Recaps

After Shui Miao told Liu Erlong about Xu Ran’s power, Liu Erlong decided to seek him out in hopes that he could help Yu Xiaogang cultivate again. Shui Miao agreed to take her to Xu Ran that evening, while Xu Ran had arranged for Skywater Academy’s students to break through as repayment for their hospitality.

• After hearing the qin music and Shui Miao’s account of Xu Ran’s sword strike, Liu Erlong was astonished by his strength and wondered whether he could help Yu Xiaogang cultivate again.
• Shui Miao challenged Liu Erlong for still caring about Yu Xiaogang after nearly twenty years apart, but Liu Erlong defended him and insisted he had his reasons.
• Liu Erlong begged Shui Miao to take her to Xu Ran, and Shui Miao agreed to bring her that evening after calming the excited students.
• Xu Ran had arranged Skywater Academy’s collective breakthroughs to repay the academy for its hospitality and the girls he had taken with him.

After teaching the Skywater Team, Xu Ran learned that Liu Erlong wanted him to cure Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul defect. He planned instead to cripple Yu Xiaogang, reveal his true nature, and win Liu Erlong over.

• Xu Ran finished his harp lesson, and Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Team left reluctantly, their cultivation strengthened.
• Xu Ran told the System Lady he would eventually give her human transformation, while she explained that Liu Erlong had come to Skywater Academy to ask him to help Yu Xiaogang.
• Xu Ran recalled that nine-grade purple ganoderma could repair Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul defect, but decided not to help him.
• Xu Ran planned to shatter Yu Xiaogang’s remaining Soul Ring, expose him, and make Liu Erlong’s relationship with him collapse before pursuing her himself.

Liu Erlong visited Xu Ran to ask him to cure Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul defect, but Xu Ran condemned Yu Xiaogang and made clear that his help would come at a price. The chapter left Liu Erlong facing Xu Ran’s shameless demand as he put his hand on her buttocks.

• Liu Erlong went to Xu Ran’s cottage after Shui Miao encouraged her to present herself more formally.
• Liu Erlong respectfully asked Xu Ran to help Yu Xiaogang continue cultivating despite his Martial Soul defect.
• Xu Ran identified Yu Xiaogang as a fame-seeking fraud and dismissed his theories and abilities.
• Liu Erlong pleaded with Xu Ran, insisting that only he could resolve Yu Xiaogang’s defect.
• Xu Ran said he might help, then pressed his palm against Liu Erlong’s buttocks as he implied he expected something in return.

Xu Ran offered to help Liu Erlong’s beloved Xiao Gang regain his cultivation in exchange for Liu Erlong’s submission, but she refused to surrender her chastity. He agreed to spare her that while demanding two years of obedience, and the chapter ended with him pulling her onto his lap as she questioned his intentions.

• Xu Ran held Liu Erlong and demanded that she give herself to him in return for helping Xiao Gang.
• Liu Erlong refused to surrender her chastity and declared she would rather die than let Xu Ran force her.
• Xu Ran released Liu Erlong and offered to help Xiao Gang if she obeyed him in everything else for two years without surrendering her chastity.
• Liu Erlong accepted the terms and asked Xu Ran to show his sincerity by helping Xiao Gang.
• Xu Ran pulled Liu Erlong onto his lap, and she protested that he had promised not to take her chastity.

Xu Ran gave Liu Erlong a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, claiming it could repair Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, while secretly planning to use it to ruin Yu Xiaogang and turn Liu Erlong against him. He warned Liu Erlong that she belonged to him for two years, and she left fearing what might happen if she disobeyed.

• Xu Ran questioned Liu Erlong’s devotion to Yu Xiaogang, and she insisted she wanted only for him to live well.
• Xu Ran handed Liu Erlong a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and said it could repair Yu Xiaogang’s defective Martial Soul, possibly evolving it into a Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Xu Ran secretly planned to extract Yu Xiaogang’s Dragon Qi so Yu Xiaogang would blame Liu Erlong and see her as his enemy.
• Xu Ran told Liu Erlong that she belonged to him for two years and warned her not to become too involved with Yu Xiaogang or other men.
• Liu Erlong promised to obey Xu Ran and left for Blue Tyrant Academy, telling herself she only had to endure the two years.

Xu Ran arrived at Skywater Team’s training room and was mobbed by students eager to meet the powerful, handsome instructor. Shui Bing’er pulled him away, and as they walked hand in hand, she found herself overwhelmed by her feelings for him.

• Hundreds of Skywater Academy students gathered outside the training room, hoping to see Xu Ran after hearing of his power.
• Xu Ran arrived and was surrounded by excited girls who asked for cultivation guidance and touched him.
• Shui Bing’er spotted Xu Ran, squeezed through the crowd, and led him away by the hand.
• Shui Bing’er continued walking with Xu Ran as she recalled his talents and felt her heart flutter.

Xu Ran took Shui Bing'er for a walk around Skywater Academy and kissed her beside the lake, winning her over. As they rested together afterward, Shui Bing'er asked about his relationship with Shui Yue'er, and Xu Ran admitted that he cared for both sisters.

• Xu Ran held Shui Bing'er's hand and walked with her around Skywater Academy's lakeside grounds.
• Xu Ran kissed Shui Bing'er on the grass, and she finally let go of her misgivings and called him by his name.
• Afterward, Shui Bing'er rested with Xu Ran and asked about his relationship with Shui Yue'er.
• Xu Ran told Shui Bing'er that both sisters were his sweethearts, and she coyly scolded him for wanting them both.

Xu Ran told Shui Bing'er that he was a young Soul Elder rather than the Peerless Powerhouse she had imagined, though his abilities still left her amazed. After spending time together, Xu Ran completed his mission and received Skill Points and five pieces of ten-thousand-year ice marrow for the Skywater Academy women.

• Xu Ran explained that secret techniques let him temporarily wield immense power and that he had helped the academy break through for reasons he could not yet reveal.
• Xu Ran showed Shui Bing'er his Shrek Academy identification token, and she accepted that he was younger than her and felt closer to him.
• Shui Bing'er worried that Shui Yue'er might resent their relationship, but Xu Ran reassured her and kissed her.
• Xu Ran and Shui Bing'er spent most of the day together, with him keeping his advances restrained while she adjusted to their intimacy.
• The System announced that Xu Ran had completed his mission and received one thousand Skill Points and five pieces of ten-thousand-year ice marrow.
• The System Lady explained that the ice marrow could improve the Skywater women’s martial souls, potentially turning Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s ice attributes into Ultimate Ice.

Xu Ran gave Shui Bing'er ten-thousand-year ice marrow, a Far North treasure that might evolve her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul into ultimate ice. Shui Bing'er accepted it, touched by Xu Ran’s generosity.

• Shui Bing'er asked to leave, but Xu Ran led her into his room, where she mistakenly thought he intended to be intimate.
• Xu Ran reassured Shui Bing'er that he had brought her there to give her a gift that might evolve her Martial Soul into ultimate ice.
• Xu Ran produced ten-thousand-year ice marrow, and its icy power quickly chilled the room.
• Xu Ran explained that the treasure formed in the Far North’s core region, and Shui Bing'er realized its immense value.
• Xu Ran pressed the ice marrow into Shui Bing'er’s hands and told her that she was his, so she should use it.

Xu Ran gave Shui Bing'er a ten-thousand-year ice marrow, and she absorbed it to transform her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul while he guarded her. As her transformation continued, Xu Ran considered helping Xue Wu transform as well and planned to take immortal herbs to raise his own cultivation.

• Shui Bing'er thanked Xu Ran for giving her the ten-thousand-year ice marrow, and he told her to absorb it while he stood guard.
• Shui Bing'er released her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and began refining the marrow's immense, freezing power.
• Xu Ran watched over Shui Bing'er as her Martial Soul grew stronger and her transformation progressed rapidly.
• Xu Ran considered transforming Xue Wu's Martial Soul so that her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er could become more powerful.
• Xu Ran noted that the side effects of his Experience Card had disappeared and planned to take immortal herbs to reach rank forty.

Xu Ran planned to give Shui Yue'er a water-type immortal herb and received a mission to make Xiao Wu consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red in front of Tang San. Shui Bing'er transformed her Martial Soul into ultimate ice and reached rank forty, then offered to stay the night with Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran learned that Shui Yue'er would gain little from the ten-thousand-year ice marrow, so System Lady recommended the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew for her.
• Xu Ran triggered a mission to have Xiao Wu consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red in front of Tang San, with the Destruction God Sword as its reward.
• Shui Bing'er absorbed two pieces of ten-thousand-year ice marrow, evolved her Martial Soul into ultimate ice, and advanced to rank forty.
• Shui Bing'er celebrated her transformation in Xu Ran's arms, and Xu Ran told her to return after she finished absorbing the ice marrow.
• Shui Bing'er asked Xu Ran if she could stay the night.

After Shui Bing'er finished absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, Xu Ran cared for her and chose not to take advantage of her while she was still recovering. Shui Yue'er found them asleep together the next morning and teased her sister, while Xu Ran felt guilty that he could not yet repay Shui Yue'er for her support.

• Shui Bing'er offered herself to Xu Ran, but he covered her with gauze and explained that lingering Cold Qi made intimacy unsafe for her health.
• Xu Ran and Shui Bing'er slept together in each other's arms.
• Shui Yue'er arrived the next morning and found Xu Ran and Shui Bing'er sharing the bed.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about marrying Xu Ran together, then tickled her until she called her big sister.
• Xu Ran recognized that Shui Yue'er was easing the awkwardness for them and resolved to make it up to her when he became stronger.

Shui Bing'er revealed that Xu Ran had raised her cultivation to rank forty and evolved her Martial Soul into Ultimate Ice, stunning Shui Yue'er and the Skywater Team. The girls recognized Xu Ran’s role in the transformation and saw Shui Bing’er openly declare her relationship with him.

• Shui Yue'er noticed Shui Bing'er's changed bearing and felt the pressure of her increased strength.
• Shui Bing'er told Shui Yue'er that she had reached rank forty and that her Martial Soul had evolved into Ultimate Ice.
• Shui Bing'er summoned her enlarged Ice Phoenix, and Xu Ran protected Shui Yue'er from its intense cold.
• Xue Wu and the Skywater Team arrived, recognized the Ultimate Ice, and heard Shui Bing'er credit Teacher Xu Ran for her transformation.
• The Skywater Team noticed that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were both holding Xu Ran's hands and regarded the sisters' futures with envy.

Xu Ran consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and rose to level forty before deciding to give the remaining Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to Xue Wu and prepare to leave Skywater Academy. Xue Wu struggled with her feelings for him by Tianshui Lake, unaware that Xu Ran had arrived behind her.

• Xu Ran promised the Skywater Academy girls he might help them reach Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo in the future, then watched them leave to train.
• Xu Ran consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and, after two hours of refinement, reached level forty.
• Xu Ran planned to give the remaining Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to Xue Wu before returning to Shrek Academy and later visiting the Zhu Family.
• By Tianshui Lake, Xue Wu worried that Xu Ran did not return her feelings and wondered whether she should confess before he left.
• Xu Ran arrived behind Xue Wu as she sat beside the lake, but she did not notice him.

Xu Ran comforted Xue Wu by massaging her feet and learned that her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er had become difficult to activate since Shui Bing'er gained Ultimate Ice. He felt guilty about the change and realized his affection for the kind, understanding girls had become genuine.

• Xu Ran found Xue Wu sitting alone and massaged her feet as she blushed and enjoyed his attention.
• Xu Ran asked Xue Wu about training her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er.
• Xue Wu explained that she and Shui Bing'er had succeeded only once in five attempts because Shui Bing'er's Ultimate Ice no longer matched her ordinary ice Soul Power.
• Xu Ran apologized, while Xue Wu reassured him that she was happy for Shui Bing'er despite feeling disappointed in herself.
• Xu Ran stroked Xue Wu's hair and recognized that he had truly fallen for the girls' character.

Xu Ran gave Xue Wu ten-thousand-year ice marrow, and she successfully transformed her Martial Soul into ultimate ice. After confessing that she loved him and kissing him, Xue Wu left to change before dancing for him.

• Xu Ran gave Xue Wu the remaining ten-thousand-year ice marrow and told her it could help her reach ultimate ice like Shui Bing'er.
• Xue Wu accepted the treasure and began refining it while Xu Ran stood guard beside her.
• After about three hours, Xue Wu completed the transformation and found her Soul Power twice as condensed as before.
• Xue Wu hugged Xu Ran, and he noticed her shirt had come open during the transformation.
• Xue Wu asked whether Xu Ran liked her, confessed that she loved him, and kissed him.
• Xue Wu released Xu Ran and hurried away to change before dancing for him.

After improving her appearance and dressing provocatively, Xue Wu met Xu Ran, who praised her and embraced her. He called her his darling and admitted that Shui Bing'er and Yue'er were also his darlings, leaving Xue Wu wondering whether he had sought out the girls for ulterior reasons.

• Xue Wu returned to her dorm, admired the changes to her body after absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, and chose a black miniskirt outfit.
• Xue Wu dressed up to impress Xu Ran and went to meet him.
• Xu Ran admired Xue Wu's appearance, put an arm around her waist, and told her to eat more because she was too thin.
• When Xue Wu asked what relationship he wanted, Xu Ran said she could have whatever relationship she liked and called her his darling.
• Xue Wu asked whether Shui Bing'er and Yue'er were also his darlings, and Xu Ran said they all were.
• Xue Wu reproached Xu Ran for his shamelessness and wondered whether he had deliberately sought out the girls for that reason.

Xu Ran told Xue Wu he would leave Skywater Academy the day after tomorrow to return to Shrek Academy, leaving her anxious about their separation and uncertain reunion. Before his departure, he played the flute while Xue Wu danced amid falling snow, and they savored the moment together.

• Xu Ran told Xue Wu he planned to leave Skywater Academy the day after tomorrow and guide the students in cultivation before departing.
• Xue Wu grew sad at the thought of Xu Ran leaving, and he promised to visit her soon because he would be active near Heaven Dou City.
• Xu Ran asked Xue Wu to dance for him and produced a white jade flute to accompany her.
• Xue Wu released her Martial Soul and danced amid falling snow as Xu Ran played, and she gazed at him while thinking their shared moments would be rare.

Xu Ran watched Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu demonstrate their strength with Ultimate Ice, then agreed to help Shui Miao expose Yu Xiaogang to Liu Erlong. Before leaving Skywater Academy, he identified Gu Qingbo's Azure Sailfish as an Agility Attack System Martial Soul and advised Shui Miao to change her training.

• Shui Miao thanked Xu Ran for helping Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu gain Ultimate Ice and asked him to keep Liu Erlong from being deceived by Yu Xiaogang.
• Xu Ran agreed to help reveal Yu Xiaogang's character and reflected on how his actions had hurt Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
• Xu Ran told Shui Miao he planned to leave the next day and asked why Skywater Academy had so many Sea Soul Masters.
• Xu Ran recognized several students' ocean Martial Souls and told Shui Miao that Gu Qingbo should train as an Agility Attack System Soul Master rather than a Power Attack System one.
• Shui Miao accepted Xu Ran's advice, and Xu Ran left the training room.

Xu Ran said farewell to Shui Miao and the Skywater Team, then traveled to Suotuo City to find Xiao Wu and the others. There, he sensed a powerful Soul Beast presence and identified it as Zi JI, the Hell Demon Dragon King.

• Xu Ran reassured Shui Miao and the Skywater Team that he would return and urged Shui Yue'er to take the herb he had given her.
• Xu Ran rode away from Skywater City while the girls watched him leave tearfully.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had reached rank thirty-one, Ning Rongrong was rank twenty-nine, and Tang San had recovered to rank twenty-seven.
• Xu Ran arrived in Suotuo City and headed for the Great Soul Arena to find Xiao Wu and the others.
• Xu Ran sensed a powerful, cold and evil Soul Beast presence and recognized it as Zi JI, the Hell Demon Dragon King.

Xu Ran met Zi JI, the powerful chief of the Hell Demon Dragon King clan, after she tracked him down as the Star Dou Great Forest’s envoy. While Zi JI recognized him as an unusually powerful Auspicious Beast, Xu Ran wondered whether she would be easy to win over.

• Xu Ran reflected that his Auspicious Beast status would protect him from Soul Beasts and imagined Zi JI serving as his safeguard in the Star Luo Empire.
• System Lady teased Xu Ran about his relationship with Zhu Yun, and he insisted they were simply a man and woman in love.
• Xu Ran entered a private teahouse room, where Zi JI introduced herself and paid her respects to the Auspicious Beast.
• Zi JI sensed that Xu Ran was an Auspicious Beast whose cultivation and fortune exceeded those of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and understood why Di Tian had urged her to treat him carefully.
• Xu Ran identified Zi JI as the Hell Demon Dragon King clan’s chief and thought she would be easier to win over than Gu Yuena.

Zi JI tried to bring Xu Ran to the Star Dou Great Forest, but he refused and insisted she stay by his side. He agreed to visit the forest after making arrangements, leaving Zi JI in Suotuo City.

• Zi JI invited Xu Ran to the Star Dou Great Forest and promised the soul beasts there would acknowledge him as their master.
• Xu Ran refused, noted that the Ice Empress had also failed to persuade him, and told Zi JI to use his human name and keep his Auspicious Beast identity secret.
• Under pressure from Gu Yuena's orders, Zi JI offered herself to persuade Xu Ran to come with her.
• Xu Ran pulled Zi JI close and told her to stay by his side as his woman instead of scheming to take him away.
• Xu Ran told Zi JI to find somewhere to stay in Suotuo City and said he would visit the Star Dou Great Forest once he had made arrangements.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong worried over Xu Ran's prolonged absence after their Soul Fighting matches. Xu Ran returned by teasing them at the Great Soul Arena, reunited with them, and publicly declared them his women, drawing an angry challenge from a wealthy young gentleman.

• Xiao Wu won a Soul Fighting match, but she, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong worried about their losses and Xu Ran's disappearance.
• Xu Ran approached the three girls in disguise and pretended to accost them, prompting Xiao Wu to kick him.
• Xu Ran revealed himself, and Zhu Zhuqing embraced him before he pulled Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong into his arms.
• Xu Ran said he wanted everyone to know the three girls belonged to him, provoking resentment among the onlookers.
• A richly dressed young gentleman confronted Xu Ran and accused him of bullying the three beauties.

Xu Ran confronted the Young Lord of Suotuo City after he threatened to take Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong for himself. When the young nobleman sent six Soul Elders to attack, Xu Ran swiftly killed them all, leaving the Young Lord to face him.

• The Young Lord of Suotuo City confronted Xu Ran and demanded that he hand over Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu recognized the young nobleman as the man they had beaten before, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong glared at him.
• The young nobleman dismissed Xu Ran's warning and ordered his six Soul Elder guards to attack, telling them to leave Xu Ran half alive.
• Xu Ran drew the God-Slaying Sword and killed all six Soul Elders with a swift series of strikes.

Xu Ran killed six Soul Elders and the noble who had harassed Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, stunning the people of Suotuo City. Tang San watched and renewed his resolve to grow stronger and keep following Xu Ran, while Xu Ran reassured the three girls that he would protect them from anyone who harassed them.

• Xu Ran killed six Soul Elders, and the wealthy young noble knelt and begged him for mercy.
• Xu Ran sent Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong away before killing the noble with a sword stroke.
• Tang San watched from a corner, realized Xu Ran had grown stronger, and vowed to master Tang Sect hidden weapons such as Guanyin's Tears.
• Tang San followed Xu Ran and the girls, determined to keep watch over Xiao Wu and imagining revenge once he became powerful.
• Xu Ran asked the girls whether the killing had frightened them, and Zhu Zhuqing said the victims deserved to die.
• Xu Ran promised to kill anyone who harassed the girls and reassured them as they walked together.