Chapter Summaries

Qian Ran gave Snow Empress Enlightenment Tea Leaves after she revealed that she had become a demigod, and he considered how to pursue godhood with many attributes rather than accept a limited Divine Position. Ice Empress asked him to help her grow stronger, and Qian Ran promised to look for suitable treasures before taking both women to his bedroom.

• Snow Empress estimated that becoming a demigod had roughly doubled her strength, and Qian Ran gave her Enlightenment Tea Leaves to aid her cultivation.
• Qian Ran reflected on using the system's route to godhood and sought to gain powerful attributes so he could surpass the gods of the Divine Realm.
• Ice Empress asked Qian Ran to find treasures that could help her advance, and he promised to support her.
• Ice Empress teased Snow Empress about showing appreciation to Qian Ran, and Qian Ran pulled both women toward his bedroom.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress committed themselves to cultivation after learning they could become gods and might need to help Qian Ran. When A Jiao and Youyou complained that Qian Ran had neglected them, he gave them a Plant-type Bloodline Mutation Potion, and A Jiao asked to stay by his side.

• Snow Empress and Ice Empress went to cultivate, determined to become strong enough to help Qian Ran against the Divine Realm.
• Qian Ran visited Little Black and the Bright Phoenix at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and warned Little Black not to eat all the medicinal herbs.
• A Jiao and Youyou approached Qian Ran and explained that they had felt too intimidated by Snow Empress and Ice Empress to seek his attention.
• Qian Ran gave A Jiao and Youyou a Plant-type Bloodline Mutation Potion that could restore their ancestral bloodlines.
• A Jiao asked Qian Ran if she and Youyou could stay by his side.

Qian Ran agreed to let A Jiao and Youyou move to Huo Yun'er’s palace, though he worried about managing the many women who wanted to stay near him. After emerging from the Mustard Seed Ring, he reunited with Ju Zi and regained his energy by teasing her.

• A Jiao asked Qian Ran to let her and Youyou stay by his side, and he worried about agreeing to their request.
• A Jiao suggested moving to the palace where Huo Yun'er and the others lived, and Qian Ran approved the idea.
• Qian Ran left the Mustard Seed Ring and reflected on the strain of keeping so many women happy.
• Ju Zi teased Qian Ran about his beauties, and he pulled her close and smacked her bottom.
• Qian Ran complimented Ju Zi’s figure, making her blush and protest.

Qian Ran returned to Shrek Academy after helping Ye Xishui advance in the Undead Demiplane. He hoped to reunite with the girls there and speak with Zhang Lexuan about supporting her bid to become the Sun Moon Empire’s future empress.

• Zhongli Wu stopped openly troubling Qian Ran after Ye Xishui warned him, but he grew more curious about Qian Ran and his pills.
• Ye Xishui advanced from Limit Douluo to the Demigod Realm by cultivating in the Undead Demiplane and helping repair it.
• Qian Ran rewarded Ye Xishui with Divine Dao Enlightenment Tea as she and the Snow Empress continued on their paths toward godhood.
• Qian Ran announced that he would enter secluded cultivation, then used a Mustard Seed Ring to slip away from the Sun Moon Empire and head for Shrek Academy.
• Qian Ran looked forward to seeing the girls at Shrek Academy and planned to discuss with Zhang Lexuan whether he should support her as the future empress of the Sun Moon Empire.

Qian Ran returned to Shrek City and reunited with Dong'er, who had been waiting eagerly for him. She pulled him into an academy restroom so they could be alone before the others learned he was back.

• Qian Ran arrived outside Shrek City, where Dong'er had been waiting for him since early morning.
• Qian Ran surprised Dong'er from behind, and she cried as she embraced him and told him how much she had missed him.
• Dong'er held Qian Ran close despite the watching passersby, then led him toward Shrek Academy.
• Dong'er pulled Qian Ran into a restroom stall and asked him to keep his return secret so she could have him to herself for a while.
• Qian Ran soundproofed the stall as Dong'er sat on the toilet lid.

Qian Ran reunited with Dong'er at Shrek Academy and spent their private date teasing and praising her. The chapter left them together as Qian Ran suggested that Dong'er wear white stockings instead of black ones.

• Dong'er brought Qian Ran to the toilet so they could spend time alone before the other girls learned he had returned.
• Qian Ran bound Dong'er with straps and handcuffs, then kissed her eyes, face, and neck.
• Qian Ran tore Dong'er's black stockings and praised her beauty while she teased him for acting like a bastard.
• Qian Ran suggested that Dong'er wear white stockings, and Dong'er agreed.

Qian Ran carried an exhausted Dong'er away after their encounter and explained that his body had become extraordinarily dense and strong. Dong'er worried that he would keep growing, while Qian Ran teased her about her developing figure and the chapter left them discussing how she should maintain her own style.

• Qian Ran stopped after less than half an hour when Dong'er became too exhausted to continue, then carried her out under his overcoat.
• Qian Ran helped Dong'er recover in private, and she bit his arm and demanded to know why he had changed so much.
• Qian Ran explained that his weight had risen to nearly three hundred jin because his muscle and bone density had doubled after his transformations and absorbed powers.
• Dong'er asked whether Qian Ran would keep growing, and he said that she would develop too before teasing her about her figure.
• Qian Ran advised Dong'er not to overeat to change her body, and she agreed to keep her own style.

While Qian Ran was away, Wang Dong'er and the other girls trained hard and rapidly increased their cultivation with the resources he had given them. When Qian Ran returned, Dong'er claimed a date with him before taking him to the training room, where the girls noticed her battle-damaged stockings.

• Qian Ran's classmates cultivated in their exclusive training room and advanced much faster than ordinary students with his resources and Cai Mei'er's guidance.
• Zhu Lu, the Lan twins, Cui Yajie, and Nanmen Yun'er each tried to strengthen their appeal or fit in with Dong'er and the other girls.
• After learning Qian Ran was returning, Wang Dong'er kept the news quiet and took him for a date before anyone else could claim him.
• Wang Dong'er entered the training room wearing battle-damaged stockings, drawing the attention of the gathered girls.

Qian Ran secretly returned to Shrek Academy and reunited with Wang Dong'er and Zhang Lexuan. He offered to help Zhang Lexuan become empress of the Sun Moon Empire, leaving his plan to challenge Xu Tianran’s hold on power in the open.

• Wang Dong'er told Ning Tian and the other girls that Qian Ran had returned, and they kept his return secret from Xu Tianran and his allies.
• The girls learned that Qian Ran had gone to see Zhang Lexuan and returned to their dorms to get ready before meeting him.
• Qian Ran went to Zhang Lexuan, who demanded her homework and then cared for him after he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Zhang Lexuan asked whether Qian Ran had returned for her, and he offered to help her become empress of the Sun Moon Empire.

Qian Ran persuaded Zhang Lexuan to become Empress of the Sun Moon Empire, explaining that his ties to the Holy Spirit Cult could help her gain power and prevent a war. Zhang Lexuan agreed, and they spent the afternoon together before Qian Ran returned to his Manor that night.

• Qian Ran offered to support Zhang Lexuan's bid for the Sun Moon Empire's throne, and she agreed.
• Qian Ran explained that he could influence the Holy Spirit Cult to help Zhang Lexuan establish herself in the empire.
• Zhang Lexuan worried about Qian Ran cooperating with Evil Soul Masters, but he assured her he could handle them and asked her to travel with him to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Zhang Lexuan kissed Qian Ran and took the initiative with him, then they went to eat at the Outer Court together.
• Qian Ran told Zhang Lexuan more about his connections in the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult, then returned to his private Manor that night.

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.