Recaps

Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing left Star Luo City for Suotuo City after Xu Ran declined Dai Weisi’s invitation to study at Star Luo Academy. As they traveled toward Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing read to Xu Ran while he rested against her legs.

• Xu Ran’s new marquis title became widely known across the Star Luo Empire, and he and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to depart Star Luo City.
• Dai Weisi urged Xu Ran to stay and study at Star Luo Academy, but Xu Ran declined, saying he preferred a less comfortable place to cultivate.
• Xu Ran reassured Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun that he would support them and return to the Zhu Family during breaks.
• Zhu Zhuyun watched Xu Ran leave with Zhu Zhuqing, then excused herself from Dai Weisi and went home to rest.
• On the carriage ride toward Suotuo City, Zhu Zhuqing read from Hundred Explanations of Basic Swordsmanship while Xu Ran rested with his head on her legs.

Xu Ran brought Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, where they prepared to face Dai Mubai and meet Xiao Wu. After registering Zhu Zhuqing, Flender recognized her family name and worried about the conflict he suspected between her, Xu Ran, and Dai Mubai.

• Xu Ran took Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy and told her Xiao Wu studied there and Dai Mubai was there too.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing how he planned to make Dai Mubai confront their relationship, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to follow his lead.
• Xu Ran brought Zhu Zhuqing to Flender's office to register her at Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself as a rank twenty-six Soul Master with a Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• Flender recognized Zhu Zhuqing as likely belonging to the Zhu Family and worried that Xu Ran's presence would cause a conflict with Dai Mubai.

Xu Ran enrolled Zhu Zhuqing at Shrek Academy, where Flender accepted her without a test and told Xu Ran to set his own training schedule. Zhu Zhuqing asked to share a dorm room with Xiao Wu, and Xu Ran took her to meet Xiao Wu, who was waiting for him while cultivating.

• Flender warned Xu Ran to protect his health, and Xu Ran said he was now a rank thirty-three Soul Elder.
• Flender admitted Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy without a test and told her to choose a room with Xiao Wu if she wished.
• Xu Ran explained that Shrek had six students and took Zhu Zhuqing toward the dormitories.
• Zhu Zhuqing insisted on rooming with Xiao Wu, while Xu Ran complained that it would disrupt his visits and she agreed to make it up to him.
• Xiao Wu cultivated alone, reached rank twenty-nine, and wondered when Xu Ran would return.

Xu Ran brought Zhu Zhuqing to meet Xiao Wu, and the two girls went shopping together while he gave Zhu Zhuqing Dai Weisi's Gold Soul Coin card. Dai Mubai mistakenly believed Zhu Zhuqing had come to find him and planned to hurt Xu Ran emotionally, but he found only Xu Ran after the girls had left.

• Xiao Wu opened the door and met Zhu Zhuqing, who introduced herself as Xu Ran's fiancée.
• Xiao Wu accepted Zhu Zhuqing's presence, and the two girls linked arms and went shopping in Suotuo City.
• Xu Ran gave Zhu Zhuqing Dai Weisi's Gold Soul Coin card and left the girls to get acquainted.
• Ma Hongjun warned Dai Mubai not to provoke Xu Ran, but Dai Mubai assumed Zhu Zhuqing had come for him and vowed to trample Xu Ran's dignity.
• Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun the Rose Hotel key and went looking for Zhu Zhuqing, but she and Xiao Wu had already left.
• Dai Mubai saw Xu Ran standing alone and mistook his appearance for heartbreak.

Dai Mubai mistook Xu Ran’s mood for heartbreak over Zhu Zhuqing and offered him advice while privately planning to make him suffer. Xu Ran left him to his delusion, and Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu returned from shopping as close friends, chatting until they neared the academy.

• Dai Mubai approached Xu Ran, apologized for their past conflict, and assumed Xu Ran looked miserable because Zhu Zhuqing had come to Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai urged Xu Ran to let go of Zhu Zhuqing, while Xu Ran realized Dai Mubai misunderstood their relationship and walked away.
• Dai Mubai took Xu Ran’s departure as proof that his taunts had struck a nerve and planned to call for Zhu Zhuqing that night to upset him.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu returned late from shopping and teased each other about their figures and Xu Ran before Zhu Zhuqing hushed them near the academy.

Xu Ran took Zhu Zhuqing to his dorm, but Dai Mubai arrived to court her and repeatedly called her name outside. Xu Ran was furious when Dai Mubai’s shouting interrupted their intimacy.

• Xu Ran met Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu outside the dorm, then took Zhu Zhuqing away while Xiao Wu felt uneasy about their closeness.
• Dai Mubai arrived with roses, called for Zhu Zhuqing, and left after Xiao Wu told him she was not there.
• Dai Mubai realized Zhu Zhuqing might have her own room and began shouting her name outside Xu Ran’s dorm.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing froze when they heard Dai Mubai, then Xu Ran tried to ignore him and continue kissing her.
• Dai Mubai kept shouting, leaving Xu Ran furious that he had interrupted them.

Dai Mubai came to Zhu Zhuqing’s dorm to pester her, hoping to upset Xu Ran and make Zhu Zhuqing defend him. Zhu Zhuqing sent him away, while Xu Ran resolved to beat him the next day and resumed his private time with her after Dai Mubai left.

• Xu Ran became angry when Dai Mubai shouted for Zhu Zhuqing outside their room, but held back to protect her reputation.
• Dai Mubai tried to present his visit as concern for Zhu Zhuqing, but she told him he was unwelcome and should leave.
• Xu Ran startled Zhu Zhuqing with a touch, and Dai Mubai grew suspicious when he heard her cry out from inside.
• Zhu Zhuqing claimed she was exhausted, turned off the light, and ended Dai Mubai’s attempt to talk with her.
• Dai Mubai left believing he had successfully upset Xu Ran, while Xu Ran waited until he was gone before resuming his intimacy with Zhu Zhuqing.

Xu Ran used three lottery draws to gain powerful artistic buffs, a Titled Douluo trial card, and a boost to his first Soul Ring. After meeting Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing on their way to class, he left the story teasingly close to Xiao Wu.

• Zhu Zhuqing dressed for her first day at Shrek Academy while Xu Ran teased her, and she left for class with Xiao Wu.
• Xu Ran spent three thousand skill points on three gold-tier lottery draws to prepare for Tang Hao's possible arrival.
• The draws gave Xu Ran Enhanced Mastery of the Four Arts, a one-day level ninety-five Titled Douluo trial card, and an increase of three thousand years to one Soul Ring.
• Xu Ran added the three thousand years to his First Soul Ring, bringing its age to six thousand three hundred years.
• Xu Ran met Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing on their way to class, put an arm around Xiao Wu's waist, and remarked that he had slept comfortably.

Xu Ran beat Dai Mubai senseless at the academy field after Dai Mubai approached Zhu Zhuqing, then warned him not to provoke him again. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai still nursing his resentment, followed by the author’s notice about bonus-chapter rules.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the field with Xu Ran, where Ma Hongjun and Oscar greeted him and Oscar introduced himself.
• Dai Mubai moved toward Zhu Zhuqing, and Xu Ran struck and kicked him before he could release his martial soul.
• Xu Ran mocked Dai Mubai’s status and warned him not to provoke him again, while Dai Mubai silently clung to his resentment.
• The author announced bonus-chapter targets based on recommendation votes, comments, and tips, and described plans to write more chapters.

Xu Ran dealt with Dai Mubai and then watched Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing finish their training at Shrek Academy. The chapter left Xiao Wu reassured of Xu Ran’s affection as she returned his kiss.

• Dai Mubai hid his complaints about Xu Ran from Zhao Wuji and claimed they had only been sparring.
• Xu Ran left to cultivate under the freedom granted to him by Shrek Academy’s teachers.
• After Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing finished running laps, Xu Ran gave them handkerchiefs and water.
• Zhu Zhuqing went to shower while Xiao Wu rested with Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran embraced and kissed Xiao Wu despite her worry that her sweat made her dirty, and she kissed him back.

Dai Mubai learned that Zhu Zhuqing had spent the night with Xu Ran and flew into a rage, believing Xu Ran had stolen his fiancée. Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing planned to reveal their relationship to the academy, while Dai Mubai went to find the dean and accuse them.

• Oscar brought nourishing porridge to Xu Ran's room and told Dai Mubai where he was.
• Oscar's words made Dai Mubai realize Zhu Zhuqing had stayed with Xu Ran, and he collapsed in anger before threatening Xu Ran.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xu Ran she wanted to make clear that she was his fiancée and had nothing to do with Dai Mubai.
• Xu Ran received a mission to reveal his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing to the academy and earn five hundred Skill Points.
• After Oscar left, Dai Mubai decided to gather the academy's teachers and expose Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing's relationship.

Dai Mubai asked Shrek Academy’s teachers to punish Xu Ran for taking his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, but Xu Ran accused Dai Mubai of harassing her and produced a Marriage Certificate naming Zhu Zhuqing as his own fiancée. The teachers were left to examine the document and decide whose claim was true.

• Dai Mubai begged Flender and the other teachers to expel Xu Ran for getting together with his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.
• Flender said he would enforce the academy’s rules if Dai Mubai’s accusation was true, despite valuing Xu Ran’s talent.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing entered the hall holding hands, and Xu Ran slapped Dai Mubai when he shouted at them.
• Xu Ran accused Dai Mubai of harassing Zhu Zhuqing and claimed Dai Mubai had falsely called her his fiancée.
• Xu Ran handed Flender a Marriage Certificate that he said proved Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée.

Xu Ran presented an official Marriage Certificate proving his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing, exposing Dai Mubai’s accusations as slander. Flender and the teachers turned on Dai Mubai, and the chapter ended with Xu Ran flaunting his intimacy with Zhu Zhuqing as Dai Mubai watched helplessly.

• Xu Ran showed the Marriage Certificate, and Flender and the teachers recognized its seals as genuine proof that he and Zhu Zhuqing were engaged.
• Dai Mubai called the certificate forged and continued to claim Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, so Xu Ran slapped him again.
• Flender struck Dai Mubai and accused him of slandering Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing, while the teachers confirmed the certificate was authentic.
• Flender beat Dai Mubai with a teaching rod as Dai Mubai kept protesting that the certificate was fake.
• Xu Ran secretly touched Zhu Zhuqing while Dai Mubai watched, leaving Dai Mubai despairing over his humiliation.

Xu Ran exposed Dai Mubai’s broken engagement with Zhu Zhuqing and provoked him as Shrek Academy’s teachers punished him for attacking Xu Ran. Dai Mubai left the academy in anger, and Xu Ran decided to give Dai Weisi his location as a “grand gift.”

• Xu Ran asked Flender to show Dai Mubai the Marriage Certificate, which confirmed Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to Xu Ran with the imperial family’s approval.
• Zhu Zhuqing declared that she loved Xu Ran and had no relationship with Dai Mubai, while Xu Ran taunted him about their romance.
• Dai Mubai attacked Xu Ran, but Li Yusong struck him with his Dragon Pattern Staff, and Flender warned that he would expel him if he kept misbehaving.
• Dai Mubai denounced Shrek Academy and stormed out, while Flender let him leave and acknowledged that the teachers had been too lenient with him.
• Xu Ran decided to tell Dai Weisi where Dai Mubai was so Dai Weisi could deal with him.

Xu Ran secured Zhu Zhuqing and earned Flender’s trust after exposing Dai Mubai’s lies. He accepted a teaching-assistant role at Shrek Academy, unaware that his buff would eventually make his calligraphy and paintings immensely valuable.

• Xu Ran watched Dai Mubai leave and considered how he might take Dai Weisi’s fiancée and even the throne in the future.
• The System congratulated Xu Ran for completing his mission and awarded him five hundred skill points.
• Xu Ran reassured Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai would no longer bother her, while privately suspecting Dai Weisi might arrange Dai Mubai’s death.
• Flender and the other teachers apologized for nearly believing Dai Mubai, and Xu Ran accepted their praise for handling the situation graciously.
• Flender offered Xu Ran a teaching-assistant position, and Xu Ran agreed to teach a class the next day.
• Xu Ran left with Zhu Zhuqing, unaware that his buff would later make his calligraphy and paintings sought after by powerful Soul Masters.

Xu Ran returned to Shrek Academy and demonstrated his cultivation teaching by carving a poem into a stone wall with his sword. The poem awakened insight in Flender and the others, and Flender began breaking through his bottleneck.

• Xu Ran sent Dai Weisi a letter revealing Dai Mubai's situation before returning to the academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu asked Xu Ran what he would teach, and Xu Ran teased them about spending the night with him.
• Xu Ran gathered the students and teachers at the training ground and carved a poem into a stone wall with his sword.
• Flender and the others studied the poem, and Flender's Soul Power surged as he prepared to break through his bottleneck.
• Flender called for Zhao Wuji to guard him, then turned and was stunned by what he saw.

Xu Ran’s calligraphy left the Shrek Academy teachers and students in enlightenment, while he returned to his dormitory and looked forward to Xiao Wu’s arrival that night. After the others awakened with improved cultivation and insight, Flender worried about protecting the academy’s talented students and wrestled with his feelings for Liu Erlong as her reunion with Yu Xiaogang approached.

• Zhao Wuji, Shao Xinshao, Li Yusong, Flender, and the students entered enlightenment while studying Xu Ran’s wall.
• Xu Ran left the Sports Ground, returned to his dormitory, and planned to spend the night with Xiao Wu while anticipating the Skill Points she might bring him.
• Zhao Wuji awakened first and realized his deeper understanding of his Martial Soul could make reaching Soul Douluo easier.
• Shao Xinshao, Li Yusong, Flender, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun awakened in turn; Ma Hongjun reached rank twenty-seven, Oscar reached rank twenty-nine, and Flender advanced to rank seventy-nine.
• Zhao Wuji warned Flender that powerful factions might target Xu Ran and the talented students, and Flender said he would find a way to protect them.
• Flender told the others not to disturb Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then walked away troubled by Liu Erlong’s love for Yu Xiaogang and his own feelings for her.

After Xu Ran’s writing granted the Shrek Academy students insights into cultivation, Xiao Wu prepared herself and went to his dormitory, where he welcomed her with a kiss. The chapter ended as Xu Ran carried her to his bed and bolted the door.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar praised Xu Ran after gaining insights into their Martial Souls and cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached the peak of rank twenty-seven, while Xiao Wu gained answers to problems with her Soul Beast re-cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing teased Xiao Wu about her plans with Xu Ran that night, and Xiao Wu returned to her dormitory to prepare.
• Xiao Wu bathed, dressed carefully, and let down her long hair before visiting Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran kissed Xiao Wu, carried her to the bed, and bolted the dormitory door.

Xu Ran woke beside Xiao Wu, checked his increased Skill Points, and went with Zhu Zhuqing to the dining hall, where he found Ma Hongjun and Cuihua arguing over Ma Hongjun’s uncontrollable Evil Fire. He could not cure the source of the problem, so he gave Ma Hongjun medicine intended to reduce his desire.

• Xu Ran woke while Xiao Wu slept and saw that his Skill Points had risen from six hundred to four thousand six hundred.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing heard Ma Hongjun and Cuihua arguing because Cuihua could no longer endure Ma Hongjun’s demands.
• Ma Hongjun pleaded with Xu Ran to cure his Evil Fire, and Cuihua explained that her ordinary body could not handle him.
• Xu Ran said he could not remove Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire but could address its effects, then took a bottle of Wilter from his Storage Soul Tool.

Xu Ran gave Ma Hongjun a potent medicine to help with his Evil Fire problem and sent him off with Cuihua to test it. After bringing Xiao Wu food, Xu Ran found her too sore to get up, so Zhu Zhuqing took over caring for her and sent Xu Ran outside.

• Xu Ran confirmed that the medicine could help Ma Hongjun, though its effects might be stronger on him than intended.
• Ma Hongjun thanked Xu Ran, received instructions to take two pills twice a day, and left with Cuihua to test the medicine.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing brought food back to the dorm, where they found Xiao Wu awake but too sore to move.
• Xu Ran tried to help Xiao Wu sit up, but she cried out in pain and told him not to move her.
• Zhu Zhuqing pulled Xu Ran out of the room and shut the door so she could care for Xiao Wu.

Zhu Zhuqing cared for Xiao Wu while teasing her, and a week passed at Shrek Academy as Xu Ran watched the students train. Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Rongrong then set out for the academy, where Yu Xiaogang planned to claim Xu Ran as his disciple and study his stone-wall inscription, unaware that Xu Ran had blocked him and Tang San from its benefits.

• Zhu Zhuqing climbed into bed with the sore Xiao Wu, teased her, then fed her medicinal porridge to help her recover.
• A week passed, and Xu Ran spent his days cultivating briefly, relaxing at the training field, and giving pointers to Shrek’s students.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to visit Shrek Academy because he wanted to secure Xu Ran as his disciple and gain recognition for his theories.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Rongrong headed toward Shrek Academy, while Yu Xiaogang concealed his plans from Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to have himself and Tang San study Xu Ran’s stone-wall inscription, unaware Xu Ran had blacklisted them from its benefits.

Ning Rongrong arrived at Shrek Academy and learned that Xu Ran, a thirty-third-rank Soul Elder, would supervise her training. Flender brought her, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang to Xu Ran’s stone wall, where Ning Rongrong became entranced by its verse.

• Ning Rongrong passed Flender’s admission test and insisted she would stay at Shrek Academy.
• Flender told Ning Rongrong that Xu Ran would tutor her and revealed Xu Ran’s rank and age.
• Tang San arrived with Yu Xiaogang and demonstrated his twenty-ninth-rank cultivation, surprising Ning Rongrong.
• Flender led Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang to the stone wall and warned that only those with strong comprehension would benefit from it.
• Ning Rongrong read the verse on the stone wall and became entranced.

Ning Rongrong gained enlightenment from the stone-wall poem and rapidly increased her cultivation, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San lost Soul Power after studying it. Flender’s own realization about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong left him deeply suspicious, and Yu Xiaogang awoke to find his cultivation had fallen to rank twenty-five.

• Ning Rongrong read Xu Ran’s poem, entered an enlightened state, and broke through from rank twenty-six to rank twenty-seven as her Soul Power surged toward rank twenty-eight.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang studied the stone wall, entered their own states, and watched their cultivation rapidly fall instead of gaining enlightenment.
• Flender reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s influence over the Golden Iron Triangle and wondered whether Yu Xiaogang had knowingly concealed Liu Erlong’s family identity.
• Yu Xiaogang awoke and discovered that his cultivation had dropped from rank twenty-nine to rank twenty-five.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s cultivation regressed after their epiphany at the stone wall, while Ning Rongrong broke through to rank twenty-eight. The chapter left Yu Xiaogang and Tang San comforting each other over their losses and their dwindling chances of confronting Xu Ran.

• Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation continued falling until it reached rank twenty, and he despaired over losing nine ranks.
• Yu Xiaogang kicked Tang San awake from his epiphany and discovered that Tang San’s cultivation had fallen to rank twenty-five.
• Tang San blamed the stone wall for his regression and questioned why Ning Rongrong had advanced to rank twenty-eight.
• Tang San lamented that he had lost four ranks and feared he could no longer defeat Xu Ran or rescue Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang compared their losses, and Tang San took comfort in learning that his teacher had suffered an even greater regression.

Ning Rongrong awakened from her enlightenment at rank twenty-eight and met Xu Ran, the genius who had written the stone-wall poetry. Tang San recognized Xu Ran and accused him of causing his and Yu Xiaogang's cultivation to regress.

• Ning Rongrong's cultivation rose from rank twenty-six to rank twenty-eight after an hour of comprehending the stone wall.
• Flender praised Ning Rongrong, and she asked him to introduce her to the genius who had written the poetry.
• Xu Ran arrived with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, introduced himself to Ning Rongrong, and confirmed that he had written the lines on the stone wall.
• Tang San recognized Xu Ran's voice, concluded that Xu Ran had set him and Yu Xiaogang up, and confronted him over their lost cultivation.