Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran teased the powerless Bibi Dong, who was trapped with him for ten days after Gu Yuena sealed her Soul Power. He threatened to call Gu Yuena when Bibi Dong vowed to kill him, then settled down to sleep while Bibi Dong stayed alert.

• Xu Ran taunted Bibi Dong about her inability to resist him while her Soul Power was sealed.
• Bibi Dong warned Xu Ran that she would kill him after returning to Spirit Hall, and Xu Ran shouted for Na'er to hear that someone wanted to murder him.
• Frightened that Xu Ran would summon Gu Yuena, Bibi Dong pleaded with him and flattered him to stop.
• Xu Ran said Bibi Dong might receive a surprise in ten days, then fell asleep as Bibi Dong lay awake, wary of him.

Bibi Dong woke to find Xu Ran had undressed and marked her, then was forced to accept a nurse's uniform and work for him while her strength remained sealed. She changed in front of him, and Xu Ran admired her outfit as she grew suspicious about his connection to Xue'er.

• Bibi Dong woke, accused Xu Ran of breaking his promise, and discovered red finger marks on her body.
• Xu Ran ordered Bibi Dong to wear a mask and nurse's uniform and look after his daily needs while she waited ten days for her strength to return.
• Bibi Dong reluctantly changed in the room after Xu Ran warned that others might discover her identity and attempted assassination.
• Xu Ran mentioned his wife Xue'er, prompting Bibi Dong to threaten to transfer Xue'er back to Spirit City to protect her from him.
• Bibi Dong put on the nurse's uniform, and Xu Ran admired how tightly it showed off her figure.

Xu Ran had Bibi Dong disguise herself as his nurse while recovering in Heaven Dou City, warning her that Xiao Wu might seek revenge for her mother. After his women visited him, he urged them to compete for the Soul Master Academy Tournament championship, while he considered how he might bring Ah Rou back.

• Xu Ran told Bibi Dong to act as his personal nurse and conceal her identity while helping him recover.
• Xu Ran explained that Xiao Wu was the daughter of the hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit Bibi Dong had hunted and warned that Xiao Wu could take revenge.
• Bibi Dong accepted that Xiao Wu had reason to attack her and recognized that Xu Ran was the only person nearby who offered her any safety.
• Bibi Dong helped Xu Ran wash and wheeled him to the dining hall, where Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan gathered around him.
• Xu Ran told the women to train and win the Soul Master Academy Tournament championship, while Bibi Dong silently doubted they could defeat Spirit Hall Academy.

Xiao Wu and the other girls questioned Xu Ran about the masked caregiver who had appeared to look after him, while Bibi Dong feared Xiao Wu might recognize her. Their teasing stopped when Xu Ran pretended his injuries hurt, and Zhu Zhuqing checked on him before he pulled her onto his lap.

• Xiao Wu sensed something familiar about Xu Ran's masked caregiver and asked who she was.
• Xu Ran claimed the woman was a new caregiver and kept her identity secret, while Bibi Dong worried that Xiao Wu might recognize her.
• Xiao Wu and the other girls teased Xu Ran about his shameless behavior and his new beautiful caregiver.
• Xu Ran pretended his wounds hurt, prompting the girls to stop reproaching him and gather around to check on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing examined Xu Ran's injuries, and he pulled her onto his lap and held her.

Xu Ran flirted with Zhu Zhuqing while recovering from his injuries and planned to use his time with Bibi Dong to provoke her by courting Qian Renxue. He intended to manipulate Bibi Dong’s feelings, while she remained unaware of his scheme and suspicious of his intentions.

• Xu Ran embraced and kissed Zhu Zhuqing, who reminded him to prioritize his recovery.
• Xu Ran asked how soon the Advanced Soul Master Tournament would begin and planned to meet Xue Qinghe and court Qian Renxue in front of Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong suspected Xu Ran was plotting something and warned him with a glare.
• Xu Ran told System Lady he meant to use his close contact with Bibi Dong and her reaction to his relationship with Qian Renxue to make her fall for him.
• System Lady warned Xu Ran that his scheme could backfire and leave him entangled in even more complicated relationships.

As the Advanced Soul Master Academy competition approached, Xu Ran stayed behind while Zhu Zhuqing and the others went to train, and Bibi Dong tended to his injuries. Bibi Dong watched Xu Ran’s companions and their training, marveling at their strength and his talent, before Tang Yuehua arrived after hearing he was injured.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Xu Ran that the competition preliminaries would begin in three days, but Xu Ran said he would stay behind and cheer the others on.
• The women teased Xu Ran over his suggestive remark, then left to train while Bibi Dong questioned his intentions and warned him not to go too far.
• Bibi Dong wheeled Xu Ran to the Xu Sect’s training ground and assessed the strength of Xiao Wu and the others.
• Bibi Dong asked Xu Ran how his companions had grown so strong, and Xu Ran offered to teach her his method if she took good care of him.
• Bibi Dong noticed that Xu Ran’s training movements gathered Heaven and Earth Energy and improved the women’s strength and fitness, but refused to try them herself.
• Tang Yuehua arrived after returning from the Star Dou Great Forest and hearing that Xu Ran was injured.

Xu Ran learned more about Tang Yuehua’s powerful wishful ring Martial Soul and played music with her, impressing Bibi Dong. Three days later, he and Bibi Dong attended the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament Preliminaries, where Bibi Dong resolved to keep Xue’er away from Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran asked System Lady about Tang Yuehua’s wishful ring Martial Soul and learned it could influence minds and transform into different implements.
• Xu Ran and Tang Yuehua played a duet that soothed everyone who heard it, while Bibi Dong watched with jealousy and admiration.
• Three days later, Xu Ran attended the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament Preliminaries as an envoy of the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong reluctantly accompanied Xu Ran and spotted Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue) above, resolving to bring Xue’er back to Spirit Hall and keep her away from Xu Ran.

Bibi Dong pressed Xu Ran about his relationship with Qian Renxue, and he teased her by suggesting she had feelings for him. At the arena, Qian Renxue went to help Xu Ran while Ning Fengzhi suspected his strength rivaled a god’s, and Salas vowed that Spirit Hall would punish him for refusing to join.

• Bibi Dong questioned Xu Ran about whether he had done anything to Qian Renxue, and he said she was still a virgin.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Xu Ran explain his relationship with Qian Renxue, but he teased her by asking whether she had fallen for him.
• Bibi Dong denied liking Xu Ran and said she would leave once she recovered her strength in seven days.
• Xu Ran called to Qian Renxue in the spectator stands, and she went to bring him over despite her guilt about his injury.
• Ning Fengzhi speculated that Xu Ran might be as powerful as a god, while Salas declared that Spirit Hall would make Xu Ran pay for opposing it.

Xu Ran met Bishop Salas while badly injured, and Salas considered exploiting his apparent weakness to kill him and seize the masked woman with him. Xu Ran concealed his true strength and let Salas believe he had only Soul Emperor-level power, leaving Salas tempted to act.

• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi objected to Salas’s brazen treatment of Xu Ran, while Salas stared greedily at the masked woman behind Xu Ran.
• Salas asked who had wounded Xu Ran and wondered whether he could kill him to gain status and claim the women around him.
• Xu Ran challenged Salas about whether he planned to assassinate him, then claimed his injured strength was around the Soul Emperor level.
• Xue Ye praised Xu Ran and regretted that he could not make him his son-in-law because Xue Ke was promised to Dai Weisi.
• Xu Ran assured Xue Ye that he would help ensure Xue Ke lived happily with Dai Weisi, earning approval from Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.

Xu Ran watched the tournament with Qian Renxue and learned that Tang San was rapidly advancing through the Rakshasa trials, potentially toward God King-level strength. He welcomed the prospect of a stronger rival while a girl in the competitors’ area looked up at him in awe.

• Xue Ye urged Xu Ran and Xue Qinghe to deepen their friendship, then asked when Xu Ran would take Xue Ke to Star Luo City for her marriage alliance.
• Xu Ran agreed to arrange the trip after the tournament, and Qian Renxue teased him about his intentions toward Xue Ke.
• Xu Ran asked the System Lady about Tang San, who was nearing Soul Saint strength and undergoing easier Rakshasa God trials.
• The System Lady warned that the Rakshasa God might merge his divine soul with Tang San and help him reach God King-level strength.
• Xu Ran said he hoped Tang San would grow stronger so their next confrontation would be more entertaining.
• A girl holding a Serpent Cane watched Xu Ran from the competitors’ seating area and reflected on his growing fame and power.

At the Soul Master Academy Tournament, Meng Yiran mourned the gulf between herself and Xu Ran, while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er discussed his many entanglements. Seeing familiar women gathered in Heaven Dou City, Xu Ran worried they might clash over him, though he still relished having them around.

• Snake Granny told Meng Yiran that Xu Ran had become too powerful and distant for someone like her to reach.
• Meng Yiran recalled falling for Xu Ran after he saved her and grieved that their growing difference in status and strength made her feel hopeless.
• Shui Bing'er glared at Xu Ran after hearing Meng Yiran speak, while Shui Yue'er teased her sister about Xu Ran's many romantic connections.
• Xu Ran spotted the women gathered below and feared they might meet and fight over his secrets and past relationships.
• Xu Ran imagined his many women becoming a huge family and took pride in them despite worrying about the coming romantic battlefield.

At the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Qian Renxue flirted with Xu Ran while Bibi Dong secretly served him and watched in fury. Bibi Dong realized their relationship was intimate but stayed silent to protect her disguise, vowing to punish Xu Ran once she regained her strength.

• Qian Renxue teased Xu Ran about the women gathered at the tournament, and Xu Ran tried to redirect her attention to the competing students.
• Bibi Dong massaged Xu Ran's shoulders while hiding her identity from Qian Renxue and seething as she watched them flirt.
• Bibi Dong noticed Xu Ran touching Qian Renxue beneath the stands' barrier and concluded that they were lovers.
• Bibi Dong resolved to chop off Xu Ran's hands once she recovered her strength.

At the tournament, the strength of Xu Ran’s allies alarmed the leaders of several factions, while Bibi Dong worried that he had also won over Qian Renxue. Xu Ran slipped away from the arena with Qian Renxue and used his injuries to make her feel guilty, though Bibi Dong saw through his act.

• Xiao Wu and the other young women from Shrek Academy and Skywater Academy entered the arena, startling Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Ye with their strength.
• Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Ye considered the power Xu Ran’s allies might gain as they matured, and Xue Ye congratulated himself on arranging Xue Ke’s marriage to Xu Ran.
• Bibi Dong noticed Xu Ran’s close relationships with the young women and grew furious that he had also reached Qian Renxue.
• Xu Ran left the arena with Qian Renxue before the matches ended, then teased her about her fear of being caught by the other women.
• Qian Renxue worried that Xu Ran’s injuries were her fault, while Bibi Dong recognized that he was exaggerating his suffering to make Qian Renxue feel guilty.

Xu Ran took Qian Renxue into a hotel room while Bibi Dong, forced to wait outside, grew jealous and watched through a window. Inside, Xu Ran misled Qian Renxue about the masked caregiver’s identity, and Bibi Dong furiously denied that she liked him.

• Xu Ran told Bibi Dong to wait outside while he and Qian Renxue discussed business in a hotel room.
• Bibi Dong suppressed her anger to keep her identity secret from Qian Renxue and vowed to punish Xu Ran after regaining her strength.
• Bibi Dong dragged a wooden table beneath a high window so she could spy on Xu Ran and Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue examined Xu Ran’s injuries and asked who the masked caregiver was.
• Xu Ran claimed the caregiver liked him and became jealous when he got close to other women, leaving Qian Renxue satisfied with his explanation.
• Bibi Dong overheard Xu Ran’s claim and angrily insisted to herself that she could never like him.

Xu Ran told Qian Renxue that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King and reassured her that she could reach godhood with his help. He began revealing another identity to purify her holy and light attributes, while Bibi Dong tried unsuccessfully to spy on them.

• Xu Ran told Qian Renxue that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King and might be as strong as a God King.
• Qian Renxue worried that she could not match Xu Ran or inherit the Angel God, and Xu Ran promised to help her.
• Xu Ran said he could purify Qian Renxue's holy and light attributes to improve her chances of inheriting the Angel God.
• Xu Ran released a golden aura around Qian Renxue and began demonstrating his other identity.
• Bibi Dong found the window blocked, then pressed her ear against the wall to eavesdrop.

Xu Ran revealed his two-hundred-thousand-year Auspicious Beast form to Qian Renxue and explained his status as the Soul Beast Emperor. He then offered to strengthen her, and she discovered that he possessed immense ultimate holy, light, and fire attributes.

• Qian Renxue froze in shock when Xu Ran transformed into an enormous golden Soul Beast.
• Xu Ran told Qian Renxue that he was an Auspicious Beast whose presence doubled the cultivation speed of nearby Soul Beasts.
• Qian Renxue asked why Xu Ran had entered the human world instead of staying in the Star Dou Great Forest, and he said Soul Beasts grew too slowly.
• Xu Ran offered to improve Qian Renxue's strength and told her to sense his presence.
• Qian Renxue sensed that Xu Ran's holy, light, and fire attributes were all ultimate attributes and excitedly realized they could strengthen her Angel Martial Soul.

Xu Ran began using his Auspicious Beast attributes to help Qian Renxue strengthen her Six-Winged Angel, hoping to raise its holiness, light, and fire attributes to the ultimate level. As Qian Renxue’s body underwent the tempering, Xu Ran also realized that gaining more bloodlines could give him additional forms and lives.

• Xu Ran promised to help Qian Renxue improve her attributes, and she teased him that failing to do so would mean he did not love her.
• Qian Renxue stroked Xu Ran’s beast form and suggested transforming into another form when injured; Xu Ran realized each bloodline could give him another form and another life.
• Xu Ran channeled his attributes into Qian Renxue, and she released her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• The holiness, light, fire, and Spiritual Power in the room tempered Qian Renxue as the rising heat burned away her robes and transformed her body.

Xu Ran’s Auspicious Beast baptism transformed Qian Renxue’s appearance and boosted her cultivation, though Xu Ran focused as much on admiring her as on monitoring the process. He stopped watching before the baptism ended, leaving Qian Renxue’s full gains unresolved.

• Xu Ran used his Auspicious Beast attributes and the Power of Destiny to baptize Qian Renxue, whose sacred and light attributes were highly compatible with his.
• Xu Ran observed that Qian Renxue’s beauty and bearing had changed dramatically and speculated that she might break through to rank eighty and develop three Ultimate Attributes.
• Xu Ran forced himself to close his eyes because his body had not recovered and he did not want to push his relationship with Qian Renxue too quickly.
• Xu Ran recalled how Bibi Dong secretly let him spend time with Ye Lingling, waiting outside while he was with her and hiding her irritation from him.

Qian Renxue completed her baptism, which greatly strengthened her, then confessed her love to Xu Ran and kissed him. The chapter ended with her accidentally—or perhaps deliberately—stirring his desire while he was still injured.

• Qian Renxue absorbed the golden light and finished her baptism, emerging several times stronger than before.
• Qian Renxue told Xu Ran that meeting him was the greatest blessing of her life and that she would marry no one else.
• Qian Renxue kissed Xu Ran, and he tried to hide how strongly she affected him.
• Qian Renxue noticed Xu Ran's chest wound and resolved to inherit the Angel Godhood so she could fight beside him.
• Qian Renxue's Soul Power dress faded as she pressed against Xu Ran, leaving him struggling with his desire despite his injury.

Qian Renxue realized that her clothes had burned away during her baptism and felt embarrassed that Xu Ran had seen her, though she was secretly pleased by their closeness. When they left the room, Bibi Dong suspected Xu Ran had taken advantage of her, and Xu Ran rebuked Bibi Dong for questioning him.

• Xu Ran teased Qian Renxue about trying to seduce him, and she realized she was naked and hurried away to dress.
• Xu Ran told Qian Renxue that a layer of Soul Power had covered her during the baptism and that he had only seen her after it faded.
• Qian Renxue dressed, admired her changed figure in the mirror, and considered how she could better please Xu Ran.
• Qian Renxue left the room with Xu Ran, and Bibi Dong noticed her changed outer garment and suspected Xu Ran had already taken advantage of her.
• Xu Ran rebuked Bibi Dong for questioning his affairs, and Bibi Dong held back her anger to avoid making things harder for Qian Renxue.