Recaps

Xu Ran trained Zi Yan, revealed the truth about her origins, and killed two Hall of Souls Dou Sheng who came after him. After dealing with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, he returned to Jia Nan Academy, where Hu Jia pursued him and became his disciple.

• Xu Ran planned a gravity training ground and a nine-floor Qi Gathering Tower for Jia Nan Academy, then agreed to train Zi Yan alongside his students.
• Zi Yan secretly ate Xu Ran’s pills, challenged him when he demanded compensation, and learned that she was a powerful magical beast seeking to reach Dou Huang and change forms.
• Xu Ran told Zi Yan about her origins and her missing father, then faced the First and Second Heavenly Venerables when they came to Feng City for Han Feng and Yao Chen.
• Xu Ran killed the Second Heavenly Venerable and the Great Heavenly Venerable, took the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, and brought the two corpses back as potential puppet materials.
• Xiao Yan tried to reclaim Xun’er after believing Xu Ran was dead, but Xu Ran returned and revealed that he had killed two Hall of Souls Dou Sheng, leaving Xiao Yan and Yao Chen helpless.
• Xu Ran killed Han Feng after Yao Chen forgave him, and Yao Chen sacrificed himself to give Xiao Yan his power and Bone Chilling Flame before Xiao Yan left to grow stronger.
• Xu Ran explained Yao Chen’s past to Xun’er, who reaffirmed her feelings for him, while Hu Jia asked to become Xu Ran’s disciple and confessed that she liked him.
• Xu Ran accepted Hu Jia as a disciple, and she promised to train diligently while joking that his many relationships might exhaust him.

Xu Ran claimed the Fallen Heart Flame, explored the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion, and freed Zi Yan’s father Zhu Kun, who recognized Xu Ran as the Ancestral Dragon and pledged his loyalty. Xu Ran restored the academy’s cultivation tower, gave Skyfire Venerable a Dou Sheng body, and remained with Zi Yan at Jia Nan Academy after Zhu Kun departed.

• Xu Ran brought Xun’er and the other women into the Inner Academy, where Su Qian gave them Fire Energy chips, and he resolved to claim the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xu Ran took Zi Yan beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, subdued the Fallen Heart Flame, and agreed with Su Qian that a newborn flame could continue powering the tower.
• In the magma, Xu Ran met Skyfire Venerable, who offered his knowledge and later pledged lifelong loyalty after learning Xu Ran had killed three Hall of Souls Heavenly Venerables.
• Xu Ran and Zi Yan entered the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion and found Zhu Kun, who recognized Zi Yan as his daughter but attacked Xu Ran before sensing his overwhelming bloodline power.
• Xu Ran revealed his Ancestral Dragon form, and Zhu Kun recognized him as his king and pledged lifelong loyalty before leaving to reclaim control of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Xu Ran restored the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, created a cultivation space, and placed Skyfire Venerable’s soul in the Great Heavenly Venerable’s body, raising him to Dou Sheng.
• Skyfire Saint left to protect Ya Fei, while Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders celebrated Xu Ran’s accomplishments and Zhu Kun departed, leaving Zi Yan at Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yan told Xu Ran how grateful she was to Su Qian for bringing her to Jia Nan Academy, where she had met Xu Ran.

Xu Ran developed a flame clone at Jia Nan Academy, then traveled to the Divine Realm and brought his companions back to the Dou Qi Continent to cultivate. The arc left Qian Renxue fighting Gu Qingyang after he challenged Xu Ran and underestimated her strength.

• Xu Ran joined Han Yue’s Moon Spirit faction, gave Xiao Mei a Battle Puppet, and created a Five-Star Dou Sheng flame clone to guard Jia Nan Academy.
• After the System Lady revealed that Xu Ran could travel freely between worlds, he went to the Divine Realm and reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Gu Yuena, and the others.
• Xu Ran brought his companions to the Douluo Continent, where they visited Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall before deciding to cultivate in the Dou Qi world.
• Xu Ran found that Wang Qiu’er’s presence helped Magical Beasts break through their bottlenecks, then took the women to Ya Fei’s auction house in Black Mark City.
• Gu Qingyang met Xun’er at Jia Nan Academy and questioned the rumors about Xu Ran, while Zi Yan revealed her Ancient Void Dragon identity and named Zhu Kun as her father.
• Xu Ran arrived with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and Qiu’er, and the women eagerly volunteered to fight Gu Qingyang.
• Gu Qingyang challenged Xu Ran, but Qian Renxue faced him first and wounded him with Angel Light Feathers after Xu Ran contained their clash to protect Jia Nan Academy.

Xu Ran defeated Gu Qingyang, secured the Gu Clan’s acceptance of his relationship with Xun'er, and helped establish the Xu Sect at Jia Nan Academy. As the Hall of Souls moved against the Snake-People Tribe, the Jia Ma Empire, and Mist Cloud Sect, Xu Ran arrived to protect Queen Medusa and Yue Mei from Hun Miesheng.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Gu Qingyang, then Xu Ran shattered Gu Qingyang’s Great Nirvana Finger with one finger and revealed his power surpassed Gu Dao’s expectations.
• Gu Dao accepted Xun'er’s relationship with Xu Ran, warned him about the Soul Clan, and gave him records on its experts, and Xu Ran improved Gu Qingyang’s Great Annihilation Technique before vanishing.
• Xu Ran and the women established the Xu Sect beside Jia Nan Academy, while Su Qian arranged for the academy to help recruit disciples and provide instructors.
• Han Yue and Xinlan joined Xu Sect, and Xu Ran agreed to protect Han Yue’s family, gave her cultivation resources, and took Xinlan as his alchemy disciple.
• The System Lady warned Xu Ran that the Hall of Souls planned attacks and revealed that Xiao Yan, now a Dou Zun under Void Swallowing Flame, was traveling with its forces.
• Xiao Yan and Void Swallowing Flame planned to capture Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran at Mist Cloud Sect, while Hun Miesheng directed attacks against the Jia Ma Empire and Snake-People Tribe.
• Hun Miesheng demanded that Queen Medusa and Yue Mei betray Xu Ran, then attacked them with chains that drained Dou Qi after they refused.
• Xu Ran severed Hun Miesheng’s chains and appeared beside Queen Medusa and Yue Mei, reassuring them as Hun Miesheng turned to confront him.