Recaps

Tang Wutong returned with Huo Yuhao and told Xiao Wu that Qian Ran had beaten him, while Huo Yuhao urged Xiao Wu to eliminate Qian Ran. Meanwhile, Qian Ran prepared to enter the Advanced Soul Master Tournament for the Martial Soul Sect and planned to use Xiao Wu’s interest in Spirit Hall to draw her closer.

• Tang Wutong told Xiao Wu that Qian Ran had beaten Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao urged Xiao Wu to eliminate Qian Ran.
• Xiao Wu told Huo Yuhao to tend to his injuries and said she had her own plans.
• Tang Wutong told Xiao Wu that Dong'er was close to Qian Ran and complained that Tang San had chosen Huo Yuhao for her instead.
• Qian Ran said he planned to enter the Advanced Soul Master Tournament in the Martial Soul Sect’s name and believed he could handle Tang Wutong and Xiao Wu.
• Qian Renxue warned Qian Ran that Xiao Wu might kill him if he revealed his connection to Spirit Hall, but Qian Ran intended to use that connection to attract her interest.

At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Qian Ran recognized Xuan Zi’s breakthrough to Limit Douluo, while Xian Lin'er revealed that she had become a Level 9 Soul Engineer. The academy agreed to strengthen the Soul Tool Department, and Xuan Zi ended the meeting by calling Qing Wu forward to meet the others.

• Qian Ran congratulated Xuan Zi on reaching Limit Douluo, and the Sea God Pavilion members welcomed the news.
• Xian Lin'er reported that the Soul Tool Department lacked staff but had gained her as a Level 9 Soul Engineer, with Fan Yu close to the same rank.
• Xian Lin'er displayed the Level 9 Soul Cannon she had made, convincing the others that she had reached the rank through her own work.
• Xuan Zi proposed directing incoming students to either the Soul Tool Department or the Martial Soul Department according to set standards and lowering some Soul Tool Department admission requirements.
• Xuan Zi announced the meeting’s second matter and called Qing Wu forward.

Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy under the alias Qing Wu, and Xuan Zi appointed her the Soul Tool Department’s second vice dean. Qian Ran’s system rewarded him for checking in with Xiao Wu by increasing every Soul Ring’s age by one hundred thousand years, and he kept her identity secret from Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er.

• Qian Ran recognized Qing Wu as Xiao Wu and admired her beauty and bearing as she entered.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself as Qing Wu, and Xuan Zi announced her appointment as second vice dean of the Soul Tool Department.
• Qian Ran and the academy’s elders approved Qing Wu’s appointment.
• Qian Ran’s system rewarded his check-in with Xiao Wu by adding one hundred thousand years of cultivation to all his Soul Rings, including those linked to his second martial soul.
• Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er asked Qian Ran about Qing Wu’s background, but he refused to explain for now.

Wang Qiu'er, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Zi JI discovered that their cultivation had surged because of their Soul Rings linked to Qian Ran. After Qian Ran brewed Enlightenment Tea, Ice Empress began comprehending laws, and the chapter left her entering a profound state.

• Wang Qiu'er told Qian Ran that her cultivation had risen by a hundred thousand years, and he explained that their bond had increased her strength through her Soul Ring.
• Qian Ran showed Wang Qiu'er his four red Soul Rings, whose golden markings revealed the great ages of the Soul Beasts behind them.
• Qian Ran entered the Mustard Seed Ring with Wang Qiu'er and explained to Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Zi JI that their cultivation breakthroughs came from their Soul Rings linked to him.
• Qian Renxue questioned whether Qian Ran was undergoing a god trial, then learned that Ice Empress wanted to use Enlightenment Tea to comprehend laws.
• Qian Ran brewed Enlightenment Tea with water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Ice Empress drank it and entered a profound state of law comprehension.

Qian Ran explained to Qian Renxue how Enlightenment Tea could aid her and described his plan to establish a Heavenly Court independent of the Divine Realm. After Youyou and A Jiao saw others grow stronger and gain Qian Ran’s favor, they decided to seek him out themselves.

• Qian Renxue drank Enlightenment Tea and learned from Qian Ran that she could pursue Godhood outside the Divine Realm and potentially become a true God King.
• Qian Ran told Qian Renxue he planned to establish the Heavenly Court, and she agreed to help him and asked what divine position she would receive.
• Youyou and A Jiao noticed Zi JI and the Auspicious Beast had grown stronger and grew jealous that Qian Ran had favored them.
• A Jiao decided to visit Qian Ran, and Youyou joined her, hoping to become his lovers or stay by his side.

Qian Ran accepted Youyou and A Jiao’s advances, and the two hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beasts became his soul rings. Afterward, he discovered that his Golden Dragon Martial Soul had gained six soul rings and that his body had grown even more powerful.

• Qian Ran reassured Youyou and A Jiao that they were worthy of his affection.
• A Jiao changed into revealing clothes and approached Qian Ran, while Youyou joined her after changing as well.
• Qian Ran accepted Youyou and A Jiao’s advances and obtained their soul rings.
• Qian Ran gained six soul rings on his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and noticed that his body had become more formidable.

Qian Ran spent time with A Jiao and Youyou, while Han Ruoruo and Tang Wutong reacted to seeing him with two unfamiliar beauties. The chapter left Tang Wutong angry at Qian Ran’s womanizing as Xiao Wu dismissed it as normal.

• Qian Ran took A Jiao and Youyou out after they asked him to spend time with them.
• Han Ruoruo worried that Qian Ran no longer liked her when she saw him with two unfamiliar women, but Wu Ming reassured her that his many relationships were normal.
• Wu Ming explained that Qian Ran’s companions competed for his attention, and Han Ruoruo accepted that she would have to face this as one of his partners.
• Tang Wutong complained to Xiao Wu that Qian Ran was a womanizer, while Xiao Wu said his behavior was ordinary for men on the Douluo Continent.
• Tang Wutong criticized Wang Dong’er for being too docile and claimed she could make Qian Ran submit to her.

Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong urged Tang Ya to revive the Tang Sect, but Tang Ya rejected its obsolete teachings and condemned Tang San’s legacy. Qian Ran arrived and agreed with Tang Ya, leaving Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong confronted by an open challenge to their view of the Tang Sect.

• Xiao Wu summoned Tang Ya and offered to help restore the Tang Sect, but Tang Ya said she had no interest in rebuilding it or passing down its secret arts.
• Tang Wutong and Xiao Wu grew angry when Tang Ya called the Tang Sect’s teachings useless and criticized Tang San.
• Tang Ya argued that Tang San’s defeat of Spirit Hall had weakened restraints on Soul Masters and contributed to the slaughter of Soul Beasts.
• Qian Ran arrived and said he agreed with Tang Ya that the Tang Sect no longer needed to exist.

Qian Ran challenged Xiao Wu’s defense of Tang San and the Tang Sect, arguing that their legacy had failed both Soul Beasts and the continent. Xiao Wu was left shaken by the possibility that she and Tang San had neglected their responsibilities, while Qian Ran left with Tang Ya.

• Xiao Wu accused Qian Ran of leading Tang Ya astray and slandering Tang San, and Qian Ran defended his views on the Tang Sect and Spirit Hall.
• Qian Ran argued that Spirit Hall’s destruction had contributed to rampant Evil Soul Masters and mass Soul Beast slaughter, then questioned what Xiao Wu and Tang San had done to protect Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Wu realized the Star Dou Great Forest had shrunk to a third of its former size in ten thousand years and struggled to answer Qian Ran’s accusations.
• Qian Ran told Xiao Wu that powerful figures should not call themselves saviors while neglecting weaker beings, then returned to Tang Ya’s side.
• Tang Ya asked Qian Ran why Xiao Wu cared so much about Tang San and the Tang Sect, and he told her she would understand later.

Xiao Wu confronted the possibility that Tang San had neglected the Soul Beasts as their numbers declined, and Tang Wutong dismissed her concerns as Qian Ran’s manipulation. Tang Wutong then challenged Qian Ran and Tang Ya, declaring that she would lead the Tang Sect and restore its glory.

• Tang Wutong tried to comfort Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu admitted she had failed in her duty to the Soul Beasts and questioned whether Tang San cared about their survival.
• Xiao Wu reflected that unrestricted hunting had driven Soul Beasts toward extinction, while Tang San’s rule over the Douluo Continent kept other gods from seeing their plight.
• Tang Wutong decided Qian Ran had influenced Xiao Wu and ran after him, feeling proud that she herself was unaffected by his words.
• Tang Wutong confronted Qian Ran and Tang Ya on the sports field, defended Tang San and the Tang Sect, and announced that she would take over as its leader.
• Tang Wutong said she would lead the Tang Sect into the next Advanced Soul Master Tournament, growing angry when Qian Ran treated her declaration dismissively.

Tang Wutong explained that the next tournament would allow sects to compete, and vowed to restore the Tang Sect. Qian Ran revealed he would represent the Martial Soul Sect, also known as Spirit Hall, leaving Tang Wutong unsettled by his hidden power and possible connection to Qian Renxue.

• Tang Wutong told Qian Ran that the tournament would become the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament and allow sects to participate.
• Tang Wutong said she would lead the Tang Sect back to its former glory, while Qian Ran explained how the new format could weaken Shrek Academy.
• Qian Ran teased that he would try to eliminate Tang Wutong, then said he would compete for the Martial Soul Sect, or Spirit Hall.
• Tang Wutong questioned how Spirit Hall had survived and feared that Qian Renxue might still be alive.
• Tang Wutong felt that Qian Ran could see through her secrets and realized she knew very little about him.

Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao worried about Qian Ran’s influence as Tang Wutong went to confront him and check on Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er. Meanwhile, Qian Ran was taking seductive photos of Wu Ming, Zhu Lu, and Ma Xiaotao when Tang Wutong arrived.

• Xiao Wu feared Qian Renxue might still be alive and that she and Tang Wutong had been exposed to Qian Ran.
• Tang Wutong dismissed Huo Yuhao’s warnings and went alone to find Qian Ran, saying she wanted to see whether Wang Dong'er and Qiu'er were well.
• Xiao Wu reassured Huo Yuhao that Tang Wutong knew her limits and would not fall for a mortal man.
• Qian Ran gave Wu Ming, Zhu Lu, and Ma Xiaotao special attention as they posed for seductive photographs.
• Tang Wutong arrived while Qian Ran was with Wu Ming, Zhu Lu, and Ma Xiaotao.

Tang Wutong watched Qian Ran’s women and realized their beauty rivaled hers despite their mortal origins, suspecting Qian Ran’s influence had preserved and enhanced them. Qian Ran drew Zhu Lu close, while the women reflected on their places in his household and Tang Wutong’s arrival.

• Tang Wutong admired Zhu Lu’s figure and wondered how Qian Ran’s women remained so youthful and flawless.
• Tang Wutong recalled that Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er also looked young, and suspected Qian Ran had helped preserve their beauty.
• Qian Ran beckoned Zhu Lu over and held her by the waist as she straddled him.
• Wu Ming envied Zhu Lu, while Ma Xiaotao reminded her that Zhu Lu had joined Qian Ran earlier and ranked as her elder sister.
• Ma Xiaotao considered how Wang Dong'er’s standing had risen and noted that Tang Wutong looked almost identical to her.

Tang Wutong visited Wang Dong'er and learned about the women around Qian Ran, including their figures and his image-preserving Soul Tool. She left impressed by Qian Ran’s own inventions and began to see him as far more capable than she had thought.

• Tang Wutong visited Wang Dong'er, who noticed her envy of the other women’s figures and whispered a way to improve hers.
• Tang Wutong asked whether the women’s figures came from talent, and Wang Dong'er reassured her that she did not need to compete.
• Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao greeted Tang Wutong, and Wang Dong'er introduced her as her older sister from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wang Dong'er showed Tang Wutong photos taken with Qian Ran’s image-preserving Soul Tool and explained that he had invented it himself.
• Tang Wutong praised Qian Ran’s invention and reconsidered her belief that he was merely lucky, judging him far more capable than Huo Yuhao.

Tang Wutong learned from Wang Dong'er about Qian Ran's relationships and grew more interested in him while losing faith in Huo Yuhao. She ended the conversation furious and distressed at the prospect of marrying Huo Yuhao.

• Tang Wutong admitted she wanted to get close to Qian Ran to uncover his secrets, and Wang Dong'er teased her about liking him.
• Wang Dong'er told Tang Wutong that Qian Ran had taken other people's girlfriends and revealed that Huo Yun'er was his personal maid.
• Tang Wutong realized why Qian Ran had called Huo Yuhao his good son and condemned Huo Yuhao for failing to protect his mother.
• Wang Dong'er mocked Tang Wutong's relationship with Huo Yuhao and boasted that Qian Ran would eventually surpass Tang San.

Tang Wutong left Wang Dong'er in tears after learning Huo Yun'er loved Qian Ran willingly, and she lost what little interest she had in marrying Huo Yuhao. Back at Xiao Wu's office, Huo Yuhao mistook her tears for Qian Ran having bullied her and flew into a rage.

• Wang Dong'er told Tang Wutong that Huo Yun'er and Qian Ran loved each other, but Tang Wutong refused to believe her and stormed away.
• Wang Dong'er teased Qian Ran while Zhu Lu was with him, and Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao joined them.
• Tang Wutong returned to Xiao Wu's office in tears and said nothing as she collapsed onto Xiao Wu's lap.
• Huo Yuhao assumed Qian Ran had bullied Tang Wutong and angrily vowed to fight him.

Tang Wutong blamed Huo Yuhao for her humiliation and attacked his weakness, while Xiao Wu and Huo Yuhao challenged her behavior. After Tang Wutong brought up Qian Ran taking Huo Yun'er, Huo Yuhao was left furious and resentful toward Qian Ran.

• Tang Wutong denied that Qian Ran had bullied her and insulted Huo Yuhao, blaming him for her loss of confidence against Wang Dong'er.
• Xiao Wu scolded Tang Wutong for treating her fiancé so cruelly, and Huo Yuhao objected to being humiliated.
• Tang Wutong taunted Huo Yuhao for failing to confront Qian Ran or recover Huo Yun'er, leaving Huo Yuhao shocked that she knew about his mother.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Qian Ran was too powerful for him to defeat and that his mother had remained with Qian Ran.
• Tang Wutong threw a file at Huo Yuhao and ordered him out, while he brooded over his failures and blamed Qian Ran for ruining his relationship and taking his mother.

Tang Wutong learned that Huo Yun'er was in love with Qian Ran and asked Xiao Wu to help her end her engagement to Huo Yuhao. Wang Dong'er brought Tang Wutong to meet Huo Yun'er inside Qian Ran’s Mustard Seed Ring, where Tang Wutong was stunned by the small world’s rich environment.

• Xiao Wu learned that Huo Yun'er was Huo Yuhao’s birth mother and was now Qian Ran’s personal maid and lover.
• Tang Wutong told Xiao Wu that Dean Xian Lin'er and Dean Cai Mei'er were also involved with Qian Ran, then asked to break off her engagement to Huo Yuhao.
• Xiao Wu told Tang Wutong to be patient until they returned to the Divine Realm, while Tang Wutong realized Huo Yuhao’s fate was tied to Tang San’s plans.
• Tang Wutong asked Wang Dong'er to take her to see Huo Yun'er, and Wang Dong'er warned her to call her Sister Yun'er and mind her manners.
• Wang Dong'er took Tang Wutong into the Mustard Seed Ring, where Tang Wutong marveled at its complete ecosystem and abundant Heaven and Earth Essence.

Tang Wutong discovered that Qian Ran’s Mustard Seed Ring contained the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and a recreated version of its surrounding terrain. She asked Wang Dong'er for immortal herbs, but learned they had already been taken and that Huo Yun'er controlled the remaining medicinal herbs.

• Tang Wutong recognized the Mustard Seed Ring as a spatial divine artifact, and Wang Dong'er revealed that Qian Ran owned it.
• Wang Dong'er showed Tang Wutong the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well inside the ring, leaving Tang Wutong stunned that Qian Ran had moved the treasured land.
• Wang Dong'er said she had taken immortal herbs from the well and that Qian Ran had moved the surrounding mountains as well.
• Tang Wutong asked to take an immortal herb and offered to pay, but Wang Dong'er said they were gone and that Huo Yun'er managed the remaining medicinal herbs.
• Tang Wutong grew angry that Qian Ran had claimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for himself.

Tang Wutong visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Wang Dong'er and learned that Qian Ran had made it into a luxurious retreat staffed by talented maids. She remained wary of Wang Dong'er’s knowledge and was shocked by the extent of Qian Ran’s indulgent lifestyle.

• Tang Wutong recalled that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belonged to the Tang Family and wondered how Qian Ran had found it despite its concealment.
• Wang Qiu'er appeared in her Three-Eyed Golden Lion form, and Wang Dong'er introduced Tang Wutong to her before Qiu'er left.
• Wang Dong'er teased Tang Wutong about having discovered something, frightening her before laughing and calming her down.
• Tang Wutong observed the maids and learned from Wang Dong'er that Huo Yun'er managed them and ranked them by status, talent, and obedience.
• Tang Wutong condemned Qian Ran’s lavish arrangement and asked Wang Dong'er whether she was jealous of his many women.

Tang Wutong visited Huo Yun'er to find out whether Qian Ran was forcing her to stay, but Huo Yun'er angrily rejected the accusation and slapped her. Tang Wutong left the encounter in tears, blaming Huo Yuhao for dragging her down.

• Wang Dong'er brought Tang Wutong to Huo Yun'er's office and introduced her as Huo Yuhao's girlfriend.
• Tang Wutong asked Wang Dong'er to leave so she could speak to Huo Yun'er alone.
• Huo Yun'er rejected Tang Wutong's familiar address and told her to call her Steward Huo or Head maid.
• Tang Wutong quietly asked whether Qian Ran was forcing Huo Yun'er to stay and offered to rescue her.
• Huo Yun'er slapped Tang Wutong and warned her not to question her feelings for Qian Ran again.
• Tang Wutong unleashed her Martial Soul but, unable to challenge Huo Yun'er, cried and cursed the Huo family.

Tang Wutong confronted Huo Yun'er about her relationship with Qian Ran, but Huo Yun'er defended her devotion to him and slapped Tang Wutong. After Wang Dong'er mocked and scolded her, Tang Wutong resolved never to marry Huo Yuhao and began considering how she might use Qian Ran to gain power and independence.

• Huo Yun'er told Tang Wutong she willingly followed Qian Ran and would welcome her joining them, then defended her feelings for him.
• Wang Dong'er arrived, saw Tang Wutong's slap mark, and hid her amusement while Huo Yun'er departed.
• Tang Wutong accused Wang Dong'er of laughing at her, and Wang Dong'er blamed her for provoking Huo Yun'er.
• Wang Dong'er teased Tang Wutong about marrying Huo Yuhao, and Tang Wutong firmly vowed she would never marry him.
• Tang Wutong recognized Qian Ran's power and resolved to pursue him so she could gain power and escape her father's control.

Tang Wutong approached Qian Ran to ask for help killing Huo Yuhao, explaining that her family forced her to be with him and that she wanted to escape the arrangement. She offered to become Qian Ran’s wife in exchange, leaving him to consider her startling proposal.

• Tang Wutong visited Qian Ran dressed in black and asked what he thought of her, but he teased her by saying he thought little of her.
• Tang Wutong demanded to know why Qian Ran liked Wang Dong'er but not her, and he said her overbearing personality put him off.
• Tang Wutong proposed that Qian Ran help her kill Huo Yuhao because she disliked him and felt trapped by her family’s plans.
• Qian Ran asked what he would gain from helping her, and Tang Wutong offered to become his wife.

Tang Wutong offered to become Qian Ran’s wife if he killed Huo Yuhao, but Qian Ran insisted she begin as his maid and demanded proof of her sincerity first. He pulled her into his arms and began collecting interest, leaving Tang Wutong blushing but willing to continue under strict limits.

• Tang Wutong urged Qian Ran to kill Huo Yuhao and said she would marry him, explaining that she despised her fiancé.
• Qian Ran said Tang Wutong would have to start as his personal maid because they lacked feelings for each other.
• Tang Wutong agreed to become a maid but said their deal would only take effect after Qian Ran killed Huo Yuhao.
• Qian Ran refused to trust her promise and pulled Tang Wutong into his arms to collect interest first.
• Tang Wutong accepted the intimacy but told Qian Ran not to put his hands inside her clothes.

Qian Ran teased Tang Wutong and took intimate liberties with her, and she gradually gave in to the attraction between them. After their first kiss, he called her only qualified to be his personal maid, leaving her annoyed and wondering whether he meant her temper.

• Qian Ran teased the inexperienced Tang Wutong and began touching her while she struggled between embarrassment and pleasure.
• Tang Wutong relaxed in Qian Ran's arms and responded when he kissed her passionately.
• Tang Wutong pushed Qian Ran away after they parted and asked whether he was satisfied.
• Qian Ran said Tang Wutong was only qualified to be his personal maid because her temper might be hard to endure.
• Tang Wutong realized Qian Ran was referring to her temper and privately thought she was already gentle around him.