Chapter Summaries

Qian Ran returned from the Star Dou Great Forest and reunited with Huo Yun'er, while Huo Yuhao came home and discovered him inside. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao peeking through the door, furious and helpless as he feared Qian Ran would go too far.

• Qian Ran and Qian Renxue left the Star Dou Great Forest, then parted ways, with Qian Renxue returning to the Star Luo Empire.
• Huo Yun'er refused to leave Huo Yuhao and continued to resent him, while Huo Yuhao felt relieved during Qian Ran's absence.
• Qian Ran contacted Huo Yun'er through his Communication Soul Tool and went to see her when he returned to Shrek City.
• Qian Ran embraced Huo Yun'er, and they talked about her wedding dress before kissing.
• Huo Yuhao returned from school, heard Qian Ran inside, and quietly opened the door to look in.

Huo Yuhao discovered Qian Ran and Huo Yun'er kissing and learned they were going to take wedding photos, leaving him scrambling to keep them from being alone together. He reluctantly called Qian Ran “Dad” and followed them.

• Huo Yuhao saw Huo Yun'er kissing Qian Ran and realized their relationship had become intimate.
• Qian Ran told Huo Yuhao that he and Huo Yun'er were taking wedding photos and that he would become his stepdad.
• Huo Yun'er said she cared most about Qian Ran and told Huo Yuhao to call him Dad.
• Huo Yuhao insisted on joining them, claiming he could operate Qian Ran's picture-taking Soul Tool.
• Qian Ran and Huo Yun'er started to leave, and Huo Yuhao called Qian Ran “Dad” before hurrying after them.

Qian Ran staged wedding photos with Huo Yun'er while Huo Yuhao watched, then Huo Yuhao accused him of hypnotizing her and attacked. Huo Yun'er declared her devotion to Qian Ran, leaving Huo Yuhao devastated.

• Qian Ran and Huo Yun'er changed into wedding clothes, and Huo Yuhao reluctantly took their photos.
• Qian Ran posed intimately with Huo Yun'er, who called him "Master," and Huo Yuhao concluded that Qian Ran had hypnotized her.
• Huo Yuhao attacked Qian Ran with his Soul Tools and demanded that he release Huo Yun'er.
• Qian Ran denied using hypnosis and asked Huo Yun'er whether she would leave him with Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yun'er said she wanted to stay with Qian Ran forever and called herself his dog.

Qian Ran humiliated Huo Yuhao, told him he would take Huo Yun'er away, and left with her. After lying in despair until morning, Huo Yuhao renewed his resolve to kill Qian Ran and sought help from Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect to rescue his mother.

• Qian Ran kicked and stomped Huo Yuhao, mocked him as worse than a dog, and refused to kill him.
• Qian Ran told Huo Yuhao it might be his last chance to see Huo Yun'er and said he would take her to live with him.
• Qian Ran carried Huo Yun'er away while Huo Yuhao lay helplessly on the floor through the night.
• Huo Yuhao got up the next day and vowed to kill Qian Ran and his family.
• Huo Yuhao decided to seek help from Tang San through the Clear Sky Sect and rescue Huo Yun'er before she became pregnant.

Qian Ran spent his remaining days before leaving for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy visiting the women and enjoying their company. He left Yan Shaozhe worried about Cai Mei'er and continued hanging wedding photos with the women in their homes.

• Huo Yuhao returned home, saw Qian Ran and Huo Yun'er's wedding photos, and tore them down in anger.
• Qian Ran arranged for Huo Yun'er to live inside the Mustard Seed Ring and spent his remaining time with the women before his exchange studies.
• Qian Ran visited Cai Mei'er with Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya, gave them bunny girl outfits, and later ate a meal prepared by Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Qian Ran to stay for Cai Mei'er, but Qian Ran reassured him and prepared to leave for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Qian Ran took wedding photos with Cai Mei'er, Xian Lin'er, and Zhou Yi, and the women displayed them in their homes.

Qian Ran tested Fan Yu’s loyalty before giving him Level 9 Soul Engineer books, then left Shrek City with Cai Mei’er’s group for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. He departed exhausted after a night with his sweethearts, leaving Cai Mei’er worried about his health.

• Zhou Yi made Fan Yu eat food from the floor to prove his loyalty to Qian Ran, and Qian Ran gave him books on Level 9 Soul Engineer theory.
• After Qian Ran left, Zhou Yi explained that she had humiliated Fan Yu to keep Qian Ran from killing him.
• Two days later, Qian Ran left Shrek City with Cai Mei’er and the Soul Tool Department students heading to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Qian Ran’s sweethearts tearfully saw him off after spending the night with him, leaving him exhausted.
• Cai Mei’er asked Qian Ran if he was all right during the flight, and his answer alarmed her.

Qian Ran and the Shrek Academy students arrived in the Sun Moon Empire for their exchange at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After Jing Hongchen brought them to Mingdu, Lin Jiayi welcomed them and began arranging their stay.

• Cai Mei'er led the Shrek students to a hotel in Maple Leaf City, then took Qian Ran aside to check on him.
• Qian Ran asked Xiao Hongchen about Meng Hongchen, and Xiao warned him not to pursue her because she would soon have a fiancé.
• Jing Hongchen saw Qian Ran's Level 7 Soul Engineer badge and was stunned by his rank.
• Jing Hongchen used a Flying Soul Tool to carry the group to Mingdu, where they landed at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Lin Jiayi introduced himself, explained the academy's arrangements, and gave the Shrek students maps and daily necessities.

Qian Ran astonished the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with extraordinary physical, strength, and reaction test results, prompting Lin Jiayi to report them to Jing Hongchen. Afterward, Huo Yuhao confronted Qian Ran, who taunted him by bringing up Yun'er.

• Lin Jiayi led the Shrek students through physical testing, and the other students’ measurements impressed him.
• Qian Ran’s scan revealed Soul Douluo-level physical measurements despite his young age, then malfunctioned before completing the assessment.
• Qian Ran smashed the strength-testing instrument with a rank-eighty-nine punch and flawlessly passed the sixteen-square reaction test.
• Lin Jiayi arranged dormitories for the students and hurried to report Qian Ran’s results to Jing Hongchen.
• Huo Yuhao sneered at Qian Ran for showing off on Sun Moon Empire territory, and Qian Ran taunted him about Yun'er.

Lin Jiayi reported Qian Ran’s astonishing test results and golden dragon martial soul to Jing Hongchen, who decided to consider a plan to obtain Qian Ran’s bloodline for the Sun Moon Empire. He told Lin Jiayi of the scheme, leaving him stunned by its audacity.

• Jing Hongchen asked Lin Jiayi how Qian Ran had performed at the academy’s tests.
• Lin Jiayi reported that fourteen-year-old Qian Ran had rank fifty-eight cultivation, Soul Douluo-level measurements, and reached the test’s limit.
• Lin Jiayi said Qian Ran’s second martial soul appeared to be a strength-attribute golden dragon rather than the Ice Dragon listed in the academy’s intelligence.
• Jing Hongchen reflected on Meng Hongchen’s attachment to Qian Ran and recognized why she had chosen to remain at the academy.
• Jing Hongchen considered Elder Ma’s proposal to borrow Qian Ran’s bloodline and build a powerful martial soul family for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jing Hongchen explained his plan to Lin Jiayi, who was stunned by it.

Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi devised a study companion program to bring Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy girls close to Qian Ran, hoping to acquire his powerful Martial Soul bloodline. Xu Tianran then arranged for Qian Ran to share an instructor with Ju Zi, intending to make him a possible father of the imperial heir.

• Lin Jiayi proposed using a student companion program to draw Qian Ran toward loyal, outstanding girls while appearing welcoming to Shrek Academy.
• Jing Hongchen approved the plan and assigned boys and less attractive girls to the other Shrek students to maintain appearances.
• Xu Tianran reviewed Qian Ran's records and recognized the potential value of his Martial Soul bloodline to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran considered making Qian Ran the father of the future imperial heir because he could not father children himself.
• Xu Tianran summoned Lin Jiayi and arranged for Qian Ran to have the same instructor as Ju Zi.

Xuan Ziwen tested Qian Ran’s Soul Engineer skills and was stunned when he produced a Core Array beyond Level 7 standards. As Xuan Ziwen brought him to the laboratory, Qian Ran eagerly anticipated meeting Ju Zi, and found her there looking sleepy and beautiful.

• Lin Jiayi showed Xuan Ziwen Qian Ran’s test results, and Xuan Ziwen was astonished by the fourteen-year-old’s achievements.
• Xuan Ziwen tested Qian Ran by asking him to make a Core Array for a Level 7 Soul Tool.
• Qian Ran quickly engraved a Core Array that Xuan Ziwen judged to be at Level 8 complexity, and Xuan Ziwen accepted him as a remarkable talent.
• Xuan Ziwen led Qian Ran to the laboratory while Qian Ran thought eagerly about meeting Ju Zi.
• Xuan Ziwen opened the laboratory door, and Qian Ran saw Ju Zi standing inside, still hazy with sleep.

Qian Ran arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s laboratory and met Ju Zi, Keke, and other students. He learned that the academy was offering generous rewards to students who served as study companions for the Shrek exchange students, and he considered taking advantage of the arrangement.

• Xuan Ziwen introduced Qian Ran to Ju Zi and asked her to advise him about the laboratory.
• Ju Zi left to eat, while Xuan Ziwen explained her talent as a Level 5 Soul Engineer and then departed.
• Ju Zi returned with Keke and two male students, and Keke confronted Qian Ran about being from Shrek Academy.
• Keke explained that the academy was recruiting good-looking students, especially girls, to help the exchange students with their studies and daily lives.
• Qian Ran learned that successful study companions could earn substantial academic credits and a chance to enter Mingde Hall, and he considered accepting the perks.

Qian Ran faced down Ju Zi, Keke, and two other Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students, who attacked him with Soul Tools. He revealed the terrifying pressure of his Soul Bones, leaving them helpless and shocked by how far his strength surpassed theirs.

• Qian Ran dismissed Jing Hongchen’s scheme and said the academy’s arrangements had nothing to do with him.
• A tall student fired a Soul Cannon at Qian Ran, but Qian Ran dodged it with ease.
• Qian Ran released an oppressive force, and the four students attacked him together with Soul Tools while Ju Zi threw her orange projectiles.
• Qian Ran dodged their barrage without being harmed, though their attacks damaged the laboratory.
• Qian Ran unleashed the Ferocious Beast presences of his three Soul Bones, froze the four students in fear, and forced them to their knees.

Qian Ran overwhelmed Ju Zi, Keke, and two other Soul Engineer students, leaving them to repair the wrecked laboratory while he disappeared without opening the door. The students were left shaken and curious about his abilities, and Keke decided she wanted to become his study companion.

• Qian Ran told Ju Zi, Keke, and the two boys to repair the laboratory and pay for the damage, while Xuan Ziwen ordered them to restore it within a week using their own money.
• Xuan Ziwen left after hearing what had happened, and Qian Ran warned the students to finish cleaning before he returned.
• As the students cleaned, they wondered how Qian Ran had evaded their Soul Tools and subdued them without seeming to use any of his own.
• Keke noticed Qian Ran had vanished, and Ju Zi confirmed the laboratory door had not opened, frightening the group into wondering if he was a ghost.
• Keke declared that she would sign up to be Qian Ran's study companion so she could learn from him, leaving Ju Zi and the others speechless.
• Qian Ran went to the space inside his Mustard Seed Ring to spend time with the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, and Little Maid.

Qian Ran checked his rewards, including bloodline mutation potions and a human brain computer plan, then discovered Keke and several top students had been assigned to care for him. He agreed to let them stay and gave Keke his room key so they could make copies.

• Qian Ran checked his system rewards and found plant-type bloodline mutation potions and a human brain computer construction plan.
• Qian Ran decided to save the mutation potions for Ju Zi rather than immediately use them on the immortal herbs.
• Qian Ran returned to his dormitory and found Keke and several other female students waiting outside.
• Keke explained that the academy had selected them to care for Qian Ran and that the assignment offered credits and other rewards.
• Qian Ran agreed to let the girls stay and handed Keke his room key so they could make copies.

Qian Ran met Nana, a student from the Practical Soul Tool Department whose parents' souls had been imprisoned by the Holy Spirit Cult. After Nana begged him for help, Qian Ran agreed to free her parents and said he could let them appear at her side again.

• Keke investigated Qian Ran's background, realized how extraordinary his talent was, and hurried back to tell Ju Zi about him.
• After the others left, Qian Ran called Nana out of hiding and invited her into his dormitory to talk.
• Nana revealed that she had come to ask Qian Ran, the Six-Winged Angel, to save her parents' souls from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Nana recounted how the Holy Spirit Cult had taken her away and used her parents' imprisoned souls to force her obedience.
• Qian Ran agreed to help Nana free her parents and said he could let them appear beside her again.

Nana begged Qian Ran to rescue her parents’ imprisoned souls, and he claimed he could restore them to life with his Soul Skill. After revealing his power could appear both evil and holy, Qian Ran left Nana believing he was her only hope, and she offered herself to persuade him to help.

• Qian Ran told Nana that her parents’ souls could be given new life through his power.
• Qian Ran displayed a terrifying evil presence, then replaced it with a holy aura, and told Nana he wielded an Evil Soul Master’s power as a light-type Soul Master.
• Nana concluded that Qian Ran could oppose the Holy Spirit Cult and rescue her parents’ souls.
• Nana knelt before Qian Ran, offered to serve as his slave or maid, and began undressing.
• When Qian Ran did not answer, Nana gritted her teeth and tried to please him, believing her chastity was all she could offer.

Qian Ran stopped Nana from offering herself to him while she was grieving, but promised to help free her parents’ souls from the Holy Spirit Cult. Nana stayed the night to serve him, and Qian Ran considered making her captain of his Maid Corps’ Soul Engineer Team.

• Qian Ran stopped Nana from undressing and warned her that accepting his help would make her his for life.
• Nana agreed to whatever Qian Ran wanted in exchange for his help, and he promised to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult and make her willingly submit to him afterward.
• Qian Ran told Nana to dress and said they could leave for the Holy Spirit Cult outpost the next morning.
• Nana asked to stay overnight and serve Qian Ran, and he agreed.
• Nana changed Qian Ran’s shoes and prepared hot water, prompting him to consider her as captain of his Maid Corps’ Soul Engineer Team.

Qian Ran accompanied Nana to a Holy Spirit Cult outpost in Mingdu and began clearing its Holy Altar. After killing several cult members, he faced the Grand Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit as Nana watched from a distance.

• Qian Ran gained the [Gate of the Undead] Soul Skill and paired it with [Undead Legion].
• Qian Ran and Nana left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and followed Nana's directions to the Holy Spirit Cult's courtyard.
• Qian Ran burned the black-clad doorkeeper to ashes and quickly killed several Holy Spirit Cult elites.
• The Grand Holy Spirit and Second Holy Spirit confronted Qian Ran after sensing the intruder, and Nana identified them as the Holy Altar's strongest members.
• The Second Holy Spirit attacked Qian Ran while the Grand Holy Spirit summoned six skeletons from a cracked wall.

Qian Ran killed the First and Second Holy Spirits and absorbed the resentful spirits into his Undead Legion after Nana chose to trust him with them. He brought Nana through a Gate of the Undead to his small plane, where he offered to keep her parents safe.

• Qian Ran killed the Second Holy Spirit with a punch and burned him to ash with Holy Flame.
• The First Holy Spirit released resentful spirits from his soul banner, but Qian Ran killed him with a slap and took the banner.
• Qian Ran gave Nana the choice to purify the resentful spirits or let them join his Undead Legion, and Nana chose to trust him.
• Qian Ran used the Angel Imprint to immobilize and absorb more than four hundred resentful spirits into his Undead Legion.
• Qian Ran took Nana through a Gate of the Undead and explained that he could keep her parents safe in his small plane.