he might be able to play in two days with limited minutes.
• Wang Yi promised the Kings he would return for their next game if they won, and Barnes used the promise to motivate the team.
• The Kings played with renewed defensive intensity and defeated the Grizzlies 98–80, earning a chance to advance in the Play-in Tournament.

Wang Yi returned from his hand injury for the Kings’ do-or-die play-in game against the Pelicans, despite doctors advising him to rest. As the game began, he checked in and received a Peak-tier Wilt Chamberlain Experience Card.

• The Kings stunned the Grizzlies with an 18-point win after Wang Yi promised his teammates he would return for the next game.
• Doctors assessed Wang Yi’s injured hand as about 70 percent recovered and advised him to sit out, but he chose to honor his promise.
• Wang Yi’s name appeared in the Kings’ starting lineup, prompting an enormous cheer from the Golden 1 Center crowd.
• Zion vowed to teach Wang Yi a lesson, while Pelicans Head Coach Willie Green reconsidered his expectation of an easy win.
• The Kings and Pelicans began their elimination game, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the West’s eighth seed.
• As Wang Yi stepped onto the court, he checked in with the system and received a Peak-tier Wilt Chamberlain Experience Card.

Wang Yi returned from injury with an advanced Wilt Chamberlain Experience Card and faced Zion in the Kings’ elimination game against the Pelicans. After answering Zion’s early dunks with a logo three and a post-up slam, Wang Yi left the story having blocked Zion’s next dunk attempt into the stands.

• Wang Yi activated the advanced Wilt Chamberlain Experience Card, which let him use Wilt Chamberlain’s abilities for 48 minutes.
• Zion opened the game with a dunk, and Wang Yi answered with a left-handed logo three.
• Zion backed Holmes down and dunked over him, so Wang Yi promised to deal with Zion himself.
• Wang Yi posted up Zion, faked a turnaround jumper, and finished with a one-handed slam.
• Zion beat Bagley and went up to dunk, but Wang Yi delivered a Volleyball Big Block that sent the ball into the stands.

Wang Yi scored seven straight points and repeatedly stopped Zion at the rim despite Zion's attempts to overpower him. The chapter left Wang Yi having blocked Zion three times in one sequence, setting up Hield for a fast-break dunk.

• Wang Yi blocked Zion's opening dunk attempt, then scored with a soft shot over him.
• Zion drove toward the basket and shot, but Wang Yi blocked the ball from several meters away.
• Zion recovered the ball and tried to dunk, but Wang Yi blocked him and kept himself from falling by grabbing the rim.
• Zion faked Wang Yi into jumping and tried to dunk again, but Wang Yi leaped back up and blocked him for the third time.
• Hield collected the loose ball and dunked as the arena fell silent.

Wang Yi returned from injury and dominated against Zion and the Pelicans, piling up blocks and points in a spectacular opening stretch. He finished the chapter with a midair, and-one finish after recovering the ball despite Ingram’s foul.

• Wang Yi blocked Zion’s shots repeatedly, stunning the Golden 1 Center crowd and drawing excited reactions from Wang Zhixing, Li Fei, and Zeng Xinyi.
• Wang Yi scored seven points and recorded four blocks in his first minute and a half, all four blocks against Zion Williams.
• Wang Yi spun past Zion in the paint and dunked, giving the Kings a 9–4 lead with nine straight points.
• Wang Yi blocked Valanciunas, then chased a fast break after Hield tossed the ball off the backboard.
• Wang Yi grabbed the ball one-handed in midair after colliding with Ingram, tipped it into the basket, and drew a defensive foul for an and-one.

Wang Yi stunned the arena with a one-handed, midair shot while being fouled, then made a free throw after taunting the Pelicans with a ten-million-dollar bet. The Pelicans called a timeout to plan a double-team, while Kings coach Walton checked on Wang Yi’s injured hand.

• Wang Yi grabbed the ball one-handed while being fouled and scored in midair, leaving players, officials, and fans in shock.
• Napier praised Wang Yi’s play as more iconic than similar moments by LeBron James and Michael Jordan.
• Zion and other Pelicans taunted Wang Yi into shooting a free throw with his eyes closed, but backed down when he proposed a ten-million-dollar bet.
• Wang Yi made the free throw without dribbling, and the Pelicans called a timeout after falling behind 10–4.
• Willie Green told the Pelicans to double-team Wang Yi and test the Kings’ other shooters.
• Walton asked Wang Yi about his right-hand injury, and Wang Yi said he was fine.

Wang Yi’s return powered the Kings past the Pelicans’ double-teams as he piled up points, assists, rebounds, and blocks. By the end of the first quarter, he had recorded a triple-double in a single quarter, setting an NBA record for the fastest triple-double.

• Coach Walton told Wang Yi to draw double-teams and pass to open teammates, and the Kings made their shots.
• Wang Yi repeatedly outrebounded Valanciunas on one possession and finished with a dunk.
• Wang Yi blocked Zion four times, Valanciunas twice, and Ingram once while his assists and points climbed.
• The Kings scored 41 points in the first quarter, with Wang Yi finishing it at 17 points, 11 assists, 10 blocks, and 6 rebounds.
• The arena DJ announced that Wang Yi had set the NBA record for the fastest triple-double by recording one in a single quarter.

Wang Yi set an NBA record by recording a triple-double in 11 minutes and 36 seconds, then rested as the Kings’ lead shrank. He returned to the court in the second quarter and moved toward the basket to rebound after passing to Hield.

• Wang Yi completed a triple-double in 11 minutes and 36 seconds, setting the record for the fastest triple-double in NBA history.
• Ke Fan, Xiao Jiu, and Ma Jian discussed Wang Yi’s recovery and the possibility of him recording a quadruple-double by halftime.
• Wang Yi sat out the start of the second quarter while the Kings’ lead over the Pelicans narrowed from 13 points to six.
• Walton let Wang Yi check in after he asked for hot water to be ready courtside.
• Wang Yi passed to Hield, then slipped toward the basket to pursue a rebound as Hield prepared to shoot.

Wang Yi dominated the first half against the Pelicans, making an extraordinary quadruple-double pace look possible as the Kings capitalized on his rebounding and scoring. His performance went viral, while fans flooded the NBA broadcast management center with demands for nationwide coverage.

• Wang Yi charged into the paint, grabbed Hield’s missed shot over four Pelicans, and passed to Holmes for a dunk after faking out Zion and Valanciunas.
• Wang Yi collected nine rebounds in the quarter and scored 28 points while shooting exceptionally well.
• Wang Yi reached halftime with 45 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, and 13 blocks.
• Michael Jordan watched Wang Yi’s performance and praised his basketball talent, while regretting that he had been born too late to face him in his prime.
• The NBA’s official Twitter account posted Wang Yi’s halftime statistics, and fans demanded that the game receive nationwide broadcast coverage.
• NBA President Adam Silver called the broadcast management center director to demand nationwide coverage, leaving the director upset about the scheduling decision.