Chapter Summaries

Zhu Ying brought eight young women from the Zhu Family to serve Qian Ran, who transported them into the Mustard Seed Ring and placed them under Huo Yun'er’s management. The new arrivals learned that the ring’s cultivation environment had greatly benefited the Dai Family maids, and Yu Rou took them to the Training Room to learn its rules.

• Zhu Ying brought Qian Ran to meet eight Zhu Family women who would serve him.
• Qian Ran used the Mustard Seed Ring to bring Zhu Ying and the eight women into its now-beautiful inner world.
• Huo Yun'er welcomed the newcomers and accepted Qian Ran’s instruction to manage them.
• Huo Yun'er summoned six Dai Family maids, whose cultivation had risen by at least five levels in less than half a year.
• Zhu Ying explained the ring’s benefits, and the Zhu Family women agreed to behave themselves.
• Huo Yun'er assigned Yu Rou and the Dai Family maids to take the newcomers to the Training Room and teach them the rules.

After reuniting with Ju Zi, Qian Ran sensed two powerful figures nearby and confronted Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao. The Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders questioned him, while Ye Xishui became interested in recruiting him and Long Xiaoyao marveled at his carefree romantic life.

• Zhu Ying reluctantly left Qian Ran after spending time with him, and Xu Tianran stopped worrying once he learned Qian Ran had returned to Mingdu.
• Keke noticed the relationship between Qian Ran and Ju Zi and was pleased that they might stay together after graduation.
• Qian Ran sensed a powerful presence near the laboratory, left Ju Zi and Keke, and called out the hidden figure.
• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao emerged through a spatial rift, and Qian Ran recognized them as the Holy Spirit Cult’s two Limit Douluo powerhouses.
• Qian Ran explained that he had sensed Ye Xishui as an Evil Soul Master, while Ye Xishui admired his composure and considered making him her disciple.
• Long Xiaoyao questioned how Qian Ran could keep indulging in women despite his dangerous situation and privately envied the affection he received.

Qian Ran met with Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, who questioned him about Spirit Hall, Mu En's death, and the Angel God's inheritance. Ye Xishui focused on whether the Martial Soul Sect still possessed a path to Godhood, leaving her ambitions centered on that divine inheritance.

• Qian Ran persuaded Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui to take their discussion to a restaurant, where Long Xiaoyao examined Qian Ran and marveled at his vitality.
• Qian Ran told Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui that he had absorbed the continent's only piece of life gold.
• Ye Xishui asked whether the Martial Soul Sect was Spirit Hall, and Qian Ran confirmed it while explaining that it was weaker than the ancient Spirit Hall.
• Qian Ran explained that Mu En had attacked him because he feared Qian Ran would target Bei Bei, and Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui accepted his account.
• Ye Xishui asked whether the Martial Soul Sect still possessed the Angel God's inheritance, revealing her interest in a route to Godhood.

Qian Ran explained to Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao that godhood inheritances on the Douluo Continent had effectively been closed off and that connections controlled who could ascend. He proposed overthrowing the Divine Realm to create a fairer order, while Ye Xishui remained determined to find a way to become a god.

• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao asked Qian Ran about the possibility of inheriting a god's legacy.
• Qian Ran explained that the old Divine Positions were unavailable and blamed the Divine Realm's restrictions and Tang San's influence for blocking the continent's path to godhood.
• Ye Xishui asked whether any chance remained, and Qian Ran said that those without connections were generally limited to becoming Limit Douluos.
• Qian Ran proposed overthrowing the Divine Realm, and Long Xiaoyao questioned how they could challenge the gods or create new Divine Positions.
• Qian Ran described the difficult requirements for creating a Divine Position, leaving Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao shaken.
• Ye Xishui resolved to keep pursuing godhood and suspected that Qian Ran knew other ways to attain it.

After Ye Xishui left, Long Xiaoyao asked Qian Ran about his plans and sought a way to restore Ye Xishui’s youthful beauty. Qian Ran traded him pills for Long Xiaoyao’s treasures and promised more in exchange for Level 9 Soul Tools, leaving Long Xiaoyao eager to give the pills to Ye Xishui.

• Ye Xishui left after asking Qian Ran about the Martial Soul Sect, while Long Xiaoyao stayed to question him about his claims of challenging the gods.
• Qian Ran said he intended to start his own venture and asked Long Xiaoyao whether he wanted to join, but Long Xiaoyao declined.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Qian Ran’s success with women, and Qian Ran offered to make Ye Xishui happier with a pill that could restore her looks.
• Long Xiaoyao gave Qian Ran his storage ring in exchange for the Snow-Beauty Pill, and Qian Ran added a Youth-Restoring Pill.
• Qian Ran offered Long Xiaoyao two more pills if he obtained several Level 9 Soul Tools, and Long Xiaoyao left with the pills for Ye Xishui.

Long Xiaoyao gave Ye Xishui two pills from Qian Ran that could restore her youthful appearance, and she refined them overnight. She returned to the beauty of her youth and wondered how Qian Ran had achieved such an impossible transformation.

• Long Xiaoyao told Ye Xishui that Qian Ran had given him two pills to restore her appearance, and she accepted them with gratitude.
• Ye Xishui said she had spies watching Qian Ran around the academy and that he would not be allowed to leave Mingdu without her permission.
• Long Xiaoyao guarded Ye Xishui as she returned to the Holy Spirit Cult and refined the pills overnight.
• Ye Xishui saw in the mirror that she had regained the appearance she had possessed at the peak of her beauty and felt her body had grown younger.
• Ye Xishui recalled how her past with Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Old Ghost Zhongli had led her to become an Evil Soul Master, then wondered how Qian Ran's pills could have restored her so completely.

Ye Xishui regained her youthful appearance and vitality after taking Qian Ran’s pills, while Qian Ran advanced to Soul Emperor and taught Keke, Ju Zi, and Meng Hongchen advanced Soul Engineer knowledge. Keke and Ju Zi earned Level 6 Soul Engineer badges and welcomed Qian Ran to celebrate.

• Ye Xishui’s body grew younger after the pills, and Long Xiaoyao rejoiced at seeing her restored beauty and learning she might live more than fifty years longer.
• Ye Xishui agreed to make Level 9 Soul Tools for Qian Ran, who had given her the pills.
• Qian Ran broke through to Soul Emperor after condensing his cultivation, less than half a year after reaching Soul King.
• Qian Ran taught Keke, Ju Zi, and Meng Hongchen advanced Soul Engineer knowledge and guided their work in the laboratory.
• Keke and Ju Zi earned Level 6 Soul Engineer badges, and Keke welcomed Qian Ran when he arrived.

Qian Ran shared his Soul Engineer knowledge with Keke, Ju Zi, and Meng Hongchen, then showed them an animated love story through his Spiritual Power. The story left Meng Hongchen reflecting intensely on her feelings for him.

• Keke teased Qian Ran about congratulating her and the others on earning Level 6 Soul Engineer badges.
• Ju Zi welcomed Qian Ran to a hot pot meal, while Meng Hongchen struggled with feeling like an outsider among his close companions.
• Qian Ran explained that he could share knowledge directly and offered to teach the girls how to temper their Spiritual Power.
• Qian Ran transmitted an animated love story into the three girls' minds, captivating them with its romance.
• Meng Hongchen's feelings for Qian Ran grew more intense after watching the story, making him uncomfortable under her gaze.

Qian Ran urged Keke and Ju Zi to focus on cultivation after helping them with their Soul Tool studies, then thanked Meng Hongchen for her trust and guidance. Outside the academy, Meng Hongchen changed into a revealing outfit and asked Qian Ran to shield her.

• Keke, Ju Zi, and the others praised Qian Ran for his storytelling, and he comforted them before urging Keke and Ju Zi to cultivate instead of relying on pills.
• Qian Ran explained that cultivation mattered more than Soul Tool research, and Keke and Ju Zi agreed to spend more time cultivating.
• Meng Hongchen thanked Qian Ran for teaching her, and he reassured her that he trusted her with his secrets.
• Meng Hongchen nestled in Qian Ran's arms as they left the academy, while onlookers avoided interrupting them.
• Meng Hongchen pulled Qian Ran into a quiet alley, asked him to shield her, and changed beneath her uniform into a short skirt and low-necked blouse with sheer tights.

Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen spent time together as she discussed her grandfather’s matchmaking plans with Huo Yuhao and reaffirmed her feelings for Qian Ran. The chapter ended with Meng Hongchen growing embarrassed when Qian Ran held her feet and she worried that her stockings had become dirty and sweaty.

• Meng Hongchen changed into black stockings and white high-heeled sandals, and Qian Ran praised her appearance.
• Meng Hongchen asked whether Qian Ran liked her feet, and he admitted that he did.
• Meng Hongchen told Qian Ran that her grandfather had encouraged her to meet Huo Yuhao, but she had no interest in him.
• Qian Ran offered to go with Meng Hongchen, then held and stroked her feet as they sat together.
• Meng Hongchen blushed and tried to pull away because she feared her stockings were dirty and sweaty after their walk.

Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen grew intimate, and Meng Hongchen asked him to make their relationship definite. As they kissed, she noticed that Qian Ran had grown much heavier, prompting him to suspect his body was evolving as his cultivation increased.

• Qian Ran removed Meng Hongchen's sandals, teased her about her feet, and kissed her passionately.
• Meng Hongchen asked Qian Ran to take her, but he promised to wait for a more proper setting for her first time.
• Qian Ran continued kissing Meng Hongchen while she rested her legs on his shoulders.
• Meng Hongchen noticed Qian Ran had become much heavier, and he recalled that Keke, Ju Zi, and Nana had noticed the same change.
• Qian Ran suspected his body was undergoing another evolution, which could make him too heavy for anyone below Soul Emperor to withstand.

Qian Ran parted from Meng Hongchen after an intimate encounter, then faced Ye Xishui, who had witnessed them and was angered by his behavior. Ye Xishui asked him for two more pills for Long Xiaoyao, offering resources from Long Xiaoyao’s storage ring in exchange.

• Qian Ran stopped tormenting Meng Hongchen when passersby made the secluded spot less private, and Meng Hongchen worried about whether she could handle their future intimacy.
• Ye Xishui watched Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen together and grew indignant at Qian Ran’s flirtatious behavior.
• Qian Ran sensed Ye Xishui nearby and called out to her after parting from Meng Hongchen.
• Ye Xishui confronted Qian Ran, and he cautiously denied having any problem with her.
• Ye Xishui asked Qian Ran for two pills for Long Xiaoyao and offered resources from Long Xiaoyao’s storage ring as payment.

Qian Ran negotiated compensation from Ye Xishui for her share of the pills, then watched her reveal her rejuvenated appearance. The chapter ended with him admiring the striking contrast between her youthful face and mature figure and considering giving the pills to other women.

• Ye Xishui demanded Qian Ran give her goods for free, but Qian Ran argued that Long Xiaoyao had only traded for one Snow-Beauty Pill and that he had given Long a Youth-Restoring Pill for free.
• Ye Xishui agreed to make Qian Ran several Level 9 Soul Tools, and he told her his requirements.
• Qian Ran asked to see Ye Xishui after the pills restored her youthful appearance, and she removed her robe to show him.
• Qian Ran admired Ye Xishui's gentle young face, mature figure, and cold bearing, then considered giving Snow-Beauty Pills to Zhu Ying, Cai Mei'er, and Xian Lin'er.

After Ye Xishui left, Qian Ran weighed whether to pursue her and then organized his newly acquired treasures and resources. He added the Bright Phoenix and Zhu Family women to the Mustard Seed Ring, where they joined the growing community around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Qian Ran admired Ye Xishui's restored beauty but decided not to pursue her without a sure chance of success.
• Qian Ran released the Bright Phoenix into the Mustard Seed Ring, where the Ice Empress and Snow Empress accepted the new Soul Beast.
• Qian Ran gave the resources from Long Xiaoyao to Huo Yun'er for the Maid Corps to use in cultivation.
• Qian Ran met the women Zhu Ying had sent, and they quickly adapted to life in the Mustard Seed Ring.
• Qian Ran watched fourteen maids train at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and admired their beauty and cultivation prospects.

Meng Hongchen showed Jing Hongchen how much her soul engineering knowledge had improved after learning from Qian Ran, and Jing Hongchen agreed to stop pushing her toward Huo Yuhao. The chapter ended with Qian Ran visiting Meng Hongchen at home after Jing Hongchen lifted his restrictions.

• Jing Hongchen questioned Meng Hongchen about skipping class, then tested her knowledge of Level 6 and Level 7 soul engineering and was astonished by her answers.
• Meng Hongchen told Jing Hongchen she disliked Huo Yuhao and asked him to stop letting Huo Yuhao bother her, and Jing Hongchen agreed.
• Meng Hongchen told Qian Ran that Jing Hongchen had stopped restricting their relationship, and Qian Ran considered how to win Jing Hongchen over further.
• Qian Ran used the key Meng Hongchen had given him to enter her home and found her in her bedroom after she had finished bathing.

Meng Hongchen tried to seduce Qian Ran in her bedroom and agreed she wanted to become his woman, but Huo Yuhao interrupted them. He confronted her about going to Qian Ran’s laboratory, and she rejected him and called him an unfilial son.

• Meng Hongchen teased Qian Ran while looking for clothes, and he pulled her onto the bed when she agreed to be with him.
• A knock interrupted them, and Meng Hongchen angrily identified the visitor as Huo Yuhao.
• Meng Hongchen opened the door, and Huo Yuhao anxiously asked whether she had gone to Qian Ran’s laboratory.
• Huo Yuhao challenged Meng Hongchen’s feelings for Qian Ran and warned that she was aiding Mingde Hall’s enemy.
• Meng Hongchen defended Qian Ran, compared him favorably to Huo Yuhao, and called Huo Yuhao an unfilial son.

Huo Yuhao confronted Qian Ran and accused him of abusing the Study Companion policy, while worrying about his mother, Huo Yun'er. Meng Hongchen defended Qian Ran and reaffirmed that she preferred him, leaving Huo Yuhao furious and humiliated.

• Huo Yuhao saw Meng Hongchen with Qian Ran and grew angry that she favored Qian Ran despite his own talents and background.
• Meng Hongchen asked Qian Ran what had happened between him and Huo Yuhao, making Huo Yuhao worry she might learn about Huo Yun'er.
• Huo Yuhao accused Qian Ran of turning the academy's Study Companion policy into a tool for his pleasure.
• Meng Hongchen said she knew about Qian Ran's Study Companions and defended his popularity as proof of his appeal.
• Huo Yuhao glared at Qian Ran while Meng Hongchen insisted she had chosen the right person.

Huo Yuhao confronted Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen over Huo Yun’er, but Meng Hongchen defended Qian Ran and drove Huo Yuhao away. Afterward, Meng Hongchen led Qian Ran to bed, where she shyly offered herself to him.

• Huo Yuhao challenged Meng Hongchen about choosing Qian Ran, and Qian Ran privately provoked him by claiming Huo Yun’er would soon give him a little sister.
• Meng Hongchen kicked Huo Yuhao out after he insulted Qian Ran, and Huo Yuhao left vowing to make her regret it.
• Meng Hongchen asked Qian Ran about his connection to Huo Yuhao’s mother, and Qian Ran said she was his personal maid.
• Meng Hongchen took Qian Ran to bed, undressed to her lingerie, and lay facedown, telling him to do as he pleased while she pretended to sleep.

Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen became intimate, and the system rewarded him with Enlightenment Tea that could help Limit Douluo comprehend laws and potentially attain godhood through the system. Qian Ran considered how the tea could let him build a rival group of gods and give him leverage over powerful figures such as Ye Xishui.

• Meng Hongchen eagerly kissed Qian Ran, happy to become one of his wives.
• The system announced that Qian Ran had conquered Meng Hongchen and awarded him one jin of Enlightenment Tea.
• Qian Ran learned the tea could help Limit Douluo comprehend laws and that the system could confer godhood through its own channel.
• Qian Ran reasoned that the system might let him create a group of gods outside the Divine Realm's control.
• Qian Ran imagined using the Enlightenment Tea to make Ye Xishui yield to him.

Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen emerged together after becoming intimate, while Jing Hongchen worried about his granddaughter’s attachment to him and learned that Qian Ran’s pills were exceptionally valuable and hard to reproduce. Jing Hongchen ultimately decided not to investigate the pills further and resolved to encourage Meng Hongchen to get more wealth from Qian Ran.

• Meng Hongchen felt insecure when Qian Ran seemed distracted, then tried harder to please him as he reassured her and joined her in the bathroom.
• Jing Hongchen saw Qian Ran and Meng Hongchen emerge together and worried that Meng Hongchen would be heartbroken if Qian Ran became the empire’s enemy and died.
• Lin Jiayi reported that Qian Ran’s pills used precious herbs, had strong effects and few side effects, and could not realistically be reproduced.
• Jing Hongchen told Lin Jiayi to stop investigating the pills because Qian Ran could give them away as he pleased.
• Jing Hongchen realized how wealthy Qian Ran was and decided to tell Meng Hongchen to get more valuable gifts from him.