Recaps

Tang Hao confessed his betrayal to the simulated Ah Yin and severed his own arm, while the real Ah Yin learned the truth and turned against him. Xu Ran completed his mission but lost the system’s protection before Tang Hao cut off his leg, leaving Tang Hao alive and dangerous.

• Tang Hao admitted that he had betrayed Ah Yin and said he could not die while their child still needed protection.
• At the simulated Ah Yin’s demand, Tang Hao twisted off his left arm and screamed in pain.
• The real Ah Yin, watching from her flowerpot, realized Tang Hao had led Spirit Hall to her and had never truly protected her.
• Xu Ran comforted Ah Yin, and she curled her Blue Silver Grass around his finger as she recognized his kindness.
• The system announced that Xu Ran had completed his mission and awarded him 1,000 Skill Points and the True Explanation of Basic Swordsmanship, then withdrew its assistance.
• Xu Ran saw that Tang Hao’s leg remained intact and considered leaving him alive to be confronted later by Xu He, Tang Xiao, and Tang Chen.

Tang Hao discovered that Ah Yin had vanished and realized someone had manipulated him into nearly mutilating himself. Xu Ran confronted him with his crimes, then transformed into a powerful Qilin and attacked as Tang Hao prepared to fight back.

• Tang Hao noticed Ah Yin was missing, reconsidered what had happened, and realized someone had used the scene to weaken him.
• Xu Ran appeared, accused Tang Hao of causing his father's death, killing Ah Yin, neglecting Tang San, and bringing ruin upon the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao denied responsibility for his father's death, then charged at Xu Ran to silence him.
• Xu Ran used the Ten-Thousand-Year Qilin Experience Card and transformed into a five-meter-long Qilin.
• Tang Hao recognized Xu Ran as a powerful Soul Beast and released his Martial Soul, but Xu Ran struck before he could use a Soul Skill.

Xu Ran fought Tang Hao in his Qilin form, revealed that Ah Yin was alive and had witnessed Tang Hao’s actions, and provoked Tang Hao by claiming he would care for Ah Yin in the future. Tang Hao was left enraged and determined to kill Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran struck Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao was shaken by the Qilin’s tremendous strength.
• Tang Hao asked about Xu Ran’s relationship with Ah Yin, and Xu Ran said Ah Yin would be his woman in the future.
• Xu Ran told Tang Hao that Ah Yin had seen everything and revealed the conscious Blue Silver Grass in his flowerpot was the real Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao realized Ah Yin knew he had caused her death and raged at Xu Ran for deceiving him.
• Xu Ran boasted that he would care for Ah Yin until she regained her strength, and Tang Hao vowed to kill him.

Xu Ran fought Tang Hao, whose wounds left him weakened, until Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings and forced Xu Ran to retreat. Xu Ran collapsed the mountain over Tang Hao and fled as his Experience Card neared its end, leaving Tang Hao alive and vowing revenge.

• Xu Ran taunted Tang Hao’s weakened state and struck his Clear Sky Hammer, worsening Tang Hao’s wounds.
• Tang Hao detonated five Soul Rings and smashed through Xu Ran’s defensive shields, but the recoil reopened his injuries.
• Xu Ran mocked Tang Hao and prepared to flee when Tang Hao detonated his remaining four Soul Rings, greatly increasing his power.
• Xu Ran struck the mountain around Tang Hao’s cave and collapsed the peak before escaping down the passage.
• The System told Xu Ran that Tang Hao was not badly hurt and that his Experience Card would expire in two minutes.
• Xu Ran fled at full speed, used his Fortune Power to draw nearby Soul Beasts toward his pursuer, and planned to spend a few days flirting before returning to his mission.

After escaping Tang Hao, Xu Ran stayed near the forest and used a Gold-Tier Ten-Pull Draw, gaining a valuable necklace and a Soul Ring Age-Boost Card. He strengthened his third Soul Ring and began plotting how to approach Qian Renxue while keeping his identity and ambitions under wraps.

• Tang Hao emerged from the rubble injured and furious, vowed to find Xu Ran after recovering, and worried about Ah Yin.
• Xu Ran checked into a nearby hotel and decided to wait until Tang Hao had left before returning to the Star Luo Empire.
• Xu Ran teased the System Lady, then spent one thousand Skill Points on a Gold-Tier Ten-Pull Draw.
• Xu Ran obtained a necklace that increased a woman's beauty and Soul Power cultivation speed, along with a card that added ten thousand years to one Soul Ring.
• Xu Ran used the card on his third Soul Ring, raising its age to thirteen thousand years and gaining strength.
• Xu Ran considered using his Zhu Family identity to befriend Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, while the System Lady privately called him shameless.

Xu Ran returned to the Zhu Family after two weeks away and reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, who told him that her relationship with her sister Zhu Zhuyun had been restored. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing planning to tell Zhu Zhuyun that Xu Ran had returned.

• Zhu Zhuqing worried that Xu Ran might be in danger and reflected on how his engagement to her had improved her standing in the family and repaired her relationship with Zhu Zhuyun.
• Xu Ran surprised Zhu Zhuqing at the window and pulled her onto his lap, and she shyly welcomed his return.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xu Ran that Zhu Zhuyun had only acted distant to protect them from having to kill each other in the future.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Zhu Zhuyun was away at Star Luo Advanced Soul Master Academy and planned to visit her the next day to share Xu Ran's return.

Xu Ran gave Zhu Zhuqing the Heart of the Illusory Sea, a necklace that increased cultivation speed by thirty percent, and told her a romantic story to explain his absence. Zhu Zhuqing realized the treasure was worth far more than the three hundred Gold Soul Coins Xu Ran claimed it cost.

• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Xu Ran about where he had been, suspecting he had spent time with other girls.
• Xu Ran teased Zhu Zhuqing as they embraced on a reclining chair, then brought out the Heart of the Illusory Sea.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing he had traveled to Heaven Dou City to buy the necklace and recounted a tragic story of love and loss.
• Xu Ran fastened the necklace around Zhu Zhuqing's neck and said he hoped she would always be the first person he saw.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested the necklace and found that it increased her cultivation speed by thirty percent, realizing it was worth at least thirty million Gold Soul Coins.

Xu Ran explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s necklace permanently increased cultivation speed by thirty percent and revealed its true value, reassuring her that he had spent it gladly. Zhu Zhuqing accepted his views on other relationships as long as he avoided disreputable women, and Xu Ran began telling her about a girl he had met before returning to the Zhu Family.

• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Xu Ran about the necklace, and he explained its cultivation and beauty-enhancing effects.
• After Zhu Zhuqing challenged his claims about its price, Xu Ran admitted the necklace was worth thirty million Gold Soul Coins and said he had bought it for her.
• Xu Ran embraced Zhu Zhuqing, and she told him she could accept other relationships if he avoided disreputable women.
• Xu Ran promised he would not visit brothels and decided to be honest with Zhu Zhuqing about Xiao Wu.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing that he had met a girl while living away from the Zhu Family for twelve years.

Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing about Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing made clear that she would not let him misbehave even though she tolerated his plans for a harem. At the Zhu Family training square, several young women crowded around Xu Ran to ask him about cultivation and invite him out.

• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Wu was twelve, rank twenty-eight, and possessed a Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Xu Ran about Xiao Wu, then pushed him out of her room and warned him not to misbehave.
• Xu Ran left for the Zhu Family training square, where he admired the girls and reflected on Zhu Zhuqing's tolerance of his harem plans.
• A girl in black stockings approached Xu Ran with a cultivation question, and other girls soon gathered around him with questions and invitations.

Xu Ran learned that Zhu Zhuyun was hiding in his room to punish him for mistreating Zhu Zhuqing, and decided to turn the ambush against her. He dodged her attack and pinned her on the bed, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xu Ran answered the young women’s questions at the Zhu Family estate, then left and returned toward his room at dusk.
• The system assigned Xu Ran a mission to teach Zhu Zhuyun a lesson and revealed that she was hiding in his room.
• Zhu Zhuyun waited for Xu Ran, intending to punish him for bullying Zhu Zhuqing.
• When Xu Ran entered, Zhu Zhuyun released her Martial Soul and lunged at him with her claws.
• Xu Ran evaded Zhu Zhuyun’s attack, seized her, and toppled with her onto the bed.

Xu Ran mistook Zhu Zhuyun for a thief and restrained her, then pretended not to recognize her while taking advantage of the situation. After Zhu Zhuyun revealed her identity, Xu Ran released her, and the chapter ended with her embarrassed by her disheveled clothes and torn stockings.

• Xu Ran caught Zhu Zhuyun in his room and accused her of being a thief.
• Xu Ran held Zhu Zhuyun down and slapped her bottom while threatening to call the household over.
• Zhu Zhuyun panicked at the thought of Zhu Zhuqing discovering her there and demanded that Xu Ran let her go.
• Zhu Zhuyun revealed her identity, and Xu Ran pretended to recognize her only then before releasing her.
• Xu Ran turned on the light, and Zhu Zhuyun noticed her disheveled dress and torn stockings as he stared at her.

Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuyun scrambled to hide their awkward encounter when Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Xu Ran’s room. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing entering while Zhu Zhuyun lay concealed beneath Xu Ran’s quilt.

• Xu Ran learned that his mission to teach Zhu Zhuyun a lesson was complete and received five hundred points.
• Xu Ran blamed Zhu Zhuyun for being in his room, and she claimed she had come to test his strength before inviting him to meet her, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuqing at Star Luo Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing called to Xu Ran from outside, and both Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuyun panicked about how her disheveled appearance would look.
• Unable to find a place to hide, Zhu Zhuyun crawled under Xu Ran’s quilt while Xu Ran opened the door wearing a sleeping robe and claimed he had just bathed.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the room as Xu Ran blocked her view of the bed and Zhu Zhuyun tried to remain silent beneath the quilt.

Xu Ran hid Zhu Zhuyun beneath his covers while Zhu Zhuqing visited, then accepted Zhu Zhuqing’s sachet and kissed her. Zhu Zhuyun remained trapped beneath them, watching their intimacy in shock and growing distress.

• Zhu Zhuqing entered Xu Ran’s room, while Zhu Zhuyun hid beneath his covers.
• Xu Ran climbed beneath the covers to conceal Zhu Zhuyun and asked Zhu Zhuqing to dim the room.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xu Ran that her sister had invited them to meet the next day and gave him the sachet she had embroidered.
• Zhu Zhuqing kissed Xu Ran, and he embraced her while Zhu Zhuyun watched from beneath them.

Xu Ran kept Zhu Zhuqing from discovering Zhu Zhuyun hidden beneath him, and Zhu Zhuqing left believing he had been hurting himself and promising to support him as his lover. After Zhu Zhuqing departed, Xu Ran let Zhu Zhuyun out and reflected on the danger of pursuing her, then pointed out that her breast binding was crooked.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xu Ran not to hurt himself again, and he promised to turn to her with future problems.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed that she and Xu Ran were lovers who would face difficulties together, then left to visit her sister and the others with him the next day.
• After Zhu Zhuqing had gone, Xu Ran got off the bed and let Zhu Zhuyun breathe beneath the quilt.
• Xu Ran considered the danger of pursuing Zhu Zhuyun because of her ties to Dai Weisi, while the system girl told him it could not provide a resurrection cheat.
• Xu Ran noticed Zhu Zhuyun's breast binding was crooked as she straightened her dress.

After an intimate encounter, Xu Ran teased Zhu Zhuyun and reminded her that binding her breasts could harm her health. Zhu Zhuyun left with a promise that Xu Ran would grant her one future request, while she struggled to stop thinking about him.

• Zhu Zhuyun noticed Xu Ran staring at her and ordered him to turn around while she adjusted her breast-binding cloth.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuyun that binding her breasts was unhealthy, then openly admired her figure after she let him face her again.
• Xu Ran tried to dismiss their encounter as a misunderstanding, but Zhu Zhuyun demanded that he agree to fulfill one request from her in the future.
• Xu Ran accepted Zhu Zhuyun's condition and repeated his warning about binding her breasts as she left.
• Zhu Zhuyun reflected on their intimate encounter and wondered whether Xu Ran truly liked her figure.

Xu Ran made another Gold-Tier Ten-Pull Draw and received Proficiency in the Four Arts as his guaranteed reward, then chatted with the System Lady and promised to help her transform into a human. He met Zhu Zhuqing outside his room, and they set out together to visit her older sister and Dai Weisi, while Zhu Zhuqing’s growing acceptance of Xu Ran’s lustfulness brought them closer.

• Xu Ran found that his cultivation had reached level thirty-three and spent eleven hundred Skill Points on a Gold-Tier Ten-Pull Draw.
• The System Lady explained that Xu Ran’s luck did not affect the system, and his guaranteed reward was Proficiency in the Four Arts.
• Xu Ran asked the System Lady for photos, saw her censored and seaside images, and promised to save enough Skill Points for her human transformation.
• Xu Ran finished washing up and found Zhu Zhuqing waiting outside his door in a carefully chosen outfit.
• Xu Ran complimented Zhu Zhuqing and walked with her through Star Luo City as they headed to see her older sister and Dai Weisi.

Dai Weisi questioned Zhu Zhuyun about Xu Ran and learned that the twelve-year-old could defeat her without using his Martial Soul. When Xu Ran arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Weisi saw how close they were and delighted in how thoroughly Dai Mubai had lost his fiancée.

• Dai Weisi asked Zhu Zhuyun what she knew about Xu Ran, and she explained that he was Zhuqing’s shameless, irresponsible fiancé.
• Zhu Zhuyun revealed that Xu Ran had defeated her without releasing his Martial Soul, suggesting his combat strength had reached the Soul King level.
• Dai Weisi asked Xu Zhan to test Xu Ran in a spar, and Xu Zhan agreed.
• Xu Ran arrived with Zhu Zhuqing arm in arm, and Dai Weisi rejoiced that Dai Mubai had been cuckolded.

Xu Ran met Dai Weisi and Xu Zhan, then defeated the rank fifty-one Soul King in an instant. Impressed by Xu Ran’s talent, Dai Weisi resolved to win his allegiance and protect his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing greeted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, and Dai Weisi welcomed Xu Ran as a potential ally.
• Dai Weisi introduced Xu Zhan, who challenged Xu Ran to test his combat ability.
• Xu Ran revealed his three Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year ring, and cut down Xu Zhan’s attacks.
• Xu Ran swiftly put his sword to Xu Zhan’s neck, defeating him before he could react.
• Dai Weisi was stunned by Xu Ran’s strength and decided to persuade the imperial family to befriend him and accept his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing.

Xu Ran defeated Xu Zhan, won Zhu Zhuqing’s affection, and accepted Dai Weisi’s offer to become his ally. Dai Weisi then sent Zhu Zhuyun to stay with her family and learn Xu Ran’s temperament so he could keep the powerful newcomer under his control.

• Xu Zhan thanked Xu Ran for exposing his weakness, and Xu Ran sheathed the God-Slaying Sword.
• Zhu Zhuqing clung to Xu Ran and declared her devotion, while Zhu Zhuyun watched them with concealed tenderness and envy.
• After Xu Zhan left, Dai Weisi praised Xu Ran’s strength and asked him to join his side in the struggle against Dai Mubai.
• Xu Ran accepted Dai Weisi’s token and ten million Gold Soul Coins in exchange for becoming his right-hand man.
• After Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing left, Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun to stay with her family and learn Xu Ran’s temperament so he could keep him under control.

Dai Weisi asked Zhu Zhuyun to grow closer to Xu Ran so he could secure the prince’s support, while Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing spent the day together. After Xu Ran’s song and story stirred Zhu Zhuqing’s fears of losing him, she asked him to take her, and he carried her toward the room.

• Dai Weisi asked Zhu Zhuyun to spend more time with Xu Ran and build a relationship with him before he left for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing shopped together using Dai Weisi’s Gold Soul Coin card, and Zhu Zhuqing praised Xu Ran for caring for her.
• At the Zhu Family residence, Xu Ran played the harp and sang a song about lovers separated by war.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing the story behind the song, and she recognized herself in the conservative woman who waited for her lover.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xu Ran to take her, and he carried her toward the room as evening fell.

Zhu Zhuyun realized that she had fallen for Xu Ran after hearing him play the zither. The next morning, Xu Ran teased the shy Zhu Zhuqing after their first night together, then left the room to prepare for her while she waited beneath the quilt.

• Zhu Zhuyun lingered outside Xu Ran's courtyard and recalled his extraordinary zither playing.
• Zhu Zhuyun admitted to herself that she had fallen for Xu Ran despite trying to keep her distance.
• Xu Ran woke beside Zhu Zhuqing and teased her as she hid beneath the quilt.
• Xu Ran dressed and left the room so Zhu Zhuqing could get up and dress in private.
• Zhu Zhuqing quietly grumbled that Xu Ran had left without offering to help, just as he opened the door again.

Xu Ran cared for Zhu Zhuqing after their first night together and received 3,000 Skill Points for adding her to his harem. After deciding to save the points for strengthening his Qilin form and helping Ah Yin, he carried Zhu Zhuqing to meet her father at the Zhu Family main hall.

• Xu Ran wrapped Zhu Zhuqing in a quilt, carried her to the bath, and waited while she recovered and dressed.
• The system awarded Xu Ran 3,000 Skill Points, bringing his total to 3,100, and he chose to save them rather than buy Soul Rings.
• Xu Ran helped the sore Zhu Zhuqing out of the bathroom, and they discussed avoiding pregnancy.
• A steward told Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing that her father wanted to see them, and Xu Ran carried her toward the Zhu Family main hall.

Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing joined Zhu Zihao and Zhu Zhuyun for dinner, where Zhu Zihao revealed that the Star Luo emperor accepted their relationship and had granted Xu Ran the title of Heaven's Mandate Marquis. Xu Ran accepted the token, considering the benefits and attention the title would bring.

• Xu Ran carried Zhu Zhuqing into the hall, and Zhu Zihao teased them about their relationship.
• Zhu Zihao told Xu Ran that the emperor had praised him as the empire's Child of Destiny and would not oppose his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zihao announced that the empire had granted Xu Ran the title of Heaven's Mandate Marquis, without a fief or official post.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing reacted with astonishment and excitement at Xu Ran becoming a marquis at twelve.
• Xu Ran accepted the marquis's token and considered how his new status could help him while attracting attention from major factions.

Xu Ran confessed his desire for Zhu Zhuyun and kissed her, while she struggled with her engagement to Dai Weisi and her feelings for Xu Ran. She accepted his feelings but asked him to keep their relationship secret to protect him from the imperial family.

• Zhu Zhuyun congratulated Xu Ran on becoming the Star Luo Empire's youngest marquis, and Xu Ran hinted that she was one of the two people he cared about.
• Xu Ran pulled Zhu Zhuyun into his arms and kissed her, despite her warning that she was Dai Weisi's fiancée and destined to become Empress.
• Zhu Zhuyun stopped resisting as she admitted to herself that she disliked her arranged marriage and wanted Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuyun he liked her and wanted her, and she quietly agreed to be with him.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Xu Ran to conceal their relationship and act distant in public so the imperial family would not target him.

Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuyun agreed to keep their relationship secret while he prepared to leave the Star Luo Empire with Zhu Zhuqing. Before Zhu Zhuyun returned to her room, Xu Ran played her a song and gave her specially made garments.

• Xu Ran agreed to keep his affair with Zhu Zhuyun secret and explained that he could not risk taking things further while the imperial family could endanger her.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked when Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing would leave, and Xu Ran said they would probably depart in a week.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Xu Ran to play her a song, and he held her while performing on a harp.
• Zhu Zhuyun decided she would preserve her chastity for Xu Ran and refuse Dai Weisi's touch.
• Xu Ran gave Zhu Zhuyun several garments for exercise and everyday wear, and she tucked them away before hurrying back.