Dog is man’s best friend.

Episode 12 of The Daily Life of the Immortal King dropped us back at the Alter of Wood with Guo Hua fighting Liang Fei with his ‘mouth cannon’ in a battle of words v swords. Froggy sneaks up to catch some of the excess energy but steps back when he spots Wang Ling. The Daily Life of the Immortal King’s 12th episode dropped us back at the Alter of Wood, where Guo Hua was fighting Liang Fei with his ‘mouth cannon’. Froggy sneakily caught some of the energy and stepped back when he saw Wang Ling, who was watching from a distance. ..

Liang Fei kicks Wang Ling to the side and he dramatically falls to the grassy ground, waiting for the battle to wrap. This annoys Guo Hua who turns to insult Wang Ling and comes up with much better mouth cannon fodder. Luckily Laing Fei is standing just in front of Wang Ling, having to chop his way clear. ..

Wang Ling is starting to feel her emotions awakening. She’s frustrated with Guo Hua, but she’s also beginning to take offense.

As his control begins to shatter, Froggy jumps on Wang Ling, biting his neck to absorb the negative energy. To everyone’s shock, they do seem to merge, giving Wang Ling the ability to use his force freely.

With a tap, Wang sends Liang Fei flying and captures the Alter, putting us back where we left off at Episode 11. At the control center, Professor Wang accepts the credit for teaching Wang Ling that amalgamation trick. ..

School 59 panics when they lose their shut out to Wang Ling. However, as he captures the Alter of Fire from 60 and heads to the next one, Tang Jingze works a strategy and moves his players over comms.

Wang Ling wakes Chen Chao at the Alter of Metal, who asks about the woman who toyed with his feelings. Chen Chao is diverted by Wang Ling’s appearance, now that he’s combined with Froggy. But he gets that single men need a dog as companion.

When Chen Chao realises that Wang Ling has turned the competition in their favour, he gives him a hearty hug. In return he receives Wang Ling’s first ever smile.

The militantly organised 59 immediately retrieves two of the alters, flipping the score back to 4-1. Wang Ling latches on to their tactic and spots that he can’t win the game alone. But Sun Rong taps in with an insightful plan.

She and Guo Hua head to the Alter of Fire. Sun Rong uses her unique skill to propel Guo Hua as a wave, while she distracts Liang Zheng. ..

Wang Ling captures the Alter of Water in her novel, “The Alter of Water.” While at the Alter of Earth, Wang Ling finds herself in the company of fake He Bufang, who chuckles at the promise he can do as he pleases as long as School 59 wins.

The Episode Review

Wang Ling has come into his own in this episode, even with Froggy-colored training wheels. He is beyond bionic and everyone accepts this as Wang Ling 2.0. Flicking a guy into outer space is one skill, and acquiring his new Froggy shock-absorbing cap is another. ..

The logic of Chen Chao is a hat/scarf companion? What do they think Wang Ling means by ‘combined’? I guess it’s a way to accept his new way-beyond-five level. Likewise, perhaps they’re all too focused on the Games to care right at that moment. Along those lines, it would be nice to see School 59 get a smack down wouldn’t it?

It’s satisfying to finally see some reaction from Wang Ling. That moment when he smiles and doesn’t recognize the sensation – brilliant. Not to mention his running style of arms out like a jet. We’ve never seen him run before have we? And Sun Rong missed it all. But maybe there’s more to come. Only three more episodes to savour after this one… ready?

The Daily Life of the Immortal King is pacing itself out for us, but we’d love to hear your thoughts on all the action in the comments section below!