Chapter Summaries

Qian Ran defeated Xu Tianzhen with a spreading field of ice, winning her admiration and prompting Xu Tianran to seek his favor through a marriage alliance. After Xu Tianzhen drank herself unconscious, Xu Tianran presented Qian Ran with an untouched consort from his imperial father’s household, leaving Qian Ran stunned.

• Qian Ran froze the area around him and defeated Xu Tianzhen, who accepted the loss and praised his strength.
• Qian Ran checked in with Xu Tianzhen and obtained the Soul Skill Sun True Fire.
• Xu Tianran revealed that he had investigated Qian Ran’s ties to the Holy Spirit Cult and wanted to secure his support through a marriage alliance.
• Xu Tianzhen sat beside Qian Ran at dinner and asked him to guide her cultivation, but Qian Ran said he would soon leave Mingdu.
• Xu Tianzhen drank until she passed out, and Xu Tianran then presented Qian Ran with a wooden crate containing an untouched consort from his imperial father’s household.

Qian Ran left Mingdu after securing Xu Tianran’s cooperation and taking a woman from the Xu Family with him. Outside the city, he said goodbye to Jing Hongchen and brought Ju Zi, Keke, Nana, Meng Hongchen, and Xue Lingxun into his Mustard Seed Ring as they traveled toward Shrek City.

• Qian Ran accepted Xu Tianran’s promise of future cooperation, kept the woman from the previous night, and told Xu Tianran to arrange a stand-in’s death.
• Xu Tianran agreed to Qian Ran’s demands but vowed to take revenge once he became emperor.
• Jing Hongchen urged Meng Hongchen to follow Qian Ran’s lead and promised to secretly supply him with experimental equipment and precious metals.
• Qian Ran set off from Mingdu with the five women and concealed them in his Mustard Seed Ring while joining a merchant caravan bound for Shrek City.
• Ju Zi explained the small world to Keke, Meng Hongchen, and Xue Lingxun, and Qian Ran told them he trusted them with his secret.
• Meng Hongchen expressed suspicion of Xue Lingxun because she had once tried to assassinate Qian Ran.

Qian Ran returned to Shrek Academy with Keke, Ju Zi, Nana, and Meng Hongchen after showing them the Mustard Seed Ring and its accelerated cultivation environment. The newcomers were welcomed with unrestricted access to Shrek’s courses, while Qian Ran’s thoughts turned to securing the Sea God Pavilion for Cai Mei'er or Xian Lin'er.

• Qian Ran let the women explore the Mustard Seed Ring, where the threefold time flow and dense Heaven and Earth Essence made Keke and Ju Zi eager to build laboratories.
• Qian Ran planned to expand his Soul Tool Maid Corps and Soul Master Maid Corps, which Nana and Huo Yun'er were helping to form.
• After two days, Qian Ran returned to Shrek City and reflected on how deeply the academy and its people mattered to him.
• Cai Mei'er, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and Yan Shaozhe gathered to meet Qian Ran and the four women he had brought from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Cai Mei'er welcomed Keke, Ju Zi, Nana, and Meng Hongchen to Shrek Academy and offered them unrestricted access to courses in both departments.

Qian Ran returned to Shrek Academy with Xue Lingxun, prompting the deans to realize that she and Qian Ran had become close despite her past anger over Xu Sanshi. Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er spared them further embarrassment, while Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo invited Qian Ran to dinner that evening.

• Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Cai Mei'er, and Xian Lin'er recognized Xue Lingxun and wondered how she had come to travel with Qian Ran.
• Xue Lingxun said she and Qian Ran had met in Mingdu and traveled together, then claimed they had settled the matter involving San Shi.
• Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er glared at Qian Ran, realizing he and Xue Lingxun were closer than she admitted.
• Cai Mei'er told Qian Ran to show his companions around Shrek Academy and said they would meet later that evening.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo invited Qian Ran to dinner and asked him to tell them about his trip to Mingdu.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Qian Ran reunited with its deans and helped Keke, Ju Zi, and Meng Hongchen secure places to study there. He comforted Xue Lingxun after she felt embarrassed about their relationship, leaving her amused by his stories of his other romances.

• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo sought Qian Ran’s advice about love, while Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er avoided them outside work.
• Qian Ran told Meng Hongchen and the others that he was friends with the academy’s deans, who had invited him to dinner.
• Qian Ran assured Keke that she and Ju Zi could study at Shrek Academy and said they could even join its Inner Court.
• Meng Hongchen and the other girls left to shop and prepare to meet Qian Ran’s friends at Shrek Academy.
• Qian Ran comforted Xue Lingxun, who cried over the gossip about them, and cheered her up by telling her about his relationships with Cai Mei'er and the others.

Qian Ran returned to Shrek Academy, where Yan Shaozhe tested his rapidly growing strength in a spar. Qian Ran matched Yan Shaozhe while he fought at Soul Saint cultivation, leaving the onlookers to conclude that Qian Ran’s combat strength had reached the Titled Douluo level.

• Qian Ran returned to Shrek Academy after settling matters involving Ju Zi, Meng Hongchen, and the others.
• Yan Shaozhe challenged Qian Ran to spar and explained that the elders worried his rapid cultivation had left his foundation unstable.
• Qian Ran revealed his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and matched Yan Shaozhe’s punch despite Yan Shaozhe’s powerful physical body.
• Yan Shaozhe increased his Soul Power, but Qian Ran exchanged more than a dozen punches with him without falling behind.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er judged that Qian Ran could contend with Titled Douluos and might punish those who underestimated him.

Qian Ran unleashed his Ultimate Ice domain and fought Yan Shaozhe, showing that his combat strength could reach around rank ninety-one or ninety-two despite his limited endurance. Yan Shaozhe left the spar embarrassed and no longer wanted to talk.

• Qian Duoduo complained about Qian Ran's monstrous talent, and Xian Lin'er dismissed Qian Duoduo as weak while affirming her feelings for Qian Ran.
• Qian Ran activated his two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and covered the area in an intensely cold Ultimate Ice domain that severely restricted Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe used his Seventh Soul Skill, Phoenix True Body, and fought Qian Ran again, but struggled to overwhelm him.
• Qian Ran ended the spar and conceded that Yan Shaozhe had won, explaining that he could not outlast the stronger Soul Power reserves of a Titled Douluo.
• Yan Shaozhe accepted the result in silence, embarrassed that he had needed his Martial Soul Avatar against Qian Ran and had failed to overpower him.

After Qian Ran demonstrated strength comparable to a Titled Douluo, Xian Lin'er used his success as an excuse to reward him in private. She reunited with him eagerly, while Cai Mei'er and Qian Duoduo reacted to their closeness.

• Everyone recognized that Qian Ran had reached combat strength comparable to a Titled Douluo and ranked among the continent's top fifty.
• Xian Lin'er praised Qian Ran and promised to reward him, making Cai Mei'er jealous and Qian Duoduo envious.
• Qian Duoduo encouraged Xian Lin'er to reward Qian Ran, and Cai Mei'er privately called him a sucker.
• Cai Mei'er sent Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo to cook, while Xian Lin'er pulled Qian Ran into a small room.
• Xian Lin'er embraced and kissed Qian Ran, saying she had missed him, and Qian Ran warned her not to leave visible marks.

Qian Ran returned from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and revealed that he could likely make level 8 soul tools, then donated several level 9 soul tools to Shrek Academy. Xian Lin'er proposed making him vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, leaving Qian Duoduo speechless.

• Xian Lin'er photographed Qian Ran covered in lipstick marks, and he bathed to remove them before meeting the others.
• Qian Duoduo asked Qian Ran what he had learned at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Qian Ran said he could probably make level 8 soul tools.
• Qian Duoduo reacted with surprise as Xian Lin'er praised Qian Ran and offered to arrange a level 8 soul engineer test and badge for him.
• Qian Ran donated several level 9 soul tools made by Ye Xishui to Shrek Academy, stunning Yan Shaozhe and the others.
• Xian Lin'er proposed appointing Qian Ran vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, and Qian Duoduo wondered what that would make him.

Xian Lin'er proposed making Qian Ran Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department because his Soul Tools and contributions surpassed Qian Duoduo's, and Cai Mei'er and Yan Shaozhe supported her. Qian Duoduo accepted the demotion to senior researcher to appear magnanimous, while Yan Shaozhe recognized his own past mistake in surrendering the dean position.

• Xian Lin'er argued that Qian Ran's Level 9 Soul Tools and contributions made him more qualified than Qian Duoduo to be Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department.
• Cai Mei'er supported Xian Lin'er's proposal, and Yan Shaozhe asked Qian Duoduo what he thought.
• Qian Duoduo praised Qian Ran and agreed to step down as vice dean, hoping Xian Lin'er would admire his generosity.
• Yan Shaozhe recalled giving Cai Mei'er the Martial Soul Department dean position and realized he and Qian Duoduo had both lost their posts after trying to appear magnanimous.

Qian Ran offered Shrek Academy Level 9 Soul Tools, and the academy discussed making him vice dean while learning that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were alive and affiliated with the Holy Spirit Cult. After spending the night with Cai Mei'er, Qian Ran returned to his guest room before Yan Shaozhe woke.

• Xian Lin'er proposed that Qian Ran become vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, and Qian Duoduo agreed to help him with the work.
• Qian Ran revealed that the Level 9 Soul Tools came from Ye Xishui, prompting Yan Shaozhe to learn that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were Rank 99 Titled Douluos in the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Yan Shaozhe said the Holy Spirit Cult intelligence would be a key topic at the next Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
• Cai Mei'er invited Qian Ran to spend the night with her after dinner.
• Cai Mei'er woke Qian Ran early, and he hurried back to his guest room before Yan Shaozhe got up.
• Cai Mei'er told Qian Ran that she and Xian Lin'er would support his vice dean position at the meeting.

Qian Ran became vice dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department and discussed the appointment with Dean Xian Lin'er. After Xian Lin'er left to prepare his office, Qian Ran considered using his new position to bring Zhou Yi and Mu Jin into the department and spend time with the women in his life.

• Xian Lin'er gave Qian Ran his vice dean appointment certificate after the Sea God Pavilion approved the proposal.
• Qian Ran and Xian Lin'er discussed his duties, and she offered to have Qian Duoduo handle the paperwork.
• Xian Lin'er left to prepare Qian Ran's office and arrange for someone to manage his official business.
• Qian Ran considered transferring Zhou Yi and Mu Jin to the Soul Tool Department and using his position to visit Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er.

Qian Ran told Zhou Yi and Mu Jin that he had become Vice Dean of Shrek’s Soul Tool Department and promised to arrange their transfer to his side. At Shrek Academy, Meng Hongchen defended her relationship with Qian Ran to Xiao Hongchen, who was left furious and convinced Qian Ran had taken his sister from him.

• Qian Ran summoned Zhou Yi and Mu Jin to the vice dean’s office, revealed his new position, and explained that he had ousted Qian Duoduo.
• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin welcomed Qian Ran’s success, and he promised to arrange for them to transfer to his side.
• Meng Hongchen visited Xiao Hongchen and rebuked him for insulting Qian Ran.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen that she and Qian Ran were together, that their grandfather approved, and that she would end their sibling bond if Xiao Hongchen kept disparaging him.
• Meng Hongchen revealed that Qian Ran had helped her reach Soul Emperor rank and become a Level 7 Soul Engineer, then left after declaring Qian Ran far better than Xiao Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen blamed Qian Ran for taking Meng Hongchen from him and vowed not to let it happen.

Xiao Hongchen confronted Qian Ran and demanded he break up with Meng Hongchen, but Meng Hongchen defended Qian Ran and revealed how far she and other students had advanced. Xiao Hongchen left humiliated, blaming Qian Ran for taking away his standing as the academy’s top genius.

• Xiao Hongchen visited Qian Ran and insisted he was unworthy of Meng Hongchen and should end their relationship.
• Meng Hongchen arrived and rebuked Xiao Hongchen, then told him Qian Ran had become deputy dean of Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department.
• Meng Hongchen showed Xiao Hongchen her Level 7 Soul Engineer badge and said Ju Zi, Keke, and Nana had also surpassed him.
• Xiao Hongchen left in shock after realizing he was no longer the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s greatest genius.
• Xiao Hongchen blamed Qian Ran for his loss of status and for Meng Hongchen taking Qian Ran’s side.

Qian Ran learned about Shrek Academy’s Sea God's Fate matchmaking event and agreed to attend only as a vice dean, while privately taking an interest in several Inner Court women. He also told Xian Lin'er he would begin making a Level 8 Soul Tool and expected to finish in a week.

• Qian Ran warned Meng Hongchen to keep an eye on Xiao Hongchen, while Meng Hongchen dismissed her brother as unworthy of concern.
• Qian Ran recognized Sea God's Fate as Shrek Academy’s annual matchmaking event for Inner Court disciples.
• Xian Lin'er warned Qian Ran not to join the matchmaking, and he said he would attend only to observe as a vice dean.
• Qian Ran considered Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming, who had paired with other men in the original event.
• Xian Lin'er asked about Qian Ran’s Level 8 Soul Engineer assessment, and he said he would begin crafting the soul tool the next day and finish within a week.
• Xian Lin'er planned to have Soul Tool Department teachers watch Qian Ran’s demonstration, then she and Qian Ran resumed their intimacy.

Xian Lin'er gathered the Soul Tool Department's teachers to watch Qian Ran make a Level 8 Soul Tool and establish his authority as vice dean. As Qian Ran worked with astonishing speed, Qian Duoduo's extravagant praise eased the teachers' concerns about his demotion and helped build support for Qian Ran.

• Xian Lin'er invited the Soul Tool Department's teachers to witness Qian Ran making a Level 8 Soul Tool.
• Qian Ran engraved arrays and assembled components with such speed and precision that the teachers were amazed.
• Xian Lin'er watched Qian Ran with affection while Qian Duoduo praised his skill beside her.
• Qian Duoduo praised Qian Ran and belittled himself, making Xian Lin'er smile brighter.
• The teachers stopped considering a protest for Qian Duoduo and began to see Qian Ran as a promising future leader.

Qian Ran completed a Level 8 fire-attribute tachi Soul Tool for Ma Xiaotao during his Soul Engineer assessment and told Xian Lin'er that he could attempt simpler Level 9 Soul Tools. Ma Xiaotao was thrilled when she heard about the weapon, and she and Wu Ming went to test it.

• Qian Ran finished making a red Level 8 tachi and gave it to Xian Lin'er, explaining that he had made it for Ma Xiaotao.
• Qian Ran told Xian Lin'er that making the Level 8 Soul Tool had been easy and that he might try making a simpler Level 9 Soul Tool.
• Qian Duoduo suggested that Ma Xiaotao be called over to test the weapon, and Xian Lin'er agreed.
• Ma Xiaotao learned that Qian Ran had made her a Level 8 Soul Tool and excitedly told Wu Ming about it.
• Wu Ming agreed to go with Ma Xiaotao to see the weapon's power, despite feeling envious of Ma Xiaotao's rising strength and status.

Ma Xiaotao brought Wu Ming to meet Qian Ran, who had made her a Level 8 Soul Tool. Wu Ming agreed to take Ma Xiaotao’s old Level 7 Soul Tools, and Ma Xiaotao received the new red tachi, which immediately suited her.

• Wu Ming questioned whether Qian Ran had become a Level 8 Soul Engineer, and Ma Xiaotao explained that his Soul Tool still needed verification.
• Ma Xiaotao offered Wu Ming the Level 7 Soul Tools she had been using once she began wielding the new Level 8 one.
• Wu Ming agreed to go with Ma Xiaotao to meet Qian Ran, whom she had long been curious about.
• Ma Xiaotao introduced Wu Ming to Qian Ran, and he handed her the red tachi he had made.
• Ma Xiaotao said the weapon suited her perfectly as she held it.

Ma Xiaotao tested the Level 8 Soul Tool Qian Ran made, demonstrating strength close to a Titled Douluo and impressing Wu Ming. After receiving a divine fire-attribute sword through his sign-in, Qian Ran asked whether Wu Ming would attend Sea God's Fate, and she began to consider him as a partner.

• Wu Ming declined Ma Xiaotao's invitation to spar, so Xian Lin'er offered to test the Soul Tool instead.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked Xian Lin'er with her saber, and the Level 8 Soul Tool's barrier absorbed her powerful strikes.
• Wu Ming watched Ma Xiaotao's enhanced strength and marveled at Qian Ran's ability to create a Level 8 Soul Tool.
• Qian Ran signed in with Wu Ming and received the Nine Fires Departing Heaven Sword, a fire-attribute divine artifact.
• Qian Ran asked Wu Ming whether she would attend Sea God's Fate, and Wu Ming felt drawn to him as she compared herself with Ma Xiaotao.
• Qian Ran invited Wu Ming to have tea with him that night.

Qian Ran passed the Level 8 Soul Engineer assessment and was appointed Vice Dean of Shrek Academy’s Soul Tool Department. Wu Ming was impressed by his status and abilities, and Qian Ran invited her and Ma Xiaotao to dinner.

• Xian Lin'er praised Qian Ran’s powerful Level 8 Soul Tool and confirmed that he had qualified as a Level 8 Soul Engineer.
• Qian Duoduo gave Qian Ran his Level 8 Soul Engineer badge, while Wu Ming admired his achievement.
• Xian Lin'er announced that Qian Ran would become Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department, and the teachers agreed to support him.
• Wu Ming realized that Qian Ran was qualified for the position and remarked that many women would pursue him.
• Qian Ran invited Ma Xiaotao and Wu Ming to dinner, and Ma Xiaotao recognized that he was interested in Wu Ming too.