Watching the Demon King in his consciousness unleash the Ten Thousand Evils Cataclysm at him at the very end of the template fusion—
and then seeing that same wrist now firmly caught in his hand in the real world—
everything that had happened around him during the fusion flashed rapidly through Lin Fei's mind.
A glimmer of realization flickered in his eyes.
He looked at Liu Kai, whose wrist he was gripping, a faint, disdainful smile hanging on his face.
"A person can be ignorant," he said lightly, "but not an idiot."
After fully inheriting and fusing the 'Huo Linfei' template, his mind had become extraordinarily clear.
Many things he hadn't been able to recall before now surfaced in perfect detail, down to the smallest nuances.
This also allowed him—who had originally planned to rewatch Super God Academy—to remember the plot and characters of the series vividly.
Of course.
Even without the inheritance template, he would have recognized the thug in front of him—gold chain around his neck, leopard-print shirt—at a glance.
After all, back when he'd watched Super God Academy, this character had left quite a deep impression and had plenty of screen time.
At the beginning, he was just a thug—harassing girls. Later, when Ge Xiaolun stepped in out of righteous anger, he ended up killing Ge Xiaolun by mistake.
This triggered the awakening of the Milky Way Power gene—one of the three great Super God Projects—within Ge Xiaolun, who was hosting the dormant consciousness of the Space Principal.
Liu Kai himself then awakened the Nuo Star God of War gene, also one of the three great Super God Projects, becoming Ge Xiaolun's nemesis.
Thus, the story began.
Later on, empowered by the Nuo Star God of War gene, Liu Kai grew terrifyingly strong, wielding divine power and a god-slaying axe, dazzling the battlefield.
He became an absolute main force for Blue Star in resisting gluttonous beasts and demonic invasions in the future.
And now—
Lin Fei remembered even more details about Liu Kai.
It was precisely because of the Nuo Star God of War gene inside him that Liu Kai had long been closely watched—and quietly indulged—by Super God Academy.
No matter how much trouble he caused, once he was hauled into the station, Jie would always bail him out the very same day.
This made him even more reckless and lawless, committing countless evils.
To call them "heinous crimes" might not fully capture it, but for those who had been hurt by him—injured, destroyed, families torn apart, lives ruined—he was a nightmare they loathed to the bone.
And now, Liu Kai had set his sights on Su Xiaoli.
Calling it "not harassment, but romance," he claimed.
But it was merely the tip of the iceberg of his ugliness.
When Lin Fei had first watched the anime, he'd despised Liu Kai to the extreme.
All that talk about "real men," about Ge Xiaolun being weak and inferior to Liu Kai—
It was nothing more than narrative whitewashing.
Before transmigrating, Lin Fei had already sent plenty of trash like Liu Kai to the hospital.
The only difference was—
Those thugs didn't have Liu Kai's background.
But back then, he didn't have a system or the strength he possessed now.
"What the hell did you say?!"
Liu Kai, stunned for a moment by having his wrist grabbed, finally snapped back to his senses.
Hearing the mockery directed at him, his expression darkened instantly.
"Oh? Didn't notice before—turns out you're deaf. Fine, I'll say it again."
Lin Fei looked at him with feigned surprise, his tone lazy and contemptuous.
One hand on his hip, he repeated slowly:
"A person can be ignorant, but not an idiot."
"Oh—wait, no. That description might still be a little off."
"For someone like you—"
"You're both ignorant and an idiot!"
"You're courting death!"
Liu Kai strained with all his strength, trying to yank his hand free so he could smash Lin Fei's insolent mouth.
But he quickly realized—
Lin Fei's grip didn't look forceful at all, yet it was like a steel clamp, locking onto his wrist without budging.
He couldn't break free.
"That's it?" Lin Fei scoffed. "This is all you've got? I thought you were tougher."
Liu Kai: "!!!"
"I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Always violent and hot-tempered, Liu Kai had never hesitated to beat people into the hospital over a single wrong word.
Now, being mocked like this—
He was completely enraged.
His free hand clenched into a fist and slammed toward Lin Fei's face.
"Oh, come on," Lin Fei said casually. "Are you just jealous because I'm better-looking?"
"Do you even know the rule—don't hit the face?"
Lin Fei didn't move his body at all.
In his eyes, Liu Kai's punch was painfully slow.
A slight tilt of the head was all it took to dodge it.
And his mouth didn't stop mocking him either.
"Seriously, that move was way too slow."
"And so weak—did you skip dinner or something?"
"Didn't you just call me a pretty boy? What, can't even back it up?"
"Y-you—! I'm killing you today!"
This was the first time Liu Kai had ever been ridiculed like this.
He was already starting to lose his rationality.
He swung again, but this time Lin Fei had no intention of letting him keep attacking.
With a slight exertion of force through the hand gripping Liu Kai's wrist, Lin Fei sent him stumbling backward without any resistance.
Thud.
Liu Kai fell flat on his butt, utterly miserable.
"K-Kai… Brother Kai?!"
The lackeys stared in disbelief at Liu Kai sitting on the ground.
They all knew exactly how strong Liu Kai was, how fierce he was in a fight.
Yet he'd been casually tossed aside by this red-haired punk.
What kind of strength was that?!
Su Xiaoli was also stunned.
Her pure, delicate face—tinged with a hint of seductive charm—was filled with shock.
She stared at the not-so-tall figure standing in front of her.
"You…"
"You're worried they've got the numbers?" Lin Fei asked, glancing back at her.
"Mm." She nodded slightly.
"Thank you for helping me," she said sincerely. "But you've offended Liu Kai like this. He and his men definitely won't let you go."
"This happened because of me, so I'll protect you."
Su Xiaoli had already decided not to hide her abilities anymore.
Lin Fei's earlier mockery had felt incredibly satisfying—but she knew someone like Liu Kai would never let this slide.
The man who had made her feel a rare warmth in this world—
She absolutely wouldn't let him get hurt.
"Letting a girl protect me?" Lin Fei said, amused. "That's not really my style."
"And besides—"
He casually brushed aside his bangs.
"I didn't step in because of you."
"I just can't stand trash like this, that's all."
And he meant it.
Yes, he'd recognized Su Xiaoli from the start.
That pure, beautiful face mixed with a touch of alluring charm—
She looked even better in person than on a screen.
But Lin Fei wasn't the kind of shallow man who judged everything by appearances.
Everyone loves beauty—it's human nature.
But when it came to something like this—
Even if it had been an ordinary girl, or even an unattractive one,
Lin Fei still wouldn't have stood by and watched.
This was his sense of justice.
One that hadn't changed before transmigration—
and wouldn't change after.
Hearing this, Su Xiaoli froze.
She stared at Lin Fei's handsome profile, completely lost in thought.