Recaps

Xu Ran learned that the Rakshasa God had left a trace of divine sense on Tang San, whose resentment made him a promising successor alongside Bibi Dong. He resolved to push the choice toward Tang San, then teased Ning Rongrong about his other women and faced her demand to name them.

• The System Lady told Xu Ran that the Rakshasa God had sensed Tang San, and Xu Ran suspected Tang San might be considered as a successor.
• The System Lady explained that the Rakshasa God had left a wisp of presence on Tang San but had not yet chosen between him and the stronger Bibi Dong.
• Xu Ran decided to intensify Tang San's resentment and reduce Bibi Dong's negative emotions so the Rakshasa God would favor Tang San.
• Xu Ran imagined building a vast harem and told Ning Rongrong he wanted her to meet several older women and go to the beach with them.
• Ning Rongrong asked how many women Xu Ran had, and pinched his waist when he tried to dismiss them as only a few.

Xu Ran reassured Ning Rongrong about his many other women and praised her petite figure, easing her jealousy and insecurities. Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo watched the couple and approved of Xu Ran, while Ning Rongrong blushed and returned to the elders when her father interrupted their affection.

• Xu Ran counted six women he had pursued, prompting Ning Rongrong to sulk over his harem and Qian Renxue.
• Xu Ran teased Ning Rongrong about their past intimacy and reassured her that he liked her figure as it was.
• Ning Rongrong nestled into Xu Ran's arms after he told her he would never dislike her for being short or petite.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo watched the couple, and the elders praised Xu Ran's strength and considered him a suitable partner for Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi interrupted Xu Ran and Ning Rongrong as they embraced, and Ning Rongrong hurried to Bone Douluo's side while the elders teased her for neglecting them.

Xu Ran returned to Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong after arranging to establish the Xu Sect and deliver hidden weapons to Ning Fengzhi. His arrival reunited him with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, while Liu Erlong struggled to conceal her intimate relationship with him from the class.

• Xu Ran told Ning Fengzhi he planned to establish the Xu Sect and provide hidden weapons in its name, and Ning Fengzhi offered to handle the sect's official procedures.
• Xu Ran and Ning Rongrong returned to Heaven Dou City, carrying the documents and seal Ning Fengzhi had prepared.
• Xu Ran arrived at Shrek Academy's Advanced Class with Ning Rongrong and greeted Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.
• Xu Ran teased Liu Erlong in front of the class, and the students assumed his boldness had made their furious teacher angry.
• Liu Erlong blushed and trembled as she faced Xu Ran, then asked him to come outside with her.

Xu Ran followed Liu Erlong into a storage room, where they reunited and became intimate while the class waited outside. They returned to the classroom with Liu Erlong flustered and Xu Ran seemingly unscathed, then Xu Ran went to find Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ning Rongrong warned Xu Ran not to hurt Liu Erlong, and Xu Ran followed Liu Erlong into a room beside the Advanced Class.
• Liu Erlong privately greeted Xu Ran as her husband and told him how much she had missed him.
• Xu Ran and Liu Erlong discussed his place at Shrek Academy and his treatment of Yu Xiaogang before becoming intimate on a sofa.
• After about twenty minutes, Xu Ran and Liu Erlong returned to class, where the students marveled at Xu Ran and noticed Liu Erlong's flushed face and trembling legs.
• Xu Ran went to the back of the classroom to find Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Xu Ran joined Liu Erlong’s Advanced Class and won the students’ admiration with his reputation and lofty advice. Tang San watched from the corner, blaming Xu Ran for taking the honors, relationships, and recognition he believed should have been his.

• Ning Rongrong gave Xu Ran her seat, and he sat between Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as Liu Erlong struggled to reach the lectern.
• The students recognized Xu Ran as the renowned Heaven's Mandate Marquis and welcomed him with admiration.
• A female student asked Xu Ran about cultivation, and he answered with grand sayings about virtue and caring for the world.
• The students praised Xu Ran’s character and words, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing felt proud of him.
• Tang San grew more resentful as he convinced himself Xu Ran had stolen his attention, honors, and hoped-for support.

Xu Ran flirted with Xiao Wu during class, provoking Tang San, who finally reported him to Liu Erlong for harassing a female classmate. Tang San expected the academy’s rules to get Xu Ran punished or expelled.

• Xu Ran stroked Xiao Wu’s leg beneath the desk, and she teased him by stretching it toward him.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing that it was her turn to spend time with him, making her blush.
• Tang San watched Xu Ran with Xiao Wu and grew increasingly jealous, while Xu Ran deliberately provoked him.
• Xiao Wu placed both legs on Xu Ran’s lap, and Xu Ran removed her glass slippers as Tang San watched in despair.
• Tang San raised his hand and reported Xu Ran to Liu Erlong for harassing a female classmate.

Xu Ran defended his foot massage of Xiao Wu as treatment, and Liu Erlong backed him despite Tang San's protests. The chapter ended with Xu Ran inviting Liu Erlong to experience the treatment herself.

• Xu Ran held Xiao Wu's legs across his knees while the class watched and speculated about them.
• Tang San accused Xu Ran of bullying Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu confirmed Xu Ran was treating her persistent ailment.
• Liu Erlong sided with Xu Ran, scolded Tang San for interfering, and slapped him twice.
• Xu Ran invited Liu Erlong to experience his foot massage so she could verify his claim.

Liu Erlong tested Xu Ran’s foot therapy and, after feeling its benefits, defended him against Tang San’s accusations. The chapter left Tang San facing another demand to apologize or leave Shrek Academy, while he quietly considered building his own force.

• Tang San, furious at Xu Ran and Liu Erlong, decided to form his own faction and remembered Grandmaster’s four loyal clans and the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
• Liu Erlong sat down and let Xu Ran massage her foot as the students watched and speculated about their closeness.
• Xu Ran’s treatment eased Liu Erlong’s fatigue and foot pain, and she challenged Tang San to explain himself.
• Tang San accused Xu Ran and Liu Erlong of working together, but Xu Ran and the students condemned him for slandering them.
• Liu Erlong slapped Tang San and ordered him to apologize to Xu Ran or leave Shrek Academy.

Xu Ran humiliated Tang San in front of Shrek Academy after Liu Erlong threatened to expel him, then heard that Ah Yin had grown powerful enough to control nearby blue silver grass and was close to human transformation. The chapter ended with Xu Ran and the girls entering Ah Yin’s room and seeing her elegant human-like appearance.

• Liu Erlong confronted Tang San, who apologized to Xu Ran rather than leave Shrek Academy, and Xu Ran made him kneel before the watching students.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing laughed at Tang San as Xu Ran lifted the pressure and helped him stand.
• After class, Xu Ran asked the girls about Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong said she could control blue silver grass within ten li and might transform in two or three months.
• Xiao Wu called out to Ah Yin and opened the door, revealing Ah Yin in a blue-and-gold dress with a nearly human appearance.

Ah Yin revealed her plan to sever ties with her past and begin a new life after killing Tang Hao, and Xu Ran gave her the new name Lan'er. The chapter left her ready to devote herself to Xu Ran as his right-hand woman.

• Ah Yin greeted Xu Ran and reproached him for staying away, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong left them alone.
• Ah Yin told Xu Ran that she wanted to expose Tang Hao, kill him herself, and seal away her former memories so she could start anew.
• Ah Yin knelt and asked Xu Ran to give her a new name, declaring that she no longer trusted ordinary humans.
• Xu Ran named her Lan'er, and she thanked him and pledged to serve him as his right-hand woman.

Xu Ran discovered that Tang San may have possessed Ah Yin’s newborn son after killing the original child, and he considered using the secret against Tang San. He comforted Lan’er and held her until she could no longer maintain her temporary form and returned to the Blue Silver Grass on his balcony.

• Xu Ran reasoned that Tang San had taken over Ah Yin’s newborn son after the original baby died, but decided to keep the revelation from Tang Hao and Ah Yin for now.
• Lan’er told Xu Ran that she could maintain her energy form for no more than an hour, and he pulled her into his arms.
• Xu Ran promised to help Lan’er seek justice against Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect, while Lan’er leaned against him and asked whether he truly minded her past.
• Xu Ran teased Lan’er about undergoing human transformation soon, and she blushed but agreed to cultivate faster.
• Lan’er’s temporary form dissolved into blue-and-gold light and merged into the Blue Silver Grass, whose leaf edges had turned golden as she neared recovery.

Xu Ran went to the Crown Prince's Residence and found Qian Renxue in her true appearance, humming on a swing. As Qian Renxue secretly hoped to draw him in and enact her plan, Xu Ran resolved to keep up his refined facade and let her make the first move.

• Porcupinefish Douluo warned Snake Lance Douluo that Xu Ran was dangerously powerful and urged him not to provoke him.
• Snake Lance Douluo dismissed the warning and said he would challenge Xu Ran himself.
• Xu Ran searched Qian Renxue's palace and followed her humming to a garden swing.
• Xu Ran was struck by Qian Renxue's beauty while pretending to remain a gentleman.
• Qian Renxue watched Xu Ran, blushed, and displayed her stockings as she prepared to draw his attention.

Xu Ran flirted with Qian Renxue while pretending not to recognize her, then took her out of the Crown Prince's Residence after she agreed to let him paint her in exchange for a kiss. Snake Lance Douluo She Long attacked them with his Soul Pressure in a secluded alley, while Xu Ran remained calm.

• Xu Ran sat beside Qian Renxue on a swing and teased her by pretending she was Xue Qinghe's cousin and possibly his Crown Princess.
• Qian Renxue asked Xu Ran to paint her, and he agreed on the condition that she let him kiss her if she liked the painting.
• Xu Ran took Qian Renxue by the hand and led her out of the Crown Prince's Residence, followed by Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue and Snake Lance Douluo She Long.
• Ci Xue refused to approach Xu Ran, but She Long mocked him and followed the pair into a secluded alley.
• She Long unleashed his rank ninety-three Titled Douluo Soul Pressure on Xu Ran and Qian Renxue, who reacted with alarm while Xu Ran stayed calm.

Xu Ran rejected Snake Lance Douluo’s attempt to recruit him into Spirit Hall by naming Bibi Dong and Hu Liena as the price, provoking the elder. Xu Ran wagered he could defeat Snake Lance Douluo in three moves, while Qian Renxue bet he would lose, and Snake Lance Douluo prepared to fight.

• Snake Lance Douluo offered Xu Ran wealth, women, and a place in Spirit Hall in exchange for joining.
• Xu Ran demanded Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, angering Qian Renxue and enraging Snake Lance Douluo.
• Xu Ran teased Qian Renxue and proposed a wager that he could knock Snake Lance Douluo flat within three moves.
• Qian Renxue bet that Xu Ran would lose, demanding that he become her obedient fighter if he did.
• Snake Lance Douluo, furious at Xu Ran’s insults, challenged him to prove his ability.

Xu Ran took Qian Renxue outside Heaven Dou City and defeated Snake Lance Douluo with a single sword strike, revealing overwhelming strength. After winning their bet, he claimed Qian Renxue as his woman and marked her arm, leaving her flustered and uncertain about what came next.

• Xu Ran and Snake Lance Douluo left Heaven Dou City, with Qian Renxue in Xu Ran's arms.
• Xu Ran revealed six blood-red Soul Rings and released the God-Slaying Sword, shocking Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo.
• Snake Lance Douluo used his Martial Soul Avatar and Serpentine Footwork, but Xu Ran's sword strike badly wounded him.
• Xu Ran reminded Qian Renxue that he had won their bet, and she quietly accepted her loss.
• Xu Ran marked Qian Renxue's arm with the character "Xu" and told her the mark would remain until they were truly together.

Xu Ran spared Snake Lance Douluo after defeating him and left with Qian Renxue, whose arm still bore Xu Ran’s mark from their bet. Porcupinefish Douluo realized the woman was likely the Spirit Hall Young Master, and Snake Lance feared he had cost himself her favor by losing her in the wager.

• Qian Renxue tried and failed to rub away Xu Ran’s mark, while Xu Ran teased her about their bet and hinted at what he might do to her.
• Snake Lance Douluo knelt and begged Xu Ran for mercy, and Xu Ran spared him while concealing Qian Renxue’s identity.
• Xu Ran left with Qian Renxue, and Porcupinefish Douluo arrived to find Snake Lance injured.
• Porcupinefish Douluo suspected that the golden-haired woman with Xu Ran was Qian Renxue, and Snake Lance recalled her appearance and realized she had witnessed his humiliation.
• Snake Lance told Porcupinefish Douluo about the bet and feared that he had lost Qian Renxue to Xu Ran.

Xu Ran took Qian Renxue to a meadow, kissed her, and painted a scene of their embrace. After asking whether they might someday become enemies, Qian Renxue decided she would remain loyal to Xu Ran if he stayed true to her.

• Xu Ran brought Qian Renxue to a flower-filled meadow and kissed her, helping her set aside her identity and worries for a while.
• Xu Ran painted their kiss and gave Qian Renxue the painting with a poem, then recited its remaining verses when she asked.
• Xu Ran told Qian Renxue he wanted her imperial brother to grant him land so he could establish his own sect.
• Qian Renxue asked Xu Ran what he would do if they became enemies, and he promised to stand by her against the whole world.
• Qian Renxue resolved that if Xu Ran stayed true to her, she would stay true to him.

Xu Ran began establishing the Xu Sect at Shrek Academy and welcomed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling into its founding group. After agreeing to represent Shrek Academy at the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament, he left for Skywater Academy to visit Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu.

• Xu Ran told Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others that he planned to start the Xu Sect at Shrek Academy, initially with himself, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Rongrong.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling arrived and joined Xu Ran’s plans for the Xu Sect.
• Flender wished Xu Ran success and asked him to represent Shrek Academy at the upcoming Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament in Spirit City; Xu Ran agreed.
• After Flender and the others left, Xu Ran introduced Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to the other girls, who soon went shopping together.
• Xu Ran set out for Skywater City to visit Skywater Academy and see Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu.

Xu Ran returned to Skywater Academy and reunited with Shui Yue'er in her room. Shui Bing'er interrupted them, discovered Xu Ran, and sent the Skywater Team to eat without them.

• Xu Ran slipped past the female students at Skywater Academy and entered Shui Yue'er's room while she was bathing.
• Shui Yue'er recognized Xu Ran, embraced and kissed him, and told him she had missed him.
• Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Team waited outside for Shui Yue'er to join them for dinner.
• Shui Bing'er kicked open Shui Yue'er's door, found Xu Ran and Shui Yue'er together, and quickly shut it again.
• Shui Bing'er told the team to go eat without Shui Yue'er because she and Xu Ran were occupied.

Xu Ran received two thousand Skill Points after Shui Yue'er’s aptitude improved, then told her about his plan to establish the Xu Sect and invited her to join as a founding elder. He gave her a sect token and remained in Skywater City while she went to gather her sister and teammates.

• The System Lady explained that Shui Yue'er qualified for a retroactive Skill Point reward after taking the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, bringing Xu Ran’s total to 7,900.
• Xu Ran reassured Shui Yue'er and told her he planned to establish the Xu Sect and wanted her and the others to join as founding elders.
• Shui Yue'er eagerly agreed, and Xu Ran gave her a Xu Sect token and explained that the sect was temporarily based at Shrek Academy.
• Shui Yue'er offered to bring her sister and the rest of Skywater Team into the sect, then left to find them while Xu Ran rested.

Shui Yue'er recruited the Skywater Team into Xu Ran's new sect and urged Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to visit him before he left. Xue Wu prepared herself to go to Xu Ran, leaving her nervous about what would happen next.

• Shui Yue'er told the Skywater Team she had joined the Xu Sect and revealed that Xu Ran had founded it.
• The girls eagerly took Xu Sect tokens after learning Xu Ran was in town, while Shui Yue'er blushed when they teased her about her relationship with him.
• Shui Yue'er urged Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to keep Xu Ran company before he left, warning that they might miss their chance.
• Shui Bing'er left Xue Wu to decide whether to go, and Xue Wu bathed, dressed, and looked at herself in the mirror, nervous about seeing Xu Ran.

Xu Ran and Xue Wu became lovers, and Shui Yue'er teased Xue Wu the following morning before the Skywater Team resumed training. Xu Ran received rewards for adding Xue Wu to his harem and establishing the Xu Sect, including its cultivation techniques and skill methods.

• Xue Wu visited Xu Ran, affirmed that she would be his, and spent the night with him.
• Shui Yue'er barged into Xu Ran and Xue Wu's room the next morning with soup, then teased Xue Wu and claimed she should call her big sister.
• Xue Wu urged Shui Yue'er to stop fooling around so they could train for the upcoming match against Blazing Fire Team.
• Xu Ran joined the Skywater Team's training, and Shui Bing'er reported the team's recent progress to him.
• Xu Ran received 2,000 Skill Points for adding Xue Wu to his harem and rewards for establishing the Xu Sect, bringing his total to 11,900 Skill Points.

Xu Ran raised his Soul Beast age to a hundred thousand years, gaining power so immense that it shook the Star Dou Great Forest and suppressed its dragon-type Soul Beasts. Gu Yuena recognized the presence as Xu Ran’s and trusted that he could become a second leader of the Soul Beast Clan, while Di Tian prepared for the beasts’ counterattack against humanity.

• Xu Ran spent nine thousand Skill Points to raise his Soul Beast age to a hundred thousand years and felt his strength transform.
• Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Zi JI sensed an overwhelming Ancestral Dragon presence; Di Tian fell to his knees, while Zi JI realized it came from Xu Ran.
• Di Tian hurried to the bottom of the Lake of Life, eager to sound the horn for the Soul Beasts’ counterattack against humanity.
• Zi JI told Bi Ji and the other Soul Beasts that Xu Ran’s strength had likely surpassed theirs, prompting their excitement.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian the presence had made even her feel insignificant and identified Xu Ran as its likely source.
• Gu Yuena said Xu Ran might become a second lord of the Soul Beast Clan, and Di Tian withdrew, hopeful for the clan’s future.

After his Soul Beast cultivation reached a hundred thousand years, Xu Ran felt his strength and bearing transform. He introduced the newly founded Xu Sect’s secret techniques to the Skywater Team and left them with manuals to study.

• Xu Ran noticed that his strength and body had been enhanced after his Soul Beast form’s breakthrough, while Shui Bing'er told him he seemed more captivating.
• Xu Ran asked Shui Bing'er to assemble the Skywater Team so he could discuss the Xu Sect with them.
• Xu Ran told the girls to address him as Teacher at the academy and Sect Master elsewhere, and explained that their immediate duty was to cultivate.
• Xu Ran named five Xu Sect techniques, including Mysterious Heaven Skill and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and the girls admired him for having created so many self-created Soul Skills.
• Xu Ran demonstrated the techniques and gave their manuals to Shui Bing'er, asking her to teach the others as she learned them.

Xu Ran stayed at Skywater Academy after hearing that Blazing Fire Academy would come to challenge its students. When Huo Wu demanded a fight with him as the price of letting her team enter, Xu Ran accepted her challenge.

• Xu Ran decided to remain at Skywater Academy while waiting for Blazing Fire Academy's challenge.
• Huo Wu and the Blazing Fire Team arrived, but Skywater Academy's gatekeeper stopped the men while she went to announce their visit.
• Huo Wu protested the gatekeeper's rules and questioned why Xu Ran could enter the academy freely.
• The gatekeeper explained that Xu Ran was a teacher specially hired by the dean, but Huo Wu doubted his strength and challenged him.
• Xu Ran warned Huo Wu about her arrogance, then accepted her challenge.