Recaps

Xu Ran plundered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s Immortal Herbs and began absorbing its power. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan arrived at the medicinal garden and found that nearly every valuable herb had been stolen.

• Xu Ran collected the rare medicinal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and planned to reserve the best ones for Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls.
• Xu Ran entered the well to absorb its power and seal it within his body for future cultivation.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to his medicinal garden, worrying about the poison affecting their family and her future.
• Dugu Bo sensed that someone had entered the garden and hurried down with Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan found the garden stripped of nearly all its valuable medicinal herbs and stood dumbfounded.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan discovered Xu Ran absorbing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s energy after he had stripped Dugu Bo’s herb garden. Dugu Bo confronted Xu Ran and summoned his nine Soul Rings, leaving the two poised to clash.

• Dugu Bo roared when he found his treasured herb garden plundered, while Dugu Yan wondered how anyone could have taken its dangerous herbs.
• Dugu Yan spotted Xu Ran cultivating inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, whose extreme heat and cold even Dugu Bo feared.
• Xu Ran’s clothes had been shredded as he absorbed the well’s energy, and Dugu Yan blushed and turned away after seeing him.
• Xu Ran monitored Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with his Spiritual Power and decided Dugu Yan was attractive and would not let her slip away.
• Dugu Bo saw Xu Ran in the well, accused him of stealing the herbs, and summoned his nine Soul Rings to demand a price.

Dugu Bo attacked Xu Ran after finding him in the ruined Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Xu Ran revealed overwhelming strength and forced Dugu Bo to beg for mercy. Xu Ran then approached Dugu Yan and slapped her buttocks.

• Dugu Bo sent a venomous Soul Power attack toward Xu Ran, but it vanished before reaching him.
• Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran was a peerless powerhouse and told Dugu Yan to run, but she refused to leave him.
• Xu Ran rose from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, released his Martial Soul, and overwhelmed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with his presence.
• Dugu Bo apologized and begged Xu Ran to spare them, while Dugu Yan trembled under Xu Ran's pressure.
• Xu Ran walked up to Dugu Yan and slapped her buttocks, remarking that they felt springy.

Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran could see the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan, so he and his granddaughter begged Xu Ran for help. Dugu Yan learned she had only two or three years to live and pleaded with Xu Ran to save her grandfather, leaving their fate in his hands.

• Xu Ran’s touch embarrassed Dugu Yan while Dugu Bo recognized that Xu Ran knew about their poison.
• Dugu Bo knelt before Xu Ran and offered to serve him if he would save their lives.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to kneel and show respect to Xu Ran, and she reluctantly obeyed.
• Dugu Bo revealed that the poison had killed Dugu Yan’s father and would likely kill her within two or three years.
• Dugu Yan clung to Xu Ran’s leg and begged him to save Dugu Bo, offering to become his servant.

Xu Ran refused Dugu Yan’s offer to become his maid and agreed to treat her and Dugu Bo in exchange for the medicinal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He explained how to contain their poison and began forcing Dugu Bo’s venom into his Skull Bone, leaving Dugu Bo awed by his strength.

• Dugu Yan knelt and pleaded with Xu Ran, while the System Lady warned him not to accept her offer.
• Xu Ran told Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo that he would cure their poison in exchange for the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Ran explained that Dugu Bo’s poison had merged with his body and could be contained in his Soul Bone.
• Dugu Bo surrendered control of his body, and Xu Ran forced the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom toward his Skull Bone.
• Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran had accomplished this through overwhelming strength and felt relieved that he had not truly offended him.

Xu Ran removed most of Dugu Bo’s poison and left after Dugu Yan learned his name, while Dugu Bo recognized him as the Heaven’s Mandate Marquis. As Xu Ran prepared for the Experience Card’s backlash, the System assigned him a mission at Skywater Academy.

• Xu Ran forced most of Dugu Bo’s poison into his Skull Bone, and Dugu Bo knelt to thank him and pledged his respect.
• Xu Ran told Dugu Bo to prepare a fresh Soul Bone so he could remove Dugu Yan’s poison on a later visit, then said he had to leave.
• Xu Ran teased Dugu Yan before departing, and she called after him to learn his name.
• Dugu Bo recognized Xu Ran as the Heaven’s Mandate Marquis, and Dugu Yan asked her grandfather what that title meant.
• The System Lady warned Xu Ran that his Experience Card would expire soon and cause weakness, then issued a mission to win Shui Bing’er’s heart and become Skywater Academy’s first male teacher.

Xu Ran spotted Skywater Academy’s team and unleashed a terrifying display of sword energy to draw their attention while planning to enter the academy. The Skywater girls and their headmistress feared that the unseen expert was far stronger than any Titled Douluo they had encountered.

• Xu Ran recognized Skywater Academy and identified headmistress Shui Miao, captain Shui Bing'er, vice-captain Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the other team members.
• Xu Ran decided to sneak into Skywater Academy during his period of weakness so he could pursue his mission there.
• Xu Ran poured his Soul Power into the God-Slaying Sword, creating a black pillar of Sword Qi and dramatic disturbances in the sky.
• Shui Miao warned the girls not to disturb the expert, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu asked how powerful he was.
• Shui Miao said the presence surpassed every Titled Douluo she had seen, frightening the Skywater girls while Shui Yue'er gazed at the heavens with admiration.

After Shui Yue'er approached Xu Ran, Shui Bing'er and Shui Miao led the Skywater Academy girls to find her. They discovered Xu Ran unconscious beside the enormous ravine his sword had carved, and Shui Miao ordered that he be taken to the academy to recover.

• Shui Bing'er rushed after Shui Yue'er when she saw her sister heading toward Xu Ran.
• Shui Miao led the rest of the Skywater Academy group after them, deciding they could not leave the sisters alone.
• The girls found a ravine nearly a thousand meters long and realized Xu Ran's single sword strike had created it.
• They discovered Xu Ran lying unconscious at the ravine's end, and the girls were astonished by his youthful appearance.
• Shui Miao ordered the group to take Xu Ran back to the academy to recuperate.

Xu Ran remained unconscious after using the Experience Card, while the Skywater Team cared for him at Skywater Academy. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both developed feelings for him, and the chapter left Shui Yue'er determined to pursue him despite uncertainty about his age.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er tried to carry the unconscious Xu Ran, but Xue Wu ultimately carried him to safety.
• Xu Ran remained unconscious for three days as the Skywater Team kept his encounter secret and took turns caring for him.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether Xu Ran was truly an ancient senior and recalled that feeding him had cost her first kiss.
• Shui Yue'er brought medicinal porridge and urged Shui Bing'er to stop being embarrassed, saying they could both marry Xu Ran.
• Shui Yue'er embraced her feelings for Xu Ran and began looking for ways to make their relationship official.

Shui Bing'er secretly kiss-fed the unconscious Xu Ran while worrying about Shui Yue'er’s increasingly bold behavior. Xu Ran woke during the feeding but pretended to remain asleep until he opened his eyes and startled Shui Bing'er into spilling the porridge over him.

• After Shui Yue'er left, Shui Bing'er reflected on her feelings for Xu Ran and worried that Shui Yue'er’s behavior would cause trouble.
• Shui Bing'er fed Xu Ran medicinal porridge by passing it from her mouth to his in a kiss.
• Xu Ran regained consciousness, sensed Shui Bing'er feeding him, and chose to stay still while enjoying the moment.
• Xu Ran opened his eyes as Shui Bing'er leaned in to feed him, startling her into shrieking and spilling porridge over him.

Xu Ran woke after several days unconscious and wondered what Shui Yue'er had done to him, while Shui Bing'er apologized for accidentally splashing medicinal porridge on him. After Xu Ran asked for a bath, Shui Bing'er went to tell Dean Shui Miao that he had awakened.

• Xu Ran asked System Lady what Shui Yue'er had done while he was unconscious, but she denied knowing and turned away in embarrassment.
• Shui Bing'er knelt to apologize for feeding Xu Ran mouth-to-mouth and splashing medicinal porridge on him.
• Xu Ran told Shui Bing'er to call him by name, then asked her to prepare hot water so he could bathe.
• Shui Bing'er prepared the bath and went to the Dean's Office to tell her aunt, Shui Miao, that Xu Ran had awakened.

Shui Bing'er told Shui Miao that Xu Ran had awakened, and they discussed his mysterious age and the feelings he had stirred in Shui Bing'er and Yue'er. Shui Miao went to visit him and told Shui Bing'er to ensure the Skywater Team visited together rather than disturbing him one by one.

• Shui Bing'er told Shui Miao that Xu Ran had woken up and described him as gentle and kind.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether Xu Ran was truly an old monster, and Shui Miao teased her about having feelings for him.
• Shui Miao said Xu Ran's strength suggested he was very old, though his young bone age left his true age uncertain.
• Shui Bing'er said Yue'er genuinely liked Xu Ran and worried that her sister might offend him.
• Shui Miao decided to visit Xu Ran and instructed Shui Bing'er to have the Skywater Team visit him together.
• Shui Bing'er left Shui Miao's office and headed to the Skywater Team's training room.

Xu Ran accepted Shui Miao’s request to become a guest elder of the Shui Family and a specially invited teacher at Skywater Academy, but made clear that his help would come at a price. The chapter ended with him pulling Shui Miao onto the table.

• Shui Miao visited Xu Ran to ask him to lend his name and support to the Shui Family and Skywater Academy.
• Xu Ran thanked Shui Miao for taking him in and promised to remember the favor.
• Shui Miao explained that she was a Soul Emperor and described her responsibilities to the academy and her family.
• Xu Ran agreed to Shui Miao’s request and said there was no free lunch in the world.
• Xu Ran pulled Shui Miao by the waist and laid her back on the table.

Xu Ran accepted positions as a Shui Family Elder and Skywater Academy’s Specially Invited Teacher after briefly making Shui Miao uncomfortable. Shui Miao gave him the tokens for both roles, leaving him with a way to spend more time around her and the academy.

• Xu Ran pressed Shui Miao against a table, then released her and apologized after she resisted his advances.
• Shui Miao worried that refusing Xu Ran might offend him, but he agreed to her request to join the Shui Family and Skywater Academy.
• Xu Ran explained that Shui Miao did not meet his system’s criteria for a goddess-level rating, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had the potential to become Titled Douluos.
• Shui Miao gave Xu Ran the Shui Family Elder Token and Skywater Academy’s Gold Badge teacher token, and he put both into his Storage Soul Tool.

While the seven girls waited anxiously outside, Xu Ran came out with Shui Miao and agreed to stay at Skywater Academy to recover and guide the Skywater Team. He warned that he would leave once his body recovered.

• Shui Yue'er nervously asked Shui Bing'er what Xu Ran was like, while Shui Bing'er cautioned her not to provoke him.
• Xu Ran and Shui Miao came out of the room, and the seven girls bowed to them.
• Xu Ran told the girls that he had not fully recovered from trouble during cultivation.
• Shui Yue'er asked Xu Ran to stay at the academy, and he agreed to recuperate and guide their cultivation.
• Shui Miao asked Xu Ran to become the Skywater Team's training instructor, and he agreed while saying he would leave after recovering.

Shui Yue'er visited Xu Ran with food after caring for him while he was unconscious, and the two grew closer as he openly returned her affection. After Shui Yue'er confessed her love, Xu Ran accepted her advances, leaving them about to become intimate.

• Shui Yue'er brought Xu Ran food and nervously tried to gauge whether he had discovered what happened while he was unconscious.
• Xu Ran held Shui Yue'er in his arms and fed her pastries as they ate together.
• Xu Ran thanked Shui Yue'er for caring for him, and Shui Yue'er confessed that she had fallen in love with him.
• Shui Yue'er said she did not care that Xu Ran might be an older cultivator, and Xu Ran accepted her advances.
• Shui Yue'er asked to call Xu Ran “Brother Xu Ran,” and he agreed as they moved toward intimacy.

Shui Yue'er became Xu Ran's lover and asked him to treat her well, while he promised to take responsibility for her. Xu Ran revealed that his current Soul Power was only at the Soul Elder level, though he could fight far above it, and Shui Yue'er remained devoted to him.

• Shui Yue'er confessed herself to Xu Ran, and they spent several hours together.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether Xu Ran would treat her well, and he promised to give her a proper place at his side.
• Shui Yue'er asked about Xu Ran's age, and he said he was younger than she thought and explained that a secret technique had temporarily given him strength beyond a Titled Douluo.
• Xu Ran told Shui Yue'er his Soul Power was at the Soul Elder level and that he could contend with an ordinary Soul Emperor, and she said she still believed in him.
• Shui Yue'er asked Xu Ran not to leave marks that her sister might notice and offered to help him another way.

Xu Ran was moved by Shui Yue'er’s devotion and gave her his Storage Soul Tool ring. After learning about Shui Miao’s past and preferences, he considered pursuing her.

• Xu Ran felt greater tenderness and responsibility toward Shui Yue'er after seeing how far she had gone for him, and promised to give her proper status and marry her.
• Xu Ran gave Shui Yue'er his Storage Soul Tool ring before she left to avoid her sister’s return.
• Xu Ran asked Shui Yue'er about Shui Miao, and she explained that her aunt had never married after her fiancé died and their family’s Marriage Certificate remained in place.
• Shui Yue'er told Xu Ran that Shui Miao liked forceful men, and Xu Ran realized she was still unmarried.

Xu Ran decided to focus on winning Shui Bing’er’s heart and began training Skywater Academy’s team. He introduced the girls to exercise ball routines, leaving Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu to demonstrate first.

• Xu Ran reviewed his system panel and considered pursuing Shui Bing’er and, later, Ning Rongrong.
• The seven Skywater Academy girls gathered to await Xu Ran’s training, while Shui Yue’er kept her relationship with him secret.
• Shui Bing’er introduced herself and the other team members to Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran gave the girls training manuals and set out exercise balls for their first lesson.
• Xu Ran explained the benefits of exercise ball training and called on Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu to begin.

Xu Ran put Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu through demanding exercise routines at the Skywater Team’s private training ground. Xue Wu reached her limit first and collapsed after Xu Ran helped her lower her legs.

• Shui Bing'er demonstrated the first exercise by balancing on a large ball and swinging her legs.
• Xue Wu demonstrated the second exercise, holding a small ball between her ankles while raising her legs.
• The girls learned that the exercises worked several muscle groups and tested their endurance.
• After less than fifteen minutes, Xue Wu said she could not continue.
• Xu Ran held Xue Wu’s feet and slowly lowered her legs before she lay exhausted on the floor.

Shui Bing'er pushed herself through Xu Ran's demanding exercise-ball training until she lost her balance, and Xu Ran caught her before she hit a pillar. The experience deepened her hidden affection for him, while Shui Yue'er was portrayed as willing to accept Xu Ran taking her sister into his circle of women.

• Shui Bing'er endured the exercise-ball training and realized its efficiency surpassed ordinary training.
• Xu Ran warned Shui Bing'er not to overexert herself, but she continued until her strength gave out.
• Shui Bing'er rolled toward a wooden pillar, and Xu Ran caught her in his arms.
• Shui Bing'er blushed and hid her feelings for Xu Ran, partly because she cared about Yue'er.
• Shui Yue'er was described as unconcerned about Xu Ran pursuing Shui Bing'er and willing to help him.

Xu Ran trained the Skywater Team and carried Shui Bing'er to rest, stirring envy and romantic feelings among the girls. He announced that he might leave within days or weeks, then summoned Shui Yue'er to his residence, leaving her wondering what his “homework” check would involve.

• Xu Ran told the five Skywater Team members to begin training after carrying Shui Bing'er to the rest area.
• Xue Wu asked Xu Ran how long he planned to stay at Skywater Academy, and he said he might leave in a few days or stay around two weeks.
• Xu Ran ended the morning's training and told all seven girls to meet him at the bamboo grove that afternoon.
• Xu Ran asked Shui Yue'er to come to his residence shortly, and she guessed he had something other than homework in mind.

Xu Ran gave Shui Yue'er a xiao and promised to teach her music, then held her until she left for class. That afternoon, the Skywater Team gathered for Xu Ran's lesson, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu noticed Shui Yue'er's red knees and suspected what had happened.

• Xu Ran praised Shui Yue'er, gave her a xiao and sheet music, and promised to teach her to play it.
• Xu Ran put aside his thoughts of Earth and held Shui Yue'er until she hurried off to class.
• Shui Miao's arrangements let the Skywater Team skip classes and train according to Xu Ran's plans until he left.
• Shui Yue'er joined the seven girls for the afternoon gathering, and Shui Bing'er questioned her about Xu Ran's private lesson.
• Shui Bing'er noticed Shui Yue'er's red knees, while Xue Wu recognized their likely cause.
• Shui Bing'er asked what Xu Ran would teach that afternoon and reflected on the effects of his training on her body.

Xu Ran played the harp in a bamboo grove, and his music strengthened the Skywater Team and spread throughout Skywater Academy. It triggered a collective breakthrough among hundreds of students and their supervising teacher, leaving the academy in awe of him.

• Shui Yue'er led the Skywater Team to watch Xu Ran play, while hinting that he had promised to teach her the flute.
• Xu Ran played a mournful piece on his harp as the girls listened and became immersed in the music.
• The Skywater Team members' Spiritual Power and Soul Power surged, and each of them advanced one level.
• Xu Ran's music spread across Skywater Academy, accelerating Soul Power circulation among students and teachers.
• Several hundred students and a supervising Soul Emperor broke through together, and the teacher realized Xu Ran's music had caused it.

Thousands of people across Skywater Academy each gained one level of Soul Power while Xu Ran played the zither, leaving students and staff convinced he was a peerless powerhouse. Shui Miao recognized the immense favor he had done the academy and regretted rejecting him.

• Students throughout Skywater Academy simultaneously advanced by one level as Heaven and Earth Energy surged toward the academy.
• The three Silver Medal Teachers gained deeper insight into their Martial Souls and cultivation, while students guessed Xu Ran's zither music had caused the breakthroughs.
• Several girls recalled that Shui Miao had brought Xu Ran to the academy and that Shui Bing'er and others had been cultivating under him.
• Shui Miao saw the academy's students celebrating and considered how Xu Ran's gift would strengthen Skywater Academy and help its geniuses surpass their peers.
• Shui Miao remembered rejecting Xu Ran and regretted missing the chance to become his woman.