Recaps

After a week at Shrek Academy, Qian Ran left with Zhang Lexuan and returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. There, Ye Xishui proposed moving the Holy Spirit Cult into the completed Undead Demiplane, which Qian Ran recognized as a safe cultivation ground for Evil Soul Masters and a way to keep them from harming ordinary people.

• Qian Ran woke to find Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo checking whether he had recovered after the previous night, then ate with the women.
• Qian Ran considered taking the Shrek Academy women with him but decided they should stay and cultivate toward godhood.
• After spending a week at Shrek Academy, Qian Ran left with Zhang Lexuan and returned to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Qian Ran visited Ye Xishui, who agreed with his plan after learning Zhang Lexuan's background.
• Ye Xishui proposed having the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters cultivate in the Undead Demiplane and moving the cult's headquarters there.
• Qian Ran realized the Undead Demiplane could serve as a Slaughter City-like refuge, providing Evil Soul Masters a place to cultivate without slaughtering people.

Ye Xishui offered Qian Ran a potential alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult while seeking more Enlightenment Tea Leaves to advance her cultivation. Qian Ran remained cautious, agreed to discuss the alliance later, arranged for his eldest senior sister to become Ye Xishui’s disciple, and gave Ye Xishui some tea.

• Ye Xishui proposed moving the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters into the Undead Plane and suggested cooperating with Qian Ran.
• Qian Ran considered taking control of the Holy Spirit Cult but deferred discussion and asked Ye Xishui to arrange for his eldest senior sister.
• Ye Xishui agreed to announce Qian Ran’s eldest senior sister as her disciple so she would receive the Sun Moon Empire’s attention.
• Ye Xishui asked Qian Ran for more Enlightenment Tea Leaves and offered to help complete the Undead Plane and cooperate through the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qian Ran said Ye Xishui’s offer was not enough, then gave her some more Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Ye Xishui accepted a small amount of Enlightenment Tea Leaves from Qian Ran and prepared to return to the Holy Spirit Cult to arrange its strategic shift. She suspected Qian Ran desired her and resolved to make him fall for her, while Qian Ran recognized her intentions and had no plans to become her admirer.

• Ye Xishui weighed the Enlightenment Tea Leaves Qian Ran gave her and decided she needed to return to the Holy Spirit Cult to arrange its new partnership.
• Ye Xishui dressed in a formal uniform that showed off her figure, and Qian Ran openly admired her.
• Ye Xishui concluded that Qian Ran had improper intentions toward her and compared his treatment of her unfavorably with Long Xiaoyao, Mu En, and Old Ghost Zhongli.
• Ye Xishui left after glaring at Qian Ran, convinced she would eventually make him fall for her.
• Qian Ran understood Ye Xishui's plan but decided he would never become her simp.

After returning to the Holy Spirit Cult, Ye Xishui announced that it would abandon its cooperation with Xu Tianran and began reclaiming authority from Zhongli Wu. Her display of power revealed how far she had advanced, leaving Long Xiaoyao to realize that she had become a demigod.

• Ye Xishui summoned trusted core members of the Holy Spirit Cult and announced a new strategic direction that ended their partnership with Xu Tianran.
• Zhongli Wu questioned her decision and resisted her reclaiming authority, while Feng Ling shared his confusion.
• Ye Xishui ordered Zhongli Wu to obey and released a powerful presence that filled the hall with death Qi.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed that Ye Xishui had grown far stronger and realized she had reached the Demigod Realm.

Ye Xishui revealed that she had broken through the Rank 99 limit and reached the Demigod Realm with Qian Ran's help, leaving the Holy Spirit Cult leaders eager to learn whether he could lead them to godhood. Ye Xishui kept Qian Ran's path to advancement secret and doubted it had anything to do with Spirit Hall.

• Long Xiaoyao asked whether Ye Xishui had succeeded, and she confirmed she had taken a step beyond Rank 99.
• Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling were shocked when Long Xiaoyao called Ye Xishui a demigod.
• Zhongli Wu asked whether Qian Ran had helped Ye Xishui break through and whether he knew how to become a god.
• Ye Xishui said nothing about Qian Ran's method and privately judged that it had nothing to do with Spirit Hall's Angel God legacy.

After seeing Ye Xishui reach the demigod level with Qian Ran's help, Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling decided to court Qian Ran rather than oppose him. Feng Ling planned to approach him first to learn more about him and seek the pills that could preserve her youth.

• Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling realized Ye Xishui's rapid breakthrough made Qian Ran too valuable to antagonize.
• Ye Xishui said she was fifty percent confident of becoming a god and warned Zhongli Wu not to approach Qian Ran without permission.
• Zhongli Wu agreed to cooperate with Ye Xishui and considered the possibility that Qian Ran could help him reach the demigod level.
• Feng Ling advised Zhongli Wu to win Qian Ran over and suggested that she approach him to learn his strengths and weaknesses.
• Feng Ling said she wanted Qian Ran's pills to preserve her looks, and Zhongli Wu accepted that she would meet Qian Ran first.

Feng Ling concluded that Ye Xishui had used her beauty to win Qian Ran’s favor and decided to approach him herself. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran sensed that the Holy Spirit Cult was abandoning him, blamed Qian Ran, and realized he had become powerless.

• Feng Ling noticed Ye Xishui’s changed appearance and manner, and assumed she had used a beauty trap to secure deals with Qian Ran.
• Feng Ling decided she could use her own charms to approach Qian Ran instead of sending Zhongli Wu.
• Qian Ran returned to the Sun Moon Empire and toured the academy with Ju Zi, reassuring Xu Tianran that he had not fled.
• Xu Tianran sensed the Holy Spirit Cult had lost interest in supporting him and feared his brothers could now kill him.
• Xu Tianran blamed Qian Ran for the cult’s change in attitude and accused him of acting arrogantly because he had powerful backing.
• Qian Ran watched Xu Tianran from the rooftop and made no effort to hide his contempt, leaving Xu Tianran furious.

Qian Ran confronted Xu Tianran in his residence and provoked him by openly taking one of his maids. Xu Tianran restrained himself after Qian Ran warned that losing the Holy Spirit Cult’s support could undermine his bid for the throne, then demanded to know what Qian Ran had told the cult.

• Xu Tianran accused Qian Ran of turning the Holy Spirit Cult against him.
• Qian Ran sat across from Xu Tianran and pulled a frightened maid into his arms, angering the Crown Prince.
• Xu Tianran released a threatening presence, but Qian Ran warned him that the Imperial Palace might intervene and his rivals could exploit the loss of the Holy Spirit Cult’s support.
• Xu Tianran calmed down and asked about Qian Ran’s relationship with the Holy Spirit Cult and what he had told its leaders.
• Qian Ran said he was not close to the cult and had never told it to stop cooperating with Xu Tianran.

Qian Ran revealed that his standing in the Holy Spirit Cult was high enough for his position to represent the cult’s, forcing Xu Tianran to accept his influence. He left after claiming a maid for his own service and taunting Xu Tianran with threats involving the imperial consort and Xu Tianzhen.

• Qian Ran told Xu Tianran that he was closely allied with the Holy Spirit Cult and that his stance represented the cult’s stance.
• Xu Tianran realized Qian Ran’s influence exceeded his own and restrained his anger because he needed the Holy Spirit Cult’s support.
• Qian Ran said Zhang Lexuan would soon meet Xu Tianran as the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Maiden and handle its external affairs.
• Qian Ran ordered a maid to remain at the crown prince’s residence and attend exclusively to him.
• Qian Ran taunted Xu Tianran by saying he wanted to try an imperial consort and meet Princess Xu Tianzhen, then left.

Qian Ran’s influence over the Holy Spirit Cult forced Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen to reconsider how they dealt with him. Xu Tianran chose to endure and appease Qian Ran, while Jing Hongchen wondered whether letting Meng Meng stay close to him was the best choice.

• Zhang Lexuan scolded Qian Ran for his behavior toward Xu Tianran, then left to handle her work with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• After investigating Qian Ran’s connection to the Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Tianran decided he could no longer afford to antagonize him and resolved to act submissively until he took the throne.
• Xu Tianran visited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to ensure Mingde Hall would not provoke Qian Ran.
• Jing Hongchen realized Qian Ran could influence the Holy Spirit Cult and reconsidered his earlier underestimation of him.
• Jing Hongchen wondered whether he should stop restricting Meng Meng from spending time with Qian Ran at Qian Ran’s Laboratory.

Jing Hongchen reconsidered the Sun Moon Empire’s political position and was relieved to learn that Qian Ran had cured Meng Hongchen’s cold poison. When Qian Ran joined them, Jing Hongchen worried that his lovestruck granddaughter would suffer because of Qian Ran’s womanizing.

• Jing Hongchen questioned whether Qian Ran had become central to both the Holy Spirit Cult and the Martial Soul Sect and doubted Xu Tianran’s reliability.
• Jing Hongchen noticed that Meng Hongchen’s cold poison had been neutralized, and she said Qian Ran had cured it.
• Jing Hongchen told Meng Hongchen he was not forbidding her relationship with Qian Ran and worried about her future with him.
• Qian Ran arrived and promised Jing Hongchen that Meng Hongchen would not be mistreated.
• Meng Hongchen defended Qian Ran and said she enjoyed spending time with Ju Zi and the others, while Jing Hongchen feared her naivety would leave her at a disadvantage.

Qian Ran assured Jing Hongchen that he would marry Meng Hongchen and help her become a Titled Douluo, winning Jing’s approval. The conversation then turned to Crown Prince Xu Tianran, whom Qian Ran called impotent, leaving Jing Hongchen stunned.

• Jing Hongchen sent Meng Hongchen outside so he could speak privately with Qian Ran.
• Qian Ran told Jing Hongchen that he would marry Meng Hongchen when they were older and make her one of his wives.
• Qian Ran promised to help Meng Hongchen reach Titled Douluo within ten years, astonishing Jing Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen accepted Qian Ran and warned him not to mistreat Meng Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen asked Qian Ran what he thought of Xu Tianran, and Qian Ran called the Crown Prince a useless wretch.
• Qian Ran said Xu Tianran was impotent, leaving Jing Hongchen gaping in shock.

Qian Ran persuaded Jing Hongchen to abandon his support for Xu Tianran and consider backing Zhang Lexuan as a candidate for the Sun Moon Empire’s throne. He left Jing Hongchen tempted but not fully committed, then told Meng Hongchen that her grandfather would no longer oppose their relationship.

• Qian Ran convinced Jing Hongchen that Xu Tianran was unable to father children and argued that the empire needed a different ruler.
• Qian Ran proposed supporting Zhang Lexuan, whom he presented as a descendant of the Moon Family, and Jing Hongchen began considering the plan.
• Jing Hongchen did not give Qian Ran an outright promise, but Xu Tianran’s lack of suitable royal successors made the proposal more appealing.
• Meng Hongchen met Qian Ran outside Jing Hongchen’s office and asked whether her grandfather had given him trouble.
• Qian Ran told Meng Hongchen that Jing Hongchen would no longer stop them from being together, and she happily asked how she could reward him.

Qian Ran sensed the murderous presence of Xue Lingxun, Xu Sanshi’s mother, while walking with Meng Hongchen and realized she had come to Mingdu seeking revenge. Xue Lingxun decided to kill Qian Ran herself, believing that fewer people would attract less suspicion.

• Qian Ran asked Meng Hongchen to leave the Sun Moon Empire with him, and she eagerly agreed to stay by his side.
• Qian Ran sensed someone watching him and recognized the presence as belonging to a woman who bore him deep hatred.
• Xue Lingxun watched Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen leave, then rejected her maid’s suggestion to hire an assassin because Qian Ran might have powerful protection.
• Xue Lingxun recalled that Xu Sanshi had become an Evil Soul Master and disappeared after returning to the Xuanming Sect, and she blamed Qian Ran for his fate.
• Xue Lingxun decided to take revenge on Qian Ran herself rather than summon the sect’s powerhouses.

Xue Lingxun resented Qian Ran for what had happened to Xu Sanshi, while Qian Ran worried that Xu Sanshi might die before he could win Xue Lingxun over. The chapter ended with Ju Zi and Keke tending to Qian Ran as Keke realized he had only pretended to be angry with her.

• Xue Lingxun recognized Qian Ran's strength and understood why Shrek Academy and the Xuanming Sect had avoided provoking him, but she continued to resent him over Xu Sanshi.
• Qian Ran wondered whether Xu Sanshi was dead and decided to ask Ye Xishui to investigate, since Xu Sanshi's survival affected his hopes of winning over Xue Lingxun.
• Ju Zi brought Qian Ran tea and massaged his shoulders while Keke massaged his legs, and Keke guessed that he was thinking about another woman.
• Qian Ran pretended to scold Keke for being too clever, then smiled as she realized he had only wanted her to move closer to him.

Xue Lingxun infiltrated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to get close to Qian Ran and avenge Xu Sanshi, while Qian Ran watched her movements from afar. Ye Xishui offered to capture Xue Lingxun, but Qian Ran sent her to the Undead World to pursue her cultivation, leaving her furious at being treated like a worker.

• Xue Lingxun entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and worried about the Sun Moon Empire’s growing technological strength.
• Xue Lingxun heard people curse Qian Ran, then decided to sneak into his dormitory and kill him.
• Ye Xishui noticed Xue Lingxun and asked Qian Ran whether she was another romantic debt; Qian Ran explained her connection to Xu Sanshi.
• Ye Xishui offered to capture Xue Lingxun and warned that her Soul Douluo strength could pose a threat, but Qian Ran said he would not lose his head over lust.
• Ye Xishui asked to enter the Undead Plane, and Qian Ran transported her there, prompting her to curse him for treating her like a hired worker.

Xue Lingxun investigated why students gathered around Qian Ran and learned they hoped to benefit from his pills and cultivation advice. She dressed to catch his attention, and Qian Ran invited her to see his cat do backflips, leaving her to play along despite her plan to make trouble for him.

• Xue Lingxun asked around and learned students gathered near Qian Ran for his pills and cultivation guidance.
• Xue Lingxun dressed to show off her figure and waited for Qian Ran to approach her.
• Qian Ran stopped in front of Xue Lingxun and invited her to see his cat do backflips.
• Xue Lingxun accepted the invitation while privately dismissing his pickup line.
• The other girls watched enviously as Qian Ran chose Xue Lingxun, who still intended to make trouble for him over what he had done to Sanshi.

Xue Lingxun entered Qian Ran’s home intending to kill him, but he made her dance while testing how much humiliation she would tolerate. Ju Zi demonstrated a sexy dance and gave Xue Lingxun a revealing outfit, leaving Xue furious and ashamed as she remained intent on revenge.

• Xue Lingxun concealed her murderous intentions while Qian Ran sensed her killing intent and asked her to dance.
• Xue Lingxun began a court dance, but Qian Ran teased her for not being risqué enough.
• Ju Zi returned, and Qian Ran asked her to demonstrate the kind of dance he liked.
• Ju Zi performed a sexy dance that captivated Xue Lingxun, then stopped when she felt embarrassed in front of her.
• Qian Ran told Xue Lingxun it was her turn, and Ju Zi handed her a black fishnet bunny outfit.

Xue Lingxun tried to use a seductive dance to lower Qian Ran’s guard before assassinating him, but he evaded her attacks with Instantaneous Teleportation. After Qian Ran reappeared unharmed, Xue Lingxun realized she could not easily kill him.

• Xue Lingxun changed into Ju Zi’s revealing outfit and danced for Qian Ran to conceal her plan to kill him.
• Xue Lingxun used a kiss as cover to release her Martial Soul and strike Qian Ran with a powerful palm.
• Ju Zi saw Qian Ran vanish and demanded to know why Xue Lingxun had attacked him.
• Xue Lingxun discovered that Qian Ran had evaded her attack and reappeared beside Ju Zi unharmed.
• Xue Lingxun attacked Qian Ran again, but he vanished before her strike landed.

Qian Ran stopped Xue Lingxun from attacking him and kept Jing Hongchen from discovering her identity, preventing the incident from becoming a political scandal. Xue Lingxun learned that Qian Ran had been watched by the academy and the Holy Spirit Cult, and she again suspected him because of Xu Sanshi.

• Qian Ran overpowered Xue Lingxun and urged her to withdraw her Martial Soul to avoid bringing shame on the Dou Ling Empire and the Xue Family.
• Jing Hongchen arrived, but Qian Ran told him everything was fine and concealed Xue Lingxun’s identity; Jing Hongchen mistook her for one of Qian Ran’s romantic entanglements and warned him to be careful.
• After Jing Hongchen left, Xue Lingxun thanked Qian Ran for keeping the matter private and asked when he had discovered her plan.
• Qian Ran said he had noticed Xue Lingxun the previous day and that the academy and Holy Spirit Cult had also detected her and were ready to capture her.
• Qian Ran denied being an Evil Soul Master, but Xue Lingxun recalled his connection to Xu Sanshi and concluded he was not a good person.

Qian Ran pressured Xue Lingxun by revealing that Xu Sanshi had become an Evil Soul Master and was staying with the Holy Spirit Cult. Xue Lingxun realized Qian Ran could control Xu Sanshi’s treatment, and the chapter ended with Qian Ran getting close to her and provoking her.

• Xue Lingxun condemned Qian Ran for cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult and insisted she would have beaten him without his teleportation tricks.
• Qian Ran told Xue Lingxun that Xu Sanshi was safe in the Holy Spirit Cult and had become a full-fledged Evil Soul Master.
• Xue Lingxun questioned Qian Ran’s influence within the cult, while he offered to have someone watch over Xu Sanshi.
• Qian Ran implied Xu Sanshi’s treatment depended on Xue Lingxun’s behavior, and she realized he could manipulate them both.
• Qian Ran leaned close to Xue Lingxun and inhaled her scent, making her retreat in anger.

Qian Ran brought Xue Lingxun to the Holy Spirit Cult, where Xu Sanshi was shocked to discover that Qian Ran had become an elder. The chapter left Xu Sanshi staring enviously at Qian Ran’s identity token and asking how he had gained the position.

• Qian Ran threatened to imprison Xue Lingxun and took her to see Xu Sanshi after she agreed to go.
• Xu Sanshi reflected on his rapid cultivation in the Holy Spirit Cult and vowed to kill Qian Ran and reclaim Jiang Nannan once he reached Soul Saint.
• A black-robed elder told Xu Sanshi that an important elder wanted to meet him.
• Qian Ran arrived, and Xu Sanshi was horrified to find that he was the elder.
• Qian Ran showed Xu Sanshi his Holy Spirit Cult identity token, revealing that he was the cult’s ninth elder.

Qian Ran won Xu Sanshi’s gratitude by forgiving him and offering him protection and core-disciple resources in the Holy Spirit Cult. He then used Xu Sanshi’s precarious position to persuade Xue Lingxun to accept his advances, leaving her facing what he presented as a choice with only one real answer.

• Qian Ran told Xu Sanshi he would let their past conflict go and promised to protect him in the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qian Ran gave Xu Sanshi an inner-core token and offered to take him under his tutelage, moving Xu Sanshi to tears of gratitude.
• Qian Ran joined Xue Lingxun in the adjoining room, where she had been moved by seeing Xu Sanshi’s humbled circumstances.
• Qian Ran embraced Xue Lingxun from behind and argued that Xu Sanshi needed someone powerful to protect him.
• Xue Lingxun asked Qian Ran to guarantee Xu Sanshi’s safety, and Qian Ran said she could leave freely before pressing her to make her choice.

Xue Lingxun’s anger toward Qian Ran faded after she saw Xu Sanshi accept Qian Ran as his benefactor and ally. The chapter ended with Xue Lingxun exhausted after an intimate encounter with Qian Ran, confused by her growing attraction to him.

• Xu Sanshi reflected that Qian Ran was his benefactor and decided their old grievances no longer mattered.
• Xue Lingxun overheard Xu Sanshi thanking Qian Ran and felt indignant that Qian Ran received credit for her help.
• Qian Ran and Xue Lingxun continued their intimate encounter as she reconsidered her opinion of him.
• Xue Lingxun collapsed from exhaustion and wondered why she felt drawn to Qian Ran despite thinking she should hate him.

Qian Ran refused to let Xue Lingxun leave and used Xu Sanshi’s safety to pressure her into staying by his side. Xue Lingxun reluctantly accepted while demanding secrecy, but Qian Ran refused to promise he would not touch her without permission.

• Qian Ran restored Xue Lingxun’s stamina and told her to stay with him.
• When Xue Lingxun considered returning to the Xuanming Sect, Qian Ran threatened to send Xu Sanshi on deadly missions if she left.
• Qian Ran promised to protect Xue Lingxun and Xu Sanshi, and said she could visit Xu Sanshi whenever she wanted.
• Xue Lingxun agreed to stay but insisted that Sanshi and everyone else must never learn about their relationship.
• Qian Ran promised to help Xue Lingxun reach Titled Douluo within two years, but refused her request not to touch her without permission.