Chapter Summaries

Qian Ran and the others prepared to use the Immortal-Binding Rope to stop Xiao Wu from merging Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er into Tang Wutong. Wang Dong'er claimed the artifact and agreed to deceive Xiao Wu when she arrived.

• Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er feared that Tang Wutong's arrival would make them disappear, and Qian Ran promised to protect them.
• Qian Ran remembered his Immortal-Binding Rope, which could prevent even a First-Level God from using Divine Power once bound.
• Qian Renxue proposed using Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er to catch Xiao Wu off guard, and Wang Dong'er agreed to play along.
• Qian Ran gave Wang Dong'er the Immortal-Binding Rope, and she claimed it by dripping her blood essence onto it.
• Wang Dong'er transformed the rope into a necklace and promised Qian Ran she would bind Xiao Wu when she arrived.

Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong visited the Clear Sky Sect and found Tang Hao, who introduced Huo Yuhao as Tang Wutong’s chosen husband. Tang Wutong disliked Huo Yuhao, while he accepted his role as Tang San’s pawn and plotted revenge against Qian Ran.

• Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong arrived at the Clear Sky Sect and discovered Tang Hao had awoken from years of seclusion.
• Tang Hao told Tang Wutong that Ah Yin was still asleep, secretly consuming the Golden Ancient Tree’s power under Tang San’s arrangements.
• Tang Hao introduced Huo Yuhao as the husband Tang San had chosen for Tang Wutong, and Huo Yuhao eagerly greeted her and Xiao Wu.
• Tang Wutong privately told Xiao Wu that Huo Yuhao seemed sleazy, but Xiao Wu urged her to respect Tang San’s choice.
• Huo Yuhao resented Qian Ran and fantasized about taking revenge, while Tang Wutong reluctantly accepted that her father intended her to marry him.
• The chapter revealed that Tang San planned to merge Dong'er’s and Qiu'er's souls into Tang Wutong after they developed feelings for Huo Yuhao.

Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong descended to the lower realm and went to Shrek Academy, while Huo Yuhao urged them to kill Qian Ran. Xiao Wu remained conflicted about what would happen to Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er, and the chapter ended with Xuan Zi recognizing her at the Sea God Pavilion.

• Huo Yuhao urged Xiao Wu to go to Shrek Academy and kill Qian Ran, but she said she first wanted to understand the situation.
• Tang Wutong asked Xiao Wu to visit Shrek Academy, while Xiao Wu worried about whether Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er would have to disappear into Wutong's body.
• Huo Yuhao offered to show Tang Wutong around Shrek Academy as they went to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Xuan Zi noticed the three intruders in his room and recognized Huo Yuhao, who said he had returned from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xuan Zi recognized Xiao Wu as a member of the First-generation Shrek Seven Devils and bowed to her as the current Sea God Pavilion Master.

Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy with Tang Wutong and met Xuan Zi, while Wang Qiu'er sensed her presence drawing near. Qian Ran had Dong'er and Qiu'er dress up as Xiao Wu, leaving them to prepare for the encounter.

• Xiao Wu told Xuan Zi she would not interfere in Shrek Academy's affairs and asked him to keep her identity secret.
• Xiao Wu gave Xuan Zi a pill that could help him break through to Limit Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao gloated that Xuan Zi would no longer underestimate him because of his powerful in-laws.
• Wang Qiu'er sensed Xiao Wu's presence approaching Shrek Academy, and Dong'er worried about making a mistake.
• Qian Ran reassured Dong'er and Qiu'er, then gave them Xiao Wu cosplay outfits to wear.
• Dong'er and Qiu'er put on matching pink-and-white dresses and showed Qian Ran their legs.

Tang Wutong berated and slapped Huo Yuhao for being inferior to Qian Ran, then ordered him to accompany her to the Soul Tool Department to meet Qian Ran. After they left, Xiao Wu discovered that Qian Ran possessed the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and feared its return.

• Tang Wutong mocked Huo Yuhao for being weak compared with Qian Ran, who had become a Level 9 Soul Engineer and Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao defended himself by criticizing Qian Ran, but Tang Wutong slapped him twice and warned him not to interfere in her affairs or tell Xiao Wu.
• Huo Yuhao submitted to Tang Wutong, privately vowing to take revenge on her someday, while she promised to stay with him if he obeyed her.
• Tang Wutong told Huo Yuhao to take her to the Soul Tool Department so she could meet Qian Ran, leaving Huo Yuhao stunned by Qian Ran's achievements.
• After Tang Wutong and Huo Yuhao left, Xiao Wu read about Qian Ran's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and panicked, recalling the deadly battle against that lineage ten thousand years earlier.

Xiao Wu worried that Qian Ran’s strength and possible ties to Spirit Hall could complicate Tang San’s plans, and she judged him a far better match for her daughter than Huo Yuhao. At Shrek Academy, Qian Ran used his authority as vice dean to humiliate Huo Yuhao and ordered him out of his office, while allowing Tang Wutong to stay.

• Xiao Wu reviewed Qian Ran’s exceptional cultivation and abilities, wondered whether Qian Renxue had survived, and decided not to act until she learned the truth.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the academy and met Qian Ran, who mocked him as his “good son.”
• Qian Ran slapped Huo Yuhao and threatened to expel him for defying the Soul Tool Department’s vice dean.
• Huo Yuhao left Qian Ran’s office in anger, warning Qian Ran to stay away from Tang Wutong.
• Qian Ran allowed Tang Wutong to remain in his office after Huo Yuhao left.

Qian Ran’s check-in with Tang Wutong evolved his Golden Dragon Martial Soul into the first-generation Golden Dragon and strengthened his body. While he teased Tang Wutong about her relationship with Huo Yuhao, she realized that Qian Ran had obtained both of her soul-split incarnations.

• Qian Ran checked in with Tang Wutong, and his Golden Dragon Martial Soul evolved into the first-generation Golden Dragon, whose Forty-Ninth Rib held the potential to evolve into the Dragon God.
• Tang Wutong studied Qian Ran and judged him more mysterious and attractive than Huo Yuhao, whom she saw as too weak and cowardly to challenge him.
• Qian Ran rejected Tang Wutong’s claim that she was Dong’er and called her a willful young lady; Tang Wutong then introduced herself as Dong’er’s older sister, Tang Wutong.
• Qian Ran teased Tang Wutong about Huo Yuhao being her boyfriend and suggested that she should be with him instead.
• When Qian Ran mentioned Qiu’er as another of Dong’er’s sisters, Tang Wutong realized that he had obtained both soul-split portions of her.

Tang Wutong met Wang Dong'er and claimed to be her older sister, while struggling to accept that both Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er loved Qian Ran. The two women quickly acted like sisters despite their mutual hostility, leaving Qian Ran stunned by their fake closeness.

• Tang Wutong learned that Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er both loved Qian Ran and wondered whether she would have fallen for him too in different circumstances.
• Qian Ran told Tang Wutong that Dong'er had helped him win Qiu'er over, and Tang Wutong demanded to meet Dong'er.
• Tang Wutong claimed she and Dong'er were sisters separated at birth because Dong'er possessed the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Wang Dong'er arrived and sensed a special closeness to Tang Wutong, while both women concealed their hostility behind friendly words.
• Tang Wutong and Wang Dong'er began calling each other older sister and younger sister, leaving Qian Ran dumbfounded.

Tang Wutong grew furious after finding Wang Dong'er being intimate with Qian Ran, then took her anger out on Huo Yuhao. She returned alone to investigate why her counterparts had fallen for Qian Ran and began comparing him favorably with Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong'er sat on Qian Ran's lap and teased Tang Wutong by inviting her to join them.
• Tang Wutong stormed out, and Huo Yuhao's visible relief angered her, so she kicked and stomped on him.
• Huo Yuhao asked why Tang Wutong had hit him, and she admitted Qian Ran's intimacy with Wang Dong'er had enraged her.
• Tang Wutong sent Huo Yuhao away and returned to investigate why Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er loved Qian Ran.
• Tang Wutong compared Qian Ran with Huo Yuhao and concluded that Qian Ran seemed superior in every respect.

Tang Wutong listened outside Qian Ran and Wang Dong'er’s room and grew envious of their intimacy, while worrying that Tang San would make her stay with Huo Yuhao. Inside, Wang Dong'er complained about Tang Wutong, and Qian Ran considered how he might tame her; he left Huo Yuhao’s future with Tang Wutong looking bleak.

• Tang Wutong overheard Qian Ran and Wang Dong'er and imagined herself in Wang Dong'er's place, envying her relationship with him.
• Tang Wutong criticized Huo Yuhao and feared that Tang San would force her to remain with him despite her lack of affection.
• Wang Dong'er complained to Qian Ran about Tang Wutong, and Qian Ran compared Tang Wutong’s pride with Wang Dong'er’s earlier behavior at Shrek Academy.
• Qian Ran and Wang Dong'er discussed Tang San, and Wang Dong'er said she would help kill him if Qian Ran defeated him.
• Qian Ran held Wang Dong'er and thought about training the willful Tang Wutong into an obedient woman, while pitying Huo Yuhao.

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.