Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran returned to Bai Chenxiang and teased her after she put on revealing clothes, then told her that Tang San had come seeking a Soul Ring and that he had sent Soul Beasts to train him. The chapter ended with Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Tai Tan trapped in a dark cave, screaming and vowing revenge on Xu Ran.

• Bai Chenxiang wore a short black miniskirt and fishnet stockings while waiting for Xu Ran to return.
• Xu Ran pulled Bai Chenxiang into his arms, and she asked about the screams she had heard.
• Xu Ran told Bai Chenxiang that Tang San had come for a Soul Ring and that he had arranged for Soul Beasts to train him.
• Xu Ran promised to teach Bai Chenxiang how to make hidden weapons when she came to Heaven Dou City, then kissed her.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Tai Tan endured their ordeal in a dark cave and threatened to take revenge on Xu Ran.

Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Tai Tan escaped their cave after Xu Ran ordered the surrounding Soul Beasts away, believing they were finally free. Bai Chenxiang then arrived and confronted Tang San for cursing Xu Ran, while Tang San tried to turn her against him.

• Tang San carried Yu Xiaogang out of the cave, and the three men celebrated their escape and ate barbecue in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xu Ran told Bai Chenxiang that he had cleared away the Soul Beasts to let Tang San and his companions leave in a few days, and prepared to send them back to the cave.
• Bai Chenxiang approached Tang San and his companions, whose unease grew as they sensed someone watching them.
• Tang San cursed Xu Ran and pleaded for mercy, then tried to convince Bai Chenxiang that Xu Ran was despicable and unworthy of her.
• Bai Chenxiang angrily accused Tang San of shamelessly cursing Xu Ran after he had treated them well, while Tang San secretly hoped to win her sympathy.

Tang San accused Xu Ran of tormenting him, Yu Xiaogang, and Tai Tan in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Bai Chenxiang rejected his claims and defended Xu Ran. Xu Ran arrived and embraced Bai Chenxiang as Tang San vowed to take revenge.

• Bai Chenxiang angrily rebuked Tang San for insulting Xu Ran and refused to believe his account of their suffering.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Tai Tan insisted Xu Ran had tormented them in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Bai Chenxiang dismissed them as liars.
• Tang San warned Bai Chenxiang that Xu Ran would abandon her, then vowed to kill Xu Ran with the help of Titled Douluo.
• Xu Ran appeared beside Bai Chenxiang, who told him Tang San had insulted him.
• Tang San accused Xu Ran of staging their release to deceive Bai Chenxiang, then cursed Xu Ran and coughed up blood as he renewed his vow of revenge.

Tang San tried to convince Bai Chenxiang that Xu Ran had caused his suffering, but she rejected his claims and sided with Xu Ran. Xu Ran left with Bai Chenxiang while the Acacia Apes carried Tang San back to their cave.

• Tang San begged Bai Chenxiang to return to his side and blamed Xu Ran for his misfortunes, but Bai Chenxiang accused him of lying.
• Bai Chenxiang slapped Tang San, and Tang San insisted that Xu Ran had taken Xiao Wu, killed Tang Hao, and repeatedly humiliated him.
• Xu Ran kicked Tang San away and embraced Bai Chenxiang, who declared that she trusted Xu Ran and would stand by him.
• Tang San tried to attack Xu Ran, but Xu Ran kicked him aside again while Yu Xiaogang and Tai Tan stayed back.
• Xu Ran left with Bai Chenxiang, and four Acacia Apes carried Tang San back toward their cave as he vowed to return after visiting the Spirit Hall.

Xu Ran visited Gu Yuena at the Lake of Life, teased her about her beauty, and promised to make her his wife when he conquered the Divine Realm. Before leaving Star Dou Great Forest the next day, he pressed her to show him affection, and she reluctantly let him hold her.

• Xu Ran embraced Gu Yuena at the Lake of Life and praised her beauty while she reproached him for being a womanizer.
• Xu Ran promised Gu Yuena that she would be his wife after he fought his way into the Divine Realm, and she asked about his strength.
• Xu Ran demanded a kiss, and Gu Yuena reluctantly kissed his cheek.
• Xu Ran pulled Gu Yuena onto the Cold Bed and held her, explaining that he would leave Star Dou Great Forest the next day.
• Gu Yuena stopped resisting and let Xu Ran hold her, though she told him not to go further.

Xu Ran returned to Shrek Academy, where he gave Oscar and Ma Hongjun powerful Soul Bones to help prepare the team for the Soul Master Academy Tournament. Ma Hongjun finished absorbing his Soul Bone and discovered that his hair and Phoenix Flame had turned green and grown stronger.

• Flender and Liu Erlong lectured Shrek Academy's competitors and warned them not to underestimate Spirit Hall Academy.
• Xu Ran returned, and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong rushed to greet him.
• Xu Ran gave Oscar and Ma Hongjun one green Soul Bone each, and they began refining them.
• After two hours, Ma Hongjun finished refining his Soul Bone and found that his hair and Phoenix Flame had turned green.
• Flender praised Ma Hongjun's stronger flames and joked that he wished he could turn his own Martial Soul green too.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun received powerful Soul Bones from Xu Ran, and Oscar demonstrated his defensive Soul Skill. Liu Erlong rejected Flender and admitted she already loved someone, leaving him to suspect Xu Ran.

• Oscar revealed that his Soul Bone created a protective barrier beneath a green hat, while Ma Hongjun showed off his enhanced green flames.
• Flender praised Xu Ran for giving the students valuable Soul Bones, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun pledged their loyalty to him.
• Xu Ran agreed to train the students before the Soul Master Academy Tournament and said he would participate only in important matches.
• Flender asked Liu Erlong to dinner, but she firmly told him she saw him only as an elder brother.
• Liu Erlong admitted she loved someone, and Flender privately suspected Xu Ran and accepted that her happiness mattered most.

Xu Ran welcomed Tang Yuehua to Shrek Academy and used his artistic reputation and feigned loneliness to make her reconsider her judgment of him. He left her flustered and agreeing to dance while he played the zither.

• Xu Ran met Tang Yuehua, who had waited two days to study music with him.
• Tang Yuehua admitted she had been somewhat disappointed by Xu Ran’s reputation, but insisted he was not what he seemed.
• Xu Ran presented himself as misunderstood and lonely, making Tang Yuehua feel guilty for judging him.
• Xu Ran asked Tang Yuehua to dance while he played the zither, and she agreed in a fluster.
• Xu Ran privately planned to use Tang Yuehua to torment Tang San and reflected on his desire to win over beautiful women.

Xu Ran played the zither while Tang Yuehua danced, drawing them into an intimate moment that deepened her feelings for him. The chapter ended with Xu Ran holding her after a staged fall and claiming he needed to check whether she was hurt as he touched her.

• Xu Ran played the zither as Tang Yuehua danced, and her movements flowed naturally with the music.
• Tang Yuehua wondered whether Xu Ran’s artistry had drawn her into a wondrous state and felt closer to him.
• Xu Ran shouted a warning, causing Tang Yuehua to stumble into his arms.
• Tang Yuehua felt embarrassed by their closeness but was reluctant to leave his embrace.
• Xu Ran refused to let Tang Yuehua go until he had checked for injuries and began feeling over her body.

Xu Ran flirted with Tang Yuehua, gave her a Talent Improvement Potion, and then teased Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing after they had watched him. The girls took note of his wish to see them dance, while Rongrong complained that he bullied them and favored Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xu Ran pinned Tang Yuehua down, confessed that he had fallen for her, and let her go after taking liberties with her.
• Xu Ran gave Tang Yuehua a Talent Improvement Potion and told her to drink it, and she left with the gift tucked in her sleeve.
• After Tang Yuehua left, Xu Ran called out Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, who had been peeking at him.
• Xu Ran pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms, praised her figure, and said he wanted to see her perform a sultry dance.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing took note of Xu Ran's interest in dancing, while Ning Rongrong refused to learn and pouted that Xu Ran favored Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang Yuehua drank Xu Ran’s Talent Improvement Potion, mistook its effects for a drug, then discovered that she could cultivate and that her Martial Soul had awakened. She thanked Xu Ran in her thoughts and showed Chief Steward Aode her newfound power.

• Xu Ran pulled Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu into his arms after Ning Rongrong complained that he only held Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang Yuehua drank the potion Xu Ran had given her and, feeling intense heat, feared he had drugged her.
• Tang Yuehua’s discomfort faded, and she discovered that her cultivation had reached rank ten with a greatly increased reserve of Soul Power.
• Tang Yuehua manifested her awakened Wishful Ring Martial Soul and realized that its flaw had been resolved.
• Tang Yuehua summoned Chief Steward Aode, who saw her new power and congratulated her on being able to cultivate.

Tang Yuehua discovered that decades of Soul Power stored in her Wishful Ring had returned to her after her awakening, and she began to see Xu Ran as a possible destined love. She set out to visit him, arriving at his door while he was spending the night with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.

• Tang Yuehua asked Steward Aude to check her Soul Power, and he found that her reserves could let her advance to Soul King or even Soul Emperor once she acquired Soul Rings.
• Tang Yuehua realized the Wishful Ring had stored the Soul Power she cultivated over decades, and she credited Xu Ran with giving her a new life.
• Tang Yuehua blushed when Steward Aude suggested she find a partner, then privately wondered whether Xu Ran could be her destined love.
• Tang Yuehua dressed in a pale purple dress, prepared a late-night snack, and went to find Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran teased Xiao Wu and tugged her Scorpion Braid while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing complained about his treatment of them.
• Tang Yuehua arrived beneath the moonlight and knocked at Xu Ran's door.

Tang Yuehua visited Xu Ran at night to thank him for the potion that let her cultivate, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong hid in his wardrobe. After Tang Yuehua found the scattered women’s clothes and began tidying the room, Xu Ran worried she would discover the three women.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong hid in Xu Ran’s wardrobe when Tang Yuehua knocked at his door.
• Xu Ran welcomed Tang Yuehua, who asked him to call her Yuehua and thanked him for giving her the ability to cultivate.
• Tang Yuehua brought Xu Ran pastries, and he tried to explain his sweat by claiming he had been having an infusion of thoughts about her.
• Tang Yuehua found women’s clothes scattered around Xu Ran’s room and began folding them while he ate the pastries.
• Xu Ran realized Tang Yuehua might open the wardrobe and discover Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong hiding inside.

Xu Ran comforted Tang Yuehua and drew her into a loving confession, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing hid in the wardrobe and listened. Tang Yuehua declared that Xu Ran mattered more than her brothers, and he promised she would never be alone again.

• Xu Ran stopped Tang Yuehua from opening the wardrobe, where Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were hiding.
• Tang Yuehua noticed the girls' clothes and suspected Xu Ran had been intimate with them, but he denied it.
• Xu Ran praised Tang Yuehua and embraced her as she shared the loneliness and hardships she had endured.
• Tang Yuehua told Xu Ran she loved him, and he asked whether she valued him more than her brothers.
• Tang Yuehua said Xu Ran mattered most because her brothers had never looked after her, and Xu Ran promised to stay by her side.

Xu Ran received a mission to break the curse on Ye Lingling’s family, which would grant him the Sword of Kindness and let him wield the Three Realms Judgment Sword. After learning that the Rakshasa God and Asura God might oppose him, Xu Ran decided to help Ye Lingling anyway.

• Tang Yuehua thanked Xu Ran for keeping her company overnight and kissed his cheek before leaving.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing came out of the wardrobe and scolded Xu Ran for his sweet talk with Tang Yuehua.
• Xu Ran reached level seventy while cultivating and guiding the girls through their training.
• The System Lady assigned Xu Ran a mission to break the curse on Ye Lingling’s family and promised the Sword of Kindness, a divine-grade Ten Thousand Beasts Armor, and five thousand skill points as rewards.
• The System Lady warned that the Rakshasa God and Asura God might target Xu Ran if he interfered with the order governed by the Divine Realm.
• Xu Ran dismissed the danger and set out to find Ye Lingling and break her family’s curse.

Xu Ran revealed that he would break the Divine Realm’s rules restricting Ye Lingling’s family and drew his God-Slaying Sword against the Order Chains. As Xu Ran struck at the world’s laws, the Rakshasa God learned what he was doing and condemned him to die for defying the Divine Realm.

• Ye Lingling feared Xu Ran no longer wanted her, but he reassured her that he would first solve the restriction on her family’s Nine Heart Begonia inheritance.
• Xu Ran declared that he would break the rules imposed on Ye Lingling’s family and other people close to him, despite the danger.
• Xu Ran summoned the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor, lifted Ye Lingling into the air, and revealed the Order Chains governing the world.
• Xu Ran saw that the Divine Realm used the Order Chains to restrict powerful Martial Souls and soul beast races, then swung his God-Slaying Sword at a chain.
• The Rakshasa God recognized that Xu Ran had found the Order Chains and decided to kill him for defying the Divine Realm and opposing Tang San.

The Rakshasa God used the Order Chain to attack Xu Ran, claiming that mortals could never challenge the gods. Xu Ran protected Ye Lingling, destroyed the Rakshasa God’s illusion with the God-Slaying Sword, and prepared to strike back.

• The Rakshasa God infused the Order Chain with his power and condemned Xu Ran for tampering with divine order.
• Ye Lingling feared that Xu Ran would be hurt, but he explained that the Rakshasa God had targeted him because of his rivalry with Tang San.
• The Rakshasa God appeared through the Order Chain and used his power to trap Xu Ran and Ye Lingling in a blood-soaked illusion.
• Xu Ran put Ye Lingling to sleep and shattered the illusion with the God-Slaying Sword.
• Xu Ran recalled that the God-Slaying Sword could deal extra damage to gods and challenged the Rakshasa God’s claim that mortals were ants.

Xu Ran fought the Rakshasa God, who threatened the women around him and tried to force him into serving Tang San. Their weapons clashed, and the battle drew Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue toward the disturbance, leaving Xu Ran's fate uncertain.

• The Rakshasa God attacked Xu Ran with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and threatened to hand Xu Ran's women to Tang San.
• Xu Ran rejected the Rakshasa God's demands and unleashed the God-Slaying Sword and Ten Thousand Beasts Armor.
• The Rakshasa God felt dread at the God-Slaying Sword, then attacked again to seize it.
• Xu Ran and the Rakshasa God clashed, darkening the sky and sending shock waves across the area.
• Gu Yuena sensed Xu Ran's danger and flew toward him, while Qian Renxue rushed from the Imperial Palace in Heaven Dou City, terrified that he might die.

Xu Ran fought the Rakshasa God, severed an Order Chain, and gained a seventh soul ring and a god-grade Ten Thousand Beasts Armor. As the Rakshasa God rushed toward the Lower Realm, the armor’s transformation empowered the Ferocious Beasts of Star Dou Great Forest, who knelt at Xu Ran’s voice.

• The Rakshasa God gathered Rakshasa power and used an Order Chain to attack Xu Ran.
• Xu Ran unleashed his Sword Domain and God-Slaying Sword, wounded the Rakshasa God, and shattered an Order Chain.
• The system rewarded Xu Ran with skill points, a seventh soul ring, the kindness attribute, and a god-grade Ten Thousand Beasts Armor.
• The Rakshasa God roared at Xu Ran and rushed toward the Lower Realm, while Xu Ran prepared to fight him as a god-slayer.
• The Ten Thousand Beasts Armor’s upgrade strengthened the Ferocious Beasts of Star Dou Great Forest and improved their bloodlines, and they knelt when Xu Ran’s voice reached them.

Xu Ran used the Three Realms Judgment Sword to badly injure the Rakshasa God, but the god seized Qian Renxue after she rushed to help Xu Ran. The chapter ended with the Rakshasa God threatening her, leaving Xu Ran unable to attack freely.

• Xu Ran challenged the Rakshasa God and unleashed the Three Realms Judgment Sword, sending him crashing into a deep pit.
• The Rakshasa God reappeared and revealed that he had captured Qian Renxue, who had come because she feared Xu Ran would die.
• Qian Renxue apologized for becoming a burden, while Xu Ran reassured her that he was glad she had come and blamed himself for failing to protect her.
• The Rakshasa God mocked Xu Ran and threatened Qian Renxue, daring Xu Ran to attack while she was in his grasp.