Recaps

Qian Ran went shopping in Mingdu with Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Huo Yun'er, while Ice Empress teased him and encouraged Snow Empress to try more revealing clothes. They left the store in the middle of an extravagant shopping spree, with Snow Empress shyly modeling a sexy outfit for Qian Ran.

• Qian Ran and the three women attracted attention as they walked through the busy street.
• Ice Empress changed into a blue-and-white dress and secretly showed Qian Ran her ice-silk underwear, startling him on the crowded street.
• Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Huo Yun'er browsed the upscale clothing store while Qian Ran encouraged Huo Yun'er to shop for herself and the others.
• Ice Empress and the other women ordered so many clothes that the shop assistants arranged to record and ship their choices later.
• Ice Empress brought Snow Empress out in a revealing outfit and teased her by pulling open the skirt slit as Qian Ran watched.

Qian Ran took Snow Empress and Ice Empress shopping with another woman, then returned rather than staying overnight in the Sun Moon Empire. Meanwhile, Ye Xishui learned that Qian Ran and the Martial Soul Sect had arrived in Mingdu and decided to test the Six-Winged Angel herself.

• Qian Ran took Snow Empress and Ice Empress to a changing room, shopped with them, and stored their purchases in his Mustard Seed Ring.
• Qian Ran took the three women to dinner, then chose to return rather than spend the night at a luxury hotel.
• Ju Zi and Keke spotted Qian Ran with the women, and Keke felt jealous while Ju Zi comforted her.
• Ye Xishui connected Qian Ran's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and the Martial Soul Sect to Spirit Hall, and learned that Qian Ran had destroyed a Holy Spirit Cult outpost near Mingdu.
• Ye Xishui planned to personally approach Qian Ran and test the Six-Winged Angel's power.

Jing Hongchen considered ways to bind Qian Ran to the academy, while Qian Ran reassured Ju Zi and Keke about possible retaliation from Wang Shaojie. When the two asked for cultivation guidance, Qian Ran explained that their reliance on medicine had depleted their potential and limited their future progress.

• Jing Hongchen reviewed Lin Jiayi's report on Qian Ran, considered his romantic ties as a means of securing his loyalty, and ordered closer attention to Huo Yuhao.
• Ju Zi and Keke warned Qian Ran that Wang Shaojie could use his imperial connections to retaliate after recovering from his injuries.
• Qian Ran dismissed the danger and confirmed that a Titled Douluo secretly protected him.
• Keke asked Qian Ran to teach her and Ju Zi how to cultivate, and Ju Zi also showed interest.
• Qian Ran explained that cultivation-boosting medicine had exhausted their potential and predicted that Keke would at most become a Level 7 Soul Engineer while Ju Zi would reach Level 6 under normal circumstances.

Ju Zi and Keke asked Qian Ran to help them overcome their cultivation limits, and he agreed to improve their Martial Soul potential and train them. They accepted his conditions, though Ju Zi remained focused on gaining the strength to control her own fate.

• Ju Zi explained her desire to become stronger so she would no longer have to rely on Xu Tianran's trust and remain at his mercy.
• Keke asked Qian Ran for help breaking through her cultivation limits, and he said he could help them reach Titled Douluo if they offered something in return.
• Ju Zi rejected Qian Ran's suggestive proposal because she feared it would ruin her plans to gain control of the Sun Moon Empire's military and avenge her parents.
• Qian Ran offered to improve Ju Zi and Keke's Martial Soul potential and help them reach Soul Saint, but said further progress would cost extra.
• Qian Ran told them they would have to spend their time outside laboratory research training with him and endure hardship, and both Ju Zi and Keke agreed.

Qian Ran took Ju Zi, Keke, and Nana to the Jingyang Mountain Range for special training to strengthen their physiques and improve their Soul Power. After a grueling day, he fed them medicinal porridge that transformed the quality of their newly cultivated Soul Power.

• Xuan Ziwen approved Qian Ran's leave so he could train Ju Zi, Keke, and Nana.
• Qian Ran led the three women to the Jingyang Mountain Range and ordered them to run there without using Soul Power.
• After they arrived, Qian Ran made them spar until their Soul Power ran out.
• Qian Ran served them medicinal porridge made with rare herbs, and its effects left the women overheated and embarrassed.
• Qian Ran told them to cultivate, and the three women were stunned as their newly cultivated Soul Power became much purer.

Keke, Ju Zi, and Nana benefited from Qian Ran’s medicinal porridge, and Qian Ran brought a modern villa into the wilderness for them to stay in. After dinner, he spent the night with Nana, while Keke and Ju Zi lay awake in the room next door.

• Keke, Ju Zi, and Nana finished cultivating and discovered that their Soul Power had improved in quality.
• Qian Ran gave Ju Zi ingredients to cook barbecue and brought a fully equipped villa out of his Mustard Seed Ring.
• Nana bathed in the villa, and Keke and Ju Zi excitedly chose to stay there for the night.
• After dinner, Qian Ran returned to his room and became intimate with Nana.
• Keke and Ju Zi could not sleep because they heard Qian Ran and Nana through the adjoining room.

Keke and Ju Zi struggled with desire and embarrassment after overhearing Qian Ran and Nana the previous night, while Ju Zi also reflected on her unhappy marriage to Xu Tianran. The next morning, Qian Ran had the women dress for a workout, praised Nana's appearance, and left Keke feeling outmatched.

• Keke imagined being with Qian Ran, and the medicinal potency she had absorbed intensified her discomfort as she clung to Ju Zi.
• Ju Zi considered how Qian Ran compared favorably with Xu Tianran and envied Keke's freedom to choose.
• The next morning, Keke and Ju Zi hid their embarrassment about the night before when Qian Ran asked why they looked tired.
• Qian Ran told Ju Zi and Keke to sleep on the second floor and assigned the women training at the gym.
• Nana wore white workout leggings and delighted in Qian Ran's praise, while Keke asked for his opinion and felt defeated beside Nana and Ju Zi.

Qian Ran visited the Undead Demiplane and set plans in motion to build a city there, entrusting its construction to Nana's mother. He left after empowering her and promising to bring Nana to see her, then returned to watch Ju Zi, Keke, and Nana train.

• Qian Ran went to the Undead Demiplane and found that the mineral vein he had placed there had increased the undead energy and helped its creatures grow stronger.
• Qian Ran realized he could have intelligent undead organize the others to build a city around the mineral vein.
• Qian Ran met Nana's mother, learned she could speak because she had been a Soul Master, and reassured her that Nana was doing well.
• Qian Ran assigned Nana's mother to build a palace and city, branded her soul so undead would obey her, and increased her strength.
• Qian Ran promised to bring Nana to visit her mother, explored the demiplane, and then returned to watch the three women exercise.

Qian Ran took Nana away from her training to teach her something special, while Keke and Ju Zi discussed his lack of restraint. Ju Zi worried about her future with Xu Tianran, and Keke wondered why Qian Ran had not chosen her.

• Qian Ran stopped looking at Ju Zi and Keke and focused his attention on Nana during her workout.
• Qian Ran touched Nana as she trained until she could no longer continue, then called her into a room to teach her something special.
• Keke and Ju Zi blushed as they discussed Qian Ran's behavior and his exhausting night with them.
• Ju Zi worried that she might become Xu Tianran's consort and compared him unfavorably with Qian Ran.
• Keke watched Qian Ran and Nana enter the room, then examined her own figure and felt dejected.

Qian Ran flirted with Keke and Ju Zi, then suggested he could strengthen Ju Zi’s orange Martial Soul by comparing it to Tang Ya’s powerful Blue Silver Grass. Ju Zi decided to investigate his ability, while Keke continued feeding Qian Ran oranges from his lap.

• Qian Ran approached Keke after leaving Nana exhausted, put an arm around her waist, and persuaded her to lean on him.
• Qian Ran teased Ju Zi and asked her to conjure oranges, which she tossed to him.
• Qian Ran told Ju Zi that he could potentially improve her orange Martial Soul and pointed to Tang Ya’s powerful Blue Silver Grass as evidence.
• Ju Zi resolved to investigate Tang Ya and consider what she could offer Qian Ran in exchange for his help.
• Qian Ran sat with Keke on his lap and asked her to peel an orange and feed him, which she shyly did.

Over half a month, Qian Ran helped Ju Zi and Keke improve their cultivation and guided Nana to become a Soul Emperor, while Nana grew increasingly devoted to him. Jing Hongchen was left stunned by the women’s progress and wondered whether Qian Ran had also created the geniuses at Shrek Academy.

• Qian Ran gave Nana a suitable immortal herb and helped her obtain a sixth soul ring, raising her cultivation to Soul Emperor.
• Nana thanked Qian Ran for his generosity and pledged to obey him, while he continued to favor and nurture her.
• Ju Zi and Keke returned to the academy, where Ju Zi remained troubled by Qian Ran’s claim about Tang Ya and considered investigating her.
• Lin Jiayi reported to Jing Hongchen that Ju Zi and Keke had made major gains and Nana had become a Soul Emperor.
• Jing Hongchen was shocked by Nana’s transformation and wondered whether Qian Ran had also helped produce Shrek Academy’s exceptional geniuses.

Jing Hongchen considered using Qian Ran to help his granddaughter Meng Meng grow stronger, while Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi to approach Qian Ran and obtain his secrets. Ju Zi was dumbfounded when Xu Tianran promised to make her his consort and entrust her with the empire’s army afterward.

• Jing Hongchen suspected Qian Ran had a way to rapidly strengthen his companions and considered having Meng Meng approach him.
• Ju Zi pushed Xu Tianran through the imperial palace and reflected on how he had taken her in and how she had protected him from an attack.
• Xu Tianran noticed Ju Zi’s improved strength and aptitude after she trained with Qian Ran.
• Ju Zi praised Qian Ran, prompting Xu Tianran to ask whether she felt attracted to him.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to satisfy Qian Ran’s demands and uncover his secrets, then promised to make her his consort and gradually place the empire’s army in her hands.
• Ju Zi was dumbfounded, then realized Xu Tianran intended for her to conceive a child by Qian Ran because Xu Tianran could not father children.

Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to become pregnant by Qian Ran so he could marry her and secure the Imperial Throne. After investigating Tang Ya, Ju Zi returned to the Laboratory in a qipao and asked Qian Ran to talk.

• Xu Tianran explained that he needed a wife and heir, and told Ju Zi he wanted her to bear a child conceived with Qian Ran.
• Ju Zi accepted Xu Tianran's plan, thinking of Qian Ran and the revenge she hoped to pursue with Xu Tianran's support.
• Xu Tianran urged Ju Zi to approach Qian Ran and said he wanted to meet him when the time was right.
• Ju Zi stayed away from the Laboratory for several days to investigate Tang Ya while Qian Ran spent time with Keke and worked on Soul Tools.
• Ju Zi returned to the Laboratory wearing a short pink floral qipao, greeted Keke, and took Qian Ran aside to talk.

Ju Zi confronted Qian Ran after investigating how he had helped Tang Ya grow stronger, and he admitted he could help Ju Zi as well. He left her weighing the price of his help after explaining that the treasures he had used on her and Keke were extraordinarily valuable.

• Qian Ran admired Ju Zi in her qipao and imagined the thrill of seducing Xu Tianran's future empress.
• Ju Zi asked Qian Ran whether he had helped Tang Ya become stronger after investigating her sudden rise at Shrek Academy.
• Qian Ran confirmed that Tang Ya's growth was because of him, and Ju Zi asked him to make her as strong as Tang Ya.
• Ju Zi offered to give Qian Ran whatever he wanted in exchange for his help.
• Qian Ran said his resources were meant for his girlfriends and revealed that the treasures he had used on Ju Zi and Keke could fetch tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins.

Ju Zi agreed to become Qian Ran’s girlfriend and confessed that she had fallen for him after tasting the food he brought to the academy. She explained that she had once tried to leave because she feared her feelings would grow, while Qian Ran learned that Xu Tianran had allowed her to approach him.

• Ju Zi offered Qian Ran anything he wanted and admitted she genuinely liked him.
• Qian Ran was surprised by Ju Zi’s sudden affection and wondered whether Xu Tianran had approved it.
• Ju Zi agreed to be Qian Ran’s girlfriend, hoping their relationship would help her gain Xu Tianran’s trust and secure her future.
• Qian Ran revealed that he already knew Ju Zi was connected to Xu Tianran, and Ju Zi was startled by his knowledge and influence.
• Ju Zi confessed that Qian Ran’s barbecue reminded her of her father’s cooking and first sparked her feelings for him.
• Ju Zi told Qian Ran she had considered leaving the academy because she feared falling more deeply in love with him.

Ju Zi confessed that she had approached Xu Tianran for revenge and that he had sent her to serve Qian Ran so she could bear a child for him. Qian Ran eagerly accepted the arrangement, leaving Ju Zi astonished that he did not resent her deception.

• Ju Zi admitted that she had sought Xu Tianran’s power to take revenge on the Star Luo Empire and feared losing Qian Ran’s trust.
• Ju Zi revealed that Xu Tianran, who was impotent, had ordered her to get pregnant by Qian Ran so Xu Tianran could raise the child as his own.
• Qian Ran realized Xu Tianran wanted a child with Qian Ran’s powerful martial souls and was both shocked and excited by the scheme.
• Ju Zi offered to leave if Qian Ran could not trust her, but Qian Ran wiped away her tears and told her he liked her and accepted Xu Tianran’s approval.
• Ju Zi stared in astonishment when Qian Ran said he did not mind the arrangement and joked that taking a small loss was normal for a man.

Qian Ran learned from Ju Zi that Xu Tianran wanted to meet him and that the Sun Moon Empire planned to exploit his unique martial soul. Ju Zi accepted that Qian Ran might pursue other women, leaving him free to act on the academy’s scheme.

• Qian Ran teased Ju Zi about her loyalty to Xu Tianran, and she admitted that meeting him had changed her feelings.
• Ju Zi explained that Xu Tianran wanted her to bring Qian Ran to him because the Martial Soul Sect might know secrets about godhood.
• Ju Zi warned that the Sun Moon Empire would not let Qian Ran leave before the exchange students returned to their academy.
• Qian Ran realized that the study companions sent by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy were meant to obtain his bloodline and create an exclusive martial soul for the empire.
• Qian Ran considered pursuing the academy’s female students, and Ju Zi told him she would not stop him.

Qian Ran revealed that he could control whether he fathered children and took Ju Zi on a disguised date, where he offered to capture the Star Luo Empire generals responsible for her parents’ deaths. Ju Zi learned that the Star Luo Empire was under Qian Ran’s influence and, uncertain about her revenge and loyalty to Xu Tianran, asked for a few days to think.

• Qian Ran told Ju Zi that he could prevent pregnancy and decide when and with whom to have a child.
• Qian Ran disguised Ju Zi with makeup and took her by the hand out of the academy for a date.
• Qian Ran asked Ju Zi whether she would let go of her hatred if he captured Dai Hao and the other Star Luo Empire generals from the war.
• Qian Ran explained that the Star Luo Empire had become a subordinate power of the Martial Soul Sect.
• Ju Zi said she needed a few days to consider whether she still wanted revenge or should keep working for Xu Tianran.

Huo Yuhao resented Qian Ran’s popularity and worried about his mother, while Meng Hongchen finally went to visit Qian Ran after Jing Hongchen stopped restricting her. The chapter ended with Nana answering the door and Meng Hongchen staring at her revealing outfit.

• Qian Ran enjoyed the beautiful girls sent to him at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, while Huo Yuhao envied him and brooded over Meng Hongchen’s rejection and his mother’s safety.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Qian Ran for overshadowing him and cursed him before leaving the academy grounds.
• Meng Hongchen went to visit Qian Ran after Jing Hongchen changed his mind and allowed her to leave.
• Nana opened Qian Ran’s door, and Meng Hongchen stared in surprise at Nana’s revealing shorts.

Meng Hongchen visited Qian Ran and was stunned to find Nana and many talented academy girls dressed provocatively while attending to him. Qian Ran claimed the academy had arranged for them to look after him, but Meng Hongchen grew upset as she realized how intimate they were with him.

• Nana let Meng Hongchen into Qian Ran's dorm after checking her out.
• Meng Hongchen entered and found several familiar Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students dressed in revealing clothes.
• Qian Ran lounged on the sofa while several girls massaged him, and others waited to take their place.
• Qian Ran explained that the girls competed to attend to him after he rewarded one with a pill that raised her cultivation by two levels.
• Meng Hongchen angrily questioned the scene, and Qian Ran claimed the academy had sent the girls to look after him.
• Meng Hongchen's eyes grew wet as she thought about how close the girls were to Qian Ran and how her grandfather had kept her from joining them.

Qian Ran reunited with Meng Hongchen at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and quickly grew intimate with her. Their hand-holding drew attention, leaving Qian Ran worried about the academy students’ reaction as Meng Hongchen’s lingering hurt over his neglect faded.

• Qian Ran learned that Jing Hongchen had restricted Meng Hongchen’s movements and heard her complain that he had not come to see her.
• Qian Ran reassured Meng Hongchen that she mattered to him, put an arm around her waist, and decided to pursue her without delay.
• Meng Hongchen accepted Qian Ran’s closeness despite feeling shy and uncertain about moving too quickly.
• Students recognized Meng Hongchen as she walked hand in hand with Qian Ran, and he led her to a quiet patch of grass to avoid the crowd.
• Meng Hongchen laughed at Qian Ran’s worry about attracting jealous stares and admitted she preferred being with him despite his womanizing.

Qian Ran became intimate with Meng Hongchen, while Jing Hongchen watched and chose not to interfere. The chapter ended with Meng Hongchen embarrassed by Qian Ran’s keepsake photographs and biting his shoulder, which he healed instantly.

• Qian Ran held Meng Hongchen’s feet and praised their beauty as she blushed and leaned against him.
• Jing Hongchen watched from a distance, felt conflicted about his granddaughter’s attachment to Qian Ran, and left without confronting him.
• Qian Ran asked Meng Hongchen to hold her legs and took several photographs of her with his Soul Tool camera.
• Qian Ran showed Meng Hongchen the photographs and promised that only he would see them.
• Meng Hongchen bit Qian Ran’s shoulder in embarrassment, and Qian Ran healed the small wound with Soul Power.

Jing Hongchen arranged a three-day sparring tournament for Qian Ran to test his strength and quiet resentment toward the Shrek Academy exchange students. The announcement caused a sensation at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, with more than five hundred students signing up before the tournament began.

• Jing Hongchen told Qian Ran that he would arrange matches against the academy's geniuses, and Qian Ran agreed to face opponents up to Soul Douluo level.
• Lin Jiayi suggested selling tickets, and Jing Hongchen approved the plan while considering how to challenge Qian Ran without crushing the students' confidence.
• The academy announced a three-day tournament at the Soul Tool Trial Grounds, offering a Mingde Hall place, a custom soul tool, and one hundred thousand gold soul coins to anyone who defeated Qian Ran.
• Lin Jiayi's notice highlighted Qian Ran's twin martial souls and ultimate martial soul, drawing widespread attention and prompting more than five hundred eligible students to register.
• Students and Shrek Academy's exchange students reacted with envy and surprise as Qian Ran's reputation as the continent's greatest genius spread across campus.

After the academy named Qian Ran the Continent's Number One Genius, he dismissed the threat of its challengers while Ju Zi decided to follow his plan for revenge. Two days later, Qian Ran prepared to face the academy's fighters as the packed arena awaited the trial.

• Keke and Ju Zi congratulated Qian Ran on the academy's announcement, while Ju Zi questioned the decision to let Soul Saints challenge him.
• Qian Ran boasted that he could defeat everyone below Soul Douluo and considered whether to hold back for Meng Hongchen's sake.
• Ju Zi told Qian Ran she had made her choice, and he promised to capture the people responsible for her parents' deaths so she could deal with them.
• Two days later, Qian Ran prepared oversized Milk Bottle Soul Tools for the many opponents who had signed up.
• Meng Hongchen visited Qian Ran before the trial, wished him luck, and left to watch from the stands as the arena filled with spectators.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy held a weeklong sparring competition to test its students against Qian Ran, while teachers hoped to learn from his combat skills. Qian Ran lounged on the arena as the furious crowd watched, and his first opponent, Level 5 Soul Engineer Xia Xuanchen, stepped forward.

• Lin Jiayi hosted the competition and appointed Xuan Ziwen as referee, while the academy suspended classes so students and teachers could watch.
• Qian Ran encouraged Ju Zi and Keke to bet on him, and Huo Yuhao secretly wagered that he would win three hundred matches in a row.
• Qian Ran entered the arena, unfolded a lounge chair, and relaxed with juice, provoking the spectators with his apparent contempt for the academy.
• Lin Jiayi quieted the crowd and announced the first match, while Qian Ran asked him to send several Level 5 Soul Engineers at once.
• Xia Xuanchen introduced himself as the first opponent, and Xuan Ziwen reminded both fighters to avoid serious injuries before the spar began.