Chapter Summaries

Han Ruoruo used Qian Ran’s Soul Tool knowledge to make her first standardized Level 5 Soul Tool and began adapting to life in the Soul Tool Department. Wang Yan saw her success and realized how much Qian Ran’s guidance had helped her.

• Han Ruoruo completed a standardized Level 5 Soul Tool by following the production steps Qian Ran had taught her.
• Han Ruoruo said she found making Soul Tools more rewarding than slow cultivation, while Qian Ran explained that she would need to learn several more designs to qualify as a Level 5 Soul Engineer.
• Wang Yan entered the laboratory, saw Han Ruoruo’s Soul Tool, and was astonished that she had made one despite never having studied the craft before.
• Han Ruoruo explained that Qian Ran’s knowledge had helped her avoid production problems and that her high cultivation made low-level Soul Tools easier to manufacture.
• Wang Yan understood that Qian Ran had enabled Han Ruoruo’s rapid progress and regretted that he had not become Qian Ran’s disciple.
• Qian Ran asked Wang Yan how he had been lately.

Wang Yan left after Qian Ran promised to help him if needed, while Han Ruoruo stayed with Qian Ran and grew more obedient to him. Later, Tang Wutong asked Qian Ran to teach her Soul Tool making so she could strengthen the Tang Sect, whose hidden weapons she now considered outdated.

• Wang Yan admitted he could only make Level 1 Soul Tools, and Qian Ran promised to help him if he struggled to advance.
• Wang Yan thanked Qian Ran and tactfully left, accepting that Han Ruoruo was not meant for him.
• Qian Ran teased Han Ruoruo about rewarding him, and she became anxious when he threatened to seek out Wu Ming.
• Qian Ran brought Han Ruoruo onto the laboratory table and spent time with her before letting her leave.
• Tang Wutong asked Qian Ran to teach her Soul Tool making because she believed the Tang Sect's hidden weapons were obsolete.

Tang Wutong confronted Qian Ran after realizing he had known her identity all along, but her attacks could not harm him. Qian Ran revealed how much he knew about her origins, leaving her stunned and afraid.

• Qian Ran dismissed the Tang Sect's hidden weapons and criticized Tang San, prompting Tang Wutong to accuse him of deceiving her and attack with her Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Ran blocked Tang Wutong's hammer blows with his Golden Dragon arm, and she battered him with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer without injuring him.
• After ten minutes, Tang Wutong was exhausted and broke down crying over how Qian Ran and Wang Dong'er had fooled her.
• Tang Wutong asked how Qian Ran knew her identity and the connections between her, Wang Dong'er, and the Auspicious Beast.
• Qian Ran identified Tang Wutong as Tang San and Xiao Wu's daughter and explained that Wang Dong'er came from part of her soul while her soul had merged with the Auspicious Beast's.
• Tang Wutong was horrified that Qian Ran knew her identity and her mother's, despite her efforts to remain undercover.

Qian Ran tried to turn Tang Wutong against Tang San by claiming the Asura God had taken over her father’s body. Tang Wutong doubted him but became unsettled by his account of Tang San’s rise to godhood and his treatment of her.

• Tang Wutong accused Qian Ran of serving the Destruction God King, and Qian Ran invited her to join him against her father.
• Tang Wutong refused to fight Tang San, so Qian Ran suggested that the man she called her father might not be her real father anymore.
• Qian Ran asked whether Tang San had changed after entering the Divine Realm, and Tang Wutong recalled that he had grown more interested in power.
• Qian Ran claimed the Asura God had replaced Tang San and pointed to the Asura God’s repeated aid to Tang San and his unexpected Dual Godhood.
• Tang Wutong grew pale as Qian Ran argued that the Asura God wanted Tang San’s body and that this explained Tang San’s disregard for her and her mother.

Qian Ran convinced Tang Wutong that Tang San might have been possessed by the former Asura God, using Tang San’s changed behavior to explain the theory. Tang Wutong began to trust Qian Ran but decided to confirm the story with Xiao Wu before acting.

• Tang Wutong questioned whether she could trust Qian Ran, and he threatened to leave if she kept doubting him.
• Qian Ran argued that Tang San’s treatment of his daughter and his changed temperament suggested he might have been possessed.
• Tang Wutong recalled her mother’s stories about Tang San and admitted the theory seemed possible.
• Qian Ran promised to avenge Tang Wutong’s father and put his arm around her waist.
• Tang Wutong blushed but said she would check the story with Xiao Wu before believing Qian Ran completely.

Qian Ran warned Tang Wutong not to tell Xiao Wu about his suspicions concerning Tang San, then used their growing intimacy to win her trust. After questioning Xiao Wu about Tang San’s past, Tang Wutong found that her account matched Qian Ran’s claims, leaving her increasingly doubtful of her father.

• Qian Ran cautioned Tang Wutong that telling Xiao Wu could provoke Tang San to silence her, and persuaded Tang Wutong to keep their conversation secret.
• Qian Ran teased and kissed Tang Wutong, deepening her affection for him and her trust in his explanation of Tang San.
• Tang Wutong returned to Xiao Wu and asked detailed questions about Tang San’s life before he attained Godhood.
• Tang Wutong found that Xiao Wu’s account matched the events Qian Ran had described, and she began wondering whether Tang San had killed her father.

Tang Wutong persuaded Xiao Wu to stop forcing her to be with Huo Yuhao and suggested that Tang San’s rise to godhood might have involved a conspiracy. Xiao Wu began to question Tang San’s extraordinary past and wondered whether Qian Ran had influenced Wutong.

• Tang Wutong told Xiao Wu she refused to marry Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Wu agreed to let her do as she pleased until they returned to the Divine Realm while maintaining appearances.
• Tang Wutong questioned why Tang San’s path to godhood had been so smooth and suggested the Asura God might have had a conspiracy.
• Xiao Wu recalled Tang San’s remarkable history, including his hidden weapons and repeated help from gods, and began to find it suspicious.
• Xiao Wu wondered whether Qian Ran had put these ideas in Tang Wutong’s head, since he seemed to know things she did not.

Xiao Wu questioned Tang Wutong about what Qian Ran knew and grew alarmed as her daughter repeated his suspicions about Tang San. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu listening to Qian Ran’s full account and becoming increasingly grave.

• Tang Wutong told Xiao Wu that Qian Ran knew the details of her and Tang San’s time in the Lower Realm and had suggested a different way to interpret their past.
• Tang Wutong said she trusted Qian Ran and believed the current Tang San might be an impostor, while Xiao Wu reflected that she might accept the theory rather than believe Tang San had become a villain.
• Xiao Wu dismissed Tang Wutong’s claims that Qian Ran was powerful and warned her not to fall for him, but Tang Wutong insisted Qian Ran was their friend.
• Xiao Wu forbade Tang Wutong from visiting Qian Ran unless she told her everything he had said, threatening to have her watched.
• Tang Wutong recounted Qian Ran’s words without leaving anything out, and Xiao Wu’s expression grew increasingly grave.

Xiao Wu struggled to dismiss Qian Ran’s claim that Tang San’s body had been taken over, while Qian Ran admitted to Qian Renxue that he had invented the story to unsettle her. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue teasing Qian Ran after an intimate encounter.

• Tang Wutong asked Xiao Wu whether Qian Ran’s claims were true, then left to spend time with Qian Ran after Xiao Wu let her go.
• Xiao Wu remained troubled by Qian Ran’s detailed knowledge of their past and considered asking her father for help.
• Qian Ran told Qian Renxue that his claims about Tang San were fabricated and explained that he meant to sow doubt in Xiao Wu’s mind.
• Qian Renxue laughed at Qian Ran’s scheme, agreed that it could confuse Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong, and teased him about deceiving women.
• Qian Ran pulled Qian Renxue close, and she indulged him before joking that he was the first mortal to receive such treatment from a goddess.

Qian Ran and Qian Renxue discussed turning Tang Wutong against Tang San and helping their companions reach godhood. After confirming that Tang San’s body had been possessed, Tang Wutong embraced Qian Ran and agreed to stay with him and seek revenge for her father.

• Qian Renxue rewarded Qian Ran for bringing Tang Wutong to their side and promised further help if he won Xiao Wu over.
• Qian Ran asked Qian Renxue to help the Snow Empress and Ice Empress pursue godhood and support the cultivation of his other companions.
• Qian Renxue agreed to help and said she wanted to become a God King in Qian Ran’s Heavenly Court.
• Qian Renxue left Qian Ran’s room after asking him to let her watch when he made his move on Tang Wutong.
• Tang Wutong told Qian Ran that her mother had confirmed his story about Tang San’s body being possessed, then agreed to stay with him and help avenge her father.

Tang Wutong learned Soul Tool knowledge from Qian Ran’s Superbrain and marveled at his ability. At the Sea God Pavilion, Xuan Zi gathered Shrek Academy’s young geniuses to explain the upcoming tournament’s changed format.

• Qian Ran used his Spiritual Power and Superbrain to teach Tang Wutong Soul Tool knowledge from Level 1 to Level 9 in less than a minute.
• Tang Wutong praised Qian Ran’s talent and decided he had already surpassed Tang San.
• Xuan Zi summoned Shrek Academy’s geniuses under twenty to the Sea God Pavilion and reflected on their strength.
• Xuan Zi said the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament was less than three months away and explained that its format would change to include sects.

Xuan Zi let the Shrek students choose which sects they would represent in the Soul Fighting Tournament, and Qian Ran led several of them to join the Martial Soul Sect. As the tournament approached, Xiao Wu grew more suspicious of Qian Ran and resolved to confront him about Spirit Hall and Third Brother.

• Xuan Zi allowed students to represent their own sects, and Tang Wutong chose the Tang Sect while Qian Ran chose the Martial Soul Sect.
• Wang Qiu'er joined Qian Ran, who selected Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, Nanmen Yun'er, and Cui Yajie to join his team.
• Xuan Zi assigned Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao to represent Shrek Academy and told them to aim for second place.
• Qian Ran dismissed the tournament as uninteresting but looked forward to seeing Jiujiu and Vina, and to visiting Mingdu and Xu Tianran.
• Xiao Wu concluded that Qian Ran was connected to Spirit Hall and decided to confront him about Spirit Hall and Third Brother.

Xiao Wu arranged a private meeting with Qian Ran to discuss their situation, dressing carefully to make an impression. After introducing herself as one of the First-generation Shrek Seven Devils, she asked Qian Ran to introduce himself.

• Xiao Wu decided to speak openly with Qian Ran and sent a letter to Tang Hao in case anything went wrong.
• Qian Ran arrived at the agreed-upon room and was struck by Xiao Wu’s appearance and figure.
• Xiao Wu asked Qian Ran whether she looked good, then remarked on how pure his body seemed.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself as one of the First-generation Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years earlier and asked Qian Ran to introduce himself.

Qian Ran answered Xiao Wu’s questions and used his knowledge of her past with Tang San to make her doubt whether the current Tang San was truly himself. Xiao Wu grew furious and prepared to attack Qian Ran, but Wang Dong'er rushed in and stopped her.

• Xiao Wu questioned Qian Ran about his familiarity with her and whether he was Qian Renxue’s successor.
• Qian Ran admitted he was Qian Renxue’s successor, and Xiao Wu accused him of slandering Tang San to influence Wutong.
• Qian Ran challenged Xiao Wu’s certainty that the current Tang San was the real Tang San and recounted detailed events from her past.
• Xiao Wu demanded to know who Qian Ran was, then threatened to kill him when he refused to explain further.
• Xiao Wu prepared to attack Qian Ran, but Wang Dong'er ran in and hugged her, pleading with her to stop.

Wang Dong'er confronted Xiao Wu over her origins and feared losing Qian Ran, while Xiao Wu abandoned her plan to harm Wang Dong'er but remained intent on killing Qian Ran. Wang Dong'er secretly trapped Xiao Wu with a necklace, leaving Qian Ran beside her as the necklace began absorbing her power.

• Wang Dong'er broke down in Xiao Wu's arms, lamenting that she had been created to pave the way for Tang Wutong and that Qian Ran was the only person who truly cared for her.
• Xiao Wu promised not to hurt Wang Dong'er, but said she still needed to kill Qian Ran because she feared the danger he posed.
• Wang Dong'er warned that she would not live if Qian Ran died, then asked to give Xiao Wu a parting gift and clasped a necklace around her neck.
• Xiao Wu realized something was wrong and tried unsuccessfully to remove the necklace as Wang Dong'er went to Qian Ran.
• Qian Ran teleported beside Xiao Wu and taunted her, and Xiao Wu's attempt to attack him was thwarted when the necklace absorbed her Divine Power.

Qian Ran trapped Xiao Wu with the Immortal-Binding Rope after she confronted him, then Qian Renxue took Xiao Wu away to speak with her about old times. Qian Ran reassured Wang Dong'er that they would not harm Xiao Wu and hinted that she might eventually join them.

• Qian Ran revealed that the necklace was the Immortal-Binding Rope, which absorbed Xiao Wu's power and kept her bound.
• Xiao Wu threatened Qian Ran and tried to escape, but he pulled her back and prevented her from using her strength.
• Qian Renxue appeared and told Xiao Wu how she had survived by becoming the sword spirit of the Angel Holy Sword.
• Qian Renxue took Xiao Wu away, promising Qian Ran she would bring her back that night.
• Qian Ran told Wang Dong'er that Xiao Wu posed no threat and suggested she might become one of them in the future.

Qian Renxue kept Xiao Wu captive and explained that she wanted to punish her for Spirit Hall’s destruction while protecting Tang Wutong from harm. When Tang Wutong entered Qian Ran’s room and embraced him, Qian Renxue and Xiao Wu remained hidden nearby.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Ran that she had taken Xiao Wu to experience something and said she might kill her if Qian Ran had no interest in her.
• Qian Renxue bound Xiao Wu with hemp rope and suspended her from the ceiling, then reminded her that Tang San had slaughtered Spirit Hall after the God War.
• Xiao Wu warned Qian Renxue not to harm Tang Wutong, and Qian Renxue promised not to target the younger generation.
• Qian Renxue distorted the room’s space to conceal herself and Xiao Wu from view.
• Tang Wutong rushed into Qian Ran’s room and threw herself into his embrace.

Tang Wutong grew increasingly affectionate and bold with Qian Ran, showing off her progress with Soul Tools and asking to go further in their relationship. Xiao Wu watched in anger as Qian Renxue encouraged the situation, leaving Tang Wutong eager to claim her place in Qian Ran’s household.

• Tang Wutong proudly showed Qian Ran the Level 3 Soul Tool she had made, and he praised her progress.
• Tang Wutong hugged Qian Ran and initiated a passionate kiss while Xiao Wu watched helplessly.
• Qian Renxue taunted Xiao Wu about Tang Wutong falling for Qian Ran and said she was glad he was popular with women.
• Tang Wutong asked Qian Ran whether her outfit looked good, then boldly told him she wanted to sleep with him.
• Xiao Wu grew furious and ashamed as Tang Wutong openly begged Qian Ran to take their relationship further.

Tang Wutong openly pursued Qian Ran, revealing that she resented Tang San and no longer trusted his plans for her. Xiao Wu watched in distress, while Qian Renxue mocked Tang San’s hunger for power and declared that his ambition to rule the Divine Realm would fail.

• Xiao Wu worried that Tang Wutong’s feelings for Qian Ran would cause her pain when Qian Ran eventually fought Tang San.
• Tang Wutong told Qian Ran she loved him and wanted to be with him, despite his concerns about Xiao Wu and Tang San’s reaction.
• Tang Wutong revealed that she knew Tang San had placed a lock on her body, but she resented his plans and used the suspicion that he had been possessed as an excuse to free herself from his control.
• Xiao Wu watched Tang Wutong act willingly intimate with Qian Ran and was shocked by her changed attitude toward Tang San.
• Qian Renxue mocked Tang San’s concealed pursuit of power and said he would never become ruler of the Divine Realm.

Qian Ran kept Xiao Wu bound while Qian Renxue sowed doubts about Tang San and taunted her. Xiao Wu tried to protect Tang Wutong by offering herself in her place, but Qian Ran used that offer to threaten her further.

• Qian Renxue told Xiao Wu that Tang Wutong had reason to resent Tang San and whispered that Xiao Wu had already lost.
• Qian Ran sent Tang Wutong away, then argued that he had to keep Xiao Wu restrained because she could escape and attack him.
• Xiao Wu demanded that Qian Ran stay away from Tang Wutong and offered to face whatever he wanted instead.
• Qian Ran humiliated Xiao Wu by striking her while she remained bound, and Qian Renxue left after warning him not to release her.
• Qian Ran threatened to pursue Tang Wutong, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er unless Xiao Wu accepted his attention.