Recaps

Tang San threatened to slaughter the Purple Pearl Pirates unless Zi Zhenzhu submitted to him, and she began removing her armor to protect them. Xu Ran and Xiao Wu arrived just as Tang San demanded she continue.

• Tang San killed dozens more pirates when they refused to betray Zi Zhenzhu, but she finally pleaded with him to spare the survivors.
• Tang San demanded that Zi Zhenzhu become his and remove her armor, promising to spare the pirates if she satisfied him.
• Zi Zhenzhu asked Tang San to confirm that he would let the innocent people go, then closed her eyes and unfastened her outer armor.
• Xu Ran and Xiao Wu arrived as Tang San ordered Zi Zhenzhu to keep going.

Xu Ran and Xiao Wu arrived at Pearl Island and rescued Zi Zhenzhu from Tang San, who had slaughtered the island’s people and tried to humiliate her. Tang San confronted Xu Ran, raging that he had ruined his plans again, while Xu Ran challenged him over the massacre.

• Xu Ran and Xiao Wu reached Pearl Island and found its shore stained with blood and covered in corpses and ash.
• Xu Ran stopped Zi Zhenzhu from undressing, and Xiao Wu comforted her and told her that Xu Ran could defeat Tang San.
• Zi Zhenzhu recognized Xu Ran as the person Tang San feared and felt reassured by his arrival.
• Tang San erupted in fury at Xu Ran, blaming him for repeatedly disrupting his plans to win women.
• Xu Ran condemned Tang San for killing Pearl Island’s people, and Tang San countered that Xu Ran had slaughtered the Clear Sky Sect, including children.

Tang San denied responsibility for the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction and blamed Xu Ran and Xiao Wu for his downfall, then revealed his divine power on Pearl Island. As the islanders feared for their lives, Xiao Wu reassured Zi Zhenzhu while worrying that Tang San’s new Rakshasa God strength would challenge Xu Ran.

• Xiao Wu accused Tang San of destroying the Clear Sky Sect, killing Tang Chen, and threatening Zi Zhenzhu and the people of Pearl Island.
• Tang San insisted Xu Ran had killed the Clear Sky Sect members and blamed Xiao Wu and Xu Ran for turning him into someone the world despised.
• Tang San released his Martial Soul, displaying nine blood-red Soul Rings, a Golden Soul Ring, and terrifying divine pressure that forced the people of Pearl Island to kneel.
• Zi Zhenzhu realized Tang San might be a god and feared that Xu Ran and the islanders would die if he could not defeat him.
• Xiao Wu comforted Zi Zhenzhu but worried that Tang San had swiftly inherited the Rakshasa God’s power and might pose a serious challenge to Xu Ran.

Xu Ran confronted Tang San, whose new power as the Rakshasa God still did not erase his fear of Xu Ran. Tang San withdrew to Sea God Island, secretly planning to absorb the essence of other gods and use Xu Ran to destabilize the Divine Realm.

• Tang San credited his suffering at Xu Ran's hands with helping him become a powerful Rakshasa God, while Xu Ran answered his challenge with eight Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and the God-Slaying Sword.
• Zi Zhenzhu lost hope when she saw Tang San's divine presence, but Xiao Wu assured her that Xu Ran had killed a god even as a Soul Saint.
• Tang San revealed that he believed the gap between himself and Xu Ran was shrinking and privately planned to harvest divine essence using a perfected Secret Technique.
• Xu Ran and Tang San clashed with the God-Slaying Sword and Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang San retreated toward Sea God Island, declaring that their conflict had only begun.

Xu Ran and the System Lady speculated that Tang San had uncovered a Divine Realm secret that could rapidly increase his power, possibly connected to the Divine Realm Core. Xu Ran’s worry faded as he vowed to keep Tang San beneath him, while the System Lady blushed and withdrew after he teased her about their future together.

• Xu Ran wondered why Tang San had retreated instead of fighting and worried that killing him could provoke the Divine Realm.
• The System Lady warned Xu Ran that Tang San had likely discovered a secret that would let him grow stronger quickly and challenge Xu Ran later.
• The System Lady explained that the old Rakshasa God may have opposed the Asura God because he had found clues to the source of the Divine Realm’s rules.
• Xu Ran promised to marry the System Lady after she underwent human transformation, then teased her until she blushed and hid in the system space.
• Xu Ran suspected Tang San had pieced together secrets of the Divine Realm Core using the old Rakshasa God’s information, and vowed to suppress him regardless.

After Xu Ran drove Tang San away, Zi Zhenzhu and the survivors of Pearl Island thanked him for saving their lives. Xu Ran stayed to rest while Zi Zhenzhu dealt with the island’s losses, and Xiao Wu teased him about having come to pursue Zi Zhenzhu.

• The survivors on Pearl Island thanked Xu Ran for driving Tang San away and saving their lives.
• Zi Zhenzhu knelt before Xu Ran in gratitude, but Xiao Wu tried to help her up and Xu Ran pulled her to her feet.
• Zi Zhenzhu asked Xu Ran and Xiao Wu to stay while she handled the aftermath, and Xu Ran agreed after checking with Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu worried that Tang San had become dangerous, but Xu Ran assured her he would always remain stronger.
• Xiao Wu teased Xu Ran about coming to Pearl Island for Zi Zhenzhu, and Xu Ran denied it before carrying Xiao Wu toward a room.

Zi Zhenzhu struggled with grief over Pearl Island’s losses and her feelings for Xu Ran before resolving to seek his guidance. The chapter ended with her kneeling before him, determined to become his disciple so she could grow strong enough to protect her people.

• Zi Zhenzhu walked alone along the beach, worrying that she was too weak to protect Pearl Island and wondering whether she could ever be with Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran played a flute on the beach, lifting Zi Zhenzhu’s spirits, then came over and asked why she was still awake.
• Zi Zhenzhu asked Xu Ran if he thought she was useless, and he reassured her that she could not have defeated Tang San and that the deaths were not her fault.
• Zi Zhenzhu suddenly knelt before Xu Ran, resolved to become his disciple and grow strong enough to protect Pearl Island.

Zi Zhenzhu asked Xu Ran to take her as his disciple so she could grow stronger and protect others, and he accepted her. Their conversation about flute-playing turned into an embarrassing misunderstanding, leaving Zi Zhenzhu fleeing from him.

• Zi Zhenzhu asked Xu Ran to accept her as his disciple and teach her to become stronger.
• Xu Ran warned Zi Zhenzhu that she had passed the best age for cultivation, but she said she still wanted to improve and protect those who depended on her.
• Xu Ran accepted Zi Zhenzhu as his first disciple, and she bowed to him with delight.
• Zi Zhenzhu asked Xu Ran to teach her to play the flute, and he explained that he had misunderstood what she meant.
• Zi Zhenzhu realized Xu Ran had been speaking suggestively, blushed with embarrassment, and ran away.

Xu Ran left Pearl Island for Sea God Island to pursue Bo Saixi and gather powerful ocean Soul Beasts to strengthen his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor. Xiao Wu and Zi Zhenzhu stayed behind, and Xiao Wu hinted that Zi Zhenzhu would eventually become one of Xu Ran’s women.

• Zi Zhenzhu attended to Xu Ran in the morning and teased him, while Xu Ran said he had accepted her as his disciple.
• Xiao Wu suspected Xu Ran had seduced Zi Zhenzhu, and Xu Ran denied it; he told Xiao Wu and Zi Zhenzhu to remain on Pearl Island while he traveled into the dangerous deep sea.
• Xu Ran explained that he wanted to use powerful ocean Soul Beasts to advance his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor to divine grade or higher.
• Xu Ran left Pearl Island that afternoon, and Zi Zhenzhu worried about his safety as Xiao Wu reassured her that he was unmatched.
• Xiao Wu told Zi Zhenzhu to call her Xiao Wu and described Xu Ran’s romantic past, leaving Zi Zhenzhu wondering whether she should have confessed her feelings instead of becoming his disciple.

Xiao Bai and Bai Xiuxiu discussed the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan’s worsening conflict with the Evil Spirit Orcas after two overwhelming presences threw the deep sea into turmoil. Xiao Bai agreed to let Bai Xiuxiu seek the aid of the mysterious supreme Soul Beast.

• Xiao Bai sensed a presence that seemed to surpass a god’s and feared it belonged to a king among Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Bai worried that the Evil Spirit Orcas would destroy her weakened clan, while Bai Xiuxiu urged her to seek outside help.
• Xiao Bai told Bai Xiuxiu that one of the powerful beings might be able to save their clan.
• Bai Xiuxiu volunteered to find the being, and Xiao Bai finally agreed to let her go.

Bai Xiuxiu left her clan hoping to seek help from a mysterious powerhouse, but Xie Mo intercepted her and attacked. As he gained the upper hand, Xu Ran appeared on a nearby island, calming the waves and astonishing both combatants with his unfathomable presence.

• Bai Xiuxiu left her clan and swam toward the place Xiao Bai had indicated, hoping to meet a powerful being.
• Xie Mo blocked Bai Xiuxiu and demanded that she marry him, threatening to destroy her clan if she refused.
• Bai Xiuxiu rejected Xie Mo’s proposal and attacked him, but he easily dodged her strikes and overpowered her.
• Xie Mo taunted Bai Xiuxiu and continued attacking as the two Soul Beasts fought, stirring up towering waves.
• Xu Ran appeared on a nearby island, where the waves calmed around him, and Xie Mo and Bai Xiuxiu realized they could not sense his strength.

Xu Ran rescued Bai Xiuxiu from Xie Mo after she agreed to become his mount. Xie Mo fled when Xu Ran stopped his attack with one finger, leaving Bai Xiuxiu stunned by Xu Ran’s strength.

• Xie Mo introduced himself as the Evil Spirit Orca clan’s young leader and attacked Bai Xiuxiu, who pleaded with Xu Ran to save her.
• Xu Ran offered to help in exchange for Bai Xiuxiu becoming his mount, and she agreed if he drove Xie Mo away.
• Bai Xiuxiu asked Xu Ran to kill Xie Mo, and Xu Ran accepted the challenge.
• Xie Mo fired a column of water at Xu Ran, who stopped it with one finger.
• Xie Mo sensed Xu Ran’s overwhelming strength and fled, leaving Bai Xiuxiu astonished.

Xu Ran subdued and killed Xie Mo after Bai Xiuxiu refused to trust his promise to spare her clan. Bai Xiuxiu accepted Xu Ran as her master and mount, then asked him to help protect her clan from the enraged Evil Spirit Orca Clan.

• Xu Ran restrained Xie Mo with his overwhelming power, and Xie Mo begged Bai Xiuxiu to save him and promised his clan would stop attacking hers.
• Bai Xiuxiu rejected Xie Mo's promise, recognizing that he would retaliate if released.
• Xu Ran crushed Xie Mo with his pressure, killing the powerful soul beast in the sea.
• Bai Xiuxiu accepted Xu Ran as her master and offered to carry him, understanding that she could not afford to defy him.
• Bai Xiuxiu asked Xu Ran to deal with the Evil Spirit Orca Clan, and Xu Ran replied that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

Bai Xiuxiu offered another member of the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan as Xu Ran’s mount in exchange for his help, unaware that he intended to choose her mother, Xiao Bai. As Xu Ran set off with Bai Xiuxiu, the enraged Evil Orca King, Xie Hu, gathered his clan to attack the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

• Bai Xiuxiu pleaded with Xu Ran to save her clan, and Xu Ran demanded the right to choose another Demon Soul Great White Shark as his mount.
• Bai Xiuxiu agreed on behalf of her clan, not knowing Xu Ran intended to choose the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, Xiao Bai.
• Xu Ran told Bai Xiuxiu his name as she carried him through the ocean, and she wondered whether he could defeat the Evil Orca King.
• After learning through Xie Mo’s secret message that his son had died, Xie Hu vowed to destroy the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and rallied hundreds of adult Evil Spirit Orcas.

The Evil Spirit Orca Clan attacked the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan after Xie Hu blamed Bai Xiuxiu for his son Xie Mo’s death. As Xiao Bai fought to defend her clan, Bai Xiuxiu rushed back with Xu Ran, who promised to help.

• The Evil Spirit Orca Clan advanced in force toward the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan, and Xiao Bai prepared her clansmen for battle.
• Xie Hu accused Bai Xiuxiu of killing his son Xie Mo and claimed she had been with a human.
• Xiao Bai deduced that Xie Mo had targeted Xiuxiu and that a human had saved her, then Xie Hu ordered his clan to wipe out the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• Xie Hu attacked Xiao Bai as the two clans clashed, sending enormous waves through the surrounding waters.
• Bai Xiuxiu carried Xu Ran toward the battle, worried about her family, and Xu Ran reassured her that he would help.

Bai Xiuxiu returned to the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan with Xu Ran and asked him to protect it from the Evil Spirit Orcas. When Xie Hu confronted Xu Ran over his son’s death, Xu Ran’s overwhelming presence terrified the Evil Orca King and made him question who Xu Ran really was.

• Bai Xiuxiu returned to the battle and told Xiao Bai that Xu Ran would protect their clan.
• Xiao Bai recognized Xu Ran as the powerful Soul Beast Sovereign she had sensed before and thanked him for helping.
• Xie Hu mocked the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and demanded to know whether Xu Ran had killed Xie Mo.
• Xu Ran admitted killing Xie Mo and dismissed Xie Hu as a little whale.
• Xu Ran’s ancient presence overwhelmed Xie Hu, who realized Xu Ran was a Soul Beast and asked who he was.

Xu Ran’s terrifying presence unsettled both clans as he faced the Evil Orca King, while Bai Xiuxiu and Xiao Bai reacted to his offer to choose another mount. The chapter left Xiao Bai wondering if she would be Xu Ran’s next choice and beginning to accept the possibility.

• The Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul Great White Sharks watched Xie Hu react fearfully to Xu Ran, and the sharks hoped he would defeat their enemy.
• Bai Xiuxiu admired Xu Ran’s strength and wondered whether he was the Soul Beast Sovereign, while feeling shy about being his mount.
• Xiao Bai asked Bai Xiuxiu how she had become Xu Ran’s mount, and Bai Xiuxiu explained that Xu Ran had said he needed another mount.
• Xiao Bai suspected Xu Ran intended to choose her and, thinking of her transformed human form and his status as Soul Beast Sovereign, began to accept the idea.

Xu Ran revealed his overwhelming Soul Beast power to defeat Xie Hu and protect the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan. The surviving Evil Spirit Orcas fled after Xu Ran declared the clan under his protection and ordered them to return its territory.

• Bai Xiuxiu explained why she had promised Xu Ran her service, and Xiao Bai reassured her while wondering about Xu Ran’s true identity.
• Xie Hu begged Xu Ran to spare him and promised to withdraw the Evil Spirit Orcas, but Xu Ran immobilized him.
• At Xie Hu’s request, Xu Ran revealed his thousand-meter dragon form, and his Ancestral Dragon Might forced the surrounding Soul Beasts to submit and killed Xie Hu.
• Bai Xiuxiu and Xiao Bai stared in awe at Xu Ran’s true form, while the surviving Evil Spirit Orcas fled.
• Xu Ran placed the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan under his protection and ordered the Evil Spirit Orcas to return its territory and stay out of the Deep Sea Core Region.

After Xu Ran killed Xie Hu and Xie Mo, the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan was freed from the Evil Spirit Orca clan’s immediate threat. Xiao Bai thanked and admired Xu Ran, who began flirting with her.

• The Demon Soul Great White Sharks celebrated as the defeated Evil Spirit Orcas fled after Xie Hu and Xie Mo died.
• Xiao Bai realized the Evil Spirit Orca clan could no longer threaten her people as it once had and thanked Xu Ran for saving them.
• Xu Ran took human form and helped Xiao Bai up, admiring her beauty.
• Xiao Bai blushed under Xu Ran’s gaze and felt excited by the thought of being with such a powerful soul beast.
• Xu Ran teased Xiao Bai, asking her to raise her head so he could look at her.

After Xu Ran defeated the Evil Spirit Orcas, he teased Xiao Bai and discussed choosing another mount with Bai Xiuxiu as they headed toward the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan's grounds. Xiao Bai realized Xu Ran was making advances toward her, while Bai Xiuxiu remained unaware and wondered who he might choose.

• The Demon Soul Great White Sharks watched Xu Ran flirt with Xiao Bai, grateful to their benefactor and envious of the queen's attention.
• Xu Ran praised Xiao Bai, while Bai Xiuxiu expressed her admiration for his strength and privately wondered if she could ever be more than his mount.
• Xiao Bai and Bai Xiuxiu led Xu Ran toward their clan's grounds, where Bai Xiuxiu asked whether he had chosen another mount.
• Xu Ran said his second mount could not be inferior to Bai Xiuxiu, leaving her unsure whether any clan member could qualify.
• Xu Ran told them he would stay with the clan for a while and secretly touched Xiao Bai's waist, making her blush and believe he desired her.

Tang San told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had died, and she mourned the man she had once hoped would return. Moved by the respect she showed him, Tang San abandoned his plan to force himself on her and left determined to defeat Xu Ran fairly on Sea God Island.

• Tang San told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had died, leaving her in tears.
• Tang San blamed Xu Ran for the deaths of his family and vowed to avenge them.
• Bo Saixi thanked Tang San for bringing Tang Chen’s final wish to her and acknowledged that Tang San had become a god.
• Tang San considered forcing himself on Bo Saixi to spite Xu Ran, but decided against it because she had treated him with trust and respect.
• Tang San declared that he would defeat Xu Ran fairly this time.

Tang San used Xu Ran’s name and alleged lust for Bo Saixi to turn her against him, believing he had finally gained an advantage in their rivalry. Xu Ran continued strengthening his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor among the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan, unaware that Bo Saixi now despised him.

• Tang San told Bo Saixi that Xu Ran had killed Tang Chen and revealed that Xu Ran was in the deep sea.
• Tang San claimed Xu Ran had come for Bo Saixi and intended to prey on her, making her furious and disgusted with Xu Ran.
• Tang San promised Bo Saixi he would protect her from Xu Ran and took satisfaction in winning her favor.
• Xu Ran absorbed the blood of deep-sea ferocious beasts to strengthen his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor and considered saving his points to become a million-year soul beast.
• Xu Ran remained confident that Tang San’s schemes would fail because he could show Bo Saixi footage of Tang San killing Tang Chen.

Xu Ran displayed the power of his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor and welcomed Xiao Bai, who came to thank him for helping Bai Xiuxiu. He embraced her and demanded that she become his mount as payment, leaving Xiao Bai embarrassed and indignant.

• Xu Ran cultivated in his Ten Thousand Beasts Armor, whose gathered Ferocious Beast presences showed how much his strength had grown.
• Xiao Bai visited Xu Ran to thank him for helping Bai Xiuxiu evolve, and he said they did not need to thank each other.
• Xu Ran thought about his plans to refine the armor and face the Sea God and Tang San, whom he intended to kill.
• Xiao Bai wondered why Xu Ran had not sought her out after their previous intimate encounter, and Xu Ran embraced her.
• Xu Ran told Xiao Bai that, since he had helped kill Xie Hu, she had to become his mount, and Xiao Bai objected that she had already taken human form.

Xu Ran and Xiao Bai became lovers, and Xiao Bai accepted his other relationships while seeking reassurance about Xiuxiu. After learning that Xiao Bai’s clan worshiped the Sea God, Xu Ran asked whose side she would take in his coming war, and she pledged to stand with him.

• Xu Ran took Xiao Bai as his woman, and the next day she asked whether he would treat her well.
• Xu Ran promised to care for Xiao Bai but told her he had other women, and she accepted his affection would be shared.
• Xiao Bai asked what Xu Ran planned to do about Xiuxiu, and he said Xiuxiu would remain his mount when she came to land.
• Xu Ran asked whether Xiao Bai’s Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan worshiped the Sea God, and she confirmed they did.
• Xu Ran asked which side Xiao Bai would support if he went to war with the Sea God, and she vowed to stand with him.

Xu Ran showed Xiao Bai evidence of the Sea God's mistreatment of Bo Saixi, destroying Xiao Bai's faith in the deity and strengthening her support for Xu Ran. The chapter ended with Xu Ran claiming that someone even worse had deceived Bo Saixi, and Xiao Bai asking who it was.

• Xiao Bai worried that Xu Ran's feud with the Sea God would put him in danger.
• Xu Ran revealed that he possessed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the core of the Sea God Trident, and said he and the Sea God would fight until one of them died.
• Xu Ran played a recording that exposed the Sea God's treatment of Bo Saixi, and Xiao Bai's reverence for the Sea God collapsed.
• Xiao Bai condemned the Sea God and hoped Xu Ran would kill him after learning what he had done to Bo Saixi.
• Xu Ran said someone had deceived Bo Saixi even more horribly than the Sea God, and Xiao Bai asked who it was.