Chapter Summaries

After dying in an accident, Lin Hai transmigrated into the body of a Chinese teenager in Marvel’s New York and recovered his previous-life memories. He left a Chinatown clinic with a summer job tending herbs and plants, planning to start the next morning.

• A fissure created by an alchemy explosion pulled Lin Hai’s soul away from Earth and sent it through space into a seven-colored essence.
• After waking in his new body, Lin Hai learned that he was a wealthy Chinese teenager who had recently moved to New York to attend Midtown High School.
• Lin Hai recognized Stark Industries and realized he had transmigrated into the Marvel universe, though he could not tell whether it followed the films or comics.
• Lin Hai woke in Dr. Chen’s Chinatown clinic after being struck by a car, and Dr. Chen explained that he had brought him in from the roadside.
• Dr. Chen offered Lin Hai a summer job tending plants and medicinal herbs, and Lin Hai accepted and agreed to return the next morning.

Lin Hai arrived at Dr. Chen Bing’s clinic and was invited to learn Chen-Style Taiji. After watching Chen Bing perform the full routine, Lin Hai prepared to show what he had remembered, while thinking about his plans to enter future Marvel events.

• Lin Hai arrived at the clinic and asked Dr. Chen whether they would begin their work together.
• Dr. Chen revealed that he was Chen Bing, a direct disciple of Chen-Style Taiji who hoped to spread the art in the United States, and offered to teach Lin Hai.
• Chen Bing stopped Lin Hai from kowtowing, explaining that he would teach him first and decide later whether to accept him as a disciple.
• Chen Bing led Lin Hai to the clinic’s backyard and performed the Chen-Style Taiji Old Frame First Routine.
• Lin Hai was stunned by the routine’s power and fluidity, and Chen Bing asked him to demonstrate what he had remembered.
• Lin Hai considered his plans to involve himself in Marvel events, including Hulk’s origin story and Spider-Man’s story.

Lin Hai learned Chen-Style Taiji from Chen Bing and unknowingly drew a strand of Seven-Colored Essence into his Lower Dantian. Chen Bing then showed him how to care for the medicinal plants in the Herbal Plant Shop, leaving Lin Hai to explore his new responsibilities.

• Chen Bing coached Lin Hai through the Wuji Stance and Tai Chi movements, teaching him to focus on intent and breathing rather than copying their outward form.
• Lin Hai completed the Tai Chi form, and a strand of Seven-Colored Essence flowed from his mind into his Lower Dantian without his awareness.
• Chen Bing introduced Lin Hai to the Herbal Plant Shop's prized Fo-ti, Dendrobium Orchids, and herbs for ordinary customers, explaining their care.
• Chen Bing warned Lin Hai to wear gloves around Datura and Aconite, showed him the Yang-Restoring Pills made with Aconite, and pointed out bags of saved seeds.
• Chen Bing showed Lin Hai the backyard growing and drying facilities, then returned to the clinic and told him to come to the shop first the next morning.

Lin Hai discovered that energy formed in his Lower Dantian could nourish plants, while a century-old Fo-ti returned Life Energy that restored his strength. After testing the two energies on the greenhouse plants, he resolved to develop his abilities and eventually help Tony Stark with palladium poisoning.

• Lin Hai touched a wilted Seven-Leaf Lotus and used energy from his Lower Dantian to revive much of its foliage.
• Lin Hai tested the energy on Dendrobium Orchids and Lemon Balm, which improved slightly but returned no energy.
• Lin Hai sent energy into a century-old Fo-ti, which returned Life Energy and left him refreshed and stronger.
• Lin Hai concluded that Tai Chi had activated the Seven-Colored Essence inside him, creating energy that could nourish plants and receive Life Energy in return.
• Lin Hai set a goal of using his abilities to cure Tony Stark's palladium poisoning eight years later.
• Lin Hai used his energy while tending the greenhouse plants, leaving them healthy and vibrant.

Lin Hai spent the summer cultivating Tai Chi and caring for medicinal plants at Chen Bing’s clinic, where he passed Chen Bing’s test and became his disciple. As school began, Lin Hai left for Midtown High School, where he expected to become Peter Parker’s schoolmate and enter Spider-Man’s story.

• Lin Hai followed a daily routine of practicing Tai Chi, tending the clinic’s medicinal plants, and learning from Chen Bing throughout the summer.
• Chen Bing tested Lin Hai’s Old Frame Form One, accepted his performance, and formally took him as his foundational disciple.
• Lin Hai continued training and caring for the plants while preparing to return to school, and Chen Bing gave him dried spikenard to help him stay alert in class.
• On the morning school began, Lin Hai said goodbye to Chen Bing and the plants before setting off for Midtown High School, where Peter Parker would be his schoolmate.

On his first day at Midtown High School, Lin Hai befriended Peter Parker and revealed his plant-related ability to him. After Lin Hai used Tai Chi to stop Flash Thompson from bullying Peter, he invited Peter to visit the Herbal Plant Shop with him.

• Lin Hai met Peter Parker at the school gates, and they walked to class together while discussing science and Lin Hai’s arrival from Huaxia.
• Lin Hai and Peter became desk mates, and Lin Hai showed Peter how he could communicate with mint plants.
• At lunch, Lin Hai explained his ability and used cultivated energy to sprout a seed, leaving Peter eager to study it.
• During biology class, Lin Hai briefly restored a wilted flower, and Peter questioned him about how the ability worked.
• Flash Thompson mocked Lin Hai and Peter and grabbed Peter’s backpack, so Lin Hai used Cloud Hands to throw Thompson off balance.
• Lin Hai invited Peter to the Herbal Plant Shop, and Peter agreed after calling Aunt May.

Lin Hai showed Peter Parker the Herbal Plant Shop and demonstrated the unusual abilities of his specially cultivated plants. Peter left eager to return, while Lin Hai ended the day feeling settled in his new life after speaking with his parents.

• Lin Hai introduced Peter to Chen Bing and took him into the Herbal Plant Shop.
• Lin Hai demonstrated how he could energize plants, and Peter excitedly recorded their reactions and sampled the enhanced Mint and Lemon Balm.
• Lin Hai explained that the most unusual plants were not sold to ordinary customers and showed Peter several more special herbs.
• Chen Bing warned Lin Hai and Peter to stop disturbing the herbs, and Peter asked to visit again on Saturday.
• Lin Hai tidied the shop and told Chen Bing that school had gone better than expected and that he had met Peter.
• Lin Hai returned to his apartment, called his parents, and described his first day at school.

Lin Hai and Peter attended a biology lab where new student Harry Osborn bonded with Mary Jane, while Gwen Stacy took an interest in Lin Hai and Peter’s research. Gwen invited them to a Friday science seminar, leaving Peter excited and determined to catch up with her academically.

• Lin Hai gave Peter a strong mint leaf before they went to biology class, where they met new student Harry Osborn.
• Harry sat beside Mary Jane and complimented her dyed hair, making Peter’s expression dim as he watched them talk.
• Lin Hai secretly accelerated onion cell recovery during the lab, allowing Peter to observe the changes and record the results.
• Gwen Stacy praised Peter’s unusual data recording, and Lin Hai explained their research through the idea of energy flow.
• Gwen invited Lin Hai and Peter to Friday’s science seminar, and Peter celebrated that she had spoken with them.
• Peter admitted Gwen was currently better than him academically but vowed to work hard and surpass her.

Lin Hai joined Peter and Harry in exploring Osborn research and formed closer ties with Gwen, Mary Jane, and Harry. At Harry’s gathering, Lin Hai absorbed energy from a poisonous Red Moon plant and helped Peter find hope after his feelings for Mary Jane were exposed.

• Mary Jane invited Lin Hai to represent Huaxia culture at International Culture Week, and Harry invited Lin Hai and Peter to read confidential Osborn genetic research journals.
• Lin Hai spoke at Gwen’s science seminar about connections between ancient Huaxia natural philosophy and modern science, impressing Gwen.
• At Harry’s weekend gathering, Lin Hai absorbed energy from a poisonous Red Moon plant in the greenhouse and agreed to help analyze the rare plants.
• Harry revealed Peter’s crush on Mary Jane during Truth or Dare, prompting Peter and Mary Jane to leave the gathering.
• Lin Hai comforted Harry about his inner struggles, then gave Peter a flower and encouraged him to build his friendship with Mary Jane gradually.

Lin Hai used enhanced Licorice to help Dr. Chen save Marco from a dangerous drug overdose, then fought off Kingpin’s men when they tried to force Dr. Chen and Lin Hai to meet their boss. Dr. Chen reprimanded Lin Hai for resorting to violence, while Lin Hai suspected Kingpin would not let the matter end there.

• Lin Hai helped Dr. Chen treat Marco, who had been poisoned by Devil’s Breath, and secretly gave the boy enhanced Licorice to aid his recovery.
• Marco woke and recovered enough to eat porridge, and Dr. Chen warned Lin Hai to consult him before using specially cultivated medicine on patients.
• Three evenings later, five men sent by Kingpin arrived at the clinic and demanded that Dr. Chen and Lin Hai attend a dinner.
• Dr. Chen refused the invitation, and Lin Hai used herbal powder and martial arts to defeat the five men when they reached for their waists.
• Dr. Chen struck Lin Hai’s palm twice for his rash violence and recklessness, then reminded him that force should be a last resort.

Wilson Fisk visited Chen Bing’s clinic to seek treatment for his wife and showed interest in Lin Hai’s abilities. Lin Hai later visited Fisk Tower, accepted a medical consultant appointment and protection for the clinic, and considered whether he could prevent Fisk from becoming more violent in the future.

• Wilson Fisk came to Chen Bing’s clinic, apologized for his bodyguards’ behavior, and asked for help with his wife’s migraines.
• Fisk offered Lin Hai a business card and revealed his opposition to selling Devil’s Breath to children, while Chen Bing firmly said Lin Hai would not work for him.
• Lin Hai told Chen Bing that Fisk seemed to suspect his abilities, and Chen Bing advised him to show goodwill toward Fisk’s wife without flaunting his powers.
• Lin Hai delivered a special-edition Lemon Balm plant to Fisk Tower, where Fisk gave him a Fisk Group Medical Consultant appointment, a large check, and a promise to protect the clinic.
• Chen Bing told Lin Hai to donate the money to a drug rehabilitation program and keep the appointment letter, while Lin Hai secretly concealed that the plant was special.
• Peter texted Lin Hai about his meeting with Fisk and asked for more calming tea, and Lin Hai promised to bring some while asking Peter to keep the meeting secret.

Lin Hai studied the Red Moon at Osborn Laboratory and absorbed its immense, dangerous Life Energy after touching it. He left with increased vitality and a wary sense of the plant’s strange power, while Harry offered him further access and hinted that Norman Osborn needed his help.

• Harry brought Lin Hai to his private laboratory after Osborn Group approved their research, and explained that the Red Moon’s active compounds quickly broke down outside the living plant.
• Lin Hai insisted on touching the Red Moon directly, and its energy surged through his body as red patterns spread across his arm.
• Lin Hai guided the violent energy through his meridians until the Red Moon released him, leaving him infused with Life Energy and physically strengthened.
• Lin Hai told Harry that the Red Moon seemed unnatural, requested more samples and research data, and Harry offered him Level Two access while hinting that Norman Osborn needed help.
• Lin Hai returned to Chen Bing’s clinic, where Chen examined him and confirmed that his body was healthy and stronger than before.

Lin Hai tested his new ability to alter plant traits and discovered he could channel Life Energy into people, though using it exhausted him. After Norman Osborn showed a dangerous interest in Red Moon’s potential, Lin resolved to understand his power before it harmed others, then spent the next two weeks studying the plants with Harry and Peter.

• Lin Hai modified pothos and cacti with traits resembling Razor Leaf, Vine Whip, Wall-nut, and cactus defenses, but became dizzy from overusing his power.
• Harry checked on Lin Hai and told him Peter was coming to help in the laboratory.
• Peter arrived, and Lin Hai confirmed he could channel Life Energy into a human by sending a gentle current into Peter’s hand.
• Norman Osborn presented research showing Red Moon’s active substances had vanished and voiced his hope that they could be used to treat disease and aging.
• Lin Hai worried that Red Moon’s energy could harm ordinary people and questioned Peter about choosing between saving one person and many.
• Over the next two weeks, Lin Hai studied Red Moon research with Harry and Peter while working to understand and strengthen his new power.

Lin Hai and Peter discovered how to program dormant seeds into sharp-leaf plants, giving Lin a portable weapon. Gwen invited Lin to present their plant-energy theories and later offered her home laboratory for their research, while growing more curious about his work.

• Peter proposed adding growth instructions to dormant seeds, and Lin Hai successfully created seeds that grew razor-sharp leaves when stimulated with his Life Energy.
• Gwen invited Lin Hai to co-present at a science symposium, and he agreed and gave her glowing seeds to keep at her desk.
• Gwen questioned Lin Hai about the advanced research supplies ordered through Osborn Enterprises, and he described the project as research into plant adaptability in extreme environments.
• Gwen invited Lin Hai to work with her in her home laboratory on Saturday, and he accepted.

Lin Hai worked with Gwen, Harry, and Peter to develop combat plants and discovered that his Life Energy could heal injuries. He began treating Gwen’s burn scar, leaving the friends watching to see whether it would disappear.

• Lin Hai visited Gwen’s home, gave her a Lemon Balm plant, and let her test his power; he revealed that he was superpowered and showed her an Azure-Edge Leaf seed growing into a weapon.
• With Gwen’s scientific guidance and help from Harry and Peter, Lin Hai developed Azure-Edge Leaf, Ironwall Fruit, and Heartbind Vine combat plants.
• After accidentally cutting himself, Lin Hai used Life Energy to heal the wound and realized his healing ability had emerged after his first ability mutation.
• In the school biology lab, Lin Hai healed Peter’s cut finger, though treating someone else cost him considerable energy and concentration.
• Gwen showed Lin Hai a burn scar from childhood, and he began using Life Energy to smooth the scar while Harry and Peter watched.

Lin Hai decided to spend winter break visiting his parents in Huaxia, then returned to New York after a comforting stay at home. Near his hometown, he found Golden-Thread Bamboo and traces of ancient energy that suggested a connection between Ta Lo and K'un-Lun.

• Lin Hai told Peter, Harry, and Gwen that he planned to visit his family, and they agreed to resume their winter-break plans after he returned.
• Lin Hai reunited with his parents in Huaxia and spent several days enjoying ordinary family life before his return flight.
• At a mountain market, Lin Hai sensed ancient energy in Golden-Thread Bamboo and recalled a medical text linking bamboo beyond Ta Lo Village to K'un-Lun.
• Lin Hai sensed energy in the bamboo and the earth, then watched the path through the grove disappear when he left.
• Lin Hai returned to New York carrying a branch of Kunlun Bamboo and wondered whether Ta Lo and K'un-Lun lay near his hometown as he heard a distant dragon's roar.

After two weeks of secret research at Osborn Tower, Lin Hai reunited with Peter, Gwen, and Harry at a Chinese New Year hot pot feast in Chinatown. He shared gifts and traditions with his friends, and the gathering ended with them reaffirming their friendship and making plans for the future.

• Lin Hai left Osborn Tower with Harry after learning that Norman Osborn had announced a biotechnology breakthrough before their research had moved beyond animal testing.
• Lin Hai invited Peter and Gwen to a hot pot feast in Chinatown, where Harry also arrived with New Year's gifts from Osborn Enterprises.
• At dinner, Lin Hai gave Peter, Gwen, and Harry personalized gifts and shared hot pot and Chinese New Year specialties with them.
• Gwen asked about Lin Hai's research and his overdue data analysis, while Lin Hai gave a partial explanation about cold-resistance genes and an Arctic cultivation base.
• Before parting, Lin Hai gave his friends red envelopes, and Gwen, Harry, and Peter each expressed their continued friendship in their own way.

Lin Hai celebrated Chinese New Year with his master and friends in New York, then discovered men unloading Devil's Breath and decided to investigate through Kingpin. The next morning, he kept the discovery to himself as his friends asked about the holiday.

• Gwen surprised Lin Hai, Peter, and Harry by greeting them in Chinese for New Year’s Eve.
• Lin Hai prepared dumplings and celebrated with Chen Bing, video-called his parents, and received a red envelope from his master.
• On his way home, Lin Hai spotted three men unloading Devil's Breath pills, photographed their license plate and delivery, and chose not to confront them.
• Lin Hai planned to bring what he learned to Kingpin when he treated Vanessa Fisk at Fisk Tower on Saturday.
• The next morning, Lin Hai answered his friends’ questions about New Year’s Eve but kept the drug discovery secret.

Lin Hai joined forces with Kingpin to stop the Haralapa Gang from selling Devil's Breath to students, while Peter, Gwen, and Harry helped dismantle its street-level network. The gang's leader was captured, and the friends ended the operation together after the police received the evidence.

• Lin Hai told Kingpin about the Haralapa Gang's drug sales near Chinatown, and Kingpin asked him and his Midtown High School friends to gather street-level intelligence.
• Lin Hai, Peter, Gwen, and Harry planned a coordinated operation, using surveillance, analysis, and logistical support to locate the gang's distribution sites.
• Lin Hai incapacitated dealers at multiple locations while Peter tracked their movements, Gwen mapped likely sites, and Harry coordinated support.
• Lin Hai and his friends destroyed seven transaction points, seized Devil's Breath, and handed the evidence to the police.
• Kingpin's men captured Hernan Torres as he tried to flee New York, and Lin Hai celebrated the team's successful operation with Peter, Gwen, and Harry.

After reviewing the operation against the Mexican Gang, Lin Hai took his friends’ advice and planned how to strengthen his plant-based abilities. He began training toward wider control, stronger attacks, and large-scale suppression, and had made an early breakthrough by hardening wooden structures.

• Harry, Gwen, and Peter reviewed the operation with Lin Hai and identified weaknesses in his offense, energy reserves, defense, and ability to fight groups.
• Gwen suggested using plants to form a wearable defensive layer, prompting Lin Hai to consider Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release as a model for developing his powers.
• After his friends left, Lin Hai compared his abilities with Hashirama Senju’s and resolved to expand his plant control, improve his energy supply, and develop a large-scale suppression technique.
• Lin Hai decided to practice Plant Resonance, accelerate seeds into weapons, and strengthen the Heartbind Vine as foundations for greater abilities.
• After a week of practice, Lin Hai learned to harden wooden structures briefly, though doing so consumed a great deal of energy.