Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran flirted with Bibi Dong, while she convinced herself that his attachment came from a need for familial love rather than romance. Bibi Dong left for Spirit Hall still conflicted, and Xu Ran planned to meet her again at the finals.

• Xu Ran held Bibi Dong close and touched her despite her protests, insisting she could not escape him.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Ran that his feelings were familial because he had lost his parents, and that she would become his family when he married Xue'er.
• Xu Ran let Bibi Dong keep that belief and teased that she might fall in love with him first.
• Bibi Dong denied she would ever love Xu Ran, said Xiao Gang was waiting for her, and ended their conversation.
• Bibi Dong left for Spirit Hall feeling unexpectedly reluctant, while Xu Ran looked forward to facing Yu Xiaogang and Tang San at the finals.

Xu Ran weighed the risks of dealing with the two God Kings and considered using their need for his help to secure his safety and buy time. After lunch, he carried a protesting Huo Wu toward Meng Yiran’s room, intent on involving them both.

• Xu Ran considered how the God of Destruction might react if he learned the truth and decided that helping the God Kings could buy time and protection.
• Huo Wu brought Xu Ran lunch and urged him to rest while he recovered from his injuries.
• Xu Ran flirted with Huo Wu, swept her into his arms, and ignored her protests.
• Xu Ran said he would fetch Meng Yiran and carried Huo Wu toward her room.

Xu Ran carried Huo Wu to Meng Yiran’s room and then took Meng Yiran inside, intent on spending time with both women. The chapter ended with Xu Ran shutting the door and tossing Meng Yiran onto the bed beside Huo Wu.

• Huo Ran carried Huo Wu over his shoulder as she pleaded with him to change his mind, then she stopped resisting and grew nervous about Meng Yiran seeing her.
• Xu Ran reached Meng Yiran’s courtyard, where she was practicing hidden weapons, and explained that he had come to check on her.
• Xu Ran set Huo Wu down and told her to wait inside Meng Yiran’s room; Huo Wu entered while Meng Yiran looked on uneasily.
• Meng Yiran questioned Xu Ran’s intentions, but he picked her up and carried her into the room despite her saying she wanted to bathe first.
• Xu Ran shut the door and tossed Meng Yiran onto the bed beside Huo Wu.

Xu Ran woke with Huo Wu and Meng Yiran, then prepared to leave for Spirit Hall ahead of Shrek Academy’s trip to the Finals. He planned to meet Qian Renxue and Xue Ke, confident that his influence in Spirit Hall would foil Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s plans.

• Xu Ran declined System Lady’s offer to use his Skill Points and found Huo Wu beside him when he woke.
• Meng Yiran woke and joined Xu Ran, while Huo Wu became embarrassed when she realized he had seen her.
• Xu Ran reassured Huo Wu that her behavior was normal for a fire attribute Soul Master.
• Huo Wu and Meng Yiran helped Xu Ran wash and dress as he prepared to leave.
• Xu Ran headed out to see Qian Renxue and Xue Ke, confident that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San could not turn Bibi Dong against him.

Qian Renxue told Xu Ran she was returning to Spirit Hall, and he decided to go with her. She demanded that he support her against Bibi Dong, leaving their family feud unresolved as they prepared to return.

• Qian Renxue told Xu Ran she would soon leave the Crown Prince's Residence and return to Spirit Hall to pursue the Angel God's trials.
• Xu Ran said he was also heading to Spirit Hall and planned to stay there for several extra days.
• Qian Renxue vowed to deal with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then asked Xu Ran to protect her if Bibi Dong bullied her.
• Xu Ran insisted he would not make a move on Bibi Dong and said he wanted Qian Renxue and her mother to reconcile.
• Qian Renxue said Bibi Dong had driven her away from Spirit Hall and threatened to stop speaking to Xu Ran if he got together with her.
• Xu Ran said he would stand by Qian Renxue if anything unexpected happened, and left the conflict between her and Bibi Dong for them to resolve.

Qian Renxue feared that Xu Ran would be killed by the Divine Realm, and he reassured her that he would protect her and survive. She gave herself to him, and afterward she felt happy to have become his wife and hoped she might conceive a child.

• Qian Renxue told Xu Ran that she feared losing him after he killed the Rakshasa God and angered the Divine Realm.
• Xu Ran comforted Qian Renxue and promised to protect her, while she vowed to stay with him even if danger came.
• Qian Renxue asked Xu Ran to take her and said she wanted a child, and Xu Ran agreed.
• Xu Ran stayed with Qian Renxue through the night and left her room in the early morning.
• Qian Renxue woke after Xu Ran left and wondered whether she might conceive, then reminded herself they had time together.

Qian Renxue prepared to return to Spirit Hall and reclaim her authority, then learned Bibi Dong had been absent in seclusion for ten days. Realizing Bibi Dong was the masked woman she had seen with Xu Ran, Qian Renxue grew furious and hurried toward Spirit City to confront them.

• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Yu Xiaogang had returned to Spirit Hall with Tang San, who had been named Saint Son.
• Qian Renxue declared that she would reclaim her place in Spirit Hall but promised not to kill Bibi Dong.
• Snake Lance Douluo said Bibi Dong had been in seclusion for about ten days.
• Qian Renxue realized that Bibi Dong was the masked woman she had seen serving Xu Ran and became enraged.
• Qian Renxue learned that Xu Ran had left Heaven Dou City with the Shrek Team and ordered the Titled Douluos to hurry to Spirit City.

Xu Ran and the Shrek Team arrived in Spirit City for the tournament, where they encountered Tang San, now dressed in black robes and accompanied by powerful Spirit Hall experts. Tang San welcomed Xu Ran as a guest, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu openly insulted him.

• The Shrek Team traveled to Spirit City alongside the Heaven Dou Royal Team and other academies under royal knight protection.
• Flender and Liu Erlong admired Spirit City's imposing buildings, while Liu Erlong worried that Bibi Dong might retaliate against her.
• Xu Ran sensed nearly twenty Titled Douluos in Spirit City as the group took in Spirit Hall's strength.
• Tang San approached Xu Ran with an arrogant welcome, drawing attention to his status and Spirit Hall entourage.
• Ning Rongrong cursed Tang San, and Xiao Wu condemned him for leaving Shrek Academy and joining Spirit Hall.

Tang San confronted Xu Ran in Spirit City, convinced that his position as Spirit Hall's Saint Son would let him defeat his rival and reclaim Xiao Wu. Xu Ran dismissed Tang San's confidence and revealed that his own connection to Spirit Hall was just as powerful.

• Tang San brooded over his obsession with Xiao Wu and imagined that he would rescue her once Xu Ran was defeated.
• Xu Ran embraced Xiao Wu and taunted Tang San, recognizing that the Rakshasa God was passing his godhood to him.
• Tang San declared Spirit City his territory and vowed to take back what belonged to him, relying on Bibi Dong's favor and his status as Saint Son.
• Xu Ran told Tang San that his position would not protect him and pointed to Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu's influence.
• Tang San boasted that Xu Ran did not know his identity, but Xu Ran answered that he was Spirit Hall's son-in-law.

Tang San believed Xu Ran had come to pursue Hu Liena and resolved to claim her first, then publicly threatened Xu Ran and displayed his frightening power. As the crowd reacted to the rivalry, Xu Ran calmly reassured Xiao Wu and touched her, leaving Tang San furious and jealous.

• Tang San feared Xu Ran intended to marry Hu Liena and decided to make her his by any means necessary.
• Tang San declared that Hu Liena belonged with him, warned Xu Ran to stay away from her and threatened to take Xiao Wu back later.
• Tang San released his Soul Power, astonishing the gathered competitors and Spirit Hall members with his Soul Saint cultivation and overwhelming presence.
• Xiao Wu and the other women looked at Tang San with disgust, while Xu Ran reassured Xiao Wu that Tang San was no threat.
• Xu Ran rubbed Xiao Wu's hair and secretly pinched her, making her blush and leaving Tang San livid with jealousy.

Tang San revealed his rapid rise to Soul Saint and challenged Xu Ran, boasting that his era had begun. Xu Ran provoked him about Xiao Wu and his past humiliation, then knocked him flying with one punch, leaving the crowd convinced Tang San was no match for him.

• Tang San released his Martial Soul and displayed seven black Soul Rings, presenting himself as Spirit Hall's powerful Saint Son.
• Tang San taunted Xu Ran about his strength and his past humiliation, while Xu Ran mocked his ordeal with the Acacia Apes.
• Xu Ran quietly told Tang San that Xiao Wu served him and had discussed having a baby with him, driving Tang San into a furious rage.
• Tang San fantasized about winning Hu Liena, defeating Xu Ran, and claiming Xiao Wu and Xu Ran's other women.
• Xu Ran punched Tang San in the face and sent him crashing through a crowd, then dismissed his improved strength as still weak.
• The onlookers praised Xu Ran as the Douluo Continent's greatest genius and declared that Spirit Hall's Saint Son could not match him.

Xu Ran struck down Tang San after Tang San threatened him and tried to use his status as Spirit Hall’s Saint Son to command the hall’s forces. When Spirit Hall elders Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo arrived and addressed Xu Ran as “Your Holiness,” Tang San was left wondering why Xu Ran held authority within Spirit Hall.

• Tang San claimed his Saint Son status gave him power over Xu Ran and threatened the women around him.
• Xu Ran slapped Tang San into the air, and Xiao Wu praised Xu Ran while holding his arm.
• Tang San ordered Spirit Hall’s men to seize Xu Ran for offending the hall’s dignity.
• Xu Ran remained calm and said his standing in Spirit Hall surpassed Tang San’s.
• Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo bowed to Xu Ran as “Your Holiness,” leaving Tang San dumbfounded.

Xu Ran confronted Tang San in Spirit Hall, where Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo sided with Xu Ran instead of the Saint Son. After beating Tang San down, Xu Ran learned that Qian Renxue had sent the elders to welcome him and prepare him to meet her.

• Tang San accused Xu Ran and the two Titled Douluo elders of colluding against Spirit Hall, but the elders showed him no respect and defended Xu Ran.
• Tang San demanded justice for Xu Ran’s attack, but the elders called it guidance, and Xu Ran slapped him again.
• Tang San released his Martial Soul to fight back, but Xu Ran stomped him into the ground before he could strike.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Xu Ran that Qian Renxue had sent them to welcome him and have him prepare for her.
• Xu Ran considered that Qian Daoliu might confront him over his relationship with Qian Renxue, but he was confident he could handle the old man.

Xu Ran learned that Qian Renxue had returned to Spirit Hall gloomy and suspicious of his connection to Bibi Dong. He went to see her, while Qian Renxue worried that her suspicions might be true and feared losing him.

• Snake Lance Douluo warned Xu Ran that Qian Daoliu was displeased and might confront him, but Xu Ran dismissed the threat.
• Porcupinefish Douluo told Xu Ran that Qian Renxue had been gloomy since returning from Heaven Dou City and sometimes called his name.
• System Lady explained that Qian Renxue suspected Xu Ran had been involved with Bibi Dong while Bibi Dong was away from Spirit Hall.
• Xu Ran decided Qian Renxue had no proof and resolved not to admit anything unless she caught him with Bibi Dong.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo brought Xu Ran to Qian Renxue's residence.
• Qian Renxue longed for Xu Ran and feared that her suspicions were true and that he might leave her.

Xu Ran reunited with Qian Renxue, who admitted through coy teasing that he had upset her by bringing an unknown woman to Heaven Dou City. He began explaining that the woman was someone Qian Renxue knew, leaving her poised to learn the truth.

• Xu Ran embraced Qian Renxue and asked whether she had missed him.
• Qian Renxue denied missing Xu Ran, then playfully accused him of upsetting her.
• Qian Renxue asked Xu Ran to identify the woman he had brought to Heaven Dou City.
• Xu Ran said the woman was familiar to Qian Renxue and that he had feared things would be awkward between them.

Qian Renxue feared Xu Ran had become involved with Bibi Dong, but Xu Ran pointed to Tang Yuehua as the woman he had described, and Qian Renxue accepted his explanation. The chapter left Qian Renxue apologizing for doubting him while Xu Ran maintained his deception.

• Qian Renxue grew distressed as she imagined that Xu Ran’s mysterious lover might be Bibi Dong.
• Xu Ran identified the woman as Tang Yuehua, citing her lack of cultivation, beauty, and role teaching Xue Ke.
• Qian Renxue recognized Tang Yuehua from Moonlight Pavilion and concluded that she had mistaken her for Bibi Dong.
• Xu Ran suggested that Qian Renxue had suspected him of betraying her, and she denied it before admitting she had doubted him.
• Qian Renxue apologized and promised not to doubt Xu Ran again, while Xu Ran continued to present himself as innocent.

Xu Ran teased Qian Renxue for doubting him, then used her apology as an excuse to pursue intimacy with her. He sealed the room with a barrier while she protested, still concerned that her grandfather was waiting to see him.

• Qian Renxue worried that Xu Ran was angry and promised not to doubt him again.
• Xu Ran held Qian Renxue close and demanded that she make it up to him.
• Xu Ran whispered his request, and Qian Renxue blushed and refused because it was still daytime.
• Xu Ran argued that intimacy would benefit her health and kissed her cheek.
• Xu Ran pinned Qian Renxue's hands behind her back as she warned him that her grandfather was expecting them.
• Xu Ran created a barrier around the room so no one outside could hear Qian Renxue scream.

Xu Ran reunited with Qian Renxue at her mansion, where she set aside her ambitions and gave herself over to their relationship. After learning Xu Ran had arrived, Qian Daoliu grew furious and went to confront him, fearing he would become another Yu Xiaogang and draw Qian Renxue away from Spirit Hall.

• Xu Ran praised Qian Renxue and reassured her that she held a special place in his heart.
• Qian Renxue reminded Xu Ran that Qian Daoliu had ordered him to visit, then let him continue their intimate encounter.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported to Qian Daoliu that Xu Ran had gone to Qian Renxue's residence.
• Qian Daoliu recalled how Bibi Dong's relationship with Yu Xiaogang had harmed Spirit Hall and worried Xu Ran would do the same to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu flew to Qian Renxue's mansion to judge Xu Ran for himself.

Qian Daoliu went to Qian Renxue’s residence, furious that Xu Ran had taken her away, but his opinion of Xu Ran improved after he tested the powerful barrier around the space. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu hearing faint, troubling sounds from inside.

• Qian Daoliu left the two Titled Douluo and headed for Qian Renxue’s residence, angry that Xu Ran had taken her precious body.
• Qian Daoliu considered Xu Ran’s strength and talent, while comparing his romantic success with his late son Qian Xunji’s failures.
• Qian Daoliu found a transparent energy screen around the space and discovered that his Spiritual Power could not penetrate it.
• Qian Daoliu attacked the screen with his Spiritual Power, found Xu Ran’s power unfathomable, and became more willing to accept him as Qian Renxue’s partner.
• Qian Daoliu heard faint sounds coming through holes his attacks had made in the screen and grew suspicious.

Xu Ran and Qian Renxue were together in her room while Qian Daoliu arrived and realized what they were doing. Afterward, Xu Ran told Qian Renxue that the First Elder had come by, leaving her unaware that her grandfather had overheard them.

• Xu Ran sensed Qian Daoliu nearby but continued spending time with Qian Renxue.
• Qian Daoliu heard Xu Ran and Qian Renxue in the room, understood what was happening, and grew furious before sealing off his senses and leaving them alone.
• Several hours later, Xu Ran and Qian Renxue talked together after changing clothes, and Xu Ran praised her beauty.
• Xu Ran remembered Qian Daoliu's visit and told Qian Renxue that the First Elder had come by.